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Deal nears completion for Third Street venueBy David FreySopris Sun Correspondent

In just a few months, the curtain may riseon a new performance space in the ThirdStreet Center.

By February, the non-profit center hopesto have the former gymnasium in the oldelementary school revamped as a venue forconcerts and events.

Center representatives hope to ink a con-tract by early November with concert pro-moter Josh Berman and Mountain GrooveProductions, who plans to use the space

himself for events four to six times a monthand rent out the space to others interested inusing it for anything from yoga retreats tolectures to concerts.

“He’svery interested inhelping torenovatethe space, putting in his own money, makingsome improvements to the acoustics,” saidThird Street tenant Colin Laird, who hasworked tosecure tenants,includingMountainGroove Productions. Laird also sits on theboard of The Sopris Sun.

Not everyone is jumping to their feet inapplause, though. Some neighbors are wor-

ried about the impacts of a performancecenter on the residential neighborhood.Andone tenant is criticizing the center’s boardfor thinking too small and moving too fast.

Barclay Lottimer, who runs the ThirdStreetCafé in thecenter,says rather thanmovequickly to create a barebones concert venue,the center should invest in a true performingarts center that could better satisfy needs fortheater groups and other performances.

Lottimer, who has a long background intheater, had hoped to run the performancespace himself, and had even drawn up plans

for what a performing arts center mightlook like, including a 300-seat tiered audi-ence space, a full backstage area, catwalksand high-tech lighting system.

“Theater’s my love,” said Lottimer, whoproduced theatrical productions with NewYork theater legend Joseph Papp and hasworked in Los Angeles and Europe. “Itcame to me that there’s a major need in thiscity.The major need is for a true performingarts center for the community.”

Lottimer was overlooked, though, forTHIRD STREET page 8

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No on GarCo 1A, 1B, 1CDear Editor:

Ten years ago the citizens of Coloradovoted medical marijuana as a state constitu-tional right.

Banning state licensed and tightly regu-lated medical marijuana facilities will notmake medical marijuana go away. A ban onfacilities “within the unincorporated bound-aries of Garfield County”(as the ballot ques-tions are put) will drive those rural facilitiesinto our municipalities. A further ban on fa-cilities within our municipalities will simplymove medical marijuana from a few busi-nesses working at commercial and industrialproperties to a proliferation of smaller unreg-ulated growers and caregivers working outof their homes in our neighborhoods.

The ballot questions are not about ban-ning medical marijuana,but rather where thefacilities will be located.A no vote on GarfieldCounty Ballot Questions 1A,1B,1C will keepmedical marijuana facilities regulated, in-spected and out of our residential areas.

Ryan GordonCarbondale

Draper is uninformedDear Editor:

I am afraid Brenda Draper is terribly un-informed on the state of the economy. In herrecent letter to the editor, she appeared toblame the national recession onTrési Houpt.It’s true that there are empty storefronts inmost communities across America, and fore-closures have increased dramatically, but thisis certainly not the result of decisions ourcounty commissioners have made.

Under Trési’s tenure the county airporthas been upgraded and expanded; a multi-jurisdictional partnership has been created toimprove the east Parachute overpass and tobuild a West Parachute overpass to meetgrowing demands; the Garfield New EnergyCommunity Initiative was formed, bringingrenewable energy projects and energy effi-ciency opportunities to Garfield County; thebusiness incubator is supported by GarfieldCounty; the county has partnered with sev-eral oil and gas companies on major countyroad projects; and the county recentlyadopted a new land use code that cut redtape by turning many hearing processes intoadministrative decisions on land use applica-tions, saving people thousands of dollars.Allof these projects position Garfield County fora strong recovery when this country pulls outof the recession.

As a 50-year resident of the Roaring ForkValley, 40 of which have been in GarfieldCounty, I strongly supportTrési and invite youto please join me in supporting her for countycommissioner.Vote forTrésiHouptonNov. 2.

Laurie LoebCarbondale

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Taking on the water buffaloesBy Ken Neubecker

The DOW dropped a load of brood fish into the river near Basalt a couple weeksago and I caught one. It was an 18-inch salmonid torpedo with teeth and a power-ful jaw; a rainbow, more like a brown in shape and temperament. Nice fish!

But the rivers have been very low. The Crystal and the Roaring Fork have hadless water than normal for most of the fall. Even with wet weather, diversions willcontinue sporadically through the rest of October, which doesn’t help.

We would have seen these low flows back in August if it hadn’t been for the in-tensity of the monsoon rains. The snowpack was long gone, thanks to hot, dryweather and a thick layer of dust covering the mountain snowpack.

One thing is certain: our water supply is shrinking while our demands for watercontinue to grow. If we continue to meet these shortages as we always have, withmore diversions, our rivers will suffer even more.

And that seems to be the way we are headed, at least if the traditional water pow-ers have their way. More diversions are planned from the Colorado headwaters, fromRocky Mountain National Park to Independence Pass. Aurora wants to build newdiversions from the Fryingpan drainage. Colorado Springs and Pueblo hope to takemore water from both the Fryingpan and the upper Roaring Fork.

Then there is the River District’s West Divide Project.This project would build twolarge reservoirs on the Crystal, drowning the town of Redstone and the valley aboveleading to Marble. Water would be taken to the lands south of Silt and Rifle, prima-rily for oil shale development. This project would have detrimental impacts to theCrystal River, not to mention the residents of Redstone.

Many of these projects are expected to provide water that the state says we’ll needby 2050, when the state’s population will be double. What about 2051? Will we con-tinue to decimate the farms and rivers of Colorado for an un-sustainable status quo?Climate change and growth could dry up many streams completely.We need to makeserious changes in our system if we hope to pass healthy rivers, farms and commu-nities to our heirs in the 22nd century.

The waters of Colorado belong to its people and it’s time that we, the people,were more engaged and better informed. Our 19th century system of antiquatedlaws and values doesn’t provide the basic protections healthy rivers need. The state’sminimum in-stream flow rights are not much help. There are no minimum streamflows on the Roaring Fork below Carbondale or the Colorado below Kremmling.Those on the Crystal are inadequate and junior. The same can be said for most riversin Colorado.

The entrenched water interests, the “water buffaloes,” won’t make the neededchanges. If we truly care about the future of our rivers than we, the people of Col-orado, will need to do it.

Hopefully the fall fishing will be as good in 2110 as it is today.

Ken Neubecker is director of the Western Rivers Institute, a past president of Col-orado Trout Unlimited and a representative on the Colorado River Basin Roundtable.He will be talking Oct. 28 at CMC in Carbondale on the future of Colorado rivers.

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Carbondale Chamber Expo schedule

For more information, call the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce at 963-1890.

Noon to 12:30 p.m. – RegistrationNoon to 6 p.m. – Expo open12:45 to 1 p.m. – Welcome speech1 to 2 p.m. – Keynote, Casey Sheahan2 to 2:30 p.m. – Break, expo, refreshments2:30 to 3:30 p.m. – Panel discussion:“Locals Thriving Today and Yesterday”

3:30 to 4 p.m. – Break, expo, refreshments4 to 5 p.m. – Keynote, R.J. Gallagher Jr.5 to 6 p.m. – Expo and networking5:15 p.m. – Appetizers served, beer andwine available6 p.m. – Expo closes

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By Trina OrtegaSopris Sun Correspondent

Ellenmarie Zagoras and Wewer Keohaneare a rare breed, and they wouldn’t have itany other way. They each make art for thefun of it, without letting money or fearguide their work. They explore, play, createand dream.

Zagoras, a Silt painter, comes right outwith it: “We’re kinda little rebels.”

Keohane, who works out of her OneiricaArt Ranch up Cattle Creek, takes a few min-utes to talk about how meaningful it is whenviewers “connect rather than dissect” withher artwork. She reflects on how her workonce made a person cry and says that hergreatest experiences with viewers take placewith the pieces she was “scared to deathabout because they were deeply personal.”

Then Keohane admits: “We don’t sensorourselves.… I guess we are kind of like rebels.”

The women are hoping their work will bean inspiration to others, especially women, toexplore their creativity. Keohane and Zago-ras are representing the Carbondale Councilon Arts and Humanities in a two-personshow Nov. 2-7 at the Aspen Art Museum.

Their work is part of the museum’s“970.org” exhibition that highlights eightvalley arts organizations with individualshows. The Carbondale Clay Center andSAW (Studio for Arts + Works) also willhave exhibitions (see sidebar), and severalCarbondale artists will display at the AspenChapel Gallery throughout the exhibition,which runs through Nov. 28.

CCAH Executive Director Ro Mead saidKeohane was selected to represent the coun-cil because she has been a longtime sup-porter of the valley’s arts community.

“I chose Wewer, number one, because Ihave known her for a long time and I’vewatched her grow as an artist. Wewer hasbeen a big supporter of CCAH. In addition,she’s a huge supporter of artists, particularlyof local artists and particularly of womenartists,” Mead said.

Keohane was shocked when Mead called

but immediately accepted. Then she con-tacted Zagoras, whom she’d met six yearsago at a New Castle art group gathering.

“I was hoping she’d say yes; she didn’thesitate,”Keohane said of Zagoras, 76, whotook up painting at age 70 and has never ex-hibited. (Zagoras, who was a ceramics artistfor a number of years and had a collectionof 235 paint brushes said it was finally timeto “see what the brushes could do.”)

“Her work and her dedication to her pas-sion is empowering to me,”Keohane,62, said.In contrast to Zagoras, Keohane has beenshowing her work for more than 25 years.

Zagoras said the invitation was “one ofthe nicest surprises a 76-year-old womancan get.” She hopes to be an inspiration forother women not to give up their dreams, inpart because it’s so darn fun, she says.

“I am the happiest little sucker when I’m

down in my studio. I’m like a 6-year-old ina playground,” she said.

An alchemistZagoras calls herself an “alchemist

painter” and explores with nontraditionalsubstances, such as WD-40 and gun powder,and lets the paint tell her what to do. She re-cently got a new table with a rotating top(her brainchild) so she can experiment withliquids while spinning the table. Zagoras be-gins her paintings with no specific intention.

Like Zagoras, Keohane works intuitively

Aspen Art Museum features Zagoras, Keohane in show

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He comes from a company whose mis-sion statement says,“Build the best product,cause no unnecessary harm, use business toinspire and implement solutions to the envi-ronmental crisis.”

The company is outdoor products andclothing manufacturer Patagonia and the“he” is CEO/president Casey Sheahan.

Sheahan, a Boulder resident, will be thekeynote speaker at the Carbondale Chamber

of Commerce’s 2010 business conference andexpo titled “Thriving in the New Economy.”

The expo will be held at the Church andCarbondale Gathering Center from noon to6 p.m. on Nov. 5.Tickets are $40 in advanceand $50 the day of the event.

Patagonia, with $315 million in sales lastyear, is noted internationally for its commit-ment to product quality and environmentalactivism. Since 1996, the company has usedonly organically grown cotton in its clothing

line, according to media reports.The California-based company grew out

of a small operation that made tools forclimbers. Today it makes clothes for climb-ing, as well as for skiing, snowboarding, surf-ing, fly fishing, paddling and trail running.

“These are all silent sports,” states thePatagonia Web site.“None requires a motor;none delivers the cheers of a crowd. In eachsport, reward comes in the form of hard-won grace and moments of connection be-

tween us and nature.”Patagonia donates at least 1 percent of its

sales to hundreds of grassroots environmen-tal groups all over the world.“We know thatour business activity – from lighting stores todyeing shirts – creates pollution as a by-prod-uct,” said a company spokesman. “So wework steadily to reduce those harms.”

The expo’s other keynote speaker is R.J.Gallagher Jr., a partner at Forte Interna-tional Profiles.

Chamber features Patagonia CEO at Carbondale Expo

Casey Sheahan, Patagonia’sCEO, is the keynote speakerfor the Carbondale Chamber

of Commerce’s annual confer-ence and expo, slated for Nov.

5. Courtesy photo

Wewer Keohane’s “Tea Ceremony”(above) is included in the Aspen Art Mu-seum exhibit “970.org.” The Carbondale

Council on Arts and Humanities choseKeohane (far right) and Ellenmarie

Zagaros (right) to take part in the exhibit.

Aspen Art Museum970.orgExhibitions and Presentations

Oct. 27-31Exhibition: Carbondale Clay Centerand Colorado Mountain College Ceram-ics StudioOpening: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 28Artists: Nathan Bray, K Rhynus Cesark,John Cohorst, Holly Curcio, Lisa Ellena,Kelly McKibben Harro, Mark Harro,Bayard Hollins, Diane Kenney, ElliotMarquet, Sarah Moore, Mary Ballou,Gail Bartik, Suzanne Clarke, CaseyCoffman, Sam Harvey, Katie Kitchen,Susan Muenchen, Alan Roberts,Elizabeth Schneider, Megan Talarico,Kate VanAlstine and Will Young

Nov. 3-7Exhibition: Carbondale Council on Artsand Humanities and Glenwood SpringsCenter for the ArtsOpening: 6-8 p.m. Nov. 4Artists: Wewer Keohane, EllenmarieZagoras, Noemi Kosmowski and KristofKosmowski

Nov. 7, 4 p.m.In Conversation: Architecture — HarryTeague and Sarah Broughton. ArchitectsHarry Teague (Harry Teague Architects,Basalt) and Sarah Broughton (Rowland +BroughtonArchitecture and Urban Design,Aspen/Denver) discuss their respectivepractices in the Roaring Fork Valley andhow local issues shape their creative visionand the buildings that result.

Nov. 10-14Exhibition: SAW(Studio for Arts + Works)Opening: 6-8 p.m. Nov. 11Artists: Stanley Bell, Steven Colby,Anne Goldberg, Angus Graham, BarbJaksa, Colby June and KC Lockrem

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GarCo clerk’s office closedThe Garfield County Clerk’s office in

Glenwood Springs and Rifle will be closed forregular business (except for the recording andelection departments) on Nov. 2 (ElectionDay). The staff will be helping with the elec-tion, according to a press release.

Independence Pass closes for seasonThe Colorado Department ofTransporta-

tion has closed Independence Pass on High-way 82 east of Aspen until next spring,according to a press release sent out at 4:40p.m. on Tuesday.

Halloween buses scheduledRFTAis schedulinganexpandedHalloween

bus schedule on Oct. 31. Departures will leaveGlenwood Springs on the upvalley route at11:05 p.m. and 12:05 a.m. Buses will departRubey Park in Aspen at 1:15 and 2:15 a.m.Other routes inAspenhavealsobeenexpanded.

Comments takenon SkiCoproposalPublic comments on the Aspen Skiing

Company’s plan to develop a forest healthplan covering several thousand acres at Snow-mass, Buttermilk,Aspen Mountain andAspenHighlands will be accepted until Nov. 15, ac-cording to a press release.The work would bedone over the course of the next 10 years.

Written comments should be addressed to:Aspen SkiCo Forest Health Project; c/o SkyeSieber, Project Leader, 0094 County Road244, Rifle, CO 81650 or fax to 625-2532.(From summitcountyvoice.com).

EPA recognizes CRESEnergy efficiency efforts at Crystal River

Elementary School over the past six monthssaved the school $19,000 in energy costs andearned the school a seventh-place finish in theU.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Na-tional Building Competition.

“I want to congratulate you and say howproud we are. To save $19,000 is a huge ac-complishment,” said Roaring Fork SchoolBoard member Debbie Bruell, during an all-school assembly heldTuesday to celebrate theschool’s award.

Crystal River was one of 14 buildingsacross the country chosen to compete in theEPA’s inaugural competition,which drew ap-plications from more than 200 buildings.Crystal River was one of two K-12 schools inthe EPA competition, and it finished wellahead of the other school, Van Holten Pri-mary School in Bridgewater, N.J., whichachieved a 5 percent energy savings.

Crystal River’s effort in the competitionteamed up students and faculty at the elemen-tary school,alongwithmembersof theCarbon-

daleMiddleSchoolEnergyClub,the schooldis-trict’s maintenance staff and energy efficiencyconsultants from New Energy Technology ofGrand Junction. The effort was started with agrant from the Garfield New Energy Commu-nities Initiative, which is managed by CLEER,Clean Energy Economy for the Region.

Principal Karen Olson said the school isnot finished saving energy.“We’re not goingto stop because the competition’s over. Dowe want to save the planet?” she asked the

students, and received a resounding “Yes!”

Buddy Program expands to C’daleThe Buddy Program has launched two

new mentoring programs in the Carbondaleschools by implementing a Small School pro-gram at Carbondale Middle School and aPeer-to-Peer program at Roaring Fork HighSchool aimed at Crystal River ElementarySchool students. For more information, call920-2130.

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Cop Shop The following events are drawn from incident re-ports of the Carbondale Police Department.

TUESDAY Oct. 19 At 6:32 p.m. a resi-dent of Barber Drive reported his newlypoured concrete driveway had been van-dalized by two juvenile girls. Police issuedsummons to the two girls.The man said itwould cost between $1,200 and $1,500 tore-pour the driveway.

TUESDAYOct. 19At 11:31 p.m.Carbon-dale police assisted Garfield County Sher-iff’s officers and an ambulance crew withan assault victim at Oak Run Road.

WEDNESDAY Oct. 20 At 7:51 a.m.someone found a knife covered in bloodnear Crystal River Elementary School. Itwas taken to the police department andofficers report there is no evidence it wasused in a crime.

WEDNESDAYOct. 20At 2:39 p.m.a res-ident of Crystal Circle reported a rooster

crowing obnoxiously at a nearby house.Police issued a warning to the owner, whosaid he’d take care of it lickety split.

WEDNESDAY Oct. 20 At 4:59 p.m. awoman called from Buck Point Road toreport she had been contacted by someoneclaiming to represent a “federal debt col-lection agency.” Police contacted the al-leged debt collector and he hasn’t calledthe woman since.

WEDNESDAY Oct. 20 At 5:43 p.m. po-lice received a report of an intoxicatedman in the intersection of Eighth Streetand Highway 133. Officers were unableto locate the man.

WEDNESDAY Oct. 20 At 9 p.m. a frus-trated neighbor called from Euclid Streetto report a dog barking incessantly. Policecontacted the owner.

TheWeekly News Brief The Sopris Sun and the KDNK news departments teamup to discuss recent news from the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond. Catch the Briefon KDNK between 7:30 and 8 a.m. and between 5:30 and 6 p.m. on Thursdays.

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Carbondale residents who have not voted early or by absentee ballot can head to thepolls at town hall on Nov. 2 and vote in person. The hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Only one ballot question pertains strictly to Carbondale. That’s ballot question 2A,which asks voters whether to extend a 1.5 mill levy property tax through Dec. 31, 2020.If voters approve the extension, money raised according to the ballot question is to be“spent for the purpose of constructing public streetscape and related improvements withinthe town, including expanded downtown parking, pedestrian safety, street lights andbeautification as a voter-approved revenue change and an exception to limits which wouldotherwise apply under Article X, Section 20, of the Colorado Constitution or C.R.S. 29-1-201(1).”

Garfield County Ballot Questions 1A and 1B ask whether to prohibit medical mar-ijuana centers and cultivation operations in unincorporated parts of Garfield County(outside various town limits). Ballot Question 1C asks whether “medical marijuana-infused products and manufacturers’ licenses, as defined in section 12-43.3-104, Col-orado Revised Statues” shall be prohibited within the unincorporated boundaries ofGarfield County.

In Garfield County races, incumbent Trési Houpt faces challenger Tom Jankovsky fora seat on the board of county commissioners. Incumbent Lou Vallario faces challengerTom Dalessandri for the sheriff’s post. Incumbent assessor John Gorman faces Jim Yel-lico. Running unopposed are Jean Alberico (clerk and recorder), Georgia Chamberlain(treasurer), Scott Aibner (surveyor) and Williams “Trey” Holt (coroner).

Garfield County residents are also asked whether to retain county judge Paul H.Metzger.

The race for state representative in District 61 has attracted statewide attention as in-cumbent Kathleen Curry (a former Democrat) hopes to retain her seat through the write-in process. She faces Republican Luke Korkowsky and Democrat Roger Wilson.

Voters can cast ballots on seven amendments to the Colorado Constitution (P, Q, R,60, 61, 62, 63) and whether or not to approve two new statues (101 and 102.)

Voters statewide can also vote in the gubernatorial, Senate, House of Representatives,Secretary of State and Attorney General races, and one seat on the University of ColoradoBoard of Regents.

Statewide, voters are also asked whether to retain three Colorado supreme court jus-tices and four court of appeals justices.

Final call for voting on Nov. 2

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Brendlingers named to hall of fameMarsha and Jack Brendlinger will be in-

ducted into the Aspen Hall of Fame in 2011.The Brendlingers settled in Aspen in 1963,where they built and operated the ApplejackInn on Main Street in Aspen and raised fourkids. They opened the Tower FondueRestaurant in Snowmass Village in 1967with Howard Englander. They moved toCarbondale in 2002.

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Pretty strongThe Carbondale Recreation Center held

its first ever strength competition on Oct. 23.The competition consisted of three powerlifts: dead lift, bench press and squat. Bodyweight was taken into consideration along

with total weight lifted.Moses Greengrass lifted a total of 1,165

pounds to take first place,with the recreationcenter’s very own Tony Kern taking secondplace by lifting 1,055 pounds.The third placefinisher was another Carbondale recreationcenter employee, Justin Perdue.

After Hours was a successApproximately 196 guests attended the

Carbondale Chamber of Commerce’s AfterHours at the Third Street Center on Oct. 20.The following folks won door prizes: LynneFeigenbaum (a night at the Redstone Inn),Keellia Thurber (a Solar Energy Interna-tional gift certificate and T-shirt),Ashley Alli-son (an Ameriprise Financial Servicescooler with beer), Dale Ahrens (a Coredina-tion Pilates class gift certificate), MelanieFinan (a Sopris Sun 1/8th page advertisement)and Judy Welch (a solar flashlight).

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Roots TV and Dancing Colours Studio forhelping out at our recent fund-raiser at theVillage Smithy. So there you go.

First snowA woman who goes by the name Sinapu

reports the first snow up Prince Creek Roadoccurred at 8:36 a.m. on Monday. She saidthe precipitation started as rain but soonturned to snow.Meanwhile,a couple hundredfeet lower in Carbondale, folks were report-ing hurricane-like conditions with high windsand rain that continued until about 9 a.m.

Snake alertA regular at the Delaney dog park reports

a man briefly captured then released a largesnake on the Nieslanik-pasture side of thepark. What constitutes a “large snake” inCarbondale? The regular said the man heldup the snake by the end of its tail, raised it uphigher than his head and the thing cleared theground by a foot or two. “The guy wasn’t agiant, but he wasn’t short either,” the regularstated in an attempt to explain the criteria fora “large snake.” The man who grabbed thesnake speculated that it was a bull snake andthat it didn’t appear to pose any danger todogs. “It’s not like it was a boa constrictorthat escaped from someone’s house,”the dogpark regular said.“And it was docile.”

Welcome to the worldAndrea and Thomas Maddalone of

Silt are the proud new parents of a baby boynamed Beau Thomas Maddalone, born Oct.6 at 8:56 p.m. at Valley View Hospital. Heweighed in at 7 pounds, 14 ounces. Theproud new grandparents are Andrea’s par-ents, Ron Lane and Kathy Enman of Car-bondale, and Thomas’s parents, KarenMaddalone-Cochran and Anthony, (Tony)Maddalone of Silt.

Birthday greetingsHappy birthday to: Gina Guarascio

(Oct. 28), Chase Fenton and Lisa Ruoff(Oct. 29), Kaleigh Wisroth and Tess Freenan(Oct. 31), and Marge Palmer and DaveWeimer (Nov. 2).

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Scuttlebutt Send your scuttlebutt to Scuttlebutt@SoprisSun.com.

The Carbondale Middle School seventh grade football team had a pretty good season, fin-ishing the year at 5-1-1.They are shown here at the field where Roaring Fork High Schoolalso plays its games. Courtesy photo

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RE-ELECT

GORMAN FOR

ASSESSORCITIZENS OF GARFIELD COUNTY - LETS GET THE FACTS

• John Gorman’s opponent says on his website, “2011 is a reappraisal year! All properties will be reappraised to their value as of June 30, 2010! We are all aware of what the market has been going through and we have to GET IT RIGHT this time!” THE FACT IS: By law, Gorman has to get it right every time. To ensure that happens, his offi ce is audited every year by the independent state auditor. The current values come from 2008 - the highest market ever! Next May, residential value will be down 20-40%, depending upon neighborhood. Most taxes will mirror the reduction.

• John Gorman’s opponent says, “I will hire local commercial appraisers to perform our commercial appraisals.” THE FACT IS: The Assessor’s Offi ce currently uses the fi nest commercial appraisal team in the State of Colorado. They are unmatched in expertise, accuracy and customer service. Best of all, we get THREE appraisers for less than the price of ONE on staff person. Gorman’s opponent wants to spend more UNNECESSARY TAXPAYER MONEY to hire salaried “local appraisers.”

• John Gorman’s opponent says, “You deserve an assessor that focuses on all classes of property, not just oil and gas.” THE FACT IS: By law Gorman must focus on all classes of property and he does. 10% of our staff focuses on gas and oil. The remainder (90%) takes care of other classes of property in the County.

Four years ago Gorman promised to audit the gas and oil industry and require them to pay their fair share of Garfi eld County taxes. He kept that promise and has recovered SIX MILLION DOLLARS, so far. This money funds schools, roads and fire and ambulance districts. John Gorman’s offi ce has given and will continue to give Garfi eld County the best!

Visit John’s information and campaign at: WWW.JOHN-GORMAN.COM

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Aspen Art Museum970.orgExhibitions and Presentationscontinued from page 3

Nov. 14, 4 p.m.In Conversation: Film — Edgar Boyles and DannyBrown. Edgar Boyles, Emmy award-winning camera-man and director of photography, and filmmaker DannyBrown discuss the Roaring Fork Valley as a base forfilmmakers who work in locations around the countryand around the world.

Nov. 17-21Exhibition: Aspen Chapel GalleryReception: 6-8 p.m. Nov. 18Artists: Joel Belmont, Lili Belmont, Shelley Bogaert,MarySue Bonetti, Sandy Boyd, Erin Dinsmoor, JenniferGhormley, Kathy Honea, Jennine Hough, Sandy John-son, Deb Jones, Linda Loeschen, Carol Loewenstern,Michael McConnell, Michael Raaum, Sara Ransford,Doug Rhinehart, Andrew Roberts-Gray, Alan Roberts,Marty Schlein, Jason Schneider, Don Stuber and EllenWoods

Nov. 24-28Exhibition: Aspen Art Museum Staff and FoundersReception: 6-8 p.m. Nov. 24Artists: Sherry Black, Patricia Bukur, Kasey Bullerman,Dick Carter, Ellie Closuit, Genna Collins, Jonathan Hag-man, Jared Rippy, Laura Thorne and Jason Smith

Nov. 28, 4 p.m.In Conversation: Photography — Mary EshbaughHayes and Karl Wolfgang. Local photographer Mary Esh-baughHayes, who has taken photographs ofAspen for thepast 62 years, and Basalt-based photographer Karl Wolf-gang discuss the influence that living in the Roaring ForkValley has had on their lives and photographic careers.

Eight pieces by EllenmarieZagaros (one of which is

shown here) are included inthe Aspen Art Museumexhibit “970.org” from

Nov. 2-7. Zagaros, 76, didnot start painting until shewas 70. Carbondale artist

Wewer Keohane is alsoincluded in the show.An opening reception

takes places at themuseum from 5-7 p.m.

on Nov. 4.

once she begins, but she usually has anidea of what she wants to express. Afull-time fine artist, Keohane has workin permanent museum collectionsacross the nation (including the recentacceptance of her “Believe it or Not”into the Denver Art Museum) and hasreceived awards for her vibrant wood-cuts and surreal and expressionisticpaintings, monotypes, collages, andhandmade books.

“Our work comes from an intu-itive, feminine place using our mascu-line to get it done. And it’s sodifferent,” Keohane said.

They don’t see eye to eye on every-thing but when it comes to creating art,they agree that you have to be selfish.By choice, they both live in isolatedplaces after being city girls most oftheir lives. “We’ve both spent an inor-dinate amount of time on our own,”Keohane explained, which she believesallows them to create without fear.

Keohane says that because she allowsherself the time to create, she is simply abetter person. “You have to give your-self permission to play,” she said.

Zagoras put it this way: “You haveto give yourself the freedom to do

whatever the hell you want.”And Zagoras recommends that we

check ego, fear and the desire to makemoney at the door, and focus on whatshe used to teach students in a creativearts class. Her best lesson wasn’t basedon textbooks, charts or slides,but ratherconsisted of two words handed out tothe students on postcards: WHAT IF.

The opening reception for the Keo-hane-Zagoras/CCAH show is from 5-7 p.m. on Nov. 4 at the Aspen ArtMuseum, 590 N. Mill St. For the com-plete exhibition schedule, visit aspe-nartmuseum.org.

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By Lynn BurtonThe Sopris Sun

In construction parlance, it’s called apunch list. A builder and his client come upwith a list of final details to address before aproject is deemed officially complete.

The Carbondale board of trustees hascome up with their own punch list concerningfinal issues to address on the proposedVillageat Crystal River before the development ap-plication goes to a vote.Trustees got their firstlook at the punch list on Tuesday night and itincludes: open space and park dedication, acommunity housing mitigation plan, limita-tion on land uses, streets, Highway 133 im-provements, environmental and energysustainability practices and vested rights.

No knockouts were thrown but thetrustees, and public, did take a few swings ata paragraph in a staff memo that stated thefollowing uses are prohibited: “art galleriesand studios,movie theatres, craft stores 2,500square feet or less, farmers markets, perma-nent cultural and civic uses, museums, andtourist/visitor oriented retail … .”

Trustees Stacey Bernot, John Foulkrod,John Hoffmann and Elizabeth Murphy in-dicated they oppose the prohibitions to onedegree or another.Trustee Ed Cortez said heis undecided while trustee Pam Zentmyerpointed out the prohibitions are meant toprotect downtown businesses.

“We have one of the most beautiful andvibrant downtowns around,” Zentmyer

said. She said it would be“heartbreaking fora lot of people” if Village at Crystal Riverbusinesses replaced those downtown.

Carbondale resident Allyn Harveybriefed the trustees on the history of the pro-hibited uses, and said their origins date to apublic vote that overturned a trustee deci-sion to allow the Crystal River Marketplaceproject several years ago, and recommenda-tions that came from the ensuing EconomicRoadmap project. “A lot of thought wentinto this,” said Harvey, who sits on The So-pris Sun’s board of directors.

Speaking to the larger issue of the proj-ect itself, developer Rich Schierberg saidVCR would actually help downtown busi-nesses by attracting more shoppers to town.

Crystal Theatre owner Bob Ezra disagreed.“History tells us (shopping centers) are detri-mental to downtowns,” he said.

The Village at Crystal River PUD covers24 acres on Highway 133 north of MainStreet and calls for a mix of commercial andresidential uses, including a grocery store.Trustees will continue discussing the pro-ject’s punch list in November.

In other Tuesday night action, Trustees:• issued a proclamation honoring Kathy

Goudy for her eight years on the planningand zoning commission;

• approved liquor license renewals forthe Village Smithy and El Horizonte;

• approved the 7th Street Partners projectat 282 and 296 N. 7th Street.

Trustees narrowing down final VCR issues

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Berman, a major concert promoter in thearea who has produced shows ranging fromfolk legend Robert Earl Keen to Yoga Rocksthe Mountains at Snowmass Village lastsummer to Carbondale Mountain Fair.

“I’m really excited about what we’regoing to accomplish,”said Berman, who de-clined to discuss his plans at length becausenegotiations were still ongoing.

Plans include basic modifications tomake the former school gym ready for per-formances in a few months: improvedacoustics, a stage, a backstage area and tem-porary seating for up to 400 people. TheThird Street Center plans to add fire sprin-klers and an additional exit to comply with

building codes.“It’s probably going to be limited,”Laird

said,“but if we’re wildly successful in doingthis, more can be added, but at a later time,as we see it performing financially.”

Lottimer has more ambitious plans. Hewould like to embark on a fund-raisingproject to raise money for a high-tech per-forming arts facility. He wonders why theproject is being handed off to MountainGroove, which isn’t a non-profit, withoutseeking other proposals first.

“I’ll match Josh’s deal today,” Lottimersaid. “Anybody who knows what they’redoing would match and beat his deal, be-cause they’re giving it away.”

Lottimer admits he’d like to run the facil-ity, but he insists it’s not sour grapes thatdrive his complaints.

“This is really because I love the commu-nity and I love the arts,” he said.

Laird said he shares Lottimer’s vision fora full-fledged performing arts center, but hethinks its unreasonable for the center to gothrough another capital campaign, andlikely spend years waiting for funds to openthe doors on it, when events could start tak-ing place in a more modest facility inmonths.

“The difference of opinion is how to getthere and how quickly do you get there?”Laird said. “I think we learned a lot fromthe renovations of the Third Street Center.”

That project took years to convert theformer school into a non-profit center.

Amy Kimberly, who helped bring to-gether the Third Street Center and Moun-tain Groove, admitted things like backstagebathrooms probably won’t happen, butdressing rooms will.

Berman’s plan will allow the space to fillwith more people, she said, making formore profitable performances.

“We’re looking into the best ways thatwe can make it work with the space that wehave,” said Kimberly, who is also an eventproducer.“I don’t believe that we should begoing out for a lot of funding. I think thiscan generate its own funding.As it brings inmoney, improvements can be made.”

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Young entrepreneurs chill out in ice cream classBy Trina OrtegaSopris Sun Correspondent

Tenth-grader Keegan Fawley adjusts awelder’s mask around his forehead then pullson a pair of long, blue suede welder’s gloves.He and his classmates at Roaring Fork HighSchool line out the rest of their equipment:stainless steel bowls, wooden spoons, a high-speed mixer and a tank of liquid nitrogen.

One student pours custard into the bowl;another readies the mixer and holds awooden spoon for stirring; a third lifts a tallsilver-colored container that looks like an in-dustrial strength helium tank. (It’s called aDewar and is insulated to keep its contents— liquid nitrogen— cold.) As the liquid ni-trogen is poured into the bowl, it sends smallwisps of fog up and over the rim and beginsto instantly chill the custard.

“I love science,” ninth-grader BrandonWilliams chimes in from the sidelines.

After several more pours and constantscraping of the bowl, the boys have producedabout a gallon of ice cream.

Despite how it looks and sounds, thesehigh schoolers are not in a science class orcooking workshop.The students are enrolledin Real World Business 101 that aims to givestudents hands-on skills in business manage-ment, including supply and demand, creatingthe capital it takes to start a company andevaluating whether a business is successful.

“It’s a mix of business and science,”Fawleysays.“Who wants to sit in class all day and juststudy business? This is why I took the class.”

They’ve learned about global economics,talked about why they love Peppino’s, andconducted market research in the ice creamsection of the local City Market; now the stu-dents have launched into the cool part of theclass — making ice cream as part of theirown start-up “company,” Earl’s Ice Cream.

Making a batchIt’s a Thursday afternoon in October, and

the young entrepreneurs are in the RoaringFork High School cafeteria making theirfrozen treat using savory custard from Robin-sons Dairy in Denver, vanilla, Oreo cookiesand liquid nitrogen from AirGas in Glen-wood Springs. Fawley lifts his welder’s maskto explain how the custard for their ice creamcould go sour if not stored at cold enoughtemperatures and adds that the butterfat inthe custard yields a superior ice cream.

“There’s 14 percent butterfat in there,”Fawley says. “We sampled lots of differentbrands. Ours was by far the best because itwas creamy and had the butterfat in there.”

A second group of students is making asmall batch of ice cream using a traditionalice cream maker for the home (that doesn’tuse liquid nitrogen) to compare the taste andproduct yield.

“The liquid nitrogen ice cream is a lotcreamier and thicker and it freezes it faster,”Alexa Maes says while checking the electricmachine.

As part of their market research, the stu-dents taste-tested six of the top U.S. ice creams.

They already have produced large enoughquantities to sell at a school event — RamsDay in September.A quick interview with sev-eral students churns out some reflections abouttheir first on-the-ground experience.

“The Oreo flavor went the fastest.We didnot sell all the chocolate. We sold out of thevanilla,” Maes said.

As a result, they are making more Oreo

and no chocolate for their next sales opportu-nity — a Halloween event at the school.Thenthey hope to reach a wider market by sellingat November’s First Friday art studio tour.

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The girls keep an eye on things while Trevor Dusza (right) prepares a mixing bowl of icecream in Real World Business 101 at Roaring Fork High School. From far left to rightare: Shaeley Lough, Sarah Nelson, Kayla Henley and Alexa Maes. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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THURSDAY Oct.28RIVER TALK • In conjunction with theRoaring Fork Conservancy’s ColoradoRiver Month, the Colorado Mountain Col-lege Lappala Center in Carbondale hosts afree presentation by Ken Neubecker titled“Flowing Uphill: Diversions, Rivers and theFuture of Water in Colorado.” This eventtakes place at 6:30 p.m. Info: 963-2172.

FRI.-SAT. Oct. 29-30THEATRE • The Carbondale Rotary Clubpresents the play“A Picasso”at the Churchat Carbondale. The two-person play, fea-turing Bob Moore and Wendy Tennis (di-rected by Wendy Moore), takes place inParis during World War II. Pablo Picassohas been summoned from a café by Ger-man occupation forces to a storage vaultfor an interrogation. Curtain time for eachperformance is 7:30 p.m. For the show onOct. 29, there’ll be an appetizer, dessert anddrink at 6 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $15 forthe reception at all Alpine Banks, AmoreReality, or Rotary members.

THE DANCE INITIATIVE • The DanceInitiative presents “Dance for Us,” spot-lighting local choreographers working incontemporary ballet, jazz, tango and clog-ging, at Thunder River Theatre Co. at 7p.m. Info: 963-8681.

FRI.-SUN. Oct. 29-31GHOST WALK CONTINUES • TheFrontier Historical Society in GlenwoodSprings holds its 11th annual HistoricGhost Walk through Linwood (Pioneer)

Cemetery Oct. 29-31. Tours are at 7 p.m.,7:45 p.m. 8:30 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. on Fri-days and Saturdays, and 7 p.m., 7:45 p.m.and 8:30 p.m. on Sundays. Participantsneed to carry lanterns or flashlights for themoderately strenuous 1/2 mile hike up tothe cemetery. Tickets are $15 at 945-4448.

FRIDAY Oct. 29MOVIES •The CrystalTheatre presents“It’sKind of a Funny Story”(PG-13) at 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 29 -Nov. 4; and “The Social Network”(R) at 5 p.m. Oct, 29-31.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars, located inthe old part of the historic Dinkel Building,presents Bruce Hayes. Info: 963-3304.

LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glen-wood Springs throws its annual Halloweenextravaganza from 9 p.m. to midnight withBad Willie. There’ll be a costume contestand giveaways. There’s no cover.

HALLOWEEN • The American Legion Post100, located at 97 N. Third Street, throws aHalloween costume party from 8:30 p.m. to12:30 a.m.The band Already Gone will per-form. Tickets are $8 and the public is wel-come (you must be 21). Info: 963-2381.

FAMILY EVENT • Roaring Fork FamilyResources presents a family event for pre-school and elementary children at BridgesCenter in Glenwood Springs from 4 to 7p.m. Info: 384-5689.

SAT.-SUN. Oct. 30-31HAUNTED HAY RIDES • The RedstoneInn, Avalanche Outfitters, Redstone Stablesand the Aspen Carriage and Sleigh Co. areoffering haunted hay rides during Halloweenweekend. Info: 948-8606 or 963-1144.

SATURDAY Oct. 30WOMEN’S ARM RASSLIN’ • KDNKpresents women’s arm rasslin’ at Phat Thaiin downtown Carbondale. Women are en-couraged to put their courage and strengthto the sticking point and register at theevent starting at 9 p.m. Everyone is encour-aged to wear a costume. A trophy will beawarded to the winner and consolationprizes to the losers. This is a fundraiser forKDNK and a $10 donation will be re-quested at the door. Info: 963-0139.

LIVE MUSIC • White House pizza pres-ents Trenton Allen from 9 p.m. to mid-night. There’ll also be a Halloweencostume contest.

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Community Calendar To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. 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.

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wood Choral Society presents a fall concertat St. Barnabas Episcopal Church at 7: 30p.m. The Mesa State College faculty brassquintet will perform Baroque music, andthe chorus will sing Vivaldi's Gloria, underthe direction of Ray Adams. The church islocated at 546 Hyland Park Dr. Tickets are$15 at the door (kids under 12 are free butdonations are appreciated).

HALLOWEEN PARTY • Rock BottomRanch in El Jebel hosts its annual Hal-loween Harvest party from noon to 4 p.m.There’ll be pony and carriage rides, pump-kin carving, storytelling, music from theHell Roaring String Band and more.Ticketsare $10 per person (members are free).

HISTORY TALK • The Basalt RegionalHeritage Society presents a talk withCharles and Bobby Glassier Harris (formerowners of Catherine Store) at the Basalt Re-

gional Library at 1:30 p.m. Charles’s fam-ily members were original El Jebel settlersfrom the Aosta region of Italy. Ernest andFred Gerbaz will also speak.

SUNDAY Oct. 31BOO BASH • The Red Brick Center forthe Arts holds its second annual HalloweenBoo Bash from 2 to 5 p.m. There’ll be ahaunted house, scavenger hunt, clowns andmore. The center is located at 110 E. Hal-lam St., Aspen. Info: 429-2777.

MONDAY Nov. 1MASTER GARDENER • The deadline tosign up for the CSU Extension offfice’s Mas-ter Gardener program is Nov. 1. The classestake place at the Third Street Center FromJan. 27 to March 24. Graduates are certifiedto work in outreach programs includingmentoring youth groups. Info: 625-3969.

WEDNESDAY Nov. 3LIVE MUSIC • White House pizza pres-ents Barry Chapman & Friends from 7 to10 p.m. There’s no cover.

DIA DE LOST MUERTOS • The seventhannual Dia de los Muertos celebration is

presented by the Thunder River TheatreCompany at 6 p.m.

OPEN MIC • Rivers restaurant in Glen-wood Springs holds an open mic night withJammin’ Jim every Wednesday from 8 to 11p.m. through November.

OngoingHARPIST PLAYS • Russets restaurantpresents classical harpist Elise Helmkeevery Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m.

S.A.W. SHOW CONTINUES • S.A.W.presents “Collaborations” with AngusGraham and Stanley Bell through Nov. 4.S.A.W. (Studio for Arts + Works) is locatedat 978 Euclid Ave. Info: 963-0102.

ZYZDA SHOW CONCLUDES • CynthiaZyzda shows her mixed media exhibit“Migrations” at 5 p.m. at the ColoradoMountain College Gallery, 831 GrandAve., in Glenwood Springs through Nov. 1.

KOROLOGOS SHOW CONCLUDES •The Ann Korologos Gallery in Basalt pres-ents “Western Color” with artists AndyTaylor, Elizabeth Sandia and GregoryStocks through Nov. 1.

MAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat withCarbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tues-days from 7 to 8 a.m. at The VillageSmithy, 26 S. Third St.

ACOUSTIC CARNAHANS • Singer/songwriter T Ray Becker hosts anacoustic music night with new musiciansevery week from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at

Carnahan’s Tavern. Info: 963-4498.

GROUP RUN • Independence Run andHike at 995 Cowen Drive leads groupruns, Saturdays at 8:15 a.m. rain or shine.More info: 704-0909.

SUICIDE SURVIVORS’ SUPPORT • Asupport group for those who have lost aloved one to suicide meets the secondTuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at theFirst United Methodist Church in Glen-wood Springs, 824 Cooper St. Info: 945-1398 or pamsz@sopris.net.

LEGAL SERVICES • Alpine Legal Serv-ice offers intake to eligible clients from9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays andFridays at the Garfield County Court-house in Glenwood Springs, and Tues-days and Wednesday at the PitkinCounty Courthouse in Aspen. Info: 945-8858, 920-2828.

ROTARY MEETING • The Mt. SoprisRotary Club holds its weekly lunchmeeting at noon Thursdays at the AspenGlen Club featuring a local speaker.Info: 948-0693.

Further OutCHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE • The 34th an-nual Carbondale Christmas Boutique takesplace at the firehouse from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.on Nov. 20. Admission is free and compli-mentary coffee and treats will be served.Part of the proceeds benefit the Carbondaleand Rural Fire Protection District. There’llbe a big variety of hand-made crafts includ-ing holiday wreaths, decorations and orna-

ments, knitted items for adults and chil-dren, quilted bags, jewelry, bath and spiceproducts, wooden frames, photo cards,aprons, jellies, baked goods and more. Thecrafters include: Debra Evans, RebeccaHodgson, Terry Lee, Sue Melus, TaniaOdessa, Ellen O’Gorman, Angie Riley, ValSillivan, Kathy Strickland, Mary Teagueand Charlotte Vanderhurst.

We support Trési Houpt because she brings balance, experience and thoughtful

leadership to the Board.David DevanneyRichard BuchanThomas Sisneros

Richard & Sandy GetterJohn & Lori Sweers

Paul HelmanTom Hall

Elaine Hanak-HallBob & Ann Arrington

Dana & Barbara BarkerMarla HaschksMark Gould

Clare BastableMary Russell

Sloan ShoemakerNathan Stowe

Warren & Jeanette HumbleEd Sands

Frank & Kim BreslinCraig & Jill Rathbun

Sue BaconAlice LairdAmy Barr

Worth CarrollSheri Scruby

Ann HopkinsonCarmen Iacino

John & Maurine TauferSusan Cashel

Russ ArensmanJohn Hoffman

Susan & Robert HessWilliam LandoJudy Fox-PerryJohn FoulkrodNancy Kyner

Beth & Michael MulryLee Beck

John StickneyKathryn (Kat) CampRich & Holly Glasier

Randi LavelleGarry & Bettie EvensonIvo & Betty Jo Lindauer

Judith A. TopolBernita GroveCheri Brandon

John & Mary Ann KellerRobert & Elaine Warehime

Bruce & Kat NeumannRalph Fruetel

Suzanne & Jeff StephensJohn Evans

Anne GoldbergLarry Dragon

Mark & Christine StevensBruce Stolbach

Michael & Barbara LarimeSteven O’Brien, M.D.

Elaine CloningerSteve & Georgia Carter

Linda JenksDavid & Shannon MeyerPhilip & Anne Freedman

Ken JonesJo & Steve Bershenyi

Jeff HouptLloyd & Marlene Manown

Cyndi & Peter FlemingJames O’Donnell

Elizabeth & Tim Malloy

Gay MooreScott & Lisa Sobke

Butch & Luana OlsonLinda & Jim English

Jerry RankinSharill & Jim Hawkins

Paula DerevenskyKenneth Koerber

Sean & Greg JeungHeather McGregorWalter Gallacher

Dale & Shelley KaupGregory Durrett

Pat SeydelCindy Crandell

Marcia & David MooreJ.A. & Patricia Tonozzi

Ellie CarylAndrew McGregor

George & Linda Austin-MartinDick & Jackie Durrett

Dave ReedWendy & Anthony Bontempo

Rosario Iraola YoungKay Clark Philip

Debbie McKennaBarclay LottimerBetsy LeonardCarolyn DuellCharles Moore

Garry & Thelma ZabelGerry & Marja Vanderbeek

Alison & Ron LimogesDick HelmkeMarice Doll

Robert MilletteMargaret Pedersen

Jonathan TrippJoe & Debra Burleigh

John SebestaNancy SmithJohn Stewart

Debbie & Marc BruellDavis & Cathie Farrar

Kim StaceyHP & Gwen Hansen

Herb FeinzigGayle WellsLaurie Loeb

Michael Hassig & Olivia EmeryLaura Van DyneJolene Melnicoff

Greg & Kathy Feinsinger, MDJim & Connie Calaway

Russ CriswellKathy Kopf

Ed ColbyJudy Beattie

Patricia TomaskoRandy L. Van Engelenburg

Steve KaufmanRuth & Mike Podmore

Michael & Marjan BarnesTyler StablefordJosh Hmielowski

Chris & Terry ChacosTheodore & Nancy Hess

Cindy RymanJohn & Doris Shettel

Sue LavinBruce Christiansen

Stacey & Rob GavrellSonja & Whitney Linman

Emily FinchHal Sundin

Richard Voorhees David & Ann Nicholson

Jock JacoberJoyce & Tom Ball

Anthony BontempoLiz Chandler

Kay WareRachel Conner

Sarah HessJames Peterson

Christopher HassigAndrea Holland & Jim Sears

Jay CronkBarb Coddington

Will PerryCaroline Norquist

Elliot NorquistJim NoyesEd Cortez

Jeannie GolayMichael GormanAllen Lambert

Jay LeavittVirginia HarlowMichael Gibson

Leslie Lamont & Lance LuckettJean Buchan

Jeanne NicholsonBeth Shoemaker

Les SchaubKeith Lambert

Paul & Bobbie LightFrank Martin

Joni & David McGavockFrosty MerriottDean MoffatGail Pollack

Jack RealLeslie Robinson

Greg RussiJennifer Sanborn

Mike SawyerAnita Sherman

Steve SmithPaula Stepp

Melissa SumeraRobin Tolan

Ralph TrapaniAlice Bedard-Voorhees

Bruce WamplerCharlie Westerman

Randy WinklerJudy Woodward

Harvey BranscombBill & Joan Lamont

John SalazarLinday & Barb Brown

Maggie PetersonJoan & Jack GreenDr Richard Wells

Bill SpenceBernie BuesherSue Edelstein

Judith HaywardKevin & Carole O’Brien

Betsy & Scott BowieJohn KorrieTrina Haines

Bill & Barb BarnesPatrick Tonozzi

Patty & Charlie RingerJaimie Moore

Sam HouptSheri Tonozzi

Zack SteppMike BlairJulie Olson

Steve TonozziFrank Houpt

Melissa DeltaanJohn & Susan Gorman

Kay VasilakisMissy Prudden

Kimberlie & Jim ChenowethDouglas & Lynne DeNio

Elizabeth PhillipsGeorge Chandler

Sue CoyleMarge Chandler

Nella BarkerAmelia Shelley

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Paid for by the Committee to Re-Elect Trési Houpt, Marcia Moore, Treasurer

Community BriefsRooks benefit is Oct. 30

A benefit“bike cruz”for Carbondale po-lice officer Drake Rooks is Oct. 30 from 11a.m. to noon, with lunch at the firehousefrom noon to 2 p.m. The entry fee for thebike ride is $20 and the cost for just lunch is$10 (kids are free).

Rooks lost part of his left leg in a motor-cycle accident but plans to return to the po-lice department. Proceeds from the eventwill go toward Rooks’s medical bills.

The bike cruz starts downtown and con-cludes at the fire house. Participants are in-vited to decorate their bikes.

Master Gardener program returnsThe Colorado State Extension Master

Gardener program returns to Carbondalewith classes Jan. 27 through March 24. Theapplication deadline is Nov. 1.

Colorado Master Gardeners are volun-teers who help the Colorado State UniversityExtension extend knowledge-based garden-ing information to the public, according to apress release. They volunteer in a variety ofoutreach activities including answeringphones at the Garfield County Extension of-fice, working with gardening classes, men-toring youth gardening groups, staffingbooths at farmers’ markets and more.

Upon completion of the 50-hour MasterGardener course, volunteers receive the Col-orado Gardener Certificate.

Classes will take place at the Third StreetCenter from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursdays.Two tracks are offered. Participants maytrain to become a Colorado Master Gar-dener Volunteer (tuition and fees $185); orthey may purchase the class for $550 andobtain a Colorado Gardener Certificate,which may be used for marketing purposes.

For more information, call the GarfieldCounty Extension Office in Rifle at 625-3969.

Energy Star tour scheduledRoaring Fork Energy Star Partners and

Green Weaver present a tour of a straw balehouse under construction from 3:30 to 5:30p.m.on Oct. 28.The tour targets building of-ficials, builders, contractors,developers,Real-tors, appraisers and members of the buildingcommunity, but the public is also welcome.

Participants will learn about low impactand natural approaches to high performancehomes, according to a press release.

The house is located at 340 S. SecondStreet.To RSVP, call 920-7276. Project part-ners and donors are Scott McHale, Green

Line, Resource Engineering Group Inc.,DHM Design and Terralink Structures.Sponsors include the towns of Carbondale,Basalt and Aspen, Pitkin County, CORE andthe Governor’s Energy Office.

Holiday meal registrationLift-Up holds registration for holiday

meals through Nov. 6 in Carbondale,Aspen,Glenwood Springs, New Castle, Rifle andParachute.

In Carbondale, recipients can register atthe Lift-Up office in the Third Street Center(520 S. Third St.) from 4 to 6 p.m. on Oct.28, Nov. 2 and 4, and from 10 a.m. to noonon Oct. 30 and Nov. 6.

Those wishing to donate non-perishablefood items can bring them to any Lift-Up of-fice. Financial contributions can be madethrough liftup.org. For more information,call 625-4496.

Flu shotsThe Glenwood Springs public health of-

fice will give flu shots at Ace Hardware inCarbondale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct.30. For more information, call 945-6614.

Safehouse holds Safe NightsThe Advocate Safehouse project holds

Safe Nights through Oct. 31. Those beingmemorialized include Pamela Patterson andDoug Beldon. Those wishing to participatemay pay $50 to sponsor a night of shelterand safety. For details, call 945-2632.

Aspen Ski SwapThe 56th annual Aspen Ski Swap takes

place at the Aspen High School gym from9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 30.

AHS conducts Jerome toursThe Aspen Historical Society conducts

tours of the Hotel Jerome Thursdays at 1:30p.m. For details, call 925-3721. TheWheeler/Stallard and Holden/Marolt muse-ums are also open from 1 to 5 p.m.Tuesdaythrough Saturday.

World Cup volunteers neededVolunteers for the Aspen Winternational

2010 World Cup ski races are needed.A signup rally will be held at the Red Onion inAspen from 5 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 4. There’llbe free drinks, food and more. For details,call 970-300-7034.

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ment, teaches the class every Tuesday andThursday and has purchased a college-leveltextbook to help students understand busi-ness concepts and topics, including globaleconomics,market share,management, team-work, accounting and marketing/sales. Stu-dents are expected to know how much itcosts to produce one gallon of ice cream($15) and what it means to realize a 43 per-cent variable profit margin on their firstround of sales.

“Those are the kinds of lessons that arepercolating through here,”Speaker said.“Weworked real hard to make $200.”

Speaker,who was a portfolio manager for21 years at Janus Capital, said he volunteeredto teach the class because financial literacyamong young people gets “brushed over.”

It is not Speaker’s first time working withCarbondale youth. About two years ago, hevolunteered to teach a business class at Car-bondale Middle School and donated moneyfor an investment/stocks challenge at the highschool last year.

Speaker loves math and numbers, and hisgoal is to teach kids about money manage-ment, from personal credit to itemizing costsas part of a business. He wondered how hecould grab kids’ interest, and he fell back ona concept he and his wife,Lisa,had stirred upa while back: to make and sell handmade icecream in Carbondale.

Deep respectThe class has given him a deep respect for

teachers and Speaker hopes he has been gettingthrough to some of the kids. The students say(in between swiping an Oreo or two) they areproud of their tasty product, and they simulta-neously appear to be grasping the concepts.

“Iheardweweregoing tobe startingabusi-ness. My grandma runs a business and Ithought I might be interested in finding outwhat it’s all about,” said Maes, who is the“Alexa”that inspired the name of the Carbon-dale kids’ consignment shop,Alexa’s Closet.

Maes said the class has “definitely been adifferent experience” than she expected.

“I learned there’s a lot more to starting upa business. I thought we’d be making the icecream in a week,but it’s taken five weeks,”shesaid,explaining some of the background workthey’ve done,such as coming up with a budgetand considering how to serve the product.“You actually have to put a lot of work into itbefore you can make the ice cream.”

RFHS Principal Clif Colia said the studentshave been successful in their venture,when theice cream proved popular at Rams Day.

“Of course, the real assessment is sellingthe ice cream,” Colia said. “Everyone wasinto it — both the students who made the icecream and the students who bought it.”

Ron Speaker(left) and JordanCabelas (right)put together abatch of icecream at RoaringFork HighSchool. Photo byJane Bachrach

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How balanced is Houpt?Dear Editor:

Several recent letters to the editor statethat Trési Houpt represents the voters inbalancing oil and gas operations and theenvironment. This is only partially truesince she must recuse herself from allcounty votes on this subject given her posi-tion on the Colorado Oil and Gas Conser-vation Commission.

I therefore suggest that we keep her onthe state oil and gas commission and elect abusiness leader to replace her as countycommissioner. That candidate is TomJankovsky. Tom has the business back-ground and leadership experience to moveGarfield County forward. He has a plan tocreate jobs and diversify our local economy.Please join me in voting for our future.

Miranda DraperRifle

How can I not?Dear Editor:

If people ask me why I support TrésiHoupt, all I can think is, how can I not?

To me Trési is the mind and heart ofGarfield County. She is a master of thought-ful discourse. Bringing the concerns of thechildren, women, husbands and seniors for-ward. Trési speaks to the balance of healthand continuance of the land and concernsfor wildlife to the table.That’s why Gov. Rit-ter appointed her to the oil and gas board,for balance.

The Dali Lama said he always weighs therelative benefit of a thing against two meas-ures: promoting community and enhancingcompassion.

I would be sad to think that this voice forhealthy community was not represented atthe table.

John HoffmannCarbondale

Candidate walks the talkDear Editor:

Over the last two months,Tom Jankovskyhas walked over 100 miles in GarfieldCounty neighborhoods to speak first handwith voters.

Tom’s business and leadership experiencemake him the candidate that understandswhat needs to be done in order to createjobs, diversify our local economy and bal-ance Garfield County expenditures in theface of declining revenues.

Unlike his opponent that talks thetalk, Tom Jankovsky has truly walked thetalk and therefore is best suited to repre-sent all of us as our next Garfield Countycommissioner.

Please cast your vote for Tom Jankovsky.Phil LongGlenwood Springs

Tom’s good, but…Dear Editor:

I have a great deal of respect for TomJankovsky and believe he could make a

good county commissioner. However, forthis election I’m supporting Trési Houpt.

Trési has worked hard understanding thediverse needs of Garfield County residentsand in my opinion has earned her keep.

I believe that we have a responsibility asvoters to stay informed about the issues andcandidates and included in that responsibil-ity is an open consideration of all perspec-tives. I want the same from my board ofcounty commissioners. Trési Houpt bringsthat to the table.

I hope Tom stays interested in the posi-tion because I’d like to see him as a countycommissioner. But this year, I ask you to votefor Trési Houpt.

Dan RichardsonCarbondale

Gould, Christensen agreeDear Editor:

The two of us are sometimes perceived ashaving different perspectives on political is-sues. However, the fact is we both recognizethe importance of an independent voice forour district in the state legislature and duringthis election there is nothing that we feelmore strongly about than the need to re-elect Kathleen Curry as our District 61 staterepresentative.

Curry is the only candidate for this officethat possesses the knowledge and experiencenecessary to effectively represent our district.She has lived in and worked for the commu-nities within our district for decades. She is

the only member of our legislature that actu-ally has had the courage to stand up to par-tisanship and put her ethics andcommitment to the residents of her districtabove the desires of a political party.

We find the amount of out-of-state andFront Range money being poured into ourarea on behalf of partisan candidates bothoffensive and proof that the parties are put-ting their selfish interests above those of thecitizens of our state.

Those of us who are fed up with ongo-ing partisan bickering want and need peo-ple with Kathleen’s courage, knowledge andcommitment to doing what's right. While itwill take a little more effort to fill in a boxon the ballot and write in her name, the out-come is critical if we are to continue to havea state representative who puts the people ofthe Western Slope ahead of party dogma.

Mark GouldBruce ChristensenGlenwood Springs

Curry has the experienceDear Editor:

Kathleen Curry, our Colorado HouseRepresentative for District 61 and a Gunni-son rancher, has experience and balance de-spite what the attack ads state.

Curry is a water expert. She understandsagriculture and its importance to the state.She has a good grasp of property rights is-sues, understands the need to balance the

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state budget and knows the importance ofhigher education.

Curry is known and respected for herknowledge and ability to listen to all herconstituents. Curry will not split the vote.Rather she will receive votes from both par-ties from individuals wanting to avoid par-tisan politics.

Write in“Kathleen Curry”(or somethingclose) and fill in the box. The box has to befilled in for the optical scanner to read.

Kathleen Curry is knowledgeable and ex-perienced. Re-elect Curry, an independentvoice for Colorado.

Marj PerryCarbondale

In a democratic societyDear Editor:

In a democratic society, government ex-ists to provide for its citizens those servicesdeemed necessary by that society that indi-viduals, alone, cannot provide. Elected offi-cials are given the authority to preserve orcreate an environment that protects ourquality of life, reflects our responsibilities forstewardship of the planet, and secures op-portunities and a role for Colorado’s citizensto learn, live, and work.

Such responsibilities require a healthysense of purpose, confidence and self-assur-ance, and a strong understanding of processand procedures. Roger Wilson exhibits theintelligence, integrity, persistence, interest,commitment and knowledge necessary torepresent House District 61 in the Colorado

State Legislature.As for the Pitkin County commissioner

race, Jack Johnson has participated in leg-islative and issue-driven committees. He hasbeen involved in city governance (Aspen),has traveled to outlying communities andhas become familiar with the complexitiesof a county that includes incredible diversity.

Pitkin County needs commissioners whoare committed to the entire county, who areinterested in and educated about all the is-sues affecting the county, and who recognizeboth the opportunities and constraints oflocal governments.

Jack Johnson, through his involvement,has demonstrated this commitment.

Dorothea FarrisCarbondale (Pitkin County)

Curry is a winnerDear Editor:

To say that these are challenging timesdoes not really put things into perspective.

We have been working hard for the in-cumbent in the upcoming election for StateRepresentative — Kathleen Curry. Curryhas been successfully working on our be-half for the past six years on issues includ-ing but not limited to water, public safety,energy, education and state finances. Kath-leen brings an intelligent and balanced ap-proach to the issues.

In my tenure as mayor and statewide ex-ecutive board representative for municipalinterests as well as the interests of resortcommunities, my dealings with Kathleen

could not be more productive.Find State Representative, District 61, on

the ballot. Write in “C U R R Y” and fill inthe box or oval next to the write in line andyou are done.

William Buck, mayorCrested Butte

Thoughts on JankovskyDear Editor:

Tom Jankovsky says vote for him be-cause he’s the pro-business candidate? Re-ally? We all love Ski Sunlight, the local skiarea he manages, but is that the businessmodel we want for Garfield County? It’s alovely mountain, full of good skiing terrainand a great sense of community, but over thelast decade while Colorado’s ski industrythrived Ski Sunlight declined. In the AspenDaily News on Nov. 14, 2008, Sunlightboard President Richard Schafstall describesSunlight as a “fading family resort, runningon aging lifts, limited snowmaking and fa-cilities past their prime.” He goes on: “Theski area has lost $1 million in the past 11years while other small resorts in the statehave thrived.” This was on Jankovsky’swatch and is not the business leadershipGarfield County needs.

A few years ago, portions of Ski Sunlightwere leased for natural gas development.Imagine that, skiing with frac’ing trucks,flaring gas, toxic waste pits and the stench.It would have sealed Ski Sunlight’s fate.What did Jankovsky do about it? Nothing.He didn’t even know about it. It wasn’t until

a local conservation group pointed out tothe BLM that it is illegal to lease ski areasthat the leases were withdrawn.

Will Jankovsky neglect Garfield Countylike he neglected Ski Sunlight? We can’t riskit, not now.

I am voting for Trési Houpt. She has thebrains, the dedication, and the stewardshipto keep Garfield County on the right track.As a commissioner, she’s managed hugegrowth in the county, successfully oversee-ing a $100 million budget, kept spending inline while meeting important social servicesneeds and addressing gas boom impacts.Trési knows that economic diversity is thekey to a healthy economy and community.She supported the Garfield County Airportexpansion, a key piece of infrastructure at-tracting strong business investment andtourism alike. She, along with her fellow sit-ting commissioners, listened to local voicesand supported their self-determination. Casein point, the GarCo BOCC unanimouslysupports the Thompson Divide Coalition’sefforts to protect local agriculture, recreationand hunting in the greater Thompson Creekwatershed. Her opponent, Jankovsky, is inthe pocket of multi-national natural gascompanies shipping their profits out of thecounty and he wants to see the ThompsonCreek/Four Mile area turned into anotherindustrial sacrifice zone.

Vote for Trési. She’s the right balance forGarfield County.

Sloan ShoemakerCarbondale

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Legal NoticesThe general consensus driving

back from the desert this week-end was that we should havestayed. I’m sure every rafting,boating,mountain biking, climb-ing, canoeing,RVing,ATVing,and dirt biking,eastbound ve-hicle we passedwith various attached accessorieswas thinking the same thing aswe all headed into a dark andrather ominous looking stormfront stacked against the naturalgas wells of Battlement Mesa:Weare going the wrong direction.

As a first, I ended up at LakePowell this weekend, falling

asleep under the stars on the sec-ond story of a houseboat, wak-ing up at 6:30 a.m. (when Iwould normally be waking upfor work) and slipping away in a

speedboat. In betweenblack and blue tubingexcursions,waterskiingwrecks, and watchingwakeboardingambu-

lancewipe-outs,I lippeda few bass,cradledacarp,roamed limitless ex-pansesofred-rock,cliff-jumped,ex-ploredAnasaziruins,participatedinimpromptudanceparties,andevendid some glow-in-the-dark moon-light swimming.

Energized by constant sun-shine, bath water lake tempera-

tures, and well-stocked coolersand refrigerators, it wasn’t longbefore I began wondering how tocarve out a dirt-bag existence inthis human-made paradise. Food,shelter,water, scurrying around asa marina swabby, everythingclicked into place until I encoun-tered Lake Powell Life Plan Prob-lem #1, a boat, quickly followedby Lake Powell Life Plan Problem# 2, fuel for the boat.

It also wasn’t long before thecrew of 10 I was with, in the everincreasingly typical damn-the-torpedoes mentality of our life-time, was slipping smallthought-provoking tidbits of in-formation in between cans ofbeer.One minute I would be hav-ing a conversation about LakePowell (everyone who was killed

making the dam, the riparian andriver systems that were screwedup in the process of creating thegiant silt-catching bathtub, andthe ever increasing amounts ofboat traffic and expansion ofpopulation centers like LasVegas), and the next I’d be whip-ping around in sheer insanity andlaughter on the end of a rope.

Ifanything,myfirst trip toLakePowell exemplified the humancondition. Meaning Lake Powellis, in all of its sheer conundrums asan appendage or microcosm ofboth the desert southwest and avery human desire for fun in thesun, like a big tasty cake. Do wewant to eat it? Yup.Would I do itall over again with the same crewof friends?Without hesitation. Is itgood for us? Debatable.

Western DivinationCresting the pass in blue light ofuncrested sun a new gas well,tower of floodlights, hauntingweb of roads and piping, scarsand glyphs, hunger scrawledinto open hills of aspen andscrub oak.

Road cuts into weak rock for-mations remain weak. Bouldersscattered across pavement re-quire signs.

The future, broken and dissi-dent. Wilderness, a three legged

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Empty houses, lone monoliths,concrete cathedrals cling to sagebrushed buttes while ranches tryto avoid, erasure, re-erasure,only to be re-built, atrophied orsubdivided by a patchworkquilt of population.

Paonia Reservoir low again, si-

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Currents stir shallow sediment,seen in swirls. Sucked downthe concrete drain like dirtydishwater.

Driving past the coal mines ofSomerset, past the fruit or-chards, farms, and wineries ofPaonia and Hotchkiss, forced tofind folds of solitude in the gutsof difficult places. Paths widen,wear themselves deeper, over

cliff outs, along old game trails.Where one track leads, othersfollow. Parking lots spill over.Rivers fill with footsteps.

Scattered through landscape,bleached bones and scat liestrewn from scavengers.

A lone skull fills with sand.Herea femur, there a vertebrae. Flyline unfolds and falls.

Picked up, punctured, punctu-ated, protected, pulled apart:Each one of us exists in a Westthat barely exists at all.

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Setting the Record Straight: Environment versus the Economy, a False Choice

As is sadly too often the case in politics, others have taken it upon themselves to interpret and present my stance on oil & gas regulation for me (and you).

The politicization of domestic energy accomplishes nothing. Our country is best served by producing our own energy, and, fortunately for us in this part of the state, we are blessed with world-class reserves of natural gas. Best of all, the regulations by the federal government are strengthened further here in Colorado by what the Wall Street Journal describes as the toughest regulatory safeguards in America.

It has come to my attention that mymessage on oil & gas regulation may have been misunderstood. As such, I would like to take a moment to set the record straight.

During the Glenwood Springs Issues and Answer Forum, I said:

“I will not over regulate oil & gas. They are regulated at the State and Federal levels. We do not need to have duplicate regulations at the County level. I will make decisions on oil & gas that have to do with county land use and planning andbuilding codes.”

Over regulating is very different then not regulating an industry.

A certain level of regulation or oversight is necessary to keep

businesses honest, and to keep communities safe and prospering. However, over regulating any industry can create a hostile environment which causes any county, state, or even nation to lose jobs and revenue. Oil and gas is a $3.2 billion industry in our part ofthe state, according to the Colorado School of Mines, and better still, each job in the industry creates nearly two more jobs.

Our county coffers rely on this industry for nearly half our operating budget. That means money for teachers, roads, law enforcement. Regulatory certainly attracts investment, translating to philanthropy, and good-paying year-round jobs.

My opponent for Gar� eld CountyCommissioner sits at the State level on the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Because of her position on the Commission,she cannot participate in many oil and gas decisions at the County level due to a con�ict of interest. In fact, my opponent recused herself16 times in 2008 & 2009. Where is the balance when only 2 County Commissioners are making County Oil & Gas decisions?

Environmental issues reach beyond oil and gas. We are a large county with an economy dependent on many outdoor activities. During my

career at Sunlight Mountain, I havebeen a steward of the land as well as involved in sustainability projects. I understand environmental issues from a business perspective, and I know the importance of our air quality, water quality, riparian areas and our pristine lands.

As a businessman, I’ve been accountable for decades. As an independent entrepreneur, I know that when I make a bad decision, I pay the price. When my opponent makes the wrong decision- YOU,the taxpayer, pay the price. Whose experience is more valuable in these challenging times?

And please vote- billions of people around the world would love to havethe privilege, and we have our � nest men and women stationed around the world to protect our right to participate in self-government.

I am asking for and would appreciate your vote on Nov. 2nd.

For more information about myplatform please go to my website www.votetomj.com

Thank you:

Tom Jankovsky

Candidate Gar� eldCounty Commissioner

Dear Fellow Citizens of Gar� eld County:

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