From: Webster, Kerry <kwebster@bouldercounty.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 2:53 PM

Subject: High Wind Warning for Boulder County -No Open Burning 1/20/21

Good afternoon,
There has been a High Wind Warning issued for western Boulder County tomorrow, so there will be no burning allowed from 1/20/21 at 00:00 until 23:59 on 1/20/21 for the entirety of the county. Sustained winds of 35 to 45 are expected with gusts to 75 mph. They should be diminishing as the day progresses. If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to call.
Have a good day!

Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet-
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear
Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet-
Including Estes Park, Glendevey, Nederland, Red Feather Lakes,
Bailey, Central City, Evergreen, Georgetown, Idaho Springs,
and Westcreek
228 PM MST Tue Jan 19 2021

…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY…

* WHAT…West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 75 mph
expected.

* WHERE…The Northern Front Range Foothills and The Southern
Front Range Foothills.

* WHEN…From 2 AM to 5 PM MST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS…Strong winds will blow unsecured objects around. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Travel will be difficult for high profile vehicles. Strong winds
will also causes areas of blowing snow.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Strong winds may lead to property damage. Hazardous driving
conditions due to powerful cross winds will pose a serious risk
for drivers, especially for light weight and high profile
vehicles. Loose outdoor items should be brought inside or secured
properly.

Kerry Webster #6565
Senior Firefighter
BCSO Fire Management
kwebster@nullbouldercounty.org
Office: (303) 441-1466
Cell: (720) 415-6686

GOLD HILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ZOOM AGENDA
JANUARY 19, 2021 7:00 PM

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FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT
TRAINING REPORTS/RECRUITMENT
MAINTENANCE
EQUIPMENT
OTHER BUSINESS

Temporary electricity for food pantry:
Boyd .
Forest Restoration Projects:
● Chris D and Kent will be meeting with Maya MacHammer
Grants:
● Kris Gibson, Marcus Moench, Chris D and Kent are working on looking at immediate/short term grants to provide legitimacy for department grant requests in the future.

WiFi for Fire Barn:
● Marcus Moench.

Arc Gis:
● Arc GIS, structure protection. Technology and mapping. Chris D.,
● This group will be working with Emma in the next few weeks to begin trials and practice using the application.

Topic: Special Town Meeting: Community Center – see below for information
Time: Jan 25, 2021 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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Opportunity to Establish a Community Center

Serious efforts have been made over the years to create an accessible community center in Gold Hill that meets the range of functions the community would like support. Whether it be in discussions around the recent energy study or the personal conversations we’ve all had, many people in town think a community center would be a great addition. It could complement the store and inn, serve as a base for responding to emergencies/disasters, enable community events, provide a location for yoga, childcare or remote work. The possibilities are endless. The main problem in actualizing this has been the absence of a piece of land and space that could really work.

In order to reinvigorate this, a group of Gold Hill residents (for convenience we’re calling ourselves the “Friends of Gold Hill Community Center.”) have purchased the historical house at 900 Pine Street with the hope that it can ultimately be bought by the town as a community center. This was a spontaneous response to the opportunity. We found out it was available and that, if we could buy it before the end of the year, we could purchase it for a little under its assessed valuation. We managed to put it together quickly because it seemed to offer many possibilities to the town. Plus, if the town chose not to pursue acquiring this property, it seemed a safe bet that we could put it in better condition and sell it. Either way Gold Hill would be better off! We are not interested in making a profit from the town, but just to cover our investment.

We look forward to discussions with the Gold Hill Town Meeting and anyone else who is interested over the coming months around the community center opportunity! We envision a number of ways that the town could raise sufficient funds to purchase the place and we’re more than happy to assist through innovative financing arrangements and fundraising efforts! That said, there is no obligation for the town and all the details involved in any possible purchase by the town remain to be worked out.

We look forward to this special meeting on January 25 where we’ll be able to present more information, ideas, and details, answer questions, and begin to explore if there is sufficient interest to pursue this property for Gold Hill.

Looking forward to discussing this opportunity! We hope everyone finds it as exciting as we do!

Friends of the Gold Hill Community Center

Unofficial Gold Hill carolers (masked and socially distanced) will be in your neighborhood on Christmas Eve from 4-5 PM. Keep your eyes and ears peeled!

Thanks!
Val Crist
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GOLD HILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ZOOM AGENDA
DECEMBER 15, 2020 7:00 PM

CALL TO ORDER
ATTENDANCE
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT
TRAINING REPORTS/RECRUITMENT
MAINTENANCE
EQUIPMENT
OTHER BUSINESS

Temporary electricity for food pantry:
Boyd or Emma can explain why power is needed for the food pantry. The discussion at the November meeting should be updated.

Forest Restoration Projects:
● Chris D and Kent will be meeting with Maya MacHammer the week of December 14 to identify strategic areas that would be beneficial from a fire suppression standpoint. In addition, we will need to start looking at ways we can reach out to the community to educate and address concerns that may come up this Spring regarding burning piles in Spring 2022.

Grants:
● Marcus Moench, Kris Gibson, Chris D and Kent are working on looking at immediate/short term grants to provide legitimacy for department grant requests in the future. In addition, they are looking to create an overall strategic document based on a previous document that Kris Gibson created which will help with applying to grants. This document will entail town history, role of the department, role of other departments, social and political landscape, hazards, changes in landscape, changes in funding, town goals, town buy in, etc. Kent and Chris D recommend looking at creating or expanding a grant subcommittee which would take on these tasks.

WiFi for Fire Barn:
● Marcus Moench is currently working on possibly using fiber from the school’s wifi to expand service which would provide a range of wifi that would reach the fire barn.

Possible 2020 Projects: New Technologies:
● Emma Dirolf is working with Chris D, Kent, and Dwight Debroux (Whitey, a new volunteer with Gold Hill Fire) to provide them training and login credentials for using Arc GIS online for a collector app used for structure protection. This project will require the purchase of iPad for conducting structure protection mapping in the district. Emma Dirolf is also working on looking for grant money for that with Chris D. The intent of this project is to introduce new technologies which would allow volunteers to have access to important information regarding structures in the district and the surrounding landscape which would increase personnel safety, quicken incident responses, and provide a higher level of service.
● This group will be working with Emma in the next few weeks to begin trials and practice using the application.

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Gold Hill Town Meeting
Monday, 7:00 p.m. December 14th, 2020
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1. Review of Previous Minutes (any additions or corrections)
2. Mountain Stewards – 7:10
o Gold Hill Resilient Renewable Energy Design Project and Feasibility Study – Sarah
3. Treasurer’s Report
4. Committee Reports
o Mountain Stewards
 Bee Safe Neighborhood
1. This program is now being sponsored through The People’s Bees https://www.thepeoplesbees.com
2. 75 Addresses must commit to either:
a. Level One Pledge: I will not use any insecticide products that include neonicotinoids or systemic poisons on my property.
b. Level Two Pledge: I will not use any insecticide products whatsoever on my property.
c. Level Three Pledge: I will not use any insecticide products whatsoever on my property, and will plant nectar- and pollen-rich flowers to feed the local bees.
3. They register online at https://www.thepeoplesbees.com/pledge
. Coordinator: Chrissy Maedke
a. More information: http://www.livingsystemsinst.org/sites/default/files/project_files/BeeBrochureMay2014.pdf
o Forestry and Forest Management
o Gold Hill School
o Museum
o Community Planning and Fundraising
o Cemetery
o Community Center
o SafeLink/NeighborLink
o AirLink
o Emergency Preparedness/Communications
o Weed Management
o Historical Zoning
o Food Pantry
 Electricity for fridge/freezer
o Fire Department
5. Approval of Non-Discrimination Statement (Finalize)
o The Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc., does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender expression, age, citizenship status, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, political affiliation or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, election of Town Council members, participation by any members of the Town Meeting area, selection of volunteers or vendors, or potential hiring and firing of any staff. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc., its partners, guests and attendees, volunteers, subcontractors and vendors.

6. Other Town News:
7. Upcoming Meetings/Events – Next Gold Hill Town Meeting: February 8th, 7:00 pm

GOLD HILL TOWN MEETING NEWSLETTER
Minutes of the October 12, 2020, Town Meeting by Zoom

Next Town Meeting will be Monday, December 14, 2020, 7:00 P.M. by Zoom

The meeting was called to order by Chair Emma Dirolf. Nineteen people signed on: Emma, Vice Chair Marielle Sidell, Secretary Gretchen Diefenderfer, Treasurer Martha Knapp, Member-at-Large Dan Maedke, Chrissy Maedke, Deb Yeager, Rick Sheingold, Erich Gundlach, Lacey Storey, Virginia Schultz, Maya MacHamer from the Fourmile Watershed Coalition, Val Crist, Marcus Moench, Elisabeth Caspari, Anya Brown, Sarah O’Brien, Sam Bennett, and Mercury.

Minutes of the August meeting were approved as published.

Treasurer’s Report – Martha reports – At the previous regular Town Meeting in August 2020 our bank balance was $15,732.47. Our current total cash assets are $17,999.74.
Revenue Summary: General Fund donation $1,386 from Sands’ Moving Sale fundraiser, Cemetery Fund donations $200, Community Relief Fund online donation $48.25, Water Harvesting/Ag Education Grant $4,000, additional funding for COVID-19 Response Fund $1500 and return merchandise refund $219.
Expense Summary: COVID Response Fund $1461.78 for Food Bank expenses and $3,624.20 Cemetery shed construction and signage.

General Fund $4,036.71; Cemetery $3,065.65; Safe Link (combined funds for SafeSite, AirLink, NeighborLink projects) $2,466.79; Community Planning/Fundraising $0 (zero;) Fund transfers: none

Current fund totals:
Forest Management $0 (zero;) Community Relief $2,375.20; COVID-19 Response Fund $2,055.39; Water Harvesting/Ag Education Grant $4,000.
Anticipated expenses for 2020: General Fund $50.00 for porta-potty maintenance, estimated $300 for liability insurance and estimated $80 for cleanup dumpsters, should that occur this year.
Non-discrimination Statement – Marcus said that we need a non-discrimination statement in the bylaws, specifically to apply for grants. Here is what we came up with:
The Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc., does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender expression, age, citizenship status, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, political affiliation or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, election of Town Council members, participation by any members of the Town Meeting area, selection of volunteers or vendors, or potential hiring and firing of any staff. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc., its partners, guests and attendees, volunteers, subcontractors and vendors.
Amending the bylaws is a two-step process. Amendments are brought up at a regular town meeting and voted on at the next regular meeting. We can finalize this statement at the December town meeting. If we change it, it will need to be finalized at the February meeting.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Mountain Stewards – Marcus reports on his discussion with Sarah Davis, County Consultant, on the Gold Hill energy study. They had planned a meeting with the Energy Commission, but decided to move to more vertical interactions by circulating a summary of their study findings, the history and proposed ways forward, then circulate their findings via town email list, Next Door, etc., Then they plan to hold discussion meetings before the report is due at the November 10 County Commissioners Meeting – possibly Zoom meetings, or get-togethers at the Store and/or one on one meetings with Dina, Virginia, Cat, Marcus, or Virginia. Short term goals are bulk purchases of heat pumps, etc., and paying for Energy Smart evaluations. The County has reserved some funds for implementation.
Forestry – Emma introduced Maya MacHamer of the Fourmile Watershed Group. In August Emma signed an MOU with 13 other groups on a shared vision to increase forest health and restoration and decrease fire hazards in the County. The Watershed Coalition applied for a grant for Caroline Ashley’s property and received $244,000 with a $100,000 match. The Ashram also received a $146,000 Natural Resource Conservation Center grant. Together this will be 180 acres of forest restoration and mitigation work. Multiple treatments will be employed – fuels mitigation in strategic areas, restoration of ecological habitat, encouraging aspen, and making some openings for wildlife encouraging diversity. This project should really help protect the Gold Hill area and the USFS has already asked where else they should figure out for the next project. This will probably start in June and go through the Fall. She would love to do an outreach meeting up here and maybe a field trip to explain the project and answer questions. The 180 acres consists of the area near Val’s and goes west to border around the Colorado Mountain Ranch and includes the Ashram – sort of L shaped. The goal is to provide a linked, complete area. They hope to have another race next year to help with the matching funds, which is the hardest part. The race last year was such a good beginning. They have momentum now, so we can start on Phase II before this one is finished up.
Virginia added that Wildfire Partners has a webinar Wednesday – a piece on mitigation, ember showers, etc. Gretchen will put out a town email. The County chipping program has had 350 participants in the mountain areas. The Sort Yard in Nederland is closing.
Everyone thanked Maya for her efforts on our behalf.
Gold Hill School – Chrissy reports that this is the third week of in-person classes after 5 weeks online. It’s going all right. They are off Mondays and meet T, W, Th, and Friday. They have 17 kids and another 8 online, so it’s a little tricky. They are wearing masks and can take mask breaks outside and for eating. Dan, as the custodian, is doing extensive cleaning. They’re looking at possibly school fundraising in the Spring. We’ll see how November and December go and follow County recommendations.
Chrissy also asked if the town wants to plan anything for Halloween – will have to follow Colorado guidelines – Covid19.colorado.gov/Halloween (covid19.colorado.gov is a good site to keep up with the State Guidelines as well as county by county). It is recommended to wrap treats individually and put your porch lights on if you want Trick or Treaters. So far, they are expecting this to be ok.
Museum – Deb reported that Marcus and Elisabeth have donated an old Weaver vehicle from their garage and the Museum is planning to create a community event to rebuild it to be a replica of the Bluebird bus that Tim Walter built and drove. It is a White Company chassis from sometime between 1916 and 1923. Last weekend several people moved it from Marcus and Elisabeth’s and parked it on the north side of Max’s garage. It is 16’ long and 7’wide. Tim reconfigured it as a bus with wooden seats. The license place is 1985 – Joe, Jr. drove it around. The plan is to begin work on it this spring. Anyone interested may join in the rebuilding project. It may be a static exhibit – not sure.
Marcus added that you can still turn the crank and the tires aren’t flat! They also found an old Gold Hill road sign in the garage. Deb has heard that our local Monkey Wrench Gang made signs to Gold Hill disappear along the Peak to Peak – Gretchen added Boulder Canyon signs as well.
Community Planning and Fundraising – Dan reported that he has a check for $217/pint glasses to get to Martha. He wants to make another purchase for the holidays. He moved to transfer $300 into Community Planning for this. Mari seconded it and all approved
Covid Relief Fund – Marcus reported that they received an extra $1500 from the Community Foundation. Aside from the grants to people, they have spent some of the money to support the Food Pantry. They also submitted a proposal a while ago for $4,000 for an environmental project involving a small water harvesting demonstration. They’re brainstorming how to involve the kids, where and how. This grant runs for a year so they have a while to figure it out.
Cemetery – No committee members were present, but we noticed from the Treasurer’s report that money has been spent for a new shed, and someone reported that yes, they’ve seen it.
Community Center – no report.
SafeLink – Deb reports that NeighborLink is in the process of revamping our phone/contact tree for emergency notifications. They want it to be as simple and direct as possible. She encourages people to form neighbor/friend groups to share contact and other information – especially in case of evacuation. Our community area is divided into the four directions – Deb is Old Town/South, Gretchen is East, Paul Roberts is South (the GH Subdivision), and Dina is west of town and we’ve set up circular communication between us. Our job is to make sure emergency information is communicated to everyone in the community, so each neighbor group should have a contact person for us to contact and to get back to us with a report about their group being informed. Then we can all touch base afterward as well, if need be. This is a work in progress. When it comes down to it, we may have to go door to door to contact new people we don’t know to explain this and see if they want to participate. We’ve sent out emails, but know some new people are not in the loop.
Virginia is working with Norm Skarstad in Lefthand, Val, and Amy down at the bottom of Lickskillet to include them.
Gretchen added that, when we were evacuated for the Fourmile Fire, it all worked organically to inform everyone because neighbors jumped to let everyone know. NeighborLink developed after that to organize better, and we’ve now added email addresses and expanded the list through the town website (goldhilltown.com) to stay in touch and we can send out emergency information and updates that way. Also, everyone can sign of for alerts through Everbridge – Boulder County’s reverse 9-1-1- through the Office of Emergency Management (boulderoem.com).
Val asked if we are certain we can contact new people/renters, etc., to be aware to join in. Deb said that they’ve been given Welcome Buckets with information about it, but we seem to need to follow up.
AirLink – no report, but Gretchen reported that several people were up recently working on the repeater up on the ridge. Deb added that they’re our back up if the phones are out. It’s a two-day course to become a Ham and if several people are interested they will get an instructor. Contact Dina Elder if you’re interested. There’s lots of online information, too. Rick suggested that we should have a map of the Hams so we know where our nearest one is. Emma said that she teaches GIS and can put together a map.
Deb will add Food Pantry information to the Welcome buckets.
Other Town News – Roads – Joanne Cole is our self-appointed bug-the-county person and wrote a letter to the Road Department regarding the condition of our roads, particularly Sunshine, which she sent to several of us. Their response is they’re trying to do the best they can with their manpower. – that they do work on our roads every week. The speed limit up here is 20 mph and speed creates washboard, so slowing down helps.
Weed Management – Gretchen said that, at this point, weed whack for fire mitigation.
Historic Zoning – no report
Fire Department – update from Leslie Finn – COVID tests are available in Nederland Thursdays and in Allenspark on Fridays. These are drive-through. There was a possibility of having it in Gold Hill, but most didn’t want it in town.
Rick added that there is also free testing at Stazio Field on 63rd Street.
The Nederland food pantry has asked if we’d like free flu shots.
Leslie will convey our concerns to Rebecca and we’ll see.
Mining – no report. Gretchen said it seems to be on hiatus now.
More Other News – Deb wanted to add that they will be combining the Wednesday and Monday Food Pantries to Monday only and will be meeting to discuss that. They will also be combining the volunteers and are working on logistics.
Weed management – Anya wanted to add that using Monsanto products up here kills bees. Chrissy reported that the School lost their whole observation hive – they all died. They don’t know exactly why. She would love for Gold Hill to be a Bee Safe community and encourages practices other than chemicals for weed control. Pam Sherman has been our weed guru and has lots of information on alternatives. Sarah added that there is also interest in Boulder County to look into Fire Retardent /Slurry and the possibility that ingredients in that could be destructive. Gretchen thought it was basically detergent with iron added for color, but Sarah didn’t think so. It was suggested that we get in touch with Maya with the fourmilewatershed@nullgmail.com because they did a water study and may know.
Respectfully submitted, Gretchen Diefenderfer, Secretary

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Date: Wednesday, November 18
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COVID testing time change! 3:30-5:30p
Importance: High

COVID testing at NCC (Nederland Community Center) will now be done from 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm! Please help get the word out on this change from BCPH.
Thanks, Dawn

Dawn Baumhover
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Town of Nederland
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Yes, the rise in positive COVID seems to suggest that we should Zoom this board meeting.

GOLD HILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AGENDA
7:00 PM November 17, 2020

CALL TO ORDER
SWEARING IN OF CHRIS DRIOLF
ATTENDANCE
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT
CALLS: Lefthand Wildfire
TRAINING REPORTS/RECRUITMENT
MAINTENANCE
EQUIPMENT:

OTHER BUSINESS
Forest Restoration Projects Maya MacHamer
WiFi for Fire Barn
Possible 2020 Projects: new technologies
Cisterns: rock and drainage improvements
Dry Hydrant completion
Sustainability for FPD: solar, etc.

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We need to postpone the slash dumpster scheduled for tomorrow due to the weather – too windy, cold and snowy – miserable and potentially dangerous. Will let you know if/when we can reschedule.

Slash Dumpster on Saturday, Nov. 14

We’ll have a slash dumpster from the County available in the Bluebird Lodge parking lot from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm.

This event is in response to the fires, and is for slash only, from residents’ yards:
 
Service is for yard waste, slash and logs only. Dimensional lumber cannot be mixed with this material. No plastic bags or food waste are allowed.
No dirt, brick, rock or sod are allowed with this service. No logs more than 12″ in diameter or 20′ in length are allowed. No tree stumps of any kind or size are allowed with this service. Roll-offs cannot be loaded with a loader which scoops earthen material with this material to be loaded in the roll-off.

The County is bringing us a dumpster for slash on Saturday, November 14th. I do not have the timing or all the details yet, but this is a great opportunity to get rid of any piles of slash around – mitigation! Also, of course, I will need a few Volunteers to help. Please let me know if you can help for a few hours with this great service the County is providing for us. I will get the details out as soon as I have them
Gretchen
gretchend@nullmac.com
302-442-3847

Emergency Preparedness Coordination – Zoom Meetings
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Calwood and Lefthand Canyon Fires

Our deepest condolences to all who lost their homes in the recent wildfires. All our mountain residents have been in our hearts and thoughts throughout this challenging time.

If you have specific questions about your home or property, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our staff or your mitigation specialist.

La Nina Winters and Wildfire Danger
Winter Outlook

I remember my first winter in Nederland.

It was the night before Thanksgiving. I woke up at 2 a.m., because I literally felt the house moving, creaking.

The wind was howling.

I got up and stared out the upper windows that faced west. Huge lodgepole pines were bowing back and forth from the force of the wind. I stood transfixed, trying to understand how this was possible.

I felt so rattled by the buffeting of the house that I couldn’t go back to sleep. Is the roof going to blow off the house?

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Nederland Sort Yard Re-opened
Open Through Nov. 21

Due to wildfire activity, the Nederland Sort Yard is temporarily extending the 2020 season to assist with urgent material removal.

The sort yard is open normal operating days (Wed-Sat) from 9:00am-5:00pm.

Don’t let this chance pass you by!
Let’s Talk Mitigation!
Wednesday evening

You’ve got questions? We’ve got answers!

This month, we’ll be talking about the recent fires in Boulder County and emergency preparedness. For many of you, it was your first time evacuating for a fire. What went well? What are things you wished you’d done differently?

Join Wildfire Partners staff members , Abby Silver and Leslie Brodhead to talk about recent fires and and ask any mitigation questions you have.

Wednesday, November 18 at 7 p.m.

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Forest Closure remains in place East of Continental Divide through at least Saturday
Arapaho National Forest areas in Grand County will move to Stage 2 fire restrictions Friday

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Nov. 5, 2020) – Forest Supervisor Monte Williams said the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests east of the Continental Divide will remain in Stage 3 Fire Restrictions, which closes the Forest to all uses, until at least Saturday. West of the Divide, in Grand County, Forest personnel are preparing on Friday to return to Stage 2 Fire restrictions, which bans all fires but opens the Forest to other uses. Closures around fire areas will remain in effect.

This decision comes after meeting Monday and Wednesday with sheriffs in Grand, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Boulder, Larimer and Jefferson counties as well as Colorado Parks and Wildlife regional managers. The team heard from NOAA meteorologists and fire managers, reviewing the short and long term weather forecasts. Conditions will remain windy, warm and dry through the remainder of this week. A low pressure system is developing and is expected to bring moisture to the area over the weekend, however predictions call for very little snow/water equivalency along the Front Range (about one-tenth of an inch).

“We continue to be in historically warm and dry conditions for this time of year,” Williams said. “What we need to see is a series of storms stacking up, bringing sufficient precipitation and sustained cold temperatures to provide some relief.”

The group will meet again on Saturday in hopes of getting a clearer picture of the incoming storm system and the 14-day outlook after that.

“We have to be sure we are really coming out of this current fire weather trend,” Williams added. “A monumental amount of effort goes into closing the forest and opening it up. It’s not a switch that we can just keep flipping as conditions change.”

The county sheriffs supported this decision, citing concerns for new fire starts, the risk of more loss of homes, and a drawdown of firefighting personnel and resources at this time of year.

Meanwhile, temperatures west of the Continental Divide in Grand County have remained cooler, allowing snow to melt more slowly and moisture to be absorbed by the fuels. Higher amounts of snow are forecasted for the weekend and coming week west of the Divide. With those factors in mind, and support from the Grand County sheriff and commissioners, Forest personnel are currently preparing to return to Stage 2 fire restrictions across the Sulphur Ranger District by Friday. Forest Closures will remain in place around the Williams Fork and East Troublesome Fire burned areas.

Williams Fork Fire Closure
East Troublesome Closure
Fire Restriction information

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FOOD PANTRY ATTENDEES…..thanks for a terrific pantry last Monday. It was a great day and it was wonderful seeing so many of you!

Please remember to bring your personal shopping bag to the pantry on Mondays as we move forward for the winter. If you require a paper sack, we will have them for you but we would very much appreciate you bringing your own sack as long as you are comfortable with our volunteers putting items into your sack with a gloved hand!
Remember to SOCIAL DISTANCE. It’s easy to forget that we have that responsibility to each other and we have several people in town who are at high risk. We very much appreciate you keeping that in mind as you are waiting in line.
FINALLY, AND VERY IMPORTANT: We begin the pantry promptly at 3 pm. You are welcome to line up whenever you wish BUT you will not be allowed to “shop” prior to 3 pm. Please line up by 3:30 pm if you wish to shop. When the line is gone, our volunteers begin to pack up the pantry. If you arrive after 3:30 PM, we cannot guarantee that the food will still be out on the table. The team will be packing up any remaining foods and loading it into a truck to be driven to the Ward food pantry. The driver leaves by 4 pm. Following that, we still have to clean up and store items away for the next week. We don’t want to miss you but our food pantry team has been working on weighing, sorting, loading, carrying, unloading, displaying, and cleaning up this food since they left Gold Hill at 9 AM. By the time the line has finished between 3:30 pm and 4 pm, the team has been working for 7 hours on getting food to you. The team makes this look effortless but the truth is that they’ve put in an entire day by the time you receive your food. Our team is the best and they are very devoted to supporting our town with these foods. We appreciate your understanding and hope to see you on Monday for our next pantry.
We have been asked to find out what you would like to receive at the pantry. Please tell one of the volunteer servers what items you’d like to get in the future. The Ned pantry folks shop for us each week and are anxious to hear from us.

We are really fortunate to have so many great people making this work. The Nederland Food Pantry is very flexible and always willing to help us out. They are planning special food stuffs for the holidays and they go out of their way to accommodate us. Boulder Food Rescue Mountain Division is what supports our Monday food pantry. It takes 3 drivers to get this food for us on Mondays and they go to 3 or 4 locations in Boulder to gather all of the items that are available to you on Monday. If you want any additional information, we can provide that for you.

Thanks everyone. Enjoy!
Deb Yeager
deb@nullmountainvisions.net

We’re going to be doing a monthly birthday get together out back of the store. It will be an excuse to set up some tents and heaters out back if its cold and celebrate community members Birthdays once a month.

This month we’re doing it on November 19th from 5:00-8:00. Free Cake for all the November Birthdays! Anyone else can buy a slice. I’ll also have soup, sandwiches, and everything I normally make at the store. The cake soup and sandwiches will all be cheap. We don’t want anyone to feel excluded because of the price. Hot soup to stay warm. Novemeber 19th, 5:00-8:00pm
Jay

From Chrissy

Gold Hill Trick or Treating 2020

Hello, GH Residents,

As you may have heard, the Gold Hill School is currently quarantined due to a case of covid-like symptoms in one household. Due to evacuations, this family has not been in Gold Hill since Oct. 16th. This morning, the family got their negative covid results back. The Covid tests from various other families that have taken tests and received results have all come back negative at this point as well, including the teachers. Even with negative results, we’re all asked to quarantine until Nov. 7th, and we may return to school on Tuesday, Nov. 10th.

Which leads us to Saturday- Halloween. Many students have received their covid test results, or will by tomorrow. Many parents are feeling their children can still participate in trick or treating safely. Many residents have expressed their desire to move forward with trick or treating activities, both during the last town meeting, as well as since the GHS closure began. All that said, please consider the CDC recommendations for trick or treating this year:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.html#halloween

https://bouldercolorado.gov/newsroom/family-friendly-halloween-events-in-boulder

As you know, our trick or treating numbers are always rather small. With no Halloween parties attracting outside guests, our numbers should be even smaller than usual. We aren’t talking about the mobs of children we see in Boulder. Still, many residents plan to follow the following CDC guideline:

Line up individually wrapped treats at the end of the driveway or yard’s edge. Watch the fun and enjoy the costumes from a distance.
If you are preparing goodie bags, wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 second before and after preparing the bags.
A costume mask (such as for Halloween) is not a substitute for a cloth mask. A costume mask should not be used unless it is made of two or more layers of breathable fabric that covers the mouth and nose and doesn’t leave gaps around the face.

Setting out treats on a table by the road with a light on it for kids to grab as they walk by may be a safe alternative for our setting. Treats can be spread out to avoid digging hands into a common bowl. Residents can keep a distance from any passers-by.

If none of these solutions are comfortable for you, of course you do not need to accept trick or treaters. You can leave your porch light off and not set out treats.

Thank you all for your consideration.

This very important election is just a week away. It’s now too late to mail your ballot, but you can drop it off at any number of drop boxes – the County Court House, the Clerk and Recorder’s office out at 33rd Street. Find a drop box near you on your county clerk’s website bouldercounty.org/elections

Don’t forget to vote the whole ballot and sign the outside of the envelope.

For information on ballot issues from the League of Women Voters, go to https://www.lwvcolorado.org

The Monday food pantry is scheduled for tomorrow. WE HAVE MOVED IT TO THE FRONT OF THE BLUEBIRD LODGE. Be prepared to drive on Main Street and find a parking place but KEEP THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE HANDRAIL VACANT SO PEOPLE CAN WALK HERE AND PICK UP THEIR FOOD. See you at 3 pm.

PLEASE CHECK BACK ON MONDAY MORNING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SNOW HASN’T KEPT THE TEAM FROM GETTING THE FOOD. WE WILL CONFIRM BY 10 AM.

Topic: NeighborLink/SafeLink/AirLink – Zoom Meeting
Time: Oct 26, 2020 05:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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Much conversation has followed our recent evacuation and we’d love to get together to talk about plans for future incidents. We welcome you to join us for a Zoom meeting to discuss NeighborLink, SafeLink, and AirLink and share your ideas on ways to support communication in Gold Hill.

Agenda
Introduction of the meeting
History of NeighborLink/SafeLink/AirLink
Current efforts toward supporting these groups
Ideas for the future
Interested participants

From: Richard Lopez <lopez.law.office.co@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 9:39 AM
Subject: In person board meeting Thursday

Let’s meet in person (masks, distancing) tomorrow (5 PM). Bring a chair and bundle up.

I’ve left messages with Brian Finn to see if there is a space in the Inn where we might meet. If not we’ll meet in the barn if it’s too cold outside.

Rich

We still intend to meet in person, but I’ll try to Zoom it to those that can’t join us. I’ll be borrowing a WiFi link from a neighbor. Note to self, discuss WiFi for the fire barn. Rich
Richard Lopez is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Richard Lopez’s Personal Meeting Room

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