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A harrowing winter

Brad Palmer has worked as the ranch manager for the Triple H quarter horse ranch for about 15 years and reports this is the earliest he has ever harrowed his pastures. Ranchersusually harrow later in the spring before they start irrigating their pastures. Other clues of the on-going mild and less-than-snowy winter: Some horse owners report theirsteeds are already shedding; it looks like tennis players on the River Valley Ranch courts won’t have to get out with their snow shovels to get in some early season play; andthe town’s two ice rinks look like they may have seen their last skating. Photo by Jane Bachrach

Carbondale’s weekly community connector

Taking a walk downSatank Road on a beauti-ful spring-like day in Jan-uary, I observed a fuzzy

black caterpillar inching its way across thepavement. The appearance of these larvaeusually coincides with the April thaw, so Iwondered why this one was here now.

Off I went down the rabbit hole…Typing “fuzzy black caterpillar” into the

Google Images search bar provided multi-ple matches to my sighting, as well as thecommon nickname “woolly bear,” of whichthere are over 250 species.

After clicking on various photos andlearning the names of some North Ameri-can species, then visiting the correspondingWikipedia pages, I believe the caterpillar Isaw was the larva of the Isabella TigerMoth, which can tolerate cold regions andis found throughout the Rocky Mountains.

But there was a problem. The Isabellalarva was black on the ends and reddishbrown in the middle. My caterpillar wasall black.

The only mention of larva color on theWikipedia page was under the heading “Inculture. “American folklore suggests thewoolly bear’s color can predict the sever-ity of the coming winter. More brownmeant a mild winter, more black meant asevere winter.

Since we are in the midst of one of the

Why did the caterpillar cross the road?

Sometimes you have to get away from it all in order to read up on it all. From theGreen-Wilson Hut (5.5 miles above Ashcroft) are (left to right): Ed Murray, DarinBinion, Aubrey Hood, Blake McDonald, James Piccione, Regina Piccione andRebecca Murray. Courtesy photo

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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 Lucy Kessler and Amelia PotvinOn a 70 degree day in February, a group of

climate activists from the Roaring Fork Valleycarpooled to Denver to meet with over 90 oftheir compatriots from Utah,Arizona, New Mexico andMontana. The Citizens Cli-mate Lobby (CCL) “Wild West RegionalConference” gathered students, retirees, moth-ers, scientists, park rangers, teachers, clergyand others for a two-day training on how toconvince members of Congress to pass a rev-enue-neutral carbon fee and dividend.

Representatives from the Carbondale andAspen CCL chapters attended the confer-ence, which provided trainings on current cli-mate science, the political landscape inWashington, and even how to achieve per-sonal breakthroughs through enhancing ourlistening skills.

Climate change has become the secondmost polarizing issue in our nation, second onlyto the approval rating of President Obama. It’seven more controversial than abortion, thedeath penalty and gun rights. Even so, thetone at CCL’s regional conference was calmand even joyful, with laughter echoingthrough the church where the meeting washeld throughout the day.

I (Lucy Kessler) joined Citizens ClimateLobby at first because I was concerned aboutthe future we face due to escalating climatechange. What I didn’t expect were the per-sonal breakthroughs I’ve experienced and thecamaraderie that has formed in our chapter.

Indeed, this organization is full of remark-

able people, throughout all 240 United Statesand international chapters. One example isBill Barron, a carpenter and ski patroller whovolunteers in the Salt Lake City chapter. A shy

person by nature, Barron hastwice run for Congress in Utahon a single-issue climate plat-

form. Most recently, he improved from lessthan 1 percent of the vote to 1.5 percent, animprovement of almost 1,500 people willingto vote solely for climate change solutions. Hismajor campaign strategy: a 600-mile biketour ending at Capitol Reef National Park.

The goal of Citizens Climate Lobby is topass a revenue-neutral carbon fee and divi-dend in Congress, by working directly withCongressional delegations in each district inthe U.S. In the Roaring Fork Valley, thatmeans lobbying Republican RepresentativeScott Tipton and Senators Cory Gardner (R)and Michael Bennet (D).

Climate change has been viewed as a par-tisan issue; however, a recent poll conductedby Stanford University and the New YorkTimes found that 80 percent of Americansindicate that they’d support tax breaks forbusinesses to produce more electricity fromwater, wind and solar power. Seventy-eightpercent said they favored the federal govern-ment putting limits on the greenhouse gasesthat U.S. businesses emit.

The “fee and dividend” model proposedby Citizens Climate Lobby assesses a fee oncarbon, which is a market-based rather thanregulatory approach to limit the negative ex-ternalities of carbon emissions. All American

households would receive a dividend check,and the vast majority of households will re-ceive more than they will pay for in increasedenergy costs.

When the Carbondale chapter wasformed in October of 2014, there were onlytwo other chapters in Colorado, one in Den-ver and one in Boulder. As of Feb. 7 therewere nine active chapters in the state. Theonly congressional district in Colorado thatremains without a CCL presence is districtfive (Colorado Springs).

The Roaring Fork Valley chapter has metwith representatives from Bennet’s and Tip-ton’s offices, generated 40 letters to the editorand over 60 letters to members of Congress.We are a group that focuses on what we arefor, not what we are against, and believes op-timism and inclusivity to be the keys to thechapter’s success.

Every month, the hundreds of chaptersacross the United States, and even around theworld, all congregate on a conference call tocoordinate tactics and strategies for themonth, listen to a guest speaker, and reportsuccesses. “This work is not easy, but it is defi-nitely possible, and since it is possible, I musttry,” said Florida CCL member Jay Butera, aretired businessman.

Citizens Climate Lobby hopes to pass car-bon fee and dividend in 2015 and accepts newmembers on a rolling basis.

Lucy Kessler is an energy efficiency andoutreach expert at the Community Officefor Resource Efficiency. Amelia Potvin is athird grade teacher in Glenwood Springs.Reach them at [email protected].

Citizens Climate Lobby contacts Tipton, BennetIssue: Revenue-neutral carbon fee/dividend

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Downthe

Rabbit Hole

By Sue Gray

By John ColsonSopris Sun Correspondent

Carbondale police reported on Tuesdaythat a dead woman was found in an apart-ment building on Cooper Place on Feb. 16,after a man involved in a car wreck on High-way 133 told police he had killed his wife inthat apartment building.

Police were not releasing the name of thevictim, or of the alleged killer, as of shortlyafter 11 a.m. on Tuesday, pending notifica-tion of the victim’s family and the issuanceof an arrest warrant for the suspect.

An autopsy confirmed that the womandied of multiple wounds from a sharp ob-ject, and that the case formally is considereda homicide.

This reportedly is the first homicide casein Carbondale since 2003, when JessieBrooks was tried and convicted for the acci-dental shooting death of his friend, BobbyRogers, according to news stories publishedat the time.

The suspect in this week’s stabbing caseremained at St. Mary’s Hospital in GrandJunction on Tuesday, after being airliftedthere with what a police statement indi-cated were “serious injuries” sustained inthe auto accident.

According to a statement issued by theCarbondale & Rural Fire Protection Dis-trict on behalf of the Carbondale Police De-partment, the incident started with the carwreck on Highway 133, at 7:15 a.m.

The statement reported that a Toyota

4-Runner rear-ended a semi-truck nearCrystal River Baptist Church on Highway133, and that the driver of the Toyota wastaken first to Valley View Hospital inGlenwood Springs before being trans-ferred to St. Mary’s.

It was during the flight to St. Mary’s, ac-cording to the police statement, that thedriver reportedly told the flight crew he had

killed his wife and told the crew where thebody could be found.

At about 2 p.m. on Monday, Carbondalepolice “responded to the reported location”but did not immediately find the body, thestatement explained.

After searching nearby apartments, policeencountered a woman who said she washeading to her home in the area being

searched by police. She declined to allow po-lice inside, but searched the apartment her-self and found the suspected homicide victiminside bearing what police believed wereknife wounds.

The suspect in the case was placed in“protective custody,” according to the po-lice statement, while he is being treated forhis injuries.

By John ColsonSopris Sun Correspondent

A Carbondale man accused of running a small methlab in his apartment here saw his bond cut in half by alocal judge during his first court appearance, though hewas still in jail in lieu of payment of a $5,000 bond shortlyafter 4 p.m. on Tuesday.

Chad Boulter, 26, was arrested at a motel in GlenwoodSprings on Valentine’s Day and placed in the GarfieldCounty Jail and charged with possession of heroin, amongother allegations.

Boulter was arrested by the Glenwood Springs Police atshortly after 2 p.m. on Feb. 14, according to GlenwoodSprings Police Chief Terry Wilson.

Wilson, speaking on Tuesday, said his department got acall at about 2 p.m. on Feb. 14, from “a third party” whoinformed officers that Boulter had a room at the motel onand that Boulter had told the caller that there was a war-rant out for Boulter’s arrest.

Police showed up at the motel a short time later andfound Boulter standing on an outside balcony smokinga cigarette.

Wilson said Boulter admitted knowing he was wantedby police, and claimed he had planned to turn himself into police the following day.

After being arrested, Boulter reportedly asked if hecould retrieve some items from his room, allegedly in-cluding a backpack containing capped syringes.

Police went into the room, Wilson said, and foundwhat appeared to be drugs and drug paraphernalia, aswell as a second man who disavowed ownership of anydrugs the police might find. Wilson said the second manwas not arrested.

A later search of the room, Wilson said, turned up sus-pected drugs that ultimately tested positive as heroin, butno methamphetamine. The search also allegedly turned up

a number of syringes.Wilson noted that the warrant for Boulter’s arrest di-

rected that he be held in lieu of paying a bond of $7,500.According to records at the Garfield County Jail, Boul-

ter was jailed on charges of possession, manufacture anddistribution of a Schedule 2 substance (methamphetamine),possession of heroin, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He was formally advised of the charges against him inGarfield County District Court on Tuesday, where his bondwas reduced from $10,250 to $5,000.

Boulter allegedly ran afoul of the law on Feb. 5, whenCarbondale police officers responded to a telephone callrequesting a “welfare check” at Boulter’s apartment in the400 block of Garfield Avenue in Carbondale.

Police reported that the caller suspected someone wasusing meth (a kind of speed) at the home, and that whenthey arrived at the residence they “recognized an odor con-sistent with methamphetamine production.”

After getting permission from a resident, the officerssearched and found “what appeared to be a methamphet-amine lab” on the premises.

Boulter reportedly was at home when police arrived,but was not arrested on the spot because police were in-structed to hold off by the Ninth Judicial District Attor-ney’s Office, according to Schilling.

A warrant for Boulter’s arrest was issued on the eveningof Feb. 6.

According to an officer at the jail, Boulter’s bond hadbeen raised from an initial amount of $7,000 to $10,250, anincrease that Chief Wilson said was probably due to theadded charge of heroin possession on top of the allegationscontained in the Carbondale warrant.

Wilson said the reports filed as of Tuesday by his offi-cers did not indicate whether a follow up investigation hadbeen started as a result of the Feb. 14 arrest and the dis-covery of the unnamed additional man in Boulter’s room.

C’dale meth lab suspect busted at Glenwood motel

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Carbondale police found the body of a stabbing victim inside an apartment on Cooper Place on Feb. 16. As of press time, police hadnot released the name of the victim or suspect in what they are calling a homicide. Cooper Place is a dead-end street that runs north/southfrom Garfield Avenue, just east of Highway 133. Photo by Lynn Burton

Potential teen brawl reportedon Sopris AvenueBy John ColsonSopris Sun Correspondent

Carbondale police say there was an apparent brawlbrewing in town between Carbondale teens and a groupof teens from the Rifle area on Feb. 12.

The near-fight reportedly took place about 12:30p.m., in the parking lot shared by the Carbondale BranchLibrary and the Bridges High School facility on SoprisAvenue, and was reported to police by “someone in thelibrary,” according to Police Chief Gene Schilling.

According to a summary of police activities last week,written by Carbondale Town Manager Jay Harrington,the “juveniles from Rifle were gone” by the time policearrived on the scene. Harrington’s summary reportedthat “it was reported that a group of juveniles from Riflewere attempting to start a fight with a group of juvenilesfrom Carbondale.”

Harrington wrote that the matter currently is underinvestigation.

Schilling, in an e-mail exchange with The Sopris Sunon Tuesday, wrote that the reporting party “thought therewas about 10 people involved” and that “it doesn’t ap-pear there was any criminal behavior at this time.”

In response to questions from The Sun, Schillingwrote that the reporting party did not indicate therewere any weapons involved, and that there was “nophysical fighting that we know of.”

He said his officers have spoken with students atBridges High School, and that “they said there have beenissues and wouldn’t tell us what” those issues entailed.

“We have identified the Carbondale people involvedbut are currently trying to identify the Rifle people,”Schilling concluded in one of the e-mails.

Schilling did not report any arrests as a result ofthe incident.

Man arrested aer stabbing on Cooper Place


Town Briefs Trustees propose rodeo roofingSopris Sun Staff Report

Town officials are applying for a $49,000 grant from theGarfield County Federal Mineral Lease District, which handsout funds originally paid to federal and state regulators by en-ergy companies drilling for gas and oil in this area, for use inbuilding a roof over a set of bleachers at the Gus Darien RidingArena and making improvements to the arena’s announcersbooth, according to town manager Jay Harrington’s weeklymemo to trustees and staff. As part of the application, Harring-ton reported, the town expects that matching funds of $10,000each (a total of $20,000) will come from the board of trusteesand the Rodeo Board that stages a summer-long series of rodeosat the arena.

In other items from Harrington’s report:Local youths are filling up extracurricular classes at the

Carbondale Recreation and Community Center. Harringtonreported that a newly inaugurated youth dodgeball class,started on Feb. 13, drew 24 participants in its first session. Inaddition, the pre-school Motion Mondays and WhackyWednesday’s drew more than 20 participants and their parentsin recent sessions, Harrington wrote. That was in addition tothe ongoing offerings of climbing classes, which include SpiderMonkeys for the very young, beginning and advanced climb-ing courses, a Climbing Club and a new Learning To Lead classfor those interested in learning how to be the lead climber ofa group attempting a climbing route. The new Learning toLead course, Harrington explained in his memo, offers in-struction on “the difference between a top-rope belay and adynamic lead belay, and is a perfect training ground for theparticipants to take these skills outside to real rock.” Contin-uing offerings at the Recreation Center, Harrington noted, in-

clude the Youth Basketball Leagues for kids of different agegroups, and an Adult Volleyball League on Monday nights.

A new beginners fitness program, offered in collaborationwith the Valley Settlement Project of the Manaus Fund, “isgeared toward first-time participants in a fitness program,”Harrington reported. “Our group instructors will provide anon-intimidating class that trains the participant to use our fit-ness equipment and provides them with important exercisestrategies and fitness goals.”

Meanwhile, Harrington reported, drop-in sports events re-main popular, including basketball on Wednesday nights, soc-cer on Friday nights and pickleball on Saturday mornings.

In other recreation news:Harrington reported that the Parks & Recreation Commis-

sion has approved the 10-year Comprehensive Parks, Recre-ation & Trails Master Plan and is recommending it beapproved by the town’s board of trustees. The plan, Harring-ton reported, will be on the trustees' agenda on March 10.

To prevent damage to town athletic fields, the soccer goalsat North Face Park and the Hendrick Ranch field have beenlocked together to prevent early-season play, Harringtonwrote. He explained that the turf in general is vulnerable todamage by players at this point, and that the Hendrick fieldwas aerated and seeded last week, necessitating the town’s ac-tion to delay early springtime use of the fields.

The Planning & Zoning Commission has finished its lat-est review of the draft Unified Development Code, and theP&Z comments are being sent to the consultant on the UDCproject, Clarion Associates. A second draft of the proposedUDC will be sent to the town, for review by town boards,commissions, staff and the general public. A public meetingwill be scheduled.

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

SaTURDay, Feb. 7: At five minutes pastmidnight, police stopped a car on MainStreet for having broken taillights, andended up ticketing the driver for not havinga valid driver’s license and for being aminor in possession of marijuana, and anunderage passenger for possessing bothmarijuana and liquor.

SaTURDay, Feb. 7: at 3:41 a.m. a localman was ticketed for littering on High-way 133.

SaTURDay, Feb. 7: at 3:10 p.m. policegot a report about a local woman losing“an exorbitant amount of money from anonline dating scam.” The local police con-tacted the Federal Bureau of Investigationfor assistance with the case.

SUNDay, Feb. 8: at 3:32 p.m. police ar-rested a local man for masturbating inpublic and for trying to “influence a pub-lic servant.”

MONDay, Feb. 9: at 12:34 p.m. policewere contacted by a man who said his bi-cycle had been stolen from the RFTA Park& Ride bike rack. The bike was not locked.

MONDay, Feb. 9: at 6:24 p.m. policewere called upon to mediate between aman and his former girlfriend, both ofwhom accused the other of harassment.Police found no criminal actions in the mat-ter, and advised the two to keep away fromeach other in the future.

Sopris Sun Staff Report

For the third year in a row, Aspen Words(formerly known as the Aspen Writers’Foundation) has brought acclaimed bilin-gual spoken word teaching artists to workwith students in Roaring Fork Valley mid-dle and high schools.

From Feb.17-27, this year’s trio of poetsis fanning out across the Roaring Fork Val-ley, encouraging and inspiring young peoplein 16 schools to find their voices and expresstheir feelings through poetry.

In Carbondale, they will lead assembliesand bilingual workshops for students fromRoaring Fork High School, Bridges HighSchool, Carbondale Middle School, Car-bondale Community School, ColoradoRocky Mountain School and Ross Montes-sori School. Valley-wide, they will reach over3,000 seventh through 12th graders in justnine days, according to a press release.

This is visit number three for Myrlin“Myrlindo” Hepworth from Phoenix. He’sjoined again this year by poet Logan “DirtyVerbs” Phillips from Tucson — who taughtwith Hepworth here for two weeks last Feb-ruary and also as a guest of the RE-1 SchoolDistrict in the spring of 2013 — plus firsttime visitor, award-winning young femalepoet Mercedez Holtry from Albuquerque.

The project will culminate in three freeevents this year. The first is the second an-nual Youth Poetry Slam to be held at the

Third Street Center in Carbondale on Feb.27. Young poets from throughout the valleywill take the stage at 6:30 p.m. (registrationopens at 5:30 pm); poems in both Englishand Spanish will be welcome. Judges will beselected from the audience and will scoreeach poet on both content and delivery.Other audience members will be encour-aged to get involved in the fun by voicingtheir support for their favorite poets and re-sponding with cheers or boos to the judges’scoring. The community at large is invitedto come out and support the valley’s braveyoung voices.

The Youth Poetry Slam will be followedimmediately at 9 p.m. by an all-ages cumbiadance party led by DJ Logan Phillips. Theparty will feature Phillips’ extensive collec-tion of Latin music from around the hemi-sphere. Basic instruction in cumbia will beoffered from the stage. Everyone is welcome,whether attending the poetry slam or justcoming for the cumbia party. Admission isfree but donations to help cover costs willbe welcome.

The third and final free event will be Feb.28, at The Wheeler Opera House in Aspen:“Aloud: A High Altitude Poetry Jam” featur-ing the spoken word artistry of Hepworth,Phillips and Holtry. Winners from Friday’sYouth Poetry Slam will join the poets onstage. The performance starts at 6:30 p.m.

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Nomination form and rules available online: www.garfield-county.comor call (970) 987-7596 for forms by mail and information.

Visiting poets Logan Phillips (shown here), Myrlin Hepworth and Mercedez Holtry per-formed and talked about their work at Roaring Fork High School and Carbondale Mid-dle School on Feb. 17. They’ll work with students in 16 schools from Glenwood Springsto Aspen through Feb. 28 as part of an Aspen Words program. Photo by Sue RollysonPOETRY SLAM page 19

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RFHS roboters snag silverThe Roaring Fork High School robot team recently placed

second at the regional tournament at the CMC Spring Valleycampus on Feb. 14. The team is comprised of Nick Penzel,Jayvin Krych, Wes Engstrom, Jimmy Serrano and Knoll Feath-erstone; Jay Engstrom is their coach. The competition revolvesaround designing, building, programming and driving a remotecontrol robot to complete a set of tasks. The Ram team createda paddlewheel system to move balls up to a forklift and thenramp them into the scoring baskets. Way to go, Rams.

Check it outThe show “It’s New to Me” at the Aspen Chapel Gallery

features Ananda Banc, Rochelle Norwood, Kat Rich, DevaShantay, Sunni McBride, Eden Marsh, Jay Phillips, ElizabethRiecks, Skye Weinglass and Will Young. “It’s New to Me”spotlights contemporary and new works of the Roaring ForkValley and is curated by Rich. There’ll be an opening recep-tion from 5 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 25. The show continues throughApril 5 and is made possible in part by a grant from The ThriftShop of Aspen.

Save the datesAspen Film’s 24th annual Shortsfest returns to Aspen and

the Crystal Theatre in Carbondale on April 7-12. Tickets willgo on sale March 20 at aspenshowtix.com.

From the MHSThe winter issue of the Marble Historical Society’s Marble

Chips newsletter was recently mailed out (on actual paper,eight pages in length) and items include: on July 10, 1917, theMarble Town Council passed a 9 p.m. curfew for all kids 17or younger with a fine of not less than $1 nor more than $25;on July 5, 1923, the town council set a 12.5 mile per hourspeed limit for motorized vehicles, with a fine of not morethan $300 and up to 60 days in jail. To become a member of

the Marble Historical Society and receive your own MarbleChips newsletter via US mail, go to marblehistory.org.

CaRE newsThe Glenwood Springs High School (co)studio class and

Colorado Animal Rescue will auction off dog houses at theCMC Spring Valley campus as a fund-raiser on May 2. Fordetails, e-mail Rachel Connor at [email protected] orcall 618-0690.

New library titlesNew titles at the Carbondale Branch Library include:

• “The Whites” by Richard Price;• “Obsession in Death” by J.D. Robb;• “Blood Infernal” by James Rollins;• “Lamentation” by C.J. Sansom;• “The First Wife” by Erica Spindler.

Linx donatesThe Linx Networking Group recently donated a total of

$2,000 to: Hospice of the Valley, Tom’s Door, Huts for Vets,English in Action and Feed My Sheep. Linx is a business net-working organization whose members work together togrow and promote their businesses. “Each of these recipientscan be found on the Internet should you wish to make a per-sonal contribution,” said a Linx spokesman. For more onLinx, call 928-8428.

This just inA La Junta angler has crushed the previous state record for

flathead catfish, according to a Colorado Parks and Wildlifepress release. On Jan. 19, Tony Chavez pulled a 27-pound flat-head catfish from the still basin below John Martin Reservoir.The gigantic fish was 39 inches in length. The previous recordwas 15 pounds and 32 inches in length. Flathead catfish werestocked at John Martin sporadically from 1994 to 2009 andwere acquired from the state of Arkansas through specialtrades. “Flathead catfish have tremendous growth potential,”said a CPW spokesman. “Fish weighing well over 50 poundsare common in the Midwestern states. The angling worldrecord for flathead catfish is more than 120 pounds.” JohnMartin Reservoir is located southwest of Lamar.

They say it’s your birthdayFolks celebrating their birthday this week include Steve

Skinner (Feb. 24).

The Carbondale Board of Trustees recognized its Studentsof the Month on Feb. 10. They are (front row, left to right):Jack Dahl and Roie VanDevander; (back row, left to right):Brenda Pena-Mata, Isabel De La Canal and Max Cerf. Notshown: Miguel Garcia. Photo by Lynn Burton

Funded by mill levy overrideBy Debbie BruellSopris Sun Correspondent

The Roaring Fork School District is making a dramaticshift in how technology is being integrated into the learn-ing process, thanks in large part to funds approved by vot-ers for a mill levy override in 2011.

Until recently, when a teacher wanted to do a classproject that involved computers, the teacher would re-serve the school’s computer lab on a specific day (or days)when it was available. Some schools had a few computerlabs; some schools had only one or two labs with about25 computers.

Last spring the school board approved a Chromebook1-to-1 Initiative — a three-year plan to purchase a total of3,600 Chromebooks, to serve the approximately 3,600students in fourth through 12th grades. Soon every class-room teacher in those grades will have a cart of Chrome-books available to use whenever they’re needed. Teacherswill be able to integrate computer-use into their lessonplans without worrying about whether or not computerswill be available. Students will move seamlessly fromworking on and off the computer without re-locating to acomputer lab.

Along with this increase in students’ access to comput-ers, the district created a new position this school year tohelp teachers use technology as strategically and effectivelyas possible. Ben Bohmfalk is the district’s first full-timetechnology integration facilitator.

Bohmfalk’s role has been to help teachers identify waysthat technology can help them incorporate more creativ-ity, critical thinking, problem-solving and collaboration inthe classroom. He emphasizes that technology is notmeant to be “one more thing” teachers need to teach, butrather a tool to support teachers’ existing goals. Bohmfalkalso helps teachers connect with each other, sharing suc-cess stories about technology-use in one classroom withteachers across the district.

Bohmfalk told The Sopris Sun that he is seeing teach-ers and students “take off” with projects that would nothave been possible before the Chromebook Initiative.Basalt Middle School teachers Craig Macek and JaneDouglas have “flipped” their math classes this year. Insteadof lecturing during class time and assign-ing problems for students to complete ashomework, Macek and Douglas createweekly video tutorials explaining newconcepts. Students watch the video tutori-als as their homework, pausing and re-watching challenging concepts as manytimes as needed. Then, in class, studentswork through problems while the teacheris available to help them if they get stuck.

“That allows me to work with an indi-vidual or small groups of students whilethe others use their Chromebooks to re-view concepts I explained in the video,”said Macek.

Carbondale Middle School English teacher BrittanyBergin-Foss is moving toward a “paper-less” classroom.Her students use their Chromebooks to conduct research,write and revise papers, provide feedback on their class-mates’ papers, and turn in their final assignments — allwithout the teacher ever going to the copy machine andstudents ever pressing “print.”

At Basalt High School, Ticia Ingram’s geography/Englishlanguage development students used Chromebooks to cre-ate their own digital maps, applying what they learned abouthuman migration factors to plot their own journeys fromCentral America and Mexico to Basalt.

Roaring Fork High School biology students, in teacherHadley Hentschel’s class, are using Chromebooks to graphtheir lab data — turning a process that used to take about20 minutes with pencil and paper to an almost instanta-

neous process — allowing for more class time to discussthe data and providing more opportunities for students toactively engage with the data, such as isolating and ma-nipulating variables on their computers.

What’s a Chromebook?“The Chromebook is really just a portal to the web,”

Bohmfalk told The Sopris Sun. Rather than running soft-ware programs in the traditional sense — programs thatrequire updates and are vulnerable to viruses — they runapps that are designed to interact with information on theweb. As a result, they require far less maintenance. Teach-

ers can spend their time on instruction rather than manag-ing the computer devices themselves, Bohmfalk explained.

Chromebooks are also about one-fourth to one-half thecost of other computers the district has purchased, ac-cording to the district Technology Director Jeff Gaitlin.

In addition, Chromebooks can “boot up” and connectwith the Internet in just seconds; they store student work“in the cloud,” which means that students can access theirwork from any other computer with an Internet connec-tion; and Chromebooks allow for easy centralized man-agement of links that will pop up on each Chromebook andwhich links will be blocked due to their inappropriateness.

The district purchased 1,300 Chromebooks in Decem-ber 2013 as a pilot project. According to Gaitlin, they saw“amazing results” in terms of their impact on instructionand the innovative ways in which teachers at every grade

level were using Chromebooks in the classroom. In thespring of 2014 the school board approved the purchase ofan additional 2,300 Chromebooks at the cost of about$455,000 per year for the next three years (including hard-ware, staff support, and wifi infrastructure.)

Too much technology? Bohmfalk is well aware that there are concerns about

students spending too much time on computers. “It’s notabout having kids behind a screen all the time,” Bohmfalkexplained, “It’s about kids having access to computerswhen they need them ... and using computers strategically.”

Drawing on his own 10 years of ex-perience as a social studies teacher atBasalt High School and Roaring ForkHigh School, Bohmfalk works withteachers to identify instructional chal-lenges — such as how to get kids moreengaged or how to address the diverselearning levels of students in one class-room — and then brainstorm ways inwhich technology might help them ad-dress those challenges.

“The focus is on stuff that everyonesupports, such as getting kids to collabo-rate more, and putting kids in a cre-ative/creator role,” Bohmfalk said.

“We’re trying to shift our kids from simply consuming in-formation to synthesizing information and creating some-thing of value … a presentation or info-graphic.”

As much as he values technology, Bohmfalk firmly be-lieves there’s no way technology could replace teachers orthe classroom environment. “If parents walked down thehallways I think they would be comforted by the fact thatclassrooms still feel like normal classrooms — teachers aretalking with kids, kids are talking with each other, work-ing in groups, doing activities, sometimes on computers,sometimes not.”

“There’s virtually no job these days that doesn’t usecomputers in some way,” Bohmfalk said. “That doesn’tmean that kids need to be on computers all the time, but itdoes mean that they need to know how to use technologyeffectively to thrive in today’s economy.”

Chromebooks: One per student, 4th grade and up


The Roaring Fork School District is two years into a three year project to provide Chromebooks for in-school use toeach of the district’s 3,600 students from fourth to 12th grades. These fourth graders at Crystal River ElementarySchool were completing a test on their Chromebooks on Wednesday. Photo by Lynn Burton

“The focus is on stuff that everyone supports,such as getting kids to collaborate more,

and putting kids in a creative/creator role.”– Ben Bohmfalk

RFSD technology integration facilitator


Rams sink PiratesThe Roaring Fork boys are on a roll. On Feb. 13 (shown here) they downed the

Olathe Pirates 63-25, then followed up with a 62-57 win over Moffat County onFeb. 14 and 58-39 victory over Coal Ridge on Feb. 16. The last win puts the Ramsat 12-6 and 9-4 for the season, with regular season play wrapping up at Gunnisonon Feb. 20. Against the same schools as the boys, the girls fell 63-25, 46-21 and 37-26.

Photos by Sue Rollyson

Board members alsoblast e SunBy John ColsonSopris Sun Correspondent

The elected leaders of the Carbondale firedistrict, at a meeting on Feb. 11, laid out aframework for updating the district’s decade-old master plan, including how to engage thepublic in coming up with ideas for rescuing thedistrict from its ongoing financial difficulties.

The district recently hired two consultingfirms — Mark Chain Consulting LLC ofCarbondale and the Almont Associates firmof Port Orange, Fla. — to divide betweenthem the chores linked with the master plan-ning effort, at a total cost of nearly $87,000.

The two firms are splitting the contract forthe master planning effort, with just over$53,000 going to the Chain group and nearly$34,000 to the Almont firm.

The master plan project is an outgrowthof a 2013 tax hike election, in which votersrejected the district’s request for additional taxrevenues to overcome losses of revenues dueto the effects of the recent national recession.

District officials have warned taxpayersthat the district is facing serious fiscal prob-lems and must find ways to boost its revenuesor be faced with cutting the quantity and qual-ity of services provided to district residents.

At present, district officials have linked themaster plan to prospects for putting to votersanother tax-hike question of some sort.

Steering committeeAt the Feb. 11 board meeting, consultant

Mark Chain and his subcontractor, Leslie La-mont of Lamont Planning Services, also ofCarbondale, stuck with their recommendationfor a nine-member “steering committee,” tobe made up of two members of the fire boardand seven others appointed from the district atlarge, to aid the consultants in gathering pub-lic input about the district and its needs.

The Chain group’s portion of the planningprocess is to be largely a matter of “leadingthe public involvement process, which entailscommunity surveys, community outreach,and website and communication services,along with the financial feasibility processportion of the Master Plan,” according to astatement issued by the district when the con-sultants were selected.

The steering committee is important, La-mont told the board, because it provides amethod for sifting through issues and prob-lems without the need for the board itself tomeet every time an issue arises.

Plus, she said, “The committee is also yourambassadors to the community,” providing aconduit for information to the public with-out the board’s direct involvement.

District board member Carl Smith at onepoint asked whether a schedule of monthlymeetings, as proposed by Chain, would beenough to work through the complexitiesrepresented by a master planning process.Smith suggested the committee might need tomeet every two weeks, or perhaps weekly, to

get the job done in the six months allocated tothe process.

“That’s a lot to ask,” Lamont countered,suggesting that additional meetings could becalled for if the monthly-meeting scheduleproved inadequate.

Chain added that scheduling too manymeetings might discourage public involve-ment, as the committee will be made upmostly of volunteers who very likely will haveother obligations in addition to their serviceto the district.

“However we’re going to manage them(the meetings),” Kennedy said, “let’s not makeit a cumbersome process, because we’ve gotto get this thing going.”

Fire district officials have said publicly thatthe district needs more revenues if it is tomaintain services at the level achieved in re-

cent, more cash-flush years, in particular if thedistrict hopes to continue to offer 24-7 cov-erage by certified emergency medical techni-cians or EMTs.

That portion of the district’s services, fireofficials have said, consumes the lion’s shareof the district’s annual budgets.

budget for 2016The Feb. 11 meeting covered a broad

range of topics, including Fire Chief RonLeach’s report on his plan to start working ona budget for 2016 as a backdrop to the mas-ter planning process and future debates overwhether the district should again seek a taxhike from its constituents.

When asked to estimate the district’s taxvaluation prospects for the coming years, Leachtold the board, “the numbers seem to go allover the map, from five percent to 30 percent.”

He said that real estate professionals hehas talked to have pegged property valuationincreases at “about 15 percent.”

Looking at it conservatively, Leach notedthat the district expects to collect a total ofabout $1.5 million in tax proceeds for lastyear, and that a cautious estimate might be anincrease of 10 percent, or roughly $150,000for next year.

“Ten percent will not right this financialproblem that we have,” he told the board,adding that tax-valuation figures from thecounty assessor’s office will not be availableuntil next August.


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THURSDAY Feb. 19LIVE MUSIC • Electric Lemon kicks offThird Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at the oldgym in the Third Street Center. Admission is$5. Roaring Fork Beer Company brews willbe available on tap.

OPEN HOUSE • Carbondale CommunitySchool (1505 Dolores Way) hosts an openhouse from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Info: 963-9647.

aFTER HOURS • The Basalt Chamber ofCommerce hosts an After Hours get to-gether from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Aspen Or-thopedic Association, and Roaring ForkPhysical Therapy. Info: 927-4031 andbasaltchamber.com.

WyLy • The Wyly Art Center in Basalt pres-ents “What is Wild? What is Domestic” withSusan Obermeyer Strauss at 5:30 p.m. A dis-cussion will revolved around her currentshow “Domestic Wild.” A $10 donation issuggested. Info: wylyarts.org.

SPaNISH COMPUTERS • The CarbondaleBranch Library offers a free introductorycomputer class in Spanish at 5 p.m. The newclass is offered the first and third Thursday ofeach month. Info: 963-2889 and gcpld.org.

ROTaRy • The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets atMi Casita at noon every Thursday.

THURS.-SAT. Feb. 19-21LaFF FEST • The Wheeler Opera Househosts the fifth annual Aspen Laff Festival. Co-medians include Hippieman and his “Plan forAmerica,” Jim Breuer, Andrew Sleighter andothers. Info: aspenshowtix.com.

THURS.-SUN. Feb. 19-22THEaTRE • The Sopris Theatre Companypresents “The Women of Lockerbie” at theCMC Spring Valley Campus at 7 p.m. onFeb. 19-21 and 2 p.m. on Feb. 22. Tickets are$15 for adults and $10 for students and sen-iors. Info: 947-8177 or on Eventbrite.

FRI.-SUN. Feb. 20-22REDSTONE RETREaT • The RedstoneArt Gallery offers a weekend retreat that in-cludes painting classes, cooking classes,yoga and more. Info: 963-3790 or [email protected].

FRIDAY Feb. 20MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “TheTheory of Everything” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m.Feb. 20-26 except Feb. 22, which will showonly at 2 p.m. (close-captioned) and 5 p.m.;“Wild” (R) at 5 p.m. on Feb. 20 and “The Im-itation Game” (PG-13) at 5 p.m. Feb. 21.

RETRO SKI PaRTy • The second annualRetro Après Ski Party happens at the ThirdStreet Center gym from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.Break out your coolest retro ski garb andcome have dinner, dance, take in some vintageWarren Miller films and walk home withschwagg from the silent auction. Tickets are$25. Proceeds benefit the Carbondale Com-munity School. Info: 963-9647.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old partof the Dinkel Building presents live musicevery Friday night. Info: 963-3304.

LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glen-wood presents the Leonard Curry Trio from

9 p.m. to midnight. No cover.

GENEaLOGy • The Basalt Regional Li-brary offers help in genealogy from 1 to 3 p.m.Info: 927-4311.

SATURDAY Feb. 21LIVE MUSIC • JJ Worley and the MuttonBusters bluegrass band takes the stage atSteve’s Guitars starting at 8:30 p.m. Info:963-3304.MOVIES • The Carbondale Branch Libraryand Mt. Sopris Historical Society present“Red Stallion” at 2 p.m. Popcorn and cook-ies will be served. Movies will also be shownthe third Saturday of March and April.MODEL UN • A fund-raiser for the RoaringFork High School Model UN program takesplace from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Third StreetCenter. There’ll be food and a presentationabout the upcoming Model UN Conferencein New York that they’ll be attending. Info:384-5777.MaRIMba WORKSHOP • Eric Baumheierteaches Zimbabwean marimba from 12:30to 3 p.m. at the Launchpad. The cost is $20for adults and $15 for kids under 16. Info:carbondalerhythmcollective.org or 303-717-1310.UPHILL RaCE • The 2015 Challenge AspenChris Bove Memorial Uphill race takes placeat Snowmass Mountain at 7:30 a.m. Any-thing goes: snowshoes, stabilizers, skins orskis. Info: 923-0578 or crowdrise.com.EaGLE CREST • The Saturday Winter Mar-ket returns to Eagle Crest Nursey in El Jebelon Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Check out the local produce, food, coffee,clothing, accessories and more.

SUNDAY Feb. 22LIVE MUSIC • Claire Lynch and her bandplays the Woody Creek Community Centerat 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.). Ticketsare $30 at woodyc3.org.

SKI THE PaSS • The Independence PassFoundation and Ute Mountainer hosts thethird annual Ski for the Pass at 10 a.m.Skiers will cover 7K from the winter gate onIndependence Pass to Lincoln Creek. Thisclassic Nordic ski race is an Aspen Cup raceseries event. The entry fee is $15 for indi-vuals and $30 for families. Hot drinks andpastries will be served. Registration is 8:30to 9:30 a.m. at Ute Mountaineer (Hymanand Galena in Aspen).

POETRy • Live Poetry Night at Victoria’sEspresso & Wine Bar in Aspen features po-etry, an open mic and music. Info: 379-2136.

aSC • A Spiritual Center in the Third StreetCenter presents Lisa Dancing Light (livemusic) at 10 a.m. Info: 963-5516.

MONDAY Feb. 23PbWF TaLK • Ardis Hoffman of Master-Minds4Wellness gives a free talk about theHippocrates Table 28 Day Plant Based WholeFoods meal program at 7:30 p.m. at the ThirdStreet Center. Info: davinikent.com.

TUESDAY Feb. 24aRT bREaK • CCAH presents February’s

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

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Art Break from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the ThirdStreet Center. The night is for painting, andLisa Singer will help folks use acrylic paint topractice painting perspective, shading andmore. CCAH will provide the drinks andsnacks. To sign up, go to carbondalearts.com.

“FORKS OVER KNIVES” • Master-Minds4Wellness presents the film “ForksOver Knives” at 6:30 p.m. at the Third StreetCenter. The film examines the claim thatmost, if not all, degenerative diseases can becontrolled or reversed by rejecting a diet builtaround animal-based and processed foods.The suggested donation is $10. Info:davinikent.com.

WEDNESDAY Feb. 25DaNDELION Day • The Dandelion Daycommittee holds a public planning meetingfrom 6 to 8 p.m. at the Third Street Center.Volunteers are needed and new ideas are wel-come. The festival is slated for May. Info:618-1849.

LIVE MUSIC • Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Seth Glier kicks off his at Steve’sGuitars in advance of his upcoming album “IfI Could Change One Thing.” On tour, Glierperforms with an untraditional lineup, which

includes Joe Nerney, a blind, 62-year-old saxplayer, whom Glier met when he was 15. Akey element of Glier’s music and life in gen-eral is activism and autism awareness, ac-cording to a press release. He is an advocatefor Musicians On Call and a LIVE! artistpartner for ChildFund International, whichhas helped hundreds of children find spon-sors. He is also involved with his non-verbalautistic brother and is focused on sharing hisways of communicating to the non-verbalthrough music. Info: 963-3304.

ROTaRy • The Rotary Club of Carbon-dale presents the Third Street Center’sColin Laird at 6:50 a.m. at the CarbondaleFire Station. Coming up: Eric Brendlinger(the Carbondale Recreating Center onMarch 4), Mary Harris (the Audubon So-ciety on March 11) and John Quinn (HomeCare/Hospice of the Valley) on March 18.Info: rotarycarbondale.org.

LIVE MUSIC • Dan Rosenthal hosts openmic nights from 8 to 10 p.m. every Wednesdayat Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs.

CULTURE CLUb • The Carbondale Cul-ture Club hosts Johnna Modene and herpresentation on the women’s self-defensetechnique called “model mugging” at noon.

Further OutTHURSDAY Feb. 26ENERGy FORUM • The Glenwood SpringsChamber Resort Association presents an en-ergy forum titled “Think Global. Act Local.”from 7 to 9 a.m. at Aspen Glen. The theme is“How Global Energy Prices Affect You; HowLocal Rebates and Programs Can Save You$$$” Speakers include Christopher Guith (VPof the Energy Institute) and Mike Ogburn(CLEER). Tickets are $40 for chamber mem-bers and $50 for the general public at glen-woodchamber.com.

EIa CELEbRaTES • English in Action cele-brates its 20th anniversary from 5 to 7 p.m. atthe Wyly Art Center in Basalt. There’ll be appe-tizers from around the world, drinks and music.The suggested donation is $10 at the door. Info:963-9200 or [email protected].

FRIDAY Feb. 27yOUTH POETRy SLaM • Aspen Wordspresents a youth poetry slam and cumbiadance party from 6:30 to 11 p.m. at the ThirdStreet Center. It’s free. Student sign up beginsat 5:30 p.m. The cumbia party will featureDJ/spoken word artists Logan “Dirtyverbs”Phillips. Info: aspenwords.org.

THEaTRE • Thunder River Theatre Com-pany begins its production of “Hamlet” at

7:30 p.m. Subsequent performances are onFeb. 28, and March 6-8 and March 12-13.Tickets are $14, $17 and $25. Info: 963-8200and thunderrivertheatre.com.

MONDAY March 2CLaSSIC MOVIE NIGHT • The Sopris Sunpresents “Butch Cassidy and the SundanceKid” at 7:30 p.m. at The Crystal Theater.Tickets are the regular $8, with proceeds ben-efiting your non-profit community newspaper.Costumes are encouraged. Come see theOscar winning film from 1969 starring PaulNewman and Robert Redford. Get your cow-boy on!

PHOTOG SPEaKS • Time magazine con-tract photographer Robert Nickelsbergspeaks at Colorado Rocky Mountain Schoolat 7:30 p.m. He has documented conflicts inKashmir, Iraq, Sri Lanka, India andAfghanistan. The event is open to the public;tickets are $10. Info: crms.org/nickelsberg.

FRI.-SAT. March 13-14FaSHION SHOW • CCAH’s Green is theNew Black Fashion Extravaganza takes overthe Carbondale Recreation Center for twonights. The theme is “Underground.” Ticketsare available at carbondalearts.com and theLaunchpad. Info: 963-1680.

CLay CENTER • The show “Molly Berger: AThing Like Home continues at the CarbondaleClay Center through Feb. 27. Info: 963-2529.

TWO-STEP TUESDay • Foot stompin’ funcontinues at the Third Street Center a 7 p.m.

with Two-Step Tuesday. Info: meetup.com/RFV-Dance/events/21996954.

MEDITaTION • Silent meditation is held atthe Launchpad from 6:45 to 7:30 a.m. onMondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Please

bring your own cushion or chair. Info: medita-tioncarbondale.weebly.com.

MayOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Car-bondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdaysfrom 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy.

VVaS CONTINUES • The 35th annual Val-ley Visual art show, featuring 60 local artists,continues at the Launchpad through March6. The R2 Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Monday through Friday. Info: 963-1680 orcarbondalearts.com

Community Briefs Please submit your community briefs to [email protected] by noon on Monday.

CCaH accepting R2 proposals for ’16The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities is ac-

cepting 2016 proposals for its R2 Gallery in the Launchpad.CCAH is seeking proposals that feature “enticing, uniqueand educational exhibitions that serve local artists but alsoreach out to regional and even national artists as well,” saida press release. Proposals may be for an exhibition of indi-viduals’ work, or a group show (juried or invitational). Twoand three dimensional works, as well as video installationswill be considered. The application deadline is May 1. Fordetails or an application form, go to carbondalearts.com.

Rio Grande aCP comments extendedThe Roaring Fork Transportation Authority has extended

public comment on its Rio Grande Access Control Plan toMay 9. Several open houses are also scheduled, according toa press release. For details, call Angela Kincade at 384-4982or e-mail [email protected].

E-mail basics for seniorsSenior Matters offers a free introductory e-mail class

for seniors at the Carbondale Branch Library from10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 28. Participants will learnabout e-mail providers, how to sign up for e-mail, bestpractices regarding e-mail use and security, and how toprint e-mails out properly.

Food for finesGarfield County libraries are accepting non-perishable

food items in lieu of fines through the month of February.Each food item counts as a $1 credit against pending fines.Credits can only be applied to current fines and cannot go to-ward lost materials or fees. Food items will be given to LIFT-UP and cannot be expired. Suggested donations includecanned fruits and vegetables, peanut butter, jelly and pasta.

Dandelion Day seeks volunteersThe 2015 Dandelion Day is being organized, volunteers

are needed, and a planning session is slated for 6 p.m. onFeb. 25 at the Third Street Center. The annual festival ofsustainability will take place in May. New ideas are wel-come. For details, call 618-1849.

art teacher offers creativity classArt teacher/life coach Pam Porter offers creativity

coaching exercises and “visionary collage work” that helpsstudents to gain clarity and manifest their dreams. It alltakes place at the Third Street Center on Friday morningsthrough March 20. Space is limited. For details, go to car-bondalearts.com or thecreativeflowstudio.com.

young scholarship applications availableApplications for J. Robert Young scholarships available

are now available at wccf.org. The scholarships to gradu-ating high school seniors are available to those in locationsserved by Alpine Bank, according to a press release. The ap-plication deadline is March 15. The J. Robert Young schol-arship was established in 2008 by Alpine Bank employeesand an executive committee to honor bank chairman, J.Robert (Bob) Young, on the bank’s 35th anniversary.

RF Conservancy slates Snow DayThe Roaring Fork Conservancy holds its annual Snow to

Flow Day on McClure Pass from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. onFeb. 28. The cost is $20 for RFC members and $30 for non-members. The field trip will demonstrate how spring river con-ditions are predicted by looking at snowpack. Derrick Wyle(National Resource Conservation Center surveyor) and theRFC’s Sarah Johnson will guide the tour. Meet at the RedstoneInn for coffee, refreshments and an introduction on exploringsnowpack. Registration is required at roaringfork.org/events.


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This issue is full of winter fun, but spring is just around the corner! For next month’s KidZone, draw us a picture or write usa few sentences about your favorite part of spring.Submissions must be received by March 13.

Emily Bruell238 Euclid AveCarbondale, CO 81623

"Building a snowman" by Brynlee GravesCCS, Kindergarten

"Ice skating" by Hazel JenkinsCCS, Kindergarten

“I like to do face plants and

backflips and have snowball fights”

– Luke LavyRMS, 2nd Grade

“Sometimes my dog startsdigging, and digging, and

digging! So I join her.After we stop, the yard isfull of twisting tunnels!”

– Zayante SansterreRMS, 3rd Grade

We've been having some warm weather in the valley, butsome of us are still hoping for a little more winter! Here aresome favorite wintery moments from Carbondale students:

Through a Facebook and in-office fund-raising projectspearheaded by Lynn Kirchner of Amoré Realty and DavidClark, more than 20 folks recently donated enough moneyto carpet Lois and David Hayes’ home. Kirchner told TheSopris Sun that Handcrafted Carpets of Carbondale, andJeff Mohsenin and his staff, were “amazing” during theproject, which included replacing old carpet with linoleumin one of the bathrooms. Photo by David Clark


Pasturepics

These photos were all taken on Valentine’sDay … so can you find the heart in one ofthem? The cows shown here were taking adrink in their pasture east of the CarbondaleNature Park (aka Delaney dog park). Rancherscheck on the cattle herd there several times aday, as it’s calving season. The calves areusually up on their feet within minutes ofbeing plopped to earth. As for this horse, heseemed to be doing a double take as TripleH quarter horse ranch manager Brad Palmerharrowed the bone-dry pasture at least twomonths earlier than normal.

Photos by Jane Bachrach

Clockwise from top left: Brianne Jones, DeborahMacsalka, Stephanie Dibacco and Ananda Banc(with the Roaring Fork Follies Troupe behind her).

Photos by Jane Bachrach


Roaring Fork Follies presented Le BurlesqueDe L’Amour in two sold-out shows at theLaunchpad on Feb. 13-14. From top to bot-tom: aerial artist Jacqui Edgerly; (back to front,left to right with hearts): Jacqui Edgerly, KatieMontie, Ananda Banc, Deborah Macsalka,Dena Barnes, Stephanie Dibacco, Lacey Malcomson and Brianne Jones; (bottom left):Augustine Barlett; the Roaring Fork FolliesTroupe. Jane Bachrach photos

Burlesque wins hearts


Sopris Sun Staff Report

English In Action is celebrating its 20th anniversary atthe Wyly Community Art Center from 5 to 7 p.m. onFeb. 26. The organization invites community members— including their tutors, students and supporters — foran evening of appetizers from around the world, drinksand music.

The event honors the people who are making a dif-ference in the community by bridging the communica-tion gap. People to be recognized at the event include:Julie Fox-Rubin (Founder of English In Action), PollyPollard (Longest Serving Tutor), Michael McLain andSimon Perez (Longest Tutoring Pair), Adriana CabreraTorres (Extraordinary Student/Volunteer), Michele Car-damone (Exceptional Community Member), and all thevolunteers who participate in English In Action.

English In Action was founded 20 years ago to helpadult immigrants in the Roaring Fork Valley learn Eng-lish and to foster strong cross-cultural friendships.

“Our primary service is a one-on-one tutoring pro-gram,” said an EIA spokeswoman. “We also offer work-

shops and weekly small group tutoring.”Since 1994, English in Action has served nearly 1,000

adult immigrants, with the help of nearly 800 volunteers.“Join us in celebrating two decades of work to make ourcommunity a welcoming place to live, where everyonehas the opportunity to pursue their dreams.”

The celebration will also include a margarita contestfeaturing concoctions created by some of the RoaringFork Valley’s best bartenders. Attendees will get a chanceto vote for their favorite “punch.” Classical guitaristJames Katzenberger will perform as well.

English In Action also wants to take this moment tothank its food and drink sponsors, including: BackdoorCatering, Shinta Damayanti, Dos Gringos, The Goat,Jimmy’s, Mountain Mixology & the Cocktail Brothers,Perrin Wolfe, Riverside Grill, Roxy’s, Sopris Liquor &Wine, Suerte Tequila, Taqueria El Nopal, and WholeFoods Market. Event sponsors include: Alpenglow Foun-dation, Alpine Bank, Aspen Peak magazine, Aspen PublicRadio, Boogie’s Diner, Footsteps Marketing, ObermeyerAsset Management, Kelly and Mark Purnell, The Law Of-

fice of Jennifer M. Smith PC, Sopris Liquor & Wine, andWaas, Campbell, Rivera, Johnson and Velasquez.

As English In Action enters its next 20 years, demandfor programs remains high. The organization currently hasa waiting list of 100 individuals who would like a tutor.

At the 20th anniversary celebration, EIA will launch acampaign to substantially increase the number of adultsit serves from 230 to 330 and to recruit an expanded thepool of community members to serve as tutors.

“English In Action is looking forward to celebratingthe diversity of the valley and the achievements of ourvolunteer tutors and adult students.”

Next stepsWhat: English In Action’s 20th anniversary celebrationWhen: Wyly Art Center in BasaltWhen: Feb. 26 from 5 to 7 p.m.Tickets: Suggested donation $10.Info: 963-9200 or [email protected].

English In Action celebrates 20 years on Feb. 26

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• PRIVATE SNOW PLOWING - Placing,dumping or pushing of snow onto city streets or right-of-ways from adjacent properties is prohibited.

• STREET PARKING - Cars parked illegally may be towed.

• SAFETY AROUND PLOWS - Please slowdown and use caution. Keep back a minimum of 50 feet.

• CHILD SAFETY - Please ensure that children refrain from playing on, in and around snow mounds.

Town of BasaltSNOW REMOVAL POLICY

As we begin our annual snow removal efforts, the Town of Basalt asks forcooperation from residents of the Town in the following areas:

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On Wednesday mornings, after a Tuesday night Council meeting, visit in an informal setting with Basalt MayorJacque Whitsitt for coffee and a chat at Saxy’s Coffee Shop, 104 Midland Avenue.

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Ski for Sisu thanksDear Editor:

On behalf of the Mount SoprisNordic Council, I would like tothank the generous community thatsupported our 23rd annual Ski forSisu skiathon. This year’s eventachieved number or records. TheNordic community turned out inrecord-breaking numbers, which isreflected in the money we raised fortrail grooming at our local cross-country ski area, Spring Gulch. Itcosts over $500 per day to keepSpring Gulch groomed and main-tained. Approximately 20 percent ofthe Nordic Council’s budget is raisedby this event alone.

A total of 1,925 kilometers wereskied by 128 skiers ages 4 to 86.Forty-two people skied 25 kilometersor more. Seven people skied 50 kilo-meters! Congratulations to thesehearty participants: Helen Carlsen,Laurie Guevara-Stone, Patrick John-son, Timothy Lindholm, Jan Stenstad-vold, and Tripp and Gabriella Sutro.

The Mount Sopris Nordic Coun-cil board is grateful for the supportfrom our sponsors: Alpine Bank,

Cold Mountain Ranch, Bighorn Mo-tors and Berthod Motors. A specialthank you goes out to Mike Shookfor organizing this year’s silent auc-tion. Mike gathered 90 items fromthe very supportive business com-munity. Thank you to all who do-nated to the silent auction.

An event like this is not possiblewithout the help of a dedicated vol-unteer crew. Thank you to Susy Elli-son for coordinating the volunteers:John Armstrong, Russ Criswell,Aaron Taylor, Carolyn Williams,Kallie Carpenter, Gayle Wells, LeeAnn Eustis, Ann English, Joy Blong,George Tempest, Ivy Hansen, ElliotNorquist, Tripp Sutro and Penny Ri-dley, Barbara Dills, Katie Marshall,Bob Lucas, Patrick Clark, RogerCarlson and Marj Perry.

More thank yous go out to DosGringos for supplying coffee for theevent, Coloradodough for thedonuts, and Big Agnes and HoneyStinger for the energy snacks for theskiers and silent auction items

Greg FitzpatrickChairman, Ski for Sisu

mildest winters in memory, my all-black cater-pillar didn’t seem to be a very good weatherforecaster. Besides, woolly bears are supposedto predict winter weather in the fall, not in themiddle of winter.

I thought I’d explore the relationship be-tween “the color of woolly bears and winter”by typing that phrase into the search engine.From the results I chose the National Oceano-graphic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) website, where I learned that “the col-oring indicates the age of the woolly bearcaterpillar. The caterpillars shed their skins ormolt six times before reaching adult size. Witheach successive molt, their colors change, be-coming less black and more reddish.” So ap-parently my all-black caterpillar was veryyoung. Maybe the warm weather caused it tohatch from its mother moth’s eggs too early?

Nope. The NOAA website said woolly bearsactually hatch in summer and fall, then hiber-nate in their caterpillar state through the win-ter by allowing themselves to slowly freeze allbut their interior cells which are protected by “anatural organic antifreeze called glycerol.”

According to Wikipedia, glycerol is a sugaralcohol compound that is derived from plantand animal sources for use in a wide range ofproducts from pharmaceuticals to anti-freeze.In the form of nitro-glycerin, it creates dyna-mite. I get a mental picture of exploding cater-pillars. Eeeeew.

All sources confirm that after the maturewoolly bear comes out of its frozen hibernation,it spends a few days eating (weeds mainly), thenmates, then spins a cocoon, and emerges a few

weeks later as an adult moth, which lays eggsand the cycle starts all over again.

But the caterpillar I saw probably wouldn’tbe doing any of these things, because for atleast another month or two (I hope), therewon’t be any green plants for it to eat, or as faras I can tell, other caterpillars to mate with.What would become of the little guy? Couldhe go back into a deep freeze and wake upagain when true spring arrives, or was hedoomed to freeze to death that very nightwhen the temperature dipped below 30?

Searching “Can woolly bears freeze todeath” brought me to a web page titled “AvoidMultiple Freeze/Thaw Cycles: Woolly BearCaterpillars,” on the blogsite of Promega, abiotechnology company.

Here I learned that a recent study publishedin the Journal of Experimental Biology foundan “increased mortality (death) and tissuedamage associated with repeated freezing thatis not seen in sustained freeze events.” Odds aremy caterpillar won’t be participating in theApril mating frenzy.

The article concluded with, “As snow cov-ers become less predictable and climate warms,understanding how multiple freeze/thawevents affect the physiology of freeze-tolerantorganisms poses a fascinating set of questionsfor biologists to ask.”

I guess I’m not the only one who wondersabout these things!

Sue Gray typically asks questions that have noanswers, but doesn’t let that prevent her fromenjoying the search. Contact her at [email protected].

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Media policyThe board also had somewhat heated dis-

cussion about the district’s relatively new pol-icy restricting public comments about districtbusiness to board president Gene Schilling or,if Schilling is unable to do it, to Kennedy.

Schilling, stressing that “this is my opin-ion,” conceded that board members, aselected officials, have the right to speak tonews reporters about district business.

But, he continued, “it seems like wheneverthere’s something that people (dissenting boardmembers) don’t like, it goes into the press.”

Schilling was highly critical of The SoprisSun, which he accused of trying to “control”how the district is run by publishing whatSchilling felt were critical or negative storiesabout district decisions and policies.

Singling out Smith, who was elected in2014 and has been critical of certain boardactions before the election and since, Schilling

charged that the media is “ … try to use theirinfluence, and I think they suck you into it.”

Smith responded that there have beenfewer than six “non-unanimous” votes on theboard since he was voted onto the board, andthat he supported the idea that Schilling andKennedy should be the official spokespersonsfor the district.

But, Smith added, “There’s always goingto be something we’re not agreeing on,” andhe would continue to speak out concerningboard matters when he feels it is warranted.

Kennedy, concurring with Schilling’sviews, said he understands that elected boardmembers have the right and obligation to talkto news reporters.

But, he said, board members should exer-cise caution to avoid starting “a pissing con-test … in the newspapers” among boardmembers who have differing views.

Agreeing with Schilling that the papers areguilty of “picking and choosing” what to pub-lish, he noted that the paper at one point ran

stories based on e-mails among board mem-bers, and declared, “I think that’s bull crap.”

He later opined, “I don’t think Lynn Bur-ton (editor of The Sopris Sun) needs to beprivy to everything everybody discusses onthis board.”

Kennedy later clarified, by telephone tothis reporter, that e-mails between boardmembers do not always reflect what is said atboard meetings, which are open to the public.

“I think The Sopris Sun should get theirinformation from the public meetings,” hetold The Sopris Sun on Wednesday.

At the Feb. 11 board meeting, Kennedyalso brought up a controversial ladder truckthe district bought three years ago, and main-tained an article The Sun published about thepurchase did not accurately explain the fi-nancial arrangements surrounding the deal.“We saved the taxpayers thousands of dol-lars,” Kennedy said. “That (the financing) wasa smart business decision on our part … .”

After some more criticism of The Sun’s

coverage of the district, Kennedy made a mo-tion to sell the ladder truck “ … if that’s whateverybody wants to do. …” and also the dis-trict’s command trailer, which Smith hadquestioned the need for last year. Both mo-tions died for the lack of a second.

In other fire board business:• The Carbondale Fire Board will hold a

special meeting at noon on Feb. 25. Agendaitems include: consideration of approval ofmaster plan consultant contracts; and discus-sion of a mediation consultant.


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March 19 WJ Bradley Mortgage & Land Title Guarantee Co. (St. Patrick’s Day theme)

April 16 Basalt Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting & Dinner

May 21 Basalt Mountain Inn & Friends

June 18 Ann Korologos Gallery, Sotheby’s International Realty, Windows and Doors by SolarGlass

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Sopris Sun Staff ReportThe Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District is accepting

applications for members of the public to serve on a master plansteering committee, according to a press release. The applicationdeadline is March 4.

Candidates should be available to attend up to five meetingsfrom March through July. Fire board members Mike Kennedy andCarl Smith will also serve on the committee; up to seven membersof the public will be appointed.

Each steering committee member should be familiar withtheir neighborhood, geographic area or community interest.

However, committee members will speak for themselves as indi-viduals during the process and need not represent any specificgroup or organization.

Master plan consultants and fire district staff will serve as a re-source to the committee, so significant background work or researchwill not be necessary.

Candidates should write a letter of interest and include any in-formation they feel is relevant. Letters can be e-mailed to Fire ChiefRon Leach at [email protected] or mailed to: Ron Leach,Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District, 300 MeadowoodDrive, Carbondale, CO 81623.

Fire district accepting steering committee applications

In addition to Carbondale schools, the following are par-ticipating in the program this year: Glenwood Springs HighSchool, Glenwood Springs Middle School, Yampah Moun-tain High School, St. Stephen’s Catholic School, Basalt HighSchool, Basalt Middle School, Aspen High School, AspenMiddle School, Aspen Country Day School and Aspen Com-munity School.

“From Logan’s words about free writing (literally, ‘settingyou free’) to Myrlin’s beautiful contention that ‘every actionis either an expression or a call for love,’ these poets broughtmore to our school in terms of cultivating spiritual health andwellbeing than most visiting psychologists or life coaches everhave in the past,” said Aspen Country Day School Englishteacher Annie Garrett after the 2014 visit to her school.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearingwill be held before the Carbondale Planning andZoning Commission for the purpose of consideringan Infill Application to Construct a single family struc-ture and construct an attached ADU,

The property is located at Lot C2, Block 11 Cooper-ton Townsite, Town of Carbondale.

The applicant/property owner is Morgan WIlliams

Said Public Hearing will be held at the CarbondaleTown Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, COat 7:00 p.m. on March 12, 2015.

Copies of the proposed application are on file in thePlanning Department office, Town Hall, 511 ColoradoAvenue, Carbondale, CO and may be examined byinterested persons during regular working hours,8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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should re�ect all of our unique qualities asshould each branch library cater to the re-quirements of its own community. Carbon-dale’s needs and interests are different thanthose of Ri�e or Silt. All well reviewed liter-ary �ction and topical non-�ction must be aparamount part of Carbondale’s collection.

I want to thank Molly and staff for the jobsthey are doing. I love walking into our libraryand seeing many young people there and I lovethe programs that are offered for both youngand old. The library should and can be a com-munity hub and still ful�ll its purpose.

Ro MeadCarbondale

Thanks to Heritage ParkDear Editor:

I recently lost a close friend who spent thelast 18 months of her life at Heritage ParkCare Center, �rst in assisted living and then,as her health further failed following severalstrokes, in the Skilled Nursing section. For thelast month of my friend’s life, I was there sev-eral times a day and able to observe the ex-

cellent care provided by the kind, caring anddedicated staff; I cannot speak more highly oftheir commitment to their clients’ well being.

It is so dif�cult to observe our loved onesin discomfort and we strive to do all we canto ease their pain. I felt that every request thatI made to Heritage on her behalf was hon-ored and every attempt was made to ful�llher needs. She was treated with the utmostdignity and respect and loving care. I am verygrateful to the wonderful folks at HeritagePark. How fortunate we are to have this fa-cility in our community.

Patti StranahanCarbondale

Thanks to the crewDear Editor:

No doubt most of you have noticed theaddition of new �ower boxes along the en-trance to Carbondale’s Main Street publicparking lot. How nice to see beautiful �ow-ers blooming in these newly covered sectionof previously ancient black railroad ties.

A special thanks to Smiley Wise, one of the

chiefs in the Public Works Departmentwho gave permission to the project, and toCarlos Loya, the one who transformed thatold look to the “new look.”

Also, thanks to our newest planting vol-unteers: D’uan Hajdu, O. D., Jeanie Hays withthe law of�ces of Whitsitt & Gross, and ZaneKessler with the Thompson Divide Coalition.

Thanks to the town’s new arborist, DaveCoon, who in addition to his many dutiesmanages to water every �ower pot in ourtown three times a week!

Other volunteers involved with plantingtheir own plants in those large pots are: MaryBeth Bos (new owner of Main Street Spirits),Aimee and Anthony Gullwick (Koru con-struction company), Amy Kimberly (CCAH),Peter Gilbert of the Dance Initiative (soon-to-be occupants of the old town library on FourthStreet), Stacy Evans & Friends, Susan’s Flow-ers plus 21 others who are repeat participantssince 2010. Thank you folks!

What attractive and pleas-ant gifts your efforts are tothis community. We appreci-

ate all of you. Thank you.Chris ChacosProject “Gunga Din!”Carbondale

Boogie’s thanksDear Editor:

This past Friday, over 1,000 people kickedoff their Fourth of July celebration with oneof Aspen’s most popular traditions: the an-nual Boogie’s Buddy Race to bene�t theBuddy Program! This 5K race and 1-milefamily and canine walk provides funding tosupport nearly 1,000 local youth and theirfamilies through many critical services andprograms including individual mentoring,group mentoring, leadership education,Lemonade Day, activities, scholarships, andtherapeutic counseling.

David HouggyExecutive DirectorThe Buddy Program

Classifieds Submit to [email protected] by Monday 12 p.m. Rates: $15 for 30 words, $20 for up to 50 words. Payment duebefore publication.*

OUTDOOR WRITERS WANTED. The Sopris Sun is looking for volunteer writers to tell about hikes, bike rides, �shing andother local summer-time excursions. Experience not necessary. For details, e-mail Lynn Burton at [email protected].

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

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What students are saying

Community gardens host potluck discussion March 7By Illène PevecSopris Sun Contributor

Carbondale has diverse opportunitiesto participate in community gardens,which are open to everyone. Now is agreat time to reserve your 2015 growingspace. Not only is it outdoor fun and greatexercise, but you also get to grow food andmeet new people. Friendships formed overgarden beds grow with delight in the sea-son’s surprises.

Research done by a team from the Uni-versity of Colorado shows that communitygardeners eat more vegetables and generallyhave a higher satisfaction with life thanthose who do not. Gardening has beenshown to lower cortisol levels, thus reliev-ing stress. Community gardening supportsyour health and happiness and provideshealthy food for all your family.

The Good Seed Garden at the Orchard

is hosting a garden discussion and informa-tion potluck for everyone, no matter whereyou garden, once a month from March toJune starting on March 7. The event willbegin at 5 p.m. with a potluck dinner andlasts until 7 p.m. with time for exchanginginformation; children are welcome. Bringsome seeds if you have any to exchange.

Carbondale community gardens willcollaborate on upcoming events to discussand learn from each other with special pre-sentations at each potluck by people expe-rienced in gardening.

Contacts for getting garden plots:The Good Seed Garden at the Orchard:

Cindy 963-2825;Crystal Village Garden at senior hous-

ing: Courtney 948-2022;Third Street Center Garden: Elizabeth at

963-0151 and Tami at 618-3117;Roaring Fork High School Forest Per-

maculture Garden: Illène at 274-1622.•••

The Forest Garden at Roaring ForkHigh School is the newest community gar-den. It’s a permaculture model for familiesand individuals who wish to explore a wayof planting annual and perennial cropsaround young fruit trees. There is drip irri-gation in the Forest Garden area inside thedeer fence behind the school. The environ-mental sciences class did a terrific earth-building activity in the orchard for EarthDay 2013 and we can now reap the benefitsof rich, loamy soil. Individuals and familiescan come, garden and enjoy the fruits oftheir labors just as gardeners do in all thecommunity gardens in town.

Live Well Garfield County has also sup-ported garden development across thecounty as one step towards promotinggood health.

Poetry slam om page 5

The New Mexico-based Mercedez Holtry is a first-time visitor to the Roaring Fork Valley. She haswon multiple slam titles, including Albuquerque’s2015 Women of the World Slam Championships.Courtesy photo

Here are a few quotes from last year’sspoken word program in Roaring ForkValley schools:

“In a few days, Myrlin and Logan canmake the difference for someone be-tween feeling low or being happy. Theylet me express myself and feel confi-dent speaking. You could tell that theyvalued our poems and words.” – Gloria, RFHS student

“Poems aren’t just words on a page,waiting to be read. They’re emotionsneeding to be expressed, needing tobe shared loudly, with vigorous detail.”– Tibet, CMS student

“Myrlin believed in me. He didn’t judgeme and tell me my dream was impos-sible. He made me feel like I hadsomeone who actually cared aboutme. I didn’t feel alone.” – Anali, RFHS student


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