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3 St. Patrick’s Day Thank-you 19 Senior Scams

By Chris Passarelli By Tamra Waltemath

3 Allergy Season 21 David Lost PO BOX 7351, Crescent Branch
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St. Patrick’s Day Thank-you ▪ By Chris Passarelli

St. Patrick’s Day at the Hall this year was convivial and fun Christiana Christian and Kim Huffman put up St. Patrick’s Day
for all who attended! The CCCIA is back to doing in-person decorations inside the Hall. Several CCCIA board members and
events at the Hall and everybody’s really lovin’ it! As with volunteers helped out during the meal, including Tami Waltemath,
most of our events, this one was presented by United Power. They Kim Huffman, Cindy Pieropan, Suzy, Bruce Goodwin, and Susanne
continue to be our most valuable financial sponsor, and we genuinely Bates. Thanks to Kaela, Cindy, Bruce and Suzy for volunteering to
appreciate their continued support. Of course it was a group effort, get everything cleaned up and stowed away again after dinner.
too! Numerous volunteers helped plan and prepare, serve up all that
corned beef and cabbage, and clean up afterwards. There are many I also want to express my appreciation to everyone who attended
people to thank for everything they did to make this event a reality. and made a donation towards a new security system for the Hall. I
need to extend a very special thank-you to our kid volunteers, Annika
Suzy Schemel and Annette Lambeth took the lead with publicizing and Soren Marschke, and also to Bill Shaffer and Emily Payne for
the event in advance in the Mt. Messenger and on FaceBook, and Suzy making and donating delicious Shepherd Pies as a bonus for our
also created eye-catching flyers. My Better Half, Kaela Passarelli, diners! Last but not least, we raised a glass in memory of Doris
assisted me with the shopping and advance preparation. Suzy Long. She and her husband, Doc Long, were the life of the party
Schemel’s assistance was invaluable when it came to preparation and during St. Patrick’s Day at the Hall for many years. The celebration
set-up. She came early Saturday morning to set up tables, decorate, of Ireland’s patron saint wasn’t the same without them being there
peel a mountain of potatoes and chop cabbage and onions. Ashley this year. Sure hope I didn’t forget anybody! Thanks again to all who
Roberts also assisted with prep and baked soda bread for the event. participated.

Allergy Season ▪ By Golden Vision Clinic, P.C.

• Avoid using Visine or Murine  or any solution that  “gets the
red out,” because they give only temporary relief from redness
Allergy Season is starting early this year without solving your problem.  Dr. Baron and other eye doctors
If your eyes are red, swollen, or itchy, wither seasonally or after do not recommend them.

exposure to certain things, it is likely that you have some allergies • Put  cold packs on your eyes  to reduce swelling and
that affect your eyes. itching.  Use refrigerated NON-preserved artificial tears hourly
• Rinse your eyes with over-the-counter eye washing solutions to sooth and flush the eyes.

such as OptiExpress Contact Lens solution.   What you Continued on page 19
accomplish by doing this, is ridding the eye of the allergen-dust,

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April Saws & Slaws News

W Keeping it Local ▪ By Jody Dickson

e are SO blessed as a community to have multiple dedicated his business of our volunteer-based activity. He answered plain and
efforts around wildfire mitigation. Saws and Slaws is just clear “There is plenty of work for all of us!” I also very much

one of the many groups operating in Coal Creek Canyon on appreciate that the needs and priorities of one area of the canyon

the shared task of making our community safer and more resilient may not be the same for another. The diversity of these groups and

through a wildfire event. Going from east to west, at the mouth of the this activity makes it possible for us to be very specific about what

canyon, the Blue Mountain Forest Stewardship Initiative has done we needs to happen in one area over another.

amazing work and has completed the tasks for the Blue Mountain Alongside the fire departments, county governments, state and

section of our Community Wildfire Protection Plan. The Crescent US forest services, United Power, multiple conservation districts,
Park Community Fire Protection Agency has just formed and started
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.DWK\ .HDWLQthat is not a formal group that is working in the Camp Eden and practices, funding opportunities, and ask for help when needed. We

Copperdale neighborhoods to try to figure out what needs to happen all benefit when we share information across the different groups. I

in that section of our community. There is a Pinecliffe Association know there are communities out there that really want to see wildfire

working to do some critical work around the Pinecliffe Community mitigation activity in their area, but struggle with finding the people

which as you can imagine is greatly impacted by proximity to the to drive any effort. I think it speaks to how amazing the Coal Creek

railroad tracks. Last but very not least on the West side is Axe and Canyon community is since we have so many that actively do this

Snax which is operating very similarly to Saws and Slaws in the work. I suspect that even in my list above, I might have missed

Rollinsville and Beaver Creek areas all the way to Central City. some! As I said at the beginning, we are blessed!!

They are holding education events, mitigation events, as well as Featured Volunteer – Dan Schulz
distributing firewood throughout their service area. This month we are featuring Dan Schulz who has been

As you can see, there are so many ways to participate in very volunteering with Saws & Slaws since 2015 when we hosted a
targeted wildfire mitigation activity in our community, and we curbside chipping event in his neighborhood. He took the chainsaw
need ALL of it. I will always remember asking one volunteer who safety class the following year, and he has been a super-sawyer ever
since! Officially, he is just a few hours short of hitting 100 hours
worked professionally as a forester about the potential impacts on

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of volunteering. To be honest, I in the canyon. Obviously, I want to create defensible space around
my house, but helping in the adjoining areas is good for the entire
suspect that he has reached at least community. I love the work. And, as a kid growing up in small-
town Wisconsin, whenever the tree trimming crew came through,
100 hours through informal events, and I heard the chain saws and chipper fire up, I was on my bike to
watch. Now I get to do it, awesome!
too. (Fresh, clean, new t-shirt will
What’s the best thing you’ve eaten at the Potluck? We always
be headed your way!) We are have such great food, it’s hard to pick out a favorite. Potlucks are
just that, a great spread of great family favorites. The hosts at the
grateful for his long-time, sustained event are always so welcoming and appreciative of all the work that
got accomplished.
service to making our community
What’s your favorite thing about Coal Creek Canyon? The
safer and our forest healthier. privacy and camaraderie. Everyone is friendly, yet you have your
own space. When an event comes up, people gather for a good time,
Let’s get to know Dan a little or to pull together and support each other in times of disaster or
tragedy. It is just an overall feeling of a great community spirit and
better… caring people.

What’s your favorite Tree? Thank you, Dan! We look forward to working alongside you
again this summer!
I would say Ponderosa. I have
Upcoming Events:
Dan with a few chips on his shoulders! some old, and unique, trees on Chainsaw Skills & Safety Class – April 30 / May 1 – at press
my property. And when I lived in
time, location is being finalized
Arizona we spent a lot of time in the Coconino National Forest, This quality, hands-on training will give you the skills you

awesome stands of Ponderosa. My second favorite is one that falls need to effectively and safely use a chainsaw for forest health and
property maintenance. Training will be presented in three parts: *
where it is supposed to go when doing mitigation!! Chainsaw Maintenance – cutting safely requires a well running saw.
* Chainsaw Safety & Personal Protective Equipment - including
What neighborhood do you live in? Crescent Park things to watch out for while cutting. * Tree Felling & Cutting Skills
– classroom review followed by field exercises.
If you had to evacuate right now what would you grab?
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Medications and the box of important papers. Depending on time,

then some family heirlooms/collectibles, clothes, etc. We don’t

have pets, so that is not an issue.

How did you find out about Saws & Slaws? We learned about

it before we even owned the house. We were under contract and got

invited to the neighborhood picnic in August. I knew a bunch of

trees needed to come down around the house. We learned there was

a neighborhood chipping event in October. I signed up and have

been enjoying volunteering ever since.

What motivates you to devote your time to fire mitigation

with Saws & Slaws? It adds to the sense of community that is here

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Saws and Slaws Continued from page 5 on steep terrain, so it’ll be important to have a lot of people so we

As noted previously, taking this course or an equivalent one is don’t have to trek up and down the hills!

necessary for being a sawyer at a Saws & Slaws event, but the content We have a few spots left in the season, so if you are interested in
is just as important if you want to work on your own property. hosting an event in your neck of the woods email us at sawsandslaws@
gmail.com or call us at (720) 326-7739.
The cost of the class is $250, but we are offering a limited number
of subsidies for Coal Creek Canyon residents and people who commit Safety Tip of the Month: Don’t wait for notifications to
evacuate. If you don’t feel comfortable with a situation that is
to volunteering at Saws and Slaws events. If you qualify, then the
developing around your house, don’t wait for the emergency
cost for you will be $125 per person for the 2-day training. These notifications before you start taking action. Gather the items on
your emergency evacuation list, if you feel like there is time. If
fees help us cover the costs of the instructors and our insurance for not, just leave. It may result that evacuation wasn’t necessary, but if
you’re ready or even already evacuated before the notifications go
the class, so your support is greatly appreciated! You can also work out then you’ll be that much safer. (This one was shared by our very
off the classroom fee with labor in our regular Saws & Slaws events! own fire chief at a recent meeting. Thanks, Chief Ball!)
Ask Jody ([email protected]) for more details.
Saws and Slaws is a 501(c)3 organization committed to Building
Space is limited, so reserve your spot today. Links to sign-
up are on our website and Facebook page, or just email us at Stronger Communities Through A Healthier Forest. Find out more
[email protected]
at http://sawsandslaws.org and Join Us!
SAVE THE DATE: Saws & Slaws event – May 7th – Twin
Spruce

It’s time to warm up our mitigation muscles!! Join us for our first
regular season event in May (weather permitting) This event will be

WildAware - of Black Bears!
▪ By Jan Waddington and Chris McAllister
Black Bears - By the time you read this, the first bear of the
season may have already been reported. They are getting up By now most Coal Creek Canyon folks know what it takes to keep
earlier!  In the 1990s they usually woke up mid-April. Then in bears safe and our stuff protected, but we do have quite a few new
residents, and of course a review is always a good idea.

2017 the first report was on March 17, in 2018 the first was on March Trash is the most deadly hazard for the bears. Last year, 66 bears

10. Last year the first was on Divide View on April 3rd!  were euthanized in Colorado, and getting into trash was the biggest

problem because once they get a taste for human food it then leads

GROSS RESERVOIR EXPANSION PROJECT

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After nearly two decades of planning and permitting, Denver Water’s work to expand
Gross Reservoir started April 2022. Activities over the next few months include:

Roadway improvements.

Limited tree removal.

Quarry excavation and dam foundation preparation.

Safety is our No. 1 priority! Our drivers and workers are committed to complying with
the posted speed limits and safely navigating mountain roads. Please use caution when
traveling through work areas, pay attention to speed limits and be aware of other vehicles.

For more information on site closures, roadway work and recreation access,
scan the email signup or Google My Map QR code.

You can always reach us at [email protected] or at 303-628-6348.

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to other problems. Here in Coal 119, on Spruce Canyon Circle, Begole Circle, and Chute Drive. Moose
Creek Canyon, not so much. with number 1132 ear tag and calf was on Tunnel 19. Two bull moose
People have become experts were on Lyttle Dowdle, and a bull shed his antlers on Thorodin Drive.
by freezing smelly garbage in A single moose was on Crescent Lake Rd., and on Gap Rd.
a bread bag, then putting it out
with trash the morning of pick- Mule Deer - were in small herds. across the canyon, and in the
up. It seems like a hassle until it Blue Mt. area,
becomes a habit.
Mountain Lion - A lion was near Twin Spruce at Burke, and one
It’s time to stop feeding suet was on a trail cam on Lyttle Dowdle.
- bears smell better than bloodhounds! Bird feeders must be brought
in at night and even daytime is not really safe. It’s best to stop using Bobcat - A bobcat was  “strolling” on Crescent Lake Rd. Another
feeders for the summer and just toss out a bit of food in a spot where was  on Warren’s Rd. and one more on Gap Rd.
you can see the birds and it will all be gone by noon. Hummer
feeders are a real temptation for bears so they also need to be taken Coyote - Two coyotes were on Ranch Elsie.
in at night. Colorado Chipmunks are out anytime their dens are not covered in
snow, and Chickarees (aka Pine Squirrels) are aerial travelers through
Remember, the garage, or a shed is not a safe place to store trash! the conifers, scolding us for being in their territories.
We didn’t lose a single garage door last summer! If something that Thanks for reporting, with location, on CCCWildlife, CCSpeak,
smells has to be there, add a radio on a talk show so it sounds like CCCtraffic and Conditions, or calling Jan -303-642-0926
a person is in there. Freezers in garages have been a problem in the
past. Ammonia spray might help. It is also useful for spraying steps, Here’s Chris with the Bird Report.
and window ledges before going on vacation. It’s weird, but bears Birds reported in Coal Creek Canyon this past month included:
have broken into unoccupied homes several times.
Clark’s Nutcrackers, Hairy Woodpeckers, Steller’s Jays, Townsend’s
What else? Cars! Oh, how many cars have been broken into? Solitaire, Cassin’s finches, Mountain Chickadees, American Crows,
Sometimes with nothing but a gum wrapper to lure a bear. So clean it White-breasted Nuthatches, a Pygmy Nuthatch that was all fluffed
out, air it out, and maybe spritz a bit of ammonia on the door jams. up in the cold and described as ‘ a little fuzzy one’  and ‘a ping pong
ball with wings,’ Dark-eyed Juncos (the beautiful Oregon group with
Please do post, or call, 303-642-0926, if you have a bear problem. its dark head) and a member shared a cute photo of a Black-billed
That’s the way we all learn and have the safest bear, and people place, Magpie on the back of a Mule Deer.  There were two reports of Wild
in Colorado. More info is on Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Turkeys – 6-8 near the school and a group on the run (aka doing the
turkey trot) in the lower canyon.  One member shared pictures of his
Moose - We had 16 reports of moose in the last month! A mom covered feeder after the mid-March snow storm (it provided access to
moose with a fast growing calf was seen 11 times, in different parts dry seeds during the bad weather) and another reported tons of bees
of the canyon so there is more than one pair out there. They were (getting pollen) from their bird seed on one of our warmer days just
at United Power office, on Crescent Lake Rd, at Last Stand, off before that. The pair of Ravens still frequent my barn to roost at night,
Copperdale, and on Hwy. 72 near the Lane. (We always have to but a pair have been seen flying with large sticks during the day so it
think there may be a moose around the next corner when driving the seems they are building their nest in a more natural setting!
canyon.) They also were on  Coal Creek Heights, traveling near Hwy.
Our birdy highlights this past month included a female Pine
Grosbeak, a Northern Saw-whet Owl near a member’s front door,

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WildAware - of Black Bears! Continued from page 8 honey or commercially sold red nectar).  It is real easy to make your
own food using 1 part granulated sugar to 4 parts water.  Also be sure
both species of eagles – a Bald near the top of the canyon and two your feeders are cleaned and ready for their arrival.  If you haven’t
Goldens in the lower part of the canyon and a pair of Great-horned already, be sure to put in your guess as to their first arrival date for
Owls hooting back and forth one evening. 2022 in the Coal Creek Canyon Birds Facebook group for a chance
to win one of several hand-made hummingbird-related prizes!
We’re now counting down the final days to the return of our  Thanks!
Broad-tailed Hummingbirds!  These little featured beauties should be Chris
arriving in CCC by early to mid April.  Be sure you have some plain
granulated sugar on hand (do not use organic sugar, sugar substitutes,

CLINICA FAMILY HEALTH TO OPEN HEALTH

CLINICS IN NEDERLAND AND GILPIN COUNTY

▪ Submit ted by Susan Wor tman, Vice President of Development

C omprehensive primary care services will soon be much The clinics are slated to open in late spring or early summer of this
more available to residents of the mountain communities year. They will offer a full scope of primary care services including
across Boulder and Gilpin Counties. Clinica Family Health well visits, prenatal care, immunizations, chronic disease treatment,
is pleased to announce plans to open two primary care clinic locations lab services, minor surgical procedures and acute care. Clinica accepts
in Nederland and central Gilpin County. Medicaid, Medicare, and almost all private insurance options. Sliding-
fee discount options are available for most uninsured individuals.
“For years, many residents of the mountain community have Mental Health Partners, a not-for-profit that provides a broad scope
of behavioral health services, will co-locate at the Nederland location
been driving long distances to access health care. Some have even and will provide therapy and case management to Clinica patients and
gone without care because it is too difficult to access,” said Simon other members of the community.
Smith, president and CEO of Clinica Family Health. “Mountain
community members from across Boulder and Gilpin Counties “We have a long-standing relationship with Clinica, partnering
strongly encouraged and supported us in bringing health care to their with them in strategic endeavors to integrate physical and behavioral
neighbors. Increasing access to high-quality, affordable health care is healthcare,” said Jennifer Leosz, co-CEO of Mental Health Partners.
a core part of Clinica’s mission and vision. We are delighted to partner “We are eager to provide mountain communities with more access to

with these communities to improve the health of their residents.”

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our broad scope of services her patients much better than someone from outside of the area. We
and programs through are overjoyed to have such an ally and partner join our team.“
expert, personalized care
from our multi-disciplinary Smith said that Clinica’s decision to open the clinics was informed
and compassionate clinical
teams.” by a comprehensive survey conducted last summer. The survey
response helped define current health access and service gaps, and
Clinica staff will split quickly identified more than 1,000 potential patients who were
their time between locations overwhelmingly positive about opening a clinic in Gilpin County
in the High Country or Nederland.
Professional Building in
Gilpin County and the Hub County and community leadership are also highly supportive of
Ned building in Nederland.
Staff will include a nurse bringing high-quality health care closer to those living in the mountain
practitioner or physician community. Gilpin County Commissioner Sandy Hollingsworth, who
assistant, a clinic nurse, served on the Mountain Health Task Force that determined the need for
an office manager and Dr.
Shivaun Hoyl, a Rollinsville health care resources, was pleased that the clinics were opening.
resident, as the primary “I’m so grateful that the residents of Gilpin County will soon have
medical provider.
convenient access to something as basic and essential as health care,”
“Having a physician
who is also a neighbor, Hollingsworth said. “Our rural mountain community has wanted
someone who truly health services for residents for years. This will not just improve the
understands life in the health of our residents and workforce, but also improve our quality of
mountain communities, life in Gilpin County. Thank you for the hard work of the committee
is vital to connecting to and Clinica staff”
patients,” said Dr. Lisa Winkler, Clinica’s vice president of
medical services – strategic programs. “Dr. Hoyl is an experienced, Clinica has begun the hiring process and encourages qualified
compassionate, holistic physician who will understand the needs of members of the community to apply for positions at the new clinics.

Job descriptions and additional information are available on Clinica’s

web site at www.clinica.org.

“We are genuinely excited to be able to open these clinics and
bring broader access to affordable health care to these unique and
beautiful communities,” Smith said. “We look forward to a long and

healthy partnership with our future patients and partners.”

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It Takes a Canyon! ▪ By Linda Mar tin and Dave Pence

E XPECT DELAYS. Here we go, Coal Creek Canyon. Are you great small community. I am very proud of us!  We Rock! I know
ready for the Gross Dam Expansion project? I mean really some of you are not going to last through the 6ish years. You will
ready? Ready for the looooong haul? It’s really going to Take reach a point where the noise of the drilling or the slow dump trucks
A Canyon on this one, Guys! Like it or not, support it or not, we are that won’t be using the pullouts, or the darn flaggers have stopped
destined to share our precious Hwy 72 with all the stuff and equipment you once too many times. I know. It’s rough. And it’s waaaaay longer
that Denver Water needs to build a higher dam. Since the project will than 2 months, and wasn’t that an eternity? 
take 6ish years, I’m afraid we may be in need of a complete mind    I love the new song “Quiet Town” by the Killers and it reminds
shift when it comes to how we view the commute up and down. It me of us! “In this quiet town, salt of the land. Good people. If you’re
used to take what? 20 minutes from Gross Dam Rd to 93? Now we in trouble, they’ll lend you a hand”. Many of us are planning to stay
have to rethink it as 35 minutes (at a minimum). There will be times in this quiet town, go on with our lives, raise our families, work at
when it is over an hour, I’m certain of it. Accidents will happen. our jobs. We won’t pretend that nothing has changed. We will instead
And it’s going to be a real drag, some of the time. It will certainly have to shift our perception of what normal life entails. Driving that
be palpably slower on average. Not to mention that the multi home stretch of 72 from Gross Dam Rd to 93 is going to become the longest
development is already underway just west of the trestle bridge. We experiment in patience you have seen in a while. We will have to
are going to spend a fair amount of time just waiting. We are going to embrace the new timeframe if we want to survive this. We cannot
need to become experts in anticipating delays. The people that Denver surrender to road rage. We can’t take our frustrations out on the double
Water has sent to be go-betweens have promised to alert us to planned yellow line. Crossing it isn’t just dangerous for us, it causes head on
slow-downs on our road. Dave and I are committed to making sure accidents and those can be deadly. PLEASE find your patience and
that the information is accessible and heard by more than a handful, serenity. If you live on Gross Dam Rd, you’ll have to find even more
if it is relevant to our residents. The Mountain Messenger is a good resolve to grin and bear it. We feel your added pain, we are your
place to start. But we are going to need to step it up considerably. neighbors and we support you. 
The Facebook traffic pages might be a good place to post slow areas
and known future obstacles to traffic. And we have another idea I’ll Strategies to remaining sane during this long, drawn out
discuss in a moment.  construction project: 
   If you were here in 2013, you got to bear witness to a community hit
by a flood. Craziest mountain thing I’ve ever seen. It was devastating 1. Play some music that helps to remind you to be calm. Maybe
for some. It took a canyon THEN to put the pieces back together you’re a rocker during the rest of your commute, but playing classical
and carry on with our lives. We did whatever needed to be done. We music could help reset your  brain for 8 miles of SLOW. Or make a
commuted down Golden Gate Canyon for two months! We got our special playlist that lasts way too long for the stretch and see if you
shovels and saved the liquor store from the deluge of mud coming get through the whole list this time. 
from Crescent Park Dr! During the 7 foot snowstorm of 2003, it was
people helping people the whole time. We are really one heck of a 2. Sure! Put your hazards on if it makes you feel any better. “I am
going soooo slowly that I need my flashers on. Ugh! But here we go!”
It can be a message to everyone else that this day you feel strongly
that you have had to stoop to that particular, very slow behavior. If I

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see yours on, I’ll put mine on, too, and we can be in quiet solidarity 5. Remember that our local businesses will still need our business.
that we acknowledge today’s EXTRA sluggishness. If you get 10 cars I know it may not make sense to get out of the Conga Line to get some
to follow suit, then you have “won”. Your prize? Hopefully a little coffee and a muffin at the coffee shop but they are relying on us to
be there and we shouldn’t let them down. That Conga line will still
grin on your face during the extra slow commute :)  be there in a few minutes and I hope they graciously make space for
you to rejoin them, since they will recognize that you are doing the
3. Yard signs: If your property is along the stretch, Dave and I right thing. We are encouraging all the truck drivers and employees
involved in the project to patronize our local businesses on a regular
would like to make possible the addition of yard signs. I know some basis. Let’s welcome these new patrons into the businesses. I feel like
people don’t like them but it is a safe and effective way to get your the project owes us this community revenue. So if we make it a good
message across, while reminding others that you care. Our favorite experience, that will encourage repeat behavior. 

right now is “Drive Chill on the Hill” but it could be anything you 6. Bring extra snacks for (un)expected delays. But don’t leave them
in your vehicle all the time, or they will become the bear’s snacks!
want, as long as it is not hurtful to others. We are working on getting Make yourself wait until “mile marker 16” (or whatever makes sense
these signs funded by the project. “Please drive safely” “Hang in to you) so you get a little reward for making it halfway. Don’t let this
there” “Be mellow with the double yellow” “Dump truck drivers strategy interfere with your appetite for dinner, though! 

are people, too” “Only 72 months to go” We would want these signs 7. Let’s keep talking to one another. Info is helpful. Use whatever
channels you prefer. Facebook, email, phone, or neighbor to
to change up every few months for fresh eye fodder. If you DON’T neighbor. 

live in the stretch, you can still have a yard sign. We are all in this Let’s take this multi year project, look at it with open eyes, and let
it give us yet another reason to rise to the occasion. We are a strong
together. If your sign is mean, that’s not going to help. Better to be and resilient community. We can make lemonade out of lemons. I
know yard signs may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but a display of
helpful right now :) camaraderie sure can’t hurt. And if it convinces one car to NOT pass
4. Let Denver Water know how you feel. Are you frustrated? the truck, thereby avoiding a horrible accident, then they all will have
been worth it. Call me 720-326-7739. Let’s start a trend of speaking
Enraged? Entirely ticked off and ready to lose it? You need to be g up for safety, patience, grace, and whatever else you can think of.
heard! Don’t bother honking at the slow truck. Definitely don’t PASS Thanks. Linda 
the slow truck, and don’t risk your safety and the safety of others
Dave Pence is a retired Boulder Valley Schools teacher, former W-EMT, former
by succumbing to road rage. Tell it to the business that is carrying National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) instructor and a 30+ years resident of
the project on. We are all going to feel really emotional about this Coal Creek Canyon.
from time to time. Having a place to go to talk about it can be really
Linda Martin is a Volunteer Coordinator for Saws & Slaws, past Board member of
helpful. CCCIA, CCCPRD, and past owner of Wee Creekers Child Care.
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The Conductor’s Dispatch

Men and Mountains ▪ By Brad Swar t zwelter

L ife in Coal Creek Canyon changed forever on July 18th, cross the continental divide, and descend into the lush valleys of the
1902. That is the day the morning News Papers declared western slope. At the time, he was the wealthiest man in Colorado
that “DAVID MOFFAT TO BUILD STEAM ROAD TO without rival. By the time his life ended in 1911, nearly all that wealth
SALT LAKE”. was exhausted. But the railroad was built all the way to Craig! In my
opinion, our two Canyons of Coal Creek and South Boulder Creek
It must have felt like a great idea to people in Denver. At the time, make up the most dramatic part of Moffat’s great endeavor.
Denver was a “sidetrack city” rapidly being eclipsed by Pueblo
far to the South. Pueblo sported a rail line through the mountains, The speed with which the line was built is shocking by today’s
not around them. Colorado’s capital city was at risk of becoming standards. By November 1904 the rails (and daily train service) had
insignificant without a rail line to the West. David Moffat set out to made it all the way over the continental divide at Rollins Pass and
change Denver’s destiny. down to Arrowhead, just above Fraser, Colorado. In less than 30
months, one of the greatest civil engineering projects through some
To the men who were to build the tracks, it must have looked of the most challenging terrain in Colorado history had been built.
like an impossible idea. The escarpment of the Front Range of the Denver had its railway west. In comparison, RTD’s commuter line
Colorado Rockies was and is the most imposing profile on the entire to Wheat Ridge took 10 years to complete.
North American continent. The steep rock faces that would need
to be sculpted into a stable and rather straight right-of-way with a The men who worked to blast out the Moffat line during those
gentle 2% grade had some of the most unforgiving stone on earth. long summers of 1903 and 1904 were tough! They would bore holes
The railroad builders would have to find a way to traverse coarse into rock by hand and pack black powder with fuses into the orifice.
aggregate sandstone, crumbling gravel and brutally unyielding Seconds later a pile of dusty rubble would wait for the laborious task
igneous granite. The tools available at the time (with the exception of transporting it to the nearby fill. From mile post 17 near today’s
of explosives like black gun powder) were only slightly better than Highway 93 all the way to East Portal, nearly the entire railroad
those the Romans had used to chisel stones for their great aqueducts was either basted out, bridged over, or filled in. Through the grind
two millennia prior. of physical effort and the blur of noise and danger, the beauty of the
hills, forests, streams, and the glimmering minerals themselves must
In a free nation like the United States, the combination of have given those intrepid rail builders reason to smile as they paused
determined human will and an ample supply of cash can accomplish from their toil to survey their surroundings.
almost anything. That is exactly what David Moffat provided. By his
decision alone a standard gauge railway would penetrate the Rockies, Continued on page 16

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Parents Choose Gilpin County School for Their Children

My name is Suzie that either boy is missing anything by attending a smaller,
Murphy and I am the more close-knit school, but rather are benefitting from it.
parent of two Gilpin
County School students, In our time at Gilpin we have also witnessed the school
and we are an out-of- transform and excel, becoming an accredited learning
district family. We live institution with a top 10 ranking in the state. As Caleb was
on the BVSD side of the approaching high school, we researched the possibility of
County, so we had the sending him to Boulder High or Fairview, but we very
choice of sending our quickly realized that he was already in the right school for
boys to Nederland him. High school has been a satisfying experience for him,
Elementary or to Gilpin Covid-19 interruptions aside, and although he would say
County for Kindergarten. the workload cramped his social life, he, too, feels that
Just as we began our Gilpin County School is where he was meant to be. We
research, I saw a flyer are now looking forward to Isaac’s high school years and
touting the Montessori the experiences he will have.
program at Gilpin County
and it piqued our interest. My aunt was a Montessori For my husband Scott and me, Gilpin County School
teacher in the 80’s and I was always fascinated by her opened a new world of social opportunities for us. As is
stories and her teaching on the concepts of Montessori, so true in many communities, school and church are often the
it felt like a natural fit for us. Once we visited the school centers for parents to meet others and expand their social
and met the teachers, the decision was made and we circle. Most of our adult friendships over the years have
enrolled our older son Caleb into the full day Montessori stemmed from meeting the parents of kids the boys played
Kindergarten program. At the same time our younger son and interacted with, developing into lasting relationships.
Isaac started daycare at Eagles’ Nest, and we became a Our village is vast and strong, and we support each other
fully embedded Gilpin County School family. in meaningful ways.
Fast forward 13 years and Caleb is now a Senior, about
to graduate and move onto college, and Isaac is wrapping Gilpin County School has undoubtedly been the right
up 7th grade. Our experience at Gilpin County School has school for our kids to attend and our family to support. We
been wonderful and I cannot recommend the school to are proud to be a part of this community, and thankful for
other out of district families enough. The class size has the students, teachers, staff, Administrators, and School
always been the perfect ratio for my boys, allowing them Board. We know our
personal support from their teachers, and a positive work boys are getting a top-
environment with their friends and peers. Both of my boys level education and
have solid friend groups that they have grown and matured numerous opportunities
with, many of them having met in Kindergarten and to grow, learn, fail,
moving through their school years together. They have succeed, and mature in a
both discovered extracurricular activities they enjoy nurturing and supportive
engaging with, such as sports and theater, and they have environment. I encourage
both done well academically because of the supportive and you to give Gilpin County
nurturing environment they are learning in. We do not feel School a try and I truly
believe you will not be
dis-appointed.

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The Conductor’s Dispatch Continued from page 13 deep enough below the surface to experience some heat and pressure,
but not enough to melt into new rock. This area also lacks “bio-
For those of us fortunate enough to live in this area, we can smile sediments” that grow in water that would act like conglomerate glue.
at the same beauty today. Our forests grow from the soil. The soil To railroad builders, and even today’s railway maintenance crews,
erodes from the rocks. Rocks were formed in the cauldron of earth’s metamorphic rock is problematic to say the least. Nearly all the tunnels
crust 50 million years ago, before the uplift of the modern Rocky between #8 and #20 had to be lined with 24” Oregon Douglas Fir
Mountains. We are connected to this land just like the railway builders beams to prevent cave-ins. Today those tunnels have thick concrete
were 120 years ago. interior shells. Three tunnels originally built in the metamorphic zone
were eventually “daylighted” by removing the entire hill above the
Much of the geology below our homes is exposed for us to examine tracks rather than try to keep fighting the continuous cave-ins. While
by the railway right of way. From below Eastridge Road and the “Fire incredibly difficult terrain for a tunnel studded railway, this area is
Clay Cut” all the way to Tunnel #1 there is gypsum, lime, and other wonderful for flora and fauna. Here the soils are deeper, allowing
loose sediment visible from Hwy 72. The railroad struggled with more water retention and mineral availability. These in turn support
slumping of this unstable material. Machinery was buried and entire a greater variety of trees and plants. More fir and spruce trees grow
work sites slipped downhill as melting snows and rains saturated here, along with an abundance of aspen and other deciduous plants.
the disturbed ground. Wet clay, which turned into a viscous flowing With the plant life comes increased wildlife including moose, elk,
mass, was pulled ever lower by relentless gravitational force. One insects, and trout.
wonders if the same fate awaits the construction of new homes in
the same area today. Further up South Boulder Creek near Pinecliffe, the ground changes
yet again. Here the true spine of the Rockies – the igneous granite –
As the rails turn north to pass Plainview, they pierce massive Lyons begins. Now the shine of the mountains is on full display. Deposits
Formation slabs known as “The Flatirons”. Here the railroaders found of mica, feldspars, quartz, and other pure minerals were crystallized
aggregate sandstone so hard that no reinforced lining was needed to as they thrust up from molten depths to over 2 miles above sea level.
support stable tunnels. The giant rocks were solidified together like This is where iron drill bits bent, and hammers reverberated painfully
concrete by calcium carbonite on the floor of a shallow tropical sea in the hands of miners trying to chisel out a path for Moffat’s railroad.
before shifting “plate tectonics” sent Colorado to 40 degrees north, The rock was so hard that a tunnel only 29 ft. long was blasted out and
and 6,000 ft. elevation. Such hard and coarse ground allows for only is still in full use today (coincidentally called Tunnel #29). Along the
the hardiest of plants to flourish. Thus, this area is dominated by the west end of Hwy 72 and East Portal road (Rollins Pass road) these hard
Ponderosa Pine. rocks sparkle in the sun. To the untrained eye, it looks like the mica
could even be diamonds. Altitude is having as much of an effect on
The rails turn straight west at tunnel #8 high above Eldorado Springs plants and animals as the ground itself at this point along the railway.
and enter a “metamorphic zone” of half baked rock. Metamorphic
rock is crumbly gravel made of ancient sediments that were subducted

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Moss, lichen and other micro plants find a home on the high granite of our landscape. It says a great deal about our history. Via Amtrak,
of Colorado. Time passes more slowly at high altitude. Today, the it brings hundreds of sightseers to our part of the world every day
with only the slightest inconvenience to those of us who live here.
scars left from the construction of the railroad are nearly 120 years This line is still the place where people and mountains meet. It is also
old. Close examination of some of the rocks that were first exposed to vital to the economy and culture of Denver. In every sense, Moffat did
the surface at that time show only a slight covering of the mosses that change Denver’s destiny, and ours in the Canyon as well.

completely cover undisturbed and naturally exposed rock faces. (Inspired by ‘Rails that Climb’ Chapter 2, Bollinger, 1979)

For today’s dwellers of Coal Creek and South Boulder Creek See you on the rails!
Canyons, the Moffat line Railway is part of our lives. If we look
closely, it will tell us stories. It gives us a glimpse below the surface

*~*~* Coal Creek Canyon Sky Watchers! *~*~*

Credit John Williams ▪ By Barbara David & John Williams

Don’t miss our next Sky Watchers Zoom meeting on DART launched in November 2021 and will arrive at its destination
Sunday, May 1st from 6:30 to 8:30 PM – on PLANETARY in late September 2022. Visit NASA’s DART Mission website at –
DEFENSE! https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/dart Continued on page 30

NASA Planetary Defense Officer Dr.
Lindley Johnson and Dr. Kelly Fast,
Near-Earth Object Observations Program
Manager, both from NASA Headquarters,
will be our presenters. They will inform
us about their work and NASA’s current
Planetary Defense Missions called DART
– Double Asteroid Redirection Test. It’s
the world’s first full-scale mission to test
technology for defending Earth against potential asteroid or

comet hazards.

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EARTHWATCH

Solar Energy By Jody Dickson

I ’m always amazed when I hear the fact that each hour enough small solar storage devices that can provide clean and quiet energy
energy from the sun hits the Earth to power everything that for the estimated 40% of people in Africa that don’t have access to
humans do for a year! That is a level of abundance that is electricity. Obviously, this kind of resource can make a huge difference
hard to imagine while we continue to pay for (both financially and for families currently living in poverty.
environmentally) the impacts of burning fossil fuels for the energy
we need. While the technology to harvest this power has existed Solar is just one of the many sources of renewable and clean
in multiple forms for several decades, only recently has it become energy, but it clearly is on the path and has huge potential for making

a better world for everyone.

more economical and convenient compared to the use of fossil fuels We are watching …
for energy. The technology is rapidly getting better at enabling us to A “hike with a forester” video posted by our friends at the Boulder
capture that energy, make it into the energy that we can use and store it
so it is available when the sun isn’t directly shining where the energy Watershed Collective and featuring a long time Colorado State Forest
is needed. With each step of this improvement in technology we get Service forester, Ben Pfohl. There are a couple of videos, but in this
closer and closer to not needing to power our lives with fossil fuels. particular one the video walks us through some things we can see to
No greenhouse gases or other harmful emissions are produced when understand what is happening in a forest which then in turn can inform
electricity is produced through solar panels, nor is any fuel required to an approach for being good stewards of our local forest. The visuals
capture that energy. This means once the panels are installed, there are are great for understanding what the foresters are talking about when
they recommendations to us for treatments.

It is posted on Vimeo by Molly Seeling and can be found at:

no variable costs like can happen with our natural gas, propane or other vimeo.com/613097653

fuels. The major expense at this moment is the production and supply Calendar of Events:
of the materials needed to make the solar panels themselves. April 12 – TEG Board Meeting - 6 pm – Our board meetings are

The solar market has grown on average 33% each year of the on a conference call. All are welcome. If you want to attend, please
last decade in the United States. It is safe to assume that wouldn’t
contact us for information. Please visit our *new* website for more

be happening if it wasn’t getting more affordable. Another benefit info: tegcolorado.org or on Facebook at fb.com/tegcolorado

of solar power is that it also works well in remote areas where a Get Involved!
connection to an energy grid isn’t possible or when it would take Why should you become a member of TEG? By being
a lot of investment to build. Some of the first effective solar panels a member of TEG, you have a forum and a means to take

were used in space, after all! There are multiple companies building action when an environmental issue arises. To join, go to our *new*

website: tegcolorado.org

Coal Creek Canyon APRIL
2022
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION

www. coalcreekcanyon.org │ 31528 HWY. 72 │ [email protected]

April 9 from noon – 1:30pm

Free event - Calling all Canyon Kids. Inside and Outside!

We’ll hide 1000 plastic eggs on the hill behind the Hall.
3 golden prize eggs (toddlers egg hunt inside)

Crafts and Activities. Cocoa and cookies. Easter Bunny of course.
Contact Suzy at [email protected]

Check our website for volunteer opportunities

*Presented by United Power

CCCIA Is Awarding Scholarship Money for high school seniors living
in Coal Creek Canyon. Scholarship applications are due April 25, 2022.

See www.coalcreekcanyon.org for guidelines and online application.

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Senior Scams ▪ By Tamra K. Waltemath

Ihave had clients bring in letters from companies that offer to sell What can you do about this type of solicitation?
them a copy of the deed for their home for $89.00. These letters 1. Ignore the letter.
look very official. Multiple businesses send these letters, including 2. File a complaint with your local district attorney’s office, community
Property Transfer Services, Record Transfer Services, Conveyance protection division, either over the phone or online.
Transfer Services, Record Retrieval Department, and National Deed • Boulder (303) 441-3700
Service. I have found that this offer letter is sent after a transfer of • Denver (720) 913-9179
ownership occurs or a new deed is recorded with the County Clerk • Jefferson (303) 271-6931
& Recorder. The Daily Camera reported on this February 15, 2017. • Adams (303) 659-7720
These letters are not fraudulent, but they are misleading.
There are many other people trying to take advantage of seniors, please
You may obtain a copy of any deed affecting your Colorado real do not fall for these scams:
property at any time from the Clerk & Recorder’s office in the county • A grandchild calling to ask you to wire them money because they
where your real property is located. The cost is approximately $.25/
page. If you do not appear in person there may be additional fees for are in trouble.
postage and copies. When you purchased your home, you received • The IRS calling to say you owe back taxes.
a deed at closing. That deed is recorded with the County Clerk & • The sheriff’s department calling to say you missed jury duty and
Recorder by the title company used for the closing. You do not need
an additional deed. The deed is a public document and available to owe a fine.
anyone from the County Clerk & Recorder’s office. • You paid for someone to fix your computer and they need access

to it.

This article was written by Tamra K Waltemath of Tamra K. Waltemath, P.C. This information is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute
legal advice. For specific questions, you should consult a qualified attorney. Tamra K. Waltemath is an elder law attorney focusing on wills, trusts, estate and
trust administration, probate and non-probate transfers, guardianships and conservatorships. She can be contacted at: Tamra K. Waltemath, P.C., 3843 West
73rd Avenue, Westminster, CO 80030; 303-657-0360; or visit her website at: www.WaltemathLawOffice.com.

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• Consider trying over-the-counter antihistamines such as
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may want to consult your general physician to prescribe other saline or artificial tears and use cold compresses.
antihistamines.
If problems persist, call for an appointment for us to
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David Lost ▪ By Judy Green

Twelve years ago, 17 March, I drove down the canyon in haste Impact Statement (FEIS), delivered to the Corps in June, 2014. Lisa
to deliver to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) the Buchanan made a pains-taking analysis of western slope water gage
response of The Environmental Group (TEG) and other local data showing that the reservoir would not fill as projected. Geoff
citizens groups to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Elliott refuted DW’s claim that western slope wetlands would not
on the Moffat Project—the proposed expansion of Gross Reservoir by be damaged by reduced water flows; John Lodenkamper analyzed
Denver Water (DW). A similar document went to the Federal Energy haul truck traffic. Since then Bev Kurtz and Tim Guenthner worked
Regulatory Commission (FERC) refuting Denver Water’s claims in its tirelessly organizing, writing updates, and with the help of doners,
draft application for a hydropower license amendment. To prepare, distributed “Stop Gross Reservoir Expansion” road signs, and “Resist”
T-shirts and bags.
we hired an environmental lawyer for advice on federal regulations
that DW faced in applying for a Clean Water Act, Section 404 permit. My task was to dispute DW’s “purpose and needs” rationales
The first community meeting was held a few weeks earlier to inform for the project: the so-called imbalance between the north (Gross
residents of the details and timeline of this destructive project. Denver Reservoir) and the south system; water demand outpacing supply;
Water claimed that the project had to be completed by 2016 because flexibility, should a treatment plant go off-line; increased storage in
in 2016 water demand would exceed supply. case of drought. These “needs” were not difficult to refute, backed
by data and a little detective work. For example, using questionable
Over the years many people put time, energy and money into figures, DW claimed that there would be a supply shortfall of 18,000
stopping the project, including Gary Wockner, founder of Save the AF/yr by 2030 (changed to 2032). Then, using the established 4:1
Colorado. TEG board members, Bob Shellenberger and Bambi storage/“firm yield” ratio, DW claimed that it had to enlarge Gross
Hanson in particular, and presidents, were exceptional in organizing Reservoir by 72,000 AF/yr. Fact: 72,000 AF/yr is all that DW can
and fundraising: Liz Morgan, Dennis Akin, Chris Garre, Michael legally take from the western slope so it had to derive the 18,000 AF/
Thomason, Bev Kurtz. Jennie Curtis was a key player and the major yr shortfall, not more not less. A 18,000 AF/yr shortfall in ten years
contributor to the legal fund. They orchestrated several Boulder is unlikely, but this is DW’s fishy but fundamental rationale for the
project.
County Commissioners (BCC) public hearings. The hearings were
inspiring—from personal stories to scientific data. We will never There were various attempts by DW to “reduce supply.”
forget the young boy who bravely told of his love for the waterfall
Conservation savings were held constant, 2010-2050 (DW’s own
that would be gone, and the truck driver who described the dangers data show that this was fallacious); to reduce supply on paper, DW
of hauling on Gross Dam Road, ending, “There will be deaths.” raised the strategic reserve from 30,000 AF to 200,000 AF because the

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David Lost Cont’d from page 21 requested that DW be required to correct and update the need and
purpose analyses—to no avail. In July, 2020 FERC approved the
reserve is not included in supply data. Finally, when it was obvious amended license application.

that demand would not exceed supply in 2016, using the same data, Recourses for stopping DW slowly fizzled, including a lawsuit
against the Corps. Finally, after legal battles over its 1041 authority
the year became 2022! to review the Moffat Project, BCC ended legal action in exchange for
$12.5 million for mitigation and for open space acreage. Through
There were long gaps between intensive work on our responses to TEG we still have a voice in protecting the environment—we must
the DEIS and FEIS and to DW’s license amendment applications to use our voice.
FERC. During these lulls TEG submitted supplemental documents to
the Corps on well-established water conservation practices, showing I am grieved that neither the Corps nor FERC held Denver
Water accountable for misinformation, and most importantly,
that there could be a water surplus in 2032. “The Roads” describes that the Corps granted the 404 permit without proving that the
the hazards on Hwy 72, Gross Dam Road, and the Magnolia area maximum expansion of Gross Reservoir is the LEDPA (least
dirt roads that will be used for logging. We consulted with the lead environmentally destruction practicable alternative), a federal
engineer at the School of Mines Urban Water Engineering Research
Center, reviewed scores of FERC court cases and took our case requirement. It is not.
directly to DW CEO Jim Lochhead—a clear case of exaggerated need, Soon we will experience the first impact—reconstruction of the
outdated information and viable alternatives that were rejected.
hairpin turn at Gross Dam Road and Hwy 72. Goliath won. We
And yet, in July 2017 the Corps approved the Section 404 permit are in for another long slog. Stay calm.
and in February, 2018, FERC released the first review of DW’s license
amendment application. Responses during the public comment period

* * * Coal Creek Quick Quiz #17 * * *

Get to Know Coal Creek Canyon - - Round Seventeen- - April 2022 Submit ted by Ruth Rodgers
Submit your answers to earn a PRIZE!

Send to: [email protected]

1. What group meets at the CCCIA Hall at 11:00 AM on Sundays? 5 - - Who Am I? - - [Each month, you’ll find a photo of a canyon
resident, past or present, someone prominent, influential, well-known,
2. “Devil’s Hill” is located on what Coal Creed Canyon area road? interesting, and/or accomplished, OR some other related image for
3. What is the name of the rocky outcropping about a 1/10th of a mile
southeast of Starr Peak, with an elevation of approximately 10,500 feet? you to identify. Can you identify the individual for this seventeenth
4. What event is scheduled on the CCCIA calendar for July 23rd?
round’s photo?]

Answers to the March Quiz Questions - -

1 = March 21 – March 25, 2022
2 = Verne and Marguerite (“Maggie”) Houlton
3 = 303-642-3121
4 = 33
5 = Molly Fisher - -
Photos from the 1995-96 and 1980-81 Coal Creek
Elem Staff photos. Molly has been part of the Coal
Creek Canyon community for over 40 years. The
photos show her with the rest of the Coal Creek
Elementary School staff in the 1995-1996 and 1980-
1981 school years. She has remained very active
in the canyon in many ways. Decades of canyon
youngsters have benefitted from her guidance as their
kindergarten teacher and in many other roles. Molly

is a local gem and asset!

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What’s Brewing at Coal Creek Coffee ▪ By Mallorie Knight



T hirteen years ago, the owners of Coal Creek Coffee held a and we believe that we have found the perfect person to continue
community meeting, in search of someone who wanted to caffeinating the canyon.  There aren’t enough words to tell you how
take over the shop. And, when no one jumped at the chance, much we have loved the friendships that we have made, and how
we bought it. Our thinking? The shop was (and still is) an important
part of the community. And over the last thirteen years we’ve seen very much we appreciate all of your loyal support over the years. We
good days, and bad, made countless friends, celebrated weddings will truly miss you (especially the ROMEOs and their shenanigans
and babies, mourned the loss of friends, and brewed countless pots every morning...) We believe that we have found the perfect person
of coffee. (And who knows how many batches of banana bread to continue with the coffee -- Nathan has lived in the peak to peak
we’ve baked!) And through it all, the coffee shop has managed to region for a little over a year. He is excited about contributing to
stay a hub in a small mountain community. We have loved donating
and supporting locals, and hanging out with you all at community our dynamic local small business environment and community.
events like the Canyon Fourth Fest. But now it is time for us to let Coal Creek Coffee represents a perfect opportunity to enrich just
someone else take the shop and run with it. We hope you know that one of the gathering points in our social lives. We hope that you will
selling the coffee shop was not a decision that was made lightly,
continue to support the shop as it goes through this transition. (We
definitely will be!) So, I suppose it’s time for our bittersweet ‘see ya
later.’ It’s not goodbye, it’s simply ‘see you around!’

Looking to the Reward ▪ By Glor y Fletcher

F or the past five months, I’ve subjected my family to the mood Still, adoption was a coal smoldering in the hearth of my heart.
swings of a preteen girl. Knox reminds me ever so lovingly, And recently, that ember burst into flames when Todd casually
and so very often, that I’m taking “angry pills” to lend me asked if I ever thought about adopting anymore. Little did I know,
some perspective when I’m catastrophizing over some natural he’d been praying about it as well. I could barely choke out a “yes”
occurrence of motherhood (boogers on the wall, stickers on the between tears.
floor…all the things).
Just two weeks later, my hopes were dashed again. Every
I’ve been on these pills in preparation for an embryo adoption – one of the dozen agencies I’d contacted had graciously denied
our second attempt at adoption. Todd and I were two years and $30K our application, explaining that we would likely remain on their
into an adoption from Uganda when Knox was born. As our family’s waiting list indefinitely since couples struggling with infertility take
dynamic changed, we observed that God seemed to be closing those precedence over those with children. I was perplexed. Why had God
doors. The puzzle pieces no longer fit, so we surrendered our desires reignited this desire in our hearts, only to lead us to a dead end?
for the peace of obedience.
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Looking to the Reward from page 23 of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was
looking to the reward. By faith…he endured as seeing him who is
Then one agency suggested embryo adoption, which seemed invisible.” God Himself is our reward.
amazing but definitely something for other people. Todd was
favorable, but the science seemed so strange to me. As I investigated Even Jesus endured the cross, despising its shame, for the joy
it further, I discovered over 1.5 million babies waiting to live. Like set before Him (Hebrews 12:2). Jesus loved to do His Father’s will,
destinies on pause, these babies are frozen in time just days after evidenced by His prayer, “I have come to do your will, O God”
they receive the spark of life. (Hebrews 10:7).

If the Lord wills, by the time you’re reading this, two embryos Like a bird that must sing to the dawn or a flower that must
who’ve been frozen since 1994 will be growing again. It isn’t lost open to the sun, our souls find their happy purpose in the will of the
on me that they already existed the first time Todd and I attempted Father. We are God’s workmanship, created in Jesus Christ to do
to adopt a decade ago. God had a plan all along. He Who called us is good works that God ordained for us.
faithful, and He accomplished it – in His own time (I Thessalonians
5:24). Choosing God’s will does cost us sometimes, but there is nothing
broken about that kind of hallelujah. It is pure and sweet and
His calling has not come without cost, of course. Todd and the kids acceptable to the Father. It yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness
have endured with much patience a mother who acts like a toddler
some days. I too have struggled to cling to my sanity and dignity at in this life, and the Father’s commendation in the life to come:
times through this hormone regimen. At the end of especially long ““Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of your
days, I’ve been reminding myself to ”look to the reward.” Master.”

After a week of preaching this to myself, I realized I had it all So “this is why we labor and strive, because we have set our
wrong. I kept telling Todd, “It’ll all be worth it when we’re holding hope on the living God” (I Timothy 4:10). In this life, our pursuits
those babies in our arms.” But a successful adoption is no more may fail. But the Word of God will never fail. Jesus promised,
guaranteed this time around than it was last time we tried. “Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to

So I looked up the verse I’d been quoting to see what reward was each one according to what he has done” (Rev 22:12). His reward is
promised. Hebrews 11:26-27 says Moses “considered the reproach the basis of our endurance. When we have done the will of God, we
will receive what is promised (Hebrews 10:36).

Food Charities Are a Vital Community Health Link
▪ By John Jantsch

The charitable food pantries and banks in our mountain communities include poor physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development
provide food access for vulnerable people. Unfortunately, most among children and chronic health conditions, including diabetes,
individuals and families accessing food pantries and other charitable hypertension, and obesity, among adults.

food programs are food insecure, meaning that there is limited or Thus, our area food banks are essential in addressing community

uncertain availability of healthy foods. health disparities through the foods and related services they provide.

According to a research study conducted by the Society for Supporting food banks to assess and respond to food and health needs

Community Research and Action, food insecurity is related to is also a great way to support area healthcare, educational, economic,

poor nutrition and many other adverse health issues. Some of these and social sectors.

Below is a list of area food pantries with instructions on how to

APOLLO provide support through food and monetary

17120 Hwy 72 donations and how to access food and other
services. 

SELF STOR AGE Mon - Fri Nederland Food Pantry, Clothing Closet 
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303.420.9915
Saturday 10 - 2 The Nederland Food Pantry’s mission is
Family owned for over 25 years Gates to relieve hunger and provide basic needs
Serving local & Coal Creek Canyon and support to the Peak-to-Peak Community
communities 6am - 9pm (7 days) respectfully and compassionately. 

Customer Service Is They are open every Saturday from 10:00
Our Top Priority! a.m. to Noon at the Nederland Community
Center located at 106 Hwy 72, Nederland, CO.
ASK ABOUT OUR GREAT MOVE-IN SPECIALS! While all items are free – they ask clothing
closet clients to limit their shopping to one
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To make an appointment, email Annette
Franck  [email protected]  or call 303-
408-4596

Harvest of Hope Pantry – Boulder  http://
hopepantry.org/

Harvest of Hope Pantry opened its doors
in 2012.

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Their sole mission is food   Every Thursday, they have pantry day from 1:30-3:45 at
assistance. They offer a client the former Public Health modular. They have implemented a
choice shopping experience
where individuals select shopping format that allows individuals to select those items they
preferred foods within our
shopping allowances. would like most. 
If you want to contribute, they take donations 24/7 between the
Harvest of Hope is located
in Boulder, at 4830 Pearl St; two front doors of the new pantry location. In addition, they take
they serve everyone who comes financial contributions. Donations may be left in a dropbox between
to the door. the two front doors at the Justice Center or in the foyer at the new
They are open Monday-Friday and closed on the weekends. 
The Pantry is open Monday through Friday, 9 to 11 a.m., and Human Services location at 15193 Hwy 119 (across from the transfer
4:30 to 6:30 p.m. | Thursday evening, except for major holidays, on
a walk-in basis. station) 
Want to donate? You can mail checks made out to Gilpin Food Pantry to 15193
Fresh Food
If you have an over-abundant garden, please send it our way.  Highway 119, Black Hawk, CO 80422.
Even the smallest amount is fantastic and brightens someone’s
day and meal. Pastor’s Pantry Whispering Pines Church
Shelf Stable and Non-Perishable Foods Pastor’s Pantry is part of Whispering Pines Church, located at 73
Bring in your non-perishable canned, jarred, boxed, and bagged
products. Gross Dam Rd., Golden, CO (On Hwy 72 across from the CCCIA
*Donated food items must be labeled, unopened, and unused. In Community Center)
addition, canned food items need to be no more than one year past
their best-by date. The food pantry is open every Thursday from 3–5 p.m. for
shopping and donations. 
Gilpin County Food Bank
http://www.gilpincounty.org/departments_offices/human_services  Action Center - https://theactioncenter.org/get-help/

The Gilpin Country Food Pantry has a new location at 101 The Action Center offers free food and helps those facing hardship
Norton Dr. in Black Hawk. They are open Thursdays from 1:30
p.m. to 3:45 p.m. with other community resources.

Each week households can receive a pre-packed box of groceries

filled with healthy, high-quality food like fruits, veggies, meat, dairy,

and much more. (Selection varies daily).

You can just drive-thru or walk-up and receive your grocery box

once a week with easy access!

Pick-up is available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from

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Food Banks Continued from page 25 The Action Center is located at 8745 W 14th Ave in Lakewood,
CO.
They take food and other household donations from 10 a.m. to 3
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TIME FOR A COLORADO ZEPHYR? ▪By Rober t Brewster

Thanks to the Mountain Messenger  for publishing “The to a comprehensive business plan, prepared by a local canyon
Conductor’s Dispatch,” by Brad Swartzwelter, about the resident, Amtrak revived the popular service as the Winter Park
rail line that has been transporting people and products Express. Perhaps he was inspired by a suggestion in a late 2014

through our canyon for well over a century. The article is quite ColoRail newsletter (the state’s premier rail transit advocacy

correct when it extols the beauty of our canyon as seen from the group).

railroad track perspective, which is not easily accessed otherwise. By mid-March 2015 Amtrak operated two sold-out WPE trial

The route has entranced countless travelers on the California runs. Who says things can’t happen quickly?! So the Ski Train is

Zephyr and its predecessor trains. And, starting last year, a new back on the Moffat railroad track! But the Winter Park Express is of

luxury service commenced operations with a two-day trip between only limited utility. It just operates Fridays thru Sundays for 3 months

Denver and the Moab, UT area. At over $1,000 a pop. One way. I after the holiday season - roughly 10% of the calendar year. And it’s
guess Colorado has scenery to sell! And our Coal Creek Canyon largely single-purpose: skiers and sightseers to Winter Park Resort.
is part of it. But we already know that…….. Yet the demand for trans-mountain transportation is a 24/7/365 affair,
with countless pairs of origins and destinations. Need we mention the
Yet the tracks are even more utilitarian for folks that just continuous news stream showcasing highway traffic jams, closures,
want to get to the other side of the Continental Divide without and crashes? And snow?
dealing with mountain highways, I-70 in particular. We mountain
dwellers can certainly identify with the special challenges of That’s where the Colorado Zephyr concept enters the
driving amongst the “hills!” discussion as a partial  solution to our  highways’ shortcomings and
vulnerabilities, compounded by frequent adverse weather. Is there a case
Perhaps the best example of “our” rail line’s utility is the Ski for establishing intrastate passenger rail service between Denver
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and Grand Junction, through some of the most intimidating terrain far safer than highway and more comfortable, as well. Don’t forget
and weather in the nation? Capitalizing on an existing railroad that
already carries passenger trains (i.e. the California Zephyr, Winter the dining car and the lounge…...
Park Express, Rocky Mountaineer)? What options might that offer
to our canyon residents? Why now? Colorado is one of the fastest growing states - on both

What this proposal amounts to is an every-day  service that is sides of the Divide. Pressures on our already stressed transportation
an extension and expansion of the seasonal WPE, with one or two
additional frequencies. Colorado’s residents and visitors have varying matrix will only grow, requiring tons of cash and eons of time. Union
transportation needs throughout our state and throughout the year. Pacific’s Moffat Road tracks are already in place as they pass beneath
Some people  can’t, don’t, or won’t drive.  Some are intimidated the Continental Divide through the 95-year old and state-owned
by  mountain roads, weather, and  other motorists. As a  50-year Moffat Tunnel. That tunnel is the linchpin of the entire rail route and
commercial driver  I can validate those concerns. What are the the reason for its existence. Can CDOT and Union Pacific cooperate
conomic consequences of our residents and guests choosing to reduce, on getting more public, and Union Pacific, utility out of this publicly-
or avoid altogether, the mountain driving drama? I am one of those owned asset? For the benefit of both entities? The national decline
avoiders even though I’ve lived at 9000’ in our canyon for 27 years. in the demand for coal, once a traffic mainstay of this rail line, has
It’ll be a cold day in Kremmling before I drive over “The Big Hill.” created capacity and alternative revenue opportunities. Indeed, the
Oh wait…..it’s always cold in Kremmling……… Moffat Road may have equal value as a passenger train conduit as it
does a freight train corridor.
So why rail and why now? Rail transport is the most energy-efficient
and environmentally sound way to move large quantities of people Might Coal Creek Canyon residents benefit from the proposed
and things. Steel wheels on steel rails. The advancing development of Colorado Zephyr? Certainly, if a stop is added to the route east of
battery-electric locomotives will make it exponentially more so. And
rail corridors don’t require much real estate, compared to multi-lane Hwy 93. Though more challenging, a stop near Rollinsville would be
highways. Further, trains are largely weather-resistant. Rail travel is
even more intriguing - a 20-minute ride to the slopes of Winter Park
Resort! Not even time for a cup of coffee…..

In Part Two, we’ll address more details of a service plan, including

dedicated bus or  shuttle connections between the rail line and the
major destinations/origins along the I-70 Mountain Corridor, which

are always at the mercy of I-70 itself. Stay tuned…….

SURVIVORS IN CHAOS

ASSISTANCE? DO YOU NEED? CAN YOU HELP? ▪ By MB Reith

Onward into Year #3 of this pandamit (as I call it). The first year- world. I’ve also been watching the National Arboretum eagles sit
2020, which went total lockdown on 3/13/20, as mentioned
here and there since: a pandamit. Really wreaked havoc. on their 2 eggs. You should watch: naeaglecam.org What can I say
Recently a millennial told me they want to go back to “precedented” today? Trying to find some humor? Writing notes. Reading notes.
times. Not sure that is a word, but it should be now. Although I try Practicing remembering… Trying to get rid of that extra Co-ved 19
not to see much news (Is not on the Hallmark Channels). It seeps in
here and there from other sources. Here I sit for the umpteenth month pounds!
in a row. Facing deadline. New month. Since I am retired my world Guess I’ll start with a story of learning to cook no matter your
in some ways is less stressful than those going out in the working
age. My husband has been trying to make gravy. Usually, I just
make it because I don’t need a recipe. Being the oldest of 7? (I

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Survivors in Chaos Continued from page 27 for the live-in tech to help me…. I did the so simple exchange. Spent
the next 36 hours, well into Friday trying to get the new phones to
know you know that, sorry) I have made gravy from scratch among work. My internet was somehow down, too, so I couldn’t go to the
everything else my whole life. [And I don’t even like to chew]. The internet as the phone message suggested when I called the company
other day, he says, ‘I am stirring and stirring and it’s not thickening.’ to talk to someone. (Eventually my team told me I was responsible
So I go over and start stirring. It is just starting to boil and I tell him for the internet down, too. One of the plugs or something). I held,
well, it should be ready in about 2 minutes and needs to be stirred not too long, for the phone people responsible for my service. I spent
for this last minute continually. I look over to the counter. There 1/2 of Friday with them. They were friendly and helpful to this senior
sits a box of baking soda. The orange box. I asked him why was it citizen who is not techno savvy. Even called me back! He got me all
on counter? The light bulb goes off in our brains strangely enough the way to the reference to the Ethernet cable. I said I didn’t have a
at the exact same second: OH that’s not cornstarch? That’s baking clue which cable that might be. That whole mess of wires and blinking
soda: will NEVER thicken! He says well, I’m going to use it on my lights are GREEK to me. He said they could have a tech come help.
part of dinner. I look at him. That’s crazy, and unnecessary.. I say it I said, oh, no that won’t be necessary as I am 99% sure one of my
is pure liquid! Are you sure? I proceeded to make regular gravy, in a tech helpers will know exactly what to do. I said I will call back if
few minutes. Meanwhile he ate his, but said it was salty. Son tasted. I need to. I just needed to be patient. Thought I might be able to
Said it tastes like the salt shaker. At least he won’t make that mistake follow their instructions without bugging my helpers. WRONG. I
again! Welcome to cooking 2022! am so grateful for those who will help me overcome my anxiety by
fixing technical things. I hope you reading this have others who you
Another fun event this past week. Involved TECHNOLOGY. can connect with that will help you and share their time with you.
Didn’t give you definition: Too many definitions which were not As I always say: if YOU are the one with skills and time, please help
completely understandable to my babyboomer co-ved 19 brain cells. others that don’t. We all need help. Survey I saw today? Anxiety
My landline phone system, which we have had the same landline # for
at least 35 years was goofing up. Ai Yi Yi. When we moved around the and depression 4X worse than before 2020. Says it could take 7-10
corner in 2002 we brought the 2-line answering machine system. It was years to overcome, as it did for 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. YEARS!
fine for 17-18 years. Over the years it has gained other things called
modems and Ethernet cables, etc. Don’t know. I am not technical. I Please be sure to help every child you know. As an adult, especially
can talk & listen. That’s my basic skill. Luckily I have my team: live-in
tech and a neighbor of over 30 years. Problems began Thursday after living since before 2000, you know we are responsible for preparing
I installed a new 1-line answ. machine. Almost identical to old one.
My neighbor had shown me which plugs to change. So being impatient our children for the future. As always, love is the way. Start with

yourself, then all others! Be here now... Peace... 

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1. New Broncos QB

11. Toilet (3) 17 18 19 20
12. Raises up cattle (5) 21 22
13. Boulder County Lake (5) 23 24

15. Covid test (3) 25 26 27 28
17. Xerox (6)

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50 51 52 53 54
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CCC Sky Watchers Cont’d from page 17 Venus with a pair of binoculars or a telescope, Neptune will be slightly
to the left. The bright planet that you will see with your unaided eyes
Local Sky Watcher Leonard David will also give us a brief update farther to the left of Venus is Jupiter. A crescent Moon that morning
on international space missions. Everyone is welcome to join us. We hangs below the trio completing the celestial scene. Venus and Jupiter
are hoping to go back to meeting in person at the Hall in the future, will slip close together on April 30th.
but with another new Covid variant, we are scheduling this meeting
on Zoom for now. This will be a great morning to check out the other planets as
Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn form a line in the morning sky. That
To be on our email list, send your email to – BarbaraDavid321@ leaves just Mercury which will be the highest in the evening sky on
aol.com During the week before our meeting, we send out an email April 28th. The Lyrid Meteor shower peaks around April 22nd. This
reminder and the Zoom link. We’ll also email you the day of the meteor shower is best seen before dawn when the constellation Lyra
meeting with the link so you have it handy. is high in the sky. Historically, this shower produces about 18 meteors
per hour. A Full Pink Moon rises April 16th. As dramatic as a pink
APRIL NIGHT SKIES By John Williams Moon would be, the name refers to the color of the first flowers of
Many events in the night sky just don’t allow us to see them easily. spring. This Moon is also known as the Paschal Moon, the first full
Moon of spring. Keep looking up!
Either the Earth is rotated the wrong direction or the Sun or Moon
dominate the scene. However, if you’re up for a challenge, you have Our March 26th meeting was after the Mountain Messenger’s April
an opportunity this April to spy Neptune, one of the farthest and
dimmest planets. April gives us two chances to see this planet. The issue deadline, so we’ll report on it in the May issue.
first chance we certainly will not be able to see but if we are patient
another opportunity awaits. STUDENTS, TEACHERS & PARENTS! OUR WEBSITE HAS
GREAT SCIENCE EDUCATION RESOURCES!
On April 12th, just before sunrise here in Colorado, Jupiter and
Neptune will join in a conjunction. Dim Neptune will be viewable Find links to astronomy and space exploration topics at – https://
within the same field of view of most telescopes and binoculars with
the giant planet. The conjunction between Jupiter and Neptune occurs sky-watchers.co/resources Our members are glad to help students
only once every 12-and-a-half years. This would be a perfect time to with their science projects via Zoom.
observe the blue planet by using Jupiter as a guide but unfortunately,
the pair rise just before the Sun and are lost in the morning glare. Fast Thanks so much to John Williams for our website, hosting most
forward two weeks and we get a second chance. Venus and Neptune
meet in the sky on April 27th. The pair rise about 1 hour 37 minutes of our Zoom meetings, and being the co-director of Sky Watchers.
before the Sun. And again, both will be within the same field of view.
Venus will be the brightest object in the eastern sky. If you look at Thanks to Carolyn Collins Petersen for our Facebook page – https://

www.facebook.com/CoalCreekCanyonSkyWatchers We’re grateful

for our sponsors – CCC Park & Recreation District.

Cheers! ~ Barb & Leonard David and John Williams

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Power Update April
2022

Electrical Safety this Spring

The arrival of spring is just around the corner. • As trees bud, they can grow into power lines. Update Your Email with
When you return to working or playing outside, Keep your trees trimmed to avoid contact with United Power
be aware of the electrical safety risks you may power lines. If you are unsure of how and
encounter. when to remove tree limbs or if you need to Update your email with United Power
Here are few quick spring electrical safety tips report a tree limb in contact with a power line, to receive important notifications
from Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S): call United Power at 303-637-1300. electronically. Electronic notifications
• Always keep power cords and electrical allow us to contact you more quickly with
• Before every use, inspect power tools and emergency updates, notice of scheduled
equipment away from water or other wet electric lawn equipment for frayed power outages and other important information
areas. Water and electricity don’t mix, and cords, broken plugs and weathered or that affects the cooperative and our
can cause serious injury if not careful. It’s damaged housings. Don’t use damaged members.
important to check wiring that could have equipment until it has been repaired properly. It’s important to make sure the contact
become exposed during the winter, especially Keep tools unplugged and stored in a dry area information on your account is up to date
when it’s near a water source. when not in use. because that information is used when
• Look up and look out for power lines. Make sending any communications.
sure you’re aware of nearby power cords Spring is also a good time to have an electrical You can check your contact information
when working outside. As a general rule, keep inspection done on your home. In the winter, and make necessary updates using the
your body and all tools and materials at least homeowners are more likely to overload circuits. free online payment portal, SmartHub. To
15 feet from any overhead power lines at all An overloaded circuit occurs when there are too set up an online account, go to
times. Don’t let kids play near power lines, many devices plugged into a particular circuit, www.unitedpower.com/myaccount.
especially with kites or drones. exceeding its safety rating. When using space You can also quickly update your email by
• Call before you dig. Perhaps this is the heaters, for example, nothing else should be filling out a short form on our website at
summer you’re finally putting up the new plugged into the circuit because they alone draw www.unitedpower.com/update-email.
fence around your yard or property. Calling the recommended safety rating.
8-1-1 before you dig can save you from Overloaded circuits can cause damage to wiring,
digging into underground utility lines. especially in older homes with electrical systems
that weren’t designed to handle today’s typical
load, creating a potential fire hazard.

2022 Annual Meeting & Director Election

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 | 4:30 p.m. Registration | 6:30 p.m. Meeting

ATTENDING THE MEETING VOTING YOUR BALLOT

The 2022 Annual Meeting will be held as a Three positions on United Power’s board are
hybrid event members may attend either online up for election – one seat in the East, South,
or in person. All members are invited to attend and West Districts. This year, members may
and engage with cooperative leadership and vote in the director election electronically
connect with fellow members. through their online account or return
The in-person meeting will be held at Riverdale ballots by mail. Voting online is a fast, secure
Regional Park on April 13 and the livestream will way to submit your ballots and avoid delays
be posted on United Power’s website. The virtual in mail handling. Online balloting closes at
stream will begin at 6:30 p.m. on the website at noon on April 12, 2022. Mail ballots must
www.unitedpower.com/annual-meeting. also arrive at the P.O. Box by this time.
Find more information at www.unitedpower.com.

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Useful Numbers/Websites ECRWSS

Fire Dept. & Ambulance 911 POSTAL CUSTOMER PRSRT STD
Coal Creek Non Emergency 303-642-3121
High County FD Non Emer. 303-582-5768 Electrical U S POSTAGE PAID
Jeffco Sheriff 303-277-0211 Airways Electric pg. 28 303-995-4935
Boulder Co. Sheriff 303-441-4444 Mastercraft pg. 9 303-642-7312 GOLDEN, CO
Gilpin Co. Sheriff 303-582-5500 Raceway Electric pg. 11 303-880-5752
Excavating PERMIT NO 118
Canyon Cares 720-515-1129 Jake of all Trades pg. 27 303-808-4490
We Can Dig it pg. 10 303-642-3853 Real Estate
Coal Creek K - 8 303-982-3409 Financial Advisor Byers & Sellers pg. 26 303-642-7951
Tyler S Oglesby pg 13 303-273-9818 Carl’s Corner For Sale pg 29 303-642-7144
Colorado Parks and Wildlife 303-291-7227 Firewood Janet Ingvaldsen pg. 10 720.600.9006
High Timber pg. 19 303-258-7942 Tony Thorpe pg. 30 720-552-2127
Drake Middle School 303-982-1510 Foundations Recycle
Jake of All Trades pg. 27 303-808-4490 Green Girl pg. 27 303-442-7535
Ralston Valley Sr High 303-982-5600 Gifts Remodeling
Coal Creek Coffee pg. 16 303-642-1900 RoofingInColorado.com pg. 17 303-495-4828
Golden Sr. High 303-982-4200 Handyman Third and Long pg. 3 303-642-1314
Tom/Loftin Const. pg. 10 970-389-5914 Restaurant & Libation
Attendance 303-982-4260 Hauling Last Stand Tavern pg. 9 303-642-3180
Benchmark Land Care pg. 29 303-485-1001 Roofing
Nederland Jr. & Sr. 303-447-1010 Big D Dumpsters pg. 23 303-642-7995 RoofingInColorado.com pg. 17 303-495-4828
High Country Rubbish pg. 8 303-642-0303 Top Coverage pg. 23 303-258-9322
Nederland Elementary 720-561-4800 Heating & A/C Rock/Retaining Walls
Efficient Comfort pg. 5 720-299-8745 Benchmark Land Care pg. 29 303-485-1001
Kwik Mart 303-642-3061 Paul Accetura pg. 3 303-642-0886 Jake of All Trades pg. 27 303-808-4490
Instrument Sales & Service Septic Services Columbia pg. 23 303-526-5370
P.O. Coal Creek (Crescent) 303-642-0119 Brightwood Music pg. 20 303-258-8863 Storage
Insurance Advantage pg. 4 720-734-7971
Pinecliffe Post Office 303-642-7358 Mitch Davis, State Farm pg. 17 303-424-4895 Apollo pg. 24 303-420-9915
Internet Network Setup Tax Preparation
Wildlife Sightings 303-642-0926 Wondervu Consulting pg. 28 303-642-0433 Karen Schwimmer, CPA pg. 28 303-642-0628
Internet Provider Toilet/Portable
CCCIA Web site: coalcreekcanyon.org Mountain Broadband pg. 25 303-642-3858 Air-O-Pure pg. 7 303-258-3597
Land Clearing Columbia pg. 18 303-526-5370
Facebook: Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado Benchmark Land Care pg. 29 303-485-1001 Trash/Rubbish Service
Jake of All Trades pg. 27 303- 808-4490 High Country Rubbish pg. 8 303-642-0303
Advertisers Massage Tree Service
Directory Hands Hoofs & Paws pg. 3 303-503-6068 Lumberjake-Brian Hard pg. 23 303-718-1990
Kathy Kelly pg. 10 303-642-8285 High Timber pg. 19 303-258-7942
Accounting Treu Accounting pg. 11 720-730-4838 Masonry Jake of All Trades pg. 27 303-808-4490
Animal Services Third and Long pg. 3 303-642-1314 Trucking
Motorcycle Repair Jake of All Trades pg. 27 303-808-4490
Hands Hoofs & Paws pg. 3 303-503-6068 Power Cycle & Marine pg. 13 720-863-1001 We Can Dig it pg. 10 303-642-3853
Rabbit House Society 303-469-3240 Newspaper United Power pg. 31 Inside back cover 303-642-7921
Architect Sunique pg. 28 303-642-0474 The Mountain Ear pg. 20 303-810-5409 Veterinary
Art Coal Creek Coffee pg. 16 303-642-1900 Mountain Messenger 303-642-0067 CC Animal Clinic pg. 3 303-642-3468
Attorney Odd Jobs after hours 303-279-1701
Tamra Waltemath, P.C. pg. 17 303-657-0360 Tom/Loftin Construction pg. 10 970-389-5914 Vision
Automotive - Repair, Sales We Can Dig it pg. 10 303-642-3853 Golden Vision pg. 7 & 29 303-278-2020
Carl’s Corner pg. 29 303-642-7144 Painting/Staining Water Delivery
Peak to Peak Imports pg. 10 303-258-0635 Jake of All Trades pg. 27 303-808-4490 Bulk Water Runner pg. 25 303-946-9026
Power Cycle pg. 13 720-863-1001 Loftin Construction pg. 10 970-389-5914 Water Purification
Carpentry RoofingInColorado.com pg. 17 303-495-4828 Doctor Water pg. 11 303-438-6669
Third and Long pg. 3 303-642-1314 Plumbing Water Wells
CCCIA pg. 18 303-642-7300 Paul Accetura pg. 3 303-642-0886 Arrow Drilling pg. 21 303-421-8766
Church Pump Repair Aspen Well Drilling pg. 29 303-697-8335
Spirit of the Mtn. pg. 19 720-490-6826 Doctor Water Well pg. 11 303-438-6669 Doctor Water Well pg. 11 303-438-6669
Coffee Shop pg. 16 303-642-1900 James Drilling pg. 16 303-420-5181
Computer Service Website Design
Geek for Hire pg. 7 303-618-0154 Wondervu Consulting. pg. 28 303-642-0433
Wondervu Consulting pg. 28 303-642-0433
Construction
Jake of All Trades pg. 27 303-808-4490
Loftin Construction pg. 10 970-389-5914
We Can Dig it pg. 10 303-642-3853
Denver Water/Gross Res pg. 6 303-628-6348
Directories gogilpin.com 303-582-3101
Driveways
Benchmark Land Care pg. 29 303-485-1001
Jake of All Trades pg. 27 303-808-4490
We Can Dig it pg. 10 303-642-3853
Education
Gilpin County pg. 15 303-582-3444

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