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Carbondale’s weekly, non-profit newspaper Volume 3, Number 41 | November 24, 2011
Girls justwant
funtohave
And fun they had at the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities’ youth version of the “Green is the newBlack Fashion Show” on Nov. 19. For more on the event, please turn to page 5. Photos by Jane Bachrach
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School boardstarts review
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Guy FawkesPAGE 11Hating
Hamlet
vCR isn’t a fixDear Editor:
There is a saying that the definition ofcrazy is doing the same thing over andover and expecting a different result.Building a bigger City Market on the va-cant commercially zoned land on High-way 133 will not change or solveCarbondale’s money problems.
What will benefit us financially and cre-ate needed jobs (myself included) in our de-pressed economy are businesses we don’talready have. Ones we don’t have to drive20 miles round trip to — such as in Glen-wood — especially in light of gas priceshovering under $4 a gallon. Let’s not forgethow the folks in Redstone and Marble haveto do a day trip for necessities and a rea-sonably priced toolbox and can of paint.
Being a former resident of the Chicagoarea I have witnessed the types of busi-nesses that continue to open because thereis still a demand for them. That said, I’mvoicing my suggestions that would create amore progressive side of town and stillleave Main Street the quaint, historic corri-dor it deserves to be and that resident want.
These stores include a Home Depot orMenard’s (a homier version of a big boxbuilding supply store); a Hastingsmusic/movies/ and books where you stillcan get personalized service — they evendo buybacks (think recycle); a Dollar Treethat sells everything for a buck from read-ing glasses and holiday decorations tocleaning products and toiletries. Anythingelse you need that’s more specialized can befound at Family Dollar. Of course we allneed to grab a quick burger or chickennuggets sometime coming into town andthat’s where the guy with the crown comesin — Burger King. Flame broiled, just theway I like it.
If you’ve read this far and are wonder-ing what the employees at Ace would do ifHome Depot or Menard’s opens? Wellwith their experience and very helpful atti-
tude they might be snatched up first bythem. That leads to my final recommenda-tion for a pet shop in the old Ace Hard-ware space, complete with aquatics and aparakeet or two.
So there it is, a snapshot of a bit of fu-ture prosperity in Carbondale, Coloradoand we don’t have to tear down a singlemountain to do it. Problem solved.
Katherine BuettnerCarbondale
Halloween Happening thanksDear Editor:
The Halloween Happening has comeand gone and The Roaring Fork FamilyResource Centers are happy to report an-other huge success. In its third year, fami-lies and their young children had funshowing off their costumes, playing gamesand listening to seasonal stories. Everyoneenjoyed the not-so-scary haunted lockerroom that Ronnda Kuhr with the BridgesHigh School students created and RoaringFork High School students operated. Onceagain,Thunder River Gymnastics providedthe obstacle course for active amusement.
The Roaring Fork Family ResourceCenters would like to thank all of the vol-unteers and supporters of the HalloweenHappening. This was a true communityevent with high school students, middleschool students and local retirees assisting.
Gary and Jo Ann Brown brought theirremarkable Halloween expertise to theplanning process along with painting theHalloween backdrop and managing thefood booth. Students for a Better World —Emily Bruell, Tavia Teitler and Fiona Laird— created the games adding the GoblinGobble this year. Jen Brewer, Aileen Mar-tin, Pat Henry, Nancy Ball, Camy Britt,Beth Mulry, Lilly Small, the Willis Family,the Bruell family, Ellen Haas, DavidWarner, Ivone Munoz and her studentsfrom RFHS, and Youth Entity Young Chefsprogram, all worked together with the
RFFRC staff to make this a happening! Wecould not hold this event without you!
Big thanks go to our sponsors and part-ners: Pediatric Partners, American Na-tional Bank, Thunder River Gymnastics,McDonald’s, Moms for Moms Communi-ties, and Alpine Bank.
More thanks to our Silent Auctiondonors: Ace Hardware, All Kids Dental,Aria, Aspen Glen Club, Aspen MeadowsResort, Aspen Skiing Company, AvalonSalon, Betsy’s Barefoot Books, Big O Tires,Bonfire Coffee, Bristlecone Sports, Car-bondale Recreation Center, CarbondaleCouncil on Arts and Humanities, Chili’s,Chomps Deli, City Market, DancingColours, Dos Gringos, El Pollo Rico, Fac-tory Surplus, Floral Boutique, GlenwoodHot Springs Pool, Glenwood CanyonBrewpub, Glenwood Caverns AdventurePark, Grana Bread, Goat Deli, HealingHands Massage, Heidi’s, Hestia, HotelJerome, Hotel Monaco Denver, JuicyLuicy’s, K. Ehlers Salon, Main StreetGallery, Marriott Hotel Oakland, Moe’s,Paul Black Window Washing, Peppino’s,RFTA, RFVkids.com, River Valley Ranch,Roaring Fork Anglers, Roaring Fork Club,Russets, Salon Sublime, Skin to Soul Ho-listic Massage, Sunburst Car Care, Sun-dance Drug, Two Leaves and a Bud, ValleyView Hospital, The Village Smithy, Treadz,and White House Pizza.
Muchas gracias to our storytellers:Merrilee Hindman and Nancy Ball.
All the proceeds from this event will gotoward supporting the Roaring Fork Fam-ily Resource Centers in our mission of con-necting families, schools and communitiesto improve student health, well-being andacademic achievement. Thanks to all ofyou who braved the cold to show off yourcostumes and to help us support the chil-dren and families of the Roaring ForkSchool District!
Katie MarshallRoaring Fork FamilyResource CentersCarbondale
Thanks to the libraryDear Editor:
We wish to thank the Basalt RegionalLibrary for its recent sponsorship of the In-tercultural Community Builders FacilitatorCertification Workshop. Based in FortCollins, ICB is a non-profit organizationcommitted to building communities wherepeople from all cultural backgrounds feelwelcomed and included and encouraged,supported, and empowered to reach theirfull potential.
There will be another facilitator certifi-cation workshop in Basalt on March 30-31, 2012. We encourage anyone interestedto visit www.interculturalcommunity-builders.com.
Kaitlyn ArchambaultKitty Bearden
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Carbondale CommentaryShop small on Nov. 26
Local chambers of commerce are promoting the nationwide Small Business Saturday onNov. 26. The Sopris Sun endorses this program.
Small Business Saturday is a day for folks to dedicate a portion of their holiday shoppingto local, independently owned small businesses.
Small business advocate groups, public and private organizations, elected officials andothers started Small Business Saturday in 2010. Chambers of commerce in Carbondale,Glenwood Springs, Basalt, Aspen and Rifle recognize the importance of small businesses inthe area for the jobs they create and the culture they instill in local communities. Small busi-nesses have generated 64 percent of net new jobs over the past 15 years and employ just overhalf of all private sector employees, according to the Small Business Administration.
While we’re talking about shopping local, the Sopris Sun reminds folks to keep gift cer-tificates in mind.As stated in a letter to the editor from Lynn Dwyer last week,“Most busi-nesses are delighted to provide gift certificates for goods and services.”She pointed out thatmovie theatre tickets and dinner out are just two activities that make for great gifts.
One final thought: shopping local during Christmas also gives an economic boost tobusinesses that helps them stay afloat so they can serve customers year round. Shopping onthe Internet or in Grand Junction doesn’t do that. – The Sopris Sun
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What to do when you’re in Peru? Aftertouring the Saqsaywaman (pronounced“sexy woman”) Inca ruins above Cusco,whip out a Sopris Sun and read it.Shown here are (top row) Jen Johnson,(middle row left to right) Amy Krakowand Kelly Kleisner, (bottom row left toright) Eileen Gielow and Amy Moran.Courtesy photo
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CorrectionDue to an editor’s error, a RE-1
school board member’s name was in-correctly spelled last week. The correctspelling is Daniel Biggs.
By Debbie BruellSopris Sun Correspondent
The RE-1 school board’s recent state-ment outlining three mechanisms for solicit-ing input on district leadership “was madewith the full support of the whole board,”board president Matt Hamilton told the Sunearly this week.
Since the statement’s release, the boardworked quickly to hammer out the detailsof the plan.
The first mechanism for input is a “360-degree review”of Superintendent Judy Hap-tonstall. The term“360 degree review”refersto the 360 degrees of circle. In contrast to atraditional performance review in which asupervisor provides all the feedback for aperson’s review (in the case of the school dis-trict, the school board acts as Haptonstall’ssupervisor), feedback in a 360-degree reviewis provided by people who work around thatperson – subordinates, peers and supervisors.
The idea of a 360-degree review of Hap-tonstall dates back to last spring when agroup of parents proposed that her contractbe renewed for one year, rather than two,andthat her continued employment be contingentupon a 360-degree review. In a 3-1 vote, theboard rejected the proposal, approving Hap-tonstall’s two-year contract without a 360-degree review. However, in Haptonstall’ssubsequent evaluation the previous schoolboard listed development of a 360-reviewprocess for the district as a future goal.
According to school board vice-presidentRichard Stettner, he and newly elected boardmember Daniel Biggs have been workingclosely together,“driving the whole process”of researching and selecting a firm to conductthe 360-degree review. The rest of the boardagreed with Stettner and Biggs’ final recom-mendation to use DecisionWise, a manage-
ment consulting firm in Utah to conduct thereview through a comprehensive and anony-mous survey of all teachers, non-certifiedstaff, administrators and board members –about 700 people in total.
The board reviewed sample surveys fromDecisionWise and unanimously agreed uponone to use for the district’s 360-degree re-view of Haptonstall. According to Stettner,the board agreed not to make any changesto the questions recommended by Decision-Wise because “they (DecisionWise) are theexperts”and the board wanted to avoid anyconcerns about questions being biased oneway or the other.
The survey will include about 65 ques-tions in which respondents will be asked torate the superintendent’s leadership capabili-ties, ranging from “very poor” to “outstand-ing,” and three open-ended questions. Theboard has not decided whether the questionsthemselves will be available to the public.
Hamilton explained the survey will notask questions relating to the district’s aca-demic initiatives or strategies; it will be“solely focused on leadership skills of ourchief executive and perceptions of leadershipby our staff.”
The board planned to release a statementto district staff early this week outlining theprocess and timeline for completing the sur-vey. The survey will be sent to staff on Nov.29 and must be completed by Dec. 9. It willbe conducted from start to finish by Deci-sionWise in order to guarantee its completeconfidentiality. As Hamilton described theprocess, “We give DecisionWise a list ofnames and email addresses, and Decision-Wise takes it from there.”
The cost of DecisionWise’s services – in-cluding providing the survey questions,conducting the survey, analyzing the resultsand consulting with the board as it dis-cusses the results – will be $2,750. Theboard has not made a decision aboutwhether any of the results of the survey willbe released to the public.
Other mechanismsThe second feedback mechanism related
to Haptonstall noted in the school board’s re-cent statement is the board’s willingness tohear from all stakeholders through e-mailsand office hours.Each board member’s e-mailaddress, as well as the time and location ofhis or her office hours, will be listed on thedistrict’s Web site. (The only office hours
listed so far are Hamilton’s and Stettner’s).The third review mechanism listed in the
board’s statement is the opportunity for peo-ple to share their thoughts publicly at any ofthe three upcoming board meetings: Nov. 29at 5:30 p.m. at the district office in Glen-wood Springs; Dec. 14 at 4 p.m. at the dis-trict office; and Dec. 16 at 8 a.m. at theThird Street Center in Carbondale.
Between the anonymous surveys given toabout 700 staff members, board members’availability through e-mail and office hours,and public forum sessions in three boardmeetings, Stettner said that the board will bereceiving“an immense amount of data to di-gest and review.” According to the board’sstatement on Nov. 14, board members“hope to make decisions about future direc-tion at (the) retreat on Dec. 16.”
When asked if all five members of theschool board support the specifics for thestaff survey and the evaluation process as awhole, Stettner responded, “Absolutely.Everyone is in agreement.”
Sopris Sun Staff Report
The Department of Energy announcedit has selected Carbondale-based Clean En-ergy Collective to receive its “InnovativeGreen Power Program of the Year” awardas part of the DOE’s Green Power Leader-ship Awards.
“We are honored and very appreciativeto receive such an outstanding accolade inour industry,” said Clean Energy Collectivefounder and president Paul Spencer. “Ourmodel is proving to be a game changer forrenewable energy adoption, and signifi-cantly expands what’s possible for our newenergy economy.”
Clean Energy Collective (CEC) developsaffordable, community-owned renewableenergy facilities, according to a press release.The company partnered with Holy CrossEnergy, a rural electric cooperative in west-ern Colorado, to offer the nation’s first cus-tomer-owned community solar program,with nearly 1 megawatt of solar capacity al-ready installed and 2.5 MW approved fordevelopment. CEC is actively building 1.5MW of additional community solar withother utilities and working on more than 33MW of community solar opportunitiesthroughout the nation.
Clean Energy Collective created an in-novative business and tax structure that en-
ables any utility customer to purchase solarpanels in a community solar farm and re-ceive credits for the power the panels pro-duce directly on their monthly utility bill.“This makes solar ownership accessibleand cost-effective to literally anyone with autility bill,” Spencer said.
CEC’s program broadens the access tosolar ownership to nearly seven times asmany utility customers as are able to accesstraditional on-site solar today. “Comparedto the few existing community solar pro-grams, CEC customers actually own theirsolar panels as opposed to lease them fromthe utility, which provides the maximumbenefit for the customer,”Spencer continued.
A DOE representative said “the CleanEnergy Collective model has the potentialto vastly expand the marketplace for cleanenergy ownership and production by pro-viding utilities and customers with a lowrisk, financially advantageous way to pro-cure local renewable energy.”
Perhaps the most visible CEC solararray is located on the north side of High-way 82 near Blue Lake.
The Green Power Leadership awardsare made annually to recognize organiza-tions that distinguish themselves amongU.S. green power market participants. TheInnovative Green Power Program of the
Year award recognizes the top organizationthat is advancing green power marketsthrough innovative approaches to deliver-ing green power to the marketplace.
The Clean Energy Collective has pio-neered the model of delivering clean power-generation through large-scale facilities thatare collectively owned by participating util-
ity customers. CEC’s proprietary Re-moteMeter® system automatically calcu-lates monthly credits and integrates withexisting utility billing systems, enabling util-ity customers to easily have clean, renew-able power credited directly on theirmonthly utility bills, without modifyingtheir home or office.
DOE recognizes Clean Energy Collective for solar projects
This is Clean Energy Collective’s 858kW community array in Rifle. It was constructedearlier this year. One of the company’s other solar arrays is located on Highway 82 inEl Jebel. Courtesy photo
The RE-1 School Board elected newcomerMatt Hamilton as its president during itsfirst meeting in early November. One ofthe board’s first actions is to conduct a360-degree review of Superintendent JudyHaptonstall. Photo by Jane Bachrach
School board finalizes superintendent evaluation process
THE SOPRIS SUN • NOvEmbER 24, 2011 • 3
Next steps:The RE-1 School Board will takeinput at upcoming meetings onNov. 29, Dec. 14 and Dec. 16.Office hours for the two Carbondale/Basalt area school board members areas follows: Matt Hamilton, Nov. 23 and28, and Dec. 5 and 12, from 4 to 6 p.m.at the Third Street Center (starting inJanuary his office hours will be the sec-ond Tuesday of the month from 4:30 to6:30 p.m.); Richard Stettner's officehours are Dec. 13, Jan. 10, Feb. 7 andMarch 6 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at BasaltElementary School.
Comp plan process continuesThe next Carbondale Comprehensive Plan Working Group meeting will be held from
6 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 5 at town hall. The topic will be downtown neighborhoods.According to the town’s Web site, the Working Group schedule for 2012 shows eight
meetings from January through April.The topics include: the Highway 133 corridor, down-town, stable neighborhoods, multi-modal transportation and future land use alternatives.
The town launched a rewrite of its comprehensive plan earlier this year with a seriesof public input sessions, then appointed the Working Group to come up with a draft plan.
The Working Group is comprised of: Mark Beckler, Ben Bohmfalk, Patti Brendlinger,Gavin Brooke, Trevor Cannon, Andrea Chacos, Larry Green, Matt Hamilton, Bill La-mont, Jeff Leahy, Tom Penzel, Andy Taylor, Jason White, Dale Will, Brad Zeigel andOni Butterfly.
Trustees consider budget Nov. 29The Carbondale Board of Trustees will consider adopting the 2012 town budget at its
meeting on Nov. 29. The proposed budget is available for inspection at town hall. Any in-terested elector within the town may file an objection to the budget prior to the final adop-tion, according to a legal noticed place in The Sopris Sun on Oct. 27.
Christmas tree permits availablePermits to cut Christmas trees on BLM land are available at the agency’s Silt office.
The cost is $10. The Silt office is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is located at 2300 RiverFrontage Road.
River Edge gets initial OKThe Garfield County commissioners gave preliminary approval to the 366-unit River
Edge subdivision between Carbondale and Glenwood on Monday. River Edge is pro-posed for 160 acres on the south side of Highway 82 at Cattle Creek. Also included in theplanned unit development is 30,000 square feet of commercial space. The developmentapplication was submitted by Carbondale Investments LLC.
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Leelah Ahumada, a seventh grader at Carbondale Community School, flips apage during a discussion group reviewing peers’ science fiction stories as part ofthe school’s Science Fiction Festival last week. Parents and other communitymembers were invited to read and discuss the stories with students. Photo byLynn Burton
CCAH youth fashion show packs the PAC3
THE SOPRIS SUN • NOvEmbER 24, 2011 • 5
The “Green is the new Black Fashion Show” (youth version)played to a full house at PAC3 on Nov. 19. More than 50 girls andboys took part in the show, which featured outfits created by localdesigners. Shown here are (clockwise from upper left): Saffire Black,Sawyer Riley, Sayer Elliott, Rocio Contreras and Emily Henley.Photos by Jane Bachrach
Post your picThe Carbondale Chamber of Commerce is looking
for a picture to post on its Facebook page for the monthof December. The photo must be winter related andmust be rated G, but other than that the content is up toyou. The winner will be on Dec. 1. For details, call 963-1890 or e-mail [email protected].
OverheardOverheard at Lisa’s Third Street Café in the Third
Street Center“ … we’ll take the high road and see whereit leads us … .”
Call the copsSome person, or persons, wrote“Sexy Republican in-
side” in white letters on the rear window of an old Toy-ota that’s been parked in the Third Street Center forabout a month. The owner of the car says he doesn’tnecessarily mind being called “sexy” but he isn’t a Re-publican, Democrat or member of any other politicalparty. He also has a short suspect list. “The suspectsaren’t short, but the list is,”he told the Sopris Sun.As forthe car itself, it’s suffering from a blown head gasket andwill probably be removed sometime this year.
Drop inLabels,a unique resale boutique, is now open on High-
way 133 at Red Rock Plaza just south of Roaring ForkValley Co-Op. Brand names include Tommy B., Victoria,Calvin, Jones and more.The hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.,Tuesday through Saturday. Give them a call at 510-5030.
Students are winnersA pair of Carbondale Middle School students fared
well in the Roaring Fork Valley Lion’s Club Peace Poster
contest. Eighth grade Emily Mata took first place andsixth grader Megan Nieslanik won third. Emily’s designwill continue to the next level of competition. “It is anAMAZING design in color,” said CMS art teacher AmiMaes. The contest theme was “Children know peace.”
Way to go, Emily and Megan.
Glenwood store donates profitsRoaring Fork Liquors owner Ken Robinson says he
will donate all gross profits from sales on Nov. 25 to LiftUp, according to a press release. “I know that many ofour neighbors are in some dire economic circum-stances,” said Robinson. Roaring Fork Liquors is lo-cated in the Roaring Fork Marketplace near Wal-Mart.
Tune inThe World Cup ski races in Aspen will be televised on
NBC at 11 a.m. on Nov. 27.
Joining the practiceDr. Scott Tesoro and his staff at Sopris Chiropractic
are happy to announce the addition of Dr.Ashley Dolan,chiropractor, to the staff of Sopris Chiropractic. Dr.Dolan graduated from Western States Chiropractic Col-lege in June and is trained in kinesiotaping for sports in-juries and specializes in safe, effective, drug-freetreatments for sinus issues. For details, call 927-9204.
They say it’s your birthdayBirthday greetings to out to Casey Weaver (Nov. 24),
Steve Puzick (Nov. 25), Terra Salamida and DanRichardson (Nov. 26) Ruth“Ditty”Perry, Richard Fullerand Paul Hassel (Nov. 28), Naomi Pulver (Nov. 29) andChuck Dorn (Nov. 30).
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The Sopris Sun pub-lished a photo of thisposter last week andasked our readership ifanyone out there knowsanything about it. Sureenough. Jackson Hardin,a freshman at RoaringFork High School,knows about it. He re-ports, “This is the visageof none other than GuyFawkes, an Englishmanwho became part of thefailed Gunpowder Plotof 1605. He was guard-ing a store of gunpowderunderneath the House ofLords, which had beenintended for the build-ing’s destruction. He was
caught and eventually executed. Fawkes became synonymouswith the Gunpowder Plot, the failure of which has been com-memorated in England yearly since Nov. 5, 1605, a holiday thatis known as ‘Guy Fawkes Day’ … the face in the (Sopris Sun)paper is that of a mask of his likeness, made popular by AlanMoore’s Graphic Novel ‘V for Vendetta.’ A major theme beingrevolution and anarchy.” Last week, the Sopris Sun speculated themask might be associated with the Occupy Wall Street movement.Hardin said, “The significance of this mask and the Occupy WallStreet movement is simply that some protesters have donned aGuy Fawkes mask, as perhaps a sort of statement. I believe thereason for the images posting around town was because of thispast Nov. 5, and not so much to do with Occupy Wall Street. I no-ticed another on a fence near the high school on Nov. 6.”
By Emily HiselSpecial to The Sopris Sun
There are a great many things we all thinkabout as we join with family and friends tocelebrate Thanksgiving. And while turkeyand football will be high on my list, I willalso be thinking about how grateful I am tobe a member of theGarfield County Li-braries. And, just for asecond, I’d like tothank those whomake this such a won-derful place to be.
In 2006 the votersof Garfield Countygenerously approvedthe formation of the Garfield County PublicLibrary District, and also granted a 1-milproperty tax to build or remodel all six li-braries. These very important decisions havegiven the libraries greater financial strengthby keeping the quarter cent sales tax, whichis used to run the libraries, and adding theproperty tax, which will sunset in 2027.
The district has helped us weather thiseconomic storm while other libraries acrossthe nation have not been so lucky. It has alsohelped us build for the future.We completedthe remodel of the Parachute Branch Libraryand the new Rifle Branch Library in 2010.We are currently in the construction phasefor the New Castle Branch Library and theremodeled building is scheduled to open inearly 2012. The design process for the li-
braries in Silt, Glenwood Springs, and Car-bondale are all now under way. It’s truly anexciting time to be part of the libraries!
Another piece I am thankful for is the in-volvement of the communities in library ac-tivities. Through September of this year over30,000 people have attended library events.
We’ve had everythingfrom concerts to videogaming to medical lec-tures, and each timeit’s well worth the ef-fort when communitymembers come toenjoy or learn.
At the conclusionof the Summer Read-
ing Program, the libraries put out a surveyto see how we were doing and, overwhelm-ingly, children, teens, and adults enjoyedtheir experiences. We also got back surveyresponses including, “Great job wonderfulprogramming that meets the interests of adiverse population.Thanks!”and“My kidslove books, and a large part is because ofthe library.”
For these kind words I must thank you –first for taking the time to fill out a surveyform, and secondly for saying such nicethings. It is fantastic to hear of these instancesin which we are accomplishing our goals.
Finally, I want to thank everyone who issupporting the libraries by simply utilizingand enjoying them. Through September ofthis year over 394,000 people have visited
the six libraries, which is up almost 15 per-cent from last year. Additionally, there havebeen over 460,000 items (books, movies,magazines, CDs) checked out in the same pe-riod, which is up 20 percent from 2010!
Your support of, involvement in, and en-
joyment of the libraries is why I enjoy mytime with the libraries.Thank you for mak-ing it all possible. Best wishes for yourThanksgiving.
Emily Hisel is a library administrator.
Giving thanks for the Garfield County library system
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The CarbondaleRecreation &Community Centerlaunched “FridayNight Live” formiddle schoolerswith games, pizza,drinks and musicon Nov. 18. Morethan 40 kids turnedout. Shown here(left to right) areSerena Blake,Megan Cassidy,Julia Mooreand CamdenBrendlinger after asoccer game againstthe boys. Photo byEric Brendlinger
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THURSDAY Nov. 24ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary Clubmeets at Mi Casita every Thursday at noon– except today.
FRIDAY Nov. 25mOvIES • The Crystal Theatre presents“The Ides of March” (R) at 7:30 p.m. Nov.25-Dec. 1 and “Moneyball” (PG-13) at4:45 p.m. Nov. 25-27.Closed Thanksgiv-ing, Nov 24. Thank you for your support!
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE • DancingColours at 968 Main St. hosts an openhouse with bonfire, gourmet hot chocolate,free children’s Fairy Orb making workshopand more from 4 to 8 p.m. Info: 963-2965.
PAULA POUNDSTONE • PAC3 pres-ents comedian Paula Poundstone. Info:www.pac3.com.
LIvE mUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the oldpart of the Dinkel Building presents livemusic every Friday. Info: 963-3304.
LIvE mUSIC • Carnahan’s Tavern in the
Dinkel Building presents Rick Rock & theRoosters at 10 p.m.
LIvE mUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glen-wood presents Mary Fagan and specialguest Moose Bednarski (jazz, blues, folksand rock) from 9 p.m. to midnight. Nocover. Info: 928-8813.
SATURDAY Nov. 26LIvE mUSIC • Carbondale Beer Workspresents Electric Lemon.“This is tight blues,”said CBW spokesman Mr. Drinkmore.“Re-peat. Blues music.”Located on Main Street inthe old post office building.
LIvE mUSIC • Carnahan’s Tavern in theDinkel Buidling presents Ka-Tet at 10 p.m.
LIbRARIES REOPEN • Garfield Countylibraries reopen at 10 a.m. after beingclosed two days for Thanksgiving Day.
MONDAY Nov. 28KDNK AUCTION • The KDNK Laborof Love Auction commences on-air tonightfrom 6 to 8 p.m. and continues through
Dec. 1 with awrap up ses-sion from11 a.m. to1 p.m. onDec. 3. In-formationand a com-plete catalogis available atkdnk.org. Thereare hundreds of itemsand services from all overthe valley in the Labor of Love Auction.Register by calling the KDNK office at963-0139. Only registered bidders can par-ticipate. All proceeds benefit KDNK Com-munity Radio.
WEDNESDAY Nov. 30ROTARY • The Carbondale Rotary meetsat the firehouse Wednesdays at 7 a.m.
LIvE mUSIC • Carbondale Beer Workspresents Dave Taylor (groovy acoustic ex-periments) on Main Street, located not far
from restaurant Six89.
LIvE mUSIC • WhiteHouse pizza presents RichHuttenhower and EricGross (acoustic guitarand keyboard).
OPEN mIC • DanRosenthal hosts openmic nights at Rivers
restaurant in GlenwoodSprings every Wednesday
from 8 to 10 p.m.
THURSDAY Dec. 1STOCKING STUFFERS • Valley ViewHospital’s Stocking Stuffer Sale in the sec-ond floor lobby is presented by the ValleyView Hospital Auxiliary. There are greatbargains on Christmas gifts and uniqueitems. A drawing for a quilt takes place atnoon. Proceeds benefit local health occu-pation scholarships and the Connie De-laney Medical Library.
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Save the dateFRIDAY Dec. 16PAC3 • Roadhouse rocker Marcia Ball playsPAC3 in the Third Street Center. Info:www.pac3.com.
SUNDAY Dec. 18PAC3 • Big Bad Voodoo Daddy playsPAC3 in the Third Street Center. Info:www.pac3.com.
Further OutFRIDAY Dec. 2CUP AUCTION • The 14th annual Carbon-dale Clay Center Cup Auction takes placefrom 6 to 8:30 p.m.Work from more than 250ceramists is offered. The clay center is locatedat the east end of Main Street. Info: 963-2529.
KDNK ART AUCTION • The KDNK Laborof Love Silent Auction takes place at the Vil-lage Smithy.The auction showcases local orig-
inal artwork, gifts, and merchandise from theRoaring Fork Valley and beyond. A completelist of silent auction items are in the Labor ofLove Auction catalog, available for downloadat kdnk.org.
WHImSICAL WOmEN • Whimsical Womenof the West’s annual Holiday Show takes placeat the Third Street Center Dec. 2 from 4 to 9p.m. and Dec. 3 from 9 p.m. to 4 p.m. Items in-
clude: fiber art, holiday décor, jewelry, baskets,clothing, vintage collectibles, fine art photog-raphy, folk art, pottery and food from by 20local artisans. Info: 945-4004.
LIvE mUSIC • Hell Roaring String Bandplays Carbondale Beer Works, which is locatedon Main Street in the old offices of CCAH.
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Further Out continued from page 8 OngoingChamber of Commerce “State of Carbondaleand Beyond” business symposium takes placefrom noon to 6 p.m. at the Orchard on Snow-mass Drive. Keynote speaker is economist R.Dan Brumbaugh Jr. Brumbaugh has appearedon numerous TV news shows, including“NBCToday,”“The McNeil/Lehrer News Hour”andon National Public Radio. Tickets are $40 inadvance and $50 at the door. Info: 963-1890.
HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR • Valley View Hos-pital’s Holiday Craft Fair takes place from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. in the second floor lobby. Theitems are created by Valley View employeesand include wreaths, jewelry, paintings andother art, stained glass, candle and more.
FRI.-SAT. Dec.2-3SIv • Symphony in the Valley presents“Amer-ican Composers,”featuring George Gershwin’s“Rhapsody in Blue” as performed by AndreaAresa Elias at the Wheeler Opera House inAspen Friday at 7:30 p.m., and GlenwoodSprings High School Saturday at 7:30 p.m.Also on the program are four episodes fromAaron Copland’s “Rodeo,” and the KokopelliHand Bell Choir from Grand Junction.Ticketsfor the Wheeler performance are $15 at thedoor or 920-5770. Tickets for the GlenwoodSprings performance are available at the doorat $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $6 for kidsand teens, and $30 for families. Info:www.sitv.orgwww.sitv.org.
FRI.-SUN Dec.2-4ART mART • The Wyly Holiday Art Marttakes place December 2-4 at the Wyly Com-munity Art Center (the old library) in Basalt.The hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Info: 927-4123 or [email protected].
SATURDAY Dec. 3LIVE MUSIC • Big Daddy Lee and the King
Bees play Carbondale Beer Works, which is lo-cated across the street from one of Carbon-dale’s Art in Public Places sculptures.
CHRISTmAS bAZAAR • The CrystalMeadows (Carbondale senior housing) annualChristmas Bazaar takes place from 9 a.m. until2 p.m. in the Rominger Room. There will behandcrafted jewelry, yummy baked andcanned goods, amazing paintings, great knit-ted items and fun odds-and-ends to completeany shopping list.
CONTRA DANCE • A community contradance breaks out at Glenwood Springs Ele-mentary School from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Themusic is“lively”and“old time”according to apress release. This month’s caller is Carol Fey.She’ll teach square, contra, and folk dances, aswell as the polka and waltzes. “It’s fun, non-alcoholic, aerobic and no is partner necessary,”said a contra spokesperson. Beginners shouldarrive by 7:30 p.m. for a 30-minute dancewalk-through. The school is located at 915School Street in Glenwood Springs, two blockswest of the post office. Admission is $8.
TUESDAY Dec. 6TRIvIA NIGHT • KDNK presents “TriviaNight”at Carbondale Beer Works. CBW is lo-cated on Main Street, in a building that wasprobably not designed by a noted architect.
THURSDAY Dec. 8THEATRE • Thunder River Theatre Com-pany opens “Always … Patsy Cline” at 7:30p.m. and continues the musical on Dec. 9-11and 15-18. Info: 963-8200.
DEAD ALERT • Mickey Hart of the Grate-ful Dead will perform with his new band atBelly Up in Aspen. Hart is donating 100 per-cent of the fees from tickets sold on Mickey-Hart.net to music therapy.
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• A panel discussion with Garfield County Commissioner Tom Jankovsky and County staff
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S.A.W. • Ceramist Anne Goldberg and painterStaci L. Dickerson introduce new work at their“Simple Rhythms” show at the Studio for Art+ Works (S.A.W.), 978 Euclid Avenue. Theshow is about action, adaptation, and accept-ance and will be up through Dec. 6. S.A.W.hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Info:379-5050 or 379-9419.
CLAY CENTER • The Carbondale ClayCenter continues its 2011 Holiday Invitationalthrough Dec. 30. Featured ceramists include:H.P. Bloomer, Tony Wise, John Cohorst,Nathan Bray, Lyla Goldstein, Avi Arenfeld,Tyler McGinn, Casey Coffman, CJ Jilek, Eliz-abeth Farson, K Rhynus Cesark, ShawnO’Connor, Lusterbunny, Diane Kenney, SarahMoore, Donie Hubbard, Charlie Childress,Mary Ballou, Sue Tirrell, Katie Kitchen, Lisa
Maher, Tom Jaszczak, Ronan Peterson, Tam-mie Lane and Gail Burtik. The CarbondaleClay Center is located at the east end of MainStreet. Info: 963-2529.
WINTER FEST • The Glenwood SpringsCenter for the Arts’ Winterfest show featuresJoy Commons, Dan Glidden, Betsy Blackard,Ewa Lachur- Omeljaniuk, Chad Zanca, MaryBlichmann, Dara Barth, Nancy Helser, PhyllisHackett,Anne Ramsay,Tara Vetter,Anne Moll,Sinda Wood, Barbara Jean Swan, Sara Ward,Kellie Philburn, Jennifer Miller, Randi Garcia,Sandy Richards, Jamie Spry, Marcia Fuscaro,Jessica Kidd, Terry Muldoon, Noemi Kos-mowski, Kristoff Kosmowski and Kari Doerr.The show continues through Jan 3. The Glen-wood Springs Center for the Arts is located eastof the Hot Springs Pool. Info: 945-2414.
Hold the pressesHUFFIN’ FOR STUFFIN’ • Huffin’ for Stuffin’ – a fun run for bikes, scooters, runners, walkers,waddlers and trotters, takes place at the intersection of Hendrick and Holland (near the dog park)at 9 a.m. on Nov. 24. Proceeds benefit the Carbondale Soccer Club. The entry fee is $10 for indi-viduals and $30 for families. Entry forms are available at Bonfire Coffee in the Dinkel Building.TOWN REmOvING bIKE RACKS • The town of Carbondale will be removing the bike rackson Main Street for the winter season on Nov. 28.They will be put back in place in the spring afterthe snow removal season, according to a press release.For details, call the public works departmentat 963-1307.
FREE PORTRAITS FORTHE NEEDY •The photography program at Colorado Mountain Col-lege in Glenwood Springs-Spring will provide free portraits to area families in need at the FirstMethodist Church in Glenwood Springs (824 Cooper Ave.) from 3 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 2.The photosession is part of the worldwide Help-Portrait program that was started in 2009. For details, call948-8228 or 618-5584.
“TREES” bENEFITS HOSPICE • Hospice of the Valley hosts its annual Tree of Lights and Lov-ing Tree events at six locations in the Roaring Fork and Eagle River valleys.The Aspen event takesplace at theThe Little Nell at 5:30 p.m.on Nov.29; the Glenwood Springs event takes place atVal-ley View Hospital at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 30. For details, go to www.hchotv.org.
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Let’s go drummingLaurie Loeb’s Rhythms of the Heart offers an African-inspired drumming workshop
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4 at the Carbondale Community School (1505Satank Road).Appropriate for both beginners and intermediates, the workshop will focuson playing multi-part rhythmic patterns in ensemble, developing rhythmic sensibility, andbasic djembe/ashiko technique. Participants will also have the opportunity to play African-style bass drums, cowbell, and shekere, as well as create their own improvisationalrhythms for community drum circles. “Group hand drumming provides relaxation, in-creased energy, and a sense of well-being, and has been proven to enhance coordination,mind-body connection, attention, and listening skills,”Loeb said. Studies have also showna direct positive correlation to improved immune system functions, enhanced mental acu-ity, and heightened spiritual awareness.“So come get a healthy dose of rhythm medicine,”she continued.
Participants are welcome to bring a recording device in order to take home workshopcontent in audio, visual (handouts of notated rhythms) and kinethetic forms.
Early registration with payment received by Nov. 29 will be $30, and $40 thereafter.Drum rental is $10, and advance reservation is imperative. Send your registration, checkand rental drum reservation to Laurie Loeb at PO Box 363, Carbondale, CO 81623. Formore information, call 963-2798.
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“I Hate Hamlet” opensDec. 2 at Spring ValleyBy Kristin CarlsonSpecial to The Sopris Sun
Paul Rudnick’s“I Hate Hamlet,”a comedy of word playand swordplay, opens at Colorado Mountain College inGlenwood Springs-Spring Valley on Dec. 2.
“We wanted a comedy with strong, clever writing thatwould really highlight the talent of the actors,” said SueLavin, director of the piece and Colorado Mountain Col-lege adjunct instructor.“This play is a showcase for a strongcast. Every character is a rich nut.”
“We have a kind of national ambivalence toward Shake-speare,” Lavin said. “The play brings that rejection centerstage and, at the same time, puts a focus on the beauty ofShakespeare’s language.”
Gary Ketzenbarger, director of the theater program atColorado Mountain College, said, “So many kids haveShakespeare forced on them in school and just hate it; allthe issues about Shakespeare’s inaccessibility get addressedin this play, but the grandeur of his writing is passed alongdespite the complaints.”
The play tells the story ofAndrew Rally, a youngTV actor,who moves into an apartment once owned by, and stillhaunted by, John Barrymore. The ghost of the iconic star ofstage and screen is determined to help Andrew grow into aclassical, Shakespearean actor — complete with dueling skills.There’s just one problem: Andrew Rally hates “Hamlet.”
Nick Garay, who last spring became CMC’s first-ever stu-dent to graduate with anAssociate ofArts degree with an em-phasis in theater,plays the floundering thespian,Andrew.“He’sa lousy actor,but he has potential,”said Garay about his char-acter. “He’s just starting to realize that, as an actor in the the-ater, you have to study the text; you don’t get a second take.”
Cassidy Willey, current theater student at CMC and grad-uate of Glenwood Springs High School and CU-Boulder,plays Andrew’s girlfriend, Deirdre, a wide-eyed enthusiastfor all things theatrical. Willey, who has been acting sincechildhood, has a similar devotion.“Theater is my passion,”she said.“What better way to learn more about the art, thetechnique and the history but to pursue a degree and ex-plore every aspect of the craft?”
Gary Ketzenbarger portrays the ghost of John Barry-more.“He’s a womanizer and an alcoholic,” explained Ket-zenbarger,“but he’s also a serious actor, and an over-the-top,larger-than-life star.”
Kelly Ketzenbarger plays the giddy real estate agent, Fe-licia. Like many in the cast, she’s at home in the theater. Herfather, Jim Symons, was chair of the theater department atCU-Boulder, and she met her husband, Gary, playing Julietto his Romeo in an acting class.
Rounding out the cast are local favorites Gerald DeLisserand Janice Estey. DeLisser portrays Andy’s smarmy but
charming agent, while Estey brings poignant humor to therole of Barrymore’s former lover.
“I Hate Hamlet” will be performed Dec. 2 and 3 andDec. 8, 9, and 10 at 7 p.m., with matinees Dec. 4 and Dec.11 at 2 p.m., in the New Space Theatre at Spring Valley
south of Glenwood Springs.Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students, seniors,
staff and faculty, and can be reserved via [email protected] or 947-8177. They can be purchased withcash or check at the door.
Trying to evoke the ghost of John Barrymore (left to right) are: Cassidy Willey, Kelly Ketzenbarger and Nick Garay inthe CMC Theatre production of "I Hate Hamlet." The comedy will be performed Dec. 2-11 at the New Space Theatreat Colorado Mountain College in Spring Valley, between Glenwood Springs and Carbondale. Photo by Scot Gerdes
Aspen Film Academy Screenings tickets on sale soonSopris Sun Staff Report
Tickets for the 10-day Aspen Film Academy Screenings go on sale Dec. 9 at the Wheeler Opera House andwww.aspenshowtix.com. The festival takes place at Harris Concert Hall in Aspen’s West End.
The festival, produced by Aspen Film, typically shows films that are expected to garner nominations and awardsat the Academy awards.
This year’s program highlights include Steven Spielberg’s sweeping new epic “War Horse;” Tomas Alfredson’sgripping “Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy;” Simon Curtis’s insightful “My Week with Marilyn;” Oren Moverman’s sear-ing crime drama“Rampart;”Stephen Daldry’s adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel“Extremely Loud and In-credibly Close;” Lars von Trier’s achingly beautiful “Melancholia;”
Michel Hazanavicius’s visually enthralling “The Artist;” Rodrigo Garcia’s elegant “Albert Nobbs;” AlexanderPayne’s perceptive “The Descendants;” Steve McQueen’s provocative “Shame;” Jason Reitman’s “Young Adult;”and Phyllida Lloyd’s biopic “The Iron Lady.”
Other films include those by Philippe Falardeau, Dee Rees, Drake Doremus, Ralph Fiennes, Dan Lindsay and T.J.Martin, Aki Kaurismaki, and Luc and Jean-Pierre Darden.
Aspen Film Academy Screenings 2011 is sponsored by the city of Aspen, Stella Artois, Aspen Public Radio, theHotel Jerome, and the Sky Hotel.
Screwball comedy showcases community actors
Legal NoticesTHE TOWN OF CARBONDALE_________________________By: s/s Stacey Bernot, Mayor
ATTEST:__________________________s/s Cathy Derby, Town Clerk
Published in The Sopris Sun on November 24, 2011.
ORDINANCE NO. 18SERIES OF 2011
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEESOF THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE, COLORADOSUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS ON JANUARY 31,2012, AT A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL MAIL BALLOTELECTION, THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THETOWN SHALL APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. 16,SERIES OF 2011
ORDINANCE NO. 16SERIES OF 2011
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEESOF THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE, COLORADOAPPROVING THE VILLAGE AT CRYSTAL RIVERPLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (INCLUDING ACOMMUNITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT ANDVESTED RIGHTS)
NOTICE: This Ordinance was introduced, read, andadopted at a regular meeting of the Board ofTrustees of the Town of Carbondale, Colorado, onNovember 1, 2011.
This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days afterpublication of this notice. The full text of said Ordi-nance is available to the public at www.carbondale-gov.org or at the office of the Town Clerk, 511ColoradoAvenue, Carbondale, Colorado, during nor-mal business hours.
NOTICE: This Ordinance was introduced, read, andadopted at a regular meeting of the Board ofTrustees of the Town of Carbondale, Colorado, onNovember 15, 2011.
This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days afterpublication of this notice. The full text of said Ordi-nance is available to the public at www.carbondale-gov.org or at the office of the Town Clerk, 511ColoradoAvenue, Carbondale, Colorado, during nor-mal business hours.
THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE_________________________By: s/s Stacey Bernot, Mayor
ATTEST:__________________________s/s Cathy Derby, Town Clerk
Published in The Sopris Sun on November 24, 2011.
A couple of weeks ago I promised someone that I woulddo a certain thing they requested by a certain time. Even putit in my little black book to jog my often failing memory.
Time rolled by, circumstances intervened and before Iknew it the deadline passed and the deed was still undone.
Excuses started to flood mymind until the realizationstruck me that I had broken myword and there was only oneremedy available. Apologizeand ask for forgiveness.
Why is it so hard for humanbeings to ask for forgiveness?
The truth is when we giveour word then break it, trust isviolated and once that happensit’s very hard to gain back.
It’s really simple. When webreak our word we tell a lie.No one likes being lied to.
The importance of what wesay was demonstrated to me the other day at a meeting.Someone mentioned they held the members present in highregard because they were impeccable with their word.
That got my attention making me think how important it isto keep our word.Wars have been waged over failure to do so.
There are always consequences to not being true to whatwe say.
Let me give you a real-life example.The Forest Service has had great difficulty managing a pop-
ular area close to Aspen called Smuggler Mountain/HunterCreek Valley. It is heavily used by the public.
Oftentimes we don’t think about how our activities im-pact the land and wildlife and some of the actions of humansin this area are illegal.
It seems that some people think it’s their right to use pub-lic land anyway they want without regard to the fact that theyare treading on other’s rights and thereby contributing to thetragedy of the commons.
In a very simplified way here’s how things are supposed
to work.An action is proposed on land administered by the Forest
Service. Under the National Environmental Protection Act(NEPA) an analysis must occur to look at the possible im-pacts any action may have before it can legally take place.
As part of that process public input is obtained and allcomments are considered before proceeding with a project.
This can be a costly and lengthy process.Before any NEPA was done a few people decided they
wanted to ride their mountain bikes where no trail existed sothey built illegal (i.e.“bandit”) trails on Smuggler Mountainwithout regard to the possible consequences of their actionson bear dens, other wildlife or the land.
The Forest Service didn’t have money or staff to do NEPAanalysis until the partner group For The Forest stepped up tothe plate and offered help.
The decision was made to go one step further than re-quired by NEPA and ask the city, county, partner groups andthe public for their ideas. Meetings were held and a vision forSmuggler Mountain started to develop.
A thorny issue arose. “Why should we approve BalconyTrail (one of the bandit trails mentioned above)? If we do,people will think they can build illegal trials expecting theForest Service to approve them.”
Someone suggested we make a formal agreement with themountain biking community in which they publicly pledge tonot build any more bandit trails but will instead work withthe community using the NEPA process.
The bottom line is whether members of the mountainbike community can be trusted to sign an agreement andkeep their word.
If not, the consequences of adverse impacts on wildlife andother resources could be significant.
Then and only then can another tragedy of the commonsbe averted.
Bill Kight is an outdoorsman who has spent over 30 yearshelping manage America’s public lands. He is currently com-munity liaison for the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District andmember of Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team A.
CommonGroundBy Bill Kight
Will mountain bikers keeptheir word on Smuggler?
It pays to be walkableBy Ed Quillen
One of the things I like best about living in Sal-ida, Colo., is that this town of 5,500 offers a goodpedestrian environment with narrow streets andwide sidewalks though much of town,
Although it's not quite so easy as it used to be, wecan still manage most of life's routine commerce onfoot. Supermarket, pharmacy, clinic, library, post of-fice, liquor store, barber shop, bookstore, office-sup-ply store, coffee house, brewpub, schools – alongwith many other shops and services, they're allwithin walking distance.
My wife and I once tried to see how long wecould go without driving. We managed about 10days before we needed something too big and heavyto carry home on foot.
My caregiver at the local clinic extols the health-enhancing aspects of walking, and walking your er-rands is obviously better for the environment andyour bank account than driving. And by and large,pedestrian-friendly places offer higher wages andmaintain higher property values, among othervirtues, according to Richard Florida, an Americanurban studies theorist and a senior editor of the At-lantic magazine.
How walkable is your town? An outfit calledWalk Score has rated America's 2,500 largest cities(Salida was too small to get rated) on a scale from0 (driving is required for just about everything) to100 (you never need to drive). As you might haveexpected, New York (85.3) and San Francisco (84.9)scored well, while places like Fort Worth (36.1) andLaredo (32.7) scored poorly.
The national average was 43, and the averagesfor most Western states were within a point or twoof that. One notable exception was Arizona with ascore of only 29. On the other end were Californiaat 50, Oregon at 51 and Montana at 52.
Ed Quillen is a freelance writer in Salida, Colo. Thisessay was provided by High Country News.
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