May 2020 Mountain Messenger

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iNSIDE THIS ISSUE... 20 EARTHWATCH

4 CCC Sky Watchers 12 April Crossword Answers By Jody Dickson

By John Williams & Barbara David 13 A COVID-19 Plea to 23 Golden Vision Clinic

5 Canyon Cares of CCC Recreationists Re-Opening
By Denver Water
6 Emergency Wills and 23 The Legacy of Family
14 Survivors in Chaos
Medical Powers of Attorney By Dan Thoemke
By Tamra K Waltemath By MB Reith
25 Play to your Strengths, a Saws
7 It Takes A Canyon! 17 WildAware of Our Critters
& Slaws Article
By Dave Pence and Linda Martin By Jan Waddington By Linda Martin

10 The Benefits of Improving 18 Bird Report 26 May Crossword

Sleep By Chris McAllister By Tony Thorpe
By Rodger Ruge, CHPC
19 Before You Knew It Cont’d 28 United Power Advances Capital

By Glory Fletcher Credit

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*~Coal Creek Canyon Sky Watchers!~* OUR SKY WATCHERS WEBSITE NOW HAS GREAT RE-
SOURCES!
By John Williams & Barbara David Check out our website where you can download and print the
current month’s CCC Sky Map at – https://sky-watchers.co – and –
Credit John Williams John Williams has now posted videos of many of our Sky Watch-
ers’ past presentations, in case you missed them or would like to
No Sky Watchers meeting is scheduled for May at this point – see them again! John has been doing a special University of Colo-
but let’s meet up virtually on Zoom.com! Make sure you’re on rado at Boulder Master’s program and one of his recent projects
our email list (see the end of this article) and we’ll send you an was to create a special audiovisual experience about the “Overview
email with dates, times and a link to access Zoom. (If you’ve Effect”. The Overview Effect is a cognitive shift in awareness re-
never used Zoom, we can help – it’s easy.) We will provide ported by some astronauts during spaceflight, often while viewing
astronomy news and updates on international space missions, the Earth from outer space. This guided experience is available on
as well as having a chance to check in with each other. our Sky Watchers website.

The people of Coal Creek Canyon – including us Sky Watchers – We also have a great list of space and astronomy Resources with
are trying to do our part to physically distance ourselves. Please let links for adults and students. These are some of the best resources
us know if Sky Watchers can help you and your family get through for parents and students working on school assignments at home.
these strange times of the coronavirus with our stay-at-home If some of our astronomy and space experts and members can help
orders. students, don’t hesitate to contact us at – BarbaraDavid321@aol.
com
With the weather getting warmer every day and evening, by naked
eye or through your own telescope or binoculars – spend some You can also find meeting updates and astronomical events on our
extra time checking out the spring planets, the stars and the Moon. Facebook page create and managed by Carolyn Collins Petersen at
– https://www.facebook.com/CoalCreekCanyonSkyWatchers

We will email our Sky Watchers list when we have a safe future
meeting date, as well as let you know in our Mountain Messenger
Sky Watchers article. We also want to send you Sky Watchers
emails about twice a month with links to astronomy and space
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MAY NIGHT SKIES CaCnyaornes
Check out the bright stuff in May’s dark skies in the evening and of Coal Creek Canyon
before dawn. Venus shines bright in the west at dusk before it sinks
below the horizon. The morning planets line up in the southeast Where neighbors help neighbors
before sunrise with brighter Jupiter rising first, followed by dimmer
Saturn, and then Mars. The Full Moon is May 7th. Founded in 2006
{An unaffiliated 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization}
FULL MOON HIKES “Our mission is to serve our residents by providing short-term
Our local Sky Watcher Joelle Dunaetz will hopefully in the near resources to help care for the necessities and urgent needs of
future be leading Full Moon Hikes again on or near the date of the
Full Moon, weather permitting. After we can again gather in small our neighbors.”
groups, Joelle will also be leading nature awareness/connection
hikes that you will not want to miss! After all this time inside, and Feelings of Groundhog Day once again, as this is being written
spring happening for us here now, I can’t recommend enough what in advance of publication, with uncertainty and unknowns ahead.
a wonderful experience it is to venture into nature with Joelle. What, where, how, when (and why) will I or my loved ones be able
to go forward? Are my friends, neighbors and community at large
While we are physical distancing, Joelle is doing online classes, going to be alright? Is one stimulus check really going to get me
events and guided meditations. Visit her beautiful new website at through? There are many questions and resources to wade through.
– https://www.dancingmountainstorm.com – and/or contact her to
get on her email list for future classes and nature experiences at – So much need and so many awesome causes to support, and yet,
joelle.dunaetz@gmail.com Canyon Cares is asking for your help in meeting our lofty goal of
$50,000 for our COVID-19 Relief Fund. Why? Because Canyon
If you’re not already on our contact list, email BarbaraDavid321@ Cares truly does care about our community. If Canyon Cares can
aol.com or call 303-494-7677 with your name, email and/or phone help our community survive this pandemic, we will all come out
number for meeting reminders. When we can meet again, it will be ahead in the long run. The strength and health of our mountain
at the Coal Creek Canyon Community Hall, 31528 Highway 72, community depends on it.
Golden, CO 80403. Thanks to our sponsors – CCC Park & Recre-
ation. Since April 1st, $20,000 has been raised through your overwhelm-
ing generosity and the goal of $50,000 is becoming more of a
We miss you all! Stay safe – and do let us know if there’s any way
we can help you. Continued on page 6

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Canyon Cares Continued from page 5 EMERGENCY WILLS AND
MEDICAL POWERS OF ATTORNEY
reality every day! With that in mind, Canyon Cares is happy to an-
nounce that there is now a benefactor donating $15,000 for a Dona- By Tamra K Waltemath
tion Match Drive! Your donations will be matched up to $15,000
which would bring Canyon Cares to their initial goal. Pursuant to Governor Polis’ Mandatory Stay at Home
Order entered on March 26, 2020, my office has been closed to the
Every single donation , no matter how small or large, is so impor- public. Before that I was complying with Orders that required me
tant and appreciated! It has all been adding up and is making a to reduce my in-person staff by 50%, so I have been working from
profound difference for people during this crazy time. home for weeks now. I comply with these Orders because it is the
law and it is the right thing to do. It is important for me to protect
Very special shout outs go to the following: Our Lady of the Can- my clients, my community, my employee, myself and our families
yon Catholic Community, Nederland Lions Club , Mountain Forum and all the research is telling us to practice social distancing if we
for Peace, and Mountain Broadband. want to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Financially this is a huge
burden for most small businesses especially if they are continuing
To donate go to https://canyoncares.org/donate to pay employees, instead of laying them off. We will get through
If you or someone you know needs help in Coal Creek Canyon, this. I suggest practicing breathing deeply, exercise (especially
Nederland, or rural Gilpin County, contact Canyon Cares at: walks outside with your dog, if you have one), be kind to others
and practice PATIENCE.
www.canyoncares.org ; canyoncares.org@gmail.com ;
P.O. Box 7392; (720) 515-1129

CaCnayorensCOVID-19 Relief Fund I have held many phone consultations with people who are anxious
ooff CCooaall CCrreeeekk CCaannyyoonn because they do not have a Will or a Medical Power or Attorney
and they are frustrated that they cannot get one immediately. Doc-
HHeellppuussrraaisisee$$5500,,000000 uments take time to prepare, then they must be signed before they
Our neighbors are starting to suffer severe economic hardship from are legally effective. I am being retained to prepare Wills, Pow-
shuttered businesses and lost jobs. Your gift today will help ers of Attorney and other documents in my phone consultations.
Canyon Cares meet urgent financial needs Once the documents are completed, my office will offer to mail the
$$$ Dollar Beers $$$in Coal Creek Canyon, Nederland and rural Gilpin County. documents to the clients if they are able to sign them on their own,
Please donate on our website https://canyoncares.org; otherwise they must wait until we can make an appointment with
by mail PO Box 7392, Golden, CO 80403 them in my office. I am encouraging clients to wait so they can
Mid County Liquorsor contact us on our Facebook /canyoncares review their documents with me because I find most clients have
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I am going to give you tips to write your own Will and Medical It Takes A Canyon!
Power of Attorney.
By Dave Pence and Linda Martin
Colorado allows for Holographic Wills, which are Wills you write
yourself. The problem with most handwritten Wills is that they are Hello to residents of Coal Creek Canyon! This article is
not clear, they don’t cover all of your assets or they do not name the first in a series of monthly features that will focus on
a person to be in charge of your estate. A Holographic Will must community safety topics that are important to all of us who
be entirely in your own handwriting, signed by you and dated. A have lived in our Canyon for many years and those who
Holographic Will does not require witnesses or a notary public. To have recently moved here.
ensure your Will is valid, name someone to be in charge of your
estate; this person is called a personal representative in Colorado My name is Dave Pence and in 1989, as a National Outdoor
(many states call this person an executor). Write in your Will who Leadership (NOLS) instructor with a group of students,
you want to receive your assets at your death and if you list certain I had the opportunity to horse pack through an area of
assets to go to certain people, also include a clause that states who Yellowstone Park that had been destroyed the previous
is entitled to the many things you cannot list. You can never list summer by fire. It left a deep impression upon me as to the
all your assets so you must always include an “everything else” or swift power of Mother Nature. Equally impressive was the
residuary clause. 2018 Camp Fire in California, an area not far from where
I used to live. The rural, foothill communities of Paradise,
To prepare a Medical Power of Attorney, write a statement that Concow and Magalia suffered 85 deaths and the wildfire
names someone as your agent and give them the authority to talk to destroyed over 18,000 structures and over 240 squares
your doctor and all medical personnel about your medical care as miles of woodlands….all in about four hours time. (I
well as a release of all medical records. Indicate that you are waiv- highly recommend watching the PBS Frontline video, Fire
ing HIPPA (a medical privacy law) for your agent. You do not need in Paradise, an in-depth look from residents and firefighter
witnesses or a notary public, but you do need to be as clear as pos- perspectives.) www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/fire-in-
sible about your medical wishes. You do not need to be too specific paradise/
if you name a person that you trust, and you can discuss medical
issues with them as issues arise. I am very excited to work with my co-writer, Linda Martin,
on a mission to help our Canyon be stronger and better
This article was written by Tamra K Waltemath of Tamra K. Waltemath, equipped in the event of an emergency. Linda and I share
P.C. This information is for general informational purposes only a passion for helping others and we know this Canyon
and does not constitute legal advice. For specific questions, you is already strong enough to accomplish great things by
should consult a qualified attorney. Tamra K. Waltemath is an elder working together. We are both also involved with Saws &
law attorney focusing on wills, trusts, estate and trust administration, Slaws, a 501(c)(3) organization committed to volunteer
probate and non-probate transfers, guardianships and conservatorships. fire mitigation. Seeing the impacts of neighbors working
She can be contacted at: Tamra K. Waltemath, P.C., 3843 West 73rd together has got us wondering if even more can be done. By
Avenue, Westminster, CO 80030; 303-657-0360; or visit her website
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It Takes A Canyon! Continued from page 7 the Jeffco Sheriffs Dept., and Raymond Fleer-Director of
partnering with community members and organizations, we Emergency Management for Jeffco. The purpose of the call
hope to find out! was to discuss wildfire safety awareness and preparation
and what initial steps can be taken to educate and inform
Our goals for this series include education outreach, residents of CCC as well as offer support to our volunteer
community service and public safety/awareness. In the firefighters. Many thanks to these dedicated public servants
best interest of our Canyon, we will occasionally find other for taking their time from a very busy schedule to offer their
topics to write about. We also want to include a look behind support and ideas! All agreed that our first step is education
the scenes with opportunities to hear the voices of Canyon outreach. We look forward to working more with this group
residents who are making a positive contribution and making and many others.
a difference.
Linda and I hope to draw on our mutual strengths as well
We are all experiencing, in many different ways, a very as care and concern for our mountain community. With
difficult time for most residents of our community. We are a your help, we will do our best to address wildfire safety/
resilient and strong community made up of folks with a wide awareness/preparation topics with accurate and timely
array of skills, talents and points of view. We were tested information. If you have a question or an idea for a future
in 2013 with a major flood and I believe that experience has topic on wildfire safety/awareness/prevention that is in the
helped to prepare us during this time of COVID 19. We best interest and welfare of our Canyon, please forward them
check in and reach out to each other…we focus on the well- to Linda at sawsandslaws@gmail.com or me at arhsdave@
being of our neighbors, friends and family…we support our aol.com
local businesses…we find humor in the oddest place and we
make each other laugh. I believe our community is unique in Let’s first and foremost talk about the Emergency Exit Routes
so many ways and that is what motivates us to protect what in the Canyon. If you do not already know these exits, please
we love. take the time to locate them. Your most direct route may not
always be your safest one, so make sure you know where
Recently, I participated in a conference call with ALL of these roads go!
Libby Szabo-Jeffco Commissioner, Deborah Churchill
-Commissioners Chief of Staff, Chief Garret Ball of the Below is a map that shows these routes (from the CCCFD
CCCFD, Aaron Betcher-Fire Management Officer for website, refer to www.coalcreekcanyonfd.org/community-resources/ )

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Prepare for unforeseen conditions by knowing the entrances and exits into the canyon.
The main entrances / exits are these:

• East: Highway 72 to Highway 93 – the typical route down to the flat lands.
• West: Highway 72 to Highway 119 – the main route to Nederland or Blackhawk.
• North: Gross Dam Road past Gross Reservoir, down Flagstaff Road to Boulder.

o Steep winding dirt roads that are maintained and typically accessible to most vehicles. Increased
hazardous road conditions during inclement weather.

• South: Twin Spruce Road to Gap Road, through Golden Gate Canyon State Park to Golden / Blackhawk, or
even Nederland / Boulder.

o Steep winding dirt roads that are maintained and typically accessible to most vehicles. Increased
hazardous road conditions during inclement weather.

Here is the link to the Google map…. https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1pjt7w0NwJeyyxo98_DvJtzr6PB0&ll=39.91908427494186%2C-105.39047272460937&z=11
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It Takes A Canyon! Continued from page 9 The Benefits of Improving Sleep
A public service announcement…. I’ll be printing By Rodger Ruge, CHPC
another round of fire awareness yard signs for this fire Certified Human Potential Life Coach
season. These signs are not meant to be posted anywhere
other than private property and are targeting residents “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth”
and outside travelers on the main roads to and from our Mike Tyson
Canyon. It is your responsibility and commitment to follow
fire ban announcements on the CCCFD website www. To say current circumstances with CV19 has us outside of
coalcreekcanyonfd.org/ and remove /display your sign our comfort zone is an understatement of epic proportion.
according to current fire conditions. These signs are free Many people are experiencing an increase in life stress
of charge (donations much appreciated) and I will deliver which creates more susceptibility to anger, fear and sadness
these to you or arrange a pick up point. Please stay tuned to while causing a tremendous amount of energy to be spent on
CCSpeak for further announcements and availability. the aspects of our current challenges that we cannot control.
To counterbalance this challenge, lets focus upon something
Dave and Linda we can control that also gives us the highest return on
investment; improving our ability to get a consistent, full and
Dave Pence is a retired Boulder Valley restorative sleep.
Schools teacher, former W-EMT, former
National Outdoor Leadership School Studies have validated getting good sleep will improve
(NOLS) instructor and a 30+ years resident virtually all aspects of our physical health, the most
of Coal Creek Canyon. important of which under current circumstances is boosting
our immune system. From the mental health side of the
Linda Martin is a Volunteer Coordinator fence, good sleep will dramatically improve all aspects of
for Saws & Slaws, past Board member of cognitive function. Stating the obvious; there is no downside
CCCIA and CCCPRD, past owner of Wee to getting a good night’s sleep. Here in no particular order
Creekers Child Care, and is now a happy are some of the best sleep enhancement strategies that will
employee at Canyon Liquors. Come in and help you fall asleep faster, stay asleep and put you into a
chat anytime! (720) 468-3243

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and spirit. stimulates the release of serotonin, the neurotransmitter that
helps us wake up and stay awake.
Completely black out your bedroom. The goal is to make
your room pitch black, to the point of even covering the little Use incandescent or halogen bulbs. These bulbs do not
LED lights on your smoke detector and other electronics. produce blue light flicker like LED and fluorescent lighting.

Turn on the red light. Changing your bedroom lightbulbs to Get your oxytocin on. This neuropeptide is released by
red light helps to release melatonin, the neurotransmitter that physical contact and feeling and the emotion of love.
helps us fall asleep. Cuddling with a pet, hugging someone or making love will
get the job done.
Keep your room cool. The sweet is 55 to 65 degrees. If your
partner is not down for that, you can buy a mattress pad that Finish your last meal 2-hours prior to sleep. Digesting
circulates cold water to keep your body temperature down food keeps us from falling asleep quickly. As an added
which is especially helpful if you experience hot flashes. bonus, eliminate sugar with your last meal of the day and eat
extra fat.
Wear breathable wool socks. The goal is to keep our feet
warm and our body cooler. Another way to do this is to put a Remove electronics from the bedroom. The key is
hot water bottle or small electric blanket on your feet. REMOVING the electronics, including WIFI which often
produces a dramatic result for many people.
Use a breathable weighted blanket. This tends to bring
feelings of comfort and safety. Background noise. Many of us are in a state of
hypervigilance, especially when we are under a higher level
Cool your forehead. Our prefrontal cortex is where we of stress. Having a background noise like a fan, or sleep aid
think and process information. Putting a cold washcloth in sounds like running water, will eliminate the things that can
that area will slow that region of the brain and quite those grab our attention.
racing thoughts.
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inches so you are slightly inclined, this helps to flush toxins
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A COVID-19 Plea to few weekends, we have seen record or near-record numbers
Recreationists of recreationists. This is very concerning for the safety of
our facility operators, rangers and staff, creating difficult
Denver Water asks people to stay put and help take discussions for officials on how to manage this state-wide
pressure off our employees, facilities and mountain challenge.
communities.
Gross Reservoir open with limitations
By: Denver Water Denver Water is constantly working with partners and local
authorities to ensure safe recreation areas. As the public
Ask almost anyone why they love Colorado and the answer tries to find safe places to be outdoors, we have chosen to
will be: because of the amazing outdoor recreation. From implement some changes to recreation at Gross Reservoir.
boating to hiking to skiing to camping, there are endless These changes will help protect our community and our
opportunities to get outside. And who knows, you might even employees as we all work to stop the spread of Coronavirus.
get to see a bighorn sheep (but please don’t feed them!). All picnic shelters around site are closed indefinitely. This
includes the use of all grills. At this time, access to hiking
With that said, things have changed for everyone in the past trails and fishing points are still open with appropriate social
few months. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced people distancing.
around the world to make changes in how they live and work.
That includes us. Many of you may be curious of the possible impacts to the
boating season at Gross Reservoir. While we continue to
Some of the steps we’ve taken to ensure a safe, reliable monitor and assess the situation and the potential impacts
drinking water supply to the metro area include changes to to the opening date, it is too early for us to decide on any
work locations, ensuring social distancing on essential work changes. Please continue to check grossreservoir.org as the
projects and limiting or closing recreation facilities to ensure boating season gets closer.
employee and public safety.
Additionally, the reservoir and surrounding area is a working
All the recreation areas Denver Water operates serve as facility and living quarters for some of Denver Water’s
operational facilities first and foremost and, over the past
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Denver Water Plea Continued from page 13 Moral of the story? If you want to go out and enjoy the
outdoors on a beautiful Colorado day, we simply ask that you
employees and their families. These employees use the road stay close to home and recreate safely so you don’t put others
24/7/365 to maintain the many elements of this operational at risk. The statewide Safer-At-Home order issued by Gov.
facility. Added recreationists makes that job more Jared Polis will help us get through this together, but only if
challenging. everyone follows it. Mountain towns and communities, as
well as our employees and facilities based there, need a little
“More recreationists is not only putting yourself at risk extra space and a break.
for increased exposure, but also puts more pressure and
exposure to those in the communities, first responders SURVIVORS IN CHAOS
and our employees working to maintain our vital water
operations,” said Brandon Ransom, manager of recreation WTF—2nd month-Armagedan?
for Denver Water. “The better job we do at recreating near Shake your head. Groundhog Day
our homes now the safer our employees and communities
will be and the quicker we can get back to normal.” By MB Reith

Tips for Safe Recreating Every minute that has passed since last month has actually
Here are some recommendations from our partners contributed at least one column into my brain for survivors
at Boulder County before you decide to go out: in chaos. It is hard to believe that this old brain can have that
much activity. Nearing retirement. Things should be calmer.
• Stay as close to home as possible when recreating Things should be easier. EVERY person you see, listen to, talk
outdoors.
to, watch, interact with…. You get the picture…. We are all in
• Avoid crowds, give space to others on trails and
wear a cloth face covering. Parks and trailheads tend to be a quandary. Find it hard to believe the reality we are living.
less busy early in the morning or late in the day. When I started this column back in ‘97? I had no idea what
kind of chaos lay ahead. Heck I didn’t know til last month. My
• Do not leave home if you are sick. brother told me Day ONE of Groundhog Day was March 15th
and as of MM deadline 4/20? Is Day 36.
“Because things can change in a matter of minutes, we
encourage recreationists to visit denverwater.org to check for 36th day? Does it seem MUCH longer? Does it feel like that
closures before you head out to any of our recreation areas,” dream Bill Murray finds himself in in that Groundhog Day
Ransom said. Movie? Every day feeling much the same. I could literally

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Survivors in Chaos Cont’d from page 14 things and even more among other good things… right when
you think you can’t hear anything more preposterous? and
fill the Mountain Messenger with the ramblings of my 70 year then you get knocked up against the head again. With a reality
old brain. check. Goes both ways.

I have considered about 100 subjects since Groundhog Day #1. I love the HALLMARK channels. Pepper those warm and
There has never been anything like this. New normal? New fuzzy-feeling traditional moments, polite and mostly mature
rules? Don’t even know where to begin. It is also a time for human interactions with dogs, sometimes cats, always love
experimenting. Everyone is doing it. Figuring out how to best and growth. Make you want to clap. Well, make me want to
survive this pandemonium, this ongoing GHD, this dream-like clap. I do like the cell phone action in this century’s tv fare,
sequence where it’s like pinch yourself all the time - checking vs the Golden Girls, Frasier, Old Magnum PI and many more
to see if this is real. And we thought the controversies of the old favorites we are reuniting with. Yes, life is substantially
day could not be topped. different, but we live, we breathe, with luck we keep moving.
Find at least one person to talk to.
Write about something happy? Something sad? Something
scary? Something that makes you MAD or ANGRY? Can you We have so many more choices to recover than the world
think of something FUNNY? To make people laugh? Options?
Never before so many possibilities and yet not that many - not did in the 1920 era flu pandemic. I KNOW! With the media
enough, not the right options – that make sense.
alone? Holy cow! Whatever that means. But really...Netflix
LIST OF THINGS TO DO: Clean. Everything. Get rid of
the virus. Start from ground zero if at all possible. Then start and all the many streaming venues that have MANY totally
working on projects you have put off for oh say ever… back
to more cleaning. Filing. Storing. Removing. To recycle. To addicted to the MANIA of it all. But se la vie. Cannot take
re-use. At last resort to reduce… garbage. As little as possible.
Study that. GIVE good items to anywhere they can use them. away everything from us human beans. It appears something

REACH out. Every one of the cheer leaders trying to keep our can take away life as we knew it. WHO KNEW? That could
hopes high tells us that. Reach out for help. Reach out to help.
Be kind. I heard there are waters that are clearing out with less happen? Keep an open mind. 3DJH RI
human action. Also, air in some places is better. Heard those
Wash your hands. Wash your hands. Wash your hands. Ai Yi
Yi. But it is prudent to do so. Many of the experts say that
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Isolation. And togetherness, forced either way. I figure after Mantled Ground Squirrels are being seen across the

all still same 3 options for moving forward as we enter the canyon.)

AFTER. 1 IS YOU WILL LEARN HOW MUCH YOU    Moose were seen a bit lower than usual - on

LOVE WHERE YOU ARE AND HOW MUCH MORE YOU lower Rudi Lane, in Crescent Park on Begole Circle, on

HAVE DISCOVERED AS YOU HAVE PEELED BACK Crescent Lake Rd., and three moose were on Stanton.

THE LAYERS. Soo Yippee! Or you may have discovered Some were at usual haunts, higher and farther west - at

that you cannot go forward with the current living situation. Missouri Lakes, Dory Lakes,  A yearling was at Aspen Lane

Funny watching show that says exactly that—either tighter and Rudi Ln, and a moose with a calf was on South Beaver

now: babies (if young enough), or DIVORCE will be huge. I Creek (Over the Wondervu Ridge) .  Another moose was

say there could be a 3rd option: things stay the same with your seen actually threatening a deer and its fawn. One male

relationships… although there is certain to be a new normal moose on Thorodin Drive .

no matter what when or how that all shakes down. Attention!    An actual Snowshoe Hare (even a photo) was just north of

brains. Examine. Scrutinize. Calm down and enjoy. Peace, Golden Gate State Park. Since they are the main prey of lynx

and love - move forward. it raises the chances of our seeing lynx.

   A Bobcat was seen chasing a rabbit on Ranch Elsie.

Another bobcat was seen on Gap Road, and two were seen

WildAware of Our Critters on a trail cam on Georgian Circle.
   An Aberts Squirrel (that’s the black one with ear tufts)

By Jan Waddington was on Indian Peak Rd.

   Black Bears are awake so put on your ranger hats and be    The Red Fox is becoming more common across the

ready for the season. Coal Creek Canyonites do a great job of canyon, but one caught on camera, running while followed

keeping the bears wild - no garbage in the trash (unless frozen by a skunk (friend?) was fun to see. Another fox was

until trash morning),  no tempting bird feeders (scatter a bit on seen running with prey in it’s mouth and of course, being

the ground), no hummer feeders unless above 10 feet. Nothing followed by a crow.

smelly in a garage or shed (prevents break-ins). Bear tracks    A Gray Fox (the one without a white-tipped tail) was at

were seen on Indian Peak Rd. the top of Camp Eden.

   There is a huge herd of Elk, mostly cows, still on the flats.    Two Mountain Lions were in the forest near Nob Way.

It is possible that some may no longer be migrating to higher Lion tracks, and a cache were on Ranch Elsie - an area where

altitudes for the summer. a lion has been all too close to livestock. Another lion was

   Mule Deer are common, but a video of them running leading two kits across Hwy. 72, just west of Hwy. 93.

through snow was spectacular, and a deer with a rabbit was Continued on page 18
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WildAware Continued from page 17 The mid-April snow storm also brought a frenzy of
   Not in CCC but too significant to not report, was the first Cassin’s Finches, some members reported them as a new
River Otter in about a century, seen in a creek on Heil Valley yard bird.  There were many reports of 30-40 birds at a
Boulder Open Space. time and one person reported seeing 200.  Red Crossbills,
   Two Coyotes were on Thorodin Drive, and one was Pine Siskins (too many to count) and Dark-Eyed Juncos
on Copperdale. Also,  every evening at exactly 8 p.m., the from several groups (Oregon and Gray-Headed to name
ubiquitous chorus is howling throughout the canyon!! Much just two) were also plentiful at feeders on snowy days.  One
fun. Junco flew into a house, but was safely returned outside!
Keep watching and post on CCSpeak, or CCCWildlife, or call
Jan at 303-642-0926. A few uncommon sightings included: American Dipper,
Canada Jay , Rock Pigeon, and a Brown Creeper caught on
Bird Report by Chris McAllister video.  A Williamson’s Sapsucker pair were heard calling
The first Broad-tailed hummingbird was photographed (screech-like call) and doing their very unique drumming
near the school on April 6th and we had a contest winner sequence back and forth – later the beautiful female was
who was the closest guess!  There were several additional seen on a dead tree.  There was another mystery sapsucker
hummingbird sightings in early April, but they have since seen tasting Ponderosa Pine sap from holes drilled in a grid
slowed down with the mid-month snow.  If you have not pattern.
already done so, now is the time to put out a hummingbird
feeder.  If you are going to feed these little feathered beauties, Other regular sightings included: a Wild Tom Turkey
please help keep them safe!  All you need is 4 parts water with 4 ladies; Mountain, Western and Eastern Bluebirds;
to 1 part regular white sugar.  Please don’t use red dye, Northern Flickers drumming on houses; Downy & Hairy
nectar sold in stores, honey or any other kinds of sweetener Woodpeckers; Steller’s Jay; White-breasted, Red-breasted
(including organic sugar) as these things can be harmful to and Pygmy Nuthatches (some also drumming on houses);
hummingbirds.  Be sure to clean your feeder every 2-3 days Black-Capped & Mountain Chickadees; two mated pairs of
(even if it still has nectar in it) with warm water, a mild soap Ravens; American Robins; several Red-Tailed and Cooper’s
is okay, and a brush.  Be sure to clean the port holes and rinse Hawks; Turkey Vultures; a Bald Eagle was seen ‘floating’
it very well.  Your nectar should never become cloudy or over head; a Chorus of Evening Grosbeaks and a Song
smell.  Sparrow.  There was a big raptor seen flying after dark by

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the train trestle, possibly a Great-Horned Owl.  Speaking before, and lay Your hand upon me.” It’s like the blanket that
of owls…Great-Horned Owls were seen and heard hooting wraps us up as warm and snuggly as can be after our mommy
– they should be finishing incubating their eggs or hatched or daddy has tucked us in, “snug as a bug in a rug.” I read
babies by now.  And our tiny owls (Northern Saw-Whet and/ this wonderful little poem called “As Thou Goest, Step by
or Northern Pygmy) continue to be heard tooting away. Step.” It puts the assurance of this sovereignty to verse. Two
of my favorite verses in the poem go: “Child of My love,
One very kind member hosted a few free on-line drawing and fear not the unknown morrow, dread not the new demand life
painting classes so folks could learn how to draw and paint makes on thee. Thy ignorance doth hold no cause for sorrow,
birds!  Birding continues to be the perfect activity for social since what thou knowest not is known to me. …Wherefore go
distancing and connects us to nature.  Join us in the ‘Coal gladly to the task assigned thee. having my promise, needing
Creek Canyon Birds’ Facebook group to share your sightings nothing more, than just to know, where’ere the future finds
and learn about our canyon birds!  We welcome everyone… thee, in all thy journeying I go before.”
those new to bird watching and experts alike!
There’s something immensely sweet about a sovereign God
Chris Who has anticipated every moment, every season, every
need of each moment of our lives. He goes before, preparing
Before You Knew It Continued from April grace and provision. We need not pick up tomorrow’s load
today, because the grace to bear it is not yet given. We have
By Glory Fletcher His promise, “His bread will be given him, His water will be
sure” (Isaiah 33:16).
What’s amazing about God is that He prepares us for the
future too. From before day one, He’s ordained and provided Corrie ten Boom was a holocaust survivor. She and her sister
before we ever know it. But in His magnificent sovereignty, were separated from their father and sent to the Ravensbrück
not only does He prepare us for the future, but He prepares concentration camp. Of the three, only she came out alive.
the future for us. He’s molding us into what will achieve our She was sent there because her family cared for the Jews
chief end – to glorify and enjoy Him forever. At the same when the world around them was forsaking them. She knew
time, He’s spinning graces that we’ll need someday. He’s it was against the Nazi law, and was overwhelmed with fear
weaving joy for the morning dawn of nights we have yet to because of it. She’d been given a coping mechanism by her
endure. father long ago, though, that she shared in her biography, The
Hiding Place. She was young at the time and confided in her
The Psalmist penned one of the most beautiful lines of father that she was deeply afraid to die someday. This was
poetry that depicts one of the most comforting truths ever her father’s wise response:
discovered in Psalm 139:5. “You hem me in, behind and
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Before You Knew It Continued from page 19 EARTHWATCH

Father sat down on the edge of the narrow bed. “Corrie,” Book Review: The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan
he began gently, “when you and I go to Amsterdam-when do review by Jody Dickson
I give you your ticket?” I sniffed a few times, considering
this. “Why, just before we get on the train.” “Exactly. And I wasn’t planning to review this book for Earthwatch. When I
our wise Father in heaven knows when we’re going to need picked it up, I thought it might be interesting to compare what
things, too. Don’t run out ahead of Him, Corrie. When the is happening today to what happened during the Dust Bowl in
time comes that some of us will have to die, you will look into the 1930’s throughout the Great Plains. There were certainly
your heart and find the strength you need – just in time.” similarities: sudden economic downturn, being isolated, closed
schools, and pervasive disease “dust pneumonia.” However, a
I do not shape Knox’s tomorrows. I influence his todays, but I different comparison stood out stronger for me after reading it
have no power over the impressions that life will make upon which has lead me to share it here.
his heart. Our Heavenly Father is different. He is, as Allister
Begg once put it, “our comfort in the uncomfortable.” Just The book is a detailed account of the Dust Bowl which is the
before Jesus was ready to suffer for our sins in the most name given to the area of the United States that was literally
spiritually violent, humiliating, and oppressive death there torn apart by a several-year-long drought, high temperatures
ever was, He spoke a word of comfort to the disciples who and high winds in the early 1930s. I loved that the story is
would grieve His loss. “These things I have spoken to you, told through a variety of people’s individual experiences both
so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have before and during. It made the descriptions very personal, very
tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world” human, very relatable. That said, what I came to appreciate
(John 16:33). from reading this book was that the dramatic events were
largely human-caused and weather exacerbated. (Sound
His peace is different than any we find in this world. It is familiar?) Driven by wartime demand and high prices, millions
“commensurate” to our need. What does commensurate of acres of prairie grassland were converted for agriculture,
mean? “Of the same size, extent, or duration as another.” It facilitated by new technology in motorized tractors. Both
is precisely portioned and lovingly provided in just the right the economic downturn (the Great Depression) and years of
moment. drought resulted in this land being abandoned, exposed and
unprotected. With nothing to hold it down, it was picked up and
Are you a child of His love? Then walk on, dear one, upon moved in massive “dusters” windstorms that literally removed
His promise leaning. In all your journeying, He goes before. all the living top soil. The storms were so bad you couldn’t
Are you not a child of this dear Father? His arms are open to
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EarthWatch Continued from page 20 We are watching…
In honor of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, our very own local
see your hand in front of your face. Dust piled up against and Eco-Cycle is launching a Zero-Waste Video Series. Each week
seeped into every home. Dust pneumonia killed people. Static they will post a new video about going Zero Waste where all
electricity was so bad people couldn’t shake each other’s hands, materials are reused so they don’t end up in landfill, incinerators
and they dragged metal chains on their cars to de-charge them. or the ocean. Videos will include activities for all-ages around
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Maybe it was a series of unfortunate events and bad timing, May 7th – TEG Board Meeting - 6 pm This meeting will also be
but after just recently having read Eating Animals about on a conference call. All are welcome, but if you want to attend,
factory farming (see June 2019 Earthwatch), I cannot help to please contact us for information.
see the parallels. Technology allowed us to cause too much
change to sensitive ecological systems too fast. We didn’t NEW DATE: June 14th – Annual Meeting – 2 pm - CCCIA
know the consequences of our actions. Fortunately, the human Hall. We will be voting for officers, and will give an update on
cause was recognized at the time, and President Franklin all things related to Gross Reservoir Expansion. Len Aitken who
Roosevelt wanted to fix it. The good that came out of it was produced the video “Water, Water Everywhere?” for PBS will
the Soil Conservation Service (now the NRCS) which is the be in attendance to show his documentary and answer questions.
only remaining New Deal agency that still exists today. They We will continue to stay tuned in to the Coronavirus situation and
immediately at the time started experimenting with how to reschedule the meeting if necessary. But in the meantime, save the
protect the soil. Some experiments worked. Some didn’t. Some date!
areas are still destroyed from these events almost 100 years
ago. Unfortunately, some were torn up back into agriculture Please visit our website for more info: www.tegcolorado.org or on
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all lessons were learned. Still, it is something to think about,
especially now as we are given a chance to re-think some of Get Involved! Why should you become a member
our consumption habits. It is possible to feed the world without of TEG? By being a member of TEG, you have
destroying it at the same time. access to other members for networking, information
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Golden Vision Clinic Re-Opening The Legacy of Family

We are re-opening for YOUR Eye Care Monday April 27th. Hi Neighbors and Friends,
We are fully sanitizing and sterilizing the office after every
patient. Here we are, another month has gone by, it has felt like a
We are taking all necessary precautions and updating year and I am not sure what day it is. This “stay-at- home”
protocols for YOUR safety and ours. order has really made all of our days run together. I pray
We are reducing our patient volume to minimize the you and yours are staying safe and healthy. Our family has
number of patients in our office at one time. experienced some trying times over the past 120 days, but I
We are separating staff in to two teams for the protection and will tell you, God is good and helps us find His perspective
safety of everyone in it all.
We will sterilize the equipment and full room in front of you
before your appointment. I want to continue to talk about the Legacy of Faith, Family,
We ALL are wearing MASKS and washing our hands and Friends and particularly focus on Family this month.
meticulously in front of you. Family to some is a breath of fresh air and to others it makes
We will only see patients that have masks and washed their skin crawl or seems nonexistent. Family can mean so
hands. many different things to so many different people. Family
When you arrive, our doors will be locked, call our office at was intended to be the place where you experience home,
303-278-20/20 to let staff know you are here. We will have safety, and a sense of belonging, which is not always the case
you wait in your car until your rooms are clear and sanitized. in this fallen world. God created humans to belong and be
We will come out to get you, take your Temperature a part of family. God himself modeled family by showing
Remotely, assure you have a mask, and have you wash your us the perfect relationship between the Father, Son, and the
hands in the office. Holy Spirit- the kind of relationship we all wish we had,
If all is good, we will accompany you into the office and start where each one yields to the other in perfect harmony and
your examination. love. Let’s stop and ask the question, what story or legacy
All optical Adjustment and Dispensing will be by does my family tell? Your story may be one you are very
appointment only.
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The Legacy of Family Continued from page 23 on life. Joshua in the scriptures made this declaration, “As
proud of or it may be a story better left unshared. I want to for me and my house we will serve the Lord”. In a world
challenge each of you today to start considering your family that can often feel like it is falling apart it is important to
story and the legacy you leave. determine your declarations. What really matters in life?
Who do you care about the most? Will you trust God to lead
I sure wish we had the opportunity to choose the family we you through these times? Last month I wrote about “stacking
were born into. Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could choose your rocks” to declare to the next generation the goodness of
the mother and father you wished, the location of your God and share the stories of your victories. Now is the time
upbringing, the generation to be a part of, or even the social to set some things in stone and help those you call family
economic status of your family? If we could, I would have understand what you are made of. With God’s help, we can
been a part of the Wild Wild West. Well, once again that is be the kind of people and families who care about others
not how this thing called life works. I am part of a blended when the world is reeling with fear, who reach out and let
family, one of nine kids and all of my seven sisters and one those on the essential frontlines know we support them, and
brother are half siblings. I share one parent with each of believe the story we live today will be the story of our legacy
them, but yet this brady bunch has been learning how to be a tomorrow. I know the media, our own internal fears, and the
caring family. Trials, struggles, and victories alike all give us overall climate of our culture can try to tell a different story,
the opportunity to experience true family. How we respond but please know God is the author of your story and will
to the uncertain times in life will shape our perspective of the make all things work together for good if we trust in Him.
future, tell a story, and determine the legacy we will leave
behind. Friends, lets live into these days with hope, solitude, and
faith. We have a legacy to live, a story of good news to write,
There is no time like the present, in the midst of this and people who need to know they are a part of something
worldwide pandemic, to stop and reflect on the legacy our bigger than themselves. Until next time, stay safe, healthy,
families will leave behind. Maybe you grew up in a family and engaged in your community!
whose legacy is not worth pursuing or you feel all alone
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and if you haven’t taken your turn, you either will soon or you’ll
know someone who does. This group, to me, is the underlying
backbone of our community.

Play to your Strengths, a Saws &    CCC Volunteer Fire Dept. has been around that long,
too. Talk about an extraordinary group of people! They
Slaws article By Linda Martin VOLUNTEER to save our lives! They can always use more help
so if you are looking for something special to do with your spare
time, you can sign up with them.

   Living in the Mountains is one of the coolest things in the    Coal Creek K-8 (once Coal Creek Elementary) came along
world. Our forests and creeks, meadows and peaks, curvy in the 60’s and then got an addition in the 2000’s. It has been
mountain roads, and majestic views are all such beautiful things. the small-town cornerstone for so many of our families. Small
Add fresh air and sunshine and you’ve got a recipe for Heaven class sizes help students get individualized attention and a small
on Earth. To me, Coal Creek Canyon has become so much more school does the same for the teachers. (Another great place to
than simply a place to live. It has become a community in which volunteer...next year)
to grow, to connect, to weave my story along with everyone
else’s. I have met so many extraordinary people up here. I have    Canyon Cares was started in 2006 with a “Neighbors Helping
come to love the simple structure and easy pace of mountain Neighbors” model. Today they have 10 Board members and are
living. The CCCIA Hall plays host to a rich array of (normally) raising money as we speak to help mountain people through this
predictable events. Yoga classes, Cub Scout meetings, Game pandemic. We are so lucky to have this organization supporting
nights, church services, Pancake Breakfasts, special events our population! 
like 4th of July and Mountain Fest, organization meetings,
Homesteaders, Sky Watchers, concerts, cook offs, parties. Let’s    CCC Park & Rec District was formed in 2009. Because
face it. This is the casual calendar pace of a rural mountain
town. A pace I’m sure everyone will be quite ready to get back they are a Title 31 Special District, they get us money from
to once the pandemic has passed. Here’s a big shout out to the
organizations that give our community character and strength: our counties that we were not getting before because we are

“unincorporated”. They use those funds to leverage grants to

accomplish things like installing (2) turf fields at the school,

creating a Master Plan, creating the Homesteaders group,

sponsoring Sky Watchers, selling trees, etc. Now they are

   CCCIA (Coal Creek Canyon Improvement working on an outdoor bathroom facility next to the fields so
Association) has been around since 1947, doing wonderful
things for everyone. The board is made up of 9-14 individuals that playing on them is a pleasant experience...even when the

school isn’t open. Continued on page 26





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Saws and Slaws Cont’d from page 25    It is time I was ready to let someone else take this important
position on. It’s essentially 10-20 hours/week doing a
   The Environmental Group (TEG) was founded in 1990 variety of things like Facebook upkeep, website monitoring,
and has worked on everything from raising funds to buy open communication, education and awareness, fielding emails
space, Community Recycling programs, Educational Seminars and questions, data entry, getting the word out, etc. The pay
and meetings, navigating through the Gross Dam Expansion is good. If you think you would be a good fit for this position,
debacle, and so much more. They even started Slash Days with please let us know. My number is (720) 468-3243. Our email
Jeffco! I didn’t know that. is sawsandslaws@gmail.com. Thanks in advance!

   Saws & Slaws is near and dear to my heart and the ultimate    These days, in the same spirit of Neighbors Helping
purpose of this article! Formed in 2011 with the intention of Neighbors, which clearly runs through our Canyon veins, I
helping community members, Saws & Slaws works hard to help have embarked with Dave Pence on a similar journey of getting
with fire mitigation, slash hauling or chipping, and firewood. this community ready in case of wildfire and evacuation.
They plan educational seminars and Chainsaw safety classes. Please read Dave’s article in this issue for more on that. To
This organization has transformed many neighborhoods into that end, I am interested in identifying different leaders in each
more defensible space in the inevitable event of a wildfire. micro neighborhood who would be good at communication,
Because of fire suppression techniques over the last century dissemination of information, and maybe even be tech savvy
or so, our forests are thick, overgrown, and at high risk for enough to create a Facebook group of some sort just for their
devastating fires. Saws & Slaws is there to help make the area. This is in line with the Saws & Slaws mission, and every
sometimes daunting task of mitigation more manageable, calling one of these organizations would be proud to see us all pull
on many volunteers to work together. even closer together in our efforts to be strong and safe. Talking
and connecting with people is one of my natural strengths.
   I have enjoyed being the Volunteer Coordinator for many Organizing for the good of the community is one of Coal Creek
years and the fact that I know so many awesome people in the Canyon’s strengths. I’m so glad to live here. It truly feels like
Canyon has been a huge benefit. When we received a grant to home. I hope to help keep it that way.
create a paid position for a Program Coordinator, I jumped at the
chance because, well, I did not have a full time job at the time. Note: There are and have been a lot of great groups. If I have
Plus, I have been with S&S since it’s inception so I figured it overlooked some, I apologize ;)
would be easy! What I did not count on was the fact that I turn
out to be a TERRIBLE candidate for the disciplined “work from May Crossword By Tony Thorpe
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United Power Advances Capital Credit Capital credits represent ownership in United Power and are
Retirement to Alleviate COVID Impacts one of the most unique and rewarding benefits afforded to
members of electric cooperatives. Unlike investor-owned
Brighton, Colo.—United Power is returning $5.5 million in utilities that maximize profits to pay dividends to sharehold-
Capital Credits to members beginning in May and nearly ers, not-for-profit electric co-ops like United Power provide
every member is getting a payment. Due to the unique eco- our members with “at cost” electric service—we do not exist
nomic stresses being placed on our members because of the to earn a profit. At the end of each year, after all operational
COVID 19 situation, United Power’s Board of Directors has expenses have been covered, a portion of any excess funds is
opted to distribute Capital Credit refunds earlier than in prior returned to the members in the form of capital credits. Learn
years. In past years the retirements were made in August, but more about capital credits at www.unitedpower.com/capital-
the United Power Board felt members could use the eco- credits, or by calling our Member Services team at 303-637-
nomic relief now. 1300.

“We know that many of our members have been impacted by In addition to the advancement of Capital Credit refunds,
this health emergency – through cuts in pay, job losses, or in- the cooperative has temporarily suspended disconnections
creased health costs,” said Bryant Robbins, Chief Executive and is providing payment arrangements for members who
Officer. “This retirement will provide money back to nearly have been directly impacted by COVID 19. The Board of
all our members when they need it most.” Directors has also established the Co-op Cares fund allocat-
ing $250,000 in unclaimed capital credits to provide direct
In 2020, United Power is retiring $5.5 million to members. assistance to members facing hardships due to the pandemic
The total amount of money retired is divided among all
members and is being issued in May. Additionally, while United Power is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric cooperative de-
these payments have typically been issued as checks, more livering electricity to nearly 95,000 meters at homes, business, and farms
refunds will be applied to bills in order to reduce the need for in Colorado’s north central front range. For more information about the
our members to go to a bank during this health emergency. cooperative, visit www.unitedpower.com or follow them on social media
Members receiving a retirement of $50 or less, will see a at facebook.com/unitedpower or twitter.com/unitedpowercoop.
bill credit directly on their May electric bill. Those receiving
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2020 Annual Meeting Recap, Director Capital Credits to be
Election Results Retired in May

Members joined United Power on Wednesday, April 15 for it’s first-ever virtual Annual Meeting amid United Power has opted to advance its
concerns about the rapid spread of the COVID-19 in Colorado. When Adams County made the decision Capital Credit retirement this year due
to close all its facilities in response to the situation surrounding COVID-19, United Power was already to the unique economic stresses being
considering alternate options to its traditional format to account for the health and safety of its members. placed on our members because of the
The virtual format offered United Power an optimal platform to educate members about the co-op’s COVID-19 situation. The cooperative’s
activity over the past year and thank them for their hand in its continued success. board felt members could use the
Without the ability to host an in-person meeting, voting in this year’s director election was via mail-in economic relief now, as many have been
ballot only. Members elected David E. Rose, Virginia “Ginny” A. Buczek, James Vigesaa and Tamra K. impacted by this health emergency -
Waltemath to serve another term as directors in their respective districts. through cuts in pay, job losses or increase
Complete annual meeting details, full election results and video presentations can be found online at in health costs. This retirement provides
www.unitedpower.com. money back to nearly all our members
when they need it most.
David E. Rose Virginia A. Buczek James Vigesaa Tamra K. Waltemath
South District West District East District Mountain District How Much Is My Refund?

Project to Improve Mountain Service Refund amounts are based on your length
of membership with the co-op and the
United Power crews recently began construction on a large scale improvement project aimed to provide amount of power used during the period
better service for members living in the cooperative’s Mountain Territory. In addition to increasing retired.
accessibility for our line crews and reducing future maintenance costs, the improvement project will To reduce our members’ need to go to the
provide the following benefits for members: bank during this time, members receiving
• New power lines will be able to withstand higher winds and snow loads that frequently occur in the $50 or less will see their retirement as a
credit on their billing statement.
Mountain Territory For more information, go to
• Increased reliability www.unitedpower.com.
• Additional fire protections to mitigation plan currently in place
• Increased capacity for future growth
The terrain in our Mountain Territory can be challenging, which requires the cooperative to engage in
some unconventional construction techniques to safely and efficiently complete the project. Most of the
poles and conductors will need to be placed by helicopter.
We appreciate our members’ patience as we work to complete this project quickly and safely. The
anticipated completion date for this project is August 2020, with removal of old lines completed by
November 2020. Once completed, this project will result in a safer and more reliable system for our
mountain members for years to come.

Member Services: 303-637-1300 Coal Creek Office: 303-642-7921 www.unitedpower.com

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Useful Numbers/Websites ECRWSS
PRSRT STD
Fire Dept. & Ambulance 911 U S POSTAGE PAID
GOLDEN, CO
Coal Creek Non Emergency 303-642-3121 POSTAL CUSTOMER PERMIT NO 118

High County FD Non Emer. 303-582-5768

Jeffco Sheriff 303-277-0211

Boulder Co. Sheriff 303-441-4444

Gilpin Co. Sheriff 303-582-5500

Canyon Cares 720-515-1129

Coal Creek K - 8 303-982-3409 Excavating Recycle Green Girl pg. 11 303-442-7535
Jake of all Trades pg. 6 303-808-4490 Remodeling
Colorado Parks and Wildlife 303-291-7227 Canyon Consult. pg. 25 303-386-3668
We Can Dig it pg. 20 303-642-3853 Grate Contracting LLC pg. 29 303-579-9519
Drake Middle School 303-982-1510 Third and Long pg. 24 303-642-1314
Firewood Restaurant & Libation
Ralston Valley Sr High 303-982-5600 High Timber pg. 19 303-258-7942 Last Stand Tavern pg. 10 303-642-3180
Wondervu Cafe pg. 12 303-642-7197
Golden Sr. High 303-982-4200 Lumberjacks Firewood pg. 26 303-642-0953 Roofing
RoofingInColorado.com pg. 27 303-495-4828
Attendance 303-982-4260 Foundations Third and Long pg. 24 303-642-1314
Jake of All Trades pg. 6 303-808-4490 Top Coverage pg. 20 303-258-9322
Nederland Jr. & Sr. 303-447-1010 Rock/Retaining Walls
Gifts Benchmark Land Care pg. 11 303-485-1001
Nederland Elementary 720-561-4800 Patti pg. 9 303-642-3994 Jake of All Trades pg. 6 303-808-4490
Septic Services Columbia pg. 9 303-526-5370
Kwik Mart 303-642-3061 Handyman Storage
Tom/Loftin Const. pg. 30 970-389-5914 Apollo pg. 7 303-420-9915
P.O. Coal Creek (Crescent) 303-642-0119 Hauling Tires
Benchmark Land Care pg. 11 303-485-1001 Carl’s Corner pg. 24 303-642-7144
Pinecliffe Post Office 303-642-7358 Big D Dumpsters pg. 24 303-642-7995 Toilet/Portable
Health Wellness see also Massage Air-O-Pure pg. 30 303-258-3597
Ride Provide 303-420-2589 Young Living, Patti pg. 9 303-642-3994 Columbia pg. 9 303-526-5370
Trash/Rubbish Service
Wildlife Sightings 303-642-0926 Heating & A/C High Country Rubbish pg. 4 303-642-7197
Efficient Comfort pg. 13 720-299-8745 Tree Service
CCCIA Web site: coalcreekcanyon.org Brian Hard pg. 20 303-718-1990
Paul Accetura pg. 14 303-642-0886 High Timber pg. 19 303-258-7942
Facebook: Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado Jake of All Trades pg. 6 303-808-4490
Ralston Buttes pg. 11 & 17 303-642-0968 Lumberjacks Firewood pg. 26 303-642-0953
Advertisers Trucking
Insurance Jake of All Trades pg. 6 303-808-4490
Animal Mitch Davis, State Farm pg. 22 303-424-4895 We Can Dig it pg. 20 303-642-3853
Hands Hoofs & Paws pg. 25 303-503-6068 Internet Network Setup United Power pg. 31 Inside back cover 303-642-7921
Rabbit House Society 303-469-3240 Wondervu Consulting pg. 24 303-642-0433 Veterinary
Vet Tech Pet Sitting pg. 24 303-642-0477 Internet Provider Animal Urgent Care pg. 26 303-420-7387
Architect Sunique pg. 30 303-642-0474 Mountain Broadband pg. 23 303-642-3858 CC Animal Clinic pg. 30 303-642-3468
Art after hours 303-279-1701
Coal Creek Coffee pg. 7 303-642-1900 Land Clearing Vision Golden Vision pg. 4 303-278-2020
Attorney Benchmark Land Care pg. 11 303-485-1001 Water Delivery
Tamra Waltemath, P.C. pg. 5 303-657-0360 Bulk Water Runner pg. 23 303-946-9026
Automotive - Repair, Sales Jake of All Trades pg. 6 303- 808-4490 Harrington pg. 19 303-809-1029
Carl’s Corner pg. 24 303-642-7144 Water Purification
Peak to Peak Imports pg. 26 303-258-0635 Lessons Doctor Water pg. 5 303-438-6669
Power Cycle pg. 14 720-863-1001 Guitar & Ukulele pg. 9 303-642-0582 Water Wells
Carpenter Scott C. Cooper pg. 9 720-666-4356 Liquor Arrow Drilling pg. 16 303-421-8766
CCCIA pg. 18 303-642-7300 Mid County Liquors pg. 6 Aspen Well Drilling pg. 20 303-697-8335
Church Massage Doctor Water Well pg. 5 303-438-6669
Our Lady of the Canyon pg. 25 303-642-3129 Hands Hoofs & Paws pg. 25 303-503-6068 James Drilling pg. 8 303-420-5181
Spirit of the Mtn. pg. 6 303-642-7640 Website Design
Coffee Shop pg. 7 303-642-1900 Masonry Wondervu Consulting. pg. 26 303-642-0433
Computer Service Third and Long pg. 24 303-642-1314
Geek for Hire pg. 17 303-618-0154 Motorcycle/Marine Repair
Wondervu Consulting pg. 26 303-642-0433
Construction Power Cycle pg. 14 720-863-1001
Canyon Consult. pg. 25 303-386-3668
Grate Contracting LLC pg. 29 303-579-9519 MOUNTAIN MESSENGER 303-642-0067
Jake of All Trades pg. 6 303-808-4490
Loftin Construction pg. 30 970-389-5914 Odd Jobs
We Can Dig it pg. 20 303-642-3853 Tom/Loftin Construction pg. 30 970-389-5914
CPA Karen Schwimmer, CPA pg. 25 303-642-0628 We Can Dig it pg. 20 303-642-3853
Denver Water/Gross Res pg. 28 303-628-6348 Painting/Staining
Directories gogilpin.com 303-582-3101 Caribou Painting pg. 5 303-641-7964
Driveways
Benchmark Land Care pg. 11 303-485-1001 Jake of All Trades pg. 6 303-808-4490
Jake of All Trades pg. 6 303-808-4490
We Can Dig it pg. 20 303-642-3853 Loftin Construction pg. 30 970-389-5914
Electrical Plumbing
Airways Electric pg. 14 303-234-1215 Paul Accetura pg. 14 303-642-0886
Mastercraft pg. 22 303-642-7312 Propane
Carl’s Corner pg. 24 303-642-7144
Pump Repair
Doctor Water Well pg. 5 303-438-6669
Real Estate
Aquarian pg. 15 303-642-0672

Byers & Sellers pg. 3 303-642-7951

Mock pg. 21 303-642-1133

Rex Homes pg. 10 303-997-2747

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