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Carbondale’s weekly, non-profit newspaper Volume 4, Number 28 | August 23, 2012

ome Keator Grove homeowners,trapped by a deal-killing clause intheir deed restrictions, received abit of good news at Tuesday

night’s Carbondale Board of Trustees worksession.

The trustees agreed to change deed re-

striction No. 2, a legally binding provisionin the deeds to their homes that continuesin the event of foreclosure.

Garfield County Housing Authoritystaffers told the trustees Tuesday night thatFHA and other lending programs are nolonger making loans on housing with deedrestrictions that among other things capsannual appreciation at 4 to 6 percent.

Keator Grove resident Maria Bagleytold the trustees she has a house she can’tsell “right now”and asked for a timeline onthe town amending deed restriction No. 2.

Garfield County Housing stafferKathryn Grosscup told the trustees heragency should be able to draft a change forthe town within a month.

The town of Carbondale administers

dozens of affordable housing units throughthe Garfield County Housing Authority.

Keator Grove was built years ago and islocated off of Highway 133 north of RiverValley Ranch. Thompson Corner, in RiverValley Ranch, was built in the 1990s and isthe town’s other major block of affordablehousing, although its deed restrictions are

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How’s this for a tree-mendous sunset? With all the smoke from wildfires around the U.S., the summer of 2012 has produced some spectacular sunrises and sunsets. Thisparticular picture was taken where County Road 100 tops out on Missouri Heights, a couple of miles up from Highway 82. Photo by Lynn Burton

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A reminderDear Editor:

The Carbondale Police Department hasrecently received several reports of peoplebeing followed when walking or biking inCarbondale. These reports have been thor-oughly investigated but no evidence hasbeen found to support there was any mali-cious intent.

The Carbondale Police Department re-minds everyone to be safe when walkingalone with these tips:

Avoid walking alone whenever possible;having other people nearby is a great de-fense.

Be alert, especially when you’re alone,walk confidently and at a steady pace. Beaware of who is around you.

Avoid poorly lit places, vacant lots orbuildings.

Do not hitchhike.Be careful when people in a car stop and

ask you for directions. Always reply from adistance; never get too close to the car.

If you are under attack, yell “CALL 911.”It is natural to want to yell “help!” but thisis not the best thing to say. Many people arenot quick to act when they hear help. Insteadyell “call 911 a girl/guy is being attacked by[briefly describe the attacker; male, female,number of people, race, size, clothing].”Keepyelling the same thing over and over. Yell asloud as you can. Scream. Be noisy.This alonemay spook off the attacker.

If you think you are being followed, call911 immediately. If you think you have beenfollowed, please report the instance to theCarbondale Police Department at 963-2662or your local police or sheriff’s department.

For more information contact me at 963-2662 or [email protected].

Gene SchillingPolice ChiefCarbondale

Thanks to allDear Editor:

The Gordon Cooper Branch Librarywould like to thank all of the businesses thatsupported its 2012 Summer Reading Pro-gram.

Through these generous contributions,we were able to provide prizes and other in-centives to the more than 300 kids and teensthat participated in our reading program.

We want to thank Peppino’s, the Car-bondale Recreation Center, 7/Eleven, thePour House, Domino’s Pizza, Dairy Queen,and a special thanks to White House Pizzafor their generosity.

The Gordon Cooper Branch Library isfortunate to have the support of local busi-nesses and its community. We greatly appre-ciate the support!

The Gordon Cooper BranchLibrary staff

Thanks to ScottDear Editor:

Our son was married on Aug. 11 at TheGathering Center at The Orchard in Car-bondale. It was a beautiful and special day,as you might well imagine. The setting wasperfect and everything went as planned,however it could not have happened with-out the guidance and support of ScottRobinson, director of the center.

Scott was there for it all — before, duringand after, going well beyond the call of duty.With a smile and a can-do attitude, he gra-ciously and enthusiastically helped to ensurethat this event was perfect in every way forus.

A huge “thank you” to Scott and all ofhis volunteers for being so accommodatingand for making sure everything wentsmoothly. We have nothing but beautifulmemories of that day.

If you have an upcoming event, we highlyrecommend The Orchard. The setting isbeautiful and the cost is affordable. You willnot be disappointed!

Susan and Glen HarrisCarbondale

The Sopris Sun welcomes your letters, limited to no more than 400 words. Lettersexceeding that length may be edited or returned for revisions. Include your name andresidence (for publication) and a contact email and phone number. Submit letters viaemail to [email protected] or via snail mail to P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO81623. The deadline to submit letters to the editor is 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

LettersBy Betsey MarstonHigh Country News

As if the recent local wildfires weren’ttrouble enough, now Woodland Park,Colo., has to worry about a “strong, ag-gressive” 6-foot monitor lizard thatmight find itself tempted to dine on catsand dogs. The “pet,” known as Dino,snapped its mesh leash and wandered offin the tourist town northwest of Col-orado Springs, reports AP.“If it gets hun-gry enough, we don’t know what it willdo,” Teller County Sheriff Mike Ens-minger remarked helpfully.

Speaking of fires, in a letter to theColorado Springs Independent, TerriWeber had a heartfelt reminder for arearesidents who’d weathered a terriblewildfire that destroyed hundreds ofhomes: “Local resources were notenough to save our city. You, my fellowtaxpayers, paid for the C-130s droppingfire retardant, (the) Hot Shots … (and)boots on the ground. This is the big gov-ernment that some people are wailingabout. I am so tickled to have it, and Ithank you for it.”

MONTANAJesus has a friend in Republican Rep.

Denny Rehberg, or at least the blue-robed Big Mountain Jesus statue does,standing with arms outstretched at thetop of Whitefish Mountain Resort’sChair 2. For nearly six decades, thestatue has welcomed skiers, “whose ir-reverence, however unintentional, mostrecently cost the Jesus statue an out-stretched hand,” reports the Missoulian.But that’s the least of its problems. First,the Forest Service chose not to renew thelease for the 25-by-25-foot parcel of landwhere the statue stands. But after 95,000public comments flooded in, the agencydecided to let the statue stay “after de-termining that it was eligible for listing inthe National Register of Historic Places.”That’s when a Wisconsin-based group ofatheists called the Freedom From Reli-gion Foundation went to federal court toattack the legality of allowing a religioussymbol on national forest land, calling it“a state endorsement of religion.” Re-hberg, who is running for the Senate in aclosely watched race against incumbentDemocratic Sen. Jon Tester, has joinedforces with those who want the Jesusstatue to stay put. He believes the statueis a “historic monument” inspired bymembers of the Army’s 10th MountainDivision, who had seen similar shrines inthe mountains of Italy.

SOUTH DAKOTAThe Custer County Chronicle, estab-

lished in 1880 in the Black Hills of west-ern South Dakota, is one of those weekly

papers that asks the sheriff’s departmentto pitch in and publish its daily log ofcomplaints, most of which seem rela-tively trivial, including concerns about“abig black cow”wandering the highway, alion (that turned out to be made of plas-tic) lolling in front of a residence, and“some kind of altercation involving aman with a chainsaw” — settled, finally,by the two men involved, who’d been ar-guing for some time about a fence.

Every once in a while, though, edito-rializing creeps in, says writer Linda M.Hasselstrom, who lives on a ranch inHermosa, S.D. She should know, sinceshe’s been avidly reading the colorful“Sheriff’s Log” for years. She laughed atDeputy Seth Thompson’s contribution:“A deputy searched for an unknown per-son yelling for help in the Custer Lime-stone Road area. He found no one indistress, but briefly detailed a waywardsheep he found wandering. Not having alasso handy, he secured the sheep with awaist chain and a set of pink transporthandcuffs. The sheep was released intoits pasture without any charges. Usually,incidents involving sheep and handcuffsonly happen in Montana.”

THE WESTIt was such a sweet story at first: A

man in a hairy white goat suit with fakehorns who appeared to be trying to joina mountain goat herd in the WasatchMountains some 40 miles north of SaltLake City. Yes, the faux goat was clumsy,not being a real caprid with fabulousgrippy, gravity-defying, cloven hooves,but there he was, clambering over rockson a steep slope, hoping — perhaps un-wisely — to be accepted by animalsrenowned for their sinuous grace andwise faces. Or so some of us assumed.Philip Douglass of the Utah Division ofWildlife Resources was even worried that“goat man,” as the press called him,might be shot and turned into an unusualtrophy when hunting season for the ani-mals began in September. Alas, the mys-tery ended when goat man revealedhimself to be a 57-year-old archeryhunter from Southern California. No, hedidn’t want to be one with the mountaingoats, he told The Associated Press, hejust wanted to practice getting as close aspossible to a herd in order to kill one ofthem. The man was apparently nothappy about all the publicity. And wesuspect that he was the anonymous “ag-itated man” who called wildlife authori-ties to say: “Leave goat man alone. He’sdone nothing wrong.”

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A proposal for a solid waste transferstation on County Road 100 at the oldMid-Continent load out facility is back.The Carbondale Board of Trustees plans todiscuss the proposal on Aug. 28, accordingto town manager Jay Harrington. Any of-ficial comment from the town is due bySept. 4.

The Garfield County Commissionershold a public hearing on the application onSept. 17, according to a memo from thecounty planning department.

The Silt-based Mountain Rolloffs, Inc.(MRI), a trash disposal company, andIRMW II LLC, which owns the formerMid-Continent facility, have applied to cre-ate a 44,000-square-foot solid waste trans-fer station and eventually a recycling centeron the property, according to documentsfiled with the Garfield County planning de-partment.

The property is one of two industrialzone districts in Garfield County.

This is the second time around for thewaste transfer station application. In 2011,MRI and IRMW II asked the county com-missioners to give the property “use-by-right” status for the facility, which wouldlimit public review. In April 2011, the com-missioners denied the companies’ request.

The current application will beprocessed as a Limited Impact Review in ac-cordance with the Garfield County UnifiedLand Use Resolution of 2008 as amended,according to a Garfield County planningdepartment memo.

The Limited Impact Review requiresonly a public hearing before the countycommissioners and no public hearing be-fore the planning and zoning commission(P&Z).

The waste transfer application drew afair amount of public opposition in 2011and prompted the creation of the group

Don’t Trash Carbondale. The group spokeout at public meetings and also put up acouple of signs across from the proposed fa-cility that are still standing and say “Don’tLet Carbondale”and“Become Garbagedale!”

The group included property owners inthe County Road 100 area and others, whoobjected to the number of truck trips the fa-cility would create, noise and odor, adversehealth conditions and decreased propertyvalues.

Officials from MRI and IRMW II coun-tered that impacts from the facility can bemitigated and the station will create jobs.Industry observers have also said that solidwaste transfer stations consolidate garbageand help companies manage it more effi-ciently.

Back in 2011, Carbondale’s trustees tooktwo opposing stands on the transfer station.In their first letter to the Garfield Countycommissioners, dated Jan. 27, trustees sup-ported the proposal to make a waste trans-fer station a use-by-right in the county’sindustrial zone district. In April though, thetrustees sent the county commissioners aletter saying that further review for the sta-tion was needed and asked them to deny theuse-by-right change.

The former Mid-Continent coal load outbuilding is 540 long and 80 feet wide, andsits above the Rio Grande Trail about onemile east of Carbondale. Until Mid-Conti-nent’s mines west of Redstone closed in theearly 1990s, the building was used to trans-fer coal to rail cars after being truckeddown Highway 133.

Trucking coal down to County Road100 from Redstone created its own con-troversies. For many years, the trucks wereuncovered and chunks of coal were oftensent flying from the beds. A major im-provement came in the mid-1980s whenMid-Continent contracted with a truckingcompany that used beds that were com-pletely enclosed.

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County Road 100 dumpproposal returns

Dancin’ the day away and half the night. That was the scene at KDNK’sannual Blues and BBQ in downtown Carbondale on Aug. 18. The lineupincluded Couch, Swamp Cabbage and the Johnny O Band. Photo by JaneBachrach

different from Keator Grove’s.“(Keator Grove) was a totally different

animal (from Thompson Corner) from theget-go,” said Carbondale Mayor StaceyBernot.

Trustees also plan a wider-ranging dis-cussion of the town’s affordable housingprogram, which Grosscup said is “ … veryCarbondalesque.” She didn’t elaborate.

In other trustee action:• CLEER and CORE updated the trusteeson their programs and plans to helpGarfield County businesses and residentsreduce energy consumption through 2020,and will return for more talks on Sept. 18.

Trustee John Foulkrod appeared toquestion whether CLEER and CORE arenecessary when he pointed out that privatebusinesses can provide the same services asthe two non-profits, and that both rely onfunding from governments.

“You still need infrastructure (to dis-tribute information),” said CORE DirectorMona Newton.

“It’s called ‘salesmanship,’” Foulkrodreplied.

For the Sept. 18 meeting with CLEERand CORE, the trustees indicated they willaddress the groups’ estimates that contin-ued financial support from the town will berequired.• The trustees agreed to hire SGM at$1,000 for a kick-off meeting and site visitto assess possible road impacts to westMain Street brought on by possible naturalgas drilling on Thompson Divide, shouldenergy companies decide to access theirleases through Carbondale. Town managerJay Harrington pointed out the study ismeant to protect the Carbondale’s infra-structure and not to affect drilling onThompson Divide.

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RFSD schools start Aug. 27Students who attend Roaring Fork School District schools

(from Basalt to Glenwood Springs) head back to the classroom onSept. 27 and stay there (off and on) until June 6, 2013.

Schools are closed for some or all students on the followingdates: Sept. 3 (Labor Day), Sept. 24 (IDD Day), Oct. 15 (FallBreak), Nov. 19-23 (Thanksgiving), Dec. 24-Jan. 4 (Winter Break),Jan. 18 (Teacher Work Day), Jan. 21 (Martin Luther King Day),Feb. 18 (Presidents Day), March 25-29 (Spring Break), May 9-10(elementary schools only), May 13 (IDD Day) and May 27(Memorial Day), according to the school district’s Web site.

Students report late to school on the following Mondays: Sept.10, 17; Oct. 1, 8, 22, 29; Nov. 5, 12, 26; Jan. 7, 14, 28; Feb. 4, 11;March 4, 11, 18; and April 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29.

For more information on the upcoming school year and relatedtopics, go to rfsd.k12.co.us.

C’dale lifts water restrictions.The town of Carbondale has lifted water restrictions on irriga-

tion it imposed on July 10, according to a press release.“The town still urges the wise use of water as we continue to

face a lack of water availability within the Crystal River water-shed,” the press release continued.

Additional information on water conservation can be found atcarbondalegov.org or aspencore.org.

Local rivers are pretty healthyLocal rivers are pretty healthy, according to a macroinvertebrate

study conducted by the Roaring Fork Conservancy and ColoradoDepartment of Public Health and Environment.

The study took place in the fall of 2011 and showed that moststreams in the Roaring Fork Watershed“met or surpassed the statestandards for healthy aquatic conditions,” said a RFC press release.

Macroinvertebrates are aquatic insects large enough to be seenwithout a microscope.

Of the 20 sites sampled, only two were considered impaired:

Cattle Creek at the Highway 82 culvert and the Roaring ForkRiver at Slaughterhouse Bridge. One site fell in the gray area be-tween healthy and impaired: the Roaring Fork River at Mill StreetBridge in Aspen. Some of the best aquatic conditions for macroin-vertebrates were recorded at Thompson Creek above the diversionand on the Crystal River below Redstone.

The Roaring Fork Conservancy has obtained funding to con-duct a similar study this fall.

Rio Grande Trail repairs slatedThe Roaring Fork Transit Authority will be doing trail repairs

and repaving on the Rio Grande Trail in the vicinity of Emma andEl Jebel through Aug. 31, according to a press release. Several shortdetours will be in effect and will be marked with orange “RioGrande Trail Detour” signs.


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MONDAY Aug. 13 At 11:57 p.m. onBarber Drive, police arrested and tookto jail a 48-year-old man for allegeddomestic violence, harassment andchild abuse.

WEDNESDAY Aug. 15 At 8:57 p.m.on Merrill Avenue near Ross Montes-sori School, a police officer contactedeight juveniles who were riding theirbikes in such a way as to not let vehi-cles pass – in both directions. The offi-cer gave the bicyclists a warning andask them to ride properly in the future.

THURSDAY Aug. 16 At 12:36 a.m.,an officer observed two males comingout the back door of a business on De-lores Way. The men said they wereworking late.

THURSDAY Aug. 16 At 7:35 p.m.,police mediated a noise complaint be-tween two parties on North SecondStreet.

FRIDAY Aug. 17 At 2:07 a.m., policeresponded to a noise complain onSouth Second.The occupants agreed tokeep the noise down.

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Silver Splash water aerobics members continue their Tuesdayand Thursday morning workouts until the John Fleet swim-ming pool closes on September. 2. Photo by Lynn Burton


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Practice is in full swing for Roaring Fork High School football, volleyball and boy’s soccer. Footballers and volleyballers start season play on Aug. 31, and boy’s soccer onSept. 4. Photo by Lynn Burton

Neck and neckIt looks like Eric Anderson and

Robert Comey are neck-and-neck(or would it be leaf-and-leaf?) inthis year’s unofficial Sopris SunTallest Sunflower competition.Eric Anderson (shown here withhis flower) used a Stanley Lever-lock 25-foot tape measure to de-termine his entry is 11-feet tall asof a few days ago (growing 18inches in about a week). Not to beoutdone in the ability to use atape measure, Robert Comey sub-mitted a photo (not shown) withhis own Stanley that put hisflower at 11-feet-two-inches.Keep those entries coming, via e-mail only but the updated rulessay you’ve got to send in a photoof your sunflower and include themeasuring device used to deter-mine its height (as high as an ele-phant’s eye is fine, as long as thebeast is shown in close proximityto your sunflower).

Not to be confused withmime

The Carbondale Council onArts and Humanities presents itsfirst ever “Plein Air Happening”festival Sept. 3-7, culminatingwith a Paint Off competition dur-ing First Friday.

The participating artists/combatants are:Dean Bowlby,Victoria Broyles, Majid Kah-hak, Jane Lee, John Lintott, Mary Noone,Jill Sabella, Liz Thele and Simon Winegar.

“‘En plein air’ is a French expression,which means ‘in the open air,’ and is partic-ularly used to describe the act of paintingoutdoors,” said Ro Mead, program direc-tor at CCAH.

Grain elevator wantedWell, maybe not a grain elevator like

you’d see on the horizon from about fivemiles outside any western Kansas town, butan agricultural storage bin just the same.The Carbondale Community Oven needsstorage for the heritage wheatgrown this summer by John Nies-lanik. For details, call Linda at963-9371 or e-mail [email protected].

Aspen Film names HubbardAspen Film has chosen Car-

bondale’s Kip Hubbard as its ex-ecutive director. Hubbard bringsover 30 years of non-profit andbusiness management to AspenFilm and aims to grow the organ-ization by increasing membership,cultivating strategic partnershipsand building upon the wide-rangeof programming, according to apress release.

Most recently Hubbard servedas vice president of marketing anddevelopment at the Aspen Histor-ical Society. Prior to that, Hubbardfounded and operated ProjectDrum, an education company thatprovided for-credit, hands-on train-

ing opportunities to music teachers acrossthe U.S. He began his career in public rela-tions, first in New York City at Doremus &Company and Ketchum PR, and later in LosAngeles at Dailey & Associates, Edelman PRand Rogers & Associates.

They say it’s your birthdayFolks celebrating their birthday this

week include: Andrea Porter (Aug. 24),Danielle Rozga (Aug. 25), Julia Tallmadge(Aug. 26), Joanne Howard (Aug. 27),JoEllen Maynard and Phil Maynard (Aug.28), and Tyler Treadway (Aug. 29). Ahappy belated birthday to Kathy McCann(Aug. 22).


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DON’T TEACH BEARSNEW TRICKS

REMOVE ITEMS THAT ATTRACT BEARS:• Garbage• Bird Feeders• Pet Food

• Barbeque Grills• Fruit• Compost

Bears have been seen in and around CarbondaleEarly prevention keeps bears from makinga habit of visiting neighborhoods.We CAN prevent repeat visits!

EarlyPrevention

For additional information, call the Division ofWildlife: 947-2920.Call the Carbondale Police Department if you see a bear anywhere in town: 963-2662.

NO LE ENSEÑE A LOSOSOS NUEVOS TRUCOS

REMUEVA COSAS QUE ATRAEN A LOS OSOS:• Basura • Alimento para pájaros • Fruta • CompostComida de animales domésticos • Parrilla para asar

Se han avistado osos en Carbondale y en los alrededoresLa prevención temprana ayuda a que los osos nose acostumbren a visitar los vecindarios ¡Podemosprevenir las visitas repetidas de los osos!

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Before 6AM onCollection Day

• TheTown ofCarbondale passed an ordinance prohibitingplacement of trash for pickup before 6:00 AM on collectionday, and empty containers must be brought in no later than8:00 PM the same day.• The smell of any food may attract bears. Keep garbage in-doors until the morning of trash pick-up and keep outdoorbarbeque grills clean and odorless. It is best to keep windowsand doors securely locked, especially at night. If a bear entersyour home, open doors and leave the bear an escape route.

GARBAGEKILLSBEARS

• Bears that make repeat visits to neighborhoods mayneed to bemoved or euthanized. To keep your family andthe bears safe, please remove any attractants, and followthese guidelines until the bears hibernate in winter.• Bears are 90% vegetarian and rarely hunt or kill animals,however they are wild animals and can be unpredictable.Do not approach any bear, especially cubs.

Para más información llame al Division ofWildlife al 947-292O. Si ve un oso en el pueblo,llame al departamento de policía de Carbondale al 963-2662

EL CODIGODEL PUEBLO:No poner basura

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• El pueblo de Carbondale hapasadouna resolucionquepro-hibe poner la basura afueraantes de las 6A.M.El contene-dor vacio debe estar dentro dela casa ese día a las 8 P.M.• Si usted no cumple conestos requisitos, puede recibir

una multa• Mantenga las panillas paraasar limpias depués de usarlas•Mantenga puertas y ventanascerradas, ene special a la noche.• Si un oso entra en su casa,abra las puertas para que el osotenga una ruta de escape.

La basura mataa los osos

• El pueblo de Carbondale hapasadouna resolucionquepro-hibe poner la basura afueraantes de las 6A.M.El contene-dor vacio debe estar dentro dela casa ese día a las 8 P.M.• Si usted no cumple con estosrequisitos, puede recibir unamulta

• El olor de la comida atrae alos osos.• Mantenga las panillas paraasar limpias depués de usarlas•Mantenga puertas y ventanascerradas, ene special a la noche.• Si un oso entra en su casa,abra las puertas para que el osotenga una ruta de escape.

Karen Tafejian (shown here) and Richie Markssat in with Johnny O during a tribute to the lateHoward Berkman at last Saturday’s KDNKBlues and BBQ in downtown Carbondale.Photo by Jane Bachrach


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ObituaryClaude Robert Holgate1935-2012

Claude Robert Holgate passed away athis daughter’s home in Clifton, Coloradoon Aug. 18, 2012. He was 76 years old.

Claude was born in Glenwood Springs,Colorado on Sept. 14, 1935 to parentsRobert and Blanche Holgate. He spent hischildhood and most of his life in Carbon-dale, Colorado. He married Allene Spauld-ing on June 20, 1954 in Carbondale. Theyraised four children: Ted Holgate (Ruth),Terry Stacey (Gregg), Jim Holgate (Willa)and Jackie Seigenbaun (Michael).

Claude served four years in the U.S. AirForce and was stationed in England andTexas.

Claude and Allene owned and operateda small engine shop in Carbondale until1999 when they sold and move to Cortez,Colorado where they purchased somerental properties and a car wash. They hadrecently moved to Clifton to be with theirdaughter Terry.

Claude is survived by his wife Allene; hisfour children; his mother Blanche; sistersNonie Hoffman and Jan Clark; brotherKenny Holgate; eight grand-children andsix great-grand-children.

Among his many hobbies that includedphotography, hunting and fishing. Fishingwas his passion.

A memorial service will be held Satur-day Aug. 25, 2012 at the Clifton Hall, 126Second St., at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to Hos-pice at 3090 N 12th Street Unit B, GrandJunction, CO 81506.

Wendel Deloss Gipe1953-2012

Wendel Deloss Gipe, 58, passed away onJuly 21, 2012 surrounded by family. Hewas born on Sept. 12, 1953 in Phillipsburg,Kansas, the third child to Ed and NolaGipe, moving to Colorado at age 9.

Wendel worked with his father, Ed Gipe,in the upper Roaring Fork Valley from1975 until his father’s death in 2002. To-gether, Ed and Wendel were Ed’s Plumbingand Heating. Wendel always loved a chal-lenge and could fix almost anything.

Wendel married Diane Piccione on Dec.10, 1976. They were best friends and soulmates for 35 years. Together they had oneson, Keenan. Over the past 35 years, theylived near Wingo Junction, then on to ElJebel down to Carbondale and finally upnear Redstone. Wendel loved living “up theCrystal.”

Wendel loved to hang out with his sonKeenan. They are the ultimate Bronco fansand could not wait to see the Broncos playthis season. Wendel loved his dog and “co-pilot” Queenie, fishing with Keenan, rock‘n’ roll music, playing guitar, planting trees,gardening, VW buses and motor bikes.

Wendel will be dearly missed by his wifeDiane and son Keenan. Wendel is survivedby his mother, Nola Gipe; brother DonGipe of Kansas City, Missouri; sister TeriJean Hatcher of Denver, Colorado; andmany nephews.

Whether your passion is for animals oryour fellow human beings, please considerdonations in Wendel’s name to Valley ViewHospital’s cancer center, Hospice of the Val-ley or Colorado Animal Rescue (CARE).


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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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informed. Listen to KSPN and

watch CGTV Channel 11 for

the latest road updates.

Questions? 920-5390

Castle Creek Road is nowcompletely paved. We hopeyou enjoy 2” of new asphaltfrom Aspen Valley Hospital tothe backcountry turn off toPearl Pass. Crews will be buildingup the shoulders and stripingover the next week or two.

Coal Creek Road near Redstone has one laneopen to traffic. Culvert concrete walls will be pouredthis week. Take caution aroundheavy equipment. Project complete in early September.Call G.R. Fielding for up to theminute updates at 920-5206.

Jack Gredig Road to thePitkin County landfill willbe repaved sometime in Augustat a date to be announced.

Smith Hill Way,Willoughby Way andRedstone Boulevard areslated for resurfacinglater this summer/fall atdates to be announced.

PITKIN COUNTY ROAD PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR THIS SUMMER:

Pitkin County is getting a

“volume discount” on roadwork this summer

by “piggybacking” with CDOT on asphalt, construction & more.

THURSDAY Aug. 23BACH FLOWER REMEDIES • AliciaSirkin talks about Bach flower remedies atthe Health Institute in Basalt (1460 E. Val-ley Rd.) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. A $10 dona-tion is requested. Info: 305-666-5958.

RODEO • The Carbondale Wild WestRodeo wraps up its season at the GusDarien arena east of Carbondale onCounty Road 100. Gates open at 5:30p.m., slack is at 6 p.m. and the Grand En-trance is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 foradults (kids under 10 are free) or $30 percarload (six people or less. Info: carbon-dalerodeo.com.

ROTARY • Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at MiCasita every Thursday at noon.

FRIDAY Aug. 24LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in theDinkel Building presents music every Fri-day night.

LIVE MUSIC • The Crown MountainRecreation District presents a free concertfeaturing Brad Manosevitz & the FlyingTourettes of Berzerkerstan from 6:30 to8:30 p.m. Info: 963-6030.

MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” (R) at8 p.m. through Aug. 30. This film is a dra-matic comedy that follows a group ofBritish retirees who decide to “outsource”their retirement to less expensive andseemingly exotic India.The comedy “Bernie” (PG-13) will beshown at 5:45 p.m. on Aug. 26.

SATURDAY Aug. 25GOLF • Hospice of the Valley holds its an-nual“Cowboy & Cowgirl Golf” fundraiserat Dallenbach Ranch (just outside Basalt).The event is for golfers and non-golfersalike. Golf starts at 3 p.m. with cocktails at5 p.m. Tickets are $125 for golf and dinneror $100 for dinner only. Info: 927-6650 [email protected].

HOOPS • The Crown Mountain Recre-ation District in El Jebel holds a 3 on 3 bas-ketball tournament with three divisions:under 18, women and over 35. The entryfee ranges from $60 to $100. Info: 963-6030.

LIVE MUSIC • Bighorn Toyota and theRedstone Community Association presentLarry Good, Doug Whitney and PaulValentine in Redstone Park from 6 to 9p.m. It’s free

SATURDAY MARKET • Crystal RiverMeats and Osage Gardens hold a SaturdayMarket at 55 N. Fourth Street from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. every Saturday. Info: 876-0668.

SUNDAY Aug. 26FESTIVAL • The Festival of the Americas,presented by the Roaring Fork Rotary/ClubRotario, takes place at Sopris Park begin-ning at 11 a.m. There’ll be music, dancing,food and more. Volunteers are needed.Info and applications: www.festivalameri-cas.net.

RBRCHONORS COUPLE • River BridgeRegional Center honors Joyce Bulifant andRoger Perry at the home of Rich and HollyGlessier (122 Crystal Canyon Dr.) from 4

to 6 p.m. Jim and Connie Calaway willhost the event. Info:[email protected] or 970-945-5195.

LIVE MUSIC • White House Pizza onMain Street presents Mike Waters(acoustic/electric joyride). Info: 704-9400.

CVEPA • The annual meeting of the Crys-tal Valley Environmental Protection Asso-ciation takes place at the Redstone Inn.Social hour starts at 5 p.m., followed by thedinner and meeting at 6 p.m. and a talk byforest service biologist John Proctor at 7p.m. Info: Chuck Downey 963-1389.

POETRY • The Aspen Poets’ Society hostsa poetry night at Victoria’s Espresso &Wine Bar (510 E. Durant). Featured guestsare the River City Nomads. No cover. Info:379-2136.

MONDAY Aug. 27SLOW FOOD • Slow Food RoaringFork/Aspen holds its ninth annual SummerHarvest Social at Six89. A cash bar andsilent auction starts at 6 p.m. with dinnerat 7 p.m. Info: slowfoodroaringfork.com.

JAM SESSION • Carbondale Beer Workson Main Street hosts an old-time jam ses-sion with Dana Wilson from 7 to 9 p.m.every Monday. All abilities are welcome.

TUESDAY Aug. 28ROBIN SUTHERLAND • The Carbon-dale Council on Arts and Humanities pres-ents classical pianist Robin Sutherland at6:30 p.m. at the Colorado Rocky MountainSchool barn. An appetizer and champagne

reception follows the concert. Tickets are$65 for CCAH members and $75 for non-members. For details, call 963-1680 or go tocarbondalearts.com. Sutherland is principalpianist for the San Francisco Symphony.

HYDRO TALK • CLEER, the RoaringFork Conservancy, CORE and the AspenGlobal Change Institute present “Sustain-able Hydro-power in Mountain Commu-nities” with Richard Roos-Collins andJohn Seebach at 7:30 p.m. at the ThirdStreet Center.

G’WOOD MARKET • Glenwood’sDowntown Market at Ninth and Grandtakes place from 4 p.m. to dusk. There arevendors and live music. Info: glenwood-market.com.

COMEDY • Jack Green presents CardiffTuesday Night Comedy Night at theCardiff schoolhouse every week fromthrough the summer, fall and into the win-ter. Tickets are $7.17. Info: 618-0199.

WEDNESDAY Aug. 29MANAUS CELEBRATION • The Man-aus Fund presents a beer tasting and otherfestivities at the Woody Creek CommunityCenter from 5 to 7 p.m. Manaus founderGeorge Stranahan will host the evening.The organization’s new board presidentand executive director will also be intro-duced. RSVP to [email protected].

ROTARY • Rotary District Gov. CarlaVauthrin speaks at the weekly Rotary Clubof Carbondale meeting at the firehouse onHighway 133 at 7 a.m. Info: 927-0641.

For Information & Reservations call 970-945-0667vor Information & ReserF 970-945-066vations call 67


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Further Out

Ongoing

SATURDAY Sept. 1HARVEST FESTIVAL • Sustainable Set-tings on Highway 133 hosts its ninth an-nual Harvest Festival from 4 to 9 p.m.Mark Fischer, Bryce and John Little(Six89, The Pullman and Phat Thai) ChrisLanter (Cache Cache) and Jim Butchart(Aspen Skiing Co.) will be preparing andserving Sustainable Settings’ Beyond Or-ganic lamb, pork, goat, veggies, eggs andmore. There’ll be organic wine, spirits andbeer, live music a fabulous silent auctionand naming of the Local Organic Farmerof the Year.Tickets are $150; kids under 12are free. Info: sustainablesettings.org.

TUESDAY Sept. 4PAM HOUSTON • The Aspen Writers’Foundation brings Pam Houston to theThird Street Center for a free talk at 6 p.m.Houston’s books include “Cowboys AreMy Weakness,”“Sight Hound,”“Waltzingthe Cat” and “A Little More About Me.”She’ll be discussing her most recent novel

“Contents May Have Shifted.”

SATURDAY Sept. 8GOLF • The 13th annual American LegionWomen’s Auxiliary golf tournament takesplace at the Ranch at Roaring Fork. Thecost is $40 per player and there are fourplayers per team. Entry fees can be sent toThe American Legion at 97 Third St. ordrop them off after 3 p.m. Hole sponsor-ships are also available. For details, callJulie 963-2381.

FRIDAY Sept. 14HMC • Healthy Mountain Communities“State of the Valley Symposium 2012”presents Amy Cortese, who will discuss herlatest book “Locavesting: The Revolutionin Local Investing and How to Profit fromit” at the Hotel Colorado in GlenwoodSprings. Cortese’s work has appeared inThe New York Times, Business Week,Mother Jones, the Daily Beast and otherpublications.

GORDON COOPER • The GordonCooper Library and Aspen Art Museumteam up for “Story Art” the first Thurs-day of every month from 3:45 to 4:45p.m. The program combines visual liter-acy and art-making and is free. Registra-tion is recommended. Info: 963-2889.

TAI CHI • Senior Matters in the Third

Street Center offers tai chi with instruc-tor John Norton at 9 a.m. on Mondaysand Wednesdays. The cost is $40 permonth or $7 per drop in. Info: 274-1010.

MAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chatwith Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernoton Tuesdays from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Vil-lage Smithy, located at 26 S. Third St.

Hold the pressesGIVING KDNK A BIG HAND. KDNK presents the inaugural Mr. Carbondale ManPageant at Phat Thai at 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 24.The categories will be: Talent, Carhartt, RiverWear and Evening Gown. MC’s will be SteveSkinner, Jen Roeser and April E. Clark. Thecover charge is $15 with a prix fixe dinner op-tion available. KDNK Community Card hold-ers receive a $5 discount on admission. Fordetails, or reservations call 963-0139.

CBW SHOWS. Straight from Canada, AllanNicholls plays Carbondale Beers Works from 8to 9:30 pm. on Aug. 23. On Aug. 24 it’s theSmuggler Mountain Boys at 8:30 p.m. Nocover for either band.

GUN RANGE REOPENS. The Colorado De-partment of Parks and Wildlife’s Lake Chris-tine gun range in Basalt reopened to the publicon Aug. 22 following a short closure brought onby a wildfire. New rules include a ban on smoking. Other rules prohibiting the use oftracer rounds, steel-jacket ammunition, exploding targets and fully automatic firearmsremain in place.

Carbondale Police Department is now accepting applications

for the position of

ORDINANCE OFFICER

Refer to

www.carbondalegov.org for more information and application.

VAUDEVILLE • The Glenwood Vaude-ville Review’s all new summer show isstaged in Glenwood Springs at 901 Col-orado Avenue. Shows take place Fridaysand Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundaysat 5:30 p.m. There’s a pub style menuand full bar. Tickets are $22 for adults,$20 for seniors, $16 for kids. Info andreservations: 945-9699 or gvrshow.com.PICKLEBALL • Drop-in pickleballhappens at the North Face tennis courtsSaturdays at 9 a.m.

CMC GALLERY • Colorado Moun-tain College’s downtown gallery inGlenwood Springs presents Santa Feartist Michael Kessler. His latest show,“Opulent Abstractions of the NaturalWorld,”will be on display through Sept.6. The gallery is located 802 Grand Ave.Info: 947-8367 or visit cmcartshare.com.GROUP RUN • Independence Run &Hike stages an all-abilities run Satur-days at 7:45 a.m. Info: 704-0909.

Photo by Jane Bachrach.

RECLAIM~RESTORE~REUSE 180 South Side Dr. Basalt 970.927.6488

[email protected] www.basaltthrift.com

THURSDAY Aug. 23MAKE YOUR OWN PIE AT ROCKBOTTOM RANCH • ACES at RockBottom Ranch, 2001 Hooks Spur Rd.Basalt.Michael Thompson learned the artof pie baking from his wife Jan. Jan's piecrust recipe is simple, easy to make, anddelicious. It can be adjusted to be partlywhole wheat, and it works very well forsavory and sweet pies. Michael, whotaught a sourdough bread class at RockBottom Ranch in February 2012, is re-turning to share this art with you. Stu-dents need to bring one or two pie platesto class (glass, tin or foil, any size), alongwith a roller (straight-sided wine bottlewill do) and a bowl or two of filling,which can be savory or sweet. A couple ofweeks before the class, Michael will post afew filling recipes on his food blog:http://www.aspennature.org/programs/make-your-own-pie?pid=214 $15.00 Mem-bers $20.00 Non Members

FRIDAY Aug. 24FREE CONCERT SERIES, CROWNMOUNTAINPARKPAVILLION, BASALT

• Come spend a few hours relaxing at thePavilion arena, listening to music. FREEfor everyone. A great way to start theweekend! Playing Friday is: 'Brad Mano-sevitz and the Flying Tourettes of Berzerk-erstan' 6:30-8:30pm

SATURDAY Aug. 253 ON3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS• Crown Mountain Park Basketball CourtBASALT Held on 1 day, this tournamentfeatures 4 divisions - open, under 18's,women's, and over 35's. Modified gamesin tournament format with a maximum of4 people per team permitted. Teammin/mx: 4/10 per division

SUNDAY AUG. 26BASALT SUNDAY MARKET • Locallygrown produce, local artists, cookingdemonstrations, etc. Meet and talk withlocal growers, ranchers, artisans, and heal-ers. Take home some of the finest localfoods available, as well as arts, clothing andmore. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

MONDAY Aug. 27WEEK OF WATERCOLOR • Monday

August 20 - Friday August 24, 9:30 am -3:30 pm Adults, All Skill Levels. Sarah Pe-terson returns to the Wyly this spring,teaching her ever-popular technique ofusing wet on wet watercolor. Create gor-geous paintings of an ethereal nature, ofany subjects that capture your interest!Sarah's attention to individual studentshelps both novice and advanced artistsexcel in this versatile medium.

TUESDAY Aug. 28FRYING PAN ANGLERS: FLY TYINGCLASS, BASALT • Fly Tying Class of-fered by Frying Pan Anglers. Tuesdaysfrom 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $10. Sign up atFrying Pan Anglers in downtown Basalt orcall 927-3441.

WEDNESDAY Aug. 29BASALT LIONS CHARITY BINGO •Come join the Basalt Lions Club for a funevening of charity bingo to benefit ourmany service projects in the area. Over$400 in cash prizes are given out nightlyand our progressive bingo pot is now over$250.Also, the Beta Chi Sorority providesyummy food.

Shopping | Dining | Culture | Recreation

VISIT BASALT & EL JEBELAt the confluence of Frying Pan and Roaring Fork Rivers

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Become an eco bag ladyNow accepting fall items

To list your Basalt or El Jebel event, e-mail it to [email protected] by 5 p.m. on Friday.

BYE-BYE BBQfor TownManager

Bill KanePlease stop by Town Hall,

101 Midland Avenue,to wish Bill Kane well on his

retirement and new adventures.

Wednesday,August 29, 2012

between11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

INTEGRITYCat Litter40# Bags

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In observance of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 3,the ad reservation and calendar deadlines for theThursday, Sept. 6 issue is 12 p.m. Friday, August 31

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Community Briefs

NATURAL FOOD STORECARBONDALE’’ S

LOCALAPPLES ARE

HERE

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK M-F 9AM-7PM; Sat. 11AM-6PM; Sun. 12-6PM

559 Main Street • 970-963-1375 • www.carbondalecommunityfoodcoop.org

WINDSHIELD REPAIRAUTO GLASS REPLACEMENT

DAVID ZAMANSKY – Owner OperatedLicense & Insured

970-963-3891500 Buggy CircleCarbondale, CO.

Auto Glass &Side Mirrors

Service Directory

UnclassifiedsSubmit Unclassifieds to [email protected] by 12p.m. on Monday. $15 for up to 30 words, $20 for 31-50words.

*Credit card payment information should be emailed to [email protected] or call 948-6563. Checks may bedropped off at our office at the Third Street Center or mailedto P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623. Call 618-9112for more info.

Celebrating our first year!

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Cheers! Located right next to the Crystal Theatre

MSHS needs some menThe Mt. Sopris Historical Society

newsletter says the group needs “2 guysand a truck” to move glass display casesfrom the museum on Weant Boulevard tothe Thompson House at River ValleyRanch (editor’s note: a distance of less thana half-mile so why would real men evenneed a truck?) The MSHS could also use acopier (Xerox preferred), an iPod deck forplaying digitized recordings of recordsfrom the Thompson House for tours and aparty tent for various functions. For details,call 963-7041.Also, summer tour hours forthe Thompson House are Saturdays from2 to 5 p.m. (call 963-7041 for reservations).After many years of service Toni Cerise hasstepped down as president of the MSHSand Mustang Molly has stepped up.

Basalt pays for laughsThe Basalt Chamber of Commerce

throws down a cool $1,000 in cash andprizes during its first annual Laugh in Lions(Park) comedy festival Sept. 22 from 4 to 9p.m.

Comedians “from around the state” ac-cording to the Basalt Chamber of Com-merce have been invited to compete in thelaugh fest. No joke: the application dead-line is Aug. 24. For details, call 927-4031or e-mail [email protected]. Theevent will take place at Lions Park.

Go pull some fenceColorado Land Conservancy will re-

move barbed wire fencing to ease travel forelk on the Grange load-out conservation

easement near Redstone from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. on Aug. 24. Lunch will be provided.For details, call 927-1290.

Rams selling discount cardsThe Roaring Fork Rams volleyball team

is selling discount cards for deals at localstores and restaurants, including a buy-one-get-one-free deal at Dos Gringos. In all,25 deals are offered. Other participatingCarbondale merchants are White HousePizza, the Pour House, Subway, Domino’s,The Blend, Peppino’s, the Village Smithyand Ace Hardware. The cards sell for $20and are produced by the private companyadrenalinefundraising.com.

Flag football refs neededThe Crown Mountain Recreation Dis-

trict is looking for referees for its 5-on-5flag football league, which begs the ques-tion: if a ref throws a flag in a flag footballgame, does it make it more confusing?Maybe the refs should throw a plastic bagfull of empty Gatorade bottles.Anyway, theseason runs Aug. 21 through Oct. 16. Fordetails, call 963-6030.

Learn American Sign LanguageThe Aspen Camp for the Deaf & Hard

of Hearing offers classes in American SignLanguage (which includes dinner, thus thename “Sign and Dine”) at Old SnowmassTuesdays at 6:15 p.m. from Aug. 28through Oct. 2. The cost is $75. A secondsession runs from Oct. 15 through Nov. 20.For details, call 923-2511 or go to www.as-pencamp.org.

SKI PASSESON SALE

970-963-1890

[email protected]. Street Center, Carbondale, CO

CONGRATULATIONS on the 1 year anniversary of theBonefire Coffee Business downtown Carbondale! Goodwork Charlie and all the friendly and efficient staff servingus! See you soon!

WASHER AND DRYER FOR SALE. Whirlpool ResourceSaver Duet. Front end loader, both electric.Three years old.$200 each. Call Lynn at 963-1549.

Mid-Valley Food PantriesCarbondale: �ird Street Center, 520 South 3rd Street, #35

Mon, Wed & Fri: 10am-12:30pm • 963-1778Basalt: Basalt Community United Methodist Church

167 Holland Hills Rd. • Wed & � ur: 11am-1pm • 279-1492Learn more at www.liftup.org and join us on facebook!

Help for families in need.Food is available at LIFT-UP’s seven area food pantries, made possible by support from our caring community.

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