Events Calendar

Living in the Black Support Group

Living in the Black

A Support Group to Facilitate Healing

July 21 – August 18, 2011

Thursdays – 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

 

Salina School House – 536 Gold Run Rd, Boulder, CO. 80302

Foothills United Way is sponsoring a six-week support group for individuals and families who are struggling with the challenges of living in their homes that were not destroyed by last year’s fires – but who find their lives affected by the changes and loss that surround them.  The Living in the Black Support Group will discuss the ways the fires affected and changed lives and will discuss and practice ways to overcome the obstacles these changes seem to have created.

 

The support group will be facilitated by Lisa LaDue, a licensed clinical social worker, who has extensive experience working with people in post-disaster settings around the world.  Lisa will facilitate group discussions that offer suggestions for managing challenges such as sleep disturbances, changes in eating habits, irritability, lack of concentration, memory difficulties, and overwhelming sadness.  She will provide examples of exercises that may alleviate pain, preoccupation and other problems that seem to have resulted from the devastating fires.

 

Living in the Black Support Group is being offered free of charge to anyone who lives in the Fourmile Canyon Fire burn area.

 

***Please contact Amy Hardy at 303-895-3418 or ahardy@unitedwayfoothills if you have any questions.***

 

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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July Fire Series: Fire, Beetles, and Forests

Note New Date: Wednesday July 6

“Fire, Bark Beetles, and our Disturbance Driven Forests”
Wednesday, July 6
6:30 pm
at REI on 28th Street
 

Most people associate words like wildland fire, bark beetles, avalanches, and blow down with images of devastation and loss of our forest ecosystems. At this program, Ryan Ludlow will talk about our local forest ecology and explain why all of the forest ecosystems present in Boulder County actually depend on these periodic disturbances to keep the ecosystem healthy and in balance. You will leave the program with a better understanding about why these words should instead be associated with images of new life, forest renewal and transformation.

Ryan Ludlow, Boulder County Outreach Forester, coordinates the County’s Forestry Education and Outreach Program targeted towards private forest landowners. He works to arm local foothills landowners with the knowledge needed to be good stewards of their forested ecosystems.

 

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Looking ahead: Monday August 1
Jim Webster presents on the County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), the product of thousands of hours of discussion with community volunteers and professional fire folks. Boulder County’s CWPP is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2011, so this presentation will revolve around the draft plan rather than the final version. Q and A and discussion. Same time and place.

Jim Webster, Boulder County CWPP Planner, has 20 years of experience in collaborative environmental and natural resource planningwith trees, water, and people. He has worked with organizations including the Western Center for Environmental Decision-making, the World Wildlife Fund, the USFS, and the Peace Corps.
Note New Date:   Wednesday September 7
Community Post-Fire Effect Stories
On this one-year Anniversary of the Four Mile Fire, a panel of speakers will start us off by sharing their post-fire-effect personal stories. We invite you to share your story in a 1 to 3-minute format (talk/music/poetry) so we can include everyone who would like contribute. Please let us know if you have artwork  you would like to stage in the room for this meeting.
Monday October 3 features Deborah Martin, research hydrologist with USGS working with the county on post-fire research; she will address “The Effects of Fire on Soils: Implications for Runoff and Erosion.”
On Monday  November 7, we look forward to hearing Mike Baker, meteorologist, on Climate and Fire.

On Monday December 5, Dr. Joyce Gellhorn will present on Aspens and Fire.

Town Clean Up

Gold Hill Town Clean Up

Saturday, June 25th, 2011

Four Dumpsters arrive between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. – 2 for junk, one for metal, and one for wood.  Please don’t come with stuff earlier than that.  The last dumpsters will leave between 3:00 and 4:00.

I’m still trying to find out exactly what is allowed in the metal container (i.e., barbed wire or no barbed wire, etc.)

In the wood container, the wood must be untreated (no paint, preservatives, no plywood, etc.)

NO Appliances containing refrigerant gas (freezers, air conditioners, or refrigerators).       On clean up day (only) these items will be accepted free at the County’s Waste Transfer Stations at Allenspark or Nederland – doors must be removed.

NO Recyclables

NO Demolition debris

No Household hazardous waste

No Tires

No Electronics – in the dumpsters. We will be accepting (and charging for – since they will be charging us) hard to recycle stuff including electronics and #6 foam.

To volunteer, contact Kris Gibson: 545-9670 or kgkeewee@nullnetzero.net or Gretchen Diefenderfer: 442-3847 or gretchend@nullmac.com.

Isn’t it amazing how stuff piles up!?  This is your chance to clear it out.

Here’s more info from Kris on our

Town Clean Up –
This is a community building tradition that Gold Hill can be proud of. Gold Hill natives remember this event from when they were children as a time when the entire town came out. They cleaned up the cemetery, the gully along Gold Run Rd and the creek bed running along Gold Run St. Children and adults worked together and shared in baked goods and lemonade.

The Town Clean Up… is a chance to help out your neighbor with hauling, loading, unloading etc.Consider cleaning up an old dump site… there are many off in the woods from the mining days and forward, piece by piece we have cleaned up our surrounding land. Barbed wire for example is treacherous… for horses and hikers.
The new twist to this old timey event is the ability and capacity to re-use and recycle. Please be mindful of what you consider trash and re-cycle everything you can. In that vein, we can set aside a place for lightly used items akin to a garage sale, only … these items are give aways. You must commit to taking it back if it does not get taken!
And a cautionary note: this can be a potentially hazardous day with trucks, volunteers, dogs, kids etc. Please, please come with your best manners and lots of patience. Drive slowly and cautiously. Many thanks to Brian and Chris for use of the Bluebird Lodge parking lot and to our west end neighbors for their allowing the chaos for the day to occur right outside their door.

Gretchen Diefenderfer

4th of July

The Gold Hill Fire Protection District’s annual 4th of July Pancake Breakfast will the held on Monday, July 4th.  Plain and Blueberry pancakes, bacon and assorted beverages will be $6.50 for Adults and $3.50 for Children: 8:30 am to 11:00 am.  Gluten free cakes available on request.  Firefighters in their official fire department t-shirts will eat for free.  There will also be a “Fill the Boot” campaign throughout the day.  Free toys for the first 70 children.  The parade starts at noon; bring a truck or march along with us – costumes, bikes, horses are all encouraged.   This year we will be celebrating those who helped save the town, supported the community and those who helped clean up areas that were burned.

Leslie & Shivaun Finn

 

Quilting Party

Next meeting of the Quilting Party will be Sunday, June 12, from 10:30 to 2:00 (or later, if we’re inspired) at Debra Yeager’s studio space above the garage.  Bring scissors, a portable sewing machine (if you have one), and your good spirit.  This is a lot of fun.

Friends of Ward Church Days

Mark your calendars for this event:
FRIENDS OF WARD CHURCH DAYS FRIDAY 7/22/11 & SATURDAY 7/23/11 AT THE WARD CHURCH

The event starts Friday evening with the art exhibit opening. Saturday afternoon into the evening, there will be music, food and kid’s activities.

The FRIENDS OF WARD CHURCH DAYS are looking for artists, musicians & poets
to participate, please call 303-459-3333 for more information. Look for ads and fliers about the event in the near future!

(The Ward Firefighters bravely fought to help save our community, now is our chance to support and thank the community of Ward by participating in this event.)

Kathy Frey

Historical Zoning Meeting

There will be a meeting of the G.H. Historic Zoning committee at 7:00 P.M. on June 13 at the fire barn to discuss the plans Boyd Brown has submitted for a storage/studio behind his white house on Pine Street.  Please attend and give your input and stay for the Town Meeting that will follow at 7:30.  Thanks, Cherry Sand

Quilt Gathering

Important change – The Saturday meeting on the 4th has to be changed to Sunday the 5th.

 

Several months ago, when asked about a wish list, I learned that Lynn Walker would love to have a quilt for her queen sized bed.  Well, we, her friends in Gold Hill, have put together a plan led by the very capable hands of JoAnne Cole, a great quilter, to create a quilt for Lynn and Mike.  Please join us if you would like to participate.  We begin this coming Saturday at Debra Yeager’s studio space above the garage.  Bring your sewing machine and scissors. We will be cutting, pressing, sewing, and laying out all of the particulars for the next three Saturdays beginning this coming Saturday, the 4th (changed to Sunday the 5th) and continuing June 11th and June 18th between 10 AM and 3 PM.  You are welcome to join us for any part or all of this project.  If you’d like to help but don’t know how to sew, we’ll teach you and will have things for you to do. Please RSVP to Debra at 303 449 0454 or by cell at 303 881 7665 for when you think you might be available.

Debra Yeager

 

Trees for CMR

IT’S SPRING-LET’S SPRUCE UP THE RANCH
Please help spruce up the Colorado Mt  Ranch with the Ranch Tree Fund Raiser  and Volunteer Planting Day  sponsored by friends, community and alumni.
The ranch lost over 1,000 trees in the fire last year.  Out goal is to plant 100 four to six feet tall trees along the road and throughout the ranch property.
We have several sponsorship options for you to choose from.  Your contribution will go directly to the purchase, transport and planting of the trees.
$200 Sponsorship  Level
If you sponsor at the $200 level, a river rock engraved with the name you choose (please write it on your check) will be placed at the base of your sponsored tree. You will also receive a tree location map along with a photograph.
$100 Sponsorship Level
You will receive a tree location map and photograph of the tree that you helped to sponsor.
Any Amount Level
A donation of any size is greatly appreciated!  We still need some more $ donations.
Please send checks marked with “Tree Fund” to:
Colorado Mountain Ranch
10063 Gold Hill Road
Boulder, CO 80302
If you would like to sponsor a tree, please do so as quickly as possible. A down payment has to be made to the Tree Farm to secure our order.
VOLUNTEER TREE PLANTING DAY
Please come help plant trees on Sat. June 18th anytime between 9am and 5pm
Holes will be already dug, but bring shovels, gloves and wheel barrels.
Please RSVP to Kate Inskeep   at   kate@nullkateinskeepceramics.com so we can have an idea of how many folks to plan for.  Children welcome, but please leave your dogs at home.

Gold Hill Town Meeting Agenda

Gold Hill Town Meeting

Monday, June 13, 2011, 7:30 PM, Community Center

Agenda

Call to Order

Approval of Minutes of April meeting

Treasurer’s Report

Committee Reports

– Trails

– Historic Zoning: Boyd Brown’s plans

– Forest Management/CWPP/Chipping: Susan Fernalld/Dave                                                 Nordgren

– Fire Department

– Weed Management: Susan Fernalld

– Historic Gold Hill (Museum)

– Mining

– Gold Hill School

Old Business

– The Climb: Funding Status and Schedule: Martha Knapp

– Flood Preparedness: Status of Plan: Pam Sherman

– Weather Spotting

– Town Cleanup: June 25- status of planning: Gretchen

– Community Garden: Status

New Business

– Fund Raising: Rummage sale near Sept. 6?/ Debra Yeager

– Safe Streets: a sad reminder

– Next Town Meeting – Council Elections: Aug. 8

 

Adjournment

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