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Vol. 15, N o. 43 | THURSday, october 27 - WEDNESday, november 2, 2011 | watchnewspapers.com Judge’s Ruling to Have Little Effect On Piñon Ridge Uranium Mill Energy Fuels Continues to Expand Its Uranium Resources Across U.S.

By Gus Jarvis

SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO – Following a federal judge’s decision last week to halt the Department of Energy’s Ura- nium Leasing Program on 31 existing leases in the Uravan Mineral Belt in San Miguel, Montrose and Mesa counties, an Energy Fuels Inc. official said this week that the ruling will have little effect on the Piñon Ridge Uranium Mill, as the company works to expand into becoming perhaps the largest holder of uranium resources in the U.S. In what was hailed as a victory for environmentalists, U.S. Dis- trict Court Judge William Martinez halted the DOE’s 42-square- mile Uranium Leasing Program on Oct. 18, for declining to con- PUNKIN’ PICKIN’ – William Berrier (2) spent some time selecting the perfect Halloween Jack-o-lantern at duct a full Environmental Impact Statement analysis in 2008. The DeVries Pumpkin Patch north of Montrose Saturday. The pumpkin patch plans to remain open daily from 9 53-page ruling suspends each of the program’s 31 existing leases, a.m. to 7 p.m. until Thanksgiving, weather permitting. For special Halloween events at Devries and throughout the region, turn to page 15. (Photo by Anne Reeser) see uranium on page 22 ‘Population’ Is Mountainfilm Symposium Theme for 2012 School TELLURIDE – The total num- in 2012. staggering – especially when you real- Consolidation: ber of people on the planet is ex- “We think this is the right theme ize we were at 4 billion in 1974, and pected to cross the 7 billion mark for our next symposium, because it the U.N. believes that by 2050, the A New Group on Monday, October 31 according synthesizes so much of what the fes- population will most likely double to to the United Nations, and with that tival has covered the last several years 9 billion with some estimates as high Wants to Restart milestone, Telluride Mountainfilm’s with energy, water, food and extinc- as 11 billion. That’s a huge jump in 75 Moving Mountains Symposium will tion,” said Festival Director David The Conversation focus on the key issue of population Holbrooke. “The simple numbers are see mountainfilm on page 10 Ridgway and Ouray Square Off Man Arrested for Smuggling Humans By Peter Shelton SAN MIGUEL COUNTY – Af- Office press release. Grand Junction resident Sineade Pa- RIDGWAY – Some observers had predicted ter fleeing on foot from a rollover ac- Juan Denys Hernandez Varenez, tricia Rodriguez, 20, was also arrested fireworks at a meeting to discuss consolidation of the cident in western San Miguel County 31, of Cuba, is charged with four on several outstanding warrants in Ridgway and Ouray school districts Monday night at on Monday, six people were appre- counts of smuggling humans, which Mesa County. the Ridgway Secondary School music room. It’s a hended by police some 24 hours later, is a Class 3 felony. The four men be- San Miguel County Sheriff’s subject with a long, contentious history, and much after a lengthy search. Four suspected lieved to be illegal aliens are identified deputies responded to the report of a community strong feeling. But this most recent at- illegal aliens were taken into custody as Eric Fernando Cruz Barahona and rollover accident at milepost 33 along tempt to broach the topic, by a self-styled “Con- and one man was arrested on suspect- Gavelo Francisco Miralda Hernandez Hwy. 141 on Monday at 10:20 a.m. solidation Research Group,” remained civil and true ed human smuggling charges, accord- of Honduras, and Juan Lopez Delgato ing to a San Miguel County Sheriff’s and Fernando V. Torres of Mexico. see smuggling on page 7 see consolidation on page 27

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one paper 2 | THURSDAY, october 27 - wednesday, november 2, 2011 the watch community Source Gas Files Annual Gas Cost Adjustment LAKEWOOD – SourceGas average of about $103.73 per but could not revive him. Distribution has filed its annual month, instead of about $92.35 Patterson, from Orma, W.V., Gas Cost Adjustment with the per month for their natural gas is survived by his mother, his Colorado Public Utilities Com- service. wife, Sherry, and his son Mitch- For information, rebate ell and daughter Miranda. guidelines and details on pro- Co m m u n i t y Br i e f s By Watch Staff grams, visit www.excessisout. com or call 877/974-7688. William Hadley Eligible SourceGas custom- Thompson, mission for the Western Slope, ers may apply for assistance June 12, 1925- for an increase of approxi- through various state and fed- Oct. 15, 2011 mately $11.38 per month, or erally funded initiatives like 12.32 percent, on a residential the Low-Income Energy As- TELLURIDE – Tellu- customer’s total annual bill, for sistance Program, administered ride resident William Hadley Nov. 1, 2011-Oct. 31, 2012. by the Colorado Department of Thompson, 86, died on Satur- “Despite the increase, resi- Human Services. day, Oct. 15 after a brief ill- dential customers will see av- ness. Born in McCrory, AR, erage annual bills that are 8 Thompson owned and operated percent lower than in 2008,” Hunter Dies From antique stores in Little Rock, said Bill Cantrell, president Heart Attack in AR, and in Telluride. and CEO of SourceGas. “We San Miguel County “Uncle Hadley,” as he was strongly believe that natural known, first came to the Tellu- gas is the fuel of choice for our SAN MIGUEL COUNTY – ride Jazz Festival in 1977; he Colorado customers. It is clean, Derald Glen Patterson, 42, died soon made Telluride his per- abundant, domestically pro- Saturday, Oct. 22 at approxi- manent home. He was active in duced and it offers good value mately 9:30 a.m. while hunting community affairs, serving on to our customers.” near Lone Cone Mountain, of the Historic and Architectural For customers in the West- an apparent Acute Myocardial Review Commission, and was ern Slope service area, the to- Infarction. He had shot an elk, an avid skier, gardener and col- WILLIAM HADLEY THOMPSON (circa 1985) – ‘Uncle tal of the new volumetric rates and began having chest pains, lector of mineral specimens. Hadley’ was an avid skier, gardener and collector of mineral will be $0.9415 per therm. and collapsed, while talking on In lieu of flowers, the fam- Based on an average monthly the phone to his wife. A life- ily requests donations be sent specimens, as well as an active community citizen. (Photo by usage of 97 therms, the typi- long friend and hunting partner to justforkidsfoundation.org, or Ingrid Lundahl) cal household will now pay an attempted to administer CPR, to [email protected].

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Energy Fuels is very Annual End of Season pleased to be able to add Titan’s very significant NI 43-101 mineral 25% saLE resource to our pool of assets, and to increase off EVERYTHING! our presence in the conventional ura- OctO ber 26th-NOvember 5th nium mining space. Open Wed-Sat. 10am-5pm ONLY! – Energy Fuels, Inc. President and CEO Stephen Antony. Although a federal judge last week halted all mining activity related to the Depart- ment of Energy’s uranium leasing program in the Paradox Valley, AsiAn Antiques & designs the ruling will have little effect on Energy Fuel’s planned Piñon Ridge Uranium Mill as the company works to expand into possibly the larg- 219 Main Street • MontroSe, Co • 970-249-7047 est holder of uranium resources in the U.S. PAGE 22 4 | THURSDAY, october 27 - wednesday, november 2, 2011 the watch commentary

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test regarding the mountains and “don’t belong here” and should Watch the ancient community of living- be exterminated, and so on. Really things that dwell here. When wildlife experts proposed Publisher Seth Cagin Ever since I moved here in reintroducing wolves to the Scares Us Editor Marta Tarbell 1973, I’ve had to choke back a fit area (up until less than a century e D i t o r i a l of projectile vomiting at the tur- ago, they were an integral part of Associate Publisher Patrick Nicklaus nips who arrive and immediately the local ecosystem) know-noth- Associate Editor Gus Jarvis proceed to howl that they want ings amped up their anti-coyote Montrose County Editor Di s p a t c h e s the environment changed to fit rhetoric with predictions of Big Beverly Corbell By Rob Schultheis their misconceptions. Bad Wolves devouring locals and Ouray County Editor Peter Shelton They write letters to the local tourists en masse. Managing Editor Jessica Newens Sometimes I think that liv- papers, claiming that coyotes are (Interestingly, a veteran bi- Online Editor Barbara Kondracki ing in the mountains should be dangerous and should be wiped ologist once offered a $100,000 considered a privilege, not a out lest they devour elementary- reward to anyone who could pro- Vi e w t o t h e We s t PRODUCTION right; that people who move here school students waiting for the By Peter Shelton Creative Director/Production Manager should have to pass some kind of school bus, that prairie dogs see dispatches on page 31 Anne Reeser I’m sick of shock, sick of gory . . . Art Director Cecily Bryson Is anybody here wise? Graphic Designers Barbara Kondracki – From “Wise to the Ways,” Christine McGrady Thank Goodness for Mail-in by Catie Curtis Photo Editor Brett Schreckengost Copy Editor L.N. Vreeland On the phone last weekend Ballots and Instant Runoff Voting ad v e rt i s i n g 3-year-old Alex told Ellen he was going to be a pirate for Halloween. Advertising Director term Bush, given all that hasn’t air at the Norwood School. And I Patrick Nicklaus “Arrrr,” I said, eavesdropping happened – Guantanamo, Iraq, hope she’ll stay involved, as one Advertising Associates in the background. Afghanistan, job turnaround – and of my fellow Green Party mem- Eric Slayman And furthermore, Alex in- the little that has, thanks mostly to bers in the county … In Telluride’s Ouray and Montrose Counties formed his grandma, his little sis- a dysfunctional split-party Con- municipal elections, it’s tricky for Peggy Kiniston ter Lily was going to be a “peli- gress) … I can see good arguments me since I know some of those Regina Sowell can.” This is what Ellen heard, on both sides for and against the running very well. Like my birth- anyway. It turns out Lily will be c o n tr i b ut o rs small state tax increase for educa- twin David Oyster (Aug. 18. 1945) wearing a cute skeleton costume Martinique Davis, Art Goodtimes, p e a r r e e k tion. I’ll probably vote for it, even and activist Chris Myers – both of U B C come October 31, a particularly J. James McTigue, Rob Schultheis, By Art Goodtimes though I pay for a public education whom have been regulars at our appropriate choice, we thought, Peter Shelton, Leslie Vreeland system that I don’t use, preferring ten-year-running noon Peace Walk given her mom’s career in radiol- ANDY SAWYER 1965–2008 ENDORSEMENTS … Shucks. the Telluride Mountain School for down Colorado Avenue on the 11th ogy. GRACE HERNDON 1924-2009 Off-season elections are hard … my children, in spite of the added of every month. Glad I don’t have I was relieved to hear about Thank goodness for the mail-in cost … And I must say that I really to choose between those two, both these choices and to see the email c i r c u l at i o n ballot. Something my postal union haven’t an opinion on the Norwood of whom would be good mayors … photo of Alex in frayed pirate Circulation Director Dad always championed (although School Board elections. I’m just sad Plus, I think Stu has done a fine job garb. Relieved because on our re- Scott Nuechterlein I bet he might be cursing first-term that Marty Hollinbeck threw in the cent trip to Boston to see them, I’d Circulation provided by Obama the way he cursed second- towel, as she was a breath of fresh see ubc on page 32 Telluride Delivers been confronted with the costume selection at their neighborhood offices Walgreens. Telluride I’d gone in to fill a prescrip- Let’s Keep Stu Fraser as Mayor 125 W. Pacific Ave. in the tion, and looming above me was Diamondtooth Building a truly monstrous rubber mask, Phone: (970) 728-4496. But here, now, I would like to pretty simple: If the Telluride with wiry hair and bloody eyeballs Fax: (970) 728-9066 personally endorse Stu Fraser for council is not broke, why fix it? and a vicious devouring mouth. I Ridgway a new term as Telluride mayor. It is also true in a small town was taken aback. Are we so de- 171 N. Cora Ave. In this case, I feel confident that I that any candidate for office will sensitized by Gaddafi death porn Phone: (970) 626-6839 have the understanding of the is- have friends and neighbors who and CGI horror films that a child Fax: (970) 626-3147 sues, and the familiarity with the will chose to vote for him or her, would blithely assume this per- candidates, to make the call. which makes running for local sonality off the rack? What parent ADDITIONAL There is one real curiosity office something of a popular- would think this was OK? CONTACT Lo c a l Pe r s p e c t i v e about this race in that both of ity contest. This is surely true I get it, sort of. I know about INFORMATION By Seth Cagin Fraser’s opponents have agreed of Oyster, Myers and Fraser, all the Day of the Dead and All Hal- Advertising: that the Telluride Town Council of whom have shown a lot of lows Even, which was a kind of [email protected] Over the years, The Watch has functioned extraordinarily dedication to the community, Celtic New Year’s Eve. Their new Editorial: [email protected] has sometimes made election well the past two years, during and have a lot of friends, and so year began November 1, and the Classifieds: endorsements and sometimes especially challenging times. Of a vote for any of them can be eas- coming winter represented a kind has not, and I have sometimes course, these candidates, David ily defended. [email protected] of death. So . . . we’re celebrating, or phone (970) 626-6839 endorsed candidates under my Oyster and Chris Myers, have But on the issues, these three or ritualizing, the dark, the depart- byline in this column, and some- both served on council during men sound almost identical. They Circulation: ed, the imagined unknown. (970) 626-6839 times I haven’t. this time, so they are in effect have not criticized each other in I get the dressing up part. And Calendar: As they say, consistency is assigning themselves the good public on matters of substance. the masks. The masks allow kids, [email protected] grade. But the fact is that Fraser In what may be the sharpest dis- the hobgoblin of little minds. and more importantly in certain or fax (970) 728-9066 Newspaper endorsements has been the mayor during this tinction any candidate has drawn, circles, the adults, to be some- presume a deep knowledge about time, setting the council agenda Myers has argued that as mayor, one or something else for a night. Various editions of The Watch are local issues on the part of a news- and running meetings. And he’s he would allow for more public KOTO’s annual Halloween party published on Thursdays by paper. They also presume some done it really well. comment and longer debates than actually scared the fun out of me The Slope, LLC, P.O. Box 2042, separation between a newspa- Above all, a Telluride mayor Fraser does. It’s not that Fraser years ago when people I knew felt Telluride, CO 81435. per’s newsgathering operation is charged with allowing voices silences anyone, but he does po- they had permission to become – The Watch is a tradename of The Slope, and its editorialists. To be bru- with sometimes sharply differ- litely enforce rules of participa- not just pretend to be, but actually LLC. All rights reserved. tally honest about it, The Watch ing points of view to be heard at tion at council meetings, includ- be – a different person, wilder and is just too small to do the kind of the same time he or she keeps the ing the length of time people are crueler, unaccountable to their work it would take to properly council moving forward. Over permitted to speak, which to me workaday selves. 2010 endorse candidates for all of the the years that I’ve observed Tel- is one of his strengths. (Yes, Stu, Associate I get the masks. Shakespeare Member offices throughout our circulation luride councils, some mayors if I go on too long, please cut me got masks. There wouldn’t be a area all of the time. We therefore have been better at this than oth- off!) What I hear Myers saying is comedy in the canon (or a drama often follow the “make up your ers. Fraser is at the top of the list he would encourage a far less or- for that matter) if it weren’t for dis- COLORADO for accomplishing it well. own mind” policy of election en- PRESSASSOCIATION dorsements. So the question becomes see cagin on page 32 see vttw on page 31 the watch THURSDAY, october 27 - wednesday, november 2, 2011 | 5 letters to the editor

THS Student a full day of community service. insulating and covering the walls, Farm project on Hastings Mesa. istration for your efforts. For us You may have seen them around built new plant benches, harvested Our group had a blast, prac- it was a huge success. We were Community Telluride, cleaning and painting greens and planted new containers ticed some carpentry and horticul- amazed at how much was ac- the Freebox or up in the Village with salad greens that, when har- tural skills and worked together complished and appreciated the Service Day a removing excessive cattails from vested, will also go into the salad with smiles. Half our group had to skills, enthusiasm (and iPod) that Huge Success the ponds or hiking under the gon- bar for lunch. Our students also leave a bit early to prep for the soc- helped. dola and picking up trash. Emily helped in the Telluride Commu- cer game and students from other Editor: Kuehn, our helper Ross and I had nity Garden and re-mulched the groups willingly picked up shovels – Kris Holstrom and Emily A huge shout out to the Tellu- a great group at the school green- 2011 Senior garden area in front and helped finish the project. Kuehn, The New Community Co- ride High Schoolers! On Tuesday houses. We stripped everything of the school. Others went to Nor- Thanks to ALL the students, alition and the Southwest Institute Oct. 18, they ALL participated in out of the greenhouses, finished wood and to SWIRL’s Tomten teachers, staff and THS admin- for Resilience

ties, and as a member of the Colo- Ensure That Your Election Letter Is Printed PAID ELECTION LETTERs rado Municipal League executive PAID ELECTION LETTERS board, Stu is unique among the (Only $25 for 250 words) mayoral candidates in his abil- Cheryl Miller Due to the volume of election letters that are typically submitted, we cannot promise to run every letter we ity to generate understanding and For Telluride receive. Even paid letters must adhere to policy standards: no name calling or unsubstantiated statements support for local interests – an at- of questionable “fact.” If paid for by a candidate or Political Action Committee, payment for letters must be School Board tribute that can serve Telluride par- reported as a campaign expense. Paid letters will appear under the heading PAID ELECTION LETTERS. ticularly well during these difficult We reserve the right to publish letters that are not paid, but persons who submit unpaid letters will be Dear Telluride School economic times. subject to editorial judgments regarding newsworthiness and may not be published for that reason or due District Voters, Thank you, to space restrictions. I urge you to vote for Cheryl Call Seth, Peggy or PatriCk to PlaCe your letter. 970 728-4496. 970 626-5376. Miller for the Telluride School – Karen James District Board of Education. Her advocacy for students, parents, and teachers and her commitment to helping our schools provide the best education possible has been evident since I first worked with Cheryl fifteen years ago. Cheryl’s qualifications to serve as a member of the Board of Edu- cation are due in part to her par- ticipation on and contributions to district committees such as finance, curriculum, data, and technology. Her understanding of our district, the programs and the budget is comprehensive. She’s enthusiastic about communicating her knowledge with district stakeholders and refreshingly open for input. Cheryl works hard to support improvement in our school district. Let’s keep her on the Board of Education! Respectfully,

– Chris Delaney-Haynes

Stu Fraser Gives Town a Strong Voice

Editor: Having attended three years worth of Telluride Town Council meetings as a newspaper reporter in this community until April of this year, and as a current Telluride property owner, I’d like to urge the community to re-elect Mayor Stu Fraser this November. As the economy, both nationally and locally, takes tentative steps toward recovery from this persis- tent recession, it is important that the town not only has a clear vision of what it wants to achieve over the next few years, but a mayor who is skilled at forging partnerships and building consensus to shepherd that vision into reality. Stu has not only demonstrated these skills during his time as mayor, but has taken the additional step of giving Telluride and the region a strong voice with state policymakers. As President of the Colorado call us about the new refinance program that Association of Ski Towns, which lobbies state lawmakers on behalf begins december 1, 2011 of tourism dependent communi- 6 | THURSDAY, october 27 - wednesday, november 2, 2011 the watch NEWS Petition to Recall Montrose Commissioner Falls Short Clerk’s Office Says 500 Signatures “We could only Invalid hope that the commissioners By Beverly Corbell would have heard MONTROSE – The petition- the concerns of ers seeking to recall Montrose these citizens.” County Commissioner Gary Ellis from office have come up short on – Petition drive leader verified signatures, so no recall Mike Krull election will be held. The office of Montrose Coun- and let the county heal.” ty Clerk and Recorder Fran Tipton But the most pressing issue for Long stated that after checking the petition drive leader Mike Krull is 3,198 signatures submitted, only that the commissioners pay atten- 2,689 were “statutorily valid.” tion to the thousands who did sign To force a recall election of the petition and who believe that Ellis, the petitioners were required the commissioners are not han- to submit a minimum of 3,012 dling county business properly. STUMPING FOR PROP 103 – Colorado State Representative Dan Pabon (right) and Mountain Village signatures, according to Long. The original petition called for Owners Association President Jonathan Greenspan (left) visited Mountain Munchkins Monday. Pabon The petitioners have 15 days to the removal of the other two com- file a protest, after which they are missioners, David White and Ron was in town speaking in favor of Proposition 103, on the ballot this November. The proposal would entitled to a hearing. Henderson, but those petitions fell raise tax rates to fund education statewide, from preschool through college. (Photo by Brian Ahern) Signatures are invalidated short on the minimum number of if the name and address do not signers required. match county records, if it is not “The county spoke loudly that of a registered voter, if they and sincerely and wants respon- don’t complete the petition as re- siveness to their wishes,” Krull quired, or if it is a duplicate, ac- wrote in an email. “We could cording to Long. only hope that the commissioners A news release from the coun- would have heard the concerns ty quoted Ellis as saying he be- of these citizens. We presented MAKE TRACKS TO lieves the best thing for the coun- the medium for their voice. With ty is “to put this recall to rest and well over 4,000 signatures being leave it behind us. We have many presented as to the dissatisfaction important issues that need to be of the three county commission- focused on. I understand the recall ers’ performance, you would hope group can challenge the matter, they open their eyes and mind to but I sincerely hope they take this reflection upon their decision- FRESHIES opportunity to let both sides get making processes for the people NEW GEAR IS HERE back to resolving pressing issues of Montrose County.”

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SmUggling from page 1 which responders followed during nearby culvert. Deputies then ob- According to the SMSO re- ficers were reluctant to take the five their search. San Miguel County served the four men running from port, it is suspected that Veranes men into their custody, advising When officers arrived on scene Sheriff’s Commander Eric Berg the culvert and were able to appre- was involved in smuggling the SMSO officers to write the driver there were no signs of the vehicle’s used his airplane to assist in the hend them. All were dressed in thin four men into or through the U.S. It a traffic ticket and then release occupants. search. After following tracks for clothing with no coats and were is unknown at this time the extent the men. They eventually agreed According to the SMRO press about three miles, the ground and placed in patrol cars to keep warm. of Rodriquez’s involvement in the to take the four apparently illegal release, passersby reported find- air search was called off at 6 p.m. The four men were then identified incident. aliens, but left Varenez in the depu- ing the car rolled over but saw due to impending darkness. as Cruz Barahona, Miralda Her- When first contacted, Immigra- ties’ custody. He is now being held none of the people involved in the The next morning Rodri- nandez, Delgato and Torres. tion and Customs Enforcement of- in the San Miguel County Jail. accident. One caller said the car guez and Varenez were located at was still running and he turned it The Basin Restaurant in Dry Creek off. Another motorist reportedly Basin after the owner of the es- observed a “dark skinned” male tablishment alerted deputies that walking south along the highway they were there. After it was deter- toward Dove Creek. The motorist mined Varenez was the driver of offered the man, who appeared to the wrecked vehicle, he was taken have an eye injury, a ride, but the into custody. Rodriguez was trans- man refused. ported to the Uncompahgre Medi- A lengthy foot search for the cal Center for medical treatment vehicle occupants ensued, first and then transported to the Mesa along the roadway and then on County Jail. the surrounding steep, rugged ter- Later Tuesday morning at rain. A hunter in the area reported about 8:30 a.m., some hunters ar- hearing several people speaking riving at the Basin Store reported Spanish and also noticed tracks, seeing some men hiding in a

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970.325.7000 BeaumontGrand Hotel Ballroom ~ 5tH & main ~ ouray 8 | THURSDAY, october 27 - wednesday, november 2, 2011 the watch NEWS High Water, Bureaucracy Delay River Tire Cleanup RIDGWAY – The perpetrators not compel cleanup of what Maynes torney Kathryn Sellars, “you could miles affected by the washout of Parks and Wildlife’s Renzo DelPic- of the August “tire disaster” on the called “erosion control” on agricul- have a rubbish dump on ag land?” approximately 1,000 tires during colo said his division has been Uncompahgre River and its tributar- tural property, and second, that they Sellars nodded her head. “That’s an August thunderstorm. They have advised by the state Attorney Gen- ies told the Ouray County Commis- were waiting on negotiations with an interesting fact!” Albritton ex- retrieved most of them, and paid to eral’s office to hold off on allowing the Army Corps of Engineers and claimed. have them hauled away by a regis- Maynes and Gunn access to Billy the Colorado Department of Public Sellars, however, questioned tered hauler, Maynes said. (He en- Creek State lands, for liability and Ou r a y Co u n t y Br i e f s By Peter Shelton Health and Environment before act- whether the half-page lease was suf- couraged any landowner who sees other reasons, “for the time being, ing on a Final Closure Plan. Maynes ficient proof of ag status. “Is there a tires emerging as the flow decreases anyway.” DelPiccolo also said that said he was hoping CDPHE would time frame on this lease?” she asked this winter to call Maynes Tire at the Uncompahgre Watershed Part- sioners on Tuesday why they had declare the buried tires “stable” and Ondos. 970/249-7696.) nership has volunteered to help not complied with the county’s Oct. allow them to remain. “No.” They have made significant clean up the Billy Creek area.) 5 Notice and Order to remove the Ondos, of the law firm Weaver “Is it filed with the county?” progress, Ondos said, and have Albritton said that while river remaining 4,000 or so waste tires. and Fitzhugh, produced copies of “No.” been thwarted only by continuing cleanup is important, the county’s Lawrence “Butch” Gunn, the a 2001 lease agreement between “So, our opinion,” Albritton high water (and the forecast for main concern was the potential for owner of the property on County Gunn and Jim Bridges allowing asked Sellars, “is that the Notice and more this week) and one recalcitrant future tire “spills” from the illegally Road 4 where the offending dump Bridges to graze cattle on Gunn’s Order does apply to this property?” gatekeeper, the Colorado Division filled-in gully on Gunn’s property. is located, and Mark Maynes, rep- 640 acres. She said that under Coun- Sellars: “Yes.” of Parks and Wildlife. “We have not She did, however, recommend con- resenting the Maynes family and ty Ordinance 95-1, agricultural land Discussion then turned to the re- been allowed in by Game and Fish tinuing the public hearing until Dec. Maynes Tire in Montrose, the pri- was exempt from regulations on the moval of tires from the river. Gunn in the Billy Creek area,” Maynes 6, citing an email from investigating mary source of the tires since 1990, dumping of rubbish. and Maynes described their efforts said. “We have been refused access officer Jeff Emmons of CDPHE, along with their lawyer, Amy Ondos, “So,” Commission Chair Heidi to be in touch with each of the pri- to go get them.” contended first that the county could Albritton asked Interim County At- vate property owners along the 17 (Reached after the meeting, see briefs on page 26 Mountain Village Buckles Down for Trimmed Budget Town Had Prepared In the words of Finance Com- to more detailed recent work ses- actually pretty big,” Swain said. of taxpayer dollars. Just because mittee councilmember Richard sions with all of the town’s depart- The 2012 budget does not an- the town has more money doesn’t For Lower Property Child, “There is a silver lining.” ments, as a workable budget for ticipate any grant funding for local mean spending will go up propor- Revenues As he explains it, the town has the coming year. nonprofits, unlike in years past. tionally. The town is very diligent met the adverse economic climate “This may be the most finan- “We’re really putting extra about managing its expenses… By Martinique Davis precipitated by falling property cially difficult budget Mountain pressure on the town’s nonprofit without injuring critical services values, and is emerging as a lean- Village has had to work on, but organizations to make it though necessary to maintaining the MOUNTAIN VILLAGE – er, more efficient government. the process itself has really been without grants. If they come, it highest quality levels possible,” Facing precipitous drops in prop- “When the community is really seamless,” she said. will be a windfall, enabling us to Child said. erty tax revenues, the Town of cutting back and tightening their Swain reports that next year’s address other pressing issues. But Swain explains that this Mountain Village is ready for yet belts, the town should be doing budget is nearly $24 million, with the days of budgeting expendi- year’s budget process actually another fiduciary wrestling match the same – and hopefully more,” approximately $24.6 million in tures with grants – taking grants began years ago, at the height of as town staff and the town coun- Child said, speaking of the town’s projected revenues. Mountain for granted, no pun intended – are the national financial crisis. At cil grapple with the 2012 budget. fiscal philosophy as it prepares to Village is unusual in that in ad- over,” Child said. that point, under the direction of In the midst of recent budget- present a first reading of the 2012 dition to traditional governmen- Mountain Village has also Mayor Bob Delves, Child, and ary work sessions, Town Man- budget to the public on Nov. 17. tal expenses like police, road and taken the stance that in the sce- then-councilmember Dan Garner, ager Kim Montgomery, Finance The town began its budget bridge, utilities, and administra- nario of better-than-projected the town council began preparing Director Kevin Swain and the process with special work sessions tion, the town also subsidizes revenues, its government will for drastic decreases in its prop- Town Council Finance Commit- back in September, which is earlier amenities like the Gondola, Dial- continue to stick to a conserva- erty tax revenues by creating a tee have taken a hard look at the than typical for Mountain Village, A-Ride, a daycare and preschool, tive spending model. “Regardless policy that aimed to set aside 35 town’s bottom line, and while the Montgomery said. Those sessions the Conference Center, even a of the ups and downs of our prop- percent of the next year’s budget- picture that has emerged isn’t ex- offered “broad brushstrokes” to cable and internet service. erty valuations, the town really actly rosy, it isn’t dire either. what is steadily emerging, thanks “For a small government, we’re looks at maximizing the value see budget on page 26 the watch thURSDaY, octobeR 27 - weDneSDaY, novembeR 2, 2011 | 9 newS Gold Run Housing Project Receives State Recognition bY GUS JaRviS minded focus in building housing is to make sure it is for the com- TELLURIDE – Recogniz- munity so people can have the ing its ability to offer safe and roots they need to grow their lives affordable housing in a unique here in Telluride.” way, Telluride’s Gold Run Afford- The 18-unit Gold Run neigh- able Housing complex has been borhood, located on the east side awarded Housing Colorado’s Ea- of Telluride, represents the first gle Award, which has come to rep- affordable housing project built resent one of the highest achieve- jointly by the Town of Telluride ments within the state’s housing and San Miguel County. It has community. been subsidized jointly, with the Gold Run was one of four county donating most of the land projects to receive the award at and the town donating land along the Housing Colorado Now! Con- with a $1,100,000 cash subsidy. ference held in Vail on Oct. 13. The total cost for the project was Housing Colorado is an organiza- $6,750,00 and all funding for the tion with a network of over 6,000 complex has been locally subsi- members that works in Colorado a GoLD meDaL FoR GoLD RUn – County Commissioner Elaine Fischer and Telluride Mayor Stu Fraser dized with no federal financial to generate a wide number and (center) proudly showed off their Eagle Award on Tuesday. They were joined by (left to right, front row) involvement. Both governmental Lance McDonald, Brian Werner, Michael McAllister, (second row) Delaine Young, Shirley Diaz, Ann Brady, range of affordable housing op- entities partnered with the Tellu- Mike Rozycki, Cal Wilbourne, Tim Cannon, (third row) Mike Volk, Stan Kipfer, Mark Campbell, and Thom portunities. Since 1990 its Eagle Carnevale. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost) ride R-1 School District to provide Award has celebrated extraordi- one unit for the district’s housing nary accomplishments and out- needs as well. standing leadership in housing even though it was a finalist, had attempted to do over the past ten and homes for people who want Gold Run consists of “for and support services. won the award. With Fraser in years is not build projects but to have an active part in our com- Because the award had never Vail to accept the award were San build neighborhood communities munity,” Fraser said. “Our single- see GoLD RUn on page 35 been given to a rural community Miguel County Commissioner – nor has it ever been given to a Elaine Fischer and San Miguel community on the Western Slope Regional Housing Authority Ex- – Telluride Mayor Stu Fraser said ecutive Director Shirley Diaz. he was surprised that Gold Run, “In Telluride, what we have we buy diamonds and estate jewelry Local Governments Our Experience and Access to International Markets is Unmatched. Consider Funding to 204 West Colorado Avenue • Telluride, CO 81435 • (970) 728-5566 Extend Gondola Season Telluride Is In traveling during shoulder seasons. Marketing, if a plan is ap- If TMVOA, Mountain proved, would target demograph- Village Join Too ics that a recent study conducted for the tourism board identified Myers bY Seth caGin as being most receptive to visiting Telluride during the shoulder For TELLURIDE – How much seasons. If it worked, Martelon would it help the Telluride area added, and using very conserva- Mayor to extend the operating hours of tive assumptions, additional visi- the Telluride-to-Mountain Village tation would generate far more in gondola for an additional three additional sales taxes to the towns supporters weeks in the autumn and possibly than they spent on the effort to at- an additional week in the spring? tract them. Tom Schilloci Jesse Rose Anne Hendricks Christine Capaldo Moussa Konare Or even for just two weeks in the Following the presentation, Lori Gerdts Maggie McNally Erin Ries autumn? councilmember Chris Myers sug- Greg Roby Paula Ciberay Lance Waring Jonathan Greenspan, president gested that the $25,000 in annual Lindsey Walker Bill Lamphere Meghann McCormick of the Telluride Mountain Village funding from the Town of Tellu- Elizabeth Marchini Sara Dougherty James Colt Owners Association, and Michael ride to go toward gondola opera- Dan Wilson George Allen Nina Robohm Martelon, CEO of the Telluride tions was a “no brainer.” Rodd Garoutte Stephen McComb William White Tourism Board, told the Telluride In fact, council had already Lara Young Kathy McComb James Tewksbury Town Council Tuesday that com- anticipated allocating $17,500 to Nick Kolachov Kristen Redd Walter P. Polcyn bined with an energized marketing that item. Jonathan Barfield Brett Guarrero Sean DeLand Teresa Barfield Ann Kennedy James King effort targeting the same addition- But the request for still more Lyndia McGauhey Michael Ott Ashley Boling al weeks that the gondola would came just as council was prepared Scott Koch Brad Blackwell Dave LeFevre remain open, there is potential to adopt what is already a very Sergio Gonzalez Gus Gusciora Sam Kemp to stimulate the shoulder season tight town budget for next year, Soizic Ziegler Kenneth R. Johnson Marissa Mattys economy significantly. and so members of council ex- Matt J. Mahan Connie Giles Bud Crane “It’s more than the funding,” pressed some doubts that the effort Amanda Acosta Leanne Cesario Edward Henderson Martelon told council, empha- would succeed. Travis Dunn John Mosser Melissa Potts sizing that there are cultural and One idea that tantalized May- Cheryl Rosenbarker Raymond Bowers Carlton Potts marketing components to tackle, or Stu Fraser is the possibility of Robert F. Kauflin Cindy Putnam Michelle Davis Paul Jones Dan Chancellor Lori Dabson as well. a robust Oktoberfest that could Hubert C. Plumber Susanna Remec Karen Patterson Along with a need for addi- become a major annual event. Cindy Plumber Larry Iverson Summer Colt tional funding from TMVOA and Greenspan agreed but noted that it Bubba Schill Karen Unternahrer Sean DeLand the towns of Telluride and Moun- takes a few years to build a festival Rob Schultheis Cari Mackey Karen Patterson tain Village ($25,000 from each or event. Greg Viditz-Ward Molly Galetto Christine McGinley entity to pay for three weeks), lo- Council agreed to find the ad- Colin Sullivan Edwin Schlapfer Buff Hooper cal businesses would have to agree ditional funding in its budget for Mike Kennedy Chris Johnson Kennedy Menendez to stay open the additional weeks, next year, provided that the other Martelon said. That is the cultural two entities – Mountain Village Paid for by MYERS FOR MAYOR, Lance Waring/Treasurer part, since locals are accustomed to and TMVOA – match it.

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TELLURIDE – Representing mel, the award-winning Felt Soul a highly diverse scope of projects, Media team, to go towards their from a biographical film about a next film, tentatively titled Amend, living legend of Himalayan moun- about a national movement to bring taineering to a photographic explo- down dams across North America. ration of art to activism in the af- Drew Ludwig, a photographer termath of Japan’s recent tsunami, who will travel the northeast coast five Mountainfilm Commitment of Japan by foot to explore the in- grantees will receive $5,000 and a tersection between art and activism new MacBook Pro, thanks to the in the debris of this year’s tsunami. festival’s granting initiative. At Mountainfilm 2011, Ludwig ex- The winning applicants were hibited memorable photographs of chosen from a field of over one the gloves he found as he walked hundred contenders in the granting through Louisiana after the Gulf initiative, a program introduced Oil spill. last year as a means to help ensure Allison Otto and Carole Snow, that important stories are told – whose documentary film, Keeper and heard. The five winning 2011 of the Mountains, is about the leg- grantees are: endary Everest historian Elizabeth Suzan Beraza, whose feature- Hawley, now in her late 80s. Moun- length documentary film, Uranium tainfilm is excited to partner on this Drive-In, is about a boom-bust project with the American Alpine uranium mining community in ru- Club, which will fund the $5,000 ral southwestern Colorado and the grant. “The stories climbers tell in- heated battle there over a new pro- fluence safety, open new terrain and from Suzan Beraza’s Uranium Drive-In. (Photo by Jim Hurst) posed uranium mill – the first, if A still inspire us all,” said Alpine Club Ex- approved, to be built in the United ecutive Director Phil Powers. “The States in over 25 years. Beraza’s last ton’s Picture the Leviathan, a short established artist by the time he fin- film follows him on a quest to paint American Alpine Club is proud to film, Bag It, won the 2010 Moun- documentary film about James ished college. Prosek paints (in the approximately 40 life-sized Atlantic support excellence in telling the tainfilm Audience Choice Award. Prosek, the author of 11 books, win- tradition of the 19th-century natural- fish after seeing them alive. climber’s story through a Moun- Hal Clifford and Jason Hous- ner of a Peabody Award, and a well- ists) creatures that are vanishing; this Ben Knight and Travis Rum- tainfilm Commitment Grant.” mountainfilm now, the population will be declin- and experts believe that one of the ject of population, the name that tigers in India alone – today, there from page 1 ing with no end in sight.” keys to stabilizing population is al- came up time and again was Paul is one tiger for every two million A dozen years later, according lowing women more control over Ehrlich. I reached out to him and people, and that number isn’t likely years, and we want to understand to a recent report from the Popula- their bodies and their pregnancies, was thrilled he was available to to grow. what this will mean for this planet, tion Institute, “As we approach the particularly in the developing world. come to Mountainfilm this year, While population in some parts its people and other living crea- 7 billion mark, world population is Increased availability of contracep- as he is really the preeminent of the world is growing, other areas tures.” still growing, with no end in sight.” tion will help, but there also needs voice on this subject.” – like Europe – are not reaching re- In 1999, global population We are also faced with rising to be a fundamental shift in the way Another guest will be ground- placement levels. 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OURAY COUNTY – Two $1 million in grants and scholar- philanthropic organizations, the ships in seven counties, including Woman’s Club of Ouray and the Ouray County. Western Colorado Community Voyager Youth Program will Foundation, announced their fall use grant money to continue its 2011 grant recipients recently. support of Ouray County youth Twenty four not-for-profit enter- and families through educational, prises, ranging from the Ridg- recreational, and experiential ac- way Community Food Pantry to tivities; Friends of the Wright Op- the Friends of the Wright Opera era House will apply its money to- House, received awards totaling ward the purchase and installation $12,000 this year, according to re- of a technical sound system; and leases by the donors. OCHS will upgrade the lighting The Woman’s Club of Ouray, on the first floor and lower level with funds earned from its Annual of the Museum. June Rummage Sale, and with a “Community foundations im- unanimous vote of the member- pact lives, solve community prob- ship, according to Club President lems, and improve futures,” said Vicki Caldwell, distributed over WCCF Executive Director Anne $9,000 to 21 county non-profits. Wenzel. During the week of Nov. Sixteen percent of the money 12-18, Western Colorado Com- went to children’s programs; 14 munity Foundation will join more percent went to the arts; seniors SPECIAL DELIVERY – Sue Hillhouse (right) recently handed a $1,000 check to Karla Cline, executive director than 700 community foundations and disabled programs got 13 per- of the Voyager Youth Program in Ridgway. Hillhouse is a board member of Western Colorado Community across America for Community cent; Ridgway’s Food Pantry got Foundation, which also announced grants to the Friends of the Wright Opera House and the Ouray County Foundation Week. For more than 11 percent; and the remaining 45 Historical Society. (Courtesy photo) 20 years, the effort has raised percent went to other community awareness about the increasingly programs, according to the re- important role of these philan- lease. Cross Disability Coalition, Equine sociation, Ouray County Chorus, Food Bank, Ridgway Railroad thropic organizations in fostering The Woman’s Club of Ouray Life Lessons and Artwork, Friends Ouray Elks Lodge No. 492, Ouray Museum, Second Chance Hu- local collaboration and innovation was founded in 1897 in Ouray and of the Wright Opera House, Hos- County Emergency Medical Ser- mane Society, Voices for Children to address civic and economic has 70-plus members. pice and Palliative Care, Mt. vices, Ouray County Mountain (CASA), Voyager Youth Program, challenges. WCCF will also cel- Organizations receiving these Hayden Rebekah Lodge No. 54, Rescue, Ouray County Perform- and Weehawken Creative Arts. ebrate its 15-year anniversary in grant monies include the Cedar Mountain Sunshine, Neighbor to ing Arts Guild, Ouray Public Additionally, the WCO con- February 2012 with regional and Hill Cemetery District, Colorado Neighbor, Ouray County Arts As- Library, Ridgway Community tinues to support its hospice room local events. in Valley Manor Care Center, to For more information about make monthly gifts of food and Western Colorado Community money to the Ridgway Communi- Foundation, visit www.wccf. ty Food Pantry, to support the Ce- org or contact Sue Hillhouse at dar Hill Cemetery cleanup in the 970/626-2970 or shill@ouraynet. spring, and to volunteer at other com. To All SAn Miguel CounTy VoTerS: community service events. Visitors are welcome to attend The Western Colorado Com- the Woman’s Club of Ouray’s The November 1 Election is an All-Mail Election. Ballots were mailed on munity Foundation also recently monthly meetings, held on the October 14. The envelope is white with a big red stripe and the words: announced its fall awards, with third Tuesday in the San Juan WCCF board member Sue Hill- Room at the Ouray Community Official Ballot Enclosed house naming the recipients ear- Center; 2011-2012 programs lier this month. One thousand center on the theme “Uncommon If you think you should have gotten a ballot but have not dollar grants will go to the Voy- Women – Uncommon Lives.” by October 19, or you need a replacement for any reason, ager Youth Program, Friends of The Nov. 15 program will feature please stop by the County Courthouse or call 728-3954 and the Wright Opera House and the Sabrina Butler speaking about her ask for the Elections Department. Ouray County Historical Society. dentistry efforts in Africa. Mem- The Community Founda- bers and guests are encouraged to If you decide not to vote: tion works with donor families bring canned or dried food goods Please don’t just discard your ballot packet at the Post Office or other to establish permanent charita- for the Thanksgiving season, to ble funds to support community help stock the Ridgway Commu- public place. Destroy your ballot by tearing it up or shredding it. projects and causes that enhance nity Food Pantry’s shelves as the the quality of life in local com- holiday season approaches. To vote, mark your ballot according to the instructions on the front, sign and date munities. Incorporated in 1996, For more information about the self-affirmation on the back side (under the flap) of the official reply envelope. the foundation manages almost the Woman’s Club, contact Vicki Then return it by attaching a 44 cent stamp and putting it in the mail so that it is $30 million dollars in endowed Caldwell at 970/325-4816 or received at the Telluride Post Office by November 1. Alternatively you may funds. Last year, it awarded over 970/318-6620. deposit your ballot at any of the following: San Miguel County Courthouse at 305 W. Colorado, Telluride San Miguel County West Wing at 335 West Colorado, Telluride and Start your San Miguel County Glockson Building at 1120 Summit, Norwood Halloween Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekend at Monday through Friday from Oct. 14 through Oct. 31 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 1 (970) 728-3954 CUPS UNPLUGGED! Voting by electronic machine is available during the same hours Friday night listen to at 335 West Colorado, Telluride. of Pleasure Cups David Nunn M. Kathleen Erie, San Miguel County Clerk and Recorder from 6-9pm (970) 728-3954 or [email protected] www.sanmiguelcounty.org CUPS UNPLUGGED ~ LIVE MUSIC INSIDE 115 N. Lena St., Ridgway ~ 626-3272 the watch thURSDaY, octobeR 27 - weDneSDaY, novembeR 2, 2011 | 13 commUnitY Students Paint Ouray on Community Service Day

new coat oF Paint – At left, Bernie Pearce (Spanish teacher), Rachael Pankow, Kevin Kempton (Tech consultant), Taylor Chase (French teacher), Olivia Lockhart, April Michaels, Julia Vann, Sara Sherwood, Derek Slone, Jessica Niehaus, and Steve Duce celebrated the completion of a wall at the Ouray Fire House. At right, science teacher Jen Ballard and student Mary Emily Doone repainted the motor house at the Town Ski Hill. (Photos by Peter Shelton)

Good Deeds From one day a year. “It used to be Community Service Day is called the Day of Caring,” she strictly optional, not required, said The Fire House said. “It’s been a few years now. ‘There will be no talking on this French teacher Taylor Chase, help- To the Ski Hill We decided to revive it as Com- ing out at the Fire House. Only a munity Service Day.” job site!’ handful of the eligible students bY PeteR Shelton Seven groups of 8th through didn’t participate, Rushing added, – Di Rushing, Ouray School Dean of Students, to a painting crew 12th graders worked around the city most because they didn’t get their OURAY – “Okay, y’all, act in bright Indian Summer sunshine, permission slips in on time. crazy for the camera now. But no each group with 1-2 supervisors, “It’s a great way to give back to unprintable gestures!” either teachers from the school, or team, Rushing called out, “There Following which, the giggles only the community,” said Chase. “They Ouray Schools Dean of Stu- volunteers with the Ouray Trails will be no talking on this job site!” grew more uproarious. give so much to the school.” dents Di Rushing wanted photos to Group. document Community Service Day Several groups combined to last Thursday, Oct. 20. We were work on the Perimeter Trail and at the Ouray Fire House, where a the River Road, clearing brush and group of students had just finished getting the trails ready for winter. painting the interior of one of the Another group painted picnic vehicle bays. And each other, by the tables in Fellin Park. There was looks of things: white splatters and the Fire House crew, and a final Ever had a wind-baked potato? handprints on T-shirts and jeans. group painted the motor house at “Don’t worry,” one white-haired the town ski hill. high-schooler said to me, grinning. Zipping around between the “It’s latex based.” In high spirits, groups, “like a Rat Terrier on and with not a little pride, they speed,” Rushing made sure the mugged for the cameras. work was complete before an end- Rushing was justifiably proud of-day get-together, with ice cream. of the effort, undertaken just this Walking up to the motor house

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Purchase your Green Block by calling (970) 626-5549 or (970) 864-7311. Buy online at http://www.smpa.com/Service/green-blocks.cfm. 726 Main, Ouray • 970-325-4386 Daily from 11 a.m. 14 | THURSDAY, october 27 - wednesday, november 2, 2011 the watch community Saturday’s First Annual Fall Fun Fest Helps Montrose Schools First 500 Kids Townsend and Uncompahgre Av- enues, where different schools will Get In Free provide fun and games at about 30 booths. By Beverly Corbell Tickets to the event, with a value of four tickets per dollar, will be sold MONTROSE – A new festival in packets of $5 and $10 at three en- this weekend in downtown Montrose trances on Townsend, Uncompahgre will not only benefit area schools and Cascade Avenues. After the fes- and provide a lot of fun for families, tival, schools will turn in their tickets it will also pay for itself. and Harmsen will write them a check Amy Harmsen, who owns the for their full combined value. Canyon Gallery and is a member of Thanks to business sponsors, the the Downtown Development Au- first 500 kids to arrive at the festival MAIN STREET FUN – Amy Harmsen of Canyon Gallery, a member of the Downtown Development Author- thority, said downtown merchants will receive free tickets. Those same ity, holds a poster for the new Main Street Fall Fun Festival this Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. The event will decided to hold a new Halloween tickets will support a new education center around children and Halloween but will benefit area schools. Two blocks of the street will be closed celebration this year to replace the fund that Montrose School Super- off, and about 30 booths will feature fun and games. (Photo by Beverly Corbell) old tradition of having a costume intendent Mark MacHale has set contest for preschoolers and hav- up with the Montrose Community ing them trick-or-treat at downtown Foundation. fund will be printed in a different ed $500, she said. pong ball water shoot, pumpkin businesses. “I want every kid to get at least color so schools can tell them from The festival is also saving mon- bowling, seed spitting contest, and At the new Main Street Fall Fun a dollar’s worth of free tickets,” she the regular tickets. ey by having volunteers set up bar- a witch’s autopsy, where you go in Festival, this Saturday, Oct. 29 from said, “and that money is going to the “That money will go to the foun- ricades instead of city workers, an and feel things, I guess,” she said. 2 to 5 p.m., kids will still get to have Montrose Community Foundation. dation, to that line item, and we’ll idea that came from City Manager The festival will also have a a costume contest and go trick-or- “Even after we give the money have at least $500 going into that.” Bill Bell, Harmsen said. In return, petting zoo, bounce house, and the treating, but in a new twist, Harm- to the schools, we will have money Among the bigger sponsors are the Montrose City Council voted to North Fork Valley Ambulance bar- sen said. Two blocks of Main Street left over because of sponsors,” she Wells Fargo Bank and Wells Fargo waive its street closing fee for the rel train to carry kids around down- will be closed off to traffic between said. The tickets for the foundation Home Mortgage, which each donat- event. town. “So we’re going to give it a test The costume contest will be a run and see how it goes,” she said. bit different this year, Harmsen said, “Basically the city will bring out with roving judges walking through the barricades and place them on the crowds to pick out 20 kids with the corners before the event, during the best costumes, and then reward- business hours, so they don’t have ing them on the spot. to pay (employees) to come out on “They’ll get a goody bag with Saturday.” Montrose Bucks, a McDonald’s Then on Saturday, volunteers in coupon, coupons for free popcorn at yellow vests will place the barricades the movie theater, all sorts of other to close the streets and then remove little stuff, and a big sash that says them when the festival is over. Best Costume,” she said. There will be limited food at With only two days left before the event, Harmsen said, with Wells the event, other schools would be Fargo serving cotton candy, a table rushed to participate, but they’re in front of Great Harvest Bread welcome to try, said Harmsen, Company, and possibly pizza by who can be reached by calling 209- the slice. But the main focus will 3578. be on fun, not food, as schools have Next year, Harmsen hopes the gotten creative with their ideas to festival will expand to include area attract kids to their booths. “We’ve youth organizations. got things like fishing games, face “The Boy Scouts were just in painting, ring toss, Plinko, and all here and I asked them if they had sorts of cute ones like Feed the anything cool, and they said, ‘Yeah, Monster where you’re tossing toi- we have a dunking booth,’” she said. let paper through a tire, a pumpkin “So it’s a good cause and would be stem ring toss, ducky games, ping something for everybody.”

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Few holidays gather the community together quite like Hal- cludes a DJ, dancing, a costume contest with prizes, hors If you’re at a loss for a costume, stop by the Sherbino Theatre loween, when sugar-crazed rabble-rousers, young and old, have d’oeuvres and a cash bar, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Tickets are $20; call on Clinton St., where you can buy, rent or trade for your outfit of an excuse to costume-up and party down. Following is a regional 970/325-7000 for more info. choice. The theatre is open most afternoons, or call Shannon for an roundup of Halloween carnivals, dances, haunted houses and cos- The Ouray Brewery hosts a costume contest of its own Sat- appointment (970/209-7247). tume contests. Whether for kids or adults, these towns have all urday night, 6-9 p.m. Enjoy a brew in your spookiest or wacki- your All Hallows’ Eve-nts covered. est creation. Staff judges will choose their favorite costume (an- teLLUrIDe nounced at 9 p.m.), and the winner will be awarded a $50 gift Kids of all ages are invited to the Telluride Elementary Montrose certificate from the brewery. School's Fall Harvest Festival this Thursday, 4-7 p.m. in the Tel- This Saturday in Montrose, check out the first annual Fall Keep those costumes handy until Monday, when Hallow- luride Elementary School gym. There'll be pumpkin decorating, Fun Festival, offering over 25 fun game booths, a barrel train, een festivities continue. Main Street Trick-or-Treat takes face painting, hair spraying, a cake walk, the haunted scarewell, pony rides, a bounce house, pumpkin painting and bowling, a cos- place from 5-7 p.m., followed by the 5th Annual Halloween games, refreshments and more. Tickets are 50 cents; most games tume contest, and more, 2-5 p.m. on Main Street. Geared toward and refreshments cost $1. Costumes are encouraged. A raffle will kids in preschool through middle school, it’s a chance for young be held at 5:30 p.m. for a huge variety of prizes, ranging from res- ghouls and goblins to trick-or-treat down Main Street and check taurant gift certificates to a Telluride season ski pass. out school-sponsored game booths at a closed section of the Ghoulies, ghosties, hobgobs and whatnots, creepies, street between Townsend and Uncompahgre. Ticket crawlies, woozels, and hottentots are all invited to the 4th packets are $5 and $10, but the first 500 kids to ar- Annual Youth Halloween Party at Telluride Elks rive will receive four tickets for free. Proceeds Lodge on Saturday. There will be dancing, games, benefit Montrose area schools. (See related prizes, goodies, and a haunted house. The doors story page 14.) open to all ages at 6 p.m. A little further afield is DeVries’ Corn Get For adults, the real party begins at 9 th Maze and Pumpkin Patch, on Hwy. 50 p.m. on Saturday, when the 36 KOTO between Montrose and Olathe (mile mark- Halloween Bash brings Karl Denson’s er 85). Not only will you find pumpkins, Tiny Universe to the Telluride Town but the corn maze is sure to confuse (open Park Pavilion stage, presenting The 9 a.m.-6 p.m. through Oct. 29). Punkin’ Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers in its Chunkin’ takes place Saturday, between Your entirety. New Orleans’ guitarist/vocal- 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., and the Haunted ist/songwriter Anders Osborne will Night Maze starts at dusk Saturday, stay- team up with KDTU as a special guest, ing open late until 11 p.m. Call 970/323- opening the show with his own three- 6559 for more information. piece band. This year marks the 24th annual Stu- A word of advice: Come dressed in pid Halloween Bash, featuring the Stupid Costume costume. Tickets are $25 in advance, or $30 Band at the Turn of the Century Saloon (117 the day of the show. VIP tickets are available NW Fourth St.) on Saturday night. Enjoy original for $75 and include four beers, VIP area admit- dance tunes and great cover songs while dancing off tance and access to the VIP bar. Doors open at 8 those Halloween calories. Doors open at 8 p.m.; admis- p.m.; call 970/728-8100 for tickets and information, sion is $10, plus a non-perishable food item for Sharing or visit koto.org. Ministries. For more info., call 970/249-8250. Halloween day on Monday brings the much anticipated on kids’ Halloween Parade from the Telluride Elementary School For a wacky evening of a different sort, head over to the Rose Bowl and party with “The Dude.” The Jason Hunter Band hosts Halloween Fun for Every Age, From to Colorado Ave. and back. Students will line up by grade (sixth- a Big Lebowski –themed evening of live music and bowling at kindergarten) behind a fire truck parked in front of the school at Rose Bowl Lanes, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., complete with live local Montrose to Telluride to Cortez 1:20 p.m. Preschoolers will bring up the tail end of the parade, talent, free bowling giveaways, Horsefly Brewing beer and sar- which will begin marching toward main street (closed to traf- saparilla, drink specials, and a Big Lebowski trivia contest. Don’t bY WATcH STAff fic) at 1:30 p.m. For more information, contact Karen Ludwig at forget to dress up for the Halloween costume contest. Tickets are 970/728-6615. $10, available at Horsefly Brewing, Riddled Raven, by phone Costume Bash at O’Brien’s Pub & Grill (126 Main) at 9 p.m. norWooD (970/444-2411), or at the door (90 Rose Lane). Celebrate All Hallows Eve with live music, DJ Sunday Smith, Norwood area youngsters are invited to the Prime Time Hal- and costumed dancing galore. loween Carnival this Friday, 6-8 p.m. at Wrights Mesa Center, oUrAY 1215 W. Summit St. Each room features age-appropriate activi- Start off your Halloween with a whodunit mystery this Friday rIDGWAY ties, from a cake walk to crafts to bowling, plus a bounce house, in Ouray. The Wright Opera House and the Ouray County Players Ridgway students present a Halloween Haunted House this refreshments, and more. Minimally-priced tickets are available at present The Hound of the Baskervilles radio show, an adaptation Friday, 6-8 p.m. at the Ridgway Elementary School. Entry is $5 check-in, and costumes are highly encouraged. For more info, call of a classic Sherlock Holmes tale with a supernatural twist. Enjoy per person. Proceeds benefit the fifth grade class and the Ridgway 970/327-0555. music and sound effects as you watch Professor Holmes unravel High School Cheerleaders. ACE of Norwood presents spooky good fun for all ages on the mystery of a centuries-old curse on the Baskerville family, 7:30 Weehawken Creative Arts is getting into the Halloween spirit Saturday night at The Livery, 7-10 p.m. Enter the couples cos- p.m., at the Wright Opera House. Tickets are $15 per person or this year with its Nightmare on Cora Street this Friday, for ages tume contest, enjoy music and dancing, and munch on refresh- $30 per family, available at Kristopher’s Culinaire, Wright Opera 21 and up. The fundraiser features live music, costume fun, liba- ments. Entry is $3 for individuals or $5 for couples. For more info, House, Mouse’s Chocolates, The Blue Pear and Buckskin Book- tions and goodies at Weehawken Ridgway, located at 630 Cora call 970/327-4016. sellers in Ouray, Cimarron Coffee and Books in Ridgway, or The St., in the River Park Industrial neighborhood. The party runs from Ouray Silversmith in Montrose. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; admission is $5 for those in costume, or $10 for CorteZ The Ouray Elks Lodge 492 once again presents its annual costume naysayers. Ash Cloud is the featured musical guest, with And finally, if you’re in the mood to get out of town Satur- Halloween Haunted House this Saturday, 6:30-8:30 p.m. This locals Leif Juell, Mark Pettit, Tom Bennet and DJ . Colorado Boy day, check out Halloween Weekend in Cortez, where the Cor- year’s theme is Ouray Cowboys and Aliens, loosely based on the beer will be served, along with wine and a signature drink of the tez Cultural Center hosts the annual Kids’ Halloween Costume popular new movie. The $3 admission fee (or $10/family) includes evening. All proceeds benefit Weehawken Arts programs in Ridg- Contest, Treat Parade and Pumpkin Festival. Costume registration a goodie bag and two trips through the haunted house, complete way and Ouray. begins at 9:30 a.m. (25 N. Market) and contest judging begins at with a jail, burning town, desert canyon, Apache and outlaw Take it down a notch on Saturday, with the Second Chance 10 a.m. The downtown treat parade is at 11 a.m., and the Pumpkin camps, paddlewheel casino, and underground tunnels. Halloween Party and Open House, 1-4 p.m. at Angel Ridgway Festival – featuring story telling, face painting, refreshments, and For adults, a howling good time awaits you over at the Ranch. The all-ages gathering includes a costume contest, apple live music – begins at noon, back at the Cultural Center. For more Beaumont Hotel’s Beaumont Ball on Saturday, but beware: bobbing, pumpkin carving, property tours, treats, and – of course information, call 565-1151. you may not want to leave. The costume-required event in- – dogs and cats. Happy Halloween! 16 | THURSDAY, october 27 - wednesday, november 2, 2011 the watch THIS WEEK IN sports Tebow’s Performance Was Ugly, But a Win Is Still a Win

been solved by any means, now right next to a skinny guy wearing this guy was cheering on the version (which everyone, except that Tebow is under center. a Miami Dolphins hat. We both Broncos, and I began wonder- the Dolphins, knew he was going Besides the Ravens-Jaguars nodded to each other courteously ing if I should switch sides and to do). Of course the Broncos’ Monday night game, the Broncos- as we sized each other up in case start cheering for the Dolphins. comeback to win the game in Miami game might have been the the trash-talking got out of hand Should I join the “Suck for Luck” overtime wasn’t solely because worst game of football during the later in the game. crowd? of Tebow. Denver’s special team weekend. Besides a few short and What was interesting about Both Orton and Brady Quinn was able to grab an onside kick. impressive scrambles to keep from this guy, which soon became ap- have one year left on their con- Matt Prater was able to actually Sp o r t s Wa t c h being sacked, Tebow was really, parent, is that he too was cheering tracts, so they’re gone. And if kick a field goal to win the game By Gus Jarvis really unimpressive. In Denver’s for the Broncos, despite the Mi- Tebow plays the way he did dur- after missing two earlier in the first 11 possessions there were ami Dolphins hat. He too wanted ing the first 55 minutes of Sun- day. And there were two great eight punts, two missed field goals During the first 55 minutes of (boy, those pissed me off) and a horrible football last Sunday in fumble. You could tell head coach Miami where Tim Tebow took the John Fox had a simple run-the- lead role of quarterback, I wonder ball game plan in place because For whatever reason, Tebow seems to transform if, maybe for a minute, Denver’s he knew what the rest of Denver coaching staff wanted to point at hadn’t seen yet – Tim Tebow can’t himself into a super hero when he’s against the clock. all the Tebow-loving fans and say, throw the ball. “See, we told you he wasn’t that So when it came time to air good!” it out and throw the ball down On the opposite end of that, field, man, he threw some dead after Tebow led the Broncos to an ducks. These are passes that the Dolphins to remain winless. I day’s game, Denver’s going to catches by Denver’s receivers to 18-15 victory in overtime, I know we’d all seen the ho-hum Kyle realized this just before half-time, need a new quarterback. Maybe it keep the drive toward a victory all the Tebow loving fans wanted Orton throw to perfection many and then it dawned on me that he is time for Denver to jump on the alive. It was a team victory led to point the finger at the Broncos times before. It seemed like the was one of those fans that wish to “Suck for Luck” bandwagon? by Tim Tebow. coaching staff and say, “See, we highlight reel of Tebow’s passing see a terrible team remain terrible I thought about it and then In Denver we really do have told you he could win!” blunders grew by the minute as so it can get the first draft pick thought better. It all wasn’t bad a tale of two quarterbacks. Kyle Well, the Broncos did win the game went on. next season. And without a good on Sunday. Finally the Broncos Orton was a prettier quarterback. their second game, and they did it Before the game, I decided to quarterback, this guy undoubtedly had a running game. According Threw a better spiral, and made against a winless Miami Dolphins, take my hard-earned money to a wants Stanford quarterback An- to The Denver Post, the Broncos better throwing decisions. He put who will do just about anything to bar to have the Tim Tebow experi- drew Luck next year. He’s one of ran for a total of 183 yards, the up great passing numbers, yet lose games in the fourth quarter. It ence. For some reason, I just knew those “Suck for Luck” geeks. highest rushing total since 2009. he couldn’t win games. Tebow wasn’t pretty, but a win is a win, I that a strong drink would be need- As Tim Tebow continued to And Tebow had some gems of his seems to be a train wreck. He guess. Denver’s problems haven’t ed. When I arrived at the bar, I sat look really bad, I pondered why own. There were several instances can’t throw the ball, and when he where his mobility and strength does, it isn’t pretty or even close got him out of trouble. One time, to receivers. He can’t convert he even ran for a first down when third downs. Yet, somehow he it looked like he was going to get won a really, really ugly game. sacked for a safety. Kyle Orton So far, Denver fans have gotten would have gotten sacked for a what they wanted out of Tebow. safety if he’d been in the pocket A win. during that play. I will always take a win, but For whatever reason, Tebow I’m not sure I will have the physical seems to transform himself into or mental strength to live through a super hero when he’s against another win like last weekend’s. the clock. In the last five minutes Next week it’s the Detroit Lions of the game, he brought the team (and their massive pass rush) who back by scoring two touchdowns have lost two straight and are an- and running for a two-point con- gry. I hope Tebow’s ready.

the sports lineup Montrose High School Ouray High School Boys Varsity Football – Friday, Girls Varsity Volleyball – Oct. 28- Oct. 28, Fruita Monument H.S. at 29, at District Tournament, Olathe Home, 7 p.m. Coed Cross Country – Saturday, Boys JV Football – Monday, Oct. Oct. 29, at State Meet, Arapahoe 31, at Grand Junction H.S., 4 p.m. County Fairgrounds Boys Varsity Soccer – Saturday, Oct. 29, Second Round State Ridgway High School Tournament, TBA* Boys Varsity Soccer – Saturday, Boys Varsity Soccer – Tuesday, Oct. 29, Second Round State Nov. 1, at State Finals, TBA* Tournament, TBA* Girls Varsity Volleyball – Girls Varsity Volleyball – Saturday, Oct. 29, at Districts, TBA Saturday, Oct. 29, at District Girls Varsity Volleyball – Tournament, Dolores H.S. Saturday, Nov. 5, at Regionals, (* – Depends on previous game) TBA Coed Cross Country – Saturday, Telluride High School Oct. 29, at State Meet Boys Soccer – Saturday, Oct. 29, (* – Depends on previous game) Second Round of Playoffs, TBA* Girls Varsity Volleyball – Norwood High School Saturday, Oct. 29, at District Varsity Football – Saturday, Oct. Tournament, Dolores H.S., 9 a.m. 29, Divisional Playoff Game (* – Depends on previous game) Girls Varsity Volleyball – Oct. 28- Coed Cross Country – Saturday, 29 at Districts, Olathe H.S. Oct. 29, at State Meet, Smoky Hill H.S. 9:30 a.m. the watch thURSDaY, octobeR 27 - weDneSDaY, novembeR 2, 2011 | 17 SpoRtS Telluride High School Sports Teams On a Roll Volleyball, Soccer, in the State Soccer Tournament bracket last night, playing the And Cross-Country first-round State tourney game Teams All Forging against Basalt (results were not available at press time). Bold Paths Into Post- Season thS cRoSS-coUntRY DominateS at RegionalS; bY maRtiniqUe DaviS SightS now Set on State

TELLURIDE – Telluride High The Telluride-Norwood Cross- School is in the running for a Min- Country team had a reputation to ers sports trifecta this month, with uphold in 2011, following a bril- three teams gunning for post-season liant 2010 season in which the glory after each notched notable re- boys’ team took the State Champi- cords in the fall regular season. onship title at the 2A State Meet. Lady Miner Volleyball fin- So far, 2011 has lived up to ished the regular season on a high expectations, with the team once note last weekend, handily win- again on top. In addition, the girls’ ning their final match to add yet team has charged ahead in 2011, another W to their already-impos- and is looking to make a break for ing record, and taking the title of the State title this Saturday. San Juan Basin League Champi- SocceR StanDoUtS – Out of ten teams in last weekend’s Copa del Sol Tournament in Durango, Tel- “The team is running well, ons in the process. and looks ready to go,” said cross luride’s U12 girls soccer team made it into the finals, placing second to the Albuquerque Club A Team. The Telluride-Norwood Cross- country team coach Keith Hamp- Along the way, they beat Albuquerque FC Fearless 4-2, lost to Cortez Soccer Sickness 1-2, and beat Country team is also enjoying the ton, who watched both girls and view from the top, after both its the Durango Stingers 1-0. Pictured, (left to right, front row) Hailey Byrom, Megan Reich, Claudia Betz, boys handily beat the rest of the boys’ and girls’ squads triumphed Rubie DeLuca, (back row) Kiki Thornton, Matisse Mulligan, and Coach Hannah Kitchenhoff. (Photo field at last week’s Regionals at the Regional Meet held in Delta event in Delta, where Ty Wil- courtesy of Sean Mulligan) last week. The two victories mean liams won for the boys, and Ra- both teams have qualified for this chel Hampton crossed the finish Saturday’s State Meet in Aurora. Meanwhile, THS boys’ soccer got an opportunity to advance see thS on page 28 Close State Loss, But Strong Play, for Indian Girls Softball een from the SPA Team Sets New allow GH py H OUL Batting-Average ap Stop by Atmosphere Spa on S! H October 31 for “Trick or Treat”and for your Record “They never chance to win a “Most Awesome Mummy Wrap”! bY beveRlY coRbell quit, no matter what OUR OFF SEASON SPECIALS CONTINUE! MONTROSE – It was a heartbreaking squeaker of a the score is.” Soul Sampler $200 (includes gratuity) game when the Indians, Mon- 60 Min. Swedish Massage • 60 Min. Customized Facial • Spa Pedicure trose High’s girls softball team, – Head Coach Joe Bollinger Spa Manicure • Spa Pedicure lost 1-0 to the Pueblo South $80 (includes gratuity) Colts in the state playoffs on Friday. But it was still a great 20% off regularly priced products match, said head coach Joe Bol- said. “They never quit, no mat- NOT VALID ON PREVIOUS PURCHASES linger. ter what the score is.” “I thought we outplayed Three seniors were on the Treat of the Week - It’s a Wrap! them,” he said. “They ended up team this year, he said; catcher (valid from 10/27/11- 11/2/11 ONLY) with only two base runners the Mae Haulman, second base Sa- 90 Minute Most Awesome “Mummy” Wrap • $175 whole game, and our defense mantha Jole, and center fielder 75 Minute Green Coffee Wrap • $150 did an outstanding job. We just Brianna Frigetto all made valu- 60 Minute Hydrating Mineral Wrap • $125 didn’t get that timely hit to get able contributions to the team. (all “Treat” prices include gratuity) someone across.” “They are all outstanding Call for your appointments today! At Regionals, the team took players, and also outstanding second place, Bollinger said. In people,” he said. “They really Our Spa Season Specials CANNOT be combined with any other discounts or offers. their first game against Conifer, contributed to the team, and the Indians were down 9-5 in we’re going to miss them next Located at the base of the gondola in the Camel’s Garden Hotel. the last inning, and came back to year.” win 10-9. In their second game, But next year looks “really 970-728-0630 • Open seven days a week they were down 11-8, but came good,” Bollinger said, because Atmosphere Spa is now on Facebook! Visit our page for updated information! back to win 12-11, he said. he has quality players ready to www.telluridespa.com “That’s kind of the way the team has been all year long,” he see Softball on page 28 18 | THURSDAY, ocTobeR 27 - weDneSDAY, novembeR 2, 2011 THe wATcH commUnITY Gary Woods Takes Honors in Hot Air Balloon Competition

Woods 21st in a even though they look pretty.” Finally, Woods relented. Field of 350 at “Ten seconds after we got Albuquerque off the ground, I was hooked,” he said. “Within 24 hours, I was Balloon Fiesta taking lessons, and within 30 days from that moment, I or- bY beveRlY coRbell dered a brand new balloon.” That was more than 20 years RIDGWAY – Veteran hot ago, and Woods has been flying air balloon pilot Gary Woods, ever since. He recently com- owner of San Juan Balloon Ad- pleted his best score ever at the ventures, said he resisted with Albuquerque International Bal- all his might the first time he loon Fiesta, which is in its 40th went up in a balloon. year and attracts hundreds of Seconds later, he was hooked. balloonists from 26 countries. Woods, who several years Woods placed 21st in a field ago started the annual Ridgway of 350 balloonists, who came balloon festival, Balloons ‘N from Canada, Spain, Portugal, Varooms, and turned it over last South America, Brazil, Europe, year to the Ridgway Chamber, and elsewhere, he said. said he did not want to take his But the event, which Woods first ride when urged to do so said is the biggest in the U.S., and by friends. maybe even in the world, is only “They begged me, they plead- partly about the competition. ed with me, they coerced me to “For me it’s neat because I cHecKInG IT TwIce – Balloonist Gary Woods of Ridgway, left, adjusted the ropes for a scenic ride last get in that balloon,” he said. “I get to see people I only see once week. Woods recently placed 21st out of a field of 350 at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. said, no, I don’t have any inter- a year,” he said. (Photo by Beverly Corbell) est. I’m afraid of heights, and I have no interest in a balloon, see bAlloon on next page

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE TMVOA BOARD OF DIRECTORS? Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association is seeking interested candidates to fill 3 seats on our Board of Directors, to be voted on in the 2011 Annual Election colD moRnInG, HoT RIZe – Woods, left, takes clients up from a Ridgway field. Facing page, Woods’ balloon soars above the throng in 3 SEATS AVAILABLE FOR 2012 BOARD Albuquerque. (Courtesy photos) Class A (Residential): 1 seat for a 2 year term If you own property or density zoned as Condominium, Single Family or Employee Housing, you are eligible to run for the Residential Director seat.

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Rev. Pat Bailey Interested TMVOA members who qualify for either of the above member classes, must send: Sunday Service 10:00 AM Weekly Children’s Sermon and Sunday School . A letter of intent to run for a seat, specifying the Class in which you belong . A black and white photograph of yourself . A short bio, including your Mountain Village history, work history, family info, etc. 970.728.4536 Please send the above nomination packet to Jodi Repola at the TMVOA offices, 113 Lost 434 West Columbia Ave ,Telluride Creek Lane, Suite A, Mountain Village, CO 81435, or by email to [email protected] [email protected] www.christchurchtelluride.com

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During competition, all the the Albuquerque Balloon Fies- balloons must make their as- ta’s website. cent at least a mile away from a Woods regularly flies cus- large, grassy landing field; the tomers out of Ridgway, as he balloonists must then calculate did on a recent early morn- which way the wind will take ing trip with three passengers. them, and, finally, get close He demonstrated his skills as enough to a target to throw a he went from dipping near the bag full of birdseed, streamer surface of Uncompahgre River attached, and try to hit a bull’s- “without getting their feet wet” eye. to soaring with the eagles 1,000 “That’s the most common feet above the valley floor. competition, so you want to After the flight, Woods get just close enough,” he said. served champagne and pastries “In some cases, I’ve actually on a picnic table to his guests, set the basket on the center of but first regaled them with sev- the X, maybe six inches off the eral lengthy stories about the ground.” history of ballooning, and the Woods is proud of his best role of the Montgolfier broth- score ever at the fiesta, but ers, who attempted the first said he wants to do even bet- manned flight in 1783. ter. This was his only third year The brothers were paper competing in the event, he said, manufacturers, and finally fig- though he’s been attending for ured out that it was heat, not 23 years. smoke, that made paper rise Officials at the Albuquerque into the air. event keep daily records on all The rest is history. the events, and tally them up at Woods, who got his personal the end of a week, Woods said. and commercial hot air balloon “It’s the highest I’ve ever licenses on the same day, spe- gotten so far,” he said of cializes in “personalized scenic his score, “but it’s not good hot air balloon flights” over the enough. I have to go back and Ridgway valley and looks for- try it again.” ward to next year’s balloon fies- Woods seemed mildly disap- ta in Albuquerque, not only for pointed that he didn’t get more the competition, but for “fun fly- in cash prizes, but the rules ing and mass ascensions” on the changed this year, he said. weekends. To learn more about Still, Woods said, he got hot air ballooning, visit Woods’ some “nice prizes and recogni- website at sanjuanballoon.com, tion,” and his rank is listed on or call 970/626-5495.

Dr. Kieffer is seeing patients Mondays and Thursdays in Telluride at Dr. Homer’s office. balloon who are active,” Woods said. spen Orthopaedics is proud to announce from previous page “That’s the whole United States. that Dr. David Kieffer has joined us Think of how small a number inA Telluride. He is the founder of Gem City Because hot air balloons are that is. It’s special.” registered aircraft, he said, their To call the competition at the Bone & Joint, PC, in Laramie, Wyoming, numbers are verifiable. “Out of Albuquerque fiesta a race is a mis- and is a former Associate Professor, 330 million people in the U.S. nomer, Woods said, as the empha- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Sports there are 5,000 [balloonists]” sis is more on navigational tasks. Medicine Section at St. Louis University. Dr. Kieffer will be dedicated to serving our patients every Monday and Thursday at Dr. Homer’s office in Telluride. You can also continue to see MONTROSE ’ Dr. Harris and Dr. Purnell one Friday each month. We are delighted to ARMER continue our commitment to excellent orthopaedic care by providing more F MARKETS frequent service to our loyal patients in Telluride. “From the Grower’s Hands to Yours” Telluride Clinic Location SaturdayS May - October David Homer, M.D. ~ Telluride Family Practice 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 135 W. Colorado Ave., 2nd Floor in Rear of Building South 1st & Uncompahgre at Centennial Plaza (Handicapped Accessible) We accept food stamps.

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MONTROSE COUNTY Free Developmental Screenings Sherlock Holmes story, presented – From Child Find, Montrose as a live radio show by the Ouray TUESDAY, OCT. 25 School District RE-IJ, for children County Players; Wright Opera How to Buy a Telescope – from birth to age 5. Screenings House, 7:30 p.m. And binoculars too, from the cover gross and fine motor skills; Nightmare on Cora Street – Black Canyon Astronomical readiness and social skills; speech Weehawken’s Halloween Party for Society; Old Montrose Council and language skills, and vision and grownups, Weehawken Ridgway, Chambers, 24 S. Uncompahgre hearing. Written parent or guardian 9 p.m.-1 a.m. A fundraiser for St. (Centennial Plaza), 7 p.m. permission is required. More info., Weehawken Arts: $5 with costume, picks Free. For more info., visit call 970/249-2405. or $10 without (cash bar). Featuring blackcanyonastronomy.com, or Scholarship Applications Being live music by Ash Cloud. You must call 970/874-6926. telluride Accepted – The Curecanti Medical be 21 to attend. Please bring ID. Society is accepting applications SATURDAY, OCT. 29 friday, october 28 for four awards for training in the FRIDAY, OCT. For the Next 7 Generations – A health sciences field. Applicants 28-SATURDAY, OCT. 29 film about the Thirteen Indigenous Students from Telluride's Elementary and Middle of any age who are enrolled in Reductive Woodcut – A Grandmothers who have come Schools are taking a two-mile trek, regardless of bracing training in a health-related field are printmaking workshop with Jennifer together to work for world peace; weather, this Friday beginning at 9:15 a.m. to help raise invited to apply; preference will Ghormley, Weehawken Ouray; from Lions Park, 12:30 p.m. A $5 be given to Montrose or Gunnison 10 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. More info., funds to build a well in South Sudan. Inspired by reading donation is invited, which will go to Linda Sue Park's A Long Walk County residents. More info., email weehawkenarts.org. the Grandmothers. For more info., [email protected] or to Water (Clarion Books, call 970/252-0908. call 970/240-7394. The deadline SATURDAY, OCT. 29 2010), the story of Sudanese First Fall Fun Festival – Game for applications is Friday, Nov. Dreamwork and Collage – refugee-turned-well-builder booths, rides, crafts, trick-or-treat, 11. Winners will be announced Explore a nighttime sleep dream Salva Dut, the walk was 2-5 p.m. on Main St. Ticket packets Monday, Dec.12. and create a collage to reflect your the middle-schoolers’ idea. $5/$10; first 500 kids get four free Montrose Community Dinner personal imagery; Weehawken Their goal is to give African tickets. Benefit for Montrose area Board Volunteers and Donations Ridgway, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. schoolchildren a place to schools. Wanted – Help needed with More info., weehawkenarts.org. drink that is close by, so Stupid Band Halloween Bash 17th annual Thanksgiving Day Costume Contest – At the Ouray they can stay in class instead – Turn of the Century Saloon, 8 celebration at Friendship Hall at Brewery, 607 Main Street, 6-9 p.m. of having to take parched, p.m.; $10 plus non-perishable food the Montrose Fairgrounds. Please Staff will vote for their choice of periodic marches across a donation. call 970/964-4462, from 9 a.m.-2 costume; winner (announced at 9 dusty desert in search of Rose Bowl Party With 'The p.m. on weekdays if you can lend p.m.) will be awarded a $50 gift fluids. To join the Telluride Dude' – Jason Hunter Band, 'Big a hand. If you are homebound and certificate. Lebowski' trivia, bowling, beer. students on their trek, meet need a meal on Thanksgiving, or Elks Haunted House – This Rose Bowl, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., at the middle school at 9:00 know someone who does, call year’s theme: Ouray Cowboys $10. a.m.; the walk starts at 9:15 970/249-8298, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and Aliens; at the Elks Lodge,

a.m. If you’re not an early Eligible Students Wanted – The 6:30-8:30 p.m. Open to the public; MONDAY AND Montrose Rotary Club invites goodie bags for all. Tickets: $3 riser but would like to show WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31- solidarity (and perhaps make a donation), you can join eligible students to apply for a ($10 for a family of four). More NOV. 2 one-year Rotary Youth Exchange info., call 970/325-0095. the kids and their teachers for a get-together following the Lace Weaving Techniques – Learn for the 2012-2013 school year. outing, back at the middle school around 11:30 a.m. to use different lace structures, and Successful applicants will attend SATURDAY, OCT. 29 make at least one set of silk hand school and live with families Ouray Knitters – Meet at the towels; 8:30-10 a.m. or 6:30-8 p.m., in their host country. Eligible Painting Marmot Art Supply from ouray Around the Corner Art Gallery, students must be 15-19 years old 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Crocheters friday, october 28 970/249-4243. and above-average students who welcome, too. More info, call have demonstrated leadership 970/325-7232 or 970/626-3212. FRIDAY, NOV. in their community. For an Halloween Party and Open The Ouray County Players present their annual radio show 4-SATURDAY, NOV. 5 application and more information, House – At Second Chance this Friday, 7:30 p.m. at the Wright Opera House. The Energy: Perceive It, Receive go to rotary5470.org. Deadline for Humane Society’s new Angel Hound of the Baskervilles is a Sherlock Holmes drama It, Wield It – An experiential applications is Oct. 31. Ridge Ranch; 1-4 p.m. Costume by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted for radio by Mike introduction to Access contests, bobbing for apples, Hockersmith. The case involves the suspicious death of Sir Consciousness ($15), an Access pumpkin carving, property tours Charles Baskerville, whose body is found outside of ancient Bars Practitioner Class ($200), OURAY COUNTY and Halloween treats for all ages. Baskerville Hall, his face contorted in terror, but without and dances of Universal Peace More info., call 970/626-2273. a mark on his body. As Holmes learns, the Baskerville (donations accepted). More info., THURSDAYS, OCT. 27 family has been haunted for centuries by a ghostly and call 970/765-6327. -NOV. 2 MONDAY, OCT. 31 monstrous hound of hell. Holmes is told that the Hound has Holiday Knitting Project – Ouray Trick-or-Treat – On SATURDAY, NOV. 5 returned and is responsible for Sir Charles’ death. Further, With expert knitter and weaver Main St., 5-7 p.m. it now appears that Sir Henry Baskerville, as the sole heir Takin’ It to the Troops – A USO Linda Borof; Weehawken 5th Halloween Costume Bash – to the Baskerville fortune, is, likewise, threatened by this Barbershop-style show from Ridgway, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Class OBrien's Pub & Grill, 9 p.m. the Sweet Adelines’ Del-Rose demonic hound. Tickets are $15 per person or $30 per meets every other week to allow Chorus; Delta Christian Church, family, available at Ouray’s Buckskin Booksellers, Mouse’s time for progress. More info., MONDAYS, OCT. 31-DEC. 5 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets: $12 Chocolates, Khristopher’s Culinaire, and the Wright Opera weehawkenarts.org. Beginning Spanish for Adults adults (door), $10 students, $8 – At the Ridgway Secondary House Box Office inside the Blue Pear, or at Cimarron seniors. For more info. or to THURSDAYS, OCT. 27 Books in Ridgway or Ouray Silversmith in Montrose. School, 7-8 p.m. More info., reserve tickets at advance prices, -NOV. 17 weehawkenarts.org. call 970/256-9763. Adult Ballet – At lunchtime: instead of a pickle with your TUESDAYS, NOV. 1-NOV. montrose THURSDAY, NOV. 10 sandwich, try a pirouette. 29 saturday, october 29 Adaptive Sports Meeting – An Ridgway Weehawken, Intermediate Spanish for informational get-together, for 12:30-1:30 p.m. More info., Adults – At the Ridgway anyone interested in helping weehawkenarts.org. In keeping with their name, Montrose rockers The Stupid Secondary School, 7-8 p.m. individuals with disabilities You Got the Blues? – A blues Band are not really sure if this year marks the 24th or 25th More info., weehawkenarts.org. ski or snowboard this winter; dance class, no previous experience Stupid Halloween Bash Annual . What is certain, however, Montrose Public Library Meeting or partner necessary; Weehawken WEDNESDAYS, NOV. is that these guys rock, with original dance tunes and great Room, 6 p.m. More info., Ridgway, 7:30-8:30 p.m. More 2-NOV. 9 cover songs designed to keep you from making “A Stupid 970/728-2443. info., weehawkenarts.org. Drawing the Line – The art Mistake,” and missing the annual dance party at Turn of of the portrait; Weehawken the Century Saloon this Saturday night. Over the years, ANNOUNCEMENTS: THURSDAYS AND Ridgway. More info., the Stupid Band has played shows across the Western Parkinson’s Support Group MONDAYS, OCT. 27-NOV. 17 weehawkenarts.org. Slope, from Telluride, Crested Butte, Ridgway and Ouray Meeting – Monday, Oct. 31, 2 Karate for Kids and Adults – In to Salida and Paonia. They have opened for acts such as the p.m. in the Acute Rehabilitation Ouray on Mondays, and in Ridgway SATURDAY, NOV. 5 Edgar Winter Group, Steppenwolf, Leftover Salmon, and Unit, Montrose Memorial Hospital. on Thursdays; 6-7:30 p.m.. More Holiday Pie Baking – Learn to Chris Daniels and the Kings. Doors for Saturday's show Please note new time. This month’s info., weehawkenarts.org. make the perfect crust, then fill open at 8 p.m. Admission is $10 plus a non-perishable food topic: ways to cope with change, it with holiday goodness, with item. For more information, call 970/249-8250. and how to deal with depression. FRIDAY, OCT. 28 Drake Pulliam. Drake’s Restaurant, For more info. or transportation The Hound of the Baskervilles – Ridgway, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.; $21. arrangements, call 970/252-2996. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic Ages 16 and up. More info., the watch thURSDaY, octobeR 27 - weDneSDaY, novembeR 2, 2011 | 21

for more detailed event listings or to post your event online, please visit watchnewspapers.com fALL weehawkenarts.org. annoUncementS: FRIDaY, oct. 28 LocALS’SALE Smart Meters Seminar – A Weehawken Arts Seeks Board Walk for Water – A two-mile EvE rything At O r bElOw COSt! presentation on health and privacy Members – Deadline is Nov. 23; trek along River Trail with FirSt quA lity nEw gEAr, PACKS concerns raised by San Miguel selected applicants will be notified Telluride Elementary and Middle First quality new gear, seconds and closeouts great for all b Power’s new Smart Meters; by mid-December. For more info. School kids, to raise funds to of your outdoor outings needs. 5% of all proceeds will be Friday, Nov. 4th Ridgway Community Center (201 N. or to fill out an application, go to build a well for schoolchildren donated to the Adaptive Sports Association. 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Railroad), 10 a.m.-12 p.m. weehawkenarts.org. in Sudan; meet at 9 a.m. at the 2003 Industrial Park Road, Cortez, CO 81321 One Day Only! Writing to Awakening – A course National and State Scholarships Middle School to make the (Across For the 10.21.11 street from the main Osprey Headquarters) cortez, CO for anyone who is curious about Available – From the Ouray Elks. walk with the 1st graders; at 866-284-7830 970-564-5900 b weaving spiritual awakening and Two types available: for children 10:30 a.m. to walk with the 8th the creative poetic impulse. With or grandchildren of active Elks, graders, or around 11:30 a.m. Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer; 10 and for anyone. Applications (to show solidarity, and perhaps NuggetTheatre.com a.m.-4 p.m., Weehawken Ouray. are due no later than Dec. 2. For make a donation) at the Middle Friday - Thursday aT 6:00 • 1 hr 45 min • PG More info., go to weehawkenarts.org. more info., contact Jim Pettengill School Cafeteria. More info., call Karaoke Contest – Ouray Elks at 970/626-4239. To download Candice Dupont at 970/728-4377 Lodge; taco bar, 5:30 p.m. ($8); applications, go to elks.org/enf/ or Tina Greene at 970/708-0420. dOLPhin TaLE contest, 6 p.m. ($10 entry fee). scholars. Halloween Carnival – For THe Friday - Thursday aT 8:15 • 1 hr 43 min • r Cash prizes. More info., call Food Bank Donation Station – The preschool and Prime Time 970/318-5014. Ouray Brewery will be accepting families; Norwood, Prime Time The Corpse Bride – A Dance for nonperishable items for donation to Early Learning Center, 6-8 p.m. ides oF marCH the Dead, based on the Tim Burton the Ouray Food Bank until Nov. 23; Activities include a cake walk, WWW.NUGGETTHEATRE.COM film; from the Weehawken Company 11 a.m.-9 p.m. crafts, bowling, bounce house, Telluride Film FesTival, Telluride FoundaTion, Town oFTelluride Dancers. Ouray, Wright Opera Beaumont Thanksgiving and more. More info.,visit 207 w Colorado avenue 728-3030 House, 6 p.m. Tickets: $10. More Reservations Available – In the primetimeearlylearningcenter.com. info., weehawkenarts.org. Grand Ballroom, Beaumont Hotel, Friday Night at the Movies – Ouray. Three seatings (12 p.m., Hanna, the Livery, 7 p.m. WatchNeWspapers tUeSDaY, nov. 8 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m.). Adults: $29.95 connecting advertising Paint Yourself a Ceramic (children: $16.95). For more SatURDaY, oct. 29 970.728.4496 Thanksgiving Plate – info. or to make reservations, Metropolitan Opera on the Big buyers with sellers Weehawken Ridgway, 4:30- [email protected] or call Screen – Mozart’s Don Giovanni, 6 p.m. For ages 5 and up 970/325-7000. presented live; 11 a.m. Tickets: $20 (including adults). More info., Candy Contributions Wanted – For adults ($15: students). weehawkenarts.org. Weehawken’s annual Gingerbread Telluride Elks Halloween Party – House Workshops in Ouray and The 4th annual event, for kids of all thURSDaYS, nov. 10-Dec. 15 Ridgway serving 25 or 30 local ages at the Elks Lodge; doors open Digital SLR Photography families; Saturday, December 10 at 6 p.m. Dancing, games, food, and Basics – Weehawken Ouray; and Sunday, Dec. 11. To donate cute, a haunted house – all free. for beginners and intermediates, tiny, fancy candy items that could be Halloween Costume Contest – ages 16 and up. More info., added to the houses (or cash), please Spooky good fun for all ages, from weehawkenarts.org. stop by Weehawken Ridgway at 630 ACE of Norwood; the Livery, 7-10 N. Cora Street during business hours p.m. Singles, $3; $5 couples. FRIDaY, nov. 11 or mail contributions to WCA, P.O. KOTO Halloween Bash – Karl Alcohol Inks on Yupo Paper Box 734, Ridgway, Colorado 81432. Denson's Tiny Universe and Anders – Weehawken Ouray, 1:30-4:30 Meditation and Philosophy Class – Osborne onstage doing Rolling p.m., ages 14 and up. More info., With Tibetan Monk Geshe Phuntsok, Stones' Sticky Fingers, Telluride weehawkenarts.org. Ridgway, Integrative Movement Town Park Pavillion; doors 8 p.m. Holiday Wine Tasting – Four Center, Wednesday Evenings 5:30- Tickets $30/$75, koto.org. flights of domestic wines: one 7 p.m. Please bring a meditation white, two reds and a sparkler; cushion. Donations appreciated. More SUnDaY, oct. 30 7-9 p.m., at the Wallin Home info., call 970/249-1488. Right to Play – A new documentary, in Ridgway, $40. More info., Meditation and Spiritual Discourse appropriate for all ages, from weehawkenarts.org. – Satsang with Joi Sharp, Sundays, 6 Telluride Film Festival’s Sunday p.m. at 202 Pleasant Drive, Ridgway. at the Palm Series; Palm Theatre, SatURDaY, nov. 12 Sliding fee scale, $10-$15. For more 4 p.m. Frank Marshall, the film’s SALON Block Print Cards – Weehawken info., satsangwithjoi.com, info@ director, will be on hand for a Walk-Ins by Availability Ouray, 1-4 p.m., ages 8 and up. wholeheartsangha.org, 970/708-7131. discussion. More info., weehawkenarts.org. Weehawken Zumba Classes – Men’s Haircut Taught by instructors Kendra monDaYS, oct. 31-Dec. 5 special ... 15% OFF SUnDaY, nov. 13 Manley and Vicky Hartlein at Creative Writing Class – This Oct 15 – Oct 30 Digital Point and Shoot the new location: 1900 Main course will explore and practice CALL FOR APPOINTMENT Photography – Weehawken Street (Old Biota Building, south various modes of creative writing, www.Salon7Telluride.com Ridgway, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. More entrance). Call 970/318-0150 or visit including poetry, forms of fiction info., weehawkenarts.org. weehawkenarts.org. and more, and introduce some of Rosa Lea Davis • 300 S. Mahoney Dr #C13 • P.O. Box 993 • 970-369-0050 Holiday Appetizers – With Sarah the basics of creative writing such as Sharpe, at Secret Garden Bed language, devices and voice. Tuition: & Breakfast, Ouray; 6-9 p.m., San mIGUeL coUntY $145-$210 (depending on class $40. Ages 16 and up. More info., credit). University Centers of the San weehawkenarts.org. This Week’s Nugget Theatre Miguel; more info., ucsanmiguel.org. Real Real Films – Thursday, Oct. 27: The monDaY, nov. Help (2:29; PG-13), Moneyball thURSDaY, nov. 3 Food Good 14-tUeSDaY, nov. 15 (2:13; PG-13). Friday, Oct. 28 and Young Artists Exhibition – Ah The Facts of Home-Buying – A following: Dolphin Tale (1:45; Haa School, 5-7 p.m. seminar on managing money, PG), The Ides of March (1:43; Palm Theatre Film – Higher understanding credit, getting a R). For more info. and times, Ground (1:49; R). An official mortgage, loan mortgage programs, visit nuggettheatre.com, or call selection of the 2011 Sundance, take it to Go . eat it in. and down payment assistance; over 970/728-3030. Tribeca and Los Angeles Film On Main St. Between Shirtworks and T Sports merlesbrownbag.com Open MOn-Fri 7:30-4, SaT 8-3, ClOSed SundayS two evenings. Ridgway Town Hall, Festivals; 6 p.m., $8 (students: $6). time TBA; $25 materials fee. More thURSDaY, oct. 27 The Grand Bizarre – A ski film info., call 970/72-3034. Food and Poetry Class – With Rosemerry in High Definition, presented at Trommer, Wilkinson Public beverages will be provided. 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. by Telluride • Library, 6-8 p.m. BootDoctors and Paragon at sUPPLIEs tUeSDaY, nov. 15 Telluride Elementary School the Sheridan Opera House; FFICE • EQUIPMENT Uncommon Women, Uncommon Fall Harvest Carnival – Pumpkin tickets: $15. More info., Lives – Sabrina Butler recounts decorating, face painting, hair sheridanoperahouse.com. outpost • FURNITURE spraying, cake walk, haunted her dentistry efforts in Africa, at the NEXT-DAY AVAILABILITY scarewell, games, refreshments, 4-7 FRIDaY, nov. 4-SUnDaY, Woman’s Club of Ouray monthly COMPETITIVE PRICING meeting; San Juan Room, Ouray p.m., TES gym; raffle at 5:30 p.m. nov. 6 FREE DELIVERY ON MOsT ITEMs Community Center. Time TBA. for tons of prizes. Music is Medicine – A series More info., call 970/325-4816. TELLURIDE 800-748-2262 see caLenDaR on page 22 officeoutpost.net 22 | THURSDAY, october 27 - wednesday, november 2, 2011 the watch the to post your event online, please visit watchnewspapers.com calendar from page 21 Screen – Wagner’s Siegfried; Please note time change, to Mondays more info. or to book, call 970/247- Palm Theatre, 6 p.m. Tickets: and Wednesdays, 10-11 a.m. 2733 or 970/387-5416. beat $20 (students: $6). An encore UCSM Fall Semester – Go of ceremonies and workshops devoted to drumming, dance, harp presentation. to ucsanmiguel.org for a list of TUESDAY, NOV. sheet and indigenous instrumentation accredited and non-credit classes, 4-WEDNESDAY, NOV. 5 from Uganda, Guinea and Mali THURSDAY, NOV. 17 including virtual classroom What Agrability Can Offer You – MONTROSE at the Telluride Yoga Center, One for the Road – An epic opportunities. Late-fall selections A free workshop, to be held from 9 201 West Colorado Ave., Suite ski film, in High Definition include courses on early childhood a.m.- 1 p.m. in Mancos on Tuesday, Montrose Stupid Band from Teton Gravity Research. education, business, and math for at Southwest Colorado Community Halloween Bash 200. More information, visit collectiveawakening.us or call Sheridan Opera House, shows liberal arts. College (Main Building, Room Sat., Oct. 29, Turn of the 970/729-1673. at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. (doors open Open Figure Studio – Mondays, 109) and in Naturita on Wednesday, Century Saloon, 9 p.m., $10 Wilderness First Aid and 30 minutes prior); tickets: $15. 6-8:30 p.m. at the Ah Haa School. at Naturita Regional Library (107 plus food donation. Wilderness First Responder More info., tetongravity.com or Registration appreciated; $15/session. West 1st Avenue) for farm and Jason Hunter Band Recert Training – Norwood sheridanoperahouse.com. Audience Call 728-3886. ranch families who want to start or Mon., Oct. 31, Rose Bowl, Community Center; more info, visit members will receive door prizes, Knitting Classes/Events – At continue ranching despite physical 9:30 p.m. firstlead.com or call 970/729-0081. swag, and will be entered into a Needle Rock Fiberarts, 320 W. challenges, and for professionals Rift raffle for a pair of skis. Colorado Ave.; call 970/728-3427 or who work with these individuals Fri., Nov. 25, Turn of the SATURDAY, NOV. 5 visit needlerock.blogspot.com. (e.g., Extension Agents, Vocational Century Saloon, 7:30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera on the Big ANNOUNCEMENTS: WPL Tech Guy – Free computer Rehab Counselors, and County Screen – Wagner’s Siegfried, Telluride Montrose Regional Air and smart phone assistance with the Health Nurses). Topics will include OURAY presented live; Palm Theatre, 10 Organization Meeting – Thursday, Wilkinson Library’s Joe Huff; Lobby accessing property, structures, Oct. 27, MEDC, Montrose, 9 a.m. of Mountain Market on Tuesdays and workshops and livestock, as well as Andrew Wynne a.m. Tickets: $20 (students $15). MV Town Council Special Budget in Telluride Room at the Library on preventing falls and injuries. Please Sat., Oct. 29, Ouray Brewery, MONDAY, NOV. 7 Meeting – Mountain Village Town Thursdays, 2-3 p.m. register no later than one week 7-10 p.m. Ciao Cinema! – From the Hall, Friday, Oct. 28, 8:30 a.m. Spanish Mountainfilm Series– A before the workshop. From CSU DJ Sunday Smith Telluride Film Festival Holiday Bazaar Applications Now different Spanish documentary Extension services. More info., Mon., Oct. 31, O'Brien's Pub Cinematheque, Vittorio De Sica’s Being Accepted – From Telluride the fourth Friday of every month; email [email protected]. & Grill, 9 p.m. Umberto D (1952, 89 minutes); Arts, for artists and artisans who Wilkinson Public Library, 6 p.m. at the Wilkinson Public Library. would like to participate in the 2011 LuvLight Acupuncture Sports FRIDAY, NOV. 4 RIDGWAY Reception at 5:30, film at 6 p.m. Holiday Bazaar Dec. 2-4 at the Trauma Clinic – Thursdays from Artist Talk and Reception – David Nunn Metropolitan Opera on the Big Telluride High School Cafeteria. For 5-7 p.m., more info., luvlight.net. From the Durango Arts Center Fri., Oct. 28, Cups Unplugged, Screen – Mozart’s Don Giovanni; more info. or an application, email and the Rochester Hotel, a Cups , 6-9 p.m. Palm Theatre, 6 p.m. Tickets: sasha@telluridearts, or call 970/728- talk with California artist Jude Ash Cloud $20 (students: $15). An encore 3930. REGION Bischoff, who will speak on Telluride Figure Skating Club – finding and channeling the Fri., Oct. 28, Nightmare on presentation. SATURDAY, OCT. 29 Cora Street, Weehawken Lessons Begin Wednesday, Nov. Creative Muse; at the hotel. 9, 3:45-4:45 p.m. at the Hanley Halloween Weekend in Cortez – The reception is from 4-7 p.m.; Ridgway, 9 p.m., $5 ($10 TUESDAY, NOV. 8 Ice Rink; $300 for the season, Kids' Halloween costume contest, Bischoff will speak at 6 p.m. without costume). Adaptive Sports Meeting – An informational get-together for including 18 indoor sessions treat parade, pumpkin festival, More info., call 970/729-7688. Evelyn Roper & Zona and outdoor exhibition practice Cortez Cultural Center, 25 N. Fri., Nov. 4, Cups, 6-9 p.m. anyone interested in helping individuals with disabilities ski or sessions. Equipment seminar and Market. Call 970/565-1151. TO HAVE YOUR EVENT 3 Alternate Minds snowboard this winter; Wilkinson ski swap, Oct. 26, 5:30-7 p.m. at the LISTED… Listings for the Sun., Nov. 13, True Grit, 8 p.m. SUNDAY, OCT. 30 Public Library, 8 p.m. More info., Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club calendar may be submitted to our Durango & Silverton Narrow Alternate Route 970/728-2443. (see separate listing). More info. web calendar at anytime by going Gauge Local’s Appreciation Day Sun., Dec. 11, True Grit, 8 p.m. or to register, go to tssc.org or call – to www.watchnewspapers.com; THURSDAY, NOV. 10 970/729-0913. A scenic railroad ride at a bargain rate click on the calendar and follow TELLURIDE Palm Theatre Film – Toast (1: Extended Library Lobby Hours ($20 per person, roundtrip). Departs the prompts. Dated events for Karl Denson's Tiny Universe 36; unrated); 6 p.m. With Helena – Come into the Wilkinson Library Silverton at 8:30 a.m., travelling to the print version of the calendar & Anders Osborne Bonham Carter. Tickets: $8 from 8-10 a.m. Monday through Durango for a two-hour layover, should be emailed separately to and returning to Silverton at 2:15 Sat., Oct. 29, KOTO (students: $6). Friday for free seating and wifi. calendar@watchnewspapers. p.m. Residents of Silverton, Ouray, Halloween Bash, Telluride Telluride Running Club –Meet com. Deadline for Thursday at Elks Park at 9 a.m. More info., Telluride and Ridgway, all aboard publication is Monday at noon. Town Park Pavilion, 8 p.m., MONDAY, NOV. 14 970/708-7390 or 970/708-5037. (proof of residence required). For No phone calls, please. $28/$80 VIP Metropolitan Opera on the Big

GRAND JUNCTION Open Mic Nights Every Wed., Palisade uranium from page 1 But really, that decision has no im- resents a major acquisition for While it’s a Canadian company, Brewery; every Thurs., pact on the planned operation of the Energy Fuels,” said Stephen Ant- Titan has focused on exploring and Rockslide Brew Pub and stops the DOE from issuing mill.” ony, the company’s president and developing uranium properties in new leases to explore, drill, and Moore went on to say that C.E.O. “The parcel has seen pro- the western U.S. Its major asset in- Energy Fuels now has three pri- duction in the recent past, and there cludes the Sheep Mountain mine in

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a touch c u o t n i tay s until new environmental reviews mary mines that have the capacity are still considerable uranium and the Crooks Gap Mining District of under the National Environmental to feed the mill its permitted 500 vanadium resources remaining on Fremont County, Wyo. That mine Policy Act and Endangered Species tons a day. These mines include the the property. Combining all of the has a reported 13,841,000 tons of Act are completed. Whirlwind, near Gateway, Colo.; company’s recent resource acquisi- average grade uranium. The Sheep While the Piñon Ridge Ura- the Energy Queen, near La Sal, tions in the Sage Plain Project Area, Mountain project is currently at an nium Mill is not a part of the Ura- Utah; and its newest acquisition, the Energy Fuels team is optimis- advanced stage of permitting. Pro- nium Leasing Program – the mill the Skidmore Lease, in southeast tic that we can obtain a permit for duction is expected to commence in is slated to be built in the Paradox Utah’s Sage Plain District. a third mine to complete the mill 2014, with a peak production rate Valley on private land – it would “We have two fully-permitted feed requirement for the 500-ton- of 1.5 million pounds of uranium ] most likely be used to process any mines, and we have just recently per-day Piñon Ridge Mill.” per year. Titan also has significant significant amounts of uranium consolidated several properties The Skidmore property is ac- interests in uranium exploration ore mined in that area. By halting over in Utah,” Moore said. “Be- cessible through historic developed projects in Utah, Wyoming, Ari- exploration and mining on those tween those three mines, they are mine workings on Energy Fuels’ zona and Saskatchewan. 31 nearby federal leases, does the going to provide sufficient ore to Calliham property acquired earlier “Energy Fuels is very pleased to court ruling, at least for the time feed the mill.” this year. Engineering studies and be able to add Titan’s very significant being, change the viability of the As it turns out, Energy Fuels drilling are currently underway to NI 43-101 mineral resource to our proposed uranium mill? announced that it purchased the assess, rehabilitate, and develop the pool of assets, and to increase our Energy Fuels spokesperson Skidmore Lease, a 20-year min- resources in this district. presence in the conventional uranium Curtis Moore says no. ing lease, just one day before Judge While Energy Fuels contin- mining space,” Antony said. “Fol- “We didn’t have any short or, Martinez made his ruling on the ues to expand its resources in the lowing the transaction, the combined really, medium-term plans to get Uranium Lease Program. Energy Uravan Mineral Belt, the Canadian company will have 37 million pounds production out of those proper- Fuels purchased the lease from the company is expanding in other of measured and indicated resources, ties anytime soon,” Moore said on privately-held Nuclear Energy Cor- parts of the U.S., as well. On Tues- and 4.3 million pounds of inferred re- Tuesday. “We were probably plan- poration for $1,500,702; the lease day, Energy Fuels announced that sources, placing the combined com- ning to do some assessment work contains 184,000 tons of historic it has entered into a letter of intent pany among the largest holders of NI or drilling at some point this year to uranium and vanadium resources. to acquire Titan Uranium Inc., of 43-101 compliant uranium resources see what minerals were left there. “The Skidmore Lease rep- Vancouver. in the U.S.” the watch thURSDaY, octobeR 27 - weDneSDaY, novembeR 2, 2011 | 23 bUSineSS Where Ridgway’s Top Chef Rules

One Bite of an Omelet congratulating Kate’s Place of laughed, recalling the review. This Ridgway, population 1,036, for be- is a woman who takes keeping peo- At Kate’s Place Will coming the top-rated restaurant in ple happy – her staff had surprised Make You a Believer all of Colorado. This was according her with balloons, the banner on to the travel-website Trip Advisor, the door, and a lemon cake – rather bY LeSLie vReeLanD which publishes consumer reviews seriously, and here was somebody of airlines, lodgings and restaurants who was displeased. She threw her RIDGWAY – At Kate’s Place worldwide. hands up in the air. “What am I sup- last Sunday morning, it was break- Kate Leonard, the restaurant’s posed to do?” fast as usual: omelets plump like owner and namesake, had received One thing she probably won’t dirigibles emerged piping-hot from the news in September, when the be doing any time soon is exactly the restaurant’s small kitchen; Ridgway Chamber sent out a flier what the patron wanted: opening for stacks of lemon-blueberry-ricotta congratulating her establishment for dinner. Kate’s is known for creative, pancakes were plunked down be- becoming No. 3 out of over 7,000 in fore eager patrons; plates of green Colorado. By October, Kate’s Place see Kate’S on page 25 eggs and ham (poached eggs, pro- had climbed to No. 1. The restau- sciutto, pesto), born aloft by smiling rant has received 28 reviews on Trip waitresses, briskly made their way Advisor, and 27 of them are perfect; top maRKS – Kate’s Place in to tables. The only thing unusual several call it “a jewel” or “a gem.” Ridgway won kudos, first in the was eight balloons dangling out- The lone dissenter’s complaint? The state, on the Trip Advisor travel side, and a sign on the front door, place isn’t open for dinner. Kate and restaurant website. Doc Joe’s Distillery Banishes Prohibition

RIDGWAY – Trail Town Still is been more than a year in the making. development from which the still found growing nearby and then built a still that he built by hand. In that officially open for business. Using local corn, Doc Joe has come gets its name. In addition to veteri- a still to make it. still the alcohol is purified to 95 up with what some call the smooth- narian Alaimo, the business includes Doc Joe makes vodka using percent over a 20-hour period in Business Briefs est vodka they have ever tasted. Melissa Wright, a teacher, and Lyn- two stills. First the fermented corn the equivalent of 10 distillations. By Watch Staff Located on the corner behind da Gegauff, a local businesswoman. is put in a beautiful 106-gallon He says people can make vodka the Conoco at the intersection of The trio says that they make spirits copper stripping still from Por- faster, and some choose to use The brainchild of Doctor Jo- highways 550 and 62 in Ridgway, in the tradition of the old west – they tugal that makes a “low wine” of many separate individual distilla- seph Alaimo, local veterinarian, the Trail Town Still is all rough wood wanted something good to drink, about 35 percent alcohol. Then distillery called Trail Town Still has and stone – just like the Trail Town so they looked around at what they he distills it a second time using see bUSineSS on page 25

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TELLURIDE – Telluride Arts Sunday at the Palm play – giving children the opportu- Bride: A Dance for the Dead on information, visit www.weehawke- is accepting applications for its 2011 presents Right to Play nity to just be kids – could potential- Saturday, Nov. 5, in Ouray, choreo- narts.org or call 970/318-0150. Telluride Holiday Arts Bazaar, Dec. ly bring greater harmony to some of graphed and directed by Natasha TELLURIDE – Producer/ the world’s troubled areas. Pyeatte and featuring members of Ar t Br i e f s director Frank Marshall (Indiana In March of 2001, the first sport Weehawken’s Company Dance The Grand Bizarre in By Watch Staff Jones, The Bourne Identity, The and play program was launched in Troupe. HD on Nov. 3: Bring the Curious Case of Benjamin Button) refugee camps in Côte d’Ivoire and The production is an adaptation Whole Family 2-4, at the Telluride High School comes to the Palm Theater Sunday, Angola. From that day forward, the of Tim Burton’s movie The Corpse Cafeteria. Oct., 30 to discuss his new docu- organization has grown by leaps and Bride, with a modern twist on the TELLURIDE – The Grand The Holiday Bazaar showcases mentary, Right to Play. bounds, and is now supported by an movie and featuring music from the Bizarre, presented in High Defi- the creative, unique arts and fine Marshall has chronicled the international team of top athletes movie and from the 1980s as well. nition, screens at the Sheridan crafts made by regional artists for evolution of Norwegian speed- from more than 40 countries. Koss, Set in a tiny village where Victor Opera House Thursday, Nov. 3, the ultimate local art shopping ex- skater Johann Olav Koss on his life along with legions of volunteers, Van Dort (Joe Noll) and Victoria Ev- at 6 and 9 p.m. Sponsored in Tel- perience. All work must be original, journey from four-time Olympic teachers, coaches and diplomats are erglot (Jordan Leo) are betrothed for luride by BootDoctors and Para- of good quality and produced by the gold medalist to founder of the hu- using the power of athletics to pro- financial reasons, because the Ever- gon, the Poor Boyz Production exhibiting artist. Imports, manufac- manitarian nonprofit, Right to Play. mote peace and to elevate the lives glots need the money and the Van features extreme skiers Clayton tured, commercial, kit work and re- "Here's an incredibly accomplished of the world's neediest children. Dorts aspire to high society, things Vila, Matt Walker, Cam Riley, sales are not welcome. athlete who's least known for his ac- Right to Play is an inspiring go wrong at the wedding rehearsal, Dim Durtcshi, Bene Mayer, Leigh Regional artists are invited to complishments after the Olympics, documentary for all ages. when Victor goes into the woods Powis, Josh Stack, Riley LeBoe, exhibit at the Holiday Bazaar. Prior- which include becoming one of the Right to Play screens on Sun- to practice his vows, and somehow Sammy Carlson, Dane Tudor, ity is given to artists residing within greatest ambassadors in sports his- day, Oct. 30, 4 p.m., at the Palm finds himself married to Emily Simon Dumant, Bobby Brown, a 50-mile radius of Telluride, on a tory,” says Marshall. "What we're Theatre. Running time: 40 minutes (Hunter Clapsadl), the corpse bride. Nick Martini, LJ Strenio and Os- first-come basis. Space is limited. going to try to find is his drive and (plus Q&A). The film is appropriate All profits from this perfor- kari Raiteshe. Audience mem- Artists, artisans, crafters, and how it has changed the world." for all ages, and there is no admis- mance and other company perfor- bers will receive door prizes and food makers are invited to register When Koss was travelling the sion fee. mances and fundraisers go directly free swag, and will be entered in to have a booth at this year’s Bazaar. globe as part of his civic duties as to the dancers’ fundraising and per- a raffle for prizes, including a pair Past booths have sold jewelry, sewn an Olympic Aid Ambassador, he formance efforts. The Corpse Bride: of skis. Tickets are $15, avail- and knitted clothing, and accesso- was deeply moved by the strife he Weehawken Company A Dance for the Dead plays at the able at Wizard Entertainment, ries, toys, local foods, housewares, encountered in some of the world’s Dancers Present The Wright Opera House; tickets cost sheridanoperahouse.com and the candles, spa products, stocking most disadvantaged and war-torn Corpse Bride: A Dance $10, and are available through the door 30 minutes prior to show- stuffers, art, and more, with an eye to regions, and had a revolutionary for the Dead, Company Dance Troupe members time. The Vaudeville Bar will be gift-giving for the holiday season. idea. Koss believed that athletics Saturday, Nov. 5 or at tickets outlets including Cimar- open for non-alcoholic beverages To participate in the Holiday Ba- could be used to elevate the lives of ron Coffee and Books, Khristopher’s and beer, wine and cocktails for zaar, please contact Sasha at (sasha@ children by promoting teamwork, OURAY COUNTY – Wee- Culinaire, Mouse’s Chocolates, attendees 21 and older. telluridearts or 970/728-3930) for an confidence and healthy, active- liv hawken Creative Arts will offer a Buckskin Booksellers, and Wee- application and information packet. ing. He knew that the simple act of one-day performance of The Corpse hawken Creative Arts. For more see art briefs on next page

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OURAY COUNTY – The Weehawken Creative Board, com- prised of six to 12 members from Ouray, Montrose, and San Miguel Counties, seeks new board members willing to make a one-year commitment for 2012. “With over 300 classes per year in movement arts, ceramic arts, culinary arts, fiber arts, dance, visual arts, photography, craft arts and personal development programs, we have so many proud accomplishments each year,” said Tina Purcell, current board president. “We have an incred- A MAN’S JOB – Telluride’s burliest stepped up to model for the Ah Haa School for the Arts’ BRA-vo Bra Invitational Fashion Show last ible dance program with amazing Thursday. The event was a culmination of the school’s month-long Art of Being a Woman celebration. Decorated bras were auctioned off productions that showcase the tal- to raise funds for the San Miguel Resource Center, The Breast Cancer Fund, and the Ah Haa School. At left, Jeb Berrier came as the Sugar ent of our students, teachers and Plum Fairy. (Right) Fireman John Bennet mixed and matched with his work duds. (Photos by Timothy Barber) dancers and have added three vi- able thriving venues for art teachers and students in our area.” kate’s from page 23 retailers. She moved to Ridgway focus her energies on the restau- down the Strip. Mexican dishes are The board’s work is handled to ski, to travel, and to be closer to rant. She did make an exception particularly popular at Kate’s, so she through monthly in-person meet- hearty breakfasts (served from 7 her parents, who own property here. for Oprah Winfrey (“How can you recently made a point of stopping by ings in either Ridgway or Ouray, a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesdays through Soon after she arrived, she took a turn Oprah down?”), who taped the Border Grill at Mandalay Bay, and at sub-committee meetings on Sundays), and lunch specialties like job at Sandy’s Sunshine Kitchen in one of her last shows at Ralph the better to taste that restaurant’s a monthly basis. In addition, the its Reuben sandwich and an Asian Ridgway, where she ran the front Lauren’s ranch up the road earlier new tapas menu and pick up a few board members assist with fund- salad with crunchy rice noodles, of the house. When Sandy’s closed this spring, and asked Kate’s Place ideas. And she met Hubert Keller, raising. The Weehawken Board cilantro, and roasted peanuts, a cus- in 2007, Kate bought the business. to supply sandwiches. the owner of Fleur, who brings has the expectation that all board tomer favorite since the restaurant From the day she opened her own Her care and attention to de- French flair to the masses on TV’s members will commit to these ob- opened in 2007. restaurant, her focus has remained tail extend from every item on the Top Chef. ligations for a full year. A Florida native, Kate is no the same: fresh flavors, friendly wait menu – she samples every dish, While she enjoys the great The application deadline is “proper” culinary-school graduate. staff, fast service. every day – to the menu itself. food in Vegas, she doesn’t neces- November 23. Selected applicants “I’m not a chef, but I’ve always Business is growing: last year “I’m very hands-on,” she said. sarily admire the way so many will be notified by mid-December. been a foodie,” she said. there were nine tables outside, and When a soup special read “Potato top restaurateurs are running so Information and applications are Her college degree is in market- she needed three servers to wait on Leak” on the chalkboard one day, many places: when people get that available at: www.weehawke- ing, and her first career was selling them; this year there are 12 tables on she asked her staff, “Are the po- stretched, she said, quality often narts.org or by 970/318-0150. European-made toys to high-end the patio (plus 13 indoors), and she tatoes leaking?” Ideas come from suffers. On the other hand, she needs four servers. Yet she’s loath to everywhere: cookbooks, TV food very much admires Rick Bayless’s expand simply for the sake of grow- shows, conversations with her staff style. The proprietor of Topolob- ing bigger. and patrons. ampo in Chicago sticks with what business from page 23 mediately wanted to help and we Has she considered a branch “I travel to eat,” she said. On he knows: despite his fame, he has knew we had a winner.” He goes in Telluride, perhaps? “I’d have to rare days off, she flies to Las Vegas – opened just a handful of restau- tions, but none of that guarantees on to add that the Western Slope charge $20 for an omelet in Tellu- the closest collection of world-class rants over the decades, nearly all a pure product. He goes on to say of Colorado is a “tremendously ride. People from Telluride come restaurants to Ridgway (and just in the same town. that his compound still separates bountiful area” and provides ex- for breakfast here.” What about ca- a one-hour, $100 round-trip flight “He does one thing, and he does the individual fractions of the fer- ceptional pairings of good food tering? Though she’s often asked, from Grand Junction, she pointed it well,” she said. “That’s the key.” It mented liquid, collecting only the and spirits. she does very little, preferring to out) – where she noshes her way sounds like a recipe for success. purest “heart” alcohol, and then Trail Town Still makes other (and only then) charcoal filters it liquors as well: a young whiskey, and bottles the result. Admitting a spirit made from agave nectar that the whole process is actually they call “Desert Water,” and they quite inefficient, he says he could are working on a gin using local make vodka cheaper and easier juniper. Trail Town Still is cur- but it would not be as good or as rently open Fridays and Saturday much fun. evening 4-11 p.m. for cocktails NEED A NEW JOB FAST? Wright is currently compiling and tapas. For tours and sales dur- drink recipes and selecting foods ing the week call 970/626-3060, Healthcare is expected to generate 3.2 million new jobs by 2018! for the upcoming weekend. (The find them on Face Book, or go to Train for these jobs and an in-demand medical career with shop is open Fridays and Satur- trailtownstill.com. Delta-Montrose Technical College days from 4-7 p.m. for cocktails and tapas.) She says she has chocolates from Mouse’s Chocolates WOODY CREEK CELLARS JOIN US! in Ouray, seasoned crackers from JOIS ANYVINO.COM THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Artisan Bakery (also in Ouray), 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and a selection of artisan cheeses WESTERN SLOPE – Woody Delta Montrose Technical College from Rocking W Ranch in Olathe Creek Cellars has joined the Uncompahgre Room and James Ranch in Durango. AnyVino.com network, which is 1765 U.S. Highway 50 Also on the tapas menu is Pali- adding a number of Colorado win- Delta, CO sade peach-wood smoked Rocky eries to its list. Mountain trout from Eagle and The small Old World style organic apricots from Paonia. winery “is well-known and re- When asked what prompted spected in the Colorado winery O ering education in: them to open a distillery, Doc community,” AnyVino.com said • Medical Transcription Joe says, “Melissa and I had been in a press release, “and we are • Medical Coding and Billing looking for a way to work together delighted to have them on the net- expressing our love of good food work. and drink and use all of our skills. They can be found at AnyVi- for more information A distillery seemed like the per- no.com or http://anyvino.com/ 970-874-6505 • [email protected] • CareerStep.com/dmtc fect choice, and when we told the woody-creek-cellars-austin-colo- idea to our friend Lynda, she im- rado/index.php. 26 | THURSDAY, october 27 - wednesday, november 2, 2011 the watch NEWS Appeals Court Reinstates Clinton-era Roadless Rule DENVER – In one of the NEPA, MUSYA, or NFMA,” than 2 million comments, with 95 Bush appointee. The Wyoming suit was one of most important decisions for the three-judge panel in Denver percent in favor of the rule. “Today’s decision is among a number of challenges to the rule. public lands in decades, a federal wrote. “Thus, the district court The Bush administration over- the most significant conserva- The Bush administration exempted court ruled Friday that the Clin- abused its discretion in perma- turned the roadless rule and is- tion victories in several decades. Tongass National Forest from the ton administration 2001 national nently enjoining the Roadless sued a new state-by-state process, It reinforces the roadless rule as rule, which was later overturned. forest roadless rule is legal and Rule on a nationwide basis be- enabling states to work with the the cornerstone of protection for Alaska is appealing that ruling. And should be implemented imme- cause the court’s action was based Forest Service to develop specific our national forests and preserves environmentalists are challenging diately. The state of Wyoming on the erroneous legal conclusion rules for national forests within these landscapes for generations Idaho’s adoption of a looser ver- and others charged that the rule, that Wyoming had succeeded on individual states. Critics charged to come,” said Jane Danowitz, sion of the rule. Although the 10th which bans new roads, timber the merits of its claims.” that the rule created a backdoor director of the Pew Environment Circuit ruling doesn’t specifically harvesting, and upgrading of ex- The rule covers 58.5 million wilderness, but the appeals court Group’s public lands program. address those cases, it ordered the isting roads in almost one-third acres out of the 191 million acres of rejected that argument, noting that In a statement, the Forest Ser- rule to be implemented nationally. of national forest lands, violated national forest. Under former For- the areas in question have existing vice said, “The Obama administra- Wyoming still could appeal to federal environmental regula- est Service Chief Mike Dombeck, roads, mining, grazing, and mo- tion has been and remains a strong the Supreme Court or to the full tions and created de facto wilder- the agency determined that a na- torized vehicles like snowmobiles supporter of the protection of road- panel of the 10th Circuit, but, said ness, but the 10th Circuit Court tional roadless rule would best and ATVs – which are verboten in less areas. These areas are vital for Jim Angell, an Earthjustice attor- of Appeals sweepingly rejected protect the wildlife habitat, water wilderness. protecting watersheds, [and] provid- ney who represented environmen- that in a unanimous decision. quality, and recreational values of “The Forest Service did not ing recreation and hunting and fish- tal groups in this case, “This was “Wyoming failed to demon- non-road areas. The policy was usurp Congressional authority ing opportunities. We applaud this an extremely thorough, 120-page strate that the Forest Service’s adopted after a massive amount of because the roadless rule did not decision upholding the 2001 rule opinion, unanimous and authored promulgation of the Roadless public input. According to some establish de facto wilderness,” and are proud to have vigorously by a George W. Bush appointee. I Rule violated the Wilderness Act, sources, the agency received more wrote Judge Jerome A. Holmes, a supported the rule in this case.” expect this rule to hold.” briefs from page 8 about noise levels,” said County [the AF wants to fly as low as 300 ter last summer included impacts phoned in,” commented ROCC Commissioner Lynn Padgett at feet] might stampede the cattle.” on ranching, on wildlife and big President Denise Gendreau. “The who recommended allowing more Tuesday’s meeting in Ridgway. She urged fellow commis- game animals (particularly on criti- math was funny. The conclusions time, until January 2012. “Only one of the seven concerns sioners to heed a request by the cal winter habitat and calving ar- were questionable. we raised [about a new Low Alti- Ridgway-Ouray Community eas), on protected Wilderness, on “Telluride was excluded [from LOW ALTITUDE TRAINING tude Training Area plan] was ad- Council to craft a letter to Cannon the potential to trigger avalanches, the permit area],” she added. PLAN FAILS TO ADDRESS dressed in this Draft Environmental Air Force Base in New Mexico possible interference with wildland “And we are not!” exclaimed COUNTY CONCERNS Assessment,” Padgett continued. demanding a full Environmental fire fighting, lack of communica- Commissioner Chair Heidi Albrit- “They agreed to set up a hotline for Impact Statement. tion with search and rescue and ton. “The squeaky wheel . . .” “The Air Force needs to genu- ranchers to call in when they are The seven concerns enumer- emergency response agencies, and Albritton concluded, “There inely define terms and be honest branding, and the training flights ated in the county’s comment let- noise impacts. are definitely enough question Padgett said none of them, ex- marks” to warrant a request for cept for the branding concession, an EIS. were addressed. She called the EA Commissioner Mike Fedel “blatantly deficient.” said, “Our economics are defi- Listing just one example, she nitely an issue here, tourism and cited an AF finding that claimed hunting. I’m ready to say we need the flights will produce an “aver- answers, but I’m not ready to call age of just 35 decibels of noise at for an EIS.” a certain point on the ground over The commissioners agreed to 24 hours. But that number aver- table the matter until Wednesday ages in 23 hours and 59 minutes at 1:30 p.m., when they would of silence!” look at a letter that Padgett would “It seemed like the EA was draft overnight. LABORATE DURE…LUDITE DURE W ORk HARD…PLAy HARD

budget from page 8 bridge department projects. Child adds that the town will ed expenses in the general fund; not defer or delay any critical so that in the event of a “total bot- maintenance projects, however. toming-out of the economy, we’d “We’re attempting to be as be able to sustain [Mountain Vil- cost efficient on the operations lage’s] government for at least six side of things as possible, at the Reach Your Peak at months before we’d have to turn same time contingency planning the lights out,” he said. for a very tough situation. If things Mountain Village has thus far improve, we’ll do OK. If things Telluride Mountain School nearly reached that goal, reserving get tough, we will be able to man- Telluride’s i ndependenT s chool close to 30 percent of 2012’s bud- age,” Child said. geted expenses in its general fund. As the town’s finance depart- Swain estimates that ongoing ment and town manager prepare Low Student-Teacher Ratios macro-scale economic turmoil will to present the 2012 budget’s first continue to keep property values iteration at the Nov. 17 public Challenging Academics lower than pre-recession levels, meeting, its architects express Nurturing School Culture thus making the exercise of trim- confidence that the budget reflects ming down Mountain Village’s responsible fiscal policy in light of Comprehensive Arts and Language Programs 2012 budget one that will likely be continuing financial turmoil. repeated in the coming years. In Swain’s words, “Nobody’s Innovative Music Program “We’re continuing to re- been hiding with their head in the flect those larger scale economic sand… We’ve been expecting this, Experiential and Service Learning trends with our budgets,” Mont- and the council hasn’t been bash- gomery said. “We’re trying to be ful or afraid about demanding that Visitors Warmly Welcomed more proactive, and stay ahead staff come up with ways to get of the curve,” noting that there more money to follow the town’s call Karen Walker at 970.728.1969 to schedule a visit have been many years of delayed bottom line – and we have.” www.telluridemtnschool.org capital improvements; this year’s A second reading of the bud- budget will tackle one of those get will be presented prior to the Financial Aid Available looming endeavors, however, with budget’s formal adoption, which is $300,000 budgeted for road and slated for Dec. 8. the watch thURSDaY, octobeR 27 - weDneSDaY, novembeR 2, 2011 | 27 conSoliDation changes. sonal challenge: “I’ve never in my McCarty. “We hope that at the end of the from page 1 Why are we considering a life had to cut a kid. You combine “We don’t know,” Mueller school year, we have something to change now?, someone asked. ‘em, and some of these kids are replied. “That’s what we want to bring to our boards,” said Skalla. to the instigators’ promise that, Bart Skalla mentioned that going to get cut.” find out. We know that people in “Our end goal is to intelligently “None of us has an agenda. We Governor Hickenlooper had re- “Welcome to the real world,” both communities feel strongly diagram the possible configura- don’t know if consolidation is a cently stated his preference to re- said Skalla. “Competition can be about it. In the past, they’ve said, tions. It’s not even to provide a good idea or a bad idea. We just duce the number of school districts a good thing. ‘Hell, No.’ But folks don’t really recommendation.” want to find out if some form of in the state from the current 178 to Yes, said Hill, “but I carried know what they’re saying Hell, And after that?, asked Robin- consolidation would be in the best son. interests of our students.” “By statute, it would have to That was Ridgway school go to a vote,” Mueller said. “As board member Kara Mueller, it stands now, each community who opened the meeting and co- votes separately, and if either one hosted with fellow board member One possible configuration: combine the middle says no, it’s no. But I have heard Bart Skalla. The research group schools in Ouray. Keep the elementary schools where – where did we hear this, Bart? – also includes Ouray school board of the potential for a vote by the members Jim Link and Christine they are. And combine the high schools in Ridgway. entire ‘new district.’” Hinkson, along with long-time That second scenario could educator Ginny Ficco, who has certainly affect the outcome. been a teacher, principal, superin- Coach Hill remembered the last tendent and school board member time there was an actual vote on at various times in both districts. somewhere around 100. “He has a lot of kids, kids who stayed in No to.” consolidation. It was in the 1970s, Despite the volatile topic, since backed off that statement school because of basketball.” Shannon Robinson asked what and the question lost by five votes. turnout was scanty. In addition to somewhat,” Skalla said. “It has “So, is there a compelling rea- the timeline might be for moving “Ridgway was dead set against it the research group, only about a to be local choice; consolidation son to do it [consolidate]?,”asked ahead with consolidation. then,” he said. dozen citizens showed up, most of can’t be dictated by the state. The them teachers from the two school CDE (Colorado Department of districts. Education) has decided to offer Arguments for consolida- more carrots now, and backed off tion always include potential the sticks.” cost savings, Mueller said: in Besides, Hinkson said, the administration, in staff, and pos- state’s goals barely apply here. sibly infrastructure costs, if one Neither county school is failing. The Adventure Guide gives It’s not just me who’s of the three buildings (Ouray Though it is small, “Ouray is not a ‘‘visitors the fast track to the best of ‘‘happy with The Watch. School, Ridgway Elementary, or failing school!” she said. what Telluride has to offer. My clients are extremely Ridgway Secondary) were to be “Both Ouray and Ridgway pleased.” closed. But these potential econ- have earned Accreditation with And that includes my business.” omies of scale might be offset, Distinction,” Skalla concurred. she said, by increased transpor- “Why fix what isn’t broken?” tation (bussing) costs, for ex- One unequivocal benefit ample, and by reductions in per to consolidation, said Ridgway I get fantastic customer service pupil funding from the state. The music teacher Kathryn Kubinyi, from the entire Watch team, bigger the school population, the would be a combined choir and from start to fi nish.” less the state contributes per stu- a combined band. “Your program dent. How would the numbers blossoms,” she said, with more work out? We can’t know, Muel- kids. ler said, until we research all the Yes, but what would that mean possible consolidation configu- for the current music teachers?, an rations. audience member asked. A con- Some of the configurations solidated district couldn’t afford thrown up on the music room to keep both music teachers, so white boards involved closing, one would have to go. or shrinking the school in Ouray, “The heartbreak of letting while combining high schools, or faculty members go” is what high schools and middle schools concerned Ridgway mom Kimah at the Ridgway facility, presum- McCarty. “Look at the cuts we’ve ably because it is newer and has already had to make,” she said. more room to expand. “With more staffing cuts [under A plaintive question from consolidation] and more part-time the audience asked, “How would teachers, ambitious young teach- Ouray survive [without its ers would not be interested in John Duncan of Telluride Cathy Redmond of Ridgway Real Es- In a real estate market that is school]? You’d lose the reason for coming here.” Outside goes big with a full tate loves the real estate photo classifi eds in still recovering, Mike Zuendel families to move there. You’d lose Athletics posed another co- page ad in the summer edition the Watch Regional Marketplace because of TREC is making a big impact, your community identity. Ouray nundrum. Combining teams of the Adventure Guide to the they allow her to advertise numerous prop- having closed several properties Western San Juans because this erties at a reasonable cost. The print ads this summer alone. His peers in could be Silverton in 20 years.” might mean more sports and more publication is so perfectly aimed reach prospective customers in San Miguel, the industry are taking a close competitive squads; the soccer “I’d be very concerned that at his prime customers. Ouray and Montrose counties, while the look at how he does it. But it’s we would close any of the build- and cross-country/track teams are He appreciates the high qual- same ads online reach anyone with access really no secret. Z has “owned” ings,” Ficco interjected. “The tax- combined now. Yes, but would ity of the magazine’s editorial to a computer. the back cover of The Watch for payers in both districts have a lot we miss the community-defining content, which not only displays “I love being able to place those ads two years, gaining him -- and his invested in those buildings. And rivalries, in basketball and volley- his ad to great advantage but myself, online, and see them go both into clients -- enormous, consistent Ridgway is still paying off this ball for example?, asked Shannon also ensures that people who print and at watchnewspapers.com,” visibility. Virtually everyone who one.” (Schlosser) Robinson, who grew pick Adventure up will read it Redmond says. lives in the Telluride region, or Ficco threw out one possible up in Ouray and attended both closely and hold onto it for the Redmond also advertises in the Adven- visits, is sure to see his ads. configuration: combine the - mid school systems. length of their stay. ture Guide to the Western San Juans. “Not only does The Watch dle schools in Ouray. Keep the el- Combining high schools “We don’t do a lot of advertis- “The Watch designs my ads for Adven- give me great regional exposure, ementary schools where they are. would definitely kick the new ing,” Duncan says, “but as long ture at no additional cost,” she explains, the staff there takes great care of And combine the high schools in teams up a bracket, commented as we’re in the business of helping “and I like the Adventure Guide because me,” Z says. it’s perfectly targeted to visitors, who are Z Ridgway. Mueller wrote out that long-time Ridgway coach Steve visitors to the San Juans access relies on the crack design and enjoy our great outdoors, we’ll drawn to the beautiful covers and the great team at The Watch to design his configuration, among many other Hill. (Ouray currently has a high always run an ad in Adventure.” content. Plus, each edition is on the racks for ads for him (included in the cost school population of 59; it is in permutations. six months!” of advertising), and The Watch “But then I have serious trans- the smallest bracket, 1A. Ridgway The Watch Regional Marketplace gives sales team stays in touch to portation concerns,” Ficco con- has approximately double that Cathy Redmond the ability to get new list- alert him to opportunities in our tinued. “You could have middle number in high school, making it watch ings out there quickly and affordably while special publications that could school kids riding a bus 45-50 a 2A school.) Adventure raises her regional profi le. work for him. minutes each way from County Hill, who coached three 1A advertising Road 1 to Ouray. This will require basketball state champions at woRKS If an ad in a watch newSPaPeRS publication works so a lot of research” to understand Ridgway, raised a consolidation well for these businesses, just think what it can do for you. the pros and cons of any proposed outcome that would present a per- 970.728.4496 28 | THURSDAY, october 27 - wednesday, november 2, 2011 the watch sports TSSC Adds Youth Telemark Program

TELLURIDE – “Back in the basic technique, the foundations day we offered two disciplines: of the sport, plus waxing and ski racing and mogul skiing,” tuning methods. By season’s end, says Telluride Ski and Snowboard he hopes his kids will not only Club Executive Director Justin be “dropping the knee,” but also Chandler. using their equipment to go up as The organization has evolved well as down. over the years, and this year it “I just want it to be fun, and is adding a telemark program, I’m blown away at what kids coached by Theron Johnson. today are doing on their tele “We’ve evolved into a gear” in the park and pipe, he true snow sports club, and it’s says. “I guess they’re doing it on something to be proud of,” everything else, so why not on says Chandler. “We now offer tele gear, too.” instruction in all mountain skiing, Because he doesn’t want kids slope-style skiing, snowboarding, to have to lose out on other TSSC Nordic skiing, ice skating and and Ski P.E. programs, Johnson now telemark skiing.” has scheduled most practices for Coach Johnson, who just Saturdays during the ski season, moved to Telluride with his with some Sunday, after-school two children, originally hails and holiday practices as well. from Minnesota, has a strong “TSSC’s main goal is to Norwegian background, and has expose as many kids as possible been telemark skiing for 27 years. to all snow sports, and to instill “I think TSSC is a great program and nurture a passion and lifelong that exposes kids to all types love of adventure and activities of skiing,” he says. “So when in the outdoors,” says Chandler. REGIONAL CHAMPS – The Telluride-Norwood High School Girls and Boys Cross Country Teams took I noticed there wasn’t a youth “Offering a telemark team will first among 2A schools at Regionals in Delta last week and now head to State. The girls team (top) telemark program, I decided that help us achieve that goal.” there should be one.” Johnson To stir the telemark consists of (left to right) Dorsi Valle, Rachel Hampton (Individual Champion in a course record time of spearheaded the program entirely, momentum, TSSC will present 18:28.6), Jessie Hild, Josephine Bush, Katherine Bush, and Shelby Brier. The boys team (above) in- approaching Chandler with the Loyalty, a new ski flick produced idea, and then putting the pieces by Telemark Skier magazine editor cludes (left to right) Jake Cantor, Brooks Rogers, Ty Williams (Individual Champion in a time of 16:05.3), together to bring it to fruition, Josh Madsen, featuring young Nathan Loomis, Cameron Bowman, Alfred Stauder, and Dylan Newell. (Photos courtesy of Jeff Bush) complete with sponsors Loki, rippers sliding rails, hucking air TwentyTwo Designs (makers of and shredding pow, all on “pins,” Hammerhead bindings), and Sons on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. ths from page 17 District Playoffs. of Norway. The program will also Tickets cost $10 for adults ($8 “I am just really proud of our team’s perfor- have a Nordic faction, coached by for kids), and are available at the line first for the girls. mance,” says THS senior Langley. “We set goals, Lance Waring. Palm that evening. NHS senior Williams will lead the team, as he and we work hard every week to reach them. We’ve In this inaugural season, For those interested in signing hopes to defend his individual title from last year, just stayed consistent and confident throughout the Johnson says he’s looking for eight up for the TSSC’s Telemark Team while Nathan Loomis, Dylan Newell, and Brooks season so far, and we hope to do the same through- kids (on a first-come, first-served Program, call Johnson at 970/270- Rogers will be close behind. They all look for top out the playoffs.” basis) who are already strong 6851, or TSSC at 970/728-6163, ten finishes. Langley, a four-year veteran of Telluride’s alpine skiers. They will learn x10. Scholarships are available. “I’m anticipating that the competition will volleyball squad, says she feels confident that the come down to only a few points separating the team can advance beyond this Saturday’s District top teams,” of which Telluride is one, along with Playoffs to the Regional Tournament, as long as its softball from page 17 Bollinger said pitcher Lara Crested Butte and Lyons, Coach Hampton said. players continue to play the way they have been all Ammerman, a junior, pitched The girls, meanwhile, will be looking for- season. step in and fill their shoes. “a phenomenal game” against ward to challenging 2010 state champion Ned- “To advance further, we just need to keep up “We expect to go to State Pueblo South. erland for the title. Nederland is bringing back our passion and hard work and stay healthy. If we again next year, and expect to “She threw a one-hitter, and all three scorers from last year’s winning team, do that, then we should be set,” she said. win again, as we move deeper that one hit was the only ball al- Hampton said, but added; “I like our chances to Districts will be held in Dolores this Saturday. into the tournament,” he said. lowed into the outfield,” he said. upset them.” Regionals are scheduled for Saturday, November 5. In regional competition, the All four of the team’s pitch- Rachel Hampton has lead the girls all season, top 32 teams from 4A schools ers did well, Bollinger said, as and hopes to make a run at the individual title compete, and the top 16 go to did the defense and offense, and against Nederland’s two-time defending cham- Telluride Soccer advances State. the stats show the “strongest pion, Kelly Robinson. Josephine Bush, Kather- to first round in state playoffs “We were ranked 15, and numbers” in the history of the ine Bush, Jessie Hild, and Shelby Brier are also Pueblo South was the no. 2 school. among the top-ranked girls in the state. Despite suffering a painful loss during their last ranked team,” Bollinger said. “We ended up with a .349 home game of the season last week, the Miner boys’ “We made a good showing, rep- batting average, the highest in soccer team came back in force to annihilate their resented ourselves well, and I Montrose’s history, and I am re- Lady Miners’ 18-1 record bodes well competition in their final game of the regular season think we put quite a scare into ally proud to see that come up,” for coming post-season run last Saturday. Pueblo South.” said the coach. Telluride’s 9-0 victory over Grand Junction’s THS volleyball has enjoyed its best season in Junior Varsity saw scoring distributed among five recent memory, rising to an 18-1 overall record, Telluride players; Slator Aplin, Santi Hernandez, Ian and an undefeated league record. Mitchell, Jose Pena, and Henry Sosa each scored at The team, propelled to regular-season great- least a goal (with Sosa scoring three). ness thanks in part to the finesse of starter standouts The boys were undefeated for much of the sea- Emmy Ludwig, Emily Langley, Mallory Bosse, son, ultimately suffering just one loss to Crested Sara Wontrobski, Genevieve Matamoros, and Scout Butte, and narrowly missing the top spot in the 3A Franklin, chalked up its last regular-season victory Region 5 standings. They came in second, behind • Decking • Complimentary • Miscellaneous at home last Saturday against the Nucla Mustangs. 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dispatches ally had a friend tell me in all seri- are the beavers. No matter that place, beavers are incredibly easy a dried-out wasteland cut by deep from page 4 ousness that hummingbirds were scientists say beavers have virtu- to live with. eroded gullies; five years later, dangerous. “My uncle was fly ally created the West as we know Just put a PVC pipe through after a pair of beavers was placed duce evidence of an unprovoked fishing when a hummingbird got it, with its meadows, wetlands their dam at the level you want there, the same area is a maze of attack on humans by North Amer- confused by the sunlight reflecting and trout pools; every time you their pond to stay: hardly rocket pools surrounded by brush, with ican wolves; no one even tried, off his glasses and flew into one turn around some eejit is trap- science. meadows spreading outward except for one fellow who said of the lenses, cracking the glass. It ping beavers he-or-she claims are Ironically, Western Slope from the banks. Trout, elk, and he stumbled on a wolf’s den and could have blinded him!” “flooding MY property.” Aside ranchers are now importing grazing land for cattle have re- was killing the cubs he found Quick, get out the miniature from the fact that (a) it ain’t your breeding pairs of beavers, dis- placed the dead badlands. Yet inside, when the cubs’ mother Sam-22s and Stingers: The Hum- property, it’s only on loan for placed by the suburbanization of we still have locals trapping out showed up and bit him. No com- mingbirds Are Coming! the brief time you are on earth, the Eastern Slope, in order to im- whole beaver populations to pre- ment.) The species that has fared the and (b) maybe you shouldn’t prove their ranchlands. One set serve “their” turf. There’s no end to it all. I actu- worst due to human ignorance have built in wetlands in the first of before-and-after photos shows Sad, is it not? vttw from page 4 to reach out and grab them. I flung my arm so violently out of bed and guises and masked balls and plot- into the wall, my shoulder ached for propelling mistaken identities, in- months. tentional and unintentional. What really scares me is the What I don’t get is the blood. numbing stupidity of war. The slow The attempt to terrify. Cloe was in- bankrupting of Medicare and Social vited at age 10 or 11 to a Halloween Security by the Baby Boom mon- slumber party with several other ster. The insidious overpopulation girls. Some of the mothers were of blue-marble Earth. partying in the house next door, Happily, neither of our girls when one of them decided it would ever wanted to be the hideous crea- be fun to play a spooky trick on the ture for Halloween, not that those children. She smeared her face with costumes were available at the drug ketchup or lipstick and prowled the store back then. They usually want- outside of the house, rattling win- ed to be fairies or hobos. dows and pretending to go after And, given the weather in the girls in their nighties. Some- Ridgway at this time of year – hello how Cloe managed to call us, and snow! – we usually had to disguise I drove out to pick her up. She was their disguises under Michelin-man shaking uncontrollably and didn’t ski parkas. If Alex were going out stop for hours, even though we had trick-or-treating here on Monday her sleep with us in our bedroom. eve, rather than in Boston, he might Am I being a prude, or is there have to adjust from a Caribbean pi- something twisted here? Is the rate to a polar one. ghoulish overkill perhaps an at- The girls were always a little tempt to distract ourselves from disappointed with the cover-up, as what really frightens us? I’m try- I recall. But the main thing was ing to think of the times I’ve been the candy anyway – more candy most consumed by fear. One was a than a body could imagine. dream. I dreamed my girls, one or Little old lady at the door, both, I can’t remember, were being bowl of Snickers in hand: “And swept away by a fast river current. I what are you supposed to be to- was on the bank and had one chance night?” 32 | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 - wednesday, november 2, 2011 the watch

ubc from page 4 The Talking Gourd Stuff fundraiser dinner was a great Range with her mother … That obligations … I had loved the place success … The whole community Lauren could come down to spend from afar and put in the best offer as mayor, winning the presidency Now That You is proud of Robin Snyder’s award as the night was unusual in light of the I could muster without ever setting of the Colorado Association of Ski Colorado Early Childhood Profes- more unique aspect of our relation- foot. Some Texans outbid me by Towns and managing to fairly rep- Think you sional of the Year for her excellent ship. You see, I live in a house that about 10 percent. It was money for resent one of the most intelligent Know work as Director and Lead Teacher Michael built. He did not build it which I knew Michael and his fam- (and fractious) communities on the of the Norwood Preschool (pre- as a spec house, but as a place for ily had a great need, yet I got the Western Slope (To-Hell-U-Ride) … You school education being a field I actu- himself and his family. He and Bev home! Michael’s comment was, “I Thom Carnevale has also done well Better ally trained for in college) … Cheers lived in a small attached shed, now a didn’t build the place to be a hunt- as an incumbent councilmember, to our Sheriff’s Office for the naming mud room, while he built the rest of ing lodge for some Texans. I built and I love his column that keeps us Let Go and capture of (most of) the bad guys the house. It was the early 80s and it to be the home for a little girl.” abreast of the liberal side of the na- and gals in the legal pot grow-op raid Michael was a contractor. Unfortu- … He got his wish. I raised Chano- tional argument … Eileen McGinley -Jack Mueller … Wonderful to see Wright’s Mesa nately his business came upon hard ane here in a home we both dearly is an old friend and ally on many Log Hill Village ranchers get a third cutting of hay times (my understanding is that it love, and I am to this day grateful causes (although, like everyone, we this year … Kudos to county poet was due to circumstances beyond for the understanding heart of Mi- disagree sometimes on some things). laureate Ellen Metrick’s directing of his control), and he was forced to chael Johnson.” – Jim Rosenthal of She’d be a good councilperson … seems to be one way to open the po- a youth production of The Tempest at sell his home to meet his financial Naturita Canyon Mark Buchsieb has always had the litical process to multiple candidates the Livery … And the list goes on… community at heart … I think Ben- in the face of a two-party lock on the jamin Steenblik would make a great electoral system in this country (al- ELEGY … “I am not among those cagin from page 4 council and Oyster is off, due young person’s rep on council … though it may not work so well in fortunate enough to have called to the length of their council And I just met Kristen Permakoff, non-partisan elections) … Oh, and Michael Johnson a friend, although derly process. Having observed terms. That leaves two open who seems genuinely interested don’t forget to put a stamp on your our relationship was always ami- previous mayors follow that vox seats. If incumbent Thom Car- in contributing to the political dis- mail-in ballot – even voting isn’t free cable. There were, however, two populi approach to local gov- nevale wins his bid for a second course after 17 years here (how did anymore. unusual aspects to our relation- ernment, I say, “Thanks, but no term, then there will be only we never meet?) … It’s a cliché, but ship. His daughter, Lauren, and thanks.” one new face on the next town in these times of government-bash- NORWOOD … I just have to say, mine, Chanoane, were playmates Basically, Myers and Oyster council. If the voters agree ing, it’s good to have a great slate I’m sure loving Norwood these when children. Lauren would come can’t have it both ways. They with the proposition that the of able citizens from many different days. Our wonderful Uncompahgre down into the canyon to spend the can’t praise the town’s gover- town government is not in need perspectives running for elected of- Medical Clinic not only has a superb night with us, or vice versa, as chil- nance of the last two years and at of a major fix, they have the op- fice as potential representatives of new sliding-fee dental wing, but it’s dren often do. As a result, Michael the same time argue for a change tion of keeping it pretty much the Town of Telluride … I’ve heard a one of the state’s leaders in mov- and his wife, Bev, would invite me at the top. the same. There are some good lot of bad-mouthing of Instant Run- ing towards Behavioral Medicine along on family camping trips to So this one is pretty easy: options among the six candi- off Voting (and Aspen and Boulder … The Farmer’s Market was small the canyons of the West End, when Fraser for mayor. dates to be that new face. Being have had some problems with the re- this summer, but a great alternative Wright’s Mesa was beginning to A follow-up observation: If an inconsistent endorser, here sults), but it will be good to give this to long-distance foods … Although feel the heavy hand of winter, and Fraser wins, as I hope he will, I will refrain from publicizing ballot innovation a local test drive. It I was out of town, I heard Wright’s my daughter was off in the Front that means Myers remains on my choice.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You parable correction is due in your own think you're up to the task. Why am I powers-that-be, I hereby give you and well-developed taste profile.” I re- could preside over your very own life, Sagittarius. Something you've be- so sure? Well, because the Big Time is permission to make your love bigger gard their successful project as a good Joy Luck Club in the coming days. lieved about yourself for a long time calling you – or at least a Bigger Time. and braver. Raise it to the next level, metaphor for the task you have ahead is about to be revealed as slightly off. Try this: Have brainstorming sessions Taurus! Help it find a higher expres- of you in the coming weeks, Leo: ex- Free Will Astrology Halloween costume suggestion: a ver- with an ally or allies who know your sion. Wherever your love has felt tracting the vital essence from an old By Rob Brezsny sion of yourself from a parallel reality true potential and can assist you in for- pinched or claustrophobic, treat it to source, and putting it to work in the or another dimension. mulating aggressive plans to activate it a liberation. If it has been hemmed in creation of a valuable addition to your According to my reading of the as- CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): more fully. Halloween costume sug- by a lack of imagination, saturate it life. Halloween costume suggestions: trological omens, the levels of grati- “Everyone is a genius at least once a gestions: a head honcho, big wheel, fat with breezy fantasies and flamboyant a friendly ghost, a polite and helpful fication possible could exceed your year,” said scientist Georg Lichtenberg. cat, top dog. dreams. Cut it free from petty emo- mummy, a cloned version of Buddha, normal quota by a substantial margin. According to my reading of the astro- PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I know tions that have wounded it, and from the person you were as a child. You may want to Google the Chinese logical omens, Capricorn, the coming a woman who claims on her Face- sour memories that have weighed VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “When character that means “double happi- weeks will be your time to confirm book page that she speaks four lan- it down. What else could you do to I read a book on Einstein's physics of ness” and use it as your ruling sym- the truth of that aphorism. Your idio- guages: English, Elvish, Mermish, give love the poetic license it needs which I understood nothing, it doesn't bol. And it might be time to explore syncratic brilliance is rising to a fever and Parseltongue. (For those of you to thrive? Halloween costume sug- matter,” testified Pablo Picasso, “be- and experiment with the concepts of pitch, and may start spilling over into who don't read Tolkien or Harry gestion: the consummate lover. cause it will make me understand “super bliss,” “sublime delight,” and crackling virtuosity any minute now. Potter, Elvish is the language of the GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You've something else.” You might want to “brilliant ecstasy.” Halloween cos- Be discriminating about where you elves, Mermish of the mermaids and heard the old platitude, “If life gives adopt that approach for your own use tume suggestions: a saintly hedonist use that stuff; don't waste it on trivia or mermen, and Parseltongue of the you lemons, make lemonade.” The in the coming weeks, Virgo. It's almost from paradise; a superhero whose su- on triumphs that are beneath you. Hal- serpents.) My Facebook friend prob- owner of a pizzeria in Mildura, Aus- irrelevant what subjects you study and perpower is the ability to experience loween costume suggestions: Einstein, ably also knows Pig Latin, baby talk, tralia updated that sentiment in 2010 investigate and rack your brains trying extreme amounts of pleasure; the Marie Curie, Leonardo da Vinci, Em- and glossolalia, although she doesn't when the area was invaded by swarms to understand; the exercise will help luckiest person who ever lived. ily Dickinson. mention them. I'd love for you to of locusts. “They're crunchy and tasty,” you stretch your ability to master ideas SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): expand your mastery of foreign he said of the bugs, which is why he that have been beyond your reach – For over a hundred years, an English You're ready to shed juvenile theories, tongues, Pisces, even if it's just one used them as a topping for his main and maybe even stimulate the eruption woman named Lena Thouless cel- amateurish approaches, or paltry am- of the above – and the coming weeks dish. It so happens that his inventive of insights that have been sealed away ebrated her birthday on November bitions. I'm not implying you're full of and months will be an excellent time approach would make good sense for in your subconscious mind. Halloween 23. When she was 106, her daughter those things; I'm just saying that if you to begin. You will have a greater ca- you right now, Gemini. So if life gives costume suggestion: an eager student, found her birth certificate and real- have any of them, you've now got the pacity for learning new ways to talk you a mini-plague of locusts, make a white-coated lab researcher, Curious ized that mom had actually been born power to outgrow them. Your defini- than you have since childhood. Hal- pizza garnished with the delectable George. on Nov. 22. I'm guessing that a com- tion of success needs updating, and I loween costume suggestion: a bilin- creatures. Halloween costume sugges- LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Sit, walk, gual bisexual ambidextrous expert in tion: pizza delivery person carrying or run, but don't wobble,” says the Zen reciting tongue twisters. this novel delicacy. proverb. Now I'm passing it on to you ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Life CANCER (June 21-July 22): Some as advice worthy of your consider- is not just a diurnal property of large doors are almost always locked. On ation. Maintaining clarity of purpose interesting vertebrates,” poet Gary those infrequent occasions when they will be crucial in the coming weeks. Snyder reminds us in his book The are ajar, they remain so for only a brief Achieving crispness of delivery will Practice of the Wild. “It is also noc- period before being closed and bolted be thoroughly enjoyable. Cultivating turnal, anaerobic, microscopic, di- again. In the coming weeks, Cance- unity among all your different inner gestive, fermentative: cooking away rian, I urge you to be alert for the rare voices will be a high art you should as- in the warm dark.” I call this to your opening of such a door. Through luck pire to master. Whatever you do, Libra, attention, Aries, because according or skill or a blend of both, you may fi- do it with relaxed single-mindedness. to my astrological reckoning, you'd nally be able to gain entrance through Make a sign that says “No wobbling,” be wise to honor all the life that is – or perhaps exit from – a door or por- and tape it to your mirror. Halloween cooking away in the warm dark. It's tal that has been shut tight for as long costume suggestion: Be the superhero the sun-at-midnight time of your as you remember. Halloween costume known as No Wobbling. long-term cycle; the phase when suggestion: the seeker who has found your luminescent soul throbs with the magic key. © 2011 Rob Brezsny more vitality than your shiny ego. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Microbiolo- Celebrate the unseen powers that gist Raul Cano managed to obtain a You can call Rob Brezsny, day or night sustain the world. 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