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Volume 4, Number 52 | February 7, 2013

LOOK INSIDE:

PAGE 4Trae signs

PAGE 7Rams roll

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Carbondale’s community supported, weekly newspaper

By Debbie BruellSopris Sun Correspondent

(EDiToR’S noTE:This is the first in a five part series).

he Roaring Fork School District hasbeen experiencing significant changesat the top: Diana Sirko, hired this fallas interim superintendent,was recently

offered a two-year contract as superintendent; andRob Stein will be starting as assistant superintend-ent and chief academic officer in July. Stein was ini-tially hired as superintendent last spring, thenresigned after less than one month in his new posi-tion due to a family emergency.

Along with these changes in leadership, Sirkoand the school board have decided it’s time to en-gage staff members, students, parents and othercommunity members in a district visioning process.Sirko told The Sun that the goal of this visioningprocess is for stakeholders in each community —anyone who is “invested in the future and well-being of our children and the future of the valley”— to work collaboratively to define what they be-lieve would make an outstanding school district.

Sirko said she is open to the possibility of creat-ing some common expectations for the district as awhole as well as some specific ideals that reflect theunique characteristics of each community. “I amanxious to have these conversations and gain a per-spective on what people want for their children andour community,” she said.

In preparation for the district’s visioning processin Carbondale,which will address“what could be”in our schools,The Sopris Sun will be running a se-ries of articles giving principals an opportunity todescribe“what currently is”at their schools. (Dur-ing interviews with principals, every principal notedwidespread public misperceptions of their school).

Each principal was asked the same questions:How would you describe your school’s approachto learning? What are the key elements that makeyour school a great place for kids to learn? What isa dream you have for your school? What are someof the challenges facing your school?

Principalslay it outHelping create avision for schools

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Mardi Gras marshmallows. Kids turned their marshmallows into flaming delights at Fat Friday on Feb. 1. The first-ever Fat Friday packed downtown bars and restaurants after a parade that attract hundreds of Mardi Gras revelers. Formore Fat Friday action, please turn to pages 3 and 5. Photo by Jane Bachrach

CRES page 3

Thanks to allDear Editor:

On behalf of the First Fridays Commit-tee, we’d like to thank everyone who madethe first annual First Fat Friday parade agreat success!

Thank you to our 24-plus parade partici-pants and all of the spectators that lined MainStreet. A special thanks goes out to the fol-lowing people: the town of Carbondale fortheir efforts regarding the temporary streetclosure and parade safety; the First Fat Fridayparade judges,Mayor Stacey Bernot,Board ofTrustees member Frosty Merriott, RichardFuller of Alpine Bank, and John Matchael ofCrystal Glass Studio; the Pour House for al-lowing us to set up our judges station and an-nouncer booth at their location; and all of ourcommittee members and volunteers.

We’d also like to congratulate our paradeKing and Queen, Murry and Dottie Daniels,as well as our winners: Best Overall FloatEntry — InterMountain Waste & Recycling,Runner Up: CCAH; Best Mardi Gras-Themed Costume — Sopris Liquor & Wine;Most Mardi Gras Spirit — Crystal River Spas;Best Carbondale-twist of Mardi Gras — Gor-

don Cooper Library; and Best Effort/Thanksfor Trying/Better Luck Next Year — KDNK.

Thank youWestern Slope Materials/CaseyConcrete for creating the trophy, and PAC3donating concert tickets to the winners.

Thank you to the Village Smithy for gen-erously opening their doors after the paradefor our committee gathering and their addi-tional donation.

Last but not least, we’d like to thank oursponsorship partners, The Sopris Sun andKDNK for all of their efforts in additionalpromotion of our event.

The next First Friday committee meeting isscheduled forThursday,Feb.14,at 9:30 a.m.atthe Third Street Center in the Calaway Room.

For more information about the First Fri-day Committee, contact Andrea at [email protected], and“like”First FridaysCarbondale on Facebook to stay in the loop.

Andrea Stewart(Carbondale ChamberExecutive Director),and First FridayCommittee volunteers:Jake Boyles (Crystal River Spas)Bryan Welker (The Agency Aspen)

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 noon on Monday.

Letters

As we age we lose many things: our in-nocence, our idealism, our car keys. There isa beautifully simple sense of wonder and joyto life when we are young, but then it seemsto fade away as we become preoccupied withwork, money, appliances, etc.

Where does it go?Is it a by-product of believ-

ing in Prince Charming?Is it a limited supply and so

we have to sacrifice ours inorder for the next generation tohave some?

I’ve come to accept thatthere are some things in this lifeI cannot understand. Such as,why does Princess Kate spellher name with a K when hername is Catherine with a C?

And “American Idol.” Is itreally our destiny to go down in history as abunch of narcissistic talent show groupies?

Sure, there have been some real Americanidols in the past, a few come to mind: ClaraBarton, Mark Twain, Willie Nelson, JuliaLouis-Dreyfus … but it can be argued that noother culture is as despotically callous in theirday-to-day living. Asians, Africans, NativeAmericans, Latinos, Pacific Islanders, they alltake better care of each other. They seem tohave a basic understanding that the‘tribe’ in-cludes everyone and they live life accordingly,making provisions for their young, their eld-erly, their schizophrenic. We cast these peo-ple out into the world so that we can go backto work (to day care, nursing homes and the

street — respectively.)What scares me is that the American way

seems to be spreading, like a virus.This I-got-mine-and-it’s-not-my-problem-that-you-can’t-get-yours attitude is the New Americandream, the American Dream on steroids.When did it become a sign of weakness to in-

vest in the outcome of others?Do we always have to go over-board, taking more than weneed and trying to dominateeveryone else? Let it go, man.As a society, we throw awayenough food to feed everyoneon the planet. But we don’tfeed them because of — as faras I can tell — fear of litigationand an unwillingness to share.What are we, five?

At Whole Foods, unsoldfood is donated to local organizations likeLift-Up, Feed My Sheep and the Pauline S.Schneegas Wildlife Foundation. And whileI’m sure some still gets thrown into compost,a real effort is being made.

Everyone keeps asking me if WholeFoods is really as good as its reputation pro-claims (it has made Fortune’s 100 Best Com-panies to Work For every year for the last 15years.) I admit it is. It feels really good towork for a company that constantly tries towalk the talk, instead of just talking and talk-ing while riding a flat escalator. It reminds meof the movie “Hancock,” in that “we cansave the world; someone’s just got to gofirst,” — Ray Embrey.

Sure, there are challenges, imperfections— no fairy tale is perfect. For instance, we’llprobably never have a union atWhole Foodsbecause co-founder John Mackey comparesthem to having herpes: “It doesn’t kill you,but it’s unpleasant and inconvenient” (I lovethis guy!) Still, for an international corpora-tion started by a white man, it’s pretty great.

I’ll tell you what I’ve gleaned to be theWhole Foods secret to success in the sixmonths I’ve worked there: it really does makea difference when a company hires friendlypeople, and then fosters autonomy and shar-ing. And I’ll be the first to admit I’m not inthe mood to disparage, not when the organicKool-Aid tastes this good!

I love my job for many reasons: the people,the pb&js, and because I feel like I’m workingfor the good guys (Leia would never engage inpublic speaking for the Dark Side.) Anyonewho knows me well knows that I am not whatyou would call a good morning person. I’mmore of a“What’s so good about it!” —Wal-ter-Matthau-in-Grumpy-Old-Men type per-son. But it’s the darndest thing, when I get towork (in the morning) it only takes one cup ofcoffee and a few interactions with my co-workers until I’m busy working away.And en-joying my work, in much the same way thatthe princess enjoys her menial tasks becausethey give her time to sing.

(Jeannie Perry has worked for WholeFoods since the opening of the RoaringFork store last August and as of this print-ing still works there).

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Ps & QsBy Jeannie Perry

Fat Friday: FantasticLate last year, Murry and Dottie Daniels suggested that Carbondale put on a

Mardi Gras-style parade. Terry Kirk took that idea to the First Friday Committee (apart of the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce).

Terry proposed that the First Friday in February be renamed Fat Friday and thatwe all work together to put on a great party: In the middle of winter, when there wereno other major events with which to compete. It was a great idea. And, as everyoneknows, Carbondale loves a party.

After much discussion, the First Friday Committee proposed that instead ofspending its advertising dollars with media in other towns, Carbondale would seehow well its own media could get the word out. The Sopris Sun and KDNK agreedto promote this event. And boy, did the word get out.

There is a lot of credit to go around to everyone who got behind this idea. An-drea Stewart at the Chamber got the parade permit and kept the event moving in theright direction.The town of Carbondale got the streets cleaned up and safe after lastweek’s snowstorm. More than 25 businesses and organizations prepared amazingfloats for the parade.

The Sopris Sun published notices and stories for weeks in advance. KDNK airedpromotions and broadcast the event live. GrassRoots TV filmed it. Gordon CooperLibrary hosted an Okie camp, (see page 12) and marshmallow roast. The ice rink atthe Fourth Street Plaza was still open to skaters.

And the people turned out.As the parade slowly wound down Main Street, the sun was shining on Carbon-

dale. It was only fitting that Murry and Dottie Daniels were the honorary King andQueen of the Fat Friday parade.

After the parade, the bars, restaurants and galleries filled with happy patrons.Word has it that some businesses had one of their better First Friday nights. Youonly had to look at the crowds to see how successful this event was.

Let’s keep a good idea going and make this an annual Carbondale event.

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

A partial scoop on Whole Foods; is it really that good?

THE SOPRIS SUN, Carbondale’s community supported newspaper • FEBRUARY 7, 2013 • 3

These articles will cover Crystal River El-ementary School,Carbondale Middle School,Roaring Fork High School, Bridges HighSchool and Carbondale Community School— the five schools in Carbondale that func-tion under the Roaring Fork School Districtumbrella. (While CCS and Ross MontessoriSchool are both charter schools, CCS is char-tered through the school district, while RMSis chartered through the state.Therefore RMSis not under the umbrella of RFSD.)

CRESKaren Olson, principal of Crystal River El-

ementary School (CRES), describes four cen-tral elements thatunderlie success ather school:• Excellent teachers: According to Olson,

“Hiring and retaining excellent teachers isabsolutely key.”

• High expectations: A central tenet ofteachers’ work at CRES is that all kids canlearn at high levels given enough time andgreat teachers.

• Ensuring that kids are actively engaged intheir learning, not passive participants.

• Kids should have fun learning and teachers

should have fun teaching.Olson explainedthat you can walk into any classroom atCRES and you won’t see kids sitting pas-sively at their desks listening to the teacher.Instead you’ll see kids who are “con-nected” to the lesson at hand: workingthrough problems, comparing their solu-tions with others, engaged in discussionswith partners or in small groups.

While Olson works hard at hiring and re-taining excellent teachers, she points to thestrong instructional models in each of thecore areas (reading,writing,math),which en-able her teachers to put the other key ele-ments in place: maintaining high expectationsof every student, ensuring that students areactively engaged and creating an atmospherewhere teaching and learning are fun.

Instructional modelThe instructional model used for their read-

ing/writing program is the Daily 5.“Daily 5”refers to the five essential tasks of reading/writ-ing that each student learns how to completeevery day. A Daily 5 classroom is structuredsuch that students move through these differ-ent tasks, remaining engaged and productive

— working at their individual level of chal-lenge yet also learning to work with peers —while the teacher is free to move around theclassroom meeting with small groups or con-ferencing with individual students.

Olson explains that this model, whichlooks like “organized chaos,” empowers thekids to take charge of their own learning.

The instructional program used for mathis called Investigations. Investigations focuseson problem-solving and helping kids gain adeep understanding of the concepts underly-ing mathematical calculations, rather thanjust having kids memorize the mechanics ofhow to solve different types of math prob-lems. It helps kids understand that there aremultiple ways to solve problems: why differ-ent strategies work and how different strate-gies are related to each other (e.g., thatmultiplication is really repeated addition).

Other highlights of CRES that Olsonnoted include:• Teachers work in grade-level teams, meet-

ing multiple times every week, outliningwhat is essential for all the students tolearn, and identifying students that needadditional support or greater challenges.

• A strong PEAK program for academicallyadvanced kids.

• A strong Special Education program.• A high quality Specials program (music,

art,physical education, library, technology)— including a climbing wall, cross-countryskiing, musical performances in two lan-guages and a Macintosh computer lab.

• Forty-five minutes of second language in-struction each day for almost every student(Spanish for English speakers and Englishfor Spanish speakers). As Olson explains,“learning a second language builds thelanguage center of the brain as well ascompassion and empathy for others whoare engaged in the challenging process oflearning a second language.”

• A very engaged parent community. SomeParent/Teacher Organization meetingshave been attended by close to 100 par-ents, equally represented by both Angloand Latino families.

• A positive school culture.Olson noted thatshe is often struck by how kind and con-siderate kids are of each other, how wel-

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Rivaling Potato Day, thefirst annual Fat Fridayparade on Feb. 1 broughtout a crowd of well over1,000, which stretchedfrom Second Street toWeant Boulevard. TheMardi Gras gods musthave been smiling onCarbondale, becausethe afternoon wasthe warmest in weeks.For parade resultssee the letter to theeditor on page 2.Photo byJane Bachrach

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Cop ShopThe following events are drawn from in-cident reports of the C’dale Police Dept.

FRIDAY Feb. 1 At 7:29 p.m. a man calledpolice to report someone called his cellphone wanting sex with his wife.The mantold police the caller said he got the phonenumber from a business card handed outat a Basalt restaurant. Carbondale policehanded off to Basalt police, who for-warded the incident to the Eagle CountySheriff’s Department.

SATURDAY Feb. 2 At 9:52 p.m. outside adowntown bar, police contacted a malewho was in possession of less than anounce of marijuana without a prescriptioncard. Police confiscated the pot and glasspipe, which was to be booked as evidenceand destroyed.

SUNDAY Feb. 3 At 12:49 a.m. a womancalled 911 asking for a ride home from abar. Police left a message on the woman’sphone, explaining they were busy andcould not give her a ride home, that 911 isfor emergencies and a ride home from a baris not an emergency.

MONDAY Feb. 4 At 3:56 p.m. a residentcalled and said the mirrors had beenknocked off three of her family’s vehicles.

LEGAL NOTICE

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT - DISTRICT #1

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Colorado Mountain Junior College District (“College”) Board ofTrustees (“Board”) will appoint one person to fill a vacancy on the Board, created by the resignationof the Board member representing College Board Member District #1. The Board membership to befilled is for District #1, which comprises all of the area within the legal boundaries of Pitkin County lessthat portion within Roaring Fork School District RE-1 Director District B, plus all the area within the legalboundaries of Roaring Fork School District RE-1 Director District A. The person to be appointedmust be an eligible elector and must reside within District #1. The term to be filledexpires in November 2013.

Any person interested in being considered for appointment, or desiring further information,should contact Julie Hanson, Beattie, Chadwick & Houpt, LLP, 932 GlenwoodSprings, CO 81601, telephone (970) 945-8659 or [email protected].

Applications for appointment should include a resume of relevant qualifications and experience, and aconcise letter or statement of why the applicant wishes to serve on the Board.

Applications should be received by 5:00 p.m. on February 15, 2013.

The Board will consider all applications and make the appointment in public session at a Board meeting to be held on March 5, 2013.

Roaring Fork High Schoolsenior Trae Moxley signed

a letter of intent to playfootball at Colorado State

University on Monday.During the signing

ceremony at the school,athletic director Marty

nieslanik said that only1,600 athletes were

awarded scholarships atDivision i schools. Shown

with Moxley is hisnephew, Brayden Arbany.And oh yea … Moxley’s

mom, Kacy DiMarco,said he’s slated to play

tight end, the sameposition he played atRoaring Fork. Photo

by Lynn Burton


A BIG FATFRIDAY!

It was also a BIG FAT FIRSTFRIDAY last week as locals andvisitors got creative and gave birthto an outrageous new winterevent for Carbondale. Making art(see above photo) was exactlywhat folks did for the occasion.

From creating floats to design-ing and creating costumes, masksand wearable art, audience andparade participation reached newwinter heights for our quirky, cre-ative little town: a town withheart, a town with art!

Photos and text byJane Bachrach Clockwise from upper left: Emily Phelan from Phat Thai, isberian Rug folks, Trina ortega and Terri Ritchie from The Sopris Sun.

Center from top: Barb Bush and Teri Bruna, Jodi and Don Ensign.

Carbondale turns 125 years oldFolks at the Mt. Sopris Historical Society will be coor-

dinated Carbondale’s 125th birthday celebrations later inthe year. Stay tuned.

RFHS speech students competeRoaring Fork High School students recently competed

against 21 other schools in the Colorado State SpeechTournament and represented themselves very well. The re-sults are as follows:

Solo Acting: Emily Eason (second place), Alexa Maes(fourth);

Dramatic Duet Acting: Emily Eason/Alexa Maes (third);Interpretation of Dramatic Prose: Victoria Schluter

(third), Jackson Hardin (fifth);Impromptu Speaking: Emily Mata (fifth), Izzi Mata and

Briana Boland (seventh, tie) and Jacob Besser (12th);Creative Storytelling: Emily Mata (seventh);One-on-One Value Debate: Izzi Mata (ninth), Emily

Bruell/Briana Boland (superior rating), Jessica Hardin (ex-cellence rating).

Also competing at state: Leah Allen, Mario Alverde andJustice Wolford (Creative Storytelling); Mario Alverde andZamira Fuentes (Interpretation of Poetry).

KDNK’s Early Bird membership underwayKDNK’s Early Bird membership drive goes through

Feb. 18 and all those birds have an equal chance to win aweekend in Boulder. For details, go to kdnk.org. The reg-ular-bird membership drive runs from Feb. 18-March. 1.

EngagedCathie and Davis Farrar, of Carbondale, are pleased to

announce the engagement of their daughter, Hanna Emily

Farrar, to Rafael (Rafa) Mendez, son of Cristina and Hec-tor Mendez of San Antonio, Texas. Hanna, a 2009 gradu-ate of Dartmouth College, is presently a third-year medicalstudent at the University of Texas Health Science Center inSan Antonio. Rafa, also a Dartmouth College graduate(2008), is a student at the Sturm College of Law at the Uni-versity of Denver. A spring, 2014, wedding is planned.

Armentrout joins Green Line ArchitectsMatt Armentrout has become the newest member of

Green Line Architects. He holds a Masters of Architecturedegree from the University of Nebraska (2011) and has apassion for modern and sustainable design that is not onlyattractive to the eye but is sensitive to its environment, ac-cording to a press release.

“These traits make him a great fit with Green Line’s de-sign philosophy. Matt’s interest in the built environmentstarted early for him as he drew crude floor plans and ele-vations as a child. By middle school he declared he wouldbecome an architect without really knowing what archi-tecture was. As time and his education progressed, Mattbecame increasingly aware of what it means to be an ar-chitect, which has only fueled his desire in the pursuit,” thepress release continued.

Outside of architecture Matt also enjoys mountain bikerides, falling down on his snowboard, making things withhis hands, spending time with his dog Barley and painting.

They say it’s your birthdayFolks celebrating their birthday the week of Feb. 7-13

include: Gloria Miller, and Shirley Hunt (Feb. 10); GeorgiaChamberlain and Anne Goldberg (Feb. 11); and RaleighBurleigh, Dylan Van Berlo, Gene Schilling, Celia Prieto,Alicia Salais and David Hamilton (Feb. 12).


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Sopris Sun Staff Report

In the past two weeks of play, the boys and girls bas-ketball teams have maintained their league standing ofnumber one and four, respectively. The boys have contin-ued with a 12-game win streak, while the girls split the lastfour match-ups.

The boys are on a roll,racking up wins for the pasteight straight weeks. In thepast two weeks, they startedwith a win over Coal Ridge,57-35. Israel Leyva had 16points and the team had animposing 23 steals.

On the road in Cedaredge,the Rams defeated the Bruinsin a closer game, 55-45. Dako-tah Grett led the way with 23points. Tanner Nieslanik hadfive assists.

Next, they hosted GrandValley, and comfortably sentthem on their way beatingthem 53-40. Finally, last Sat-urday the Rams defeatedOlathe Pirates 64-37.

Roaring Fork holds an 11-1record in league play. Theyhave also worked their wayinto seventh place in the statefor 3A teams. However, theyhave an uphill battle to theend, still facing the top rankedteams in the league right un-derneath them.

The girlsThe Roaring Fork girls have lost their last two games, after

coming off of two wins the week before.Against Coal Ridge,they were tied at halftime and the end of the third quarter,and snuck out with a 59-57 victory. Maddie Nieslanik led all

scorers with 16.Hattie Gianinetti col-lected 14 rebounds,Megan Gianinettihad 10.

The game in Cedaredge was also anail biter and was tied at 16 at half-time. Down a starter, (Megan Gian-inetti out with a knee injury) ShaeleyLough stepped up to the plate and putup 16 points, including a huge three-pointer to tie the game with a minuteleft.The Rams ultimately won 38-35.

Last weekend put a stick in theRams spokes, as they suffered lossesagainst the only two teams they havepreviously lost to this season —Grand Valley and Olathe. Those twoteams proved they would be toughagain. Grand Valley beat the Rams61-49 and Olathe won 52-46. Withjust five games left in regular season,the girls’ schedule consists only ofteams they have already defeated.They could gain a lot of momentumheaded into playoffs.

As for the Feb. 5 games againstAspen, the boys fell to the Skiers 56-54, while the girls won 64-23.

On Feb. 8, both teams travel toGunnison. Girl’s play is at 5:30 p.m.,boys at 7 p.m.


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“SERVICEABOVE SELF”

Non-profit highlight ROTARY CORNER

Red Kettle holiday driveThe Carbondale Rotary Club helped raise

$10,000 for the Salvation Army of the RoaringFork Valley during the recent Red Kettle holi-day campaign at City Market in Carbondale.Rotary organized 96 volunteers to ring the bellon weekends from Thanksgiving throughChristmas. A huge thank-you to all who volun-teered, to City Market for providing us a space,and especially to all who donated to help theneedy during the holidays.

•••

Community Grant ProgramIt’s time for the Carbondale Rotary spring

grant cycle. Each year, the club awards grants toarea nonprofit and human service organizations,using funds from our annual Happening din-ner/dance and auction fundraiser. Last year, theclub granted more than $44,000 to 25 differenteducation, charity, health, community, cultureand sports organizations. Grant applications canbe found on the Carbondale Rotary website[www.rotarycarbondale.org]. The applica-tion deadline is March 8.

The Carbondale Rotary Club meets at 7 a.m.on Wednesdays at the Carbondale Firehouse.Visitors are welcome to come enjoy our weeklyprogram and learn about the wonderful work Ro-tary does in the community and around the world.

FEBRUARY SPEAKERS:Feb. 13 – Rotary Exchange student

Pedro José Pesantez talksabout his home country

of EcuadorFeb. 20 – Herschel Ross, At the MoviesFeb. 27 – Drought and Water

Planning in ColoradoMarch 6 – Club Assembly

* For program suggestions, contact KenNeubecker at [email protected]

For membership and other Rotary club information, visit www.rotarycarbondale.org

ROTARY CLUB OF CARBONDALE

February with Carbondale Rotary Club2012-13 Rotary International Theme

“Peace Through Service”Carbondale Rotary

Practicing Service Above Self, at home and around the world …

SAVE THE DATE:This year’s

Carbondale Rotary Happeningwill be Saturday, June 8,

at the Orchard Gathering Place.

Ram boys keep rolling; ranked No. 7

Dakotah Grett drives the lane against GrandValley. The Rams conclude their season at homeagainst Cedaredge at 7 p.m. on Feb. 22. SueRollyson photo

What’s up with the old library?By Lynn BurtonSopris Sun Staff Writer

While sidewalk supervisors watch the new Car-bondale library take shape on Sopris Avenue, twoblocks to the north some folks are wondering whatthe town will do with the old one.

Several Google Groupers have ideas for the old li-brary that range from using it in a land swap to mak-ing it home for a permanent swap meet. One Groupereven lobbed out a rumor that the 3,800 square footbuilding might be used to display a well-known localsculptor’s work.

In any case, the old library will be a main pointof discussion when the Carbondale Board ofTrustees talk about the building’s future at its meet-ing on Feb. 12.

One option is for the trustees to put out a RFP (re-quest for proposals) for perspective tenants/users, saidtown manager Jay Harrington. Harrington also saidthat if the town trustees want to sell the building, theissue would likely be put to a vote of the people.

The Garfield County Library District, which is itsown governmental entity and separate from the townof Carbondale, plans to move into the new library atFourth and Sopris next August or September.

How did the town of Carbondale come to own thebuilding in the first place? Harrington said the townowns the land upon which the library was built in themid-1980s, and the district has paid a token lease feefor the property ever since.

As part of an intergovernmental agreement (IGA)between the town and library district, the town paidfor up to $500,000 in right-of-way improvements.Giving the town the building when construction ofthe new one is complete was part of the IGA.


THURSDAY Feb. 7LIVE MUSIC • PAC3 in the Third StreetCenter presents Royal Southern Brother-hood at 8 p.m. Info: pac3carbondale.com.

AWF • The Aspen Writers’ Foundationhosts award-winning novelist Téa Obreht atPaepcke Auditorium as part of its 16th an-nual Winter Words series. Info: 920-5770.

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

FRIDAY Feb. 8MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents“Lincoln” (PG-13) at 7 p.m. Feb. 8-14;“Promised Land” (R) at 4:45 p.m. Feb. 9and “Searching for Sugar Man” (PG-13) at5 p.m. Feb. 10.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the oldpart of the Dinkel Building presents livemusic every Friday night.

SATURDAY Feb. 9CONTRA DANCE • Contra dancing re-

turns to the Third Street Center at 7:30p.m. Admission is $8. Info: [email protected]. The dances are spon-sored in part by the Carbondale Councilon Arts and Humanities.

LUNAFEST RETURNS • The AdvocateSafehouse Project presents the LUNFESTfilm festival at the Hotel Colorado in Glen-wood at 7:30 p.m. Ticket outlets includethe Blend in Carbondale. Info: lunafest.org.

SUNDAY Feb. 10THE WHEELER • The Preservation HallBand performs at the Wheeler OperaHouse.Tickets are $38. Info: 920-5770. Up-coming shows include Shawn Colvin (Feb.15), Jerry Jeff Walker (Feb. 16), Kris Allen(Feb. 20) and the Temptations (March 3).

WEDNESDAY Feb. 13ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbon-dale meets at the firehouse at 7 a.m. everyWednesday. Info: Ken Neubecker at [email protected].

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

Further OutTHURSDAY Feb. 14COMMUNITY DANCE • Donations fromOne Billion Rising’s V-Day community dancego to the Advocate Safehouse Project. Thedance takes place from noon to 1:30 p.m. atthe Third Street Center. For details, go towww.onebillionrising.org.

FRIDAY Feb. 15LIVEMUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old partof the Dinkel Building presents the Oregon-based, New Orleans-schooled band Myshkin,and folk singer Michelle McAfee.

C-TOWN • KDNK’s annual C-Town talentshow returns to PAC3 in the Third StreetCenter at 8 p.m. It’s free.

TUESDAY Feb. 26AFRICAN DANCE • The Aspen Dance Con-nection presents Bao Bao African Drum andDance at 7 p.m. at Roaring Fork High School.Tickets are$15/$18 foradults and$5 for students(kids under five are free). They are available atDos Gringos and Dancing Bear trading post inGlenwood Springs. Food and African wares willbe offered at 6:30 p.m. Info: 927-0641.

OngoingVVAH CONTINUES • The 33rd annual Val-leyVisualArt show continues at theThird StreetCenter and Bonfire Coffee through March 8.More than 60 valley artists are included. Info:the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humani-ties at 963-1680.

TALLMADGE CONTINUES • The MainStreet Gallery presents Catherine Tallmadgethrough February. Raised in Carbondale,Tall-madge recently returned to the valley after liv-ing in Chicago for nine years where shegraduated from the Art Institute of Chicago.This collection of work features multi-mediacollages that draw their inspiration in the ven-eration of patron saints and other idols butwith a whimsical application.

WHITE DOG SHOW • The new White DogGallery on Weant Boulevard presents New Or-leans artist Dianne Parks,who paints scenes from

her hometown. Info: thewhitedoggallery.com or510-5391.

TNHA CLASSES • True Nature Healing Artsoffers classes in chakras, metta, tantra, medi-tation with a sweat lodge and more. Info:963-9900.

PILATES • Coredination offers group pilatesclasses in all ages for pilates. Info: [email protected].

BIG READ FESTIVAL • As part of its BigRead, the Gordon Cooper Library shows KenBurns’s newest documentary “The Dust Bowl”from 3 to 4:30 p.m.onThursdays.“The Grapesof Wrath” readers, history buffs, old-times andmovie fans are welcome to share their memoriesof the Great Depression. Librarian BrendaBuchanan will also lead a discussion on JohnSteinbeck’s "The Grapes of Wrath" and theGreat Depression.

Save the dateSATURDAY Feb. 16IMAGINE • River Bridge Regional Center presents IMAGINE, featuring a menu createdby reality TV finalist Susie Jiminez, at the Orchard from 6 to 10 p.m. on Feb. 16. Themenu includes: lamb meatballs with taziki sauce, tostaditas with chorizo beans and cu-cumber salsa, shrimp ceviche, pork dumplings with ginger sauce, tempura veggies, andchocolate fondue.Tickets are $45, which includes drinks.There’ll also be live music, danc-ing, a silent auction and raffle. Info: 945-5195.

Carbondale Chamber Quarterly LuncheonThe Carbondale Chamber Quarterly Luncheon is open to current and prospective Carbondale Chamber members.

Quarterly Luncheon Event InfoTuesday February 12, 2013 • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.The Gathering Center at The Orchard110 Snowmass Drive, Carbondale

Luncheon Presentation Topic: "The Power of Email & Social Marketing." Presented by Casey McConnell, a Constant Contact Authorized Expert.In just 1 short hour, this information packed seminar will show you how email &social marketing - the hands on, low cost marketing tools - can really help you driveyour business success. Discover how communicating with your customers regularlycan help you stay connected, and generate increased referrals, repeat sales, andunwavering customer loyalty.

You'll learn how to start and build a strong permission-based customer list... get youraudience to open, read and act on your email messages... and use your past resultsto sharpen your email & social marketing program as you go along.

This practical seminar gives you a concise, but comprehensive overview of how easyit is to create and send professional-looking email newsletters and Social promotions.

We'll kick off the event with a brief 2013 Carbondale Chamber Annual meeting.

Lunch will be provided by Gandhi, India's Cuisine. Cost: $20 in advance, $30 day of event

For more information and to register, contact the Carbondale Chamber at(970) 963-1890 or [email protected]

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Hold the pressesKDNK HITS PULLMAN FOR 30TH • As part of its 30th birthday celebration, communityradio station KDNK offers a six-course dinner at the Pullman restaurant in Glenwood Springsat 7 p.m. on Feb. 21. Seating is limited and tickets are likely to quickly sell. The evening be-gins with cocktails, followed by: shaved fennel and arugula salad, parmesan, preserved lemonolive vinaigrette; white bean, apple and walnut soup, with apple celery root agro dolce; chilledgrilled shrimp, gin cocktail sauce, pickled ginger/cucumber salad; red wine braised house-madepork sausage ricotta gnudi and roasted tomato sugo; poached pears, cinnamon biscuit andginger ice cream. Each course will be paired with a Jack Rabbit Hill wine. Tickets are $88.10each. For reservations, call 970-230-9234.

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coming they are to visitors and how happythey seem to be there.

• A Mind Up program to incorporate moresocial/emotional aspects of learning.Olson told The Sun that this programhelps kids become more aware of theiremotional responses to learning, such asfeelings of frustration, and gives themtools to move through these kinds ofemotional “road blocks.” Almost the en-tire CRES staff attended voluntary MindUp training this fall.Olson said that one of the biggest chal-

lenges facing CRES is helping second-languagelearner students and students from low socio-economic backgrounds to reach high levels ofacademic achievement. Olson explains thatmany kids arrive at CRES with a lot of“catch-ing up”to do,and that theirTCAP scores don’taccurately reflect how far they’ve come and allthe things they’ve gained at CRES.

Olson’s dream for CRES is that all parentsin Carbondale will get informed about what’sreally going on at this school and realize whata fabulous option it is for their children.

More informationDaily schedule:Reading/Writing – Three hours/day (twohours of Daily 5 plus one hour of Writer’sWorkshop);Math – One hour/day;English as a Second Language orSpanish as a Second Language– 45 minutes/day;Specials (art, music, physical educationor library/technology) – One hour/day;Science – Science is substituted in forReading, Writing or Math time periodically.Each grade level has a different schedulefor substituting in science.By the numbers:Total number of students, kindergartenthrough fourth grade: 459; CRES alsoincludes an early childhood programserving 75 kids each day;Student body is approximately 65 percentLatino, 35 percent Anglo, of which 53 are fromlow-income families (based on the percentthat qualify for free/reduced-price lunch);Average class size: 19 – 22.

Third graderKallan Meyer(left) and CRESPrincipal Karenolson after schoolon Monday.Kallen was lastseen doing cart-wheels in the halloutside olson’soffice. Photo byLynn Burton

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Shopping | Dining | Culture | Recreation

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Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico students, under the di-rection of Francisco Nevarez-Burgueno, will perform a freeprogram at the Basalt Library at 5:30 p.m.on Feb.12 at 5:30p.m.A reception with refreshments will follow the perform-ance. Tickets will be available at the Basalt library front deskduring regular library hours.

This event will be an informative and fun performance,highlighting the folkloric dance of many regions of Mexico,

according to a spokesman.Nevarez-Burgueno will introduce each piece, providing

background information and historical context.He leads freeafter-school classes at the Third Street Center in Carbondaleand Basalt community, teaching 120 students aged 5-18throughout the valley, from Aspen to Glenwood Springs.

ASFB founded Folklórico in 1998 with a goal of engag-ing the community with an arts outreach.Folklórico now di-rectly impacts the lives of over 240 students in grades K-12

in Basalt, Carbondale and Santa Fe public schools. Theaward-winning Folklórico ensemble performs regularlyacross the region.

“Folklórico transcends cultural barriers through the artof dance,”said a press release.“Folklórico teaches artistic ex-cellence, promotes positive youth development and encour-ages the crossing of cultural boundaries by students and theirfamilies. It representsASFB's firm commitment to engage andinspire new generations of creative thinkers and artists.”

Dance program slated for Basalt Regional Library on Feb. 12

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Food for Fines in effectGarfield County libraries bring back their Food for Fines program through February.

Bring non-perishable food items to any of the six branch libraries and receive credit onyour library card account. All items donated will be given to the local Lift-Up.

ACCESS Roaring Fork gears upAccess Roaring Fork offers after-school programs beginning Feb. 11 for all local

schools except Glenwood Springs, which starts on Feb. 19. For details, go to accessrf.orgor call 963-4402.

Youth success symposium presented in AspenThe U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education for the Office of Vocational and Adult Ed-

ucation, Brenda Dann-Messier, will deliver the keynote address at the Aspen CommunityFoundation’s“Cradle to Career — Building Youth Success from Aspen to Parachute” sem-inar at the Doerr-Hosier Center on Feb. 15. The cost is $25, which includes breakfast andlunch. For details, go to aspencommunityfoundation.org.

Waldorf open houseThe Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork holds a pre-school and kindergarten open

house from 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. on Feb. 15. The school is located on the old Highway 82frontage road, just upvalley from Catherine Store. For details, call 963-1960.

Disposable cup challenge concludesArea coffee shops are competing to see which one can get customers to switch from

disposable cups to reusable coffee cups. The contest is organized by Waste Free RoaringFork, in cooperation with CORE and the city of Aspen, and concludes on Feb. 8. Fordetails, go to wastefreeroaringfork.com.

REALTORS kick off scholarship driveThe Glenwood Springs Association of REALTORS has kicked off its 2013 scholarship

fund-raising program with a goal of $20,000. Raffle tickets are $20 and prizes includedinners, weekend getaways, sports events tickets, cash and more. For details, call SherryRubin at 704-3216.

(Editor’s note:This is the first of two columns.The second column will run next week).

By Marice DollSpecial to The Sopris Sun

When the first trains chugged throughtown, they were headed either to Aspen forits rich mother-lode of silver ore, to Red-stone for its huge supply of coal, to Marblefor its stunningly pure whitemarble, or to Carbondale forits potatoes.

Although Carbondale missedout on the riches from the oreand mineral bonanzas, in anodd way, Carbondale was lucky because italso missed out on the stench of coal pro-duction, the landscape decimation of silvermining and the stream pollution from wastein marble mining.

Instead, with its fields of potatoes andalfalfa in the vast valley in the shadow ofMt. Sopris, Carbondale was truly bucolic.

That’s not to say the railroads themselvesdidn’t crisscross through both sides of thevalley creating spaghetti of rail lines.“Evenwith three railroads passing through Car-bondale on an almost daily basis, eachvying to reach the richest mineral re-sources,” says Jan Girardot, founder of theGlenwood Railroad Museum says, “Car-bondale still wasn’t considered a ‘railroadtown.’ It was a junction.” Indeed, Carbon-dale could be said to steal a lot of its trainhistory from other valley towns.

CarbondaleSo what is Carbondale considered in

railroad history?In the 1880s, Carbondale was best pic-

tured as a sleepy farm hamlet with smallframe and log homes and several two-storybrick buildings in the center of town whilethe race for railway space circled the town,Girardot says.

The rail race began withthe speculation of a hugesilver boom in Aspen, chal-lenging the Denver & RioGrande Railroad (D&RG)and the Colorado Midland

Railroad (the Midland) to be the first toreach the mineral rich area.

The Midland began in Colorado Springs,went up to Leadville, over Hagerman Passthrough the Hagerman Tunnel (named forbuilder John James Hagerman) and downinto Aspen Junction, arriving Oct. 27, 1887.The D&RG started in Denver, went up toLeadville, then over Tennessee Pass andthrough Glenwood Canyon, reaching AspenJunction on Nov. 2, 1887. Dick Helmke,Glenwood Railroad Museum curator, ex-plained that The Midland built a railroadmaintenance facility at Aspen Junction,which later grew up to become Basalt.

The third railroad, The Crystal RiverRailroad (CR RR) wasn’t part of the com-petition; it just carried, in its heyday, 5,000tons of coal twice weekly out of CoalBasin down to Carbondale.

PrimedCarbondale was primed for the rail-

road business. When the D&RG, ownedby David H. Moffat, first started laying itsrailroad tracks in the Roaring Fork Valley,the first railroad map showed the onlystop on the branch line to Aspen Junctionwas Satank.

Simultaneously, officials of the Col-orado Coal and Iron Company (Colo. C&ICo., later Colo. F&I Co.) of ColoradoSprings, owned by J.C. Osgood, were al-ready planning to exploit the ThompsonCreek coal field and to establish a largecoking industry in the Roaring Fork Val-ley. They induced railroad officials to by-pass Satank and build their station about

one mile further southeast at Carbondale,providing easier rail access to ThompsonCreek Canyon.

Overnight, Carbondale became therailroad gateway with a rail yard alreadyin its front yard and untold mineral wealthin its backyard. A group of town promot-ers formed the Carbondale Town andLand Company and as D&RG pulled intotown, they had the town site surveyed andplatted, complete with plans for saloonsand hotels.

In the march for ore wealth, Lew RonThompson’s ancestral ranch became splitby two railroads: The Midland went up theCrystal River side and CR RR went up thegrade on what is roughly Highway 133


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Early Ute Historywith

Ute Elder O. Roland McCook,great-great grandson of Chief Ouray

and his wife Chipeta.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 • 6:30 pmCalaway Room, Third Street Center

Join us for an informative evening as Roland shares with us theearly history of the Ute (Nuche) people in Colorado including Utephilosophy on the use of the environment, life style and songs as itwas in the 1800s and where we are today.

Suggested donation: $10.

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today, making Osgood’s exploration up the Crystal River Valley possible.Osgood found high-grade coal deposits at Coal Basin and pure-white marble at

Marble — enormous deposits of each. So, more railroad companies appeared: Aspen& Western Railway (A&WR) and the Crystal River & San Juan (CR&SJ although itnever made it to San Juan). Tracks were laid despite steep grades, hairpin switchbacksand winding loops.

The A&WR, with Henry Sprague as president, was incorporated in 1886 with itsterminal in Carbondale and its destination Willow Peak on Thompson Creek. (It’s thefirst actual railroad in Carbondale and the Crystal River Valley). A coup for its daywas an agreement made with the D&RG: The D&RG would furnish all the steel rails,bolts and splices and the A&WR would furnish the iron bridges. The agreement evenchanged the name Rock River to Crystal River.

For development of the Crystal River Valley, the trackage for CR RR from CoalBasin to Carbondale had to be narrow gauge to accommodate the Coal Basin box-cars. From Carbondale, the tracks were standard gauge to accommodate D&RGand The Midland. Train officials solved the difference by building a third rail insidethe standard gauge, allowing both narrow gauge and standard gauge use, as seen inmost photographs.

The CR RR, owned by the Colo. F&I Co., began in 1893, using the old railroadbed constructed for the Elk Mountain Railroad, a railroad that never left the planningboard. It connected with the CR&SJ at Placita (between what is now Redstone andthe Marble turnoff), with the CR&SJ finishing the journey to Marble. In 1922,CR&SJ made an agreement with D&RG to do maintenance on the line in exchangefor a guarantee of moving 1,500 cars of marble each year.

next week’s column: What happened to Carbondale’s trains?


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Big Read rolls toward jamboreeSopris Sun Staff Report

The Garfield County Library District’sBig Read program concludes with a“Grapes of Wrath” jamboree at the Gor-don Cooper Library on Feb. 24, but be-fore that there are book discussions, a filmfestival and kids’ activities.

Through February, the library invitesfolks to read and discuss John Steinbeck’sDepression-era classic “The Grapes ofWrath.” Plenty of copies are available atall county libraries.

Upcoming events include:• Spanish language discussions at Gor-

don Cooper Library at 6:30 p.m. onWednesdays. Copies of the book in Span-ish are available. For details, call Alejan-dra at 963-2889.

• Kids ages 6-12 are invited to the li-brary at 4 p.m. on Feb. 19 for singing andan interactive performance featuringYouth Services Librarian Sue Schnitzer.

• Middle school kids are invited to adiscussion of Karen Hesse’s book“Out ofthe Dust” at 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 19.

•The Big Read Film Festival features sec-tionsofKenBurns’sdocumentary“TheDustBowl” and the 1940s film “The Grapes ofWrath” from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 7, 14,21 and 28. Librarian Brenda Buchanan willlead a discussion on“The Grapes ofWrath”and the Great Depression.

• The jamboree takes place at the ThirdStreet Center at 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 24. Forthis event, there’ll be free soup from theorganic garden and kitchen of CRMS, andbread fresh out of the Carbondale Com-munity Oven. The jamboree features stu-dents from the Roaring Fork High Schoolchoral class; guitar students from Glen-wood Springs High School; the Zingers;Slide Whistle; the library’s Pied Piper, SueSchnitzer; students from the RFHS Grapesof Wrath Book Club; and Jack Green asCasey, the preacher from “The Grapes ofWrath.”Topping off the afternoon there’llbe local square dancers do-si-doing! Theprogram is free and sponsored by the Gor-don Cooper Branch Library, CCAH, TheCarbondale Community Bread Oven, andCRMS. Feel free to wear your overalls.

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