Estes Park News

A before and after look at a cabin located at the Whispering Pines in the Big Thompson Canyon.

Materials used to put a temporary fix to the damaged Upper Thomson Sanitation District were visible along Fish Creek Road during the repair process.

The Estes Park Town Board approved both a supplemental budget for 2013 and the official budget for 2014 on Tuesday night.

Bright Christmas "elves" load donated gits into cars at the Hangar restaurant on Wednesday.

The Mountain Echoes choir will sing at the regular meeting of the Rotary Club of Estes Park at noon on Thursday, Dec. 12. The Rotary meeting will be held at the Other Side Restaurant.

Gov. John Hickenlooper puts the finishing touch - reflective beads - on U.S. 34 in Big Thompson Canyon during the reopening of the road Nov. 21, more than a week ahead of schedule.

The Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park continues to capture the spirit of the holidays for young and old alike with 45 days of art and music.

The Estes Park Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign has raised $13,077 towards its $39,000 goal as of Dec. 8. Special thanks to Safeway and the Post Office for allowing bell ringers to stand indoors with their kettles during the latest round of frigid weather and bad wind.

The Association for Responsible Development, , will hear a program on the proposed Community Wellness Recration Center during its Dec. 13 meeting.

Larimer District Court Judge Thomas French is allowing an Estes Park man to leave the state to return to California where he faces a 23-year-old parole violation.

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.