Thursday, February 02, 2006
X GAMES: FINAL NUMBERS IN
The Winter X Games attracted a five-day attendance of 69,650, falling just 100 short of last year’s 69,750. On Saturday, The Winter X Games set a single-day attendance record of 28,250 visitors, while Sunday’s attendance was about 2,000 fewer than the same day in 2005.
-Aspen Daily News, 02.02.06
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Meditation

Thursday
6-8 p.m., Introduction to Buddhist philosophy/ meditation, Roaring Fork Buddhist Community, Wagon Wheel Building second floor, behind Buggy Works, Carbondale. 963-5150 (more…)

Dances of Universal Peace
Participatory circle dances using simple folk dance movements and sacred spiritual phrases accompanied by live music. (more…)

Trying to think about what to do this weekend to celebrate New Years, here are some ideas of what is going on locally. (more…)

Colleen Truden made history recently by being the first Colorado District Attorney to be recalled from office.  She was voted out by Roaring Fork Valley residents on Tuesday by almost a five to one margin.  Martin Beeson won the vote to replace her and will take office within the next two months.  Truden discounted the extremely lopsided results of the election, saying she doesn’t "put any stock in the number of people" who voted for the recall.  She claimed that the recall organizers encouraged people who didn’t support her from the beginning, so "what a surprise."  Truden stated she still has a large number of supporters in the valley, but didn’t speculate as to why they didn’t bother to cast their votes on Tuesday.

Truden believes she was the victim of a "beautiful, classic smear campaign."  In an interview with reporter Dennis Webb, she continually referred to the unfairness of the situation, stating that she took "the high road" and that apparently the media wanted to focus on the negative publicity.  "You guys don’t care about me," she said - a seemingly bizarre comment to make to a newspaper reporter.

Truden’s detractors assert that she was dishonest with the press from the moment she was elected, lying to reporters about not paying her husband for some work in her office (she did in fact put him on the payroll for some computer work).  Recall supporters also point out how she initially disputed the facts about the way in which assistant attornies left office.  Reportedly much of her staff wanted to leave shortly after she took office, but volunteered to stay until Truden found replacements for them.  Instead, every one of them was escorted out by Truden employees on the same day they tendered their resignations.

Asked how she would help to ease the transition to District Attorney Beeson, Truden said she will "afford him every courtesy Mac Myers afforded me" - despite the fact that Beeson had nothing to do with the transition from Myers to Truden.  Truden claims Myers left the office in disarray and poor financial straits (despite the protestations of many employees of the office at the time), and apparently intends to make the transition hard for Beeson.  Truden’s tendency to bring personal issues into professional situations has been a recurring issue during the recall campaign.

Truden ended the interview by referring to her office’s many "wonderful accomplishments" that never saw print in the local papers, but she did not go into more detail.  She said she believed that it doesn’t matter at this point because "the damage is done.  The citizens lose."  Apparently, 80% of resident voters disagree with her.

Saturday November 15th from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., - free Carbondale Christmas Boutique, Carbondale Fire Department, jewelry, wrought iron gifts, holiday wreaths, ornaments, etc.

Friday Nov. 14th from 6-9pm & Saturday Nov. 15th 9 am - 5pm - Ten Thousand Villages, Glenwood Mennonite Church, 2306 Blake Ave., Glenwood Springs. International crafts, musical instruments, proceeds to crafters in third-world countries. 945-5245.
 

Glenwood Residents will have two oppurtunities to fill their belly with some of nature’s tastiest meats - salmon, elk, and turkey.

The Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork will be opening it’s fourth annual wild salmon sale to the public.  The salmon were caught by individual fishermen using a rod and reel and are often sold by the fishermen themselves.  The meat is available in lots of 10 - 100 pounds at below-market prices.  Please call George at 963-1960 to place your order.  The salmon will be available for pickup on Wednesday, November 16th.

If elk or turkey meat is a greater tempter to your taste buds, be sure and check out the 28th annual elk dinner at the St. Mary of the Crown church on top of White Hill in Carbondale.  There’s a reason it’s been around 28 years, folks.  The meat is pit-barbecued and served with a delicious baked potato and veggies.  The meal will be served from 4-7 p.m. on Sunday, November 13th.  Prices are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, and $5 for children.