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April 7, 2017

Coyote In The Snow Photographer Lyn Ferguson spotted this coyote with a snowy nose after our recent snowstorm. Animal activity levels after a snowstorm can be greater as the search for food is more challenging.

Photo by Lyn Ferguson

Friday & Saturday At The Stanley Hotel Rotary Club’s 14th Annual Benefit. See pages 22 & 24

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Read our Virtual E-Edition at www.epnews.com The charge(s) are merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

On February 8 at 5:01 a.m. police received a report of a burglary at 333 E. Wonderview, the Stanley Hotel. After an investigation, police issued a warrant for a 19 year old male from Estes Park and a 21 year old male from Frederick, CO for theft and criminal mischief. At the time of printing the 19 year old was in custody in the Weld Co. Jail. The 21 year old is still at large with a warrant for his arrest.

On March 28 at 7:22 p.m. police were called to a disturbance at 710 Moraine Ave. Once on scene, police arrested a 39 year old male from Greeley, CO and charged him with second degree assault with a domestic violence enhancer and child abuse. Victims were 31 and 39 years of age. He was also found to be wanted on a warrant for DUI and failure to comply out of Pueblo County. He was charged and transported to Larimer County Detention Center.

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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.

March 27 At 2:40 p.m. the EVFPD was paged to 399 E. Elkhorn Ave. for fluid cleanup.

At 8:48 p.m. the EVFPD was paged to 2220 Governors Ln. to assist the Estes Park Ambulance.

March 28 At 7:07 a.m. the EVFPD was paged to assist another agency for traffic control on Highway 36.

March 31 At 10:38 p.m. an EVFPD officer was paged to 363 E. Elkhorn Ave. for an alarm activation.

April 1 At 10:22 p.m. the EVFPD was paged to 2220 Governors Ln. to assist the Estes Park Ambulance.

Reminder: With GO EPALERTS, Visitors Can Text To Opt-In To Emergency Alert System Estes Park Police Auxiliary Unit will deliver educational materials to local businesses beginning this week The Town of Estes Park and Estes Park Police Department (EPPD), in partnership with Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority (LETA), provide a temporary alert system, GO EPALERTS, geared toward visitors of Estes Park. Everbridge, the vendor of the current Mass Notification System, has the capability to provide access for visitors to sign up for emergency alerts for a two-week period. To participate, visitors can simply text GO EPALERTS to 888-777. The visitor's cell phone number will automatically be added to the database that could be used if the Estes Park Emergency Communications Center sends out emergency mass notifications during the following two-week period.

Captain Corey Pass of the Estes Park Police Department commented, "I remember during the Woodland Heights Fire watching the helicopters fly low over the downtown corridor, which was full of visitors at the time, and

wishing we had a direct way to tell our visitors what's going on." Pass continued, "LETA, along with the Estes Park Police Department and Town have been trying to address this communication gap for years and we now have a way to communicate this important information to our visitors." The Town and EPPD work with partners including the Salvation Army, Red Cross, Estes Area Lodging Association and Estes Valley Partners for Commerce to promote the GO EPALERTS program through local businesses.

Because GO EPALERTS subscriptions expire after two weeks, this system is not intended for long-term use by residents of the Estes Valley. Residents should continue to sign up for full emergency alerts through www.leta911.org, as this system is more robust, providing options to receive emergency information for various addresses phone, cell phone, email and text. The full system retains resident information for important alerts until the resident opts out of the program.

For more information, please contact Captain Corey Pass at 970-577-3828 or

Utility Crossings And Traffic Control On US. 34 Near Visitor Center & Lone Pine Drive The Town of Estes Park Utilities Department will begin two water/electric trench projects on U.S. 34 in Estes Park April 10. The first utility crossing will occur on U.S. 34 between Lower Stanley Village and the Estes Park Visitor Center western parking lot. The second crossing will occur on U.S. 34 east of the intersection with Lone Pine Drive. This project is expected to begin April 10 with completion in early May, weather permitting, before CDOT re-

opens U.S. 34 to Loveland. Traffic will be maintained in both directions with lane closures and traffic control devices. In preparation for this project, soil test drilling will occur in both areas April 4. Traffic control will be required. Please drive carefully through the work zones.

For more information please contact Utilities project manager Linda Swoboda at 970-577-4790 or lswoboda@estes.org.

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Read our Virtual E-Edition at www.epnews.com It’s April, the first month of the second quarter of our calendar year! We’ve had four Presidents who were born in April -- one on the 13th, a second on the 23rd, third on the 27th, and finally the 28th. No surprise that they were all born in different years. Yours Truly was also born in April, but we won’t discuss him because he never became President; well, not of the U.S.A., or of any other country, for that matter.

If we start at the beginning we ask just where were these later-to-become U.S. Presidents born. The answers are very colorful, or at least not ordinary. How’s this: Goochland County, Monroe Hall, Cove Gap, and Point Pleasant. No kidding!!! Goochland County is identified as the birthplace of the first of our April quartet of presidents. Name sound funny? Well, Goochland, Virginia is not only still on the map, it’s a county seat.

You’ll find it off the main highway running northwest out of Richmond. That’s where Thomas Jefferson was born on 13 April l743. (Some sources identify his birth place as Shadwell, which is just outside of Charlottesville.)

Now, how do we sum up Jefferson without spending all our columns from now till Thanksgiving writing about the man?

He was part of American history while even in his thirties when he joined with those who felt that Britain had no lawful jurisdiction over its American colonies.

Before then he had been admitted to the bar to practice law, and in 1768 was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses. His name became known throughout the colonies with his 1774 “A Summary View of the Rights of British America.” The following year he became a member of the second Continental Congress. In June of 1776 he along with Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, John Adams, and Robert Livingston was assigned by Congress to write a document stating that these American states were no longer under British control. Actually, it would be Jefferson who would write it . . . in seventeen days. And on the ensuing fourth of July, as every American school child learns, Congress adopted this Declaration of Independence.

At the time of the 1800 election presidential candidates were chosen not by public vote but rather by party caucuses in Congress. Jefferson and Aaron Burr ended with the same number of votes. It took thirty-five ballots before the House of Representatives chose Jefferson. Thus four years later Congress enacted the Twelfth Amendment, designed to prevent ties in a presidential election, and which until the Civil War period was the longest amendment added to the U.S, Constitution. Jefferson was 57 when he took the oath of office as our third President, after having served as Vice-President under John Adams. And so that we don’t write

too much about one of our very greatest Americans we’ll just add that during Jefferson’s presidency the size of the United States more than doubled. How? With the purchase from France of the Louisiana Territory which was claimed by Spain.! You ask, then, how that happened! France had conquered Spain!

Jefferson’s fellow Virginian, James Monroe --- and there is a Monroe, Virginia --was born on 28 April 1758. He was 58 when he became our fifth President. The years starting with Monroe’s presidency have been called the Era of Good Feelings. He succeeded to that presidency almost unopposed. When he ran for reelection four years later he received every electoral vote but one. Politically it was relative calm domestically. but also internationally as Monroe declined to get us involved, for example, in Greek efforts at independence. Out of his presidency did come a policy of great importance – known historically as the Monroe Doctrine. Its two major points were (1) the American continents are not subject to future colonization by European nations, and (2) any attempts to apply a foreign political system in America will be considered dangerous to our peace and safety. The Monroe Doctrine remains in effect still today.

We move north for our third “April President.” He, too, was born in the eighteenth century --- 23 April 1791. James Buchanan’s home state was Pennsylvania.

The place --- Cove Gap. Now try finding that on a map! Buchanan is described by one historian as typical of able men of the time, born with little, who saw the way to get ahead was in the political arena. He would become our twelfth President . . . at age 65! Hmmm, is there a point at which it can be said of a presidential candidate that his best years are behind him?

Well, nobody could accuse our eighteenth President of being too old. His birth day was April 27th which, in one minor sense, puts him ahead of Monroe. But all that matters is the year. That was 1822, which brings him into the world in a new century.. The place: Point Pleasant, Ohio.

And ALSO there’s an age difference.

Christened Hiram Ulysses he would become president when ONLY 46. Of course, by that time he had considerable experience in leadership having commanded the major United States army during the War Between the States. He had dropped the Hiram early in life, made Ulysses his first name, and used his mother’s maiden name, Simpson, as a middle name. Thus he became known as . . . U. S. Grant. His presidency may not have contributed to his reputation, but it certainly does help to explain his place in our nation’s history.

Wildlife Protection Ordinance Enforcement Checks This week! The Estes Park Police Auxiliary will begin its Community Patrol for the season, checking for compliance with local ordinances including the Wildlife Protection Ordinance/trash containment

regulations enacted in 2016.

For more information on this ordinance, please visit www.estes.org/wildlifeprotectionordinance.

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Estes Park In Bloom

A Shabbilicious Roadshow!

Girlfriends Wandering Market™ is a fun and fabulous shopping event featuring Home Decor, Handmade Artisans, Boutiques, Vintage Inspiration & More!

Saturday, April 8 9 am – 5 pm Sunday, April 9 10 am – 4 pm $5 Admission (12 & Under FREE!) Estes Park Events Complex 1125 Rooftop Way

The Estes Park in Bloom steering committee is excited to offer a monthly column as a platform for the community to share information, expertise, and passion about projects that align with the committee’s goal of engaging the community in beautification, preservation, environmental efforts and civic pride.

Learn about hydroponic produce By: Elizabeth Rushin, co-owner of the Vegetable Peddler

Have you heard about hydroponic produce? If you haven’t, allow us to introduce you. If you are familiar with the concept, you’ll be excited to know it is now being grown and served right here in Estes Park.

The Vegetable Peddler is a hydroponic farm opened in February 2016, owned and operated by Spencer and Elizabeth Rushin. We have lived in Estes Park for 10 years, and are blessed to be able to live, work and raise a family in such an amazing community. What’s better, we now get to work with and serve people who are as passionate about fresh, local produce as we are!

This is a labor of love for us. It is something we feel compelled to provide for our community. Spencer has put in years of research into hydroponics, which is basically, growing plants in water. This is not an entirely new concept; however, we do feel this is the sustainable future of farming.

The hydroponic process allows us to grow in a completely controlled environment. Using grow lights and just under 10 gallons of double barrel filtered water a day, we grow 6,000 plants. Our plants start out in seed tables and are transferred to larger grow systems. Our plants are all grown in a manually ground rock mineral

and we only use fertilizer which has not been chemically mined or processed. The time from planting to harvesting is typically faster than dirt farming, and we are able to grow year-round.

Nutritional value and flavor of hydroponic produce is unparalleled! Plants lose 48 percent of their vitamins and minerals in the first 24 hours of being cut from their root. Our produce is delivered “root on” to our customers, and with a delivery radius of the 12 square miles of Estes Park, the time in transit is a mere 10 minutes. You are guaranteed the freshest and most nutritionally packed salad ever. You are likely eating a plant that was harvested that day!

Currently we are focused on kale, romaine, chard, arugula and an assortment of microgreens. We are proud to be supplying our produce to Ed’s Cantina, The Egg & I, and the Rock Inn. Please come in and sample our greens -it doesn’t get more local, fresh or sustainable than this!

Estes Park in Bloom is a communitywide effort involving businesses, residents, Town government and YMCA of the Rockies whose mission is to promote beautification for the Town of Estes Park.

Current members of the steering committee include representatives from the Town of Estes Park, YMCA of the Rockies, Visit Estes Park, Estes Valley Partners for Commerce and the Estes Valley Restaurant Partners.

If you are interested in contributing an article for Estes Park in Bloom or for more information on how to become involved in the Estes Park in Bloom project, contact Keri Kelly at 970-577-3782 or kkelly@estes.org.

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Town Administrator Frank Lancaster, Visit Estes Park CEO Elizabeth Fogarty, Estes Park High School student Zac Scanlan, Assistant Town Administrator Travis Machalek, Senator Kevin Lundberg, Mayor Todd Jirsa, Representative Perry Buck, Trustee Cody Walker, Estes Park Economic Development Corporation President and CEO Jon Nicholas, and Mayor Pro Tem Wendy Koenig.

Estes Park’s Centennial Recognized

By State Legislature Resolution sponsored by Senator Kevin Lundberg and Representative Perry Buck The 71st Colorado General Assembly passed a resolution to celebrate Estes Park's Centennial Friday, March 24. Senator Kevin Lundberg and Representative Perry Buck sponsored Senate Joint Resolution 17-025, recognizing and commending the people of Colorado on the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado. A delegation of community members was invited to the House Floor for the occasion, including Mayor Todd Jirsa, Mayor Pro Tem Wendy Koenig, Trustee Cody Walker, Town Administrator Frank Lancaster, Assistant Town Administrator Travis Machalek, Estes Park Economic Development Corporation President and CEO Jon Nicholas, Visit Estes Park CEO Elizabeth Fogarty, and Estes Park High School student Zac Scanlan. Mr. Scanlan is part of the Youth in Action/Youth on Boards program sponsored by the Estes Valley Library and Estes Park Nonprofit Resource Center. He is also the youth representative to the Visit Estes Park board.

The resolution reads as follows: WHEREAS, For over 150 years, Estes Park, Colorado, has been a destination for people to recreate and enjoy the natural beauty of the Colorado Rocky Mountain landscape; and WHEREAS, 102 years ago, President Woodrow Wilson signed the legislation creating Rocky Mountain National Park, adjacent to Estes Park, long since recognized as one of the crown jewels of the nation's national park system; and WHEREAS, 100 years ago, a group of citizens and officials in Colorado displayed great foresight in organizing and incorporated the Town of Estes Park to serve the growing needs of those living in and visiting the area; and WHEREAS, Over the same period, the Town of Estes Park has played an important role in the development of outdoor recreation and the tourism economy of the state of Colorado; and WHEREAS, Estes Park is the home of many iconic landmarks, including the Stanley Hotel, the inspiration for Stephen King's book, The Shining; The Historic

Park Theater, the oldest continuously operating movie theater west of the Mississippi; the Baldpate Inn, with its collection of over 20,000 unique and unusual keys; the Alva B. Adams Tunnel; and the Colorado Big-Thompson Water Project, among other historic sites; and WHEREAS, More than one century later, Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park are the most popular attraction in Colorado, drawing 4.5 million annual visitors to its mountain beauty and 16 recreational opportunities; and WHEREAS, The beauty of Estes Park lies not just in its natural wonder and wildlife, but in the vibrant and resilient mountainstrong character of its people; and WHEREAS, It is the mission of the Town of Estes Park to "Provide high-quality, reliable services for the benefit of our citizens, guests and employees, while being good stewards of public resources and our natural setting."; and WHEREAS, This anniversary marks the celebration of more than 100 years of work by many current and former residents of this special community and offers the community the exciting opportunity to think about and plan for the equally bright future that lies ahead; now, therefore, Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventy-first General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein: That the Colorado General Assembly: (1) Honors the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of the Town of Estes Park; (2) Recognizes more than 100 years of work by many committed Estes Park citizens; and (3) Commends the Town of Estes Park and its residents and guests for their dedication to protecting and guiding the quality growth of this special corner of Colorado and the United States.

Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to the Mayor of Estes Park Todd A. Jirsa, the Town Administrator of Estes Park Frank Lancaster, and Governor John Hickenlooper.

The signed Centennial Resolution will be displayed in the Town Hall atrium. Learn more about Estes Park's Centennial Celebration at www.estespark100.com.

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Estes Park EDC Creates Colorado Business Podcast Series By: Adam Shake, Estes Park EDC

The Estes Park Economic Development Corporation has expanded its communications programing with the addition of a podcast series called the Colorado Business Podcast. “This is an exciting project for us,” stated Jon Nicholas, President and CEO. “Northern Colorado is one of the fastest growing economies in the country and what’s happening in places like Estes Park, resonates throughout our state. We’re starting to see industry clusters in our area like craft food and beverage, outdoor recreation and internet technology companies that are proliferating and creating primary jobs. We want to share with our listeners what’s happening around them as we become a more diverse economy.”

The Colorado Business Podcast kicked off its inaugural episode with entrepreneur Josh Cramer. Josh is the founder and CEO of FullStack and co-founder / CTO of Chicago based marketing tech-

nology company Adaptive Campaigns.

Josh lives with his wife and children in Estes Park and has also started the Estes Park Startup Meetup group, a group of business owners and entrepreneurs that meet the first Wednesday of every month at Via Bicycle Café at 8:00 a.m.

“We’re currently recording Gary Wayne Clark, a Venture Capitalist who founded three software companies and has years of experience in the health care, bio-tech, media and entertainment industries.

Gary is also heading up the Estes Park Angel Investors Group in Estes Park,” said Estes Park EDC Communications and Business Development Director Adam Shake. “Those podcasts should be available soon on our website and we’re looking forward to having future episodes available on iTunes.”

Colorado Business Podcast Episode 1 is now available at www.estesparkedc.com/podcasts

Estes Park 100: Celebrate The Vision Donations allow more improvements for Centennial Open Space at KnollWillows The generosity of community members will ensure a lasting legacy rooted in the Knoll-Willows Open Space, the beloved natural area in the heart of downtown Estes Park. The Knoll-Willows will benefit from Centennial donations and proceeds from events and merchandise. It will also be rededicated as Centennial Open Space at Knoll-Willows during the 80517 Centennial Celebration in Bond Park on 8/05/17. An initial wish list of improvements is funded, and now beautification of the MacGregor Avenue perimeter of the Knoll-Willows could be pursued with continued donations.

A MacGregor Avenue beautification project would require $11,500 in additional Centennial proceeds and donations, primarily to fund a new irrigation system. The system would allow enhanced landscaping and wildflowers, framing the western edge of the open space and enhancing the experience for residents and guests. The community is encouraged to contribute to the legacy project through direct donations, hosting a Centennial event or licensing products.

Applications and donation information are available at www.estespark100.com or by calling Estes Park Museum Curator Alicia Rochambeau at 970-577-3762.

These major donors have already made several aspects of the legacy project possible:

• Welcome kiosk at the parking area off Wonderview Avenue: Estes Park Woman’s Club • Centennial benches: Pieter Hondius, Karl and Karen Kasch, Frank and Carol Peterson, Julie Franklin Jones and Todd and Lisa Skokan • “Trail Restoration” signage: Rocky Mountain National Park • Welcome signage at the Town Hall trailhead: Estes Park Sunrise Rotary • Trail and Wonderview Avenue parking lot resurfacing: Town of Estes Park • Site repairs, resurfacing and revegetation of the user-created trails and service road on the east side of the property: Town of Estes Park The Knoll-Willows legacy project will be completed by the Town of Estes Park’s Public Works Department, in partnership with the Estes Valley Land Trust and the Centennial Celebration Team. The Centennial theme “Estes Park at 100: Celebrate the Vision” and a logo depicting the lasting strength and legacy of the area are available to mark officially sanctioned events and products. Events are underway, including a community celebration at the April 29 Mountain Festival. Learn how to get involved, make a secure donation and view the list of donors, merchants and event details at www.estespark100.com. For more information, email the Centennial Celebration Team at estespark100@estes.org.

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One Thousand Untold Stories Bear On Housing By: Jon Nicholas, Estes Park EDC

Often times it is difficult for many of us to imagine the difficulties facing others, especially when those challenges happen in such a beautiful place. This is especially true of situations unseen and stories untold. Someone shared with me recently that this is “the Season of Desperation.” That seems at odds with spring weather arriving, but if you find a job in Estes Park, you will probably want to find housing. Employers are finding it more common to hire a worker, only to have them quit or change their mind once they realize they cannot live in Estes Park—or close enough to justify a commute.

In early 2016, the Housing Needs Assessment report estimated that our region needs about 1,500 new housing units within five years to meet both the current backlog of demand and a steady increase in demand over the coming years.

Part of the Housing Needs Assessment survey of employers examined the size and scope of unfilled jobs in the Estes Park region. The survey estimated that 1,020 jobs were unfilled during the summer of 2015, and 690 jobs remained unfilled in the Fall of 2015 and start of Winter of 2015. These unfilled jobs included a range of 540 to 480 year-round jobs.

The number one identified barrier for workers is a lack of workforce housing in the Estes Valley. Fewer workers are willing to commute to Estes Park when similar jobs (in higher numbers) are available on the Front Range. We learned from studying transportation issues that the VanGo service estimates the cost for a single worker to commute from Loveland to Estes Park is $600 per month—that estimate was from before the Highway 34 closure. The Housing Needs Assessment estimated the commuting cost at $690 per month based on a thirty-mile com-

mute. Commuting is always an option, but with hundreds of unfilled jobs, it is clear workers do not see it at the best solution.

The decline in available workers will have a profound impact on the level of services Estes Park residents should expect going forward. As we learned from the housing needs assessment, “in commuters are predominately employed in government and healthcare/social service professions. A higher percentage of commuters are in health care, professional services and other services than local Estes Park area workers.” We can expect more essential service jobs will go unfilled in the future—unless and until we address workforce housing.

One thing that strikes me in our community discussion about workforce housing is that we never hear from the families who moved away. There is no voice from the seasonal workers who never arrive, or the year-round health care provider who turns down a job offer.

The impact on our community of turning away our workforce has been profound. From 2000 to 2015, our median age increased by 23.7% to 56.3 years, while the U. S. median age increased 6.5% to 37.6 years old. We are nearly two decades older than the rest of the country. In 2000, 35 to 44 year-olds were 16.2% of our total population. By 2015, they were just 6.6 % of our population. In absolute terms, we lost over 1,000 residents in the 35-44 year old age bracket.

The other age group that revealed a significant decline was those 18 and under, with an absolute decline of nearly 600 children. School District funding has suffered as a result.

There are stories behind every family that has moved away—or never arrived.

Let’s try to imagine life with more families who live and work within Estes Park.

Everyone’s quality of life will benefit from a multi-generational community.

ARD Meeting The Association for Responsible Development is facilitating a public meeting for discussion on the plans for the new Community Center on April 12th, 7-8 p.m. in the Hondius Room of the Estes Valley Library. Teresa Jackson, the Manager of Community Center Operations, will be the primary presenter. Also attending will be Tom Carosello, Executive Director of Estes Valley Recreation and Park District, and some others from

EVRPD or Senior Center operations.

The representatives will summarize the current status of the project and answer some questions about the plans.

The meeting is open to the public. The Association for Responsible Development is dedicated to preserving the aesthetics and natural beauty, cultural integrity, and historical preservation of the Estes Valley. Updates on topics and events are available on its website, The Responsible Citizen: http://ardestes.org.

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The Girlfriends Wandering Market will be in Estes Park this Saturday, April 8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Grab your friends for a fun-filled day of shopping at the Girlfriends Wandering Market and shop the most unique boutiques in town!

The Girlfriends Wandering Market is a fun and fabulous shopping event showcasing fun and fabulous exhibitors bringing you the best in home decor, vintage inspiration, handmade, one of a kind finds and more!

Shop early for the best selections, and

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Girlfriends Wandering Market Is Heading To Estes Park This Weekend! there will be door prizes galore!

Admission is just $5.00 and under 12 are free! The Market will take place at the Estes Park Event Center, 1125 Rooftop Way. Check out the facebook pages at www.facebook.com/Girlfriends WanderingMarket/ For more information please visit www.montagefestivals.com See you there!

J.S. Bach St. John Passion

J S Bach 1685-1750.

St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church in Estes Park will present J. S. Bach’s St. John Passion on Palm Sunday April 9 at 1:00 p.m. at the Reel Mountain Theater. Admission is free.

The St. John Passion is the story of Christ’s arrest, trial and death. Experiencing this story as told in music by Bach is a fitting beginning to Holy Week.

Bach, who is arguably the greatest composer on western music, takes his story directly from St. John’s gospel, chapters 17, 18 and 19 with a few additional verses from St. Matthew.

This is a staged version of the story in which the participants move about and interact with each other. As such, it is an extremely powerful encounter which pulls the listener into the story. The soloist and instrumentalists are all world class musicians who enter deeply into the story and make it come alive for today.

Read our Virtual E-Edition at www.epnews.com April—it brings with it the signs of spring: scented tree blossoms framed by tender, bright green leaves, wild pasque flowers and cultivated daffodils, warmer days scattered between clingy winter ones that struggle to hang on. April means Easter, the beginning of the baseball season, SAT testing and track meets. And poetry. April is National Poetry Month after all, the perfect excuse to bring poetry out of hibernation and into the forefront.

Some people may quit reading right now.

I’ve been writing poetry columns every April since 2009 and they think that after nine years there can’t be anything left to say.

Meter, rhyme, couplet, sonnet. Blah, blah, blah. But please don’t leave us. If you give poetry a chance you may discover that it’s not so bad.

We’re not talking about The Mahabharata here. (That’s the longest poem ever written.

It’s 10 times longer than the Odyssey and the Iliad combined. With more than 100,000 verses, it has more than 1.8 million words.

In comparison, I’ve written a mere 413,000 or so words in the 11 years of producing this column.)

Poems can be long but they can also be just two lines: Her smile makes me smile— like the sun makes the moon shine 1 They can be sweet: If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain. 2 Some poems are thrilling: …Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volley'd & thunder'd; Storm'd at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred…3 Although there are plenty of sad poems: …But now he walks the streets, And looks at all he meets Sad and wan, And he shakes his feeble head, That it seems as if he said, “They are gone…” 4

The way a crow Shook down on me The dust of snow From a hemlock tree.

Has given my heart A change of mood And saved some part Of a day I had rued. 5 The intent of National Poetry Month is to share and celebrate the wonder of poetry, no matter what type of poems you like.

This week, show poetic enthusiasm by writing a poem in chalk on a sidewalk. The joy it will induce (in you and in others) will be similar to the delight evoked from a bouquet of flowers. The fact that they last for just a short while is part of their appeal.

Your sidewalk poem will wash away with the next snow.

If you don’t have sidewalk chalk you can make your own. All the ingredients can be found at any craft store: 1 cup plaster of Paris 1 cup water Powdered tempera paint Mold for chalk (small paper cups, ice cube trays, tissue rolls, etc.)

Mixing bowl and spoon 1) In a large bowl, mix the water and plaster of Paris together.

2) Add the powdered tempera paint to the mixture.

3) Once the paint has been mixed in well, set it aside for a few minutes.

4) Pour the mixture into the mold and let it dry. This can take anywhere from several hours to a day (or maybe longer), depending on the size of the mold. Remember: The bigger the mold, the longer it will take to dry.

5) Once the mold is dry, remove the chalk.

If the chalk is still moist, let it air dry for another 24 hours.

6) Go forth and write and decorate colorful poems.

Put a poem in someone’s path this week and know you made the world a better place. It may wash away with the next snow, but it can stay in your heart much longer— even forever—if you want it to.

1 Anonymous 2 Emily Dickenson 3 Alfred, Lord Tennyson 4 Oliver Wendell Holmes 5 Robert Frost

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

There are just as many with happy endings: © 2017 Sarah Donohoe

April Meeting Of Garden Club Brian Berg Presents “Keeping Your Trees Healthy” Please join the Estes Park Garden Club on Monday, April 10th at 10:30 a.m. in the Hondius Room of Estes Valley Library as Brian Berg, Parks Maintenance Supervisor for the Town of Estes Park, will do a short talk with photos on how to assess and maintain the health of our trees. The program will be followed by a question and answer session. Mr. Berg is an ISACertified Arborist, an Estes Park in Bloom Committee Member, and is the author of an article in the EP News

“Blowing in the Wind” published on February 28th. The article details the impact that high winds this year have had on the trees in the Estes Valley and how to identify potential problem trees on your property.

Please join us as a guest even if you are not yet a member of the Estes Park Garden Club as we welcome all who are interested in a natural and beautiful environment in and around the Estes Valley.

Email any questions to EstesParkGardenClub@gmail.com.

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Estes Park Scout Leaders Recognized As Best Of The Best In early March, four Estes Park Boy Scout leaders received awards from the Rocky Mountain District (“ROMO”) of the Boy Scouts for their outstanding leadership to Scout Units. Pictured above (left to right) are Cody Walker (Cubmaster of the Year), Sally Morse (Troop Leader of the Year), Mary Marquart (District Award of Merit) and Audri Smith (District Award of Merit). These are the top awards in their respective categories that a District can give. (ROMO has 55

Scout Units.) This recognition is all the more significant since the Rocky Mountain District was the top Scout district in the Western region of the Boy Scouts and one of the top five Boy Scout Districts out of 1,699 in America.

Congratulations to our great Estes Park Scout leaders.

Please follow Estes Park Scout activities on our new Facebook page: Boy Scouts-Estes Park, CO.

Estes Park Museum April Closures

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The Estes Park Museum, 200 Fourth Street, will be closed the following days April 8, 9, 16 and 29. On Saturday, April 29 the Museum will be represented with a booth and contributing to the Centennial-themed actives at The Estes Park Mountain Festival at the Estes Park Events Complex at 1125 Rooftop Way from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend and celebrate mountain heritage and the Town’s 100th birthday.

The Estes Park Museum conducts activities that preserve, share and respect the unique history of Estes Park. For more information, call the Estes Park Museum at 970-586-6256 or visit the Museum’s website at www.estes.org/museum. Admission is free. More Museum news is available at www.facebook.com/EstesParkMuseum.

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Announcing The Centennial 5K Walk/Run-Race To Save The Past A fundraiser for the new Collections and Research Facility at the Estes Park Museum Sponsors are needed to support a brand-new event, “The Centennial 5K Walk/Run: Race to Save the Past” put on by the Estes Park Museum Friends and Foundation, Inc. to raise money for the future Collections and Research Facility at the Estes Park Museum.

The race will take place on August 5, 2017 coinciding with the 8/05/17 Centennial Celebration happening in Bond Park later that day.

Runners and walkers of all ages will begin at the Estes Park Visitors Center, loop around Lake Estes, and return for food and celebration.

Community groups, businesses, and individuals can contribute to the event by sponsoring with a suggested donation starting at $250. All donations to the event are tax deductible and your name or business will appear in several key advertising places: on the back of each race participant’s T-shirt, in local and regional newspapers, on the Museum’s website www.estes.org/museum, on large signs the day of the race, and in announcements on race day. This event is unique and will only happen on 8/05/17!

Sponsorship funds will go towards expenses of putting on the event which is estimated to attract at least 300 people.

With the event expenses matched by sponsors, proceeds will benefit the Museum’s critical need of a new Collections and Research Facility.

This facility will ensure the preservation of local, cultural heritage. The Collections and Research Facility would be located on the Museum’s current property at 200 Fourth. The goal is to break ground on the new Collections and Research Facility in 2018.

The independent structure will cost $1.7M and will house over 30,000 locally significant artifacts. Interested in racing to save the past? Registration for racers is now open. Sign up at www.athlinks.com/event/198565.

Early bird registration is just $20, the price will increase to $25 on June 15, 2017.

To make a donation to this community event, please contact Millie Miller at 970586-9170 or millie1@airbits.com. Checks can be written and mailed to the Estes Park Museum Friends & Foundation, 200 Fourth Street, Estes Park, CO 80517.

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Estes Park Museum Packaged History In Discovery Packs At Estes Valley Library

Match Estes Park landmarks then and now. Photos courtesy EP Museum

The Estes Park Museum’s Curator of things in it. Play allows children and Education and the Estes Valley Public Li- their parents and/or grandparents to exbrary’s Youth & Family Services Team plore their environment, to learn how it collaborated to offer three Discovery works and how they relate to it. The MuPacks on local history for circulation. seum is proud to contribute these three Discovery Packs are Discovery Packs so theme-based, developthat children and their mentally appropriate families will get to have kits that encourage chiltheir own experience dren’s literacy skills. with local history. An The Museum hopes to adult library district reach young families card holder can check and engage them with out a Discovery Pack. local history during the The Museum wishes Town’s 100th Anniverto thank Youth Librarisary by donating the ans Melanie Kozlowski three packs. and Apelles Morales The first Museum for this partnership as pack covers the topic of well as Audrey “Estes Park Then and Niemuth, mother and Now,” and includes a educator, who sugcopy of the Estes Park gested the pack project Museum Friends Press Library and Museum staff work to and brainstormed book Tracks in Time share local history with Estes Park ideas. Also, retired and a stack of photoEstes Park Elementary children. graphs capturing hisSchool Teacher Deb torical landmarks around town on cards. Richardson helped nurture the project.

The cards can be used for matching and The mission of the Estes Park Museum a memory game. The second pack exis to conduct activities that preserve, plores natural history in “Our Animals share and respect the unique history of with Antlers,” which contains elk and Estes Park. For more information, call mule deer stuffed animals, a little booklet the Estes Park Museum at 970-586-6256 entitled The Elk of Estes Park that exor visit the Museum’s website at plains the reintroduction of elk in Estes www.estes.org/museum.

Park, and the use of Stanley Steamer Museum admission is free.

Mountain Wagons to transport them here. The third pack is called “Spin Around Town in a Stanley Steamer” and contains a large map of Estes Park with colorful landmarks and printouts of real Stanley Steamers so families can enjoy a “site tour” pretending to drive around town.

The three packs from the Museum join the Library's nearly 100 packs in Elk transported in a Stanley Steamer to circulation. It is through play that chilEstes Park from Yellowstone National Park. dren learn about their world and the

League Sponsoring “Meet Your Elected Officials” April 18

In support of our ongoing commitment to encouraging active participation in government, the League of Women Voters of Estes Park invites the public to participate in what we are calling, Meet Your Elected Officials: an evening of open

conversation with your Town Trustees and County Commissioners.

The meeting will take place at the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies starting at 6:00 p.m. on April 18, 2017. Details will follow.

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Boy Scouts Help Estes Do A Good Turn For Crossroads Ministry On Saturday, March 4 with the support of the Estes Park community, Estes Park Boy Scouts conducted a Scouting for Food event at Safeway, which collected 1,618 pounds of food and $468 for the Crossroads Food Bank in Estes Park. The value of the food and the cash is the equivalent of $3,251.This food will be distributed to our neighbors in the greater Estes Park, Glen Haven and surrounding communities...Thank you to our neighbors for their generosity and to the Scouts and their leaders.

Dollar Dash At Community Thrift Shop The spring season in Estes Park brings with it unpredictable weather (meaning slow days at home), a lack of things to do, and an absence of great local deals. To fill in this gap of time right before our town’s busiest/peak tourism season, Estes Park Community Thrift Shop has created the Dollar Dash sale. Every day through Monday, May 29th (Memorial Day), EPCT is offering almost all items for one dollar or less! All clothing and accessories are $1.00 each (or less), and all kids’ clothes are $0.75 each! Many other items in the store are already priced for $1.00 or less regularly. In addition to the Dollar Dash, EPCT will continue to hold our $5 bag sale every Saturday! The upcoming benefit bag sales, when 100% of proceeds for the day benefit other local non-profit organizations, are as follows: April 22nd- Estes Valley Community Garden May 6th- PEO Chapter IY Foundation May 20th- Life Choices Pregnancy Center As mentioned, the Dollar Dash sale runs until Memorial Day, so stop in frequently and check out our ever-changing inventory. And remember- it’s all one dollar or less!

Aviation Club Meeting April 11

The next meeting of the Estes Park Internationale Aviation Club will be on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at 6:30 p.m., in the Hondius Room of the Estes Valley Library. This meeting is free and open to the public, everyone is welcome. Our speaker, local Estes Park resident Barry Power, will provide us with a current update on the United States' efforts in human space flight involving NASA and commercial companies. There are many potential "players" in the future of human space flight in the U.S., so come and be informed of all the exciting developments.

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS WITH $100 for each new account opened

Open an account in April at the Bank of Colorado Estes Park branch, and we will donate $100 – up to $5000 – to The Legacy Project to celebrate the Centennial of Estes Park. That means just by opening a bank account, you’ll be helping to make great things happen in our community.

THE LEGACY PROJECT is focused on the rehabilitation of the Knoll-Willows Open Space. This 20-acre conservation easement is located in the heart of downtown Estes Park and preserves a critical natural habitat and a remarkable heritage.

ESTES PARK 533 Big Thompson Avenue, 970.586.8185 bankofcolorado.com

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Did you know the Duck Race is powered by an all-volunteer team of Rotarians? Here they are at Duck Central Opening Day on March 30.

Duck Central Open For Business In Lower Stanley Village

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel - $50

Liver Enzyme - $16

Basic Metabolic Panel - $35

Blood Type - $23

Thyroid Screening - $25

Cholesterol - $20

PSA Screening (Men only) - $25

Glucose - $16

Lipid Panel - $25

Hemoglobin A1C - $30

Comprehensive Blood Count - $20

Vitamin D 25 Hydroxy - $55

Health Information - LARIMER COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Acupuncture Information – MELISSA ROBERTS, MSOM, L. AC. Skin Cancer Screening – DERMATOLOGY CENTER OF THE ROCKIES Baseline Carotid Cardiac Test - $30 - EPMG CARDIOLOGY Blood Pressure Checks – EPMC AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT Hearing Screening – WENDY KOENIG, AUD. Bone Density Screen – ASPEN CLUB Strategies for Proper Posture and Body Mechanics for Activities of Daily Living – EPMC REHAB DEPT. Body Fat Testing/Exercise Fitness Consultation – EPMC PHYSICAL MEDICINE

Wellness Information/Wellness Assessments/State of Slim – ESTES PARK MEDICAL GROUP

For more information, call 577-4390.

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By Rita DuChateau With only a month before the ducks hit the water, the Estes Park Rotary Duck Race operations center, Duck Central, is now open. Volunteers will be on hand to assist the 68 charities and groups that are selling adoption forms, to handle walk-in sales, and answer duck-related questions, such as: what are my chances of winning? Answer: Better than ever!

Duck Central has established its nest at: 541 Big Thompson Ave. Unit C, in Lower Stanley Village, next to Village Pizza.

Hours of operation are: • Thursdays - April 6, April 13 and April 20 and April 27, noon to 5 p.m.

• Between April 28 and May 5, Duck Central will be staffed Monday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m.

• Duck Central will be closed on Race Day, Saturday, May 6, as all volunteers will be needed to support critical race operations, from donning waders and herding ducks away from hazards in the river to selling duck-themed merchandise and posting winners on the prize board.

• Adoption sales on Race Day morning will take place in Bond Park and at Nicky’s Steakhouse, 1350 Fall River Rd., the official starting point for the race.

The Estes Park Rotary Duck Race team would like its 2017 beneficiary organizations to turn in all adoption forms and payment before 5 p.m. Friday, May 5, for processing.

Race sales questions should be directed to:

DuckRace@RotaryClubOfEstesPark.org.

Messages may also be left on the Duck Central Hotline: (970) 480-5002. Please note that messages will be checked only on Wednesday and Thursday until daily operations begin.

Major prizes will inspire travel to exciting destinations. A $20 adoption will mean a chance at winning: • Grand Prize seven-night Eastern or Western Caribbean cruise for two with a balcony cabin. (Grand Prize may be redeemed for $6,000 cash).

• Second Prize trip for two to Riviera Maya, Mexico or Napa, California. The three-night packages include first-class accommodations. The Mexico option is booked at a beachfront, all-inclusive hotel; Napa includes B&B bookings and a rental car. (Redeemable for $3,000 cash.)

• Third Prize trip for two to New York or Savannah. The New York trip includes two nights in a Manhattan hotel and museum admission. In Savannah, the winners will spend three nights in an historic district hotel. (Redeemable for $2,000 cash.)

All of the major prizes include airfare from Denver and round-trip transportation to hotels or cruise port. Columbine Travel in Estes Park will arrange the trips, which are limited to non-holiday travel times and based on availability.

The goal for 2017 is to raise $135,000 or more for local groups and charities, said ‘Big Duck’ Gregg Jurgens. For each $20 adoption form sold, $19 goes to the beneficiaries. In the past 28 years, the Estes Park Duck Race has returned more than $2.3 million to the Estes Valley.

To adopt ducks, visit www.epduckrace.org.

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Estes Valley Recreation And Park District To Hold Public Meeting To Update About Progress Of Community Center Estes Valley Recreation and Park District (EVRPD) will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 10 a.m. to update the community about the Estes Valley Community Center (EVCC). The meeting will be held in the Town Senior Center located at 220 4th Street, Estes Park.

All residents of Estes Valley are invited and encouraged to attend the meeting to hear the latest status of the EVCC project, including the design, amenities, project schedule, proposed membership fees, and hours of operation.

In addition to receiving a project up-

To be considered for the committee, applicants must be full-time residents of the District, a 320-square mile region including Estes Park and the surrounding area.

Applicants must also be at least 55 years of age at the time of applying.

In August 2016, the Town of Estes Park and EVRPD entered an intergovernmental agreement to transfer senior services from the Town to the District upon the opening of the Estes Valley Community Center, which is anticipated to be January 2018. The agreement includes the establishment of a Senior Advisory Committee.

To apply for the committee, please submit a completed EVRPD Committee Application by April 14, 2017 to the EVRPD Administration Office located at 690 Big Thompson Avenue, Estes Park, CO

Two construction workers stand on the installed steel beams of the new EVCC as the crane moves into place to pick up another beam in.

A construction worker stands on the installed steel beams of the new EVCC as another beam is lowered down from the crane

date, staff from the District and Estes Park Senior Services will be on hand to gather feedback for programming and operation of the facility.

The 70,000 square-foot community center is envisioned as a comprehensive, multi-generational facility that offers something for people of all ages, and reflects the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vision as a premier mountain community.

The new center will include a senior center area, library resources, multipurpose gymnasium with a walking and jogging track, a lazy river with interactive play features and slide at the refurbished aquatics center, group fitness facilities, large community room with kitchen, flexible classroom space, golf simulator, and drop-in childcare.

The community center will adjoin the existing Estes Park Aquatics Center, which will be partially renovated in conjunction with the construction of the EVCC. The Aquatics Center renovation will require the closure of the facility following the conclusion of the Estes Park Bobcats boys swim team season. The facility is slated to close on May 19, 2017. It will reopen in the fall.

The District also continues to accept applications for the Senior Advisory Committee (SAC) to counsel and assist the District with the planning and communication of senior services at the EVCC. The committee will include five members appointed by the EVRPD Board of the Directors, with at least two members appointed from the membership of Estes Park Senior Citizens Center, Inc.

80517. Applications are available online at evrpd.com or can be picked up at the EVRPD Administration Office.

For more information about the goals of the committee, committee appointment updates, the community center construction, or questions about the public meeting, please visit evrpd.com or contact Teresa Jackson, EVRPD Manager of Community Center Operations at (970) 586-7556.

About Estes Valley Recreation and Park District: Estes Valley Recreation and Park District is a quasi-municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Colorado. Established in 1955, the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goals are to plan, direct, organize and implement recreational programs, manage facilities and provide public park and recreation opportunities for residents and visitors of the District, an area that encompasses 320 square miles.

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Bluebird Nest Boxes Need To Be Cleaned Out lows. Keep in mind that Violet-green Swallows like similar habitat as the Mountain Bluebirds.

Mountain Chickadees like habitats similar to Western Bluebirds.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be surprised when some of your boxes are occupied by the swallows, wrens or chickadees.

This is a good time to clean out any nest boxes on your property. Part of the courtship of bluebirds is to have the pair construct their nest together. The male will find a nest box or cavity that he likes. He then flies throughout his territory calling for a potential mate.

When a female arrives, he will take her

Male Western Bluebird

By: Scott Rashid, Director of CARRI www.carriep.org

In the Estes Valley, there has been at times, all three Male Mountain Bluebird bluebird species nesting. The three species are; the Mountain, Western and Eastern Bluebirds. The most common species; the Mountain Bluebirds, prefer open country; the Western Bluebirds prefer areas with Ponderosa Pine, junipers and smaller openings in the woods. The least common, Eastern Bluebirds, when present, prefer habi- to the nest that he has chosen. If she accepts him and the nest, they will contat similar to the Mountain Bluebirds. struct their nest together.

All three species eat large numbers of Make sure you clean out the nest boxes insects, showing a great preference for after each pair has fledged their young. This way the boxes can be reused that same year by other species. I have had bluebirds and Violet-green Swallow use the same nest box in the same year. The bluebirds nested in a box first, and after their young had fledged, the swallows moved in and raised a family.

Male House Wrens like to use bluebird boxes as well. Wrens will move throughout their territory and construct partial nests in several nest boxes. The male wren will call to attract a female.

Western Bluebird eggs When a female accepts the male, he will then take her to all of the partial grasshoppers. The Mountain Bluebird nests that he has constructed. She will feeds on a variety of insects including mealworms, beetles, wasps, caterpillars, pick the one she likes and the pair will finish the nest together. However, if crickets and fruits such as currants, grapes, raisins, etc. The feeding habits of these partial wren nests are in a bluebird nest box, nothing will use that box until the Western, and Eastern Bluebird are the sticks are removed. similar and in some areas identical to the Mountain Bluebirds depending on Also, if you have the land to place what prey is available. more than one bluebird box, you will increase your odds of having bluebirds Mountain Bluebirds like areas that are nesting. If you have several boxes, you very open, Western Bluebirds prefer armay get a Mountain Bluebird pair in eas with Ponderosa Pine and smaller one, a Tree Swallow in one, a Violetopenings in the woods. If you place a green Swallow in one, and a Mountain box near a bush, it may become occupied by House Wrens, if the box is near a Chickadee in another for example. pond or stream you may get Tree Swal-

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Eagle Rock School PresentsSongs For A New World On April 6, 7, 8 Eagle Rock Theatre will present its spring musical, Songs For a New World, in the Walter G. Ruesch Auditorium located at the YMCA of the Rockies. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission is “Pay What You Like” at the door only, with all proceeds going to the Eagle Rock Graduate Fund. Songs for a New World is a contemporary musical written and composed by Jason Robert Brown. This was his first show ever produced. Brown’s original production does not follow the traditional mold of a musical, and instead uses series of song to connect a theme. Each selection in this song cycle is its own vignette and is connected through the theme about one single moment in time affecting your life.

Rooftop Rodeo Volunteer Round-Up

Join the fun! Come find out how you can be a part of the award winning PRCA Rooftop Rodeo here in Estes Park!

Our home town rodeo is run by volunteers. No, you don’t need to own a horse and yes you can volunteer one night during rodeo week, all nights, or become a year-round Rooftop Rodeo committee member…it’s up to you!

Please join us for this informative get together on how you can get involved!

Sunday April 23rd at 2:00 p.m. at 402 Fishcreek Rd. See you there Partner!

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EPNRC April Lunch & Learn: Why Your Nonprofit’s History Is Important Nonprofit and service club representatives are invited to the next EPNRC Lunch & Learn on Thursday, April 13, from 12-1:30 p.m. to learn from Estes Park Museum Director Derek Fortini about the importance of capturing local nonprofit history. Derek will also share the Museum’s plans to offer a new service to assist in preserving this important aspect of the Town’s history. The lunch & learn will be held in the Hondius Room at the Estes Valley Library.

Entering into the Town’s Centennial Celebration in 2017, many people are asking the question: “why did Town take so long to become incorporated?” The simple answer is that a number of service clubs, organizations, and nonprofits in Estes Park managed many local issues that ranged from road improvements to wildlife concerns (such as the re-introduction of Elk to Estes Park in 1913). This foundation in local civic duty is part of the bedrock of the Estes Park community and is central to understanding Estes Park.

This unique characteristic of Estes Park’s past still lives today in the work carried out by members of the various service clubs and nonprofit organizations in town.

The number and variety of these organizations continues to grow. Needs of the community are being addressed on a daily basis as well as in the face of disaster; most

recently, helping to respond to the recent destruction caused by the 2013 Colorado Flood.

So why doesn’t the museum interpret this central component of Estes Park’s past? It’s not a deliberate decision to overlook the work of these clubs and nonprofits; but rather because there is a lack of available artifacts and archival collections to reconstruct the history and activities of these organizations. Perhaps you are a member of one of the many organizations being described and you are thinking to yourself “that’s not true, we have boxes of old stuff.” The problem is, the boxes are not at your local history Museum. The mission of the Estes Park Museum is to conduct activities that preserve, share, and respect the unique history of Estes Park, therefore it is important to both the organization and the Estes Park Museum to capture the work of these individuals and organizations.

Bring your lunch and join us we explore and discuss what kinds of “artifacts” to save, what can assist in creating a more inclusive history of Estes Park and how they can be preserved. There is no charge for this community lunch & learn. For questions or more information, please contact Jill Lancaster, Executive Director at director@epnonprofit.org.

Genealogical Society Meeting April 13 The Estes Park Genealogical Society will “Taking A Byte Out of Scotland: Remeet on Thursday, April 13 at 4:00 p.m. in searching Scottish Genealogy on the Inthe Hondius Room of the Estes Valley Li- ternet.” brary. Speaker Harry Ross will present “No one really knows why people of Scottish descent are so interested in genealogy but we've always been at the forefront of using new tools to do our research. This presentation will discuss various websites based in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

We've all heard of Ancestry.com but what about the resources of Ancestry.co.uk? We will discuss a number of free as well as pay sites. We will also touch briefly on DNA and the internet resources to understand how DNA testing can help locate missing Scottish ancestors.”

Mr. Ross is a past President of the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies and of the Longmont Genealogical Society. He has been researching his family history since a 1990 visit to Scotland. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from the Ohio State University and recently retired from Regal Entertainment Group. He is a member of the National Genealogical Society, the Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England (W.I.S.E.) Family History Society, the International Society for British Genealogy and Family History, Genealogical Speakers Guild and the Association of Professional Genealogists.

The Society meets the second Thursday of every month from January through November in the library, offering a wide variety of programs and workshops. Anyone interested in genealogy and family history research is welcome to attend the meetings.

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A Sneak Peek At This Year’s Taste Of Estes At The Y! Quota Club of Estes Park’s 33rd Annual Taste of Estes will be held on Thursday, April 20 from 5:30-8 p.m. at a new location, the YMCA of the Rockies!

Don’t miss extra benefits at this year’s Taste! · 34 restaurants this year! · Can't beat the price! Where else can you get up to 34 samples for much less than $1 each? · Plentiful seating this year, thanks to a larger room, courtesy of our generous host, the YMCA of the Rockies · Enjoy breathtaking views from the campus of the YMCA of the Rockies, and the ambiance of beautiful Assembly Hall with linen tablecloths and fresh flower centerpieces. There’s plentiful parking at the Y. It’s worth the drive that is merely a couple miles outside town. · New this year - Sample local craft beer and wine (ID required; limited free samples in lieu of cash bar) · As in past years, take a chance at winning any of 24 beautifully handcrafted items! – intricately decorated wine glasses, flower pots and birdhouses. Buy tickets at $1 each, 6 for $5 or 13 for $10.

Drawings will be held near the end of the event; no need to be present to win. All proceeds go directly to the community to address important needs.

Get your tickets now before they sell out Only 500 tickets are available. Get yours at A la Carte, Estes Park News, Macdonald Book Shop or the Visitor Center in Estes Park. Tickets are $20 in advance for adults and $25 at the door, if available.

Kids 12 and under (limited quantity) are $10.

Thank you, YMCA of the Rockies!

Quota Club expresses sincere gratitude to the YMCA of the Rockies, who is donating use of Assembly Hall to allow all proceeds of this fundraiser to be returned to the community. Funds raised at Taste of Estes support Quota Club’s hospital Loan Closet, Hearing and Speech projects, Service to Youth, Service to Seniors, Scholarships and more.

Participating 34 Restaurants/ Establishments Baba's Burgers Chelito's Mexican Restaurant Chicago's Best Cinnamon's Bakery Claire's on the Park Cousin Pat's Pub & Grill Delaware North restaurant to open soon The Dunraven Inn Ed's Cantina & Grill The Egg & I Estes Park Brewery Fajita Rita's Himalayan Curry and Kebob Hunter's Chophouse Kind Coffee Lonigans Saloon Nightclub & Grill El Mex-Kal La Mexicana Mountain Home Café

Notchtop Oskar Blues Grill Oskar Blues Brewery The Other Side Restaurant Peppers Mexican Grill Rock Cut Brewing Co. The Rock Inn Mountain Tavern Snowy Peaks Winery Starbucks Coffee Sweet Basilico Café The Taffy Shop Tavern 1929 at Marys Lake Lodge Waterfront Grille The Wild Rose Food & Spirits Co. YMCA of the Rockies

Our 2017 Sponsors;

At Taste of Estes, many handmade wine glasses, bird houses and flower pots are available for you to view and enter a drawing for a chance to win your favorite.

Winners will be chosen the night of the Taste.

Tickets are $1 each, 6 for $5 or 13 for $10.

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A SATISFIED THIRST “Mommy, I’m so thirsty. I want a drink.” Susanna Petroysan heard her daughter’s pleas, but there was nothing she could do. She and her four-year-old Gayaney were trapped beneath tons of collapsed concrete and steel. Beside them in the darkness lay the body of her sister-in-law, Karine, one of the thousands of victims of the worst earthquake in Soviet Armenia.

Susanna had gone to Karine’s apartment on the 5th floor to try on a dress. It was December 7, 1998, at 11:30 A.M. She had just removed the dress and was clad in a slip and stockings when the quake hit. She grabbed Gayaney just as the floor opened up and all tumbled into the basement, with above apartments tumbling down on them. They were trapped by an concrete panel eighteen inches over her head, and she on her back. “Mommy, I need a drink. Please give me something.” Feeling around in the darkness she found a 24-ounce jar of blackberry jam that had tumbled with them. She gave the entire jar to her daughter. It was gone the second day.

“Mommy, I’m so thirsty.” Susanna knew that she would die, but she wanted her daughter to live. She found the dress she had tried on and made a bed for Gayaney. Though it was bitter cold, she took off her stockings and wrapped them around her child to keep her warm. Eight days went by, although because of the darkness, Susanna lost track of time. Because of the cold, she lost the feeling in her fingers and toes. Because of her inability to move, she lost hope. “I was just waiting for death.” Her thoughts began to wander. She began to hallucinate. A merciful sleep occasionally freed her from the horror of her entombment, but the sleep would be brief. Something always awakened her: the cold, the hunger, or—most often—the voice of her daughter. “Mommy, I’m thirsty.”

At some point in that eternal night, Susanna remembered a TV program about an explorer in the Arctic who was dying of thirst. A comrade slashed his hand and gave his friend a drink of his blood. “I had no water, no fruit juice, no liquids. It was then that I remembered I had my own blood.” Her groping fingers, numb from the cold, found a piece of shattered glass. She sliced open her left index finger and gave it to her daughter to suck. The drops of blood weren’t enough. “Please, Mommy, some more.” So Susanna cut another finger. She has no idea how many time she cut herself. She only knows that if she hadn’t, Gayanna would have died. Her blood was her daughter’s only hope…

“This cup is the new covenant in my blood,” Jesus once exclaimed. Long before, the blood of the sacrificial lamb had kept Hebrew families safe and kept death from their doors.

Every year a lamb’s blood would be poured and deliverance would be celebrated. Max Lucado draws the comparison: “Beneath the rubble of a fallen world, He pierced His hand. In the wreckage of a collapsed humanity, He ripped apart His side. His children were trapped, so He gave His blood. It was all He had. With strength waning and even His Father turning His head. His blood was all He had. But His blood was all it took. ‘If anyone is thirsty,’ Jesus once said, ‘let him come unto me and drink.’”

“Mommy, I’m so thirsty,” Gayanna begged. And the hand was cut, and the blood was poured, and the child was saved. “God, I’m so thirsty,” we pray. And the hand is pierced, and the blood was poured, and the children are saved.”

(Thanks to Max Lucado for powerful insights in ‘Applause of Heaven’.)

(Bob)

Living Well With Diabetes the participants’confidence in their ability to manage their health and maintain active and fulfilling lives. Each participant in the class receives a copy of Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions.

Cindy Ballinghoff received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing in 1982 and has been employed by Estes Park Medical Center since 1990. Prior to moving to Estes Park, Cindy was a hemodialysis, ICU, cardiac rehabilitation, and hospice nurse. She has worked with diabetics since 2004. Currently, she is one of the telephone triage nurses for Estes Park Cindy Ballinghoff Medical Group and still works in the UCHealth to offer free six-week series at Emergency Department as a staff RN. the Estes Park Senior Center The Town of Katie Plassmeyer is a Nurse PractiEstes Park’s Senior Services Division and tioner and Care Manager at Timberline University of Colorado Health are collabMedical Clinic where she helps patients orating to offer a free six-week series with chronic diseases become better called Living Well with Diabetes. Classes self-managers while assisting with naviwill be held on Wednesdays, April 19 gation of the increasingly complex through May 24, from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. at healthcare system.

She was trained last the Estes Park Senior Center. Space is limAugust in the Stanford Program of Livited; please call or stop by the Senior Cening Well courses where she became certer, 220 Fourth Street, to register. tified to teach this course, Living Well Classes will be taught by Cindy Ballingwith Diabetes, and Living Well: Survivhoff, RN, from the Estes Park Medical ing and Thriving after Cancer.

Center, and Katie Plassmeyer, RN, NP-C, For more information, please contact from Timberline Medical Clinic. Accordthe Estes Park Senior Center at (970) ing to Cindy and Katie, people who take 586-2996 or visit the Center at 220 the classes have more energy, get more exFourth Street, Monday through Friday ercise, work with their doctors more easbetween 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Please ily and efficiently, and are more confident visit the Senior Services website at they can manage their own health. They www.estes.org/seniorcenter.

To receive also feel less pain, less depressed, and less Senior Services news in your e-mail intired. Classes are highly participative, box, please e-mail lmitchell@estes.org. where mutual support and success build

Vision Loss Support Group To Hold Quarterly Meeting

Monday, April 10 Chicken fried steak, Mashed potatoes/gravy, Corn, Cookie Tuesday, April 11 Chicken salad Croissant, Chef ’s choice – 2 salads, Cake Wednesday, April 12 Spaghetti/ meat marinara, Garden salad, Garlic bread, Brownie Thursday, April 13 Sloppy Joe / bun Macaroni and cheese, Mixed vegetables, Cobbler Friday, April 14 Spinach quiche, Chef ’s choice – 2 salads, Pie

Disabled Resource Services will host their quarterly Vision Loss Support Group meeting at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11 at the Estes Park Senior Center, 220 Fourth Street.

Disabled Resource Services empowers individuals with disabilities to achieve their maximum level of independence through services supporting advocacy, awareness, and access to their community.

Besides support groups, the organization’s “Vision Matters After 55 Program” provides independent living skills training, assistive technology training, and budget counseling, as well as performing home safety assessments. For more information, visit their website at disabledresourceservices.org.

For more information, please contact the Estes Park Senior Center at (970) 586-2996 or visit the Center at 220 Fourth Street, Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Please visit the Senior Services website at www.estes.org/seniorcenter.

Estes Park Medical Center To Sponsor Free Luncheon At The Senior Center

The Estes Park Medical Center is sponsoring a free luncheon at noon on Wednesday, April 19 at the Estes Park Senior Center, 220 Fourth Street. Advance tickets are required and will be available starting Monday, April 10 at the Senior Center. No phone reserva-

tions will be taken. There is a limit of 48 tickets available, and tickets will be issued on a first come, first served basis. Table service will be provided by staff from various departments of the Estes Park Medical Center.

For more information, please contact the Town of Estes Park’s Senior Services Division at (970) 586-2996 or visit the Senior Center at 220 Fourth Street, Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. or visit the website at www.estes.org/seniorcenter.

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Attention Quilters

The Estes Valley Quilt Guild meets on the second Wednesday of each month.

The April meeting will be held on the 8th, at Good Samaritan Village, 1901 Ptarmigan Trail. The business meeting begins at 6:45 p.m. However, if you want to catch up with friends, come at 6:30 and visit. The speaker for the April meeting is Kelly Gallager-Abbott. This should be a great program for the seasoned quilter as well as the new quilter.

If you are visiting in Estes Park and are a quilter, the Guild would love to have you join us. We do ask visitors for a $10 donation to help cover the costs incurred to bring speakers to our Guild.

Have you wandered into a quilt shop re-

cently and wondered about the new tools on display? Or discovered a new technique? Well, this program is for you.

Kelly, the owner of Jukebox Quilts and will present a program “The Cutting Edge,” on the newest quilting tools, products, techniques, and tricks. This will include a slide program, with a brief trunk show. Kelly will also bring some of the new tools and products to the program for you to purchase. Bring your checkbook! The program will be on March 8, 2017 Kelly was educated in the science and art of nursing and worked as a high-risk labor and delivery nurse, but was always very interested in textiles and art. She began quilting in 1988, and shortly after that began both her family and Jukebox Quilts. She designed a fabric line, many patterns for quilts, digitize quilting and embroidery motifs, and has written several books. Currently, Kelly is a co-curator (with Patt Blair) of an exhibit of Route 66 quilts that is traveling for three years. Information about all of these exhibits can be found on www.jukeboxquilts.com. “I have two great passions (besides that for my family): I can’t wait to quilt every day, and I absolute adore teaching others about quilting.”

Antero Winds Woodwind Quartet At Next Music Festival Concert

Antero Winds: International Woodwind Quintet is set to perform Sunday April 9, at 2:00 p.m. in the Stanley Hotel Concert Hall. Admission is just $10.00 at the door, children and students are admitted free. This concert is sponsored by Jackie and Keith Stephenson.

Known for their artistic sensitivity and exuberant stage presence, the award-winning Antero Winds have been attracting attention worldwide as a talented and engaging young international woodwind quintet. The Antero Winds began their work together as the Arundo Winds, the graduate woodwind quintet in residence at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

While serving their Rocky Mountain community, the Antero Winds have also traveled the world to perform, compete, and educate, always striving to present performances that are as interesting and satisfying to music connoisseurs as they are to those with little prior experience in classical music. The distinct backgrounds, personalities and styles of the quintet’s members combine to create the Antero Winds’ signature blend and performance style.

Join us for a unique concert with the award-winning Antero Winds.

There will be no concert on Easter Sunday April 16.

April 23: How about a Night at the Theatre: Operas and Musicals. It is always an honor to welcome back Fred and Audrey Peterbark.

Every concert series needs an excellent venue and the beautiful Stanley Hotel is the perfect mountain setting for an hour of wonderfully relaxing Sunday afternoon entertainment. We are grateful to the Stanley Hotel Management and staff for their incredible support and generosity. Music Festival attendees will receive a 20% discount for brunch or dinner on the day of the concert, courtesy of the Stanley Hotel Cascade Restaurant. Additional parking is available next to the Concert Hall and behind the Stanley Hotel.

Thank you to Bob’s Piano Service, our weekly and series sponsors, and the Griffin Foundation.

For further information, 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 email to: estesparkmusicfestival@gmail.com. Like us on Facebook for photos and events.

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PHASES OF THE MOON

First Quarter Apr. 3rd

Full Moon Apr. 11th

Last Quarter Apr. 19th

New Moon Apr. 26th

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First Friday Party With Live Jazz At Earthwood Artisans Hendricks, Mark Murphy, and Ella Fitzgerald. He has received notice in Downbeat magazine, been described by the Denver Post as “a powerful and innovative soloist”, by Westword as “Denver’s candidate for the ‘Alto Madness’ award”, and in the Coloradoan as a “world class Jazz artist.” Max has worked with many of the great jazz artists of our time including: Dakota Staton, Bud Shank, Angela Hagenbach, Lew Tabackin, Don Braden, Red Holloway, Nick Brignola, Javon Jackson, Pete Christlieb, Lou Donaldson, Frank Tiberi, and Fred Wesley, to name a few.

Stu MacAskie is a Jazz pianist based in Join Earthwood Artisans this Friday, Denver, Colorado. He has performed in April 7 for their First Friday Party with Europe and Southeast Asia, and toured live jazz at Earthwood Collections from the United States from coast to coast. His 5-8 p.m. Wonderful jazz music will be performed by Max Wagner on sax at the eight years as a part of the music scene in New York City sharpened his skills, gallery. preparing him for work in jazz, pop, and First Friday in Estes Park is a free local classical circles. Jazz artists that he has art happening for everyone. Visit the performed with include Frank Morgan, gallery for some fun and to show your Bill Watrous, the New York Voices, Antosupport for our local art and culture! nio Hart, and Bobby Shew; pop artists Jazz saxophonist and vocalist, Max include Sparx, Patti Page, Little Anthony Wagner, will be appearing at Earthwood & the Imperials, Susan Lucci, Khadijah Collections art gallery as part of the 1st Ibrahim and Stepfanie Kramer. Since arFridays Art Groove from 5-8 p.m. Max riving in Denver he has performed at will be playing alto sax, and singing and Dazzle, Nocturne, The Crimson Room, scattin'; and this Friday, Jazz pianist, Stu and many more venues.

MacAskie will be joining him on piano.

Complementary refreshments will be Max Wagner is the founder and director served.

You can stop by and hear some of the Estes Park Jazz Festival. He is dewonderful Jazz, while viewing great art scribed as a vibrantly eloquent and lyrical with hosts, Ann and Ron Wilcocks player, and draws primarily from his own Earthwood Collections- 141 E. Elkhorn vocabulary; he has developed an individAve., Estes Park, CO 80517 ual sound and approach to Modern Jazz. http://www.earthwoodgalleries.com/eart As a Jazz vocalist and scat singer, he puts hwood-collections/ his original spin on the traditions of Jon

Everyday is the weekend!

Congratulations, Jeff Boles!!

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ESTES PARK HAPPENINGS For additional information call 800-443-7837 • 970-577-9900 Apr. 11: Jon Pickett & Friends.

Bluegrass. Ed’s Cantina. 6-9pm

Apr. 20: Open Bluegrass Jam. The Rock Inn. 6-9pm

Apr. 11: Trivia Night. Rock Cut Brewing Company. 7-8:30pm

Apr. 20: Circus of the Dead. Grateful Dead covers. The Rock Inn. 8:30pm

Apr. 11: Lip Sync Battle. Wheel Bar. 10:30pm

Apr. 20-21: 80th Ann. Celebration.

Bands all weekend. The Rock Inn

Apr. 13: Chess Club. Rock Cut Brewing Company. 6-9pm

Apr. 21: Dempsey/Fox Duo. Jazz. The Other Side Restaurant. 5-8pm

Apr. 13: The Dempsey/Fox Duo. Jazz. The Waterfront Grill. 6-9pm

Apr. 21: Ray Young. Jazz Piano.

Nicky’s Steakhouse. 6pm

Apr. 20: Taste of Estes. YMCA of the Rockies. 5:30-8pm

Apr. 13: Mountain Town Trio. Folk & Classic Rock. Fajita Rita’s. 6-9pm

Apr. 21: Jay Stott. Acoustic. The Rock Inn. 6-9pm

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

Apr. 13: Open Bluegrass Jam. The Rock Inn. 6-9pm

Apr 21: James Davis. Classical Guitar.

Twin Owls Steakhouse. 6-9pm

Apr. 14: 21+ Costume Easter Dinner & Egg Hunt. American Legion. 5pm

Apr. 21: Karaoke. Lonigans. 9pm

EVENTS Apr. 7: First Friday Art Groove.

Experience Estes Park's fine art world.

Throughout the Village. 5-8pm Apr. 7-8: Salute To Americana. Seven bands over 2 nights. The Stanley. 7pm Apr. 8-9: Girlfriends Wandering Market. Shopping. EP Events Complex.

Sat. 9am-5pm & Sun. 10am-4pm

Apr. 7: Dempsey/Fox Duo. Jazz. The Other Side Restaurant. 5-8pm Apr. 7: Max Wagner & Stu MacAskie.

Jazz. Earthwood Collections. 5-8pm Apr. 7: Neal Whitlock. Acoustic. The Rock Inn. 6-9pm Apr. 7: Spoken Word & Poetry Slam.

Inkwell & Brew. 7-9pm Apr. 7-8: Ray Young. Jazz Piano.

Nicky’s Steakhouse. 6pm Apr. 7-8: James Davis. Classical Guitar. Twin Owls Steakhouse. 6-9pm Apr. 7-8: Karaoke. Lonigans. 9pm Apr. 8: Breakfast with the Easter Bunny. Presby. Church. 8:30-11am

Historic Park Theatre

April 7th- April 13th 2017

Apr. 8: Drumming Up Kindness.

Drumming group. Kind Coffee. 3-5pm Apr. 8: Sean Flynn. Acoustic. The Rock Inn. 6-9pm Apr. 9: Sheffield Sunday Supper. The Stanley. Reservations. 1pm & 4pm Apr. 9: Antero Winds. Oboe, flute, horn bassoon and clarinet. The Stanley. 2pm Apr. 9: Jon Pickett. Acoustic. The Rock Inn. 5-8pm Apr. 9: Bingo Night. Rock Cut Brewing Company. 6-7:30pm

(Rated: PG)

Nightly Dolby 3D @ 4:45 & 2D @ 7:30pm Additiona Matinees: @ 2pm F, S & Su in 2D & Mon in Dolby 3D

Monday Matinees in Dolby 3D @ 2pm $7.50 matinee $6 child tickets

www.historicparktheatre.com boxoffice:970-586-8904

Apr. 7 – Apr. 21, 2017

Apr. 14: Dempsey/Fox Duo. Jazz. The Other Side Restaurant. 5-8pm Apr. 14-15: Ray Young. Jazz Piano.

Nicky’s Steakhouse. 6pm Apr 14-15: James Davis. Classical Guitar. Twin Owls Steakhouse. 6-9pm

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

Apr. 14-15: Karaoke. Lonigans. 9pm

Mon. & Wed. at 5:30pm Sat. at 9am.

Group Bicycle Ride. Via Bicycle Café.

Apr. 15: Mountain Town Trio. Folk & Classic Rock. The Other Side. 6-9pm

Apr. 7: Community Yoga. Estes Park Yoga. 6-7pm

Apr. 16: Easter Brunch. Reservations required. YMCA. 11am-2pm

Apr. 9 & 16: Taste & Create. Snowy Peaks Winery. 3:30-5:30pm

Apr. 16: Jon Pickett. Acoustic Brunch.

The Rock Inn. 11am-2pm

Apr. 9 & 16: History & Nature Talk.

Rams Horn Resort Clubhouse. 5-6pm

Apr. 16: Sheffield Sunday Supper. The Stanley. Reservations. 1pm & 4pm

Apr. 11 & 18: Free 5K Group Fun Run. Stanley Hotel. 6pm

Apr. 16: Bingo Night. Rock Cut Brewing Company. 6-7:30pm

Apr. 14: Vinyasa Yoga & Vino. Estes Park Yoga. Registration required. 6-8pm

Apr. 18: Open Mic with Jon Pickett.

Ed’s Cantina. 6-9pm Apr. 18: Trivia Night. Rock Cut Brewing Company. 7-8:30pm Apr. 18: Lip Sync Battle. Wheel Bar. 10:30pm Apr. 20: The Dempsey/Fox Duo. Jazz. The Waterfront Grill. 6-9pm Apr. 20: Mountain Town Trio. Folk & Classic Rock. Fajita Rita’s. 6-9pm

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK Visit RMNP Visitor Centers to learn about park wildlife, programs & more!

Call for details. 970-586-1223.

Rocky Mountain Conservancy Programs: Fees apply & registration is required. Call for details: 970-586-3262.

Find more events & submit your event at VisitEstesPark.com/Events.

Any republication of this document or information contained herein when done for profit or as part of a profit creating mechanism is strictly prohibited.

Please contact Visit Estes Park about any desire to republish this document or its contents.

Elizabeth Saint And Jonathan Pass To Be Married Elizabeth Saint and Jonathan Pass are pleased to announce their engagement.

Elizabeth graduated from Arizona State University and is employed as a supply chain associate with the a2 Milk Company in Boulder, Colorado. Jonathan graduated from Metropolitan State University of Denver and is employed as a pilot with Republic Airlines. The couple will be married April 22, 2017 at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church in Estes Park with Rev. Joseph Thai Cao officiating. Elizabeth is the daughter of Larry and Camilla Saint and Jonathan is the son of Corey and Lori Pass, all of Estes Park, Colorado.

Congratulations to the happy couple!

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Salute To Americana Features Brad Fitch And So Much More

A Rotary Fundraiser for Scholarships One of the first impressions you get when you see Brad Fitch and hear him sing is that John Denver is once again alive and well and making us embrace the Rocky Mountains. Fitch has an uncanny resemblance in appearance and voice to the late folk-pop singer. That’s one of the reasons Brad Fitch’s annual John Denver Tribute Concert is so well attended by enthusiastic fans.

One of those fans will never forget his first concert with Fitch. It was right after the fan had moved to Estes Park and he was sitting in a lawn chair at Performance Park enjoying the regular free summer time concerts. The setting sun cast a golden glow over the mountains to the west, and on top of the hill behind Performance Park, a six-by-six point elk was majestically sniffing the air. Down below, on stage, Brad Fitch and his TropiCowboy Band was singing Rocky Mountain High. It was truly a magical moment and he was reduced to tears. He thought, “What a way to begin retirement. ” Brad Fitch and the TropiCowboy Band are the featured artists on the second night of a two-night musical Salute to

Americana. The shows will be staged in the Stanley Concert Hall. A cash bar will be available both nights.

The Salute begins this Friday, April 7th at 7:00 p.m. with six groups performing a smorgasbord of American music: bluegrass, folk, country-western, and pop. In the lineup are three ladies who form a group called Ran off the Rooster, a guitar and mandolin strumming and singing duo called Great Blue, championship yodeler/singer/songwriter and author Vic Anderson and 12-year old champion fiddler Julian “Westy” Oliver going by the group name High Country Cowboys, four men who occasionally set aside their day jobs to perform as ReinTarnation.

take the stage Saturday, April 8th, at 7:00 p.m. and the entire Saturday night show is their incredibly talented rendition of original songs, John Denver hits, and other cowboy/western music.

"With this lineup of talented and popular performers there should be a selection of music styles to appeal to everyone's musical taste and the Stanley Concert Hall is a perfect setting for this fabulous show, ” said show director Pete Sumey.

“We are especially grateful to Mr. John Cullen and the Stanley staff for making Two Girls and a Tenor (better known as this show at the Concert Hall possible. ” Melissa Westover, Valerie Dascoli, and Tickets are $20 per concert or $30 for Scott Anderson) accompanied by Verlene both shows and can be purchased at Thorp, Loren Johnson, and Tim Macdonald Bookshop on Elkhorn or at McLemore will perform pop tunes we’ve the Noon meeting of the Rotary Club of all heard over the years. Wrapping up the Estes Park. Tickets will also be available Friday night show will be Elk Hollow: at the door for $25 each. Tickets can also Jack Overly, Gary Reeves, Dmitri Galcov- be purchased online at ski, and Tim McLemore. eprotaryevents.eventbrite.com. Single Historical legend re-creator Kurtis Kelly show tickets are $20 (plus $1.99 Fee) and will emcee the Friday night show and the $30 (plus $2.49 Fee) for tickets for both shows. entire audience will get a chance to join in the musical fun with a rousing closer All the proceeds from the show will go of Woodie Guthrie’s This Land is Your to the Rotary Foundation’s Scholarship Land.

Fund which in recent years has provided Brad Fitch and the TropiCowboy Band $24,000 for three academic scholarships of $8,000 over four years.

Mayor Jirsa Proclaims Saturday, May 6-Duck Race Day In Estes Park Last week, Major Todd Jirsa read the Estes Park Rotary Duck Race Proclamation, officially declaring Saturday, May 6, 2017 as Duck Race Day in Estes Park.

Looking on at the event were Lucky, the race mascot and Gregg Jurgens, race committee chairman (A.K.A. 'Big Duck').

The Proclamation reads as follows: WHEREAS, the Estes Park Rotary Duck Race is a community service project of the Rotary Club of Estes Park; and WHEREAS, the annual Rotary Duck Race gives non-profit organizations and groups an opportunity to raise funds through the adoption of ducks; and WHEREAS, the generous support of local sponsors provides fabulous prizes and makes it possible to return 95% of the funds raised to the participating organizations; and WHEREAS, on Saturday, May 6, 2017, the 29th annual race will take place with close to 6,000 rubber ducks entering Fall River at Nicky’s Restaurant and crossing the finish line at George Hix Riverside Plaza downtown; and WHEREAS, there will be hundreds of prizes, live entertainment, food, and fun activities for adults and children; and WHEREAS, the Estes Park Rotary Duck Race is the largest general charitable fundraiser in the Estes Valley, annu-

Lucky, the Estes Park Rotary Duck Race mascot, welcomes Estes Park Mayor Todd Jirsa to Duck Central on Opening Day.

ally generating over $100,000 for charities and groups that benefit local residents.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park do hereby proclaim Saturday, May 6, 2017, as

ESTES PARK ROTARY DUCK RACE DAY in the Town of Estes Park, and urge all citizens along the front range to join the festivities and fun and celebrate the 29th annual Estes Park Rotary Duck Race.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused this seal to be affixed.

Todd A. Jirsa, Mayor Attest: March 30, 2017

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Aviation Runs In The Family dad written to his half-brother, Richard Winless, who lived in New York. This is Aviation was still a new field in 1917 an excerpt from one of those letters sent when E. B. Brunson was twenty-eightshortly after Bruce’s arrival in Columbus: years old. Having earned a masters de… We get up at 5:45 and fall in out on gree in agriculture from Cornell Univerthe road at 5:55. This just gives us ten sity not long before, he uprooted himself minutes to dress. No time to wash or and moved from New York to the wide clean teeth.

Generally, we exercise open spaces of Kansas to be a farmer. (marching or running) for fifteen minOn land northeast of Abilene acquired utes.

Then we have until seven o’clock to by his aunt through a land grant, the sinwash, shave, make up beds, etc. and get gle man began to plow and work the land things in order for inspection, sweeping as he’d planned. But as World War I out under our cots, etc. The bedding is raged across the globe, E.B.—also known taken off the mattresses, folded double as Bruce—realized he knew two things: from head to foot, blankets are neatly First, he believed it was inevitable the folded and piled evenly on the matUnited States would eventually enter the tresses, pillows on top of the blankets and conflict; and second, when that day hats resting on the center of the pillow. came, he did not want to be a foot solShoes must be under the cot, toes out dier. and in line with the side of the bed.

To this day his son, Estes Park resident Lockers (trunks) at the head of the bunk Bob Brunson, isn’t sure why his dad and the end of it in line with the side of opted to be a pilot instead of joining the the bed. Shoe laces must be pulled up cavalry, but an aviator is what he wanted to be. He took the physical and mental examinations in Kansas City, MO in December 1917 and passed both.

After leasing his land to another farmer, on Jan. 9, 1918, Bruce Brunson held a farm sale, and sold all his worldly possessions: a team of four horses, buggy, and a saddle horse. Two days later he received orders to report as a private first class to receive training in the Aviation Section Signal Enlisted Reserve Corps.

Subsequently, in March 1918 Cadet Brunson reported to duty at the School of Military Aeronautics at Ohio State University in Columbus, OH for a twelve-week course.

Bob doesn’t recall many conversations with his father about the war and his service. However, several years ago Bob’s family discovered a cache of letters from his By: Laurie Button

tightly and ends must be put in the shoes. At the end of each cot is a card on which is the name of the occupant. Yes, I too wish I might be on the farm.

But I would not be satisfied there while the war is undecided. This is a crisis for us all and I want to do my best to make it turn the right way.

I know I will feel better when this war is over to have enlisted than to have stayed on the farm and raised two-dollar wheat.

In the weeks that followed, Bruce received training in wireless communications, army

Bob Brunson holds a photo of his father framed along with his Dad’s pilot wings.

regulations, sanitation, airplane rigging, gunnery, gas engines, meteorology, map reading, and the theory of flight. Following his graduation from the basic course of study, Bruce married Alice Elizabeth Jones on June 13th in Geneva, NY. In July of that year Bruce wrote: … Well, I’ve been up in an airplane. It’s great. We went up at 5:10 and came down at 5:35 p.m. It was very windy. Part of the time we rocked up and down like riding in an automobile on a wavy road (if there is such a thing) or perhaps like riding on the water when it is rough.

Sometimes a strong gust of wind would lift us up just like a wave striking the bow of the boat. When we turned against the wind, we would bank way over to an angle of forty-five degrees we got up to about fourteen-hundred feet. When we were banking it almost seemed as though we would tip over.

Bruce’s training was routine and very uneventful until Aug. 22, 1918 when his plane crashed during a solo flight in Americas, GA where he and his wife were stationed. He shared his experience: … This accident has been a very fortunate one. Falling from the distance I did, it was a wonder I wasn’t killed … Last Friday morning I left the ground at 6:00 and flew over to the auxiliary field where we were doing our secondary solo work.

As soon as I got there I started making a spiral (according to orders). In making it however I banked a little too much and kept the nose a little too high. This caused the ship to fall into a tail spin. I realized that fact right away and tried to get out of it. I succeeded partially and probably saved my life in the attempt. I was about two-thousand feet up when I got into the spin. It didn’t take long to get down, believe me. I was conscious of two

things: fear and a determination to get the ship righted. I don’t remember striking the ground.

It’s important to remember that at this point in history airplanes were constructed of wood and covered with fabric. That fabric was then painted to give the surface some degree of rigidity. As far as parachutes go, while the technology existed, pilots were not provided with the life-saving gear in the beginning. The limited number of airplanes the army had were quite valuable and the government didn’t want to encourage pilots to abandon ship unless situations warranted such action.

On Sept. 28, 1918 Bruce was commissioned as a second lieutenant and a reserve military aviator. He was then reassigned to Fort Sill in Lawton, OK where he continued to polish his flying skills and helped train aerial observers.

Then, on Nov. 11th the armistice was signed, ending the war. Bruce was sent to Taliaferro, TX less than a week later. On his first day at the base he was asked to declare if he wanted to stay in the army, join the reserve, or receive an unconditional discharge. He opted for the latter and didn’t touch the controls of an airplane again until he flew in a Piper Cub with his son, Bob, in 1944.

Bruce and his wife returned to Kansas following his discharge and he became a Cheyenne County Farm Bureau agent in St. Francis, KS. Apparently, there remains a genetic love of flying in the Brunson family. During World War II his son, Bob, was a pioneer in successfully making night landings (without lights) on aircraft carriers in the South Pacific. Bob also went on to become a flight instructor.

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Immunizations Are For Life! tious agents. Regularly scheduled immunizations prevent such diseases as Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, PneumococBy: Kerrie Hill, EPMC The Rotary Club of Estes Park works in cus, Hepatitis A and B, Polio, Meningitis, Chicken Pox, Measles, Mumps, and collaboration with Estes Park Medical Rubella. Optional vaccines for genital Center, Larimer County Health Department, and Salud Clinic to plan and coor- warts and cervical cancer are also availdinate participation in the annual immu- able.

Parents can help protect children nization program to be held during the against these diseases by: month of April.

• Starting immunizations at birth As part of the immunization program, children who are immunized during • Ensuring that your child stays on April are able to register for a $100 Safeschedule for immunizations way gift certificate. Children must be • Each time you visit your physician, registered with their local medical ask when the next immunization is due provider or the Larimer County Health • Always carry your child’s immunizaDepartment. (One entry per child – tion record in your wallet in case of an Larimer County Residents only). emergency, and make sure immuniza“Vaccines are one of the most effective tions are recorded and up-to-date on the ways of preventing serious illness in chil- card. dren and adults,” said Dr. Mark Wiesner, • Most immunizations are required for pediatrician at Estes Park Medical Group. child day care or school entry. Talk to “Infants and young children are your health care provider for particularly vulnerable to more information and/or vaccine-preventable disany questions. eases, which is why pro• Ask about immunizatecting them through imtions when your child is bemunization is such a ing seen for minor illnesses priority of well child care.”

• Carefully read over the inRotary Club of Estes Park formation given by your health and Estes Park Medical Center care provider about the immuare pleased to be sponsors of nizations your child receives. this important monthly event.

Be sure to let your physician know Parents are reminded to make sure their if you have any questions. infants get the five sets of shots before they are two years of age. Immunizations, Vaccination is one of the best things you can do to protect your children. however, are not a one shot deal! ChilCheck with your physician to be sure dren need immunizations prior to your children are on track with their imkindergarten and seventh grade. Everymunizations. Immunizations are safe and one needs a tetanus booster every 10 effective in preventing serious diseases. years.

Many side effects are minor and tempoNo one outgrows the need for immurary, such as a sore arm or mild fever. nizations. In fact, vaccines are among the Children are more likely to be harmed by most successful and cost-effective public serious infectious diseases than by imhealth tools available for preventing dismunizations. Parents, babysitters, older ease and death. Vaccines not only protect siblings and grandparents also need to be vaccinated individuals from developing up-to-date! Check with your health care potentially serious diseases, but they also provider to see how your family can stay help protect entire communities by prehealthy. venting and reducing the spread of infecApril is Colorado Infant Immunization Month

Lucy Baker 11th Grade Congratulations to Lucy Baker, Student of the Week for April 7, 2017.

Activities in school that Lucy enjoys are track, being a member of the Interact Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Outside of school she enjoys her youth group and she volunteers at the Boulder homeless shelter.

She has earned her Varsity letter in basketball and track.

Lucy’s favorite quote is from James 4:10, “Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.” She likes this quote because it makes her keep in mind that she should serve others and her God before herself.

After high school Lucy plans to go on and study at a college and hopefully learn more and become someone who impacts others for the better.

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A Review Of Forty-Seven Days

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By: Laurie Button

In a nutshell, Forty-Seven Days exposes readers to the events leading up to and Early last fall I sent what would probaexamining the actual 1918 battle of the bly be construed as a fan letter to an auMeuse-Argonne in the Lorraine thor named Mitchell Yockelson. Deep in Provence of France.

This history-changthe throes of researching American ining conflict was orchestrated

by Gen. volvement in World War I—which at Pershing and ultimately led to the defeat the time I knew very little about—I’d of the German Imperial Army. Through just finished reading his book FortyMitch’s writing, we can fathom the hurSeven Days. I’d discovered his work indles he faced as commander in chief of nocently when thinking about titles for the project I was beginning to write. Ti- the American Expeditionary Forces, actles aren’t copyrighted, but if avoidable, I quire a sense of the interactions between didn’t want to use one someone else had the principal officers, and experience already published; especially as recently the actual execution of the battle in the trenches and fields. Mitch is an amazing as March 2016.

Even though he’d “stolen” the title (not historian, brilliant writer, and a wonderful person with a quick wit and fabulous that it was appropriate for my book, sense of humor. I become a bigger fan of anyway) the synopsis of Yockelson’s book piqued my curiosity and I ordered his work every day.

Considered one of the foremost aua copy. The rest, you might say, is histhorities on the topic of World War I, he tory. I’m honored—and I don’t think has taught military history at both NorMitch would object—to claim we’ve bewich University and the United States come friends through email and he’s my Naval Academy.

During the day, he go-to man when I’ve got questions about works at the National Archives and “The Great War.” Records Administration in Washington, If dry, historical textbooks bored you in school, Forty-Seven Days will have the D.C., where he has been an investigative archivist since opposite effect.

1988. His priMitch’s mary responsibook will bility is investiengage gating stolen and imand missing merse you historical docfrom the uments. Mitch first few is a popular pages. Unlecturer and like many has served as a historical consultant for authors the History who simply Channel, PBS, regurgitate 60 Minutes, dates, Fox News, places, peoand The Penple, and tagon Chanevents, he nel. He is also takes an iman advisor to portant time the U.S. in our naWorld War I tion’s hisCentennial tory—World CommisWar I—and sion. makes it Among his three-dimenother pubsional. As an lished books example, is Borrowed Soldiers: Americans Under General Pershing isn’t simply transBritish Command -1918.

In the book, ported from headquarters to headquarters, he travels in a khaki-colored Cadil- Mitch examines how the combined lac soldiers recognize and salute when it British Expeditionary Force and American II Corps pierced the Hindenburg passes by. Not to dwell upon Pershing, Line during the Hundred Days Cambut while the author notes the general was considered strict and unyielding by paign of World War I, an offensive that many, he was also privately known to be helped bring about the war’s end. It’s a warm, understanding, and kind to those comprehensive look at the first time American and British soldiers fought toin his inner circle. Mitch has a unique talent to take larger-than-life people and gether as a coalition force. The book was published as part of the Campaigns and situations and put them on a level we Commanders Series by the University of can relate to from the book’s first to its Oklahoma Press in 2008. last page.

Forty-Seven Days: How Pershing’s WarPerhaps the thing I enjoyed most about riors Came of Age to Defeat the German Forty-Seven Days is the fact it’s not just Army was published by New American for historians. The author’s smooth, Library, an imprint of Penguin Random easy-to-read style makes it a book anyHouse LLC in March 2016. It is available one can take something from and close at Macdonald Bookshop. the cover feeling enlightened.

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Dog Obedience Classes OfferedProceeds Help Pet Association

Citizen Meetings with County Commissioner Tom Donnelly

Wed., April 12 @ 9:00am Estes Park Senior Center 220 4th Street, Estes Park Guests: Todd Blomstrom & Suzette Mallette RE: Transportation Master Plan & Capital Improvement Program; Drew Davis RE: Broadband Program Update For more information on other citizen meetings, please call the Larimer County Commissionersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; O ce - 498-7010

The Estes Park Pet Association is ready to kick off their 32nd summer of Basic Dog Obedience Classes.

Classes will be taught by Rala Mandelson.

These seven week sessions will be offered on Saturdays or Sundays.

Saturday Class Orientation May 6, 8-9 a.m.

Training May 13 through June 17 from 8-9 a.m.

Sunday Class Orientation May 7, 8-9 a.m.

Training May 14 through June 18, 8-9 a.m.

The classes will take place in the parking lot of Boyatt Glass, 504 Pine River Ct. Cost is just $65 and includes collar and lead. All proceeds from the classes go to the Estes Park Pet Association.

Call Rala Mandelson at 970-5868681 for more information and to reserve your place in class.

Register Now For Estes Park Wool Market Workshops June 8-9 The 27th Annual Estes Park Wool Market takes place June 10-11, 2017 at the Estes Park Events Complex, 1125 Rooftop Way. Once again, workshops will be held in conjunction with the market June 8 and 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Estes Park High School, 1600 Manford Ave. Workshop descriptions, instructor biographies and registration information are available at www.epwoolmarket.com.

This year's Wool Market will include 29 workshops spanning various fiber arts including spinning, weaving, knitting, natural dyes, twining and more. Workshop instructors are highly skilled and recognized across the United States as leaders in their fields.

Workshop attendees are invited to participate in a fashion show at 12:30 p.m. June 8 and 9. The show will feature handmade items modeled and described by each designer. Individuals who wish to participate in the fashion show can sign up on the morning of their workshop during registration. There is no charge to participate in the fashion show.

Workshop fees are $100 for one-day and $200 for two-day workshops, with lunch included.

Workshops fill up quickly so early enrollment is encouraged and can be completed at www.epwoolmarket.com.

For more information about the market

or workshops, contact Special Events Coordinator Barbara Johnson at bjohnson@estes.org or 970-577-3902.

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Estes Park Cycling Coalition Announcements Over the winter the Estes Park Cycling Coalition Board and some of its members met monthly to discuss advocacy issues and plans for the Stanley Bike Park.

Now that it’s warming up, activities such as collecting materials for the bike park, trail building days, and the annual Bike to Work Day event, as well as cycling together are revving up. Below are some activities the EPCC is organizing and welcomes you to attend.

A Cross-Country Road Bike Tour presented by Larry Gamble at the next Estes Park Cycling Coalition Meeting, April 12 From mid-September to early November 2016, Estes Park resident Larry Gamble made a solo bicycle journey across the country. He started the ride by dipping his rear wheel in the Pacific Ocean in San Diego, CA, and completed it by dipping his front wheel in the Atlantic Ocean in St. Augustine, FL. Larry has worked at Rocky Mountain National Park for almost 25 years, and his wife Becky is a nurse with the Estes Park Medical Center. They have four grown children, all living in Colorado. Larry will share stories and photos from his journey at the Estes Park Cycling Coalition meeting on April 12 at 7 p.m. at the Twin Owls Steakhouse. There will be discounts on beverages at the meeting. All are welcome to attend!

Sponsors Needed for Annual Bike to Work Day Event The EPCC is hosting Estes Park’s fifth annual Bike to Work Day on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Cyclists will be offered a free breakfast, coffee, giveaways, informational booths about wellness, bike check-ups, and live entertainment from 6:00 – 9:00 a.m. at the Estes Park Visitor Center, 500 Big Thompson Avenue.

We need your help! The Bike to Work Day Committee is searching for sponsors to help us run this popular and growing

event (we had over 125 community members attend each of the last four years!). Sponsorship opportunities include cash or in-kind donations to provide participants with breakfast and coffee, as well as other items needed for the event. Sponsors are encouraged to give at the $300 or $100 level and will receive publicity in news releases, social media, and announcements at the event

brings people together via wellness, fun, it’s good for the environment,

Larry Gamble dips his front tire in the Atlantic Ocean, completing a cross-country solo bike tour he started in San Diego, CA.

and strengthens a sense of community.

Membership funds are prioritized for bike-related projects that benefit Estes Park residents and guests such as hostEPCC will host this year’s Bike to Work Day on June 28, 2017. ing Bike to Work Day activities on June 28, 2017, supin return for their generous contribution. porting trail-building volunteer work on For information on sponsoring, please May 6 at Hermit Park, and local advocontact Board Secretary Megan Thorcacy efforts throughout the year. Memburn at board@bikeestes.org or 970-4129410. Individuals and organizations interested in sponsoring the event are asked to respond by Friday, June 9.

Checks can be mailed to Estes Park Cycling Coalition, P.O. Box 1166, Estes Park, CO 80517.

Trail Building Day at Hermit Park The EPCC is volunteering with Larimer County Open Space to complete a sixmile mountain bike trail at Hermit Park.

Last year the EPCC worked alongside other volunteers, including the Overland Mountain Bike Club to build three miles of the trail. The next portion will be worked on this spring and summer.

The first trail building day of 2017 will take place on Saturday, May 6 at 8:30 a.m. Signup is available through the calendar at offero.larimer.org or contact EPCC Vice Chair Thad Eggen at board@bikeestes.com. All training and tools will be provided.

Join the Estes Park Cycling Coalition!

The EPCC invites you to join the club! In its third year, the EPCC runs a membership program, facilitates volunteer events to help cultivate a bicycle riding culture, and organizes group rides. The EPCC is run by a Board of Directors that work together with the common goal to enrich the community by providing alternative and safe means of transportation and recreation that EPCC members help build a six-mile mountain bike spans generations. Bicycling trail in Hermit Park.

bership dues assist with high priority projects such as the Stanley Park Bike Park. This enhancement will provide a non-paved running and biking trail around Stanley Park, a pump track, and a mountain bike skills course for the Estes Park High School Mountain Bike Team and general public to enjoy. Perks for an annual membership include a club card that gets you 15 percent off at the Estes Park Mountain Shop and Via Bicycle Café. Membership sales and information about trail building days and group rides are listed at www.bikeestes.org.

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Newcomers Club Meeting April 20

The Estes Park Newcomers Club will hold its April general meeting of the 2016/2017 year on Thursday, April 20th at Twin Owls Steakhouse, 800 MacGregor Avenue, (970) 586-9344. Check-in and social time will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by a buffet that includes prime rib, salmon, basil pesto pasta, salad, bread, mashed potatoes, vegetable medley and dessert. Coffee, iced tea and cash bar will be provided. Sign up early, there is a 90 person limit. Carpooling is encouraged.

After dinner, Dr. Frank D. Dumont, Wellness Center Medical Director Estes Park Medical Center, will be our speaker.

Prospective members are welcome and may attend up to two general meetings before joining. At the April meeting, members may renew their annual membership and prospective members may join by paying the fee of $15.00 per household/individual. Checks made out before coming to the meeting facilitate check-in. Checks also can be mailed to: Newcomers Club, P. O. Box 2282, Estes Park, CO 80517.

Reservations are required in advance no later than noon, Friday, April 14th. Members or interested guests are asked to sign up on our web site estespparknewcomers.org; select April Dinner under Coming Events and follow the prompts. Any cancellations must occur by the deadline or you will be responsible for the cost of your reservation. Your reservation is confirmed only when you receive an e-mail reply.

Wellness: What It Is and Where to Get It! Because of a conflict in January, Dr. Frank Dumont was unable to speak to our Newcomers’ General Meeting, but he has graciously accepted our request to visit with us at our April 20th General Meeting. Dr. Dumont, Wellness Center Medical Director Estes Park Medical Center, is speaking with Newcomers about what wellness actually is and how and where we can achieve it in Estes. Dr. Dumont’s comments will begin at 7:00 p.m.

Dr. Dumont believes that excellent health can often be achieved naturally,

without medications or procedures. His greatest satisfaction comes from helping individuals embrace an active, balanced lifestyle to improve their health and wellbeing. This fuels his passion for wellness initiatives and services at Estes Park Medical Center and other Estes Park facilities. Dr. Dumont joined the Estes Park Medical Group in 2002. He earned a BA in both physics and music from the University of Colorado as well as his Medical Degree from Colorado’s School of Medicine in 1997. He has served as a board member of the Colorado Medical Society and remains a member of the Northern Colorado Medical Society Board of Directors. He has served as President of the Larimer County Medical Society in 2005, received the American Medical Association Foundation’s Leadership Award in 2008 and was selected as the Larimer County Medical Society’s Physician of the Year in 2011. In 2013, he was elected to Fellowship Status in the American College of Physicians. Dr. Dumont brings a wealth of information that can enhance our lives.

Newcomers meetings are held the third Thursday of each month, September through May (except December). Luncheons or dinners provide opportunities to hear from community members and the opportunity to experience different restaurants in the Estes Valley and for the restaurants to showcase their offerings at a reasonable price. The reservation price may vary each month.

The Estes Park Newcomers Club, founded in 1965, is a social, non-profit and non-discriminatory organization. It was founded to help adult residents of the Estes Park area learn about the community while developing new friendships. A household/individual membership is open to any resident who has not been a member previously. Membership participation is limited to five years.

Prospective members can join at any time. For membership information contact Dan Scace or Rod Unruh at epnewcomers@gmail.com or visit www.estesparknewcomers.org. Please come and join us!

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Prestige Dodge To Sponsor Senior Pro Rodeo In August

Prestige Chrysler Dodge of Longmont has announced that they will again be the presenting sponsor for the Colorado Senior Pro Charity Rodeo to be held August 12th and 13th, 2017 in Estes Park. Prestige owner, Peter Vranjes expressed his support for the charity event. “We are glad to support the charity rodeo and believe it is a great match to our Ram truck line and our customer demographics. The fact that local charities also benefit from our sponsorship, make the event a natural for our support.” The Colorado Senior Pro Charity Rodeo Association has held an annual charity rodeo for the past 30 years and donated over $150,000 to various local Colorado charities. The group is a 501(c)(3) organization and proceeds above rodeo costs are donated to charity with Meals On Wheels being the primary charity. In the course of the organization’s history, it is estimated that 60,000 meals ha ve been served because of the group’s donations. The Association donates proceeds to Meals On Wheels programs in

both Longmont and Estes Park. And with over 90 per cent of their funding coming from donations from individuals and groups such as the Colorado Senior Pro Charity Rodeo, both Meals On Wheels organizations appreciate the local community-based support. The Longmont Meals On Wheels typically produces over 100,000 meals to people that pay on a sliding scale depending on their economic situation; anywhere from $0 to a maximum of $4. New for 2018, the Estes Park Meals On Wheels program will be transferring operations from Estes Park Senior Services to Crossroads Ministry headed by executive director, Rev. Dr. Tim McLemore. Senior Services manager, Lori Mitchell and Rev. McLemore are working together this year for a seamless transition of those operations. More informatio n about the charity rodeo can be found the Colorado Senior Pro Charity Rodeo’s Facebook page or by looking at www.visitestespark.com/events.

Save The Date-May 19 At The Stanley Hotel Arlington and The Tomb of the Unknowns and stories from our most Hallowed Ground Presented by Tom Tudor Have you ever wondered what it is like for the soldiers that guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier? Thomas Tudor will share his personal story of how he was assigned to the tomb and what daily life is like for a guard of the tomb.

His presentation will be in two parts.

Part one follows Arlington from its first owner in 1669 to the present including the establishment of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Thomas will talk about the additions to the tomb of veterans from World War ll, the Korean War and the Viet Nam and how those veterans were chosen. Intermission. Part 2 Thomas will talk about how he was se-

lected and what it is like to guard the tomb. He will explore the myriad of persons who are interred in Arlington National Cemetery. There will be time for questions and answers.

6:30 Cash Bar 7:00 presentation by Thomas Tudor $10.00 admission charge. There will be an opportunity to make donations at the presentation.

This is a fundraiser for the Estes Park Veterans Monument and for American Legion Post 119 Capital Improvements.

Sponsorships: Diamond $1500, Platinum $1000, Gold $500 and Bronze $100.

Make checks payable to the American Legion. For more information contact Terri Rizzuti at tprizzuti@gmail.com.

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Great News From Healing Waters!

Special Prices, Free Tickets & New Class

We have three news-worthy items to report! The first is that we have received a matching challenge for Duck Race tickets for the Estes Park Rotary Duck Race! We have free tickets! That is correct. If you buy two tickets from and for Healing Waters Pool we will give you a free ticket.

A free chance to win great prizes and to support a great non-profit. We need your support to keep us going strong. We thank the Rotary for this wonderful opportunity for non-profits to raise money.

All the non-profits selling tickets are worthy of our support. Did you know?

Each non-profit is able to keep $19 of each $20 sold! If you desire to support Healing Waters and want to increase your chances to win, come by and buy! If you pay online, just bring us your receipt and we will give you a free ticket. These free tickets are limited so do not wait to get that winning entry. What a great fund-raiser where the donated amount is not spent on the event but given to these worthy causes. Buy Buy Buy! We will also be having a special fee for the months of April and May. Give us a call or come by to find out how you can get a month of unlimited pool use for a great price. We will only be running this special for two months so come take advantage of this spring special that will give put an extra ‘Spring” in your step!

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classes to enable people to get the most out of hydrotherapy. We will have a qualified person here to answer questions and to offer ideas on how to use the pool for your best advantage. Call us to let us know you are interested. 970-586-9205.

We will set a time the last week of each month starting in April. This is a good time to get questions answered and get to know all the pool has to offer. Everyone welcomed. Warm water therapy/exercise has become very popular with senior citizens, as well as elite and amateur athletes. The viscosity (resistance) of the water, and the warmer temperature of the water, offers gentle, yet powerful movement, not achievable on land. The underwater treadmill is a unique feature because it offers exercise options for everyone. Under water cameras allow the user to monitor form and treat brain injury from trauma or stroke. The swim jets provide the opportunity to swim continuously, increase the resistance when walking or running on the treadmill, or they can be used as massage jets.

The pool offers privacy and because of the hydraulic chair lift and stairs with railings, it is accessible to everyone.

Healing Waters Pool is a warm water (not hot) individual use pool for anyone that desires exercise, therapy, and stress relief. Located 1632 B Big Thompson Ave. 970-586-9205.

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Oral Cancer Awareness Month By: Myra Shanks and Kelli Curl, Health Educators, Larimer County Department of Health and Environment

infection in their lifetime. For most people, the immune system is usually able to get rid of an HPV infection without causing any health problems. However, in April is oral cancer awareness month. some cases, the infection can’t be elimiOral cancers include cancers of the nated and can cause cancer to develop in mouth or oropharynx, the part of the throat just behind the mouth. The Amer- the area where the infection is taking ican Cancer Society estimates that nearly place.

While there are risk factors like age that 50,000 Americans will be diagnosed with can’t be avoided, there are steps someone oral cancers in 2017, and 9,700 people can take to lower their chances of develwill die from these cancers. Insurance oping oral cancers. Avoiding the use of claims for these cancers have increased tobacco products and heavy consumpsignificantly between 2011 and 2015, tion of alcohol can greatly lower somethough part of this increase may be due one’s chance of getting oral cancer. There to better screening tools and greater is also an HPV vaccine available for 9-26 numbers of people being covered. Deyear olds that protects individuals from spite the fact that oral cancers affect so the strains of HPV that cause oral canmany people and the number of cases is cers. rapidly growing, awareness about oral cancers is low in the U.S. Early detection through oral cancer screenings at dental visits can save lives There are a number of factors that can increase one’s risk of developing oral can- by catching oral cancers before they cers. It’s been known for a long time that spread. Oral cancers can grow quite quickly so it important to have regular using tobacco and heavy alcohol use screenings. Be sure to ask your dentist greatly increase the risk of developing oral cancers, but there is a new and more about oral cancer screenings at your next dental visit. Oral cancer that is detected common risk factor that isn’t well known. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is in early stages can respond well to treatbecoming an increasingly common cause ment. of cancers that occur in the back of the The HPV vaccine is available at the throat and is now the leading cause of LCDHE EP office for persons on Medithese cancers. caid, or for persons who are uninsured or underinsured. Call 970-577-2050 to HPV is one of the most common viruses in the United States and is passed schedule an appointment with Kay Rosenthal PhD, RN the Senior Public from person to person through skin-toskin contact. The CDC estimates that up Health Nurse in the local office at 1601 Brodie Avenue. to 80% of Americans will have an HPV

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• 3 bed 2 bath home with a carport • This home will need to be a primary residence

• Stunning Views into RMNP • Greenspace Adjacent • City Utilities

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• Sweet mountain home with easy • 1.55 Acres, Gorgeous Rock Formations • 5 Bed, 4 Bath, 4851 sq ft • Custom Luxury Home, High End Finishes access to RMNP • Located on a Quiet Cul-de-sac • 2 bed 1 bath home on half acre • On Fall River, Outdoor Fireplace • Private Setting, Amazing Views • Detached 140+ SF Studio with loft.

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Mega Agent Julie Abel Launches Keller Williams Team In Estes Park Julie Abel, one of northern Colorado’s top-producing real estate professionals, has left Alpine Legacy Real Estate to join the Keller Williams Realty team. Abel was approved for a Mega Agent Expansion Office for Estes Park and the surrounding areas from the Keller Williams Northern Colorado Market Center.

“We’re excited to welcome Julie Abel to the Keller Williams family,” said Rod Fishkin, Employing Broker of Keller Williams Realty Northern Colorado “At Keller Williams we believe in succeeding through people and having Julie Abel on our team is a huge win for us.” To receive the honor of a Mega Agent Expansion Office, agents must first demonstrate sales of over $10,000,000 in a one year cycle and exceptional leadership capabilities to expand into a new territory. Since receiving her real estate license, Julie has worked hard and developed an impressive record of closing over 50 properties in just her first two years of being a broker. Julie is a active member of the Estes Park Board of Realtors, serving on the Board of Directors. She is also serves the community as a volunteer nonprofit board member for the Estes Park Learning Place. Keller Williams has made an impact on the real estate industry. In 2015 and 2016 Training Magazine named the company as the No. 1 training organization across all industries in the world.“I joined Keller Williams Realty because I saw great opportunity in being a part of this talented network of real estate agents, and I wanted to bring this amazing company to Estes Park for my clients” said Abel. “I

noticed many wellrespected, topproducing agents were making the move to Keller Williams and that piqued my interest.

I wanted to take my business to the next level and knew joining Keller Williams was logical next step.” The Abel Team’s expansion office will be located in Barlow Plaza on 340 E. Elkhorn Avenue in downtown Estes Park. The Keller Williams Realty Northern Colorado Market Center, located at 3720 S. College Ave, Suite A in Fort Collins, was established in 2014 and has 155 associates. Year to date, closed sales volume at KW Northern Colorado is up 28% vs the same months in 2016, listings taken is up 119%, and Gross Commission Income is up 13.8%. To learn more about Keller Williams Realty, and the Abel Team contact Julie Abel at (719) 322-1637 or visit www.TheAbelTeam.com.

About Keller Williams Realty, Inc.Austin-Texas based Keller Williams Realty, Inc. is the largest real estate franchise by agent count in the world with 700 offices and 125,000 associates across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. In 2015, Training Magazine named Keller Williams the No. 1 training organization across all industries in the world.Since 1983, Keller Williams has grown exponentially and continues to cultivate an agentcentric, education-based, technology-driven culture that rewards agents as stakeholders. The company also provides specialized agents in luxury homes, commercial and farm and ranch properties.

For more information, visit www.kw.com.

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This 3 bedroom condo has it all. Good views, access to downtown, well maintained, and ready to move in. Each bedroom has its own exterior access to enjoy the views from the decks or patio. Nicely finished interior with hardwood floors, wood cabinets, and trim accents. Log siding exterior brings the mountains home. Sale is subject to long term lease ending May 2017.

316 Big Horn Dr. $344,000 Eric Blackhurst

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The Oldest Real Estate Company In Estes Park 215 PARK LANE Wonderful commercial building with high visibility right in the heart of downtown Estes Park and across from beautiful Bond Park. Property has parking in front and private parking in rear. Three outbuildings and one garage, all with electric and one with bath for storage. Deed restriction-white water rafting. Being sold “AS IS”.

$599,900

Tiny Town Shell Purchased By Utah Company The Tiny Town Shell Convenience Store and gas station have been purchased by a Utah company which owns similar properties located near National Parks. “I am very pleased to be in Estes Park with all it has to offer. We are extremely familiar with the seasonal nature of the business as it is very similar to what we are used to in Utah”, said Nate Houston, manager of the LLC purchasing the property.

The Mitchell family has owned and operated the Tiny Town properties since the 1950s. Connie Mitchell stated, “Eric Blackhurst of Anderson Realty and Management helped the Mitchell family find just the right buyer for this property. We know that Nate and his staff will continue to provide quality products and services to the community and our visitors.” This property currently is comprised of the Shell station, convenience

store, Fresh Burger Stop food service, and 45 self-storage units.

The property has been under contract since the first week in November of 2016.

During the intervening time there have been a series of activities such as inspections, appraisals, environmental inspections and tests to ensure the site is clean to satisfy the lenders and the Small Business Administration requirements.

Blackhurst, stated, “I have enjoyed working with the seller and buyer on the sale of this commercial property and the various businesses. Each member of that team played an important role in bringing this sale to a successful closing. The Mitchells have contributed much to the community for a long time. It is my sense that the buyers will also be a great asset to Estes Park. Welcome.”

TBD FALL RIVER COURT You'll have panoramic views of Old Man Mountain, Deer Ridge and Castle Mountain from this 0.62 acre building site. Located on the quiet side of town, with all city utilities available, your mountain retreat will be just steps away from hiking into Rocky Mountain National Park. Property is surrounded by lots that are in easements and will not be built upon.

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TBD SIOUX COURT This 1.01 acre elongated lot in the Kiowa Ridge Subdivision has the perfect building site among the old Ponderosa Pines. A circular drive can be built to your new ranch style or walk-out home.

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April Is The Month Of The Young Child

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2 story great room with stone fireplace to enjoy the view of Longs Peak. Kitchen with granite counters, stainless appliances. Fully furnished, great investment, rental property. $405,000

1431 Sierra Sage Lane It is time to buy your new home! Beautiful 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2800 sq. ft. detached condo, that is in a neighborhood that borders the National Park, where you can sit and enjoy the wildlife. Maintenance free living, sunny, open floor plan with warm hardwood floors, great room with fireplace, lower level family room, Patio and deck.

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We’ve all heard and likely embraced the sentiment that “…it takes a village to raise a child. ” Raising a family isn’t the same as it was just a few decades ago.

More often than not parents are forced to work more than one job to earn enough to support their family.

The stressors for parents have only increased as access to high quality childcare and affordable housing options have decreased. The average cost for one year of care in center-based childcare is $10,000.

Our country has no national paid maternity leave to insure the all-important attachment bond can occur. This alone can impact the positive social emotional development of a child, not to mention the stress felt by the parent. Over 40% of mothers in the United States returned to work sooner than they wanted, most because they couldn’t afford not to.

So, what can we do? In a society that used to support the idea that a family could prosper with one income, we must re-commit to investing in young children and families by giving them the support they need. Investing doesn’t always mean money, although our policies and budgets should reflect the obvious value of young children in our community. Investing your time as a volunteer to organizations that support children and families is a meaningful way to show you understand the importance of positive relationships in the successful development of a child. Your time also extends the reach of non-profits stretching dollars to provide needed resources.

In our own community, EVICS invests in young children by providing scholarships for quality childcare, education to

parents and educators, and advocacy on a local and state level. In April, EVICS is celebrating the Month of the Young Child in a fun way! Community leaders will pull children in little red wagons to paint a picture of the importance of giving the young children in our community the supports they need to thrive. Stop by the library from 12:15 to 1:15 on Saturday, April 15 for story time, a book giveaway, and a wagon ride for little ones around Bond Park. Join EVICS, the Estes Valley Library, and our leaders in recognizing the need to invest in our youngest citizens. Let us show the families in Estes Park we are part of their village and value our most precious resources, our children.

Serving Estes Park since 2006, EVICS offers free childcare referrals, parent education services, training and support to licensed childcare providers and teachers, and the childcare scholarship assistance program. Families are encouraged to contact EVICS for assistance with any early childhood needs. Community groups are encouraged to contact EVICS to learn more about early childhood needs and services in our community, and how you can help. A strong, sustainable community depends on the well-being of its children. Prioritizing children’s needs results in social and economic impacts that benefit us all. All donations to EVICS are eligible for state and federal income tax deductions, as well as the Colorado Childcare Tax Credit. Contact the EVICS Office for more information: 970-5863055; office@evics.org; www.evics.org; EVICS, PO Box 3373, Estes Park, CO 80517.

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Just steps from the Town of Glen Haven this lot borders West Creek for your own private fishing spot. This rolling .89 Acre lot has easy access from County Road 43 with telephone and power lines at the property. You will need a well and septic system. Multiple building sites in the trees or in the grassy meadow. Some excavation completed and access road already cut in. Great views across the valley with a sunny exposure. $50,000 9999 County Road 43, Glen Haven

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Thank you to the EP Lions Club for collecting and delivering recycled eyeglasses to the Community Hearing Center. Last week, Audiologist Wendy Koenig met Ray in Loveland with six boxes of eyeglasses for the Sterling prisoners to sort for mission work. Thanks to all residents of the Estes Valley for recycling their eyeglasses! The good work continues!

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“triannual” to be precise) was launched in 2013 in response to community feed-back on how library users said would most like to stay informed. Whether it’s programs for adults, teens, kids, or spotlights on new services. or a handy pull-out calenrejoining our outstanding library staff as dar to post on the fridge—“Gatherings” part-time Communications Specialist. It’s has got it all within 24 nicely-arranged a perfect fit for me, and I’m delighted to pages. be helping inform our community about There are three ways in which the Liall the many exciting happenings at our brary makes this mighty resource availhometown library. able. Print copies are always available to These library columns, which rotate pick up in the Library. An online edition among different library staff writers, are is conveniently linked at estesvalleylia great place to keep up-to-date with all brary.org. And it debuts at the start of that’s happening, along with our website, each season with a mass mailing to everyFacebook page, and the Library’s event one in the Library District. display wall. And if we have your current That mass mailing spans four different email, we’re delighted to send twicemonthly services-and-events updates to your Inbox.

For the most detailed listings, there’s nothing more complete than a wonderful publication called “Gatherings.” Made possible by the Library Friends & Foundation, this three-times-a-year guide (a

Staying In The Know: Library Events Guide On Its Way By: Kurtis Kelly, Estes Valley Library, Communications Specialist

One of the most important jobs we have at the Estes Valley Library is to make it easy and convenient for you to know what’s happening each week, and each season, as we work to achieve the goals you’ve set for us. That effort takes many forms, including an important all-inclusive publication that just might be on your coffee table. If we missed sending you this season’s event-filled newsletter called “Gatherings,” we’re working to assure you get a copy.

First, however, a re-introduction. Many of you will know me as a longtime staff member of the Estes Valley Library. Two years ago, I launched my full-time storytelling business, and while that endeavor is still going strong, I’m delighted to be

Exploring Retirement: The Cheapskate Way April is Financial Literacy Month, and the Financial Book Club of the Estes Valley Library is reading a fun and informative book to tie in with the occasion.

“How to Retire the Cheapskate Way: the Ultimate Cheapskate’s Guide to a Better, Earlier, Happier Retirement,” by Jeff Yeager is our discussion title on Wednesday, April 19.

Jeff Yeager is known as America’s favorite cheapskate, having written three other best-sellers documenting the secrets and joy of that small segment of America’s population who actually “spend less than they earn, avoid debt, and live happily on what they have.

This recent book (2013) takes Yeager’s cheapskate principals and “…weaves them to-gether with practical tips and life-changing financial strategies to show people of all ages how to achieve a better, earlier, happier retirement.”

Instead of focusing on building a million-dollar portfolio through wise investing, this book focuses on more easily attainable actions - like getting the 10% AARP senior discount on a Grand Slam Breakfast at Denny’s.

Paramount on Yeager’s agenda for a satisfying retirement is the question of “what is really, really important” to you.

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Once you’ve figured out the answer to this question, Yeager makes the compelling case that you can have a joyous, worry-free retirement by merely spending smart and focusing on what you truly want and expect out of retirement.

Also covered in the book are some secrets on building toward an early retirement, surviving on Social Security, navigating the healthcare frenzy, earning a little extra income through “selfish” employment, and of course, painlessly cutting expenses.

Speaking of money-saving secrets, you might choose to utilize the Library’s Interlibrary Loan service where you may request a loaned copy of this book (or others) from another library. It’s easy, quick, and painlessly frugal.

While commemorating April’s Financial Literacy Month across our nation, a quick read of this fun book might be just the ticket for improving your financial approach. You are invited to participate in the book discussion (complete with treats) on Wednesday, April 19th at 7:00 p.m. in the Wasson Room at the Library.

Since space is limited, please email myelick@estesvalleylibrary.org if you are not yet a member and would like to join in the discus-sion of this entertaining book.

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post offices, and in the course of the most recent mailing, we heard from many who said they hadn’t receive a copy. We don’t want to miss any mailboxes, so to remedy this, we’ve initiated a ‘re-send’ to our communities of Glen Haven, Pinewood Springs, and the parts of Drake inside the District.

If you live in these communities, watch for your “Gatherings”, as there are still two months of upcoming events packed inside. Then look for summer’s all-new issue, scheduled to arrive in the first few days of June.

If you’re like me, you’ll revel in discovering all that’s happening. We invite you to gather, learn, and grow with us.

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What’s Happening At The Estes Valley Library Accessing Digital Formats: Movies, Music, Much More Friday, April 7, 10:00-11:30 a.m., Hondius Room Learn how to borrow audiobooks, movies, music, comics, books, and television shows—all through the Library’s free Hoopla service. Attendees are encouraged to bring their library card and their own personal device—whether Android, iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch), Kindle Fire, Windows PC laptop, or Macbook. Register to attend at estesvalleylibrary.org.

Estes Park Youth: “Nuestros Colores Verdaderos”— A Book Club Celebration Friday, April 7, 5:00-7:00 p.m., Hondius Room The community is invited to hear Estes Park High School and Eagle Rock High School students as they share projects, including photographic art pieces, from the Immigration Story Book Club. Students who read the book “The Distance Between Us” will share what they have learned, reflecting on immigration stories from within their own families. Refreshments included, with time for questions.

Finalists Announced for One Book One Valley Preview month now through April 30.

Thanks to nominations by local book clubs, the Library has announced five book titles that are the finalists in the running for this year’s One Book One Valley all-community reading event. The five books will be spotlighted during the month of April, and all Library cardholders will then be invited to vote for their choice beginning May 1. The winning title will be announced this summer, followed by a season of events tied to the book’s themes this fall. View the five finalists at estesvalleylibrary.org.

Safety and Security on the Internet Monday, April 10, 4:00-5:30 p.m., Hondius Room Learn how to protect your identity and recognize scams when banking, shopping, or keeping in touch with family and friends online. This free workshop identifies common types of scams and how to spot suspicious websites and emails. The class will explain secure websites and how to know when it is appropriate to enter personal information or credit card numbers—and how to measure the strength of your passwords. Register at estesvalleylibrary.org.

Money Management: Retirement Savings Vehicles Monday, April 10, 7:00-8:30 p.m., Hondius Room This workshop is especially for people still in their working years. Attendees will explore strategies to save for retirement, including how to minimize taxes on savings.

Taking a “Byte” Out of Scotland Thursday, April 13, 4:00-5:30 p.m., Hondius Room The Library and the Estes Park Genealogical Society co-host this special presentation on researching Scottish genealogical records online. Presenter Harry Ross will spotlight the various websites based in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Ross is a past president of the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies.

Dance Activities for Toddlers Friday, April 14, 11:00-11:20 a.m., Hondius Room Dance and movement are among the many ways that very young children can grow and develop—and one of the best opportunities is at the Library right after storytime. Courtney Frazier from Center Stage Dance will be on hand to encour-

Give A Child The Gift Of A Book

Donate a children’s book in April!

The Month of the Young Child is held each April to honor children and to recognize families, early childhood educators, and others who are working together to support the healthy development and early learning of every young child. Research shows that children who have access to high-quality early education and quality childcare are

more likely to develop language, premath, and social and emotional skills they need to succeed in school and life.

Between birth and age five, 85% of a person’s intellectual, emotional and cognitive ability is developing. A child’s environment and experiences in those early years are critical to success in school and life.

Please join the Estes Park Learning Place, Estes Valley Investment in Childhood Success (EVICS) and Macdonald Bookshop in celebrating the Month of the Young Child by donating a book or making a donation to be used for purchasing books.

Please help by donating a book to meet the goal of 100 books for Estes Park children.

What: Children’s Book Drive When: April 1 - April 30, 2017 Where: Macdonald Bookshop 152 East Elkhorn, Estes Park, CO

age toddlers to move, shake, twirl, dance, and delight.

Story Explorers: The Month of the Young Child Saturday, April 15, 11:15- 11:45 a.m., Hondius Room Preschoolers and their parents are invited to this interactive storytime art activity, spotlighting the statewide One Book 4 Colorado project. Each family will receive a complimentary children’s book to take home—and take part in an outdoor wagon ride. Register at estesvalleylibrary.org.

Digital Books with the 3M Cloud Library Monday, April 17, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, Wasson Room Learn how to borrow digital books using your Android, iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch), Kindle Fire, Nook tablet, Windows PC laptop, or Macbook. Bring your device and library card. Register at estesvalleylibrary.org.

For Nonprofits: Introduction to Proposal Writing Tuesday, April 18, 12:00-1:30 p.m., Hondius Room Jill Lancaster of the Nonprofit Resource Center will introduce this on-screen webinar, which also addresses budget planning for projects. Register at estesvalleylibrary.org.

Financial Book Club: Retire the “Cheapskate Way” Wednesday, April 19, 7:00-8:30 p.m., Wasson Room Participants will discuss Jeff Yeager’s lively and entertaining book, “How to Retire the Cheapskate Way”. New participants are welcome by emailing Marsha Yelick at myelick@estesvalleylibrary.org.

“Mr. Stanley of Estes Park”: Club 1917 Book Discussion Thursday, April 20, 10:00-11:30 a.m., Wasson Room’ The Library and the Estes Park Museum co-host a discussion of “Mr. Stanley of Estes Park” by Dr. James Pickering. Register at estesvalleylibary.org Business Analytics to Drive Marketing, Branding, Sales Thursday, April 20, 5:00-7:00 p.m., Wasson Room Attendees will explore the importance of online metrics, how to improve your business marketing, and four steps to effective branding. Register at estesvalleylibrary.org Poetry Cafe for Young Readers Thursday, April 20, 5:30-7:00 p.m., Elementary School Cafeteria Families with children in grades 3-5 are invited, as children celebrate poetry with live readings in a “Poetry Cafe” setting, with pizza provided. Homeschoolers are welcome.

New For 2017: Library Book Sale The Estes Valley Friends & Foundation is holding three book-sale fundraisers in 2017 to benefit the Library. All-new for this year is a Spring Used Book Sale which will be held on Friday May 19, from 12:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Saturday May 20, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. in the Library’s Hondius Community Room. Browse and make your selection from handpicked gently used books and DVDs. Emphasis for this sale will be placed on Children’s and Teen books in addition to Novels, Mysteries, and Cookbooks.

The Library is currently accepting donations of used books. To see the guidelines for what materials are accepted, visit the “About the Library” link at estesvalleylibrary.org For additional information about the Estes Valley Library Friends & Foundation book sales, please contact Book Committee Chair Ray Nieder at 970-5770998 or email RNieder@Beyondbb.com.

You also may contact Sarah Walsh at the Library Develop-ment Office at (970)586-8116 ext. 835 or by emailing swalsh@estesvalleylibrary.org.

Read our Virtual E-Edition at www.epnews.com Merchant prize donor names are added to each issue as properly completed prize donation forms are received by the Estes Park Duck Race at P.O. Box 1226, Estes Park.

Prize donation forms are available on request from prize coordinator ddelaney@pmcu.org

Merchant Company Name:

LONGS PEAK SCOTTISH IRISH HIGHLAND FESTIVAL ROCKY MOUNTAIN GATEWAY MCDONALD’S A LA CARTE KITCHEN STORE FLO ANN’S COTTAGES WYNBRIER, LTD COFFEE ON THE ROCKS CHIPPERS LANES ESTES PARK CENTER ESTES PARK YOGA BROWNFIELD’S D & K PUMPING LAKE ESTES 9 HOLE GOLF COURSE ESTES PARK POST 119 AMERICAN LEGION ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONNECTION MAJOR SPONSORS ESTES PARK SHUTTLE MUTT HUTT GROOMING SALON MACDONALD BOOK SHOP MOUNTAIN VALLEY PLUMBING & HEATING MEDX OF ESTES BEST WESTERN PLUS SILVER SADDLE PEPPERS MEXICAN GRILL MOON KATS TEA SHOPPE MOUNTAIN BLOWN GLASS CLAIRE’S ON THE PARK REEL MOUNTAIN THEATER / COLORADO MOUNTAINS CINEMAS MADAME VERA TOWN OF ESTES PARK FALL RIVER PRODUCTIONS THE GREY HOUSE BEAR NECESSITIES & CUBS UNIVERSAL FLY THE HIKING HUT EARTHWOOD COLLECTIONS ESTES VALLEY LIBRARY COMANCHE SELF STORAGE ANIMAL HOSPITAL OF THE ROCKIES GREELEY STAMPEDE ASPEN AND EVERGREEN GALLERY THE TWISTED PINE OUTDOOR WORLD THE ORE CART ROCK SHOP RMC CLOTHING COMPANY AMERICAN BURITTO CO. ESTES PARK 18 HOLE COURSE KNIGHT SKY PICTURES BARBARA’S BED & BREAKFAST ESTES PARK BREWERY WYNBRIER HOME ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY YMCA OF THE ROCKIES ESTES PARK AQUATIC CENTER BART’S LIQUOR GLACIER LILY SKIN CARE PREMIER MEMBERS CREDIT UNION ROCKY MOUNTAIN PHARMACY COUSIN PAT’S PUB & GRILL GRUBSTEAK RESTAURANT SWEET BASILICO CAFE COLORADO LIFE MAGAZINE ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCY ESTES PARK QUALITY INN ART CENTER OF ESTES PARK DAWN NORMALI SHAKES ALIVE! FRUIT SHAKES THIRTY BELOW LEATHER ESTES VALLEY RECREATION & PARK DISTRICT THE TAFFY SHOP HANDS DOWN, BEST IN TOWN THERAPEUTIC

MASSAGE GLEN HAVEN GENERAL STORE MASTER GRAPHICS PRINTING/SHIPPING OPEN AIR ADVENTURE PARK EARTHWOOD ARTISANS MOLLE, NICK - PRODUCTIONS CROSS FIT ESTES PARK THE ROCK INN TWO BLONDES AND A SALON SUBWAY SANDWICHES TAHARAA MOUNTAIN LODGE BANK OF COLORADO KIND COFFEE

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Patricia Eldridge Patricia Wood Findley Eldridge (Patty), devoted and loving wife, daughter, sister, and friend to many passed into our loving Heavenly Fathers arms on March 26th, 2017 at the age of 62. Patty was born to Bill and Peggy Findley of Alice, Texas. Patty spent her childhood in Alice, graduated high school in 1972 to go on to graduate from the University of Texas in Austin. Shortly after graduating Patty left Austin to seek a career in Dallas. She was blessed in the area of bookkeeping and accounting, especially those of area contractors in which she met Scott Eldridge. Scott and Patty married in 2001 after a long friendship. Scott and Patty left Texas to pursue other interests and lived in Washington state for a few years and then moving to Estes Park, Colorado where they owned and operated a lodging and guiding business for nearly 10 years. Patty was very involved in the Estes Gun Club, a very avid shooter and had a long-long love of

dogs, all dogs, especially her two shih-tzus Casey J. and Jazzy.

Patty is preceded in her death by her mother Peggy. She is survived by her husband Scott Eldridge of Estes Park, Colorado/Wimberley, Texas; by her father William E. Findley and wife Phyllis of Alice, Texas; her brother Bill Findley and wife Julia of Bellingham, WA; her brother Steve Findley and wife Eddie of Alice, Texas; her sister-in-law Rindy Eldridge-Avis of Denver, CO; her mother-in-law, Erma Eldridge from Loveland, Colorado; as well as numerous beloved nieces and nephews.

Celebration of Life services are to be announced. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to WAG Rescue (512-847-3200, WAG Rescue, P.O. Box 2603, Wimberley, TX 78676). For more information, call Thomason Funeral Home at (512) 847-2226 or visit www.thomasonfuneralhome.com to sign the guest book.

Daniel Brauer Daniel Brauer died in his home on March 22, 2017.

He was 64 years old.

Daniel John Brauer was born on August 1, 1952 in Denver, CO. His parents were Otto and Helen (McNamera) Brauer. Daniel was raised in Englewood, CO and graduated from Englewood High School then went on to receive his Masters of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Colorado in Boulder. Daniel was married to Cindy Reiter in Billings, Montana from September 13, 1980 to 1986, then married Dianne Webb on November 4, 1996 in Denver, CO. Daniel moved to Lakewood, CO in 1997 then moved to Peaceful Valley in 2015. He was President of Future Engineering Technology Group from 1997

to present, he was also Pastor of Legacy Christian Life at Peaceful Valley Resort Lyons, CO, where he was also the owner.

Daniel’s Hobbies included teaching Bible study, engineering and inventing, travel and outdoor activities. Daniel is survived by his wife Dianne, son Chase Brauer, step son Sam Sharp, step daughters Amanda Archibald, Rachel Burgess and Elizabeth Okawachi. Sister Connie Ferns and grandchildren Grayson and Lauryn Sharp, Corbyn and Tyler Fillweber, Aysha Gallegos & Micah Berlin. A memorial service will celebrate Dan’s life on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 2 p.m. at Peaceful Valley Resort - 475 Peaceful Valley Rd. Lyons, CO. 80540. See www.allnutt.com to send a message to the family.

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Easter Church Services Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church, 2000 Ptarmigan Trail, invites everyone to share in its Holy Week worship services, beginning on Palm Sunday, April 9th at 9:00 a.m. with a procession of worshippers waving palm branches; Maundy Thursday, April 13th at 7:00 p.m. with a healing service and re-enactment of Christ’s Last Supper; Good Friday, April 14th at 7:00, remembering His crucifixion; and a festive Easter service on April 16th at 9:00 a.m., celebrating His victory over death.

Parish Church of St. Bartholomew the Apostle Holy Week and Easter Services and Special Events Palm Sunday-Sunday, April 9th 8:00 a.m.-Holy Eucharist 10:30 a.m.-Holy Eucharist 1:00 p.m.-St. John Passion at Reel Mountain Theatre

Maundy Thursday-Thursday, April 13th. 6:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist, Agape Supper, Foot-washing and Stripping of the Altar, followed by All Night Vigil (sign-up in the Narthex).

Good Friday-Friday, April 14th 8:30 a.m.-Stations of the Cross 12:00 Noon-Good Friday Liturgy Holy Saturday-Saturday, April 15th 7:30 p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter followed

by Festive Reception Easter Sunday-Sunday, April 16th 9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist followed by reception and Easter Egg Hunt!

Our address is 880 MacGregor Avenue, 970-586-4504.

If your church would like to submit your Easter services, please email them to kris@epnews.com by Tuesday at noon.

Employment Join Our Team!

Wildside 4x4 Tours In downtown Estes Park is seeking part and full time seasonal front office staff.

Are you good with customers and have an upbeat personality? Do you work well in a team and are you good in fast paced, dynamic situations?

Are you well organized and enjoy the tourism industry? Then you may love working with us!

We are looking for happy staff to process tour reservations and help tour guides prepare for the tour. We need someone with a Genuine love for people that has exceptional office and customer service skills with a good sense of humor. Cash register and credit card machine experience is a plus.

Please call us or email to set up an interview. This pays $13 an hour plus tips.

Contact Kimberly at 970.586.4655 KOmalley123@gmail.com

Calling all cooks, prep and dishwashers.

We are hiring for the upcoming season and looking for energetic, and hard working individuals.

Please apply online at www.smokindavesbbq.com.

TELLER

Full time, year round position.

Ideal candidates will have cash handling experience, computer knowledge, the desire to provide excellent customer service and be a team player.

Excellent benefits including medical, dental, 401 (k) and paid time off.

Please apply at : www.bankofcolorado.com Member FDIC

Hiring for FT/PT Flexible hours Stop by to apply 1260 Manford Ave (970)-586-9282

Now Hiring!

Our Customer Service Representatives are responsible for providing amazing customer service while selling the highest-quality candy and ice cream.

This position requires enthusiasm, efficiency, and proficiency in the English language.

Full time positions available; Seasonal and Year-Round.

Pick up an application at: 129 E. Elkhorn, Estes Park, CO 80517

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Employment Recreation Coordinator Sports & Athletics Recreation Department

The Estes Valley Recreation and Park District is looking for a talented recreation professional to fill our open position, Recreation Coordinator – Sports & Athletics.

This full-time year-round position is responsible for planning, organizing, implementing and administering youth and adult sports and activity programs. This position provides a safe, high quality youth and adult recreation experience through the supervision and implementation of recreational programs that benefit the valley’s citizens and visitors. In addition to competitive pay, this position will also receive an exceptional leave and benefits package, and district-wide perks and discounts. Hiring Range: Non-Exempt $18.75 - $28.37 per hour Close date: April 9, 2017

For a complete position description and employment application, visit our website at www.evrpd.com or from the EVRPD Administration Office at 690 Big Thompson Avenue. Please submit employment applications to: Estes Valley Recreation and Park District, Attention HR; P.O. Box 1379, Estes Park, CO 80517, or email employee application to HR@evrpd.com

Employment Diamond Resorts Management, Inc.

Year Round Position

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

Diamond Resorts International® The Historic Crags Lodge We offer: • Competitive pay and benefits • Fun and exciting work environment Apply in person at: 300 Riverside Drive, Estes Park, CO 80517

Specialty Clinic- Cardiac Patient Service Representative – Full Time

Full Time & Part Time

Housekeeping

Equal Opportunity Employer

Building & Grounds Facilities Director – Full Time Maintenance Engineer – Full Time

Laboratory Medical Technologist – Full Time Surgical Services Surgical RN – Full Time Surgical RN – Per Diem

Estes Park Medical Group Medical Assistant – FT & PRN Med/Surg Registered Nurse – Full Time Nights & PRN Unit Coordinator- PRN Certified Nurse Aid - PRN

The Food Courier Looking for good drivers to pick up food from our local participating restaurants and deliver orders to hungry locals and tourists. $7/hour plus tips, year round.

Must have reliable car with insurance.

Call Sarah at (970) 624-7307 for more details and/or to apply.

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CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE: Reservation staff needed for phone reservations, assisting guests, and completing quality assurance checks.

Requires great language, computer, and customer service skills. Own transportation is highly recommended.

Please send resume to: julien@rockymtnresorts.com or apply at Fawn Valley Inn 2760 Fall River Rd.

LOCAL engineering firm seeking an

Mary Jane's is seeking a Year-Round Asst Mgr to support our Store Mgr. This position requires excellent customer service/sales skills, basic computer skills, and the ability to learn our POS system. Peak season 38-40 hrs a week, Low Season 20-25 hours a week. Up to $14/hr + store disc.

Send resume to jmpholdings@msn.com or apply in person.

Office Assistant

Job Description: • Provide administrative support to the office and multiple project managers.

• Answer multi-line phone system • Assist walk-in clients • Assist with monthly invoicing and weekly time entry • Assist with various entry level accounting and administrative tasks • Run local errands. (valid driver’s license and excellent driving record, required) • Electronic and paper file construction/development

If you are interested in this position, please send your resume and cover letter with “Office Assistant” in the subject line along with your wage requirements to: lonvhe@airbits.com

Patient Financial Services Patient Registration Specialist – Full Time Prospect Park Living Center Registered NurseFull Time Days and Nights LPN/Registered Nurse Restorative – Full Time Days and Nights Certified Nurse Aid – Full Time Days and Nights Earn a C.N.A. – Full Time Dietary Dietary Aide – PRN

Environmental Services Housekeeper –Part Time

for 40 hours per week.

Qualifications: • Must have excellent oral and written communication skills • Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. Accurate typing skills.

• Must be extremely detail orientated and organized • Excellent phone answering skills and ability to handle multiple calls simultaneously • Must be hard working and motivated • Must have a positive attitude • QuickBooks knowledge helpful • 2+ years of recent experience in an administrative support role • Enjoy a dog friendly work environment

Home Health Care/Hospice Registered Nurse – PRN

BOULDER BROOK AND STREAMSIDE ARE HIRING GUEST SERVICES AGENTS – Full-time year-round – Part-time seasonal Great pay. Great environment.

Come join our team! apply at: 1260 FALL RIVER ROAD ESTES PARK, CO 80517

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

EPMC offers competitive wages and benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Estes Park United Methodist Church is seeking a part time Adult Choir Director.

Exp. with choral direction desired, music proficiency, dependability & ability to work w/others. Directs secular & sacred music. Flexible hours/schedule.

Pays up to $80 per week.

Submit resume to: EPUMC, 1509 Fish Hatchery Rd, Estes Pk, CO 80517

Colorado Life Magazine is looking for part time telemarketing help in our Subscriptions Department. Flexible hours in the evenings and on Saturdays. Excellent pay and a great work environment with a respected publishing company.

Please apply with cover letter and resume to jviegut@flagshippublishing.com or drop off to 1692 Big Thompson Ave, Estes Park, CO 80517

Helper Needed

Full time, year round.

Valid driver’s license required.

Call 970-586-8787

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Employment

LOOKING FOR ART LOVERS! Looking For

Host, Bussers & Dishwashers.

Full time and part time

Apply at 225 Park Lane

We are a nationally recognized Fine Art and Craft group of galleries with 2 locations in Estes Park.

Full and Part Time Sales Positions Available.

Retail sales experience preferred, but we will train the right person.

Must be friendly and outgoing and willing to go the extra mile for our customers.

We offer: • Very competitive wages • Attractive employee discounts • Bonus potential • A great work environment surrounded by beautiful American art!

We are hiring Experienced

Cooks, Dishwashers, Bartenders, Bussers, Hostesses and Servers!!

*Must have open availability including weekends. *This is a fast pace environment and therefore must be comfortable with working at that speed. *Front of the house applicants must be able to speak, read and communicate in English. *Neat appearance and present your self in a professional manner.

If you are passionate, dedicated and honest worker please apply in person at: La Cabaña Mexican Bar & Grill.

165 Virginia Dr.

Please drop off resume in person at: 141 E. Elkhorn Ave. or, Email to info@earthwoodgalleries.com

Nicky’s Restaurant and Lounge is now Hiring for Spring, Summer and Year-Round positions.

Most depts. available Apply at 1350 Fall River Rd.

Mountain Concrete is looking for Concrete Laborers & Form Setters.

Call Scott at 970-586-3775.

General Manager; Chipper's lanes

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#HRISTMAS 3HOPPE

NowHiring Hiring Sales Sales Positions Now Positions

The GM position will work to proactively build guest relations in all aspects of Chipper’s Lanes operations. The GM will also provide direction and supervision in other aspects of operations, including food, beverage, equipment, and maintenance to facilitate efficient operations and attainment of customer service and financial goals.

Apply at 330 E. Elkhorn Ave. Call 970-586-2882 or email: dianemuno@msn.com

If you are interested, in Joining the Chipper's Team, please email resume to chippersmarketing@gmail.com More information available on our craigslist ad.

Health available Apply atinsurance 330 E. Elkhorn Ave. forCall full970-586-2882 time positions. or email: dianemuno@msn.com

SERVERS and HOSTESSES needed for Moon Kats Tea Shoppe Weds thru Saturday, no nights. Year round part-time positions with increased shifts in summer season. Email contact info to: moonkats@moonkats.com

SERVERS and HOSTESSES needed for Estes Park café Weds thru Saturday, no nights.

Year round part-time positions with increased shifts in summer season.

Email contact info to: cafe-estes@outlook.com

HELP WANTED – Dependable person for part time laundry attendant. Stop by Village Laundry to pick up application or email resume’ to VillageLaundry1@gmail.com.

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Employment

~ BE A PART OF OUR TEAM ~

Estes Park Lodging Resort

Housekeeping 2 positions - year round

Pick up applications at front desk, ask for Kay. 1885 Sketchbox Ln. or email resume to info@solitudecabins.com

Rams Horn Village Resort is seeking a year round full time Front Office Manager

Competitive pay based on experience, plus benefits package. Great working environment in Estes Park’s only Gold Crown Resort. We are looking for a professional, detail-oriented individual with excellent communication, organizational, and computer skills, including reservations software and social media marketing. A strong candidate will have experience in both management and fast-paced office environments.

Hotel/Front Desk experience a plus. Saturdays are required.

Please send a resume to dgibson@rhvresort.com. EEOE

We are looking for FT/PT employee to start. We are small handmade company focusing on outdoor apparel and goods. We need help with shipping and online order fulfillment, customer service, and workflow management. Looking someone who can grow with the company and would like full time employment ideally.

Starting pay is $13.00hr and this will be reassessed periodically.

Located in The Church Shops.

Call 720-660-9475

Delaware North at The Ridgeline Hotel Estes Park (formally known as The Rocky Mountain Park Inn) is now hiring for seasonal and year-round opportunities.

We provide competitive wages, a friendly positive work environment, benefits (year-round), and opportunities for growth!

Night Maintenance/Security Performs routine maintenance duties throughout property including rough carpentry, painting, and basic equipment or facility repairs, in accordance with applicable Company policies and procedures.

Cooks To prepare all food items ordered while maintaining food quality, plate presentation and sanitation standards Kitchen Helpers Washes pots, dishes, utensils, food preparation equipment, and cleans kitchen, also may provide some food prep assistance.

Front Desk Clerks Check guests in and out efficiently and assist with any problems or questions during their stay. Act as the information center of the hotel Night Auditors Night Audit performs essential tasks of Front Office Clerk, as well as reconcile credit card payments for all departments

Porters Responsible for cleanliness of hotel and conference center common areas, parking lot, and restrooms

Please submit your resume to srexroad@delawarenorth.com or stop by 861 Dunraven St to apply in person.

Family Reservations Agent 2 to 4 years of office experience, preferably in the hospitality industry Communicate with guests via telephone, email and in person Coordinate bookings with Operations departments to optimize the guest experience Work with a limited amount of supervision and be self-motivated Work weekends, holidays, evenings and a variety of hours as required by demands of season Year-round, Full Benefits, $12/hour

Catering Manager Have at least three years’ experience in banqueting, catering and/or food service Have knowledge of special events coordination Have excellent time management and organizational skills Train banquet staff in proper etiquette, policies, procedures and event venue set up Year-round, Full Benefits, $17-$19/hour

Chef: AM Must possess at least two years’ experience in volume food preparation Work with dining room staff to ensure appropriate services Must possess strong leadership qualities and supervisory skills Assist the Food Service Manager in menu preparation Works shifts. Holidays and weekends Year-round, Full Benefits, $13-$14/hour Postings & applications are on our website: ymcarockies.org/work (970) 586-3341 x1032

EVRPD Seasonal Employment Opportunities

Estes Valley Recreation and Park District is now hiring for the following seasonal positions:

Golf Course Grounds Maintenance (March-Oct., $11/hr. - $15/hr.)

Campgrounds Maintenance (April-Oct., $11/hr. - $15/hr.)

Youth Sports Officials: Baseball Umpires (April-May, $10/hr. - $15/hr.), 4 Star Baseball Umpires (June-July, $15/hr. - $25/hr.)

Adult Sports Officials: Adult Softball Umpires; Men’s Open & Co-rec (May-July, $18 - $22)

~ Flexible schedules ~ Fun work environment ~ Great employee discounts and perks included

All positions have flexible spring and/or summer seasonal schedules, and are open until filled.

Applications and complete job descriptions may be obtained from our website at www.evrpd.com or from the EVRPD Administration Office at 690 Big Thompson Avenue. Please submit employment applications online, or send to: Estes Valley Recreation and Park District, Attention HR; P.O. Box 1379, Estes Park, CO 80517, or email employee application to hr@evrpd.com

PAINTERS NEEDED! Busy painting contractor needs help.

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

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

The Cleaning Lady

~ Now hiring house cleaner ~

Need own transportation, seasonal, full-time, dependable, & experienced.

Please call: 970-449-2564 or 586-6477

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Executive Assistant

BioLynceus innovates natural solutions for a better future.

We are an environmental company who is dedicated to creating natural, healthy environments. We are currently seeking a like-minded team member to fulfill the high-level support tasks for the organization.

This position requires an exceptional level of effectiveness with communication and administrative support.

This successful team member will need to be exceptionally skilled in internal and external customer support and communication.

Proficiency in office and communication technologies is required.

Team member will need demonstrative outgoing personality; exceptional organizational skills and the ability to problem solve a wide variety of business needs.

Business Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 – 5:00 Location: Estes Park, Colorado Position: Year Round Apply by sending resume and interest letter to careers@biolynceus.com - no phone calls please.

Part-time Seasonal Porter and Shuttle Driver Positions Available in Estes Park Employment June - October, Up to 20 hours per week: $15/hour Note: Weekly hours and length of season vary based on business need Duties • Transport guests in passenger vans to and from trailhead locations within RMNP and beyond • Porter backpacking gear to and from remote backcountry campsites • Set and break camp for Wildland Trekking clients Position Requirements • Excellent driving record: DOT physical required • Wilderness First Responder and CPR Certifications • Enthusiastic approach to customer service and attention to detail • Excellent physical fitness: porter work requires carrying a full backpack over long distances • Significant backcountry experience in the Colorado Rockies a definite plus!

We are hiring for the following positions:

Checker Courtesy Clerk Day-Stocker Overnight Stocker Bakery Clerk (Overnight) Deli Clerk Produce Clerk Seafood Clerk Pharmacy Technician (Rate of pay based on experience) Rates of pay from $10.00 - $14.00 per hour (Based on experience) Please call Ann at 970-586-4447 to schedule an interview - walk-ins are also welcome.

Employment Full-Time Sales Representative

Leading environmental company located in Estes Park is currently recruiting a passionate team member capable of high level engagement with clients. Applicants must have 5+ years of road warrior talent with an aptitude for solving science challenges. Minimum experience and education for outside sales in a related field are required for consideration.

Resume and cover letter can be sent to careers@biolynceus.com

Rams Horn Village Resort has a year round full time position available in our Guest Services/ Housekeeping Department:

Competitive pay based on experience, plus benefits package for full time employees. Great working environment in Estes Park’s only Gold Crown Resort.

Our business stays busy year round and 40 hours per week are guaranteed through the winter. We are looking for energetic, dependable people who are able to perform physical labor.

Fridays and Saturdays are required.

Fill out an application at Rams Horn Village Resort, 1565 Colo. Hwy 66. EEOE

Murphy Hotels is looking for Full Time Housekeepers.

If you want to join the amazing team at Murphy's please call 970-480-2955 or come in at 1650 Big Thompson Ave.

3J Service Cleaning

House Keeping $11/Hr

Year Round & Seasonal Positions Year round positions offers vacation & sick days

Call 970-573-1770 or 970-573-2089 (Spanish) Apply at Windcliff 2220 Windcliff Dr.

To Apply Send resume and cover letter outlining interests and any outdoor travel industry experience to: robin.guthrie@wildlandtrekking.com Check us out at www.wildlandtrekking.com!

Estes Park & Mason St., Fort Collins Locations Now Hiring:

Hiring All Positions Apply at Domino’s Pizza Upper Stanley Village 437 Big Thompson Ave.

ALL POSITIONS

Experience preferred but will train.

Email Danny at: masontire@gmail.com

Harmony Foundation, an adult alcohol/ drug residential treatment center in Estes Park has the following openings available:

Human Resources Director Seeking professional with ability to build internal partnerships, be a positive agent for change; succession planning, recruitment, retention, talent development and training, all areas of benefits and employee life cycle management, compliance. 5 years human resources experience preferred.

Controller Responsible for the accounting operations, production of periodic financial reports, budgets, mitigate risk, ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles. 4-year degree or equivalent education and significant experience in Business and Accounting with extensive knowledge of Accounts Payable, Receivable, Payroll and General Ledger Administrative Services Team Member Part-time position available.

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

Nursing positions – LPN or RN Must have Colorado nursing license.

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

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

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

Girl Scouts of Colorado is seeking an individual to assist with the maintenance of rural properties for the summer of 2017.

Familiar with the use of power tools & skilled in carpentry, painting & janitorial skills.

Apply www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org /about/careers

FRONT DESK Part-time Permanent position 2 days a week - No weekends Gen’l office duties, incl phones, greeting people, proficient with Publisher, Word, Xcel Prompt * Pleasant * Reliable email resume to estespark80517@gmail.com

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WorldMark Resorts is a world class resort destination offering a fun and energetic team environment.

We are currently recruiting for the following positions: Common Area Attendant (Full Time / Year Round)

Housekeeping (Full or Part Time / Year Round) Night Auditor (Full Time / Year Round, Overnight Shift)

To apply for any of these great opportunities, please go to our company website at www.WVOjobs.com. Search ‘Estes Park’.

970-577-7517

Accountant I

Finance Dept.

Hiring Range $23.47 – $27.58 per hour Non-Exempt Position Close Date: Open Until Filled

Emergency Services Dispatcher I Police Dept. Communication Center Hiring Range $20.39 – $23.95 per hour Non-Exempt Position Close Date: Open Until Filled

Flood Recovery Project Associate Public Works Dept.

Hiring Range $22.72 per hour Non-Exempt Position (Part-time thru Nov 2017, Full-time thru Feb. 2018) Close Date: April 14, 2017

Police Officer I

Police Department Hiring Range $25.85 – $28.44 per hour Non-Exempt Position Close Date: Open Until Filled (Town employment application required)

Applications are available at: Town Hall 170 MacGregor Ave. Room 130 (Mon-Fri 8 am – 5 pm) or www.estes.org/ jobs Return Application to:

Help us Help Others Become a CAREGiver

There’s never been a better time to reach out to those in need.

We’re seeking quality people who wish to make a difference by helping seniors in their homes. Flexible schedules.

No certification required.

Training and support provided.

Sign on Bonus for Estes Park area!

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

Town of Estes Park Seasonal Employment Opportunities Apr 2 - Sep 30 The Town of Estes Park is accepting applications for the following Seasonal positions: Street Maintenance Parks Maintenance Special Events Maintenance Visitor Information Assistant Hiring rate $10.50 - $13.50 depending on experience Community Service Officer Hiring rate $13.00 - $16.00 depending on experience Positions are open until filled Applications are located at: ▪ Town Hall 170 MacGregor Ave. west foyer (Mon-Fri 8 am – 5 pm) ▪ www.estes.org/jobs ▪ Submit Town application, resume and cover letter to: ▪ Town of Estes Park, Attn: HR ▪ PO Box 1200, Estes Park, CO 80517; or ▪ Fax 970-577-4770 The status of applications will be communicated via e-mail. By choice the Town of Estes Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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.

TRANSPORTATION

General

Trucks

Best Western Plus Silver Saddle Inn

Now hiring Housekeepers and Maintenance Full or part time Must be a non-smoker

Apply in person 1260 Big Thompson Avenue No calls

SERVICES

Pet Care

Need embroidery work on single set of sheets. call 970-372-7692

JOIN OUR TEAM! The Town of Estes Park is accepting applications for:

HELP WANTED

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RENTALS

2006 Honda Ridgeline Truck with Meyer Home Snow Plow. One owner, hi Cabins mileage. Both garaged.

Efficiency cabin, no pets, Like new aggressive Duratrac tires on truck and set $700+gas/elec. 1 yr. of like new Michelin’s on lease/deposit 970-586factory rims. All records, 4624 Markley serviced. Plow is Commercial Rentals 4-5 years old, gently used on our drive. Up/down-L/R. Lower level commercial See on Arapaho Road. space available for imme- $11,500 for truck, plow, diate move in. Open space extra set of tires/rims. 970ready for your office, work- 586-5092 shop, or storage.

1 year lease. Approximately 500 s/f $400/Mo. SERVICES Call Anderson Realty & Management 970-586-2950 Small Office, 120sf, $125/mo plus utilities.

1160 Woodstock, 970-2904527 Suite “A” at Signature Square, 351 Moraine Avenue 2,118 sq ft Prime Office Suite Reception, Four Offices Storage Rooms, Filing Beautifully-Appointed Rest Room On-Site Parking 970-586-8846

Cleaning

Cleaning Lady Available at $15/hr, For 2 to 4 hr cleaning sessions weekly, twice monthly or monthly. All supplies included. Have worked 12 years in Estes.

Excellent references.

577-7059

Professional Pet Sitter, providing daily walks or vacation pet sitting.

Experienced with medical needs and senior pets.

Bonded, insured; Pet First Aid instructor. Renee, 970-232-6231

Other-Misc Call Susan “Jackson of All Trades” at 970-227-9842 for spring clean-up, gardening, pruning and tree fencing, painting and deck refinishing.

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HOLMES LOG WORKS 970-586-9168 Log and Metal Railing, Deck Additions, Log Benches, Gates, Mantels & Accents www.lograils.com

Brand new tiny home Quality materials throughout, features low maintenance exterior, and a solid pine interior. Very very nice ! 970 586-4730 tlrbltinc@aol.com

Short Term Weekly Rentals thru May Motel Room $225/week Microwave, Mini-Fridge Cable & Internet Call Todd 970-586-8141

Wants To Rent Senior female wants bedroom in private home in Estes Park will pay rent or share expenses. Pam at 503 560-5433.

Commercial Commercial Spaces for sale and lease.

Call Eric. Anderson Realty. 586-2950

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Representative 525 Pine River Lane, Unit G P.O. Box 1783 ESTATE/GARAGE SALE; Estes Park, Colorado 80517 (970) 577-0204 Need to have one, but chris.unger@mtnwestlegal.com

Estate Sales

For Sale For Sale, 15 yr. old trail horse. Quarter horse/thoroughbred mix.

Very steady lead trail horse. 16.5 hands. $2300 to include ranch saddle, pad, rope halter and bridle. In Estes Call 970-297-8039.

seems overwhelming.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS We do the work, you make the $. Local, Affordable, Estate of Wilfried R. Schulz, Deceased References. CALL NOW Case Number 2017PR030068 970-215-5548

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SALES Legal Notices Garage Sales Saturday, April 8th, 9 am - 1 pm, 1515 Raven Ct Unit B - Moving sale: lots of antiques including Hoosier, Princess Lady Dresser, Piano stool, sewing machine cabinet; other items include dining table and chairs, living room furniture, and lots more

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Larimer County, Colorado, on or before May 15, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Christopher M. Unger Estate of Neil Clarion Piper, Attorney for the Personal Deceased Case Number 2017PR030024 Representative 525 Pine River Lane, Unit G P.O. Box 1783 All persons having claims against the above-named es- Estes Park, Colorado 80517 (970) 577-0204 tate are required to present chris.unger@mtnwestlegal.com them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Larimer County, Colorado, on or before May 15, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Judy Nystrom Broker/Assoc. 303-506-5466

Ellen Benes Marketing Coordinator

Glinda Doyle Assistant to Judy Nystrom

Brad Barnett Broker/Assoc. 970-212-6780

Kim Sandell Client Liaison

Jeremy Collinet Broker/Assoc. 970-302-1850

Lori Smith Broker/Assoc. 970-232-5511

Julia Daley Broker/Assoc. 720-937-0806

Jack Smith Broker/Assoc. 970-231-732706

Sue Magnuson Broker/Assoc. 970-214-0319

Tom Thomas Broker/Assoc. 970-481-3619

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