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Incidents In Rocky Mountain National Park Last Weekend

Incidents In Rocky Mountain National Park Last Weekend

On Friday, August 27, at 2:23 p.m. park rangers received a cell phone call regarding a 50 year-old male hiker (hometown unknown) with an ankle injury near the Trough on the Keyhole Route of Longs Peak. The hiker’s son was requesting assistance. Two park rangers left the Longs Peak Trailhead and met the injured man [...]

2010 Collector Holiday Ornament Now Available Features Catch The Glow

2010 Collector Holiday Ornament Now Available Features Catch The Glow

Since 1986, the Town of Estes Park employees’ Helping Hands Committee has created commemorative annual holiday ornaments for purchase by the public. The proceeds from ornament sales are used to provide high school senior scholarships and assistance to local families in need. Now available, the 2010 ornament commemorates the Catch the Glow parade with a [...]

The “Catch The Glow” Parade Wants Your Opinions!

The “Catch The Glow” Parade Wants Your Opinions!

The “Catch The Glow” Parade has been a mainstay of the holiday season in this community for more than 25 years. It brings light, merriment and excitement not only to Estes Park residents, but to the thousands who travel from all over to Estes Park as part of their traditional holiday festivities. Mike Young and [...]

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Display Highlights History Of Park Theatre Mall Site

02 September 2010

On August 19, Estes Park Mayor Bill Pinkham and Town Trustees joined Park Theatre Mall co-owner Sharon Seeley, her husband Bob Seeley and brother Andrew Stanger to hang 11 interpretive panels along the Riverwalk connection through the Park Theatre Mall site. The display, which was produced by staff at the Estes Park Museum, highlights the [...]

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Thank You Estes Park

28 August 2010

To The Editor: “In our lifetime, we will see a cure for cancer. Not because we wished for it, but because we worked for it.” What can you say about Estes Park? Not only is it a beautiful place to live, but the community is caring, and supportive as well. The Relay For Life Leadership [...]

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Fatality on the Diamond of Longs Peak

27 August 2010

At approximately 8:00 a.m. this morning, Friday, August 27, two park rangers on a climbing patrol on the Yellow Wall route on the Diamond of Longs Peak, witnessed a fall of a technical climber from Broadway Ledge. The climber fell down the North Chimney Route from Broadway Ledge to Mills Glacier, roughly 800 feet. The [...]

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Dream Of A Lifetime

27 August 2010

By: Charley L. Dickey IV Living here in Estes Park, I am surrounded by many that have accomplished the task of climbing Longs Peak. Those that have failed attempts and those that have succeeded in reaching the summit have an understanding of the drive, desire and effort necessary to realize this goal. On July 15, [...]

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Wheel Bar Celebrates 65 Years In Business

26 August 2010

This weekend the world famous Wheel Bar in Estes Park celebrates 65 years of serving Estes Park. To thank the community and all of the guests who have visited “The Wheel” throughout the years, the Nagl family invites everyone in for $1 well drinks and $1 domestic draft beers at their 65th Anniversary Party! The [...]

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“What’s Wrong With This Picture?”

26 August 2010

By: John Meissner In 1992, as Estes Park prepared for its 75th birthday, a large number of commemorative plaques and monuments were placed in downtown open spaces and on historic buildings. While most of the information incorporated on the markers was accurate, some of the dates and locations were grossly inaccurate. With the advent of [...]

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First Day Of School

24 August 2010

On Monday, August 23, 2010, Chloe Burke and her mom Claudine Perrault were greeted by Principal John Bryant and teacher Sandee Life on the first day of school in Estes Park, Colorado.

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Estes Park’s Historic Lodges In Library Display

19 August 2010

The historic lodges of Estes Park, past and present, are being celebrated this month in a special display in the lobby case at the Estes Valley Library. The exhibit was assembled from the personal collection of Suzanne Silverthorn, author of “Rocky Mountain Tour”. For more than one hundred years, Estes Park’s hoteliers have formed long-lasting [...]

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  • Sat 9/4/2010: John Denver Tribute Concert
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  • Sun 9/5/2010: Estes Park Alpaca Market
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  • Fri 9/10/2010: Longs Peak Scottish Irish Highland Festival
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