Boulder makes final three list for Sundance Festival Boulder has been named one of the final three cities being considered to host the Sundance Film Festival beginning in 2027. Also still in consideration is Cincinnati and the combined Salt Lake City and Park City, Utah. The Stanley Film Center is now under the umbrella of […]
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COVID-19 in Estes Park
“COVID is still with us,” said Erika Norris, a family physician at UCHealth in Estes Park. “The newer variant is more contagious,” she added, “although not as deadly.” Vaccines against COVID-19 have been developed by ten different companies. The ones developed by Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax have been approved for use in the United States by […]
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Suspect arrested in Alexander Mountain Fire
Authorities arrested Jason Alexander Hobby, 49, of Loveland, Colo., yesterday as a suspect in the Alexander Mountain Fire, which began July 29 west of Loveland and burned 9,668 acres. Hobby has been charged with first-degree arson, two counts of impersonation of a police officer, menacing, false imprisonment, and impersonating a public official. He is being […]
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Events at MacGregor Ranch raise questions about compliance with requirements of charitable trust
MacGregor Ranch, the longtime preserve adjacent to Rocky Mountain National Park, hosted dozens of recreational vehicle owners last weekend in an event that may have violated the terms of the property’s governing trust. The number of vehicles and people at the EarthRoamer Owner’s Rally is not known. Rebecca Everette, the Larimer County community development director, […]
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EP Health yanks Foundation president’s authorization to workplace
Simmering hostility between the management of Estes Park Health and its charitable fundraising arm, Estes Park Health Foundation, spilled into the public arena Tuesday afternoon when Kevin Mullin was shut out of his workplace at the Foundation office, cut off from computer and telephone access, and all access to Foundation equipment a memo from EPH […]
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There’s just something about the number “One Hundred”
For decades women have come to the aid of neighbors in need. They have baked pies and cookies, prepared casseroles, and shoveled sidewalks. To help larger groups, they have arranged and provided goodies for bake sales, conducted soup kitchens, contributed to craft fairs, collected, and sold gently used items, and completed many other cooperative tasks. […]
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Hit and run suspect arrested Monday morning
Authorities from Rocky Mountain National Park, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, and the Estes Park Police Department took Hudson, Colo. resident Wayde Thyfault, 23, into custody this morning shortly after 10 a.m. after he had eluded capture overnight. According to authorities, Thyfault was wanted in connection with the hit and run crash that occurred Sunday […]
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EPH finances on target
Estes Park Health is on target in meeting its goals in focusing on revenue growth and expense management, Aysha Douglas, EPH’s chief financial officer told the board of directors during Aug. 27 finance committee and Aug. 28 board meetings. The board of directors of EPH also plans to meet tomorrow, Sept. 10 in executive session […]
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Journeys: Time travels through kitchen experiences
A few weeks ago, I felt like muscle memory took hold as I took each not-too-scrawny, and often-times overly fat, cucumber in hand to scrub off any and all grime. As a youngster growing up on the eastern Colorado prairie spending many summer days in a hot, sweltering kitchen dodging Mom’s scurrying body from sink […]
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Suspect in motor vehicle crash in front of Beaver Meadow Visitor Center at large
Law enforcement officers from Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, and Estes Park Police engaged in a joint operation Sunday evening that involved a vehicle pursuit and a two-vehicle crash in the vicinity of US Highway 36/Spur 66 to the Beaver Meadows Entrance. Jeff Paige, who is building a home on High Drive, […]