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Strengthen Local Nonprofits Through Educational Programming By: Karen McPherson, Estes Park Nonprofit Resource Center

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Colorado Gives Day is Colorado’s single biggest 24-hour day of giving. More than $415 million has been raised for our state’s nonprofits since it began in 2010. You can take advantage of this day by giving to Estes Park Nonprofit Re-

Funders have provided a $10,001 Matching Grant to the Estes Park Nonprofit Resource Center! They see the organization as a trusted resource for education and collaboration and encourage community members to join them on CO Gives Day. Our community relies on nonprofit services and programs.

made November 1 – Colorado Gives Day on December 5 is boosted by one of the largest Incentive Funds in the country, $1M. CO Gives Day is run by Colorado Gives Foundation with generous support from FirstBank.

Take Advantage of Multiple Giving Options on ColoradoGives.org.

souce Center. All donations will help provide high-quality educational programs for the nonprofits serving the Estes Valley. Programs include a multitrack board training series, grant writing workshops, deep-dive topics such as technology and AI to increase capacity, DEI training, and Legacy Giving programs.

This is the time to amplify nonprofit work in Estes Park.

Now is the time to help multiply their impact.

Schedule your donation today to “land” on December 5. Visit coloraodgives.org and search for EPNRC. CO Gives Day is a high-impact day of giving.

There are over 3400 nonprofits to choose from. Last year, more than 160,000 donors from across the state raised more than $70M. Every donation

Colorado Gives Day offers gift-giving options: buy a gift card and let someone else choose the nonprofit, or donate on behalf of a friend, teacher, or family member for the holidays. You can also decide what works best for your budget: make a recurring gift or consider this your end-of-year gift.

To help provide educational programs for Estes Park nonprofits, visit coloradogives.org/Epnrc

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Home Health, Hospice, Home Care In The Estes Valley Wednesday, Dec. 13 David Batey, President of the EPH Board and Vern Carda, EPH CEO will be our guests on Wednesday, December 13 from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. for an informational community program in the Hondius Room at the Estes Valley Library.

This will be a hybrid meeting. You may choose to attend in person, in

the Hondius Room, or on Zoom. The meeting will be recorded and posted on our website.

To register for this program, go to: lwv-estespark.org and click on “register for the Zoom link here” or scan the QR code pictured at left.

Movie Night-Tuesday, December 5 "Joan Baez, I Am A Noise" Takeover Tuesday-Come and see a movie of your choice and help a local community group raise money for their cause* Join us at the Reel Mountain Theater in Lower Stanley Village for this first-run documentary.

The movie starts at 6:30 p.m. We'll gather in the lobby at 6:00.

The documentary includes interviews, home movies, diaries and audio recordings that provide insight into the life and career of iconic folk singer Joan Baez.

Jenna McGregor, the theater owner, has graciously offered local nonprofits the

opportunity to share the concession sales.

Fifty percent of your concession purchases that evening will be donated to the League of Women Voters of Estes Park.

Bring your friends and family. There will be two other movies showing that evening as well. *Regular ticket prices apply.

All are welcome to this event.

For showtimes, visit reelmountain.com

Come Party With Us! CELEBRATE THE SEASON WITH STYLE AND SAVINGS! book your unforgettable holiday party with us in december or january, and we will waive the venue space fee!

EVFPD firefighters generally respond to medical calls in their personal vehicles, allowing for a faster response. On other incidents, firefighters respond to a fire station to respond in department apparatus with specialized equipment.

During the week of November 19th,

2023, the Estes Valley Fire Protection District (EVFPD) responded to 13 calls for service. This included: • Motor Vehicle Crash (MVC): 5 • Emergency Medical (assist EPH): 3 • Alarm Activation: 4 • Smoke Investigation: 1

Here’s what you get: stunning private venue flexible dates and times no venue space fee for the first two hours to make reservations Call 970-786-0971 or Email Us At dunravenevents@gmail.com

contact us today to discuss your event details contact us today to discuss your event details and let’s make this holiday season one to and let’s make this holiday season one to remember! and let’s make this holiday season one to remember! remember!

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Frosty Beer Fest Saturday, December 9 In Bond Park Get ready to chill out the Frosty Beer Fest, where you can enjoy ice-cold brews, good vibes, and an unforgettable winter party!

By: Visit Estes Park

Glow In The Park Frosty Beer Fest presented by: Visit Estes Park, The Stanley Hotel and Estes Park Western Heritage Foundation will take place December 9.

This free event will be held from 2-5 p.m. in Bond Park, 170 MacGregor Ave. Join us for the ultimate beer celebration! The Frosty Beer Fest is a can't-miss free event for beer enthusiasts and party animals alike - just register in advance to claim your free admission ticket.

Get ready to indulge in a wide selection of ice-cold brews available for purchase from local breweries and a local winery while enjoying a winter wonderland filled with live music from Chain Station and Stepmother Nature, mouthwatering food trucks, an epic ice cream eating contest and an iconic ugly sweater fashion show.

Whether you're a craft beer connoisseur or just looking for a fun day out,

this event has something for everyone.

So grab your friends, raise your glasses, and let's toast to a frosty good time at Frosty Beer Fest!

Participating breweries and winery include: Lumpy Ridge Brewery Avant Garde Aleworks Estes Park Brewery Rock Cut Brewing Company Snowy Peaks Winery Entertainment: Chain Station Stepmother Nature Wear your best “ugly holiday sweater” and enter our Ugly Sweater Contest * Ice Cream eating Contest * *Winner for each contest receives two free tickets to Frozen Dead Guy Days 2024.

Proceeds go to Estes Park Western Heritage Foundation.

Go to www.eventbrite.com/e/ frosty-beer-fest-tickets-754026582807 for tickets and more information.

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The Estes Valley Watershed Coalition Presents: The Changing Geology Of Estes Valley The Changing Geology of the Estes Valley is the topic for the next Estes Valley Watershed program. The program will take place from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m., Thursday, December 7, at the Estes Park Community Center, lower level. The Community Center is located at 660 Community Dr. Estes Park.

Dr. Ellen Wohl is a fluvial geomorphologist who has studied channel morphology and the processes that created and

maintained the physical features along many of our mountain streams. Come learn more about the geology and forces that affect the rock formations of Estes Valley.

Join us in person or via Zoom.

Please register: RSVP@EVWatershed.org or call 970-290-1829.

Members free, non-members $5 suggested donation.

Business Owners Encouraged To Pave The Way To The Future Of The Estes Park Museum Local business owners, whether historic or brand new, are being given the opportunity to have their name and logo etched into stone at the Estes Park Museum. For a $1,000 donation, an 8” x 8” paver stone can be engraved with an etched image and custom text to be lined along the pathway between the Museum and Museum Annex. The pathway connects the Annex, which houses artifacts, to the Museum, where artifacts are presented to the public through exhibits and programs, creating a perfect analogy of the past meeting the present.

This fundraiser supports the Estes Park Museum Friends & Foundation, Inc. in their continued efforts towards Museum Annex facility upgrades and collections

care with the goal of professionalizing the museum collection and research facility. The building upgrades will lead to an ideal, secure environment for the preservation of more than 30,000 locally significant historic artifacts with room for the general public and staff to research the collection.

With over 80 pavers ordered, there are just over 100 left! The fundraising opportunity will end in May 2024 for the installation. Order now for a personal inclusion in this community effort! If you are interested in supporting this special project or have ay questions, please call or email Museum Director Derek Fortini for more information at 970-577-3761 or dfortini@estes.org.

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Museum Program: He Came And Stayed: Pieter Hondius, The Estes Park Years, Upcoming Publication By Dr. James Pickering On Saturday, December 2, at 1:00 p.m. join Town of Estes Park Historian Laureate, Dr. James Pickering as he highlights his upcoming publication, He Came and Stayed: Pieter Hondius, the Estes Park Years. This latest publication, produced by the Estes Park Museum Friends & Foundation, Inc. Press, explores the life and contributions of Pieter Hondius (1864 – 1934) and the critical role he played in the early history of the Estes Park community. The program will take place in the Estes Park Museum meeting room, light snacks and refreshments will be provided. This program is free and open to the public.

This biographical history provides a detailed account of the life and accomplishments of one of Estes Park's early residents. He Came and Stayed traces Pieter Hondius's life and career beginning with his arrival at the door of the Elkhorn Lodge in November 1896 in search for relief from a chronic asthma condition. Hondius wasted little time establishing himself in the cattle industry by purchasing land in both Estes

Park and Loveland. By 1915 Pieter Hondius had become the largest single landowner within the new Rocky Mountain National Park. In 1904, he married Eleanor Estes James, the only daughter of the pioneer family which had established Elkhorn Lodge. In the years that followed, Hondius went on to a series of successful business ventures, which made him one of the wealthiest, well-respected, and most civically engaged citizens in the Estes Valley. The richly detailed text is illustrated by nearly 100 period photographs, some of which have never been seen locally.

Beginning on Friday, December 1, Museum Member preorders will begin for the limited collector’s edition print of He Came and Stayed: Pieter Hondius, the Estes Park Years. This book is currently in production and will be delivered in early 2024. With a limited, first edition print of only 100 books, the collector’s edition, featuring a hardback cloth cover, stamped title, and author autographed and numbered book plate – will go quickly!

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Nonprofit PROM Tickets Now Available By: Karen McPherson, Estes Park Nonprofit Resource Center

(but are not limited to) Curaçao; James Bond Reborn: Venice, Vienna, and You remember prom…getting all Monte Carlo; and an Alaskan Cruise. dressed up, the pre-party anticipation, You can multiply the impact of local the slow dances, and the spin move you nonprofits by raising your bid card durpulled off on the dance floor? The Estes ing the paddle raiser. Donations of any Park Nonprofit Resource Center’s annual amount support everything we do at fundraising event invites our commuEPNRC. Nonprofit PROM is not just a nity’s fans of philanthropy to gather “in fundraiser; it's the main event! Your theme” at the most legendary event of presence at PROM fuels our mission, the year! Nonprofit PROM brings you an ensuring EPNRC can keep making nonevening of nostalgia, fun, and philanprofit magic happen year-round. thropy at the stunning Macgregor BallIt wouldn’t be prom without a prom room in The Stanley Hotel on Saturday, court.

The Campaign for the Crown is January 20th, 2024, from 6:30 to 10:00 the ultimate challenge: gear up for a p.m. peer-to-peer fundraising frenzy and Tickets are just $50 per person and strut your stuff to become part of the snag you an all-access pass to a night royal court. Raise money to win the filled with dance floor shenanigans, crown. More information about this can spiked prom punch, delicious snacks, be found on epnonprofit.org/prom and, oh yes, those wonderfully awkward Dance, bid, and make a difference. The prom photos! Invite the whole group.

Nonprofit Resource Center is all about The Nonprofit Resource Center will building a stronger, more vibrant comagain auction off jaw-dropping luxury munity. Tickets are now on sale. Untravel trips, courtesy of our fantastic leash your inner prom, and let's boogie partners at AmFund. Who doesn't love the night away while making an impact! to travel for a good cause!? Trips include Tickets on sale at epnonprofit.org/prom.

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Saturday Visits With Santa At The Y! Free and open to the public, come visit and take your own photos with Santa Claus at YMCA of the Rockies! Saturdays through December 23 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. in the Lula Dorsey Museum.

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Two days after Thanksgiving, at 11:43 a.m., a random email message appeared in my inbox with the subject head in bold face: The Wonder of Words. That was enough to make me happy for the whole day. Words! What would we do without them?

What made the day even better was that the message was from my Uncle Bill in North Carolina, who, being fewer than 10 years older than me, is more like a cousin than an uncle. Although the message was about words, my uncle used very few of them: Sarah, A completely unsolicited email revealed that you are my nibling.

Bill

(Notice that Uncle Bill used googling as if it were a noun, same as nibling; not googling as a verb like nibbling. Oh dear, this might get confusing.)

Five minutes later another message from Bill appeared in my inbox: Tracking down the difference between nibbling and nibling lead to this piece of text “if you give someone a peck, you’re leaning in for a simple, light kiss. It might not be incredibly passionate, but don’t worry, it’s still a super intimate gesture.

More often than not, your first kiss with someone new is likely to be a peck.” I wonder what ChatGPT would turn up???

Bill

You know how you hear or read about something new—a musician’s name, an artist’s work, a word—and all of a sudden you see or hear that unfamiliar something again soon after? I remember when Jack W. told about ChatGPT. The next day, there it was in the news. Now it’s everywhere. That’s how the word nibling was for me. I had recently been exposed to the new—to me—word nibling and then it appeared again right away in an email from Uncle Bill.

I replied: What a wonderful word! I’m proud to be your nibbling! Do you think I could get a whole 750-word column out of the topic of nibblings?

Sarah

He’d lost me. What did a peck have to do with a nibling??? (Three question marks, so that my uncle’s triple use of the punctuation mark does not stand out as a faux pas.) Uncle Bill clarified: Google may possibly relate nibble and peck because “nibbling the ear” and “a peck on the cheek” are common actions of endearment.

Bill

Note that I “corrected” my uncle’s spelling of the word so that there was a double b. I couldn’t help it because 1) Otto Correct took the liberty to make it a double-b word (that Otto is a sneaky fellow!) and 2) I would have used the double b even without the computer changing it, without really considering that the root word sibling is a single-b word. I assumed Uncle Bill—a big picture man with an inclination toward science and grand ideas to reduce global pollution—wouldn’t notice.

He noticed. The next morning a response from Uncle Bill was waiting for me: I am proud that you are my nibling. My spell checker also corrects nibling to nibbling however they are two different words with different meanings. At least that is what googling tells me. With a lot of creative ideas I believe that you could create a 750-word column with this little kernel. I have seen you do it before.

Bill

While he was researching nibbling and peck, I was looking into nibling, with one b. I sent a message: Now I see that the double-b version does not exist as a noun, only as a verb as in, “my nibling is nibbling on a Christmas cookie.”

Sarah For the sake of getting on with the day, I didn’t tell Uncle Bill that if I’m his nibling (a short-cut for niece and nephew), he is my pibling (a gender neutral term for sibling of my parent). Bringing this up would simply add to the curious mix of family tree vocabulary and I didn’t have time for wherever that branch would take us. I had placings to go and peoplings to see.

This exchange must seem trivial and possibly farcical to some. I encourage those who fall into the poo-pooing category to go read the news instead and see how that makes them feel. Better? For me and Uncle Bill, our light banter was a jovial way to start the day, with funkle and auntastic wordplay.

You may let The Thunker know what you think at her e-mail address, donoholdt@gmail.com. © 2023 Sarah Donohoe

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Must Go On “Get in the car!”

Larry Kert and Chita Rivera. We listened in amazement to Leonard BernRoss and I were having none of it. stein’s arresting score and Stephen “Opera is yucky!” we bellyached in muti- Sondheim’s impassioned lyrics. nous ten-year old harmony. Our Sainted Irish Mother brooked no resistance: “It’s In subsequent years I witnessed the an Operetta --- get in the car!” brilliance of Barbra Streisand in “Funny Girl”; Frank Sinatra at the smoke-filled The drive from Happy Valley to Tuxedo 500 Club in Atlantic City; Richard Burfor a local production of Mikado was ton (twice!) as Hamlet at Lincoln Cenpunctuated by sotto voce muttering and ter; and Maya Plisetskaya as The Dying grumbling from the two of us in the Swan. back seat of the 1950 DeSoto. And then a new world opened.

Mr. Sniff was a crowd-favorite clown in the Pickle Family Circus, played by the Joseph Campbell coined “the rapture of supremely talented Geoff Hoyle. After being alive,” features of which include one performance in Sacramento, I later being fully immersed in one’s surround- learned from her mother, a seven-year ings, leaning into experience with senses old girl insisted on setting an extra place engaged, and heightened awareness at dinner in hope Mr. Sniff might show leading to personal transformation. up hungry. This ritual went on for a year.

Ross and I were mesmerized from the moment a group of weirdly-dressed men The recent EPHS production of sang “If you want to know who we are” CHICAGO wowed audiences as it and the wand’ring minstrel Nanki-Poo showcased outstanding local young talasked after Yum-Yum. We laughed, ent. Grace and Amelia delivered dazclapped and cheered at the end, when zling performances as Velma and Roxie; “He’s gone and married Yum-Yum.” We it was my honor to work with them sevknew nothing about the willing suspen- eral years ago in the Lumpy Circus. sion of disbelief; we only knew that this magical place, Titipu, where people For a dozen year Alison Trattner and wearing exotic outfits and heavy makeup Karolee McLaughlin brilliantly choreospoke, sang and danced, made our inau- graphed conditions that enlarged lives gural experience with live theater unfor- of Eagle Rock students via summer gettable; we were irrevocably recast. shows: Grease (two casts!), Big River, Wizard of Oz, Sound of Music, Into The By the mid-fifties Ross and I were first Woods. Weeks of intense rehearsals in the car when Mom mentioned sumstrengthened critical social skills all stumer stock at Lambertville’s Music Cirdents need: teamwork, self-discipline, cus. Our cultural education included time management, public speaking, reGuys and Dolls, Carousel, Oklahoma, ceptivity to criticism, adaptability.

South Pacific and Annie Get Your Gun, among others.

Shakespeare nurtured Eagle Rock: classes read plays aloud for meaning When their kids were pre-tweens, Ross and understanding; discussed character and sister Valerie bought six tickets for a motivation and Bill’s intent; and collabLincoln Center production of Mikado so orated on creative rewriting while reMom-Mom and Pop-Pop could take hearsing for performance. As students youngsters Katie, Theo, Alex and Chris took ownership of The Bard, adolescent to see the show that had changed our imaginations shaped satirical produclives. tions with tart titles and messages for the ERS community: Yo! Chello!, King What is the purpose of theater? To enWeird, Julio and Romiette, MacButt, tertain, inform, challenge? To “hold the Dunce of Denmark. mirror up to nature?” To connect us to others? To raise questions worth asking?

Actors at all ages, whether understudy To evoke catharsis? It exceeds all of or star, derive not simply the pleasure of these, affirmed by unforgettable mopleasing others through performance. ments for me and so many others.

Individual benefits accrue: empathy and self-esteem; improved problem-solving I first heard Carousel’s “You’ll Never skills; perseverance; better understandWalk Alone” in the late 1940s at Camp ing of our human condition. Time beOrange; counselors sang in unison as hind the footlights generates the opporcampers listened, awestruck. World War tunity to perform, in words from The II was over, America had weathered the Mikado, “With joyous shout and ringing storm, and hope prospered in hearts. cheer,” permitting players to “inaugurate These days, watching Liverpool go toetheir brief career with song and dance, to-toe with Arsenal or Spurs, I am trans- with song and dance!” ported back to that flickering bonfire.

Reader response welcome: ftm7522@gmail.com In November 1957, a few weeks after it opened at the Winter Garden on Broadway, Jane Maddock and I were spellbound by the voices of Carol Lawrence,

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This year’s winning photo – Bighorn Sheep Ram, Rocky Mountain Park, Feb. 2023.

Estes Park Rotary Congratulates This Year’s Friendship Card Photography Winner This year’s Rotary Photography Contest winner is thrilled to have been in the right place at the right time to capture this beautiful picture of a Bighorn Mountain Sheep. His winning photograph will appear on the 2024 Friendship Card, and he will receive two Friendship Cards to use when in town.

Steven Rishel and his wife live most of the year in Eastern Nebraska, but their love of Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park draws them to Colorado for the month of February, where they love to hike and explore the park when the temperatures are low, and the visitors are few.

On a windy day last February, they left the Alluvial Fan parking lot to walk to Endovalley. Steve fell behind his wife as he stopped to take pictures along the way.

He rounded a curve to see his wife waving at him to come quick. There on the side of the road were two rams majestically standing in the sun. While he rushed to prepare his camera, the rams waited patiently without moving away.

Steve was able to zoom in on them and captured seven or eight photos before they sauntered away.

Steve described it as the shot of a lifetime. The ram was looking directly at him, and most importantly its eyes were in focus.

They never saw Bighorns through the rest of their month-long visit.

Even before winning this contest, Steve

First Annual Advent Market at Camp St. Malo Photographer Steven Rishel.

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and his wife were Friendship Card holders. Introduced to the card by the Country Market cashiers, they consider it to be a valuable shopping tool whenever they are in Estes Park. They look forward to receiving their complimentary cards for their upcoming return visit to Estes Park next February.

Watch for the announcement as Friendship cards for 2024 will go on sale the second week of December. They make great stocking stuffers.

Experience the Truth of the Advent season, soak in the beauty of winter in the mountains, enjoy good food (including spiced wine, warm drinks, and festive snacks), and encounter Christ.

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Exploring The Cosmos: Open House Tour of Estes Park Memorial Observatory In a unique opportunity for the senior center, the Estes Park Memorial Observatory is extending an invitation to tour its facilities under the guidance of Observatory Director Mike Connolly. People will hear about the history of the observatory and the connection with the Estes Park school system and local community. The mission of the observatory is to interest kids K-12th grade in math, physics, and science and to use astronomy as a tool to accomplish these goals.

Attendees will have the chance to see the interactive star wall and how it’s used to showcase astronomical objects and offer a real-time glimpse into the wonders of the night sky. The experience will include viewing the latest videos highlight-

ing developments in the field of astronomy, providing a captivating overview of cosmic phenomena. Then we will go up into the 16-foot observatory dome and see the state-of-the-art 16-inch telescope. Mike will demonstrate the operation of the telescope and the dome using the advanced software control system.

The event is totally free so don't miss this stellar opportunity to expand your cosmic knowledge. We will meet at the observatory on Wednesday, December 6th at 1 p.m. The event will last approximately one hour. If people need rides, we can carpool from the senior center.

If you have questions, please feel free to call Mike at the observatory at 970-5865668

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Free Tax-Aide Service Seeking Volunteers For A Variety Of Roles and make sure documents are complete.

• Technology Assistance – ensure computers, printers and wifi equipment are working properly.

• Administrative Support – keep track of volunteer records and obtain supplies.

• Instructor – attend workshops then Since 2005, the Estes Valley Library which allows for flexible volunteer sched- conduct local tax and software training has partnered with Tax-Aide to host uling. This past tax season over 400 free of all volunteers. this valuable service to our community. tax returns were filed, most electroni• Leader/Organizer – Local CoordinaTax-Aide is sponsored by the AARP cally. tor recruits volunteers, makes schedules Foundation but AARP membership is Not every volunteer has to prepare tax and reports results. not required for volunteers or to receive returns, although most do. Other roles Typical new volunteers interested in the tax-preparation service. Volunteers needed are: tax preparation have done their own number between 15 to 20 annually • Appointment Facilitator – greet clients taxes using software such as Turbo Tax®

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and feel they have enough knowledge to assist others. The IRS restricts the complexity of returns we are allowed to do and selects our software which currently is TaxSlayer®. Training will include several practice returns to gain familiarity with the software as well as other helpful resources.

New volunteers will be invited to a 1day orientation on December 6, 2023, with full training occurring at the Library January 15-20, 2024. Orientation can be flexible if that date will not work for you.

For additional information, contact Don Bryson (303) 887-1106 or Lori Hendrickson (970) 480-7541.

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All Decked Out For The Holidays The Elizabeth Guild Thrift Store is decorated for the holidays and open for business. Located at 427 W. Elkhorn Ave., the store is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Proceeds benefit Estes Park Health in the form of employee scholarships and new hospital equipment, but the Guild helps the community in other ways, too. During the holidays, it is sometimes difficult for families to make ends meet. Locally, help is available through the Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park when people are struggling to afford the basic necessities of life.

The Guild has worked with Crossroads since the 1980s to provide assistance.

If you need a little help, become a Crossroads client by making an appointment with a case manager who can then provide a voucher to be taken to the Guild for clothing or personal items. Crossroads is located at 1753 Wildfire Road just off of Dry Gulch

Road about one mile north of Highway 34.

The phone number is (970) 5770610.

The Guild is always looking for friendly volunteers to help sort donations and keep the store looking bright and clean.

"We always seem to have a great selection of name-brand clothing donated by our supporters in Estes Park and the surrounding areas," said Joe Payne, general manager.

Donations are accepted at the back of the store daily as long as storage is available, he added. Phone the thrift shop at (970) 586-7205 to make sure storage is available. "At this time we are in need of men's coats, shoes, boots, women's pants, pots & pans, small kitchen appliances or any lightly used household goods, not to mention volunteers," Payne added.

And thank you very much for your support, Estes Park!

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2024 Duck Race Seeks Participating Organizations

Calling all Estes Valley nonprofit charities and organizations that would like to share the proceeds of the 2024 Estes Park Rotary Duck Race Festival! Now’s the time to step up, ask your members if they will sell Duck Adoption Forms, and submit paperwork for consideration by the Rotary Duck Race Festival organizations committee.

Invitations to participate were electronically mailed to past and potential participating organizations on November 2, 2023 according to Scott Robbins, Big Duck for the 2024 Estes Park Rotary Duck Race Festival. Groups that have not received this invitation but would like to participate are encouraged to submit an application for consideration. The deadline for organizations to apply is

Monday, January 1, 2024.

All applications for the 2024 Rotary Duck Race must be filed online at https://www.epduckrace.org/organization-signup.

“Proceeds from the duck race have grown significantly in the past two years. This is largely due to the online adoption process and the ability to have the race in the river. We are looking forward to making the 2024 Duck Race the best one yet,” says Big Duck Scott Robbins. “As with last year, we will be doing adoptions exclusively online. Since promotional materials containing the names of all participating organizations will be printed very soon after the January 1 application deadline, nonprofit charities and organizations should sub-

mit the application soon to ensure they will be included.”

Charities and organizations that have been approved as Participating Organizations for the 2024 race can launch their Duck Adoption sales campaigns after the official kickoff of the 2024 race in late February 2024. Sales can be conducted online through the duck race website and Facebook. The race committee strongly encourages participating organizations to use their own websites, social media and email to extend their sales reach beyond the local community.

In 2023, a record 10,129 ducks swam in the race as a result of duck adoptions sold by participating organizations.

This year’s Duck Race Festival will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024. Exciting major cash and vacation stay prizes are planned in addition to hundreds of popular merchant-donated prizes. The 2022 event returned $192..... to 65 area organizations and groups. According to Big Duck Scott Robbins, due to the success of the race in 2023, we are pleased to announce that in 2024, beneficiary organizations will receive $23 from every $25 Duck Adoption sold! That is $1 more per adoption than has been possible in recent years.

Organizations will be selected for the 2024 Duck Race Festival based on the following criteria: 1. Previous adherence to expectations of being involved in the Duck Race.

2. Must have a local presence and be of benefit to the local community. Organizations and associations may either hold a valid 501(c)3 or 501(c)4 tax status with the US Internal Revenue Service or be deemed to benefit the local community.

3. Must agree to sell a minimum of $625 in duck adoptions.

4. Must provide one person to be a single point of contact between the duck race committee and the organization.

5. Must provide one adult volunteer to help with the race either on race day or prior to the race.

6. Participating organizations are strongly encouraged to participate in Race Day activities at the George Hix Plaza to promote the festival as well as their organization.

“We hope to hear from new organizations as well as those that have been helped by the race in the past 35 years,” said Larry Williams, 2024 Rotary Duck Race Festival Organization Chairperson.

“The Duck Race Festival is a great community event. Being part of it can be fun and profitable for our participating organizations. Working together, we can make 2024 a record year for our nonprofit charities and organizations!”

Interested organizations are invited to apply at the website at www.epduckrace.org/organizationsignup. For additional information, please contact Larry Williams at organizations@epduckrace.org.

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Small Mountain Owls Is The Topic For 4th CARRI’s Speaker Series

Night Work This is my last story for the Estes Park News as a regular, monthly writer.

Thanks to Gary and Kris Hazleton, I’ve been writing here since November 2019. Really, though, I’ve always been writing. The difference is that it’s being published. I’ve learned a lot. I know there have been times I’ve shared too much for some people. Sorry about that. Writing with a monthly deadline has helped me overcome my fears of writing out loud and has led to this moment where my son and I have begun writing a memoir blending his story with mine. Imagine my surprise then, when, after making the decision to write this story, getting out all my books on writing well and clearing the deck that the library would offer a memoir writing class taught by Pat Nelson. It feels like all the stars are lining up.

Realistically, I may find it too daunting a task. I may find I’m not the writer I hoped I was. I might not have the discipline. But I have to try because I do have a story. A story that started with a lie. It was a lie told in 1970 that has reverberated throughout my life. I owe it to myself to at least begin.

Many people in town know me as the Executive Director of Estes Valley Crisis Advocates for 17 years. It seems fitting that I end this column with a story about being an advocate. The following story, titled “Night Work,” is true, but the names and the identifying aspects have been changed. This is a piece of who I am. I trust it’s not too personal.

Night Work. The phone rang and it was dispatch. Startled out of a sound sleep, I sat up and listened, asked a few questions, and wrote down a name and address. It was 2:30 a.m. I let the dog out briefly and threw some water on my face. Next, a quick cup of coffee while pulling on the waiting clothes stacked on a chair. It took a while for the heat to come on in my car, and I shivered that late January night as I raced up the canyon. Chasing a brilliant full moon that appeared and disappeared with the curves in the road, I felt more than noticed how beautiful the Big Thompson Canyon was. In my head, I went over what the dispatcher told me. It looked like Mr. Adams had killed himself outside of his home that night under the same full moon. The only person with Mrs. Adams was a sheriff ’s deputy who was waiting for me so he could get on with his investigation.

In 15 minutes, I arrived at the Adams’ home. “Hello, Mrs. Adams. My name is Mary. I’m a crisis advocate, here to be with you during this difficult time. I am so sorry about what happened. Is there someone I can call to come be with you?”

I handed her a glass of water and a small box of Kleenex and sat beside her.

I gave her my full attention as she spoke softly about Stan, her husband of over 50 years. I listened in the quiet of her

house to the only sound, her voice. The moonlight filtered in through the lace curtains across her face. There were tears as she struggled to explain to me and herself what Stan did. She wrestled with this. A sigh. A release of air. I took her small, thin hand, “Tell me about Stan. What kind of a man was he?” Alice looked into my eyes and then a bit defensively said, “He was a good man.”

I smiled. “Tell me. What made him a good man?”

Her body relaxed, and she sat on the couch towards me, smiling a little. She told me he loved the mountains where they had spent their whole married life. He was a great father to their children, all grown and married. He was delighted to become a grandfather to Carly and Logan. He was absolutely over the moon when he became a great grandfather to Olivia or Silly Livy, as he liked to call her.

She pulled on his beard when she sat in his lap,” Alice Adams said. Her husband was a hiker and a gardener. And a woodworker. He made smaller pieces of furniture. “He made this little end table right here,” said the woman. She told me Stan was a big recycler. Then suddenly she started looking around the room for something. At that moment, the sheriff ’s deputy came in with the coroner to tell us he would leave soon. They had finished their examinations. They both seemed tired and cold in the predawn hour. The coroner told us he was ready to take Stan to Loveland and explained swhat would happen next. First, Alice would need to select a funeral home and inform the funeral director that the Coroner's Office was handling the death and there would have to be an autopsy. And lastly, was there anything she needed from either of them?

“Yes,” Alice replied, looking at the deputy. Stan was a huge recycler. He recycled everything way beyond plastics, paper and cardboard. He would want to recycle his glasses, hearing aids, and even his dentures. Did the deputy have them? I looked over at Alice. “His dentures?” I couldn’t help asking. She nodded in the silence and quite suddenly giggled, putting her hand over her mouth. Then she laughed. I started laughing as well. His dentures. Even the deputy and coroner smiled with us.

I spent several hours that night with Alice, a woman alone now who had just lost her husband in the middle of the night. And yet, she and I had shared a simple moment of laughter despite her world being turned upside down. When her daughter arrived a little while later, I knew I could leave because Alice would be alright.

Mary Mesropian has lived in the Estes Park area since 1994 and is a SoulCollage® Facilitator and Story Catcher.

Starting now, she is also a memoirist.

Her email is maryruthdancer@yahoo.com.

Come join members of CARRI for their fourth presentation in our Winter Speaker Series. On Wednesday, December 6th members of CARRI (Colorado Avian Research & Rehabilitation Institute) will present Small Mountain Owls.

The presentation will be held at the Estes Park Community Center at 6:30 p.m.

Small Mountain Owls is the name of CARRI’s director Scott’s first book with the same name. This presentation covers four small owls that can be found in the western mountains and especially in and around Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP).

This program will cover the natural history of Northern Pygmy-Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Boreal Owl and the Flammulated Owl. Scott has been working with these owls for more than 30 years, researching and rehabilitating them.

Scott has documented the first nest of a Flammulated Owl in RMNP and the first ever Boreal Owl in RMNP. He has documented each species’ preferred habitats, nests, and feeding, not to mention courtship, growth of their young and more.

Scott and his researchers have been trapping and banding these birds as part of their research. During the program, you will learn the results of these banding operations. You will find out how many of these birds are captured by CARRI members each fall and where they may spend the winters.

Join us for a fascinating program about these Small Owls, it will he held at the Estes Park Community Center at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday the 6th of December.

Tickets are available at the door or online at their website at www.carriep.org/presentations.

Kathy Machin Member for one year Why I love being a member of Quota: I am so excited to be in Quota because of the fun that we all have. I had been watching this fun for years, from the outside, because my sister-in-law, Carol Smid was in Quota. I joined about a year ago and now am very happy to be a member.

My favorite time was when I won a Christmas tree. I had been entering this contest for years. I was present at the drawing with many of the ladies from

Quota when they drew my name.

Everyone was so happy for me!

This club makes money for so many great causes in Estes Park and the Parade of Trees drawing is just one of those ways they earn money to give back to the community.

If you are interested in becoming a member of Estes Park Quota or finding out more about it, please contact President Mary Murphy at 970-214-6350 or Gail Albers at 970-481-2372

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Be a point of light in our community

November 17 - December 12 The Estes Valley Board of Realtors invites you to participate in our “Ignite Others” gingerbread bread decorating contest. Our theme for 2024 is Ignite Others-be a point a light in your community. Because our organization is passionate about providing housing opportunities for all individuals we are partnering with the Estes Park Housing Authority. The completed gingerbread houses will be displayed in the lobby of the US Bank building and you can purchase chances to win of the houses and be entered in a contest at the end for a $100 gift card. Each vote costs $1. Call our office for more details 970-586-6628

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David Bojórquez Beltrán 11th Grade Congratulations to David Bojórquez Beltrán, the Estes Park High School Student of the Week for Friday, December 1, 2023.

David is the son of Edgar and Denisse Beltrán.

At EPHS he plays on the soccer team and his favorite class is algebra. He is proud that he maintains a 3.375 GPA. Outside of school he likes to play soccer, spend time with his family (he has two younger sisters) and be with Valentina.

A place that David would love to visit is France because he said it seems like a country with a beautiful landscape.

When asked his favorite quote, he said, “The truth is I don't know if this is an exact Biblical quote but it’s Psalm 23, ‘The Lord is my Shepherd, he makes me rest in green meadows he

guides me towards streams of calm waters, he regains my strength even if I go through the darkest of valleys, I will fear no danger because he is with me.”

When asked the best piece of advice he’s ever been given he said, “It's not about being the best, it's about proving to be the best.”

After high school he plans to go to a D-1 university to play sports but he’s unsure where he will attend.

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Jones, Leo, Kona, Mirabel, Lulu, Patrick And Several Sweet Guinea Pigs Seeking New, Loving Families Or Foster Homes

JONES

LEO

KONA

This week we have two kittens available.

Jones is about four months old. He is a long haired orange tabby, very sweet and playful with a quiet meow.

Leo is around 3-4 months old. He is a friendly happy guy. He came to us with a broken leg so he will need a few follow up appointments, but he will heal just fine. Both kitties are currently living at the Pet Lodge.

Kona is house and crate trained, great Mirabel is seven months old, she is with other dogs and knows some com- very happy and loving and weighs mands. She loves toys! She is not good about 35 pounds. She is great with with small animals. She weighs about other dogs.

50 pounds and is approximately two years old. She is currently in foster care.

MIRABEL

GUINEA PIGS We need loving homes for some cute guinea pigs. They are all very sweet and they need to be adopted in pairs (Guinea pigs are much happier with a buddy).

They are very tame and can be handled just fine. They are currently staying at the Pet Lodge.

LULU

PATRICK

Lulu is two years old. She can be a little shy sometimes bit warms up nicely.

She loves to play ball, is good with other dogs and is house trained. She is a compact dog weighing around 43 pounds.

Patrick is about a year old. He is a happy dog that loves people. He is pretty good on a leash but needs to be encouraged a little. He has lived with cats but needs continued work with his kitty manners. He weighs about 50 pounds.

Please call (970) 286-1652 if you’d like to meet or foster any of these special pets. Don’t shop, please adopt!

All pets are offered through the Pet Association of Estes Park, a non-profit organization that is your local humane society. You can make a tax-deductible

donation to the Pet Association by sending your check to P.O. Box 4342, Estes Park, CO 80517.

For more information about the Pet Association, please visit petassociationestespark.com.

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News From The Art Center Of Estes Park

On Exhibit: “Colorful Art for Your Wall or to Wear” Featuring artist members Diana Wade, pastels/watercolor/mixed media/collage and Alice League, jewelry.

Also on display in the gallery are the outstanding work of the other Art Center artist members, including other works in oil painting, watercolor, pastel, jewelry, ceramics, charcoal, graphite, glass, wood, sculpture, fiber, photography, printmaking and mixed media.

Special Sale: Christmas/Inventory Sale In the Sunroom is a display of sale items for the Christmas holidays, includ-

ing ornaments. Come see what’s available.

The Art Center is open Friday – Monday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

First Friday: December 1-5 – 7 p.m.

The Art center will be open 5 – 7 p.m. for the First Friday Art Groove. Entertainment will be provided by Going for Baroque. Wine and light refreshments will be served.

Starting December 1: “Magic of Masks” The Art Center of Estes Park is sponsoring a community mask challenge again this year! Who can enter? Community members (ages 5 to 105) as well

as Art Center artists and members. Only one entry per person.

The “Magic of Masks” will take place February 10-March 11. The opening reception will be Saturday, February 10, 2024, 2-4 p.m., mask awards at 3:30 p.m.

To participate in the mask challenge artists need to come to the Art Center, complete an entry form and pay an entry fee of $20. In return they will receive an pre-drilled, 8”x 10” stamped canvas with hanging wire and eye hooks. Finished masks, mounted on the canvas, must be delivered to the Art Center on February 3, 4, or 5th to be judged.

Awards will given!

• Register for the “Magic of Masks” challenge starting December 1, at the Art Center, open Friday-Monday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

• Every participant must complete an entry form. We must have the name, address, phone, family email and age (students only) to inform participants of any updates.

• Some scholarships are available from Pauline, call 303-506-3100. You will be given an entry number to receive a scholarship. (see also page 18)

Satellite Exhibits: Estes Park Health, US Bank, with newly hung exhibit of artwork by Bruce Boynton and exhibits at VERT, Snowy Peaks Winery and at the Bank of Estes Park.

The public is invited to visit these exhibits.

Social Media: The Art Center can be viewed not only on our website at www.artcenterofestes.com but we are on Facebook at Art-Center-of-Estes-Park, Instagram at artcenterofep and Twitter at artcenterestes.

The Art Center of Estes Park is a nonprofit organization which provides a facility to support the work of local and regional artists, striving to promote exhibition, education, and excellence in the visual arts. Proceeds benefit the artist and contribute to the Art Center’s education and community outreach. The Art Center is located at 517 Big Thompson Avenue, in Middle Stanley Village, below Safeway and above Subway. For more information, please call the Art Center at 970-586-5882 or visit our website at www.artcenterofestes.com

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Holiday Shoppe At Allenspark’s Old Gallery Is Worth The Trip

Looking for unique, thoughtful gifts you won’t find anywhere else? You’ll find them just a short 20 minute drive away in Allenspark at The Old Gallery. Local and regional artists have created one-ofa-kind gifts—plus you’ll find homemade gifts by the Hilltop Guild there, too. The Hilltop Guild is a productive and creative association of Allenspark residents who return the fruits of their labors to areas of need in their community. The association was established in the 1930s.

The Holiday Shoppe takes place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through December 23.

“Our local artists have been working for months, preparing for The Holiday Shoppe. Visitors will find an eclectic mix of art including jewelry, fiber, weaving, paintings, fused glass, photography, ceramics, wooden items, handmade cards and much more,” said photographer Darlene Bushue.

The Old Gallery Ceramic Artist Heather Kegel said, "My approach to creating work for the holidays always starts at the end of the summer. I try to organize my making schedule to make tried and true holiday gifts, like ornaments and mugs, but also to try new products, like luminaries and serving dishes. My holiday creations end up varying a little year to year."

Artist Deb Stanger works in acrylics, oils and pastels. She added, “"I am just returning from a month in Africa and am happy to be back in my studio. I will have Christmas music on and will be painting everyday now until Christmas.

I am new to The Holiday Shoppe this year and look forward to offering my mini–Vincent Van Gogh Starry Night paintings. Each painting is different so you can collect more than one. I will also have some ‘Beary Christmas Bears’,

‘Christmas Critters’ and many Christmas cards. May your preChristmas shopping be filled with joy.

And may this Holiday season bring us all closer together."

Artist Jennifer Nicholson (pyrography, acrylics and watercolors) said, “The beauty of the Rocky Mountains is on full display in the winter. My hand painted wooden ornaments are a colorful celebration of nature and the woodland creatures who live there.” Nicholson also creates custom work for clients that features their pets.

Located at 14863 Highway 7 at the entrance to Allenspark, The Old Gallery is 20 minutes south of Estes Park and 20 minutes from Lyons. It’s a beautifully renovated 1940s log structure that is a non-profit center for community, art and visitors. The Old Gallery provides art, education, entertainment and social services to area residents and visitors, including the Community Cupboard Food Bank, Community Closet, yoga classes, concerts, potlucks and more.

“As this year’s chair for The Holiday Shoppe I’ve enjoyed seeing the artists’ creativity in their holiday artwork. It’s definitely worth the short drive to Allenspark. My guess most visitors will also find a special gift for themselves,” said Artist (oils, acrylics and watercolors) Sue Jasen.

The Old Gallery will close for the winter season beginning December 23.

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What Does Rotary Have To Do With Real Estate?

By: Scott Thompson, The Thompson Group KW NoCo

Rotary International is one of the largest service organizations in the world. The mission of Rotary is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders. The Rotary Club of Estes Park was formed by community leaders over 100 years ago and serves the community through many avenues, the largest being the Duck Race that raised $196,000 last year and over $3M since its inception.

My mentor and Father-in-Law, Wayne Newsom was a member, so I decided it would be good for business if I also joined. In 2009, shortly after moving to Estes Park to begin my real estate career, I joined The Rotary Club of Estes Park.

Nothing could have prepared me for such a life altering event.

As I became entrenched in Rotary, I found out what a wonderful organization it really is. On an international level, Rotary is striving to end Polio which was a major disease that only exists in a few locations today. Rotary strives to serve others by assisting with major water and sanitation projects all over the world. After the flood in 2013, our local club, through several grants, helped families in Glen Haven replace and repair their water and sanitation systems. The Duck Race plays a very large part in the funding of the 63 participating organizations.

If not for the Duck Race, many may not be operational. I joined Rotary for the business but remain an active member because of its mission.

The Rotary motto is “Service Above Self ”, one which we can all live by. Rotarians follow the four-way test when making decisions: 1) Is it the Truth? 2) Is it

fair to all concerned? 3) Will it build goodwill and better friendships?; 4) Will it be beneficial to all concerned? Many times, when I need to make a tough decision, I will see if it passes the four-way test before choosing the right path. If it fails even one statement, I will not proceed.

I thought I could run my business by following the Rotary Motto and The Four Way Test, but then I thought “Why not have a value statement for The Thompson Group that will guide our thoughts, decisions and efforts?” We had a few brainstorming sessions with the team decided on the following statements: 1) We develop deep relationships with our clients, delivering 5-star service and high-quality products to support them in key life moments. 2) We provide insight and guidance to empower our clients to make informed real estate decisions. 3) We are committed to the highest ethical standards, treating everyone with honesty and respect. 4)We lead with integrity, crafting win/win agreements built on fairness to all parties. 5) We choose to enjoy every moment along the journey, finding laughter, love and happiness every day in each interaction.

We all are a sum of our personalities, our God-given gifts and our life experiences. We feel fortunate to have been raised in God-loving families and to have our business culture crafted through great organizations like Rotary.

Some businesses will not share their value statement with their clients, but we at the Thompson Group want to shout it from the rooftops. If you, your family, or your friends choose to do business with an organization like us, give us a call today. We can chat about your real estate goals, Rotary, or just life. We would love to hear what you value in a business relationship. (970) 480-7820.

“Hope Makes A Difference” Retired Army Air Forces Sergeant Lloyd Ponder graduated to his heavenly home November 15th, 2023 at the age of 102. Serving in the Army Air Corp during WW II, he was captured on Corregidor and held as a POW for over three years. Lloyd was known as a true Christian gentleman, genuinely modest, with a gentle nature, self-effacing, generous, completely loyal, humble and full of great kindness. He was part of what has become known as “The Greatest Generation.”

Ponder was determined to make it out of a Japanese-controlled POW camp alive. From an article published in 2017, Lloyd said, “Your mental attitude toward how you handle situations has a lot to do with your success. A lot of our fellas would give up, and they ended up not getting through it.” He went on to say, “Hope makes a difference. Having hope can help get you through anything.”

Hope and faith are intertwined. There’s no doubt Lloyd’s solid faith fueled his determination to maintain hope during circumstances most of us will never fathom.

God’s Word tells us that faith is being sure of what one hopes for and certain of what we don’t see. I can imagine Lloyd encouraging his fellow POW’s to hold tight onto the hope of being released and “seeing” themselves freed from captivity

one day. What a man and what a legacy.

This Saturday, December 2nd, Men on Fire will include the lighting of the first candle of Advent which symbolizes hope.

During Advent season the flames of candles are a representation of the Christmas light approaching, bringing hope and peace in the struggle against darkness.

Men on Fire is a band of brothers from diverse faith backgrounds dedicated to equipping, preparing and inspiring men for a committed life of service to Jesus Christ and the world.

We find great encouragement in the common cause of growing in our faith, thereby becoming better men—dad’s, brothers, husbands and leaders. We believe our faith should be lived out and expressed through action. We’re convinced there’s no better time to be standing on hope than now.

Come hang out with us this Saturday, 8:00 a.m. at the American Legion, 850 N. St. Vrain for “Breakfast with a Purpose.” No matter where you’re at in your life or on your faith journey you’ll be welcomed, accepted and encouraged. If you could stand a little more hope we’ve got some to spare. If your hope tank is full we can always use more. After all, “hope makes a difference.” Hope to see you Saturday.

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Old Friends, And Then It Is Winter

PRISONERS OF HOPE It was an exciting day at our house…at least at first. The call came, telling us that we were a winner in the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes. We were asked if we would be home to welcome an entourage of people, including two marshals, who would deliver our award. There were other phone calls…when it would be delivered… ‘did we want it to be presented publicly or privately?’ We were asked to ‘buy a debit card’ (‘protocol’) and give them the number, and answer other non-threatening questions, even given a number to call to learn the amount of our award. Just to be sure, we called the PCH website, learned that they never announced to recipients ahead of time that they ‘had won’, and that PCH never asked for money to be given, etc. in order to win.

So, our hopes were never realized, and the scam was reported to PCH ‘fraud division’, for any follow-up they wanted to do. But, for a day or two I was a ‘prisoner of hope’.

Most of us are, aren’t we? As I envisioned uses of any ‘sweepstakes money’ we would receive, I had visions of what it would mean for the benevolent organizations we contribute to: St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Shriner’s Hospital, DAV and Wounded Warriors, colleges we help. I thought about ‘Blue-Santa’ and Cornerstone needs and what we could do there. I thought about struggling families I would like to encourage using the award. But, of course, those ‘hopes’ were dashed with the unveiling of a scam.

Now we can only assist authorities attempting to track down Satan-like scammers.

So what are YOU a ‘prisoner of hope’ of? Financial gain…for personal or benevolent purposes? Many who buy Lotto tickets, Sports Bet, etc. are such…and like with us…those hopes are rarely realized. Many are ‘prisoners of hope’ where it comes to vocations, relationships, retirement situations, and similar. Many of those will not ‘pan out’ like they had hoped. Some handle their disappointment, moving on; others are devastated and, refusing to learn and grow from it, will cause it to ruin their lives.

At this season of the year, more than others, people of all ages tend to become ‘prisoners of hope’. Even before Black Friday we are dazzled by visions of what we can have. Advertisers of things for all ages…especially our children…promote those things that everyone should ‘hope for’…and get many hopes up. Sadly, on Christmas morning, the hopes of many are unrealized, young and old are disappointed and what then?

As we read and watch the news we see the reality of those ‘prisoners of hope’ who flee their country in South America and, in the words of Neil Diamond, “they’re coming to America”. ‘Prisoners of hope’ they come, looking for more freedom, jobs, a better way of life, and arrive here, sometimes ending up in the homeless camps and shelters of our cities, jobless, needing constant help, and, often, hopes unrealized.

So we see it. In the lives of others, as well as our own. But, we must not give up on the idea of ‘hope’, refusing to do so, because those without hope are pretty much ‘done’, aren’t they? Suicide rates soar where there is no hope. Marriages fail where there is no hope. Ambition plummets where there is no hope. I love Frank Sinatra’s song praising ‘High Hopes’ and great things that can happen where there are ‘high hopes’.

Most of all, in my life right now, I want to be a ‘prisoner of hope’ where God and His abundant promises are concerned. We are reminded in Scripture that “we have hope as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast…the hope of entering into the sanctuary (heaven), where Jesus went before us.” (Heb. 6) Be assured that this ‘hope’ is not a scam, but many, thinking it might be, and so, refusing to prepare for it, will find themselves “without hope and without God in this world…and the next.” That is the real loss. Remember, Satan has always been a scammer. Don’t be scammed. Hope!

Bob Lewis .

By: Rene Moquin

You know time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems like yesterday that I was young, just married, and embarking on my new life with my mate. Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all those years went.

I know that I lived them all. I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams. But, here it is... the winter of my life, and it catches me by surprise... How did I get here so fast?

Where did the years go and where did my youth go? I remember well seeing older people through the years and thinking that those "older people" were years away from me and that winter was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like.

But, here it is...my friends are retired and getting grey... they move slower and I see an older person in myself now.

Some are in better and some worse shape than me... but, I see the great change... Not like the ones that I remember who were young and vibrant...but, like me, their age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we'd be.

Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore... it's mandatory! Cause if I don't on my own free will... I just fall asleep where I sit!

And so... now I enter this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and

pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I wish I had done but never did!! But, at least I know, that though the winter has come, and I'm not sure how long it will last... this I know, that when it's over on this earth... it's over. A new adventure will begin!

Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done... things I should have done, but indeed, there are also many things I'm happy to have done. It's all in a lifetime.

So, if you're not in your winter yet... let me remind you, that it will be here faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life, please do it quickly! Don't put things off too long!!

Life goes by quickly. So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether this is your winter or not!

You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life... so, live for today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember.. and hope that they appreciate and love you for all the things that you have done for them in all the years past!!

"Life" is a gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to those who come after. Make it a fantastic one.

Remember: "It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver."

Rene Moquin 970-980-7722 renemoquin@centurylink.net I grew up in Orleans, attended Sacred Heart High.

The Legion Presents A Brad Christmas Show

December 1 - December 7

The Estes Park American Legion presents “A Cowboy Brad Christmas Show” on December 16 at 6 p.m. and on December 17 at 2 p.m. Get in the spirit of the holiday season and join him for this Colorado/Rocky Mountain-style holiday concert.

The Legion, at 850 N. St. Vrain Ave.,

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supports veterans as well as the community at large. Open to the public, their “Listening at the Legion” concert series presents high quality live music that is open and welcoming to the public.

More information, including how to purchase advance tickets, is available at legionlisten.org.

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Basics Of Estate Planning With Will Beyers, Attorney-At-Law

Estes Park Senior Citizens Center Menu Dec 4 - 8 Monday, Dec 4

Chicken Breast stuffed w/ apples & Roasted Potatoes

Tuesday, Dec 5

Quiche (w/ bacon & vegetables), Homemade Chips & fruit

Wednesday, Dec 6 Country Fried Chicken w/ Mashed Potatoes, gravy & vegetables Thursday, Dec 7

Meat Lasagna w/ garlic bread & side salad

Friday, Dec 8

Salmon (4 oz) w/ Rice Pilaf & soup of the day

Monday, Dec 11

Breakfast Croissant (eggs topped w/ sausage patty), Hashbrowns

Dec 11 – 15 & fruit Tuesday, Dec 12

Mexican Platter (beef taco in corn shell, bean burrito topped w/ pork green chili & cheesy quesadilla) w/ refried beans

Wednesday, Dec 13 Philly Chicken Sandwich (topped w/ mozzarella cheese, The Estes Park Senior Citizens Center (EPSCC) is hosting a presentation titled "Estate Planning 101" featuring Will Beyers from Beyers Law. Will addresses key questions such as what estate planning entails, considerations to think about, and how to explore options. Bring your questions and join the discussion on estate planning for yourself and your loved ones. The free presentation takes place on Tuesday, December 5, from 12:00 to 1:00 at the EPSCC, 1760 Olympian Ln. All are welcome.

Will Beyers III is a Northern Colorado attorney specializing in estate planning, elder law, special needs planning, and Medicaid. Will is licensed by the Colorado Bar Association and is a member of ElderCounsel, The Larimer County Trust & Estates Section, and the Larimer County Young Lawyers Division where he previously served as the Vice President of Communications. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Pathways, a Northern Colorado hospice organization. His monthly columns on Elder Law issues can be found in the Larimer County and Weld County edi-

tions of 50+ Magazine. Beyers Law, which was founded by Will's father (and current partner) Bill Beyers, was just recently named the Best Law Firm for the third year in a row by their hometown newspaper the Loveland Reporter-Herald.

If you cannot attend this presentation but wish to learn more, please contact Will at 970-699-1101 or will@beyerslaw.com.

For the presentation, you are welcome to bring your own lunch or pre-purchase a meal by ordering the day before.

Place your order before 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 4. For this event, the Senior Center will be serving Bacon and Vegetable Quiche, homemade chips, and fruit. The cost of the meal is $7 for EPSCC members and $10 for non-members. If you become an EPSCC member for just $35 per year, you will not only enjoy meal discounts but also gain access to all the amazing activities.

For more information about the EPSCC or to order a meal for the presentation, please call the Senior Center at (970) 581-2195.

green peppers & onions) w/ Potato Salad Thursday, Dec 14 Country Fried Steak w/ Mashed Potatoes, gravy & vegetables Friday, Dec 15

Trout (4 oz) w/ Baked Potato & soup of the day

Meals are $7 for current 2023 EP Senior Citizens Center members and are by reservation only. (Or 3 meals for $20; use pre-paid meal tickets.) Exact cash or check payment required. Reservations must be made by 1:00 PM at least one business day in advance. Note, if you want to reserve a meal for Monday, Dec 4th, you need to call before 1:00 PM on Friday, Dec 1st. For reservations call 970-581-2195 and leave a detailed message. Pre-paid meal tickets and membership forms are available at the Estes Park Senior Citizens Center located at 1760 Olympian Lane.

The Center is OPEN Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 10-1; Tuesday 10-2 TriFit M-W-F 10:30-11:15 AM; Circuit Balance Class Mondays 1-1:45 PM Yoga T-T 10:15-11:15 AM; Fluid Movement & Balance Class Tuesdays 2-2:45 PM Mahjong Tuesdays 10 – 2; Board Games 2nd & 4th Wednesdays 11:30-1:30 Live Music & Presentations Tuesday @ 12:00 – 1:30 (TBA) Two Bridge Groups: 1st, 3rd, & 5th Wednesday of the month & Every Thursday 12:30 - 4 PM

Reserved Meals-to-Go delivered to your vehicle or EAT at the Senior Citizens Center Check out our website: estesparkseniors.org or call for the latest information

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What’s Happening At The Estes Valley Library HOURS Mondays - Thursdays, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Fridays & Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sundays, 1 - 5 p.m.

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BOOKS & AUTHORS Let’s Talk World-Building: Author Talk with Victoria Aveyard Ⓡ Tuesday, December 5, 5 - 6 p.m., online Young adult fantasy fiction author Victoria Aveyard will chat with us about her two bestselling series: Realm Breaker and Red Queen. Presented with the Library Speakers Consortium.

Motherhood, Hunger, & Higher Education: Author Talk with Stephanie Land Ⓡ Tuesday, December 12, 12 - 1 p.m., online Chat with the New York Times best-

selling author of Maid, Stephanie Land, as she talks about her new memoir, Class. Presented with the Library Speakers Consortium.

Book Club for Mortals: Making Rounds with Oscar Ⓡ Thursday, December 14, 10 - 11:30 a.m., Wasson Room & online Discuss end-of-life issues and our shared mortality. December’s feature is Making Rounds with Oscar, the story of an ordinary cat with an extraordinary gift: knowing when nursing home patients were approaching their final hours.

ALL AGES Cozy Gnome Plushies Ⓡ Tuesday, December 5, 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., Makerspace repeated Thursday, December 14, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Makerspace Snuggle up with your own adorable little gnome! We’ll teach you how to craft a cozy friend. Recommended for adults and teens.

Hot Chocolate Art & Tasting Ⓡ Thursday, December 7, 2 - 3:30 p.m., Hondius Room repeated Saturday, December 16, 1 - 2:30 p.m., Hondius Room Make a tasty creation with hot chocolate, snacking as you go. All ages welcome.

3D LED Snowflakes Ⓡ Thursday, December 7, 5:30 - 7 pm., Makerspace repeated Friday, December 8, 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., Makerspace repeated Tuesday, December 12, 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., Makerspace Craft 3D snowflakes using twinkle lights, paper bags, and even a Joanna Stensland, certified MBTI practitioner

self-timer so they’ll last through the winter season. Recommended for adults and teens.

ADULTS The Israel-Hamas War: History, Context, & Implications with Professor Hilary Kalisman Ⓡ Monday, December 4, 6 - 7:30 p.m., Hondius Room & online CU Boulder professor Hilary Kalisman will join us to discuss the context and history of the Israel-Hamas war, implications of the current conflict, and what the future might hold for the region.

Beyond Introvert & Extrovert: How the MBTI Tool Can Work For You Ⓡ Saturday, December 9, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Wasson Room The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a tool that gives people insight into certain observable patterns of personality differences. Join certified MBTI practitioner Joanna Stensland for an interactive workshop that will define your personality type and explore how you can live and work more harmoniously with others.

Conversations in Troubled Times: A Living Room Conversation Ⓡ Monday, December 11, 12 - 1:30 p.m., Wasson Room & online How can we check in, listen, and support each other amidst disruption, tragedy, and conflict? Discuss how to have meaningful discourse in troubled times in this Living Room Conversation.

Presented with Estes Valley Restorative Justice Partnership.

Wildlife Window Nature Series: Colorado’s Iconic Wildlife Ⓡ Monday, December 11, 4 - 5:30 p.m., Hondius Room & online Discover how wildlife can establish a deep esthetic connection between season and place as we learn about Colorado’s icons with Naturalist Kevin Cook.

Health Insurance Enrollment Ⓡ Tuesday, December 12, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Hondius Room Need help enrolling in health insurance? Larimer County Health Connect will be onsite to assist with sorting through options and enrolling in lowcost health coverage. Call 970-472-0444 to make your appointment.

TEENS & KIDS Sew Your Own Pajama Pants Ⓡ Saturday, December 2, 2 - 4 p.m., Makerspace repeated Tuesday, December 12, 4:30 6:30 p.m., Makerspace Use tools and equipment in the Makerspace to create a pair of festive pajama pants! All skill levels welcome.

Artwork Wednesday: Ornaments Ⓡ Wednesday, December 6, 5 - 6 p.m., Makerspace Experiment with different art mediums and styles to decorate your own ornaments. All art skill levels welcome.

Young Chautauqua Club Ⓡ Thursday, December 7, 4 - 5:30 p.m., Hondius Room repeated Thursday, December 14, 4 5:30 p.m., Hondius Room What is Young Chautauqua, and how

can you be a part of it? Teacher and facilitator Katherine Dumont will lead participants through research about the life, words, and mannerisms of a historical character. Young Chautauqua Club culminates in live, costumed performances in late February.

Teen Advisory Council Ⓡ Thursday, December 7, 6 - 7 p.m., Hondius Room Monthly meeting for tweens and teens (ages 11-18) who would like to recommend ideas for library programming, design for future teen space, and collection purchases for their age group.

KIDS & FAMILIES Library Storytimes Babies: Thurs., Fri., & Sat. at 10 a.m.

Preschoolers: Thurs., Fri., & Sat. at 10:30 a.m.

Read to Therapy Dog Bo: Tues., December 5 at 10 a.m.

Read to Therapy Dog Annie: Wed., December 6 at 4 p.m.

Storybook Explorers - Little Snowflake: Sat., December 9 at 11:15 a.m.

Making Music with Nancy Bell: Wed., December 13 at 4:30 p.m.

Holiday Bilingual Storytime Ⓡ Friday, December 1, 4 - 5 p.m., Hondius Room repeated Friday, December 15, 4 - 5 p.m., Hondius Room Acompáñanos a leer una historia de Navidad y a hacer manualidades, mientras aprendemos nuevas palabras en español, escuchamos música y compartimos con otros amigos y amigas. Join us to read a holiday story and do crafts while we learn new words in Spanish, listen to music, and meet new friends.

MAKERSPACE CLASSES Learn the Laser Cutter Ⓡ Monday, December 4, 5:30 - 7 p.m.

For ages 10 and up (participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult).

Learn the Embroidery Machine Ⓡ Monday, December 11, 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

For ages 10 and up (participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult).

LEGAL SELF-HELP Free Legal Self-Help Clinic Ⓡ Wednesday, December 13, 2 - 5 p.m.

One-on-one legal advice for library patrons who do not have a personal attorney. Appointments are necessary and can be scheduled by calling 970-5868116. More information at estesvalleylibrary.org/legalclinic.

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION Cliffhanger Used Books Cliffhanger Used Books, located next to the Post Office, is operated by the Friends of the Library Foundation, offering gently-used books, movies, and music at discount prices. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

KEY Ⓡ: Registration required.

Visit estesvalleylibrary.org to sign up.

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Local Partners Implement The Citizenship Project

Over the past several months, local organizations have joined forces to assist Estes Park residents in their efforts to gain US citizenship. Beginning in late August, interested applicants have been working with nonprofits, the Library, and volunteers to complete screenings, take citizenship classes, practice interviews, and submit their citizenship applications.

The Citizenship Project was formed via a unique partnership of Estes Valley organizations including the American Legion Post 119, EVICS Family Resource Center, Estes Park Learning Place, Estes Park Nonprofit Resource Center, the League of Women Voters of Estes Park, and the Estes Valley Library. Together with the invaluable guidance of attorney Autumn Nelson, who is experienced in the naturalization process, the partners collaborate to reduce barriers for eligible community members to apply for US citizenship.

“This project allows immigrants a very real chance at truly accessing the American Dream,” commented Nelson. “While we still have months, possibly years, to go before citizenship may be granted, even beginning the process offers a level of security, belonging, and acceptance that’s so meaningful. This doesn’t just affect one person – it impacts the lives of entire families and generations to come.”

“It is truly inspiring to see the support for this program come from such broad community representation,” added EVICS Executive Director Laurie Dale Marshall, “revealing the value and care we feel for our neighbors who are work-

ing diligently to become United States citizens.”

Cohort members eligible for naturalization begin the process at the Estes Park Learning Place, where they can gain access to valuable resources like citizenship classes. If needed, applicants can participate in the EVICS English-asa-Second-Language (ESL) program.

Later, each applicant is matched with a naturalization interview practice coach to help them practice civics questions while preparing for their tests and interviews.

In early November, cohort members got to work at the library to officially file their applications. Assisted by volunteers, recruited from all partner agencies, applicants were able to complete this milestone with an energizing lunch, the security of printed applications and government receipts, and community support.

"One of our core values at the Estes Valley Library is community,” said Barbara Jo Limmiatis, Library Programs & Outreach Supervisor. “As the village gathering place, we were delighted to offer spaces, technology, and services in collaboration with trusted community partners to help patrons work towards achieving citizenship. We are glad to do our part."

For those interested in applying for citizenship or volunteering as citizenship coaches, please reach out to the Learning Place or visit the Citizenship Project landing page: eplearningplace.org/ the-citizenship-project.

Musical Christmas Show Coming This Weekend When it comes voice of Valerie to holiday music Dascoli as she that puts smiles sings “Let There on faces, the cast Be Peace.” There of “A Musical will be duets Christmas to Reand other pieces member” has performed by planned somethe entire cast, thing for everyand the audione’s enjoyment. ence.

Youngsters will And, of course, get a real kick out there will be lots of seeing people of fun interwho normally spersed in the roam the halls at show. Show DiJan McCown school perform rector Julie on stage. SuperPhares is bringintendent Ruby ing long-time Bode and residents and Teacher Jan Mcpast Fine Arts Cown are among Guild performthe featured perers Eric and Suzy formers for the Blackhurst to the Fine Arts Guild stage to provide of the Rockies’ fiholiday memonal production of ries that music its 65th anniverof the season insary year at 7 vokes. “That’s p.m. on Saturday, what this is all December 2 and about. Fun. Muat 2 p.m. Sunday, sic. And MemoDecember 3 on ries,” said Julie the stage at the who for the secEstes Park High ond year is School Auditobringing torium. gether artists from past Estes After years away Park shows to from stages in usher in the holiEstes Park, actor day season. and singer David Czapp is back.

Tickets for the His musical talshow that is preents will be on sented with madisplay when he jor sponsorship performs the allfrom SkyRun time seasonal faVacation Rentals vorite, “The are $20 for Christmas Song,” adults; $17 for also known as “Chestnuts Roasting by Seniors (62+); and $15 for youth. There the Fire.” But the audience, especially is no charge for Fine Arts Guild memchildren, will enjoy his acting expertise bers. Tickets can be purchased at Macwhen he belts out, “You’re A Mean One, donald Book Shop, at the door or online Mr. Grinch.” at FineArtsGuild.org.

The audience will hear the entrancing EP News/Kris Hazelton

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Get Your Local Christmas Tree And Enjoy Holiday Cheer, December 8 & 9 At Vert CoWorking

Christmas Trees Have your home smelling like Christmas on Dec. 8 or 9 with a fresh cut Estes Park Charlie Brown Christmas tree. Local wild grown spruce, ponderosa pine and more are available on Friday, December 8 from 3:30-6 and Saturday, December 9 from 9-11 at Vert CoWorking, 1230 Big Thompson Avenue.

While spruce and fir trees have more branches, ponderosa have longer needles and more space for showing off ornaments. These native grown trees are cut for forest mitigation, making Ram’s Horn Mountain a safer spot against wildfires.

Help support our Wwoofer volunteer program with prices starting at $50 for a 5-ft tree. Special order large trees and wreaths with a text or call to 970-5865303, or email camphurni@gmail.com.

Community Party Join the Vert community on Friday, December 8 from 3:30-6 as we gather at

the Vert CoWorking space for food, drink, gluhwein and holiday cheer.

Everything will be festively decorated and the fireplaces will be roaring.

Vert just celebrated two years in business and we want to show our appreciation for all our members and the wonderful people in this town. Come take a tour of our spaces with a cup of hot cocoa or steaming gluhwein in hand!

Handmade items are available from Annabelle Westley, of Timber Creek Forge and Farrier LLC, with hand forged metal art, including hooks featuring dogs, fish and trees. Local craftsman Amos Westley is offering wooden bowls, pens and ornaments, as well as metal pieces and horseshoe Christmas trees. The perfect gifts for the special people on your list.

Come celebrate the season with us!

Vert is located at 1230 Big Thompson Avenue, Estes Park, CO.

Visit Quota’s Festival Of Trees Now Through December 17 Quota Club would like the thank The Estes Park Resort and Dunraven Restaurant for displaying all of the trees in their lobbies and helping with this fund-raising project. Thanks also goes to their amazing sponsors, The Dunraven, Estes Park Resort, The Estes Park News, Javier & Maria Gomez with RE/MAX Mtn Brokers, Avante Garde Aleworks, and Lori Smith with First Colorado Realty.

The trees will be available to view from now through December 17. Why not plan an outing to see these special trees and afterwards, have a meal or a beverage at Dunraven Restaurant, or make a weekend of it and book a stay at the Estes Park Resort!

Members of Estes Park Quota invite you to their 2023 Festival of Trees in the lobbies of The Estes Park Resort and Dunraven Restaurant.

Fifty wonderful creations decorated by many local businesses, non-profit organizations and individuals are now set up for you to see. Browse the tables full of these beautifully decorated, themed trees, many with gift cer-

Proceeds from the Festival of Trees go to the many community projects of Quota such as the Loan Closet, student grants, service to seniors, service to youth, help for disadvantaged women and children and much more!

The Festival of Trees is the perfect way to kick off the holiday season and get into the Christmas spirit.

tificates and goodies attached.

Chances for winning these trees will be sold at the hotel front desk. Ticket prices are: 1 ticket for $1.00 6 tickets for $5.00 13 tickets for $10.00.

Purchase your tickets and write your full name and phone number on the back of the ticket. Drop your tickets in the box next to your favorite tree for a chance to win it! The drawing for winners of the trees will be held on December 17 in the lobby of the Estes Park Resort at 3:00 p.m. Please note, if you win a tree, you will be responsible for picking it up. If you are not present, you will receive a phone call to arrange for pick-up of your tree.

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Brad Fitch And Mark Rashid To Perform At American Legion This Saturday This Saturday, December 2 at 6:30 p.m., Estes Park-based celebrities Brad Fitch and Mark Rashid will perform an all-originals concert at the American Legion, 850 N. St. Vrain Ave. This show will chiefly feature songs from their three duo albums. It is sure to be a joyful and memorable experience.

Tickets ($20) are available via legionlisten.org and in person at the American Legion bar.

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"Christmas Stories In Song" Chorale Concert December 16

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10 am - 12 pm Sat Dec 9th Open House “Here We Come A-Caroling!” The opening words of the opening song of the Estes Park Chorale’s 2023 holiday season invite concertgoers to experience a wide variety of Christmas music and narrative to bring sparkle and a generous helping of nostalgia to the Estes Park community. This traditional English carol, arranged by Josh Sparkman, invites us all to “set for us a table full of hearty Christmas fare,” and guides us to enjoy our time “among the leaves so green.”

A total of 48 singers will gather in the sanctuary of the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 16th. Tickets are $10.00 and can be purchased from any Chorale member or at the door. The Chorale is a 501C3 non-profit organization, and donations are greatly appreciated.

Denise Stookesberry, Artistic Director for the Chorale, wants the concert to give the audience the stories behind the carols. She says, “These are many of the traditional Christmas stories that people love, sometimes in new and beautiful arrangements.” Soloists, ensembles, instruments and script are interspersed among fourteen numbers, both old and new.

“Gesu Bambino” features text and music going back to the mid 19th century and more recently arranged by John Leavitt. Soloists Ruth Mutschler and Bob Gunn will help the audience join in humming “Oh, come, let us adore Him” and in celebrating the birth of the Christmas Rose.

Two more songs about The Rose follow, with sopranos and altos bringing “The Lily and the Rose,” an anonymous traditional 16th century English story to life, arranged by Bob Chilcott. This is a modern interpretation of a medieval text, symbolizing the virgin birth (the Lily) and the premonition of the passion of Christ (The Rose). Or, more recently, to the fear and excitement of a young girl on her wedding day could refer to moth-

ers, windows and sunshine as images of protection and freedom.

We can choose which tune to hum along with “The Rose/Lo How a Rose,” an exploration on the borders between traditional sacred and secular music, as well as between classical and popular music. Arranger, Craig Hella Johnson, calls this “a special discovery.” Soloists Bob Gunn and Patricia Arias take turns overlapping lyrics about winter, night, sin, fragrance, and the sun’s love to ultimately become the rose.

A new local ensemble, the Sympatica Vocals Quartet, showcases Miranda Dillard, Denise Stookesberry, Steve Tice and Nelson Burke. They have enjoyed getting together to sing in a variety of special performances with the Estes Park Chorale and other regional events.

Three traditional English carols form the middle section of “Christmas Stories in Song,” including “I Saw Three Ships;” “Coventry Carol,” arranged by Martin Shaw; and “Carol of the Bells,” arranged

by Kirby Shaw.

As she has for many, many years, piano accompanist Michelle Gergen-Wisner supports and spotlights the efforts of all the vocalists and musicians. Without her, the wide variety and polish of the Chorale could not be presented every season. Steve Tice will be the narrator and will bring the stories behind the carols to life.

Denise likes to say that the continued growth of the Chorale can be attributed to increased excellence in choral singing, as well as attention to detail and commitment to the efforts of everyone to make the group a success. All are welcome to join at any time, no audition is necessary. Some new members have joined after attending a concert and others have been recruited by current members or by word of mouth throughout the community.

The remainder of the concert will be previewed in our following news release.

Stay tuned, pass the word and join us on December 16th.

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In Gratitude To Our Estes Valley Community!

As November draws to a close, we find ourselves focused in the spirit of gratitude and thanks, reflecting on the journey that the Estes Valley Board of REALTORS® has undertaken over this past year, and setting our sights on goals for 2024. 2023 has been a ride for certain!

While the real estate market in the Estes Valley has remained strong, we are seeing increased inventory, and a return to more typical days on the market than we experienced in the last few years. Seller’s still have a slight advantage; however, buyers have more options to choose from and are showing discernment on what they chose to purchase. For those that are looking to buy or sell, interest rates have not proven to be a significant deterrent. The Estes Valley market is unique and doesn’t always follow larger market trends. We also have needs and concerns that other markets don’t have to consider. We are fortunate to have so many local REALTORS® to help you with all your questions and mountain real estate needs. Our membership dedicates their time to ensuring we are experts in our marketplace and take great pride in being your best resource and trusted advisors.

As your local Estes Valley Realtors® and valued industry partners, we have filled the year with events, advocacy, and vol-

unteer efforts to support and give back to our community in so many ways. We were able to fundraise over $10,000 for Bright Christmas, the Estes Park High School scholarship program, EPHA down payment assistance, and Crossroads outreach. Our members rose to the occasion advocating for personal property rights, property tax and rent control legislation. There is a definite passion for service, with significant hours spent volunteering across many local non-profits. Bright Christmas, Community Café, Quota Club, Estes Park Education Foundation, Pet Association of Estes Park, Highway Cleanup, Crossroads, and more. We were so honored to have had eight of our members recognized with nominations for National Philanthropy Day! We love where we get to live, work, and play, and look forward to a new year filled with serving our neighbors and community on all levels. Thank you for the privilege of being your trusted real estate professionals.

In gratitude, Breeyan Edwards, 2023-2024 EVBOR President on behalf of The Estes Valley Board of REALTORS® membership Looking to contact our board, find a member, or industry partner? estesvalleyboardofrealtors.com

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Once again, the Estes Valley Chamber Singers combine forces with the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies’ Chancel Bell Choir and organist Larry Gillum to present an afternoon of wonderful Christmas music to start off the season on Saturday, December 2nd, at 2:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary of the Community Church of the Rockies.

This will be the Chamber Singers nineteenth year of bringing some of the season’s most beautiful music to Estes Park.

The program opens with Benjamin Britten’s “Wolcum Yole,” or Welcome Christmas, from his Ceremony of Carols. The rollicking 16th century “Gaudete” follows the opening number and leads you to the Bell Choir’s “Adeste Fidelis” arranged

by Dobrinski and joined by Larry Gillum on the organ. The Bell Choir will also play “Angel Song” by Larson and “The Fist Noel” arranged by Molelbust.

Mendelsohn’s beautiful “Ave Maria,” edited and arranged by the Chamber Singers conductor Rich Dixon, is next on the program and features Scott Anderson as soloist. Following the Singers’

three opening numbers, they will also sing Matthew Culloton’s “What Child is This,” Charles McCartha’s “Run to the Stable” featuring Kathye Osborne on flute, John Leavitt’s “The Coventry Carol,” and Chris Pillsbury’s “A Celtic French Carol.”

Larry Gillum, the Community Church’s wonderful organist, will add that final ingredient to make this a program to remember. His improvisations on Christmas carols are something the congregation eagerly looks forward to each Sunday in Advent.

The program will end with an audience carol sing, and the Singers will bring the entire afternoon of music to a close with F Melius Christiansen’s “Beautiful Savior.”

So, mark your calendars and join us on Saturday, December 2nd, at 2:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary of the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies, 1700 Brodie Avenue, for this perfect way to start off the season of Advent and Christmas. The concert is free, but donations are greatly appreciated.

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Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Gavin Bishop To Join Estes Park San Francisco. He earned his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of California San Diego. He attended medical school at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. And completed his orthopedic surgery residency program at the Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, Mass. He completed a Sports Medicine Fellowship Program at New England Baptist Hospital, also in Boston.

“I decided to become a doctor for a lot of reasons,” Dr. Bishop noted. “I didn’t know going into medical school what exact field that I wanted to go into. I was a bioengineer in college. I like the mechanics of the body. As I went through Dr. Gavin Bishop, Estes Park Health’s medical school, I enjoyed every rotation, new orthopedic surgeon, begins working but I really seemed to focus on orthopeat EPH in January 2024. dics because of the patient care, the biomechanics of the body, In early Januand the ability to do what ary 2024, Dr. I could to help the body Gavin Bishop work better.” will join the Estes Park Along with sports mediHealth team as cine and traditional oran orthopedic thopedic surgery, Dr. specialist. He Bishop also has experiwill provide ence working with general orthotrauma patients and pepedic care as diatric patients. well as orthope“I enjoy taking care of dic surgeries at young athletes,” he stated. the hospital.

“So, I will be happy to “With the surtake care of our kids as geries I perwell.” form, I really Dr. Gavin Bishop enjoys outdoor ColDr. Bishop is coming to like working orado life with his dog named Eggsy.

Estes Park Health from with the pathe Orthopedic Center of tients and getting them back to health,” the Rockies in Longmont. Before that, he Dr. Bishop said. “I enjoy performing had a seven-year stint at Longs Peak them all, but I particularly enjoy perHospital, a UCHealth facility in Longforming total mont. hip replace“I am very excited ments. I really about this opportulike how nity at Estes Park quickly the paHealth,” Dr. Bishop tients get back emphasized. “The to activities. team here has a long The way we history of taking experform this cellent care of pasurgery now retients. I’ve lived ally allows panearby in Longmont tients to get up In his free time, Dr. Bishop enjoys seasonal and really enjoyed and move right the environment in outdoor activities like biking, hiking, skiing, away.”

Estes Park.” snowboarding, and snowshoeing.s Dr. Bishop will In his free time, Dr. also be performing surgeries on shoulBishop enjoys seasonal outdoor activities ders, knees, elbows, wrists, hands, feet, like biking, hiking, skiing, snowboardand ankles. Besides hip replacements, ing, and snowshoeing. he is also trained in shoulder and knee His family includes his wife, a 12-yearreplacements. old son, and their dog which is a BerneHe is a big believer in both pre-surgidoodle named Eggsy. cal and post-surgical education, since “I will offer to the community excellent these types of surgeries are a journey orthopedics near their home to they for patients, not just a one-day ordeal. don’t feel they have to go elsewhere for “I take the opportunity to teach and their medical care,” he stressed. work as a partner with patients,” Dr. Dr. Bishop is Board Certified in GenBishop explained. “I spend a lot of time eral Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic with patients, letting them know what Sports Medicine. He is a member of the their disease process is and helping American Academy of Orthopaedic Surthem understand what the options are gery, the American Orthopaedic Society and how we can go forward from for Sports Medicine, and the there.”

Arthroscopy Association of North Dr. Bishop grew up in Colorado near America.

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Local Artists Fill EPH Outpatient Infusion Center With Healing Beauty

Estes Park Health Helps Train Frontline Emergency Workers Estes Park Health taught a two-day Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) class this month. Rocky Mountain National Park medics and EPH physicians were among those honing their skills to save the lives of Estes Valley residents and visitors. EPH is proud to serve the community by providing ongoing edu-

For patients in Estes Park Health’s Outpatient Infusion Center, the road to recovery just got a little more scenic. More than 20 artists who live in and around the Estes Valley donated more than two dozen pieces of framed watercolors, oils, photographs, and pen and ink drawings to line the walls of this special patient care area.

Gallery Manager Lars Sage of the Art Center of Estes Park helped solicit the donations.

“I was looking for a variety of pieces of artwork,” Sage explained. “They are not always the same scenic view. Hopefully as the person sits in the chair, they can look at it and just feel comfortable in having something to look at and enjoy for the time they are there.”

The Outpatient Infusion Clinic at Estes

Park Health provides a valuable service for patients needing chemotherapy, antibiotics, biologics, and other types of infusions. Patients also undergo therapeutic phlebotomies in this area.

The clinic partners with UCHealth for cancer care. Patients can be cared for locally instead of making a long drive to and from chemotherapy.

Astrid Paustian is an Artist Member of the Art Center of Estes Park. She donated a piece called “Sunset by the Lake.”

As a former nurse, she felt called to donate her work to Estes Park Health.

“Art certainly soothes my soul,” Paustian said. “The places I tend to paint are peaceful and uplifting. I don’t like super

cation to medical personnel who take care of all of us!

ACLS is for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies and for personnel in emergency response.

realistic, dramatic, sad art. There’s enough of that in the world. Personally, I just know that’s what art does for me.

It can offer solace, comfort, excitement…all the good things in life.”

The local art gives a comforting feel to the spacious Outpatient Infusion Center Art Center of Estes Park Gallery Manager Lars Sage and artist Astrid Paustian pose in room with its lovely windows and beau- front of donated art in the EPH Outpatient Infusion Center. Photo by Wendy Rigby/Estes Park Health tiful views of Lumpy Ridge and Mount Olympus.

Some patients visit this room monthly, 1861 AVENUE H3 $549,000 weekly, or even daily for their treatments.

“I always look for opportunities to have the Art Center exposed in the community in different ways,” Sage added. “We have five rotating satellite exhibits up around town in Snowy Peaks Winery, VERT Coworking, US Bank, Bank of Estes Park and second • Meticulously remodeled literally from top to bottom • 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths •Upper and lower decks • Walking distance to Lake Estes Biking/walking path floor lobby of Estes Park Health.”

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Lake Estes Biking/walking path • Golf course location These pieces of art are establishing a sanctuary, providing patients with a place of comfort and inspiration on the journey to recovery. With titles like “Galaxy,” “Joyful Morning,” “Fall at Hallett Peak” and “Dancing Waters,” these creations help keep the room from having a sterile, impersonal feel.

Besides Paustian, other local artists who contributed their work to EPH include Laura Davis, Deborah Jansen, Bruce Boynton, Alan Robertson, Connie Schmidt, Chris Switzer, FI Rust, Andrea Gavel, Bo Cheatham, Nancy Dietz, Gretchen Acharya, Velina Davidson, Diana Wade, Linda Palmer, Anne Sneary, and Charlotte Lloyd.

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November Woman's Club Meeting Wrap Up Our November Woman's Club Meeting at the American Legion was a Thanksgiving feast of food and fellowship! The Christmas bazaar truly was an added bonus featuring so many great holiday decorations for easy purchase. Thank you Ingrid for making that all possible.

Many thanks to all that supported the Bright Christmas donations. Marlene Borneman and her committee will be able to provide a better Christmas for the two families that the Woman’s Club supports.

Our speaker, Teresa Mueller, COO of Mueller Pye & Associates CPA, gave a very insightful talk about her experiences in business and her woman owned company. She encouraged us to support

all women owned businesses, and be aware of those in our community. Her company highlights Women of Impact in Estes Park during the month of March that connects, encourages, engages, and enables positive changes that move our community forward.

Our next meeting will be at the Estes Valley Community Center on December 13. Our theme will be Christmas and will feature a seasonal music program.

Remember, advance reservations are needed to attend the meeting and the program. Lunch will be catered by the Big Horn Restaurant.

We hope that you will be able to join us!

Being The Best We Can Be By: Brian Schaffer

I trust you made some wonderful memories over the week of Thanksgiving. I am continuing to be mindful of how much I have been given in way of relationships, and it’s a little overwhelming to take it all in. We have reason to be thankful for our partners in life including a spouse, significant other, children, grandchildren, friends, co-workers, neighbors and anyone else we have around us that is making a significant impact in who we are becoming. There’s a season for everything under the sun and it seems like each year I have new things to be grateful for. In this season, I am totally dependent on the work that Christ is doing in me and through me to make an impact in my community. In this work I am inter-connected with a host of people who help me do more than I could ever think or imagine. I’d like to think I’m independently strong on my own, but I’m really not. I need others and so do you.

A few months ago I began promoting a new theme that centers around “Growing Capacity to Reduce Dependency.”

This is something we are focusing on at Crossroads as we work individually with each person that comes to us with a need. We realize there are two-sides to the dependency coin and we place a heavy emphasis on the healthy side of being dependent on others. It’s a balance

at times how much we should ask of others and how much we should do ourselves. We never want to do for others what they can do for themselves. We meet immediate basic needs and then we help people grow in the areas of their life where they have gifts and abilities.

We believe it starts in a relationship where we both commit to invest in the areas of life that have the most potential to impact future outcomes. This could be discovered in a mentoring relationship with a money management coach or a career navigator. It could happen in a Charla-Chat where one neighbor is learning from another neighbor how to improve their abilities to communicate in two languages. And, it may be revealed in a counseling session where layers of trauma are uncovered and healing begins. Whatever it takes to bring out the best in a person is where we’re headed in 2024. We truly want to do more and we believe it’s possible in 2024!

We would love to have you join us as a partner on this journey! It may involve some hands-on work with neighbors, serving behind the scenes, or you may decide your best investment is with your financial support. You decide how you’d like to join us; we’re open to you being as involved as you’d like to be. We are truly blessed to know you and have you on our team!

The Oratorio Society Presents G.F. Handel’s Messiah Dec. 8 & 9

Ring in the holiday season with the Oratorio Society of Estes Park as we present Handel’s Messiah at the beautifully renovated Hyde Chapel at the YMCA of the Rockies. There will be two concerts: Friday, December 8th at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, December 9th at 2:00 p.m.

Handel composed his thrilling and masterful oratorio in 1741 and audiences have been enthralled with its cornucopia of solos, duets and choruses, including the incomparable Hallelujah Chorus, ever since. Please join us for this festive performance of the greatest of all Christmas choral works!

The chorus of 56 voices and the orchestra of 25 instrumentalists under the direction of Robert Charles Howard consist of highly talented residents of Estes Park and surrounding communities.

The Oratorio Society unites musicians

with decades of experience, many of whom have one or more music degrees on their resumes.

We are pleased to present a host of local soloists including sopranos, Sherri Punches, Sarah Clarke, and Robin Howard, altos Denise Stookesberry, Jane Stuart, Miranda Bator Dillard and Donabeth Downey, tenors, Scott Anderson and Nelson Burke, and basses Robert Gunn, Richard Dixon and Jim Docter.

The concert is free but donations are appreciated.

Directions: Hyde Chapel is located on Longhouse Way just off Association Drive at the YMCA of the Rockies. Take Tunnel Road (66) to the main entrance to the YMCA, Association Drive and take the second left onto Longhouse Way. The Chapel will be on your right.

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Thankful For The Estes Valley By: Judi Smith

As I write this on Thanksgiving, I realize there are many things that can generate thanks in the Estes Valley. First and foremost, we are truly a Village, Valley wide. When someone needs assistance, there is an unusually strong and interlinked network of governmental and volunteer organizations that support the citizens here. The interwoven collaboration extends to 160 or more non-profits and many individuals.

Those of us who were here during flood got a crash course in who does what. Everyone in Estes, whether resident or visitor, should sign up with LETA911.org (Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority) to receive emergency messages. When in need, crossroadsep.org (Crossroads Ministry) and epnonprofit.org (EPNRC, Estes Park Nonprofit Resource Center) are a good place to start contact. However, knowledge is power. It never hurts to be aware and prepared for eventualities – which with ecological changes seem to come at more often today.

I am thankful that the Town of Estes, in and of itself, is financially sound and maintains a reserve that is available in times of dire need such as floods, fires, and drought. As the climate crisis comes nearer and nearer to Estes, I realize we cannot expect to be insulated from it.

While there are issues I would like to see addressed sooner rather than later, I also realize that our current #1 emergency is to expand the workforce housing, allowing our teachers, plumbers, electricians, doctors, nurses, town employees, restaurant staff, and retail sales force to live here – before the “commute” reaches its (average two-year) limit.

Gasoline vehicles, and probably gas stations will gradually be phased out and replaced by electric and possibly even solar cars. Estes has recently made great strides to access public transportation solutions which will be needed during the transition and going forward. Most of our local air pollution is generated by vehicles and by smaller equipment like lawn mowers and gas powered tools. To supplement our seasonal bus network, we now have Bustang to assist commuters and Via to transport locals who live “off the beaten path” plus the electric trolley on Elkhorn, where our experimentation is instrumental in development of future transportation, here and beyond.

We who live and work in the Estes Valley are surrounded by green trees. Unless you have lived in a large city, it is sometimes possible to overlook the advantages of that circumstance. The plants need carbon dioxide in the air they breathe. The more plant-life in human surroundings, the clearer and more breathable the air, for the humans and animals, who need the oxygen that the plants expel. This is the very definition of a symbiotic relationship – which will mean that we will, most likely, outlast

the rest of “civilization” I terms of a livable environment. And, it is expected that, as we see the Earth sizzle around us, this may give us time to adapt. Estes is “Mountain Strong.”

Yes, the Estes Valley will get hotter, just like the rest of the world. We are still complicit in the use of energy initiated by fossil fuels, even though that generation does not take place in our Valley.

As the world warms, so will we, but I am thankful that we will likely remain 10 degrees cooler than the Front Range cities of Colorado. It will be quite some time before we, here in Estes, must contend with the 138 degree temperatures that residents in some South American countries have recently experienced. As the fur-bearing animals move North or die off, we will thankfully find that we can hike after dark, as well as dawn, when it is cooler, especially in mid-winter. This may alter the timing of our “season,” but we will adjust. Air conditioning for houses and businesses will become necessary, of course, and we will expand indoor activities as our climate approaches that of Las Vegas. Mountain Strong resiliency includes the ability to adapt.

Of course, the adaptation will take time, and I will no longer be here. My great granddaughter starting Kindergarten next year will likely have children of her own by then, who will probably never realize that kids used to go to school during the “hot” part of the day.

Stores that are open, perhaps, 6-12 and 4-10 can accommodate the increasing crowds while avoiding that 12-4 siesta break when everyone stays indoors, and store managers use the time to contend with the rising expense and other challenges of the split schedule workday.

My wish for the year 2035: Most towns of any size (and Estes Park will be as people leave the steaming heat of the Front Range) will have community Solar available by then, and probably some sort of windmill farm as well, especially in locations where the wind blows.

Community collectives, perhaps incorporating individual rooftops, should by then have replaced the current approach of solar generation by individual households. Gasoline-powered vehicles will have become a relic of the past. Fossil fuel energy plants will be long abandoned and the Earth will have started cooling. Composting, whether community based or DIY (do it yourself), will be the only way to rid the household of organic waste. Landfill use will be both expensive and restricted in an effort to extend the life of the few locations that still exist. The changes to recycling will reflect the, no longer new, direction in packaging, influenced by the EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) law as companies drop packaging options that do not follow a circular path.

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Letter To Mayor & Trustees Regarding 1% Sales Tax Renewal To The Editor: The letter below has been sent to the Town Board of Trustees, Mayor, and Staff. November 22, 2023 Town Administrator and Staff Dear Trustees, Mayor and Staff: RE: 1% Sales Tax Renewal The Estes Valley Residents’ Association (EVRA) “envisions a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community collaborating with responsive and accountable governments to address the valley’s challenges in a manner which respects its finite capacity and protects its limited natural and financial resources while addressing residents’ expectations.” EVRA strongly supports the renewal of the 1% Sales Tax as its objectives are consistent with this vision. We support all the proposed services to be funded along with their designated allocations. Specifically, we want to see 9% for Wildfire Mitigation, 4 1⁄2 % for electric line resilience and 28% for Stormwater Mitigation receive funding.

It's not a question of if but when the next wildfire will threaten the Estes Valley. It could happen tomorrow. The Community Wildfire Protection Plan sets out mitigation steps essential for the survival of residents. We need to ensure that the Fire Protection District has adequate funding to begin implementing this plan in 2024. We can't wait until later to decide that this is an important community priority life safety measure and receives sufficient funding.

As with wildfires, we know that another big flood will also happen in the future. Even mid-sized floods can be highly disruptive, and recovery is inordi-

nately expensive. The stormwater infrastructure funding is flood mitigation work, primarily directed at commercial downtown and on downstream, and as such we believe a sales tax is the appropriate funding source as visitors to downtown will be the primary source of funding. We support using 28% from the sales tax renewal proposal for flood mitigation, but adamantly oppose future creation of a utility district to provide for unfunded future costs. We understand this 30-year project is scalable in response to funding streams and we would like to see language in the enacting document for the sales tax referendum which expresses the Board’s agreement that a utility district should not be created for future funding for this project.

These monies, or more, are well spent for protecting the community's residents, homes and businesses. Both subjects are, without question, the most important under consideration.

With adequate funding for Wildfire and Stormwater Mitigation we believe the passage of the 1% Sales Tax renewal is essential to the survival of the Town of Estes Park. The Estes Valley Residents’ Association, in concert with the Town, will do all we can to assure passage of this important referendum.

Please feel free to contact us with recommendations of additional steps you would like to see us take in assuring safety from future catastrophic events.

Respectfully submitted for your consideration, On behalf of the Estes Valley Residents’ Association Michael L. Kennedy, Estes Park, CO

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St. Francis Of Assisi Anglican Church Offering “Tuesdays at 2” At The Library “Tuesdays at Two” is a discussion group, sponsored by St. Francis Of Assisi Anglican Church and guided by their Rector, Bishop Owen Williams. Not your typical Bible Study, the Bishop will lead a study on the Faith, Practice and History of the Anglican Church, with a focus on the Book of Common Prayer. The group will meet weekly at the Estes Park Library in the Wasson Board Room from 2 to 3 p.m., beginning this Tuesday, December 3rd, 2023.

Bishop Williams grew up in the Anglican Church, learning from his father, The Rev. Dr. Evan R. Williams, who received his Doctorate in Moral Theology from Oxford University and, interestingly, was a contemporary of C.S. Lewis. Bishop Williams has served Parishes in New Hampshire, Oregon, and California.

Over the summer and fall, the group has been studying The Didache, sometimes called the “Teaching of the Apostles.” Now, as winter approaches, we are delving into a study of the Book of Common Prayer and its history.

This is not just a book you pull out of the pew racks only on Sunday mornings. It is a spiritual guide, a source of information on the Christian Life of prayer and worship. With its fascinating history, it teaches traditional, Biblical faith and practice. It is a tool to deepen our faith and broaden our understanding. It enlivens our spirits and help us to draw closer to the Creator.

Come and join us for an hour, learn a little history, deepen your faith, maybe have some of those unanswerable questions answered. For more information, call (970) 577-0601.

St. Francis of Assisi Anglican Church is located at 3480 St. Francis Way, Estes Park, (970) 577-060, website: stfrancisestespark.com Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Holy Communion (Preceded by Morning Prayer at 9 a.m.)

“Tuesdays at 2” – Weekly Discussion Group - EP Library, Wasson Board Room.

Community Christmas Church Services Allenspark Community Church Christmas Services The Christmas season is here and the Allenspark Community Church invites you to join us for the celebration of the birth of the Christ child on Sunday, December 24th at 4:00 p.m.

The log church, located at 16 Washington Street in Allenspark, will be decorated with garlands (the love and peace of Christ), sparkling lights (symbolizing Christ being the light of the world), and red poinsettias (the leaves are thought to be a symbol of the Star of Bethlehem).

The first Advent service will be December 3rd; the remaining Advent services will continue on December 10th, 17th, 24th at 10:00 a.m. The Christmas Eve service on the 24th will include the lighting of the fifth Advent candle, signifying

the birth of Christ.

At 4:00 on Christmas Eve, Reverend Debbie Unruh will lead this service which will include singing favorite hymns, telling the story of Christ’s birth through scriptures, and special music by the church choir and guests.

The Allenspark Community Church wishes all of you a very Blessed Christmas and looks forward to seeing you at any or all of the services of the Christmas season.

If you would like your Christmas church services listed, please email information to Kris Hazelton at kris@estesparknews.com by Monday at noon for the following Friday.

Join The Flatirons Church Community By: Larry Yarrington

Sometimes one must be very careful as we listen to a sermon. We can elevate it to someone who is not a mess like me and make an idol out of the person and the message. At Flatirons Community Church, we are fortunate to have a lead pastor, Jim Bergan and other speakers who have the courage to show us their messiness. What they speak is not only from personal experience which falls short of the teaching, but it is a teaching from scripture which often, is a personal revelation of scriptures which may or may not be applicable to a particular person. Within their ability to submit to the Holy Spirit they speak as Jesus would speak. For someone like me and I am sure many others, it is life giving, because I am not easily led by “experts”. I enjoy listening to experts, but I want to be challenged to research it on my own.

Yesterday was another sermon that went to the heart of the matter. We have been in a series called Rebellion. Scriptures gives us three major rebellions. The first was in the garden of Eden, where Adam and Eve knew the right thing to do but went in the opposite direction.

They chose life over death. The second was a rebellion which happened in heaven where the Sons of God saw that human woman were desirable and slept with them giving offspring which were giants that led peoples of the earth in a direction that was so evil, that God took away all living creatures except those saved by the obedience of Noah, Noah himself and his family. The third happened when people decided there was a way to be little god’s who could build a tower into heaven.

Jim told us there was a common theme in all rebellions against God. Man had taken God’s gift of choice and misused it and abused it. After reviewing the scriptures that led to this assessment, Jim took us through a portion of Romans 1 where Paul explains the nature of the consequences of using choice in the wrong way. First, what can be known about God and His nature can be known through observance of nature. So, no one has an excuse. We inherently know about what is right and choose to do wrong.

When people are so determined to go their own way, there are consequences for them and others. When the Bible says they will receive the due penalty of their error, it is not so much that God punishes them, as all of nature is thrown into upheaval and they receive what they get when deciding to operate outside God’s design.

But is it really a slavish obedience to the design of God? No, Jim taught us that it was a certain kind of faith. A faith that causes us to know and be known by God. Knowing in the Bible is a term for intimate knowledge. Intellectual knowledge is not enough. One may practice all sorts of religious duties such as saying a particular chant, appealing to a saint including Mary, the mother of Jesus, going to church regularly, making confession, the list is never ending. None of it will make any difference. Faith that carries

me to a sincere desire to walk and talk with Jesus may not get me there. The question is not desire but do I actually walk and talk with Jesus through the Holy Spirit.

How can I walk and talk with Jesus? I am sure there are many different variations on the theme, but it surely must start by knowing what His voice sounds like. And if I am going to walk with Jesus, I must know not only where He is going but the methods and motives that get Him there. His voice is understood as we not only read and study scripture, but we allow scripture to speak to us.

That requires soaking in it. A foreign language is learned not by merely studying the language and memorizing the words. It takes practicing in such a way that your brain creates pictures of the words so that I do not have to revert to English to understand. The foreign word has meaning. Speaking in the spirit is learning to speak the words of scripture as the Holy Spirit guides you to meaning. I am not saying there it is wrong to read the Bible or study it. It is just insufficient to learn the language of God. I must find a way to begin thinking like Jesus or having the mind of Christ. I do it by journaling because it focuses my mind on what the Spirit wants to say to me and how to speak to Him, versus just knowing the words He spoke from the perspective of my language. I am learning a new language, the language of the Spirit.

Studying the life of Jesus helps us to understand that when walking it with Him, the journey does not have an end point. It has stopping points along the way where He can impact lives with His presence. I can do that but are my motives those of Jesus or some self-seeking scheme. When Jesus had a momentary stopping point such as with the woman from Samaria, it was entirely selfless.

She was the sole purpose for His going through Samaria. Note that His actions are very personal as well as having purpose to give meaning to the person to whom He is speaking. When God sought me out, I was ignorant of scripture and spent much time in reading whole books in the Bible and doing word studies. I was learning about Jesus.

Soon I began to wonder what it was that I could do for Him to advance His plan in this world. So, my focus shifted to what Jesus did. I grew up in that. It is not something I can do overnight. It is a process of growing in knowledge and wisdom by observing through the eyes of the Holy Spirit. It seemed to be a very slow process until I learned that it was not about an action but developing a relationship with Jesus. Once relationship became the goal, obedience was a natural result. And, in relationship, Jesus knows me, and I know Him.

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Paul Arthur Garrett

Paul Arthur Garrett left this world for the next on October 25, 2023, due to complications arising from Sepsis.

Paul was born September 30, 1948, to William Aubrey Garrett and Vera Mae Garrett (nee Shinebarger), in Northampton, Pennsylvania.

Paul was the youngest of three (3) children, sharing his childhood with his eldest sister, Pamela E. Garrett, and older brother, Bruce A. Garrett.

Home for Paul was the small town of Lehighton, Pennsylvania, where his family owned and operated the local mortuary. Paul made friends easily and was known for his wry wit, jovial disposition, and kind and compassionate demeanor.

Paul attended the Lehighton Area School District, playing Varsity Football at the Gachtin Bambil High School—where he graduated in June 1966. Following high School, Paul

went on to attend Pennsylvania Military College, where he played Varsity Football until enlisting in the military in 1969.

Serving in the military as an active duty member of the U.S. Navy from October 9, 1969, through October 5, 1973, Paul received air traffic control training at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Glynco, Georgia and, upon completing his training, was stationed at the Naval Air Station Quonset Point in Rhode Island as an Air Traffic Controlman Third Class.

While at Quonset Point in 1970, Paul was recognized for ‘Achievement in Air Safety for Operations Without a Major Aircraft Accident’. In 1972, Paul was transferred to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where he worked in the air traffic control tower overseeing flight clearance and acting as a tower watchstander. Paul was honorably discharged from the Navy in 1975.

After completing his active duty military service, Paul moved to Estes Park, Colorado with two of his good friends from the Navy—Neil Rossmiller and Brain Elmendorf. The trio settled in Estes Park and developed several successful candle-making businesses while pursuing their love of skiing, nature, and the ‘hippie’ lifestyle.

Shortly after moving to Estes Park, Paul met Robin Renee Pattishall. The pair loved the mountains, beautiful scenery, and small-town, mountain

lifestyle; however, they returned to the east coast in 1976 and settled outside of Albany, NY so that Paul could pursue a career in air traffic control. The couple was married in Albany, New York on February 2, 1979, and, on February 17, 1980, they welcomed their only daughter, Brooke Michelle Garrett, into the world.

Paul was employed at Albany Tower, NY from 1975 – 1981, where he excelled as an Air Traffic Control Specialist and Radar Controller. On February 26, 1979, Paul was recognized by the Federal Aviation Administration with the “We Point with Pride” award for a flight assist that saved many lives. Paul received outstanding performance reports throughout his career as an air traffic controller, as well as multiple commendations for excellent performance under pressure.

Paul was an active member in the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) and, in 1979, was appointed Vice President of Local Union 211. As Vice President of the local union, Paul was instrumental in organizing and supporting his fellow air traffic controllers during the Air Traffic Control strike of 1981. On August 3, 1981, Paul and more than 11,000 air traffic controllers were fired by then-President, Ronald Reagan, for their efforts to organize in the pursuit of fair wages and safer working conditions.

After his involuntary termination in 1981, Paul returned to Estes Park with his family and began rebuilding his life in the town that was always truly his home. Upon returning, he found work in the construction industry and at the local Hidden Valley Ski Area. In 1995, Paul started Garrett Schafman Construction with his long-time friend, Michael Schafman. Paul retired in 2016 after Michael’s unexpected passing in 2015— it just wasn’t the same working without his friend. Retirement was filled with

time spent with friends and family— especially his granddaughter and the apple of his eye, McKenna C. Henderson.

Throughout his life, Paul was an avid skier and hiker and delighted in sharing his love of these activities with friends and family. Paul loved anything that involved the outdoors and, in addition to skiing and hiking, spent time mountain biking, snow shoeing, playing horse shoes and ‘washers’ with friends, photographing nature, and was even SCUBA certified.

Paul loved idiomatic expressions, euphemisms, and puns, as well as discussing politics, the environment, and telling humorous stories. In his youth he liked fast cars and would often reminisce about his 1966 Austin Healy and the foolish things he did in his youth with his best friend, Carl Wolfe.

Paul had a passion for music (you can find his face on the back cover of the Woodstock album) and would update his music collection every time technology changed—from reel-to-reel, to albums, to cassettes and CDs. Paul is preceded in death by his Father, William ‘Bill’ Aubrey Garrett and his Mother, Vera Mae Garrett. He is survived by his granddaughter, McKenna C. Henderson; daughter, Brooke M. Garrett; ex-wife, Robin R. Pattishall; sister, Pamela Davis; brother, Bruce Garrett; and his many friends—including his dear friend and ‘partner-in-crime’, Renee Sigrist. Paul was a loving father, grandfather, and dear friend to many—his absence has created a void that can never be filled and he will be greatly missed by many.

A Celebration of Life will be held at The American Legion on Saturday, December 9, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Please join us to share food, drink, and your memories of Paul as we send him off on his next great adventure.

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Edwin Morris Carlson Ed Carlson passed away on November 19, 2023, at the age of 99 at Northshore Nursing Home in Loveland, Colorado under the care of Pathways hospice. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean, in April 2018; and his daughter Nancy Evans in November 2022. His grand-daughter, Stephanie M. Dansereau, and husband Derrick of Jupiter, FL; and his son-in-law, Robert W. Evans (Bob) of Estes Park, CO along with Jackie Bell, Green Ridge, MO, sister-in-law survived him. He had three great-grandchildren; Caroline, Hayden, and Preston of Jupiter, FL. Mr. Carlson had nine brothers and sisters, all who proceeded him in death; Harry I. Carlson, Clarence Y. Carlson, Elmer Carlson, John Roy Carlson, Lawrence D. Carlson, Ruby Media Carlson, Robert Clifford Carlson, George Warren Carlson, and Alma Beulah Carlson. He had many cousins, nieces, and nephews in Missouri and Golden, Colorado. Ed was a founder member of the American Baptist Church of Fort Collins, CO;

and later after his retirement to Estes Park he and his wife were active members of the Community Church of the Rockies in Estes Park. For over thirty years he was owner and manager of the Credit Bureau in Northern Colorado. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army.

There will be a private grave-side service for the family in Estes Park, CO. Arrangements are being handled

by Allnutt Funeral Service in Estes Park, Colorado.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.allnuttestespark.com for the Carlson family.

AA & Al-Anon Meetings AA of Glen Haven Every Monday night at the Town Hall at 6:30 p.m.

Also Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Glen Haven Town Hall.

Early Worms Monday thru Saturday at 7:00 a.m.

(Tues., Thurs. & Saturday hybrid meetings with Zoom #796 839 839 PW:Worms20) at St. Bartholomew Church, 880 MacGregor Ave. Early Worms Women's Meeting 12 p.m. Mondays St. Bartholomew, 880 MacGregor Ave. Mixed Nuts Al-Anon Group We meet Friday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at St. Bartholomew Church. The meeting is hybrid with Zoom #285 426 3644 PW: serenity.

One Day at a Time Location: Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies 1700 Brodie Ave, Estes Park When: Tues and Thursday @ noon Alcoholics Anonymous Fall River Group, 453 West Elkhorn, Estes Park.

Current Schedule as of 8/13/2023 Monday 12 p.m. In Person at 453 West Elkhorn O, D Monday 7 p.m. Hybrid (In Person and Online) Zoom 654 598 884 O, BB Tuesday 12 p.m. Online Zoom 999 829 166 O, D Wednesday 12 p.m. Hybrid (In Person

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(970) 586-5577 ESTES PARK SANITATION DISTRICT WASTEWATER TREATMENT OPERATOR The Estes Park Sanitation District is accepting applications for a Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator. The position is entry level/ trainee. The job involves the performance of skills relating to plant operation, mechanical maintenance and lab testing. It will also include learning skills associated with a lines collection operator. Starting hourly wage for the entry-level position is $21.70 per hour. The approximate annual salary for the entry level position is $54,000. The position includes health benefits and retirement eligibility. Training to become an operator will be provided and the position offers a great opportunity for an individual looking to build a career.

The non-probationary wage may be adjusted for individuals who possess current wastewater and collection classifications.

Applicant must be at least 18 years old, be in good physical condition, be able to lift comfortably and work with weights of at least 50 pounds, have a minimum high school education, possess a valid Colorado driver’s license. Applicant must have dependable vehicular transportation, reside within 20-30 minutes of our facility and be willing to work overtime, weekends and holidays when required.

An application package can be picked up and returned to the District Office at 1201 Graves Avenue, Estes Park, CO 80517. Contact the office at (970) 586-2866 or email the District Manager at jduell@estesparksanitation.org to make arrangements for an alternative method of receiving or returning the employment package. All applications will be kept confidential. The position will be open until filled. Estes Park Sanitation District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Responsible for the collection, preservation, interpretation and education of YMCA of the Rockies’ history. Provides oversight for all aspects of historical research, documentation, communication, direction, and leadership for the museums and historical sites at Estes Park Center, Snow Mountain Ranch and Camp Chief Ouray. $45,000 - $56,500/year with full benefits, discounted childcare, medical benefits, and more perks.

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We’re hiring for the following positions starting at $21.01/hr.: • Drive-up & Go Service Helpers • Checker • Courtesy Clerk • Day-Stocker • Overnight Stocker • Bakery Clerk • Deli Clerk • Produce Clerk • Seafood Clerk • Cake Decorator • Meat Cutter Get your application at: www.albertsoncompanies.com After your application has been completed, please call our hiring manager Ann at 970.586.4447.

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