2012 Crystal Valley Echo October

THE CRYSTAL VALLEY ECHOand Marble Times

Providing a voice for community-based organizations and individuals that enrich the life of the Crystal ValleyOctober 2012 FREE Volume 9 Number 10

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It’s Haunted Hay Ride time…

This collection of truly scary characters from last year’s Haunted Hay Ride in Redstone has been in hiding for the year. Now that Halloween is here, they’re coming out in force againto terrify anyone brave enough to take a 40-minute heart-pounding ride through the Haunted Forest surrounding Redstone. (Don’t worry; there’s a much less scary Twilight Ride at6 p.m. for younger kids and their families.) Rides are Oct. 12-13, 19-20, 26-27, and 30-31 at 6, 7, 8 and 9 p.m. For more information, see the calendar, brief and ad inside.

Photo courtesy of Sandy Dieterich

, Crystal Valley Echo & Marble Times

MISSION STATEMENT:To provide a voice for Crystal Valleyites; to bringattention to the individuals and local businessesthat are the fabric of the Crystal Valley region; tocontribute to the vitality of our small town life.

PublisherAlyssa Ohnmacht

EditorCarrie Click

Staff WriterSue McEvoy

Assistant Copy EditorJae Julgran

Advertising SalesAlyssa Ohnmacht • [email protected]

DistributionDawn Distribution • 963-0874

Contributors to this issue ofThe Crystal Valley Echo:

Sandy Dieterich, the Herpel family, Matt Hutson, Larry Good, Dan Prazen, Jackie Dearborn,

Rawley Fosler, Bettie Lou Gilbert, Tom McBrayer,Denice Brown, George Newman, Maura Masters,

Bruce Gledhill, Debby Macek, Alicia Benesh, Jill Ulrych, MCS kids and staff, Tom Gallagher, the Benesh family,

Mary Boland, Redstone Historical Society

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Write us a letter! The Echo welcomes your input, opinions, thanks and whatever else you’d like toshare with your fellow readers, provided it’s written in a respectful, civil way. (Please, no unsubstanti-ated attacks, etc.) Please shoot for 500 words or less. The Echo reserves the right to edit and proof-read letters. Send your words to The Crystal Valley Echo, [email protected], or 274Redstone Blvd., Redstone, CO 81623. Thanks.

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Thank you for another “Magical Moments” Summer Concert Series

Dear Echo:

I'd like to say "thank you" to the sponsors of the "Magical Moments" Summer Concert Series2012: Big Horn Toyota, Inc., Redstone Community Association, Alpine Bank, Avalanche RanchCabins & Hot Springs, Berthod Motors, Inc., Carbondale Insurance Services, Coldwell Banker &Mason Morse, Crystal Club Café, The Crystal Valley Echo, Redstone Art Foundation, RedstoneCastle, The Redstone General Store, Redstone Cliffs Lodge, Redstone Inn, and KDNK Radio.

Great music from: Peter Karp & Sue Foley; Johnny O. Band; Mike Gwinn & the North ForkFlyers; Kraig Kenning; Los Jefes & Alma De America; Sticky Mulligan; Larry Good, Doug Whitney,Mario Villalobos & Paul Valentine; and the Mountain Metamoocil Boys.

A special thanks to everyone who attended these concerts and helped support music in this valley.See you in 2013!

Lisa WagnerRedstone

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ECHO

OCTOBER 2012

W H O W E A R EJoseph Brown

Marble

Occupation: Mechanic

Age: 49

Birthplace: Denver

When did you move to the Crystal Valley and why?I moved to Marble in February of 2004. I movedhere to live and enjoy beautiful Marble and theCrystal Valley the way my father, the late WayneBrown (who was a former mayor of Marble), andmy grandmother, Anna Brooks (who owned EliteBakery) did.

What three things would you like people toknow about you?1. Husband to loving wife, Kathleen2. Love NHRA Drag Racing3. Willing to help people who appreciate it

Which living person do you most admire?John Force, NHRA Funny Car driver

What's the best piece of advice you've everbeen given?Work hard and you shall be rewarded

What is your favorite thing to do in theCrystal Valley?ATV and motorcycle riding

Who are you? Would you like others to know who you are and what you’re about? Or do you know someone who lives and/or works in the Crystal Valleywho would make an interesting Who We Are subject? Let us know by contacting the Echo at [email protected], or call 963-2373.

With “Who We Are," our objective is to give community members better connections and familiarity with each other.

L O C A L A U T H O R

By Sue McEvoy, Echo staff writer

The title “The Mines of Coal Basin, 1956-1991” and the subtitles “ItWas Never Easy” and “The Untold Story” shed a little light on a recent-ly released and self- published book by John Reeves. John was the for-mer general manager and president of Mid-Continent Resources, whichowned and operated the coal mine in Coal Basin during its last 35years.

“This book is kind of unique, I think, because most of the storiesabout mines talk about the owners and their extravagant lives, whatthey did and what they produced,” said John. “This is a book more orless about actually operating a mine and the difficulty we had gettingthe coal out of probably one of the most difficult mines in the UnitedStates.”

Born in 1925, John grew up in the coalfields of Price, Utah,received his degree in mine engineering and served in World War II.After the war, he received his graduate degree, also in mine engineer-ing, and became one of the youngest mine superintendents in thecountry at age 26 while living in Utah.

In 1957, he was courted by Mid-Continent Resources to reopenJohn Cleveland Osgood’s Coal Basin mine, which had closed in1909, and develop several more portals in the area. Difficulties inthe mines included high concentrations of methane gas and fatalexplosions. In addition, at 10,000 feet in elevation, winter activityhad to be conducted in avalanche-prone areas.

“Mid-Continent was a bootstrap company,” said John. “In otherwords we would mine a ton of coal, buy some equipment, mineanother ton of coal. We had to bootstrap ourselves up.”

In the book, John describes the classifications of coal. Mid-Continent’s medium volatile coal was extremely valuable in thesteel-making process because it made extremely high-quality coke.

He also details US foreign policies that changed the steel industry and the eventual closing of the Coal Basin mines in 1991.John Reeves’s book, “The Mines of Coal Basin,” is available at The Book Train in Glenwood Springs. Signed copies are available at the

Redstone Company Store on Redstone Boulevard.

“The Mines of Coal Basin” tells story of modern-dayCrystal Valley coal mining


YOUR CALENDAR FOR GOINGS ON IN AND AROUND THE CRYSTAL RIVER VALLEY Help the Echo’s calendar grow; let us know. Send event items to [email protected] by the 15th of the preceding month.

Be sure to include the five Ws (who, what, when, why and where); contact info, cost and anything else you think readers need to know.

C R Y S T A L C A L E N D A R

• Oct. 1: All Garfield County libraries, including GordonCooper in Carbondale, are closed today for staff training. • Oct. 1: Health care at the Redstone Inn. Medicare Q&Aavailable from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Dental appointments from 9a.m.-3 p.m. for those 60 and older. Call 920-5432 and askabout fees and financial aid. And get your flu shot from 10a.m.-1 p.m. free of charge with Medicare or Medicaid; other-wise, $20. Flu mist available for $30 for ages 2-49. Noappointments; walk in only. All ages welcome. • Oct. 2: 10 a.m. Redstone Community Association meets atthe Redstone Inn. • Oct. 2: 3-6 p.m. White River National Forest is holding anopen house regarding its oil and gas leasing draft environ-mental impact statement for the entire 2.3-million-acre forestat the Carbondale Rural Fire Protection District Headquarters,301 Meadowood Dr., Carbondale. 625-5915.• Oct. 2-7: Aspen Filmfest screens films in Aspen and at theCrystal Theatre in Carbondale. The full program and scheduleis online at aspenfilm.org. Tickets are available at the WheelerOpera House box office in person, 320 E. Hyman Ave., Aspen,by phone at 920-5770, and through aspenshowtix.com.Tickets for Carbondale shows will also be available at TheBlend Coffee Company in person at 1150 Highway 133, 510-5048. • Oct. 3: 5:30 p.m. The seventh planning meeting forRedstone’s Elk Park, rescheduled from Sept. 26 is being heldat the Church at Redstone. Esse Design and Bluegreen willpresent the schematic interpretive panel designs. Lindsey,920-5224. • Oct. 3: 5:30-7 p.m. The Valley Divas, a women’s network-ing group, meets on the first Wednesday of the month atKonnyaku in Carbondale. $12/appetizer, drink and tip. RSVPappreciated. facebook.com/valleydivasroaringfork, LauriRubinstein, 704-1711, [email protected].• Oct. 4: Pilates classes in Redstone resume at the RedstoneInn as instructor Sue McEvoy returns from India volunteeringwith Global Dental Relief. 8-9 a.m. is advanced; 9:30-10:30a.m. is beginner; and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. is for all levels.Dress comfortably and bring a mat. Sue, 704-1843.• Oct. 4: 1-3 p.m. Time to recycle in Redstone. In front of theChurch at Redstone, Redstone Boulevard.• Oct. 4: 1-4 p.m. The quarterly meeting of the Roaring ForkWatershed Collaborative meets at the Third Street Center’sCalaway Room. The agenda includes current Coal Basinrestoration work, municipal water conservation projects,water quality, and rural source water protection projects.Contact Barb at 927-8111 or roaringfork.org/events for thefull meeting agenda and more. • Oct. 4: 7 p.m. Town of Marble Board of Trustees meets atFellowship Hall at the Marble Community Church.• Oct. 5: 5-8 p.m. At First Fridays – Carbondale’s celebrationof the arts, shopping, dining and music – galleries and shopsstay open late and restaurants run specials. For more info goto carbondalecolorado.com, 963-1890.• Oct. 5: 6-8 p.m. Majid Kahhak paints live during First Fridayat Kahhak Fine Arts & School, 411 Main St., Carbondale. Thepainting will be inspired by autumn. Beverages and horsd'oeuvres served. 704-0622. • Oct. 6: 8:15 a.m. Glenwood Canyon Shuffle Race forLiteracy; half-marathon and 5k race, all ages and abilities wel-come. No Name rest area, Exit 119 on Interstate 70, east ofGlenwood Springs. 945-5282, [email protected]. • Oct. 6-7: Fall Fest in Marble will include 10 bands and foursingle acts who will play all weekend in a benefit for Marblewelder and artist Dan Prazen who was injured in a motorcy-cle accident this past summer. Volunteer to help, attend, con-tribute. Call Larry, 963-2652.

• Oct. 13: Octoberfest in Redstone includes hayridesthrough 5 p.m.; beer tasting and German food specials from 2-4 p.m. at the Redstone Inn; and live music with Alpine Echo, abrat-eating contest with cash prizes, more German food specialsand games for everybody at the Crystal Club on the Boulevardfrom 5-8 p.m.; redstonecolorado.com, [email protected].• Oct. 13-14, 20-21, 27-28, 30-31: 6, 7, 8, 9 p.m. RedstoneHaunted Hay Ride - a 40-minute heart-pounding ride. Getready to be freaked out (though the earlier 6 p.m. rides aremuch milder and good for little kids). 963-2526.• Oct. 13-17: Separate limited elk season, first season.wildlife.state.co.us, 303-291-7529.• Oct. 18: 1-3 p.m. Time to recycle in Redstone. In front ofthe Church at Redstone, Redstone Boulevard.• Oct. 20-28: Combined deer and elk season, second season.wildlife.state.co.us, 303-291-7529.• Oct. 25: 6:30 p.m. Bingo at the Redstone Inn. 963-2526. • Oct. 31: 6 p.m. Halloween at the Redstone Inn: A kids andadults costume contest runs from 6-7 pm. Halloween partywill follow contest. Prizes awarded for adults and kids.Discounted room rates, free orange jello shots, food and drinkspecials all night. 963-2526.

ONGOING• Guided tours of the historic Redstone Castle are at 1:30 p.m.daily through Oct. 31, then on weekends through the winter.Visit the baronial home of Redstone’s founder, John ClevelandOsgood. Tickets are available at Tiffany of Redstone and theRedstone General Store. $15/adults, $10/seniors/children, freefor kids under 5 years. 963-9656 or redstonecastle.us.• Take a horse-drawn carriage ride around Redstone. $25/per-son. 963-2526, redstoneinn.com.• Now through Nov. 30, Crystal River Jeep Tours run tours allover the Crystal Valley. 963-1991.• The Gordon Cooper Library in Carbondale has Story Timesessions for all ages of children, art classes, and more. 76. S.Fourth St., Carbondale. Call 963-2889 for more info.• The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities (CCAH)has a full fall line-up of classes and workshops for kids. Mostclasses are at the CCAH Center for the Arts at the Third StreetCenter. For more information or to register for a CCAH fallclass, contact carbondalearts.com, 963-1680.• A drop-in, uninstructed figure drawing session is held everyMonday from 7-9 p.m. at the Third Street Center, 520 S.Third, Suite 9, Carbondale. No cost but there is a model’s feeand attendees need to bring supplies and easels. 963-1680.• The second Tuesday of the month at 4 p.m. is Paws to Read @the Library. Kids in grades K-5 are invited to the Gordon CooperBranch Library to read to a dog from Heeling Partners of theRoaring Fork Valley. 963-2889 or gcpld.org/calendar for info or e-mail Sue at [email protected] to register for a 15-minute slot. • The third Tuesday of the month at 4 p.m. is Music andGames @ the Library. Kids in grades K-5 are invited to theGordon Cooper Branch Library to play games and listen tomusic. Card games, Dominoes, checkers, chess, Uno, plusmusic – CDs and rhthym instruments – to jam and dance to. • On the fourth Tuesday of the month at 4 p.m. is Movie Day@ the Library. Kids in grades K-5 are invited to the GordonCooper Branch Library for popcorn and a movie.• On Wednesdays from 4-5:30 p.m., the Gordon CooperLibrary in Carbondale has Teen Zone where teens can study,surf the net, read, write, draw or hang out. Bring a laptop orborrow one of ours. 76 S. Fourth St., Carbondale. Free. Call963-2889 or visit gcpld.org for more info.• Pilates resumes on Thursday, Oct. 4, and is regularly held inRedstone on Monday and Thursday mornings; 8-9 a.m. isadvanced; 9:30-10:30 a.m. is beginner; and Thursdays at5:30 p.m. is for all levels. Everyone welcome, at the RedstoneInn. $10 fee, punch passes available. Dress comfortably andbring a mat. Sue, 704-1843.

• Total Body Fitness schedule in Redstone is Tuesday andThursday, 8:30-10:30 a.m., at the Church at Redstone on theBoulevard. Have a two-hour body experience: Sculpt your fig-ure with low impact to burn body fat, weight-bearing exercis-es to strengthen and breathing and mindful stretching forflexibility and body/mind awareness. Free to the community.All abilities welcome. Since 1995. Personal training available.Instructor: Lisa Wagner, 963-8240.• Zumba Gold, dancing lessons for seniors, with professionalLatin dance instructor Paula Valenti meets on Tuesdays at 2p.m. seniorsmatter.org at the Third Street Center.• HEARTBEAT – support for survivors after suicide – meets thesecond Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the UnitedMethodist Church, 824 Cooper St. (the Bethel Chapelentrance), Glenwood. Call Pam Szedelyi, 945-1398, [email protected].• Want to be "In Stitches"? Every first, third and sometimesfifth Wednesday, bring the stitches (knit, crochet, needlepointetc.) of your choice to the Redstone Inn Library Room from 4-6 p.m. Beginner to advanced. Call Kay Bell, 963-9811, orMary Dorais, 963-3862.• Hospice of the Valley grief and support groups meet the sec-ond and fourth Wednesday of each month from 12:30-1:30p.m. at the hospice’s offices in Basalt. All who have experi-enced loss are welcome. Contact Sean Jeung, 927-6650,hchotv.org.• The Aspen Art Museum is partnering with the GordonCooper Branch Library, 76 S. Fourth St. in Carbondale, tooffer Story Art, a free children’s program that combines learn-ing to read with making art. Story Art is held on the firstThursday of every month from 3:45-4:45 p.m. Registrationrecommended. 963-2889.• Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities (CCAH) inCarbondale is offering a new batch of art classes during fall,including weaving, sewing, doll making, folk art, jewelry mak-ing, knitting, book binding and more. Contact CCAH at car-bondalearts.com, 963-1680.• Recycling in Redstone is on the first and third Thursday ofeach month from 1-3 p.m. Bring your cardboard, glass, plas-tic, newspapers, magazines, aluminum, steel cans and officepaper to the Pitkin County bin parked adjacent to the Churchat Redstone, Redstone Boulevard.• Zingers, a group of seniors who sing all over the RoaringFork Valley, meet at 2 p.m. every Thursday with Betsy Schenckfor practice at Seniors Matter, in Room 33 at the Third StreetCenter, 520 S. Third St., Carbondale; seniorsmatter.org.• AA in Redstone is every Thursday at 7 p.m. This is a closedstep discussion meeting at the Church at Redstone on theBoulevard. Men and women welcome.• One Moment, a local support group for bereaved parentswho have experienced pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or earlyinfant loss meets on the second Thursday of every monthfrom 6:30-8:30 p.m. Marcia Viallarreal and Amanda Emerson-Burger lead the group, and bring their experience in pregnan-cy, pregnancy loss, and motherhood. Meetings are held atthe Glenwood Insurance Agency, 1605 Grand Ave.,Glenwood. Free. 963-7110, 379-5387, one-moment.org.• Painting with Expression and Creativity, an art class for sen-iors, meets on Fridays from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Third StreetCenter in Carbondale with instructor Gerry Michel. 963-2536, 948-7033.• Carbondale Recreation offers classes and programs for arange of activities for kids and adults. 704-4190, carbon-dalerec.com.• Get help: Crystal Valley residents living in Pitkin County(that’s you, Redstonians), are encouraged by the AspenCounseling Center to pick up the phone if you are in an emo-tional crisis and need to talk to a trained professional. Don’twait. Call 920-5555.

OCTOBER 2012

R E S T O R A T I O N

You can help in caring for Crystal Valley’s well-lovedstructure


At 119 years old, the Crystal Mill is certainly one of the most venerable andwell-known landmarks ofthe Crystal Valley. Not onlythat, but according to themill’s caretaker, MattHutson, the building haseven more impressive dis-tinctions.

“It’s probably the mostphotographed, readily identi-fiable structure in westernColorado and it is an impor-tant part of mining history,”said Matt. “So many build-ings from the mining era aregone completely and I justwant to see it last as long aspossible.”

Matt, a project manager inthe Gunnison office of SGMEngineers, grew up in Aspenand Carbondale and spentvacations each summer with his family in Crystal City. Twelve years ago, DaleLodge, who owns a large amount of Crystal property including the old building,appointed Matt to be its caretaker.

The Crystal Mill, as it’s known, was never actually a mill. It was constructed in1893 by the Sheep Mountain Tunnel and Mining Company and served as a com-pressor station using a water turbine to drive an air compressor. Originally it hada horizontal waterwheel that generated compressed air for miners in nearby silvermines.

Following the closure of the mines in 1917, the mill and surrounding buildingswere abandoned and most of the materials were scrapped for the war effort in theearly 1940s.

This past August, Matt and a crew of seven volunteers from the GlenwoodSpring’s SGM Engineers office did reconnaissance on some of the badly neededrepairs to the precariously positioned building. Their inspection included usingbeams to cross the Crystal River and ropes to rappel down the sides and front ofthe building.

The group also did some renovation work. “We applied wood preservative to the entire exterior of the mill, [and] used a

water resistant preservative on the wood all the way down the penstock to thewater,” Matt said.

“The other thing we did was try to create a buffer around the mill; it’s called adefensible space so firemen have somewhere to fight a fire,” he continued. “Wecreated a 75-foot gap between the forest and the mill, a passive way to keep anyfire on Bear Mountain from getting to the mill. It looks a little scalped right now

but it will heal up.” Today, Matt has a list of work that needs to be done to keep the structure in

place for the thousands of people who visit and photograph the site.“There’s always something that needs to be done,” he said. “Three years ago

we redid the roof; this fall we’re still tentatively planning to measure a few of thelogs on the bottom and acquire those for next year. The big project that we’re

planning on doing is reinforcing the rock and mortar concretebase that is holding up the penstock as the wave coming out ofthe mill pond has actually eradicated a lot of the materialthere.”

Matt’s efforts to preserve the mill include volunteer labor,tools and materials donated by Treasure Mountain Ranch. Inaddition, donations to the building’s upkeep can be left at thegift shop in Crystal City, or made by mail to The Crystal GiftShop (re: Donation), Crystal City, CO 81623.

The preservation of the Crystal Mill

Photos courtesy of Matt Hutson


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Obituary

Henry Ketchin HerpelNov. 7, 1922–Aug. 26, 2012

Henry (Hank) Ketchin Herpel died on Aug. 26 at his home in Vero Beach, Fla. He was 89. Henry was born on Nov. 7, 1922, in Hartford, Conn. to Dr. Frederick Karl and Elisabeth Ketchin

Herpel and then moved to West Palm Beach, Fla. at the age of 4. Dr. Frederick Herpel was a well-recognized radiologist who he set up his medical practice in 1926 in West Palm Beach.

Henry attended Northboro School and graduated from Palm Beach High School in 1940. He thenattended the University of the South before World War II and then enlisted in the Army Air Corps in1942. He did his basic training in Miami Beach, Fla. and continued his training as a pilot navigatorand armorer at several bases including the University of Tennessee.

He was sent to Foggia, Italy with the 451st Bomb Group of the 15th Air Force. After discharge in1945 he returned to West Palm Beach, and attended the University of Florida at Gainesville wherehe studied agriculture. In 1946 he worked for Edwin Graham Dairies and the Edwin Froelich Dairiesin Hialeah, Fla.

On Aug. 12, 1948, Henry married Patricia Blocher. After the 1948 hurricane, they moved to Ft.Lauderdale, Fla. to work with Ketchin Concrete Products. William M. Ketchin was Henry’s grandfather,who was formerly from Simsbury, Conn. The family has been in this line of work for 150 years.

Herpel, Inc., is a 64-year-old company that has six generations in this line of work. Henry's greatgrandfather, Andrew J. Ketchin, a Civil War veteran, started in the stone business around 1860 inSimsbury. Herpel, Inc. has completed more than 300 projects in the Windsor and John's Island devel-opments as well as continuing work in Palm Beach, Fla.

After retirement Henry and Pat spent their summers at their secondary home in Redstone for 27years where they helped run The Redstone General Store, which their daughters Sara and Marthaowned and operated for 14 of those years. He was always behind the scenes at the store.

Hank was also known as the greeter on Redstone Boulevard when anyone drove or walked by their house. He talked to everyone. He was always doingyard work and playing in the yard.

Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Patricia B. Herpel of Vero Beach, Fla., sister Gretchin Herpel Franklin of Newport Beach, Calif., son Frederick H. Herpel of WestPalm Beach, daughter Sara (Gary) Herpel McClure of Carbondale, Colo., daughter Martha (Prescott) Herpel Terry of Vero Beach, Fla., and grandsons Prescott Jr. andAndrew Herpel Terry of Vero Beach, Fla. He was preceded in death by his parents Dr. Frederick Herpel and Elisabeth Herpel, and his brother William Frederick Herpel.

A service was held at Christ Church of Vero Beach in Vero Beach, Fla. on Aug. 31.

Henry (Hank) Herpel

OCTOBER 2012

F U N D R A I S E R

Pilates inRedstone

Peak Pilates Certified InstructorSUE MCEVOY

Mat Classes at The Historic Redstone InnMondays & Thursdays

8:00 a.m. - Advanced9:30 a.m. - Beginner & Intermediate

Thursdays • Yoga5:30 p.m. - Everyone welcome

704-1843

I'm off toLeh, Ladakh,

India to volunteer

with GlobalDental Relief

Classesresume

Thursday,Oct. 4

Festival is a benefit for localDan Prazen on Oct. 6-7

By Larry Good, Echo contributor

The Marble community has pulled together tostage Fall Fest, a barrage of non-stop music, food,beverages, contests, shopping and fun to be heldSaturday and Sunday, Oct. 6-7, in and aroundMarble's Slow Groovin BBQ. The music will bevirtually non-stop from two stages from 12-9p.m. on Oct. 6 and 12-6p.m. on Oct. 7.

Headlining on Saturdayis Feast from 7:30-9 p.m., aCeltic jam fusion groupfeaturing a complete stringsection, piano, bass anddrums. And on Sunday,Shakedown Street, theGrateful Dead tributeband will play from 4:30-6p.m. to close the festivalout.

In total, 10 bands andfour single acts fromMarble, Redstone,Paonia, Carbondale,Aspen and even Dallasare being shepherdedtowards Marble to per-form at Fall Fest. A largefestival stage is beingconstructed across fromSlow Groovin, and thesound system is top ofthe line. Meanwhile,between mainstage acts,solo artists will engagethe Slow Groovin patiofrom the half-ton WildTune Truck.

Besides providing anexcuse for many locals to celebrate their favoriteseason, the purpose of Marble's Fall Fest is toraise money in support of beloved Marblesculptor and welder Dan Prazen. Dan was seri-ously injured in a motorcycle accident this pastsummer.

The Marble community and an extendedcommunity of Colorado artists have put togeth-er an impressive collection of auction items toraise funds for Dan’s medical bills, and to start afoundation to address future emergencies.

Immediately after Dan’s accident, manylocals who know Dan found themselves askingeach other, "What can I do to help?"

As Dan continues to recover, this questioncan still be answered through involvement inthe fundraising aspect of Fall Fest – help toorganize and staff the event, donate items andservices to the silent auction, bid heavily duringthe auction, join the contests, and join with thecommunity to celebrate Dan Prazen's recovery.

Silent auctionEverything from a giant Thanos Johnson

ceramic planter from the famed Marble artist toDan's own sculptures, to weekend stays at locallodges, gift certificates to local shops, services(salons, music lessons to handymen) and even acrate of random wines will be auctioned off.Silent auction items will be collected at the BeaverLake Lodge; art items will be displayed at theConnie Hendrix Gallery and services and otheritems will be at the Marble Community ChurchFellowship Hall where bidding will take place.

The silent auction hoursare 12-5 p.m. both days,with bids closing atstaggered times duringthe Fall Fest weekend.

Anyone wishing todonate services, wine,art or other items ofvalue for auction cancontact Larry Good at963-2652 or the ConnieHendrix Gallery at 963-5815. In addition, someitems will be auctionedlive from the festivalmain stage in the tradi-tional call and responsemanner – because liveauctions are fun!

Food and vendorsFood, crafts, auction

items and beverageswill be sold from tables,tents and carts lendingFall Fest a street-fairaura. Slow GroovinBBQ will introduce aspecial sandwich – TheWelder – from which100 percent of the pro-

ceeds will go to Dan's medical costs. Althoughthe recipe remains secret, we can be certain thatslow-cooked meat will be involved, and that TheWelder will be a real dude-pleaser. Slow Groovinrestaurateur Ryan Vinciguerra is also planningspecials on hot drinks if harsher weather tries tojoin in on the fun. Of course, locals know to dressfor all outdoor occasions.

ContestsFall-themed contests – pumpkin carving, best

chili, best pie - will also raise funds. Thoughentry fees will be levied, a certain measure ofpride and notoriety for reigning championcooks, bakers and carvers will be gained tobrighten the darker months ahead.

In the spirit of giving, healing and fun, a datewith Dan Prazen himself will also be auctioned!This date may include – ice cream at theRedstone General Store, dinner at Slow GroovinBBQ (of course!), a dip in Avalanche or PennyHot Springs (maybe not!), and a commemora-tive photo in The Crystal Valley Echo!

Fall Fest set for non-stop music all weekend long

Help outWays to help Dan Prazen and make Fall Fest a success:• Planning meeting on Oct. 3 at 8:30 a.m. at Beaver

Lake Lodge in Marble- Help staff the silent auction and contests- Build stuff- Provide rooms for performing musicians- Park cars- Put up rope fences- Sell tickets

• Needed:- Folding tables and chairs (mark with your name)- An experienced auctioneer

Call Larry, 963-2652 or Ryan, 963-4090.

Dan Prazen’s first bronze sculpture, New Horizons,that he completed in 1984 is one of the manyitems for bid during Fall Fest’s silent auction. Dancompleted the sculpture in 1984; it stands about14 inches tall on wood base.

Dan Prazen, left, of Marble with granddaughter Grace and daughtersKelly and Leandra of Colorado Springs enjoy a moment outside ofSlow Groovin BBQ earlier this summer.


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It was busy in Marble during the first week of Septemberwhen the annual Fly-In took place at the same time as theannual sheep drive. Things got a little crowded with sheepand planes sharing the airstrip, but everyone got sortedout at the end. Marble residents Jackie Dearborn andRawley Fosler were there to take some photos, and, lowerright, Redstone’s Lisa Wagner and local pilot Rob Hunkerwere too. The Marble Fly-in is sponsored by the ColoradoPilots Association.

Photos by Jackie Dearborn and Rawley Fosler

OCTOBER 2012

V I N T A G E V A L L E Y

By Sue McEvoy

This column is excerpted from “The History of theCrystal Valley” by Mary Boland, published by the RedstoneCorporation.

By 1902, virtually all the improvements atRedstone, including the company-built houses, club-house and the inn were in place, and by comparisonwith other isolated coal communities, it must haveseemed like paradise to its residents.

J.C. Osgood hardly had time to enjoy his achieve-ment, however, before he was sorely pressed by out-side interests. Chicago financier John W. Gatesacquired stock in the Colorado Fuel and IronCompany during 1901 and claimed he had enoughshares to control the board of directors.

During the latter part of 1901 and the first half of1902, Gates and Osgood battled in earnest for controlof the board of directors.

As these legal battles received considerable public-ity, abetted by public charges the two made againsteach other, prices of the corporation’s shares fellsharply on the stock exchange, causing Gates to loseso much money he finally gave up the battle beforethe close of 1902.

Despite this victory, Osgood was now in real trou-ble. At least one of his associates, John Jerome,warned Osgood that the bonds issued the previousyear to finance improvements at the steelworks at

Pueblo had brought innowhere near sufficientrevenue to see the proj-ects through, and thecompany was thusheaded for a financialcrisis.

Osgood did not takeheed until insolvencybecame an immediatethreat early in 1903.Finally in June of thatyear, Osgood could findno recourse but to go tomajor shareholders,George Gould and JohnD. Rockefeller, and offerto relinquish control ofthe company to them ifthey would save it frominsolvency.

Gould and Rockefeller accepted this offer andOsgood and the “Iowa Gang” then resigned as direc-tors and officers of the company.

Osgood retained ownership and control of notonly Cleveholm and some 4,200 acres of beautifulsurrounding countryside, but also the town ofRedstone, including the 84 cottages, the inn, the club-house, and the Big Horn, another lodge he had builtfor important visitors.

After Osgood lost control of the Colorado Fuel andIron Company, and thus the mining and coking oper-ations at Coal Basin and Redstone, he left the CrystalValley and would only occasionally visit the area.

Vintage Valley features stories of the Crystal Valley’spast. For information on the Redstone Historical Society(RHS), to contribute and/or become a member of theRHS, contact Sue McEvoy at 704-1843.

The Osgood decline

Redstone with a view of East Creek during the Osgood era.


A Crystal River Jeep tour: Leavethe driving to someone else soyou can enjoy the view


This past August, I was fortunate enough to go on a trip around the Lead King Loop with CrystalRiver Jeep Tours (CRJT) with owner Glenn Smith. While I have mountain biked and hiked manytimes in and around Lead King Basin, CRJT offers a great way to enjoy the beauty, learn the histo-ry and save your own vehicle by letting someone else do the driving.

With my sister Kathy and her fiancé Cameron Law, we met Glen in the parking lot of the MarbleArt Gallery, which is CRJT’s home in Marble. There we loaded into Nellybelle, Glenn’s 1954Willy’s Jeep, his favorite of his four-vehicle fleet.

As we drove throughMarble, Glenn pointed outseveral of the more notablebuildings and sites: the millsite and quarry load-out, theMarble Community Church,Slow Groovin BBQ, TheMarble Hub, the restored BellTower, Carbonate Creek,Beaver Lake Lodge – whichhas been operating since1950 with some cabins morethan 100 years old – andBeaver Lake itself.

Then he stopped at thebottom of Daniel’s Hill tolock in the hubs for our truefour-wheel-drive experience.As we crept along, Glennpointed out the various stoneformations, named the sky-high mountains and described some of the geology that contributed tothe formations in the area.

We took the upper fork of the Lead King Loop, past Outward Bound, splashed through theNorth Fork of Lost Creek using only first or second gear (and sometimes reverse) between Meadowand Arkansas mountains to our high point at 10,500 feet.

As we approached a photo stop at the crossing of Silver Creek, Glenn explained that he was onhis second trip of the day. Earlier, he had dropped off a pair of hikers who planned to spend a nightcamping before meeting him the next evening for a ride back into Marble. In addition to scenictours, Glenn also does drop-offs and pick-ups for people doing extended hikes or climbing thearea’s two most sought-after peaks, Hagerman Peak and Snowmass Mountain.

As we descended the switchbacks into the basin, Glenn pointed out the remaining wildflowers,described some of the area’s mining history and related the story of Coors Falls.

“We’re at the top of Coors Falls, a stair step falls where Coors Brewery filmed a commercial inthe 1980s, but it wasn’t the logo used on the can. That one was a falls in Steamboat. The modern[Coors] logo is based on Milton Falls, just below Marble. But we still call it Coors Falls because ofthe commercial,” he said.

Next was Windy Point, which is not for those with a fear of heights, and then we hooked backonto County Road 3, the road from Marble to Crested Butte, before we dropped down into CrystalCity.

In Crystal, most of the cabins date back to the 1880s. There is no electricity, no cell phone serv-ice and the sodas or water you purchase from the store come out of the creek cold. CRJT deliversthe residents’ mail and supplies a radio for residents to call in case of an emergency.

Next stop, and the reason thousands of people come on the Jeep tours: the Crystal Mill. Here,no matter how many times you’ve seen it, you get out of the vehicle and take photos of this clas-sic historical structure.

During the 15 miles or so we covered on the loop, I was able to sit back and enjoy the sceneryso much more than when I’ve ridden or driven the loop. And, the knowledge and anecdotes thatthe drivers all share made the experience even more worthwhile.

Glenn plans to keep running the Jeep tours all throughout the fall colors and into the end ofNovember so that photographers might get that rare image of fresh snow on the Crystal Mill.

Crystal River Jeep Tours is based at 620 W. Park St. in Marble. For information and bookingscontact 963-1991 or crjt@smithfamilycolorado.

The Crystal Valley’s Great Outdoors (GO)

Help Olivia celebrate her16th birthday when shehosts

Who: YOU are invited

What: Delicious SpaghettiDinner & raising money for a good cause!

Where: Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District300 Meadowood Drive, CarbondaleHeadquarters building closer to RFHS

When: Tuesday, Oct. 23 6-8 p.m.

Why: Olivia wants to raise money for Team Fox and help find a cure for Parkinson’s Disease

More information: Contact Olivia [email protected]

100% of all profits will be donated to Team Fox. We are seeking

donations of ingedients, paper goods, etc. to offset the cost of this event.

If you would like to donate, but are unable to attend,please go to Olivia’s Team Fox web page and make adonation on her behalf. (Instructions: 1. Go to www.team-fox.org. 2. Click "Support a member". 3. In the "Find amember" form please fill in the following: First name:Olivia, Last name: Savard, City: Redstone, State: CO 4.Click on the name "Savard." 5. Click on "Contribute." 6.Please fill in the blanks with your information.)

•• Team Fox was created by The Michael J. FoxFoundation, for Parkinson's research, and gives peoplelike Olivia a way to help those with Parkinson's Disease.

Pasta forParkinson’s

OCTOBER 2012

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Marble Board of Trustees

Ron Leach selected as Marble’stown clerkBy Bettie Lou Gilbert, Echo contributor

At meetings in September, the Marble Board of Trustees discussed and agreed upon a new leasewith Colorado Stone Quarries for the load-out area at Mill Site Park. This will be a 15-year lease,starting at $2,000 per month, with adjustments tied to the current consumer price index.

As soon as the lease is signed, construction of the septic system, a new building in the load-outarea, and the public bathrooms will begin. Contributors to the public bathroom include the Townof Marble, Gunnison County, the Marble Community Church, the Marble Charter School, CrystalRiver Heritage Association and a few individuals.

Ron Leach was selected to be Marble’s new town clerk after a motion was passed to dismissKaren Mulhall. The town records will be brought from Glenwood Springs to Marble.

Larry Good announced that there will be a Fall Fest in Marble on Oct. 6-7 as a benefit for localDan Prazen who was hurt in a motorcycle accident. There will be numerous bands playing, includ-ing headliner Feast, a Celtic rock band, at the parking lot east of Slow Groovin BBQ from 12-9 p.m.on Saturday and 12-6 p.m. on Sunday. There will be a silent auction as well.

The next meeting is in Fellowship Hall at the Marble Community Church on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m.

Pitkin County to implementnew street address rulesBy Tom McBrayer, Crystal River Caucus

The Sept. 13 Crystal River Caucus meeting did not have a quorum present and therefore did notconduct any official business.

However, Ginny Bultman from Pitkin County Emergency Dispatch provided those present withan excellent informational presentation on a pending county ordinance regarding street addressingwithin Pitkin County. The purpose of the ordinance is to help ensure that dispatched emergencyresponse teams are able to locate and get to specific addresses as quickly and safely as possible.

Requirements include that no duplicate road names or words within road names will be allowedwithin the county, and any road or driveway with five or more houses will need to be named andthe houses given number addresses.

This ordinance will not affect the majority of current residents. If the county deems it necessaryto change a current address, the owner will be contacted and each case will be handled individually.

Contact Ginny Bultman of the community development department or your county commis-sioner at aspenpitkin.com for more information.

The caucus would like to thank Steve Child, a candidate for county commissioner, for breakinginto his busy day to attend the meeting. Steve was available at the meeting to answer any ques-tions regarding his candidacy.

Regularly scheduled caucus meetings are held on the second Thursday of every odd-numbered month.

C RC R YY SS TT A L R I V E RA L R I V E R

CC A U C U S M AA U C U S M A TT T E R ST E R S

Happy Halloween!


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With affordable prices, a variety of sizes,and access to long-time local readers;

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Thanks!Ellie Kershow

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Fall is in the air!

970-963-2526your journey begins at www.redstoneinn.com

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Starting at 6:30 p.m.

Halloween PartyHALLOWEEN NIGHT - OCTOBER 31ST

Kids & Adults Costume Contest 6 - 7 p.m. • PrizesFood and drink specials all night.Free orange jello shots for adults.

$50 Vintage Rooms.

OctoberfestOctoberfest celebration in Redstone • October 13th

Beer tasting from 2 to 4 p.m. • German food specialsWagon rides until 5 p.m.

HauNted Hay rides after 6 p.m.

BREAKFAST AT THE REDSTONE INNFull breakfast served through Sunday, October 14th.

STARTING WEEK OF OCT. 15TH:Breakfast will be served off the menu Friday - Sunday.

The Grill will open at 10:30 Monday - Thursday.

Echo briefsHaunted Hay Rides help to set the mood for Halloween

The ghosts, goblins and other scary characters are going tobe out in force and in hiding ready to frighten you out of yourwits during the fourth annual Redstone Haunted Hay Rides.

Although there are 6 p.m. twilight rides that are especial-ly tame for the kids, the hay rides that take place later in theevening at 7, 8 and 9 p.m. are a 40-minute heart-poundingtrip through the Haunted Forest, which eerily appears onlyonce a year around Halloween. Rides start on Oct. 12-13and run Friday and Saturday nights, Oct. 19-20, and againfrom Oct. 26-27, 30-31.

Ticket prices run $30 for adults and $10 for children 10and under. Children under 5 will be free with parents on the6 p.m. rides. Contact the Redstone Inn for ticket informa-tion at 963-2526.

– Echo staff

Forest Service holding open house on oil and gas leasing draft EIS

The White River National Forest (WRNF) is hosting aninformational open house to present an overview of its Oiland Gas Leasing Draft Environmental Impact Statement(DEIS) and answer questions.

The open house is on Oct. 2 from 3-6 p.m. at theCarbondale Rural Fire Protection District HeadquartersBuilding, 301 Meadowood Dr., in Carbondale.

The DEIS proposes land availability and lease stipulationsfor the entire 2.3-million-acre WRNF.

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OCTOBER 2012

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Arts & Entertainment briefsA new venture: DreamWeaver Gallery

In September’s Echo, we featured Alan Weaver's KDNKdisc jockey duties and his work designing and installingpremium home automation, lighting and entertainmentsystems. This fall the Redstone resident has also openedDreamWeaver Gallery, his office and studio in downtownCarbondale.

The new business features Full Swing Golf, a special-ized golf simulator that can be installed anywhere fromclub houses to private homes. And the gallery portion ofAlan’s space provides a venue for local and internationalartists.

DreamWeaver Gallery is in the former RavenheartGallery location in downtown Carbondale. He is nowaccepting applications from artists interested in showingtheir work. DreamWeaver Gallery opens Oct. 1 at 50Weant Blvd., Carbondale. Reach Alan at 379-1021.

It’s October so it must be time for Octoberfest

Oktoberfest is celebrated for 16 days in Munich,Germany where it originated, but in Redstone, all the funwill be taking place on Oct. 13.

Activities include wagon and hay rides, beer tastingand German food specials at the Redstone Inn. A brat-eat-ing contest with cash prizes and live music with AlpineEcho is at the Crystal Club from 5-8 p.m., plus lots ofgames and more German food specials.

Go to redstonecolorado.com or [email protected] for more info.

Aspen Filmfest to again offer film screenings in Carbondale

This year’s Aspen Filmfest is continuing its tradition ofscreening films outside of Aspen at the Crystal Theatre inCarbondale.

The festival, which runs Oct. 2-7, is screening five filmsin Carbondale from Oct. 5-7.

“Words of Witness” is a documentary that follows ayoung Egyptian journalist as she covers the Arab Spring.“Lemon” is a documentary about Lemon Anderson, ayoung Tony Award-winning poet, ”Brooklyn Castle,” is adocumentary about an inner-city school, and “My WorstNightmare” is a French romantic comedy. “The Snows ofKilimanjaro” is another French film that explores how aman and a perpetrator confront a robbery. Films arescreened in the afternoon and evening.

The festival’s program is online at aspenfilm.org, whereyou can see all the film offerings in Aspen, too.

– Carrie Click, Echo editor


What’s up with Pitkin County?

Pitkin County Boardof Health updates

By George Newman, Pitkin County District 5 Commissioner

One of the roles and responsibilities of the Pitkin Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) isto serve as the Pitkin County Board of Health. The board of health is responsible for carrying outpublic health laws, appointing the public health director, directing the public health agency to com-plete a community health assessment every five years, approving the local public health plan anddeveloping and promoting public policies needed to secure conditions necessary for a healthy com-munity.

This work is contracted out to Community Health Services Inc, a nonprofit organization, offer-ing preventative health programs such as:

• Child, adult and travel immunizations• Women’s health screenings• HIV and sexually-transmitted disease testing• Communicable disease surveillance• Public health emergency preparedness and community outreach

At our recent quarterly board meeting, we were updated on the Community Health Assessment(CHS) project immunization and family planning billing changes, the Aspen to Parachute DentalHealth Alliance, a tobacco grant application, the community paramedic project update and updatesfrom our environmental health manager and our environmental public health advocate.

Staff has been working with a steering committee on the CHS since the fall of 2011. This groupis made up of community stakeholders who represent a wide range of topic areas and target pop-ulations.

CHS conducted a community forum discussion to get community member input. Access to carewas identified as the top priority area for the public health improvement plan. This is a broad topicaffecting seniors, the Latino population and the uninsured.

Coincidentally, Eagle County has the same priority, presenting opportunities for us to shareresources and work collaboratively. The steering committee also chose radon as an environmentalhealth priority.

Health care reform is having an impact on local public health agencies. Specifically in immuniza-tion and family planning billing, we’ve identified the need to build an infrastructure to allow CHSto bill public and private insurance companies for the preventive services provided in these twoprograms.

The Aspen to Parachute Dental Health Alliance held the launch of its “Cavity Free at Three”pilot program in June. It was well attended and succeeded in engaging local dentists to receive theprogram training as well as training in Medicaid billing.

Garfield, Eagle, and Pitkin County Public Health have partnered to apply to the ColoradoDepartment of Public Health and Environment for a grant called the Tobacco Education, Preventionand Cessation Grant Program. This is the first formal collaboration of the three agencies and pro-vides an opportunity to build regional efforts in addressing the public health issue of tobacco use.

Another new and exciting program involves partnering Pitkin County Health and HumanServices with the Aspen Ambulance District. This program will allow emergency medical servicespersonnel to provide in home services that fall within their current scope of practice, reducinghealth care costs, improving health care access and health outcomes for vulnerable populations.

Within the environmental health area, a new consumer protection contract was approved withthe Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, which deals with inspections of retailfood establishments, childcare facilities and schools, to be performed by the county’s environmen-tal officer. We are also participating in the drafting of new on site wastewater treatment systemsthat will eventually act as the minimum standards for counties to meet in new state regulations.

Finally, our environmental health advocate, Tom Dunlop, was recently appointed by the Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention to represent the National Environmental Health Association ona committee to help design the national response to the CDC food safety modernization act.

I am excited about all of the new programs, regional partnerships and collaborations we are put-ting in place to better meet the health needs of our citizens.

The Pitkin County Commissioners hold weekly work sessions on Tuesdays and bi-monthly publichearings on Wednesdays in the Plaza One building (next to the Pitkin County Courthouse) in Aspen.Both meetings are televised live and repeated on locater CG12 TV. They are also streamed live and avail-able on the County website. Agendas are posted in the Aspen/Glenwood newspapers and on-line ataspenpitkin.com. In this column, your District 5 Commissioner George Newman offers his take on cur-rent matters. You can reach him at [email protected].

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REMINDER: DO NOT LET YOUR MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS; MOTORCYCLES;

BUSES & SMM’S REGISTRATIONS EXPIRE!There is a LATE FEE applied after

the one month grace period.IMPORTANT: This applies even if your vehicle is NOT RUNNING temporarily or just parked.

Gunnison Office is open Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Crested Butte Branch is open

Tues. & Thurs. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. in Old Town Hall.

You can reach us at 970-641-1602 option 1

You can now pay your registration on line! Go to www.colorado.gov

OCTOBER 2012

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CCAH to host manySWAN events in October

Curated by artists Alice Beauchamp and Dean Bowlby, andorganized by artists Sue Drinker, Wewer Keohane and Ro Mead,the R2 Gallery at the Carbondale Council on the Arts andHumanities (CCAH), the second annual SWAN Gallery Exhibit2012 is being held throughout Carbondale during the month ofOctober.

The internationally acclaimed Support Women Artists Now(SWAN) organization continues to spearhead celebrationsthroughout the world to honor and promote women artists. Thisyear, CCAH is once again showcasing “VISION TO VOICE:Contemporary Work from Women Artists in the Roaring ForkValley. The gallery exhibit opens at 6 p.m. in the R2 Gallery atthe CCAH Center for the Arts, 520 S. Third Street. The exhibitis free to the public Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

“CCAH, along with a core group of women artists, is cele-brating all women in the arts in October,” said Amy Kimberly,CCAH executive director. “The month is filled with delicious,thought-provoking, inspirational, and humorous events thatbring attention to the diverse and exciting women artists livingin the Roaring Fork Valley.”

Events to date include inspired storytelling on Oct. 3, theCCAH Gallery exhibit opening Oct. 5, local dance and music onOct. 6, a stage performance on Oct. 7, comedy on Oct. 13, moredance on Oct. 19-20, a textile artist workshop on Oct. 21-22, anda literary event on Oct. 22.

“SWAN is a worldwide celebration of women artists in allgenres,” said Kimberly. “Last year a group of women cametogether with CCAH to create the Carbondale SWAN celebra-tion. It lives on this year with a series of incredible events.”

SWAN events draw women from all over the valley to share,network and celebrate diversity. To get involved in SWAN, con-tact Amy Kimberly at 963-1680; to see the full schedule, go tocarbondalearts.com.

– Maura Masters, CCAH

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OCTOBER 2012

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OCTOBERFEST RETURNS TOREDSTONE!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13TH

REDSTONE INN:

Beer Tasting2-4 p.m.

German Food Specials

THE CRYSTAL CLUB CAFE:Music with Alpine Echo 5 - 8 p.m.

Brat Eating Contest with cash prize & more

Games for all ages

German Food

Avalanche Outfitters at RedstoneStables present:

Wagon rides thru town until 5 p.m.

Haunted Hay Rides available after 6 p.m. at the Stables

Echo file photos from past Octoberfest celebrations in Redstone

OCTOBER 2012

F U N D R A I S E R

Welcome to the church in the midst of a cathedral created by God

Marble Community

ChurchTraditional worship,Sundays 10:00 a.m.

970-963-1464 • Pastor Jon Stovallwww.marblecommunitychurch.org

Pasta for Parkinson’s part of16th birthday celebrationBy Carrie Click, Echo editor

Redstone’s Olivia Savard is cele-brating her 16th birthday by raisingmoney for Parkinson’s research onOct. 23 from 6-8 p.m.

Pasta for Parkinson’s, a fundraisingdinner featuring spaghetti, salad, gar-lic bread and dessert, is being held atthe Carbondale & Rural FireProtection District’s station headquar-ters on Highway 133 near RoaringFork High School in Carbondale.

“This year, one of my biggestbirthday wishes is to be able to helppeople in need,” says Olivia, who isthe daughter of Echo publisher AlyssaOhnmacht of Redstone and DaveSavard of Marble.

Olivia is becoming known for her fundraising efforts for Team Fox, which supports the MichaelJ. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Olivia’s goal this year is to raise $9,700, or $100 for eachperson living in her hometown of Redstone. In August, she held a benefit concert in Redstone fea-turing her uncle, John Ohnmacht of the Johnny O. Band, moving her closer to her fundraising goal.

Parkinson’s, or PD, is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that causes tremors, balanceproblems and irregular movements by those who suffer from it. Olivia’s step grandfather, BobOlander, suffered from the disease before he passed away.

A suggested donation of $16 for Olivia’s 16th birthday is being requested at the door, thoughlarger amounts are also graciously accepted. In addition, donations of ingredients and paper goodsare being accepted. A hundred percent of the profits from this event will go to Team Fox.

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FEATURED ARTISTS:Jim Cox — Etchings of Crystal River Series

Teri Havens — PhotographerHarry Knipe — Custom Boot and Saddle Maker

Kim Parkey — Hand Engraved bridles, bits and SpursKristin Sidelinger — Introducing New Photography Talent

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October 8 - October 31, 2012Fall exhibit with new arrivals of art by gallery artists

Special thanks to the following gallery

Artists for making our first year a success:

Karen Alldredge — Basket WeavingLee Bowers — Fine Furniture Designer and Maker

Bob and Linda Boylan —Photography, Cards and Life Beats Inspirational Book

Dale Darnell — Wood TurnerConnie Hendrix — Sculptor and PainterJoyce Illian — Bead Weaving and JewelryDarlene Kuhne — Painting and Jewelry

Stephanie Kuhne — Jewelry/PMC Certified InstructorCharlie Manus — Wildlife and Architectural Paintings

Charlene Miller — Painting and Fiber ArtBrenda Neely — Whimsical Clay StonewareDan Prazen — Bronze sculptor and Welder

Chrisy Sidelinger — Fiber ArtBob Stohr — Jewelry

Pam Wadsworth — JewelryTim Wedel — Pottery

ADDITIONAL GIFT ITEMS:Books by local authors, soaps,

gourmet popcorn by Too Haute Cowgirls and stuffed animal toys of our regional wild life.

Olivia Savard, second from right and surrounded with volun-teers from Redstone and Marble, hosted a Pancakes forParkinson’s benefit for both her 14th and 15th birthdays. Thisyear she is celebrating her 16th birthday with a Pasta forParkinson’s event on Oct. 23. Echo file photo


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As I See ItA MONTHLY COLUMN BY BRUCE GLEDHILL

Recharging our batteries: ourselves and others

Rechargeable devices are everywhere in our lives now.They’re convenient to use, but they eventually run down. It’svery frustrating when we know the device would work but we don’t have the right chargeror sufficient time to get it recharged.

Similarly, we as individuals can get run down. The demands of life drain our energy andwe start to feel like a cordless drill in need of a fresh battery.

In 1791 William Wilberforce was running out of juice. He was a member of the British par-liament and for several years he had been urging that body to abolish slavery. The othermembers didn’t share his view so his efforts were met with indifference or opposition.Wilberforce was discouraged, run down and about to give up the cause.

His elderly friend, John Wesley, heard about the situation, and from his deathbed, calledfor pen and paper. With trembling hand Wesley wrote, “Unless God has raised you up forthis very thing, you will be worn out by the opposition and men and devils. But if God befor you, who can be against you? Are all of them stronger than God?”

“Oh be not weary of well-doing!” Wesley continued. “Go on, in the name of God and inthe power of His might, till even American slavery shall vanish away before it.”

Wesley died six days after writing that letter. Stirred by his encouragement, Wilberforceturned back to his goal with renewed vigor.

It was not an easy task. He had to persevere in that fight for abolition for another 42 years.Finally, in 1833, only three days before his own death, Wilberforce saw slavery abolished inBritain.

What Wesley did for his friend illustrates a couple of ways our human batteries can berecharged. First, Wesley offered the encouragement of his own friendship and support.Second, he reminded Wilberforce to draw on the power of God.

Chances are good you will find some electrical device around your house that needs to berecharged. Chances are equally good that you can find some person around you who needsto be recharged. I urge you to follow Wesley’s example and provide encouragement to some-one whose internal batteries are running low.

Bruce Gledhill is the pastor at the Church at Redstone.

Muse Architects of Carbondale is working on design ideas for adepot-like structure that will house informational signage and seatingat Redstone's Elk Park. Image courtesy of Lindsey Utter

Elk Park plans taking shapeBy Carrie Click, Echo editor

Currently, Elk Park is an empty lot at the main entrance toRedstone. However, a team of community volunteers, PitkinCounty Open Space and Trails (OST) staff, the Aspen designfirm Bluegreen, and Muse Architects are moving forward withplans for a public outdoor area at the site.

In late August, more than a dozen community members anddesigners met to discuss options for a depot building that willreplace the abandoned cabin that currently sits on the site. Theconcept is for the depot to be reminiscent of Redstone’s formertrain station that was located near Elk Park and was active dur-ing the valley’s coal and coke mining era.

Dan and Ashley Muse of Muse Architects in Carbondale areworking on depot design ideas based on the community steer-ing committee’s input and the overall plans for the park. Thedepot will be semi-open and will house interpretive historicaland educational signage about the area.

According to meeting minutes submitted by Lindsey Utter ofOST, the Muses presented their design ideas at the Augustmeeting, which were well received – particularly a bell towerfeature that has been added. There are now additional seatingareas in place in the depot, which the group determined is nec-essary.

Steering committee members said they want the depot toshare similar materials as the coke ovens across Highway 133.They also expressed their desire that the depot building notlook like institutional.

Next, Ryan Vugteveen of Bluegreen presented plans on thesite’s landscape design plans. Among the highlights:

• Plans for the park include combinations of mown mani-cured turf and native grasses.

• Xeriscape plantings are being planned throughout the site.• A proposed area called “The Slope” would be a bowled

area for gatherings, performances and an ice rink in the winter.• The Commemorative Grove would be established in a

loose grid pattern with a variety of tree species, and would befilled in through the years.

• Plans include parking for 20 vehicles. An Elk Park planning meeting scheduled in September was

moved to Oct. 3 at 5:30 p.m. at the Church at Redstone onRedstone Boulevard. This is the seventh planning meeting forthe park. Esse Design, which is creating the park’s interpretivesignage, and Bluegreen are making a presentation at the meeting.

Call Lindsey Utter at Pitkin County Open Space and Trails at920-5224 for further information.

OCTOBER 2012

By Debby Macek, Marble Charter School co-director

The Lead King Loop (LKL) Charity Races celebrat-ed many firsts this year, even as we celebrated ourninth annual Lead King Loop 25K, seventh annualQuarry Trail Climb 12.5K, and sixth annual LakeKids’ Loop 2.5K races.

For the first time, our participants numbered morethan 200 runners, our volunteers numbered morethan 50 friends and family members, and our fundsraised to support the Marble Charter School (MCS)surpassed our most ever raised.

Sept. 16 dawned chilly but bright, a lucky weatherday. Starting at 6 a.m., participants huddled and vol-unteers bustled near the starting line, waiting for raysof sun to reach over Hat Mountain and warm themfrom the dark, early morning mid-30s temperatures.

Many hikers set off in the early light to begin theirtrek around the loop. The crowd increased as the LKLstart time neared – by far the largest of the three raceswith 132 runner participants and 12 runner/hikersthis year.

By 8 a.m., the air was warm enough for runners towarm up in theirtank tops andshorts, and nerv-ous anticipationfilled the minutesbefore the 8:30start. RaceDirector CraigMacek gave routeinstructions to thecrowd, andMarble CharterSchool (MCS) stu-dent Ralph Goodblew a long, loudnote on his trum-pet to start racerson their way.

Once the bigcrowd left, thehikers set off forthe Quarry TrailClimb and soon itwas time foranother trumpetblast to start thoserunners off. This time, Ralph’s brother David blewthe starting note as the 38 runners, led off by MCSstudent Kosara and her dad on their bikes, startedwinding through town towards the quarry road’ssteep climb.

Once again, the remaining helpers had a momentto breathe and prepare for the finish – we counted onabout an hour before the runners began to return tothe start-turned-finish lines. That hour was short,however, as the first finisher was spotted in recordtime, blazing around the corner and down the lastblock to the quarry finish – and what an exciting fin-ish. Tyler Scholl, a first-time quarry trail runner, setthe course record and the record for the youngestwinner at the same time. Tyler, an 11-year-old fromKremmling, surprised many an older runner by racingup and down the hill at a blistering pace – many run-ners with more experience told themselves he wouldtire and fall back, but he never did. Shortly thereafter,the first two loop runners, Peter Maksimow and J.Marshall Thomson, were spotted sprinting up the

opposite short hilltowards their own fin-ish line, battling forfirst. Maksimow edgedthe Thomson for thewin in 1:53.53. Afterthese firsts, the runnersstarted to fly across thefinish lines more quick-ly, and volunteers werebusy on all the cornersof the intersection asthey pulled runners’number tags and tabu-lated results.

Soon, the first femalefinishers in both racestore up the hill oraround the corner; inthe LKL, Myriah Blaironce again took thewomen’s title, and inthe quarry climb, StephScholl, winner Tyler’s

mom, gained the first-place honors. Runners began enjoying the post-race feast,

cooked and baked by many MCS families along withthe barbecue catered from Slow Groovin BBQ justdown the street.

The celebration was not over yet. The kids’ racecouldn’t start soon enough, as anxious kids gatheredwell before their 11:45 start time, milling around thestarting line. Thirty-eight kids raced down the roadtowards the lake, and parents waited anxiously forsight of them returning around the far corner severalminutes later.

It was no surprise that Myriah Blair’s two daugh-ters won the race for the third year in a row; the eld-est, Joslyn, beat out her sister Samantha by a few sec-onds, with a winning time of 8:40. MCS studentLucas Bensch came in a close third, having been train-ing for many weeks with the hope of beating the Blairgirls. Next year? Craig Macek’s son Mason, daughterMaia and two nieces all placed in the top 12, showingthat the more you practice the better you run. These

kids ran hard and showedincredible toughness up thelast hill.

At the post-race raffle,each age-group winner,first through third place,received a hand-paintedmarble piece, which thekids painted with the helpof local artist VickiBranson, who also gavethe top finishers withcarved marble race shoes.Many other prizes wereawarded thanks to ourmany race sponsors whodonated to the cause. Aspecial thanks to BeaverLake Lodge owners Larryand Karen Good for host-ing this event each year infront of the lodge.

MCS students gain somuch from this yearly event.

“I like the Lead KingLoop because of the manybenefits it has. These bene-

fits not only help me but theschool, everyone in it, and the community,” wroteSam, an eighth grader at MCS.

The funds raised are a huge help to the school.This year, MCS will receive well over the $3,000 to5,000 given in the past, which gives the school theability to purchase more new technology, morelibrary books, more scholarships for the after-schoolprogram, outdoor education, summer program andmore. Last year, the money raised helped to purchasenew laptops for the school.

Seventh grader Bella said, “I was so happy whenwe got our new computers; we don’t have to use the‘dinosaur’ computers anymore!”

Another beautiful race day is history, but anothergreat school year has begun.

A R O U N D T H E V A L L E Y

This year’s Lead King Loop: The most successful yet

Lucas Bensch

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Photos: Left: All the teams won medals inour Olympic events that focusedon leadership, team work, humor,performance, etc.

Right, clockwise from top: Partnerswere challenged to walk with aballoon between them, no matterwhat the height difference;Helping with food prep was animportant component of the tripand an event that could earnteams medals. Impromptu trackand field event; Tomas participat-ing in javelin event; Slack line anindividual event that was morechallenging then we thought.

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The MCS Olympics havesadly come to a close, but we’dlike to give you a report of ourOlympics Unit and ourOutdoor Education Trip, com-plete with our Olympic Gamescompetitions. We studied thequalities of an Olympian, andwhat it takes to be the best.We looked at physical attrib-utes, mental attributes, andrequirements an athlete mightneed in order to become thebest. Then we all chose some-thing in which we would liketo be the best, and thought andwrote about what we wouldneed to do and how we wouldneed to be in order to make it happen. We alsoworked in teams to accomplish many “Olympics” andteam tasks, such as making a team flag, poster, andcostume for our Olympic Games. Each team workedon making up the rules for an individual event and ateam event, and we also planned a meal to cook at ourOutdoor Education trip – this was also an event! Welearned a lot about commitment to your team,patience, and growth mindset during this Unit.

We had four crews, or teams, that worked for twoweeks, meeting each day for a short time to prepare.It was hard because our groups were mixed age, andthe older students had to come up with tasks that theyounger students could do. This did not always workso well! However, it was finally time to start our OETrip and begin the Olympic Games.

We had many different types of Olympic events onour trip. We had individual events such as the pen-tathlon, team events such as Capture the Flag, and camp-ing events, such as setting up tents and making meals.Students were in complete charge of planning, setting up,and running the events. Staff members and parents werejudges, and we were judged upon our performance, but

also on our Olympic qualitiessuch as humor, sportsmanship,teamwork, and leadership.

We played four main teamevents: Flag Tag, Capture theFlag, Volleyball and a DanceCompetition. Flag Tag is agame where each person has aflag on their belt or in theirpocket, and you work as a teamto steal the other team’s flags;the last team still with flagswins. In this event, theChampions of Zeus team gotthe bronze medal after athrilling bronze medal gameagainst the White Wolves. TheRattlers came through with thesilver and Vorkuta with the goldmedal in another fast-paced

match. Capture the Flag is manystudents’ favorite game; thematches were exciting, althoughone lasted only a few minutes.The medals for this event wereexactly the same as Flag Tag. Inteam Volleyball, after fierce andeven matches, the White Wolvesdominated and received a well-earned gold. The DanceCompetition took a lot of work,as we had to come up with andpractice a routine so that wewere synchronized to each otherand the music. The Finals werevery close – the judges had a veryhard time deciding the results, since we all worked sohard to make our routines work. The team eventsgave us a chance to rely on our team members, worktogether, and have fun competing. It was a good feel-ing when other people were relying on each of us andwe were able to come through for our team.

During the individual events we were all still ateam, still encouraging and helping each other, butreceiving individual results. In the pentathlon, incred-ible 1st grader Ben won gold in his class, scoringenough points to have beaten thegold medalist in the next class up.Colton won the gold in Dan’sclass. Justin won gold inDebby’s. The pentathlon includ-ed: sprinting, “kickput,” balloonbalancing, shotput with a soft-ball, and standing long jump. Wealso competed in a golf event, anacademic event that requiredanswering questions aboutOlympic history, the javelinthrow, and a balancing event on a“slack line.” The individualevents gave us a chance to com-pete on our own and be inde-pendent.

Our trip was full of interesting competitions andevents – not just Olympic events! For example, everynight, a team was in charge of after dinner activities.We got medals depending on how we did. We hadgame shows, charades, and other fun events – and ofcourse, we made s’mores and a campfire our firstnight too. The second night, we were almost flood-ed out by a sudden rainstorm. We were happily writ-ing in our journals in the sun when all of a sudden, wewere plagued by torrents of rain and wind. We all ranfor cover under the canopies, holding them down so

they would not blow away, hud-dling in the cold and damp. Wewere all fairly soaked, so wedecided to get on the bus andhead to the school for dinner andto get dry before returning tocamp for bed. The next daydawned mostly sunny again, andwe resumed our events. We hadan incredible experience duringour Olympic Unit and trip, andwe learned a lot about theOlympics, ourselves, and howwe can work together to succeed.It was a unique and fun way tostart the year!

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Left bottom: Scott and Wyatt Benesh atop Imogene Pass at 13,114feet, the pass between Ouray and Telluride.

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