2018 Spring Clean Up

Saturday, June 23, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Bluebird Lodge parking lot. 

DIVERSION is the focus again this year.  Boulder County supports our diversion/recycling efforts, but they are no longer providing any money for trash disposal.  We will be getting one dumpster for trash and, since we will have to pay for it ($485 this year), we will need to charge (rate sheet at the end). 

Three Dumpsters will arrive between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. – Only one for junk/trash (we will need to collect a fee for trash and donations are requested for the diversion stuff), one for metal, and one for wood – general wood/lumber as in the past.  Please don’t come with stuff earlier than 9:00. 

***And, as always, we need volunteers to help!***

To volunteer, please contact me, Gretchen Diefenderfer, at gretchend@nullmac.com  (303-442-3847).

DIVERSION (see http://www.ecocycle.org/charm). 

Mixed rigid plastics (playground stuff, coolers, etc.) and Styrofoam 

Tires – no rims.

Refrigerators and freezers!

Electronics, small appliances

Mattresses

Household hazardous waste (HHW)

Oil, Antifreeze

           Car batteries

            Latex paint

        METAL Container– No liquids – No fridges – No tires on rims (just rims are ok!) – No batteries –No paint cans with paint still in them.  We will take fridges and tires this year, but they have to go in the diversion trucks [there will be one for tires and appliances, one for HHW, one for mattresses, and more for electronics.   Wire fencing and barbed wire are ok

 WOOD Container– No chemically treated wood including stain or paint – No nails in the wood (although a few seem to be ok, just not an excessive amount) – No particleboard.  Slash is ok – no longer than 18” (be judicious with this – there is only one dumpster and it can’t take a forest of slash) 

        TRASH  Containers  – junk – No recyclables!  We need to pay for this and will need to charge for trash. And we request donations for the diversion items  

            $12 per car, van, or SUV (less for just a few things)

            $15-18 per pick-up truck or trailer full

            $25 per vehicle with trailer

Please remember that it would be much more expensive to take a truckload to the dump (a carload taken to Western Disposal is charged $37-$45).

 Repurposing – We encourage people to bring stuff that others might want.  Be prepared to pick these items up if no one wants them, or for them to go into the dumpsters.  We will take some stuff down to donate in Boulder, either to second hand stores or to Resource 2000.  But don’t forget we will have the town bake/rummage/craft sale in September, too.

 Any propane bottles must be vented and this means the entire top mechanism must be removed.  Just opening it does not suffice. We made this mistake once and it cost us

It’s amazing how much stuff piles up!  This is your chance to clear that stuff out!

Tony Vrba, our Chair of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, would like to encourage people prior to the 23^rdto clean up areas around the community.  Several people do this frequently on their own, and it would be nice to get a group effort going.

No Bird Ever Flew at The Gold Hill Store Saturday, May 26, 6:00 p.m.

Larry Worster, Debra Yeager, David Chamberlain, and Jape Abruscato, with special guest James Campbell

No Cover; Donations Accepted

531 Main St, Boulder, CO 80302, (303) 443-7724

No Bird Ever Flew, performs an eclectic mix of Americana and new music, featuring music of some of the best young songwriters from Boulder and beyond. Larry Worster, guitar; Debra Yeager, keyboards; David Chamberlain, harmonica; Jape Abruscato, bass; and special guest James Campbell, percussion. 

MARY JONES RUSSELL  always presents a rousing musical show, from rock-&-rollin’ blues to the sweetest of ballads. Mary will be joined by Robb Candler & other guests at the Pub on Saturday May 19th:   Doors 5:30, Show 6 – 8:00.  Don’t miss this free early-evening concert!

Monday, May 28th, 2018, 9:30 sharp at the intersection of the Peak to Peak and the Gold Hill Road.  To Rideshare, meet up in front of the Gold Hill In at 9:00 a.m. to leave a car and carpool out to the Peak to Peak

Members of BACKCOUNTRY BLUEGRASS BAND will be at the Pub on Saturday, May 12th, for a rousing afternoon of Gospel & Bluegrass, 1-3pm.  Kitchen and Bar will be open. No cover.

Mother’s Day Special Show: BENJAMIN SPROUL presents original and traditional Americana.  Doors 4:30, Music 5-7pm. This is a $5 concert.

The bylaws committee appointed at the  January 8th town meeting – Rick Sheingold, Peter Swift, Tony Vrba and Gretchen Diefenderfer – plan to meet at the General Store on Wednesday, May 9 at 1:00 p.m. Anyone with particular concerns or ideas should contact one of us, or come to the meeting.  Here is a link to the bylaws  https://goldhilltown.com/what-it-is/  This is a step by step process.  Any changes need to be brought up at a town meeting, published, and then can be voted on at the next meeting and passed by a 2/3 majority.

We know there are a couple of typos and plan to look at the boundaries and formalizing the budget process.  Let us know!

Hi Everyone, 

How do you communicate during an event that disables your phone and internet?  We have our Ham Radio, and our Gold Hill AirLink repeater’s coverage area which includes all the neighbouring mountain communities and the front range – from Longmont to Parker and sometimes more.

Whether you’re interested in becoming a Ham, if you just want to know who your nearest Hams are, or if you just want to hangout…..please come!

Airlink Amateur Radio Group Annual Meeting and Get Together!

Sun, May 6 – 2:00 pm.

Poorman Fire Station

1740 Fourmile Canyon Dr.

For questions, call Jane at 303-447-0187 or email via janevanhou10@nullgmail.com   Hope to see you there!

From: Cash House <cehouse4662@nullgmail.com>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2018 12:30 PM

Subject: Fwd: P-135 Closure Extension

Here is the updated schedule for the 1448 Gold Run Closure. 

Looks like most of next week.

Begin forwarded message:

From: “Barth, Andrew” <abarth@nullbouldercounty.org>
Date: April 20, 2018 at 11:18:25 AM MDT

Subject: FW: P-135 Closure Extension

FYI. I’ve highlighted their plans for next week’s road closures. No work tomorrow.

Let me know if you have questions.

AB

With the weather coming in and our safety concerns about placing pipe in those conditions, below is what we need to complete P-135

Friday – 0800 – 1930
Saturday – NO WORK
Monday– 0800 – 1900
Tuesday – 0800 – 1900
Wednesday – 0800 – 1900
Thursday – 0800 – 1630
Friday – 0800 – 1630

We can open up to emergency services on all days with 30 minute notice, however looking at the skew and layout of the pipe we cannot have it open to single lane traffic until we are working on the outer 3 pieces of pipe. We will try to minimize the impact to the residence and complete our work as quickly as possible. Please let us know if we can get these closures.
Thanks

From Karen Simmons   Karen.Simmons@nulllasp.colorado.edu

I just spotted a (tv) channel 12 program tomorrow, Sat, at 7pm that highlights the Dillards’ band. It’s an old Andy Griffith show. I think there are a lot of Gold Hill folks that would like to catch this program. 
Karen

Two shows at the Pub Saturday April 14th — MIKE & BONNIE return with classic Americana, 1-3 pm, no cover — and the popular locals Ray & Cari, the STRANGEBYRDS, present their blue collar folk from 6 to 8 pm (doors 5:30 – $10 for this special event).

[Don’t forget PIZZA NIGHTS, Friday 5-8pm, and the return of TACO TUESDAY, April 17th]

What poem(s) will you share?   

PoemUp at the Gold Hill Store for Poem in Your Pocket Day! April 26^th  from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

https://www.poets.org/national-poetry-month/poem-your-pocket-day

Contact: Virginia at Virginia.schultz@nullcolorado.edu with any questions.

For those in Boulder during the day, stop by Innisfree Poetry Bookstore anytime or

at 4 p.m. come to the Boulder Public Library Boulder Creek room to share!

Like us on FB at Poem in Your Pocket Day Boulder – and Beyond

Virginia

Virginia Schultz

Subject: Gold Run Closures

Hey folks….

Just an update on the projected Gold Run closures planned next week.  

Gold Run will be closed at 1448 Gold Run (just below Summerville) Monday –
Saturday next week April 16-21.  

THE MON-WED CLOSURE WILL BE FROM 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.

THE THUR-SATURDAY CLOSURE WILL BE FROM 8:00 AM – 7 PM.    THESE WILL BE
LONGER CLOSURES INTO THE EVENING.  

Please pass this along to your folks and we will also remind folks on
Saturday.

Thanks
Cash

Cash House
Assistant Fire Chief
Fourmile FPD
303-503-1210
Cehouse4662@nullgmail.com

Front Range Mountain Lion Research Presentation

Mat Alldredge, Ph.D., Wildlife Researcher, Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Thursday, April 12      6:30 – 8:00 P.M.

Boulder County Courthouse, Third Floor hearing room

Join  Us!

In 2007, Mat Alldredge, began a 10 year study investigating mountain lion ecology, prey,

movements and interactions with humans in the Front Range of Colorado. This study

tracked close to 100 individual mountain lions over the past 10 years in Boulder and Jefferson

counties, including the City of Boulder. The study concluded last year. As the data continues

to be analyzed, Mat will present information and answer questions about what we have learned about our local lions. 

This was supported by Boulder County Parks and Open Space, City of Boulder, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and other collaborating agencies.

Cycling restrictions in Fourmile Canyon begin April 4

No daytime, weekday recreational cycling due to safety concerns during construction

Boulder County, Colo. – Beginning at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 4, cycling on Fourmile Canyon Drive will be restricted between Boulder Canyon Drive/SH 119 and the Sunset townsite and also along Gold Run Road from Salina Junction to just south of Gold Hill. Cycling restrictions will be enforced during project working hours, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Restrictions will be enforced until officials deem the area once again safe for cycling.

Canyon residents who rely on cycling for commuting and errands will be exempted from restrictions. Residents will need to carry photo identification that proves they live in the canyon. They can also obtain a cycling pass by contacting Andrew Barth at abarth@nullbouldercounty.org or by calling 303-441-1032. The passes are good for individual use and are non-transferrable.  

The restriction will be enforced by the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. Anyone violating the restriction could be subject to citation by law enforcement.

The restriction is being enacted due to safety concerns stemming from the extremely high volume of construction activity taking place in the canyon. There are currently three major flood recovery projects taking place and there is one more that is yet to start – lower Fourmile Permanent Flood recovery anticipated to start later this summer. Each project requires a heavy volume of large truck traffic that heads up and down the road during working hours. Due to the narrow, curvy nature of the canyon’s roads, it has become increasingly difficult to safely share the road between cars, trucks, and cyclists. Trucks hauling materials take up nearly the entire lane, which leaves little room for cars, let along cars and cyclists.

Boulder County Transportation thanks everyone for abiding by the restrictions. We understand how important and popular Fourmile Canyon is for cycling and we will do our best to lift the restrictions as soon as possible.

Courtesy is Contagious – Share the Road
Boulder County is asking for patience and understanding while the restriction is in place. The lengths and widths of the trucks used to haul materials can force them into the opposite lane in areas with tight curves and where the road has been narrowed due to a washed out shoulder. In addition, fully-loaded trucks may not be able to stop quickly to avoid cyclists moving downhill. Boulder County would like to avoid any accident that could cause any bodily injury to cyclists or motorists. 

Sunshine, Lefthand, and other arterial canyon roads that are open to all modes are likely to see a large increase in cycling activity during the work in other canyons. The county is asking all drivers and cyclists to please be aware of their surroundings and other roadway users at all times, and remember to share the road. Motorists are asked to provide cyclists with 3 feet of space, if safely possible, when passing, and cyclists are reminded that they are only permitted to ride two-abreast as long as they are not interfering with motorists.

During all flood recovery work, Boulder County is asking that all cyclists ride single-file when using mountain roads west of U.S. 36. Motorists are allowed to cross a double-yellow lane-dividing line when passing cyclists, but please use caution doing so when entering curves as an approaching car may not be seen until the two vehicles are too close to avoid collision.

While Boulder County Transportation strives to complete all projects on-time, work is weather dependent and there may be delays due to rain or other unfavorable working conditions.

For more information on the work, visit the project website or contact Andrew Barth, at abarth@nullbouldercounty.org or 303-441-1032.

All current Boulder County Transportation roadway project information, including regular maintenance and flood-recovery activity, can be found at www.BoCoConeZones.com. 

The CODY SISTERS are returning to the Gold Hill Store and Pub for an early show Saturday, April 7th, 6-8pm. Don’t miss these immensely talented teenagers performing both original and traditional numbers. Doors 5:30 – $5.

Agenda for the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Monday, April 9, 7:30 at the Community Center

 Wildfire Partnerswill be presenting at this month’s meeting.  Those at the meeting will be eligible for a FREE mitigation assessment ($100 value!) and opportunity for free/discounted chipping! Come early at 7:00 for coffee, cookies and questions.

 Approval of Previous Minutes

Treasurer’s Report

 Committee Reports

Gold Hill School:

Forestry/Mitigation:

Community Planning:

Historic Zoning

Fire Department

Mining

Weed Committee:

Historic Gold Hill

Friends of Fazoo Notes:

Cemetery Committee:

Neighborlink/Safelink/Airlink:Each Pod leader, please work on a practice this spring and update contacts.

IMA:

Old Business

Move money for Forestry and review updated grant information

Strategic Plan of: Community, Communication, and Mitigation

Community Center lead needed

Town Portrait update

GH Communication Plan

New Business/Announcements

New Neighbors Pizza Night – May 14^that 6:30 – We could have someone from Neighborlink, Climb, Museum, Fire Department, etc. give a short presentation on their programs.

Consider changing town meeting time to 7:00

Town Clean Up

Upcoming Meetings:
May 14^thNew Neighbors Pizza Night – 6:30 pm

June 11^thGold Hill Town Meeting

June 22 – Museum Event- More information to come!

July 4^thGHFPD Annual Pancake Breakfast and Parade

July 23-27^th Community Mitigation Event

August 13^thGold Hill Town Meeting – Elections

October 8^thGold Hill Town Meeting

Please share this opportunity with residents in your area. Weather spotters are a key component to emergency preparedness.

Thanks, Garry

Garry Sanfaçon | Office of Resilience & Recovery

Boulder County | Board of County Commissioners

Office: 720.564.2642 | Cell: 720.315.5371

From: Gonzales, Francesca
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 11:00 AM
Subject: Weather Spotter Training May 15th 2018

Good Morning,

Do you want to know more about identifying weather in your area? Maybe become a Weather Spotter for National Weather Service. Register at sheriffopstraining@nullbouldercounty.org. Space is limited and registration is required.

Thanks

Francesca

Francesca Gonzales, Boulder Office of Emergency Management

Law Enforcement Lead Technician

3280 Airport Road, Boulder, CO 80301

303-441-3390

fgonzales@nullbouldercounty.org

Gold Hill Store & Pub presents MATTY G & JOSH WEXLER for two hours of acoustic originals on Saturday March 31st, 6-8pm. Expect profound lyrics and smooth improvisation with guitar and flute!  Doors open 5:30, $5 admission.  This will be a unique musical evening — please join us.

BENJAMIN SPROUL & DAN PEREZ (from Electric Toast) will present an acoustic evening of original and traditional Americana next Saturday, March 24th, at the Gold Hill General Store and Pub. Doors 5:30, Music 6-8:00.  $10 cover for this special event.

From: Gonzales, Francesca
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 11:00 AM
Subject: Weather Spotter Training May 15th 2018

Good Morning,

Do you want to know more about identifying weather in your area? Maybe become a Weather Spotter for National Weather Service. Register at sheriffopstraining@nullbouldercounty.org. Space is limited and registration is required.

Thanks

Francesca

Francesca Gonzales, Boulder Office of Emergency

Management

Law Enforcement Lead Technician

3280 Airport Road, Boulder, CO 80301,    303-441-3390

fgonzales@nullbouldercounty.org

FAKE NEWS! FAKE NEWS! Many people have accused me of not hosting a St Patrick’s Day party last year! But the truth is that not having a party last year simply did not happen! There WAS a party and it was a HUGE success…the best ever! No one has ever had a better party. And the alternative fact is that because no one remembers the party, it only proves that it did indeed occur! Folks, I don’t know how we are going to top last year’s effort, but we gonna try…we’ll see what happens! Feel free to come by Harumph Tower at 730 Main Street, Gold Hill this Saturday, March 17…the GREATEST DAY EVER…from mid-afternoon onwards. Bring something if you want or just bring yourselves. This year, we’ll emphasize the GREEN and minimize the orange! And just so everybody understands, no Russians have meddled in the planning or execution of this affair. NYET!!! Get it? No collusion…COMRADES!

Donal Maloney  donalmalo@nullgmail.com