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C-Town, a fund-raiser for KDNK at PAC3 on March 2, brought out all kinds of talented types including (clockwise from upper left): Tricia Mines (of One Hot Mess), Steve Skinner,Andi Johnson, Don Chaney, and Bailey Haines and Soozie Lindbloom (center, of One Hot Mess). Town-wide entertainment action continues this weekend with the Green is theNew Black Fashion Show at the Carbondale Recreation Center. Photos by Jane Bachrach

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Why I’m runningDear Editor:

I am Lorey Esquibel and I am running forone of three open seats on the CarbondaleBoard of Trustees.

I am a 19-year Carbondale resident, 25-yearValley resident. I have raised my childrenin Carbondale, both having been born in theRoaring Fork Valley.

Over the last 19 years I have been involvedwith various community organizations serv-ing on numerous boards including seven yearsas a town of Carbondale Planning and Zon-ing Commissioner. I have served as a Boardof Director on such boards as the CCAHMountain Fair, Three Rivers Little League,and Roaring Fork Booster Club. In addition,I served with both the Crystal River Elemen-tary and the Carbondale Middle School Par-ent Accountability Committees.

I am a former small business owner in aconstruction related business, Western SlopeFencing, and currently I am employed as anaccounting manager with a non-profit basedin Aspen, Mercy & Sharing (haitichil-dren.com), which has been working withchildren in Haiti for over 17 years.

My experience during the last 19 yearswith a wide range of community involve-ment, as well as my small business experi-ence, makes me an ideal candidate forTrustee. I bring a strong history of successfulcollaborative leadership from my experiencewith various boards and a history of under-standing of small business perspectives thatwill serve the community well in the positionofTrustee. I am an exceptional listener, an in-novative problem solver and a positive leader.I have earned the respect of my peers as athoughtful and prepared decision maker.

Carbondale needs individuals with diverseperspectives sitting in the position of Trustee.The community includes many differingviews on what the Town needs and how tofund those needs. The only truly successfulway to guide the future of this town so manyof us love is through collaboration.

As Trustee, I will encourage and supportan environment that allows each of us theopportunity to voice those opinions and con-cerns where they will be respected.

In the coming weeks, I hope to have theopportunity either in a candidates forum orin this newspaper to expand on important is-sues facing the town of Carbondale and whatmy perspective is on those issues.

I would be appreciative of your supportand vote and can be reached via email([email protected]) with your thoughtsor concerns.

Lorey EsquibelCarbondale

Thanks to the BOccDear Editor:

As my kids and I were enjoying some ten-der green beans from Eagle Springs Organic

Farm in Silt (bought at the Carbondale FoodCo-op) I was deeply grateful for the GarfieldCounty commissioners’ vote on Feb. 27.

I was grateful for the vision and commit-ment of Ken Sack, CEO of Eagle Springs,who saw a neglected piece of land and turnedit into a highly productive, state-of-the-art or-ganic farm.And for Bryan Reed and crew atEagle Springs who care so deeply aboutgrowing healthy food for local consumption.

I was grateful for all the citizens who re-sponded to and are part of the Roaring ForkFood Policy Council and sent letters, madecalls, and showed up to the rally to voice theirvalue of local farming. It was stunning.

I was grateful for the respect and thought-fulness with which the Garfield Board ofCounty Commissioners considered the in-formation and sentiments expressed to themby their constituents.

The Roaring Fork Food Policy Councilwill continue to build working relationshipsacross the public, private and nonprofit sec-tors to support innovative food policies andprojects for our region.

We’re past peak oil, and the climate chal-lenges will only increase. Feeding ourselveslocally is something we can do more of. Ifyou would like to get involved with theRFFPC, please e-mail gwen@highlifeunlim-

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We can do better at recyclingBy Dorothea Farris

Fifty years ago we burned our trash, buried our garbage, and took waste to the local“dump.”Today, we create compost for use in our garden, reuse what we might, sepa-rate our recyclable items, and have trash hauled away to a “landfill” that meets strictstandards and provides opportunities for reuse of construction waste, for creation ofcompost, for attention to industrial waste, and for energy production.

The world of “reduce, reuse, recycle” has expanded. The Roaring Fork Valley nowhas a window of opportunity to demonstrate that a well-designed region-wide pro-gram of waste management can be both efficient and effective.

Since 2008, there have been four major studies of waste management programs inEagle, Garfield, and Pitkin counties. Each study indicates that working together as a re-gion, each county and the residents and visitors to the region would enjoy a more suc-cessful and sustainable waste management and recycling program. Participants in thestudies agreed that there is a need for a financial feasibility study. And, there the ideaseems to have died.

We who are blessed to live in this remarkable area seem able to accept the respon-sibility for stewardship of these lands.Attention to the care of the environment also in-cludes a commitment to and responsibility for the waste that is created by our life styles.We can do better.

The tri-county region can and should be in the forefront and should serve as a modelfor regional waste management and recycling programs throughout the nation. Facili-ties in Pitkin County, Eagle County, South Canyon and Garfield County can work as aunit to foster improved planning and management of solid waste sites and to increaserecycling opportunities for the region.

A review of the studies leads directly to the next step – a financial feasibility study.If acceptable and beneficial to the jurisdictions involved, a strategic plan that benefitsthe region can be developed, and implementation can begin.

Collaborative leadership will support recycling success, can increase landfill life,can avoid duplication of equipment and activities, and can address the increased needsof a region with diverse recreational, industrial, environmental, and residential needsand concerns.

Carbondale is a unique community. It supports the arts, the environment, recreationand small business. It has the opportunity to be the catalyst for the creation of the nextstep in the development of a plan that addresses a Tri-County Solid Waste, Recycling,and Renewable Energy Strategic Plan.

Carbondale and the Roaring Fork Valley is noted for its commitment to stewardship,its skill in addressing difficult issues, and its leadership in finding resolution to complexconcerns. The time is now if we wish to deal appropriately with the waste our worldscreate while protecting air, water, wildlife, the natural environment, watersheds, andlife styles of ranching, tourism, industrial development and sustainable communities.

Dorothea Farris is Community Liaison for Heartland Environmental Services,which operates the Pitkin County and South Canyon landfills.

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.

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By Lynn BurtonSopris Sun Staff Writer

Carbondale police arrested an El Jebel male,16, for allegedly breaking into and burglarizinga medical marijuana dispensary on the night ofMarch 6.

Carbondale Police Chief Gene Schilling saidthe department will not release the suspect’sname because he is a juvenile.

Surprisingly enough, the teen did not haveany medical marijuana on his person at the timeof his arrest.“I’m not going to disclose (what hehad) at this time,” Schilling said. “But it wasn’tmedical marijuana products.”

The suspect is a Carbondale high schoolstudent but Schilling would not say which onehe attends.

There are three high schools in and aroundCarbondale: Roaring Fork High School,Bridges High School and Colorado RockyMountain School.

The alleged burglary took place at 60 N.Third Street, which is located in the alley northof Main Street between Third Street and Sec-ond Street.

Schilling said police were alerted when a secu-rity system was activated during the burglary. Hesaid the suspect used a crowbar to enter the build-ing. A Carbondale police officer apprehended himas he was coming out of the building, which wasoriginally built as a single-family home.

The suspect was not armed and did not put

up a fight.“He was cooperative,” Schilling said.Carbondale police were backed up by three

Garfield County sheriff’s department deputiesand a Colorado State Patrol officer.

Schilling said another medical marijuana dis-pensary was burglarized about a month ago butthe incident is still under investigation and hedidn’t provide details.

State law mandates that medical marijuanadispensaries install security devices that aremeant to prevent burglaries and thefts.

Carbondale’s medical marijuana dispensarieshave showed up in police reports off and on dur-ing the past year.

In October of 2011, Mother Earth medicalmarijuana dispensary owner David Edgar, ofBasalt, was arrested for allegedly selling mari-juana and cocaine to undercover agents.

In mid-February, Edgar waived his right to apreliminary hearing before a judge in the 9th Ju-dicial District, according to published reports.Through his attorney, Adam Tucker, he askedthat his case be continued to March 27.

The agencies involved in Edgar’s arrest lastOctober were the Two Rivers Drug EnforcementTeam, the Colorado Department of Revenueand the Carbondale Police Department.

One of the eight charges against Edgar is thathe sold medical marijuana to someone who didnot have a license to buy medical marijuanaproducts. Besides medical marijuana itself, prod-ucts include edibles such as brownies.

Carbondale home prices hit an eight-year low:Bottom reached?

Teen busted in pot shop burglary

By Nicolette ToussaintSopris Sun Correspondent

With local real estate prices at an eight-year low,“peo-ple can’t find a place in Carbondale under $400,000,” saysTerry Harrington, of Aspen-Sotheby’s Realty. “The pricesare so good that houses are going quickly, and that, cou-pled with low interest rates, is really encouraging peopleto buy.”

“Approximately 45 percent of the available listings inCarbondale listed at less than $400,000are under contract. Last week, a bank-owned property in Carbondale had sixoffers competing for it, and the winningbid was over full price,” she said.

That’s good news for sellers, be-cause as buyers bid against one an-other, they will begin to push prices up.However, bad news hovers on the hori-zon in the form of foreclosed properties that haven’t yethit the market.

So have we hit bottom or not?A backlog of foreclosures combined with continuing na-

tional economic and mortgage difficulties prompts LynnKirchner of Amorè Realty to say that “we are a long wayfrom the bottom at some price points. Prices here were 65percent over-inflated compared to national figures. We’recloser to the bottom at the lower end.Townhomes and con-dos that were selling for $450,000 are now selling for$150,000 to $200,000, so they are getting back to wherethey should be. But we still have a ways to go before $1million-plus properties hit the bottom.”

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reportsthat nationwide, more people signed home buying con-tracts in January than anytime in nearly two years. EvenBill McBride, the economist who first warned of thehousing bubble, says that “housing prices are near thebottom” – except in “areas with a large backlog of dis-tressed properties.”

Is that us?The number of foreclosures opened in Carbondale was

68 in 2009, 95 in 2010, 114 in 2011, and 11 in the firsttwo months of this year. Not all foreclosure starts lead toa sale, and Carbondale saw 11 completed foreclosures in2009, 20 in 2010, and 64 in 2011. Bob Slade, ChiefDeputy Public Trustee in the Garfield County Treasurer’sDepartment, says that the pace of foreclosure starts “isabout the same as 2010. We are hoping that last year was

the high point.”But foreclosures can take as long as

two years to come onto the market, soa large “shadow inventory” could belurking.

Over the past 40 years, local real estatetrends have started at the top of the valleyand worked their way down.According toa year-end report published by Land Title

Company, Pitkin County real estate sales totaled $1.27 bil-lion in 2011, just one-half percent higher than in 2010.

But local brokers see portions of the market performingfar better. Separate studies by Mason Morse broker TimEstin and by BJ Adams and Company broker Andrew Erne-mann found that 2011 sales in Aspen and Snowmass wereup 13 percent to 15 percent compared to 2010. Single-fam-ily homes under $2.5 million were most active, up 91 per-cent. Land sales remain deeply depressed.

carbondale PatternCarbondale shows a similar pattern: Houses under

$400,000 are selling briskly. But because existing homes arepriced far lower than the cost of building new homes, landsales are stagnant.

Harrington encourages sellers to drop their initial askingprices a couple thousand dollars each week. “There’s amagic price where multiple offers start coming in. At$200,000 there are none, and $195,000, we may see severaloffers within a few days.”

That price-dropping recipe appeals only to motivated –or desperate – sellers. It tends to leave a bad taste in the

mouth of those with better options. In that larger context,most Carbondale homes offered today could be defined as“distressed.” As Harrington puts it, “Why would you sellnow, at these prices, if you didn’t have to?”

A search of the Multiple Listing Service currently showsthat 8-10 percent of Carbondale’s listings are bank-ownedhomes, foreclosures, or short sales. But sellers are not re-quired to reveal short sales in the listings, and Realtors saythe true figure is far higher. Figures from the Aspen Boardof Realtors show that this year, through the end of Febru-ary, 20 out of 21 sales in Carbondale were distressed; 11were short sales and nine were bank-owned properties.

“This is going to be the telltale year,” says Kirchner, whois certified as a Short Sales and Foreclosure (SFS) expert bythe NAR.“Lots of inventory has yet to hit the market, andI’m still getting eight to 10 requests for help each week frompeople who have underwater mortgages.”

Harrington, also certified as a SFS expert, agrees. “Be-cause the banks don’t want to get the houses back – andbecause there’s no real financial incentive for them to workthrough foreclosure – we are getting more short sales. Shortsales are taking over the market.”

“This is going to bethe telltale year.”

Lynn KirchnerReal estate broker

Smaller houses such as this one are selling well and thebottom in that market might have been reached, accordingto local real estate agents. Larger, and more expensive,homes are not selling as well and the bottom is farther inthe future. Photo by Lynn Burton

Dan Giese models “Spoon Mask” by an artist known as Spoon Manduring last Friday night’s opening of the CCAH show “Re-ImaginedArt & Fashion for a Sustainable Future.” The show continues at theThird Street Center through March 23. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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News BriefsTrustees review library March 13

The Carbondale Board ofTrustees holds apublic hearing on the Garfield County Li-brary District’s application to build a new li-brary on March 13. The meeting starts at 6p.m. For details, go to the town Web site atcarbondalegov.org. The 13,000-square-footlibrary is proposed for the corner of ThirdStreet and Sopris Avenue.

No money for fireworksThe Carbondale Board ofTrustees decided

on Feb.28 not to pay $15,000 for a Fourth ofJuly fireworks display.

The trustees had earmarked $4,000 for afireworks show in the town’s annual budget.A town official said the $4,000 may be usedfor activities when the Ride the Rockies bicy-cle tour stops in Carbondale on June 11.

acES hires LaneThe Aspen Center for Environmental

Studies has hired Chris Lane as its new CEO.Lane spent the last 19 years as vice presi-

dent of environmental affairs for Xanterra Re-sorts, which operates concessions in severalmajor national parks.According toACES staff,he is an avid birder and ski mountaineer andholds a degree in environmental engineering.

“(Lane’s) extensive experience in envi-ronmental management and corporate sus-tainability is a perfect compliment to TomCardamone’s strong naturalist back-ground,” said Jeff Berkus, chair of ACES’board of trustees.

Cardamone has served as executive direc-tor for the Aspen-based organization since

1975. He will continue to work for ACES aspresident and chief ecologist.

BLM seeks board membersThe Bureau of Land Management is look-

ing for people to fill 10 open positions on itsresource advisory councils for the northwestand southwest Colorado Districts. Eachcouncil consists of 10-15 members.

Individuals from the following back-grounds are needed: ranchers or representa-tives of the timber, mining, energy orcommercial recreation industries; representa-tives of national or regional environmental,historical, archaeological and recreationalgroups; representatives of academic institu-tions, local governments, state agencies, andIndian tribes, as well as representatives fromthe public at large. For more information callDavid Boyd at 876-9008 or Shannon Bordersat 240-5399.

Democrat seeks Garco postAleks Briedis has announced his candidacy

for the Garfield County Board of CountyCommissioners in District 3.

In a press release, Briedis said he is com-mitted to making Garfield County a betterplace, bringing his vision and experience, as aleader who can move our county forward bycreating jobs, and securing the county’s eco-nomic success into the 21st century.

Briedis said that during his tenure servingthe city of Rifle, he has been instrumental informulating visionary concepts and creatingsuccessful and fiscally vibrant projects forhis community.

Former DOW movesThe Colorado Parks and Wildlife's Glen-

wood Springs area office, located at 50633Highway 6 & 24, has closed and moved toan office at the I-70 Canyon Creek exit ap-proximately four-and-a-half miles west ofGlenwood Springs.

“We had outgrown our crowded facility along time ago,” said Area Wildlife ManagerPerry Will. “One of the big reasons we'relooking forward to the move is because it willhelp us provide better customer service.”

The new building is designed to maxi-mize energy efficiency and minimize main-tenance expenses through the use ofenvironmentally friendly features anddurable construction materials.

Glenwood caverns expandsGlenwood Caverns Adventure Park, the

first to offer an alpine coaster in the UnitedStates, will continue its coaster craze with theaddition of two new roller coasters thisspring, along with a Ferris-wheel-style ride.These new attractions are part of the Park’sfive-year expansion plan, which was recentlyapproved by the Garfield County Commis-sioners, and are slated to open in May.

“The alpine coaster has been our second-most-popular attraction since we added it in2005; the new rides will add to our appeal toroller coaster fans,and to everyone who enjoysthrill rides,” said Steve Beckley, who ownsGlenwood Caverns Adventure Park with hiswife Jeanne.“The cave tours are still our num-ber one attraction, and we are in the processof expanding our cave tour routes for 2013.”

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

FRIDaY March 2 at 11:12 p.m. a barowner called police to report an assault.The victim told police a man had “headbutted” him, causing lacerations insideboth lips and swelling to the left side ofhis face. The victim didn’t want to pur-sue charges but said he’d contact policethe next day to confirm his intentions.

SaTURDaY March 3 at 7:50 p.m. apatrol officer in the 300 block of MainStreet heard fireworks being shot off.Witnesses pointed to the rooftop at 320Main St. but the office was unable to lo-cate where the fireworks had been com-ing from.

SUNDaY March 4 at 2:50 a.m. policewere advised of horses running loose onHighway 133 just south of town.An offi-cer respondedandstayedon the sceneuntila Pitkin County sheriff’s deputy arrived.

SUNDaY March 4 at 3:06 a.m. dis-patch reported shots fired in the vicinityof Crystal Bridge Drive in River ValleyRanch. An officer searched the area butcouldn’t find anything suspicious.


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anderson team places secondA team comprised of Carbondale’s Sari Anderson and

Lyndsay Meyer placed second in the women’s division andninth overall in last week’s Power of Four ski mountaineer-ing race in Aspen. Their time was 6:28:10. The race boasteda 10,000 foot elevation gain (almost two miles for folks read-ing this on their couch) and covered all four Aspen ski moun-tains. The race was sponsored by Helly Hansen, AspenExpeditions and Muscle Milk.

Masters wins at Mesa StateRoaring Fork High School sophomore Will Masters won

first place in overall feature writing at the 22nd annual MediaDay at Mesa State University in Grand Junction. Will writesfor the school’s Rampage newspaper,which appears inThe So-

pris Sun every month. He won his award for a profile of stu-dent Teddy Benge.Will is the son of Maura and John Masters.

Did you ever wonder?Did you ever wonder why you’re sometimes dressed just

fine down in town but are a layer short when you climb outof your car at the Spring Gulch Nordic ski area parking lotwest of town? Well, here’s the deal and here’s the answer to aquestion some folks have been asking of late. The SpringGulch parking lot is about 7,757 feet above sea level, whichis about 1,500 feet higher than town, reports Mt. SoprisNordic Council member Greg Fitzpatrick. The highest pointat Spring Gulch is a little over 8,000 feet.

cRc now open on MondaysCrystal River Café on West Main Street is now open for

breakfast and lunch on Mondays (6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.)Folks who know their food say it’s pretty good out there. Fordetails go to crystalrivercafe.com or call 704-2612.

Jankovsky nominated for hall of fameSunlightMountainResortGeneralManagerTomJankovsky

has been nominated for the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame, ac-cording to itsWeb site.Other local Roaring Forkers (living anddead) include John Denver and Dr.Barry Mink.A voting panelof 160 hall of fame members and others will decide who’ll behonored.The new members will be announced in April.

T-shirt design contest returnsThe Carbondale Mountain FairT-shirt design contest pays

$500 to the winner. This year’s theme is “Let CarbondaleChange You.”The submittal deadline is April 15. For details,call 963-1680. As always, Carbondale Mountain Fair takesplace in Sopris Park the last full weekend of July (July 27-29).

a note from DavidSpecial Olympics skier David Hayes reports he had a

“great time” skiing with the Sunlight ski team at Cooper skiarea. “My coach Casey had all our skis waxed and I reallywent fast on the giant slalom and after lunch on the super G.”

On a related note, David’s mom Lois reports they appre-ciates all the condolences following the recent loss of his dogBuddy and they want to thank everyone, but the time is notright for another dog.

Pizza for lunchHere’s the lunch menu for RE-1 schools for March 9-15• Friday, March 9 – Elementary schools: Dominos pizza,

spinach salad, fresh strawberries, milk; middle school: Domi-nos pizza, spinach salad, clementines, milk; high schools:Dominos pizza, fruit and vegetable bar, milk.

• Monday, March 12 – Elementary schools: spaghettiwith meat sauce, bread slice, green salad mix, applesauce,milk; middle school: ham and cheese hot pocket, baby car-rots, fruit mix, milk; high schools: hamburger with cheese,fruit and vegetable bar, milk.

• Tuesday, March 13 – Elementary schools: pepperonidipstick w/ marinara sauce, steamed broccoli, fresh pear,milk;middle schools: roasted chicken, mashed potatoes w/gravy,roll, diced peaches,milk; high schools: BLT subsandwich, fruitand vegetable bar, milk.

• Wednesday, March 14 – Elementary schools: beef tacos,Spanish rice, refried beans, clementines,milk; middle schools:spaghetti with meat sauce, breadsticks, steamed broccoli, ap-plesauce, milk; high schools: nachos supreme, fruit and veg-etable bar, milk.

• Thursday, March 15 – Elementary schools: hamburger,tomato slices, apple wedges,milk; middle schools: hamburger,tomato slices, apple crisp, milk; high schools: Asian BBQchicken, fruit and vegetable Bar, milk.

They say it’s your birthdayBirthday greetings go out to Ann Harris (March 10) and

Vickie Browne (March 11).

Mayor Stacey Bernot visited Carbondale Middle Schoolfifth and sixth grade social studies classes on Feb. 29. Shetold the future voters all about Carbondale town govern-ment. Photo by Wendy S. Hayden

Sopris Sun Staff Report

Sahn Taekwondo at the Carbondale Recreation Centerhas added Grand Master Richard Hodder to its teachingand instructional staff, according to a press release.

“As a competitor for 30 years, Grand Master Hodderwon gold medals for 13 consecutive years at the ColoradoState Taekwondo Association Championships and wongold in the two U.S. National Championships in which hecompeted,” said Carbondale Sahn Taekwondo directorCedar Rose Guelberth.

Hodder began his study of martial arts in 1964. Cur-rently an 8th Dan black belt in taekwondo, he also holdsDan level rank in judo, shorin ryu, shin goju ryu, hapkido,kali and traditional oriental weapons.

As an internationally known clinician, and having in-structed for more than 45 years, he has trained thousands ofstudents through out the United States, including Colorado.

“Grand Master Hodder is uniquely suited to the chal-lenges of training a variety of groups and individuals,” saidGuelberth. “His work includes training ages from youngchildren to seniors, and abilities including those seeking agood workout and individual self-development, to high-level competitors, as well as those with physical disabili-ties, injuries, behavioral, and learning challenges.”

Hodder trains federal and local law enforcement officers,along with military and security personnel. He is also headof taekwondo for the United States Korean Martial Arts

Federation and president of the World Weapon Federation.Hodder has trained and coached hundreds of students

to become successful competitors, winning gold, silver andbronze medals at local, state and national taekwondochampionships. His students have gone on to becomemartial arts Instructors of note. “More importantly hisstudents have become well rounded, responsible, accom-plished, involved citizens that see it as their responsibilityto pass on the lessons of courtesy, integrity, perseverance,self control and indomitable spirit learned in taekwondo,”Guelberth continued.

The Sahn Taekwondo network includes schools in Sil-verthorn, Breckenridge, Leadville and Carbondale. MasterSean Cavins is the owner, Chief Master and head of in-struction at Sahn Taekwondo.

“The overriding goal at Sahn Taekwondo is to teachstudents responsibility and excellence using mind, bodyand spirit together,” Guelberth explained. “The focus oftraining is to build a more peaceful world with bravery,wisdom, love and friendship.This is accomplished throughknowledge of self and acceptance of others.”

Sahn Taekwondo of Carbondale offers classes for chil-dren through adults, of all abilities, on Tuesday and Thurs-day from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Carbondale RecreationCenter. In addition to the weekly program, Sahn Taek-wondo offers workshops including self defense programsopen to the general public.

For information regarding classes at Sahn Taekwondo,call 948-8774.

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Grand Master Richard Hodder (right) has joined SahnTaekwondo, which offers classes at the Carbondale Recre-ation Center. To the left is Carbondale Sahn TaekwondoDirector Cedar Rose Guelberth. Courtesy photo

By Will GrandboisSopris Sun Correspondent

After a great run in February, both Roaring ForkHigh School basketball teams met defeat on March 1,in their first round of the regional tournament.

The Lady Rams fell to Denver Science 47-35 after theKnights took a 10-point lead in the first quarter. Thoughthey managed to pull the score closer by the half, thegirls couldn’t quite surpass the division’s eighth rankedteam. Denver Science went on to defeat Rifle HighSchool in a nail-biting 44-43 squeaker, overcoming adeficit in the first half and leaving the Olathe Pirates asthe Western Slope’s only hope at this year’s state titletournament.

The ladies finish the season 14-9, their best recordsince 2008. Graduating seniors include Sharlene Salinas,Kenia Pinela, Kaleigh Wisroth, Kelley Farris, and Saman-tha Denard. The Rams retain top scorer Megan Gian-inetti and assist leader Hattie Gianinetti for next year.Also keep an eye out for juniors Shaeley Lough andGeorgia Ackerman, and sophomores Maddie Nieslanikand Autumn Granberry.

The boys, meanwhile, fell to La Junta 61-54 in a re-gional bracket that has since eliminated all of the WesternSlope's boys' teams. Rifle suffered a 73-48 defeat to ThePinnacle on Friday, while Olathe met their end againstPagosa Springs. After demolishing Lake County 66-28, theAspen Skiers lost the next round to Holy Family in the lastquarter, ending a strong season 19-5.

Roaring Fork, meanwhile, wraps up with a re-spectable 15-8 record, a performance only marginallybelow last year's 17-9 season, which culminated in anElite Eight clash with Jefferson Academy. The Rams wereled in points by Dakota Grett and Trae Moxley, in re-bounds by Moxley and Trent Reeds, and in assists bySam Carpenter and Clay Gross. Carpenter dominated inassists. Grett and Moxley will return as seniors next year.

Reeds, Carpenter and Gross, along with Thomas Ceriseand Shea Nieslanik, graduate in May.“The seniors gave usa great four years, and we’re gonna miss ‘em,” coach LarryWilliams told the Sun. “We have two good [returners] tobuild around, but we have some off season work to do toget back to regionals.”

As basketball players say goodbye to the court, springsports are already gearing up. The girls' soccer team willhost Basalt at 4 p.m. on March 9, then travel to Aspen onMarch 13. Roaring Fork’s baseball opens with a homegame against Hotchkiss on March 17, and the WesternSlope track seasons hits the ground running at the DeltaInvitational, also on St. Patrick's Day. For girls' tennis, the

first day of practice was Feb. 27.Although official rosters are still forthcoming for most

spring sports, they will likely see the return of several falland winter athletes (several, including Reeds and Gross,participate in all three seasons) as well as a host of previ-ously unseen talent.

Stay tuned!

Sam Carpenter (#5, left) and Clay Gross (#3, right) are both seniors who played their last game for Roaring ForkHigh School last weekend. Other graduating seniors are Trent Reeds, Thomas Cerise and Shea Nieslanik. On the girl’sside, graduating seniors are Sharlene Salinas, Kenia Pinela, Kaleigh Wisroth, Kelley Farris and Samantha Denard.Photo by Sue Rollyson

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By Trina OrtegaSopris Sun Correspondent

Just down the road and around the cor-ner, a revolution is taking place.

There’s a natural fibers exporter burstingat the seams with orders from around theglobe.Two small factories will open this yearto produce soft goods on the Western Slope.There’s a small group of clothing designersthat have formed the Carbondale Sew-Opcollective and are looking for a permanentspace to set up shop in Carbondale.And youno longer have to drive to Grand Junction orDenver to find unique fabrics — smack dabin the middle of this little town, there’s a retailstore selling yarn, fabric and sewing notions.

The resurgence of fabric arts on the West-ern Slope is more than a fad. With businessbooming and popularity spreading, the textileindustry has become part of this region’s eco-nomic vitality.

“It’s a really vibrant scene that is growingout of here. We’re just lucky enough to havehit upon this incredible energy,” says Amy

Kimberly, director of Green is the New BlackFashion Show,which takes place March 9-10(see related story this page).

The show includes the work of nearly 50designers and clothing purveyors from notjust the Roaring Fork Valley, but across thestate and nation and boasts a two-night run,a trunk show and youth show.

“Opportunities in the arts have strength-ened. People are not getting rich off this, butthese opportunities are available now. And Ithink that it has been very fulfilling for peo-ple,” adds Kimberly, who is director of theCarbondale Council onArts and Humanities.

collage Keeps It LocalSewing used to be a part of home eco-

nomics in Colorado until the mid-’90s. Car-bondale resident Pat Wanner remembersmoving here during that time, when sewingrooms and cooking stations were pulled fromthe valley’s schools.

“We were just astounded,”says the ownerof Collage! Creative Collections on Highway

133.“I grew up on a farm. We sewed all ourown clothes. Then to come to Colorado andexperience them pulling all of that out of theschools, it was really frustrating.”

So Wanner structured her entire businessto support the arts for young people. Collagedebuted nearly one year ago, and Wannerworks with area artists to sell handmadesoaps, knitwear, baby blankets, ceramics,journals, leather goods, and more, in additionto offering classes in felting, knitting andsoap-making.

Working with locals to buy and sell goodsmakes the economic world go ’round,she says.“We need to have the products available here,so people can shop local and support local.”

Wanner says the business is doing well,with people thirsty for cottage industry arts.“Sewing, knitting, felting, anything that ishands-on, that’s practical, usable art; thingsyou could wear or use in your home.”

Her customers run the gamut from momsbuying their children sewing lessons, to teenagegirls making their prom dresses, to elderly folks

who want to be part of a knitting group.“When people are making something

handmade, they just do it for the pure joy ofdoing it. They do it because they love it,”Wanner says.“To know your child’s walkingaround in a knit hat that you made — it justfeels so good to be able to say, ‘I made that,’instead of‘I went toTarget and bought that.’”

‘Things are changing’Burgeoning local designer Olivia Pevec

thinks that perhaps individuals are becomingmore conscientious about their purchases.“Clothes are cheap now, and they’re beingmade in factories all over the world.But that’ssomething that people are starting to realizemaybe that’s not really the way it should be.Maybe we shouldn’t be buying our clothesthrough slave labor. Maybe we shouldn’t besupporting an industry that doesn’t have anycommunity spirit in it.”

Pevec sees it as a natural cycle, though,with more production coming back to the

Textile industry blooming on the Western Slope

Submitted Press ReleaseBuilding community through art, the Car-

bondale Council on Arts and Humanities(CCAH) offers one artistic production thatboth brings together the valley-wide commu-nity and helps support local arts education.

The 4th annual Green Is the New BlackFashion Extravaganza: Back to the Futurewill be held March 9-10 at the CarbondaleRecreation Center. Ticket prices range from$15 for students to $100 for the special Gala.

“This year’s show journeys through the vi-sions of our future from the 1920s to theworld we know today,” said Amy Kimberly,CCAH executive director. Featuring fashionthat sparks the imagination, created from re-cycled and sustainable materials, designersand artists, locally and globally, come to-gether to create a dynamic, alluring, thought-provoking and highly entertaining event.

A major fundraiser for CCAH, the fash-ion show raises money for year-round artsprogramming in the midvalley area, especiallyin schools, and provides unfettered opportu-nity for artists, designers,musicians and com-munity to create their art.“Most importantly,it reminds us all to honor our Earth and en-vironment,” said Kimberly.

The Gala, on March 9, includes a dessert

reception, martini bar, fashion show, raffleand dance party with DJ Harry from Boul-der. Tickets to the Bonedale Bash on March10 are a little less expensive, but promise anexperience that is just as inspiring and fun.

“CCAH is involved in some amazing artseducation projects. Art has proven time andtime again to create better learners. Ourschools do not have the budget to offer asmuch art as is wanted or needed, so CCAHhelps,” said Kimberly.

Some CCAH-sponsored art programs in-clude free elementary school classes in itsCarol Rothrock classroom, in-school dramaprogram at Carbondale middle school in-volving over 50 students, a marionette proj-ect with high school students that will teachthem about Africa, and an all-school collab-oration with the Carbondale PublicArt Com-mission and the Carbondale Clay Center thatwill create a sculpture to be part of the town'spermanent sculpture collection.

CCAH continues to work with valley-wideretailers, reaching to both ends of the Valleythis year.The Glenwood Sewing Center,whichworks to teach sewing skills to women so theycan make a living, is partnering with Com-munity Office for Resource Efficiency(CORE) to make fabric shopping bags that

can replace plastic ones. Artist Olivia Pevecand Darren Broome of Aloha Mountain Cy-clery in Carbondale are collaborating on anew line of funky, functional bike-wear. B-Jeweled in Aspen, Á La Carte in GlenwoodSprings, lulabelle and the Community FoodCo-op in Carbondale will all be involved inthis year’s show either presenting lines of theirowns or offering support back stage.

The“Back to theFuture”themeof this eventwill explorewhatourworldwouldbe like,nowand then, based on films and books. Fashionand environment dominate the journey.

“Think Jetsons meetAvatar peppered withcutting edge fashion, design and collabora-tion,” said Kimberly. High fashion, as well aswearable art,will grace the runway with multi-media backgrounds, music and theatrics.

First prize is $500 (and experience on thefashion show runway!) for both the Func-tional Fashion Forward Design and the Cre-ative Couture categories in this year’s CollageDesigner Challenge.The challenges are spon-sored by Collage! Creative Collections inCarbondale.All pieces in both challenges willbe hand-made by the designer, and con-structed from sustainable materials.

For ticket information go to carbon-dalearts.com.

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Dana Ganssle goes through her movesone more time before this week’s Greenis the New Black Fashion Show at theCarbondale Recreation Center. Photo byJane Bachrach

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Submitted Press ReleaseCarbondale Community United Methodist

Church (CCUMC) welcomes the Rev. Dr.Melanie Dobson Hughes as its new pastor, ef-fective March 1.

Rev. Hughes has shared the pulpit atCCUMC with interim pastor Rich Stoakessince the first of the year. Rev. Stoakes, a re-tired pastor from Rifle, had been serving theCarbondale church since July of 2010.

“I look forward to being in ministry withCarbondale Community United MethodistChurch,” Hughes said. “A warm and wel-coming community, CCUMC is part of theprogressive, grace-filled, and service-ori-ented Methodist tradition.

“The church is now eagerly discerninghow we might serve others in the town ofCarbondale and beyond, and we extend aheartfelt invite to all area residents to ourSunday 10:30 a.m. worship,” she said.

Rev. Hughes moved to the Roaring ForkValley three years ago with her husband, Dr.John Hughes. He owns and operates AspenIntegrative Medicine in Basalt. They have a3-year-old son, Elijah.

She previously served as associate pas-tor at Dayspring United Methodist Churchin Phoenix, Arizona from 2002-2006.While there, she founded and directedDayspring Youth Ministry, serving morethan 100 active youth.

Rev. Hughes completed her Doctor of

Theology degree at Duke University Divin-ity School in September of 2011. She hasalso written and published articles in vari-ous religious publications.

While earning her master’s degrees in di-vinity and theology at Duke from 1998 to2001, she also spent a year studying, teach-ing and serving as a student pastor as partof a Duke Divinity exchange program inBonn, Germany.

Hughes completed her undergraduatestudies at Furman University in Greenville,South Carolina, earning a bachelor’s degreein political science and English in 1997. Shealso taught and did mission work in Utila,Honduras, through United Methodist Vol-unteers in Mission.

Established in 1887, CCUMC is locatedat 385 S. Second St.Worship is at 10:30 a.m.every Sunday, with children’s Sunday schooland childcare for younger children. AdultBible Study at 9:30 a.m.

The Lent/Holy Week schedule is asfollows:

• Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m., through April4, Lenten Prayer Service, based on the book“The Awkward Season.”

• MaundyThursdayService,7p.m.,April5.• Good Friday Service, 7 p.m., April 6.• Easter Sunday, April 8, 7 a.m. Sunrise

Service on the lawn behind the church, fol-lowed by a community breakfast at 8 a.m.and Easter Worship Service at 10:30 a.m.


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Rev. Melanie Dodson Hughes (left) is the new pastor at Carbondale Community UnitedMethodist Church. She and her husband, Dr. John Hughes (right) moved to the RoaringFork Valley three years ago. Their son, Elijah, 3, is also shown here. Courtesy photo


THURSDAYMarch 8LIVE MUSIc • PAC3 presents the KyleHollingsworth Band at 7 p.m. Euforques-tra is the opening act.Tickets are $15 in ad-vance and $18 at the door. Hollingsworthrecently wrapped up a tour with StringCheese Incident. Info: 925-1663 orpac3carbondale.com.

ROTaRY • Mt. Sopris Rotary meets atnoon at Mi Casita, 580 Main Street, Car-bondale.

aRT IN BaSaLT • Ann KorologosGallery (“Western Roundup: 4 WesternArtists’), Toklat Gallery (“Martin CooneyHand Carved Bowls”) and the Wyly ArtCenter “Bayard Hollins”) host openingsfrom 6 to 8 p.m.

FRI.-SAT. March 9-10ccaH FaSHION SHOW • The Carbon-dale Council on Arts and Humanities pres-ents its annual Green is the New Blackfashion show on March 9 and theBonedale Bash Fashion Show on March10. Both events will be held at the Car-bondale Recreation Center at 7 p.m. Tick-ets for the March 9 gala are $100 and $50($45 for CCAH members); Bonedale Bashtickets are $30, $25 for CCAH membersand $15 students (limited). Info: carbon-dalearts.com.

FRIDAY March 9MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents“The Iron Lady” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m. Mar.9-15 and “Hugo” (PG) at 5 p.m. Mar. 10.

WHEELER • The Mountains to MesaHome Builders Association presents Sir-ius/XM nominated singer/songwriter ofthe year Liz Longley at the Wheeler OperaHouse. Tickets are $20. For details, callthe Wheeler.

LIVE MUSIc • Carnahan’s Tavern in theDinkel Building presents Benyaro (anacoustic soul and roots rock duo) at 10p.m. Info: 963-4498.

LIVE MUSIc • Rivers in Glenwood presentsFifty/50 (classic, modern and original rock)from 9 p.m. to midnight. There’s no cover.

TRTc • Thunder River Theatre Companypresents Anton Chekhov’s“The Cherry Or-chard” March 8-10 at 67 Promenade. Info:963-8200.

SATURDAYMarch 10LIVE MUSIc • Carnahan’s Tavern at inthe Dinkel Building presents Simpler Timesat 10 p.m. Info: 963-4498.

THE WHEELER • Los Lobos plays theWheeler Opera House in Aspen.Tickets are$55 and $45. Info: 920-5770.

WYLY aRT cLaSSES • Wyly Art Centerin Basalt offers the class “Drawing for Peo-ple Who Think They Can’t” with JillSabella March 10 and 17 from 4 to 6 p.m.The cost is $50 (10 percent off for mem-bers). Info: 927-4123.

SUN.-SAT. March 11-17MUSIcaL MOMENTS • GrassRoots TVpresents “40 Rock,” a look at 40 years of

music in the Roaring Fork Valley, on chan-nels 12 and 82 throughout the week. Thehours are 6 to 10 p.m. Highlights includebluesman Buddy Guy at the Hotel Jerome.

SUNDAYMarch 11MUSIcaL GEaR SWaP • GrassRoots TVpresents the first annual Great WesternSlope Musicians Gear Swap at PAC3. Forinfo about booth space or swapping gear,call 925-8000.

MONDAYMarch 12caNDIDaTES FORUM • A CarbondaleBoard of Trustees candidates’ forum takesplace at the Third Street Center at 7 p.m.Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Send your ques-tions in advance to [email protected] forum is presented by The Sopris Sun,KDNK and the Carbondale Chamber ofCommerce. For details, e-mail [email protected].

BELLY UP • The Southeast’s favorite funkinstitution,Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band,plays Belly Up in Aspen at 10 p.m. It’s an allages show with tickets $8 in advance and$10 at the door. Info: 544-9800.

TUESDAYMarch 13FOR REaL aRTISTS • The GlenwoodSprings Art Guild presents“How to Becomean Artist in Residence at State and NationalParks” at 7 p.m. at the Good ShepherdChurch (1630 Grand Ave.) in GlenwoodSprings. It’s free. Info: 404-1208.

THE SOUL OF BUTTERMILK • The

Aspen Historical Society’s Time Traveler se-ries continues with “The Soul of Butter-milk” at Bumps restaurant at Buttermilk at5:30 p.m. Admission is $8. Info: ChristineBenedetti at 925-3721, ext. 102.

WORM FaRMING • Rock BottomRanch in El Jebel presents a workshop onworm farming from 6 to 8 p.m. The cost is$5 for members and $10 for non-members.RSVP at 925-5756.

WEDNESDAYMarch 14GaRDEN MEETING • The Orchardholds a public meeting for its new GoodSeed Community Garden on SnowmassDrive at 7 p.m. Info: [email protected].

LIVE MUSIc • White House pizza onMain Street presents My Countrymen fol-lowed by Greg Masse (March 21) andSteve Skinner (March 28).

THE WHEELER • Tiempo Libre, fromCuba, plays the Wheeler Opera House inAspen. Tickets are $45. Info: 920-5770.

ROTaRY • The Rotary Club of Carbon-dale meets at the Carbondale Firehouse onHighway 133 Wednesdays at 7 a.m.Today’s speaker is a member of GarfieldSearch and Rescue. The remaining speak-ers this month are Dr. Herschel Ross (“Ad-vances in dentistry that benefit yourhealth”) on March 21 and Skip Kinsley(“Benefits of smart oil and gas explo-ration”) on March 28. Info: 927-0641.

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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OngoingccaH • The Carbondale Council on Artsand Humanities continues the show “Re-Im-aged Art & Fashion for a Sustainable Future”from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Third Street Center.Artists include Wewer Keohane, AmberSparkles, Mary Katz, Candee Resnick, JanetNelson and others. The show runs throughMarch 23. Gallery hours are Tuesday throughFriday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Info: 963-1680.

cLaY cENTER • “John Cohorst: 2012 Res-ident Exhibition” continues through April 4at the Carbondale Clay Center, located at theeast end of Main Street. Info: 963-CLAY.

aDULT BaND • Tami Suby, director of theGlenwood High School and middle schoolbands has started an adult beginning bandthat practices at Roaring Fork High Schoolon Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Info: 319-8791.

MaYOR’S cOFFEE HOUR • Chat withCarbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tues-days from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy,located at 26 S. Third St.

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FRIDAY March 16SPELLEBRaTION • Literacy Outreach andCMC present their annual Spellebrationspelling bee to support adult literacy programsat Aspen Glen at 6 p.m.The entry deadline forteams is March 9. Info: 945-5282.

SATURDAYMarch 17ST. PaT’S DaY • The American Legion’s an-nual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Main Streetin Carbondale takes place at 2 p.m. Paradeforms are available at: The Pour House, Car-bondale Town Hall and Recreation Center,and American Legion Post 100 at 97 Third St.The American Legion Auxiliary will servecorned beef and cabbage from 4 p.m. until it’s

gone ($8 per person). Betsy Schenck and theZingers will provide the entertainment. Info:963-2381.

Pac3 • The Boulder band Grant Farm, fea-turing former U.S. flat-picking championTyler Grant, plays PAC3. Info: pac3.com.

SATURDAYMarch 24FOOTBaLL BENEFIT • A benefit concertfor Carbondale youth football programstakes place at PAC3 from 6:30 to 11 p.m.Themusical lineup includes local band All thePretty Horses, and from Madison, Wisconsin– Beautiful Buzz and Happy Ashtray. Ticketsare $10 at White House pizza and Dos Grin-gos burritos. Info: 945-1206.

SATURDAY July 21HOT TUNa • PAC3 presents Hot Tuna, fea-turing Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady.Both are founding members of Jefferson Air-plane and have been playing together for 50years. Info: pac3.com.

Hold the PressesS.a.W. FEaTURES aNDERSON aRTISTS • S.A.W., located at 978 Euclid Ave., featuresAnderson Ranch artists in the show “Creative Forces.” The show opens from 6 to 9 p.m. onMarch 9 and features: Doug Casebeer (ceramic and sculpture), Liz Ferrill (print and paint-ing), John Lloyd (sculpture), Ralph Scala (ceramic), Jason Schneider (wood), Andrea Wallace(photography), Mariana Vieira (photography), Bradley Walter (ceramic). For details, call e-mail [email protected] or call 970-355-9058.

BaSH RETURNS TO BaSaLT • This month’s Basalt BASH takes place at Lions Park from1 to 4 p.m. on March 10 and features a leprechaun gold hunt for kids, live music with the HellRoaring String Band and a menu that includes corned beef, cabbage and cold brews. For de-tails on the monthly Basalt BASH, call 704-3165.

LaKOTaS PERFORM IN c’DaLE • The Crazy Horse Singers, a traditional Lakota drum-ming group, and the Lakota Youth Dancers perform at the Third Street Center from noon to1 p.m. on March 14, and also at the Old Thompson Barn at River Valley Ranch from 7 to 9p.m. Lakota Elder Grandpa Eli will also conduct a question and answer session. Donationswill be accepted. For details, go to www.sol-tribe.com.

HOTHOUSE DESIGN PROJEcT cONTINUES • The Hothouse Design project continues atthe Third Street Center from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. on March 8. This month’s panel discussion isall about starting creative business ventures and features Paul Spencer (energy/communityplanning entrepreneur), Kelly Alford (graphic design entrepreneur) and Mark Joseph (productdesign entrepreneur). For details, call Andrea Korber at 366-1582.

aWaKEN YOUR UNTaPPED MIND • Davi Nikent presents the workshop “Energy Aware-ness: Awaken Your Untapped Mind” at the Solara Learn Center in El Jebel on March 16 from7 to 9 p.m., March 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and March 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For de-tails, call 618-5879.

cMc aND RSVP OFFER DRIVING cOURSE • Colorado Mountain College in GlenwoodSprings and RSVP offer a four-hour driver safety program March 19 and April 14. The is $14fee. For details, call 384-8747.

SNOWMaSS ROTaRY HOLDS POKER TOURNaMENT • The Snowmass Village RotaryClub holds its second annual Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament at the Snowmass VillageConference Center (next to the Silvertree hotel) on March 9. Registration is at 6 p.m. and thedealing starts at 7 p.m. The donation to play is $100 and you must be 21 or older. There’s alsoa beginner’s buy-in for $50. For details, call Martha O’Keefe at 379-6577.

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23Community Briefs


Please vote to re-elect Pam Zentmyer for Carbondale Town Trustee.Look for your mail-in ballot arriving shortly after March 12th.

Carbondale deserves representatives willing to pay attention to citizens’ concerns.

The Carbondale Trustees reviewed several large-scale land use applications over the last four years. I was committed to listening to public comment and bringing concerns forward to applicants. I will continue to listen to the desires of our community and act in accordance with what I hear.

Farmers market vendors wantedThe application deadline for the Carbondale Farmers

Market is April 1. For details, go to carbondalefarmersmar-ket.com. The market takes place at Fourth and Main onWednesday from June 13 through Oct. 3. The hours are 10a.m. to 3 p.m.

Garden plots availableThe Orchard is offering plots in its new Good Seed Com-

munity Garden.The garden will include 39 plots in two sizes:4X10 feet and 4X20 feet. The cost is $25 and $40 respec-tively. Plots will be assigned the week of March 25 through alottery. Gardeners will be asked to contribute 10 percent oftheir crop to Lift-Up for Feed My Sheep. For details, [email protected].

Volunteer Day in BasaltThe Basalt Regional Library hosts Volunteer Day from 5

to 7 p.m. on March 14. Interested non-profits can reserve atable by calling Barbara at 927-4531, ext. 8.The library is lo-cated at 14 Midland Ave.

RE-1 webcasts budget talksThe RE-1 School District will webcast its March 14 budget

discussion to Carbondale Middle School and Basalt Elemen-tary School on March 14. An exact time was no available atpress time.

Get a pre-drawValleyView Hospital’s Community Health Fair begins with

pre-draws for blood drawing only (no appointment needed) atthe Glenwood Springs Community Center on March 7 orMarch 21 from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Blood draw testing includescholesterol, cardiac risk, blood sugar, kidney and liver func-tion for $45. Prostate specific antigen is $35; blood count is$20; and colorectal kit is $15. Fasting 12 hours before theblood draw is required. For more information call 384-6651.

Senior Matters tax daySenior Matters of Carbondale’s free Tax Assistance Day

takes place at the Third Street Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.on March 14. RSVP volunteers will prepare and file 2011 in-come returns for people with an annual income of $55,000 orless. For an appointment call 963-2536.

J. Robert Young Scholarship offeredThe J. Robert Young Scholarship is offered to public high

school graduates in the Alpine Bank service area. Applicantsmust have a 2.75 or higher grade point average and seek abusiness related degree.The scholarship is for $1,000 for stu-dents who attend college in Colorado. Applications must bepostmarked by March 30.

YouthEntity Receives 75K grantYouthEntity announced on March 7 has been awarded a

$75,000 grant from the Daniels Fund for its“I Am FinancialKnowledge” program for students in grades 4-6 and 8-9.YouthEntity’s programs include YouthChefs, ProStart busi-ness consulting and WebEntity.

Ride the Rockies grantsThe deadline to apply for the Ride the Rockies/Denver

Post Community Grant is March 16.The program is for non-profits that provide services for low-income children andyouth recreation. Grants are for $5,000. For details, go toridetherockies.com.

carbondale Rotary offering grantsCarbondale Rotary Community Service Grant applica-

tions are being accepted.The program is for non-profits whoneed financial help to carry out work benefiting the commu-nity. For details, go to rotarycarbondale.org.

clay center classes beginAn eight-week session of clay classes begins at the Car-

bondale Clay Center on March 14.Various classes meetTues-days through Thursdays. For details, call 963-CLAY.

Meet with MattRE-1 School Board member Matt Hamilton holds office

hours at the Third Street Center from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. onMarch 13.Appointments are not necessary.The sessions takeplace at the Healthy Mountain Communities office near theThird Street Café.

School board member Richard Stettner holds office hoursat Basalt Elementary School from 3:30 to 5 p.m.on March 8.For an appointment, call 384-5800.

The 12th season of the Jim Calaway Honors Series atColorado Mountain College concludes with two concertsfrom the Santa Fe Guitar Quartet. The March 16 concerttakes place at the Spring Valley Campus at 7:30 p.m.; theMarch 17 concert takes place at the Aspen campus at7:30 p.m. with a dessert reception at 6:30 p.m. The quar-tet is from Argentina. Tickets are $20. To reserve tickets,call 947-8367. Courtesy photo

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“So things are changing and there’s a lot ofpotential. I love it. Imagine if we all werewearing clothes that you hadn’t seen every-body else wearing. Maybe we don’t have asmany clothes in our wardrobe, but it lasts,and it’s made by someone you know,” Pevecsays, noting that small-time designers cannow find“micro-factories”that are willing toproduce their goods at smaller runs.

Two such micro-factories are poised toopen on the Western Slope within the year.Glenwood Springs designer Doreen Herriott,who will present a clothing line in the fashionshow, is affiliated with the opening of theGarCo SewingWorks in Rifle that is expectedto be up and running in springtime.

EnviroTextiles Setting the ExampleMeanwhile, EnviroTextiles, based out of

Glenwood Springs, is opening a factory inPalisade, Colo. With a 25,000-square-footbuilding already secured, employees hired,and its first order (a hemp-cotton blend sock),the natural fibers company is aiming to startup its machines in six to eight weeks. Softgoods produced in Palisade will be madefrom hemp, hemp blends, agave and a read-ily available U.S. material source: alpaca.

EnviroTextiles specializes in eco-friendly,sustainable, and bio-degradable products andexports to nearly 70 countries. Even more im-portant thanaUSDA“certifiedorganic”stamp,company founder Barbara Filippone’s mission

is to make sure materials are sustainable.“We want sustainable; I use the word sus-

tainable — that which comes from the earthand returns to the earth with little to no ma-nipulation by man or chemical. That’s sus-tainable to me,” Filippone says.

Largely regarded for its hemp and hemp-blend textiles, the company stocks more than90 fabrics, such as the elegant hemp-silkcharmeuse that kicked off “green” weddingsin high-end apparel lines, 100-percent hempcanvas, hemp cashmere, muslins, linens andthe company’s new hemp fur with a recycledplastic pop bottle backing.

“It’s finally to the point where the market’sreadyforus tobeable tofill ina lotof thesegaps.We’ve been wanting to do these high-end fab-rics,”saysSummerHaeske,Filippone’sdaughterin charge of national sales for EnviroTextiles.

That’s a huge statement from the 30-year-old, who made the decision 10 years ago tostay in the industry.Taking on the task to in-troduce hemp to new clients, Haeske had topitch it as a cutting-edge, sustainable materialat large industry trade shows. She’d getlaughed out of meeting rooms.

“For years, there was such a stigma. Youcouldn’t go anywhere without getting putdown or treated like a total joke.There weremany trade shows where I’d be in the bath-room crying, trying to pull myself together toget enough strength to go out and approachthe next person,” Haeske said.

No Longer a StruggleBut she stuck with it and the tides turned.

Demand rose.And some of those same com-panies whose representatives made fun of hernow have hemp in their product lines.“Afterthat, it just kept flowing in, we didn’t have togo look for it; it’s just coming and comingand coming. Mom and I were like,‘It’s finallytime. It isn’t going be fight or struggle.’”

Filippone has fought hard for hemp,pushing for state legislation to allow indus-trial hemp farming and is hoping the currentHouse Bill 1099 is successful in prepping thegrounds for its reintroduction as an indus-trial crop.

Haeske says the “infrastructure” is inplace: There are farmers who want to growit; there are processing facilities that can takeit; and there are buyers for the end product.”The time is ripe, but she says some leadersstill are uneducated about hemp and mari-juana, which are both from the cannabisspecies, but contain different levels of THC,the compound in marijuana that gives theuser a high.

Although Filippone made her name in thehemp industry, she is sought the world-overfor her expertise in economic developmentand programs that advocate corporate andsocial responsibility. She has worked inChina, Mexico, Romania, Poland, Korea andmore to launch sustainable businesses thatprovide high-quality products but also lookafter its employees and are accountable —environmentally and socially — to the townsin which they’re located.

“I’m going to set an example for Ameri-can corporations. I’m going to create the

model of how it’s supposed to be, where thehead officers of a company have salary caps,where a percent must go into a social pro-gram — meaning if the kids in Palisade don’thave computers in the school, you buythem,” explains Filippone, who operates anoffice in China and has enforced modelworking standards.

Need for Product TransparencyFilippone is also making headway on

product transparency. She believes all prod-ucts should be labeled with what they con-tain, what was done during processing, andhow the employee benefits.

“Just like what you have on your foodproduct is what our product comes with.Wouldn’t you rather read that than see aUSDA organic sticker, because that organicsticker tells nobody anything. Education, ed-ucation, education.The only way we can ed-ucate the consumer is through that,”Filippone says, pointing to the poster-sizelabel on the wall of the Glenwood Springsheadquarters and showroom.

Another unique aspect on the EnviroTex-tiles labels: Below the country where itsproducts are manufactured, it states“EARTH,” which is important to Filippone.She says Americans need to stop scrutinizingChina and recognize that it was greed thatdrove U.S. manufacturing overseas.

With new ventures like EnviroTextiles’factory and Collage on the rise, some of thatmanufacturing appears to be coming back.Sometimes it takes a revolution.

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The Green Thumb GuideFalling in love with the old Fender home

I’ve learned not to get attached. Easy to intellectualize, not so easy to put into action.I’ve been looking at houses and fell in love with the Fender home, on Sopris and

Fourth Street. It’s held a spot in MANY of our hearts over the years. Built in 1913, it’sa small brick-and-shingle Craftsman bungalow that allows for the expansion of yourdreams — you can live a simple life here in the heart of downtown Carbondale.

It needs a new roof, but that would let you open up the children’s rooms with sun-filled skylights. It needs all new wiring and plumbing, but thatlets you introduce a less consumptive lifeblood. The kitchen istiny, but adding a small, attached garage would let grandma (hon-estly) live with you, above the expanded kitchen and garage.There are supposedly asbestos issues and I worry about leadedpaint, but that can be taken care of, too. It all can. And it shouldbe. I hate to think of this home being replaced with a structure oflesser soul. Yep. I’m salty enough to want certain parts of Car-bondale to stay Carbondale.

When we made an offer contingent to the sale of anotherhouse, I began to dream. I would visit every day. Some days I’d siton the front porch in the winter sun and tell this home how muchwe wanted her and hoped she would choose us.

My friend Kelly took “before” photos of Juniper and me frol-icking in the orchard (yes, I did just use the word “frolic”), by thetool shed, on the porch and next to the largest European Moun-tain Ash in town. It’s so huge and old it’s mostly dead wood, cov-ered in a brilliant orange lichen that probably started growing when the Fenders firstmoved in.

My office would be in the southwest corner near the ash. My yellow truck with itsmonks-robe maroon logo would be parked by the old garage. The path to my gardendesign office would start between the two lovely old multi-trunk maples, curving be-tween Annabelle hydrangeas, heritage roses and peonies.There’s something so old fash-

ioned about the maples, so utterly un-Western, that they spurred the whole redesign inmy mind of the new yard. Even the orchard would have a pastoral whimsy to it whenI revitalized it.

I didn’t know who owned this place, but I shared my imaginings of her in one of mycolumns – in a dress and apron, tending the ancient lilac on the north side of her porch,and the overgrown spirea on the south side. I sat between these two and absorbed

what I hoped to be my future: teenagers with turquoise or dreddedhair, leather jackets, Chuck All-Stars and piercings, exuberant attheir release from the charter school; a new friend that already livedacross the street to have coffee with; my others, Lyndsay and Jo-hanne with little Nil, sharing our side fence with Juniper; Dave’s re-model with the fun grain silo as an office; the brand-new library upthe street. It felt like my own dream coming true.

My friend across the street has a black locust in his yard. TheFender home used to have one, too. I never knew these existed untila still night years ago, when I smelled it. Its intoxicating aroma hadme circling around on my bike, eyes closed, sniffing. There it was:I looked up into an ancient canopy of blackened branches, fes-tooned in thousands of wisteria-like blossoms hanging in themoonlight. I basked in it, grinning like a fool. It so moved me Iwrote about it.

It’s dead now. My designer’s mind sees a monument carved fromits trunk, celebrating her past, standing in its place, with a row of

new locusts along Sopris Avenue. The two elms on the front street are also dying. Iimagined two carved sentinels there as well, and two smaller trees planted close tothem – maybe Japanese Tree Lilacs, Hawthorns or even apple trees grafted from theold ones in the orchard.

But someone else has made a better offer and the Fender home may never be mine.Nonattachment … nonattachment, she whispers.

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PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the regular municipal election for the Town of Carbondale, Colorado willbe held on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. The details and information pertaining to said election are as follows:This is a Mail Ballot election. You may return your voted ballot by mail (do not forget to include adequatepostage), or you may hand deliver your ballot to the designated drop-off location listed below.Beginning March 13, 2012, ballots may be dropped off at Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado AvenueM - F 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On Election Day, Tuesday April 3, 2012, ballots may be dropped off at Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO VOTEEvery person who has attained the age of eighteen years, is a citizen of the United States, has resided inthe State and municipal election precinct for thirty days immediately preceding the election, and is a reg-istered elector.

OFFICERS TO BE ELECTEDVoters will elect three (3) Trustees at large, from the entire Town. The three candidates receiving the high-est number of votes will serve four-year terms:

NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR TRUSTEE:Bill LamontSean Keery

Pam ZentmyerJohn Hoffmann

Doc PhilipAllyn HarveyJim BreastedStacy Stein

Lorey EsquibelRed Cunningham

THE BALLOT WILL ALSO CONTAIN ONE BALLOT ISSUE:Shall the Town of Carbondale approve Ordinance No. 12, Series of 2011, which ordinance wouldrequire grocery stores larger than 3,500 square feet in size to cease the distribution of disposableplastic bags and instead offer disposable paper bags for a fee of twenty cents per bag to all cus-tomers at the point of sale for the purpose of transporting goods purchased?

_____YES _____ NO

Further information may be obtained at the office of the town clerk, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale,Colorado, during normal business hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. or by calling 510-1206.

Cathy DerbyTown Clerk

Published in The Sopris Sun on March 8, 2012

Legal Notices511 COLORADO AVENUECARBONDALE, COLORADO

DATE AND TIME: APRIL 10, 2012, AT 6:00 P.M.DATE OF APPLICATION: NOVEMBER 21, 2011

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APPLICANT:SPENCER SCHIFFER

Information may be obtained from, and Petitions orRemonstrances may be filed with the Town Clerk,Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue,Carbondale, CO 81623

Published in The Sopris Sun on March 8, 2012.

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ObituaryJames Edward Von Brewer1933-2012

Born in Chicago, Illinois, and traveled the world. He was a highly recognized architecturaldesign engineer and a world renowned photographer with exhibits in America and severalforeign countries.

Jim proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corp with a tour of duty in Korea. Jim’s archi-tectural designs can be found in many cities and states including Chicago, Minneapolis,Miami as well as many homes here in the Roaring Fork Valley.

Jim was the senior architect involved in designing the Iowa State College campus. Jimwas a member of the American Society of Architects,American Society of Planning Officials,Photographic Society of America,American Legion, the Libertarian Party as well many localorganizations.

Jim loved the outdoors, camping and shooting until he was over 75 years old. He lived lifeto the fullest, photographing lots of the images he enjoyed seeing in their natural environ-ment. Jim was a private guy, though he loved to talk to anyone about many topics on whichhe was knowledgeable since he was so well read and traveled.

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Bag the bagsDear Editor:

On April 3, voters in Basalt and Carbon-dale will be deciding whether or not to banplastic grocery bags (and place a 20-cent feeon paper bags) in their communities. TheCommunity Office for Resource Efficiency(CORE) has been working over the pastyear with local grocers, citizen groups andelected officials to draft the proposed ordi-nances now under consideration.

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Pleased with planDear Editor:

Roaring Fork Audubon was pleased toread that RFTA’s wildlife biologist, JonathanLowsky, decisively recommended an earlierseasonal closure for the Rock Bottom Trailto protect the native wildlife that rely on theever-diminishing wintering grounds — espe-cially the riparian habitat.

After reading the comments by Lowskyregarding bird populations along the trail,which said“… population trends are not de-

clining and may be increasing,” we con-tacted him to clarify his statement. Lowskyinformed us that, according to his data, thebird population and density trends are, forthe most part, NOT statistically significantand that this is due to the relatively small an-nual sample size for each species and theshort duration of the monitoring period (fiveyears). He believes that after another four tofive years, it will be possible to determinepopulation trends. We also would like topoint out that studies prior to the trail beingopened were not accepted by RFTA and thatthese studies would establish a meaningfulmeasure with which to gauge current surveyresults.We feel it is important that the RFTAboard consider these interim bird survey re-sults as preliminary and recommend thatthey proceed cautiously, and not make deci-sions to reduce wildlife protections based ondata, which, according to the researcher, isnot statistically significant.

In addition to the earlier closure recom-mended by Lowsky, we encourage the RFTAboard to extend the trail closure for an ad-ditional two weeks to mid-May.This wouldgive the Great Blue Herons the time needed

to hatch their eggs and would also enablesongbirds to begin establishing territorieswithout human disturbance.

Finally, we feel that it is essential forRFTA to publicly comment on the BLM Re-source management plan regarding theCrown. Given that RFTA manages the landsimmediately adjacent to areas of the Crown,where there is increasing impact from socialtrails in winter as well as in summer, RFTAhas an opportunity to conserve this habitat.

Because of the vital importance of thishabitat for wildlife, we encourage you torecommend that seasonal closures on theCrown coincide with Rio Grande Trail clo-sures so that our wildlife truly“get a break.”All closed areas should have physical barri-ers similar to those used to close the RioGrande Trail through Rock Bottom Ranch.Clear and educational signage should be in-stalled at all portals to the Crown BLMlands, explaining the rationale behind theclosures and clearly stating closure dates.

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