Don’t forget!  The Gold Hill Gold Rush (our annual Bake, Crafts, and Rummage sale) is this Sunday, September, 7th.  Calling for Volunteers! 

GOLD HILL TOWN MEETING NEWSLETTER

Minutes of the August 11, 2025  Zoom and in person Town Meeting

Next Town Meeting is a Special Town Meeting on Bylaws

Monday, September 8, 7:00 p.m.

 The meeting was called to order by Chair Dan Maedke.  Eight people attended in person: Michael Albes, Member at Large John Hatelid, Dan, Martha Knapp, Secretary Gretchen Diefenderfer, Janos Wilder, Kalyn Pembridge, and Anita Sturtz.  Attending by Zoom: Val Crist, Vice Chair Kelly Veit, Maggie Simms and David Brigham, Kaitlyn Barthell, Virginia Schultz, Treasurer Chrissy Maedke, and Leslie Finn.

Minutes  –  John moved that we approve the minutes, Michael seconded and the minutes were approved as published.

Treasurer’s Report – Chrissy presented the report, which generated some discussion – for instance, how do we see how we came out on the Town Clean Up?  How much did it cost us and what did we bring in in donations.

 Chrissy likes the various reports and has them posted on Google Drive. To access Google Drive, go to Google, in the upper R corner click on the box of 9 dots, click on Google Drive, then click on the little house labeled Home on the left and you will see the bylaws and the Treasurer’s reports (https://drive.google.com/drive/home). Several people expressed that Google Drive and QuickBooks can be confusing.  Martha thought that QB is more for accounting versus bookkeeping, which is what we did previously. 

Next on the Agenda was consideration of bylaws – after discussion, the consensus was to move to New Business – Elections – then reports and then vote on the 3 bylaws that were up for a yay or nay and see where we are.   Gretchen made a motion that we schedule a Special Town Meeting to focus on the remaining bylaws up for consideration/discussion.  General agreement was expressed.

Elections – With that we moved on to elections.  Michael expressed thanks and appreciation for everyone who has served on our present Council.  Dan announced that he was stepping down.  Gretchen asked if he might reconsider – he’s done a great job and we all appreciate him. Val concurred, but he added that he’s done it for 10 years and has other things he wants to focus on.  We have generally started with the Chair.

         Val nominated Kelly Veit for Chair, Martha seconded.  Kelly was uncertain and wanted to see what transpired with the rest of the Council.  Martha volunteered to be Vice-Chair. 

         Dan then thought we should flip the order and begin with the Member at Large.  John agreed to continue, which was unanimously supported and congratulations expressed.

         Secretary – Gretchen agreed to continue, was also unanimously supported.

         Treasurer – Val nominated Chrissy if willing, but she also declined.  Janos asked how many hours per week the position required.  Chrissy responded that it’s like all the jobs on the council – it’s what you make of it.  Just paying the bills and keeping track is not usually too time consuming, it’s what else you hope to do (like the bylaws).  Dan nominated Martha, Michael seconded, and she was elected unanimously.

         Vice Chair – Martha nominated Kaitlin, Gretchen seconded.  She agreed and was elected unanimously.

         With that, we were back around to Chair, and Martha nominated Kelly, who agreed to run, added she was happy to learn it and asked for a little grace.  Val seconded and Kelly was also elected unanimously.

So, our new Town Council:

         Chair                  Kelly Veit

         Vice Chair           Kaitlyn Barthell

         Secretary             Gretchen Diefenderfer

         Treasurer            Martha Knapp

         Member at Large John Hatelid

John proposed that Dan continue to run the meeting as Kelly is on the road and participating by Zoom and Dan agreed.  Dan thanked everyone for stepping up and Val added thank you, thank you, thank you – general clapping all around.

Committee Reports

AirLink – generated more discussion.  Really, it’s an affiliated organization, is its own 501(C)3, Dina Elder is mainly in charge and doesn’t live in Gold Hill any more.  However, we are holding $1000 in donations/grant money for them and are committed to $500/year to support the Ham radio tower up at Gretchen’s, which facilitates emergency communications. Also, we appreciate knowing what’s going on with them.  Chrissy added that there are also several community members with Ham licenses who participate.

 Senior Alliance – Val’s synopsis of GH Area Seniors’ Activities

         July’s meeting (@ Firestation) dealt with the following topic: Caregiving, presented by Rima, Rebecca, and Pam S.

         August meeting, hosted by Paul and Marybeth covered: Transportation, report from Val.

         Discussion of meeting frequency with an outcome of continuing monthly.

         Spontaneous social after.

Plant workshop 8/10/25 by botanist Kaitlyn and florist Joanne.  Collected and educated on weeds and made arrangements.

Upcoming Social 8/23/25 2-4 details to follow.

Plant/seed social w/Kaitlyn leading, details to follow

Cemetery – no report

Fundraising & Merchandise – John reports GH water bottles are in and will be for sale at the Gold Rush, September 7, Sunday.  It will be somewhat scaled down – no music – but will focus on baked goods, rummage, crafts.  Calling for volunteers to help.  Gretchen volunteered.  More info out soon – Addendum, see announcement and flyer on website (goldhilltown.com)-  https://goldhilltown.com/gold-hill-gold-rush-2/

Gold Hill School – School (K – 5) starts Wednesday, the 13^th.  They have 12 students, one full-time teacher (Chrissy), and Christine who is ½ time office help and ½ time para.  Possibly will be looking for another 15-20 hour para.

Historic Zoning – no report

IMA – Pam Sherman sent an email:

IMA continues to be a hub connecting with ODM. ODM’ Emergency Coordinator Monika Weber introduced the new Emergency Manager, Ryan Singer. Monika will be doing emergency prep events throughout September and for Wildfire Awareness Week. The latter will be coordinated with Meg Halford of Wildfire Partners and Pam Sherman of IMA and PLT (Project Learning Tree.) Unusually strong and frequent chinook winds are expected for the next few weeks, so prep for evac now; be prepared, whether we end up getting evac’ed or not. 

We talked about the difference between WEAs (Wireless Emergency Alerts) and Everbridge Notifications. WEAs go out to everyone, tourists, visitors, residents and to a wider area. They are not specific. Everbridge Notifications go out to only specific areas; that’s why they ask for your address(es) when you sign up. 

Thank you,   Pam

Local Business Partnership – No report, but Kelly is recruiting people to join the committeel  Kalyn Pembridge voliunteered.

Mountain Stewards – Virginia reports that Boyd Brown and Marcus Moench worked on a grant application that came up suddenly.  They met with Boulder Watershed Collective (BWC) in cooperation with the BLM.  For the Fire Mitigation Festival, the goats were successful with fuels reduction in the town meadow. The BLM is finished with their work.  There are piles of slash down Lickskillet to burn in the future.  Val added that she also worked with the BLM (her place is surrounded).  The BLM by State law isn’t allowed to take out trees larger than 7”.  Wildfire Partners has a “Junk the Juniper” push planned.  We’ve sent a note asking if we can get assistance (up to $10,000) to work on this.

         Dan added that they did get the grant application in.  The Fire Department and the BWC  would facilitate.  Yes, the goats were very successful in providing a massive fuel break in the town meadow for the second year in a row, so we should be able to see how effective this proves to be. Home hardening was accomplished on 3 residences on Main Street.  Lots of slash was disposed of in the dumpsters.

Museum – no report , but Dan volunteered that the Community Outreach went really well and the Museum is open on weekends.

Native Gardens & Ecology Committee – Kaitlyn expressed thanks to Val for helping with two events – the June Meadow weed walk and the July weed workshop.  There will maybe be a seed collection event in the fall.

NeighborLink and SafeLink – no report.

BYLAWS

Vote on Proposed Bylaw Changes

 Article II: Membership  Proposed Addition

Section B, Membership Voting Procedures

The GHTM shall establish procedures and methods to ensure that only eligible members participate in elections, that all members are properly notified of the election, and that the nomination and voting processes, including all relevant deadlines, are clearly communicated in advance.

Election procedures may allow for voting to take place over a period of up to three (3) days, beginning with the date of the annual meeting.

The Town Council shall determine the methods of voting, which may include any combination of:

• In-person voting by show of hands;
• written ballot;
• Voting by electronic means

Maggie moved we adopt, John seconded.  In the discussion, it was stressed that the voting options are to provide flexibility in case of something like COVID happens again.  Motion passed: 10 Ayes, 1 opposed, and 1 abstention.

Article III: Members Meetings Proposed Addition

Section G, Parliamentary Authority and Meeting Procedures: 

The GHTM shall conduct meetings in an orderly, inclusive manner that encourages good faith participation and respectful conduct. The general principles of Robert’s Rules of Order shall be applied, unless they conflict with the GHTM’s bylaws or any special or standing rules. The Chair, or the facilitating Town Council member, shall determine whether such a conflict exists and how to proceed.

In the discussion,  Gretchen suggested that everything after “The general principles of Robert’s Rules of Order shall be applied” should be deleted.  Val noted that it says “Proposed Addition” so discussion should be allowed and if it’s decided that we want to amend it, it will need to be voted on at the next meeting.  It was moved to table this, Michael seconded, and it passed unanimously.

Article VII: Financials

Section B, Financial Oversight and Budget Adjustments: Proposed Changes

All checks, drafts, notes, and similar financial instruments shall be signed and executed on behalf of the GHTM by Town Council members who are authorized signatories of the GHTM.

Once the annual budget has been approved, any adjustment to a committee’s allocated funds from the town’s general budget shall require approval from the relevant Committee Chair. Committees may spend their designated funds at their discretion, provided expenditures align with the committee’s stated mission and purpose.

The Treasurer is authorized to adjust non-committee operating budget allocations as necessary to meet the evolving needs of conducting GHTM business.  New purchases require GHTM approval.

Maggie moved we adopt, John seconded.  Discussion ensued regarding the last paragraph concerning the Treasurer being authorized to adjust the budget, but the motion passed with no nays.

Special Town Meeting to discuss further bylaws – Gretchen moved that we schedule another Special TM to continue discussing the bylaws on Monday, September 8.  Dan stated that he would love to see better participation.  Martha added that she has heard from several people that they no longer attend TMs because they’ve been taken over by the bylaws so the Special TM might help.  Chrissy expressed that we’ve been working on them for so long and that there has been opportunity for input many times, but Val said that she has not heard about specific bylaw committee meetings and that it’s important for people to know about them and have the opportunity to participate.  Leslie then suggested that a big issue is interest and attendance and that maybe we should do a massive campaign to let people now they’re members of the TM beyond the town emails – maybe send a postcard to everyone in the TM area.

Chrissy added that she thinks the website needs a great deal of work or we need a new one.  Gretchen responded that she’s spoken with Angela, our website person who set it up for us originally 11 years ago) and has a lot of pointers about tidying it up, but could use help.  Martha thinks we need to add a static link to Google Drive, since Chrissy put the bylaws, treasurers report, etc. there.

Maggie said she’d vote against a Special Bylaw TM if we’ll be discussing bylaws already approved as well as those still to be decided.  Gretchen expressed the opinion that some were approved without enough discussion – like the one that lets the TC have the town meetings whenever they decide rather than the second Monday of even months as it’s been (Article III, Members Meetings, Section A, General Membership Meetings).

The motion to have a Special TM on September 8 passed with 7 in favor and 4 nays.

Virginia added that it’s easy to get the list of property owners as well as the addresses of the actual property (in case the property owner is elsewhere) and it takes some work to get a good list.  Martha offered to help write the postcard if we decide to send one to everyone in the TM area

Michael moved we adjourn, it was seconded and passed unanimously.

Respectfully Submitted, Gretchen Diefenderfer, Secretary

UPCOMING EVENTS

Gold Rush -Sunday, September 7 from 9-2

Buffalo Bicycle Classic – September 7

Fall Bocce Tournament –  Saturday, August 30

Gold Hill Gold Rush, Sunday, September 7, 9 am to 2 pm – see flyer

Announcement: There will be a book signing gathering for Leslie Finn’s second book: “When The Skies Wuz Fair and Blue”

When: September 8^th, 4:30-6:30

Where: The Blue Bird Lodge

Light appetizers and libations will be provided.

Leslie will sign books for the first hour, then do a small reading from the book and answer questions. She will also have copies of the first book. Please join us for an afternoon with friends, family, and some fun fictional history.

Please RSVP to finn.leslie@nullgmail.com so we can have enough snacks. 

Your Mountain Stewards at work!  Mitigation and preparedness happenings in June, plus a fundraising trail running race, and File of Life handouts

Come join Gold Hill’s Community Pride Parade on Saturday, June 14, 2025!  Costumes, flags, songs, fun.  

Here’s the latest flyer for your information.  We do still need some volunteers!  If you have a couple of hours to donate to the clean up effort, it would be greatly appreciated <3

2025 Spring Clean Up

Saturday, May 31, 2025

9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Bluebird Lodge parking lot.

For all within the Town Meeting boundaries 

DIVERSION is the focus again this year. Boulder County is a great support for our diversion/recycling efforts, but does not fund trash disposal.  We will be getting two dumpsters for trash and we will have to pay for them (roll off fee is $703.40 per container), so we will need to charge (rate sheet at the end). 

Four Dumpsters will arrive between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m – 2 for junk/trash (we will need to collect a fee for trash and donations for the diversion stuff), one for metal, one for wood – slash and general wood/lumber as in the past.  Please don’t come with stuff earlier than 9:00. 

***And, yes, please, we need volunteers to help!***

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

DIVERSION –  see http://www.ecocycle.org/charm for what you can take there and costs

Styrofoam  – #6 White Block Foam only (often referred to as Styrofoam; NO shipping labels on foam, packing peanuts, “Styrofoam” (polystyrene) cups, “to-go” boxes, meat trays or any other food-grade foam, moisture, or tape)

Household hazardous waste (HHW)

            Motor Oil, Antifreeze

           Car batteries

            Paint – latex and oil based

            As many of the following materials as our County helper, Michal, can fit in her pickup truck.  Then she will take them down to CHaRM at the end of the event:

• Mattresses, Box Springs
• e-waste
• block Styrofoam

METAL Container – No liquids  – No tires on rims (just rims are ok!) – No batteries – No paint cans with paint still in them.  We will NOT take fridges, or tires this year.  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. We also request donations for the diversion items.  Please remember that it would be much more expensive to take a truckload to the dump or to Nederland (trash taken to Nederland is charged $16 per cubic yard – see https://bouldercounty.gov/environment/trash/nederland-transfer-and-recycle/#1601564428438-33e156fc-5926 for their fees).

         $5 per large trash bag

            $20  per car, van, or SUV (less for just a few things)

            $35 per pick-up truck or trailer full

            $35 – 40 per vehicle with trailer

 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 Central – would love volunteers to help with this.

 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!

And, yes, please, we need volunteers to help –  please contact me, Gretchen, at gretchend@nullmac.com or 303-442-3847    THANK YOU!

Memorial Day Mountin’ Mountain Hike

 

All mountain folk are invited to year #27 of the annual and beloved Mountin-Mountain ~10k hike.  It’s our funky mountain version of the larger, more crowded walk in Boulder that day.

Start time is 9:30 a.m. on Monday, May 26, and the start point is where CR 52 meets the Peak-to Peak. Carpoolers can meet in front of the Inn at 9 a.m.  

 

Food donations and your camp chairs may be dropped off at the “there’s no SAG wagon this year” site– hosted by David and Maggie — enroute to the start point.  The SAG wagon is in for repairs, but we’ll meet at the normal place where CR 52 meets the Switzerland Trail.  You’ll probably see a table or two in that area.  Chairs will not be provided, so drop off your own when you’re enroute to

the start point.  David and Maggie will transport chairs back to their home at 390 Hill St after the hike.

 

Participants walk, skip, run or board at their own pace. Be sure to bring plenty of water and layers in the event of inclement weather.  The Mountin’ Mountain will happen rain or shine.  Cuz we’re hardy mountain folk.

Questions may be directed to Pam Leland, Becky Martinek or Maggie Simms.

 

 

2025 Spring Clean Up

Saturday, May 31, 2025

9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Bluebird Lodge parking lot.

For all within the Town Meeting boundaries 

DIVERSION is the focus again this year. Boulder County is a great support for our diversion/recycling efforts, but does not fund trash disposal.  We will be getting two dumpsters for trash and we will have to pay for them, so we will need to charge (rate sheet at the end). 

Four Dumpsters will arrive between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. – 2 for junk/trash (we will need to collect a fee for trash and donations for the diversion stuff), one for metal, one for wood – slash and general wood/lumber as in the past.  Please don’t come with stuff earlier than 9:00. 

***And, yes, please, we need volunteers to help!***

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

DIVERSION –  see http://www.ecocycle.org/charm for what you can take there and costs

Styrofoam  – #6 White Block Foam only (often referred to as Styrofoam; NO shipping labels on foam, packing peanuts, “Styrofoam” (polystyrene) cups, “to-go” boxes, meat trays or any other food-grade foam, moisture, or tape)

Household hazardous waste (HHW)

            Motor Oil, Antifreeze

           Car batteries

            Paint – latex and oil based

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 NOT take fridges, electronics, or tires this year.  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. We also request donations for the diversion items.  Please remember that it would be much more expensive to take a truckload to the dump or to Nederland (trash taken to Nederland is charged $16 per cubic yard – see https://bouldercounty.gov/environment/trash/nederland-transfer-and-recycle/#1601564428438-33e156fc-5926 for their fees).

         $5 per large trash bag

            $20  per car, van, or SUV (less for just a few things)

            $35 per pick-up truck or trailer full

            $35 – 40 per vehicle with trailer

 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 Cenntral – would love volunteers to help with this.

 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!

And, yes, please, we need volunteers to help –  please contact me, Gretchen, at gretchend@nullmac.com or 303-442-3847    THANK YOU!

 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE WARD TOWN MARSHAL, STEVE DAVIS – RE: 4th of July in Ward 

*** PRIVATE FIREWORKS WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED AT THE WARD BALLFIELD. PLEASE DO NOT BRING ILLEGAL FIREWORKS TO WARD. ***

Due to safety concerns and fire danger, we regret to announce that the Fireworks Battle and Bonfire at the Ward ballfield has been officially discontinued.

This decision was made by the residents of Ward through an official referendum vote in April 2025, in order to ensure the well-being of our community and visitors.

This decision will be upheld and enforced by the Ward Town Marshal. Local and professional security officers will be present to ensure the safety of the community.

*** BUT… THE TOWN OF WARD IS STILL PLANNING AWESOME EVENTS FOR THE 4TH OF JULY!! 🇺🇲

🎉 🍭 PARADE

📸 🤺 TOWN PHOTO

🎸🥁 LOCAL LIVE MUSIC

🍔🍗 TOWN BBQ

⚾🤸 SOFTBALL GAME

Stay tuned for more updates on the schedule of events. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to seeing you all this July 4th!! ❤️🤍💙

Thank you,

Steve Davis
Town of Ward Marshal

YOU ARE INVITED, GOLD HILL COMMUNITY AND YOUR GUESTS to our Community Outreach for 2025.  Please plan on joining us on Friday, June 20^th at 5:30 pm at the Gold Hill History Museum for a cocktail party!  Come to the south yard of the museum prepared with some cash for a contest, great food and drink and the debut of our new items in our gift area.  We have a new long sleeve or short sleeve tee shirt, a new Bluebird ornament, and some great new note cards featuring the Bluebirds.  We also still have the Bluebird tea towel, apron, and tote bag and many other items.

Our guest speaker and presenter is Kayann Short, Ph.D. Author, A Bushel’s Worth: An Ecobiography who is currently completing a new book (coming 2026) on the subject of The Bluebirds.  She is specifically focusing on the early days of The Bluebirds in Gold Hill.  Her presentation will be from 7:00 pm for 45 minutes.

As always, this event is CLOSED to the public; however, if you are a resident of Gold Hill, you, your family and extended family and friends are welcome. Seating is limited and no food or drink is allowed inside the museum.

See you soon!  If you have any questions, please call 303 881 7665.

Debra Yeager

—

Come see the Gold Hill School kids musical Wednesday, May 7, 10 am and 6 pm

2023 Spring Clean Up – Plea for Volunteers. please contact me, Gretchen, at gretchend@nullmac.com or 303-442-3847    THANK YOU!

Saturday, June 24, 2023

9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Bluebird Lodge parking lot.

For all within the Town Meeting boundaries 

DIVERSION is the focus again this year.  Boulder County is a great support for our diversion/recycling efforts, but they are no longer providing any money for trash disposal.  We will be getting one dumpster for trash and we will have to pay for it ($638), so we will need to charge (rate sheet at the end). 

Three Dumpsters will arrive between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. – 1 for junk/trash (we will need to collect a fee for trash and donations for the diversion stuff), one for metal, one for wood – slash and general wood/lumber as in the past.  Please don’t come with stuff earlier than 9:00. 

***And, yes, please, 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.

Electronics, small appliances

Appliances – refrigerators!

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. We also request donations for the diversion items.  Please remember that it would be much more expensive to take a truckload to the dump or to Nederland (a carl load taken to Nederland is charged $25 and a small pick up is $40).

         $5 per large trash bag

            $20  per car, van, or SUV (less for just a few things)

            $35 per pick-up truck or trailer full

            $35 – 40 per vehicle with trailer

 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 – would love volunteers to help with this.

 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!

And, yes, please, we need volunteers to help –  please contact me, Gretchen, at gretchend@nullmac.comor 303-442-3847    THANK YOU!

2023 Spring Clean Up

Saturday, June 24, 2023

9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Bluebird Lodge parking lot.

For all within the Town Meeting boundaries 

DIVERSION is the focus again this year.  Boulder County is a great support for our diversion/recycling efforts, but they are no longer providing any money for trash disposal.  We will be getting one dumpster for trash and we will have to pay for it ($638), so we will need to charge (rate sheet at the end). 

Three Dumpsters will arrive between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. – 1 for junk/trash (we will need to collect a fee for trash and donations for the diversion stuff), one for metal, one for wood – slash and general wood/lumber as in the past.  Please don’t come with stuff earlier than 9:00. 

***And, yes, please, 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.

Electronics, small appliances

Appliances – refrigerators!

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. We also request donations for the diversion items.  Please remember that it would be much more expensive to take a truckload to the dump or to Nederland (a carl load taken to Nederland is charged $25 and a small pick up is $40).

         $5 per large trash bag

            $20  per car, van, or SUV (less for just a few things)

            $35 per pick-up truck or trailer full

            $35 – 40 per vehicle with trailer

 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 – would love volunteers to help with this.

 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!

And, yes, please, we need volunteers to help –  please contact me, Gretchen, at gretchend@nullmac.comor 303-442-3847    THANK YOU!

Twenty five years ago this summer the first Mountin’ Mountain

walk happened!   It has survived every Memorial Day, through 

rainy days, windy days, and covid days, at times with up to 40 

walkers, at times with five or six.  

 

Local walkers, runners and otherwise non-motorized mountain 

folk are invited to join us on Memorial Day,  Monday, May 29.  

 

The walk starts out where CR 52 meets the Peak-to-Peak Highway,

9:30 a.m sharp.  The walk is approx seven miles long.  We take a 

group photo and then everyone progresses at their own speed until 

we reach Gold Hill, with one stop enroute. 

 

We stop at the almost half-way point where David and Maggie set

up a SAG wagon where the Switzerland Trail intersects CR 52.  

There we take a break to enjoy beverages, baked goods and many

tasty treats.  Feel free to contribute food by dropping it off at the

camper enroute to the start point, or make a monetary donation.

 

Meet in front of the Inn at 9 a.m. for carpooling to the start point.  

If you’re able to transport walkers, thank you in advance.

 

See you on Memorial Day!

Pam Leland, Maggie Simms and David Brigham

Estate Sale Linnea Grovom

430 Dixon Road   grey house / white trim

Saturday May 20  — Sunday May 21  10:00 a.m.  — 2:00 p.m.

Moving to Portland, OR after 40 years in Gold Hill

Large house to small retirement apartment

Vases to Dishes.  Weed eater to Tools.  Lots Lots lots

Love seat to wall pictures   crayons to cookbooks.  And lots more

Bring packing material and a smile