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Estes Valley Voice Podcast

Daily releases of the latest Estes Park news, commentary, interesting interviews, and stories for Estes Valley Voice readers and listeners.Produced by Brett Wilson for the Estes Valley Voice

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3:56

An Eye on the Golden Dome: Dispatches from the State...

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2025/01/14

Story by Hank LaceyUpdate, Jan. 13, 2025, 6:25 pmThe Colorado General Assembly welcomed 25 new members in the past week. They include five new senators and about two dozen new representatives, including District 49’s Lesley Smith.Senators making their first appearance in the upper chamber are Scott Bright of District 13, elected to replace term-limited Kevin Priola; Lisa Frizell of District 2; Matt Ball, a former aide to Denver mayor Mike Johnston, to represent District 31; former University ...

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8:03

Good Question! Where are the missing Buel Porter...

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2025/01/13

Story by Patti BrownOver the past seven decades, Buel Porter’s holiday displays have charmed Estes Park. It began with a display of Santa in a helicopter which he created for his own home in 1955.The first one created for the Town of Estes Park was Santa and his reindeer which came in 1957. He created several whimsical ones—Christmas in Bugville, the Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe, and Santa’s Xmas Card Studio.He also created religious ones including an elaborate nativity diorama with a manger...

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5:33

The Beatles had a ticket to ride, local pilot flew them

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2025/01/08

Story by Heidi Bigler ColeTWA Pilot Tom Maher noticed something unusual when he arrived at Heathrow Airport in London. It was 1965. Throngs of young women were crowded into the airport parking lot, looking toward the tarmac.“What’s going on around here?” Maher asked.“You’re taking the Beatles to New York today,” local airport staff told him.Maher was about four months into his 31-year TWA career when he met the Beatles. He had just resigned his Air Force commission to be closer to home ...

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8:11

Life can be dangerous for senior drinkers

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2025/01/07

Story by Elisabeth SherwinColorado is known for many things. Unfortunately drinking is one of them. The state’s per capita alcohol consumption is higher than the national average.The national average is 536 drinks per person per year. Colorado beat that in 2023 with 645 drinks per person per year, according to the State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup.Fortunately, many residents also seek treatment, with 40- to 59-year-olds being the largest age group looking for help.Terry Rustin, a psych...

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8:23

EVICS family resource center provides free legal...

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2025/01/07

Story by Barb Boyer BuckOver the last year as America prepared to elect a new president, immigration was one of the most talked about political issues, including heated rhetoric about deporting those who are in the country without legal authorization.On Oct. 30, a week before the election, during a campaign rally in Rocky Mount, N.C., Donald Trump promised that “on day one,” he would “launch the largest deportation program in American history.” He went on to say he would ban all “sanctuary ci...

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12:58

Happy News Year

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2025/01/04

Story by Patti BrownLooking back and looking forwardThis week we touched the six-month milestone since the launch of the Estes Valley Voice. We are grateful to our readers, subscribers, sponsors, and advertisers. Thank you all and thank you the generous contributors who helped us not just to reach our goal but to exceed it for a 50-50 match through ColoradoGives.Thank you to the Colorado Media Project and Colorado News Collaborative for serving as our fiscal sponsor. We will receive a grant o...

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4:54

Judge rules in favor of Estes Valley Voice in open...

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2025/01/03

Story by Hank LaceyA Larimer County judge ruled Monday that the Estes Valley Fire Protection District violated the state’s open meetings law when it hired chief Paul Capo during an October executive session.The decision is a win for the Estes Valley Voice and its editor, Patti Brown, in a lawsuit filed to challenge EVFPD’s secretive process for hiring its new day-to-day leader. “[W]hile they avoided taking a formal vote or ranking all the candidates, it’s clear that after discussing each...

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4:54

Local author writes in a tough game with bad odds

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2025/01/02

Story by Elisabeth Sherwin“I am a story-teller,” said Kevin Wolf, 73, in a recent interview.Wolf also is a published author of a half-dozen books, the most recent of which is “Trailridge,” a mystery/adventure set in Rocky Mountain National Park.In it he introduces Guy Hogan who will be a recurring character in future stories. In Hogan’s debut novel, he solves a crime involving poaching, the Lawn Lake Flood of 1982, a beautiful blonde, and a red Corvette.In truth, Wolf says, poaching is not a ...

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12:04

CPW explores Western Slope mountain lion density and...

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2024/12/24

Story by Hank LaceyThe human-wildlife interface is one of the many challenges threatening the state’s big cat population.Colorado Parks and Wildlife unveiled in November the results of a multi-year study on Western Slope mountain lions, showing robust population densities, while the agency’s governing body also adopted a ten-year management plan for mountain lions on the East Slope.The density study’s results followed last month’s rejection of a ballot initiative that would have banned trophy...

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7:13

Blending business acumen with a passion for beer and...

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2024/12/23

The Barrel owner Ingrid Bush sheds light on building a successful businessStory by Dawn WilsonOn a windy, late fall afternoon, Mike, the bar manager at The Barrel, places a cinnamon stick on the handle of a red mug and pours a hot beverage into the cup. Steam drifts off the golden liquid of hot whisky with a hint of honey and lemon. A hot toddy, one of the winter specials at The Barrel, is the ideal drink for warming up after a day on the trails in the notorious winds of Estes Valley.Two patr...

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5:34

DarkSky certification sought for Estes Valley by...

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2024/12/20

Light pollution from outdoor, artificial light has been shown to take a toll on humans, wildlife, and ecosystemsStory by Suzy BlackhurstClearly seeing the Milky Way and other stars and protecting ecosystems that rely on the day-night cycle are just two of the named benefits of becoming a certified Dark Sky International Community, according to Dana Paiement, senior destination development manager at Visit Estes Park.The certification also will be beneficial for promoting visitation to Estes P...

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5:25

Special district elections will be here soon

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2024/12/17

Candidates interested in standing for election on one of five area boards can submit their name from Jan. 26 through Feb. 20Story by Suzy BlackhurstOn Jan. 26, just six short weeks from now, people interested in serving on one of five special taxing districts in the Estes Valley can get an early jump on other candidates. Procrastinators have until Feb. 20 for their name to be printed on a ballot for the elections which will be held May 6, 2025.Operating as Estes Park Health, the Park Hospital...

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5:54

EP Health passes $63 million budget for 2025

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2024/12/16

Hospital board authorizes a 4% market and merit-based salary increase for staffStory by Suzy BlackhurstThirty minutes was all it took to reject two objections made by the Estes Valley Voice and pass the 2025 Estes Park Health’s $63 million budget Friday morning.The special session of the EPH Board of Directors was called so the board would have time to consider the objections prior to adopting pertinent legal documents associated necessary to conduct business in the coming year. At least 13 m...

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2:56

The Nutcracker ballet has become an Estes holiday...

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2024/12/14

Ballet Boulder comes to The Stanley Hotel for three sold-out performancesFeature by Patti BrownA Sugar Plum Fairy, waltzing flowers, a princely nutcracker, a young girl, magical mice, and a parade of exotic characters from Spain, Arabia, China, and Russia all make Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker a perennial holiday tradition.The Boulder Ballet will perform excerpts from The Nutcracker Suite at The Stanely Hotel Saturday and Sunday in the Pavilion. The three scheduled performa...

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7:39

Do no harm: Doctor calls on EPH board to demand CEOs...

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2024/12/12

“Nero is fiddling while Rome is burning, and the emperor has no clothes on.”Commentary by Thomas E. Leigh M.D.Part of the Hippocratic oath is "primum non nocere" -- do no harm.I recently tried to contact both David Beaty and Corey Workman after the last board meeting and neither returned my calls or emails. So, I am choosing to go public with my concerns.We could communicate more eﬀectively if the members of the Estes Park Health board would make themselves available to their constituents. Bu...

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5:20

Senior Helpers steps in to fill a gap in non-medical...

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2024/12/10

Company acquires local Caring Hands company to provide continuity of services in the Estes ValleyStory by Patti BrownEstes Park is often called the “oldest” community in Colorado.That has nothing to do with when the town was founded – April 17, 1917. Estes is considered the oldest community because more than 50 percent of the population of the community’s population is 60 years of age or older.Compare that to the entire state – where 16 percent of the population is 65 and older.And with that ...

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16:42

Decline of the Kawuneeche Valley ecosystem threatens...

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2024/12/09

Tincture of time and funding are needed to repair a fragile ecosystemStory by Hank LaceyOn the western edge of Rocky Mountain National Park lies the Kawuneeche Valley, nestled between the Never Summer mountains and the Front Range. Formed by the Colorado River Glacier and historically a home for a diverse spectacle of life, the basin was once a vibrant, wetland-rich ecosystem.Today, the Kawuneeche — which means the valley of the coyote in the Arapaho language — is experiencing a significant l...

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3:17

Estes Park Snowman Fest kicks off this weekend in Estes

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2024/12/05

Take the Estes Valley Voice Favorite Snowman Survey and win Pixel, our favorite snowman tucked inside a magical snow globeEstes Park will celebrate the joy of snow this weekend with a family-friendly Snowman Festival that will kick off at noon Saturday in Bond Park.The event, coordinated by Visit Este Park, includes a snowman scavenger hunt with more than 50 ceramic snowmen — hidden in plain sight — in retail, restaurant, and lodging facilities around Estes.The snowmen were made at Creativity...

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9:05

Mayor's Message - 2125: Back to the future with the...

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2024/12/05

By Gary HallLet’s talk the future. But not 2025. How about 2125? We do have to deal with the short-term problems and solve them, but I want to try to see what Estes Park will look like 20, 50, 100 years. We’ve been here for 150 years or so and we’ve made it look like what it is. Can we keep the beauty while tending to our population and workers and wildlife for another 100 years and beyond?It’s a worthy exercise but perhaps TOO conservative with the vision. There will be great advancements th...

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6:12

Estes Park Schools work to meet district, student needs

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2024/12/04

Story by Suzy BlackhurstNew anti-bullying policy and response protocols have reduced incidences by 15% in one year; emphasis on attendance has improved attendance rateEstes Park Schools face challenges of declining enrollment which impacts the school's budget in addition to social and cultural changes in the post-COVID learning environment. Credit: Patti Brown / Estes Valley VoiceContinually declining enrollment that year-by-year decreases funding available to pay both teachers and non-certif...

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