Joe Gierlach
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Vital Signs: The 9Health Fair
Joe Gierlach | April 27, 2016
At the onset, my expectation in training for the BolderBOULDER was to develop a weekly routine, but it has unintentionally increased my awareness of other health and wellness aspects which may include annual routines as well.Deciding to focus on health last year, I made the commitment to come to the 9Health Fair at the Nederland Community Center. For the town to... READ MORE >
Blogging for BolderBOULDER Begins Now
Joe Gierlach | March 17, 2016
It is a privilege to be selected as one of the ‘official BolderBOULDER Bloggers‘ for this year’s 10K race. The 38th annual BolderBOULDER will be held on Memorial Day, May 30th, 2016. It was named America’s All-Time Best 10K by Runner’s World and is the 3rd largest running race in the U.S. (7th largest in the world) The race attracts over... READ MORE >
Institute for Challenging Disorganization
Joe Gierlach | July 03, 2015
My friend, Nancy came to Denver to attend the Institute for Challenging Disorganization conference. This intrigued me, not realizing that an organization like the Institute for Challenging Disorganization even existed. They address issues like Compulsive Hoarding Behavior. Just the prospect that this organization exists, validates my fear that I am a hoarder preparing for the next power outage or national disaster. In some... READ MORE >
No Car Needed to access the Continential Divide
Joe Gierlach | June 16, 2015
The Nederland Park-N-Ride is the new pick-up and drop-off location for the summer shuttle to the Hessie trailhead. The Hessie Trailhead has been one of the most popular access points to hike to the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Continential Divide, where you can still directly experience icy cold glacier water in the heat of the summer. However, that popularity... READ MORE >
Can We Enhance the Nederland Community Storybook?
Joe Gierlach | May 19, 2015
Back in January 2011, Vickie Berkley and Darcy Kitching collaborated with then-mayor Sumaya Abu-Haidar and the Envision Nederland 2020 Steering Committee to create the first Community Storybook: a beautiful guide to the town’s values and the sites, scenes, events, and people that make Nederland unique. They attended all eight community focus groups, analyzed the resulting data, held their own story-listening... READ MORE >
Gearing-up in Springtime at the Nederland Food Pantry
Joe Gierlach | May 02, 2015
I met Susan Elizabeth Lee when she was kicking off the Sock It To Em Workday campaign at the Metro Mayors Caucus legislative reception. Its a promotional campaign where residents are asked to forego wearing socks to show support for the homeless, and to recognize the great need for warm socks. Here is a link to their website During the... READ MORE >
A Dozen of the Most Influential People in Tomorrow’s Society
Joe Gierlach | February 17, 2015
This week was the Nederland MS/HS National Honor Society dinner and induction ceremony. Each year, our Town has a tradition of hosting dinner for the inductees, and afterward, I’ve had the honor of awarding the certificates to students for the past several years. Then, the inductees hand-sign the same book that has been used for decades. Personally, all I remember... READ MORE >
Nederland Food Pantry is a Life Saver – 5 Reasons to Donate
Joe Gierlach | February 16, 2015
There’s no fancy marketing. No catchy name. It’s just the Nederland Food Pantry. The business plan is simple – They give food to people who need it, along with basic toiletries. The Nederland Food Pantry is welcoming, and yet it’s more discreet than expected. Volunteers prefer to stay “behind the scenes” with no recognition. They are even reluctant to be... READ MORE >
Nederland’s “Magic of the Mountains”
Joe Gierlach | December 05, 2014
On Friday, December 5th, at 5:30pm outside our centrally located Town Hall, Mayor Gierlach and his elf assistants will conduct the second tree lighting ceremony in over 20 years. Sponsored by the Nederland Downtown Development Authority, and with the help of some donations from Arapahoe Ranch and Indian Peaks Ace Hardware, they will be putting up a few trees with lights in public... READ MORE >
Boulder B-Cycle – Gazillion Reasons Why the Nederland EcoPass is So Cool – Part 5
Joe Gierlach | November 18, 2014
I took the opportunity to try out Boulder B-cycle as part of the “Gazillion Reasons Why the Nederland EcoPass is So Cool” program series. The Ned RTD EcoPass is Free for any resident in the Greater Nederland Area within Boulder County. [see details here] The “Gazillion Reason” series is my experiment to intentionally increase my personal use of the Nederland EcoPass in... READ MORE >