MMM get-together is this Thursday, March 8th at 6:30 for John Latham’s workshop and approx 7:15 for read-around.

It will be at T’hoekje (Little Corner) cabin.  It is the small cabin behind Brookhart’s Sunset View cabin.  There are 2 parking spaces right beside it off Horsfal or park in Brookhart’s driveway and walk around.

Please call Edie at 303-444-0778 or Marie at 303-444-4691 if questions.   Hope to see you Thursday!   It would also be great if you respond so we know who and how many are coming.

Thanks,

Marie

The Democratic Caucus for Precinct 909 (the Precinct numbers have changed – this is the old Precinct 13 and the boundaries have not changed) is Tuesday evening, March 6, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Gold School. Registration begins at 6:15. We will vote on candidates for County Commissioner and select our representatives for the County Assembly.  For more information or to see if you are a registered voter, see   http://bocodems.org/

Time to start on the GH Calendar for 2013!  Do you have ideas, suggestions, great photos or drawings?  Come to our first meeting on Monday, March 12 at 11 a.m. at Marilyn Soby’s house.  Questions?  Contact Marilyn at 444-9249 or Gretchen at 442-3847.

Here’s info on the next movie nite…from Kurtis Leverentz  <kurtisleverentz@nullgmail.com>

Kurtis Leverentz <kurtisleverentz@nullgmail.com>March 10, 2012: 127 Hours is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston’s remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days, Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65 foot wall and hike over eight miles before he can be rescued. Throughout his journey, Ralston recalls friends, lovers, family, and the two hikers he met before his accident. Running Time: 93 minutes. Please RSVP kurtisleverentz@nullgmail.com for reservations – seating is limited. BYOB and/or snacks please…  Starts at 7pm sharp.. See you there

Finally, a surfing movie!  Something to actually warm up with! Please RSVP for seating! BYOB and snacks please.
Starring 60 ft. waves! Wear your “clamdiggers” and flip=flops! This is a good one- just in time to warm you up for spring!
620 Gold Run Street- right here in Gold Hill!  Saturday, February 25th, 7:00 p.m.

Kurtis Leverentz <kurtisleverentz@nullgmail.com>

Thursday, March 20, 2014, 7:00 p.m. at the Community Center

Monday, February 13, 2012, 7:30 p.m. at the Community Center – Come one, come all!

The next MMM meeting is to be held at Richard Oxley’s  home at 6.30 pm on February 16th.  Richard is asking for a call to let him know (303-442-3943) if you will attend.  If too many coming , it will be at the Brookhart’s house.
It begins at 6:30 for John’s workshop and then a read-around at 7:15.
All are welcome.

Here is John Latham’s introduction to the MMM idea.  For those not familiar with MMM, we have a monthly meeting (usually the first Thursday) 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 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.

For more information or questions, call Edie 444-0778

Saturday (02.11.12): “The Two Escobars”
Plot Summary: Pablo Escobar was the richest, most powerful drug kingpin in the world, ruling the Medellín Cartel with an iron fist. Andres Escobar was the biggest soccer star in Colombia. The two were not related, but their fates were inextricably-and fatally-intertwined. Pablo’s drug money had turned Andres’ national team into South American champions, favored to win the 1994 World Cup in Los Angeles. It was there, in a game against the U.S., that Andres committed one of the most shocking mistakes in soccer history, scoring an “own goal” that eliminated his team from the competition and ultimately cost him his life. The Two Escobars is a riveting examination of the intersection of sports, crime, and politics. For Colombians, soccer was far more than a game: their entire national identity rode on the success or failure of their team. Jeff and Michael Zimbalist’s fast and furious documentary plays out on an ever-expanding canvas, painting a fascinating portrait of Pablo, Andres, and a country in the grips of a violent, escalating civil war

Great Documentary! Starting 7pm sharp   Running Time:  100 minutes
Please RSVP for seating! kurtisleverentz@nullgmail.com

see you all there!

620 Gold Run Street, Gold Hill

• Understanding the issues residents are facing in 2012
• Lessons learned/Success Stories from 2011
• Flood Mitigation/Land Rehabilitation plan for 2012
• Flood and debris flow preparation

• Feb. 14: Fourmile, Boulder Mountain Lodge, 91 Fourmile Canyon Drive

• Feb. 21: Sunshine, Station 1, 311 CR 83
• Feb. 23: Boulder Mountain, Station 1, 1905 Linden Drive
• March 1: Gold Hill, Fire Barn, 1101 Main Street

• Understanding the issues residents are facing in 2012
• Lessons learned/Success Stories from 2011
• Flood Mitigation/Land Rehabilitation plan for 2012
• Flood and debris flow preparation

• Feb. 14: Fourmile, Boulder Mountain Lodge, 91 Fourmile Canyon Drive

• Feb. 21: Sunshine, Station 1, 311 CR 83
• Feb. 23: Boulder Mountain, Station 1, 1905 Linden Drive
• March 1: Gold Hill, Fire Barn, 1101 Main Street

Greetings,

Here is info on the next movie nite:
This Saturday (01.28.12) starting at 7pm sharp, “Dust to Glory”. Running time 1:40:00. A moving and emotional documentary on the families, the endurance, the stamina, and the vehicles (to sucesfully drive) the Baja 1000! Good action and a wonderful timeline alongside the race. Please come and join other creative locals at the 2012 second seasonal movie nite – right here in in Gold Hill! Please email kurtisleverentz@nullgmail.com for reservations! Seating is very limited, so please email for reservations. BYOB/ Snacks! Hopefully, I’ll see you all here! 620 Gold Run Street.

Live at the Gold Hill General Store

 Doors @ 6:30 p.m., Concert @ 7 p.m      Coffee, drinks, and baked goods available for purchase.

 Join us with James Moors on January 25^th.  “enlightening, entertaining and engaging – James Moors reaches deep and brings it all openly and optimistically, back to the surface for everyone to hear – and feel.  Often compared to Lyle Lovett and Darden Smith.  A warm hearted spirit that makes you want to hear more.”  Steve Morse, Boston.

Please email kortmccumber @gmail.com for reservations.

And subscribe to the very cool and informational blog here:
www.lickskilletstudios.com

I am writing to you because your email address is on a list of people affected by the Four Mile Canyon fire.

I am sponsoring House Bill 12-1057 to address problems many fire victims had in settling their claims for a complete loss of their home and its contents.  The main goal of the bill is to be sure the policy limits on a replacement value policy is enough to rebuild. The bill also addresses concerns I’ve heard about the adjustment process. I have attached the version of the bill that was introduced.

The Committee on Local Government will take testimony on the bill on February 6 at 1:30. THIS HAS BEEN CHANGED TO WEDNESDAY,  FEB 8, AT 9:30 Aa.m.. The hearing will be in House Committee Room 0111 at the State Capitol in Denver.

I have the strong impression that the committee chair and her fellow party members would like to kill the bill.  In conversations with several committee members, they have questioned why fire victims had not requested additional insurance if they believed the amount proposed by the insurance company was inadequate.  Most of the committee members are unaware of the extent to which fire victims were under-insured, and other difficulties with settling their claims. Therefore, if you are among those who experienced these problems, your presence at the capitol to give testimony on the need for this bill is crucial.

If you support this bill but are unable to attend committee hearing, I hope you can send an email to members of the committee expressing your support.  If would be helpful if you can share information with the committee members about your experience and how this bill might have helped you.

The members of the Committee on Local Government and their e-mail addresses are as follows:

Laura Bradford, Chair                        laurabradford55@nullgmail.com

Libby Szabo, Vice Chair                        libby.szabo.house@nullstate.co.us

David Balmer                                    david.balmer.house@nullstate.co.us

Kathleen Conti                                    kathleen.conti.house@nullstate.co.us

Rhonda Fields                                    rhonda.fields.house@nullstate.co.us

Bob Gardner                                                bob.gardner.house@nullstate.co.us

Jeane Labuda                                    jeanne.labuda.house@nullstate.co.us

Pete Lee                                                pete.lee.house@nullstate.co.us

Sal Pace                                                sal.pace.house@nullstate.co.us

John Soper                                                john.soper.house@nullstate.co.us

Keith Swerdfeger                                    keith.swerdfeger.house@nullstate.co.us

I hope to see you on Feb. 6 at 1:30.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Claire Levy
State Representative
House District 13
303-866-2578 (capitol)

From: Karen Simmons [mailto:Ksimmons@nulllasp.colorado.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 11:06 AM
To: Debra Yeager
Subject: Re: soup party

Eggs Benedict Sunday Brunch on March 4th at 11 am. 18 people. Theme
to be announced.

I’m looking out at the snow (about 1.5 inches now) and thinking if
it’s a “normal” March in the mountains then the roads could be bad,
maybe snowing, blowing, cold – let’s pick Sunday Brunch on the 4th so
folks will have a chance to get down to  Boulder and then back up if the weather
is bad.  My house in town is at the corner of 9th and Dellwood Ave in Boulder – that’s across from North Boulder Park and near Community hospital. The town phone (with answering machine) is 303-447-8607.

Sounds like fun, Karen

During the short days, and cold winter months, kurtis leverentz’s will be hosting an “outdoor adventure film series” at his residence (620 Gold Run Street). This will be an ongoing event all thru winter into early spring. Starting on 01.14.12 thru 04.14.12, Every other Saturday night, starting at 7pm-930pm. Seating is very limited (15) and will be on a reservation basis only. Our first film of the season is “The Art of Flight” A snowboarding movie shot at 1054 fps HD in never before seen areas of the world. Runtime: 120 minutes. (www.theartofflightmovie.com) There will be no beverages or goodies served, please supply your own goodies/beverages (Thanks). For more information or reservations, please contact kurtis at kurtisleverentz@nullgmail.com. Hope to see you there.

This information will change on a bi-weekly basis, and I will try my best to include URL’s for more movie info so that you may look up details at your preference. Sorry for the short notice.

The Fire Board meets the third Thursday of each month, 8:00 p.m. at the Community Center

BAKED POTATO NIGHT- FRIDAY JAN 20 at 6:00 PM at John and Cherry’s house.
We will bake both white and sweet potatoes – you bring a salad or dessert and something to put on your potato.  We will have butter, sour cream and chives available but you could bring bacon, sausage, cheese, broccoli, peas, salsa, cilantro – whatever you like on your potato.  The more toppings the better – and the more exotic flavors the better.  We will limit this to 20 people so please reserve soon.

See you then, John and Cherry

To reserve, call or e-mail us:  jocher_sand@nullhotmail.com   or    303-443-2543

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASe  December 13, 2011  Contact: Barb Halpin, 303-441-1622

 Commissioners to consider Cropland Policy at Dec. 20 public meeting

Boulder County, Colo. – The Boulder County Commissioners will deliberate on public testimony and comments received concerning the Cropland Policy Advisory Group’s (CPAG) policy recommendations for Boulder County Open Space croplands on Dec. 20 from 1-3 p.m.

What: Public meeting for the Board of County Commissioners to consider the proposed Cropland Policy for Boulder County Open Space agricultural lands

When: Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 1 p.m.

Where: Commissioners’ Hearing Room, Boulder County Courthouse, third floor, 1325 Pearl St.

Alternative viewing: Watch the meeting live online the day of the deliberations

The meeting on Dec. 20 is open to the public, but no further public testimony will be taken. All comments submitted to the commissioners via regular mail, electronic mail, phone calls and in-person testimony leading up to the Dec. 20 meeting date will be taken into consideration.

The meeting will be Web streamed live on Dec. 20. Members of the public can view the meeting online at: www.bouldercounty.org/government/pages/hearings.aspx. A taped version of the meeting will also be posted on the website as part of the commissioners’ video archive.

Background

The CPAG, consisting of nine members appointed by the commissioners, held meetings over a nine-month period to create a comprehensive Cropland Policy for Boulder County Open Space agricultural lands. The policy recommendations address soil health, economic sustainability, pest management, program administration, water, livestock, recreation and natural resource protection on agricultural lands. Through a consensus process, CPAG developed more than 80 policy recommendations. Three areas failed to achieve consensus: genetically engineered crops, use of certain pesticides, and experimental farming practices.

On Dec. 8, the county commissioners held a public hearing attended by more than 500 people, many of whom signed up to speak. At the hearing, the commissioners and attendees received a staff presentation on the county’s existing practices and programs, an overview of CPAG’s recommendations and a summary of input from the Food and Agriculture Policy Council (FAPC), the Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee (POSAC), and Parks and Open Space staff. The presentation was followed by 8 ½ hours of open public comment.

Members of the public have been providing input over the nine-month period, and all comments have been recorded as part of the public record. In addition to the many open meetings and hearings held by CPAG as they formed their recommendations for the cropland policy, several subsequent public meetings have been held to consider the draft policy: a staff presentation and joint public hearing on Nov. 15 to FAPC and POSAC, FAPC deliberations on Nov. 16, POSAC deliberations on Nov. 17, and the public open comment hearing with the Board of County Commissioners on Dec. 8.

For a copy of the Cropland Policy provided to the commissioners and information about the policy, please visit the Cropland Policy website or contact Resource Planner Jesse Rounds at 303-678-6271 or croplandpolicy@nullbouldercounty.org.

-BoulderCounty.org-

The next MMM meeting is to be held at Bill Patterson’s home at 6.30 pm on 8 December.  All are welcome.

For those not familiar with MMM, we have a monthly meeting (usually the first Thursday) 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 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.

Bill lives in the Dome in the grounds of the Morning Sun, about 2 miles West of downtown Gold Hill. If people need further directions please phone him at (303-459-0108  – leave a message if he’s out, and he’ll respond).