Estes Park News, June 2, 2023

Stare Down

With the opening of Trail Ridge Road, high country animals are becoming more visible. This pika among the lichen-covered rocks seemed to enjoy the attention.

Breakfast Of Champions

Photo by Alan Lipkin

Photo by Laura Hanifin

May 7,

Trail Ridge Road Opened For The Season Friday, May 26

Timed Entry Permit Reservations Required For Trail Ridge Road 9 a.m. To 2 p.m.

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1575 South St. Vrain Avenue, Estes Park, CO 80517

Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park opened on Friday, May 26, at 6 a.m. for the season. Due to melting snow on the road and the potential for freezing temperatures visitors should be prepared for icy conditions. At this time, nightly closures will not be implemented. However, because weather conditions may change rapidly at higher elevations, park visitors should be prepared to adjust travel plans accordingly at any time and are encouraged to call the park’s Trail Ridge Road recorded status phone line at (970) 586-1222. Park staff will update the recorded line when/if the road status changes.

Alpine Visitor Center will open on Saturday, May 27. Trail Ridge Store will have limited services this weekend.

Timed Entry Permit Reservations Effective Friday, May 26

reservation system which will begin tomorrow, May 26. Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the busiest national parks in the country, with over 4.3 million visitors in 2022. Visitor crowding and congestion have led to increased negative impacts to visitor and staff safety, resource protection, visitor experience and operational capacity. The park has piloted various visitor use management strategies since 2016, including first-come, firstserved as well as different parkwide

Timed Entry Permit Reservation system pilots since 2020.

In 2023, there are two types of reservations available. One permit is for the Bear Lake Road Corridor, which includes the entire corridor and access to the rest of the park. This reservation period is from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. The second permit is for the rest of Rocky Mountain National Park, excluding the Bear Lake Road corridor, and includes Trail Ridge Road. This reservation period is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Permits issued using the reservation system will allow park visitors to enter the park within two-hour windows of availability. The reservation system will apply to all areas of the park. To learn more visit

https://www.nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/timed-entry-permit-system. htm

Trail Ridge Road historically opens on Memorial Day weekend; last year the road opened on May 27. The earliest the road has opened was on May 7, 2002; the latest June 26, 1943. Trail Ridge Road is the highest continuous paved road in the United States, climbs to 12,183 feet and connects the towns of Estes Park and Grand Lake. Trail Ridge Road officially closed for the season last year on October 24.

National Park Service plow operators began clearing the snow in the middle of April. Crews from the west side of the park and crews from the east side of the park move along the road and eventually meet at the Alpine Visitor Center. The visitor center is the highest in the National Park Service, sitting at 11,796 feet above sea level. Spring storms often impact plowing activities. This year, crews ran into average snowpack.

For more information about Rocky Mountain National Park visit www.nps.gov/romo or call the park’s Information Office at (970) 586-1206. For a recorded status line on Trail Ridge Road please call (970) 586-1222.

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Rocky Mountain National Park is implementing a pilot timed entry permit

Rocky Mountain National Park trail crews dig out the Alpine Visitor Center May 23 2023. Courtesy Rocky Mountain National Park.

Trail Ridge Road at Rock Cut. Courtesy Rocky Mountain National Park.

The Estes Park Police Department’s community service officers (CSOs) are at their posts for the summer. These hardworking seasonal employees serve as ambassadors in the downtown corridor. This year the CSOs will be focused on the Elkhorn Avenue intersections, aiming to keep pedestrians out of intersections between walk cycles and cars out of intersections during walk cycles. During times of extremely heavy vehicle traffic, they will be seen directing traffic as necessary to ease congestion. In addition, CSOs will be on foot patrol assisting sworn officers. The CSOs are supervised by Officer Paul Mieszala and Code Enforcement Officer Zeron Lawson. Estes Park Police Department’s downtown staffing for 2023 front row left to right: Zach Rosen, Jessi Mogensen, Em-

malyn Baker and Jaymie Runyan. Back row: Christian Mendoza, Logan Grotenhuis, Blake Babbitt and Christian Beh. Officer Paul Mieszala moved from Illinois to Estes Park with his wife and son in 2020. Paul has been a law enforcement officer for 14 years. He is currently the school resource officer during the school year and the CSO supervisor during the summer. Paul also conducts violent intruder (ALICE) trainings for the community and coaches youth soccer. Paul enjoys spending time with his family and hiking.

These officers will be visible throughout the downtown area seven days a week from Memorial Day weekend until mid-August and on weekends through September. For more information, visit the Estes Park Police Department at 170 MacGregor Ave. or call 970-586-4000.

The charge(s) are merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

On 5/26/2023 at 11:28 a.m. police stopped a 53 year old male from Estes Park in the 600 block of North Saint

• Emergency Medical (assist EPH): 5

• Fire Investigation: 1

• Smoke Investigation: 2

• Alarm Activation: 1

Vrain Avenue on a traffic violation and found the driver to be DUI. The male was charged with DUI and speeding, arrested and later released on summons from the EPPD. 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 May 21, the Estes Valley Fire Protection District (EVFPD) responded to 16 calls for service. This included:

• Gas Leak: 1

• Motor Vehicle Crash (MVC): 2

• HazMat: 2

• Illegal Burn: 1

• Bicycle Accident: 1

Community Service Officers Begin Summer Service In Downtown Estes Park

Juggling Roles Requires Balance And Perspective

In my life, I play many roles—wife, sister, mother, nana, mayor and more. Every role has specific responsibilities. Each one provides special rewards and has unique challenges. All require time, thought and energy. Usually, I don’t play more one role at a time. The past week was an exception.

The juggling of roles began in Cortez, Colorado. Husband Roger and I had traveled there to care for grandson Daxton while supporting daughter Kristin and her husband Chris as they participated in a bike race that lasted nearly nine hours. Each lap around the mesas above the Montezuma County Fairgrounds was 16miles. Kristin was part of a three-person relay team, Chris, a team of two. I juggled two roles while hanging out in the exchange area with Roger and Daxton. Then juggled another couple of roles each time Kristin and Chris came and went. And juggled yet another role, while watching how some racers responded to the unforgiving loop, I let my mind wander and it began reflecting about how as mayor I must remember when working people, that each person, like the racers I

was watching, process the events and information differently.

Midday, with the big race still going on, Daxton entered a bike race for kids. He had to choose to either bike in a circle around a barn at the fairgrounds or do a mountain loop. He chose the mountain loop, then told me that as a five-year-old

he could have a pusher help him up the hills. At that moment, nana, his pusher of choice, enlisted his two teenage brothers to hand that role off to. I explained nanas are better cheerer’s than pushers. Thanks to some role juggling by his nana the cheerer and his brothers the pushers, Daxton got up the hills and barreled across the finish line in fifth place… and kept going for another lap as we all yelled for Daxton to stop! As the busy day came to a close with a 9:30 p.m. fifth birthday party for Daxton, this pooped-out wife, mother, nana and cheerer was grateful her grandson has lots of enthusiasm and great older brothers and parents he wants to emulate.

The next day, Roger and I drove to Las Vegas. There, two days later we’d celebrate sister Debbie’s and my birthdays by attending the Beatles Love show by Cirque de Solei. In the meantime, while we waited for the show, when not doing sister stuff with Debbie, we did some sightseeing. One place we went was Hoover Dam. Standing on the massive dam and its 6.6 million tons of concrete, I shifted from sister to mayor role. Seeing the low water line etched on the cliffs of the channel that leads to the dam, I thought about the difficulties population and climate change are having on the water supply of the area. I then thought about the dam at Lake Estes, its clean and abundant water source, the water department and sanitation districts that protect and sustain it and the good fortune of the townspeople of Estes Park and the people in the valley below.

On the way home, I spent lots of time reflecting on the experiences of the trip. As I did, I came to clearly see that recent events and places had helped me gain a deeper understanding of the people in my life, the uniqueness of Estes Park, and the roles I play with both. Sometimes, in order to benefit each I must do some juggling, and that requires some balance and perspective.

Mayor Koenig’s grandson Daxton prepares to take on a mountain loop at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds in Cortez, Colorado.

The inner working of the massive Hoover Dam and its 6.6 million tons of concrete.

Low water line etched on the cliffs of the channel that leads to the Hoover Dam.

Please read, heed, and weed responsibly!

The Estes Land Stewardship Association (ELSA) has been serving the Estes Valley for over 16 years in promoting good land stewardship, weed identification and education, and free educational materials including the most popular Twenty Ob-Noxious Weeds in the Estes Valley Identification and Management Guide. Now is the time to remove mature noxious weeds that contain seeds that will be next year’s -- and many more years -- weeds. The first Monitored Weed Drop-off will be held Saturday, June 17 from 9:00 a.m. to noon located north of the Waste Management transfer station at 666 Elm Road. No early birds or illegal drop-offs; the gate will be closed until the 9:00 a.m start. Do not block the driveway entrance shared with recycling. The line will form up-thehill/north of the entrance on the eastside of Elm Road. Estes Land Stewardship Association (ELSA) volunteers will be on hand to answer weed questions ata-distance and direct traffic flow. You will unload your paper yard bags into the dumpster or truck. We have limited dumpster capacity, so a maximum ten paper yard bag limit will be imposed –no plastic bags. When we are at full capacity, the drop-off will end. Noxious weeds only, not native plants! No slash, pine needles, pine cones, trash, yard waste or dirt! Please remove/shake off dirt from plant roots. Excessive weight of wet weeds and dirt is a safety hazard for our volunteers. Bag flowers and seed heads rather than entire plants. Read our weekly Estes Valley’s Weed Alert articles (published April through September) to help identify invasive plants and manage seed producing plant parts for disposal. Unauthorized drop-offs at this location (w/video surveillance) are considered theft of services. No bags of non-noxious weed materials and general yard waste

First Monitored Weed Drop-Off

June 17

will be accepted at this event. Paper yard bags are available for purchase at local hardware stores.

If you want ELSA to continue to sponsor these events, please adhere to the guidelines. Owning property in the Estes Valley can be challenging and different! Bagging mature weeds this time of year is not ideal weed management and not how you want to spend your time. Be proactive – learn your native plants and manage the invasive plants in a timely manner with a weed management specialist if you don’t have the time, energy or expertise to manage your property. A list of weed management specialists who can help is available at larimer.org/naturalresources/weeds/applicators Also refer to the information and Helpful Documents at estes.org/weeds

These events are being made possible with the support from Estes Land Stewardship Association, Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, and donations. Depending on participant adherence to regulations and funding sources, another Monitor Weed Drop-off/ Weed Roundup will be held July 15. Free Twenty Ob-Noxious Weeds in the Estes Valley Identification and Management Guide weed booklets are available yearround at the Estes Valley Library, Ace Hardware, True Value, and Town Hall Public Works and Police offices. Electronic versions are posted on the Town of Estes Park website: www.estes.org/weeds ELSA meets the first Thursday of the month (February, March, April & November) at 9:30 a.m. in the George Hix Room at US Bank. For more information about ELSA contact: elsa.weeds@gmail.com Thanks for being good stewards of your property and surrounding areas!

Good day gentlemen of Estes Park.

On June 4th the Knights of Columbus will be conducting a membership drive and we would like to invite you to enjoy breakfast with us and allow us to introduce The Knights of Columbus to you. There are only a few qualifications for membership. A Knight is a practical Catholic in union with the Holy See. He accepts the teaching authority of the Catholic Church on matters of Faith and morals and aspires to live in accordance with the precepts of the Church. Secondly a Knight shall be 18 years or older.

Sir, are you a man who turns away from a situation in which you can offer help or one who, when called upon, goes out of your way to assist those in need. After you have helped, do you feel the joy and satisfaction knowing you did what a Catholic man should do? As a Knight, those feelings can be felt throughout the year.

Please join us on June 4th to explore our group to see if you would enjoy the camaraderie of men like yourself.

Elk Calves Appearing In The Estes Valley: Caution Urged Around Protective Moms

By: Kris Hazelton

With the new baby elk calves and the proximity of the elk population to the Estes Park residents and visitors, everyone is urged to be on alert and know that the mothers are not being aggressive when defending their young, just protective. It’s our responsibility to not get too close to the baby or the mother during calving season.

In the event that you encounter a protective mother elk anywhere in the Estes Valley, here are some helpful tips.

Be aware. The best thing to do at this time of year is to be very aware of your surroundings. The cows have calves all over town and you just never know when you’re going to happen to walk by a mother and calf.

Back away. If you encounter a protective mother, the best thing to do is to back away quickly. Don’t turn your back on her, as you won’t know if she is charging you. Make yourself look large. If you have a jacket, raise it above your head, and swing it around, make yourself look formidable. Chances are the mother will be glad you’re leaving their space. However, if she continues to pursue you, check around for a stick and if one is available, pick it up and throw the stick at her or if she approaches, give her a whack on her nose to drive her away.

Protect your head. If she is an especially protective mother and charges you to the point of knocking you down, curl up in the fetal position and protect your head and neck with your arms and hands. She’ll most likely give you a couple of thumps with her legs and then leave you alone, not seeing you as a potential threat anymore.

Advice for dog owners. If you happen to be walking or jogging with a dog, the elk will be even more on alert and aggressive

towards your dog. She will see your pet as a real threat, a predator, to her baby. The best thing to do in this case is turn around and go the other way. If you can’t do that, let your dog go for the time, and save yourself. The elk will most likely chase off your dog and you can retrieve the dog a bit further down the trail.

Change your route. If the elk are on the trail you frequent, there are miles of other trails, less used by the elk and it is suggested you alter your route for a few weeks to avoid potential problems.

Although the elk are used to seeing people, the elk are very much still wild animals. Adult elk, both male and female, are very large and can be dangerous, particularly if they think a person is threatening their territory or offspring.

Another important note, if you find a baby elk or mule deer, please never go near or touch it. Even though it could appear that its mother is absent, elk calves are seldom orphaned, and its mother is probably feeding only a short distance away. She’ll make herself known very quickly when you get too close!

If you come across a protective female elk, and she is endangering people in a public area, the best thing to do is move away and call the Estes Park Police Department Dispatch Center at 586-4000. They will notify the proper authorities and the volunteers who will temporarily close off the area until the mother moves on with her calf.

Educating ourselves and our visitors about wildlife issues is the right thing to do, especially around calving time and during the fall rut.

Remember, there’s a reason it’s called wildlife. Photos by EP NEWS

EPNEWS file photo

EPNEWS file photo

Memory Cafe In Estes Park

Memory Café is a relaxed, social gathering for Estes Valley community members experiencing memory loss due to any form of dementia, together with a spouse, family member, or friend. We stimulate engagement, attention and memory by enjoying coffee/snacks, conversation, singing, and sharing remembrances through games and activities. Research and the medical community encourage fun, social activity for all of us as we age but especially for those with memory loss.

This month on Thursday, June 8th our theme will be Fun and Games. We will have a variety of games and activities but feel free to bring a favorite game of yours if you wish. We meet at St. Bartholomew’s church (880 MacGregor Ave.) from 10:00-11:30 (second Thursday of every month).

We hope you will join us! Call Jane at 970-430-8105 for more info or to let us know you are coming.

CLEAR VISION HOME SERVICES

970-213-3409

June 20, 4 p.m. - 10 p.m. at Performance Park

The Friends of Folk Festival celebrates Dick Orleans’ legacy with music and community. This Festival is held in the style of Dick’s “Friends of Folk” nights where both professionals & amateurs perform.

Scholarship Opportunity

Scholarship funds have been established with Dick’s passions in mind. Anyone in the Estes Valley with a passion for the arts can apply for this scholarship simply by providing your contact information and answering a few questions on the application form on the www.estesartsdistrict.org

Friends of Folk event page.

1-Tell us about your creative work.

2-Tell us about how you are going to use the scholarship money.

3-Tell us about how you and your art (creative) work will contribute or impact your community.

Submit your application before the June 16th deadline.

The scholarship winners will be announced during the festival. We'd love to make you a recipient so submit your application now!

8th Annual Friends Of Folk Festival

The Estes Arts District’s mission with Friends of Folk Festival is to grow the event into a well-executed, professional level festival while still maintaining Dick Orleans’ original vision of promoting new and emerging artists. Dick Orleans was always supporting others to pursue their art, whether music or photography or anything! He inspired so many and we want to keep that energy going. We miss you Dick!

Parking, Free Shuttles & EV Charging

Get summer ready with tips from Vanessa Solesbee, Town Mobility Services Manager, about downtown parking, the Town's free shuttle offerings and public Electric Vehicle (EV) charging options. There will be plenty of time to ask your questions too.

Join our Zoom Coffee on Saturday, June 10 from 10-11 a.m. All are welcome. Register for your Zoom invitation at www.lwv-estespark.org.

For more information about public

parking, transit or EV charging, visit https://estespark.colorado.gov/departments/public-works/mobility-services.

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Know Before You Go - Downtown Parking, Free Shuttles & EV Charging

Get summer ready with tips from Vanessa Solesbee, Town Mobility Services Manager, about downtown parking, the Town's free shuttle offerings and public Electric Vehicle (EV) charging options. There will be plenty of time to ask your questions too. Join our Zoom Coffee on Saturday, June 10 from 10-11 a.m. Register here for your Zoom invitation. All are welcome.

Vanessa Solesbee

With a surname of Donohoe, it is obvious I am of Irish descent. My grandmother was a McGuire and my greatgrandmother was an O’Brien. Potatoes make up part of my DNA.

Being Irish makes me prone to having a freckle or two (and a good share of reverse freckles as well, which I inherited from my Irish father. But we can wait for another day to discuss the white polkadots on my arms. Today we’re talking freckles.).

It would seem to the average thinker that a person with freckles would be somewhat familiar with where her “angel kisses” are located on her body. She lives with them, after all; washes over them in the shower, rubs sunscreen on them almost daily for half the year, and spends time contemplating them when her bellybutton is not accessible.

I can prove my familiarity with my own brown specks: I know that in the crook of my right elbow I have identical brown dots that meet for a freckle-kiss when I bend my arm tight. I also have four freckles lined up in a row across my left calf, looking as if I have been poked by a giant fork. And there is a pattern of freckles resembling the Big Dipper on my right shin. But these freckles are a mere sprinkling of the multitudes all over my body. (It has crossed my mind to count them but I’ve been too busy counting my gray hairs.)

When I was a girl, I wanted to be glamorous like Ginger but my freckles made me more like Mary Ann, the girl next door. You could play connect-the-dots on my back. Call me Dot-ohoe if you please.

All of this pother (with a p) about freckles is leading up to this: it is tick season and the little beasties are out in record numbers this year. Because of this, I’ve been making a concerted effort to check for ticks when I come in from spending any extended time out-ofdoors. Invariably, I see one flat against my arm, leg, torso or back and I panic. With dread I run my hand over it to see how far along it is in digging in to make a meal of my hemoglobin. I am relieved when I feel that it is a harmless freckle, not a blood-sucking, disease-spreading, tough-as-a-thumbtack tick.

Yes, I do know where my freckles are, but I also see new ones every time I do a tick check. Was that there yesterday? I ask myself. I can’t keep track of them all The same freckles scare me anew every time I do a tick check.

Last year I hosted several ticks throughout the season. The place where

one imbedded on my left shoulder still itches from time to time. When I discovered it, I was in the back seat of the car while on a road trip. We had to pull off the interstate so that a team of four relatives could gather around in a parking lot and perform minor surgery to remove the nasty mite. A concerned stranger pulled over to ask if everything was ok. I think she suspected I was being held under duress. In fact I was (by a tick!), but my grimace was only because I didn’t want to watch my skin be stretched and pulled while my aunt used tweezers to tug at the little pest hanging on for dear life—literally. I used to think ticks dropped from trees but learned this is not the case. Here’s their strategy: a tick crawls around on a plant until it finds the perfect launch pad, and then it waits. A young tick will need to find a host within 24 hours but an adult can go without food for two years. (One Newsweek article said a tick lived eight years without food!) When an unsuspecting animal comes by and brushes up against the plant, the tick reaches out and grabs hold. It may sink its bloodsucking little mouth into its next meal right away or it may hunt around for the most tasty spot. Sometimes they’ll make it to a scalp before they settle in for a bite. Tick checkers beware: you must look everywhere!

If you find a tick, you can’t just flush it down the toilet because it won’t die! The most assured way of terminating a tick is to crush it, which is no easy task. The little parasites have a hard back and they can be fast when they want to be. Stepping on one to kill it isn’t enough. You need to put some muscle into it.

We put drops of Frontline on our dog once a month, which causes any pests that attach themselves to Chance to fall off and die. It would be nice if there were something similar for humans, but there isn’t. (Well, there’s Deet. It helps keep the creepy crawlers at bay but the toxic chemical might also eat your freckles away.) The best answer to a tick problem: the opossum. (Or possum. Same thing.) The enemy of our enemy is our friend. Consider these marsupials our friends because they eat ticks. (Except in Ireland. Deer ticks—and freckles—are common there but no possums are found on the Emerald Isle!)

You may let The Thunker know what you think at her e-mail address, donoholdt@gmail.com.

© 2023 Sarah Donohoe

This day in History June 2nd 1991 - Three Andrettis finished 1-2-3 in the Miller 200 at Wisconsin 1977 - New Jersey allows casino gambling in Atlantic City 1964 - Rolling Stones 1st U.S. concert tour debuts in Lynn, Massachusetts 1952 - Maurice Olley of General Motors begins designing the Corvette 1942 - Red Sox star Ted Williams enlists as a Navy aviator

Wool Market June 10-11

Free family-friendly, fibery fun!

The Town of Estes Park is ready to celebrate the 31st anniversary of Wool Market with family-friendly fun for everyone. The event takes place Saturday, June 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, June 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Estes Park Events Complex, 1125 Rooftop Way. Free and open to the public, the Wool Market is a signature event of the Town of Estes Park, and presented by sponsor Long Thread Media.

As in prior years, the Market will include dozens of vendors in the Event

Center selling their wares, including yarns, fibers, fleeces, tools and finished goods such as apparel and home decor. Livestock shows will feature sheep, llamas, alpacas, paco-vicunas and rabbits. Guests can also watch herding dog and fiber art demonstrations.

Families will enjoy horse and wagon rides, a petting zoo with photo opportunities, craft tables for children – all free of charge. Food trucks will offer fair food, treats, Mexican fare and more for purchase.

More information can be found at epwoolmarket.com.

Lake Estes Fishing Derby This Saturday, June 3rd

The 37th Annual Fishing Derby, held in conjunction with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), will be held this Saturday, June 3 from 6 a.m. to noon at the Lake Estes Marina. This is a free fishing day, with no fishing licenses required. Lake Estes Marina Manager, Keith Williams remarked, “CPW waives the fee for fish ing licenses across the state to encourage more people to experience one of Colorado’s most popular recre-

ational activities.”

John Wahler, Assistant Marina Manager, is in charge of the Fishing Derby this year. He commented, “I remember participating with my son when he was a 3rd grader - he won his age group with a big, very ugly sucker fish! It’s full circle for me to organize this fun annual event.”

Registration fees for the Fishing Derby

are $10 for ages 16 and older; $5 for ages 15 and under. Prize age range categories are ages 8 and under, ages 9-15 and ages 16 and older. Prizes will be awarded for the biggest (heaviest) fish overall, the longest fish in each age category, the youngest participant catch, the oldest participant catch and the best fishing outfit.

We are soliciting the assistance of local business to offer great prizes for the winners; if you are willing to help, please contact John Wahler at johnw@evrpd.com. Wahler stated, “The

Lake Estes Marina has undergone some great improvements over the past year including new state-of-the-art docks, new kayak racks, boats and signage as well as an expanded season. We are proud to show you all our new upgrades. Fishing enthusiasts won’t want to miss this fishing derby at the most beautiful lake in Colorado!”

You can sign up online for the fishing derby at evrpd.com/2023-lake-estesfishing-derby. Be sure to bring your fishing gear, snacks, drinks and sunblock!

Free Premier Education For Nonprofits In Estes Park

Marketing Presenters from KidGlove and Cato Kraft, Executive Director of the Nonprofit Resource Center. The Estes Park Nonprofit Resource Center enables and inspires organizations to thrive through premier educational opportunities. In the last month, nonprofit employees, board members, and executive directors have all gathered in pursuit of brand strategy development, video storytelling, and an Executive Director Debrief and Workshop that introduced a decision-making model for nonprofits. Upcoming programs include Legacy Giving Brunch, Campaign Fundraising, and Nonprofit Sector Meetings.

By: Karen McPherson, Estes Park Nonprofit Resource Center

One of the Nonprofit Resource Center’s core goals is to build and sustain our local nonprofit industry. That means training boards, creating reports on the impact of the nonprofit industry, and facilitating an industry-wide strategic plan. This organization serves the nonprofits that run our valley's social services, emergency services, recreation, and education programs. The 103 nonprofits registered in and in service to the Estes Valley must be supported to ensure they are doing their good work right. The community depends on them.

The Estes Park Nonprofit Resource Center enables and inspires organizations to thrive through premier educational opportunities. In the last month, nonprofit employees, board members, and executive directors have gathered to pursue brand strategy development. Thoughtful companies go through this work often. Consider… what is the value proposition of one coffee shop vs. another, what makes the consumer a loyalist, and why support their business?

With a strong brand strategy, nonprofit organizations can also take advantage of being remembered, standing out among like organizations, and building longterm relationships with board members, donors, and industry partners.

Another May workshop walked participants through the basic bones of creating a compelling storytelling video that moves minds and wallets alike. Did you know…an Instagram account with 500 or more followers has a whopping 892% watch rate for videos (reels), whereas the reach of images in the same accounts is only 77%? Both presenters came to Estes Park from KidGlov, a full-service boutique, marketing, branding, and advertising agency in Omaha, NE.

Executive Director Debriefs are another example of how the Nonprofit Resource Center builds strong foundations in the nonprofit industry. Jana Sanchez, Owner of Alchemy with Words, led these bi-monthly work groups. Directors are given an opportunity to share challenges and work off each other’s experiences. Then, Sanchez leads a “workshop” element: this week, a decisionmaking model called, “Achieve, Avoid, and Preserve.” Sanchez helped directors clarify their views of the rewards and risks of an organization’s decisions.

Coming up on June 27, 9-11 a.m., the Nonprofit Resource Center hosts a Legacy Giving Brunch with Brandy Bertram, Principle of Great Big Good and Board Member of the Colorado Planned Giving Roundtable. She will help nonprofits and donors understand the profound impact planned gifts can make to ensure nonprofits have the resources they need to do the work donors believe in.

This community loves its wine dinners. But on July 25, two experts in the field of Campaign Fundraising will present the what/when, and why of moving past weekend events and end-of-year asks.

Quarterly sector meetings, monthly Partnership Network meetings, a Facebook platform for seeking and finding volunteers…oh my! All of these programs build and sustain a thriving nonprofit industry.

Some programs have a specific audience, but more often than not, Executive Directors, staff, a board member, or a well-informed member of an organization is welcome at these programs. If you are unsure where your organization fits, just ask us! info@epnonprofit.org.

More information and program regis-

Mayor Proclaims Chorale’s 50th Anniversary, And Carnegie Hall Next Year

At the Estes Park Chorale’s recent spring concert, Estes Park Mayor Wendy Koenig presented a proclamation from the Town of Estes Park in honor of the 50 years of music enhancing the vibrant culture of the area.

The original organization, the Estes Park Madrigal Singers, was founded by musical director Josephine Waddell in 1970 and was composed of sixteen voices and was affiliated with the Fine Arts Guild of the Rockies. Quickly growing beyond Madrigal group size, the Estes Park Chorale was born.

The Proclamation itself, composed of “Whereas” paragraphs, illustrates the Mission of the Chorale, providing an opportunity for area residents to sing in an ensemble setting, to enhance members’ musical skills, and to promote an appreciation of choral music.

Variety is the musical spice of the Chorale’s repertoire, with Denise Stookesberry, current musical director, driving her expertise ever forward to mix favorite classical styles with cutting edge contemporary challenging opportunities to stretch members’ personal and combined choral gems. Auditions are not necessary to belong to the Chorale, but a commitment to weekly rehearsals gathers the wide variety of ages and ability levels to continually learn and grow.

The Chorale is committed to present at

least two major concerts annually, with outreach into other performance options in the community at large being planned for the near future.

A most exciting opportunity for outreach is the recent invitation the Chorale has received from MidAmerican Productions to sing at Carnegie Hall next Memorial Day (May 2024) with renowned composter/conductor John Rutter. The Chorale will sing either Rutter’s “Magnificat” or his “Requiem,” both multi-movement works with seven sections, totaling about 20 minutes of music. Singers in the Estes Park area not currently singing with the Chorale are invited to join the special rehearsal schedule of approximately one hour per week beginning as soon as the specific piece is assigned. For information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Denise Stookesberry at dstookesberry@gmail.com or check out the Chorale website at www.estesparkchorale.org.

A great big “Thank You” goes out to the Village Thrift Shop for awarding the Chorale a grant to finance the purchase of the music needed for the Carnegie Hall performance.

Let’s look forward to another 50 years of the Estes Park Chorale’s enhancing the wide and varied musical atmosphere in the Estes Park area.

Estes Park Health Updates Its Mask-Wearing Policy

Estes Park Health’s COVID governing team has removed all mandatory mask requirements for vaccinated and unvaccinated employees.

“COVID-19 is now endemic, and people will continue to contract the virus,” said EPH Chief Nursing Officer Pat Samples.

Estes Park Health will also begin to support students doing clinicals at EPH even if they are unvaccinated.

Anyone who prefers to wear a mask is, of course, welcome to continue doing so. Immunocompromised people and those at high risk of getting severely ill with COVID-19 and other respiratory ill-

nesses may choose to keep wearing masks and avoiding crowded places.

In addition, EPH employees who are sick with respiratory symptoms, including coughing and sneezing, are asked to stay home. All employees must continue to notify employee health if they have any respiratory systems. Employee health will then communicate any restrictions/testing needed.

If sick people need to come to a hospital or healthcare facility for medical care, they should wear a mask to prevent the spread of infection to others, and EPH will ask those patients to wear a mask when they arrive at our facilities.

National Repertory Orchestra String Quartet Concert

summer symphony orchestra that trains young professional musicians for careers in music through performances, masterclasses, and workshops. Originating in Estes Park in the 1960s under the name of the Blue Jeans Symphony, the NRO alumni string quartet will be returning in 2023 to YMCA of the Rockies. Comprised of two violins, a viola, and a cello, all ages are welcome to enjoy.

Saturday, June 24 7-8 p.m.

YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park Center, Hempel Auditorium

The National Repertory Orchestra is a

This event is open to the public - $5 admission fee at the door. Free to YMCA members and guests.

Estes Valley Model Railroaders June 7th Meeting

The Estes Valley Model Railroaders will have their monthly meeting on Wednesday evening, June 7 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the Estes Valley Library Hondius Room.

The evening topics will include an update on our Rails in the Rockies Show preparation. The program will be a sharing program for members to share a building project they have scratch built

or kit bashed. Along with the methods and materials used, members will bring the model to show or a photo of the model.

All who are interested in trains and all things related to trains are welcome to join us.

For more information on our club, check us out at our website evmrr.org or email us at railsintherockies.org.

EPH Partners With Estes Valley Recreation And Park District To Help Save Lives

During the week before Memorial Day, Deborah Francis of Estes Park Health trained Estes Valley Recreation and Park District crews who work at the golf courses, Mary's Lake Campground and East Portal campground in CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation).

Each year, EPH teams up with the

EVRPD to make sure that people who are working busy summer jobs with lots of encounters with locals and tourists are prepared to help save a life if a crisis crops up.

We're proud to help educate the Estes Valley community!

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Estes Park Village Band Presents First Summer Concert At Good Samaritan Village

marches by Karl King (Peacemaker March), Henry Fillmore (Our Own Red, White And Blue March) and John Philip Sousa (Gallant Seventh March).

The band will also mark the upcoming 10th anniversary of the 2013 flood with the performance of Estes Park resident composer’s march, “Mountain Strong.” This march was composed and dedicated to the communities of Allenspark, Drake, Estes Park, Glen Haven, Lyons and Pinewood Springs following the worst flood in recent history and recognizes their resilience in dealing with the aftermath.

The Estes Park Village Band will be celebrating Flag Day early at the first outdoor concert of its summer season on Wednesday, June 7. The free concert will begin at 6:00 p.m., (please note the earlier start for this concert) in the parking lot of the Good Samaritan Village in Estes Park. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be moved into the dining hall. The band is celebrating its 41st year of performing for the Estes Park community and its visitors as well as celebrating its 16th year of performing at Good Samaritan Village.

Sharing the conducting duties for the concert will be Melinda Workman and Chuck Varilek.

While performing a wide variety of music, the band will present several patriotic songs including “An American Elegy,” “The Blue And The Gray” and “America On Parade.”

Vocalist Scott Anderson will be the featured vocalist on this concert. Audience members will hear him on “This Is My Country,” “God Bless America.”

The Village Band will also perform

The trumpet section will be featured on “Travelin’ Trumpets” and all the woodwinds will be featured on “The Woodwind Polka,” a variation of the “Clarinet Polka.”

Estes Park Good Samaritan Village is a retirement community providing housing and services to senior adults. The Village is located approximately one mile north of Hwy. 34 on the west side of Devils Gulch Road on Ptarmigan Trail. The band members would like to thank Good Samaritan Village for coordinating this annual event.

Audience members are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for the outdoor concert. American flags will be given to the audience members before the concert.

The Estes Park Village Band is a community band made up of 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, starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Estes Park High School bandroom. Call Chuck Varilek at 970-227-8704 for more information.

Scott Anderson

Now that June has arrived and the rain showers continue, I am enjoying all the greenery. I do not enjoy the weeds in my garden. I have gotten to a point where I really cannot keep up my little paradise of garden and lawn. I now must hire help to do the work. I have created a beautiful monster that I still enjoy but it saddens me that I can no longer garden the way I used to. Thank goodness my rhubarb is an independent plant and does its own thing without any help from me. I plan on harvesting some this weekend. I will let you know when I am ready to share it. You know it is rhubarb time as there are so many recipes for it on the internet. When I planted my rhubarb 28 years ago, I had no idea what to do with it. We did not use it in New Orleans. Occasionally it was found in the market, but my mother called it “sour celery.” And that was that.

Surprisingly, I am not going to give you a rhubarb recipe this week. Maybe next time? Lorie, my dear friend with whom I travel, made the most delicious cookies, and gave me some. I immediately asked for the recipe. It makes quite a few, but they also keep well.

Lorie’s Cookies

1 Cup butter

1 Cup plus 2 Tbsp. brown sugar

2/3 Cup sugar

2 large eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

2 1/4 Cup flour

1 1/2 Cup rolled oats

1/2 tsp. cornstarch

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

2 Cups dried cranberries

Preheat the oven to 365 degrees. In a large bowl cream butter, brown sugar and sugar for 4 minutes or until light and fluffy. Scrape the sides halfway through. Add eggs and vanilla and cream 1 minute. Stir in flour, oats, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Stir in cranberries. Drop on to a light colored baking sheet. (I used parchment paper). Bake for 9-11 minutes or until edges start to turn light golden brown. Don't overbake

I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. My email: esther.cenac@gmail.com

Nebraska Picnic July 9

Mark your calendar so that you can attend the 4th Annual Nebraska Picnic to be held Sunday, July 9th at the Lake Estes Marina Pavilion, 1770 Big Thompson Avenue. We will gather at 4:00 p.m. and start serving at 4:30.

If you have any connection to Nebraska, whether a local or a visitor, come meet your fellow Cornhuskers for a very fun gathering. Wear your "Big Red" gear proudly and sing along as the speaker system bellows out the Husker fight song.

"Big Red" hot dogs as served in the sta-

dium will be provided (while they last), along with plates, napkins, utensils, and condiments. Kool-Aid, invented in Hastings, Nebraska, will be freely flowing at the Kool-Aid stand. We request that you bring a potluck item to share, lawn chairs, and also any additional beverages you may want.

We hope that you will be able to join in the fun. Please RSVP to estesfornebraska@gmail.com.

Donations will be gladly accepted to help defray some of the cost for the event.

Long Thread Media Presents

Saturday, June 10 9:00 to 5:00

Sunday, June 11 9:00 to 4:00

Petting Zoo - Hay Rides - Kids Area

Sheep Shearing - Demonstrations - Market

2 National Shows and More!

Spot, Peanut, Cuddles, Ava, Clara, Zucchini & Caleb In Need Of New, Loving Families

Spot, Peanut and Cuddles are 10 week old puppies. They are going to be a large mixed breed when they grow up. Spot is an adorable white pup with brown patches. Cuddles and Peanut are both black and brindle colored and all puppies are so loveable.

Ava is 10-11 years old. Her person

entered hospice care so she is looking for a new family. She is good with other cats and dogs.

Sweet little Clara is about 3 1/2 months old. She is a fun and happy kitten who does well with other cats.

Zucchini is a sweet tortoise shell cat who has lived with other kitties and is

about 18 months old.

Cute Caleb is about eight months old. He is a happy go lucky little dude that weighs about 40 pounds. He plays well with others and also entertains himself. Please call (970) 286-1652 if you’d like to meet any of these special pets. Don’t shop, please adopt!

All pets are offered through the Pet Association of Estes Park, a non-profit organization that 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.

Spot

Ava

Clara

Zucchini

Peanut

Cuddles

Caleb

Face Of Fiber In The Rockies Is Celebrating 10 Years!

The annual FACE of Fiber in the Rockies Exhibit is celebrating its 10th national fiber exhibit. This exhibit and sale have become a destination show because of the diversity of textiles that are displayed. This year is no exception!

The Art Center of Estes Park will host the 2023 FACE of Fiber in the Rockies exhibit from June 9July 15, 2023. The opening reception will be June 9th from 5-7 p.m. with award presentations around 6:00 p.m. The Fiber Arts Council of Estes (FACE) is excited to exhibit 73 fiber pieces from 28 fiber artists from twelve states and three fiber pieces from our Winners Circle, award winners from our 2022 show. The artwork in the FACE 2023 exhibit and Award Winners can be found on Facebook and Youtube after the opening. The FACE of Fiber exhibit will share the exhibit space and opening reception with the Art Center’s featured artist Chris Switzer and her guest Robin Wilton, both fiber artists.

This show is an Invitational-Juried show. The artists displaying their work in this exhibit were peer nominated. These nominees were asked to

submit examples of their work which were juried. Twenty-eight artists were selected for the FACE of Fiber in the Rockies 2023 exhibit.

They were selected for the qual ity of their work, their originality, and variety of methods.

Awards will be given for Best of Show, three Excellence Awards, three Judges Awards, and three specialty Awards sponsored by three national organizations – Complex Weavers, Surface Design As-

sociation, and the Handweavers Guild of America. A special award, Patty Volker Award, sponsored by the Estes Valley Area Weavers Guild, will be given for Excellence in Weaving, in memory of the beloved Estes weaver and founding member of FACE, Patty Volker.

The FACE committee, Lis Lord, Pauline Bustamante, Deb Coombs, Kathy Snyders, Barb Richards, Sue Doylen, Anne Sneary, Deb Lane and Chris Switzer want to extend a hand of gratitude to the Wool Market, Town of Estes Park and the Art Center of Estes Park for the networking opportunities you have provided us to help make Estes a fiber destination. We also want to thank the Town of Estes Park for their support of the yarn bombing on Elkhorn. It has turned into a fun tradition! And to the Art Center, thank you for providing a home for this exhibit, we are very proud to have the exhibit at the gallery.

“Fire and Water," David Johnson, tapestry.

“Melanie’s Marigold,” Faith Welsh Random, knitting.

Stained glass duster by Patti Barker, Nuno Felting.

“People,” Denise Schmidt, art quilt.

"Garnet Twist,” Marc Jenesel & Karen Pierce basket, weaving/raku.

Closing June 5: “Visions In Oil” featuring artist members Bruce Boynton and Andrea Gabel

New exhibit opening: FACE of Fiber Show and Weaving – 2 Friends” featuring artist member Chris Switzer and friend Robin Wilton June 9 – July 17. Opening reception: June 9 from 5-7 p.m.

The Fiber Arts Council of Estes (FACE) is proud to present the 2023 FACE of Fiber in the Rockies show held at the Art Center of Estes Park from June 9-July 15, 2023. FACE is excited to exhibit 73 fiber pieces from 28 fiber artists and three pieces from our Winners Circle, award winners from our 2022 show. The FACE artists are from Colorado, as well as across the United States. This show is an Invitational-Juried show. The artists displaying their work in this exhibit were peer nominated. These nominees were asked to submit examples of their work which were juried. Twenty-eeight artists were selected for the FACE of Fiber in the Rockies 2023 exhibit. They were selected for the

News From The Art Center Of Estes Park

Handweavers Guild of America. A special award, Patty Volker Award will also be given by the Estes Valley Area Weavers Guild, for Excellence in Weaving, in memory to the beloved Estes Weaver Patty Volker. Our featured

works in oil painting, watercolor, pastel, jewelry, ceramics, charcoal, graphite, glass, wood, sculpture, fiber, photography, printmaking and mixed media.

First Friday Art Groove this Friday, June 2, from 5 - 7 p.m.

The Art Center will be open 5-7 for First Friday and will feature Great Blue, a duo of Shirl Lawrence and Steve Kaplan who will perform mostly acoustic tunes – some of their own and some they collected from others.

The Art Center is open daily 11 a.m. –5 p.m.

Exciting Classes in the Fabric Arts during the FACE Show:

For those interested in the fabric arts, the Art Center is offering wellpriced classes during the run of the FACE Show. You’ll find complete details on our website at artcenterofestes.com under the Art Education tab. Registration/payment may be conveniently handled online, or you may drop by in person or phone the Art Center at 970-586-5882. Modest supply fees in each adult class will be payable directly to the teacher on the day of class. You will never be asked to bring anything more yourself than sim-

with Cathy Goodale 10-4 Art Center members: $72 non members: $80.

June 15: Pojagi: Traditional Korean Needlework With Alice Ridge (Alice Ridge Quilts) 10 – 4 Art Center members: $63 non members: $70.

June 17: Farm Fresh Tangles With Minette Riordan 1-4 Art Center members: $40.50 non-members: $45.

June 23 & 24 “Wonderful Watercolor Landscapes” with Kathleen Lanzoni

9:30 - 3:30 Art Center members: $135, non-members: $150.

June 28: Embellished Handmade Felt

Tote Bag with Mary Blanche Morse 105 Art Center Members: $72, non-members: $80.

July 6: Summer Shawl with Cari Cook

9:30 - 4:30 Art Center members: $67.50 non-members: $75.

July 11: Make a Cool Felted Picture or Design (Kids’ Class) with Mary Blanche Morse 1-4 Fee for all kids: $25 (Art Center member discounts are not available for kids’ classes.)

Satellite Exhibits: Estes Park Health featuring Cynthia Price Reedy and US Bank featuring Laura Davis. Ongoing exhibits at VERT and Snowy Peaks Winery. The public is invited to visit these exhibits.

Social Media:

The Art Center can be viewed not only on our website at artcenterofestes.com but we are on Facebook at Art-Centerof-Estes-Park, Instagram at artcenterofep and Twitter at artcenterestes.

quality of their work, their originality, and variety of methods. Awards will be given for Best of Show, three Excellence Awards, three Judges Awards, and three specialty awards sponsored by three national organizations – Complex Weavers, Surface Design Association, and the

artist member is Chris Switzer, a founding member of the Art Center, learned to weave in 1971, and since then, has been trying different techniques and has had many teachers. Guest Artist Robin Wilton has been weaving, spinning, and crocheting with fiber for over fifty years. she has written numerous articles on weaving. Both artists graduated from CSU with BFA’s in weaving. Also on display in the gallery are the outstanding work of the other Art Center artist members, including other

ple hand sewing supplies such as a thimble and small scissors. The only exception is the kid’s class on July 11 when the kids are asked to bring two towels to class with them.

June 12: “Felted Necklace” with Cari Cook 10-12:30 Art Center members: $45 non-members: $50.

June 14: “Paint on Location” (Weather permitting)

The Art Center of Estes Park is a nonprofit organization which provides a facility to support the work of local and regional artists, striving to promote exhibition, education, and excellence in the visual arts. Proceeds benefit the artist and contribute to the Art Center’s education and community outreach. The Art Center is located at 517 Big Thompson Avenue, in Middle Stanley Village, below Safeway and above Subway. For more information, please call the Art Center at 970-586-5882 or visit our website at www.artcenterofestes.com.

Kathleen Lanzoni Cari Cook

Great Blue Shirl Lawarence And Steve Kaplan

He was 13 pounds at birth. He grew to be 5’10”, but he weighed 266 pounds. Most people would describe him as baby-faced, which looked odd on such a large body. He could relate many feelings with that face; joy, sorrow, elation, disappointment, anticipation and numerous other emotions.

Although extremely overweight, he was extremely agile and very light on his feet. Scott Wilseck, piano accompanist of silent films for years, had some comments on his agility. “There were two movie stars who amazed me with their dancing ability. I remember the first time I saw James Cagney dancing in “Yankee Doodle Dandy”; I was shocked watching this tough guy of the screen dance across the stage. The other one was Fatty Arbuckle dancing in several of his silent films. I’d see him dance and the scene just begged me to play some lively piano music to accompany him. He was so light on his feet and his foot movement was so quick and agile. I’d think of a ballerina when I watched him dance. Believe me; the body didn’t remind me of a ballerina, but the movements and the way he flowed across the screen was suggestive of a very fluid dancer. ”

Like a lot of stars of the silent era, Fatty frequently played movies with the same actors. Arbuckle and Buster Keaton were paired in several films which allowed the audience to see two stars in one film. Al St. John was a frequent supporting actor in his films. Although never a big star, St. John had a distinctive look and style and would be remembered by audiences of Arbuckle films. He frequently played the villain or “heavy” and was a great foil for Arbuckle’s innocent looking baby face.

The acting started early for Arbuckle. He was born in 1887 in a Kansas farmhouse. At the age of 8, he joined a theatrical troupe. His mother died when he was 12. His father deserted the family while Fatty was a child. He eventually went to live in a boys home. After many chokings, beatings and abuse he escaped as a teen. He slowly gained popularity as a movie actor and at the age of 34, Paramount Studios paid him three million dollars to star in 18

A Big Star In Many Ways

films over three years.

He had reached stardom. He mentored other actors including Charlie Chaplin and Bob Hope. He brought Buster Keaton from vaudeville to Hollywood to star in many of own films as well as co-

first trial, the jury voted 10-2 for acquittal. The second trial had a deadlocked jury. At the third trial on April 12, 1922 the jury acquitted him after five minutes deliberation. It didn’t matter that he was declared innocent; it was the first major

reer was ruined. He later changed his name to William Goodrich and stayed behind the scenes as a director. Ten years later, he died on June 6, 1932. The trials had not only ruined his standing as a major movie star, but they also ruined him financially.

He was born Roscoe Conklin Arbuckle. He never liked the nickname Fatty. He used to say he wasn’t funny because he was fat; he was funny and entertaining because of his acting ability. He said he would have been comedic even if he was thin.

There’s a chance to see two of Arbuckle’s silent film classics at the Historic Park Theatre. The theatre has scheduled silent movies for Sunday, June 4 at 2 p.m. In “Out West” Fatty is a drifter who wanders into a western town and saves the residents from the evils of Wild Bill Hiccup, played by his nephew Al St. John. Most of the action takes place in the Last Chance Saloon owned by Bill Bullhorn played by Buster Keaton.

The second film is “The Bellboy” where Arbuckle and Keaton play bellboys in a not-so-normal hotel with various hysterical antics throughout the film. In both films there’s a girl (there’s ALWAYS a girl) who becomes the object of Fatty’s affections.

The third film is “The Rink” starring Charlie Chaplin. Not only do you get to see Chaplin’s acting ability, you also get to see his roller skating skills. There was no extra or stuntman for Chaplin; he does his own roller skating and is quite accomplished.

All films will be accompanied by ragtime pianist Scott Wilseck, who has played piano music as background to countless silent films. Not only will Scott fit appropriate tunes to the action on the screen, he will entertain the audience with lively piano music for a half hour before the movies begin. Scott will play on the 100+ year old piano which sits in the oldest movie theatre west of the Mississippi River.

star with Arbuckle in others.

The fabulous career came crashing down to tragedy when he was charged with the murder of actress Virginia Rappe. There were several trials. At the

Hollywood scandal and his took a tremendous toll on his career. Following the trials, he was banned from films. Eight months later the ban was lifted but the damage was irreparable and his ca-

So this is a chance to see three great stars of the silent era: Chaplin, Arbuckle and Keaton as well as listen to great piano music in the background.

Reigning Champions Of Statewide Natural Hazards Competition, EPMS Club Wins Cash Prize and Recognition For Environmental Work

Congratulations are in order for the Estes Park Middle School Environmental Resilience Team for taking 1st place in the statewide Earth Force RISE (Resilience. Innovation. Sustainability. Environment.) Challenge sponsored by

Rushing, Zia Velani, Eric Vega, Lela Fortini, Maya Brandewie, Amelia Watry, Carsyn Zehr and Quinn Battin. 6th grade science teacher, Ravi Davis, sponsors the team.

lands” focused on advocating for change at the state level to support senate bill 23-166, the Creation of a Wildfire Resilience Code Board, which outlines Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)

sented their work to Estes Park community members at an Earth Day event as well as had the opportunity to present their proposal at a town board meeting.

and the Association of State Floodplain Managers Foundation. The middle school team includes Eva Carosello, Talisa

codes. This April, the students traveled to our state’s Capitol to meet with Senator Cutter to show their support for the

The team collaborated with the Estes Valley Watershed Coalition to assist with their wetland restoration project along Fish Creek as well as help with restoration efforts in Rocky Mountain National Park. As for the team’s future plans, they are hoping to build upon their environmental awareness and continue collaborative efforts with our community partners.

None of this work would be possible without the support of local community members who provided guidance and encouragement throughout this project. The team would like to especially thank Chief Wolf of the Estes Valley Fire Protection District, the Estes Valley Watershed Coalition, and Koren Nydick with Rocky Mountain National Park.

creating a proposal to promote community resilience against natural hazards.

Many years ago a book was written by Thomas Harris, a psychologist, to address the problem that many children have in growing up…to believe in themselves and feel that they are ‘OK’. So many children grew up in families where their parents let them feel, early on, “You’re not OK!” Words from parents or other adults, even other children, like: ‘stupid’, ‘disgusting’, ‘ugly’, ‘bad’, ‘loser’, can leave a lasting impression on a child, making them believe “I’m not okay”, as they grow older. This low self-esteem contributes to behavior in later years that almost always negatively impacts society. We’ve perhaps heard the phrase: ‘Self-fulfilling prophecy’, and that certainly is borne out in the lives of many young people. “If I’m bad…and I’m convinced I am…then I’ll show them ‘bad’!” How many crimes are you aware of that are committed by high-self-esteemed people? Every one of us needs to remind our children that they are quality people, children who can be proud of themselves, and children of whom we are very proud. That does not mean that we overlook their failures or fail to exercise proper discipline, but that we love them and are proud of every positive achievement and supportive in their every endeavor … whether they win or lose. Let them grow up knowing “I’m OK” and “Dad and Mom, You’re OK!” So, in that respect, “I’m OK and you’re OK” is not wrong.

The title above is designed to remind us of the need to always strive to do / be better in every endeavor we’re involved in, whether parenting, marital responsibilities, our social interactions, our efforts at our work…the list goes on. The reason for our focus is that too many people look at themselves and their activities and say: “I’m OK!” leading to a spirit of self-satisfaction, contributing to a lack of initiative to ‘go higher’. As a result, many could be ‘great’, that are content to be ‘good’. During his presidency President Abraham Lincoln attended a worship service with some of his closest friends. After the service, he was asked by one of them how he would rate the sermon. He replied, “His sermon was well organized. He had his thoughts well in mind”. But, he continued, “His sermon was a failure!” When asked ‘why’, he said, “He didn’t ask us to do anything great!” Life is all about doing things ‘great’…or at least ‘greater’.

I’m happy to say that I’m a Denver Nuggets’ fan, because I witness the spirit that should be in each of us to ‘do something great’. Nikola Jokic, for one, is one whom we can, and should, emulate in any activity that means a lot to us. As the two-time MVP, the ‘Joker’ is not satisfied with being ‘good’, or even ‘great’, as he plays at the level he does right now. At every opportunity he is out there on the court, practicing his shooting, passing, and doing all the things he already does well, trying to do even greater things.

What about in those areas that have eternal value? Recently I read an article …actually a sermon…entitled ‘A Good Enough Sermon’. Having preached thousands of sermons in my lifetime as a minister, I was interested in what makes a ‘good enough’ sermon. The ‘good enough’ was not about the sermon at all…it was about a man who thought he was ‘good enough’, and came to Jesus to get that verified. He’s often called ‘the rich young ruler’ and his story is told in Luke 18. He proudly shared with Jesus the good life he had been living…from his youth up. Therefore ‘he was good enough!’ he thought. Jesus quickly showed him what ‘he lacked’. Sadly, the young man went away, refusing to move on to discipleship and ‘heavenly treasure’.

I’ve said all this to say, ‘I’m not OK!’ and ‘You’re not OK!’…as you are. God expects us to ‘go up higher’. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said: “Be ye perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect!” (Matthew 5:48) In the Hebrew letter we are told to “Go on to ‘perfection’ (‘maturity’). In other places, Paul states God’s goal for ‘everyone to be perfect’, having ‘perfect love’, and other spiritual qualities. “We’re not OK”…we can do better. With this goal in mind, beginning this coming Sunday morning at 9:30, I have the privilege of beginning a series of lessons about ‘Reaching for Perfection’ at our 9:30 AM class time. You are invited to join us for that challenging series. I also invite you to be there at the 10:30 worship hour to hear my son, Kevin Lewis, a preacher and teacher from Iowa, begin his series on: ‘Jesus, according to the Gospel of John’. You will be blessed…and so will we.

Bob Lewis

Summer Vacation

How quickly winter turns to summer here. Most years we don’t seem to have much of a spring at all. Except for this year. This year, winter was very long and now spring seems to be dawdling as well. The rain, as good as it is for Colorado’s reservoirs, added an element of unease as alerts of flash flooding beeped across my phone. Even this very minute, the clouds are gathering above me. Fortunately, I happened across an article by Dan Rather where he shared the story of his first summer, family vacation as a boy. For a time, it took me away from my worries about climate change and Colorado’s crazy, unpredictable weather. Summer vacations. Rather’s written words reminded me of my first summer holiday with my family as a 10-year-old girl. Like Rather, I also remembered the salty smell of the ocean, the feel of warm wooden planks under my feet, and the sun brilliantly sparkling across the waves. Rather wrote about the great Galveston seawall while I have lovely memories of historic ships in the Mystic harbor. His family traveled from Houston to Galveston, Texas and about 20 years later my family traveled from upstate New York to Mystic, Connecticut. The feelings of being a child and traveling to some new exciting location crammed into the car’s backseat with a younger brother were the same. The weeks before Memorial Weekend in Estes Park, residents are frantically busy preparing for the flood of summer tourists on their family vacations. This year I find myself smiling and reminiscing about my first family vacation. On the aforementioned trip to Mystic, my family stayed in a small, 4-room cottage a couple of blocks away from the beach. Tired green-yellow grass pushed up through the sandy yard. We couldn‘t tell the sun-weathered cottage’s color, maybe yellow. Next door on both sides, were cottages looking very much the same. I must have been about ten, my brother about 8 and I’m pretty sure there was a new baby sister probably about 9-10 months old. These were the days when moms held onto their babies in the front bench seats of automobiles sans seatbelts. This mom was our newish stepmother and though that was not something I was happy about, the fact that she was able to talk my Dad into going on vacation awarded her lots of brownie points that summer.

Mystic is known for its collection of sailing ships and for the re-creation of an entire 19th-century seafaring village. On the first day, we all trouped up and down the boardwalks of the seaport and boarded the sailing ships as well as the last surviving wooden whaleship in the world. Wandering around the village looking at crafts and peeking into 19thcentury storefronts, I was searching for small bags of rock candy. All of this was semi-interesting for a 10-year-old whose true interest was getting into the ocean. It was now too late for that but promises were made about the next day. We went back to the cottage which was equipped with a kitchen where my stepmom could

cook all our meals instead of going out to restaurants. I’m sure we all would have preferred restaurants, especially Mom.

The next day, I was up early and dressed to jump in the ocean. But, I had to wait the prescribed hour after breakfast so I wouldn’t get cramps and wait out the excruciatingly long time it took everyone to finish breakfast, get into their bathing suits, feed and change the baby, etc. Finally, I could see the long peer that was packed with kids all about my age. After getting one final lecture about ocean safety, I was jumping from the pier with all my new pals. We would bob back up and grab a piling to hold onto and then do it all over again. I loved the feel of the waves pulling at me and the taste of the briny sea. I’m sure my parents were around but I didn’t feel particularly watched over. The early 60s were a time of freedom from helicopter parenting. Even in the ocean. I just remember laughing, jumping off the pier, hiding from my brother, tugging on my bathing suit, and wishing these days would never end.

I was hanging out with a local girl whose name I don’t remember now. Probably Kathy or Linda or Betty Ann. Later in the afternoon, she said, “Let’s go to the candy store.” And thinking about that rock candy, I said, “Sure!” And when she said her brother could give us a ride to the store in his car, I said, “Neat!” So we fell into the back seat of his car throwing our towels over the seat to prevent the plastic from burning our legs and we headed down the road. I had zero idea where we were going but I didn’t really give it a thought. I was on vacation! I found out later when my mom asked my brother where I was, he said I’d gotten in a car with some guy and driven away.

When I got back, my stomach bursting with candy, it was dusk and my parents were standing outside watching and waiting. “What did you think you were doing Mary, getting into a strange car with a strange person without so much as telling us?” My mom was furious. That was the last spanking I ever got and at age 10 I could not believe that was happening. I was way too big to be spanked. I also got quite the talking to about strangers and getting into cars and going somewhere without getting permission. The next day I learned about “restriction,” which meant not being allowed to leave the house or play with anyone for the rest of our stay. I had to remain on the porch and couldn’t even go out into the parched yard let alone the beautiful blue ocean. That was the first time I was on restriction but definitely not the last.

Still, in spite of getting in trouble, I remember that week fondly. That was the only time my family vacationed in a cottage by the sea.

Mary Mesropian has lived in the Estes Park area since 1994 and is a new SoulCollage® Facilitator. She also teaches collage and art journaling. Her email is maryruthdancer@yahoo.

Let’s Talk Gardening Over A Great Cup Of Coffee

Estes Park Senior Citizens Center Menu

June 5 – 9

Monday, June 5 Breakfast Croissant (scrambled eggs w/ cheese topped w/ bacon) w/ Hashbrowns & fruit

Tuesday, June 6 Mexican Platter (beef taco in corn shell, bean burrito topped w/ pork green chili & cheesy quesadilla) w/ refried beans

Wed., June 7 Smothered Chicken (6 oz) (topped w/ mushrooms, green peppers & onions) w/ Roasted Potatoes

Thursday, June 8 Spaghetti w/ Meatballs, garlic bread & side salad

Friday, June 9 Trout (4 oz) w/ Baked Potato & soup of the day

June 12 – 16

Monday, June 12 Breakfast Burrito (eggs, cheese, refried beans & potatoes in floured tortilla) w/ green chili on the side

Tuesday, June 13 Fried Chicken (3 pc) w/ Mashed Potatoes, gravy & vegetables

Are you a gardener new to the Estes Valley who would love to have a list of trees, shrubs, and perennial plants that really do perform well at this altitude? Do you wish you had an opportunity to ask a horticulturist with over 40 years of professional experience some questions about gardening here? Do you really enjoy a hot cup of tea or fresh ground coffee in the morning? If you answered yes to any of the questions above do I have a deal for you!

Shannon McGlothen, owner of Raven’s Roast Coffee Lounge, and Merle M. Moore, former Executive Director of Denver Botanic Gardens, are teaming up to make all that possible.

Stop by Raven’s Roast Coffee Lounge Thursday morning, June 8th, between 8:30 and 10:00, to meet Mr. Moore and ask him your gardening questions. Residents of the Estes Valley may request an

annotated plant list of Mr. Moore’s recommended water-wise and fire-resistant landscape plants. The list also indicates those plants that are suitable for full sun to shade, that are attractive to native pollinators and hummingbirds, and that are deer and rabbit tolerant.

For those who are interested Mr. Moore will do a plant walk through Mrs. Walsh’s Native Plant Garden at 10:15. There you will have an opportunity to observe and ask questions about the Garden’s “early bloomers,” and other plants of interest. You may sign up for the plant walk anytime between 8:30 and 10 a.m. However, the walk will be limited to no more than 15 people.

Previously located in the Old Church Shops, you will find the new location of Raven’s Roast Coffee Lounge at 164 E. Elkhorn Ave. in Riverside Plaza, facing Confluence Park and the River Walk. We are looking forward to seeing you there.

Wed., June 14 Swiss Mushroom Burger w/ Tomato Salad

Thursday, June 15 Chicken Alfredo w/ Spaghetti, garlic bread & side salad

Friday, June 16 Shrimp Basket (8 fried) w/ Homemade Chips & soup of the day

Meals are $7 for current 2023 EP Senior Citizens Center members and are by reservation only. (Or 3 meals for $20; use pre-paid meal tickets.) Exact cash or check payment required. 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, June 5th, you need to call before 1:00 PM on Friday, June 2nd. For reservations call 970-581-2195 and leave a detailed message. Pre-paid meal tickets and membership forms are available at the Estes Park Senior Citizens Center located at 1760 Olympian Lane.

The Center is OPEN (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 10-1; Tuesday 10-2) TriFit (MWF 10:30-11:15); Yoga (TT 10:15-11:15); Circuit Balance Class Mondays 1-1:45

Mahjong (Tuesdays 10 – 2); Board Games 2nd & 4th Wednesdays 11:30-1:30

Live Music & Presentations Tuesday @ 12:00 – 1:30 (TBA)

Two Bridge Groups: 1st, 3rd, & 5th Wed. of the month & Every Thursday 12:30 - 4 PM

Reserved Meals-to-Go delivered to your vehicle or EAT at the Senior Citizens Center Check out our website: estesparkseniors.org or call for the latest information

Yoga And The Word Classes Offered By Alicia Cossota

Alicia Cossota owner of Zoomet Yoga LLC is proud to announce weekly Yoga and The Word classes in two locations. The gentle non-denominational, faith based yoga classes are scheduled on Mondays at 10:30 at St. Francis Angelican Church located at 3480 St. Francis Way and on Thursdays at 10:30 at 600 S. St. Vrain, Unit 1 in the Jazzercise location. Classes are donation based with no membership required. All experience levels are welcome. Come as you are and leave feeling rejuvenated; body, mind and spirit. For more information, contact Alicia at zoometyoga@gmail.com or visit her website which you can find at zoometyoga.com

Photos by Merle M. Moore

May Mindfulness At The Estes Valley Library

on the 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition. The event was truly standing room only – guests were using every available chair in the Library building! – and dozens more joined online. Missed the presentation? Look for the stream on our YouTube channel

Wander The World: Explore Global Stories And Read For Fun This Summer

Whether you’re traveling far and wide or staying close to home this summer, you can experience new cultures, creations, food, and stories with the Estes Valley Library Summer Reading Program. Wander the world with us by reading and attending one of our globally-inspired programs.

and watch some anime. Create Eiffel Tower art with melted crayons and dig into different shapes and sizes of pasta noodles to craft an Italian masterpiece.

Throughout the month of May, Library patrons have been caring for themselves in preparation for the summer season. From mindful practices to creative crafts, community members of all ages have focused on feeling their best, inside and out.

The Library hosted two CPR & First Aid classes in early May, one designed for tween and teen attendees and one for adult participants. Both classes filled to capacity, which means dozens of residents became certified in life-saving techniques. One of the best ways to care for our bodies is to know how to treat them in case of emergencies.

Over the past several weeks, new Technology Arts Librarian Seph hosted selfcare themed activities in the Makerspace. Attendees used special equipment

“Mind, Body, May” was a time to relax, refresh, and recharge before the busy season. Keep making the Library part of your “you time” this summer – we’ll be here with our extended hours, opening at 9 a.m. Monday

Summer Reading Program is a reading challenge for everyone! Library patrons of all ages are invited to join. Pick up a book (audiobooks count!) and log minutes or hours reading or listening. Track your time online via the Beanstack app –it's easy to use and available 24/7. Explore international destinations through our fun and free programs, too. We have lots of choices for folks of all ages.

Adults can enjoy a virtual author talk with New York Times bestselling author and award-winning photographer Jamie Beck. On Thursday, May 15, hop online to hear about her transformational journey as an artist who moved to Provence, France for five years. Can’t make the live presentation? Check out the recording afterwards at libraryc.org/estesvalleylibrary.

Throughout the month, kids and teens can check out activities inspired by Japan, France, Italy, and other countries. Make sushi or origami, or just hang out

This Saturday, June 3, patrons ages five and up are invited to learn about currency from around the world. See a variety of coins, learn different terms for money, and even pick out international coins to take home with you.

During the last week of June, all ages can experience the peace and beauty of Nepal and India. On Tuesday, June 27, kids can participate in age-appropriate meditation and yoga activities, and on Wednesday, June 28, teens and tweens can do the same, plus try their hand at henna art. On Thursday, June 29, adults get their turn with yoga, meditation, and pranayama breathing. These off site programs are offered on the Estes Park Yoga deck – get more details and sign up on our website.

Stretch your wings and wander the world with us, thanks to the generous donors of the Estes Valley Library Friends & Foundation. Summer Reading Program is made possible by their support. Learn more at estesvalleylibrary.org/SRP2023.

Ready to sign up? Access all programs on our events calendar at estesvalleylibrary.org/events.

and tools to craft bath bombs, crystal prism suncatchers, and beeswax candles – items to take home for “you time, ” or to give to a friend in need of their own pampering.

Reading is one of the best ways to take care of yourself. We kicked off our allages Summer Reading Program in midMay with crafts for the littles and a party for the teens and tweens.

Adults filled the Fireside Theater for an author talk with Alison Jean Lester, who co-wrote Return to the Scene of the Climb, detailing her father’s experience

through Saturday.

To learn more about collections, programs, and services at the Estes Valley Library, visit estesvalleylibrary.org.

What’s Happening At The Estes Valley Library

with Mike Rucker, Ph. D. Ⓡ

Wednesday, June 7, 2-3 p.m., online

We know fun is beneficial to our physical and psychological well-being, yet fun’s absence from our modern lives is striking. Dr. Mike Rucker will discuss his book, The Fun Habit, as the ultimate guide to reap the benefits that fun offers. Presented with the Library Speakers Consortium.

Book Club for Mortals:

When Death Becomes Life Ⓡ

Thursday, June 8, 10-11:30 a.m., Wasson Room & online

SUMMER HOURS

Mondays-Thursdays, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

Fridays & Saturdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sundays, 1-5 p.m.

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Ⓡ: Registration required. Visit estesvalleylibrary.org to sign up.

ALL AGES

Sign up at estesvalleylibrary.org

Turkish Lamps Ⓡ

Tuesday, June 6, 6-8 p.m., Makerspace

Repeated Thursday, June 15, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Makerspace

Artfully craft your own Turkish-inspired glass mosaic lamp. Participants will use glass tiles and electrical wiring tools. Recommended for adults and teens. A “Wander the World” Summer Reading Program event.

Tree of Life Pendants Ⓡ

Thursday, June 8, 6-7:30 p.m., Makerspace

Repeated Tuesday, June 20, 10:30 a.m.12 p.m., Makerspace

Use a combination of wire-wrapping and beading to create tree-like pendants (as big as a window decoration or as small as an earring). Recommended for adults and teens.

ADULTS

Sign up at estesvalleylibrary.org

Introduction to Computers & the Internet Ⓡ

Wednesday, June 7, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Makerspace

Repeated Wednesday, June 14, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Makerspace

Learn the basics about computers and the internet, and the true secret of being a computer guru (hint: it’s about asking the right questions!).

Wildlife Window Nature Series:

The Glue That Holds Life Together Ⓡ

Monday, June 12, 4-5:30 p.m., Hondius Room & online

Life on Earth depends on arthropods: every arachnid, crustacean, and insect plays a role. Learn about Colorado’s arthropods from Naturalist Kevin Cook.

BOOKS & AUTHORS

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The Fun Habit: Author Talk

Discuss end-of-life issues and our shared mortality. June’s feature, When Death Becomes Life, illuminates the extraordinary field of organ transplantation: creating life from loss.

An American in Provence:

space

Learn the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes such as cranes, boats, and planes. A “Wander the World” Summer Reading Program event.

Passport: Japan! Anime Ⓡ

Saturday, June 10, 2-4:30 p.m., Hondius Room

Beat the heat and watch a few episodes of anime, the Japanese art of cartoons and animation. Recommended for ages 10 and up. A “Wander the World” Summer Reading Program event.

Passport: Italy! Pasta Art Ⓡ

Tuesday, June 13, 10-11 a.m., Hondius Room

Repeated Thursday, June 15, 1-2 p.m., Hondius Room

Use a variety of Italian pasta noodles to create unique art. A “Wander the World” Summer Reading Program event.

KIDS & FAMILIES

Learn more at estesvalleylibrary.org

Library Storytimes

Baby Storytime: Thurs., Fri., & Sat. at 10 a.m.

Preschoolers: Thurs., Fri., & Sat. at 10:30 a.m.

Read to Therapy Dog “Bo”: Tues., June 6 at 10 a.m.

Outdoor Active Storytime: Wed., June 7 at 10:30 a.m.

Read to Therapy Dog “Annie”: Wed., June 7 at 4:30 p.m. & Wed., June 14 at 4:30 p.m. Storybook Explorers: Sat., June 10 at 11:15 a.m.

MAKERSPACE

Sign up at estesvalleylibrary.org

Author Talk with Jamie Beck Ⓡ

Thursday, June 15, 12-1 p.m., online

Hear from award-winning photographer Jamie Beck, who embarked on a one-year-turned-five-years trip to the south of France and documented her transformational journey in An American in Provence. Presented with the Library Speakers Consortium.

TEENS & KIDS

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Currency From Around the World Ⓡ

Saturday, June 3, 2-3 p.m., Hondius Room

Check out a variety of foreign currency, learn different terms for money, and pick out coins to take home. A “Wander the World” Summer Reading Program event.

Passport: Japan! Sushi Making Ⓡ

Tuesday, June 6, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hondius Room

Repeated Tuesday, June 6, 4-5:30 p.m., Hondius Room

Roll seaweed, rice, and filling to make sushi! Veggie options provided. Ages 6 and up. A “Wander the World” Summer Reading Program event.

Passport: Japan! Origami Ⓡ

Wednesday, June 7, 2-3 p.m., Maker-

Learn the 3D Printer Ⓡ Saturday, June 3, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

For ages 10 and up (participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult).

Learn the Laser Cutter Ⓡ Saturday, June 10, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

For ages 10 and up (participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult).

LEGAL SELF-HELP

Free Legal Self-Help Clinic Ⓡ

Wednesday, June 14, 2-5 p.m.

One-on-one legal advice for library patrons who do not have a personal attorney. Appointments are necessary and can be scheduled by calling 970-5868116. More information at estesvalleylibrary.org/legalclinic.

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION

Cliffhanger Used Books

Cliffhanger Used Books, located next to the post office, is operated by the Friends of the Library Foundation, offering gently-used books, movies, and music at discount prices. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Ⓡ: Registration required. Visit estesvalleylibrary.org to sign up.

Estes Park Education Foundation Funds Over $95,000 To Estes Park Schools!

With the support of the community, the Estes Park Education Foundation (EPEF) has helped fund over $95,000 to the schools of the Estes Park School District (EPSD) for the 2022-2023 school year!

While Colorado is an incredible state, sadly, it ranks #40 in the US in terms of per pupil spending. We must, therefore, rely on community to help bridge the gap.

The mission of the Estes Park Education Foundation is to inspire community investment in exemplary student learning experiences today to develop our citizens of tomorrow. EPEF strives to provide seamless unity between the community and the students and teachers of the Estes Park School District in supporting the journey of our students to graduate to be responsible and successful citizens.

port, Building Community and Wellness. Teachers and staff members can apply for grants from EPEF throughout the year.

EPEF is very grateful for the individuals, businesses and other community organizations that provide donations and grants to us so the funds can be combined and granted back to the schools.

To learn more about EPEF and the programs listed, please visit www.epeducationfoundation.org. Additionally, EPEF is an all-volunteer working board that currently has an opening for a director. If you are passionate about education and want to make a difference in a direct, tangible way, please contact EPEF at info@epeducationfoundation.org.

For the recently completed 2022-2023 school year, EPEF is proud to have helped fund many diverse activities and programs across all schools and associated with all of the EPEF “Pillars”: Experiential Learning, Classroom Innovation, Student Support, Teacher and Staff Sup-

Genealogical Society Meeting June 8

The Estes Park Genealogical Society will meet on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. in the Hondius Room of the Estes Valley Library. Native Pennsylvanian Dr. Ted Bainbridge will discuss “Some Pennsylvania Genealogy Sources” including free online methods for searching the Pennsylvania State Archives, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and the 132volume set of books entitled The Pennsylvania Archives. If you have ancestors from Pennsylvania, this will be a program that you don’t want to miss!

Dr. Ted Bainbridge has been a genealogical researcher, teacher, speaker,

and writer since 1969. He has spoken many times to organizations in Colorado. His genealogical and historical articles have been published throughout the United States and in several foreign countries. He has served as president of the Longmont Genealogical Society and as a staff member in LDS Family History Centers. Ted is an eighth-generation native Pennsylvanian, with ancestors born there as early as 1723.

The EPGS meets the second Thursday of every month from January through November in the library, offering a wide variety of programs and workshops.

EPGS meetings are free and open to the public. Come join us!

Elementary School Music Teacher, Mr. Paul Maley, and students with the Tabono Drum Set provided by EPEF.

High School students from Ms. Jessica Scochat’s Astronomy class presenting their EPEF funded Planetarium Project.

Liberty Quartet To Perform At YMCA Of The Rockies, Hyde Chapel

Sunday, June 4 At 7:00 p.m.

This Sunday, June 4th, Liberty Quartet will be the featured performance at a concert in Hyde Chapel. This performance is free and open to the public.

Liberty Quartet was founded in 1995 with members of a local church choir in Boise, Idaho. Royce Mitchell, the choir director, formed the gospel group with three other members. In 1997, the quartet began traveling full-time, celebrating God's faithfulness for over two decades.

Liberty travels many miles each year, ministering through their performances to church services, nursing homes, prisons, and other venues. They sing at large conventions including Southwest Gospel Music Festival, Great Western Fan Festival, and the Gospel Music Fan Festival in Canada.

The concert will be held in the newly renovated Hyde Chapel on the YMCA

grounds. The recently completed renovation has readied Hyde Chapel for the future while honoring its rich history. To enhance the connection to nature, the chapel received a larger window, offering stunning views of the mountain surroundings. New wood flooring, a new audio/visual system and a redesigned parking lot now offer a more accessible worship space. The general public is invited to come see the new worship space during weekly worship or during any of the many other ongoing summer scheduled events.

This Sunday night concert is a part of the Chapel Ministry’s 2023 Summer Worship program. Learn more about the YMCA Chapel Ministry and 2023 Summer Worship activities at ymcarockies.org/Activities, and follow the link to the latest Activity Schedule.

Mechatu Needs A New, Loving Home

1433 Vista View Lane $1,295,000

• Spacious Mountain Retreat

sq. ft., 1.03 acres

• Hike out your back door up Prospect Mountain to the ‘Thumb’

• 4 separate entertainment areas, plus a hot tub room, 4 beds/3 baths • Turn-key, just bring your clothes

Dream Team

Mechatu (aka Chatu) is a three-yearold female gray tabby. This wonderful cat needs to find a new home where she can be the only cat. Chatu’s favorite pas-

time is being on someone’s lap, purring, and showering people with her affection. If interested in Chatu, please call: Cindy at 202-236-5413.

Cincinnati Youth Choir And Ringers In Concert

Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church presents the Youth Choir and Ringers from Church of the Saviour United Methodist in Cincinnati, Ohio, in concert on June 13, at 7 p.m. The worship concert is a free and open event. Marking their twentieth summer tour, these singers and ringers present the worship concert Lift Up based on Psalm 121. The program features choral anthems, exciting handbell pieces, and dra-

matic sketches. The junior and senior high students who participate in these choirs are committed to sharing their faith through music that delivers an inspiring and uplifting message of hope and assurance. Plan to attend and experience an uplifting evening of music and worship. “I lift up my eyes to the mountains. My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 121

By Larry Strong

As the story goes, a pastor was out for a drive in the beautiful rolling hills of Amish Country in Northeast Indiana. As he came upon a farm that was spectacularly stunning, he stopped and motioned the Amish farmer to come over to the fence. The pastor said, “My good man, God has certainly blessed you with a magnificent farm!” There was a pause as the Amish farmer took off his hat, wiped the sweat off his brow and said, “Yes He has, and we’re sure grateful. But you should have seen this place when He had it all to Himself.”

I planted four trees in my back yard a few years ago and used rocks to create a re taining wall around each tree.

With the ad dition of good soil, wire fenc ing to keep out the critters and a fair amount of sweat, the proj ect was completed. As I viewed the trees and pristine rock beds from my deck, the sense of satisfaction was well worth the sweat equity.

Over the past four years I did nothing except water the trees. About three weeks ago I remembered the old saying that “children, marriages, friendships and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.” Today the trees, beds and rock retaining walls look better than they did originally but only because I got tired of looking at the weeds, dead vegetation, encroaching grass and fast disappearing retaining rock walls. Therein lies wisdom…the pain or dissatisfaction to make positive change must become lower than the pain or dissatisfaction to

remain the same. Cowboy logic would say, “If you’re tired of lookin’ at weeds, pull ‘em.”

The Bible tells us wisdom is more precious than rubies but my experience is that wisdom usually shows up in work clothes, often on her knees, pulling weeds. Whatever the collective amount of wisdom is of the guys at Men on Fire we sure do spend a fair amount of time on our knees pulling weeds and other dead stuff out of our lives. A bit more cowboy logic…” it’s easier to grow weeds than flowers.”

At Men on Fire we’re not confused about being more flawed than we may have ever believed. We realize our faith journey must include vigilance about the stuff that lives and loves to kill and choke out what God desires for us. But we also know that we’re more accepted and loved than we ever dared hope—because of God’s amazing grace. It’s His grace and love for us that compels us to keep pulllin’ up weeds and removing other junk from our lives.

Men on Fire gathers every Saturday, 8:00 a.m. at the American Legion for “Breakfast with a Purpose!” What’s the purpose? We’re a band of brothers stackin’ hands and hearts to grow in our personal relationship with Jesus. Yep, we still have work to do on them weeds but it’s sure easier and more fun to be suitin’ up and in the fight with other guys. So if you like a good breakfast, encouraging conversation and maybe have some stuff in your life to “pull up,” you’ll be in great company to “Weed ‘em and reap!” From out of town? Join us! Breakfast is free for our first time guests! Saturday, 8:00 a.m., 850 N. St. Vrain. See ‘ya there.

Estes Park Special Olympics Tuesday Bowling Fun

JUST IN TIME FOR SUMMER

SPECTACULAR END UNIT with private yard, mountain views and remodeled throughout. Cozy fenced area with flagstone patio and beautiful mature aspen trees as you approach the private entrance of this home. Attractive single level condo, recently updated with new kitchen appliances, composite flooring and paint throughout. The square footage feels larger due to the open floor plan and vaulted ceiling, and flows comfortably to the 2 bedrooms and 1.5 baths. Large Windows showcase the mountain views and allow an abundance of bright light. Relax on your patio or take a walk on the nearby Lake Estes walking trail, you will find this to be a convenient location to enjoy all Estes Park has to offer. Call Trisha for an appointment to view 506 A Grand Estates Drive, offered for $449,000

Estes Park Special Olympics organizers are hosting bowling fun at the Bull Pin, 555 S. St. Vrain Ave. on Tuesdays from 3:30-5 p.m. All ages are welcome to par-

ticipate.

For more information, contact Audri Smith at 970-451-3762 or email epspecialolympics@yahoo.com.

Big Thompson Canyon Association

Pancake Breakfast This Sunday, June 4

8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

The Big Thompson Canyon Association (BTCA) has been supporting the canyon community for over 80 years. Past activities have included support during disasters and fishery restocking. A current item under consideration is coordinating a river clean up project. We are also working to add new members as the 2013 flood, road construction, COVID and normal attrition have reduced our numbers. We are planning some fun programs for our monthly meetings, along with great food, good company and a chance to learn more about the canyon.

Now in its 53rd year, the Big Thompson Canyon Association Pancake Breakfast has become a tradition for many families. A Sunday trip up the Big Thompson Canyon and breakfast in the historic log building spells an enjoyable and inexpensive family outing. Advance tickets are only $9 for adults and $6 for children four to nine years of age; tickets are $1 more at the door. Little ones under four eat for free. The BTCA building is located about one mile east of Drake on US 34. Check our Facebook page for updates at www.facebook.com/BTCA1479/ To inquire about advance tickets or with any other questions you can email btcassn1479@gmail.com.

There are more activities than just the all you can eat breakfast (which includes eggs, breakfast meats, juice and coffee in addition to pancakes). BTCA members host a bake sale; proceeds from the pancake breakfast and bake sale will fund the BTCA during the year, helping maintain the building and provide a central gathering place for the local community year-round.

This year our charity raffle is back!

The Loveland High Band Boosters club is organizing the raffle and the proceeds will benefit the band. Tickets will be available at the door. There will be a wide range of prizes donated by local businesses and individuals.

The Big Thompson Canyon Volunteer Fire Department (BTCVFD) hosts a craft show next door at the firehouse and assists with parking and logistics. Participants are local crafters whose table fees this year will go to the BTCA building maintenance fund. Our building, constructed in 1948, has loads of character. At 75 years old, however, a number of parts are wearing out. We’re working to ensure that the building stays around for use by the community for another 75 years!

We look forward to seeing many friends at the breakfast!

Quilts Of Valor Seeking Local Service Members And Veterans

If you know a deserving vet, or are one yourself, please send an email to archie_taylor@sbcglobal.net. Last year we presented seven quilts.

The Estes Valley Quilt Guild will present Quilts of Valor to veterans before the Village Band Concert on the Fourth of July at Performance Park.

Estes Park Women’s Golf Association Results Of Play – Tuesday, May 30, 2023

The game of the day for the women this week was a fun team event, in which the team member’s scored were averaged to determine the winning team.

First place was awarded to the team of Carolyn Bible, Calle Russell and Claudia Irwin. The second place team members were Carrie Logan, Judi Cunningham and Linda Bowie. It was a fun format

and congratulations to the winning teams.

We invite all local women who enjoy golf, to join our league. Games are played on Tuesday mornings. If you would like more information, please contact the league President, Carla Spreng-Webb for more information at Carla.Spreng@gmail.com

Estes Park Men’s Golf Association Results For May 29, 2023

Congratulations to all winners

Net Score of winners:

1. Tom McNeil 64

2. Rod Unruh 67

3. John Tessler 68

4. Matt Quinn 69

5. Ken Czarnowski 70

6. Mike Johnston 71

7. Stan Gengler 71

8. Jerry Ballinghoff 71

9. Austin Logan 72

10. Brian Kelly 72

11. Mike Riley 72

12. Tony Fink 72

13. Dustin Brown 72

16. Jim Toresdahl 73

17. Henry Glover 74

18. Joel Moore 74

19. Steve Poznic 74

20. Jim Jameson 74

21. John Peterson 74

22. Dwight Stanford 75

23. Pat Boyle 75

24. Roger Erwin 75

25. Drew Webb 75

26. Scott Logan 75

27. Jim Gallup 76

28. Paul Beeson 76

29. Ron Little 76

30. Bill Cooper 76

31. Paul Edens 77

32. Scott Dorman 77

33. Von Byall 77

Priest To Speak About His Walk Across The United States At St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church

In 2019, The Rev. Peter Munson walked across the United States, raising money for four different organizations that do great work on behalf of children. The project was called 6 Million Steps for Kids. Munson walked 3,377 miles over 8-1/2 months, beginning in Charleston, South Carolina and finishing in San Francisco. He will give a short

talk about the project and facilitate a question-and-answer session at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church on Sunday, June 4th, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. Admission is free and all are invited.

The church is located at 880 MacGregor Avenue (www.stbartsepiscopalchurch.org).

Klein Youth Choir To Perform At YMCA of the Rockies, Hyde Chapel

Wednesday, June 7 At 7:00 p.m.

On Wednesday, June 7th, the youth choir from Klein UMC will be the featured performing group at a concert in Hyde Chapel. This performance is free and open to the public.

Klein United Methodist Church is located in Spring, Texas, about 35 miles north of Houston. The youth choir is a group of 15 singers who rehearse yearround to share music to glorify the Lord in worship and in their community. They will be on tour in West Texas and Colorado the first week of June. Wednesday’s performance will be about 40 minutes long and include music from several genres of Christian music; gospel, spirituals, traditional choral, and contemporary Christian music. The concert will be held in the newly renovated Hyde Chapel on the YMCA

grounds. The recently completed renovation has readied Hyde Chapel for the future while honoring its rich history. To enhance the connection to nature, the chapel received a larger window, offering stunning views of the mountain surroundings. New wood flooring, a new audio/visual system and a redesigned parking lot now offer a more accessible worship space. The general public is invited to come see the new worship space during weekly worship or during any of the many other ongoing summer scheduled events.

This Wednesday night concert is a part of the Chapel Ministry’s 2023 Summer Worship program. Learn more about the YMCA Chapel Ministry and 2023 Summer Worship activities at ymcarockies.org/Activities, and follow the link to the latest Activity Schedule.

Suncreek Youth Choir To Perform At YMCA Of The Rockies, Hyde Chapel

Monday, June 5 At 7:00 p.m.

On Monday, June 5th, the youth choir from Suncreek UMC will be the featured performing group at a concert in Hyde Chapel. This performance is free and open to the public. Suncreek United Methodist Church is a large, suburban church located about 45 minutes north of downtown Dallas in the suburb of Allen, Texas. The Cantate Choir has existed for over two decades and has a rich history of musicality, service, and presence amongst the community we serve. They are currently comprised of 26, 6th-12th graders and will be touring West Texas, Colorado, Kansas, and Oklahoma the first week of June with a home concert performance on June 8th.

The concert will be held in the newly renovated Hyde Chapel on the YMCA grounds. The recently completed renovation has readied Hyde Chapel for the future while honoring its rich history. To enhance the connection to nature, the chapel received a larger window, offering stunning views of the mountain surroundings. New wood flooring, a new audio/visual system and a redesigned parking lot now offer a more accessible worship space.

The general public is invited to come see the new worship space during weekly worship or during any of the many other ongoing summer scheduled events.

This Monday night concert is a part of the Chapel Ministry’s 2023 Summer Worship program. Learn more about the YMCA Chapel Ministry and 2023 Summer Worship activities at ymcarockies.org/Activities, and follow the link to the latest Activity Schedule.

What Can I Do With THAT?

By: Judi Smith

June generally means a swelling population for the Estes Valley. Both millions of visitors and part-time residents arrive to spend time in the green (as in trees and flowers) community, hiking, fishing, boating, or just having coffee on the deck. The air in Estes is still clearer than most of the USA; our temperature is still cooler than the heat across the Front Range; the drought is not as punishing here as Arizona’s lack of water; and we do not face insistent and constant wildfires. (Evacuation every nine years would seem like a vacation to some Californians!)

Still, to preserve that green, we must all be mindful of the changing conditions of life on Earth. Even though we are better off than many South American cities and farms, our own climate is warmer; mosquitos more prevalent; grasshoppers now resident in most Estes gardens. As the temperature rises, the too well-insulated pica are finding summer harder and harder to survive – even here. It is necessary for Estes residents and visitors to pay attention to fire codes and ecological recommendations that slow that progression.

Air pollution knows no bounds, but floats everywhere. Even in Estes, we are experiencing days when the air is not as clear as we would like. Today, as I write this, we have an Air Quality Index of “8” in Estes Park. My windows are open as we air out the house, preceding tomorrow’s predicted AQI level of “20.” One way to support not only the pica, but our own future, is to, whenever possible, redirect all forms of “waste” away from the landfill. Abusing our landfills leads to investing more land in storing “trash,” even when much of that discarded material could be recovered and recycled to provide a continuing resource.

The first rule of thumb in preventing waste from contributing to greenhouse gases (ghg): Keeping organics out of the trash can will accomplish three things: 1). We eliminate 30% of what is filling our landfill – so the life of the landfill will be significantly longer. 2). The household trash without organic material does not smell. This makes fixing breakfast more pleasant. 3). Because there is no odor, instead of weekly, trash runs can be done once a month, saving about $540 per year ($15 per trip). What could you do with that savings?

Our rapidly changing information technology results in computers and other electronics reaching the point of replacement faster that the expiration of the many parts that comprise the equipment. The manufacture of computers, like any other product requires processes that increase greenhouse gases, like the generation of heat in the building. Computers use metals which must be mined, but can be recycled innumerous times.

They require plastic, made from petroleum. Perhaps unsure of what to do with them, people were discarding computers into the landfill trash. Sometimes they were adding them to the recycling bucket, but, because they are not all alike, these items cannot be single streamed.

So, under Governor John Hickenlooper, Colorado passed a law forbidding electronics in the landfill OR in the recycling bucket. They created a class of certified (trained) electronic recyclers who would dismantle and sort the electronic ingredients for recycle and reuse. This kept them out of the landfill, recycled the materials, and saved the resources that would be needed to manufacture replacements from scratch. This is still true today. In Colorado, electronic equipment may not be thrown “out” in recycling or landfill trash. Disposal must be handled by a Certified Electronic Recycler. Of course, the recycler must charge a fee to pay the employees who do the dismantling.

Today, people use electronics in all facets of life: computers, printers, scanners, routers, phones, televisions, remotes. There are several Certified Electronic Recyclers down Highway 34. Just type “Certified Electronic Recycler” into your browser along with the City or County you prefer. However, bear in mind, that it costs to drive down-valley. This year’s IRS calculation is 65 cents per mile including all the costs of operating and repairing the vehicle plus eventual replacement.

On the other highway, (US36) Eco-cycle is qualified also. They accept “anything with a cord or a battery.” If it is electronic there are fees. If they consider it scrap metal, it is free (except the $3 entry fee. If it is a plastic electric appliance, they also accept that.

OR – if you prefer to do it the easy way and you have some space where you can store your discards for the summer, the League of Women Voters, Community Recycling Committee (CRC), along with the Town of Estes Park, Eco-cycle, and the Estes Park Rotary Club, are hosting Estes Recycles Day on August 12. Ecocycle will be here to accept electronics, and (thanks to grants from The Village Thrift Shop, the Estes Valley Rotary Club and the Premiere Member Credit Union) the electronic fees will be significantly reduced this year, so if you have been “stocking up” this is a great year to clean out the closet. We will also be recycling scrap metal, microwaves, CFL lightbulbs, smoke detectors, plus bicycle tires and tubes. And, of course, the EP (noon) Rotary will be offering paper shredding. Come and join the fun – and get rid of some hard-to-recycle material while you are there.

Agree? Disagree? Comments?

RRRcyc@signsandwishes.com

Estes Park Health Invests In New CT Scanner

When it comes to high-tech equipment, the CT scanner is one of the centerpieces of diagnostic imaging, giving radiologists an extraordinarily detailed look inside the body.

“There’s no doubt that the CT scanner is the workhorse modality of every radiology department,” explained Estes Park Health radiologist Dr. John Knudtson.

“It gets more use than any machine. CT stands for computed tomography. All that x-ray information is then sent to very powerful computers. Hence the name computed tomography. That x-ray data is reconstructed by the computers into an image of the body.”

A CT scan is a painless imaging test. Estes Park resident Stephen Gilbert had the test on the order of his doctor.

“I had a baseline CT a number of years ago,” Gilbert said. “I’ve had a couple of strokes in my life.”

In the spring of 2023, Estes Park Health installed a new CT, a Siemens 128-slice scanner. The images are uploaded to a computer that creates incredible images

the radiologist can look through, almost like slicing up a loaf of bread to see what’s inside. The computer reconstructs all the individual snapshots into multiple cross-sectional images of the internal organs and tissues.

The new machine is a good upgrade to Estes Park Health clinical equipment.

“It’s just an overall big improvement over what we had before,” Dr. Knudtson emphasized. “The image quality, the resolution, the speed, accuracy -- all those things are improved with the new scanner. We can get people in, diagnosed, treated, stabilized. If they need a higher level of care, we can get them to the higher level of care very quickly, very effectively.”

The new scanner is used for emergency cases, and for inpatient and outpatient care, giving Estes Park Health experts a way to peer inside the body to see what’s happening. The radiologist and physicians can pinpoint pathology and evaluate the size and location to guide treatment.

Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings

AA of Glen Haven- Every Monday night at the Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. Also Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Glen Haven Town Hall.

Early Worms-Monday thru Saturday at 7:00 a.m. (Tues., Thurs. & Saturday hybrid meetings with Zoom #796 839 839 PW:Worms20) at St. Bartholomew Church, 880 MacGregor Ave.

Fall River Group

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held at 453 West Elkhorn: Mon., Weds., at Noon Fri. at 7:00 p.m.

Zoom Meetings-Everyday at noon Zoom #999 829 166 (no password needed).

Monday Zoom Big Book study at 7 p.m. #654 598 884 (no password needed).

Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Zoom #999 829 166

Note: The AA Meeting website has over 6,000 members and there are 69 AA Meetings a week plus NA has 30 meetings a week. Go to www.intherooms.com

Estes Park Health’s new CT machine is a Siemens 128-slice scanner.

Estes Park Health radiologist Dr. John Knudtson calls computed tomography the workhorse modality of every radiology department. Photos by W. Rigby

EP Girl Scouts Celebrate Success, Plan For Summer

Spring brings lots of changes, celebrations and time to begin new things. Flowers, returning birds, end of school, graduations, trips to plan. And the Estes Park Girl Scouts join in that time of celebration with their annual Bridging and Awards Ceremony, which was held recently at the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies.

earned their petals and center circles and quite a few other badges. Brownies are in grades two and three and Juniors are in grades four and five. This year Troop 77784 was a combined level troop of 8 Brownies and 4 Juniors. Accomplishments include earning the Space Exploration Badge, the Observatory Badge, the Outdoor Art Plein Air Painting badge and the Pets Badge. Summer plans include a troop trip to the Great Wolf Lodge and a performance at a nearby dinner theater. These trips are completely paid for by money earned in this year’s cookie sale. Bridging from Brownies to Juniors were Emily Reese and Ariel Kosch, and bridging from Juniors to Cadettes is Jamie Fischer.

Girl Scout programs runs through six program levels with all grades of school aged girls, from Kindergarten through 12th grade. This year, Estes Park is super happy to celebrate transitions with girls staying in current levels and also bridging up to the next level, with members in grades K through 9. Daisies, Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors. Progression is extremely important

When girls get to grades six, seven and eight, they become Cadette Girl Scouts. They are more directly involved in selecting their own badges, planning their own meeting schedules, and making plans for their futures. This year the current Cadette troop earned the following badges: Night Owl, Animal Helper, Cadette Girl Scout Way, Cookie Innovator, Good Sportsmanship, and New Cuisine. A train trip to the Great Lakes and an overnight adventure into the Cave of the Winds will be funded by their cookie profits.

in the Girl Scout program with younger age-appropriate simpler activities, building up to try for nearly completely girlplanned activities in the older grades. Of course, any girls may join at any level, and GSCO makes it easy to register at any time during the year. Membership fees can be waived by the troops and some financial aid is usually available to help pay for uniforms, insignia, activities, etc.

To join, check out the Girl Scouts of Colorado Council web site and follow the prompts to join a troop.

On to local recognitions and bridging ceremony activities. The Daisies are in kindergarten and first grade. Four girls bridged from Daisies to Brownies this year. They are Aspen Kinch, Hailey Roberts, Jordan Stamey and Olivia Reihing.

One hundred boxes of cookies were delivered by the Daisies to Hometown Heroes in Larimer County Search and Rescue. This year, girls in the Daisy troop

Two bridging Cadettes, Amy Schwartz and Sara Hoskins will complete their Silver Award this summer, with a project to plant trees in the burn scar areas in The Retreat and Little Valley. A “Journey” project on Trees must be completed in preparation for the highest award on the Cadette level.

Sara Hoskins and Amy Schwartz will bridge to Seniors going into ninth grade. The more the merrier as girls get into high school, are involved in many more outside activities and sports, but Senior and Ambassador levels introduce girls to opportunities further outside their community, even to five World Centers around the world. Girl Scouts of the U. S.A. also offers “Destinations, ” individual travel and learning opportunities from computer coding to theater, horseback riding to museum operations. Truly the sky is the limit.

Thanks go out to all the family members and adult leaders who helped make this year such a great success for all the Girl Scouts in the Estes Park area. Please contact me, Penny Roberts, Service Unit Manager, at probertscolo@gmail.com for information on how to register either girls or adults or anything else Girl Scout related.

Edwin L. McKinney

Edwin L. McKinney (91) of Estes Park passed into the hands of the Lord on May 25, 2023 in Broomfield, Colorado. Services will be Monday June 5, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Services will be held at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church, 920 Big Thompson Ave., Estes Park, Colorado. Please wear mountain attire as he so loved his mountains! Reception will follow at the church.

Ed was born December 12, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan to Lorenz and Irene McKinney. On September 4, 1954 he married Beverly Kalpin Barnowski in Royal Oak, Michigan and promptly moved his family to Boulder, Colorado where they lived for over 30 years with their ten children. Ed was a strong believer in our Lord, Jesus Christ, and raised his children to be believers, too.

Ed and Bev purchased a home in 1993 in Estes Park, CO where they became permanent residents when they retired.

His interests were nature, enjoying the out-of-doors with his family; hiking, fishing, bird watching and all wildlife in Rocky Mountain National

Park. He enjoyed photography, wood carving, and reading. He spent time traveling with his wife and did a significant amount of it after retiring from Rocky Flats. He also served on the Estes Valley Planning Commission, The Estes Valley Land Trust and was a member of Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He enjoyed many years as a volunteer on the public lands and at the Estes Park Senior Center.

He is survived by his wife, Beverly, four sons, Tim McKinney, Matt McKinney (Joanne), Bob McKinney (Cindy) and Tom McKinney; five daughters Sue McKinney, Laurie Anne Armstrong (Ernie), Mary Beth McKinney-Mellott, Theresa McKinney and Andrea McKinney (Rob von Boeck). He has 17 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. He is also survived by two brothers John Paul (Kathy) and James (Carol) and his inlaws, Don and Eleanor Kalpin. Ed also had numerous nieces and nephews. Ed was preceded in death by his son David McKinney.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to St Judes Hospital at stjude.org

Margaret Katherine Featherston McDuff

Margaret Katherine Featherston

McDuff was born on October 24, 1924 in Trinidad, Colorado to Ernest E. and Margaret C. (Stromberg) Featherston. She entered into her Saviors arms on December 16, 2022.

There will be a Celebration of Life held on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady Of The Mountains Catholic Church, 920 Big Thompson Ave. Estes Park. Reception to follow with committal service at 1:15 p.m. at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.

See full obituary in the January 6, 2023 online edition of the Estes Park News. estesparknews.com

William “Bill” Parker Fitzgerald, age 66, of Fremont, NE, died on Thursday, May 25th, 2023 in Estes Park, Colorado. Bill was born on December 28th, 1956 in Kansas City, MO to Tom and Sue Fitzgerald. He married Anne Oestmann in Auburn, NE on July 30th, 1977.

A retired educator, coach, and school administrator, Bill spent his lifetime visiting Estes Park. From early childhood, he spent nearly every summer hiking, fishing, and exploring the area. He then passed on this love for the mountains to his wife, children, and grandchildren. Since retirement, Bill has visited and enjoyed the Estes Val-

ley multiple times each year.

Bill is survived by his wife, Anne Fitzgerald, of Fremont, NE; children, Trevor (Bonnie) Fitzgerald of Omaha, NE; Abby Fitzgerald of Omaha, NE; grandchildren, John “Jack” and Robert “Bobby” Fitzgerald; mother, Sue Fitzgerald of Americus, GA; sister, Peggy (Dylan) Scott of Haleyville, AL. He is also survived by numerous other family members and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Tom Fitzgerald; and his grandparents, William M. Fitzgerald, Calvin and Lois Mowery, and Parker and Ruth Shirling.

Memorials for Bill are suggested to the Rocky Mountain Conservancy.

William “Bill” Parker Fitzgerald

Seasonal Front Desk Staff

Afternoons required. $17-$22/hr depending on experience. Must have strong communication skills.

Contact Rhonda at 970-586-2358

Bird & Jim

Experience line cook / prep – both AM shifts.

Line 8am – 4pm, Prep 6am – 2pm $16-$18 pending experience

Please stop by or email birdandjim@birdandjim.com

The Bird’s nest

Experience line cook / prep – this is a dual role. Hours from 8am to 4pm. $16-$18 pending experience. Baristas and lead baristas $14-$18 per hour.

Please stop by or email info@thebirds–nest.com

reception position wanted for Integrity Chiropractic Monday, Wednesday Friday. Please inquire within at IntegrityChiropracticsc@gmail.com or call the office at 970.577.0007.

Rams Horn Village Resort has a year round, part time position available in our Activities/Hospitality Department: $18-20/hour. Responsibilities include exceptional customer service, weekly shopping, food prep, and assisting with weekend events for guests. Approx 16-20 hrs/wk. Can also work in Guest Services/Housekeeping department for full time employment, which includes summer bonus and benefits package. Fill out an application at Rams Horn Village Resort, 1565 Colo. Hwy 66. EEOE

HIRING TODAY!

DieSel MechAnicS AnD cDl DriverS Pay Starting at $26/hr

Shift : Monday – Friday, starting around 6/7 AM $5000 Sign on Bonus

Apply at Careers.wm.com or send your resume to bkenned5@wm.com

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

highlands

camp & retreat center is so busy that we get to hire additional staff! www.uccr.org/highlands Of course, you go to the front of the line if you are a certified LIFEGUARD. Send resumes to: Highlands@uccr.org Apply here: uccr.org/job-opportunities

FOOD SERVICE; HOUSEKEEPING; GROUNDSKEEPING.

The starting pay range is $16.00$18.00+/hour (and more when you Lifeguard) with a variable schedule Monday through Sunday. Lots of hours are available during the busy season. Part-time hours during the offseason may also be available.

REQUIREMENTS include:

• Department of Justice/FBI criminal background and sexual offender registry check.

• Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.

• Ability to work early morning and afternoon shifts as well as weekend shifts.

• Awesome reputation as a great person to work with!

Photo by Robert Burns

NOW HIRING!

Experienced Maintenance

$22.00 to $25.00 per hour DOE plus bonus*

Front Desk

$17.00 to $20.00 per hour DOE plus bonus*

Housekeeping

Starting at $16.00 per hour DOE plus bonus*

*Bonus is $1.00 per hour May through October

Apply at, mail or email resume to: Fawn Valley Inn, 2760 Fall River Road, Estes Park, CO 80517

Email: Jamie@RockyMtnResorts.com

Painting Assistant

Tape up windows, move ladders, help move things around, take down paper from windows, etc.

Call Marshall Painting today at 970-430-8335

Full or Part Time Retail Position

Silver Saddle Inn

Now hiring: Front Desk Clerk

Evenings required, Full time $17/hr - $22/hr DOE, Benefits Must be non-smoker. Apply in person: 1260 Big Thompson Ave. or email resume: info@estesresort.com

Now Hiring

Part-time year-round employment for RMNP Tours and Weddings. Clean, Valid Colorado CDL Driver License, with Class B Pass. Endorse. Required. $28-30/hr plus tips. Apply within at: Estes Park Shuttle 551 South Saint Vrain Ave

NOW HIRING FOR

The Bull Pin is looking to hire Bartenders, Servers, Cooks. We ask that they apply online at estesparkbowl.com

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.

3 Great Stores - All Positions Available $18.00 to $20.00 to start plus Commission & Bonuses. Great discounts! Full & Part Time positions available. Drop resume at Plum Creek or email peter@plumcreekshoes.com

Now hiring Shuttle Drivers

Responsible for repairing and replacing all aspects of building construction associated with operations, as well as maintenance and repair of facilities. The carpentry work will be new construction, upgrading construction, and repair construction. $26.93 - $31.98/hour with full benefits, discounted childcare, membership, and more perks.

JOIN OUR TEAM! Full details on employment opportunities and the application can be found at estes.org/jobs.

Full-time

Civil Engineer I - II (term limited)

Emergency Services Dispatcher I – III

Events Maintenance Worker I

Events Operation Supervisor

Housing and Childcare Manager

Police Officer I - III

Street Equipment Specialist I - III

Water Plant Operator I - IV

Water Superintendent

Seasonal

Events Maintenance Worker Parks Maintenance Worker

We’re hiring for the following positions starting at $21.01/hr.:

• Drive-up & Go Service Helpers

• Checker

• Courtesy Clerk

• Day-Stocker

• Overnight Stocker

• Bakery Clerk

• Deli Clerk

• Produce Clerk

• Seafood Clerk

• Cake Decorator

• Meat Cutter

Get your application at: www.albertsoncompanies.com

After your application has been completed, please call our hiring manager Ann at 970.586.4447.

The status of applications will be communicated via e-mail. By choice, the Town of Estes Park is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Part-time/Full-time year-round employment. Clean Valid Colorado Driver license (no special license needed). $18-20/hr plus tips with a $4 morning and night shift differential. Apply within at: Estes Park Shuttle 551 South Saint Vrain Ave

Tire Technician

Perform tire related and light automotive services. $15 - $20/hr depending on experience. Flexible time off options, at cost vehicle repairs. Valid drivers license required. Apply in person at 1633 Raven Ave or call (970) 586-8085 or email office@estestireandauto.com.

You've just found it! Fun family business

Outdoor World retail clothing and equipment year round stores needs you. Starting at $17.0030.00 per hour. Retail, managing, selling, merchandising and cleaning. You must be cheerful and like people. Choose your hours. Ages 15 to 80. Call Ernie 24 hours a day any day. 970 232 8290.

Responsible for successfully cleaning cabins and lodges, emphasizing quality, accountability, efficiency, and timeliness at YMCA of the Rockies. This position pays $17 - $18/hour with full benefits, discounted childcare, employee perks, and more.

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Housekeepers Wanted McGregor & Castle Mountain Lodges. Full time and/or part time positions needed. Please pick up an application and apply in person at Castle Mountain Lodge. 1520 Fall River Rd Estes Park, CO 80517

Deer Crest Resort

P/T Front Desk Help Wanted through mid-October.

24-30 hours per week

Lodging experience is helpful, but not a must.

Salary based on experience. Call 970-586-2324

Smokin Daves is looking for Line Prep and Dishwasher 40 hrs per week, morning shift Hostess and Bartender Part Time contact 970-402-9963

Historic Crags Lodge

Housekeeping Supervisor

Join Way Finder Cleaning!

No experience needed, we offer professional training. Start at $20/hour with potential to earn over $30 with tips and benefits. Enjoy a supportive team environment, opportunities for advancement, paid vacation/sick leave, and 401k. Apply now at www.Wayfindercleaning.com or call 720-570-6944.

Experience preferred $20.00/hr. - Benefits on Day 1!

Stop by and see us or call us at 970-586-6066

300 Riverside Drive Estes Park, CO 80517 Apply online at https://careers.hgv.com/ Equal Opportunity Employer

Appliances

Hessaire evaporative cooler, 5300 CFS. Used only once. Sells for $587 on Amazon. $200 OBO.

YMCA OF THE ROCKIES

2515 Tunnel Road

Estes Park, Colorado, 80511 COOK

Training provided, minimum experience necessary. $18$20.15/hour with health benefits, discounted childcare, generous paid time off and vacation, and more great employee perks. www.workintherockies.org

Town of Estes Park, Events Department, has a job opportunity for an Events Operation Supervisor

For details please visit: https://www.governmentjobs.com/ careers/estespark?

The Town of Estes Park is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Full Time Line Cook

Scot's Sporting Goods NOW HIRING for retail clerks (Full time or Part time)

Competitive pay and excellent discounts on merchandise

Apply in person at: 870 Moraine Ave. or email resume to: scotssportinggoods@gmail.com

Some hiking required Stop by or call 970-586-2877

We are looking for Personal Assistant to perform a variety of administrative tasks and supportive roles. Humble applicant and must be over 20 yrs of age. If you are interested and need more information please send resume via email to: excellenceservicesllc@representative.com

950D Big Thompson Ave. Available now.

970-215-2235

OFFICE SPACE For Rent

970-290-4488

237 W. Elkhorn $3,000 per month. 12’ x 24’ with loft. Waterwheel Shops. Good location for artist, sculptor, tailor, yarn shop or craftsperson.

970-586-6308

SERVICES

Home Repair/Service

Need to get more organized around the house?

Y’all & Order can help!

Five sisters who love organization, order and simplicity. Let us help you with your next project!

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469.925.7332

Piano

970-231-7095

MISCELLANEOUS

Household

Wurlitzer upright piano with bench Rarely used. $500 OBO.

970-231-7095

Violin, Scott Cao STV017A (2002). Needs restringing. With case and bow. $100

970-443-7200

Misc.

1 cord fire wood. Cut & split. $150. 970-231-7095

REAL ESTATE Homes

FSBO $825,000

4 bd/3 bth 2200 sq ft single family home Owner/Agent 970-481-9151

Commercial Spaces for sale and lease. Call Eric. Anderson Realty. 586-2950

Commercial Land

ATTN: Entrepreneurs, Tourists and Families! Opportunity to own RES/COMM property, 35 pristine acres, 5607 US Highway 36 MLS 986520 Hell Canyon Retreat, wildlife, timber, hunting, amazing views currently has corrals for horses, 40X60 pole barn w/apartment furnished. $1.700M. Call or text 970.412.5542 for your private showing!

ANIMALS/PETS

Misc.

Puppy Social Club is open at Elena’s Barking Lot. Puppies up to 6 months old are welcome to come for a playdate and make new friends. For more information please contact Elena via email: elenasbarkinglot@gmail.com

Misc.

2017 Heartland North Trailer. 27ft, bunkhouse floorplan, outdoor kitchen w/ mini fridge and outdoor shower, inside living spotless, sleeps 7-8, new batteries, power jack hitch, power stabilizer jacks, power awning, extendable rear cargo rack, blue Ox weight distribution hitch system, cover. It’s in perfect shape. Needs a new family to play with! Located in Estes Park. $26,500 Contact Ron @ 970-214-3421.

Estate Sales

ESTATE/MOVING SALE

Need to have one, but seems overwhelming. We do the work, you make the $. Local, Affordable, References. CALL JUDI 970-215-5548

Fundraisers

Big Thompson Canyon Assoc 53rd Pancake Breakfast. June 4, 8a1p. All you can eat meal; bake sale; charity raffle; craft sale at Fire House. US 34 1mile E of Drake. Info at https://www.facebook.com/BTCA1479.

PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS BUILDER

APPLIANCES

970-586-4315 rglibby@msn.com Estes Park, CO

ATTORNEYS

BEAUTY SALON SERVICES

CARPET CLEANING

EYECARE/GLASSES

WENDYS OPTICAL

CHIMNEY SWEEP

CLEANING SERVICES

Wendy, Amy, Markus

Dr. Amber Busche

970-586-4418

www.aspen-eyecare.com

600 S Saint Vrain Ave - Suite 5

•equipped to evaluate macular degeneration, glaucoma and cataracts

•same day appointments for eye pain and emergencies

•referral access to specialized surgeons & advocacy for the best care

•full service optical for specialized eyewear

Comprehensive Eyecare Right Here in Estes Park!

FINANCIAL SERVICES

CAMERAS

FLOORING