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December 12, 2014

Santa and Mrs. Claus have been spotted in Estes Park!

If you see Santa and Mrs. Claus anywhere in town, take their photo and post it on our Facebook page at facebook.com/EstesParkNews and tag it #EPSanta. You better watch out, you better not cry! 

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Town Provides Free Disposal Of BeetleInfested Trees Noxious weed collection suspended until spring The Town of Estes Park's air curtain burner site accepts beetle-infested trees for free disposal. The site is located at 666 Elm Road and is open to residents of the Estes Valley on Wednesdays and Fridays from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., staffed

by Town of Estes Park Public Works employees. Due to trash and other debris being dropped at the site inside noxious weed bags, noxious weeds will not be accepted again until Spring of 2015. The site will not accept slash, debris of any kind, or trash. Residents will be asked to show identification for proof of residency or property ownership.

To qualify for burning, trees must have no pine needles, bes tripped of all branches and cut into sections no longer than three feet. Only trees affected by pine beetles within the Estes Valley will be accepted. The site will not take stumps, slash, pine needles,or branches with needles.Winter is the ideal time to take down beetle-infested trees. Town of Estes Park land owners are required by ordinance to remove and destroy infested trees to help mitigate the epidemic.

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We Desire A Collaborative Community Partnership The most important consideration of any law enforcement agency should be the health and welfare of community it serves. Without the community, the police department would not exist. And to best serve its community, the local law enforcement agency must have a clear understanding of the concept of “community policing” and what it’s all about.

Community policing is comprised of two important components. First and foremost are community partnerships; second is problem solving. Community policing strategies vary depending on the situation and needs of the community. Each law enforcement agency is responsible for evaluating what those needs are for their areas of authority, and then determining how to address them based on the culture and beliefs of the community.

In Estes Park, the term “community” for all practical purposes includes those who live here on a permanent or parttime basis, and those who visit Estes Park frequently or even once. All of these people are equally important. They have shared and differing dynamics with the rest of the community, and all have quality of life issues or concerns for which the police department may be called to help address.

Modern policing focuses on developing critical partnerships with all people who spend time here in Estes Park. We welcome folks from all over the nation and the world. With that said, the Police Department lives by the following words which happens to be our mission: “To provide professional public safety services in partnership with our community in order to enhance the quality of life for our community and guests.” Additionally, our motto is “Your Police, Our Community.” After all, we are here to serve you and to ensure the safety of our community.

Any Estes Park police officer will tell

you they take pride and ownership in serving this community. Estes Park is an extraordinary place to live, but do we still have ordinary issues? Yes. Are the issues different than any other community? Yes, they can differ because we are a smaller town, a tourist destination and we are a tight-knit community.

We’re also different because of our community partnerships and ability to communicate with each other in times of need. Communication is one of the keys to success in creating a safe place to live.

I think we all agree we are fortunate to live in Estes Park, and we should feel proud of this community for promoting a solid working and living environment.

The bottom line is that if we continue working together in partnership, we will continue to be able to address any community concerns together, and continue to make Estes Park a great place to live and visit. As partners in the community, our police officers are here for you 24/7.

Please don’t hesitate to call if you have questions, concerns or need our assistance: Call 970-586-4000 or 9-1-1 in emergencies. Any day, any time -- we are eager to assist when you need us. Remember, “Your Police, Our Community.”

This is the third installment in a series of monthly columns by Estes Park Police Chief Wes Kufeld. Kufeld has served the community as Chief since 2008, but his service to Estes Park began in 1987, when he served as a seasonal Community Services Officer before joining the force as a full-time police officer later that year.

Chief Kufeld elevated through the ranks of the police department. Currently under Chief Kufeld’s leadership, the Estes Park Police Department is a community partnership-oriented organization that places utmost importance on enhancing the quality of life for everyone who lives in and visits Estes Park.

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Bear Education Task Force Reviews Successes Of 2014, Priorities For 2015 After another year of community outreach, the community-led Bear Education Task Force recently reviewed the year’s activities, identified successes, and established priorities for 2015. Ultimately, the group was pleased to see an overall decrease in negative bear-human interactions reported by participating agencies. Continued community collaboration, data-sharing, enhanced educational efforts, and complementary programs such as the Estes Park Police Auxiliary Litter Patrol and Town’s BearResistant Container Sponsorships were identified as factors contributing to the increase in overall community awareness and the decrease in incidents. While progress was made this year, bear-human conflicts continue to occur and the Task Force remains committed to sustain its efforts next year.

The Bear Education Task Force identified several priority projects for 2015 including: • Review of the process for promoting the bear-responsible business pledge, which has been signed by more than 100 restaurants and lodges.

• Collaboration with the Town’s Community Development Department to increase bear education outreach to vacation home owners and renters.

• Fine-tune the neighborhood outreach volunteer recruitment, training and deployment process with enhanced volunteer management by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, a partici-

pant on the task force.

• Outreach to other mountain communities to learn about their successes and challenges in order to enhance local efforts.

• Recruitment of new, qualified members as well as increasing participation from professional associations and service organizations in the Estes Valley.

• Continued focus on targeted education in the Highway 66 corridor and other areas with high concentration of bear activity.

• Consider the need for long-term organizational structure and funding of the Bear Education Task Force.

The Bear Education Task Force was formed in the fall of 2012 after community conversations identified education as one of the critical pathways for improving bear and human interactions in the Estes Valley. Core participants represent the community at large, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Bears Are Us, Waste Management, Association for Responsible Development, League of Women Voters, YMCA of the Rockies, Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park Police Department, Town of Estes Park staff and its Board of Trustees. For more information, please call the Town of Estes Park Public Information Office at 970577-3701 or visit www.estes.org/wildlife.

For bear questions or concerns, please contact Colorado Parks and Wildlife at 303-291- 7227.

Wildlife Responder Available To Help Knowledge, experience, skills to assist and educate individuals with and about wildlife encounters/situations. Specialty is elk, deer, bears, mountain lions. Part of Rocky Mtn. Cat Conservancy Research. If you see a kill site, call asap, or if you want more information or help with a wildlife situation, call Jayne the “Bear Lady” at 970-586-9427, or 970 685-8756

AS W E C E L E B R AT E

100 YEARS O F H O S P I TA L I T Y The Historic Crags Lodge would like to thank you for the continued support within the community. As an exciting change to our services, we look forward to welcoming the new View Restaurant and Eagle’s Nest Lounge, a Wild Thyme Group establishment, to our resort in Spring 2015.

TO MAKE FUTURE BOOKINGS, The charge(s) are merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

On December 2 at 10:34 p.m. police stopped the driver of a vehicle at 1700 Big Thompson Ave. for weaving. The 29 year old male driver from Estes Park was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol and he opted for a blood test to determine BAC. He was charged with a defective vehicle, weaving, DUI and

DUI per se and later released to a responsible person.

On December 3 at 11:10 p.m. police were called to 101 S. St. Vrain Ave. on a report of a trespassing. Upon arrival, police contacted a 22 year old female from Estes Park and charged her with trespassing. Police also found the female was wanted on a warrant out of Weld County for failure to appear in a theft case, and she was transported to Larimer County Detention Center.

PLEASE CALL 1.970.586.6066 THE HISTORIC CRAGS LODGE 300 Riverside Drive Estes Park, Colorado, 80517

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How Did The Town Of Estes Park Become Involved With Broadband Internet Service?

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About 2004-2005, Platte River Power Authority (PRPA) and the Town of Estes Park, along with the Western Area Power Authority (WAPA) and the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District installed a 23 mile “Estes Park Long Haul,” 72 fiber, fiber-optic cable from Loveland to Estes Park and also created the 12 mile, 72 fiber, fiber-optic ring in Estes Park with fiber optic cable also extending out to the East Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel.

On the PRPA Microwave and Fiber map, the “Estes Park Long Haul” is the green line extending from Estes Park to Loveland. The Estes Park fiber optic ring is in blue, as are the fiber optic rings around Longmont, Loveland, and Fort Collins.

The PRPA and Town of Estes Park fiber optic project in 2004-2005 was part of a larger PRPA communications project.

Starting in 1997, PRPA decided to use fiber optic cable to replace an aging analogue microwave system for communications between PRPA’s Northern Colorado electricity substations. PRPA chose fiber

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

November 30 At 11:59 a.m. the EVFPD was paged to assist the Estes Park Ambulance.

At 1:36 p.m. a fire officer responded to the area of Highway 36 and Pole Hill on a smoke report that turned out to be low hanging clouds.

At 16:49 a fire officer responded to the area of Curry Drive on a smoke report that turned out to be low hanging clouds.

At 9:03 p.m. the EVFPD was paged to assist the Estes Park Ambulance.

December 3 At 8:34 a.m. the EVFPD was paged to 680 Freeland Court for a carbon monoxide incident.

December 4 At 12:03 p.m. the EVFPD was paged to 690 Moraine Avenue for a structure fire.

December 6 At 7:33 a.m. the EVFPD was paged to 1250 Acacia Dive for a gas leak. estesvalleyfire.org

optic cable instead of installing a digital microwave communication system because the difference in cost was small and it would “future proof ” the utility communications system.

The Town of Estes Park became involved with broadband internet service as a part of the larger PRPA electricity substation communications project. The Town’s involvement is indirect through its involvement with broadband fiber infrastructure. The Town is not providing internet service directly like our three local companies: Airbits, Estes Valley Networks, and Rocky Mountain Data Availability Services or the two national telecommunications companies: Baja and CenturyLink.

Like in Estes Park, PRPA installed “long haul” routes between its owner cities. In addition, the four PRPA owner cities were allowed to design community fiber optic rings within their town boundaries. The rings had to connect all of the local PRPA electricity substations, but the rings could also run by as many commercial and public

facilities as practical. PRPA also decided to install enough fiber capacity so that the fiber infrastructure would be available to lease to other users including public, educational, and government agencies. Currently, some capacity of the Estes Park Long Haul and the Estes Park Ring is being leased to for-profit internet businesses.

Today, the sole Estes Park internet connection to the front range is through the “Estes Park Long Haul” fiber optic cable to Loveland because the other connection to the front range, Century Link’s fiber optic cable down US Route 34 was washed away during the September 2013 flood Platte River Power Authority (PRPA) is a non-profit organization owned by Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont and Loveland. PRPA provides wholesale electricity generation and transmission for delivery to its owner communities’ utility customers. As you can see from the PRPA map, in addition to electricity services, PRPA owns a large fiber optic network in and between the owner cities.

February 3 Special Election Will Be A Mail Ballot Election The Estes Park Town Board has scheduled a Special Election February 3, 2015 to ask the voters if the Town should be allowed to provide advanced telecommunications in the Estes Valley. An affirmative vote would allow the Town to make its fiber optic network available for high speed internet for the community. The election will be mail ballot-only. Ballots will be mailed the week of January 12, 2015. Voters can register or update voter registration at www.govotecolorado.com or by visiting the Town Clerk’s office up to and through the day of the election. New voters must live within Estes Park town limits for at least 22 days prior to the election. Voters who have moved since the last election must update their address. Mail ballots cannot be forwarded. Voters who need a ballot sent to an address other than that on their voter registration must request this change by close of business on December 29, 2014 to ensure their ballot is delivered to the appropriate address the week of January 12, 2015. Change of address services and replacement ballots are available through the Town Clerk’s office in Room 130 of Town Hall, 170 MacGregor Ave. Call 970-577-4777 or email townclerk@estes.org for more election information. Following is the official ballot language certified by the Town Board No-

vember 25: Without increasing taxes, shall the Town of Estes Park, reestablish the Town’s right to provide all services restricted since 2005 by Title 29, Article 27 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, described as “advanced services, ” “telecommunications services” and “cable television services, ” including any new and improved high bandwidth services based on future technologies, utilizing community owned infrastructure including, but not limited to, the existing fiber optic network, either directly or indirectly with public or private sector partners, to potential subscribers that may include telecommunications service providers, residential or commercial users within the Town and the service area of the Town’s light and power enterprise? For information on the ballot issue, please contact the Estes Park Economic Development Corporation’s Competitive Broadband Committee at estescompetitivebroadband@gmail.com. For election information, please visit www.estes.org/elections, or contact the Town Clerk’s office at 970- 5774777 or by email at townclerk@estes.org.

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Exciting Progress On EPMC Wellness Center

An architectural rendering produced by Davis Partnership Architects depicts the front entrance of the new EPMC Wellness Center with the Stanley Hotel in the background.

Work on the new EPMC Wellness Center has steadily progressed since the Estes Park Medical Center hired Davis Partnership Architects, a Denver-based firm that specializes in fitness and healthcare design.

EPMC tasked the firm with developing a cost-effective plan that addressed seasonal/weather issues, client privacy and programming efficiencies. Expectations were also set to adhere to all of the guidelines set forth in the agreement with the town when voters approved the sale of the land. The site and floor plans have been completed and are now ready to begin the Town’s review process.

“What Davis produced goes beyond giving us a world-class facility,” said Brian Herwig, Estes Park Medical Center CEO. “They have laid the groundwork for the ultimate guest experience by enabling a seamless transition between hotel amenities and Wellness Center programming.”

There are several features that local residents will find appealing that have been accomplished by connecting the Wellness Center to the guest accommodations: · The open space on the west side of the

property has been enlarged; · Additional parking has been added between the Center and Safeway; · The building height has been kept within the set limits; and · The view corridors have been maintained.

When completed, the Wellness Center will offer 4, 7 and 14-day health and lifestyle transformation retreats. Guests will engage in a personalized program based on their health goals, cutting-edge medical assessments and techniques proven effective through scientific research. With a whole-person and lifestyle approach, each individual will be helped to meet their goals around physical fitness, metabolic fitness, diet and nutrition, weight management, stress management, sleep issues or other individual health concerns.

Information on the Wellness Center is available at esteswellness.com and updates on all of the EPMC wellness initiatives are available at www.epmedcenter.com/wellness.

Program This Saturday One of the best early panoramic photobeing the benefits to "Bulletin" editor graphs of downtown Estes Park was pro(and Estes Park Town Company induced by the Miller Studio of Baltimore, vestor) John Yale Munson from Estes Maryland. Based on copyright informaPark's financial success. tion, it is generally believed the picture was Berthoud historian Mark French will taken sometime in 1919, but a more prebe in Estes Park this Saturday, December cise date was not available until recently.

13, to share additional examples of Estes Estes Park had no newspaper between Park's history that would be unknown, 1915 and 1921, so Estes Park news had to or fuzzy at best, if not for this fortuitous Estes-Berthoud connecbe carried by other commution. As relates to the nities, and these communiMiller panorama, knowties had to do a good job of ing the exact date of the preserving their newspapers visit to Estes Park not to allow for future research. only benefits Estes Park, Somewhat surprisingly, the but all of Larimer County.

"Berthoud Bulletin" carried extensive weekly Estes Park The Estes Park Archives updates throughout portions Section of the Miller panorama will serve as host to Mark of the early 1900s. The "Bul- of downtown Estes Park, circa French tomorrow from 1919 letin" is one of the few 1:00-2:00 p.m. in their Larimer County newspapers Courtesy Estes Park Archives new location at 250 where every issue has been carefully saved, Moraine Avenue. Admission is free, ammicrofilmed, and made available for pub- ple parking is available across the street, lic study. There are any number of possible and no advance reservations are reexplanations for Berthoud's promotion of quired. Please call 970-232-4145 for Estes Park during this time, the most likely more details.

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Town Explores Site Change For Estes Park Transit Facility And Parking Structure The Town of Estes Park and community stakeholders have reviewed proposals for design and construction of the Estes Park Transit Facility and Parking Structure, proposed to be built east of the Estes Park Visitor Center at 500 Big Thompson Avenue. This facility was designed with community assistance in 2014. At its December 9 meeting, the Town Board voted to reject all construction proposals submitted due in part to the significant rise in construction costs following the 2013 flood.

All bids exceeded the available funds for the project, ranging from approximately $600,000 over budget to $2 million over budget. The board also authorized staff to evaluate the feasibility of building the parking structure south of the Big Thompson River on the site of the Visitor Center south parking area. This site could potentially accommodate a structure with twice the parking capacity of the original site, and vehicles would access this structure from U.S. 36. The new course of action was recommended by staff as well as the Transportation Advisory Board, which is comprised of local citizens.

The feasibility study for relocation of the proposed Estes Park Transit Facility and Parking Structure across the Big Thompson River would first require obtaining a permit from the Bureau of Reclamation to place the structure partially on its land.

The remainder of the necessary land be-

longs to the Town. Then the Town must complete a new National Environmental Policy Act assessment of the project impacts and make revisions to the structure design in order to adapt it to the new site.

Consideration of the design aesthetics and other attributes recommended by the public during community design sessions will also be included in the redesign effort. If these steps are successfully completed and sufficient funding for a larger structure is available, the project could be bid late in 2015. Construction could extend thru the summer of 2016.

The Estes Park Transit Facility and Parking Structure will increase parking availability in the downtown area, reduce emissions in the Estes Valley and Rocky Mountain National Park, and serve as another hub for transit systems. This project is currently funded by approximately $3.9 million in grants from the Federal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration, CDOT and Rocky Mountain National Park. Grant funding is specifically designated for this structure to be located at the Estes Park Visitor Center. The Town has budgeted a matching contribution of $972,000 from its Community Reinvestment Fund.

More information will be released as it becomes available. To receive Town news and/or meeting agendas in your email inbox, please visit www.estes.org.

Town Of Estes Park Launches New Website At www.estes.org The Town of Estes Park has launched a new website at www.estes.org after nine months of advance preparation. The new site was constructed by Town staff and is hosted free-of-charge within the Colorado.gov web portal, managed by the Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA).

The new www.estes.org features a dynamic homepage, user-friendly format and simple navigation to help users access Town government information.

Public Information Officer Kate Rusch commented, "The structure was developed based on feedback we received through a public user survey, as well as best practices for government website accessibility." Before the launch this week the site was also tested by a focus group of customers and partners, which resulted in additional modifications. Rusch continued, "We believe our customers will find it to be a comprehensive, user-friendly resource for Town information."

The website includes a top menu with direct links to services, including the "I Want To..." option with direct links to the most commonly needed services identified by users. The site also features live feeds of the Town's Twitter and Facebook pages, homepage links to major Town projects, multilanguage Google translation, Google site search, and automatic backup systems to prevent interruptions to service.

Participating in the Colorado.gov portal with SIPA is a cost-saving and efficiency measure for the Town of Estes Park. Rusch commented, "The Town will save at least

$12,000 in website development costs this year, plus the cost of annual website hosting, maintenance and support fees, software licensing and upgrades. The savings allows public funds to be allocated to other Town services." The Town's previous website was also hosted within the Colorado.gov portal, and it is among the first agencies to utilize the new website platform offered by SIPA. The Town's web team consists of content managers representing all departments: Kelly Claypool, Sammi Coleson, Cyd Deats, Kayla Downey, Jen Imber, Lexy Jacobson, Phil Kleisler, Barbara Jo Limmiatis, Debbie McDougall, Mike McEndaffer, Alicia Mittelman, Susie Parker, Suzanna Simpson, Karen Thompson, Bruce Walters, Brian Wells, and webmaster Kate Rusch.

SIPA was created in 2004 by the Colorado State Legislature to provide efficient and effective e-Government services for governmental entities in Colorado. SIPA is selffunded by charging approved administrative fees on certain transaction services, which are reinvested to provide infrastructure and services that enhance the efficiency of Colorado government interaction with citizens.

More information is available at www.colorado.gov/SIPA. For more information on the Town website, please contact Public Information Officer and webmaster Kate Rusch at 970-5773701 or krusch@estes.org. To receive Town news in your email inbox, please visit www.estes.org. More Town news is available at www.facebook.com/townofestesparkco and www.twitter.com/townofestespark.

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Volunteers, Sponsors And Chili Cook-Off Contestants Needed For Winter Festival The 2015 Estes Park Winter Festival will take place January 16-18 at the new Estes Park Event Center, 1125 Rooftop Way, with additional family-friendly events on Monday, January 19 at the East Riverside parking lot and ice skating rink at Elkhorn Avenue and East Riverside Drive. Volunteers, chili cook-off contestants and supporting sponsors are needed to make the 2015 event a success.

Volunteers are needed for each day of the event and will receive festival tickets.

Interested individuals should contact Rhonda Mickelson at rmickelson@acacamps.org for details of volunteer duties and a registration form. The deadline for volunteer registration is Monday, January 12.

Chili cook-off entries are needed for the competition on Saturday, January 17, which will determine the best entry for red chili. This event is sponsored by The Colorado Chili Pod, the local chapter of the Chili Appreciation Society International. The chili cook-off on Sunday, January 18 will feature green and white chili.

Organizers are seeking five non-profit competitors and five restaurant competitors for each day of the competition.

Twelve individual competitors are needed for Saturday’s red chili competition; nine are needed for Sunday’s green and white chili competition. Please contact Events Coordinator Lexy Jacobson at ljacobson@estes.org or 970-577-3902 to enter the chili competition. The deadline for contestants to enter the chili competition is Friday, January 9.

Event sponsors are needed to support Winter Festival, with opportunities starting with in-kind support with the chili cook-off and sponsorship levels beginning

at $300. Please contact Events Coordinator Lexy Jacobson at ljacobson@estes.org or 970577-3902 for more information. The deadline for event sponsorship registration is Friday, January 9.

The 2015 Winter Festival will feature live music from Fort Collins based Celtic band The Commoners on Friday, January 16 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Estes Park Event Center. The main event takes place January 17- 18 from 12 to 5 p.m. each day. It will feature a chili cook-off, tasting samples from 15 breweries and wineries, a children’s pavilion, live music, performances by trampoline acrobats “The Skyriders,” ice sculptures, a snowboard simulator, prize drawings and seminars on wintertime topics such as avalanche safety, choosing the proper winter equipment and more. Ancillary events, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Estes Park will be held January 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the East Riverside parking lot and will feature family friendly activities including ice-skating, face painting, a petting zoo and s’mores station.

The Estes Park Winter Festival is a nonprofit event with proceeds donated back to local non-profit organizations. For more information please contact the Estes Park Events Department at 970-586-6104.

Further event information will be posted to http://www.visitestespark.com/eventscalendar/special- events/winter-festival/ as details become available. To receive Town news in your email inbox, please visit www.estes.org. More Town news is available at www.facebook.com/townofestesparkco and www.twitter.com/townofestespark.

Estes Park Cycling Coalition Rounds-Out First Year 17. The EPCC is celebrating its birthday, turning one-year-old. Since December, 2013, local cycling enthusiasts have met monthly to discuss advocacy issues to improve conditions for pedestrians, runners and cyclists as well as brainstorm solutions for added mountain bike and multi-use trails in the area. There will be not be a meeting on December 17, instead a gathering of friends new and old.

All ages welcome.

The potluck will take place beginning at The EPCC hosted numerous group rides this summer in6:00 p.m. at the Twin cluding a few excursions along Bear Lake Road.

Owl Steakhouse.

Bring a dish to share, a plate and a set of silverware. The Twin Owls Steakhouse will have a cash bar open as well as non-alcoholic beverages.

Come celebrate with us!

Public welcome to potluck birthday party The Estes Park Cycling Coalition (EPCC) invites the public to a potluck dinner on Wednesday, December

Riding bikes to Performance Park to view the cycling-themed movie “Breaking Away” hosted by the Town of Estes Park and Friends of the Estes Valley Library was fun for residents of all ages.

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Tinsel Tavern Tour This Saturday Don we now ugly sweaters and Christmas apparel for the Tinsel Tavern Tour!

The Tinsel Tavern Tour is this Saturday at 6 p.m. Starting at the kick-off party, enjoy live entertainment, appetizers and merriment before stepping onto the Elkhorn Express Trolley and head to a line-up of favorite Estes Park Taverns.

Tickets include...

• Attendance to the official kick-off party including hors d'oeuvres, music, door prizes and a costume contest at the Estes Park Resort, starting at 6 p.m.

• Drink tickets, one at each of the pub stops, pubs include the Estes Park Resort, Marys Lake Lodge, The Wheel Bar, The Grubsteak and one more pub to be announced!

• A signature Tinsel Tavern Tour souvenir.

• Free shuttle rides from tavern-to-tavern and to participating lodging properties • Elves on Tavern Shelves photo scavenger hunt with more prizes!

Single Ticket: $30 Pair of Tickets: $50 Non-alcoholic (DD) Ticket: $15 (Includes kick-off party, sodas, souvenir, shuttle rides and scavenger hunt.) Max capacity 200.

Tickets can be purchased online at https://estes.thundertix.com/events/59941 or day-of at the Kick Off Party, 6 p.m.

Ticket buyers and attendees must be 21 or older and present valid ID at entrance.

By purchasing tickets, buyer certifies that he/she is 21 or

older. Refunds will not be granted if attendee cannot present valid state-issued ID at event entrance.

Tinsel Tavern Tour Lodging Stops: Stay at an official Tinsel Tavern Tour trolley stop and be picked up at 5:45 p.m. for the kick-off party and dropped off at your lodging property at the end of the tour, 11 p.m.

The Estes Park Resort Best Western Plus Silver Saddle Boulder Brook on Fall River Streamside on Fall River Mountain Shadows Resort Come in on Friday evening to participate in the next morning's Dasher 5K Run through downtown Estes Park on Saturday, December 13th! After the race, grab a bite to eat and do some shopping before getting ready for the Tinsel Tavern Tour that evening!

Don’t miss the fun at this second annual event! See you there!

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www.estesparknews.com It’s been almost nine years since the first Thunker column appeared in the Estes Park News. In March of 2006, at the encouragement of fellow columnist and mentor Mr. Balderdash (thank you, John Hazlitt), I wrote about the notorious Estes Park winds and had such a good time with it, I just kept going.

Over the years you have accompanied me through fires and floods, holidays and every days. You’ve gotten to know me and my family, our likes, dislikes, good days and bad. And you’ve read about Mark and me; which side of the bed we slept on, how we bake our chocolate chip cookies (he likes soft, I like crispy), how we each had our preferred way of loading the dishwasher (which of course were as opposite as our political views), and how I could find things in the refrigerator that he searched up and down for and couldn’t locate. You celebrated our significant birthdays, anniversaries and family reunions with us, and consoled us when we experienced grief and loss.

Today I feel I should share with you, my loyal readers who have become my friends, another loss Mark and I have recently experienced. After 17 years together, we grieve the end of our marriage. In the words of Ann Landers (who divorced after 36 years of marriage), we didn’t make it to the finish line.

I never really contemplated the significance of divorce because I knew it would not happen to me. Other people get divorced. When I heard stories of how painful it is, I didn’t comprehend. I am smart, fun, easy to get along with, accomplished, committed and frugal (I get bonus points for being frugal), so I knew I was safe from the D-word. Besides, Mark and I loved each other. It may not have been healthy or right or good for either of us, but it was there and I felt secure in it.

Now I know how gut wrenching and agonizing the dissolution of marriage is. I have cried not buckets, but rain barrels of tears. Some days I still do. I have tortured my closest friends—and Mark—with my tormented questions: What went wrong?

Was it me? Was it him? What is it other couples do to keep their marriages intact that we couldn’t master? Why us?

Why? Why? I believe so strongly in the institute of

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marriage that I waited until I was nearly 37 years old to commit to a life partner and every day after I that, I was steadfast in my allegiance to Forever. How is it that our marriage—the life we built together, the community we developed, the friends we shared, the parties we hosted, the meals we prepared as a team, the special memories we created— and especially the hopes and dreams I carried with me from that first day I said, “I do,”—how is it that it all unraveled to become a confused mess of unbearable heartache? The simple answer: the thread of love that stitched our lives together got thinner and thinner with each unfortunate event that befell us and in the end, it frayed to the point of breaking. Love, whatever that means (my counselor tells me there are so many different definitions of love that Mark and I may have had two completely different ideas of what it is), wasn’t enough.

All married couples have their struggles.

It is the human condition. Mark and I were no exception. We also enjoyed many good times. Friends tell me that, in time, the pain will subside and all that will remain are those happy memories. I hope they’re right, because so far the experience of taking separate paths has been wretched. It is the right thing to do but it is not the easy thing to do. Mark agrees.

I am not breaching any confidentiality with Mark by sharing this with you. He told me once he doesn’t have time to read my column so he won’t even be aware of it until someone mentions it to him. That’s the way it worked when we were together, anyway.

So what about The Thunker? For the past several months I have been writing my column from a second-floor apartment I am renting in the Kansas City area.

(Apartment living is a column topic unto itself. It’s quite a change from the knotty pine home I lived in and loved in Estes Park.) Knowing you are there, reading my writing each week, has been a saving grace through this lonely time. I intend to continue appearing in the Estes Park News as long as you’ll continue to have me. You, and Mark, are my friends and I want to keep you all.

You may let The Thunker know what you think at her e-mail address, donoholdt@gmail.com. © 2014 Sarah Donohoe donoholdt@gmail.com

LWVEP Hosting Reception For Local, State and Federal Elected Officials December 16 You voted in the elections. You received a sticker that said “I voted.” Now you have the opportunity to attend a reception for local, state, and federal elected officials on Tuesday, December 16, from 4-6 p.m. in the Hondius Room of the Estes Park Public Library, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Estes Park. The public is invited to this meeting of the LWVEP. Our Town Trustees will attend, and all three of Larimer County Commissioners plan to attend. A representative of Jared Polis will attend. Invitations have been sent to the newly elected representative of the Board of Regents of the University of Colorado, Governor Hickenlooper, and our state and national senators and representatives. The event will be a casual time to meet, but it will allow time for the elected officials to also say a

few words to those gathered for the meeting, with time for questions and answers. Light refreshments will be served.

In the last local election, the percentage of registered voters who actually voted was approximately 50 percent. In the most recent general election the six precincts in Estes Valley average percentage of registered voters who actually voted was at 68.98 percent.

The League of Women Voters of Estes Park will hold a forum on January 8, 2015, about the special election of February 3, 2015. Voters of the town will be voting on the issue of should the town be allowed to participate directly or indirectly in providing telecommunication services like broadband. There will be more information about the time and place for the forum later.

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Duck Race Mascot Needs A New Name Old Quiltin T. Canvasback is retiring, swimming into the Duck Hall of Fame, following several years of dedicated service to the Estes Park Duck Race. In his wake, a new, younger duck mascot is paddling toward the starting line. One important transition task remains: a new name for the new feathered mascot.

In an effort to engage the Estes Valley community in the 2015 Estes Park Duck Race, suggestions for a new name for the mascot will be accepted beginning Friday, Dec. 5, 2014. In the months prior to the race, the bright yellow duck with the big orange beak and webbed feet makes appearances throughout the Estes Valley to promote duck adoptions. On race day and other special occasions, he can be seen around town interacting with residents and guests.

“Quiltin T. Canvasback was chosen as the

mascot’s name more than 10 years ago, and the Rotary Club Duck Race Committee has decided it’s time for a change,” said 2015 Big Duck Ken TeSelle. “What better way to be sure that the perfect new name is chosen than to ask the community?”

The deadline for name suggestions is Thursday, Dec. 18. Suggestions can be emailed to epduckrace@gmail.com or placed in the bright yellow Suggestion Box at the Estes Valley Library. All entries must include the individual’s contact information (name, address, phone number, email address). Great ideas are welcome from all Duck Race fans, and the selection committee will review all submissions. Voting for your favorite name more than once will definitely not influence the judges’ decision.

The Mascot Naming Committee will announce the mascot’s new name on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015.

Friday Nighters Dance Club New Year’s Eve Dinner Dance The Friday Niters Dance Club invites you to attend their annual New Year’s Eve Dinner and Dance at the Rodeway Inn on Wednesday, December 31st. Social time begins at 7:00 p.m. with a delicious buffet dinner featuring Roasted Prime Rib and Ranch Baked Chicken served at 7:30. From 8:30 to 12:30 a.m. dance to the music of the ever popular Kings of Swing on the Rodeway’s 2500 square foot, hardwood dance floor. A cash bar is available and attire is “dressy casual.”

Black tie is optional.

This fantastic package is being offered for the low price of $55.00 per person to those who are not currently members of Friday Niters. For information and to print a registration form, visit http://www.fridayniters.org/. Make checks payable to Friday Niters and mail

with the completed form to P.O. Box 224, Estes Park, 80517. Paid reservations must be received by December 15, 2014. The cancellation deadline is December 15th.

No refunds will be issued for cancellations received after that date.

The Friday Niters Dance Club is a longstanding Estes Park organization. Since 1976 dancers of all abilities have joined together to enjoy live music of the Big Band era and to have a fun evening at a reasonable price. Regular dances are held the second Friday of the month, October through May, at the Rodeway Inn. The annual dues of $175 per couple are prorated for those joining after the beginning of the season. New members are always welcome! Call Jeff Van Bogaert at 970-402-9502 for more information.

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Monday Meeting To Present Changes In Recover Colorado Business Grant Program

State officials will be in Estes Park Monday, December 15 at the Town Hall Board Room from 2 to 2:30 p.m. to discuss recent changes to Recover Colorado Business grant program. On November 3, HUD approved the action plan for a further $199 million in funding for flood relief programs, including $8.4 million for further grants and loans to businesses that suffered economic losses due to the flood and have remaining unmet needs.

Officials from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (Colorado OEDIT), and Colorado Small Business Development Center (Colorado SBDC) will explain changes to program eligibility. With additional funding, some additional local businesses will be eligible for grant assistance. Under the amended state Action Plan, a business is eligible for a grant of up to $50,000, and if there is additional unmet need, a loan of up to $100,000.

Businesses with multiple locations will be eligible for grants of up to $75,000, and if additional unmet need exists, loans of up to $100,000.

Estes Park EDC has partnered with the Larimer SBDC to assist local businesses who have applied for the Recover Colorado grant program. To date, 10 area businesses have received about $248,000

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Downtown Winter Ice Skating

The Town of Estes Park and the Estes Valley Recreation and Park District are in grants, with many additional applicaagain offer a Little Winter Wonderland tions still undergoing grant documentafor ice skating. The rink is provided by tion. Through a grant from the Commuthe Town of Estes Park and is operated nity Foundation of Northern Colorado,

by EVRPD. The rink is located in the Estes Park EDC will continue its local asmunicipal parking lot on the southeast sistance through March of 2015. corner of Elkhorn Avenue and Riverside From 2:30 to 4:30 pm, state officials will drive. be scheduling individual meetings with The rink is now open for business. The current grant applicants. If you have apnormal operating schedule throughout plied for a grant, and would like to rethe season is Fridays, 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.; serve an opportunity to speak directly Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; and with program officials, please contact Sundays, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The ice Michael Haughey, Business Recovery rink is always subject to closure due to Coordinator for the Estes Park EDC at warm weather and poor ice conditions.

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Christmas Holiday hours will run Saturday December 20 thru Sunday January 3. The rink will close at 4:00 p.m. Christmas Eve and remain closed Christmas Day. Holiday operating hours will be Monday thru Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sundays 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Ice skating is $2.00 and skate rentals are $2.00. The skating cashier and skate rentals operate out of the Rocky Mountain Rush Tours storefront on the east end of the ice rink.

Come down and have a great time with your friends, children, and the rest of the Estes Park community.

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All Colorado fiber artists are invited to enter the 3rd annual FACE of Fiber in the Rockies juried show June 12, 13, 14, 2015. The exhibition will be held at the Park Village Playhouse in Estes Park, CO. The show will include a special themed “show within the show” commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Rocky Mountain National Park.

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2015 Longs Peak Reunion Announced

Historic Preservations, Inc. is proud to announce the 2015 Longs Peak Reunion, from Friday, August 21 through Monday August 24, 2015.

Climbers, hikers, artists, and other lovers of Longs Peak are invited to gather and celebrate the importance of Longs Peak in the founding and subsequent history of 100 year old Rocky Mountain National Park.

The four-day weekend of events kicks off with an August 21 evening program at Performance Park, honoring the life of Enos A. Mills. Noted local historian Walter Borneman will narrate while an Enos Mills reenactor portrays the “father of Rocky Mountain National Park.” The Riverside Ramblers Dixieland Band, under the direction of Walt Steige, will entertain with period music. Pioneer families of Estes Park will be recognized in a special closing tribute, as living descendants of early landowners and guides assemble on stage.

The Estes Park Cultural Arts Council will host a concurrent art exhibit and juried art show of multi-media items featuring the theme of Longs Peak. Past Longs Peak Reunion shows have included oils, pastels, ceramics, stained glass, and other art forms. A free exhibit of Longs Peak photography of the late Lew Dakan also will be on display at Ed’s Cantina on 390 East Elkhorn that weekend.

On August 22, an all-day symposium will take place in Ponder Chapel at the YMCA of the Rockies. Longs Peak notables Roger Briggs, Dougald MacDonald, Bernard Gillett, and Jim Detterline, among others, will present 30-minute talks on a variety of topics, from the prehistory of Longs Peak to the modern World Class level climbs being achieved on the Diamond. A collection of vintage climbing equipment and Longs Peak postcards also will be available for viewing in the Ponder Chapel lobby.

The Symposium Keynote Address will be presented at Ponder Chapel on Saturday, August 22 at 7 p.m. by Dr. Tom Hornbein. Dr. Hornbein is best known in the mountaineering world for his and Willi Unsoeld’s first ascent of the West Ridge of Everest in 1963 by a route now referred to as the Hornbein Couloir; they also completed the first traverse of a major Himalayan peak. Dr. Hornbein’s early preparation for this climb took place on Longs Peak and its neighbors in Rocky Mountain National Park, a place he has returned to for the final chapter of his climbing life. He will reflect upon these experiences and their place in a larger cosmos of mountains, community, and life.

Sunday, August 23 has been set aside as a day to climb Longs Peak, visit the art exhibit, take a motor coach tour with special Longs Peak history guides, or visit the Estes Park Museum with its Climb On! special exhibit of items donated by local climbers.

The evening, an outdoor barbecue has been scheduled at the YMCA of the Rockies. This is a time to meet fellow Longs Peak climbers and personalities.

The amphitheater has been reserved for the evening’s entertainment.

The Longs Peak Reunion wraps up on Monday August 24 with an afternoon picnic at Meeker Park for committee members and event volunteers.

Historic Preservations, Inc. is a nonprofit organization which has assisted with prior Longs Peak Reunions. Partnerships include Visit Estes Park, Estes Park Cultural Arts Council, Estes Park Mountain Shop, YMCA of the Rockies, Meeker Park Lodge, and the Estes Park Historical Museum. If you are interested in volunteering to help with the Longs Peak Reunion, or if your business in interested in a partnership, contact Historic Preservations, Inc. at 303-949-5964.

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Karen Barnett’s Oil Paintings And Pastels Now On Display At Art Center The Art Center of Estes Park is pleased to present Estes Park artist Karen Barnett as their featured artist. Her show “Abstract, Landscape and Still Life�, sponsored by Alice and Larry League is on exhibition at the Art Center through December 29.

If Karen Barnett were not an artist, she’s really not sure what she would do with her life. Although she did not have the opportunity to major in art, she used all her college electives in the art department. After college, Karen began painting on tile, then she started hand building her own ceramic tile, then began combining her tiles using mosaic techniques which lead to a line of children's furniture. This was Karen’s cottage business that allowed her to remain home while she raised her three children. Her work was represented by stores in Aspen, Santa Fe, Denver and Dallas as well as the Neiman Marcus Horchow Catalog.

Karen Barnett grew up in Dallas but always knew she was not a city girl. Drawn to animals and nature, she moved to the small town of Argyle, Texas where she raised her children along with horses, chickens, dogs and cats. Karen always had the desire to paint. Painting horses was her first love. Painting large, she wanted to capture on canvas what it felt like to “hang with the herd.� Then Karen moved into landscape, still life and finally abstract. Now her days are spent moving between all these expressions. Karen

ter and the space her paintings will occupy during her show now through December 29.

Karen moved to Colorado in 2005 when her oldest chose CSU for college. She currently resides in Estes Park where she divides her time between art, horses, cooking and enjoying the mountains with her husband.

In addition to the Art Center, Karen’s work is currently represented by galleries in Utah, as well as other galleries in Colorado.

The Art Center of Estes Park is a nonprofit organization which provides a facility

loves the diversity and the unique challenges that come with each medium, each subject. She paints because she is drawn to the process. She loves the color and feel of the paint, the way it moves and interacts on the canvas. Composition is the starting point for her work. Karen also focuses on the interaction of positive and negative shapes and how one’s eye will travel through the canvas. Whatever Karen is creating, it is the challenge of executing an idea and carrying it through to a finished piece that keeps her going back to her studio. Karen’s intention is to create work that is thought provoking, restful and beautiful. She wants her paintings to bring a sense of peace and to support the work of local and regional rejuvenation to the space they occupy. artists, striving to promote exhibition, You are encouraged to visit the Art Cen-

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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 on this show, scheduled classes, and other available programs please call the Art Center at 970-5865882 or visit our website at www.artcenterofestes.com.

Colorado Grand Lodge Masonic Scholarships It’s time to apply for the Colorado Grand Lodge Masonic Scholarships for students graduating from a Colorado Public High School in 2015. Available scholarships are • $10,000 per year for (4) years for Colleges & Universities • $3,000 for Vo-Tech Grants Scholarships are for up to $10,000 per year, renewable for four years for a total of $40,000 and are awarded primarily for leadership, maturity, need, and scholastic ability without reference to race, creed, color, sex, or Masonic relationship. The requirements are that the applicant must be a US citizen, graduating public high school senior and plan on attending an institution of higher learning within the State of Colorado.

Timeline: December 1: Students should contact their high school counselor to request application information and then contact the Estes Park Masonic Lodge at: estespark183@gmail.com to setup an interview appointment. February 15: Interviews should be completed.

Three $1,000.00 scholarships to Colorado Colleges, Universities or Vo-Tech Schools will also be awarded by Estes Park Masonic Lodge, No. 183, A.F. & A.M using the same guidelines listed above.

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Take Care Of Yourself During The Holiday Season By: Kerrie Hill, EPMC

The holidays are about enjoying family, friends, music, remembering loved ones, food, and all the joys and traditions that are associated with the season. But how can you take care of your health while enjoying all the festivities?

Let’s face it; the holiday season can be very stressful; preparing foods, hosting family, shopping, etc. We all want the holidays to be as special as we can make them. As you celebrate, start learning how to take care of yourself in little ways.

You may be surprised as to how big the results are!

Yummy, rich food and drinks are an integral part of the holiday season. Try to keep indulgences to a minimum: Alcohol: Alcohol can raise your blood pressure, cause shakiness, increase adrenalin, and lead to irregular heartbeats. It also increases lactic acid production and causes the lungs to work harder, leading to difficulty breathing. If you drink, do so in moderation. Check with your physician if you are on medication before you indulge, as alcohol interacts with medication.

Caffeine: Caffeine may cause increased anxiety, headaches, heartburn and even panic attacks. It can also cause dehydration so be sure to drink plenty of water and keep well hydrated.

Sleep and Stress: Lack of sleep can cause depression, irritability, poor concentration, fatigue and anxiety. Try to maintain a sleep schedule that is as close to normal as possible. Most people don’t get enough sleep, but if you want to take care of yourself, sleep is a good place to start!

Food: With so much lip smacking, wonderful food all around, you will feel tempted to just give up on fitness during the holidays. Keep one day aside where you can treat your self to all your cravings and enjoy the wide variety of foods in moderation. Stick to your fitness program the rest of the days.

Exercise: Exercise is a terrific way to reduce stress, minimize holiday weight gain, and stay healthy in all kinds of ways.

• Stick to your regular exercise routine as much as possible. There will inevitably be a few disruptions to your normal routine due to parties and other events, but that doesn’t mean you should abandon your workout until after the New Year. If you can’t make it to the gym one day or find time to walk, simply add some extra time to your workout the next day.

• Take advantage of the winter season.

The cold winter weather offers you some unique exercise opportunities. Why not try ice skating or skiing for a change of

pace this year? Adding variety to your exercise routine will also help keep you from getting bored with your workout.

• Use your workout time wisely. If you are pressed for time, remember that it is better to do a shortened version of your workout rather than skipping it entirely.

If you do need to shorten your workout, try increasing the intensity to help compensate.

• Add some exercise to your shopping trip. Rather than circling for hours trying to find the closest parking spot at the mall, try parking as far away as possible.

Make a few extra laps around the mall once you are inside and use the stairs instead of the escalator.

• Exercise to beat holiday stress. The holidays can be a stressful time for some people. Remember that exercise helps reduce stress and elevates your mood. If the holidays are a difficult time for you emotionally, it's even more important that you stick with your exercise plan so that you can avoid becoming stressed out during the holiday season.

• Incorporate the holidays into your workout. You can add a touch of the holidays to your workout by listening to some festive holiday music while you are exercising. You could also watch your favorite holiday film while doing exercises in front of the television.

• Recruit a friend or family member to help. You may be less likely to skip your regular workout regimen if you ask a friend or family member to join you.

Having a companion while you exercise will also help provide you with support and motivation.

• Don’t expect too much of yourself. If you end up eating too much at the office Christmas party or skip a couple workouts in a row, don’t beat yourself up. Just resume your normal healthy eating and exercise routine as soon as possible.

Make taking care of yourself and your family a priority during the holiday season. Figure out what will work best for you and “just do it.” The joy of the season doesn’t have to be perfect and neither do you! Do your best, appreciate what you have, enjoy the festivities and have a safe, healthy holiday season.

The employees and physicians at the Estes Park Medical appreciate the opportunity to provide excellent health care and promote community wellness, as well as choosing EPMC for your health care needs. We all look forward to “caring for our community” in the new year ahead. Best wishes from all EPMC employees for a joyful holiday season and a happy, healthy and safe 2015.

Program On Low Vision Rehabilitation At EP Senior Center January 7 Penn Street, Outreach Manager for Ensight Skills Center will present important information about Low Vision Rehabilitation on January 7th at 1:00 p.m. at the Estes Park Senior Center.

Penn has been visually impaired since age nine and knows personally the im-

portance of gaining tools and training to remain independent even with vision loss.

Join us to share, to learn, and be inspired. For more information, contact Penn Street at 970-581-4922 or penn@ensightskills.org.

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Flu Has Arrived In Estes Park By: Kerrie Hill, EPMC

Influenza is here in Estes Park and in Larimer County. Increasing numbers of hospitalizations have occurred in Larimer County since late November.

As many as 200,000 people are hospitalized in America each year because of influenza. Children under the age of one, adults over 65 and those with weakened immune systems due to their medical conditions are at the highest risk of serious complications. About 90 percent of deaths occur in people 65 years and older, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Influenza is a virus causing upper respiratory ailments including coughing, sneezing, fever and fatigue with diarrhea and vomiting, in some cases. Most people will recover from the flu in a few days but complications such as pneumonia, bronchitis and sinus and ear infections can arise.

Influenza is highly contagious and can be spread up to six feet away through water droplets produced from coughing, sneezing, or talking. Less often, the diseases can spread through touching an infected object and then touching the mouth or nose. Even people showing no symptoms can pass the virus to others, with symptoms starting one of four days after the virus enters the body.

In order to prevent the spread of flu, Estes Park Medical Center is asking that visitors limit their visits to both patients in the hospital as well as residents in Prospect Park Living Center. Children under the age of eight years of age are restricted from visiting either location.

Stations with hand sanitizers, masks, and Kleenex are located at all entrances of the medical center and Prospect Park

Living Center. If you have flu like symptoms and have a doctor’s appointment, please stop at the station to cleanse your hands and don a mask. Patients who are at high risk from flu can help themselves by seeking medical care promptly if they develop flu-like symptoms (cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle/body aches, headaches, fatigue, or fever).

It is not too late to be vaccinated for the flu. The Centers for Disease Control Prevention recommends everyone get a flu shot, however, pregnant women, children under five but older than two, and people over 65 are at the highest risk. Call your health care provider to schedule your flu vaccine.

Good health practices that can prevent the spread of flu include: • Frequent hand washing • Staying home from work and school when ill • Staying away from people who are sick • Covering one’s cough or sneeze (ideally coughing into one’s elbow or sleeve, rather than into one’s hands).

• Keep surfaces clean and disinfected • Wash hands frequently when preparing food • Wash hands before eating and after using the restroom Lastly, antibiotics are not effective against viruses like influenza, if you are prescribed antibiotics, please follow the directions exactly as instructed even if symptoms improve.

For more information regarding the flu, visit the Centers for Disease Control web site at www.cdc.gov/flu.

Rocky Card Inc. Gives Back On Colorado Gives Day Rocky Card Inc. owners Debra Dullaghan and Anne Smith took advantage of Colorado Gives Day to give back to the community that supports their efforts. From Rocky Card proceeds, they were able to make donations of $1,000 each to three Estes Park nonprofit organizations. Those organizations are: Crossroads Ministry: Crossroads provides short-term and ongoing assistance for low-income clients and helps them on the road to self-sufficiency. Crossroads has been instrumental in helping Estes Valley residents recover following the 2013 flood.

Partners Mentoring Youth: The mission of Partners Mentoring Youth is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships between positive adult role models and youth facing challenges in their personal, social, and academic lives.

Hospice of the Estes Valley: Hospice of the Estes Valley offers a multidisciplinary team approach to working with individuals and families to care for anyone with a life-limiting illness. Their mission is to provide the highest quality and most cost effective end-of-life care services in the Estes Valley.

Donations may be made at any time to these and other Estes Park area nonprofit organizations at

http://www.mtnstrongnonprofits.org/.

The Rocky Card has given nearly $60,000 to nonprofit organizations since 2008, with the goal of each donation being to make a difference within the Estes Park community.

The premise behind the Rocky Card is that local businesses that are Rocky Card members attract customers by offering discounts or other incentives to cardholders. Visitors and Estes Park locals purchase a Rocky Card for $10 to access the discounts, and Dullaghan and Smith donate the profits from the sale of the cards to local charities.

Merchants who participate in the Rocky Card program agree that the Rocky Card has improved sales, gained customer awareness, and provided local charities with much-needed funds. With the Rocky Card, everybody wins!

Rocky Cards may be purchased from many merchants around Estes Park, including The Village Store at National Park Village, Estes Park Mountain Shop, Estes Park True Value & Radio Shack, Rocky Mountain Gateway, the Estes Park Visitors Center, and Safeway. A complete list of locations, as well as a list of the merchants that offer Rocky Card discounts, is available at www.RockyCard.com.

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Successful Holiday Book Sale

The Friends of the Estes Valley Library express gratitude to the community for a successful Holiday Used Book Sale last weekend. The sale generated preliminary total revenue of $4,860, which is slightly more than last year’s total of $4,791. The Library is grateful for all who shopped at the sale and for the generous donations of books and materials that have been received throughout the year.

Library book bags were also sold at the weekend sale. These handy bags with an Estes Valley Library design remain available for purchase at the Library for just $4 each.

Total book sale revenues for the entire year have been strong. Currently the total is at $45,403, which is approaching last year’s total of $46,549. While last weekend’s sale is over, shoppers may still visit the Library to browse the shelves of the Book Nook sales corner which especially

features hardback books, coffee table books, cookbooks, DVDs and other items in near-new condition which are suitable for gift-giving.

We would like to express our sincere thanks to all of the Friends of the Library book sale volunteers for their dedication and hard work. Book sales require a great deal of very coordinated efforts in order to be successful, and these volunteers have been full participants in doing just that. Special thanks also to volunteer Larry Edwards, who is to be commended for the time and effort that he volunteers in sorting and identifying Noteworthy Books for both the Book Sale and the general sale shelves in the Library.

We wish the community a happy holiday season and look forward to 2015’s book sales.

The Board of the Friends of the Estes Valley Library

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Thank You To All Who Supported Holiday Market

Keith Hammond, President of the Estes Park Music Festival, receives money raised from the Silent Auction which was held during this year's Estes Park Holiday Market.

A huge thank you to everyone who came out to support our 2nd Annual Estes Park Holiday Market. This year the event was held at the Estes Park Conference Center and everyone who attended commented on the great venue, layout of the vendors, quality of the booths and items available for purchase. There were 40 vendors who had a unique display of unique items for sale.

Over 80 businesses and individuals made over 100 donations which raised just over $4,000 for Mountain Strong Non-Profits.

The winning bidder was able to choose between 35 different organizations to make their check out to.

We’d like to thank our sponsors, Gary and Kris Hazelton of the Estes Park News who ran all our ads and articles to help market the event, Nick Mollé of Nick Mollé Productions who put together a commercial advertising the event on Channel 8, and to the Trail Gazette and the Rocky Mountain Park Inn for their support. Skanson & Hansen and Matt Gurnsey (The Kilted Man), provided wonderful music throughout the weekend to set the ambiance.

We appreciate so much all the time and effort Catherine & Michael Moon and Eli Roehl put in to distribute posters and solicit and collect items for the silent auction.

Thank you to Jill Lancaster, Adam Shake, Suzanna Simpson, Kathy Littlejohn, Leanne Lauren, Jean McGuire & Julie Krohn who helped set up and man the silent auction and to everyone who bid on the items donated.

Save the date for next year’s Estes Park Holiday Market which will be November 21 & 22 at the Estes Park Conference Center.

Donations were made from the following: Ace Hardware Annie’s Art Center Of Estes Park Aspen & Evergreen Bear Necessities & Cubs Beesley, Claire Big Horn Restaurant Black Mountain Traders Brownfield's Buckles Of Estes Buckwheat Organic Market Cables Pub & Grill Casey, Larissa Chrysalis At The Stanley Colorado Home Collection Colorado Life Magazine Cost Cutters Dakotah Jewelry & Gifts De Kehoe, Char

Distinctively Colorado Eagle Plume's Earthwood Artisans Eli Roehl Collection Estes Park Mountain Shop Estes Park Music Festival Estes Park Pet Lodge Estes Silver & Gold Evening Star Fall River Jewelry, Antiques & Coins Fine Arts Guild Fixations Fur Babies Generations Salon & Spa Gentle Spirit Alpaca Glacier Lily Skin Care Greg Dannels Pottery Hallmark Peak Card Shop Hobert Office Services Images Of Rocky Mountain National Park Kay & Rich Mitchell Kind Coffee Leaming, Amy Lewis & Co. Lithium 517 Love My Skin Serum, LLC Macdonald Book Shop Martin, Carroll MedX Of Estes Moon Beams & Rainbows Moon Kats Tea Shoppe Notchtop Bakery & Café Peaceful Ridge Creations Peppers Mexican Grill Poppy's Pizza & Grill Rambos Liquor RMC Clothing Company Robins Nest Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Rocky Mountain Conservancy Rocky Mountain Pharmacy Rocky Mountain Tops Sierra Smallbird Snow By Carol Snowy Peaks Winery Spirits Of The Rocks Sticks N Stones Stone, Heather Sunflower Art Studio That 1 Jewelry Store The Bead Tree The Cabin Fever The Egg & I The Estes Park Resort The Gold Mine The Hiking Hut The Ore Cart The Shirt Rack Thirty Below Leather Today's Nails Trendz At The Park Tussey Kids Clothing Twin Owls Village Goldsmith Wenmar Star Wynbrier Home You Need Pie Marsha Hobert, Event Organizer Save the date, the 3rd Annual Estes Park Holiday Market will be held, November 21 & 22, 2015 at the Estes Park Conference Center. www.EstesParkHolidayMarket.com

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Estes Park Salvation Army Red Kettle Update $11,956 Raised Since Nov. 28th Wayne Andersen, Treasurer of the Estes Park Salvation Army Service Extension Unit looks at things with an optimistic viewpoint. Wayne reported the current campaign status today with an enthusiastic thank you to the community for the $7400 raised in the past week through private donations and contributions at the Red Kettle locations. Funds raised in the past week, along with the nearly $4600 raised over î ˘anksgiving weekend, bring the campaign one-third of the way towards its $33,000 goal with $11,956 in donations.

With a little over two weeks leî&#x201A;? to go in the campaign, Wayne is encouraged about the progress and along with the entire Board, invites the community to help them meet their 2014 goal. î ˘e Estes Park Salvation Army Service Ex-

tension Unit welcomes direct donations as well as volunteer bell-ringing time.

You may designate Estes Park Service Extension Unit in the memo line of your check to keep all funds local. Please mail donations to Salvation Army, P.O. Box 172, Estes Park, CO 80517.

Nationally, this is the 124th Red Kettle campaign and according to the Salvation Army website, â&#x20AC;&#x153;nearly 25,000 bellringers volunteer their time to collect coins, dollars and the occasional gold tooth from donors.â&#x20AC;? In Estes Park, over 200 bell ringers are needed each holiday season. To be a part of the local eďŹ&#x20AC;ort, please call (970) 646-5335 or send an email salvationarmyestespark@gmail.com to volunteer. î ˘ere are four kettle locations, each with two-hour shiî&#x201A;?s. î ˘ose locations are: the east and west doors of Safeway, the Post OďŹ&#x192;ce, Barlow Plaza and the Park Place Mall. Weekday shiî&#x201A;?s run from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Safeway and from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Post OďŹ&#x192;ce. Weekend shiî&#x201A;?s from December 6 through December 20 will run from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Safeway and from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Barlow Plaza.

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Spencer Family Chiropractic Food Drive Spencer Family Chiropractic is hosting their 7th annual Crossroads Ministry Food Drive. This time of year is especially hard on some families of Estes Park. Giving donations by way of food can boost moral for both those who give and receive.

It is our mission to increase the amount of food we collect each consecutive year, the more food we col-

lect, the more families we feed. We are happy to receive donations from our patients as well as community members who are not patients in the office. Lets make this giving holiday one to remember!

Donations can be brought to Spencer Family Chiropractic at 351 Moraine Ave., Estes Park. Call 970577-0007 for more information.

Kristen Berg-New Face At EVICS Estes Valley Investment in Childhood Success (EVICS) is happy to announce the addition of Kristen Berg to the staff team. Kristen was recently hired as Parent Educator, and will be guiding the Parents as Teachers Program. Selected from a competitive field of applicants, Kristen brings 11 years experience as a Child Life Specialist, and a degree in Psychology with an emphasis in Child and Youth Care. Kristen will be teaming with EVICS Director Nancy Almond, and bilingual Parent Educator, Natasha Iszler.

Parents as Teachers is a highly acclaimed parent education and support program for parents of children prenatal through age 5. The purpose of the program is to provide parents with the skills and knowledge they need to be their childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first and best teacher. Families enrolled in the program receive personalized home visits focused on developmental skills and needs of children. The program is free, and offers a number of additional group activities for all families with young children. To learn more, visit www.evics.org, contact Kristen Berg at kberg@evics.org, or call the Parents as Teachers Office at 970-646-5840.

EVICS is located in the Bella Fortuna Center at the Aspenwood Professional Building, 600 S. St. Vrain Ave. Kristen takes over the Parent Educator

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position held by Karin Steers, who has guided the program since its beginning in Estes Park in 2011. Karin brought the program from start-up phase to its current successful operation, meeting a critical need in our community for early childhood support. Karin is a licensed Family Therapist, and will be focusing more time on her private practice in Estes Park where she will continue to serve young children and families.

EVICS and Parents as Teachers operate solely on grants and donations, and community support is vital to our success. To make a holiday gift, please send your check to: EVICS, PO BOX 3373, Estes Park, CO 80517. All donations are 100% tax deductible, and eligible for the Colorado Child Care Tax Credit.

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THE TYRANNY OF GIVING This season of the year is generally recognized as the ‘season of giving’. This is certainly not something that we would discourage, as we witness the joy that is received by so many from both giving and receiving. Many of us who are parents readily admit that, when it comes to giving to our children and many other loved ones at this season of the year, the words of Jesus state it well: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” How content and happy we are to sit and watch children and grand-children gleefully open presents that we have carefully selected for them, with little regard about whether they have selected presents for us.

However, there are things that tarnish the gift-giving experience and make it less than fulfilling and rewarding. One of those things is addressed in an article by Dr. Ralph Wilson. We would do well to ponder his words and, just perhaps, make some changes in our gift-giving.

“There is a wonder about Christmas as well as a tyranny. There is a wondrous briskness in the air and a rosy glow on the cheeks of early shoppers. There seems a purposefulness in those in the stores, though planned buying lists of ‘Thanksgiving Friday’ shoppers disintegrate into a mad frenzy by December 24th. Just grab at anything that Uncle Fritz can smile at when he unwraps it, even though no one can think of anything he really wants or needs.

The season also imposes its tyranny on many of us. Instead of being able to give out of thoughtfulness and love, we often give because it is ‘expected’. I heard of one couple who had 85 people they felt obligated to remember with a gift. No wonder the joy of giving falls away to a sort of panicked despair.

It’s time to refresh our giving with a truth from Scripture deeply imbedded in our consciousness from hundreds of repetitions at church offerings. ‘Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.’ (II Corinthians 9:7) Can we give cheerfully this Christmas? Only in so doing can we emulate the great Gift of Christmas. ‘For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.’ (John 3:16) Was our Father cheerful that night He sent His Son to lie in the manger-hay of Bethlehem’s rejection? I’m not sure. He doubtless wept as He traced Jesus’ path to the cross’s torture and triumph. Like Jesus, ‘Who for the joy set before Him, endured the cross…’ (Hebrews 12:2), the Father tempered His pain with His anticipation of the happiness and freedom which would surprise the recipients of His Gift upon opening.

And so God gave, not reluctantly or because He was forced by popular opinion, but because He loved. No store-bought gift would do for those He held dear, it must be home-made. Nor was His choice of Gift an optional trinket for the ‘man who has everything.’ He gave the only possession that we don’t have and really need. He did not give a thing, an object. He gave Himself—a costly Gift in the extreme, so expensive that many reject the Gift because of the obligation they know they incur upon acceptance.

Herein lies a Christmas mystery. Only by opening the first Gift may we truly comprehend what is the real significance of giving and receiving gifts. May this season not capture us in its tyranny, but release us to an eager cheerfulness to give.”

I deeply hope that this Christmas season will find you and yours truly ‘blessed’ by both your giving and your receiving, because you know that all gifts came from hearts of love. (Bob)

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Book Signing At Colorado Homestead This Saturday By: Kris Hazelton

“The Snarly Haired, Barefoot, Little Cowgirl Who Dared to be Queen,” is a newly published children’s book by Nancy Hyland which tells the tale of her daughter Alex who strived to become a rodeo queen.

This Saturday, December 13th, from 1-3 p.m. there will be a book signing at Colorado Homestead on Elkhorn Ave. in Estes Park for Nancy’s new book.

The publication is Nancy’s first book which was inspired by her daughter Alex Hyland, Rooftop Rodeo Queen in 2012.

Having always wanted to write a book, she decided to start with what she called, “An easy topic. I wanted to share Alex’s journey.”

Nancy said she hopes kids can relate to her daughter and that this book will give them inspiration. She wants to tell kids that they need to take time to be a kid while they are young and said, “Hairdos and make-up can come later.” She advises kids to have a goal and work towards reaching it, just like her daughter Alex did. She added, “I want kids to take time to gain their confidence and make their dreams come true.” She’d also like to encourage parents and grandparents to inspire their kids to do the same.

Nancy said that publishing her first book was a dream come true. She wanted to thank Ann Taylor of Colorado Homestead for being the first to carry her book and offer this book signing event this Saturday. She continued, “I’d

also like to thank the Rooftop Rodeo committee, especially Mark Purdy and Joy Barnett for their support and encouragement.”

Another person who really helped make Nancy’s dream a reality was “Mad” Jack Hanks, cartoonist and columnist for The Fence Post who illustrated the book.

Nancy said, “ I am tickled that he did the illustrations for my book and thankful for his contribution.”

The book was self published by Coren Printing, Inc. in Windsor, CO where Nancy and her husband live on a small ranch. “The Snarly Haired, Barefoot, Little Cowgirl Who Dared to be Queen,” sells for $9.99 and would make a great Christmas gift for any special little girl!

Nancy’s daughter Alex will also be at the book signing in Estes Park and Nancy said “Even though Alex thinks its humbling to have a book written about her life, especially since she was such a shy little girl, she’s living proof that you can come out of your shell.” Nancy added, “Alex is now a Mass Communications major in college, what a great way to inspire kids to make their dreams come true!”

If you can’t be at the book signing in Estes Park this Saturday, Nancy will be doing another book signing this Sunday at the Budweiser Event Center at the Eagles game. Her book is also available at Ranch Way Feed, Poudre Valley Co-Op and 287 Feed and Tack in Fort Collins, and at the Lil Flower Shop in Windsor.

EPHS Fundraiser Earns $500 From Safeway

Chuck Scott, Heather Halpape (Safeway), Ken Weber (Safeway) and Sheldon Rosenkrance.

The Estes Park High School Senior Class launched a fundraiser last fall that made it easy to support our students.

Simply purchase a reloadable Safeway Community Giving card for $10 to help earn the high school money every time you shop.

Cash back rewards were calculated and there were 336 schools enrolled in the CGC (Community Giving Card) program at the time of the contest. Forty schools met the criteria for being entered

into the contest for the drawing. Criteria was for a 12 week tracking period ending on November 1, schools had to have a total of at least $10,000 in reloads to be eligible for the drawing.

There were three prizes given out and Estes Park won the grand prize of $500 with an amazing reload total for the 12 weeks at $37,693.46. The rewards will continue, cards are still available to purchase at the high school office. Stop by and get yours today.

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“A Spirit Of Christmas” Concert To Benefit The Westley Family

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For additional information call 800-443-7837 • 970-577-9900 December 12 – December 26, 2014

EVENTS Dec. 12: Estes Valley Handbell Ensemble Holiday Concert. Rocky Mountain Church.

7 pm

A program of classic and modern Christmas music to benefit the Westley family will be held at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church, 920 Big Thompson Avenue, on Sunday, December 21 at 2:00 p.m.

The concert will feature the group Elk Hollow with Gary Reeves and Jack Overly on vocals and guitars and Dmitri Galcovski on violin and the group will be joined

by Brad Fitch.

Gary Reeves and Jack Overly have been performing together as “Elk Hollow” for more than fifteen years. They are known as folk artists performing music of the Kingston Trio, Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan and others and both have written several great, original songs. Dmitri Galcovski is a classically trained violinist who joined Elk Hollow in 2009 and has been a mainstay of the group ever since.

Cowboy Brad Fitch is well known for his John Denver concerts and contributions to our community.

Also on the program will be musicians from Our Lady of the Mountains Michele Gergen-Wisner, Brenda Brown, and Gary Reeves. As a special treat Fr. Joe Hartman will sing and play guitar. There will be caroling at the end of the concert and the audience will be invited to sing along.

Admission to this special concert is free.

There will be a collection taken to assist the Westley family a much-loved local family who lost their husband and father Greg in a tragic accident on July 4, 2013.

There is a continued need for community support of this great family. If you are unable to attend and would like to contribute, please go to the website at helpwestleyfamily.org.

Come and join in "A Spirit of Christmas" concert. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Dec. 13: Dasher 5K. Holiday themed 5K, starting at Bond Park. Registration 10 am, Race at 11 am Dec. 13: Tinsel Tavern Tour. A festive trolley tour of pubs. Tickets available at the kick-off party at The Estes Park Resort.

6 pm Dec. 16: Free 5K Group Run. Starts at the Stanley Hotel. 6 pm Dec. 19 - 21: Last Minute Holiday Shopathon. Shopping festivities in downtown Estes Park.

Dec. 19: Mountain Town Rockers Christmas Party. With special guests The Almost Dead and Amplified Souls. Marys Lake Lodge. 6 pm Dec. 21: Gingerbread House & Christmas Cookie Decorating. The Stanley Hotel.

1 pm Dec. 21: Winter Solstice Party with live music by Jon Pickett & Friends. Rock Inn. 5 pm

Dec. 13: Estes Valley Chamber Singers.

Christmas Concert of Lessons & Carols.

Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church. 3 pm

Dec. 26: Bob Smallwood. Acoustic. Coffee on the Rocks. 5pm

Dec. 13: Vic Anderson. Western Americana. Coffee on the Rocks. 5 pm

Dec. 26: James Davis. Classical Guitar.

Twin Owls Steakhouse. 6 pm

Dec. 13: Mountain Town Rockers. Rock.

Marys Lake Lodge. 6 pm

Dec. 26: Ray Young. Jazz Piano. Nicky’s Steakhouse. 6 pm

Dec. 13: Ray Young. Jazz Piano. Nicky’s Steakhouse. 6 pm

Dec. 26: Karaoke. Lonigans Pub. 9 pm

Dec. 13: Karaoke. Lonigans Pub. 9 pm Dec. 14: Windy Peak. Country - Grass.

The Stanley Hotel. 2 pm Dec. 14: Just Jill. Acoustic. Rock Inn. 5 pm

Dec. 17: Ran off the Rooster. Country Americana. Rock Inn. 7 pm Dec. 17: Open Mic. Lonigans Pub. 9 pm Dec. 18: Ladies Night with the Mountain Town Rockers. Estes Park Resort. 6 pm

Dec. 19: Bob Smallwood. Acoustic.

Coffee on the Rocks. 5pm

Festive Fridays: Every Friday, a downtown celebration of the holiday season. Chair massages, specials and holidays treats.

Maps available at Riverspointe Spa.

Dec. 19: James Davis. Classical Guitar.

Twin Owls Steakhouse. 6 pm

Dec. 12: James Davis. Classical Guitar.

Twin Owls Steakhouse. 6 pm Dec. 12: Ray Young. Jazz Piano. Nicky’s Steakhouse. 6 pm Dec. 12: Augustus Boulder Bluegrass Band. Bluegrass. Rock Inn. 7 pm Dec. 12: Karaoke. Lonigans Pub. 9 pm Dec. 13: Just Us, Chuck & Julie Varilek.

Christmas, Jazz, Country. The Old Church Shops. 12 pm

Dec. 19: Ray Young. Jazz Piano. Nicky’s Steakhouse. 6 pm Dec. 19: Karaoke. Lonigans Pub. 9 pm Dec. 20: Vic Anderson. Western Americana. Coffee on the Rocks. 5 pm Dec. 20: Greg Blake. Acoustic. Rock Inn. 6 pm Dec. 20: Mountain Town Rockers. Rock.

Marys Lake Lodge. 6 pm Dec. 20: Ray Young. Jazz Piano. Nicky’s Steakhouse. 6 pm Dec. 20: Karaoke. Lonigans Pub. 9 pm Dec. 21: Sorcha Barr and Sara Corry.

Flute & Harp. The Stanley Hotel. 2 pm Dec. 23: Jon Pickett. Acoustic. Rock Inn. 6 pm

December 14th 9:45am Choral Service, featuring the Chancel Choir There will be additional special performances and a carol sing-along!

United Methodist Church 1509 Fish Hatchery Road Estes Park, CO (970) 586-4153 www.estesparkumc.org

Dec. 13: Book signing, Author Nancy Darfer Hyland. Colorado Homestead. 1 pm

Weekly on Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat: Sip & Paint. Learn to paint a masterpiece while enjoying delicious drinks. Murphy’s Resort. Mon & Wed at 6 pm. Fri & Sat at 7 pm

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK

Dec. 18: Open Bluegrass Jam. Rock Inn. 6 pm

Dec. 19: Neal Whitlock. Acoustic. Rock Inn. 5 pm

Dec. 12: Bob Smallwood. Acoustic. Coffee on the Rocks. 5pm

SEMINARS, CLASSES & LECTURES Dec. 13, 20: Foot Reflexology Class.

Riverspointe Spa. 4:30 pm

Dec. 17: Trivia Night. Longz Mountain Grill. 6:30 pm

Dec. 23: Free 5K Group Run. Starts at the Stanley Hotel. 6 pm

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

Dec. 26: Gary Hall. Acoustic. Rock Inn. 6 pm

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Landscape, Still life and Abstract. Art Center of Estes Park. Continues through Dec. 29 Celebrating the Season. Holiday Art Exhibition & Sale. Cultural Arts Council.

Continues through Jan. 3 Holiday Art Walk. Galleries throughout Estes Park. Maps available at Cultural Arts Council. Continues through Jan. 4 Climb On! History of Rock Climbing in Estes Park & Rocky Mountain National Park. Estes Park Museum. Continues through Oct. 4, 2015

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Bobcat Wrestling Results

Thanks For Support In Eagle Project I completed my Eagle Scout project in October. The project was to refurbish the deck at the Youth Center building in Stanley Park. The Youth Center is part of the Estes Park Parks and Rec District, and provides a safe place for middle and high school students to go after school.

Students can hang out, get help with homework, play games and work with computers while they are there.

The Youth Center deck had become run-down and unsafe for people to use.

With the help of volunteers, we were able to repair broken railings and supports, sand, repaint and re-stain the deck. My project began right after another volunteer group repainted the main building.

Now the entire Youth Center has a fresh green coat of paint, and it looks great!

I would like to thank some of the people who made my project possible. Thank you Boy Scout Troop 8. Bryan Burke, the scoutmaster, was very supportive in helping me plan my project and in helping me to earn the badges necessary to be an Eagle scout. Our former scoutmaster, Mike Aldrich, came to work on the Youth Cen-

By: Kevin Ash Estes Park Wrestling Coach

The Bobcat wrestlers opened the 2014-15 season with a roar. We traveled down to Fairview High School in Boulder for the Mike Standley Invitational. Even though this tournament was filled 4A and 5A schools, our wrestlers finished in 7th place out of 18 teams. Estes brought 16 wrestlers to the tournament, the largest team it has had in several years.

At the end of the day-long battle, there were four Bobcat wrestlers in the championship round and were placed on the awards podium: At 126 lbs., Logan Ash took 1st place.

The senior dominated the weight class and finished with two first period pins and a technical fall. Logan was not scored on in any of his matches.

At 138 lbs., senior Jamie Steadman finished in 4th place. Jamie recorded four pins on the day and finished with a 4-1 record. Jamie wrestled the fivematch daily maximum allowed by CHSAA and had to forfeit the 3rd place match.

At 152 lbs., sophomore Eric Todd took 3rd place. After a tough draw with his opening match, Eric found his rhythm and won his next four matches to take home a medal.

At 182 lbs., senior Dillon Rodgers took 4th place. Dillon had two pins and lost a tough match for 3rd place. Dillon finished 2-2 on the day.

Senior John Taylor (160 lbs.) and

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ter, brought tools, and gave me several pep talks. Steve Johnson, our Eagle Scout counselor, guided me through the process of planning and submitting the project.

Thanks to Troop 8 scouts and parents who volunteered to help work on the project, and thanks to several fellow EPHS students who volunteered their time. Matt from C&M Home Repair helped me to plan the project and make a materials list, as well as helping with repairs. Thanks also to my parents and my mentor John McCarthy for helping out.

We had very generous donations from several local businesses. Thank you, Estes Park Lumber, for your generous donation of all building materials for repairing the deck. Thanks to Ace Hardware for their donation of paint, stain, and painting supplies. C&M Home Repair donated miscellaneous supplies and use of their tools.

I am grateful for all the people who helped to make my Eagle Scout project a success. I appreciate each of you.

Gabe Ochoa

Bright Christmas Sophomore Caden Brown (132 lbs.) both won two matches and just missed placing in the top four.

This tournament provided top competition for all the Bobcat wrestlers.

Other wrestlers competing this weekend were: Seniors Nick Burreson (170 lbs.) and Marshall Dean (220 lbs.).

Sophomores Evan Tasker (120 lbs.), Jordan Duemig (145 lbs.), Billy McWhorter (170 lbs.) and Jacob Louk (195 lbs.).

Freshmen Hunter Kitchen (120 lbs.), Marshall Phares (126 lbs.), Heath Rasmussen (132 lbs.) and Bradley Jensen (138 lbs.).

Next week the Bobcat wrestlers begin Patriot League action Thursday night (12/11) in Ault with duals against Highland and Strasburg. We will follow that on Saturday with a tournament at Denver North High School.

Photos courtesy Brian Brown

Bright Christmas has been helping Estes Park area needy families provide a wonderful Christmas for their children for the last 30 years. This week, the many dedicated volunteers distributed mounds of toys, gifts, clothing and food to families in need this holiday season.

Jean Austin, founder of Bright Christmas said proudly, “This year, we helped out 134 families and that includes almost

300 children. I’m just so pleased that these kids will now have a wonderful Christmas this year, thanks to all who sponsored a family and to those who donated to Bright Christmas! The community has been just great, donating clothing, toys, bicycles, food and more!

I am amazed every year at what this town does for others in need, its just heartwarming!”

Conquering The Sharkstooth In RMNP Do you know where The Sharkstooth is located and what it is? The Sharkstooth is a 12,630+ foot peak in Rocky Mountain National Park, NE of Taylor Peak and SW of Bear Lake. Karin Edwards stood on The Sharkstooth with her friends Dave Disney and John Asmussen on August 30, 2014. John led the classic 5.4 east gully route, while Karin belayed him and cleaned the route while she climbed, and then Karin belayed Dave. This climb marked Karin’s success in summitting all 145 peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park, including the named and unnamed, ranked high points.

Thank you to all the climbing partners and friends who have supported and accompanied Karin, who now joins a great group of people who have ascended Rocky’s peaks.

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"Nuncrackers" takes the stage at Hempel Auditorium at the YMCA of the Rockies for its opening night on Friday, December 12, at 7:30 p.m., and will run each weekend for two weeks. Part of the "Nunsense" series of musicals by composer and playwright Dan Goggin, "Nuncrackers" is a hilarious, poignant story perfect for the holidays.

Produced by the Fine Arts Guild of the Rockies and opening locally on December 12, the show is directed and choreographed by Mark Ivan Branche, a veteran of the Broadway stage.

The stage manager for this production is Barb Boyer Buck and the vocal director is Michael Williams, who is also playing the piano for the show. Chuck and Julie Varilek are playing the

electronic wind synthesizer and synthesizer for the show.

Kay Mitchell is Regina, the Reverend Mother; Michelle Taylor is Sister Robert Anne; Sandra Hofmann is Sister Mary Paul (Sister Amnesia); Jacquline Perkins is Sister Mary Hubert; Tim Baldwin is Father Virgil; Joy Kiddle is Sister Julia Child of God; and, Katharine Bogardus is Sister Mary Leo and is running props during the show. The children who are studying in the convent are played by local residents Rachel Ryan, Azelan Amundson, Bria Brown, and Julia McMillan. Stage hand priests are played by Rik Forschmeidt and Rich Mitchell. The tech crew includes Corey Vilar, Olivia Reins, Brenda Reins, and Torae Reid. The set was

completed Michael Petri, Ward and Pat Nelson, and Baldwin. Deborah Baldwin, Marilyn McQueen, Brenda Reins, Cindy Stutzman, and Leigh Bogardus created the costumes.

The show will be performed at Hempel on Dec. 12 and 13 at 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 14 at 2 p.m.; Dec. 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 21 at 2 p.m. Advanced tickets are now available at Macdonald Book Shop (downtown Estes Park) and are $12 for adults, $6 for youth (under 18), and $10 for seniors. Also, tickets are available for purchase online at www.fineartsguild.org (add $1 for online sales); and at-the-door on the night of the shows (add $2 for day-of purchases).

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Teen Holiday Movie Night Features “A Christmas Story” Middle and High Schoolage students are invited to the Estes Valley Library on Friday, December 19 at 6:30 p.m. for an evening to celebrate the “school’s out” holiday season. The gathering will include holiday-themed improvisational games and activities, festive snacks, and a screening of the hilarious classic movie, “A Christmas Story.”

In the film, Ralphie wants only one thing for Christmas: a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock. But Ralphie’s dreams are deflated when his mother, his

teacher, and even Santa Claus all give him the same warning: “You’ll shoot your eye out.” This 1983 delight is based on the nostalgic recollections of humorist Jean Shepherd, with Peter Billingsley as the child, and the film has become a perennial favorite.

Attendees at the Teen Movie Night are encouraged to consider dressing up as their favorite holiday character—or in excessively festive attire.

Holiday-inspired creativity is welcome.

Those planning to attend are encouraged to email Teen Guide Katherine Dumont at kdumont@estesvalleylibrary.org or call 970-586-8116.

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One Book, One Valley, One Great Journey

The numbers are in, and it’s official.

One Book One Valley just finished its strongest year yet.

This annual all-community event, which invites the Estes Valley on the journey of a shared reading experience, just finished its fourth year. Twenty-three special events drew 1478 participants, up 10% over the previous high mark in 2012.

As we reflect upon the themes of a season past, several components made this year special. Certainly there was the book itself. Timothy Egan’s “The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America” was engaging and thought-provoking. We heard from many readers along the way who surprised themselves at how deeply the book fascinated them—and similarly, how eager they were to discuss it—be it at library programs or casually among The flood book make great Christmas friends and family. And that is the very gifts! All photos in the book are by residents in Pinewood Springs and include a aspiration with which One Book One narrative from fire department members. Valley was conceived.

All proceeds from the book go towards The season’s crowning event took place building a new fire house (which is desNovember 18 as hundreds of residents perately needed.) filled the seats for an evening with Pulitzer-Prize winning author Timothy The book is selling for $34.95 plus tax.

McGuckin Hardware is located at: 2525 Egan. Egan shared the insights and inspirations that formed the narrative of his Arapahoe Avenue #1, Village Boulder book. Afterward, the author signed Shopping Center, Boulder, CO. books for a long line of fans, a signing event made possible by Macdonald Book Shop. Egan was a gracious and delightful guest, and he expressed to us how much he enjoyed his trip to Estes Park and the enthusiastic community of readers he met here.

If the book and the author were at the heart of last season’s success, so was one major character. Few figures from our

Book About The Flood “The Road Home” At McGuckin Hardware McGuckin Hardware started carrying the flood book "The Road Home" on Black Friday and plan to carry it indefinitely at their Boulder store.

To help promote the book, they are setting up a table in the store Saturdays between now and Christmas, December 13 and 20 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

On hand at the book sale will be members of the Pinewood Springs Fire Protection District to help with the promotion.

history have such enduring fascination as our 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt.

And the popularity of last fall’s PBS-Ken Burns series on the Roosevelts (now available on DVD at the Library) only helped rekindle that interest.

Our headline Theodore Roosevelt event was a big hit on October 18, when performer-historian Doug Mishler gave us an extraordinary re-enactment of the larger-than-life Colonel himself, with 245 in attendance at the High School Auditorium. After his energetic one-hour show, Mishler invited attendees to stay for an optional second hour of Q&A (first as ‘TR’, then as ‘Mishler the Professor’).

There was Egan, there was Roosevelt, there was Enos Mills. Historian John Stansfield brought his re-enactment to three groups at the Estes Park Elementary School, then performed for a huge crowd at the Library.

That underscores another important element of this year’s project: a collaboration with the 100th Anniversary of Rocky Mountain National Park. RMNP was a great partner this season, with programs by rangers Mike Lewelling on fire management and Chelsea Hernandez on fire ecology—even a Junior Fire Rangers event for kids (yes, I earned my ‘JFR’ patch too).

And our biggest “thank you” goes to Carol Linnig of Estes Park, who was the donor for this year’s project—and an active participant throughout the series.

Carol shows what one person who has a vision can accomplish.

Now we look to the future. We welcome your financial contributions for that future—your vision may just empower the next big project.

Book-A-Librarian: Learn About eBooks And More Smart tablets, iPads, and eReaders have ranked among the most popular holiday gifts in recent years. Whether you find yourself a new recipient of a high-tech device this season, or if you just haven’t had a chance to discover how to access eBooks, the Estes Valley Library offers a free oneon-one opportunity to get acquainted with the ease of online reading.

“Book-an-eServices-Librarian” is a helpful service, available by appointment.

Thirty minute sessions are offered at various times during the week. Participants have the undivided attention of a Library staff specialist who will guide them through the process of accessing eBooks, eMagazines, and downloadable audio.

Attendees should plan to bring in their device and any passwords they may need to operate the device.

For anyone who would like to explore access on their own, full instructions on the Library eServices are available at estesvalleylibrary.org. For those who get

stuck or would prefer one-on-one assistance, Book-a-Librarian is an excellent option. The Library has well over a thousand eBook titles in a wide variety of subjects and genres.

Library eBooks function similarly to traditional Library books: a title is “checked out” on a device where it remains for three weeks, or until the item is returned. If not returned, the eBook file essentially disappears from the device and becomes available again for other borrowers.

In addition to eServices, Book-a-Librarian appointments are available to assist in many other Library services: finding a good read (for adults, teens, or kids), personal-finance counseling, small business resources, jobseeker resources, and nonprofit grantseeking resources.

For more information or to book an appointment, visit the Library or call (970) 586-8116.

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Library Supports Book Discussion In Many Forms Community book discussion is alive and strong in the Estes Valley, and the Library continues to offer Book Club Bag selections for check-out, including four new kits recently added to the collection. More than a dozen local book clubs meet throughout the year, and the Library helps support this vital activity which promotes literacy and community. The Book Club Bag service was launched several years ago to make it more convenient for clubs to access books and to encourage the formation of new book discussion groups.

These are the four new book-club titles available this year: In “Code Name Verity” by Elizabeth Wein, a British spy plane crashes in Nazioccupied France in 1943. Secret agent “Verity” survives, but she is sure she is doomed when captured by the Gestapo.

Her confession forms the story, which has been called “a visceral read of danger, resolve, and survival that shows just how far true friends will go to save each other.”

“We Are All Completely beside Ourselves” by Karen Joy Fowler is the new novel from the bestselling author of “The Jane Austen Book Club”. It tells the story of a middle-class American family, normal in every way but one. “I was raised with a chimpanzee,” explains Rosemary, who never stopped talking as a child, but then suddenly went silent. The novel is a tale of loving but fallible people whose well-intentioned actions lead to heartbreaking consequences.

“Me before You” by JoJo Moyes has been called a love story for a modern generation. It finds Louisa, an ordinary

girl with an ordinary life, meeting Will, who is wheelchair-bound and moody after an accident. When she finds out that he has shocking plans of his own, Louisa sets out to prove to him that life is still worth living.

“The Hundred-Foot Journey” by Richard Morais follows a family from India whose circumstances force them to France, where they open a restaurant and unknowingly begin a culinary war with their new French neighbors. Now a major motion picture, the novel has been called “a fable for the ages—charming, endearing, and compulsively readable.”

In addition to these four new kits, numerous other book club bags are available and may be searched in the Library’s online catalog. Many titles not held locally are available through a statewide sharing program from the Colorado State Library. Book club leaders may contact the Library to learn more about the availability of other selections.

Book club representatives are also encouraged to share their upcoming reading lists with the Library, which will assist staff in determining selections for future book club kits.

The Library will also continue to host an ongoing Financial Book Club series in 2015. Those interested may contact Marsha Yelick at myelick@estesvalleylibrary.org If you’re in a book club or thinking about starting one, visit the Library to see and learn more about the newest book club bags. For more information, contact librarian Kathleen Kase at 970-586-8116 or visit the Library’s website at estesvalleylibrary.org

Deborah Baldwin To Sign Books At Macdonald Book Shop This Saturday Veteran drama teacher and director, Deborah Baldwin, a resident of Estes Park, is offering a book signing of her debut novel, Bumbling Bea at the Macdonald Book Shop in downtown Estes Park this Saturday, December 13 from 11:00 to 1:30 and 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.

Ms. Baldwin states, “Bumbling Bea took me two years to write, but twenty-five years to ponder. My parents took me on an amazing trip to Japan when I was in high school. During the trip, we were treated to a performance of Kabuki Theater at the National Kabuki Theater in Tokyo. I was immediately fascinated by the art form and its drama, pageantry and spectacle stayed with me for many years after we returned home. In particular, I was intrigued that men acted in every role—male and female. I discovered that the Kabuki Theater was strictly controlled by men and only their male family members could inherit their positions within the Kabuki Theater com-

pany. This tradition continues today.

I have taught middle school students for thirty-five years. I really know them well!

I thought a story about a middle school grade girl dealing with the many challenges of her age (impetuous nature, outspoken ideas, etc.) coupled with a Japanese girl who wants desperately to be a Kabuki actor would be an interesting plot and conflict.

Most authors don’t write books for middle grade students that concern performing, especially theater. There are very few novels that focus on the arts as well as cultures clashing.

Bumbling Bea is about many things, but most of all I hope readers have moments when they can relate with many of the characters, the middle graders as well as the adults.”

Bumbling Bea can be purchased as a paperback or Ebook through Amazon.com For more information, about Deborah check out her blog at: Dramamommaspeaks.wordpress.com

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“Ordeal By Fire” Documentary Shown Today At Library The acclaimed documentary “Ordeal by Fire” will be shown in the Hondius Community Room at the Estes Valley Library today, Friday, December 12 at 1:00 p.m.

The film recounts the events of the historic 1910 event dubbed “The Big Burn”.

Last month’s screening had limited seating, so today’s event is another opportunity to see the movie on the big screen.

“Ordeal by Fire,” made by filmmaker George Sibley, tells the story of the biggest forest fire in American history. In 1910, Italian and Irish immigrants, African-American soldiers, prospectors, loggers, forest rangers, farmers and railroad men all ran up against nature’s powerful fire cycles in a harsh yet beautiful land. On the border between Idaho and Montana, the Bitterroot Mountains caught fire, and on August 20 hurricane-force winds blew thousands of separate fires into one gigantic

one. The newly-created Forest Service sent thousands of men to stop it. Burning trains raced for the safety of tunnels, while whole towns disappeared. The disaster put to test one of America’s most profound political ideas: Could and should the federal government manage and protect the continent’s natural resources?

Sibley’s documentary aired on Idaho and Montana PBS stations.

The film features extensive interviews, including Timothy Egan, author of “The Big Burn.” Also interviewed are fire scientists, fire fighters, and relatives of the fire’s survivors.

Snacks and refreshments will be on hand at today’s special matinee, courtesy of the Friends of the Library.

For more information, contact the Library at (970) 586-8116 or visit estesvalleylibrary.org.

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Winter Music Series CourseRegistration Continues

Monday – December 15 Chicken parmesan sandwich, Vegetable ratatouille, Orange slices, Cookie Tuesday – December 16 Holiday Feast! Advance tickets required Wednesday – December 17 Sweet and sour pork, Stir fry vegetables, Mini egg rolls, Brownie Thursday –December 18 Seasoned baked chicken, Red potatoes, Mixed vegetables, Dinner roll, Pie Friday – December 19 Chicken or shrimp gumbo, Red beans & rice, French bread, Cobbler $5 EPSCC INC. members / $7 nonmembers - everyone welcome!

Johannes Brahms considered to be one of the most significant 19th century composers The Town of Estes Park’s Senior Services Division is delighted to work with Dr. Derald DeYoung to offer “The Music of Johannes Brahms” as a six-week winter series. The course will be held on Tuesdays, January 13 through February 17, 2015 at the Estes Valley Library’s Hondius Room, 335 East Elkhorn. Participants may register now for either the morning session (10:00 a. m. to 12:00 p. m.) or the afternoon session (1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.)

Each session is limited to 48 people. There is no fee but advance registration is required. Contact the Senior Center 220 Fourth Street, to register or call 5862996. Be sure to state your name, phone number and if you are selecting the morning or afternoon session.

According to Dr. DeYoung, “Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was one of the most significant composers of the 19th century and was considered to be the standardbearer of Romanticism. He absorbed the sensuous charm of gypsy music and German folksong and at the same time he was a champion of the glorious music of the past. His music is characterized by the dichotomy of emotional intensity with intellectual rigor and musical freedom with restraint. In his music we find unusual melodic patterns, bold harmonies and complicated rhythms and experimentation that pointed the way to the future.”

Derald is passionate about these music

series courses and shares more thoughts, “Our course in this fascinating composer will deal with both the man and the music. We will introduce most of the genres of music that Brahms wrote in including orchestral overtures, concertos and symphonies; chamber music for a variety of instruments, choral pieces, and piano music. As in last year’s course, we will be able to enjoy world class performances of the Berlin Philharmonic via their digital concert hall as well as music on CDs. We will emphasize what to listen for and how to listen to this music.

Therefore no formal musical experience is necessary, only a desire to learn and listen to some of the greatest music of the western world.”

Dr. Derald DeYoung has taught previous courses for the Senior Center on the music of Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and Shostakovich, Schubert, JS Bach and Schumann. Dr. DeYoung is Professor of Music Emeritus from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan where he taught for 27 years before moving to Estes Park full time in 2005.

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

Development Of Climbing Commercial Services Strategy Continues At RMNP Rocky Mountain National Park is currently in the planning phase of developing a Commercial Services Strategy for guided commercial climbing in the park.

This summer the park solicited comment and input from a variety of different stakeholders. This feedback was evaluated and is being used to continue to develop the park’s strategy. It is estimated that less than 1% of total climbing in the park results from guided climbing; the remainder comes from private, noncommercial use.

During 2015, the park will issue limited-trip Commercial Use Authorizations (CUA) for guided technical climbing in the park. These CUAs provide an opportunity for qualified mountaineering companies to access the park on a limited basis. In 2015, the park will issue one limited-trip CUA permit for guided technical climbing per company. Each permit will allow up to three non-consecutive calendar days of guided technical climbing in the park. The maximum number of clients allowed per day will be twelve.

Trips will be subject to appropriate guide-to-client ratios as outlined by the park. Post-trip reporting will be required of all permit holders.

To apply for a limited technical climbing CUA permit, a complete application packet must be submitted to the park’s concession office a minimum of one month in advance of the first client day.

Applications are currently being accepted. These limited guided climbing CUA permits are only for 2015 and companies should only anticipate operating in the park during the 2015 calendar year.

For a limited-trip CUA application packet or for any questions about the permits and the application process, please contact the park’s Information Office at (970) 586-1206.

These Sweet Cats All Need New, Loving Homes This week, there are three wonderful cats who are in need of new forever homes.

Meet Hunter!

Hunter is a six month old neutered male who has all of his vaccinations and is microchiped.

He is playful Hunter but also loves to be loved on.

Patches is six months old, spayed, vaccinated and micro-chipped.

She is very playful and loving.

Patches and Hunter are Patches brother and sister. They are playful and loving. They can be chasing a toy one minute and purring in your arms the next.

Galileo is neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. He likes to talk and can carry on a conversation. He also plays and loves attenGalileo tion.

You can meet any of these wonderful animals at the Estes Park Pet Lodge at the Animal Medical Center on Manford Avenue or call 586-9282 for more information.

All pets are offered through the Pet Association of Estes Park, a non-profit organization that works to find homes for stray and abandoned pets, control dog and cat populations by funding sterilization programs, educate members of the community, especially young people, about the humane treatment of animals and the responsibilities of pet ownership; and promote community involvement in the use of pets as therapeutic agents (e.g., in nursing homes).

The Estes Park Pet Association is your local humane society. You can make a tax-deductible donation to the Pet Association by sending your check to P.O. Box 4342, Estes Park, CO 80517. For more information, contact Carolyn Fairbanks, President of the Pet Association at (970) 586-5121.

Parkinson’s Support Group Meeting The next meeting of the Parkinson’s Disease Support Group will be held Tuesday, December 16. (Monthly meetings are always held on the third Tuesday of the month).

By popular demand, the meeting time has been moved to 2-3:30 p.m.

All affected by this progressive neurological disease are welcome to attend to

bring their own experiences, strength and hope and come together for the good of the group.

Questions, comments? Call Linda Hanak at 586-9633.

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Local residents are invited to participate as field counters or feeder watchers in the annual Rocky Mountain National Park/Estes Park Christmas Bird Count to be held this Sunday, Dec. 14. This will be the 62nd local count and the 115th national count.

Potential field counters should contact CBC coordinator, Judie Wright, jwtwep@centurylink.net or (970-3108872) by Dec. 9th to be placed on a team.

They should dress for the weather and bring binoculars and a field guide. Both car and hiking routes are available.

Anyone with basic bird-identification skills is welcome. Teams of field counters spend the day trying to locate, identify, and count every bird in a prescribed circle 15 miles in diameter.

They’ll meet at Poppy’s at 1 p.m. for lunch and to turn in their count sheets. If they wish to count in the afternoon, they may email or mail them to Wright.

Feeder watchers also play an important part in the count. They record each

species observed at their feeders on count day and the highest number of those species seen at any one time.

Feeder watchers should file their reports with Wright by Dec. 21. Email results to jwtwep@centurylink.net or call (970310-8872.)

Counters travel from Ft. Collins, Greeley, and Denver to help with the count.

Many counters and several feeder watchers have participated for a decade or longer.

The count circle is bounded by Longs Peak Campground on the south, the Ute Trail crossing on Trail Ridge Road on the west, and Glen Haven and Meadowdale on the east.

The local Christmas Bird Count, sponsored by the Estes Park Bird Club, is one of over 2,000 international counts organized by the National Audubon Society.

More information about CBCs and access to the database of results can be found online at http://birds.audubon.org/christmas-birdcount#.

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Home Buyers/Sellers Profile Report The National Association of REALTORS® has just released their annual profile of home buyers and home sellers.

This report is based on surveys completed from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 and includes responses from 6,572 home buyers spread geographically across the nation. It is 128 pages long and has some really interesting information and some information you might want to read as a sleep aid.

Some of the interesting characteristics of home buyers are: • Thirty-three percent of home buyers were first-time buyers, which is suppressed from the historical norm of forty percent; • The typical first-time buyer was 31years old, while the typical repeat buyer was 53; • Sixty-five percent of home buyers were married couples that point out that it takes two incomes to make a home purchase today.

• Children over the age of 18 moving back into the house and health and caretaking of aging parents have equated to thirteen percent of buyers purchasing a multi-generational home. This trend is definitely true for buyers of real estate in

the Estes Park area.

• The desire to own a home was the primary reason 24 percent of recent home buyers made the decision, while nine percent purchased due to a job-related relocation and eight percent bought for the desire to be in a better area. I am sure the home buyers in Estes Park are amongst the eight percent who believe they are in a better area.

This is a synopsis of the first 23 pages of the report. As I delve into the remaining 105 pages with sections on characteristics of homes purchased, the home search process, home buying and real estate, home sellers and their selling experience, for-sale-by-owner and I am sure to be my favorite home buying and real estate professionals, I will share a brief summary on each section.

Let me know if you would like a copy of the report, or more detailed information on a particular section. We don’t have a similar report just for Estes Park, but I have some characteristics that I hold true. I am always available to talk about any real estate (or fishing) topic on a national level or right here in Estes Park.

Scott Thompson “Your Trusted Real Estate Advisor”

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EVRPD Sports & Events nifer Rodda. This course will teach the fundamentals of cheerleading, including basic stunts and tumbling, and will include an exhibition performance(s), dates TBD. Available for boys and girls, K-8th grade. A registration fee plus a one-time uniform fee of $50 is required.

Practices are Monday and Wednesday, Little Hoopsters (3 & 4 year olds) 3:45-4:45pm. Location is TBD due to Little Hoopsters is a developmental High School sports. Rec Cheer is from program for 3 & 4 year olds. 100% parJanuary 21-March 7. Early registration is ent/guardian participation is required. It from 12/1/14-1/7/15. After 1/7/15 there is Saturday mornings only, for 6 weeks is a $10 late fee from 1/31/15-3/7/15. It is from 9-9:45am Coaches/Referees Wanted and will be at the Elementary School The EVRPD is also in need of qualified Gym. *The cost is $25/In-District and $30/Out-of-District. Early registration is referees and volunteer coaches for Youth Basketball. Available practice times are from 12/1/14-1/21/15. After 1/21/15 based off of gym availability, but are prithere is a $10 late fee. marily in the evening starting at 5:30pm Junior Jammers (K-1st Grade) for one hour a day/twice a week. If you Junior Jammers is an instructional procoach and your child is a participant, gram for K-1st grade. The program is your child’s registration will be waived.

Saturday mornings only. It is located at Basketball referees are needed. Paid or the Elementary School Gym, 10-10:45 volunteer positions are available. If you a.m., from 1/31/15-3/7/15. Early regisare interested in reffing or coaching, or tration is from 12/1/14-1/21/15. After for more information about our pro1/21/15 there is a $10 late fee. grams, please contact us.

Youth Basketball League Registration/Contact Us In the Youth Basketball League, players Early registration fees are $38.00/Inparticipate on a team and practice twice District and $48/Out-of-District. *For a week and have six Saturday morning Cheer, a one-time uniform fee of $50 is games. Practice days and times are based also required. You may register and pay on gym and coaches availability. Pracon-line at www.evrpd.com via PayPal tices begin the week of January 20, 2015. using a credit card or debit card only, or Games are Saturday mornings from you may drop-in to the EVRPD Admin1/31/15-3/7/15. Games times are beistrative Office, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mondaytween 9am-1pm and are located at either Friday, to fill out a registration form and the Elementary School Gym or Middle pay using cash, check, or credit card.

School Gym. Divisions are: Co-rec 2nd**After the early registration deadline 3rd grade, Boys 4th-5th, Girls 4th-5th, there is a $10 late fee. *Youth Basketball Boys 6th-8th, and Girls 6th-8th. **A League: Late registrations will be taken minimum of 16 players in a division on a “space-available” basis only and can must be registered on the final day of only be done at the EVRPD Administraearly registration to ensure two teams. If tive Office (no online registration availthere is not a minimum of 16 players, able). *Little Hoopsters, Junior Jammers then boys and girls teams may combine & Cheer: Late registrations can be done and 6th graders may be combined with online or at the EVRPD Admin Office. the 4th-5th grade teams. Early registraActivity scholarships are available tion is from 12/1/14-1/7/15. After 1/7/15 through the Estes Valley Youth Activity there is a $10 late fee.

Assistance Fund. Applications are availRec Cheer able at the EVRPD office.

EVRPD is sponsoring a 7-week/2 dayFor more information, contact Cheryl week, Rec Cheer Program for the winter Sarnwick at 970-586-8191, ext. 3, or at of 2015, hosted by HS Cheer Coach, JenCheryl@evrpd.com.

Registration for programs may be completed on line at www.evrpd.com or at the administrative office of the Estes Valley Recreation and Park District, 609 Big Thompson Avenue, Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information call 586-8191.

Bluegrass Concert At YMCA Of The Rockies There will be a Christmas Concert held at the YMCA of the Rockies' Hyde Chapel featuring bluegrass group Briar Branch. This show is open to the public and all are welcome!

The concert will take place on Sunday, December 21 at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free, with a love offering collected.

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Telephone Scam Alert Local residents have reported another active telephone scam. Callers identify themselves as employees of the I.R.S. or U.S. Treasury and attempt to solicit funds by accusing the citizens of being delinquent on paying taxes.

The following voicemail message was reported in a similar case: "Hi this message is intended to contact you.

My name is Steve Martin and I'm calling regarding an enforcement actions executed by US Treasury and tell(?) your serious attention. Ignoring this will be an additional second attempt to avoid initial appearance before a magistrate judge or a grand jury for the federal criminal

offense. My number is 215-734-0224. I repeat 215-734-0224. I'd like you to cooperate with others and help us to help you. Thank you."

Never provide personal or financial information to an unknown, unverified solicitor. If you live in the Estes Valley, please report fraud attempts to the Estes Park Police Department at 970-5864000. If you do not live in the Estes Valley and experience a fraud attempt, please contact your local law enforcement.

Learn more about potential scams and how you can avoid becoming a victim at www.stopfraudcolorado.gov.

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Estes Park: Snow shelter building & snowshoeing/Stanley Hotel Tour Saturday March 14th 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Fee: $36 Join us as we take a day trip up to Estes Park. We will begin our day with a ranger led snowshoe hike in Rocky Mountain National Park and learn how to build a snow shelter and survive in the winter!

Pack a hearty lunch as we will eat on the trail. After lunch we will head to the Stanley Hotel for an out of this world "Haunted Tour!" Registration Deadline: Wednesday, March 4.

Teen Adventure Series Trips Youth Center & Teen Night Schedule Estes Valley, Hyland Hills Park & RecreThe Youth Center is open Monday-Friation District, Broomfield, and Northday from 3:00- 6:00 p.m. during the glenn have teamed up together to offer school year and closed on school clothis fabulous teen adventure series for all Middle School & High School teens. This sures. Amenities include Wi-Fi, a pool is an opportunity to explore new and ex- table, the Music Center (keyboards, guitars, drums), Logitech Squeezebox Wi-Fi citing places outside of Estes, make new Music Player, Xbox, Xbox 360, Kinect, friends in the Denver-Metro area, and foosball, large screen T.V., computers, have loads of fun on these exciting adventures. All trips leave and return to the board games, arts and craft materials, school supplies, couches, vending maEstes Valley Youth Center. Registration chines, popcorn machine, sports equipmust be done at the EVRPD Admin Ofment, a kitchen, and bathrooms. fice located at 690 Big Thompson Ave, Friday, December 12: Teen Night, 8:30Estes Park, CO 80517. Must have a mini10:30 p.m. Celebrate the holiday season mum of 8 passengers for the trip to go. and we will watch a Christmas classic Must register by deadline listed.

(Elf or A Christmas Story) and enjoy 2015 National Western Stock Showmore holiday fun!

Saturday January 17th 2:00-8:00 p.m.

Monday, December 15-19: Christmas Fee is $30 Classic Movie Week, 3:30-6 p.m. We will Join us for a taste of the West! Today we be watching a different Christmas Classic will be heading to the 2015 National each day of the week after school.

Western Stock Show for a day of riding, Thursday, December 18: Gingerbread roping and yeehaws! Paint a horse or Making & Holiday Gift Exchange, 3:30-6 rope some cattle then end the day with a Wild Wild West Show. Fee includes gen- p.m. Come on down and make your very eral admission to Stock Show and Ticket own gingerbread home (all supplies provided). And those wanting to participate to the Wild West Show. Dinner is not we will do a holiday gift exchange. Bring provided, so please send your child with something gently used and usable as a money to purchase a meal. Registration gift.

Deadline: Wednesday, January 7.

TobacNO Youth Coalition Skiing and Snowboarding Trip to ElTobacNO is available to all 8th-12th dora - Monday February 16th 6:30 a.m.graders. YAC meets once a month and 5:30 p.m. dinner is provided. Projects include ToJoin us on President’s Day at Eldorado Mountain Ski Resort. We will head to El- bacco Free Larimer County and other community and after school events that dora for a full day of skiing or snoware created by the students, for the stuboarding. Bring money for lunch. Must be 12 years old for this trip! Registration dents. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 3, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Deadline: Wednesday, February 4.

Estes Valley Public Library.

Option 1: Lift ticket only, fee: $54 To learn more about the Youth AdviOption 2: Lift ticket and rental equipsory Council or TobacNO, stop by the ment (if needed), Fee: $82 Youth Center to learn more or contact Option 3: Lift ticket, rental equipment, Cheryl Sarnwick; Recreation Supervisor, and 2-hour lesson, Fee: $84 at 586-8191 ext. 3 or Cheryl@evrpd.com.

Elizabeth Soliday Recognized As “Teacher Of Promise” Elizabeth (Beth) Soliday was recently selected by Sterling College and recognized by the Kansas State Department of Education on 21 November as a “Teacher of Promise.” “Teacher of Promise” is a program designed to recognize top prospective teachers. Beth attends Sterling College in Sterling Kansas, studying elementary education and she has been on the Dean’s list every year of her attendance. Beth was home schooled in Estes, she was a teacher’s assistant in the Estes Park Elementary Kindergarten and participated in EPHS Girls’ Soccer. She lettered in soccer all four years and went to Sterling on a soccer scholarship. She is the daughter of Steve and Katie Soliday.

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At a time, when dark evenings creep in sooner than we would like, and after we have experienced one of the worst floods in Colorado's history, we can all benefit from creative, uplifting experience. The call to create something inspiring and full of life has beckoned director Chris Wood back to the role of coaching and directing the talent of Estes Park. Wood explains, “South Pacific is the perfect production for this time of healing and re-birth in our community. The performing arts are instrumental to the soul and heart-beat of Estes residents, and a creative outlet is just the thing needed to pump vitality and health back into our town.”

The Fine Arts Guild of the Rockies is pleased to announce the production and the upcoming performances of South Pacific, the last two weekends of March at the Hempel Auditorium at YMCA of the Rockies. Shows will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 20th & 27th and Saturday, March 21st & 28th, as well as at 2 p.m. Sunday on March 22nd.

South Pacific includes well-known songs such as "Some Enchanted Evening," "I’m Gonna Wash that Man Right out of My Hair," "There is Nothing Like a Dame," and "Bali Hai." The cast calls for a robust group of men of all ages, women ages 1530, one young boy and one young girl.

Wood hopes to cast all interested in the

production or to involve them in other essential theatrical roles with the objective of building community.

Auditions will be held just after the start of the New Year on Saturday, January 3rd at 3 p.m. at the Park Village Playhouse located under the Village Store and adjacent to the Other Side Restaurant.

Auditions are open to all theater enthusiasts. If you are theater-experienced or have never been on stage, you are warmly invited to join Chris Wood. Please prepare one, two minute (or less) song segment of your choice which is not from the show. An accompanist will be provided. You will also be asked to read selections from the script (available at the library front desk for in-library review).

Rehearsals will run Monday through Thursday evenings 7-9 p.m. beginning Monday, January 6th, and on some Saturday mornings 10-12 a.m. Not everyone will be required to be at all rehearsals during the first weeks as work will be done in smaller groups.

Beginning Monday, March 16th, attendance of all performers at all rehearsals will be critical. As with other professional endeavors, dedication and hard work are essential to success. If you have further questions, or need to arrange a private audition time, please call Chris Wood at 970-481-6142

American Legion Plans For New Years Eve Party And Indoor Flea Market If you're making your plans early for New Years Eve, the American Legion will be bringing in the New Year with dinner and dancing on one of Estes Park's best hardwood dance floors Wednesday night, December 31. The cost of $20 single or $35 per couple will get you a prime rib dinner from 6-8 p.m. and dancing to The Mountain Town Rockers from 8-12., and includes party favors and a champagne toast at midnight. Reservations for dinner required, please call 586-6118.

There will be a $5.00 cover charge for dancing only. Breakfast will be available

for purchase after midnight along with free coffee. All of this fun is open to the public!

On Saturday, January 10, the American Legion is planning to hold an indoor Flea Market as a fundraiser for the club. We are looking for people who want to sell their new, used or hand crafted items. Tables will be sold for $20 and $25 depending on the size until we run out of space. If you need a table to sell your unused, unwanted or re-giftable items, call Dena Bohn at 586-4260 for more information.

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Peak-To-Peak Concert Series Presents The Estes Valley Chamber Singers

Peak-to Peak Concert Series presents the Estes Valley Chamber Singers, under the direction of its founder and Artistic Director Rich Dixon, in a program of beautiful music for the season at 2:00 p.m., this Saturday, December 13th at Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church, located on 2000 Ptarmigan Trail just off of Dry Gulch Rd. The 16 voice Estes Valley Chamber Singers, now in their tenth year, have amassed an extensive repertoire of choral music’s most important works from Monteverdi to Arvo Part, including, Mozart’s Vesperae solemnes de confessore, K. 339, J.S. Bach’s Cantata No. 4, Brahms Requiem, Faure Requiem, Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms , Pinkham’s Christmas Cantata, and Dixon’s The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross. The Singers, however, specialize in the music of the last 20th century, which is only fitting, since their director has spent a lifetime writing in that style.

Rich Dixon has over 60 published works for choir, piano, organ and orchestra, and this summer was commissioned to arrange music for the Scottish/Irish Festival Tattoo. His music has been performed in Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia, Scotland, England, Germany, and throughout the United States. He studied composition with Ken

Gaburo, one of the leaders in the Avant-guard, at the University of Illinois while working on his Masters, and orchestration with his long time friend Lucien Cailliet.

He taught and directed choirs at the junior and senior high and college level. His choirs gained national recognition and were invited to sing at both the American Choral Directors National Convention and the Music Educators National Conventions. He was in demand as a clinician and guest conductor at festivals, and conventions throughout the mid-west. He also served as the choral reviewer for the Ford Foundation’s Composer-in-Residence program.

“Out of all the choirs that I have directed through the years, the Chamber Singers as well as the Chorale, Mountain Men and my church choir at the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies, have given me more joy than I can express.” Dixon said. “There is nothing better than working with people who truly love music and singing.”

For this concert, Dixon has chosen a wide variety of music from various periods. The concert opens with Henry Gauntlett’s hymn, “Once in Royal David’s City.” For those who listen to the annual “Carol’s from King’s” on Christmas Eve, you will recognize this hymn as it has opened that program since its inception over 70 years ago. Keeping with that tradition, Nancy Bell sings the first

www.estesparknews.com verse, followed by the singers on the second verse and the audience joins in for the remaining verses. This is followed by Jan Sweelinck”s “Hodie Christus natus est” (“Today Christ is born.”); and “Glory to God in the Highest” by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736).

Several pieces have as their bases, familiar tunes of the season; “In dulci jubilo,” “Let All Mortal Flesh,” and “Silent Night,” are among those being sung.

Each piece conceived with just the right touch of creativity to make it fresh and interesting. Ola Gjeilo, one of today’s young composers, has given “Away in a Manger” a most unusual treatment, and proves that some times the simplest of concepts can be the most memorable.

One piece that is not given to simplicity is Rich Dixon’s arrangement of “Let All Mortal Flesh.” Sung by the eight women

of the Chamber Singers, in places all eight are singing different pitches, and even the places where there are only four voice parts, dissonance predominates.

The choir will be singing, “A Hymn To The Virgin” by one of England’s most important composers of the twentieth century, Benjamin Britten. It is an exquisite piece for double choir, and was written early in Britten’s career yet remains a favorite of choirs and audiences alike.

The choir also will be singing works by Stephen Paulus, Morten Lauridsen, John Rutter, Florence Jolley, Carl Schalk, Dale Wood, and Salli Terri, and will conclude the concert with Randol Alan Bass’ “Gloria.”

The Peak-to-Peak concerts are free, but the Chamber Singers will gratefully accept donations to defray the cost of their music.

Windy Peak To Play For Next Music Festival Concert Take a break from the busy days of Christmas and enjoy a casual Sunday afternoon concert as we welcome back Windy Peak; a group that is truly in a league of its own. The concert takes place this Sunday, December 14 at 2:00 p.m. in the MacGregor Ballroom at the Stanley Hotel. Admission is just $10.00 at the door, children and students are admitted free. This concert is sponsored by Bob and Judy Taphorn and Penny and Jeff Bogaert Versatile pianist Deborah Schmit-Lobis, multi talented violinist Adam Gablum, Rick Pruitt, guitar/bass and Phil Norman on cello make up the latest rendition of Windy Peak. These musicians all come from a classical background but also enjoy Folk, Jazz, Flamenco and everything in between. This culminates in a wonderful blend of styles, especially at Christmas! You'll hear a blend of Vivaldi, Faure and Old English tunes to familiar holiday favorites like Silver Bells, Winter Wonderland and Chestnuts Roasting. With fun being the uniting element, they blend the beautiful and moving music of the season with Christmas Pops and Swing.

Join us on December 21 for a special program to celebrate the holiday and the coming New Year. Take time out and share the holiday season with your family and friends in the Music Room with Irish flutist Sorcha Barr and harpist composer Sara Corry.

Consider giving a loved one or a friend the “gift of music” with holiday presents

and stocking stuffers! Save on blocks of (10) tickets purchased at the door for $80.00, in advance, or $40.00 for five tickets at our office located at Hobert Office Services (1140-A Manford Avenue, Estes Park) or at the door on the day of the concert.

These tickets may be used for any Winter Concert Series performance this year or any future year, they will not expire! (Cannot be used for summer concerts). Cash or checks preferred. New this year, charge your tickets; a small service fee will apply.

Music Festival attendees will receive a 20% discount for brunch or dinner on the day of the concert, courtesy of the Stanley Hotel Cascade. Additional parking is available next to the Concert Hall and behind the Stanley Hotel.

A big thank you to Peterbark Productions for its able assistance in programming the Winter Series; as well as to Bob’s Piano Service. Every concert series needs an excellent venue and the beautiful Stanley Hotel is the perfect mountain setting for an hour of wonderful relaxing Sunday afternoon entertainment. We are grateful to the Stanley Hotel Management and staff for their incredible support and generosity.

For further information, please contact our business office at 970-586-9519 or visit our up to date web site: estesparkmusicfestival.org. To receive weekly updates of our concerts and upcoming events, please send an e mail to estesparkmusicfestival@gmail.com.

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Mountain Aires Concert This Sunday, December 14

Remember the first time you heard Bing Crosby croon the Academy Award winning song White Christmas, made famous first in the movie Holiday Inn and later in the film White Christmas? How about who you were with when Elvis first sang Blue Christmas? These are just a couple of classic melodies from the movies that you will have a chance to hear when the Mountain Aires Woman’s Chorus presents “Hooray for Hollywood – Christmas Style!” Other selections will be from Mame, The Lemon Drop Kid, Babes in Toyland, Going My Way, Meet Me In St. Louis, and a modern favorite, Home Alone. Costuming includes characters such as Cindy Lou Who from Whoville, the Ghost of Christmas Past, Elves, the “Major Award” Lamp Shade from The Christmas Story, the Old Woman in the Shoe, and the Sugar Plum Fairy.

Great film tunes being presented by the chorus members will be We Need A Little Christmas, Silver Bells, Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep, Happy Holiday, Somewhere In My Memory, Star of Bethlehem, and Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas. Deborah Webb, June Gamet, Ruth Mutschler, Joy Gimar, Shirley Neely-

Turpin, and Mary Skinner will perform memorable renditions of Sisters, Toyland, Going My Way, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, and Blue Christmas.

Debuting as the group’s director will be Kasey Troutman. A Kansan by birth, Kasey relocated to Denver and received her Bachelor’s in Music Education from Colorado State College (now called the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley), and has extensive experience in the Denver area directing adult and children’s choirs, musical dramas, and Sweet Adeline choruses. Most recently she has taught private lessons in piano, violin, cello as well as music coaching. The Mountain Aires began in 1978 and in addition to concerts, the group entertains at Good Samaritan Village, Prospect Park Living Center, and the Estes Park Woman’s Club. Accompanist is Verlene Thorp, the only remaining charter member of the Mountain Aires chorus.

The concert is free and open to the public and will be held at 2 p.m., this Sunday, December 14 at Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church, 2000 Ptarmigan Lane in Estes Park. Donations are accepted with monies used to purchase music for future concerts.

Thank You From EP Pet Association Thank you, Estes Park, for the record turnout for Picture Your Pet With Santa, the Pet Association's annual holiday fundraiser.

Forty five families and individuals turned out with dogs, cats, and even a gecko and a tortoise. We were happy to greet several new participants along with our perennial regulars.

Major thanks to our celebrated animal photographer and author Kent Dannen, who has been making photographic memories for Estes Park's pet families for at least 30 years. He created another lovely setting and worked tirelessly to capture unique holiday memories for all.

Thank you so much to Mike's Camera of Boulder for providing prints and a photo CD to each participant. This is a great service to us for which we are most

grateful.

Special thanks to Scott Doan and Mike Richardson for their memorable contributions.

Randy and Karen Martin of Plum Creek Shoe Station offered a lovely location for our event this year. Thank you Randy and Karen. It was so cozy.

Thanks to Master Graphics for printing the posters for this event and others throughout the years.

And a big thank you to the Estes Park News for generously advertising and reporting our events, and a huge thank you from the bottom of our paws for the weekly allotment of your valuable space to showcase our beautiful adoption pets. You play an important part in our successful placement of pets by introducing them to our community.

And as always, we want to thank Santa for giving his time to help support homeless pets. You're a good guy, Santa.

The Estes Park Pet Association is your only local humane society. Tax-deductible contributions can be made to P.O. Box 4342, Estes Park, CO 80517.

For more information, contact Carolyn Fairbanks, president of the Pet Association at (970) 586-5121.

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Religion And Philosophy Group Meeting On Wednesday, December 17th, at 9:30 a.m. in the Senior Center of Estes Park, the Religion and Philosophy Group will host a discussion of an article (published in The Atlantic magazine of December, 2014) titled Why God Will Not Die, by Jack Miles.

The gist of the article as indicated in the subtitle is that "Science keeps revealing how much we don't, perhaps can't know."

It goes on to say "Yet humans seek closure, which should make religious pluralists of us all." An interesting sentence in the text states "Religion assumes one aspect when considered as a claim to knowledge and quite another when considered as a ritualized confession of ignorance."

Jack Miles is a professor of English and religious studies at the University of California at Irvine and the general editor of the Norton Anthology of World Religions.

Free copies of The Atlantic article will be available in the Senior Center on Friday, 12th of December. Only individuals who have read and studied the article are welcome to participate in the actual discussion.

The Religion and Philosophy Group meets on the third Wednesday of every month usually in the Senior Center. The name notwithstanding, the group has hosted and continues to welcome competent presentations on all kinds of contemporary, historical, and perennial issues. Presentations are free and open to people of all ages, persuasions, and eccentricities.

The Senior Center of Estes Park is located at 220 4th Street (next to the museum). Free coffee and tea are available.

The Senior Center offers a delicious lunch and welcomes attendees to partake.

For further information call Michael at 303-747-9351.

“Evensong” Candlelight Service This Friday Time To Ring In The Spirit St. Francis Church invites you to celebrate our holiday “Evensong” with the angelic voices of our choir, directed by Michelle Gergen Wisner this Friday, December 12 at 7 p.m.

Sing traditional Christmas hymns in the beautiful church designed after St. Francis of Assisi in Italy. Dr. Rev. Fr. David McCready will preside over the candlelight worship. Our invitation extends to all Christian denominations. Praise the Lord – join us in this glorious Holy Communion service, then stay for yummy treats and fellowship afterwards.

Porque el 12 de diciembre es la fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe, la parroquia espera especialmente que los miembros de la comunidad hispana se unan con nosotros en esta celebración de la "Emperatriz de las Américas."

We’re easy to find: 3480 St. Francis Way in Little Valley, Estes Park. For more details, call Rev. Fr. David McCready at 577-0601 or email him at mccreadd@tcd.ie. Like us on Facebook. www.saintfrancis.us.

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to Estes Park year-round. He continued his interest in C.A.S.A., and was a hale years a choral member of the Bethany medical laboratory in Junction City, KS, fellow well met in the Estes Park College Oratorio Society in nearby Linds- Knights of the Belt Buckle. and then ran the medical laboratory in borg, and for several of those years sat side Quinter, KS. While he was in Quinter, he At length, the thin mountain air made Jack Edward became increasingly active in the local Ro- by side in the chorus with his son Richard. active life more of a challenge for Jack, Lungstrum died Jack became active in C.A.S.A. in Salina, a tary Club, eventually serving as the local and he decided to move to the lower eleof natural causes Club President. He remained active in Ro- cause about which he cared deeply for the vation of Lawrence, Kansas, near his the evening of tary throughout his career and retirement. rest of his life. He also was an active mem- sons. He took great advantage of the December 3rd, He also joined the Masons in Quinter, and ber of the ISIS shrine temple, having athletic and musical entertainments at 2014 at his townachieved the 32nd degree in the Masonic remained a member in good standing of the University of Kansas for several house in the Quinter “Blue Lodge” until the end of order. Jack was a spirited member of the years, and could regularly be seen sitting Lawrence, Salina court of the Royal Order of Jesters, his life. just behind the Kansas basketball bench Kansas. Jack was During this time, Jack courted and mar- which he dearly enjoyed. at home games in Allen Fieldhouse. Afborn June 12th, In early 1986, shortly after their daughried Helen Alice Watson, a dear friend ter a life-threatening infection in early 1921 to Oscar ter's wedding in Salina, Jack and Helen since junior high school.

He adopted her 2011, Jack lived a comfortable but less and Bertha moved to Sun City West, Arizona, near son John from an earlier marriage, and active life, spending considerable time (Alexandre) Lungstrum in Topeka, where Connie was living. Jack loved rock- with his two sons in Lawrence. He recarried a picture of himself with John on Kansas. He attended Boswell Junior the adoption day in his wallet until his dy- hounding and shooting in the tained his mental faculties and good High School, and was graduated from ing day. desert with friends.

He also rekindled an spirits to the end, and lived at home Topeka High School in 1940. interest in lapidary, cutting and polishing Jack was accepted into the University of with only moderate in-home help. His Sensing the winds of the coming World Kansas Medical School in 1955, at the age many of the stones he found. He studied physical health, however, especially his War, Jack volunteered for the United jewelry making, and generally relished in of 34 – a great rarity at the time, when heart function, declined greatly in the States Navy in late 1940. He served priretirement. After Connie and her husband last year of his life, and eventually took the entering students was nearly none of marily aboard the USS Pensacola, CAmoved to Fort Collins, Colorado, howover age 25. Despite his age and family, his life.

24, which fortuitously departed Pearl ever, Jack and Helen decided to move Jack excelled academically throughout his Jack was preceded in death by his wife Harbor November 30, 1941 bound, via there as well to be near her young family, medical school career. He was for a time Helen. He is survived by his sons John Manila, for Tokyo; Jack allowed, “we and near the family summer home outside and Richard, both of Lawrence, Kansas, never made it there on that trip.” On the head resident at the old Kansas City (MO) the Rocky Mountain National Park. Jack and his daughter, Constance Clark, of Pensacola, Jack edited the ship's newspa- General Hospital, and eventually chose to had always enjoyed horseback riding and specialize in orthopedic surgery.

During Estes Park, Colorado; by grandchildren per alongside his regular duties, and was his internship year, Jack's son Richard was hiking in and around the Estes valley, and Justin Lungstrum of Brooklyn Heights, his Division champion with the service would often hike up the foothills behind born, and his daughter Constance was New York, Jordan Blackburn of Severna .45 pistol. He saw eleven major surface the house to work up an appetite for dinborn while Jack was a resident in orthopePark, Maryland, Alison Lungstrum of battles aboard the Pensacola, including ner. He once again took an active role in dics with Dixon-Dively in Kansas City.

New Orleans, Louisiana, Lexie Clark, Midway and Guadalcanal, where the C.A.S.A., and resumed regular Rotary atAfter residency, Jack joined an orthopeStoley Clark, and Lainie Clark, all of ship was torpedoed and badly damaged tendance. During the summers, Jack was dic practice in Salina, Kansas, eventually Estes Park, Colorado; great grandchilwith great loss of life off Tassafaronga opening his own office. He practiced from the acclaimed omelette chef for the Estes dren Ella and Jack Lungstrum, and Point. He had advanced to the rank of July 1964 to July 1985, when he retired. He Valley Summer Residents' Association; he Owen and Cameron Blackburn; and by 2nd Class Petty Officer before Tassacould be spotted from some distance never turned any patient away from any Jack's sister Evon O'Brien of Topeka faronga. After R&R leave, he was inaway, dressed in white apron and white Kansas, and his step-brother Garmin formed he had been selected for the V-1 services on account of their inability to chef 's hat, spatula in hand, virtuously Guthrie of Kalispell, Montana. program, and shipped off to St. Thomas pay. He was on staff at both Asbury and making and flipping omelettes – and, of St. John's Hospitals in Salina, serving as College in St. Paul, MN for Officer Jack's mortal remains have been crecourse, cracking eggs. Jack also joined and Training. Jack was commissioned an En- chief of staff of each at different times. He mated, and his ashes will be interred tobecame president of the Estes Valley Land sign, USN, but before he could return to also served as president of the Saline gether with Helen's at the columbarium Trust, taking great satisfaction in preservsea, he contracted scarlet fever, which he County Medical Association, and was a of St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church ing numerous tracts throughout the area had already survived once in childhood, member of the Council and on the Board in Estes Park, Colorado, with a memoof the Kansas Medical Society. He was for in conservation easements. He and Helen rial service anticipated in spring of 2015. and from which he was still recovering traveled extensively as well, visiting the many years a coroner scene investigator when World War II ended.

Memorial gifts may be made to south Pacific, and cruising around Patagofor the Saline County Sheriff 's DepartLawrence, Kansas Community Shelter; After considering a naval career, Jack nia. ment.

C.A.S.A. of Salina, Kansas; the Estes decided he had “been away from home Helen died in December 1997. Jack reDuring his time in Salina, Jack belonged Park Hospital Foundation; the Estes Vallong enough,” and returned to Kansas, mained for a time in Fort Collins, with his ley Land Trust. Any gift may be made to the congregation of Christ (Episcopal) where he attended and was graduated Cathedral, and at various times was active standard poodle and trusty sidekick Tutu. through Warren-McElwain Mortuary, from the University of Kansas in in the Cathedral's choir. He was for many He eventually decided to build a house on 120 W. 13th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Lawrence. After college, Jack ran the family land in the Estes valley, and moved

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nephew Jeffrey Mitchell (Jeannette's twin) and grandniece Amanda moved to Churdan, Iowa. terest in birding.

Kolanko. She is survived by her sister Ruth graduated from Churdan High In August 1970, Ruth and Dale moved Rosemary Mitchell and her 10 nieces School in 1947 and attended Ottumwa to Estes Park where Ruth took a job as and nephews and their spouses: Steve Heights College for two years. After the only employee at the Estes Park Pub- and Lori Mitchell of Estes Park, CO; lic Library. Ruth began traveling extenAfter a sudden ill- working in Des Moines for a year and a Jeannette Mitchell and Paul Bourque of half, Ruth enrolled in the University of sively with Ports of Call after her divorce Norwell, MA; David and Sandy ness, Ruth Ann Iowa in 1952 and graduated with a defrom Dale in November 1976. Ruth re(Deffenbaugh) Mitchell of Ft. Worth, TX; Jody and gree in English Literature. She went to turned to Denver in the mid-1980s Johnson died on Frankie Kolanko of Ketchikan, AK; where she worked in hospital administra- Mike and Deb Mitchell of Littleton, December 3, 2014 at work for the CIA in Washington D.C. and in September 1954 transferred to Vi- tion before going to work as a school Swedish Medical CO; Lynn and Brandon Quan of board secretary. Ruth retired in 1998 and Ketchikan, AK; Mitzie Mitchell and Center in Littleton, enna, Austria, where she discovered her Colorado. Ruth was love for skiing. Ruth left the CIA in Octo- moved to Arizona where she met Boyd Frank Adams of Sierra Vista, AZ; BarJohnson in the summer of 1999. They library director at the Estes Park Public ber 1956 and spent the winter in prebie and Bob Collins of Lynnwood, WA; Castro Cuba before landing in Denver, married in July 2000 and, after many Library from 1970-1980. During the Mark and Robin Mitchell of Muscawhere she worked at the Petroleum Club happy years in Gold Canyon, moved decade Ruth worked at the library, she tine, IA; and Wally and Mary Hoefer of for 12 years during Denver's oil boom back to Denver in 2009 to be close to modernized operations and, with the Ketchikan, AK. Ruth is also survived era. On New Year's Day 1959, Ruth met family, especially Mike and Deb Mitchell by 20 grand nieces and nephews, one help of Lennie Bemiss, developed the Dale Deffenbaugh on a ski trip to Loveand their children. After Boyd died Janu- great-grandniece and one great-grandlocal history collection. land Ski Area. They married June 3, ary 2011, Ruth continued her world trav- nephew.

Born to Maurice and Anna Duffy on 1959. During her Denver years, Ruth also els and her love of music, art and family July 18, 1929 in Whittemore, Iowa, There will be a celebration of Ruth's worked for the National Ski Patrol. A until the day she died.

Ruth Duffy spent her first decade in life at a future time. love for skiing turned into a passion for Ruth was preceded in death by her parAlgona, Iowa as her father served as Memorial contributions may be made hiking, camping, backpacking and crossents Maurice and Anna Duffy, her husKossuth County Treasurer for four to Denver Botanic Gardens at country skiing with Dale and their dog bands Boyd Johnson and Dale Deffenterms. After Maurice lost his fifth bid www.botanicgardens.org.

Sham. Their membership in the Colbaugh; her sister Katherine Duffy Hoefer, for election in 1939 the Duffy family orado Mountain Club sparked Ruth's in-

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C. Byron Hall

Feb. 8, 1941 - Dec. 7, 2014 Byron lost his long battle to cancer on December 7th, 2014. He is preceded in death by his mother Lucille Nancy Hall (Humphrey) and his father George Byron Hall. He was born on February 8th, 1941 in Ft. Collins and grew up in Estes Park. Byron was a 3rd-generation native of Estes Park. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Christine Hall (McCalley), and his four sons Timothy, Trent, Tobit and Aaron Hall and his grandchildren.

He is also survived by his sister Deborah Kessler (Hall).

Funeral will be held on Saturday, December 13th at 10 a.m. at the Old Stone Congregational Church in Lyons, Colorado. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Lyons Historical Society, PO Box 9, Lyons, CO 80540 Attention Camera Project. See www.allnutt.com to send a message to Byron’s family.

Solstice Potluck In Allenspark The Old Gallery’s 7th Annual Solstice Potluck will be held on Saturday, December 20 starting at 6:00 p.m.

Celebrate the season with a warm, happy crowd, great food, fun, eclectic music, and carol sing, including the ever-popular interactive Allenspark “Twelve Days of Christmas!”

Please bring a dish to share. This year’s event will be held

at the beautiful Wild Basin Lodge; cash bar provided. We are so grateful for the generous use of their space during The Old Gallery’s renovations. Table hosts are needed: contact Margie@theoldgallery.org.

RSVPs appreciated, but not required.

All are welcome to attend!

Help Wanted ESTES PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT R-3

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT

Bus Driver Estes Park School District R-3 is accepting applications for SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS. A one-time $1,000.00 bonus upon successful hire. Salary range $10.50 - $11.63 with benefits. Class B with SP2 endorsement preferred. Training will be provided.

Apply online at www.applitrack.com/estesschools/onlineapp.

Only online applications accepted.

Positions open until filled.

ESTES PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT R-3 IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Rocky Mountain Resorts is growing! Now hiring:

• Maintenance Must be skilled in basic electrical and plumbing.

Apply at Fawn Valley Inn or Marys Lake Vacation Condos 2625 Marys Lake Road Estes Park, CO 80517

AARP Tax-Aide Program is accepting applications for volunteers to assist local senior and low income taxpayers in preparing their 2014 income taxes.

Training will be provided in January and volunteers are certified by AARP/IRS. Tax preparation is from February 1st through April 15th. Deadline for application is December 18, 2014. Please call Ivan at 586-5275 or Pat at 586-5417 if interested.

JOIN THE EVRPD TEAM Estes Valley Recreation and Park District is accepting applications for:

Project Manager: Salary Range: $19.00 - $27.00 per hour DOE;DOQ Close Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 Clerical Specialist: $12.00 - 18.00 per hour DOE; DOQ Close Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 Applications and a job description may be obtained from our website at www.evrpd.com.

Estes Valley Recreation and Park District, 690 Big Thompson Ave, Estes Park, CO 80517; (970) 586-8191 EEO/AA/ADA

Year Round Buildings Maintenance Technician Dining Room Manager General Maintenance-Evening shift Vehicle Maintenance Supervisor

Volunteers Needed

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Seasonal & Part Time (PT) Positions We have many jobs available!

Please see our website: Job descriptions & applications are on our website: ymcarockies.org/work (970) 586-3341 x1032

ESTES PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT R-3

ESTES PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT R-3

ELEMENTARY GIFTED-TALENTED K-5 TEACHER (50%) AND DISTRICT-WIDE GT COORDINATOR (50%)

Interested applicants must apply online with Appli-Track: www.applitrack.com/estesschools/onlineapp/.

Only online applications are accepted. See full posting at www.estesschools.org/Employment.

ESTES PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT R-3 IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Substitutes Needed For Teachers/Food Service/ Paraprofessionals

Help Wanted Carpenters Wanted

Well established local construction firm with 20+ years of experience in Estes Park seeking qualified journeyman carpenters with 5+ years of experience with framing, siding, trim and other woodworking skills.

Must have own tools & truck, willing to work 40 hours+ per week year-round.

Wages commensurate with experience.

Please send resume with 3 work references (by mail only) to: Estes Legal Services, LLC 212 Virginia Drive Estes Park, CO 80517

Apply online at www.applitrack.com/estesschools/onlineapp.

Only online applications are accepted. See full posting at www.estesschools.org/Employment Questions? Contact Judy Sorrell via email at judy_sorrell@psdr3.k12.co.us ESTES PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT R-3 IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

ESTES PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT R-3

FULL-TIME SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL SECONDARY LEVELS

Interested applicants must apply online at www.applitrack.com/estesschools/onlineapp/.

Only online applications are accepted. See full posting at www.estesschools.org/Employment.

ESTES PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT R-3 IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Local pest control company is looking for a professional, customer-focused individual to service and grow an existing route This includes servicing local commercial and residential accounts in the Estes Park area.The individual must live in Estes Park to be considered The ideal person will work well with minimal supervision, and has prior experience in sales and service. The individual does not need to have prior pest control experience, but it is beneficial. Performance-based compensation package provided.

We are looking for candidates who possess the following: Professional, clean-cut appearance Ability to pass drug screening and physical assessment Clean background and MVR Please submit all resumes and inquiries to kevin@enviropest.com

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Brighten the lives of older adults in your community. Provide non-medical home care services to our greatest generation! *No medical background required* *Training and Support provided* *Flexible Day, Evening, Over night and Weekend shifts* Sign on Bonus for Estes Park area!

Apply online to homeinstead.com/northerncolorado Or call Amalia Ornelas for more information (970) 494-0289 Web Brochure: www.HISC365CG.digbro.com Build Trust, Take the Lead and Share your Heart

Wyndham Vacation Ownership, the largest vacation ownership company in the world, at WorldMark Estes Park is presently hiring:

Maintenance Tech

Come work for a growing prosperous company, have the opportunity to advance and be a part of our fun, energetic team delivering ultimate customer service. We offer great benefit choices and 401k employer matching contributions.

Pick up your application at: 701 Riverside Dr.

Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park, Colorado is seeking an Executive Director.

Crossroads is an interdenominational Christian ministry providing basic human services to residents in need in the Estes Valley. The job includes operation oversight of all aspects of a busy agency, including staff, volunteers, plant and systems, client evaluation, fund raising activities, and public relations. Minimum requirements: Bachelors Degree and five yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience in a related field.

Salary range $55,000 to $65,000, depending on experience. Health benefits would be available. Full job description and application are available at www.crossroadsministryofep.org.

Application should be mailed to Crossroads Ministry, 851 Dry Gulch Road, PO Box 3616, Estes Park, CO 80517 or filed electronically at admin@crossroadsministryofep.org . Closing date is December 15, 2014.

Start date April 1, 2015.

Estes Park United Methodist Church 1509 Fish Hatchery Road, Estes Park Director of Music Ministries/Choir Director Position description and application on-line at www.estesparkumc.org or contact us at (970)586-4153 Rocky Mountain National Park is hiring.

Now Hiring a Full Time year-round Front Desk Agent.

Must be able to work shifts between the hours of 6:00 am and midnight.

Must be a non-smoker. Previous Front Desk experience is not required. A positive attitude and excellent customer service skills are required. Knowledge of the Estes Park area is helpful. Multi-tasking skills are necessary.

Send resume or apply in person: BEST WESTERN PLUS Silver Saddle 1260 Big Thompson Avenue Estes Park, CO 80517 Email: cory@estesresort.com

These jobs are seasonal and begin in May 2015 and end in September 2015.

The web links to the application process on USAJOBS: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ ViewDetails/385730400 and https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ ViewDetails/385892800

Hiring: Spa Receptionist Great pay & fun atmosphere!

Email cover letter & resume to: Melissa@RiverspointeSpa.com.

Spa will call for further interviewing.

Become part of a quality oriented team at Estes Park Medical Center.

Prospect Park Living Center CNA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Full Time RNâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Full Time LPN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Full Time

Assistant Town Administrator Administration Department Salary Range: $6,350-$8,333 per month Close Date: December 19, 2014

Flood Recovery Project Manager Utilities Department Salary Range: $4,691-$5,662 per month Close Date: January 12, 2015

Med/Surg CNA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Full Time

Program Coordinator-Part Time Senior Services Division Starting Wage: $15.85 per hour Close Date: December 15, 2014

Emergency Department EMT/ED Registration Technician

Equipment Operator I

Physical Therapy Physical Therapy Assistant

Send cover letter and resume to hr@epmedcenter.com or visit our website at epmedcenter.com and fill out an application.

EPMC offers competitive wages and benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Public Works Department Salary Range: $2,982-$4,025 per month Close Date: December 29, 2014

Restorative Justice Program Coordinator Police Department Salary Range: $2,854-$3,853 per month Close Date: January 2, 2015 (Town employment application required) Applications are located at: Town Hall 170 MacGregor Ave. west foyer (Mon-Fri 8 am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 pm)

Looking For

DISH WASHER & LINE COOK

Apply in person Between the Hours 12:30-4:30 at Twin Owls Steakhouse 800 MacGregor Ave.

www.estes.org/ jobs Town of Estes Park, Attn: HR PO Box 1200, Estes Park, CO 80517; or Fax 970-577-4770

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

RENTALS SERVICES

RENTALS

Homes

Apartments 2 BDRM 1 BA, in ex cond. $950/mo + elec. & sec dep. Cable, W/D incl. In quiet area. NS/NP. Avail immed. 1 yr lease. Ref required. 720-838-5724 Apartment for Rent Available January 1.

2 Bed, 1 Bath, W/D. No pets, Wireless Internet Included. $900/mo + Utilities.

Call Peggy 970-586-1000

Downtown furnished 3 Bedroom home for rent studio apartment, 6 month lease, Dec 1 - May 31.

1 & 1/2 bath, furnished, $700/month includes W/D, utilities included. utilities. NS/NP. N/S, N/P $1,500 mo (970) 481-1932 Call 970-577-0202

One Bedroom Furnished 3 BD home, Apartment Available BA+ 1/2 BA, W/D and wood MONTH TO MONTH LEASE burning stove. Available No age or income restrictions now-May 1st. $900mo +util.

No smoking, No pets NS/NP call 970-586-3475 $700/month plus utilities Furnished 6 BD vacation Estes Park Housing Authority Call 970-577-3730 for applihome. 4 BA, W/D. Avail. cation and details Now-May 1st $1300 mo +util NS/NP call 970-586-3475

RENTALS River Walk Park 1 bd apt, yard, deck, hardwood floors, parking, W/D! Easy access to DNTN amenities. $800 + Util Avail now.

303-506-1325

Cabins 1 BR, 1 BA furnished, cabin. 238 E. Riverside, Cabin #1 $750/mo. $750 deposit, 6-mo. lease, Avail. 12/15 303-8800585 Charming, cozy 1 bdr cabin near Glen Haven.Wd burning stove,+ propane.

Deck,wd.flrs. Yr.around1 yr. lease. $750 303-444-0104 Winter Rentals In EP November- April Cabins and Condos.

Pet Friendly Call (970) 577-5155

Duplexes 2 BR Basement Duplex $900/mo NS 586-3114

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2 queen mattresses Artificial XMas tree - 7 1/2â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Downtown Estes Park Taxi For Sale FREE!! w/stand & lights - $85. /springs, one frame, Great Visibility!

Established Business 3 Display cabinets for Dining/game table & 4 chairs Sidewalk patio with view memory foam topper - 25 w/ taxi and touring perw/12â&#x20AC;? leaf.

Cream Formica display of collectibles, each bed. White stove of Longs Peak! Ready for mits.

Year round income. w/oak trim $75.

303-815-4906 2 w/ glass closure & storyour business idea! Retail, w/hood-$65. Dark green or 720-872-6318 Interested buyers call age space.

In good shape small swivel chair-$15.

Office, Specialty Shop.

970-402-2051 - each cabinet 78â&#x20AC;? tall x Homemade wood end-table Avail now. $900 + util.

34â&#x20AC;? wide. Can be used $35. couch, good condition 303-506-1325 REAL ESTATE together or separately.

65$.Call Lori 970-347-0131 LOST You haul it.

970-586-1995 Leave message SERVICES Commercial

Room/Roommate looking for roommate for $650 + utilities. Nice, spacious house. Easy walk into Town.

Great location. NS 970-690-3444

Wants To Rent

Home Repair/Service

Holmes Log Works 586-9168 Log Railings, Log Restoration, Deck Repairs & Additions. www.lograils.com

ARCHITECTURE

Architecture, Planning, Interiors Thomas W. Beck, A.I.A. 170 S. St Vrain Estes Park, CO 80517-0057

Piano Tuning

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Susan Novy, local piano tuner. Call for appt.

577-1755

970-586-3913 thomas@twbeckarchitects.com

ART FRAMING

Caregiving Foot/Nail Care

Free Pregnancy Tests Caring Pregnancy Center 970-586-2422

SkyView Storage & U-Haul at 930 Juniper Ln, North of WM off Elm Road has rental Trucks & Trailers, BOXES, etc.

Call 970-215-6006 for reservations and office hrs.

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This bike has it all. Always garage kept. $7500 OBO Call Bill at 212-6493

Lost orange two baby stroller on evening of tree lighting.

Call 970-577-0007

BECK Architects

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Incl. foot soak, toenail cutting, Rental Wanted callus removal, massage.

NS/NP. EP couple seeking Clinic and home visits. month to month furnished Cynthia Soguero, RN rental of small house or The â&#x20AC;&#x153;FOOT CARE NURSEâ&#x20AC;? cozy condo. Good local 970-443-8494 references. 970-313-3018

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Professional Housekeeper, Housesitter, and household management. References available. Holiday Cleanup.

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Retail/Office space, sidewalk patio~Plus 1 bd apt with deck, yard, W/D, parking for 1 car. GREAT DNTN Location! $1700/mo 303-506-1325

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Commercial Spaces for sale and lease.

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Downtown Commercial Space available 3/1/15.

500sf; $1,000/month +++.

Includes common area bathrooms, and interior entrance.

(970)481-1932

Leather Couch & Leather armchair with ottoman 970-215-6612

The Town of Estes Park is seeking GIS consulting services for Townwide needs including electric and water utilities. Please refer to the complete Request for Proposal documentation and submittal instructions available on the Town website at www.estes.org (News/Requests for Proposals/Quotes) or at Town Hall, 170 MacGregor Avenue, Suite 100, Estes Park, CO 80517. To have documents sent directly to you, please contact srusch@estes.org.

Proposals will be accepted on or before Monday, December 29, 2014, no later than 4:30 p.m., in the format described in the submittal instructions in the RFP.

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Ideal Estes Park home that has been totally re-crafted with fine attention to detail. Features a bright and open floor plan that includes an amazing great-room with lots of windows that opens to a huge deck, plus a gorgeous kitchen of granite, stainless appliances and cherry cabinets. Fantastic value on this 3 bedroom, 2 bath home at just $288,000!

19+ acres with large main house & garage, and redone guest cabin on Christmas Tree mountain. Peace, privacy, and expansive, sheltered views of meadows and mountains, located between Cheley grounds and Rockwood Estates. Septic & excellent well, blacktop drive up the hill...come and see.

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5 Br Home Adjacent to Golf Course This home has a huge great room with gas rock fireplace, hardwood floors and a gourmet kitchen with granite counters, stainless steel appliances, skylights and new lighting. Huge family room with space for a billiards table, study/exercise room & laundry with lots of storage in the lower level. There are 3 Br. & 2 Ba. on the main level with 2 more Br. downstairs. $509,000 1409 Cedar Lane

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Mountain Ranch Living Three bed/2 bath home featuring open floor plan w/ vaulted great room, new carpet in main living areas & huge covered front porch overlooks the vast pastures of Cheley ranch & is situated on 2.26 acres. Phenomenal views of Twin Sisters & Longs Peak, horses ok, partially fenced, barn in place. Minutes from shopping, restaurants & hiking but seems a world away.

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300+ acres w/ river frontage, pristine forest, meadows, streams & mountain views. Build your dream home w/ privacy, huge views, endless hiking & outdoor activities right out your front door. Borders National Forest w/ endless fishing/hunting, rock climbing, mtn biking, etc.

Subdivide, build your retreat or put into a conservation easement for tax benefits.

Fully furnished top of the line Mary's Lake Condo located poolside! Great rental or weekend getaway.

Very well appointed with an upper level suite for privacy and plenty of room on the main level for entertaining or just plain relaxing. This is a turnkey investment property. HOA dues includes exterior insurance, trash, sewer, water, electric, wifi, cable tv and snow removal.

Enjoy nearly ½ acre corner lot w/ mature trees in quiet neighborhood, frequent wildlife, BIG VIEWS of Longs & Twin Sisters as well as inviting outdoor living from the deck or patio.Well cared for home with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1-car garage and lots of storage. No HOA fees and your own lot! A great value and a great place to have here in Estes Park.

Relaxing historic cabin w/ HUGE views of Longs Peak & the Continental Divide.Well cared for 2-bedroom cabin, w/ living room & stone fireplace, spacious kitchen/dining & view windows.Walk to Rocky Mountain National Park w/ downtown just minutes away.

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$1,250,000 2127 US Highway 34

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Build where your home & land are protected by HOA design guidelines. Light, sunny location with soft slope views located between two beautiful homes.

Spacious deck overlooks open space, ponds & BIG views! 2 bed/2 bath home features living area w/ gas fireplace, dining area, master suite w/ jetted tub & separate shower + sun room to enjoy the views year round. Rolling lot has mature trees & is adjacent to open space, walking trail & new neighborhood playground area. Experience picture-perfect Estes!

www.tourfactory.com/1041073 $250,000 Lot 8 Shadow Mountain Court

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Eagle’s Landing Condo

Open floorplan w/ cathedral ceilings, 2-story windows, spacious dining & kitchen w/ stainless appliances, concrete counters, island & pantry. Master suite w/ spa-like bath includes slate tile, double vessel sinks, custom tile shower, river rock wall finishes & walk-in closet.Your Estes Park retreat w/ lush landscape & contemporary built-in firepit awaits... $524,000 505 Riverrock Circle

$329,500 2041 Monida Court

Ditch the Lawn Mower for Golf Clubs

Two spacious bedrooms, a warm great room with a customized wood burning fireplace and a fully equipped remodeled kitchen fill this ground level unit.Add to this a master bedroom with a walk-in closet, French doors leading into the 2nd bedroom/office and a fenced in brick patio and you've got mountain living at its best.

Virtually free-standing townhouse-style condo in golf course neighborhood is just the ticket to enjoying all Estes Park has to offer. Main fl features living room w/ fireplace, kitchen w/ lots of storage, updated powder room & private deck, & upstairs are 2 bedrooms & a full bath. Walking/biking trail & the 18hole golf course are just steps from your door.

A great value at only $150,000 1010 S. Saint Vrain Avenue B-4

Carefree living just $155,000!

1121 Fairway Club Circle A-4

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This is a builder's lot, selected for the relative privacy of a cul de sac location overlooking wetlands.With the natural landscaping of existing trees, this sunny 1.27 acre site provides a perfect palette for your custom home. Seller will be happy to personally show you why he chose it.

One owner home of 4+ BRs, including an exclusive upper level master suite. Owners improved & updated bathrooms, wood flooring, granite countertops, LL bedroom, family room windows, gardens, covered & open decking. New roof, driveway, & stain. Move in ready! Great location on walking trail. Convenient, impeccably landscaped location.

$198,000 201 Cherokee

Jeremy Collinet, Broker Assoc. 970-302-1850 Julia Daley, Broker Assoc. 720-937-0806 Becky Davis, GRI, CNE, Broker Assoc. 970-405-9709 Sue Magnuson, GRI, Broker. Assoc. 970-214-0319 Judy Nystrom, GRI, Broker. Assoc. 303-506-5466 Glinda Doyle Assistant to Judy Nystrom

$469,000 1655 Avalon Drive

Mike Richardson, GRI, CNE, Broker Assoc. 970-215-2722 Heidi Riedesel, CNE, Broker Assoc. 970-691-7083 Lori Smith, Broker Assoc. 970-232-5511 Jack Smith, Broker Assoc. 970-231-7327 Tom Thomas, Broker Assoc. 970-481-3619