Happy Spring everyone! Remember to join us for our annual SPRING SCAVENGER HUNT this Saturday, March 22nd in Jamestown's Big Park! Hiding begins at NOON with adults and kids over age 13 helping to hide their decorated eggs & other trinkets and finding for kids of all ages will start promptly at 1 p.m.! This free event is for everyone regardless of religious preference and will occur in any type of weather. See you there!

THANK YOU - THANK YOU - THANK YOU!!

Thanks to our precious, loving commUNITY, our Valentine's Bake Sale raised a record $425.35 toward our program expenses!!! Special thanks to ALL of our Camp Jim family bakers, as well as all of the commUNITY bakers, who not only brought their delicious delectables, but also donated money to the cause, including Catherine Davis, Beth Brotherton, Carl Armon, LuLu, Cary Bush, Andee Graves, Sally Hempy, Margie Airola, and Karen DeVincenzo. Extra special thanks to EVERYONE who bought items at the event AND to Sal DeVincenzo for the unique sales techniques he used to flag down customers! Finally, and most importantly, THANK YOU to our persuasive saleskids who braved the cold and sold, sold, sold! WE LOVE OUR commUNITY!

SHARE & SPREAD THE LOVE at our annual Valentine's Bake Sale next Thursday, February 14th from 4-6 p.m. near Jamestown Post Office! If you feel so inclined to bake something, we will gratefully accept donations of individually-wrapped items and/or whole cakes/pies at the event or by calling (303) 545-5502 to arrange pickup! As always, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

BRAVO DRAMA CLUB! What a wonderful, magical performance of "Fantasy of the Forgotton Toys" last night! Everyone did such a great job and should be very proud! Remember the CAST PARTY tomorrow and we'll celebrate!

SPECIAL THANKS to EVERYONE who helped clean the Town Hall after the performance!!!!!! And to everyone who had a hand in making the entire production a huge success!

Eek -- too much multitasking; I made a mess of that last post in more than one way. I'm sorry.

Please avoid driving on *ANDERSON* during the big Jamestown commute, say 7:45 - 8:10 am and 2:30 - 3:00 pm, to allow kiddos a safe walking route.

Please stop at the top of Mesa and see if anyone is already on the hill or waiting at the bottom, before starting down.

Please drive slowly.

Please attend the Town meeting on 1/7.

Summary of various winter driving discussions:

The current, prevailing strategy is to avoid driving on Mesa during the big Jamestown commute, say 7:45 - 8:10 am and 2:30 - 3:00 pm, to allow kiddos a safe walking route.

I've learned from some Jimtowners that Colorado state law holds that the person at the bottom of a hill has the right of way. It seems that all of us who drive to/from school could manage on Mesa if the people at the top just make a habit of peeking over before starting down.

This topic will be on the January 7th Town meeting agenda. JES parents, maybe we could arrange cooperative childcare.

Chris

Hurry and get your authentic Camp Jimtown BUMPER STICKERS! $5 each benefits our after-school program expenses. Limited supplies are still available at Jamestown School or by calling Laura @ (303) 545-5502. Great gifts for friends and family near and far, as well as excellent vehicle & instrument case decorations! Thank you for your support!

Just to add to the discussion from a driver of a front-wheel drive Honda, sometimes I haven't been able to get up Mesa and have to use Andersen, which gets more sun. Just ask Rowan and Quinn about the scary slides and the pushing they've had to endure!

Sorry that happened to you Chris. You're right...it is dangerous when we're not all on the same page.

In the past, we've always instituted a school-wide agreement to travel UP MESA when approaching the school (for either pick-up or drop-off) and DOWN ANDERSEN when leaving. This has worked well in the past, except it hasn't been instituted town-wide, so we still run the risk of meeting someone on either road who doesn't know this policy.

I think it would be a good idea to bring it to the town, but CLOSING ANDERSEN, as was proposed, would only force everyone to go up AND down Mesa, which would also be dangerous. I would totally support a one-way direction for everyone, if the town would agree. As for the walkers, I think that if there is ANY CONCERN WHATSOEVER about safety, either supervised or on their own, then parents should reconsider allowing their kids to walk to school.

Just my two cents from a direct observer of many near-miss accidents on the corner of Andersen.

Good morning everyone,

It would be very wise for us to pick a rationale -- any rationale -- for driving up to the school and back, and agree to abide by it. I might easily have gone off the (Mesa Street) hill this morning with two children in the car, because someone decided to plunge down when I had already started up.

It seems that there's more confusion when the weather is bad. Would reversing the flow of traffic make it easier for most of our cars to get up the hill?

Could we put this to a vote? School-community or full-community? Or just request that the town mandate a one-way circle? Now that we have many more children at the school, it's really unsafe. We will all feel a lot of remorse if there's an accident and a child is hurt!

Thanks,

Chris

Premiering at the JAM CRAFT FAIR, next Saturday, December 8th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in JIMtown Hall...CAMP JIMTOWN, THE BUMPER STICKER! Only $5 each with option to color your own! Not only must our mountain commUNITY vehicles and instrument cases proudly display one of these historical landmarks, they also make great gifts for friends and family near and far! Limited Supplies and all proceeds benefit our after-school program expenses. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

I appreciate Beth Brotherton for all that she has done for me, my husband and especially my boys, not to mention her community. She is a shining example of what it means "to come from the heart". I hope everyone can be so blessed as to have someone like "Auntie Beth" in their lives.
Let's just keep spreading it around!

Yay Everyone! But I've been checking the mail and still no chili? (kidding) Well stated Sal. And from very far away is the Flynn Family who misses this gem of a town...Jimtown. "Yeah!" says Riley. STRIPMIME_JOINLINES

Fame is vapor..
Popularity an accident..
Riches take wings..
Only one thing endures
and that is character.

Miss Beth, We Love You!

Wooooooo hoooooooooo!!!!!!! Nice job you crazy freaks. Watching all of the love fly back and forth reminds me why I LOVE Jamestown and all you beautiful people. Don't ever forget how special of a thing y'all have going on. It IS unique. Keep it twirling.

Oh...and congrats on one kick-butt chili cook-off!!!

Very nice message, Miss Beth, but you forgot the MOST IMPORTANT THANK YOU OF ALL...TO YOU BETH BROTHERTON, the mastermind behind it all, the inspiration, the mover & the shaker, the firelight under the butts, the cleaner of the Town Hall the day AFTER every event (school or otherwise), the money counter & gatherer, the organizer, the problem solver, the confidante, the teacher teaching us all, the QUEEN OF EVERYTHING...thank YOU, Beth Brotherton!

I beckon everyone who APPRECIATES BETH BROTHERTON and all she's EVER done for our commUNITY past and present to send a QT round of applause, pat on the back, word of thanks, or other messages of kudos. READY, GO!