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

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

Each year, EPH teams up with the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Village Band will also perform

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

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

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

The Estes Park Village Band is a community band made up of musicians from the Estes Park area as well as from surrounding communities. New members are always welcome to perform with the band.

Rehearsals are on Tuesday evenings, starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Estes Park High School bandroom. Call Chuck Varilek at 970-227-8704 for more information.

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

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

Lorie’s Cookies

1 Cup butter

1 Cup plus 2 Tbsp. brown sugar

2/3 Cup sugar

2 large eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

2 1/4 Cup flour

1 1/2 Cup rolled oats

1/2 tsp. cornstarch

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

2 Cups dried cranberries

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

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

Nebraska Picnic July 9

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

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

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

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

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