Estes Valley Voice
Produced by Brett Wilson for the Estes Valley Voice
Episodes
14 episodes
Economic indicators for town generally down for 2024
Lodging taxes in the local marking district were up by 1.5%Estes Park saw plenty of visitors this year through August. They were just more cautious when they opened their wallets this year than they were in 2023.Since early in th...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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3:29
“Wild Ride” Showing at The Historic Park Theater
Nick Mollé and The Rocky Mountain Channel will present the documentary film, Wild Ride on October 8th in The Historic Park Theatre. Admission is free and the open house begins at 5:30 in the lobby of the theatre.Come take a Wild Ri...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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3:48
Mayor's Message: It Has Been a Very Busy September (Oct 2, 2024)
I get a lot of questions from groups and individuals. When I know the answer, I answer in real-time. Some answers might be of broader interest. The items below came from my engagement with the EP Women’s Club, the Rotary Clubs, the QUO Ecology ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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6:34
Mayor’s Message: Adjusting My Compass (September 7, 2024)
In context as mayor, I’m not talking about our basic philosophical or spiritual beliefs that guide our path through life. I’m talking about our ability to hear various opinions, to gather information from many sources, and to have all of that i...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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5:50
Good Question! (August 19, 2024)
“There is no such thing as a dumb question.” Carl SaganAs any reporter schooled in the “journalistic six” – who, what, when, where, why, and how – will tell you there are no dumb questions. Questions are a journalist’s stock-in-trad...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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5:08
Thank you, and onward (August 9, 2024)
“There’s an old saying that a newspaper is a town talking to itself.” Vince Bzdek, The Denver GazetteThis was a major week for the Estes Valley Voice. Our digital newsroom has been up and running for five weeks. Well, running may ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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7:06
Big plans in the works at Upper Thompson Sanitation District (August 7, 2024)
As the Upper Thompson Sanitation District prepares to begin construction on a new $80 million water reclamation facility, the organization will hold an open house Wednesday, August 7 between 4 and 7 p.m.According to Suzanne Jurgens, the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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5:18
Estes Park’s very own Cold War spy and submariner has lived a remarkable life (July 31, 2024)
If Carré wrote the book about Dick Life it could be titled Patriot Family Man Sailor SpyThe novelist John le Carré may have written the fictional Cold War thriller, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” but one of Estes Park’s quiet, but interes...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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8:56
Estes Park provides major support to fire fighting effort (July 30, 2024)
Estes continues to serve as an evacuation center for people displaced by the Alexander Mountain FireBREAKING/UPDATED: A Wildland fire has been reported in Lyons near Eagle Ridge Road and Louis Lane. The fire is being called the Stone Ca...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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8:14
No containment yet in Alexander Mountain Fire (July 29, 2024)
Wildland fire forces mandatory evacuations in Big Thompson CanyonThe Estes Park Events Center was set up Monday afternoon by the local chapter of the American Red Cross as an evacuation center for people displaced by the Alexander Mount...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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3:36
Posted in Commentary - The cuteness has worn off; ground squirrels: GO AWAY! (July 29, 2024)
Depending on their viewpoint, last April area residents either smiled and chuckled or groaned in disgust when relatively small tannish critters stood on hind legs, looked around and darted across streets and open spaces.Now that August i...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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4:52
Police investigating Sunday night shooting, public information is sought (July 29, 2024)
The Estes Park Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Sunday evening at approximately 7:10 p.m. in the vicinity of Stanley Avenue and U.S. Highway 36.Two teenage males were walking near the intersection when they were confront...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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