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Estes Park Trail-Gazette Community Resource Guide 1August 2010 ...

IndexWelcome............................. 2Medical Services ................. 3Visitor Center ...................... 4Library................................. 5Senior Services ................... 6Help Agencies ..................... 7Schools............................... 9Utilities............................. 11Voter Info .......................... 12Youth Activities................. 13RMNP ............................... 15Govt. Directory .................. 16Law Enforcement............... 18Arts and Entertainment...... 20Town Park......................... 21Vehicle Info ....................... 22Media ............................... 22Clubs and Organizations..... 23Pathways .......................... 24Parks and Rec................... 28

PublisherBill Ferguson

Resource Guide EditorJohn Cordsen

BookkeeperLeslie Dawson

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publication of the Estes Park Trail-Gazette, atwice-weekly newspaper. The Community ResourceGuide is published in August.

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Welcome to Estes ParkEstes Park Trail-Gazette

S itting in the shadow of LongsPeak, Estes Park attracts liter-ally millions of visitors eachyear.

Summers are particularly busy astourists flock to the beauty that is con-tained in Rocky Mountain NationalPark located just west of town.

When Joel Estes first came upon theEstes Valley in 1859, he reportedly ex-claimed, “We were monarchs of all wesurveyed. We had the world all to our-selves.”

Rocky Mountain National Park is rec-ognized as one of the nation’s scenictreasures. The diverse landscape en-compasses a wide variety of habitatsranging from lush mountain meadowsand dense forests to the wind-swept, al-pine tundra that comprises more thanone third of the Park’s 426 squaremiles.

Estes Park is more than just a beauti-ful place. It’s a special town that castsits spell on visitors who find them-

selves wanting to call it home.Match Estes Park and the Estes Val-

ley’s natural magnificence with the am-bition and friendliness of its people,and the result is a rich blend.

Nestled high in the Rocky Moun-tains, Estes Park offers exceptional res-taurants, retail outlets, art galleries,musicians and dynamic theatrical pro-ductions. Estes Park also boasts an out-standing school system, as well asmany other essential amenities.

Estes Park offers shopping, fine din-ing and many recreational opportuni-ties. There are activities for the youngand young-at-heart, including go carts,putt putt golf, a giant slide and a pletho-ra of hiking trails.

Three main highways converge onEstes Park, each offering spectacularvistas. Colorado Hwy. 7 comes in fromthe south, offering views of Marys Lakeand Prospect Mountain. U.S. Hwy 36,from the southeast, provides overviewsof Lake Estes. U.S. Hwy 34, from thenortheast, takes nearly the same route

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Downtown Estes Park enjoys a scenicriverwalk that follows Fall River (seenhere) and the Big Thompson River.

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Medical ServicesEstes ParkMedicalCenter555 Prospect Ave.586-2317www.epmedcenter.com

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T he Estes Park Medical Center isa 25-bed critical access acutecare facility with a 24-houremergency department, 24-hour

ambulance service, emergency airtransport, medical/surgical services,obstetrics, home health care, and hos-pice.

Prospect Park Living Center, a60-bed skilled nursing facility, is locat-ed adjacent to the hospital and offers24-hour care. Physical, speech, and oc-cupational therapy are some of theservices available to the residents.

The Family Medical Clinic offersfamily medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, general surgery, and pedi-atrics. Specialists from the Front Rangecommunities see patients in the Speci-alty Clinic and offer services inallergy/asthma, cardiology, dermatolo-gy, dietetics, gastroenterology, neurol-ogy, oncology, ophthalmology, ortho-pedics, otolaryngology, plastic surgeryand cosmetic enhancement, podiatry,

pulmonology, sleep disorders, and urol-ogy.

EPMC assists people with their per-sonal health through prevention, main-tenance, health restoration, and sup-port.

Salud Family Health Center1950 Redtail Hawk Road Telephone:(970) 586-9230FAX: (970) 586-0292

The Salud Center is a nonprofit, com-munity-supported health clinic.

Medical services offered by Salud

Family Health Center includes pediat-rics, obstetrics, general surgery, der-matology, endocrinology, eye care,dentistry and mental health care. It of-fers family practice for adults and chil-dren, urgent care, physical exams,women’s health services, prescriptionsand lab work. Immunizations and refer-rals are also available.

Board-certified physicians and/orfamily nurse practitioners are on—dutyMedical Services at all times. Dental

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The Estes Park MedicalCenter.



Visitor Center the hubof hospitalityEstes Park Trail-Gazette

T he majestic scenery of RockyMountain National Parkcombined with the home townhospitality of Estes Park trans-

forms a trip to the Colorado Rockies intoa dream vacation in a corner of paradise.

Whether coming for a day, a week, ormore, visiting this eastern gateway com-munity to Rocky Mountain NationalPark, Estes Park, at 7,522 feet above sealevel is an experience you’ll rememberforever.

With world class hiking and climbing,fishing, golfing, sightseeing, wildlifewatching, galleries, unique shopping, anarray of dining choices, options in lodg-ing to meet every taste, and RockyMountain National Park out the backdoor, there’s something in Estes Parkjust for you.

Special events in Estes Park and sum-

mer-long free outdoor entertainment areset amidst the backdrop of Rocky Moun-tain National Park. Hear folk musiciansentertain, listen to a string quartet per-form, or tap your toes to a big band play-ing favorites. Beginning with Jazz Festheld each May and continuing throughthe holiday season’s “Catch the Glow’Christmas celebration, there are specialevents in Estes Park that will keep youcoming back for more.

Here, you can be adventurous all onyour own. But when you want advice orassistance, the Estes Park Visitor Center,operated by the Estes Park Conventionand Visitors Bureau, is a perfect place tostop.

Located at the intersection of U.S.Highways 34 and 36, the Center providesinformation about every business inEstes Park and things to do in the area.

When it comes to providing complete

visitor services, the one component ofexcellence that sets Estes Park apartfrom other areas is the contingent ofabout 65 volunteers who donate their ex-pertise and time to helping visitors havean outstanding vacation experience inthis area.

Telephone: 970-577-9900 or800-44-ESTES

Website: www.EstesParkCVB.com


The Estes Park Visitor Center is locatednear the key hub of Hwys. 34 and 36.

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The clinic accepts private insurance,Medicaid and Medicare. Some patientsare accepted on an “ability-to-pay” slid-ing scale based on income and familysize.

Timberline Medical PC131 Stanley Ave.Telephone: (970) 586-2343

Timberline Medical has served thehealth care needs of the Estes Parkcommunity’s families for over twentyyears. In 1998, Timberline began pro-viding urgent care services and occupa-tional medicine shortly thereafter. Tim-berline Medical offers a wide variety ofservices for the entire family includingWell-Child and Well-Adult exams, gy-necological services, fracture andwound care, minor surgical services in-cluding laceration repair and vasecto-my, colon cancer screening, ExerciseStress Testing, and diagnostic radiolo-gy services including bone densitome-try.

Timberline Medical is staffed withphysicians, a physician’s assistant and anurse practitioner.


Estes Valley Public LibraryEstes Park Trail-Gazette

T he Estes Park Women’s Clubfounded the Estes Park PublicLibrary in 1916. It moved to itscurrent 17,000 square foot build-

ing in 1991, was expanded and renovat-ed in 2002, and recently underwent aninterior renovation. In 2009, the libraryname was changed to the Estes ValleyPublic Library to reflect its scope ofcoverage.

Full-time staff members includingthe director, part time staff and volun-teers operate the library on a daily ba-sis. A seven member-based board oftrustees, appointed by Larimer CountyCommissioners and the Estes ParkBoard of Trustees oversee library oper-ations.

The library offers numerous chil-dren’s activities and special programs.Public meeting space and free Internetaccess are also available.

Internet access is offered by the halfhour and reservations are required.

Outreach programs are offered forthe homebound, vision or hearing im-paired, nursing home patients and localpreschools. The second floor of the li-brary features a rotating collection ofartwork from local artists every month.The library’s primary source of fundingis district property tax. Other sources

include the Friends of the Library, theLibrary Foundation, fees, grants anddonations.

The library’s website, esteslibrar-y.org, is frequently updated and offersinformation on interlibrary loans,schedule of events, checkout renewalsand local history and information.

Hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 9p.m., Monday through Thursday; 10a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday — Septemberthrough May. The library opens onehour earlier Monday through Saturdayin the summer — June through Au-gust.

Estes Valley PublicLibrary335 E. Elkhorn Ave.(970) 586-8116www.esteslibrary.orgDirector: Claudine Perrault


The Estes Valley Public Library offers awide variety of youth oriented programsthroughout the year.

Exercise & Health Club:Exercise Classes, Strength Machines,

Free Weights, Cardiovascular Equipment,Stretchers, Supervision,

Locker Rooms

Month, Week & Daily Memberships

Physical Therapy Clinic:All injuries, pre & post surgery

and rehabilitation welcomeMost Insurance Accepted

Early Morning and EveningAppointments Available

Exercise Membership IncludedWhile in Therapy

Open Every Day Keeping Estes Healthy for Over 10 Years!

SATISFYING ALL YOUR EXERCISE & PHYSICAL THERAPY NEEDSPlease Call for Hours of Operation, to schedule an appointment and for Club Information.

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Senior ServicesEstes Park Senior Center220 Fourth St.(970) 586-2996www.estes.org/seniorcenter

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T he Estes Park Senior Center of-fers a welcoming atmosphereand serves nutritious and afford-able meals Monday through Fri-

day at noon. Reservations are preferredby 10:30 a.m. the day of or any day pri-or. The Estes Park Senior Center isopen Monday through Friday from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. There are no age restric-tions for participation in any of the pro-grams and services of the Senior Cen-ter. Lunch menus are printed Friday inthe Trail-Gazette, announced eachmorning on radio KEPL 1470, can beobtained at the senior center or onlineat www.estes.org/seniorcenter.

The senior center offers exciting op-portunities for active adults. The centeroffers programs, classes and monthlyday trips to exciting venues across theFront Range. Also offered are a varietyof adult education courses, Tri-Fit exer-cise classes Tai Chi classes, blood pres-sure clinics, tennis group, pool and bil-liards, bridge, mah-johng, pinochle,stimulating discussion groups and so-cial events and more.

Additional educational, art and craftclasses and recreational classes, enter-tainment and general interest pro-grams are added monthly. Check withthe venter or online for current month-ly and seasonal offerings.

The Estes Park Senior Center also of-fers a Meals on Wheels program forhome-bound citizens. Meals are deliv-ered Monday through Friday at noon.A fee applies.

Estes Park Good SamaritanVillage1901 Ptarmigan Trail(970) 577-7700www.estesparkgoodsamvillage.com

Estes Park Good Samaritan Village isa retirement campus providing housingwith supportive services for people 55and over. Options include 46 twinhomeunits, 34 one and two-bedroom apart-ments and 24 assisted-living apart-ments. Services include meals, sched-uled transportation, covered parking,building and grounds maintenance,housekeeping, planned activities andpersonal assistance staff

(in assisted living). Residents haveaccess to a pool, exercise facilities,meeting rooms and lounges, library,woodshop, county store and hair salon.

The village supports equal housingopportunity and all faiths or beliefs arewelcome. As a community resourceGood Samaritan offers services such ascounseling and referral and care com-panion services. Facilities are availableto non-profit groups and seniors formeetings and other activities.

Estes Park Home Health Careand Hospice555 Prospect Ave. in the Estes ParkMedical Center(970) 586-2273www.epmedcenter.com

Estes Park Home Care providesservices for per-sons diagnosed with anacute or chronic illness needing theskills of a nurse and/or therapist. EstesPark Home Care provides skilled nurs-ing, medical social services, homehealth aides, physical, speech and oc-cupational therapy.

Hospice of the Estes Valley cares forpatients with terminal illness. Referralscan be made by the individual, physi-cians, friends or family. For further in-formation on senior citizen services,call the Larimer County Office on Ag-ing at (970) 498-6800.

Eyeglasses

Contact Lenses

Repairs

Computer Eyewear

Sunglasses

Eye Exams Available

Hometown OpticiansRichard, Cathy and Wendy, your eyewear consultants

Upper Stanley Village 577-1027Open Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.


HelpAgenciesEstes ParkTrail-Gazette

Alcoholics AnonymousAlcoholics Anonymous is a society withthe purpose of achieving and maintain-ing sobriety. This is done by a 12-stepprogram, in turn by helping others dothe same. Estes Park has a variety ofAA meetings seven days a week. Forinformation, call 586-2471.

American Red CrossFor national or international relief ef-

forts, call the American Red Cross at1-800-HELP-NOW or visit www.red-cross. org. The American Red CrossCentennial Chapter serves the EstesValley, located at 120 Saturn Dr. in FortCollins, Colo. For more information,call (970) 226-5728 or visit www.nor-therncolorado.redcross.org.

Caring Pregnancy Center ofthe Estes Valley

Caring Pregnancy Center of EstesValley offers free, confidential pregnan-cy tests, adoption counseling and refer-ral, parenting information, prenatal in-struction and post-abortion counseling.

Maternity and baby clothing andequipment are also available. CaringPregnancy Center of Estes Valley is lo-cated at 851 Dry Gulch Rd. The officeis open Mondays through Friday, from9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more inform-ation, call 586-2422.

Crossroads MinistryCrossroads Ministry of Estes Park,

Inc., is a nonprofit, ecumenical Chris-tian outreach agency providing tempo-rary emergency help with food, pre-scriptions, some dental and medicalassistance, rent, short— term lodging,utilities, and transportation. CrossroadsMinistry also provides meeting andteaching space. Crossroads Ministry islocated at 851 Dry Gulch Rd., openMonday and Friday from 10 a.m. to4p.m., Tuesday and Thursday from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., andWednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Formore information, call 577-0610.

Elizabeth Guild Thrift Shop

The Elizabeth Guild Thrift Shop sellsa variety of second-hand clothing,books and household supplies at amodest price. No TV’s, computers orfurniture. All proceeds benefit theEstes Park Medical Center. The Eliza-beth Guild Thrift Shop is located at 443W. Elkhorn Ave. and open Tuesdaythrough Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3:30

p.m. For more information, call586-7205 or visit www.epmedcenter.com. A second store, Lizzie’s Boutique,opened in 2006 as an outlet for higher-end items and is located two doorsfrom the Thrift Shop. Lizzie’s Boutiquehours are Wednesday through Satur-day, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

All items sold in both stores are do-

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Church DirectoryANGLICAN — Catholic

St. Francis of Assisi: 3480 St.Francis Way, 577-0601ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Park Fellowship: 340 S. St. Vrain,Estes Park, 586-4340BAHA’I FAITH

For meeting dates, times and loca-tions, call 586-6766BAPTIST

Estes Park Baptist Church:2200 Mall Road, 586-2463

Mountain View Bible Fellow-ship: 1575 S. St. Vrain, 586-3395CHRISTIAN

Christian Church of EstesPark: 4655 U.S. Hwy. 36, 586-8586

Citadel Revival Fellowship: 128Norske Trail, Allenspark.

Christian Science: 951 W. Elk-horn Ave., 586-2729CHURCH OF CHRIST

1470 Fish Creek Road, 586-4793CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OFLATTER-DAY SAINTS

200 2nd Ave., Lyons: 303-823-0191EPISCOPAL

St. Bartholomew’s EpiscopalChurch: 880 MacGregor Ave,586-4504EVANGELICAL FREE

Rocky Mountain Church: 451Promontory Drive, 586-0873FRIENDS (QUAKER)/

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTSJellison Library, Estes Park Center-

YMCA. 586-3757 or 586-2282JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES

Kingdom Hall: 1760 OlympianLane, 586-0567.INTERDENOMINATIONAL

Allenspark CommunityChurch: County Road 90 at Wash-ington Street, 303-747-2821.

Estes Park Center/YMCA ofthe Rockies: 2515 Tunnel Road,586-3341.

New Covenant Church: 1423Cnty Rd 84w. 303-747-1114LUTHERAN

Shepherd of the Mountains Lu-theran Church: 2000 PtarmiganTrail,

586-3900Mount Calvary Lutheran

Church: 950 N. St. Vrain, 586-4646METHODIST

United Methodist Church ofEstes Park: 1509 Fish Hatchery Rd.Fall River Rd, 586-4153PENTECOSTAL

United Pentecostal Church: 447W. Elkhorn, 586-4264PRESBYTERIAN

Community Church of theRockies: 1700 Brodie Ave. 586-4404

Pinewood Springs CommunityChurch: 863-6272ROMAN CATHOLIC

Our Lady of the Mountains Ro-man Catholic Church: 920 BigThompson Ave. 586— 8111RADIO

Church of the Air, radio stationKEPL, 1470 AM, Sunday, 8:30 a.m.SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

Valley Road and W. Elkhorn Ave-nue, 586-2830.UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS/FRIENDS

See information under Friends(Quaker) Unitarian Universalists. Jel-lison Library, Estes Park Center-YMCA. 586-3757 or 586-2282WESLEYAN

Estes Park Wesleyan Church:1820 S. St. Vrain Ave./ Mason’s Build-ing, 577-1158


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nated by the public or area vendors.

Estes Park Community ThriftShop

The Estes Park Community ThriftShop is located at 425 W. Elkhorn. withproceeds going to community nonprofitorganizations. The store takes clothing,books, household supplies and miscel-laneous items. No TV’s, computers orfurniture. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3:30p.m., Monday through Saturday. Formore information, call 586-2844.

Estes Park American MedicalAlert System

The American Medical Alert Systemoffers 24-hour personal emergency re-sponse for medically and physicallyhandicapped or socially isolated per-sons.

The office is located at 555 ProspectAve., and open Monday through Fridayfrom 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call for an ap-pointment at 586-2273.

Estes Valley Victim Advo-cates

Estes Valley Victim Advocates is a24-hour crisis intervention service

reaches out to victims of domestic vio-lence, sexual assault, crimes and acci-dents.

Safehousing, free counseling andagency referrals are offered. For moreinformation, call 577-9781. Office hoursare Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4p.m. For crisis intervention, call586-4000 (24 hours a day).

Habitat for Humanity of EstesValley

Habitat for Humanity is an ecumeni-cal, Christian housing ministry thatseeks to eliminate poor housing by cre-ating partnerships with the communityand families in need. Habitat for Hu-manity of Estes Valley is located at 851Dry Gulch Rd. (Mailing address: P.O.Box 2745). For more information, call586-8301.

Institute for Alcohol Aware-ness

Institute for Alcohol Awareness of-fers DUI and DWAI education andtherapy. The office is located at 205

Park Lane. Hours are Mondaythrough Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. Formore information, call 586-8954.

Larimer Center for MentalHealth

Larimer Center for Mental Healthprovides outpatient mental health serv-ices to adults, youths and families. Lari-mer Center for Mental Health is locat-ed at 1601 Brodie Ave., Suite 10, andopen Monday through Friday from 8a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Formore information, call 494-9959.

Larimer County Department ofHealth and Environment

Larimer County Dept. of Health andEnvironment provides walk-in clinics,immunizations, blood pressure screen-ing, pregnancy tests, TB tests, familyplanning clinics, STD exams, HIV test-ing, health education, and environ-mental health services and inspections.Call for specific programs, appoint-ments and clinic hours, at 577-2050.The office is located at 1601 BrodieAve., Suite 1, and open Mondaythrough Friday from 8 a.m. to noon and1 to 4:30 p.m.

United Way 2-1-1United Way 2-1-1 is a program of the

United Way of Larimer County. Call2-1-1 free of charge to receive commu-nity information and referrals. Trainedspecialists provide resource informa-tion, such as housing, food and utilityreferrals, legal assistance, donation re-ferrals, and provides volunteer opportu-nities.

Dial 2-1-1 to give or receive help inthe Estes Park area. Hours are 8 a.m.to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday and9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sun-day. For more information, call UnitedWay of Larimer County at (970)495-0923, ext. 211 or visitwww.firstcall211.org.

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SchoolsSpecial to the Trail-Gazette

Park R-3 School District Ad-ministrative offices

1601 Brodie Ave., Estes Park, CO80517, (970) 586-2361, Fax: (970)596-1108, www.estesschools.org

Estes Park ElementarySchool

1505 Brodie Ave., Estes Park, CO80517, (970) 586-7406, Fax: (970)

596-7407

Estes Park Middle School1500 Manford Ave., Estes Park, CO80517, (970) 586-4439 Fax: (970)

596-1100

Estes Park High School1600 Manford Ave.. Estes Park, CO80517, (970) 586-5321, Fax: (970)

596-1102

The Park R-3 School District servesa population of approximately 1,000students in grades preschool through12.

The district operates three separatebuildings, the elementary school (pre-school through fifth grade), the middleschool (sixth through eighth grade)

and high school (grades nine throughtwelve).

The district reaches as far as Allens-

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Students move to class in the EstesPark Middle School.


Estes Park HighSchool studentsrush to class.

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park, Drake, Pinewood Springs, andGlen Haven. A portion of the district isin Boulder County, and the district seatis Larimer County.

A superintendent and a five-memberelected board administrate the schooldistrict. Staff includes more than 100teachers, counselors, department me-chanics, maintenance staff, food serviceworkers, secretaries, aides, administra-tive assistants and other support staffmembers Property tax accounts forroughly 75 percent of the district’s in-come.

Eagle Rock School2750 Notaiah Rd., Estes Park, CO80517, (970) 586-0600, www.eagle-

rockschool.org

American Honda Corporation fundsthe operation of this private, residentialhigh school for students who have notdone well in traditional school environ-ments. The 640-acre campus, whichopened in 1993, is located near the Ea-gle Rock formation off Dry Gulch Road.The year-round, tuitionfree schoolteaches volunteerism and environ-mental stewardship in addition to a rig-orous academic program.

Eagle Rock students can often befound working on community serviceprojects in the Estes Park area. Stu-dents range in age from 15 to 17. Po-tential students from throughout theUnited States are eligible to apply foradmission. By pioneering non-tradition-al educational methods, the school andits staff of educators hope to provideprofessional development for educat-ors, as well as an opportunity for suc-cess for its students.

The Estes Park LearningPlace

1191 Woodstock Dr. Suite A, Estes

Park, CO

80517, (970) 577-0020

The Estes Park Learning Place is alocal nonprofit tutoring organization. Itoffers individual tutoring in a widerange of subjects, from reading andwriting to math and science. They alsooffer GED preparation help, ACT prep-aration help, and adult Spanish classes.

The Learning Place serves studentsK-12 and adults, offers sliding scalescholarships, and strives to honor eachstudent’s unique personality and indi-vidual learning needs.

Eagle Rockstudents not

only hit thebooks, they

also participatein theater.



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Electric Service Estes Park Lightand Power Department

970-577-3583170 MacGregor Ave.Estes Park, CO 80517

The utility serves around 9,300 cus-tomers, comprised of approximately7,600 residential accounts and 1,600commercial accounts.

Coverage area spans 280 squaremiles bordered by Rocky Mountain Na-tional Park on the east, Glen Havenalong the North Fork, Waltonia onHighway 34, to mile marker 9 on High-way

36 and Allenspark and Ferncliff toBunce School Road to the south.

All power is purchased from PlatteRiver Power Authority, including out-put from the Colorado-Big ThompsonProject. Power supplies include around

40 percent from the Western AreaPower Administration and 60 percentfrom PRPA’s Craig and Rawhide plants.

Generation: 45 megawatts from theBureau of Reclamation, 8 megawattsfrom Mary’s Lake.

Fees: new-service accounts require aletter of credit from a previous utility.

Deposits are returned after two yearsof good payment history with interest.

Sanitation DistrictEstes Park has two sanitation dis-

tricts, the Estes Park Sanitation Districtand the Upper Thompson SanitationDistrict. Both are separate entities fromthe Town of Estes Park.

Estes Park Sanitation District bound-aries are primarily the downtown area,along Fall River Road to Nicky’s, onBig Thompson Avenue to the ComfortInn, along Highway 7 as far as PineKnoll Drive. If you fall in the aboveareas you proba-bly are in the EstesPark Sanitation District.

Upper Thompson Sanitation Districtboundaries are primarily outside thedowntown area, Fall River Road fromNicky’s west, Big Thompson Avenuefrom the Comfort Inn east, Highwayfrom Pine Knoll Drive south.

Before finalizing any constructionplans, please check with Estes Park

Sanitation (970-586-2866) and UpperThompson Sanitation District(970-586-4544) to determine if the prop-erty is located in either district, andalso if it is serviceable.

Estes Park Sanitation District1201 Graves Avenue970-586-2866If you have questions or assistance in

determining fees for the Estes ParkSanitation District, please call970-586-2866.

Upper ThompsonSanitation District

2220 Mall Road970-586-4544If you have questions or assistance in

determining fees for the Upper Thomp-son Sanitation District, please call970-586-4544.

Water ServiceEstes Park Water Department970-577-3608577 Elm Road Estes Park, CO 80517

Utility serves around 9,500 custom-ers residing below “blue line” elevationof 7,850 feet.

Coverage area bordered by OlympusDam on the east, Eagle Rock turn-in onDry Gulch Road, McCreery Lane onDevil’s Gulch, southwest side of Car-riage Hills off Highway 7, Fish Hatch-ery area off Fall River Road, YMCA bor-der on Spur 66.

Plants: Marys Lake Treatment Plant,western slope water, capacity of twomillion gallons per day.

Glacier Creek Treatment Plant, east-ern slope water, capacity of three mil-lion gallons per day.

All plants provide full chemical treat-ment and filtration; water is disinfectedand adjusted for pH. No fluoride isadded.

Department maintains 106 miles ofwater pipelines and 574 fire hydrants.

Water rights: total of around 1,600acre-feet. Rights include 1, 200 Colorad-o-Big Thompson units (each unit aver-aging .7 acre feet), 500 acre feet fromU.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 300 acrefeet from Windy Gap diversion project,junior rights on Glacier Creek. WindyGap water authorized for augmenta-tion, allowing supplementation of rightsroughly equivalent to eight-acre feetused for each one acre foot “consum-ed.”

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Voter InformationSpecial to the Trail-Gazette

Vote Centers in Estes Park:

Estes Park Municipal Building 170MacGregor Ave. Room 202, EstesPark, CO 80517 or The Estes Park Hol-iday Inn 101 S. St. Vrain Avenue EstesPark, CO 80517

To be eligible to vote in the State ofColorado, you must be:

A citizen of the United States

At least 18 years old on or before theelection date

A resident in a Colorado precinct atleast 30 days prior to the election

Registered as a voter at least 29 daysbefore the election (a registrant whowill reach the age of 18 must registerbefore the 29 days in order to vote).

Voter registration is conducted bythe Larimer County Clerk’s Office,1601 Brodie Ave. and Town Clerk’s of-fice.

Election schedule

Town of Estes Park elections areheld in April in even-numbered years.Voters must live within the town limits.

Park R-3 School District elections areheld on the first Tuesday in Novemberin odd-numbered years. Voters mustlive within the school district.

Special districts, such as the ParkHospital District, Estes Park SanitationDistrict, Upper Thompson SanitationDistrict and Estes Valley Recreationand Park District are held the firstTuesday following the first Monday inMay in even-numbered years.

General elections choosing federal,state and Larimer County elected offi-cials are held the Tuesday after the firstMonday in November in even-number-ed years.

Re-registration If you move fromyour voter registration address, youmust change your address with theLarimer County Clerk and Recorder.

You may either mail your addresschange to the clerk and recorder’s of-fice, or stop into their office in thecounty courthouse, at the Town ofEstes Park Municipal Building, 1601Brodie Ave., Estes Park, CO 80517.

If changes are not submitted 29 daysor more prior to the election, you maybe subject to delays at the polling placewhere you vote.

Absentee ballots Voters unable to goto the polls on Election Day can applyfor an absentee ballot. Absentee ballotsmust be applied for each calendar yearand you must indicate which electionsyou want a ballot mailed to you for. Youmay download an absentee ballot fromthe Larimer County website and eitherfax or mail it to the Larimer CountyClerk and Recorder. Applications areaccepted from Jan. 1 preceding an elec-tion to the close of business on the Fri-day before the election. Absentee bal-lots may be obtained from the CountyClerk’s office for primary and generalelections. Rules for absentee ballots forspecial, municipal and school boardelections may vary.

Vote centers Larimer County isproud to be the pioneer of the VoteCenter Model. The Vote Centers arenot used during a mail-in ballot elec-tion.

The success of vote centers for the2003 Coordinated Election and boththe Primary and General Elections in2004 have drawn national interest tothis innovative voting technique.

In the state of Colorado, ‘vote center’is defined as “a polling place at whichany registered elector in the politicalsubdivision holding the election mayvote, regardless of the precinct inwhich the elector resides.” (ColoradoRevised Statutes, 1-4-104 (49.8)) TheVote Center Model affords the voterthe convenience of appearing at anyVote Center in the political subdivisionto cast a ballot which contains everyrace and issue on which he or she isentitled to vote.


YouthActivitiesSpecial to the Trail-Gazette

Estes Park Center/YMCA of theRockies

2515 Tunnel Road Estes Park, CO80511

(970) 586-0118

Activities include day camp, special-ty camps, youth basketball, roller skat-ing, swimming, mini-golf, tennis courtsand hiking.

Estes Valley Recreation and ParksDistrict

The district operated two play-grounds at Stanley Park, one designedfor toddlers and young children; anoth-er geared for older children.

Programming Fall: soccer, basket-ball, volleyball Winter: basketball, in-line hockey, ski van trips Spring: soc-cer camps, boy’s baseball, girl’ssoftball

Summer: boys’ baseball, girls’ soft-ball, tennis, volleyball, soccer camps,golf, van trips offering special events

(Water World, Six Flags/Elitch Gar-dens, etc.) After school programs atthe Estes Valley Youth Center.

Estes Park Aquatic Center

660 Community Drive Estes Park,CO 80517. Phone: 970-586-2340 Email:[email protected]

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The Estes Valley Recreation and Park District hosts a number of soccer activities fordifferent ages of youth.



The Estes Park Aquatic Center is anindoor pool that offers lap swimming, arope swing, diving board, showers, awading pool, water aerobics, a weight-lifting room, swimming lessons, openswim, and lifeguard training amongother programs. The pool can be rent-ed for private parties or special events.

Call or email for reservations.

Estes Valley Youth Center

380 Community Drive Estes Park,CO 80517

970-586-8189

The Youth Center provides activitiesfor young people in a safe environment.

The facility is a drop-in center withsocial activities open to all Estes Valleyyouth and visitors in grades sixthrough twelve. The center has a coinoperated pool table and video games, alarge screen television and VCR, stereoequipment, board games, foosball andtable tennis. There are computers avail-able for homework and games.

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Rocky Mountain NationalPark attracts millionsSpecial to the Trail-Gazette

R ocky Mountain National Park(RMNP) offers 415 squaremiles of dynamic landscapefeaturing lowland meadows,

numerous lakes and rivers, aspen andsubalpine forests, (alpine tundra) andtowering mountain peaks. Over 250,000acres of backcountry in the park weregranted wilderness area status early in2009 with the passage of the OmnibusPublic Land Management Act of 2009.This culminated a process that began in1974 when wilderness recommendationfor the park was made by the NationalPark Service under President Nixon.

All of these aspects of RMNP createan unparalleled outdoor playgroundwhere the possibilities are endless. Visi-tors hike its 360 miles of trails, watchherds of elk, fish for trout in its manystreams and lakes, camp underneath itsvast starry mountain skies or climb itsepic granite rock walls.

Nearly three million people visitRMNP each year, making it one of themost popular national parks in the coun-try. Maps and brochures can be obtainedat any of the RMNP visitor centers.

For general information call RMNPHQ (the park’s Information office) at(970) 586-1206 or visit the park’s officialwebsite www.nps.gov/romo.

Visitor CentersRMNP has four visitor centers where

guests can see nature exhibits, pur-chase RMNP books, buy gifts , viewtopographical maps of the park, andask the park rangers questions. Rest-rooms are available at the centers.

Alpine Visitor Center Located at FallRiver Pass at the junction of Trail Ridgeand Old Fall River roads the Alpine Vis-itor Center is open depending onweather and Trail Ridge Road condi-tions. It is closed in the winter.

Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Lo-cated on U.S. Hwy. 36, three milesfrom the town of Estes Park.

Fall River Visitor Center Located onU.S. Hwy. 34, five miles west of thetown of Estes Park, near the Fall RiverEntrance to the Park.

Kawuneeche Visitor Center Locatedone mile north of the town of GrandLake on U.S. Hwy. 34 at the west en-trance to the park Fees and Passes Au-tomobile: $20 — Valid for seven con-secutive days, including date ofpurchase.

Pedestrians, bicycles, motorcyclesand mopeds: $10 per person, not to ex-ceed $20 per vehicle. Valid for sevenconsecutive days including date of pur-chase. Available at all Rocky MountainNational Park entrance stations.

Rocky Mountain National Park An-nual Pass — A $40 pass which providesunlimited entry to this park for oneyear from the date of purchase. Avail-able at all Rocky Mountain NationalPark entrance stations or with a creditcard at 970-586-1438.

FishingFishing is allowed in designated

areas in the Park. A valid fishing li-cense is required. Some areas are

catch-and-release some are catch-and-keep. Obtain a fishing brochure at anyvisitor center. Regulations vary fromplace to place. Observe postings care-fully.

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Government DirectoryBill PinkhamMayorEstes Park

(970) 586-0992 (H)Term Expires: 4/2012

E-mail: [email protected]

Chuck LevineMayor Pro-temEstes Park

(970) 577-0825 (H)Term Expires: 4/2012

E-mail: estesparkchuck @yahoo.com

Eric BlackhurstEstes ParkTrustee(970) 586-4104 (H)Term Expires: 4/2012


Jerry MillerEstes ParkTrustee

(970) 586-9170 (H)Term Expires: 4/2012


John EricsonEstes ParkTrustee(970) 586-5042 (H)Term Expires: 4/2012


Mark ElrodEstes ParkTrustee(970) 586-1605Term Expires: 4/2014

Wendy KoenigEstes ParkTrustee(970) 586-5255E-mail: [email protected] Expires: 4/2014

JacquieHalburntEstes ParkTownAdministrator

(970) 577-3705 (W)E-mail: [email protected]

Estes Park OfficesComm. Development, 577-3725Director Bob JosephTown Clerk, 577-3702Jackie WilliamsonTown Finance, 577-3560

Steve McFarlandPublic Information, 577-3701

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Larimer CountyCommissioner Lew Gaiter IIICommissioner Steve JohnsonCommissioner Tom Donnelly200 W. Oak Street, Second Floor P.O.

Box 1190Fort Collins, CO 80522Phone (970) 498-7006Assessor Steve MillerClerk and Recorder Scott DoyleCoroner Patrick C. AllenDistrict Attorney Larry AbrahamsonSheriff James AlderdenSurveyor Chad WashburnTreasurer Myrna Rodenberger

StateGov. Bill Ritter136 State Capital Denver, CO 80203Phone: (303) 866-2471Sen. Kevin Lundberg (R-Dist. #15)200 E. Colfax Denver, CO 80203Capitol Phone: (303) 866-4853E-Mail: [email protected]. B.J. Nikkel Colorado State

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Government Directory (continued)Park School District R-3Todd JirsaPresident

Home: 586-6371Cell: 481-0915Work: 586-5659E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. MarieRichardsonVice-PresidentHome: 586-9855Cell: 481-8612E-mail: [email protected]

BobRichardsonSecretary

Cell: 303.956.9290E-mail: [email protected]

MichaelMillerTreasurerHome: 586-4350Cell: 227-4887E-mail: [email protected]

Tony PagliaDirectorHome: 577-0867Cell: 227-1676E-mail: [email protected]

LindaChapmanSuperintendentE-mail: [email protected]: (970)586-2361 ext. 3003

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LawenforcementSpecial to the Trail-Gazette

Estes Park Police Department170 MacGregor Ave.Dispatch: (970) 586-4000Emergency: 9-1-1

Enforces public safety and laws with-in the Town of Estes Park under the di-rection of Chief Wes Kufeld. In addi-tion to routine law enforcement, theEPPD provides School Resource Offi-cer, Restorative Justice, NeighborhoodWatch, Prepared for Disaster in EstesPark and Blue Santa Christmas gift-giv-ing programs.

The department no longer uses itsjail. Prisoners are held at EPPD onlybriefly before being transported to theLarimer County Detention Center inFort Collins.

Larimer CountySheriff’s Office

Estes Park Office — Brodie Ave.Office: (970) 577-2070

Sheriff Jim Alderden and his agencyoversee law enforcement and publicsafety in Larimer County. In addition toroutine law enforcement, the LCSOprovides transportation of inmates, civilprocess, handling of hazardous materi-als, search and rescue, maintains thedetention center and wildland fire sup-pression in unincorporated areas of thecounty.

Colorado State Patrol1-877-315-7623 or 1-303-239-4501Provides traffic enforcement on area

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Arts and EntertainmentSpecial to the Trail-Gazette

Art Center of Estes Park

The Art Center of Estes Park is anon-profit organization, which providesa facility to support and promote thework of local and regional artists. TheArt Center is located at 517 Big Thomp-son Ave. in Stanley Village and iswheelchair accessible. Summer hoursare 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Winterhours are Friday through Monday from11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information,call 586-5882 or visit www.artcentero-festes.com.

Cultural Arts Council of EstesPark

The Cultural Arts Council of EstesPark sponsors fine arts and performingarts events in Estes Park. The CulturalArts Council’s Fine Art Gallery is locat-ed at 423 W. Elkhorn Ave. A list of gal-leries and events are available at thearts council. Summer hours are Mon-day through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5p.m. Winter hours are Monday throughFriday from noon to 4 p.m. For moreinformation, call 586-9203, visitwww.EstesArts.com.

Estes Park Music Festival

The Estes Park Music Festival is anonprofit organization celebrating its32nd year. During the summer season,the festival presents the Colorado Mu-sic Festival, conducted by the world-re-nowned conductor Michael Christie.

The festival also presents a Sundayafternoon concert series at the StanleyHotel November through April. Formore information, call 586-9519 or visitwww.estesparkmusicfestival.org.

Fine Arts Guild of the Rockies TheFine Arts Guild of the Rockies presentsmusic and theater productions to theEstes Valley. For more information, vis-it www.FineArtsGuild.org.

Rocky Ridge Music Center

Rocky Ridge Music Center (RRMC)is a summer music center for students.RRMC offers chamber and orchestralmusic, private lessons and music theo-

ry for all types of instrumentalists. Bothstudent and faculty concerts are pres-ented during the summer months.

Rocky Ridge Music Center is located

nine miles south of Estes Park on Hwy7 at 465 Longs Peak Rd. For more in-formation, call 586-4031 or visitwww.rockyridge.org.


Festive art and decorations greet visitors to the Cultural Arts Council gallery locatedat 423 W. Elkhorn Ave. Festive art and decorations greet visitors to the Cultural ArtsCouncil gallery located at 423 W. Elkhorn Ave.


The Art Center is located at 517 Big Thompson Ave.


TownParksTrail-Gazette

Town Parks Estes Park ParksDepartment

(970) 577-3781www.estesnet.com/PublicWorks/

Parks/

Bond ParkBond Park is located next to the

Town Hall on Elkhorn Ave. Consistingof 46,000 square feet of open space, thepark is the centerpiece of town. It pro-vides picnic tables, benches, fire pit,drinking fountain, and serves as a pri-mary town area for festivals and con-certs.

Children’s ParkWith 2,500 square feet of open space,

this area is adjacent to La Casa shop-ping complex and the municipal park-ing lot. Located on the west end of theRiverwalk, the park offers playground,restrooms, drinking fountain, riverfrontage, picnic tables and benches.

Peacock and TregentLocated at the west end of Elkhorn

Ave., these open space areas includepicnic tables, drinking fountain,benches, restrooms, trees, flowers,cowboy sculpture and adjacent parking.

Performance ParkPerformance Park amphitheater is

located at 417 West Elkhorn Ave. be-hind Glassworks Studio. PerformancePark was built in front of a natural rockledge and is completely wired forsound and lights. The Town of EstesPark schedules numerous eventsthroughout the summer at the outdoorvenue.

Riverside/Baldwin ParkLocated off West Riverside Drive,

this 60,000 square feet open space in-cludes river frontage, picnic tables andbenches, trees, flowers and turf areas.Other amenities include the Riverwalk,fishing bridge and parking.

Riverside PlazaThe focal point of the Riverwalk, Riv-

erside Plaza is located behind business-es in the center of downtown on EastElkhorn Avenue and Riverside Drive.Riverside Plaza features benches,drinking fountain, water features, threesculptures (eagle, beavers, mountainlion), adjacent parking, back door retailentrances and river frontage.

Visitor Center Park

Visitor Center Park is located nearthe junction of Highways 34 and 36leading into Estes Park. The park in-cludes restrooms, drinking fountain,picnic facilities, trees, flowers, turfareas, parking, access to Lake EstesTrail, access to fishing areas and riverfrontage.


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VehicleInformationColorado Department of Reve-nue Motor Vehicle Division

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License plate purchases and titletransfers may be done at the LarimerCounty Clerk and Recorder Annex at1601 Brodie Ave., from 8 a.m. to 4:30p.m. Monday through Friday. Motor-ists are required to obtain Colorado li-cense plates within 30 days after estab-lishing residency in Colorado. The costof regular plates depends on the type ofvehicle, age, weight and value. Specialand personalized license plates are alsoavailable upon application.

Emission TestingEstes Park residents are not re-

quired to have an emission inspection

unless the vehicle commutes 90 daysor more into the Air Program Area, butlegislation is pending. If it goes into ef-fect, the proposed changes will take ef-fect in January of 2010. Contact theclerk’s office for more information.

Larimer County residents in Drake,Pinewood Springs and Lyons are re-quired to comply with emission testing.

When vehicles are used to commuteto the Denver metro area, an enhancedtest is required.

Driver’s LicenseA Colorado driver’s license is re-

quired for all drivers who are residentsof Colorado. Driver’s licenses may beobtained in either:

Fort Collins: Monday through Fri-day, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

1121 W. Prospect Road, 80521

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Licenses may also be obtained at anydriver’s license office in the state.There is no state motor vehicle officefor driver’s license in Estes Park.

Proof of InsuranceThe State of Colorado requires proof

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(970) 586-2200A Course in Miracles (ACIM)The ACIM study group meets week-

ly to explore the principles of “ACourse in Miracles,” a guide for ex-panding awareness. For more informa-tion, call Heidi at (970) 227-8491 orMarlena at 577-1977.

Alzheimer’s and Caregiver SupportGroups

Combined Alzheimer’s and Caregiv-er groups will meet together on thesecond and fourth Tuesday of eachmonth from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at GoodSamaritan in the Assisted Living smalldining room. For more information,contact Ann Lundquist at 586-2273 orEmmalie Conner at 472-9798.

American LegionThe American Legion, Joseph J.

Duncan Post 119, is located at the inter-section of Highways 7 and 36.For moreinformation, drop by, call 586-6118 orvisit www.estespost119.org.

Art Center of Estes ParkThe Art Center of Estes Park is a

non-profit organization that provides afacility to support and promote thework of local and regional artists. Formore information, call the Art Center ofEstes Park at 586-5882, or visitwww.artcenterofestes.com.

Association for Responsible Devel-opment

The Association for Responsible De-velopment is dedicated to preservingthe unique mountain character andnatural beauty of the Estes For moreinformation, contact Sandy at 586-1058or [email protected].

Aviation InternationaleThe Estes Park Aviation Club meets

the second Tuesday of the month at6:30 p.m. in the library’s Hondius

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The Riverwalk is an attractive location running through the center ofEstes Park.Pathways


Riverwalk

Begin at the Visitors Center (500 BigThompson Ave.) and hike west intotown along the river. Take a seat on theoutdoor patio of an Estes Park restau-rant or coffee shop. Enter shops fromthe back door along the Riverwalk andenjoy Estes Park shopping and natureat the same time. The Riverwalk nowextends west of Moraine Avenue toElkhorn Avenue. The path continues toPerformance Park and beyond.

(The downtown Riverwalk is a pedes-trian only path.) Lake Estes Trail Fol-low the Riverwalk east from the Visi-tors Center to Lake Estes. Go thedistance around the lake (3.75 miles)or just enjoy a short stroll. Wildlife andmagnificent views of Rocky MountainNational Park are the main attractionsof the Lake Estes Trail.

Fish Creek Trail

Enter Fish Creek Trail on the south-east end of Lake Estes. Go south ap-proximately two miles along FishCreek Road past the high school andthe Estes Park Golf Course all the wayto Scott Avenue. Look up and enjoy themajestic view of Longs Peak along thetrail.

Knoll-Willows

Knoll-Willows Trail starts at thenorth end of the Municipal Buildingand winds past the historic Birch Cabinand up to the ruins. The ruins featureviews of Estes Park and Rocky Moun-tain National Park.

The other trailhead begins at the topof Wonderview Drive. Trails takehikers to the ruins or down to BirchCabin and back into town.

Fall River Trail

Fall River Trail starts at West Elk-

horn Avenue at the waterwheel. Walkwest to the outdoor Performance Parkamphitheater where visitors enjoy mu-sic performances all summer long. Thetrail continues west along a woodedpath on the Fall River and will eventual-ly link to Rocky Mountain NationalPark.


The extension of the Fall River Trail isthe one of the latest additions to theEstes Park trail system.



Bright BeginningsBright Beginnings is a nonprofit, free

parenting program that offers friendlysupport and information to familieswith infants and toddlers. For more in-formation, or to set up a home visit foryou and your baby, call EVICS at586-3055.

Cardiac Support GroupThe Cardiac Support Group meets

on the third Wednesday of each monthat 11 a.m. at the Estes Park MedicalCenter in the Longs Peak ConferenceroomFor more information, call Jack orGale Voorhies at (303) 823-5992.

Caregiver Support GroupThe Caregiver Support Group meets

the second and fourth Wednesday ofeach month at 10 a.m. at Good Samari-tan Village. For more information, call586-2273.

Caring Pregnancy Center of EstesValley

Caring Pregnancy Center of EstesValley (CPC) offers mentoring forthose who are faced with unplannedpregnancies. CPC is open Mondaythrough Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m. CPC is located at 851 Dry GulchRoad above Crossroads Ministry Tohelp or for more information, call586-2422.

Centering PrayerCentering Prayer, meditation from

the Christian tradition, meets on Tues-days, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., and Thurs-days, from 3 to 5 p.m. For more inform-ation, call 586-1779 or 586-4516.

ColumbinesLadies, are you looking for a social

club to meet friends? Then join Colum-bines, a social club focused on friend-ship, caring, and the delights of livingin a mountain paradise. If this sparksyour interest, call Carol Clark at586-3956 for details on how to becomea member.

Community BridgeCommunity Bridge meets for lunch

followed by bridge play on Thursdaysat 12:30 p.m. at the Senior Center. Newplayers are always welcome. For reser-vations, call 586-2996.

Community PinochleCommunity Pinochle meets Monday

and Friday at 12:45 p.m. at the SeniorCenter. New players welcome.

Cultural Arts Council of Estes ParkThe Cultural Arts Council of Estes

Park presents free visual and perform-ing arts events, supports local artists,art galleries and arts organizations inthe greater Estes Valley. The arts coun-cil is located at 423 W. Elkhorn Ave.

For more information or to supportthe arts in Estes Park, call 586-9203, e-mail [email protected] or visitwww.estesarts.com.

Estes Park Area Weavers GuildThe Estes Park Area Weavers Guild

meets on the fourth Thursday of themonth at 1 p.m. in the Hondius Roomof the Estes Valley Library (335 E. Elk-horn AveFor more information, callGray Rueppel at 586-2978.

Estes Park Car ClubThe Estes Park Car Club meets the

first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. atthe Estes Park Museum, 200 Fourth St.

For more information, call Craig at586-4839. All are welcome to attend.

Estes Park ChoraleThe Estes Park Chorale, under the

direction of Claudia Irwin, perform sea-sonal concerts. For more information,call Jaquie Buckert at 586-5072 or CarolConger at 577-1748.

Estes Park Equestrian ClubThe Estes Park Equestrian Club

meets on the first Thursday of eachmonth at 7 p.m. in the library meetingroom, second floor. For more informa-tion, call Brenda Hendrix at 577-1242.

Estes Park Genealogical SocietyThe Estes Park Genealogical Society

meets on the second Thursday of eachmonth at 4 p.m. in the Wasson Roomon the second floor of the Estes ValleyPublic Library, through November. Forfurther information, call 586-5885.Guests are always welcome.

Estes Park Gun and Archery ClubIndoor range activities: Archery on

Tuesday, from 7 to 8 p.m., Firearms onWednesday, from 7 to 8 p.m., Firearmson Thursday, from 7 to 8 p.m. Newcombination for Common Point out-door range; to renew membership, callSharyn 586-2426.

Estes Park Internet Computer Us-ers Group

The Estes Park Computer UsersGroup (EPICUG) meets the third Tues-day of the month at 7 p.m. in the Hondi-us Room of the Estes Valley Public Li-brary. For more information, call JudyHouston at 577-7330.

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Estes Park Patriots for PeaceEstes Park Patriots for Peace meets

on the second Wednesday of themonth at 7 p.m. in the second floor ofthe library. For further information, call577-1588.

Estes Valley Postcard Club and Ex-change

The Estes Valley Postcard Club is agroup that gathers to collect postcards,learn about collecting, and enjoy indepth programs in early views of EstesPark and Rocky Mountain NationalPark. Call Jane Wright at 586-1791 formore information.

Estes Valley Quilt Guildhe Estes Valley Quilt Guild meets

the second Wednesday of each monthat the Good Samaritan Home, 1902Ptarmigan Trail. For more information,contact Mary Ann Jobe at 577-1200.

Estes Valley Victim AdvocatesEstes Valley Victim Advocates

(EVVA), Inc. provides crisis interven-tion 24 hours daily to victims of domes-tic violence, sexual assault, othercrimes and trauma. Individual counsel-ing and support groups are free andsafehousing for victims of domestic vio-

lence is available. If in need of immedi-ate emergency assistance, call 911. Ad-vocates may be reached during officehours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday, at (970) 577-9781.After hours, call the 24— hour dispatchline at (970) 586-4000 and ask to speakto an advocate. All calls are confiden-tial.

EVIAThe Estes Valley Improvement Asso-

ciation (EVIA) meets the secondThursday of every month at 7 p.m. inthe Hondius Room of the Estes ValleyPublic Library. For more information,call Bryan Michener at 586-5949.

EVICSEstes Valley Investment in Child-

hood Success (EVICS) is a private,non-profit organization committed tosupporting and promoting early child-hood care and education in the EstesValley. EVICS offers resources, inform-ation and training to child care provid-ers and preschools, and parent assist-ance for locating quality child care. Formore information, call EVICS at586-3055 or email [email protected].

Friendship Force of the RockyMountains

Friendship Force of the Rock Moun-

tains is the Estes Park chapter ofFriendship Force International. Formore information, call Skip Betts at586-5670.

Handbell EnsembleThe Estes Valley Handbell Ensemble

meets for rehearsals in Room 203 ofthe Municipal Building on Thursday at7 p.m., September through June. LynnPatten directs the community choir.New ringers, beginning to advanced,are always welcome. For informationor a rehearsal schedule, call Vicky Wa-sinski at 577-0539.

Kaffeeklatsch with the German-American Club

The German-American Club meetson the second Wednesday of eachmonth for a couple of hours of chatting,singing and catching up with all that isgoing on in the world. For more in-formation, call Irene at 586-9051 orGretchen at 577-0802.

KBBKnights of the Belt Buckle (KBB)

meet every other Wednesday of themonth at noon at Nickys Restaurant.For more information, call Andy at586-6700.

Kiwanis ClubThe Kiwanis Club of Estes Park

breakfast meetings convene on the sec-ond and fourth Fridays of the month at6:45 a.m. at the Other Side Restaurant.For more information, call 586-9669.

Knights of ColumbusThe Knights of Columbus Council

12063 meets on the second and fourthThursdays of each month at Our Ladyof the Mountains Catholic Church.Meeting begins at 7 p.m. For more in-formation, call Joe Phillips at 577-1282.

League of Women VotersThe League of Women Voters

promotes the informed participation ofcitizens in government by providingnonpartisan educational information ontopics of public concern and on the pro-cesses of government. For more in-formation, call Karen Ericson at586-5042.

Lions ClubLions Club International is the

world’s largest volunteer service orga-nization, with clubs all over the globe.The Estes Park Lions Club meets atthe Peak to Peak American Grille at6:30 p.m. on the first and third Thurs-days of each month. For more informa-tion, visit www.EstesParkLionsClu-b.org.

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Longs Peak Rotary ClubThe Longs Peak Rotary Club of

Estes Park meets every Wednesday at5:30 p.m. at the Peak to Peak AmericanGrille. For more information call217-2533.

Low Vision Support GroupThe Low Vision Support Group

meets the second Tuesday of everymonth at 10:30 a.m. at the Estes ParkGood Samaritan Village. For more in-formation, call Disabled Resource Serv-ices at (970) 482-2700 (voice), (970)407-7060.

Masonic LodgeEstes Park Lodge No. 183 A. F. &

A.M. is located at 1820 South St. Vrain(Highway 7) and meets at 7:30 p.m. thefirst and third Mondays of each month,March through December. For moreinformation, call Jack Dreibus at586-4532.

Monday Night Book GroupThe Monday Night Book Group

meets in the Wasson Room (upstairs)at the Estes Valley Public Library onthe second Monday of each month at 7p.m. For more information, contact BevTodd at [email protected] or SybilBarnes at 586-2789 or [email protected].

Multicultural ConnectionsMulticultural Connections’ mission is

to assist the community to integrateand celebrate persons of diverse cul-tures. For more information, call Mar-cie Kiser at 586-5090 or en Español, callOlga Rojas at 586-1098.

NARFEThe Estes Park Chapter 1038 of the

National Association of Active and Re-tired Federal Employees meets forlunch on the fourth Wednesday of themonth, September through June, at theEstes Park Senior Center. For more in-formation, contact Jan Verschuur,chapter service officer, at 586-3335.

PaCKPaCK (Parents and Community for

Kids) of Estes Park meets the firstThursday of the month at 7:30 a.m. Themeetings are held at the Estes ValleyYouth Center on Community Dr. Formore information, leave a message at586-8189 or e-mail the organization [email protected] or visit theorganization’s web site at www.estes-parkpack.org.

Newcomers Club of Estes ParkThe Newcomers Club of Estes Park

is a non-profit group to help residents

become acquainted with and involvedin the many activities of the Estes Parkarea. For more information, visitwww.estesparknewcomers.org.

Newcomers Trail Ridge QuiltersThe Newcomers Trail Ridge Quilters

meet every Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m. inthe Longs Peak Room of the EstesPark Medical Center. Call Gray at586-2978 or Nancy at 577-9234 for de-tails.

Old Gallery in AllensparkThe Old Gallery in Allenspark has lo-

cal artists, art classes and workshops,an annual race, teddy bear picnic, anannual arts day, potlucks and music,soup nights, line dancing, and also of-fer wellness services: massage, qigong,reiki, yoga, and more. The Old Gallery(we’re a 501c3 non-profit public chari-ty). The website is www.allensparkold-gallery.com.

Oratorio Society of Estes ParkThe Oratorio Society of Estes Park

chorus and orchestra perform two com-munity concerts a year. For more in-formation, call Susan McNeil at586-9405.

Partners Mentoring YouthPartners of Estes Park creates and

supports mentoring relationships be-

tween positive adult role models andyouth facing challenges in their lives.For more information, call DianaLaughlin at 577-9348, e-mail [email protected] orvisit www.partnersmentoringyouth.org.

Reader’s CircleReader’s Circle meets at 6 p.m. on

Mondays at the Maude Jellison Libraryon the YMCA of the Rockies grounds.

For directions to the library or moreinformation, call Sybil at 586-2789 oremail [email protected].

Religion and Philosophy GroupThe Religion and Philosophy Group

meets on the third Wednesday of themonth at the the Estes Park SeniorCenter. For more information, call Mi-chael Dzik at 303-747-9351.

Rotary ClubThe Rotary Club of Estes Park meets

every Thursday at noon at The OtherSide Restaurant. For more information,call 586-9519.

Shining Mountains GroupThe Shining Mountains Group of the

Colorado Mountain Club, the oldestand largest mountaineer organizationin this part of the country, sponsors

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Parks and RecreationSpecial to the Estes Park Trail-Gazette

T he Estes Valley Recreation andPark District provides severalvenues for people to choosefrom when it comes to getting

out and having fun.The District offers a 9-hole and an

18-hole golf course, the Estes ParkAquatic Center, adult and youth recrea-tion programs, the Estes Park YouthCenter, and activities at Lake Estes andthe Lake Estes Marina.

Estes Park Aquatic CenterThe pool has open swimming daily

with lap swim available at differenttimes. Swimming and springboard div-ing lessons: several sessions are of-fered for all age groups. American RedCross CPR/First Aid Classes are alsooffered.

RecreationSummer programs for youth include

tennis, volleyball, instructional baseballand girls’ softball, and youth and familyvan trips.

GolfA round of golf in Estes Park comes

in two flavors: the nine-hole variety, asplayed at the Lake Estes Golf Course, acomfortable nine-hole that hugs LakeEstes and is cut by the Big ThompsonRiver, and the 18-hole variety availableat the Estes Park Golf Course. Thereare likely to be elk on the side at eithercourse to share your round with you,not to mention the sort of scenery ev-ery course this side of Pebble Beachwould kill for. And if your tee shotseems to travel a little farther thanusual, chalk it up to the thinner air at7,500 feet.

Estes Park Golf CourseThe Estes Park Golf Course, located

at 1080 S. St. Vrain Avenue (ColoradoHighway 7), has been ranked amongthe most scenic sets of links in thecountry. The season begins in mid-April, when the play is punctuated bythe spring snows that bring moisture tothe course and kick-start the green-upwhen the sun hits the fairways, and awet April should give the courses ev-erything they need to get the grassgrowing this year. By mid-June, the

6,400-yard (from the blue tees), par 71is hitting peak condition, which it main-tains well into September.

The course has a Pro Shop and driv-ing range, and a restaurant, and hostsabout 30,000 rounds a season, includ-ing numerous tournaments. Tee timesare recommended, especially for amorning round during the peak sum-mer months. Call 866-586-8146 ext. 0for tee times. Electric carts, pull cartsand clubs are available for rental.

Lake Estes Golf CourseThe Lake Estes Golf Course, located

at 690 Big Thompson Avenue (US 34),plays at 2,209 yards from the men’stees, and par is 31. As at the 18-holecourse, tee times are recommendedduring the summer season — call970-586-8176. Pull carts and clubs areavailable for rental.

Some water makes a round on theLake Estes Golf Course interesting,and there are almost always a few elkaround — it’s a favorite wintering spotfor them, and the spring green-up istheir salad bar. All told, about 20,000nine-hole rounds are played at thecourse annually.

Tee times at both courses can bemade up to seven days in advance forweekdays, and on the Friday of the pre-vious weekend for weekend reserva-tions.

Winter GolfFrom November through March, the

Lake Estes Golf Course is open for win-ter golf play, and there are plenty ofpleasant and playable days over thecourse of the winter. The seasonal rateof $7 for unlimited, all-day play, no teetimes required.


about 3,000 outings year-round. For in-formation regarding these outings, con-tact Madeline Framson at 586-6623.

Supporters of the Performing ArtsThe Supporters of the Performing

Arts (SOPA) is dedicated to raisingfunds for the design and constructionof a state-of-the-art performing arts cen-ter for the Estes Valley. The SOPAboard meets every other Monday at 3p.m. in the Wasson Room at the library.Anyone who would like to attendshould call 970 481 6630 to verify thedate.

Sunrise Rotary ClubThe Estes Valley Sunrise Rotary

Club meets every Tuesday at 7 a.m. atThe Otherside Restaurant. For more in-formation, call 586-5837.

Sustainable Mountain LivingSustainable Mountain Living (SML)

meets on the third Sunday of everymonth at 4 p.m. at Good Samaritan Vil-lage. For more information, contactMay Anderson at 586-9571.

ToastmastersToastmasters, a public speaking or-

ganization that helps members improvetheir communication skills. Brown bag

lunch meetings will be held eachThursday from noon to 1 p.m. in theGeorge Hix meeting room at US Bank,363 E. Elkhorn Ave. For more informa-tion, call Barb Williams at 577-1649 orvisit www.toastmasters.org.

Tot’s Music and Play

The Presbyterian CommunityChurch of the Rockies introduces anew toddler program to the Estes Val-ley community. Toddlers and their par-ents are invited to a 30-minute rompingmusic time in the fellowship hall onThursdays at 11 a.m. For more inform-ation, call Kristin Barker at 586-4404,ext. 16.

V.S.I.

Veteran’s Service, Inc. provides freerides for Estes Park-area veterans whohave appointments in the VA Hospitalsin Denver and Cheyenne, Wyo. Tomake an appointment at the VA Hospi-tal in Cheyenne, call 1-888-483-9127; forthe VA Hospital in Denver, call303-399-8020; for the outpatient clinic inFort Collins, call (970)

224-1550. To arrange a ride to an ap-pointment, call the V.S.I coordinator inFort Collins, Joe Gonzales at (970)484-1795. For more information aboutthe V.S.I and their ride program, callTedd Shanks at 586-5195.


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Special Transit is available in Estes Park.SpecialTransitTo Request a Ride

1-888-647-9768 (toll free)Administrative Offices 1-888-647-8114

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Special Transit offers low-cost, door-through-door transportation to ALL resi-dents within Estes Park and those livingin bus-accessible locations in the imme-diate vicinity. Highly-trained, courteousdrivers provide direct assistance to andfrom the bus and into buildings whennecessary to ensure the passenger’ssafety. The bus is equipped with a lift forthose who cannot use stairs. Passengersmay travel to all types of destinations in-cluding grocery stores and other shop-ping destinations; work, education, orvolunteer sites; the senior center or rec-reation center; medical or other appoint-ments; and private homes.

Rides in Estes Park are available Mon-day through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Trips to Loveland are offered the thirdThursday of every month. A minimumof five people must sign up for the tripdown-Valley to take place.

The local fare is $1.25 one way. How-

ever, local rides for residents age 60 andover are free. The cost for the trip toLoveland is $8 round trip/$4 one way.Reduced-fare and no-fare options areavailable to individuals who cannot af-ford the full fare.

If Special Transit is unable to providea ride but the passenger can find some-one else to provide the needed transpor-tation, mileage reimbursement is avail-able through the Family and FriendsProgram. Covered rides include thoseoutside Special Transit’s regular servicehours and days, or when a passenger is

denied a ride because of a full schedule.The program can cover trips withinEstes Park, to nearby mountain towns,or to the Valley (Loveland, Fort Collins,and communities in Boulder County).For medical trips only, travel to the Den-ver metro area may also be covered. Alltrips must be authorized in advance.

Request rides one to14 days in ad-vance; same-day rides may also be avail-able. Call 1-888-647-9768 Mondaythrough Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. orrequest your ride online anytime atwww.specialtransit.org.

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RadioKEPL Radio586-95551470 AM, all talk format.On air 24 hours a day, offering inter-

mittent news broadcasts.

TelevisionEPTV Channel 8586-6399Broadcasting original programming.

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405 Stanley Ave, Estes Park, COBaja Broadband has the franchise to

provide cable television within theTown of Estes Park. The firm alsoserves parts of unincorporated LarimerCounty outside the town limits.

DirecTV1-888-777-2454 (new sub scribers),1-866-443 8869 (existing subscribers)Dish Network1-800-201-0978,1-800-333-3474 (customer service)

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Fire Station, 901 N. St. Vrain Ave.,Estes Park Phone: Emergency 911, Ad-ministration 577-0900

Area of coverage: 90 square milesMutual aid agreements: Allenspark,Pinewood Springs, Glen Haven, Love-land, Larimer County, Big Elk Mead-ows, RMNP, U.S. Forest Service, PlatteRiver Power Authority.

Glen Haven VolunteerFire Department

Phone: Emergency 911, Administra-tion 86-4440

Area of coverage: 36 square miles,west to RMNP, south to top of switch-backs, north to top of Signal Mtn., eastto point halfway between Loveland andDrake.

Mutual aid agreements: Loveland

Rural Protection Fire District, EstesPark, U.S. Forest Service, LarimerCounty Emergency Services, RMNP.

Pinewood Springs VolunteerFire Department

Phone: Emergency 911, Administra-tion 303-823-5086

Area of coverage: Pinewood Springsarea, extending to mile-marker 14 onHighway 36 and mile-marker eightwest to Lion’s Gulch.

Mutual aid agreements: Estes Park,Boulder County fire districts.

Allenspark VolunteerFire Department

Stations located at Allenspark,Raymond/Riverside, CovenantHeights, Meeker Park Lodge Phone:Emergency 911, Administration303-747-0145

Area of coverage: 155 square miles,including Allenspark and Ferncliff, ex-tending from mile-marker 5.5 on High-way 7 near Lily Mtn. Trailhead to mile-marker 26 on Highway 7,approximately four miles west ofLyons.

District also extends to mile-marker49.5 on Highway 72 near Jamestownturnoff and to the RMNP boundary tothe west.

Mutual aid agreements: Estes Park,Boulder County fire districts, structuralprotection for RMNP.


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T he Town of Estes Park keepsroads well plowed when snowfalls. Crews from various munic-ipal departments begins plow-

ing at 4 a.m. when there’s an inch ormore of accumulation and at 3 a.m. ifthere’s more than two inches.

If more than two inches accumulates,crews will use a loader to remove snowfrom downtown streets and parkinglots. When roadways become icy,crews are dispatched to spread sand atstop signs and on hills where driversneed extra protection.

Estes Park’s Snow Removal Programconsists of cleaning all town—main-tained streets, cul-de-sacs, parking lots,sidewalks, ridge removal and hike andbike trails. The town typically goesthrough about 2,000 tons of sand peryear.


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