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White-faced Ibis At Lake Estes The white-faced ibis is a wading bird that eats crayfish, leeches, insects and fish and uses its bill to probe for prey. Photos by Jim Ward
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Trail Ridge Road Snowplowing Every year, Rocky Mountain National Park snowplow operators begin plowing Trail Ridge Road in mid-April. Trail Ridge Road is the highest continuous paved road in the United States reaching 12,183 feet in elevation. Crews from the west side of the park and crews from the east side of the park move along the road and eventually meet near the Alpine Visitor Center. Park plow operators normally encounter drifts from 18 to 22 feet and are accustomed to plowing the same section of road over and over. Trail Ridge Road was completed in 1932. The earliest the road has opened was on May 7, 2002; the latest June 26, 1943. In 2011, the road opened on June 6. Due to recent spring snowstorms park plow operators are experiencing significant drifts and snowpack at high elevations along the road. More snow is forecast for next week. Trail Ridge Road is a federal highway - therefore Rocky Mountain National Park staff manage, maintain and plow Trail Ridge Road. CDOT is not involved in the operations, maintenance or plowing of Trail Ridge Road.
First day of plowing on east side above Many Parks Curve on April 15, 2019. Photos courtesy Rocky Mountain National Park.
Park snowplow operators east of Rock Cut, late April 2019.
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Park snowplow operators on east side of Trail Ridge Road near upper Hidden Valley, late April.
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EVFPD firefighters generally respond to medical calls in their personal vehicles, allowing for a faster response. On other incidents, firefighters respond to a fire station to respond in department apparatus with specialized
equipment. During the week of April 28, the Estes Valley Fire Protection District (EVFPD) responded to seven calls for service. This included: • Emergency medical (assist EPMC): 2
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Town Of Estes Park Offers Food Tax Refunds To Qualified Residents During May Each year, the Town of Estes Park offers refunds of sales tax paid on food items to qualified residents. Applicants must have lived within the boundaries of the Estes Valley Recreation and Park District during the entire 12 months of 2018, have an income within the guidelines in the table below, and fall within one of the following categories: Resident families with dependent children under the age of 18 in 2018; residents who are disabled and received disability income in 2018; and, residents who were at least 65
years of age in 2018. Food tax refund applications are now available at the Finance Department at Town Hall, 170 MacGregor Ave., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and at www.estes.org/finance. Applications will be accepted through May 31, 2019. With the completed application, applicants must provide copies of proof of residency and income, and any other documents required by the application guidelines.
Platte River Names New General Counsel Following a nationwide search process, the Platte River Power Authority Board of Directors today announced that Sarah Dennison-Leonard will succeed Joe Wilson as the organization’s next general counsel. “Sarah brings outstanding experience to a job that is vital to Platte River’s success as an energy provider,” said Todd Jirsa, chair of the Platte River Board and Mayor of Estes Park. “She has distinguished herself in the utility sector for many years and managed numerous issues that align directly with our business needs.” Dennison-Leonard will succeed Joe Wilson who has served as Platte River’s general counsel since 2007. Wilson announced his retirement in early 2019 and will conclude his service on May 24. Craig Johnson, senior deputy general counsel, will serve as interim general counsel through a planned transition period. Dennison-Leonard will lead a team of ten legal and compliance profession-
als. Dennison-Leonard will begin her work with Platte River on Aug. 5. Since 1999, Dennison-Leonard has served as outside general counsel and corporate secretary for the Northwest Power Pool. From private practice, she represented several Midwestern utilities and joint action agencies concerning many legal issues, including significant transmission development projects as well as other transactional and regulatory proceedings. Dennison-Leonard earned her juris doctorate from Stanford Law School in 1994 and currently works for Marten Law in Portland. Platte River Power Authority is a notfor-profit wholesale electricity generation and transmission provider that delivers safe, reliable, environmentally responsible and financially sustainable energy and services to its owner communities of Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont and Loveland, Colorado for delivery to their utility customers.
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Plan Ahead For Spring Runoff In the Estes Valley, spring runoff typically starts in April and peaks in June. Each spring there is a chance that warmer temperatures and higher than average snow packs will result in higher flows and rising water levels along streams and rivers throughout the Estes Valley. Sudden, prolonged warm spells combined with heavy rains increase the chances of localized flooding. The 2013 flood changed local rivers and streams – some channels are wider and deeper and can carry more water; others are shallower and narrower and can carry less water. The ground also remains saturated from recent precipitation. Local floodplain managers cannot predict the effects of the upcoming runoff, but there is always a potential for heavy flows. The Town’s Public Works Department has an action plan for minor and major flood events. Each year staff prepare sand bags, equipment and concrete barriers for short-notice deployment to public areas prone to flooding so that roads, bridges, utilities and public safety are protected. Owners of property along rivers and streams are encouraged to clear debris and excess sediments where needed to preserve maximum channel capacity. It is ultimately every citizen’s responsibility to protect their own private property and to consider how risks on his or her property affect neighbors upstream and downstream. The Town of Estes Park encourages residents to reach out to their neighbors and work together to address potential problems. Some actions private property owners can take to protect property are: 1. Stabilize undercut and unstable river banks and reduce blockage potential a. Cut down unstable trees (leave stump and roots in place) that could fall and block water flow along the channel or at downstream bridges and culverts. b. Leave existing roots and small woody and vegetative debris on riverbanks to reduce flow velocities and resist bank erosion. c. Apply quick-growing seed mixes to
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bare stream banks, such as Regreen (Triticum aestivum) and other cover crops (i.e., annual species that germinate quickly). d. Selectively remove problematic debris from river; permits required; contact the Town for assistance. e. Permits for work in the floodplain are required and available to residents within the Town limits by contacting the Town of Estes Park’s Floodplain Engineer, Greg Gladov, at ggladov@estes.org or 970577-3577. He is available to provide mitigation advice during the permit process. 2. Prevent or reduce flood water damage using sand bags or hydro barriers. a. Bags can only be placed adjacent to buildings to divert water around buildings, NOT in the river channels or on the banks as this can interfere with stream flow. Look for supplies at local hardware stores. b. In the case of an emergency with sudden marked increases in river levels, the Town may open its sand facility for residents to fill their own bags. If necessary, details will be announced at www.estes.org, www.facebook.com/townofestesparkco, and www.twitter.com/townofestespark. 3. Consider purchasing flood insurance for peace of mind. Because the Town of Estes Park participates in the National Flood Insurance Program, all properties are eligible to purchase flood insurance, not just those that are required to hold flood insurance by lenders. Purchase flood insurance with your local agent or at www.Floodsmart.gov. New policies have a 30-day waiting period before they go into effect, so the time to purchase is now. Finally, the Town of Estes Park requests residents notify the Police Department at 970-586-4000 if they observe water leaving the banks of any river in Estes Park during runoff. FEMA/Region VIII have provides flood awareness resources at www.fema.gov/r8flood to help educate the public on flooding risk and the National Flood Insurance Program.
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Town Board And County Commissioners To Discuss Stormwater Utility May 15 The Estes Park Town Board and Larimer County Board of Commissioners will hold a joint meeting Wednesday, May 15, at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Board Room of Town Hall, 170 MacGregor Ave. The boards will discuss the proposed Estes Valley Stormwater Management Program and the associated utility. The public is encouraged to attend and comment. Comments may also be submitted to the Town Clerk at Town Hall (Room 130) or by emailing townclerk@estes.org by 5 p.m. on May 13. This meeting will be streamed live and recorded for viewing later at www.estes.org/videos. A potential Stormwater Management Program could help reduce future flood damages, reduce the number of properties located within floodplain boundaries, and reduce the cost of flood insurance for private property owners. The project could be managed by a new utility, and funded in part by fees assessed on properties within the Estes Valley, sales tax or grants. Staff will present results from the most recent public outreach process and discuss options for funding this program. At a future date, the boards will determine if this program will proceed and how it would be funded. Property owners have provided valuable feedback on this important topic during outreach efforts in 2018 and 2019. A survey in 2018 indicated the public wanted detailed information on potential fees. Once this information became available, staff conducted the most recent
survey which resulted in over 900 responses and thousands of comments. The results from all of the outreach are posted on the Stormwater webpage, www.estes.org/stormwater. To summarize: 63% agree stormwater drainage problems exist. 70% agree the Town and County should act to address flooding risk. 52% indicate a user fee of some amount should be part of the program funding solution; 48% feel the user fees should be zero or less than 5% of the program costs. 71% suggest a sales tax should be used to fund 40% to 100% of the program costs. 53% of respondents feel grants should pick up more than 20% of the program cost; 95% feel grants should provide more than 5% of the program revenue. [Note: additional local match funds (typically 20% -50%) are required in order to receive grant funding.] 71% feel the proposed stormwater management fees are too high. 71% favor funding some type of stormwater utility; 30% want it to start now; 29% want a different approach, such as not moving forward. Information about the proposed Estes Valley Stormwater Management Program is available at www.estes.org/stormwater. For more information, contact Christy Crosser at ccrosser@estes.org or 970-5773574.
Library Installation Of HVAC Units Is Complete The Estes Valley Library was closed last Monday to allow for the replacement of several HVAC units on the library roof. The installations were successfully completed that same day. These planned upgrades included the replacement of a quarter-century-old heating and cooling system. The new units will operate more efficiently and reliably, with easier ability to control temperature and airflow.
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In 2016, the Estes Park in Bloom committee launched a program to recognize local businesses who put an emphasis on beautifully maintained landscapes, floral displays and a tidy store front. In 2018, the program expanded to include “Neighborhood Bright Spots,” honoring residents’ efforts at their homes. The Committee is excited to announce the expansion of these popular programs to recognize community efforts beyond just landscaping. “Estes Bright Spot” will honor organizations, private residents and businesses for environmental efforts and heritage programs, arts and culture, as well as beautifully maintained landscapes and floral displays. The committee expects to present awards throughout the year. Estes Park in Bloom committee chairperson Keri Kelly says, “It has been a pleasure meeting all of our Bright Spot winners and seeing the hard work and passion they put into their businesses and homes. Our committee looks for-
ward to the expansion of the Bright Spot program, which will allow us to recognize everything from innovative environmental efforts like recycling programs, to historical preservation. This expansion will showcase the many ways our community shines.” Twenty-nine community awards have been presented to date. The Estes Park in Bloom committee is comprised of representatives from local businesses, the Estes Valley Recreation and Park District, the Estes Valley Library, the Estes Park School District R-3, Estes Valley Partners for Commerce, YMCA of the Rockies, Visit Estes Park and the Town of Estes Park. To nominate an individual, business or organization for an award, or to become involved with the Estes Park in Bloom project, contact Keri Kelly at 970-5773782 or email kkelly@estes.org. To receive Town news and/or meeting agendas in your email inbox, please visit www.estes.org/subscribe.
The charge(s) are merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. On April 19 at 1:10 a.m. police stopped a 33 year old male driver from Thornton, CO in the 800 block of Big Thompson Ave. for weaving. Upon investigation, the driver was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol. He was charged with DUI, DUI per se and a lane use violation and transported to the Larimer County Jail. On April 20 at 8:56 p.m. police received a call about a disturbance at 1580 Fall River Road. Upon arrival they charged a 39 year old male from Greeley, CO with two counts of protection order violations with a domestic violence enhancer. The victim was 31 years old. The male was charged and transported to the Larimer County Jail. On April 23 at 9:05 a.m. police received a report of a male, passed out in a vehicle at 501 Aspen Ave. Upon investiga-
tion police found a 43 year old transient who was wanted on two warrants out of Alamosa County. The warrants were for failure to appear on a DUI charge and driving under restraint. The male was arrested and transported to the Larimer County Jail. On April 28 at 9:35 p.m. police arrived at 233 Third Street and arrested a 58 year old male from Estes Park who was wanted on a warrant from Boulder County for an assault charge. The male was transported to the Larimer County Jail. On April 28 at 1:24 a.m. police stopped a 20 year old female driver from Ashville, NC in the 800 block of Moraine Ave. for speeding. Upon further investigation the female was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol. She was charged with DUI, DUI per se, underage possession of alcohol and a speed limit violation. She was later released to a responsible person.
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Rabies In Steer Reminds Livestock Owners To Vaccinate The Larimer County Department of Health and Environment (LCDHE) has confirmed rabies in a steer in Larimer County. This marks the first transmission of rabies to a mammal other than a skunk in 2019. So far 26 skunks have been confirmed positive with rabies in Larimer County this year. In Larimer County, positive rabies is most normally found in skunks and bats but does occasionally cross into other species. So far this year Larimer County has the highest confirmed rabies infection in animals across the state of Colorado. Skunk rabies may pose a greater risk to pets and livestock because—as ground-based animals—they may interact more with animals than bats. Rabies is spread primarily by saliva through the bite of a rabid animal. Once symptoms of rabies infection appear, there is no cure and the infection is fatal. People that have been exposed to rabies can receive medication treatment to prevent illness. The first positive rabies infection in a steer is a reminder that even livestock need to be vaccinated by a licensed veterinarian
to help protect to help protect human caretakers from being exposed to rabies. LCDHE reminds pet and livestock owners to keep their animals up-to-date on rabies vaccinations to prevent lengthy and costly quarantines—or even euthanasia—if they have an encounter with a rabid animal. Livestock owners should check with their veterinarians about rabies vaccinations for their horses, cattle, and other livestock. Ways to protect you and your family: • Do not feed or touch wildlife. • Teach children to observe wildlife from a distance and to notify an adult if there is a wild animal in the area or if they are bitten or scratched. • Eliminate food sources for wild animals by not feeding pets outdoors, closing pet doors especially at night, and tightly closing garbage cans and feed bins. • Ensure that your pets, horses and livestock are up-to-date on their rabies vaccinations. For the latest information on rabies in Larimer County, visit www.larimer.org/rabies.
New Regulations For 2019 Help Keep Open Spaces Wild, Natural We’re experiencing consistently warmer days in Larimer County, which means more and more visitors will be flocking to the County’s parks and open spaces. Before heading out to enjoy these amazing places, visitors should be aware of a few new or amended regulations intended to keep open spaces wild places where people can connect with nature: Drones and other radio-controlled devices are not allowed. Enjoy the natural environment! Radios, portable speakers and soundprojecting devices are prohibited. Let nature provide its soundtrack for a hike or ride! Class 1 and 2 electric-powered bicycles, or e-bikes, are allowed on paved trails, but e-bikes of any class are not allowed on natural surface trails. “Our open spaces were conserved for a variety of reasons, including their ability to provide outdoor recreation opportunities and to protect habitat for wildlife and plants,” said Ken Brink Jr., visitor services manager. “We strive to maintain a balance between recreation and conservation and know that for many visitors, the
allure of our open spaces is a chance to connect with nature. We understand that most of our visitors use our properties as an escape from modern life, so we took a ‘keep it wild and natural’ approach when considering these updates to our regulations.” Rangers will be approaching these new regulations with education in mind, ensuring visitors are aware of the new rules. However, failure to follow any of these regulations could result in a $75 fine. “We know some of our visitors will not be aware of these new rules when they hit the trail,” Brink said, “so we’ll be providing education and information whenever practical.” The new and amended regulations involved a thorough public review through the County’s Parks and Open Lands citizen advisory boards and two public discussions with the Larimer County Board of County Commissioners. The commissioners adopted these regulations, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2019. A full copy of the regulations can be viewed at www.larimer.org/ naturalresources.
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Comedy Warriors Coming To Estes Park This Saturday Estes Park welcomes combat veteran comedians Bobby Henline and Joe Kashnow. “Comedy Warriors” healing through humor. Honor, inspiration and laughter at its finest. Don’t let this opportunity slip passed you. Come enjoy two of our nation’s heroes as they inspire and entertain you. Their stories of survival will bring a tear to your eye and then look out laughter will fill the air. Everyone loves a veteran. They have served and sacrificed so that we can enjoy the freedoms we have today. Now come laugh with them and see for yourself that laughter is indeed healing. Come support our nation’s veterans. 100% of all proceeds go to support veterans, their families and the community. Prepare yourself for a night of laughter you will
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never forget. Don’t forget Saturday, May 11th at the Ridgeline Hotel Conference Center 101 S. Saint Vrain Ave. Estes Park. Doors open at 6 p.m., show 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Tickets are available on line at esteslegion.org or at the American Legion Post 119, Estes Park. Drinks will be available at the show. Bobby Henline will arrive in Estes Thursday morning and will be selling tickets all around town up until the day of the show. If you can’t make the show get online and purchase a ticket or two to be donated to a veteran in need. For information call 970-682-9985. The opportunity to experience seeing these two comedians together may never come again. Please come enjoy the show.
Quotarians Mary Jo Seifert, Judy Ross, Wendy Koenig-Schuett and Carol Smid with Mark and his dad, Greg.
Quota Speech And Hearing Committee Helps Provide A “Voice” For Student The Quota Speech and Hearing committee received a request from Kim Anderson, Speech Pathologist with the EP School District, to help purchase a communication app for Mark Query’s personal iPad. Mark is a senior at EPHS and has difficulty communicating verbally. The Speech and Hearing Committee was
happy to purchase the Prolouq2Go app for Mark. This app is a symbol based communication system which uses a touch screen for symbols representing words and provides a “voice” for individuals who have difficulty communicating. Mark and his dad, Greg Query, were present for the photo.
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If you were to ask what flower is associated with Mother’s Day, most people would say the rose. But my answer would be the iris. Here’s why: By Mother’s Day each year, when the foliage around the yard was young and timid, the south side of our house would be crowded with a host of blooming iris. (The plural of iris is—iris.) They were sunshine yellow, periwinkle blue, velvety purple, and white stained with splashes of other colors. We could peek around the corner from the driveway and we’d see a full rainbow of the fluttery flowers with sword-like leaves, leaning toward the heat of the sun, elbowing each other for space. The bulbs of these stately flowers, which aren’t really bulbs but rhizomes, came from my grandma’s house in Iowa. Gram divided her iris every few years and gave some to my mother, whose green thumb was closer to the gray color of moldy bread. Mom didn’t water, weed, nourish, divide, or in any other way tend that wall of flowers but by golly, they not only survived, they thrived! Once the flowers were bursting forth, Mom would cut them and place them in vases in every room in the house. The cut flowers didn’t last long, but that temporary pleasure is what made them precious. If they lasted forever, they would lose some of their appeal. (Isn’t that true of all flowers? I walk past a heavy-laden lilac in my neighborhood and stop to inhale its sweet, intoxicating fragrance every day while it’s in bloom. Once the blooms are spent, I begin looking forward to next year when they’ll return. If they remained year round, I would probably get used to them and eventually cease my daily scentsory stop.) The iris has a lot of character. Its name
is the Greek word for rainbow, which is apropos because there are so many color variations found among iris. Although purple is the most common iris color (think of those magical Rocky Mountain iris that bloom in profusion in the field along Fish Creek Road by Rockwood Estates), you can find the showy flower in the entire ROY G. BIV spectrum. The bloom has a body part called a peduncle (love it!), it has drooping sepals called falls, it has flags that wave pollinators over to do their job and the flowers are often bearded. The scallop-edged, flirty iris is no wallflower; she’s the belle of the ball (well, except for the fact that she’s bearded)! The iris is the state flower of Tennessee. The fleur-de-lis is a stylized iris (who knew?) and that fleur-de-lis appears in the logo of the New Orleans Saints football team. It is also the universal symbol for scouting. Gin brands such as Bombay Sapphire and Magellan sometimes use iris flowers for flavor and color. Honest. Last fall, days before my parents sold their home of 45 years, my affiliate Joe dug up a few dozen of those iris plants from the south side of the house and gave them to me so that I could carry on the tradition of growing and appreciating the flower that reminds me of my grandma and my mom. They are blooming now, just in time for Mother’s Day. I plan to cut some and make them into a corsage for my mom to wear on Mother’s Day. You may let The Thunker know what you think at her e-mail address, donoholdt@gmail.com. © 2019 Sarah Donohoe
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As Colorado’s private and public forests recover from insect and disease outbreaks and other disturbances, humans and wildlife are adjusting to significant environmental changes. Spruce beetle and mountain pine beetle outbreaks may have changed the way you recreate, but have you thought about how wildlife are responding? That’s precisely the question research scientists from Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the U.S. Forest Service attempted to answer in a recently published paper in the journal Ecosphere: Mammalian responses to changed forest conditions resulting from bark beetle outbreaks in the southern Rocky Mountains. “It’s such a far-reaching event, both in terms of the amount of the state impacted and how far into the future this impact will ripple,” said author Jake Ivan, a Senior Scientist in the Mammals Research Section of Colorado Parks and Wildlife. “As a first cut, we wanted to try to get a handle on how various species altered their use of these impacted areas, and we focused on lodgepole pine and spruce-fir systems as those two types of subalpine forest were hardest hit [by mountain pine beetle and spruce beetle, respectively].” To do this, the researchers hired a team of technicians to deploy game cameras at 300 randomly located sites in subalpine forests across the state. The sites represented a gradient of beetle activity from green forests (no beetles) to forests that had been impacted more than a decade prior to sampling. The cameras were mounted low to the ground and pointed at a “lure tree” where a piece of wool, soaked in that most universal of all wildlife lures – peanut butter - was tied. This setup allowed researchers to obtain photos of the various mammalian species living in the vicinity, from chipmunks to moose. The effort returned over 300,000 photos of 26 species. “As is often the case with big changes to a landscape,” Ivan said, “the response varied widely by species. There were species that responded positively and used these impacted areas more intensely, some species that responded negatively, and others that didn’t seem to care at all.” Ungulates were among the big winners in this changed system, although their response varied. Elk, for example, tended to increase their use of impacted
areas in the decade after a beetle outbreak, responding most strongly in areas where the beetle impact was most severe (more dead trees). Use of beetleimpacted areas by moose, however, increased immediately after trees died, peaked 3 - 7 years after the outbreak, then declined. Mule deer showed increasing use of beetle-impacted areas with each year after an outbreak, but unlike elk, their use was not strongly related to severity. Researchers attribute increased use to increased forage and hiding cover available as understory and shrub cover increases once the forest canopy opens up. Red squirrels were among the few species to be negatively impacted. “I imagine their decreased use is largely related to the loss of cone crops, which take a big hit when all of the mature trees in a stand die,” Ivan said. “That’s the main food source for squirrels in these systems, and storing those cones in middens so they can get at them later is what helps get them through the winter.” While the response of some species is easily explained, for others, an easy explanation doesn’t exist. Pine martens, for instance, commonly prey on red squirrels, yet use of beetle-impacted stands by pine martens did not follow the noticeable decline of red squirrels. Instead, marten use remained completely unchanged through time, regardless of severity of the outbreak. According to Ivan, “This project gave us a better understanding of what to expect in the coming years as beetles finish their march through the green forests in the state. It gives us a sense of issues that may arise both in the nongame world, and in the game world.” For instance, results from this project suggest that snowshoe hares, the primary food source for threatened Canada lynx, may weather the bark beetle outbreaks largely unscathed. However, lynx may be at increased risk during years of low hare abundance when they would normally turn to red squirrels to get them through. On the game side, scientists expect that in some areas, elk will focus their habitat use in severely impacted areas during early season hunts. However, access and travel in these patches is difficult for hunters due to down timber. So, Continued next page
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(cont.) in some places, it’s possible to end up with a mismatch between elk availability and hunter access. “On the one hand, it is a bit sad to see all of these dead trees on the landscape,” Ivan concedes, “but on the other, we’re witnessing a once-in-a-millennia event, and Colorado is ground zero. It’s quite a spectacle from an ecological perspective.” Bark beetles-Bark beetles are native to Colorado and have been around for eons. Their life cycle involves burrowing into the inner bark of mature trees as
adults and laying eggs in “galleries.” The eggs hatch into larvae, which then travel through the bark, eating and growing. Eventually the larvae pupate into adults, which exit the bark, fly to another tree and start the process anew. The loss of inner bark from adult and larval activity interrupts the flow of water and nutrients and kills the tree. Large expanses of mature forest across the west, coupled with climate changes that simultaneously stress trees (i.e., drought) while boosting insect productivity have created current epidemic conditions.
Colorado Parks And Wildlife Unveils New Tagline And Campaign, Inviting Coloradans To Live Life Outside Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) sights and ideas about communicating announces a new tagline and coordithe agency’s conservation mission. nated media campaign, inviting ColThe outcome was Live Life Outside, a oradans to Live Life Outside. The tagline tagline crafted by field staff and exeand related campaign materials are decuted in a series of new print, outdoor, signed to help the online and radio ads. public better underIn just three words, stand and engage Live Life Outside with the conservahighlights the passion tion mission of the and lifestyle of the agency. The camagency and the Colpaign also aims to orado outdoor comunify all of the munity, while creatstate’s residents who ing an opportunity to appreciate and value talk about the deep the Colorado outconnection between doors. recreation and con“CPW has the servation. awesome responsiA recent report bility of providing from CPW and Colorado Parks and Wildlife is launchquality state parks Southwick Associates ing a new tagline and campaign, urging experiences and shows the $62.5 bilColoradans to Live Life Outside. The conserving our lion economic impact campaign aims to highlight the deep wildlife, so we natuconnection between conservation and of outdoor recreation rally encourage peoin our state, with 92% recreation in our state. ple to live life outof residents claiming side,” said Tony Gurzick, Marketing and to recreate outdoors. These numbers Creative Services Manager for CPW. make it clear that the wildlife and wild “People recreating in Colorado brings spaces of our state are the reason why so jobs and economic growth, and promany of us choose Colorado as a place motes health and well-being. But we also to work and play. However, Coloradans’ know that recreation impacts the reshared appreciation for the outdoors sources we love. We all need to play a also comes with a responsibility to conrole in making sure that our lands, waserve our natural resources. ters and wildlife are here for future gen“Whether you enjoy hiking, hunting, erations.” bird watching, rock climbing or any acThe need for a tagline and strategic tivity in between, we all need to work campaign arose as CPW sought avenues together to conserve the resources that to remind Coloradans of the importance make Colorado home,” said Gurzick. of conservation and responsible recreColorado provides so many opportuation as a part of enjoying the Colorado nities to Live Life Outside. To learn outdoors. In an internal effort designed more about volunteering with CPW and to better share the agency’s story, CPW supporting conservation through outstaff was surveyed to collect their indoor recreation, visit livelifeoutside.co.
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Crossroads & LLEV Preschool Spring Sale At Barn W This Fri. & Sat. It’s time again for the 13th Annual Spring Sale at the fairgrounds in Barn W. 2019 Spring Sale This Weekend: Friday, May 10: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, May 11: 9:00 a.m. to Noon All proceeds stay in our community for the benefit of local families in need through 501(c)3 nonprofits: Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park and Lifelong Learning of Estes Valley Preschool.
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Fine Arts Guild Hosts Auditions For Balpate Inn Productions The Fine Arts Guild announces auditions for productions to be performed at the Baldpate Inn. Performances of Old Hams, by Bob Rinfret, and directed by Jeff Miller are scheduled for July 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and In Search of the Holy Grill, by Craig Williams and The Monkey’s Paw, by Jeannette Jaquish and directed by Lawrence Sage for July 26, 27, 28 and August 2, 3. Old Hams, is set in the Ophelia L. Davis Home for Actors, Musicians and Singers in Burbank, California. The residents have called this home for over 40 years, but their friend and former owner of the home, Ophelia Davis, died leaving the older performers in a terrible predicament. The taxes are due and if they can’t be raised, the son of Ophelia’s attorney, Ben, will sell the house so he can make millions when the land is used for a shopping mall. At wit’s end, the performers turn to Ophelia’s Granddaughter and a nephew for help. Using all their acting skills, some clever disguises and a missing lottery ticket, they manage to turn a garage sale into a hilarious showdown. Cast: Nurse Crockett (Louise): A former nurse with a checkered past. Radio Announcer: Voice only. Can be male or female. Rose Blume: 70s-80s. Tall. Self-assured. Fiesty. Iris Blume: 70s-80s. Rose's younger sister. Madame Clara Voyant: 70s-80s. a retired mystic. Eddie Chambers: 70s-80s. Leadingman type. Gus Hall: 70s – 80s. Eddie's life-long friend. Ben McAllister Jr. (Ben): 50s. The family attorney. David McAllister: 20s. Ben's nephew. Sarah Davis: 20s. Granddaughter of Ophelia Davis. In Search of the Holy Grill is a melodrama that tells the story of Char Cole who wants the land the church sits on to build a casino. He sends a bogus mortgage bill demanding the church pay a $10,000 balloon payment in an effort to scare the congregation into selling him the property for a fraction of what it is
worth. Minister Paul Pitt, choir director, Barbie Cue and several choir members quickly decide to submit Barbie Cue’s mother’s secret barbecue recipe to a contest and even open a barbeque restaurant in the church to raise money. Meanwhile, Miss Phit, the bumbling church secretary is constantly getting the bulletin and newsletters wrong, sending misleading and funny information out to the congregation. However, she is also the one who saves the day. Cast: Rev. Paul Pitt: minister, Miss Phit: ditzy church secretary, Barbie Cue: choir director, Irving Benson, Charlene Mason, Bertha Belch and Jessie Benson: choir members, Char Cole: villain and banker, Ken Ling: Cole’s henchman, Miss Skeet: Cole’s girlfriend, Narrator. The Monkey’s Paw is the story of an old dried up monkey paw (think rabbits foot) whose owner is granted three wishes, but the wishes come with an enormous price for interfering with fate. Cast: Randal White: father, Eliza White: mother, Sammy White: their son or daughter, 15-30 yrs. old, Morris: visiting military, 40 + yrs. old, younger than father, Visitor: from Sammy’s company, Narrator. Auditions are Sunday, May 19, 5:30-7 p.m. and Monday, May 20, 6:30 - 8 p.m. at the Baldpate Inn, 4900 S. St. Vrain (Hwy. 7). Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script and actors may audition for one, two or all three plays. Please bring a resume and headshot for each director if auditioning for both. If the above dates don’t work, contact Directors, Jeff Miller, jmillerassoc@gmail.com or Lawrence Sage, sagentaylor4858@yahoo.com. Perusal scripts available at the Estes Valley Library. Sign up for an audition at SignUp Genius: www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0449A5 AD23ABFA7-auditions2.
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Donuts For Dads – Muffins For Moms
You are invited to join us for & after the 9 a.m. worship service – Sunday, May 19 to celebrate Dads and Momsbeing one-having one! We hope to see you at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, 950 N. St. Vrain - for fellowship and fun treats! This event is part of our 75th Year celebration. Muffin recipes are from past church cookbooks, baked by members of our congregation. Donuts and donut holes “round out” the menu with coffee, tea, and other beverages. Please give Judi Cunningham a quick call if you have any questions (970577-1221) and to give a quick number for an RSVP. We would love to have you join the celebrating!
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Why Does My Doctor Need To Know All My Medications? Medication Management is identified as the most common patient safety concern in the United States. Many people are seen in multiple health care settings like a hospital, emergency room or specialists’ office. In each setting medications can be prescribed or updated by the health care provider and can be recorded in multiple patient health records. There is not one universal system for all health records and many health record systems don’t “talk” to each other, nor do they “cross-over information.” This makes it difficult for a health care provider to have an accurate and complete list of medications a patient is taking to ensure there are no medication errors or dangerous interactions. Medication Management is identified as the most common patient safety concern in the United States. Approximately 70% of Americans (40% are seniors) take at least one prescription drug and more than four billion prescriptions are filled in U.S. pharmacies each year. This percentage does not include over-the-counter medicines or natural supplements. When a patient is seen in a variety of settings, this is often called “transition of care.” Because of these transitions for services, your local primary care provider may or may not have the most current list of medications in your primary care health record. The risk of not following a proper medication regimen, unknowingly mixing non-compatible drugs or
May 24th 6:00 – 7:00 PM May 25th 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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mixing over-the-counter medicines can result in serious health complications. Your Estes Park Health Physician Clinic practitioners want to partner with you to ensure your safety by updating your health record to reflect all the medications – prescription, over-the-counter and supplements – that you take. Our Physician Clinic staff believes the most reliable way for them to help you with Medication Management, is to have you bring all your medicine bottles to each appointment. A member of your health care team will compare those bottles to your current health record and will confirm an accurate medication list before you see your doctor. To help you transport your medications from home to an appointment and back home again, we are offering an Estes Park Health tote bag to each patient who brings in their medicine bottles. Consider this our gift for partnering with us to ensure your Medication Management safety. Estes Park Health will be moving to the Epic Electronic Health Record system in November 2019. Epic has great advantages: A single patient database; availability of patient data from any healthcare organization that uses Epic; interoperability with the hospitals to which we send most of our patient transfers. Epic customers exchange over 2.3 million patient records per day and approximately two-thirds of the people in the United States have a current Electronic Health Record (EHR) in Epic.
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health expo up at the Ridgeline Hotel.” In addition to the trail runs that start Saturday morning, the Wellderness festival will host a health expo at the Ridgeline Hotel. This expo will be highlighted by a presentation from former Olympic skier and NFL player, Jeremy Bloom. In addition, the Wellderness health expo will feature Juli Rathke, Founder/Publisher of YOGA+Life Magazine, elite marathoner, Jenni Nettik, and Brittany Charboneau, also know as the “Funny Runner,” who intersects comedy with the world of competitive running. Local residents are welcome to attend the health expo. The schedule of events and programming for Saturday, June 1st is as follows: • 8 a.m.- Race registration at The Ridgeline Hotel • 9 a.m.- 10k trail run • 9:15 a.m.- 6k Lake Estes ‘fun run’ • 9 a.m.- Yoga hosted by Juli Rathke • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.- Health and Wellness Expo at the Estes Park Convention and Meeting Center • 7 p.m.- Brews & Blues Post Party with Pick & Howl Admission to the Health and Wellness Expo is free. The Brews & Blues Party, which includes a BBQ dinner, is $35 per person. For more information on Wellderness and to register for the 6k or 10k race visit wellderness.com.
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VETERANS SERVICES
Thursday, May 16 @ noon-5pm Veteran benefits assistance and readjustment counseling. Call 970-586-6118 for an appointment.
MEETINGS
Monday, May 13 @ 5:30pm Auxiliary monthly meeting.
Tuesday, May 14 @ 5:30pm House Committee meeting.
Wednesday, May 15 @ 6:30pm Alpine Anglers/Trout Unlimited meeting.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Friday, May 10 Legion Riders Motorcycle Escort for the Comedy Warriors from DIA to Estes Park.
@6pm-10pm Friday Niters Dance Club
Saturday May 11 – a big day at Post 119!
@9am-noon American Legion District 4 Conference @ Post 119.
@4:30 pm VIP Dinner at the Legion for the Comedy Warriors and Friends.
@7-9pm Comedy Warriors: Healing through Humor. Combat veteran
comedians Bobby Henline and Joe Kashnow bring an unforgettable evening of inspiration and laughter. Tickets $25. At the Ridgeline Conference Center.
Sunday, May 12 @ 2pm Memorial Celebration of the Life of Neil
McPhail. All are invited to visit, eat, drink and dance to the Mountain Town Rockers.
Friday, May 17 @ 5:30pm Pasta Bar and then 7pm Bingo to benefit
P.E.O. Chapter IY.
Saturday, May 18 @ noon-3pm Estes Park Car Club presents 34th Annual
Classic Auto Parade Of Years. Come and vote for your favorite!
WIN CASH!
Every Friday @ 7pm Queen of Hearts progressive raffle. Every day: Pull Tabs.
Friday, May 17 @ 7:00 pm Bingo to benefit P.E.O. Chapter IY.
Tuesday, May 21 @ 7:00 pm Bingo! Fun and cash prizes for all ages!
Thursday, May 30 @ 7:00pm Summer Bingo Begins! Fun and cash prizes for all ages!
WE WANT TO FEED YOU!
Friday, May 10 @ 5:30-7 pm Steak Night by Sons of the American Legion $18 Friday, May 17 @ 5:30-7 pm Pasta Bar $10
Every Wednesday @11:30-1:00 pm Legion Lunch. Your choice of 2 soups and 3 sandwiches for $8. Buy two you can get one free!
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Thank You To All Nurses At Estes Park Health Living Center National Skilled Nurses Week is celebrated May 12-18th Every day, skilled nursing centers assist our seniors and people with disabilities in living their happiest and best lives. Whether it’s planting, cooking, reading or listening to music, these centers pay it forward by helping individuals find their own happiness to improve quality of life. In 2019, National Skilled Nursing Care Week (NSNCW) will focus on living soulfully. This week will celebrate skilled nursing centers, and their residents and staff, by showcasing how they achieve happy minds and healthy souls. Estes Park Health Living Center is a skilled nursing home and rehab facility here in Estes Park. If you’ve ever had a loved one in a skilled care facility you al-
ready know that the staff are “angels” and the residents could use something to brighten their day! Members of the community have helped them give a big show of support for the staff and residents of EPHLC by donating delicious snacks which will be enjoyed Monday, May 13th-Friday, May 17th. A big, heart-felt thank you also goes out to these establishments who donated food for next week’s event: Scratch Deli and Bakery, owner Cru Shantz Country Market, owner Scott Webermeimer Oppa Asian Bistro, owners Sean and Sora Park Chelito's Mexican Restaurant, owners Erika & Macario Rojas Thank you so much for brightening the lives of everyone at EPHLC.
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2019 Fit Family 5 K & Children’s Fitness Jamboree Sat. May 18 At Stanley Park
Lifelong Learning of Estes Valley is having their 12th Annual Fit Family 5 K and Children’s Jamboree next weekend, featuring a 5K Run/Walk around Lake Estes for adults and children age 10+. Younger children ages three through nine can participate in a Jamboree of field activities at Stanley Park testing how fast they can run, kick a soccer ball, throw, jump and more. While parents and older children walk/run the 5K course around the lake, younger children have fun with the field events led by the LLEV staff and parent volunteers. This is a run for fun and adults of all ages are encouraged to come out and walk the course as well. Strollers are welcome but leave your dog at home. Starting time for the Run/Walk is Saturday, May 20, at 9:00 a.m. at Stanley Park. Come early and register on the day of the event or register in advance at LLEV Preschool. More information is available at www.llevpreschool.com and
you can download the registration form. Children’s Jamboree is $10 per child and 5K Run/Walk is $20 per participant. Door Prizes include a weekend stay The Woodlands On Fall River in Estes, and lots of other nice prizes and coupons from Estes Park businesses. All participants will receive a goody bag and food for energy at the event. The registration fee is a donation to LLEV Preschool for our Tuition Assistance Program, providing lowincome families in the Estes Valley with the opportunity for a quality preschool program. Event Sponsors this year are: Mortgage Solutions Financial - Rich Flannery Team, The Woodlands on Fall River, Moosely Tees, Estes Park Mountain Shop, Estes Valley Recreation & Park District and the Estes Park News. This is family fun on a Saturday morning surrounded by beautiful scenery and getting in some exercise at the same time! Let’s get physical!
Welcome To The World Hannah McKinley Romig Sweet, little Hannah McKinley Romig arrived on March 30, 2019 at 9:05 p.m. She was born at home and her proud parents are Kylie and Nathanael Romig of Estes Park, Colorado. At birth, she weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces and she was 20.5 inches long. Happy to meet their little sister were big brother Theodore (6) and sisters Heidi (4) and Marilla (2). Happy grandparents are Gary and Kris Hazelton and Paul and Ellen Romig, both of Estes Park. Congratulations to the family!
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Universe of Stories: Library Summer Reading Programs Begin May 17
ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHURCH JULY 1-5 (1/2 DAY ON THE 4TH) | K-6TH GRADE High Ropes | Sports | Gaga Ball | Inflatables | Water Day | Games | Theme Parties TO REGISTER VISIT WWW.CAMPTIMBERLINE.COM *Campers must be completed with kindergarten to attend
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Rocky Mountain Church Day Camp Outta Bounds is a Day Camp Unlike Any Other! Join us for a week long Christian sports and adventure camp at Rocky Mountain Church right here in Estes Park. Your child will experience the best counselors Beaver by Jim Ward
in the country with daily sports instruction, a portable high ropes course and climbing wall, giant inflatables, theme parties, bible studies, water day, silly skits and more! Ages are K-6th grade, MF, 8:30-4 p.m. daily. Register at www.camptimberline.com today!
ties are being built around the theme, “A Universe of Stories.” New for 2019, participants of all ages will have the convenience of being able to track their reading minutes online, from anywhere, 24/7. Readers will be able to go to estesvalleylibrary.org and follow a link that prompts users to create a simple account. Then it becomes easy to enter reading minutes. Also new for 2019, the library has created a community-wide challenge: “Fly Me to the Moon!”—through reading. The distance from the Earth to the Moon is approximately 238,900 miles. This summer’s quest for the Estes Valley: to collectively log 238,900 minutes of reading. All forms of reading count, including listening to audiobooks, reading aloud Summer is one of the best times to cel- to children, or reading this newspaper article. All ages are invited to share in ebrate and enjoy the pleasures of readthis fun challenge. ing. Whether it’s that book tucked into your pack on your favorite hike—or a Early readers, ages 0 to 6, as well as eledigital book you enjoy in your own mentary-school age kids will also have backyard, the Estes Valley Library has the opportunity to earn reading incenreading treasures to keep you inspired all tives as they log their hours. Many studseason long. ies have shown that kids who read for enjoyment during summer vacation This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, and avoid the so-called “summer slide.” Summer readers return to school ready it inspires the perfect themes for 2019’s to learn and avoid the weeks of ‘catching Summer Reading Programs: space, sciup’ faced by their non-reading counterence and discovery. Through August 3, parts. the reading program and related activiAdditional information on the 2019 Summer Reading Program will be available at estesvalleylibrary.org beginning May 17. The Summer Reading Programs are made possible through the generous support of the Library Friends & Foundation. The library invites you to a lunar-inspired reading challenge this summer, and to find joy and fulfillment in a “Universe of Stories.” Bluebird photo by Jim Ward
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Ballet Renaissance: “Hope For The Flowers”
Ballet Renaissance Protégé students, spring 2019
Come see and support our commurector Mr. Radoslaw Kokoszka at Sweatnity’s youth as they dance “Hope for the shop Dance in Denver, and will dance Flowers,” this Friday and Saturday on with Estes Park’s Maggie Lewis. Babcock stage at the YMCA of the Rockies Walter and Lewis will perform the roles of G. Ruesch AuditoPaulus’ two rium. lead characters, Stripe and YelThe original ballow, caterpillars let, based on Trina in search of Paulus’ story of more. hope and transformation, is dediThe annual cated to Ms. Jody Center Stage Carmichael Furrecital will take nish, who earned place at the her wings, DecemYMCA of the ber 9, 2018. Rockies Walter Carmichael FurG. Ruesch Aunish is the mother ditorium, this of Ballet RenaisFriday, May 10 sance Founder, Ms. at 6:30 p.m. Brianna Furnish, and Saturday, and was a classiMay 11 at 2 cally trained ballet, p.m. "Hope for liturgical and modthe Flowers" ern dancer. She was will open both Furnish’s first shows. Tickets teacher. “Mom’s are available at spirit lives on in the the door: $5 for work we do for the students, $10 children here in general admisDominie Rojas, Ballet Renaissance Protégé our community,” sion. student, spring 2019 shared Furnish. Ballet Renais“My mother did everything with a spirit sance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizaof joy in her heart. It was love that gave tion committed to educating and inspirher strength through life’s hardest moing youth and the community through ments. Mom would be so happy to see the art of classical ballet. Founded in the children dancing forward the love, southeast Michigan in June of 1997, Baland the joy, that was in her heart,” said let Renaissance established a second Furnish. branch in Estes Park in the fall of 2011. “Hope for the Flowers,” will feature 32 Here in northern Colorado, Ballet RenBallet Renaissance students from Estes aissance partners with Center Stage Park (ranging in age from three through School of Dance, the Presbyterian Comadult), as well as a group of Ballet Renmunity Church of the Rockies, Boys & aissance teen students, who study with Girls Clubs of Larimer County, and the Ballet Renaissance in Loveland at Boys Oratorio Society of Estes Park. & Girls Clubs of Larimer County. Teen, For more information contact Ballet Trip Babcock, of Denver will also perRenaissance: 970-480-7697 or email form. Trip studies ballet with BR Co-Di- balletren@balletren.org
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The mission of the Historic Stanley Home Foundation is to purchase, renovate, preserve, and operate Rockside, the F.O. Stanley home, as the Historic Stanley Home Museum and Education Center. You are cordially invited to spend an evening with F.O. Stanley, portrayed by professional re-enactor Kurtis Kelly and learn more about the goals of the Historic Stanley Home Foundation. Please join us on Tuesday, May 14th Estes Valley Community Center Room “C”, lower level 6:00 - 7:00PM Light refreshments will be served
Kurtis Kelly as F.O. Stanley
For more information please contact: Anne Rogers at 970-888-1899
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Estes Park Jazz Big Band And Village Band To Perform First Summer Concert
The Estes Park Jazz Big Band and Village Band will perform the first concert of their summer season in a combined concert on Sunday, May 12. The free concert will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Estes Park High School Theater. The Jazz Big Band has been performing for the Estes Park community and its visitors for 27 years while the Village Band has been performing for 37 years. Chuck Varilek will lead the Jazz Big Band. Conducting duties for the Village Band will be shared by Loren Johnson, Jeff Klintberg and Varilek. The Jazz Big Band will kick off the concert with a mix of different styles, including Dave Brubeck’s “Moody” and Count Basie’s “One O’Clock Jump.” Trombonist Curtis Fox will be a featured soloist on “Bein’ Green” and will join Nick Frazee (tenor sax) and Loren Johnson (trumpet) in a Dixieland combo on “Ain’t She Sweet.” After a short intermission to reset the stage, the Village Band will begin their
portion of the concert, featuring a revolving door on the podium with Johnson, Klintberg and Varilek all taking a turn. The audience will be treated to several different compositions for band including Leonard Bernstein’s “Overture to Candide” and Gabriel Faure’s “Pavane.” Music of Scotland will be featured on “By Loch And Mountain” and a tribute to the Navy, “Guardians Of The Seas.” “Heroic Sketches,” a recent composition by Ed Huckeby will get your heart racing as will the G. H. Huffine march, “Basses On A Rampage.” The Estes Park Jazz Big Band and Estes Park Village Band are community bands made up of adult and high school musicians from the Estes Park area as well as from surrounding communities. New members are always welcome to perform with the band. Rehearsals are on Tuesday evenings in the Estes Park High School bandroom. Contact Chuck Varilek at 970-2278704 for more information about the concert or the bands.
Courageous Grandparenting Conference May 24-25 Mountain View Bible Fellowship at 1575 South St. Vrain here is Estes Park is hosting the Courageous Grandparenting Conference. This event will start on Friday evening May 24th at 6:00 p.m., then resume Saturday morning May 25th at 9:00 a.m. This conference is a unique presentation for grandparents, or parents who want their parents to be intentional about the way they fulfill their biblical roles as grandparents. Cavin Harper, Executive Director and founder of the Christian Grandparenting Network, will be the presenter for this one-day conference. “Being a good grandparent is not enough,” says CGN founder, Cavin Harper, “especially for Christian grandparents. We are called to live courageously and intentionally making much of Christ and the Gospel, and helping the next generations walk in the truth.” Harper says the Courageous Grandparenting conference is more than another
event, but part of a larger, growing grandparent movement. “I don’t want this to be just another program,” he says. “I want to launch a movement of courageous grandparents resolved to link arms with other grandparents to build a legacy of faith that outlives them. It will require courage, understanding the times in which we live, and wisdom to know what to do. This conference casts the vision so that leaders from this community can carry the vision and build the movement to live for the next generations.” Snacks are provided Friday night, a continental breakfast and lunch is provided Saturday. Cost for the conference is $25.00 per family. You may register by going to the Mountain View Bible Fellowship website at www.mvbf.org, contacting the office at 970-586-3395, or just drop in to sign up.
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relax It remains stressed. never truly relax. Humans are a natural enemy of bears I Killed a Bear and they flee from our presence in most Say it. situations. Makes your stomach turn in knots, If you encounter a bear opportunistidoesn’t it? It is an appalling thought for cally whether driving or hiking and you many of us because we absolutely love capture a few frames, that’s fine. Simply bears. Therefore, we do not like to think click and move a safe distance away. we had a hand in the premature or acciThat situation shouldn’t be too impactdental death of one. ful to either party since bears typically Yet the odds of it being true are striking encounter stressful events throughout and numerous. the day, but usually they are short-lived. We want to believe that we have had no For example, they have run ins with part in a bear’s untimely death, espeother bears, bobcats, packs of coyotes, cially since it would bother us to no end and of course the occasional hiker. Do if we knew that we did. Yet, we often you think a bear prefers to stick around choose to ignore the telltale signs that we danger in those situations? They don’t, very well may have had a hand in it. they exhibit avoidance behavior. In What are those telltale signs you ask? other words, they seek a safe distance. And I already know what you’re thinkIf you are an occasional visitor to bear ing. The answer is yes, bears can becountry, whether alone or with your come habituated, or use to, human presfamily, do you secure your food and your garbage at all times? Most probably ence but a human following its every do, a few don’t. But that was an easy one. move is rarely comforting to a bear. It matters not if it is a rambunctious horde Everybody knows to do that, at least we of people or a single photographer. Folhope. So let’s look at the more subtle ways we lowing a bear too closely to capture a picture often causes undue stress on the may be killing these bears. These are bear. things we still need to clean up and it Also, for those truly inquisitive types takes effort on everyone’s part. who like to consider themselves as part Have you ever parked your car and of the bear’s world, if you follow individpursued a bear to get that perfect picual bears and know where the bear is ture? going to be throughout most of its active We all like taking pictures of wildlife periods, you are probably stressing that and that’s OK when it happens by chance bear. If you know where the bear dens encounter but does our passion and ineach and every winter, you are probably terest in that perfect picture drive us to stressing that bear. If you are constantly pursue and potentially harass that bear? around that bear, especially if it has So how can you tell if the bear is being cubs, you are probably stressing that harassed? bear. Let’s give the bears a chance to be It’s pretty simple. Does the bear know bears. They are not movie stars, thereyou are there? The mere presence and fore we should not act like the paparazzi awareness of humans causes that bear to and stake out their lives.
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So what if you’re not a photographer and just love seeing and reading about bears? Here is something to ponder. Have you ever shared photos on social media that portray a bear in an unnatural situation and pawned it off as “cute”? Those viral videos and photographs of bears playing in hot tubs or entertaining themselves on a child’s backyard swing breed copy cat individuals looking for internet fame. Sadly, there are countless instances of people intentionally trying to lure bears into their backyards, most of which are probably for nefarious reasons. And yes, luring a bear to your backyard simply to get a “cute” video or picture to show to your friends is nefarious. Studies show that bears that hang around human developments often have significantly shorter life-spans due to increased threats. In other words, they die prematurely. Yet, people still think it’s cool to have bears in town or around their house or neighborhood. Believe it or not, if you visit or stay in rental cabins in bear country and read through the logbook, you’ll often read how many times people intentionally place or “innocently” place food around the cabin so they can better see the bears. Never does one realize or think about how these actions possibly lead to a dead bear, but damn, that sure is cute. Bottom line folks, prematurely killing a bear is NOT something we want to be a part of. I do not think many folks reading this have a direct hand in a bear’s death but most of us exhibit behaviors that are bad for bears. So let’s do our part and not turn a blind eye to our actions anymore. You now know your actions have consequences. And by all means don’t vilify those that may unknowingly be doing the things mentioned in this article. They may truly be ignorant and not know of the consequences of their actions so now is your chance to educate! Be nice and be knowledgeable. When it comes to doing right by the bears, let’s start by taking a look in the mirror and correcting the actions of that person first. After all, it’s not for you, it’s for the bears. Author: Daryl Ratajczak, black bear biologist and advocate. Daryl is the former Black Bear Program Coordinator and Chief of Wildlife for the state of Tennessee. He is also a regular wildlife instructor for Wildlife for You. Photo above by Bob Howdeshell. For more information on ethical wildlife photography: nanpa.org/wp-content/uploads/Ethical-Field-Practices-Revised-32018
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Estes Valley Chamber Singers Concert—Sunday, May 19th at PCCR Apr 30 - May6, 2019
The Estes Valley Chamber Singers, under the direction of Rich Dixon, will be presenting their annual spring concert on Sunday, May 19th at 2:00 p.m. Rich has put together a wide variety of music, which will have something for everyone. This program will be quite different from those in the past. The first half will feature soloists Scott Anderson, Anna Baker, and a wonderful find, Henry Thomas. Henry is 12 years old and in the seventh grade here in Estes. He will be the featured soloist in Karl Jenkins’ Pie Jesu from his “Requiem.� The program opens with Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki’s Totus Tuus which was composed for the High Mass held by Pope John Paul II in Victory Square, Warsaw, on 14 June 1987. Pater Noster (Our Father) by the Philippine composer John August Pamintuan is next on the program. This piece was the winner of the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing competition held in Arezzo, Italy in August 2007. Interestingly enough, it was composed while he was visiting Colorado that same year. The Welsh composer, Karl Jenkins, is known primarily as a composer of film music. However, he was moved to compose a Requiem and the Pie Jesu is probably one of the most familiar pieces from that work. Those who know the Pie Jesu from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem will find the similarities very interesting. Our next composer is Morten Lauridsen. The Chamber Singers have sung two of his more famous pieces, O Magnum Mysterium and the piece you will hear on this concert, Sure On This Shining Night.
It is always a surprise when in the midst of a program of complicated music, that it is the simplest of pieces that elicits the most emotional response, and so it is with our next piece, Steal Away. Not only is it quite sparse in tonal texture, but also it is in only three parts; a far cry from the first two pieces which divides the Singers in to eight parts. Here arranger Brian Tate manages to get right to the core of the piece, and it is one of the Singers favorites. Featured next on the program is Scott Anderson who will sing Green Pastures by Wilfrid Sanderson and La donna e mobile by Giuseppe Verdi. Green Pastures takes the Singers’ conductor way back in time. This was one of three pieces he sang in his scholarship audition for Southeast Missouri State University back in 1959, and the start of his career in music. The second half has placed the Singers in a musical area a bit unfamiliar to them; jazz and rock. No, that is not a typo. The program will end with Toto’s Africa. In addition to Africa, other numbers in the second half are Moon River, Make Someone Happy, When You Wish Upon a Star, and Anna Baker singing Let it Go from the Disney movie “Frozen.� This program promises to be a lot of fun for all. Please keep Sunday, May 19th open and come join the Estes Valley Chamber Singers at 2:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies for an afternoon of music. The cost of this concert is $10.00 and tickets are only available at the door.
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——Week of May 13 thru May 17 —— Monday, May 13 Pancake (1), scrambled eggs (2), bacon, hash browns & fruit Tuesday, May 14 Taco Salad w/ chicken Wednesday, May 15 Hot Roast Beef Sandwich w/ mashed potatoes, gravy & vegetable Thursday, May 16 Chicken Parmesan & Spaghetti, garlic bread & side salad Friday, May 17 Tuna Melt on English Muffin w/ clam chowder soup & side salad
——Week of May 20 thru May 24 —— Monday, May 20 Breakfast Croissant w/ ham, hash browns & fruit Tuesday, May 21 Fried Chicken (3 pc) w/ mashed potatoes, gravy & vegetables Wednesday, May 22 Meat Lasagna w/ garlic bread & side salad Thursday, May 23 Pulled Chicken Sandwich w/ coleslaw & potato salad Friday, May 24 Fish & Homemade Chips w/ clam chowder soup & coleslaw All noon meals are $5 for current EP Senior Citizens Center members and are by reservation only. Reservations must be made by 1:00 PM at least one business day in advance. Note, if you want to reserve a meal for Monday, May 13th, you need to call before 1:00 PM on Friday, May 10th. For reservations call 970-581-2195 (Monday – Friday 9:00 am - 1:30 pm). Pre-paid meal tickets and membership forms are available at the Estes Park Senior Citizens Center located at 1820 S. St. Vrain (Masonic Lodge). Eat at the Senior Citizens Center or take Meals to Go! Regular hours of operation 9:00 am -- 1:30 pm Monday thru Friday. Join or renew membership for 2019! Check out our website: estesparkseniors.org TriFit, Balance, Mah Jongg, games, movies, and other activities. EPSCC, Inc. wants to serve YOU and YOU can enjoy serving others!
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That was the oversees name given to a movie of recent years. Locally dubbed ‘Hero’, it’s the story of a low self-esteemed, estranged from wife and son, ‘down-and-out’, man who witnesses a plane crash. He runs to the plane, losing his shoe on the way, and rescues several occupants of the plane, including a TV reporter. During the rescue he picks up her credit card and an award she had just received. He vanishes from the scene quickly and shares with a man he meets about what happened. When a large cash reward is offered to the unknown ‘hero’, his new ‘friend’ claims it, receiving the money and opportunities to talk about what it’s like to be a ‘hero’. As time goes on, his conscience convicts him and he decides to jump from the ledge of a tall building. Bernie, the true hero, crawls out to talk him into staying alive, “because the world needs heroesâ€?. Bernie falls off the ledge and is pulled to safety by the ‘hero’. In the process his face becomes dirty and the TV reporter recognizers the sooty-faced man who rescued her. She quizzes him about it, he responds: “Lady, do I look like a hero to you?â€? But as she leaves the room she says: “Thank you for saving my life!â€? Bernie says: “you’re welcome.â€? The movie ends with Bernie and his son, Joey, at the zoo, when a woman screams: “My baby fell into the lion’s cage.â€? Bernie looks at his son, shakes his head and says: “For Pete’s sake! Watch my shoes!â€? as he heads for the lion’s cage. ‘Accidental heroes’, I think not. I tell that story because it introduces us to so many ‘heroes’ in our world today. The story of ‘Bernie’ is seen in the story of Darin Barton at the I-70 conflagration of two weeks ago. He was a homeless man who sits at that location day-after-day, displaying a sign that says: “Have a blessed day!â€? while requesting ‘help’. When the horrific accident happened he ran from car-to-car pulling people to safety. Later, while being interviewed, he, like Bernie, downplayed the ‘hero’ designation. “I only did what anyone would do’. Later, it was discovered that, like Bernie, he had been‌and would be‌a ‘hero’ on other occasions, helping to save a person’s life or assisting with a disabled car. A third story surfaced of a ‘hero’ in the synagogue shooting in Poway, California. Her name was Lori Gilbert-Kaye and she shielded the Rabbi as he (another hero) ushered the children to safety, taking the bullet that spared his life, even as it took hers. She reminds us of the ‘heroes’ that are seen at every mass-shooting scene, many at the cost of their lives. In a church shooting in Canada I referred to recently, a man’s leg was shattered by a bullet as he took the shooter down, saving other lives. These are just a few of the ‘heroes’ that bless our lives. One TV station honors ‘Everyday Heroes’, with a plaque for ongoing service to our society, touching, even saving, lives. I’m regularly in contact with people who are / were spouses / caregivers of people who have Alzheimer’s and other such debilitating diseases, and I view each one of them as ‘heroes’ as I watch how patiently and kindly they carry their partner’s ‘load’. In our community, I’m thankful for the ‘Search and Rescue’ people and all ‘First Responders’ that protect our community day-after-day. I view our Mayor and Mayor Pro-tem as ‘heroes’, not just for what they are enduring right now, but for the many years of voluntary and sacrificial service they have rendered for the good of our children, our community, our visitors. I’m thankful to ‘hero’ Moms and Dads who raise ‘hero’ children. What about you / me? To whom are we seen as a ‘hero’? Jesus said: “The greatest among you (My ‘heroes’) are those who serve others.â€? May we be such. Bob
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The Town of Estes Park Announces Lineup for 2019 Jazz Festival 6:30-9:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2nd Noon-1:10 p.m.-The Max Wagner. Quartet-Modern Mainstream Jazz and Jazz Vocals. 1:40-3:10 p.m.-ReneĚ Marie (Festival Headliner) World-class Jazz Vocalist with Top Flight All Start Big Band. 3:40-5:00 p.m.-Lionel Young Band Award-winning deep blues, eclectic violin. Tickets to the Estes Park Jazz Festival can only be purchased in person at the event and are $10 for one day or $15 for both. These discount ticket prices are The Estes Park Jazz Festival is back for thanks to the sponsorship of Mama th its 29 year with another impressive Rose’s and Poppy’s Pizza, The Estes Park lineup of outstanding jazz musicians. The festival takes place on Saturday, June Resort, EP News, KUVO Jazz Radio, Snowy Peaks Winery, The Best Western 1st, and on Sunday, June 2nd, 2019, from Silver Saddle, and the Town of Estes Noon to 5:00 p.m. at Performance Park, Park. 417 West Elkhorn Avenue. The Estes Park Jazz Festival has beThis year’s performers will be: come a prime destination for music Saturday, June 1st lovers around the region and across the Noon-12:50 p.m. Estes Park Jazz Big country and is one of the highlights of Band-Classic Big Band Swing the festival season in Colorado. The 1:10-2:10 p.m.-The Bud Powell Project- Estes Park Jazz Festival is produced by Stu MacAskie’s Quintet Tribute to Bud the Special Events Department of the Powell Town of Estes Park and was founded 2:30-3:30 p.m.-Purnell Steen and Le and directed by Jazz artist, Max Wagner. Jazz Machine-Classic Jazz and Sounds of Bring a blanket or lawn chair, and a picFive Points nic or purchase selections from Poppy’s 3:50- 5:00 p.m.-Moderno Afro Cubano Pizza on site. Wine will be available for purchase. No other alcohol is allowed. Quintet-Afro Caribbean Jazz The jazz continues at night on Saturday No dogs are allowed in the listening area. For more information, visit at Mama Rose’s Italian Restaurant. The Max Wagner Quartet will perform from EPJazzfest.com
Brown Bag Book Buddies
With a concern for the environment and the future of the planet, the Brown Bag Book Buddies will gather to respond to the ideas presented in a new book, Grain By Grain. Authors Bob Quinn and Liz Carlisle demonstrate how a green economy rooted in regenerative organic agriculture and renewable energy can help rebuild struggling communities in
rural America. Quinn is a plant biochemist and Montana farmer. Carlisle is a lecturer in the School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences at Stanford University and author of Lentil Underground. Join us May 23, 30 and June 6 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Estes Park United Methodist Church, 1509 Fish Hatchery Road. You are invited to bring your own lunch. Coffee, tea and water will be provided. Grain By Grain will be available at the church on May 12 or by email: jaymillsd@gmail.com
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EVRPD Receives $17,900 Grant From Village Thrift Shop
Annual Endangered Species Day Special Program RMNP Celebrates Commitment To Wildlife Protection
Rocky Mountain National Park invites you to a special program at 7 p. m. Friday, May 17, at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center. On this special day, America Village Thrift Shop, Inc. recently anfor them—and their owners—to drink is will celebrate endangered species success nounced their 2019 grant winners, and the water brought in by the doggie parstories, including the protection and reEstes Valley Recreation and Park District ents. covery of the American bald eagle and (EVRPD) is excited to be one of the reRocky’s own peregrine falcon. Are you “This new water fountain will provide cipients. concerned about threatened or endana clean and safe water source for all On April 26, EVRPD received notice gered species, and their preservation as users of the dog park,” said Carosello. they were awarded $17,900 to be used part of our natural world? How do “We have already started the process to for the installation of a water fountain at identify the right system that can be species come to be at the brink of extincthe Estes Valley Dog Park. used by humans and canines as well as a tion, and how can they be recovered? The answers are at the heart of the En“We are beyond ecstatic to be awarded timeline for the construction.” dangered Species Act of 1973. This spethis money,” said Tom Carosello, An additional thank you goes out to cial program traces the history of that EVRPD Executive Director. “A huge John Guthrie of Estes Park for his help landmark legislation and the successful thank you goes out to Susan Sisk and the in the initial legwork for this grant. His actions, including little-known “backstoother members of the Village Thrift insight into the needs of the dogs in ries," of scientists and citizens to recover Shop Board of Directors for recognizing Estes Park has been a tremendous asset or preserve such species as peregrine falour needs within the District and for for EVRPD and local dog owners. supporting the Estes Valley community.” The Village Thrift Shop is a non-profit, cons, Canada lynx, boreal toads, and our The grant is designated for the concharitable organization formed to serve native greenback cutthroat trout. Started in 2006 by the United States struction and installation of a new water the Estes Valley by annually funding Congress, Endangered Species Day is a fountain at the Estes Valley Dog Park, an grants to local Estes Valley non-profit off-leash park built using private and agencies and providing affordable goods celebration of the nation’s wildlife and wild places. The goal of Endangered public funds. Located at the corner of to individuals. In 2018, the Village Species Day is simple, to highlight the U.S. Highway 36 and Community Drive Thrift Shop awarded more than in Stanley Park, the dog park serves hun- $180,000 in grants to 51 local non-prof- importance of protecting and recovering our rare, threatened, and endangered andreds of dogs on a weekly basis. Alits. imal and plant species. In Colorado, the though the dogs have several acres to For more information about the Estes peregrine falcon is making a remarkable run and play, including in an obstacle Valley Dog Park or EVRPD, call Tom course and in the Fish Creek Arm of Carosello at 970-586-8191 or email him recovery thanks to efforts to protect these animals and their homes. Without Lake Estes, the only clean water available at tomc@evrpd.com.
these efforts, we might have lost these special falcons forever. Our commitment to protecting rare wildlife ensures that Coloradoans can enjoy living sideby-side with all plant and wildlife for generations to come. One reason for the nation’s success in protecting wildlife is the passage, over 45 years ago, of the federal Endangered Species Act. The Endangered Species Act has successfully prevented the extinction of hundreds of species, including the humpback whale, Kirtland’s warbler, and bull trout. Many of our nation’s signature species, such as the Florida panther, Hawaiian monk seal, and Alabama red-bellied turtle, owe their continued existence to the protections of the Act. The resounding success of the Act is found in the fact that just nine animals out of the more than 1,800 species listed as endangered under the Act have been declared extinct. This is in part thanks to the everyday actions that individuals can take to help protect our nation’s wildlife, fish and plants. Join us to learn how you can help! This program is free and open to the public. For more information about Rocky Mountain National Park please visit www.nps.gov/romo or call the park’s Information Office at (970) 5861206.
Estes Valley Community Center To Temporarily Close May 20 to 24
It is hard to believe it has been more than a year since the Estes Valley Community Center (EVCC) opened its doors. But just like great things come to those who wait—like waiting more than six decades for an award-winning recreation center in Estes Park—waiting one week for EVCC staff to perform annual maintenance, deep cleaning and facility upgrades will help ensure the building remains in good working order for a long time. The Estes Valley Community Center will be closed to the public from Monday, May 20 to Friday May 24 so the staff can complete a variety of activities that are too difficult due to safety or health reasons with the facility open to the public. The facility will reopen at 8 a. m. on Saturday, May 25. This time of year was selected based on the availability of vendors, a slowdown in scheduled indoor activities, and when there are typically fewer people in the facility. During this closure there will be
no Cubz Den, open swim, open gym, senior services activities, or access to the golf simulator. “A deep cleaning of the recreation center is a necessary evil in the management of a seven-day-a-week operation, ” said Ivana Knudson, Guest Services Manager. “We have rearranged all schedules so that we can complete the necessary work during this time frame with as minimal impact on patrons as possible. ” The scheduled work includes: • Cleaning and finishing the floors of the upper and lower fitness rooms • Draining lap pool for deep cleaning • Restriping the parking lot • Carpet cleaning throughout the building • Cleaning and finishing the gym floor For more information about the Estes Valley Community Center, call Ivana Knudson at 970-586-8191 or email her at ivanak@evrpd.com.
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Meet Future K9 Handler, Police Officer Mikel Otazua
Community Support Needed For EPPD’s First Ever K9 Program By: Police Chief Wes Kufeld
Officer Mikel Otazua with one of the Loveland PD K9s.
Estes Park Police Officer Mikel Otazua has been selected to be the very first K9 handler for the Estes Park Police Department. He has been employed with the Estes Park Police Department since May of 2016. Mikel Otazua was born in Caracas, Venezuela. At the age of six, he moved to Dallas, Texas with his family. Mikel's passion for dogs began around this time when his family rescued their first dog, a German Shepard named Dollar. Mikel was often found playing with Dollar and teaching him simple tricks at home. Mikel and his family then moved to Miami, Florida in June of 2006. After graduating high school, Mikel attended Miami-Dade Community College. He transferred to Florida International University where he studied Criminal Justice. Mikel has a passion for dogs. While in Miami, Mikel's family adopted a French Mastiff named Hooch who was named after the dog in the 1989 movie, "Turner and Hooch." After moving out of the family home, Mikel fostered two Ameri-
can Pitbull Terriers from high-kill shelters. He fostered them until they found their forever homes. Mikel also fostered a sickly black lab puppy that he received from a friend who was not able to care for her. He nursed the puppy back to health and the puppy was adopted by a retired Miami-Dade Police K9 handler. In January of 2015, Mikel moved to Denver, Colorado where he continued his education at the University of Colorado - Denver. Mikel then attended and completed a Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Academy in Aurora, Colorado. He was hired by the Estes Park Police Department where he plans to work until his retirement. Mikel's life-long career goal has been to become a K9 Handler in a small town. He feels very fortunate to have been hired on by an excellent agency in such a supportive community. Learn more about the Estes Park Police Department's fundraising efforts to launch a K9 program at www.estes.org/K9. Donations of all amounts are appreciated!
On behalf of the Estes Park Police Department, I am excited to announce we are at the initial stages of implementing a new police K9 program -- the first ever in the history of Estes Park Police Department. A K9 is a highly specialized dog with intensive police training, which enhances our efforts to keep residents and visitors safe. As we roll out this new program in support of public safety, we’re asking for community assistance to fund the program. Read on to learn more, and we hope you’ll join the force behind our K9 initiative. The staff of the Police Department are faced with new societal pressures every day, so we must stay proactive and remain ahead of the criminal element to protect our community. A K9 is an incredible asset to enhance the capabilities of our patrol officers. In fact, K9 enhanced skills can alert officers to potential hazards, which could save an officer’s life someday. K9s are multi-tasking units within a police force, consisting of the dog and its handler. Their tasks include locating fleeing criminals, missing persons, illegal and hidden drugs, miscellaneous evidence, weapons and stolen property. The unit may be called to search for people, explosives, drugs, or all three at once. Special event patrols are a valuable K9 duty, since large gatherings present heightened safety concerns. Today’s K9s know the difference between work and play. When not working on a specific task, they are approachable, friendly and affectionate. This flexibility will allow us to offer more opportunities for community engagement and education. Most people can relate to having a dog as a partner, friend and family member – so people of all ages will find K9 demonstrations fun and interesting. These demonstrations can be requested by the public and will help us to foster goodwill and community partnerships. Estes Park’s K9 unit will be crosstrained so they can provide maximum benefit to the community. The K9 handler receives hundreds of hours of initial training before they, along with the trained K9, can be certified and placed in service to perform their daily duties. Additionally, K9s participate in ongoing education and training on an almost weekly basis to remain current and maintain their certifications. K9 units spend their days on patrol, assisting in calls for service and traffic contacts. A K9 and handler become partners to protect each other in hazardous situations. Our assigned Officer, Mikel Otazua, began his K9 handler training in April. Shortly thereafter we expect to recruit
the specific K9 to join our program. The costs to develop this program are considerable, although the return on investment to the community includes many long-term benefits for our community’s safety. To help the Estes Park Police Department cover the costs, we’ve established a fundraising campaign that will help us launch the program, estimated to cost roughly $80,000, and continue operations in the future. Tax-deductible donations will help us fund everything from dog food and toys, to veterinary care, to the dog’s vest and badge, to K9 unit training, to the custom-built kennel the dog will live in at his handler’s home. In addition to accepting general donations, the fully outfitted K9 unit vehicle is available for sponsorship by an individual or organization. Charitable contributions to governmental units are tax deductible under section 170(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code if made for a public purpose. Contributions in support of the K9 program are tax deductible. Donations may also be made by check to the Town of Estes Park (K9 program) and mailed to P.O. Box 1287 in Estes Park, CO 80517. For more information, or to schedule an officer presentation on the K9 program, please call Captain Eric Rose at 970577-3827.
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Enjoy Exciting Activities At Annual Safety Fair This Saturday
K9 unit demonstrations featured Kids and adults are invited to the annual Estes Park Public Safety Fair this Saturday, May 11, sponsored by the Estes Park Police Department. This fun, family event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Estes Park Events Complex, at 1125 Rooftop Way. Estes Park Police Officers will be serving free hamburgers, hot dogs, snacks and beverages donated by local businesses, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For the 2019 Safety Fair, more than 20 regional public safety agencies will converge on Estes Park, bringing equipment and apparatus ranging from a bomb robot to medical evacuation helicopters, dive rescue apparatus and more. Agencies
currently signed up to participate include the Estes Valley Fire Protection District, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Rocky Mountain National Park and Larimer County Sheriff. The event will also highlight police K9 units this year. As the Estes Park Police Department fundraises to add a K9 unit, it has invited the Larimer County Sheriff 's Office and Loveland Police Department K9 units to provide demonstrations. Demonstrations take place at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 1:30 p.m. to show off the skills and benefits a K9 unit can bring to the community. Local businesses have generously donated door prizes, including movie tickets, bowling games, and more. Children can register to win one of four bikes to be given away at 1 p.m.
Police Chief Wes Kufeld stated "The Safety Fair has been a collaborative effort over the years to provide education to our citizens about the many services available in the Estes Valley. We are thankful to all of the volunteers, contributors and partnering agencies who make this event happen." Donations are provided by Salud, Walmart North Loveland Store #1008, Reel Mountain Theater, Chippers Lanes, Estes Park Rent All, Ice Man, Poppy's Pizza and Grill, Safeway, El Mex-Kal Family Mexican
and McDonald's. For more information or to make a donation to the Safety Fair, please call Officer Curtis Plassmeyer, event coordinator, at 970-577-3822.
Loveland Police Dogs Visit Estes Park Last week, Loveland Police Department officers, as well as K9 officers, came to the Estes Park High School to give demonstrations to the students about how a police dog works. The demo provided an opportunity for the kids to see these amazing dogs in action, sniffing out narcotics and apprehending a fleeing person. EPPD Officer Mikel Otazua set up this special presentation as the EPPD is currently partnering with Loveland to cotrain together. Officer Otazua has been chosen to be the EPPD K9 handler and is very committed to this task. He has regularly trained with Loveland PD to get experience and prep for his opportunity to be the first EPPD officer with a K9 partner. EPPD is planning to purchase a Belgian Malinois. They will send a team to purchase the dog, consisting of Officer Otazua, a Supervising Officer from Estes Park, a Loveland Police Sergeant and a veterinarian. They will carefully evaluate and select the Photos by Capt. Eric Rose K9 based on agility, stamina, endurance, temperament, courage, intelligence, handler loyalty, desire to work, blood- training for 12 (40) hour weeks. Loveland is recognized as a lead training line history and health. Once the EP K9 has been purchased, academy in the state and draws handlers/dogs from surrounding states. there is an approximate six week bonding period and then
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Bornemans To Sign New Books May 18 Local authors Walt and Marlene Borneman will celebrate the release of their latest books at Macdonald Book Shop on Saturday, May 18 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Marlene’s new book is Rocky Mountain Alpine Flowers, a pack guide from the Colorado Mountain Club Press that features the wildflowers of the alpine zone above timberline. She is also the author of Rocky Mountain Wildflowers (2nd Edition) and The Best Front Range Wildflower Hikes pack guide. Marlene has earned her native plant master certification, taught wildflower classes for the Rocky Mountain Conservancy, and led
many wildflower hikes. Walt’s American history titles include the New York Times bestseller, The Admirals, and MacArthur at War. His new book from Little, Brown is Brothers Down: Pearl Harbor and the Fate of the Many Brothers Aboard the USS Arizona. It is a more personal look at an incredible thirty-eight sets of brothers— eighty young men—who were serving together on the battleship Arizona at the time of the Japanese attack. “I am quite humbled,” Walt remarked, “at how deeply these families still feel their loss
two and three generations later.” Macdonald Book Shop is happy to take orders for Rocky Mountain Alpine
Flowers and Brothers Down for anyone who cannot attend the May 18, signing.
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Estes Park Explorer Post 911 At Saturday’s Safety Fair
The Safety Fair is a fun, family event and an opportunity to meet members of Explorer Post 911 as they work alongside first responders from Estes Park Police Department, Fire Department and EMS crews. The Explorers are all students at Estes Park High School. At the Safety Fair they will be checking visitors’ blood pressure, demonstrating use of tourniquets, and distributing smoke alarms. Explorer Post 911 is the first in the country to give high school students the opportunity to learn from first responders and observe at close quarters police, fire and EMS at work. On Monday Explorer Post 911 celebrated the end of a successful year, meeting over pizza with their sponsors from Estes Park Police Department, Estes Valley Fire Prevention District, and Estes
Park Medical Center EMS Ambulance Services. Many of the Explorers are considering careers as first responders. For Explorer Scout Spencer Holmes, the classroom instruction and ride-along experience provided unexpected realworld opportunity to apply his skills when he came upon a head-on collision in the canyon last fall. Holmes pulled two people from one of the cars and performed CPR on one of them, saving her life. For his actions that day, Holmes recently received the Meritorious Action Award from the Boy Scouts of America. Come out on Saturday to the Safety Fair. Meet Estes Park’s first responders from police, fire and EMS. Meet the high school students from Explorer Post 911, future first responders, current and future heroes.
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Free Incredible Years Parenting Class Offered! EVICS is collaborating with Summitstone Health Partners to offer a summer Parenting Class series: The Incredible Years-especially designed for parents of children ages 3-6. Class dates will be Wednesday evenings June 5 through July 10; 5-7 p.m. (location to be determined based on class size). Free pizza or pasta dinner and childcare will be included. Parents will gain positive interaction
skills to help deal with challenging behaviors, promote positive social skills, and increase children’s self-esteem and confidence. Space is limited and will fill quickly! To register please contact: Kelly Murray at EVICS (kmurray@evics.org): 970-5863055, or Corinna Crandall at Summitstone: 970-342-5325
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Colorado Rodeo Supports Local Charities
Vino Giù Now Open-Elegant Wine & Chocolate Venue Nestled In The Heart Of Estes Park
Gary Mclaughlin, Michelle Purdy, Pete Vranjes, Bill Rossman, Tony Sigfrid, Karla Hale and Butch Schara.
Mr. Peter Vranjes owner and Mr. Tony Sigfrid sales and event mgr. with Prestige Dodge were joined by Mrs. Karla Hale director of Longmont "Meals on Wheels" and Mrs. Michelle Purdy with "Crossroads Ministries" food distribution in Estes Park Colorado along with Colorado Senior Pro members gathered to show there appreciation for the continued support of Prestige Dodge, as our overall event sponsor, for the Colorado Senior Pro Charity Rodeo held annually in August at the Estes Park Colorado Event Complex. Through, memberships, sponsorships,
and gate admissions, CSPCRA raises funds to host its charity rodeo. all 2018 proceeds were contributed to local charities such as "Meals on Wheels" in Longmont and "Crossroad Ministries" in Estes Park to assist in bringing nutritional meals to those in need. CSPCRA is eternally grateful all of our great sponsors, contestants, rodeo visitors and dedicated members. Because of this support, Rodeo members were extremely proud to share that our 2018 rodeo was selected "Senior Pro Rodeo of the Year". Our 2019 rodeo will be held August 10th and 11th.
Shawn Thompson opened her new business, Vino Giù at 207 Park Lane on May 17, 2019. The concept for this new business came from her desire to create a beautiful place to gather, connect and enjoy good food and wine. Vino Giù means “wine down” in Italian and at this new establishment you’ll find fine wines, a crystal infused gem water bar, quality chocolates, artisan cheeses and charcuterie that will take your taste buds on an amazing adventure. Vino Giù is a beautifully designed venue that offers your palate a tantalizing experience on every level. Their collection of wines are made from the finest grapes sourced locally and around the world and handpicked by their Sommelier. Located in downtown Estes Park, CO, Vino Giù is the perfect gathering place if you’re looking for more than just wine tasting or a place to unwind. Vino Giú is an experience! Owner Shawn has been an entrepreneur all of her life. She comes from a family of driven professionals, with a strong Italian background and as a licensed counselor, she values the opportunity to connect with others. Vino Giù
is the perfect place to do just that. Enjoy a beautiful and relaxing time after work, with friends, or for date night at the new, Vino Giù. Outdoor seating is available as well as indoor table service. Walk-ins are welcome. At Vino Giù they promise to provide a relaxing and beautiful environment for people to gather, unwind, and enjoy life a little more. They will be offering special events, classes, and wine pairing experiences in the near future and their goal is to educate, expand, and open customers to a world beyond the norm. Vino Giù will celebrate their Grand Opening on May 17 at 4 p.m. To learn more about Vino Giù, go to vinogiu.com Call Vino Giù for more information; phone: (970) 591-2528. Enjoy, Relax, and Vino Giù!
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The Quality Inn In Estes Park Wins Prestigious 2019 Ring Of Honor Hospitality Award From Choice Hotels The Quality Inn hotel of Estes Park, CO has been recognized with a prestigious 2019 Ring of Honor award from Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), franchisor of the Quality Inn brand. The Ring of Honor Award designation goes only to the top one-percent of hotels within the brand, representing a tremendous accomplishment. As one of the top tier properties operating under the Quality Inn flag, the hotel’s staff has demonstrated an exceptional focus on guest satisfaction and dedication to superior service. Award criteria are evaluated by Choice Hotels through its official property ranking reports. “As a leading hotel franchisor, we count on our owners to make sure each guest that stays at each and every one of our hotels feels welcome, wanted and respected,” said Tim Tobin, vice president,
Learn about the endangered species of the Rockies with the Rocky Mountain Conservancy and franchisee onboarding and learning, instructor Gary Choice Hotels. “Award-winning hotels like the [Quality Inn Near RMNP ] have C. Miller at the demonstrated their commitment to de- Endangered Species of the livering on this brand promise and Rockies: Evading more, and we are proud to honor their accomplishments Extinction class as an example for others to fol- on May 17. In this full-day low.” The [Quality Inn Near course, participants will learn RMNP] hotel particihow species arpates in the award-winrive at the brink ning Choice Priviof extinction and leges loyalty rewards how they can be program, rated a top recovered by loyalty rewards prostudying the Engram by both USA Today's dangered Species 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards and by Act of 1973, the emerging science of U.S. News & World Report for three conservation biology, and the resulting consecutive years. Membership is free actions taken by scientists and citizens. and offers fast rewards, instant perks, Participants will learn in both an inand exclusive member rates when bookdoor classroom and outside in the field ing directly at choicehotels.com. studying the case histories of efforts to For more information or to make a recover Rocky Mountain National Parks’ reservation at this award-winning hotel, peregrine falcons, Canada lynx, North visit www.qualityinnestespark.com. American wolverine, and greenback cutthroat trout. They will also visit a nesting area of the once endangered, now recovered peregrine falcon. The instructor, Gary C. Miller, is a
Nebraska Picnic
Mark your calendars for Sunday, July 14 for a very special Nebraska Picnic! If you have a Nebraska connection, come meet your fellow Cornhuskers. Wear your “Big Red” proudly and brush up on your Nebraska trivia (there will be prizes!) The picnic will be held on Sunday, July 14 from 4-9 p.m. at the Lake Estes Ma-
Endangered Species Of The Rockies: Evading Extinction
rina Pavilion, 1770 Big Thompson Ave. RSVP to estesfornebraska@gmail.com Bring a pot luck dish to share, lawn chairs and beverages. Grilled “Big Red” hot dogs and mini Runzas will be available (while they last) along with plates, napkins, utensils and condiments. Donations will be graciously accepted to help defray costs.
wildlife biologist who retired from Rocky Mountain National Park in 2013 after working as both a naturalist/interpreter and as a biologist during the implementation of the Elk and Vegetation Management plan. He previously held positions with the Colorado Division of Wildlife (now Colorado Parks and Wildlife) as a wildlife researcher, research leader, and statewide ecologist. During that time, he conducted and oversaw research and management of both game and non-game species, including their ecology, population dynamics, diseases, and restoration of native species. To register for Endangered Species of the Rockies: Evading Extinction or for more information on the Field Institute, call the Rocky Mountain Conservancy Field Institute at (970) 586-3262, or visit the website at www.rmconservancy.org.
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Duck Race Raises Over $128,000! By: Rita DuChateau
Every duck counts. Every duck races. Every duck paddles for a participating organization. Those are a few of the tenets of the Estes Park Rotary Duck Race Festival that guided nearly 7,000 rubber ducks on their way to the finish line on Saturday, May 4. Could you hear them quacking their approval of the great weather, huge crowds of spectators and great prizes? “It was a perfect day in our beautiful mountain town to have a Rotary Duck Race Festival and to see the happiness on everyone’s faces while they joined in the fun, ” said ‘Big Duck’ Kathy Groesbeck Sunday in between trips to return tents, large inflatable ducks and other supplies to storage so she could reclaim her garage. “We are so fortunate to live in such a caring, giving community that realizes how important it is to keep the annual tradition of this extraordinary event going into the future. ” Here are the 2019 statistics: • Number of duck adoptions: 6,773 • Amount to be distributed to 67 Participating Organizations: approximately $128,700 ($19 of every $20 Duck Adoption) • Time from start to finish line for Duck #1: 1 hour, 41 minutes • Prizes donated by merchants: 278 • Top prize winners: * Christina Ciancio-Schor $5,000 Grand Prize * Jacquelyn Hertel - Pine Lodge at Glacier National Park plus $1,000 for travel * Mike Gay - Old Faithful Cabin at Yellowstone National Park plus $1,000 for travel * Joanie Crockett - Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite National Park plus $1,000 for travel Christina Ciancio-Schor, winner of the Grand Prize, hails from Castle Rock. On Saturday afternoon, she sat with her family at
The Wheel, amazed and happy following the posting of her name on the Prize Board. Groesbeck congratulated her on her big win. “That was tons of fun!” Ciancio-Schor said after the race. “We came into town Friday evening and noticed signs posted around town. We thought it would be fun to check it out. Lo and behold, we
won! We had a fabulous time, and luck followed us all day. We will return to Estes often to contribute to our favorite mountain town. ” The high level of Duck Adoptions are an indication of just how hard the 67 Participating Organizations worked this year. The top 10 organizations in sales are, in order of sales:
1. Estes Park High School Choirs 2. Estes Park Rotary Foundation 3. Healing Waters Foundation 4. Knights of Columbus 5. Ballet Renaissance 6. Pet Association of Estes Park 7. Glen Haven Area Volunteer Fire Department
All photos courtesy of Estes Park Rotary Club
8. Estes Park Schools Bands 9. Estes Valley Library Friends and Foundation 10. Harmony Foundation Groesbeck was impressed with the number of volunteers who kept everyone safe and happy on Saturday. She estimated that 250 volunteers turned out to help. These included current and former members of all three Rotary clubs in Estes Park, family members and people who just like to help. Additionally, Duck Security “Sheriff ” Gene Oja was pleased with the river workers’ turnout. “Security had a great turnout of volunteers, ” Oja noted. “60 folks signed up and as always when the weather is good, there are folks helping along the way. Thank you to everyone whom nudged volunteers my way. ” Now, the little yellow rubber ducks are drying out in their secret location, resting up for their next adventure, the 2020 Estes Park Rotary Duck Race Festival. “The Rotary Club of Estes Park is proud to sponsor and host the Rotary Duck Race Festival as one of its premier community service projects, ” Groesbeck said. sai
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Thank You From The Duck Race Sheriff To the Editor, As Sheriff of the 2019 Estes Park Rotary Duck Race, I would like to extend a message of Thanks to all who helped with the success of River Security. Thank you to Gary, Kirk and Darren at Kirks Fly Shop for their magnanimous donation of the use of waders during the event for our sweeps and finish line crew. Thank you to the Kingston’s Big Horn
Restaurant for the gracious use of their back room for registration. Thank you to the Hazelton’s at the Estes Park News for running our volunteer ads. Thank you Donut Haus for surprise donuts! Last but not least, thanks to all the volunteers who helped usher the ducks on Fall River from Nicky’s Restaurant to the Wheel Bar.
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Tuesday, May 7, was our opening day for the EPWGA League this year. It was a chilly, damp day, but 18 members braved the cold weather. Out of those 18 players, 13 finished 18 holes! The game of the day was “Low Net,” so everyone's handicap was subtracted from their 18 hole gross score. 1ST FLIGHT: 1st Place: Carrie Logan (70) 2nd Place: Ruth Moser (72) 3rd Place: Candy Sulzbach (73) 2ND FLIGHT: 1st Place: Hulda Bachman (69) 2nd Place: FloAnn Jett (70) 3rd Place: Marilyn Soby (73) 3RD FLIGHT: (These people played 9 holes, due to the cold weather) 1st Place: Judi Cunningham (32) 2nd Place: Stacey Harding (35) This year, we welcome new members Melanie Beck, Carol Arnold, Tia Cottey, Holly Deem and Nan Ryan! If you are interested in membership, please contact President, Judi Cunningham, at mjb44@tdsmail.com.
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Peggy Mauerman Joins The Old Gallery In Allenspark The Board of Directors at The Old Gallery in Allenspark is pleased to announce the hiring of Peggy Mauerman as the Events and Operations Manager. Originally from Scottsdale, Arizona, Mauerman has lived in Colorado since 1995. She worked as a Global Contracts Manager for Hewlett-Packard and also had the opportunity to live and work in Barcelona, Spain and Scotland. She has a degree in Economics from the University of San Diego. Peggy and her husband Barry have been fulltime residents of Estes Park since 2001 and Peggy Mauerman have raised their three children here. “We’re very excited to have Peggy on board and for her to bring her wealth of skills to The Old Gallery,” said The Old Gallery Board President Sandy Biebel. “We’re sure she will contribute to the continuing success of our center for community, the arts and visitors.” “I’m thrilled to be a part of The Old Gallery in Allenspark,” Mauerman said.
It’s such a dynamic place with beautiful art, fantastic events and important community services. I hope everyone in the Estes Park area will check out our website and come visit us!” The Old Gallery is a center for community, arts and visitors and is located at 14863 Hwy. 7 in Allenspark. It is home to accomplished artists who display and sell their works of art. The Old Gallery also provides entertainment, educational lectures, classes and social services to the Peak to Peak mountain communities. Between Memorial Day and mid-October, a Rocky Mountain Nature Conservancy store is also operating at The Old Gallery. The Old Gallery is only 20 minutes from Estes Park and Lyons. Daily hours of operation are 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday until Memorial Day Weekend, when it is open daily from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. It is also available for private events, weddings and celebrations.
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Meeting Notices Early Worms AA Meetings Early Worms AA meets at 7 a.m. every morning except Sunday in the basement of Saint Bartholomew’s Church at 880 MacGregor Ave. For more info, please call 970-586-1090 or 970-443-3538.
Women’s AA Group Tuesdays at 6 p.m. St. Bart’s Church. 880 MacGregor Avenue. 11 step prayer and meditation meeting, every last Tuesday of the month.
Estes Park Al-Anon Al-Anon Group in Estes Park meets from 7-8 p.m. every Friday at U.S. Bank. 363 E. Elkhorn Ave. Call (970) 481-3367 for more info.
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Park Al-Anon Park Al-anon meets Wednesdays from 6 to 7 p.m. at St Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, 880 MacGregor Ave., Estes Park.
Al-Anon Newcomers Al-Anon Newcomers meets at Harmony from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Saturdays, 1600 Fish Hatchery Rd., Estes Park.
AA Allenspark Monthly Meeting The 4th Thursday of every month is the AA Potluck Anniversary Meeting 5:30 p.m. Allenspark Fire Dept. Community Room Downstairs.
New Horizons Group of Narcotics Anonymous Thursdays at 7 p.m. - Open meeting. 701 Elm Rd.
The Fall River Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets daily at noon. Free at Last Group of Other meetings: Narcotics Anonymous Sunday- 7:00 p.m.-open Fridays 7:30 p.m. - Open meeting. Monday-5:30 p.m.-Women’s Study & Harmony Foundation - 1600 Fish 7:00 p.m.-open Hatchery Rd. Tuesday-5:30 p.m.-open Wednesday-Saturday-7 p.m.-open Meeting location is 701 Elm Rd. next to the automotive shop. We welcome friends and visitors to attend these open meetings.
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1 1.38 acres with great views, abundant wildlife and easy access to Estes Park, Lyons, Longmont & Boulder. a Wonderful rock outcroppings & mature pines on this W ssloping lot close to Highway 36 just a few miles from RMNP. National forest access nearby providing hiking, R mountain biking, and 4-wheel access. Meadow views m overlooking protected open-space land across the valo lley. Established covenant-protected neighborhood of full time residents and second home owners. Don't let this one pass you by for just $85K!
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Beautifully updated 3 bed/3 bath condo. Main level living offers open floor plan: Great Room w/vaulted, wood beamed ceilings, fireplace, dining area & updated kitchen w/ Corian countertops, wood floors & skylight. Master suite w/ walk in closet. 2nd bedroom w/ full bath. Enjoy a beautiful sunrise & mountain views from the extended, covered deck. Lower level has family room, 2nd master suite, walkout to patio, plus large shop/craft/store area. 2 car garage makes it complete! Call today for your private tour. 1122 Fairway Club Lane #1. $564,900
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Real Estate Sales V Property Management V Vacation Accommodations
Build Your Dream Home 6 lots available in Grey Fox Estates a quality subdivision. Secluded and wooded lots with a view. Building envelope for increased privacy. Covenants to ensure quality construction of primary residence & guest house. All utilities in the area. Lots range from $149,000$195,000. Lots located on Grey Fox Drive and Green Pine Court. Eric Blackhurst
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The Old Gallery In Allenspark Announces Premier Events, Launches New Website If you haven’t ever been to The Old Gallery in Allenspark, you now have quite a few reasons to do so. The center for community, arts and visitors has released its calendar of premier events for the season and it offers something for
just launched our brand new website, which makes it easy to check out all of our activities, classes and services, as well as purchase tickets online,” she said. You can view the website at www.theoldgallery.org.
everyone—from art shows and lectures to concerts by the Mojomama, a semi-finalist in this year’s International Blues Competition to the famed Takács String Quartet. There are songwriter showcases, art shows, Rocky Mountain 101 lectures, classical music concerts, a tribute to James Taylor, Run Like The Wind 5K
The Old Gallery is a center for community, arts and visitors and is located at 14863 Hwy. 7 in Allenspark. It is home to accomplished artists who display and sell their works of art. The center also provides entertainment, educational lectures, classes and social services to the Peak to Peak mountain communities. Between Memorial Day
and Dog Jog and so many more events and activities. “Our season kicks off with Songwriters in the Round/Women in Song on Saturday, May 18 at 7 p.m.,” said The Old Gallery Events and Operations Manager Peggy Mauerman. “The Old Gallery has quickly become one of the premier listening rooms in the Rocky Mountain region, with artists sharing their original songs and the stories behind them. We are hosting three of these this season.” “We’re also extremely excited that we
and mid-October, a Rocky Mountain Nature Conservancy store is also operating at The Old Gallery. The Old Gallery is only 20 minutes from Estes Park and Lyons. Daily hours of operation are 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday until Memorial Day Weekend, when it is open daily from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. It is also available for private events, weddings and celebrations. “We believe this will be our best season at The Old Gallery ever. Come see for yourself,” said Mauerman.
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11 RIVERSIDE DR Dream Riverfront Estate Lot for your home and guest house in Estes Park. With great views, being nicely treed, but with lots of sun, it’s the perfect spot for your Retirement or Second home, and/or Vacation Rental. The lot is large and level, the road is paved, and since the city will be providing utilities service, there will be no need for expensive wells and septics. The zoning is very flexible. Enough so that you could choose to build up to two units for yourself, or for the lucrative short-term rental market, or both. You’re gonna love livin’ here. Oh, did I mention it’s on the river?
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200 MORAINE AVE The famous MOLLY B RESTAURANT business. Wellestablished business since 1985 in downtown Estes Park. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, Molly B is a favorite. It's location provides for indoor or patio dining and there's lots of free public parking. In addition to the regular menu items, it offers homemade pies, wedding cakes and catering.It has recently installed a new hood and electrical.
$275,000
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Clarification On Saturday April 27, 2019 15 employees of WorldMark Estes Park Resort participated in the Community Cleanup Day. In last Friday’s article thanking the individuals and groups for their partici-
pation, the name of their resort was listed in the article as World Mart. They wanted to clarify that the actual name of their resort is the WorldMark Estes Park Resort.
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20th Anniversary Book Signing Of Rocky Mountain Day Hikes June 14th In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the popular pocket hiking guide, Rocky Mountain Day Hikes, Macdonald Book Shop is pleased to announce a book signing with local author Dave Rusk on Friday, June 14th from 1:00-4:00 p.m. The pocket hiking guide, available for purchase at Macdonald Book Shop and other locations in town, is intended as an introduction to some of the hiking trails
in Rocky Mountain National Park. The 24 hikes described in the pocket guide range from very short and easy walks, to long and challenging hikes, while most of the hikes listed in the book are of moderate length and cover a wide variety of terrain. The little book has maintained a $4.95 price for the entire 20 years. For more information, contact Dave Rusk, (970) 449-2620 or Macdonald Book Shop, 586-3450 or macdonaldbookshop.com Rocky Mountain Day Hikes is also a website, with a wider listing of trails. RockyMountainDayHikes.com is pleased to announce a weekly blog series of noted locals, starting in May. Writers include Sybil Barnes, Marlene Bornaman, Rebecca Detterline, Nicole Hess, and Dave Rusk.
Dave Rusk at (970) 449-2620, rmdh@earthlink.net. About Rocky Mountain Day Hikes pocket guide The pocket hiking guide, located for purchase at locations all over town, including Macdonald Book Shop, is intended as an introduction to some of the hiking trails in Rocky Mountain National Park. The 24 hikes described in the pocket guide range from very short and easy walks to long and challenging hikes, while most of the hikes listed in the book are of moderate length and cover a wide variety of terrain. The little book has maintained a $4.95 price for the entire 20 years. Sybil Barnes (begins June 5) aka Ms. Information
“Born on a Mountaintop in Tennessee”... Oh, wait, that’s not right. I was born in Denver because my father didn’t trust the doctor in Estes Park and lived here year round through my formative years of zero to three. That makes me eligible for the “old-timers” group. We moved to Canon City, Colorado partly because my brother flunked first grade and my parents didn’t want him to have to repeat it here. I don’t think he ever learned to read very well. We came back every summer. That makes me eligible for the “almost local” group. And after college I moved here because my experiences in the real world qualified me as a country mouse and eligible for the “stay here” group. I’ve had jobs in every sector of the hospitality industry from scrubbing toilets to greeting customers at restaurants to owning a small business. My favorite career was as the local history librarian at the Estes Park Public Library and the reference librarian at Rocky Mountain National Park. I have a RockyMountainDayHikes.com is espe- listing in the Library of Congress for a cially pleased to present a never before Story Corps interview with Enda Mills published story of one person’s journey Kiley and also for my pictorial history of on the Continental Divide which took Estes Park, an Images of America book place over 40 years ago. published by Arcadia in 2010. I’m interIn 1977, Kip Rusk walked a route along ested in local history, current events, movies, plays and music, books, travelthe Continental Divide from Canada to ing, and random thoughts I hear or see Mexico. His nine month journey is one of the first, documented traverses of the on radio or tv or the street or even FaceBook. Maybe some of my posts will inUS Continental Divide. This story is clude those topics or others. currently being written and will be recounted here for the first time in its origMarlene M. Borneman inal text in a multi-part format begin(begins May 15) ning Sunday, May 19th, and will continue Marlene will be posting a monthly with a new Part each Sunday until the wildflower journal. Marlene has been story ends at the boarder with Mexico. photographing Colorado’s wildflowers Interested readers can go to rockywhile on her hiking and climbing admountaindayhikes.com to subscribe to ventures since 1974. She soon developed these blogs and receive new postings in a deep interest to learn more about the their email inbox. botany behind their beautiful faces. She has participated in informal and formal For additional information, contact
studies and extensive fieldwork to further her knowledge and understanding of Colorado’s rich and diverse flora. She has earned her Native Plant Master Cer-
tification. Marlene has climbed Colorado’s 54 14ers, the 126 USGS named peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park and 44 State High Points. She has been a member of the Colorado Mountain Club since 1979 and is a member of the Colorado Native Plant Society. She teaches wildflower classes for the Rocky Mountain Conservancy and provides community programs to educate and promote stewardship for Colorado’s wildflowers. Marlene holds a Masters Degree in Social Work and a Certification in Addiction Counseling. She guides in Rocky Mountain National Park and enjoys sharing the scenery as well as her knowledge of the plant life and habitats the park has to offer. She is the author of Rocky Mountain Wildflowers 2 Ed. and The Best Front Range Wildflower Hikes, and Rocky Mountain Alpine Flowers, published by CMC Press. Rebecca Detterline (Begins May 29th) Hiker, skier, backpacker, fly fisherwoman, peak bagger, wildflower aficionado, and lover of all things Wild Basin. Originally from Minnesota, now residing in Allenspark, CO with her border collie, Annie. Fueled by good coffee, red wine and tacos.
Nicole Hess (currently posted with a new post on May 8) Nicole is an Estes Park native, who has found her way home. After living in North Carolina, Alaska, Florida, Washington State, and Michigan, with several years in the Aurora-Denver area, she has returned to Estes Park. Quite a bit has changed since her childhood, and even in the last three years, since she has been back. Nicole is a freelance writer and bookseller, at Macdonald Book Shop. She has worked in the writing industry for eleven years using her BLA degree in general studies, with an emphasis in Biology and English. Her passions are scuba diving, hiking, animals, and conservation of nature. Kip Rusk (begins May 19) In 1977, I walked the Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico; a trek that lasted nearly 9 months. My good friend, Craig Dunn, hiked with me as far as the Red Desert in southern Wyoming where his right knee ended the trip for him. This was before cell phones and GPS. We used paper maps and communicated with the people who were following us via mailbox and pay phone whenever we
came into a town to resupply. It should be noted that I’m attempting to recount this story some 40 years after the fact, without the benefit of an exacting memory. Because of that deficit the details of my story are filled-in using imaginative memory, meaning, the stories may be fictional in many of the details (I’ve imagined what those details must have been) but are all based on true events.
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Wonderful Pets Looking For New, Forever Homes!
Dottie is a high energy, but a very sweet and friendly girl. Everyone is her friend. She is house trained, loves to play and knows commands. She is pretty good on a leash and would love a home with a
the Estes Park Pet Lodge at the Animal Medical Center on Manford Avenue stop down to meet either of them or call 5869282 for more information. Make sure to “Like” and follow the Estes Park Pet Association Facebook
Milo
Dottie
yard and a dog buddy! She is almost 2 years old and currently in foster care. A meeting with her can be arranged by calling the Animal Hospital of the Rockies, 453 Pine River Ln. at (970) 586-4703.
Ralphie
Ralphie is about three years old. He is about 50 lbs., playful, silly, affectionate and happy. He is house trained, good with other dogs and great on a leash. Ralphie is currently living at the Animal Hospital of the Rockies, 453 Pine River Ln. Call (970) 586-4703 to arrange to meet this sweet dog. Milo is a declawed (on all four paws) Maine Coon cat. She is affectionate and loving and does well with other cats and dogs. Hazel is a beautiful gray, long haired cat who is good with other cats and dogs. She is playful and snuggly and about eight years old. Milo and Hazel are currently living at
Author Of “Base Camp Denver: 101 Hikes In Colorado’s Front Range” Coming To Macdonald Book Shop Author Pete KJ will be hosting a talk about his new book at Macdonald Book Shop on May 25th from 2-4 p.m. Releasing just in time for the spring thaw and the start of hiking season, Base Camp Denver: 101 Hikes in Colorado’s Front Range (Imbrifex Books, April, 2019) by expert hiker and international explorer Pete KJ, is perfect for hiking enthusiasts at any level with everything they need to enjoy 101 great rambles —all
page to see other animals that may not be pictured this week. All pets are offered through the Pet Association of Estes Park, a non-profit organization that works to find homes for stray and abandoned pets, control
Hazel
dog and cat populations by funding sterilization programs, educate members of the community, especially young people, about the humane treatment of animals and the responsibilities of pet ownership; and promote community involvement in the use of pets as therapeutic agents (e.g., in nursing homes). The Estes Park Pet Association is your local humane society. You can make a tax-deductible donation to the Pet Association by sending your check to P.O. Box 4342, Estes Park, CO 80517. For more information, contact Carolyn Fairbanks, President of the Pet Association at (970) 586-5121.
within easy reach of downtown Denver. The third book in the popular Base Camp Guides series, Base Camp Denver features: • Specific trails and hikes in and around Colorado's Front Range • Things to do in Denver before or after a hike • History, geology, flora, and fauna for each hike • Best hikes for each season, and where to enjoy spring wildflowers & fall foliage • Ratings from 1 to 5 for trail conditions, difficulty, suitability for children, and more • Detailed driving directions
to trailheads and info about elevation, hiking time, parking, and restrooms • Regional maps showing all trails in each chapter; route map for each hike • Best hikes for dogs, kids, and teens • Hikes that offer solitude … or plenty of company • Hikes by interest: birdwatching, stargazing, wetlands, wildlife, and more • How to prepare & what to take for each featured trail Don’t miss your chance to meet author Pete KJ on Saturday, May 25 and get a copy of his new book.
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Things To Do With Estes Valley Recreation And Park District All programs are at the Estes Valley Community Center unless otherwise noted. This list only covers a small portion of the wide variety of EVRPD programming. For a complete list of classes, programs, events and activities, visit evrpd.com. DANCE Bollywood Dance Thursdays, May 16 to June 27, 4-5:15 p.m. (ages 14+) $40 per person; registration required.
TRAVEL Day Trip to the Butterfly Pavilion Wednesday, May 22, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (ages 16+) $50 includes round-trip transportation, lunch, ticket to the pavilion and program; registration required.
Day Trip to Colorado Rockies vs. Toronto Blue Jays Sunday, June 2, 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. (ages 16+) $45 includes reserved seat ticket, round-trip transportation and parking; register by May 19. HEALTH AND WELLNESS First Friday Cultivating Well-Being Friday, May 3, 10:00-11:30 a.m. (ages 18+) Free; registration not required; drop-in. Medicare Counseling Wednesday, May 15, 9:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (ages 65+) Free; registration required; open until filled. Safe Use, Storage and the Disposal of Medications Friday, May 17, 9:30-10:30 a.m. (ages 18+) Free; registration required. LIFELONG LEARNING The Great Courses® Lecture Series Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition Wednesdays, May 1-June 26, 7-9 p.m. (all ages) Free; drop-in. How to Organically Care for Plants Tuesday, May 14, 1-2 p.m.; repeated at
7-8 p.m. (all ages) Free; registration required; register by May 7. RECREATION Youth Baseball (Tee Ball and Coach Pitch) Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, June 1-July 20 (ages 4-9) $45 per player; register by May 13. CARA Track Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 4-July 20 (ages 5-16) $45 per athlete; register by May 13. Youth Mountain Biking Mondays and Wednesdays, June 3-July 17 (ages 10-12) $100 per rider; register by May 20. Men’s Adult Summer Softball Wednesday night games, May 29-July 24 (ages 16+) $450 per upper league team, $400 per lower league team or $40 per free agent; register by May 22. Co-Rec Adult Summer Softball Monday night games, June 3-July 22 (ages 16+) $450 per team or $40 per free agent; register by May 22. Gynmastics Camp Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, June 3-6, 1-3 p.m. (ages 611) $100 per child; register by June 1. Outdoor Recreation Camp Monday-Friday, June 10-14, 12:30-3:30 p.m. (ages 7-12) $100 per child; register by May 27. Acrobatics Camp Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, June 17-28, 1:30-3:30 p.m. (ages 7-14) $100 per child; register by June 3. Circus Camp Mondays-Fridays, June 17-28, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (ages 7-14) $200 per child; register by June 3. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Palette Pals Open Art Studio Mondays, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (ages 18+) Free and open to the public; drop-in. Rocky Rollers Wii Bowling Mondays, 10 a.m. (ages 18+) Free and open to the public; drop-in. Family Playgroup Wednesdays, May 1 to May 22, 10-11 a.m. (ages 0-5) Free and open to the public; drop-in. Drop-in Ping Pong Thursdays, NOW 9 a.m.-7 p.m. (all ages) Free with daily admission or included with membership; drop-in. Drop-in Bridge Thursdays, Lessons: 11:15 a.m.; Games: 12:30-4 p.m. (ages 18+) Call Llyod Parker for info (970-5813505). Drop-in Cribbage Thursdays, 2-4 p.m. (ages 18+) Free with daily admission or included with membership; drop-in.
Drop-in Chess Thursdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. (ages 18+) Free with daily admission or included with membership; drop-in. Kids’ Nite Out Saturdays, May 11 to May 18, 7-10:30 p.m. (ages 7-14) $12 per child; drop-in. AQUATICS Work for EVRPD Aquatics
Flexible schedule - Wear flip-flops to work - Free use of Aqua Climb For more info, call 970-480-1308. MARINA Lake Estes Marina Store and Docks Store open daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more info, call 970-586-2011. Annual Lake Estes Fishing Derby Saturday, June 1, 6:30 a.m. registration, fishing: 8 a.m.-12 p.m. (all ages) $3 pre-registration, $4 day of derby; registration required. GOLF Lake Estes 9-Hole Golf Course Course opens for summer play, including disc golf, on Friday, May 10 at 7 a.m. For more info, call 970-5868176. Estes Park 18-Hole Golf Course Course now open daily at 8 a.m. For more info, call 970-5868146. REGISTRATION To register for these programs or for more information about the new recreation center, visit evrpd.com or call 970-586-8191. You can also register in person by visiting the recreation center at 660 Community Drive.
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What’s Happening At The Estes Valley Library BOOKS & AUTHORS Vote for Next “One Book One Valley” Now through May 22 Four books have been announced as finalists for the next all-community read to take place in January 2020 (a less busy month for residents than the traditional October). Library cardholders may vote for the book of their choice, one time before May 22. Ballots are online at estesvalleylibrary.org or in paper form at the library, the Twig mini-branch, or at Cliffhanger Used Books. Get Free Digital Books: the Cloud Library Thursday, May 16, 7-8:30 p.m., Makerspace Learn how to access free digital books, whether using the web, your tablet, or your mobile device. Then discover how to browse the digital shelves and filter by genres that interest you. Register at estesvalleylibrary.org. Summer Reading Program Begins May 17 Space, astronomy, and science are this year’s themes as the Summer Reading Program launches on Friday, May 17 for all ages. New for 2019, readers can easily log their hours online and take part in a community challenge: for all of the Estes Valley to read 238,900 total minutes this summer (the distance in miles to the Moon).
KREV-LP104.7FM Weekly Schedule
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6am - 10am Morning Music 10am - 1pm Easy Listening 1 pm-3pm Afternoon Classical 3pm - 5pm Upbeat Monday: 1950-1963 Tuesday: 1964-1975 Wednesday: 1976-1983 Thursday: 1984-1999 Friday: 2000 - Current 5pm-7pm Dinner Music 7pm-9pm Grass Fed (Eclectic Rock Bands) 9pm - 11pm Jazz 11pm-6am Night Music
MAKERSPACE Introduction to 3D Modeling for Teens
Monday, May 13, 5-6:30 p.m. Teens are invited to learn the basics of the modeling program Fusion 360 and create a unique game piece (think Monopoly house) using the 3D printer. Intermediate computer skills needed, but no previous 3D modeling experience required. Register at estesvalleylibrary.org. Bicycle Repair with Estes Park Mountain Shop Wednesday, May 29, 6-8 p.m., Hondius Room Get ready for summer riding with the Estes Park Mountain Shop experts, as they help you practice fixing a flat tire and lubing your bike’s chain. We’ll perform a basic safety check-up on your bike and refer you to a shop for more complex repairs. Register at estesvalleylibrary.org. KIDS Try-It Tuesday: Squid Dissection Tuesday, May 14, 4 to 5 p.m., Hondius Room Kids in Kindergarten through 5th grade will explore Marine biology with the team from Science Matters. Through
Saturday
6am-11am Saturday Morning Chores 11am - Noon British Rock Noon - 2pm Old Time Radio 2pm - 4pm Estes Park Spanish Radio 4pm-7pm Dinner Music 7pm-9pm Grass Fed 9pm-11pm Jazz 11 pm - 6am Night Music
Sunday
6am-8am Praise 8am-9am Sunday Morning Hymns 9am-10:00am Gospel 10am-11am Sunday Morning Hymns 11am-1pm Instrumental Music 1pm - 2pm German Hour 2pm-5pm Afternoon Classical 5pm-7pm Dinner Music 7pm-9pm Jazz 9pm - 11pm Evening Classical 11pm-6am Night Music
dissecting a fresh squid, kids will learn about marine animal adaptations, anatomy, and ocean life. Register at estesvalleylibrary.org. Once Upon a Cuento: Bilingual Storytime Wednesday, May 15, 3:30 to 4 p.m., Estes Valley Community Center Once Upon a Cuento takes place in the CUBZ Den at the Community Center (No Community Center pass is required to attend). Children ages 0 to 6 and their parents and caregivers will participate in English and Spanish learning activities, with books, puppets, music and movement. TECH Tech Express Wednesday, May 15, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Makerspace Participants are invited to bring quick questions about their phones, tablets, laptops, email, or apps. Library staff will try to diagnose the issue, offer an answer, or make a recommendation for follow-up. Registration encouraged but not required. WORKSHOPS Babysitting 101: a Two-Part Course Wednesday, May 22, and Tuesday, May 28, 4-6 p.m. Participants ages 11 and up will be
ready for summer babysitting jobs after this workshop. Attendees will learn to create fun activities, negotiate fees with parents, and create posters to market their services. Register at estesvalleylibrary.org. FRIENDS & FOUNDATION Preview Sales at Cliffhanger Used Bookstore Monday, May 13, 8 to 10 a.m., 191 W. Riverside Dr. Shoppers who purchase a Library Friends & Foundation annual membership can be among the first to browse each week’s new arrivals (shelves will be restocked every Sunday after closing). Memberships are available at the door. LIBRARY NEWS Library Card for Makerspace and Book-A-Librarian Beginning May 15, library cardholders will have continuing access to Makerspace and Book-A-Librarian appointments. On that date, sign-ups will begin prompting for entry of the user’s library card number. Any users of these services who may not already have a card are encouraged to acquire a card on their next visit. Holiday Closure and Summer Hours The library will be closed all day on Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day. Summer hours will begin on Tuesday, May 28, with the library opening one hour earlier (at 9 a.m.) on Mondays through Saturdays.
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Rediscover Good Reading By Rediscovering Magazines If you’re feeling too busy to read these days, maybe you just need the simplicity that comes with one of our favorite formats: a good magazine. Magazines allow for an ideal mix of curious browsing and niche topics, from hobbies, health, politics, art, fashion, travel, sports, recreation, science, cars, cooking, and more; there is truly something for everyone. And in 2019, you’ll find new formats that are inviting in ways you might never have imagined. It is our goal to curate a magazine collection of quality, variety, and most importantly, of interest to our community. Magazines are popular with our patrons who enjoy visiting the library, relaxing in a comfy chair, and perusing the latest issues of a favorite title—or exploring a new title. Find longtime favorites like the DIY/Lifestyle-focused “Real Simple;” artistic reads like “Kinfolk,” which devotes entire issues to special themes like Architecture or Hospitality; or “The Flyfish Journal” which marries stunning photography with nonfiction prose. And don’t forget that beneath each current-issue magazine are months of back issues, which can be checked out for one week. Your library has well over 100 titles in print. This year, we introduced a new service that gives you convenient access to magazines—digitally. More than two dozen titles are available. These titles are in good company: they join the more than 600,000 digital items available to you with your Library card—that includes digital books, au-
diobooks, movies, music, comic books, and TV shows. You can check out a digital magazine wherever you are (at home, visiting family, waiting at the airport, etc.) and whenever you read (early hours of the morning—or just before bedtime). Our digital magazine collection features current and recent issues of popular titles: “HGTV Magazine,” “Popular Mechanics,” “Yoga Journal,” “Country Living,” “Forbes” and many more. Best of all, digital magazines appear on the screen of your laptop, tablet, phone, or other device in full-color with all the same content of the print edition. Worth noting: they can be viewed in two ways, either through your web browser or by downloading the Libby app. And as new issues arrive, they join the existing issues, meaning the collection is always growing. How do you get started in reading one of these digital magazines? If you’ve used the library’s popular OverDrive service—also known through its new app called Libby—you’ve already got the account you’ll need. And if you haven’t used OverDrive or Libby, it’s easy to create an account. Simply look for Libby under the “Digital Library” link on the newly-designed estesvalleylibrary.org. We also invite new users to sign up for our Book-A-Librarian Digital Collections service, where we can show you how to get started on your device. Appointments can be found and scheduled using the Book-A-Librarian link on the Library website. Check out a magazine soon in the format of your choice. You might just rediscover how relaxing reading can be.
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Quarterly Economic Summary And Forecast By: Dr. John W. Green, Economist
nomic Analysis’s second and third estimates, probably to about 2.5 percent. Provided by Bank of Estes Park Trade dispute resolutions and other anThe Estes Park economy concluded its nouncements will be staged to keep best year in history in December. boosting economic growth through the Visitation to RMNP exceeded 930,000 2020 elections. in July, besting July 2016 by nearly The Fed is standing pat on interest rate 20,000 visitations. RMNP will soon have increases but not ruling out one more a million-visitor-month, maybe within increase in 2019, depending on how fast the next couple of years. Somehow, the U.S. economy continues to grow. A maybe the millionth visitor in a single rate cut seems to be off the table for month can be recognized. Certainly now. The Fed has also announced they Estes Park should celebrate the event will halt reduction of their balance with RMNP management. It’s a milesheet. stone. The U.S. economy is growing but there Retail sales are estimated to have are warning signs. Home price increases reached nearly $56.4 million in July, are moderating, sales are slowing and about $5 million higher than August there are 2017 ($51.3 fewer sinmillion) and gle-family $6 million building higher than permits beAugust 2016 ing issued. ($50 milA $2 trillion). Retail lion infrasales are estistructure mated from developtax receipts ment plan so it’s imposhas been sible to be announced accurate. but is unlikely to advance in Congress The dollar volume of real estate transbecause of disputes over how it will be actions was more than $33.3 million in financed. Spending that massive would August, exceeding $30 million for the boost economic growth and substanfirst time. The next highest month was tially increase middle class incomes. It September 2017 at $27.7 million, folwould also require higher taxes or a lowed closely by June 2018. substantially higher deficit. Altogether, a record year for the econ2019 will be a growth year, just not as omy of Estes Park. But RMNP visitation good as 2018. A recession in 2020 may is down in 2019 and real estate dollar not materialize if boosts to growth can transactions have slowed sharply on a be properly staged. year-over-year basis. It’s uncertain what Please Note: This is a very brief sumis happening with retail sales. 2019 is not mary of a comprehensive, specialized, likely to be as robust as was 2018. quarterly economic summary and foreThe Larimer County economy is still cast report that Bank of Estes Park utigrowing rapidly but also slower than it lizes internally, addressing the national, did in 2017 and 2018. Employment state, county, and local economies. The growth has slowed to 3.5 percent, down complete version is available upon refrom months over 5 percent in the past quest to bank clients of Bank of Estes two years. Historically, that’s still a very Park, for private, individual use, without strong growth rate, indicating a doubling reproduction or distribution. This brief of the labor force in 21 years. summary is being made available as a GDP in the U.S. economy is reported to service to the local Estes Park commuhave grown at a 3.2 percent rate in the nity. For questions or comments, please 1st quarter. Analysis of other governcall Scott Applegate, Chief Credit Offiment data suggests this figure will be adcer, at 970-235-7027. justed downward by the Bureau of Eco-
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sidered, and often passed, in country afEcologically, our world is changing. We ter country. More recently, in U. S. congressional cannot avoid it. If we do nothing, then developments, the House has passed a the greenhouse gases increase and the bill requiring continuance in the Paris air quality is effected by the rising parts per million (making it harder to breathe) Accord and completing our pledge to reduce our greenhouse gas emisand the icebergs melt sions 26% by 2025 as promand the ocean rises ised, thereby eliminating and some small is1,594 million metric lands disappear tons of carbon dioxide and buildfrom the Earth’s atings in Mimosphere. Simultaami start neously, there is a sinking and New Green Deal hurricanes, tornaproposal (recently dos, fires and floods indefeated in the Senate) crease in intensity. that would go much farDoing something about it, ther in this direction, cutting we will face lifestyle changes on that front. Electric cars and buses will re- net greenhouse gas emissions to zero over ten years, and, in the process, adplace the gasoline-powered engines, as dressing manufacture, power, agriculwill electric heat for homes and businesses, particularly that generated by so- ture, and infrastructure. However, neither of these bills spells out the specifics, lar and wind. (Platte River Power Aunor provides for any enforcement, so it thority has already discovered the is merely a statement of policy. financial advantages in conversion.) States, on the other hand, are each dePublic transportation will become more vising their own plan. These bills are a prevalent in our cities. (Big parking garages may become less necessary.) Lo- bit more specific. Colorado recently passed SB 19-1261 (just days before the cations with clean air and clean water session ended). It sets the bar for curbwill increase in value. (Nice for our ing greenhouse gas emissions (based property values here.) And the waste upon 2005 levels) by establishing goals system will survive a multitude of of 26% less by 2025 (to match the USA changes which will be difficult for our pledge to the Paris agreement), 50% less lifestyle, but a necessary adaptation by 2030, and 90% less by 2050 and the when 40% of the air pollution comes bill appoints the Air Quality Control from decaying landfills. Even though we cannot formally with- Commission to set cost-effective regulations to attain the goals. SB-236 directs draw until Nov. 2020, the United States, the Colorado Public Utilities Commisis no longer a participant in the global sion to consider carbon pollution for fuendeavors toward ecological recovery. ture power projects and sets a beginning However, many governors and mayors value of $46 per ton of carbon monoxhave declared their intentions to follow ide. The third bill passed this session, SB the decisions of the Paris Accord any19-96 dictates and funds the collection way. Many businesses, both corporate of data from gas emitting entities in and entrepreneurial, are contributing. Colorado (including landfills). This may So, in some ways we continue to actually be the most important, giving progress. us a base from which to build. Countries worldwide (all but 13 naThe next LWV & Community Recytions belong) are stepping up and making adjustments to their greenhouse gas cling Committee meeting is June 5 (Wasson Room at the Estes Valley Liemissions to meet their pledge to the brary) and Estes Recycles Day is June 8 Paris Accord. The European Union has created a system to establish a legitimate (9 a.m. – 12noon at the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies). market for emissions that sets a graduReference www.recycleestes.org for really reducing cap. China’s reduction of cycling information and contamination in recycling will definitely reduce their emissions level. Plas- RRRcyc2se@gmail.com to reach me directly. tic bans of various types are being con-
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Ralph G. Hollenbeck Ralph G. Hollenbeck, 81, of Estes Park, CO, formerly of Lowry, Minnesota passed away peacefully with his family and friends at his side, sharing their true love through prayers, stories, laughter and tears. Born in Morris, Minnesota in 1938 Ralph, known as “Buzz” to his family, lived an adventurous and energetic life. After graduating from high school, he joined the Marine Corps earing the rank of First Sergeant. He served a combat tour in Vietnam in Military Intelligence. His passion for horses could be seen in his lifetime of horse ownership, riding and training horses. He also had a passion for dogs, loved to hunt, go to garage sales, read books on a vast array of subjects, watch movies, and crafts of all kinds. He loved anything adventurous. His greatest joy was loving his family. His stories will live on in his family members. His survivors include his siblings,
Katherine, Patricia, Robert and Paula, his son Guy Hollenbeck, daughter COL (Ret.) Donna Rojas (Darren), grandchildren Leigh Hollenbeck, Kyle Hollenbeck, Shanie Hollenbeck, Dylan Rojas, Logan Rojas, Brianna Rojas and great granddaughter Isabelle Hollenbeck along with his wife’s child Lisa Paradise (Mike) and children Alex and Eliana. He was predeceased by his infant daughter Connie and parents Evelyn and Paul Hollenbeck. Ralph “Buzz” will be profoundly missed by those who knew him but he will live through so many memories of his funny stories and unique experiences that he shaped for those who knew and loved him. We will love you forever Dad, Grandpa Ralph, Buzz, Uncle Buzz and Dear Friend. Services will be held at the Foundations Church, 1380 Denver Avenue, Loveland, CO 80537 on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.
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Roger Merle Thorp
Known for his philosophy of gentle architecture, Roger Merle Thorp died peacefully with family by his side on Sunday, April 28, 2019 in the home he designed and built. He leaves a legacy of designs not only in Estes Park, but throughout Colorado, 15 other states, and two Canadian provinces. Roger was an awardwinning architect for 47 years having selected Estes Park to set up his practice in 1976, just months before the Big Thompson Canyon Flood. He was a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and a LEED Accredited
Professional. He was respected by his peers who selected him as the 2010 AIA Colorado North Chapter “Architect of the Year.” While all of his projects and over 40 awards were important to him, he was especially proud when local projects were honored. Examples of these include private residences, RMNP Fall River Visitor Center, Estes Park Conference Center, Community Church of the Rockies Outdoor Chapel, Performance Park Pavilion, and the sandstone Estes Park “Gateway” sign that greets visitors on US Hwy 36. A smile always came to his face seeing the many visitors taking photos of his unique design with the majestic mountaintops as its backdrop. While proud of and committed to his profession and clients, Roger was even more rewarded by and devoted to his family and church. He was born in Clay Center, KS on October 9, 1946 and with two brothers was raised on a farm in the Alida community along the Republican River in Geary County, KS. It was there he learned to work hard and find satisfaction in that work. He learned life skills through participation in youth fellowship, 4-H, music, and athletics. He met his lifelong partner and wife Verlene (Holdsworth) as a freshman at Dickinson County Community High School (DCCHS), Chapman, KS and
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married her on December 22, 1966 in Buckeye, KS. Roger attended Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS where he played varsity football and sang in the Concert Choir and Messiah Festival. He then transferred to Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS to study architectural design. While there he was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Scholarship for Independent Study, was a member of the Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society in Architecture and sang with the Varsity Men’s Glee Club and Concert Choir. Upon graduating with honors, earning a Bachelor of Architecture degree and a minor in Art in 1970, he was hired as project architect with Keith Ames Architect in Longmont, CO. In 1972 he and Verlene built their home overlooking Crescent Lake in Pinewood Springs and raised their two sons there. As a family they enjoyed hiking, skiing, sledding, and many family trips together. His hobbies were reading, music, pencil drawing and watercolors. He loved the character of dry laid stone and built with it as often as he could. He had a passion for the historic stone courthouses of Kansas which he traveled the state to document. He would also drive out of his way to photograph Carnegie libraries. AIA Colorado regularly invited him to show his artwork at its annual Art for Architects exhibition and he served as Jurist for the AIA Young Architect Awards. His artwork is exhibited in the Prairie PastTimes Gallery in Cottonwood Falls, KS. He loved running and was a multiyear medalist in both the Rocky Mountain Senior Games and State of Colorado Games. Music was a significant part of his entire life, both for enjoyment and participation. He was known for his tenor voice which he shared generously. He always accepted when asked to perform in local benefits like Estes Park Sings, It’s Showtime, Salute to America, Veterans Monument and Crossroads Ministry. He was a soloist with the Estes Park Oratorio Society, sang in the Men’s Chorus, church choirs, and most recently, The Uncommon Connection vocal quartet. Roger donated countless hours to improving the Estes Park community whether for the Arts, his church, Crossroads Ministry, Boy Scout Troop 8, Rotary or championing the need for childcare. He was a ruling elder in the
Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies where he served on many committees and as Middle School youth leader. He also designed the church’s Columbarium, Outdoor Chapel, and Shelter. As a member of The Rotary Club of Estes Park, he served as chair of the Scholarship and Community Service Committees and is a Paul Harris Fellow. The family participated in the Rotary Foreign Exchange Program and hosted several Rotary Foreign Exchange Students. For exhibiting Service Above Self, he was awarded Rotarian of the Year for 2018. He was a charter member of the Estes Park Habitat for Humanity Board and served on the Estes Valley Development Code and the Stanley Historical District advisory boards. He was a supporter of the Fine Arts Guild of the Rockies and the Cultural Center of Estes Park, and currently was serving as a director of the Estes Park Economic Development Corporation. In recognition of his accomplishments and civic involvement, he was named the 2013 DCCHS Meritorious Graduate. Roger was preceded in death by his parents, Leslie and Rebecca Thorp, two infant siblings and older brother Loren. He is survived by wife Verlene, sons Erinn (Nicole) Thorp of Atlanta, GA, and Christopher (Rebecca) of Loveland, CO, grandchildren Adison and Aidian Thorp of Loveland, CO and Camille and Owen Thorp of Atlanta, GA, brother Robert (Deborah) Thorp of Deadwood, SD, brothers-in-law Eugene (Gloria) Holdsworth of Lindsborg, KS and Dean (Janice) Holdsworth of Abilene, KS, aunts Iva Lewis of Greeley, CO and Zelma Funston of Lawrence, KS. He was admired for his creativity, gentle and kind spirit, integrity and humility. In memory and honor of Roger, donations may be made to the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies Foundation, The Rotary Club of Estes Park Foundation, or the Bobby Rifkin Endowed Chair in Prostate Cancer Research at the University of Colorado Anschutz Cancer Center, all in care of Allnutt Funeral Service at 1302 Graves Avenue, Estes Park, CO 80517. A memorial service will be held Friday, May 17, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies in Estes Park. See www.allnuttestespark.com to send a message to Roger’s family.
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Linda Jean McKee Linda Jean McKee was born on December 15, l947 to Robert Ross and Phyllis Ray McKee of Kentland, Indiana. She grew up on a farm three miles east of Kentland with two brothers, Robert II and Dennis Kim. Life was good on the farm. Linda attended Elementary School and High School in Kentland with a four year hiatus at Middle School in Goodland, Indiana. Upon graduation from A. J. Kent High School, Linda enrolled at Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana and received a degree in Elementary Education. It was at Hanover that she made many lifelong friends who continued to be part of her life. Linda married Robert Hunt, Jr. the summer after graduation in 1970 and moved to New York City where she worked as a copy typist for CONCERN MAGAZINE. The couple moved to Lincoln, Nebraska in l973 where they raised a family of two daughters, Kristin and Suzanne. Linda was a stay-at-home mom until her children were in school at which time she began working at Westminster Presbyterian Church as a Senior High Youth Director. She enjoyed working with high school students so after four years, resigned that position, to return to school at the University of Nebraska to complete a degree in secondary education in History and Social Studies. Upon completion of that degree, Linda went to work for Lincoln Public Schools as a substitute teacher. In l991, she received a full time position as a social studies teacher at Irving School. Linda spent 16 wonderful years teaching at Irving with excellent leadership and colleagues. Her second marriage to Roger Fankhauser began in l999. While living in Nebraska, Linda’s travel adventures included rafting to the Arctic Circle with her daughter
and cycling through several U.S. states, Canada and Europe with her husband, Roger. Linda retired in 2007, sold her home in Lincoln and headed with her husband, Roger, to the mountains of Colorado. They settled in Estes Park where they made many new friends and enjoyed an active lifestyle of hiking, skiing, motorcycling and traveling. Linda backpacked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon three times, climbed Longs Peak, two other 14ers, and completed several Continental Divide hikes. In addition to these adventures, Linda’s other passion was reading; she was a member of two book clubs. She also took a great deal of responsibility for her elderly mother, the family farm, and grandchildren. She volunteered for several years as a docent at MacGregor Ranch, volunteered at the American Legion as an Auxiliary member and was an active member of Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies. Pride in her Scottish heritage was expressed through bagpiping and membership in a bagpipe band, regular participation in the annual Scottish Festival, hosting Scottish events, and bargain shopping at thrift stores. Linda is survived by her husband, Roger Fankhauser, her two daughters, Kristin (Jim) Karner and Suzanne (Bart) Frazier and two grandchildren, Adelaide Karner and Grace Frazier. Also surviving are two brothers, Robert and Dennis Kim McKee and their families, her mother, Phyllis McKee, and stepdaughter, Lisa Fankhauser and her children Susannah and Isaac. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to the Estes Valley Land Trust Perpetuity Fund, 1191 Woodstock Drive, Estes Park, Colorado 80517. A celebration of Linda’s life will take place in September. See www.allnuttestespark.com to send a message to her family.
Quaker-Unitarian Meeting The Quaker-Unitarian Meeting is held each Sunday morning at the US Bank meeting room. Our schedule is: 1010:30 Silent Meditation; 10:30-11:00 Social time and refreshments; 11-12:00 is for Program Time and Discussion. All are welcome to attend any or all of the segments. The program this week will be led by
Dr. Randy Maharry. It will be a discussion of the very thought provoking book Being Mortal (Medicine and What Matters in the End) written by Dr. Atul Gwande, a professor and surgeon at Harvard Medical School. Please join us if you are interested. For more info contact Dr. Maharry at 515-229-8299.
Old Timers Breakfast Meetings Old Timers Breakfast meeting at the Big Horn Restaurant, 401 West Elkhorn Ave. Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month at 9:30 a.m.
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Part Time Accounting Admin (seasonal) Prepare daily cash deposits, prepare documentation for daily sales reports, and complete merchant statement reconciliations. Maintenance Techs Performs routine maintenance duties throughout property including rough carpentry, painting, and basic equipment or facility repairs, in accordance with applicable Company policies and procedures. Front Desk Clerks Check guests in and out efficiently and assist with any problems or questions during their stay. Act as the information center of the hotel. Tour Drivers (knowledge of RMNP a must!) Operate and drive tour buses in a safe and professional manner. Provide commentary and instruction relating to past and current events associated with the Rocky Mountain National Park and surrounding areas. Inventory Clerk Review and apply inventory activities, including movements and deletions, maintain and update inventory records, develop and implement efficient inventory management procedure. Cooks To prepare all food items ordered while maintaining food quality, plate presentation and sanitation standards Kitchen Helpers Washes pots, dishes, utensils, food preparation equipment, and cleans kitchen. Also may provide some food prep assistance. Please apply online at www.delawarenorth.com
We’re gearing up for the spring and summer season and hiring for the following positions starting at $13.80/hr.: • Checker • Courtesy Clerk • Day-Stocker • Overnight Stocker • Bakery Clerk • Deli Clerk • Produce Clerk • Seafood Clerk • Cake Decorator • Meat Cutter Get your application at: www.careeratsafeway.com. After your application has been completed, please call our hiring manager Ann at 970.586.4447.
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HOUSEKEEPING Full-time, part-time and seasonal positions available. Experience preferred. MAINTENANCE Full-time, part-time and seasonal positions available. Experience in electrical, plumbing, drywall, and hot tubs preferred.
Apply at, mail or email resume to: Fawn Valley Inn, 2760 Fall River Road, Estes Park, CO 80517 Email: patrickt@rockymtnresorts.com
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Handyman wanted. Year-round work. Experienced only need apply. References. Must be bondable. Willing to help the right person relocate to Estes Park.
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Bestway Painting Handyman Services 970-518-4001
Starting right away. Responsible for sales; pricing & displaying merch; cleaning store; unpacking/entering items in comp. Need person who enjoys dealing w/ people, has decent comp skills & enjoys cleaning. Some wknds & eve's reqd (summer). Apply at 160 W Elkhorn Ave.
Carpenter Needed Framing, Siding, and Finish Carpenter Competitive Pay Holiday/Vacation/Retirement
Castle and McGregor Mountain Lodges seeking energetic, detail oriented housekeepers FT/PT year round. Competitive pay plus fall bonus. Pick up a job application at either Castle Mountain Lodge 1520 Fall River Rd, or McGregor Mountain Lodge 2815 Fall River Rd.
Matt@buildestes.com or call (970)685-0877
Dao House on Hwy 7 needs are looking for housekeepers, wait staff, cooks and day help to assist with furniture moving, painting, cleaning, etc. Please call 970-577-3100 for more details.
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No Phone calls. Apply In person at: 1450 Big Thompson Avenue Rams Horn Village Resort has year round full time and part time positions Guest Services/Housekeeping Department: Competitive pay based on experience, plus a great summer bonus program! Benefits package for full time employees. Great working environment in Estes Park’s only Gold Crown Resort. Our business stays busy year round and 40 hours per week are available through the winter. We are looking for energetic, dependable people who are able to perform physical labor and who have strong customer service skills. Fridays and Saturdays are required. Fill out an application at Rams Horn Village Resort, 1565 Colo. Hwy 66. EEOE
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HELP WANTED Year round attendant position. Must be self motivated, customer oriented and organized. Some weekend and evening shifts will be required. Send your resume today to: villagelaundry1@gmail.com 172-174 S. St. Vrain Ave. Estes Park, CO 80517
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Call 970-586-4703 with any questions. Must be available weekends and able to lift at least 50 pounds. Receptionists Skills. Animal Hospital of the Rockies LLC. 453 Pine River Ln
Estes Valley Recreation Center Openings
Heath and Fitness Coordinator This full-time, benefitted position is responsible for the development and administration of comprehensive group exercise and personal training programs. Lead Custodian – This full-time, benefitted position will help keep the facility clean, orderly and in safe condition and assist the Facility Maintenance Manager in leading the work of other Custodians.
Lifeguards -Wear flip-flops to work and get Free Red Cross training. Flexible schedules available. Year-round Part-Time, Seasonal and As-needed for Guest Services and Child Watch Attendants. Seasonal Part-Time and Full-Time Openings
Seasonal Lake Estes Marina Staff If you want to work outside this summer around Lake Estes consider joining our Marina staff. You will help with boat rentals, water safety, fishing licenses and maintaining our facilities in and around the lake.
Golf Maintenance and Groundskeepers Help maintain an award winning mountain golf course while enjoying incredible views, beautiful sunrises and being part of an energetic team. Seasonal Maintenance/Landscaping positions for Parks and Trails and Campgrounds. Enjoy the outdoors this summer while getting paid to help us maintain and improve the District’s outdoor areas. Pay will be dependent on experience. District-wide perks and discounts are included! Apply on-line at: https://colorado.gov/pacific/evrpd/ EVRPDjobs
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The Town of Estes Park is accepting applications for
Apprentice Lineman Utilities Dept./Power & Comm. Div. Hourly Rate $28.27/hour Non-Exempt Position Close Date: May 20, 2019 Human Resources Manager Administrative Services Dept. Hiring Range $55,510 $68,000/year Exempt Position Close Date: Open until filled Police Officer Police Dept. Hiring Range $27.92 – $30.71/hour Non-Exempt Position Close Date: Open until filled
Records Technician/Senior Records Technician (FT Position) Police Dept. Hourly Rate $15.62-$24.56/hour (DOE) Non-Exempt Positions Close Date: Open until filled Records Technician (PT Limited Term thru Dec 31, 2019) Police Dept. Hourly Rate $15.62/hour Non-Exempt Position Close Date: Open until filled Special Events Coordinator Events & Visitor Services Dept. Hourly Rate $24.59-$28.89/hour Non-Exempt Position Close Date: May 15, 2019 Town Administrator Administration Dept. Starting Salary $145,000 DOE Exempt Position Close Date: Open until filled Seasonal Positions
Events Maintenance Worker Community Services Dept./Special Events Division Hiring Range $13.00-$16.00/hour (DOE) Seasonal Position (Summer 2019) Closing Date: July 15, 2019
Parks Maintenance Worker Public Works Dept./Parks Division Hiring Range $13.00-$16.00/hour (DOE) Seasonal Position (Summer 2019) Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Streets Maintenance Worker Public Works Dept/Streets Division Hiring Range $13.00-$16.00/hour (DOE) Seasonal Position (Summer 2019) Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Visitor Information Assistant Community Serv Dept/Visitor Serv Division Hiring Range $13.00-$16.00/hour (DOE) Seasonal Position (Summer 2019) Closing Date: Open Until Filled Volunteer/Committee Board Positions Estes Park Board of Adjustment Close Date: May 17, 2019
Estes Valley Planning Commission Close Date: Open Until Filled (Committee application required)
Applications are available at: Town Hall 170 MacGregor Ave. Room 130 (Mon-Fri 8 am – 5 pm) or www.estes.org/ jobs
Return Application to: Town of Estes Park, Attn: HR; by mail to PO Box 1200, Estes Park, CO 80517; or via Email to HR@Estes.org or via Fax to (970) 577-4770. The status of applications will be communicated via e-mail. By choice, the Town of Estes Park is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
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PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION: Review full job description and apply at www.estesvalleylibrary.org. Only online applications with attached cover letter and resume will be accepted. EEO
Customer Service Agent for Upscale Resort Full and Part Time hours available. Wage depends on experience.
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Bank of Estes Park has an opening for a Full Time TELLER POSITION. Competitive wages, excellent benefits & paid vacation time.
Pick up applications at front desk, ask for Kay. 1885 Sketchbox Ln. or email resume to info@solitudecabins.com
RENTALS Apartments Studio Downtown for Single Occupant. 1-Year Lease and NS/NP. Must have 2 work references. $800 / month. Call M-F 10 am to 3 pm. (970) 480-5458 1 Bedroom Downtown for Single Occupant. 1Year Lease and NS/NP. Must have 2 work references. $1,000 / month. Call M-F 10 am to 3 pm. (970) 480-5458
Commercial Rentals EXECUTIVE OFFICE available for $350.00 a month at Graves Ave. Plaza. Includes all utilities (including internet),trash, taxes and insurance. Access to kitchen and conference room. Call Peggy 970-232-5588
Looking for: Strong and Enthusiastic People for Weekend Help Call Matt 970 586-8583 or stop by at 1640 Big Thompson Ave.
RENTALS Commerical Rental Space for rent on Bond Park. 900 SF or 1800 SF. parking. available now. Call 970-586-3913
Class A Office 2014 Construction, Full Service, Furnished or Unfurnished offices in Downtown location, Near Town Hall. $450 to $550 per month. All internet options including Fiber available. Includes Conference Room, Handicap Restrooms, Copy and Scanning Facility, Coffee Room. Call Thom at Verus Commercial, Inc. 970-586-2448
AVAILABLE! COMMERCIAL RENTAL IN GREAT LOCATION Located in downtown Estes in the Range Realty Bldg., 300 E. Elkhorn Ave., 770 sq. ft. & private parking. Call 970-586-2345 for more info.
Commercial Space Available. 1050 sq. ft. Wants To Rent Includes large garage bay. Separate office with bathroom. Good parking. Off of RMNP employee and dog Hwy 7. $1350/mo. year looking for 1B w/ YARD lease min. 970-290-4488 May-Oct. Call/text 210.289.4433
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2008 HD ULTRA CLASSIC 1 owner. Always garaged. Never dropped. 27,000 orig. miles. Estes Park. $11,000.00 Brian 720.934.7222
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Beautiful one owner Estes Park Ranch style in quiet cut-de-sac. 2,700 sq. ft. ,very clean, well maintained. Will CO-OP w/Realtors $537,500 call Greg 303-434-5521
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SALES ESTATE SALE Sat 5/11, Sun 5/12, 9-3pm 838 Panorama Circle Sleeper Sofa, Coffee Table, Sofa Table, Dining Table & Chairs, 16mm Bell Howell Projector w/ film, Slide Projector & Screen, King & Queen Linens, Baskets, Turntable, Luggage, Tools, Upright Freezer, Riding Lawnmower and More!
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