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Asphalt Paving And Patching Begins This Month
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Ballot issue 1A sales tax funds at work improving local streets The Town of Estes Park has selected Perfect Patch Asphalt Company to begin paving multiple roads in Estes Park beginning May 15, weather permitting. This work consists of overlaying or removing the existing asphalt and replacing it with a new asphalt surface, depending on the condition of the existing pavement. The contractor will patch large sections of additional roads in Town. Roads designated for paving are Raven Avenue, Big Horn Drive and East Riverside Drive. Roads designated for patching are Aspen Avenue, Heinz Parkway, High Drive, Lexington Lane, Pawnee Lane and Pine Knoll Drive. If funding allows, additional work may be performed. Project updates and a tentative schedule, when available, will be provided at www.estes.org/streetimprovements. Once construction begins, it is expected that all work will be completed within one to two weeks, with construction on each specific road lasting only a few days. Construction is not expected to result in any full road closures, and flaggers will be present during active construction to direct traffic. Local access will be maintained although onstreet parking will be prohibited during work and there may be temporary closures to private driveways. This contract is part of the larger 2024 Street Improvement Program (STIP) which aims to improve the average street system Pavement Condition Index (PCI) from 65 (existing poor condition) to 70 (fair condition) by 2024. The plan, which receives its funding from the voter-approved 2014 Ballot Issue 1A sales tax, includes extensive preventative maintenance which will improve road conditions throughout the Town. For more information, please visit www.estes.org/streetimprovements. For more information on this project, please contact the Public Works Department at 970-577-3587. To receive Town news and/or meeting agendas in your email inbox, please visit www.estes.org. More Town news is available at www.facebook.com/townofestesparkco and www.twitter.com/townofestespark.
Pikas In The Park Scavenger Hunt Kicks Off This Weekend In honor of Estes Park's Centennial, the Town of Estes Park is unveiling a new downtown scavenger hunt, Pikas in the Park. This new activity includes 12 bronze sculptures of pikas, the small mountain-dwelling relatives of rabbits, placed throughout downtown. Following a May 4 kickoff with the donors who funded the sculptures, the activity guide brochure will be available at the Estes Park Visitor Center, 500 Big Thompson Ave. starting May 5. Use the clues on the guide to find all 12 pikas,
high mountain species, and highlights the character and charm of Estes Park." Pikas in the Park is sponsored by the Town of Estes Park, and made possible by these generous donors: Airbits, Estes Area Lodging Association, Kind Coffee, Frank and Jill Lancaster, Mama Rose's Italian Restaurant, Mueller, Pye & Associates CPA, Greg and Pamela Muhonen, Poppy's Pizza & Grill, Rustic Mountain Charm, Craig Soderberg, Village Goldsmith, Visit Estes Park, Whimsical, Inc., and Greg White. The pikas were de-
and then claim the Pika Finder button at the Visitor Center. Town Administrator Frank Lancaster commented, "The inspiration for Pikas in the Park came after hearing Peter Kageyama, author of For the Love of Cities. Peter talked about what makes a place special, not just a place to live and work, but the special, fun things that make people really love their community. One example cited was the Mice on Main program in Greenville, South Carolina. I wanted to find something similar that was completely unique to Colorado, and was whimsical and fun for everyone - something residents and guests could all enjoy." Lancaster continued "Just like the musical instruments on the Riverwalk, Pikas in the Park is something fun and unique that will attract people to downtown Estes Park. It's more than just a fun activity -it also incorporates historical information about Estes Park, provides educational information about an important
signed and created by Mike Dwyer sculptures. Additional thanks go to Steve Mitchell, author of Legendary Locals of Estes Park, and Estes Park Historian Laureate Jim PickMike Dwyer ering for background information the pikas' namesakes, to Audem Gonzales, who designed the Pika Finder buttons, and to the Town's Parks Division staff for installation of the pikas. After May 5, the activity guide will also be available at www.estes.org/pikas. Learn more about pikas from Rocky Mountain National Park at www.nps.gov/romo/learn/nature/pikas. htm.
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A Wildlife Reminder: Time To Be Bear Aware
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Bears have emerged from hibernation and are on the prowl for food. Colorado Parks and Wildlife is sending its annual reminder, asking Colorado residents and visitors to be “Bear Aware.� In early spring, bears can usually find sources of natural food as wild plants begin to grow nutritious new sprouts. Bears also prefer natural sources of food. But if food becomes scarce some bears will go to residential areas looking for a meal. Significant bear/human conflicts usually don’t start until mid-summer. But now’s the time to start thinking about how you can be bear aware. By taking some simple precautions, you can avoid conflicts with bears at your home and in your neighborhood. Here is a list that will help us to keep bears wild: Around the house Keep garbage in a well-secured location. Only put out garbage on the morning of pickup. Clean garbage cans regularly to keep them odor free. The scent of ammonia can deter bears. Use a bear-resistant trash can or dumpster. These are available from your trash hauler or on Internet sites. Bears have an excellent sense of smell, so try to prevent odors. If you don't have secure storage, put items that might become smelly into the freezer until trash day. Keep garage doors closed. Lock your doors when you’re away from home and at night. Keep the bottom floor windows of your house closed when you're not at home. Clean-up thoroughly after picnics in the yard or on the deck. Don't allow food odors to linger. Talk to your neighbors and kids about being bear aware. Minimize items that attract bears or other wildlife Do not attract other wildlife by feeding them.
Don't leave pet food or stock feed outside. Bird feeders are a major source of bear/human conflicts. Attract birds naturally with flowers and water baths. Do not hang bird feeders from April 15 to Nov. 15. If you must have bird feeders: clean up beneath them every day, bring them in at night, and hang them high so that they're completely inaccessible to bears. Bears have good memories and will return to places they’ve found food. Allow grills to burn for a couple of minutes after cooking to burn off grease and to eliminate odors. Clean the grill after each use. If you have fruit trees, pick fruit before it gets too ripe. Don't allow fruit to rot on the ground. Secure compost piles. Bears are attracted to the scent of rotting food -and they'll eat almost anything. If you keep small livestock, keep animals in a fully covered enclosure, don’t store food outside, keep enclosures clean to minimize odors, hang rags soaked in ammonia around the enclosure. If you have bee hives, install electric fencing where allowed. Be careful with vehicles and at campsites Do not keep food in your vehicle; roll up windows and lock the doors of your vehicles. When car-camping, secure all food and coolers in a locked vehicle after you’ve eaten. Keep a clean camp, whether you’re in a campground or in the back-country. When camping in the back-country, hang food 100 feet or more from campsite. Don’t bring any food or fragrant items into your tent Cook food well away from your tent; wash dishes thoroughly. For more information go to the Living with Wildlife section on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife web site: cpw.state.co.us.
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MacGregor Avenue Street Improvements Begin This Week Ballot Issue 1A funds at work The Town of Estes Park’s Public Works Department will begin rehabilitation of a roughly half-mile stretch of MacGregor Avenue north of Wonderview Avenue this week. The Town Board approved a contract with Mountain Constructors, Inc., which will begin equipment mobilization and site preparations this week, with construction to follow. Completion is tentatively expected by June 30, 2017. Throughout the project, one lane of MacGregor Avenue will generally remain open to northbound traffic while southbound traffic will be detoured using Big Horn Drive. Periodic full closures of the work zone are expected, and all traffic will be detoured primarily using Big Horn Drive. Construction updates will be provided at www.estes.org/macgregoravenue. The MacGregor Avenue Road Improvement project includes the following improvements: • Two-lane roadway reconstruction • An eight-foot wide concrete multi-
use trail on the east side of MacGregor Avenue • Improvements to the intersection with Wonderview Avenue for increased pedestrian safety including pedestrianactivated rapid flash beacons, raised concrete islands and trimming of trees • Drainage improvements The construction cost of the complete project is estimated at approximately $1.3 million. Funding will be provided by the Town’s Ballot Issue 1A Street Improvement Fund, the 1A Trail Expansion Fund and the Larimer County Open Space Fund. Visit www.estes.org/macgregoravenue for construction information. For more information, please contact Pavement Manager Kelly Stallworth at 970-5773577 or kstallworth@estes.org. Subscribe to receive Town news and/or meeting agendas in your email inbox by visiting www.estes.org/subscribe. More Town news is available at www.estes.org/news, www.facebook.com/townofestesparkco and www.twitter.com/townofestespark.
Town Of Estes Park Offers Food Tax Refunds To Qualified Residents During May Each year, the Town of Estes Park offers refunds of sales tax paid on food items to qualified residents. Applicants must have lived within the boundaries of the Estes Valley Recreation and Park District during the entire 12 months of 2016, have an income within the guidelines in the table below, and fall within one of the following categories: Resident families with dependent children under the age of 18 in 2016; residents who are disabled and received disability income in 2016; and, residents who were at least 65 years of age in 2016. Food tax refund applications will be available starting May 1, 2017, at the Finance Department at Town Hall, 170 MacGregor Ave., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, and at www.estes.org/finance. Applications will be accepted through May 31, 2017. With the completed application, applicants must provide copies of proof of residency and income, and any other documents required by the application guidelines. For more information, please visit www.estes.org/finance or call the Finance Department at 970-586-5331, ext. 0. To receive Town news and/or meeting agendas in your email inbox, please visit www.estes.org/subscribe. More Town news is available at www.facebook.com/townofestesparkco and www.twitter.com/townofestespark.
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Estes Park’s Hidden Gem: Mrs. Walsh’s Garden The Estes Park in Bloom steering committee is excited to offer a monthly column as a platform for the community to share information, expertise, and passion about projects that align with the committee’s goal of engaging the community in beautification, preservation, environmental efforts and civic pride.
September flood of 2013 did tremendous damage to the once vegetation-packed garden. The garden is nestled against a cliff face that became saturated and slid into the garden, taking trees, benches, irrigation and pathway with it, and turning everything into a jumbled, compacted mess. The garden has not yet recovered to its exceptional pre-flood condition. By: Joan Sapp, Mrs. Walsh’s Garden However, that is the goal and each year Manager for the Estes Park in Bloom more of its previous glory is attained. steering committee Plants are arranged along the pathway The sidewalks of Elkhorn Avenue are according to the life zones one finds in crowded with people as Estes Park begins Colorado, from grassland through shrubits summer season. Many visitors never land and montane, all the way to the make it to the far west end of Elkhorn alpine. A line of stately bristlecone pines Avenue, but there is a reason to walk the (Pinus aristata) protects the dry alpine, extra block beyond the waterwheel. At while the wet alpine hosts bog birch (Bethe base of the cliff on the south side of tula grandulosa), king’s crown (Rhodiola the street you will discover a little gem— integrifolia) and a fine stand of vibrant Mrs. Walsh’s Garden. Surprisingly, many magenta fireweed (Chamerion angustilocals haven’t visited either. folium). You’ll find in the shrub and forMrs. Walsh’s Garden was the vision of est collection nice specimens of lesser Judy Lamy. Judy wished to honor her known species—native mountain ash grandmother Mrs. Winifred “Peggy” Walsh (1886-1953) who was the daughter (Sorbus scopulina) with clusters of orange berries, big tooth maple (Acer granof a U.S. Calvary officer of the frontier didentatum), and creamy-plumed rock west. The Walsh’s were early residents of Estes Park, riding their horses all over the spirea (Holodiscus dumosus). Soon, yellow-flowering currant (Ribes aureum) Estes Valley. One meadow below their property was abundant with wildflowers will bloom as the centerpiece of the middle berm. The grassland displays some of which Mrs. Walsh, being an avid wildour native grasses valuable for high eleflower enthusiast, would not allow the vation revegetation, particularly blue horses to graze; consequently her family called it “Peggy’s Garden.” Judy purchased the land directly east of this meadow as the first seed in cultivation of her vision. The small space has a higher goal than just providing a break from the busy town. Mrs. Walsh’s Garden is a nonprofit, public garden now owned by the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado. The garden’s mission is to be “a source of pleasure, education, and inspiration by demonstrating the use of plants native to Estes Park and the surrounding Rocky Mountain Region.” A fence and gate keep deer and elk out, but people are welcome from dawn to dusk. One enters the garden and feels a sense of calm. Most days only a few people will wander the winding footpath that once led through flourishing vegetation to a quiet pond and sparkling waterfall. The
grama. The pond was the heart of the riparian habitat, enclosed by an aspen grove filled with columbine, and our most eye-catching plant, the six foot tall goldenglow (Rudbeckia ampla). Beaked sedge (Carex utriculata) and rosy shooting star (Dodecatheon pulchellum) grew in the wet margin. At present neither pond nor waterfall is yet repaired. Please take the time on your next visit downtown to find inspiration for gardening with natives, or a bench for peaceful contemplation, in the tranquil beauty of Mrs. Walsh’s Garden. Estes Park in Bloom is a communitywide effort involving businesses, residents, Town government and YMCA of the Rockies whose mission is to promote beautification for the Town of Estes Park. Current members of the steering committee include representatives from the Town of Estes Park, YMCA of the Rockies, Visit Estes Park, Estes Valley Partners for Commerce and the Estes Valley Restaurant Partners. If you are interested in contributing an article for Estes Park in Bloom or for more information on how to become involved in the Estes Park in Bloom project, contact Keri Kelly at 970-577-3782 or kkelly@estes.org.
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Crack-Sealing Of Town-Owned Streets Begins This Week Ballot Issue 1A funds at work The Town of Estes Park has selected A1 Chip Seal to begin a townwide cracksealing project this week. The work consists of applying hot asphalt sealant to cracks in Town streets, effectively preventing water from penetrating the roadways and reducing potholes. Funds permitting, the treatment will be applied to all Town-owned asphalt streets not crack-sealed last year. The project is scheduled for completion by May 26, weather permitting. The project is not expected to cause any full street closures, though moving lane closures and flagging will be necessary. Motorists should drive with caution in the work zone. This contract is part of the larger 2024 Street Improvement Program (STIP) which aims to improve the system-wide
average Pavement Condition Index (PCI) of Town-owned streets from 65 (existing poor condition) to 70 (fair condition) by 2024. The plan, which receives funding from the voter-approved Ballot Issue 1A sales tax revenues, includes extensive preventative maintenance which will improve road conditions throughout the Town. Updates on the project and work locations will be provided weekly at www.estes.org/streetimprovements. For more information on this project, please contact the Public Works Department at 970-577-3587. To receive Town news in your email inbox, please visit www.estes.org/subscribe. More Town news is available at www.facebook.com/townofestesparkco and www.twitter.com/townofestespark.
Community Development Planning Division Begins Limited Walk-In Customer Service Hours To ensure a high standard of service and timely responses to all customers' needs, the Community Development Department's Planning Division will limit walk-in customer service to specific days and hours of the week in May. The division will provide service on a walk-in basis on the following days and hours: Monday: 1 - 5 p.m. Wednesday: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Friday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Community Development Department Director Randy Hunt explains, "The volume of walk-in traffic, along with the need to address tasks with deadlines, is necessitating this step. A schedule for walk-ins is common in many local-government planning departments across the country. As we see increasing numbers of development projects in the community, the goal of our limited staff is to serve more people with quickly-answered questions or concerns during walk-in hours, while reserving other
times for longer projects or more indepth citizen inquiries." This new policy is provisional, and will be evaluated toward the end of May to determine whether it helps or hinders the division's ability to provide more efficient and effective customer service. The Planning Division will have at least one member of the planning staff available during these hours to assist citizens at the front counter with appropriate questions or concerns. The office itself will remain open during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, and all other staff will be available for general questions. Walk-in clients with more involved or in-depth questions or concerns will be welcome during the walk-in times. However, inquiries needing longer than approximately 15 minutes may require setting an appointment during other business hours during the week. Appointments may be set during walk-in hours, or via phone or email.
Volunteers Needed To Help Build New Trail At Hermit Park Open Space Volunteers are needed to help Larimer County Department of Natural Resources’ trail crew with constructing a new trail at Hermit Park Open Space, located 2 miles southeast of Estes Park. The trail-building project will be held Saturday, May 6 from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. No experience is necessary. All tools, training and lunch will be provided. Volunteers will start building the second phase of the new Limber Pine Trail, part of a larger, roughly 6-mile, multi-use
trail system coming to Hermit Park Open Space. The trail system is expected to be wrapped up later this year and will connect the camping areas at the open space. To sign up to volunteer, visit offero.larimer.org (you will need to create a free account in Offero). For more information about the project, contact Volunteer Program Coordinator Pam Mayhew at (970) 619-4552 or pmayhew@larimer.org.
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Annual Reminder To Plan Ahead For Spring Runoff In the Estes Valley, spring runoff typically starts in April and peaks in June. Each spring there is a chance warmer temperatures and higher than average snow packs will result in higher flows and rising water levels along streams and rivers throughout the Estes Valley. Sudden, prolonged warm spells combined with heavy rains increase the chances of localized flooding. The 2013 flood changed local rivers and streams -- some channels are wider and deeper and can carry more water; others are shallower and narrower and can carry less water. The ground also remains saturated from recent precipitation. Local floodplain managers cannot predict the effects of the upcoming runoff, but there is always a potential for heavy flows. The Town’s Public Works Department has an action plan for minor and major flood events. Each year staff prepare sand bags, equipment and concrete barriers for short-notice deployment to public areas prone to flooding so that roads, bridges, utilities and public safety are protected. Owners of property along rivers and streams are encouraged to clear debris and excess sediments where needed to preserve maximum channel capacity. It is ultimately every citizen’s responsibility to protect their own private property and to consider how risks on his or her property affect neighbors up- and downstream. The Town of Estes Park encourages residents to reach out to their neighbors and work together to address potential problems. Some actions private property owners can take to protect property are: 1. Stabilize undercut and unstable river banks and reduce blockage potential a. Cut down unstable trees (leave stump and roots in place) that could fall and block water flow along the channel or at downstream bridges and culverts. b. Leave existing roots and small woody and vegetative debris on riverbanks to reduce flow velocities and resist bank erosion.
c. Apply quick-growing seed mixes to bare stream banks, such as Regreen (Triticum aestivum) and other cover crops (i. e., annual species that germinate quickly). d. Selectively remove problematic debris from river; permits required; contact the Town for assistance. e. Permits for work in the floodplain are required and available to residents within the Town limits by contacting the Town of Estes Park’s Floodplain Manager, Tina Kurtz, at tkurtz@estes.org or 970-577-3732, who is available to provide mitigation advice during the permit process. 2. Prevent or reduce flood water damage using sand bags or hydro barriers. a. Bags can only be placed adjacent to buildings to divert water around buildings, NOT in the river channels or on the banks as this can interfere with stream flow. Look for supplies at local hardware stores. b. In the case of an emergency with sudden marked increases in river levels, the Town may open its sand facility for residents to fill their own bags. If necessary, details will be announced at www.estes.org, www.facebook.com/townofestesparkco, and www.twitter.com/townofestespark. 3. Consider purchasing flood insurance for peace of mind. Because the Town of Estes Park participates in the National Flood Insurance Program, all properties are eligible to purchase flood insurance, not just those that are required to hold flood insurance by lenders. Purchase flood insurance with your local agent or at www.Floodsmart.gov. New policies have a 30-day waiting period before they go into effect, so the time to purchase is now. Finally, the Town of Estes Park requests residents notify the Police Department at 970-586-4000 if they observe water leaving the banks of any river in Estes Park during runoff.
Annual Street, Curb And Parking Lot Striping Takes Place May And June From approximately May 15 through May 19, weather permitting, the Town of Estes Park and its contractor, Proline West, will be repainting curbs in the downtown area, as well as the center lines and edge lines on Town-owned streets. Moving lane closures will be necessary during active painting. Motorists are advised to drive
with caution in the areas where crews are working. Signs will be posted to identify areas of wet paint. Pedestrians are advised to watch for wet red paint on downtown curbs. Additionally, Public Works staff will stripe Town-owned parking lots by the month of June. Short-term partial closures of some parking lots may be necessary during painting.
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T help you prepare for To f r the coming fo wildfire season, the Estes Valley Fire Protection District is hosting two slash dropoff events. From 8:00 a. m.-3:00 p.m. on June 2nd, 3rd and 4th, property owners within the fire district are encouraged to bring slash to the Town of Estes Park property located at 640 Elm Road. The site entrance is on the right-side of Elm Road, just past the turn off to the Waste Management Transfer Station. Appropriate materials (outlined below) can only be accepted during the designated times within the gated area. Please note that if guidelines are not followed, the Fire District may not be able to host future slash drop-off events. Slash consists of tree trimmings, small tree trunks and shrubs that have been removed to create or improve defensible space around structures. Materials accepted: • Branches/tree trimmings • Small tree trunks • Shrubs (no root balls) NOT acceptable: • Pine needles, cones and other small yard debris • Stumps • Flood debris • Material from businesses/commercial sites EVFPD extends thanks to the volunteers working these events and to the Town of Estes Park for providing the drop-off location and assistance with moving materials.
defe f nsible space fe Start improving the defensible around your home now! Fire fighters appreciate all the work property owners do to reduce wildfire hazards before there is an immediate threat. Once a wildfire threatens an area, there isn’t time to do this important mitigation work. Here are some actions you can take to create a Firewise home with surrounding defensible space. • Thin continuous tree and brush cover around all structures. • Clean out gutters and roof areas where pine needles collect. • Clean pine needles and other debris from under decks and in corners of structures. • Mow grass and weeds around structures. • Prune tree branches to eliminate the possibility of fire reaching the branches. • Remove any small tree or shrub from under large trees to eliminate a ladder for fire up to the tree branches. • Stack firewood at least 30 feet away from any structure. • Post reflective house numbers at the edge of the road so they are clearly visible both day and night. • Make sure the driveway is at least 12 feet wide and all tree branches are cleared to a height of 14 feet to allow emergency response vehicles safe access to all structures. To have a Residential Firewise Risk Assessment completed for your property, please contact the Fire District at 970577-0900.
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. April 23 At 2:27 p.m. the EVFPD was paged to 2261 Arapaho Rd to assist the Estes Park Ambulance. April 24 At 2:35 p.m. the EVFPD was paged to the 500 block of Moraine Ave. for a MVC. April 25 At 4:32 p.m. the EVFPD was paged to the intersection of N. Saint Vrain Ave. and Big Thompson Ave. for a MVC. At 4:53 p.m. an EVFPD officer was paged for a smoke investigation.
At 8:27 p.m. an EVFPD officer was paged to assist another agency. April 26 At 9.58 a.m. an EVFPD officer was paged to 1209 Manford Ave. for an alarm activation. At 3:52 p.m. an EVFPD officer was paged to 1211 Woodstock Dr. for an odor investigation. April 27 At 9:43 a.m. the EVFPD was paged to 55 Forgotten Way to assist the Estes Park Ambulance. At 12:07 p.m. an EVFPD officer was paged to 165 Virginia Dr. for an odor investigation. At 12:49 p.m. an EVFPD officer was paged to 3501 Fall River Rd. for an alarm activation. April 29 At 8:21 a.m. the EVFPD was paged to 775 W. Wonderview Ave. to assist the Estes Park Ambulance.
Read our Virtual E-Edition at www.epnews.com There was this niggling way back in the basement of my brain. I had reread last week’s column before I submitted it for publication and it seemed ok, but I couldn’t get rid of that nagging thought that something was wrong. And something was wrong: after devoting an entire paragraph to the correct spelling of Macdonald Bookshop, in the very next paragraph I spelled it wrong. I couldn’t even blame it on autocorrect—which deserves the blame we assign to it for a lot of misspellings these days. This was my goof and mine alone.
and a Danish. It was tradition.” During each stay in Estes, young Brian and his grandparents made a trip to town. Grandpa took Brian to the knife store [Rocky Mountain Knife Company] and then Grandma took him to Macdonald Bookshop. Brian’s grandma also went to the “red door place,” [Caramel Corn] practically right next door to the bookshop. “If it
Brian Strawn and Erin Down in Macdonald Bookshop When I apologized to sunshine-lollipopsand-rainbows Jeannie, who works at the bookshop, she asked pointedly, “Are you human?” and then she waited for that to sink in. “Humans make mistakes,” she said. “It’s no big deal.” I felt so much better, thanks to Jeannie’s easy, forgiving nature. Next time you’re in Macdonald Bookshop, say hi to Jeannie and notice how she lights up the room, as do all of the gals who work there. Because it was Independent Bookstore Day last Saturday, Macdonald was having a give-away, and Brian Strawn won a $10 gift certificate while he was there. Brian and his fiancé, Erin Dowd, shopped around for something to buy with their winnings and came to the cash register with a children’s book. But they didn’t want to take it home. This Broomfield couple bought the book, handed it to Jeannie and said, “Give this to the next kid who comes in the store.” (Through Macdonald Bookshop, Brian’s gift was donated to the Learning Center.) Brian explained his motivation for donating a book to a young person. “Ever since I was a little kid, my grandma and grandpa would bring me to Estes Park,” he said. “We’d stay at Deer Crest [Resort], and in the morning Grandpa would watch me play in the river while he had his coffee. Grandma had to have her chair, her coffee
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didn’t come from the ‘red door place,’ it wasn’t real caramel corn,” Grandma said. Brian has a fondness for Endovalley in the park as well. “Grandma would dip down and scoop up a palm full of that cold mountain water. ‘Mmmm, that’s so good!’ she would exclaim. And then we’d all do the same thing. “Now that I’m older, every year I go to the Big Thompson River and spend the whole day cleaning up trash, especially after the flood,” Brian said, remembering back to the days when the Fall River water was pure and drinkable. Because of the fond memories Brian has of Endovalley, he named his dog Endo, and it was in Endovalley where Brian proposed to his wife-to-be. Brian’s story is unique and yet it is like so many who tell of coming to Estes since they were youngsters. It is a special place that unites families and builds traditions. “I always love coming in here,” Brian said, looking around at the shelves of books tucked into nooks and crannies at Macdonald Bookshop. “It takes me down the path of Grandma.” You may let The Thunker know what you think at her e-mail address, donoholdt@gmail.com. © 2017 Sarah Donohoe
Community Yoga This Friday Night On Friday, May 5, 2017, Estes Park Yoga will be hosting a community yoga session followed by kirtan. All are invited to participate in both or either of these experiences. Community yoga begins at 6:00 p.m., followed by kirtan starting at 7:00 p.m. Both sessions are open to the public; donations will be accepted. Both yoga and kirtan are practices that originate from the Vedic traditions of India, aimed at calming, strengthening and balancing the body, mind and spirit. While many people are familiar with the physical practices and health benefits of yoga, we are happy to also share the prac-
tice of kirtan, a form of devotional singing in which all are encouraged to participate by joining in singing and playing instruments along to simple melodies designed to calm the mind and open the heart. Instruction in the simple practice of kirtan will be provided. Estes Park Yoga is located at 145 East Elkhorn Ave, Suite 200, Estes Park, CO in downtown Estes Park. All are welcome to join and participate in the varied offerings that EPY provides to support individual and community health and wellness. http://www.estesparkyoga.com.
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Recent Search And Rescue Incident Reminder Of Wintery Conditions At 10:30 p. m. on Monday night, April 24, a man called for assistance near Bierstadt Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park via a very poor cell phone connection. He and his brother had become lost due to snow packed trails and darkness. Rocky Mountain National Park Search and Rescue team members reached the pair at 1:00 a.m. It was snowing, the men were cold and wet and were unprepared to spend the night. This incident could have ended differently, if the two out of state visitors had not been fortunate to have cell phone coverage and a charged battery. This incident serves as an important reminder that although it may be spring in other parts of the country and at lower elevations in Colorado, above 9,000 feet in Rocky Mountain National Park there is still considerable snow on trails and cold temperatures. Lakes are beginning to thaw and visitors may encounter weakened snow bridges over streams and
The charge(s) are merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. On April 30 at 7:54 a.m. police arrested a 48 year old male from Highlands Ranch, CO, near 333 E. Wonderview Ave. after the male fled the scene after a motor vehicle accident. The male was charged with DUI, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, no proof of insurance and unsafe backing. He was transported to Larimer County Detention Center.
bridges. The upcoming forecast calls for snow and freezing temperatures. Carry the essentials when recreating in the wilderness in Rocky Mountain National Park no matter what season. These essentials include layers of clothing including storm gear, hat, gloves, lots of water and high-energy food, sturdy footwear and extra socks, topographic map and compass/GPS, flashlight or headlamp, waterproof matches, pocket knife, whistle, sunglasses with UV protection and sunscreen. Tell a friend where you are going and when you expect to be back. Cell phone coverage in Rocky Mountain National Park is limited and often batteries die in cold temperatures. Research trail conditions and the current weather forecast before you go. For more information about Rocky Mountain National Park, please visit www.nps.gov/romo or call the park’s Information Office at (970) 586-1206.
On April 12 at 1:21 p.m. police were called to 261 W. Riverside Drive on a report of a break-in. On scene the homeowner told police that he left his residence locked and when he returned, his front door was open, there was damage in his home and some sunglasses were missing. At this time, there are no suspects and no leads, anyone with any information on this case is asked to contact police at their non-emergency number at 970-586-4000. Tips can be left anonymously.
Tea Party Patriot Social Gathering The Estes Park Tea Party Patriots are celebrating eight years with a social gathering. You are invited to attend the social at Sweet Basilico on Monday, May 8, complete with an intriguing speaker and slideshow. Chief of Police Wes Kufeld will entertain with a multimedia presentation of surviving a plane crash in Alaska and Mayor Todd Jirsa will update the group on the State of Estes Park. Festivities start at 5:30. Lasagna and salad will be served ($5), with a cash bar for beverages. In addition to attending, consider vol-
unteering for the future of Estes Park. Multiple opportunities are coming up: Estes Park Tea Party Patriots are looking for volunteers for their board and education, and there are upcoming elections for the Town of Estes Park board, Estes Park Medical Center board of directors, and the Estes Park School board. Respectful guests of all political leanings with a thirst for facts are welcome to attend. Seating is very limited, so please RSVP to Bill Howell (lycanman0187@outlook.com or text/call 970-481-1243) so we can accommodate as many as possible.
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“Owl Always Love You” Quota Cards Now Available The Quota Club of Estes Park is pleased to announce the new Celebrate Estes Park card. This year's card depicts two Great Horned owls sitting on a split rail fence in front of the iconic Twin Owls rock formation. This card is the second in a series featuring an original painting by local artist Gary Hazelton, who has generously donated his talented work to this project. The series of cards represents various scenes in and around Estes Park. In a play on words, this year's card is titled "Owl Always Love You". The idea for the painting was suggested to Gary by his mother-in-law, Marian Loehndorf, before she passed away last year. The cards are available at a variety of merchants including Colorado Homestead, Hallmark Peak Card Shop and Wynbrier Home. This is a fundraising activity of the Quota Club. The proceeds benefit many projects of the club including serving youth, seniors, speech and hearing, education the Loan Closet and medical needs within the Estes Park community. For many years the Quota Club has been involved in helping raise funds for ambulances, here in Estes Park. This spring Quota provided funds for the nineteenth time for the purchase of a new ambulance. All funds raised are disbursed with the guiding motto of the Quota Club: We Share. Gary painting the owls.
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New For 2017: Library Spring Book Sale May 19 and 20 The Estes Valley Friends & Foundation is holding three book-sale fundraisers in 2017 to benefit the Library. All-new for this year is a Spring Used Book Sale which will be held on Friday May 19, from 12:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Saturday May 20, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. in the Library’s Hondius Community Room. Browse and make your selection from handpicked gently used books and DVDs. Emphasis for this sale will be placed on Children’s and Teen books in addition to Novels, Mysteries, and Cookbooks. The Library is currently accepting do-
nations of used books. To see the guidelines for what materials are accepted, visit the “About the Library” link at estesvalleyli-brary.org For additional information about the Estes Valley Library Friends & Foundation book sales, please contact Book Committee Chair Ray Nieder at 970577-0998 or email RNieder@Beyondbb.com. You also may contact Sarah Walsh at the Library Develop-ment Office at (970)586-8116 ext 835 or by emailing swalsh@estesvalleylibrary.org.
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Dorothy Scott Gibbs To Be Honored This Sunday At Museum Event The Estes Park Museum Friends & Foundation is hosting their annual membership meeting this Sunday, May 7 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. This year’s event will take place at the American Legion Hall, located at 850 N. St. Vrain Avenue on Highway 7. The program will begin with social time featuring light food and refreshments. The Friends & Foundation board will present a program titled, “What’s Up with the Friends?” The evening’s entertainment will feature a vintage skit from Estes Park’s own history. Titled “Cabaret Night at the Elkhorn Lodge,” this humorous pantomime is based on an actual 1914 comedy cabaret described in the memoirs of Eleanor Hondius. The May 7 event is open to all current members of the Museum Friends organization. Anyone who is not currently a Friends member is encouraged to attend by purchasing a membership at the welcome table. Annual membership levels begin at just $30 per year for individuals, or $50 for a family level. Among the highlights of Thursday’s program will be the presentation of the 2017 Pioneer Award. This year’s recipient is Dorothy Scott Gibbs, whose family has deep roots in both Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park. It was Dorothy’s grandfather, Ewing C. Scott, a U.S. Congressman from Kansas, who had built the now historic cabin known as Scottage. Still there today, Scottage is located between the Moraine Park Museum and the William Allen White Cabin. “Grandpa Scott and Mr. White were good friends,” Dorothy notes, “both Kansas newspapermen.” The family spent many summers in Estes Park and Moraine Park. And with the family growing to include many grandchildren, Dorothy’s parents purchased land along Devil’s Gulch. As the
Park Service was constructing the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, sev-eral cabins were condemned on what was the old High Drive. “My parents bought one of them for $500,” Dorothy recalls, “and had it moved right down Elkhorn Avenue in the middle of the night, and put it on the land where we live now.” After the death of Dorothy’s father, her mother returned to live in Estes Park for 27 years. After Dorothy’s mother’s death in 1993, Dorothy and her husband, the late George Gibbs, continued the family legacy by moving into that home. George and Dorothy became longtime Rocky Mountain National Park volunteers, each earning the honor of over 2000 hours commemorated at Rocky’s headquarters. Dorothy now has over 4000 hours of volunteer time contributed to the Park. “The Elk Bugle Corps was great fun,” says Dorothy, “but working at Bear Lake topped it all.” In her career, Dorothy earned her Master’s Degree in French from the University of Virginia, becoming a teacher of French, German, and Latin. In 1984, she founded the Arthur Rackham Society, which honors the acclaimed illustrator of such classics as “Peter Pan” and “The Wind in the Willows.” Dorothy remains President Emeritus of the Society. Friends of Dorothy Scott Gibbs are encouraged to join her for this presentation of the 2017 Pioneer Award at approximately 6:00 p.m. Non-members are welcome to attend this portion of the evening. The Estes Park Museum Friends & Foundation, Inc., is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting the Museum through fundraising, publications, volunteerism, special projects and events. More information on the organization is available by visiting www.estesparkmuseumfriends.org
O.T. And EP Both Celebrating 100 Years What does the town of Estes Park and the profession of Occupational Therapy have in common? They are both celebrating their first 100 years of existence! The community of Estes Park is invited to stop by the Hondius Room at the Library on Wednesday May 10th from 10 a.m. to noon to meet a few Occupational Therapists and participate in hands-on learning. There will be door prizes and time to learn about “The Unstoppable
OT Rex.” The profession of Occupational Therapy was born out of the need to provide therapeutic interventions for soldiers in World War I. Occupational Therapists are medical professionals who work under the orders of M.D.s. Occupational Therapists enable people of all ages to live life to its fullest by helping them promote health, and prevent—or live better with—injury, illness, or disability.
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Rojas Family Continues The Tradition Of Cinco de Mayo By: Olga Ortega de Rojas
Life is more challenging and more rewarding than we can often imagine. Losing my brother, father, and father-in-law and being 3,000 miles away from home, was one of life’s most challenging times. Over the past 25 years, we have learned how to turn our mourning into joy and our grief into gratitude. We are aware of how fortunate we are to live and work in this beautiful, small, friendly town. We saw our precious son and daughter being given endless opportunities in this special place. Out of our gratitude for all of the blessings we have received, we have longed to give back. We have traveled to boarding schools back in my home town to deliver books and backpacks. We have given boxes of food to the elderly and volunteered with many organizations. We have tried to steward the gifts we have been given. All the while, we took English classes, worked full-time, and desired to build relationships with people in our community. It was very important for us that we shared our lives back home with our children. We want to honor and cherish our culture and heritage, while teaching our children the best of both worlds. We began our involvement with Cinco de Mayo in the kitchen of the Methodist Church about 14 years ago. I quickly realized this was an opportunity to continue our traditions and reach out to the community. We wanted to teach our son and daughter how important it is to share with others in the community and get to know people from all walks of life. It is a beautiful thing to get to know complete strangers and be open to relationships with all people. I continue to be amazed at the strength of the human heart and the ability for different people to live life side by side. We have met many wonderful people in Estes Park, and we will always cherish the kindness of people here. Once we became owners of Mountain Home Café almost a decade ago, it was natural for us to take over leading the event. The Cinco de Mayo celebration represents all that we love in this world. Family, friends, food, and fellowship with people from all backgrounds makes the event a special day for us. Every year, we have partnered with non-profit organizations such as Multicultural Connections, the Estes Valley Library, Saint Malo’s, the Thrift Shop, and most recently, Families for Estes. Kurtis Kelly, is forever by our side, and promoting the vision we have for this community celebration. Our initial goal for Cinco de Mayo was to teach our son and daughter the value of getting to know others while they got to know us. Now, through Mountain Home Café, we want to show the com-
munity how grateful we are for their patronage and support. Our children are grown up, working by our sides at the restaurant, and they have seen firsthand the power of community. We enjoy this
my parents taught me was that even if you are poor, you can still share with others and multiply life’s true rewards. Our greatest joy is to have our son and daughter next to us, serving in this community that has welcomed us with open arms. Our son is in college and our daughter is graduating from high school this year. They have watched the Cinco de Mayo celebration outgrow a church and high school. They have witnessed the response of this community, and have seen the tradition grow each year. This year, we will hold our celebration
at the Pavilion in the Estes Park Events Center. Mountain Home Café’s family and staff are honored to invite everyone to enjoy a free meal, music, and a performance by Ballet Renaissance. It is our way of saying “thank you” for all of your support through the years to our family, our staff, and our business.
special event, and none of us ever ask if we are going to do it again next year. Somehow, we know we will make it happen and continue the tradition in Estes Park. As the years go by, more and more people realize what this celebration is all about. Life is short, and we don’t know how long we will have to make a difference on this earth. I grew up in a small, rural community with many disadvantages. One of the most important lessons
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Annual Public Safety Fair This Saturday. It’s Educational, Fun & Free! Enjoy exciting activities and a free lunch Kids and adults are invited to the annual Estes Park Public Safety Fair Saturday, May 6, sponsored by the Estes Park Police Department. This fun, family event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Estes Park Events Complex, at 1125 Rooftop Way. Estes Park Police Officers will be serving free hamburgers, hot dogs, snacks and beverages donated by local businesses, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For the 2017 Safety Fair, more than 20 regional public safety agencies will converge on Estes Park, bringing equipment and apparatus ranging from a bomb robot to medical evacuation helicopters, dive rescue apparatus and more. Agencies currently signed up to participate include the Estes Valley Fire Protection District, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Rocky Mountain National Park and Larimer County Sheriff. Two helicopter landings are scheduled for 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. (weather permitting) along with multiple K-9 demonstrations throughout the day.
Local businesses have generously donated door prizes, including movie tickets and bowling games. Children can register to win one of four bikes to be given away at 1 p.m. Police Chief Wes Kufeld stated "The Safety Fair has been a collaborative effort over the years to provide education to our citizens about the many services available in the Estes Valley. We are thankful to all of the volunteers, contributors and partnering agencies who make this event happen." Donations are provided by Chicago's Best, Walmart North Loveland Store #1008, Reel Mountain Theater, Chippers Lanes, Estes Park Rent All, Ice Man, Poppy's Pizza and Grill, Safeway, El Mex-Kal Family Mexican and McDonald's. For more information or to make a donation to the Safety Fair, please call Officer Cur-
tis Plassmeyer, event coordinator, at 970-577-3822.
EPMC & Families For Estes To Host Mountain Moose Clinic By Kerrie Hill, EPMC
Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies 1700 Brodie Ave -- Across from High School www.pccrusa.org 970-586-4404
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SUNDAY May 7 at 10am Pastor Michael Moore Preaching Chancel Choir, Chancel Bells, Organ and COMMUNION
Stuffed animals have long provided security to both children and children at heart. Estes Park Medical Center and Families for Estes will co-host the third annual animal clinic on Saturday, May 13, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at Estes Park Medical Center. This year will feature the Mountain Moose Clinic. Children attending the event will receive a free Mountain Moose and a goody bag at this free, fun and interactive clinic. The clinic is designed to familiarize children with the hospital, clinics, and medical equipment by treating and caring for their animal through a series of screenings that allow health care workers to provide a checkup. The clinic teaches children that doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals are here to help them feel better. Each child’s moose may
get stitches, a shot, a bandage, or an x-ray depending on the diagnosis. Each moose will also be weighed, measured and have their blood pressure taken. After it is all done, each furry friend will receive a certificate of good health to take home. The Mountain Moose Clinic is open to children ages 3 through 10 years of age. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Healthy snacks and fun will also be served. Medical fears will disappear as the Mountain Moose undergo a full “furry” checkup. Checkups are free for the patients and their young parents with the goal to help kids think of a trip to the hospital as more of a “moosely easy” event. For more information, email kaberg22 yahoo.com.
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Estes Park Rotary Duck Race Festival This Saturday Ducks to swim May 6 for charities and fun Forecasts call for a mild, sunny day on Saturday, May 6, and the Estes Park Rotary Duck Race Festival committee is planning a full day of feathered fun at three locations, guaranteed to please all duck lovers. "We've put together the best of what Estes Park has to offer in our lineup of local entertainers. Lots of variety and fun for kids and adults of all ages," said Rick Taylor, entertainment coordinator for Bond Park and George Hix Riverside Plaza. Estes Park Rotary Duck Race Festival Schedule Bond Park - downtown Estes Park on Elkhorn Ave. • 8 - 10 a.m. Pancake breakfast sponsored by Kiwanis and Longs Peak Rotary • 9 a.m. Duck Waddle 5K sponsored by the Estes Park Running Club. Details, registration at www.epmarathon.org - 7:30 a.m. race day registration near library. • 9:45 a.m. Duck Waddle awards ceremony • 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Beer garden • 10:30 a.m. – noon Singer/songwriter Cowboy Brad performance
duck-themed goodies, Duck Squat split-the-pot raffle • 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. balloon art, face painting on main stage • 12:15 - 2 p.m. Highland Brass • 10 a. m. – 1 p.m. Games, family fun Quintet sponsored by 22 Duck Race beneficiaries • 2:15 - 4 p.m. Ran Off the • 8 a.m. – noon - Buy duck adoptions in Rooster – Americana/folk/blueBond Park, the Visitor Center and other grass band downtown retail locations. • 12:30 – 2 p.m. Bruiser the Big Nicky’s Steakhouse (1350 Dog character entertains kids of Fall River Rd.) all ages • 11 a. m. – 1 p. m. • Winners posted on prize Warm-up for the boards at The Wheel Bar as ducks duck drop: Riverside cross the finish line Ramblers Dixieland• Display of decorated sponsor style band, Ballet ducks Renaissance’s BalleRetail sales booths at Bond and rina Duckies, Estes Riverside Plaza will give everyone Park Singers, Duck the chance to go home with a Squat split-the-pot rafduck-themed memento. fle, display of decorated “We’ll have hats, stuffed ducks, sponsor ducks • 12:30 p.m. Duck adoptions pens, necklaces, duck whistles, just to name a few items. There end at Nicky’s • 10 a. m. - noon – Retail sales of duck- will be something for everyone, ” said retail sales coordinators Dana Fritz. themed merchandise To adopt a duck or a flock online, go to • 1 p. m. Ceremonial duck drop by F.O. www.epduckrace.org or the Duck Race Stanley (aka Kurtis Kelly) in celebration Facebook page at of Estes Park’s Centennial www.facebook.com/EPDuckRace. Duck George Hix Riverside Plaza - finish line Central in Lower Stanley Village, next to • 12:30 – 4 p.m. Ballet Renaissance Bal- Village Pizza, will be open for in-person lerina Duckies, Estes Park Band Boosters adoptions from noon to 5 p. m. Monday, bake sale, Estes Park Rotary retail sales of May 1 to Friday, May 5. A duck adoption costs $20 in person or
$21 online. An adoption gives the purchaser a chance to win one of the major prizes, which have a total value of $11,000 and will send the winners on trips or cruises to the Caribbean, Riviera Maya, Napa, CA, Savannah, GA or New York City. Local merchants have donated an additional 500 prizes, each valued at $20 or more.
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The Art Center Is Proud To Present “Fiber Celebration 2017” The Art Center is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibition “Fiber Celebration 2017,” May 13-June 17, with a celebratory opening reception Saturday, May 13, from 2:00-5:00 p.m. This exhibition is jointly sponsored by Chris Switzer and the Northern Colorado Weavers Guild. During the reception, there will be an awards presentation as well as a juror’s talk starting at 2:30 p.m. This exhibit
focus is the preservation and promotion of the art and craftsmanship in the field of fiber works. Members meet to share knowledge and skill in all aspects of the fiber arts with each other and the public through meetings, workshops, demonstrations, events and exhibits. The NCWG was started on October 6, 1973. It began as a small group meeting in the homes of the members and has since
The guild members began holding annual shows shortly after the Guild was formed. “Fiber Celebration 2017” is the 43rd annual exhibit. Fiber Celebration is an international fiber media show for those working in the arts of spinning, weaving, dyeing, basketry, textile sculpture, felting, papermaking, quilting, knitting, crocheting, beading and embroidery. Fiber Celebration has been
and reception is free and open to the public, and we invite the community to join us in this celebration. The Northern Colorado Weavers Guild is a non-profit organization whose
grown to include over 150 members, who meet monthly in Loveland. What started as a weaving group has since expanded to include spinning, knitting, crocheting, felting, and every other type of fiber art that can be created.
presented in numerous locations over the years. These include: The Lincoln Center, One West Art Center, Ft. Collins Library, and most recently the Community Creative Center in Fort Collins; the Loveland Museum, Loveland Library, the Tointon Gallery in Greeley, the Longmont Museum, and multiple times at the Art Center of Estes Park Gallery in our beautiful Estes Park. The Northern Colorado Weavers Guild has a nationally known juror for each show. This year’s juror is Lynn Cornelius. First, second and third place awards are given in five categories: 1. Functional Two and Three Dimensional - Household pieces that are meant to be used, such as rugs, coverlets, table linens, handspun yarn. 2. Non-Functional Two Dimensional flat pieces emphasizing decorative and/or expressive ideas. 3. Non-Functional Three Dimensional - pieces designed to occupy space, emphasizing decorative and/or expressive ideas. 4. Wearable - garments or yardage designed to be worn. 5. Wearable Accessories - purses, scarves, jewelry, hats, gloves, belts, etc. Several special awards are given at each exhibit. • Norma Walker Memorial Award (Best of Show) Norma Walker was a leading example of the teaching aspect upon which our Guild was founded. As an expert weaver, she taught at CSU and graciously shared with the guild members. This ongoing award was created in her honor. • Jeanne Richards Memorial Award (NCWG member)- Weaving excellence • LaMae Vaegemast Memorial Award (handwoven item designed for the home in the Functional Two and Three Dimensional category) Sponsored by Jane
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Groshong in honor of her Mother LaMae. • Roving Tizi Award - Juror's Choice • The Surface Design Award - Surface design encompasses the coloring, patterning, and structuring of fiber and fabric. • The Handweavers Guild of America Award - Outstanding Creativity &
Craftsmanship in the Fiber Arts • The Complex Weavers Award - Excellence in Complex Weaving • Pikes Peak Weavers Guild AwardBest use of Color in a Weaving • Treenway Silk Award- Best use of Silk • Double K Diamond Llamas & Fiber Award - Best use of Llama or Alpaca Fiber “Fiber Celebration 2017” participating artists are: Klaus Anselm, Marilyn Belford, Julia Bottom, Pauline M. Bustamante, Eva Camacho-Sanchez, Al Canner, Carolyn J. Cohen, Shelly DeChantal, Sarah Fortin, Jennifer R. Guyor, Jennifer R. Guyor, Michele Hardy, Passle Helminski, Sue E. Hintz-Siegrist, Karen Hutchinson, Karen Hutchinson, Brianna Lancaster, Daryl Lancaster, Peg MacMorris, Karen Madden, Claire Caughey Most, Skip Mueller, Frances O. Murphy, Terry L. Olson, Emilia Ponomarev, Rowan Schussheim-Anderson, Elizabeth Shoeman, Mary Ruth Smith, Sally L. Stevenson, Amber Stueven, Chris E. Switzer, Deb Tewell, Megan Tilley, Anne Vickrey Evans, Vivien Wise, Sharon L. Wright, and Scarlet G. Sparkuhl Delia. 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 both the artist and contribute to the Art Center’s education program and community outreach. Please call the Art Center at 970586-5882 for information on exhibits, education, Memorial weekend “Art Market,” or other programs, visit our website at www.artcenterofestes.com. The Art Center is located at 517 Big Thompson Avenue in Lower Stanley Village below Safeway and above Subway. We look forward to seeing you at “Fiber Celebration 2017!”
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Startup Deal Pitch & Networking May 10th At Mary’s Lake Lodge What: Startup Deal Pitch & Networking Where: Mary’s Lake Lodge, 2625 Mary’s Lake Rd, Estes Park CO When: May 10th from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Free Registration: www.meetup.com/Estes-Park-AngelInvestingMeetup/events/239008901/ Estes Park Angel Investing will host a deal pitch and innovation seminar with several regional entrepreneurs who are building new and exciting companies along the Front Range. Here's a chance to listen to their deal pitches and network with other Angels focused on developing knowledge, resources, and connections to support entrepreneurs and advance innovation! 3 Companies Presenting; 1 Additional Wait Listed At PuppTech, we're developing technology to serve only one purpose, to make it safe for you to leave your dog in the car. We're building an ecosystem of smart, integrated products to be able to turn the back of your car, into your dog's home away from home, so your dog can always be safe and happy there. And by partnering with the best cooling companies for your dog, we'll make sure you always know your dog is safe and cool. So now, the only question is, where would you and your dog like to go together? http://pupptech.com Immunocept Medical Products is a
clinical stage medical device company with a platform blood filtration therapy for severe sepsis and other diseases of destructive inflammation. Our first target is the $1 billion plus severe sepsis market. We have 11 US patents, finished clinical devices and IDE approval for our feasibility study. We seek $2.5 million for this clinical study and development of related products. http://www.immunocept.com Nexus Bioenergy is the first company to offer a truly turnkey modular anaerobic digestion appliance for the agriculture, food and beverage industry. Our Bio1 process digests solid waste in a compact footprint with no waste water produced. Since there is no cost to dispose digester wastewater, the Bio1 systems have significantly lower operating costs compared to competition. http://nexusbioenergy.com We'll have appetizers, local craft beer and wine available for a reception / networking opportunity with the companies and community leaders -- followed by dinner available in the Lodge dining room for all who would like to continue the conversation on startups bound for global domination... See you there!
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Workforce Housing Discussion On May 15 Two committees of the Estes Park EDC announced they will host a public meeting on workforce housing issues in the Estes Valley. Estes Valley Partners for Commerce is proud to co-sponsor the forum. The meeting will take place Monday, May 15 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Town Hall Board Room, 170 MacGregor Avenue in Estes Park. A panel of employers will discuss how the current workforce housing shortage is affecting their ability to provide services. A second panel will discuss development code issues and how some code changes are needed to make sufficient affordable workforce housing projects a reality. “Our workforce provides essential services that are needed by all of our residents,” said Diane Muno, chair of the Estes Park EDC Workforce Housing Committee. “We want residents to have the opportunity to speak directly with major employers and businesses to understand the connection between workforce housing and essential services.” "Affordable and attainable housing is an issue that directly impacts many, if not all, of our members. The business community understands that its current and future success depends on our Estes Park's ability to adapt to the housing
needs of necessary workforce,” said Kirby Nelson-Hazelton, EVPC Board President. Members of the Estes Park EDC Commercial Development Code Committee, chaired by Greg Rosener, have provided professional input to the Planning Commission as it discusses proposed code changes to facilitate three-story apartment buildings within the multifamily residential RM-1 zoning areas. RM-1 zoning covers about 1.5 percent of the Estes Valley Development Code area. “Hearing from architects, engineers and developers provides greater perspective on the importance of simplifying some code provisions while ensuring that the code balances our community’s objectives,” said Rosener. In addition to the two panels, Rita Kurelja, Director of the Estes Park Housing Authority, will summarize the findings of the 2016 Housing Needs Assessment, including its strategic recommendations. Randy Hunt, Community Development Director for the Town of Estes Park will explain both proposed and adopted code changes that are aimed at addressing barriers to workforce housing. There will also be time for questions and answers.
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Friday, May 5, 2017
Food, Fun And Dance At This Weekend’s “Cinco de Mayo”
Estes Park’s Annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration takes place on Friday, May 5 from 5:30-9:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. This year’s new location is the Pavilion building at the Estes Park Events Complex at Stanley Fairgrounds. Food will be served from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., with festive music provided by DJ La Tocada. Dancers from Ballet Renaissance will offer a special performance that evening as part of the festivities. Activities for children will be part of the evening’s festivities. A portion of the donations received at last year’s “Cinco” went to support Ayana’s Hope, a tuition assistance fund created by Ballet Renaissance. The fund
honors Ayana Fernandez Portillo, who died in Estes Park in 2016. Contributions to Ayana’s Hope will help local dance students in need of financial assistance. Major sponsors for this year’s event are Mountain Home Cafe, Families for Estes, the Estes Park Community Thrift Shop, and the Village Thrift Shop. The planners also thank the Town of Estes Park Special Events Department and the Estes Valley Recreation and Parks District for their assistance. Note: no alcohol will be served at this family-friendly event. The public is encouraged to attend. In addition to food and music, “Cinco” provides an opportunity for all ages to come together in activities, conversation, and civic pride.
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The Importance Of Broadband For Estes Park School District And Life-Long Learning
By Dr. K. Kevin Aten Director of Innovation and Instruction Estes Park School District
on Strengths, Overcoming Barriers, the groundbreaking report identified access to broadband and to technology as the number one issue facing rural schools Thanks to the generous support of the across the United States. The report ofcitizens and the taxpayers of the Estes fered a clear statement about the need Valley for providing our students an for broadband, “To ensure students benopen door to the world through placing efit from learning opportunities facilia computer tablet in the hands of every tated by technology, the study group enstudent in grades 3-12. Students in our courages states to map geographic areas classrooms are sometimes working with that lack access to broadband, marshal traditional paper-and-pencil tasks, but resources to address the needs in these also you will see young people using our areas, and leverage capacity and profesdistrict broadband connection to tackle sional learning to translate technological real-world problems and seek points-ofaccess into high-quality learning. ” Thus, view from across the planet. Most rural and small Colorado districts access to modern and fast internet is key to proving ongoing learning opportuniare not fortunate enough to have the ties to all our students. world at the fingertip of every student. Parents also need a fast internet conIn the evening, the story changes when nection to stay connected to extended our students head home with their families and access our district’s system tablet. In a recent Estes Park Schools to track attendance and students’ sucTechnology survey of students, our cess. Furthermore, parents encourage young people reported that 25 percent of the school district to enhance the 21st households do not have a broadband or Century Skills of our students. Access to internet connection suitable for complebroadband internet and technology are tion of homework or schoolwork. For key facets to build the 21st Century example, our students in grades 6-12 utiSkills of information access, collaboralize an online mathematics curriculum, tion, and innovation. Not surprisingly, called Big Ideas. Technology-based curthe rapid expansion of online college riculums have a key advantage as they classes and degree programs is also anare updated by the publisher more than other key concern for our parents. Withany book-based materials. Estes Park out a college or university in town, alSchools cutting-edge math curriculum also affords students online support with lowing all adults in our Valley to real-time feedback and solutions. When continue their education and life-long learning is critical. Students can certainly we send students to a home that does access these online college and university not have adequate access to a robust internet connection, those students are not courses, as well. Our community members, from the afforded the technology-based support parents to the students, from across the for math homework. To increase efficiency and save precious Estes Valley realize that access to broadresources, our teachers are placing more band is both an educational and economic opportunity. A fast and reliable learning and class materials online. internet connection brings education to These teacher-constructed online resources offer our students valuable skills our students, parents, and other adults across our Valley. Without multiple and to build digital citizenship. Ultimately, through modeling digital citizenship, by redundant broadband connections to serve the Valley, when the internet goes accessing community-wide broadband, down, not just cell phones stop working, we certainly bring the world to our Valbut learning is disrupted, not only for ley and also encourage our present stuour school-aged young people, but for a dents to be our future business and govhard-working mom at home trying to ernment leaders. better her life through an online degree. Access to broadband internet is an ecoThank you to the Estes Park Economic nomic issue affecting many rural Development Corporation for its hard schools, not just in the Estes Valley. In a work to bring attention to the fact access 2016 report from the National School to broadband is an educational challenge Board Association, entitled, Educating to adults and children, alike. Students in Rural America: Capitalizing
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Estes Arts District Announces Two New Board Members
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Estes Arts District welcomes two new board members — Heidi Riedesel and Amber Lausted. Heidi Riedesel moved to Estes Park in June of 2007 from the Twin Cities in MN. With an MA in Art Education and Curriculum Instruction, her former 18
year career included teaching art and design, and creating a design curriculum for High School students in the Anoka-Hennepin school district. She enjoyed collaborating with various arts, technical, and liberal arts colleges and professors within Minneapolis and Saint Paul, as well as visiting various design firms and studios with her students. Currently you may recognize Heidi's name and face with the real estate industry, and RE/MAX here in Estes Park. Amber Lausted is a longtime resident of Estes Park. She spent 25 years in the Ranch Resort-Restaurant business in jobs including but not limited to horse wrangling, catering, event coordinating, marketing and advertising. Along the way she remained creative making and selling jewelry and up-cycled lamps and making costumes for fun. Her advanced education was in Art with a focus in sculpture and metalsmithing. She now works full time in the art world helping to manage a fine art and handcraft gallery in Estes Park. The Estes Park Arts District is a 501c3 non-profit that is working to enhance the overall “Arts� community in Estes Park. It is actively working to build a stronger, more diverse, more connected, more creative, more known and more fun art community in our Town. Estes Arts District Mission: The Estes Arts District's mission is to cultivate excitement, promote interaction, and create memorable experiences through creative endeavors for the betterment of the Estes Valley. Estes Arts District Vision: It is the vision of this organization that Estes Park is recognized as a lively and diverse arts destination which drives economic growth, enriches the quality of life, and builds upon its rich cultural heritage.
Genealogical Society Meeting May 11 The Estes Park Genealogical Society will meet on Thursday, May 11 at 4:00 p.m. in the Hondius Room of the Estes Valley Library. Genealogist Ted Bainbridge will present “Overcoming Brick Walls by Mapping Census Data� as he demonstrates solving three long-standing research puzzles: what maps and census records he used, his methods of analysis, and the discoveries he made. Ted has been a genealogical researcher, teacher, consultant, speaker, and writer since 1969. He is a past president of the Longmont Genealogical Society. Ted
also has been a staff member in two LDS Family History Centers and the director of one. His genealogical and historical articles are published frequently by many international, national, state, and local organizations. The Society meets the second Thursday of every month from January through November in the library, offering a wide variety of programs and workshops. Anyone interested in genealogy and family history research is welcome to attend the meetings.
Special Olympics In Estes Park Estes Park Special Olympics Bowling on Mondays from 4:30-5:30 p.m. $1 shoes/$1 games Gymnastics is at Premier Gymnastics in Loveland on Saturdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. We will be starting Bocce Ball and Golf next month. Gymnastics competitions will be Regionals in Broomfield on May 7 State competition in Boulder on June 18.
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Big Benefit “Bag Sale� Bargains May 6th Supports P.E.O
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May 6th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. is the time to shop at our local Community Thrift Store on Elkhorn Avenue. Come shop for baby items, toys, household necessities, books, DVDs, clothes for all ages, camping gear and more. Shoppers will get a bag to fill to capacity with whatever they want for only $5.00 per bag. While shopping for the best bargains in town, local P.E.O. Chapter IY will be donating proceeds from the sale to P.E.O. International’s projects that fund scholarships, grants, and low interest rate loans to thousands of women annually to help with their continuing education. Chapter IY appreciates the opportunity to be part of the Benefit Sales program started by the Community Thrift Store
and it’s mission: “To promote a sense of community worldwide, but especially in the Estes Park, Colorado Community. To provide customers with low prices on high-quality, gently used or new goods. Proceeds and operating activities will support various other non-profit organizations, but particularly those relating to education, public works, and relief of the underprivileged.� P.E.O. is a non-profit organization which welcomes women of all ages and backgrounds to support each other, the local community and P.E.O. Foundation & Projects. Chapter IY members will be on hand to help you in any way at the “Benefit Bag Sale.� Shop, have fun and thank you for supporting Estes Park P.E.O. Chapter IY.
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One Of 30,000 Artifacts: Find Out What Is In Your Estes Park Museum
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A 1902 photograph album What is this? A 1902 photograph album assembled by Sidney Baldwin for her uncle, Frank Grove. Why is it significant? Not only is this photograph album dated, but the person who created it had it inscribed! Museum staff know that Sidney Baldwin made the album for her uncle Frank Gove capturing the summer he stayed at the “Rockside� cabin. The entire album captures the interior of the cabin, the views from the front porch, general photographs of the area (including a trip to the Longs Peak Inn), and a few glimpses from what would become downtown Estes Park. Because the Rockside cabin happens to be across from the Elkhorn Lodge, photographs from the front porch have helped re-
would visit for nearly forty more years. The Estes Park Museum will feature an searchers identify when certain strucitem from its collection once a month to tures were added to the Elkhorn Lodge draw attention to the important artifact property. The photographs pre-date its staff cares for at 200 downtown as we know it (platted in Fourth Street. 1905), they capture much of the activity Why does Estes Park of the area including images of the com- need a Collections and munity building, post office and general Research Facility? store. This album lends to a better unThe Estes Park Museum derstanding of why this central area was is in need of a new Colleceventually chosen to become the locations and Research Faciltion for a “downtown� in Estes Park. ity to ensure the preservation of local culThe cabin that Frank Gove stayed in is tural heritage. also the same cabin that F. O. Stanley The Collections and Research Facility resided in the following summer on his will be located on the Museum’s current first trip to Estes Park. There are a num- property at 200 Fourth Street and is estiber of interior photographs that illustrate mated to cost $1.7M. the modest set-up F. O. Stanley experiThe Estes Park Museum Friends & enced. It was the view of Longs Peak Foundation, Inc. are committed to raising from the porch of the cabin that, while $1M and Museum staff has identified his health was improving, that F. O. $700,000 in grant opportunities. Stanley purchased the adjacent lot to Why is this preservation project critical? build his summer home. There, he
A well-designed storage facility ensures the preservation of artifacts and accessibility to archives for researchers with: • Ample space for the current collection of 30,000-35,000 locally significant artifacts and room for anticipated growth of the collection • An area to conduct research by museum staff and the public • An appropriate environment, including light, temperature, and humidity control • Proper protection from theft, fire, and pests Every gift helps! To make a financial donation of any size, please contact Estes Park Museum Director Derek Fortini at 970-577-3761 or dfortini@estes.org or give online using PayPal at www.estesparkmuseumfriends.org.
Estes Park Medical Center To Sponsor Fit Family Fun Run
The Estes Park Medical Center is helping Lifelong Learning of Estes Valley Preschool to plan a fitness event for the entire family! How fit is your family? How fit are your teenagers and preteens? This is a chance to find out at the Fun Run! Saturday, May 20, at 9:00 meet at Stanley Park. Children age 3 through 3rd grade can participate in a Jamboree of field activities testing how fast they can run, kick a soccer ball, throw and jump and more! These events will be led by Nancy Johnson, Tisha Goodemote and Marlys Eshelman, the LLEV Preschool staff. Parents and older children can run or walk the 5K+ course around the lake. This is a run for fun and adults of all ages are encouraged to come out and walk the
course as well. Strollers are welcome but leave your dog at home. You can register at LLEV Preschool or the day of the event. Children age three through 3rd grade registration fee is $10 and older children and adults are $20. All participants will receive a goodie bag and food for energy at the event. The registration fee is a donation to LLEV Preschool for our Tuition Assistance Program, providing low-income families in the Estes Valley with the opportunity for a quality preschool program. This is family fun on a Saturday morning surrounded by beautiful scenery and getting in some exercise at the same time! Let’s get physical!
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Neal Standard To Speak At Next Aviation Club Meeting
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see some guy around town during this 2017 Centennial Year portraying Joel Estes that’s Neal! The International Plastic Modelers Society is a worldwide organization with over 5,000 members and 220 chapters in the United States alone. Whether a member builds plastic model airplanes, ships, cars, armored vehicles or whatever, most members get caught up being self taught historians because the models built must reflect accurately the markings, squadron insignia, etc. Every year the IPMS holds a national convention in different cities in the Estes Park resident Neal Standard will U.S. and over 2000 people from around give a history of the Strategic Air Comth the world show up with over 1,500 plastic mand at the May 9 meeting of the Estes models. The 2011 convention was held in Park Aviation Club. The public is invited Omaha and a field trip to the SAC muto the meeting, which begins at 6:30 p.m., seum just down the road was provided in the Estes Park Library Hondius Room. which Neal and 300 close friends atNeal is a self taught aviation historian and has visited over 30 aviation museums tended. Neal was thrilled to be allowed around the country - he claims if he is in inside the B-36, the B-52 and the B-58 a town with his family and suddenly dis- bombers in the museum and has since appears they know exactly where to find been back to the SAC museum four him! He has been a member of the Inter- times with the latest visit just last week. national Plastic Modelers Society (IPMS) Since the IPMS 2017 convention is again being held in Omaha Neal was asked by for over 30 years and is a member of a the Longmont and Denver IPMS chapDenver and a Longmont chapter of the ters to do a presentation on the history of IPMS. Neal is also active with the Estes Park Newcomers Club and is very proud the Strategic Air Command. “Great� he said. “I know just the group in Estes Park to be on the Board of Trustees of the Friends of the Estes Park Museum. If you I can do a dry run on!� €
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Please join the Estes Park Garden Club as we take a road trip to the Kiyota Greenhouse in Fort Lupton to purchase plants for our gardens. Also on the itinerary is lunch at the Cheese Importers in Longmont with an afternoon visit to Green Spot gardens in Longmont, as well. This is a popular excursion and we benefit from the experience of our fellow gardeners in selecting plants and flowers that thrive in our Estes Valley location. Please bring your checkbook or cash as Kiyota does not take credit cards, but will give us a 10% discount if we mention that we are with the Garden Club. Our thanks to Robert Burnham for arranging this timely tour. He reminds us to bring a hat and water to ensure our comfort! We will meet at the Estes Valley Li-
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Crossroads And Coldwell Banker Team Up To Sell Donated Parcel
After receiving the donation of a small lot of undeveloped land late last year, the Board of Directors of Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park, Inc., invited several local realty companies to submit a proposal for converting the residential lot to funds for Crossroads Ministry’s ongoing programs. “All of the responses we received from area realtors were incredibly generous,” said Crossroads Ministry Board President Scott Applegate, “and we are gratified by the many ways these fine persons and local businesses support Crossroads Ministry and the people we serve.” The Crossroads Ministry Board of Directors ultimately selected Scott Thompson, Coldwell Banker: Estes Village Properties, LTD., to handle the sale. “We were amazed,” Applegate said, “that Scott offered not only a reduced commission but also a commitment to donate all his share of proceeds from sale of the land back to Crossroads.” When asked why he was willing to provide professional services at no cost to Crossroads Ministry, Scott Thompson replied with a story. “My mother used to work for Caring Ministries in Fort Morgan,” he said. “Like Crossroads Ministry,
they helped a lot of people in the community. Whenever my mother got her paycheck from Caring Ministries, she simply signed it back over to them. She taught me how important it is to give and to help others.” The lot, in Hallett Heights near Mary’s Lake, is zoned A-1, which allows for building a vacation rental or year-round home. “It’s a level lot with a good building envelope and a great view of Twin Sisters Mountains,” Thompson says. The lot has Town of Estes Park water and electric service, Upper Thompson Sanitation, and Xcel Energy natural gas service, at lot line. Crossroads Ministry is grateful to Scott Thompson, Coldwell Banker: Estes Village Properties, LTD., and the many other individuals, businesses, and organizations, that help Crossroads help persons in need in our community. For more information about the property, contact Scott Thompson, scott@estesparkrealestate.com, 970.586.4425. For more information about Crossroads Ministry, contact Rev. Dr. Tim McLemore, Executive Director, tim@crossroadsep.org, 970-577-0610.
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Introduction To Astronomy At Next Observatory Open House & Meeting
The Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night this Saturday, May 6, at 7 p.m. (Note: this meeting was rescheduled from last week, due to snow) The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in the Estes valley. Our honorary EVAS member and speaker for the evening will be John Ensworth and he will be presenting the starting material he has assembled for an introduction to astronomy course that would run for a full semester in college. He will begin with the basics and requests you bring questions. Audience questions and interest will dictate how much is covered. Expected run time: an hour or a bit more. It is an introductory course; there are no prerequisites and no prior knowledge of mathematics or astronomy necessary. There is no cost to this course, but no credit hours will be awarded either. For more on his talk visit the website at: AngelsAbove.org. John Ensworth is currently the Principle Investigator of the NASA SMD Independent Education Product Review at the IGES (www.strategies.org). His position is the one responsible for conducting these reviews and helping with NASA education and outreach efforts. In the 90s Mr. Ensworth was a masters’ student and a PhD candidate in meteorology at the University of Oklahoma. He earned undergraduate degrees in physics and astronomy, and geography and meteorology with an emphasis in math and computer science.
More recently, he’s run more than 60 astronomy nights for Arizona, Oklahoma, Virginia and Colorado residents. He served an internship at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in the year 2000 and is a volunteer at the Little Thompson Observatory in Berthoud, Colorado. He teaches math and science courses at the University of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University, and Mid- American Christian University. You can view a Webcam of his backyard observatory (Cherrywood Observatory) in Longmont, CO at Weather Underground: https://www.wunderground.com/webcams/bikerjohn/1/show.html or at his personal webcam page: http://bikerjohn.com/webcam_page1.htm. The observatory is just north of the high school at 1600 Manford Ave. Park in the teacher’s parking lot between the high school and the observatory. The doors will open at 7:00 p. m. and the presentation will start at 7:30 p. m. Weather permitting after the presentation, visitors will be invited to look through our large telescope at various celestial objects. If you have any questions, please check the EPMO web site at: www.AngelsAbove.org. The lecture is free to the public and no reservations necessary. Just come and join the party and be ready to ask questions! For more information, please call the observatory at 970-5865668. Doors open at 7:00 p.m., guest speaker from 7:30-8:30, followed by observing through telescopes from 8:30-10:00.
May Arts And Commerce After Hours Don’t miss this month’s Arts and Commerce After Hours on Thursday, May 18 at 5 p.m., hosted by the Rocky Mountain Conservancy and Rocky Mountain Gateway! Artists and the business community are invited to join us at Rocky Mountain National Park’s Fall River Visitor Center (just east of the Park’s Fall River Entrance). You’ll enjoy networking opportunities, fine art by Cydney Springer, music with Nick Mollé, and Kurtis Kelly will perform an historic impersonation. Hors d'oeuvres will be generously provided by the Trailhead Restaurant. Join us!
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Heart Of Expression Art Show And Sale May 12 Fifteen local artists are asking you to then home. I got to experience spring join them at Heart three times & am getof Expression: Art ting to experience it a Show and Benefit fourth time here in Sale, Friday Estes in between evening, May 12th, snow storms! :)� 5-8 p.m. at the Old “I took many forks Church Shops, in a in the road both literbenefit celebrating ally & metaphorithe Estes Park Pet cally— it was a wonAssociation. 20% of derful trip!!! Inspired all art sales will be by the forks in the donated to the Pet road I made my first Association. The idiom since my rediverse art forms turn, “A Fork in the that will be offered Road� and stamped a for sale include little story into the acrylic mixed memetal: “She chose the dia, ceramic, jewfork in the road that elry, celtic Jewelry, led to a lifetime of adpainting, glass, venturous eating.� mixed media penLOL! I think I chose cil, photography, that fork a long time and polymer clay ago!!� hangings. She often creates Ceramic Artist whimsical pieces that Karen McPherson feature some kind of is one of the particfun idiom! “I use ipating artists. found objects & metal “There is a childthat I emboss or draw like quality to the into to create these way I engage withpieces.� Art that every out reservation,� mother would comsays Karen who pletely enjoy! Talking makes, “planters, about the upcoming vases, and small show, she adds, “As alsculptural work inways, this will be a respired by geodes ally fun social gatherand alpine glaing - we would love to ciers.� All funcsee you there!!! tional? “For the most part-- yes!� Dawn Graham, an Estes Park local, says “My family's history is rooted in the she started painting as a hobby about five Rocky Mountains,� Karen explains. “I years ago, “Learning from videos and carry my experience romping around other local artists, I got more serious two and exploring the mountainside with me years ago.� Using acrylics, she enjoys when I build clay objects. What a thrill to painting scenery, fantasy, and children, live in the middle of my creative muse!� and is “getting more into studying my “A history in glaze calculation and love of Van Gogh.� She adds that she is chemistry allows me to have mad science very happy to help support our local hufun in my studio, an important part of mane society. my creative experience,� she describes. “I The artists showing work for this Heart desire to make work that is worth invesof Expression Event are Annette’s Whimtigating. I value my own curiosity about sies - Wapiti Spirit Artwork & Gifts, clay, understanding it as a material, the Michale Duncan - Celtic Jewelry, Patti process of making, and all the tenacity Glasgow - Painting, Cards, & Prints, represented by piles of no thank yous. I Dawn Graham - Painting, Deedee bring my love of the mountains into the Hampton - Quirky Mixed Media, Elijah studio. I consider my work to be success- Holmes - Glass Artist, Amber Lausted ful if I (and others) find the forms and Jewelry, Sadie Loveall - Jewelry, Karen surfaces irresistibly attractive.� Heart of McPherson - A Great Ceramic Artist, Expression is grateful to include Karen Apelles Morales - Mixed Media, RaDean McPherson’s fun work for this sale! Cox Mynatt - Painting, Nadine - Painting Also participating is Deedee Hampton, & Prints, Dave Rusk - Photography, Alan specializing in quirky mixed media. Shadduck - Photography, Wendy Sollod Deedee “just got back from a three week Polymer Clay Hangings & Jewelry. road trip by myself, with stops along the Heart of Expression is a collaboration of way to visit family and to take a fabulous Rocky Mountain Day Hikes and five day mixed media art workshop out Enlightening the Living Heart, LLC. in Santa Rosa, Ca. I traveled through You can follow Heart of Expression on snow & sleet & rain & sun up into Utah Facebook. You can also contact Patti at then Idaho, across Nevada, down half the patti@enlighteningthelivingheart.com. coast of California, over to Las Vegas
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EPNRC May Lunch & Learn: Learn About “Letters Of Inquiry�
If you are responsible for seeking and finding grants for your organization, you won’t want to miss this EPNRC Lunch & Learn on Thursday, May 11, from 12-1:30 p.m. to learn about the First Steps in Finding the Money: Letters of Inquiry. The lunch & learn will be held in the Hondius Room at the Estes Valley Library. Many foundations require a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) from grant seekers before an actual proposal is submitted. A good letter of inquiry will convey the essence of your organization and your project to prospective funders in 1-2 pages, and
make them want to hear more. Or perhaps it will simply save the work of submitting a full grant application to an organization whose interests do not align. A good letter of inquiry can also be surprisingly difficult to write! Other questions and discussion on grantwriting are welcome. Estes Park grant writer Sarah Pita will facilitate this important discussion. Ms. Pita has successfully written letters of inquiry, and grants, for a variety of organizations in the Estes Valley, including the Estes Valley Investment in Childhood Success (EVICS), the Estes Valley Recreation and Park District (EVRPD), the Estes Park Medical Center Foundation (EPMCF), Park R-3 School District, and Nehemiah Gateway USA. Bring your lunch and join us we explore and discuss what works and what doesn’t in often, your first contact with funders. There is no charge for this Lunch and Learn and registration is not necessary. For questions or more information, please contact Jill Lancaster, Executive Director at director@epnonprofit.org.
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TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT OURSELVES Sitting in a waiting room recently I noticed newspaper articles about the Denver Church of Cannabis. Afterward I heard comments by many about this new group and their ‘worship’, which features cannabis discussions, musical groups, and comedy acts…and cannabis use. Their stated goal is: ‘to create the best version of ourselves.’ To justify calling themselves a ‘church’ they likened their ritual use of ‘cannabis’ to the serving of ‘wine’ (most use grape juice) during communion in Christian churches. Many people seemed very critical of this group and their self-focused activity. Me, too…at first, then I realized their ‘please me’ focus has been something that many Christian leaders have worried about in the Christian community for a long time. Listen to some of them, and see how different we are from the church mentioned above. C.S. Lewis, a great author and religious leader, said, “Many go to worship to say ‘Here I am, God, what can you do for me?’ instead of going to worship Him.” Charles Spurgeon, a highly respected preacher of by-gone days, wrote: “Many would like to unite church and stage, cards and prayer, dancing and sacraments. When the old faith is gone, and enthusiasm for the Gospel is extinct, no wonder people seek something else in the way of delight.” A.W. Tozer, oft-quoted by leaders of all denominations, said: “For centuries the Church stood solidly against every form of worldly entertainment. For this she got abused by the sons of this world. Of late she appears to have decided that if she cannot conquer the great god, ‘Entertainment’, she will join forces with him, Today we have large sums being poured into providing earthly entertainment for so-called sons of heaven. Religious entertainment is rapidly crowding out the serious things of God.” J.I. Packer, another widely-read author and church authority, wrote a book entitled ‘Hot Tub Religion’. He writes: “The other day I was spending a wet Saturday afternoon in a hot-tub. As I sat there savoring ‘hot tubness’, it struck me that the hot tub is a perfect symbol of the modern route in religion. The hot tub is relaxing, floppy, laid back, not in any way demanding. Many want Christianity to be like that.” Factiously, he suggests that perhaps church leaders should remove church seats and install hot tubs. The result? No attendance problems, many happy gatherings, free from care, real fun times for all, with warm, perhaps swinging, music, a warm back-scratching use of words in prayer and preaching, and a warm, cheerful afterglow. He closes with: “Soothing for sure, but, is it faith? Worship? Service of God? Is godliness the real name of this game?” In Dan Chambers’ book, ‘Showtime: Worship in the Age of Show Business’ he tells about ABC News reporter Peter Jennings attending a church service at a Illinois mega-church. He said, to the well-known preacher, “It didn’t feel to me at all religious to be in there. It’s really more like theater. Is that intentional?” “Yes!” was the answer. Later a worshipper said: “It’s like going to a movie, only better!” They shared their secret: “Keep the mood and tempo of worship upbeat. Resist minor keys, they’re too somber. Discard ‘churchy’ anthems and hymns…provide sermons with catchy ‘How to’ titles.” Many of us in Estes Park flock to church services each week. My challenge to each of us is to ask ourselves ‘what is my goal?’ Am I there to worship Him? Or am I there to be ‘pleased’ or ‘served’ or ??? Jesus said, “Worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shall you serve.” I’m trusting that that is your focus each week…and mine. (Bob)
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New Day And Time For Ageless Boogie Jazz Dance Class
Instructor Laurie Grace Wood
The Town of Estes Park’s Senior Services Division is pleased to offer another six-week Boogie Jazz Dance class series on Thursdays, May 25 - June 29, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The cost for the sixweek series is $44 for members of Estes Park Senior Citizens Center, Inc. or $58 for non- members. There is a minimum of six participants required for the series, and the registration deadline is Thursday, May 18. Stop by the Senior Center, 220 Fourth Street, with cash or check payable to the Town of Estes Park to register.
Instructor Laurie Grace Wood has been dancing since she was seven years old. She went on to train, perform, and become an entertainment dancer and choreographer for more than 18 years, working for Disney/ MGM Studios, SeaWorld, community theatres, universities, pageants, and corporations. She also completed degrees in Modern Dance and Business Administration at the University of South Florida. Laurie describes dance as a full body workout that improves memory, coordination, balance, strength, rhythm, selfexpression, and creativity. In this sixweek class she will teach the basics of jazz, Broadway, musical theatre, and lyrical styles which are set to different genres of music from different decades. No experience is required. Laurie says, “If you can walk, you can dance. The most important part is that we dance for fun, we laugh, and we don’t take ourselves too seriously.” For more information, please contact the Estes Park Senior Center at (970) 586-2996 or stop by the Center at 220 Fourth Street, Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Please visit the Senior Center website at www.estes.org/seniorcenter. To receive Senior Center news in your e-mail inbox, please e-mail lmitchell@estes.org.
Learn How To Become A Habitat Hero With Audubon Rockies
Monday, May 8 Hot hero sandwich, Pasta salad, Fruit wedges, Cookie Tuesday – May 9 Spaghetti and meat sauce, Garlic bread, Garden salad, Cake Wednesday – May 10 Open faced turkey sandwich, Mashed potatoes, Cranberry salad, Pie Thursday – May 11 Ham/cheddar rollup omelet, Breakfast potatoes, Fruit salad, Sweet roll Friday – May 12 Mother’s Day. Apricot chicken, Rice pilaf, Vegetable medley, Cream puffs
friendly communities. Whether the landscape you tend to is a residential yard, a few pots on a balcony, a public park, or schoolyard garden, Habitat Heroes believe in growing a healthy community.” Audubon Rockies is a regional office of The National Audubon Society, located in North America’s Central Flyway. In 2010, due to fiscal and programmatic considerations, Audubon Wyoming and Audubon Colorado combined programs and staff to create The Town of Estes Park’s Senior Serv- a unified regional office. With staff and ices Division and the University of Col- programs in both states, Audubon orado Health Aspen Club are collaboRockies is the leader of the Central Flyrating to offer a free program on way, which provides critical habitat Tuesday, May 16 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. from the mountains, deserts, prairies, at the Senior Center. The program will river systems, and wetlands for millions be presented by Alison Holloran, Exec- of migrating, breeding, and resident utive Director for Audubon Rockies. birds. Call or stop by the Senior Center, 220 If you are interested in learning more Fourth Street, to sign up. about the Aspen Club, please visit their Audubon Rockies strives to inspire, website at www.uchealth.org/aspenclub engage, and work with people to conor call (970) 495-8560 in Fort Collins serve, restore, and enjoy natural habitats or (970) 624-1860 in Loveland. in Colorado and Wyoming. According For more information, please contact to Alison, “This presentation will exthe Town of Estes Park’s Senior Services plain how YOU can make a difference, Division at (970) 586- 2996 or stop by right here in your own backyard the Senior Center at 220 Fourth Street, through our Habitat Hero Program. Monday through Friday between 9:00 Habitat Heroes are people who practice a.m. and 4:00 p.m. or visit the website a form of landscape stewardship called at www.estes.org/seniorcenter. To re‘wildscaping’— landscaping designed to ceive Senior Services news in your eattract and benefit birds, pollinators, mail inbox, please e-mail and other wildlife to help create birdlmitchell@estes.org.
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Estes Valley Quilt Guild Meeting May 10
The Estes Valley Quilt Guild will hold it’s monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 10th. We meet at Good Samaritan Village, 1901 Ptarmigan Trail. The business meeting begins at 6:45 p.m., however, if you want to catch up with friends, plan to arrive about 6:30. Our speaker this month is Donna Mae Norris. She will talk about how to use color in quilts, use of a color wheel and how to choose colors for your quilt. You will also have the opportunity to see some of the quilts she has made. Come join us. If you are a quilter and visiting in Estes Park, please come and join us. The Guild is always glad to welcome visitors. We do ask visitors for a $10 donation to help cover the costs for bringing speakers to the Guild. Build your confidence in choosing colors for your quilts in Donna Mae Norris’ talk about how to use color in quilts and be inspired by seeing dozens of quilts with examples of various color schemes. Every quilt is a piece of art and color is a very important design element in art. Quilt making has been Donna Mae Norris’ passion for over 30 years. She has made every size bed quilt plus wall hangings, and enjoys making every style from traditional and modern to art quilts. Her quilts have been exhibited all around the U. S. and she has won numerous awards in competitions including Quilt Festival in Houston. She was one of the owners of The Patchworks Quilt Shop in south Longmont in the early ‘90s.
Because Donna Mae loves sharing her enthusiasm for quilt making, she has been teaching extensively at quilt shops and quilt guilds all around Colorado and other states for over 28 years. She teaches classes for both adults and children, and has taught all styles of quilts and at every skill level for each technique. By putting together fabrics for her own quilts and helping students and customers put together fabrics for their quilts, she has tremendous experience choosing color in quilts. She has also taken art classes and color classes starting in college and continuing into her quilting years. Donna Mae will share her knowledge about how to use color in your quilts today. Donna Mae Norris is offering a workshop on May 11th titled, “Color For Quilters.” The workshop will take place in the US Bank Community Room and cost is $50.00 per student. Create beautiful color combinations for your quilts by practicing making dozens of blocks with different color schemes, and contrasts of values, intensities and temperatures. You’ll learn the language of color, how fabric pattern scale and texture work, and observe samples of colors in quilts. You will be choosing fabric scraps to glue onto “quilt blocks” in your notebook for practice. You’ll make examples of color schemes as well as hues, values, temperature, intensity, texture and scale in fabric patterns and be able to keep the notebook for reference for your future quilts. You’ll have a notebook full of glued quilt blocks for color references at the end of the day as well as handouts explaining all about color. Successfully combining colors is a skill so the more you practice it the better you will get at it. All the fabrics you will work with and all the handouts are included in the price of the workshop. To register and for more information, email Debra Van Tassel by May 9th at debravantassel@colorado.edu
Let’s Dance dancers have their own style and technique. Not everyone is an expert, but everyone has a good time! The last dance for this season will take place on May 12 on the huge hardwood floor at the Rodeway Inn. Greg Wendling, an instructor with 10 years of experience, will offer a Whether watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Shall We Dance, Justine lesson on the rumba from 5:45 to 6:30 and Bob on American Bandstand, or the P.M. Between 6:30 and 7:00 there is “social time” to get acquainted with other penguin parade in Happy Feet, dancing dancers and the fantastic Kings of Swing intrigues us. According to an article in will play from 7:00 to 10 p.m. For only the October, 2016 issue of the AARP $15.00 per single and $30.00 per couple Magazine, “Dancing is as alive and well today as it was when we twisted, hustled, you can enjoy a great evening. Dress is business casual and a cash bar is availor did the swim decades ago.” Members able. For more information visit the Friof the Friday Niters Ballroom Dance day Niters Web site at http://www.friClub can attest to this statement. For over forty years the group has been meet- dayniters.org/. Use the email link on the “Contact Us” page to let us know that ing regularly to form lasting friendships and to enjoy dancing to the music of live you will be joining in the fun. That ensures that we will have adequate tables bands. While there are some great dancers who rival the professionals, most and chairs for everyone.
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ESTES PARK HAPPENINGS For additional information call 800-443-7837 • 970-577-9900
EVENTS May 6: Estes Park Duck Race & Festival. Bond Park activities 8am. Nicky’s 11am with Duck Drop at 1pm May 6: Duck Waddle 5K. Run or Walk. Bond Park. Registration required. 9am May 6: Safety Fair. Estes Park Events Complex. Family activities & free lunch. 10am-2pm May 6-7: Spring Celebration Sidewalk Sale. Throughout the EP Village.
MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT May 5: Will Thomas. Guitar & Mandolin. Snowy Peaks Winery. 4-6pm May 5: Dempsey/Fox Duo. Jazz. The Other Side Restaurant. 5-8pm May 5: Max Wagner & Stu MacAskie. Jazz. Earthwood Collections. 5-8pm May 5: Open Music Jam. Coffee on the Rocks. 5:30-8:30pm May 5: Cinco de Mayo Celebration. Estes Park Events. 5:30-9pm May 5: Spoken Word & Poetry Slam. Inkwell & Brew. 7-9pm May 5: Wood Belly. Bluegrass. The Rock Inn. 9pm May 5-6: Ray Young. Jazz Piano. Nicky’s Steakhouse. 6pm May 5-6: Karaoke. Lonigans. 9pm May 6: Jay Roemer. Acoustic. The Rock Inn. 6-9pm May 6: Mountain Town Trio. Folk & Classic Rock. The Other Side. 6-9pm May 6: Rhythms & Rhymes. Spring choral concert. YMCA. 7pm May 7: Joseph Lingenfelter. Acoustic Brunch. The Other Side. 10am-1pm May 7: Miroslava and David McArthur. Four hands piano. The Stanley. 2pm
May 5 – May 12, 2017
May 7: Unforgettable Melodies. Choral group. Presby. Community Church. 2pm
May 6-7: Yoga Warriors Int’l. Training. Registration required. 9am-5pm
May 7: Sheffield Sunday Supper. The Stanley. Reservations. 4pm
May 7: Taste & Create. Snowy Peaks Winery. 1:30- 3:30pm
May 7: Bingo Night. Rock Cut Brewing Company. 6-7:30pm
May 7: History & Nature Talk. Rams Horn Resort. 5-6pm
May 8: Improv Night. Fundraiser. Estes Park High School Auditorium. 7pm
May 9: Free 5K Group Fun Run. Stanley Hotel. 6pm
May 9: Jon Pickett & Friends. Ed’s Cantina. 6-9pm May 9: Trivia Night. Rock Cut Brewing Company. 7-8:30pm May 9: Lip Sync Battle. The Wheel Bar. 10:30pm May 11: Chess Club. Rock Cut Brewing Company. 6-9pm May 11: The Dempsey/Fox Duo. Jazz. The Waterfront Grill. 6-9pm May 11: Mountain Town Trio. Folk & Classic Rock. Fajita Rita’s. 6-9pm May 12: Will Thomas. Guitar & Mandolin. Snowy Peaks Winery. 4-6pm May 12: Art Event and Benefit Sale. Fundraiser. Old Church Shops. 5-8pm May 12: Dempsey/Fox Duo. Jazz. The Other Side Restaurant. 5-8pm May 12: Ray Young. Jazz Piano. Nicky’s Steakhouse. 6pm May 12: KC Groves. Acoustic Duo. The Rock Inn. 6-9pm May 12: Karaoke. Lonigans. 9pm
SEMINARS, CLASSES & LECTURES Mon. & Wed. at 6pm, Fri. & Sat. at 7pm: Sip & Paint. Murphy’s Resort. Mon. & Wed. at 5:30pm Sat. at 9am. Group Bicycle Ride. Via Bicycle Café. May 5: Community Yoga & Kirtan. Alllevels yoga. Estes Park Yoga. 6-8pm
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK Visit RMNP Visitor Centers to learn about park wildlife, programs & more! Call for details. 970-586-1206. May 6-7: Bear Necessities Beaver Meadows VC. 10:30am May 9-11: Spring Bird Walk. Cub Lake Trailhead. 8-9:30am Rocky Mountain Conservancy Programs: Fees apply & registration is required. Call for details: 970-586-3262. May 5: 100 Years of Environmental Change in RMNP. 8:30am-4:30pm May 6: Primitive Survival Skills. Explore early innovations. 9am-4:30pm
EXHIBITS May 5: First Friday Art Groove. Fine Art. Throughout the Village. 5-8pm May 5: Amber Lausted. Jewelry demo. Earthwood Artisans. 5-8pm
UPCOMING EVENTS May 13: Estes Park Mountain Music Festival. Bluegrass fundraiser. Estes Park Events Complex. 12-9pm May 19-21: Vintage Market Days. Creative wares. EP Events Complex. Fri. & Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm
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Another Amazing Artwork By Michael Young Graces The Walls At Christian Church
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Artist Michael Young has just finished another one of his gorgeous masterpieces on the walls at the Christian Church. According to Pastor Aaron Dorman, the church suffered some terrible damage in the 2013 flood and the entire basement was unuseable for several years. Church members recently hired contractors to refurbish and repair the lower level of the church, where the Sunday School classes are held. Aaron had the idea to have the walls in the stairwell painted to make it more inviting to the youngsters when they go to Sunday School and he hired Michael to use his creativity and artistic prowess to design and paint a fun mural for the area. Michael came up with a design, made a styrofoam model of the stairway and got to work changing the stairway from a plain, ordinary stairway to a colorful, magical creation complete with flowers, animals and bright and cheery colors. The entire transformation only took Michael two and a half weeks to complete and now, the kids race down the stairs, enjoying every step of the way. Ac-
cording to Aaron, the kids love the new murals and are insisting their parents come to church with them, they want to be here! Aaron said, “The new murals open up the minds and the imaginations of the children. You can’t help but be happy and smile as you go downstairs to the Sunday School area.” Michael said, “I want everyone to know how much fun I had creating this mural. The Christian Church has given me the opportunity to paint fun things I never get the chance to do! (plus the chance to discover that daffodils are a lot harder to paint than I thought). My very good friend Will gave me the approval to use the image of his roommate in my mural. His little dog Cody is now the most popular attraction in the whole thing!” Michael continued, “Working at the church was such a positive experience. Everyone would ‘oooh and aaaahh’ as they watched the progress and nothing spurs an artist on more than approval!” Michael’s next project is rehabbing the walls he painted at the Hollywood’s Dance Bar in downtown Estes Park.
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Estes Park Honor Flight Leaves For Washington DC This Sunday By: Vern Mertz
they will caravan down to the Embassy Suites Convention Center in Loveland. An all volunteer organization formed All of the veterans going on the flight, the Honor Flight Northern Colorado guardians, family members and friends program in early 2008. The purpose of will gather in the ballroom where an orithe Honor Flight was to fly WWII veterentation, breakfast, and a color guard ans, from Northern Colorado, into ceremony takes place. At 8:00 a.m. four Washington D. C. at no cost to the veterbuses will be ready for ans. While in our loading and then esnations capital corted by 60 to 65 mothey got to visit the torcyclists from The WWII, Korean, Patriot Guard to DIA. Vietnam, Air After a another short Force and Iwo orientation and cereJima Memorials. mony at a DIA Air TerSince the founding minal they board their of NCHF two charter flight plane. flights a year, one Military personnel in May and anfrom Buckley Field asother in Septemsist in the boarding ber, take around 120 veterans along with als built in their honor. NCHF are now process. Upon arrival at Baltimore the 65 guardians on a trip of a life time. Vettaking Korean, Vietnam and any veteran veterans and their plane are greeted with erans, on the flights, often referred to the that was wounded in action and received a water cannon salute. As they enter the guardians and medical staff as their the Purple Heart. As veterans, from Estes terminal, a line of volunteers welcome Guardian Angels. The cost per person is Park, continue to go on the flight we have the veterans, with a lot of fan fare, hand $1000.00 with the guardians paying for the funds to supshaking and pats on their own fare and expenses. To date 18 port them. Estes the back. They are then men and women, from Estes Park, have Park is the only bussed to the Baltivolunteered as guardians with four going community in more Hilton Hotel for twice, bringing our total to 24. The Northern Cola good nights rest. flights leave on a Sunday returning on orado, and most Monday, May 8 they Monday. likely the only are off to Washington In 2009 Randy Davis, Director of Good town in ColD. C. to visit, reflect Samaritan Village Estes Park, and Carey orado, that has and absorb what the Stevanus, Activities Manager, came up raised 100% various memorials with thought of raising enough funds to funds to support mean to them. Late send WWII veterans living at Good their veterans on Monday afternoon, afSam's on the Honor Flight. The monies the honor flight. ter an exhausting day, they raised was enough to accommodate An achievement it is back to their char16 veterans on the two flights in 2009. every citizen ter plane and a flight In 2010 two WWII veterans, Bob Brunshould be proud back home. Upon son and Vern Mertz along with Gary of participating in and helping out in walking into the Embassy Suites the vetBrown, and Carey Stevanus wanted to raising $100,000. erans are again greeted by line formed by continue the project of raising funds for family members and friends. Having raised over $100,000 the honor Estes Park veterans and an all volunteer A big thank you goes out to Kris, Gary committee of was formed. That year they flight this Sunday, May 7 will be named after Estes Park. Kris and Gary Hazelton and Dallas for representing Estes Park on sold sponsorships for $250.00 and put on and Dallas Maurer will be Guardians for this flight, a flight of a life time. a variety show at the American Legion six to eight veterans and represent our Club, Post #119. The show was Sharon town, Estes Park, on the flight. Included Sheets and her trio "The Three Of Us" who volunteered their services. They en- in that group of veterans will be Bill Bradford from Estes Park. Early Sunday tertained us with songs from the WWII Larry and Joan Allen, Allnutt Funeral morning there will be a gathering of era and funds raised that year totaled Service, Aviation Internationale, Barfriends at Good Samaritan Village where $17,500. Each subsequent year thereafter low, Inc., Black Canyon Inn, Gary and Kelly Brown, Norman and Elaine Carver, Ronald Colburn, Verne Emory and Kim Uilik-Emory, Estes Park Dental, Estes Park Good Samaritan Country Store, Ron and Vivian Gordon, Jay and Jane Harroff, Roger and Janis Hess, C. Wayne Hoelscher, Thor and Darlene Homme, L.B. and Jeanne Horrigan, Image “Inhancement� Inc., Loren and Lynette Johnson, Merilyn Johnston, Jean Jupp, Knights of Columbus, Estes Park Council, Daryl and Dorothy Lemon, Donald and Gloria Lickfett, Gerald Mayo, Hugh and Sonja McTeague, Vern and Doris Mertz, John Micek, Dr. Jacque Phillips, Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary Club, Inc., Jane Schoen, Col. (Ret.) Bill and Shirley Shirey, M.A. /&,10-(1 /)-1%*1 /.1 / ,,1/-1 %-(0# 1 0#1 +" 0+1 //(1 0&0.)+0-1 )''0!,10*1 ,1*,-( Snowden, Carey Stevanus, Wesley and / 1 *+,*1 0. 1 /-/.1 ')!"+1 ,+,.0- 1 )''1 .0( /.(10-(1!%0.()0-*$1 , ''1 ,10+1 //( Virginia TeWinkle, Lonnie and Julie Ann 0& *10+1 10$&$1 .)/.1+/1/%.1+.) 1+/1 & 0**#1 %)+,*1)-1 / ,'0-($1 "/ -10 / ,10., Terry, Mayo and Janet Watson, James the committee continued to raise funds by sponsorships, variety shows and showing the movie "Honor Flight - One Last Mission" twice at Reel Mountain Theater. In 2016 the fund raising efforts toped $100,000. That paid for a trip of 72 Estes Park veterans visiting the memori-
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Estes Park Honor Flight GuardiansPast and Present Gary Brown LTC (Ret.) (twice) Laurie Button Larry Carpenter Dallas Maurer (twice) Rosemary Donahue (twice) Shauna Duell Jim Gunter Gary Hazelton Kris Hazelton Dick Life CAPT. (Ret.) Rick Life Catherine Moon Michael Moon Dan Scace BGEN. (Ret) Tami Scace Kathy Steinbach (twice) Carey Stevanus Karla Van Drie Honor Flight Committee members: Larry Allen, Gary Brown, Bob Brunson, Laurie Button, Larry Carpenter, Dick Life, Jack MacDade, Hugh McTeague, Vern Mertz, Catherine Moon, Michael Moon, Dan Scace, Carey Stevanus, Milt Garrett, Les Foiles and Jay Harroff.
Generous Sponsors Of Honor Flight
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and Joanne White, Estes Park Woman’s Club, Honor Flight Movie Collection, Hugh McTeague, John Cooper, Arthur Floyd, Leftright Collaborative, Elliot Sprout, Cleo Bryant, Sally Becker, Gary McFarlane, Ronald Wallace, Rotary Club of Denver Mile High, the Sloans of Black Canyon Inn, Col. (Ret.) Fred & Merilyn Johnston, Jeanie and Vern Mertz, Kiwanis Club of Estes Park, Pete Martinez, Premier Members Credit Union, Ernie Petrocine, Bill King, Estes Park Council Knights of Columbus, Richard and Erika Oversteg, Sharon Henkin, Capt. USN (Ret.) Richard and Sandra Life, Joel & Laurie Button, Bank of Estes Park, R.M. Womack, Barlow Plaza, Fairbanks Excavation, Rayla Mangelson, Chuck & Kimberly Schwab of Allenspark Construction, Gary Wallace, Ray Edwards, Robert & Christann Higley, Rotary Club of Estes Park, Wildwood Inn, Longs Peak Rotary & residents of Good Samaritan Village. Thanks to all who have donated!
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New Community Bookshelf At The Estes Park Learning Place
A community bookshelf has been set up at Bella Fortuna for families to select books for their home libraries. The Learning Place received a grant from Families for Estes to purchase a bookshelf that will provide books for children from birth through high school. Families with children are encouraged to stop by and choose a book. Students attending tutoring sessions at the Learning Place, families visiting EVICS (Estes
One Book One Valley: May The Best Book Win
By Laurie Dale Marshall, Adult & Teen Services Librarian, Estes Valley Library So many books, so little time. This famous lament is truer than ever. Especially when you consider the Estes Valley Library collection now numbers in the hundreds of thousands, thanks to digital forms. One Book One Valley is making its welcome return in 2017. This annual literary celebration invites our entire valley to share in the reading and discussion of one single book, as we embark together on a journey of shared discovery this fall through weeks of special programs, conversations, and thematic events And how to narrow all those books down to those precious gems that form the finalists for this year’s One Book One Valley. For that special effort, we enlisted the expertise of some very important readers in our community. And now we seek your expertise, as voting is underValley Investment in Childhood Sucway this month. cess), and others have already begun seThis all-community reading initiative lecting books for their personal libraries. encourages civic dialogue and supports •Having as few as 20 books in the home several of the Library’s key strategic has a significant impact on a child’s asgoals based upon community requests. cent to a higher level of education. One Book One Valley was on hiatus in •Children who have access to books 2016 as we commemorated the Library’s over the summer perform 35-40% better Centennial Year with monthly author on reading achievement tests than those events. Now, we’re ready to welcome the without access to books. tradition back this fall. Thank you Families for Estes! For 2017, we consulted the very people in our community with expertise in what titles make for the best book discussions. We invited over a dozen local book clubs to offer us their top picks. And last March, we convened a Book Club Social. It was an opportunity to network with our book club enthusiasts and learn how we can serve them. And it was an opportunity for each club to
Derrick Hamel 10th Grade Congratulations to Derrick Hamel, Student of the Week for May 5, 2017. School activities Derrick enjoys participating in are cross country, basketball and track. Outside of school he loves to go hiking. Derrick has earned his varsity letter in football, cross country, basketball and track. His favorite quote is from a speech by Theodore Roosevelt titled, “The Man in the Arena” and it says, “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred
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by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” After high school Derrick plans to attend college but at this point he’s not quite sure what college or what he will major in.
nominate one title for One Book One Valley consideration. From all the titles nominated at the Social, attendees then voted to narrow it down to five finalists. And those finalists are now showcased all this month of May, as we invite you to cast your vote for the book you would most like to see featured this fall. Here are the five books that have been nominated: •“The Distance Between Us” by Reyna Grande. •“The Emerald Mile” by Kevin Fedarko •“A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains” by Isabella Bird. •“The Last Bus to Wisdom” by Ivan Doig. •“The Warmth of Other Suns” by Isabel Wilkerson. Of course, few of us are familiar with all of these titles, so you’ll find a helpful brief de-scription of each book on the online voting ballot. And with just a bit of Internet surfing, you can find many reviews and synopses of these titles. To cast your vote, it’s as easy as going to estesvalleylibrary.org and ranking your choice. Voting is one-time, and once per person. Be sure to get your vote submitted before the May 31. The Library will reveal the winning title at special ceremony this July. Then there will be hundreds of copies made available before the discussion events this October. We thank all our participating book clubs who carefully considered and offered their ideas. Vote this May. And “May” the best book win.
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What’s Happening At The Estes Valley Library Literary Events * Voting Open for One Book One Valley 2017 Now through May 31. This fall, the Estes Valley Library will invite the public to join together in the shared reading of a single book, while participating in community-wide discussions and thematic programs. Five titles have been selected as finalists for One Book One Valley 2017, and residents are invited to cast their vote, one time per person, online or at the Library. Full details are available at estesvalleylibrary.org. * Jim Fantauzzo: “On the Shoulders of Leaders” Monday, May 8, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., Hondius Room Jim Fantauzzo, Ph. D., author of “On the Shoulders of Leaders”, will offer practical ways to implement effective and successful leadership. Attendees will learn about the essence of leadership through realistic ideas and approaches for clear judgment. No registration required. * Book Club 1917: “Dining Room Girl” Thursday, May 18, 10:00-11:30 a.m., at Estes Park Museum The Library and the Estes Park Museum co-host a discussion of “Dining Room Girl: the Summer of 1926 at the Horseshoe Inn” by Kay Turnbaugh and Lee Tillotson. The authors will be present to lead the discussion. Register at estesvalleylibary.org Health Literacy and Life Choices * The Conversation: Documents, Forms, and Checklists Tuesday, May 16, 7:00-8:30 p.m., Hondius Room Studies indicate most Americans have not exercised their right to make decisions about their health care in the event they cannot speak for themselves. All too
often people die in a way they wouldn’t choose, leaving loved ones feeling bereaved and uncertain. This session explores the necessary documents and forms that can help an individual and their family rest more assured. Register at estesvalleylibrary.org. Tech Literacy * Tech Makes Travel Easier Friday, May 12, 10:00-11:30 a.m., Computer Commons Participants are invited to pick their next dream destination, then delve into logistics like finding unique lodging, locating the best restaurants and sights worth visiting, while learning the local language through travel websites and apps. Register at estesvalleylibrary.org. * Android Basics Monday, May 15, 10:00-11:30 a.m., Wasson Room This workshop, new for 2017, covers the basics of utilizing your Android phone or tablet, including connecting to wi-fi, Internet searching, taking pictures and videos, accessing Play Store, and personalizing your device. Register at estesvalleylibrary.org. Financial Literacy * Money Matters: Essential Money Management Skills Tuesday, May 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Wasson Room Learn the basic tasks behind setting financial goals, banking activities such as checking and savings accounts, planning for taxes, saving money, and avoiding high financial charges and fees. Part 2 of this session takes place May 23. Register at estesvalleylibrary.org. Successful Enterprises: Business and Nonprofits * Nonprofit Lunch and Learn: First Steps in Finding Money Thursday, May 11, 12:00-1:30 p.m., Hondius Room
Pet Association Yard Sale Now Accepting Donations Time to get ready for the annual Pet Association Yard Sale. Donations are now being accepted for this year’s sale to be held on Saturday, June 24 at the Animal Medical Center of Estes Park. Items in good condition may be dropped off between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the Animal Medical Center. Donations of large furniture, fixtures, appliances, clothing, computers, or TVs will not be accepted. If you have questions about donations, please contact Pamela at 970586-6898. All proceeds from the yard sale will be used to support the Pet Association of Estes Park, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit or-
Bring your brown bag lunch and network with other nonprofit staff and board members. This month’s roundtable topic addresses the topic of how to draft a successful Letter of Inquiry (LOI) when approaching foundations. Facilitated by the Estes Park Nonprofit Resource Center. * For Nonprofits: Your Board and Fundraising Tuesday, May 16, 3:30-5:00 p.m., Hondius Room Jill Lancaster of the Nonprofit Resource Center will introduce this on-screen webinar, which explores the role of a nonprofit board and the ways in which board members can be engaged with fundraising. Register at estesvalleylibary.org. * Art and Science of Employee Retention Thursday, May 18 5:00-7:00 p.m., Wasson Room Participants will explore the simple techniques for motivating employees to stay loyal to a purpose-driven business. Attendees will discover how to project their business to customers as a “provider of choice” and to employees as an “employer of choice”. Register at estesvalleylibrary.org. Genealogy and Family History * Overcoming Brick Walls by Mapping Census Data Thursday, May 11, 4:00-5:30 p.m., Hondius Room
Genealogist Ted Bainbridge will demonstrate how he solved three longstanding research puzzles: what maps and census records he used; his methods for analysis; and the discoveries he made. A partnership program with the Estes Park Genealogical Society. Express Creativity Programs * Pinterest Party: Decorate a Cupcake Thursday, May 11, 7:00-8:30 p.m., Hondius Room Learn the nuances of cupcake decorating from librarian Apelles Morales, who will be using two different types of icing. This workshop is inspired by the many popular Pinterest website projects. All ages welcome. Register at estesvalleylibrary.org Library Friends & Foundation * First-Ever Spring Used Book Sale Friday & Saturday, May 19 & 20, Hondius Room The Library’s Friends & Foundation will host a first-ever Spring Used Book Sale, featuring gently-used books, with special focus on novels, mysteries, cookbooks, children’s and teen books, and DVDs. Donations are being accepted at the Library. Visit the “About the Library” link at estesvalleylibrary.org for donation guidelines and more information about the May sale.
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Wed., May 10 @ 9:00am Estes Park Senior Center 220 4th Street, Estes Park ganization, in providing healthcare and safe housing for homeless pets. Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 24. In the meantime, clean out your closets and donate your extra “stuff ” to the Pet Association’s Yard Sale.
Guest: Angela Myers, Clerk & Recorder For more information on other citizen meetings, please call the Larimer County Commissioners’ O ce - 498-7010
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Two For One! wildlife photography, and prefers to print most of her artwork on canvas – all in house. Many of her photos appear on Denver stations 4, 7 and 9. Marsha Hobert, along with her husband Ken, has lived in Glen Haven for 36 years. They own and operate Hobert Office Services in Estes Park. Starting at a young age, Daniella Willett-Rabin travelled and lived in various places in the world, studying both music and art. After graduating from visual arts high school in Salamanca, Spain, Daniella returned to the United States. In 2013 she received a Bachelor in Fine Arts from the
Now showing at the Estes Park Medical Center are two exhibits that you won’t want to miss! The first exhibit shows landscape and wildlife photographs by local photographer Marsha Hobert. The second exhibit is by Marsha’s relative, Daniella WillettRabin, which are reproductions of her unique acrylic pattern style that will keep you entranced by her imagination and very vivid colors used. Marsha had a passion for photography at a very young age, and in her early 20s she went to Europe where she ended up living for two years traveling and taking photographs. She loves landscape and
Savannah College of Art and Design. Daniella’s art has been described as fan-
ciful, colorful, and joyful, creatively conveying the positive energy and vibrancy found in life. She employs a lot of patterning and dots as a stylistic technique. She predominantly works in acrylic, but also employs a variety of media including oil and watercolor. Daniella recently relocated to Atlanta and is currently working as a freelance artist and illustrator.
Mountain Music Festival Saturday, May 13 At Events Complex The Estes Park Mountain Music Festival on Saturday, May 13 at the Estes Park ing band, middle and high school bands, middle and high school choirs Events Complex will be a first annual and the 5th grade band and choir, as well bluegrass extravaganza featuring naas the elementary music program. tional and local bands and fun for Band Line-up everyone. The festival is running from 12 – 9 p.m., plenty of time to enjoy lots 11:30 Doors Open of great music. Headlining bands in12:00-1:00 Bella Betts and Will clude Front Country, a national touring Thomas band from San Francisco who has won 1:20 - 2:20 Monocle Band competitions at Rocky Grass as well as 2:40 - 3:50 Chain Station Telluride. The festival will also feature 4:10 - 5:20 Bonnie and the Clydes Rapidgrass, a Colorado front range favorite, and Bonnie and the Clydes, with 5:40 - 7:10 Rapidgrass 7:30 - 9:00 Front Country their own special Rocky Mountain Country Soul. Chain Station’s bluegrass Tickets are available online at the Rock Inn, EP High School, and Macdonald picking will get you up on the dance floor, as will Monocle, with their roots Book Shop or go to www.epmmf.org for music revival. Wrapping up the line-up tickets as well as information on all the is Estes Park’s own Bella Betts and Will bands and sponsors. Lodging packages Thomas, bluegrass prodigies extraordi- are coming soon, so make it a weekend getaway and soak up all the fun! naire. The event is a fundraiser for the Estes Park School District music programs, including the state champion march-
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Great Pets Need New Forever Homes
Maya is about three years old and 6.5 lbs. She is very sweet. She is a little shaky when she first meets new people but is very gentle. She would be best in a home with older kids or none at all. She is housebroken and does well with other dogs. Leon is about six years old. He is a loving and friendly boy. He does well with other cats and dogs and will make a superb couch companion in his forever home. Ruger is a 6 year old beagle. He is great with other dogs and cats. He would be better with kids over 12. He is gentle, sweet and house trained. He is 38 lbs. and fully vetted. Bendi is a one year old gray tabby with a ton of personality. He is a playful, busy and happy boy. Stop down to the Pet Lodge at the Animal Medical Center on Manford Avenue to meet any of these sweet pets 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. Stop down to the Pet Lodge at the Animal Medical Center on Manford Avenue to meet any of these sweet pets 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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Music Festival Season Finale This Sunday Features Mintcheva/McArthur Piano Duo
Recycling Update By: Judi Smith
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conduct a study that literally separates We talk about the cost of recycling (and the garbage to see what is being thrown away, so we did gain some insight into other options to filling our Earth with what is currently filling up our land. The debris), but what is the cost of not recydisturbing aspect is that 71% of what is cling. As Chief Seattle said, “We borrow entering the landfill could be going elsethe land from our children. ” but how where to re-enter society as useful matemuch of it will be there to return? rial. 26% of what is landfilled is recyclaI remember the start of the space proble, down from 43% in 2007, so we are gram world wide. I remember running out into the front yard to see Sputnik (the doing something right. Cardboard has dropped from 25.5% to 11.4% so we are first visible evidence of man’s quest for a place to send the human race after we fill using less or recycling more, which may be connected to the Fort Collins ban on up the Earth). But, how many will fit on cardboard in the garbage can. the spaceships? Or on the “new” planet When we reduce our total overall waste, once it is discovered? And how soon do the percentage of non-recoverables will we want to move? grow, so increase from 26% to 29% is a All two-year-olds are curious and chilgood thing. However, compostable matedren are born with imagination, as anyrial, including yard waste and wood, food one who cares for a preschooler can tell waste and textiles, has grown from 31% you. As we “grow-up” we begin to accept to 45% (nearly half) of all contributions the impossibility of circumstances beto the landfill. If we were truly following yond our personal control and dump best practices, our landfill would be them into our “not my problem” basket. functional for 28 years (rather than But, is it really? eight) -- or until 2045. The League of Women Voters recently Whatever we, as a community, decide held our annual program on the future of do in the future; composting, recycling, solid waste. Speakers included a retired landfilling, hauling, this is our opportuchemical engineer, Ron Norris; Mara nity to do it right. There will be a public Brosy-Wiwchar from U.S. Representative survey in May and June and public foJared Polis’s office; County Commisrums in July and August. If you care sioner, Steve Johnson; and Wendy about what is happening, get involved. Koenig, Estes Park Trustee. Both Steve This is not “someone else’s problem. It is and Wendy sit on the Policy Advisory the responsibility of every person who Committee of the North Front Range discards anything. (NFR) Wasteshed Coalition that is atAs usual, I can be reached at tempting to determine what the future RRRcyc2se@gmail.com. Tell me your holds after the Larimer County Landfill thoughts, or, more importantly, tell them closes (expected in 2025). to Wendy Koenig and Steve Johnson. Wendy told us that periodically, we
Mintcheva/McArthur Piano Duo will present an eclectic program of solo and four-hand piano works exploring the duality of human nature and life, from the demonic to the angelic, from the wicked and depraved to the holy and wholesome. The music invites you to revel in the temptations of Mephistopheles (Mephisto Waltz), The Serpent (The Serpent’s Kiss) and The King of the Elves (Der Erlkönig), and to feel absolved in the purity of the BlessSed Spirits (Ballet from Orfeo) and The Angel (Milonga del Ángel). The concert will take place this Sunday May 7 at 2:00 p.m. in the Stanley Hotel Concert Hall. Admission is just $10.00 at the door, children and students are admitted free. The concert is sponsored by Marcia Taylor. Dr. David McArthur has taught piano and theory both at the university level and privately. An avid collaborator, McArthur has performed with various chamber groups, as well as with the Fort Collins Symphony, Cheyenne Symphony, and Opera Fort Collins. He specializes in the research and performance of 20th century piano repertoire, with a special focus on composers such as William Albright, Frederic Rzewski, William Bolcom, and Mason Bates. Dr. McArthur is currently on staff at the Colorado State University Department of Music, Theater, and Dance, where he serves as Music Director for the Ballet Division. He is also Music Director at First Baptist Church in Loveland, Colorado. Dr. Miroslava Mintcheva has been featured in numerous recitals and competitions. In 2009, she won the 12th Simone
Belsky International Piano Competition in Hartford, Connecticut, and in the same year gave her New York debut at Merkin Concert Hall as the second prize winner of the American Protégé International Piano Competition. A dedicated teacher, she served as Visiting Assistant Professor of Piano at Florida Southern College. She has previously taught at the University of Colorado-Boulder, Colorado State University, and Front Range Community College. Join us to celebrate a spectacular season finale with Miroslava and David. Watch for exciting news about our Colorado Music Festival Summer Concert Series. July dates and programs to be on the web site soon. Every concert series needs an excellent venue and the beautiful Stanley Hotel is the perfect mountain setting for an hour of wonderfully relaxing Sunday afternoon entertainment. We are grateful to the Stanley Hotel Management and staff for their incredible support and generosity. Music Festival attendees will receive a 20% discount for brunch or dinner on the day of the concert, courtesy of the Stanley Hotel Cascade Restaurant. Additional parking is available next to the Concert Hall and behind the Stanley Hotel. 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.
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ONE-ACRE BUILDING LOT above Marys Lake with scenic views in private setting with no covenants. Water, sewer, and gas available. Open to offers! $139,900 TBD Kiowa Ct Lot 8
Mike Edwards Broker
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Mary Murphy Broker Assoc.
OVERLOOK CONDO at Stanley Hotel in premier location. 2 bdrm suites w/beautiful tile baths. 2-story great room w/stone frplce to enjoy the view of Longs Peak. Kit. w/granite counters, SS appls. Fully furn, great investment, rental ppty. pp y $449,000 313 Overlook Ln
Text 802086 to 970-237-4137 JUST STEPS from the Town of Glen Haven this rolling .89acre lot borders West Creek for your own private fishing spot with telephone and power lines at the property line. $50,000 TBD County Rd #43, Glen Haven
MAGNIFICENT ESTATE overlooking Marys Lake, tucked away on 7+ acres. Spectacular views. Patio surrounded by aspen grove, gardens & priv. waterfall. Granite counters/gourmet appls. 2BR/1B separate rental suite in lower lvl is rarely vacant & brings inc! $1,298,600 638 Lakewood Ct.
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SEARCHING FOR A PRIVATE TREED LOT in Estes Park? Make this seller an offer. Located in the Fall River Estates subdivision is this 1.29 acre lot backing to RMNP. Paved streets, paid sewer tap. Perfect location to build your Mountain Retreat. $183,500 1341 David Dr
WHY BUY 2ND HOME you’ll use only a few weeks a year? Variety of timeshares available at Historic Crags Lodge (starting at $800) and Rams Horn Resort (starting at $2,100-white week). Also can be traded thru RCI’s 3,500 resorts.
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Read our Virtual E-Edition at www.epnews.com El Programa de Estes Park Padres Como Maestros presenta:
Estes Park Parents as Teachers Program presents:
Noche de Familia
Family Night
11 de mayo, 5:30-7:30pm
May 11, 5:30-7:30pm
Sin Costo para familias con niños de 0 a 5 años de edad
Community Church of the Rockies, 1700 Brodie Avenue
Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies, 1700 Brodie Avenue
FREE for Families With Young Children (ages 0-5)
Family dinner followed by program; childcare provided.
Cena familiar, programa y se provee cuidado para los niños
Mark your calendar
Marque su calendario
Thursday, May 11
jueves, 11 de mayo
“School Readiness Begins at Birth” Program by Estes Park Kindergarten and First Grade Teachers
"Preparación para la escuela comienza con el nacimiento" Programa por maestras de kinder y primer grado de la escuela primaria
...with a special kindergarten graduate panel for a ques on and answer session!!!
Meal Provided By: Presbyterian
Families and children of ALL ages are welcome and encouraged to come!
Community Church
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of the Rockies
Please RSVP by May 8 to: Kristen Berg, PAT Program: kberg@evics.org * 970-586-3055 Parents as Teachers (PAT) is a program of Estes Valley Investment in Childhood Success (EVICS) www.evics.org
... con un panel de graduados de kinder para una sesión de preguntas y respuestas !!!
La cena proveída por: Presbyterian Community Church
¡Familias y niños de TODAS edades son bienvenidos!
of the Rockies
Por favor confirmar asistencia para el 8 de mayo con: Kristen Berg, programa de PAT: kberg@evics.org o 970-586-3055 Padres Como Maestros es un programa del Estes Valley Investment in Childhood Success (EVICS)
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Mountain Brokers Kirk Fisher
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970 586-1000
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Broker–CRS, GRI, CDPE, ABR, SRES, QSC, CLHMS 970 586-1000
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Broker
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970 480-1566
970 481-4659
www.StVrainCondo.info $210,000
www.SiouxCtLand.info $299,900
• 2 Bed, 1 Bath, 690 sq ft • Open Floor Plan, Wood Finishes • Steps to Golf Course and Bike Trail
• 1.55 Acres in Kiowa Ridge • Private Location, Rock Formations • Great Views, All City Utilities
Call Kirk or Peggy
Call Kirk or Peggy
• 2 bedroom 2 bath condo • Close to Golf course
Call Dave Lasota
Javier Gomez Broker
970 213-8692
www.PineGroveCabins.info $675,000 • Pine Grove Cabins in Allenspark • 10 Rental Cabins, Owners Quarters • 5.2 Acres, Lots of History
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New Price
SOLD
1141 Fairway Club Dr C4 $205,000
1200 Graves Avenue • 970-586-5324 • 800-827-8780
7026 Storm Mountain Dr $165,000 • Great location, peace and quiet. • Off the grid, solar, cistern, septic. • Borders National Forest. Horses allowed.
Dave Kiser Broker
970 231-2989
dave@davekiser.com
Dave Lasota Broker
970 412-7283
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www.375Prospector.info $675,900 • 4 Bed, 4 Bath, 3425 sq ft • Gourmet Kitchen, Cathedral Ceilings • 1 Acre, Incredible Longs Peak Views
Kim Lemirande Broker
970 481-1880
Gene Whannel
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Broker
970 691-7083
www.175Ironclad.info $274,000 • 2 Bed, 1 Bath, 1096 sq ft • One Level Living, Spacious Kitchen • Peaceful Setting, Large Deck, Great Views
Call Kirk or Peggy
Call Kirk or Peggy
1006 North Fork Rd $369,000
2222 Hwy 66 #5 $465,000
Broker
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www.1237TimberMtn.info $525,000 • 4 Bed, 4 Bath, 2422 sq ft • Main Level Living, Beautiful Upgrades • Steam Shower, In-floor Heat, 2 Fireplaces
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1601 Fish Creek Rd $456,000 • 3 Bed / 2.5 Bath, 2,090 sq ft • Main floor living , Open Floor Plan • Mountain Views on 1.14 acres
• Riverfront Cabin Retreat • 1,677 finished sf + 1,043 unfinished sf walkout-basement • Near National Forest and trails
• Riverfront end unit 3BR/2.5BA • Extensive riverfront deck + balcony • Access to RMNP trails w/in minutes
Call Heidi
Call Heidi
Outstanding Agents. Outstanding Results. Call Javier
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www.serenityestespark.info $798,600 • 3 Bed / 2.5 Bath, 2,904 sq. ft. • Custom Built 2009 Duplex Condo • Panoramic views of RMNP
Call Rich
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American Chemical Society Student Of The Year By: Pam Frey
Each year Estes Park High School gets to select one student that is the best overall Chemistry student. Annalise Basch was selected this year for her outstanding chemistry performance. She has the highest average grade between both semesters and has done an outstanding job. Annalise is a sophomore at Estes Park High School and is still not sure of what she might want to do in college. However, she thinks it will be “something sciency.” The Colorado Chapter of the American Chemical Society organizes an evening in which all of the top chemistry students across the state are invited to be celebrated and given a medal for their accomplishment. This year there was a din-
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Very affordable lot. Text 817696 to 970-237-4137
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ner and guest speaker at Regis University on April 26th. Annalise was accompanied by her mom Cynda, her grandma Nancy, and her teacher Pam Frey. It is so nice that the American Chemical Society take time to make sure that these students are awarded. The students winning this award each year are so intelligent and have such a bright future ahead of them. We are very proud of Annalise.
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ANGE EALTY, LTD.
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The Oldest Real Estate Company In Estes Park 675 CEDAR RIDGE CIR
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Single level living in this 3BR/2BA condo. Open concept floor plan, cathedral ceiling, gas fireplace in living room. Spacious kitchen with granite counter tops, breakfast bar, wood floors. Wonderful snow capped views of the Continental Divide. Conveniently located close to town and Rocky Mtn. National Park. Lots of windows for natural light. Updated and immaculately maintained, this home is in like new condition. Some furniture available.
$434,900
659 CEDAR RIDGE CIR
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Open and airy 2 BR 2 BA condo with views of the Front Range & large conservation easement in back full of deer, elk, etc. This is a stand alone condo with no condo to the west. Huge rock outcropping by the front door & dining room.Feels like a secluded single family home. All rooms have cathedral ceilings and many large windows.
$399,000 Ann Racine
Broker/Owner, GRI, CRS
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Food For Life: New Listing
Under contract in 1 day!
Impeccably maintained single standing unit in the Mountain Golf Villas Subdivision. Open floor plan offers 3 BR/2 BA, kitchen w/ dining bar, separate DR & living room with gas log FP. Large master suite w/ space for office/sitting area & walk-in closet & walk out to deck and enjoy views of Lake Estes. Convenient single level living within walking distance to the 18 hole golf course and biking trail. $359,275 715 Par Lane
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OVERLOOKING FALL RIVER Perfect get-away or primary living in this charming 1 bedroom 2 bath condo at Fawn Valley overlooking Fall River and very near to the north entrance to RMNP. Features include great room with freestanding wood fireplace, efficient kitchen, eating bar, private deck and stackable washer/ dryer in one bath. Outdoor pool and hot tub for owners and guests to enjoy! All for only $146,500. Call for appointment. Eric Blackhurst
Judy Anderson
GRI, MRE, ABR, Broker
970.586.2950
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170 S. St. Vrain, P. O. Box 656, Estes Park, CO 80517
1221 GIANT TRACK ROAD
TING NEW LIS
4 bedroom house on 2 acres, end of road location with the views you are searching for in Estes Park! Flexible floor plan that could be 5 bedrooms with wood floors on the main level, nice open floor plan with 2 fireplaces and main level laundry. Walk out lower level with office area and storage. Attached garage with shop. Private acreage and includes a storage building. $435,000 TING NEW LIS
2625 MARY’S LAKE ROAD, UNIT 29C
Furnished Marys Lake Lodge condo with fireplace deck. Panoramic mountain and Marys Lake views from the deck with hot tub and living area. A beautiful kitchen with granite counters, built in appliances, master bedroom with fireplace. Resort living at its best with heated pool, restaurant and tavern. Walk to lake for fishing, minutes to National Park. $219,500and includes a storage building. $435,000
The Power of Food for Diabetes Nutrition and Cooking Class low dietary approach based on scientific research. Population studies and clinical research show that a low-fat, plant-based diet is effective at improving blood glucose levels, promoting weight loss, reducing cholesterol, and lowering the risk of diabetes and other chronic diseases. Local instructor Chazz Glaze will cover important diabetes-nutrition topics and guide students through the preparation of tasty and easy-to-prepare recipes. Participants will watch a 30-minute DVD featuring Neal Barnard, M.D., speaking on the role of meal planning, as well as inspiring interviews with people Participants Will Learn How a Healthy Diet Can Help with Type 2 Diabetes and who reversed their diabetes with a vegan diet. They will also enjoy food samples of Weight Management The Physicians Committee for Respon- the recipes prepared in class. The class details are as follows: sible Medicine (PCRM), a nonprofit dedicated to promoting preventive medicine, Thursday, May 18, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.— is offering a cooking class designed to How Foods Fight Diabetes help local residents with type 2 diabetes Thursday, May 25, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.— avoid complications from the disease and The Power of Your Plate (and Grocery reduce or eliminate the need for medica- Cart) tions. Thursday, June 1, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.— Food for Life: The Power of Food for Understanding Type 2 Diabetes and RecDiabetes Nutrition and Cooking Class ognizing and Treating Low Blood Sugar teaches participants how food choices Thursday, June 8, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.— can prevent and treat type 2 diabetes and Designing a Diet for Maximum Weight arms them with practical cooking skills Control for making healthy and delicious meals. Students will leave the class with deliPeople who have type 2 diabetes, or concious recipes, information on how to cerns about developing diabetes, and switch to a vegan diet, and additional ditheir friends and family members will abetes resources, including information benefit from the class. on online webcasts and group support. “Research shows type 2 diabetes can be Participants are strongly encouraged to controlled and even reversed with a work with their health care team to safely healthy plant-based diet,” says Susan make dietary changes. Levin, M.S., R.D., the director of nutriFor more information about the Food tion education for PCRM. “A vegan diet for Life Diabetes Nutrition and Cooking can help people with diabetes control Class program or to register for the blood sugar more effectively than the classes, please email Chazz at aveganstandard diabetes dietary regimen.” withaltitude@gmail.com or call (970) The class, designed by physicians, dia235-1586 (if no answer, please leave a betes educators, registered dietitians, and voicemail). professional chefs, offers an easy-to-fol-
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Porter Florence Eagle Scout Project
My name is Porter Florence. I am a sophomore at Estes Park High School and I am a Life Scout with the Boy Scouts of America Troop 360. I have been approved by the town's Parks Advisory Board for my Eagle Scout project. My project involves planting trees at the Carriage Hills playground. I am looking for donations to support my Eagle Scout Project. A few years ago the city installed a playground near my home in the Carriage Hills neighbor-
hood. It is located on the corner of S. St. Vrain Ave. (Hwy. 7) and Carriage Drive. It sits between the intersection of a citywide trail system and the entrance to a large neighborhood with many children. The playground is nice, but there are no trees to provide a wind barrier, shade, and beauty. For my Eagle Scout Project I would like to plant trees (about 21) around the playground to make it more enjoyable for the children and families who visit there. I would like to ask for your donation to help fund this important and beneficial project. I plan to plant at the end of May. To donate to the project please visit my gofundme account at: www.gofundme.com/ porters-eagle-scout-project
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Estes Park Newcomers Club Meeting May 18 The Estes Park Newcomers Club will hold its May general meeting of the 2016/2017 year on Thursday, May 18th at Mary’s Lake Lodge, (970) 586-5958. Check-in and social time will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by a buffet that includes BBQ chicken, BBQ pulled pork, green salad, potato, salad mac-n-cheese, cornbread and dessert. Coffee, iced tea and cash bar will be provided. Carpooling is encouraged. After dinner, we will give a hardy send off to our fifth year graduate members and install the new Board of Directors for the Newcomer’s for our upcoming year. Prospective members are welcome and may attend up to two general meetings before joining. At the May 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. Checks 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, May 12th. Members or interested guests are asked to sign up on our web site estespparknewcomers.org; select Dinner under Coming Events and follow the prompts. Any cancellations must occur by the deadline or you will be responsible for the cost of your reservation. Your reservation is confirmed only when you receive an e-mail
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reply. It will be the last meeting for our fifth year members as they graduate and now have to out into the world on their own. Please come to the meeting and help give them the send off that they deserve. The Board of Directors for our upcoming year, 2017/2018, will be installed and this will be a wonderful time to meet them. 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 Dan Scace or Rod Unruh at epnewcomers@gmail.com or visit www.estesparknewcomers.org. Please come and join us!
Next Woman’ Club Luncheon May 10 The Estes Park Woman's Club brunch will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 10 at the OtherSide Restaurant. Installation of Officers will be held for our new program year, September 2017May 2018, after the brunch. A presentation by Karla and Gladys Van
Drie, members of the National Organization for Female Campers called, "Sisters on the Fly, will share with us. Their lime and pink camper will be in the parking area for all who come at 10:00 a.m. to see and visit the camper before meeting inside the restaurant at 10:30 a.m.
GLEN HAVEN AREA, 3 bdrm, 2 bath ranch on 2 private acres w/mtn views in all directions & easy access. Lg mstr bdrm, family rm & sun rm, wrap around deck, fenced yard & 2+ garage. Perfect year-round residence or vacation retreat. $389,900 180 Solitude Ct., Glen Haven
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Hardy Estes Park highschoolers braved wet, snowy weather recently to continue their commitment to restore Fish Creek from the effects of the 2013 flood. Supported by the Estes Valley Watershed Coalition, the students converted several acres of barren silt from the flood to the beginnings of a healthy riparian wetland by planting hundreds of native trees and shrubs, spreading seed, fertilizer, and mulch along the waterway east of the school. “It went really smoothly. These kids knew just what to do” said the Watershed Coalition’s Lindsay McFarland, who oversaw the project, referring to the teenagers’ experience last fall restoring areas upstream from Brodie Avenue to the golf course. Using funds and expertise brought together from multiple sources, the Watershed Coalition obtained the material, tools, and protective fencing for the project, and the students provided the critical labor, which also included the feeding of the workers by the high school’s Culinary Club. Students receive credit for the school’s community service requirement with these projects as well as exposure to a possible career field. As a faculty member wondered, “Think there might be one or two future restoration ecologists
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High School Students Restore Fish Creek in this bunch?” A snow-covered student, toting a bale of mulch, stated “It’ll be great to come back here after I graduate and see how good this looks!” The Estes Valley Watershed Coalition was organized as a 501(c)3 non-profit following the 2013 floods, governed by a volunteer working Board of Directors. The Coalition is dedicated to restoring our valley’s streams and watershed in an ecologically healthy and attractive state to maximize public benefits and minimize risk of future floods, through community engagement and sound science. With the support of individuals, community organizations, the Town of Estes
Park, and using dedicated disaster recovery funding from FEMA, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Colorado Department of Local Affairs and Colorado Water Conservation Board, the Coalition is implementing multiple proj-
ects this year on Fish Creek, Fall River, and the Big Thompson upstream from Lake Estes. Coalition meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Hondius Room, Estes Park Library and are open to the public. People
interested in receiving updates on Coalition activities and/or volunteering, including working as a board member should visit the “Get Involved” section of the Coalition’s website, evwatershed.org, or email Gary Miller, Board President, at ecologic@comcast.net.
Eric Johnson Completes Eagle Scout Rank Community Service Project At YMCA Of The Rockies Eric Johnson started as a Cub Scout in first grade and earned his Eagle Scout Rank with Troop 10 on April 4th, 2017. Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scout Program. Candidates must be active in their troop, demonstrate that they live by the principles of the Scout Law and Scout Oath on a daily basis, complete a community service project and earn 21 merit badges in categories such as: Emergency Preparedness, Citizen in the Nation, Personal Fitness, Cooking, Camping and Family Life. Over the years Johnson enjoyed a variety of scouting activities and when he decided to pursue the Eagle Scout Rank, he worked with Greg Bunton, Chaplain at YMCA of the Rockies to improve and repair an existing prayer trail for his community service project. Johnson was excited to complete this project at the YMCA since both his parents are employed there and he lives on the YMCA grounds. Johnson says, “It felt like I was giving back to an organization that has helped take care of my family.” YMCA Chaplain Greg Bunton is excited to share the prayer trail with guests and members of the YMCA of the Rockies saying, “The Prayer Trail is a gentle, but constant reminder that we are called to a life of prayer. It also demonstrates that there are many ways to engage in prayer, and it is our hope that those who walk it will experience the transformation that can take place when we intentionally
spend time actively connecting with God and with others here at the YMCA of the Rockies. Eric has built more than a trail; he has created an opportunity for people of all ages to experience the healing power of prayer, and for that we are deeply grateful.” An important requirement of the Eagle Scout community service project is leadership. Johnson wasn’t supposed to do all the work himself, instead, he needed to recruit and lead his friends and fellow scouts through the project using leadership skills he’d practiced while working on merit badges. Of the project, Johnson says, “The biggest thing I learned was how important it is to lead by example. We got a lot of work done and we were more efficient when we worked together.” Some of the work required trail maintenance, excavation and his team also dug post holes and installed new signs for prayer stations. The prayer trail has several self-guided stations where participants can stop, read scripture, pray and express gratitude before continuing. The prayer trail was originally created by Ben Van Der Werf who also earned his Eagle Scout Rank. Johnson liked knowing that he was maintaining the work of another scout from Troop 10 to preserve it for the future. On April 4th, Johnson stood in the community room of the Estes Valley Library before the Eagle Scout Board of Reviews to present his project. The board had the
opportunity to ask questions about the service project, the scout laws and how they will be a part of his life going forward before they awarded him with the Eagle Scout Rank. Dave DeLuca, Estes Park Center Director for the YMCA of the Rockies is thankful for Johnson’s hard work and partnership saying, “The prayer trail project gave the YMCA another opportunity to support our local community and its many youth-serving organizations. Eric Johnson has given the YMCA of the Rockies a gift that will benefit our members and guests for many years.”
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Western Art Show Supports Local Service Organizations WindowsWestArt.com The Estes Park Western Heritage Foundation is proud to be working in partnership with several local service organizations to support their programs while furthering the foundation's mission to preserve and promote Western heritage in the Estes Valley. The foundation's 3rd annual Windows to the West Art Show & Sale-June 2-4 at the Estes Park Events Center-will share art sale revenues with these seven non-profit organizations. The four principal partners are the MacGregor Ranch Foundation, Estes Park Medical Center Foundation, Estes Park Museum Friends & Founda-
receive art sales revenues as participating affiliates of the show: the Estes Valley Land Trust, Rocky Ridge Music Center, and the Estes Arts District. Organization Supporters Have Key Role As supporters of these partnering organizations, you and your friends have an essential role. The partners and affiliates benefit through their supporters' registrations and purchases at the show: By enjoying the excitement of the show's opening Gala, or attending the Saturday afternoon education program, or especially by purchasing the piece of artwork you most love at the show— you also can directly support your favorite organi-
tion, and Colorado Kids Create, a statewide arts education program for K12 kids. These four organizations are designated as the primary recipients of net revenues from sales at the art show. In addition, three other organizations
zation. Visit their websites and learn how you can help them through the art show...while also having great fun. For more information about the art show and sale, visit WindowsWestArt.com or email info@windowswestart.com.
Free English Classes At Estes Park Baptist Church Free English classes will be given at the Estes Park Baptist Church, 2200 Mall Road, Estes Park every Monday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Contact David Taylor at (720) 403-5420 for more information.
Lecciones de Inglés gratis la ubicación Estes Park Baptist la iglesia cuándo todos los lunes, Hora 6:30 de la noche a 8:30 de la noche. El contacto David Taylor el número de teléfono (720) 4035420.
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Huge Spring Sale This Friday And Saturday At Barn W Annual Spring Sale to Benefit Crossroads and LLEV It is time for the annual Spring Sale sponsored by Crossroads of Estes Park and Life Long Learning of Estes Valley Preschool. The sale offers affordable recycled items for everyone. Mark your calendar for this Friday, May 12, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, May 13, 9 a.m. until noon. Saturday will feature a half-price sale. Come to Barn W at the Fairgrounds, next to the Event Center, to find the perfect item to add to your kitchen collection, children’s toys and clothes, items to outfit your cabin, garage, recreational equipment needs or update your holiday collection or even find a valuable collectible item to give as a gift to someone with a special interest. As always. there will be a wonderful collection of furniture! The bake sale will be Friday only. It will offer delicious things made by the best bakers in Estes Park--some professional and some homemade items.
Both Crossroads Ministry and LLEV are 501(c)3 nonprofits. Crossroads provides basic human services to residents of the Estes Valley who are in need. Life Long Learning of Estes Valley is a quality Christian-based preschool program. LLEV is committed to fostering the cognitive, emotional, social, physical and spiritual development of preschool age children. Crossroads and LLEV would like to thank the wonderful people who donate items and community volunteers who make this event possible.
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Save The Date-May 19 At The Stanley Hotel
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Quarterly Economic Summary And Forecast By Dr. John W. Green, Economist
construction sector has slowed way down but single family housing construction Provided by Bank of Estes Park has picked up some of the slack. Some of My economic summary on February 1 this activity is evident in the Estes Park showed the Estes Park economy doing area. very well. I had earlier been concerned March was a very strong month for about the effect of the Highway 34 cloRMNP visitation and secondary effects, sure. That concern was misplaced as the as well as for real estate transactions and Estes Park economy continues to grow related activity. Town data shows that restrongly. March was an outstanding tail sales are increasing at a reasonable month, both in terms of Rocky Mountain rate. Building permits being issued are National Park visitors and real estate acup strongly suggesting future increases in tivity. construction activity and related labor The Town of Estes Park has initiated a and secondary demands for materials great service to the community called the Economic Dashboard. It can be found at and furnishings. My Estes Park Economic Indicator has this website: been very strong since November 2016, https://www.colorado.gov/townofestesnearing 20% growth in nearly every park/dashboard. Let me summarize the month. The forecast is for growth around March 2017 economic conditions: 10% for the rest of 2017. The weather so • Sales tax collections: (Feb. data) were Arlington and The Tomb of the Unlington National Cemetery. There will be far in 2017 has been relatively mild, not up 7.81% year-over-year (yoy) and up knowns and stories from our most Hal- time for questions and answers. hampering travel, visitation and shop3.37% year-to-date (ytd); lowed Ground Presented by Tom Tudor The program will take place at the Stanping in Estes Park. Economic momen• Visits to the Estes Park Visitor Center: Have you ever wondered what it is like ley Hotel in the McGregor Room. tum is currently high and should be susup 30.03% yoy and up 4.96% ytd; for the soldiers that guard the Tomb of tained. 6:30 Cash Bar McGregor Room • Hwy. 34 traffic count down 41.35% the Unknown Soldier? Thomas Tudor The Estes Park economy is now four 7:00 presentation by Thomas Tudor yoy and down 43.76% ytd; will share his personal story of how he times larger than in 1991, the base year $10.00 admission charge. Children un• Hwy. 36 traffic count up 66.11% yoy was assigned to the tomb and what daily for the growth index which I create. At der 12 free. and up 58.89% ytd; life is like for a guard of the tomb. its previous peak in 2004, it was only 3.5 There will be an opportunity to make • RMNP visitation up 7.45% yoy and His presentation on May 19 will be in times larger than in 1991. It dipped to 1.5 donations at the presentation. down 4.46% ytd; two parts. Part one follows Arlington times its 1991 size in late 2008 but has Tickets may be purchased at the door, from its first owner in 1669 to the presexpanded rapidly since. • New business licenses issued down the Visitor’s Center or Macdonald Bookent including the establishment of the 27.27% yoy and down 7.35% ytd; The cloud hanging over the national shop, (cash or check only). Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Thomas and local economies is still the Trump • Building permits issued up 113.33% This is a fundraiser for the Estes Park will talk about the additions to the tomb Administration and Republican-conyoy and up 136.84% ytd. Veterans Monument and for American of veterans from World War ll, the KoHighway 34 traffic is down, as expected, trolled Congress. The fate of massive inLegion Post 119 Capital Improvements. rean War and the Vietnam and how frastructure spending, taxes and potenbut Highway 36 traffic more than made The Legion is a 501 C 19. those veterans were chosen. Intermistial trade wars will determine the growth up for the loss. Retail sales were up in Sponsorships: Diamond $1500, Platsion. Part 2 Thomas will talk about how February enough to make up for a slower rate of our intertwined economies in the inum $1000, Gold $500 and Bronze $100. he was selected and what it is like to January. Park visitation was down in Jan- rest of 2017 and 2018. Recent softwood guard the tomb. He will explore the myrMake checks payable to the American lumber tariffs on Canada will increase uary and February but March was a iad of persons who are interred in ArLegion. For more information contact home constrong Terri Rizzuti tprizzuti@gmail.com struction growth costs and month, alperhaps though not elicit retalenough to iatory tarovercome iffs but January and The public is invited to attend the Cen- give away a record number of scholarmay generate more jobs in Oregon and February. Visits to the Estes Park Visitor ships for the 2016-2017 season. ter Stage School of Dance and Gymnasother lumber-producing regions. Center were up substantially in March tics’ end of the year Gala Recital 2017. Our Gala Recital will take place at the Please Note: This is a very brief sumand nearly 5% year-to-date. New busiWatch over 125 Estes Park students ages Estes Park Center YMCA’s, Walter G. mary of a comprehensive, specialized, ness licenses issued were down signifitwo through adult as they take to the Ruesch Auditorium. Two performances cantly in March and for the year-to-date. quarterly economic summary and forestage with fun music, beautiful costumes will be held: Friday, May 12th at 6:30 p.m. Building permits issued were up very cast report that Bank of Estes Park utiand amazing choreography. Our gala will and Saturday, May 13th at 2:00 p.m. lizes internally, addressing the national, strongly for both the month of March showcase dance forms in contemporary, Ticket prices are $10 adults, $5 students, and year-to-date. In general, this paints a state, county, and local economies. The lyrical, hip-hop, tap, jazz, Irish dance, ages 4 and under are free. Please help us complete version is available upon revery positive business climate for the ballet, pointe, acro and gymnastics for all to help Crossroads! We are once again quest to bank clients of Bank of Estes Estes Park economy in spite of the cloto see. Ballet Renaissance will once again collecting non-perishable and canned Park, for private, individual use, without sure of Highway 34. be opening the Gala with beautiful classi- food items at our recital to benefit Crossreproduction or distribution. This brief This dashboard picture agrees with my cal ballet, and our competitive dance roads. For every food item you bring to summary is being made available as a more regional economic assessment of team will be closing the show with their the show, we will take $1.00 off the price Larimer County and Estes Park. The service to the local Estes Park commuaward-winning 2017 routines. of admission – up to the full price of an nity. For questions or comments, please strongest sector in the Larimer County Center Stage has been an elite school of admission ticket! We will also collect economy is employment growth. Unem- call Scott Applegate, Chief Credit Officer, dance in Estes Park for the past 19 years, monetary donations to Crossroads Min- ployment is very low. The multi-unit at 970-235-7027. istry, at both performances. providing the art of dance and gymnastics to students of all ages throughout the For more information or to purchase Estes Valley. This season, Director of advance tickets, please call Center Stage Dance and Competitive Dance Team at 586-3830, or email us via our website coach, Ms. Courtney Frazier, celebrated at www.centerstagedanceestespark.com. the largest competitive dance team ever You can also stop by Center Stage, loto come out of Center Stage. Our weekly cated at 2050 Big Thompson Avenue, in outreach classes of dance and gymnastics the lower level of the Estes Park Mtn. continued to be offered to local preShop. Tickets will also be available at the schools throughout the year and thanks door as you walk in. Please help cheer on to the annual Duck Race, we were able to all these amazing students at our show!
Center Stage School Of Dance & Gymnastics Gala Recital 2017
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Could It Happen Here? To The Editor: Recently I attended an Estes Valley Indivisible meeting at Town Hall. Similar groups are convening throughout the United States. Over 100 people were in attendance. They were there out of concern for environmental issues, human rights, immigration, the 2018 election, education, health care, etc that affect all of us. I agreed to chair the Immigration Group. Based on the severity and scope of President Trump’s Order on Enhancing Public Safety …., there is great risk to our immigrant community and to the economy and school system here in Estes if that Order were enforced to its fullest. I am encouraged by the position of the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police and our local police chief which have stated that “Immigration Law is a federal responsibility and that it is not our role to assist with deportation efforts. Getting involved in immigration enforcement would be outside of our responsibility and mission, and would have a chilling effect on the willingness of individuals to report crime or assist with our investigation of crime.” Some say that ICE won’t bother with us up here in Estes Park, that resources will be focused on larger metropolitan communities. Let’s hope so. It is the unintended consequences of such enforcement that is of concern. The family is an extremely important social structure in our society, both among immigrants and our culture as a whole. Should an Estes Park resident be deported under the guidance of the Order, there is a great risk that the whole family would voluntarily leave with him or her, including the US citizen children in that family. If that happens, who is going to
supply the labor needs of our community? There is also a moral issue. Each of us has to assume responsibility to reach out to those in need, to those who face injustices and to do what we can. Immigrants here in town form a significant portion of our labor force. Many are in the service sector: room cleaners in hotels and private homes, construction workers, maintenance workers, cooks, servers, dish washers, etc. I know many of these people. Volunteers in our community provide conversational English tutoring to Hispanic residents. These residents work hard and many hope to become American citizens. I have visited with Hispanic residents. Their concerns regarding “deportation fear” or the feeling of being alone or not always welcomed in the community are real. These are our neighbors and let us not fool ourselves, if, for no other reason, they are also the life blood in maintaining a viable economic and holistic community. Ultimately, we need national immigration reform. Meanwhile, the very survival of our community, both economically and politically, is threatened unless we come together as a community and address issues impacting the immigrant community. This is not a conservative or liberal issue, Republican or Democrat. It is doing what is right. Let us find ways to reach out to our neighbors and assure them that they are more than welcomed in our community. I also hope the community will join those of us who favor national immigration reform. Rene Moquin Estes Park Resident and Home Owner Chair of EVI Immigration Group
Kudos To Chief Kufeld To The Editor: It was very encouraging to me to read Police Chief Wes Kufeld’s column in the April 28 issue of the Estes Park News, especially given the climate of intolerance and prejudice that has prevailed in the U.S. lately. I’m glad to know that our local police are committed to a practical, rational, and compassionate approach, focused on arresting and detaining suspected felons, and cooperating as required with the federal agency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). It’s ICE that is responsible for enforcing our nation’s complicated and defective immigration laws. Our local police and sheriff ’s deputies should not be expected to
have the specialized training required for immigration enforcement. ICE does not require local police to check immigration status, nor to conduct workplace raids or sweeps for undocumented persons. Besides, as Chief Kufeld stated so well, getting directly involved in deportation efforts would conflict with the Estes Park Police Department’s mission and community policing practices. Enforcement of federal laws – particularly in the politicized and controversial arena of immigration – is best left to federal agencies. Kudos to Kufeld! David Thomas Estes Park, CO
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A Nation Of Immigrants Dear Editor: In the current political climate, we've been hearing loose talk about immigrants in our country. Rational discussion requires reputable sources of information, such as the 2015 and 2016 Reports of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine on Immigration. The 2015 Report's Overview reminds us about the big picture: "The United States prides itself on being a nation of immigrants, and the country has a long history of successfully absorbing people from across the globe. The integration of immigrants and their children contributes to our economic vitality and our vibrant and ever changing culture. We have offered opportunities to immigrants and their children to better themselves and to be fully incorporated into our society and in exchange immigrants have become Americans -embracing an American identity and citizenship, protecting our country through service in our military, fostering technological innovation, harvesting its crops, and enriching everything from the nation's cuisine to its universities, music, and art." Here are 8 facts you may not know about immigrants (same source):
One in four people living in the U.S. today is an immigrant or has a parent who is an immigrant. The approximately 41 million immigrants in the U.S. today represent 13.1% of the population, a rate slightly lower than it was 100 years ago. The U.S. born children of immigrants, the second generation, represent another 37.1 million people, 12% of the population. In 2008 Asian arrivals began to outpace immigration from Latin America. Immigrants have lower crime, arrest, and incarceration rates than the nativeborn U.S. population. Today's immigrants are learning English at the same rate or slightly faster than earlier waves of immigrants. Immigrants are generally healthier - less likely to die from heart disease and cancer, and lower rates of obesity, depression and alcohol use - than the U.S. born native population. 28% of immigrants over age 25 have a Bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 30% of native born U.S. citizens. An estimated 26% of immigrants are undocumented, a rate that has been declining since its peak in 2007. Barbara Werner Estes Park
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Thank You To Chief Kufeld To The Editor: Thank you, Chief of Police Wes Kufeld, for your thoughtful and clear message addressing respect and concern for all Estes Park residents, especially in light of recent policies of the current Federal Government regarding immigrants. We are proud of the diversity in our community, and your statement assures us of the equal treatment of all our community members. We are proud of those people
who have chosen to come here from other countries to enrich and contribute to the Estes Valley. We are proud of our Police Force for the safety they provide to each member of our community, as well as their understanding of the importance of each and every one of us. And, we are proud to live in this community. With our heartfelt thanks, Frank and Donna Shavlik
Make All Feel Accepted And Welcome To The Editor: It’s encouraging to read that the Estes Park Police Department has declared that they do not, and will not, subject members of our immigrant community to questions about their documents. It was especially reassuring to see in Police Chief Wes Kufield’s statement, that the Police “always will protect the rights of everyone who lives in or visits Estes
Park” – and that they value diversity. We are a multinational community, and immigrants comprise a significant number of people in our work force and our economy. Like all of us, they need to feel unafraid and secure in their homes, work, and school. As the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park, let’s make sure all people feel accepted and welcomed here. Laraine & Jim Nelson
Thank You For Making All Feel Welcome Dear Editor, In response to the recent op-ed piece written by Police Chief Wes Kufeld, “Understanding Immigration Enforcement and the Role of the EP Police, ” I want to thank Chief Kufeld for publicly stating what our police force’s community policing policies are in regards to our residents, most specifically, our immigrants. It is reassuring to know that the police are not “out there to enforce immigration law and deportation efforts. ” After listening to Chief Kufeld speak at our Immigration Issue Group meeting, I am convinced that the police chief and his force are committed to reaching out to the immigrant community and building positive relationships with them. Chief Kufeld’s op-ed is a first step in assuaging some of the fears felt by many immigrants in our community. If we recognize that the whole country is built on the work of immigrants, a second step is for the community to stand together with our immigrants and let them know we value their contribution to our town and show them that we welcome them here. We can do this by attending different celebrations such as Cinco de Mayo and El
Día de los Muertos. We can engage our immigrants in the community by speaking to them kindly or signing up with the Uno a Uno program to tutor English. We must find ways to integrate them into our community. Finally, and most importantly, I feel, we as citizens must demand sensible immigration reform that recognizes the positive impact of immigration in our country. Instead of putting efforts and resources into the bully tactics of deportation and wall-building, we should be finding ways for the law-abiding, contributing, undocumented immigrants to get on a path to citizenship. We need to create a temporary-worker program and at the same time set up tighter enforcement to make sure people comply. Our economy depends on this hard-working labor force and simply deporting them is not the answer. Again, I thank Chief Kufeld for educating us on the police force’s respectful community policing policies. I also thank the many others in our community who are reaching out to our immigrant families here in Estes Park and making them feel welcome. Janet Taylor
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We All Play An Important Role To The Editor: In the short time we have lived in Estes Park, we have been impressed by the strong sense of community felt by residents. As in any worthwhile place, we all need to work together and recognize the important role that each of us plays. In that regard, we understand how important our workforce is to the vitality and ability of our Town to flourish. It is a fact that a large portion of our workforce consists of immigrants and their families. They perform a significant portion of the
services on which this town depends and also account for a significant part of the student body in our schools. As immigration matters have become a subject of major concern in this country, we commend our local police department for continuing its policies of community policing, community engagement and outreach to all persons. Public safety depends on treating each other with respect and acknowledging each person’s contribution to the health of this community. Vicky Henry
A Heartfelt Thank You To EPMC Staff To The Editor: We wish to thank the many professional and dedicated people at the hospital for their expertise in operating on and caring for my wife Ellen (Kathy) Young who had a total knee replacement on April 12th. Despite the turmoil surrounding the hospital board controversy, the staff conducted themselves in a professional and caring manner. The people we would like to thank include the following: Dr. Grant
and his nurse Margarite; the operating room nurses, Pam and Mary; the PTs, Mike and Sarah; the nurses and CNAs, including Sarah, Joya, Brittney, Amanda, Elise, Setsuko, Ben, Eric, Chris, Jeff, and Christie. Finally, we want to thank the Home Health Care team, Cindy, Betsy, Becky and Carla. Again, thank you so much for the great care and concern. We truly appreciate it! Wayne Young
A Welcoming Community To The Editor: All towns have issues, and Estes Park is no exception. But Estes Park has something that many others do not--a welcoming attitude. It shows at our events, in our schools, our library, our medical center, in our restaurants and shops, and in the Estes Park Learning Place where I volunteer. People smile, people hug, people know each others' names and personal stories. But I'm worried about those who are worried about our country's new immigration policy. I know people are frightened for themselves and their families. And I hate that the peace and calm we all felt before the election is now uncertain. I
hate it and so do many others. To those who are worried, I want you all to know that we value you, no matter where you come from. Your heritage, your cultures, enhance Estes Park and add to its unique personality. It wouldn't be the same if I couldn't hug and chat with Ana at El Mex Kal or Judith at Notchtop or Yogish at the Egg & I. Estes Park is a special community because we care about each other. I feel it palpably. So I'm proposing that we give our town a new motto in this uncertain time, and spread the word down the valley and throughout the state. Let's call Estes Park a “Welcoming Community.” Celeste Fraser
Thankful And Grateful To the Editor, Thanks to Police Chief Wes Kufeld for educating all of us here in the Estes Park community on the role of the Estes Park Police on immigration enforcement. I am here today because of grandparents who came to this country as immigrants to
find a new life. I stand with those in Estes who have come here with the same hopes and aspirations. They are my neighbors and friends and I am grateful for their being a part of my home community. Mary Ann Kundtz
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Carl Olson Carl Verner Olson, of Estes Park, died April 11, 2017. Carl was born in Brainerd, Minnesota on October 30, 1937. He was 79 years old. Elmer and Anna Olson raised him along with his two sisters, Doris and Edith, where he graduated from Pequot Lakes High School in 1955. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy, in September of 1955 and was sent to boot camp at Great Lakes, Illinois. He went into the Aviation branch of the Navy where he qualified to attend Aviation Electronics School in Memphis, Tennessee. On completion, he was assigned to a patrol squadron (VP-8) in Quonset Point in Rhode Island. His job was to operate and maintain radar and other electronic equipment, where the purpose of their squadron was to detect and destroy enemy submarines. Being from a rural small town in northern Minnesota, the military seemed exciting at the time. Carl married Sandra Lea Metcalf from Loman, Minnesota in 1960 and were married for 56 years. Together, they raised three boys: Bruce (56 yrs.), Craig (52 yrs.) and Michael (49 yrs.), in the city of Blaine, Minnesota. His greatest hope was for his sons to be successful in their lives, to be financially independent and able to travel extensively. The activities he enjoyed most in life were: most sports, golf, skeet and trap shooting, traveling and doing home improvement projects. A great deal of family time was enjoyed in the boat; fishing, waterskiing, and cruising around the lakes and rivers of Minnesota. While the boys were young, he coached Little League teams such as baseball, football, and hockey. He was a Boy Scout and was involved as a parent, when his sons were scouts. While raising his family, Carl and Sandra were members for 35 years at Peace Lutheran Church in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. He served as an usher, church council and as a counselor. The family was regular attenders and Carl believed it was a stabilizing and positive influence on the family. Carl was baptized in 1938 and was confirmed at Our Savior’s
Lutheran Church in Pequot Lakes, Minnesota in 1952. After military service and one year of college, he to work with Farmhand Company in 1959 at Hopkins, Minnesota. While attending Brown, he worked with IBM in St. Louis Park from 1961-62. He was then employed by Northwestern Bell in Minneapolis in 1963. From 1964-67, he was employed by Control Data as an Advanced Design Technician. Carl then went to work for American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T), in long-distance communications where he spent the majority of his career with AT&T from 1968-91. He was employed with Potlatch Paper Corporation in Brainerd, Minnesota from 1991-2002. Carl and Sandra built and lived on Whitefish Lake near Pequot Lakes, Minnesota while working at Potlatch. In 2002, they retired and moved to Colorado to enjoy the beauty and mountain life of Estes Park. They have been members of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church since 2005. Carl is survived by his wife Sandra and their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren: Bruce and Beth and their sons: Grant and Luke. Craig and Kimberly and their children: Olivia, Theodore, Brandon, Julia, and great grand children Joey and Lily. Michael and Trudy and their children: Alissa and Noah. He is also survived by his sister Edith and her husband Bill. Carl is preceded in death by his parents and his older sister, Doris and grandson Nathan. Funeral Services were held at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Estes Park. Interment with full military honors by American Legion Post 32 were held in Lyons Cemetery in Lyons, CO
Harry Graham There will be a memorial service for Harry Graham on Saturday, May 20 at the Christian Church of Estes Park (4655 U.S. Hwy. 66) at 2 p.m., with fellowship to follow from 3-4 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, Harry's family kindly requests that donations be made to Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park (crossroadsep.org).
Brenda Joy Cannon passed away on April 18, 2017, at home in Charleston, SC. Her husband Patrick Cannon and her family were with her. She was born June 2, 1962 in Moscow, Idaho to Hal and Jane Wilson. From 1962 to 1982, Brenda, her sister Elizabeth and her parents also lived in Boulder, CO; Kalamazoo, MI, and Carbondale, IL. On June 5, 1982, Brenda and Patrick were married. After college at Southern Illinois University, they began a lifetime of travels and adventures, including living in the Philippine Islands. Being a military wife, Brenda moved often and made each house into a beautiful home for her family. Brenda found great pride, success and joy in being a wife, mother, grandmother, sister and daughter. Always putting the needs of others around her before her own, she was quiet, a listener by nature and a nurturer by instinct. She was filled with goodness. Brenda was a preschool teacher, a volunteer, a giver. She home schooled their
son Lucas. She was smart, a beautiful writer and a funny lady. Brenda’s family and friends will forever have many happy memories of her life. Her father, Hal Wilson, preceded her in death in 2006. Brenda is survived by her mother Jane Wilson of Estes Park; her husband Patrick Cannon and their children: Michelle and her husband Brian Smith, Andrew and his wife Melissa Cannon, Austin Cannon and Lucas Cannon; her grandchildren Kennedy and Parker Smith and Nicholas Cannon. Her sister Elizabeth and her husband Jeffrey Holm survive as well as their children Wilson, Samantha and Emily Holm. Surviving also are June and John Armstrong, Brenda’s aunt and uncle. A private Family Memorial Service will be held in June. Contributions may be made to: Low County Pregnancy Center, 7481 Northside Dr., Suite B &C, N. Charleston, SC 29420 or a charity of your choice.
Alice Jump Alice Jump of Estes Park died at Prospect Park Living Center on April 21, 2017. She was 97 years old. Alice Cooper was born December 13, 1919 in Aurora, IL. Her parents were Fred and Helene (Chaplin) Cooper. Alice graduated from Oswego, IL High School and began working at Pictorial Box Company in Aurora IL, then later with Allsteel, Inc. On July 25, 1953 she married August Triest. After August’s death in 1968, Alice remained in Illinois and later married Samuel Jump on March 24, 1970 in Oswego. The couples moved to Estes Park, CO in October of 1976, and were self-employed, managing vacation property. Alice was a member of the United Methodist Church and enjoyed lunch and events at
the Estes Park Senior Center. Sam died in 1997 and Alice continued to be a part of the Estes Park Community and greatly enjoyed drives through RMNP and especially picnics in Endovalley. She is survived by her niece, Lori Milton of Manchester, MO, and her nephew, Jeffrey (Kathy) Milton of Imperial, MO. A Graveside service will take place Friday May 12, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Estes Valley Memorial Gardens, where she will be laid to rest next to Sam. Donations in memory of Alice may be made to the Rocky Mountain Conservancy in care of Allnutt Funeral Service 1302 Graves Ave. Estes Park, CO 80517. See www.allnutt.com to send a message to Alice’s family.
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Legal Notice FINAL NOTICE OF A POTENTIAL IMPACT TO FLOOD HAZARD AND WETLAND AREAS
The Colorado Department of Local Affairs will be committing Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery funds, under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended or Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, to undertake two projects for the Big Elk Meadows Association in Larimer and Boulder Counties known as (1) Reconstruction of Meadow Dam and Reservoir; and (2) Restoration, Rehabilitation, and Management of Raw Water Sources. The Big Elk Meadows system of five dams and reservoirs was destroyed in the flood of September 2013. The community domestic water distribution system was also destroyed and the water treatment plant was damaged. The first project would reconstruct the farthest downstream of the five dams: the Meadow Dam and reservoir, along with its outlet works and related facilities. The second project would regrade, reinforce, and revegetate the lake shores and adjacent riparian areas, and reestablish aquatic vegetation following reconstruction of the five dams. Rehabilitation of the lake bottoms and surrounding areas would ensure that the newly-formed reservoirs would not be adversely impacted by lake shore erosion from high spring runoff or wave action caused by high winds, and would reduce the amount of silt and sediment in the raw water feeding into the treatment plant. Both projects would occur in floodplain and wetland areas. The proposed actions, if implemented, would impact a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designated Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), reference FEMA flood insurance rate map panel 08069C1325F, effective 12/19/2006; the Colorado Water Conservation Board 100-year floodplain; and riverine, freshwater pond, and freshwater emergent wetlands. The purposes of this notice are to:
(1) inform the public of this commitment; (2) identify the reasons why the proposal must be located in the floodplain and wetland areas; (3) provide a list of the alternatives considered; and (4) discuss all mitigation measures to be undertaken to minimize adverse impacts and to restore and preserve natural and beneficial values.
Details concerning the proposed project are available for examination/copying at 29 Willow Drive, Lyons, CO 80540, weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the proposed projects to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Environmental Specialist, 1313 Sherman Street, 3rd Floor, Denver, CO 80203 or crystal.andrews@state.co.us. All comments must be received no later than May 12, 2017. Crystal Andrews Colorado Department of Local Affairs
NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS Date of Publication: May 5, 2017
Colorado Department of Local Affairs 1313 Sherman Street, 3rd Floor Denver, CO, 80203
These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS
On or after May 21, 2017 the Colorado Department of Local Affairs will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on behalf of Big Elk Meadows Association for the release of Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Program funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended or Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, to undertake the following projects:
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Employment Elizabeth Guild of Estes Park - Manager Position
Elizabeth Guild of Estes Park, Colorado is seeking a Manager for the Thrift Shop and Lizzie's Boutique. The job includes operation oversight of all aspects of non-profit thrift shops, including managing and recruiting staff and volunteers, maintaining, researching and pricing merchandise, customer interaction and public relations. Minimum requirements: • a college degree in (minimum A.A. level) in Business OR • 3 years retail store experience on the management level OR • 5 years retail store experience on a non-management level
Salary range $37,000 to $42,000 depending on experience. Health benefits available. Full job description and application are available. Please pick up an application at Elizabeth Guild Thrift Shop, 443 W. Elkhorn, Estes Park, CO Mail application to Elizabeth Guild, P.O. Box 2375, Estes Park, Co., 80517
Maintenance Supervisor - position is the perfect job for someone who loves to work and enjoys offering creative solutions to complete a project. General maintenance duties include minor repairs and light woodworking, light plumbing, etc. Must Have experience supervising a team. Hourly Rate $16-00- $18.00 Benefits* : Vacation and Health benefits available after qualifying period. Please apply online at the www.trouthavenresorts.applicantpro.com/jobs/ General Maintenance position-
is the perfect job for someone who loves to work and enjoys offering creative solutions to complete a project. General maintenance duties include minor repairs and light woodworking, light plumbing, etc. Benefits* : Vacation and Health benefits available after qualifying period. Hourly Rate $12-00- $15.00 p/h Please apply online at the www.trouthavenresorts.applicantpro.com/jobs/
Housekeeper - Trout Haven Resorts has a position open for a housekeeper,
duties include, cleaning condo's and cabins, laundry duties, must be able to work independently or with a team and take direction from housekeeping manager. Must be able to work weekends and holidays. Must have a reliable vehicle. Hourly rate $12-15 p/h Please apply online at the www.trouthavenresorts.applicantpro.com/jobs/
Project Titles: (1) Reconstruction of Meadow Dam and Reservoir; and (2) Restoration, Rehabilitation, and Management of Raw Water Sources
Laborer / Carpenter
Purpose: The purpose of the first project is to reconstruct the farthest downstream of Big Elk Meadows’ five dams: the Meadow Dam and reservoir, along with its outlet works and related facilities. The purpose of the second project is to regrade, reinforce, and revegetate the lake shores and adjacent riparian areas, and reestablish aquatic vegetation following reconstruction of the five dams. Location: Big Elk Meadows, Colorado
Estimated Cost for Reconstruction of Meadow Dam and Reservoir Project: $670,904 (estimated HUD funding); $894,538 (total project cost estimate)
Estimated Cost for Restoration, Rehabilitation, and Management of Raw Water Sources Project: $592,000 (estimated HUD funding); $592,000 (total project cost estimate) FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
The Colorado Department of Local Affairs has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, 1313 Sherman Street, 3rd Floor, Denver, CO 80203, and may be examined or copied weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Any individual, group, or agency disagreeing with this determination or wishing to comment on the project may submit written comments on the ERR to the office of Crystal Andrews, Environmental Specialist, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, 1313 Sherman Street, 3rd Floor, Denver, CO 80203 or crystal.andrews@state.co.us. All comments received by May 20, 2017 will be considered by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing. RELEASE OF FUNDS
The Colorado Department of Local Affairs certifies to HUD that Crystal Andrews in her capacity as Environmental Specialist consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows Big Elk Meadows Association to use Program funds. OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS
The Colorado Department of Local Affairs will accept objections to its release of funds and certification for a period of 15 days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are made on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (b) the Colorado Department of Local Affairs has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient has committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before the approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures of 24 CFR Part 58 Sec. 58.76 and shall be addressed to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Environmental Specialist, 1313 Sherman Street, 3rd Floor, Denver, Colorado 80203. No objections received after 15 days from the date of request of release of funds will be considered by the state. Crystal Andrews, Environmental Specialist
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PT 20-30 hour's week front desk. Flexibility important. Answer phone, greet guests, handle emails and nightly audits. Fill out application at McGregor Mountain Lodge, 2815 Fall River Rd. $12/hour with fall bonus
apprentice needed exterior finish. $15-$25/hour based on experience. Contact Larry at 970-586-3550. Rocky Mountain Connection
Now Hiring part time and full time retail staff. Seasonal and year round Apply at 141 E. Elkhorn Ave. Estes Park, CO. 80517
Fire Mountain Residential Treatment Center Farm-To-Table Kitchen Manager
We are looking for someone who is passionate about cooking, farm-table-practices, working with teens, teaching about local products, food value, healthy living, and the benefits of sustainability. Must be a hands-on and hard-working individual. Self-motivated with ability to plan and complete projects with little guidance. Ability to take ownership of our farm-to-table programs and to develop it into a sustainable and long-lasting contribution to our community.
Therapist
Experienced therapist wanted. Qualifications: Masters Degree in Counseling or similar. LPC LCSW, or within one year of license. Full-Time. Knowledge of addiction and adolescent issues. CAC preferred. LPC, LCSW, CACIII or similar (or within 6 months of licensure) Compensation DOE
Please forward resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to Jason in Human Resources at: jason@firemountainprograms.com
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Employment The Food Courier
Become part of a quality oriented team at Estes Park Medical Center. Building & Grounds Facilities Director – FT Maintenance Engineer – FT Laboratory Medical Technologist – FT
Estes Park Medical Group Medical Assistant - PRN
Surgical Services Surgical RN – Full Time & Per Diem Med/Surg Unit Coordinator- FT Registered Nurse - FT Certified Nurse Aid – FT & PRN New Life Center Registered Nurse – Full Time Home Health Care/Hospice Registered Nurse – FT
Patient Financial Services ED Admitting/Registration- PRN
Prospect Park Living Center Registered Nurse- FT Days and Nights Certified Nurse Aid – FT Days and Nights MDS Coordinator – FT Earn a C.N.A. – FT Pharmacy Pharmacy Tech – Part Time Dietary Cook- Full time Dietary Aide – PRN
Environmental Services Housekeeper –FT & PT
Send cover letter and resume to hr@epmedcenter.com or visit our website at www.epmedcenter.com and fill out an application. EPMC offers competitive wages and benefits. Equal Opportunity Employer
Fire Mountain RTC for Adolescents is looking for an overnight and PRN Mental Health Technician. Must be 21 years old. Candidate must be able to exhibit strong boundaries with compassion and heart. Please forward resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to Jason in Human Resources at jason@firemountainprograms.com
NOW HIRING HOUSEKEEPER: Seasonal/Part-time Position June thru October 3 days a week Work hours: 9am to 4pm (Apprx 20 hrs a week)
Apply in person at: Deer Crest Resort 1200 Fall River Road (Hwy 34 West) Estes Park, CO 80517 Call Ken Arnold If questions & to set up an interview. Office tele: 970-586-2324 Deer Crest is a Riverfront Resort for Adults Only 100% smoke free property. Estes Park United Methodist Church is seeking a part time Adult Choir Director. Exp. with choral direction desired, music proficiency, dependability & ability to work w/others. Directs secular & sacred music. Flexible hours/schedule. Pays up to $80 per week. Submit resume to: EPUMC, 1509 Fish Hatchery Rd, Estes Pk, CO 80517
Receptionist, Nail Tech, Bridal Hair Stylist needed at busy Estes Park spa. Spa etiquette, professionalism, friendliness, and ability to multi-task are a must. Please email resumes to: Melissa@RiverspointeSpa.com
The new management team at WorldMark Resorts invites you to apply for:
ECOE
Guest Services Agent
We offer a fun and energetic team environment with great benefits!
To apply for any of these great opportunities, please go to our company website at www.WVOjobs.com. Search ‘Estes Park’. 970-577-7517
Best Western Plus Silver Saddle Inn Front Desk Agent
Now hiring year round Front Desk Agent. Must be able to work between the hours of 6:00am and 11:30pm. The position consists of mostly evening shifts with a few day shifts. 32 to 40 hours per week MAY thru OCT and 24 to 32 hours per week NOV thru APR. Must be a non-smoker. Send resume to cory@estesresort.com <or> mail to 1260 Big Thompson Avenue, Estes Park, CO 80517. No calls please.
Will provide a firm schedule. Reliability & dependability a must. Join our Great Housekeeping team. Help us maintain our great Customer Reviews For Cleanliness and Service.
Housekeeping - $13/hr (Full or Part Time / Year Round) Bank of Estes Park has an opening for a FT/PT TELLER POSITION. Email resume to mlouk@bankofestespark.com. 970 577-1234
Looking for good drivers to pick up food from our local participating restaurants and deliver orders to hungry locals and tourists. $7/hour plus tips, year round. Must have reliable car with insurance. Call Sarah at (970) 624-7307 for more details and/or to apply.
Housekeeper Position open for
Eagle Rock School.
Perform daily housekeeping duties for campus buildings. Need someone who can maintain a clean, sanitary and comfortable environment. 24hrs. per week for $18.00 per hour. Email resume to bbowles@eaglerockschool.org
Part-time retail sales clerk
needed in Downtown Estes Park specialty store. No sales experience necessary but must be willing to learn. Must be customer friendly, dependable and conscientious. 2-3 days per week at $12/hr. Apply in person 131 Virginia Rd, Estes Park (Elkhorn and Virginia).
Delaware North at The Ridgeline (formally known as The Rocky Mountain Park Inn) and Latitude 105 Alehouse is now hiring for seasonal and yearround opportunities. We provide competitive wages, a friendly positive work environment, benefits (year-round), and opportunities for growth!
COOKS To prepare all food items ordered while maintaining food quality, plate presentation and sanitation standards KITCHEN HELPERS Washes pots, dishes, utensils, food preparation equipment, and cleans kitchen, also may provide some food prep assistance
SERVERS Serves food and beverage products in accordance with the Company’s alcohol policies, Service Standards and applicable Operational Standards. Provides excellent guest service. HOSTS Greets and seats guests in accordance with Company’s Service Standards and applicable Operational Standards. Operate cash register and handle cash and credit cards to process payments for guest checks. SHOP KEEPER (PART TIME) Receiving and distribution of product, stocking, and filling of orders for restaurant replenishment.
HOUSEKEEPERS Responsible for cleaning and maintaining the guest rooms, public areas, back of house areas such as linen room and laundry areas, according to company policy and procedures at a level that meets or exceeds company standards Visit our website to learn more about our organization www.delawarenorth.com
Please submit your resume to srexroad@delawarenorth.com or stop by 861 Dunraven St to apply in person.
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Employment
~ BE A PART OF OUR TEAM ~
Estes Park Lodging Resort
Housekeeping
2 positions - 1 Full Time & 1 Part Time - Year Round
Pick up applications at front desk, ask for Kay.1885 Sketchbox Ln. or email resume to info@solitudecabins.com
Part -time, Full-time and Supervisor positions
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER (FT), Visit Estes Park (VEP). Seeking driven, creative and experienced individual to join VEP team. Will be required to assist CEO with managing and executing marketing campaigns, manage international trade sales, facilitate grant management and work collaboratively with media and local tourism partners. Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience required. Proficiency in design and execution of marketing initiatives, strong oral and written communication skills, experience overseeing the design and production of all marketing platforms and proficient in Microsoft Office Suite. Residency requirement to live in the Local Marketing District within one year of employment. Salary range $60,000 $75,000. Please apply via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/cap/ view/323154824/ Visit Estes Park is an equal opportunity employer.
Must be able to multitask, Make pizzas (or willing to learn), wash dishes, Run a cash register, have great customer service skills and be fun to work with.Must have good mobility and be able to Work in a fast pace environment. We offer competitive pay. Please apply in person. Rock Creek Tavern & Pizzeria 6 Ski Rd Allenspark (closed Mon & Tues) 303-747-9000
Now Hiring Cashiers & Stockers. Must be able to work evenings & weekends.
303-763-0806 Apply in person at Estes Mini Mart - Hwy 7 after 10am
Conference Services PM Crew Leader Possess strong leadership abilities, attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks in ever-changing, time sensitive environment. Ability to effectively train, supervise, encourage & motivate a diverse team. Responsible for successfully leading Team Members through meeting room/event set-ups, the servicing of conference groups during their stay, the breakdown/clean of meeting rooms, guest deliveries and maintaining the cleanliness of designated public spaces with emphasis on quality, accountability, efficiency and timeliness. Year-round, Full Benefits, $13/hour
Group Sales Representative Responsible for generating significant and measurable revenues from group and conference business at both of our conference & retreat centers using YMCA of the Rockies’s established sales systems and practices. Research, contact, and book new group business within assigned market segment. Must be able to manage top accounts assigned for given market segment, building relationships with group leaders and ensuring consistent rebookings. Year-round, Full Benefits, $16/hour.
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE Assisting guests, reservations, quality assurance checks. Good computer skills required. LAWN CARE/LABORER/ ROOM PREP POSITION Mowing, raking, weed trimming, laborer, general grounds work and other duties as assigned. HOUSEKEEPING STAFF Daily Cleaning of rooms, condos, cabins, as well as public facilities. Ability to work independently or as a team. For all positions, having own transportation a plus. Please send resume to: julien@rockymtnresorts.com or apply at Fawn Valley Inn 2760 Fall River Rd.
Part-time Office Assistant Part-time (up to 28 hours/week) administrative assistant in our Buildings & Grounds department. Responsibilities include answering telephones, responding to enquiries, making and closing work orders, assisting in UPS duties, filing and other daily office tasks. $10/hour.
Mission Advancement Director 3-5 years experience in major gift fundraising, non-profit experience preferred. Responsible for identifying, building, and improving relationships with existing and prospective donors. Develops and implements strategies to advance both our Mission and philanthropy at YMCA of the Rockies, with a special emphasis on Camp Chief Ouray. Full benefits, Salary $60k (DOE).
PM Chef Responsible for the night shift management of all kitchen & back-of-house food service operations at Estes Park Center; including menu planning, ordering, food preparation, kitchen cleanliness, overseeing all catering events/banquets, appropriate staff scheduling and guest satisfaction. Full benefits, $13-15/hour (DOE)
Rams Horn Village Resort has a seasonal, full or part time position available in our Reservations/Marketing Department.
Competitive pay based on experience, plus benefits package for full time. Great working environment in Estes Park’s only Gold Crown Resort. We are looking for a dependable, motivated, detail-oriented individual with excellent communication, organizational, and computer skills, including reservations software and social media, and who is able to work in a fast-paced office environment. Hotel/Resort Front Desk experience is preferred but not required. Please send resume to dgibson@rhvresort.com. EEOE
Assistant Preschool Director Assist in the planning, development, and administration of all programming and education for the Bennett Preschool Program, including The Reggio Approach and Forest School Approach. Must currently be Large Center Director Qualified by the State of Colorado, Department of Human Service’s standards or be qualified within 6 months of employment. Full benefits, Hourly (DOE)
Postings & applications are on our website: ymcarockies.org/work (970) 586-3341 x1032
The Estes Park News has an immediate opening for a Front Desk/Classified Advertising position. Part time, Mon-Wed. See the full ad online at epnews.com
The Cleaning Lady
~ Now hiring house cleaner ~
Need own transportation, seasonal, full-time, dependable, & experienced.
Please call: 970-449-2564 or 586-6477
HELP WANTED – Dependable person for part time laundry attendant. Stop by Village Laundry to pick up application or email resume’ to VillageLaundry1@gmail.com.
PART-TIME CLEANERS WANTED for vacation rental cleaning in EP. Pay of $15-20/hr. based on ability. Hours are usually 10 am-3 or 4 pm. Must have transportation and be avail. one day on weekend Call Michael 816-260-0941.
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Looking For
Full time and part time
Host, Line Cooks, Bussers & Dishwashers Apply at 225 Park Lane
HIRING SEASONAL CASHIER / BARISTA NEW seasonal shop located atthe top of the Aerial Tram seeking Part-time Cashier/ Barista Must be reliable and enthuastic Email Resume: TheTramTopCoffeeShop @gmail.com
Employment
Rams Horn Village Resort has a year round full time position available in our Guest Services/ Housekeeping Department:
Competitive pay based on experience, plus benefits package for full time employees. Great working environment in Estes Park’s only Gold Crown Resort. Our business stays busy year round and 40 hours per week are guaranteed through the winter. We are looking for energetic, dependable people who are able to perform physical labor. Fridays and Saturdays are required. Fill out an application at Rams Horn Village Resort, 1565 Colo. Hwy 66. EEOE
Join Our Team!
Calling all cooks, prep, waitstaff, hosts, bussers and dishwashers.
We are hiring for the upcoming season and looking for energetic, and hard working individuals. Please apply online at www.smokindavesbbq.com.
Hiring for summer: DRIVER/RAFT GUIDES for the Upper Colorado River. $150/day+tips. Season end bonus. Must be 25 with good driving record. CDL BUS DRIVER FT/PT. $125-150/trip+tips. 7 hour trip. CDL class B with psgr endorsement required. VAN DRIVERS drive to the Upper Colorado River near Kremmling. $120/day+tips. Must be 25 with good driving record.
SALES/SERVICE STAFF for downtown office. Help rafters book trips. $12/hr+pd lunch. 3-4 day work week – no evenings.
Now Hiring! Our Customer Service Representatives are responsible for providing amazing customer service while selling the highest-quality candy and ice cream. This position requires enthusiasm, efficiency, and proficiency in the English language. Full time positions available; Seasonal and Year-Round. Pick up an application at: 129 E. Elkhorn, Estes Park, CO 80517
3J Service Cleaning
House Keeping
Year Round & Seasonal Positions Year round positions offers vacation & sick days
Call 970-573-1770 or 970-573-2089 (Spanish) Apply at Windcliff 2220 Windcliff Dr.
Send an email to raftcolorado@aol.com or call 970-586-8852.
Hiring All Positions
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.
Tips paid daily Year round employment Bonus after 1st 100 days Apply at Domino’s Pizza Upper Stanley Village 437 Big Thompson Ave.
Now Hiring PT Retail Staff Seasonal & Year Round Apply at 124 E Elkhorn Ave. Estes Park, CO 80517
TELLER
Full time, year round position. Ideal candidates will have cash handling experience, computer knowledge, the desire to provide excellent customer service and be a team player.
Excellent benefits including medical, dental, 401 (k) and paid time off. Please apply at : www.bankofcolorado.com Member FDIC
Dunraven Inn is now hiring! Looking for :
- Dishwasher - Host - Line Cooks Apply within 2470 Colorado 66 (out by the YMCA)
Estes Valley Crisis Advocates is looking for a part-time Program Administrator. Come be a part of a dynamic team dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the Estes Park Community. Please visit our website (www.estesvalley crisisadvocates.org) for a full job description and application process.
Backbone Adventures is looking for one honest, positive person for customer service. We have a fun work environment, but it can be busy. 40-45 hours per week. $12 hour starting, time and half for overtime. Job starts May 1st and runs through Oct 31st. Apply at our shop 1851 N Lake Ave Estes Park. Busy Estes motels looking for a full time, year round
Front Desk Agent.
End of year bonuses, commissions and possible housing. We are a no smoking property. Must be able to work weekends, holidays and have reliable transportation. $12 to start after two week training and probation period. Come by the Discovery Lodge to apply.
Now hiring Wait staff & bussers
Apply at 430 Prospect Village Drive
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Employment Estes Park & Mason St., Fort Collins Locations Now Hiring:
The Town of Estes Park is accepting applications for:
Accountant I
Emergency Services Dispatcher I Police Dept. Communication Center Hiring Range $20.39 – $23.95 per hour Non-Exempt Position Close Date: Open Until Filled
Special Events Maintenance Worker Special Events/Community Services Dept. Hiring Range $16.29 per hour Temporary Position, 32-40 hrs/wk, 4-6 mths Close Date: May 10, 2017 (Town employment application required)
Help us Help Others Become a CAREGiver
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 for more information (970) 494-0289 Web Brochure: www.HISC365CG.digbro.com
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.
Now HiRiNg FoR
ALL PoSiTioNS
The Discovery and Coyote Lodges are hiring immediately for full time
Maintenance Position
Year round end of year bonuses. Looking for fast paced self starters with a good positive attitude! Starting at $15 DOE Come by the Discovery office and fill out an application or call (970) 691-7364 with any questions.
Apply in person at: 470 Prospect Village Dr.
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 and weekends.
Part time Housekeeping Team Member Job requirements include previous experience in housekeeping. Must be extremely responsible and have current Colorado driver’s license. Maintenance Team Member Full time M – F 1:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Must have maintenance experience, Colorado driver’s license & be very dependable.
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
SERVICES Home Repair/Service
JOIN OUR TEAM!
Finance Dept. Hiring Range $23.47 – $27.58 per hour Non-Exempt Position Close Date: Open Until Filled
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Town of Estes Park Seasonal Employment Opportunities Apr 2 - Sep 30 The Town of Estes Park is accepting applications for the following Seasonal positions: Street Maintenance Parks Maintenance Special Events Maintenance Hiring rate $10.50 - $13.50 (DOE) Positions are open until filled Applications are located at: ▪ Town Hall 170 MacGregor Ave. west foyer (Mon-Fri 8 am – 5 pm) ▪ www.estes.org/jobs ▪ Submit Town application, resume and cover letter 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 Opportunity Employer.
ALL POSITIONS
Experience preferred but will train.
Email Danny at: masontire@gmail.com
RENTALS Homes 3 BDR, 2.5 BA, yr lease, N/S, N/P, util included. $2,800/mo. 940-642-0924
Commercial Rentals Suite “A” at Signature Square 351 Moraine Ave. 2,118 sq ft Prime Office Suite Reception, Four offices Storage Rooms, Filing Private restroom On-Site Parking 970 586-8846 office Space available soon starting at $350 a month. Includes shared reception area, private office, heat/air conditioning, and handicapped bathroom. OR private office with 880 sq. ft.has large reception area, 2 offices, separate heat/air and private bath available immediately. Call Peggy Lynch - 970-2325588. River Front office space/rooms. Multiple available. 970-586-1700 Small office, 120sf, $125/mo plus utilities. 970-290-4527
Room/Roommate Room for one person available in town, in cabin on the river. $575 mo. incl all 970-389-7656
Room to Rent: Furnished, w/refrid, micro, TV. N/S, N/P, must be employed. $550/mo, references. More info 586-3891
Short Term Seasonal Rentals, 2 available $950 - $1150/month Utilities Incl. N/S, N/P, Call Todd @ 970-586-8141
Storage Units STORAGE UNITS
Argosy, inc. Secure your treasures in climate-controlled self-storage units. Available now at 1180 Woodstock Drive. 970-988-4902 Follow us on Facebook @ Argosy, Inc.
TRANSPORTATION Cars
1991 Firebird Formula 970-214-5269
HoLMES Log woRKS 970-586-9168 Log and Metal Railing, Deck Additions, Log Benches, gates, Mantels & Accents www.lograils.com
Sewing/Alterations Sewing Services cushions + chair tops Recover or create new industrial sewing repairs including leather. Including campers Please call Beth for appt. 970 492-5446
Business Related Serene Home Spaces Professional Organizing, Re Design, Estate Sales. Experience and Reference. 719-459-1279
Pet Care
SUVs/CUVs 2002 Ford Explorer 4x4. 264,000 miles, new tire & brakes, runs good. $2,000 obo. 970-689-9439
SERVICES Cleaning Cleaning Lady Available at $15/hr, For 2 hr cleaning sessions weekly, twice monthly or monthly. All supplies included. Have worked 12 years in Estes. Excellent references. No message service. Call 6 to 9pm. 577-7059
wollet Cleaning Services 34 yrs of exp. High standard cleaning for homes, vacation rentals & homes. Call Miki at 970 227 5966
Professional Pet Sitter, providing daily walks or vacation pet sitting. Experienced with medical needs and senior pets. Bonded, insured; Pet First Aid instructor. Renee, 970-232-6231
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REAL ESTATE
Call Susan “Jackson of All Trades” at 970-227-9842 for spring clean-up, gardening, pruning and tree fencing, painting and deck refinishing.
HOUSEHOLD Furniture
Commercial Commercial Spaces for sale and lease. Call Eric. Anderson Realty. 586-2950
For Sale By Owner Garage Bay Unit - approx 680 sq ft w/10x10 office & bath. Lots of possible uses. For pricing call 970-775-2574 or (cell) 970-294-2157.
SALES Garage Sales Natuzzi navy blue leather couch. $40. 208-867-0773
FREE 2 & 4 Drawer chest of drawers, single & double seat couch. Free if you haul. 586-6183
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SALES furnishings, equipment for Estate Sales towing, maintenance, camping, picnicking, and ESTATE/GARAGE SALE; sports. Addtl misc. toys, Need to have one, but home items. Save the seems overwhelming. dates 5/12 and 5/13 at 8am - address to follow. We do the work, you make the $. Local, Affordable, Esthela’s Garage Sale References. CALL NOW Sat, 5/6, 9am-1pm 970-215-5548 Buy 1 Get 1 Free Sat 7:30-3, Sun 8-2 (restrictions apply) 715 Par Ln 252 3rd St (Mathew Cr.& Name your own price. Community Dr) New things. Furniture, Kitchen Items, 452 Columbine Ave Art, Deco, and More. Saturday, May 6, 9-11 am Follow the Green & Orange Signs Sat, May 6. 8-11 a.m. 530 Far View Lane. The Estate Sale of Judy Bicycles, tools, clothing, Fontius shoes, IKEA furniture and TO THE BENEFIT OF much more! THE DENVER ZOO Saturday, May 6th 8:30-11:30am 411 Big Horn Dr.
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AS STIPULATED IN JUDY’S ESTATE 2090 Arapaho Road Friday, 5/5 9am-4pm Saturday, 5/6 9am-4pm Sunday, 5/7 9am-12pm Narrow driveway must be kept clear of all cars for GOLFCART assistance to
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Items include Judy’s collection of tea pots, dishes, art, lamps, furnishings, outdoor accessories, Christmas items, linens, clothing, shoes, handbags, and more. Cash and checks made out to the Estate of Judith Ann Fontius
NOTICES Legal Notices NOTICE OF SALE Notice is given pursuant to Title 38 Article 21.5 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended, a public sale to be held on May 6, 2017 at 1pm at Alpine Self Storage, 801 Dunraven St., for the sale of items in storage unit #13 belonging to Dallas Skadberg of 304 Waltonia River Ct,
Drake, CO 80515. Items consist of misc. household items. For information please call 5868988.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Craig L. Boyatt, Deceased Case Number 2017PR030115 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Larimer County, Colorado, on or before May 15, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred.
Christopher M. Unger Attorney for the Personal Representative 525 Pine River Lane, Unit G P.O. Box 1783 Estes Park, Colorado 80517 (970) 577-0204 chris.unger@mtnwestlegal.com
The Estes Park Housing Authority will close the waiting lists for all rental properties effective May 15, 2017. The lists will be purged and reopened on June 27, 2017. Please note: NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED DURING THIS TIME. Questions? Please call (970) 577-3730 EHO/EEO.
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