May 12, 2011

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Carbondale’s weekly, non-profit newspaper Volume 3, Number 13 | May 12, 2011

Pedal powerin’

Roaring Fork

RAMPAGE INSIDE

Local Spokes Carbondale (a bicycle taxi service) rolled out its rickshaws during the Dandelion Day parade last Saturday and also the night before during First Friday. The serv-ice is new to Carbondale but has been running in Aspen for the past few years, according to company spokesman Dan Whitney (shown here). “This is safe, human-poweredtransportation on weekend nights and for special events throughout the town,” he said. His partner is Shane Spyker. Local Spokes Carbondale can be reached at 379-6371.Photo by Lynn Burton

What a dayDear Editor:

To my good fortune I stumbled ontoDandelion Day event in Carbondale on May8. It was the greatest thing I have seen in along time.

Who knew Carbondale set this event upin honor of sustainability and the demise oflawn mowers? I was so impressed with thevendors consistent theme of green, from seedsto starter plants, flowers, compost, composttea, CSAs, bee-keeping, alternative energybooths, and all this set to live music and deli-cious food choices.

Spring is my favorite season and now,Dandelion Day is my favorite holiday!

Great job to all involved in organizingthis event.

Becky TrembleyRedstone

Great tunesDear Editor:

I would like to applaud all the people whomade the Dandelion Songwriters Showcasesuch a heartfelt, engaging show.The audienceat Steve’s Guitars was treated to originalmusic by an array of musicians, ranging fromyouths to seasoned professional singer/song-writers.A sense of community was deeply feltas refrains were sung featuring words such as“Valley of the Sky,” “Colorado is Heaven,”“The Mountain said to the Brook,”“The Lit-tle Things,” and of course “Dandelions.”

Thank you to Steve’s Guitars and SteveSkinner (emcee) for fostering local sound,andthe rest of the performers: Erie Banks, MattHaslett, Patrick Fagan, Dan Rosenthal, DocPhilip, Drew Stofflet, The Noe Joes, PaulFranzich, Jessica Worley and Kelsey Lewis.The dandelion, our town flower, is clearly apowerful symbol for something much big-ger than a weed.

Here’s a verse heard from the show:

They’re singin’ songs about a vegetable,the planet’s most nutritious.

Every single part is edible, they say itis delicious.

What could it be?Dandy dandy, dandy, dandelions.And happy ever after, we all gave up our

weed control.And Nature found a way to save our souls.How could it be?Dandy dandy, dandy, dandelions!

Jimmy ByrneCarbondale

Park thanksDear Editor:

“We love our playground!” was shoutedover and again last week as kids explored thenew Crystal River Park playground. What abeautiful sight to see flocks of kids and theirfamilies playing at the new park until dusk.Even in this active community, many kidsstay indoors watching television and playingvideo games.We hope this park is used by allthe kids in our community for happy playand sustained health.

There are so many people to thank forCrystal River Park, from our visionary PTO,to the folks at Leathers and Associates whoassured us this was possible, to the businessesand town leaders who provided so much in-kind support, and to the 600-plus volunteerswho gave of their time, all bringing their tal-ents and smiles to build something sweet forour children. The energy generated as weworked side by side for this common goal,despite sketchy springtime weather, was pal-pable, generating its own momentum. Morethan one person remarked how wonderful itwould be to keep the magic flowing for an-other community project.

There were no barriers that were not over-come by uniting on behalf of children. Skilledbuilders worked alongside those of us with

limited ability, teaching us new skills. Youthand the no-longer-young knew no generationgap, laughing and working for hours withone another.Native English and native Span-ish speakers found a common language inshared work with humor, gestures, and pur-pose; there is no language barrier when yourintention comes prepared to speak.

This past week marks a highpoint for ourcommunity and for many of us personally.Reflecting upon Kahlil Gibran’s words,“Work is love made visible,”it is evident thatour children are well-loved by this compas-sionate community.

Karen OlsonPrincipal, Crystal RiverElementary School

Goodtimes named poet laureateDear Editor:

Thunder River Theatre Company and itsboard of directors are pleased to announcethe appointment ofArt Goodtimes as the firstWestern Slope Poet Laureate.The award wasmade at the inaugural Karen ChamberlainPoetry Festival held at the theatre in Car-bondale in March. Goodtimes will serve asthe Western Slope Poet Laureate throughMarch 2012, when a new poet laureate willbe named at the second annual Karen Cham-berlain Poetry Festival.

Goodtimes is an artist, author, poet-per-former, bioregionalist paleohippie, SanMiguel County commissioner for the GreenParty, father, fungophile and basket weaver.He is the creator of Talking Gourds, a travel-ing tribal poetry fest, and has published hun-dreds of poems: in Earth First, in his weeklynewspaper columns, in Talking Gourd Bun-dles, and now as poetry editor for MountainGazette. For many years he ran the TellurideWriters Guild, and he still runs the TellurideMushroom Festival as poet-in-residence.

The criteria for the Western Slope PoetLaureate award were created with the spiritof Karen Chamberlain in mind. Karen had apassion for celebrating other writers and theirworks and literary lives. The Western SlopePoet Laureate must have lived in WesternColorado for at least five years, been an in-spiration to the poetry community, demon-strated literary excellence in publicationsand/or performance, and be a poetry ambas-sador promoting literary arts.

Festival organizer and TRTC AssociateArtistic DirectorValerie Haugen commented,“Art Goodtimes is the perfect choice for ourfirst Western Slope Poet Laureate. He is ac-tively a practicing poet in his community.Hispoetry is powerful, and generous. He is agifted poet, and we hope to bring attentionto his work during this next year.”

As Goodtimes put it: “It’s wonderful tosee poet laureates springing up around Col-orado, as poets begin to honor each otherand folks start to hear the deeper, bardictruths of tanka and rant, hiphop and riprap,cowboy and slam. It was San Francisco’sGeorge Oppen who wrote,‘Ultimately the airis bare sunlight, where must be found thelyric valuables.’”

Thunder RiverTheatre Company is in theprocess of planning a series of eventsthroughout this coming season, celebratingthe Western Slope Poet Laureate, meant toengage our community in a poetic dialogue.Haugen noted,“The festival was a huge suc-cess. We had full houses for all the perform-

ances, and the workshops were filled to over-flowing. It was successful beyond our wildestdreams and we’re already excited about nextyear’s festival."

Lon WinstonArtistic DirectorThunder River TheatreCompany

Smelling a ratDear Editor:

I was in attendance at the recent RoaringFork School District Board of Educationmeeting and watched with utter disbelief atthe injustice that was done concerning SonyaHemmen. The meeting room was packedwall to wall with parents, grandparents, stu-dents, former students and teachers and ad-ministrators from past and present. All ofthose that were allowed to speak during the40 minutes permitted spoke passionately infavor of Hemmen and the work she has doneat Glenwood Springs Elementary School.

Hemmen’s work speaks for itself. Even ifthe relationship was strained beyond repairand at the end of the year the contract wouldnot be renewed, why the suspension? BoardPresident Bob Johnson assured all of us thatat no time were any of the children placed inany kind of imminent danger.

We already knew that or we wouldn’thave been there supporting her But that doesnot answer the question that was asked. I ambeginning to smell a rat.

The board needs to really look into the ac-tions of Judy Haptonstall and how this hasbeen handled.Maybe hers is the contract thatshouldn’t be renewed? It also should be notedthat board member Rovig, representingGlenwood Springs, is up for re-election.

Bob Richardson, Jr.Gypsum

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By Lynn BurtonSopris Sun Staff Writer

After paying the town of Carbondale$24,576.26 in fees, taxes and taps in2009, developer Brent Lough thought hehad a certificate of occupancy prettymuch wrapped up for the spec home hebuilt at 641 North Bridge Drive in RiverValley Ranch.

Wrong.In July 2010, after the house was ready

to be inhabited, Lough received a letterfrom Carbondale building official JohnPlano that stated in part, “ … the feesshould have been $36,165.71, making thedifference $11,589.45 … This fee is due be-fore the Certificate of Occupancy (CO) canbe issued … Please make arrangement topay the fee.”

Correspondence between Lough and thetown continued through 2010. In March ofthis year he presented the CarbondaleBoard of Trustees with an offer to pay anextra $6,563.27 to cover an added water/sewer tap fee, which he does not dispute,but not pay the full $11,589.45.

The town trustees declined Lough’s offerin March so now, he said he will pay thefull $11,589.45 later this month, then takethe town to court for illegal taking of prop-erty and on other grounds.

“Carbondale will probably spend$100,000 in lawyer fees (on the lawsuit),”he said. “They had their chance (to settle).

I’m willing to go the distance.”Town Trustee John Hoffmann said the

dispute comes partly from the town’s newGreen Building Code.“It’s fairly complex,”he said.

Hoffmann said the town also questionsthe square-footage figures in the final housecompared to the initial plans. The buildingofficial in charge of Lough’s original fee as-

sessment is no longer with the town, Hoff-mann said, and now “the (fee) procedurehas been tightened up quite a bit.”

Lough and his wife, Roxanne, have livedin Carbondale for 23 years and raised afamily here. He owns Ridgerunner Con-struction, has built “10 or 11” houses inCarbondale, paid about $200,000 in build-ing fees and dealt with five or six building

officials through the years.“And now, this is how we get treated?”

he said.The house in dispute covers 3,800

square feet and includes an accessorydwelling unit (ADU). At the time the build-ing permit was issued in 2008, the housewas valued at $750,000.

Lough’s dispute with the town corre-sponds with the time-frame in which thetown failed to collect use taxes on someconstruction projects under previous build-ing officials. He said the town hiked his per-mit fees by $11,589 after noticing what aneighbor paid in fees for an identical house.

“If I built a house for you, told you whatit would cost, you paid it, and I later cameback and told you to pay more, you’d tellme to go jump in a lake,” Lough said.

Lough said he and his family planned tolive in the house until he could sell it butwithout a certificate of occupancy, they’vehad to live in a motor home on propertythey own near Glenwood Springs.

Roxanne is particularly disappointedwith what she says is shabby treatmentfrom elected officials. “One practicallycalled us shysters and liars,” Roxanne said.“We were treated so disrespectfully …We’re totally disgusted with Carbondale.”

Hoffmann said the Loughs are not beingpicked on, but the town’s fee structure is“written to be enforced” and the townspends“a lot of money” to make sure prop-erty owners understand the process.

Dandelion weekendwas filled with strange

species. One of themwas an Alpine AnimalHospital mule namedLily. She had a horse’s

skeleton painted onher side to show

guests at Alpine’sannual barbecue the

location and size of ahorse’s bones. Lily’s

artwork was createdby Alpine AnimalHospital’s equine

veterinary technicianBecky Cash (shown

here) and largeanimal veterinarian

Dr. Michelle Schmidt.The barbecue

supports local non-profit animal rescue

organizations. Photoby Jane Bachrach

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Contractor promises lawsuit over disputed fee assessment

After developer Brent Lough paid more than $24,000 in building fees for this house inRiver Valley Ranch, the town came back wanting $11,000 more. Lough said he’ll pay theadded fees, then take the town to court over the issue. Photo by Lynn Burton

Crossland Foundationannounces gifts

The RH Crossland Foundation recentlymade the following gifts of $1,000 each forthe fiscal year ending in May to: the AndyZanca Youth Empowerment Program, Car-bondale Senior Housing Corp, Circle ClubWest, CLEER (Clean Energy Economy forRegion), Computers for Kids, KDNK Pub-lic Radio, Lift-Up, Mt. Sopris Historical So-ciety, the Pauline Schneegas WildlifeFoundation, Roaring Fork Conservancy, theRoaring Fork Family Resource Centers,TheSopris Sun, Thompson Divide Coalition,and the Wilderness Workshop.

The next meeting to consider gifts will beheld in December at a date not yet deter-mined. E-mail any requests to [email protected]. “It is the Foundation’s intent tobuild on its past contributions for the bene-fit of the community we all call home,” saida Foundation spokesman.“In the past thesehave included $100,000 to the ThunderRiver Theatre as one of the founders,$10,000 to Carbondale Senior Housing forthe construction of their recreation center,and numerous contributions to ChallengeAspen, the Buddy Program, CARE andother community organizations that serveour valley.

Bonedale BikeWeekgoes scavenging

The fourth annual Bonedale Bike Week,May 16–20, includes a digital scavenger huntat Aloha Mountain Cyclery from 5:30 to 8p.m. on May 17. Other events are as follows:May 16 – 4-6:30 P.M., kids bike rodeo

(Carbondale Recreation Center);May 16 – 6:30-8:30 P.M., kick-off party

(Carbondale Beer Works);May 18 – 5:30-8 P.M., bike celebration

party (Carbondale Recreation Center);May 19 – 6-8 P.M., green drinks (Green

Line Architects);May 19 – 8:30 P.M., bike-in movie (Ja-

cober Bros. On Fourth Street);May 20 – 6:30 P.M., parade and raffle

(Sopris Park);May 20 – 8 p.m., closing party (Carbon-

dale Beer Works).Carbondale’s celebration of all things

bicycle coincides with National Bike toWork Week.

Second Friday at S.A.W.The Carbondale Clay Center hosts a

show by resident artists Kelly McKibbenHarro and Mark Harro at S.A.W. from 6to 8 p.m. on May 14. For details, call963-2529.

Softball registration nears deadlineThe Carbondale Recreation Department

is accepting registrations for adult softballfor coed and men’s leagues until 5 p.m. onMay 13. All fees are due at the time ofsignup, according to a press release. Thecoed league is $540 and the men’s league is$650. Games will begin in June. For details,please call 704-4190.

Mountain Valley receives25K grant

Mountain Valley Developmental Serv-ices recently received a $25,000 grant fromthe Aspen Community Foundation, whichwill be used to help build a new roof on itsmain building, according to a press release.

The roof installation includes a biggersolar panel system to move the building to-ward more energy efficiency. The installa-tion is being headed by Sunsense Solar ofCarbondale.

Over the past five years, Mountain Val-ley Developmental Services has beengranted $53,900 from the Aspen Commu-nity Foundation’s unrestricted and field-of-interest funds and $5,000 from donoradvised funds.

WCPC given ACF grantWestern Colorado Preschool Coopera-

tive (WCPC) has been awarded a grant of$30,000 from the Aspen Community Foun-dation, according to a press release.

The grant will be used to provide admin-istrative and financial services to early child-hood education programs in the RoaringFork Valley and will enable WCPC to pro-vide free services and child care managementsoftware for a full year.

English in Actionvolunteers needed

English In Action is looking for volun-teers to work one-on-one with adult immi-grants to help them learn English.Their nexttraining is at the Basalt Library from 5:30 to8:30 p.m. on May 24. Volunteers need noprevious teaching or foreign language expe-rience, according to a press release. For moreinformation call Liz at 963-9200 or visitenglishinaction.org.

Ride for the Pass is May 17The 17th annual Ride for the Pass is May

21. Register by going to the IndependencePass Foundation Web site (independen-cepass.org)

The Ride for the Pass is the annualfundraiser for the Independence Pass Foun-dation, a non-profit organization based inAspen whose mission is to restore and pre-serve the scenic beauty and ecological in-tegrity of the Independence Pass area,according to a press release.

The Ride is part of the Aspen CyclingFestival, May 20-22, featuring biking eventsfor competitors and families.


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

Cop ShopFRIDAY May 6 At 1:23 a.m., police re-sponded to a call about two people gun-ning their engines near Carnahan’s tavern.The gunners told police they were seeingwhich motor was loudest. Police gave themboth warnings.

SATURDAYMay7At 3:40 a.m.,police tolda party on Linden Circle to keep it down.

SATURDAYMay 7At 7:44 p.m., a policeofficer observed an apparently intoxicatedmale trying to cross Highway 133 atEuclid. The officer walked the man home.

SUNDAY May 8 At 2:55 a.m., police re-ceived a call about a possible juvenile partyat Gianinetti Park. Police were unable tolocate a party.

SUNDAYMay 8At 10:11 a.m., a dog wasreported running loose on Cowan Drive.

MONDAYMay9At12:02a.m.,police con-tacted a man who was spray painting at thenew playground at Crystal River ElementarySchool.The man said he was authorized.

MONDAY May 9 At 2:26 p.m., a citizenturned in a bamboo skateboard (long) withgreen wheels and painting of an oceanwave on the underneath side.

MONDAYMay9At 3:47 p.m.,a police of-ficer told a man to stay out of Sopris Park.

MONDAY May 9 At :26 p.m., a residenton Buggy Circle reported gasoline wastaken from his tank.

The following events are drawn from incidentreports of the Carbondale Police Department.

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The Carbondale Board of Trustees gave PAC3 a liquor license on Tuesday nightand also awarded $20,000 to the newly founded Carbondale Economic Develop-ment Partnership.

PAC3 (which stands for the Performing Art Center at the Third Street Center) is anew venue for music, entertainment and events and will be run by the new non-profitMusic for the Mountains.

Josh Behrman, the non-profit’s director and founder of the for-profit MountainGroove Productions, briefed the trustees on his plans for the old gym at the former Car-bondale Elementary School at 520 Third Street.

“There is no other venue like this in the mid-valley,” Behrman said in his opening re-marks. He said PAC3 hopes to draw people to Carbondale from Vail, Paonia and otherareas, which in turn should help the town’s economy. PAC3 will also be available toother non-profits and groups who want to stage their events there.

“This only creates opportunities (for other groups),” he said.PAC3 starts its inaugural season in late May with singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn

and continues into the fall with David Alvin, Leon Russell and others.Behrman said PAC3 needs a full liquor license (which allows for the sale of beer,

wine and hard liquor) in order to accommodate guests. “We want it (the liquor aspect)to be an amenity … we want to serve them the spirit of their choice. (But) we are not abar. We are a theatre/performing art center.”

When asked by trustee Ed Cortez, Behrman said PAC3 events will be open to thoseunder 21 years old. Those over 21 who wish to drink will be identified with wristbands.

Behrman stressed he has a long track record as a music promoter upvalley, and serv-ing underage drinkers has never been a problem.

Because PAC3 will operate as a non-profit, the group will give back a certain per-centage of its proceeds to the community.“Our mission statement is to benefit the com-munity and performing arts,” he said.

The Music for the Mountains board of directors will decide which non-profits receivefunds from the group at the end of every year.

Trustee John Hoffmann pointed out PAC3 is a new use for a neighborhood that in-cludes residences on three sides and the old Carbondale Middle School soccer fields tothe west. He asked how PAC3 will mitigate the sound coming from the building, not-

ing that for rock concerts, “(People) like it loud.”Behrman said he hired a sound engineer and has installed baffling to keep the sound

from leaving the site. “We sound-proofed the room,” he said.The vote to grant the PAC3 liquor license was 6-0. Trustee Pam Zentmyer was absent.

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The Carbondale Economic Development Partnership moved forward with plans tohelp diversify the town’s economy, thanks to the trustees $20,000 grant from the gen-eral fund. The group gave the trustees a four-page update with color photos. The group’svision statement reads as follows: “To see the Carbondale area as a self-sustainable eco-nomic engine of job growth that is consistent with the ‘flavor’ of Carbondale and is suf-ficiently diversified to weather economic downturns without significantly altering theeconomic vitality of the area.”

The mission statement reads: “To attract established businesses to Carbondale tocreate economic diversification, sustainability and jobs.”

The group used research from the town’s Roadmap Plan and Blue Ribbon Commit-tee Report on Revenue Diversification “(which) shows that our efforts are consistentwith their suggestions,” the group’s report to trustees reads. “Both call for a group tobe established to focus on bringing new business to Carbondale to diversify our econ-omy and keep more of the tax dollars spent in Carbondale.”

One of the Carbondale Economic Development Partnership’s first goals is to hire apart-time or full-time economic development professional. Trustee Hoffmann said afterthe meeting that the group plans to leverage the initial $20,000 from the town to gainan extra $100,000 in funding. He said the group will submit a quarterly report to thetrustees to show how the money is being spent.

Besides a full -or -part-time director, the group also plans to draft a marketing planand develop a Web site. The group will operate out of the Mountain Regional Housingoffice in the Third Street Center and also use that non-profit’s 501c3 non-profit stand-ing. “We can use their (Mountain Regional Housing’s) staff on an as needed basis, forthe start-up phase,” the report to trustees states.

A board of five to seven business owners with two liaison positions will oversee thegroup. The board members are: Dave Weimer (Edward Jones), Debbie Patrick (Promo-tional Concepts), Brian Leasure (Destination Holdings), Rick Holt (Carbondale MiddleSchool), Elizabeth Murphy (liaison to the town trustees) and Eric Gross (liaison toMountain Regional Housing).

Trustees give PAC3 liquor license; OK econ-dev funding


Saturday, May 14, 2011 • 9 am to 3 pmChurch at Carbondale • 110 Snowmass Drive

A free public event hosted by Valley View Hospital, Roaring Fork Surgical Associates, PC,

Alpine Bank and Moms for Moms Communities

Keynote Luncheon 12:00 -1:00

Marcia Brixey“Five Steps to Living a

Financially Healthy Life”Author of The Money Therapist:

A Woman's Guide to Creating a Healthy Financial Life.

Free child care, space limited.Preregistration required at 970.945.6533

Door prizes • Free Drawing

For complete downloadable brochure with list of lecture topics and exhibit hall participants, go to:

www.vvh.org, click on News & Events page

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Grow your own Red McCluresColorado Rocky Mountain School is offering Red McClure seed potatoes at its an-

nual plant sale for folks who want to get a taste of what living in Carbondale was allabout from the turn of the 19th century and into the 1950s. Word has it just about anycolored thumb will do for coaxing a crop out of the ground. The sale is from 9 a.m. to3 p.m. on Saturday and 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Colorado State University ExtensionService master gardeners will be on hand to answer questions. The Red McClure, whichwas developed in Carbondale, has been making a comeback, thanks to the local SlowFoods folks who found a stash of seeds at Colorado State University a few years ago.

Genny’s Garden recognizedThe Association of Professional Landscape Designers recently honored Evolving Gar-

dens for a small garden it designed and maintains at the southwest corner of Sixth andColorado. “This is a garden to love,” said one judge. “The rambling, natural feeling ofthe plantings and the year-round interest makes this landscape special and memorable.Kudos on the earth-friendly efforts.”

Save your egg cartonsGrassRoots TV is moving into the Third Street Center this fall and needs lots of egg

cartons for the walls of its media access center. You can drop off those cartons at theCarbondale Council on Arts and Humanities. For details, call GrassRoots at 925-8000.

Ameral, Falana help curate showBridges High School students Matt Ameral and Hayley Falana helped current student

show “Hideout” at the Aspen Art Museum. Ameral and Falana were among 12 stu-dents from Aspen to Glenwood Springs chosen to take part in the sixth annual YoungCurators of the Roaring Fork program. The students met weekly since September, andeventually whittled down 100 submissions from other students to a showing of 27.“Hideout” continues in the Aspen Art Museum’s Upper Gallery through May 13. Thehours are noon to 8 p.m. on May 12 and noon to 6 p.m. on May 13. Admission is free.

Hitched in IndiaTaylor Phillips (son of Bill and Liz Phillips) married Anisa Qureshi (daughter of Zakir

Hussain and Antonia Minnecola) late last year in Mumbai, India. The functions in-

cluded a pre-wedding party at Indigo, Colaba where the couple hosted a beautifulquawali evening. This was followed by a wedding reception at Tote, Mahalakshmi onDec. 30.

They say it’s your birthdayFolks celebrating their birthday this week include: Megan Cook and Bill Jochems (May

13), Doc Philip (May 14), Cynthia Butterfield (May 16) and Terrie Geddes (May 17).

From left to right: Liz Phillips, Bill Phillips (standing), Taylor Phillips, Zakir Hussain,Ansia Qureshi and Antonia Minnecola. Courtesy photo

Sopris Sun Staff Report

Several items from the Carbondale Cham-ber of Commerce’s Taste of Spring auctionare still available. To bid, call 963-1890.

Some of the items are:

5. “Garage Junky” basket: a 10 ultimatecar washVIP card from Cowen ConvenienceCenter, tow strap from Berthod Motors, $65GC toward a windshield repair at NovusAuto Glass, $50 GC to White House Pizza –Value $299;

6.“Stay-cation #1”basket: 1 night stay atthe Ambiance Inn including breakfast fortwo,assorted Mary Kay products donated byLauri Rubinstein, Limitless Living Now, $25GC to Peppino’s, Solaris Blend Organic Cof-fee from Sunsense Solar, Inc. Value – $190;

7.“Stay-cation #2”basket: One night stayat the Carbondale Comfort Inn & Suites, as-sorted Mary Kay products donated by LauriRubinstein,Limitless Living Now,$25 GC toKonnyaku – Value $182;

8. Picnic Basket loaded with games, emer-gency items, salad kit, binoculars and morefromAdvantageBrandingGroup–Value$215;

9. Autographed Tom Hanks as “ForrestGump” picture – Value $400;

10. Reusable wine tote with spa cleaningmitts, chlorinating concentrate, aerospaceprotectant and spa sanitizer from Colorado

Poolscapes – Value $105;11. Eye exam with Dr. Eric Strautman at

20/20 EyeCare – Value $149;12. Two person full day wade trip with

Matt Burnmaster of Passions on the Fly –Value $320;

13.Ten tons of aggregate material (deliv-ered in Carbondale) from Western SlopeMaterials – Value $400;

14.Two rider registrations for the 6th an-nual Colorado Cyclist CopperTriangle fromrocky Mountain Events – Value $230;

15. Fire escape ladder from Wells FargoHome Mortgage – Value $300;

16. Full day guided fishing trip for twoladies from Alpine Angling & AdventureTravel – Value $475;

17. Initial evaluation and treatment withDr. Scott Tesoro from Sopris Chiropractic inCarbondale or Basalt – Value $95;

18. Two hours of computer consultingfrom AFLAC, Donni Cochran InsuranceServices – Value $150;

19. $150 worth of Mary Kay productsfrom Cindy Keske – Value $150;

20.“Artsy Fartsy”basket: Two tickets to“The Trip to Bountiful” at the ThunderRiver Theatre,“Red Stallion in the Rockies”DVD from the Mt. Sopris Historical Society,Chronic Cellars red wine from Main StreetSpirits, $25 GC to Konnyaku – Value $120.

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Wednesday morning started cold and rainy in Carbondale. Rainy conditions con-tinued through the day. Photo by Lynn Burton

Dandelion Day might have been they warmest on record,with temperatures in the high 70s and blue skies galore. SoprisPark was also packed with extra booths and exhibits, becausethe town’s dandelion crowd hooked up with the CarbondaleTree Board to include Arbor Day and expand the event’s offer-ings. As nice as Dandelion Day was, however, it might not haveofficially kicked off the warm-weather event season. By Wednes-day, snow had returned to Missouri Heights and a freezing rainswept through town.

A pretty Dandy Day


Ryan Myler (shown here) and the No Joes helped rock the park, thanks to the Jazz Aspen/Snowmass BandBattle, which featured 20 groups from the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond. Photo by Lynn Burton

Carbondale isbecoming the mudpuppet capital ofthe Western Slope,thanks to elaboratecostumes such asthis one createdby Mud PuppetTheatre. Photoby Jane Bachrach

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In 1911, Thomas Edison received an odd gift from some Western mining executives:a cubic foot of solid copper. The aging inventor joked that the 486-pound cube mightmake a nice paperweight. He kept it on display at his New Jersey laboratory, a shiny re-minder that the light bulb that made him rich and famous owed much to a metal gougedfrom the ground somewhere out West.

Exactly a century later, even a modern-day Edison like Steven Jobs can forget thathis iPads and MacBooks depend on basic metals from the earth. Inall the recent media frenzy over Jobs’ health and the new iPad, it waseasy to miss the news that the Apple CEO had finally succeeded in de-molishing a California mansion built by the Utah copper-mining ge-nius, Daniel Jackling.

In 2001, Jobs sought permission to raze the sprawling Jacklingmansion near San Francisco to build a new home. Historic preser-vationists challenged him in court, but fairly or not, Jobs thought thehouse was ugly and lectures on California architectural history didnot convince him otherwise. But Jobs might have been persuaded toat least move the house to another site had he understood how muchhis iGadgets depend on Jackling’s Utah copper.

Few remember him now, but in his own time Jackling was nearly as influential asJobs is today. Jackling invented the modern open-pit mine, an immensely destructivenew mining technology that gave the world billions of pounds of cheap copper. His gi-gantic Bingham Pit south of Salt Lake City bred dozens of similar pits in Arizona, Ne-vada and Montana. Together, those pits electrified America.

That Jobs was probably unaware of Jackling’s importance suggests how little wecare about metals today. A century ago, many Americans shared Edison’s appreciationfor mining and minerals, and books on the Western mines with titles like RomanticCopper were popular. Many of the nation’s brightest young technical talents becamemining engineers, including a future president, Herbert Hoover.

Mining and metals mattered – they were even sexy.No more. Once the nation had been electrified, we quickly forgot about the mil-

lions of tons of Western copper buried under cities, strung along highways and en-cased in walls. Today, when online avatars pay real money for digital bronze swords,the actual copper and tin needed to make bronze seem quaintly old-fashioned. Even inthe West, many now recognize mining’s devastating environmental costs, yet fewer re-

member the benefits. Meanwhile, Americans all continue to consume imported metalsat prodigious rates.

Ironically, digital wizards like Jobs have made us more dependent on copper andother metals, not less. Many were surprised recently to discover that China mines 97percent of the world’s supply of rare earth metals essential to cell phones, wind turbinesand hybrid cars. When China slashed exports earlier this year, global prices soared. And

whether they are slaying dragons in cyberspace or just brewing theirmorning coffee, every American depends on about 550 pounds of cop-per to live comfortably.

Meanwhile, millions around the globe still have no access to elec-tricity, and bringing them light and power will consume vast amountsof new copper. China’s per capita copper consumption has already in-creased more than tenfold since 1974, India’s more than fivefold.

Today, copper prices are at record highs as China and other na-tions race to buy up mines around the globe. Only a few weeks afterJobs razed Jackling’s mansion, China’s state-owned Minmetal Re-sources submitted an unsolicited bid of $6.5 billion for Equinox Min-

erals, a Toronto-based copper mining giant. If the takeover succeeds, the Chinesegovernment will win control of the massive new Lumwana open-pit copper mine inZambia, one of the largest such mines in Africa.

Last year, when he unveiled the iPad, Jobs called it “a magical” device. But slicktechnical magic can be dangerous when we forget how much we still depend on themetals from the Western – and now global – mines that keep all our fancy new gadg-ets humming.

Edison knew better; his cubic foot of copper may have helped keep him grounded.Jackling’s decaying old mansion could have served as Jobs’ copper cube, a chance toremember the giant mines in Arizona, Utah and other Western states that gave us na-tional electrification while also exacting a steep price in environmental destruction. In-stead, the technological world has become a bit more magical, our connections to theearth more obscure.

Timothy James LeCain is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Coun-try News (hcn.org), and is an associate professor of history at Montana State Univer-sity in Bozeman, Montana.

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THURSDAYMay 12LIVE MUSIC • The Carbondale BeerWorks presents Electric Lemon at 7:30 p.m.There’s no cover.

“THE ECONOMICS OF HAPPINESS” •The documentary“The Economics of Hap-piness” is shown at the Third Street Centerat 7 p.m. A follow up discussion will beheld on May 26.

LADIES NIGHT • Independence Run &Hike holds its second annual Diva Nightfrom 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Goodie bags will begiven out to the first 50 people.

FRIDAY May 13MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents“The Conspirator” (PG-13) at 8 p.m. May13-19 and “Win Win” (R) at 5:45 p.m.May 13-15.

LIVE MUSIC • Hot Club plays jazz stan-dards and at 6:30 p.m. at Konnyaku restau-rant in La Fontana Center across Highway133 from Ajax bike shop.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars presentsmusic every Friday night. Info: 963-3304.

LIVE MUSIC • Carnahan’s in the DinkelBuilding presents Christoph Brownell at10 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC • Carbondale Beer Workspresents My Countrymen at 8 p.m. There’sno cover.

LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glen-wood Springs presents Fifty-50 from 9 p.m.to midnight. There’s no cover.

LIVE MUSIC • John Livingstonand Kevin and Melissa Glenn ofthe Frying Pan Bluegrass Bandplays the Limelight Lodge inAspen from 6 to 9 p.m.

SATURDAYMay 14DEBEQUE HOUSE EVENT •The Mt. Sopris Historical Societyholds a fund-raiser at the historicDe Beque house from noon to 5p.m. There’ll be live music fromAcoustic Mayhem, adult bever-ages and more. The suggesteddonation is $10. The house islocated at 235 S. 3rd St.

PLANT SALE • ColoradoRocky Mountain School holds is annualplant sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Satur-day and 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday. The sale in-cludes Red McClure seed potatoes.Colorado State University Extension Serv-ice master gardeners will be on hand to an-swer questions.

RANCH WORK • Rock Bottom Ranchholds its spring kick-off day with plant-ings, pasture work and more. Bring yourgloves and family. It’s from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.To RSVP, call 927-6760.

HEALTH SYMPOSIUM • Valley ViewHospital presents a women’s health sympo-sium from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. . at the Orchard(formerly the Church at Carbondale). Thekeynote luncheon takes place from noon to1 p.m.

SUNDAYMay 15LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars presentscountry singer Carrie Rodriquez. Info:963-3340.

LUAU • The Children’s Rocky MountainSchool beach luau takes place from 4 to 8p.m. at the Village Smithy. There’ll be aHawaiian buffet, silent/live auction, cashbar, obstacle course, drum circle, music byDJ Cheshire Kat and more. Tickets are$25 adults/$10 kids at the Village Smithyor Colorado Rocky Mountain School.Sponsors are: the Village Smithy restau-rant, Rainy Day Designs, Timbers Re-sorts, Design Alternatives, Alchemy AudioVisual, Lucy Hahn, Alpine Bank, PediatricPartners, Premier Party Rentals, ColoradoWildlife Science LLC, Roaring Fork Fam-

ily Physicians, Studio 360, AbsolutelyAspen, Carole Hershey, Crossfit Bonedale,Dr. Covello & Dr. Verheul DDS, Airmada,Dr. Andrew Girardot Orthodontics, Ar-lene and Ben Roth, Krisujen Realty LP,Avery Brewing and Stone Brewing. Info:

618-5853.

MON.-FRI.May 16-20BIKE WEEK • The fourth an-nual Bonedale Bike Week takesplace May 16-20. Events includea bike rodeo for kids from 4 to

6:30 p.m. on May 16 at the Car-bondale Recreation Center. Info:

bonedalebikeweek.com.

TUESDAYMay 17JAZZ • Steve’s Guitars presents jazz musicthe first and third Tuesday of the month.Info: 963-3340.

WEDNESDAYMAY 18LIVE MUSIC • White House Pizza onMain Street presents Greg Masse at 10 p.m.Info: 704-9400.

ENVIRO FILM • The Roaring ForkSierra Club presents the film “Bag It” atthe Third Street Center beginning at 7p.m. The film takes a look at the impactsof plastics on society. Refreshments will beserved. The suggested donation is $5. Info:947-9613.

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

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May 21PALEONTOLOGIST SPEAKS • The Roar-ing Fork Cultural Council presents Dr. KirkJohnson (chief curator at the Denver Museumof Nature and Science and the paleontologistin charge of the excavation in Snowmass) atThunder River Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Ticketsare $15 and are available at roaringforkcul-turalcouncil.com. Info: 987-4492.

June 4LINCOLN DAY DINNER • The PitkinCounty Republican Party host its annual Lin-coln Day Dinner at the Inn at Aspen at thebase of the Buttermilk Ski Area. CongressmanScott Tipton, who represents the 3rd District,will be the keynote speaker.Tickets are $75 or$700 for a table of eight. At (970) 274-3303or 927-2401.

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YOUNG CURATORS SHOW • The AspenArt Museum presents its young curator’s show“Hideout” in the upper gallery through May13.The artists shown are local high school stu-dents and include: Tatiana Armstrong, DylanBentz, Anne Colver, Hannah Condon, NevadaCrandall, Giulio Del Piccolo, Alexa Falcone,Jamie Fletcher, Elvis Garcia, Megan Graber,Jacey Jewell and Cheyenne Martin, CassieLewis Zac Mcclain, Jordan Menter, CinthiaMolina, Gordon Murphy, Gardner Nichols,Eva Olafsdottir, Molly Rosenstein, FranciscoRuelas, April Snelson, Anette Stenstadvold,Sloan Stryker, Hailey Thew, Chelsey Van Hornand Kinsey Weil. Admission is free. Museumhours Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6p.m.; noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays.

KID’S SHOW • The Carbondale Council onArts and Humanities presents its “Kid’s ArtShow”at its R2 Gallery in theThird Street Cen-ter through May 31. The hours are Tuesdaythrough Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

BOOK SALE • The Friends of the Gordon

Cooper Library book sale takes place duringregular hours through May 16. Info: 963-2889.

LIVEMUSIC • T Ray Becker (original Ameri-cana and acoustic slide guitar) plays Carnahan’severy Thursday at 8:30 p.m. Carnahan’s is lo-cated at Fourth and Main. Info: 963-4498.

CMCSHOWCONTINUES •“Viewpoint X3,”featuring the work of Wewer Keohane, LynetteO’Kane and Laurren Whistler, continues at theColorado Mountain College Gallery throughMay 25. The gallery is located 831 Grand Ave.in Glenwood Springs. Info: 947-8367.

MAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Car-bondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdaysfrom 7 to 8 a.m.at theVillage Smithy, located at26 S. Third St.

ZINGERS SING • The Zingers singing groupgets together at the Third Street Center everyThursday from 2 to 3 p.m. Info: 945-7094.

AL-ANONMEETS • Al-Anon for friends andfamilies of alcoholics meets at the Church atCarbondaleTuesdays at 7 p.m. Info: 963-3514.

Sopris Sun Staff Report

Toss together a birthday party, severalcomics, a well-known country singer andsome funk and what do you have?

May 13-15 at Steve’s Guitars.The whole thing starts with Die Laugh-

ing on May 13 at 8 p.m. Hosted by stand-up comedian Mark Thomas, the lineupfeatures six other local comics: DonChaney, Beth Brandon, Alexa Fitzpatrick,Todd Hartley, Bob Richmond and GlennSmith.“Expect to hear some original comicmaterial about life in the valley and be-yond,” said Steve Standiford, the man be-hind Steve’s Guitars.

Thomas said the Die Laughing theme isin preparation for next weekend’s “end ofthe world” prediction that is making therounds in some quarters. Speaking ofwhich,“there’s a money back guarantee ifyou don’t laugh,” Standiford said. Ticketsare $10 at the door.

At 10 p.m. the same night (May 13),Sophistafunk takes the stage.“This is a hot

trio from Manhattan that is in town for ashow at Belly Up,” Standiford said.

Saturday,May14 isbirthdaynight forMr.Standiford,as he turns 61 years old.“Have apieceof cake,enjoy some livemusicandhavesome of my birthday cheer,”he said.

Sunday,May15at8:30p.m.,bringscoun-try singer Carrie Rodriquez.Tickets are $20.

“Carrie has been coming back to our lit-tle music shop for years and we love thatshe does,” Standiford said.

Her first visit to Carbondale was withChip Taylor“and they put on a wonderfulshow.”Next time in the Roaring Fork Val-ley was at the Wheeler Opera House withLos Lonely Boys and Alejandro Escavedo.She recently appeared on“Austin City Lim-its” and just went on tour to Europe withthe Bill Frisell band.

Rodriquez’s original music falls underthe roots/Americana/pop umbrella and shehas material from eight recordings albumsto choose from for the Steve’s show. Her“Love and Circumstance” CD is a collec-tion of songs written by John Hiatt, RyCooder, her dad (David Rodriquez) andothers. Her cover of the Townes Van Zantsong “If I Needed You” hit #1 on the Folkairplay chart. Joining Rodriquez will beLuke Jacobs on guitar from the band Ro-mantica. “This promises to be a very coolshow,”Standiford said.“Take advantage ofthis rare visit.”

Steve’s Guitars is located at Fourth andMain in the Dinkel Building. For more in-formation, call 963-3304.

Big doin’s at Steve’s May 13-15

Carrie Rodriquez



Roaring Fork swept Aspen 11-0 and13-0 in a season ending doubleheader athome on May 7, and now look forward tothe 3A playoffs.

A total of 32 teams in eight regions willmake the first round of the playoffs thisweekend, said Roaring Fork head coach TimNieslanik. The seedings and game locationswere to be set on Wednesday, after The So-pris Sun went to press, but it’s most likely theRams will have to travel for their first game.If they win both games on May 14, they ad-vance to the Great Eight on May 21 and thenthe Final Four.

Roaring Fork goes into tournament playwith a 15-4 record, dropping a pair to leaguechamp Hotchkiss in a season-opening double-header and also close ones to Rifle and Olathe.

The Rams are paced by senior catcherJake Strack-Loertscher with a .667 battingaverage and three homeruns; Trent Reeds ledthe team in homeruns with four.

On the mound, No. 1 pitcher Alex Ras-con had an ERA of 3.57.Clay Gross was No.2 pitcher, and hurled a five-inning no-hitteragainst Grand Valley.“He had a great year,”Nieslanik said.

Johnny Nieslanik was the No. 2 pitcherfor Roaring Fork last year, but was switchedto infield and outfield this season due toshoulder problems.

Nieslanik said Rascon and Strack-Loertscher both got scouted by collegeteams through the season.

Roaring Fork shortstop Tanner Nieslanik (a freshman) fields a grounder during Saturday’s11-0 win over Aspen. Lynn Burton photo

Rams sweep Skiers, look ahead to 3A playoffs

By Trina OrtegaSopris Sun Correspondent

Ask any dog owner at a sheepdog trial tochat a bit and you might get a similar re-sponse: “So long as you don’t mind me talk-ing about my dogs.”

Since Neolithic times, through the RomanEmpire occupation and up to the present day,humans have used dogs to help herd sheep,cattle and other livestock.

Competitive sheepdog trials — like thesmall event held at Strang Ranch in Carbon-dale on May 4-5 — may be “an abstraction

of real work”for dog handlers,but as Bill Orrof Eagle Point, Ore., points out, it doesn’tmean they love their dogs any less.

“In fact, these dogs are an abstraction ofreal children,”said Orr,who owns five bordercollies and is on the hunt for a sixth.

Orr was among more than 40 handlerscompeting in the May 4-5 trials at StrangRanch on Missouri Heights and organized bylocal rancher Bridget Strang and Ellen Nies-lanik of Meeker, Colo.

The competition was a fundraiser for the2011 National Sheepdog Finals, which will

be held beginning Sept. 13 at the same loca-tion.Although last week’s trials were billed asa fundraiser, they showcased competitors anddogs from as far away as Canada. HerbertHolmes, a fourth-generationTexas sheep andcattle rancher and president of the UnitedStates Border Collie Handlers’ Association(USBCHA), judged the competition.

The May 4-5 event was sanctioned by theUSBCHA. “That means that we follow cer-tain parameters and specs so that compet-ing handlers can earn points to qualify for theNational Finals,” Nieslanik said.

In a sheepdog trial, a handler starts with amaximum number of points in either an“open”or“nursery”division (determined bythe age of the dog). As he guides his dog tomove the sheep through each challenge —around fences or into a pen, for instance —within a set time,points are either maintainedor deducted.The person-dog teams that rankin the top 20 percent of two sanctionedevents are invited to the national finals.

While waiting for his first of two youngdogs to compete in the nursery division onMay 4,Orr explained some of his philosophyin training his dogs.

“You want your dog to be gentle. Youconvey to the dog and the dog conveys to thesheep,” he said, noting that sometimes sheepjust don’t behave, especially range sheep thatmight be fearful of coyotes or cougars.“Youwant your sheep to be nice and gentle … pip-pity, poppity, pippity.”

As he spoke,he watched another competi-tor whistle and voice commands to her dog in

the field.He stroked the ears of his 20-month-old border collie,Roy, sitting tamely at his feet.Orr’s turn was coming up; he was fifth in thelineup and his mouth was getting dry, hispalms sweaty. He admits he gets nervous be-fore his dogs’ runs, and even at the smallerStrang Ranch trial there was tough competi-tion, with handlers like Scott Glen, who has along history of winning many of the top trialsin North America, and whose dog, Don, wasthe Nursery Champion in 2009.

On May 4 and May 5, Glen (and two ofhis dogs) was the top finisher in the open di-visions. Meanwhile, in the nursery division,Orr and Roy placed second and first, onWednesday and Thursday, respectively.

Many like Orr travel the circuit and attendtrials throughout the states. It’s his hobbynow, and like some of the other handlers, heeven owns a flock of sheep on a 20-acrespread with which to train.

“Don’t even ask me how much thiscosts,” laughed Orr, who was 1,200 milesfrom home and headed to a third competi-tion in Hotchkiss after the Strang Ranch tri-als. Then he hopes to be back in Septemberfor the finals.

Nieslanik expects about 175 handlers toattend the 2011 finals, with 150“open”divi-sion dogs, and 80 “nursery” (young) dogscompeting on two large fields of StrangRanch. Proceeds from the gate at the finalswill benefit the Aspen Valley Land Trust.

For more information, visit www.sheep-dogfinals.com.

Sheep handlers explain their sport’s hold on them

Team members congratulate Jake Strack-Loertscher (#23) after he belted his thirdhomerun of the year against Aspen last Sat-urday. Lynn Burton photo

1. Jake Strack-Loertscher – .6672. Johnny Nieslanik – .4263. Thomas Cerise – .4184. Alex Rascon – .4045. Shea Nieslanik – .4046. Clay Gross – .362

7. Trent Reeds – .3498. Frank Adgate – .2869. Oscar Olivias – .25010. Danny Javalera – .59411. Jordan Hirro – .14312. Tanner Nieslanik – .125

The stats:Batting averages for the team are as follows:

A sheepdog handler concludes her dog’s round at the warm-up trials held at Strang RanchMay 4-5. The event brought in dogs and handlers from around the West. Strang Ranchwill also host the 2011 National Sheepdog Finals Sept. 13-18. Photo by Jane Bachrach


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Community BriefsPorter tourney registration ongoing

Registration for the 2011 Shane PorterMemorial Softball Tournament continuesthrough May 31. The fee is $300 per teamand the tournament is June 4-5. The tour-nament is for co-ed and men’s teams. Fordetails, call Steve Groom at 963-4212. Pro-ceeds benefit Brady Porter.

Spring clean-upCarbondale’s annual Spring Clean-Up

Day is May 14 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. atthe parking lot across from town hall.The cost is $10 per pickup and $20 forlarge loads for residents; $25 and $35 fornon-residents. For details, see the ad onpage 7.

Crystal River Caucus meetsThe Crystal River Caucus meets at the

Church at Carbondale from 7 to 9 p.m. onMay 12. Forest Service spokesman Phil Ny-land will be on hand at 6 p.m. to discussthe White River National Forest habitat im-provement project. The meet’s agenda in-cludes an update from Pitkin County

Sheriff Joe DiSalvo and plans for the WestDivide Project (which still includes a reser-voir in the Placita area). For details, callJohn Emerick at 963-2143.

River advisory board meetsThe Pitkin County Healthy Rivers and

Streams citizen advisory board meets at theRedstone Inn at 4 p.m. on May 19. Topicsinclude possible Wild and Scenic designa-tion for the Crystal River. For details, call920-5191.

ACES apprenticeships availableThe Aspen Center for Environmental

Studies offers apprenticeships to highschool and college students. The applica-tion deadline is May 15. For details, call925-5756.

CMS orientationCarbondale Middle School holds orien-

tations for the 2011-2012 school year onMay 16, 18 and 20.The dates are as follows:

• May 16 – The Carbondale MiddleSchool principal and counselor meets withfourth graders at Carbondale ElementarySchool at 1:45 p.m.;

• May 18 – The seventh grade CMS di-versity team organizes a fourth grade mix-up lunch and field day games at 11:45 a.m.;

• May 20 – A fourth grade student ori-entation at the middle school building willbe held at 10:45 a.m.

For details, call CMS counselor SueTurner at 384-5731.

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Roaring Fork’s TaylorAdams (#10) andCRMS’s Hannah Horn(#16) battle for the ballduring both teams’ finalgame of the season onMay 5. The Rams wonthe match 2-0and finished the season6-9 overall and 4-7in conference play.They finished strong,scoring 24 goals inthe final four gamesand allowing none.Photo by Lynn Burton

Once in awhile I meet someone so fullof excitement and with such a passionfor what they do, it even fills ME up.

I met Lisa DiNardo, the town ofBasalt’s horticulturist, through the Car-bondale Tree Board several years ago.She had a definite presence. The firstthing that grabbed me was her eyes –they sparkle so intensely I have to lookaway in conversations. She talks with agrin, in a breathy voice, shaking and nod-ding her head a lot, peppering her com-ments with constant affirmation: “Yeah,yeah, man!” Despite her well-bred back-East degree, I’ve never seen her out ofjeans or Carharts. She has the wind inher hair, the sun on her face and dirtunder her nails.

She reminds me of a conversation Ihad with a chiropractor on the meaningsof “enthusiasm”: Ancient Greek en- +theos in god; and “Inspiration”: Greekagain, Theopnustos, God breathed. Lisalives and breathes gardening with a spir-itual awe for it all. She’s been immersedin it for 27 years, the last decade ofwhich has brought almost 80 gardens toBasalt and Willits.

I remember my first visit to Basalt, be-fore I ever met her. I was amazed at the

gardens all around. I sat on a bench wait-ing for a friend, mildly wondering“Where the hell is he?!” Cottonwoodfluff filled the air though, floating like aDisney dream. The gardens were re-splendent – brilliant colors dazzling upand down the street, so lively and wel-coming! Who does all this, I wondered?I was so moved, I didn’t even mind the40 minutes it took to realize I was sup-posed be at Riverside, not Two Rivers.

Lisa’s body of work (yeah, she’s an

artist for sure!) isn’t mere “municipallandscaping.” With incredible supportfrom the town and through her involve-ment with the Plant Select® Trial Gar-dens Program, Basalt’s gardens are chockfull of hardy plants thriving in thismountainous region. She honestly glowsand gushes talking about them. She’s ahardcore, obsessed gardener, ravingabout the hard work, the potential andthe pay off of it all as she watches her‘babies’ grow and evolve, more stunningyear after year.

She actually knows each one inti-mately. I can ask her about the rabbitbrush at the Recycling Center and she’llknow exactly which ones I’m talkingabout because as much as she loved themtoo, she ripped ‘em out! They reseededtoo eagerly. Lisa constantly edits her gar-dens, repeating successes and deletingmistakes. She can now design and installa garden with so few mistakes they trulyare low maintenance and successful.

The Willits Trail and boat ramp is aperfect example. The composition along-side this river corridor includes so manyrock stars: creeping sand cherry, Gro-Lowsumac, little bluestem, wispy/drought tol-erant fescues and some pretty cool, under-

used trees like the Hot Wings® maple.These species compliment one anotherand will soon become a beautiful matrix,arching over, pooling beneath andsweeping around one another, in a mar-riage akin to the natural landscape justacross the sidewalk.

I last saw Lisa breaking ground on anew riverside park. She was ecstaticabout turning a neglected lot into a com-munity asset, restoring the spirit of thelong lost homestead. Despite the roar ofa front-end loader 15 feet away, we spent20 minutes talking about this new proj-ect. We could’ve talked forever; whensomeone is that filled with enthusiasm, ittruly is inspiring!

Experience Lisa for yourself! If youreally dig plants, landscape and design,go say ‘hi.’ Bring a group of five friends,and she’ll even give you a free, privatetour!

Geneviève Joëlle Villamizar owns Evolv-ing Garden and Grounds Design and isa long-time local gardener. She can becontacted at evolvinglandscape.comor 963-7055.

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I often wonder whether a deep-seatedneed for adversity is the reason many ofus garden in Colorado. As the past fewweeks have shown, while we optimisti-cally hope for an early, warm spring thatallows us to get into our gardens, moreoften than not we encounter a spring fullof drying winds that batter young plants,followed by too much moisture andnighttime temperatures that plummetbelow freezing.

We are left with the task of trying towork around these challenges. Whilethere is always an element of luck, thereare ways to increase the chances of suc-cess. Putting your seeds or plants into thegarden at the optimum time is one tactic.For many years I relied on my own mem-ory from year to year for timing. Butplanting based on a calendar is too vari-able in the Roaring Fork Valley. We havemultiple microclimates. I find significantair temperature variations between my in-town Carbondale garden and the gardenthat we plant at Colorado Rocky Moun-tain School.

For a better chance of seed germina-tion success, one can monitor soil tem-perature below the surface.Taking the soil

temperature is as easy as inserting a soilthermometer three to four inches into thesoil surface. While you can purchase soilthermometers, any thermometer that canwithstand being inserted into the soil willwork. Soil temperatures should be consis-tent for several days before planting.

Seeds of different varieties germinateat different soil temperature ranges. Mostseed companies provide specific soil ger-mination temperatures on their seedpacks or Web sites. Trying to start seedswhen the soil is too cool and wet can leadto poor to little germination. Some plantsare more adaptable, but generally, the typ-ical vegetables that can be grown locallyfall into three ranges:

Cool season crops with a germinationrange of 40-70 degrees (usually late Aprilto mid-May), which include spinach, let-tuce, greens, broccoli, cauliflower, cab-bage, beets, carrots, onions and peas.Thisgroup can withstand air temperaturesthat drop below freezing;

Semi-tender cool season crops have agermination range of 65-85 degrees (lateMay to early June) and include beans,corn and cucumbers.

Tender warm season crops: tomatoes,

peppers, eggplants and melons need a soiltemperature range of 70-90 degrees (earlyto mid-June). Pumpkins and squash fallbetween the last two groups.

Proper seed depth is also crucial to ger-mination success. Planting too deep is oneof the most common mistakes. The gen-eral rule of thumb is to plant as deep asthe size of the seed. Small seeds like let-tuce and carrots need to be almost at thesurface. Larger seeds like squash need tobe deeper.

Factoring in air temperature andchoosing when to set out bedding plantsbecomes more crucial in keeping yourplants alive once they have germinated. InCarbondale we have a 50 percent chanceof a 32-degree low around June 1 and a28-degree low around May 15. Semi-ten-der and tender crops may be damaged orkilled at those temperatures.

To protect plants once they are grow-ing in the garden, I find it useful to moni-tor the weather multiple times daily at theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-ministration Web site (weather.gov). Thepredictions are updated throughout theday and always include a predicted night-time low. If predictions drop to 36 degrees

or lower, cover susceptible plants.Covers can be anything that won’t

crush the plants, but purchasing a piece offloating row cover is a great investment.Made from spun polyester, these coverscan be left on during the day because theytransmit light and water and have theadded benefit of giving protection fromdrying wind and some insects. These rowcovers can also be used to raise soil tem-peratures a few degrees before planting togain a few more days in our short grow-ing season.

If you make it past June 15 with veg-gies alive and growing, the focus shifts toweeding, watering and watching for pestproblems until harvest and enjoying thefruits of your labor. More on those topicsin months to come.

Linda Halloran has coordinated the Col-orado Rocky Mountain School OrganicGarden Learning Center for the past 13years and has trained as a Master Gar-dener through the Colorado State Uni-versity Extension Service. Her gardeningcareer began with a failed popcorn cropat the age of eight.

For successful crops, keep an eye on the thermometerBy Linda Halloran


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OK, we won’t make any“lordy, lordy”references, but canit be true? Can Mountain Fair really be turning the big 4-0?

“It’s a huge deal,”said Maura Masters, spokeswoman forthe aging event of eternal youth.“As (Mountain Fair Director)Amy Kimberly says, ‘The original hippie fest turns 40.”

And it’s doing it in style. The 40th annual Mountain Fair,set for July 29-31, is paying homage to its past. A vintage T-shirt scavenger hunt takes participants to businesses aroundtown.A retrospective slide show will show images of 40 yearsof Mountain Fair.

The fair also has some new twists this year. Friday is artsand crafts day, with booths opening earlier than in previousyears. Steve’s Guitars will host a singer/songwriter competi-tion. And for the first time, in honor of its 40th, the posterwas commissioned by local watercolorist John Toly.

But Mountain Fair is also keeping the fires burning with amusical lineup suitable for the history books.

Closing down the fair this year will be the Kyle Hollings-worth Band.

“That will be a big draw,” Masters said.Hollingsworth hails from Colorado’s legendary jam band

the String Cheese Incident.His Mountain Fair appearance fol-lows what’s expected to be a three-day sold out String CheeseIncident extravaganza at Red Rocks, kicked off by Kyle’sBrew Fest at Great Divide Brewing Co. in Denver.

“In the jam world,” Hollingsworth says on his Web site,“where there are no set ways of doing things,we’re not afraidto move in and out of genres, and because of that I’ve learnedto be creative.”

Elephant Revival, a local favorite from Nederland that spe-cializes in what it calls “transcendental folk,” headlines thefirst night of the festival.

Local bands also get their chance to share in the festivities.Valley rock‘n’ rollerBobbyMasonopens themusicFridaynight.

Carbondale’sAll the Pretty Horses launches the music Sat-urday morning. And Mountain Fair favorites the Sirens ofSwing take the stage Sunday afternoon, followed by the stu-dents of Jazz Aspen Snowmass, who show off what theylearned in school.

Rounding out the music is the eclectic mix that has keptMountain Fair grooving into middle age. The Hillbendersbring traditional bluegrass. Blame Sally, an all-woman group

from the Bay Area, fuses rich vocals with tight musicality.Sambadende carries the sound of Brazilian street ensemblesand samba to Carbondale. Truckstop Honeymoon takes aroad trip down the American interstate. And ZIV (pro-nounced Zeev) brings piano-based alternative rock from aband whose front man’s roots are in Israel.

Don’t worry about turning 40, festival organizers say.Mountain Fair is still crazy after all these years.

Mountain Fair lineup features String Cheeser, Mason and more

Truckstop Honeymoon

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