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Kate calls this little bunny “Bunny Rock”, as it sat there for hours during the snowstorm. photo by K. Steichen. To see this photo and more in color, visit our website at www.crestoneeagle.com Moffat BOE to give direction for BEST Grant application

by Kirk Banghart, the Board of Education on Mon- In the spring of 2012, the Superintendent of Schools, day January 7 at 5:30 in the Mof- Moffat Board of Education (BOE) Moffat Cons. School Dist. # 2 fat Cafeteria. sent out a request for proposals to Over the past two months In 2009 the State of Colorado evaluate the current state of the Wold Architects and the District’s initiated an assessment of all the facility and to create a long term Facilities Master Plan Commit- state’s schools for structural integ- master facilities plan for the Moffat tee has hosted three community rity, functional capacity and effi- School site. The BOE interviewed meetings to discuss and get feed- ciency with an eye to establishing a three master planning architecture back on the condition of the Mof- benchmark about where state facili- firms, and chose Wold Architects to fat School campus. These com- ties are. The preliminary results of help with the building evaluation munity meetings have provided our Moffat facilities raised a num- (audit) and master plan. valuable information that will be ber of questions, so the school board Wold found that the original presented at a special session of sought further advice. continued on page 20

We have opened a 30-day com- Public comment period for elk management ment period and will consider comments received or postmarked on Seal skin mukluks. See our feature story on on San Luis Valley refuges ends Jan. 18 or before January 18, 2013. The the Inuit by Larry Calloway on page B-1. In an effort to reduce the im- of the Comprehensive Conservation Service requests comments or infor- pacts to riparian habitat on San Plan (CCP) for these refuges. An ap- mation from the public, other con- Luis Valley National Wildlife Ref- proved plan that considers various cerned governmental agencies, Na- Inside: uges (NWR) by elk, the U. S. Fish options is needed because the elk tive American tribes, the scientific and Wildlife Service (Service) today browsing is significantly compro- community, industry, or any other Retiring county commissioners released for public review and com- mising the quantity and quality of interested parties concerning this & their accomplishments ��13 ment a Draft Environmental As- wetland and riparian habitat on all proposed EA. The draft EA is posted sessment (EA) of strategies that can refuges within the refuge complex. on the website for the San Luis Val- Yoga as a spiritual practice ��15 be immediately used to manage elk The CCP will analyze several strat- ley National Wildlife Refuge Com- Celebrate the New Year around plex: www.fws.gov/alamosa on Alamosa, Baca and Monte Vista egies, including public hunting, but the world all year long ��19 NWR in Alamosa, Rio Grande and is a comprehensive and lengthy Comments may be submitted Saguache Counties, Colorado. process by its nature, and not re- electronically to [email protected], A visit with the Inuit ��B-1 The purpose of this EA is to sponsive to the immediate threats or in writing to: San Luis Valley analyze strategies to reduce elk im- to migratory bird habitats. As a National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Fire chief on ‘The State of Our pacts on sensitive habitats within consequence this interim effort is 9383 El Rancho Lane, Alamosa, CO Unions’ ��B-4 the refuge complex until completion required. 81101. Page 2 • The Crestone Eagle • January, 2013 www.crestoneeagle.com The Crestone Eagle • January, 2013 • Page 3

been graciously hosting a Thanks- automobile traffic. Over the years, that the association’s attorney au- A meeting for local manage- The Crestone Eagle Sarah Grayson Publisher & Editor: Kizzen N. Laki giving holiday gala, which took I and many other retreaters have thor a letter summarizing the opin- ment and caring for our water is Copy Editor: Janet G. Woodman several weeks to prepare. As the hiked from our home to the stupa, ion provided to the board that will called for our community on Tues- Dec. 13, 1940—Dec. 6, 2012 Advertising: Dee Rudoff house was cleaned, the good china and regarded it as a sacred journey. be distributed to the membership day, Jan. 14 at 6:30pm at the El- Sarah was born in Bay Classifieds & Accounts: Daleth McCoy was carefully washed and the sil- I do believe it’s one of the last few when it is available. ephant Cloud (Jillian’s) Studio to Springs, MS, where she spent Production & Tech Wizardry: much of her childhood. She Erin Lakai, Mark Talbot ver was polished. Fresh smelling pristine places to take a pilgrim- Baca Grande POA educate and implement water-shed Contributing Writers: pine boughs were laid out, candles age to a beautiful, and healing Board of Directors knowledge and conservation. had a BS from UC Berkley. David Nicholas Matie Belle Lakish were lit, and the wine had been un- spiritual site. Building roads is one This council will be able to Sarah was a successful restau- Diane Bairstow Kim Malville rant owner in Berkeley, CA and Larry Calloway Gussie Fauntleroy corked. of the most destructive things we expand our action base and hope- Ananur Forma Ken Nelson A good time was had by all. It do to our Mother Earth, not only Pro or con, it costs fully involve all relevant agencies Santa Fe, NM. A Zen Buddhist Keno Menechino Sandia Belgrade Thank you all was a small way to show my sincere the expense, but also the cause of Dear Editor, as co-participants. Aspirations priestess trained in Korea, and Lisa Cyriacks Paul Shippee Dear Crestone Community: gratitude and love, to ring in the erosion and landslides. To those I am writing to both the and goals include recycling local Stella Padilla a prolific artist, Sarah had William Alder Lakish William Howell friends and foes of the Crestone One hundred years of life Bea Ferrigno Susan Pierce Many blessings for an abun- holidays with good cheer, forgive- of you wanting a new road built, water, recharging our aquifer and lived in the Baca Grande since All photos by Kizzen Laki, Janet Woodman dant and bright new year! I would ness, hope and giveaway. I would please consider our future genera- Fire Protection District (aka the maintaining the health of our for- Stella Padilla passed the early 1990s. Her art was or Eagle staff unless otherwise noted. like to share my gratitude with have never imagined that I would tions and the impact it would have Crestone Emergency Services Dis- ests. Along with designing water away gracefully in her sleep both in pottery and in paint- Contributing Photographers: everyone who stepped in to make have end up in a hospital bed a few to our earth, wildlife, and our quiet trict). On March 5, 2013, registered management so that historic ripar- on October 6 at the San Luis ing, in an unusual, original and Bill Ellzey, Matthew Crowley voters who live or own property in Lori A. Nagel, Wendi Shattil/Bob Rozinski 2012 such an amazingly successful days later. sacred spiritual community. Thank ian areas are restored, we will also Valley Care Center in Alamosa beautiful style. In her earlier Digital Subscription Rate: 12 issues $15 digital.pdf year for Crestone Creative Coun- But when my family informed you and blessings to all in this new the boundaries of the district will be planning for our local Crestone where she resided for the past years in Crestone, she was well Paper Subscription Rates: 12 issues $20 Bulk mail. cil (CCC). We work with youth in have an opportunity to vote to re- nine years. She had lived in For 1st class postage $32. For foreign 1st class $75. me that a larger part of the local year. Waterfest in May of 2013. known and appreciated for her Canada $50. Back issues $3.50 each by mail. the Crestone Charter School, Mof- and Buddhist community in Cre- In Oneness and Light, tain the district or to dissolve the Participants will receive a fact Crestone with her daughter style, wit, and brilliance. Many The Crestone Eagle is an independent monthly fat School, Home School programs, stone, the City of Boulder, and so Lisa Beaubien district. I am not writing to con- sheet about water issues we are and son-in-law, Lorain and Da- people knew her as Sarah Hall. publication. POB 101, Crestone, CO 81131. dropouts and many who are just many others across the country vince readers to vote either way. I faced with now, as well as various vid Davis for three years after Sarah died peacefully at Telephone (719) 256-4956 am writing because my role on the Email: [email protected] traveling through. Although the had been praying for me, my eyes adaptation strategies. We not only moving here from Seattle. In her home, as she wished. She is www.crestoneeagle.com age range that we target is 13-24 welled up with tears. And believe POA board withholds board of the district is treasurer, needmore precipitation, we need to January of this year Stella survived by her brothers, Wil- No junk mail or solicitations please! year olds, we definitely encourage and while voting is free, elections celebrated her 100th birthday liam Grayson and John Gray- Comments or opinions expressed me, it was hard not to cry, to keep take care of the land and the water- and enjoy a multigenerational com- legal information cost money. with her family, as well as her son, and her nephews and nieces in The Crestone Eagle are not necessarily myself calm, from over-working the Dear Editor, ways on which it falls. those of the publisher, munity for our events. It’s an interesting quirk of “second” family, the caring staff Kathy Grayson, William Gray- heart, in humbled gratitude and Three out of five Property Peace, but are solely those of the writer. The Youth Work Force is our Colorado law, but when 5% of eligi- and her many friends at the son, Mark Grayson, Curt Gray- Deadline for copy: 18th of the month. awe, especially after a cardiac sur- Owners Association Directors Glyder vehicle for clients to hire local ble voters sign a petition to dissolve Care Center. son, Jack Grayson, Chip Gray- Letters to the Editor must be 300 words or less. gical procedure. (Treat Suomi, Russell Schreiber We reserve the right to edit, or reject advertising, letters youth for home and work projects a special district, such as CrESD, At her request Stella’s son, and Taylor Grayson. There or articles. Letters may be sent to parties mentioned or I want to thank the communi- and Matie Belle Lakish) agreed to and this program generated over the district has to pay for the dis- Water table drops as ashes will be released in June will be no ceremony. Anyone who referenced for response. All rights reserved. ty of Crestone, and so many others, withhold legal opinions from the $15K this year for program par- solution election. The problem is on Mt. Sinopah at Two Medi- wishes to honor her memory for being my teachers. For show- membership. Two agreed to full ticipants. We all know the power we don’t have a lot of money (be- government pumps cine Lake in Glacier National may make a donation to Neigh- ing me what real kindheartedness disclosure (Bob Garnett and Diana To my Saguache County of keeping our dollar local and this cause as you might recall, the mill Park in Montana. The sacred bors Helping Neighbors. Editor’s Notes means in a community. May your Moats). neighbors: enabled many youth to learn new levy election last May failed by two lake is surrounded by three holidays be specially blessed, as After the Baca Grande POA Our aquifer levels have been Endings along the way job skills while working alongside votes). In fact, we have $1,201.41 mountains named after Stella’s you have blessed me with the gifts Board of Directors received an- dropping for years, precipitously in The ending of 2012 was a adult mentors. CCC youth volun- as of this writing. Election costs— great-grandmother, Sinopah, of your hearts and prayers . . . and swers from our association’s law- the past decade’s severe drought in rough one for me. We are often teers donated over 680 hours of even though this is a walk-in elec- her great-grandfather, Ris- let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! yers regarding the legality of the the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. encouraged at the end of a year time to community events and pro- tion, and we urge all local voters ing Wolf and her great-great- With Sincere Gratitude 2012 POA Board of Directors elec- The Closed Basin Project, a federal to let go of things. That can be jects such as the 4th of July, Haunt- to vote in person, not through the grandfather, Lone Walker, who Laurie D. Jimenez-Kalzong tion, it was stated at the POA meet- pumping project which partners hard. It is even harder to have to ed House, Winterfest and fundrais- mail if at all possible—include was Chief of the Blackfeet Tribe ing held on November 29 by three with the Rio Grande Water Conser- let go of beings we love. ers. Please take a moment to thank printing ballots, renting a PO box, at that time. She was born at board members, that they would vation District (RGWCD), whose Over the Winter Solstice my assistant Crystal Price-Wade Keep the fire district, postage for those who request mail- Browning, Mt. on the Blackfeet not share the full contents of the name and practices are a con- our orange tabby kitty of 14 years and our “Top 10 Volunteers” of the in ballots, special envelopes, pub- Reservation. Four generations vote no to disolve two legal opinion letters with the tradiction of terms, pumped over took ill. What started out as a year: Sarah Beggs, Matthew Gray, lishing notices, paying an election will attend the ceremony to ex- To the Editor, POA membership because, (quoted three-fourths of last year’s total bad tooth ended as kidney failure Zya Hollyer, Abby Keturah-Swartz, official to oversee the process (a tend their love and celebrate Over a year ago the majority of from Director Russell Schreiber) waters from between Hooper and on Dec. 23. We were spared hav- Quincy Meisman, Taleb Nelson, huge, time-consuming job), paying her long life. Stella is survived voters created the Crestone Emer- “the likelihood of a lawsuit is high”. Moffat. The entire north valley ing to decide whether to put her Chenoa Off, Destiny Rude, Trevor election judges, etc. by three children, Lorain Davis gency Services District (CrESD). This says very clearly that the drainage supplies their wells. The down. She passed peacefully on Storm & Vivian Storm. We have other expenses be- from Crestone, Joyce Mills from No funding for the CrESD has been election was, in some way, undeni- Baca Wildlife Refuge has suffered Lucille J. Meadows her own. It’s amazing how much Finally, I want to give a spe- sides the dissolution election, but Tekoa, Washington and Leon- established at this point. Mean- ably illegal. more than 90,000 acres of degra- Aug. 17, 1923—Nov. 21, 2012 you can love a cat that takes up cial thanks to Andy Skellenger and the election is our main concern ard Lehfeldt from California, as while, a small group of voters has It is important that we have dation earliest, but all your ranch- Born Lucille J. Rohwer way too much bed space. Cara Barone for all of their time at the moment. The money we do well as thirteen grandchildren, petitioned (a process that only re- an honest and transparent board of ing neighbors have been hit really in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, The next day brought news and effort organizing our first mu- have has come from donations and 27 great-grandchildren and two quires less than 70 signatures) to directors, which through their in- hard, too. Over the past twenty- she grew up on a farm with of dear Bertha’s passing the night sic fundraiser in the spring and a grant from Saguache County great-great-grandchildren. hold a new vote seeking to abolish tegrity, we can trust. five years more than 540,000 acre her parents, two sisters and before at home. I had just visited to Katie Getchell, Bob Clark and (thank you Saguache County for the district. In my view, this would If you would like the 2012 feet of water have been pumped one brother. She moved away her on the Solstice. We had just the Crestone Tribal bellydancers waiving what we owed you from seem to be an unnecessary proce- POA Board of Directors election to from this aquifer and diverted pri- to California initially and laughed together and hugged. for hosting our second fundraiser the last election). $300 came from dure as the district is essentially be re-held within strict accordance marily to the Rio Grande. the future needs of the east range then NY. In Marin County, How can she be gone? As I strug- “Winter Plumage.” These events the folks leading the dissolution dormant until various sources of of Colorado law, with provision to In the October RGWCD quar- metro areas play into this. CA she earned a degree in gle with the loss I know that she is and the generosity of private do- cause. Democracy is precious, and funding it are further investigated. validate and verify votes, please terly meeting, the Bureau of Rec- If you have been affected and Consciousness and the Arts not gone in heart, wisdom shared, nors empower our group to build you do not have to pay to vote, but Overall there are many bene- contact a board member that you lamation manager reported they want to say so, please email me from Sonoma State Univer- stories told. Not gone in all the and offer more opportunities for if you would like to ensure that this fits to the greater local community trust with your concerns in writing would be re-drilling a number of at [email protected] or phone sity. ways 29 years of friendship with young people in our community. election can get paid for, whether of delivering emergency services at PO Box 237, Crestone, CO 81131 wells and installing 650-gallon- me at 256-4989. You do not have Her travels included this amazing being helped to mold My personal gratitude to Ava & you want to vote to dissolve CrESD (fire, ambulance, etc.) through as soon as possible. per-minute pumps to replace the to identify yourself, but please let South Africa, Botswana, Na- me. Not gone in the perspectives Scot at Bliss Café for their yummy or to keep CrESD alive, we will CrESD as opposed to the current Nigel Fuller lower production pumps now being me know the general area where mibia, Zimbabwe, and other of unconditional love, humility and food donations, Akia Tanara for be- gratefully accept donations of any system. I don’t see why we should used. The two agencies continue you live, how deep your failing well parts of Africa. Lucille also the joy of pure creativity. For all of ing such a wonderful mentor, and amount to the Crestone Fire Pro- abolish an entity that has so much to deny any injury to the aquifer in was/is, and depth of the re-drill. traveled extensively in Eu- us whose lives she touched, we will to Nicholas Arends for his love and tection District, P.O. Box 763, Cre- potential to improve our safety and POA board response spite of very little recharge to the Peggy Godfrey rope, and visited China and always carry a part of her with us. patience through my process of crestone 81131. well being. Why not keep CrESD in Dear Editor, aquifer from snowmelt. Because Australia. Eventually she As she carries us on with her. ating something new for Crestone. Thank you, place in its dormant state and con- In response to Mr. Fuller’s the Baca Ranch (prior to becoming settled in Colorado, initial- Even now, drinking from a Let’s ignite even more fires of inspi- Eli Dokson, Treasurer, CrESD Bertha tinue to explore and evaluate myr- correspondence below, the Baca the Refuge) had over 300 flowing ly in Grand Junction. She cup shaped by her hand, I hear ration in 2013! My Spiritual Grandmother iad possible funding resources that Grande POA Board of Directors of- artesians at one time (many were moved to Crestone in the ear- her light laughter warming my In Gratitude, has left the planet. No one touched could activate it in the future? This fers the following: Call for local watershed smaller livestock wells), there is ly 2000s. heavy heart. Telling me to be Lisa Bodey the Earth or hearts as she did. would be a positive approach for CCIOA (Colorado Common confined aquifer water coming In 2008 Lucille was diag- happy, letting me feel a bit of her The Sun will come up again our community’s future. I strongly Interest Ownership Act) includes a stewards into the unconfined aquifer which nosed with cancer in the spring joy, her wonder. Still close. Shin- tomorrow, but I don’t know if it will recommend a “NO” vote on abolish- provision regarding specific items Dear Community, would explain how the former- of 2009. She moved to assisted ing a light on the path we will all Thank you Crestone, ever shine as brightly as when she ing CrESD. that should be discussed in an exec- The Crestone/Baca Watershed ly productive pastures and hay living near 2 of her sons outside travel someday. was here. eternally grateful Judy Gilbert utive session where only the board Council is forming. Many aspects meadows managed to survive the of Denver. Her health declined And the cat—she showed up God’s speed to her on her jour- Dear Editor, of directors is present. One of these to managing our streams and l930s, 50s, and 70s drought peri- and she entered a nursing home in my dreams. Jumped into her ney and I look forward to seeing As I sit in the comfort of my items is legal correspondence, in- groundwater (aquifers) need to be ods. It sure isn’t surviving now! late in 2010. She is survived by favorite chair, shaking her tail her again. own livingroom, I can hardly be- Pilgrimage to the big cluding legal opinion letters. The investigated and intelligent actions Domestic wells are being re-drilled her youngest sister, four sons & while I petted her and welcomed I will miss her. All my love. lieve the series of events that board was acting well within their taken so our forests and wetlands, deeper around our county so that two grandchildren. her back home. stupa Bobby Nowell landed me in the cardiac ward of right to handle the legal opinion re- our savannahs and wildlife, both in non-ranching families are feeling A celebration of Lucille’s Yes, lots of tears during the Dear Editor, Loveland, CO the Penrose Hospital in Colorado ceived as an executive session item. the air and on the ground, are pro- a personal version of “where’s our life will be held at 3pm January ending of the year. But, that is I am one of the many neigh- Springs. However, the question relates not tected, maintained and nourished. water?” 4, 2012 in the home of Phil & often the way of life; so are new bors opposing the new road plan in A dream unfolded, as I laid to whether this was legal or not, It goes without saying how Since government relies on Jennifer Barru, 14385 Foothill beginnings and the love of good Chalet II to the Karma Thegsum back in recovery, after a stent surgi- but rather “is the board hiding interconnected we are with our wa- computer screens and models in- I have found the paradox, Rd., Golden, CO 80401. 303- friends with whom we share our Tashi Gomang Stupa. We built cal procedure. My family gathered something by withholding the cor- ter, our water to our environment, stead of experiential data, com- that if you love until it 278-8860. Full obituary can be lives, and for whom I’m so grateful. our home on Serene Way in Cha- around me, a worried look with respondence”. The answer to this our environment to our hearts plaints are being ignored or dis- hurts, there can be no more viewed and comments entered Wishing us all a peaceful let II 7 years ago as a retreat for forced smiles, upon their faces, re- is no. Although the board did not and psyches, and how such deeply missed by those who work in an hurt, only more love. at www.monarchsociety.com/fh/ and joyful New Year. many others to experience nature lieved in seeing me open my eyes. share this opinion letter with the needed attention plus vital actions insulated reality. One has to ask obituaries. —Kizzen without the noise or pollution of —Mother Teresa Just a few days earlier, I had membership, the board did request will avoid disaster. if control of the valley’s waters and Page 4 • The Crestone Eagle • January, 2013 www.crestoneeagle.com

Spanish mother and Dan- in ceramics she became a moving ters in their own right. ish father. Her father’s force in promoting the arts, estab- Her love of Crestone and its untimely drowning when lishing a gallery for her own work people and her ceaseless generos- she was nine devastated and that of other artists. ity was returned. The communi- her mother, who sent Ber- After a short time in Wash- ty built the house designed by her tha and her brother Phil- ington state collaborating in a son Michael where she lived until lip to live with relatives in sustainable agricultural commu- her death. Bertha was surround- Copenhagen. She went nity, she moved to Alaska, built ed by friends who deeply cared for to Danish finishing school a log cabin on the coast and set her and was often accompanied and prepared a meal for up a salmon-smoking business. by her daughter Judy whose son, Denmark’s queen as her Preferring sunshine to rain, she Justin, came to the Baca as a tod- final exam. Bertha spent moved back to the Virgin Islands dler and is now employed by Wa- the war in Europe, an- to spend time with her mother. In ter and Sanitation. Bertha is sur- other very difficult expe- 1984, her son Michael Baron in- vived by brothers John and Paul rience after the loss of her vited her to Crestone during the Gotterup, children Mark and father and homeland. She construction of the Lindisfarne Judy DeBon-Akerley, Mark and studied nursing during dome and she participated in ed- Jan Baron, Michael and Valli Bar- the war, and worked as a ucational programs, building the on, and grandsons Marcus and surgical nurse, treating garden, feeding the guests. She Daniel Baron and Justin DeBon. Jewish holocaust survi- contributed to the building of the Bertha Gotterup vors who came to Copen- Padmasambhava stupa April 10, 1925—December 23, 3012 hagen. by throwing the enor- The Crestone community Her marriage to American mous cone on her potters said goodbye to one of its most be- Al Baron brought her to Chicago wheel. loved residents, Bertha Gotterup and finally to the San Francisco Up to the day at an open-air cremation conduct- bay area where the temperate she died Bertha never ed by the Crestone End of Life climate rekindled for her the ear- stopped her creative Project on December 27. Friends lier years of Caribbean happiness. work in clay. Her signa- and family braved below-zero She entertained widely with her ture cup handles and her temperatures to gather and re- considerable cooking skills and “Beings” can be found in member Bertha, who was eighty- her tenderhearted hospitality, in- most Crestone homes. seven when she died peacefully in corporating farm animals, strays Her students with whom her chair at home. and vulnerable teenagers into her she formed the Crestone Bertha was born on the is- family’s wide variety of creative Potter’s Guild have be- land of St. Croix to a French/ activity. After she began working come accomplished pot-

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that the mating and reproduction of ers’ decision on this issue. the species is going down, making it Commissioners have been a strong candidate for listing. Linda working to finalize the purchase of Joseph has been working with this the land at the county’s Leach Air- group, especially on the Gunnison port. Mike Spearman has been par- Saguache side of the divide, to find answers to ticularly interested in wrapping up preserving the species. A decision on the purchase before he leaves office, the endangered listing will be made as he believes it will positively ben- County on December 30, 2012. efit the county’s economic developm Jim Pitts, Forest Service Super- ent. Road and Bridge Supervisor visor at the Saguache office, reported Randal Arredondo has been negoti- on two trail proposals that are being ating with the Leach family mem- News considered for the western part of bers, and reports that everyone is the county. The Continental Divide on board to move the deal forward. Trail has long been envisioned as a This will give the county the abil- trail to connect the diverse sections ity to improve and possibly expand by Matie Belle Lakish Yellow-billed Cuckoo. By banding of the divide from Canada to Mexico. the services offered at the airstrip. Commissioners are wrapping together, the six counties of the val- There is also a Colorado Trail. There A side benefit is that the land has up year-end details on several pro- ley hope to provide a level of protec- is some overlap, but also some diver- three wells, one with a commercial jects, including next year’s county tion that will meet the habitat needs gence between the two. Pitts is seek- designation. If the county acquires budget, in preparation for the tran- without imposing undue restrictions ing comments on preferred uses for the wells, the water rights could sition to new commissioners in on individual landowners. However, the trails. The Forest Service allows help Road and Bridge in some of 2013. Michael Spearman, Sam Pace some Saguache County landowners mechanized (bicycles) and motorized their work. and Linda Joseph will meet one met with commissioners to express use on the 500 miles of the Colorado Library Director Sarah Koehn more time as the Board of County concerns about the plan. Perry Haz- Trail. At present, the Continental and Board member Kate Vasha re- Commissioners on Thursday, Janu- ard has been to every meeting on Divide Trail allows only hiking and ported that there were 30,000 visits ary 3, as their regular meeting on this topic to express his unwilling- horseback riding. The question Pitts to the two libraries in 2012. Com- the first Tuesday of the month is ness to be included in the plan. Tim posed to commissioners is whether missioners approved a $7500 sales New Years Day. Lovato, local landowner, expressed bicycles should also be allowed over tax grant for new computers at The County budget for 2013 his concern that the regulations the section that goes through Sa- the Baca Library, and installation was approved at $12,479,241. This would impact the conservation ease- guache County. should be completed by 2013. This includes budgets for all county ments that many local landowners Mike Spearman looked at this will be a great improvement, as the departments and reflects many already have on their properties, or as an opportunity to expand the use computers were several years old. funding sources. Property taxes that conservation credits for habi- of the trails, and suggested that bi- Another change at the library is a provide much county revenue. How- tat preservation could be assigned cycles be allowed, as it might draw switch to a union catalog system, ever, aside from such departments to properties in other counties and more people to use the trails and which will allow patrons to borrow as County Administration, many would not benefit local ranchers. thus support Saguache County’s from 42 libraries on an interlibrary county departments receive grants Both men expressed concern that economy. If citizens have input on loan system. Books can be requested or reimbursements from state and local farmers and ranchers had not this topic, please call Pitts at the Sa- on the internet and delivered to our federal sources, as well as income been given much information or guache office of USFS. local library within a few day. from fees for services. time to give input on the decision. The landfill is still under dis- Della Vieira, Public Health Conservation Trust Funds are Commissioners decided to join cussion. Monitoring wells have Director, gave a detailed report on allocated to counties on an annual the HCP, but said that the agree- been installed, but as yet no water the department and related issues. basis. These funds can only be used ment allows them to opt out at any samples have been taken for analy- Budget cuts are hitting all services for new or upgraded infrastructure time the plan becomes too onerous. sis, so no one knows what the base- including the childhood vaccination for schools and government entities, However, if the county is not part of line testing of wells will reveal. If programs that citizens have relied and are awarded as grants by Coun- the HCP, then each landowner with water quality is good, as expected, on for decades. Most parents who ty Commissioners. Recent awards suitable flycatcher or cuckoo habitat it will mean there is probably minido not qualify for assistance will included funds to install an inter- will be subject to intervention by the mal leeching into the water table now be asked to seek vaccinations com system at Moffat School. Fish and Wildlife Service in order to from the years of dumping that from their private physicians, and The new commissioners will protect sensitive habitat. Commis- have already taken place. The wells other vaccination services will be be making appointments to com- sioners assured Hazard and Lovato will give the Department of Health more limited. Please call the Health missions and boards after January that the issue would go to the Plan- an opportunity to see whether the Department for clarification before 3. Crestone/Baca Planning Com- ning Commission for rulemaking be- lining system used by the county taking your children for their shots. mission seats that are up for ap- fore being implemented. has been adequate to date. Randy Saguache County Social Ser- pointment include ones to represent A second issue regarding wild- Arredondo, Road and Bridge super- vices Director Jeannie Norris stat- the Baca and the un-incorporated life is the likely listing of the Gun- visor, who is in charge of the landed the goal of DSS staff is that no area that is neither Crestone nor nison Sage Grouse as an endan- fill, is hoping that the well drilling Saguache County family is without the Baca. Thanks to Lisa Cyriacks, gered species. Monitoring of sage data reveal a clay layer that will heat or food. This can be challeng- who has represented the Baca, and grouse has been going on for several prevent leaching and thus save the ing to remedy, especially for seniors Jahree who has represented the un- years in hopes of averting a listing. county a lot of money. New Public who are only eligible for $14 in fed- incorporated area for the last three However, agencies are getting seri- Health rules necessitate either an eral food assistance (formerly food years. Citizens interested in volun- ous about developing a plan to pro- impermeable liner plus a layer of stamps). There were two distribu- teering for this position should con- tect the diminishing grouse. Jennie clay or two liners to protect ground tions of food, one of TEFAP and one tact Wendi Maez in the Land Use Nearing has been monitoring the water from leaching of trash resi- of Senior Commodities in December. Department. species in the Poncha Pass area for due. Hauling in clay would be ex- Crestone has its own food bank as Commissioners heard local several years, and reports that the pensive, as would a second liner, well. If your family needs food or landowners who are concerned about males seem to be decreasing their and because of the increased costs, heat, call 655-5237 for more infor- the San Luis Valley Regional Habi- elaborate dances to attract females commissioners have been discuss- mation. Social Services has a staff tat Conservation Plan (HCP). This on areas called leks. Whether this in- ing options, such as closing the person in Crestone on the 2nd and plan is designed to protect habitat dicates fewer males or disturbances dump and installing a transfer sta- 4th Thursdays of each month from for the endangered Southwest Wil- in their traditional mating areas is tion. How the well tests come out 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Crestone low Flycatcher and the threatened still unknown. However, it is known may influence the new commission- Town Hall.

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by Matie Belle Lakish A petition to dissolve the Crestone Fire Protection District, doing business as Crestone Emergency Services District (CrESD), was submitted to District Court Judge Michael Gonzales on December 17. Gonzales veri- fied that 5% of the eligible electors in the district had signed the petition. Voters will now decide on March 5, 2013 whether CrESD has a future in the Crestone/Baca area, or if it will be dissolved. The petition, sponsored and circulated by Diane Dunlap and Bruce McDonald, was presented to the CrESD Board of Directors in June, 2012, but was not acted upon at that time because the CrESD Board declared Inactive Status, due to lack of funding. The Colorado Department of Local Affairs, however, said the department did not meet the criteria for Inactive Status, thus prompting action on the petition. Santa & Mrs. Claus in their sleigh during WinterFest, graciously driven by Ben Hurd and Voters approved the formation of CrESD in November of 2011, his horse. photo by Lori Nagel when they voted to: 1) Form the Crestone Fire Protection District to serve the Baca, the Town of Crestone, and several properties that do not now have any fire protection services, including the Townhouses, the Desert Sage, Manitou lands, White Eagle Village, and most of the spiritual centers. 2) Approve de-Brucing for the district, or exempting the district from the TABOR amendment’s restrictions on financing and retaining funds from one year to the next. 3) Select directors for the CrESD board. However, voters did not approve the 16 mill levy to support the service. This means that CrESD has authority to exist, and a board, but no by Deputy Clerk immediate results, but be assured way to pay for services. A second funding election in May of 2012 was very Leanna Bradbury that this project is now in its sec- close. 324 voters opposed funding, while 323 voted in favor of the mill levy. Downtown Development ond of three phases. The CrESD Board of Directors is not advocating for dissolution. How- Grants awarded Thanks to all of the volun- ever, it is now obligated to hold the dissolution election because of the sub- $20,500 for downtown devel- teers, those who completed sur- mission of a successful petition. opment has just been awarded to veys, Kim Smoyer of ScSEED for Directors made the following statement in the Notice of Polling Place the Town of Crestone by the Colo- administration and grant writing, Election. “At the said election, the eligible electors of the district shall vote rado Department of Local Affairs. and the Saguache County Commis- on the following ballot question: SHALL THE CRESTONE FIRE PRO- It closely follows and matches a Sa- sioners and DOLA for grants. The TECTION DISTRICT (DOING BUSINESS AS THE CRESTONE EMER- guache County Sales Tax Grant for Town of Crestone has received a GENCY SERVICES DISTRICT) BE DISSOLVED?” Eligible electors are $8,000 and a town match of $12,500 great deal of valuable assistance those who have been registered to vote in the district for at least 30 days, saved from 2011 when increased from DOLA. Repopulating our old or “who, or whose spouse, owns taxable real or personal property within local shopping yielded more sales mining town and catching up with the District, whether said person resides within the District.” tax revenue. Many citizens have eighty years of infrastructure ne- No polling place location has as yet been announced, and those who volunteered for the past year in the glect has been facilitated all along do not live in the area and wish to vote by mail will need to request a ballot. Refining the Vision Committee to the way with DOLA grants and Residents of the area are encouraged to vote at the polling place when it is conduct a public survey, review the loans for a sewer system, munici- announced, as the board has extremely limited funds for mailing ballots. Town’s Master Plan, hire an archi- pal water system, fire hydrants, Details will be announced in the February Crestone Eagle; please see the tectural consultant, and select and planning, and a municipal building legal announcement in this month’s paper. define the project they have named with plumbing and public service If the Dissolution Election does not pass, CrESD will continue to the Pedestrian Pathways Network facilities. The current funding for legally exist and the Board of Directors will continue to serve. While fulfill- Project. downtown development addresses ing the requirements for setting up the dissolution election, directors are The goals of this project for some of our greatest remaining is- also discussing options for the future, in the event that voters reject the the downtown area are to separate sues such as storm drainage and dissolution proposal. Options may include providing service to some areas pedestrians from traffic, connect lack of pedestrian walkways and currently without any fire coverage. businesses, improve safety at in- defined parking places. tersections, define parking areas, Thank you for shopping lo- simplify maintenance, improve cally! drainage, and improve overall core All of you area residents who accessibility. Pedestrian links to the have increased your local shopping Crestone Charter School and Town not only reduce fossil fuel use and Park are included. Streetscape fur- carbon emissions, but create lo- nishings, landscaping beautifica- cal jobs and keep local businesses tion and integration with existing open, particularly through the win- open spaces are planned, and there ter. The resulting sales tax revenue will be places for privately funded enables the municipal government art, civic, play, spiritual, or histori- to maintain and improve the pub- cal installations. lic areas that you use. Have you Use of the $41,000 will begin noticed that some of the old faded in 2013 with professional survey- street name plates were replaced ing, engineering, and preparation this year? Some additional inter- of final architectural and construc- sections have also been posted and tion plans. Then the town will labeled, including name plates on apply for a Department of Local Mica Avenue and Pine Street for Affairs (DOLA) Community Devel- probably the first time since they Sustainable Schools Equal Sustainable Communities opment Block Grant to carry out were platted in 1880. These im- BOARD MEETING necessary construction and instal- provements were made possible by lations in 2014. Thus you won’t see additional local revenue. January 7, 2013

In the spring of 2012 the Moffat Board of educa�on sent out a request for proposals to evaluate the current facility and create a master facili�es plan for the Moffat school site. The Board of Educa�on chose Wold Architects to help with the building evalua�on and master plan. In an effort to keep the community abreast of these inves�ga�ons, the Facili�es Master Planning commi�ee will be presen�ng to the Board of Educa�on on January 7th at 5:30. The community will have the opportunity to provide feedback to the Board of Educa�on during this mee�ng. It will also be an opportunity for the Board to give direc�on to administra�on about pursuing a grant from the Department of Educa�on to help offset the cost of solu�ons developed by the Facili�es Master Planning commi�ee.

School Board mee�ng to discuss the possibility of applying for a BEST grant to improve condi�ons of the facili�es at the Moﬀat School site. Moﬀat School, Cafeteria 5:30 PM The Crestone Eagle • January, 2013 • Page 7 Baca Grande POA board hears stupa access request; held special meeting on election concerns

by Earl W. Sutherland gin of the present “proxy ballot” is On November 29, 2012 the not to be found in the records of the Baca Grande Property Owners As- POA Newsletter, nor the minutes sociation Board of Directors held its of the meetings of the board, nor in regular business meeting, followed the memory of the president of the by a special meeting convoked by board at that time. In view of the directors Moats and Garnett. Ulti- universal preference for secret bal- mately about fifty members of the lots, the next work session of the community attended. board will endeavor to re-develop The following seemed notable such a ballot. Nineteen members of in the business meeting. the community aired their opinions Hammersmith Management in a generally civil and informative (HMI) has narrowed candidates for manner, lending hope to the idea the manager’s position to three, all that the future holds promise of bet- local. At the board’s request they ter managed elections. will all be interviewed by the board, Kids sledding home from the Charter School after the snowstorm on Dec. 19. instead of following the proposal of photo by Lori Nagel HMI that only their final choice be interviewed. POA ballots to be The regional group of emer- Lonnie Nichols hired as new gency medical technicians is con- reviewed Jan. 2 sidering enlisting a single medical by Earl W. Sutherland manager at Baca POA director for all units: Northern Sa- At the annual meeting of guache, Crestone and Baca Grande. the Baca Grande Property Own- by Gerrick Claypool development and will consist of a This has been opposed in the past ers Association, November 9, The Board of Directors of mix of members who are interested by our service, citing questions of 2012, Matie Belle Lakish, Diana the Baca Grande Property Own- in volunteering and a few board qualification employed in other Moats, and Russell Schreiber ers Association (POA) are proud to members. Management will assist units. were elected as directors. How- announce the hiring of new Com- this task force in reaching their The question of access to the ever, some POA members have munity Manager Lonnie Nichols. goal of a streamlined and consist- Karma Thegsum Tashi Gomang objected to elements of the vot- Mr. Nichols will be in training for ent election process. The board is (KTTG) Stupa was aired yet again. ing process and requested to roughly thirty days and will be asking members to get involved The presently front-running plan review the ballots. Since 2009 onsite starting February 1, 2012. as there are other committees that envisions the purchase by KTTG of the ballots have been of a proxy The POA website will be up- need your help. Even if you have an two lots a bit north of the now closed type in which the voter’s name dated with all the contact informa- idea for a committee, we would love road through private property at and lot number(s) appear. (This tion for Mr. Nichols once he has ar- to hear from you. Please contact Tranquil Way (that closure being reporter has not yet been able rived onsite to begin working as the the community Manager, Gerrick a separate issue which may entail to determine what prompted the Community Manager. The search Claypool for details at GClaypool@ litigation). A new road would then change from the previous secret for a new manager lasted roughly eHammersmith.com. be constructed from those two lots ballot method or who approved one month and both Hammersmith to avoid the present poorly main- the change.) Management Inc. and the POA tained private road south of Shumei The viewing of the ballots interviewed possible candidates International Institute. Important has been set for January 2, 2013 before the hiring was completed. issues confronting the POA are the at the POA offices at 10am. In Please join us in wishing Lonnie a granting of a variance to convert addition to those requesting a warm welcome. residential property to one for a review, others will be present, The board of directors is also road and another variance to permit including administrative staff asking for your help. With the a road through an area of greenbelt. of the POA. A stipulation of the many changes that the board and Nearby residents would have to viewing was that identifying the association have faced going agree that this betterment for the information of the voters be re- into 2013, the board is asking for community is worth such inconven- moved from sight by stapling volunteers for numerous commit- ience as they might experience. It over part of the proxy ballot. The tees. With the recent concerns seems progress can be made to pre- purpose of the viewing hasn’t raised about the election process serve our use of this very important been well set out other than and voting method, the board has Rahula has a rich history. spiritual and touristic landmark, looking for possible irregulari- decided to form an Election Task but the pace has been slow. ties, but Hammersmith officials Force that will streamline the elec- The charter for a new commit- reportedly said that members tion process and address issues tee of the board was approved as could not be prevented from that have been identified. This task C O M M U N I T Y P R E S C H O O L Vicki Matthews 719/256-5020 well as its members. The Friends of viewing the ballots. force is in the beginning stages of the Parks includes Deanna Wilfong, The form of the proxy bal- Katie Getchell, Dorje Root, and lot was confusing and everyone Joan Scheide. speaking at the special meeting, The special meeting then fol- Nov. 29 was opposed to it. A task lowed and its subject was the re- force has been established by the cent election for the board of direc- POA directors to study the electors. Every speaker, whether on tion procedures, recommend poli- Becky Hersch the board or from the community, cies and come up with a better disapproved of the form and use of ballot for future POA elections, Hairstylist, the current ballot. A secret ballot presumably a secret one as was had been the norm until 2009; the used in the past. They are taking Curly Hair Specialist last three years a “proxy ballot” volunteers for that committee. has been used. However, the ori- now at Talk of the Town

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Shumei International Insti- very rare and extremely enjoyable featured artist tute welcomes back acclaimed Celt- to see a musician at the very top of ic guitarist Jerry Barlow on Friday, his craft in both areas,” says Scott for Jan. & Feb. Jan. 18 at 7pm. Barlow’s expres- Beach, Director of Colorado Celtic sive arrangements have been de- Entertainment. at Shumei; scribed as music to soothe the soul, Barlow’s latest CD, Fields warm the heart and lift the spirit. and Fences, was released to excel- Symposium Jan. 20 There is a $10 suggested donation lent reviews and a nomination by at the door and all proceeds benefit the Independent Music Association Local painter Jo Anne Kiser the artist. for Instrumental Album of the Year will have work on display at the Barlow is a warm, accessi- (2011). The Indie Acoustic Pro- Shumei Gallery in Crestone for the ble performer and storyteller. His ject, an international award that months of January and February. unique and skillfully delivered rep- celebrates the best independent A symposium with Jo Anne will be ertoire incorporates favorite tra- acoustic music, selected the title held on Sunday Jan. 20 starting at ditional pieces as well as his own song from Jerry’s CD, Bring Down 3pm. A reception will follow. Celtic-inspired compositions. the Storm, as “one of the best songs Jo Anne Kiser has lived most In concert, Jerry brings tra- of 2006.” Songs from all three of of her life in Colorado, growing up ditional Celtic tunes alive by shar- his CDs have been featured in PBS Jo Anne Kiser’s symposium will be held in what was then a more rural area Sunday Jan. 20 from 3 to 5pm at Shumei. ing the history, humor, and legends documentaries and Landlocked west of Denver. In 1990 she earned Films features. a Master of Humanities from the Barlow’s music can be heard University of Colorado, Denver. regularly on many National Pub- She was attending studio classes and at the same time studying literature lic Radio stations. He has been and art history. She felt, though, that her most valuable art experience was featured in Fingerstyle Guitar studying at the Art Students League of Denver, then in an old warehouse magazine, and was profiled in the on Market Street with the smell of oil paints and large wooden-floored stu- February, 2011, issue of Celtic Con- dios. Many of Colorado’s best working artists were either teaching or dem- nection. He has performed in the onstrating there. Gates Auditorium for the Univer- Her medium of choice is watercolor, and her subject matter has been sity of Denver’s Lamont School of largely landscapes. Moving to Crestone and the valley twelve years ago, she Music, the Arvada Center for the has been blown away by the shapes, color and light the landscape offers. Performing Arts, and is a favorite There is also such strength, beauty and power that inevitably inspire rever- of High plains Public Radio’s Liv- ence and a sense of place. If you visit her studio, you will also notice her love ing Room Concert Series in Ama- of the red rocks of Utah . . . something about red and green. For her the crea- rillo, TX. tion of a painting is a quiet process with as much time spent on thought as Barlow is a consummate per- with the brush. There is an invitation to the viewer to see her interpretation former who has been on the A-list of the landscape, to step into the scene, and to create their own. of concert musicians in Colorado Come see Jo Anne and learn more about her work on Sunday Jan. for years. If you missed him the 20, 3 to 5pm. This event is free to the public; please visit www.shumei- last time he was in town, don’t miss crestone.org or call 256-5284 for more information. The Shumei gallery is Jerry Barlow returns to Shumei Jan. 18 open every day 9 to 5pm. at 7pm. him again! Shumei International Institute is happy to be hosting behind the music. “Jerry Barlow . this award-winning guitarist all . . a performer who is skilled, fun- the way from Denver to perform in • Over 2,500 Bolts of Fabric ny and riveting. Out of the many Crestone. • Flannels • Reproductions • Wools • Batiks musicians performing today, the For more information visit • Quilting Notions • Books/Patterns • Classes vast majority are skilled in either www.shumeicrestone.org or call • Authorized BERNINA Dealer • Onsite Technician performing on their instrument or 719-256-5284. in entertaining an audience. It’s HEARTSTRINGS AND HEIRLOOMS A Fabric Shoppe and Much More

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Silence’ by Patrick Moore others. Come experience her won- Every human journey is a derful creative journeys through Malina Feder has been ex- creative one which flows in un- her books and card decks at the gal- perimenting with song, breath, and limited forms of expression. This lery, and you can see all of her crea- sound for many years. As a pre-school month we feature three authors tive works, including her temples, child Malina wanted to be a singer, whose books are available at the at www.creative-harmonics.org. but once she turned 5, separation and gallery. And since January is Bill Hatcher fear removed that desire. She would traditionally the month of new The gallery is pleased to keep singing to herself while in the beginnings, we encourage all to have in stock Bill Hatcher’s mem- car with her family and of course pick up your pens, quills or stylus oir The Marble Room: How I lost there was always the shower. and begin sharing your journeys God and Found Myself in Africa. Serendipitously, Malina was Malina Feder through writing. Filled with breathtaking accounts drawn into Crestone by a beauti- Kelly Hart of death-defying mountain climbs ful mantra that was chanted thrice will be in a variety of languages in- Experience a photographic and the spectacular beauty of the weekly. When she came in 2000 she cluding Hawaiian, Hebrew, Sanskrit journey back to the 1960’s in the African landscape, this memoir is also joined the Crestone Community and English. The silence is a time to San Francisco Bay Area with im- both a tale of adventure and self- Choir for several years. She loves simply feel and experience whatever ages taken by Kelly Hart as he discovery. to attend kirtans and also enjoyed her sound and song is invoking deep explores the streets, theaters, North Indian Raga chanting. For within yourself. dances, protests, light shows, and those who have experienced one of Actually, what Malina will be the culture of those dramatic and her Lomi Lomi sessions, you have offering are not quite chants, nor are influential times, all presented in heard her sing, hum or tone. they songs. The experience is quite his new book San Francisco’s Psy- Sound and song has always un-catagorizable. The Sanctuary of chedelic Sixties, A Photographic worked its magic in her life. In the Sound & Silence is aimed at a con- Trip with Kelly Hart. last year she has been experiment- templative intimacy whose transmis- Soon after graduating high ing more with her own voice and the sion feels strangely familiar yet never school Kelly moved to Berkeley, sounds that emanate from it. Now, before met. California, and was thrilled to hearing a new inner drummer . . . she Malina is so grateful knowing witness this multi-racial and is following the call. By combining that her community here in Cre- diverse reality, and became an her unique voice with deep intention, stone will be a supportive sounding avid visual documentarian. she invokes and invites her audience board for her newest adventure into Kelly worked as a free-lance to drop down into an altered state of The Sanctuary of Sound & Silence. photographer, taking produc- awareness. Her debut event will be held Satur- tion stills for the UC Drama In The Sanctuary of Sound & day, January 12 at 5pm, at Elephant Department and public- Silence, Malina plans to alternate Cloud Studio. Do join her. For any ity photos for the Berkeley powerful chants with short periods questions Malina can be reached at Folk Music Festival. Some Experience a photographic journey back to of silence. The chants and verse 719-256-4211. of these shots eventually the 1960s in the San Francisco Bay Area appeared on album cov- with images taken by Kelly Hart. ers. Later, Kelly studied photography at the San Francisco Art Institute. To learn Kelly and his wife Zana have more, see the very nice re- been part of our community for view of this book in the November many years now. Explore their issue of The Crestone Eagle and many creative endeavors at their visit the gallery. website www.hartworks.com and Art quote of the month: “Liv- explore Kelly’s new book in per- ing inside Eternity, one is impelled son at the gallery. to express the essence of things . . Rowena Kryder . Art as a Sacred Path allows the In a career spanning more Eternal Now to speak through than 50 years, Rowena Kryder one, from the source.” has produced thousands of paint- —Rowena Kryder Crestone End of Life Project ings and prints, numerous three- Promoting informed end-of-life choices and supporting their fulfillment dimensional artworks, over a doz- Call 588-7415 or 256-5324 for information/materials en books, several films and videos, Visit us at: www.crestone-end-of-life.org • email: [email protected] four published and a few unpub- lished oracle decks, two temples, CRESTONE ARTISANS GALLERY Thousands of candles can be lit from one flame...And the flame is not diminished. and she is currently working on an interactive DVD. All these ex- In the same way, happiness never decreases...When being shared. pressions exemplify Art as a Sa- cred Path. Rowena considers her Attend our meeting Tuesday, January 8th at 7pm, at the Topping house, 33 Sunset Overlook (first work to be an expression of her left past the Century 21 office). Call Wayne at 256.4247 for information. Open deep appreciation for the gifts of creation; it is her reciprocation Wednesday-saturday: back to the divine. 11 am - 4 pm Some of Rowena’s titles in- The Sanctuary of Sound & Silence clude, Robes of Light, Sophia’s 719.256.5280 Body, The Golden Echo, Source, Malina has been experimenting with breath and sound as Destiny, I Ching, The Faces of The COrner Of COttOnWOOd & Galena tools for vibrational healing. She plans to chant in a variety of Moon and Soul Fire, among many dOWntOWn CrestOne languages for a few minutes, and then we will sit in silence to feel and evaluate the effects on our cellular and our subtle bodies. * Please note children must be able to sit in silence * Saturday, January 12th, 2013 Elephant Cloud Studio (formally Jillian’s) 4:00-5:00 pm Donations graciously accepted for questions call Malina @ 256-4211 or email at [email protected] Page 10 • The Crestone Eagle • January, 2013 www.crestoneeagle.com ‘Women Rising’ Healer, teacher, Chris Griscom will Stories from the present at White Eagle January 25 & 26 harp, February 2 Chris Griscom, renowned author, speaker and long recognized “Women Rising” a storytell- as a spiritual teacher, healer and ing celebration will take place visionary will give a presenta- on Saturday February 2 from tion at the White Eagle on Friday, 3-5pm at Elephant Cloud Studio. January 25 and Saturday, Janu- The title “Women Rising” is used ary 26. Griscom is founder of The to draw attention to worldwide Light Institute, in Galesteo, New events occurring within the One Mexico, a spiritual center for multi- Billion Rising movement. The goal incarnational exploration and light of this movement is to end violence healing. Griscom teaches that we against women and girls. On De- can learn to use our creative en- cember 8, 2012 the Dalai Lama ergy to activate the “heart chakra.” joined One Billion Rising. In his “We can shift our consciousness support of this campaign he en- from the lower chakras, which are courages us to use non-violent ac- solely concerned with survival and tions. For more information online procreation to the “heart chakra”. go to onebillionrising.org. Joan Almond & Harp will be relating tales Once we learn this, we will move In traditional indigenous at the Elephant Cloud Studio on Feb. 2. on to “the ever radiant (dimension) cultures storytelling, as well as of life, where the heart is activat- singing and dancing, supported our place in nature, and our kin- ed, where there is no separation, community life. These unique- ship with life. where there is a true merger with ly shaped celebratory activities Within the bardic tradition the Divine.” “We will,” she says, arose from the living landscapes February 2 is one of four fire fes- “become the embodiment of the di- and ecologies of each community. tivals held through the turning vine force.” Stories, songs, and dances formed of the year. February 2 celebrates Griscom’s Crestone talks will a living library and were handed Brigid’s Fire. Celebrating the fire be on “The Technology of Con- on to each new generation. Within of inspiration, this time is also sciousness: Living the Light!” In oral traditions there have always known as the “quickening”. This is her book, The Ageless Body, Chris been adaptations and spontaneous time when new life begins to stir writes, “This is the planet of the improvisations. Core elements of a within us. heart chakra, which means that story remain while the particulars The three stories are: “La all of us are here to learn about stretch, bend, or add something Loba”, “La Mulata de Cordoba”, the heart’s potential to lift our new. and “The Seal Maiden”. Each is spirits up to octaves of profound “Women Rising”, a celebra- about woman’s deeper soul self human emotion and compassion. Chris Griscom at White Sands. She will tion of three stories, will be told by and the nurturing of our soul na- Through the vehicle of the human be in Crestone January 25 & 26. Joan and Harp. She has mentored ture. heart, we can express feelings that in “bardic artistry” which involves These stories are aimed for transform the experience of life. It the tradition of using folk harp to an adult (female) audience. All are is the greatest of human lessons, you will experience the joy of direct accompany storytelling. In addi- welcome, but children may find designed to teach us all how to ex- communication with your higher tion bardic artistry involves using the pace and dimensions of the press and commune through the consciousness and learn to apply story, lore, poetry, and song to sup- telling boring! heart.” In her December internet this wisdom in every aspect of your port cultural re-weaving, remem- A $5 donation at the door is message, Chris writes, “We often life. When living in the higher oc- bering, and reimaging ourselves, asked. feel resentment that the people in taves, the true purpose of life is un- our lives do not give us enough, veiled. Join Chris Griscom and ex- when in fact it is we who are wast- perience the joy of Living the Light! NAOMI LAKE ing our energy trying to maneuver For more information about them into giving us what we want Chris Griscom and The Light Insti- Crestone assessment • alignment • attunement Santa Fe the way we want it. We feel that tute visit thelightinstitute.com and 719 937-7803 for CONSCIOUS HEALTH 505 982-1183 we give too much or that others chrisgriscom.com. The talks are from 7-9pm each [email protected] ~ PHONE CONSULTS ALSO! ~ www.naomilake.com drain us of our energy. There are always certain people who make us evening. The fee is $30 per talk, or feel tired just being around them. 10% discount to attend both. You This is because both of us are try- may contact The Light Institute ing to suck energy from each other, at 505-466-1975 or thelight@light- -JWF4JNQMZ which is exhausting.” In the Cre- institute.com to purchase tickets stone talks, Chris will address how in advance by credit card. Ticket &BU8FMM we can fill voids in our energy bod- sales at door are cash only. Local ies to access and live life to its full- contact for questions is Mae Green: est potential. [email protected], 719- During these special events, 480-4066; or cell 719-588-6471.

Chris Griscom Spiritual Leader and Author Chris will give Two Evening Talks in Crestone, Colorado 3ALIDASLOCALLYOWNEDFRESHFOODSGROCERY WITHAWIDESELECTIONOFYOURFAVORITE The Technology of Consciousness: LIVING THE LIGHT! ORGANIC NATURALANDGOURMETFOODS January 25 and 26, 7:00-9:00 pm Location: White Eagle Inn s s To purchase tickets in advance by credit card, contact The Light Institute at 505-466-1975 or [email protected] Ticket sales at door, cash only. Tickets $30 per talk/Each event will vary/10% discount to attend both nights '3TREET 10%/0%. off Local contact, Mae Green: 719-480-4066 or [email protected] 3ALIDA #OLORADO $!93Second Please see article for description of the talks Sundays!7%%+ WWWSIMPLEFOODSMARKETCOM Chris Griscom will also be available for Private Consultations To schedule, please contact The Light Institute The Crestone Eagle • January, 2013 • Page 11

Friends of Refuges Be seed sufficient meeting January 9 by Leigh Mills The Friends of the San Luis The 3rd Annual San Luis Val- Valley National Wildlife Refuges ley Seed Exchange is scheduled for will hold their regular monthly Saturday, February 16, 2013. It HAPS meeting on Wednesday, January 9 will be in the Joyful Journey Hot at 7pm in the downstairs Commu- Springs Conference Center from nity Room of the Monte Vista Pub- 10am until 3pm. There will be info lic Library. All members and the tables, The Sprout Café with yum- Honeybees at Shumei public are invited to attend. For my refreshments, and seeds from Free Movie Night more information, please contact local seed savers. All event par- On Jan. 25, Friday, Shumei Tim Armstrong at 852-2452. ticipants will also receive a $2 dis- Free Movie Night hosts Queen of count on a soak in the hot springs the Sun: What Are the Bees Tell- that day. ing Us?. This film documents the MLK Day celebration at We are very grateful for our surprising importance of the lowly Saguache Library early-bird sponsors: Joyful Journey honeybee, describing how bees’ pol- Join us at the Saguache Pub- Hot Springs, The Crestone Eagle, linating activities play a crucial lic Library, 702 Pitkin Ave., for a Farm Table Restaurant, Elephant role in the food chain and how re- Martin Luther King Jr. Day cel- Cloud, SLV Wanna Beekeepers, cent catastrophic “colony collapses” ebration and open house. Refresh- SLV Local Foods Coalition, Cac- could interrupt global food produc- ments, activities, and book dis- tus Hill Farm, Cho Ku Rei Ranch, tion. Refreshments provided, 7pm, plays begin at 4pm on January 21. Phoebe Tieder has a heart-to-heart Neighborhood Natural Goods, 4th 256-5284. Bring the whole family to this fun with Santa at Winterfest. Street Diner, the Salida Ploughboy, photo by Lori Nagel and educational event—all kids get Crestone Telecom, Alamosa Com- a free book! Call 719-655-6107 or munity Greenhouse, Shambala, 719-655-2551 for more details. ‘Plants, Animals & and the Crestone Mercantile. Anyone who has seed they Inspiration’ at White Eagle wish to share, please contact Leigh The White Eagle Lodge is Mills at 719-655-2011 or infinite- hosting a two-person exhibition The Unique Connection [email protected]. during January and February to Spiritual Healing & Counseling, Philippine Psychic celebrate the new year. Noah Baen Surgery, Alchemical Hypnotherapy, Polarity Therapy and Robin Ross, husband and wife, Rev. Sophia Tiers, B.A.; C.H.T. 719.256.5825 will present “Plants, Animals and Meditations ~ Root Link Journey [email protected] Orient Land Trust Inspiration” with many small and annual board meeting large paintings, drawings and Orient Land Trust will hold asemblages. The White Eagle is its annual board meeting on Satur- open every day for viewing. Please day, January 19 and Sunday, Janu- be sure to check the February Ea- ary 20 beginning at 9am at OLT/ gle to see the announcement for the Valley View Hot Springs. Join us to free and open-to-the-public upcom- learn more about our conservation ing reception. The show runs from planning and programs. Come see Jan. 1 through Feb. 28. how you can get involved in helping to preserve the many treasured resources of the northern San Luis Forest Service seeking Valley. Please check in at the Wel- information come Center when you arrive. on vandalized gate OLT is dedicated to the pres- The Saguache Ranger District ervation of natural and biologi- is seeking information concerning cal resources, agricultural lands, the vandalizing of the North Cre- wildlife habitat, open space, and stone gate on Forest Service Road historic and geologic features of the 950. The closed gate was pulled northern San Luis Valley for the down and damaged sometime be- education and enjoyment of cur- tween December 10 and 12. rent and future generations. The North Crestone gate is used to manage the campground and protect the road during the winter and spring. The gate is closed Science Fair at ASU The 64th San Luis Valley Re- to stop motorized access while still gional Science Fair (SLV RSF) will allowing for foot and horse traffic. be held March 7-8 at Plachy Hall, Substantial public invest- Adams State University. San Luis ment has occurred at the North Valley students and students from Crestone Campground and Trail- the Salida Public School District head. Summer use of the camp- (grades four through twelve) are ground provides the revenue for eligible to attend. campsite maintenance, trash pick- Students enrolled in middle up and cleaning the restrooms. school (6th-8th grade) and high Unfortunately, replacement of the school students must download gate will require using some of the all required paperwork from www. funds targeted for campground and societyforscience.org/isef/rulesand- trailhead maintenance. guidelines. The elementary forms If you have information that (4th & 5th grade) may be obtained can assist in finding those responsi- by calling the SLV RSF office at ble for the destruction of the North 719-587-5412. Crestone gate, please contact the The board members of SLV Saguache Ranger District at 719- RSF met earlier and held their 655-2547. election for the coming year: Da- vid Holm, Monte Vista, President; Susan Storm, Alamosa, Vice Presi- dent; Jeni Jack Goodwin, Alamosa, Treasurer; and Larry Sveum, Alam- osa, Treasurer. Other directors are Renee Beeton, Alamosa; Jody Oaks, Alamosa; and Boo Thomas, Blanca. Lucy Adams, Alamosa, Direc- tor of SLV RVF, reports that fund- raising is now underway for Re- gional Science Fair. Questions about Science Fair can be directed to the SLV RSF office at 719-587-5412. The Crestone Eagle • January, 2013 • Page 12 Community Calendar—January 2013 visit us online at www.crestoneeagle.com // NOW UPDATED DAILY ONLINE!!!

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Daily Tuesday Thursday • Morning Aarati, Haidakhandi Universal Ashram, 8am, • Gentle Yoga class with Joann Connington Elephant Cloud • Gentle Yoga class with Joann Connington Elephant Cloud 256-4108, [email protected], www.babajiashram.org (Jillian’s) Studio 10:30 am-12:00 pm 719-256-5129 (Jillian’s) Studio 10:30 am-12:00 pm 719-256-5129 • Sampai & Jyorei, Shumei Sanctuary, please be seated by • Savitri Reading Circle - Potluck, reading and meditation • Continuing Ashtanga Yoga, Mysore Style; classes resume in 7:50am and 5:50pm, 256-5284 Savatri House 6:00 pm 937-7687 or 256-6010 March Shakti Sharanam 5:00 pm-6:45 pm By donation • Tours, gallery and Jyorei, Shumei, 9am-5pm, 256-5284 • Deltiology (study and collection of Post Cards!) Club Bliss shaktisharanam.com 719-256-5668 • Evening Aarati, Haidakhandi Universal Ashram, 6pm, Cafe 11:00 am-12:00 pm none 719-480-3704 • Rumi Study Circle. All welcome. 6:00 pm-8:00 pm donation 256-4108, [email protected], www.babajiashram.org • Continuing Ashtanga Yoga, Mysore Style; classes resume in nurashkijerrahi.org 256-4290 March Shakti Sharanam 5:00 pm-6:45 pm By donation Sunday shaktisharanam.com 719-256-5668 Friday • Mass at Nada Carmelite Hermitage 9:00 am 719-256-4778 • Narcotics Anonymous open meeting, marijuana users • Zumba Sentao Birch street studio 9:15 am-10:15 am www. • Movie and Discussion Night Crestone Secret Garden 7:00 welcome Baca library back door 7:30 pm-8:30 pm angela108.zumba.com 719-256-4040 pm-9:00 pm 719-256-6100 [email protected] 970-309-0710 • Dorje Trolo Practice White Jewel Mountain 10:00 am-12:00 Wednesday pm whitejewelmountain.org 719 256-5773 • Yoga Fundamentals & Refinements; classes resume in March Shakti • Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting Crestone Town Hall Sharanam 8:30-10am by donation shaktisharanam.com 5668 Moral certainty is always a sign of cultural 7:00 pm-8:00 pm 719-937-7769 • Zumba Fitness Birch street studio 9:15 am-10:15 am www. inferiority. The more uncivilized the man, the surer angela108.zumba.com 719-256-4040 he is that he knows precisely what is right and what is Monday • Hatha Yoga classes with Joann Connington Elephant Cloud wrong. All human progress, even in morals, has been the • Hatha Yoga Classes Elephant Cloud (Jillian’s) Studio 5:00 (Jillian’s) Studio 5:00 pm-6:30 pm 719-256-5129 work of men who have doubted the current moral values, pm-6:30 pm $10.00 719-256-5129 • CoDependents Anonymous Meeting Crestone Town Hall not of men who have whooped them up and tried to • Zumba Toning Birch street studio 9:15 am-10:15 am www. 7:00 pm-8:00 pm None coda.org 720-352-2078 enforce them. The truly civilized man is always skeptical angela108.zumba.com 719-256-4040 • Knitting Class w/Amber Shook & Robin Blankenship Villa and tolerant, in this field as in all others. His culture is • Dorje Trolo Practice White Jewel Mountain 10:00 am-12:00 Grove Trade 10am-noon $40/earthknack.com 256-4909 or based on “I am not too sure.” —H.L. Mencken pm no charge whitejewelmountain.org 719 256-5773 Amber at 655-2203

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Tuesday, January 1 Tuesday, January 15 • Chris Griscom presentation – White Eagle Lodge 7-9:00 pm • Plants, Animals and Inspiration Art Exhibit – White Eagle • Senior (over age 60) Bus to Salida Kiosk 9am $10 256-5084 $30 [email protected] 719-480-4066, 719-588-6471 Lodge All Day freewhiteeaglelodgeatcrestone.com 256-4722 • Deltiology Club – Bliss Cafe 11am-noon 719-480-3704 Sunday, January 27 Wednesday, January 2 Friday, January 18 • Full Moon – 12:00 am • Baca Grande Library closed 256-4100 • Celtic Guitarist Jerry Barlow performs at Shumei 7-9pm $10 Saturday, February 2 Thursday, January 3 suggested donation www.shumeicrestone.org 719-256-5284 • Stories from the Harp: “Women Rising” – Elephant Cloud • Baca Grande Library closed 256-4100 Saturday, January 19 Studio 3:00 pm-5:00 pm • Saguache County Commissioners meeting – Saguache • Orient Land Trust Annual Board Meeting – Orient Land Trust/ Tuesday, February 5 County Courthouse 10:00 am Valley View Hot Springs 9:00 am-2:30 pm • Senior (over age 60) Bus Service to Salida – Kiosk 9:00 am Monday, January 7 Sunday, January 20 $10 256-5084 • Town of Crestone Planning Commission Meeting – Crestone • Symposium for artist Jo Anne Kiser – Shumei Gallery 3:00 Sunday, February 10 Town Hall 7:00 pm-9:00 pm townofcrestone.org719 256-4313 pm-5:00 pm shumeicrestone.org719-256-5284 • New Moon Fire Ceremony, followed by a meal – Haidakhandi Tuesday, January 8 Monday, January 21 Universal Ashram 10:00 am • Crestone End of Life Project Open meeting Topping house • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration and Open House – Saturday, February 16 7-9pm free crestoneendoflifeproject.org256-4247/256-5324 Saguache Public Library 4:00 pm-6:00 pm 719-655-6107 • 3rd Annual San Luis Valley Seed Exchange – Joyful Journey Wednesday, January 9 Tuesday, January 22 Hot Springs 10:00 am-3:00 pm 719-655-2011 • Monthly Meeting N. Saguache Co. Library Dist. Baca Grande • CrestoneArtists January Meeting – 3:00 pm-5:00 pm free Tuesday, February 19 Library 10-11am scld.colibraries.org 719-655-2551 www.CrestoneArtists.com719-256-4182 • Deltiology (study and collection of Post Cards!) Club – Bliss • Friends of the SLV Nat’l Wildlife Refuges monthly meeting – Thursday, January 24 Cafe 11:00 am-12:00 pm none 719-480-3704 Monte Vista Public Library 7:00 pm 719-852-2452 • Northern SLV Conservation Roundtable meeting – Joyful Monday, February 25 Friday, January 11 Journey Hot Springs 9:00 am-1:00 pm 719.256.5436 • Full Moon Fire Ceremony, followed by a meal – Haidakhandi • New Moon Friday, January 25 Universal Ashram 10:00 am • New Moon Fire Ceremony, followed by a meal – Haidakhandi • Chris Griscom presentation White Eagle 7-9pm $30, $54 for Tuesday, March 5 Universal Ashram 10:00 am both talks [email protected] 719-480-4066, 588-6471 • Senior (over age 60) Bus Service to Salida – Kiosk 9:00 am Saturday, January 12 • Shumei Free Movie Night Queen of the Sun: What Are the $10 256-5084 • The Sanctuary of Sound & Silence – Elephant Cloud Bees Telling Us? 7-9pm shumeicrestone.org 256-5284 Thursday, March 7 (Jillian’s) Studio 4:00 pm-5:00 pm Donation 7192564211 Saturday, January 26 • 64th SLV Regional Science Fair – Plachy Hall, Adams State Monday, January 14 • Full Moon University all day 719-587-5412 • Town of Crestone Board of Trustees Meeting – Crestone • Full Moon Fire Ceremony, followed by a meal – Haidakhandi Monday, March 11 Town Hall 1:30 pm-6:00 pm townofcrestone.org719 256-4313 Universal Ashram 10:00 am • New Moon Fire Ceremony, followed by a meal – Haidakhandi • Crestone/Baca Watershed Council organizational meeting • Yoga Day at Joyful Journey Hot Springs 10am-4pm $85 256-5129 Universal Ashram 10:00 am – Elephant Cloud Studio 6:30 pm

Lunch Buffet 11am-2pm Dinner-Cocktails-Take-Out Now serving choice of brown rice with Crestone Conglomerate every meal. New Sushi Bar @ Alamosa Location LarryCalloway.com Sushi Hour: Lunch 11:30am-2:30pm Dinner 5pm-9pm Largest Vegetarian & Healthy Entrees Alamosa: 589-9002 Monte Vista 852-2002 Twitter @GreatEats_SLV a reporter’s blog… Menu: www.ehunans.com • www.east-westgrill.com The Crestone Eagle • January, 2013 • Page 13 Saguache County Commissioners Pace & Spearman retire

by Matie Belle Lakish ing the last 2½ years, the State Commissioners Sam Pace Engineer’s office has been develop- and Michael Spearman, who have ing rules and regulations for well represented Saguache County Dis- pumping and farmers have been tricts 1 and 2 for the last 8 years, organizing into sub-districts. Sen- conclude their terms of office on ate Bill 222 established the legal January 3, when new commis- authority for the sub-districts, but sioners Jason Anderson and Ken the rulemaking has been conten- Anderson will take their places as tious. Spearman feels that, in the representatives of their respective long term, the sub-districts will be districts. Sam Pace, as representa- a better solution than for each farm tive from Crestone/Baca, is most to be forced to develop and submit familiar to local residents. Spear- a water conservation plan, with man has visited the eastern dis- many irrigation wells being forced trict numerous times, although he to stop pumping. Outgoing Saguache County Commissioners Sam Pace and Mike Spearman. hails from the La Garita area. Both Another project Spearman men have served the entire county has worked for, and which is just admirably. I asked them to help re- now coming to fruition, is the coun- programs by providing matching He considers it small matter, count some of the things they are ty’s purchase of the Leach airfield, funds for special projects. Twice but one Spearman is proud of, is most proud of having accomplished which is located north of Highway a year local groups can apply for that we now have signs identifying over the past eight years. 112. Spearman says the airport funds in three areas: Youth and the rivers and creeks in the county. Mike Spearman recalled some was started by Kenny Leach, who Seniors, Renewable Energy and Both commissioners are proud promises that he made in his ini- was inducted into the Colorado Job Creation, and Emergency and of the policy work and coordination tial campaign, and spoke about the Aviation Hall of Fame. The pur- Health and Safety. between county departments that board’s work in relation to those chase of the airport from Leach’s Both men also advocated for has been done under their admin- campaign goals. He noted that the family and its transition to county county oil and gas regulations, istrations. Both acknowledge the primary concern he heard from con- ownership will help the local econo- which have been used as a resource recent controversy regarding the stituents then was that Saguache my. It will also memorialize Leach, by other counties. Rio Grande clerk’s and assessor’s offices, but County needed more economic de- who taught a lot of the local farm- County, which modeled their reg- they cite policy development and velopment. Therefore, job creation ers to fly. For many years he did ulations on Saguache County’s, modernization of systems as im- has been a priority for him, and Flight for Life from the valley. He is now fielding applications from portant accomplishments. They are one of the projects he is hopeful will gave the county the runway years two drilling companies. Saguache also pleased that they were able to materialize is the Solar Reserve ago, but his family retained the County also developed solar guide- renovate county buildings, both for project to the east of Center. Spear- land. Randal Arredondo, Road and lines to help guide development of streamlined function and energy man worked hard to be sure that Bridge Supervisor, has worked on alternative energy. efficiency. Most of the county build- local residents would be hired for grants to purchase the land around Pace and Spearman both cited ings are old, from the 1910 court- that project. If the project receives the runway, and negotiations are their work on the north entrance house and the old Saguache School the contract it hopes for from Xcel under way. Spearman hopes to see to the Sand Dunes National Park. used by Social Services to the old or another power purchaser and this completed before he leaves of- Spearman said it is important to adobe building in Center that now begins construction, it will provide fice. have a north entrance. 70% of the houses a branch of Public Health 300 jobs over the 3 years of con- Both Spearman and Sam park is in Saguache County, but and Social Services. All buildings struction, with 50 on-going jobs. Pace cited their work on balancing the main entrance is in Alamosa within the county system received Spearman has been the pri- the budget and moving the county County. That means that most rev- upgrades to make them more mod- mary representative on the board into sound fiscal condition as one enue from park use goes there. By ern, energy efficient, and pleasant for the agricultural community. As of their greatest accomplishments. having a north entrance, some rev- for employees and the public. a rancher, he has represented the Saguache County is in much better enue accrues to our local communi- Mike Spearman says that county and agriculturists on dis- shape today than many counties ties. Pace noted that there was a when he ran for office he promised cussions about water issues. Dur- across the state, because of the cau- long and contentious public process to, “Act professionally, with integri- tious fiscal policies of the current to find a north entrance through ty and consistency in representing commissioners. the Baca. In the end, the entrance Saguache County.” He says, “This They have been helped in this chosen by citizens was not feasible is important in my life. I attempted  by federal funding from the SRS financially, but, he feels, engaging to be fair and open minded on each funds that go to counties with pub- the community was important. and every issue that came before  lic lands. Saguache County is about Both Pace and Spearman have us. My goal is to treat everyone  70% public land, so payments have worked to represent the county at with respect.”  been substantial for both roads other levels of government. Spear- Sam Pace said, “I want to and schools. Pace and Spearman man is current Chair of the Valley thank the citizens for electing me  Commissioners meeting, which and allowing me to do this job.”  both advocated for our county to  have a Resource Advisory Council helps coordinate activities among He noted that there will always  (RAC) to distribute funds for pro- valley counties. Sam Pace repre- be some people who will disagree  sents the county at Colorado Coun- with the decisions the commission  jects on public lands. There are also  funds for education about wildfire, ties, Inc., (CCI) which discusses makes. He said, “There have been  as well as mitigation funds, which issues and represents county inter- numerous times I’ve had to change  make communities less vulnerable ests at the state legislature. Pace is my mind because citizens brought  to catastrophic fires. also on the state Board of Human information to allow me to see a dif-  During the men’s term of of- Services, which regulates, adminis- ferent point of view.” He believes,  fice, they advocated for, and vot- trates, and sets policy for social ser- “The public process is good. We try  ers approved, a 1% county sales vices for the counties. These boards to keep things open and public.” are important opportunities for Personally, I want to thank all  tax. Many counties have used such taxes to prop up county budgets, counties with small populations to three of our commissioners. I have  be heard at the state level, where enjoyed working with them over  but Saguache County has consist-  ently used the funds generated to urban counties can often dominate the last four years. help local non-profit groups initiate the conversations. sand dunes swimming pool “Come enjoy our winter wonderland” FULL FOOD MENU & WEEKLY SPECIALS REGULAR ADMISSION RATES: Open 1pm to 8pm, Closed Thursdays. Adults - $12.00 Phone: 719-378-2807 Children (Ages 3-12) - $8.00 Address:1991 Co. Rd. 63, Hooper, CO 81136 Seniors, College,Military (Ages 65+) - $10.00 Children 2 & Under - FREE www.sanddunespool.com Page 14 • The Crestone Eagle • January, 2013 www.crestoneeagle.com Shook & Blankenship to offer Make a fitness knitting classes in Villa Grove resolution! Winter is the perfect time to Angela Anderson get involved in fiber arts! A pile of warm wool in your lap, ready to be & Carolina spun, knit or felted into something fun, useful or whimsical, feels just Sartain can help right during these colder winter months. In January and Febru- Angela and Carolina say, “Our goal is you get in shape ary, two long-time teachers, Amber to spread the philosophy of health and happiness and loving everything you do, Shook and Robin Blankenship, will especially your work-out.” for the New Year team up to offer a knitting class at the Villa Grove Trade. No experi- by M. Diane Bairstow people do a five-day training, others ence is necessary to participate. “Every single person at any age go for a month, or longer; some people Amber has offered a myriad or walk of life needs their health, commit to a week of eating clean, oth- of fiber arts classes here in the and part of that picture is moving ers to a month or more. Among the San Luis Valley at Escuela in Villa your body!” Angela Anderson, our workout options there’s everything Grove. She hosted the well known local Zumba instructor, is passion- from P90X to 10-Minute Trainer, “Spin In” for years and currently ate about health and fitness, and Insanity, Turbofire and much more. offers many beautiful fiber art piec- now she’s teamed up with Carrie You can choose resistance training, es at the store that she runs with Amber Shook at the spinning wheel. Robertson, (who used to have a gym kickboxing, or Brazilian dance & ton- her husband Jeff, the historic Villa here) and Carolina Sartain (recently ing: beginner, intermediate and ad- Grove Trade. licensed Zumba instructor, certified vanced systems. Amber and Jeff moved to the first day of class. You will need a yoga teacher & Spanish teacher), to Angela and Carolina have been San Luis Valley over 30 years ago. set each of five double pointed nee- bring us personalized, at-home fit- into health and fitness all their lives, A beautiful place to live, clean air dles size 5 and 8 (mitten making) ness options. and they can share their own expe- and water, safety for raising chil- and size 10 (hat making), and two “We connect with people,” she riences with you and make dietary explained, “and based on their own suggestions to help you get the most personal health and fitness goals— out of your workout. For instance, weight loss, toning up, or just bet- now that garden season is over, Ange- ter energy—we hook them up with la has replaced her green smoothies a fitness program. The workout pro- with a protein & super foods shake grams are hugely popular all over called Shakeology and her sugar the world and proven to give results cravings have disappeared. if you do it.” This program is perfect for the Doing it, there’s the rub. How person who wants to work out at do you get yourself to fit in that extra home, or just wants something dif- ten to twenty minutes, or that hour, ferent than the classes offered locally. to do the routine? How do you con- To get a taste of the different exercise vince yourself to have that healthy programs, come to Fit Club at El- protein shake in the morning instead ephant Cloud Studio for a one-hour of coffee and a doughnut? group fitness workout. Also, Angela “A huge part of this program & Carolina host on-line health & fit- is about relationship & accountabil- ness challenges every month. ity.” Angela told me, “It’s about feel- “The main thing is,” Angela ing supported and having someone concluded, “when I look around, I who is going to walk beside you and know in my heart that if you don’t keep you going. First we talk with have your health, you’re hurtin’. This people about their goals and show is a way to invest in yourself that is them a menu of options. Once they so amazingly flexible that the only choose and commit to doing a pro- way it wouldn’t work would be that Robin’s 3 kids in 3 homemade hats. gram, we work with them to achieve it’s not the right timing for you.” those goals,” Angela said explaining To find out more about the programs and/or Fit Club dren, and room for sheep and lla- to three skeins of bulky weight the process. The program comes with a calendar to show what to do every call or email Angela 256-4040 mas made Villa Grove a great loca- yarn. The class is held every day, and then you check in to discuss [email protected] tion. Wednesday from 10am-noon, Janu- your progress. and Carolina at 706-429-4781 Fiber art has always been part ary 9 through February 6. The cost There are many options. Some [email protected]. of their lives, from teaching classes is $40 for 5 weeks. Don’t forget, hot and being in art shows to trave- drinks, pastries, pies and a deli- ling the country selling their work. cious lunch menu are available for Spinning, dyeing, weaving, and felt- purchase. ing their home-grown wool are pas- Please call Amber at the Villa sions that continue, while running Grove Trade (655-2203) or Robin their store. Robin Blankenship has at Earth Knack (256-4909) to reg- been offering classes through her ister for the class. school Earth Knack, Stone Age Skills for the 21st century here in the valley near Crestone for almost • Energy Healing • The Journey® 20 years. Robin works with plant • Herbal Medicine and animal fibers to teach ancient • Classes & Herb Walks sash and belt weaving techniques, • House Clearings sandal making in the ancient Colo- rado Plateau-area style, basketry Dorje Root, Crestone Community Fitness for burden carrying and fish traps, RH (AHG) netting, felt clothing, boots and Herbalist / Specializing in using shoes and knitting to make socks, Intuitive Healer FIT CLUB by Donation mittens, hats and sweaters. proven workouts, W P90X & P90X2 The upcoming knitting class 719-937-7786 O with Amber and Robin at the Vil- [email protected] excellent nutrition, & www.rootsofhealing.com R Insanity & Asylum la Grove Trade will be lots of fun. accountability for K Participants can bring their own 46 Camino Baca Grande Turbo Jam & Fire supplies, or purchase them on the superior results! You Hip Hop Abs are never alone with O U The Ultimate Reset Alycia Chambers CPM, RM expert coaching & T Shakeology Holistic Midwifery Care peer support! 719-256-5572 and so much more! [email protected] Your Coaches: Angela Anderson & Carolina Sartain www.blessedbemidwifery.com see article for contact information! The Crestone Eagle • January, 2013 • Page 15 Anchoring the Peace: Crestone’s Spiritual Centers Another way of waking up: Yoga as a spiritual practice

by Gussie Fauntleroy Joann Connington, with more than My eyes are cast downward in three decades of yoga experience, has a soft-focus gaze as my arms reach developed a Hatha yoga style based upward, elbows extended, my hands primarily on the teachings of B.K.S. holding a smooth stick and pushing Iyengar and one of his students, it as far overhead as possible. From Ramanand Patel. Annie Pace, also Joann Connington’s class. photo by Martin Macaulay the outside, the pose may not look with more than 30 years of practice are combined in specific sequences cal practice in the world, the intentions like much. My true focus, however, and teaching, is known as a lineage with sound currents (mantras that behind our actions and experience of is inside. Within an undistracted in- holder in the Ashtanga yoga tradi- are chanted, silently repeated or the divine. For committed students, ner space I follow the continuous tion as passed on by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, with whom she studied in India sung), hand positions, postures, these elements are reflected in and for many years. And Sue Beck Retuta movement and meditation. Each supported by the postures and breath, is a teacher and certified professional “completed action” or kryia, as the se- whether in the case of a 20-year-old teacher trainer of Kundalini yoga in quences are called, works to awaken hard-body or someone experiencing the lineage of Yogi Bhajan. She stud- and stimulate organs, glands and en- the challenges of illness or age. ied with, among others, the late Dyal ergy flow in a particular way to bal- While no one would deny yo- Singh Khalsa of Crestone. Each of ance the system, Sue explains. these Crestone-based instructors was Described as a “science and trained at a time when yoga study technology,” this form of yoga included an intensive focus on its can effect changes and help fa- underlying philosophy and spiritual cilitate healing through regu- elements, along with the precision lar but relatively short periods of poses and their correct use in se- of practice, making it practical quences and combinations. for those with busy lives. Yet Annie Pace. photo by Tom Rosenthal as in all yogic traditions, Sue adds that these changes take place not only physically but quiet flow of words from Hatha yoga on all levels simultaneously, teacher Joann Connington as she of- leading to a greater “awaken- fers meticulous instructions: for sub- ing to your potential.” tle changes in the rotation of muscles Balance, an essential el- and bones, for awareness of skeletal ement in all types of yoga, also alignment, for attention to the cur- works concurrently on all lev- Sue and her husband, Dan Retuta, founder and rents of energy moving through ev- els, from the muscular to the director of Crestone Healing Arts Center’s mas- er-more-open channels within. She sage program. Dan is also a certified Kundalini yoga cellular and “even beyond,” describes the smooth flow of breath, teacher trainer. Annie observes. In yoga prac- blood and life force, and how that flow photo courtesy of Crestone Healing Arts Center tice, dualistic properties such nurtures and awakens multiple lay- as right and left, inner and outer, ga’s outward, sometimes strenuous ers of my physical, mental/emotional dark and light, are “yoked” togeth- physical aspects involving muscles, and spiritual being. As she speaks, Joann Connington. er in a fine point of balance. While alignment, balance and strength, her words become my intention and the ultimate “macro-union” is be- these teachers note that the ability I feel intention translate, in the mo- In these three traditions and tween form and the formless divine, to do a headstand is not the point. ment, into subtle changes in my body others, breath is key to ceasing fluc- the practice continuously aims for “You’re using the body to create a and mind. tuations of the mind. “The prereq- ever-more-refined levels of balance pose that is stable yet free and fluid, Yoga traces its roots back thou- uisites for practice are that you can through the “micro-union” of polari- and to do this means awareness has sands of years in India. While the inhale and you can exhale,” Annie ties. In everyday life to be heightened and present,” Joann word itself translates as “union”—ul- asserts. “Breath is the as well, muscular ef- relates. She adds that in a spiritual timately, union between the human vehicle for prana, the fort and ease, mental sense, “Yoga is one of the ways to and divine—ancient Sanskrit texts source energy, which alertness and calm, wake up.” In many contemporary define yoga as “the cessation of fluc- supports us and is and energetic sinking yoga class settings the most subtle tuations within the mind.” As Ash- not affected by time and rising, for exam- and powerful qualities of yoga may tanga yoga teacher Annie Pace puts or space.” Becom- ple, all support and be unarticulated and unseen. But in it, “Yoga is not about the poses. It is ing aware of each in- reinforce each other. Crestone, the purity of at least three about the mind. Basically, the prac- breath and out-breath Together they facili- ancient lineages has been retained. tice is taming the human system, during yoga practice— tate the deepening of “Here,” Annie points out, “we are so which effects the mind and its capac- or taking “conscious a practitioner’s per- blessed to have some true practices ity for clarity.” breaths” as Joann sonal spiritual path in going on.” Introduced to North America puts it—is a way of whatever form it may in the mid-20th century, yoga rap- intentionally connect- take. “The longer you idly gained popularity in the United ing with the calm, practice, the more it is States beginning in the 1960s. To- attentive inner focus Yoga in Crestone integrated and flows day yoga students in metropolitan that allows one to find Annie Pace offers Ashtanga into all aspects of your areas can choose from a smorgas- a balance between re- yoga retreats and classes for all lev- life,” Annie says. bord of classes based on a variety of laxation and effort in els, with an individualized focus, at In the challeng- traditions and forms. Many of these each pose. Conversely, Shakti Sharanam Yoga Shala and Re- es of daily life, this focus almost exclusively on physical Joann notes that cre- treat Center. She currently is in India translates into less re- poses with the goal of sculpting bod- ating this centered, A Kundalini yoga class led by and will resume teaching in Crestone activity and a greater ies and developing outer flexibility balanced feeling fa- Sue Beck Retuta. in March. Contact Annie at 256-5668 capacity to make cor- and strength. Often little or no atten- cilitates one’s ability photo by Dan Retuta or see shaktisharanam.com. rect decisions based tion is given to the more subtle inner to “find that breath Sue Beck Retuta invites individ- on what is appropriate in the mo- qualities that define true yoga prac- which is calm, confident and without uals of all ages and levels to Kunda- ment, Annie suggests. For Sue, who tice in its ancient, traditional sense. anxiety.” lini yoga classes at Crestone Healing has seen people pulled out of severe In Crestone, three venerable In Kundalini yoga, various Arts Center. She currently is travel- depression through Kundalini yoga, yoga traditions are represented by breathing methods—alternately ling and conducting teacher training, the practice is a vital pressure valve highly adept, longtime teachers. through each nostril, for example— and will resume classes in Crestone in in a world filled with stress. Beyond late March. Call 256-4036, 588-3373 that, through years of practice she or see crestonehac.com. Yoga, Lunch, Soak, Yoga has witnessed a flowering of loving Joann Connington teaches Ha- YOGA DAY AT JOYFUL JOURNEY HOT SPRINGS kindness toward others and herself. tha yoga classes four times weekly, “It has given me a life of serving oth- for beginners through advanced stu- With Joann Connington ers,” she reflects. dents, at the Elephant Cloud Studio Saturday January 26th - 10am to 4:30pm - $85 The “eight limbs” of Ashtanga and through retreats elsewhere in Reservation required yoga, mentioned in ancient Vedic Colorado and in Italy. Call 256-5129 texts, include such clearly spiritual/ or see yogaincoloradoandabroad.com. 719-256 5129 nonphysical components as one’s ethi- Page 16 • The Crestone Eagle • January, 2013 www.crestoneeagle.com Haidakhandi Universal Ashram news Sri Aurobindo by Ramloti Ramloti and Tribhuvan will December has been a lovely be in California part of January, of- Learning Center month with well-received snow and fering a fire ceremony workshop in precipitation. We had been doing Pasadena, CA. on Saturday, January news daily fire ceremonies until the first 12. On Sunday, January 13 they will week of the month because of the help lead a fire ceremony and chant- DIFFICULTIES = GRACE = warm weather very late into fall. ing in Yorba Linda, CA. and the fol- PROGRESS Shri Babaji told us that the fire cer- lowing weekend will be in northern Life yields to the divinity within emony is helpful in bringing rain, CA. 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Holy Spirit. And this lamp is be- for harvesting. Our methods and ing continuously supplied with oil principles are like seeds. But God’s Moving Up Higher through that bowl. That’s what we grace produces the harvest. need . . . a continuous supply of It’s our choice whether we Grace, and more grace God’s power. You see, we cannot fix depend on humanism—our own ef- ourselves; it just won’t happen by forts . . . or grace—God’s power. We our strength or power, or our own can work in the flesh, which is our by Joyce Meyer effort is effort, but only . . . by My Spirit [of own strength, or let the Holy Spirit We have been saved by grace… fruitless. Whom the oil is a symbol], says the lead. We can literally spend our en- through faith. What a wonderful We work Lord of hosts (Zechariah 4:6 AMP). tire lives exercising our own efforts, gift! Sadly though, too many Chris- and work That’s the power of grace. And seeing only minimal change in our tians live the way it’s described to change we certainly need this kind of pow- lives. Or we can learn to depend in Galatians 3:3: …Having begun ourselves only to end up frustrated er to meet all our issues and obsta- on the Holy Spirit to guide us, ac- [your new life spiritually] with the time and time again. Sure, maybe cles in life. cording to God’s plan for our lives, [Holy] Spirit, are you now reaching we see some small changes here Here’s another illustration: and begin to see real change. The perfection [by dependence] on the and there, but only when we ask Think of a hot day . . . you’re un- sooner we realize that we can’t do flesh? God for His help and depend on comfortable, sweaty and even a lit- it without His help, the sooner we That’s a really good question His Spirit to lead us, will we begin tle irritable. It’s hot! But there’s a will realize that we can relax and to ponder. How do we get ourselves to see real, lasting changes in our fan. You pick it up and hold it up to “plug in.” The pressure is not on us into that place? I think whether we lives. your face . . . and nothing happens. any longer . . . it is God who will fin- realize it or not, many of us enter There’s a beautiful illustra- It’s still hot! You examine the fan ish what He started when He saved into a relationship with God by tion in the book of Zechariah of the . . . it has all the necessary parts, us (see Philippians 1:6). faith, but then try to maintain that way things should be with us. It but nothing is moving. You’re even You can be a believer or an relationship by our own methods. describes a golden lampstand with more uncomfortable now. Then you achiever. The achiever works and We believed Him for our salvation, a bowl on top that is being continu- see it—the cord is not plugged in. works . . . saved by grace but living but try to make that salvation work ously supplied with oil from two ol- That’s what the fan needs—a con- by human effort. The believer rests on our own. ive trees on either side of it. tinuous supply of electric current in the grace of God and follows the It’s so sad too, because all this Now, that oil represents God’s to run it. But it must be plugged in. leading of the Holy Spirit into an That’s what we need too— abundant productive victorious to plug in. The Holy Spirit is our life. continuous supply of God’s power, Joyce Meyer Article His grace for our lives. Our victory Sponsored by the Free Spirit Christian Church is not in the methods or principles Corner of Hwy 17 and Moffat Way we exercise. You can’t buy grace Everyone is Welcomed – Please join us: through prayer or Bible study or Sunday Services 3:00 pm confessing scriptures. These things 7:00 pm may be beneficial to you, but your Bible Study Wednesdays victory in life comes from being Prayer Services Mon & Fri 10:00 am plugged in to the continuous sup- Food Bank Tuesdays 2-4 pm ply of the Holy Spirit. Prayer Breakfast at Earl LeRoy’s house Think of it like this: Farmers Every second Saturday of the month at 8 am have formulas for planting, but not Wishes you * Please feel free to call Earl LeRoy at 256-4277 or Tim Brenner at 588-1857 if you have any questions. A self defense Happy New Year! SHIN-Hakkoryu jujitsu

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Celebrate the New Year year-round Celebrate all year! Sikh New Year January Assamese New Year (Bohag Bihu) New Year’s Day (Gregorian calendar) Babylonian New Year by M. Diane Bairstow dar and celebrate January 1 as New Egyptian New Year’s Day (Sekhmet) May New Year’s Day is one of the Year’s Day, there are a few notable Buddhist New year most ancient and universal of all exceptions. The Hebrew, Buddhist, honoring the goddess of the sun June holidays. The first recorded celebra- Hindu, Burmese, Chinese, Vietnam- Druidic New Year Ancient Greek New Year tion was around 2000 B.C. in Meso- ese, Mongolian, Korean and Tibetan Chinese & Buddhist New Year Aymara New Year (Machaj Mara) potamia by the ancient Babylonians calendars are lunisolar (based on the Lunar New Year Neolithic New Year at the time of the Vernal Equinox in moon and the sun), and calculate the Tibetan New Year (Losar) mid-March. The ancient Egyptians, New Year differently. For instance Old Scottish New Year Runic New Year Phoenicians and Persians began the Chinese New Year falls this year Hen Galan, New Year in the Gwaun July their New Year at the fall equinox, on February 9, but in Tibet, they fig- Valley of Wales Armenian New Year and the Greeks celebrated theirs at ure it a little bit differently and they Armenian New Year, Julian Calendar Mayan New Year the winter solstice. celebrate Losar, their New Year, be- Eastern Orthodox New Year’s Day, August During the following 4000 ginning on Feb. 11. Julian Calendar Zoroastrian New Year years, various calendars have come The Islamic calendar is purely Procrastinator’s New Year Malayalam New Year and gone and the first day of the New lunar and is not based on the sea- Traditional Scottish New Year New Year for Animal Tithes Year has been celebrated differently sons. Their New Year begins on Sun- February Alexandrian New Year by many cultures based on the sun, day Nov. 3 in 2013. Old Irish New Year or Imbolc September the moon, astrology, astronomy, gods, In June, the Kutchi people of Setsubun, traditional Japanese Macedonian New Year goddesses, and so forth. So much so India and Pakistan celebrate the Sun Rise Day Longyearbyen Norway Orthodox Christian New Year that many days during every month New Year with the beginning of the Kurdish New Year Old Russian New Year of the year have been, or are still rains, usually around the 22nd. Bo- March African New Year being, celebrated as livia’s Aymara Indians Old Roman New Year Ethiopian New Year New Year’s Day. celebrate the New Year Venice New Year (Middle Ages) Coptic New Year In 1582 the Gre- during the southern Balinese New Year Byzantine New Year gorian calendar, as hemisphere’s winter Sri Lanka New Year Grecian New Year we now know it, was solstice, which falls Assamese New Year Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) this year on June 20. created, and January Babylonian New Year French Revolutionary New Year 1 became New Year’s The first day of the Astrological New Year Ancient Egyptian New Year Day. Most Catholic Runic New Year in Bahai’I New Year (Naw-Ruz) October countries adopted the Wicca religion also Old Russian (Noruz) Malay New Year it right away, but it falls in June. January takes its name from Persian Hindu New Year wasn’t until 1752 that the Roman God Janus, the The Marwari and Zoroastrian (Jamshedi) Jain New Year Britain—and their god of doorways and new Gujarati regions of Druid New Year American colonies— beginnings. India, and the Nepa- Saka New Year November accepted it. Prior to lese, celebrate their Old British Liturgical New Year that time, Britain and America cel- New Year starting on different days God’s Holyda Islamic New Year (Muharram) ebrated New Year, as did the ancient during the Diwali festival, which in New Year for Kings December Babylonians, in mid-March. 2013 begins on Nov. 4. A Hindi New Year In 1918, the Russian states Rosh Hashanah in 2013 begins Telugu New Year (Ugadi) Sikkimese New Year adopted the Gregorian calendar; how- on Sept 4 and is the start of the Jew- April Irish Druidic New Year ever, the Russian Orthodox Church ish New Year. 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dations for the BOE. The board will BEST Grant have the opportunity to hear recom- continued from page 1 mendations from the committee at the January 7 meeting and will also Moffat School structure was built in have an opportunity to hear from 1921. The foundation has been seri- the community as well. This will ously eroding away from the effects be an opportunity for the board to of the alkali percolation. It’s not as give direction to the administration bad as it may sound; however, it’s about pursuing a grant from the De- bad and must be addressed. There partment of Education to help offset are many more issues, as well: ven- the cost of solutions developed by tilation and climate control, heating the committee. and cooling, and school safety are It is critical that the Board of just a few of the issues that have Education has an opportunity to been identified. hear from community members be- The District’s Facilities Mas- fore they make this critical decision. ter Plan Committee, comprised of Please make every effort to attend community members, parents, staff, this special session of the Board of and a board member, studied this Education on January 7, 5:30pm, at report and has drafted recommen- the Moffat School cafeteria. Moffat School winter concert

Left: The elementary students in kindergarten through fifth grade enjoyed act- Superintendent Kirk Banghart, Commissioner of Education Robert Hammond and Moffat ing, singing and Principal Michelle Hashbarger. photo by CO Dept. of Ed. dancing in their production of “Toy Camp” led by music teacher CDE recognizes Misty Monreal and para-professional, Moffat Consolidated School District #2 Ramona Kimmett. with ‘Accredited with Distinction’ award by Kirk Banghart The Colorado Department of Education celebrated the 2012 district and school performance results with an awards ceremony on December 17th in the lobby of the Colorado Department of Education in Denver. Com- missioner Robert Hammond honored Colorado schools and districts that earned acclaim in four award categories. The event recognized the 19 districts Accredited with Distinction under the state’s accountability system, Moffat Consolidated #2 being the only valley district to receive this distinction. The event also recognized recipients of the 2012 Governor’s Distin- guished Improvement awards. Moffat Middle School has received this recognition for the second year in a row. The Governor’s Distinguished Improvement awards are given to Colorado schools that demonstrate excellent student growth. On the school performance framework that is used by the state to evaluate schools, these schools “exceed” expectations on the indicator related to longitudinal academic growth over a three-year span. Superintendent Kirk Banghart and Principal Michelle Hashbarger were on hand to receive the awards on behalf of the district and middle school.

Above: The Rock Band, led by mentor Scott Moffat School sends a big thank you Swartz, entertained the Winter Concert crowd by to holiday & school environment playing several songs. gift donors Left: Moffat preschool by Elise Lovato students singing a couple Moffat School would like to thank S & S Tavern and the many com- of their holiday songs for munity donors for their generous monetary and gift donations. Your contri- the community crowd at bution makes it possible for us to ensure that every student has an equal the Winter Concert. opportunity in our “family” style school system. It is individuals like you that make a positive impact on our community, our students and reminds ALL of us what the holiday season is truly about. Your commitment to helping our Moffat School community is greatly Moffat Key Club happenings appreciated. Happy Holidays! by Zeven Garcia The Moffat Key Club is a group of high school students and two adult Moffat preschool sponsors, Ms Sarah Fox and Ms Tina Freel. Our club has organized several projects during the past few months such as a trash pick up around Mof- visits a pumpkin fat, a Halloween “Trick or Treat Street” at the school, and we also have bake sales the first Thursday of every month where students can purchase patch the baked goods at certain times of the day. So far this year we have held by Gretchen Haller three bake sales which helps us earn monies to participate in the state Crisp . . . cool! Perfect day for a conferences. Our club is a very fun organization that I think more students Preschool Pumpkin Patch. visit to the pumpkin patch and corn should become interested in. Our highlight in the first semester was get- maze in Canon City. Eighteen preschool students with twelve adult family ting to volunteer in the kindergarten/1st grade classroom helping students members and teachers spent an “a-mazing” time learning about pumpkins, with various writing activities. corn, hay rides and culvert sliding! After warming their hands around Key Club International is the oldest and largest service program for the fire, each one selected a pumpkin to bring home. They all took a turn high school students. It is a student-led organization whose goal is to teach tumbling in the dry corn, rode a hay bale on the tractor-pulled wagon for a leadership through helping others. Key Club International is a part of the quick turn around the maze, and trekked in amazement in the corn field. Kiwanis International family of service-leadership programs. Many local A goat, a pig, a calf and chickens all caught the attention of young visitors. Key Clubs are sponsored by the local Center Kiwanis Club. The bus ride was worth it, everyone agreed. The Crestone Eagle • January, 2013 • Page 21 Show & Tell Film Festival on January 24

Crestone Charter School is whether it involves a book report, in its fifth year of implementing a self-expression, or a science lesson. grant from Colorado Creative In- Because of our grant from CCI, dustries (CCI). This grant supports our school has become stronger not our arts program by bringing in lo- only in arts infused learning, but cal artists to share their skills and also in identity, community involve- passions with our students. The ment, and artistic skills at every age. grant also emphasizes arts-inte- This year our winter show and grated instruction where academ- tell will be an all-school film festi- ics become a creative and playful val. Each class has worked with lo- canvas for learning. cal video artist Cynthia Neilsen and Each classroom has its own Scott McUmber to create TV ads, unique culture of creativity. High music videos, game shows and more. school students solve social problems As the students collaborate to create by designing and constructing prob- and produce videos, they are learning lem-solving machines. Middle school 21st century skills like visual commu- students learn artistic trades like nication, teamwork, the language of pottery, stained glass, and encaus- technology, and creative self-expres- Cameron Paine records sound during film Middle School students are developing tics from local artists, while inter- sion. The community is invited to class. their film offering for the Film Festival. mediate students learn about early our “Show and Tell Film Festival” on American explorers through theater. January 24 at 6:30 at the new school. In both primary and early elemen- Come and see our creativity tary, art is a part of everyday school at work.

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Boom—Speaker Boehner sion of 2010s ends may not be the Cabinet appointments— as President Obama’s next Secre- to January 20 was ratified in 1933, Round two takes place Satur- The Washington Beat crashes & burns same. The Great Depression ended John Kerry tary of Defense (SecDef). The Beat with President Franklin Delano day, December 22. The remaining So the Appropriations bill with the jolting boost given by the Senator John Kerry should be really likes the former Republican Roosevelt being the first president 17 governates will vote, as they are Picking his battles: Obama was a test to see who was on his intense and immense war produc- nominated for Secretary of State by Senator from Nebraska. Senator to be sworn in on that date. regional. The vote favors Morsi’s sid. The 215-209 vote indicated tion of World War II. In 2013, the the time you read this. The nomi- Hagel doesn’t take horse pukkie 2) Depending on your point Muslim Brotherhood, and likely the 21 GOP members voted to oppose solution of getting America back to nation comes after Susan Rice got from the military industrial com- of view, either Israel was handed constitution will be ratified. Should supports law to ban assault it. The seven vote difference the work is more complex. shafted by the bitter Senate dogs, plex and trusts the Pentagon as far a humiliation, or the Palestinians it fail, the process to draw up a con- Speaker assessed was not enough We do know that converting to John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsey as he can throw them. Mr. Hagel were successful (nay, victorious) in stitution will start all over again. weapons votes to guarantee successful pas- a war economy won’t work. That’s Graham (R-SC) waged a fight on was a moderate Republican and their bid for UN nation observer The weeks leading up the ref- sage of Plan B. He withdrew the because we are in a war economy Sunday talk shows. The fight never severe critic of how the war in Vi- status. That puts them on the same erendum vote were intense with by David Nicholas port ban- bill at 7:30 pm before it could be de- (at present weapons production let up until she requested the Pres- etnam was run when he served his level as the Holy See (the Vatican), demonstrations called by the Na- You know the numbers now: ning the bated with a vote taken 90 minutes is the one industry where there is ident to withdraw her name for tours as an officer. the only other diplomatic mission tional Salvation Front every three 20 kids aged 6 and 7, and 6 adults, sale of later on December 20. Pulling the growth), but it’s not carrying over consideration. To deny the UN Am- His views held when he was with such status. The vote was 158 or four days, and they are doing so died. 18 of them were girls and military- bill, he went into caucus with his into a wider economy. This is be- bassador the top job in American elected to the Senate in 1996 and to approve, 9 to deny with 41 ab- at this time of writing. women, 8 were boys and men, plus style assault weapons. A majority membership and within minutes cause the wars after 10 years are foreign policy is a travesty. There served until 2009 when he quit stentions. What does it all mean? To add to the volatility, the the shooter and his mom, whom he of Americans support banning the the meeting broke up with memers ceasing to be manpower-oriented. was no one more deserving or who after having spent 2008 as a con- Next time. Egyptian Judges Club, mainly killed first. The reasons why will sale of high-capacity ammunition walking past media and Boehner The wars today are more mechani- was as adept and capable at han- tender for the presidential nomina- 3) Syria. Given that there are Mubarak cronies, played games be debated in the months to come. clips. A majority of Americans sup- ducking our a side door to the el- cal, digital and require fewer com- dling Secretary of State. tion. He was openly critical of Pres- major desertions from the ranks of with on-again, off-again threats to President Obama didn’t port laws requiring background evators. And, that was that. ponents, and most of those have Forthrightness and tough- ident Bush’s conduct of the Iraq government of Basher alAssad and boycott the vote. The constitution waste any time. He announced checks before all gun purchases so The President’s agenda for robotic assembly lines. ness, qualities Ambassador Rice war, which he voted for in 2003. from all indications Russia’s sup- reduces the powers of the courts, five days after the tragedy, a task that criminals can’t take advantage his second term For working men and women has, are qualities that will be need- This included ridiculing Vice Presi- port for the regime is softening, if placing them under the office of force chaired by Vice President of legal loopholes to buy a gun from The last four years have with good but unspecialized me- ed in the coming years as the US is dent Dick Cheney, one of the few the Syrian government is still func- president and responsible to the Joe Biden to “include members of somebody who won’t take the re- been pretty interesting. Obama chanical skills the opportunities tested in new foreign policy areas. politicians to take on the menace, tioning even one step away from legislature. The Judges Club, com- my Cabinet and outside organi- sponsibility of doing a background came into the presidency and was are becoming fewer and fewer. One The latest area of strategic inter- over the Veep’s assertion that the chaos four weeks from now, we prised of 8,000 or so at the top of zations to come up with a set of check at all.” handed a slew of problems not of example of expansion in assembly est outlined in particular by the Iraqi insurgency was in its “death shall write about it. Should the As- the food chain, would understand- concrete proposals no later than In setting the narrative, the his own making. All of them have line work would be Boeing. Using President is the Indo-Pacific. The throes” in November 2005. sad regime be gone sooner, and the ably resist. January, proposals that I then in- media’s main focus becomes what forced him to postpone much of the the machinery of building aircraft Indo-Pacific means all countries While his voting record is pure Allawite block goes underground, But they are divided; about tend to push without delay.” The he will say at the State of the Un- agenda he promised in 2008. He’s superstructures requires train- who boundaries lie on the shores of Republican, his neutral attitude to- which is likely, the implications 4,000 judges chose to oversee the President intends to make this a ion. Specifically, what legislation he been forced to adapt and become a ing in electronic and wiring skills. the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Go wards Israel’s external threats and and the affect it has on the stabil- referendum. The others refused to key theme in his State of the Un- will send to the 113th Congress and president steeled by circumstances Giving bolts the final few turns to to Google Earth and check out the internal suppression polices has ity of the region will be reviewed. participate, which was why the ref- ion speech set for Tuesday, Janu- the expectations of the nation that on the run. But he has played the tighten with a spanner on assem- size of that regional interest. It’s thrown the US Israeli lobbying into 4) Egypt. At time of writing, erendum took two days to allow all ary 29. Congress must act on curbing com- hand he’s has been dealt. At some bly lines are fading out. two thirds of the planet. panic mode. Israel likes the US Egypt’s President Morsi has had a Egyptians a vote on the constitution. This was a smart move. The bat weapons outside of the military. point he may get a turn as dealer. That said, there are none so It needs someone who is forth- SecDef 100% onside with Israel’s victory in the first round of referen- How this plays out it will wait until President needed to be on top of the This narrative puts the NRA on the However, again this is not to resourceful as American workers. right and in his element in disputes aggression. Should Mr. Hagel win dum voting on a provisional consti- February, in peace or otherwise. narrative before the NRA starts defensive and deprives it a lot of be at the outset of his second term. Adapting to new circumstances is with people who view US interests confirmation by the Senate (which tution held on Saturday December Otherwise, best wishes for the revving up its campaign to dis- oxygen to create a counter narrative The second term is about guns and part of our character. But without as opposed to their interests. There promises to be a fight if he is nomi- 15. The Yes vote was 57%-43% No. New Year, Feliz año nuevo. suade through intimidation mem- that few will want to hear. butter. developing skills appropriate to the are clear reasons why the presi- nated), Israeli Prime Minister’s Ten of the governates (districts) And the Beat goes on. bers of Congress who are having Can his effort be success- Assault weapons and ban- needs of employers, there is not a dent wants US dominance in the Binyamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s care- voted: the largest, Cairo, voted No crises in conscience. ful? Given how he has set out, the ning them just went to the top of lot of demand. White-collar jobs are region. China has spent the better fully contrived campaign to martial 53%-47%, but all others voted yes. In setting the narrative for the President had enjoined the battle. the President’s agenda, to share hotly contested and prefer younger part of the last four years taking US support and compliance in at- The vote was lower than expected. next four weeks, the President said When a president, any president, the top spot with the negotiation to people to people with years of com- advantage of our focus on the Mid- tacking Iran early in 2013 is shot that since the Sandy Hook shoot- puts it on the line, it isn’t smart to get a settlement of the debt crisis. petence and extensive experience. dle East (which included extracting all to hell. Despite opening salvos ing, the mood of the country is that stand in the way. Mr. Obama has The latter, as I will explain below, Even MacDonald’s requires a ourselves from two very pointless by erstwhile Hagel foe and ardent something needs to be done. He put a juggernaut in motion. It will is close to agreement on the basics high school diploma or better just wars), by offering investment in pro-Israel supporter Senator John said, “A majority of Americans sup- be something to behold. of an agreement but much of the to serve customers. True short or- countries, particularly Africa and McCain, there are enough votes Water from the detail such as cuts in entitlements, der cooks learn on the job but they South America; China also eyes in the Senate at the moment to of particularly Medicare and Medicaid need to be quick studies and be her neighbors in Southeast Asia as override Mr. McCain’s attempts at Heart Nature with Social Security less so, will be able to cope with the continuous a traditional area of influence. filibustering Mr. Hagel’s confirma-

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A visit with the Inuit

by Larry Joseph Calloway called Pang. She took me along. The last people to blame for Pangnirtung is the proper unnatural global warming are the name, a coastal town of 1,300 popu- Inuit of the far north. They were lation up in the 14-year-old Canadi- always close to nature—living in an province of Nunavut. Pang is just ice houses, burning oil lamps, driv- below the Arctic circle on Cumber- ing dog sleds, paddling kayaks. But land Sound, which arcs off the strait It might rain in winter even. Children play in Pangnirtung. they are the first people to deal with between Canada and Greenland. the full tragedy of the end of nature The sun rises and sets during lunch When we finally stepped as they—and soon we—know it. this time of year (January), but we down from the Hawker prop plane By chance, I saw this person- were there in August when the days at Pang, a crowd of townspeople ally in the near Arctic five years are still long and it can even rain. were waiting to meet relatives and ago, and I feel compelled to write The First Air flight was de- claim packages. We checked in at a frontier boarding house with two- cot rooms and a bathroom down the hall at $190 a night. Each. It was full of construction workers who wanted to be somewhere else, preferably where alcohol was legal. Our plan was to backpack in Auyuittuq National Park, a wilderness of sharp granite and high ice at the northern end of the sound. We bought three-day passes at the park headquarters and the ranger said we were group No. 60 that year. In the mandatory orientation, we were warned about the Arctic weather and . . . bears. Big bears, up to 1,500 pounds. Carnivores. Swimmers. White. Joavee coils a line. But unless we wanted to walk five days to Davis Strait, the Inuit messages to the shelters along the ranger said, we’d be better off looking park’s single trail, warning the few for polar bears at the Toronto zoo. backpackers to stay inside for the Cumberland Sound from Auyuittuq NP. We hired a boatman named night and buddy up and exit in the Joavee Aliyuktuk for the two-hour day. This was in case the bear was about it whenever the news quotes layed by weather. We waited two run to the park next morning and going to loop around and go north. scientists saying another state- days in Iqaluit, the provincial capi- spent the rest of that day walking An order was issued closing the sized ice sheet is now dark water. tal, and filled the days appreciating in the rain on a trail beside a tor- park to new visitors, which affected Or politicians saying, Yo-ho, get cultural adaptation. New buildings rent pouring off the mountain over- only two people. So what would we ready to drill, baby. there are curvy fiberglass creations looking Pang and the placid water do now? The chance came about be- with maximum insulation and mini- of Cumberland Sound. The alien en- Well, there was this historic cause a close and generous Cana- mum windows. A cartoon sign at the vironment was beautiful—the fresh whaling station about two hours dian friend made an offhand bid at housing authority (in English and air, the white noise of the river, the south. Soon we were skimming a charity auction and came away Inuktitut) showed a stereotyped Es- clouds at the crest, the softness of along in Joavee’s boat, a wooden with a pair of air tickets to a place kimo nailing together an igloo. the deep tundra. The nearest tree, hull with twin Honda outboards it is said, is 600 miles away. roaring. And the weather was clear Walking around town we saw for the first time in days. TV dishes aimed almost horizon- Kekerten Station was estab- tal on modular homes anchored lished on an island in the sound against the wind by cables. There by Scottish and American whal- were dog sleds with traditional ers in the late 1850’s. One of them lashed planks stored for the sum- wrote, “We was terrified to go out mer but no dogs. The Inuit now in the boats, the whales was that pull their sleds with snowmobiles. large and numerous. They raised In the morning we checked quite a heavy sea with tails and out, stashed our baggage and wait- fins.” These were bowhead whales, ed for Joavee. He was a little late ice-edge feeders weighing about 90 and a little downcast. “Bad news,” tons, not the toothy whales mythol- he said. “The park is closed.” ogized by Herman Melville. What? That part of the sound was al- “There is a bear.” ways jammed with ice, which broke The previous evening, a pa- up in the summer but never disap- trolman reported by radio that a peared. As we idled toward the is- bear had appeared at the park en- land I saw only one bright white trance, where none had ever been lump in the expanse of dark water. seen, and it went south along the We scrambled ashore and shore of the sound, apparently look- read a placard that told how the Sign on a Nunavut government building. ing for food. The rangers sent radio continued on page B-8 Page B-2 • The Crestone Eagle • January, 2013 www.crestoneeagle.com

ing Jupiter finding you distracted and can feel proud of. I believe this has to having a hard time concentrating. do with Congress being able to work Venus is aspecting Jupiter today un- together for the good of all. I hope so. til noon tomorrow. Venus and Jupiter January 29 the Sun will be in Astrologically Speaking have a way of bringing out indulgenc- a positive aspect with Pluto, which is . . . with Ananur es in food and alcohol. always a hopeful aspect for overcom- January 14-16 Venus is con- ing human shortcomings. This aspect (mountain time zone calculated) junct Pluto in Capricorn intensifying brings about inner strength stem- your emotions and stirring up issues ming from our Divine Source. of jealousy and possessiveness. January 30 Jupiter will turn Happy New Year to everyone. where you need to dig into the past in January 15-17 the Sun is con- direct after being in retrograde mo- Moving into 2013, numerologically order to heal. junct Mercury, which isn’t all that tion since October 4, 2012. Jupiter it’s a 6 year which is all about family January 5-6 Mars is aspecting unusual seeing how Mercury always will now remain in direct motion until harmony. Six has been nicknamed the Pluto, offering you tremendous persis- sticks pretty close to the Sun. Astro- November 7, 2013 which gives us a “motherhood,” number. It is all about tence. logically it can make us more ego- chance to move forward with our ide- healing, protecting, caring, and teach- January 5-7 Mars is in a chal- centered with big ideas, some of them as and overcome the obstacles which ing others. It’s all about, “the glue,” lenging aspect with Saturn, bringing good ones! Venus is nicely aspecting have held us back for too long. which keeps a family or a community obstacles which demand patience and Saturn offering stability and a sense January 31-February 1 Venus together. perseverance. You may become irri- of security to relationships. in Aquarius is nicely aspecting Mars January 1 Mercury is in a fine table and critical and say things you January 19 Mercury enters hu- which is now in Pisces. It’s a minor as- aspect with Neptune, known for in- wish you hadn’t. manitarian Aquarius, remaining here pect, and it is positive. Getting along spiring us to write and create some- January 8 Venus enters Capri- until February 5. Also the Sun will be with others and enjoying your time thing which has uplifting qualities to corn. Those born with the Sun in Cap- entering Aquarius today at 2:52pm. together adds a positive note to the it. ricorn December 21-January 20 are We tend to be more group-oriented divine symphony in which we are all January 1-3 Mercury is also slow to trust you. If you want to form and concerned about the suffering included. aspecting Uranus which speeds up a friendship with a Capricorn person taking place in the world and close by. Ananur Forma lives on the the mind and can bring about blunt you need to know that it is important Mercury is nicely aspecting Neptune, rocky coast of Maine, 4 hours north statements which can stir up conflicts. to take it slowly. In general when Ve- ushering in ideas and insights that of Boston. www.AstrologyWithAna- January 2-4 Mars is energizing nus is moving through Capricorn, may make a difference. nur.com; 207-594-2565; ananur@ us all because it’s in a positive aspect money does not flow so easily. We are January 19-20 Mars is in an AstrologyWithAnanur.com. with Jupiter. You can accomplish great all focused on earning and saving and uncomfortable aspect with Uranus, things; overcome fears, run for miles. becoming more thrifty. always a concern because accidents Plus you are able to take good care of January 8-10 Venus is in a pos- are associated with difficult aspects others with the compassion and care itive aspect with Neptune, encourag- between Mars and Uranus. The Sun that comes through while Mars is in ing you to trust your feelings and open is however in a positive aspect with Aquarius, 12/26/2012-2/2/2013. up to a new romantic relationship Neptune. This aspect offers divine January 4-5 Mercury is aspect- which seems to have the potential to protection. It could be a time of “close ing Jupiter. You will have to be care- be what you ideally want it to be. calls.” You don’t need to take foolish ful not to overextend yourself with so January 11 the Sun is awk- risks just to prove that you are being many ideas and distractions taking wardly aspecting Jupiter which “protected.” place. means you are apt to overwhelm January 20-22 Mercury is as- January 5 your energy level yourself trying to do too much. The pecting Jupiter and Uranus nicely could be lessened because the Sun is New Moon will take place at 12:44pm which should expand your awareness awkwardly aspecting Neptune. You with the Sun and Moon both at 21° of and bring you in touch with your in- Service • Safety • Satisfaction need more rest in order to support Capricorn. This New Moon looks good tuition. your immune system. for the economy of our country. A posi- THE VALLEY’S HOME January 22-24 the Sun in FOR THE SOAPSTONE STOVE January 4-6 Mercury is con- tive shift is taking place. Aquarius is in a positive aspect with junct Pluto and they are both in a January 10-12 Venus is in an Uranus. This is especially good be- positive aspect to Saturn. It doesn’t awkward aspect with Uranus and cause Uranus is the ruling planet of get much better than this for a writer brings unpredictable circumstances Aquarius, so it’s comfortable here. or researcher. You’re able to focus and to a new relationship. It’s an unstable Your innovative genius is waking up get totally lost in what you’re doing. time and it does not last very long. and wants to be expressed in your It’s also favorable for psychotherapy January 13 Mercury is aspect- own unique way. January 23-25 the Sun is not only in a positive aspect with Ura- EXCAVATING SKOGLUND nus, since yesterday, now it’s also in PIT a positive aspect with Jupiter. 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by Kim Malville the domain Almanac of death. It Jupiter continues to dominate became a place for the dying of the the evening skies, brighter than sun as well for human burials. Peo- any star in the sky. It is below the ple walking toward Stonehenge in Pleiades star cluster and above red December would see the sun setting Aldebaran the blood-hot eye of the behind it, perhaps even appearing Taurus, the Bull. Jupiter keeps to sink in the circle of stones. To moving retrograde (westward) un- this day, festivals continue at the til January 30. solstices at Stonehenge, and it has January 2: On this day the always been a favorite for Druids to earth is closest to the sun, quite celebrate sunrises and sunsets. some irony for us living in the win- Sunrise at winter solstice was celebrated in Chaco Canyon partly, ter of the northern hemisphere. Waiting for the dawn, June solstice, Machu Picchu. photo by Dann Toliver The tilt of the earth has more in- we think, as an element in a ma- fluence on our climate than the dis- jor pilgrimage festival. In AD 900 a endar. December 21, 2012 marks world has not come to an end. It is tance to the sun. great kiva was constructed at pre- the end of the 13th baktun and the too beautiful a place. January 5: Last quarter of cisely the right location to provide beginning of new one. The Maya Other worlds the moon a spectacular view of the sun rising calendar is vast and complicated Speaking of great places to and contained many more baktuns. live, it’s hard to find anything like The count of 20 baktuns (we are the Earth. Even though 854 plan- only at 13!) is a piktun, 20 piktuns ets orbiting other stars have been becomes a kalabtun, 20 kalabtuns identified in the galaxy, not one is is a kinchiltun, and 20 kinchiltuns as beautiful as Earth. The closest is alautun. The culmination of all planet that we know about orbits of these tuns, the alautun, takes one of the stars in the triple star 63,081,429 years to reach system known as Alpha Centauri, The alautun seems like a long at a distance of 4.4 light years. It span of time, but it is child’s play circles its star Alpha Centauri B in compared to the Hindu chronology, 3.2 days, hugging it at a distance in which one day in the life of Lord of 1/10th the distance of Mercury Brahma, a kalpa, is 4.32 million from the sun: much too close. The years. Since Lord Brahma will live star heats the planet to a tempera-

Winter Solstice sunrise in Chaco Canyon, Dec 23, 2011 as seen from the Great Kiva in Marcia’s Rincon. photo by John Ninnemann January 11: New moon out of the center of Fajada Butte. January 18: First quarter In the southern hemisphere moon the seasons are reversed and win- January 21: Jupiter is close ter solstice occurs in June. In the to the moon; it will be an especially Inca Empire large events at June spectacular sight at 10pm. Not visi- solstice were organized by the state ble in Crestone, the moon will actu- to demonstrate the connection be- ally cover Jupiter as seen in South tween the sun and the Inca king. America. There is evidence for June solstice January 27: Full moon events at Cusco and many sites in Winter solstice the Sacred Valley as well as Machu Winter officially began in the Picchu, which was a spectacular Northern Hemisphere of Earth, at place for celebrating the sun dawn- the time of Winter Solstice, on Fri- ing over the peaks in the northeast. day Morning, December 21 2012 at Another doomsday flop 4:12am Mountain Standard Time. For several years, winter sol- In ancient times, Mid-Winter festi- stice of 2012 has been promoted Winter Solstice at Stonehenge, Dec 21, 2009. The man in the center is the well- vals were a major event. Calendars as the end Mayan calendar and known Druid Arthur Uther Pendragon. photo by Matt Cardy often placed solstice on December therefore also the end of the world. 25. Instead of fighting these pa- This recent doomsday scenario for 100 years, his life time amounts ture of 1200 C, which means it is a gan festivals, the early Christian started with claims that Nibiru, a to 311 trillion, 40 billion years, a blob of lava: not so good. This star church adopted December 25 as the supposed planet discovered by the quantity larger than the national is a likely target for unmanned symbolic birth date of Jesus Christ. Sumerians, was headed toward a debt and even the age of the astro- space craft sometime in the future. We know from archaeological evi- collision with Earth. This catastro- nomical universe which is 13.75 It will be a long journey using solar dence that winter solstice festivals phe was initially predicted for May billion years. sailing, lasting decades. Let’s save occurred at such diverse places in 2003, but when nothing happened In any case, it is good the the earth first. the ancient world as Stonehenge, the doomsday date was pushed Newgrange, Chaco Canyon, Mesa back to December 2012 and linked Verde, and Machu Picchu. to the end of one of the cycles in the One common theme of these ancient Mayan calendar at the win- Wishing you a bright beginning to the new year. festivals was to encourage the sun ter solstice in 2012. Five thousand to return northern again and bring people celebrated solstice sunrise warmth to the suffering earth. at Stonehenge this year, five times Winter solstice also symbolized re- more than last year. It’s not clear birth, when the dying sun was re- how many were disappointed that born. The tunnel of the great tomb the sun continued rising. of Newgrange built around 3200 The Mayan calendar has BC near today’s Dublin, is oriented many cycles built upon cycles. to sunrise on December solstice, There is no reason to believe that and at that time a beam of the sun the Maya felt the end of Baktun touched the burial of a king, who 13 was the end of the world. Ma- might be reborn in the light of the yan astronomers calculated the reborn sun. beginning of the Maya as having Stones replaced timbers in occurred on September 6 in the Stonehenge about 2600 BC, when year 3114 B.C. This date started the place was transformed into the first “baktun” cycle of the cal- Talmath Lakai • (719) 588-8276 • [email protected] Page B-4 • The Crestone Eagle • January, 2013 www.crestoneeagle.com

responders, property owners, and fice) ratings. This will most likely the POA as a whole to liabilities result in a lower ISO classification, Community information from that special districts are protected which should have a direct effect on the Baca Grande Volunteer Fire Department from. lowering the cost of homeowner’s As the Baca continues to work insurance in the town of Crestone. through daily dynamic challenges, If you’re looking to give back, Cre- Smoke Column there is ongoing discussion about stone Fire would welcome interest- how to provide service to unpro- ed, committed applicants and any tected neighbors, including the spir- tax deductible monetary donations. States of our Unions itual centers, White Eagle Village, CrESD, Crestone Emergen- the Baca Townhouses, and Colorado cy Services District The importance of College. In addition to billing for fire Last but not least is the well responses to these areas to offset intended and greatly debated Cre- united emergency services operational costs, the Baca Grande stone Emergency Services Dis- Fire Department will participate trict. The dynamic of creating a submitted by Ben Brack relationships with our neighboring in making a fire engine and crew special district without funding has As you read this inaugural ambulance services to assist. A val- available to assist with fires across obviously limited the potential and 2013 Smoke Column, the hope and ley-wide effort is being undertaken the nation, as the ambulance ser- practicality of its purpose. The ef- assumption is that we, as a commu- to provide one medical director and vice does in national disasters. With forts and benefits of the district are nity, state, nation and world, have one set of protocols to clarify and im- earning potentials at a forty-to-one paramount to the future options successfully navigated the end of prove emergency medical standards income-to-cost ratio, the financial of our community. A vote to dis- the Mayan Calendar and another in our region. This standardization motivation alone is worth the ef- solve the district is scheduled for “end of days” scenario. So, with the of valley protocols also supports the fort. More importantly though, this March 5, 2013. Please vote “no” on reprieve from the great “Time Out” valley-wide on-call scheduling sys- program provides the indispensable the dissolution. We can ill afford to our local emergency services volun- tem. benefits of elevating our responders abandon our only option for a sta- teers continue to maintain the day- Saguache County Search with professional experience, pro- ble, inclusive future for our diluted in and day-out response capabilities. and Rescue is a function of the viding volunteers with income that emergency services. Though less glamorous than the end Sheriff ’s department with the ma- supports their volunteer time, and As this smoke column dissi- of the world, the reality of awareness jority of responders already serving building professional relationships pates I want to make it very clear and preparedness is far more critical in emergency medical or fire depart- with the individuals and organiza- that the backbone of our services, for civilians and responders alike. ment capacities. Hunting and hik- tions that will be called upon for as- the responders, accept the duty and In this light I feel it is important to ing seasons are busier times for this sistance when the trouble fires burn honor of answering our community share with you the current states of service, and generally it is tasked at closer to home. members’ calls for help regardless our unions. Whatever happens in least once a year to recover the re- Baca Grande Fire is in need of of jurisdictional, financial or politi- this coming year, may we all move mains of perished mountain climb- committed, long term team mem- cal boundaries. As community mem- forward with the knowledge and in- ers. Search and Rescue could ben- bers of any age, gender, and expe- bers, transients or visitors, you must tent that for better or worse, we are efit from a dedicated individual or rience level. Specific needs include accept the responsibility for choosing all in this together. group that would take interest and a training officer, middle manage- to live in a wilderness, practicing Our community (consisting pride in assisting with the organiza- ment leaders, and folks willing to the virtue of inconvenience. As in- of the Town of Crestone, The Baca tion of search and rescue training, serve on an as-needed basis in logis- dividuals we have all got to do our Grande subdivision, and the outly- equipment, personnel, and grant tical/ support roles. part in making ourselves aware and ing spiritual and educational cent- opportunities. Volunteers can fill Crestone Fire Department prepared for the potential dangers ers) operates five separate emer- out an application at the sheriff ’s is one of five departments led by this landscape holds. If you are liv- gency service organizations. department or the Baca firehouse. the Northern Saguache County Fire ing in fear of potential emergencies The Baca/Crestone Ambulance, The Baca Grande Fire De- Protection District. The NSCFPD and relying completely on others to Saguache County Search and partment is operating at 2/3 of its employs Wes Moores part time as resolve your concerns you are not do- Rescue, Crestone Fire Depart- volunteer capacity with eighteen the District Fire Chief. Ben Brack ing your part. As exceptional as our ment, Baca Grande Fire De- volunteers. For this department, currently serves as the volunteer services and responders are, there partment, and the Crestone the POA employs Ben Brack as the Fire Chief for the ten members of the are inherent limits and unneces- Emergency Services District. full time Fire Chief and Jim Van- Crestone Fire Department, eight of sary challenges that need to be ad- Although our voting public was un- derpool as the part time Equipment whom also serve as Baca Fire per- dressed. Together, with an intention able to fund the Crestone Emergen- Manager. Last year the department sonnel. Brack’s service as Chief for for awareness and preparedness for cy Services District, it was legally responded to fifty-eight requests both departments has provided uni- individuals and organizations alike, formed by those same voters, to con- for assistance, sixteen of which re- fied leadership for the first time in we have a much better chance of get- solidate the existing services and quired fire suppression. Training the history of the two departments. ting through together. extend formal emergency response continues to be paramount as our Unlike the Baca Ambulance or Fire coverage to areas outside the Cre- responders are expected to respond Department, the Crestone Fire De- stone or Baca fire jurisdictions. to incidents with the same profes- partment is dispatched out of the The Baca/Crestone Ambu- sionalism and success as bigger, sheriff ’s office and operates under lance functions as a Department more experienced departments. different protocols, making the com- of the Baca Grande Property Own- Should an incident occur that ex- mon personnel and leadership an ers Association (POA). Pam Gripp ceeds our initial attack capabilities, essential link for more effective op- continues to serve as the full time the Baca Grande Fire Department erations for larger emergencies. Al- administrator with two ambulances has secured an automatic aid agree- though effective in the short term, and there are ten trained Emer- ment with the Northern Saguache this collaboration is only as stable gency Medical Technicians. The County Fire Protection District to as the individuals trying to bridge ambulance continues to cover the which the Crestone Fire Depart- organizational differences. The dif- northeastern quarter of Saguache ment belongs. The Baca’s current ferences in policies and procedures County with our neighboring juris- status as a private, not for profit leave the door open for mistakes dictions of the Northern Saguache corporation has excluded us from and confusion, which are dangerous County Ambulance District and participating in the Valley Wide In- in any emergency service. Center Fire and Ambulance. In the tergovernmental Agreements that The introduction of a munici- event of mass casualty incidents the other special fire districts in the pal hydrant system in the town has that exceed capabilities of any one valley participate in. This private inspired the reassessment process service, we rely on the professional fire department status also exposes for the ISO (Insurance Services Of-

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by Bea Ferrigno reported that at the end of November What would happen to the San the unconfined aquifer was 1.2 mil- by Peter Anderson me, those crazy ventures are done. Luis Valley aquifers if only potatoes lion acre-feet below the 1976 level “Whither goest thou, America, I will never again be in a Volkswa- were grown here? This question when measurements began. Snow- in thy shiny car in the night?” gen bug with three other young guys was raised at the December 11 Rio pack in the San Luis Valley water- —Jack Kerouac, On the Road on a highway in South Dakota and Grande Water Conservation Round- sheds was below the 2002 level at Dear Jack, encounter the too-good-to-be-true table (RGRT) in Alamosa, where 31% of average with the weather for Whither indeed? For me it’s no roadside attraction of four hitchhik- reports of low aquifers and scanty January through March expected to longer a shiny car, it’s a Dodge Ram ing girls from the Sioux Reservation snowpack were once again received. bring average moisture and above- pickup with more than a 150,000 G’s westbound for Hollywood. I will not Steve Vandiver, manager of the Rio average temperatures. The picture on the odometer, a wandering right ride again in that bug with seven oth- Grande Water Conservation District may have improved with snows that eye of a headlight, and a fresh dent er wayfarers and accompanying back- (RGWCD), responded that although began in mid-December. Indeed, by in the front door from a boneheaded packs, one of which contains a big bag potatoes require the least water of December 20, snowpack in the Rio too-tight turn and an unfortunate of hemp-quality wild reefer harvested all crops in the valley, they need to Grande basin had increased to 68% brush with a pinyon tree getting out on those same Great Plains. Nor will be rotated with grains and alfalfa, of average. of my driveway. Take that as a meta- I ask that farmer just off the next in- which take more water. With prices Vandiver also reported publica- phor for America’s no-longer-quite- terstate exit if we can all camp out on falling for potatoes and rising for tion of a Habitat Conservation Plan so-shiny car if you want. I met a ten- his land. As you know, Jack, that’s a alfalfa, there is less acreage in po- (HCP) developed as a cooperative year-old the other day who wants to young man’s game. tatoes despite the savings in water effort among the RGWCD, US Fish be an engineer (and he had strange But I will be rolling on in a costs and more incentive for alfalfa. and Wildlife Service, the six counties equations in a notebook to prove it), few days, west across the “rooftop While valley water users await and four towns in the valley, and the so he could help America through of America” and beyond onto the a court decision on Subdistrict 1 and Colorado Department of Natural Re- the age of oil depletion. We live in Colorado Plateau, past the intricate operating rules as well, Vandiver sources. The HCP allows traditional weighty times, Jack. Anyhow, as I redrock folds and fissures of the San also announced adjustments to wa- farm and range activities to continue prepare to head out on the road for Rafael Swell, across the formidable ter billing and fallowing practices in riparian areas that support popu- the holidays with two young daugh- Wasatch Range and over into the that will come into use next year in lations of the federally endangered ters and my wife of twenty years, I’ve Salt Lake Valley where the Angel of the ongoing effort to restore aquifers southwestern willow flycatcher and been thinking about you and how Moroni will still be shining atop the despite the extended drought. Even a distinct population segment of the things have changed. Mormon temple, further north onto though pumping was reduced in yellow-billed cuckoo, a candidate for “What’s your road, man?—ho- the Snake River Plains of southern Subdistrict 1 by 20% or about 60,000 federal listing. lyboy road, madman road, rainbow Idaho where a mobile home all by it- acre-feet in the 2011-12 season, the The plan was developed as an road, guppy road, any road. It’s an self, somewhere out in the vast lava unconfined aquifer still declined be- alternative to having the entire val- anywhere road for anybody anyhow,” lands on the cut off between Minido- cause of reduced diversions from the ley being listed as critical habitat for you once wrote. For me, it’s a dad’s ka and Shoshone, will bravely shine Rio Grande. these species. It provides for some road now, Jack. You used to poke fun its Christmas lights into the same Craig Cotten, Colorado Divi- 1700 acres of private conservation at us: “They have worries, they’re great American night that you loved sion of Water Resources Engineer, and for continuance of routine agri- counting the miles, they’re thinking to write about. cultural, infrastructure, conserva- about where to sleep tonight, how But the road is different now. It tion and restoration activities. Full much money for gas, the weather, doesn’t go everywhere like it used to. details are at www.slvhcp.com. how they’ll get there . . .” And I have I know the road I will soon be driv- Representatives of Rio Grande to admit, Jack, I will be thinking ing. I know where it goes. Sometimes County reported that the hydrology about all those things more than I I envy my freewheeling friends for study approved for funding by the used to as we head north to Idaho for whom any destination is still possi- roundtable is complete in draft form. a visit with the northwestern con- ble. But for me, it is no longer true, It examined nearly 50 wells in the tingent of my clan. And I will hope as you once suggested, “that nothing San Francisco Creek area and found for harmony between the two young is behind me and everything is ahead no contaminants in any of them. It girls in the back seat, because the al- of me, as is ever so on the road.” also determined that the base of the ternative—high register shrieking— Some time ago, I drove past the sign permeable Conejos Formation is at a makes it hard for me to truly experi- that says there is more in the rear depth of 4,000 feet and recommend- ence “all that raw land that rolls in view than I will ever see through ed casing any oil/gas test wells to one unbelievable huge bulge over to the windshield. Since then, I’ve cho- that level. Roundtable member Dale the West Coast, and all that road go- sen a partner and a home, and now Wieskamp noted that most water ing, and all the people dreaming in I’m watching my two girls climbing pollution from oil or gas extraction the immensity of it . . .” rocks on the western flanks of the occurs at or near the surface from “What is that feeling when Sangre de Cristos. So my travels are spills at well sites rather than from you’re driving away from people and all round trips these days, Jack. I’ve deep operations. they recede on the plain till you see given up anywhere for somewhere, their specks dispersing?” you asked but it strikes me now as a fair trade. us. “It’s the too-huge world vaulting This time, there’s goodlovin’ family us, and it’s good-bye,” you said, “but on either end of the road. we lean forward to the next crazy Happy New Year, venture beneath the skies.” Well, for Pete

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As the Worm Turns Cleaning, packaging, & labeling seeds

by Leigh Mills Winter has arrived with snow-covered ground and frozen garden beds. New seed catalogs have started piling up and I feel good knowing I don’t need to spend a bunch of money buying seed because I’ve saved enough vegetable, flower, and herbs seeds this past summer to start this year’s growing cycle and plenty to give away at the seed exchange in February. I do my best to clean the seed coverings as soon as they are ready. However, I still have a lot of seed to clean and a bunch to package for the seed exchange. Some seeds are easy to clean; others take a bit more time and a few accessories like bowls, trays, and screens. I was able to save a Here’s a photo summary of the carrot seed cleaning array. Dried full seed heads on one huge amount of carrot seed this year, so I have a bunch of work to do. Car- side of the tray; the cleaning screen with some fine carrot seed debris in the plate; seed rot seed dries on the plant and I cut off the seed heads and put them in ready to be cleaned below the screen; packaged and labeled seeds on the far upper a large bag until I’m ready. I then gently brush the seeds from the head right and empty seed heads below them. It can be a messy chore and I spread a sheet with my fingers and pick out the stems. Then I rub the seeds in a finely on the floor so I can have lots of space and an easy cleanup after I’m done. screened strainer to remove their ‘hairs’. The finished product isn’t as is fine, such as those snack-sized zip- clean as store-bought carrot seed; however, I’m happy to have been a part lock bags. You can also use regular of the whole cycle and love sharing them with others. paper envelopes or make your own It’s very important to dry the seeds as much as possible before stor- envelopes from sheets of paper. ing them so they don’t mold or germinate before they are ready to use. I After I’ve cleaned and bagged usually let my seeds dry in open trays or bags for several weeks. Then I my seed, I label the bag. I use mask- put them in plastic bags and store them in a big box in a dark, cool room. ing tape for my labels. I generally I use plastic because I have the bags from when I made jewelry. Most seed put the name of the seed, the year companies use paper and what I’ve read about seed saving recommends grown, and which generation they paper to store your seeds. If your seeds are dry enough, then using plastic are. This is the third cycle of my carrot seed, or third generation. Here’s what the carrot seed label will say for the seed exchange: “Red Core Chan- APPY EW EAR tenay Carrot – 2012 – 3rd generation H N Y – Saguache, 8400 ft.” Here’s a picture of a carrot flower in full Some folks I know love having bloom in early August of this year. lots of information on the seed packages like planting depth, germination, and length of time until harvest. Since I’ve been gardening for a few years, I’ve learned enough to plant by intuition and harvest with observation. Whenever I feel the need to do some research, I pull out my Seed to Seed book by Suzanne Ashworth or go online to read about that particular seed and how it’s planted and harvested. The Saguache County Library has several books about seed saving and propagating seeds. Feel free to check them out with the inter-library loan system. See you at the seed exchange! SHAVANO IMPORTS & DOMESTICS DAVIN RUDE’S Serving all your automotive needs in the valley! Tune Ups & More Hours: Monday through Friday 8am - 5 pm Now located in Moffat 249 F Street, Salida Free Estimates! 719.539.2195 Offering Mechanical and Auto Glass Fast, Friendly, Affordable and Best of all - Local! All makes and models / Specializing in foreign cars Service calls and roadside assistance Pick up and delivery available Lots of great references Mobile: 719 937 3195 / Garage: 719 256 4426

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point to a mountain which he said A visit with the Inuit used to be white year round. Now it continued from page B-1 is dirt. A photograph of the whaling sta- bowheads would be harpooned and tion site in a book of Boas’ letters and dragged up the gentle slope and journals shows the ice-jammed water ripped open for blubber. The oil was in the background. It was taken in kegged and shipped off to be bottled as August 1984, about the same time of lamp fuel or to make soap. Some of the year as our visit, from approximately whale “ivory” was kept, but the rest the same location where we saw clear of the carcasses were wasted. Some water. 30,000 bowheads were taken here, Back at Pang in the late after- hundreds of thousands more at other noon we were told briskly that the Arctic stations. Humpback whales boarding house was full. We had lost are an endangered species now, with our room. Joavee said we could stay at maybe 500 left. his place—at the usual home-stay fee. Satellite dishes at high latitude. The relics at this soulless site ter mukluks such as the pair he made and asked why he fired the gun. Was were mostly of rusted iron—winches, that hung in the mud room of the it a signal that her boat was coming? kettles, barrel hoops. We saw a human modular home. Matthew said the bear was a skull, and everyone we told about this Next day we convinced Joavee to male about three or four years old and reacted without surprise, saying many take us to the park entrance (we were speculated he had ranged far from died and many are buried at Kekerten. not allowed beyond that point). The his kin in search of food. There are The whalers employed local Inuit peo- tide was not in, so we had to walk a various estimates of how many polar ple in all their operations, paying in mile north in mud to get to the ranger bears remain—20,000?—but most weekly distributions of biscuits. station. On the way I saw tracks: big agree they are in trouble, and there’s Franz Boas, the founder of mod- as dinner plates, with claws. They nowhere left to go. ern anthropology, made Kekerten Sta- were headed south. The extinction of these marve- tion his base during two years of field A lone piece of ice on Cumberland Sound. At the ranger cabin I talked with lously adapted animals was unthink- work among the Inuit. His The Central the patrolman, an Inuit named Mat- able a few decades ago. The polar Eskimo, published in 1888, is a rel- It would be an interesting two days. thew, who had reported the bear. He bear is a symbol of the Arctic. It is a evant and readable classic. Boas lived His wife, Leetia, is a founding said he was sitting on the platform sublime and immortal creature like with the people and learned their lan- member of the Pangnirtung artists by the door when he was shocked to Melville’s great white whale. It shares guage. He paid attention to their sto- co-op, which sells fine original sten- see the bear hun- ries, games, kinship, tools, food and— ciled prints worldwide. She cooked kered down on an academic innovation then—their us many stews, chopping meat with a rock near the interaction with the environment. an “ulu,” the traditional knife shaped trail. A young Boas, trained as a physicist, like a crescent with a T-handle. (Boas woman with a is a trustworthy source for what the described many of them.) Leetia and day pack was climate was like here 130 years ago. Joavee adored their grandson, whom walking happily He visited Pangnirtung in mid Octo- they were teaching Inuktitut. They along, oblivious. ber 1883 with a group of Inuits hunt- were quietly hospitable when they Matthew knew ing seals, their main staple, which he were not watching television – usually he could not yell said were “found in abundance every- with the sound off. a warning to the where.” They are goners now. He said, Joavee was a skillful boatman girl because she “The glacier snout here is about 200 who timed the tide, knew the rocks, might panic and feet high.” Gone. and tuned the twin Hondas. He also run, which would Shelter at Auyuittuq National Park. Joavee did not talk much about knew where the rare seals were and trigger the bear’s climate change. When I asked him how to turn their skins into fine win- instinct to attack. the Nunavut flag with the North Star, about it at Kekerten, however, he did So he got his shotgun and fired it which is about as eternal as you can in the air and the bear ran south along get in this universe. the shore and disappeared in the But it was similarly unthinka- rocks. The girl came up to the ranger ble when Moby Dick was the exemplar of American literature that whales would ever be extinct. As Michael J. Bean, an environmental law writer, put it: “Melville’s steadfast refusal to regard the extinction of whales as thinkable seems wholly irrational, a matter of blind faith masquerading behind a façade of learned sophistry.” And a century from now that might be said of global warming. But I would rather end with a What was left at Keker ten Station. Polar bear footprint as big as a dinner plate. happy image: the three children I saw in Pang having a roaring good time THE CHIMNEY DOCTOR posing with a fractured umbrella— Squeaky Clean you know, those things carried in New Trusted, reliable service York City to keep a thousand-dollar in the Crestone area for 5 + years suit dry? They mocked it—and in Call Scott & Lynette Tieder to make an appointment today a way us too. When it starts getting (719) 256-5879 warm enough to rain in the winter in Pang, the children will still be having The writer and Joavee at Kekerten Station. fun. Won’t they?

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because I was angry. The water went down the hole. Mountain Mamas As we climbed down off the roof we continued the argument in Tell Tall Tales the yard. I was so angry with him for not listening to me in the first Chalk Creek Stories place! Furious on setting the house House afire on fire and then getting mad at ME for being mad! I picked up a good sized rock with the clear intent of by Kizzen Laki overhead. I didn’t see how access throwing it right into Earl’s chest. I Chalk Creek Canyon, win- was difficult. But the damage was cocked back my arm, saw his look of ter, late ‘70’s done, so I nailed several layers of sudden alarm and let that rock go! It was one huge monster- big heavy blankets and tarps over However, exercising some last sized wood stove. And when my the opening and prayed there was minute measure of self-control I husband Earl first showed up with steady progress on the room. deflected my aim to a big stack of it, having scored it from some Turns out it was fortunate the prized windows that Earl had col- place, or some guy or other, I won- walls weren’t finished as the “beast” lected and stacked against a tree dered: “What the heck would we wouldn’t have fit through any nor- and which, most conveniently, he Girl hero Nakia. do with it? How the hell they got it mal doorway. Using moving tech- was standing right next to. CRASH niques familiar to pyramid block up on the old ‘52 Chevy flatbed and through the bathroom wall mak- went the rock through all layers of movers, several of the camp guys how on earth were we going to get ing more loops and ended dripping glass. “WHOO HOO” I heard my helped wrestle it off the truck and it off and move it?” But Earl, on steam into our bathtub. The heat cowgirl friend Michelle shout from into place. I didn’t like the place. his good days, was inventive, re- was great in that cold cabin. You her back step, having been drawn Too close to the walls—Earl said it sourceful, creative and sometimes could put about anything in that out by all the commotion. “Arggh- would be fine. The roof went up and even a genius. On his bad days . . stove to burn—big chunks of piñon hhh!” came from Earl as he went I really didn’t like the roof. Old dry . well . . . this had all the potential that no one could split went down from ducking to coming right at me! wood planks came way too close to for being one of those times. its maw. And as deep winter settled He was now really, really pissed. I the wood stove chimney. Earl said it The “beast” was a homemade in, Earl loved to crank that stove up. took off running full speed around would be fine. I disagreed-strongly. wood stove with a big water jacket Our kids were little, about 2 the camp with Earl hot on my heels. By now you can see where this story wrapped around it. It held about 30 and 4 at that time. Since living in I’m 5’-9” and he was 6’-2”. He had is going. gallons of water and the wood box a cabin where we both cooked and me in the legs, but I had him in the The room got closed in and the was big enough to put a tire in it with heated with wood, they had both wind. We ran through the trees blankets came down. Earl hooked room for the spare. Earl had a plan been trained on fire safety. Nakia, and around the cabins—him grab- up pipes to the water tank and ran for putting it in a still unfinished the oldest, knew that if ever there bing, me ducking in a wild game steaming water through loops of “room” in the cabin. That “room” was a fire, she was to grab her lit- of “keep away” until his asthmatic hose hung on the wall and old radia- was a point of contention. Earlier tle brother, yell fire and GET OUT. lungs brought him to a wheezing tors of all sorts. The hose then went he had decided he needed a room to Which is exactly what that little girl stop. I had also run out my fury. be a “study”. Being a natural born did. Like many women do, I had taken junk collector, he had accumulated “THE ROOF’S ON FIRE!” great satisfaction from the shatter- stacks of old lumber and started she shouted running past me in ing sound of breaking glass—plus, framing out this room. Around mid- the kitchen, little brother in tow. it was time to check on the kids. fall, I came home to discover that Oh shit! I ran into the new room Earl was pretty much banned he had cut a rather large opening and sure enough, the stove pipe to that room of his for quite a while. in the kids’ bedroom, to which this had caught the roof on fire. Damn, He could hang out in there and fix new room was attached. It wasn’t a damn, damn! Stupid, stupid stupid! the ceiling—taking advantage of door-sized opening, you had to step I TOLD you so! No way to get to it in the big burned hole to give proper over the bottom couple of logs to en- the ceiling from inside. Nearest vol- clearance to the “beast”. ter it, but it was rather wide. I was unteer fire department was 8 miles Like a true best friend, more than kinda upset as it was getaway. Earl and I quick climbed Michelle relished telling the story . ting cold out and now the kids had a onto the roof with buckets of water . . “you shoulda seen the look on his great big opening to what was still, (still hauling it from the well). We face when . . !” —and off in peals of mostly, the outdoors. Why? I asked poured water on the flaming roof. laughter we’d go. him (I asked him that a lot during Earl chopped off roof boards, and we My kids were the real heroes our marriage). Well, he wanted to both poured in 5 gallon buckets of of the day—carrying out their evac- make it easier to get to the room to water. I went for more water. “It’s uation flawlessly. I was and am so work on it. The whole east wall of out,” he said when I brought more proud of them. They are still good the room was unfinished, basically water, not wanting me to pour it in an emergency. “doorway”, with just a few posts down into the steaming hole. Giv- Many years later after Earl holding up an uninsulated roof Best friend Michelle and pyromaniac Earl. ing me an argument about it, mad and I divorced and he had remar- ried and moved to the Front Range I heard that his mobile home had burned to the ground from a faulty Happy New Year wood stove. Sad to hear, sympa- nity organizations. Some SLVREC also contributes communities and through- thies to his new wife, thankfully no of the community service financially to social assistance out the Valley that need assis- organizations that SLVREC agencies such as La Puente. tance and it is the time of the one was hurt—but it didn’t surprise participates in are Kiwanis SLVREC Energy Foundation year to help others. San Luis me one little bit. and Rotary clubs of the Val- was established to help the Valley Rural Electric Coop- Kizzen lived with her family ley. Not only do our person- members of the cooperative erative has programs to help and other assorted young folk in a nel serve in these clubs, but with weatherization of homes and while those programs cluster of cabins up Chalk Creek SLVREC contributes finan- to help reduce the energy are ongoing throughout the Canyon in the 1970’s. They chopped cially also. The Cooperative they use and keep the cost of year, the Board of Directors wood and hauled water. This is a Loren Howard often contributes in-kind ser- electricity that is consumed and employees of SLVREC story from those days. CEO San Luis Valley REC vices to community efforts affordable. The Energy Foun- remember that this is a spe- This is the time of the year where the skills of employees dation also provides funds to cial time to help others and when helping those in need and the availability of equip- help REC members pay their have taken action to expand Lovely, warm & inviting is especially on the minds ment make sense to do so. electric bill when unfortu- the assistance programs of everyone. San Luis Valley Our employees have donated nate circumstances arise like the Cooperative is support- 3-bedroom home Rural Electric Cooperative time to various institutions losing a job and it becomes ing. So, when you receive a For Sale $250,000 has a long history of being throughout the Valley to set hard to make that unemploy- request from a local agency a good community partner poles and use the specialized ment check cover expenses. for a donation, don’t pass up that pays special interest to skills that our linemen have Another great program that the chance to do good for helping Valley citizens and to help out. assists REC members is our others. SLVREC wishes all businesses. One of the prin- In addition to being high school scholarship pro- Valley citizens a great New ciples that guides all electric involved in community ser- gram. Twelve to 14 high Year. cooperatives is “Concern For vice work, SLVREC is also school seniors receive schol- Community,” ensuring that very active in the local eco- arships to help with college or the cooperative is doing its nomic development organi- trade school expenses. share to help where needed zations through the Valley. We So what is the point of and making the communities are actively involved with the all this? As the new year TM where it serves successful. Upper Rio Grande Economic unfolds, let’s all remem- Casa de Arte Retreat & Home The Board of Direc- Development Council, the ber to be thankful for what tors and the employees of San Luis Valley Development we each have and be giving 3625 US Hwy 160 W Julie Mordecai, proprietor SLVREC are active in many Resources Group and vari- to those in need. There are P.O. Box 3625 719.580.0379 ways and on many commu- ous chambers of commerce. many people in each of our Monte Vista, CO 81144 http://vrbo.com/130689 Page B-12 • The Crestone Eagle • January, 2013 www.crestoneeagle.com

by Suzanne McGregor have more advantages for patrons once we get the hang of it, so we will First of all, we would like to thank be closed Wednesday, January 2 and Thursday, January 3 for training all the folks who contributed to our Holi- and practicing. We apologize (in advance) for any glitches and errors that day Open House last month. We appre- might occur, but we anticipate a very smooth transition. ciate those who came and visited with One of the traditions of bringing in the New Year is making a list of us, braving the snowy day and the icy resolutions, the setting of intention to do a bit better in areas of our lives roads. It is always a good way to end that could be improved. The staff of the library would like to suggest a the month and start the New Year and to resolution that would really help us out. This resolution is: “I will take take a break and visit with our friends. care of the items I check out of the library, and I will return them in the Blessings and best wishes to everyone same condition they were when I checked them out.” As we are bor- that 2013 be full of joy, serenity and rowing from other libraries through interlibrary loans, we are sure they many exciting adventures—we hope one would appreciate this resolution as well. of these will be visiting your library regularly, as we have some great se- Note: The library will be closed Wednesday, January 2nd and Thurs- lections for all ages. day, January 3rd for staff trainings. As many of you know, we are changing from our current library au- Baca Grande Library, 256-4100. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 11:30am-5pm; tomation system (Horizon) to a new one (AspenCat) this month. It will Saturday 10am-2pm.

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nored. GE, Apple, Google and other huge corporations do not pay federal and state taxes yet get yearly In Search of Economic Reality refunds, much like poor families getting earned income tax credits. Researchers now estimate that Solutions to America’s problems corporate crime costs us over one trillion dollars a year. Think about it: someone steals $30 from a cor- by Ed Lyell prohibit those in government from health care than any other country, ner store and does 5 years in prison For several months I have working in the same industry for a including European countries. This while hundreds of billions are sto- talked about big problems needing 10- to 20-year waiting period. This shift of federal taxes from big busi- len by corporate fraud and no one solutions for America to rise again is especially needed in the financial ness and the wealthy to the work- is even indicted—even for the finan- in economic prosperity and happi- world where it is as if working for ing class is epitomized by lower tax cial fraud of 2008. ness for the majority. Goldman Sachs is a pre-requisite to rates on the rich, but even more so Nicholas Taleb also wants Let’s talk about feasible solu- working for the US Treasury, Fed- by treating capital gains, money corporate managers to eat some of tions including many put forward eral Reserve or White House. They from wealth, as different and sub- the losses they create. “Contrary to in Ralph Nader’s new book, The create complicated new regulations ject to only a 15% tax. public perception, corporate man- Seventeen Solutions: Bold Ideas for to enhance industry profit and then Another major fraudulent area agers are not entrepreneurs, and Our American Future, as well as get rewarded when going back to is defense contracting. Those from hardly impressive agents of capi- the Economist magazine’s 2013 vol- the industry to get around the same the military know that years as an talism. Over 12 years the market ume, and David Wessel’s Red Ink. regulations. Nicholas Taleb, pro- officer can be further exploited by has lost its investors 2 trillion dol- Nader’s most important fessor and former derivates trader, becoming the staff and lobbyists for lars while managers still recorded change is to overcome the recent reinforces this need for change by defense contractors. We reduced our over 400 billion in compensation.” supreme court’s “Citizens United” reminding us that he predicted the uniformed troops in Iraq by hiring Finally this expert says that we ruling which gives corporations crash of 2008, and that Wall Street tens of thousands of contractors to must “eliminate ‘valueless frauds’”, “personhood”. This decision lets big is destroying the world economy do the same job at three times the such as the multiple layers of mort- business spend billions electing and again. He, Nader, and others prove pay rate that they earned when in gage loans on any one house and lobbying to get their selfish needs that we must eliminate “too big to uniform. A May 2011 Congressional other “intellectual fraud” financial met at every level of government. fail” companies. We must prevent Research Service report noted that instruments. Yet, unlike human people, corpora- “bonus-earners from taking advan- the Defense Department had more America has become a coun- tions get to keep the protection of tage of the public”. Too-big-to-fail contractor personnel than uni- try of indebted workers enslaved to limited liability. We should reverse bank employees should be paid civil formed personnel in Afghanistan the wealthy 1% as forecasted by the this decision or end their limited servant wages, without bonuses. and Iraq. founder of capitalism, Adam Smith, liability protection. If, as Governor This would force companies to stay In 2000 defense spending was and the socialist Karl Marx who Romney said during the campaign, smaller and avoid this big business $291 billion, and now is over $800 both predicted that if we allowed “’corporations are people”, then restriction. Concentrated corpora- billion, and that does not include the capitalist system to create the make every owner, and executive, tions are more exploitative than homeland security and the “black largest corporations to operate responsible for their decisions and government socialism. budget” agencies in covert opera- without useful regulation, the ma- actions like real people. We also need to re-establish tions. We now spend more on de- jority would be exploited. President Nader says that we should a free and independent fourth es- fense than the total defense spend- Lincoln stated in 1864 that “Labor take all private money out of politi- tate media in print, radio, TV, cable, ing of the next seventeen highest is prior to and independent of capi- cal elections, while requiring all TV and online services. Our founding countries. We spend more in one tal. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and radio to give equal time to every fathers created the three branches week in Afghanistan or Iraq then all and could never have existed if la- candidate. Nice goal but no practical of government acknowledging the federal money for afterschool and bor had not first existed. Labor is way to make this continuous election need for the fourth estate, free and summer enrichment programs for the superior of capital, and deserves system go away. We could and should independent media. Now it is ar- the entire year. Federal tax dollars much the higher consideration.” end the electoral system giving every gued that just six billionaires con- have built more schools in the Mid- In the 21st century, the Unit- person’s vote a chance to be mean- trol most of the US media and hide dle East than in the US. The Gov- ed States has taken Lincoln’s dic- ingful, forcing big money to spend it valuable news from the public, get- ernment Accounting Office (GAO) tum and turned it on its head. in every state, and not just harass ting us to focus on trivial events. has yearly stated that the Defense We need political leaders who are those in targeted states, like Colora- This reminds me of the movie Citi- Department is “un-auditable since brave enough to say that this has do. Another failure of real democracy zen Kane, but now on steroids. no one can control for waste, redun- to change—brave enough to take la- is letting partisan state legislatures We need major tax reform. In dancy, corruption, cost overruns, bor’s side as bluntly as Lincoln did. draw the district boundaries and 1950 excise taxes levied on business complex billing frauds, or poor qual- And to also heed President Eisen- over-protect incumbents. This prac- paid 19% of the federal revenue, ity control”. Yet Congress ignores hower’s 1961 warning about being tice explains why less than 10% of and now have vanished. Corporate requests to audit the defense and exploited by the defense industry. voters approve of Congress yet we re- income tax has gone from 27% of intelligence agencies, a third of fed- Ed Lyell is a professor of eco- elect 95% of incumbents. federal revenue to under 12%, and eral spending. The fiscal cliff debate nomics at Adams State University Another Nader recommenda- corporations no longer really pay does not even put defense spending and hosts the program Economic tion cited by many is to “End the for employee health care since on the table. Mortar on KRZA. Reach him at www. ‘revolving door’ between corpora- they deduct from their taxes the Corporate crime is also ig- edlyell.com or [email protected]. tions and government”, by pre- half trillion they do pay. It is really venting the corruption of elected taxpayer-paid health care funneled officials and government staffers through corporations to protect the who make favorable decisions for excess profit of the health care sys- certain corporations and then later tem. This gives the illusion of be- get million-dollar jobs from that ing private while the US actually company and industry. We should spends more taxpayer money for MICHAEL BERTIN, ARCHITECT 25 years, designing in Crestone in Crestone: (719) 256-4854 phone: (303) 415-1618

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List of folks in the community who or reviewed by the public at the Saguache District Court, at the Baca Grande friendly, large loft w/ 1 King + 2 twins, Downtown Crestone winter only 3rd Saturday of every month in The cycling Center will increase. The Looking for used exercise equipment- are willing to work and are available Library, 67581 County Road T, Crestone, CO, online at http://www.crestoneemer- sleeps 4 + l.r. futon couch/bed, sundeck Casa del Soul: 1 and 2 bedroom fully Laughing Buddha parking lot. We take current minimum fee is $4.37 for -stationary bike, nordic track, rowing for in-home assistance for people in gencyservices.org/ or by calling (719) 256-5165. views, WiFi, TV, stereo. Nightly, weekly. furnished non smoking apartments. almost everything! For more details call 240 pound and under. The new rate machine, x country skis (for 5’10 man need; a variety of skills and experience CRESTONE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 719-256-4498. [email protected], Cable, internet, utilities provided. $700 303-503-9975; visit us on Facebook beginning January 1, 2013 will be with size 10 boots) non wax bottoms is available for elderly care/ongoing /s/ David Hillman, Secretary and Designated Election Official www.beetchhouse.com 1bd $890 2bd 719-256-5788. and at www.creede.org. $5.00 for 240 pounds and under. All with scales. 719-480-5181 illness or running errands, etc. Call Kris Mailing address: Linda Stagner PO Box 1254, Crestone, CO 81131 other rates will stay the same. at 256-4786 LM—I’ll return your call. Delivery address: 190 Cascade Overlook Crestone, CO Page B-16 • The Crestone Eagle • January, 2013 www.crestoneeagle.com

Crestone-Baca Weather Report by Keno November 21 to December 20

Total precipitation for period: Liquid precip: 1.15” Snow: 12.6” Measurable precipitation fell on 6 days. Measurable snow fell on 6 days. A trace of snow fell on 4 days. Frost trees along T Road on a very cold morning. photo by Beatris Burgoin A trace of rain fell on 1 day. less and must last for three hours temperature in calm conditions. No measureable rain, hail or (or more). Total snowfall amounts Wind speed is the most important thunderstorms occurred. from the storm do not matter. factor in calculating wind chill, but Total precipitation year to date: A severe blizzard will see humidity and pressure are also 10.0” winds over 45mph, with near zero sometimes included. The wind chill Total snow to date since Jan 1: visibility, with temperatures at effect arises because as wind blows 34.0” Ask 10°F or lower. I should note that over your skin, it evaporates the Snow Season (7/1-6/30): 14.0” there are also “ground blizzards”, moisture on your skin, leading to a the which are different, as they only cooling effect. Temperatures for the period: need to contain blowing snow near Wind chill factors are general- High temp: 53.9°F on December 1 Weatherman the ground, but no falling snow. ly only considered for temperatures Low temp: -12.4°F on December The official criterion for a bliz- below 40°F. Wind chill is not an 18 by Keno Ave. high: 40.5°F What is the difference be- zard has changed throughout the exact measurement, either. For ex- years. For example, the tempera- ample, direct sunlight can provide Ave. low: 28.2°F tween a blizzard and a snow- Days with high temp ≥ 50°F: 2 storm? ture used to have to be below 20°F some warming effect to counteract before a storm would be officially it. Different people will feel wind Days with the high temperature ≥ A blizzard is a severe snow- 40°F: 18 storm that contains strong winds called a blizzard, but that guideline chill in different ways, such as thin isn’t used anymore. people, who will lose heat faster Days with the low temperature and low temperatures. The key below 32°F: All 30 difference between a blizzard and As far as a “normal” snow- than larger people. Extreme wind storms go, the wind speed doesn’t chill can be deadly, by first causing Days with the low a snowstorm is the strength of the temperature<10°F: 9 wind. To be a blizzard, a snow storm matter, as any area can experience unconsciousness, and eventually such a storm with calm wind condi- death. Days with the low must have sustained winds or gusts temperature<0°F: 5 that are greater than 35mph, with tions. A snowstorm’s main defini- What’s the difference be- tion is that it must contain heavy tween frost and dew? Winds for the period: blowing or drifting snow which re- Avg. speed: 3.5mph duces visibility to a quarter mile or snow, but that is relative to the Some claim they are the same area being affected. In Colorado thing, but no, not really, since they Highest gust: 25mph on Decem- and most other areas that experi- formed in different ways. Frost is ber 18 ence snow regularly, around 4 or formed by the freezing of water va- Main direction: Out of the east more inches would be looked at as por that is deposited in saturated Weather summary: Builder Since 1976 a snowstorm. Yet in other locations air, whereas dew is formed through The first 18 days of the pe- where snow is rare, one inch would condensation of water vapor parti- riod saw temperature very much be looked at as such a storm. cles. Another difference is that dew above normal, the remaining days Richard & Elinor Laurie What does wind chill is always in liquid form, whereas saw temps below normal. Decem- 719.256.4032 mean? frost is always in a frozen state. ber 20 saw 2 records broken for • New homes •Additions The wind chill factor is a tem- Note: For current Crestone weather the date: A record low tempera- Terrapin•Remodels Enterprise, •Decks Inc. perature that represents the “feels conditions visit Keno’s web site: ture of -12°F, and a record low [email protected] like” temperature of wind on ex- www.keno.org/vws. high temperature of 16°F. Licensed and Insured posed skin in terms of an equivalent We were bone dry for the first 23 days of the period, but then the snows came and precipitation totals ended up being at normal for • STRAWBALE CONSTRUCTION the last 30 days, with snow totals •• NATURALNATURAL && NONTOXICNONTOXIC FINISHES above normal for December. •• PASSIVEPASSIVE ANDAND ACTIVEACTIVE SOLAR CONSTRUCTION Outlook for January: •• CONVENTIONALCONVENTIONAL CONSTRUCTIONCONSTRUCTION The average highs and lows •• REMODELSREMODELS for the first week in January are 33°F and 7°F, and by month’s end Chimney they average 35°F and 10°F. The PAULPAUL KINCAID KINCAID KOPPANAKOPPANA Sweep record high and low temperatures P.O.P.O. BOX BOX 512 512 for January are: 59°F, reached on CRESTONE,CRESTONE, CO CO 81131 81131 Service January 29, 1986; and -20°F, set 719719 937 256 7756 4505 on January 17, 2008. [email protected]@YAHOO.COM January is our 3rd driest Chimney month of the year, averaging 0.59” Sweep of precipitation, along with an average snowfall of 10.1”. The most Service precipitation for the month fell in by David Lindsey 2005, with 1.73” recorded. Most SubscribeTo start or renew toyour subscription, The goEagle to It’s the season to let us snow was also set in 2005, with www.crestoneeagle.com/pay or send payment to: sweep our way 23.4” accumulating. The Crestone Eagle • P.O. Box 101 • Crestone, Colorado 81131 The 30-day outlook for Janu- into your hearth. ary is calling for temperatures PAPER: DIGITAL: at normal or slightly above, with 256-4400 snowfall expected to be at normal (Oldie but goodie!) (Best value!) 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