Estes Park News, September 11, 2015

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Scottish Fest Parade Saturday at 9:30 a.m.

Don’t miss the Longs Peak Scottish Irish Parade in downtown Estes Park.

See pages 24 and 25 for complete festival schedule and information.

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At The Fairgrounds Heavy armor championship jousting, athletic competitions, tattoos, music, dancing, food, drink, dogs of the British Isles, shopping and much, much more!

See pages 24 and 25

Elk Safety Tips These are wild animals and they need your help!

See pages 14 and 17

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Let’s Work Together To Keep Estes Park A Safe Community

Estes Valley Fire Protection Dist.

Announces Annual Audit Dazzio & Plutt, LLC an independent auditing firm, completed their annual audit of the finances for the Estes Valley Fire Protection District. Steve Dazzio presented the audit report at the August 26th Fire Board Meeting. Mr. Dazzio was pleased to report that the Estes Valley Fire District had a clean audit. Mr. Dazzio stated his appreciation to the Estes Valley Fire Protection District’s staff and the District’s accounting firm Clifton Larson Allen for “making the audit process efficient and enjoyable.” He also reported that “The district is operating very soundly.”

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Listening to community members is an aspect of my job that I really enjoy.

Recently I’ve talked with many folks observing the increase in political and social controversies across our country.

On a daily basis we are surrounded by reports of conflict within our own country and worldwide. To one degree or another, experiencing or even just observing this strife brings on feelings of anxiety, stress and anger. Stress tends to shadow all of us and sometimes leads to a lower level of patience and tolerance for each other. Over the past several weeks, I have been asked by many residents if the Police Department has noticed what they have noticed -- how more people everywhere seem angry and impatient and shorttempered. Yes, it's my belief that law enforcement agencies have observed more people shouldering stress, challenging their patience during normal, daily interactions with other people.

Unfortunately stress also elevates criminal activity. As a result, law enforcement officers all over the country must increase their awareness as they have become potential targets. In the news we hear reports of officers killed in the line of duty on a regular basis now. Officers and the citizens we serve and protect must adapt to cope with this outside stress, moving forward with patience, integrity and solidarity in our own community.

Have you ever heard the saying "It takes a village?” For me, right now, that means it takes the entire community to join together to withstand outside pressures....To remember how lucky we are to live in Estes Park and have strong partnerships within our community, no matter how outside stress is affecting us. Our officers realize we need to leverage that partnership in preserving

the back of your neck standing up are a gift that should not be ignored. Suspicious behavior may be a person wearing a hood on a hot day, or someone hanging around a particular place closely watching people while seeming out of place, or maybe someone watching as you enter or exit your car or a building. Take mental notes of your observations, and remember that your camera phone can capture the moment and become incredibly valuable in preserving public safety.

If you’re hesitant to decide if a situation is “suspicious” or not, we can help.

It’s better to be cautious than to overlook a situation that could become serious. We receive calls of concern regularly, and we’re grateful for the ability to follow up. Your police would rather respond to a non-issue than to find an innocent person has fallen victim to a crime. What I’m asking of you is not a result of being paranoid or afraid, because we live in a safe community. Instead, it’s a matter of taking an active role to protect our community and ensure we are not affected by the negativity of world of awareness of our surroundings.

We need good witnesses. We need peo- events. The police can't be everywhere ple who are "self-trained observers" with all the time, we rely on you to be good the ability to recognize when someone is witnesses and make a call. We thank you and I bet your friends and neighacting suspicious or about to do something wrong or illegal. I think we all have bors will, too. So put on your detective hat and fine-tune your observation some of the skills of a detective, but more important is the willingness to step skills – we’ve got your back! Let’s work together to keep Estes Park safe. forward and call the police. If you are a If you ever need assistance, you can people-watcher like I am, I suggest watching for people who are acting sus- reach us any time of day at 970-5864000. Always call 9-1-1 in an emerpicious, or situations where you feel ingency. stinctively uncomfortable. These gut feelings like when you feel the hair on our safe community – we can’t do it without you. After all, each one of us is an important part of this community and we all want to live peacefully in this beautiful valley. Our 2014 Citizen Survey showed 94% of respondents felt safe in Estes Park – higher than the national benchmark. I’d venture to say that, first and foremost, what’s important to all of us is maintaining a safe community for our residents, our children and our guests.

Having said that, have you ever been in a situation where you didn't know what to do or later wished you would have called the police? It happens to everyone at one time or the other and more often than you might think. Now more than ever, the Estes Park Police Department and law enforcement officers across the country need your help to keep our communities safe. I’m asking that you put on your detective hat and fine-tune your observation skills as you make note of suspicious situations or obvious crimes occurring right in front of you.

We should live our lives feeling calm, safe and confident, but keep a high level

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Fire Chief Scott Dorman Earns CFO Designation The Commission on Professional Creing and career resource information. As dentialing with the Center for Public a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation, Safety Excellence, has awarded Estes Val- CPSE supports and encourages agencies ley Fire Protection Disand personnel to meet trict’s Fire Chief, Scott international performDorman, the prestigious ance standards through designation of “Chief various programs and Fire Officer” (CFO). the work of two commissions: the CommisFire Chief Scott Dorsion on Fire Accreditaman of the Estes Valley tion International Fire Protection District (CFAI) and the Comhas successfully commission on Professional pleted the process that Credentialing (CPC). awards him the professional designation of CPSE serves as the gov“Chief Fire Officer” erning body for the or(CFO). The Commission ganizations that offer acon Professional Credencreditation, education, Scott Dorman tialing (CPC) met on and credentialing servEstes Valley Fire Protection August 26, 2015, to offiices to first responder cially confer the designa- District Fire Chief and fire service industry tion upon Chief Dorprofessionals and agenman. Chief Dorman is one of only 1,090 cies.

CFO’s worldwide.

The Chief Fire Officer (CFO) DesignaThe CPC awards the CFO designation tion Program was created to recognize only after an individual successfully fire officers who have demonstrated exmeets all of the organization’s stringent cellence and outstanding achievement criteria. The process includes an assessthroughout their career. The designation ment of the applicant’s education, expedemonstrates that individuals have derience, professional development, techveloped a strategy for continued career nical competencies, contributions to the improvement and development. The profession, and community involvement. highly competitive CFO designation asIn addition, all applicants are required to sures departments that their leaders identify a future professional develophave the educational and technical comment plan. petencies necessary to meet the deChief Dorman has a rich knowledge of mands of today's society. the emergency services profession and Chief Dorman has been a member of has far surpassed critical core competen- the local fire department for over 32 cies for personnel serving in senior fire years and has served as the Fire Chief officer positions. for the last 18 years.

The Center for Public Safety ExcelTo learn more about the CPSE please lence’s (CPSE) website states: visit www.publicsafetyexcellence.org. We would like to congratulate Fire Chief The CPSE promotes the continuous Scott Dorman on this prestigious desigquality improvement of fire and emernation. gency service agencies that serve communities worldwide by providing train-

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.

August 30 At 8:29 a.m. an EVFPD officer was paged to 2750 Notiah Rd. for an alarm sounding.

At 3:33 p.m. the EVFPD was paged to 1600 Manford Ave. for a helicopter standby.

August 31 At 11:39 a.m. the EVFPD was paged to 2035 Uplands Circle to assist the Estes Park Ambulance.

At 6:51 p.m. the EVFPD was paged to 131 Virginia Dr. for a fire alarm.

At 7:56 p.m. the EVFPD was paged to 500 Big Thompson Ave. for an odor investigation.

September 2 At 3:08 p.m. the EVFPD was paged to 600 W. Elkhorn Ave. for possible structure fire.

September 3 At 4:53 a.m. the EVFPD was paged to 1420 Saint Moritz Trail to assist the Estes Park Ambulance.

At 9:48 a.m. the EVFPD was paged to 490 Moraine Ave. for a MVA. September 5 At 8:43 a.m. the EVFPD was paged to 185 Moraine Ave. to assist the Estes Park Ambulance.

At 11:54 a.m. the EVDPD was paged to 172 MacGregor Ave. to assist the Estes Park Ambulance.

At 2:10 p.m. the EVFPD was paged to 101 S. Saint Vrain Ave. to assist the Estes Park Ambulance.

At 3:39 p.m. an EVFPD officer witnessed a fall at Bond Park and assisted the Estes Park Ambulance.

At 7:13 p.m. the EVFPD was paged to 231 Mummy Ln. to assist the Estes Park Ambulance.

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Rocky Mountain National Park Rededication Ceremony, 9/4/15

DINE OUT SEPTEMBER 14 - 17 to support local youth through ESTES PARK UNITED

Dine at one of the following restaurants for ESTES PARK UNITED RESTAURANTS FOR YOUTH and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to Estes Park United.

There was a big celebration in Rocky Mountain National Park last Friday at the rededication ceremony in honor of Rocky Mountain National Park’s 100th anniversary.

The ceremony began at 11 a.m. at the Glacier Basin Campground and over a thousand well wishers were in attendance to celebrate this historic occasion. The event culminated the year long celebration of the

three million people visited. Rocky is the most popular of Colorado's four national parks.

The ceremony ended with guests taking the Junior Ranger Pledge, promising to share the spirit of national parks with everyone they know, followed by birthday

cake for all!

Big Horn Restaurant Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper spoke of the high number of visitors the park has today. pizza

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Cowboy Brad Fitch sang Colorado’s state song

by John Denver, Rocky Mountain High.

park’s centennial.

On hand at the celebration were Gov. John Hickenlooper, Sen. Cory Gardner, RMNP Superintendent Vaughn Baker National Park Service Director Jon spoke and introduced each guest.

Jarvis, Rocky Mountain National Park Superintendent Vaughn Baker and honorary chair of the park’s centennial Mark Udall.

Cowboy Brad Fitch entertained the crowds with great songs of the Rocky Mountains and there were tears in many folks eyes as he sang John Denver’s rendition of “Rocky Mountain High” with the Continental Divide as his backdrop. Cowboy Brad was Nat’l. Park Service Director Jon Jarvis joined by Estes Park school choir enjoyed meeting our local park rangers. students under the direction of Alan Denney who helped sing “Rocky’s A Park for All.” In 1915 for Rocky Mountain National Park's first year, 31,000 people visited this beautiful park. Last year more than All photos and video by the EP NEWS Team

Christann Higley and Kurtis Kelly (Enos Mills) portrayed historic characters from 1915.

Be sure to see our 4-1/2 minute video of this ceremony on YouTube, or go to epnews.com

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Public Input Requested As Planning Commission Reviews Vacation Rental Regulations The Estes Valley Planning Commission will discuss options for amendments to the Estes Valley Development Code to more effectively manage short-term vacation rentals during its September 15 meeting. The Planning Commission will review the same staff report presented during the Town Board's August 25 meeting, which is available at www.estes.org/vacationrentals. Community members are encouraged to review and comment on the proposed changes during the Planning Commission meeting September 15 at 1:30 p.m. in the Town Board Room of Town Hall, 170 MacGregor Avenue. Comments may also be emailed to Planner Phil Kleisler at pkleisler@estes.org by 12p.m. September 14. The Planning Commission is not expected to make a recommendation on the final changes until later this year.

The Town is also hosting a second public forum on vacation rental regulations September 11 at 2 p.m. in the Town Board Room. Feedback collected during the forum will be verbally summarized to the Planning Commission on September 15 and provided to the Town Board and Larimer County Board of County Commissioners at a future meeting. Proposed changes to the Estes Valley Development Code are expected to be implemented by January 2016, following approval by both the Town Board of Trustees and the Larimer County Board of County Commissioners.

Project information and related references are available at www.estes.org/vacationrentals. For more information, please contact Planner Phil Kleisler at 970-577-3725 or pkleisler@estes.org.

EPSCC Inc. volunteers are the heartbeat of the breakfast fundraisers. Connie Schmidt and Wayne Newsom serve meals while John and Dona Cooper and Thor Homme cook breakfasts. Courtesy photos

Fourth And Final Fundraising Breakfast Next Saturday, September 19 So far this season, Estes Park Senior Citizens Center, Inc. (EPSCC, Inc.) has served a total of 643 meals at their first three fundraising breakfasts this summer. EPSCC Inc.’s breakfast volunteers would love to hit the 900 mark for the 2015 season, needing at least 257 attendees for the September 19 event.

The fourth and final fundraising breakfast of the season will be held at the Estes Park Senior Center, 220 Fourth Street on Saturday, September 19 from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. This is your last chance this year for an all-you-can- eat breakfast of scrambled eggs, pepper bacon, fresh fruit salad, biscuits and gravy, potatoes, sausages and pancakes and coffee. Drop in; no reservations are needed to enjoy this great breakfast. It’s only $8 for adults and $4 for children ages 4-7.

This is the 18th year for this community-wide event. Special thanks to the Egg and I of Estes Park for their generous support of these community events.

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

visit the Senior Center website at www.estes.org/seniorcenter. To receive Senior Center news in your e-mail inbox, please e-mail lmitchell@estes.org

EPSCC, Inc. President George Crislip thanks volunteers David and Joann Batey.

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Around The Park Together Presentation And Booking Signing On Sunday, September 13 at 2:00 p.m. lo- sion of interior and exterior postcard views cal postcard collectors Bobbie Heisterkamp of 20 of the early rustic inns that were built and Suzanne Silverthorn will introduce Sil- well before Rocky Mountain National Park verthorn's new book "Around Rocky was established in 1915. This includes Mountain National Park" and share some Stead’s Lodge, Moraine Lodge, Camp of their favorite postcards from the area Wheeler, and others that were removed and they invite you to do the same. More years ago by the National Park Service in an than 200 black-and-white postcards are in- effort to return the lands to their pristine cluded in Silverthorn's new book. The post- setting for the enjoyment of the Park’s growcards provide a chronology of the early ho- ing number of visitors. tels, ranches, and other settings that have A plus for collectors, many of the postshaped the Park's history for more than a cards featured in the book were hand-secentury. This lected from the priis a free provate collection of gram; no Bobbie Heisterkamp, reservations who graciously are required loaned these images to attend. The from her vast collecbook will be tion. She has acfor sale in the quired one of the Museum largest known collecShop for tions of Rocky $21.99 and Mountain National This circa 1910 postcard shows a group of wellMuseum Park-area postcards. dressed ladies making snowballs while enjoying a Members re- visit in July. Courtesy Suzanne Silverthorn.

The book showcases ceive a 10 the work of regional photographers familiar percent discount. One hundred percent of to postcard collectors with images dating the book’s proceeds will be donated to three back well over 100 years. These include W.T. local historical organizations: Estes Park Parke, F.P. Clatworthy, Harold Sanborn, Museum Friends & Foundation, Grand Luke Hoffman, Carl Hildredth, and regional Lake Historipublishers H.H. Tamcal Society, men Company and and the Grand Out West Photo Shop.

County HisCollectors will enjoy torical Associseeing several rare ation. postcards picturing The book early scenes of Grand commemoLake loaned by the rates the 100th Grand County HisAnniversary of torical Association.

Rocky MounThese images have “Around Rocky Mountain Author and postcard tain National National Park.” .never been seen in collector Suzann Park and uses print in modern Silverthorn. postcards to times. The postcards tell the story of the progression of tourism, selected for the book are intended to elicit a including the significance of rail travel, the sense of wonder and inspiration as we celedevelopment of connecting roadways and brate the timeless splendor of a visit to lodges, and the ingenuity of the men and Rocky Mountain National Park and its surwomen that built them. The book also inroundings over the past 100 years. cludes postcard images of early sightseeing Silverthorn has summered in Rocky activities, many of which are still enjoyed Mountain National Park since the 1960s and today, including a strenuous hike to the will be showing postcards of buildings and summit of Longs Peak. There are scenes of other sights from the Grand Lake and Estes sightseers using early travel routes through Park area that can still be found today. Heisthe Big Thompson Canyon and Saint Vrain terkamp has selected cards from her vast Canyon, plus images of open-air touring collection representing local humor, the buses maneuvering hairpin turns and snow tourist's experience and more. Audience drifts on the narrow Fall River Road, and members are encouraged to bring their own later Trail Ridge Road, on the way through favorite cards for a show-and-tell session.

Rocky Mountain National Park. The conThere will be a book signing and light retributions of transportation and hospitality freshments to follow. pioneers F.O. Stanley (Stanley Steamer and Located at 200 Fourth Street, the Estes Stanley Hotel) and Roe Emery (Circle Bus Park Museum is open Mondays through Tour and Hotelier) are included as well as a Fridays from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and history of the Moffat Road - the rail line Sundays from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. built by David Moffat of the Denver Norththrough the month of October. Beginning western & Pacific Railroad that was used by November 1, the gallery is open Fridays and travelers headed to Grand Lake.

Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and In other chapters, the book contains post- Sundays from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. The mission card images from 16 historic lodges that re- of the Estes Park Museum is to collect, inmain in operation today, including the faterpret and preserve local history, as well as mous Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, and to present exhibits, programs and events for Grand Lake Lodge, which is located at the the education and benefit of residents and western entrance to Rocky Mountain Navisitors of all ages. For more information tional Park. This inventory of historic call the Estes Park Museum at 970-586-6256 lodges can be used to pursue a trip to exor visit the Museum’s website at plore these lodges in more detail to comwww.estes.org/museum. Admission to the pare the setting “then” and “now.” The book gallery is free. also chronicles “lost” lodges with the inclu-

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Upper Thompson Sanitation District Public Hearing Upper Thompson Sanitation District (UTSD) will hold a Public Hearing regarding a proposed multi-year rate modification on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. A public hearing provides opportunity to gather community comments and positions from all interested parties for public record. After the Public Hearing a proposed modification of the Upper Thompson Sanitation District’s Wastewater Rate Schedules, resulting in a multi-year increase of access fees, metered, and non-metered service charges, will be considered for adoption by the District’s Board of Directors during the September 15, 2015 Regular Board Meeting. The Public Hearing will be held at the District’s Administration

Office located at 2196 Mall Road, Estes Park, Colorado.

Customers of the District may appear personally, or be represented through counsel, at the Public Hearing in order to provide testimony or comment regarding the proposed rate increase. Additionally, District customers unable to attend the hearing may submit written comments to the District Manager before 4:00 p.m., September 15, 2015. Comments may be emailed to chris@utsd.org, delivered to the District’s Administration office, or mailed to the District Manager at P.O. Box 568, Estes Park, Colorado 80517. Questions or requests for additional information may be directed to the District Manager at 970- 586-4544.

This great fine arts show continues now through the end of October. Be sure to stop in to see the Western Light Painting Show!

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Photographer Erik Stensland Book Signing This Sunday For Wild Light

Xanterra Parks & Resorts is proud to announce author and photographer Erik Stensland, author of Wild Light: A Celebration of Rocky Mountain National Park, will be signing his book at the Trail Ridge Store in Rocky Mountain National Park on Saturday, September 12, 2015 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Erik Stensland was born in Minnesota and moved with his family to Montana where he developed his deep love for the mountains. After several years working in the Balkans for a nonprofit initiative, where Erik met his wife Joanna, they decided to return to the United States and settled in Colorado with their son Luke.

Erik quickly became intimate with Rocky Mountain National Park and

Photo copyright Eric Stensland

opened his own gallery in Estes Park in 2007. Erik has authored several books including Wild Light: A Celebration of Rocky Mountain National Park. This book is the result of work spanning over a decade of exploring and photography this unique wilderness.

Rocky Mountain National Park is celebrating the park’s 100th anniversary. This book will be a beginning to your insights of this magnificent and beautiful park.

Join Xanterra Parks & Resorts in welcoming Erik Stensland and begin your journey and your love of this glorious park that many of us call home and enjoy on a daily basis.

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Meet Me At The Museum On September 14 - Exploring The Sydney Baldwin Album

Estes Park village at mail time.

Photos courtesy Estes Park Museum

from various parts of the Estes valley.

Sometime after 1902, Sidney Baldwin filled a small leather bound photograph Join Director and Curator of Exhibits album with photographs taken from the Derek Fortini on Monday, September previous summer and presented it to her uncle Mr. Frank Gove. The photographs captured in the summer of 1902 include the Rockside Cottage (the same cottage F. O. Stanley would reside in the following summer), the developing town of Estes Park, the bustling Elkhorn Lodge, and Frank Gove in the front of the cabin where F. O. Stanley a number of scenes stayed the following year.

14 as he goes through this small 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch album explaining how it has been utilized by museum staff and researchers throughout the years. The free program will take place at 1:30 p.m. at the Estes Park Museum. No reservations necessary.

Meet Me @ The Museum encourages all of us to be curious about the history of Estes Park. Museum staff includes the community in their local history findings and current projects. Get involved with the Museum staff ’s topic of choice by participating in Meet Me @ the Museum events. The Estes Park Museum is located at 200 Fourth Street.

More information can be found at www.estes.org/museum.

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epnews.com Bananas are iffy. Too green and we feel like we’re biting into raw asparagus. Too yellow and we think we’re eating overcooked oatmeal. Their window of perfection is brief: we have to buy them when they still have a lot of green around their tips, then let them sit a day or two on the counter to ripen up. We have to eat them within the next 24 hours when they are the perfect consistency—not too soft and not too crunchy, and then figure out what to do with them when they’ve gone too far, showing their age like old men at the shuffleboard court.

What I do with them when they reach that point is stick them in the freezer. I either squeeze them out of their peel into a container, or the easy shmeezy way is to simply take the fruits from the counter and toss them into the freezer, brown spots, peel and all. When black bananas take over the freezer, I know it’s time to start baking.

It had been at least a year since I’d baked banana bread. My freezer was looking like a convention center for misfit bananas and I had some perfectly delicious walnuts begging for attention so I decided it was time.

Right before bed, I took my frozen ‘nanners our of the freezer and set them on the counter to thaw, with the plan to bake them into a bread first thing in the morning. At sunrise, I padded into the kitchen to make coffee and was startled to see I was not alone. Overnight, while I dreamt of moving into a retirement community (I am not kidding about this), an army of ants decided to break in through my open window and have a wild and crazy party with banana juice, oozing from my melted mess of yellow/brown fruit, being the signature drink.

The ants were all over the place, zigzagging here and there, bumping into each other while slurping from the puddle of sweet dun nectar, dancing the drunken ant jig of sheer joy. I put the coffee on and then watched them, amazed at their boundless energy.

That’s when I wondered: do ants ever sleep? You never see them taking a break or lollygagging along, especially with a banana juice buzz. What keeps these colonies moving, and do they ever stop? (Other than when they’ve switched from banana juice to Terro—my ant poison of choice.

I’m sorry Annie Dillard. There were just too many of them to try to scoop them up and take them outside.)

It turns out that ants do sleep, and some of them even appear to dream (probably

about moving into a retirement community). Worker ants survive on hundreds of tiny naps a day as they go about their endless work.

They take an average of 250 of these tiny power naps a day for a total of nearly five hours of sleep per 24 hours. Their queens, on the other hand, routinely sleep for as many as nine hours a day (There are more than one per colony. They pile up on each other like kittens in a litter and then separate when they awake).

So ants do sleep, although I never caught any of them at it. I watched them for several days as they marched one by one up the wall, behind the window sill, then back—two by two—to imbibe some more on the poison that killed them. Eventually they faded away, or so I thought.

Several days after discovering there had been an ant party on my kitchen countertop, I was enjoying the morning paper at the breakfast table, feeling smug that I’d peacefully and painlessly eliminated this army of ants. And I had managed to bake a decent loaf of banana nut bread (no ants in this recipe). On page two, right above the article about the five-year-old girl who died from getting slapped by a jumping sturgeon, I spied an ant, and it wasn’t napping. I observed it as it thumbed its nose at me while marching across page two, and I convinced myself it was a fluke. The ants were gone after sharing their Terro all around, I reminded myself. I squished it with my thumb, and turned the page. But before my coffee was cold, another ant appeared, skedaddling across the table.

Wha…? Where did it come from? I looked up at the ceiling, for the only thing I could imagine was that these wee, harmless (thank goodness) insects were dropping from up there. I saw nothing, but each time an ant appeared, I looked up.

For about three days ants appeared out of nowhere on my kitchen table. And then, just as suddenly, no more.

I can’t explain their mysterious appearance one room away from any sweet stickiness they may have remembered from the week before. But I can explain their disappearance: they decided to take a nap—and probably dream about a retirement community where they can have all the banana juice they want.

You may let The Thunker know what you think at her e-mail address, donoholdt@gmail.com. © 2015 Sarah Donohoe

Public Library Board Vacancy The Estes Valley Public Library District announces two appointments open on its Board of Trustees beginning January 1, 2016. One vacancy will be for a four-year term ending 2019. The other is to complete 2-years of an unfinished term ending 2017.

A candidate should become familiar with the bylaws, code of ethics, policies and strategic plan of the library. This information is available at the library’s website www.estesvalleylibrary.org under the “About Us” tab. Trustee application forms and information are also available at the website or at the library.

Applications should be submitted to: Estes Valley Public Library District, attn.: Board of Trustees, P.O. Box 1687, Estes

Park, CO 80517, or emailed to trustees@estesvalleylibrary.org.

Applications for these vacancies should be received by the library on or prior to August 28, 2015. If a candidate has questions or requires additional information, please contact Trustee Sharon Poggenpohl, 577-1520 or Library Director Claudine Perrault, 5888116 ext. 811.

Estes Valley Library District Board of Trustees -Peter Plaut, President, Sharon Poggenpohl, Vice President -Don Bryson, Treasurer, Marjorie Hancock, Secretary -Debra Dullaghan, Kirsten Harden, Kaye Orten, Trustees

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As y’all know, I went to Washington D.C. and stayed with my granddaughter, Kristin and her hubby Kevin. While there, Kristin proved to be a very capable new wife and cook. (They have been married about 1 ½ years.) We ate out some but my most memorable meal was the night that Kiekie (Kristin) fixed a baked cod dish that was served with rice,

salad and warm French bread. Oh, we had her home made chocolate cake for dessert as well. I was jealous that at that altitude, one can easily bake a cake from scratch and have it turn out beautifully and delicious.

epnews.com Her baked cod reminded me of my mother’s baked redfish of old. My mother would cook a whole red fish in a tomato sauce that was always a treat to the family. I myself had a slight problem with serving it once in New Orleans as my lady guest was quite disturbed with the fish staring back at her…no joke, she did not appreciate it at all. Too bad for her, if I could get a good, fresh, whole redfish here I would gladly serve my dinner guests with pride while always remembering my mom. Since I cannot, I will content myself with fixing Kristin’s cod dish. I hope you will also try the following recipe.

Baked Cod in Tomato Sauce (any good white, boneless fish can be substituted.) 6 servings 3 lbs. of boneless cod filets Juice of one large lemon 2-3 Tbs. olive oil 2 large onions, cut in half and then sliced thinly across the grain 6-8 garlic cloves minced or chopped 1-28 ounce can of chopped tomatoes in their juice ½ can tomato paste dissolved in 1/3 cup water 1 tsp. sweet paprika (optional) ¼ cup chopped fresh basil ½ cup chopped fresh parsley, divided 2 bunches of green onions, sliced but whites separated from the greens ½ tsp. red pepper flakes ½ cup sliced black olives or a little more.

½ cup white wine.

Pat fish dry and season with salt and pepper. Place in a greased baking pan and pour lemon juice over the fish. Refrigerate for 30-60 minutes. Preheat oven to 375. Heat oil in large skillet and add the onions and cook, stirring often until they have softened. Add some salt and garlic and the whites of the green onions and cook until garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds to a minute. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, paprika, basil, wine, black olives, pepper flakes, more salt and pepper to taste and half of the parsley and green onion tops. Simmer uncovered until sauce has cooked down and is very fragrant. About 15-20 minutes. (You want it to be a little thick as the fish will add more water to the sauce as it cooks in the oven.) Remove from heat and allow sauce to cool a bit. Now pour over fish and bake in oven about 30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining parsley and green onion tops after 15 minutes of baking. Baste every 10 minutes to keep moist unless the fish is submerged in sauce.

I hope you will try this and enjoy it as much as I did. Serve with rice or just by itself with a good crusty bread to sop up the juices. I like rice myself.

I have a wonderful healthy muffin I plan on trying and then giving y’all the recipe. With school in full swing, a nice warm muffin in the morning should be a treat for the whole family. It would make a good afternoon snack as well.

My email is: esther.cenac@gmail.com Bon Appétit.

Back To League Breakfast Save the Date! Wednesday, September 23, 2015, from 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. at the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies, 1700 Brodie Avenue. The League of Women VotersEstes Park welcomes back renewing members as well as anyone interested in learning more about the LWV. Watch for details in next week's paper or call Leanne Lauren at 5863735.

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Thank You! Front row, left to right: William Harkins, Phil Marston, Brian Faith, Bruce Walters, Chief Scott Dorman, Asst. Chief Jon Landkamer, John Grasso, Rick Spear, Father Joe Hartmann.

Second row left to right: Nathan Meulener, Andrew Joseph, Edwin Hernandez, David “Max” Cathcart, Case Byl, John Miller, Emily Franklin, Jason Hennig, Jesse Scott, Stacey Betts, Justin Kearney, Donny Steckline.

Back row left to right: Denmark Litwinchuk (center), Martin “Marty” Faraguna, Butch McCown, Scott Chew, MD, Nicole Friel, Eric Carlson, and Fire Marshal Marc Robinson.

Not pictured: David de Simone, Ramon Guijarro, Sherry Hess, Sean Houlihan, Pastor Hal Irvine, Tim Krall, Tim Leppert, Daryl McCown, Shawn Neal, Don Patterson, Chris Rahn, Cory Tovar, Kelly Wilkerson, and Administrative Assistant Erika Kostner.

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Dickeson Shares Incredible Tools For Nonprofits At September Lunch & Learn Thursday, September 17th How do you know if your nonprofit is on track? Do you need help preparing for your annual retreat? Would you like to develop objectives for the next one to three years? A self study may be just the thing your organization needs (every organization should conduct a self study periodically!) A self study can assist you in identifying your organization’s strengths and weaknesses and areas where you may need improvement.

Board members and staff are invited to join us for this very important roundtable discussion on Thursday, September 17th from Noon-1:30 p.m. in the Hondius Room at the Estes Valley Library.

Please RSVP to Jill Lancaster at director@epnonprofit.org.

Facilitated by Bob Dickeson, local nonprofit consultant and President Emeritus of the University of Northern Colorado, Bob will share a very useful tool – The Nonprofit Self Study – a self-assessment tool for improving organizational effectiveness, and will lead us through a discussion of: • What is a self study?

• Why do a self study?

• Who should conduct the self study?

• What can you do with the results of a self study?

Roundtable participants will receive a copy of the Self Study for their use. Grab

your lunch and join us as we explore what works (and doesn’t work) for you.

Do you know how your organization is doing?

Lunch & Lean Roundtable Discussions are free of charge to EPNRC member or-

ganizations (staff and current board) and $10 for nonmembers. Don’t miss out! For more information and to join today visit www.epnonprofit.org/nonprofit-organizational-memberships/ For additional information on this or other programs and services of the EPNRC, please contact Jill Lancaster, executive director at director@epnonprofit.org or 970-4807805 or visit our website at this address: epnonprofit.org.

One On One/ Uno A Uno If you are a bilingual employee in Estes Park, you have a better chance of getting a raise or a promotion. As a parent of bilingual kids, you can understand what they are saying to each other in English. In other words, you can participate in the predominantly English-speaking community of Estes Park. You can talk with your kids' teachers and join the parent-teacher organization. You can feel confident enough to order a coffee at a cafe. You can chat with your neighbors. For all of these reasons, local workers are eager to improve their English communication skills.

One on One/Uno a Uno, a practical and affordable English language program for adults, currently has a long waiting list of students and needs more volunteer tutors. Prior teaching experience or ability to speak another language is not required. Training and teaching materials are provided as well as on-going support. The volunteer meets twice a week for 90 minutes with the student and commits to completing one level of the curriculum, which usually takes 4-6 months. This program is modeled after the highly successful, Boulder-based "In-

tercambio Uniting Communities," which has trained thousands of volunteer tutors and ESL students of many nationalities in Boulder County since 2000.

This program features flexibility of tutoring schedules; an engaging, interactive curriculum; and a wonderful opportunity for Estes Park residents with differing cultural backgrounds to get to know each other. For further information and to volunteer, please contact the coordinator, Barbara Werner, at 970286-9784.

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Take Your Fundraiser To The Next Level!

EPNRC workshop on September 21 Whether you are a nonprofit, a service organization or a club, YOU need to raise money to support your cause.

Silent auctions, live auctions and fundraisers take a lot of time, a lot of work and a lot of manpower. But what if you could learn just 14 things that would take your fundraiser to the next level?

Now you can!

The Estes Park Nonprofit Resource Center is pleased to present 14 Things Nonprofits Wish They Knew About Charity Auctions on Monday, September 21 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Held at the Estes Valley Library, this workshop will help nonprofits and charitable organizations who run silent and live auctions to raise funds.

Join professional benefit auctioneer, Kevin Rutter, to learn the secrets of creating a well-run and successful fundraising event. From his years of raising millions of dollars around the country in the charity auction field, Kevin will teach you the best practices for having the most successful fundraising event possible. Learn from an experienced auctioneer who has seen incredibly lucrative benefit auctions, but also knows the mistakes that nonprofits make that cause disappointing revenues. Fundraising events take lots of time and effort to organize. Wouldn’t you like to attain the

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highest return possible on all of your hard work?

All attendees will receive a proven list of items for their next big fundraising event and a copy of the “World’s Best Silent Auction” template.

The cost of the workshop is $20 for EPNRC members and $30 for nonmembers. To register, visit estesvalleylibrary.org and select the “Calendar” tab. Then proceed to the September 21 date, click on the event click “register now.”

For additional information on this or other programs and services of the EPNRC, please contact Jill Lancaster, executive director at director@epnonprofit.org or 970-4807805 or visit our website which you’ll find at www.epnonprofit.org.

Youth Center Set To Re-Open After Scottish Festival

The Youth Center, operated by the Estes Valley Recreation & Park District, will remain closed until after the Scottish-Festival. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The Rec District is looking at partnering with the Boys & Girls Club of Larimer County to help run operations and provide more benefits based around their five core focus areas; The Arts, Character and Leadership Development, Education/Technology/Career development, Health and Life Skills, and Sports/Fitness/Recreation. More decisions will be made mid-September.

Park Hospital Board Of Directors Meeting The Park Hospital District Board of Directors is set to meet on Friday, September 11 at 3 p.m. in the Timberline Conference Room at EPMC. The next meeting will be held on September 29, 2015.

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An Easy Way To Help The Elk Stow away your hammocks, volleyball nets, tomato cages The elk rut in the Estes Valley is underway and the Colorado Parks and Wildlife now urges us to please look around our homes, yards and businesses for items By: Kris Hazelton

This bull had a thick wire caught up around his antlers & it also wrapped around his neck which prevented him from normal breathing and eating.

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that the bulls may get tangled up in.

Just last week a large bull got his antlers caught in a “sky chair” (a type of hanging chair with ropes and canvas). The chair was hanging outside and while the homeowner was away, a bull happened by and tried to spar with the chair. Imagine the shock when the homeowner came home to find the bull trapped in their chair. The homeowner quickly called Colorado Parks and Wildlife to get help but by the time a CPW officer was able to respond, the elk had struggled in this entrapment for so long he had fractured his skull and he died of his injuries. Tragic.

When bull elk are pumped up with testosterone, anything that moves can be of interest to that bull. Swings, ham-

Sept 4th- Sept 17th, 2015

Estes Park local film makers have made many movies about our area in honor of RMNP 100th Anniversary we present 2 weeks of local films. Join us for: "The Living Dream 100 YRS of RMNP”, Rivers of the Rockies, Birds without Borders, Solar Car, The Tower of Love & Park Theatre Album & Ghosts of the West. Come be dazzled by these Lawn furniture is common in many backyards, but it amazing documentaries about Estes Park, can become a trap for curious elk and the Rocky Mountains, Ghost Towns & our history. deer.

Every Wednesday @ 2pm! www.historicparktheatre.com

mocks, volleyball nets and tire swings blowing in the wind pose a challenge for the elk and they will approach these items and actually spar with them. This can be a very dangerous practice as their antlers can easily become entangled in these items we have all around our homes and yards.

The CPW is urging all residents to bring these items in for the fall, to avoid any encounters such as the entangled bulls shown on this page.

970-586-8904 According to Rick Spowart,

CPW Wildlife Manager, he has had to drug immobilize several elk already this season who have gotten tangled in a fence, a zip line and a tomato cage. Rick said, “This is totally preventable, just take a walk around your home and yard and look to see what an animal might get caught up with.” Rick has seen more than his share of elk entanglements, some animals he is able to save by drug immobilizing them and then freeing them from whatever they are caught up in. Often times though, the results are tragic and the bulls die.

Lets make sure to look over our yards

All photos by EP NEWS/ Kris Hazelton

Rick Spowart, CPW Wildlife Manager, had to dart this bull to remove the thick wire while he was asleep.

This is too common an occurrence in the fall when bulls try to spar with anything that moves.

and bring in anything that might pose an entrapment hazard for our resident elk.

Do it today, your actions could safe the lives of these beautiful creatures.

Also, the CPW wants to remind everyone to enjoy watching the elk, but please do so at a safe and respectable distance to the animals. Elk in the rut are very unpredictable as they are more concerned with each other than they are with humans or automobiles.

Man-made products of all sorts can endanger our elk population.

The bulls have antlers that can get easily caught up in Christmas lights, clothes lines, zip lines, swings, hammocks and more.

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Crop Walk This Sunday Estes Park CROP Walk for the Hungry Strike a blow for the hungry in Estes Park and around the world. Take part in the Estes Park CROP Walk for those in need. CROP is a fund-raising arm of Church World Service, a united organization of several church denominations that provides disaster relief in time of war, natural disasters and drought.

Church World Service (CWS) is often one of the first relief organization on the scene when disaster strikes, providing emergency materials: food, tools, shelter, medicine, bottled water, whatever is needed, working through whichever denomination or church agency is in the area.

CWS has one of the lowest rates of overhead of relief organizations, and twenty-five percent of all money raised in Estes Park will go to Crossroads, our local relief and emergency assistance organization.

You can obtain a sponsor sheet for the walk from the following churches in the Estes Park area: Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies, 1700 Brodie; The Estes Park United Methodist Church, 1501 Fish Hatchery Road; and St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church, 880 Macgregor Avenue; or the Community Church of Pinewood Springs. Also you may contact Peter Vanderveen, walk coordinator in Estes Park, at 586-0578 if you have questions, who will deliver a

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sponsor sheet and details about Church World Service to you. You may also give online at crophungerwalk.org.

Save The Date!

Have you heard? Estes Valley Victim Advocates is changing its name!

Big roll-out at fundraising dinner October 29th.

Call 577-9781 for more details or for reservations.

Hint: we wear many hats!

Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Support Group Meeting The next meeting of the Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disease Support Group will be held Tuesday, September 15. (Monthly meetings are always held on the third Tuesday of the month). This will be the fourth anniversary of the group.

The meeting time is from 2-3:30 p.m.

All affected by this progressive neurological disease are welcome to attend to bring their own experiences, strength and hope and come together for the good of the group.

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

Growing our Bobcats in Strength and Pride

This advertising space and graphic design donated by Estes Park News supporting Sunrise Rotary Club projects

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Economic Flood Recovery Two Years Later Estes Park Economic Development Corporation By: Jon Nicholas

It has been two years since the catastrophic Colorado floods of 2013. The outstanding visitation and tax revenue numbers from this summer suggest that most guests could not guess that the recovery is ongoing. We’ve come a long way in those two years, but much work remains.

Leadership is one key to our success.

All of us should remember that in 2013, we needed extensive help from Governor John Hickenlooper concerning road restoration. Governor Hickenlooper quickly announced that all highways to Estes Park (and across the state) would be restored to driving by December 1, 2013. By October 23, 77 percent of state highways had been reopened. Highway 34 was the last piece restored, on November 21--before the deadline.

Last Friday, U.S. Senator Cory Gardner met with Town and County officials to discuss the status of infrastructure recovery in the Estes Park region. The discussion first covered concerns about an expanded flood plain downtown. Just this past weekend, news stories characterized the 2013 floods as a “less than 100 year” probability, suggesting that flood plain expansion should be a major concern statewide. The impact in places like downtown Estes Park and Lyons will be substantial, as flood insurance premi-

ums could skyrocket for some businesses.

In addition, Larimer County Commissioner Tom Donnelly announced to Glen Haven residents that $2 million in federal money is being allocated Senator Cory Gardner, second from left, meets with (from L to R) Frank Lancaster, Mayor Bill Pinkham, Larimer for restoration County Commissioner Tom Donnelly, State Senator Kevin Lundberg and others to discuss ongoing flood recovof bridges and ery efforts. Courtesy photo roads in million in grants to local businesses for Glen Haven, Drake and southwest Larimer County. Under existing federal flood recovery.

Mountain Strong for Larimer County. regulations, money could not be alloNonprofits evolved from community For Estes Park EDC, assisting local cated to privately owned roads or members who banded together to help businesses is always a top priority, but bridges that exist in much of rural this was just the first step. The recent Larimer County. The presence of second their neighbors. Crossroads Ministries completion of the NEO Fiber Consulting homes in many of these areas was also a received and distributed substantial assistance. plan for competitive broadband is a mabarrier to obtaining any federal assisThe Community Foundation of North- jor step toward addressing both the cost tance. Cooperation among our Congresern Colorado provided grant monies to a and speed of local internet services. Assional delegation and Larimer County host of local recovery efforts, including a suming the plan goes forward, it will officials was necessary to obtain an exgrant to Estes Park EDC and the Town greatly benefit both our residents and ception to federal rules, which were not of Estes Park for a flood recovery coorguests, our existing businesses and busidesigned with our region in mind. dinator. Through that program, Estes nesses to come.

Cooperation has been another key to Park EDC assisted over 50 businesses in Finding long-term resources for regetting us back on track. No one person successfully obtaining $1.9 million in siliency is another key. Two weeks ago, or organization can take all the credit.

Recover Colorado business grants.

Our we received good news. After receiving For example, the Fish Creek Road dedicated staffing and partnership with an application from Larimer County, the restoration requires cooperation among Larimer SBDC greatly benefited local Colorado Economic Development Comthe Town, County, Upper Thompson businesses.

As of this summer, over 60 mission accepted Southwest Larimer Sanitation and Estes Valley Recreation percent of the statewide Recover ColCounty as an Enterprise Zone.

Thus proand Park District. The United Way creorado grants had come to Estes Park, vides local businesses with the opportuated a unique fund that delivered over $1 nity to obtain a number of different tax credits designed to expand and support your business. We are an Enterprise Zone because census data revealed that Estes Park is lagging the state in population growth.

In 2013, we spoke about the 28 percent decline in 35 to 44 year old residents that occurred between the 2000 and 2010 Decennial Censuses. The 2012 Census data estimated that we have lost 46 percent of our 35 to 44 year olds since 2010.

The loss of working age families can be attributed to less workforce housing availability and fewer year-round job opportunities compared to Front Range communities. The flood has exacerbated such concerns, as demonstrated by the large number of job ads that continued to appear in July and August. The size of this population decline threatens funding for our schools, due to long-term declines in enrollment.

Later this fall, Avalanche Consulting will meet with the Town Board to present a regional economic development strategy for the Estes Park region. There will also be public meetings to discuss the plan and its implementation. The plan combines the results of extensive community meetings and outreach earlier this year with the experience of a national consulting firm.

This summer has been a record year for tax revenues. Despite our successes, the recovery is ongoing. Long-term resiliency against future events is an important goal. With leadership and collaboration, we ensure we remain a vibrant, multi-generational community in the decades to come.

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The Elk Rut Has Begun!

Watch And Enjoy In Safety Approaching elk can be hazardous to you health!

By: Kris Hazelton

Photo above courtesy EP News reader

lic area.

The annual elk rut has begun and the bull Never get between two bull elk. Situations elk are busy bugling, gathering their harems can change very rapidly during the rut and of females and challenging one another for you never want to be caught in between two breeding rights. rival animals.

The elk are amazing and wonderous aniDon’t ignore the cows, they can still be mals that are fun to watch but remember, these are wild animals competing for dominance and the bulls are especially “pumped-up” at this time of year.

Avoid potential accident, injury or even death by always viewing from a safe distance. If an animal is carefully watching you and appears “jumpy,” you are way too close. Avoid eye contact and back away.

When elk are near traffic, drive slowly and with Raise your arms to make yourself look caution. Especially during the rut they can larger. For photographers, a good rule of suddenly dart into the road. thumb is “give them room, use your zoom.” dangerous, any time of year, not just during Keep you dog leashed and quiet. Do not calving season. allow them to bark, lunge at or chase Remember – elk are wild animals. Be wildlife. Elk view your dog as a predator. aware and be respectful. View quietly from Never block traffic. “Elk jams” are a dana safe distance.

Never attempt to touch or ger to everyone – blocking traffic on single feed wildlife, it’s dangerous and illegal. Keep lane roads creates all kinds of potentially dogs leashed and quiet and when photodangerous situations. Be sure to pull comgraphing, use your zoom, give them room. pletely off the roadway, out of the way of through traffic.

Never, ever imitate an elk call or bugle during the rut. This can endanger you and the elk.

Please respect private property. Elk know no boundaries and are found all around town. If they are in a private homeowners yard, please watch the animals from a pub-

Photos EP NEWS/ Kris & Gary Hazelton

The dominant bull keeps a close eye on his harem because other bulls are trying to lure them away.

Often times it’s the younger bulls that can be the most dangerous. They appear frustrated and can lash out at unsuspecting objects including cars and people. In 2002 we captured this image of a bull taking out his frustration with the famous Samson bronze statue in Estes Park.

Common sense is required to be safe around any wild animal. The local elk in Estes Park have become accustomed to the presence humans, so at times they may seem tame, but they are not! They are wild, free roaming animals and can be extremely protective of their young and each other. Our town welcomes visitors to enjoy the uniqueness of being able to watch elk, but it is very important to realize that these wild animals are extremely unpredicable and can suddenly run towards people and even attack without provocation. Be safe! Photo above illustrates what not to do.

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Friday, September 11, 2015 star, feed, doubles and triples. Our fiberglass clubs came from a company called—I am not making this up—Scientifically Crafted Juggling Apparatus.

The vernacular at Eagle Rock School was likewise recondite, as in this (to any came to Estes Park in 2002 to realize a ERS staff member or student) thoroughly dream he’d nurtured since his father lucid statement: “I took my ILP from the took him fly fishing in Montana at age PDC to the LRC to disten. Today Kirk’s cuss my PGD with an Flyshop on IS but she wasn’t there Elkhorn Avenue so I walked over to the offers a full range HPC wondering how of equipment, to integrate 8+5=10 trips, guided tours into my POL.” in all seasons, as well as gear and Thus it came as no accessories surprise that manual (www.kirksflydexterity and specialshop.com). ized vocabulary hook up in fly-fishing, as I Forty years ago I learned recently while worked as a trailing a Kirk’s Fly plumber in San Shop guided trip on Francisco and imthe Big Thompson. The mersed myself in initially muddy (to me) arcane terminolnomenclature cleared ogy that included as water flowed steadily by, the sun rose slip joints, wet vents, FIP adapters, closet higher and my vocabulary expanded: bends, tubing cutters, double wyes, elcaddis, midge, clinch knot, dead drift, bows, flux, oakum, pipe dope, saddle false cast, open loop, roll cast, sink rate, tees and more. My interest in the artistry nymph, dry fly and set.

Back in the Shop of the hands burgeoned while installing are packs, nets, creels, rods (from entry copper supply lines in The City’s aging level to rods for experienced anglers), Victorians. tens of thousands of This led to a decade as an ensemble flies, vests, hats, juggler in the Pickle Family Circus, swivels, snells, split where I handled more esoteric jargon: shot, sinkers and two-high feed, 3-3-10 right and left, remore. If Kirk’s doesn’t verse cascade, shower, column, chop, have it, you don’t shoulder, dropback, kick up, box, line, need it.

According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2011 survey, more than 40 million licensed anglers generate over $46 billion in retail sales annually. Four million are fly anglers who generate $750 million in sales. Tom Brokaw Kirk Bien said, “If fishing is a religion, fly fishing is the high church.” The high priest would be baseball immortal Ted Williams, who was widely considered America’s best fly fisherman, specializing in bonefish and tarpon near Islamorada, Florida. For aficionados fly fishing is to bait fishing as Dom Perignon relates to four dollar Prosecco, and the rivers of Colorado offer high-end champagne.

A man who drinks the Dom is Jerry Lehtinen, one of twenty contract guides for Kirk. Jerry, an indomitably cheerful man of Korean/Finnish ancestry, is built like an oversized fire hydrant; he leads 300 guided trips annually and shame-

Here Comes The Trout “There was a tug.

Nick pulled against the taut line. It was his first strike. Holding the now living rod across the current, he brought in the line with his left hand.

The rod bent in jerks, the trout pumping against the current.”

Ernest Hemingway, “Big Two-Hearted River” (1925) Early autumn in Estes: the big boys, stately bull elk with newly sharpened antlers, bugle their readiness for rut.

Itinerant bears, bulking up for winter, plunder backyard bins. Bald eagles perch atop power pylons under pastel-pink dawn, scanning the lake surface for unsuspecting trout. Summer doesn’t dawdle in the mountains of Colorado: frail autumn sunshine and abbreviated golden Aspen ripple in ephemeral glory as Jack Frost skulks on the upper ridges, preparing to send icy fingers curling down slopes towards Estes Park.

“Why do men fish?” I asked Kirk Bien.

He stared at me through wraparound sunglasses as if I had asked why people breathe. Silence hung in the air during a long pause. “Because we like it.” Not a man to waste words. After another laconic pause, “I like it, that’s why I fish.”

Kirk, who grew up in Masonville, CO,

epnews.com lessly champions Zen fly fishing, offering expert guidance to successful angling in presentation and drift; setting the hook; always casting upriver; and playing the trout with the yin/yang demanded from a one-pound test line.

Jerry reviewed safety fundamentals with customers Katie and Don, encouraged their casting and helped them refine wrist flicks as they worked the river. He knew just where the browns and rainbows lurked, exuding skill, humor and patience as he helped his charges put trout in the net.

Listen to the sound of the water and watch rippling sunlight play on the surface of the Big Thompson. Hummingbirds flit by as Katie and Don patiently cast upstream and monitor drift. Every cast offers hope and opportunity. There are few nibbles and rarer hooks (most slip away). We are surrounded by dancing, gurgling water headed towards the Platte, Missouri, Mississippi, Gulf, and Atlantic. Upstream and down flows smooth water, rough water, illuminated by shifting patterns of light in the crossing clouds. Abundant silence is periodically punctuated by birdsong. Hours speed past as sun climbs and clouds change positions in the sky. The river runs slow and deep here, washes over shallow pebbles there. Brown and rainbow trout go about their business of feeding while tempted with lures.

Learning to cast with just the right flick of the wrist is an art; practiced repetition builds skill. The hardest part is setting the hook. Sudden jerks snap the one-pound line and the fish is gone. This delicate art demands patience, optimism, confidence and repetition. Cast, watch it float, cast again, let the water do its work of carrying the fly downstream until the cast plays out, then cast again upstream, always believing a trout will bite. “The readiness is all.”

I asked Kirk how the future looks for fly fishing and his Shop; in his now familiar loquacious style he replied, “Good.” Like Hemingway’s Nick Adams, Kirk Bien spares the word and lets the rod do the talking.

Next column: Exits and Entrances.

Estes Park. Nice town. Nice people.

Reader response welcome: ATL7522@gmail.com

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ESTES PARK HAPPENINGS

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

Monday, September 14 Beef stroganoff with noodles, Corn, Salad, Cookie Tuesday, September 15 Native Grasses Program: 1 p.m.

Meaty lasagna, Garden salad, Garlic bread, Brownie Wednesday, September 16 Seasoned baked chicken, Red potatoes, Green beans, Pie Thursday, September 17 Cheeseburgers, Baked beans, Salad, Cake Friday, September 18 Ham & cheese omelet rollup, Breakfast potatoes, Sweet rolls, Fruit wedges

Sept 11 – Sept 18, 2015

EVENTS Sept 10-13: Long’s Peak ScottishIrish Highland Festival. Estes Park Events Complex/Fairgrounds. 9 am Sept 11-17: Estes Park Film Festival. Historic Park Theatre.

For films and schedules, call 970-586-8904.

Sept 12: Longs Peak ScottishIrish Highland Festival Parade.

Downtown Estes Park/Elkhorn Ave. 9:30 am - Weekly on Tuesday: Free 5K Group Run. Starts at the Stanley Hotel. 6 pm. Continues through September 30.

- Weekly on Thursday: Estes Valley Farmer’s Market. Bond Park. 8 am.

Continues through October 1.

- Weekly on Thursday: Open Bluegrass Jam. Rock Inn. 6 pm - Weekly on Wednesday: Open Mic. Lonigans. 9 pm - Weekly, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Bob Smallwood. Crag’s Lodge. 7 pm - Weekly on Friday & Saturday: Karaoke. Lonigans. 9 pm THEATRE Sept 13 & 17: Big Screen Football Buffet. Historic Park Theatre. 2:25 pm on the 13th and 6:25 pm on the 17th SEMINARS, CLASSES & LECTURES

MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT, etc.

Sept 11: Ponder the Albatross.

Folk. Rock Inn. 8 pm Sept 11: Whiskey Tasting. Hunter’s Chophouse. 4 pm Sept 11-12: Highland Rock and Roll with Angus Mohr. Lonigans.

9 pm Sept 12: Pancake Breakfast.

American Legion. 6:30 am Sept 12: Amplified Souls. Rock and Roll. Elk Meadow Lodge and RV Resort. 6:30 pm Sept 17: K.C. Groves. Acoustic.

Rock Inn. 6:00 pm Sept 17: New Belgium Tasting.

Rock Inn. 6 pm - Weekly on Tuesday & Wednesday: James Davis. Spanish and Classical Guitar. Twin Owls Steakhouse. 6 pm

Sept 13: Around Rocky Mountain National Park. Estes Park Mountain Shop. 2 pm - Weekly on Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday: Sip & Paint.

Learn to paint while enjoying drinks. Murphy’s Resort. Monday & Wednesday at 6 pm. Friday & Saturday at 7 pm - Weekly on Wednesday: Summer Enchanted Evenings. Baldpate Inn. 7 pm - Weekly on Wednesday: Bugs & Brews. Tie flies, fishing talk, and tasty brews. Rock Inn. 6 pm ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK

the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center to learn more about wildlife, the junior ranger program, recreational opportunities and more!

Evening & Ranger-Led Programs.

Offered daily. For more information, call 970-586-1206.

Rocky Mountain Conservancy.

Nature seminars for everyone in the family. Fees apply. For details, locations, and registration, call 970586-3262.

Sept 11: Hike with a Naturalist: Loomis Lake. Fern Lake Trailhead.

7:30 am Sept 12: River Otters of RMNP. 8:30 am Sept 11-12, 14, and 17-18: Elk Expeditions. Fall River Visitor Center. 5 pm Sept 18: Hike with a Naturalist: Chasm Lake. Long’s Peak Trailhead. 7:30 am Sept 18: Photographing Wildlife: When, Where, and How. 5:30 pm EXHIBITS - Plein Air Rockies 2015. Cultural Arts Council Gallery. Continues through October 25.

- Climb On! History of Rock Climbing in Estes Park & Rocky Mountain National Park. Estes Park Museum. Continues through October 4.

- 6th Annual “Western Light” Fine Arts Show. Earthwood Collections.

Continues through October 31.

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SMILE OR GO HOME If you’ve visited a Famous Dave’s BBQ restaurant you were probably impressed by the friendliness and helpfulness of those who work there. Your greeting will usually be enthusiastic as you are ushered to your table and your server introduced to you. At one such location the manager explained the philosophy of his establishment. He grinned as he explained, “If they aren’t smiling, I send them home.” He went on to explain that the rest of their duties were secondary to that one single requirement.

This goes along with an old Chinese saying that goes something like this: “A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.” I would guess that Dave Anderson fully agrees with that principle. But he is certainly not alone in feeling strongly about the friendly first-impression being important. As a customer enters another restaurant, he is greeted with “Welcome to Moe’s!” The menu items in many such restaurants are good, but the lasting impression is of the friendly welcome that is extended in such places. Those are the kind of places that we like to take our guests when they visit Estes Park.

This same principle is supported by research. A Yale University study shows that only 15% of a person’s success is due to technical skill, intelligence, certification, degrees, etc… things we can measure, while 85% is due to personal qualities such as: attitude, tone of voice, enthusiasm, honesty, smile, and other such qualities.

Job-market interviewers will confirm that. One survey asked 5000 human resource managers, “What do you look for most in a candidate?” Of the 2756 who responded, 2322 ranked vitality and enthusiasm at the top. They want candidates who, by such qualities will stimulate customers to feel and respond in the same way. As a result, a great many candidates with preferable background experience and skills are disqualified by a demeanor that suggests they lack energy and enthusiasm and enjoyment in their work. How can that be corrected? One of the easiest ways to convey energy and enthusiasm is to smile. That’s a tip that all of us can begin to implement today. No waiting, no paying for expensive degrees, no buying a new suit—just smile!

In the classic little book, ‘The Magic of Thinking Big,’ David Schwartz challenges the readers with this test. “Try to feel defeated and smile big at the same time. You can’t! A big smile gives you confidence. A big smile beats fear, rolls away worry, defeats despondency.” The result?

A wise job coach answered that for us when he said, “If you want a raise or better job opportunities, want to make a lasting impression or just make more friends try smiling more.

I hear…and enjoy…good ‘preacher jokes’. I heard of a man who failed to display that ‘smile’ philosophy of David Johnson as he stood solemnly in the check-out line at a grocery store. The clerk, noticing his solemn demeanor, asked, “Are you a preacher?” The man, somewhat dismayed by the comparison, responded slowly, “No, I’ve just been sick.” As a preacher I regularly think of this incident and remind myself, “Smile! Or go home!” Perhaps that will be a good practice for you to adopt too. Or, if there are real problems that make it impossible to smile, why not give me or a good friend a call and share that information with someone, so that with help you can regain your smile.

Bob

Cultural Arts Council Seeking Artists For “Abstractivity” Exhibit

The Cultural Arts Council is seeking artists, photographers, sculptors and jewelry makers for our “Abstractivity” Exhibit to be featured November 1-22.

“In abstract art the artist uses a visual language of shapes, forms, lines and colors to interpret a subject matter, without necessarily providing the viewer with a recognizable visual reference point. This contrasts dramatically with more traditional forms of art which set out to achieve a literal and more representational interpretation of a subject and communicate a “reality” to the viewer.” Registration forms are available at the Cultural Arts Council or on line at www.estesarts.com. It is open

to all artists who reside in America. The entry fee is $35 and we will accept up to three pieces. Both 2-D and 3-D media are acceptable, including oil, acrylic, water media, sculpture, pencil, fiber, ceramics, photography, wood, jewelry, pastel and mixed media.

Reserve your space by October 3. Registration materials, art images and fees must be received by October 10. For further information contact the CAC at 970-586-9203.

The Plein Air Rockies Exhibit is presently showing and runs until October 25th.

A Fall Colors Paint Out will begin September 17 and ends on October 2. On October 10th an Opening Reception will be held to present the new art work of fall colors. The Gallery is open daily from 12-5 and is free to the Public. The Cultural Arts Council is a non-profit arts organization serving the greater Estes Valley area and is located at 423 W. Elkhorn Ave.

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The Estes Park Film Festival is proud to showcase all local films at the Historic Park Theatre in downtown Estes Park in honor of RMNP 100th Anniversary.

Join us for: "The Living Dream 100 YRS of RMNP,” Rivers of the Rockies, Birds Without Borders, Solar Car, The Tower of Love & the Park Theatre Album, and Ghosts of the West. Come be dazzled by these seven amazing documentaries

about Estes Park, the Rocky Mountains, Ghost Towns & our history.

These seven different film will be in rotation at the Historic Park Theatre from through 17th 2015. Single films are regular price, there are packages for three and all films as well. You can join us for all seven films for only $30 per adult.

For more information about the Estes Park Film Festival, Denver football on the big screen and the Historic Park Theatre, go to their web site at www.historicparktheatre.com or call 970-586-8904.

See you for the fun as we celebrate 100 years of RMNP.

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Better Management Of Diabetes Class To Be Offered will be facilitated by Cindy Ballinghoff, RN at Estes Park Medical Center and Katy Plassmeyer, RN-NP-C from Timberline Medical/UC Health. The selfmanagement classes will be held every Thursday – September 10, 2015 through October 15, 2015 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in the Wasson Room at Estes Park Library and is free to attend. To register, call 970-586-2343.

The Workshops are facilitated from a highly detailed manual by two trained Leaders trained in the Stanford Diabetes Self-Management Program.

Subjects covered include: • Techniques to deal with the symptoms of diabetes such as fatigue, pain, Katy Plassmeyer

Cindy Ballinghoff

By: Kerrie Hill, EPMC Today, an estimated 29 million people are living with diabetes in the United States. Thanks to better treatments, people with diabetes are now living longer—and with a better quality of life—than ever before. If you are living with diabetes, it’s important to make choices that keep you and your loved ones healthy.

Diabetes doesn't have to stop you from leading the life you want. Nor does it mean you'll necessarily have other serious health problems in the future. With

careful management you can control the condition, rather than the condition controlling you. This will allow you to stay healthy, active and live a full life. Without taking these measures, you are putting yourself at an increased risk of health problems, which could force you to change your lifestyle entirely.

Estes Park Medical Group and Timberline Medical/UC Health are offering a free diabetes self-management program designed to help better manage diabetes. Living well with diabetes

Estes Pak! Helping Hungry Kids In Estes Park

!Mochila Estes !

Ayudando a niños con hambre en Estes Park

What is it?

Estes Pak is a weekend food relief program for preschool and K-5 children and their families in the Estes Park area. During the regular school year, food is sent home with students on Friday for the weekend. There is no cost or requirements for students to qualify for the program. All food is nonperishable and healthy. The food is supplied by the Food Bank for Larimer County. The Estes Park Education Association, the Rotary Clubs in Estes Park and Estes Park School District are all in partnership to make this program happen. If you would like to be refered to this program, talk to your preschool teacher, K-5 classroom teacher or contact Terry Leija, the program coordinator.

586-7406 ext. 3284 or email him at terry_leija@psdr3.k12.co.us

¿En qué consiste el programa?

Mochila Estes es un programa de ayuda alimentaria de fin de semana, para niños desde edad pre escolar hasta K-5 y sus familias, en la zona de Estes Park. Durante el año escolar regular, los viernes se envia a casa con los estudiantes la comida para el fin de semana. No hay ningún costo o requisito para que un estudiante califique para el programa. Toda la comida es no perecedera y saludable. La comida es suministrada por el Banco de Comida del Condado de Larimer. La Asociación de Educación de Estes Park, los Clubes Rotarios en Estes Park y el Distrito Escolar de Estes Park trabajan todos en conjunto para hacer realidad este programa. Si a usted le gustaría ser un beneficiario de este programa, hable con su maestra de preescolar, o su maestro/a de K-5 o comuníquese con Terry Leija, el coordinador del programa al 586-7406 ext. 3284 o por correo electrónico a terry_leija@psdr3.k12.co.us

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stress, depression, anger frustration, etc.

• Appropriate exercise for maintaining and improving strength and endurance • Healthy Eating • Appropriate use of medication • Working more effectively with health care providers Participants will make weekly action plans, share experiences, and help each other solve problems they encounter in creating and carrying out their selfmanagement program. This workshop is not your typical lecture and is more interactive with group participation and goal setting. A resource book is included with participation.

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RMNP Hosts Estes Valley Summer Solstice Bird Count With Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory And Sister Parks In Costa Rica

Jeff Connor (RMNP Volunteer) and Jason Beason (RMBO) with Swainson's thrush that had the geolocater. Photos courtesy Rocky Mountain National Park

Birds have begun their migration south! But before they began their flights to more tropical locations, Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) and its partners the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (RMBO) and its sister parks in Costa Rica collaborated to conduct a summer solstice bird count, held on June 20, 2015. Much like the winter solstice bird count, commonly known to many in the United States as the Christmas

Bird Count, this effort worked with volunteers to count the numbers of birds and diversity of species within and near RMNP and Estes Park. Different than the winter solstice counting efforts, this event documented the diversity of migratory species at the park while a simultaneous effort took place documenting resident birds in protected areas in the Cordillera de Tilaran area of Costa Rica.

Rocky Mountain National Park is a

designated globally important bird area ern Mexico and portions of Northern and visitors from around the world Guatemala as wintering areas. The ‘flock’ to the park for the opportunity to Swainson’s Thrush migrated south close see unique birds found in the Southern to the Continental Divide, passing Rocky Mountains along the Continental through Costa Rica, wintered in Divide. Protected areas in the Cordillera Venezuela and passed through Costa de Tilaran area of Costa Rica also have Rica and then over the Gulf of Mexico globally important bird areas and are in- coming ashore in Southern Texas during ternationally known for their diversity of its Northward migration. This informabirds. Both areas share a common bond tion represents the only thoroughly docwith migratory birds that breed in Rocky umented migration route for Western Mountain National Park and winter in Tanagers throughout their range and a Costa Rica and on June 20, 2015, they rare glimpse into a Swainson’s Thrush hosted a simultaneous summer solstice migration between the Rocky Mountains bird count. This spirit of international and South America. cooperation connect migratory birds to The Western Tanagers and the Swainimportant bird areas and assist managers son’s Thrush were recaptured within 50 in protecting birds and their habitat for to 100 meters where they were initially generations to come. caught; fascinating to learn that these Knowing that many birds that breed in birds traveled thousands of miles north Rocky Mountain National Park are miand south to return to the exact same logratory and only spend a short period of cation to breed. time here, it is important to learn more In March of 2014, staff from Rocky met about the with RMBO and pathways Costa Rica park these birds professionals at a use. Quesmeeting hosted by tions asked the Santa Elena by visitors Cloud Forest in include: Monteverde Costa What paths Rica. During this do birds that meeting, which fobreed in the cused on shared park actually Costa Rica colleagues identify a bird for the June conservation of miuse during gratory species, it Bird Count 2. migration was agreed to conand where do they winter? Do they stop duct simultaneous bird counts during over, or winter in other national parks the summer solstice at Rocky Mountain and protected areas?

National Park and winter solstice in Specific migratory pathways, stop-over Costa Rica to advance our understandsites, and wintering areas for most North ing of migratory birds in both locations.

American breeding species have not Both areas have done Christmas Bird Counts for many years and document been documented simply because no that many species of birds, who breed in available technology for tracking small Rocky Mountain National Park, winter birds existed until the development of in the central area of Costa Rica. Howgeolocators. Geolocators mounted on ever, no count had ever been done using the back of small songbirds store times the same technique to document the of sunrise and sunset in a data logger and that information can be used to cal- birds in their breeding habitat, while culate latitude and longitude. Until this they are absent in Costa Rica. technological breakthrough, ornitholoThe results of the June 20 bird count gists relied on infrequent recaptures of documented 109 avian species and 4,221 banded birds at scattered banding stabirds. Of those 109 species, 39 (36 pertions to understand migratory routes. cent) are known to occur in Costa Rica.

In 2012, Rocky Mountain National Additionally, a new species to the park Park and Rocky Mountain Bird Obserwas documented, the Pacific Wren, which was an unexpected find! vatory initiated a project to investigate the migration patterns of Swainson’s Protected areas in the Cordillera de Thrush and Western Tanagers at Rocky Tilaran area documented over 200 Mountain National Park using geolocaspecies in their bird count while they tor technology. The first two years of were experiencing a tropical storm with field work started in 2012, resulting in heavy rainfall, and as expected noted ten Western Tanagers being captured that the migratory birds that winter and outfitted with geolocators, and in there and summer in RMNP were ab2013, one Swainson’s Thrush was capsent. Of interest, they documented some tured and outfitted with a geolocater. In birds that breed in South America dur2013, four tagged tanagers returned to ing their summer were in Costa Rica territories occupied in 2012, of which during South America’s winter. Costa two were recaptured and in 2014, the Rica plays an important role for not only Swainson’s Thrush returned and was re- wintering North American birds, but captured. Data from recovered geolocaalso wintering South American birds. tors produced maps showing migration Costa Rica, which is an amazing biologiroutes, stop-over sites, and wintering ar- cal diverse country, has 27 percent of its eas for both tanagers and the thrush. land mass in protected areas and is critiThe Western Tanagers migrated through cally important for migratory birds in southeast New Mexico and western two continents.

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Susan B. Anderson And Carol Gregory Featured Artists At The Art Center

Photo by Carol Gregory

The ceramic art by Susan B. Anderson and photography by Carol Gregory will be featured in the upcoming show “A Sense of Wonder” at the Art Center September 18-October 25. This show is sponsored by Dr. Guy and Leslie Van der Werf. The reception will be at the Art Center Friday, September 18, 5-7:00 p.m., and is free and open to the public.

This show celebrates the natural world with Carol Gregory's photography and Susan B. Anderson's ceramics. Both artists use the sense of wonder that they derive from nature as inspiration for their art. Both artists hope to convey that sense of wonder to the viewer.

Carol's love of travel has given her the opportunity to gather images from some of the most beautiful places in the world.

Susan also derives inspiration from her travels, from the meadow outside her studio, and from her friends and family.

Join us to celebrate the natural world and the 100th anniversary of Rocky Mountain National Park.

Carol Gregory has been photographing for over 45 years and has seen her photography evolve through all of those years. She is very eclectic in her subject matter but has always emphasized her love for nature. Although Carol has traveled throughout much of the world, most of her images center on Colorado and the west. She loves capturing the special moments that wildlife present to us. Carol is mesmerized by the beauty of Colorado wildflower scenes. She has an affinity for trying to capture the remarkable colors of autumn in Colorado.

Carol’s landscapes tend to be what she calls “intimate scenic,” capturing a special part of the bigger picture.

Carol strives for bold images with a strong sense of composition and application of vivid colors. She likes to capture images that tell a story, make you wish you were there, or give you the sense of appreciation for what nature has created.

Each photograph comes with its own special memories of the place and the experience of being there. With this show, Carol hopes to share these memories with you.

I have always felt closest to the world of the soul and spirit when I am outdoors in nature. Camping with my family and friends, canoeing in the Canadian

wilderness, collecting seashells, working in our family's gardens -- these were my favorite childhood pastimes. Rachel Carson articulated what would become my lifetime goal, one I hoped to instill in my children and grandchildren: ". . . a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life, as an unfailing antidote against the boredom and disenchantment of later years . . . " The ceramic pieces Susan B. Anderson has made for this show celebrates the simplicity of the natural world: rocks, leaves, the night sky, sunrise and sunset, flowers, birds, fellowship with friends, and the joys of family.

Susan Anderson says, “It has been fun to spend time in my studio, creativity fully engaged and covered in clay. I say to my husband each morning, ‘I'm off to the mud factory!’ I would like to thank Gil for his patience with my creative obsession and for his expertise in finding ways to anchor my creative flights of fancy to the ground. Without his problem solving and his own creativity, my totems would still be scattered about on the floor of the studio.

Thanks to Gil, they soar, yet they are firmly anchored with cement and metal, so they can survive wind and weather, once they are installed outdoors. Our partnership is another thing that I celebrate in the pieces I have made for this show.”

Please join us Friday, September 18 5:00-7:00 p.m. for the reception in celebrating “A Sense of Wonder.” The Art Center of Estes Park is a nonprofit organization which provides a facility to support the work of local and regional artists, striving to promote exhibition, education, and excellence in the visual arts. Proceeds benefit the artist and contribute to the Art Center’s education and community outreach. The Art Center is located at 517 Big Thompson Avenue, in Middle Stanley Village, below Safeway and above Subway. For more information on exhibitions, classes and presentations, please call the Art Center at 970-586-5882 or visit our website at www.artcenterofestes.com.

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For more than three decades, Estes Park has been the backdrop for one of the nation's largest gatherings for those of Scottish heritage, those interested in Scottish heritage, those who like the sound of Scottish brogues, those who enjoy a Scottish malt beverage, those who enjoy the rhythmic sound of Scottish footsteps on a dance floor and more.

Friday, September 11th FESTIVAL OPEN: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Live music from Sligo Rags, Socks in the Frying Pan, Ed Miller and Seamus Kennedy. Albannach, CAL and The Elders will play at the Performance Rock Tent and the High Country Cloggers will perform at the Highland Dance Tent. Listen to the Fountain City Brass Band at 1:30 and 2:35 p.m.

HIGHLAND DANCE PERFORMANCES & COMPETITIONS: 1 - 4 p.m. (Morris, Welch, Scottish, Irish).

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SCOTTISH IRISH SHOPPING MARKETS: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Browse a variety of Scottish and Irish vendors in the shopping tents to find highland inspired jewelry, clothing, kilts, accessories, home dĂŠcor, and more.

SCOTTISH ATHLETICS: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Strong Man Competition. On the Festival field, there will be hammer throws, putting the stone, and caber throwing contests.

Come join us and see a mere man toss a 19'7", 140 lb. caber end over end!

US/ INTERNATIONAL JOUSTING CHAMPIONSHIPS: 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Games, Light Armor & Heavy Armor.

DOGS OF THE BRITISH ISLES: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Dog Agility & Herding, Terrier Races & Dog Exhibit Booths.

TATTOO ESTES: 7:30 p.m. An extravagant & reverent show of patriotism & celebration of international cooperation, Fairgrounds arena at Stanley Park.

ESTES FOLK CONCERT: 7:30 p.m. at Events Complex at Estes Park Fairgrounds. Seamus Kennedy, Sligo Rags, Socks in the Frying Pan and Ed Miller.

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Saturday, September 12th FESTIVAL OPEN: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

HIGHLANDER 5K: 9:30 a.m. (4 mile) Run through the start of the Parade!

DOWNTOWN PARADE: 9:30 a.m. Famous parade of the Longs Peak Scottish/Irish Festival through the heart of downtown Estes Park.

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Live music from Sligo Rags, Socks in the Frying Pan, Ed Miller and Seamus Kennedy. Albannach, CAL and The Elders will play at the Performance Rock Tent. Listen to the Fountain City Brass Band at 1:30 and 2:35 p.m.

HIGHLAND DANCE PERFORMANCES & COMPETITIONS: 1 - 4 p.m. (Morris, Welch, Scottish, Irish).

SCOTTISH IRISH SHOPPING MARKETS: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Browse a variety of Scottish and Irish vendors in the shopping tents to find highland inspired jewelry, clothing, kilts, accessories, home décor, and more.

SCOTTISH ATHLETICS: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Amateur Championships & Heavy Ath-

letic Professional Championships Competition. On the Festival field, there will be hammer throws, putting the stone, and caber throwing contests. Come join us and see a mere man toss a 19'7", 140 lb. caber end over end!

US/ INTERNATIONAL JOUSTING CHAMPIONSHIPS: 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Light Armor & Heavy Armor.

GRAND MARCH OF THE DOGS: 1 p.m.

DOG AGILITY & HERDING, TERRIER RACES & DOG EXHIBIT BOOTHS: 11 a.m.- 5 p.m., TATTOO ESTES: 7:30 p.m. An extravagant & reverent show of patriotism & celebration of international cooperation - Fairgrounds arena at Stanley Park.

ESTES CEILIDH ROCK: 7:30 p.m.

At Events Complex at Estes Park Fairgrounds. Albannach, CAL and The Elders.

Sunday, September 13th FESTIVAL OPEN: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Live music from Sligo Rags, Socks in the Frying Pan, Ed Miller and Seamus Kennedy. Albannach, CAL and The Elders will play at the Performance Rock Tent. Listen to the Fountain City Brass Band at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

HIGHLAND DANCE PERFORMANCES & COMPETITIONS: 1 - 4 p.m. (Morris, Welch, Scottish, Irish).

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SCOTTISH IRISH SHOPPING MARKETS: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Browse a variety of Scottish and Irish vendors in the shopping tents to find highland inspired jewelry, clothing, kilts, accessories, home décor, and more.

SCOTTISH ATHLETICS: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Amateur Championships Competition. On the Festival field, there will be hammer throws, putting the stone, and caber throwing contests. Come join us and see a mere man toss a 19'7", 140 lb. caber end over end!

US/ INTERNATIONAL JOUSTING CHAMPIONSHIPS: 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Light Armor & Heavy Armor.

DOGS OF THE BRITISH ISLES: 1 p.m.

GRAND MARCH OF THE DOGS: 9:30 a.m.- 5 p.m., Dog Agility & Herding, Terrier Races & Disc Dogs.

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2015 Larimer County Environmental Stewardship Awards

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Financial Literacy: Colorado To Learn From Estes Valley Library’s Success

Deadline: Friday, September 18 Nominate a great environmental stewardship project in Larimer County.

For details, visit: www.larimer.org/ boards/eab/Awards/awards.htm Questions regarding the Environmental Stewardship Awards should be directed to Doug Ryan, Health & Environment Department, 498-6777

Common Cents Counts, the financial literacy initiative developed over five years at the Estes Valley Library, has been recognized as a program so successful that it will soon be modeled and duplicated by libraries throughout Colorado. Rather than let the local project expire, the program’s national funders proposed just the opposite: let it be expanded. This month, 12 to 15 public libraries will be selected from applicants statewide to participate in adapting this project’s highly-effective resources to their communities. Titled Common Cents for Colorado, the program is made possible by a grant from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation through Smart Investing@your library,® a partnership with the American Library Association.

Estes Valley Library now has the distinction of having been chosen for three consecutive grants, an unprecedented honor from a highly prestigious and competitive national program. While Estes Valley will serve as the central hub, it is joined by two key state-level partners: CLiC (Colorado Library Consortium) will serve as the program’s fiscal agent, while the Colorado State Library will provide collaborative support.

In awarding the grant, the national funders sought the expertise of the very same

team who nurtured and guided the homegrown project to such documented accomplishment: Marsha Yelick and Kurtis Kelly have signed on to lead the effort. Yelick is a retired Chartered Financial Analyst, the highest level of specialty in the financial profession, whose background as an educator informed the highly-effective program curriculum. Kelly has had a longtime association with Estes Valley Library, both as a former staff member and now consultant, drawing upon his years of expertise with creative program planning and marketing.

“For over five years, residents of the Estes Valley have been helped by the financial education program offered at the Library,” said Yelick. “Now, we have the opportunity to expand what’s already been created, sharing programs and materials with other libraries across Colorado. Thanks to this grant, many more Colorado residents will have direct access to unbiased, understandable financial information."

Locally, the numbers tell the story of many residents who have taken part in learning opportunities to help manage their money and plan their futures. During the full five years of the FINRA-funded Common Cents Counts project, 6,753 individuals attended 304 programs and events, in addition to 457 follow-up counseling sessions to individuals and families.

Participating libraries will be announced later this month. A training summit will bring representatives from each library to Estes Park for two days of planning and instruction in October.

Meanwhile, local residents still have time to benefit from Common Cents Counts at the Estes Valley Library in 2015. The core five-part workshop series will be offered again beginning on Thursday, October 22 and continuing weekly. Financial programs consultant Marsha Yelick is also available for personal one-on-one assistance through the Book-a-Librarian program. Contact Marsha for more information at 970-586-8116 ext. 831 or by email at myelick@estesvalleylibrary.org

EVRPD Fall Sports And Events Youth Sports NFL Punt, Pass & Kick Skills Challenge This football competition is a state-wide event held by different towns across the state of Colorado. It is a free event in which kids compete in punting, passing, and kicking.

There are separate boys and girls divisions in each age group. The local first place winners of each division advance to a sectionals competition to compete against other local winners from the state. The top four firstplace scorers in each division from the pool of sectionals advance to the Team Championships at an NFL stadium. Local competitors receive a participation award and the top three receive a ribbon. Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2015. Time: 3:45-5:00 p.m.

Divisions: Boys and Girls; 6 & 7, 8 & 9, 10 & 11, 12 & 13, 14 & 15 year olds. Location: Stanley Park. Cost: free. *Age as of 12/31/15 determines eligibility; birth certificates required for local competition winners. Registration: 7/3/15-9/23/15; same day registration is available. You may complete a NFL PPK registration form at the Admin Office

or print it offline and drop off. *There is no online registration for this event.

Adult Sports Adult Open Gyms Beginning in October, the EVRPD will host adult open gyms throughout the winter. Mondays: Adult Pickleball (starts 10/5/15). Wednesdays: Adult Basketball (starts 10/7/15). Thursdays: Adult Volleyball (starts 10/8/15). All open gyms are from 79pm at the Middle School gym. The cost is $5 for drop-in or $45 for a punch pass (10 punches, 10% savings). All participants must be at least 16 years of age. The purpose of the Estes Valley Recreation & Park District (EVRPD) Adult Open Gym programs is to provide adults a place to play drop-in sports with appropriate supervision in a clean and safe space. All participants must have a completed policy form and release of liability and photo release waiver on file.

EVRPD promotes good sportsmanship and having fun in a friendly recreation setting.

Adults of all skill ability are welcome to play.

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Coloring Club At The Library

Life is stressful. Coloring is fun! Join the Coloring Club at the Estes Valley Library and color life’s stress away at the A Library Card is the Coolest Card – Coloring Club on Monday, September September is Library Card Sign-up reading success is finding books that en- 14th from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. and ThursMonth day, September 17th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm gage young readers.

Studies show that children who are Pronunciator is the world’s largest lan- in the Hondius Community Room. read to in the home and who use the liAdults across the country are exchangguage-learning service. The programs brary perform better in school. Septem- contains audio samples by native speak- ing their devices and screen time for oldber is Library Card Sign-up Month, a ers and pronunciation audios help users fashioned coloring book fun as a way to time when the Estes Valley Library joins improve their speaking skills. Pronunci- be imaginative, alleviate stress and sowith American Library Association and ator lessons are categorized by topics and cialize with friends. Coloring has bepublic libraries nationwide to offer every levels of difficulty, which makes getting come an escape and an opportunity for student the most important school supadults to re-live one of the simple joys of started easy. ply of all – a free library card.

BASIC ESL for Libraries is designed to childhood.

Resources at the Estes Valley Library Participants in the Estes Valley Library improve listening, speaking, reading and are available to anyone who has a library writing skills. Students learn English Coloring Club will not only get to color; card. Students can turn to the library for quickly and effectively on relevant topics they will also hear a short presentation materials, programs and knowledgeable like family, home, and school. Students on how to start their very own coloring For more information about this Outlibrary staff that support academic club. Get Outside the Lines with the learn key vocabulary and how to use it side the Lines special event, please visit achievement.

Estes Valley Library and get your color in conversation. estesvalleylibrary.org or call the Library on! The Coloring Club events are Free, The Estes Valley Library offers access to speak with a librarian at 970-586Explora and EBSCOhost will help stuno registration required. to a variety of print and digital re8116. dents in completing research and classsources, including Brainfuse, Novelist, room assignments by providing relevant Pronuciator, Basic ESL for Libraries, Ex- resource results that are more reliable than using an internet search engine. Topics are updated weekly so information is current.

“Our library provides access to information and programs for students of all ages,” says Melanie Kozlowski. “For preschool age children we offer early literacy story times to encourage school readiness, for older children and teens plora for Middle schoolers, and EBSCO- we supplement education with hands-on host that can be accessed in person on a science, technology, engineering, arts library computer or, online from home and math (STEAM) programs and, for with your library card. older teens we have information and Brainlfuse provides topnotch online tu- tools to help prepare for college”. There’s toring for students. Students type in United Methodist Church really something for everyone at the their question and then they receive live Estes Valley Library and it is all FREE 1509 Fish Hatchery Road homework assistance from a Brainfuse with a library card.

(970) 586-4153 tutor. The tutors are trained to help stuFor more information on how to get dents understand the concepts rather www.estesparkumc.org your library card, please visit estesvalthan just providing answers. leylibrary.org and click on the link on KREV-LP 104.7 FM Kids are more likely to read a book the right hand side of the homepage when they have chosen one that interests “Get a Library Card” or call the Library them. Novelist makes it easy to browse Sunday Morning to speak with a librarian at 970-586September books by age, level and genre and, it in8116.

Schedule cludes articles and reviews. A key to Sermon Series:

Look To Your Library

9:45 am Worship 10:45 am Fellowship Time in Anderson Hall

Estes Valley Library Friends & Foundation Pot Luck Dinner A high point of the year for the Estes Valley Library Friends & Foundation is the Annual Potluck and Membership Meeting. The Potluck and Membership Meeting will be held Tuesday, September 22, 2015 in the Walnut Room at the YMCA of the Rockies starting at 6:00 p.m.

A short business meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. The agenda for the meeting includes the nomination and election of new Directors to the Board. If you are interested in serving as a Director or as a volunteer, please contact Barb Headley at 970-4127520 or by emailing her at mikebarbhome@gmail.com.

The business meeting will be followed

by a short program by Claudine Perrault, Sarah Walsh, and Suellen Brenner that will feature plans for the Estes Valley Library Centennial. The public is always invited and welcomed to this fun, casual and entertaining event. Please bring a dish to share, plus your own plates and tableware.

At the event, a drawing will be held and a $25 Gift Certificate to the Holiday Book Sale (December 4 & 5) and will be awarded at the end of the evening.

For more information about the Friends & Foundation Pot Luck Dinner, please visit estesvalleylibrary.org or call to speak with a librarian at 970-5868116.

UMC The 5 Vows

Orange Hawkweed • Bright red-orange flowers with linear petals • Flowers look like orange dandelions • Plants have a milky juice if leaves or stems are broken • Hairy stems with most leaves at the base • Plants grow up to 12” tall

Why should you be concerned about it?

Orange Hawkweed is a showy perennial flower that invades moist areas. It is difficult to get rid of because of spreading roots. Orange Hawkweed grows in patches and native orange dandelion plants are shorter and tend to grow singly. In Estes Park, these plants have grown west of the Other Side restaurant among willows, and if you drive up Highway 14 along the Poudre River there are large patches of Orange Hawkweed in campgrounds. Botanists call the noxious weed Hieracium aurantiacum.

PREVENTION Hand-pull or dig plants to remove several inches of root. If flowers are cut, please bag the flowers so seeds don’t spread. Drop off weed-filled paper bags for free disposal on Mon, Weds, and Fridays from 8-3 at 666 Elm Street, up the road from the Recycle/Transfer Station. If you mow, please use an attached mower bag to collect and dispose of flowers and fruits so that weeds aren’t spread.

For help identifying weeds on your property, call Marcia @ 586-6092 or George @ 586-5022. For information and to report weeds out of town, please call Larimer County Natural Resources @ 498-5769 or CSU Extension @ 491-7568. To report weeds within town, contact Linda Hardin @ 577-3723.

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Reading Is Doctor Recommended: “Born To Run” At The Estes Valley Library

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Loving Spirit Workshop Registration Is Open

Rosemary Sloan, Chair of the Board of Loving Spirit, announced today that it is still possible to register for the September 19-20th Workshop to be held at the Estes Valley Library. According to Sloan, “This workshop is Reading is Doctor Recommended is a uing book discussion series in partnermade possible due to a generpartnership with the Estes Valley Library ship with Salud Family Health Centers. ous grant we have received and Salud Family Health Centers Foun- New participants are welcome, and while from Saint Bartholomew the dation designed to bring interesting, advance reading of the book is encourApostle Center for Spiritualhealth related topics to the community aged, interested individuals who have ity, an outreach of the parish for discussion. On September 15th, not read the book are also welcome to church of St. Bartholomew please join Chazz Glaze to discuss Born attend. The Born to Run discussion will the Apostle Church in Estes to Run by Christopher McDougall. take place at the Estes Valley Library on Park.”

Tuesday, September 15th Full of incredible charFather Seth Richmond, the at 7:00 p.m. in the acters, amazing athletic Rector of Saint Hondius Community achievements, cuttingBartholomew’s said, this gift Room. edge science and, most of is our way of showing supall, pure inspiration, For those attending the port for many citizens of our Born to Run is an epic adventure that discussion, a limited number of copies of community who have sufbegan with one simple question: Why the book are available at the library, fered a tremendous loss in does my foot hurt? In search of an anmade possible by the Salud Family their lives and it is consistent swer, Christopher McDougall sets off to Health Centers Foundation. with our mission of encourfind a tribe of the world’s greatest disTo register for Reading is Doctor Recaging and equipping individtance runners and learn their secrets, ommended or, for more information, uals on their spiritual jourand in the process shows us that everyplease visit estesvalleylibrary.org or call ney.” thing we thought we knew about runto speak with a librarian at 970-586The Loving Spirit workshop will take ning is wrong.

8116. place at the Estes Valley Library on SepThis Library event is a part of a contintember 19 and 20th, from 9-4pm each day and is open to the public by pre-registration only. Registration will close on September 14th.

According to Dayle E. Spencer, President of Loving Spirit, this workshop is A surprise will await you at each stop of being offered in partnership with the On Sunday, September 13th from 2:00 the Little Free Library Bike Tour—you to 4:00 p.m., the Estes Valley Library is Estes Valley Library. “We have been so can visit as many or as few as you like! hosting a self-directed walk/bike/drive fortunate to enjoy a partnership with our At selected sites, you will get to meet the library for previous workshops and now excursion to help you find and admire makers or stewards as well! It will be a our community Little Free Libraries. we welcome the additional support of Maps will be provided at the Estes Valley whizzpopping, scrumdiddlyumptious one of our community churches,” said day! “So, please, oh please, we beg, we Library and, at each Little Free Library.

Spencer. “These collaborations make it pray, go throw your TV set away, and in possible for us to continue our commitTreats, prizes, and/or activities will be its place you can install, a lovely bookdiscovered at each library on the tour. ment to deliver the workshops for free to A year ago, the Estes Valley Library ini- case on the wall.” Roald Dahl our participants.”

Don’t forget to bring used books to tiated a community project to bring LitAlthough Loving Spirit Workshops are swap as you go! tle Free Libraries to the Estes Valley. designed to help adults recover from Thanks to the creativity and volunteer For more information, please visit grief they are not limited to grief caused work of about 40 local friends and estesvalleylibrary.org or call the Library by the death of a loved one. People neighbors, there are now a dozen to speak with a librarian at 970-586adorable book exchange sites located in 8116. and around town, with several more in the works!

The Estes Valley Library is pleased to host the “Emergency Readiness Workshop” with Shellie Tressell of Simplicity Organizing Submitted by: Jana Larsen, League of Women Voters on Tuesday, Septemof Estes Park & Community Recycling Committee ber 22nd from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the WasWhat does one do with all the paper in our homes, schools, and Bodee son Board Room. offices? Instead of just throwing it all away, take some moments to sort out Organizing one’s imwhat can be recycled : all white paper can be recycled including letterhead, portant personal and typing, and copier as well as coated paper such as fax, ads, and glossy financial papers now brochures - even with staples. However, the following types of paper are can mean much less stress during a time trash: neon or brightly colored paper, construction paper, carbon paper, stickof emergency. Attendees will learn what ers, decals, and tissue paper. Remember to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle should be contained in a “flight box” for whenever possible! For more information on recycling tips and “grab and go” on short notice; what guidelines, please visit our website at www.recycleestes.org preparation is necessary in case anything happens to oneself or a spouse; what an and join our Facebook group Recycle! and like and share our individual can do to protect their comFacebook page. As Ambassador Bodee reminds, puter information as well as personal ONLY YOU CAN RECYCLE! possessions; and the recommended

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grieve different types of loss in life, including divorce, career changes, financial setbacks, health problems, and even community traumas like the recent flood.

The Loving Spirit Workshop is an intense, experiential, interactive process. It is facilitated by Spencer, who is the author of two books on transforming loss, “Loving Allie, Transforming the Journey of Loss,” and “Loving Spirit, Self-help for the Journey of Loss.”

Participants have consistently rated the workshop as excellent, and have also said: “dealing with loss and grief is hard work, but it may be the most important work you will do in your life.”

The workshops are small, limited to twenty-four participants, only one per family, and tend to be fully enrolled. So anyone who is interested in attending should register immediately online at www.Estesvalleylibrary.org.

Emergency Readiness Workshop

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preparations for a community emergency.

Registration is required and space is limited for the “Emergency Readiness Workshop.” For more information or to register for this event, please visit estesvalleylibrary.org or call the Library to speak with a librarian at 970-5868116.

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for REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS since 1985.

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CHARMING 6 rm B&B nestled in towering pine trees. 3 sep structures on 1.75acres w/orig period detail. Fully furnished incl. antiques! Use as B&B, an investment, or residence.

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RUSTIC CHARM can be enjoyed with this Glen Haven river front log cabin on over 2 acres. One of a kind property, sold furnished.

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LOVELY 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath condo in Riverfront community. Perfect condition, lots of upgrades, private deck with mtn view. Perfect year round residence or short term rental.

NESTLED in Ponderosas for quiet seclusion. Perfect to sit in front of the fireplace & enjoy panoramic mountain views from the hot tub on back deck! You'll love the premium location in the Reserve.

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

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CROISER MTN VIEWS. Easy access off Dunraven Glade, 3.24 acres, electric to building site w/roughed in driveway. Can be your place of tranquility.

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TURNKEY INVESTMENT property-2bd/1 bath condo nestled in the trees, just steps from Fall River. With furnishings, on-site mgmt. & healthy rental history.

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ESTATE BUILDING LOT, end of street location in exclusive neighborhood of the Promontory. Trees, mountain views, seclusion. Irreplaceable property. Paved street, town water, sewer & natural gas available. $239,000 TBD Promontory Dr

THIS WEEK 38 timeshare falls in the last week of September when the elk are bugling and the aspens are changing.

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SMALL CABIN & 5 acres offers Beautiful blend of open meadows, huge rock formations & all-round Mtn Views! Includes 12V Battery & solar panels. Gorgeous very private setting

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

OPPORTUNITY for investment! 6 residences on 1 acre, with detached garage and workshop. All cabins are stand alone with open space surrounding each one.

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BUILD YOUR HOME ON WOODLAND CT. One of the few lots left in Estes Park.

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Come build your dream home on this impressive mountain home site. Enjoy the private and peaceful mountain surroundings

Lovely trees, rock outcroppings and views on a cul de sac in The Woodlands, a covenant controlled community.

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

ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE One of a kind lodge, over 5000 sq ft., everything top-of-the-line, redefining luxury & Colo sophisticated rustic w/reclaimed wood Privacy & unobstructed views.

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Use it at your leisure & then rent it short term the rest of the year. All furniture & furnishings included in price.

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Books

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Are you interested in meeting a group of people who like to read and discuss the books that they read? The Second Monday Book Group has been getting together in Estes Park since the late 1980s. It was started in the library as a class for the Learning Exchange and has persisted. Mostly we talk about the books and their authors, though we have been known to veer into politics, personal experience, and generalities.

We meet at the big table in the west room of Kind Coffee at 3:30 p.m. Guests and visitors are always welcome. You don't have to buy anything or read the book or even talk about the book.

At the first meeting it is helpful if you are prepared to share. This is a way to introduce new attendees and to remind long-time members of which face is attached to which name. We also get a glimpse into what we find interesting and why.

We choose the books for the coming year at our May meeting.

• September 14, 2015 - biography or autobiography or memoir of choice. Any nonfiction book about a person you admire or have been curious about.

• October 12, 2015 - Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan. A novel about the life of Robert Louis Stevenson.

• November 9, 2015 - The Painter by Peter Heller. Novel about a contempo-

rary artist in Santa Fe and his struggles with past and present decisions.

• December 14, 2015 - Boston Girl by Anita Diamant. Novel about growing up in Boston in the early 20th century.

• January 11, 2016 - Beloved by Toni Morrison. Classic novel about slavery and its aftermath, set in rural Ohio in the late 19th century. Winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

• February 8, 2016 - Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline. Novel about friendship between a young woman in foster care and an elderly woman who came west as an orphan.

• March 7, 2016 - A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozecki. Novel about finding a lunchbox washed ashore, possibly from the 2011 tsunami which devastated parts of Japan. The contents tell an unexpected story.

• April 11, 2016 - Daughters of Mars

by Thomas Keneally. Novel about two Australian sisters who become nurses in World War I. • May 9, 2016 - All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Novel about the lives of a French girl and a German boy during World War II. Winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Need more information? Contact Sybil Barnes at 970-586-2789 or email estespetsitter@gmail.com

Helping People Make Wise Real Estate Decisions in Estes Park, Colorado

Beautiful Home with Outstanding Views

Take a look at this beautiful home located above the Stanley Hotel in a prestigious neighborhood of fine homes. Outstanding views of Longs Peak, open floor plan and interesting design features make this house one-of-a-kind.

Oversized 3 car garage for abundant storage.

HomesInEstes.com/691-Findley 4 bedrooms / 3 bathrooms $699,000

Impressive 360 Degree Views

One of the most impressive homes in Estes Park is now available for sale! The views of Longs Peak and the Continental Divide are what everyone hopes to find when moving to Estes Park! There is abundant privacy and true 360 degree views in every direction.

HomesInEstes.com/1844-Stonegate 4 bedrooms / 5 bathrooms $950,000

Fantastic Riverfront Vacation Condo

Just minutes from the Fall River entrance to the National Park with many restaurants and walking trails nearby. Vaulted ceilings and lots of windows look out on the banks of Fall River. On-site management makes this a very easy property to own and generate income.

HomesInEstes.com/2120-Fall-River-G1 2 bedrooms / 2 bathrooms $250,000

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Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced Spanish Learn a language, break down barriers and create a more inclusive society. This is the philosophy of instructor José Almeida, a native of Ecuador who has taught Spanish for 29 years (21 years in Japan). José is currently the School District Family and Cultural Liaison and has been teaching Adult Education Spanish classes in the District with the outreach program for the past four years. He is excited to continue facilitating the learning of Spanish to members of the community. The class will have a conversational focus, with as much immersion as possibly in an eclectic method that includes cultural aspects of interest. The Beginners and Intermediate classes will be using a textbook the students are encouraged to buy, but print out of the lessons will be provided. The Advanced classes will be using Spanish at least 90% of the time in a class that will focus on communication and language acquisition for specific purposes.

To register for classes go to www.estesschools.org, click on Community & click on Adult Ed, or contact jose_almeida@psdr3.k12.co.us or 970586-2361 ext. 3114.

Intermediate Spanish Mondays, 9/21-12/14 from 5:30-7:00.

Cost: $95 for 12 sessions (no class 10/19). Location at Estes Park High School Campus, room #303. Instructor: Jose Almeida; registration deadline Monday, September 21 Beginner Spanish Tuesdays, 09/22-12/15 from 5:30-7:00.

Cost: $95 for 12 sessions. Location at Estes Park High School Campus, room #303. Instructor: Jose Almeida: registration deadline Tuesday, September 22 Advanced Spanish Wednesday, 9/23-12/16 from 5:307:00. Cost: $95 for 12 sessions. Location at Estes Park High School Campus, room #303. Instructor: Jose Almeida: registration deadline Wednesday, September 23.

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9/11 Remembrance Ceremony At Legion Post 119 The American Legion Post 119 would like to invite the public to join us for a remembrance ceremony on Friday, September 11. The event is dedicated to all first responders, including the police, firefighters and paramedics who stepped forward to rescue victims of the attacks in 2001, as well the families of the fallen.

The ceremony starts at 5:30 followed by steak dinner prepared by the Sons of the American Legion at $17.00 per plate.

The Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church is holding a Pancake Breakfast fundraiser for the Estes Valley Restorative Justice at the American Legion starting at 6:30 a.m. until 11:00 this Saturday, September 12. Breakfast is $6.00 a plate.

Post 119 needs your help again. Our roof is in serious need of replacement and the reaming two sides of the building need to be sided. The winning bids for these repairs are $69,200 for the removal and replace-

ment of the roof and $58,800 for the siding on the north and east sides. This year Fund raising events and daily operations at the Legion Club have resulted in approximately $5000.00 going directly to the building fund. Each activity and social event brings funds into our account.

When the building is complete these funds will be returned to the community in accordance with our mission.

The community’s past and continued support of the American Legion Renovation is greatly appreciated by our members and those we are able to help.

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Spacious free-standing condo with outstanding views Enjoy 2552sf of comfortable living featuring open floor plan, great room w/FP & vaulted ceilings, large kitchen, dining area plus main floor master suite & laundry. Walk out lower level w/ family room, 2 BR, full bath & large storage area. Deck overlooking open space & use the 2 atriums to enjoy Continental Divide views year round and add passive solar heat.

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Photos by Lee Wicks.

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

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This wonderfully maintained and solidly built home will invite you to relax with enchanting mountain views, privacy, and comfort. Beautiful wood accents, large open great room with cathedral ceilings, all being overlooked from the loft. Walk out basement opens up to wooded lot with plenty of sunshine. Featuring 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, loft (possible 3rd bedroom) walk out basement, workshop, and a newly remodeled tile master bath. Nestled on 3.71 acres this home is priced to sell at $310,000.

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GRI, MRE, ABR, Broker

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170 S. St. Vrain, P. O. Box 656, Estes Park, CO 80517

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ANGE EALTY, LTD.

Handgun Training Basic Pistol Shooting Courses will be offered on Saturday, September 19 and again on Saturday, October 10. These one-day classes are open to the general public and no previous firearms experience is required. The course includes both classroom and live-fire training with an emphasis on firearm safety, handgun knowledge, and beginning marksmanship with both revolvers and semi-automatic handguns. All student books and class materials, handguns, targets and ammunition will be provided. If you are considering buying a handgun, wait until after you take this class. This class meets the minimum state requirements to apply for a Colorado concealed handgun permit. Stu-

dents under 18 years old must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Pre-registration is required. Tuition is $115.00 for general public and $100.00 for Estes Park Gun & Archery Club members, payable on the day of class.

For more information or to pre-register, go to www.nrainstructors.org/searchcourse.as px. Select the class title, enter the Estes Park ZIP code, and click search. You may also call Jim at 970-481-4279 for additional information or for assistance with pre-registration. Classes are held at the Estes Park Gun and Archery Club Indoor Range, located at Community Drive and Highway 36, next to the dog park.

Ann Racine 970-586-2345 Cell 970-215-3883 Toll Free 1-888-319-2345

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Four Fabulous Places To Build TBD LORY LANE 35 acres with the biggest views in the valley.

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885 ELK TRAIL COURT A “WOW” location with terrific views of the snowcapped peaks of the Continental Divide. This corner lot is 1.39 acres and deserves a fabulous home.

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TBD SIOUX COURT Easy access to this 1.01 acres in the Kiowa Ridge Subdivision with the perfect building site among the old Ponderosa Pines. Build a circular drive to your new ranch style or walk-out home.

You'll love these views to the east and north.

Ask about owner financing!

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1425 VISTA VIEW This 1+ acre lot is located in the quiet subdivision of Koral Heights and features mountain views, trees and rock outcroppings. It's the perfect Rocky Mountain setting to build your dream home.

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PRISTINE PLACE TO CALL HOME This fabulous custom home located in the desirable neighborhood known as the Uplands has three bedrooms and 2.5 baths for an approximate total of 3,500 sq. ft. The thoughtful design incorporates an open great room showcasing a floor to ceiling wood burning fireplace and snowcapped mountain views. An embellished interior incorporates high end finishes throughout including granite counters, exquisite wood flooring, and a fabulous modern kitchen with an oversized custom built island.

The master suite, with lighted coffered ceiling, is comfortable in size and includes a 5 piece bath with in floor heat, walk-in shower, and upscale jetted tub where you can relax and enjoy a Long's Peak view through the double sided fireplace. Completing the exquisite design of this home is a lower level with family room, laundry, 2 additional bedrooms, and a full bath. High ceilings, custom design, and attention to detail will attest to the pristine beauty of this home. Call Trisha for an appointment to view 1900 Bradley Lane.

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The bright pink flamingos are here in Estes Park to help the Longs Peak Rotary Club with their annual Flamingo Flocking Fundraiser! The Longs Peak Rotary Club will be using the funds raised for their service projects throughout the year that will benefit many in the Estes Valley. In the past the club has raised $2,500 from flocking fun.

Being “flocked “is when bright pink flamingos are placed in an unsuspecting victim’s front yard. What fun it is knowing that friends have scheduled to be flocked will wake up to the sight of the colorful birds in their front yard!

To flock someone’s home is only $25. Flockers arrive at the home in the dark of the night and place the flamingos out in the yard. For flamingo removal, the homeowner must call the flockers who will then remove them and are happy to send them off to another home or business that they choose for $25.

If you want to prevent your home from being “flamingoed,” for only $25 you can purchase an insurance yard sign guaranteeing that your home will not be flocked.

If you want join in the flocking fun, yet protect your home, it is $35 to flock a friend or business and purchase an insurance yard sign to prevent your home from being flocked.

The birds are now here and need some places to land for the entire month!

Contact Flamingo Chairperson, Tom Washburn at 970-699-6351, email: longspeakrotary@gmail.com or mail to PO Box 3061, Estes Park 80517 to order your insurance or have your favorite person or business flocked! Help support those in need in the Estes Valley! Have someone flocked today!

Happy Birthday Katrina!

I love you very much! Craig

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Thank You For The Support Of The Restorative Justice Golf Tournament!

To the Editor, The Estes Valley Restorative Justice Partnership 501c3 wishes to express our deepest thanks for the community support shown at our 4th Annual Restorative Justice Golf Tournament, held August 14, 2015. We were able to raise just shy of $9,000 because of the support of the following businesses and individuals: Organic Oil and Gas Austin Logan Westover Construction Brownfield’s RE/MAX (Peggy Lynch) Cables Pub and Grill Ron and Vivian Gordon Casa Grande Bank of Estes Park Chipper’s Lanes Bank of Colorado Claire’s on the Park Colorado 1st Realty (Mike Richardson, Judy Nystrom and Julia Daley ) Dairy Queen Carlson Electric Dancing Pines Distillery Belleau Masonry Dermatology Center of the Rockies Coldwell Banker (Linda Schneider, Scott Thompson, Vicky Holler) MH Plumbing and Heating Dick’s Sporting Goods Mueller and Associates Dixon Golf Bill Harms Ed Frailey

Bruce Brown Estes Park Mountain Shop Estes Park Realty – Debra Dullaghan Estes Park Music Festival Estes Park Self-Storage Estes Park Yoga Fall River Jewelry, Coins & Antiques Golf Galaxy Inkwell & Brew Golfsmith Jack Tucker Golferskin Jean Siddle Grumpy Gringo Kosman Realty – Alissa Anderson Hands on Massage Lanty McCartney Jackson Stables MedX Lori Pass – Paul Mitchell Sys. Estes Park News Lumpy Ridge Brewing Co. Estes Park Trail Gazette Moon Kats Tea Shoppe Estes Park Board of Realtors Patterson Glassworks Peppers Mexican Grill Rambo’s Longhorn Liquor Rapid Transit Rafting Safeway Foundation Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Sports Authority Reel Mountain Theater The Barrel

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For further information on our programming please call 970-577-3829.

Thank you, Ron Bockhaus – Chair Rob Pieper Melissa Westover – Executive Director Marilyn Black – Vice-Chair Sheldon Rosenkrance Chief Wes Kufeld – Chief of Police Paul Mueller – Treasurer Mark Newendorp Karen Ericson- Secretary Jim Carr

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EPWGA Golf Results The Women’s Golf Association game of the day for September 8 was N.O.S.E. All holes that begin with those letters were counted: 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 16, 17 and 18, less half of handicap.

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Baldpate Inn Program September 16th On “The Mountain Pine Beetle: Is The Epidemic In The Estes Valley Over?”

Join us at The Baldpate Inn on Septem- in the last thirty years, the natural anber 16th at 7:00 p.m. for, “The Mountain tifreeze found in beetle larvae has alPine Beetle: Is the Epidemic in The Estes lowed its winter survival numbers to Valley Over?” presented by, Thomas soar in response to these higher mean Gootz. temperatures. Since the mid-1990s, naThomas Gootz spent his career in phar- tive bark beetles have killed billions of maceutical research. He has contributed trees across millions of acres of forest to over 100 peer reviewed publications from Alaska to northern Mexico. in various scientific journals. Tom has However, the extensive death of lodge applied his professional training in biol- pole pine that occurred during the MPB ogy to the study epidemic on the of wildlife and West side of the nature. He has Continental Dialso been very vide in Colorado active in nature was not repeated photography around much of around the the Estes Valley. world, sharpenWhy has this ing his skills as been the case? both a photogSeveral explanarapher and tions were ofspeaker. He fered to account published his for this differbook “Transforence in the death mation in of pine trees Rocky Mounacross our landtain National scape. Tom Park: Effects of Gootz will presClimate Change ent a detailed reand Human Inview of the life of tervention” in the MPB, ex2014 and has plaining its great given numerous adaptations that lectures on toplead to the epiics from the book. Tom has spent condemic against lodge pole pine across the siderable time reading and learning West. He will also describe the damage about wildlife and he is committed to done by the infestation on the East side sharing his interests with others. He is of Rocky Mountain National Park. Tom particularly interested in the threats to will cover the current thinking as to why our environment from global climate the current infestation appears to have change. He is currently a director, Asso- slowed in the Estes Valley. ciation for Responsible Development in 12 Mbps Download This free information session is part of Estes Park, Colorado.

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Newcomers Club Begins Another Great Year On September 17th The Estes Park Newcomers Club will hold its first general meeting of the 2015/2016 year on Thursday, September 17th at the Cheley Camp. The camp is located south of town off Fish Creek Road at 3960 Fish Creek Road. Check-in and social time will begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by a luncheon of a BBQ buffet (chicken and beef brisket), salads and dessert. Please specify if you have any dietary restrictions. Carpooling is encouraged. After the meeting, the Cheley staff will offer a tour to all who choose to participate. The charge for the luncheon is $18.00 per person.

Prospective members are welcome and may attend up to two general meetings before joining. At September’s meeting, members may renew their annual membership by paying the fee of $30.00 per household/individual. Checks made out before coming to the meeting facilitate check-in. They 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, September 11th. Members or interested guests may email reservations to epnewcomersreservations@gmail.com by listing the full name of each person attending. 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 email reply.

The September program will include an introduction to a great variety of interest groups and activities offered by New-

comers. Whatever your interest or schedule, Newcomers probably has an activity for you. Over 20 groups meet at various times during the day and evening. Examples of interest groups are dining groups, wine and cheese gatherings, games like MahJongg, discussion group and travel club. Newcomers also sponsor several special events throughout the year. Members are welcome to sign up at this meeting for any activity that interests them.

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 Tami and Dan Scace or Donna Holmes at epnewcomers@gmail.com or visit www.estesparknewcomers.org.

Please come and join us!

Center Stage School Of Dance & Gymnastics Fall Classes Starting Registration is now open for all Center Stage dance, acro and gymnastics classes. Celebrating 18 years in Estes Park, we have a full schedule of classes to offer anyone that would love to learn the art of dance or gymnastics! Our Fall Session 1 will begin on Monday, September 14th and will run for 8 weeks. We offer dance and gymnastics classes to all students ages two through adult, and prices for classes start out at only $6 per class, then vary according to length of class chosen. Thanks to the Estes Park Duck Race, we have many financial aid scholarships to give away this session - so please let us know if you would like one!

New students are encouraged to try any first class of the session for free to make sure they love it!

We are offering the following classes this fall: Preschool ages 2 - 4: Ballet/Tap 1 and Beginning Starz Gymnastics Elementary School: Ballet/Tap 2, Lyrical/Acro, Hip-Hop, Ballet Renaissance Ballet and Pre-Pointe, Flexibility/Technique, Irish Dance, Acro, Gymnastics, Performance Ribbons, Competitive

Dance Team Middle School: Hip-Hop, Lyrical Dance, Jazz/Acro, Contemporary, Tap, Acro, Gymnastics, Flexibility/Technique, Irish Dance, Ballet Renaissance Ballet and Pointe, Competitive Dance Team Adult Dance Classes: Tap, Contemporary, Lyrical Dance, Ballet Renaissance Ballet and Pointe, Flexibility/Technique Center Stage classes are offered each week Mon - Fri, and a full schedule of specific days and times can be found on our website at: centerstagedanceestespark.com, or stop by the studio to pick up a copy. We are located in the lower level of the Estes Park Mt. Shop/EPIC Climbing Wall at 2040 Big Thompson Ave. Please call or email to register soon; class size is limited. Students may call Center Stage to register at (970) 5863830, or email from our website.

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Peak To Concerts Strikes Gold

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Elvin And Constance Spreng Celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary

The Takacs String Quartet

Peak to Peak Concerts will open its 2015-16 series next weekend with a double header that any internationally famous concert hall would envy. On Friday, September 18, at 5:00 p.m., the Takacs String Quartet, recognized the world over as one of the best, will perform at Allenspark’s Old Gallery on the east side of Highway 7. In addition. on Saturday, September 19, at 2:00 p.m., the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra’s new concert master, along with Dr. David Korevaar, both from faculty at the CU College of Music, will perform at Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church (SMLC), 2000 Ptarmigan Trail. Both of these golden opportunities to hear the best in chamber music come from the nearby Boulder campus.

The Takacs, formed in Hungary in 1975, became the resident quartet at CU in 1983 in order to have a good base from which to offer its many world-wide performances. It’s accomplishments are too numerous to list here (see www.Takacsquartet.com), but everyone will recognize the Gramophone Hall of Fame Award given to the Takacs in 2012.

Furthermore, in it’s 2016-17 concert season, it will perform the entire six-concert Beethoven Quartet cycles at London’s Wigmore Hall, Princeton U., the U. of Michigan, and Berkeley College of Music. In addition it has just released, on the Hyperion label, the Schostakovitch String Quartet. Stay tuned to learn the program for next Friday at 5:00 p.m., right here at the Allenspark Old Gallery.

The David Korevaar-Charles Wetherbee program next Saturday, September 19 at 2:00 at SMLC, is more predictable.

They have chosen their favorite movements from violin sonatas by Mozart, Brahms, and Paul Juon.

Because Dr. Korevaar has performed frequently for Peak to Peak Concerts Series patrons, they are familiar with Dr. Korevaar’s justifiable international fame; Charles Weatherbee’s performances are also noteworthy. He has given concerts throughout the world, including Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Closer to home, he has appeared at the Aspen Music Festival, and Strings in the Mountains, both here in Colorado.

As a side note, the

Elvin and Constance Spreng are cele- Hansen in Sacramento, daughter Jill brating their 60th Wedding Anniversary and TC Franklin in Los Angeles, CA. Mary Kay and Don South in Custer, this month.

South Dakota.

The couple were married September Elvin and Constance farmed east of 11th, 1955 at the Trinity United Loveland, CO 1956-2000. Retiring Methodist Church in Loveland Colfrom farming they moved to Estes orado. They have three daughters and Park in 2000.

Elvin is still active in the four grandchildren. cattle business.

Carla and Drew Congratulations and Constance still Webb in Manhattan Happy 60th Anniversary! plays bridge with Beach, CA, her son, friends who have T.J. Nathan in Oakland, CA and daughbeen playing together since the 1960s. ter Jamie Nathan in Boulder, CO. they enjoy most, living in beauWhat Lynelle and Frank Loriaux in Sacratiful Estes Park, Colorado. mento, her son Todd and Karyn

Charles Wetherbee, Concertmaster

Chamber Music Society of Estes Park, now incorporated into Peak to Peak to Peak Concerts, had been presenting the Takacs here in Estes Park every September, but the September concert in 2013 fell victim to the sudden flood. When the spokesman for the Takacs recently wrote that this beloved string quartet had an opening on September 18th, the members of the Peak to Peak Concerts’ sponsoring organizations, the Oratorio Society of Estes Park and the Allenspark Community Cultures Council, felt they had stuck gold.

Tickets for the Takacs concert on Friday are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors 65 and older and $10 for students with ID. Tickets are available at The Old Gallery and Distant Harbors in Allenspark and Macdonald Book Shop in Estes Park, or online at Brown Paper Tickets (www.brownpapertickets.com/event/225 9637).

Admission for the Korevaar - Wetherbee concert on Saturday is free, as usual. but donations will be gratefully accepted ($10.00 suggested).

A reception will follow each concert.

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Friday, September 11, 2015

Members Of Weavers Guild To Demonstrate At Scottish Festival

Members of the Estes Park Area Weavers Guild (EPAWG) have woven six wool scarves at the Weavers Attic for waulking at the Weavers Tent during Scot Fest. Waulking is the ancient Gaelic term for finishing wool fabric. The process of pounding the wet woven fabric against the wood table can be stopped at fulled or continued to felted. Fulling will produce clean, soft fabric from the agitation while felt will be very firm and water resistant.

The seven inch by 72 inch scarves will shrink some and become soft during the fulling. Prior to waulking the web ends will be fastened together creating a circle which is immersed in warm soapy water with ammonia. Before waulking some of the water will be squeezed out of the 12 yard web. Usually women will sit around the waulking table with the web circle on the table top. Men may join in the waulking. Some years a woman has joined the group to sing the ancient folk song but usually a CD provides the music. When music starts the material is then picked up in two hands and passed many times around the table to a hard 12-3 beat. Fulling progress is checked many times by measuring shrinkage in width & length plus visually inspecting the yarns. Do the yarns appear full?

General opinion will usually prevail when the wool looks right and declare the process done. The scarves will be cut apart and each weaver will rinse and dry her scarf slowly around a PVC pipe. The scarves were woven by Barb Richards, Laurie Krushenisky, Gray Ruepple, Di-

anne Betts, Kathy Orth, and Patty Volker. Each weaver chose the weft yarn, twill pattern and added her own beat. These three factors will affect how each scarf turns out since the waulking will be the same for each one.

The Weavers Attic is maintained by EPAWG in the Old Church Shops, 157 W. Elkhorn. The members give weaving demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday, 1-3 p.m. and invite other fiber craft people to join them on Wednesdays, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Three vintage looms are set up for demonstrations. The oldest was made by Swedish immigrant brothers in Minnesota in 1880 for their sister. Her daughter also wove rag rugs on the Swedish style loom. Oliver Jones of Estes Park made a heavy oak loom in 1950.

The loom is currently used to weave sturdy, thick rugs of Pendleton wool blanket selvedges. The third loom was built in 1985 by the Harrisville Design Company in Harrisville, NH. The wool scarves were woven on this four harness loom EPAWG has a “Fulling & Felting” display in the Estes Valley Library lobby during September. There are examples of woven felt, knit felt, roving wet felt, machine & hand needle felt, equipment and a fulled woven mohair and alpaca scarf.

The Estes Park Area Weavers Guild meets the 4th Thursday of each month from Sept. to June in the Estes Valley Library Hondius Room at 12:30 p.m.

Mountain Aires Women’s Chorus Begins Rehearsals Preparations are well underway for "Sounds of the Season" to be presented by the Mountain Aires Women’s Chorus on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies. The chorus, sponsored by the Estes Park Woman’s Club, performs a variety of

selections and is available for local service organization programs.

Fall rehearsals will begin on Thursday, September 17 at Noon in Room 203 of the Municipal Building. Singers interested in learning more about the Mountain Aires should contact director, Kasey Troutman at 970-480-5148.

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Voices And Violins Needed

By Oratorio Society

Rehearsals start Sep. 20 & 21 The Oratorio Society of Estes Park is looking for more singers and violinists for its December 4 & 5 concerts performing Randall Thompson’s “The Nativity according to Saint Luke.”

“Anyone who loves to sing, possesses a clear and in-tune voice, and can make a commitment to attend rehearsals regularly is welcome to join the chorus,” said Music Director Kathy Bowers. “Auditions are not necessary except for the soloists. And the Randall Thompson piece is replete with solo opportunities.”

The Oratorio Society begins rehearsals Sept. 20th for the chorus and 21st for the orchestra.

The chorus rehearses on Sunday evenings from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church, 2000 Ptarmigan Trail, from mid-September until the winter concert and from mid-January until the spring concert.

“Although the Thompson piece calls for

a smaller, chamber orchestra, we could always use more string players,” said Bowers. “Whether you’re a professional musician, a student or a retiree who wants to brush up on his/her earlier intermediate or advanced skills, come join us.” The orchestra rehearses on Monday nights from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies, 1700 Brodie Ave., from midSeptember until the winter concert and from mid-January until the spring concert.

“The Nativity According to Saint Luke” is what Randall Thompson called “a musical drama of the Nativity, and what should be thought of as a Christmas Pageant.”

Bowers hopes to include some local members of Ballet Renaissance in the Oratorio’s performance.

For more information go online to www.osep.info and to get on an e-mail list for notifications, please call Kathy Bowers at 970-586-5193 or Jackie Reed at 970-586-1022.

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The Dunraven Inn, the Rome of the Rockies, once again, invites you to a unique evening to benefit Crossroads of Estes Park.

Vintage 2015 will be held on Sunday, October 25, 4-7:00 p.m. You are invited to enjoy an evening of food, wine tasting, music and a lively auction of fabulous items, plus, a chance to win a trip to Italy, including airfare and accommodations through Columbine Travel Agency, a $6500 value!

You can enjoy all of this and help

Crossroads of Estes Park! Only 250 tickets will be sold, so get yours soon!

Ticket cost is $100 and may be purchased at the Dunraven Inn 2470 Colorado 66, Estes Park, CO 80517 or by calling Carolyn at 586-5811. You need not be present to win.

All proceeds will benefit Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park, Inc. Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit agency which ha! s been providing basic human services to residents in need who live in the Estes Valley for over 30 years. It offers assistance to clients on low or fixed incomes, partners with other agencies to maximize benefits to clients and encourages self-sufficiency of clients through educational opportunities.

Crossroads, through its staff and volunteers, offers a food pantry, assistance with housing, utilities, budgeting and other basic needs. http://crossroadsministryofep.org Raffle ticket purchases are not tax deductible.

Announcing The Second Annual Vintage Event

New Counselor And Spiritual Director At St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church Cynthia Johnson, a licensed coun“In spiritual direction or companioning selor and certified spiritual director, I can help you focus on listening to and has become part of the outreach ofarticulating the ongoing call of God in fered through St. Bartholomew’s Epis- your life, crises of faith, deepening your copal Church of Estes Park Center for relationship with God, centering prayer Spirituality. and finding purpose and meaning.”

In announcing her addition in July to the Johnson moved to Almission of St. Bart’s, lenspark from the Rev. Seth RichCheyenne, where she mond, rector, said “It had a private practice as is wonderful for St. a psychotherapist, Bart’s to provide an working with people of opportunity for counall ages. Before that she seling and spiritual was an occupational direction to the Estes therapist and a vocaPark community.” tional rehabilitation counselor. "I would St. Bart’s gives office Cynthia Johnson to join mission at take referrals only for space to Johnson for a St. Bartholomew's, Estes Park. teens and adults right counseling practice now,” she said, “as I with an emphasis on spiritual direction/counseling. “We pro- currently do not have the space needed vide space and support and Cynthia pro- for play therapy with smaller children.” vides counseling services,” Father Rich"I work on a sliding scale, depending mond said. Her office in the church on ability to pay,” she said. “I do not bill building is open for flexible daytime and insurance companies but will give a reevening hours during the week and for ceipt to submit to the insurance comweekend appointments in emergencies. pany for reimbursement. I will have my own confidential phone line for people Johnson, who graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of science in occu- to call and make appointments.” Her work phone number is 303-747-2312. Or pational therapy from Colorado State she can be reached by email at: cynthiaUniversity and earned a master of scijohnson712@gmail.com. ence degree in community counseling from the University of Wyoming, is a liShe and her husband of 26 years have censed professional counselor in Coltwo children and two grandchildren. orado and received a certificate for spir- They like hiking, camping, traveling, itual counseling at the Vincentian Center ballroom and folk dancing and spending for Spirituality and Work in Denver. time with family and friends.

“In counseling, I deal with issues and “I will enjoy connecting with you in problems including PTSD/trauma, deyour deepest self and in your search for a pression and anxiety, grief and loss, rela- better and more meaningful life,” she tionship difficulties, to name just a few,” said. she said.

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Biblican Prevention Strategies A Free Course Offered By Christians In Recovery The course Relapse: Biblical Prevention Strategies is a valuable tool for the Christian who experienced the grace of the gospel, but finds himself drawn back to captivating sins of the past.

The class began with an introduction on September 8, the final eight sessions has space if anyone wishes to attend the classes. There is no charge and materials are provided free of charge.

The classes will meet at RiverPlace, 181 West Riverside, near the Estes Park Post Office every Tuesday, September 15th through November 3rd, from 6-7 p.m. for the next eight weeks.

If have any questions or need more information please feel free to call RiverPlace Ministries at 970-586-5774 or Pete at 970-214-2807.

Wildlife Responder Available To Help

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

Feedback Needed For Hazard Mitigation Plan Update The Larimer County Office of Emergency Management, along with local jurisdictions and special districts across the county, is currently in the process of updating the Larimer County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Community members are encouraged to take a brief survey related to this project at www.larimerhmp2016.com/home/surveys. For more information on this project, please visit the project website www.larimerhmp2016.com.

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It’s a question that often nags a person subconsciously. You wake up and feel drained because there’s just something missing in your life. You don’t know what it is. Perhaps it’s something you enjoyed as a child growing up -- some regular routine where you felt loved and filled with joy. Perhaps you’re dealing with a lot of frustrations and family stress. There is an opportunity to fill that void in your life every Monday evening or Tuesday morning. It’s called Community Bible Study.

CBS is a non-denominational study of God’s word that involves teaching, small group discussions, and home study questions. There are two classes in Estes Park starting up again Sept. 14th and 15th.

The Evening Class meets on Monday evenings starting Sept. 14th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church, 920 Big Thompson Ave (US 34). Please enter by the back door off Hillside Lane. This class is for men, women, married cou-

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Is Something Missing In Your Life? ples, and teens. It’s a new location and a new time from previous years with the hope of attracting working folks. Sandwiches and beverages will be available for those coming straight from work.

The Day Class meets every Tuesday morning, beginning Sept. 15th, from 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. at Mountain View Bible Fellowship at the corner of Peak View and Highway 7. The Day Class is primarily for women and registered children (ages 011).

“We want people to come to our classes, feel comfortable about what they are learning, grow confident in their understanding of God’s word, and feel cared for in the process,” said Evening Teaching Director Robbi Telfer. “That’s what we call the Four C’s of CBS – come, be comfortable, grow confident, and feel cared for. That’s what we strive for every week.”

Both the Day and Evening classes will be studying the gospel of Matthew this year. It’s the first book in the New Testament and reveals how God wants to establish a personal relationship with every individual.

“God reveals the depth of His love through the plan of salvation that culminated in Christ's death and resurrection,” said Katie Soliday, Teaching Director of the Day Class. “Through many fulfilled prophecies, Matthew tells the story of an ever faithful God who has a plan and keeps his promises. Therefore we can trust Jesus' promises including His presence with us and eventual return at the end of the age. God brought purpose and hope to the Roman world through Jesus Christ and will bring purpose and hope to our world through the same Jesus and indwelling Holy Spirit. Isn't that exciting?”

Jesus just might be the missing element in your life. Come fill the void at CBS. Classes meet on a weekly basis with time off at Christmas and during Spring Break and wrap up by the first week in May. The registration fee is $35 for the entire year.

Study guides are given to each person. Scholarships are available.

For more information on the Evening Class, contact Robbi Telfer at 586-5260 or Linda Wold at 577-8585.

For the Day Class, call Allison Ingram at 4816413 or Katie Soliday at 586-9576.

Single?

Wanna Mingle?

Single wanna mingle? We meet on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. Check out Facebook at SinglesMingleinEstesPark or www.facebook.com/ SinglesMingleinEstesPark or seebee62@gmail.com.

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Renovated Gallery In Allenspark To Host Community Pot Luck & Music Night “Welcome Back.” It is her fourth CD, which is in the final stages of “mixing.”

She has performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, French Quarter Festival, Lyons Folks Festival, Telluride Jazz Festival, Kerrville Folk Festival and more. She will be joined by Bryon “Btrain” Holley, a Californiabased percussionist and vocalist, who has performed worldwide.

“We’re thrilled to have these artists performing at The Old Gallery,” he added.

On Friday, September 18, the famed Takács Quartet will also perform at The Old Gallery. The quartet is recognized as one of the premiere string quartets in the world and consists of Edward Dusinberre, violin; Károly Schranz, violin; Geraldine Walther; viola and András Fejer, cello. They will perform Haydn’s When plans were made to renovate the String Quartet in G minor 'The Rider,' 1940s-era The Old Gallery in AlString Quartet no. 3 in F major by lenspark, the plans were simple. “We had Shostakovich and String Quartet no. 14 to had to make sure the building met all in A flat major by Dvorák. current Boulder County codes, and we Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for senmaximized the space so we could host a iors 65 and older and $10 for students wide variety of community events,” said with ID. Tickets are available at The Old The Old Gallery Board President Gregg Gallery and Distant Harbors in AlRogers. “We were also committed to lenspark, Macdonald Book Shop in Estes maintaining the charm of this historical Park and landmark in Allenspark.” www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2259 Now after months of construction, you 637. This special concert is presented by can see the results at the first Community The Old Gallery, The Chamber Music Pot Luck to be held in the renovated cen- Society of Estes Park and the Peak to ter for the community and the arts this Peak Concert Series.

Saturday, September 12 from 6-9 p.m.

The Old Gallery is located at 14863 “We invite all members of the Peak to Colorado Highway 7, next to the AlPeak community, as well as visitors to lenspark Fire Station. Carpooling to the this gorgeous area, to join us for this pot event is encouraged. Parking is available luck and music night,” Rogers continued. on Highway 7 or in the parking lot next Attendees should bring a dish to share, a to the Allenspark Transfer Station. card to display stating the ingredients, The Old Gallery recently completed a and a $10 donation. renovation project, which is being Fort Collins-based singer/songwriter funded by a $1.2 million Capital CamLiz Barnez will perform at the event and paign. Additional donations can still be debut tunes form her upcoming CD, made at www.theoldgallery.org.

Pianists Needed!

Estes Park High and Middle Schools’ choral program is looking for several people who play piano to accompany choir classes during the day. Those interested do not need to be available every day or all day. Pianists may volunteer two-three days per week and times vary as well. Classes meet mornings or afternoons for onetwo hours and accompanist’s schedules are very adaptable. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Alan Denney at (970) 586-5321 ext. 3326 or alan_denney@psdr3.k12.co.us.

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World Renowned Takacs Quartet To Perform At The Old Gallery In Allenspark How on earth can a town of 528 people, one post office, three restaurants and one community center end up hosting one of the world’s greatest ensembles?

“It’s hard to believe, isn’t it,” laughs Old Gallery Board Member Margie Patterson. “But you’d be surprised at how much we’ve got going on in our little community.”

For one thing, the community galvanized and raised $1 million toward the recently-completed renovation of The Old Gallery, a center for the community and arts in Allenspark. “While we are still raising money for the project, and got help from a variety of grants, we now have this amazing space for performances, community pot lucks, yoga and juggling classes, art classes and workshops, community meetings and more. Two weeks ago we had Spanky, winner of Comic of the Year and Campus Performer of the Year perform here. We also host a Food Bank twice monthly,” she said.

Dave Pinkow, a previous board member and a member of the steering committee for the Community Cupboard Food Bank which distributes food and supplies twice monthly, knows the members of the group. “All it took was a phone call to set this up. We’re just thrilled,” Patterson said.

The quartet will perform on Friday at 5:00 p.m. on September 18 at The Old Gallery. The quartet plays with a unique

blend of drama, warmth and humor, combining four distinct musical personalities to bring fresh insights to the string quartet repertoire. It consists of Edward Dusinberre, violin; Károly Schranz, violin; Geraldine Walther; viola and András Fejer, cello. They will perform Haydn’s String Quartet in G minor 'The Rider,' String Quartet no. 3 in F major by Shostakovich and String Quartet no. 14 in A flat major by Dvorák.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors 65 and older and $10 for students with ID. Tickets are available at The Old Gallery and Distant Harbors in Allenspark,Macdonald Book Shop in Estes Park or at brownpapertickets.com/event/2259637).

The event is presented by The Old Gallery, The Chamber Music Society of Estes Park and the Peak to Peak Concert Series.

The Old Gallery is located at 14863 Colorado Highway 7, next to the Allenspark Fire Station. Carpooling to the event is encouraged. Parking is available on Highway 7 or in the parking lot next to the Allenspark Transfer Station.

The Old Gallery recently completed a renovation project, which is being funded by a Capital Campaign, donations and grants. Additional donations can still be made at www.theoldgallery.org.

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Ernestine Schmidt Estes Park resident Ernestine Schmidt died at Good Samaritan Village.

Ernestine Barth was born July 22, 1920 in Danville, IL. Her parents were August and Anna (Radloff) Barth. Ernestine was a cosmetologist and operated home salons in Naperville, IL. On May 25, 1941 she married Leonard Schmidt. The couple and their two children enjoyed summers in Estes Park as early as the 1950s. Ernestine moved to Estes Park in 2010. She at-

tended the Methodist Church and was a member of Eastern Star in Illinois and Estes Park. Ernestine is survived by her son Mark and his wife Karen Schmidt of Bay Village, OH; four grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and daughter-in-law Sue Schmidt of Erie, CO (formerly of Estes Park). She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and son Bart.

See www.allnutt.com to send a message to Ernestineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family.

Estes Valley Victim Advocates In Need Of Volunteers!

Estes Valley Victim Advocates (soon to become Estes Valley Crisis Advocates) and My Sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place are looking for volunteer crisis advocates. Estes Valley Victim Advocates provide advocacy services to victims of crime and trauma including safehousing for domestic violence victims, counseling, referrals and community education. Advocates carry pagers and respond to crisis calls in the

evenings and weekends. Volunteers work with residents of the safehouse or help in the office.

Please call 577-9781 if you are interested in supporting the Estes Valley community by becoming an advocate or volunteer. There is no paid compensation but lots of gratification! Training provided.

In Need Of New Forever Homes This week there are three wonderful pets up for adoption from the Pet Association of Estes Park.

Bear is a two year old neutered male lab mix who is very sweet and loyal. He loves to play and go for walks and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good with other dogs and kids!

Katie is a three year old domestic long hair spayed female kitty. She loves to sit and snuggle and is not bothered by dogs and does very well with other cats.

Carmen is a one year old spayed female calico. She is very sweet and loving but also loves to play. She is great with other cats and is curious about dogs.

To meet any of these three, please stop by the Estes Park Pet Lodge at the Animal Medical Center on Manford Avenue or call 586-9282 for more information.

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

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

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Employment

Now Hiring Year Round Staff

Servers Needed Year Round Full Time and Part Time Experience Preferred but not required Dinner Service and Events Great Wages

BIOLYNCEUS THE PREMIER ENVIRONMENTAL COMPANY IS HIRING A

CORPORATE SALES REP

POSITION TO WORK FROM ESTES PARK OFFICE. COMPLETE FORM: HTTP://WWW.BIOLYNCEUS.COM/BIOLYNCEUS -CAREER-OPPORTUNITIESSTEP-1.HTM - NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

*Fun and Exciting work environment open year round Apply at 300 Riverside Drive Call: 303-356-9541

Now Hiring:

Cook, Lunch Host

Apply at 134 W. Elkhorn Ave Call 970 586-8838

Colorado Life Magazine is looking for a part-time accounts receivable clerk/customer service rep.

Must possess experience in an accounting-related field and have a college degree. Send cover letter, references, and resume to: angela@coloradolifemagazine.com ESTES PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT R-3

NUTRITION SERVICES STAFF (Full-time, 6.5 hours per day)

Qualifications: • High school diploma or GED • At least 18 years old and eligible to work in the U.S. • Able to pass post-offer/pre-work physical demands and lift test • Able to lift 50 pounds routinely • Willing to work hard and multi-task • Team work and reliability a must • Confidential and trustworthy Preferred: Previous experience working in a commercial kitchen or school nutrition services department.

Reports to: Student Nutrition Services Coordinator Work Location: Elementary School Kitchen and Cafeteria Application Instructions:

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

Only online applications accepted until positions are filled. $10.11 - $11.44 per hour, 6.5 hours per day, M-F, school year only, with benefits. Single health, dental, life and AD&D premiums paid by school district.

Starting ASAP. Open until filled. Questions?

Contact Esther Friesen, Nutrition Services Coordinator, at 970-586-5321, x3308 or esther_friesen@psdr3.k12.co.us ESTES PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT R-3 IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Employment ~ BE A PART OF OUR TEAM ~

Estes Park Lodging Resort Looking For: PT/Year Round

Front Desk

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

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST

Accepting Applications For Year Round

LINE COOK DISHWASHER SERVER

Pick up application at 453 E. Wonderview Ave #4 970-586-0272 Excellent job opportunity!

Fast paced dental office seeks

Part-time Office Assistant.

Candidate needs to be computer literate, prepared to multi-task and possess excellent time management & communication skills. Must be a self starter able to work well with others & pick up new skills.

Flexible hours to accommodate school schedules.

3-3½ days per week Dental Benefits included.

Pay is competitive Please e-mail resume to: dralex@qwestoffice.net

ESTES PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT R-3

WORK WHILE YOUR CHILD IS IN SCHOOL!

Estes Park School District R-3 seeks a part-time Nutrition Services worker for 3.5 hrs/day, M-F, $10.11– 11.44/hour, no benefits. Apply online at www.applitrack.com/estesschools/onlineapp/.

Open until filled.

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

FULL TIME

Successful candidate maintains staff and public networks, servers and various devices. Manages multiple IT projects. Provides staff and public training in the Library’s team-oriented environment, including strategic emphasis on MakerSpace services.

Salary range $37,000 – 41,000 annually + generous benefits package.

Job description and application found online at www.estesvalleylibrary.org. Submit with resume and cover letter to: Claudine Perrault, Director at cperrault@estesvalleylibrary.org. Application must be received no later than 5 pm, by Friday, September 11, 2015.

The Estes Valley Public Library District is an equal opportunity employer.

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

We are currently recruiting for the following positions:

Resort House Person/Runner (Permanent FT / 40hrs)

Front Desk Guest Service Agent (Permanent FT / 40 hrs week)

Come work for the best resort in Estes Park. We strive to be the very best!

Benefits include Paid Vacations, 401K matching, company training and lots of opportunity to grow.

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

Substitutes Needed For Food Service/Special Education Paraprofessionals

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

Harmony Foundation, an adult alcohol/ drug residential treatment center in Estes Park has the following openings available: Administrative Services Team Member Full time and 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. Full time is 4-10 hour shifts from 8:00pm-6:30p.m.

Part time hours will vary. Both positions require weekend hours.

Mental Health Professional Provide and organize the provision of mental health services to clients in residential addiction treatment; Mental health license required.

Full time Housekeeping Team Member Job requirements include previous experience in housekeeping. Must be extremely responsible and have current Colorado driver’s license. The hours for this position are Tuesday to Saturday 9:00 a. m. to 5:30 p.m.

Full Time Insurance Case Manager, M, Th, F, S 7-4:30 pm MA in Behavioral Health field or RN/LPN with one year and/or at least one years’ experience in Utilization Review/Case Management. Responsible for telephonic management of care between third-party payors and services provided at Harmony.

Full Time Maintenance Team Member Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Must have maintenance experience, Colorado driver’s license & be very dependable.

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

ESTES PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT R-3

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

Only online applications are accepted.

See full posting at www.estesschools.org/Employment Questions? Contact Kim Morris via email at kim_morris@psdr3.k12.co.us

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HELP WANTED Tire Technician Apply at 1633 Raven Ave.

If you want to work at a hotel or resort Why not work for the best!

The Estes Park Resort is currently hiring for the following positions:

-On Call Banquet Server

Stop in to complete an application at: 1700 Big Thompson Ave Next to the Marina

Family looking for a

Cleaning person

once a week. Must be able and willing to clean some areas on hands and knees and on a ladder. Please email a letter of your interest with references to: conti@nebraskalife.com.

Now Hiring:

Morning Server Daytime Hosts & Bussers Kitchen Positions Apply in person at: 900 Moraine Ave

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Employment

Rams Horn Village Resort has year round full time and part time positions available in our Guest Services/Housekeeping Department:

Competitive pay based on experience, plus benefits package for full time employees. Great working environment in Estes Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

Energetic and enthusiastic Sales Representatives needed! Be a part of our team and advance your customer service career.

Year-round positions available!

Call: (970) 586-3407 or Email: careers@laurasestespark.com for application process

Now Hiring: Cooks, dishwasher, and server Apply in person at: 451 So. St. Vrain Ave.

Diamond Resorts Management, Inc.

Is now hiring Year Round â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Flexible Hours Housekeeping Front Desk Laundry

Looking for a full-time job that provides meaningful work and competitive compensation?

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Now Hiring For:

Room Attendant Year Round

30-40 hours per week winter 40 hours per week summer 101 South St. Vrain Avenue EOE,M/F/H/V

â&#x20AC;˘ Assist with Agents marketing efforts. â&#x20AC;˘ Provide quality service to State Farm policyholders . â&#x20AC;˘ Prepare forms, policies and endorsements

This employment opportunity is with a State Farm Agent, Please call Susan Fereday at 970-586-9547 or email susan.fereday.ggvw@statefarm.com

Bank of Estes Park has an opening for a TELLER POSITION.

Email resume to mlouk@bankofestespark.com.

ECOE

Join Our Camp Team!

Part-Time Housekeeper Year Round Mon-Friday Flexible Hours 20 hours/week @ $11.00/hour Contact TC@CovenantHeights.org 970-586-2900 x15

Help us Help Others Become a CAREGiver

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

Consider a position in a State Farm Agents Office.

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Seasonal Houseman

Diamond Resorts InternationalÂŽ The Historic Crags Lodge We offer: â&#x20AC;˘ Competitive pay and benefits â&#x20AC;˘ Fun and exciting work environment

Equal Opportunity Employer

NOW HIRING

15747 State Highway 7 Lyons, CO 80540

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

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Apply in person at: 300 Riverside Drive, Estes Park, CO 80517

Employment

Silver Saddle

Now Hiring YEAR ROUND BREAKFAST MANAGER Must be able to work 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7 hour shifts between 5am and 1pm, six days per week. Includes some light cooking duties as well as customer contact.

Must be a non-smoker.

Apply in person â&#x20AC;&#x201C;orâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; send resume. $12/per hour. $500 sign-on bonus

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

Now Hiring!

Customer Service positions available for friendly people who enjoy working in a fast paced environment and making people smile. Year-round, full and part time positions available.

Apply at: Lauraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fine Candies 129 E. Elkhorn Ave., Estes Park

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

Now Hiring:

Experienced Line Cook, Salad Prep, Dishwasher, Part Time Bartender

Email resume to steakhouse@twinowls.net or come into Twin Owls to apply.

Twin Owls Steakhouse 800 MacGregor Ave. 970-586-9344

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TRANSPORTATION SUVs/CUVs

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

Police Officer I Police Department Hiring Range $25.85 – $28.44 per hour Non-Exempt Position Close Date: Open Until Filled

Executive Position Announcement CEO for YMCA of the Rockies

Emergency Services Dispatcher I Police Department Communication Center $19.56 – $22.98 per hour Non-Exempt Position Close Date: September 11, 2015

Fairgrounds & Events Director Hiring Range $2,930.81 - $3,590.23 bi-weekly salary Exempt Position Close Date: September 21, 2015

The President/CEO is responsible for establishing and implementing the mission, vision, goals, and values of the YMCA within the organization and the community. YMCA of the Rockies includes the two largest YMCA family resort & conference centers, along with a summer resident youth camp. Properties are located in Estes Park, CO and near Winter Park, CO. The executive office is in Estes Park.

2001 Niss Path. 157K 2 owners, no pets. 4WD Good Cond. $3300

Motorcycles

The successful candidate will achieve excellence in:

Events Maintenance Worker I

• Building a positive and productive culture • Leading staff teams • Financial development and building a culture of philanthropy • Strategic leadership

Special Events Division Hiring Range $15.64 per hour Temporary Position Close Date: Open Until Filled (Town employment application required)

Application/resume deadline is October 1, 2015

Parks Advisory Board Voluntary Member Close Date: Open Until Filled

Full job post and application is available here: www.tinyurl.com/rockies-ymca-ceo

Transportation Advisory Board Voluntary Member

For more information on the YMCA of the Rockies: www.ymcarockies.org

Close Date: September 18, 2015 (Committee 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: 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,

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Homes

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Furnished home, 3BDR, 2 Cabin for rent BA, 2 car garage, 3 blocks 1bd + loft, electric heat & from downtown. $2,500/mo, wood stove. West of town. available Oct 15. Call Pat, NS/NP 970-691-3674 303-947-4569 Cabins for rent near YMCA Furnished House For Rent adult only, NS/NP. 2BR,1BA, W/D, F/P, N/S, Mike- 970-480-5176 N/P 2 mi from Estes Park. Linda-975-586-9633 $1000+dep,util. Avail. Oct.1 Luxury Cabin 3bd 2 ba on - May 31. 515-210-4050 Big Thompson River. Walk to downtown Estes Park.

Condos With or without hotub. available Oct 1st 20152 BD, 1 BA condos, 928 sq June 1 2016. See Picture ft.1 yr lease / short term on VRBO #341263. $1300lease variable rates. Call $1500 per month.

Real Living - 1st Choice Call Ray 720-314-9200 Real Estate Services at: 970-669-9696. Equal Opportunity Housing

RENTALS Townhomes RANCH MEADOW TOWNHOME, 3BD, W/D, 2 DECK, 2 C GAR, FP, NS, NP $1700/MONTH, 1 YR LEASE. 713-419-3036

Commercial Rentals Two large corner offices, reception area, private bath and kitchenette all with natural light. Private entrance. Your own heat and A/C. 796 sq. ft. on ground level with front door parking. 1204 Graves Ave. Plaza business complex. Call 970232-5588.

SERVICES

REAL ESTATE

Other-Misc

Exclusive Townhome Investment Opportunity: www.saintmoritzhof.us and 586-9437.

Principalsonly please.

Need Help Selling Something?

Will help you sell your Household items, vehicles, jewelry, furniture, electronics, etc. online Friendly Service, Reasonable Fees!

Call Derek in EP at 210-393-3735

HOUSEHOLD Misc.

2003 Harley Davidson Softail Night Train 100th Anniversary Edition.Too many extras to list. $13,000 OBO contact Dan at 586-1758

Commercial Commercial Spaces for sale and lease.

Call Eric. Anderson Realty. 586-2950

ANIMALS/PETS Misc.

Wanting to adopt back my cats. Paprika, Clove, Nutmeg, Bay, Basil, Chives.please call 970-397-2751

RECREATION

BARGAIN POSTAGE. New stamps 70c on the $1. Any For Sale amount. It may take 3 or 4 Lifetime front court quick stamps to make 49c but I can sell $50 worth for $35. adjust portable basketball RVs hoop $95 970-586-0183 personal check or cash.

402-362-0505 Miller PO Box 12 Windsor RV STORAGE 80550 or 970-227-0001.

I Sites available for RV StorFREE can mail to you or you can age on Moraine Ave. pick up in Loveland. $50/mo. 970-412-9672 FREE 15” flat screen monitor. 586-6092.

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Equipment

SERVICES

MISCELLANEOUS

Piano Tuning

Misc.

SALES

SkyView Storage & U-HAUL of Estes Park, located at Fri 9/11 9-3, Sat 9/12 9-2.

930 Juniper Ln (off Elm Antiques, kitchen, exercise Road, above WM) rents equip. dollhouse, and Pet Care TRUCKS & trailers WE much more. 1442 Raven SELL BOXES! Call Circle-G Pet Care in Your Home!

970-586-2982 Compassionate, experiGate Sale for a reservation! enced professional for Ensenada 8686 Hwy 36 pet sitting and dog walkSat. 9-2. Rugs, curtains, ing. Certified pet first aid lamps, bookcases, crafts, REAL ESTATE instructor, bonded, intools, misc stuff. sured. Renee Hodgden 970-232-6231.

Moving Sale Furniture, artwork, Condos/Townhomes Caregiving clothing, jewelry, tools, misc.

Foot/Nail Care 179 Stanley Circle Drive.

Incl. foot soak, toenail 8-12 on Sat cutting, callus removal, 2281 Bellevue Dr massage. Clinic moving sale and home visits.

Saturday only! 8:30-2pm Furniture, misc Cynthia Soguero, RN household items.

The “FOOT CARE Everything must go!!

NURSE” Beautiful wood décor, 1 970-443-8494 BR plus 2nd room, BA, END OF SUMMER storage, tile floor. Excellent GARAGE SALE 8AM-11AM rental history, rented now.

Estes Valley Self Storage $124k 970-227-3845 Unit 84 517 Pine River MakeAPlan@Live.com Lane just West of Boyatt Glass Near the river.Tents, luggage, athletic supplies, recumbent bike, clothing, household goods & much more!

Susan Novy, local piano tuner. Call for appt.

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SALES

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Estate Sales

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ATTENTION YARD SALERS PLEASE READ Next Week, we are holding one of the LARGEST ESTATE SALES we have ever had.

The CHALLENGE is getting customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up to the house. Only 4/w and awd vehicleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will make it up.

There will be parking and a SHUTTLE for transporting customers to the house.

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$1000 REWARD for return of LOST RING belonging to out of town guest. Beautiful multi-diamond ring lost in Estes Park this past weekend by family member visiting town for a wedding, stayed at Hotel Estes.

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20-Acre Mountain Estate Enjoy comfortable living & room for all w/ 5 bedroom suites, each w/ custom crafted baths & SW feel.

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Little Valley Log Home Great log home with the best views in town. This home has it all - gorgeous log exterior, expansive views, large open floor plan, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths and much more. Sitting at 8400 feet in altitude you can see it all…the Roosevelt National Forest all around you and Rocky Mountain National Park just minutes away. $829,000 3855 Star Way

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Fixed week 52, 2 BR unit at the Historic Crags Lodge sleeps 6. Overlooking beautiful Estes Park, Lumpy Ridge, & walking distance from town, this offers charm, comfort and convenience. This timeshare carries maximum trading power within the RCI system.

Bright & spacious with wood flooring, pine paneling, log and timber siding, this truly a mountain home. Situated on 1.6 sunny, view acres with excellent systems.Three floors, with partially finished lower level walk out basement, attached two car garage, all on 1.67 acres with easy access off Snow Top. 2 Bath, 3BR.

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Pride of Ownership Shows Well-kept 3 bedroom/3 bath home on private treed acre w/rock outcroppings, year round stream & great mountain views.The open Kitchen-Dining-Living areas flow to the spacious deck w/relaxing hot tub.

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Enjoy 2552sf of comfortable living featuring open floor plan, great room w/FP & vaulted ceilings, large kitchen, dining area plus main floor master suite & laundry. Walk out lower level w/ family room, 2 BR, full bath & large storage area. Deck overlooking open space & use the 2 atriums to enjoy Continental Divide views year round and add passive solar heat.

Enjoy pristine views, a meandering stream, aspen groves, massive rock formations & grassy meadows, a renovated 1920s cabin and NEW Carriage House apartment on your own 80 acres. Abundant wildlife visitors like turkey, hawk, elk, & deer. HUGE garage for all the toys, 8-stall barn with corrals & pastures, ready for your horse adventures.Your serene mountain retreat awaits.

Open floor plan with stone fireplace, wood floors, kitchen of stainless & hardwoods, plus huge covered deck to take in those views. Main floor master suite features dual walk-in closets & 5 piece bath. New carpet throughout, huge lower level rec room, lots of storage & oversize 2-car garage. Borders 300+acres of Crocker Ranch property. Cette une Belle Vue!

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