Summer in the Park has been released!!!

Find all the dates of Park County Events

• TGI Friday Concerts
• Fishing Festival
• South Park Arts Celebration
• 4th of July Firework Schedules
• Burrow Days
• AND Much more!!!!!

Fishing, Camping, Hiking Trails, Maps, Events Calendar

Online Version

7 AM to 11 AM @ the Jefferson Community Center Building – Follow the Signs

Breakfast Menu:

• Pancakes
• Eggs
• Green Chile
• Sausage
• Coffee
• Orange Juice

2012 Dates

• Saturday, May 26th
• More coming!!!

Come Support Jefferson’s community Buildings!!!

In Freddie Mac’s results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey®, mortgage rates continued to follow bond yields higher amid improving economic data. The average 30-fixed rate mortgage averaged 4.08 percent for the week clearing the 4 percent barrier for the first time since October 27, 2011, when it averaged 4.10 percent. 

The Jefferson Real Estate, Inc. Team wants to help you in anyway that we can.  That is why we supply these names and phone numbers.  But we can not guarantee or recommend any of the services listed.

Contractors List  – DOWNLOAD HERE

Here is a great source to find it.  www. ArtisansTrail.org

Everywhere in Colorado, there are creative, talented and hardworking artists and artisans. This is especially true in Park County.

We have created the Park County Artisans Trail to help you find our artists and their best quality artwork. You can experience first-hand the creative environment as the artists are willing to meet and share their studio workshop with you. In addition, the many art galleries in the County are available to showcase the work of these various artists under one roof.

Come join us on this exciting journey and discover the unique artists along the Park County Artisans Trail.

Range Map

The South Park Shooting Range could open as early as this summer.

The range is on Elkhorn Road, also known as County Road 15, about one mile east of U.S. 285 near Como.

The land is owned equally by Park County and Colorado Parks and Wildlife. When the shooting range opens, it will be managed by Fairplay-based South Park Shooting Association.

It was reported in the July 3, 2009, Flume that the shooting range would open in Sept. 2009. In the Feb. 25, 2011, Flume, it was reported the shooting range would open in July 2011.

Those dates passed without the range opening, but there are signs of progress that increase the possibility of achieving the planned 2012 opening.

Two of the three stipulations of the conditional use permit required by Park County have been completed: a perimeter fence and road into the area. Also, $133,000 in grant money from Colorado Parks and Wildlife through U.S. Fish and Wildlife is now available and can be used for the remaining requirement – an emergency call box – and other shooting range improvements.

Range history

The South Park Shooting Association was formed in January 2004 (see the Jan. 16, 2004, Flume), and it has worked to establish a shooting range since that time.

In July 2008, the shooting range land was bought jointly by Park County and the then-Colorado Division of Wildlife, now merged with Colorado State Parks and renamed Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

Groundbreaking on the site was in July 2009. The Association was optimistic that the range would open in September of that year. It didn’t open in 2009.

In February 2011, the Association began building a buck and rail perimeter fence. Reports were that the shooting range would open by last summer, but it didn’t open in 2011.

A grant for $133,000 from Colorado Parks and Wildlife through U.S. Fish and Wildlife was applied for and awarded. There was a delay in processing the grant, which set the opening date of the shooting range back to (possibly) the summer of 2012.

Sertoma’s 16th Annual Cowboy/Victorian Ball

Saturday, December 10th, 2011 at the

Fairplay-Valiton Hotel
500 Main Street
Fairplay, CO 80440

7:30pm to midnight

With advanced payment of the
bedrock price of $35 -  proceeds benefit area charities.

It’s a full evening with snacks and entertainment; Fourth Artillary Quadrille Ensemble – the unified performance of an entire group of civil war era musicians; Victorian or Cowboy Attire appropriate to the era of 1880 to 1900 is required

For tickets and information, please call

Jerry Lipuma, 970-409-9869 or

Merrily Brew at 719-836-0533

Winter is amazing in Park County and in my opinion one of the best times to be up here!!  Wildlife wanders into residential areas more, the quiet falling snow around the Cabin and of course snow ball fights with the kids.

A Couple things you should ask yourself… how often do you come up?  Will you be up in the winter?

If you are coming up at least every two weeks them most folks will leave their cabin “On”.  This is just simply turning down the heat and closing up the blinds and lastly turning off the well pump.

Some Basics to Shut Down:

• Get a digital thermostat, especially if you have zoned heating.
• Turn it as low as you are comfortable doing, most do around 50 degrees.
• Close the blinds to hold some of that heat in.

If its longer than every couple weeks then you may want to consider draining all your pipes and actually turning off you heat to save on propane bills. So this involves completely draining the pipes and using antifreeze to keep some spots from freezing.

Some Basics to Winterize:

• Turn off the heat
• Drain all pipes, Pressure Tank & Hot water Heater, check for low spots… may need to be blown out.
• Don’t forget the water to the fridge and dishwasher
• Toilet & Tanks need to be drained
• Put antifreeze in the P Traps, USE RV ANTIFREEZE (PINK).

Every house is different so be sure to look everything over and to have a plan.  If you are at all unsure of how or what to do it is a great idea to hire a local Handy Man to walk you through it the first time or two an then make a checklist.

Contractors List – http://jeffersonrealestateinc.com/2010/07/contractors-list/

Some Other tips for Winter

• Make a checklist especially if friends & family use the cabin.  One to turn on the cabin the other to shut id down.
• Be sure the Hot Water heater is full before turning it on, especially if they are electric.  Electric units will pop the heating elements if they are not surrounded by water.  Couple extra elements are always a good idea to have around.
• Charge up your septic before winter with bacteria. Rid-X or we all like to use a product called Bio-Sure available online.  This will generate heat in the septic tank.
• Leaky toilets or dripping faucets can cause water to freeze in the waste line.  Reason being the slow moving water will freeze before it reaches the tank causing an ice dam.  This is nearly impossible to clear without professional help.
• Always turn off your well pump!!  Even if you come up every single week.  This little effort can save you from a real headache if for some reason heating fails in the cabin.