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January 22, 2016

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Community Members Join Downtown Plan Committee To Help Guide Public Process At its Jan. 12 meeting, the Estes Park Town Board appointed 11 community members to the newly established Downtown Plan Steering/Advisory Committee. Committee members will serve as advisors in support of the Downtown Plan project by giving overall guidance to the process and ensuring significant public participation in the development of the plan. The Town received 22 applications for the 11 available positions, all of which provided a valuable and unique skillset.

The newly appointed members include: • Kimberly Campbell: Owner and general manager of Boulder Brook on Fall River and Streamside on Fall River; currently serving as Chair of the Transportation Advisory Board • Tom Dority: A career city manager with 40 years of experience in public policy direction, finance, employee relations and management of public safety, public works and community development • Sue Doylen: 32 years of experience in the downtown district as a business owner, property owner, landlord and citizen • Ann Finley: Six years of volunteer experience and a member of the Transportation Advisory Board • Ginny McFarland: 15 year career as

an architect and provides design work and project management for the future Estes Park Transit Facility Parking Structure • Holly Moore: 14 year owner of local businesses the Mad Moose and the Shabby Moose • Greg Rosener: 50 years of business experience in Estes Park and active on committees such as Forward Estes Park Foundation, Transportation Visioning Committee, the Economic Development Task Force and the Estes Valley Partners for Commerce • Cydney Springer: Professional artist and Chair of Estes Arts District Steering Committee • Frank Theis: 30 years of planning and development experience and active on committees such as the Trails Committee, Transportation Visioning Committee, Estes Valley Fire Protection District Board President, and currently as President of the Estes Valley Watershed Coalition Board • Ron Wilcocks: 15 year owner of Earthwood Galleries of Colorado including two downtown Estes Park galleries -Earthwood Artisans and Earthwood Collections • Faith Zimmerman: Nurse Practitioner at Harmony Foundation with nine years of experience working on downtown-related projects in Minnesota

The committee is expected to hold its first meeting in early February to review the project scope and public engagement plan. Meetings will be open to the public to attend and announced on the project website at www.estes.org/downtownplan.

Additional committee members will be appointed by the Town this spring.

The Downtown Plan is funded by a grant from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs Energy/Mineral Impact Assistance Fund. When completed, the plan will create an overall vision for the commercial core of Estes Park, developed by the community as a whole, for downtown development and public improvements over the next 10 years. The planning process will engage business and property owners in the examination of critical issues such as flood mitigation, economic competitiveness, redevelopment potential, housing availability, multimodal transportation options and infrastructure needs.

For more information on the Estes Park Downtown Plan Steering/Advisory Committee, visit www.estes.org/downtownplan or call the Community Development Department at 970-577-3525.

Sign up to receive Town news and/or agendas at www.estes.org/subscribe.

More updates at www.facebook.com/townofestesparkco, and www.twitter.com/townofestespark.

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

These ranger-led programs will explore various topics such as fire management, wilderness, and park research, and will be organized as a facilitated discussion. A short presenta-

tion will be followed by discussion questions created to help program attendees explore and share their own thoughts about their national parks.

Saturday, January 30 - Wilderness Saturday, February 13 - National Park Service Mission Saturday, February 27 - Wildlife Saturday, March 12 Research Please join us for these special programs and be part of the National Park Service Centennial.

For further information about Rocky Mountain National Park please call the park’s Information Office at (970) 586-1206.

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Friday, January 22, 2016

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January 22nd In Memoriam Pick a date and it’s usually followed by a birthday. Today we’ll start with the other end of a significant life. The person: Alexandrina Victoria! Should that make you react with a “Who?” just drop the first name and you’ll relax and likely feel more comfortable, even if you are not an Englishman (or woman). As Queen of Great Britain and Ireland her reign extended for all of 63 years.

(That’s slightly longer than an American President holds office. Even Franklin Roosevelt!)

Born in 1819 in London she was barely eight months old when her father died. That left her as heir apparent to THE CROWN since none of her surviving uncles had living legitimate heirs. When in 1837 King William IV died she became queen – age eighteen – Queen Victoria!

A footnote should be added [here, not at the end]. Starting in 1877 she also became Empress of India! When she died on January 22, 1901, age 81, at her bedside were two European rulers: her son and successor King Edward VII, and her eldest grandson Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany.

ALSO ON THIS DATE . . .

In 1905 in Saint Petersburg Russian workers led by their priest marched on the Winter Palace of the czar to protest their working and living conditions.

They were fired upon by troops, resulting in over seventy being killed and over 200 wounded. This has become known, and not just in Russian history, as Bloody Sunday. It led to attempts by the government at reforms which included permitting the Polish language in predominantly Polish schools.

Now coming back closer to home, and looking at the rest of this month, we should remember – though probably nobody else does – the birthday on January 25 (1860) of Charles Curtis. If you are thinking “Charles Who?” join the crowd. Charles Curtis was a descendant of . . . a native American family. (But so were – and are – lots of people. So what’s so significant about him?) Curtis was elected to, and served in, the United States Congress. This native American would become Vice-President under Herbert Hoover. Aha, you could make a good question out of that

for a quiz show.

How ‘bout another feller who was born in January – on the 31st in 1919 –and on the 24th of that month a “few” years later was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. A “few”? Well, the latter year was 1962. He had retired from baseball in 1956 after having ended racial segregation in the sport which had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s. In his ten year major league career he received the Rookie of the Year award (1947), was an All-Star player for six consecutive seasons, and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1949. If my memory is still working, on one day each year in April every player on every major league baseball team wears a number 42 on his uniform in honor of . . . . .

Jackie Robinson.

Since following the 31st comes the ensuing month, can we find a person who – oops, not “was born” – we started out with a prominent death so let’s end that way – died early in February. You betcha! February 8 will do just fine.

The year: 1877. Charles Wilkes (1798 – 1877) was a U.S. naval officer and an explorer. He was placed in command of our national naval exploring expedition which began in 1838 and lasted for five years. Wilkes had entered the navy as a midshipman in 1818 after having been raised by an aunt and attending what is now known as Columbia University.

Because of his ensuing naval experience and work with civilian scientists, in 1838 he was given command of a six ship expedition to explore the southern Pacific Ocean. It was Wilkes who reported discovery of what he labeled “an Antarctic continent.” The date: January 25, 1840. He explored the west coast of North America and visited what we know as the Hawaiian Islands and Fiji.

It was to become a round the world expedition which did not end until, when constantly sailing west except for some land based explorations – the Philippines, Singapore, Polynesia – he reached New York on June 10, 1842.

His encircling the globe was, indicates one account, the last all-sail naval expedition to do so: 87,000 miles at the cost of two ships and twenty-eight men.

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

January 10 At 11:55 a.m. the EVFPD was paged to 11 Dripping Springs Way to assist the Estes Park Ambulance.

At 12:40 p.m. an EVFPD officer was

paged to 2750 Notaiah Rd. for a fire alarm.

January 14 At 1:37 p.m. the EVFPD was paged for a helicopter standby.

January 15 At 8:57 a.m. an EVFPD officer was paged to 2231 Arapaho Rd. for a CO detector.

January 16 At 10:49 a.m. the EVFPD was paged to mile marker 7 on Highway 36 for an MVA.

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Friday, January 22, 2016

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Conquer The Challenges Of Gardening At Altitude Feb. 6

WELCOME JENNIFER SAUERS Mountaintop Physical Therapy is pleased to welcome Jennifer Sauers, PT, DPT to our physical therapy team. Jen graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2014, and moved to Colorado in August, 2015. She is enjoying getting to know the town and people of Estes Park and all that the Rocky Mountains have to offer. When she's not in the office, you can find her hiking, rock climbing, snowboarding, and spending time with her dog, Ellie.

Jen's physical therapy experience includes work in a large academic medical center, where she has treated patients with conditions ranging from total joint replacement, spinal cord/brain injury, oncologic disease, stroke and cardiovascular surgery. Her area of interests include sport related injuries, orthopedics, and manual therapy.

Jen is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and will be a guest speaker for the Sports Medicine course at Estes Park High School later this season. She is accepting new patients and can be reached at jennifer@mountaintoppt.com.

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Estes Park in Bloom committee presents 2016 educational series The Estes Park in Bloom steering committee invites the community to learn about "Conquering the Challenges of Gardening at Altitude," presented by local gardening expert Merle Moore. This free program takes place Saturday, Feb. 6, with social time at 9 a.m. and the program beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Estes Park Museum, 200 Fourth Street. Moore will share his experiences and expertise on high-altitude gardening. This program is the first in a series of educational gardening and landscaping programs coordinated by the steering committee for 2016.

Merle Moore came to Colorado in 1978 as assistant director of the Denver Botanic Gardens. He previously served as the Senior Horticulturist at Matthaei Botanical Gardens at the University of Michigan. In 1980 he was appointed Executive Director of the Denver Botanic Gardens and remained in that position until 1989. In 1990 Moore was hired by the Denver Zoo where he worked until his retirement in 2005. As the Director of Horticulture and Grounds Maintenance he developed and guided the horticulture and landscaping program of the Denver Zoo. He was responsible for plant selection and landscaping of three of the zoo's awardwinning exhibits, Tropical Discovery, Primate Panorama and Predator Ridge.

In January 2007, Moore was inducted into the Colorado Nursery and Greenhouse Association Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the Colorado State University Bedding Plant and Perennial Plant Trial Garden Committee and is a horticulture lecturer, consultant and tour guide. Moore is now retired and resides in Estes Park.

The Estes Park in Bloom educational series is an effort of the steering committee to provide year-round opportu-

nities, highlighting the community's participation in America in Bloom and Communities in Bloom. The committee will schedule programs on topics of community interest, based on its recent public survey. Programs will be announced as they are scheduled. For more information, visitwww.estes.org/americainbloom.

America in Bloom is a nonprofit, nationwide program promoting beautification through education and community involvement, while utilizing flowers, plants, trees and other lifestyle enhancements. Locally known as Estes Park in Bloom, the project is a community-wide effort involving local organizations, businesses, residents and Town government.

In 2015, the local steering committee included representatives from the Estes Valley Recreation and Park District, YMCA of the Rockies, Visit Estes Park, the Estes Park Restaurant Association, Estes Valley Partners for Commerce and the Town of Estes Park. Since America in Bloom was founded in 2001, nearly 200 cities in 40 states have participated.

Communities in Bloom is an international program committed to fostering civic pride, environmental responsibility and beautification through community involvement, with a focus on enhancing green spaces in communities.

Like America in Bloom, this program offers on-site, one-on-one mentoring and coaching by a team of judges, with participation from communities in the United States, Canada, Asia and several European countries. Visit www.communitiesinbloom.ca for more information.

For more information or to become involved in the Estes Park in Bloom project for 2016, contact Keri Kelly at 970-577-3782 or email kkelly@estes.org.

Climate Change In Rocky Mountain National Park To Be Discussed At League Meeting Estes Park League of Women Voters will meet on Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at 10 a.m. in the Hondius Room in the Estes Valley Library. Rocky Mountain National Park Acting Superintendent Ben Bobowski and Public Affairs Officer Kyle Patterson will be discussing the effects of climate change at the park. They will also highlight the park's record visitation in 2015.

Research and management studies have been conducted in the National Parks for many years. These studies are essential tools for today's park managers. The best available science guides

management decisions and policies for all aspects of park operations. In Rocky Mountain National Park, research has documented changes in average temperature, snowpack, timing of spring runoff, air quality, and many other variables over time.

This, in turn, has affected the ecosystems supKris Hazelton porting beaver, bighorn sheep, trout, and other species.

Join us to hear how the Park's flora and fauna are being affected, both by climate change and by increasing and shifting visitation patterns. As always, members of the League and the general public are welcome at League meetings.

Friday, January 22, 2016

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The Estes Valley Community Garden Now Accepting Applications For Garden Plot

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100' x 100' COMMUNITY GARDEN Visualize a nice, warm spring day and you planting seeds in dark, rich, quality soil in a 10’ X 4’ raised bed. One of these garden plots in this site plan could be yours.

The Estes Valley Community Garden (EVCG) Board is now accepting applications for garden plot rental for this coming spring.

You can get an application on the Estes Valley Community Garden website, www.evcg.org, or call Connie Dedon at 970-586-4078 to receive one in the mail.

The application needs to be returned on or before January 31st. It is anticipated there will be enough plots to meet the demand, but if there are more responses than plots available, a drawing will occur.

Plot applicants will be notification in the middle of February.

The Community Garden is located on the northeast corner of Manford Ave. and

Community Drive. The water system is in place and as soon as the weather permits, the fence will go up. Raised garden plots will be in soon after. There will be a seasonal fee of $50.00 for the plot ($40.00 if you are a Community Garden Member or donor).

The Estes Valley Community Garden will be organic in nature. The EVCG Board encourages you to plant flowers and/or crops for your own household throughout the season as long as it is done organically. If you have any questions, there will be a Garden Manager on site frequently to assist you.

Yes, high altitude gardening is a challenge but Vail, Summit County, and Grand Lake have Community Gardens that are successful. Can’t you visualize your success here in Estes Park?

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Free Job Search Workshop Presented By Larimer County Workforce Need a job?! If so then sign up for our free workshop! "3 Secrets to Job Search Success" will be presented by the Larimer County Workforce Center (LCWC) & the Estes Valley Library on Monday, January 25th from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Wasson room of the library.

Are you looking for a job or just need a career change? Are you someone who prefers using a map, rather than wandering around looking for your destination?

Then this workshop is for you! Following this workshop, you will know what steps you need to take to make your job

search effective and which Workforce Center services that can help you accomplish your career goals.

Those interested need to register for the workshop by visiting the library website calendar and navigating to the January 25th date at estesvalleylibrary.org or by calling the library at (970) 5868116, extension 3. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a consultation with the local Employment Specialist, Kelly Murray, please call 970577-2152 or email, kmurray@larimer.org.

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Friday, January 22, 2016

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Town Board To Consider Performing Arts Center And Vacation Rental Fees January 26 At the study session before the reguWellness Training Center application mission has recommended approval of expected to be on agenda this application. The Estes Valley Board lar meeting, the Town Board will discuss potential changes to building At its Jan. 26 meeting, the Town Board of Adjustment will consider the recode requirements and code enforcequested setback variance Feb. 2. will accept public input during the spement for vacation rental homes. No cial review of the Rocky Mountain PerInformation on the vacation rental action is taken during study sessions. forming Arts Center development appli- home project is available at cation. The board will also review and www.estes.org/vacationrentals; a staff re- Study session materials will be posted by 5 p.m. Jan. 22 at request comments on potential www.estes.org/boardsandmeetupdates to annual license fees ings. for vacation home rentals loThe Wellness Training Center cated inside Estes Park town at the Stanley application relimits. The board also expects view was continued to the Jan. to review the development ap26 meeting during a Dec. 15 plication for the Wellness special meeting of the Town Training Center at the Stanley.

Board. Application information The meeting takes place Jan. 26 is available at at 7 p.m. in the Town Board www.estes.org/wellnesstrainRoom of Town Hall, 170 Macingcenter. Any updates on this Gregor Ave. Written comments project will be posted as they may be submitted to the Combecome available. munity Development Department at planning@estes.org.

For more information, please Final meeting information and Illustration of the proposed Rocky Mountain Performing Arts contact the Community Develmaterials will be posted by 5 opment Department at 970Center in Estes Park by Thorp Associates P.C. p.m. Jan. 22 at 577-3721 or www.estes.org/boardsandmeetings. port on proposed fee increases will be planning@estes.org. Subscribe to reInformation on the development appli- posted the week of Jan. 18. Fee increases ceive Town news and/or meeting agendas via email by visiting cation for the Rocky Mountain Perform- are proposed to fund a dedicated adwww.estes.org/subscribe. More Town ing Arts Center, proposed for construc- ministrative position to provide more proactive code enforcement, which was news is available at tion downtown, is available at identified as a top priority by vacation www.facebook.com/townofesteswww.estes.org/currentapplications; a rental operators and neighbors during parkco and staff report will be posted the week of www.twitter.com/townofestespark.

Jan. 18. The Estes Valley Planning Com- the public process.

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Whether you're already vegan or still working your way toward a plant-based diet, meeting like-minded people and sampling delicious, nutritious foods can help strengthen your commitment to personal wellness and environmental sustainability. Join us at our "Estes Park Vegan Meet Up" for an awesome vegan potluck! You don't have to be vegan to join us; just bring a vegan dish for all to share!

When: Sunday, January 24, 2016, 2-4 p.m.

Where: Estes Valley Library, Hondius Room Contact: Chazz Glaze, by emailing aveganwithaltitude@gmail.com In an effort to support the mission of the Community Recycling Committee, please bring your own plates, flatware, and glasses. We are committed to making this a zero-waste event. There is a sink in which to wash serving ware after.

Reusable cloth napkins and tablecloths will be provided.

We hope you will join us for a fun time and healthy eating while learning new recipes!

To RSVP or request more information, please e-mail Chazz Glaze at aveganwithaltitude@gmail.com.

Friday, January 22, 2016

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“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” –John Muir The mornings start with the sounds of coffee brewing, soft sighs as we wrestle on wool socks and stiff boots, knives clinking while we spread peanut butter and jelly on fresh bagels. The car rides to the trailhead are dark and quiet, as are the first few miles on the trail. We bundle up in layers on top but dress in shorts so our legs goosebump in the predawn chill. As the sun peeks over the horizon and filters through the trees, we shed clothing and pull out energy bars, finally feeling awake enough to move without creaking, awake enough to eat and talk.

This is a snapshot of our summer Sundays. I can’t recall how a dedicated day for our long hikes came about but all of a sudden, we were in a routine of going to bed early on Saturday nights after prepping snack bags with chips and cookies or pulling packs out of the guest bedroom closet. After I noticed this had become our new routine, I joked with Jordan that this was our version of going to church. Then, the more I thought about it, the more I realized it was true and not a joke at all.

Rocky is our sanctuary.

Being in the mountains has always held a spiritual connection for me. At the very least, spending time in the wilderness made me more contemplative and introspective. I have diaries from trips out here as a kid, detailing how we summited Flattop or saw deer in the meadow in Glacier Basin campground after din-

ner. In several cases, these entries would go dormant during the winter months and revive during our next trip, meaning I must not have felt as compelled to write when I was back in flat Illinois. In my teenage years, those diaries turned into journals and included long diatribes of dreams and goals and observations about what “becoming an adult” was like. All were written from my bed in our pop-up camper or a rock in the meadow overlooking the Divide. And again, these were some of the only times I recorded my adolescent thoughts – months or the year would pass before I’d write anything else.

I’m sure I am preaching to the choir (no pun intended) when it comes to describing my magical experiences in Rocky Mountain National Park.

There’s a connection so organic, so natural, so visceral when your soul gets to disappear into woods and climb mountains.

Jordan and I have told stories and laughed, we’ve reminisced and cried. We’ve walked in silence for miles, not even breaking the quiet to point out wildlife or wildflowers, instead just gesturing while we tramp on. It is our time to be still, to reflect, to think about what kind of people we are becoming. Time in Rocky is time in our sanctuary. As John Muir said, “In every walk with nature, one receives far more than (s)he seeks.”

Kirby Hazelton and her husband Jordan live in Estes Park with their dog Harley.

They love hiking, craft beer, and finding all the magic Estes Park has to offer. You can email Kirby at kirby.hazelton@gmail.com

Valentine Postmark Puts Loveland On World Map Continuing a 69-year old tradition, the U.S. Postal Service and Loveland Chamber of Commerce are teaming up to send cards and letters around the world with a coveted “Loveland” special postmark.

A unique design created by a local artist and selected via a competitive contest is stamped on the outside of all Valentine envelopes and re-mailed from the Sweetheart City.

More than 150,000 cards and letters were handled last year, from more than 100 countries and every state in the Union. Since the start of the program in 1947, more than 12 million Valentines have been re-mailed by Loveland. It’s the largest program of its kind in the world.

To have cards and letters re-mailed with the Loveland postmark, properly stamp and address each individual Valentine and put them all in a larger, stamped envelope and mail them to: Postmaster Valentine Re-mailing

446 E. 29th St. Loveland, CO 80538 Deadlines for re-mailing and delivery by Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14: • Valentine cards/envelopes destined for re-mailing outside of the U.S. to other countries and international destinations should be in Loveland by February 4 • Valentine cards/envelopes destined for remailing within the U.S. and outside of Colorado should be in Loveland by February 7 • Valentine cards/envelopes destined for re-mailing within the state of Colorado should be in Loveland by February 10 Estes Park residents can also drop off pre-stamped valentine envelopes at the Estes Park Post Office where they have an ample supply of the new Valentine stamps and will also have a box in the lobby where customer’s may drop their stamped Valentine’s until February 3rd.

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Friday, January 22, 2016

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“Legendary Locals” Program Series With Author Steve Mitchell Begins January 22 Beginning on FriMarch 18: “Lennie Bemiss, Harriet day, January 22 at Burgess and Estes Park History” 2:00 p.m., local auApril 22: “A Pair of Tims” - Tim Asbury thor Steve Mitchell & Tim Mayhew (in the Tebow Room at will present once a the Estes Park Senior Center) month from January May 20: “Legendary Locals” book signthrough May on ing "Legendary Locals of Estes Park." His book Steve Mitchell has lived and worked in Estes Park for 36 years. After writing for of the same title scheduled to be published in April, 2016, explores the history a local publication Solar Utilization News for six years, Mitchell worked at the Estes of the unique individuals and groups, both past and present that made a mem- Valley Library for more than 22 years as a reference librarian and automation orable impact on Estes Park. All of the Legendary Locals programs in the series technician. He self-published a navy novel entitled “Steve McQueen Would Be are free and no reservations are required to attend.

“Summer Fun in Estes Park” is the theme of the program on January 22.

One person that used to contribute to the summer fun in downtown was Phil "Casey" Martin and his Silver Streak Phil “Casey” Martin in the Sliver Streak Train.

Train beginning in Courtesy Estes Park Museum.

1947. Martin was a Proud.” His upcoming book, “Legendary one man show singing, telling stories, Locals of Estes Park” is a 128-page and and entertaining the kids as they rode book features nearly 160 photographs, around his quarter mile track. When with many rarely-seen photos from Casey sold the Silver Streak to the Colearchives and personal collections. mans in 1972 who owned Ride-A-Kart (since 1959), it took on a new life at the corner of Big Thompson Avenue and Mall Road.

Learn why Harvey and Marcella Coleman decided to come to Estes Park and why Estes Park Ride-A-Kart is a local institution today.

Don and Gary Coleman in the 1970s.

The Legendary LoCourtesy Gary Coleman cals program series will take place at 2:00 The Estes Park Museum conducts activp.m. on the following dates: ities that preserve, share and respect the January 22: “Summer Fun in Estes unique history of Estes Park. For more Park”- Phil “Casey” Martin & Harvey information, call the Estes Park Museum and Marcella Coleman at 970-586-6256 or visit the Museum’s February 19: “The Dannels Family and website at www.estes.org/museum.

Estes Park” Admission is free.

Pianists Needed For School Choirs Do you play piano?

Park School Dist. is looking for several pianists who would like to help with the choral program at the high school and middle school. The best part is we will work with your schedule and classes meet at all times during the day. If you are interested in volunteering, please email Dr. Alan Denney at alan_denney@psdr3.k12.co.us or call (970) 586-5321 ext. 3326.

Friday, January 22, 2016

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For the last two weeks we have been exploring some of the text of Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, the Pulitzer Prize winning “book of wonder…which, on any page, offers a passage one can scarcely wait to share with a friend.” Publishers Weekly had it right: I have delighted in sharing my favorite words from Tinker Creek and have heard from several readers who say they’ve appreciated the reviews.

Here are the final few excerpts: • No claims of any and all revelations could be so far-fetched as a single giraffe.

[Go to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs to feed the giraffes and catch a glimpse of their l-o-n-g, black tongues (20 inches!). This gangly animal shows that our creator has a sense of humor!]

• [Be it giraffes or grass, the creation of both the large and the small is beyond comprehension. Take ordinary grass, for example. Well, not in Estes Park, of course, where growing a lawn makes as much sense as keeping a pet goldfish in a toilet bowl. Take the rye grass grown in central and eastern Europe, instead.

Here’s what Dillard tells us about it:] The experimenters studied a single grass plant, winter rye. The let it grow in a greenhouse for four months; then they gingerly spirited away the soil—under microscopes, I imagine—and counted and measured all the roots and root hairs. In four months the plant had set forth 378 miles of roots—that’s about three miles a day—in 14 million distinct roots. This is mighty impressive, but when they get down to their root hairs, I boggle completely. In those same four months the rye plant created 14 billion root hairs, and those little strands placed end-to-end just about wouldn’t quit. In a single cubic inch of soil, the length of the root hairs totaled 6000 miles.

• What if God has the same affectionate disregard for us that we have for barnacles? [I’m leaving it at that.]

• [This makes me cry:] Our excessive emotions are so patently painful and harmful to us as a species that I can hardly believe that they evolved. Other creatures manage to have effective matings and even stable societies without great emotions, and they have a bonus in that they need not ever mourn. (But some higher animals have emotions that we think are similar to ours: dogs, elephants, otters, and the sea mammals mourn their dead.) It would seem that emotions are the curse, not death.

• All right then. It is our emotions that are amiss. We are freaks, the world is fine, and let us all go have lobotomies to restore us to a natural state. We can leave the library then, go back to the creek lobotomized, and live on its banks as untroubled as any muskrat or reed.

You first. [Bad joke out of place, but I can’t resist: I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.]

• The world has signed a pact with the devil; it had to. It is a covenant to which everything, even every hydrogen atom, is bound. The terms are clear: if you want to live, you have to die. You cannot have

mountains and creeks without space, and space is a beauty married to a blind man. The blind man is Freedom, or Time, and he does not go anywhere without his great dog Death. The world came into being with the signing of this contract.

[Again, that’s: If you want to live, you have to die. Woah!]

• [Philosopher] Martin Buber quotes an old Hasid master who said, “When you walk across the fields with your mind pure and holy, then from all the stones, and all growing things, and all animals, the sparks of their soul come out and cling to you and then they are purified and become a holy fire in you.” [Think about this the next time you go on a hike. It’s mind-tingling.]

[Don’t wait until a day when you get a late start and summit as the lightening begins to flash. That’s a different spark than Buber is talking about. I did that on Mt. Princeton once, and am extremely lucky to be here today to tell about it.

The steel shanks in my boots shocked my feet with every step. The snaps on my raincoat sparked. The air literally crackled all around me. I’ve never gotten off a mountain any faster than when I skedaddled from that lightening!]

• Swarms of locusts are ordinary grasshoppers gone berserk. If you take ordinary grasshoppers of any of several species from any of a number of the world’s dry regions—including the Rocky Mountains—and rear them in glass jars under crowded conditions, they go into the migratory phase. That is, they turn into locusts. They literally and physically change from Jekyll to Hyde before your eyes. They will even change, all alone in their jars, if you stimulate them by a rapid succession of artificial touches. Imperceptibly at first, their wings and wing-covers elongate. Their drab color heightens, then saturates more and more, until it locks at the hysterical locust yellows and pinks.

Stripes and dots appear on the wing-covers; these deepen to a glittering black.

They lay more egg-pods than grasshoppers. They are restless, excitable, voracious. You now have jars full of plague.

[Tinker Creek is full of this kind of “who knew?” information.]

•“We are all of us clocks,” says [astronomer] Eddington, “whose faces tell the passing years.” The young man proudly names his scars for his lover; the old man alone before a mirror erases his scars with his eyes and sees himself whole.

[I hope one day we will each see ourselves whole in the same, wise way.]

• We are all in this Mason jar together.

And finally, to sum up the best of the best of Annie Dillard, I unscrew the lid and dump you out of the Mason jar of life with this: • Spend the afternoon. You can’t take it with you.

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

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Friday, January 22, 2016

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Cultural Arts Council Names Barb Boyer Buck As Executive Director Long-time Estes Park resident and arts supporter Barb Boyer Buck has been hired as the Executive Director for the Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park. She joins the current staff of Lars Sage, Facilities Manager, and Ashley Perkins, Assistant Facilities Manager.

"I am thrilled to provide leadership to this energetic and resourceful team," Boyer Buck said, "I hope my past experience in non-profit administration and fundraising will provide our staff with additional resources to bring CACEP's mission to the public."

She held a similar position at the Longmont Arts Council where she was involved in the development and administration of the Muse Gallery, member-artist portfolios, the Longmont Studio Tours, and the monthly Art Walk event.

Boyer Buck is a local professional writer and playwright, specializing in arts, business, and historical pieces about the Estes Valley and Rocky Mountain National Park. She wrote and directed The Impossible Paradise: The Story of Estes Park's Earliest Pioneers (2014) and Paradise Protected: The Story of Rocky Mountain National Park (2015). She is the Town of Estes Park's designated TIPS (Training for Intervention Procedures) trainer, having certified more than 900 servers of alcohol in responsible service over the past decade.

Her past board experience includes service as the publicity chair for the Fine

Arts Guild of the Rockies (2009-2012) and as membership co-chair on the Estes Park Museum Friends and Foundation Board (2015-present). She continues to volunteer her time with local arts organizations.

Other relevant past experience includes professional event planning, grant writing, fine art sales, and exhibit curation.

She has held positions at the CU/Boulder Museum, the Longmont Museum, and the Estes Park Museum.

Boyer Buck is a 1990 graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in Anthropology/Museum Studies. She lives in Estes Park with her son, Scott Buck.

Estes Park Area Weaverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guild Meeting January 28

The monthly meeting of the Estes Park Area Weavers' Guild will be held Thursday, Jan. 28 at 12:30 in the Hondius room of the Estes Valley Library. Guest speaker will be Fran Bowen with a trunk show of her unique needle felted pieces and she will also give a demonstration of her technique. Fran has worked with fiber since she was a child, sewing with her mom and grandmother. Later, she learned traditional rug hooking and designed and created her own rugs. She taught herself to knit, crochet and embroider. Wool applique is another love of hers. About eight years ago she discov-

ered felting, thanks to a magazine article.

She learned both needle and wet felting techniques and began to incorporate the other fiber techniques into her creations.

She has created Father Christmas, Santa figures, birds and bears and characters from Dickens. She recently had a show at the Trimble Court Gallery in Fort Collins.

All interested fiber enthusiasts are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served.

If you want more information on the Weavers' Guild, you may contact Grey Ruppel at 586-2978.

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Cultural Arts Council Updates

The Cultural Arts Council invites the public to attend the viewing of our present exhibit and upcoming events.

First Show: A collection of community art – presenting artists showing for the first time in our fine art gallery. Our goal for this exhibit is to offer new artists and hobbyists a chance to share their work with the community in our beautiful facility. A few of these artists are from our local elementary school. Included in this exhibit are guest artists from the Plein Air Painters of Estes Park. This group has been in existence for about 30 years and meets between May through September, painting from 9 a.m. to noon and then spend time critiquing their paintings afterwards. All artists, regardless of skill level, are welcome. The Cultural Arts Council’s Fine Art Gallery is located at 423 W. Elkhorn Ave. and is open daily from 12-5. All of our exhibits are free to the public.

Impressions of Life, Love & Passion: A show of art for Valentine’s Day. This new exhibit will have an opening reception February 6 and will run through February 28. With this show, we want to encourage artists of all levels and ages to share their creative impressions of life, love & passion. We have opened this exhibit to portraits, still-lifes, and other media which invites the artist to reveal images of what life, love & passion means to them and share them with us in honor of St. Valentine.

“For the Love of the Arts:” As part of our Valentine’s Show, we will be holding a benefit sale & auction event for the Cultural Arts Council, February 12-14.

The sale will be Friday and Saturday from 12-5 and on Sunday from 12-3 with an auction from 1-3. The Cultural Arts Council is raising funds for the Paul

Saunders Memorial Building/Facility Improvement Fund. We are looking for donated items or items you are willing to consign at 75% for CAC and 25% to the one who donated the item. We are looking for fine arts, fine crafts, donated appraised art, jewelry, antiques/collectibles, art books, frames, bin work, prints and note cards. For further information, please contact us at 970-586-9203.

One year Atelier workshop for painting landscapes in oil: Looking for artists to sign up for this exciting workshop. In the tradition of the French Impressionists’ ateliers, professional artist Cydney Springer, is offering a one year study of oil painting. The classes will be held at the Cultural Arts Council each Thursday from 9-4 starting February 2016. The cost is $250 per month. Cydney Springer is a nationally recognized professional artist who’s greatest passion is painting Rocky Mountain National Park. She has won many awards for landscape paintings and has made Estes Park her home for many years. Visit cydneyspringer.com and click on 2016 Atelier in the navigation bar for more information. Reserve your space today by calling 970-586-2690 or email cydney via her website.

Plein Air Rockies 2016: The Cultural Arts Council’s Annual Plein Air Rockies event is now open for registration. This year we are using online juried shows for the entry process. We are calling on all interested plein air artists to submit your images at www.onlinejuriedshows.com.

You have until March 18 to apply. The entry fee is $45. Once the entries are juried, notifications for acceptance will be sent out by April 1st. This year’s Plein Air Rockies Event will run from August 1st to October 23.

Thank You From The Repertoire Theatre Group The Estes Park Repertoire Theatre Company wishes to thank all of the supporters and theatre goers who helped sell out all of the performances of “Sex Please, We’re Sixty.”

The cast and crew of the productions put on the stage great productions for the attendees each night. The actors

where having a good time responding to the reception they were given by the audience at each performance.

Thanks for all of the support we are given. Watch for our next play in early April, an original play for our company

by Michael Young.

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Community Pancake Breakfast Saturday, January 30 Come to the community Pancake Breakfast sponsored by the Estes Park Masonic Lodge, 1820 South St. Vrain Avenue, Saturday, January 30th from 8:30-11:00 a.m.

Price: $5.00 for adults / $2.50 for kids (12 yrs. old & under) - all you can eat.

Menu: pancakes, coffee, milk, orange juice, bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs and potatoes. This will be the best $5.00 breakfast in Estes Park!

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

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Estes Valley Library Uncorked: Tonight At Snow Peaks Winery!

The Estes Valley Library is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2016, and local businesses and organizations are joining in the festivities. One of the special centennial-year tributes will take place tonight at Snowy Peaks Winery, which is unveiling an original wine dedicated to our library’s milestone 100th year.

Gather your friends and join us as we sniff, swirl and sip the all-new Library Red. Raise your glass to toast the Estes Valley Library at the unveiling event on Friday, January 22, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. The official toast will be at 5:00 p.m. The event will be held at the Snow Peaks Winery and Tasting Room located at 292 Moraine Avenue.

Library Red, created specifically for the Library Centennial, will be featured at this special event. The new wine, complete with a commemorative Centennial

label, will provide a festive accompaniment during the year ahead, whether enjoying a gathering among friends or simply reading a good library book in the comfort of home. Snowy Peaks is a local business known for its selection of Colorado wines and its award-winning wines handcrafted on site.

While the January 22 wine-tasting event is for adults age 21 and up, Snowy Peaks does offer a designated playroom for kids called the “No Wine-ing Zone.”

The playroom will be open for any families who are accompanied by kids.

For information about the new Library Red, contact Snowy Peaks Winery at 970-586-2099. Watch for additional Library Centennial events happening throughout 2016. To contact the library, call (970) 586-8116 or visit estesvalleylibrary.org.

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EPMC Sponsors Red Cross Blood Drive Next Monday By: Kerrie Hill Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood. If you think about, it, that’s a lot of blood. However, only 5% of the eligible United States population donates blood in any given year. Healthy donors are the only source of blood for the supplies that are needed to save lives. Currently there is no substitute.

Why is blood such an important part of every day life? Blood is the liquid that circulates throughout the entire body carrying nutrients to every cell and at the same time carrying away waste products. Blood plays a central role in the body’s defenses. Through a network of miles and miles of vessels, blood is pumped by the heart to every part of the body. The average adult body contains about 10 pints of blood. There are four main components of blood: red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma and platelets. In addition, blood is vitally important because it contains various nutrients and minerals.

Blood is produced in the bone marrow, a jellylike substance inside the bones. In adults, the spine, ribs, and pelvis are the primary bones that make blood. As the blood cells develop from the stem cells in the marrow, they seep into the blood that passes through the bones and on into the bloodstream.

Many generous Americans nationwide have been donating blood for many years. However, the generosity surged after the terrorist attacks of September 11th to ensure a sustained and secure blood supply for all Americans. Blood donation sites throughout the United States are ensuring that the safest possible blood is readily available whenever and wherever needed, the military, for blood centers across the United States and for all 5,000 of America’s hospitals.

We all expect blood to be there for us, but barely a fraction of those who can give do volunteer. Sooner or later, virtu-

ally all of us face a time of when blood is needed. Too often that time is often unexpected. Estes Park Medical Center is pleased to partner with the Garth Englund Blood Center in facilitating the gift of blood donation on January 25, 2016, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Estes Park Medical Center – lower level conference rooms.

The general guidelines for donating blood are as follows: • Individuals must be healthy and be at least 17 years old • Weight must be at least 110 pound • Individuals must not have donated blood in the last eight weeks (56 days) or a donation of double red cells in the last 16 weeks (111 days) • Healthy means that you feel well and can perform normal activities • If you have a chronic condition such as diabetes or high blood pressure, "healthy" also means that you are being treated and the condition is under control.

Other aspects of each potential donor's health history are discussed as part of the donation process before any blood is collected. Each donor receives a brief examination during which temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood count (hemoglobin or hematocrit) are measured.

Why give blood?

• You will ensure that blood is there when you or someone close to you may need it. Most people don’t think they’ll ever need blood, but many do.

• Blood is something money can’t buy. It is something one person can give to another.

• You may become a hero in someone’s life – a newborn child, a mother or father, brother or sister. You can give someone another chance at life. In fact, you may help save up to three lives with just one donation • It’s the right thing to do!

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January is flying by as most months seem to do these days. It has been a great month for me. Besides being my birthday month and Greg and Cecelia had me and Marie, Mike, Nathan, Lexie and Annette over for a lovely dinner, there were other nice well wishes from many friends.

And then there is my dog, Sunshine filling my days with new adventures and problems. She decided that being left in the kitchen was very boring so she amused herself by eating my baseboard.

Trying to look on only the positive, I fortunately have a carpenter doing work at the house so it can be fixed. It can be fixed after I drive to Greeley to get matching baseboard and pay extra to my workman! But she still gives me more happiness and pleasure than one can imagine or at least until I find a new one of her capers. Walking her three miles a day has lowered my blood pressure and hopefully I am losing weight as well.

Now that I have learned not to trust the little bugger, I crate her when I leave. She is really good in her crate.

I had to leave her to play poker the other night at my friend Gay’s. I would never want to miss a game night there.

Gay is such a good cook and wonderful hostess as are all my game buddies. She was kind enough to share the following cookie recipe and special hints to make them look so professional. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Gay’s Sugar Cookies 1 cup butter 1 cup oil 1 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. cream of tartar 1 tsp. vanilla 4 cups flour Mix all together. If needed, add a little more flour so dough does not stick to your hands. Form balls. Place on a greased cookie sheet with about nine per sheet. Using a one cup measure cup, dip cup a little on dough so it has a little grease from dough. Slightly flatten cookie balls with the cup or glass dipped in sugar. Bake in pre-heated oven for about 12 minutes.

Her cookies looked like a magazine picture and were delicious.

On a different note, walking around the lake and bike path (and even around the front of my yard) I am disgusted lately by the lack of respect that some dog walkers show our beautiful town and all of us who live here. Please show some courtesy and clean up after your dog.

Around the lake there are stations with plastic bags and dumpsters and in private neighborhoods, one should carry something to pick up after your pet. I am ashamed of so many owners that do not pick up. It is not the fault of the dog(s) but the laziness of the owner.

Wow, guess I am really angry about the lack of respect and pride in our town.

Sorry this is usually a happy column.

Thank Kay for the nice email and I am enjoying the potato soup.

My email: Esther.cenac@ gmail.com Bon Appétit.

Community Chili/Tailgate At Estes Park High School Everyone is invited to dinner next Tuesday, January 26, in the Estes Park High School Commons. BACers will be serving a chili dinner before the boys and girls basketball games against Frontier Academy. Chili and all the fixins’, along with a drink, will be served from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. all for just $5.00 per person.

Money raised will go towards the middle and high school athletic programs. After dinner, stay for some exciting basketball games. Boys C squad will play at 4:00 p.m., Boys JV plays at 5:30 p.m. and the night ends with Boys Varsity and Girls Varsity playing at 7:00 p.m. Who doesn’t love chili and some good sports? Come and support your Cats next Tuesday, January 26.

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Auditions For Fine Arts Guild Production Of “Beets” Jan. 24 & 25 life looms large."

Characters to be cast are: Fred Hunt, about 45, a sugar beet farmer in Berthoud, Colorado, of English ancestry; Isabelle Hunt, 39, Fred’s wife, determined to make the Germans feel welcomed; Anna Hunt, 17, daughter of Fred and Is; Jim, 45-55, Fred’s friend and neighbor of German ancestry; Johnny, 18, a U.S. army guard, serving at Camp 202; Bobby, 15-17, a neighbor boy who drives the POWs to and from Camp 202; Dieter Muchler, 23, a handsome POW

Northern Colorado farmers used German prisoners of war as stoop labor on their sugar beet farms during World War II.

Auditions for the Fine Arts Guild of the Rockies' production of Beets will be held Sunday, Jan. 24 at 11:30 a.m. (please note the change in time) and Monday, Jan. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Park Village Playhouse, adjacent to The Other Side Restaurant. A perusal script is available at the Estes Valley Library. Performances are March 11-13, 18-20 at Hempel Auditorium, YMCA of the Rockies. The show will be co-directed by Barb Boyer Buck and Kathy Littlejohn.

There are roles for two women and seven men. This show is uniquely suited for high-school actors, as five of the seven male roles are meant for men ranging in age from 15-23.

The play tells the story of a little-known aspect of Colorado history during World War II, when German prisoners of war housed in a camp at Greeley were compelled to help sugar beet farmers along the northern Front Range. It was written by regional author Rick Padden.

"I wrote the basic script in 21 very intense days and nights in 2009," he explained. "It saw its World Premier (after two staged readings) at the Rialto Theater in Loveland in May of that year. It was picked up again last January by the Aurora Fox in Denver, where it enjoyed a sold-out (extended) run, was taken on the road in Denver to four other venues, and was last staged at Adams City High School -- its first high school production."

Padden is a playwright, actor and former journalist living in Loveland, and has worked in live theatre, radio and film throughout Northern Colorado for more than 15 years. He has written six full-length plays, several short scripts and fiction stories waiting in the wings, and several new play sare in the works.

He worked as news editor of the Estes Park Trail-Gazette in 2004, and has a particular fondness for the EP community.

"I'd been working as editor of the Berthoud Weekly Surveyor when local historian Mark French wrote a piece about a Berthoud man (Bob Lebsack) who'd driven his father's truck to and from Camp 202 in Greeley carrying German POWs to work on their beet farm during WWI," Padden explained. "I was committed to getting a play produced locally and this was a topic that seemed to

be of great local interest."

The topic also spoke to Padden because both of his parents grew up on farms and he had "a link to the war from time spent working in Guam and Hawaii," he explained. "I was a baby-boomer who grew up watching WWII movies...and as a journalist, I had a bent toward research."

"I would hope that the play encourages compassion," said Padden. "I don't know that any literary work can teach it, but it sure can be the mechanism for exposure to it. I hope especially to create drama not through larger-than-life characters, but through simple characters for whom

who is drawn immediately to Anna; Karl, 18, a German POW, and friend of Dieter; Franz, 18, a German POW with a sense of humor. He is also friends with Dieter.

To schedule a private audition, contact directors Barb Boyer Buck (970-3108878) or Kathy Littlejohn (970-2186005) or email info@fineartsguild.org.

The production is also seeking a stage manager and volunteers to help with other production needs, including set building.

Sugar beet production was encouraged in America during WWII.

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Friday, January 22, 2016

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January School Readiness Practicing Self-Control stay within boundaries, an important skill for school success.

Here are things adults can do to help children develop selfcontrol: • Model Self-Control- Keep calm and maintain control when the child is out of control. Talk about what you do to stay calm.

This month, young children in our community are busy practicing skills to grow their self-control! Throughout the school year, local preschools, childcare programs, early elementary grades, and parents are working together with Estes Valley Investment in Childhood Success (EVICS) to promote and support positive social/emotional development in young children. All children need social and emotional skills so they can learn and be successful in school and in life.

Findings from neurological science support the crucial role social and emotional development play in a child’s ability to learn. An individual’s cognitive and physical potential is optimized only when the brain is adequately wired in the areas of social and emotional intelligence, such as learning to pay attention, take turns, listen, control impulses and delay gratification.

Teachers and staff who work with young children across our community are participating in a monthly book study focusing on a different skill area each month, and learning how they can support that particular skill development in the young children they work with.

Each month, tips for developing this skill are also shared with parents through early childhood classrooms and programs, and through the EVICS Parents as Teachers program. Watch for an article each month highlighting the skill our young children are working on. Community members and extended family can also help to support children, parents, and teachers in this exciting effort!

So …back to self-control! Children with self-control understand their emotional reactions and are able to calm their emotions before acting. They are able to control their impulses, listen attentively, and wait patiently. Children with self-control are able to accept and

• Read Books- The Estes Valley Library has set aside books that model self-control. Talk about how characters are able to help themselves stay in control of their emotions.

• Help the child calm down- Teach them how to take deep breaths when upset. Brainstorm together what makes them feel better (ex. Hugging a stuffed animal) and help them do that when upset.

• Set and maintain fair boundariesDiscuss rules with children so they know why they need to do certain things. Keep boundaries consistent so children know what to expect.

• Provide opportunities for delayed gratification- engage in activities such as cooking and gardening that take patience and require waiting for the “reward” of the activity. Let your child struggle with the emotions of anticipation and excitement before fun events.

Talk to them about ways of handling those emotions.

EVICS offers training and support to early childhood programs, childcare scholarships to families, and parent education. For more information, contact EVICS: 970-586-3055 or office@evics.org. Also visit the website: www.evics.org and the EVICS Facebook page.

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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Woods pastor for a newlyformed congregation outside St. Cloud, MN. Then five years ago he was called to Shepherd of the Mountains in Estes Park.

The sudden change from Midwestern lakes to Rocky Mountains came from Ron’s desire to be near Colorado relatives. Never before then did he dream he’d serve in Estes and live next door to Rocky Mountain National Park.

Ron and his wife Estes Park Celebrates Pastor Ron Susan are active volunteers with Estes Bockhaus Park’s Restorative Justice Project. Ron More than three decades ago Pastor and Susan have been married for 32 Ron Bockhaus was an Iowa State Univeryears and have two adult children, Peter sity forestry student and nature lover. and Anna. Susan is a psychotherapist Then on his way to the woods, a funny and runs her own counseling business in thing happened: he felt the spiritual callEstes Park. Despite his change of study, ing and left the study of forestry for minthat love of trees never left him—in his istry. Ron was ordained into Word and free time Ron’s often off to the woods, eiSacrament Ministry of the Evangelical ther hiking or paddling a river in his caLutheran Church in America (ELCA) in noe. Ron even solidified his commit1985. Those thirty years sure went by ment to Estes his first year here by fast! And now Shepherd of the Mounsummiting Longs Peak. tains Lutheran Church invites you to celIn the aftermath of the 2013 flood Pasebrate Pastor Ron and his 30th annivertor Ron—along with Rev. Donna Pattersary in service with an open house in his son, formerly of United Methodist honor. The open house will be at 2:00 Church of Estes Park—organized the sap.m. on Saturday, February 6th, at Shepcred contemplation group Lectio Divina herd of the Mountains, 2000 Ptarmigan to assist the community during its time Trail (off Dry Gulch Road, at the turn of difficulty and upheaval.

Pastor Ron for Good Samaritan). All who know Passtill leads the nondenominational Lectio tor Ron as a minister, volunteer, colDivina, which meets every Wednesday league or friend are invited to attend. morning from 7-8 a.m. in the Old An Iowa native, Ron was involved in Church Shops top floor. church youth groups and outdoor minDo you have a favorite story or anecistry throughout his teens. Following dote about Pastor Ron? We want to incollege he volunteered with mission clude it in our compilation for the celework in Cameroon, Africa. These expebration.

Send your remembrances to riences steered him toward full-time Jean Siddle, SMLC President, by January ministry and study at Luther Seminary th via postal or email to 2031 High 30 in St. Paul, MN, where he received his Drive, Estes Park 80517 or mountainMasters of Divinity degree. mama@siddlemail.com. Simple good Ron’s first 25 years in parish ministry wishes for Pastor Ron are welcome too! were in Minnesota serving three very Then join us in honoring Ron on Februdifferent churches. He was first an assoary 6th. ciate pastor at an outer-ring suburban For more information on the celebrachurch. Next he was a solo pastor shared tion, please contact Shepherd of the by two rural congregations. This led to Mountains at secretary@smlc.us or by fifteen years as a church developer and calling 970-586-3900.

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Friday, January 22, 2016

“DO YOU HAVE A GUINEA PIG?” Someone mentioned this question to me the other day and explained the circumstances surrounding it. I told her that if she saw an article by this name she would know where it originated. I tell you that so when you come across an article or incident that has a well-worth-sharing principle I hope you will send it to me.

However, back to the question. If you didn’t read the news item or see a video about this then you won’t have a clue about what I’m going to share in this week’s article. But it highlights a wonderful spirit of some who shared their words of empathy and encouragement when it was badly needed.

The setting is this. Blair Walsh, the Minnesota Vikings field-goal kicker missed a 27 yard field goal attempt that would have won the playoff game for the Vikings against the Seattle Seahawks. Although Walsh had scored all the points his team scored during that game, and a teammate’s fumble set up the Seahawk’s field goal, enabling them to take the lead, his team, and Viking fans were devastated and angry and some vicious in their condemnation of Walsh. But, of course, they were no less devastated than the young kicker himself. He sat on the sidelines with tears on his cheeks and self-condemnation in his heart.

Children in the North Point Elementary School in Blaine, Minnesota came to school and told about some of the things they heard others…including their parents…saying about Walsh. “He should be fired!” “He should be driven out of the state!” And even worse things were wished upon this young kicker. The first grade class had been talking about ‘Empathy’ and their teacher challenged them to write letters to Mr. Walsh to encourage him and tell him they still loved him. Upon receiving the letters, Walsh delayed his flight so he could visit their school and tell them how much their letters and words had helped him after his ‘failure’. He signed cards, footballs, and received more encouraging words from these little ones. “You’re awesome! Don’t quit!” “Keep on trying! Everyone makes mistakes.” And, the most important concern of one, “Do you have a guinea pig?”

What’s the message? It’s really a case of what are the really important things in life.

How easy it is to work ourselves into a frenzy about a sport and how our team does…and neglect some of the really important things in life…things like kindness, compassion, encouragement and empathy. Listen to yourself this week when the Broncos play. Do you find yourself coming down on a player who fails to make the run or catch or make the pass? I have to remember, because I tend to get passionate about the Broncos too, that, as one of the first graders pointed out to Blair Walsh, “We still love you and it’s only a game!”

Jesus once strongly criticized people who ‘majored in minors’, giving a tenth of even the smallest spices, etc. to ‘prove’ they were ‘righteous’, while failing in the really important things like justice, mercy, and faithfulness.

I will be enthusiastically rooting for our Broncos this Sunday, but, win or lose, they are ‘awesome’ and I…and you…will still love this team.

Bob

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Jonathan Pass Now A First Officer Working For Great Lakes Airlines Corey and Lori Pass are pleased to announce that their son Jonathan Pass has been hired by Great Lakes Airlines as a First Officer and is based out of Denver International Airport. Jonathan will also be graduating from Metropolitan State University of Denver in May 2016 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aviation Technology with an emphasis in Professional Flight Officer and a minor in Management. We want to thank the community of Estes Park

for all of the support that they have provided Jonathan through his journey. Special thanks to the Estes Park Golf Course and the golfing community for their great friendship and mentorship, not to mention all of our family and friends.

Platte River Power Authority Offering Scholarship To Local Students $3,000 Scholarship will be Awarded to a Student in Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont, or Loveland Platte River Power Authority is pleased to announce that its $3,000 Roy J. Rohla Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a local student in 2016 through the RMEL Foundation.

The application for the scholarship can be found by visiting www.RMEL.org and clicking RMEL Foundation. The application deadline is February 11, 2016.

Platte River Power Authority donated $3,000 to the RMEL Foundation and asked that a scholarship be given to a high school senior or college student whose permanent residence is located in Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont, or Loveland.

Through the scholarship, local students will also gain exposure to a diverse and exciting electric energy career when they are added to the National Electric Energy Career Jump Start Directory. Even if an applicant doesn't receive a scholarship, their information (with their permission) will be shared with hundreds of RMEL member companies from the across the country. These electric utilities of all types and services and supplier companies are actively seeking candidates for paid internships and employment opportunities. Anyone who wants to work in a longstanding industry that offers job security, innovation and never ending challenges, is encouraged to apply.

About Platte River Power Authority Platte River Power Authority is a notfor-profit wholesale electricity generation and transmission provider that

delivers safe, reliable, environmentally responsible, and competitively priced energy and services to its owner communities of Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont, and Loveland, Colorado for delivery to their utility customers.

More information about Platte River can be found at www.prpa.org.

About the RMEL Foundation: The purpose of the RMEL Foundation is to award scholarships to deserving and qualified students in engineering, business, information systems, plant, line or distribution technology, line worker or other curriculum related to the electric energy industry. The RMEL Foundation was incorporated on May 5, 1999 and received its 501(c) 3, IRS non-profit, tax-exempt status on March 3, 2000. The RMEL Foundation's purpose is exclusively to promote careers in the electric energy industry, especially to students.

About RMEL: RMEL, through its diverse membership, educational events, and programs, facilitates the discovery of solutions and strategies for vital issues facing the electric utility industry.

RMEL is a not-for-profit energy trade association that has served the electric utility industry with a variety of education and networking services since 1903. Dedicated to fostering a thriving community of electric energy professionals, RMEL's 300 corporate members share ideas, techniques and programs to better serve the industry and its customers. Once known as the Rocky Mountain Electrical League, the association officially became RMEL in the 1990s to better reflect a membership base that spans the entire country.

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ESTES PARK HAPPENINGS

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

Jan. 22-Feb. 5, 2016 Jan. 29: Will Thomas. Acoustic.

Snowy Peaks Winery. 4-6pm

Jan. 23: Ski Hidden Valley. Estes Park Museum. 3pm

Jan. 29: James Davis. Classical Guitar. Twin Owls Steakhouse. 6-9pm

Mon. & Wed. at 6pm, Fri. & Sat. at 7pm: Sip & Paint. Murphy’s Resort.

Jan. 22: Estes Valley Library Uncorked. Release party for Estes Valley Library’s centennial wine. Snowy Peaks Winery. 4-6pm

Jan. 29: Chain Station Mountain Music. Bluegrass & Rock. The Rock Inn. 8:30-11:30pm

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

Jan. 24: Frost Giant 5K & 10K. Estes Park Municipal Building. Registration 9:30am, Races 11am & 12pm.

Jan. 29 & 30: Ray Young. Jazz Piano. Nicky’s Steakhouse. 6-9pm

EVENTS Jan. 22, 29 & Feb 5: Pond Hockey Shoot-Out. Trout Haven Fishing Pond.

4-6pm

Jan. 26 & Feb. 2: Free 5K Group Run. Starts at the Stanley Hotel. 6pm

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

Jan. 29 & 30: Karaoke. Lonigans. 9pm

Jan. 30: Kaleigh Baker. Acoustic.

The Rock Inn. 5-8pm Jan. 30: Mountain Town Trio.

Classic Rock. Tavern 1929 at Marys Lake Lodge. 6-9pm

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

Free RMNP & Ranger-Led Programs.

For more info. call 970-586-1206.

Jan. 22: Will Thomas. Acoustic.

Snowy Peaks Winery. 4-6pm

Jan. 30: Skate Night Date Night.

Trout Haven Fishing Pond. 4-6pm

Jan. 23, 24, 30 & 31: Wild in Winter.

Beaver Meadows Visitor Center. 10am

Jan. 22: James Davis. Classical Guitar.

Twin Owls Steakhouse. 6-9pm

Jan. 31: Estes Park Music Festival Trio Cordilleras. Tango Music.

Stanley Hotel. 2pm

Jan. 23, 24, 27, 30, 31 & Feb. 3: Snowshoe Ecology Walk. Bring snowshoes. Ages 8 and up only.

Reservations required. 970-586-1223.

Jan. 22: K.C. Groves. Acoustic. The Rock Inn. 6-8pm

Feb. 3: Open Mic. Lonigans. 9pm

Jan. 23: Full Moon Hike. Reservations required. 970-586-1223.

Jan. 22 & 23: Ray Young. Jazz Piano.

Nicky’s Steakhouse. 6-9pm

Feb.3: Matthew Gurnsey. Celtic.

Tavern 1929. 6pm

Jan. 22 & 23: Karaoke. Lonigans. 9pm

Feb. 4: Open Bluegrass Jam. The Rock Inn. 6-9pm

Jan. 23: Skate Night Date Night. Trout Haven Fishing Pond. 4-6pm Jan. 23: Great Blue. Acoustic. The Rock Inn. 5-8pm Jan. 23: Mountain Town Trio. Classic Rock. Tavern 1929 at Marys Lake Lodge. 6-9pm Jan.24: Estes Park Music Festival Peggy Lyon and Gregory Dufford.

Piano & Clarinet. Stanley Hotel. 2pm Jan. 23 & 24: Karaoke. Lonigans. 9pm

Feb. 5: Will Thomas. Acoustic.

Snowy Peaks Winery. 4-6pm Feb. 5: James Davis. Classical Guitar. Twin Owls Steakhouse. 6-9pm Feb. 5: Ray Young. Jazz Piano.

Nicky’s Steakhouse. 6-9pm Feb. 5: David Potter. Acoustic. The Rock Inn. 6-9pm Feb. 5: Karaoke. Lonigans. 9pm

SEMINARS, CLASSES & LECTURES

Jan. 26: Open Mic. Ed’s Cantina. 69pm

Monday, January 25 Sausage potato soup with kale and onions, Fresh rolls, Oranges, Cookie Tuesday, January 26 Pepperoni and ham, Calzones, Pasta salad, Fruit crisp Wednesday, January 27 Medicare counseling-sign up in advance, 1:00 p.m. Mah Jongg lessonssign up in advance. Sloppy Joe on a bun, Baked fries, Watermelon slices, Cake Thursday, January 28 AARP Driver Safety-sign up in advance. Sweet and sour pork, Rice and stir fry vegetables, Mini egg rolls, Cobbler Friday, January 29 9:00 a.m. Self Care Massage program-sign up in advance. Baked cod, Potato casserole, Coleslaw, Pie

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK

Jan. 27: Open Mic. Lonigans. 9pm Jan. 28: Mountain Town Trio. Classic Rock. Waterfront Grille Jan. 28: Open Bluegrass Jam. The Rock Inn. 6-9pm

Jan. 30: Saturday Evening Program.

NPS Centennial program. Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Auditorium. 78pm Rocky Mountain Conservancy Programs. Nature seminars, outings & classes for everyone in the family. Fees apply. For details, locations, and registration, call 970-586-3262.

Jan. 23: Winter Ecology: A Snowshoeing Trek for Kids & Families. Conservancy Field Institute.

Reservations required. 9am

EXHIBITS

Jan. 24 & 31: Taste & Create. Snowy Peaks Winery. 4pm Jan. 23: Legendary Locals. Estes Park Museum. 2pm

Through Jan. 31: 7th Annual First Show – A Collection of Community Art. Cultural Arts Council. 12-5pm Through Feb. 14: Meet the New Artists. Art Center of Estes Park. Fri.Mon., 10am-5pm

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

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Last Quarter Jan. 31st

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New Great Courses Series: Chi Kung Movement And Meditation Sensation, Perception And The Aging Process For Stress Relief, Healing and Longevity The Great Courses 12-Week Series begins Friday, February 5 The Town of Estes Park’s Senior Services Division is pleased to offer a Great Courses lecture series entitled Sensation, Perception, and the Aging Process. Video lectures will be taught

by Professor Francis B. Colavita, Ph.D., Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh.

Beth Headley, Senior Services Program Coordinator, will facilitate discussion. The 12-week course will be held on Fridays beginning February 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Estes Park Senior Center, 220 Fourth Street. The course is free and open to the public. Participants may attend any or all sessions; no registration is required. The only pre- requisite for the course is a curious mind! No previous coursework is necessary.

According to the Professor Colavita, one of the primary goals of psychology is understanding behavior, and a major determinant of behavior is the information sent to our brain by our sensory systems.

This course explores how the sensory systems respond to the energy from our physical environment and how, based upon our past experience with a particular sensory event, the brain creates the perceptions that determine our behavior.

An important component is a considera-

tion of the way the aging process influences both our sensations and our perceptions. Unavoidable changes occur in the sensitivity and acuity of our sensory systems as we age, resulting in young people and older people actually living in different sensory worlds.

The first six weeks of the course will expand on the difference between sensation and perception, and the function of the visual, auditory, and cutaneous systems. The last six weeks of the course deal with the senses of pain, taste, smell, vestibulation, and kinesthesis, as well as special categories such as speech perception, face recognition, and person perception.

This DVD lecture series is produced by The Great Courses, a twenty-five-yearold educational company dedicated to producing engaging audio and video lectures by professors from leading universities.

For more information, please contact the Estes Park Senior Center at (970) 586-2996 or visit the Center at 220 Fourth Street, Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Please visit the Senior Center website at www.estes.org/seniorcenter. To receive Senior Center news in your e-mail inbox, please e-mail lmitchell@estes.org

First Thursday Meditation Offered Monthly At The Senior Center The Town of Estes Park’s Senior Services Division and local meditation and dream teacher Mary Jo Heyen will continue to offer Group Meditation on the first Thursday of each month from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. The next meeting will take place on Thursday, February 4 at the Estes Park Senior Center, 220 Fourth Street. There is no fee, but advanced sign-up at the Senior Center is required.

The group is open to all those interested, and no prior meditation experience is necessary. Each class will include an exploration of issues and challenges that may arise in developing one’s own practice, a guided meditation, as well as silent meditation.

Mary Jo reflects on the value of meditation: “Including meditation in our lives we begin to clear our minds and open our hearts. Meditation gently offers us many opportunities. It can help us manage stress and be more centered. Whatever our age or life circumstances, we can deepen our ability to be truly in the present moment, be present with whoever is with us, and to be with whatever is going on around us. The ‘whatever‘ may be a wonderful experience, some joy, or it may be some form of suffering,

physical or emotional pain, such as grief or loneliness. All of who we are is welcome as we sit in meditation. Coming together regularly as a group to meditate can strengthen and deepen our practice, supporting as we continue our individual practice.”

For more information about Mary Jo’s background and training in meditation visit the About Me section of her website at www.maryjoheyen.com.

For more information, please contact the Estes Park Senior Center at (970) 586-2996 or visit the Center at 220 Fourth Street, Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Please visit the Senior Services website at www.estes.org/seniorcenter. To receive Senior Services news in your e-mail inbox, please e-mail lmitchell@estes.org

Second six-week series offered at the Senior Center In response to the well-received series offered in 2015, the Town of Estes Park’s Senior Services Division is offering a second six-week Chi Kung class at the Estes Park Senior Center, 220 Fourth Street. The class will be held Mondays, February 22 through March 28, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. The cost for the sixweek series is $32 for EPSCC, Inc. members or $46 for non-members. Stop by the Senior Center with cash or check to register by Monday, February 15. A minimum of 8 participants is needed.

The class will be taught by long-time Estes Park resident Janet Lee Biasi. Since 2001 she has completed more than 800 hours of Chi Kung instruction at the Center Place in Boulder, Colorado, and continues her studies through their ongoing post graduate program. Janet is also a certified massage therapist and yoga instructor. She welcomes people of all ages to the class, and no previous ex-

perience is necessary.

Chi Kung means “working with energy,” “developing energy,” or “cultivating energy.” According to Biasi, “Our body has a miraculous capacity to mend itself and Chi Kung reawakens the natural healer within each of us. The reasons for practicing are treating/curing illness, prevention of disease, strengthening the constitution, avoiding premature aging, prolonging life, improving mental health, as well as spiritual and personal development.” Throughout the practice of gentle movements and mental focus, energy is cleansed, circulated, and transformed.

For more information, please contact the Estes Park Senior Center at (970) 586-2996 or visit the Center at 220 Fourth Street, Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Please visit the Senior Center website at www.estes.org/seniorcenter. To receive Senior Center news in your e-mail inbox, please e-mail lmitchell@estes.org

February Art Spa: 3-D Valentine’s Day Cards Tuesday, February 9, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

The Town of Estes Park’s Senior Services Division continues to offer Art Spa on the second Tuesday of each month. February’s Art Spa will take place on Tuesday, February 9 at the Estes Park Senior Center, 220 Fourth Street from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

The cost for each class is $5 for members of Estes Park Senior Citizens Center, Inc. or $7 for nonmembers. All materials are provided and no artistic experience is necessary. Advanced registration is required.

Beth Headley, Senior Services Program Coordinator, will lead the class. For February’s project participants will learn tech-

niques to create Valentine’s cards using simple materials that can be found around the house. “Upcycling” magazines, buttons, ribbon, wrapping paper, and cardboard are great ways to impress your friends and family without spending a fortune at the craft store. Art Spa projects are specially designed to help participants relax and encourage creative expression.

For more information, please contact the Estes Park Senior Center at (970) 586-2996 or visit the Center at 220 Fourth Street, Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Please visit the Senior Center website at www.estes.org/seniorcenter. To receive Senior Services news in your email inbox, please e-mail lmitchell@estes.org.

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37th Annual Frost Giant 5K And 10K Runs This Weekend Join us for the 37th Annual Frost Giant 5K & 10K Runs this weekend!

The race will be held this Sunday, January 24, 2016. The 5K begins at 11 a.m. The 10K takes off at 12 p.m. Run one race or both!

The races both start at the Estes Park Municipal building.

Male and female divisions are: 0-8, 9-11, 12-15, 16-25, 26-32, 33-39, 4049, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & up. There are awards for the overall 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place male and female winners. For age division awards, the 1st and 2nd place winners receive medals and 3rd-

5th place receive ribbons.

Drop-off registration can be done at the EVRPD Admin. Office located at 690 Big Thompson Ave. Registration fees are as follows: before 5 p.m. January 22, 2016: one race and one shirt $28.00; both races and one shirt $35.00. On race day: one race and one shirt $33.00; Both races and one shirt $40.00.

Remember, we run whatever the weather!

For more information please contact Cheryl Sarnwick, 586-8191 ext.

3, or cheryl@evrpd.com.

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Look To Your Library Engaging Young Readers

ACT Prep Classes For High School Students The Estes Valley Library, in collaboration with The Learning Place, will be running an ACT prep class for high school students who plan on taking the ACT exam.

The ACT prep class will begin on Wednesday, February 3 and will run for eight weeks.

Students will meet in the Wasson room upstairs in the library from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Instructors are from The Learning Place, and will cover math, science, English, reading and writing.

The cost per student for this eight-week course is $35. Attendees will also need to purchase the book, The Real ACT Pre Guide, 3rd edition on their own, prior to beginning the class.

This is an incredible deal! Many places

charge hundreds of dollars for these types of ACT prep classes.

Space is limited to 10 students. Register now through the Estes Valley Library online calendar and bring your payment to the library (checks made out to Estes Valley Library) to confirm your spot.

All Estes Park High School juniors will be taking the ACT on April 19 when it is given at the high school. Students who are not juniors at EPHS can sign up for the test on the ACT website. Students may take the test up to 10 times.

For more information about the ACT Prep Class, contact Melanie Kozlowski, Youth Services Supervisor, by calling the library at 970-586-8116 or via email at mkozlowski@estesvalleylibrary.org.

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come, any resident can have access to the thousands of books and materials the library purchases for use in the commuBright eyes, eager faces, chuckles, nity. Of the many children’s books out smiles and giggles? I’ve got the greatest on the market, every month we choose job in the world --that of tickling the carefully after reading reviews, book funny bone of three and four year olds.

My best day is a day with storytime, and blogs and customer reviews with the goal of having the best-of-the-best chilI’m lucky because that happens four or dren’s book collection. five days in my work week, through In addition to books and materials, most of the year.

There is much we know that links suc- your library provides high quality early learning experiences through storytime, cess in life with early childhood experiences. We know about the importance of afterschool programs, book clubs, summer reading and special events throughearly childhood learning to school and out the year. career success. We know that learning Pulling from the rich source of storyhappens at home, in the community, all day and every day; and that rich learning time material developed by my predecessor and mentor, Kerry Aiken, we are experiences for parents, children and able to offer a completely different their caregivers make a difference. Lithemed storytime every week of the year. braries can play a major role in helping I’m continuing her work while tweaking to facilitate those early literacy experiand adding new ideas, stories and songs ences. to our repertoire. Our new Children’s LiAt a recent visit to Life Long Learning brarian, Apelles Morales, adds her own Preschool I heard, “I love your stories,” talents, including the introduction of “Your stories are my favorite,” and “We Baby Storytime for 0 to 18 month-olds like it when you come.” “Did you bring puppets again? Hooray!” Storytime con- on Thursday mornings at 10 a.m. beginning in February. Regular storytimes are tinues to be our primary focus in the children’s department of Estes Valley Li- offered for children age six and under in the library on Thursday, Friday and Satbrary. While it may look simply like urday mornings at 10:30 a.m. young child entertainment with puppet We travel outside the library every shows, read-alouds and props, we’re secretly increasing a child’s attention span, month to 12 preschool classes as well as the Kindergarten and First Grade classes increasing vocabulary, adding to their at Estes Park Elementary School. Matebackground knowledge, increasing lanrial resources are also shared with guage development with rhythms and fingerplays, promoting social interaction schools to help support what they share with their students. The next time you and a love for books and stories. see a youth librarian, ask us to flex our Storytime engages and supports parents as their child’s first teacher through arms for you….we work out with conmodeling the sharing of stories and ways stant book deliveries.

Engaging young readers must have to prompt thinking skills through questions and discussion. Parents also have a been a motivating factor in creating a new library in 1916 when the Woman’s place to meet one another, talk, form Club first opened the library in Estes friendships and make community conPark. One hundred years later, it remains nections. motivating as we continue to meet that Experts tell us that a home rich in challenge through purchasing materials, books is the optimal environment to offering support, providing services, deraise a reader. That’s what makes the library a great partner to parents and fam- veloping programs and, best of all, offerilies wanting to support their children in ing storytime now and for many years to come. gaining literacy skills. Regardless of in-

iPad And iPhone Basics Class At The Library Join Tech Guide Diana Laughlin at the Estes Valley Library on Monday, February 8 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. for ‘iPad & iPhone Basics.’

In this introductory class you will receive an overview of how to connect to the library’s Wi-Fi, how to search the Internet, how to take pictures and videos and how to send messages. You’ll also be introduced to the App Store and how to multi-task between different apps and how to adjust the settings to personalize your device.

POINTThis class is taught in the Wasson Board room at the library. Please bring your own device. Registration is required. For more information on ‘iPad & iPhone Basics’ or to register, please visit estesval-

leylibrary.org or call 970-586-8116 to speak with a librarian.

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Children’s Book Illustrator Brad Sneed To Visit Estes Park The Estes Valley Library will be hosting children’s book illustrator, Brad Sneed at the Estes Park Schools on February 9, 2016.

There will be four presentations for middle and elementary school students. The programs will be at 8:15 (middle school art students), 9:15 (grades k-1), 10:15 (grades 45) and 1:00 (grades 2-3) at the Estes Park High School Auditorium. Home school families and parents are welcome to attend.

Melanie Kozlowski, Children’s Librarian says, “Visits from children’s book writers and illustrators provide a golden opportunity for educators to promote literacy in their classroom. This literacy experience allows teachers to share books with the intent of deeper thinking from students about a particular story and of books in general. We’ve seen first-hand that author and illustrator visits motivate children to read more.

Having a personal connection with an author/illustrator is inspiring to a child’s own writing process, schoolwork and life goals. Children discover there’s nothing magical about writing or illustrating books. Writing is work, it’s a craft, and it’s a willingness to take risks and follow your imagination.

“While most children will not grow up to be author or illustrator, the message of following your talent, curiosity, and interest is a good one and can apply to any future pursuit.” Kozlowski continues, “The excitement from these visits is palatable. In the eyes of children and in mine too, a children’s book illustrator is someone to be cheered and celebrated. They are someone to be inspired by and to learn from.”

Brad Sneed tells stories with pictures and has illustrated many popular books for children including Mr. President Goes to School, Thumbelina and Aesop’s Fables.

He has illustrated more than 20 children’s books. He lives in Kansas City with his wife and daughter. Learn more about Brad Sneed from his website: bradsneed.com Estes Valley Library has provided a set of books illustrated by Brad Sneed to each of the grades to share with individual classes for enrichment. Mr. Sneed’s visit has been made possible through sponsorships from the Estes Park Woman’s Club and The Stanley Hotel.

For more information about the Brad Sneed programs at the school, contact youthservices@estesvalleylibrary or call to speak with a librarian at 970-5868116.

Temporary Closures At Devil’s Backbone Open Space Start Feb. 1

Construction will take place at the Devil’s Backbone Open Space trailhead, resulting in temporary closures at the popular open space west of Loveland.

The Devil’s Backbone Trailhead and associated parking area, located just north of U.S. 34, will close Feb. 1. The Morrison Loop Trail will be closed during construction, as well as the Wild Loop Trail from the southern arc of the loop to the trailhead. Construction is expected to take at least four weeks, weather depending.

Visitors may still access Devil’s Backbone Open Space from the Blue Sky Trailhead, near Horsetooth Reservoir, and the trailhead at the City of Fort Collins’ Coyote Ridge Natural Area.

The temporary closures are the result of improvements coming to Devil’s Backbone, which are based on feedback

from open space users and the updated Devil’s Backbone Management Plan. Improvements will include: Expansion and reconfiguration of the trailhead and parking area, with more parking spaces A multi-use equestrian and mountain bike trail through the Hidden Valley area of the open space Designation of the Wild Loop Trail as hiking only A webcam on the parking area, likely to be installed in spring or summer Additional interpretive materials and play features Updates on construction and reopening of the trailhead and trails will be posted on Larimer County Department of Natural Resources’ website, www.larimer.org/naturalresources.

For questions or more information, please contact Meegan Flenniken, resource program manager, at (970) 6194562 or mflenniken@larimer.org.

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Wildlife In Winter: Afterschool Program At The Library Join Rocky Mountain National Park Naturalist Kathy Brazelton and learn about the many ways that animals prepare for and survive winter in the Rocky Mountains.

‘Wildlife in Winter’ will be at the Estes Valley Library on Thursday, February 4 at 4:00 p.m.

Some animals migrate, some hibernate and some tough it out and are active during the winter months. Learn how to look for signs of wildlife including tracks, scat, nests and more.

Learning more about our animal neighbors helps connect us with our natural world. We become better observers, our curiosity grows and our appreciation of the outdoors increases.

This afterschool program at the library is for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade.

Space is limited and registration is required. For more information or to register, please visit estesvalleylibrary.org or call the library to speak with a librarian at 970586-8116.

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Customizing Your Resume And Cover Letter Take your resume and cover letter to the next level! Join Larimer County Workforce in partnership with the Estes Valley Library on Monday, February 9 at 10:00 a.m. for ‘Customizing Your Resume & Cover Letter.’

Learn what employers are looking for in a resume and how to tailor your resume to each opportunity you are pursuing. You will learn about the different re-

sume formats, current resume practices and techniques to better communicate what you have to offer to potential employers.

Registration is required for ‘Customizing Your Resume & Cover Letter.’ For more information or to register, please visit estesvalleylibrary.org or call to speak with a librarian at 970-586-8116.

Creating Young Readers100 Book Give-Away Calling all Estes Park Families! Begin the celebration of the Estes Valley Library Centennial with a book. Visit library’s service desk for your free copy of The Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen (while supplies last).

Miss Merriweather, the head librarian is very particular about rules in the library. No running allowed. And, you must be quiet! But when a lion comes to the library one day, no one is sure what to do. There aren’t any rules about lions in the library. As it turns out, this lion

seems very well suited to library visiting.

What will happen to the lion when he breaks the rules while helping out Miss Merriweather?

These books are to be read and passed around the Estes Valley community.

Read it with your kids. Share it with your neighbors. Pass it on to your friends or family. Even drop it off at your local Little Free Library. It’s our way of sharing library love with you, in honor of the Estes Valley Library’s 100th Birthday.

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Computer Basics Class At The Library Would you like to learn the very basics on a personal computer? Join Tech Guide Diana Laughlin for ‘Computer Very Basics’ at the Estes Valley Library on Wednesday, February 3 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.

Get familiar with the mouse, keyboard, and how to log on to the library’s public computers. Hear overviews on common programs, general printing instructions, and information about online

safety concerns.

The class will be taught on the library Mac computers.

Many of these basic skills will apply to a Windows PC as well.

This class is designed for those who have never or barely ever used a computer. Registration is required for ‘Computer Very Basics.’

For more information or to register, visit estesvalleylibrary.org or call to speak with a librarian at 970-586-8116.

Try-It-Tuesday -Beginning Felting For Kids Class At The Library Make a colorful felt teddy bear and learn how to create a picture with wool at the library. ‘Beginning Felting for Kids’ is open to children ages 5 to 11 years old (K-5th grade) and will take place on Tuesday, January 26 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.

A highly tactile experience, needle felting uses sheep’s wool called roving, a special felting needle, and a foam pad to work on. The needle isn’t used to stitch, rather it’s used to gently poke the wool repeatedly up and down until the fibers

start to tangle and hold on their own.

Learn something new at the Try-it Tuesday program! Liz Decleene is a retired educator who enjoys many different types of fiber arts and will be leading this creative program for kids. She has taught fiber arts to adults and children.

Space is limited for this program and registration is required. To register for ‘Beginning Felting for Kids’ or for more information, please visit estesvalleylibrary.org or call the library to speak with a librarian at 970-586-8116.

“Groundhog Day” Phenomenon...

Stop The Pattern At Allenspark Class

Regina Pierce 12th Grade

Congratulations to Regina Pierce, the Student of the Week for 1/22/2016.

School activities Regina enjoys are participating in the fall musical every year and regularly volunteering through EPHS's Key Club.

Outside of school Regina says, “I enjoy shadowing local medical professionals. I've logged several hours shadowing at Mountaintop Physical Therapy and plan on doing an observational shadowing session at EPMC soon.” She also loves reading as many

books as she has time for and attending as many musicals as she has money for.

Regina’s ACT score is a 30, she has a 4.07 weighted GPA, and has lettered in academics every year and in choir two years.

Her favorite quote is: "So much good, so much evil. Just add water" by Marcus Zusak, the Book Thief. This quote is from a book that is narrated by Death about a girl who steals books because she's growing up in Nazi Germany.

Regina likes this quote because, “Here, Death is bluntly and accurately describing humanity.”

After high school, Regina wants to go into medicine. She’s planning on attending the University of Denver, where she'll be in the pre-med program, majoring in biochemistry, or she says, “Perhaps philosophy. Maybe both!”

Regina adds, “My only talent is balancing things on my head; I have excellent posture.”

Reel Mountain Theater has also graciously donated two movie passes to our Student of the Week!

You remember the movie “Groundhog Day”? Phil Connors, the weatherman, who repeats the same day over and over…until he finally ‘gets’ what he needs to change…his heart!

Join us in Allenspark for a time of sharing, affirmations, contemplation, and meditation to allow such heart changes to be explored and changed. This is open and free to everyone who wants to initiate this process and start enjoying a life of peace, love and freedom.

Mary Hunter, RN, BSN, LMT, Spiritual Counselor will facilitate this group event. She will share her own healing journey experiences, which will inspire you that change is possible when you learn that you can make choices each

moment of every day by bringing love into everything that comes into your life.

Sunshine Mountain Lodge will be hosting this event on Sunday, January 31, 2016 from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Be prepared for opportunities for silence, meditation and sharing as it unfolds during this powerful process! You will be blessed as you start this New Year with opportunities for insight and growth.

There will be tea…lots of tea!

Turn your life’s clock to 6:00…every moment alive and new…peace and freedom!

Call Mary at 303-747-2602 to RSVP by January 25th. Space is limited. Bring a cushion, mat, or blanket but there will also be chairs available for your comfort.

Friday, January 22, 2016

Where the Estes Valley has been coming

for REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS since 1985.

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DETACHED CONDO in neighborhood surrounded by National Park. 3 bed, 3 bath, 2800 sf, great condition. 1 level living, open floor plan w/ dining area, welldesigned kitchen. Huge deck to enjoy spectacular views. $595,000 1431 Sierra Sage Ln

QUALITY, convenience and privacy are enjoyed with the 3 bedroom, 3 bath, and 2600 sq.ft townhome with 2 car garage.

High demand location with views that will take your breath away. $488,500 575 A Devon Drive

CROISER MTN VIEWS. Easy access off Dunraven Glade, 3.24 acres, electric to building site w/roughed in driveway. Can be your place of tranquility. $89,900 11 Miller Fork Rd

3 BR, 3 BATH SECLUDED custom home in Arapaho Meadows. Lovely, treed lot w/majestic rock formations & excellent views. Hardwood floors, open living/dining, huge kitchen. Must see!

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

$559,900 2365 Arapaho Rd

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

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

BEAUTIFUL LOT with great views & easy access. 1.59 acres. Rock outcroppings on gentle sloping wooded lot only 3 miles from town. $69,500 19 Juniper Ln

ONE ACRE building lot above Marys Lake with scenic views. in private setting with no covenants. Water, sewer and gas available. Open to offers! $139,900 TBD Kiowa Ct Lot 8

$70,000 0000 Dunraven Glade Rd

PREMIER LOCATION! The only 4 bedroom, 4 bath Overlook condo. Great room leads to expansive deck to enjoy vies of Longs Peak & the Stanley hotel. Double sided fireplace, main level master w luxury bath, Lower family room, guest suite.

FANTASTIC VIEWS of Longs Peak from the front window and west facing deck of this single level home. $339,000 1850 Raven Ave

GORGEOUS Marys Lake Condo. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, one level furnished condo.

Excellent condition. $225,000 2625 Marys Lake Rd #101

$58,000 TBD Sage Hen, Drake

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Vicky Holler Broker

QUIET & PEACEFUL mtn retreat 3bed/2bath on 2 acres. New flooring, gas fireplace, picture windows & great outdoor living space. Excellent well & complete septic system.

CLOSE TO TOWN yet in a quiet neighborhood, 4bd/2ba w/main floor living.

Has character, in great condition & a lovely fenced back yard & mountain views.

$215,000 1153 Spruce Mountain Dr, Drake

Dave Kiser Broker Assoc.

Mary Murphy Broker Assoc.

GORGEOUS BUILDING LOT in The Reserve, Estes Park's premier custom home development. Big views of the Rocky Mountain Front Range, easy to build home site backs to private open space. will consider a trade for a condo $249,000 TBD Deer Path Ct

1/4 INTEREST in a furnished 4 bed, 3 bath detached condo at Marys Lake Lodge. 2 Master suites, 2 fireplaces, great location & views. Enjoy year round use or use as an investment, rental property. $135,000 2625 Marys Lake Rd 2

TURNKEY INVESTMENT PROPERTY2-bd/1 bath condo nestled in the trees, just steps from Fall River. With furnishings, on-site mgmt. & healthy rental history. New carpeting & blinds.

$218,000 1400 David Dr 1-3

$650,000 316 Overlook Ct

WILDFLOWERS cover this rolling 4.6 acre lot. Electric power poles come to property, easy to tap in. Plenty of building sites w/ green grass, rock outcroppings, pine trees & great views.

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$337,500 1053 Tranquil Lane

Linda Schneider Broker Assoc.

Scott Thompson Broker Assoc.

3-4 BEDROOM, 4 BATH HOME on 1.23 acres. 2700 sq.ft, 2 car garage, plus storage barn. Great room , family room with wood stove, sun room, large kitchen.

Horses allowed. $389,000 437 Whispering Pines Dr

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

Starting at $800.

970-586-4425, 800-726-1405

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

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The Stats On Stalking From Estes Valley Crisis Advocates

Real Estate Sales V Property Management V Vacation Accommodations COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY! Located on busy state highway entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park, this large building is perfect for it's current use of gas station, convenience store, and 2 fast food outlets, with 45 storage units for built in revenue. Great operational numbers. $1,845,000

OVERLOOKING FALL RIVER Perfect get-away or primary living in this charming 1 bedroom 2 bath condo at Fawn Valley overlooking Fall River and very near to the north entrance to RMNP. Features include great room with freestanding wood fireplace, efficient kitchen, eating bar, private deck and stackable washer/dryer in one bath. Outdoor pool and hot tub for owners and guests to enjoy! All for only $146,500. Call for appointment.

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Ranch-style log home on corner lot with views of Twin Sisters and Longs Peak. 2BR/2BA featuring open concept living room, dining area, interior wood accents and wood floors.

Moss-rock gas fireplace with removable insert becomes wood-burning if you prefer.

Large windows provide lots of light.

$379,000

TBD GOVERNORS LANE 1.16 acre lot located in the desirable Uplands area of high-end homes and gorgeous snowcapped views. This building site backs up to National forest land, has mature trees and is located on a cul-de-sac. Your new home will be convenient to downtown, Lake Estes and Rocky Mountain National Park.

What do you know about this form of abuse?

January is Stalking Awareness Month.

How much do you know about the abusive tactic that the National Center for Victims of Crime defines as “a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear”? Take this quiz to find out.

1. How many people in the U.S. are stalked each year? a. 2 million b. 4.5 million c. 7.5 million 2. Stalking is considered a crime in how many states? a. 27 b. 43 c. 50 3. Stalkers are usually current or former intimate partners. a. True b. False 4. The best way to protect yourself from a stalker is to ignore him or her. a. True b. False 5. Monitoring someone’s cell phone usage is a form of stalking. a. True b. False Answers: 1. C. Each year, 7.5 million people in the U.S. are affected by stalking. Females are stalked more often than males.

About 15 percent of females will deal with stalking at some point in their lives as compared with about six percent of males. Most cases begin in early adulthood. In fact, half of all stalking survivors were under the age of 25 when they were first stalked.

2. C. Stalking is a crime in all 50 states.

However, stalking is considered a felony on the first offense in less than a third of states. More than half of U.S. states consider stalking a felony after the first of-

fense.

3. A. In the majority of cases, stalkers know their victims. About 61 percent of females and 44 percent of males who experience stalking are stalked by a current or former intimate partner. A quarter of

females and 32 percent of males are stalked by an acquaintance.

4. B. Stalkers typically won’t stop by being ignored. On the contrary, stalking often escalates to physical violence.

Stalkers use weapons to threaten or harm victims in about one in five cases.

And it understandably affects those being stalked in profound ways. One in eight employed victims of stalking miss work because of stalking. One in seven move residences. Those dealing with stalking tend to have higher rates of anxiety, insomnia and depression as compared with the general population.

5. A. Stalking takes many forms. The classic definition is showing up in places the victim doesn’t want the stalker to be.

But it also includes unwanted phone calls and text messages, watching or following the victim from a distance and spying on someone using a listening device, video monitoring or cell phone tracker or other GPS device.

Stalking can happen to anyone. Are you affected? Read “If You’re Being Stalked” to learn what to do and how to protect yourself. If you believe you are being stalked, help is available. Estes Valley Crisis Advocates can help you obtain protection orders and give you information to keep you safe. Call 577-9781 during regular office hours or night and weekends call 586-4000 and ask for an advocate on call. Advocates are available 24/7.

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TBD PEAK TO PEAK HIGHWAY Four incredible choices with unparalleled views of Longs Peak. 2.82, 3.13, 3.22 or 3.30 acre lots with evergreens and aspens. All are located along Highway 7 just south of Estes Park with access on Levings Way and have Perk tests available. Any of the four is a great location to build a mountain home.

$250,000 EACH

287 PINYON TRAIL Just 4 miles east of Estes Park, this beautiful, sloping lot on 1.12 acres is located in Meadowdale Hills, sits at the end of a cul-de-sac and has evergreen trees, outcroppings & a well. All corners are marked and ready for your building plans. Great views, abundant wildlife and easy year-round access.

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Are you concerned about the condition of the world and your future? If you are concerned, worried, or even curious then come to the Estes Park Seventh-day Adventist Church, January 23, 2016, for a Biblical explanation of last day events.

Dr. Jonathan Gibbs PhD will be presenting Revelation from the Bible in a very fascinating, captivating, understandable and current way. Dr. Gibbs has taught Daniel and Revelation in many other countries as well as the USA. His passion is to help others understand last day events according to the Bible.

God’s view of the future will be presented in a way that will help you understand Revelation as you have never understood it before. Some of the topics that will be covered will be: God’s true church versus the false

church The 144,000 and who they are The Mark of the Beast-666 The Seven Seals, The Seven Trumpets, The Seven Last Plagues Please come and have your questions answered, have a better understanding of Revelation and peace of mind.

The first part of Revelation will be presented in two session which starts on this Saturday, January 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Then there will be light lunch served, followed by an afternoon session from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.

The second half of Revelation will be presented on February 27, 2016 using the same format. The church is located at 450 Valley Road, Estes Park, call (970) 586-2830 for more information.

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Rotarians Donate To Estes Pak

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Ready to make our Mountain Paradise Your Home?

Call Trisha Wills â&#x20AC;&#x153;my integrity will exceed your expectationsâ&#x20AC;?

This completely remodeled 1 bedroom, 1 bath condo exudes coziness and provides a unique opportunity to live or vacation in Estes Park at an affordable price. Enjoy views of Longs Peak and Twin sisters while relaxing on the covered porch. The complex is conveniently located with easy access to Hwy 7, Lake Estes bike path and the 18 hole golf course. Additional storage space is included with each unit as well as on-site laundry facilities. HOA fee includes all utilities except phone and cable.

Call Trisha to view 1250 S St Vrain #7 offered for $129,000

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Rotary in Estes joined forces in presenting a $4,000 check to Estes Pak, helping hungry kids in our community.

Estes Pak consists of volunteers packing food items to be distributed to elementary school students to take home for the weekend. Rotary received a district grant and donated their own club funds to the

project. Pictured above are: Karen Hall, President of Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary, Scott Thompson, President of the Rotary Club of Estes Park, Terry Leija, Estes Pak, Liam Fogerty, President of Estes Park Interact Club and Teresa Mese, President of Longs Peak Rotary.

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Rustic, Year Round Cabin

Ricky, Fred, Harley & Pumpkin Need New Forever Homes!

Ricky is a five year old, handsome black and white cat, Fred is a declawed, seven year old classic black cat who gives great hugs. Ricky and Fred are large, short hair adult cats that are both very loving, friendly, cuddly, social, happy and neutered.

Harley and Pumpkin are great mousers, always on the hunt and either of these boys would be great barn cats for anyone in need.

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

All pets are offered through the Pet As- Fred sociation of Estes Park, a non-profit organization that works to find homes for stray and abandoned pets, control dog and cat populations by funding sterilization programs, educate members of the community, especially young people, about the humane treatment of animals and the responsibilities of pet ownership; and promote community involvement in the use of pets as therapeutic agents (e.g., in nursing homes). The Estes Park Pet Association is your local humane society. You can make a tax-deductible donation to the Pet Association by sending your check to P.O. Box 4342, Estes Park, CO 80517. For more information, contact Carolyn Fairbanks, President of the Pet Association at (970) Harley 586-5121.

Ricky

Pumpkin

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Cabin perched on a sunny plateau in the Big Thompson Canyon surrounded by rock outcroppings & nice views plus just a short walk to great fly fishing. 2 BR/1 Full BA. Master offers walk in closet w/ washer/dryer hookups. Living Room has vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors and woodburning stove.

23x15 Rec room. Enjoy the great outdoors from the large deck with fenced in yard.

Oversized attached 1 car garage. Perfect starter home just waiting for some TLC to make it your own.

81 Hot Spur Lane for just $219,000

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www.145CherokeeCt.info $765,000

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4 Bed, 4 Bath, 4017 sq ft Custom Log Home, Gourmet Kitchen In-floor Heat Throughout, 1.4 Acres

3 Bed, 3 Bath, 1792 sq ft Main Level Living, Hardwood Floors On the River, Surround Sound Throughout

www.CondoOnFallRiver.info $189,000

www.SiouxCtLand.info $299,000

2 Bed, 1 Bath, 732 sq ft End Unit Condo, Open Floor Plan On Fall River, Fully Furnished

1.55 Acres, Gorgeous Rock Formations Located on a Quiet Cul-de-sac Private Setting, Amazing Views

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Seeking Volunteer Forest Rangers If you’ve ever considered being a forest ranger in the backcountry, consider joining the Poudre Wilderness Volunteers.

The 2016 application process opened January 15, with applications due by March 28. PWV has almost 300 volunteers--hikers, stock riders and packers, ages 18-80, who serve as educators, trail hosts, and trail builders in the Canyon Lakes Ranger District for the US Forest Service. “We work hard, and have some fun.” Visit www.PWV.org for information and a

link to the 2016 application, and attend one of the PWV Preview events for further details.

• Wednesday, February 17, 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the Council Tree Library, Front Range Village, 2733 Council Tree Ave, Fort Collins or • Saturday, March 5, 10:30 – noon at the Harmony Library, Front Range Community College, 4616 S Shields St, Ft. Collins.

PWV rangers hike and ride with a purpose to care for our backcountry, and hope you’ll consider joining them.

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Should You Treat Your New Year’s Resolution Like a Game?

Happy 50th Anniversary!

essary to move yourself into action and stay there.

Imagine what will happen to the people you care about if you don’t follow 2. Do I need help to achieve my goal or through now. can I do it all by myself?

If your resolution requires help from 4. Is it going to be worth it?

It’s great if your goal can be fun like a even one other person your goal can become limited by the energy or moti- game. Often times things worth doing aren’t fun or easy at first, but things that vation of another person involved.

Keep 100 percent control of your goal are worth it feel like they were easier when you’re done.

To make sure you achieve your New and only YOU decide when you’ll Achieving big goals that are worth it is Year’s resolution gracefully, ask yourself achieve it. like playing on a basketball team, you these four questions: win or lose together and some of the 3. Is this something I must do now? most important moments are decided Experience shows if your goal can 1. Am I focused on what I want? wait, it will. Explore the conditions nec- when you are at the free-throw line.

Your goal must be something you I’ve heard it said, when you're shooting basketball free throws during practice, you shoot with skill. When you're shooting free throws during a game, you think about your aim. And when you're shooting free throws in overtime, you're a nervous wreck. Your skill is the same in all three cases - but because one goal means more to you than another, you let outside considerations weigh on your mind. A person who looks too hard at the outside gets clumsy on the inside.

want for yourself. Are you defining your goal as something you want or something you are trying to avoid?

You’re more likely to experience happiness by adding pleasure into your life instead of simply omitting pain.

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Tucked in the trees and conveniently located property featuring a 2 BR, 1.5 bath cedar-sided home with hardwood floors, open great room, and beautiful woodwork throughout; two sunny decks overlook private, fenced yard. Guest cabin provides your guests their own special place, or rent it out for income. Oversized, detached two-car garage with huge 'bonus/family/rec room' above. $370,000

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Can you guess the identity of this mystery couple?

Hints:

They will celebrate their 50th anniversary on January 16, 2016.

They no longer dress up as Jackie Kennedy and Buddy Holly!

Instead they now don the garb of hikers, bikers, grandparents, and best friends.

They feel fortunate to have lived and loved this long!

They will celebrate with their children and grandchildren as they create a fabulous Chinese meal together.

In March they will continue their celebration in Hawaii.

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Call For Proposals!

Families For Estes Has $10,000 To Give Back To The Community Call for proposals! Families for Estes has $10,000 that we would like to give back to the Estes Park community. Our 2nd Annual Pumpkins and Pilsners fundraising event was a great success, and it is time to take the money raised and distribute it amongst projects that seek to enhance and improve educational and recreational opportunities for families in Estes Park. Potential projects must be supported by organizations or non-profits that reside in or that directly serve the Estes Park community. The deadline for proposal submissions is Friday, February 26th. Please submit your proposals to info@familiesforestes.org with the following information: • Organization name and mission

• Name of the project leader and contact information • One paragraph summarizing proposed project details and goals • Amount of funds requested Rewards will be subject to the number of applicants and the amount of funds requested. The Families for Estes board members will select five finalists. Finalists will be asked to conduct a brief presentation about their project at the Families for Estes meeting held on Monday, March 14th. Those selected to receive funding will be notified by March 31.

Organizations that receive money from Families for Estes will be required to report back to us on the status of the use of the money and the state of the project.

EVRPD Sports And Events Little Hoopsters (3 & 4 year olds) Little Hoopsters is a developmental program for 3 & 4 year olds. 100% parent/guardian participation is required. It is Saturday mornings only, for six weeks from 1/30/16-3/5/16. It is from 9-9:45 a.m. and will be at the Middle School Gym. Registration is from now through 1/20/16. The cost is $25/In-District and $30/Out-of-District.

Junior Jammers (K-1st Grade) Junior Jammers is an instructional program for K-1st grade. The program is Saturday mornings only. It is located at the Elementary School Gym, 9-9:45 a.m., from 1/30/16-3/5/16. Registration is from 11/30/15-1/20/16. Registration is $40 In-District/$50 Out-of-District.

Denver Nuggets Skills Challenge Sunday, February 7, 2016 at the Middle School Gym, 10 a.m.

Ages: 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 & 13-14 *age as of 4/30/16.

The Denver Nuggets Skill Challenge is a free statewide youth basketball competition for boys and girls to test their skills in dribbling, passing, and shooting, among their peers. There are separate divisions for boys & girls. The top boy and girl in each age group advance to a sectional competition. Sectional winners advance to the State Finals before a Nuggets game on April 2, 2016. Sectional winners receive four tickets to the Denver Nuggets game on April 2 versus the Sacramento Kings. Pre-registration is appreciated and can be completed at the EVRPD office, day of at the skills clinic, or printed off on-line at www.evrpd.com.

Please call Cheryl Sarnwick; Recreation Supervisor at 970-586-8191 ext. 3 for more information or email at cheryl@evrpd.com.

Coaches/Referees Wanted The EVRPD is also in need of qualified referees and volunteer coaches for Youth Basketball. Available practice times are based off of gym availability, but are primarily in the evening starting at 5:30 p.m. for one hour a day/twice a week. If you coach and your child is a participant, your child’s registration will be waived.

Basketball referees are needed. Paid or volunteer positions are available. If you are interested in reffing or coaching, or for more information about our programs, please contact us.

Registration/Contact Us You may register and pay on-line at www.evrpd.com via PayPal using a credit card or debit card only, or you may dropin to the EVRPD Administrative Office, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, to fill out a registration form and pay using cash, check, or credit card. Youth Basketball League: Late registrations will be taken on a “space-available” basis only and can only be done at the EVRPD Administrative Office (no online registration available). Little Hoopsters, Junior Jammers & Cheer: Late registrations can be done online or at the EVRPD Admin Office.

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

For more information, contact Cheryl Sarnwick at 970-586-8191, ext. 3, or at Cheryl@evrpd.com Adult Sports Adult Open Gyms: Pickleball & Basketball Get your game on! The EVRPD runs adult open gyms throughout the winter.

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

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

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

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Repertoire Theatre Company Hosting Auditions For “A Diner On The Way” The Estes Park Repertoire Theatre Company is proud to announce auditions for it's 25th theatre production, "A Diner On The Way," written and directed by local artist and Catch The Glow Parade director Michael Young.

This will be the fourth play written by Young to be produced in Estes Park, and is described as being a "modern-day dark comedy!” Young's earlier productions, "Premier To Murder," "Final Curtain," and "Hidden Evil" were film noir-type detective murder mysteries set in the 1930s and '40s. "A Diner On The Way" is set in modern time, and takes place in a rundown diner, isolated in the mountains, run by a wise and caustic waitress and a gentle and wise cook. Frequenting the diner are the eccentric locals, and as new customers, a middleaged suburban family, who discover that this diner and its occupants are much more than they appear and cause them to reveal more about themselves than they ever wanted to!

Character ages needed are a man and woman age 40-50, a young woman age

New Price

18, a young man age 24, a young boy age 10, and an older man age 50-60. If you can play any of these ages, please audition!

Auditions will be held at the Masonic Lodge, 1820 S.St. Vrain, on Feb. 3, 4 and 8th, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. each night. A preview script of the first act will be available for viewing at our local Estes Valley Library.

Auditioners may also show up and read "cold" if they like. No theater experience is required as long as you have a fierce desire to be on stage and to work hard with a theater dedicated to quality and fun!!

Rehearsals will begin Feb. 16 at the Estes Park Masonic Lodge Theater.

Play dates are April 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 2016.

Any questions, please contact Michael Young at luciyou@yahoo.com.

And we certainly look forward to seeing familiar, and unfamiliar faces!

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Friday, January 22, 2016

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Fun And Educational Outreach Classes Still Available

Estes Outreach has begun! People are moving in Zumba class, practicing watercolor and elementary students are making sculptures. But many classes have not yet started. Sign up today; registration is opening and classes are filling up.

Full class descriptions and registration information can be found on the Estes Outreach website: EstesOutreach.org.

Adult Classes Intermediate Spanish with Jose Almeida. This class has a conversational focus, with as much language and cultural immersion as possible. Mondays, 5:30 - 7 p.m. Starts 1/25/16, 13 sessions (no class March 28). Estes Park High School Rm 303. $100. No Minimum Class Size. Registration Deadline: 1/25/16 (the first night of class).

Beginner Spanish with Jose Almeida.

This introductory class has a conversational focus, with as much language and cultural immersion as possible. Tuesdays, 5:30 - 7 p.m. Starts 1/26/16, 12 sessions (no class 02/15, 03/28). Estes Park High School Room 303. $95. No Minimum Class Size. Registration Deadline: 1/26/16 (the first night of class).

Needle and Nuno Felting Intro with Rebecca Gilberto. Felting is the perfect project for the winter mountain months.

Finished projects include a vase, a scarf, and an original piece of art in a variety of colors and textures. Wednesdays, 5 6:30 p.m. Starts 2/10/16, three sessions.

Estes Park Middle School Art Room. $30. Fee includes all supplies. Minimum Class Size: 8. Registration Deadline: 2/3/16.

Be My Sushi Valentine with Miho Horikoshi. Bring your sweetheart, your best friend, your mom... whoever you want to roll Valentines sushi with! Learn to make Maki sushi, California rolls, Temarizushi “ball sushi” and sushi rice.

Friday, 2/12/16, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Estes Park Middle School Kitchen. Minimum Class Size: 6. $38 per person. Fee includes all supplies. Registration deadline: 2/5/16.

Writing Memoirs with Pat Nelson. Get started on your own memoir. Use time inside and outside of class to write drafts. Then, review and critique your draft with your peers and the instructor.

Wednesdays, 1 - 2:30 p.m. Starts 2/17/16, 6 sessions. The Senior Center. $68 ($54 for EPSCC Inc Members). Minimum

Class Size: 7. Registration Deadline: 2/10/16. *This program is co-sponsored

by The Town of Estes Park Senior Services and Outreach. Registration must be made in person at the Senior Center.

Essential Creative Arts Expression Art and Writing with Patti Glasgow. Expressive art is mostly about process rather than product. Gain the tools necessary to put your voice into your creative practice. Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m.

Starts 2/17/16, six sessions. $95. Fee includes all supplies. Sacred Space, Top of the Old Church Shops. Minimum Class Size: five. Registration Deadline: 2/10/16.

Three Bags Full: Knitted Purse Sampler with Deb Coombs. Add useful knitting skills to your advanced beginning repertoire: use of double pointed needles, making ruffles, eyelets, bobbles, decreasing, following a simple pattern, making a swirled decrease and an I-cord.

Thursdays, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Starts 2/25/16, three sessions. Neota Designs. Weaving and Yarn Studio, 156 Wiest Dr. $30 Fee does not include materials, see material list online. Minimum Class Size: six.

Registration Deadline: 2/18/15.

The American Civil War with Jeff Arnold. The recent centennial of the American Civil War caused remembrance, reflection, discussion, and controversy in this country. This class will tackle lingering questions, and teach the military and political aspects of the Civil War. Thursdays, 4-5 p.m. Starts 3/3/16, 4 sessions. Estes Park Middle School Rm 215. $43 ($33 for EPSCC Inc Members)* Minimum Class Size: 10. Registration Deadline: 2/24/16. *This program is cosponsored by The Town of Estes Park Senior Services and Outreach. Registration must be made in person at the Senior Center.

Intro to Jewelry Metalsmithing with Michele Throne. Learn how to use a jeweler's saw and files to create shapes in copper, and brass for pendants and/or earrings. Stamping and patina techniques will be taught to give the metal

texture and contrast.

Saturday, 4/30/16, 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Estes Park High School Art Room 232. $70. Fee includes supplies. Minimum Class Size: four. Registration Deadline: 4/22/16 (Earth Day).

Zumba with Caprissa Frawley. Zumba Fitness classes are often called "exercise in disguise.” They mix low intensity and high intensity moves for an interval style, calorie burning fitness party set to world rhythms. This class has started, contact Karen_mcpherson@estesschools.org about late registration. Tuesdays, 5-6 p.m. Starts 1/12/16, 11 sessions. $55. No minimum class size.

Youth Classes

Drivers Ed at St. Vrain Valley School District (SVVSD) Tuesday and Thursdays, 6-9 p.m. Starts 3/22/16, (no classes March 29 or 31/Spring Break) sessions.

Estes Park High School Room 203. $395.

Go online for more information and links to SVVSD. Felting for Middle School Students with Rebecca Gilberto. Kids love to felt!

They can mix and match materials, scribble in three dimensions, pull apart and assemble. Students will use cookie cutters to cut shapes, a balloon as a mold for a vase and generally be set loose with a wild variety of colors and textures.

Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Starts 2/10/16, three sessions. Estes Park Middle School Art Room. $25. Fee includes all supplies. Minimum Class Size: 8.

Registration Deadline: 2/3/16.

Estes Outreach is here to serve our community through ongoing education and recreational learning. The program is coordinated by the Estes Park School District and works in partnership with area businesses, non-profits and individuals to offer classes to the Estes community. Estes Park is full of great educators and people of all shapes and ages looking to learn!

Find more information about these classes and how to register online. www.EstesOutreach.org It is time to engage!

Friday, January 22, 2016

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Record Visitation During Rocky Mountain National Park Centennial Year

Rocky Mountain National Park received its highest annual visitation in 2015. At the end of September, the park had already received record visitation. After including October, November and December visitation statistics, the park received a total of 4,155,916 visitors for 2015, which was a 21 percent increase over 2014. The highest visitation prior to 2015 was in 2014, when the park received 3,434,751 visitors. All months in 2015 set visitation records except for February and April.

Determining visitation is a difficult and imprecise effort. Visitation statistics are reliably accurate estimates and help park managers see overall trends. Fall visitation, particularly on weekends, continues

to increase at Rocky Mountain National Park. The top ten busiest days in 2015 in order from first to tenth were: September 26, October 3, September 6, September 27, September 20, September 19, July 12, August 8, July 3 and July 26.

Many other national parks in the Rocky Mountain West also had increases in visitation last year. Rocky began its Centennial Celebration in September of 2014, which continued through September of 2015. Other national parks celebrating their Centennial Anniversaries have experienced growth in visitation as well. Additional contributing factors of the rise in visitation include lower gas prices and increased population along the Front Range of Colorado.

Park managers will continue to address what effect this level of visitation will have on visitor and staff safety, resource protection, visitor experiences and operational capacity.

For more information about Rocky Mountain National Park please call the park’s Information Office at (970) 5861206 or visit www.nps.gov/romo

Thank You From Darold And Lois Rohrbaugh

To The Editor: Thank you dear friends and loved ones for your kind words, love and encouragements for our 70th anniversary, December 16, 1945. We’ve known and worked with most all of you in Lincoln, Nebraska for 36 years and in Estes Park for 52 years. Unconditional love!

Our arms and our hearts are both opened wide-reaching out across our “one nation under God” for your generous, loving kindnesses in words and memoirs. Our Hazelton’s Estes Park News printed our photo in December 2015 and shared our family address for all friends and loved ones to greet and celebrate with us. Thank you!

Family love enriched with countless friends is the best therapy of our lives.

This surprise celebration was prepared by our son, Phil and Dottie (Wissel) Rohrbaugh, owners of Aspen Winds Resort, Estes Park, and son Paul and Cyndie (Tallman) Rohrbaugh of Steinauer, Nebraska. Darold & Lois’ families of two sons, wives, five grands and mates and eight great-grands (five boys and three girls are God’s loving therapy for us “Oldie Goldies”- better health than any pills in a bottle.

Our greatest attitude of gratitude to our precious families. With their “surprise” gathering October 16-20, 2015. This whole combined celebration was held at Fall River Inn in Estes Park for four days.

The Rohrbaugh sons and families totally surprised the bride and groom of December 16, 1945.

This couple was also surprised with their "re-marriage vows" by long time minister Dr. John Stocker and wife, Linda. Darold and Lois had requested years ago that Dr. John please re-marry them on top of Trail Ridge Road-all of us on white horses. He answered, “Just let me know the date and I’ll make it my top priority!" So, we were married on top of the Rockies and our family gave us each a little warm fuzzy horse-head on a broomstick (ha!) Dream come true! Son Phil sang "Because" and “Always” followed by niece Dee, offering her beautiful voice of love as each couple held hands and were silently re-married with us. There were tears of deep love that trickled down our cheeks as everyone sang “The Lord’s Prayer” (just as in the 1945 ceremony). Applicable scriptures were read by son Paul, assisted by his wife Cyndie, Phil, Dottie, who all organized this starting six months earlier. Such overwhelming and miraculous, most joyful exchanging of love, memories, photos, laughter, tears, smiles unimaginably filled with God’s healing therapy for all.

Our greatest thanks and appreciation for your love and congratulations. God Bless you all!

Darold and Lois Rohrbaugh, Estes Park, Colorado

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Rocky Mountain Conservancy Offers Winter Snowshoe Walks

Do you wonder why we can’t have summer all year long? Why does winter have to come? How do plants and animals cope with the onslaught of snow and frigid air without the luxuries we humans have? Learn the answers while snowshoeing in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Responding to popular demand, Rocky Mountain Conservancy is again hosting educational snowshoe walks in the Wild Basin area from now through March. The four-mile hike for kids and families includes trekking through snow-covered pine,

spruce and fir forests to discover the beauty of Rocky Mountain National Park under a blanket of snow.

Participants will learn about the importance of winter to the natural ecosystem. They will discover how plants and animals adapt to the harsher weather conditions in order to survive the season.

Classes are offered on January 23, February 6 and 13, March 5 and 19.

For more information, including fees, or to register for the hike, visit rmconservancy.org or call 970-5863262.

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Friday, January 22, 2016

Electronic Recycling In Colorado, it is no longer legal to contribute electronic elements to the landfill. This means that you cannot throw “out,” CPUs, printers, scanners, laptops, tablets, ipads, TVs, monitors, universal power supply units, copiers, fax machines, stereos, keyboards, mice, cables, motherboards, video games, DVD and VCR recorders and players, satellite boxes, cell phones, landlines, and other electronic waste. Furthermore, recycling centers and landfills cannot handle E-waste unless they are certified to do so.

Options in the Estes Valley are limited. Our Transfer Station and the local trash haulers do not accept electronics. However, if such equipment is in good working order, you might consider our local thrift shops. The Elizabeth Guild and the Community Thrift Shop do accept operational electronic equipment – but only when they are open. If the thrift shops are overloaded, try advertising in the local newspapers (free ads for free merchandise in the EP News) and/or listing on Facebook sites; Estes Park Buy, Sell, Trade, Giveaway or For Sale or Swap in the Estes Valley.

For non-working equipment: watch local newspapers. Twice a year, in the Spring and the Fall, the Town of Estes Park hosts Electronic Recycling in the parking lot at the Stanley Fairgrounds.

Fees are quite low and many items (such

as cell phones and PDAs) are accepted for free. This is the best local bet for disposing of old, unusable, electronics.

However, if you do not have room to store the equipment, there are places in the valley who will accept and recycle them. Some items recycle for free and some require small fees at Ecocycle CHaRM, Loveland Recycling Center, or Larimer Landfill. Due to space constraints, we cannot list all companies in Loveland, Fort Collins, Greeley, Longmont, and Boulder that will accept electronics, part them out, and recycle the raw materials.

On another front, while they are not, technically, electronic, the plastic ink and toner cartridges do present another opportunity to recycle. The Healing Waters Foundation has been collecting and recycling cartridges since 2008 – but it is, regrettably, not well known. Look for their local collection bins around town and throughout the Estes Valley at Mountaintop Physical Therapy, PC, Healing Waters Aquatic Center, Radio Shack, UPS, US Bank, Bank of Estes Park (downtown), American Legion, Rocky Mountain National Park Warehouse, Edward Jones, Trail Gazette, Senior Center, Gateway, Upper Thompson Sanitation District and Allenspark Post Office.

Up to 97% of materials in ink and toner cartridges can be reclaimed, 60-80% of used printer cartridges end up landfills, where it takes an estimated 1,000 years for the printer cartridge to fully decompose.

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Recycling Metal Metal is the easiest material to recycle.

Perhaps that is because aluminum cans have been recycled in the USA for over 60 years. Definitely the widespread and consistent acceptance is a factor and the rebates also contribute to the popularity of metal recycling. Back in the 70s friends purchased tickets to Hawaii (for five people) with their aluminum can recycling profits.

Universally accepted metals by the Transfer Station and our local haulers include aluminum and steel (“tin”) cans, empty aerosol cans, and aluminum foil and pie pans. The Transfer Station requests that we do not crush cans taken to them. Some entities prefer tops removed from aerosol cans; some don’t. Doering Disposal prefers balled aluminum and pie pans; the others, including the Transfer Station, prefer it be folded flat.

But these variations are relatively minor. Check with your hauler for details.

Inoperable vehicles, of course, can be donated to EPNRC and they will arrange towing.

I have not, as yet, found anyone in Estes Park willing to accept refrigerators for recycling. For a $65.00 fee, Appliance Repair by Gregg 586-4537 will pickup an old, inoperable refrigerator and properly drain the Freon and take it to the Transfer Station for delivery to the Larimer County Landfill. Of course, the refrigerator must be empty and easily accessible by pickup truck. No moving service included. Contact Gregg for details.

On the other hand, if you have the wherewithall to get the refrigerator down the mountain, several of the recycling centers down in the valley ahould be considered. Loveland accepts fencing, wire, propane bottles, fire extinguishers and large or small appliances. Larimer County will accept most appliances that do not contain Freon. The EcoCycle system at the CHaRM facility in Boulder will welcome as recyclables most items. that contain at least 50% metal ($15 fee to remove Freon.). Many, but not all, of these objects are accepted fee free.

Going beyond that, there are several companies in the valley who buy, as scrap metal, both the metals (such as aluminum, steel, tin, cast iron, copper, brass, bronze and titanium) and large or small objects containing metal. If you have a lot of metal, or are going to the valley anyway, it could be worthwhile to deliver such items to someone with a “buy back” or rebate program for such things as bicycles or appliances. But, check carefully as some companies require quantity deposits. There are viable options in Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley, Longmont, Boulder, and, of course, across metropolitan Denver. On the Internet, type in “Recycle Metal “ and the name of the city you prefer.

The next open meeting of the League of Women Voters & Community Recycling Committee is at 11 a.m., Feb. 10 at the Estes Valley Library.

Meeting Notices Early Worms AA Meetings Early Worms AA meets at 7 a.m. every morning except Sunday in the basement of Saint Bartholomews Church at 880 MacGregor Ave. For more info, please call 970-577-1316.

Al-Anon Meetings In Allenspark The Al-Anon Group in Allenspark is now meeting at the Fire Station at 14861 S. St. Vrain, Highway 7 every Monday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. For info: 303-747-2415.

Women’s AA Group Tuesdays at 6 p.m. St. Bart’s Church.

880 MacGregor Avenue. 11 step prayer and meditation meeting, every last Tuesday of the month.

Estes Park Al-Anon Al-Anon Group in Estes Park meets from 7-8 p.m. every Friday at U.S. Bank.

363 E. Elkhorn Ave. Guests are welcome.

Call 970-586-4268 for more info.

Fall River Group of AA The Fall River Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets daily at noon. 7:00 p.m. meetings are also held every night except Thursday and Saturday. Meeting location is 701 Elm Rd. next to the automotive shop. We welcome friends and visitors to attend these open meetings.

Park Alanon Park Al-anon meets Wednesdays from 6 to 7 p.m. at St Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, 880 MacGregor Ave., Estes Park.

Al-Anon Newcomers Al-Anon Newcomers meets at Harmony from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturdays, 1600 Fish Hatchery Rd., Estes Park.

AA Meeting Allenspark Wednesday 5:00 p.m. Allenspark Fire Dept - Community Room Downstairs For info. call 303-747-2424.

New Horizons Group of Narcotics Anonymous Thursdays at 7 p.m. - Open meeting.

701 Elm Rd.

Free at Last Group of Narcotics Anonymous Fridays 7:30 p.m. - Open meeting.

Harmony Foundation - 1600 Fish Hatchery Rd.

Christians in Recovery A safe, group environment where recovering individuals who have recognized Jesus Christ as their higher power can gather together and share their struggles and victories. Call 970214-2807 for meeting times and location.

Friday, January 22, 2016

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Dennis Bicknell Dennis Robert Bicknell died on January 7th, 2016 with his family present at his home in Loveland. Dennis and Marcella had moved from their home in The Retreat in Glen Haven in November 2014. Dennis was born in Fort Morgan CO to Donald and Geneva Bicknell on July 14, 1937. He graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1955 and University of Colorado in 1959 with an Engineering Physics Degree. He was commissioned as a Naval Officer after completing Officer Candidate School and served on active duty for four years. Upon being released from active duty he began work in the Oil and Gas Service Industry. In 1984 he went to work for the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission as a Registered Professional Engineer and retired as Executive Director of the commission in 1993. He then took part in the life and activities around Glen Haven. In the Autumn of 1964 he met Miss. Marcella Ribas in Clarksburg West Virginia.

They were married on April 24, 1965 and celebrated 50 years of marriage last year. A son, Andrew, was born in 1967

and another son, Peter, born in 1970. He is survived by his wife Marcella. Son, Andrew, his wife Brandy and their children, Katelynn, Elise, Ian, Lily, and Lindsey. Son, Peter, his wife, Lisa and their children, Brandon, Sonya and Nicole. A brother, Reid and his wife Susan. Dennis is preceded in death by his sister, Lynda Simon and his parents.

Cremation has been completed. His final resting place is in The Estes Valley Memory Garden in Estes Park. A gathering of family and friends was held at Trout Haven Event Room, 800 Moraine Avenue Estes Park on Tuesday, January 12th.

Donations to the National Alopecia Areate Foundation (www.naaf.org), National Urea Cycle Disorders Foundation (www.nucdf.org) or St. Jude Children's Hospital (www.stjude.org) may be made in care of Allnutt Funeral Service 1302 Graves Ave. Estes Park, CO 80517.

See www.allnutt.com to send a message to Dennis’ family.

Life Celebration For Brian Fulford

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Employment

Maintenance Position

Trout Haven Resorts has an opening for a person with knowledge in areas of carpentry, basic plumbing & electric, painting and drywall installation.

Multiple skills are a benefit.

On call duties one week per month, must have a reliable vehicle.

Silver Saddle

Front Desk Agent Year-round position

Must be available for shifts between the hours of 6:00am and midnight 25 – 30 hours per week winter / spring 35 – 40 hours per week summer / fall

Please apply at Trout Haven Resorts at 800 Moraine Ave or apply online at http://littlecurrent.iapplicants.com/View Job-653169.htm

Good customer service skills Must be a non-smoker

The Old Gallery –

A Center for Community & the Arts in Allenspark, is seeking a half time Executive Director.

Reporting to the Board, this will be the key liaison with the community, funding agencies, visiting public and stake holders. Hours are not specifically scheduled and will follow the needs of the organization which is most active in the summer season.

Please see job posting at www.theoldgallery.org

Email <or> mail resume cory@estesresort.com

1260 Big Thompson Avenue Estes Park, CO 80517 No calls

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

Must be able to work weekends and holidays.

Year round, full or part time.

Good season bonuses.

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

Busy automotive repair shop looking for a friendly service writer. Must have excellent customer service skills. No experience necessary.

Please email resumes to ca5tanner@gmail.com.

There will be life celebration and pot luck supper in honor of Brian Fulford on Saturday, January 23, 2016 in Lonigans back room, 110 West Elkhorn at 5:00 p.m.

All who knew Brian are welcome to join us in the gathering of friends and family in remembrance.

BUS DRIVER

Help Needed Finding A Vehicle To The Editor: My name is Bobby Nowell and I am looking for information on any 20062013 model dark metallic gray Chevy Impala that has a broken right rear tail light and part of the fender missing (body damage).

A vehicle such as this backed into my

parked truck at around 4:30 a.m. on New Years morning and drove off. I was parked in front of my condo on St. Vrain Lane.

If you have any information about this please contact me at 970-581-4047 or the Estes Park Police Dept. at 970-586-4000.

Thank you. Bobby Nowell

If you would like the opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life, experience more than just a job and have compassion for the elderly – apply and see what we are all about. We have different opportunities that will give you the opportunity to use your gifts and talents.

Duties: Driving residents to and from appointments, errands, weekly trips and special trips out of town. This person is responsible to get residents to their appointments safely and on-time.

Knowledge / Skill / Experience • Excellent written and verbal communications skills • Experience working with the elderly a plus • Excellent driving record • Needs to be very flexible with schedule • Ability to pass CDOT physical

Hours: There is one position classified as part-time.

Benefits: paid time off, life insurance, 403b after qualifying period Training: Two weeks of paid training will be provided.

Wage: Starting wage for this position is $11.50 per hour

To Apply for any of the positions: Please apply on line at www.good-sam.com. A full job description available for review on-line Job posted January 13, 2016 and will close January 22, 2016 at 4pm.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. EOE/VA/M/F/D

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Friday, January 22, 2016

Employment Fire Mountain Residential Treatment Center is looking to hire a Homestyle Buffet Cook as soon as possible.

Rocky Mountain National Park is currently accepting online applications for

Motor Vehicle Operator (Custodial).

The open period to apply is Jan 9 thru Jan 22, 2016.

Starting salary is $15.30 - $18.26.

This is a full time seasonal position from May to October. This job announcement is posted at

www.usajobs.gov.

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Friday, January 22, 2016.

PAINTERS NEEDED! Busy painting contractor needs help.

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

REQUIREMENTS: Prepares food by various methods including frying, baking, roasting and grilling for residents, staff and at special functions from primarily fresh whole foods, some frozen and minimal canned products. One to three meals prepared a day, depending on assigned shift.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Teaching: Candidate needs to be willing to work alongside teens from varying backgrounds and lead instruction in kitchen safety procedure and basic cooking skills.

TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION: Send an updated copy of your resume, and cover letter with salary requirements to the Human Resources Department.

Fire Mountain RTC 5532 US Hwy 36 Estes Park, CO 80517 (303) 443-3343 x111 andria@firemountainprograms.com

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Employment Part-time Seasonal Assistant

Responsibilities include scanning documents, light typing, filing, and other miscellaneous office activities. Applicants must reside in Estes Park. Work schedule is Monday through Friday, approximately 2 hours per day.

Position is seasonal though the end of April.

Interested candidates please fax contact information to 970-586-0635 or email to

acct.roth2010@gmail.com MANAGEMENT TRAINEE Year Round permanent position Local Estes Park Retail Store Retail Experience REQUIRED Asst. Mngr. Experience a plus Will Train as needed Benefits, Pay DOE to $12 to Start Leave Msg at 928-221-3819 for interview

Harmony Foundation, an adult alcohol/ drug residential treatment center in Estes Park has the following openings available: Nursing positions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; LPN or RN Must have Colorado nursing license.

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

Parks & Trails Maintenance Worker (Full-time) General maintenance work on parks and trails, ball fields and irrigation. Mowing/landscaping, athletic field prep, custodial, trail improvements and maintenance, minor construction, building and equipment repairs.

Salary range $13.00 - $17.55/hour (DOE/DOQ), plus competitive benefit package.

Project Manager (Full-time, temporary with potential for permanent appointment) Plan, administer, oversee, perform and evaluate post-flood related work and general projects for the EVRPD trails and parks system. Manage projects involving earthwork, maintenance and construction in riverbed and flood plain environments, roads, trails, parks, golf courses.

Salary range $19.00 - $27.00/hour (DOE/DOQ), plus competitive benefit package.

Assistant Mechanic (Full-time) Repairs and maintenance of EVRPD mowers, tractors, golf carts, trucks, utility vehicles and other equipment â&#x20AC;&#x201C; gas, diesel, 2-cycle engines and hydraulic systems, reel grinding, welding.

Salary range $14.00-$18.90/hour (DOE/DOQ), plus competitive benefit package.

Youth Center Coordinator (Part-time 20-25 hours/week Aug-May) Operation of the EVRPD Youth Center â&#x20AC;&#x201C; develop and implement after-school and special events programming for youth in grades 6-12, partner with other social service organizations to support and expand programming.

Salary range $13.00 - $17.55/hour (DOE/DOQ).

Administrative Assistant (Part-time, approx. 20 hours/week) General administrative duties â&#x20AC;&#x201C; customer service, phones, reception, mail, correspondence, records management, meeting coordination.

Salary range $12.50-$16.88/hour (DOE/DOQ) Go to http://www.evrpd.com/district-information/job-openings for position descriptions and application instructions. Email mary@evrpd.com for assistance. EVRPD is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never been a better time to reach out to those in need.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeking quality people who wish to make a difference by helping seniors in their homes. Flexible schedules.

No certification required.

Training and support provided.

Sign on Bonus for Estes Park area!

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

Position to start in February

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

The Estes Valley Recreation and Park District (EVRPD) is currently seeking the following team members:

Help us Help Others Become a CAREGiver

Administrative Services Team Member Part-time position available.

Responsible for answering, screening & directing incoming phone calls. First point of contact for our clients/families. must be proficient in all aspects of Microsoft Office; Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Part Time Transitional Living Relief House Manager Relieves FT House Manger and oversees general operations of a residential program providing transitional care of residents recovering from substance use disorders.

Candidate will provide transportation and ensure safety of all clients. Requires 2 overnights per week. Must possess valid Colorado Driver License. Experience with the Recovery Community a plus.

Primary Counselor for Detox Program Become a member of a dynamic clinical team. Engage clients at the beginning of their residential treatment program and provide interventions and education for detox only clients. Must have CAC II Certification or NAADAC equivalent and 2 yrs. experience working with clients experiencing issues with substance use disorders.

Full time Housekeeping Team Member Job requirements include previous experiencein housekeeping. Must be extremely responsible and have current Colorado driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license. The hours for this position are Monday to Friday 1:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

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

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

Are you self-motivated and a hard worker?

We need a part-time

Housekeeper for our small cabin resort.

-Your own cabin on site $450 month -Above average pay -Extensive housekeeping experience -Bilingual a plus -No pets, no smoking, no drugs

If this sounds like what you are looking for, please call us at (970) 586-4543

Looking for part time skilled tradesman. Call Ron 970 593-8741

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Now Hiring Wait Staff

Apply in person The Other Side Restaurant 900 Moraine Ave. 970-586-2171

SALES TERRITORY MANAGER

FOR GROWING ENVIRONMENTAL COMPANY LOCATED IN ESTES PARK, CO. FULL-TIME WITH BENEFITS. REQUIRES EXTENSIVE REGIONAL AND OUT-OF STATE TRAVEL. EXPERIENCE IN OUTSIDE SALES AND MINIMUM EDUCATION OF B.S. OR EQUIVALENT. NO CALLS PLEASE. EMAIL CAREERS@BIOLYNCEUS.COM

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800 Moraine Avenue Event Center is hiring for Event Center Team Members.

Duties include setting up and tearing down for events and cleaning event center. Some weekends and nights. Team players only. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Please apply in person to the Trout Haven Resorts Business Office or call 970.577.5151 for more information.

Immediate hire available.

The Town of Estes Park is accepting applications for:

Year Round Positions Assistant Chef PM Brand Manager Catering Delivery Driver Executive Chef/Kitchen Manager Family Reservationist Housekeeping Crew Leader Outdoor Education Director Seasonal & Part Time (PT) Positions Family Programmers Housekeepers Lifeguards Program Desk Attendants Special Events Assistant (PT) Postings & applications are on our website: ymcarockies.org/work (970) 586-3341 x1032

Kennel Attendant

Must be able to work weekends and able to lift 50lbs.

Apply in person at 453 Pine River lane.

Year round work. Contact us at 970-586-4703

NOTICES Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kathy Bartholomew Gibson, Deceased. Case Number 16 PR 4. All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Larimer County, Colorado on or before May 15, 2015, or the claims may be forever barred. Personal Representative Benjamin Alan Gibson, 3507 Edward Avenue, Springdale, AR 72762

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

Police Officer I Police Department Hiring Range $25.85 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $28.44 per hour Non-Exempt Position Close Date: Open Until Filled (Town employment application required)

Now Hiring YEAR ROUND BREAKFAST / HOUSEKEEPING Part of the shifts will be breakfast.

Part of the shifts will be housekeeping. Must be able to work shifts between the hours of 5am and 4pm. Includes some light cooking as well as customer contact.

Applications are available at: Town Hall 170 MacGregor Ave. Room 130 (Mon-Fri 8 am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 pm) or www.estes.org/ jobs Return Application to: Town of Estes Park, Attn: HR PO Box 1200, Estes Park, CO 80517; or Fax 970-577-4770

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

HELP WANTED

Silver Saddle

Must be a non-smoker.

Apply in person -orsend resume

$12.00/ per hour.

Includes a sign-on bonus.

BEST WESTERN PLUS Silver Saddle 1260 Big Thompson Avenue Email: cory@estesresort.com No calls please

RENTALS

Furnished home, 3BDR, 2 BA, 2 car garage, 3 blocks General from downtown. $2,000/mo.

Need a ride to the airport Call Pat, 303-947-4569 from Estes Park on Condos January 28th. Will pay you.

Need to leave by 5 AM. Please call 801-556-9923

RENTALS Homes

SERVICES Winter Rentals starting immediately through May 25. 1, 2 & 3 bedroom homes.

Call 303-435-0110

Custom 3200 sq. ft. 4 BR/3ba Home on 16 acres in the North End. 3 car garage. W/D, 2 gas stoves, Pets OK w/deposit.1 year lease.

N/S, N/mmj, Decks and the best Views in the valley. $3000/month. First and last month plus $1000 sec/dep. Ed 970-218-0053

Long Term Winter Rentals Available

Two Bedroom Condos: $1350/month Three Bedroom Condos: $1500/month

RENTALS Apartments Now Taking Applications for Income Qualified Households at Lone Tree Village Apartments 2 bedroom 1 bath unit available immediately Applications available online www.esteshousing.org or The EPHA office 500 Big Thompson Avenue or 1310 Manford in the Lone Tree leasing office.

Please contact Mariann (970) 577-1539

SOUTH SAINT VRAIN APARTMENTS 1631AVALON DRIVE, ESTES PARK, CO Gas fireplace, TAKING APPLICATIONS Flat screen television FOR 1 & 2 BEDROOM Spacious, fully stockedAPARTMENT kitchens, Hot tubs along the 2 BEDROOM APARTriver, Private deck or patio.

MENTS AVAILABLE Mountain and river views.

APPLIANCES, LAUNDRY Minutes from downtown and FACILITIES, CLOSE Rocky Mountain National TO CHURCHES, Park Price includes all utilities SCHOOLS & SHOPWi-fi and cable included PING. Washer and dryer in each RENT SUBSIDY AVAILunit. Fully furnished ABLE Call us today for more ELIGIBILITY REQUIREinformation!

MENTS APPLY Trout Haven Resorts 970-586-6075 (970) 577-0202

2 BD, 1 BA condos, 928 sq ft.1 yr lease / short term lease variable rates. Call Real Living - 1st Choice Real Estate Services at: 970-6699696. Equal Opportunity Housing

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Townhome on Fall River.

1824 SF, 3br, 2.5 ba, cathedral ceilings, gas fireplace, double car attached garage, hardwood floors on main floor, W/D This place has it all. Walk to town, Performance park town shops. Nice deck overlooking river. $1650 mo 303-949-5964

Furnished Efficiency NS/NP $190/week, $675/month Utilities & Cable Included Call Todd @ 586-8141

Wants To Rent ISO Commercial Lease Option in Zones CO, A, R-2, or RM. 1500+ sq. ft. Prefer yard, parking, or open space nearby. Call / text (805) 727-3063

Domestically Wild Canine Spa (970)480-7011 Certified ALL BREED Show and Pet Styles GENTLE DESHEDS Effective DENTALS Humanity B4 Vanity

SERVICES

Commercial Rentals Office Rental at office on Hwy. 7 1407 sq./ft. call Jeff 970-231-4037

SERVICES

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Looking for a housesitter for your home this winter?

Call Luann 970-689-7654

Foot/Nail Care Incl. foot soak, toenail cutting, callus removal, massage. Clinic and home visits.

Cynthia Soguero, RN The â&#x20AC;&#x153;FOOT CARE NURSEâ&#x20AC;?

970-443-8494

Firewood Firewood $200 per cord Split Pine Aspen Available Free Delivery Stacking Available 419 635 6689

Other-Misc Home Repair/Service

Healthy, local, non-profit seeks long term commercial space to rent inside Estes Park city limits. A kitchen, bathroom, reception area and 2-3 rooms would be ideal.

Please contact Kimberly @ 586-2422 X701

SERVICES

Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Handyman Service in Estes Park 35+ years experience.

WInter Special: 3HRs for $99! â&#x20AC;&#x153;I WILL Return Your Callâ&#x20AC;?

605-391-8375

Professional Pet Sitting in your home.

Bonded, insured, pet CPR instructor, compassionate.

For daily walks or vacation visits.

Renee, 232-6231.

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

577-1755

ACUPUNCTURE

HOUSEHOLD Furniture Futon couch/queen bed. 2 twin box springs all in good condition.

586-3757 ask for Marj Stainless Maytag appliances - newer, matching.

French dr fridge - $800 obo, OTR micro - $200 obo, dishwasher - $200 obo. Call 970-215-3532.

MISCELLANEOUS CJM Services inc. is offering professional snow removal. We are insured and licensed with over 20 years of experiences in snow removal in the estes valley. Driveway prices starting as low as $35.00!

970-690-0772

APPLIANCE REPAIR

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

970-231-3656, 5777681

Commercial Commercial Spaces for sale and lease.

Call Eric. Anderson Realty. 586-2950

Appliances

SALES Misc. Sales 2nd annual flea market at the American Legion March 19. Call for table pricing and details. 586-6119

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Looking to start a dart league. Call if interested 586-6118.

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

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

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

Dramatic & Innovative

Spacious Remodeled Townhome

se Open Hou The great room features floor to ceiling FP & access to outdoor entertainment area. It opens to remodeled designer kitchen with SS appliances & granite countertops.

Upper two bedrooms have vanities, share 3/4 bath & the open loft family rm w/ mountain views. Lower level includes games, fireplace & steam shower bath & BR. Complex is easy walk to Big Thompson River, downtown & a short drive to RMNP.

Tour Experience all the best in this custom designed contemporary mountain residence of 3700sf. Offering everything you'd expect in a private mountain retreat; outstanding outdoor spaces with spacious deck plus a lower level patio with firepit and grass area. Enjoy cascading Lost Brook & endless views from 4.35 acres of aspen groves, rock formations & pine forest...

Check Out Our 3D Virtual Open House www.iresis.com/go/mls/781159 $969,000 293 Lost Brook Drive

Join Judy for an Open House on Saturday, January 23rd 10am-1 pm $695,000 503 Riverrock Circle

Bordering Rocky Mountain National Park

Tranquil Retreat on 1 Acre

Cottage on the River!

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

• 3 Bedroom/3 Bath • Bonus Office/ 4th Bedroom • Stone Fireplace & Soaring Ceilings • Media Area w/ Entertainment Bar •3-car Attached Garage

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$925,000 2341 Upper High Drive

$577,500 370 Whispering Pines Dr

$249,000 2458 US Highway 34

Welcome to Wonderview Village!

• To-be-Built 3 bed/2.5 Bath • Hardwood Floors & Granite • Cathedral Ceilings & Gas FP • Views from Deck or Patio • Primary Residence or Vacation Rental Starting at $349,000 tbd Willowstone

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

2 Bedroom/ 1 Bath Open Kitchen/Living Room Peaceful River Sounds & Views Sunny Patio with Views of Wildlife Fly Fishing Right Outside

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

2.68 Acres in The Retreat • 2.68 Acre Corner Lot • Southeastern Exposure • Sunshine and Mountain Views • Horse Property & Close to Riding Trails • Spacious Lot w/ Trees and Meadow $109,000 45 Solitude Court

2.34 Acres of Privacy, Views & Trees • 2.34 Acres in The Retreat • Quiet cul de sac Location • National Forest up the Road • Mountain & Wildlife Views • Close to Estes, RMNP & Glen Haven $94,000 220 Solitude Court

Explore all of Estes Park at www.FirstColoradoRealty.com