Notice to Poets – MMM- Miscellaneous Mountain Misfits

Our next MMM get-together is Wednesday, March 6th

MMM, Miscellaneous Mountain Misfits, will meet at 6:30 on Wednesday, March 6th at the home of Anita & Dave Sturtz.  It is the second to last home on the left at the west end of Pine Street (if you get to the dead-end at Yeagers you have gone too far) For those of you who don’t know GH street names (except maybe Lick Skillet), Pine is the road that turns off Lick Skillet before you come to Main Street at the top of the Skillet.

Please call Edie 303-444-0778, Marie at 303-444-4691 or Anita 303-440-3518 if questions.   Hope to see you Wednesday!   It would also be appreciated, but not necessary, if you respond so we know who and how many are coming.

For those not familiar with MMM (Miscellaneous Mountain Misfits), we have a monthly get-together at the home of one of the group. The idea is two-fold: (1) is that we do some writing (for 15-20 minutes) in response to a loose stimulus provided by Gold Hill Poet Laureate, John Latham., followed by a non-critical read-around of what has been written. This takes about 45 minutes, followed by short break and then: (2) a read-around, led by Edie Eilender, involving all people who care to read [for about 6 minutes per person maximum] some of their already-written prose or poetry, or writing by someone else. If, instead of reading, someone offers a song or two, that is welcomed. There is no pressure on people to actively participate. Most attendees do, but some come simply to listen. The host provides some limited drink & snackies, and if attendees care to bring along a modest contribution to the drink or food, that is welcomed, too.

If interested check out upcoming events “Lickskillet Studios Cabin Fever” under goldhilltown.com

Marie Brookhart <mom.brookhart@nullgmail.com>

Dinner will be available to purchase…. not sure what it will be, yet! Something good….

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Thank you!

Notice to Poets – MMM- Miscellaneous Mountain Misfits

Our next MMM get-together is Wednesday, February 7th

MMM, Miscellaneous Mountain Misfits, will meet at 6:30 on Wednesday, February 7th atT’hoekje (Little Corner) cabin.  T’hoekje is the small cabin on the left as you go up Horsfal and it is behind Brookhart’s Sunset View cabin.

Please call Edie or Marie at 303-444-4691 if questions.   Hope to see you Wednesday!   It would also be appreciated, but not necessary, if you respond so we know who and how many are coming.

For those not familiar with MMM (Miscellaneous Mountain Misfits), we have a monthly get-together at the home of one of the group. The idea is two-fold: (1) is that we do some writing (for 15-20 minutes) in response to a loose stimulus provided by Gold Hill Poet Laureate, John Latham., followed by a non-critical read-around of what has been written. This takes about 45 minutes, followed by short break and then: (2) a read-around, led by Edie Eilender, involving all people who care to read [for about 6 minutes per person maximum] some of their already-written prose or poetry, or writing by someone else. If, instead of reading, someone offers a song or two, that is welcomed. There is no pressure on people to actively participate. Most attendees do, but some come simply to listen. The host provides some limited drink & snackies, and if attendees care to bring along a modest contribution to the drink or food, that is welcomed, too.

The next Fire Board Meeting is Thursday, January 17^th, 7:00 p.m. at the Community Center.

Next Town Meeting is Monday, February 11th, 2013, 7:30 p.m. at the Community Center.

On January 9th, the Cabin Fever Concert Series will host an evening with Jim Gilmour (and friends) at the Gold Hill General Store. Doors open at 6:30pm, concert starts at 7pm, and admission is $10. Space is limited, so it is always a good idea to email in advance kortmccumber(at)gmail(dot)com to reserve your seats! We really hope you’ll come and warm up by the woodstove to some fantastic music. Learn more about Jim here: http://lickskilletstudios.com/2013/01/03/shit-jim-gilmour-says/

Reserved seats via email are general admission and are not necessarily confirmed, since we’ve had folks in the past ‘reserve’ and not show up. The only way to confirm your seats is to pay in advance at the Gold Hill General Store, either in person or over the phone at 303-443-7724. There is a $2 service fee for credit card payments.

As usual, dinner will be available as well as snacks and coffee drinks.

Thank you!

Amy & Kort

From Mom Brookhart <mom.brookhart@nullgmail.com>

We’re looking forward to the next Cabin Fever Concert at the Gold Hill General Store! If you want your holiday socks knocked off, join us for an evening with Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore on December 19th. Doors at 6:30, concert at 7:00pm. Seats are limited, please reserve yours asap by emailing kortmccumber(at)gmail(dot)com. You can also pay in advance at the store…. All ticket ($15) and CD sales go to the artists!

Notes  on the Gold Hill Fire Protection District Board Meeting, 11-15-12

By Gretchen Diefenderfer

Next meeting, Monday, December 3, 7:00 p.m. at the Community Center

Present were board members Donal Maloney, President, Dave Sturtz, Secretary, Rick Geesaman, Chief Chris Finn, and community members Bobbie Vrba and Gretchen Diefenderfer.

Donal announced that they need to appoint a new board member within 60 days of Adriana’s resignation so they will need to meet early in December – they decided on Dec. 3.  They will publish and post notices as required.  The budget has to be in by the 15^th, so if anything further needs to be done, they can take care of that, too.  Dave moved they meet on the 3^rd, Rick seconded, and it passed.

Chris presented the budget and reported that the big balance of $60,000 in the income section of the budget would be moved from the bank account to the budget to hopefully purchase a new/used fire truck, plus another $5,000 to meet the required match for the SCBA grant.  We are getting there on the age of the trucks and Chris has been looking for another quick attack truck, which would carry enough water and have a 500 gpm pump, to be quick enough and small enough to get into places like Gretchen’s house (!).  We have to budget any money we intend to spend, or we’re not allowed to spend it without submitting a new budget per rules & regs.

Donal brought up the retirement fund and the board expressed interest in beginning to look at what’s required in January 2013. It’s a good deal – the state matches any money we put in.   The new board took charge in May and Donal wants to see it working toward strategic planning for a few years out.

Chris said there is quite a bit of work needed on the barn to think about.  Gretchen brought up that the Town Meeting voted to repaint the floor of the Community Center (which Michael Albes painted in the early 70s and hasn’t been done since), if that’s ok with the board.  The board requested that the GHTM bring a proposal for approval

Donal brought up the idea of a dry hydrant down in Lefthand Creek near Rowena to provide a water supply down there.  The board voted to budget an additional $5,000 from the bank account for this project.

They then went over the amounts in the various categories.  The budget resolution requires 2 signatures.  Chris will print up the amended budget, get the signatures, and submit it to the County Commissioners

He explained that we have 2 mill levies: one is the general operating fund which is subject to Tabor and so ratcheted down with the decreased valuation after the fire, and the other is a special fund which did not.  The CPA works out the exact figures and submits the required budget to the State.

Rick moved that they adopt the budget and it passed 3-0.

With that, the meeting adjourned.

Notice to Poets – MMM- Miscellaneous Mountain Misfits

Our next MMM get-together is Wednesday, December 5th.  MMM, Miscellaneous Mountain Misfits, will meet at 6:30 on Wednesday, December 5th atT’hoekje (Little Corner) cabin.  T’hoekje is the small cabin on the left as you go up Horsfal and it is behind Brookhart’s Sunset View cabin.

Please call Edie or Marie at 303-444-4691 if questions.   Hope to see you Wednesday!   It would also be appreciated, but not necessary, if you respond so we know who and how many are coming.

For those not familiar with MMM (Miscellaneous Mountain Misfits), we have a monthly get-together (usually the first Thursday but John is leaving for San Fran on Thurs) at the home of one of the group. The idea is two-fold: (1) is that we do some writing (for 15-20 minutes) in response to a loose stimulus provided by Gold Hill Poet Laureate, John Latham., followed by a non-critical read-around of what has been written. This takes about 45 minutes, followed by short break and then: (2) a read-around, led by Edie Eilender, involving all people who care to read [for about 6 minutes per person maximum] some of their already-written prose or poetry, or writing by someone else. If, instead of reading, someone offers a song or two, that is welcomed. There is no pressure on people to actively participate. Most attendees do, but some come simply to listen. The host provides some limited drink & snackies, and if attendees care to bring along a modest contribution to the drink or food, that is welcomed, too.

Next Town Meeting is Monday, December 10th, 2012, 7:30 p.m. at the Community Center.

The next Fire Board Meeting will be Thursday, November 15, 7:00 p.m. at the Community Center.

Our next MMM get-together is Thursday, November 8th at Bill Patterson’s home at 6:30 pm. Bill’s home is the dome home up the hill above Morning Sun.

For those not familiar with MMM (Miscellaneous Mountain Misfits), we have a monthly get-together (usually the first Thursday but can change by request of the host) at the home of one of the group. The idea is two-fold: (1) is that we do some writing (for 15-20 minutes) in response to a loose stimulus provided by Gold Hill Poet Laureate, John Latham or his stand-in, followed by a non-critical read-around of what has been written. This takes about 45 minutes, followed by short break and then: (2) a read-around, led by Edie Eilender, involving all people who care to read [for about 6 minutes per person maximum] some of their already-written prose or poetry, or writing by someone else. If, instead of reading, someone offers a song or two (Thanks Chance for October’s music), that is welcomed. There is no pressure on people to actively participate. Most attendees do, but some come simply to listen. The host provides some limited drink & snackies, and if attendees care to bring along a modest contribution to the drink or food, that is welcomed, too.

If questions or to let him know you are coming, please call Bill 303-459-0108 or Edie 303-444-0778

Notes on the September 20, 2012 Gold Hill Fire Protection District Board meeting

By Gretchen Diefenderfer.  For the official minutes, contact Dave Sturtz, Secretary,  at dave@nullsturtz.org.

NEXT FIREBOARD MEETING will be Thursday, October 18^th, 2010, 7:00 p.m. at the Community Center.

The meeting was called to order by President Donal Maloney.  Present were Donal, Dave Sturtz, Rick Geesaman, Chief Chris Finn, and Gretchen Diefenderfer.

Minutes of the last meeting were approved.

OLD BUSINESS

Cistern Easement  – is at the attorney’s office per suggestions in the language by Paul Robert’s attorney.

Board Training – They are looking at mid October.  The attorney will look at dates and get back to the board.

Banking – Chris has emailed the info on the account signers and hasn’t heard back from Adriana.  Donal will email her to remind her to get the information to Chris so he can get it to the bank.

Website – Dave has worked some on it (http://www.goldhillfire.org/).  It has the transparency notice on it although not much else.  He’ll keep plugging away on it.  The site that Adriana registered (http://goldhillfire.com/) still has some Word Press stuff on it and he has asked her to take it down.

NEW BUSINESS

Budget Process – It’s up and coming.  The board will be working on it for the next couple of months.  Chris will give the board spread sheets with their basic income – tax money, grant money and donations, as well as expenses for the last couple of years.  They budget high so if they get additional money so they can spend or save it without going through a re-budgeting process with the State.  He has to get ahold of DOLA.  The tax base went down and because of Tabor, etc., and the State 5% rule, our mill levy, which was 7.499 has been adjusted down to 7.47.  The tax base was ratcheted down because of the fire and once it goes down, it can’t go up without a vote.

Chris puts the basic budget together for the board to work on, but he would like more input from the board.  The building needs a fair amount of work.

Grant – Kris Gibson will get the figures on the SCBA Grant and our required match.

Melodrama – He has heard from Maggie that they will getting donations from the Melodrama performance.

Training – There was a good training last week on pumps and some motivated new trainees.  They really need everyone to show up for at least ½ of the trainings.  Calls are a team effort and it helps to have trained together.

Google Calendar – Dave Sturtz will set up a Google Calendar and put a link on the website to it. Trainings are the 4^th Thursday (classroom training in the evening) and the second Saturday  (hands on training in the daytime) of each month.  The email list should also be working now.

Chris added that there will be a change in the training schedule in November – car fire and extrication training will be on Nov. 29^th.

They have a new chief in Sunshine – Steve Waltman – he is actually a rocket. scientist.

7:00 PM, Oct. 8 Gold Hill Historic Zoning Committee meeting just before the Town Meeting for the purpose of filling 2 vacancies on the Committee.

The GHHZ Committee serves in an advisory capacity to home owners who want to make changes to their property before submitting plans to Boulder County for permitting IF permitting is necessary.  Gold Hill, as a whole, has done a good job at self regulating and maintaining our historic appearance and we want to keep it that way.  It is vital that we continue self determination and not let the County do it for us.  SO… Please consider volunteering for one of the vacancies on the GHHZ Committee.  Call me!  Cherry Sand 303-443-2543

Our next MMM get-together is Thursday, October 11th at Brandt & Surya Parker’s home at 6:30 pm.  As you head down Sawmill, you can see their home on the right with parking down along the drive.

For those not familiar with MMM (Miscellaneous Mountain Misfits), we have a monthly get-together (usually the first Thursday but can change by request of the host)at the home of one of the group. The idea is two-fold: (1) is that we do some writing (for 15-20 minutes) in response to a loose stimulus provided by Gold Hill Poet Laureate, John Latham or his stand-in, followed by a non-critical read-around of what has been written. This takes about 45 minutes, followed by short break and then: (2) a read-around, led by Edie Eilender, involving all people who care to read [for about 6 minutes per person maximum] some of their already-written prose or poetry, or writing by someone else. If, instead of reading, someone offers a song or two, that is welcomed. There is no pressure on people to actively participate. Most attendees do, but some come simply to listen. The host provides some limited drink & snackies, and if attendees care to bring along a modest contribution to the drink or food, that is welcomed, too.

If questions or to let him know you are coming, please call Brandt 303-459-0514 or Edie 303-444-0778

Hey Gold Hill Folks,

If you read my Forest Health Outreach email update from yesterday you might have noticed that we are offering two free community chipping events as part of October Wildfire Awareness Month. Both of these events are in really close proximity to residents in the Gold Hill area.

• The first event on Saturday Oct. 6. will be offered at Left Hand Fire’s Station # 4, 7300 Left Hand Canyon Drive.
• The second event on Saturday Oct. 13 will be offered at Fourmile Fire’s “Logan Mill” Fire Station at 9 Logan Mill Road.

Can each of you help spread the word about these FREE chipping events? I attached a flier which includes specific details for each event. Feel free to print, email, put on sandwich boards and wave at passing cars… what ever it takes to spread the word. FYI – Please make sure to take a close look at each flier since we have strict requirements on what we will and won’t accept at these events.

These are “You haul it, we chip it” type events.  They are a great FREE opportunity to get rid of slash from your fire mitigation and bark beetle projects. Hope to see you there!

Cheers,
Ryan

Ryan Ludlow | Forestry Education & Outreach Coordinator 
Boulder County | Land Use Department
P.O. Box 471, Boulder CO 80306
O: 720.564.2641 | F: 303.441.4856
rludlow@nullbouldercounty.org | www.bouldercounty.org/ForestHealth
*Please visit our website to sign-up to for our Forest Health Outreach email communication list. Learn about upcoming forestry community meetings, wildfire mitigation, bark beetle management tips and more!

For even more info go to http://www.bouldercounty.org/property/forest/pages/foresthealthevents.aspx

Next Town Meeting is Monday, October 8, 2012, 7:30 p.m. at the Community Center.

Next Fire Board Meeting will be Thursday, September 20, 2012, 7:00 p.m. at the Community Center

A Call for Volunteers!

Looking for 15-20 hard working individuals willing to work on the steep drainages near the town of Salina to help mitigate future flood/debris flow risks for residents living in the Fourmile Canyon burn area.  Volunteers can expect heavy lifting on uneven ground as we will be constructing check dams in water drainages.  Project is on Sept. 22^nd from 8:30am to 12:30pm.  If interested, please contact Amy Hardy at 303-895-3418 or ahardy@nullunitedwayfoothills.org. This project is sponsored by Four Mile Fire and Foothills United Way.

Amy Hardy
Fourmile Recovery Resource Coordinator
Foothills United Way
1285 Cimarron Drive, Suite 101
Lafayette, CO 80026
United States
Phone: 303-444-4013
Fax:     303-444-2620
303-895-3418
AHardy@nullunitedwayfoothills.org
http://unitedwayfoothills.org

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