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Recent snows brought just about everyone to the Spring Gulch Nordic ski area over the weekend, including Patrick Johnson(shown here). On a related note, the Mt. Sopris Nordic Council’s Ski for Sisu fund-raiser at Spring Gulch is Feb. 5. For details,check out the ad on page 7. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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t was just about over before it started.We’re talking about Tuesday night’s

wait for the results of the Village atCrystal River vote. Within a half-hour ofCarbondale Town Clerk Cathy Derby lock-ing the door and declaring the polls at townhall closed, the first round of ballots werecounted at the Garfield County Courthouseand word quickly spread – 1,174 against,620 in favor.

Just after 8 p.m., Garfield County Clerkand Recorder Jean Alberico announced theunofficial results: 1,245 against, 667 in favor.

The vote put an end to developer RichSchierburg’s Village at Crystal River mixeduse development on Highway 133 and sev-eral years of debate on whether the projectwas something the town needed or wanted.

With about 60 percent of the town’s reg-istered voters casting ballots,VCR lost in allthree of Carbondale’s precincts. Some ob-servers thought VCR had its best chance ofpassing in the upscale River Valley Ranch,but it lost there 62-38 percent (675-421). Inthe other two precincts it lost 70-30 percent(286-120) and 69-31 percent (284-156).

After the final VCR vote was announced,Locals for Smarter Growth member AllynHarvey said, “ … I hope that whoever de-velops this parcel in the future will do a bet-ter job gauging the town’s character andcomes up with a proposal that adds valueto our community.”

Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot, whosupported VCR, said in a prepared state-ment, “ … The electorate has clearly de-cided that the Village at Crystal River asproposed is not the project our communitydesires. Considering the complexities ofthe application, the history of the parcel,the underlying zoning, and effects to ourcommunity, the developer requesting hisproject go to a public vote was appropri-ate and necessary. … ”

Schierburg was unavailable for comment.

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Concerning Agenda 21Dear Editor:

Some months ago, friends began warningme about UN Agenda 21 and somethingcalled ICLEI. I mentally hit“delete”as is thecase when there’s just too much bad news toassimilate in our getting-older minds.

That was just months ago and now I’vejoined their efforts. Just a few days ago Ifound there are increasing numbers of alertsgoing around our country. In fact, two states,New Hampshire and Tennessee, have bothintroduced legislation (HB 1638 and HouseJoint Resolution 587, respectively) to pro-hibit the heretofore undisturbed actions andfreewheeling spending of these institutions,incorporating such words as “destructive”and “insidious”, and referring to the “dan-gerous intent of the (Agenda 21) plan.”

Not just the states, but those in both po-litical parties are sounding the alarm as theycontinue to expose the real agenda ofAgenda 21 and its counterpart, the Interna-tional Council on Local Environmental Ini-tiatives (ICLEI). Along with the groupwww.democratsagainstUNAgenda21.com,a resolution has been sponsored by Repub-lican National Committeewoman fromKansas, Helen Van Etten, along with 13 co-sponsors from Oklahoma, Iowa, Alabama,Illinois, Oregon, S. Carolina, Delaware Ten-nessee, Indiana, Arizona, and Nebraska, todefeat UN Agenda 21.

There are also numerous verified cases ofindividuals and groups standing before theircity and county governments, demandingthey terminate their contracts with ICLEI

specifically. Many have succeeded; others re-main consistent in ongoing efforts, and somepublic servants have stubbornly refused evenin the face of evidence pointing to massivecorruption and the intent to defraud theAmerican people.

There’s a big problem remaining how-ever. How does an ordinary citizen alert oth-ers who may remain skeptical in light of thelong-standing, but under-the-radar opera-tions that appear to be beneficial to other-wise noble causes?

Indeed, how does one conquer the lan-guaging that has been utilized so well thateven those in local governments have not un-derstand the motives of these non-Americaninstitutions that would have been discoveredyears ago had their goals for America beenstated plainly?

With only 400 words allowed here,there’s little chance to get into the specifics,but hopefully this is enough of an alert forcitizens to simply ask the Carbondale Boardof Trustees why they continue to invite anunconstitutional, non-government organiza-tion on board to make decisions that affectliberty and private property rights when theend goal is their elimination under the guiseof ‘communitarianism.’

Betty Scranton, OrganizerThe American Patriots of theRoaring Fork ValleyGlenwood Springs

The Sopris Sun welcomes your letters, limited to no more than 400 words. Include yournameand residence (for publication) and a contact email and phonenumber. Submit lettersvia email to [email protected] via snailmail toP.O.Box399,Carbondale,CO81623.

Letters

“What most people don’t seem to realize is that there is just as much money to be madeout of the wreckage of a civilization as from the upbuilding of one.” – Margaret Mitchell

Lee Mulcahy and I have a lot in common: we’ve served our community together on thefront lines, we both think censorship is a crime against humanity, and we come from bigfamilies that love “The Sound of Music” and tea parties (both kinds — the political mad

hatters and the kind with little cakes.) And that forms a bondas strong as any on Wall Street.

Martin Luther King’s message of community and lovethy neighbor is a focal point of the Occupy Wall Street mis-sion as a solution for the inequality Crony Capitalism fos-ters. No one knows where this movement will take us, butat least we are starting to read the writing on the wall: aconstitutional amendment to get the big money out of pol-itics, an end to the tired old war-for-oil plan to ‘boost’ theeconomy, government-issued pitchforks for the art police…? As for the ridicule and separation tactics the mainstreammedia uses, that is the paradox of the public forum: even ifeveryone knows an unpleasant truth, stating it publiclychanges everything. The Wall Street thieves are well posi-tioned on top of the anthill and vigilant in their sabotage ofany outspoken equality-minded ants who manage to getmore than half way up.

Lee says:“As artists, it’s easier to make a serious point withhumour. In all my 16 years of living in Aspen I don’t remember ever meeting the Verschleis-ers. So when Jeffrey Verschleiser rented out the Hotel Jerome for five days during Winterskölto host a private party with money he allegedly took from everyday Americans, I, in solidar-ity, dressed as a vampire squid and protested. Really, it was the least I could do. In spite ofGoldman Sachs and the Crown Royals, with my “Tea Party for the 28th amendment — getthe $ out of politics”sign, I stood for this community.And I felt right at home because the localMulcahys (eight generations in Texas, white trash and proud) are all tea partiers (with a littlet) except for one limousine liberal sister. (As a rule, during the holidays,we now avoid the sub-ject of Obama being the Limousine Liberal Party’s African American puppet for Wall Street.)

“We should remember that a healthy community, like family, is often in conflict.We maydisagree with each other but if we can break bread together, i.e., if everyone has access to theloaf, we will all benefit.

“Senatorial candidate Elizabeth Warren summed up the Golden Rule succinctly: ‘Youbuilt a factory out there? Good for you. But I want to be clear: you moved your goods to mar-ket on the roads the rest of us paid for; you hired workers the rest of us paid to educate; youwere safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for.You didn’t have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at yourfactory, and hire someone to protect against this, because of the work the rest of us did. Nowlook, you built a factory and it turned into something terrific, or a great idea? God bless. Keepa big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and payforward for the next kid who comes along.’”

Lee continues:“And isn’t that the point? Instead of holding onto the attitude‘Everything’sfine, I’ve got mine’ we need to remember we’re only as rich as our poorest neighbor. Andnowhere is that more obvious than in our little Alps-wannabe valley. We have socialism —but it’s only for the ones who can afford it; politically engineered inequality creates a worldof haves and have-nots and leads to social unrest.

“For a healthier, more just world, we need to tear down the walls that Wall Street haserected between us.”

For more, go to www.occupyaspen.com.

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Ps & QsBy Jeannie Perry

CorrectionsIn a Jan.19 article about the new Gor-

don Cooper Library, The Sopris Sun in-correctly described the role of AndreaKorber. The project architect is WillisMemberArchitects; Korber is an architectworking in the project’s outreach process.

In John Foulkrod’s guest opinion inthe Jan.26 Sun, two sentences about Car-bondale’s town finances should have read:“The town of Carbondale General FundBalance at the end of 1982 was a negative$59,632. In 1983, the ending fund bal-ance was a negative $58,473.”

VCR thoughtsEdiTOR’S NOTE: Knowing that timewould be tight for follow up coverage onthe Jan. 31 Village at Crystal River vote,The Sopris Sun invited an equal numberof supporters and opponents to commenton election results either before or afterthe results were known. Here are most ofthose replies.

Before the results were known:We are going to lose either way, it’s

just a pity someone will think they won.– Brad Hendricks

Regardless of the way the vote comesout referendums are a terrible way to runa railroad, whether at the state or localgovernment level! – Bill Lamont

After the results were known:I’m proud of our town for confirming that

Carbondale is truly a COMMUNITY andnot a COMMODITY! – Russell Hedman

•••The Carbondale trustees made an ex-

cellent decision to go public to obtain theVCR decision. This process energized thetown and brought out tons of insights.Now, one wonders, what future use ofthat site would appeal to the Carbondale

citizenry and also make economic sense?Just as our times have changed, that usewould have to be significantly different.Asan exercise, I would like to know whatideas are out there. – Bill Spence

•••For a second time, in a clear and re-

sounding voice, Carbondale stood in itstruth of what kind of community andgrowth we want to have here, and it is defi-nitely not“Anywhere, USA.” – denise Moss

•••We are fortunate to live in a town where

voters take the time and spend the energyto ask questions, learn the facts and partic-ipate in the process. – Shelle de Beque

So long, farewell,auf wiedersehen, goodnight

LETTERS page 16

Sopris Sun CorrespondentBy Trina Ortega

While growing up in Carbondale, Patrick Liberty neverwould’ve dreamed of rubbing elbows with AcademyAward-nominated directors, famous hip hop artists, Hol-lywood actors and pro athletes. Now he collaborates withsuch celebrities on a regular basis for Akomplice, a suc-cessful clothing business he and brother Mike Smallsfounded eight years ago and was based out of Carbondaleuntil last year.

The two confirmed on Monday they will work on a col-laborative project with Josh Fox, the director of“Gasland,”which was nominated for a 2011 Oscar for Best Docu-mentary. Described as “part vérité travelogue, part expose,part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, part show-down,” the film focuses on Fox’s odyssey across Americato learn more about the effects of hydraulic fracturing.

The topic hits close to home for Patrick and Mike, whonow base their business out of Paonia, Colo., and SantaBarbara, Calif. The BLM is currently considering an ap-plication to lease more than 30,000 acres of land sur-rounding Paonia, Hotchkiss and Crawford for oil and gasdevelopment.

“There are lots of different organizations fighting toprevent this, and all of these organizations are excitedabout having a visual campaign. Sometimes it can feel sodepressing. … It’s nice to have something fun associatedwith it,” Patrick said.

Patrick credits his brother for being the design prodigy,and Mike spent all day Monday brainstorming ideas for thenew anti-fracking campaign. Clothing and other productsavailable to the public will be available at www.Akomplice-Clothing.com.

“I wanted to spread awareness about this,” Mike said,noting that their in-your-face graphics appeal to a youngercrowd. Sometimes it takes a “graphically pleasing” designto reach the younger generation when educating about anintense topic such as fracking, he added.

Some of their clothing carries a skateboard/snowboardlook. But they also have the V.S.O.P. line, their self-de-scribed Ralph Lauren collection. The garments are highquality and utilitarian, meant to last a long time, saysPatrick. The T-shirt designs are strong with contrasting orvibrant colors, sometimes both. One of their most populardesigns is of Lady Liberty holding a gun instead of a torch.Another shows a person painting over the words “Con-ventional Thoughts.” A recent collaborative project withpro footballer Vernon Davis of the San Francisco 49ers isa rich palette of color flowing through a life-sized image ofDavis’ face.

Like its other collaborative efforts, Akomplice will do-nate proceeds from sale of the limited-edition Davis T-shirtsto two nonprofits: the U.S. arts education organizationYoung Audiences Arts for Learning and the Starkey Hear-ing Foundation for an upcoming 2012 trip to helpAfrican children.

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Working with the 49ers Davis is a milestone for thebrothers (whose family name is McCarney but each nowgoes by his deejay name). They were born in GlenwoodSprings, raised in Carbondale, attended local schools andstill call the Roaring Fork Valley home. Dad Steve McCar-ney helped start Solar Energy International and mom Mary

owned Planted Earth. They know what it means to have astrong work ethic and entrepreneurial spirit, but workingwith all these famous folks is still a bit unreal at times.

“For us — me and my brother — we’re boggled thatwe’re able to work with all of these stars.The idea of think-ing that I would work with football stars or famous hiphop artists or actors when I was in Carbondale, thatseemed a million miles away,” Patrick said.

Today, Akomplice apparel and products are sold in 22countries, in addition to online venues and its own Website, and the guys recently opened a flagship store in part-nership with Fuzion in Santa Barbara. Locally, they haveproducts at Casual Culture and Hair Bar.

Their motto is “evolution through experimentation;”they don’t separate work from life; and aren’t motivatedby the bottom line.

“If you offer the best product and long-lasting productand word gets out there, you’ll continue to grow just fine,”Patrick said. “Because we’re not being controlled by thedollar bill, we’re free to think outside of the box. I think it’sworking really well because it comes from the right place.”

Their story of success speaks to the heart of their motto.As Patrick explains in a video at the opening of their flag-

ship store: “We’re two whitekids from the middle of the

mountains that started a brand. … We had no industryconnections, no design degrees, no business degrees. Wejust made hot stuff that people love, and we progress. Sowe’re evolving through our experimentation.”

Their strategies are working. To stay balanced, boosttheir productivity, and draw on their creative juices whenthe pressure’s on, they also practice the meditative Chineseexercise of qigong.

Mike says that ultimately, it comes down to each mem-ber of the Akomplice team (now more than 10 strong)being “as balanced as possible.” On a global level, they be-lieve that when each person is “in balance,” it will createbalance in the world. The balance may come in differentforms for each person, he explains, but as a business ownerit’s important to help employees achieve that balance sothey are productive and feel good about their jobs.

“What you do during your day is your life. If you’redoing it every day, that IS your life,” he said.

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Brothers see world through Akomplice Clothing

For their business Akomplice, Mike Smalls andPatrick Liberty create striking and powerfulgraphics to raise awareness about conservation(above right), and to communicate philosophicalbeliefs, such as unity among people (left).images courtesy of Akomplice.

One of the Akomplice brothers hooked up with local “Fracktivists” tohoist signs warning about gas drilling during X Games in Aspen lastweekend, according to protest co-organizer Michael Gorman.Photo by Eric Allen

Nominating petitions available Feb. 3Nomination petitions for April’s Carbondale Board of Trustee

election are available at town hall starting on Feb. 3, according totown clerk Cathy Derby. Petitions must be returned to town hall by5 p.m. on Feb. 23.

Other important election dates include:• March 5 – last day to register to vote;• April 3 – Election Day.The election will be a mail-in ballot. Derby said ballots will be

mailed the week of March 12-16. Voters can return their ballots inthe mail, or put them in the ballot box at town hall beginning onMarch 12. Ballots will also be accepted at town hall from 7 a.m.to 7 p.m. on April 3.

Three seats (each a four-year term) are up for election on theseven-member board.

The trustees recently decided to conduct this election and fu-ture elections via mail-in ballots. Derby said the mail-in proceduredoes not affect absentee voting. For details on the election, call510-1206.

Town considers North Face bike parkThe town of Carbondale is considering a bike park at North

Face Park and will start accepting comments at a special meetingat town hall at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 8.

The proposed bike park would be located at the northeast endof North Face Park in the same location as the existing bike skillsfeatures, according to Recreation Director Jeff Jackel. Bike parkfeatures could include a pump track, bike skills course, jump lines,and dual slalom track.

The bike park proposal is being considered by the CarbondaleParks & Recreation Commission, and the Bicycle/Pedestrian &Trails Commission. Construction would involve professional andvolunteer labor. Funding plans include a state GOCO grant, privatedonations, in-kind services and possible town funding.

For more information, call Darryl Fuller at 309-1361 Jeff Jackelat 510-1214.

GCEC elects Russi, McKinneyThe Garfield Clean Energy Collaborative held its first official

meeting on Jan. 11 and elected New Castle Town CouncilmanGreg Russi as chair, and Glenwood Springs Mayor Pro-tem LeoMcKinney as vice chair.

The Garfield Clean Energy Collaborative uses state legislationthat allows governments to cooperate with one another to providea service or function that is most efficiently provided on a regionalbasis rather than by single governments, according to a press release.

The purpose of GCEC is to make it easier for residents, busi-nesses, and governments throughout Garfield County to becomemore energy efficient and tap clean energy as a means to creatinga stronger, more resilient economy.

Carbondaler running for CU RegentJessica Garrow (D-Carbondale) recently announced she is run-

ning for a seat on the Colorado University Board of Regents inNovember’s election, according to a press release.

A third-generation Coloradan, Garrow graduated summa cumlaude from the University of Colorado-Boulder with a degree inpolitical science and a minor in philosophy in 2004. She receivedher master’s degree in city and regional planning in 2006 fromOhio State University.

“The University (of Colorado) should explore ways to makethe cost of higher education more predictable for families, whichis why I support a four-year tuition guarantee for in-state students,”she said.

Garrow has served as president of the board of Roaring ForkLeadership and the vice-president of the Aspen Young Profession-als Association. She is also a member of the Carbondale HistoricPreservation Commission, and a graduate of the Roaring ForkLeadership program (2009) and the Colorado Institute for Lead-ership Training (2011).

She is currently the long range planner for the city of Aspen.She is 29 years old and lives in Carbondale with her husbandTed Parenti.


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“Skip” Gates cancels, againHenry Louis “Skip” Gates has once again

been forced to cancel an appearance in theRoaring Fork Cultural Council speaker series.

According to the RFCC, the Harvard pro-fessor is in California shooting a show forPBS and unforeseen production problems arekeeping him on the West Coast.

The Gates talk was slated for Feb. 4 atThunder River Theatre.

Bag newsCarbondale residents will vote in April

whether to repeal or let stand an ordinancebanning carry-out plastic grocery bags atCity Market. Here’s a new slogan that’s mak-ing the rounds: “When plastic bags are out-lawed, only outlaws will have plastic bags.”If you’re thinking the slogan is a take off onan old National Rifle Association phrase,you’re probably right.

Other slogans reportedly being consideredby some pro-baggers: “Plastic bags don’t killpeople, bullets kill people,” “I never met aplastic bag I didn’t like” and “Plastic bags:One of nature’s miracles.”

There’s also word on the street that somefolks are now hoarding plastic bags in antic-ipation of their proposed scarcity. Reportedre-uses include: kitty litter bag, trashcan liner,dog poop bag … actually, that’s about it.

While debate is sure to rage whether toban plastic bags, both sides so far apparentlyagree on one thing: plastic bags make lousybowling ball bags (there’s not even room foryour shoes).

Marble Hub is openThe Marble Hub is announces its winter

hours: Friday through Sunday from 9:30 a.m.to 2:30 p.m. (Insider tip: the Hub is not onlya great place, it’s pretty much the only place

to grab a cup of coffee before, during or afterSunday morning services at Marble Commu-nity Church.)

The Marble Hub is located in the formerMarble State Bank Building, which in itself islocated around the corner from MarbleCommunity Church, kitty-corner from thatbarbecue place, not far from Beaver LakeLodge, but a little further from where Ronand Joyce Illian used to live.

It’s on the same street as the Marble Char-ter School, but to the east a little ways andseveral miles east of Highway 133.

Yum, yum, yumHere is what the Roaring Fork School

District is serving up for lunch Feb. 3-9:• Feb. 3 – Elementary schools: pizza, cu-

cumber sticks, orange and pineapple mix,milk; middle schools: pizza, cucumber sticks,fruit mix, milk; high schools: pizza, fruit andvegetable bar, milk.

• Feb. 6 – Elementary: grilled cheese,chicken noodle soup, carrot and celery sticks,fruit mix, milk; middle: grilled cheesew/chicken noodle soup, carrot and celerysticks, fresh kiwi, milk; high: beef taco, fruitand vegetable bar, milk.

• Feb. 7 – Elementary: bean burrito, freshpico de gallo, apple wedges, tortilla crisp,milk; middle: pulled pork on a bun, roastedbroccoli, diced peaches, milk; high: hot dog,fruit and vegetable bar, milk.

• Feb.8 – Elementary: lasagna,breadsticks,Ceasar salad, diced pears, milk; middle: beeftaco, refried beans, apple wedges, milk; high:enchiladas, fruit and vegetable bar, milk.

• Feb.9 – elementary: baked French toast,herb roasted potatoes, sausage, grapefruitwedges, milk; middle: baked French toast,herb roasted potatoes, sausage, grapefruitwedges, milk. High: herb roasted chicken,fruit and vegetable bar, milk.


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Guess who theseCarbondale girls

found at the XGamesin Aspen last week?

denver Broncosreceiver Eric decker

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Sopris Sun Staff Report

Carbondale Board of Trustees candi-dates can take out nominating petitions be-ginning Feb. 3, according to town clerkCathy Derby. Three seats are up for grabs.

When contacted by The Sopris Sun, in-cumbents John Hoffmann and Pam Zent-myer said they are running again. Here areprepared statements from both.John Hoffmann: I will be running for

trustee in Carbondale for a number of rea-sons. The first is the reason I ran to beginwith. To take my turn at the table helpingtown decide its course.

Now that I have had over three years ofsitting in, I’ve become comfortable with theprocess. Stay the course becomes themantra and the ancillary groups that I liai-son with have become important to me;their relationships and friendships wouldbe hard to sever.

I have come to admire the sharp intel-lects and hard working people I serve with,and wish to continue with my own effortsto be honest, respectful and nurturing ofthe ideas our community propagate.

Currently, besides sitting with thetrustees I serve as liaison with: CDOT,Northwest Colorado Council of Govern-ments and its Regional CoordinatingCouncil, Senior Matters, Wake Up Now,Early Childhood Learning Council, the En-

vironmental Board, the BiPeT Commission,RFTA, Cable Franchise Community NeedsGroup, Crystal River Environmental Pro-tection Association, Garfield Clean Energy,and the Mt. Sopris Historical Society, and Ichair the West Elk Loop Scenic and His-toric Byway Steering Committee.

I love our town, it is home.Pam Zentmyer: I plan on running for

trustee in the spring. I was waiting to learnthe results of the recent election before fi-nalizing my decision. I wanted confirma-tion from the community that my prioritiesare in line with theirs.The strong voter turnout and election result coupled with theconcerns I’ve had about VCR since ourconversations with the developer began ledme to believe that I remain a good repre-sentative for our community.

I look forward to election events and theopportunity to learn more about other can-didates. I sincerely hope we will see a num-ber of strong candidates offer themselvesup for service in 2012.

This community deserves the opportu-nity to choose who they want to representthem; we can’t afford another uncontestedelection. We have many capable people outthere who would excel. I encourage anyoneinterested to toss their name in the hat. It’sbeen an amazing learning experience and itwill be an exciting spring.

Hoffmann, Zentmyer running again

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THURSDAY Feb. 2AFTER THE VOTE • A “Hearts Healing”takes place at the Gathering Center onSnowmass Drive at 6 p.m.

RIVERSIDE SKIING • The Roaring ForkConservancy’s Riverside Cross County Skiday takes place at Stein Park in Aspen.Guided tours along Roaring Fork Riverbanks will explain the riparian ecosystemalong the Rio Grande Trail. It’s free but reg-istration is required at 927-1290.

ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary meetsat noon at Mi Casita.

FRIDAY Feb. 3MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents“The Descendants” (R) at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3-9and at 5 p.m. Feb. 3-4. Coming soon: “TheArtist.”

FIRST FRIDAY • First Friday takes placefrom about 6 to 8 p.m. all over town. Fordetails, check out the story in this week’sSopris Sun.

PAC3 • Spore Favore, Mile Markers andAll the Pretty Horses perform at PAC3 inthe Third Street Center from 7 to 11 p.m.There’s a $5 suggested donation.

LIVE MUSIC • Carnahan’s in the DinkelBuilding presents Already Gone at 10 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars presentslive music every Friday.

LIVE MUSIC • Carbondale Beer Worksfeatures Electric Lemon Feb. 3, Matt Haslet& Co. Feb. 4 and Olde Tyme (jam) Feb. 6.

STORY TIME • Bonfire presents astory hour with Barefoot BetsyBooks from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m.Info: 618-6785.

READING TO YOUR KIDS •“Raising a Reader” with EllenGalinsky is presented at Car-bondale Middle School at 6p.m. It’s free; Spanish transla-tion will be provided. Info:230-9117.

CHOCOLATE GALA •The CMC Children’sMini College holds its9th annual ChocolateExtravaganza at 1402Blake Ave. from 6 to 7:30p.m. The evening includesfree chocolate desserts, a draw-ing for $500 and a silent auction featuringmore than 100 items. Info: 945-2446.

SATURDAY Feb. 4PAC3 • CONSPIRATOR with specialguest Samples play PAC3 in the ThirdStreet Center at 8 p.m. Tickets are $17 atDos Gringos or www.pac3carbondale.com.CONSPIRATOR was formed in 2004 byThe Disco Biscuits keyboardist/bass playerAron Magner. Guitarist Chris Michetti, anddrummers Darren Shearer (the New Deal)and Mike Greenfield (Lotus) recentlyjoined the band.

DRUM MAKING • CCAH offers a drummaking workshop with Jorge Arenivar atthe Third Street Center from 9 a.m. to 5

p.m. There is a fee. Info: www.Carbon-dalearts.com.

SNOWSHOE RUN/WALK • TheRedstone Community Associationsponsors its third annual RedstoneSnowshoe Race/Fun Walk at 10a.m. with registration at theChurch at Redstone 8 a.m. (or In-dependence Run & Hike beforeFeb. 4). Registration is $20.Info: 704-1843.

FREE YOUR HEART • Cre-ative Spark Studio offers “Free

Your Heart! Free Your MindFree Your SPIRIT?” at the

Third Street Center from 1to 5 p.m. The cost is $50.Info: 618-0561.

SHINING STARS • A ben-efit dinner of hors d’oeuvres prepared bySusie Jimenez (of Spice it Up catering) takesplace from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the LittleBear rooftop in Aspen. Tickets are $75.Info: www.shiningstarsfoundation.org.

SUNDAY Feb. 5SKI FOR SISU • The Mount Sopris NordicCouncil’s annual Ski for Sisu fund-raisertakes place at the Spring Gulch Nordic trailsystem west of Carbondale from 10 a.m. to3 p.m. There’s no entry fee. Info. 963-9524.

WEDNESDAY Feb. 8ROTARY • Carbondale Rotary meets atthe firehouse Wednesdays at 7 a.m.

LIVE MUSIC • White House pizza featuresTom Edman (Coffee house rock).

OPEN MIC • Dan Rosenthal hosts openmic nights at Rivers restaurant in Glen-wood Springs every Wednesday from 8 to10 p.m.

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

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FRIDAY Feb. 10CCAH SHOW • Entries are due for the Car-bondale Council on Arts and Humanities show“Art & Fashion for a Sustainable Future.” Info:963-1680.

“DANGEROUS LIASONS” • ColoradoMountain College Theatre presents “Danger-ous Liaisons” at the Spring Valley CampusFeb. 10-12 and 16-19 at 7 p.m., with 2 p.m.matinees on Feb. 12 and 19. Advance ticketsare $15 for adults and $10 for students, sen-iors, staff and faculty at 947-8177.

SATURDAY Feb. 11WINDWALKERS • Windwalkers annual Hotto Trot fund-raiser takes place at PAC3 in theThird Street Center starting at 6 p.m. There’llbe food (Valley Girls Catering), music (RickRock & the Roosters), live and silent auctionsand a cash bar. Info: 963-2909, [email protected] or www.windwalkerstrc.org.

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Hold the pressesParty with the SunThe Sopris Sun celebrates its third birthday at the Pour House from 5 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 16.There’ll be food, live music and fantastic door prizes. Come one, come all. Bring the kids.Donations, which will help ensure the Sun keeps shining, will be accepted during the partyand always at www.soprissun.com.

Willie Porter plays Steve’sGuitarist/humorist/all-round-entertainer Willie Porter plays Steve’s Guitars on Feb. 8. Steve’sis located in the old part of the Dinkel Building. For details, go to www.stevesguitars.com.

Black Swifts land in CarbondaleThe Wilderness Workshop and Aspen Center for Environmental Studies present the docu-mentary “Black Swifts: The Coolest Bird Ever” at the Third Street Center at 5:30 p.m. onFeb. 8. Twice a year, Black Swifts migrate from their breeding grounds in North America(which includes the Roaring Fork Valley) to the tropics. The film is part of the WW/ACESNaturalist Nights series. For details, call 963-3977.

Adult band forming upTami Suby, director of the Glenwood Springs middle and high school bands, has started abeginning adult band that practices at Roaring Fork High School Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.For details, call. 319-8791.

Cash Mob strikesCarbondale’s Cash Mob strikes Dos Gringos all day on Feb. 7. Bring $20 to help supportanother Carbondale business.

Neubecker talks waterKen Neubecker presents “Water 101” to elected officials, staff and the public at a GarfieldCounty commissioners’ work session at 108 8th St. in Glenwood from 8 to 10 a.m. onFeb. 7.

Rochelle Norwood was one of 20 dancers who performed in dance for Us atThunder River Theatre on Jan. 27-28. The night included African, jazz, modern,tap, contemporary ballet and break dancing styles. Photo by Jane Bachrach


WRiTER’S NOTE: What to do, what todo?? Waylaid in part by a dastardly “bug,”i didn’t have my story for this month fully“yarned-out” yet. Clock running down, iknew i had to punt! Ergo, a reprint of thisMemoirs column submitted to The SoprisSun two years ago. Given that we willknow the results of the Village at CrystalRiver vote by the time this hits the side-walk, i thought it appropriate to remem-ber what Carbondale was like when thistown was a blank slate, so’s to speak.

Compared to the 2010 census with 5,196registered residents, Carbondale’s populationin 1910 was 284. Some readers have thatmany FaceBook friends these days!

According to Ripley’s Believe it or Not,Carbondale had installed the most expensiveelectric lights in the world by late 1910; ergo,‘til then, there was zero “light pollution”around here. Fortunately, today, in most partsof the Crystal River Valley, our sky is still theperfect backdrop for viewing astral travel.After all, we’re as close to heaven as you canget without checking in!

Whereas the 2010 census, like literallyeverything else today, is taken with palm-sizedcomputers, phones and digital GPS (globalpositioning systems), the 1910 census work-ers had to travel by horseback or by carriage,their records carefully written in hand-scripted pen and ink. Do any of us knowwhat “pen and ink” even is anymore?

In 1910, the Glenwood Springs Forddealer took delivery of seven of the first 1910Model Ts. Looking at the photo of the Red-stone Inn from the Mt. Sopris Historical So-ciety museum archives, is the car ownersomeone who was taking census of Osgood’s

bachelor coal workers? Who was the owner?Does anyone in our readership know? Azippy 20 minutes today in an SUV, how manyhours did that drive between Carbondale andRedstone take in 1910?

What do you do? “Worker bees” dominated the town’s

occupation list in 1910: farming, mining,railroad, merchants, carpenters, salesmen,servants.

It appears that pretty near ALL of theheads of families of the 1910 census camefrom “somewhere else.” Some of those de-scendents are now fifth generation or more;the most deeply rooted natives in the RoaringFork and Crystal River Valleys. Even thoughthe first indigenous people of this land, theNorthern Utes, were 30 years gone by 1910,there is still a sense of close-knit (tribal?) liv-ing among those newcomers now five-to-sixgenerations deep that found this rich “unin-habited” utopia. Nice to know some thingsnever change, eh?

A root deep enough? By 1910, mid-western and eastern farm-

ers like Grubb, Holland, Holgate and Stauf-facher had come from Missouri, Ohio,

Illinois, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. They allcarved out a piece of this fertile land andstaked their claim to make a new hopeful lifeafter the Civil War.

Some were single families, with many sonsand daughters, tilling their own soil. Otherswere gentlemen farmers with several rancheswho fed and housed all their laborers. Themost oft-planted root pulled up potatoes,which became the main cash crop of Car-bondale for decades.

In 1910, one Irish farmer (Thomas Mc-

Clure) introduced a new variety of potatocalled the Red McClure. After nearly disap-pearing in the 1950s, Slow Foods RoaringFork (slowfoodroaringfork.org) reintroducedthat ruddy red at “Potato Days” in 2009.

Immigrants of the day brought along tra-ditions of their homeland. The French farmed(Cerise, Diemoz, Herrin), as did the Swedes(Johnson) and Germans, (Sievers, Pings).Don’t you just know those were beautifulfarmers’ daughters? Another German(Lieberman) was a baker. I even found a Gra-ham (Scotch-English family) same as mydad’s. I feel so connected to this valley, maybewe’re related?

Coal mining and railroad work were doneby Italian (Vellatti, Gallo), Greek (Papas,Malachiesco), Mexican-Spanish (Ruis,Raimeriz) and Japanese (Johney, Kakuichi.).These and many more laborers and boarderswere all listed on the Census of 1910.

All those worker-bee businesses are gonenow. So what will be Carbondale’s censusstory in 2020? Its hometown voters have justmade a definitive step in that direction.

Bless this land and all its relations,Aho!

– Charr

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February’s First Friday, a celebration of all things Carbondale, goes into a pre-Valentine’s Day mode with merchants and galleries staying open late, and offering upall kinds of snacks and beverages.

A horse-drawn carriage will bring visitors where they want to go along Main Streetand to the Third Street Center, stopping at each sponsor merchant’s location for pick up.

Elsewhere, Main Street Gallery features a painting demonstration by Mary Noone;Harmony Scott Jewelry Design hosts a pre-Valentine’s Day sale; Ravenheart Gallery willserve Valentine cupcakes and hot cider; Transformation Yoga opens its new retail store;and Dancing Colours conducts a chocolate tasting at its “make your own” Valentine bar.

The Crystal Theatre features “The Descendants” (R) on Friday at 5 p.m. and7:30 p.m.

Down south at the Third Street Center, the action includes the 32nd annual ValleyVisual Art Show, featuring some of the best that local artists have to offer. PAC3 fea-tures Spore Favore, Mile Markers and All the Pretty Horses from 7 to 11 p.m. Lisa’sCafé will be open with an open mic starting at 6 p.m.

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Roaring Fork High School Principal Cliff Colia holdsan informational meeting for prospective students andtheir parents at Carbondale Community School at 6 p.m.on Feb. 8. For details, call 963-9647.

CPAC looking for sculptorsThe Carbondale Public Arts Commission is accepting

entries for its Art aRound Town program. There are twoways for artists to apply: via CPAC (non-Cafe application)at www.publicartcarbondale.org/, which are due Feb.8; orapply via Cafe at www.callforentry.org (search for “2012Art aRound Town in Carbondale, Colorado,”) which aredue Feb. 29. Each of the 12 sculptors chosen receives $500and a chance at the $1,000 Best of Show award. For detailscall 963-3155.

Lift-Up holds annual meetingLift-Up holds its annual meeting at Alpine Bank-Glen-

wood Springs (2200 Grand Ave.) at 6 p.m. on Feb. 2. Lift-Up is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providingessential humanitarian assistance in the communities itserves, with food pantries in Aspen, Basalt, Carbondale,Glenwood Springs, New Castle, Rifle and Parachute. Fordetails, to go www.liftup.org.

RFC teaches snow scienceThe Roaring Fork Conservancy holds a snow science

field class on McCure Pass from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. onMarch 17. The cost is $20 for RFC members and $30 fornon-members. Mt. Sopris Conservation District stafferDennis Davidson and RFC’s Sarah Johnson teach thecourse. Registration is required. For details, call 927-1290.

Basalt library seeks board membersThe Basalt Library Board has openings for three mem-

bers. The seats represent Pitkin County, Eagle County andthe town of Basalt respectively. They meet the second Mon-day of the month at 5:30 p.m. The application deadline isFeb. 3. For details, call 927-4311.

Challenge Aspen offers internshipsChallenge Aspen offers summer internships, which pay

$350 per month plus housing, or $850 if housing is notneeded. For details, call 923-0578, ext. 212.

The members of the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce recently voted The Gathering Center at the Orchard itsBusiness of the Year. The Gathering Center, located on Snowmass drive, is part of the former Church at Carbondaleand can be used for business functions, meetings, concerts and special events such as weddings or birthday parties. italso houses Common Grounds coffee shop, which offers wireless internet and a place to chat in front of a fire. Shownhere are: bottom row, Jerry Alcorta, Andy Lietz, Kathy Robinson, Scott Robinson, Sonny Canterbury and dan Vories;top row, Morgan Hill, Melissa Miller, dan Self, Sherry Williams, Steve White, Brian Gaddis, Ed Barber, Lisa New-man and Michael dottei. Not pictured: Jeff Juhl, Marlin Walker, Sandra Gaddis, Karen Meyer, Lixy Alcorta, Suzy Boyleand Eileen Waski. Courtesy photo

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ASP thanksDear Editor:

The Advocate Safehouse Project Board ofDirectors, staff and clients would like to ex-tend our deepest appreciation to everyonewho supported our “Gift of Hope” campaignthis past holiday season. I would also like toextend a special thank you to the Commu-nity Banks of Colorado for making this cam-paign possible with their sponsorship.

There were many individuals, families

and businesses to thank: Neil-Garing In-surance Company; Russo’s Pizza; AndyBroderick; Sonlight Foursquare Church;Girl Scout Troops # 244 and # 275; Curve;Green Natural Solutions; and the O’Neil,Scofield and Slagter families.

The cheer of the holiday season does noteasily impart remembrance of those whoare victimized by domestic violence and/orsexual assault; however all too often theholidays become a dangerous time for

many families. While violence may not bepresent in your home, it may be in the lifeof someone you care about: a family mem-ber, a neighbor, co-worker or a friend.

Because of community members likeYOU, working with survivors of domesticviolence and sexual assault is made a biteasier. Thank you for supporting our “Giftof Hope” campaign with the AdvocateSafehouse Project and our clients! Yoursupport is deeply appreciated!

(Editor’s note: This letter arrived inearly January. The Sopris Sun also short-ened it due to space limitations).

Julie OlsonExecutive DirectorAdvocate Safehouse Project

Mixer thanksDear Editor:

Thanks to KDNK and the PAC3 forputting on the first annual CarbondaleCommunity Mixer and thanks to The WaltSmith Trio for providing us with somesweet jazz.

To all who took the time or made the ef-fort to come out, thank you!

To those who missed out, hope to seeyou next time!

Carbondale is a special place in largepart because of the folks that make up Car-bondale: new, not so new, old, older andthose before.

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Thank you all for your love of our town!I am fond of the holidays for one rea-

son: generally people are kind to one an-other and in Carbondale generally yearround we're kind to each other, whichkinda makes life a holiday!

(Editor’s note: This letter arrived inearly January).

Mark TaylorCarbondale

CRES thanksDear Editor:

Crystal River Elementary School wouldlike to take an opportunity to thank theAspen Thrift Shop for their financial sup-port of our efforts to involve and includeparents in their children’s education.

Our teachers provide monthly AcademicNights for families but due to the currentbudget reductions, we don't have enoughresources for these Academic Nights. Themoney received from the Thrift Shop willpay teachers to plan and implement theevents and allow us to buy supplies neededduring the events, such as math supplies,books and raffle prizes.

It is said that it takes a village to raise achild, and the Aspen Thrift Shop has em-bodied that saying in their actions.

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