Estes Park News

Lights sway in the wind on the west end of Elkhorn Avenue on Saturday. The tradition of Christmas lights in Estes Park is alive and well.

Lights sway in the wind on the west end of Elkhorn Avenue on Saturday. The tradition of Christmas lights in Estes Park is alive and well.

Only five residents applied this fall for the two vacancies on the Estes Park School District R-3 Board of Directors.

KIND Coffee owner Amy Hamrick, left, used the rebuild of the East Elkhorn business as a time to redesign areas for better customer service.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is closing its Disaster Recovery Center at Longmont's Twin Peaks Mall, 1250 S. Hover St., as of 3 p.m. Saturday.

If you have questions, call the Town's Community Development Department at 577-3721 or go online to estes.org/communitydevelopment .

A survey stake shakes in the wind in Lot 4, between the Stanley Hotel and Upper Stanley Village.

Ed's Cantina's long-time greeter was washed away during the flood but recovered by high school students on the 9-hole golf course.

The Estes Park Town Board will discuss a possible town policy for the display of art in public places, naming town parks, and naming public places at its Dec. 10 study session.

If you are a resident or business owner adjacent to Fall River or Fish Creek, you are invited to attend a community meeting today to discuss river restoration.

The Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park will host the fifth annual holiday fund-raising event for Crossroads Ministry on Tuesday evening, Dec. 10. The goal is to raise money for the ever growing financial and food bank needs of Crossroads Ministry in Estes Park.

As much as a foot or more of snow fell on Estes Park, leaving a blanket perfect for the holiday season.

The Estes Park Jazz Big Band and Estes Park Village Band will present a Holiday Concert of traditional Christmas music as well as newer songs for the holidays on Sunday, Dec. 8. The free concert will begin at 7 p.m. in the Estes Park High School Theater.

The Dec. 6 and 7 performances of the Oratorio Society will debut a new composition by music director Dr. Kathryn Bowers called "Mountain Strong."

The Community Foundation of Northern Colorado is continuing to disperse grants for area agencies with recovery and relief efforts from September's flooding.

Clouds obscure the peaks of the Continental Divide to the west of Estes Park Friday morning.

The second annual "Christmas in Estes" will swing musically into town on Friday and Saturday evenings, Dec. 13 and 14 at 7 p.m. at the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies.

Have you ever visited a place where you heard horrifying screams of a woman?Ever seen shadows and heard footsteps chasing you? Did those yells and sights make your body shiver? You might have heard about The Mines of Paris, Aokigahara Suicide Forest and Shades of Death Roads.

A new proposal to build a $15 million wellness center near the Stanley Hotel appears to have some tentative support from town officials.

Several inches of new snow on the ground combined with clear skies created a beautiful but chilly morning on Thursday.