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“Our Town” Estes Park High School & Thespian Troupe #7284 Present Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama This Friday and Saturday See Page 25 for more photos and information.

Photo by Kris Hazelton/ EPNEWS

Teaching Kids How To Save Lives!

Saturday See Pages 26 & 31

Over 320 Estes Park Elementary School students recently received lessons in how to call 9-1-1 by using a cell phone or land line thanks to the Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority and the Estes Park Police Department. See Page 22 Photo by Kris Hazelton/ EPNEWS

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Friday, March 4, 2016

NEWS

Estes Park’s Centennial April 17, 2017 Mark your calendars, Estes Park's centennial is April 17, 2017!

Share your celebration ideas on Wednesday, March 9 at 4 p.m. at the Estes Park Museum.

A Centennial Celebration Team is forming to facilitate festivities and projects to honor Estes Park's 100th birthday from January through December of 2017. The team invites all members of the community, businesses and organizations to become involved.

Let's make 2017 an exciting, memorable year for our residents and guests!

The team will hold a community listening session Wed., March 9 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Estes Park Museum to share results from the recent community survey and discuss the next steps in planning Estes Park's Centennial.

We hope you will join us. If you have questions or comments, especially if you cannot attend the March 9 meeting, please contact Alicia Rochambeau at the Estes Park Museum: 970-5773762 or arochambeau@estes.org.

Save The Date For Shred-A-Thon May 14, 2016 The Rotary Club of Estes Park will host their annual Shred-A-Thon on Saturday, May 14th, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please note new location, this year, the Shred-A-Thon will be held at the school campus, in the parking lot above the high school. (This is because the Town has scheduled an event at the Event Center). Also, the Shred-A-Thon will be the only event, there will not be an electronics recycling opportunity at this event as in previous years.

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Volunteers Needed For Estes Valley Vacation Rental Task Force-Apply By April 4 The Larimer County Board of County Commissioners and the Estes Park Town Board are seeking volunteers for a Vacation Rental Task Force. The goal of the task force is provide recommendations concerning vacation rentals having nine or more occupants. There are eight property owner positions available on the task force. Officials are seeking six homeowners who live adjacent to or near a vacation rental property, including three homeowners within Town limits plus three homeowners living within the unincorporated areas of the Estes Valley Planning area. Officials are also seeking two individuals who own a vacation rental, including one who owns a vacation rental within Town limits and one who owns a vacation rental within the unincorporated area of the Estes Valley Planning area. In addition, the following organizations will also be represented on the task force: Estes Park Economic Development Corporation, Estes Park Board of Realtors, Visit Estes Park, Estes Area Lodging Association, Estes Park Vacation Rental Owners Association, Association for Responsible Development and a member representing local property management companies.

Interested applicants must be committed to attending all eight meetings of the task force. The first seven meetings will be held every other Wednesday

from April 27 through July 20, 2016.

The final meeting date has not yet been scheduled.

Meetings will take place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Estes Park. For more information or to apply, individuals may contact Terry Gilbert, Larimer County Community Development Director, at rtgilbert@larimer.org. Applicants must provide a name, telephone number and email address, no later than April 4, to be considered. The task force membership will be approved by the Town Board and Board of County Commissioners in mid-April.

The Estes Valley model for land-use regulations is unique in Colorado. The Town of Estes Park and Larimer Countypartnered in the mid-1990s to develop the Estes Valley Comprehensive Plan – a unified vision for land-use planning in both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the Estes Valley. In 2000, they jointly established the Estes Valley Development Code. The Planning Commission reviews development and subdivision proposals and proposed code amendments within the entire Estes Valley, though the final decision-making authority lies with the County Commissioners and Town Board for their respective jurisdictions.

Information on the topic of vacation rental regulations is available at www.estes.org/vacationrentals.

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Friday, March 4, 2016

RMNP NEWS

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Temporary Closures To Protect Nesting Raptors In Rocky Mountain National Park Each year to protect raptor nesting sites, Rocky Mountain National Park officials initiate temporary closures in the Lumpy Ridge and Sheep Mountain areas of the park. To ensure that these birds of prey can nest undisturbed, specific areas within the park are closed temporarily to public use during nesting season and monitored by wildlife managers. All closures begin on March 1 and will continue through July 31, if appropriate. These closures may be extended longer or rescinded at an earlier date depending on nesting activity.

Closures include Checkerboard Rock, Lightning Rock, Batman Rock, Batman Pinnacle, Sundance, Thunder Buttress, The Parish, Alligator Rock, Sheep Mountain, and Twin Owls, Rock One. These closures include the named formations. Closures include all climbing routes, outcroppings, cliffs, faces, ascent and descent routes and climber access trails to the named rock formations. Check the park’s website at www.nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/area_closures.htm for updated information on raptor closures.

The National Park Service is committed to preserving birds of prey. The same cliffs that are critical for raptors also ap-

peal to climbers. The cooperation of climbing organizations and individuals continues to be essential to the successful nesting of raptors in the park.

For further information on Rocky

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Mountain National Park, please call the park’s Information Office at (970) 5861206.

Fatality On Deer Mountain Trail In Rocky Mountain National Park Saturday, February 27, park rangers were notified at 2:07 p.m. that a woman was unconscious, pulseless, and not breathing on the Deer Mountain Trail just below the summit, roughly 3.5 miles from the trailhead. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) was administered for more than an hour by park visitors. Rangers arrived on scene at 3:15 p.m. After further advanced cardiac life support was provided, she was pronounced dead at the scene.

The woman was later identified as Chris-

tine James, 38, who had recently moved to Denver, Colorado from Texas. She was hiking alone. The cause of death is under investigation. Foul play is not suspected.

Over twelve Rocky Mountain National Park Search and Rescue team members were involved in this incident. They reached the Deer Mountain Trailhead with her body at 7:35 p.m. Her body was transferred to the Larimer County Coroner's office.

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TOWN OF ESTES PARK NEWS

Town Board Considers Adoption Of 2015 International Building Codes At its regular meeting on March 22, the Estes Park Town Board will consider adoption of the 2015 International Building Codes. Community members are encouraged to attend and comment at the meeting, which takes place at 7 p.m. in the Town Board Room of Town Hall, 170 MacGregor Avenue. The staff presentation will include stakeholder concerns. If adopted, the new codes will become effective on May 2, 2016, and would replace the currently-adopted 2009 International Codes. The 2015 codes will keep the Town current with industry standards, new technologies and materials, recent studies and some other local jurisdictions.

Amendments to the proposed construction codes are available for review at www.estes.org/icodes. Citizens who cannot attend the Town Board meeting may submit written comments to the Town Clerk before 5 p.m. on March 21.

Comments may be emailed to townclerk@estes.org, delivered to the Clerk's office in Room 150 of Town Hall or mailed to the Town Board at P.O. Box 1200 in Estes Park, CO 80517.

On Tuesday, March 8, Chief Building Official Will Birchfield will provide a report to the Town Trustees on the proposed local amendments and significant changes at their regular meeting. This meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the Town

Hall Board Room.

The Estes Park Board of Appeals will hold two more meetings prior to the Town Board hearing. Significant changes to all the International Codes will be discussed, and any final recommendations to the proposed local amendments may be presented. The first meeting was held Thursday, February 25. The second meeting will be Thursday, March 10 from 4-6 p.m. in the same location.

Community members and stakeholders are encouraged to attend and participate in the discussion.

After identifying significant changes from the 2009 codes, Town staff began outreach to local stakeholders, primarily those working in the construction industry, to provide information on the changes, answer questions, and to identify stakeholders' concerns. Beginning late 2014, staff facilitated more than 15 public meetings and held numerous other meetings with individual stakeholders. The process allowed staff to carefully consider the new code's effects in Estes Park and address stakeholder concerns whenever possible.

For additional information on the proposed 2015 International Building Codes, please contact Chief Building Official Will Birchfield at 970-577-3728 or wbirchfield@estes.org.

Scott Ponds Natural Area Dam Modifications Expected To Be Constructed By November The Town of Estes Park Public Works Department is reinitiating the Scott Ponds Natural Area dam modification project. The Town's design consultant, Cornerstone Engineering, is making design modifications to the plans and specifications that create additional improvements to the east dam. The Town is preparing to solicit contractor bids in April and expects to award a construction contract by the end of May. The Town will allow the selected contractor to determine a two month window of construction that best fits their schedule between the months of June - November.

Once construction begins, the contractor will be required to complete construction of the project within a twomonth schedule and with a mid-November end date. "By allowing flexibility in the construction timing of the project, the Town may be able to secure a contract within budget that includes additional improvements to the east dam," commented Engineering Manager Kevin Ash. The final design for the dam modifications will include grading, new outlets and new spillways for both the east and west dams. The west dam will be classified as a jurisdictional dam by the State of Colorado and is subject to be rebuilt to current state standards. The west

pond will be deepened and is expected to provide fish habitat. The east dam will be classified as non-jurisdictional by the State of Colorado and will impound a lower volume of water than the west dam. Construction costs will determine if the east pond's dam can be constructed at a level sufficient to maintain fish habitat.

Since the 2013 flood destroyed the lower dam at the Scott Ponds Natural Area, there has been a high level of interest from Estes Park citizens regarding the future of the natural area and the dams. When the Town was unable to secure a contractor within the original allotted budget in late 2015, The Colorado Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) transferred the previously awarded grant funding to the Disaster and Emergency Funds which extended the allotted time for completion of this project.

For more information regarding this project, please contact the Town of Estes Park Public Works Department at 970577-3587 or publicworks@estes.org. To receive Town news in your email inbox, please visit www.estes.org/subscribe. For more Town news, please visit www.facebook.com/townofestesparkco and www.twitter.com/townofestespark.

Friday, March 4, 2016

GOVERNMENT NEWS

Planning Commission Reviews Vacation Rental And Density Regulations March 15 Town Board, County Commission to review Planning Commission recommendations March 30 Following an extensive public process, the Estes Valley Planning Commission will discuss a draft amendment to the Estes Valley Development Code to more effectively manage short-term vacation rentals at its March 15 meeting. The Planning Commission will also consider an amendment to density regulations.

Community members are encouraged to review and comment on the proposed changes during the meeting March 15 at 1:30 p.m. in the Town Board Room of Town Hall, 170 MacGregor Avenue. The Town Board and Larimer County Board of County Commissioners will hold a joint hearing to review the Planning Commission’s recommendations March 30 at 4 p.m. at Town Hall.

Meeting materials will be available at www.estes.org/boardsandmeetings.

Written comments may be submitted via email to planning@estes.org. This meeting will be streamed live on local cable channel 12 and recorded for viewing later via www.estes.org/videos.

The draft vacation rental amendment strengthens communication between rental owners and nearby property owners, and clarifies various enforcement options; this discussion is a continuation from the February 16 Planning Commission meeting. As part of a separate process, a volunteer citizen task force is being assembled by Larimer County to review the possibility of allowing vacation homes in the Estes Valley marketed to parties greater than eight, which is the current limit.

The Commission will also consider an amendment to density regulations applying to residential and non-residential zone districts. Density refers to the number of residential dwellings and accommodation units an individual may build on a given property. Current regulations require that all fractions as a result of a density calculation be rounded down.

The proposed regulations will allow fractions to be rounded up. If approved by the Estes Park Town Board and Larimer County Board of County Commissioners, this amendment would result in a slight increase in development and redevelopment potential.

The Estes Valley model for land-use regulations is unique in Colorado. The Town of Estes Park and Larimer Countypartnered in the mid-1990s to develop the Estes Valley Comprehensive Plan – a unified vision for land-use planning in both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the Estes Valley. In 2000, they jointly established the Estes Valley Development Code. The Planning Commission reviews amendments to the Estes Valley Development Code, though the final decision-making authority lies with the Town Board and County Commissioners.

Project information and related references are available at www.estes.org/vacationrentals. For more information, please contact Planner Phil Kleisler at 970-577-3725 or pkleisler@estes.org.

Sign up to receive Town news and/or agendas at www.estes.org. More Town news is available at www.facebook.com/townofestesparkco and www.twitter.com/townofestespark.

Volunteers Needed At Rocky Mountain National Park What an exciting year to be part of the action at Rocky Mountain as the National Park Service (NPS) celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2016! Rocky Mountain National Park is home to one of the most dynamic and hard-working volunteer programs in the National Park Service. Each year, Rocky enlists individual and group volunteers to assist paid staff on various projects. In 2015, nearly 2,200 volunteers served over 110,000 hours in the park, making it one of the largest volunteer programs in the NPS. The park is currently recruiting for over twenty individual volunteer opportunities for this summer. Duties range from providing visitor information at various trailheads and information stations to working on the road crew, doing bird research, camp hosting or swearing in Junior Rangers, among other positions. The majority of these opportunities are suitable for those within commuting distance of the park, as most do not come with housing. Volunteers may

serve anywhere from one day per month to five days per week.

The park also has a robust group volunteer program, offering various opportunities to organized groups ranging in size from two to sixty! These projects vary from working with the trails or firefighter crews to restoration projects with our vegetation staff. Organized groups (scouts, school groups, corporate groups, families, etc.) may volunteer for a day or more in the park. Depending on availability, these groups may be eligible for free camping.

To learn more about the volunteer program and to get involved as a volunteer in the park, join park staff for an informative session hosted by the park’s Volunteer Coordinator in the Estes Valley Library's Hondius Room on March 10 at 6:30 p.m. For more information, see the park’s volunteer website http://www.nps.gov/romo/getinvolved/v olunteer.htm or call the park’s Information Office at 970-586-1206.

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Friday, March 4, 2016

WEEKLY AGENCY REPORTS

The Estes Valley Fire Protection District (EVFPD) Chief Officers and Safety Officers generally respond in their personal vehicles (POV). Fire fighters generally respond to medical calls in their personal vehicles; as this allows for faster response by officers and medical personnel to assess the emergency and provide medical care.

February 21 At 2:25 a.m. the EVFPD was paged as a mutual aid request for Allenspark Fire for a structure fire and were cancelled en route.

At 5:27 p.m. the EVFPD was paged to 360 Stanley Ave. for a garage fire.

February 22 At 10:36 p.m. the EVFPD was paged to 501 Pole Hill Rd. to assist the Estes Park Ambulance.

February 23 At 12:21 a.m. the EVFPD was paged to 2258 Eagle Cliff Rd. to assist the Estes Park Ambulance.

At 3:08 a.m. the EVFPD was paged to 1880 Fall River Rd. for a structure fire.

February 24 At 7:45 a.m. the EVFPD was paged to Hwy. 36 and Stanley Ave. for an MVA. At 11:13 a.m. an EVFPD officer was paged to 2625 Marys Lake Rd. for an alarm.

At 11:45 a.m. the EVFPD and EP Dive

was paged to Fall River Rd. and Fall River Ct. for a vehicle in the river.

At 4:18 p.m. the EVFPD was paged to 1600 Manford Ave. for a helicopter standby.

At 9:35 p.m. the EVFPD was paged to 2750 Notaiah Rd. for a wildfire.

February 25 At 8:35 p.m. an EVFPD officer was paged to 2204 Pine Meadow Dr. for a fire alarm.

February 27 At 4:42 p.m. the EVFPD was paged to 328 Overlook Ct. to assist the Estes Park Ambulance.

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

On February 20 at 3:20 p.m. police stopped a 27 year old female driver

from Evans, CO for speeding in the 500 block of Big Thompson Ave. Upon checking her identification, police found out she was wanted on a warrant for a dog leash violation out of Boulder County. She was charged and later trans-

ported to Larimer County Detention Center.

On February 22 at 10:09 p.m. police responded to a motor vehicle accident at 3129 S. St. Vrain. Upon arrival police discovered the driver, a 20 year old female out of Lakewood, CO had been driving under the influence of alcohol with a BrAC of .105. She was charged with DUI, underage possession/consumption of alcohol and careless driving and later released to a responsible person.

Photo of Estes Park Police tactical team training.

Photo by Jordan Hazelton/ Estes Park News

Saturday March 12 Evening Program Highlights Science In Rocky Mtn. National Park

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On August 25, 1916, the National Park Service was established to protect Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national heritage sites. To celebrate the National Park Service Centennial, Rocky Mountain National Park will be offering a series of truly unique Saturday evening programs held at 7 p.m. at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center.

On Saturday, March 12, the ranger-led program will focus on how science informs park management at Rocky Mountain National Park. A short presentation will be followed by the opportunity for participants to share their own views and take part in a facilitated discussion aimed to explore and share thoughts on the role of science in our national parks. This will be the last program in this series of evening programs.

Please join us for these special programs and be part of the National Park Service Centennial. For further information about Rocky Mountain National Park please call the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Information Office at (970) 586-1206.

ESTES PARK ELECTION NEWS

Cody Walker Running For Estes Park Town Trustee I am running for Trustee because I am the type of Trustee that Estes Park needs. Estes Park needs trustees that are advocates for the citizens of Estes Park. We need trustees that place the oath "to serve the citizens” as their top priority. Estes Park is a town in need of repair, both in its relationship with the people who call it home, and in the condition of our infrastructure. As trustee I will not have the citizens ask one thing and then vote the opposite. We can no longer "kick the can down the road," on the issues that we face. We need trustees that are not from the same group that got us in this position in the first place. I bring a perspective on the board, not of someone that just moved here, but of someone who has poured their heart and soul into this town.

Our leaders have allowed the issue of the loop to divide this great town. I am running for trustee, so that we can bring the loop issue to the voters. Let’s vote, we will know the will of the people's voice so we can go together fixing the town that has been allowed to decline severely.

We have been facing an impending workforce housing issue. We have allowed our leaders to sit by and not address this issue by doing studies and

passing the issue forward. It is no longer a problem, it is a crisis. By not addressing it, they have allowed us to live in a town where we are no longer neighbors with our teachers, our healthcare providers, our police, our city employees and our service providers. I am running for trustee so that we, as a community, can finally put our foot down and say, enough is enough, you lost your chance, and you have not addressed our problems, its time the people that are committed to the future take the reins.

Todd Jirsa Running For Mayor Of EP

I want to be your Mayor because I love this Town, and I think that we can do better. My 30 plus years of living in Estes Park, building a home, raising a family, running several successful businesses on Elkhorn Avenue, and six years as the Estes Park School District President, uniquely qualifies me for the position of Mayor.

I believe that we need to be fiscally conservative and yet find effective and creative solutions to some of the Town’s most pressing issues. The Town is at a fi-

nancial crossroads and it should concern everyone that lives here.

I will provide the leadership and the experience to rid the Town of the $679,00 in red ink, found in the 2016 General Fund Budget. I will work with the board to return the Town’s General Fund Reserves to a safer and more secure level while addressing the millions of dollars in deferred maintenance and lack of re-capitalization investment. As an advocate for you, I will work to reduce the size of the proposed flood plain and the cost of flood insurance premiums for both homeowners and businesses. I also believe that you have the wisdom to decide the LOOP issue. I will support putting this issue to a popular vote.

You, your families and your businesses are what make up the very fiber of this community. Your voice in Estes Park’s future needs to be heard.

Board leadership needs to be entrusted to someone capable of making tough choices. I will honor my Oath of Office; to follow and support the Ordinances of the Town of Estes Park. Our town is at a crossroads. Real leadership, with a proven track record and a commitment to the rule of law, is the only way we guarantee this community the future it deserves.

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ESTES PARK ELECTIONS

Chuck Levine Running For Estes Park Mayor My name is Chuck Levine and I am a candidate for Mayor. I have lived in Estes Park for 14 years.

My Professional Experience: I worked for 27 ½ years for the Federal Government primarily in Information Technology management. I started as a computer programmer and guided my career through several cities and many assignments to finish as the Chief of Staff and primary deputy to the national director of field operations, an organization of approximately 2000 employees in all field locations from coast to coast, border to border.

My Previous Participation on Estes Park Town Boards and Committees: I was elected Town Trustee in 2004 and reelected in 2008. From 2008 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2012, I served as Mayor Pro Tem. I chaired the Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Public Works Committee from 2005 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2008. I chaired the Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Development/Community Services Committee from 2008 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2012. I was on the Board of Adjustment from 2004 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2012 and served as chair for 2010. I was on the Tree Board from 2006 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2012. I was elected to the Park Hospital District Board of Directors in 2014 and serve as Board Secretary. Intermixed are Board of Director positions on many local nonprofits, several county wide nonprofits and a statewide nonprofit.

Educational Background: I have a BS

(Alpine Ecology) from the University of Colorado in 1973.

Why do I want to be your mayor?

As a Town Trustee I worked with two

very skilled Mayors, John Baudek and Bill Pinkham. These gentlemen had very different philosophies and approaches. I have learned much from both. Since arriving in Estes Park I have had two major goals; to enjoy the wonder and special identity that is Estes Park, and to give back to others through my volunteer efforts. I believe that serving as your Mayor will allow me to take a greater

hand in the protection and enhancement of the quality of life to which we all have become accustomed. To accomplish this, I offer the three following areas of emphasis: - Vision â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The challenge for the future is to help align all of the entities who contribute to life in Estes, from the young families to those who retire here, from lifetime residents to those who have recently found our wonderful community, from the non-profits to the business professionals to the service community, so that we are all â&#x20AC;&#x153;rowing in the same direction.â&#x20AC;? We all have opinions on the future and it will be up to your next Mayor to help them coalesce.

In addition to working for eight years on the Town Board to identify our vision and goals, I have helped many local and county-wide organizations accomplish effective strategic planning and vision identification through facilitation and direct leadership.

-Collaboration - It is my experience that when we collaborate, we solve problems that are otherwise impossible.

There is far less discord when all affected parties have a hand in problem identification, solution evaluation and the entire decision making process. To be successful, your next Mayor will need to be able to assemble, listen to, incorporate and honor all points of view, especially those

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Be informed and vote! As a reminder, the upcoming election for mayor and town trustees is April 5th, but is being conducted by the town as a mail ballotonly.

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with whom the Mayor disagrees. I am a trained facilitator.

- Voice â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Each and every citizen, business owner and visitor must feel empowered to communicate problems, issues and concerns. Your next Mayor will need to expand outreach to include all in the entire valley, and beyond. As an elected official, I have always made myself available to all, without regard to whether they reside within the Town limits. In addition, I have given Estes Park a voice in many local, county-wide, state-wide and national forums.

What I will give you is a very public and transparent Town Board. I will open new communication methods and spread community outreach even beyond where it is today. You will always have a portal to voice your concerns and opinions.

Do I guarantee that I will always agree with you? No, but you will always be able to understand my reasoning and, hopefully, never doubt my dedication to maintaining and enhancing Our Estes Park.

Please vote and urge your friends to vote.

In summary, I have the training, I have the direct and relevant experience, and I have the desire to be YOUR NEXT MAYOR. Experience Matters!!!

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WEEKLY COLUMNIST Ten hut! March forth!

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BACON! Life is too short. Eat bacon.

It’s time to take a break from the craziness of the national campaign season (just eight months left!)

Let’s take a pop quiz—something we didn’t study for—just to gauge how we’re doing in the great, wide, beautiful, wonderful world. There are only eight questions and they are not trick questions. See how well you do: 1. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?

2. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?

3. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

4. In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle?

5. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters 'dw' and they are all common words. Name two of them.

6. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?

7. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.

8. Name six or more things that you can wear on your

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feet beginning with the letter 's.'

Answers: 1. The North American landmark that is constantly moving backward: Niagara Falls. The rim is worn down about two and a half feet each year because of the millions of gallons of water that rush over it every minute.

2. Only two vegetables can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons: asparagus and rhubarb.

3. The fruit that has its seeds on the outside: strawberry.

4. How did the pear get inside the brandy bottle? It grew inside the bottle. The bottles are placed over pear buds when they are small and are wired in place on the tree. The bottle is left in place for the entire growing season. When the pears are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems.

5. The three English words that begin with ‘dw’: dwarf, dwell and dwindle.

6. The 14 punctuation marks in English grammar: period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point, quotation mark, brackets [ ], parenthesis ( ), braces { }, and ellipses ....

7. The only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh: lettuce.

8. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning with 'S': shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts.

About that bacon: they say it’s bad for you. But they don’t know what they’re talking about. My great grandfather ate bacon every day of his life and he lived to be 45!

Ten hut! March fourth!

You may let The Thunker know what you think at her e-mail address, donoholdt@gmail.com. © 2016 Sarah Donohoe

YMCA OF THE ROCKIES – ESTES PARK WHERE KIDS HAVE FUN! Grades: K-6 Dates: March 28 – April 1, and April 4 Time: 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM Fee: $30 per day (scholarships available) For more information or to register: DBodin@ymcarockies.org 970-586-3341, x 1280

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Friday, March 4, 2016

ESTES PARK ELECTIONS

Charley Dickey-Why I Am Running For Town Trustee Since meeting my wife, Kathleen George, in 2009, Estes Park has been my home. Together we now manage Rustic Mountain Charm, on Elkhorn Avenue.

Drawing upon my previous experience in business and small town government, I jumped right into community affairs through volunteerism and participation in both the Citizen’s and Police Academies to learn as much as I could about my new community. I have learned a lot.

Beneath all the unmistakable quaintness and charm of Estes Park, I began to see issues and problems, many of long standing that need attention and active engagement. Others, I know, feel much the same way about our community’s needs. But many who live and work in Estes Park, quite understandably, simply do not have the time to give to solving the challenges before us. Many of our retirees are in much the same position. They came to Estes Park to enjoy their retirement, though I continue to marvel at the extent of their volunteerism. To put it simply: my passion to run for Trustee derives itself from my desire to represent those who do not have the time or desire to participate in local government or work on those things that matter most to our collective future. I understand in so

doing that ongoing two-way communication with members of the community is essential. Unless I understand your views and attitudes, your future vision for Estes Park, I cannot serve you well. This is my pledge to you. To listen and to respond. And I will do so by making myself continually available on-line and by reaching out to you

through periodic focus groups and in other ways. If elected, I will work with you and for you to create a better and stronger Estes Park.

Crossroads/LLEV Annual Spring Sale Now Accepting Donations!

Open your closets and your hearts to help two worthy local causes!

We are now accepting tax-deductible donations of items for the sale. It will be held Friday May 6 and Saturday May 7 at Barn W at the Fairgrounds. Please take time to look around your home or business, check your cupboards and closets for “treasures” to donate. All items should be clean & in good condition.

Sorry, we cannot accept used adult clothing, TVs, large appliances, sleeper sofas, or used mattresses. For additional information, call Crossroads Ministry at 970-577-0610.

All proceeds stay in our community for the benefit of local families in need through 501(c)3 nonprofits, Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park and Lifelong Learning of Estes Valley Preschool.

Friday, March 4, 2016

COMMUNITY NEWS

Estes Park Archives Program This Saturday The black hole that is Estes Park's hiscusing just on lodging, The Lewiston tory extends from 1915 to 1919, when Hotel proper, the downtown Josephine Estes Park didn't publish even a seasonal Hotel and Sherwood Hotel, Marys Lake newspaper, and no Lodge, and Baldpate Inn Estes Park correall got their start somespondents bothered time during this 1915exporting local 1919 period, and all of news in column their beginnings are rouformat to surtinely misidentified or rounding commugarbled, even with somenities. thing so basic as first year of operation.

To be sure, there were brief periods The growing availability of "radio silence" in of Larimer County and Estes Park prior to Boulder County newspathis, but none ocpers in digitized form curring at such a provides some hope for crucial time in correcting misconcepEstes Park's develtions about Estes Park beopment, with the tween 1916 and 1919, but start of Rocky Charles Evans Hughes (R) spent a sig- not all neighboring smallMountain National nificant amount of time in Estes Park dur- town newspapers have Park, the call for ing his 1916 Presidential campaign, a been digitized, and many Estes Park to incor- visit that has been largely forgotten. of them are not even porate as a munici- Photo courtesy Estes Park Archives. available to the public. pality, the explosion This Saturday, March 5, and continuing in downtown business growth, and the over the next few months, the Estes Park U.S. involvement in World War I. Archives will begin sharing some of the Previous historians have learned what unearthed treasures from behind the they can about this period from other scenes examination of early Colorado sources, but results (except as they relate newspapers during the 1915 to 1919 to RMNP, where government records blackout, starting with 1916 and moving save the day) have been mixed, depend- forward. "One Hundred Years Ago In ing on how much time is available to dig Estes Park" is the topic of this week's through limited material at hand. program, which begins at 1:00 p.m. at 250 Moraine Avenue.

As far as the business history of Estes Park, efforts to reconstruct this dark Reservations are not required, and time have been mostly a disaster, and there is no charge for the program or the 1915 to 1919 becomes a convenient hole refreshments that follow. Please call 970to shove unknowns into, through taking 215-2111 for additional details. a guess and hoping no one notices. Fo-

Hermit Park Open Space Reopens To The Public Larimer County’s Hermit Park Open Space, located 2 miles southeast of Estes Park, reopened to the public on Tuesday, March 1.

This will be a limited opening with portions of the campgrounds and cabin loop opening for the season. The road through Hermit Park Open Space will be open to vehicles up to the group pavilion and Kruger Rock trail parking areas. Visitors may still access the Homestead Meadows Connector trail via foot, bike or horse.

Access to trails and the open space itself is weather dependent. Roads and trails may be closed due to muddy or other adverse conditions. Before heading to Hermit Park Open Space, please check current conditions by calling (970) 619-4570 or visiting www.larimer.org/naturalresources.

For camping information and reservations, please call (800) 3977795 or visit www.larimercamping.com.

Hermit Park Open Space opens in its entirety on April 1. It closes each year from mid-December through February due to winter weather conditions and the protection of winter range habitat for big game animals, such as elk.

To learn more about Larimer County’s parks and open spaces, visit our website at www.larimer.org/naturalresources

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I'm John Meissner, the so-called “Candidate Z”, and I'm running a self-funded campaign for town trustee as a write-in. I'm against the Loop project as currently proposed, but more importantly, I'm very much against the notion that Estes Park citizens shouldn't be allowed to vote on issues that are clearly dividing the town. I believe it sets a dangerous precedent, and sends Estes Park further down the path of government by special interest.

Look, I'm no mind-reader, and I don't pretend to be able to see into the future. I don't know who is in the minority when it comes to the Loop, and frankly, I really don't care. We have a way of absolutely determining how people feel about candidates or controversial issues, and it's called the voting booth. We've used it routinely in the past, we'll visit it again this April, yet for some reason, the majority of trustees when last polled claimed the taxpaying citizens of Estes Park aren't qualified to vote.

There are plenty of good candidates running for trustee this election cycle, at least two candidates for every open position. So you have choices, and when your ballot arrives later this month, you won't have to compromise your integrity, or hold your nose while filling in the little circles.

But ask yourself this question: If the candidates you're voting for don't respect your right to vote, why are you voting for them? If they won't go on record as saying they would welcome a vote on the Loop, or any divisive issue, why are you voting for them? If a trustee, or a candidate for trustee, is unwilling to value your opinion because you are “too passionate” or “uninformed”, i.e., just not smart enough, are they more suited for public service, or private academics? Even if you are in the minority, indeed, ESPECIALLY if you are in the minority, why should a “we're all equal here, but I'm more equal” candidate be rewarded with the precious birthright that is your vote? Anyone can make a circle. Writing out a name is like a personal mission statement.

For the disenfranchised, who have been lulled into not registering, for those who think the whole thing is rigged, for folks who tell you a write-in candidate can never win:

Make History

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Friday, March 4, 2016

EVENTS/FUND RAISER

Estes Park Rotary Duck Race Set For May 7, 2016 It’s time to shake your tail feathers and make plans to attend the 2016 Estes Park Rotary Duck Race. Set for Saturday, May 7, this year’s race will feature expanded activities for the whole family. In addition to the race of thousands of “adopted” rubber ducks in the Fall River, the event will feature a festival in downtown Bond Park with food, beer, games, and live music.

A full day of activities begins at 8 a.m. with a hearty pancake breakfast in Bond Park, offered for $5 by the Longs Peak Rotary Foundation and the Kiwanis Club of Estes Park. At 9 a.m., the Duck Waddle 5K foot race begins in Bond Park and follows a scenic route featuring the Fall River and grand views of Rocky Mountain National Park. Finishing back at Bond Park, runners and walkers will be provided with breakfast, games and activities. The festival continues with a scavenger hunt hosted by area merchants.

Over 5,000 yellow rubber ducks are expected to begin their race down the Fall River at 1 p.m. near Nicky’s Steakhouse, 1350 Fall River Rd. The duck drop ceremony includes brief remarks, music, and a countdown by the crowd.

This year’s new activities join the traditional downtown finish line fun of wait-

ing for the ducks to arrive, scoping out the prize boards, having your face painted, buying duck-themed merchandise, and tapping your feet to the sound of live music.

“We have a large committee working to make the 28th Estes Park Rotary Duck Race a quacking good day for everyone,” said Rene “Big Duck” Moquin, this year’s event chairman. “The race will be surrounded by a festival of family fun.”

The reason for the race, beside a day of family fun in Estes Park and the chance to win one of over 500 prizes: to raise funds for 64 Estes Valley charities and school groups. Each beneficiary group receives $19 for every $20 adoption they sell. Since its inception, the Duck Race has returned $2.2 million to area charities.

Duck adoptions begin March 3, both in-person and online. The cost is $20 ($21 online). Participants “adopt” a duck, which is assigned a number in the race computer database. As exciting as May 7 promises to be, duck adopters do not have to attend the Duck Race to win prizes or to support the charities.

For more information on the Estes Park Rotary Duck Race, visit www.epduckrace.org or https://www.facebook.com/EPDuckRace/.

Friday, March 4, 2016

COMMUNITY

I get so many cooking magazines I often wonder why, as I have so little time to try all of the great recipes and one can Google just about anything. But in perusing the magazines I do get all kinds of good ideas as to what are the latest trends in cooking. I read them from cover to cover; thumb through pages and later tear out a few and then pass the magazines on to my daughter-in-law or daughter. As I said, you can always find the recipe or a similar one on the internet, you just have to know what you want to find. An example: years ago no one thought to roast vegetables and now it’s done all the time. Brussels sprouts are delicious roasted. If you have not tried them tossed in olive oil, salted and roasted at a high temperature, you are missing a treat.

I had been noticing a number of articles on “Pig Candy” and decided to try my hand at making it. I of course no longer had the exact recipe so off I went into the internet to get directions. In my estimation, it turned out sinfully good. I tried to follow the instructions but had to “tweak” it to get just the right crispness I wanted. The following is my version of “Pig Candy.” I hope you enjoy it as much as my friends and I did.

Pig Candy Pre-heat oven to 225 degrees 1 lb. thick sliced bacon ¾ cup dark brown sugar 3 Tbs. chili powder

Garden Club Meeting On Growing Vegetables In Pots

Please join the Estes Park Garden Club on Monday, March 14th at 10:30 a.m. in the Hondius Room of the Estes Valley Library, for the program “Tubs of Tomatoes & Crocks of Carrots: Growing Veggies in Pots.”

In Colorado, the only good tomato is a homegrown one. Colorado State University Extension master gardener, Deb Courtner, will discuss how to cultivate tomatoes, carrots, lettuce and other fresh produce in containers. The program will cover container-gardening basics, such as suitable vegetable varieties; container size and type; potting mixes; fertilization; watering; insects and disease; and harvesting.

As an additional preview, Deb has a blog post on decorative vegetables: https://blossomsandblueprints.wordpress.com/?s=vegetables.

New members and guests are always welcome.

1 tsp. cayenne pepper ½ tsp. grated black pepper (optional) Line a 9 x 13 rimmed baking pan with foil and spray with cooking spray. Place a rack in pan and spray liberally with cooking oil.

With scissors or sharp knife, cut bacon in thirds so that each slice is cut into three pieces. Mix all dry ingredients. Dip each piece of bacon into sugar mixture on both sides and place on rack. It will get a bit crowded but fit all bacon on rack after dipping each slice as directed.

Sprinkle any remaining sugar over top of slices. Place in the top third half of the

oven. Bake 2 ½ -3 hours, checking and turning about every 45 minutes until crisp. Remove from oven and allow to completely cool on the rack, not on paper towels. Bacon will crisp even more when cooled. Store cooled bacon in an air tight container at room temperature.

My kitchen is back to normal and I love all the changes. Sunshine is growing by the day and is good sometimes and naughty other times. We walk every day but I think I get more tired than she does. That’s youth for you.

I hope y’all saw the ads in our local papers for The Estes Park Woman’s Club Bingo and are planning to attend. It is tonight (Friday, March 4) at the American Legion Hall! There will be red or green chili with corn bread and dessert

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as well as a gluten free vegetarian chili.

Supper starts at 5 p.m. and Bingo begins at 6:30. We will have a silent auction and a raffle with prizes galore. This is our main fundraiser for the year. If you happen to be Catholic, I got us dispensed from abstaining from meat as this is such a worthwhile event. Now what more could you ask for than a fun night helping to raise money for a club that is over 100 years old and still going strong.

The Estes Park Woman’s Club supports so many worthy projects like the Estes Park schools, Rocky Mountain National Park, the Estes Valley Library etc.

In the meantime, you can always reach me at: esther.cenac@gmail.com Bon Appétit.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Meet Me @ The Museum On March 7 How And Why Do Museums Part With Artifacts?

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On Monday, March 7 at 1:30 p.m. Curator of Collections Naomi Gerkios Mucci will explain and show examples of artifacts that are slated to part from the Museum collection. Museum collections are held in the public trust and therefore maintaining safe-keeping of objects and archives represents many philosophical, logistical, and ethical challenges. Ever wonder how museums dispose of artifacts that are no longer relevant to its mission or useful for their collections? Gerakios Mucci will discuss the ongoing process, full of challenges and benefits, that Museum staff have undertaken over the years to refine and reduce the size of the Museum’s artifact collection.

Naomi Gerkios Mucci displays a dress from the Museum’s textiles collection. Photo courtesy EP Museum Meet Me @ The Museum encourages all of us Located at 200 Fourth Street, the Estes to be curious about the history of sites, Park Museum galleries are open Friday events, and those who came before us in and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 Estes Park. Museum staff will aim to inp.m. and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. until clude the community in their local his5:00 p.m. The mission of the Estes Park tory findings and current projects once a Museum is to conduct activities that premonth. Discussions will be on-site at the serve, share and respect the unique hisMuseum or participants may assemble at tory of Estes Park. For more information the Museum and then embark by foot, call the Estes Park Museum at 970-586bike or caravan to other location(s) in 6256 or visit the Museum’s website at the Estes valley. Get involved with the www.estes.org/museum. Museum adMuseum staff ’s topic of choice by particmission is free. More Museum news is ipating in Meet Me @ the Museum available at www.facebook.com/Estesevents on the first Monday of every ParkMuseum. month.

Free Tax Assistance

Free tax preparation assistance is being offered by AARP Tax-Aide from February 2nd through April 14th, Estes Valley Library.

This program is primarily for taxpayers with low- to middle-income with special attention given to persons age 60 and older.

Appointments can be made by calling 586-8116.

Friday, March 4, 2016

ESTES PARK NEWS

Estes Park Internationale Aviation Club Meeting March 8 The next meeting of the Estes Park Internationale Aviation Club will be on March 8, 2016, at 6:30 p.m., in the Hondius Room of the Estes Valley Library. The Aviation Club meetings are free and open to the public, and all are welcome to attend. Our speaker for this meeting will be Larry Carpenter, a longtime Estes Park resident and charter member of the Aviation Club. Larry has spent much time researching and locating aircraft accident/crash sites in the local area, and his presentation will address this subject.

Numerous airplane crashes have occurred in southern Larimer and northern Boulder counties during World War II and since. This program is an oppor-

Job Interviewing Workshop

Have you ever been intimidated by an approaching interview for a new job?

Have you worried if you will answer the questions correctly? How do you address concerns in your resume or employment gaps? The Larimer County Workforce Center (LCWC) is partnering with the Estes Valley Library to host a free “Interviewing” workshop on Monday, March 7th from 10 a.m. to 12 pm in the Wasson Room at the library.

This workshop will help you prepare for an interview with techniques and tough questions to answer. Preparing for an interview is critical and will allow you to successfully sell yourself to the employer.

This workshop discusses the basics of interviewing including: • How to prepare for the interview • Learning about the various types of questions you might face • How to respond to behavioral and tough questions • How to follow-up after the interview • Practice effective interviewing techniques Those interested need to register for the workshop by visiting the Library website calendar and navigating to the March 7th date at estesvalleylibrary.org or by calling the library at (970) 586-8116, extension 3. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a consultation with the local Career Consultant, Kelly Murray, please call 970-577-2152 or email, kmurray@larimer.org 1601 Brodie Avenue, Estes Park.

tunity to learn the stories surrounding these crashes, both military and civilian, unfortunately nearly all resulting in fatalities. Carpenter has located nearly 50 crash sites in Colorado ranging from the Eastern Plains to the peaks of the Continental Divide. Several have occurred within a few miles of Estes Park, including one that remained unfound for ten years. Learn of this crash and others that have been missing even longer.

Larry's presentation should be very interesting and informative, hope to see you there!

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ESTES PARK MEDICAL CENTER

Estes Park Park Medical Medical Center Center Estes Emergency Services Services Awarded Awarded Emergency For Excellence Excellence For

By: Kerrie Hill, EPMC

Courtesy photos

February 18, 2016 was an important day for both EPMC’s Emergency Department and Emergency Medical Services.

In the morning, Estes Park Medical Center’s Emergency Department was officially presented their Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award. Present at the award ceremony was Town of Estes Park Mayor, Honorable Bill Pinkham. Recognized as a leader in per-

based on feedback from our patients who are our most important critics.

Their praise is the result of a team comprised of physicians, nurses, paramedics and staff members in all sorts of supporting roles that make patients their first priority.” “This award showcases the excellent care we are so very fortunate to have in our community,” said Mayor Pinkham. “All of the team focus on providing the very best patient in best care

formance improvement for nearly 30 years, Press Ganey partners with more than 11,000 health care organizations worldwide to create and sustain highperforming organizations, and ultimately, improve the overall health care experience.

The Guardian of Excellence Award is a nationally-recognized symbol of achievement in healthcare. Presented annually, the award honors clients who consistently sustained performance in the top 95th percentile of performance in one of five areas including: Patient Experience, Employee Engagement, Physician Engagement, or Clinical Quality. Estes Park Medical Center Emergency Department received the Guardian of Excellent Award for Patient Experience and achieved the 95th percentile consistently during the course of one award year.

“Putting patients first and providing the highest quality of care is what our staff strive for each and every day in the Emergency Department at Estes Park Medical Center,” said Leslie Roberts, Director of Trauma and Emergency Services. The Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award for Outstanding Performance in Patient Experience is

and delivery.”

Following the morning reception, the Rotary Club of Estes Park presented Estes Park Medical Center EMS with the “Service Above Self ” award. Virgil Holtgrewe and Rotary President Scott Thompson presented the award to the EMS crew for their dedicated work in providing emergency response to our community. This EMS crew is always reliable, serving our community with highly trained, caring professionals doing a job they love.

“We’ve got an amazing team and we feel like we really make a difference to our community, said Mike Bielmaier, Director of the Ambulance Department.

“Working as an EMT or Paramedic is different from any career you could choose.

We get tremendous satisfaction from helping others and knowing we make a difference between life and death. Additionally we have great equipment and our ambulances are our “pride and joy.”

They are essentially a “hospital on wheels.” “We are honored to be recognized by the Rotary Club of Estes Park for the work we do.”

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

Quota Club Of Estes Park Welcomes New Members & Recognizes Years Of Service

Cynthia Price Reedy, Karen Peterson, Mary Murphy, Marianne Casey, Jean Siddle, Mary Jo Seifert, and Maureen Marsh were all honored for years of service.

At an evening meeting at the YMCA of the Rockies last week, members of Quota Club of Estes Park welcomed five women to their club and celebrated years of service with several of their current members.

Cynthia Price Reedy-five years. Cynthia has been a board member, an officer and committee chair.

Karen Peterson-five years. Karen is a board member, foundation treasurer for two years, has chaired the Holiday Home Tour.

Mary Bopp-five years. Mary has been a club officer, board member, secretary, and very active in committees.

Mary Murphy-10 years. Mary has served on the foundation board and is the current club president.

Marianne Casey-10 years. Marianne has been very instrumental in the formation of JQ (Junior Quota) and has served as a board member.

Jean Siddle-15 years. Jean has chaired several committees and currently chairs the Student Grant committee and has had her house on the Home Tour.

Mary Jo Seifert-25 years. Mary Jo has been very active with the Loan Closet. In fact, you might say she is the Queen of the Loan Closet and with such a title, it’s only fitting that she also received a tiara.

Maureen Marsh-30 + 2 years-Maureen served as president from 1996 -1998 and also served as a regional director.

In addition to the awards, Quota Club welcomed new members DJ Christian, Luetta VerStraeten, Penelope Sutherland, Audrey Innes and Molly Nosbisch.

(Molly is not pictured).

Founded in 1919 Quota International is a service organization that links members of all ages, occupations and nationalities in a worldwide network of service and friendship.

With a motto of “We share,” Quotarians are especially known for their service to deaf, hard of hearing and speech impaired individuals and disadvantaged women and children.

Just some of the projects of our local Quota Club include the Loan Closet, ambulance fund drives, the purchase and installation of microphones and speaker systems in the elementary and middle schools and thirty AEDs (Automatic Electronic Defibrillators) that are located with EMS and around town to help save lives.

The next fundraiser for Quota Club will be the Taste of Estes which will be held Thursday, April 14 at the Rocky Mountain Park Inn Conference Center. Watch for more details.

New Quota members DJ Christian, Luetta VerStraeten, Penelope Sutherland and Audrey Innes. (Molly Nosbisch, not pictured). Courtesy photos

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Friday, March 4, 2016

COMMUNITY/EVENTS

News From The EDCPlanning Incubator Program By: Jon Nicholas

growth is attributable to attracting outof-state businesses. The overwhelming President, Estes Park EDC Next Wednesday and Thursday (March 9 amount of new jobs in a given commuand 10) marks the beginning of a new ini- nity is created by existing small businesses and start-ups. tiative for entrepreneurs in the Estes ValWe are fortunate ley: planning for a to have access to business incubator successful incubator program. Incubator CEOs from both the programs provide enAustin Technology trepreneurs with acIncubator (affiliated cess to expertise and with UT-Austin) capital. Such assisand the Innosphere, tance can make the based in Fort difference between an Collins (which idea and a viable busiworks with CSU). ness.

These innovation Estes Park is one of leaders are intrigued the most highly eduwith the possible cated communities in connections we can all of Colorado. Our form in a nationally residents (both yearrecognized resort round and part-time) community. Talking embody a tremendous with these national variety of experiences incubator and venand knowledge, much of which could ture capital experts should be interestbenefit potential entrepreneurs. Thus, poing in itself. tential entrepreneurs could find business It is your knowledge of business and mentors and even potential angel inour local community that can help us vestors in our community. Forming these develop a sustainable and successful human connections will be key. program.

Connecting new ideas with In a high technology world, innovation expertise can change our community and entrepreneurship drive job growth. for the better.

Since 2011 the Brookings Institution has Public Meetings, March 9 and 10. led in-depth strategic planning efforts at There will be two public meetings, the metropolitan and state-wide level inwhere your participation in this new tended to focus on those activities that endeavor can make a difference. The matter most. Two of the most impactful first meeting will be held from 8 to 9 areas identified are: 1) development and a.m. on Wednesday, March 9 at the Via deployment of human capital and skills; Bicycle CafĂŠ in the Lakeview Plaza, and 2) increasing the capacity for innova1751 North Lake Avenue, #110 in Estes tion and the environment for entreprePark.

Via CafĂŠ is a relatively new busineurs. ness that combines a professional bicyThis explains the shift in thinking about cle builds, repairs and service with economic development. Under the tradiamazing coffee roasted in Estes Park. tional model, economic development orThis will also serve as the first open ganizations (EDOs) competed in attractmeeting of the Estes Park Startup ing out-of-state businesses first to a "Open Coffee" group. You can learn region, and then to a specific large-scale more at http://www.meetup.com/Estesreal estate project. As a result, there are thousands of EDOs that compete for hun- Park-Startup-Meetup/ The second meeting will be held from dreds of the most attractive large-scale 8 to 9 a.m. on Thursday, March 10 at projects that can bring hundreds of jobs the Estes Park Museum, 200 4th Street from a single project. Yet national rein Estes Park. I hope to see you at one search demonstrates that only about two percent of metropolitan or state-wide job of these group discussions.

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Friday, March 4, 2016

COMMUNITY/EVENTS

ESTES PARK HAPPENINGS

For additional information call 800-443-7837 • 970-577-9900

March 4-18, 2016 EVENTS March 4: First Friday Opening Reception. Cultural Arts Council Fine Art Gallery. 5-8pm

March 10: Mountain Town Trio.

Classic Rock. Waterfront Grille at the Estes Park Resort. 6-9pm

March 4: Bingo Fundraiser. American Legion. 6:30pm

March 10: Open Bluegrass Jam. The Rock Inn. 6-9pm

March 5: Bouldering Competition.

Estes Park Mountain Shop. 8am-2pm

March 11: Will Thomas. Acoustic.

Snowy Peaks Winery. 4-6pm

March 8 & 15: Free 5K Group Run. Starts at the Stanley Hotel. 6pm

March 11: James Davis. Classical Guitar. Twin Owls Steakhouse. 6-9pm

March 12: Whiskey Warm Up. Whiskey tasting festival: CO distilleries, whiskey classes, live music & more! Downtown in Riverside Plaza.1-4pm

March 11: Ray Young. Jazz Piano.

Nicky’s Steakhouse. 6-9pm

March 13: Afternoon Tea & Award Ceremony. Cultural Arts Council Fine Art Gallery. 1-3pm

March 11: Spoken Work & Poetry Slam. Inkwell & Brew. 7-9pm

Thursdays in March. Estes Park DineAround. Various Estes Park Restaurants offering tasting plates.

VisitEstesPark.com/Dine

March 12: Billy Shaddox. Acoustic Duo. The Rock Inn. 5-8pm

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT March 4: Will Thomas. Acoustic. Snowy Peaks Winery. 4-6pm March 4: James Davis. Classical Guitar. Twin Owls Steakhouse. 6-9pm March 4 & 5: Ray Young. Jazz Piano.

Nicky’s Steakhouse. 6-9pm March 4: Spoken Work & Poetry Slam.

Inkwell & Brew. 7-9pm March 4: Chain Station. Bluegrass. The Rock Inn. 8:30-11:30pm March 4: Karaoke. Lonigans. 9pm March 5: David Potter. Acoustic. The Rock Inn. 5-8pm

Monday – March 7 Swiss steak, Mashed potatoes, Corn, Salad, Cookie Tuesday – March 8 BBQ pork, Sandwich roll, Pasta salad, Fruit wedges, Brownie Wednesday – March 9 Sausage frittata, Fruit salad, Vegetable medley, Sweet roll Thursday – March 10 Meaty lasagna, Garden salad, Garlic bread, Pie Friday – March 11 Baked cod, Potato casserole, Coleslaw, Cobbler

March 9: Open Stage. Lonigans. 9pm

March 5: The Mountain Town Trio.

Classic Rock. Mary’s Lake Lodge. 69pm March 5: Karaoke. Lonigans. 9pm March 6: EP Music Festival – Piano Prodigy from Kruger Studio.

Classical. The Stanley Hotel. 2pm March 8: Open Mic. Ed’s Cantina. 69pm

March 11: Arthur Lee Land. Acoustic.

The Rock Inn. 6-9pm

March 11: Karaoke. Lonigans. 9pm

March 12: The Mountain Town Trio.

Classic Rock. Mary’s Lake Lodge. 69pm March 12: Karaoke. Lonigans. 9pm March 13: Alex Thoele. Acoustic Brunch. 11am-2pm March 13: Just Jill. Acoustic. 5-8pm March 16: Open Stage. Lonigans. 9pm March 17. Indigent Row. Celtic Rock.

Lonigan’s. 6-8pm March 17: Mountain Town Trio.

Classic Rock. Waterfront Grille at the Estes Park Resort. 6-9pm March 17: St. Patrick’s Day Party.

Fiddle Rock. The Rock Inn. 8:3011:30pm

SEMINARS, CLASSES & LECTURES March 6 & 13: Taste & Create. Snowy Peaks Winery. 4-6pm Mon. & Wed. at 6pm, Fri. & Sat. at 7pm: Sip & Paint. Murphy’s Resort.

Sat., Sun. & Wed.: Weaving Demonstrations. Weaver’s Attic, Old Church Shops. 1-3pm

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK Visit the RMNP Visitor Centers to learn more about wildlife, the junior ranger program, recreational activities & more!

Free RMNP & Ranger-Led Programs.

Details: 970-586-1206. Reservations: 970-586-1223 March 5 & 6: Wild in Winter. Beaver Meadows Visitor Center. 10am March 5, 6, 9, 12, 13 & 16: Snowshoe Ecology Walk. Bring snowshoes. Ages 8 & up. Reservations required.

March. 12: Saturday Evening Program. Beaver Meadows Visitor Center. 7-8pm Rocky Mountain Conservancy Programs. Nature seminars, outings & classes for all ages. Fees apply & registration is required. Call for details, locations & registration: 970-586-3262.

March 5: Winter Ecology: A Snowshoeing Trek for Kids & Families. 9am

EXHIBITS

March 18: Will Thomas. Acoustic.

Snowy Peaks Winery. 4-6pm March 18: James Davis. Classical Guitar. Twin Owls Steakhouse. 6-9pm March 18: Ray Young. Jazz Piano.

Nicky’s Steakhouse. 6-9pm

Through March 27: Mentor/Student Show. Art Center of Estes Park. 10am5pm March 4-April 3: Women’s History Month Art Exhibit. Cultural Arts Council. 12-5pm

March 18: Spoken Work & Poetry Slam. Inkwell & Brew. 7-9pm March 18: Karaoke. Lonigans. 9pm

Submit your upcoming events for Happenings and our website at VisitEstesPark.com/Submit

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LIFE’S LITTLE INSTRUCTIONS: As you know by now, I am constantly on the lookout for items that will encourage people in our area. Many of you have shared things that were easy to draw helpful lessons from and I thank you. Please keep it up. On other occasions I just stumble across things that are helpful to me and then surmise that they would be enjoyed by others as well. I had that kind of experience this past week. I was sitting in a room in a relative’s home in Dallas, Texas and noticed an unsigned poster on the wall that had fifty-six miniature messages that, if applied, could make lives a little better. I hope you enjoy them, like I did, and can feed some of them into your thinking and adopt them into your lifestyle. So I give you a list of ‘Life’s Little Instructions’ from some anonymous, very insightful person. I found it to be a helpful checklist. I hope you do too.

“Sing in the shower + Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated + Watch a sunrise at least once a year + Never refuse home-made brownies + Strive for excellence, not perfection + Plant a tree on your birthday + Learn three clean jokes + Return borrowed vehicles with the gas tank full + Compliment three people every day + Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them + Leave everything a little better than you found it + Keep it simple + Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures + Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know + Floss your teeth + Ask for a raise when you think you’ve earned it + Be forgiving of yourself and others + Over tip breakfast waitresses + Say ‘Thank you’ a lot + Say ‘Please’ a lot + Avoid negative people + Buy whatever kids are selling from card tables in their front yards + Wear polished shoes + Remember other people’s birthdays + Commit yourself to constant improvement + Carry jumper cables in your trunk + Have a firm handshake + Send lots of Valentine cards. Sign them, “Someone thinks you’re terrific!” + Look people in the eye + Be the first to say, “Hello!” + Use the good silver + Return all the things you borrow + Make new friends but cherish the old ones + Keep secrets + Sing in a choir + Plant flowers every spring + Have a dog + Always accept an outstretched hand + Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life + Wave at children on school buses + Be there when people need you + Feed a stranger’s expired parking meter + Don’t expect life to be fair + Never underestimate the power of love + Celebrate for no reason at all + Live your life as an exclamation, not an explanation + Don’t be afraid to say, “I made a mistake!” + Don’t be afraid to say, “I don’t know!” + Compliment even small improvements + Keep your promises no matter what + Marry only for love + Rekindle old friendships + Count your blessings + Call your mother.”

I’m sure that as you’ve read this list you have seen many that reflect the way that you operate on a regular basis. However, if you’re like me, you’ll see some that you hadn’t given much thought to before, nor sensing how much they could significantly impact the lives of others, contributing to them having a ‘better day’ because of your actions. Most of the suggestions come from taking a ‘proactive’ approach to life, rather than simply ‘reacting’ to the actions of others.

You are taking the initiative, having realized that these individual things could really make a difference in someone else’s heart and life.

Evident early on is that these are generated by a selfless spirit and are designed to contribute to the well-being and betterment of others. The Scriptures often recommend such an ‘othersserving’ spirit and it was truly manifested in the life of our ‘Supreme Example’ Christ. So, we can’t go very far wrong by applying them in our lives, can we? May God help us do so! Bob

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An Evening With Western Art Friday, March 11

"After You" pastel by Julie Kramer Cole.

“An Evening with Western Art” will be presented at the Estes Park Museum from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on March 11th. The program will engage participants with the subject matter, media, styles and techniques used by artists who portray the spirit of the American West. Light refreshments will be served. Seating is limited to the first 60 guests.

The leadership of the Estes Park Western Heritage Foundation, Inc., and the Estes Park Museum Friends & Foundation, Inc., have joined together to present this exciting evening as a pre-event for the Windows to the West Art Show and Sale.

The Museum’s director, Derek Fortini, and art educator Peter Gaustad will facilitate participant discussion to pro-

mote better understanding and appreciation of American Western art.

Local collectors Dr. Bert Cushing and Dr. Bob and Linda Moak will provide several pieces from their private collections for the program. Fine examples of oil, watercolor, graphite, and pastel art and bronze sculpture have been selected. The Museum also will display pieces from its collection of local artwork by outstanding artists from the pioneer period of Estes Park.

“An Evening with Western Art” will be informative and entertaining, whether you are new to Western art or a seasoned collector.

Please come – the evening will be enriched by your questions and the experiences you share.

In addition to this March 11 program, plan to attend the second annual Windows to the West Art Show and Sale at the Estes Park Events Complex, June 35, 2016. The two foundations are working together to again bring the show to Estes Park.

For information about Windows to the West, visit WindowsWestArt.com.

To learn more about the foundations, visit their websites: • Estes Park Western Heritage Foundation, Inc. -- www.estesparkwesternheritagefoundation.org • Estes Park Museum Friends & Foundation, Inc. estesparkmuseumfriends.org

Handgun Classes And NRA Changes The demand for handgun classes in and around Estes Park has increased this spring and additional classes have been added to try and meet the demand. At the same time, the NRA has announced a significant change to the way that the NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course will be offered. As of May 15 The NRA will offer the Basic Pistol Shooting Course only as a “blended learning” course, a combination of online and in-person instruction. The portion of the course that is currently taught by an instructor in a classroom environment will soon only be offered as an online/internet course (Phase I). Once students satisfactorily complete the online class and pass the course test, they will then register with an instructor for the shooting qualifica-

tions portion of the course (Phase II).

Any students who want to take the Basic Pistol Course by the traditional (classroom) method, must pre-register for a course that is offered before May 15.

This new “blended learning” format only applies to the Basic Pistol Shooting Course and not to any other NRA Courses. Contact Jim for more information at 970-481-4279.

Upcoming Handgun Classes: March 5- Basic Pistol Shooting Course March 19- Defensive Pistol – Advanced April 9- Basic Pistol Shooting Course April 16- Basic Pistol Shooting Course May 14- Basic Pistol Shooting Course May 21- Personal Protection in the Home

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Calling All Engaged Couples! Win A Wedding Photography Package

Kate Francher

Kate Francher is a local photographer here in Estes Park. She is excited to be running a wedding photography contest for people who couldn't otherwise afford beautiful photos of their special day. Said Kate, “I love contests! So I’m very excited to be able to offer one of my own for the very first time. I’m most excited because it’s a good prize. You know not like a keychain or a tiny flashlight, I'm giving away something big. I’m giving away a free wedding photography package. I want to give people who couldn’t otherwise afford a wedding photographer a chance to have their day captured.”

Kate’s contest runs until April 1st, 2016.

The package itself is worth $1,800.

Here are the details.

What’s included: Up to eight hours of photography coverage High resolution digital downloads of the images USB of your photos 10% off wedding prints How to enter: Submit your entries to Kate at macfranphotography@gmail.com Include your names Tell me your love story. Things like how you met and what makes your heart flutter about your partner.

Why do you think you’d be a good candidate?

Include the date and location of your wedding.

Send me a photo of you two, for the announcement post.

Friends and family of a bride and groom are welcome to nominate them.

A winner will be chosen by myself, my husband, another photographer and a local Estes Park wedding vendor.

Submissions are due by 4/1/2016 A winner will be announced 4/5/2016 Stipulations: No falsified stories please, nobody likes a fibber.

Location is obviously a barrier, travel expenses will not be charged for locations in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, or New York. Otherwise travel expenses must be provided by the couple.

Winners must have a date open in Kate’s calendar.

Kate said, “I'm literally hopping up and down in my chair over how excited I am to see your submissions! Please share this as much as possible so Kate gets the chance to be exposed to some very deserving couples!”

For more information on Kate Francher, see her website at katefrancherscaptures.com. Good luck to all future brides and grooms and we will publish the names of the winners in a upcoming edition of the Estes Park News.

Coloring Club Meets First And Third Mondays Join in on the coloring fun at the Estes Valley Library with the adult Coloring Club!

The Coloring Club meets at the library on the first and third Mondays of each month from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, March 21, will be the next meeting for the Coloring Club.

Coloring Clubs encourage adults of all ages to relax with something playful, something free, and something that requires no specific skill set while allowing for individuals to express themselves through color. No registration is required. Please join in the coloring fun on any of the following dates and times: The library will continue to provide pages to color and crayons, colored pencils and markers. Please bring a friend and treats to share.

Photo by Kate Francher

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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT PRESS RELEASE ESTES PARK HOUSING AUTHORITY IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ONE (1) BOARD MEMBER POSITION

The Estes Park Housing Authority (EPHA) is a not-for-profit organization committed to providing affording housing to low-and-moderate-income citizens who live within the Park-3 School District boundary. Board members serve in a volunteer capacity for a 5-year term.

Board member responsibilities include active involvement as an advocate for EPHA in the community, assist in retention and development of housing opportunities, and examine policies, procedures and financial reports. Applicants must reside in the Park-3 School District boundary.

Board meeting is held the second Wednesday of each month at 8:30 a.m., Room 203, Town Municipal Building.

Applications Available: February 16, 2016 Due Date: March 11 2016 Applications Available: EPHA offices, 500 Big Thompson Ave, Estes Park, CO (Monday – Friday, 8-5), or on our website, www.esteshousing.org

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ESTES PARK SCHOOLS

“Cell Phone Sally”

Teaching Kids How To Save Lives!

By: Kris Hazelton Teaching children how to properly call 9-1-1 for help in an emergency is invaluable. Many lives have been saved because a young child was taught how and when to make that important call.

Estes Park Police Department School Resource Officer Curt Plassmeyer and Librarian Lisa Wahler were instrumental in getting a LETA (Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority) program into the elementary school and teaching the 91-1 activities as part of the four week program LETA provided them.

Last week, Julie Sullivan, Community Outreach & EMD Training Coordinator for LETA, came to the school and along with SRO Plassmeyer helped teach the children when to call 9-1-1, how to make the call, and what to say to the 9-1-1 dispatcher on a landline phone and a cell phone 9-1-1 simulator. It is important for kids to know how to dial both types of phones.

Casey Noell Walsh 10th Grade being given an award at the school award ceremony last year).

Her favorite quote is “All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts” by William Shakespeare. She likes this quote because she says, “We all have our parts in life and we have many different parts in each others lives.”

Congratulations to Casey Walsh, the Stu- After high school Casey plans to go to college and major in Theater dent of the Week for March 4, 2016.

Arts and plans to go to a school in School activities Casey enjoys are being California or New York. in the Women’s Choir as an Alto, she is the Casey moved here last year from only sophomore in the Thespian Society Elk Grove, California which is near and she loves being involved in theater.

Sacramento.

Her hobbies include This weekend she will perform in the drawing, role playing, writing, EPHS production of “Our Town” and she singing and dancing.

She has been is playing Mrs. Soames & multiple roles. invited to attend the Congress of She is also on the Knowledge Bowl Team.

Future Science and Technology Outside of school Casey enjoys horseLeaders this summer in Boston but back riding and recreational swimming. sadly cannot attend.

Casey has lettered in Academics and had a cumulative GPA of 3.95 last year. She re- Reel Mountain Theater has also graceived an art award at the Community Art ciously donated two movie passes to our Show (making this her second award after Student of the Week!

As a reward for all of the student’s hard work the past few weeks, a special surprise guest, LETA mascot “Cell Phone Sally” came to the school to review with the students what they had learned about 9-1-1. They loved practicing calling 9-1-1 on both the landline and cell phone simulators, reciting their address and telling them what their “emergency” was.

It’s a proven fact that even children as young as four years old have successfully called 9-1-1 and saved lives! Julie said, “Through this 9-1-1 program and the commitment by SRO Plassmeyer and Mrs. Wahler there are now 320 more children in the Estes Valley aware of 9-1-1 and prepared on how to call 9-1-1 in the event of an emergency!”

In addition to kids knowing how to get help quickly in an emergency, teaching them about 9-1-1 comforts and reassures them that if they are ever in an emergency situation, help is just a phone call away.

Photos by Kris Hazelton/ EPNEWS

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Swim And Dive Team Thank Trout Haven For Hosting Banquet The Estes Park girls Swim and Dive Team would like to give a big thank you to Trout Haven for graciously donating their facility to host their end of year

swim banquet. They had a wonderful time and appreciate the generosity of Trout Haven. Thank you!

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Citizen Meetings with County Commissioner Tom Donnelly

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Sunday Morning Schedule 9:45 am Worship 10:45 am Fellowship Time in Anderson Hall 11am Adult Sunday School

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Adult Art Classes Offered At The Art Center This Spring The Art Center is offering a variety of classes to enrich your art experience and education, and is pleased to announce the art classes being offered this March and April.

Back by popular demand …Painting the Colorful Attitude of Your Pet with renowned Colorado pet portrait artist Pat Saunders-White, March 19 (Sat.) 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Class Fee: Non-member$102, Member-$91.80.

Tap into the child within and use your intuition that has been lying dormant when choosing your colors! We all love animals and want to keep them forever.

Immortalize them in paint. Bold, beautiful colors reflect their wonderful personalities and characteristics. All materials, instruction and demonstrations provided by the instructor. We will be working in acrylics on 16"x 20" canvas paper.

If you prefer stretched canvas please bring your own. Materials are provided for this class. Please being 2-8”x10” photos (same image) to class, one for marking up and one for reference. No drawing skills required for this class! This class fills up quickly, sign up today so you are not disappointed!

Whimsical Fish with Pat SaundersWhite, April 9 (Sat.) 1-4 p.m., Class Fee: Non-member- $45, Member- $40.50.

Fish have simple lines and beautiful colors. Students will use pan watercolor and watercolor pencils that will portray the transparency and freshness of this

medium. Some materials provided by instructor. Materials list available on Art Center website or at the Art Center.

Vertical Landscapes with Mary Giacomini, April 22 (SAT) 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Class Fee: Non Member-$85, Member76.50.

Paint your own vertical landscape while learning about aerial perspective, value & pallet knife painting. We will start a thin layer blocking in the Rocky Mountains, then paint a Aspen forest with pallet knifes to have a thick layer of impasto and swirling strokes. Bring a long canvas, your acrylic paints and an open mind. No experience necessary. Students bring their own supplies.

Techniques for Nuno and Wet Felting with Art Center Artist Rebecca Gilberto, First class offered *March 23 & 30, 5:007:30 p.m. (Weds.~ two evening sessions per class) Second class offered *April 13 & 20, 5:00-7:30 p.m. (Weds.~ two evening sessions per class). Class fee: Non-member-$25.00, Member-$22.50.

Additional $25 Materials fee to be paid directly to instructor at time of class. All materials needed are included in this fee with the exception that students need to bring two bath towels to class. *These are two separate classes, with two evening sessions per class.

Oh the possibilities! This class is for students who want to learn new techniques in felting. In session one, students will make a pattern for and felt a pair of

fingerless gloves. Session two they will make a nuno felted infinity scarf.

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. Art Center members get a 10% discount on all adult art classes. The Art Center is located at 517 Big Thompson Avenue, in Middle Stanley Village, below Safeway and above Subway. To register for classes, or for a more complete listing of 2016 classes offered, please Pat Saunders-White call the Art Center at 970-586-5882 or visit our website at www.artcenterofestes.com and click on “Classes.” Visit the Art Center before March 27 to see the Mentor/Student show featuring the art of students mentored by Art Center artist members. Winter/Spring gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The gallery is closed Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday through May 12.

Aspen by Mary Giacomini

Pat Saunders-White

29th Annual Women’s History Month Exhibit Opens At The CAC Friday ney Springer, Chris Switzer, Virginia Taulane, Maureen Vetter, Diane Watson, Audie Yenter, and Liz Zornes of Estes Park; Jody Anderson of Evans; Bonnie Browne, Kelly Kepler, and Andrea Gabel of Fort Collins; Jeanne

Dawn Normali’s

Bob, Bob, Bobbing Along

Forty-one local and area women artists will be exhibiting work at the Cultural Arts Council's annual women's history month exhibit, "Dreams & Ambitions."

The show opens on Friday, March 4, with a First Friday celebration and opening reception from 5-8 p.m. The reception is open and free to the public.

Participating in this year's show Colorado artists: Pat Carney, Janet Hunt, Jan Kirkpatrick, and Kathleen Lazoni of Boulder; Theresa Conklin of Brush; Lorrie Beck of Colorado Springs; Kristen Abbott, Leslie Allen, Janet Anderson, and Heather Arenas of Denver; Lani Vlaanderen of Drake; Ann Tristani of Edgewater; Pauline Bustamante, Cathy Goodale, Janet Graham, Margaret Jensen, Vickie Mastron, Dawn Normali, Nancy O'Farrell, Barbara Richards, Cyd-

MacKenzie of LaPorte; Geri Bradford and Ani Espriella of Longmont; Patti Andre, Mary Benke, Jennifer Cline, Yvette Rosa, Barb Smith and Jennifer Mary Benke’s Casting Call Wade of Loveland; and Carol Jenkins of Ward.

"There is an amazing quality to this show - not only do we have top-notch women artists participating, the pieces they chose for exhibition represent a variety of subject matter and media," said Larry DeGraff, CAC board member and gallery committee chair.

"One of our goals was to have women who haven't participated in a CAC show before," said DeGraff, "We have been successful in getting eight new artists into our gallery with the women's show this year."

This year, the show will be awarding two prizes of $50 each - artists' choice and people's choice awards.

"We encourage the entire community to come out and vote for their favorite piece starting Friday

night, through Saturday, March 12," said Barb Boyer Buck, executive director. "Also, people may vote online for their favorite piece - the entire show is cataloged at www.estesarts.com (only one vote per person, please)."

Awards in both categories will be presented during the artist reception and awards ceremony at an afternoon tea on March 13 from 1-3 p.m. The public is invited to this event, as well as the closing ceremony for the show, which will be commemorated with a First Friday celebration on April 1, from 5-8 p.m. "To tie with honoring women with the show, and because it's National Poetry Month, we are having a local actress perform a reading of Colorado poetry written by women," Boyer Buck said.

For more information about "Dreams and Ambitions," and other programs, visit the CAC's website at www.estesarts.com Isabella in the Aspens by Cydney Springer

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EPHS Proudly Presents

“Our Town”

The Estes Park High School Thespian Troupe #7284 is set to present, “Our Town” this Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5 in the EPHS auditorium.

Written by Thornton Wilder, Our Town explores the lives of people living in a small, quintessentially American town. It tells the story of the fictional American small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens. It was first produced in 1938 and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

The play is divided into three aspects of the human experience: Act One: Daily Life Act Two: Love / Marriage Act Three: Death / Loss OUR TOWN CAST LIST Stage Manager- Max Wolter & Colin Soguero Dr. Gibbs- AJ Saucier Joe Crowell- Damien Moore Howie Newsome- Tristin Myers Mrs. Gibbs- Regina Pierce Mrs. Webb- Kathryn Carnell George Gibbs- Luke Soguero Rebecca Gibbs- Chloe Burke

Wally Webb- Sean Johnson Emily Webb- Molly Morgan Professor Willard-Scott Miller Mr. Webb- Jacob Bielmaier Woman in the Balcony & multiple roles- Sophie Greenway Woman in the Auditorium & multiple roles- Mae Tice Lady in the Box & multiple roles-Mary Riggenberg Simon Stimson-Eric Johnson Mrs. Soames & multiple roles- Casey Walsh Constable Warren - Avery Fichera SI Crowell & multiple roles- Sam Leonard Sam Craig & multiple roles-Nathan Zurfluh Joe Stoddard- Matt Laws Woman Among Dead & multiple roles- Grace Mechem Performances will begin at 7:00 p.m. Tickets for adults are $12.00, students $8.00. Come on out and support our high school theater group!

Lindsey Kufeld Honored By DAR For Citizenship Essay Lindsey Kufeld, Senior at Estes Park High School recently entered a contest sponsored by the Namaqua Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. The essay assignment was to write about our Constitutional Rights and Lindsey chose to write about the Second Amendment.

After judging her entry, Lindsey was invited to the Namaqua Chapter’s 100th annual Student Recognition and Patriotic Tea to read her essay along with seven other students from Northern Colorado whose essays were also selected.

The DAR program is a wonderful way to recognize outstanding high school seniors and it encourages and rewards the qualities of good citizenship.

Student essays selected had to have the following qualities: Dependability (which includes truthfulness, loyalty, and punctuality); Service (which includes cooperation, courtesy, and consideration of others); Leadership (which includes personality, self-control, and ability to assume responsibility); and Patriotism (which includes unselfish interest in family, school, community,

and nation) to an outstanding degree.

Since its founding in 1890, the Daughters of the American Revolution has a mission to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism.

Lindsey who is the daughter of Wes and Cindy Kufeld, plans to attend Ames Community College in the Law Enforcement program and then go to UNC to pursue a Law Enforcement degree followed by the Federal Law Enforcement Academy.

Congratulations Lindsey!

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MEETING NEWS

Candidates To Focus On Nonprofit Issues At March Lunch & Learn Roundtable Nonprofit leaders in Estes Park are invited to meet the candidates for Town of Estes Park Mayor and Trustee at the March nonprofit lunch & learn roundtable on Thursday, March 10 from Noon – 1:30 p.m. Join us in the Hondius Room of the Estes Valley Library for this informative dialog.

EPNRC will be providing a short written questionnaire, completed by each candidate prior to the event that will focus on issues directly relevant to the nonprofit community. Nonprofit representatives will have the opportunity to ask additional questions as well.

Find out what the candidates have to say about: • their knowledge of and experience with non-profits in our community and how they see nonprofits fitting into the vision and work of town government, • ideas they have about how town government can partner with nonprofits to provide important resources and serv-

ices to citizens, • the role of non-profits in our community and the role of local government in supporting them, and • what, if anything, they think the nonprofit community should do to be more effective in providing resources and services to our community.

Facilitated by Jean McGuire, EPNRC member representative with the League of Women Voters, this lunch & learn will be a great opportunity to engage with the candidates and learn more about their views regarding the Estes Valley nonprofit community.

Bring your lunch and join us for this lively discussion.

There is no charge for this community focused Lunch & Learn Discussion. If you have ideas for future roundtable discussions, please contact EPNRC executive director, Jill Lancaster at director@epnonprofit.org.

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Mary Scott, long time member of EPGS, will give a program dealing with Flickr Thursday, March 10 at the regularly scheduled 4:00 p.m. meeting. Flickr is a very popular photo sharing website and massive community sharing online platform. Many people may be familiar with the use of the website Flickr for saving and sharing pictures. You may be happily surprised to learn what else we can do with Flickr in our genealogy endeavors.

Also in March, the Estes Valley Library will host Deena Coutrant who will discuss how today's technology can make your genealogy research more efficient and easier on March 30th. Please sign up for either of two sessions through the library website calendar.

You are cordially invited to an afternoon with author Buzzy Jackson on Saturday, March 12 from 2-4 p.m. at the Estes Valley Library. She will present information from her book Shaking the Family Tree, one part memoir, one part investigation into the world of obsessed genealogists, and one part how to manual for constructing a family tree.

The Estes Park Genealogy Society meets every second Thursday, January through November at 4 p.m. in the Library's Hondius Room. The public is always welcome to attend our meetings Our members have a wide variety of research skills, backgrounds and are willing to offer assistance to anyone wanting to explore the interesting world of genealogical research.

Interviewing Workshop Next Monday You worked hard to write an effective resume to capture the attention of a prospective employer and you have been invited for an interview. Now what? Join Larimer County Workforce Center for a special workshop at the library, Interviewing, on Monday, March 7 from 10 am to 12 p.m.

Preparing for the interview is critical and will allow you to successfully sell yourself to the employer. At this work-

shop learn more about how to prepare for the interview, the various types of questions you might face and how to respond to behavioral and tough questions. There will also be an opportunity to practice effective interview techniques.

Interviewing is a free workshop presented by Larimer County Workforce Center in partnership with the Estes Valley Library. Registration is required.

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Registration Open For Nonprofit Marketing Workshop Being Held On March 15 Why do you do what you do? Why does your organization exist? How do you capture what you do and turn it into a story that will connect with donors and constituents? The Estes Park Nonprofit Resource Center is pleased to present a two-hour interactive workshop entitled Resonate: Telling a Compelling Brand Story that Connects, on Tuesday, March 15 from 3-5 p.m. in the Hondius Room at the Estes Valley Library.

A compelling story allows donors and constituents to connect with your organization at a deeper and more committed level. Yet often times it is difficult for nonprofit leaders to communicate their brand - in story form – in a way that resonates with supporters. This workshop will explore the power of story, examine the elements that provide the foundation for a good brand story for your nonprofit, and discuss the need to tell a compelling story that begins with your “why.”

Participants will walk away with outline to develop a unique story for your own organization and you will gain an understanding of why story matters and what makes a good brand story.

Nonprofit staff and board members who are charged with communicating and advocating on behalf of their organization will benefit from this workshop. It is for those who have difficulty sharing the existing brand story (if they have one) and want to more effectively connect with existing donors and the com-

munity.

This workshop is presented by Jeff Abel of Rocky Mountain Media Group. Jeff have worked with both local and regional nonprofits. He is a husband, father, learner, teacher, want-to-be photographer, and Apple fan-boy who calls Estes Park, Colorado home. In 2010, Jeff and his wife Julie took on their first rebranding project, creating a new brand for a nonprofit in Kearney, NE. Through this experience, he discovered his passion for helping nonprofits and small businesses develop brands that connect with their community. Jeff believes in the power of story and helps organizations find and effectively communicate their unique, true brand story, connecting them with the community and allowing them to better fulfill their mission. He is currently the board president of The Estes Park Learning Place.

The registration fee for this workshop is $21 for EPNRC members and $30 for nonmembers. Additional representatives from EPNRC member organizations may attend the workshop for $10 per person. This is a great opportunity to get staff and board involved! For membership information, please contact EPNRC at 970-480-7805.

To register, please visit the Estes Valley Library website (www.estesvalleylibrary.org), select the calendar tab, select the workshop date and click “Register Now” or call Jill Lancaster, EPNRC executive director at 970-480-7805.

Drivers Education Offered Through Outreach Drivers Education is a partnership between the Estes Park School District Outreach Program and the St. Vrain Valley School District (SVVSD). The class fee is $395, which includes 30 hours of classroom & six hours of Behind-the-Wheel instruction. Students who pass the class will receive .25 elective credit on their transcript.

Classroom sessions for Estes Park: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6-9 p.m.

March 22 - April 28, 2016 Age requirement: 14 years, 6 months or older This class offers a total of 30 classroom hours, which are required in order to schedule Behind-the-Wheel time with a driving instructor. If a student misses a class, they have to make that class up at

is Week at e Stanley Hotel’s “Table”: Wine-Maker’s Dinner with John Sutcliffe & Chef Dylan Hay Join us this weekend, March 4th and 5th, for an elegantly paired six-course wine dinner as the Table welcomes back Colorado’s top wine producer, John Sutcliffe, and Colorado’s rising culinary talent Chef Dylan Hay. Sutcliffe, founder of Sutcliffe Vineyard, is a pioneer of Colorado wines. e Vineyards are located in McElmo Canyon outside of Cotez, Colorado, and is the only Colorado wine producer to have received three 90-point wine ratings. As Sutcliffe states, they pride themselves on one key mantra, “We GROW wine and we LIVE wine.” Sutcliffe will be pouring wines he has personally paired to complement Chef Dylan’s menu.

At a young age, Chef Dylan is already exceeding expectations by building a menu of bone marrow specialties, foie gras, mussels, ribs, oysters, and salmon for the innovative Butcher and the Baker in Telluride, CO. Chef Dylan’s designs include a focus on locallysourced food, reflecting his commitment to farm-to-table, local, from-scratch dining. Having studied under James Beard Chefs Jen Jasinskli and Jorel Pierce at Euclid Hall and Stoic & Genuine in Denver, Chef Dylan is poised to create delectable, divine culinary experiences for guests of the Table this weekend.

If you’re looking for a place to enjoy

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another school before they can schedule their Behind-the-Wheel time.

Behind-the-Wheel session: Scheduling upon completion of classroom session. Time and location arranged with instructors.

To register: For questions or to register, contact the SVVSD Driver Education Program Coordinator, Bonnie Smith.

720-494-3960, Smith_bonnie@svvsd.org

a remarkable multi-course dinner with impeccably-prepared dishes and pairings, plan to attend e Table, a special weekly event at e Lodge at e Stanley Hotel. e Table includes incredible courses from some of Colorado’s best chefs, all of whom travel to Estes Park to share their culinary delights. e Table is hosted every weekend with a reception beginning at 6:30pm and dinner seating at 7:00pm. Reservations are required and limited to 20 guests per night. Enjoy an elegant dinner and accompanying pairings for $95 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Call 970-577-4160 to make your reservation, or visit www.stanleyhotel.com/table to learn more.

Can’t attend this weekend but want to make your mouth water anyway? Check out real-time photos of each course on the Stanley’s Instagram account, @thestanleyhotel (viewable on a web browser at www.instagram.com/thestanleyhotel)

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Friday, March 4, 2016

ESTES VALLEY RECREATION & PARKS DISTRICT

EVRPD Sports And Events Youth Spring Soccer League In-House (non-travel); K-6th grade teams available In the local In-House (non-travel) spring soccer league, players participate on a team and practice once a week and play a game once a week at Stanley Park.

Divisions: Co-rec K-1st grade, Co-rec 2nd-3rd grade, Co-rec 4th-6th grade. **Roster Sizes: Rosters will be limited. K1st grade will be 4 teams max with 8 players each. 2nd-3rd grade will be 2 teams max with 12 players each. 4th-6th grade will be 2 teams max with 13 players each. Program Dates: Mondays and Wednesdays ONLY *(with exceptions due to No School Days). Starts April 13 through May 18. Teams will practice once a week on Mondays and play a game once a week on Wednesdays. Due to NO School Days there will be a few exceptions, in which case teams will go Wed/Fri those weeks. The first three sessions will be practices, which are on Wednesday, April 13; Friday, April 15; and Monday, April 18. The first game will be Wednesday, April 20. Practice Dates: April 13, 15, 18, 25, May 4, 9, 16.

Game Dates: April 20, 27, May 6, 11, 18.

Practice/Game Times: K-1st 3:45-4:45pm or 4:45-5:45pm; 2nd-3rd 3:45-4:45pm, 4th-6th 4:45-5:45pm. Contingency Times: If a Monday practice is cancelled, it will be bumped to the very next Tuesday at the same time. A Wednesday practice would be bumped to Thursday at the same time. If a Wednesday game is cancelled, it will be bumped to the very next Thursday. A Friday game would not be replayed if cancelled. Registration is from 2/29/16-3/16/16. Registration is $40 InDistrict/$50 Out-of-District.

Youth Flag Football League Flag football is available for boys and girls in grades 2nd-3rd & 4th-6th grade. **Roster Sizes: Rosters will be limited to 2 teams max with 13 players each in each division. Teams will practice on Tuesdays and play games on Thursdays starting April 12 through May 19. The first three sessions will be practices, which are on Tuesday, April 12; Thursday, April 14; and Tuesday, April 19. Practice Dates: April 12, 14, 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17. Game Dates: April 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19. Practice/Game Times: 2nd-3rd 3:45-4:45 p.m., 4th-6th 4:45-5:45 p.m. Contingency Times: If a Tuesday practice is cancelled, it will be bumped to the very next Wednesday at the same time. If a Thursday game is cancelled, it will be bumped to the very next Friday. Registration is from 2/29/16-3/16/16. Registration is $40 In-District/$50 Out-of-District.

Coaches/Referees Wanted The EVRPD is also in need of qualified referees and volunteer coaches for Youth Soccer and Flag Football. If you coach and your child is a participant, your child’s registration will be waived. Paid or volunteer positions are available for referee positions. If you are interested in reffing or coaching, or for more information about our programs, please contact us.

Registration/Contact Us Youth Soccer & Flag Football League: You may register and pay on-line at

www.evrpd.com via PayPal using a credit card or debit card only, or you may dropin to the EVRPD Administrative Office, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, to fill out a registration form and pay using cash, check, or credit card. Late registrations will be taken on a “space-available” basis only and can only be done at the EVRPD Administrative Office (no online registration available). **No late fees, but registering on time is essential to secure a spot on a team.

Activity scholarships are available through the Estes Valley Youth Activity Assistance Fund. Applications are available at the EVRPD office.

For more information, contact Cheryl Sarnwick at 970-586-8191, ext. 3, or at Cheryl@evrpd.com

Adult Sports Adult Open Gyms: Pickleball & Basketball Get your game on! The EVRPD runs adult open gyms throughout the winter.

Mondays: Adult Pickleball (starts 10/5/15). Wednesdays: Adult Basketball (starts 10/7/15). All open gyms are from 7-9pm at the Middle School gym. The cost is $5 for drop-in or $45 for a punch pass (10 punches, 10% savings). All participants must be at least 16 years of age.

The purpose of the Estes Valley Recreation & Park District (EVRPD) Adult Open Gym programs is to provide adults a place to play drop-in sports with appropriate supervision in a clean and safe space. All participants must have a completed policy form and release of liability and photo release waiver on file. EVRPD promotes good sportsmanship and having fun in a friendly recreation setting.

Adults of all skill ability are welcome to play. *Please note, due to low numbers, open gym volleyball has been cancelled for after the new year. ust be at least 16 years of age. The purpose of the Estes Valley Recreation & Park District (EVRPD) Adult Open Gym programs is to provide adults a place to play drop-in sports with appropriate supervision in a clean and safe space. All participants must have a completed policy form and release of liability and photo release waiver on file. EVRPD promotes good sportsmanship and having fun in a friendly recreation setting.

Adults of all skill ability are welcome to play. *Please note, due to low numbers, open gym volleyball has been cancelled for after the new year.

Special Events Easter Egg Hunt Come on over to the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies on Saturday, March 12, 9-11 a.m., and join us for our Easter Egg Hunt! All activities are free. Activities will include the egg hunt, fake tattoos, Easter bucket toss, Easter crafts, and Easter games like an egg relay.

Of course the Easter Bunny will be walking around for you to take your own pictures with; just be sure to bring your phone or camera to take pictures! The Egg Hunt will be from 9:30-10 a.m. The egg hunt schedule is as follows: 9:30-9:40 a.m., 0-4 year olds; 9:40-9:50 a.m., 5-8 year olds; 9:50-10 a.m., 9+ year olds.

by Mark Miller

DIRECTOR OF GOLF

Golf Course Updates & Auction Ah, spring is coming soon, which means lots of snow and less wind. Both course have fared the winter okay.

Moister that does not blow away would be very helpful this month. The maintenance department is working very hard to keep greens watered and prepping the courses for the coming season.

At the Lake Estes 9 Hole Course, we are open every day at 8 a.m. weather permitting until at least noon, and longer on nice days. Our winter green fee is only $7.00 to play as many holes that you would like.

Also, don’t forget we are now offering motorized carts and plan to this summer as well. Tee times will not be necessary for the remainder of the winter season, which is scheduled to end April 14th.

Auction! Antique collectors will want to attend an auction we are having for our vintage 1937 Bell Systems phone booth, which has been a part of the clubhouse for at least the past 70 years.

The pay phone was removed more than 15 years ago and the booth has been resting in the clubhouse only getting better with age. The auction will take place on Tuesday, March 8th at 12 noon. The booth is in great condition. This solid mahogany booth features a working door which activates the dome light inside. Through our research we have not found any phone booths this old and working. The best we could find on Ebay were similar but 1950s and are being sold for more than $1,000. The bidding will start at $500 and the winner can arrange pick up of the booth anytime the following week.

Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of history and a very rare antique!

On the weekend of March 12th and 13th we will be holding our annual March Spring Clearance sale at the 9 Hole Course. We have decided to move the event to a weekend earlier in an attempt to trick “mother nature.” For five of the past seven years we have held this event, it has snowed more than 12 inches. In this sale you can expect sav-

ings of as much as 30% to 70% off merchandise. We are not just clearing out last year’s merchandise, new items will be available. We will also have great bargains in our golf club rental sets, and a colossal selection of used clubs and bags all priced to go. Mark your calendars and come in for the best buys on everything in the shop. Entry into a special drawing for great prizes will be included for those purchasing $5.00 in merchandise in the sale. Two for One green fees all weekend first come first serve, tee times not needed.

The PGA’s Get Golf Ready lesson programs are now scheduled for the months of April and May. For information about the program go to www.golfestes.com and look at the 18 or 9 Hole sections of the site at lesson information. There will be more information to come about this great program in future articles.

Here is a list of all the dates that you need to remember: March 8th: Auction of 1937 Phone Booth at 12:00 p.m. at the 18 hole clubhouse.

March 12th and 13th: Annual March Madness Sale at the 9 Hole Course.

(8:00 to 3:00 p.m.)

April 1st: 18 Hole Pro Shop Pro Opens hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

April 1st : The Hangar Restaurant opens, hours 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

April 15th: Last day to buy your 2015 season pass and receive a 10% bonus on your purchase!

April 15th: 9 Hole course closes until May 13th.

April 15th: 18 Hole course opens for play for the 2016 season!

Any questions you can contact me at 586-8146 ext. 5 or 18hole@golfestes.com For Austin Logan call 586-8146 ext. 4 or Austin@golfestes.com The Hangar Restaurant call 586-8146 ext. 2 or hangar@golfestes.com.

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UPDATED CREEKSIDE SUITES 2 BR condo on Fall River w/some of the best onsite management in Estes Park. Buy for the nice income stream or use for yourself. Great deck overlooks river. $188,000 1400 David Dr #10

LOT FOR SALE – 2.61 ac Easy access to building site, expansive views, good road, electricity to property, southern exposure, in the Retreat $34,900 804 Copper Hill Rd

UNHEARD OF PRICE in this neighborhood - 1 acre lot, south facing, city water, sewer, natural gas, paved streets. Views of Longs Peak, Mt. Meeker Twin sisters, access to Prospect Mountain hiking trail. $104,900 175 Curry Drive

FALL RIVER CABINS Couple's only vacation rentals totally renovated in 2008.

Each unique unit has a private hot tub that overlook Fall River. Profitable business with repeat customers.

2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH Lodge style furnished riverfront condo minutes to downtown. Great room w/fireplace opens to deck overlooking river. Main level master suite w/Jacuzzi tub and shower.

FALL RIVER CONDOMINIUM, 2 bed/2 bath, furnished. Great room with fireplace, vaulted ceilings. Main level master suite. Use for vacation rental property or your 2nd home.

$1,550,000 1710 Fall River Rd

$269,900 2120 Fall River Rd, D3

$265,000 2120 Fall River Rd E1

INCREDIBLE LOCATION & views unlike any other in Estes Park! Handcrafted 3 BR log home located on almost 3 acres w/ over 500 ‘of Big Thompson river frontage, barn for horses & hobbies.

CHARMING 6 rm B&B nestled in towering pine trees. 3 sep structures on 1.75acres w/orig period detail. Fully furnished incl. antiques! Use as B&B, an investment, or residence.

$1,300,000 1655 Lower Broadview Rd

$899,000 1060 Marys Lake Rd

ESTATE LOT in the Promontory. This is the 2+ acre lot in this exclusive neighborhood. End of street location. Trees, mountain views, seclusion. Irreplaceable property.

DETACHED CONDO in neighborhood surrounded by National Park. 3 bed, 3 bath, 2800 sf, great condition. 1 level living, open floor plan w/ dining area, welldesigned kitchen. Huge deck to enjoy spectacular views.

$239,000 TBD Promontory Dr

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Randy Good Broker Assoc.

Vicky Holler Broker

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Mary Murphy Broker Assoc.

$1,295,000 1732 Devils Gulch Rd

ONE ACRE building lot above Marys Lake with scenic views. Water, sewer and gas available. $139,900 TBD Kiowa Ct Lot 8

GORGEOUS MARYS LAKE CONDO. 2

DRAMATIC SNOWCAPPED VIEWS 7.8 acre lot in Little Valley. Evergreens, aspens & rock outcroppings. Borders Natl Forest. Roughed-in driveway. Needs well & septic.

$225,000 2625 Marys Lake Rd #101

$180,000 TBD Moss Rock

OPPORTUNITY FOR INVESTMENT! 6 residences on 1 acre, with detached garage and workshop. All cabins are stand alone with open space surrounding each one. At full occupancy. Ask for details.

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$689,000 1290-1340 Strong Ave

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GLEN HAVEN IN THE RETREAT. Buy separate or together 2.34 & 3.21 acres south facing w/ trees, views & rock outcroppings. County maintained road. $60,000 & $70,000 respectively. $70,000 0000 Dunraven Glade Rd

THE CONDOS AT THE MEADOW, New construction, luxury condominium, idyllic location with lake & mountain views. 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, 2000 sq.ft. w/ attached garage.

$409,000 12 Kiowa Trl

bedroom, 2 bath, one level furnished condo. Excellent condition.

$595,000 1431 Sierra Sage Ln

Dave Kiser Broker Assoc.

LOCATED ON ALMOST 10 ACRES, backing to acres of private open space is this spacious new lodge style home. 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, 3 car garage and barn where are horses and livestock are welcome and where you are sure to see wildlife.

BUILD YOUR HOME ON WOODLAND CT. One of the few lots left in Estes Park.

Lovely trees, rock outcroppings and views on a cul de sac in The Woodlands, a covenant controlled community.

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PARK RIVER WEST CONDO 3 bed/2.5 bath, one level living, kitchen w/ granite counters, vaulted ceiling, hardwood floors & fireplace, master suite, private deck nestled in the trees. Access to river for fishing. Vacation rentals allowed. $400,000 609 Park River Pl

WHY BUY 2ND HOME you’ll use only a few weeks a year? Variety of timeshare weeks avail. at Ramshorn Village, Historic Crags Lodge. Can be traded thru RCI's 3,500 resorts or rented out by on-site mgt.

Starting at $800.

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320 East Elkhorn, PO Box 4130 Estes Park, CO 80517

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Several Sweet, Loving Pets Need New Forever Homes!

Affordable Estes Park • 3 Bedroom/ 2 Bath • Attached Garage • Master w/ Walk-in Closet • Down Payment Assistance Available • $50k Soft Second Mortgage $239,500 1935 Wildfire Road

Real Estate Sales V Property Management V Vacation Accommodations OPPORTUNITY FOR A BUYER WITH VISION This 8.22 acre property is the only large parcel zoned industrial in the Estes valley with lots of potential for a variety of uses. Already existing on this acreage are offices, warehouse, oversized garage bays for commercial sized equipment. Currently partially leased. Can be developed into a special campground, storage garages, office complex or many other possibilities.

Priced to sell at $1,150,000. Call Judy today for additional information.

READY TO BUILD! Rocks, trees and views. This lot has it all. Come and enjoy the views of the Mummy Range and the peaceful surroundings. Close to town, with public sewer in the area, gently sloping and ready for building your home or retreat. 1 acre lot $65,000 Eric Blackhurst

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Squirrel is a small, one year old spayed female, pastel calico kitty. She is a bit shy, but very loving when she gets to know you, she loves to be a lap cat.

Midnight is a two year old black short haired kitty. He is a neutered male who is playful, snuggly and easy going.

Chase, is a three year old spayed female tortoiseshell cat. She is sweet and friendly and enjoys being around other cats.

All three of these cats came from a hoarder home. They all are sweet and loving and deserve great new homes!

Sarge is approximately four years old and is a neutered male shepherd mix. He weighs about 50 pounds.

Stanley is approximately two years old, he is a neutered male yellow lab mix, who weighs about 40 pounds.

Both dogs are very nice, friendly with people and other dogs and do great together, although they are available to adopt separately. Sarge and Stanley were recovered from a high kill shelter in southern Colorado. Lucky dogs!

All of these pets can be found at the Estes Park Pet Lodge at the Animal Medical Center on Manford Avenue or call 586-9282 for more information.

All pets are offered through the Pet Association of Estes Park, a non-profit organization that works to find homes for stray and abandoned pets, control dog and cat populations by funding sterilization programs, educate members of the community, especially young people, about the humane treatment of animals and the responsibilities of pet ownership; and promote community involvement in the use of pets as therapeutic agents (e.g., in nursing homes). The Estes Park Pet Association is your local humane society.

You can make a tax-deductible donation to the Pet Association by sending your check to P.O. Box 4342, Estes Park, CO 80517. For more information, contact Carolyn Fairbanks, President of the Pet Association at (970) 586-5121.

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TBD FALL RIVER COURT You'll have incredible views from the top of this Fall River Estates building site located just steps away from hiking into Rocky Mountain National Park. The 0.62 acre lot is ready for your mountain home retreat and the property is surrounded by other lots that are in easements that will not be built upon.

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Sunrise Rotary Casino Night This Saturday At The Stanley Hotel Play the horses, try your luck at blackjack, roulette and craps, or just come for a good time at Sunrise Rotary’s Casino Night from 7-11 p.m., this Saturday, March 5 at the Stanley Hotel Concert Hall. All proceeds from this fundraiser go to the Bobcat Boosters, the club that supports Park District's Middle and High School athletic programs.

"Studies have shown that participation in sports helps develop crucial skills for leadership and success in both work and community," said Event Coordinator Harriette Woodard.

With tight budgets that often squeeze athletics, many schools have required students to “pay to play.” To level the playing field and avoid this situation, Sunrise Rotary has teamed with the Bobcat Boosters to raise money to support student athletics, especially safety equipment. In the past funds have purchased starter blocks for the track team,

lane lines for the swimming pool and shoes for the soccer team.

This adult evening out (you must be 21 to enter) features hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar and music. It’s a great opportunity to dress up, whether in tuxedos or evening gowns, diamonds or denim.

There’s no cover charge and everyone receives “play” money to gamble at the various events.

Sunrise Rotary is recruiting sponsors for the horse race, roulette and crap table. You can also adopt a horse for $25 and cheer it along to victory in the many races held throughout the evening. During a silent action, participants can bid on a gift basket that include generous donations from local merchants.

Urge your neighbors, friends, and colleagues to support Sunrise Rotary’s Casino Night as we support the athletic programs of our Estes Park schools.

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1844 Stonegate Drive Stunning 4 bed/5 bath home on 3 private acres that will not be matched. Great room with floor to ceiling fireplace, wall of windows that frame a continental divide view. Gourmet kitchen, 2 masters suites, office, 3 car garage. So many features you must see this to appreciate how nice it is! Priced below appraised value. $925,000

575 Devon Drive, A One level living can enjoyed with this 3 bedroom, 3 bath home that offers unobstructed views of Longs Peak. Great room with wall of windows and fireplace. Updated kitchen with granite counters, stainless appliances. Lower level family room with 2nd fireplace. 2+ garage, 2 decks, patio and fenced area for gardening and pets. $488,500

1655 Lower Broadview

Thank You For The Reminder Editors note: This letter is from Judge Gary Brown to Vern Mertz regarding his article Feb. 19, 2016 about the anniversary of DDay and his personal recollections on DDay at Iwo Jima.

Vern, I just want to extend my appreciation of your article about Iwo Jima published February 19, anniversary DDay on that island. It captured what all of you faced so vividly, and should make all of us again so appreciative of you World War II veterans. You are all way too humble to understand how much we students of history know what your sacrifices did to

bring the world back from the abyss of Japanese totalitarianism and Nazi fascism.

Many enemies have been faced by the Unites States since World War II, and we continue to be threatened by those who challenge freedom and human dignity.

But your article reminds us of what sacrifices were made and will continue to be made by those in uniform so we can enjoy the freedom and life we have.

Hon. Gary R. Brown Federal Magistrate (R), Judge Advocate (R) and Municipal Judge

Estes Park Equestrian Club Monthly Meeting The featured speaker this month at the Estes Park Equestrian Club meeting will be Jenn Wright from the Happy Horse Tack & Saddle Shop in Fort Collins.

Jenn will be talking on and demonstrating how to properly fit a saddle to your horse. She has a wealth of information on the biomechanics of the horse and will gladly answer all your saddle questions.

The meeting will be Thurs., March 10 at 6 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room of the EV Library.

A location and views unlike any other! Almost 3 acres. over 500’ for Thompson river frontage and a handcrafted 3 bedroom log home built in 2007, and it is in Estes Park. Great room with a wall of windows overlooking property with stone fireplace, Master suite with French doors leading to a patio & outside fireplace.

There is a barn for your horses or hobbies. Property like this is rarely available. $1,300,000

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Staying Ahead of the Curve...

Text any MLS # to 970-237-4137 and get up to date listings!

Attention Quilters -Estes Valley Quilt Guild Meeting March 9

MLS # 779105

Fantastic views of Longs Peak from the front window and west facing deck of this single level home. Open floor plan with cathedral ceilings in the living room and kitchen. Private deck on the east side with fenced in area and views of Twin Sisters and Mount Olympus. The sunny large third bedroom has two built in Murphy beds and doubles as a den or study. New electric stove and hot water heater. Roof was replaced 3 years ago. 1850 Raven Avenue $339,000

Rustic Fall River Cabins feature three stand-alone and one duplex style MLS # cabins. These couple's only vacation rentals were totally renovated in 758487 mountain "cabin style" in 2008. Each unit has its own unique, romantic setting with private deck space and hot tubs that overlook the banks of the Fall River. Four of the five have jetted tubs and each has at least one (some have two) fireplace. Owners have built up a profitable business with many repeat customers. 1710 Fall River Road $1,550,000 MLS # 759003

Visit Estes Park in the fall when the elk are bugling and the aspens are changing color. The iconic Crags Lodge was built in 1914 by Joe Mills, brother of Enos Mills. This week 38 timeshare falls in the last week of September. Crags Lodge's onsite restaurant has vistas overlooking downtown Estes Park. Relax on the patio surrounding the outdoor heated pool or sip a cocktail in the historic bar. Walk into town for shopping or dining and it's only 12 miles from Rocky Mountain National Park. 300 E Riverside Dr 207 $2,000

DREAMS CAN COME TRUE Did you always dream about owning property MLS # in Estes Park someday, but couldn't afford it? This in town lot is priced for 769034 your entry level home or as an investment that will pay dividends in the future. The low price makes it attractive to build your Estes Park starter home.

Can't afford to build right now? Invest in the future by buying now while the prices are still low. Close to downtown, the hospital and adjacent to private open space. City utilities are available. 545 Driftwood Avenue $65,000 Great mountain views from this secluded 1.14 acre lot. Panoramic views of the MLS # Lumpy Ridge, the Continental Divide and Mummy Range as well as the valley 773806 below. Sloping lot is adorned with mature pine trees and rock outcroppings. Utilities close. 558 Upper Venner Road $98,500 Beautiful wildflowers cover this rolling 4.6 acre lot. You can choose your own MLS # address as this property is bordered by both Sage Hen and Wild Turkey 768970 Roads. There is a nice drainage on one side where there used to be a pond.

Electric power poles come right to the property making it easy to tap in.

Plenty of building sites with green grass, rock outcroppings, pine trees and great views.

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No corners were cut when this loving, warm, full log home was custom built in 1994 to take advantage of the southern exposure. Sliding pin construction with each log spiked together and a foam gasket sealer in between to give better insulation and no chinking maintenance. Custom made kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, window trim and front door from the same Colorado logs as the home. Remodeled in 2015 with new fixtures, appliances, granite counter tops and a beautiful spacious master suite. 1166 Pine Tree Dr $500,000

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The Estes Valley Quilt Guild meets the second Wednesday of each month. The March meeting will be held on the 9th at Good Samaritan Village, 1901 Ptarmigan Trail. The business meeting begins a 6:45 p.m.

However, if you would like to catch up with friends, feel free to come at 6:30. This month the speaker will be Carolyn Mangler, landscape artist and local quilter.

The Guild is pleased to welcome visitors. Since Carolyn will be providing a kit with materials for a sample, we do ask that our guests pay $10 to cover costs incurred for this kit.

Carolyn’s program “A Simple Approach to Landscape Quilts” will be a hands-on program and demonstration. Each participant attending the meeting will go home with the start of a small landscape quilt and enough information to finish your sample at home. Carolyn will share

many tips and techniques on how she chooses her subject matter and how to choose fabrics to create a striking quilt.

She will also share samples of her landscape quilts. The materials for your sample will be provided. Please bring a pair of small-bladed scissors, straight pins, a 12” ruler and a Sharpie marker.

Carolyn has always enjoyed photography. She spent many years photographing her family before moving to Estes Park. When she and her husband, Dan moved to Estes Park in 2000, she found another source of photographic inspiration: the mountains. Very quickly she realized that her love for photography and her love for fabric could translate into landscape quilts. Carolyn's mother introduced her to sewing at an early age, and she made clothes for herself and her children. Carolyn’s initial love of quilting started back in the 1980s when her girls decided that mom making their clothes was no longer “cool.”

Her first quilts incorporated a traditional log cabin pattern and a trip around the world pattern.

When she moved to Estes Park she was fortunate enough to be hired at Mountain Lady Quilt Shop and was introduced to beautiful quilt fabrics. She made several traditional quilts before branching out into art quilts, specifically landscape quilts, which offer the great “lack of precision” that fits her quilting style better.

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An internet based Hunter Education Class will be taught by Rick Spowart, the Colorado Parks & Wildlife District Wildlife Manager of Estes Park at on March 19th & 20th. In class, students will cover the material needed to pass the class from one of three internet courses which cost $13 to $25 followed by at least four hours classroom work, a final

test, and shooting. The classroom work will be held at the Dannels Fire Station training room at 901 N. St. Vrain Ave. on March 19th starting at 9 a.m. The final test and shooting will be on the 20th at the Fire Station and Estes Park Gun Club indoor range. There will be a nominal fee to use the range. For more information or to sign up for the class, please call Rick Spowart at 970-667-2984.

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Newcomers Meeting On March 17

The Estes Park Newcomers Club will hold its March general meeting of the 2015/2016 year on Thursday, March 17th at Mary’s Lake Lodge. Mary’s Lake Lodge is located at 2625 Mary’s Lake Road. Check-in and social time will begin at 5:30 p.m. Mary’s Lake Lodge will be offering a buffet dinner with a cost of $20.00 per person. Carpooling is always encouraged. After our dinner, our program will be presentation by Gary Brown, and he will be speaking about Honor Flights.

Prospective members are welcome and may attend up to two general meetings before joining. At February’s meeting, members may renew their annual membership and prospective members may join by paying the fee of $15.00 per household/individual. Checks made out before coming to the meeting facilitate check-in. They also can be mailed to: Newcomers Club, P. O. Box 2282, Estes Park, CO 80517.

Reservations are required in advance no later than noon, Friday, March 11th.

Members or interested guests may register for the meeting at www.estesparknewcomers.org by listing the full name of each person attending and what each person will be choosing for their entree. Your reservation is confirmed only when you receive an e-mail reply.

Mr. Brown will talk about how veterans of all of our wars deserve to have the opportunity to see the memorials erected in their honor in Washington DC. That is the sole mission of Honor Flights, a national program. The Honor Flights of Northern Colorado have included sixtyeight (68) veterans from the Estes Valley

since commencing in 2009. Our speaker, Gary Brown, one of the founding committee members from Estes Park with the sole purpose of providing funds to cover the cost of flying our Estes Park veterans on the twice per year flights.

Since 2010, the committee has raised over $87,000! They continue to work to see that every eligible veteran in the Estes Valley know about the Honor Flight program, recognizing veterans from World War II, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. Please join us to hear about this inspiring organization and the work they do.

Newcomers meetings are held the third Thursday of each month, September through May (except December).

Luncheons or dinners provide opportunities to hear from community members and the opportunity to experience different restaurants in the Estes Valley and for the restaurants to showcase their offerings at a reasonable price. The reservation price may vary each month.

The Estes Park Newcomers Club, founded in 1965, is a social, non-profit and non-discriminatory organization. It was founded to help adult residents of the Estes Park area learn about the community while developing new friendships. A household/individual membership is open to any resident who has not been a member previously. Membership participation is limited to five years.

Prospective members can join at any time. For membership information contact Tami and Dan Scace or Donna Holmes at epnewcomers@gmail.com or visit www.estesparknewcomers.org.

Please come and join us!

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Wildlife Responder Available To Help

Knowledge, experience, skills to assist and educate individuals with and about wildlife encounters/situations. Specialty is elk, deer, bears, mountain lions. Part of Rocky Mtn. Cat Conservancy Research. If you see a kill site, call asap, or if you want more information or help with a wildlife situation, call Jayne the “Bear Lady” at 303-823-9427 or 970 685-8756.

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Donate Used Books To The Library Friends & Foundation If you’re clearing off your book cases, please consider donating your used books, DVDs, and music CDs to the Estes Valley Library Friends & Foundation for their Used Book Sale scheduled for August 12-14, 2016 at the Rocky Mountain Park Inn’s Conference Center.

Persons wishing to contribute books and other items may take them to

the Library. Library staff will give you a receipt for tax purposes if requested.

The Friends & Foundation cannot accept encyclopedias, yearbooks, textbooks, videotapes or schoolbooks of any kind. Also, please do not donate damaged books, withdrawn library books or Reader’s Digest Condensed Books.

They also do not accept maps, magazines, records, or music cassettes.

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Look To Your Library: Discover Your Roots!

In 2012, a library survey of Estes Valley residents told us that the community is interested in genealogy and in the local history of Estes Park. As a part of the library’s 100-year birthday celebration, we are dedicating the month of March to discovering your roots.

We have several great programs planned, beginning with a digital photo editing class on March 7 and ending the month with classes presented by a professional genealogist on the use of Heritage Quest and Ancestry.com. On March 12 at 2 pm, we will be hosting author Buzzy Jackson who will talk about her book, Shaking the Family Tree.

These special March genealogy workshops and the author event have limited space and, as such, registration is required. Please phone us at 586-8116 to speak with a librarian or go to the library calendar at estesvalleylibrary.org to register soon. Space is going quickly!

For the month of March, the library will showcase Estes Valley memorabilia.

Early 20th century brochures from car companies and railroads that brought visitors to Colorado and on to Estes Park will be on display, along with postcards and hand-colored historical black and white photography. We will also have an

interactive display to celebrate the library staff ‘family tree.’ Stop by and see if you can determine who’s who!

Estes Valley Library and the Estes Park Museum have partnered for many years to preserve the history of the Estes Valley. Currently, historic materials reside in two locations; both are parts of a whole, but each is incomplete in their respective locations. In 2016, the library’s archival collection will move to the Museum.

Dedicated museum staff, all trained preservationists, will catalog, combine, and preserve these materials.

The Museum is dedicated to developing ample storage for the combined collections and for future collections over the coming years. The library remains committed to providing access and is developing plans to digitize Estes Park newspapers and make them more easily available to all. The library’s microfilm collection of local historical newspapers will stay on at the library..

The history of the Estes Valley is rich and unique. We are certain that the Estes Valley Library will continue to spotlight our community’s history through resources and community connections for many years to come.

Read To Bogie At The Library Come to the Estes Valley Library and read to Bogie the Dog on March 10, 17, and 24 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Children’s Room. Dogs are wonderful to read to. They don’t criticize or worry if we stumble over our words. Bogie is a seven-year-old Ridgeback and is a certified therapy dog weighing 83 pounds.

Reading to dogs provides great practice, especially for your readers. Look for

Bogie near th e tree and meet his owner, Rala Mandelson, a retired English teacher. Participating kids make enormous strides in reading ability with measurable increases in vocabulary, comprehension, and general fluency as a reader.

This is a drop-in program and children can take turns reading aloud to Bogie.

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Retirement Savings Vehicles At Financial Series Seminar Join Marsha Yelick on Tuesday, March 8 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Hondius Room at the Estes Valley Library for Retirement Savings Vehicles.

This seminar explores ways to save specifically for that comfortable retirement in the distant or the not too distant future. The goals are to be proactive, establish the “best-for-you” retirement

savings plan, know-how to implement and monitor the plan, and take charge of creating your secure retirement. This seminar is ideal for those who want to begin or reevaluate their retirement planning strategy.

This session is the third in a series of five seminars. Registration is required.

Computer Classes On Safety & Security Safety & Security on the Internet Protect your identity and recognize scams while banking, shopping, and keeping in touch with family and friends online. Join Tech Guide Diana Laughlin on Wednesday, March 23 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Estes Valley Library for Safety & Security on the Internet.

At the class, you will learn about common types of scams and how to recognize suspicious websites and emails.

We’ll identify secure websites, how to know when it’s okay to enter personal information or a credit card, and measure the strength of your passwords.

Safety & Security on the Internet is a basic class for people getting familiar with how to stay safe online. This class is taught on the Mac computers in the library’s computer lab.

Registration is required for this class.

Are you interested in tracing your family history but not sure where to start?

Begin with the Estes Valley Library and genealogy specialist Deena Coutant at a special centennial event Tech Makes Genealogy Easier on Wednesday, March 30.

There will be two sessions of this workshop – the first from 1 to 3:30 p.m. and the second from 5 to 7 p.m.

The library provides resources to explore your heritage, to connect the past with the present through your family histories, and to understand the history and traditions of the community in which you live. Tech Makes Genealogy Easier will create an opportunity for you

Children’s And Teen Programs At The Library

Try-It Tuesday - Cardboard Challenge What can you make out of a cardboard

An Afternoon With Author Buzzy Jackson Please join the Estes Valley Library for a special Community Read author event, An Afternoon with Buzzy Jackson on Saturday, March 12 at 2 p.m., when we will explore her book, Shaking the Family Tree.

Buzzy Jackson’s first visit to the Boulder Genealogy Society brought more questions than answers…but it also gave her a tantalizing peek into the fascinating (and enormous) community of family-tree huggers and after-hours Alex Haleys.

Shaking the Family Tree is one part family memoir, one part investigation into the remarkable world of obsessed genealogists, and one part how-to manual for constructing a family tree. Join

tube and a box? Challenge on! Attendees will use cardboard, tape, low temperature glue, markers and paper to create something unexpected.

The Try-It Tuesday Cardboard Challenge will take place at the Estes Valley Library on Tuesday, March 22 from 4 to 5 p.m.

Try-It Tuesdays are an opportunity for kids to experiment with creativity while learning something new. Children ages 5 to 11 are invited to participate. Registration is required.

Buzzy in her journey as she makes contact with long-lost relatives, fact-checks those old family legends, and gets cozy with the growing American subculture of amateur genealogy.

The library has a limited number of free copies of Shaking the Family Tree available at the library for those interested in reading Buzzy’s book in advance of her program. You are invited to stop by and pick up a copy to read and love, and then share with your friends, family and neighbors.

Space is limited for An Afternoon with Buzzy Jackson and registration is required.

Reading Is Doctor Recommended: “Stiff: The Curious Lives Of Human Cadavers”

Join Chazz Glaze and the Reading is Doctor Recommended book club at the Estes Valley Library on Tuesday, March 15 at 7 p.m. to discuss the book Stiff by Mary Roach. to investigate your past and discover Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hiyour roots. larious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thouDeena will begin with the library-provided subscriptions to Ancestry.com and sand years, cadavers – some willingly, Heritage Quest and then expand to other some unwittingly – have been involved in science’s boldest strides and weirdest free websites including Family Search undertakings. In this fascinating acand the Library of Congress.

Attend this hands-on training in the library computer lab where you’ll have time to practice the skills and search techniques that you learn during the workshop. You may even discover an ancestor or two along the way.

Space is limited for Tech Makes Genealogy Easier and registration is required.

Tech Makes Genealogy Easier With Genealogy Specialist Deena Coutant

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count, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries and tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them.

A limited number of copies of Stiff are currently available at the library. Reading is Doctor Recommended is a partnership program sponsored by Salud Family Health Center and the Estes Valley Library.

Registration is requested for Reading is Doctor Recommended.

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Salud Family Health CentersHealthy Eating Can Lead To A Better Quality Of Life March is National Nutrition Month and Samantha Gonzalez, Care Manager and Patient Health Educator at the Estes Park Salud Family Health Center, provides the following tips on nutrition, diet, and steps you can take to improve your overall quality of life.

As a health educator, one of the main areas of focus with her patients is aiming for the “ideal plate.” Using the USDA’s dietary guidelines, we strategize for ways in which patients can include more plant-based foods into their diet. Under the USDA’s guideline, the ideal plate is half full with fruits and vegetables, while carbohydrates and protein take up the other half. It would look something like this: Portion control is also another main area of focus with our patients due to the fact that portion sizes continue to increase in the United States. Patients are able to control portions by logging their foods manually into a journal or electronically through apps on their phone.

As a health educator, the goal is never to deprive patients of their favorite foods,

Local Volunteers Go Bald To Support Childhood Cancer Research

St. Baldrick’s Foundation event to raise money to find the best treatments but rather teach them to become aware for kids with cancer of what exactly their consuming and The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunhow much. teer-powered organization dedicated to Salud offers free one-on-one health raising money for children's cancer recoaching for our patients which includes search, will developing and implementing interven- host one of its tions for a variety of patient needs insignature headcluding tobacco cessation, diabetes man- shaving events agement, weight management, and at Estes Park nutritional guidance.

Mountain Shop Through the use of on March 18th, motivational inter2016, where viewing and patient- more than 20 will shave their heads in lead consultations, solidarity with kids with cancer and raise patients are able to money for lifesaving research. focus on small Every three minutes a child is diagchanges that will nosed with cancer; one in five won’t sureventually lead to a vive, and those who do often suffer longbetter quality of life. term effects from treatments too harsh The Estes Park for their developing bodies. Kids are Salud Family Health special, and at St. Baldrick’s we treat Center is located at them that way. From its beginnings, St. 1950 Redtail Hawk Baldrick’s has believed that kids deserve Drive. the chance to be kids – fun-loving, carefree, refreshingly honest, and always a To schedule an appointment call 970little goofy – and deserve the chance at a 484-0999 or 303-MYSALUD. The webfuture. That’s why donations raised at site address is www.saludclinic.org events like this have made it possible for At Salud Family Health Centers, we St. Baldrick’s to fund more than $178 provide quality, affordable primary health care services to keep you and your family healthy. We serve all members of the community regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay.

Salud accepts Medicaid, Medicare, CHP+, and most private insurance Hear ye, hear ye, all garage salers! It’s plans. been a long winter, time to get out and shop at a fun Flea Market event.

Where: American Legion When: April 2 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Funds earned will Joseph J. Duncan Post 119 of the Amerigo to help purcan Legion), and Troop 10 and Crew 10 chase a new roof (sponsored by the Presbyterian Commufor the American nity Church of the Rockies). On SaturLegion Hall. day, March 12, Scouts will provide a flyer The overstuffed listing the most needed foods, and then can rent a six foot table for $20 or an collect the foods for delivery to Cross-

million to support the development of childhood cancer treatments that are as unique as every kid.

We will be having a pizza party from local pizzerias, along with other appetizers, and beer from Lumpy Ridge Brewery. And featuring Mike Caldwell as the MC! Last year the Estes Park Mountain Shop raised over $10,000 and had over 25 shavee’s.

About St. Baldrick’s Foundation. As the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation believes that kids are special and deserve to be treated that way. St. Baldrick’s funds are granted to some of the most brilliant childhood cancer research experts in the world and to innovative explorers who bring with them the promise of a future free from childhood cancers. Kids need treatments as unique as they are – and that starts with funding research just for them. Join us at StBaldricks.org to help support the best cancer treatments for kids.

Flea Market At The American Legion April 2

Boy Scout Food Drive To Benefit Crossroads Ministry Food Bank On Saturday, March 12 (9 a.m. until 5 p.m.) Estes Park Boy Scout units will conduct a “Scouting for Food” collection at the Estes Park Safeway to help benefit the Crossroads Ministry Food Bank in Estes Park.

Steve Lambert, Scouting’s volunteer Commissioner for Estes Park commented, “Scouting for Food is a community service project in which boys and girls in Boy Scout units donate time and Scouting’s name to collect food and increase awareness of local food bank needs.”

Easter will be soon here (March 27) and Dr. Tim McLemore, Crossroads Ministry’s Executive Director is anxious to restock Crossroad’s shelves to prepare for its annual Easter distribution. Estes has many seasonal workers, and by this time late in winter, Crossroads has distributed much of its food.

Local Scout units participating in the March 12 event are Pack 8 (sponsored by the Estes Park Lions Club which meets at the Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church), Troop 8 (sponsored by the

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roads in Estes. All contributions are tax deductible.

In 2014, the Scouts collected almost 2,000 pounds of food for Crossroads. This year with Easter needs in sight, and with the community’s help, the Scouts would like to collect 2,500 pounds for Crossroads.

For food or donations, Crossroads Ministry may be contacted at: 970577-0610 or via their website: www.crossroadsministryofep.org.

Please come to help Crossroads and to say hello to your local Scouts at Safeway: Saturday, March 12 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thank you.

eight foot or round table for $25 to sell their merchandise.

The understuffed can shop and donate goods for the new roof as the Legion will have their own table set up for any donations.

Mail or drop off a check at the American Legion by March 25.

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Third Annual Whiskey Warm Up March 12 Join us for the 3rd Annual Whiskey Warm Up; a true celebration of the tradition of warming up from the inside out. Dress warm to sip on selections of Colorado whiskeys from a variety of local distilleries next to the heat of one of the fire pits in the beautiful outdoor Riverside Plaza. Browse local cigar shops selling special handmade stogies and watch expert demonstrations of the fine art of hand-rolling cigars!

Sway to the toe-tapping sounds of live music from Northern Colorado favorite, Pandas & People.

Learn more about the styles, tastes and smells of whiskey from a local distillery's knowledgeable educators, who will be presenting live snapshot seminars throughout the event. Don't forget to cleanse your pallet with onsite food pairings including BBQ, chocolate and donuts!

Estes Park will also feature whiskey specials throughout the weekend. Stop by a handful of local establishments to savor additional whiskey paired menus & whiskey cocktails during the Whiskey Warm Up weekend!

March 12, 2016 From 1 to 4 p.m.

Riverside Plaza Estes Park, CO Tickets: Single Tasting Pass: $50 Couple's Tasting Pass: $90 Tickets Include:

Samples from CO Distilleries: Axe and the Oak Distillery Breckenridge Distillery Colorado Sunshine Dancing Pines Distillery Deerhammer Distilling Company Distillery 291 Feisty Spirits Golden Moon Distillery Highland Park Distillery Laws Whiskey House MaCallen Distillery Peach Street Distillery Spirit Hound Distillery Stranahans Colorado Whiskey Syntax Spirits Distillery Weaver Whiskey Wood's High Mountain Distillery Onsite food pairings complete with BBQ, chocolate and donuts Snap Shot Seminars on a variety of topics to include "Anatomy of a Punch" Onsite cigar vendors and rolling Souvenir tasting glass Live Entertainment from Pandas & People More information and tickets are available at VisitEstesPark.com

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Organ Concert At Community Church Of The Rockies

concert tour in the United States. Mr. Hans Hielscher, the organist at the Marktkirche in Wiesbaden, Germany, will Hielscher provided a well-received concert at the Presbytegive a free concert on the orrian Community gan at the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies Church of the at 2:00 p.m. this Sunday, Rockies two years March 6, at 2:00 p.m. He will ago and is here on a play works composed in the return engagement.

19th and 20th centuries. A reThe Presbyterian ception to meet Mr. Hielscher Community will follow his concert.

Church of the Rockies is located at Mr. Hielscher is an interna1700 Brodie Avtionally-known church musienue, Estes Park. cian and concert organist. He The Estes Park has been the organist and carillonneur since 1979 at community is fortuthe Wiesbaden Marktkirche, nate to be able to the Lutheran Cathedral in hear his music.

Wiesbaden, Germany. He has performed on many radio and television broadcasts and has produced 22 CD recordings. He conducts annual organ recital tours around the world.

He is now on a

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Combined EPHS Jazz Band & Jazz Big Band Concert Must Go On

When the members of Estes Park’s Jazz Big Band (JBB) and the Estes Park High School (EPHS) Jazz Band learned that Chuck and Julie Varilek were going to spend their winters in Arizona, they immediately wondered whether they would still be able to give their annual March combined concert without them.

Well, not to worry. On March 8th at 7:00 p.m. at the EPHS auditorium, Loren Johnson, retired Commander and Conductor of Air Force Bands, will again be leading the JBB; and Sheridan Monroe, in her second year as the Director of School Bands for Estes Park will again be leading the EPHS Jazz band. In addition, instead of Julie Varilek, Andrew Rohwedder, a high-school senior, shown at right, will be playing bass in both groups. The annual combined concert will go on.

The enthusiastic, young members of the EPHS Jazz Band will lead off with Zoot Suit Riot, arranged by Paul Murtha, followed by Pick Up the Pieces, arranged by Mark Taylor. Their next three selections are all well-known jazzband classics: Mercy, Mercy, Mercy; Perdido; and In a Mellow Tone. These teen-age musicians will conclude with Sneaker and the rousing Revenge of the Chili Pepper. With that much variety in their program, one has to wonder which style is their favorite.

The JBB program will be equally varied, including such jazz standards as

American Patrol, Oh Lady Be Good, Embraceable You, Day by Day and Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. Finally, these two jazz bands will combine forces to play A Night in Tunisia and the driving Sing, Sing, Sing, featuring sixteen year old sixteen-yearold Levi Carpman on the drum part that was made famous by Gene Krupa.

The bassist doing much of the driving for this entire evening will be highschool senior Andrew Rohwedder, who has played not only with the high-school bands, but also with the Village Band and the JBB for two years, now. His musical journey began on his eighth birthday, when his grandmother gifted him with guitar lessons. Then, when Andrew moved to Estes in his freshman year, Chuck Varilek suggested he play the bass guitar in the marching band. Once Jazz band season swung in, he switched to the upright bass. He says that he was excited

Public Invited To Free Showing Of “Meet The Mormons” Movie If you’ve ever wondered questions like, “Why don’t Mormons drink coffee?

What is a Latter-day Saint? Do Mormons believe in Jesus Christ?” then here’s your chance to ask.

The Estes Park Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will host a free showing of “Meet the Mormons” this Sunday, March 6 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Estes Park Museum at 200 4th St. “Meet the Mormons” is an award-winning documentary that follows the lives of six Mormons from all walks of life.

The movie explores how the Gospel of Jesus Christ changed the lives of these six people and how their actio! ns impacted the lives of an untold number of other people.

The documentary profiles a humanitarian in Nepal, an artist in Las Vegas, a mother and kick-boxing fighter in Costa Rica, the head football coach at the U.S. Naval Academy, a Utah mom with a

tough past, a father and volunteer church bishop, and a pilot who airdropped candy to lift spirits of East Berlin children after World War II. This movie includes inspiring stories of triumph and tragedy, plus beautiful aerial cinematography and the hit song “Glorious,”

by David Archuleta.

A question-and-answer session will be held after the 1 hour, 18-minute movie. All questions are welcomed, no matter how crazy – or even possibly offensive – they may seem. Free refreshments will be served. For questions about the event, please feel free to call (970) 430-3079.

The Estes Park Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was formed in 2014 and currently has about 70 members who attend regularly on Sundays at 1 p.m. at the Estes Park Senior Citizens Center. The leader of the local congregation (called the branch president) is Dr. Aaron Florence. This event is hosted by Chris Amundson, the branch mission leader.

to receive his very own upright bass for Christmas in 2015. Since he will no longer have access to the school-owned bass, this was an important investment in his future as a musician.

Andrew is a percussionist as well as a Andrew Rohwedder bassist. He suddenly became a percussionist in the summer of 2014 when his church was in real need of a drummer on its worship team.

Ward Durrett had been working with him on percussion some at school, so he decided to give it a go. He credits Juan Torres, who replaced Durrett at the school, with helping him improve his trapdrum-set skills. In fact, he recently had the privilege of playing for the One Voice community worship service on February 21st. It is too bad he cannot play both bass and percussion at the same time!

When asked about his plans for the future, Andrew said, ”As I complete my senior year, I am preparing to attend

Capernway Harbour off the cost of Victoria Island for a year of Bible school. I will be taking my bass with me as I will continue to have the opportunity to serve God with the talent He has given me while there. Music has been a valuable part of my life. It has brought wonderful relationships and amazing opportunities with it. I have been honored to play alongside some great talent in the city bands and had the privilege to play original music with the very composers who wrote it. That is a unique experience for someone my age.”

Andrew’s expressions of appreciation continue as he says, ”This last fall, Sheridan Monroe led our marching band to a state championship. Estes Park is an extraordinary place for young musicians to learn and grow.”

It takes a village to raise a child, in this case an excellent musician who is already wise enough to show his gratitude. Not only will this traditional combined concert go on, but any future enterprise to be led by youth such as Andrew and his fellow high-school musicians will also go on to succeed.

Whether the students in the EPHS Jazz Band gain more from “playing alongside” the adults in the JBB or vice versa, everyone who attends this concert will enjoy being part of the interaction. As with all of the local band concerts, admission is free.

JS Bach’s St. Matthew Passion On Palm Sunday The J S Bach St. Matthew Passion will be presented in a staged version on Palm Sunday, March 20 at 1 p.m. at the Reel Mountain Theater in a free performance sponsored by St. Bart’s Church. Often referred to as “one of the greatest expressions of devotional feelings in the history of music,” it was first performed on Good Friday in 1729 in Leipzig, Germany.

(This performance will have English subtitles).

This will be an exceptional and spiritually significant way to begin Holy Week.

This performance is a staged version of the portrayal of Jesus’ final days before his crucifixion. No other 18th century Passion setting brings the human being Jesus of Nazareth so palpably near us as this work. We experience him approach-

ing his death on the Cross, step by step, and his disciples accompanying this event with an increasing sense of helplessness. The words of the Saviour are the heart of the work. His announcement of his impending suffering, the institution of the Eucharist, submission to the Father’s will and the intentionally precipitated arrest allow us to recognize the man and the son of God as he follows his inevitable courageously accepted path.

His partners in dialogue are the disciples: opposing, questioning, for a long time witnessing the sacred events without comprehending as is evident at once in the scene at Bethany. In intervening scenes, we see individuals being confronted with his suffering and reacting with the human frailties we all share.

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Chen Brothers Prodigy Concert This Sunday At The Stanley Hotel Would you like to hear Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue by the well known international piano prodigy Jerry Chen, or Concertino on Two Russian Themes with his brother Jimmy Chen? You are in for an extraordinary afternoon and will be amazed by the program of the Chen Brothers concert. Jerry and Jimmie have received multiple awards both in the United States as well as in Italy, Brazil, Russia, Mongolia, China and Argentina.

The Music Festival is once again honored to have Jerry and his brother Jimmie perform for our audience.

The Chen Brothers, Jimmy (15) and Jerry (18) concert will be this Sunday, March 6th at 2:00 p.m. in the MacGregor Ball Room in the main building of the Stanley Hotel at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $10.00 and advance purchases are available at our office located at Hobert Office Services (1140-A Manford Avenue, Estes Park) or at the door on the day of the concert. Children and students are admitted at no charge. This concert is sponsored by Mike Richardson, First Colorado Realty.

Recently, Jerry was awarded the title of “First Place International Winner” in the Valdisotto International Piano Competition in Italy. Jerry received a personal invitation, in 2014, to perform a solo concert in Caldarola, Italy. For artists of his caliber this is one of the most sought-after venues in Europe, where the BBC does their tapings.

Jerry has successfully competed in numerous state, national and international competitions; winning first and second place awards in all competitions. He performed throughout Italy, receiving the title of “Distinguished Musician” and “Young Talent” in Sicily (IBLA International Competition). This year in na-

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One note on last week’s PET article: Although the black microwave food trays tional competition, Jerry was chosen as are PET (#1) plastic, they are the excepthe “most outstanding pianist for grades tion to the rule and not widely recycled 11-12” in the district of Texas.

- yet. The technology that allows this is recently developed and will take considJimmy Chen has competed successerable time to become common place. fully in national competitions, winning Now, to continue, while PET (#1) may multiple First Place and Second Place be the most recycled plastic, we have awards in solo and duet divisions. As a seen a lot of hype on the internet, about grade school student, Jimmy competed which is safer, PET or HDPE (#2). Acin an international California competicording to our resident chemical engition (USOMC) won First Place for neer, Ron Norris, there is no real conBrahms, and Fourth Places for Adsumer safety difference between PET vanced Bach and Advanced Prokofiev. and HDPE. And both are recyclable. It At the same time, he was named “Most comes into your home as milk jugs, juice Outstanding Student for grades 7-8” in bottles, butter and yogurt tubs and Tupthe Texas district. perware but also as bottles for shampoo, Jimmy, now a sophomore in high bleach, detergent, and household cleanschool, was just named a winner in the ers. These bottles and tubs can be readily “Austin Music Youth Ambassador Prorecycled (be sure to rinse thoroughly) at gram” for 2015-2016 and will perform the Transfer station, by our curbside many community concerts to raise the haulers, and at Loveland Recycling Cenlevel of awareness of classical music. ter (Hwy. 34) or at EcoCycle (Hwy. 36).

Please join us as we welcome The Chen And the good news is, other #2 HDPE is Brothers Prodigy Concert. accepted, even if broken, at CHaRM. There will be no concert on March 13. This includes large tubs and laundry The festival continues on March 20 with baskets, children’s toys, and other hard sided #2 plastics. There is an excellent Lark Powers and Richardo de la Torre; market for the recycled HDPE material with a unique husband wife four hands which then becomes new laundry deterpiano concert. gent bottles, or, possibly, recycling conWe are grateful to the Stanley Hotel Management and staff for their incredi- tainers, drainage pipe, or floor tiles. ble support and generosity. Thank you to Companies like Denver’s Aztec Plastic Lumber make it into plastic lumber Bob’s Piano Service, our weekly and sewhich can also become benches, dogries sponsors, the Griffin Foundation, houses, picnic tables or fencing.

Chevron Humankind Program and the Conversely, #3 PVC plastic, polyvinylCommunity Thrift Shop. cloride (often referred to merely as For further information, contact our business office at 970-586-9519 or visit our up to date website: estesparkmusicfestival.org. To receive weekly updates of our concerts and upcoming events, please send an email to: estesparkmusicfestival@gmail.com. Like us on Facebook for photos and events.

“vinyl”) is rarely recycled. Even recycling centers that accept it, may have trouble finding a market for recovery. It is inadvisable to use it for cooking (even in the microwave) and it should never be burned as it can give off toxic fumes when heated. Our households buy it as bottles for window cleaner, detergent, and, surprisingly, cooking oil. It is considered safe for clear food packaging and commonly found in more industrial uses such as medical equipment, siding, pvc pipe, and plastic windows. The remanufacturers who do use it create decks, paneling, and flooring, mud flaps, and cables, roadway gutters, and speed bumps.

Our common recycling services (Transfer station, curbside, and valley recycling centers) do accept low density polyethylene, #4 LDPE squeeze bottles and tubs but, regrettably, are not equipped to accept the LDPE furniture and carpet made of the same material.

Although the market is limited, LDPE can become shipping envelopes, trashcans and compost bins, or lumber, paneling, landscaping ties, and floor tiles.

Of course, plastic bags from dry cleaning, produce, bread, or shopping, including ziplocs, even if they are #2 or # 4 plastic should never be placed into single stream recycling because they will do considerable harm to the sorting machines. These meltable plastics should be delivered, empty and clean, to the collection point at our Estes Park Safeway store.

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Supporting Cody Walker For Town Trustee To The Editor: I have lived in Estes Park since 1977 and my husband since 1986. Our home and businesses are located just outside the city limits of Estes Park making us ineligible to vote in town elections, but decisions made by the town board directly affect our family and businesses.

This is why we are writing in support of Trustee candidate Cody Walker.

Cody is part of the past, present and future of Estes Park. His family has deep roots here and has played an integral part in our community for over 60 years.

He has witnessed the successes and failures of Estes Park as our town grew.

Presently, he continues to run multiple stables, livestock operations and RMNP concessions. He has employed thousands over the years. He is President of the Estes Park School Board and is able to make the tough decisions necessary to keep our schools safe and viable. He is also a family man and you will see him often supporting his children’s school, sport and scouting activities as well as

playing an active role in his church. As a community member, Cody and his family drop everything to help when they see a need. Our family experienced this over and over during and after the flood.

For our future, Cody would be the best advocate for the business community, private citizens and the continued growth of our town. Let’s keep Estes Park the family friendly destination it has always been keeping a balance between the needs of our citizens and the tourists who keep this town alive. Cody understands that in life there needs to be some change in order to grow and thrive, but he will listen to the needs and desires of Estes Valley residents and look back on the successes and failures our town has experienced over his decades long ties to our area. He will make reasonable, logical and positive decisions for Estes Park.

Deyn and Jon Johnson Whispering Pines Cottages Johnson Flatwork, Inc.

Supporting Paul Fishman For Trustee To The Editor: I recommend the citizens seriously consider voting for Paul Fishman for Estes Park Town Trustee. I have known Paul for over ten years and can attest to his character, devotion to Estes, and working knowledge of Town Hall.

Paul is a straight shooter. He does his research and doesn't mind standing up to those with baseless points. Paul is always willing to lend a helping hand. He has been on committees, keeps in contact with business owners and their views, and even returned to Estes from a short absence in its time of need during the last flood, helping wherever needed.

Paul's extensive working knowledge of Town Hall comes from his attendance of most meetings where the public is invited. He has a working rapport with the mayor, trustees, town administration, and many department heads. This working knowledge puts Paul on top of the list for those running for trustee.

These are the reasons I believe a vote for Paul Fishman for Estes Park Town Trustee is a vote for someone who truly cares about Estes and someone who can start the job on day one.

Sincerely Jay Feagans

Voting Walker For Trustee Dear Editor: Have you thought about which trustee your voting for in the upcoming election? I mean really thought about it? I’m voting for Cody Walker! He is from a 2nd generation Estes Park family. He really understands the values and principles that we hold dear in our community and it’s time to take a stand and take our town back!! He is going to work on resolving the work force and family housing issues so we can have families with children, managers, workers, teachers etc. actually live here. This puts more money into our economy. He will work on keeping Estes Park a premier moun-

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Chuck Levine - Heart, Commitment, Leadership When I first visited Estes Park as a child in the early 1960s it was a magical place. 53 years later, it is still that special place where people come to spend their most precious time together. We are all very fortunate to live in this mountain paradise. As residents we not only have the privilege of being here, we have the responsibility for being temporary stewards.

As a 25-year Estes Valley resident, I have watched our wonderful community grow and prosper in good times and persevere through tragedy. The constant tension between preservation and promotion requires a combination of commitment and consensus building. Great leaders have the ability to demonstrate their personal commitment and conviction, while bringing diverse perspectives together through consensus building.

The Estes Park community deserves nothing less than a Mayor who has demonstrated commitment and a proven ability to bring people together.

Chuck Levine has a long track record of demonstrating his commitment to Estes Park through service to a number of

civic organizations (Estes Valley Restorative Justice, Northern Colorado Community Foundation, Park Hospital District, Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary, and Town Board of Trustees). While this is a diverse list of organizations, the common denominator is that Chuck poured himself into each endeavor with a heart of service and a commitment to make each entity better.

When you work with Chuck, you learn how he pursues his passion and advances the cause of whatever community organization he is supporting. He takes the time to understand the challenges and opportunities, study the issues and listen to everyone’s perspective. Then he begins the process of bringing people together through consensus.

Estes Park has a long list of challenges, opportunities and issues. We can all fill in the blank of the issue we are most concerned about. Regardless of the issue, we need a Mayor who has a heart for service, has demonstrated commitment, and can build consensus. We need Chuck Levine as our next Mayor!

Mark L. Holdt

Supports Walker For Town Trustee To The Editor: I was born here, graduated from Estes Park High School, attended college at CSU and returned to serve the town for my entire working life. During my time in Estes Park I have lived through three floods. I worked for the public works department during the 1982 Lawn Lake Flood and during countless other projects. During my time with the town, I saw a government that didn't have it's higher ups tied to their desks, they were allowed to do more than their job descriptions because it “needed to be done.” I love Estes Park and have done my part to help her become a great town.

Over the past six years I have watched our infrastructure decline and projects

tain destination and put the town of Estes Park back into the hands of the people who live and work here. Cody is a local business owner that understands what this town needs and what “we the people” are looking for. He is the school To The Editor: board president and the Cub Master for Our community is so lucky to have Pack 8. I’ve gotten to know Cody and I Cody Walker running for Trustee beam very impressed with his morals and cause he is the man who will work hard what he stands for. He is dedicated, hardworking, committed and knows the for each of us in Estes Park. He has the real people of this town.

Emily Fouts Owner of the Wynbrier Ltd Wildlife Gallery Our goal is to always provide the best service possible to our community. We accept and print letters to the editor regardless of the submitters opinion or subject matter.

We try to print everything as space allows. We welcome opinions from all perspectives because it provides the opportunity for each of us to learn and develop our own opinion on any important issue.

However, we do not print letters that

allowed to go forward without the support of those of us that help build this town. We are a premier mountain town, it's time our town government started acting like it. I support Cody Rex Walker for Town Trustee because he is one of us, that helped make the town what it is today. I don’t have kids in the school but I like what he has done as the Board of Education President. I want him to take back our town and give it back to those of us that helped build it, and provide opportunity that makes it so the next person, that is worthy enough to call Estes Park home, can live out the same dream.

Michael Mangelsen

Vote For Cody Walker For Estes Park Trustee skills, talent, energy, motivation, and knowledge to get things done. He will accomplish the best for Estes Park!

Barry & Joan Knolton

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Fourth Annual Friends Of Scouting Breakfast March 17 On Thursday, March 17, the Estes Park community is invited to celebrate SCOUT-IRISH Day as we renew the camaraderie of Scouting and support Scouting in delivering the fun and values of Scouting to Estes youth. This year’s breakfast at The Other Side Restaurant focuses on a theme written in 1862 by American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson: The True test of a civilization Is not the census, nor the crops— No, but the kind of person the country turns out.

In announcing the breakfast, Eagle Scout Bill Marshall said, “As Estes reinvigorates itself, Scouting will reveal a new priority challenge for the town involving families and youth. And we are delighted to have Estes Park Police Chief and Life Scout Wes Kufeld share his experience on how “Scouting Builds a Solid Foundation for Leadership.”

Marshall observed, “Estes is fortunate to have many dedicated volunteers devoting countless hours to delivering the fun and values of Scouting to over 80 young people. As a community, we benefit from the service projects that Scouts undertake as they earn Scout ranks. We encourage the community to join us in this once a year celebration supporting Scouting, and we especially hope that former Scouts, Scouters and Eagle Scouts will join us.”

In addition to Scout memorabilia displays, this year’s breakfast will reveal a special “Scout Recruiting Challenge” and outreach to the Hispanic community,

which is made possible by a $400 gift from the Sunrise Rotary Club.

A team of seasoned Scouts organized this year’s breakfast: Vaughn Baker, retired Superintendent, Rocky Mountain National Park (Eagle: Billings, MT), Charley Dickey IV, owner, Rustic Mountain Charm (Boy Scout), Frank Lancaster, Estes Park Town Administrator (Eagle: Wheat Ridge, CO), Dick Life, Captain U.S. Navy (Ret) (Eagle: Athens, OH), Jon Nicholas, President/CEO Estes Valley Development Corp (Cub Scout) and Bill Marshall, retired Treasurer, Nalco (Eagle: Pittsburgh, PA).

Table sponsorships are available at $250, and we are most appreciative of our table sponsors to date: The Bank of Colorado (In recognition of Scout Devon McCormick, son of their employee, Jessica McCormick), Vaughn Baker, Frank Lancaster, Dick Life, Bill Marshall, Bill Stock and James V. White.

This year’s breakfast goal of $5,000 is just a small part of the $16,000 ($208/ scout) cost to provide training, programs and camp facilities for Estes’ 80 Scouts.

The FOS breakfast is Thursday, March 17 at The Other Side Restaurant (camaraderie and coffee: 7:00; buffet: 7:10; program: 7:30 to 8:30.) Breakfast is free, but to ensure adequate seating, reservations are requested. Please contact Bill Marshall: wmmarshall@ aol.com or tel/text: 847-951-1090. The program will include a Friends of Scouting “ASK.” Join us. Experience the camaraderie of Scouting, and bring a friend!

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Employment Campground Employment Opportunities Are you looking for a fun and rewarding summer job? EVRPD is now hiring!

CAMPGROUND GUEST SERVICES ASSOCIATES We are looking for individuals who love working with people, are detail-oriented and proficient on a computer, and are able to multi-task in a busy retail environment at the Estes Park Campgrounds at Mary’s Lake and East Portal. Part-time or full-time hours available. Seasonal positions run April – October. $9.00 - $12.00/hour DOE/DOQ.

CAMPGROUND MAINTENANCE WORKERS Must be physically fit, able to work independently, and self-motivated to maintain and improve campsites and campground properties. Part-time or full-time seasonal positions available. Schedule may include weekends and holidays during the camping season. No experience required. Positions available now.

Season ends in October. $9.00 - $13.00/hour DOE/DOQ. Applications and a complete job descriptions may be obtained from our website at www.evrpd.com or from the EVRPD Administration Office at 690 Big Thompson Avenue.

Please submit employment applications to: Estes Valley Recreation and Park District, Attention Zenda Smith; P.O. Box 1379, Estes Park, CO 80517, or email employee application to zenda@evrpd.com

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Employment Estes Valley Watershed Coalition is hiring a

full time Assistant Watershed Coordinator.

Contract Management, volunteer coordination, community outreach, fundraising, and organization.

See full description at www.evwatershed.org.

ASSISTANT MANAGER TRAINEE Year Round Permanent Local Estes Park Shop Retail Experience REQUIRED Health Ins & 401K Benefits Vacation, Holiday & Personal Apply in person at FOR BARE FEET

126 East Elkhorn Ave, 11am-2pm Tuesday-Thursday, No phone calls

Estes Park United Methodist Ch. needs an ADMIN. ASSISTANT for 20hr five days per wk position.

Requires: office exp., skill w/computers, off. software, typing & filing. Must be dependable, detail oriented & adaptable. Resp. for phones, bulletin, records, filing, reports & assisting pastor. Wages $12-14hr APPLY w/resume: w/exp., educ. & training to: Rev. Tom Towns, 1509 Fish Hatchery Rd Estes Park, CO 80517 Full time, year round position (25 to 30 hours, weekdays only) for immediate hire at Linda’s Pet Care Services, Inc. Experience not necessary but helpful. Supervising and on the job training with dogs during playtimes. Light cleaning involved.

To fill out an application and set up an interview, please call 586-0340.

Ask for Linda Wagner.

Looking for GENERAL MAINTENANCE STAFF to add to our team. Full time, year round position(s). Basic or advanced knowledge of painting, carpentry, plumbing, electric, heating. Hot tub knowledge a plus.

Reliable transportation required.

Salary based on skill level.

Please apply at Fawn Valley Inn 2760 Fall River Rd.

Employment Full Time Position with The Estes Park Housing Authority

JOIN OUR TEAM! The Town of Estes Park is accepting applications for:

Administrative Assistant Community Services/Special Events Hiring Range $17.42 - $20.47 per hour Non-Exempt Position Close Date: March 7, 2016

Communications Center Manager Police Department Hiring Range $2,623.30 - $3,213.54 bi-weekly salary Exempt Position Close Date: Open Until Filled

Community Development Director Community Development Department Hiring Range $3,328.96 - $4,078.00 bi-weekly salary Exempt Position Close Date: March 21, 2016

Police Officer I Police Department Hiring Range $25.85 – $28.44 per hour Non-Exempt Position Close Date: Open Until Filled

The Estes Park Housing Authority is currently taking applications for its Falcon Ridge Community Manager/Administrative Assistant

This is 1 full-time position • Community Manager: Property Management duties at our new Falcon Ridge apartments: lease up income-qualifying units, run compliance reports, perform on-site management duties, etc. Property Management and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit experience helpful, but will train the right person.

• Administrative Assistant: Assist the EPHA with general administrative duties. Computer knowledge, good communication skills and a willingness to learn are vital.

Salary commensurate with experience with the anticipated annual salary range of $36,600-$51,573 plus an exceptional benefit package including Health, Dental, Vision and PERA. Applications and full job descriptions available at the EPHA office, 500 Big Thompson Ave, on our website www.esteshousing.org or by emailing us at jmcgee@estes.org. Position open until filled.

The Estes Park Housing Authority is an equal opportunity employer.

Special Events Coordinator Community Services/Special Events Hiring Range $19.74 - $23.19 per hour Non-Exempt Position Close Date: March 7, 2016 (Town employment application required)

Applications are available at: Town Hall 170 MacGregor Ave. Room 130 (Mon-Fri 8 am – 5 pm) or www.estes.org/ jobs Return Application to: Town of Estes Park, Attn: HR PO Box 1200, Estes Park, CO 80517; or Fax 970-577-4770

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

WorldMark Resorts is a world class resort destination offering a fun and energetic team environment.

We are currently recruiting for the following positions: Laundry Associate (Part Time / Flexible Hours)

Come work for the best resort in Estes Park. We strive to be the very best!

Benefits include Paid Vacations, 401K matching, company training and lots of opportunity to grow.

To apply for any of these great opportunities, please go to our company website at www.WVOjobs.com. Search ‘Estes Park’.

Office Manager at RV Park

- Must have management experience - Experience with RV parks preferred.

-Must be able to work weekends - Must be able to work with an experienced team - Must have a reliable vehicle Please apply online at http://littlecurrent.iapplicants.com/ ViewJob-723705.html

Harmony Foundation, an adult alcohol/ drug residential treatment center in Estes Park has the following openings available: Nursing positions – LPN or RN Must have Colorado nursing license.

We have part time and on call positions available. Must be able to work nights andweekends.

Part Time and Full Time Transitional Living Relief House Manager Oversee general operations of a residential program providing transitional care of residents recovering from substance use disorders. Candidates will provide transportation and ensure safety of all clients. PT Relieves FT House Manger and Requires 2 overnights per week. Must possess valid Colorado Driver License. Experience with the Recovery Community a plus.

Please send resume, cover letter and salary requirements to mcola@harmonyfoundationinc.com.

You may also fax to 970-577-0392 or mail to 1600 Fish Hatchery Road; Estes Park, CO. Be sure to check out our web site at www.harmonyfoundationinc.com

FRONT DESK

If you have a cheerful, friendly attitude with people skills, computer skills and multi-tasking abilities, plus strong English skills, apply now!

One Seasonal position – May – mid-October Some evenings, weekends and holidays required

```````` Competitive wages with guaranteed bonus program No smoking work environment “We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit.”

Apply online at www.alpinetrailridgeinn.com Or email alpine@alpinetrailridgeinn.com Or call for interview – 970-586-4585

Housekeeper Year round, Full Time, $11/hour + pooled tips.

Housekeeper/Hot Tub Maintenance April thru Oct., 30 hrs./week, $11/hour + pooled tips Apply in person at Della Terra Mountain Chateau, 3501 Fall River Road or send resume and cover letter to info@dellaterramountainchateau.com

Hiring Year Round

Front Desk Agent and Night Auditor.

Both positions are either F/T or P/T. Must enjoy helping people.

To apply please email:

employment@estescomfortinn.com

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Employment The Discovery & Coyote Lodges hiring for front desk, Looking for self starters with a good team player attitude.

Must be able to work weekends and holidays.

Year round, full or part time.

Good season bonuses.

Send resume or list of work history to mgmt@estesdiscoverylodge.com

Town of Estes Park Seasonal Employment Opportunities Mar 27-Sep 24 The Town of Estes Park is accepting applications for the following Seasonal positions: Street Maintenance Parks Maintenance Fairgrounds Maintenance Visitor Services Hiring rate $10.50 - $13.50 depending on experience

Assistant Chef PM Catering Delivery Driver Dining Room Manager Executive Chef/Kitchen Manager Human Resources Assistant Resident Staff Coordinator Seasonal & Part Time (PT) Positions

Food Service Workers Housekeepers Lifeguards Postings & applications are on our website: ymcarockies.org/work (970) 586-3341 x1032

Silver Saddle Now Hiring YEAR ROUND HOUSEKEEPING

Positions open until filled

▪ www.estes.org/jobs ▪ Submit Town application, resume and cover letter to: ▪ Town of Estes Park, Attn: HR

Employment

Year Round Positions

Community Service Officer Hiring rate $13.00 - $16.00 depending on experience

Applications are located at: ▪ Town Hall 170 MacGregor Ave. west foyer (Mon-Fri 8 am – 5 pm)

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Must be a non-smoker.

BEST WESTERN PLUS Silver Saddle 1260 Big Thompson Avenue Email: cory@estesresort.com

There’s never been a better time to reach out to those in need.

We’re seeking quality people who wish to make a difference by helping seniors in their homes. Flexible schedules.

No certification required.

Training and support provided.

Sign on Bonus for Estes Park area!

Apply online to homeinstead.com/northerncolorado Or call Emily Harms for more information (970) 494-0289 Web Brochure: www.HISC365CG.digbro.com

PAINTERS NEEDED! Busy painting contractor needs help.

Experience required. Work outdoors this summer. Full Time and Part Time positions available.

Call Tim at Bestway-Painting 970-518-4001.

No calls please

▪ PO Box 1200, Estes Park, CO 80517; or

Help Wanted Dog Runner 586-4906

▪ Fax 970-577-4770 The status of applications will be communicated via e-mail. By choice the Town of Estes Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

PUBLIC SALE

Vehicle, Equipment and Miscellaneous Closed Bid Sale March 18th and 19th 2016, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm At Fairgrounds Barn W 1125 Rooftop Way 1997 Ford F-350 4X4 Flatbed 49,750 miles 2001 GMC Safari Van 4X4 64,457 miles 2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport 31,536 miles 1976 Ford F-600, with water tank (does not run) Kohler power system generator

COOK/COCINERO - Buscando cocinero con experiencia. 5 dias 9-5 Martes a Sabado. Pagamos bien y se habla Espanol.

303-437-9514 HOSTESS - Part-time Hostess position, days. Meet, greet, seat, bring water, refiling & bussing at fast paced café, Estes Park. moonkats@moonkats.com

Help us Help Others Become a CAREGiver

Bid start $4,000.00 Bid start $3,000.00 Bid start $2,500.00 Best offer Best offer

Best offer for all Misc. equipment; Walk behind asphalt roller, Bearcat crack sealer, Craftsman table saw, Craftsman belt/disc sander, Sign router machine, dust collector, plate compactor, EZ line paint sprayer, asphalt torch, Tannka edger, Sod cutter, Billy goat, Seed spreader, Water tank fimco, Tree forks for skid steer, Back pack blower, chain saw, wood park benches.

Bid forms and envelopes will be provided. In the event of a tie the winning bid will be determined by the earliest time of submittal.

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FOR RENT Escape the snow & wind in Green Valley Arizona.

2bd, 2 ba. Deeply discounted rent available Feb-April. Call Tom Maher at 520-360-6181

Condos 2 BD, 1 BA condos, 928 sq ft.1 yr lease / short term lease variable rates. Call Real Living - 1st Choice Real Estate Services at: 970-669-9696. Equal Opportunity Housing

Apartments

DNTWN Retail/Office, High Visibility! Parking on St. in front. 250 Moraine.

Available NOW - $800/mo + $800 dep. YR Lease 303506-1325 Office Rental At office on Hwy 7 1407 s/f call Jeff 970-231-4037

TRANSPORTATION Cars 2000 Buick Century 74400 miles. Runs great.

Good tires. $3000 OBO 970 581-9800

Mature single woman looking for efficiency or 1 BR. Beginning May 1, 98 Honda Civic EX 5-spd 2016, long term 618-554- sedan, 195,000, ABS, new snow tires, one owner.

5059 $2700 obo. 970-286-1716

Cabins

Clean 1 bedroom. Views.

NS/NP 970-586-6487

SERVICES Home Repair/Service

HOLMES LOG WORKS Log Home Restoration 970-586-9168 Log and Metal Railing, Deck Additions & Repair, Log Benches, Mantels, Gates & Log Accents www.lograils.com Mike’s Handyman Service in Estes Park 35+ years experience.

WInter Special: 3HRs for $99!

I WILL Return Your Call” 605-391-8375

Piano Tuning Susan Novy, local piano tuner. Call for appt.

577-1755

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PET SITTING AND DOG WALKING! Compassionate, experienced professional.

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DOMESTICALLY WILD Certified All Breed Canine Spa (970)480-7011 Humanity Always Before Vanity With a natural and gentle approach

AREA RUG, 96 X 120 Plush, Wool, Good Condition $275, 970-586-8272

Noritake china â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stellaâ&#x20AC;? pattern with platinum design and trim. Simple but elegant. New condition. No chips or scratches. 12 complete place settings $450 Call 970-586-2958

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3/1, 1200 sq ft, .85 acre, hot tub, 2 car garage, great neighborhood, tons of potential. $298,000.

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8 complete place settings (62pcs) Janel flatware. Tarnish proof. Extra teaspoons. No scratches. Very nice. New condition in original wooden chest, $100

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523 St. Vrain Lane, Estes Park, CO 80517 970-586-3333 | 800-401-7750 Christian Collinet Broker/Owner 970-231-8570 Mindy Stone Office Coordinator Ellen Benes Client Liaison Brad Barnett Broker Assoc. 970-212-6780 Jeremy Collinet Broker Assoc. 970-302-1850

Julia Daley Broker Assoc. 720-937-0806 Sue Magnuson GRI, Broker. Assoc. 970-214-0319

4.8 Acres in Town

Judy Nystrom GRI, Broker. Assoc. 303-506-5466 Glinda Doyle Assistant to Judy Nystrom Mike Richardson GRI, CNE, Broker Assoc. 970-215-2722 Heidi Riedesel CNE, Broker Assoc. 970-691-7083 Lori Smith Broker Assoc. 970-232-5511 Jack Smith Broker Assoc. 970-231-7327 Tom Thomas Broker Assoc. 970-481-3619

Cozy Cottage

Very special home providing privacy & convenience to town. Filled w/ natural light, this updated home features an open floor plan, kitchen w/stainless, granite, tall cabinets & breakfast bar.

Main floor master suite w/ luxurious 5 piece bath, laundry & private deck.

Upper level has 3 bedrooms, full bath & family room w/ deck. Multiple outdoor spaces to enjoy the views, wildlife & quiet solitude... $695,000 398 Bristlecone Court

Tranquil Retreat on 1 Acre • 3 Bedroom/3 Bath • Bonus Office/ 4th Bedroom • Stone Fireplace & Soaring Ceilings • Media Area w/ Entertainment Bar • 3-car Attached Garage $577,500 370 Whispering Pines Dr

Spectacular Views • 3 Bedroom/ 2 Bath • One Level Living • Bright Master Suite • .92 Acre Lot with Views • Attached 2- car Garage $439,000 1350 Willow Lane

An adorable cottage that was completely renovated and completed in Dec. 2015. This doll house is cozy, warm, welcoming, and walking distance to town. These are just a few of the attributes you will fall in love with. Whether used as a full time residence or a vacation rental, this is a gem you don't want to miss! $225,000 216 Spruce Drive #3

Bordering Rocky Mountain National Park • Historic Home with Updates Throughout • 3 Bedroom/ 3 Bath/2 Car Garage • 12+ Acres Bordering RMNP • Variety of Outdoor Spaces • Endless Hiking into RMNP

2 Acres with Views and Trees • End –of-the-road Privacy • Lot backs to 24 acres of open space • City Utilities • Upscale neighborhood • Long- Range Mountain Views $185,000 Lot 25 Kiowa Court

$975,000 2341 Upper High Drive

00 5 , 39 $2 Affordable Estes Park • 3 Bedroom/ 2 Bath • Attached Garage • Master w/ Walk-in Closet • Down Payment Assistance Available • $50k Soft Second Mortgage 1935 Wildfire Road

Longs Peak Views • 2600sf Rocky Point Condo Home • 3 Bedroom/ 3 Bath • Granite, Stainless & Hardwood • Luxurious Master Suite • Decks on 2 Levels $499,000 2323 Highway 66

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Prime East Elkhorn Location Direct Off-Street Parking Inviting Storefront Includes all Inventory/ Furniture/Fixtures/Equipment

$75,000 400 E Elkhorn 2-A

Panoramic Views at The Reserve • 1.2 Acre lot in the Reserve • Surrounded on 3 Sides by Open Space • Paved Streets and City utilities • 360- degree Mountain Views • Level Lot Perfect for Building $369,000 Lot 28 Deer Path Court

Explore all of Estes Park at www.FirstColoradoRealty.com