The only action item before the Estes Park Town Board went into an executive session at the September 25 board meeting was the approval of Resolution 76-24. This was a last-minute loan closure requirement to go into a moral obligation agreement with the Estes Park Housing Authority (EPHA) on a bridge loan to round out […]
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The Bridge of Estes to introduce itself during open house for service providers
Deep down, sometimes the diagnosis is anticipated. Other times, it comes as a total surprise when a patient hears the word, “cancer.” No matter how the patient learns they have some form of the disease, it’s not long before gaps in getting through the whole treatment process begin to show. Physicians and oncology departments help […]
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Dementia Together helps “care partners” with solutions
Caring for and living with a person with dementia is challenging but it does not have to overwhelm the caregiver, Cyndy Luzinski, Executive Director of Dementia Together, told the Estes Valley Voice. “We teach practical strategies for life-long well-being,” she said, adding, “We turn ‘I’ into ‘we.’” Dementia Together works with both the individual with […]
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EPH Foundation vice chair resigns amid leadership shakeup
Expecting an overwhelming amount of public comment concerning the public removal of credentials that allowed Estes Park Health Foundation President Kevin Mullin access to the medical center grounds and his office, the Estes Park Health board voted to rearrange the agenda for it’s Wednesday night meeting so public comments would occur after the board conducted […]
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Painting the town purple for homecoming
Homecoming week in Estes Park has the Bobcats roaring as the football team will play the Peyton Panthers Friday night. The new stadium seats have been installed and according to Eric Adams, operations director for Estes Park Schools, the fans will be able to sit on the news bleachers. Because the entrance above the stadium […]
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State-of-the-art skateboard park dedicated
A ribbon cutting was held Sunday for the new Lawson Skatepark at Stanley Park near the Estes Valley Community Garden. More than 200 people attended the ceremony including several members of the Estes Valley Recreation and Park District board of directors. The old skatepark, originally built in 2003 by the EVRPD and the Town of […]
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12 Estes Park doctors sign letter of support for Kevin Mullin
Kevin Mullin, 8-year President of the Estes Park Health Foundation, exemplary person and active member of our community, in our opinion, has been by far the best Foundation president in the last 30+ years. He has done an commendable job of fundraising to the benefit of EPH, of bringing and implementing innovative ideas and strategies, […]
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Hospital foundation begins process to enter into separation agreement with Mullin
A press release issued yesterday by the Estes Park Health Foundation Board of Directors announced that the board decided to initiate a separation from employment without cause with Kevin Mullin, the president of the foundation. The separation is “in mutual agreement” with Mullin. According to the press release, the board will retain independent legal counsel […]
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The bear necessities
Ginny Hutchison is passionate about being “bear aware.” Sometimes referred to as the Estes Park bear lady, Hutchison takes her role of warning people about bear safety very seriously—or maybe we should say beary seriously. When she lived near downtown, Hutchison saw bears frequently out for dinner as they rummaged from restaurant dumpster to restaurant […]
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Two exciting memoirs about history and law enforcement
I should have been a cop. Or maybe I should have married a cop. Or maybe I should have been a special agent for the FBI. Whatever. The very fact that I’m thinking about career paths I didn’t take indicates that I’ve recently read two compelling memoirs: “Blue on Blue: An Insider’s Story of Good […]