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Sculptor James Surls discussed his work, and his take on art,during an open house at his Missouri Heights studio on March14. Surls and philanthropist Jim Calaway are forming a non-profit organization and have submitted a proposal to convertthe existing Gordon Cooper Library into a Surls museum/art center when the new library opens this summer. A publicopen house at Surlss studio and gallery (its almost the size of agym) is slated for early April. For more on Surls and his sculp-tures, please turn to page 5. Shown here is one of the dozens ofworks in Surlss studio. Photos by Jane Bachrach

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Thanks to SimbaDear Editor:

Please let me share this information. Myservice dog, Isabella, needs major dentalsurgery. Thanks to Dr. Kate Owens andSimba she will be helped. The Simba Fundis a little noted but much loved organiza-tion right here in the Roaring Fork Valley.

If you know what it's like to have a lim-ited income when your cat or dog is in cri-sis and needs exceptional medical care,please donate to the Simba Fund.

Heartfelt thanks to Dr. Berkowitz forconnecting me with Dr. McPherron and theboard of the Simba Fund who expedited myapplication.

I will pay it forward when I can, and Ipromise to brush Bella's teeth from now on.

Alison DaviesCarbondale

Thanks to CCSDear Editor:

I'd like to express my thanks to the Car-bondale Community School rst and sec-ond graders, their teacher and staff person.Recently the children were brought toCrystal Meadows. They interviewed theseniors, many photos were taken and thechildren and staff returned a month later toproclaim certain individuals as their "pals."

I also wish to thank St. Mary of theCrown parishioners for their Valentinegathering for us. What fun! I hope they re-turn again.

"Rusty" BurtardCarbondale

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e advantages of a plant-based dietBy Greg Feinsinger, M.D.

Wouldnt it be something if we couldprevent a lot of diseases and thereby im-prove peoples quality of life and savelives? Wouldnt it be something if wecould markedly decrease the cost of thisexpensive health care system of ours?Changing what most Americans eatwould accomplish these things.

There is a lot of conicting, confusing,and inaccurate information out thereabout diet, and a lot of it is written byM.D.s, who unfortunately get no train-ing in medical school about nutrition.

Colin Campbell, PhD, started studyingcancer cells in his lab and found that if headded animal proteins the cancer cellsgrew faster, but if he added plant proteins,their growth was inhibited. He then con-ducted the largest study that has everbeen done on people, called The ChinaStudy. He found that the people in China

who were too poor to eat animal proteinswere not overweight, did not have highblood pressure or diabetes or cardiovas-cular disease (heart attacks, strokes), andhad very little of the kinds of cancer thatpeople in afuent societies have.

Then, independently, Caldwell Essel-styn, M.D., a general surgeon at theCleveland Clinic, came to the same con-clusion. He had been operating onwomen, often young women, withbreast cancer for years and thought theremust be a way to prevent this devastat-ing disease. In researching this he cameto the conclusion that a plant-based dietwas the answer. He then showed whatDr. Dean Ornish had shown years be-fore, that a plant-based, low- fat diet canstabilize and in some cases even reverseatherosclerosis (hardening of the arter-ies), which is what causes heart attacks

A joyful education prepares studentsBy Matt Hamilton

Students can be joyful and well-prepared, says Scott Hartl, executive director of Ex-peditionary Learning.

Its a simple statement, but one that challenges me every day as the father of two boys,husband of a teacher and president of the Roaring Fork School District Board of Educa-tion.

In an age of metrics on educator effectiveness and incessant pressure to perform onstate-mandated tests, how do we ensure our childrens education is joyful?

To be sure, the data-centric mindset is driven by our societys desire to ensure a high qual-ity education for all children. However, is our focus on quantiable measures leading to asystem which truly capitalizes on the talents of our very capable teachers and administra-tors? Or are we selling them short by focusing on these metrics rather than thinking ex-pansively about what education could look like for our children?

As a parent I dont think of my child as a procient reader I think of him as the sweet8-year-old who says I love you dad, this week lets go ski AMF again ... that was somuch fun! and recently asked my wife if she knew how many white and red blood cellswere in a drop of blood (which he learned by watching BrainPop at home).

Whatever prociency level children are at, they deserve to be inspired in their educationand take pride in their accomplishments.Our teachers deserve the opportunity to creativelyuse their professional talents to cultivate students curiosity every day in science, socialstudies, math, reading, writing, art, music, PE and Spanish. Parents deserve an educationalsystem that prepares students to be global citizens with deep understandings of their con-nections to the communities in which they live.

In Glenwood Springs, teachers, administrators and parents have already begun to re-imagine education at Glenwood Springs Elementary School (GSES).The GSES communityis in the nal phases of exploration that grew out of parents desire to explore what waspossible for their childrens education. In the process of dreaming, they discovered Expe-ditionary Learning (EL).

Expeditionary Learning schools inspire students, engage teachers and transform schoolsinto places of student-centered, teacher-led learning.They bring a context to education thatconnects what is learned in the classroom to the outside world through expeditions andservice learning community projects.

For example, these projects could include a student-led community-wide literacy cam-paign or a student-created eld guide to the local environment. Expeditionary Learningschools provide professional development,which empowers teachers to take on innovativeprojects with their students. It is one model that recognizes that school can be fun and stillprepare our children for success in their careers.

I am not suggesting that EL is the only option for our schools.What I am suggesting isthat education can be much more than academic achievement in the different subject areas.It can draw out the best in our children, pique their curiosity, inspire them to work hardfor the sheer joy of learning because they see that their learning and accomplishments makea difference in the world.Our educational system can build strong connections between ourschools and our communities. It can help develop the leaders of our next generation.

The Roaring Fork School District is beginning to ask each of you,What do you wantfor our childrens education? Over the course of the next nine months we intend to divedeep into this question, developing a district-wide vision for education, and then strategiesthat will allow schools in each community to achieve this vision.

Each of you is a critical contributor to this process. During the course of this explo-ration we intend to learn together about the educational models of success that are our-ishing locally and nationally. Some communities may seek radical changes in their schoolsand others may seek incremental change. Regardless, the goal is to build schools for ourchildren that deeply engage them in our valley and inspire them to achieve beyond theirwildest dreams. For communities and schools that are ready to begin implementing strate-gies they identify, we want to move to action so that those strategies can come to life forthe 2014-2015 school year.

Look for more information about how you can get involved in shaping the futureof education in the Roaring Fork Valley in the coming months. In the meantime checkout Creating Classrooms We Need: 8 Ways Into Inquiry Learning athttp://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/03/creating-classrooms-we-need-8-ways-into-inquiry-learning/ to see how others are dreaming about what is possible for ourchildrens education.

Matt Hamilton is president of the RE-1 school board.

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By Lynn BurtonSopris Sun Staff Writer

Of all the economic uses for the Thomp-son Divide, the cattle industry is particularlyreliant on the area to remain viable, ac-

cording to a study released on Wednesday.We wouldnt be able to ranch this val-

ley without public lands its as simple asthat, the study quotes Crystal River MeatsCEO Tai Jacober as saying.

The Thompson Divide Coalition com-missioned the 23-page study, conductedby the Denver-based BBC Research &Consulting.

Among the studys highlights:The 220,000-acre hunk of mostly pub-

lic lands south and west of Carbondale isestimated to produce nearly $30 millionper year in total direct and secondarystatewide economic value in recreation,grazing, hunting and shing activity.

Grazing (mostly cattle) generates$11.3 million;

Hunting/shing generates $6 million; Recreation generates $12.6 million.Those totals represent approximately

294 statewide jobs.The Carbondale-based Thompson Di-

vide Coalition formed several years ago tooppose natural gas drilling in the Thomp-son Divide is lobbying the BLM to let theleases of SG Interests and Ursa Piceance ex-pire this year.

Area ranchers obtain federal permitsthat allow their cattle to graze during thesummer months on public lands includingThompson Divide. Ranchers have said thatallowing gas drilling will make raising cat-tle more difcult or even impossible.

The study states: Interviews with localranchers indicate that without the pastureopportunities presented by the Dividelands, the participating ranches in both theCrystal River Valley and Gareld County

would be unable to remain viable even at asmaller scale.

The study continues: There is consid-erable pressure on this area for secondhome development and amenity ranches.Loss of the Divide (grazing) allotments, oractivities that substantially conicted withthese allotments, would further pressureproperties that are attempting to sustainmarginally protable ranch operations.

On the hunting front, throughout theentire Thompson Divide area (which in-cludes parts of ve counties includingGareld and Pitkin), there are portions offour big-game management units (42, 43,421 and 512). Those units generate ap-proximately $6.8 million in annual eco-nomic output and about 72 both direct andindirect jobs.

Although hunting is a major economiccomponent of the Thompson Divide, sh-ing isnt. Interviews with shing shops in-dicate that other than the Crystal River,which borders the Divide, there are littlesignicant commercial shing destinationswithin the Divide area, the study states.

Many area residents fear that frackingused in conjunction with gas drilling is athreat to surface and ground water. Thestudy states: Water draining from the Di-vide into the Crystal River Valley is simi-larly critical in supporting local ranchingoperations and municipal water supplies,as well as offering the scenic landscape thatbrings tourism and leisure travelers.

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By Lynn BurtonSopris Sun Staff Writer

The proposed James Surls Museum mightbe the worst kept secret in Carbondale history.

First, the Carbondale Board of Trusteesheld a noticed meeting a few weeks agowhen they toured Surlss Missouri Heightsstudio/gallery. A meeting agenda was postedat town hall and because the trustees were alltogether at once, anyone who caught wind ofthe tour had the legal right to tag along.

After the trustees tour, another bunch ofabout 20 including several KDNK staffers was invited up. Two or three weeks agothe Carbondale Google Groupers started e-mailing each other about the proposed mu-seum and it reportedly turned up onFacebook. Last Thursday, yet another con-tingent including members of the Carbon-dale Public Arts Commission carpooled upfor the tour.

And now, this article.So, what is the proposed James Surls Mu-

seum and when will the public be clued in?The short answer is very soon.

Thats because the town is taking RFPs(requests for proposals) from non-protswho want to use the Gordon Cooper Librarybuilding after the new library is completedthis summer.

Surls and Carbondale philanthropist JimCalaway are forming a 501c3 non-prot andare submitting a RFP to convert the existinglibrary into the James Surls Museum. Thedeadline for those RFPs is March 22.

The Carbondale Board ofTrustees will ul-timately decide which RFP to accept.

Andrea Korber, architect, helped draft theSurls RFP, provided The Sopris Sun with acopy. Briey, the proposal calls for:

The creation of a 501c3 non-prot to ex-pand the current building and administer themuseum.No burden will fall on the Town interms of organizing, founding, running, ormaintaining this 501c3, the RFP states.

Theproposalcalls fora leaseof$1peryear. The non-prot would raise the funds to

add approximately 3,500 square feet to theexisting building in an L-shaped congura-tion along the alley on the north side of thebuilding and on the east side.The architectswill maintain the primary street faces bothon 4th Street and Gareld, the RFP says.We think it is important to honor that fa-miliar public identity.

ThemuseumwouldshowSurlssworkona rotating basis,but would not sell sculptures.

The museum would include a smallergallery to showemerging local, regional, andnational talents administered by local or-ganizations, initially CCAH (CarbondaleCouncil on Arts and Humanities).

If the museum ever fails to exist in thefuture, improvements to the building (a majoraddition) will revert to the Town for $0.00.

The economic benet for the townwould be the projected 10,000 visits to themuseum per year and the money out oftown visitors would spend in shops, restau-rants and lodging facilities.

Who is James Surls?According to Surlss website, he was born

in East Texas in 1943, taught at SouthernMethodist University in Dallas from 1969 to1976 then moved to Splendora, Texas withthe love of my life Charmaine Locke (her-self an artist). They moved to the RoaringFork Valley in 1997.

Surls works primarily with wood andmetal. Nature is the driving force behind hissculptures, which range in size from some-thing a person could hang from a wall him-self to something that requires a crane toplace. His sculpture is included in the perma-nent collections of the Smithsonian, MoMA(the Museum of Modern Art in New York)and the Guggenheim Museum in New York.His pieces are on public display nationallyand internationally.

Alison de Lima Greene, curator of con-temporary art and special projects at the Mu-seum of FineArts in Houston, says this aboutSurlss work: What distinguishes JamesSurls's sculpture is his profound understand-ing of the organic nature of the world aroundus and how even the most recalcitrant mate-rials (such as stainless steel) are imbued withenormous expressive power. From his rstworks cut from the Piney Woods of EastTexas to his most recent explorations ofbronze, steel, iron,wood,and stone,his sculp-ture taps into the primal cycle of creation anddestruction, violence and transcendence, thatgives shape and meaning to our lives.

At the most recent studio tour, hosted byJim Calaway, Surls told the gathering he ishonoredto live in the Carbondale area andloves looking at Mount Sopris from hiskitchen while the sun comes up.

Surls and Calaway rst met years ago inTexas and they have been in close contact eversince. Surls said Carbondale has the right per-son (Calaway) to get the museum built and heis doing it for the right reasons.Add to that thefact that Surls is a mature artist with a largebody of work, all the stars are lined up.

During a private conversation after hisbrief remarks to the gathering, Surls said hedoesnt want the museum to turn out to be ashrine or mausoleum to himself. If itturned out that way its not worth doing.

Next steps:Public tours of Surlss studio/gallery areplanned for April 7. Check next weeks SoprisSun for details.

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James Surlss studio/gallery covers several thousand square feet at the home he shares with the love of his life Charmaine Locke on Missouri Heights (above). Wooden owerpetals (below) are a reoccurring theme in his work. He also uses steel extensively. Photos by Lynn Burton (above) and Jane Bachrach (below)

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Jeff Grooms Clydesdales are decked out for the St. Paddys Day parade in downtownCarbondale on March 17. The crowd was estimated at 10 to 15 because the afternoonwas cold and windy. At least one parade watcher theorized that Bud (left) is comment-ing to Weiser (right) that the green hats are just wrong because Clydesdales were de-veloped as a draft breed in Scotland, not Ireland. But everyone, even horses, are Irishon St. Patricks Day so Bud and Weiser were actually OK with their haberdashery anddidnt complain very much. Photo by Julie Albrecht

Swell prizes in coop egg contestThe folks over at the Carbondale Com-

munity Food Coop estimate their 50,000thegg from Potter Farms will be sold sometimebetween now and March 31. Not wanting tolet such a memorable event go uncelebrated,the person who buys the 50,000th egg willreceive three Potter Farms items: one poundof beef, one dozen eggs pus a hand-made bagmade from a local farmers feed bag. PotterFarms is located on Missouri Heights.

In related food coop news, following thestores major expansion last fall, the hours arenow expanded as well. As of April 1 (nofoolin) the new hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 6p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

And if all that werent enough, Carbon-dales natural, local, organic grocery store located on Main Street across from Peppinos has added a checkout lane for your shop-ping convenience.

Town. talkHave you heard?Mark Fischer and Fiona McCullough are

an item! Theyre moving in together and Lariis all for it! Sometime in mid-April Fiona willclose Grana and move into Town. withMark! Yes, she is moving in with him and to-gether they will provide what we expect to besome of the tastiest food in Town.

If you havent heard it already, the name ofFischers new restaurant on Main Street is Town.

Town. is expected to open at the end ofApril or beginning of May. Stay tuned toTown.talk for updates and dont worryabout losing Grana. Were pretty sure thatwith Fischer and Fiona collaborating on themorning menu, not only will she continuebaking some of your favorite sweets but even

more. Expect freshly baked bread during themorning and evening. We dont know whatFischers thinking as far as Town.s eveningmenu goes. Itll be a surprise. Thats all weknow for now folks!

KDNKers are winnersThe KDNK news department, comprised

of Ed Williams and Eric Skalac, has won aCerticate of Merit award from the ColoradoBroadcasters Association for Best Mini-Doc-umentary or Series. The three-part series titled,What Happened to Morgan Ingram? high-lighted the questions and legal issues sur-rounding the death of a local 20-year-oldwoman last year.

I am delighted by this award, said KDNKGeneral Manager Steve Skinner. KDNKsnews has focused on providing in-depth, accu-rate reporting. This series is an excellent exam-ple of their capabilities and sensitivities.

This just inRoaring Fork High School teacher Hadley

Hentschel took his environmental science classup to Eagle Springs Organics last week to learnmore about successful farming techniques. Stu-dents were able to tour the greenhouses andchicken houses as a connection to our unit onfood and farming. This trip gave us great com-parisons of sustainable organics versus conven-tionally grown foods , Hentschel said.

They say its your birthdayFolks celebrating their birthday this week in-

clude: Skip Ackerman (March 25) and Hankvan Berlo (March 28). If youd like to get yourname, a relatives name, close personal friend,mentor, or despised enemys name into The So-pris Suns electronic Birthday Book, just send thename and birth date to [email protected].

Members of the Thompson Divide Action Club, organized by CRMS student Lea Linse, traveled to the BLMs Silt ofce on Tuesday afternoon to present eld managerSteve Bennett (far right) with more than 1,000 letters urging him to let the Thompson Divide gas drilling leases expire this year. The students were from CRMS, RoaringFork, Yampah Mountain and Glenwood Springs high schools, plus Colorado Mountain College. Photo by Dave Reed/Wilderness Workshop

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The new Carbondale Library buildingspent the winterwrapped intranslucent plastictarps to help keepthe heat inside for cold-ngeredconstructionworkers. Thosesheets of plasticcame off thisweek, revealingmuch of what thenal product willlook like. Thenew library,which will benamed the Carbondale Library ratherthan the currentGordon CooperLibrary, is locatedat Third Streetand Sopris Avenue, and isslated to openthis summer.Photo by Lynn Burton


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Guest opinion continued om page 2and most strokes.

When we say plant-based diet, whatwere talking about is a vegan diet: nomeat (which includes chicken), noseafood and no diary or eggs.

Seafood has cholesterol and all meat(including chicken), and all dairy andeggs have not only cholesterol but alsosaturated fat (the latter causes the liverto make more bad cholesterol). So whatyou CAN eat is all the fruits, vegetablesand whole-grain carbohydrates youwant (but stay away from simple carbs,namely sugary and starchy things).

People ask how theyre going to getenough protein. Weve been told by themeat and dairy industries for years thatwe need way more protein than we ac-tually need. And all plants have protein(lentils and beans particularly), so on aplant-based diet youll be getting all theprotein you need. There are several en-durance athletes such as ultra-marathonrunners, and even a few NFL players, onthis diet.

People also wonder if they have thewill power to change their diet. But aftertwo weeks on this diet, you lose your tastefor the things you shouldnt be eating.

People also ask if its natural forpeople to eat a plant-based diet. Re-member that the human genome was de-veloped over 4 1/2 million years ago,when humans were hunter- gatherers,

and that they were gatherers for a longtime before they also became hunters. Soa plant-based diet makes historical sense.Were certainly not genetically meant tobe eating what the food industry has ushooked on: fat, sugar and salt.

Ive been counseling patients aboutdiet for 39 years, and nothing hasworked until this. Many of my patientsare now on a plant-based diet, withamazing results. The easiest way to getthis information is to watch a documen-tary named Forks Over Knives, avail-able on Netix or at Glenwood Medical.Also available at Glenwood Medical, atour cost, is Dr. Esselstyns book Preventand Reverse Heart Disease and theForks Over Knives cookbook.

The key is to cook and eat tastyvegan dishes, of which there are many.

Dr. Campbell also has The ChinaStudy website (thechinastudy.com) andDr. Esselstyn has a Prevent and ReverseHeart Disease web site (heartattack-proof.com).

Dr. Greg Feinsinger has practiced fam-ily medicine at Glenwood Medical As-sociates since 1973 and started GMAsHeart Attack, Stroke, and DiabetesPrevention Center 10 years ago. He isa clinical professor of family medicineat the University of Colorado Schoolof Medicine.


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THURSDAY March 21ROTARY Architect Robert C. McHughpresents Revitalizing Sleeping Treasuresfor Future Vitality at the Mt. Sopris Ro-tary meeting at Mi Casita restaurant onMain Street. The meeting starts at noon.Upcoming speakers are: mortgage brokerPat Dalrymple (March 28), club assembly(April 4), Colorado state treasurer WalkerStapleton (April 11), Buddy program di-rector David Houggy (April 18), ProjectAmigo Director Coke Newell (April 25),club assembly (May 2), BIORGANIX com-post tea owner David Bernhardt (May 9),Rotary exchange student from TaiwanAnnie Lin (March 16).

RED HILL Design alternatives for theRed Hill trail system are presented duringan open house at town hall beginning at6:30 p.m. Info: Otak at 303-296-3304.

OPEN MIC The Blend Coffee Companyon Highway 133 holds an open mic nightfrom 7 to 9 p.m. Open to musicians, poetsand other talent. Therell be beer, wine andespresso specials.

LIVE MUSIC The Wheeler Opera Housein Aspen presents Sam Bush and Del Mc-Coury. Info: 920-5770. Other shows in-clude the Greencards (Americana) onMarch 23.

FILM Davi Nikent presents the docu-mentary The Five Awakenings at 7 p.m.at the Third Street Center. The suggesteddonation is $10.

FRIDAY March 22MOVIES The Crystal Theatre presentsQuartet (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m. Mar. 22-28.

LIVE MUSIC String Cheese IncidentsKyle Hollingsworth band plays theWheeler Opera House in Aspen at 7p.m. Tickets are $20. Info: 920-5770.

LIVE MUSIC Steves Guitars in theold part of the Dinkel Building pres-ents live music every Friday night andother nights as well. Info: 963-3304.

LIVE MUSIC Carbondale BeerWorks on Main Street presents FortCollinss Mosey West (indie folk/psy-chedelic rock) from 8 to 11 p.m. Nocover. Info: 704-1216.

LIVE MUSIC Colorado Moun-tain Colleges Calaway Series pres-ents improvisational violinistJeremy Kittel at the Spring Val-ley campus Space Theatre at7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 at947-8367.

SPECIAL EVENT The AspenArt Museum presents free familyart activities at the Elk Camprestaurant at Snowmass ski area from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The Bo Hale Treatment willperform from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are$10/$5.

SATURDAY March 23LIVE MUSIC Yo Mamas Big Fat BootyBand brings their original funk to PAC3 in

the Third Street Center at 8 p.m. Deeplyrooted in funk and fully committed to theongoing evolution of the genre, the BootyBand has a sound that is unique yet has the

power and soul to create lasting melodiesand seismic rhythms. Tickets are$12/$17. Info: 379-5403 or pac3car-bondale.com.

LIVE MUSIC Carbondale BeerWorks on Main Street presents Smug-gler Mountain Boys (bluegrass) from 7to 10 p.m. No cover. Info: 704-1216.

POKER RUN Join Colorado AnimalRescue at Sunlight Mountain Resortfrom 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for its annualPoochie Poker Run. Purchase a hand of

poker for $10 or two hands for $15.Play for your chance to win one of

three awesome prizes. Bring thewhole family; lots of animals to

visit with and live music. Info:947-9173 or coloradoanimal-rescue.org.

BIKING RatBike Face! (amountain bike race on a snowy

Sunlight Mountain Resort cir-cuit) takes place at 4:30 p.m. (cos-

tumes encouraged). Registration is $20and begins at 3:30 p.m. The kids race is at4 p.m. Proceeds go to Roaring Fork Out-door Volunteers. Volunteers are needed.Info: 970-309-2023.

SUNDAY March 24LIVE MUSIC Carbondale Beer Works

presents an open mic from 7 to 9 p.m. Nocover. 704-1216.

LENTEN YOGA Pastor Melanie fromCarbondale Community United MethodistChurch on Second Street leads a Lentenyoga class from 8:45 to 10 a.m.

MONDAY March 25JAM SESSION Carbondale Beer Workson Main Street hosts an old time jam ses-sion with Dana Wilson Mondays at 7:30p.m. Bring your banjo, guitar, mandolin,ddle, spoons or washboard; all skill levelsare invited. Info: 704-1216.

POKER The Black Nugget hosts TexasHold Em at 7 p.m.

TUESDAY March 26SIERRA CLUB The Rocky MountainSierra Club Chapter presents a forum onenergy extraction from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. atthe Glenwood Springs Community Center.The speakers will be Zane Kessler (Thomp-son Divide Coalition), and Shane Davis andDelia Malone (Sierra Club). Food anddrinks will be served. Its free but donationswill be accepted. Info: 947-9613.

WEDNESDAY March 27ROTARY The Rotary Club of Carbondalepresents Brad Bankhead (CMC VP of studentaffairs); April 3 its Club Assembly; April 10its the Buddy Program. The club meets at therehouse at 7 a.m. every Wednesday. Info:Ken Neubecker at [email protected].

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

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FRIDAY March 29FLY FISHING The Ferdinand Hayden Chap-ter of Trout Unlimited presents the 2013 FlyFishing Film Tour at PAC3 in the Third StreetCenter. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with part I at6:30 p.m., followed by intermission and giveaways then part II at 7:45 p.m. Tickets are$13/$15, which includes food, a cash bar andsilent auction. Tickets are available at AlpineAngling in Carbondale, Roaring Fork Anglersin Glenwood and the PAC3 website.

LIVE MUSIC Grateful Dead tribute bandDark Star Orchestra performs a special acousticset at 8 p.m. at the Wheeler Opera House inAspen. Info: 920-5770.

FRI.-SUN. March 29-31POETRY EVERYWHERE The third annualKaren Chamberlain Poetry Festival will be heldat Thunder River Theatre March 29-31, honor-ing the life of Karen Chamberlain, who passedaway in 2010. Performers include: Western

Slope poet laureate Art Goodtimes, RosemerryWahtola Trommer, Trinity Lafey, Jared Smith,SETH, Uche Ogbuji, Kit Kalriess Muldoon,Roseanna Frechette, Eric and Jacob Walter, MDFriedman and others. Saturday workshops in-clude Uche Ogbujis Poetry from the Heart'sFar-Flung Places, Contemporary Music andPoetry, Writing the Political Poem, and Col-laborations. Info: thunderrivertheatre.com.

SATURDAY March 30LIVE MUSIC PAC3 in the Third Street Cen-ter presents singer/songwriter Robert EarlKeen Jr. at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30/$35. Info:pac3carbondale.com.

SUNDAY March 31EASTER SERVICE Carbondale CommunityUnited Methodist Church holds an outdoorsunrise Easter service at 8:30 a.m., with a pan-cake breakfast at 9 a.m., service with specialmusic at 10:30 a.m., and an Easter egg hunt atnoon. The church is located at 385 S. Second

St. Info: 963-4461. Special services will also beheld at 7 p.m. on March 28-29.

MONDAY April 1THEATRE ASPEN DEALS No fooling,individual tickets and season tickets are nowon sale for Theatre Aspens 2013 produc-tions of Les Miserables, Fully Commit-ted Youre a Good Man Charlie Brown.Info: 925-9313.

TUESDAY April 2FILM Dos Gringos burritos presents thedocumentary Where the Yellowstone Goesat 7 p.m. A $5 donation is requested. Info:wheretheyellowstonegoes.com

THURSDAY April 4DEEP WORK A four-day workshop withRichard Moss, MD and Annalisa Matherwill be held through April 8. Its supportedby Davi Nikent. Info: [email protected].

SATURDAY April 6 CMS PLAY Carbondale Middle School pres-ents the play Lift Off in 3D at 7 p.m. tonightand 2 p.m. on April 7. Tickets are $10 at thedoor ($6 for kids).

SATURDAY April 19 ART SHOW The Aspen Valley Land TrustEarth Day art show will be held April 19-21 at831 Grand Ave. in Glenwood Springs. An open-ing reception will be held Friday at 5:30 p.m. Theshow is sponsored by Alpine Bank and featuresLilli Belmont, Stephen Bershenyi, Dean Bowlby,Martha Cochran, Brian Colley, Staci Dickerson,Connie Engeler, Joan Engler, Marcia Fusaro,Ellen Gould, Kathy Honea, Heather Hopper,Michael Kinsley, Steve Keohane, Wewer Keo-hane, Fred Lodge, Nancy Lovendahl, Jane Lee,Linda Loeschen, Mary Noone, Vallee Noone,Lynette OKane, Mike Otte, Amber Sparkles,Sherrill Stone, Melissa Sumera and Blaine Wright.The hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 20 and10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 21. Info: 963-8440.

CLAY CENTER The Carbondale Clay Cen-ter at the east end of Main Street presents SarahMoore and K Rhynus Cesark. Info: 963-2529.

ANDY TAYLOR SHOW Korologos Gallery inBasalt presents Andy Taylor: Current Works.

TNHA CLASSES True Nature Healing Artsoffers classes in chakras, metta, tantra, medi-tation with a sweat lodge, and more. Info:963-9900.

Hold the PressesKNOTT HOPES TO UNTIE FROM CARBONDALE Carbondale police ofcer Greg Knott is one of six nalists for the Basalt chief of police job,according to a press release from Basalt. Knott has been serving as interim police chief for several weeks, splitting his time between the two towns.The other nalists are: Terry Brown (Aurora, Colorado), Timothy Everley (Evansville, Indiana), Nick McBroom (Arnold, Missouri), Keith McPheeters(Farmington, New Mexico) and Rick Needham (Alamosa, Colorado).

RED HILL COUNCIL MEETS IN JOINT SESSION Therell be a joint meeting between the Red Hill Council and town of Carbondale at townhall at 6:30 p.m. on March 21. The topic will be design alternatives on the Red Hill trail system. For details, call Otak at 303-296-3304. Your feed-back is essential, said a spokeswoman.

SOLAR CELEBRATION AT THE ORCHARD Join Sunsense Solar and CLEER to celebrate the completion of solar and energy efciency upgradesat The Orchard. The celebration takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. on March 21 at 110 Snowmass Drive. Refreshments will be provided.

Located at 385 South Second Street, Carbondale, CO 81623(970) 963-4461 carbondalecommunityumchurch.com

March 28th, 7 PMMaundy Thursday

service with holy communion

March 29th, 7 PMGood Friday

service Tenebrae with candlelight

Holy Week and Easter Servicesat

Carbondale CommunityUnited Methodist Church

Easter Sunday, March 31

8:30 AM Easter sunrise service on church grounds, behind the church building

9:00 AM Pancake Breakfast in fellowship hall10:30 AM Easter service with special music12:00 NOON Easter egg hunt for children

on church grounds

at Willits0331 Robinson St. #1081, Basalt

970-510-5372

Open 10-6 Mon-Sat 510-5372

Look for the Purple Awnings at the corner of Reed & Robinson.

Now Open For Business In Willits!Accepting furniture, housewares, jewelry, accessories

and clothing for men & women.

We are welcoming new customers and all of our wonderful existing customersto our new shop at the corner of Reed & Robinson Streets in Willits.

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

The deadline for vendors to apply for the CarbondaleFarmers Market is April 1. The market takes place onFourth Street from June 12 through Oct. 2. For details,go to carbondalefarmersmarket.com.

Tax assistance available for seniorsSenior Matters offers tax assistance for seniors, low-to-

moderate income families and those with disabilities inroom 33 at the Third Street Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.on March 26. RSVP volunteers will prepare and le 2012income tax forms free for those who quality. To schedule

an appointment, call 384-8740. The Third Street Centeris located at 520 S. Third St.

Dandelion Day accepting applicationsCarbondales 15th annual Dandelion Day is accepting

applications for booth space from vendors (food, craftsand businesses) and non-prots. D-Day is also seekingsponsors, volunteers and people to give demonstrations.Were also conducting a public survey to determine therecipient of the Order of the Dandelion award, said aspokeswoman. Dandelion Day is May 11. For details, callSue Gray at 618-1849 or go to dandelionday.org.

Marble Charter holds toursThe Marble Charter School offers tours of the school

and Q&A sessions from 1:45 to 4 p.m. on March 21,April 19 and May 17. This is an opportunity for inter-ested families to observe recess and K-8 classes at theschool, said a spokesman. For details, call Craig Macekat 704-1275 or call the school at 963-9550. MarbleCharter Schools pre-school also offers a story time from10:20 to 11.40 a.m. every Thursday.

CRES opens houseCrystal River Elementary School holds a pre-school

and kindergarten open house at 6 p.m. on April 4. Classtours are offered on March 21. To sign up, call 384-5620.Registration day is 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on April 9.

Library looking for artThe Gareld County Library District invites the pub-

lic to submit pocket treasures to be incorporated intoan original piece of art at the new Carbondale Librarywhen it opens this summer. Small, slender items willalso be accepted. The deadline is April 1. For details, call963-2889.

Save the dateCarbondale Middle School presents the play Lift

Off in 3D at 7 p.m. on April 6 and 2 p.m. on April 7.Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for kids. Lift Off isa space/time adventure, directed by Nina Kether Axel-rod, in which NASA astronauts travel on a top-secretmission to rescue Major Tom from an alien planet lo-cated near a black hole. Along the way they encounterdancing robots, a voodoo priestess, aliens whose trueform can only be viewed with the help of 3D glasses(provided at the door), a visit from Stephen Hawkingand a chance to reflect on the meaning of life. The stu-dents have been rehearsing for the play since Novem-ber. The play lasts for about two hours and there will bean intermission.

CCAH notesRegistration is under way for Carbondale Council on

Arts and Humanities spring and summer classes .CCAH is offering a water-wise landscaping workshopwith Lynn Dwyer from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on March 23 (theregistration deadline is March 21) . The deadline toenter the 2013 Carbondale Mountain Fair poster contestis April 15. For details on these items, call 963-1680 orgo to carbondalearts.com.

Advocate Safehouse trainingThe Advocate Safehouse project holds training ses-

sions for its 24-hour help line on April 1-25. The traininglasts a total of 30 hours. For details, call Emma at 945-2632, ext. 107. The Advocate Safehouse project supportssurvivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

Health and wellness expo accepting applications

Vendor and sponsorship applications are being ac-cepted for the second annual Health & Wellness Expo inGlenwood Springs. The event will be held at the RamadaInn from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 27. For details, callDr. Stephanie Staneld at 379-4193.

Literacy Outreach seeks tutorsLiteracy Outreach is looking for tutor volunteers to help

people improve their reading, writing, math or English-speaking skills. Volunteers dont need teaching experienceor speak Spanish. A informational session will be held at5:30 p.m. on April 9 at the Glenwood Springs Library.

COURSE OPENS APRIL 5 *


The Cooking ChannelsChuck Hughes (right) andhis lm crew paid a visit toSarah (left) and FelixTornare at their MilagroRanch over the weekend.Hughes rst stopped atFelixs Louis Swiss pastryshop in Aspen where hebought some bread, thenheaded up to the ranch onMissouri Heights to talk toFelix and Sarah aboutgrass-fed beef. The segmentwill air on Chucks DayOff in July or August.Photo by Jane Bachrach


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Carbondale Spring Clean-Up Day

Da de Limpieza De CarbondaleSaturday, April 13, 8 AM - 4 PM

Sbado Abril 13, 8 AM a 4 PMParking Lot across from Town Hall at Northeast

corner of 4th St. and Colorado Ave.Sitio Estacionamiento Pblico

Por la calle 4 y Colorado

Junk, furniture, branches, appliances (refrigerators must be certified Freon free)

Tratos, los muebles, las ramas, y los aparatoslos refrigeradores deben ser Freones liberta)

$10 per pick-up load ($20 for large load)In-Town Carbondale residents$10 por carga para residentes

de Carbondale($20 si la carga es grande)

Tires $4 each/$10 large (llantas $4/grande $10) Rims must be removed (los bordes deben ser quitaron)

$25 per pick-up load ($35 for large load)Residents outside Town limits

$25 por camionetta ($35 si la carga es grande)Para personas fuera de Carbondale

NO HAZARDOUS WASTENO DESPERDICIOS PELIGROSOS

Questions, call Public Works at 963-1307

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VISIT BASALT & EL JEBEL At the confluence of Frying Pan and Roaring Fork Rivers

By S. Michael Jundt

From the lobby of the Aspen AthleticClub to her current location on SouthSide Avenue in Basalt, Jillian KopsMountain Greenery business has beenin steady bloom for the past 25 years.

Kops, a New Jersey native, stum-bled upon the Aspen ski scene while at-tending CU in Boulder and found hernew home in the Roaring Fork Valley.

On top of being a serious gardencenter, Mountain Greenery also does avaried business in the valley such asstaging rentals and show-homes, aswell as providing greenery for localevents. No job is too big, either. Thispast holiday season Jillian provided theSt. Regis in Aspen with a 27-footChristmas tree for the hotels outdoorcourt. The 3,000-pound tree, which ar-rived from North Carolina, required anengineer, a steel worker and 22 men tohelp place.

We considered a helicopter and a

crane to assist with placement, saidKops, but nally we were able to rig apulley system from the roof.

Other notable greenery highlightsinclude a mid-1990s gig to stage theOprah Show at Chers McClain Flatshome, and providing plants at a man-sion near Edwards that clean indoor airof pollutants.

After NASA conducted its study onindoor air pollution in 1989, it becameknown that plants remove some very se-rious toxins from the air, said Jillian.

Mountain Greenery also provides amaintenance service for their cus-tomers, a service that did lead to someconfusion one day. I was on my wayto the airport and had my mom withme in the car, said Jillian. I told momthat we had to make a quick stop at aclients home who was away. I walkedto the door, reached up above to locatethe key as instructed, entered and wa-tered all of their plants. It turned out,

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Valleys Got Talentcontinues withpiano studentsSopris Sun Staff Report

All lovers of keyboard musicwill recognize many of the com-positions that will be performedby Roaring Fork Valley pianostudents and their teachers at theBasalt Regional Library at 5:30p.m. on March 21. StudentsGabrielle Coleman, KaterinaKowar, April Phinney, Bry Phin-ney and Lee Sheftel will be rep-resent the studio of Annie Flynn,Linda Jenks and Susan Nichol-son. Free tickets will be availableat the librarys front desk throughMarch 21. For more informa-tion, please call 927-4311.

The library offers a free work-

shop on basic seed saving conceptsat 5:30 p.m. on March 27. Theworkshop will include hands-onpractice with beginner level seedsaving. We will highlight themethod used to grow, harvest andsave seeds of peas, beans, tomatoesand peppers, said a libraryspokeswoman. If you are enjoy-ing the new Basalt seed lending li-brary, join us to learn how to keepthis program thriving and how tobegin improving plant varieties forthe region. For more information,call 927-4311.

Tania, oneof severalmannequinson the pay-roll at Heir-looms, getsplenty of attentionwhen itsher turn foranotherMidlandAvenue appearance.Photo by LynnBurton



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Service Directory

Legal NoticesAssociation, 1906 Blake Avenue, Glenwood Springs,CO 81601.

Said Public Hearing will be held at the CarbondaleTown Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, COat 6:00 p.m. on April 9, 2013.

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

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Published in The Sopris Sun on March 21, 2013.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearingwill be held before the Carbondale Board of Trusteesfor the purpose of considering a Lot Boundary Ad-justment and a request for the Vacation of Ease-ments located at the 978 Euclid and 911 SoprisAvenues.

The property is known as the Holgate Subdivision,Lot 13, Section 34, Township 7 South, Range 88West, according to the plat recorded on September22, 1993 at reception No. 452804 in the Office of theClerk & Recorder in Garfield Coiunty, Colorado.

The owner and applicant is the Valley View Hospital

Unclassifieds Submit Unclassieds to [email protected] by 12 p.m. on Monday. $15 for up to 30 words, $20 for 31-50 words.

CARBONDALE RECREATION is hiring for thefollowing summer positions: Lifeguards, Swim In-structors, Front Desk Staff, Umpires, and a Baseball/Softball Coordinator. Please call 970-510-1279 forinformation or visit www.carbondalerec.com.

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As many of you are noticing the days aregetting longer, which means that spring ishere. With the spring snow and mountainrunoff bring wet, muddy conditions for ourequine companions.

For most of our horses that live outside,these conditions provide challenges to hoofcare, from mud/ice balls in the feet to thrush.Such prolonged wet conditions can lead tovery soft feet that are susceptible to more se-rious problems, including hoof wall separa-tion, puncture wound sole abscesses and theafore mentioned thrush.

ThrushThrush is an anaerobic bacterial infec-

tion that slowly eats away at the horse'shoof tissue. It's characterized by black, mal-odorous necrotic (dead) material in the cen-tral or collateral sulci of the frog (thegrooves adjacent to and in the middle of thetriangle-shaped frog).

Early stages of thrush only involve su-percial tissues and don't cause lameness.But if ignored, the infection can advance intosensitive tissues and internal structures of thefoot, such as the digital cushion, hoof walland heel bulb.

The primary factors favoring thrush areexcessive hoof contact with moisture and alack of regular foot care, either of which canoccur when spring rains and cold weather

cause us to be less diligent about mucking thestall, picking out hooves, or turning out/exer-cising the horse. Although less common,poor hoof conformation canpredispose some horses tothrush, even when living inclean, dry conditions. In mostcases thrush is preventableby maintaining dry footing,clean hooves, and regularturnout or exercise. Forhorses whose underlyinghoof conformation predis-poses them to thrush, couplegood management tech-niques with regular trimmingof the foot and frog.

BruisingThe second most com-

mon hoof condition I am see-ing this time of year involvessole bruising and sole abscesses. For example,an owner will call and report, Yesterday myhorse was perfectly sound, but today he won'ttouch one foot to the ground. There's no ap-parent injury or sign of a problem in his legor hoof other than the sudden, severe lame-ness. What could have happened?

Hoof bruising occurs for many reasons:thin soles or hoof imbalances that create ab-normal impact on one side of the hoof, inad-

vertent horseshoe contact on the sole, or fromriding over rocky terrain. Trimming/shoeingchanges and hoof pads might help protect

your horses feet from bruising.

AbscessesHoof abscesses can occur

following bruising or from pen-etrating wounds. These occurwhen bacteria get trapped be-neath the hoof wall or sole andmultiply. The bacteria createpus, which builds up and cre-ates focal pressure. This can bequite painful, and a horse isoften reluctant to bear anyweight on the affected foot, es-pecially the heel. Abscesses re-main painful until the puspocket drains and the pressureis relieved. The abscess mightfollow a path of least resistance

to drain at the heel bulb or along the coronaryband, or it might rupture through the sole.Check for a smoldering abscess by pressingyour nger on each heel bulb and around thecoronary band feel for heat in the foot andhoof as well as tissue softening and note yourhorses pain response. Have your veterinarianopen an abscess at the white line or under thesole from the bottom of the foot to establishdrainage. Owners can sometimes draw out an

abscess by soaking the affected foot twicedaily in warm Epsom salts and applying poul-tice packs.

Common predisposing factors that canlead to sole abscess include: environmentalconditions cycling between wet and dry, pen-etrating wounds, close nails in a recently shodfoot, ground conditions/bruising, and poorhygiene in stalls/paddocks.

What to doSo what can you do to minimize or pre-

vent the occurrence of these painful abscessesfrom affecting your horses foot? Good hoofcare that leaves adequate sole for protectionand develops a snug and uniform sole-walljunction is the best line of prevention.

Good hoof care includes frequent hoofcleaning to remove rocks/mud and routinefarrier care to keep the feet balanced. If a horsehas thin soles or is prone to bruising, protectthem with shoes. Keep the feet trimmed sothey don't get wall separations that can lead towhite line disease and abscesses. Be proactive;don't wait for things to happen.

Dr. Luke Bass is an equine veterinarian atColorado River Veterinary Services, whichservices the Roaring Fork Valley andRie/Silt. For more information or for ques-tions on this column, he can be reached at876-5600 or [email protected].

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