Sopris Mountain Photo Credit: Tricia Pionzio

The Ranch House will be closed from Tuesday, Feb.18 through Tuesday, Feb. 25 (re-opening Wednesday, Feb. 26).This temporary closure will allow for necessary maintenance and detailed deep cleaning. 

*If you have a reserved locker rental, please be sure to clear it out by Friday, Feb. 14 as they will undergo deep cleaning during the closure.

This week's featured photo was submitted by RVR's Facilities & Grounds Superintendent, Travis Green. Travis is a snowmobile guide at Sunlight Mountain Resort on the weekends and he captured this shot while on duty a few weeks ago. The image shows Sunlight snowmobile tour guides raising the flag at Baylor Park in the White River National Forest. Thanks for sharing, Travis!

We would love to feature your photo in an upcoming mailing! If you're interested in having your photo highlighted in the weekly news, please submit images to: jessica.hennessy@rvrma.org.

Did you know that RVRMA reduced the required tree count per lot in recent years? In 2019 the DRC and RVRMA Board of Directors passed the Fourteenth Amendment which lowered the minimum planting requirement to one tree and three shrubs per 1,000 square feet. Most in the community may be well over their minimum requirement and have room to reduce the number of trees on their lot. Some have opted to remove trees situated close to their homes creating a defensible space from fires, for example.

As a kind reminder, any improvements to the exterior of your home will require approval from the HOA. Many landscape projects can be approved through the Administrative Approval process including tree planting & removal. Please be sure to fill out and submit a Home Improvement Application for any exterior changes to your home.

The RVR Ski Club Meets every Wednesday at the Ulrhoff in Snowmass at 10:30 a.m.

Please contact Mike if you’d like to join the RVR Ski Club at mbkorber@gmail.com or (401) 439-9132.

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Mondays 4:15 - 5:30 p.m.
January 27 | February 3,10 | March 3,10, 17, 31 | April 7

Register for class here.

Click here to view the Town of Carbondale meeting calendar.

As we say goodbye to the holiday season, we'd like to remind everyone that it is almost time to take down your festive decorations.

Per the RVR Holiday Lighting policy, "Lighting may be on until January 31. Holiday yard ornaments/décor, visible holiday lights and house icicle lights must be off and removed by January 31. Outdoor tree lights must be turned off after January 31, but homeowners have until March 1 to remove tree lights.

Visit the Ranch House during January through mid-February to view the beautiful artwork of Judy Nordhagen.

Click here to read Judy's Bio.

Saturday, Jan. 18 | 4 - 6 p.m.

Click here to RSVP

Sunday, Jan. 19 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Two Ranch House employees are having babies!

Please join friends at the Ranch House to celebrate these new babies who will become part of our RVR family. Ali is having a girl and Rachel is having a boy.

Please click here to RSVP and to view the registry links.

If you would like to join in the planning, please contact Sarah Murr at sarahmurr100@gmail.com
or Jessica Owings at jessicarowings@gmail.com.

Women, Men, and families are welcome at the event. Please RSVP!

Tuesday, Jan. 28 | 5:30 - 7 p.m.

No RSVP required

The Ranch House staff is always happy to assist you find answers to your questions. Reference the list below for a staff contact list and click here to learn more about which staff member you can direct your inquiries to.

*Please be aware that Ali's email has recently been updated to  ali.anderson@rvrma.org.

Master Swim Coach, David Clark shared the message below following the First Annual New Year's Eve Swim Challenge. Congratulations to all who participated!

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone felt really good about starting off their New Year with the First Annual NYE Swim Challenge followed by what turned out to be a truly awesome potluck. I think everyone will agree that we had a great turnout and you should all be very proud of what you accomplished.

We had a total of 20 swimmers participate in the swim - 12 swimmers did the entire 4500 meters and 8 others did some variation there of ranging from 2,025 meters to 500 meters.

Collectively the swim totaled 67,925 meters which is 42.2 miles in roughly 5 hours! Pretty impressive by anyone's standards.

The Spirit Award went to Carrie, Miranda, Hannah and Susan (pictured above) - not sure if there was more laughing or more swimming but, they nonetheless got the job done.

Hope to see you all next year and maybe even see you in the pool for some Masters Swim Sessions in the meantime.

Cheers,

Dave

Challenge participants:

The Old Town Advisory Committee will meet on Monday, Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Old Town Owners can attend in-person in the Ranch House conference room or via zoom. Click here to view the agenda.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84348963878?pwd=jNTasOWCEtYr6gfl2vONSbHMFplqoD.1

Meeting ID: 843 4896 3878
Passcode: 591509

Join Cari Shurman on Thursday, Jan. 23 for a special qigong class offering:

Cari Shurman, Certified Teacher of Qigong, has been twice to China to study at the Qigong Medical Center. Qigong is based on the same principles as Traditional Chinese Medicine - opening the body for healthy flow of energy to all organs, muscles, joints etc. Cari has been teaching Qigong for over 30 years and has developed a program based on Qigong called Tai Chi for Kids© that is taught in schools around this country and the world. 

It is an ancient system of movement and meditation for health and longevity. Qigong (Chi Kung) started in China about 4000 years ago. It is offered in hospitals all over the US and the world to enhance medical treatments. Qigong increases energy flow in the body to all of the organs, helps us release stress and feel more relaxed in everything we do. It makes us feel better and it is easy to do!

Below is a link to a video of a 10 minute warm up to improve the flow of our chi (internal energy) first thing in the morning. You might enjoy trying it. And then join us for one of the two special classes being offered at the clubhouse in January. And of course our regular zoom classes are very beneficial whenever you can drop in. (Monday and Wednesday at 8 a.m.)

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