The Estes Valley Voice is publishing a series of stories about international exchange students who come to Estes Park to live and work for three to four months, usually during the summer. Read Part I and Part II. Exchange visitors from Romania, Albania, Jamaica, and other countries gathered at the Osprey Shelter in Stanley Park […]
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Mueller Pye & Associates names three new owners as leadership transition continues
Mueller Pye & Associates CPA has promoted three longtime employees to ownership positions as part of the firm’s long-term leadership succession plan. Melissa Cain, Kelli Estrada and Brooke Hupp have become owners and directors of the firm, joining the leadership team as Mueller Pye & Associates continues a transition that began several years ago. The […]
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It takes a community to welcome the world – Part II
Read Part I of the Estes Valley Voice’s series on the international exchange visitor program. For international students who want to experience life in the United States, participating in one of BridgeUSA’s many work-and-study-based exchange visitor programs requires months of planning. Students must work with recruitment agencies in their home countries as well as U.S. […]
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Town accepting applications for 2027 Community Initiative Funding
The Town of Estes Park is accepting applications for its 2027 Community Initiative Funding program, which provides grants to nonprofit organizations and other groups serving the Estes Valley. The funding is intended to help meet community needs while supporting priorities established by the town board. In 2026, the town received requests for $67,986 and awarded […]
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Free rides from Boulder to Estes Park planned during Sundance Film Festival
Members of the VEP Film Festival and Large Event Task Force learned last Wednesday that organizers plan to test a 10-day shuttle service between Boulder and Estes Park during the Sundance Film Festival. They also heard details about a new January running event. With fewer than six months until the Sundance Film Festival makes its […]
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La Voz del Valle de Estes 4 de Agosto
Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389634/episodes/19600162 Estes Park Begins August with Big Decisions and a Celebration of Community As August gets underway, Estes Park finds itself balancing important community decisions with the excitement of one of its busiest and most creative seasons. The Town Board has postponed action on the proposed Fall River Village development, spanishchoosing to gather […]
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Summer work travel program brings hundreds of international exchange students to Estes Park – Part I
Decades ago, summer visitors to Estes Park were greeted by college students from across the country, many of whom proudly wore name tags announcing that they attended universities in Florida, Kansas, California, Texas, and other U.S. locales. Today’s migration of working college students comes from across the globe, and they don’t come just in the […]
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Coffee and Tea with PD to feature new Fire Chief Kevin Nunn on Thursday
The Estes Park Police Department will host its monthly Coffee and Tea at the PD on Thursday, Aug. 6, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Town Hall lobby, 170 MacGregor Ave. The community gathering will feature Estes Valley Fire Protection District Chief Kevin Nunn, who will discuss his background and share his vision for […]
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History comes alive in American Legion’s Anniversary Lecture Series
As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday and Colorado marks its 150th anniversary of statehood, American Legion Post 119 is sponsoring a series of public programs exploring the ideas and events that shaped the nation. Several of the programs are being co-sponsored by the Estes Valley Library. Programs in the series to date have […]
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Happy 150th birthday Colorado
Editor’s note: The Estes Valley Voice is excited to announce a partnership with professor and veteran journalist Beth Potter, founder of the Colorado Student News Service. The EVV will provide student journalists under Potter’s editorial direction with opportunities to hone their reporting skills and publish news stories of interest to readers in the Estes Valley. […]