Payment Past Due

The first due date for half of the special assessment was October first. If you have not already made a payment, please drop off or mail a check to:

RVRMA
444 River Valley Ranch Dr
Carbondale CO 81623

Alternatively, you can email RVR's Controller at accounting@rvrma.org to have the payment ACH from your bank account.

With election season here, we would like to remind RVR homeowners of our sign and flag policy. RVRMA's policy restricts size, placement and quantity. Similarly, the same restrictions apply to flags. With limited and clearly defined exceptions, each lot is allowed one sign and one flag. If you currently have more than one sign installed on your property we ask that you please remove the extra signs so that you are in compliance. Please also make sure signs are not placed in common areas or the right of way in front of your property.

*For properties that back onto the golf course, pedestrian easement or a public park, a second sign is permitted with different size restrictions.

Homeowners can review the policy for specific guidelines here.

We are awe-struck by the pictures Sandy Smith captured of the Northern Lights from her RVR home earlier this month. Thank you for sharing this once in a lifetime experience with us Sandy!

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.

The RVR hiking group has a new Ambassador! Thank you, Alicia Miller! Please reach out to Alicia to be on her contact list, and with any questions: alicia@aliciamiller.net.

The next hike, weather permitting, will be Friday, Oct. 25 at 9:30a.m. Meet at the Ranch House and join us for a hike up the Lorax Trail!

Click here to view the Town of Carbondale meeting calendar.

Join the RVR Theatre Group to see “Ghostlight” at Thunder River Theatre!  A series of ghost stories, all inspired by actual stories of eerie happenings in various Colorado theatres, are presented in various locations throughout the theatre.

The Group will attend the October 30 performance at 8 p.m. There will only be 27 tickets available for each performance, since we move to different settings within the theatre, so please order your ticket ahead of time on thunderrivertheatre.com if you want to join us.

Contact Dori Libson at dorilibson@gmail.com for more information or to coordinate rides to the theatre.  

The clay tennis courts will remain open as weather permits. We will continue to monitor court conditions. Please stay tuned for updates. Thank you everyone for supporting the RVR tennis program!

The Angel Tree will be up in the Ranch House by November 2. You may choose a tag from the tree at any time – there will be a container available to drop off the gifts. We will also have printed Holiday Angel forms for those who wish to adopt a family on Nov. 2, or you can reach out to Sarah Murr sarahmurr100@gmail.com or Nancy Gensch nancygensch44@gmail.com at any time.

Friday, Oct. 18

There was so much participation and enthusiasm around the first presentation, Don Marlin is offering a second geology presentation! It will start with a Q&A session to follow up on his first presentation. Then, Don will get into subsurface geologic interpretations of Carbondale, Perham Creek, and Coal Creek Basin. Complimentary.

Wine, beer, and small snacks will be provided.

Friday, Oct. 25

We had a wonderful Tennis Season this year and want to celebrate with a bang on Friday, Oct. 25 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., potluck, 50% off of drinks.

Saturday, Oct. 26

Join us for an adult Halloween Potluck Party on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 5:30- 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 27

Come to a Kids' Halloween party at the Ranch House on Sunday, Oct. 27 from 2:30 - 5 p.m.

Thursday, October 31

Want to hand out candy for kids but don't live in the most highly trafficked kid area? How about switching homes with someone who does?

Please call 970-963-6300, email frontdesk@rvrma.org or stop by the front desk if you’d like to add your name to the list.

Register Today!

No registration required for shoppers.

Vendors (RVR Residents only) please email Ali Royer to register: ali.royer@rvrma.org

Saturday, Nov. 2

Craft Fair open from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Come and support community artists. Great holiday gifts!

Saturday, Nov. 9

Winter is coming! Come mingle with fellow skiers in the neighborhood! Bob Engelbrecht, long time ski instructor and RVR resident, will be providing 10-minute time slots to get a “prescription” for your ski setup. Time slots are limited! To register for a slot, please call or stop by the front desk (970) 963-6300. Make sure to bring your set-up if you’re registering for a time slot. Click here to see the time slots we are offering. If you don’t want to bring your set-up or come for a specific time slot, you can still listen to Bob’s advice for others and gain great knowledge! Bob will also have a list of the shops in Snowmass he recommends for excellent tuning.

Plus, enjoy some beverages and snacks, mingle with other skiers in the neighborhood, and connect with the RVR Ski Club. Complimentary, RSVP please so we know how many to expect.

Save the Date!

The videos shared above were sent in by a homeowner on Heritage Drive.

We ask that RVR homeowners continue to stay vigilant with the ongoing bear activity in the neighborhood. Be sure to keep your home bear-attractant free. Don’t attract bears to your property with garbage, bird feeders, fruit trees and berry bushes, gardens, compost, dirty barbecues (grease cans or drip trays) or pet food.

Winter is quickly approaching and the RVR Ski Club is preparing for the ski season. Please enjoy the message below from RVR resident and club organizer, Mike Korber:

I'm dressing warmer now on my bike rides and that is making me think about skiing again. We had a list of 42 RVR residents last year who signed up to participate in the RVR Ski Club. I hope we get even more of you this year too. I know we will be having a November ski presentation like the past two years, so watch for the announcement in the RVR newsletter. If You think you might want to participate in the RVR Ski Club this season please email me to let me know. As we get closer to the Nov. 28 start of the season I will be sending more information about the ski club by email and in the newsletter. I am going to ask the Snowmass ski school if we can get some discounted rates to have one of their full cert instructors spend a day with us and give us feedback on what we are doing on our skis. If anyone has any other suggestions to make the ski club more fun please let me know. Looking forward to hearing from you, Thanks for your interest.

Mike Korber
401-439-9132 
mbkorber@gmail.com

Irrigation blow-outs are now underway in the community. The team will continue to work on RVR residences through the last week of October. Upon completion, we will place a sticker in your controller showing "2024" once it's winterized.

If your irrigation controller is in your garage, please provide a garage code to allow the irrigation crew access to your controls. You may contact Ashley Lynch at ashley.lynch@rvrma.org.

Stickers will look like the ones above.

RVR members may now bring their organic waste to the Ranch House parking lot dumpster. Look for the large green dumpster towards the back of the parking lot. 

This service is offered to RVR homeowners only. We ask that you please communicate this to your contractors. No plastic bags or other inorganic material allowed. Please be mindful of what you place in the dumpster as the container is intended for fall leaves.

Last year the dumpster was out well into November. We hope to have it available as long as possible again this year. We will keep the community informed of any removal dates before they happen.

Carbondale residents can also drop their yard waste, garden waste and branches 2" or less in diameter to 4th and Colorado (in the parking lot across from Town Hall). This town service will run through November 6. Click here for more information.

Please be sure to check the Lost & Found bins the next time you are in the Ranch House! We will donate remaining items after Monday, Oct. 21.

Thursdays with Shelly from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Join us Thursday mornings at 7:30 a.m. for Vinyasa Flow (moderate) with Shelly. This class is designed for those who are seeking a more vigorous yoga workout that will deliver strength, cardio and flexibility as well as assist in focusing the mind. This class offers a dynamic, continuous flow that connects breath to movement in a sequence of poses that will include sun salutations, down dog, planks, twists, lunges and balancing poses. Note: Some experience practicing yoga is helpful but not necessary.  This class requires the mobility to step from down dog to high/low lunges multiple times throughout the hour.

She also teaches Gentle Slow Flow Yoga on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. and Friday at 8 a.m. This class is designed to strengthen and increase the body’s flexibility while calming the nervous system and focusing the mind. We’ll begin class by settling onto our mats while tuning our attention to and deepening our breath. Next, we’ll begin moving slowly with both seated and supine poses to slowly stretch the back, legs and hips, eventually moving to forward fold and standing poses designed to increase our balance, physical and mental strength, body awareness and coordination. Note:  This class requires the mobility to safely move from the floor to standing several times throughout the hour.  This class is designed and appropriate for most levels of mobility and fitness.

Qigong Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9492574662?pwd=YTZ3Mkc5Z3FrdllEdjVyZ3R0TXFadz09

Passcode: 400427

970.963.6300  •  www.rvrma.org