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Donna Rearick
Donna Negus Rearick born October 11, 1943 into pioneer family of Edward and Martha Negus in Lompoc, California, ended her amazing journey in this world on August 30th, 2010. Donna graduated from Lompoc High School in 1961. Married Charles O. Rearick in 1965 and had one son, Brandon Michael Rearick. Donna and Brandon moved to [...]
Raymond Kelberer
Raymond J. Kelberer, 68, of Estes Park, passed away on August 31, 2010. Ray was born on September 26, 1941, in Wolf Point, MT., to Raymond and Esther Kelberer. He grew up in Montana hunting, fishing and studying the accounting business. He received his undergraduate degree in Accounting in Minnesota at Mankato State College. He [...]
Jeanne Helen Bedinger
Jeanne Helen Bedinger, 92, of Greeley and formerly of Estes Park died on August 7, 2010 at Grace Pointe in Greeley. She was born on May 11, 1918 to Ethel (Chipman) and Merrick Hipson in Lynn, Massachusetts, where she spent her early years. The family moved to Savannah, Georgia, when she was a teenager. She [...]
Will Schwartz
Wilfred Allan Schwartz was born September 23, 1923 in New York City. He was a first generation American born to Isadore Schwartz and Pauline Eisenstein who emigrated from Europe. Will’s passion for music began early. He started playing violin at age six and enrolled in the Julliard School of Music at age 15. He landed [...]
Display Highlights History Of Park Theatre Mall Site
On August 19, Estes Park Mayor Bill Pinkham and Town Trustees joined Park Theatre Mall co-owner Sharon Seeley, her husband Bob Seeley and brother Andrew Stanger to hang 11 interpretive panels along the Riverwalk connection through the Park Theatre Mall site. The display, which was produced by staff at the Estes Park Museum, highlights the [...]
Incidents In Rocky Mountain National Park Last Weekend
On Friday, August 27, at 2:23 p.m. park rangers received a cell phone call regarding a 50 year-old male hiker (hometown unknown) with an ankle injury near the Trough on the Keyhole Route of Longs Peak. The hiker’s son was requesting assistance. Two park rangers left the Longs Peak Trailhead and met the injured man [...]
2010 Collector Holiday Ornament Now Available Features Catch The Glow
Since 1986, the Town of Estes Park employees’ Helping Hands Committee has created commemorative annual holiday ornaments for purchase by the public. The proceeds from ornament sales are used to provide high school senior scholarships and assistance to local families in need. Now available, the 2010 ornament commemorates the Catch the Glow parade with a [...]
The “Catch The Glow” Parade Wants Your Opinions!
The “Catch The Glow” Parade has been a mainstay of the holiday season in this community for more than 25 years. It brings light, merriment and excitement not only to Estes Park residents, but to the thousands who travel from all over to Estes Park as part of their traditional holiday festivities. Mike Young and [...]
Thank You Estes Park
To The Editor: “In our lifetime, we will see a cure for cancer. Not because we wished for it, but because we worked for it.” What can you say about Estes Park? Not only is it a beautiful place to live, but the community is caring, and supportive as well. The Relay For Life Leadership [...]
Fatality on the Diamond of Longs Peak
At approximately 8:00 a.m. this morning, Friday, August 27, two park rangers on a climbing patrol on the Yellow Wall route on the Diamond of Longs Peak, witnessed a fall of a technical climber from Broadway Ledge. The climber fell down the North Chimney Route from Broadway Ledge to Mills Glacier, roughly 800 feet. The [...]