The housing will replace structures lost during the 2020 East Troublesome Fire
Rocky Mountain National Park will hold a public comment period for an Environmental Assessment (EA) on the proposal to construct new employee housing in the park. The housing would replace structures destroyed in the East Troublesome Fire of 2020. Public comments on this EA will be open on the park’s Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) website at https://go.nps.gov/parkplanning/romo/r eplacementhousing from Feb. 17 through March 5, 2023.
The structures lost in the fire provided housing for 22 seasonal employees. The proposed new housing complex would accommodate the same number of employees. Providing housing is critical for recruiting and retaining seasonal staff to work on the west side of the park. The employees work mid-April through midOctober and provide essential visitor services and carry out critical park operations. The positions include park rangers, park guides, fee and campground staff, trail crew members, buildings and utilities staff and custodians.
The proposed housing complex would be located near the existing park housing area on the west side of the park. It would consist of two dormitories, 10 residential units, three recreational vehicle sites, and a residential support facility that would include laundry, showers, and a communal kitchen.
some Fire made a run of 18-miles and over 100,000-acres in Grand County, Colorado. Rocky Mountain National Park lost numerous structures, including 18 historic buildings at the former Green Mountain-Onahu seasonal housing area, 3 RV sites and all associated utilities. The East Troublesome Fire was the largest fire in Rocky Mountain National Park’s 108-year history. It burned over 21,000 acres within the park.
The park held a virtual public meeting in July of 2022. To learn more about this proposed project, visit https://www.nps.gov/romo/getinvolved/proposal-to-construct-newhousing-destroyed-by-the-east-troublesome-fire. htm
Public comments on this proposed project can be submitted at the following web address: https://go.nps.gov/parkplanning/romo/r eplacementhousing.
Comments may also be submitted via mail to:
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The project would include the construction of new utility systems, replacement of a water well and associated infrastructure at the existing park housing area, and removal of destroyed utilities infrastructure. Disaster supplemental funding is expected to pay for the proposed project.
On October 21, 2020, the East Trouble-
Please be advised, before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. Although you can ask in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee we will be able to do so.
For more information on Rocky Mountain National Park, please call the park’s Information Office at (970) 5861206 or visit our website at www.nps.gov/romo.
Serving on a Larimer County Board or Commission is a great way to be involved in your county.
Larimer County Boards and Commissions serve a vital role in making recommendations to the Board of Larimer County Commissioners on a variety of important matters.
Apply online at www.larimer.gov/boards. If internet access is not available to you or you have difficulties, you may pick up an application at the Larimer County Commissioners’ Office, 200 West Oak St., Fort Collins, Colorado, 2nd Floor.
New board members begin their term on July 1, 2023. The following Boards and Commissions have openings:
• Board of Adjustment
• Board of Appeals
• Board of Health
• Citizen Review Panel
• Community Corrections Advisory Board
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board
• Estes Valley Planning Advisory Committee
• Extension Advisory Committee
• Flood Review Board
• Juvenile Community Review Board
• Land Stewardship Advisory Board
• LaPorte Area Planning Advisory Committee
• Larimer County Interagency Oversight Group
• Office on Aging Advisory Council
• Open Lands Advisory Board
• Parks Advisory Board
• Planning Commission
• Workforce Development Board
• Environmental and Science Advisory Board
Community members are invited to join Trustees Marie Cenac and Patrick Martchink for a Trustee Talk Thursday, Feb. 23 at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall Board Room, 170 MacGregor Ave. This
is an opportunity for community members to discuss local issues with members of the board in an informal setting. The Trustee Talk session will be an open discussion on local issues.
EVFPD firefighters generally respond to medical calls in their personal vehicles, allowing for a faster response. On other incidents, firefighters respond to a fire station to respond in department apparatus with specialized equipment.
During the week of February 12, the
The charge(s) are merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
On 2/17/2023 at 12:00 a.m. police were called to the 400 block of E. Wonderview Ave. on a report of a disturbance. On scene police arrested a 51 year old male from Estes Park and charged him with menacing and second degree criminal trespass and transported him to the Larimer County Jail.
Estes Valley Fire Protection District (EVFPD) responded to 5 calls for service. This included:
• Alarm Activation: 1
• Odor Investigation: 2
• Assist: 1
• Mutual Aid: 1
On 2/18/2023 at 11:01 p.m. police stopped a 27 year old male driver from Aurora, CO in the 300 block of E. Elkhorn Ave. for a traffic violation and he was found to be DUI. The male was charged with DUI, driving while driver’s license under restraint, turning where prohibited, speeding and displaying an expired temporary permit. The male was arrested and transported to the Larimer County Jail.
The Estes Valley Land Trust is coordinating a guided tour of History Colorado’s Sand Creek Massacre Exhibit on Tuesday, April 4th. Reservations for the tour are required and space is limited. The guided tour includes a shuttle to and from Estes Park and History Colorado in Denver, access to the entire museum and a catered lunch. The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and reservations can be made at evlandtrust.org/RSVP. This is not a fundraising event and the land trust is subsidizing the cost of the guided tour. Please see the reservation link for more details.
The Estes Valley is part of the traditional home of the Arapaho, Cheyenne and other American Indian nations. Forced relocation, disease and genocide displaced American Indians from this area. The Sand Creek Massacre is one of Colorado’s most significant events that define this dark aspect of US history. History Colorado’s new exhibit, titled The Sand Creek Massacre: The Betrayal that Changed the Cheyenne and Arapaho People Forever, recounts the deadliest day in Colorado history, when more than 230 peaceful people were murdered.
The Sand Creek Massacre is an extremely difficult and important lesson to learn about the history of the original
people that called today’s Colorado home. “As an advocate of land conservation and all people connected to this landscape, it’s critical to show respect for the ongoing trauma Sand Creek created and bear witness to this profoundly sad event,” said Jeffrey Boring, Executive Director of the Estes Valley Land Trust.
“This exhibit was co-curated with Cheyenne and Arapaho leaders and draws from oral histories passed down generations; I’m glad that we can help Estes Park residents attend this important exhibit.”
Preserving lands sacred to the Cheyenne, Arapaho and other American Indian tribes is a priority for the Estes Valley Land Trust. “I hope this tour enables the Estes Park community to learn more about Colorado’s tribal communities and find ways to meaningfully recognize their legacies,” said Boring.
About the Estes Valley Land TrustFounded in 1987 by Estes Park residents, the Estes Valley Land Trust is a nationally recognized land conservation organization that has preserved nearly 10,000 acres of land and some of the most iconic landscapes in the Estes Valley. Please consider becoming a member of the land trust at www.evlandtrust.org/donate.
Quirky Rocky Mountain celebration moves to Estes Park for 2023
Ticket includes all music performances, activities and events, except the Blue Ball and Coffin Races team registration.
See you March 17-19!
https://frozendeadguydays.com/
Frozen Dead Guy Days (FDGD), one of Colorado’s most beloved annual events for more than 20 years, is kicking off a new chapter in Estes Park. Taking place over St. Patrick’s Day weekend on March 17-19, 2023, the reborn Frozen Dead Guy Days will feature live music and entertainment all weekend long. It will be held
Nederland, Colorado. Bredo Morstøl, or Grandpa Bredo, as Frozen Dead Guy Days devotees fondly refer to him, passed away in 1989, but his family cryogenically froze his body and shipped it to the U.S. Over the next decade, his legend grew amongst Nederland residents, and a winter festival was born to pay tribute to Grandpa Bredo with quirky events and activities. It caught on in a big way; and by 2022, Frozen Dead Guy Days attracted approximately 20,000 attendees.
“Frozen Dead Guy Days is going to be a fundamental shift for Estes Park,” says John Cullen, owner and CEO of The Stanley Hotel. “Together, we’re going to create a winter festival playground and we are proud to have The Stanley be the host hotel for it.”
Through the vision of the new FDGD executive team, Visit Estes Park and The Stanley Hotel, plans are underway to make the inaugural Estes Park Frozen Dead Guy Days the most fun yet. Specific dates and times will be announced soon, but attendees can expect:
at the Estes Park Events Complex and The Stanley Hotel, with satellite events occurring around town. Festival goers can expect the weird and wonderful happenings from years past, including coffin races and a polar plunge, as well as plenty of new and elevated Estes twists, like a deadman fashion show, roaming freak show acts, a Bands & Bloodys Sunday Brunch and more.
Proceeds from the event will go toward funding workforce housing and childcare solutions in Estes Park. Visit Estes Park and The Stanley Hotel have committed to donating all proceeds from ticket sales that surpass operational costs to the area’s recently established workforce housing and childcare funding mechanism.
“We’re very excited to give new life to this iconic Colorado festival, while maintaining its quirky vibe,” says Kara Franker, CEO of Visit Estes Park. "Estes is built for events like this as we have the right venues and infrastructure to suit the festival’s size. Additionally, it will support the town during a slower season and ultimately give a boost to workforce housing and childcare."
For the uninitiated, Frozen Dead Guy Days celebrates an unusual turn of events that brought the frozen body of a deceased Norwegian man to a Tuff Shed in
Live Music and Entertainment – An exciting line-up of talented artists, both local and national, will be released soon.
The Blue Ball – This iconic FDGD event will be held at the historic Stanley Hotel and will feature live music, dancing, DJs and more.
Coffin Races – Teams of “pallbearers” will race head-to-head, through a course full of obstacles, mud, snow, and drills in a grandstand setting.
Irish Wake – Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Frozen Dead Guy Days style, and toast to Grandpa Bredo all night long.
Brain Freeze Contest – Eat your heart out with the area’s best local ice cream.
Deadman Fashion Show – Come dressed in your finest “dead guy” duds to win prizes and mingle with your fellow attendees.
Bands & Bloodys Sunday Brunch –Close out the frigidly fun weekend with live music and themed brunch menus at restaurants around town.
Local Beers and Spirits – All beers and spirits served at the festival will be local to Colorado, including the official FDGD beer brewed by Lumpy Ridge Brewing Company, Estes Park.
Tickets are on sale now! For more info, visit www.frozendeadguydays.com. For more information on Estes Park, visit www.visitestespark.com.
In a very generous act of philanthropy, anonymous donors offered Estes Park’s Stanley Home Museum and Education Center a challenge they were delighted to accept. They offered to match other donors’ contributions to pay down the museum’s mortgage up to $66,000.
“Our challenge grant supporters understood that reducing our mortgage would help us accomplish one of our museum’s key long-term goals: Becoming debt-free” said JoAnn Batey, Stanley Home Museum Executive Director. “We knew that this was a very special opportunity, and we had no idea how our supporter base would respond” said Randy Kampfe, Historic Stanley Home Foundation Vice President.
The Historic Stanley Home Board sprang into action and contacted past and potential new supporters with the opportunity to have their contributions doubled with the dollar-for-dollar match. Help they did!
With their generous donations, the Historic Stanley Home Foundation raised not just $66,000, but over $150,000 by the end-ofyear challenge deadline.
“When I told our challenge grant creators
about the spectacular fundraising success of their gift, their response was immediate and unequivocal: they would match all of the funds raised.”
With the help of the resulting total of over $300,000, the Historic Stanley Home Foundation will be able to reduce the museum’s mortgage by 50% by the end of 2024. This is great good news for the Stanley Home Museum and Education Center, which opened its doors to the public in 2021. This grand home in Estes Park was built by F. O. and Flora Stanley in 1904. The two-story home is in a beautiful location with one of the best views in Estes Park. It is elegantly restored and features period furniture. Trained guides lead visitors through the home while describing the inspiring accomplishments of F. O. and Flora Stanley, their contributions to the development and flourishing of Estes Park, and the home’s history and architecture. For more information about tours and museum events, please visit Stanleyhome.org. There are many ways you can become a part of this exciting organization.
The Quaker/ Unitarian/ Other Group will meet, as we always do, each Sunday morning at the Hix Room of the US Bank (363 East Elkhorn Ave.). From 1010:30 is silent meditation, then 10:3011:15 is social and refreshment time. At 11:15 there will be a presentation and/or discussion on an interesting topic. This is a hybrid meeting so it can be joined either in person or by way of Zoom.
On February 26th we are pleased to
have as our speaker, Matthew Thomas. Matthew's parents are Dr. Steve Thomas and Carol Dreselley of Estes Park. He will speak via Zoom from Atlanta, GA. His presentation will include various aspects regarding security on our various devices.
All are welcome to attend. For questions or Zoom info please contact Randy Maharry-515-229-8299 or Jim Linderholm-402-890-8707.
Estes Valley Cars and Coffee will be held the 1st and 3rd Saturdays May through October, at the Recreation Center lower parking lot at 660 Community Drive. It is an informal gathering of car enthusiasts starting at 9:00 a.m. This is a chance to bring your cool ride and share your enthusiasm. Donations for coffee and donuts is appreciated, but not required.
The very popular Estes Park Car Club Cool Nights Cruz-In’s, will be June 30th, July 28th, and Aug 25th, at the US Bank Building parking lot, starting at 4:00 p.m. Submit your choice for spectators’ choice awards for your favorite car. You’ll enjoy seeing hot rods, muscle cars, antique classics and cool late
models.
The annual Estes Park Car Club Parade of Years will be May 20th, a low pressure drive with afternoon car show. Contact Craig Bigler 970-586-4839 for details.
The Estes Park Car Club 4th of July Car Show at Circle 119 (American Legion Hall), is an informal car show just for fun and at a great location. Come show your car and enjoy the Circle 119 events for the 4th of July. It’s a great location. No charge for vehicle or spectators.
Check out the Estes Park Car Club Facebook page or their website at www.estesparkcarclub.org For questions contact EstesParkCarClub@gmail.com
On Saturday, March 18 at 1:00 p.m. join Dave Lively as he presents: “Sisters of Courage: The Harbisons,” an ordinary family who led extraordinary lives. In partnership with the Estes Valley Library, the program takes place in the Estes Park Museum Meeting Room, light
Kittie and Annie as they cross Berthoud Pass to create a successful dairy ranch serving the expanding Grand Lake area. Experience their story as told by a direct descendant leading up to the development of Rocky Mountain National Park and beyond.
On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, the 1917 Book Club returns to the Estes Park Museum to ex plore local titles and au thors. Discussions will take place every third Wednesday of the month from January through April, 2023. The program runs from 10-11:30 a.m. and is held in the Museum Meeting Room. Light snacks will be pro vided. This program is free and open to the public. It is strongly encouraged that participants read each selection prior to the program to take part in the discussion.
The March selection are three essays by Dr. James Pickering. The essays are all from the digital publication, From the Archives: Essays and Documents on the
Early History of Rocky Mountain National Park. The three essays that will be discussed are as follows: The History of Sprague’s Lodge: Abner Sprague’s Story; Mountain Tragedies in High and Lonely Places: Reports Official and Otherwise; and The History of Deer Ridge Junction. The PDF and Kindle editions can be found on the Museum’s website, www.estes.org/museum. Author Dr. James Pickering will be in attendance to answer questions and contribute to a lively discussion facilitated by Museum staff.
For any questions, please contact Curator of Interpretation, Mikaela Fundaun, mfundaun@estes.org.
vided. This program is free and open to the public, registration is required. To register for this event, click here or visit the Estes Valley Library’s website. The Civil War, westward expansion, and the panic of 1893 take on a new meaning through this story of a single family. Afflicted by these national events, the Harbison family is forced to start life over. Travel from Denver with
torian, Certified Interpretive Guide and Certified Tour Guide with knowledge and passion for the region. He has volunteered at Rocky Mountain National Park for over 12 years conducting Ranger-led history walking tours. For any questions, please contact Curator of Interpretation, Mikaela Fundaun, mfundaun@estes.org.
Memory Café is a free, relaxed, social gathering for Estes Valley community members experiencing memory loss due to any form of dementia with a caregiver, spouse, or friend. This supports caregivers as well as those experiencing dementia.
The Memory Cafe includes coffee/snacks, conversation, singing, and sharing remembrances through activities. Guests and volunteers enjoy each other's company and have fun together. We meet at St. Bartholomew’s church (880 MacGregor Ave.) from 10:00 –11:30 the second Thursday of each month.
Thursday March 9th our theme will be fun and games. We will explore different activities that your loved one might enjoy doing at home as well as a some group activities to stimulate our memories of the past. Call 970-430-8105 for more info.
We would love for you to join us!
Do you ever find yourself thinking about yogurt, oranges and cooking oil? Yeah, me too.
Take yogurt. When I open a new container of yogurt—not the individual serving size because that puts a whole lot of evil plastic into our environment, but the 24 ounce size, which still contaminates with plastic, just not as much—when I open that yogurt and pull back the foil seal, I see a solid glob (what else can I call it?) of creamy white substance. Yogurt. I dish up the amount I want to eat, put the lid back on the container and place it in the fridge.
The next time I want some yogurt, I get out the container, take off the lid and there, in the place where I scooped out a serving last time, are a couple of tablespoons of clear-ish liquid. No way, you say. Yes, whey. As in Little Miss Muffet sitting on her tuffet. Whey is a liquid that separates from dairy when it is processed. Because it is a healthy protein source I just stir it back into the yogurt in the container.
My question is this: where is that whey when I first open the container to spoon out the initial serving? I look into the yogurt tub and—no whey. The next time— whey. It’s like magic. No whey. Whey. It confounds me.
Then there’s oranges. When I was growing up, an orange was an orange was an orange. My mom peeled them, placed several sections on our plate, topped them with some cottage cheese (yes, whey), and called it a salad. But oranges were hit and miss: sometimes they were sweet and juicy, other times they were on the dry side and bitter. We were lucky when Mom added canned mandarin oranges—and mini-marshmallows—to JellO instead.
Then, in the 1990s, those canned mandarins started to show up in grocery stores but they weren’t in cans and they weren’t called mandarins. They were “Cuties, ” and they changed the way we eat oranges. The little guys peel easily and there are no seeds—a huge plus—and today we eat orange sections like popcorn. We haven’t give up on “real” oranges, however. Yet, no longer is an orange just an orange. Several years ago Joe pointed out to me that “forty-twelves” are the sweetest, juiciest orange on the market. When I shop, that’s what I look for: the oranges with the PCU code of 4012. They are delish.
We thought we had it all figured out when suddenly there appeared the sumo orange with its lumpy rind. The name
comes from the knob at the top of the orange, suggesting the hair knot a sumo wrestler wears atop his head (some might call it a “man bun”). I would never say so to a sumo wrestler, but I suspect the name is derived from the outie bellybutton those massive wrestlers expose while wearing their loincloth during a match. No matter; what is important is the sweet nectar of this new citrus variety. An orange is not just an orange anymore—it’s a sport, and an expensive one at that. Sumos aren’t cheap.
That brings us to cooking oil. Peanut oil, coconut oil, sesame, corn, vegetable. Which tastes best? Which fries the crispiest? Which is polyunsaturated? Options abound. I used to opt for canola oil, but one day it occurred to me that if I didn’t know what canola is, how could I be eating it? I didn’t have a clue what canola is. Canola is a member of a large family of plants called crucifers. All crucifers have four yellow flower petals that form the shape of a cross, or crucifix. Canola belongs to a genus called Brassica, which also includes mustard, Brussels sprout, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and turnip. Take the seeds from the canola plant, crush them up, extract the oil, and there it is: canola oil.
Look at that list of vegetables. Healthy, right? Well, as with most foods these days, one person’s healthy is another person’s hell. Canola is called an RBD oil: Refined, Bleached and Deodorized. The RBD process uses a solvent called hexane which is considered toxic for humans. It is removed from the oil before it is bottled, but there is the potential that some hexane residue gets left in the oil. The sky is falling!
So now what? Is there any type of oil that doesn’t have something wrong with it? It ends up the answer is in my cupboard, right next to the canola oil. It’s canola’s extra virgin cousin, Olive. Extra virgin olive oil is not refined and is not overly processed. It has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Studies show a link between lower risks of cardiovascular disease, some cancers, and even dementia in people who consume higher amounts of olive oil. Bonus: it tastes good! Olive it.
There’s no moral in today’s column. No key message. Nothing to write home about.
Just food for thought.
You may let The Thunker know what you think at her e-mail address, donoholdt@gmail.com.
© 2023 Sarah Donohoe
Students at EPHS are ready to perform their amazing production of Puffs or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic. For seven years, a certain boy wizard went to a certain school and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs...who just happened to be there too. A tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world.
Cast:
Henry Thomas-Wayne
Zach Lewis- Oliver
Lily Shields-Megan
Amelia Bryant-Ernie Mac and Very Tall Man/ Seamus/A certain Potions teacher/Professor Turban/Ghost History
Teach/Professor Locky/Mr. Nick/Sal/Second Headmaster/Real Mr. Moody/Zach
Smith
Farrah Collins-Hannah and First Headmaster/Professor McG/Professor Sproutty/Xavier Jones/Professor
Lanny/Runes Teach/Ms. Babble
Lux Van Tatenhove -J. Finch Fletchley
and Uncle Dave/Goyle/A Fat Friar/ Clumsy Longbottom/ Hermoone #3/ Viktor/ Mr. Bagman
Ethan Brown-Leanne and Ginny/Helga/FrenchyNeva Case- Sally Perks and Hermoone/ Blondo Malloy/ Rowena/ Rita Scooter/ Bippy Merin Hamel-Susie Bones and Harry/ Colin/ Hermoone #2/ Ric Gryff/ Myrtle Andie Lewelling-Cedric/Voldy
Death Buddies- Played
all Tech crew: John Ferree, Ryan Schwartz, Isabella Putman, Alexis Reeves, Zal Sugar
Stage Crew-Grace Thamert and Ella Powell.
This production is directed by Jordanne Bradley and Jordan Hazelton. Performances will be held at the EPHS auditorium this Friday, February 24 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, February 25 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Get your tickets today at estesschools.org or at the door before showtime.
I am a traveling Grandmother. I just got back from South Dakota…it was cold. I went with Marie and family to the Black Hills and Mount Rushmore. Had not been there since we camped, in a tent, with our kids so long ago. Our trip also included a dinner dance where a young friend of ours was playing in the band. Had a great time, even danced a bit. Of course, they don’t dance the way I used to in my heyday. We went by car which is my preferred mode of travel. It is fun to see our country and its beauty, instead of just flying over.
Flying is my usual way; everyone lives so far, or I am on a tour out of the states. Getting to the airport is always a challenge from Estes. You either have to get someone to drive you or pay an enormous amount for parking. Getting to the airport is so time consuming. I often think even driving to Texas, Mississippi or Nevada to visit my children would be better than wasting so much time traveling 1 1/2 hours to DIA and sitting there for two hours for the flight to take off. Unfortunately, my days of driving such long distances alone are past.
Before I left, a friend of mine, Ann, brought me some of her Crockpot Beef Burgundy. It was very tasty, and I asked to share the recipe with y’all.
Cook on low about 8 hours, serves 6-8 1 ½ lbs. chuck, round or stew meat (I
think sirloin would be good as well and very tender.)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup red wine
1 small onion, chopped
1 small can of sliced mushrooms, drained. You could use 8 oz. box of fresh
1 package of dry onion soup mix
1 Tbs. minced garlic Dump all into crockpot and cook on low for 8 hours. ***
Serve over cooked egg noodles or rice.
*** If your pot can sauté, I would use one Tbs. oil and brown the meat, but this is not called for in the recipe.
My dog, Sunshine is looking for a new owner with all my traveling. I am due to go to Harford, Connecticut in May for a granddaughter’s graduation from Yale. I am thinking of not going…it requires flying. I’m just kidding about Sunshine. Would you believe that she is seven years old? It feels like I just got her. Caliste, husband, has been gone 13 years, I miss him every day.
My email: esther.cenac@gmail.com Bon Appétit.
Note: In the last column with the recipe for Yummy Mushrooms with Corn Chips, the amount of lime juice needed should have listed 1/2-3/4 Cup of lime juice. Apologies for the omission.
Elk. Members of the Estes Valley Fire Protection District also come to Estes Park Health for their Basic Life Support training.
When National Football League player Damar Hamlin recently suffered a cardiac arrest on the
Estes Park Health has a great collaborative relationship with Rocky Mountain National Park. On February 15, RMNP Rangers came for Basic Life Support (CPR) instructor training so they can teach others these important life-saving skills.
Deb Francis of Estes Park Health is the lead instructor. She also helps train instructors for the Estes Park Police Department, the Estes Park School District, the Glen Haven Area Volunteer Fire Department, the Allenspark Volunteer Fire Department and the Volunteer Fire Department of Big
field, the incident spotlighted how crucial early and effective CPR can be in saving lives and preventing long-term disability.
When he needs his heart checked, 71year-old Mark Rissmiller of Estes Park simply drives ten minutes from his home to get the expert care he needs.
“It’s really important to have this quality cardiology care so close for everybody,” Rissmiller, who has a pacemaker, emphasized. “We’re doing preventative stuff and I’m on some meds, just trying to keep the battleship going in the right direction.”
His cardiology is Dr. Chad Stoltz of UCHealth who sees patients three days a week in the Cardiology Clinic at Estes Park Health. The other two days a week he performs interventional cardiology procedures at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland. Dr. Stoltz has been taking care of patients in Estes Park since 2007. He’s part of a team that includes UCHealth cardiologists Dr. Wendy Austin, Dr. C. Patrick Green and Dr. Stephen Treat.
“It’s really important to have this care here where people visit and live,” Dr. Stoltz said. “The relationship that UCHealth has with Estes Park Health is a very good relationship. We take care of a lot of patients up here. A certain number of patients are too sick to manage at this hospital. Sometimes we simply need to get them down to a lower altitude and a hospital that has other procedures where we can take care of their needs.”
The cardiologists who see dozens of patients each week at Estes Park Health not only manage chronic conditions like heart failure and coronary artery disease. They
also take care of residents and visitors in times of crisis.
“We get a lot of young patients, even very young patients, with no cardiac history,”
really decompensate (functionally deteriorate) and just don’t do well at this altitude.”
Teamwork is crucial
63-year-old Katy Sykes said having the cardiac clinic at Estes Park Health is essential for the community.
“It’s so important,” she noted. “I’ve lived in Estes Park for 37 years year-round and I was a summer resident before that for my entire life. I remember what is was like not to have year-round health care here. People had to go elsewhere. There are people who don’t think about their health care until they have to. But others have to plan ahead.”
Dr. Stoltz explained. “They may come up here from Florida and decide to hike up Longs Peak and they discover that just getting out of the car at 7,500 feet of elevation puts a lot of strain on them and they struggle. Then there are a lot of people with cardiac conditions who thought maybe it was a good idea to come up to Estes and have a family reunion and it turns out that altitude really gets them.”
In addition to his clinic patients, Dr. Stoltz and the other heart doctors also see patients in the emergency room and in the hospital.
“I think in the vast majority of cases, people with some heart issues come up here and as long as they don’t push themselves too hard do reasonably well,” Dr. Stoltz added. “But there is a small percentage who
Thirteen years ago, Katy suffered a dissected aorta, a life-threatening cardiac emergency. Her husband called 911 and an ambulance rushed her to the emergency room at Estes Park Health. Due to the complexity and seriousness of her condition, a helicopter was called. The flight nurse realized that it was a dissected aorta and she was flown by helicopter to Medical Center of the Rockies (MCR) where specialists performed emergency surgery in the middle of the night.
“I survived it well,” Katy said, “and I have been following up with cardiologists here at Estes Park Health and MCR ever since. Last year, they found a problem during one of my checkups and I had to have another surgery. Dr. Stoltz is the overseer of my care. He’s wonderful. He’s part of that team who saved my life twice. It’s a wonderful thing for our community to have the cardiac care of this caliber in this town.”
American Heart Month is observed to raise awareness on the importance of a healthy heart and to encourage healthy habits that help reduce the risk of heart disease.
“The key is diet and lifestyle,” Dr. Stoltz stated. “There are huge reductions in heart disease later in life in people who stay fit, stay active and have a great diet. There have been fad diets, but the one diet that has been shown time and time again that reduces future strokes, heart attacks and cardiovascular death is the Mediterranean diet. It’s a very easy diet to follow. Eat fruits, vegetables, beans, lentils, a little bit of red meat. Other heart-helpful parts of the diet are olive oil and red wine.”
Learn about the risk factors for heart disease, the ways you can prevent them and the lifestyle choices that can help you stay healthy. When you need professional cardiac medical care, remember Estes Park Health.
Bret helped my wife and I find the house of our dreams in Estes Park, CO We had him show us 2 properties that we were interested in and quickly realized that we needed to keep looking. Bret sensed our disappointment and offered to take us to his office (on a weekend) to see if he could find any other properties that might be meet our requirements. After about 30 minutes we saw our house, which was just listed 2 days earlier. We walked through the front door about 30 minutes later and loved it immediately! We made an offer that evening and closed the deal about 30 days later.
3 weeks later our daughter and son-in-law were married in our back yard with the sunset over the Rocky Mountain National Park providing the perfect backdrop!
None of this would have happened without Bret's experience and guidance. I highly recommend Bret to anyone looking for an experienced and friendly realtor in the Estes Valley and surrounding area! ~ Jeffrey Cooke
The public is invited to the next Estes Land Stewardship Association meeting (ELSA) on Thursday, March 2nd, at 9:30 a.m. in the George Hix Meeting Room at US Bank, 363 E. Elkhorn. Larimer County Land Stewardship Manager, Casey Cisneros will be presenting information regarding noxious weed management in unincorporated Estes Valley, 2022 noxious weed compliance, and 2023 priorities. He will also be answering questions from the audience. Take this opportunity to learn more about how you can be good land stewards and be in compliance with the Colorado Noxious Weed Act.
More information about ELSA sponsored weed disposal events, the Estes Park weed ordinance, ELSA’s weed booklet, Weed of the Week articles, etc. can be found at estes.org/weeds
You can contact the Estes Land Stewardship Association (ELSA) at ELSA.weeds@gmail.com ELSA meetings are held the first Thursday of the month at 9:30 a.m. in the George Hix Meeting Room at US Bank during February, March, April and November. Monitored Weed Drop-offs are held the third Saturday in June, July, August and September. Articles will be posted in the EP News prior to these drop-off events.
ELSA is a 501 (c) (3) unincorporated nonprofit organization. Our primary objective is to address the noxious weeds invading the region by promoting awareness of invasive plants and their
impacts, through education and outreach efforts.
Owning property in the Estes Valley can be challenging and different! Bagging mature weeds during the summer months is not how you want to spend your time. Be proactive –learn your native plants and manage the invasive plants in a timely manner with a weed management specialist if you don’t have the time, energy or expertise to manage your property. A list of weed management specialists who can help is available at larimer.org/naturalresources/weeds/applicators Management strategies and information can be found under at estes.org/weeds under the Helpful Documents page.
You still have time to register for Elevate Partners Fundraising Dinner on March 2, 2023 from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. at Mama Rose's Restaurant.
Join us for our 2023 Elevate Partners Fundraising Dinner (formerly Red Envelope Dinner) to support our mentoring programs in Estes Park. Enjoy an evening with great community, inspiring speakers, and a complimentary dinner, generously provided by Mama Rose's.
All donations help us continue making an impact on youth in our community!
We suggest a minimum $30 donation per guest. Because of the incredible support of Rob and Julie Pieper, guests' entire donation is used to provide our
mentoring programming to local youth. As always, our top priority is to offer high-quality services and support to the youth, families, and volunteers in our program.
Learn more and register here: poweredbypartners.org/elevate/ by 2/28/2023. When registering, please be sure to scroll all the way down and hit the red register button to complete the process. Look for a confirmation email to ensure you get your spot!
If you are not able to register online, please email: kwhitacre@poweredbypartners.org or call 970-577-9348. We will need your first and last name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and guest's first and last names.
By: Mason Wignall
The Estes Park High School Sports Medicine Academy took part in the 9th annual Hospital Tour on February 9th The most important way to ensure the future of the medical field is to get the younger generation involved. That is why Dr. Florence, the local orthopedic surgeon, organizes this immersive tour of the hospital and the people that make it work. The student began the day by learning about the stressful but rewarding work life of EMTs and emergency room doctors, such as Dr. Daley. They were led through some simulations to gain first-hand experience of an active emergency. The tour continued with a trip through the floors of the hospital, learning about nearly every department. The student met with the technicians that run machines such as MRI and Ultrasounds to see up close what it takes to safely and effectively operate these machines.
The Estes Park Hospital shut down the operation room for a day to allow the student a behind the scene look at how surgeries
are kept sterile and safe. The final step in the tour was a visit to the physical and occupational therapists. Here they learned about the wide variety of injuries these professionals are trained to treat. After a delicious meal made by the hospital's head chef, the group ended the day with a career panel where the medical professions taught the students about what it takes to pursue a career in their field. At the end of the day, every student went home with a stronger understanding of what the medical field is and how rewarding the career path can be.
Thanks to Estes Park Health and all of the medical professionals involved in making such an amazing day happen.
Twelve members of the Estes Park United Methodist Church crafted teddy bears to give out to the community. On Monday, February 20, the church brought 48 of these handmade stuffed animals to the emergency department at Estes Park Health (EPH) where they will be distributed to children in need of comfort during a hospital visit. Left to right are Lee Criswell, member of Estes Park United Methodist Church, Ann Lantz, Pastor of Estes Park United Methodist Church, Dr. John Meyer, Chief of Staff and Emergency Department (ED) physician and Pat Samples, Chief Nursing Officer. EPH is grateful for the many years members of this church have lovingly made these bears for members of the Estes Valley community in crisis.
while building vibrant, mineral rich soils for generations to come.
By: Nannette ChisholmThis article was first published in Estes Park News, July 26, 2019. We’ve brought it back because we believe it is even more relevant and important today.
As a gardener with the Estes Park Community Gardens, I always appreciated that our gardens are fully organic, giving us the opportunity to bring high quality food to our tables while respecting our precious environment.
However, there is another method of sustainable farming and gardening that takes organic practices a step further, called Biodynamic Farming. Biodynamic Farming aligns with the organic farming standards of eliminating chemical fertilizer and pesticides and using sustainable techniques to build soils and plant health. However, it goes a step further to include practices that honor the unseen forces of nature that affect soil and plant health, thereby creating a deeper ecolog-
ical balance on the farm.
Biodynamic methods originated in Eu rope in 1924, when farmers began notic ing a marked decline in their crop and animal health due to the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. An Austrian scientist and philosopher named Rudolph Steiner proposed a method of farming that would treat the entire farm as a self-contained biological organism. In looking at the relationships between the animals, crops, soil, farmer and the forces of nature, Steiner proposed that farms using biodynamic techniques would produce much healthier crops
The word Biodynamic was coined by combining the words biological and dynamic. The biological practices of the farm align with all the common organic farming techniques such as crop rotation, cover cropping, and using natural fertilizers and pesticides, among others. The dynamic practices, however, are what begin to differentiate biodynamic farming from organic farming. These practices take into account the natural forces that affect plant growth and development, such as planting certain crops according to the lunar phases and making special preparations that add microbial, mineral and homeopathic herbal treatments back to the compost, soil and plants. There are nine specific preparations that are made and used on a biodynamic farm, much like the homeopathic medicines humans might use to boost their health. Herbs such as yarrow, chamomile, and valerian are the basis for some, while ingredients such as quartz, cow manure, and oak bark provide the basis for others. How is all of this relevant to us as backyard or community gardeners? If
you want to dive more deeply into making your backyard garden a sustainable ecology, you might consider planting and harvesting during the optimal moon phases, or using techniques such as companion planting and crop rotation to discourage garden pests and increase soil health. You can also find local biodynamic farms to buy your plant starts and heirloom seeds from in the spring.
On the Front Range, we have a few local options. I have bought many of my plant starts from Aspen Moon Farm, a Certified Biodynamic Farm in Hygiene, CO, and these plants have proven to be extremely healthy and robust. I love how vital the plants are, and I appreciate using heirloom seeds that are saved locally. I also like supporting biodynamic farms because this approach matches my own philosophical and spiritual beliefs about how we as humans can not only rely on the land to feed us, but we can be true stewards in the process.
To learn more about the Estes Valley Community Garden, visit our website at evcg.org.
Nannette Chisholm is retired from an 18-year career as a Reiki Master, Massage Therapist and Energy Medicine Practitioner in Estes Park. She earned her Master of Science Degree in Sustainable Systems Design in 1991 and approaches all her life’s interests with a deep reverence for humanity, nature and bringing balance to the whole.
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Beginning Monday, March 6th at 10:30 am
Join us Mondays for a time of connection with fellow moms as we go through the book 5 Love Languages. Childcare will be provided!
Register with EVICS to let us know you are coming so we can have enough snacks and sitters.
Held at the EVICS Family Resource Center 1182 Graves Avenue, Unit A 970-586-3055
To Jason and his lovely companion, thank you so much for helping me when the wind blew me over in the Safeway parking lot on Monday, the 20th. Had you not been there to lift me up, I'm not sure I could have gotten up in that wind. Thank you for being the Good Samaritans that you are.
Celeste Fraser
The Estes Valley Model Railroaders will be meeting on Wednesday, March 1 from 6:00 – 7:30 at the Estes Valley Library Hondius Room. After a brief business meeting, the program for the evening will be March Madness!
This will include the membership participation in sharing any Show and Tell Railroad Items and/or sharing any Tips & Tricks for Modeling, Electronics, Track laying, Scenic solutions, Tree making, Structure building, and more! Visitors are always welcome to attend our meeting. If you have any questions on the Club, our annual Rails in the Rockies September Model Railroad Show, please contact us at railsintherockies.org.
The Beverly K. Booe Early Childhood Education Program at the Bennett building at YMCA of the Rockies is excited to announce open enrollment for toddler and preschool classes starting fall 2023.
Registration for YMCA summer day camp for all ages opens on April 6. The Early Childhood Program provides a student-centered environment equipped with outdoor opportunities and materials, enhancing each individuals curiosity, empathy and development. Programming through the Beverly K. Booe Early Childhood Education Program enriching opportunities including lifeguard-supervised preschool swim time, daily hikes and nature-based, outdoor cur-
riculum, individual child assessments and child progress updates and parentteacher communications via the Tadpoles app. The Toddler Program is available for children ages 1-3 years and the Preschool Program is available for children ages 3-5 years.
To ensure all children have access to preschool, opportunities for scholarships are available. Universal pre-k applications are now open, be sure to apply quickly to ensure a spot.
For more information, to schedule a tour or register, contact the Preschool Director, Liz Price at eprice@ymcarockies.org or call 970-586-3342 ext. 1137.
American Legion Post 119 presents Magic Dragon, a live music tribute to the hit recordings of Peter, Paul and Mary on Saturday, April 1, 7 p.m.
For many, the songs recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary evoke memories of youth and feelings of nostalgia. Estes Park now has a tribute band which encourages that nostalgic experience. Magic Dragon is a live music group designed to temporarily transport the listener back to those simpler (yet tumultuous) times. Care is taken to accurately reproduce the overall feeling and sound of the hit recordings we remember hearing on the radio.
Magic Dragon is composed of Steve Tice on upright bass and vocals, Brad Fitch (aka Cowboy Brad) on acoustic guitar and vocals, Melinda Morris on vocals and Mark Rashid on acoustic guitar.
The concert will be hosted by Estes Park’s American Legion Post 119 - open to the public and a welcoming place to spend a Saturday evening. In addition to community and family activities, Post 119 is committed to providing a support network for
veterans and their families.
Come early for heavy appetizers and Happy Hour drinks starting at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for appetizers only, $20 for the concert only, or $35 for both. Available at esteslegion.org or by calling (970) 5866118.
Some Peter, Paul and Mary Trivia
In 1961, Albert Grossman developed a plan to commercialize (and capitalize on) the politically charged folk music of the era. He scouted coffee shops and folk venues of New York City to find singers with “youthful good looks and a non-threatening demeanor.” Mr. Grossman eventually selected Noel Paul Stookey, Mary Travers and Peter Yarrow as much for their appearance as for their musicianship. The icing on the cake was the addition of music director and arranger Milt Okun, a classically trained, versatile musician who was pivotal in developing the trio’s signature three-part harmonies and overall sound.
More Peter, Paul and Mary trivia will be shared at Magic Dragon shows. esteslegion.org or (970) 586-6118
The Trail Ridge Quilters presented a check for $8,928 to the Estes Park Health Foundation on February 15, 2023. The quilters interest group is sponsored by Estes Park Newcomers Club and has operated since 1997. The current leader Donna Bryson reports, “The quilters are so proud to raise money to support our community hospital.”
The Trail Ridge Quilters meet weekly to create unique quilted items. They host multiple sales in Estes Park over the summer and fall, with all proceeds benefitting the Estes Park Health Foundation. These monies purchase equipment specifically requested by hospital departments, or go to the Foundation to pur-
chase bigger-ticket medical equipment for the hospital. This year’s donation will help provide needed items for the hospital’s EMS (ambulance), Home Health Care, and Rehabilitation departments with an additional sum will going to the Foundation for updated fluoroscopy equipment.
If you bought items last year, big or small, from the Trail Ridge Quilters, congratulations! The money you spent is helping our community hospital provide better health care to you and your neighbors with updated equipment. The Quilters hope you enjoy your beautiful quilts and thank you for your continued support.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife received 4,282 reports of sightings and conflicts with bears in 2022, which was a 16% increase from 2021, but a 1.3% decrease from the previous two years.
In 2019, CPW launched a new bear reporting system to help wildlife managers track and quantify bear activity and conflicts across the state. The data collected is used to see overall trends and identify sources of conflict on a local ized, regional and statewide level. Since its implementation in April 2019, CPW has recorded 18,351 reports of sightings and conflicts with bears, of which nearly onethird are traced back to bears getting into trash.
The data from the annual bear cycle informs CPW’s wildlife managers where bears are at and what they are up to, help ing CPW identify sources of conflict and make educated management decisions. If you see a bear causing trouble in an urban area, call CPW to report it.
In 2022, Gov. Jared Polis signed HB 211326 with the goal of reducing humanbear conflicts. This bill provides funding for the Colorado Department of Natural Resources and CPW, including $1 million for native species conservation, to be distributed to local communities.
“We need help from local communities to develop strategies to secure garbage and other attractants across bear habitat,” said Kristin Cannon, deputy regional manager for CPW's Northeast Region. “Ultimately, it will also require individuals to take some responsibility and follow proper guidelines on living appropriately with bears to protect them.”
Recapping bear reports from 2022
Bears attempting to access trash continues to be the leading cause of conflict. Other constant sources of conflict include birdfeeders, livestock, bears accessing open garages and other human-originated items that are left unsecured. These conflicts could all easily be reduced if the public takes some simple steps around their homes and properties to prevent bears from accessing them.
Drought conditions and other factors that may influence the availability of natural food crops for bears varies across the state, as does the behavior of people when it relates to human-bear interactions. Those all play a role in the bear activity that we see annually.
On the eastern side of the state, conflicts were relatively low despite a spring freeze that had CPW officials worried the wild berry and nut crop might be impacted. Fortunately, freezing temperatures were followed by a good amount of
moisture, leading to plenty of natural forage for bears east of the Continental Divide. Compared to 2020 and 2021, CPW’s Southeast Region saw an 18% -
safety concerns or before that animal's behavior escalates to a dangerous level which may require euthanization. In the last four years, CPW has relocated 272 bears from sites of conflict, but wildlife officers stress relocation is not a fix-all solution.
Below is the number of bears euthanized and relocated annually by CPW. The euthanization numbers released in prior years have been updated from what has been previously reported, as internal auditing each spring quantifies all sources of bear mortality in Colorado.
2022: 94 euthanized, 59 relocated
2021: 66 euthanized, 51 relocated
2020: 158 euthanized, 118 relocated
2019: 101 euthanized, 44 relocated
2018: 79 euthanized, 24 relocated
2017: 190 euthanized, 109 relocated
them free of food odors: ammonia is effective.
Keep garage doors closed, Do not leave pet food or stock feed outside.
Use a bear-resistant trash can or dumpster.
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.
Don’t allow bears to become comfortable around your house. If you see one, haze it by yelling at it, throwing things at it and making loud noises to scare it off.
Secure compost piles. Bears are attracted to the scent of rotting food.
Clean the grill after each use, clean-up thoroughly after cookouts.
If you have fruit trees, don't allow the fruit to rot on the ground.
Talk to your neighbors and kids about being Bear Aware.
Cars, traveling and campsites: Lock your doors when you’re away from home and at night.
east Region saw a 6% decrease.
Colorado’s West Slope, especially CPW’s Northwest Region, was less fortunate. The late freeze held in that side of the state, leading to a food failure in most areas with natural berry and acorn crops being almost nonexistent. Compared to 2020 and 2021, CPW’s Southwest Region saw a 3% decrease in bear
Keep the bottom floor windows of your house closed when you're not at home.
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.
Keep a clean camp, whether you’re in a campground or in the backcountry.
When camping in the backcountry, hang food 100 feet or more from the campsite; don’t bring any food into your tent.
reports, but the Northwest Region, where much of the region was in severe drought, saw an increase of 9%.
Report bear sightings and conflicts to CPW
One concern CPW is aware of from the public is a reluctance to report bear activity over a belief it will lead to the bear being put down. Data shows that of the 18,351 reports wildlife managers have received on bears in the last four years, only 2.3% led to euthanization.
When CPW is made aware, especially when conflicts first begin, wildlife officers can educate the community, make site visits to homes to help them secure attractants and can haze bears in an attempt to reinforce their natural fear of humans. In some circumstances, wildlife officers can attempt to relocate bears out of conflict areas to alleviate
2016: 66 euthanized, 16 relocated
2015: 115 euthanized, 40 relocated
Wildlife managers estimate that Colorado has between 17,000 - 20,000 bears and the population is stable and growing. The black bear is the only species of bear in the state, however these bruins can be brown, blond, cinnamon and black in color.
Become Bear Aware
Colorado Parks and Wildlife offers a reminder that by taking some simple precautions, you can avoid human/wildlife conflicts and help to keep bears wild.
Bear-proofing your home:
Keep garbage in a well-secured location. Only put out garbage on the morning of pickup.
Clean garbage cans regularly to keep
Cook food well away from your tent; wash dishes thoroughly.
Protecting your chickens, bees, livestock:
Keep chickens, bees and livestock in a fully covered enclosure, especially at night.
Construct electric fencing when possible.
Don’t store livestock feed outside.
Keep enclosures clean to minimize animal odors.
Hang rags soaked in ammonia and/or Pine-Sol around the enclosure as a scent deterrent.
Mondays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Fridays & Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sundays, 1-5 p.m.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
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Love Your Local Authors Festival
Saturday, February 25, 1-4 p.m., Fireside Theater
The Love Your Local Authors Festival is back for its sixth year! Interact with local authors as they showcase their work.
The House of Eve:
Author Talk with Sadeqa Johnson
Tuesday, February 28, 2-3 p.m., online
Hear from the highly acclaimed author of Yellow Wife, Sadeqa Johnson, about her new novel, The House of Eve. Presented with the Library Speakers Consortium.
Book Club for Mortals: Smoke Gets
In Your Eyes & Other Lessons From The Crematory
Thursday, March 9, 10-11:30 a.m., Wasson Room & online
Back by popular demand, this book club about end-of-life issues and our shared mortality begins with the best-selling memoir of mortician Caitlin Doughty.
ALL AGES
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Young Chautauqua Club
Tuesdays through April 4, 3:455:30 p.m., Hondius Room
Research the life, words, and mannerisms of a historical character, culminating in a live, costumed performance. All ages welcome.
Build a Birdhouse
Saturday, February 25, 2:30-4 p.m., Makerspace
Welcome a new neighbor this spring! Craft and paint a birdhouse from an easy-to-assemble wooden kit.
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AARP Tax-Aide
Appointments available through April 14, Wasson Room
Volunteers will provide free tax return services at the Estes Valley Library. Schedule your appointment at estesvalleylibrary.org or by calling 970-5868116.
Safe & Efficient Use of Your Wood Burning Appliance
Friday, February 24, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hondius Room
Learn about best practices for safe and efficient indoor wood burning in this seminar about the EPA Burn Wise Program. Presented in collaboration with the Estes Valley Fire Protection District and the Town of Estes Park.
Film Screening: Won’t You Be My Neighbor
Friday, February 24, 2-3:30 p.m., Hondius Room
Enjoy a free showing of Won’t You Be My Neighbor, a documentary examining the life and legacy of Fred Rogers.
TEENS & KIDS
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Book vs. Movie Club: A Dog’s Purpose
Saturday, February 25, 12:30-2:45 p.m., Hondius Room
Monthly meeting for tweens and teens who would like to recommend ideas for library programming, future teen space design, and collection purchases for their age group.
Makerspace Crafternoon: Crochet a Bee
Saturday, March 4, 2-3:30 p.m., Makerspace
Bzz! Get into the spring spirit by crocheting a tiny bee.
Solder a Spinning Top Thursday, March 9, 5-6 p.m., Makerspace Learn how to solder, then take home your own
Saturday, February 25, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
For ages 15 and up. Sign up at estesvalleylibrary.org.
Open Crafts: Play with Clay
Friday, March 3, 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m., Makerspace
Get your hands dirty and create a vessel or figure out of clay! Drop in any time during the library’s open hours.
Learn the Laser Cutter
Saturday, March 4, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
For ages 15 and up. Sign up at estesvalleylibrary.org.
Open Crafts: Unfinished Objects
Sunday, March 5, 1-4:45 p.m., Makerspace
Check an item or two off of your to-do list: use the tools and supplies in the Makerspace to sew a button on a shirt, mend a tear, glue pottery back together, or whatever else you’ve been meaning to wrap up.
Open Crafts: Scrapbooking
Monday, March 6, 10 a.m.-7:45 p.m., Makerspace
Use our scrapbooking supplies and books to catalog your memories. Bring your own photos and memorabilia!
Open Crafts: Button Maker
Tuesday, March 7, 10 a.m.-7:45 p.m., Makerspace
Need a new button for your backpack or jacket, or for your campaign for President? Stop by the Makerspace and try out our button maker. All supplies provided.
Open Crafts: Cameo Silhouette & Heat Press
Wednesday, March 8, 10 a.m.-7:45 p.m., Makerspace
Personalize your own tote bag or zippered pouch with the Silhouette Cameo, heat press, and heat transfer vinyl.
Open Crafts: Cricut & Handmade Cards
Friday, March 10, 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m., Makerspace
Book or movie—which did you like best? We’ll discuss the book, then watch the movie adaptation. Pizza and drinks provided.
Robotics & Tech: Build a Lego Neighborhood
Tuesday, February 28, 5-6 p.m., Wasson Room
Get creative and test your architecture skills: use Legos to construct an entire neighborhood.
Artwork Wednesday: Candle Making
Wednesday, March 1, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Makerspace
Experiment with different art mediums and styles as you craft your own candles.
Teen Advisory Council
Thursday, March 2, 6-7 p.m., Hondius Room
spinning top. For ages 10 & up.
KIDS & FAMILIES
Library Storytimes
Baby Storytime: Thurs., Fri., & Sat. at 10 a.m.
Preschoolers: Thurs., Fri., & Sat. at 10:30 a.m.
Read to Therapy Dog “Annie”: Wed., March 1 at 6 p.m.
Read to Therapy Dog “Bo”: Tues., March 7 at 10 a.m.
Pajama Storytime with Nancy Bell: Wed., March 8 at 6 p.m.
Storybook Explorers: Sat., March 11 at 11:15 a.m. MAKER-MARCH Learn
Use the Cricut cutter and embosser, paper puncher, edging scissors, and more to make custom cards and restock your stationery supply.
Free Legal Self-Help Clinic
Wednesday, March 8, 2-5 p.m.
One-on-one legal advice for library patrons who do not have a personal attorney. Appointments are necessary and can be scheduled by calling 970-5868116. More information at estesvalleylibrary.org/legalclinic.
Cliffhanger Used Books
Cliffhanger Used Books, located next to the post office, is operated by the Friends of the Library Foundation, offering gently-used books, movies, and music at discount prices. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
In the Bible, David, at a low point in his life, cried out: “Look to my right and see; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life.”
As we look around us, anguished cries are being heard on every hand. We hear it from the 17.7 million needing humanitarian assistance in the Ukraine following the unending onslaught of Russian attacks. We hear it from the 13 million people in Turkey needing housing, medical, psychological and other help in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that has taken the lives of upward of 41,000 residents there.
As we are hearing reports of these massive tragedies, we are bombarded with those much smaller cries that fall on our ears. Single or small groups of individuals who have been discriminated against or mistreated by others, who cry out for ‘justice’, ‘reparations’, ‘fundraisers’, and the like, to make their pain go away. And, in addition to those needs of human beings, we have the pleas for abandoned dogs and cats and horses and ??? My purpose is not to focus on the rightness or wrongness of any of these needs…society and consciences will do that, I just want to note with each of us the magnitude of those needs around us and what we can and should do in light of them.
In each case, regardless of the amount of attention and help that is received, there is often the feeling, like that of David, “No one cares for my life!” I knew a couple in Longmont years ago, who wrestled with this sense of ‘abandonment’. They had a chronically-ill son for whom they were constantly seeking help from their friends, their church…everyone who would listen to their sad story. When people did not have ‘their need’ on the top of their list…they would cry David’s cry, “No one cares!!!” During that time I took our membership list and analyzed each of the 125 family units. Of those families I found that, all but three, had: a serious health concern, a concerning job situation, a serious family relationship struggle, or serious financial struggle, they were dealing with. One day when the man met me on the street and began his ‘no one cares’ grievance, I happened to have the list of our membership (unnamed) families’ challenges in my pocket. I, unsympathetically, handed it to him and said: “Read this!” Haltingly, he said, “I didn’t know.” I continued, “And that’s why all can’t be there just for your family!” He not only quit complaining, he began to reach out to others to help in their plights. We need to evaluate ‘our’ needs in light of all the other needs in our world and prioritize them, when we disseminate our help.
But my main thought as I considered writing this was, “what happens when our ‘caring ability’ runs out?” As I field requests from cancer hospitals, children homes, earthquake and war sites, First Nation reservations, and racial-injustice needs, how do I deal with the magnitude of such? We are overwhelmed, aren’t we? And with that, there are feelings that we wrestle with. We often feel ‘massive guilt’ if we don’t rally to ‘that’ cause. Jesus said of one woman, “She did what she could!” We need to evaluate what we ‘can’ do…and do it, and not feel guilty about what we cannot do....despite, sometimes often, efforts of program supporters, to make us experience such.
We also need to avoid the temptation to rationalize away our responsibility. I’ve heard people say, flippantly, “Well, Jesus said, ‘the poor you will have with you always’”, using that as a reason not to help the man or woman holding a ‘Please help’ sign on the corner, as if that meant ‘since we can’t meet all the needs, we don’t have to meet any.’
Jesus had much more to say that can help us. He said, “He that is faithful in little, will be faithful in much and he that is unfaithful in little will be unfaithful in much.” He also said, “When people hear ‘I am hungry, thirsty, need clothes, and have other needs’ and ignore those needs, we are failing to minister to Christ Himself…and such selfish and unfaithful stewards of what God has blessed us with, may experience a dire end: “These will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” (Matthew 25:46) John, God’s Apostle of love, wrote: “Whoever has this world’s goods and sees his brother’s need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God dwell in him?” (I John 3:17)
Most of us have been truly blessed…let’s be faithful, doing what we can. Bob
Nothing is more exciting for your local nerdy librarians than cold, hard facts and stats. Data drives what we do.
In 2022, to attain up-to-date patron input to inform a new strategic plan, we conducted a Community Needs Assessment (CNA). You may remember from previous columns that a CNA is a multi-faceted, community-wide survey that gathers opinions, assumptions, needs, key issues, and assets. The purpose of the CNA is to inform the library about how to increase our value to you, the taxpayers of the Estes Valley.
Between August and October of 2022, we collected data via electronic and paper surveys, focus groups, and phone interviews. We learned quite a bit, including “anecdata, ” qualitative data collected from open-ended questions.
All collection points occurred in both English and Spanish. Over 600 folks shared their thoughts with us – a statistically relevant response rate and well above the goal. Our CNA consultant, Aaron Schonhoff of Schonhoff Evaluation & Analytics, used descriptive statistics and a series of analyses to examine the responses.
And now, the results are in! Five main recommendations emerged: 1) Explore options for overcoming the challenges related to library access, including parking, seasonal crowds, and downtown traffic. 2) Find ways to educate the community on all the library offers. 3) Streamline website navigation and event registration. 4) Offer programs targeting adults. 5) Offer programs at times more conducive to participation by target audiences. These five suggestions
are now concrete goals in our 2023 Operating Plan, and will be critical to understand as part of our long-term strategic planning process.
So how does this translate to action?
We are working to improve your experience when accessing the library. Many folks are unaware of programs and services we host, so we are finding additional ways to inform you. As I write, our website is getting a facelift so that it’s easier to browse and find what you’re looking for (including program registration). We’re evaluating hours of operation and programs outside weekday and daytime hours, when patrons might find us more accessible.
Importantly, you also shared that overall, we are doing a great job: “This library does more than could be expected of any library anywhere, ” said one respondent. While we’re always striving to improve and better meet your needs, we appreciate your positive feedback.
Because of your participation, the library has tangible direction to not only inform our upcoming Strategic Plan, but to create immediate responses or shifts in how we offer services to you. You’ll see these reflected in the months to come.
In the meantime, take a look at the full executive summary available on our website: estesvalleylibrary.org/cna.
Let us know if you have questions or additional insights about the CNA results and recommendations. I’d love to hear from you; please email your thoughts to me at cperrault@estesvalleylibrary.org.
Every dog has work to do. Every dog has a purpose. When Bailey meets eightyear-old Ethan, he quickly figures out his purpose: to play with the boy, to explore the farm during summers, and to clean the boy’s dishes by licking them when Mom isn’t watching. But Bailey soon learns that life isn’t always so simple – sometimes bad things happen – and there can be no greater purpose than to protect and be with the boy he loves.
Bailey’s Story, written by W. Bruce Cameron, and A Dog’s Purpose, the film adaptation, are the features of this month’s “Book vs. Movie Club” at the Estes Valley Library. Kids and teens are invited to discuss the book, then watch
the 2017 film version on the big screen. Attendees are encouraged to compare and contrast the two, and share insights with each other.
The program takes place in the Hondius Room at the library on Saturday, February 25 starting at 12:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend, even if you haven’t read the book. Complimentary pizza and drinks will be provided. The movie A Dog’s Purpose is rated PG. “Book vs. Movie Club” is a monthly young adult program exploring popular books and movies of the same name, and is hosted on the last Saturday of each month. Sign up and learn more about library programs at estesvalleylibrary.org.
WHEN ‘CARING’ RUNS OUT…
Estes Park resident and perennial volunteer, Roger Essman is celebrating his 90th birthday in March. You may have met him building sets for community theater, or in the library, the museum, in RMNP, or the Visitor Center, or he may have sold you insurance.
If you’d like to send a card to Roger acknowledging this milestone birthday, his address is 559 Grand Estates Drive, Estes Park, CO, 80517.
Feb 27 – Mar 3
Monday, Feb 27 Hot Turkey Sandwich w/ Mashed Potatoes, gravy & vegetable
Tuesday, Feb 28 BBQ Platter – Pulled Pork & Beef Brisket w/ corn bread & coleslaw
Wed., Mar 1 Bacon, Egg (1 over-medium) Cheddar Burger w/ 3-Bean Salad
Thursday, Mar 2 Baked Mac ‘n Cheese w/ Chicken & Mixed Vegetables, garlic bread & side salad
Friday, Mar 3 Trout (4 oz) w/ Baked Potato & soup of the day
Mar 6 – 10
Monday, Mar 6 Hot Roast Beef Sandwich w/ Mashed Potatoes, gravy & vegetables
Tuesday, Mar 7 Chicken Piccata w/ Pasta, garlic bread & side salad
Wed., Mar 8 Ham (topped w/ pineapple) w/ Sweet Potato & vegetables
Thursday, Mar 9 Grilled Chicken Sandwich (topped w/ mushrooms, swiss cheese & bacon) w/ Pasta Salad
Friday, Mar 10 Tilapia (4 oz) w/ Homemade Chips & soup of the day
Meals are $7 for current 2023 EP Senior Citizens Center members and are by reservation only. (Or 3 meals for $20; use pre-paid meal tickets.) Exact cash or check payment required. Reservations must be made by 1:00 PM at least one business day in advance. Note, if you want to reserve a meal for Monday, Feb 27th, you need to call before 1:00 PM on Friday, Feb 24th. For reservations call 970-581-2195 and leave a detailed message. Pre-paid meal tickets and membership forms are available at the Estes Park Senior Citizens Center located at 1760 Olympian Lane.
The Center is OPEN (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 10-1; Tuesday 10-2) TriFit (MWF 10:30-11:15); Yoga (TT 10:15-11:15); Mahjong (Tuesdays 10 – 2)
Live Music TBA (1st, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays @ noon); Presentation (3rd Tuesday @ noon)
Two Bridge Groups: 1st, 3rd, & 5th Wed. of the month & Every Thursday 12:30 - 4 PM
Reserved Meals-to-Go delivered to your vehicle or EAT at the Senior Citizens Center Check out our website: estesparkseniors.org or call for the latest information
Congratulations to Mateo Eggen Huerta, the Estes Park High School Student of the Week for February 24, 2023.
Mateo is the son of Sandra Huerta and Thad Eggen.
At EPHS, Mateo participates in soccer, track and marching band. He’s been able to start in varsity soccer all three years and is now the team captain, as a junior.
Outside of school he loves to fly fish, ski, snowboard, mountain bike and hike and be outdoors in general. He is an only child and works for his parents at the Twin Owls Steak House and Taharaa Mountain Lodge. At work, he does anything they need, which could range from snow removal, to fixing doors, or planting flowers, spreading seed, to bussing or food running, even dishwashing.”
When asked a place he’d love to
On Saturday, February 11, something remarkable took place at the Veterans' Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton.
In a year when the long-time successful Estes Park HS Swim and Dive Program nearly disappeared from existence due to overwhelming external and internal stresses, three members of the Girls' HS Diving Team qualified to compete in the 3A State Championships at VMAC and all prevailed in individual efforts.
Three year State HS Diving Finalist Sadie Morgan, added a fourth State Finals to her record with her best ever performance placing 4th in State and becoming the most successful female diver representing Estes Park in 21 years. Highlights of her performance this year were the two dives she performed that received scores of 9. Sadie will be graduating this coming May.
Sophomores, Madison Fraley and Bella
Capo, both competed in their first full State Meet ever with Maddie placing 11th overall and Bella finishing 21st in
the semi-finals. Maddie maintained a very strong performance through-out the entire meet by holding strong in the top 12 thru all 11 dives.
What made this meet so successful and memorable was the continuous support the divers received throughout the season from their families, friends, teachers, former coaches, new AD Nolan Oberg, New Swim Coach, Alexis Johnson and Veteran Diving Coach, Bill Kanter.
visit he said, “I’d love to visit Yosemite National Park or ski in Japan. Growing up I’ve heard about, and watched movies about the massive granite walls in Yosemite not to mention the ski films I’ve watched growing up at the Mountain Shop, of the deep pow in Japan.”
His favorite quote is, “It’s not about stomping the trick, it’s about learning how to fall” by some college skier at Eldora. He said, “This quote stuck with me because, I’ve been able to apply this to not only skiing, but life as well. Learning how to deal with the stuff thrown at you, and also any failed attempts.”
The best piece of advice he’s ever received is to never take anything for granted, always be thankful and to love one another.
After high school, Mateo plans to attend college, either in state or in Montana and after that go into wildland firefighting.
The Peak to Peak Concert Series spotlights musicians living in the Estes Valley. The Student Recitals concert on Saturday, March 4th features students of music teachers Melinda Workman, Denise Stookesberry and Annaka Hogelin. Students of many age groups and ability levels from beginner through advanced will be represented. The concert will be held at 2 p.m. at Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church, 2000 Ptarmigan Trail Drive. A reception follows the concert to meet and greet the musicians.
This year’s performers are: Ariel Kosch (piano), Geneva Thomas (piano), Grace Aldrich (flute), Henry Thomas (piano), Hera Wharton (piano), Lucy Franklin (piano),
Samuel Franklin (piano and recorder), Zelie Franklin (piano), Natalie Workman (piano), Samantha Workman (piano and voice), Aspyn Hartzog (piano), Hadley Hartzog (piano), Amelia Watry (flute), Brooklyn Florence (voice), Ruth Mutschler, (voice), Aracely Thomas (voice), Grace Thamert (voice), Linnea Schmitt (piano), Casey Schmitt (piano) and Luna Youtz (piano). Please join us to enjoy an afternoon concert and support these fine musicians!
The Peak to Peak Concert Series is sponsoring two additional concerts in March. Mark your calendars now! On March 11th, 2 p.m., the Local Vocals will perform musical selections from classical, musical theater, and popular styles. The Local Vocals choir is composed of talented singers from Estes Valley. There will be something for everyone at this concert! On Saturday, March 18th, 2 p.m., concert pianist John Wolf will perform piano solos and, together with Robert Howard, a flute/piano concerto composed by Director Howard.
The Peak to Peak Concert series is sponsored by the Oratorio Society. Concerts are free, but donations are encouraged.
Handsome Maverick is a neutered shepherd mix who is one year old and weighs 50 pounds. Maverick’s foster family says he loves other dogs and is the best boy.
Beautiful Triste is about nine months old and is a friendly, playful, outgoing girl. She seems to do okay with dogs but will likely need a slower introduction with kitty friends.
Please call (970) 286-1652 if you’d like to meet either of these special pets.
All pets are offered through the Pet Association of Estes Park, a non-profit organization that is your local humane society. You can make a tax-deductible donation to the Pet Association by sending your check to P.O. Box 4342, Estes Park, CO 80517.
standards in all vocations, and help build peace in the world. Rotary is dedicated to promoting truth, enhancing good will and friendships, and being beneficial and fair to all concerned.
The Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary (EVSR) invites proposals from charitable organizations in the Estes Valley for grants to support programs and projects (programs) to benefit the Estes Valley community.
Rotary is a service organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide. Rotarians provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical
Nearly 1.2 million men and women belong to over 31,000 Rotary clubs in over 160 countries. Membership is by invitation and reflects a cross section of each community. The Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary Club is dedicated to supporting the Estes Valley community.
To apply for funding, complete and submit the grant application at bit.ly/3xLATHI no later than March 31, 2023.
For more information please email estessunriserotary@gmail.com.
$750,000
Javier Gomez Broker estesparkproperties@gmail.com 970 213-8692
Maria Gomez Broker maria@estesparkproperties.realestate 970 213-9479
We celebrated several milestones during 2022 with one of them being a newer building with more space to expand services to our neighbors. I am sitting in my new office as I write—it has a large window that gives me an expansive view from Lumpy Ridge to Longs Peak. I love it!
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Fabulous established floral business in Estes Park in operation for 15 years. Custom wedding and funeral arrangements, fresh cut bouquets, and the most adorable live plants around! The Fairy Gardens are so special and unique. Located in one of the most desirable wedding and travel destinations in Colorado, this bright, cheery and creative shop can be yours. A wonderful book of business, rental supplies, and history in the community that would be a wonderful investment for you. Only 200k, plus inventory. Great location and a calendar full of events already! Showings by appointment only. Call listing office for details. Looking
We currently have openings for residential, commercial and investment brokers. Competitive commission splits in a relaxed office environment. Contact us today!
We made the actual move on October 10th and it wasn’t long before we began utilizing the entire space. Much of the work has been organized to make good use of every inch of the building while other work has grown organically to meet the needs of our community. It’s amazing to think that what we envisioned almost four years ago has become a reality. It took a lot of people working together to bring this vision to life. Our work is often like this—we talk with neighbors and we dream together about what’s next. We think of new ways to move forward in a positive direction and then take on the hard part of working slowly, methodically and at times quietly as we wait for everything to come together.
Our vision for 2023 is pretty expansive and just as steep as the mountains that surround us. We’re in a season of growth and development that will take us to new heights in the way we serve our neighbors. We’re excited about the journey ahead! We would love to have you join us, so let me know how you’d like to get
By: Larry Strong• Spacious Mountain Retreat
3,055 sq. ft., 1.03 acres
• Hike out your back door up Prospect Mountain to the ‘Thumb’
• 4 separate entertainment areas, plus a hot tub room, 4 beds/3 baths
• Turn-key, just bring your clothes
involved.
Just last week we had several people come together to gather home furnishings for the family in transition. Thank you! We still don’t have a vehicle for the other single lady, so if you were waiting to see if someone else was going to step up—here’s your chance to gift someone a good used vehicle. A few days ago I was sitting in Ed’s Cantina with a group of staff members and supporters of Crossroads. It was a great time eating, drinking and sharing life together. I was impressed with one of our families who intentionally invited another family to join them which turned out to be an incredible experience of building relationships while supporting the work of Crossroads. We are grateful for the 7% proceeds that will be coming to Crossroads in the next few days. The great thing about our town is that the philanthropic spirit is alive and well. You might not know this, but Claire’s has committed to doing something very similar to Ed’s in supporting five nonprofits with 20% of their sales every Tuesday from January 10 through March 7. Crossroads is one of their five charities of choice and we are very appreciative of their generosity. Thanks Claire and Ryan! I know many of us like to sample the delicious food being cooked in our town so I just wanted you to know where to go for some of the best food. Have a wonderful week!
“Oh Lord it’s hard to be humble when you’re perfect in every way. I can’t wait to look in the mirror ‘cause I get better lookin’ each day. Oh Lord, it’s hard to be humble but I’m doin’ the best that I can.”
This song written by Mac Davis became an international hit in 1980 and while it was written and performed with a “tongue in cheek” mindset there is a ring of truth in it. Maybe not the “better lookin’ each day” line, but “it’s hard to be humble” part.
I’ve had the distinct priv ilege of meeting and working with outstanding leaders. I’ve also had the op portunity to work with people in position of leadership who struggled with thinking they were “perfect in every way.” There is a big difference between a great leader and a “positional” leader. Being a good leader doesn’t happen by default. And staying large by being small is the key.
folks allowing their ego to get in the way of their intelligence. That friends, is the kiss of death to anybody in leadership.
God’s Word says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
“For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” “He (God) must increase, but I must decrease.” Now that is living large by being small! We will never run out of material to focus on at Men on Fire. We could spend the next five years literally, focused on humility—staying small and living large—striving to be comfortable with who we are and secure in our own skin. Good news is, there lot more material to cover besides staying humble. Being a better man, husband, brother, father, employer and leader takes more than just humility but it’s a good place to start.
Making dreams come true for over 20 years!
In my corporate life, I never wanted to be the smartest guy in the room. If I ever felt like I was the smartest guy in the room I knew I was in trouble because I’m not that smart. It was easier for me to get into college than out. More important, I never wanted to develop a mindset that I was always the smartest guy in the room. That is the definition of being small and pretending to be large. I have seen many train wrecks resulting from
An absolute great place to start your Saturday is with us at Men on Fire. We’re a diverse group of men from various life and faith journeys who gather for “Breakfast with a Purpose” every Saturday at the American Legion, 8:00 a.m. here in Estes Park. Regardless of where you’re at in your faith walk you will be welcomed, accepted and encouraged. Pretty sure you won’t find anybody struggling with “being perfect in every way.” Join us. There’s a seat a table for ya’.
Girl Scout Cookies are going....going.....gone. March 12 is the last day to buy Girl Scout Cookies this season. Thank you so much to all that have already supported Estes Park Girl Scouts by buying cookies this season. Starting February 27th, direct shipping will open and it will be your chance to try our new cookie, Raspberry Rally! This delicious raspberry infused cookie is a sister to our Thin Mint. Raspberry filling is surrounded by a chocolate coating that is bound to become a new favorite! This cookie is only available online starting February 27th. If you don't know a Girl Scout, you can find us at one of our numerous cookie booths. Please go to www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/en/cookies/find-cookies.html. There you will find a list of all our booths including our Safeway booths coming up February 26March 12.
If you have already bought your cookies for the season, please consider buying and donating cookies to our local Hometown Heroes! The Daisy's have picked the "rescuers" as their hometown
hero, our local search and rescue teams. The Brownie/Junior troop has picked our First Responders. The Cadette Troop has picked our snowplow drivers. The Senior Troop has picked our Power and Water Utility workers. Thank you for helping us support and show appreciation for our Hometown Heroes!
Our Girl Scouts use funds from selling cookies for all of our amazing adventures! We earn badges which teach us everything from STEM concepts, to baking, to outdoor education, and much more. This year our Brownie/Junior troop is using funds to go to the Great Wolf Lodge, and the Cadette Troop is going to travel by train to the Great Lakes and do an overnight adventure at the Cave of the Winds. These funds also help troops do community service, and earn their Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards. Girls that are a part of the Girl Scout Cookie program learn business concepts like accounting, customer service, inventory management, marketing, and overall entrepreneurship. Thank you for helping our girls learn these important lifelong skills!
Ladder to the Light by The Rt. Rev.
Steven Charleston
Begins on February 26th at 10:30 a.m.
Please join The Rev. Peter Munson at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church (880 MacGregor Avenue) for a discussion of the book
Ladder to the Light, by The Rt. Rev. Steven Charleston. The class will meet in-person from 10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m. on the following Sundays: February 26th, March 12th,
March 19th, March 26th, and April 2nd (no class on March 5th). It is also possible to join the class via Zoom, but you will need to join the meeting live. The church office will send out a recurring Zoom invitation to participants by February 24th.
Steven Charleston is the former Episcopal Bishop of Alaska, served as President and Dean of the Episcopal Divinity
School, and is a member of the Choctaw Nation. “My purpose here is to lift up the kiva as a metaphor for our contemporary spiritual situation… It is a symbol of our shared future. It tells us that if we are in a time of darkness, we need not be afraid of it, because it is only the beginning for us… The kiva tells us that we have been through this process of birth and rebirth more than once.”
(From the Introduction, p. 3)
If you would like to register for the class, please contact the church office at 970-5864504 / office@stbartsepiscopalchurch.org (email is the best way to contact the church office).
You will also need to purchase your own copy of the book, which is available on Amazon for $12.99. Rev. Munson plans on discussing the Introduction and Chapter 1 on February 26th. Please let the church office know if you need assistance with purchasing the book or if you have any questions. We hope you will be able to join us!
To The Editor:
Estes Park residents, and especially the Estes Park School District (EPSD) Board of Trustees, must be leery of strangers with promises of a better education for the town’s public-school students. The Loveland Charter School-Estes Valley (LCS-EV) is nothing more than a Trojan Horse that could very well cause irreparable damage to the school district and the town.
A committee of the EPSD, the District Advisory and Accountability Committee (DAAC), was charged with reviewing the LCS-EV charter application and report what the committee deemed as strengths, concerns, and questions to the EPSD Trustees. The report is also available for public review.
Apparently, the committee was not obligated to provide the school board with a recommendation as to approve or not approve the LCS-EV application, and it chose not to do so.
However, after reading the committee’s 18-page report it is clear that the EPSD Board of Trustees should not approve the application. The report is laced with concerns and questions regarding the LCS-EV’s ability to meet the needs of Estes Park students. Listed below are just a few areas of concern that begs the question, does Estes Park really need this?
Even under the heading “Strengths” the report states that Loveland Charter School’s policies are “basically compliant with state and federal laws,” that the “application has a general understanding of special education services,” and the policies “show a general understanding of discipline procedures of special education students.” Basically compliant, and general understanding does not give one a sense of confidence that the LCS-EV is
up to the task of providing a quality educational experience.
Meeting the needs of English Language Learners (ELL) and Special Education (SpEd)students is a serious issue. The report states that LCS-EV “does not convey a sense of inclusion by these students and families.” It further states that “EPSD will provide for ELL and SpEd and other special population services.”
The EPSD will also take a financial hit with each student who leaves for LCSEV. According to EPSD Superintendent Ruby Bode, declining enrollment would not only result in a loss of funding but could also result in staff reductions and possibly supplemental enrichment programs or extra-curricular activities.
Estes Park voters get to elect their local school board members and hold those members accountable for how they govern the district. You do not have that choice with the LCS-EV whose board members are not elected by the public but are appointed. The EPSD will meet on February 27th and will vote to either approve or not to approve the LCS-EV charter application. Please contact your school board of trustees and let them know if you want that charter school in your town and let them know how you will be voting in the next school board election.
Very few institutions serve as a lifeline to a community like the local school. The LCS-EV has the potential to sever that lifeline.
Please take a few minutes to read the District Advisory and Accountability Report at www.estesschools.org/cms/lib/co019007 28/centricity/domain/363/daac%20lcsev%20boe%20report.pdf.
Ken Zornes
On Friday, February 18, the Art Center was honored to unveiled 63 masks made by community members aged 5 to 75+. It was a wonderful afternoon! Many people came to view the ornate, colorful, creative, clever, inspiring, frightening, and cute “Second Faces.” We had 17 masks made by students aged 5-11 and another six masks were made by students aged 16 to 18. The other 46 masks were made by adults of all ages.
All the masks whether made by a student or adult came with a story and fascinated us all with their “creative illusions.”
Your need to come and see for yourself the amazing mask art that was created. The Art Center is open Friday-Monday from 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. All the masks
are for sale. The Art Center plans to make this annual event. We have heard that artists are already planning new masks for next year.
Our prize winners for “Excellence in Creativity” by students are:
“Hot Lava”-Joel Hauptman, age 6
“Sparkling Flame”-Sparkle Rasmusson, age 7
“Fire Dragon”-Jacob Watkins, age 10
Our Young Adult and Adult prize winners are:
“Hooo Dat”-Peggy Beck
“Butterfly Kisses”-Donna Rose (two artists)
“Painters of the Sunrise”-Theresa Goff
“Shaman”-Elizabeth Soriano Tamagni
“Whoo’s Yer Mama? ”-Ra Dean Mynatt
The Estes Park Schools has developed such an excellent experiential learning program that other schools come here to study what we are doing. It is impressive that children as young as first grade are learning an appreciation of knowledge and why it is important. “1st Grade students are learning about children in other regions of the world, how they travel to school, and the unique landscapes they encounter. Our students will create footwear that meets the needs of those students by utilizing the Design Thinking process and their knowledge of animal adaptations to their environments. We have partnered with Merrell who will educate students on design and take final student designs to create professional renderings. We will cap our project with a community wide shoe donation drive with Souls for Soles.” (Taylor Bodin)
At the other end of the elementary spectrum is the 5th grade level. Katherine Dumont says, “To support Social Studies standards and the school district’s Global Outcomes of Communication, Collaboration, Problem Solving, and Creativity, 5th grade students at EPES create their own businesses for 5th grade Market Day. They may sell a product or a service, either alone or with business partners. Their first Market Day was in the fall, and there will be another in the spring--this allows the students to make improvements and changes to their businesses. Each of the three 5th grade classes uses a different type of currency, so the students also learn to negotiate a currency exchange. Fifth graders are also designing, making, and testing ‘Pasta Rovers’ as part of their space unit in Science. The challenge is to build a vehicle that includes pretend data-gathering equipment and can travel down a one-meter ramp and one meter further using only gravitational force. Students have to work within a budget for their pasta supplies, so they are applying their math skills in addition to being engineers.”
Over the years, there have been some fascinating entrepreneurial endeavors at the Middle School and they are very active in Junior Election. This year, Anastasia Sunday’s Social Studies classes are very active, “My 6th graders participated in the ‘Water 22’ which is a year long celebration of Colorado water dedicated to the idea that ‘it all starts here’. It's about Coloradans from all around our state recognizing the value of water. Jared Polis and the foundation had a contest where students could write and create a project showcasing a special place of water that they wanted to protect in Colorado and then share its connection to the watershed and Colorado as a whole. I had a student selected as one of the top students who has been invited to the capital and he gets to showcase his writing and drawing.”
“My 7th graders are ‘telling the untold story of Estes Park’ as a photojournalist. The students have made phone calls, emails, and have interviewed many people in the community about the story of Estes Park. We presented all our Untold Stories, including an interview from the
1982 with Steve Gillette, a granddaughter from the 1976 Flood, the history of the library and a man who shared his story climbing Longs Peak 40 times, just to share a few. Students then presented their photos they learned to take well and their essay at a gallery walk for community members and their parents.”
Marsha Weaver’s Youth in Action (YIA) works “closely with local nonprofits, learning the process of grants, serving on a nonprofit board, raising money, and giving back to the community.” They host events like Bingo Night to support their efforts and their “Give Next” program is a grant process (totally run by the students) that awards grants to local non-profits benefiting local Estes Valley youth.
Alex Harris teaches the Sustainability Class and sponsors the Ecology Club at Estes Park High School (EPHS). “Students develop closed-loop recycling systems at the high school as an alternative to the largely broken municipal recycling system. We aim to transform waste materials into new products (ideally useful or valuable ones) in four stations. #1. PET - single use water bottles are collected, washed, shredded, dried, extruded into 3D printer filament, and used to print new products. #2. HDPEbottles and bottle caps are collected, washed, shredded, and then either melted into flat 1/4 inch sheets, injection molded into new forms, or injection molded into ingots which are then carved into new products using a CNC drill. #3. Plastic Film - plastic amazon packages (the blue and white ones) are collected, heat pressed into flat sheets and then sewn into new products or cut into designs with a cricut machine and then pressed onto shirts. #4. Food Waste - collected from the three district school buildings and then processed into compost using two large in-vessel composters.”
According to Bob Regan, who coaches BAM Co. (Business Accounting Marketing) at EPHS. “The BAM Company business course at EPHS is entrepreneurial by its very nature. The purpose of the class is to give student entrepreneurs the chance to learn by doing. Following the BAM business concept model, students form and operate an inschool company under established company by-laws. Students invest in stock and assume leadership roles of CEO, CFO and Department Heads of six areas; Marketing, Production, Finance, Human Resources, Public Relations/Legal and Research and Development. Students are the decision makers, creating the business plan and operating the business. It is a group project on steroids.” The BAM Coffee Shop is now six years old. This year is the first year for BAM Threads (clothing resale and vintage upscale).
This is only a “smattering” of the experiential projects happening at our local schools. The Global Objectives encourage critical thinking and problem solving, creativity, communication, collaboration, social/emotional wellness, compassion and global awareness, and perseverance making our schools unusually attuned to the 21st Century.
Sustainability is the ability to sustain oneself, to greet the future with the assets needed to survive. These assets must go beyond treasure to encompass comprehension, adaptability, and creativity, and they must apply to everyone: individuals, families, businesses, organizations, and governments. The economic and ecological issues we face in the next few years will determine how well we achieve that survival. Recent news has been full of creative ideas and plans.
Colorado has more unfilled jobs than unemployed people. Using official numbers there are two jobs waiting for each person who is out of work. Even with consideration of under reported estimates, that is way out of balance. Businesses, in all industries, are understaffed and Coloradoans, everywhere we go, are waiting in lines. More housing at affordable prices (ownership or rent) is the first goal. Two supportive goals include minimizing commutes (less driving means less air pollution) and changing our energy base to renewables.
Artificial Intelligence is now a fact. This will, of necessity, help to close the gap in employment numbers as businesses discover that Open AI can mine what is already written and string together sentences to make a fairly presentable statement. But there are many, many jobs that take a thought process above the ability of robots. Many major corporations are restructuring now that COVID is no longer a daily occurrence. Some are redefining job descriptions. Others are minimizing workforce.
There are 17 candidates for Mayor of Denver and the major issue at a recent debate was the affordability of housing -. Denver placed the need at 40,000 to 60,000 units. So the problem exists, not only in mountain villages, but also in major urban areas.
Jared Polis is promoting utility cost reduction. The Colorado average reflects a 52% average rise in utility costs this winter, so the Public Utility Commission (PUC) is discussing Return on Investment (ROI) limitations, base-rate management, and expanded access to assistance programs.
During 2023, there may be state laws considered to promote transit-oriented development and accessory dwellings; to reduce or eliminate minimum parking requirements and rent control (which severely reduces development); and/or to place limitations on evictions. It is even possible that the Colorado legislature will determine that it must get involved in zoning law to the extent of setting minimum density requirements for new developments.
A company that makes equipment for kidney dialysis is located in Lakewood. They followed all the rules required of them. Actually, their precautions ex-
ceeded the requirement. However, the EPA has recently questioned the necessary levels used to determine these rules. How much is a danger? There are current court cases regarding ethylene oxide (used for sanitation, but also produced in vehicle exhaust) and cancer.
Families have been devastated by medical bills and loss of loved ones. However, too many cases can bankrupt the corporation and deprive society of the product. This is both an ecological issue and an economic one. Perhaps, there should be some form of universal catastrophic insurance to cover such cases?
Just last week, the PUC voted to establish a new regulation requiring car dealers to maintain a minimum of 5% vehicles in the dealership to be Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV). Actually, they merely set the percentage for a 2020 regulation set by the Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) that goes into effect this year. This regulation applies to vehicles that weigh 8500 lbs. or less (mostly passenger and light truck) and they will reconsider the percentage in 2025. New 2023 or later models must meet California emissions regulations. Currently, Colorado dealers sell 2.6% ZEV. The goal is to extend that to 6.23% by 2030. Used vehicles (prior to 2022 models) may be sold if they have been driven 7500 miles.
Paul Bruchez, a rancher near Kremling, Colorado is dedicated to doing more with less water. He has been leading a local Grand County project to restore a 12-mile strip of the Colorado River and his involvement in addressing the “five-alarm crisis” of the ongoing drought. Michael Bennet called this to the attention of many Coloradoans when Mr Bruchez was his guest for the State of the Union address.
Announced last Monday: Ford has decided to build an electric vehicle battery factory of its own. There will likely be updates to that announcement because, while Ford will own 100% of the Michigan factory, they plan to enlist Chinese expertise. Four months ago, General Motors has expanded their Ultium battery plans to encompass batteries for electric vehicle and home, including “solutions ranging from bi-directional charging, vehicle-to home (V2H) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) applications, to stationary storage, solar products, software applications, cloud management tools, microgrid solutions, hydrogen fuel cells and more." Building battery technology in the USA can only improve the affordability.
This is merely a limited amount of the ecological and economic news from the last week.
Agree? Disagree? Comments? RRRcyc@signsandwishes.com
Now through April 14, volunteers from the AARP Tax Aide program are once again offering free local assistance with income tax preparation plus electronic filing federal and Colorado returns.
Appointments are held at the library. To find out more or to schedule an appointment, call the library at 970-5868116 or visit estesvalleylibrary.org.
Lloyd C. Lane passed away peacefully on February 13, 2023, at the Peaks Care Center in Longmont, Colorado. He was 98 years old. Lloyd was born in St. Louis, MO. He studied philosophy and psychology at universities in Oklahoma, Hawaii and Colorado receiving his bachelor's degree. Lloyd also served in the army. Lloyd was terrifyingly smart on many subjects and read several newspapers a day. Lloyd loved travel, jazz and good food. He hated television, uniforms and any kind of meeting. He was unapologetically unconventional and a tireless optimist.
Lloyd was destined to have his own distinctive business. The Lane Guest Ranch first began as the Lane Boys and Girls Camp in 1953, while Lloyd was a student at the University of Colorado. The camp changed to the Lane Guest Ranch a decade later. The ranch was situated less than a half mile from Wild Basin in Rocky Mountain National Park. As the sole owner of the Lane Guest Ranch for 66 years, Lloyd left an indelible mark on the guest ranch business.
Estes Park Special Olympics organizers are hosting bowling fun at the Bull Pin, 555 S. St. Vrain Ave. on Tuesdays from 3:30-5 p.m. All ages are welcome to participate.
For more information, contact Audri Smith at 970-451-3762 or email epspecialolympics@yahoo.com.
AA of Glen Haven- Every Monday night at the Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. Also Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Glen Haven Town Hall. Book study meeting.
Early Worms-Monday thru Saturday at 7:00 a.m. (Tues., Thurs. & Saturday hybrid meetings with Zoom #796 839 839 PW:Worms20) at St. Bartholomew Church, 880 MacGregor Ave. Fall River Group
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held at 453 West Elkhorn: Mon., Weds., at Noon
Fri. at 7:00 p.m.
Zoom Meetings-Everyday at noon
Zoom #999 829 166 (no password needed).
Monday Zoom Big Book study at 7 p.m. #654 598 884 (no password needed).
Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Zoom #999 829 166
Celebrate Recovery -If you are one of these people who struggle with addiction, compulsions, and destructive behaviors as well as the lies which drive them, please consider coming to Celebrate Recovery and discover the joy of being set free. We meet on Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:30 p.m. for snacks and fellowship, being honest with ourselves and others, at the Christian Church of Estes Park, 4655 US Hwy. 36, Estes Park, CO. There is a seat for you.
Note: The AA Meeting website has over 6,000 members and there are 69 AA Meetings a week plus NA has 30 meetings a week.
Go to www.intherooms.com
Lloyd advertised mostly in the Wall St. Journal. This proved to be a successful strategy and he soon filled his 25 cabins with happy guests, many of whom were titans in the business
world. Lloyd traveled extensively in Europe during the off season looking for ideas to improve his small resort. As a work in progress, soon the ranch had outstanding food, activities and entertainment that rivaled much larger resorts. The staff was equally remarkable and authentic. Instead of uniforms, rules and meetings, Lloyd looked for personal energy and kind eyes in his employees. Many returned for multiple seasons and the Lane Ranch had an enviable returning guest rate.
In the early 2000s, Lloyd was given the title, "Guest Rancher of the Year," and his resort was regarded as one of the best guest ranches in the world. Lloyd Lane supported a large number of businesses in Estes Park and Boulder County. In his lifetime, he also employed thousands of good people. Lloyd was a true maverick in the Estes Valley. He will be missed by many. Thank you Lloyd for the magic and memories you bestowed to many with your home-grown Guest Ranch. Rest easy.
A Celebration of Lloyd Lane’s life will be announced at a later date. Visit www.ahlbergfuneralchapel.com to share condolences.
Solitude Cabins and Lodge is now hiring for:
Full time Property Caretakers
Position Requirements:
• Experience in Hospitality 2 years preferred
• Supervise Daily Operations of property
• Background in Light Maintenance
• Computer Skills required
• Excellent phone skills
• Background in Rezstream Software or similar PMS
• Must have good written and verbal skills
• Knowledge of surrounding area helpful
• Will require some on-call time during off hours
Please send Resumes to: Solitude Cabins and Lodge, 1885 Sketch Box Ln #7, Estes Park, CO 80517 or send resumes to steve@solitudecabins.com
Position may include housing. Housing can be discussed during the interview process.
Please submit a current resume with complete work history. Solitude Cabins and Lodge will contact applicants via phone or email to schedule interview.
JOIN OUR TEAM!
Full details on employment opportunities and the application can be found at estes.org/jobs.
Full-time
Civil Engineer I - II (term limited)
Code Enforcement Officer
Emergency Services Dispatcher I - III
Events Maintenance Worker I
Mechanic I – III
Police Captain Police Officer I – III
Water Superintendent
Seasonal Community Service Officer
The status of applications will be communicated via e-mail. By choice, the Town of Estes Park is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Help
Other Employment Opportunities
Are you looking for something that is a calling rather than a job? Good Samaritan offers many opportunities to make a difference in the lives of others. If you want more out of your work than just a paycheck…check out our employment opportunities at www.good-sam.com. All training provided, QMAP qualification paid for, great benefits!
More than 40 percent of seniors report regularly experiencing loneliness. Good Samaritan Estes Park Village senior living community offer socialization, meal programs and wellness/activity programs to combat loneliness, gently supporting our residents that nurture their body, mind and soul. One of the ways we want to enhance this is through our volunteer program. We will pair seniors with friends in the community who can share their interests and offer companionship.
If you are looking to make a different in the lives of others, contact the Good Samaritan Estes Park Village. (970) 577-7700 ext 200 and ask for Irene.
Attention Musicians
Shepherd of the Mountains
Lutheran Church is looking for a musician (organ and/or piano) to provide musical leadership to the congregation during Sunday morning worship. For more information, email us at ron.bockhaus@smlcestes.org.
Silver Saddle Inn
Now hiring: Front Desk Clerk Evenings required, Full time $17/hr - $20/hr DOE, Benefits Must be non-smoker.
Maintenance
Full time
Apply in person: 1260 Big Thompson Ave. or email resume: info@estesresort.com
Vacation Rental
Maintenance Tech Full Time
Excellent Workplace! Duties include drywall, window, door, light fixture repairs, painting. Install/troubleshoot appliances/equip/system issues. Repair or call a vendor. Yard/grounds upkeep. Replace bulbs, batteries, filters, etc. Check/fix smoke/CO2 detectors, door locks, etc. Collaborate with co-workers, report issues to Mgr. Excellent comm Skills. English preferred/Spanish OK. Work Wed to Sun. Driver’s license, company vehicle, $19- $20+/hr depends on skills. FT benefits. 950 Comanche Street, #101 Estes Park. Copy the link to your browser and apply with your resume.
https://app.joinhomebase.com/loc/ estes-park-skyrun-vacationarentals/job/vacation-rental-maintenance-tech--full-time
Tire
NOW HIRING
Apply at 854 Dunraven Street, Estes Park CO 970/586-1085
mtnvalleyestes@gmail.com
Seeking a responsible person with accoun ng and finance experience to assist with bookkeeping, cost accoun ng, accounts receivable/payable, audi ng and budge ng, taxes, credit card machines, financial reports and financially-related errands.
Full- me with benefits (32 - 40 hours)
$23 – $26/hour plus benefits
Requires broad knowledge of general accoun ng, cost accoun ng, bookkeeping, general ledger, journal entry, finance, payroll, audi ng, and budge ng
Requires competency with accoun ng so ware; Financial Edge knowledge preferred
Supremely detail-oriented, professional, with excellent wri en and oral skills required
Independent, mo vated, a problem-solver and adaptable are a plus
See full posi on descrip on on our website before applying Email cover le er and resumé, and any ques ons to:
Opportunity@RMConservancy.org
RMConservancy.org
Kingswood Home Services provides Home Improvement services, including remodeling, repairs and maintenance. We are currently looking for a Home Improvement Project Manager to join our team.
• Meet with potential clients and prepare a project estimate.
• Organized and be detail oriented.
• Must have strong working knowl edge in residential remodeling.
• Coordinate all activities related to the project.
• Schedule and maintain clear communication with the client, crews, suppliers and subcontractors.
Send your resume to info@kingswoodhomeservices.com
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tHe roCKIes
Responsible for providing care from children 6 weeks to 1.5 years old. Must meet State of Colorado qualifications for a group leader of a child care center. $21$23/hour with full benefits and employee perks. www.w or kin t h ero cki es or g
Housekeeping Supervisor
Experience required $20.00 per/hour
Front Desk Agent
Part-time $17.00 per/hour
Stop by and see us or call us at 970-586-6066
300 Riverside Drive Estes Park, CO 80517
Seeking a team player to work with the Conservancy’s retail team in warehouse opera ons in RMNP.
Part me; year round; $19 – $19.50/hr
Assists with warehouse opera ons, pricing and product delivery
Receives and stocks merchandise, large boxes and pallets, displays at 12,000 elev.
Opera on of vehicles - clean MVR required
Knowledge of inventory quality control a plus See full posi on descrip on on our website before applying Call 970-586-0121 for applica on informa on & ques ons; to apply, e-mail: Opportunity@RMConservancy.org
RMConservancy.org
Doggy daycare Elena’s Barking Lot is hiring. Part time and year-round positions available. Experience is a plus, but not necessary. Please email your resume to elenasbarkinglot@gmail.com
TRANSPORTATION RENTALS RENTALS
Duplex Apartment for Rent. One bedroom, one bath, close to town. Utilities included. NS, NP. $1200/mo. with lease and deposit. Available 3/1/2023. (970) 586-4175.
Commercial Rentals
OFFICE SPACE For Rent
970-290-4488
Room/Roommate
$1,500 month, Mountain Home in Estes Park. Must be a dog lover and we will pay for dog sitting when needed. Lower floor with windows, private entry, private bathroom, refrigerator, microwave, television, living room, closets and bedroom with California King, fully fur-
nished. Seeking a NonSmoker, drug free tenant with good references. We have three dogs. ericjlund@outlook.com
TRANSPORTATION Trucks
1999 1/2 T Chevy Silverado, 186K+ miles, 3Dr, 4WD, 6Ft, good tires, runs good. Call 970-702-5066
Motorcycles
1998 Harley Road King 95th
Fuel injected, 49,000 miles, many parts blacked out. $6,750 obo. 319-290-6539
Trailers/Campers
27’ Interstate Trailer. $6,900.00 OBO Randy 970-215-7198
SERVICES
970-599-2498970-599-2443 Bellacleaning114@ gmail.com
Sewing/Alterations
Remixed Custom Sewing Services. NEW LOCATION! RV Cushions, outdoor furniture, benches, leather and Industrial Repair. Call for appointment 970-492-5446
Piano Tuning
Susan Novy, local piano tuner. Call for appt. 577-1755 www.estesparkpiano tuner.com
Other-Misc
Chainsaw Tree Removal And Trimming.
It Is Best To Prune Your Trees While It’s Still Cold. Nathanael 970-692-4237 or nkromig@gmail.com
Misc.
FREE-Bench seat for Astro Van, Ranch oak China hutch 4’ x 5’5” x 14” deep, two, round 8 ft. banquet tables, all items, you haul. 970-586-1681 leave message.
WENDYS
Wendy, Amy, Markus
Dr.
970-586-4418
www.aspen-eyecare.com
600 S Saint Vrain Ave - Suite 5
•equipped to evaluate macular degeneration, glaucoma and cataracts
•same day appointments for eye pain and emergencies
•referral access to specialized surgeons & advocacy for the best care
•full service optical for specialized eyewear
