Holiday lighting winners

It's time to climb in the car and take a tour of Gypsum to see the great holiday lighting displays around town.

Here are the winners for the community's 2011 Holiday Lighting Contest:

• Grand Prize Winner: $250 Gift Certificate from AmericInn Eagle — 0440 Porphery/Randall and Linda Marner

• First Runner Up: $50.00 gift certificate to Integra Auto — 20A Tenderfoot Chatflield/Danean Boukather

• Children's Choice Winner: $100 cash from Vail Valley Jet Center — 831 Highway 6/Frank Ward

• Clark Griswold Award: $50 Gift Certificate to Columbine Market —760 Valley Road/Gerald Olesen

• Best LED Lights: $50 Credit Holy Cross Energy —110 Ponderosa/Ricky and Darlene Juedemann

• Eagle River Estates: $50 gift card Heidi's Deli — 0114 Riverview/Doug Barton

• Old Town: $70 gift certificate to D Jensen Electric — 154 Spring Circle/Michael and Tammi Boeke

• Gypsum Estates: $50 gift card for Napa Auto parts — 115 Sage Court/Lynn Elliott

• Cotton Ranch/Sky Legend: $50 Gift Card to Highway 6 Store Gypsum —175 Timberwolf/Cotton Ranch

• Chatfield Corners: $50 Gift Certificate Mac's Liquors — 0080 Stone Court/Jennifer Collins

• Buckhorn Valley: $50 Highway 6 Store Gypsum — 61 Apache/Douglas and Maria Crabb

• Horse Pasture: $50 Gift Certificate from the Gypsum Chamber — 950 Valley Road/Bob Mayne

• Willowstone: $50 Punch Card to Gypsum Rec Center — 100 Price Place/Oscar Lozano

Prizes are available for pick-up at the Gypsum Annex building at 3293 Cooley Mesa Drive. Photo ID required to redeem a prize. Call Marie with questions at 524-1740.

Sponsors of the Gypsum Holiday Lighting Contest are the town of Gypsum, the Gypsum Chamber, Integra Autoplex, Holy Cross Energy, Highway 6 Store, Gypsum Recreation Center, Napa Auto Parts, AmericInn Eagle, Vail Valley Jet Center, D. Jensen Electric and Heidi's Deli.





 

New Year's Eve babysitting for a cause

Lutheran and Methodist adults and youth of Eagle and Gypsum will unite on New Year's Eve to provide a babysitting service at the Edwards Interfaith Community Center.

The event, the first of several fund-raisers, will support an inter-generational mission trip next summer to help at-risk teens and impoverished women with Corazon de Esperanza in Trujillo, Peru.

The First Lutheran Church of Gypsum and the Community United Methodist Church of Eagle will offer babysitting from 6 p.m. until 1 a.m. on New Year's Eve. At a cost of $40 per child, the evening will include pizza, beverages, popcorn, games and movies for ages 3-12. A special rate for two or more siblings will be offered. The event has been made possible through the support of the Edwards Interfaith Chapel and Community Center. Reservations are requested by Wednesday, Dec. 28. To make a reservation or get more information, call 376-0017.

Corazon de Esperanza is a local non-profit established by Robyn Hanson of Gypsum and supports impoverished children and women in Trujillo, Peru. The Vail Valley embraced Hanson and her husband, Joel in their adoption of five siblings from a Peruvian orphanage two years ago. Now she has started a youth transitional home for those who have aged out of orphan care and who have not been adopted. The non-profit organization also assists women in poverty to find life sustaining jobs and skills to support their families. More information is available at www.corazondeeesperanza.org.

Christmas tree recycling

Several opportunities exist for Eagle County residents to recycle their Christmas trees or put them to good use after the holidays.

The towns of Eagle, Gypsum and Minturn will host Twelfth Night celebrations on Friday, Jan. 6, with Christmas tree bonfires. The towns of Vail and Avon will provide curbside collection of trees to town residents. Mid-valley residents may drop off their trees at the fire station in Eagle-Vail or at the recycle site located at the Edwards rest area. Residents may also bring Christmas trees to the Eagle County Landfill at no charge until Feb. 17.

Residents who choose to recycle trees or drop them off for bonfires should remove all lights, ornaments, stands, nails and wire. Recycled trees will be chipped up for mulch.

For specific information pertaining to your area, contact your jurisdiction: Eagle at (970) 328-5220; Gypsum at (970) 524-7101; Vail at (970) 479-2158; Red Cliff at (970) 827-5303; Minturn at (970) 827-5645; Avon at (970) 748-4100; or the landfill at (970) 328-3470.

Spring registration under way at CMC in Edwards

Registration for Colorado Mountain College's spring semester is under way. Many classes, including those taught online, start the week of Jan. 16. Other classes start throughout the semester.

Students new to the college can apply online or where they wish to attend. New students are encouraged to come or call their local campus before registering. If you have transcripts from another college, please bring them to the campus. Returning students who have not taken classes within the past 12 months need to reapply before they register for a class.

Once your application has been received, you can register for specific classes in person or online. Registration forms can be either faxed or mailed. Current students who have taken classes within the past 12 months can register by mail, phone or fax, or online.

This semester only, the college is offering a $25 discount on lower-division credit classes to in-district residents who have never taken a credit class from Colorado Mountain College. To take advantage of this great recession-buster, you must register in person at a campus.

Holiday gift certificates can also be purchased and applied to tuition or class fees. Please note that Colorado Mountain College will be closed for winter break Dec. 23 through Jan. 2.

To register, browse for classes or get information on associate or bachelor's degrees, go online to coloradomtn.edu. Or visit Colorado Mountain College in Edwards, 150 Miller Ranch Road.

To find out more, call 569-2900 or 1-800-621-8559.