The Pitkin Miner Summer 2014 Edition

Published June 26, 2014. Updated June 26, 27, July 1, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24, 29, August 1, 4, 6, 12, 13 and 14, 2014

Editor, Suzy Metzler – please email with any additions or corrections – Bsktlover@aol.com

with “Miner” in the subject line

*REVERSE 911 LINK for Cell Phone Users who have homes here: pg. 51* *Info on ordering the new Pitkin Cookbook (all money going to the Pitkin Volunteer

Fire Department) is found on pg. 49* August 12 & 13, 2014 UPCOMING EVENTS IN PITKIN: Tuesday, August 12, 7:00 p.m. – Pitkin Town Meeting at the Pitkin Town Hall, Upstairs Friday, August 15, 6:30 p.m. – PHCA General Meeting & Pot Luck Dinner, Newcomb Community Center Saturday, August 16, 7:00 p.m-11:00 p.m, - ‘P’ Party and Dance at the Pitkin Town Hall, to benefit the preservation of the Pitkin Town Hall - $5.00 at the door, everyone should come in costume, dressed as something that begins with a ‘P’! Concessions will also be sold. Sunday, August 17, 10:00 a.m. – Church service at the Pitkin Community Church. This week Gene Daniel will be doing the service, which will include a memorial of all of the Pitkin area residents who have passed away over the past year. Thursday, August 21, 7:00 p.m. – Movies in the Mountains at Newcomb Community Center, concessions will be sold. Friday, August 22, 7:00 p.m. – Community Bridal Shower for Stephanie Wier and Cory Nasso, for Guys & Gals alike, at Newcomb Community Center. See below for more details. Community Bridal Shower On Friday, August 22, there will be a Community Bridal Shower for Stephanie Wier and Cory Nasso, who will be getting married in October. Both guys and gals are invited and the event will be held at the Newcomb Community Center at 7:00 p.m. The couple is in need of camping gear and they have registered at Bed, Bath and Beyond (registry #541049786

online at http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com), locally at Gene Taylor’s Sporting Goods in Gunnison and also online at http://www.rei.com. For more information please call Jerra at 970-641-5553. EDITOR’S NOTE: When I went to find Stephanie & Cory’s Bed Bath & Beyond registry, I had to search by name (I put in Stephanie Wier) and when I tried the state of Colorado, got not results. Then I thought, maybe she still has Texas as her base state so I tried Stephanie Wier, Texas and it worked! Today and Yesterday Last night, August 12, we had a great town meeting in the upstairs of the Town Hall. Lots of people came to participate and some positive decisions were made.

Audience at the Pitkin Town Meeting on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at the Pitkin Town Hall.

Pitkin Town Council members at last night’s Town Meeting, August 12, 2014.

Bunco this morning, August 13, 2014 at Newcomb Community Center

The ladies had lots of fun, I can tell, at Bunco this morning!

Last Weekends’ Events

1. August Birthday Party for Those with August Birthdays On Friday night, August 8, a birthday party was held at the Silver Plume Grill’s tented-in seating area and it was very well-attended. It was a Pot Luck dinner with birthday cake provided. Here are photos:

August Birthdays Party fun birthday cakes! August 8, 2014

Beautiful sunny, mild weather made the birthday party pleasant and many

people came out for the event!

Inside the tent, with balloons as decorations, made it very comfortable.

Rachel (left) and Levi New are the parents of four of the children with August birthdays.

Sara (right, holding Alder) and Chip Lamar’s boys were both born on the same day in August!

Jerra and Jesse Garetson are enjoying the party, on the right.

Joe and Alicita Rodriguez-Starr, Corrina Archuleta, and Mark & Marie Rossmiller were

having a nice time, too!

2. Harold Archuleta’s Birthday Party at the Pitkin Schoolhouse Pavilion: Harold was born and raised here in Pitkin and will turn 60 on August 20! His son Travis and daughters Myndy Drexel of Woodbury, MN and Kelsey Kennedy of the Denver, Colorado area threw a birthday party for Harold on Friday night, August 8, at 7:00 p.m. Many of Harold’s relatives were there including his eight grandchildren and three of his sisters, his brother and many cousins.

Harold loves Tootsie Roll Pops and for many years I have been gifting him some on his birthday. This year I had some TINY mini Tootsie Roll Pops and he seemed happy that I gave him those – I joked that I accidentally put them in the washer and dryer and that they had shrunk. I hope they tasted good!

Harold’s son Travis was in charge of the music at Harold’s birthday party!

Harold listens as daughter Myndy reads what each of the grandchildren said was their

favorite thing about their grandfather!

Five of Harold’s grandchildren…I think these may all be Myndy & Todd Drexel’s children

but I might be wrong. It was hard for me to keep track of everyone! Cute, with t-shirts that all says “My Papa is the greatest of all time!” and on the back, their numbers in order of

birth! What a cute idea! Plus, since they were all in bright orange, easy to find the children!

Juliet Seratto was on hand to provide the Happy Birthday song on her fiddle!

3. PHCA’s Spaghetti Dinner on Sunday evening, August 10, at Newcomb Community Center. Delicious spaghetti, a health salad, garlic bread and a choice of white or chocolate cake could be purchased on Sunday evening for $8 per adult or $4 per child!

People enjoying their spaghetti dinner on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at the Newcomb Center.

More enjoyment at the spaghetti dinner!

Jan Milton and Aleene Green, workers at the Spaghetti Dinner!

SAD NEWS Bobbie Davis, wife of the late R.L. Davis, both of Pratt, Kansas and Pitkin, Colorado, who summered in Pitkin for many, many years, passed away on July 23, 2014. Many Pitkin residents also remember Bobbie & RL’s grandson Matt Davis who worked at the Pitkin Fish Hatchery and the Silver Plume at various times back in the 1990s and spent many summers at Bobbie & R.L.’s cabin in the Quartz Creek Properties. Bobbie’s obituary follows: Hardtner, Kan. Bobbie Jean Davis, 89, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at South Wind Hospice in Pratt. She was born May 17, 1925 in Barber County, the daughter of Robert Belden and Lois Holmes Cook. Bobbie was joyfully united in holy matrimony to Richard Lyman Davis on Oct. 20, 1945. He preceded her in death on Oct. 25, 2010. Bobbie and Richard had four children: Richard Layman Davis Jr., Connie Sue Kowalsky, Donita Joyce Helmer, and Roger Alan Davis. She was preceded in death by her husband Richard, son Roger Alan, and a sister Joyce Cook Lawrence. Bobbie is survived by her son Rich Davis and wife Vicki of Pratt; daughters, Connie and husband Tom Kowalsky of Grand Junction, Colo., and Joy Helmer of Hardtner; eight grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and many friends.

Bobbie devoted her life to her family, and her grandchildren have special memories of their many times spent at the family cabin in Colorado. She loved to play cards and enjoyed showing off her special card shuffling skills. Bobbie attended Columbia College in Columbia, Mo., was a member of the Martha Vail Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, General Society of the Mayflower Descendants, and the American Legion Auxiliary. There will be a luncheon and memories-sharing gathering of Bobbie’s family and friends in the basement of the Hardtner United Methodist Church on Aug. 16th at 1 p.m. Memorials may be made to South Wind Hospice or the Hardtner Public Library in care of Larrison Mortuary, 300 Country Club Road, Pratt, KS 67124. Condolences may be left at www.larrisonmortuary.com. more: http://www.pratttribune.com/article/20140730/Obituaries/140739965#ixzz3AITjwQuK I received from Christy Couch the following write-up about her experiences in looking for a spot that her family remembered from long ago, near Pitkin. By Christy Couch, whose email address is: ouray19@hotmail.com

In Search of a Memory…

The road became even more difficult to negotiate as darkness encroached. Only two of our five motorcycles had headlights. My dad insisted we push on, anticipating the road would get easier. Going back up the rocky terrain overrun by the creek was not an option. Suddenly, we came to a clearing and in the two beams of light stood a cabin: a cabin minus a roof, door and two walls. Everyone followed suit as my dad dismounted his bike to look around. With the continuing threat of nightfall, he suggested we spend the night. My sister and I objected immediately, not yet old enough to see the big picture. My mom began looking for firewood and in the process found her shelter for the night; the only building with four walls, a roof and a door – the outhouse. But for whatever reason, my dad let go of his secret longing to spend the night in a ghost town and we went onward. To our dismay, the skeletal path once used as a stagecoach road became almost impassible, causing us to walk our bikes more than ride. After crossing the creek once more, we emerged from the forest onto a dirt road, five easy miles from our camp. I imagine my dad had to feel some relief we ended up where he intended, minus the hardship, darkness and tears.

Most of our summer explorations, driven by my father’s fascination with Colorado’s mining history, ended without incident, back at camp, sitting around a warm campfire as the sun lowered behind the mountains. The ones we seem to enjoy memorializing the most, however, involved a little more elbow grease and whining.

My dad brings up that ride outside of Pitkin often, hinting at his desire to return to those cabins in daylight: even more so to put a name with the tiny settlement. As with many camps from the late 1800’s in Colorado, it probably didn’t exist more than a few years, not long enough to make it in books or on a map. My dad had

looked through several Colorado history books and only found one possibility in Dow Helmer’s “Historic Alpine Tunnel” on a hand-drawn map. He believes it is called “Alpine Hill Lode.” Getting caught up in the quest for information as well, I searched the internet, turning up nothing. I shifted my focus back to good old books. I discovered two more promising entries in Boyd and Carsons “Atlas of Colorado Ghost Towns, Volume 1” and Perry Eberhart’s “Guide to Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps.” Both referred to the settlement as “Givens.”

I am enjoying the connection this historical journey has brought between my dad and me. This past summer was my family’s first opportunity in a while to reunite in Colorado. We had one objective: explore old mining roads as we had in the past. My dad, mom and sister had retired their motorcycles for the comfort of a jeep. I had reignited my motorcycle riding since meeting my husband. He had even resurrected my bike from that night, a 1985 Suzuki DR125.

We made our base camp in Taylor Park, and set aside one day to chase down the memory from 1995. My dad decided to approach the cabins from the lower road, the five easy miles we rode after emerging from the woods. We drove along Middle Quartz Creek Road until it ended at the creek crossing. The continuation of the road was now closed to motorized vehicles. Not that I wanted to relive that part of the memory anyways, even in daylight.

My dad called us over to a foot bridge a little ways down. “This is the bridge we walked our motorcycles across. It was then I knew we had ended up where we were supposed too,” he recalled.

The bridge consisted of two logs with a few cross boards and a handrail that somehow still served its purpose. Crossing the bridge with caution, my dad, sister and I picked up the old road and began walking. My mom stayed behind, not wanting to incite her altitude sickness, usually brought on by exertion. My husband and his two kids chose not to hike in their motorcycle boots.

Thoughts crept into my head as I walked farther in front of my dad and sister, “Would there be any buildings left? What if it was totally overgrown and hidden? I looked back, waiting a few minutes, my dad and sister were nowhere in sight. The terrain and altitude had most likely taken a toll on their sea level endurance. I was now walking in solitude. Meanwhile, I could no longer ignore the skin on my heels being rubbed raw by my motorcycle boots. Feeling foolishly unprepared for a day I had been anticipating, reality set in. My dad and I would not be gazing upon those cabins this trip. I turned around.

As I approached the jeep, I saw the eagerness on my dad’s face. “Well, did you find it? he asked. I hated to disappoint him but responded, “No.”

Knowing my family would not make the trek from Missouri to Colorado for at least another year, the quest became my own. My goal was to return to that long abandoned road, a four hour drive from my house, before the snow came and if nothing else, send my dad a lot of pictures.

Within a few weeks, an opportunity arose when my friend, Kristen, decided to pay me a visit. Knowing she is always up for an adventure, I filled her in on the details and asked if she wanted to spend a day looking for this elusive settlement. She was in with one condition – we had to stay in a hotel, not a tent this time of year. Done.

I decided to look for lodging in Pitkin, the nearest town. Pitkin is a small historical mining town, yielding a population of about 85 year-round residents. Luckily, the Pitkin Hotel, built in 1904, had a couple more weeks

before shutting down for the winter. Kristen and I would be the only guests that evening, adding a little more thrill to our adventure.

After arriving in Pitkin, we drove about 7 miles to the end of Middle Quartz Creek Road. We crossed over the iconic foot bridge and began our hike, this time well-equipped with hiking boots and camelbacks. Kristen has first-hand experience with my inherited obsession for Colorado’s mining history and humored me as I gasped each time we came upon a manmade object not from this era. We approached a clearing and my eyes fell on a familiar sight. First, I saw the cabin with only two remaining walls, then I saw the outhouse my mom was going to seek shelter in that night. It was still in great condition with a roof and a door. Overcome by excitement, I began taking picture after picture. I couldn’t wait to send them to my family. As expected, I felt a little sadness accompanying my elation, wishing my mom, sister and especially my dad could be there to share the triumph.

Kristen and I explored the area, exclaiming every time we found another cabin. We found at least 7 log structures, including two outhouses that had endured time rather well. My family and I had not seen most of them that night due to our limited time and light.

Hating for the adventure to be over, I suggested we walk further up the road. Soon we came to a “T.” We went right, knowing it led to the Alpine Tunnel Road, where my family had started this memory, 18 years ago. As the course of the creek began to flow over the road, detailed recollections flashed through my mind. Not wanting to hike through the deepening water, we decided to call it a day and headed back to the hotel.

As soon as we regained cell service, I sent my family the picture of the outhouse. My mom said it looked just as she remembered. I could hear my dad asking lots of questions in the background.

As I lay in my hotel bed, I recalled how gratifying the day had been. I lay there thinking and listening. Listening for a door to shut or for ghostly footsteps in the hall of that old hotel which I’m sure has numerous stories of its own. I drifted off to sleep in silence.

My dad and I continue to look for conclusive information on the name and role of that small cluster of cabins. Was it a mining camp or did it relate to the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad that made its way to the nearby Alpine Tunnel?

Maybe next summer my dad and I will get to make the hike together to explore the cabins in daylight.

My mom’s writing on the back of the photo

o of the outhouse from my trip in 2013 

Pitkin Volunteer Fire Department Training, Wednesday, August 6, 2014, on the Quartz Creek August 6, 2014 More Things Coming Up Here in Pitkin COMMUNITY CLEANING DAY AT THE NEWCOMB CENTER Monday, August 11th at 1:30PM. Come help us get the community building cleaned up and ready for another season. Many hands make light work! Cleaning supplies will be provided, and there will be teams assigned to specific areas for a quick and efficient job! Your time and energy is greatly appreciated! Call Rachel New at 970-232-0315 with questions or comments. Also, in my info below on the Children’s August Birthdays Party on Friday, August 8, I had the location wrong – it is at the Silver Plume Grill’s awning at 6:00 p.m. August 4, 2014

Reminders of Upcoming Events in Pitkin August 8: This coming Friday August 8 at 6:00 p.m. at the Silver Plume Grill’s awning there will be a birthday party for children with August birthdays! Rachel New wrote: “Save the date! Friday August 8th at 6:00 PM we are celebrating some very special young'ens August birthdays! Topher and Alder Lamar, Evan, Zeke, Kai, and Claire New, and more! Come to the Silver Plume Grill's awning with a light potluck dish, and enjoy cake and ice cream! No gifts please. Questions call Rachel Gibb New or Sara Davis Lamar” August 9: Barry Ward will perform at the Newcomb Community Center at 6:00 p.m. Barry Ward is a Western singer who grew up in western Kansas near the town of Copeland (where Jesse and Jerra Garetson live when they’re not here in Pitkin). Barry and his wife Victoria now live on a small ranch near Elbert, Colorado. Read more about Barry, his life and his music at http://www.barrywardmusic.com/bio/. Then come to the Newcomb Community Center on Saturday night to see him in person! August 9: QCIA Pot Luck Dinner, 6:30 p.m. at the Ohio City Schoolhouse. Come enjoy the fellowship of the valley. Bring your favorite summertime potluck dish and table service! August 10: The Pitkin Community Church will have only one service (up until yesterday they have been having 2 services since sometime in June) and Barry Ward will be preaching there at 10:00 a.m. August 10: PHCA Spaghetti Dinner at Newcomb Community Center beginning at 6:00 p.m. This will be a wonderful way to top off your weekend.

The winners of the Men’s 2-Mile Walk on Pitkin Day, July 26. Will Hinrichsen, Josh Schmidt and Brad Winget

August 1, 2014 Pitkin Post Office News I am so happy to hear that Laurene Farley of Ohio City has taken the job of Pitkin Postmistress, working the two hours and keeping our Post Office open! Town Hall Party on August 16 Juliet Serrato, Town Hall Commissioner, is planning a party! Here are the details: Hello friends of Pitkin! I am throwing an end-of-summer "rePoly and rePair" the Town Hall "P" party and dance! It's called a "P" party because you have to show up dressed as something that starts with the letter "P". It's for the "P"reservation of our beautiful Town Hall and its only $5 per person at the door. I have booked DJ SWED from Gunnison and the fundraiser/dance party will be held Saturday, August 16 from 7pm-11pm. I plan to have a 50/50 raffle, concessions and baked goods for sale and I would really like it if some of you could donate baked goods for concessions and some items (prizes) that could be given out for best "P" attire/costumes. I am also looking for donations of decorations like balloons and streamers,

paper plates, plastic utensils and cups. I intend to have an area set up where you can get pictures taken in your "P" attire! Please contact your Town Hall Commissioner; Juliet Serrato (970-275-4353) if you can help out in any way as I am also looking for people to help set up, work the door collecting money and selling concessions and clean-up. July 29, 2014 Thanks to Brad Winget, Marie Rossmiller, and Tammy McGrath for contributing photos of Pitkin Days 2014 and the 2014 Pitkin Melodrama!

Loren Riblett of Pitkin, CO and Salina, KS (wearing his KSU Purple pride in the center of this shot) was the whistle-blower at the Fun Run/Walk at Saturday morning, July 26, at 8:00 a.m., the first event of 2014 Pitkin Days! Photo by Suzy Metzler

Fun Run/Walk Participants heading out after Loren blew the whistle! Photo by Suzy Metzler

Next on the schedule was the Fishing Contest at the Kids Pond! Photo by Brad Winget.

Looks like participants were having lots of fun at the Fishing Contest! Photo by Brad Winget.

Free Throw Contest at Pitkin Days

Photo by Brad Winget

Tug O’ War at Pitkin Days 2014

Photo by Brad Winget

More Tug O’ War fun at Pitkin Days 2014. Photo by Brad Winget.

Balloon Toss fun! Action photos by Brad Winget.

And MORE Balloon Toss Fun! Great series photos by Brad Winget.

What a great balloon toss photo of Jean Olmsted by Brad Winget. I can almost feel that

spray of water!

Celebrating Pitkin’s 135th Birthday – this cake was served at the noon meal at Newcomb

Community Center. Photo by Marie Rossmiller.

Sawing competition at Pitkin Days! Photo by Marie Rossmiller.

Results of the Fishing Derby Boys Age 0 - 5 Longest Fish - Reed Demarcus (Yes, he won both!) Heaviest Stringer - Reed Demarcus Girls Age 0 - 5 Longest Fish - Eden Jones

Girls Age 0 - 5 Heaviest Stringer - Addison Fant Boys Age 6 - 8 Longest Fish - Gage Snow Heaviest Stringer - Kamden Cuddeback Girls Age 6 - 8 Longest Fish - Heather Pike Heaviest Stringer - Rachel Otteson Boys 9 - 11 Longest Fish - Gus Alexander Heaviest Stringer - Braydan Pike Girls 9 - 11 Longest Fish - Anna Cate Howeth Heaviest Stringer - Christine Dee Boys 12 - 14 Longest Fish - Eli Hatch Heaviest Stringer - Kyler Cuddeback Girls 12 - 14 Longest Fish - Michaela Swan Heaviest Stringer - Alexis Swan Thank you to Jerry Trammell for working at the Fish Weighing and Measuring Table and for sending me these reults! Fun Run/Walk Results Run Alpine Trail & Walk Results held on Saturday, July 26, 2014, beginning at the Silver Plume General Store Men Women 2 Mile Walk 2 Mile Walk

1. Will Hinrichsen 1. Melissa Schmidt 2. Josh Schmidt 2. Deb Hefftner 3. Brad Winget 3. Caroline Wilcox

2 Mile Run 2 Mile Run

1. Grant Wilcox 1. Carolyn Jones 2. Jonathan Jones 2. Miranda Wigner 3. Harold Archuleta 3. Beth Barbiere

5 Mile Run 5 Mile Run

1. Jesse Rickert 1. Bria Rickert 2. Jesse McCullough 2. Lora Wilson

Congratulations to all participants and especially to the winners! Thank you to Loren Riblett for being the coordinator for the Fun Run/Walk and for sending me the results!

Melodrama Photos

Much of the cast of the 2014 Melodrama, “A Pickle at the Pitkin House”

Left to right: Charlie McDaniel, Jean Olmsted, Laurene Farley, Molly Gibb, Rob Colliau, Juliet Serrato, Levi New, Diane McDaniel, Stephanie Wier, Kandy Nasso, Chris Nasso and

Pat McGrath. Photo by Tammy McGrath.

Nancy Mitchell, Director Extraordinaire…photo by Tammy McGrath

Rob Colliau of Ohio City made a great villain, playing Charlie Briggs.

Photo by Tammy McGrath.

Juliet Serrato, who wrote the play and also played Dutchy, with Rob Colliau, playing villain

Charlie Briggs. Photo by Tammy McGrath.

Kandy Nasso as a saloon girl and Pat McGrath as a miner. Photo by Tammy McGrath.

Ron Heberling, Kandy and Chris Nasso and Pat McGrath – three Miners with a Saloon Girl.

Photo by Tammy McGrath.

Levi New as Frank P. Sheafor, Jean Olmsted as Mrs. Pitkin, Tristan Serrato as Robert

Pitkin, Michaela Swan as Florence Pitkin, and Charley McDaniel as Governor Pitkin. Photo by Tammy McGrath.

The Can Can Girls kick up their heels…Cyndi Wick, Suzy Metzler and

Lisa Jabas Stonequist. Photo by Tammy McGrath.

Saloon Girls Kandy Nasso, Stephanie Wier, Jerra Garretson and Diane McDaniel. Photo by

Tammy McGrath.

Hero and Heroine: Frank P. Sheafor, played by Levi New, proposes to Miss Maggie Britton,

played by Molly Gibb. Photo by Tammy McGrath.

July 24, 2014 Don’t forget that the PHCA’s Melodrama opens tonight at 7PM at the Pitkin Town Hall!

The Pitkin Melodrama was written by local year-round resident Juliet Serrato and based on actual history of the early years in Pitkin. This year’s production has been directed by Nancy Mitchell and features the largest cast ever. Performances will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 24; Friday, July 25; and Saturday, July 26. Sunday afternoon’s matinee will be performed at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 27. Tickets are $6.00 per adult and $3.00 per child.

Cast Members of the PHCA’s Melodrama, entitled “A Pickle in the Pitkin House,” opening tonight, July 24. Diane McDaniel, Jerra Garetson, Tristan Serrato and Jean Olmsted. July 22, 2014 Services for Jackie Brashear are being handled by Moore Funeral Homes & Crematory. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. tomorrow, July 23, 2014, at Moore’s Eastlawn Chapel at 1908 S. Memorial in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Their phone number is 918-622-1155. July 19, 2014 This morning Ron Brashear called from Oklahoma to tell me to let people know that his wife Jackie passed away just before midnight last night. Jackie is remembered fondly and

my friend Cyndi Wick wrote this morning, ‘She was still beautiful and lovely when we saw them in April at their home. At the time she told me she was “looking forward to heaven”’ As soon as I have them, I will share Jackie’s obituary and details of any upcoming services. Ron Brashear’s address is 3607 W Beech St. Skiatook, OK 74070.

PHCA Members at the 2014 Cattleman’s Day Parade on July 12 in Gunnison, with their float, drawing attention to Pitkin’s 135th birthday this summer! July 18, 2014 Pitkin’s 135th Anniversary, being celebrated on Pitkin Day 2014, July 26 On July 12, the PHCA had a float in the 2014 Cattleman’s Day Parade in Gunnison to draw attention to the 135th birthday of the Town of Pitkin. Many PHCA members participated, as can be seen in the photograph above! July 17, 2014

THIS WEEKEND July 19, STREET DANCE at the Silver Plume General Store The Silver Plume General Store celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Silver Plume’s opening by putting on a Street Dance from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 19! It will be a fun time for everyone, I’m sure! July 18, PHCA POT LUCK DINNER MEETING Tomorrow, July 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the Newcomb Community Center, the pot luck dinner begins. At 7:15, guest speaker Duane Vandenbusche, professor of Law at Western State Colorado University in Gunnison, who is also a historian and author, will speak! Should be a great time! PITKIN DAY DETAILS

Pitkin Day is coming right up! The Melodrama will be performed July 24, 25, 26 and 27. The Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances will be at 7:00 p.m. and the Sunday July 27 performance will be at 4:00 p.m. The Melodrama, “A Pickle in the Pitkin House” was written by Juliet Serrato and is being directed by Nancy Mitchell. It features the largest number of cast members EVER and is sure to be very entertaining! Tickets are available at the Silver Plume General Store, Nancy’s Needle on Main Street or at the door. Details are just below.

PITKIN DAY July 26, 2014 Schedule

8:00    Two or Five mile RUN/WALK – Meet at Silver Plume, no fee, just exercise! 

9:00     Children’s Fishing Contest – at Children’s Fishing Pond  

 9‐9:50 ‐  ages 0‐5, 6‐8 

      9:50‐10:45‐  ages 9‐11 & 12‐14 

9:30      Register for Horse Shoe Contest. Playing begins at 10 

10:30    Free Throw Contest – at basketball court/Log –Saw cutting  

11:00    Seed spitting, Hoola Hoop & Plunger Toss Contests – at Museum property area  

 (Age  Grouping for games:  0‐6, 7‐9, 10‐13, 14‐18, adults 

12:00 NOON MEAL at Newcomb Community Center

POTLUCK meal with pulled pork, hot dogs & table service furnished for donation/contribution to Pitkin Historical & Community Association – Bring your favorite dish for family and friends. 

DRAWINGS for raffle – following the meal 

Drawing items are on display at School House Museum from 10‐2 July 22‐ Pitkin Day.  To donate an item, call Karen Blue 816‐804‐1140 or Lucille Trammel 817‐240‐6145 . Tickets are available at the Museum and raffle tables. 

2:00 ‐ Face Painting, 2:30 ‐ Balloon & Egg Toss, 3:00 ‐ Tug of war At the Newcomb COMMUNITY CENTER GROUNDS 

3:30 ‐ Contest winners announced: Pavilion 

PLEASE NOTE:  Times are approximate, listen for announcements – ICE CREAM FOR WINNERS! (everyone) 

7:00 MELODRAMA, ‘A Pickle in the Pitkin House’

Thursday, Friday & Saturday: July 24, 25, 26… also SUNDAY, July 27 at 4 pm 

At HISTORIC TOWN HALL 

TICKETS sold in advance at the Silver Plume, Nancy’s Needle or at the door: 

Adults $6, children 12 & under who take a seat are $3. 

July 16, 2014 SAD NEWS

Nick and Mary Alice in earlier years in Pitkin.

Mary Alice Golovanoff in 1984

Mary Alice Golovanoff passed away today in Greeley, Colorado. A family member sent this obituary to the Pitkin Miner today. I have thought so often about Mary Alice and wondered if she was still living in Greeley. I had mailed her a letter but it was returned to me. I know many people join me in my sadness today to hear this news. There is another obituary at the following link on the internet:

http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=golovanoff&GSfn=mary&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=132912577&df=all& Grandmother Mary Alice Golovanoff (formerly of Pitkin) died July 16, 2014 in Greeley Colorado. She and Nick enjoyed their vacation/retirement home at the corner of Third and Main in Pitkin for many years. They took part in community activities, events and had many friends there. Due to health issues, Nick and Mary Alice had to move to Gunnison, Boise and then back to Northern Colorado. They loved and missed their neighbors and mountain home. Nick died in 2010 and Mary Alice has been living at the Rehab and Nursing Center of the Rockies, near her daughter, Sandi (Mrs. Tom) Selders and grand daughter, Elizabeth (Golovanoff) Boesiger. Mary Alice was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Nan Eichorn. She leaves children, Sandi, Jenny, and Greg Golovanoff as well as grandchildren; Michael (Robyn) Selders of Greeley; Steven (Elaine) Selders of Florida; Nick (Sarah Gray) Golovanoff; Benjamin (Alicia Walters) Golovanoff; Tanya (Tom Distel) Golovanoff; Christina Golovanoff, USCG; Elizabeth (Ben Boesiger); Cassandra (Jeff Slota); and Teresa (Kevin Roseman). Mary Alice was great grandmother to Chandler, Samantha, Annie, and Calvin Selders; Dominic Halvorson Collupy; Corben and Kaitlynn Golovanoff; Heidi and Jonathan Young and Teagen Slota; Dylan and Harmony Roseman; Kort (and Evangelina). There will be a memorial service on Sunday, July 20 2014 at 4:00 p.m. at the Family Of Christ Presbyterian Church at 2410 35th Ave. in Greeley, CO.

July 1, 2014

Fireman’s Day will be held on Saturday, July 5th here in Pitkin! Items which are available by drawings at the Fireman’s Day Dinner can be seen now at High Mountain Gallery at 212 Main Street. You can purchase your tickets and put them in the cans set up for each item, or you can do so on Saturday evening at the Pitkin Schoolhouse Pavilion before the drawings are conducted. During the dinner Pitkin’s newest cookbook, “Pitkin to Parlin Revisited,” will be sold at Newcomb Community Center for $14. Every penny of that $14 goes directly to the Pitkin Volunteer Fire Department. Saturday’s festivities begin at 4:00 p.m. with the Fireman’s Day Parade. Everyone is invited to participate and the rest of the people in town will be the spectators! If you want to be in the parade, by foot, by bicycle, motorcycle, car, truck, or ATV, you need to plan to line up

at the Silver Plume or on the way up State Street TO the Silver Plume at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. Following the parade, at 5:00 p.m. the Fireman’s Day Dinner will be available for a donation to the PVFD at the Newcomb Community Center. Tickets will be drawn for items to be given away soon after the dinner. Finally the Fireman’s Ball, dancing to music provided by Fuzzy Fesmire, will begin at 8:00 p.m. and goes on until everyone’s tired and ready to go home!

The QCIA wants you to know about this…July 12 at 6:30 p.m.

Also, bring your musical instrument to the QCIA Pot Luck on July 12 for Open Mike hosted by Juliet Serrato, who will perform a few tunes for the crowd.

June 27, 2014 Jim Howie Honored In Sept. 2013, the Pitkin Community Church declared by resolution that Jim Howie receive the honor of SUMMER PASTOR EMERITUS of the Pitkin Community Church. Paul and Abby Gillman were so happy to have the honor to present this plaque (put together by Karen Blackwelder) to him on their way home to Pennsylvania last fall.

Lucinda Lull and Gene Daniel speaking about the declaration at church.

Steve Frazier and Lucinda Lull are signing the declaration.

Jim Howie receiving the plaque in his home in Illinois.

June 26, 2014 Pitkin Melodrama Auditions Auditions for the Pitkin Melodrama will be held this weekend in the Pitkin Town Hall.

Audition times are:

Saturday, June 28, 7:00 p.m Sunday, June 29, 4:00 p.m.

Call-backs will be on Monday, June 30 at 6:00 p.m. Rehearsals will begin July 1st. Performances will be Thursday through Sunday, July 24-27. For more information, contact Nancy Mitchell, Director, at 970-275-5849. Fireman’s Day Update

Saturday July 5 is Fireman’s Day here in Pitkin! Events begin with the Fireman’s Day Parade at 4:00pm. THIS IS A TIME CHANGE. In the past the parade has been held earlier. Participants (anyone who wants to join in!) should line up at the Silver Plume or on State Street (around the 7th to 9th Street blocks, headed northeast) facing toward the Silver Plume beginning at 3:30PM. PVFD Fundraiser Drawings Donations for the drawings which are part of the Fireman’s Day Fundraiser are being accepted. The Silver Plume General Store and the High Mountain Gallery both have donation receipts and the items are on display at the High Mountain Gallery. Gwen Mataisz is the PVFD Secretary and Treasurer and her phone number is 970-641-0159 in case you would like to talk to her about submitting donations for the drawings. New Cookbook The new cookbook, entitled Pitkin to Parlin Revisited, a fundraiser for the Pitkin Volunteer Fire Department, arrived here in Pitkin yesterday! The cookbooks are on sale at the Silver Plume General Store, the High Mountain Gallery, the Pitkin Café, and Nancy’s Needle for $14.00 each. No tax. Suzy Metzler will be handling the mailing of cookbooks to those who are not able to come to Pitkin this summer. If you would like to buy a single cookbook and have it mailed to you, please send a check made out to the PVFD (Pitkin Volunteer Fire Department) for $20.00 to Suzy Metzler, PO Box 100, Pitkin, CO 81241, and I will mail the cookbook out to you. The price breakdown of the $20 is $14 for the cookbook and $6 for priority mail postage which includes $50 in insurance.

This afternoon I learned that there is a mail service called Library Mail and for all orders EXCEPT single-cookbook orders, it is the least expensive way to ship and insurance up to $100 is included on the Library Mail postage amounts. If you want me to send you more than one cookbook, please email me at PitkinCookbook@aol.com so that I can set aside the number of cookbooks you want to order. Then you can mail me a check made out to the PVFD at this address: Suzy Metzler, PO Box 100, Pitkin, CO 81241. I will ship these out just as quickly as I can. Number of cookbooks Subtotal ($14 each) Postage w/ ins. Total Due 5 $70 $7.92 $77.92 4 $56 $7.00 $63.00 3 $42 $6.54 $48.54 2 $28 $6.08 $34.08 Note: If you want more than 5 cookbooks shipped together, please email me at PitkinCookbook@aol.com with your address and the number of cookbooks you would like me to ship to you and I will find the least expensive way to get them to you, then I’ll email you back with the total amount that you need to send to the PVFD so that I can ship them to you! REMEMBER – checks are not made out to me, but to the Pitkin Volunteer Fire Department, or “PVFD” and then mail them to me, please, at my address which is above. Stretching/Easing Yoga with Jesus – Beginning July 1st

Starting: July 1st through August 19th

Day/Time: Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m.

Place: Newcomb Community Center in Pitkin

Attire: Comfortable/Sweats

Need to bring: Mat or blanket to lay on

Questions: Call P.J. Pitko ~ 620-794-1137

No charge.

IMPORTANT: REGISTER YOUR CELL PHONE FOR REVERSE 911 CALLS - UPDATED For those who are in the Pitkin area at summer homes and who have disconnected your local Gunnison area phone numbers, please note the following: REGIONAL EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS: To register your Voice over IP (VoIP) or Wireless Telephones, please use the link provided just below to go to the Intrado Target Notification System (TNS) and fill out the registration form. Each number provided will be added to the regional emergency database to receive voice notifications when your address is impacted by a disaster or emergency. Each number can only be associated with one address in the system. Copy and paste this link into your interner browser. https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/BF7ED953CC69 If you are registered, you will receive a Reverse 911 call in case of emergency. Pitkin Calendar of Events 2013 Friday, June 27 – PHCA Pot Luck Dinner and PHCA General Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Newcomb Community Center Sunday, June 29 – PHCA’s Pancake Breakfast, 8:00 a.m. til noon, Newcomb Community Center Wednesday, July 2 – PHCA’s Bunco, 10:00 a.m., Newcomb Community Center Saturday, July 5 – Pitkin Fireman’s Day! PHCA’s 4th of July Parade at 3:00 p.m. Times for Fire Department’s Dinner and Dance to be announced. Monday, July 7 – PHCA Board Meeting, 2:00 p.m., Newcomb Community Center Tuesday, July 8 – Pitkin Town Meeting, Pitkin Town Hall, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 9 – PHCA’s Bunco, 10:00 a.m., Newcomb Community Center Thursday, July 10 – PHCA’s Movies in the Mountains, 7:00 p.m., Newcomb Community Center Saturday, July 12 – QCIA Meeting & Pot Luck Dinner, 6:30 p.m., Ohio City Town Hall. Tuesday, July 15 – PHCA’s Family Bunco Night, 7:00 p.m., Newcomb Community Center

Wednesday, July 16 – PHCA’s Bunco, 10:00 a.m., Newcomb Community Center Friday, July 18 – PHCA Pot Luck Dinner and Annual General Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Newcomb Community Center Monday, July 21 – PHCA Board Meeting, 2:00 p.m., Newcomb Community Center Wednesday, July 23 – PHCA’s Bunco, 10:00 a.m., Newcomb Community Center Thursday, Friday & Saturday, July 24, 25 and 26 – PHCA’s Pitkin Melodrama at 7:00 p.m., featuring the Pitkin Town Players at Pitkin Town Hall Saturday, July 26 – Pitkin Day – Activities all day – schedule to be provided closer to the date. Sunday, July 27 – PHCA’s Pitkin Melodrama Matinee at 4:00 p.m. at Pitkin Town Hall Wednesday, July 30 – PHCA’s Bunco, 10:00 a.m., Newcomb Community Center Monday, August 4 - PHCA Board Meeting, 2:00 p.m, Newcomb Community Center Wednesday, August 6 – PHCA’s Bunco, 10:00 a.m., Newcomb Community Center Thursday, August 7 – PHCA Movies in the Mountains, 7:00 p.m., Newcomb Community Center Saturday, August 9 – QCIA Meeting & Pot Luck Dinner, 6:30 p.m., Ohio City Town Hall. Sunday, August 10 – PHCA Pancake Breakfast, 8:00 a.m. til noon, Newcomb Community Center Tuesday, August 12 – Pitkin Town Meeting, Pitkin Town Hall, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 13 – PHCA’s Bunco, 10:00 a.m., Newcomb Community Center Friday, August 15 – PHCA Pot Luck Dinner and General Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Newcomb Community Center Saturday, August 16 – ‘P’ Party at the Pitkin Town Hall, 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m, Party to benefit the preservation of the Pitkin Town Hall and Dance, Concessions sold. Monday, August 18 – PHCA Board Meeting, 2:00 p.m., Newcomb Community Center

Wednesday, August 20 – PHCA’s Bunco, 10:00 a.m., Newcomb Community Center Thursday, August 21 – PHCA Movie in the Mountains, 7:00 p.m., Newcomb Community Center Friday, August 22 – Community Bridal Shower for Stephanie Wier and Cory Nasso, 7:00 p.m. at the Newcomb Community Center. Both guys and gals are welcome! Wednesday, August 27 – PHCA’s Bunco, 10:00 a.m., Newcomb Community Center Sunday, August 31 – PHCA Pancake Breakfast, 8:00 a.m. til noon, Newcomb Community Center Tuesday, September 2 – PHCA Board Meeting, 2:00 p.m., Newcomb Community Center Wednesday, September 3 – PHCA’s Bunco, 10:00 a.m., Newcomb Community Center Friday, September 5 – PHCA/QCIA Joint Pot Luck Dinner, 6:30 p.m., Newcomb Community Center Tuesday, September 9 – Pitkin Town Meeting, Pitkin Town Hall, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 10 – PHCA’s Bunco, 10:00 a.m., Newcomb Community Center Saturday, September 13 – QCIA Meeting & Pot Luck Dinner, 6:30 p.m., Ohio City Town Hall. Saturday, October 11 – QCIA Meeting & Pot Luck Dinner, 6:30 p.m., Ohio City Town Hall. Tuesday, October 14 – Pitkin Town Meeting, Pitkin Town Hall, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, November 8 – QCIA Meeting & Pot Luck Dinner, 6:30 p.m., Ohio City Town Hall Tuesday, November 11 – Pitkin Town Meeting, Pitkin Town Hall, 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 9 – Pitkin Town Meeting, Pitkin Town Hall, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, December 13 – QCIA Meeting & Pot Luck Dinner, 6:30 p.m., Ohio City Town Hall Wednesday, December 24 – Christmas Eve Service at Pitkin Community Church, 6:00 p.m.