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CMS students camp outPage 5

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This year’s Potato Day theme is “Back to the Basics” so start boning up. Carbondale’s celebration of its agricultural heritage on Saturday includes a farmer’s market, parade, barbecueand more. Illustration by Terri Ritchie and Jane Bachrach

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Carbondale’s weekly, non-profit newspaper Volume 2, Number 32 | September 30, 2010

Potatoes alwayshave theireyes on.

Potato chips areAmerica’s mostpopular snack food

Mr. PotatoHead was bornin 1952

The laziest group of potatoesare couch potatoes.

QUIZ:a. What do potatoes have in common with humans?b. Which potato product makes humans feel silly?

Quiz Answers:a. They both have eyes, skin, and can get easily fried.b. Potato vodka

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’Tis a privilegeThe Denver Post used to have the following quote from newspaper co-founder

Fredrick bonfils inscribed into the façade of its downtown headquarters: “‘Tis a privi-lege to live in Colorado.” The quote seems ripe for localizing this weekend in Carbon-dale. Just think about all the activities taking place:

Potato DayThe bareback bonanza (part of Potato Day)Aspen Filmfest at the Crystal TheatreFirst FridayThe Strang Sheepdog TrialsRoaring Fork High School’s homecomingThe men’s fall softball league tournamentThe opening of the Thunder River Theatre Company’s 2010-11 season.

Add to those activities all the other things a person can do in and around Carbondale atthis time of year (leaf peeping, hiking, biking, golfing, fishing, picnicking, walking) and it’seasy to put a slight twist on bonfils quote.

While it might not be an actual privilege to live in Carbondale, it sure can be a lot of fun.

Getting straight on IndicaDear Editor:

I would like to set the record straightconcerning the article in last week’s Sunabout the stolen street signs at Indica Way.At one of the last trustee meetings on theannexation approval of Indica Way,mayor Randy Vanderhurst asked devel-oper David mork’s legal representative toexplain the meaning of "indica." The at-torney said, "maybe a village in SouthAmerica?"

mayor Vanderhurst’s response was,"Well, I don’t know, but I aim to find out."

Russell HedmanCarbondale

Anyone know the Colpitts?Dear Editor:

I am researching a couple who lived uphigh on the mountain of mount Sopris.Theyare GuyAlfred Colpitts and Ruth Stoner Col-pitts. I recently have gotten an 80 page hand-written story by Ruth of an accounting oftheir lives on the mountain. It is entitled

"Thirty Years on the mountain."Parts of the story tell about going to

town to the Strawberry Festival, Spud Dayand some other events in the area. I alsohave photographs of them, their log homeon the mountain and some of the huntingparties, etc. I believe they were there fromabout the 1930s-1960s. I’ve heard that laterin the 1950s or so they were both workingat the livestock auction and still lived up onthe mountain.

If you have any, please send informationon the Colpitts to the mt. Sopris Historicalmuseum,box 2,Carbondale,CO 81623 andit will be forwarded to me. Their e-mail ad-dress is [email protected].

Thank you very much.bev LawsonEdmond, Oklahoma

Help the Sun shineDear Editor:

The Sopris Sun is throwing a party onOct. 15, from 6-9 p.m. at the Village Smithy,and everyone is invited.This is the kick off of

Nilsse Peterson (left) Shiloh Merriott (center) and Mariah Ahumada keep up onhometown news while also keeping an eye for manatees at Palm Island, Florida.Courtesy photo

our first ever fund-raising drive. Please comecelebrate a year and a half of good news fromthe Sopris Sun. Save the date: Oct. 15! Lookfor more details in the next issue.

The Sopris Sun board of DirectorsCarbondale

Thanks from KDNKDear Editor:

Thanks very much to all members ofKDNK Community Radio. We recentlywrapped up our Community Treasure mem-bership drive. Your support means we cancontinue offering in-depth broadcast journal-ism, community access music and public af-fairs programs, a community calendar, adynamic news archive on our Web site andall the rest.

KDNK’s mission is to provide pubic-ac-cess radio that connects community membersto one another and the world. Thanks forbeing an active participant in the importantwork of community media, and for believingin KDNK.

Thanks to your support, you can look for-ward to a strong community radio station.

Steve Skinner, general managerKDNK Community RadioCarbondale

Thanks from Club RotarioDear Editor:

The Roaring Fork Rotary/Club Rotariowishes to thank supporters of our eighth an-nual Festival of the Americas at Sopris Parkin Carbondale. Families dined on exotic cui-sine and shopped for folkloric crafts as theyenjoyed our children’s area, beer garden andlive music from ballet Folklórico’s“Herenciamexicana,”banda La Revuelta,GrupoAlba,Los Lunáticos and Novillos musical.

by 5 p.m., many were dancing, beer andfood sales were going strong, and ultimatelyan estimated 2,500 valley residents attended.The sponsors included: Alpine bank andWells Fargo bank (Platinum), U.S. bank andthe town of Carbondale (Silver), and KarpNeu Hanlon, P.C. (bronze).

For the first time we fenced the park andthe $5 entry fee for ages 13 and up helpedgross over $12,000.Revenues will go to Col-orado mountain College and to Rotary In-ternational’s campaign to eradicate the globalscourge of polio.

Club Rotario was also proud to awardthe 2010 Jackie morales DistinguishedAward for Community Service to PeterWest-cott (educator), Junior Ortega (student), Jen-nifer Smith (professional) and Jim Coombs(volunteer). Each leader has given manyhours to bring bicultural harmony and inte-gration to the Roaring ForkValley; we salutetheir efforts.

Gabriela berdeja, presidentRoaring Fork Rotary/Club Rotario

Reflections of summerDear Editor:

As I watch the leaves begin to transformand drop and feel the chill in the air, I alsoknow it is time for me to reflect on anotheramazing Carbondale summer. Summermemories include cold dips in the Crystal,inner tubes on the Roaring Fork and raftseverywhere.

Summer is the Farmers market short andsweet, yet growing in bounty as summer pro-gresses. It is my garden fighting extreme heat

or too much rain yet still thriving.Summer is Sopris Park overflowing at all

sides with picnics, birthday parties, live musicand quiet shade under the trees. It is themountain Fair with all its chaos and clarity asover 300 volunteers gather together to buildcommunity. This year was extra special as somany went above and beyond duty to helppull this off. People ask me if I have recoveredfrom mountain Fair and the fact is I come offthe fair so energized by the overwhelming sup-port and creativity that the fair breeds.

It all starts with production manger markTaylor rallying his team of experts who taketime off from their day jobs to volunteer tomake it happen, from martyTreadway toAt-taboy to Kevin Lundy to Pete Rich who solveevery challenge thrown their way.

It continues with Parking Czarina,madam barb bush and four Corners Kingmac macenney keeping the streets moving. Itthrives with our Green Team led by JasonWhite and mark Weinhold inspiring volun-teers to dig into garbage to save our earth. Itstrengthens in numbers as the CCAH andmountain Fair boards rally in so many waysthat it helps us all keep going. It bursts wideopen with our EmT’s, fire and police whostand by to keep everyone safe and it culmi-nates with the countless volunteers who keepthe fair running strong.

I must give a special shout out to GeneSchilling who happily helped us through sev-eral challenges including electrical failure onSaturday night. The fact is we all participateto help this summer event benefit not onlyCCAH, but over 10 other non-profits andmany town businesses.

Yes, it all seems so long ago and yet, it is acircle that keeps spinning round with energy.The new CCAH Center for the Arts at Third

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LETTERS page 16

THE SOPRIS SUN • SEPTEmbER 30, 2010 • 3

By Trina OrtegaSopris Sun Correspondent

beginning in the 1970s, CarbondaleElementary School teacher bonnie Fischerhad a hand in raising nearly every Carbon-dale child. Now, she teaches many of thosekids’ kids at Crystal River ElementarySchool (CRES) and is even beginning to seea third generation of students.

She has spent 40 years as an educator inCarbondale’s primary school and her passionfor teaching is still strong. Fischer is Carbon-dale’s past, present and future.

To honor her contributions in and outof the classroom, Fischer has been namedCarbondale’s Woman of the Year. Everyyear, in conjunction with Potato Day, thetown of Carbondale and Zeta EpsilonSorority accept nominations for an out-standing community member and honor aman or woman of the year.

In line with tradition, Fischer also will bethe grand marshal in the Potato Day parade,which begins at 10:30 a.m.Saturday and runsdown main Street to Sopris Park where theannual Potato Day community celebrationtakes place. (See schedule on page 14).

Zeta Epsilon Sorority member Ann Gian-inetti said the selection for the 2010 personof the year was “easy” in that Fischer hasplayed an important role in teaching the chil-dren of Carbondale.Additionally, it fits reallywell with this year’s theme,“Potato Day 101:back to basics,” Gianinetti said.

“bonnie is being recognized for all of hervolunteerism in the schools.That goes for allteachers — they all do so much above andbeyond. but bonnie has taught for so long,and she has given so much of her time,”Gianinetti said. “All of the [CRES] teachersreally got behind her.”

Fischer also has been a supporter of thePotato Day parade by organizing a float forthe elementary school for as long as she’s beena teacher. In case it still hasn’t sunk in, that’s40 years in Carbondale alone.

Her story begins in the small coal-miningcamp of Kenilworth, Utah, where her dadwas a miner. One day her dad brought homea little playhouse in the bed of his truck.

“I made a school out of it when I was 8 or9 years old and I’ve been teaching ever sincethen,” Fischer said.

The family moved east to the RoaringFork Valley when the Kenilworth mine shutdown and her father came to work for mid-Continent.Fischer was a junior in high schooland transferred to what was then GarfieldCounty High School (now Glenwood SpringsHigh). She met her sweetheart, the late JackFischer, and they married before he shippedoff to Vietnam.

Even in high school bonnie Fischer knewshe wanted to teach and was involved in Fu-ture Teachers of America. She first concen-trated on special education — because shehad a soft spot for“helping kids who neededextra attention”— and ran Camp Round Up,where she worked with Gen. George S.Patton’s grandson.The couple lived in GrandJunction and Texas before moving back tothe valley,where bonnie Fischer launched her40-year tenure in Carbondale in 1970.

For 22 years, Fischer taught in the sameclassroom off of the Round Room at Car-bondale Elementary School. Even though theschool has since been renovated into theThird Street Center, she hadn’t set foot backinto the 1950s building since the day shewalked out five years ago, en route to the newIt’s been a busy week for Bonnie Fischer. On Tuesday night, the Carbondale trustees pre-

sented her with their Woman of the Year award. Saturday, she’s being honored in the PotatoDay parade for her 40 years as a teacher at Carbondale elementary schools. She’s shown herewith some current students. Photo by Jane Bachrach

Potato Day honors Fischer

TEACHER LOOKS BACK page 14

By David FreySopris Sun Correspondent

The widespread death of aspen treesacross the Western Slope is on the wane, re-searchers say, but some areas where the treeshave died may never see aspens again.

Researchers with the Forest Service andColorado State University who have beenstudying the loss of aspens, a phenomenoncalled sudden aspen decline (SAD), saiddrought seems to have caused the massivedie-off, and wetter, cooler weather seems tohave halted the spread.

The die-off closely followed climate changemodels, causing researchers to suspect it pro-vided an early peek at what the future of areaforests might look like as temperatures warm.

“We can’t say that it is due to climatechange, but we can say it’s consistent with thepredictions or projections of climate change,”said JimWorrall, forest pathologist for the For-est Service based in Gunnison.“This droughtthat incited this is the type of drought that oc-curs more frequently due to climate change. Infact, it’s called a climate change-type droughtbecause it’s not only dry but warm.”

Sudden aspen decline is believed to havewiped out more than half a million acres inColorado, about 17 percent of the aspenacreage in the state. The damage was seenmostly on the Western Slope, where aspensare more prevalent.

The phenomenon largely affected olderaspen trees, which are weaker and more sus-ceptible to insects and disease. In manycases, the damage was so severe that eventhe roots were killed, meaning new suckerscould not grow out of them, the primaryway aspens regenerate.

That probably means that many areas,particularly low-altitude areas. That used tohave aspens won’t see them again in the long-term,Worrall said.That could have an impacton wildlife that rely on aspens for food.

“Some of these smaller patches are clearlygone,”Worrall said.“You can find these smallstands of aspen surrounded by sagebrush andno suckers coming up at all.”

Researchers believe the die-off wasprompted by the severe drought in the be-ginning of the millennium, particularly in2002, the driest year on record in Coloradofor centuries.

“It’s all about mature aspen forests dyingall at once,” said Wayne Sheppard, a formerForest Service scientist working on a suddenaspen decline research project for ColoradoState University atTerror Creek,near Paonia.

“The natural conclusion here is, this isprobably a climate change thing, triggered bythis extreme drought.You have to understandthat climate change doesn’t happen on a nice,clean line. It dances in fits and starts. Whatwe see here may be the first scrimmage in a

change that will ultimately proceed.”About 80 percent of the acres affected by

SAD corresponded with Forest Service mod-eling that predicted the disappearance of as-pens due to global warming in the first part ofthis century. Those models show aspens dis-appearing from lower altitudes and south-facing slopes.

“The clear lesson about climate change is,this may be one of the first major impacts ofit,” Worrall said. “That’s something for soci-ety to consider. How far do we want to letthis go before we react to it?”

Sheppard is studying ways to try to limitthe impact on aspen stands, essentially killingthe trees to save them. He found that by cut-ting the trees before they are affected by sud-den aspen decline, they produce suckers thatwill survive.

“It appears that it works if you can getthere soon enough,” he said.

The problem is that many of the region’saspens are old, Sheppard said. Quick to takeroot after a fire, aspens came to dominatemuch of the landscape after mining fires andsettlements in the 19th century.

Kebler Pass, near Crested butte, has be-come one of the state’s premier spots for fallleaf peepers looking for golden aspens, buthistoric photos show it was filled withconifers in the 1890s. Those conifers arelargely gone now.

“One lesson from that is age diversity is agood thing,”Worrall said.“It builds resilienceand a kind of insurance against events like this.If the predictions from climate change are true,we can expect to see a recurrence of this eventin the future and probably more serious.”

Researchers say massive aspen die-off on the wane

This ancient aspen on McClure Pass measuresabout 18 inches in diameter and is about 130years old, according to retired Forest Servicescientist Wayne Sheppard. Old trees such asthis are most susceptible to sudden aspen de-cline (SAD). Photo by Lynn Burton


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Gunnison County signsTDC letterThe Gunnison County commissioners

agreed to sign a Thompson Divide Coali-tion letter to Rep. John Salazar opposingenergy development on federal and pri-vate land southwest of Carbondale ac-cording to coalition spokeswoman LaurieStevens.

Stevens said her group is urging Salazarto sponsor legislation to protect the221,500-acre Thompson Divide area bybanning energy development there.

The letter from the commissionersstates,“We support the aims of that bill andrequest that you (Salazar) introduce the billduring this session.”

TDC planned to ask the mesa Countycommissioners to sign a similar letter onSept. 27.

Stevens said the mission of the Thomp-son Divide Coalition is “to secure perma-nent protection from oil and gasdevelopment on federal lands in theThompson Divide area including theThompson Creek and Four mile Creek wa-tersheds, as well as portions of muddybasin, Coal basin and the headwaters ofEast Divide Creek.”

Enrollment drops at CRESEnrollment at Crystal River Elementary

School dropped by 40 students compared

to last fall, according to numbers releasedby the Roaring Fork Re-1 school districtlast week. Fourth grade took the biggesthit, with 20 fewer students than last year,although last year’s fourth grade class wasone of the biggest in recent years.

District-wide, enrollment is down about150 students.Total enrollment is a little lessthan 5,000 students.

CDOT begins Highway 82 workThe Colorado Department of Trans-

portation begins re-surfacing Highway 82at the south end of Glenwood Springs start-ing Oct. 1. The project is expected to takeabout seven to 10 days, according to apress release.

Other sections included in this re-sur-facing project are from mile marker 23 to27 (from basalt Road and to Lower RiverRoad) and between mile marker 30 and37.5 (from Snowmass Canyon extendingnear the Aspen Airport business Center).

Democrats open Glenwood officeThe Garfield County Democratic Party

has opened its 2010 campaign headquar-ters at 817 Grand Ave. in GlenwoodSprings.

The hours are monday through Satur-day from noon to 6 p.m., said spokes-woman Leslie Robinson.

The Weekly News Brief The Sopris Sun and the KDNK news departments team to discuss recent news from the Roaring ForkValley and beyond. Catch the Brief on KDNK between 7:30 and 8 a.m. and between 5:30 and 6 p.m. on Thursdays.

News Briefs Cop Shop

Gustavo Rosal was one of more than 100people who attended a rally at Sopris Parkon Sept. 22 to support the federalDREAM Act, which would provide apath to citizenship for youth who gradu-ate from any U.S. high school and com-plete at least two years of college or servein the armed forces. Alex Alvarado, stu-dent body president at Roaring Fork HighSchool, was one of the speakers. Photo byLynn Burton

The following events are drawn fromincident reports of the CarbondalePolice Department.

MONDAY Sept. 20 At 12:44 a.m., po-lice issued a warning to a designateddriver in the 700 block of Colorado Av-enue for playing her music too loud.

MONDAY Sept. 20 A man contactedpolice and said his ex-wife was sendinghim harassing text messages.After he dis-cussed the matter with police, the mansaid he’d pursue a civil restraining order.

MONDAY Sept. 20At 6:22 p.m.,policereceived a report of a large rock in themiddle of Roaring Fork Avenue. Policeresponded and determined the large rockwas really a large piece of styrofoam.

SUNDAY Sept. 21At 10:36 p.m., policegave a woman a ride to her home afterreceiving a domestic violence call in the1300 block of main Street.

SUNDAYSept.21At 6 p.m.,Carbondalepolice and a Garfield County sheriff’sdeputy responded to a call concerning afamily disturbance in the 200 block ofGarfield Avenue.There were no arrests.

SUNDAY Sept. 21 A man reported ablackLab jumpeda fenceat8thandmainStreet while he was walking his dog. TheLab was“growling and snarling”and theman thinks the dog would have attackedhisdoghadhenotyelledathim.Heaskedpolice to contact the snarling dog’s owner.


By Trina OrtegaSopris Sun Correspondent

Through an expanded outdoor educationprogram at Carbondale middle School(CmS), the teachers and staff are hoping thatthe bonds established among students whilehiking Colorado’s high country, paddling theColorado River,balancing through desert slotcanyons, and making dinner around a camp-fire transfer into the classroom.

Although it is not a new concept for CmSto offer outdoor education for its students,beginning this year, nearly every child in theschool’s 320-student population will partici-pate in an“extended”outdoor trip, accordingto CmS Principal Rick Holt.

Within the first three weeks of the schoolyear,90 percent of the student body had sleptunder the stars for roughly four days as partof the program. Fifth-graders camped atChapman reservoir up the Fryingpan RiverValley; the sixth grade went rafting and hik-ing in moab, Utah; the seventh grade ven-tured to mesa Verde and the Great SandDunes National monument; and eighth-graders did their annual climb up Colorado’shighest peak, mt. Elbert.

“I’ve been working really hard last year,and this year as well, on some charactertraits,”explained Holt,“… respect, responsi-bility, loyalty, trustworthiness. While thosethings are always key in the classroom, theyreally come to life when you have a chanceto provide some of these unique experiencesfor students to apply those traits in a real-world setting.”

Offering the trips within the first weeks ofschool enables the students to build a rela-tionship with peers and teachers and givesthem something to reflect upon throughoutthe year.The other benefit of outdoor educa-tion is that the lessons learned while forminga team to climb a mountain, working hand-in-hand through a rope “maze” in a team-building exercise, or paddling in sync down arapid can be easily transferred to overcomingchallenges at school.

“They learn that it’s possible to pick upand start again,” Holt said.

Holt said the cost per student was about$40 per trip this year but added that thatnumber is not sustainable. CmS purchased10 new tents and also has started amassingother gear, such as sleeping bags. Still, he said,

the school needs more equipment.The lack of all the latest, fancy camping

gear didn’t keep the kids from enjoying theirtime outdoors, though.

“They’re middle school kids — they’retough, they’re resilient, they’re adaptable,”Holt said. Unlike adults, who might feel lim-ited by their equipment, “kids work rightaround that.”

Holt said his staff deserves a lot of creditfor making the trips possible. They helpedround up extra clothing and sleeping bags,and the entire staff has been willing and ableto invest an “enormous amount of time” tomake the experiences successful.

“Imagine trying to cook dinner for 60 kidsover a two-burner propane stove,”he laughed.

Sixth-gradeparent/chaperoneStaceybernotadditionally gave the teachers kudos for pro-viding such a rich experience for students.

“The fact that our educators would takethis on, on top of their day-to-day duties, is areal testament to their dedication to ourkids,” bernot said.

For a few in bernot’s group of about 35students, including son Hayden, it was theirfirst time in the desert, and “they just reallyenjoyed it,”said bernot, who chaperoned forthree days on the Colorado River and hikingup Negro bill canyon in moab.

She was additionally impressed with howrespectful the kids were; they followed the“Leave No Trace” ethics, treated their class-mates, teachers and parents well, and evencooked and cleaned up on their own.

“It was a great experience for the childrennot only because they learned so much, butalso because they got to interact with theirclassmates and build bonds,” she said.

Holt’s goal for the program is to offer thetrips in smaller group sizes and send studentsto increasingly unique locations.

And although some of the school’s Latinoparents have yet to fully see the benefits of theoutdoor education program, the parent chap-erones “are very much into what we’ve doneand have appreciated what we’ve accom-plished so far,” Holt said. “We have more toaccomplish, including considerable outreachinto Latino the community. but we’ve hadsome great Latino parent volunteers who aretalking [among their peers] about the benefits.”

To make a donation to the CmS outdooreducation program, call 384-5700.

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Anyone remember the Colpitts?From sometime in 1938 to sometime in the 1950s, Guy

and Ruth Stoner Colpitts lived up the Crystal on a ranchon the shoulder of mount Sopris. We know this for tworeasons. First, Ruth wrote about living on the ranch in anunpublished memoir. Second, bev Lawson, a distant rela-tive of the Colpitts, got hold of the manuscript and nowit’s got a hold of her.

bev, from Edmond, Oklahoma, is asking for informa-tion anyone might have on the Colpitts. From Ruth’smemoirs bev knows the Colpitts’ ranch was on NettleCreek, which cut right between the barn and house. Theylived about eight miles from Carbondale and acquiredtheir land by trading a car for it. She thinks the Colpittsare buried in Rifle.

At one point, a neighbor of the Colpitts would not letthem through his property so they had to ford a river orstream to get there. Their two-room cabin also burneddown at some point. Carbondale didn’t have a dentistbut the town doctor (Lubbs? Tubbs?) sometimes pulledteeth. They built a water wheel in Nettle Creek and usedit for electricity but it broke, and then they didn’t haveelectricity.

bev is asking anyone with information about the Col-pitts to get in touch with the mt. Sopris Historical Society,box 2, Carbondale CO, 81623, which will forward the in-formation, or e-mail to [email protected].

bev says she’s hoping to get her cousins out this way fora reunion sometime. Some are in their 80s or 90s and livein montana, Idaho and Oregon.

Vote for poker playin’ DaveFolks who know him know that David Ritchie enjoys

playing a hand of poker or three from time to time totime to time. What you probably don’t know is Davesubmitted a humorous video of his poker skills in action

to try to qualify for pokerstars.net’s million Dollar Chal-lenge. If folks vote his video as one of the top three, hegets to sit down with poker star Daniel Negreanu on FoxTV and two others players. After that the chips will fallwhere they may and Dave could end up walking off witha million bucks.

If you’d like to help Dave in this quest for the milliondollar pot, go to memelabs.com/mdc/?play=17896 andgive his video a look. And then vote, up to once a day, forDavid “The bonedale Kid” Ritchie.

Gas film wins an EmmyThe film “Split Estate” won an Emmy earlier this week

for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Re-search.

“Split Estate” explores Colorado’s mineral rights lawsand conflicts that can arise between sub-surface mineralrights owners and surface owners. In a nutshell, Col-orado’s laws allow mineral rights owners to explore forgas or oil without the permission of the surface rightsowners. Dozens of property owners in Western Colorado,including the Silt, Rifle and Parachute areas, are affectedin this way.

The Thompson Creek Coalition, which is fightingagainst oil and gas exploration in the Thompson Creekarea south of Carbondale, presented the film as a fund-raiser earlier this year.

“We thank the journalists who exposed the story … theactivists and organizations that work with such fierce ded-ication for a clean and just energy future … and the manyfamilies and communities who live with oil and gas fortheir daily acts of courage on behalf of the land, our col-lective health and our civil rights,” said film producerDebra Anderson.

Carbondale kids taking over AVSCFor the first time, there are more Carbondale kids in-

volved with Aspen Valley Ski Club programs than actualAspen kids. That’s according to the AVSC itself. On a re-lated note, Team AVSC Devo athletes are encouraged tosign up by Oct. 1. For details, call 970-205-5100.

Watch out for elkFolks in the area report that one or possibly two elk

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Fatbelly burgers, which opened lastyear on Nov. 13, at the “dead end ofmain Street,”reached the 100,000 markon Sept. 1 of this year. “We cleared100,000 burgers in nine or 10 months,and almost 50,000 fries,” said Fatbellyowner Shane Vetter.

What used to be known as the deadend of main Street is no longer, thanks toVetter. “I asked myself, in this region, inthis town, where’s the best spot toopen?” Vetter said. That’s when he metJess and Nina Pedersen and found thebuilding at 220 E. main St. that is nowthe home of Fatbelly burgers.“Everyonesaid you can’t go to that side of town,that’s the dead end of town. I said,‘that’sperfect.’ There’s fine dining there withRussets, the Smithy’s there, there’s a littlebit more parking there,” he added.

The rest is history. The burger joint,tucked between the Crystal Fly Shop andCarbondale Animal Hospital on thesouth side of the street, has turned thatpart of town into a destination spot dur-ing lunch and dinner hours. The lines ofpeople outside the little restaurant thatserves shakes, burgers with Americancheese, and hand-cut fries in brownpaper bags, is proof that the restaura-teur/cook/artist/musician/owner, wholikes to study the economy, serves asmuch locally grown-food as possible, in-

cluding all Colorado raised meat andchicken (and only Crystal River meatsbeef) knows what he’s doing. Simple,fresh, in and out.

American comfort cattle foodDuring the second weekend of Octo-

ber, the burger king of bonedale is open-ing Fatbelly Eats, a full-service restaurantwith a bar, in basalt. Vetter wasn’t plan-ning to open what will be his flagshiprestaurant so soon after opening his placein Carbondale,but he was offered a gooddeal on the former bistro basalt spaceand couldn’t say no.

Vetter calls his fare at Fatbelly Eats“American comfort cattle food.”It’s meatand potatoes.“We figured out some cutsof meats with Tai Jacober (of CrystalRiver meats) that will work. We’ll serverib eye, meatloaf, a great short rib, lambshank (which is a homey dish), trout,fresh veggie pasta, and a veggie burger(all the veggies will be fresh). We’ll havegrilled veggies, black beans, roastedchicken … fresh chicken salad, a coupleof salads.We have a great bar menu,veryaffordable with the Fatbelly burger on it.You can get a meal and beer for 10bucks,”Vetter said.

Vetter also describes Fatbelly Eats as aplace “where kids can spill their juice onthe table and not have the waiter comeby rolling their eyes and wiping the tablelike ‘damn you you’re making me work

for my money.’”Vetter is a family man. He’s married

to Kristy and has two kids, 3-year-oldLuke and Dylan who’s only 5 and al-ready a marketing genius, having comeup with the name “Fatbelly.”

Vetter grew up in brooklyn and is aYankees and Jets fan. He started work-ing in his uncle’s “pizza joint” when hewas 13 years old. He managed andhelped open bars and restaurants lateron, put himself through college where hestudied music and art (and was success-ful professionally in both) as well as busi-ness and philosophy

He left New York after 9/11, after hesaw the buildings come down. “I didn’trealize how intense it was, what effect itwould have on me. That was my neigh-borhood. I was filling buckets with bodyparts … .”

For a wedding present 10 years ago,Kristy’s parents, who had been comingto Aspen for 30 years, gave them a tripto Aspen. “We came out and spent fiveor six days here, and drove downvalleyto check out basalt and Carbondale.”

Vetter said “Serendipity really fellinto my lap” with the whole Fatbellyburger stuff.

Fatbelly Eats will be closed on Sun-day,“because we’re a family business. …We need a day to rest. I like football a lit-tle too much to be open on Sunday. I’ma Jets fan.”

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The 2010 Garfield County Solar EnergyTour on Oct. 2 includes two Carbondalehomes, one near the Colorado mountainCollege Spring Valley campus, and the ThirdStreet Center.

“The tour also gives a rare opportunity forthe public to visit the Clean Energy Collec-tive’s community solar farm at blue Lake,”said tour spokeswoman Heather mcGregor.“It’s the state’s first community owned solararray, with panels offered for sale to cus-tomers of Holy Cross Energy.”

The event — organized by Garfield CleanEnergy, Clean Energy Economy for the Re-gion (CLEER), Solar Energy International,and the Roaring Fork Group of the SierraClub — is free and open to the public. Tourlocations and maps are available at garfield-cleanenergy.org.

Carbondale stops include the home of Car-rie and Keith brand (featuring passive solar,solar hot water and solar electric), and thehome of Susy Ellison and marty Schlein (onmissouri Heights). The Third Street Centerfeatures a large solar array on top of the build-ing and a bi-facial array at the entranceway.

The tour is meant to educate people onsolar energy that can drastically reducemonthly energy bills and reduce carbon emis-sions. It will also explain solar-related taxcredits and cash incentives.

“In the wake of one of the largest man-made environmental disasters in U.S. history,learning about clean, job-creating energy op-tions that provide tax breaks, lower energybills and create cleaner communities for allof us is something Garfield County residentscan do to address America’s dangerous ad-diction to fossil fuels,” said tour organizer

bob millette, of the Roaring Fork Group ofthe Sierra Club.

The Garfield County tour is being held inconjunction with the 15th annual NationalSolar Tour, which is billed as the world’slargest grassroots solar event.

“Our nation sends $24.9 billion a monthto foreign nations to sate its oil addiction,andmany of those nations are hostile to U.S. in-terests,” said Richard burns, solar tour man-ager for the American Solar Energy Society,which is coordinating the event with othergroups around the United States. “If peopleare frustrated by what they’ve seen these pastseveral months, they should empower them-selves with information that conclusivelyproves there are legitimate energy options forpatrioticAmericans who care about the envi-ronmental integrity and economic vitality oftheir communities.”

Solar tour includes Carbondale homes

Mike and Penny McDill live in the ElkSprings subdivision near the CMC SpringValley campus. Their home is one of thestops on the Garfield County Solar Touron Oct. 2. Courtesy photo

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The Carbondale Council onArts and Human-ities presents “The Image as Metaphor, Be-yond Looking to Seeing” at the Third StreetCenter as part of First Friday on Oct. 1.The photographers are locally and nationallyknown, including: the late Brett Weston,Norm Clasen, Judy Hill, Sue Drinker, Dick

Durrance, Judy Hill, David Marlow, DougRhinehart, Tyler Stableford, BernieArndt and23 others.“The theme ‘The Image as Metaphor’ is in-tended to generate a show as unique as anindividual’s vision and as universal as theworld of artistic experience,” said show cura-tor Sue Drinker.An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8p.m. on Oct. 1. The show continues throughOctober.

Other First Friday action includes:Dancing Colours presents a father/ daugh-

ter opening for Jeff and Camy Britt titled “Joyof Music.” The show features Jeff’s new “mu-sicians in motion” photography and Camy’slyrical artwork.Majid Kahhak will paint live at his gallery in

the Dinkel Building from 6 to 8 p.m. His paint-ing will be inspired by autumn. Beveragesand hors d’oeuvres will be served.Author/artist/cancer survivor MarlaneMiller

gives her presentation “Walking the Talk: ASurvivor’s Journey fromDiagnosis to Health”and shows her art at Creative Spark Studio inthe Third Street Center. The hours are 5:30to 8 p.m. Miller said she discovered intuitivepainting in 2004 and it became an avenue ofexpression for her right-brain talents.The Carbondale Clay Center presents

“Steins, Pints and Plates from 6 to 9 p.m.Live music will be provided by Emma Bake-sale. A gallery talk takes place at 7 p.m.

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By Lynn BurtonThe Sopris Sun

Carbondale trustees continued their dis-cussion on medical marijuana regulationsand approved the Historic CommercialCore overlay zoning Tuesday night.

Twelve medical marijuana dispensarieshave opened in Carbondale since 2009,forcing the town to consider drafting first-time regulations and ordinances, and estab-lishing new zoning districts. After lastnight’s meeting, mayor Stacey bernot saidthe trustees still have more questions thananswers concerning those issues.

most of Tuesday night’s medical mari-juana discussion revolved around memosfrom town manager Tom baker and townattorney Sherry Caloia.

Caloia told the trustees there are twoseparate issues for them to consider in re-gard to medical marijuana: zoning thatspecifically addresses medical marijuanacommercial growing operations, and regu-lations that address dispensaries them-selves.

Issues concerning dispensaries includethe minimum distance from schools, licens-ing that can include background checks forowners and employees, establishingwhether there’s a need for a new dispensary(much like the current liquor license re-view) and the fee charged for a medicalmarijuana dispensary license.

Trustee Elizabeth murphy listed severaltypes of businesses currently operating in

Carbondale, including five liquor stores andone dry cleaner, and said it’s “ironic” thetown has 12 medical marijuana dispensaries.

On the Historic Commercial Core over-lay zoning topic, trustees approved it 4-2with the following changes proposed bytrustee Frosty merriott:

off-site parking is required to be 150feet away (it was 300 feet);

the fee-in-lieu for parking is $30,000with a 5 percent escalator per year;

owner occupied units were increasedto 60 percent (it was 30 percent);

the building height stayed at 42 feetmaximum.

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THURSDAY Sept. 30MAURICES FEATURES HOMELESSPETS • maurices department store hosts afall fashion show with models accompa-nied by homeless pets up for adoptions at 3p.m. at the Glenwood Springs mall.

FRI.-SAT. Oct. 1-2TRTC SEASON BEGINS • ThunderRiver Theatre Company’s 2010-11 sea-son begins with Sarah Ruhl’s “The CleanHouse” (a runner up for the PulitzerPrize). Curtain time Oct. 1-2 is 7:30p.m., with a matinee on Sunday at 2 p.m.The play runs through Oct. 15. TRTC islocated at 67 Promenade (northwest ofthe Dinkel building). Info: 963-8200 orthunderrivertheatre.com.

FRI.-MON. Oct. 1-4SHEEPDOG TRIALS • The Strang RanchSheepdog Trials will be held at StrangRanch, located at 393 County Road102 (on missouri Heights north of Carbon-dale). bring a chair. Admission is free.Concessions are available. Info: stran-granch.com or 963-2319.

FRIDAY Oct. 1MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presentsFILmFEST Oct. 1-3. Closed monday, Oct.4. “Get Low” (PG-13) at 8 p.m. Oct. 5-7.

FIRST FRIDAY • First Friday returns toCarbondale with various studios open late.See article on page 8 for details.

SATURDAY Oct. 2POTATO DAY • The 101st annual PotatoDay takes place in Carbondale with afarmer’s market at Sopris Park at 8 a.m.,Tater Trot 5K and one-mile race at 8 a.m.,parade down main Street at 10:30 a.m.,music and barbecue in Sopris Park from11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and bareback bo-nanza at the roping arena on County Road100 at 3 p.m.

CONTRA DANCE IN GLENWOOD •There’ll be a contra dance at GlenwoodSprings Elementary School from 8 to 10:30p.m.The Last minute String band will pro-vide the music and Pat Tognoni from FortCollins will be the caller. Admission is $8.

SKI SWAP • The Sunlight Winter SportsClub and the Sunlight Volunteer Ski Patrolhold their annual Great Ski and SportsSwap at the Orrison Distributing ware-house from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There’s a $1admission fee; early birds can shop from 8a.m. to 9 a.m. for $5. bring consignmentitems to the warehouse on Oct. 1 from 6 to8 p.m. Info: 379-9452.

SOLAR ENERGY TOUR • CLEER pres-ents the Garfield County Solar Energy Tourfrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s free. There’ll besolar sites in Rifle, Glenwood Springs andCarbondale. For maps and info, go togarfieldcleanenergy.org.

MONDAY Oct. 4LINDA LOESCHEN SHOWN • Themain Street Gallery and the Framer inGlenwood Springs presents new paintings

by Linda Loeschen through Oct. 23.Her paintings concentrate on cow-boys, horses, bears and such.Loeschen won the Artists’ ChoiceAward in the 2010 “CowgirlUp” show. An opening recep-tion will be held from 5 to 8p.m. on Oct. 8. Info:945-4817.

BOOK SALE CONCLUDES • TheFriends of the Gordon Cooper Librarybook sale ends today.

TUESDAY Oct. 5RED BRICK FEATURES FURNITUREMAKERS • The Red brick Center for theArts in Aspen presents “4 Voices in Wood:Work by Furniture makers in the RoaringFork Valley” through Oct. 27.The furnituremakers are: ben Kelly, David Rasmussen,marty Schlein and Dave Struempler. Anopening reception will be held from 5 to 7p.m. on Oct. 7.

SEX IN THE 21ST CENTURY • TheCafé Scientifique discussion series contin-ues with “Sexual Function in the 21st Cen-tury: What has changed and what’sahead?" at Dos Gringos at 6:30 p.m. DosGringos is located in La Fontana Plaza onHighway 133. The series is a civic projectof Roaring Fork Leadership. Info:site.rfcafesci.com.

WEDNESDAY Oct. 6LIVE MUSIC • White House pizza pres-ents Seattle singer/songwriter Jill Cohnfrom 7 to 10 p.m.

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


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OngoingKOROLOGOS SHOW CONTINUES •The Ann Korologos Gallery in basalt pres-ents“Western Color”with artists Andy Tay-lor, Elizabeth Sandia and Gregory Stocksthrough Nov. 1.

LANCASTER SHOW CONCLUDES • A.beadles Fine Art presents Joey Lancaster in ashow titled “Aspen Trees” through Sept. 30.The gallery is located at 225 main St.

MAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat withCarbondale mayor Stacey bernot on Tues-days from 7 to 8 a.m. at The Village Smithy,26 S. Third St.

CLASSICAL HARP • Through September,Elise Helmke plays classical harp from 6 to 9p.m. Thursdays at Russets, located at 225main St.

LIVE MUSIC • Konnyaku restaurant, onHighway 133, presents bobby mason everyFriday from 7 to 9 p.m. Info: 704-0889.

ACOUSTIC CARNAHANS • Singer song-writer T Ray becker hosts an acoustic music

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WRITING CLASSES • Senior matters inthe Third Street Center offers creative writ-ing classes Tuesdays from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

ENSEMBLE DRUMMING OFFERED •Kip Hubbard offers beginner-level Afro-Caribbean ensemble drumming classes forkids and adults atTrue Nature (located in theThird Street Center). Info: 963-9900.

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

FARMERS MARKET • The CarbondaleFarmers market takes place from 10 a.m. to3 p.m.Wednesdays through Oct. 6 at Fourthand main streets.

SUICIDE SURVIVORS’ SUPPORT • A sup-port group for those who have lost a loved oneto suicide meets the second Tuesday of the

monthat6:30p.m.at theFirstUnitedmethodistChurch in Glenwood Springs, 824 Cooper St.Info: 945-1398 or [email protected].

LEGAL SERVICES • Alpine Legal Serviceoffers intake to eligible clients from 9:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. mondays and Fridays at theGarfield County Courthouse in GlenwoodSprings, andTuesdays andWednesdays at thePitkin County Courthouse in Aspen. Info:945-8858, 920-2828.

ROTARYMEETING • The mt. Sopris Ro-tary Club holds its weekly lunch meeting atnoon Thursdays at the Aspen Glen Club fea-turing a local speaker. Info: 948-0693.

VETERANS SUPPORT GROUP • TheRoaring Fork Combat Veterans SupportGroup meets at 8:30 p.m. mondays at theCircle Club, 123 main St. Info: (303) 613-6191 or [email protected].

REFORMERS UNANIMOUS • ReformersUnanimous, a faith-based program for thosewho are struggling with addiction,meets at 7p.m.,Fridays, at Crystal River baptist Churchon Highway 133. Info: 963-3694.

EMBROIDERY MEETING • The Embroi-derer’sGuildofAmericameets thesecondmon-day of the month. beginners welcome. bring anew or unfinished project. Info: 945-7434.

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Further OutOct. 7HPCMEETS • Carbondale’s Historic Preser-vation Commission meets the first Thursdayof the month at town hall starting at 6:30 p.m.

WALDORFHOLDSTOUR • The WaldorfSchool on the Roaring Fork presents a“WalkThrough the Grades” tour of the gradeschool,kindergarten and preschool, followedby questions and answers with faculty andstaff.The hours are 8:25 to 10:15 a.m.Reser-vations: 963-1960.

Oct. 8RAMCLASSIC GOLFTOURNAMENT •The 2010 Ram Classic golf tournament is heldat River Valley Ranch at 9 a.m. (a shotgunstart). Info: Larry Williams at 355-4554 or [email protected] • Rock bot-tom Ranch offers a home canning class from10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is $45 for non-members; $35 for members. Robin blanken-ship is the teacher. Info: 927-6760.

Health and FitnessSept. 30PREVENTCOLDS • The Asteria School ofWhole-istic Healing presents“Prevent Coldsand Flu with Essential Oils,” presented byCheri mcNeil, at 6 p.m. Info: 963-4697.

HUMANENERGYSYSTEMEXPLAINEDKat Diamond, a certified Omm move-ment instructor, explains the human energysystem for six weeks starting today from6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at True Nature HealingArts. Info: 963-9900.

Oct. 1TYF HOLDS FIRST CLASS • TYF holdsits first yoga class in its Carbondale studio(the former Novel-Tea space) at 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 2RAW FOODS EXPLAINED • Kimberly

Williams gives free lectures about raw foodat Nur-ish each Saturday at 4 p.m. throughSeptember. Nur-ish is located in SoprisShopping Center.

Oct. 5NIA OFFERED • Studio Sol offers Nia at3627 County Road 100 every Tuesday andThursday from 6 to 7 p.m. through Oct. 7.Info: Julie at 303-333-3311.

Oct. 7COREDINATION PILATES OFFERSCLASSES • Coredination Pilates, locatedin the Third Street Center, offers manyclasses, including adult/teen ballet onThursdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Info:379-2187.

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Valley Ski and Snowboard Club.The club of-fers a wide variety of programs in alpine,freestyle and Nordic skiing and snowboard-ing. The club also emphasizes core values ofcommitment, teamwork and integrity, ac-cording to a press release.

Team AVSC Devo athletes (ages 9-12) areencouraged to sign up prior to the Oct.1 price

change date. For more information or to reg-ister, visitAVSC online at teamavsc.org or call(970) 205-5100.

LiteracyOutreach needs volunteersLiteracy Outreach is holding informational

sessions for prospective volunteers at the Gor-don Cooper Library on Oct.6 from 6 to 7 p.m.

Volunteers must have at least two hoursa week to work one-on-one with an adult,the ability to read and speak English, and adesire to help someone who wants tolearn. Tutors do not need to speak Spanish.

For details, call Literacy Outreach at945-5282.

Canine First Aid offeredA canine First Aid and CPR class will be

offered at the Third Street Center from 5:30to 9 p.m. on Sept. 30. There’ll be a lecture,demonstration and practice on dummydogs and live dogs. The cost is $75 for oneperson or $130 for two. Info: 948-0297 orsuemelus.com.

RamClassic registration continuesRegistration for the Ram Classic golf

tournament continues. The tournament, atRiver Valley Ranch, is Oct. 8. Entry feesare $125 per player and $500 per team.Proceeds benefit Roaring Fork HighSchool sports programs. For details, callLarry Williams at 355-4554 or [email protected].

Carbondalemayor talks and listensCarbondale mayor Stacey bernot holds

a coffee hour at the Village Smithy eachTuesday from 7 to 8 a.m.

Rick Holt, principal of Carbondale MiddleSchool (right), and George Stranahan of theManaus Fund (left), raise their glasses to allCarbondale teachers at a recent party intheir honor at the Third Street Center. TheManaus Fund, led by Morgan Jacober andStranahan, has started the EducatorsRoundtable, which meets monthly to dis-cuss and plan programs designed to bringtogether Carbondale’s schools and thebroader community. Courtesy photo

If you haven’t checked out the new Third Street Café (located in the Third Street Center)then get on over there. It’s a comfortable place to hang out and the food’s good (whilehanging, you might even pick up some decorating tips). Shown here at the café’s recentopening reception are (left to right): Kate Schettler, Barclay Lottimer (owner), AustinLottimer (helped with the decorating) and Tanya Black. Photo by Mark Burrows

CARE’sDay in The Sun

Photo and text by Jane Bachrach

1. Frosty and Carly Merriott2. Connie Calaway3. Martha Cochran4. Volunteer Bill Lukes with Ginger5. Co-founder Jim Calaway with Molly6. Volunteer Beth Koepke and Duncan

Shawn with Gelato

7. CARE trainer Tracy Yajko and Weewam8. Executive Director Leslie Rockey and

shelter employee Jenna Bontempo9. Vet tech and volunteer server Molly Bartz

10. Lon Winston11. Debbie Smith with Angel

To adopt an animal at CARE call (970) 947-9173 orcoloradoanimalrescue.org

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Last Saturday, Colorado Animal Rescue celebrated its 10th anniversary at the Carbon-dale Recreation Center.

Inside and out, CARE volunteers strolled the grounds with adorable, adoptable four-legged creatures needing homes. Furry, purry little bundles of love snuggled and played to-gether in cages located inside the reception area, hoping and waiting to find loving homes.

The stage was set for the fund-raising party in the gym, which was elegantly transformedfor the special evening gala with white table cloths and floral centerpieces, upstaged onlyby the mouth-watering eats created and catered by Hestia.

A veritable who’s who from up and down the valley attended the celebration and theSun’s own Pawpurrazzi was there to capture their day.


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school, renamed Crystal River.When The manaus Fund held a teacher

appreciation party recently at theThird StreetCenter, Fischer said she went a half hourearly, by herself, knowing it would be toooverwhelming.

“There were just too many memoriesthere,”she said.“Everything happened in theRound Room — P.E. [physical education],music, cheerleading practice … The RoundRoom was special to everyone in the commu-nity. It was the place to be,” she said.

And Fischer was involved with it all. She

was a cheerleading sponsor, a soccer coach,the creator of the school’s Cinco de mayo cel-ebration and Veterans’ Recognition program(two ceremonies that still thrive at CRES).Among her many awards and nominations,she was named the statewide TechnologyTeacher of the Year in 1993 and the L.S.Woods Teacher of the Year in 1999.

“What’s made it enjoyable over the yearsis just the children and how much they haveto offer to me. And the community has al-ways been supportive,” she said.

She’s“gone through”at least seven princi-

pals and has seen many a Nieslanik, Chacos,Gianinetti and Patch in her classes.“There aretoo many to name,” said Fischer of her for-mer students who are now adults living in thecommunity.

“I’ve always been known as‘mrs.Fischer’even now among the adults. People will comeup to me and say, ‘Do you remember me?’And I say, ‘Yeah.’”

CRES Principal Karen Olson’s son was inFischer’s second-grade class and she agreesthat Fischer is “pretty exceptional.”

“bonnie is the lifelong learner we want all

kids to become. She has led the field in tech-nology in our district. She advocates for stu-dent needs while maintaining highexpectations for them,” Olson said. “Shenever forgets a student by face or name andhas been, I think, to every graduation therehas been.”

For Fischer, all of her hard work stillcomes back to the students.“Whoever walksthrough the door is special to me,” she said,adding that she doesn’t know what she’d doif she didn’t teach.“I still love it; I’m still effec-tive; I still put out 110 percent.”

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101st Potato DaySaturday, Oct. 2

Billed as Carbondale’s “pure hometown event,” Potato Day takes place Saturday at So-pris Park and features a pit barbecue meal with slow-roasted beef, coleslaw, ice creamand, of course, baked potatoes. Now in its 101st year, Potato Day celebrates the goldenagrarian years of Carbondale. This year’s theme is “Potato Day 101: Back to the Ba-sics.” The fun begins at 8 a.m. with a farmers’ market and foot races. Other events in-clude a parade down Main Street, live music, a horseshoe tournament, and theBareback Bonanza. For more information, call Eva Cerise at 379-6701.

8 a.m.— Farmers’ Market8 a.m.— Tater Trot 5K and 1-mile run/walk (near the Hendrick Ranch soccer field)10:30 a.m.— Parade down Main Street11 a.m.— Horseshoe Tournament, Glassier Park11:30 a.m.— Live music by All the Pretty HorsesNoon — Barbecue begins2 p.m.— Registration for Bareback Bonanza, Gus Darien Arena3 p.m.— Bareback Bonanza, Gus Darien Arena

One Book, One Town selection availableSopris Sun Staff Report

The Gordon Cooper Library’s selection forthe sixth annual One book, One Town is“Running Dry,A Journey from Source to SeaDown the Colorado River” by Carbondaleauthor Jonathan Waterman. Copies of thebook are available for check-out at the library.

“Running Dry”is Waterman’s account ofhis 1,450-mile journey down the ColoradoRiver, which only reaches the sea in thewettest of years. During his adventure, theaward-winning author and filmmaker spenttime with the people whose lives are touchedby the river — those who depend on theColorado River for their livelihoods, whomanage its flow, who enjoy its beauty.Through the stories of these people, Water-man tells of a river that is on the brink of anecological calamity.

Sponsored by the Friends of the GordonCooper Library, the One book,OneTown se-

ries encourages community members to reada “shared” piece of literature. Events includea free lecture and book signing by the author.

A teen program titled“Plumbing the Col-orado” will be presented by the Roaring ForkConservancy at 6:30 p.m.Oct.12 at the Gor-don Cooper Library. A second community-wide event featuring a lecture, photopresentation and book signing by Watermanwill be at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at the RoaringFork High School Auditeria. both events arefree and open to the public.

In keeping with the theme, the Friends ofthe Library will promote the One book, OneTown selection with a float in the Potato Dayparade. Those who would like to join in theparade should dress in “fishing or river at-tire” and meet for set-up at 10 a.m. Oct. 2on Second Street, near KDNK. The paradebegins at 10:30 a.m.

Call 963-2889 for more information.

By David FreySopris Sun Correspondent

When mark Landsman heard the story ofa remarkable high school band and its inspir-ing bandleader from the 1970s, he knew itwas more than a great story. It would make agreat film.

“The hair on my arms stood up,” saidLandsman, director of the film “ThunderSoul,”which shows at the Crystal Theatre aspart ofAspen Filmfest.Landsman will appearto talk about the film.

“Thunder Soul” (showing Friday at 8p.m.) tells the story of the Kashmere Stageband, an inner-city Houston high schoolband that rose from mediocrity to become afunk powerhouse in the 1970s under thebaton of Conrad “Prof” Johnson.

Johnson, a talented jazz musician in hisown right, took these band members toplaces black students never dreamed of going.They toured Europe, recorded eight recordsand were named the best high school band inthe nation.

Thirty-five years later, his former students,some of whom hadn’t played in decades,dusted off their instruments and reunited tohonor their now 92-year-old Prof.

“I was really inspired by how much of amentor, a father figure,he was to these peopleat a very vulnerable time of their lives, com-ing from a vulnerable place,”Landsman said.“He was really able, through music educationand through teaching, to guide them and putthem on a sound path.”

“Thunder Soul” is one of six films to

show in Carbondale,and one of two atwhich filmmakers willappear to speak.

Kevin Walsh, a pro-ducer and cameramanfor the film “marwen-col” (showing Satur-day at 5:15 p.m.), willalso appear. The docu-mentary tells the storyof mark Hogancamp,a man whose trau-matic brain injuryprompted him to turnto an unusual form ofart therapy.

Hogancamp createda miniature replica of aWorld War II-era townin his backyard, and populated it with dollsrepresenting family and friends,which he pho-tographed in life-like situations. The photo-graphs caught the eye of a prestigious NewYork gallery, which displayed them in an ex-hibit.The event forced Hogancamp to choosebetween the imaginary world of marwencoland real life.

“We were not just documenting mark,”Walsh said.“We were kind of his support net-work. We were with him that whole time togive him that sense of security.”

The film crew also became as responsiblefor exposing Hogancamp to the real world asthe exhibit was. It was a delicate situation,Walsh said, but Hogancamp signed off on

every scene, and the film became a way forHogancamp to open up to the real worldthrough film, without having to be in public.

“The reason why it feels OK for us to goahead with it is, mark feels good about it,”Walsh said.“He told us if the film can go outthere and help people who are dealing withtraumatic brain injury and post-traumaticstress disorder, if the film can give them somecomfort or hope or other ways to deal withthe situation, that makes him happy.”

both films have been showered with ac-claim since they hit the film festival circuit.“Thunder Soul” has won audience awardsfrom South by Southwest, Hot Docs, the LosAngeles Film Festival and the Dallas Interna-

tional Film Festival.“marwencol” has won awards for best

documentary at South by Southwest, Inde-pendent Film Festival boston, Comic-Conand others.

“When I get to go to a festival and it’s myturn to represent the film, I love it because au-diences just respond to it in a positive way,”Walsh said.

Other films showing at the CrystalTheatre are:

“127 Hours” (Sunday, 5:15 p.m.): Direc-tor Danny boyle’s film of Aspenite Aron Ral-ston’s experience being trapped in a Utahcanyon with his arm pinned beneath a boul-der. Ralston cut off his arm to free himself.

“Summer Pasture” (Sunday, 8 p.m.): Adocumentary about a young nomadic couplein a very remote region of Tibet.

“Queen to Play”(Saturday,8 p.m.): KevinKline, in his first French-speaking role, starsas an American expatriate who teaches aFrench maid to play chess and gives her anew chance at life.

“Heartbreaker” (Thursday, 8 p.m.): AFrench film, starring two of France’s hottestyoung stars, about a man who puts his pow-ers of seduction to work as a heartbreaker-for-hire, convincing women to dump theirhusbands, fiancés and boyfriends.

Tickets for Carbondale shows are availableat theThird Street Café,520 SouthThird St. inthe Third Street Center, and the RoadsideGallery, 320 main St. Tickets for Carbondaleand Aspen shows are also available at theWheeler Opera House box office in Aspen.

Filmfest brings indy films – and filmmakers – to C’dale


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Trési Houpt Brings Balance to the County.Paid for by the Committee to Re-Elect Tresi Houpt, Marcia Moore, Treasurer

Our county has a wealth of natural resources: lands for agriculture; mountains, canyons, and rivers for tourism and recreation; gravel, natural gas and coal for development and energy.

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Street, as well as all the other exciting entitiesin this beautiful new center, are teeming withcreativity.The opportunity to participate andintegrate is powerful and it’s happening everyday here. From Senior matters to CreativeSpark Studio,Wilderness Workshop,The So-pris Sun, CCAH and so much more, theThird Street Center embodies the best ofcommunity. Stop by and see us. Have somecoffee at the Third Street Café and swing bythe CCAH Gallery to take in some art or juststand in the middle of the Round Room andfeel the energy swirling about.

Summer is fading but not the opportunityto gather and celebrate.Thank you to all whokeep the arts alive in this community. Wecan’t do it without you!

Amy KimberlyCarbondale

Giving thanks in OctoberDear Editor:As we approach the end of our beautiful

summer and welcome the present gloriousfall season leading up to our annual home-grown Potato Day celebration reflecting de-liciously on our colorful and uniquehistory, we are fortunate to call your atten-tion to all those lovely filled flower potsalong two of our main downtown streets –main Street and Colorado Avenue.

All these flowers were donated andplanted by a talented group of ladies in ourcommunity this spring and we’re happythat their efforts will still be visible for ourlocals and visitors, especially this weekend.

This project is just a sampling of why

Carbondale is such a special place. We stillhave that “small town feel” and a commu-nity full of friendly and classy citizens.

People say that we’re fortunate to live insuch a charming community with a beauti-ful mountain in close proximity to ourbeautiful surroundings. may our townleaders, present and future ones, respect ourunique fortune and always strive to pre-serve these attributes for our children, andhopefully for their children’s children.

Amen.Happy Potato Day everybody.

Chris ChacosCarol brunoCo-chairs, The DowntownPreservation Association

Thanks from Lift-UpDear Editor:

We at the Carbondale office of Lift-Upwould like to thank all of you at the Carbon-dale office of mason & morse for the greatfood drive you did for us this month.You col-lected almost 100 bags of food and over $600in donations!

We thank everyone that gave food itemsor cash. You each make a difference.

Thank you City market for letting us useyour entry. We are truly grateful.

Debi boyleLift-UpCarbondale

Take the Solar TourDear Editor:

On Saturday, Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 2

p.m., Garfield County is joining the non-profit American Solar Energy Society (ASES)and hundreds of solar-savvy people andgrassroots organizations throughoutAmericato showcase more than 5,000 solar poweredhomes, schools and businesses across NorthAmerica for the 15th annual Solar Tour, theworld’s largest grassroots solar event.

The Roaring Fork Sierra Club Group,CLEER,Garfield Clean Energy,and Solar En-ergy International are sponsoring open housetours of nine homes and businesses in Car-bondale, Glenwood Springs and Rifle. Theself-guided tours will give participants the di-rect perspectives of homeowners and in-stallers about the costs, processes andeconomic and environmental benefits ofgoing solar.Tours will also give the people ofGarfield County a glimpse at how a variety ofsolar systems are integrated with structuresof different architectural styles.

This solar tour is free and open to the pub-lic. To learn more about this event and thelocation of open house sites, go to garfield-cleanenergy.org, or call 947-9613.

bob milletteGlenwood Springs

Fight the cause of pine beetlesDear Editor:

Senator mark Udall’s recent visit to Dillon(in July) over proposed actions to take on themassive pine beetle kill in our area only exem-plifies how woefully inadequate the govern-ment’s response is to this biological disaster.

Rather than throwing millions of taxpayerdollars addressing the symptoms of this prob-

lem (cutting down dead trees, expanding U.S.Forest Service jurisdiction and building multi-milliondollar fire stations),right-wing/corporateDemocrats such as Udall and his ilk need tolearn to aggressively deal with the cause of thepine beetle Kill — the fossil fuel economy andthe resulting global climate change.

How about allocating $50 million to buildand operate a couple dozen state of the art re-gional environmental centers across Col-orado to help educate citizens about theircarbon footprint? How to reduce and eventu-ally eliminate it?

Where are the government subsidies forstruggling solar, wind and anti-gravity busi-nesses to help expand and grow the alterna-tive energy market and rapidly transit ourcountry out of depression and into a thrivinggreen economy for the 21st century?

Where are the local, state and federal lawsthat would criminalize any vehicle that doesnot get at least 50 mpg?

Federal bureaucrats such as Udall engagein short-circuited, regressive and backwardthinking when it comes to properly engagingcrises’ such as the pine beetle kill.

This issue requires a revolution in humanand societal consciousness, intelligence andmanagement. It is an opportunity to evolveour species out of its current destructive be-havior, ignorance and insanity and move usinto the light of brilliance,proper stewardshipof the commons and, ultimately, our ownplanetary survival.

Steve Jonahbreckenridge

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By Troy HooperSpecial to the Sopris Sun

What can make many of Colorado’s high-ways spectacular can also make them deadly.

Particularly stretches of road that mean-der through canyons with walls that shoothigh above, and where rocks of all sizes couldat any moment come tumbling down. Out ofthe Canyon,” the true story of an Aspen manwho lost his family in a rockfall tragedy inGlenwood Canyon, is but one example.There have been nine fatalities as a result ofrocks hitting cars on Colorado highwayssince 1999, including one that claimed the lifeof a motorist in Snowmass Canyon inAugust2009.

but those are rare occasions. more often,rock slides damage and close Colorado’smountain roads.

Armed with $4.13 million to mitigaterockfall hazards this year, the Colorado De-partment of Transportation is putting severalprojects in the fast lane, including one in Shalebluffs. The state is spending $1.5 million onthat section of Highway 82 near Aspen todrape netting between mile markers 35 and37. The Shale bluffs project initially wasscheduled to begin in 2013 but FASTER(Funding Advancement for Surface Trans-portation & Economic Recovery) money ac-celerated the work.

Crews are also evaluating Highway 133over mcClure Pass where they are consider-ing rock scaling, blasting and netting. About$1.2 million is penciled in for the project,which could start in spring 2011.

In Glenwood Canyon, crews are repairingand improving existing rockfall fences alongInterstate 70. The state has earmarked$600,000 for the project, which, like the onefor Shale bluffs, is already under way.

To get a better perspective on work thatneeds to be done, CDOT employs a smallfleet of remote-controled helicopters and air-planes rigged with cameras that are used tosnap aerial photos.

Recently, CDOT senior geologistAlan Hotchkiss stood on the side ofHighway 82 looking at a monitorlinked to a live-stream feed from theremote-controled helicopter. He shotthe photos based on what he saw inthe monitor while helicopter techni-cian Dave Wilbur maneuvered thebird above the zooming traffic.

“We come out here and rate rockfall sitesevery five years. We’re also doing aerial pho-tography of each site. Instead of just a groundview we have a view from the air of what thatentire site looks like and what may be causingthe rockfall so at a later time we can comeback and mitigate those things,” Hotchkissexplained. “These pictures are great to takebecause it allows us to take a picture in timeto see what it looked like a year, five years, 10years, 20 years from now.”

The remote-controled helicopters and air-planes cost about $3,500 and $5,000, respec-tively, and are built by Wilbur, who startedEye in the Skye Aerial about 18 years ago.CDOT is his only customer.

“It used to be fun, but now it’s a job. It’s

very, very serious,”Wilbur said.Officials have identified 756 rockfall sites

in Colorado based on traffic data, geologyand hazards.

There are 24 of them on Highway 82 and20 of them on Highway 133, most or all ofthem rated high.

Hotchkiss and Wilbur are documentingthem with the remote-control aerial photo-graphs.

“It’s a quick op-eration,”Hotchkisssaid. “We’re rarely

in a location longer than 5 minutes, then offwe go.”

Other sites where state officials are mitigat-ing rockfall include I-70 at Georgetown Hill,where $1.4 million is earmarked, U.S. 285 inTurkey Creek Canyon near bailey, where asmuch as $300,00 could be spent, and High-way 145 at Norwood Hill in the Telluridearea, where $1.7 million is in the budget.

This story was originally published on re-alaspen.com and is reprinted here withpermission.

Road crews go remote to identify rockfall dangers


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Colorado Department of Transportation geologist Alan Hotchkiss looks at the monitorof a remote-controled helicopter (upper left) on Highway 82 in order to shoot photo-graphs from it to be used in rockfall projects. Photo by Troy Hooper


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Lovers of wild open spaces in northwest Colorado recently received some long-awaitedgreat news. The bureau of Land management’s Little Snake Field Office announced that itwould close 77,000 acres of the magnificent Vermillion basin to oil and gas development.

The agency’s decision came as a result of a well-publi-cized public process. Nonetheless, moffat County commis-sioners and the oil and gas industry cried foul. For thesefolks, it seems, public involvement is only valuable when itleads to the results they want.

For nearly a decade, the bush admin-istration led by Vice President Dick Ch-eney elevated oil and gas development onour public lands far above over all otheruses.The administration pursued“expe-dited energy plans” to open up hugeswaths to development across the West,and the voices of conservation-mindedranchers, hunters, anglers, municipalitiesand conservationists were ignored.

This pursuit of oil and gas drilling onvirtually every acre of our public landsbecame a bush administration hallmark.In the case of the Little Snake region, itled to a draft management plan that

would have opened up 93 percent of the entire resource area to oil and gasdevelopment, including 100 percent of the Vermillion basin, an area pro-posed for wilderness designation through congressional legislation.A bal-anced approach was sorely needed, and a move in that direction was madeby the bLm under the Obama administration in its final Little Snake management plan. Re-leased this August, it protects Vermillion basin from oil and gas development.

The final plan was not a surprising, top-down decision, but a reasoned response to manyvoices that had been ignored over the past eight years.They included Colorado’s Gov. bill Rit-ter, the state’s Department of Natural Resources, many conservationists both regional and na-tional, and a local group of diverse citizens called Friends of Northwest Colorado.

I participated for two and a half years in collaborative stakeholder meetings as part of theNorthwest Colorado Stewardship process on the Little Snake plan, so I can attest that we

never reached a consensus on opening Vermillion basin to drilling, despite claims to the con-trary by moffat County and the oil and gas industry. Furthermore, the final Little Snake planwas signed by Helen Hankins, the bLm Colorado state director, and not some bureaucrat inWashington, D.C.

but let’s be clear: The final management plan still opens a whopping 90 percent of the Lit-tle Snake Resource Area to oil and gas development.You’d think that would make the oil andgas industry happy. Rather than spouting misleading speculation about the jobs and revenues

that are foregone by not drilling for the tiny amount of oil and gas thatsome estimates claim might be under Vermillion basin, the critics of thissettlement should explain why 85 percent of the 1 million acres alreadyleased in the Little Snake Resource Area has never been drilled.

The critics might also acknowledge that some $105 million per yearand a slew of jobs are provided by hunting, fishing and wildlife-view-ing in this three-county region. These are traditional activities that de-pend on wild country and healthy herds. Vermillion basin is a wild andbeautiful place, and its wilderness qualities make it valuable to the localcommunity — far more valuable than its small amount of potential oiland gas reserves.

For those who haven’t had the pleasure of seeing it, Vermillion basinis a rugged, wide-open country of rolling, multi-hued badlands and wind-ing canyons featuring awe-inspiring petroglyphs.The basin forms the wildheart of a region renowned for trophy elk hunting, the largest greatersage grouse populations in the state, and wild-flowing rivers. Any drillingin this proposed wilderness area would destroy its wild character and ren-der it ineligible for wilderness designation by Congress.

So I say,“Thank you,” to the bLm and the Obama administration, forfinally listening to the many people in rural Colorado who said they wanted

to keep bLm lands open to multiple use, not just relegating them to development, new roadsand truck traffic by one industry. All Coloradans, as well as citizens from across the country,stand to benefit from the decision to conserve one of theWest’s treasured landscapes from un-necessary development. As the locals say, this place is “one in a Vermillion.”

Suzanne Jones is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a syndication service of HighCountry News (hcn.org). She is the Colorado regional director for The Wilderness So-ciety in Denver.

But let’s be clear:The final

managementplan still opens

a whopping90 percent of

the Little SnakeResource Areato oil and gasdevelopment.

Wild area gets a reprieve in northwest Colorado

WritersRange

By Suzanne JonesHigh Country News

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