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DEPARTMENTS

06 THE WEEKLY CONVERSATION

10 LEGENDS & LEGACIES

12 FROM ASPEN, WITH LOVE

14 WINE INK

16 FOOD MATTERS

23 COVER STORY

28 VOYAGES

30 AROUND ASPEN

32 LOCAL CALENDAR

38 CROSSWORD

39 CLOSING ENCOUNTERS

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THE CARBONDALE-BASED SoL Theatre Company, founded nearly two years ago by Logan Carter, makes its first venture all the way upvalley with its production of “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.” Everyone knows the song and the character, but less familiar is the zaniness of the story, which features an elf who wants to be a dentist, and a collection of misfit toys. All of them, like Rudolph, are trying to find their place in the world. SoL’s production, directed by Jennifer Michaud, plays Friday through Sunday, Dec. 6-8, at Aspen High School’s Black Box Theatre, then moves to The Orchard in Carbondale, Dec. 13-15.

NEARLY TWO DECADES AGO, Aspenites had a choice: sell the Red Brick building, pocket the money, and let the prime piece of West End real estate become home to a few mostly empty second homes; or turn the former public school into the Red Brick Center for the Arts. In retrospect, this was truly one of those soul-of-Aspen moments, and it’s hard to determine exactly what the results say about our community values: It was by only a three-vote margin that the Red Brick Center for the Arts was created. Fortunately, majority rules, and now it would be interesting to see if anyone confesses to voting against the Red Brick. The building is home to most of Aspen’s arts and public-service nonprofits, a couple handfuls of local working artists, and one of the most vibrant galleries in town. The latest exhibition should be something of a celebration. Light, a group show featuring the 14 resident Red Brick artists, opens with a reception on Thursday, Dec. 5.

AMONG THE BEST shows ever staged during the nine-year run of Belly Up Aspen was Medeski, Martin & Wood, who played the club in March of 2011. Helping to drive the trio’s urgent, avant-jazz beat was bassist Chris Wood. When Wood returns to Belly Up this week, the music will have little to do with MMW’s instrumental funk. On Sunday, Dec. 8, he appears as a member of the Wood Brothers, a rootsy folk-blues combo that spotlights the other Wood brother, the Southern-accented singer, songwriter and guitarist Oliver. Listen close, though, and you hear bits of the groove in Chris’ exceptional bass playing. And on the new album “The Muse,” Chris also adds harmonica, guitar, mandolin and vocals, to help create a warm but modern update to Delta blues. There should be enough funk in there to make the upcoming show a bit of a dance party.

The Wood Brothers, with bassist Chris Wood, play Sunday, Dec. 8 at Belly Up.

Mike Otte’s “Three Cedars,” oil on canvas, is part of the exhibition Light, featuring work by resident artists at the Red Brick Center for the Arts. The show opens at the Red Brick with a reception on Thursday, Dec. 5.

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Carbondale’s SoL Theatre Company makes its Aspen debut with “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” playing Friday through Sunday, Dec. 6-8, at the Aspen High School Black Box Theatre. The musical also plays Dec. 13-15 at the Orchard in Carbondale.

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THE HEADLINE WAS so filled with rich irony, it was all I could do to keep from giggling hysterically.

“Lawyers who advise marijuana vendors warned over ethics,” blared the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel one day last week.

I had to look again, then go online to look some more.

Lawyers warning other lawyers about ethics? Is there a punchline to that, is this a skit on Saturday Night Live, or what?

I guess not, because the article, in deadpan seriousness, informed readers that some committee of the Colorado Bar Association had issued a “nonbinding opinion” that attorneys advising marijuana vendors stood a chance of being “sanctioned” by the state’s attorney regulation office.

And, all kidding aside, the issue seems to be a source of concern for attorneys in Colorado as well as Washington, after voters in the two states legalized the cultivation, sale and use of pot by anyone over 21 years of age.

A perusal of websites showed that the issue has been bouncing around in the courts and in the blogosphere for a month or more, and that many of the states that have legalized medical marijuana are wrestling with it, too.

And, it turns out, what attorneys are truly hoping for is a ruling by the respective state Supreme Courts that it’s OK for lawyers to advise clients in the pot business.

In Washington, according to a Nov. 5 report by The Associated Press, the state bar “declined to endorse” a proposal from the King County Bar Association (home to the city of Seattle) for just that type of ruling from the state high court.

That prompted King County Bar President Anne M. Daley to advise, in return, that preventing attorneys from advising clients on the thicket of complex legal issues involved would in effect be telling state-sanctioned businesses that they are on their own.

“The voters of Washington did not endorse this approach,” Daley dryly concluded.

Among other things, I find it interesting that this issue apparently did not come up when states began legalizing medical marijuana more

than a decade ago.Perhaps the legal

beagles were thinking that the numbers of medical marijuana patients never got all that huge, whereas the potential numbers of recreational marijuana users might conceivably involve half the population of any

given state, which could translate into a lot of money in billings for a lot of law firms.

According to a Gallup poll in October, more than 58 percent of Americans now support legalization for adults, and roughly 42 percent of Americans aged 12 years or older have smoked the stuff, according to a federal report.

Given that 20 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana, it is not outlandish to predict that other jurisdictions will follow the lead of Colorado and Washington in the near future.

So, you might ask, what is to be gained by making criminals not only out of law-abiding pot sellers, growers and cookie-makers, but of the lawyers who advise the businesses that provide a product that so many people seem to view as beneficial, at the least, and life-enhancing for countless medical marijuana patients?

This is one of those cases when the general public seems to be way ahead of the government, even as state and federal drug agencies cynically and viciously ruined the lives of hundreds of thousands of people for selling or using a substance that now is legal in nearly half the states of the Union.

Our nationally idiotic anti-pot policies were founded on the racist beliefs and fierce law-enforcement ambitions of one man back in the 1930s, Harry J. Anslinger, the nation’s first drug czar. Building on racist fears of the majority white population, using outright lies and unsupported stereotypes, he made marijuana a nasty word in the U.S. lexicon, just to ensure himself a job.

The unfortunate thing is, a lot of the people fooled by his bigoted rantings remain in positions of power and can continue to thwart a commonsense approach to all this.

We can only hope they will listen to reason.

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FROM the VAULTLEGENDS & LEGACIES

P H O T O C O U R T E S Y O F T H E W I L L O U G H B Y C O L L E C T I O N

Andre Roch laid out a racing trail and advised Aspen Ski Club members as they cut it with the purpose of hosting major races. He also told them to clear a beginner/intermediate area at the bottom of the mountain. Assigning the racecourse the highest priority, club members cut trees on Sundays and in the evening hours after work during the summer of 1937. Late in the summer they began construction of the boat-tow lift.

Most club members had descended from mining families who were accustomed to using hoisting equipment to raise material from below ground to the surface. Some such machines had been built within inclined tunnels, where specially designed ore cars were pulled uphill, riding on tracks, by a motor-powered cable. When it came time to hoist skiers uphill, atop snow, club members applied the same principles.

When fundraisers for a lift raised more hope than dollars, club members scavenged parts from local mines. From the Midnight, they dismantled

and removed two head frames and pulleys from dormant shafts. The frames had been engineered for much

heavier loads, so no one doubted they would work. They also scrounged a half-inch cable, and re-converted an old truck that had powered a sawmill to provide horsepower to pull the cable. The final components were “boats”: two boat-shaped sleds, built of heavy mine planks, with a yoke attachment connecting to the cable.

The simple system pulled one boatload of skiers up the mountain while dragging the other (empty) boat downhill. The operator started

and stopped the lift just as a two-car gondola system works at some ski areas today. Each boat carried as many

as 10 skiers, allowing plenty of room for the low number of skiers that used it each weekend.

The boatlift worked as planned with one exception: a gully bisected the towline that ran from the mountain base up to the bottom of present-day Corkscrew. A wood bridge provided a safe crossing most of the time, but occasionally boats would slip off the edge of the bridge, dumping skiers into the gulch.

The 30 ski club members

volunteered hours of their lives to make Aspen stand out among many mountain towns that vied for the fledgling ski industry. They labored throughout the throes of the Depression, when none of them had money. During the standard six-day workweek, they committed summer nights to a dream that came true.

Looking back, you have to applaud the results as well as their effort. Beginning in 1936 — with neither a history of skiing nor funding for inspiration — they created a ski area (including a beginner tow) and the most challenging racecourse nationwide — from scrap. With marketing verve equal to the quality of the course, Aspen hosted the Southern Rocky Mountain Ski Association championships in 1938 and 1939, plus the national championships in 1941. While dozens of small towns competed for skiers, Aspen, in just five years, won national recognition.

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DURING EARLY DEVELOPMENT of uphill conveyance for skiers, Aspen experimented with its own version: a boat tow. Most fledgling American ski areas offered rope tows, the first in 1934. Sun Valley installed the first chairlift in 1936, but it was a few years before any other ski area attempted the contraption. Aspen constructed its Rube Goldberg-type lift in the summer of 1937.

GIVING ASPEN SKIING A LIFT

THE BOATLIFT WORKED AS PLANNED WITH ONE EXCEPTION: A GULLY BISECTED THE TOWLINE THAT RAN FROM THE MOUNTAIN BASE UP TO THE BOTTOM OF PRESENT-DAY CORKSCREW. A WOOD BRIDGE PROVIDED A SAFE CROSSING MOST OF THE TIME, BUT OCCASIONALLY BOATS WOULD SLIP OFF THE EDGE OF THE BRIDGE, DUMPING SKIERS INTO THE GULCH.

Aspen Mountain in 1938 featured a beginner/intermediate slope (shown at the bottom of this photo), a racing trail (above), and a boat towline (to the right).

by TIM WILLOUGHBY


FROM the VAULTLEGENDS & LEGACIES compiled by THE ASPEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

P H O T O C O U R T E S Y O F T H E A S P E N H I S T O R I C A L S O C I E T Y

H O L I D A Y H A P P E N I N G

1906CHR IST CHURCH

ACCORDING TO THE Aspen Daily Times on Dec. 14, 1906, a holiday bazaar held by members of the Christ Church in Aspen was a huge success. “The Methodist ladies worked like beavers yesterday at the storeroom on Mill Street, where they were holding their bazaar. They served a large crowd at dinner and were busy all afternoon in the booths, selling useful articles and fancy work of various kinds. The junior league also did well at the candy-booth and the souvenir booklets were much admired and are meeting with a good sale. In the evening an excellent oyster stew was served to all comers and the waiters were kept busy attending to the large crowd. Those in charge of the bazaar reported at 9 o’clock that everything had been sold and that the enterprise had in every way been a complete success.”


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THERE ARE FEW PLACES more magical for a Christmas sojourn than the California wine country.

In the Napa Valley, the pace of life tapers as the vines rest between vintages and the throngs that come for summer and harvest season move on to other places. The smell

of smoke hangs in the heavy air; the sun passes low in the sky, casting a winter’s light. It is a time for both celebration and relaxed contemplation.

No place is better equipped for both than the Meadowood Resort, which annually celebrates

the season by inviting 11 of the world’s most accomplished chefs to join Meadowood chef Christopher Kostow in a series of special dinners called “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” Each of the 12 nights, running Dec. 6 through Dec. 21, the exquisite Restaurant at Meadowood serves as the stage as each chef, paired with a Napa Valley winemaker, produces a distinctly extraordinary meal to mark the holidays.

This year’s collection of chefs includes current raves like Carlo Mirarchi of Roberta’s in Brooklyn, SPQR’s Matthew Accarrino from San Francisco, and David Kinch from Manresa in Los Gatos, Calif. James Beard Award finalist for Best Chef Southeast, Ashley Christensen, who toils in the kitchens of three Raleigh, N.C., eateries including Poole’s Diner and Beasley’s Chicken + Honey, will bring the taste of the South to Northern California.

Chef Rasmus Kofoed, the winner of the 2011 Bocuse d’Or competition designating the “worlds best chef,” will wing his way from Copenhagen, Denmark, where he presides over the Michelin two-starred restaurant Geranium. And from South America, chef Rodolfo Guzman will present the flavors, techniques and foods of his native Chile.

Each evening guests will also taste the labors of legendary Napa winemakers like Mike Grgich, Larry Turley and, on the final night, H. William Harlan (Bill), who will

pair the wines of Harlan Estate with the cuisine of Kostow, the host chef at The Restaurant at Meadowood.

An interesting twist this season is the inclusion of a trio of Asian-inspired chefs. Tim Cushman, who created a masterpiece in the leather district of Boston called o ya and won a Food & Wine Magazine Best New Chef Award in the process, will bring his incomparable Japanese-inspired dishes to Meadowood on Dec. 11. Cushman’s single-bite dishes in a 17-course omakase at his restaurant make for one of the world’s most sublime dining experiences. His offering at Meadowood should be, well, insane.

Pok Pok in Portland features the cooking of Thai-obsessed chef Andy Ricker. He will open The Twelve Days with a blockbuster pairing with the wines of Grgich Hills. Then, from New York, the guy who many say has had the greatest influence on American cuisine in the last five or so years, David Chang from Momofuku, will set up shop with the aforementioned Turley in what should be once-in-a-lifetime pairing.

If you have been to Meadowood, you will never forget it. If you have not, cross something off your current bucket list and replace it with this gem located in its own tiny valley just off the Silverado Trail.

Developed by Bill Harlan, proprietor of Harlan Estate, in the 1980s, Meadowood is centered around a classic lodge that has been updated with contemporary California comfort. The resort features dozens of cottages, each with the feel of an elegant private treehouse, scattered in the nooks of the surrounding hillsides.

There is a par-three golf course that winds through the valley, ringed by towering trees. A perfect, impossibly green croquet pitch glistens in the morning dew that dissolves with the rising sun. An enticing health spa sits adjacent to a steaming pool that early each morning hosts many of the most

well-known names in the wine world who come for their daily workout. And, at the front gate, the vineyards of the Napa Valley Reserve remind you that you are in one of the world’s premier wine regions.

Yet, with all this on offer, it is the kitchens of The Restaurant at Meadowood that may have brought the property the most acclaim. Since Kostow arrived on property in 2008, and a remodel was completed this past year, it has become one of the most talked about restaurants in America. Awarded three-stars by Michelin in 2011, it is a tough ticket

indeed. And the Twelve Days dinners

require the fortune of three kings to attend. Prices for individual seatings begin at $395 for the meal, with chef ’s table seats running $750. There are lodging and dinner packages available starting at $1,315 per couple that includes rooms (you’ll want to stay) and dinner for two. To book a dinner or get more information, email [email protected] or call 855-953-2435.

In keeping with the spirit of the season, Meadowood makes a charitable contribution of $2,000 in honor of each of the 12 chefs, plus 20 percent of every dinner ticket sold, to a pair of charities that benefit children in need in the Napa Valley. They have already raised in excess of $230,000 for various charities in the five previous years of The Twelve Days of Christmas.

A seat at the table is the best Christmas gift one could ever hope for.

Kelly J. Hayes lives in the soon-to-be-designated appellation of Old Snowmass with his wife, Linda, and a black Lab named Vino. He can be reached at [email protected].

THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMASA CELEBRATION OF FOOD AND WINE AT NAPA’S MEADOWOOD RESORT

KELLY J.HAYES

P H O T O S C O U R T E S Y O F M E A D O W O O D R E S O R T

Bill Harlan, left, ensures that The Twelve Days of Christmas at his Meadowood Resort is an event to be remembered by pairing the world’s finest chefs with Napa’s best winemakers.

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CHEFS AND WINEMAKERS

• FRIDAY, DEC. 6: Andy Ricker(Pok Pok in Portland and NYC); Mike Grgich and Violet Grgich, Grgich Hills Estate• SATURDAY, DEC. 7: Rodolfo Guzman (Borago, Santiago, Chile); Juan Mercado, Realm Cellars• TUESDAY, DEC. 10: Carlo Mirarchi (Roberta’s and Blanca in Brooklyn, N.Y.); Andrew Mariani and Adam Mariani, SCRIBE Winery• WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11: Tim Cushman (o ya in Boston); Stephen Martin and Dennis O’Neil, Checkerboard Vineyards• THURSDAY, DEC. 12: Ashley Christensen (Poole’s Diner in Raleigh, N.C.); Freddy Constant, Constant, Diamond Mountain Vineyard• FRIDAY, DEC. 13: David Chang (Momofuku Restaurants in New York); Larry Turley, Turley Wine Cellars• SATURDAY, DEC. 14: Matthew Accarrino (SPQR in San Francisco); Tuck and Boo Beckstoffer, Beckstoffer Vineyards• TUESDAY, DEC. 17: Mark Ladner and Brooks Headley (Del Posto in New York); Glenn Salva, Antica Napa Valley, Antinori Family Estate• WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18: Rasmus Kofoed (Geranium in Copenhagen, Denmark); Spring Mountain Vineyard• THURSDAY, DEC. 19: Nicolaus Balla and Cortney Burns (Bar Tartine in San Francisco); Lily Berlin, Oliver Berlin, and John Berlin, El Molino Winery• FRIDAY, DEC. 20: David Kinch (Manresa in Los Gatos, Calif.); May-Britt and Denis Malbec, Notre Vin, Malbec and Malbec Cellars• SATURDAY, DEC. 21: Christopher Kostow & Sous Chefs (The Restaurant at Meadowood in St. Helena, Calif.); H. William and Deborah Harlan, Harlan Estate

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FOOD MATTERS

HERE IN THE Roaring Fork Valley, the old adage rings true: when one door closes, another one opens. Even better is finding a cocktail waiting waiting to greet you.

Fans of Fold Community Kitchen — the charming Carbondale eatery focused on local, sustainable food and known for its Friday-night dinners, lunch, and weekend brunch — were bummed to learn that chef-owner Noela Figueroa recently

shuttered the year-old operation, at least temporarily, to reformulate her goals. (As my esteemed predecessor Amiee White Beazley wrote in this very column back in May, Fold is “exactly what I’ve been hoping to find in the valley: educated, innovative food in a small setting; young chefs who are willing and able to experiment.”)

Meanwhile, just 10 miles away in Basalt, Woody Creek Distillers (WCD) has been pondering its own future: how to introduce food to its booze-soaked tasting room, which opened in March. Dishes served there must be prepared off-premises; any caterer to come aboard has to share the small-batch, artisanal mindset of the company, the first and only craft distillery in the country to control every element of its vodka production.

Figueroa hopes to reopen Fold with limited service eventually, but for now she aims to ramp up catering and production of prepared foods. Perfect timing, then, to collaborate with WCD: Fold unveils its “farm-to-table, eclectic American” menu of small plates at the distillery on Dec. 6 from 2 to 8 p.m.

“Local products, everything made from scratch, preserves and pickles...it’s that perspective we both have, which is based on craftsmanship,” Figueroa says. “Everything will change, depending on what we can get our hands on seasonally.”

For now, Figueroa is assembling a series of snack boards meant to share among two to three people (or make a hearty meal for one).

All feature an impressive array of homemade goodies, such as a sampler with pretzel bites, deviled eggs with bacon jam, spiced nuts, warm olives, and a choice of braised lamb, three-onion or apple-bacon hand pies, made with vodka-infused crust ($17). Classic French charcuterie showcases homemade pork rillette, smoked Rocky Mountain trout, Olympic Provisions salami nola and chorizo rojo, prosciutto and pickled watermelon ($20); house-cured gravlax of the week (beet-root, dill) is made with WCD vodka and accompanied by pumpernickel toast, capers, pickled red onions and flavored cream cheese ($18).

A favorite local delicacy, Avalanche goat cheese, stars on another board ($18), along with preserves, pickles, crackers and crostini — all homemade. Pickle fiends will want to feast on a briny smorgasbord of pickled garlic, turnips, radishes, carrots and sauerkraut, traditional sweet and New York sour pickles, salmon escabeche, crostini and fava bean-mint spread ($19).

“I grew up canning and preserving with my grandmother; we bring that into the food we do,” says Figueroa, a West Coast native. “You name it, we can do it.”

Sweet and savory chutneys and simple condiments with complex flavors recall the careful preparation that drew diners to Fold; a Sunday brunch board with baked goods will join the ranks soon. As Figueroa is known for keeping an eye toward sweet treats to cap a meal, Fold’s dessert board ($15) presents up to 10 miniature confections at once, such as ricotta-date cake, bourbon-coffee black walnut tartlet and chocolate pot de crème.

“We are into using high-quality, locally sourced products in our spirits, and that goes hand-in-hand with food as well,” says Woody Creek Distillers hospitality manager Tracey Snow. “That’s the thing about this valley: people wanna know what they’re eating, and where their spirits come from.”

WCD put Basalt on the craft-spirits map in March 2013, when the 10,000-square-foot facility launched with its signature potato vodka,

crafted from mountain spring water and tubers grown on co-founders Pat and Mary Scanlan’s ranch in Woody Creek. (The vodka, also the brainchild of co-founder Mark Kleckner, is distributed throughout Colorado, in Kansas, Tennessee and beyond.)

WCD Reserve vodka — available for purchase only at the tasting room — is distilled from heirloom Stobrawa potatoes, which hail from Poland. In fact, WCD is the first in North America to farm the variety. The distillery also produces other spirits made from crops grown in Colorado: bourbon-style four-grain spirit, gin, rye whiskey, apple brandy and Olathe corn white whiskey, all of which pour at the tasting room, which is open Tuesday through Sunday, 2 to 8 p.m. Distribution deals for those are in the works.

Though the tasting room is unable to prepare food — hence the catering engagement with Fold — all alcohol served must be produced on-premises. So, bar manager Ryan Snow — Tracey’s son and a culinary school graduate poached from The Pullman in Glenwood Springs — is concocting

his own flavor enhancers to fashion classic cocktails. Snow’s Sazerac, for instance, features homemade absinthe bitters and star anise syrup; he’s toying with the idea of creating a coffee liqueur à la Kahlua to mix into White Russians.

Snow’s cocktail menu is layered, playful and smacks of familiar foods: Smoke on the Water blends WCD rye whiskey with house-made tobacco bitters, apricot preserves, lemon and agave; the Mandarin Milk Punch mixes WCD Olathe corn white whiskey with milk, honey, five-spice syrup and other aromatics.

“People think of pairing wine and food, but spirits go well with food also,” says Tracey Snow, who is working toward a degree in sustainable cuisine at Colorado Mountain College. “It will be a lot of fun to educate people on that.”

The woodsy, modern tasting lounge at Woody Creek Distillers is a certainly good place to start. “A lot of people come in and have a cocktail, but then they leave because they’re hungry,” Snow adds.

Not anymore: Fold Community Kitchen has joined the party.

Write to Amanda Rae: [email protected]

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LOCALS ONLYVodka made from potatoes grown in Basalt:

check. Seasonal small plates by Fold Community Kitchen: check. It’s only natural, then, that presentation platters are crafted in the valley, too. Carbondale-based woodsman Brad Reed Nelson of Board by Design — which outfitted the cool rustic interior of Fold — shapes sleek wooden cutting boards to showcase Fold’s artisanal snacks, which pair perfectly with small-batch cocktails at Woody Creek Distillers tasting room (pictured, this page), beginning Dec. 6.

“It creates an atmosphere,” Fold’s Noela Figueroa says of the trifecta. “People are meeting over food and alcohol, nibbling and tasting. It cultivates community.”

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I am back! I took a little break from

drinking libations, but then I was brought

to The White House Tavern for a mind-

blowing French dip — and I had to dig

deeper into their concept to learn who

they are. They really have something

going on over there, such as The White

House Winter Maple Martini. Just like

everything on the menu, this drink leaves

you wanting more. Run don’t walk — the

flavors in this drink made my mouth

sing.

Gunilla Asher is publisher of The Aspen

Times. She writes about libations without

any real training, other than in the spirit

of “She is not a connoisseur, but she is

heavily practiced.”

2-1/2 ounces Tap 357

1 ounce Dancing Pines black walnut liqueur

1/2 ounce Antica Formula vermouth

Garnished with a Luxarda cherry

MAKE IT

WINTER MAPLE MARTINI

FROM ASPEN, WITH LOVE by GUNILLA ASHERGUNNER’S LIBATIONS


ASPEN UNTUCKEDFROM ASPEN, WITH LOVE by BARBARA PLATTS

ASPEN, A TOWN WHERE a mimosa is practically required with eggs and toast at breakfast, an open bar is present at every evening event, and any physical

feat I am thrilled to have just conquered has been done, I soon realize, by someone else — twice, in a row, in a blizzard, blindfolded.

I grew up skiing in Aspen, but when I moved here full-time a year ago, my impression of the

community changed drastically. Aspen feels like a mountain town on steroids, with more social and physical demands than I ever encountered during my college years in Boston, especially now that the season is in full swing.

People here work hard and play hard, then skin 3,000 vertical feet or hike the most technical route of a 14er. The town never stops, and for me, where the grass is always greener in the next yard, I feared I

was missing out on something if I did not participate in everything. But posting up on the front lines of the party scene every night while excelling at my job and maintaining an adequate level of

fitness is damn near impossible. In order to have it all as a young professional in Aspen, I would have to follow in the tracks of those who post-holed before me: The Aspenites who also moved here in their 20s.

“What I always put first is my health,” said Mark Joseph, a local product designer who moved to Aspen when he was 22 years old.

“If something doesn’t make you feel good, then don’t do it. Start with being healthy, and everything else will fall into place. Then you have the energy to do all of these

other great things.” Joseph moved to Aspen in the

late ’70s and co-founded The Hub bicycle shop, which he owned for eight years. He dabbled in the party scene in his 20s, but was

careful never to overdo it. But is ordering a fourth glass

of wine on a school night, calling in sick to ski on a powder day, or working until the early hours of the morning overdoing it?

“There are plenty of distractions and temptations and it’s easy to go a little too big in Aspen, both in the sports world and the nighttime world,” said Art Burrows, the lead designer and founder of Ajax Design. “It’s important to find a core group of supportive friends and meaningful work.”

Burrows, now having lived in

Aspen for more than 30 years, said it took him close to a decade to figure out a routine and a balance that worked for him.

I thought this problem was specific to now — to the millennial generation — but these guys and many others understand it. The challenge of finding balance in Aspen is timeless.

Do the aspects of life: work, fun and health have to be unrelated or are they symbiotic, each feeding and relying on the other two? There may not be any exact formula that answers the question, but knowing the challenge is a start.

And luckily, if I am like Burrows, I have nine more years to figure it out.

Check, please.

Barbara Platts, a local marketing professional, writes about the “mountain millennial culture” that she participates in every day. Reach her at [email protected] or follow her @barbaraplatts.

NOTORIOUSLY UNBALANCED A LIFE BURIED DEEP IN ASPEN

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Having it all in Aspen isn’t nearly as easy as it looks

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5 lush acres abutting open spacePanoramic views of 3 world class ski areas4 bedrooms, 5.5 baths, 6,167 sq ftBeautifully furnished, impeccably maintained$6,950,000 FurnishedLarry Jones | 970.379.8757

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7 bedrooms, 6.5 baths, 1.65 acresBest ski-in/ski-out location in SnowmassPerfect spaces for entertainingExpansive decks overlooking the slopes$9,500,000 $8,500,000Terry Rogers | 970.379.2443Greg Didier | 970.379.3980

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THE ART & SOUL OF THE SEASON

by STEWART OSKENHORN

Tired of the quiet of offseason? Basking in the quiet of offseason? Indifferent to the quiet of offseason? No matter what your take on the

quiet, things are about to change for the busier and louder. Winter is upon us, and with it various arts organizations are cramming in events virtually everywhere you look (downtown parks, bookstores, churches and community centers, along with clubs, theaters, museums and galleries).

Take a final deep, slow, autumn breath and say goodbye to offseason. The winter culture season is upon us. And it might get loud.

ASPEN’S CULTURAL SCENECOMES ALIVE IN WINTER


Aspen Choral Society, Handel’s Messiah, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7, St. Mary Church, and Sunday, Dec. 8, Snowmass Chapel & Community Center

Someone say “hallelujah” — the 35-year-old tradition of a choir singing Handel’s beloved Messiah (and its familiar “Hallelujah” chorus) carries on. This was not a given, not after the death in March of Ray Adams, who founded the Aspen Choral Society in the ’70s and conducted the concerts ever since. But shortly after Adams’ death, an energized Choral Society board announced that they had found a successor in Paul Dankers, the head of the music program at the Snowmass Chapel. The Messiah is, improbably, in expansion mode, with the addition of a performance in Snowmass Village.

Deb Adams-Welles, “The Wall of Sound (Remix),” opening reception on Dec. 17, Anderson Ranch Arts Center

Longtime valley resident

Deb Adams-Welles has her first solo exhibition, and it’s a big one. Her “Wall of Sound (Remix)” occupies a 21-by-25-foot space at Anderson Ranch. The ideas are just as sweeping. The installation of visuals and sound explores three walls of sound from the past (the Grateful Dead’s mid-‘70s concert sound system; producer Phil Spector’s recordings approach; and the ideas of ‘50s electronic music pioneer Raymond Scott), along with enlarged images from modern music software. “It’s all recreated, condensed, flipped enlarged — all the things a DJ does to make music more interesting,” Adams-Welles said, noting she had help on the sonic elements from her husband, Guy Welles, a musician.

The reception coincides with Anderson Ranch’s annual Holiday Open House, when the artists open their studios.

Also at the Ranch: Visiting Artist’s Lecture with installation artist Jacques Kaufmann (Feb. 25); and a Visiting Critic’s Lecture with Nora Abrams (March 25), curator of contemporary art at the Denver Art Museum.

Wheeler Opera House, various events through winter months

Those attending events at the Wheeler will also be singing “hallelujah” — or at least they will be in the balcony, where a renovation adds much-needed legroom. The upgrade also brings a state-of-the-art digital projection system for film screenings.

The Wheeler unveils its new balcony Dec. 21, with a performance by part-time Aspenite Burt Bacharach, who will be at the piano while a corps of singers bring to life the composer’s catalogue of distinctive hits: “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “(They Long to Be) Close to You,” “That’s What Friends Are For.” Bacharach is 85, but he often refuses to act his age; his more recent collaborators include Rufus Wainwright, Elvis Costello and Dr. Dre. Going back a way, Bacharach scored a hit with “Baby, It’s You,” which appeared on the debut album by a British band called the Beatles.

Also new for the Wheeler is a live recording of The Moth (March 13), the New York-based storytelling event. The format is the story and only the story — no notes, no props, no accompaniment. And no word yet on who exactly will be appearing, though past participants have

included Salman Rushdie, Ed Koch, Molly Ringwald, Malcolm Gladwell and Sam Shepard.

Wycliffe Gordon, Jan. 10-11, Jazz Aspen Snowmass’ JAS Café Downstairs@the Nell

As a member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet and Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wycliffe Gordon has made a few spins through Aspen. But these dates mark the trombonist’s debut as a leader. Gordon, winner of this year’s best trombonist award in Downbeat magazine’s critics poll, will lead his band through Hello Pops! a tribute to Louis Armstrong.

Other highlights of the expanded JAS Café series: the Gypsy Allstars — Return to Rajasthan (Dec. 28-30), which traces the roots of gypsy jazz to India; Brazilian-born singer-pianist Eliane Elias (Feb. 14-16); the swing and jump blues of San Francisco’s Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers (March 21-22); and the return of Cuban-born percussionist Pedrito Martinez (April 3-4).

Aspen Writers’ Foundation’s Writers in Residence program, including Brad Watson, Jan. 13, Woody Creek Community Center

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The Aspen Writers’ Foundation’s Writers in Residence program got bumped up in significance with the recent announcement that the residencies would become a monthly occurrence. And in the last few months, the appearances by the writers have filled the Woody Creek Community Center with interested readers/listeners. Appearing January 13: Brad Watson, whose 2002 novel “The Heaven of Mercury” was a finalist for the National Book Award, and whose story collections, including 2010’s “Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives,” have been highly praised.

X Games MUSIC, Jan. 25-26, Wagner Park

There has always been a music component to the Winter X Games in Aspen, and even concerts in Wagner Park. But this is the first try at ticketed, open-air shows in an Aspen park, a concept that has had a few false starts in recent years. Cross your fingers. Show times are set for late afternoon, which might alleviate problems.

Demand from listeners shouldn’t be a problem. ESPN, the producer of the X Games, has booked top acts as headliners: the French rock group Phoenix, who earned great attention for the release of

their fifth album, “Bankrupt!” earlier this year; and the Dutch DJ/producer Tiësto, one of the biggest draws in electronic dance music. Opening acts are DJ Axwell, and the dance duo of Matt & Kim.

David Burke Kitchen, opening February

New York chef David Burke expands his mini-empire to Aspen with the opening of David Burke Kitchen, a close cousin of his restaurant in the James Hotel in Manhattan’s Soho neighborhood. The farm-to-table menu includes peanut butter maple bacon dates with fried grapes, pretzel crusted crab cakes, and potted duck & foie gras with citrus-maple glaze. The Kitchen, in the former Gap building at Hopkins and Galena, will be open for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch.

Amy Sillman: one lump or two, opening reception on Feb. 13, Aspen Art Museum

The first museum survey of New Yorker Sillman features drawings, paintings and her first work in animated film.

Also at the museum: the opening reception (Dec. 19) for the two current exhibitions — the intriguing group show Trapping Lions in the Scottish Highlands, and Holt Quentel — and

the Young Curators of the Roaring Fork exhibition, Escape (Jan. 25).

The Pixies, Feb. 14, Belly UpThe Boston-based

alternative rock band the Pixies, led by singer-songwriter Black Francis, didn’t have a long-lasting prime time; their recording years lasted only from 1987-’91. They weren’t exactly huge even back then. But their legacy is strong and isn’t fading. As someone noted, the same thing that applied to the Velvet Underground applies to the Pixies: not everyone listened to them, but everyone who did went and started a band. Among those was Kurt Cobain, who said that Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was an attempt to rip off the Pixies; Nirvana used Steve Albini, who had produced the Pixies’ “Surfer Rosa” album, to produce “In Utero.” Other vocal fans have included David Bowe, Radiohead singer Thom Yorke, and Bono. The Pixies’ upcoming tour has sold out good-sized halls all over Europe, where they always had their biggest following. In the U.S., they are playing theaters, with just one club date, in Aspen, marking their first local appearance.

Two more major acts making their local debuts this season: Los Angeles alternative rock band Weezer (Dec. 26-27), which had its heyday in the ‘90s with the hit songs “Buddy Holly,” “Undone — The Sweater Song” and “Island in the Sun”; and the National (Jan. 2-3), a Brooklyn-based indie rock band that has headlined festivals including Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Outside Lands, and in Europe, the Roskilde Festival.

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Feb. 14-15, Aspen District Theatre

The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet will dance the world premiere of a new piece by Nicolo Fonte, the eighth dance Fonte has created for the company. Beyond that, there is a new feel to the company overall, as three longtime members — Seth DelGrasso, Sam Chittenden and Katie Dehler, who tallied more than 40 years between them — have all retired in the past 18 months.

The program is rounded out with Cayetano Soto’s “Beautiful Mistake” and Norbert de la Cruz’s “Fold by Fold,” both recent additions to the repertoire. The program gets an encore performance on March 29.

OPENING PAGE: The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s February performances include Norbert de la Cruz’s “Fold by Fold.”

OPPOSITE PAGE: Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon plays his tribute to Louis Armstrong, Hello Pops! in January in Jazz Aspen’s JAS Café series.

THIS PAGE: “Cosmic Lanes,” oil on linen, is part of an exhibition of works by Aspenite Robert Brinker, opening in March at Quintenz Gallery.

C O U R T E S Y O F T H E A R T I S T


Maria Semple, March 31, Paepcke Auditorium

Semple is no stranger to Aspen; she grew up here in the ‘70s. This time, she comes as a widely recognized author; her novel “Where’d You Go, Bernadette?” a satiric send-up of privileged Seattle leftism, has caught on with readers. In this Aspen Writers’ Foundation Winter Words event, perhaps she’ll also talk about her current project — a

novel set in Aspen.Also in the series: poet Richard Blanco (Jan. 28), who read at President Obama’s second inaugural; Dani Shapiro & Nick Flynn in conversation (Feb. 8); Carole DeSanti and Karen Joy Fowler (Feb. 25); and Tom Reiss (March 19), winner of the Pulitzer Prize for the recent biography “The Black Count.”

Light, opening reception Thursday, Dec. 5, Red Brick Center for the Arts

The 14 resident artists of the Red Brick have a group exhibition, under the theme of Light.

Band of Heathens, Dec. 13, PAC3, Carbondale

The rootsy Austin band, returns to Carbondale, which seems to act as a second home base. The group’s new album, “Sunday Morning Record,” is more polished and easygoing than usual, but that shouldn’t prevent their live show from rocking. Especially in Carbondale.

Also at PAC3: the smart, offbeat rock of Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons (Dec. 12); the punky, honky-tonky Reno Divorce (Dec. 21); and a funky New Year’s Eve with Euforquestra.

Christopher Burkett, Colorado & Beyond, opening reception Dec. 19, Valley Fine Art

Landscape photographer Burkett shows off not only his love for nature, but also the capabilities of cibochrome printing process, his preferred medium and one that is nearly extinct.

Theatre Aspen School’s “The Importance of Being Earnest,” Dec. 19-22, Aspen District Theatre

Theatre Aspen doesn’t go completely dark in the winter. Its school for young actors presents two shows: Oscar Wilde’s farcical “The Importance of Being Earnest,” and its first-ever cabaret show for teens, “All You Need Is Love” (Jan. 10-12).

Lynn Goldsmith, “Rock and Roll Stories,” Dec. 20, Explore Booksellers

Part-time valley resident Lynn Goldsmith introduces her latest book of photographs, and her close encounters with such subjects as the Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, Pat Benatar, Bob Dylan and cover boy Bruce Springsteen. Hard to say which are more compelling — Goldsmith’s photos, stories or her performance-art presentation.

Aspen Film’s Academy Screenings, Dec. 23-Jan. 2, Wheeler

As usual, local moviegoers have been very good this past year. How else to explain the bag of goodies that is the Academy Screenings? This year, the series brings

THIS PAGE: Robert Redford stars in “All Is Lost,” showing Dec. 29 at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen Film’s Academy Screenings series (top); Valley author Linda Lafferty introduces her new novel, “House of Bathory,” with an event on Jan. 8 at the Pitkin County Library.

OPPOSITE PAGE: Guitarist Dweezil Zappa plays a tribute to his father, Frank Zappa, Feb. 13 at Belly Up (top); Violinist Robert McDuffie performs in an Aspen Music Festival Winter Music concert, March 15 at Harris Hall (inset); Maria Semple, author of the novel “Where’d You Go, Bernadette,” appears in an Aspen Writers’ Foundation Winter Words event on March 31 at Paepcke Auditorium.

NOT SO NEWBUT NOTABLE

P H O T O B Y R I C H A R D F O R E M A N ( T O P )


19 films, all considered contenders come awards season.

Among those to keep a close eye on: “Her” (Dec. 26), the latest by offbeat director Spike Jonze, with the offbeat Joaquin Phoenix as a writer in a relationship with his computer’s operating system (voiced by Scarlett Johansson); “All Is Lost” (Dec. 29), starring Robert Redford as a man stranded at sea; and “Nebraska” (Jan. 1), Alexander Payne’s black-and-white drama starring Bruce Dern as a quiet man encountering his past and present.

Also in the series: “Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine”; Sundance winner “Fruitvale Station”; the French sensual drama “Blue Is the Warmest Color,” which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes; “12 Years a Slave”; and “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.”

Linda Lafferty, “House of Bathory,” Jan. 8, Pitkin County Library

Missouri Heights writer Linda Lafferty introduces her third historical novel, “House of Bathory,” set partly in 17th century Slovakia — and partly in modern Aspen.

Savoy, Jan. 24, Aspen Gondola Plaza

The Aspen Skiing Company’s Hi-Fi Concert series presents Savoy, a Boulder jam band that has transformed into a Brooklyn electro-rock act. Seems to be a good move; when they return to Colorado these days, it is often for a date at Red Rocks.

Also in the free series: long-running Jamaican reggae band Black Uhuru (Feb. 15, Snowmass Base Village; Johnny Cash tribute act Cash’d Out (March 14, Aspen Gondola Plaza); Core Party, with an act to be announced (March 21, downtown Aspen); and rock band Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real (March 29, Snowmass Base Village).

STS9, Jan. 29-30, Belly UpTickets went flying when

STS9 announced this two-night stand. STS9 were pioneers of the livetronica

genre, back when they were known as Sound Tribe Sector 9, and their mix of live and electronic sounds remains thrilling and cutting-edge.

Other big dates on the Belly Up calendar: DJ/producer Steve Aoki (Dec. 21); a DJ set by Moby (Dec. 29); a two-night stand by the artsy, ambitious Oklahoma rockers Flaming Lips (Dec. 30-31); ‘90s hitmakers Collective Soul (Jan. 15); Zappa Plays Zappa, Dweezil Zappa’s tribute to his late father, Frank (Feb. 13); and a two-night stand by rock-grass quintet the Infamous Stringdusters (Feb. 17-18).

Ralph Stanley, Feb. 1, Wheeler

A “farewell tour” that should probably be taken literally — Stanley is 86. Which means his sound, on banjo and vocals, is rooted in a practically ancient Appalachia, a bygone world.

Also at the Wheeler: the satirical songs of the Crystal Palace Revue (two shows on Dec. 25); a New Year’s Eve party with the Delta Saints; a solo acoustic show by folksinger Keb’ Mo’ (Feb. 28); South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo (March 11); and the unique singer-pianist

Randy Newman (March 15).

Aspen Laff Festival, Feb. 20-22, Wheeler

The Wheeler’s comedy festival, in its fourth year, mixes a few name headliners with a bunch of rising young talent.

Rob Brinker, opening reception on March 7, Quintenz Gallery

Aspenite Rob Brinker’s latest move is turning his cut-paper pieces into paintings. In either medium, Brinker’s work is distinctive and eye-catching.

Robert McDuffie, March 15, Harris Hall

A former Aspen Music School student, violinist McDuffie still brings a youthful energy to his frequent Aspen concerts. In this performance in the Aspen Music Festival’s Winter Music series, accompanied by pianist Elizabeth Pridgen, he plays sonatas by Brahms and Beethoven.

Also in the Winter Music series: pianist Joyce Yang (Feb. 13), playing a Rachmaninoff-heavy concert; and violinist Jennifer Koh (Feb. 20), playing an eclectic program of Bach, Berio and John Zorn.

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VOYAGES ESCAPE ARTIST | DENVER

EVERY DECEMBER, my family continues a holiday tradition by packing up the kids in the car and heading to the “city” for the holidays. When I was young, the destination was Manhattan; now, for my own children, it is Denver. We visit with Santa, shop Larimer Square and Cherry Creek, and take in a holiday show. Sure, Denver might have a long way to go as an international city, but it’s a city — and it’s our city.

It is also one of the few times of year when we pass on staying with friends and opt for a hotel. Our criteria always include downtown location, room size (when you are with two kids and a dog, this is

essential) and service, service, service (because the husband and I want to enjoy the weekend as much as the kids).

While there are many fine hotels in Mile High City, the addition of the Four Seasons three years ago was a huge stepping stone in Denver making its case as a city open for business and tourism.

I’ve often heard this critique of the Four Seasons hotel brand: exceptional service, but sameness, muted palettes, cookie-cutter. Well, I beg to differ. Whether it’s Mexico, Costa Rica, Jackson Hole or elsewhere, every Four Seasons property I have experienced has been a wonderful complement

to their locations, and the Four Seasons Denver is a perfect point to my argument. High-altitude facials, gorgeous views of both downtown and the mountains, and a location within walking distance to Larimer Square, the 16th Street Mall and the Pepsi Center make it an integral part of emerging Denver. What these propertied do have in common are spectacular settings, gorgeous rooms and, most of all, incomparable service. What’s not to like?

I’d say the Four Season Denver is the city’s finest hotel. Located at 14th Street and Blake, every room has a view thanks to oversized windows. Our room looked directly at the historic Water Tower, illuminated with festive holiday lights. A German Christkindl market is held in the area throughout the month, complete with

ice skating, a beer garden and vendors selling everything from handcrafted ornaments to European holiday pastries.

The hotel is home to the lively Edge bar, where on this particular night, a throng of Broncos fans enjoyed an affordable and lively happy our while the game played out on large-screen TVs. There are fitness classes and a world-class spa, but most of all the Four Seasons fit the bill as a respite from the invited chaos of being in the city with the family.

When we walked through the doors, the noise and the cold of downtown Denver in December was temporarily replaced with a quiet, soothing home away from home. (If you were wondering, the 102 private residences at the Four Seasons Denver are sold.) Staying there wasn’t a side note to our trip, but a part of the attraction of being in Denver. It rounded out our experience of a full-on family holiday adventure — even if just three hours from home.

Whether it’s to celebrate Christmastime in the City, experience the spa or to take advantage of the “Passport to Paris” package (pairing a stay at the Four Seasons Denver with tickets to the Denver Art Museum’s latest show), or no reason at all, the Four Seasons Denver is the experience everyone says it is: exceptional.

THE CITY FOR THE SEASONSTHE FOUR SEASONS DENVER IS A MAGICAL PLACE TO CALL HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

P H O T O S C O U R T E S Y F O U R S E A S O N S D E N V E R


by AMIEE WHITE BEAZLEY

KIDS, DOGS, YOU’RE WELCOMENo one feels more welcome at the Four Seasons Denver than the kids. Upon reservation, your children’s ages and names are requested, and even at check-in, they are already referring to the kids by their first names. Depending on the children’s ages, the room is outfitted with a tent, pillow and blanket. (One of my kids chose this as his nighttime sleeping arrangement) and the bathroom mirror had a welcome note to the kids, just above the built-in TV that was a bonus to watch during evening baths. Extras like soft bathrobes, children’s menus and a PlayStation (to use with parent’s permission, of course) solidifies the next generation’s allegiance to the stellar service and quality of this impeccable Four Seasons’ property.

December rates begin at $305/night www.fsdenver.com

LOCAL LOWDOWN

Parade of LightsFriday, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m.

If you’re in Denver this weekend, don’t miss the annual Parade of Lights — the signature event of downtown Denver’s holiday season. The sparkling lights, marching bands, giant balloons, majestic floats and delightful characters never cease to amaze. Spectator viewing for the parade is free all along the 2-mile route, which snakes through downtown; paid grandstand seating is available at the start of the parade route across from the City & County Building.

Can’t make it to the big city for the Parade of Lights? Don’t fret. There are dozens of other holiday happenings — from Cirque Dreams Holidaze at the Buell Theatre and the TubaChristmas Concert at Skyline Park to Zoo Lights at the Denver Zoo and two fireworks displays to ring in the New Year — to get you in the spirit.

Visit www.denver.org/milehighholidays for details.

IF YOU GO...


AROUNDASPEN The SOCIAL SIDE of TOWN

AEF FLAMINGO A-GO-GO

HOMECOMING was the theme for the 2013 Flamingo A-Go-Go party given a couple of weeks ago at the

St. Regis Hotel by the Aspen Education Foundation. People came as Homecoming Queen, in their cheerleading outfits, in their band costumes, in their football or basketball or soccer uniforms. Everyone had such fun explaining what they were in high school or college.

The funds raised by AEF go toward technology and reading specialists, the college counseling department, for music and arts programs and more. There were so many wonderful parents, community members and school faculty present...I will run more photos of the event next week.

The December issue of Sunset Magazine includes a great article and photos about Cloud Nine Restaurant, up on the mountain, at Highlands. It also includes many favorite recipes from the restaurant.

Undercurrent...If there is one constant in life...that is change.

MARY ESHBAUGH

HAYES

AEFEmily Simeone, Mary Ellen Roberts and Alex Kendrick.

AEFRafie Bass, Ripley and Greg Thomas.

AEFPam Maykut and Peter Lee. AEF

Lisa DiMento of Aspen Elementary School, Anne Thompson of Aspen Middle Schoool, Tana Rinaldi of Aspen Elementary School, Jared Thompson of Aspen Elementary School, and Kathy Klug of Aspen High.

AEFLogan and Chase Carter.


by MARY ESHBAUGH HAYES

AEFDale Hower, Tammi Trojan, Skye Solheim and Tracye Tackbary.

AEFJillian Kops and Adrienne Nelson.

AEFDusty and Alexis Diaz.

Vance and Eva Lemley and Alan Bush.

AEF

AEF

Sisters Julie Markalunas Hall and Lisa Markalunas.

AEFDwight Chiles and Kari Hoeng.

AEFJenni Petersen and Kara Clark.


DEC. 5 - 11, 2013THELISTINGS

ONGOINGHOLT QUENTEL — Aspen Art Mu-seum, 590 North Mill Street, Aspen. 970-925-8050

ASPEN ART REBELLION: EVERY REVOLUTION HAS ITS SPARK — Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin Newmedia Art Porch, 53 Forge Road, Aspen.

TRAPPING LIONS IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS — Aspen Art Muse-um, 590 North Mill Street, Aspen. 970-925-8050

THURSDAY, DEC. 5RED BRICK RESIDENT ARTISTS’ SHOW — 5 p.m., Red Brick Center for the Arts, 110 E. Hallam, Aspen.

EVENING WITH YOUR BEACON — 6 p.m., Rio Grand Park, Rio Grande, Aspen.

JAKE MILLER — 9:30 p.m., Belly Up Aspen, 450 S Galena St, Aspen.

FRIDAY, DEC. 6SKI HISTORY TOUR: ASPEN MOUN-TAIN — 1 p.m., Amabassador Hut, Top of Aspen Mountain, , Aspen.

LIVE MUSIC WEEKENDS — 4 p.m., The Red Onion, 420 East Cooper Ave, Aspen.

RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REIN-DEER — 7 p.m., Black Box Theatre, Aspen High School, 235 High School Road, Aspen.

HANDEL’S MESSIAH — 7:30 p.m., St. Mary Catholic Church, Aspen, Main St., Aspen.

EOTO — 9 p.m., Belly Up Aspen, 450 S Galena St, Aspen.

SATURDAY, DEC. 7LIVE MUSIC WEEKENDS — 4 p.m., The Red Onion, 420 East Cooper Ave, Aspen.

ORNAMENT PARTY — 6 p.m., Woody Creek Community Center, 6 Woody Creek Plaza, Woody Creek. 970-922-2342

RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REIN-DEER — 7 p.m., Black Box Theatre, Aspen High School, 235 High School Road, Aspen.

HANDEL’S MESSIAH — 7:30 p.m., St. Mary Catholic Church, Aspen, Main St., Aspen.

EVERLAST — 9:30 p.m., Belly Up Aspen, 450 S Galena St, Aspen.

SUNDAY, DEC. 8RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REIN-DEER — 2 p.m., Black Box Theatre, Aspen High School, 235 High School Road, Aspen.

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL — 6:30 p.m., Belly Up Aspen, 450 S Galena St, Aspen.

SNOWMASS VILLAGE TREE LIGHT-ING — 6:30 p.m., Snowmass Chapel,

5307 Owl Creek Rd, Snowmass Village.

HANDEL’S MESSIAH — 7:30 p.m., Snowmass Chapel, 5307 Owl Creek Rd, Snowmass Village.

SMOKIN’ JOE AND ZOE — 9 p.m., Justice Snows, , Aspen.

KSPN PRESENTS THE WOOD BROTHERS — 9:30 p.m., Belly Up Aspen, 450 S Galena St, Aspen.

MONDAY, DEC. 9OPEN MIC NIGHT — 10 p.m., The Red Onion, 420 East Cooper Ave, Aspen.

TUESDAY, DEC. 10SKI HISTORY TOUR: SNOWMASS MOUNTAIN — 11 a.m., Snowmass Mountain, Sam’s Knob, , Snowmass Village,.

MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME — 9:30 p.m., Belly Up Aspen, 450 S Galena St, Aspen.

LIVE ACOUSTIC NIGHT — 10 p.m., The Red Onion, 420 East Cooper Ave, Aspen.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11OLAF THE WINTER ELF VISITS HALLAM LAKE — 4 p.m., Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, 100 Puppy Smith Street, Aspen. 970-925-5756

VINYASA FLOW — 5:30 p.m., Aspen Recreation Center, 0861 Maroon Creek Road, Aspen. 970-544-4100

THE TIPPETTS — 9 p.m., Justice Snow’s, 328 E Hyman Ave, Aspen. 970-429-8192

HEAR The Aspen Choral Society presents its 36th annual performances of Handel’s Messiah, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Aspen, and Sunday, Dec. 8 at the Snowmass Chapel.

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NOTICE OF BUDGETNotice is hereby given that a proposed budget is being submitted to the Board of

Directors of the Snowmass Water and Sanitation District for the ensuing year of 2014.

Copies of the proposed budget are open for inspection at the Administrative Offices of

the District at 0177 Clubhouse Drive, Snowmass Village, Colorado 81615.

There will be a Public Hearing and consideration of the proposed budget for adoption

at the next meeting of the Board of Directors on Wednesday, the 11th of December,

2013 at 8:30 am in the Administrative Offices of the District.

Any interested elector within the Snowmass Water and Sanitation District may inspect

the proposed budget and file any objections to the budget at any time prior to the final

adoption of the budget.

/s/ Kit Hamby, Director

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Rentals Basalt AreaTow Truck Driver

Hwy 82 Towing is look-ing for a Full Time Driv-er. MUST be living inCARBONDALE . C leandriving record. 970 9252343

Commercial Officespace for rent.

319 AABC, Unit G.Available January 1.

$1,400/month rent plusshared electric and gas.

970-925-7608.

Main St. Bakery Needs:

FT, start immediately.Contact Bill or Jane.

970-925-6446

Counter Help/CashierDowntown Condo

1 bed 1 bath$1,200.00/monthPlease call Eric @

[email protected]

Luxury Furn, 4BD 4BAhouse, hot tub, 4600sqft$4200/Mo. + utils. NS,dog ok. 970-379-1501

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Aspen $22,950,000

6BR 9BA. Aspen living at its best is hadat this 14,000sqft home on a 5 acre es-tate nestled in a peaceful and protectedsetting within a private gated communi-ty.

Ryan & Matt Podskoch303 579 2725 or 303 579 [email protected]

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Aspen/Snowmass Village - $850,000

[email protected]

Brush Creek VillageRare 2.32 acre vacant lot located inBrush Creek Village offering a uniqueand affordable building opportunitywithin the Aspen School District.Pre-paid water tap fee!

Reid Hansen(970) 947-7028

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Aspen Real Estate Company

Basalt - $2,995,000

[email protected]

Sopris Mountain RanchA custom 3-bedroom, 6,031+/- sq ft, loghome on 35+ acres in Sopris MountainRanch, one of the valley's premierequestrian communities.

Gary Feldman970-948-3737

SoprisMtnRanch.com

Carbondale - $475,000

[email protected]

Holiday Move-in Ready! Remodeledranch style home. 3 bedrooms, customkitchen, new carpet, bamboo & tileflooring, brick/frame construction, dou-ble garage, studio shed, fenced backyard, along park. $475,000

Toni Cerise970-379-6029

www.RoaringForkRealty.comRoaring Fork Realty

Carbondale - $559,000

RANCH AT ROARING FORK4bd 2.5ba 2365 sq ft ranch-style homesits on a south-facing lot at the R@RFwhich has 400 acres of nature's para-dise feat. exceptional f ishing, golfcourse, tennis, playground & RV storage.

Dale Potvin(970) 920-2300

[email protected]/ranch-roaring-fork

Stirling Peak PropertiesCommercial Aspen

516 East Durant Avenue Unit C2EAvailable for Seasonal or Long Term -

949 square feet, $6722 plus assessmentsand parking - $1841.Total $8563 per month

Ruth Kruger970.920.4001 or 970.404.4000

[email protected]

Commercial Aspen

Commercial Condos For SaleOnly Three Remaining. In the renovatedCrandall Building. 3 blocks from theGondola. 391 sf, 577 st and 593 st. to1,516 sf. Contiguous.Great views, great location.

Joshua Saslove970-925-8810

Commercial/Eagle - $290,000

4 parcels totaling almost 36 acres.Unique alpine property includes specialuse permit for two 24 ft. yurts. Success-ful 16 yr backcountry lodging business.County approval for future small cabin.Great opportunity for private develop-ment

Hidden Treasure Adventures800-444-2813

www.colorado-backcountry-yurt.com

Commercial Glenwood Springs

GREAT LOCATION • LEASE OPPORTUNITYGround & upper floors, up to 6000 SF,still avail., on Hwy 6 & 24. Easy access to70. Offices, conference rooms,restrooms,kitchens & more! PHENOMENAL PRICE!Recently upgraded. Also for sale.

970.379.4455

Comm./Grand Junction-$639,000

Office/retail building 1 block from MainSt. in beautiful downtown GJ. 10,000+sqft.,offices, lobby, kitchen, conferencerms & storage. Private parking lot &convenient street parking. Close toshops, restaurants, hotels & post office.

Dale Beede, CCIM970-244-6615

[email protected]


Crested Butte-Historic Restaurant - $2,750,000The iconic Wooden Nickel indowntown Crested Butte, undercontinuous ownership since1981, is offered for sale. The"Nickel" is Crested Butte's old-est & finest bar & steak housew/seating for approximately110. The offering includes realestate, business, & all furniture,fixtures & equipment. Invento-ry to be purchased separately.Qualified buyers only please.Listing broker is also the seller.

Eric B.Roemer970-209-1596 (cell)[email protected] Associate

Glenwood Springs - $1,150,000

Creek-side home on fenced-in four acresin Canyon Creek, west of GlenwoodSprings. 3 bedroom, 4 bathroom housewith large kitchen and master bedroom.One fifth mile of creek side water, Twoapartments, workshop and greenhouse.

Call for AppointmentBuyers agents welcome

970-376-3328

Transportation

Corvette T Top L82 1976

1976 Corvette T Top L82109 K Original # Matched

PRICE REDUCED!

App 25K - Asking $13,720 OBONeed TLC (970)456-5027Between 11 am and 7pm

Haulmark Trailer 2006

SOLD!Jeep CJ5 1975

137K on Chassis. Rebuilt AMC 360, 3Speed Trans. 3" Lift, 33"x12.5" A/T's.Full Soft Top, Soft Doors, Bikini top, &

Many extra's incld. Just Fully ser-viced, New Alternator, Brakes, PowerSteering, Front End. Zero Rust, Runs$6000 Firm • David 970/927-6551 LM

Subaru Legacy Outback H6-3.0 2001

Auto,120k miles, AWD; CD,heatedseats, tan leather interior, dual

sunroof, power driver's seat, custom2" hitch, set of Blizzak tires incl,

$6700 OBO. 970-379-9765.$6700

Toyota Land Cruiser 2000

Loaded! Excellent condition. 75,000much loved miles. One owner. Black

with Pristine Tan Leather interior.New All Terrain tires. Must see!

Unbelievable!23,400

970-306-9336

Datsun 510 Classic - 1971

Rebuilt transmission.Clean interior

$5600 OBO

970-309-7148

HD Heritage with Sidecar 1993

HD Heritage Softail Deluxe withsidecar. Only 3475 miles.

Extraordinary.

$15000Aspen 970 948 0441

Kia Sorrento 2011

4 door. Like new condition.49000 Auto transmission.

V6 Dark Blue.

$18,000.00970-948-2484

Subaru Outback 2003

Salvage title. 124000 miles. Automatic.Power Driver seat, windows, door

locks with remote entry. Remote startNon smoking , no pets. AM/FM/CD

stereo. Runs great$4600

Call 9703760200

Toyota Rav 4 2011

White 4wd Excellent Cond.New studded snow tires on 17" rims.

No dents.62K miles.

$15,995.970-927-3475

Dodge Ram 2004

4x4, Cummins Turbo Diesel, 84K miles,always garaged, excellent condition,Banks power system. Custom wheels,

electronic running boards, leatherinterior, custom fog lamps, Bull bar.

Original owner.$29,995 970-948-1212

HD Ultra Classic Trike 1999

HD FLHTCU / Lehman TrikeOnly 4304 miles. Remarkable.

$15000Aspen 970 948 0441

Land Rover Defender 90 1994

Excellent condition. 63,900 miles.Yellow with Black interior. Manual.

AC. Hard Top. Soft Top. Bimini Top. Allyou ever wanted! Must see!

44,500970-306-9336

Subaru Outback 2.5 Liter - 2002

150,000 miles, Head gasket replaced,Blizzak tires. Satellite bluetooth

stereo. Power everything. Heatedseats/windshield and mirrors.

Tinted windows, Excellent condition$7,200.00 or best offer

970-618-9729

Toyota Tundra Limited 2008

TRD, Double cab, heated leatherseats, heated windshield & mirrors,6.5 bed liner, new tires & battery,vary good condition, 48,500 miles,

970-379-6760$29,500 OBO9703796760

Audi A4 Avant Quattro 2011

28,000-Premium Package, with winter& summer tires-Kelly Blue Book

Includes Audi certified pre-ownedwarranty with 70k miles or three

years. Excellent condition.$31,000

970 376 2367

Ford F250 Powerstroke Diesel 1997

1997 Ford F250 Powerstroke Diesel(below Blue Book) 181,000 miles 7.3L

Turbo HD XLT Supercab 4x4 Mike

$6000970-948-9060

Honda 600 RR 2005

4300 miles,perfect bike.

$4000 or OBO970 390 3989

Rolls Royce Silver Shadow 1979

1979, Classic Look, Classic Green withTan Top & Pinstriping, Beautiful Car,

V-8, 100,500 Miles, Garaged,Only driven for special occasions,

Collector Plates, Runs great.*Price Reduced!* $15,000

Rich 970-920-3131

Subaru Outback AWD - 2001

SOLD!Volkswagen GTI 2007

2007 VW GTI Fht pkg. Grt cond. 58200mi. Auto tiptr trans. 2.0T ABS. FWD.

CD player. Leather, heated seats.New tires + 1 set winter. Casey

[email protected]$11,499

970-948-7868

Arctic Cat Sno Pro M8 2012

154” Track. Showroom cond.1100 miles lightly used never abused.

$8495

Dan 303-884-0605

BMW K1200RS 1999

Gun Metal GreyNew Tires, Always garaged,

beautiful machine.

*Reduced!* $4150970-9234933

Ford Ranger 4x4 1991

80k miles, 2.9 V6. 5 spd.AM/FM/ CD/ MP3 player.

Great tires, 20mpg.

$3500.00 Possible trade?(970) 376-2500 (days)

Honda Pilot 2008

Good condition. 99000 miles, Autotransmission. DVD system Heated

seats. Leather seats. Gray

$15,200 Ami 970-319-0343 [email protected]

Ski-Doo Summit 2005

Twosnowmobiles

SOLD!!Toyota 4 Runner 2000

266k loved miles.

$5,500 obo.tel:9703761733

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Ski Equipment

AVALANCHEAUTOMOTIVE LLC

05 Subaru OutbackAuto. 152K. We

finance anyone withapproved credit.

BUY HERE PAY HERE.Hwy 24 in Minturn.

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9ft by 5 ft Antique PoolTable from Brunswick

Kalke built between1873-1884.

EXCELLENT CONDITIONIn Cripple Creek Bar

for 100 + yrs.Price: $37,500 obo.Needs professional

mover to transport table.Call 970-846-0240

See more pics online!

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‘County CheyenneCollection’ Fur Coat.

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FOR SALE$60

Lexmark printer,scanner, copier, & fax.Never used! Still has

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Chelsea White RoundC l a w f o o t B a t h t u bAmerican Bath Factory59"Lx31"Wx27"Hbrushed nickel claw feet$ 595.00 Aspen. Brandnew never used J imHartrich [email protected] -

HARLEYDAVIDSON DOTMOTORCYCLE

HELMET• size Small

$85Excellent condition.

970.456.3291

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BENGAL SILVER &BROWN KITTENS

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HELMET’S.• 1 small

• 1 medium$85/ each or

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Box of MixedHoliday Decor For

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$6970 389 6946 call after

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Buffa lo Tools

7000w si lent dieselgenerator . On ly 12hours on it.

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Women's RideSnowboard andBindings - $285

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Sweet little calico isrunning out of

time!! If a homeisn’t found soon,

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iPhone 4S $375

Like new, 32 gig, blackiPhone 4s, less thanthree months old withoriginal box and in-structions. For use onAT&T network.Originally paid over$700 for the phone.Will sell for $350 in-cluding a new water-p r o o f O t t e r A r m o rcase valued at $99.

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H a n d M a d e G i n g e rBread Houses $350.00Glenwood Springs DianeB u r n s 9 7 0 - 3 4 3 - 9 4 0 [email protected]

DON’T PASSTHIS ONE UP,VERY CLASSY

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Want to purchaseminerals and otheroil/gas interests.

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JewelryAppliances

RON"THE GOLD GUY "

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Wolf Range 6 burnerwith griddle, doubleo v e n , n a t u r a l g a s .$5,000. 970-379-7803 Sporting Goods

Mobile Doggie StylistAll Breeds and Cats, TooWe Come to You (970) [email protected]

Audio Vaughn 7000 Velocity43" Goalie Bag

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This item is the bagand bag only does NOTcome with equipmentinside the bag

Price $75Located in EdwardsPlease call Cameron970-389-2245

Furniture/Home Furnishings

Polk SurroundBar 9000I H T w / w i r e l e s ssubwoofer. Like new.Soundbar used less than10hrs, subwoofer neverused. See Polkaudio.comfor specs and details.$ 6 0 0 . 6 1 8 - 2 6 8 z e r o ,greg59 at zg-aspen.net

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Alaska Rein Deerchandelier 14 lights

$5,800970-471-0462

Exercise Equipment

Your At Home Gym

Bowflex workout rackand cage with 300lbsin weights. Multipur-pose exercise gym.This compact flexiblegym qual i ty l i f t ingrack system providesover a dozen differentLifting options withsafety features allow-ing you to lift alone.T h e r a c k s y s t e mcomes with a match-ing Bowflex bench thatOffers comfort andflexibility with multi-ple incline positions.

Buyer will need to dis-assemble and move.The system is locatedIn Edwards, Colorado.

Great Deal at $650P l e a s e c a l l B o b970-390-4651

FlexSteelSectional Sofa8'x 8', taupe softfabric in excellentcondition - $1000

10'x 13.5' wool plusharea rug, rusty orangesolid, used 6 months!$650. 970-379-2557

Miscellaneous Merchandise

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HELMET’S.• 1 small

• 1 medium$85/ each or

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Horses & Mules

Ammerman

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Small light oak DiningR o o m t a b l e w i t h 4chairs..200.00 Excellentcondition. 8x10 rug withbear motif. 150.00. Oakglider rocker cushioned150.00. call for appt.970-618-7084.


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Double JRoping Saddle

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Josh in Silt719-989-0774

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LASER TATTOOREMOVAL

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Dennis Wells Painting“Serving the Mid Valley to

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATIONPURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Helen Kalin Klanderud, Deceased

C a s e N u m b e r2013PR030030

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to thePersonal Representative or to

[X] District Court of Pitkin, County, Colorado onor before March 28, 2014, or the claims may beforever barred.

Kurt T. Klanderud, as Personal Representa-tive of the Estate of Helen Kalin Klanderud 1587 Avenida Del Sol Castle Rock, Colorado 80104

Published in the Aspen Times Weekly Novem-ber 28, 2013, December 5, 12, and 19, 2013.(9728703)

DISTRICT COURT, PITKIN COUNTY, COLO-RADO506 East Main StreetAspen, CO 81611(970) 925-7635

COURT USE ONLYPlaintiff: Case Number: 2012 CV 77MIDLAND STATES BANKv.Defendant:ALLAN C. BIR

Attorneys for Plaintiff:Names:Christopher J. Heaphey, # 38559Sean M. Hanlon, #39686Addresses:HOLLAND & HART LLP600 East Main Street, Suite 104Aspen, Colorado 81611

555 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3200Denver, Colorado 80202

Telephone:(970) 925-3476, (303) 295-8270Facsimile:(970) 925-9367, (303) 291-9144E-mail:[email protected]@hollandhart.com

COMBINED NOTICETO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This Notice is giv-en with regard to the following described Deed ofTrust:Original Grantor of Mortgage Allan C. BirOriginal Beneficiary ofMortgage Strategic Capital BankCurrent Owner of theEvidence of Debt securedby the Mortgage Midland States BankDate of Mortgage June 23, 2008Recording Date of Mortgage June 24, 2008County of Recording Pitkin County, ColoradoReception No. of Recorded Mortgage 550510Original Principal Balanceof Debt Secured by the Mortgage $1,908,157.37Outstanding JudgmentSecured by the Mortgage $2,081,671.44

This is to advise you that foreclosure proceed-ing No. 12 CV-000077 has been commenced in theoffice of the undersigned Sheriff to foreclose thelien of the above-described Mortgage. The follow-ing described property situated in Pitkin County,State of Colorado, is all of the property encum-bered by the Mortgage:

Condominium Unit 308, Building C, Interlude, ac-cording to the map thereof recorded December 3,1970 in Plat Book 4 at Page 158 as Reception No.143382 and as defined and described in the Con-dominium Declaration for Interlude recorded De-cember 3, 1970 in Book 252 at Page 187 as Re-ception No. 143378 County of Pitkin, State ofColorado

The real Property or its address is commonlyknown as 70 Gallun Lane Unit #308C, SnowmassVillage, CO 81615. ("Property")

YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REALPROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED OR HAVECERTAIN RIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIA-BILITIES PURSUANT TO COLORADO STAT-UTES AS A RESULT OF SAID FORECLOSURE.YOU MAY WISH TO SEEK THE ADVICE OFYOUR OWN ATTORNEY CONCERNING YOURRIGHTS IN RELATION TO THIS FORECLOSUREPROCEEDING. The violation of the covenant of the evidence ofdebt or deed of trust which the foreclosure is basedis set forth in the Entry of Judgment and Foreclo-sure Decree entered in the above-captioned actionon September 17, 2013.THE LIEN OF THE MORTGAGE BEING FORE-CLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The name, address, telephone number and barregistration number of the attorney representing theholder of the evidence of debt is:

Christopher J. Heaphey, #38559Holland & Hart LLP

600 East Main Street, Suite 104Aspen, Colorado 81611

(970) 925-3476

DATED this day of 2013. JOE DISALVO

Sheriff in and for the County of Pitkin State of Colorado

SALE DATE & LOCATION: Wednesday, Janu-ary 8, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. on the Pitkin CountyCourthouse steps, located at 506 E. Main Street,Suite 204, Aspen, Colorado 81611.

Published in Aspen Times Weekly:First date of Publication: November 14, 2013Last date of Publication: December 12, 20136438693_1 (b)Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November14, 21, and 28, 2013 and December 5 and 12,2013. (9674028)

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATIONCRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 13-041To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given withregard to the following described Deed of Trust:On September 11, 2013, the undersigned PublicTrustee caused the Notice of Election and De-mand relating to the Deed of Trust described be-low to be recorded in the County of Pitkin records.Original Grantor(s)LINDA JELINEKOriginal Beneficiary(ies)WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FACurrent Holder of Evidence of DebtJPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCI-ATIONDate of Deed of TrustMay 13, 2004County of RecordingPitkinRecording Date of Deed of TrustMay 17, 2004Recording Information (Reception Number)497651Original Principal Amount$1,260,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance$1,322,094.72

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are herebynotified that the covenants of the deed of trust havebeen violated as follows: failure to pay principaland interest when due together with all other pay-ments provided for in the evidence of debt securedby the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRSTLIEN.

The property to be foreclosed is:LOT R-71, STARWOOD ELEVEN, COUNTY OFPITKIN, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 81DANIELSON DRIVE, ASPEN, CO 81612.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALLOF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUM-BERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALEThe current holder of the Evidence of Debt se-cured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, hasfiled Notice of Election and Demand for sale asprovided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will atpublic auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday,01/08/2014, at Pitkin County Courthouse, at thesouth front door, 506 E Main St, Aspen, Colorado,sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, thesaid real property and all interest of the said Grant-or(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for thepurpose of paying the indebtedness provided insaid Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed ofTrust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of saleand other items allowed by law, and will issue tothe purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as pro-vided by law.

First Publication11/14/2013Last Publication12/12/2013Name of PublicationThe Aspen Times Weekly

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATERDATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OFINTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTI-TLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 09/11/2013Thomas Carl Oken, Public Trustee in and for theCounty of Pitkin, State of ColoradoBy: Desiree Wagner, Deputy Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone numberand bar registration number of the attorney(s) rep-resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is:Robert J. Aronowitz #5673Emily Jensik #31294Catherine A Hildreth #40975Joan Olson #28078Lisa Cancanon #42043ANDREA RICKLES-JORDAN #39005Monica Kadrmas #34904Jennifer H Trachte #40391Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, L.L.P. 1199 BannockStreet, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The Attorney above is acting as a debt collectorand is attempting to collect a debt. Any informationprovided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # 1068.07795©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised9/2012

Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on Novem-ber 14, 21, 28, and December 5, 12, 2013.[9689370]

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE GENERALPUBLIC OF THE FOLLOWING MATTERS OF IN-TEREST REGARDING THE PITKIN COUNTYBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

"Unless otherwise notified all regular and specialmeetings will be held in the Board of County Com-missioners, Plaza One Conference Room, 530 EMain St, Aspen"All regular meeting items begin at 12:00 p.m., oras soon thereafter as the conduct of business al-l o w s . C h e c k a g e n d a a thttp://www.aspenpitkin.com for meeting times forspecial meetings or call 920-5200"Copies of the full text of any resolution(s) and or-dinance(s) referred to are available during regularbusiness hours (8:30 - 4:30) in the Clerk and Re-corder's office, 530 East Main Street, Suite 101,Aspen, Colorado 81611 or you can go to:http://aspenpitkin.com/Whats-New-/Calendar-Events/

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THEBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ONWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2013:

The following Resolutions:

Resolut ion Approving an IntergovernmentalAgreement between the City of Aspen and PitkinCounty

Resolution Setting Initial Airport Fees and Chargesfor 2014

Three Resolutions Concerning the 2014 Budget:

Summarizing Revenues and Expenditures for eachFund and Adopting a Budget for Pitkin County,Colorado for the Calendar Year 2014

Appropriating Sums of Money to the VariousFunds, for Pitkin County, Colorado, 2014 BudgetYear

Levying General Property Taxes for the Year 2013,to Help Defray the Costs of Government for PitkinCounty, Colorado, and its Special Districts for the2014 Budget Year

The following Ordinances:

Confirmatory Reading, Emergency OrdinanceAmending Ordinance 009-2013 Approving theTermination of a Lease Agreement With a Com-munity Non-Profit Tenant and Authorizing theChairman to Execute a New Lease at the MichaelW. Schultz Health and Human Services Building

O r d i n a n c e A d o p t i n g A m e n d m e n t s t o t h eAspen/Pitkin County Affordable Housing Guidelines

Ordinance Amending Title 8 of the Pitkin CountyCode: Specifically the 2006 Land Use Code forLand Use Text Amendments Related to the Flood-plain Regulations

Ordinance Amending Title 8 of the Pitkin CountyCode, the 2006 Land Use Code, for Various LandUse Code Amendments Related to Greenhouses

Jeanette Jones, Deputy County ClerkPublished in the Aspen Times Weekly on Decem-ber 5, 2013. [9745037]


"Unless otherwise notified all regular and specialmeetings will be held in the Board of County Com-missioners, Plaza One Conference Room, 530 EMain St, Aspen"All regular meeting items begin at 12:00 p.m., oras soon thereafter as the conduct of business al-l o w s . C h e c k a g e n d a a thttp://www.aspenpitkin.com or call 920-5200 formeeting times for special meetings."Copies of the full text of any resolution(s) and or-dinance(s) referred to are available during regularbusiness hours (8:30 - 4:30) in the Clerk and Re-corder's office, 530 East Main Street, Suite 101,Aspen, Colorado 81611 or you can go to:http://aspenpitkin.com/Whats-New-/Calendar-Events/

NOTICE OF UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARINGSBEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-SIONERS ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014

RE: Continental Divide Company Amendment toDevelopment Permit and TDR Sending Site(CASE# P101 -13 ; P ID 3001 -101 -00 -013 ,3 0 0 1 - 1 0 4 - 0 0 - 0 0 1 , 3 0 0 1 - 1 1 1 - 0 0 - 0 1 7 ,3 0 0 1 - 1 1 2 - 0 0 - 0 1 9 , 3 0 0 1 - 1 1 4 - 0 0 - 0 0 1 ,3001-122-00-001, & 3003-072-00-015)

An application submitted by Continental DivideCompany (230 South Mill Street, Aspen, CO81612) requesting to amend BOCC Resolution No.95-22. The properties are located on LincolnCreek Rd, and are legally described as U.S.M.S.mining claims: Boston #2 #19401, Cabin #4#19422, GH #774, Hillside #2 #7731, Lake #5093,Mary B 3 #19422, Morning Sun 2 #18508, Petro-leum #5094, Ruby #4 #12174, Three Friends#18506, Vinton #7729, Kentucky #19401, Bellview#3333, Boston #19401, Cabin #1 #19422, Cabin #2#1944, Carrie G #7774, Garfield #15593, Lime-stone #17372, Mary B 1 #19422, Morning Sun 1#18508, Ruby #2 #12174, Vinton #2 #7729, World#3530, Cabin #3 #19422, Harmonica #16166, Hill-side #7731, JMCV 2 #16197, Mame Park #19401,Mary B #19422, Norah C #2888, Quebec #7730,Ruby #3 #12174, Eaglegrow 2 #18528, City ofHaverhill #14899, Boston #1 #19401, Cabin #5#19422, Cousin Phoebe #14899, Hattie B #7731,Iron Spar #7729, Isabella #15607, Mary B 2#19422, Morning Sun #18508, Quebec #2 #7730,Ruby #1 #12174, Golden Age #2 #16179 & Gold-en Age #1 #16179. The State Parcel Identifica-tions for these properties are 3001-101-00-013,3 0 0 1 - 1 0 4 - 0 0 - 0 0 1 , 3 0 0 1 - 1 1 1 - 0 0 - 0 1 7 ,3 0 0 1 - 1 1 2 - 0 0 - 0 1 9 , 3 0 0 1 - 1 1 4 - 0 0 - 0 0 1 ,3001-122-00-001, & 3003-072-00-015. The appli-cation/resolution are available for public inspectionin the Community Development Department, CityHall, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen CO 81611. Forfurther information, contact Suzanne Wolff at (970)920-5093.

NOTICE OF FINAL ADOPTIONS BY THE BOARDO F C O U N T Y C O M M I S S I O N E R S A T T H EF O L L O W I N G D U L Y N O T I C E D P U B L I CHEARINGS:

The following Resolution on November 6, 2013:

Resolution No. 087-2013 Granting Approval for theNJS Hobby Farm LLC Special Review for a DayCare Center for a parcel of land described as:Tract: 59 Section: 18 Township: 8 Range: 86.Statutory vested rights for approval containedherein are granted pursuant to the Pitkin CountyLand Use Code and Colorado Statutes, subject tothe exceptions set forth in the Pitkin County LandUse Code §4-140 and C.R.S. § 24-68-105. Thestatutory vested rights granted herein shall expireon November 6, 2016.

NOTICE OF F INAL ADOPTIONS BY THEHEARING OFFICER:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the general publicthat on November 19, 2013, the Hearing Officer ofPitkin County granted approval for the White StarCapital MGMT LLC Site Plan Review and SpecialReview for a Transferrable Development Right(Determination No. 8-2013; Case No. P086-13).The property is located at 51 White Star Drive andis legally described as Lot 5, Filing 5, W/J Ranch.This site-specific development plan grants a vestedproperty right pursuant to Title 24, Article 68,Colorado Revised Statutes.s/Tom SmithHearing Officer

NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATIONS BY THECOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the general publicthat on November 21, 2013, the Pitkin CountyCommunity Development Director granted approvalfor the Fifield Activity Envelope Review (CaseP070-13; Deter. #077-2013). The property islocated on Eagle Park Drive, and is legal lydescribed as Lot 2, Fifield Subdivision. The StateP a r c e l I d e n t i f i c a t i o n f o r t h e p r o p e r t y i s2735-102-03-002. This site-specific developmentplan grants a vested property right pursuant to Title24, Article 68, Colorado Revised Statutes.S/Cindy HoubenCommunity Development Director

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the general publicthat on November 19, 2013, the Pitkin CountyCommunity Development Director granted approvalfor the Barry-Wehmiller Group Inc. Site PlanAmendment (Case P080-13; Deter. #075-2013).The property is located at 100 East River RanchRoad, and is legally described as a parcel of landbeing of Tracts 70 and 71 and being located inSections 23 and 26, Township 8 South, Range 86W e s t o f t h e 6 t h P . M . T h e S t a t e P a r c e lIdentification for the property is 2467-252-00-001.This site-specific development plan grants a vestedproperty right pursuant to Title 24, Article 68,Colorado Revised Statutes.S/Cindy HoubenCommunity Development Director

Jeanette Jones, Deputy County ClerkPub l i shed in the Aspen T imes Week ly onDecember 5, 2013. [9745076]

LEGAL NOTICE

ORDINANCE 50, 2013 PUBLIC HEARINGOrdinance #50, Series of 2013 was adopted on firstreading at the City Council meeting December 2,2013. This ordinance, if adopted, will amend thecomposit ion of the Board of Directors of theWheeler Opera House. The public hearing on thisordinance is scheduled for December 9, 2013 at5:00 p.m. City Hall, 130 South Galena.To see the entire text, go to the city's legal noticewebsitehttp://www.aspenpitkin.com/Departments/Clerk/Le-gal-Notices/IF you would like a copy FAXed or e-mailed to you,call the city clerk's office, 429-2687

Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on Decem-ber 5, 2013. [9750070]

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATIONCRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 13-041To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given withregard to the following described Deed of Trust:On September 11, 2013, the undersigned PublicTrustee caused the Notice of Election and De-mand relating to the Deed of Trust described be-low to be recorded in the County of Pitkin records.Original Grantor(s)LINDA JELINEKOriginal Beneficiary(ies)WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FACurrent Holder of Evidence of DebtJPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCI-ATIONDate of Deed of TrustMay 13, 2004County of RecordingPitkinRecording Date of Deed of TrustMay 17, 2004Recording Information (Reception Number)497651Original Principal Amount$1,260,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance$1,322,094.72

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are herebynotified that the covenants of the deed of trust havebeen violated as follows: failure to pay principaland interest when due together with all other pay-ments provided for in the evidence of debt securedby the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRSTLIEN.

The property to be foreclosed is:LOT R-71, STARWOOD ELEVEN, COUNTY OFPITKIN, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 81DANIELSON DRIVE, ASPEN, CO 81612.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALLOF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUM-BERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALEThe current holder of the Evidence of Debt se-cured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, hasfiled Notice of Election and Demand for sale asprovided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will atpublic auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday,01/08/2014, at Pitkin County Courthouse, at thesouth front door, 506 E Main St, Aspen, Colorado,sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, thesaid real property and all interest of the said Grant-or(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for thepurpose of paying the indebtedness provided insaid Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed ofTrust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of saleand other items allowed by law, and will issue tothe purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as pro-vided by law.

First Publication11/14/2013Last Publication12/12/2013Name of PublicationThe Aspen Times Weekly

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATERDATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OFINTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTI-TLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 09/11/2013Thomas Carl Oken, Public Trustee in and for theCounty of Pitkin, State of ColoradoBy: Desiree Wagner, Deputy Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone numberand bar registration number of the attorney(s) rep-resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is:Robert J. Aronowitz #5673Emily Jensik #31294Catherine A Hildreth #40975Joan Olson #28078Lisa Cancanon #42043ANDREA RICKLES-JORDAN #39005Monica Kadrmas #34904Jennifer H Trachte #40391Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, L.L.P. 1199 BannockStreet, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The Attorney above is acting as a debt collectorand is attempting to collect a debt. Any informationprovided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # 1068.07795©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised9/2012

Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on Novem-ber 14, 21, 28, and December 5, 12, 2013.[9689370]

DISTRICT COURT, PITKIN COUNTY, COLO-RADO506 East Main StreetAspen, CO 81611(970) 925-7635

COURT USE ONLYPlaintiff: Case Number: 2012 CV 77MIDLAND STATES BANKv.Defendant:ALLAN C. BIR

Attorneys for Plaintiff:Names:Christopher J. Heaphey, # 38559Sean M. Hanlon, #39686Addresses:HOLLAND & HART LLP600 East Main Street, Suite 104Aspen, Colorado 81611

555 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3200Denver, Colorado 80202

Telephone:(970) 925-3476, (303) 295-8270Facsimile:(970) 925-9367, (303) 291-9144E-mail:[email protected]@hollandhart.com

COMBINED NOTICETO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This Notice is giv-en with regard to the following described Deed ofTrust:Original Grantor of Mortgage Allan C. BirOriginal Beneficiary ofMortgage Strategic Capital BankCurrent Owner of theEvidence of Debt securedby the Mortgage Midland States BankDate of Mortgage June 23, 2008Recording Date of Mortgage June 24, 2008County of Recording Pitkin County, ColoradoReception No. of Recorded Mortgage 550510Original Principal Balanceof Debt Secured by the Mortgage $1,908,157.37Outstanding JudgmentSecured by the Mortgage $2,081,671.44

This is to advise you that foreclosure proceed-ing No. 12 CV-000077 has been commenced in theoffice of the undersigned Sheriff to foreclose thelien of the above-described Mortgage. The follow-ing described property situated in Pitkin County,State of Colorado, is all of the property encum-bered by the Mortgage:

Condominium Unit 308, Building C, Interlude, ac-cording to the map thereof recorded December 3,1970 in Plat Book 4 at Page 158 as Reception No.143382 and as defined and described in the Con-dominium Declaration for Interlude recorded De-cember 3, 1970 in Book 252 at Page 187 as Re-ception No. 143378 County of Pitkin, State ofColorado

The real Property or its address is commonlyknown as 70 Gallun Lane Unit #308C, SnowmassVillage, CO 81615. ("Property")

YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REALPROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED OR HAVECERTAIN RIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIA-BILITIES PURSUANT TO COLORADO STAT-UTES AS A RESULT OF SAID FORECLOSURE.YOU MAY WISH TO SEEK THE ADVICE OFYOUR OWN ATTORNEY CONCERNING YOURRIGHTS IN RELATION TO THIS FORECLOSUREPROCEEDING. The violation of the covenant of the evidence ofdebt or deed of trust which the foreclosure is basedis set forth in the Entry of Judgment and Foreclo-sure Decree entered in the above-captioned actionon September 17, 2013.THE LIEN OF THE MORTGAGE BEING FORE-CLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The name, address, telephone number and barregistration number of the attorney representing theholder of the evidence of debt is:

Christopher J. Heaphey, #38559Holland & Hart LLP

600 East Main Street, Suite 104Aspen, Colorado 81611

(970) 925-3476

DATED this day of 2013. JOE DISALVO

Sheriff in and for the County of Pitkin State of Colorado

SALE DATE & LOCATION: Wednesday, Janu-ary 8, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. on the Pitkin CountyCourthouse steps, located at 506 E. Main Street,Suite 204, Aspen, Colorado 81611.

Published in Aspen Times Weekly:First date of Publication: November 14, 2013Last date of Publication: December 12, 20136438693_1 (b)Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November14, 21, and 28, 2013 and December 5 and 12,2013. (9674028)

NOTICEADVERTISEMENT FOR BID

Sealed BIDS for construction of the Mid ValleyMetropolitan District Wastewater Treatment Fa-cility Expansion Phase 1 will be received by SGMat 118 West 6th Street, Glenwood Springs, Colo-rado until 11:00 am, Friday, December 13, 2013,at which time they will be publicly opened and readaloud.

The project consists of the first phase of the WWTFexpansion which includes construction of a new 0.5MGD wastewater treatment concrete basin next tothe existing WWTF located to the west side of BlueLake in El Jebel. This project ONLY consists of theconcrete work for the basin and nothing else. Theremainder of the project will be completed in phase2.

Bid Bonds are not required. Performance andPayment Bonds in the amount of 100% of the To-tal Contract Price is a bid item on the bid schedule.The Board of Directors will decide after the bids areopened if they will require the bonding.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at11:00am, Thursday, December 5, 2013, at theMVMD Office, 0031 Duroux Lane, Suite A, Ba-salt, CO.

A CD of pdf copies of the Contract Documents willbe available on Monday, December 2, 2013, atSGM, 118 West 6th Street, Glenwood Springs,Colorado, through Joan Preisner free of charge forvendors and subcontractors. The bid package canalso be emailed. All questions pertaining to theproject shall be directed to Joan by email [email protected]

MVMDBill ReynoldsExecutive Director

Published in the Glenwood Springs Post Indepen-dent November 26 and December 3, 2013 and theAspen Times Weekly November 28, 2013 and De-cember 5, 2013. (9737105)


"Unless otherwise notified all regular and specialmeetings will be held in the Board of County Com-missioners, Plaza One Conference Room, 530 EMain St, Aspen"All regular meeting items begin at 12:00 p.m., oras soon thereafter as the conduct of business al-l o w s . C h e c k a g e n d a a thttp://www.aspenpitkin.com or call 920-5200 formeeting times for special meetings."Copies of the full text of any resolution(s) and or-dinance(s) referred to are available during regularbusiness hours (8:30 - 4:30) in the Clerk and Re-corder's office, 530 East Main Street, Suite 101,Aspen, Colorado 81611 or you can go to:http://aspenpitkin.com/Whats-New-/Calendar-Events/

NOTICE OF UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARINGSBEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-SIONERS ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014

RE: Continental Divide Company Amendment toDevelopment Permit and TDR Sending Site(CASE# P101 -13 ; P ID 3001 -101 -00 -013 ,3 0 0 1 - 1 0 4 - 0 0 - 0 0 1 , 3 0 0 1 - 1 1 1 - 0 0 - 0 1 7 ,3 0 0 1 - 1 1 2 - 0 0 - 0 1 9 , 3 0 0 1 - 1 1 4 - 0 0 - 0 0 1 ,3001-122-00-001, & 3003-072-00-015)

An application submitted by Continental DivideCompany (230 South Mill Street, Aspen, CO81612) requesting to amend BOCC Resolution No.95-22. The properties are located on LincolnCreek Rd, and are legally described as U.S.M.S.mining claims: Boston #2 #19401, Cabin #4#19422, GH #774, Hillside #2 #7731, Lake #5093,Mary B 3 #19422, Morning Sun 2 #18508, Petro-leum #5094, Ruby #4 #12174, Three Friends#18506, Vinton #7729, Kentucky #19401, Bellview#3333, Boston #19401, Cabin #1 #19422, Cabin #2#1944, Carrie G #7774, Garfield #15593, Lime-stone #17372, Mary B 1 #19422, Morning Sun 1#18508, Ruby #2 #12174, Vinton #2 #7729, World#3530, Cabin #3 #19422, Harmonica #16166, Hill-side #7731, JMCV 2 #16197, Mame Park #19401,Mary B #19422, Norah C #2888, Quebec #7730,Ruby #3 #12174, Eaglegrow 2 #18528, City ofHaverhill #14899, Boston #1 #19401, Cabin #5#19422, Cousin Phoebe #14899, Hattie B #7731,Iron Spar #7729, Isabella #15607, Mary B 2#19422, Morning Sun #18508, Quebec #2 #7730,Ruby #1 #12174, Golden Age #2 #16179 & Gold-en Age #1 #16179. The State Parcel Identifica-tions for these properties are 3001-101-00-013,3 0 0 1 - 1 0 4 - 0 0 - 0 0 1 , 3 0 0 1 - 1 1 1 - 0 0 - 0 1 7 ,3 0 0 1 - 1 1 2 - 0 0 - 0 1 9 , 3 0 0 1 - 1 1 4 - 0 0 - 0 0 1 ,3001-122-00-001, & 3003-072-00-015. The appli-cation/resolution are available for public inspectionin the Community Development Department, CityHall, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen CO 81611. Forfurther information, contact Suzanne Wolff at (970)920-5093.

NOTICE OF FINAL ADOPTIONS BY THE BOARDO F C O U N T Y C O M M I S S I O N E R S A T T H EF O L L O W I N G D U L Y N O T I C E D P U B L I CHEARINGS:

The following Resolution on November 6, 2013:

Resolution No. 087-2013 Granting Approval for theNJS Hobby Farm LLC Special Review for a DayCare Center for a parcel of land described as:Tract: 59 Section: 18 Township: 8 Range: 86.Statutory vested rights for approval containedherein are granted pursuant to the Pitkin CountyLand Use Code and Colorado Statutes, subject tothe exceptions set forth in the Pitkin County LandUse Code §4-140 and C.R.S. § 24-68-105. Thestatutory vested rights granted herein shall expireon November 6, 2016.

NOTICE OF F INAL ADOPTIONS BY THEHEARING OFFICER:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the general publicthat on November 19, 2013, the Hearing Officer ofPitkin County granted approval for the White StarCapital MGMT LLC Site Plan Review and SpecialReview for a Transferrable Development Right(Determination No. 8-2013; Case No. P086-13).The property is located at 51 White Star Drive andis legally described as Lot 5, Filing 5, W/J Ranch.This site-specific development plan grants a vestedproperty right pursuant to Title 24, Article 68,Colorado Revised Statutes.s/Tom SmithHearing Officer

NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATIONS BY THECOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the general publicthat on November 21, 2013, the Pitkin CountyCommunity Development Director granted approvalfor the Fifield Activity Envelope Review (CaseP070-13; Deter. #077-2013). The property islocated on Eagle Park Drive, and is legal lydescribed as Lot 2, Fifield Subdivision. The StateP a r c e l I d e n t i f i c a t i o n f o r t h e p r o p e r t y i s2735-102-03-002. This site-specific developmentplan grants a vested property right pursuant to Title24, Article 68, Colorado Revised Statutes.S/Cindy HoubenCommunity Development Director

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the general publicthat on November 19, 2013, the Pitkin CountyCommunity Development Director granted approvalfor the Barry-Wehmiller Group Inc. Site PlanAmendment (Case P080-13; Deter. #075-2013).The property is located at 100 East River RanchRoad, and is legally described as a parcel of landbeing of Tracts 70 and 71 and being located inSections 23 and 26, Township 8 South, Range 86W e s t o f t h e 6 t h P . M . T h e S t a t e P a r c e lIdentification for the property is 2467-252-00-001.This site-specific development plan grants a vestedproperty right pursuant to Title 24, Article 68,Colorado Revised Statutes.S/Cindy HoubenCommunity Development Director

Jeanette Jones, Deputy County ClerkPub l i shed in the Aspen T imes Week ly onDecember 5, 2013. [9745076]

PUBLIC NOTICE

RE: INTERPRETATION OF THE LAND USECODE - EXTENSION OF NONCONFORMINGHISTORIC STRUCTURES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a code inter-pretation regarding the extension of noncon-f o r m i n g h i s t o r i c s t r u c t u r e s , S e c t i o n26.312.030.C.1 of the City of Aspen Land UseCode, initiated by Stan Clauson Associates, Inc.,was rendered on 11/22/2013 and is available forpublic inspection in the Community Develop-ment Department.

Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on De-cember 5, 2013. [9746933]


"Unless otherwise notified all regular and specialmeetings will be held in the Board of County Com-missioners, Plaza One Conference Room, 530 EMain St, Aspen"All regular meeting items begin at 12:00 p.m., oras soon thereafter as the conduct of business al-l o w s . C h e c k a g e n d a a thttp://www.aspenpitkin.com for meeting times forspecial meetings or call 920-5200"Copies of the full text of any resolution(s) and or-dinance(s) referred to are available during regularbusiness hours (8:30 - 4:30) in the Clerk and Re-corder's office, 530 East Main Street, Suite 101,Aspen, Colorado 81611 or you can go to:http://aspenpitkin.com/Whats-New-/Calendar-Events/

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THEBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ONWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2013:

The following Resolutions:

Resolut ion Approving an IntergovernmentalAgreement between the City of Aspen and PitkinCounty

Resolution Setting Initial Airport Fees and Chargesfor 2014

Three Resolutions Concerning the 2014 Budget:

Summarizing Revenues and Expenditures for eachFund and Adopting a Budget for Pitkin County,Colorado for the Calendar Year 2014

Appropriating Sums of Money to the VariousFunds, for Pitkin County, Colorado, 2014 BudgetYear

Levying General Property Taxes for the Year 2013,to Help Defray the Costs of Government for PitkinCounty, Colorado, and its Special Districts for the2014 Budget Year

The following Ordinances:

Confirmatory Reading, Emergency OrdinanceAmending Ordinance 009-2013 Approving theTermination of a Lease Agreement With a Com-munity Non-Profit Tenant and Authorizing theChairman to Execute a New Lease at the MichaelW. Schultz Health and Human Services Building

O r d i n a n c e A d o p t i n g A m e n d m e n t s t o t h eAspen/Pitkin County Affordable Housing Guidelines

Ordinance Amending Title 8 of the Pitkin CountyCode: Specifically the 2006 Land Use Code forLand Use Text Amendments Related to the Flood-plain Regulations

Ordinance Amending Title 8 of the Pitkin CountyCode, the 2006 Land Use Code, for Various LandUse Code Amendments Related to Greenhouses

Jeanette Jones, Deputy County ClerkPublished in the Aspen Times Weekly on Decem-ber 5, 2013. [9745037]


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Wicked Witch of the West

55 “Cheer up, Ms. Teasdale!”

57 Advanced deg.58 Bearded one59 Title character in an

A. A. Milne play

61 Person who holds property in trust

62 “Am I the one, Ms. Andrews?”

66 “Sí!” at sea69 Shorties70 “Hurrah!”71 Scuba tank meas.74 “You look hot

in a thong, Ms. Hawkins!”

76 Firenze’s home79 Bad mark80 “___ off!”81 German name part82 Rock genre83 Barbecue needs84 Go off85 Nothing special:

Abbr.86 “I need a hand, Ms.

Fleming!”88 N.R.C. forerunner90 Classical “You too?”93 Big ___ Conference94 “Leave it alone, Ms.

Zellweger!”100 “Absolutely

Fabulous” or “Father Ted”

103 Jai ___104 First razor with a

pivoting head105 Yvonne with the

1978 #1 hit “If I Can’t Have You”

107 Portuguese “she”108 Pitcher Valenzuela110 “Time to show your

cards, Ms. Field!”112 Pulled113 TV’s Ashley and

Mary-Kate 114 Kate’s TV partner115 Maxime or Marie:

Abbr.116 Fury117 Agemates118 More Solomonic

DOWN

1 HBO host Bill2 Singer with the hit

albums “19” and “21”

3 Remember4 Designer inits.5 2,000 pounds6 Food source7 “Oh, now I see”8 1980s-’90s Corbin Bernsen TV

drama9 Cuffed10 ___ de Nil (pale

yellowish green)11 Hound12 Main cause13 Figure skating

champion Brian14 Cavil15 Bread flavorer16 Par ___17 “Moneyball” subject

Billy19 Urged21 All ___ Day23 Breakfast order27 Global commerce

grp. since 199530 Alpine climber’s

tool32 Seaside eagle33 No longer closeted37 Not serious, in a way38 Sushi fish39 Cause of yawning40 “Can ___ next?”41 Port city from which

Amelia Earhart last flew

42 Older form of a word43 Always

45 La ___, Dominican Republic (first Spanish settlement in the Americas)

47 Whine48 Suit to ___51 Military wear, for short52 Date for Denis54 Away for a while55 The “S” of R.S.V.P.56 Matching58 Blokes60 Aqua, e.g.62 Noisy birds63 Fairies’ land64 Having a projected

date of65 Drapery material66 Athlete who wrote

“A Hard Road to Glory”

67 Juniors, e.g.68 Egg choice71 Botanists’

microscopic study72 Persuaded73 “___ jungle out

there”75 Cutthroat77 Sports org.

supported by 66-Down

78 Beat it79 Hype83 Logging aid85 Home theater

brand86 Aqua, e.g.87 Broadcast as an

encore89 Barely managing,

with “out”91 Power in old

Hollywood92 Singsong syllable94 Drifts95 Northern native96 Film fish

97 Football Hall-of-Fame coach Greasy

98 “Family Ties” mom99 Black-berried tree100 Gran Turismos and

others101 Dragon puppet102 One-third of an old

Hollywood trio106 They carry charges109 ___ Lingus110 Cut111 Rope-a-dope boxer

HITS AND MS.ESby GARY CEE | edited by WILL SHORTZ

— Last week’s puzzle answers —

by MATT IVERSON for HIGH COUNTRY NEWS

MANY READERS KNOW THAT, 100 years ago, the Hudson Stuck expedition successfully summited Mount McKinley, North America’s highest peak. But fewer are aware of the integral role played by the expedition’s most experienced outdoorsman, Harry Karstens, who went on to become the first superintendent of Mount McKinley National Park, later renamed Denali.

In “The Seventymile Kid: The Lost Legacy of Harry Karstens and the First Ascent of Mount McKinley,” Alaskan author Tom Walker sets the record straight, offering a fresh look at both the historic climb and the life of a remarkable pioneer.

Karstens’ story has all the elements of a classic Western saga. Born to a working-class Chicago family, he left home at 17 to work as a cowboy on the Northern Plains. Two years later, he traveled to the Canadian Yukon,

where he tried in vain to strike it rich in the gold mines. Tired of the mining towns’ chaos and violence, he headed for Alaska and lined up a government contract running mail by dog team, which is how he earned his nickname, “the Seventymile Kid.” By the age of 25, he had a reputation as one of the territory’s toughest and most capable sourdoughs. Then, in 1912, Hudson Stuck invited Karstens to join his mountaineering expedition. Walker re-creates the era with a wealth of details, showing the brutal hardships Karstens and his fellow frontiersmen faced.

He pieces together the viewpoints of all the climbers, using the journals they kept during the trip. Karstens emerges as the central figure. The dramatic play-by-play account allows the reader to experience every day of the ascent from each climber’s perspective. Chapters that

outline previous attempts at the mountain provide crucial context for understanding the climbers’ achievement.

Walker clearly admires Karstens, but he doesn’t gloss over the man’s shortcomings: a coarse personality, hypercritical of himself and others. Karstens, he concludes, isn’t unique in his trail-hardened ways: “He really is a sort of Jack London character come to life, a total frontiersman. At the same time, maybe he’s not so special. Many other pioneers were working just as hard as him, in the same conditions, day after day, and that is what amazes me.”

‘THE SEVENTYMILE KID’BOOK REVIEW

‘The Seventymile Kid: The Lost Legacy of Harry Karstens and the First Ascent of Mount McKinley’

Tom Walker304 pages, softcover: $19.95Mountaineers Books, 2013

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