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<br />\ 'sres~'PariE Celebrates <br />I ' . . <br />ost - Flood Reopening <br /> <br />,,"- <br /> <br />ES PARK - "The Gutsiest Little TO'o\on <br />tradO" officially dedared itseU back in <br />is v.1th a parade and grand reOpening <br />. eight days after a (lash flood roared <br />!S. main ~t, causing $21 million in <br />muean cleanup effort by the ~,OOO resi. <br />.J Estes Park and many tourist volun- <br />Ud off at 10 a.m. sharl> Friday. when the <br />,ual RooftOp Rodeo Parade stepped out <br />:olorful march dO'o\otl flood-ravaged El. <br />,venue in the summer resort to""'1\. The <br />ame Is derived from the "Roof of the <br />sobJiquet 8ppl1ed to the Rocky Moun- <br />Uonal Park area. <br />')Ours ar-..er a dam In the park broke July <br />he flaSh flood hit the town. local O{flClals <br />~ parade would take place on sched. <br />I than 1,000 persons participated in the <br />'d.vic ptide Friday. <br />If Harry Tregenl. National Guard Lt <br />cbard Hauen and flood hero Steve GU- <br /> <br />leIte. a local traSh-hauler wno sounded the <br />alarm and is credited with saving hundreds of <br />lives in the flood. cut a red sati1l nbOOn $U11fIg <br />across E1khorn Avenue. <br />Emblazoned 'Nith the newly adopted slogan, <br />which proclaims Estes Parlr."Th@ Guts1est Ut- <br />Ue Town 1Jl Colorado," the pbbon was SlllPPfd <br />sunultaneously by the three VIPs as hundreds <br />of onlookers. many sun covered with mud from <br />the continuing cleanup elfort, applauded. <br />Gillette, sun being feted by the CIty rathers at <br />a continuing round of luncheons and d1Mers, <br />said he thoroughly enjoyed the parade. "but <br />I'm a bIt embarrassed by aU the fuss. t really <br />didn't do anything special. but it's mee to come <br />to the parade. I've never been to Utis before. : <br />I've alwayS been worlang." <br />Among the usual bandS. horse riders and <br />floats, thiS year's parade was marked by sever- <br />al unusual entries - trucks lull of National <br />Guard members who were being honored lor' <br />their elfortsin the urly hours after the flood. <br />and an f.,stes Park street cleaner who was <br />rourKny applauded for helping control dust duro <br />ingthe cleanup ellort. <br /> <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />.C <br /> <br />_-.l"';';.~: <br /> <br />Estes Park residents Mitch Brown, left. and Joe K~lty lead the parade dOwn Eikhorn Avenue. <br /> <br />D <br />(') <br />~ 01l00-{~g-< .~z.'" ~il5" ~~"3" "oJ:' >- l' <br />I~ ~""1 ~ '3& ~s 2-~&.g.~7> ~ Q.:<~~;l ~='< ~ 3 ~Q~~~ t:i C/) ~ <br />" .!~~ ... 6il.:<=> ~g,,&..~2.> ~~$.a3&g~ l:ifl>~o ~ <br />:;:J :!~fl>5"U'o~' Qg' ~e2:;;;~~:i~~'iE3~~"';' g-S:;S ~ (t) <br />_ i2~ ~;& ~Ofl> ~~=""1-Z ~~~ 0 <br />V ,;;:~ !.\"r~i. ~~.:~~~g~~g.~.~:''' ~.~~ ~ rf> <br />II' L'~i~ r~ 1'-' a~~P:l~i"!~Hi ~.:!~5 n tJ <br />--J JE&.- ~c: ;>:1' ~!O g, . 'i ;>"~"'li' "'fl>~::d ~ <br />iO ~o g ~e- ;g~ii :~;' ~&.~2...~ i~i~ C ~ <br />-- r3~ -~2SE? 'o5"~~... ~o3!iiW~2~g. =~~ ~ ~ <br />N l~...'ii: ~o...\N O>:l -g'li' 0> ... 00> -. <br />""'-- ~ ~~~~!!~g in~?~ !i~~g-~[~~; ~~;~ O'~ <br /><> '\Nz.~ ~,<~g'';1-EIC:5 g"'i'ji;"~3(')~~3::1 i-Is ~ (t) <br />i: ~"" ~ ::I.... '< CIQ"~. 'Iii 0 .... ~ <br />\' &.~~'i'tCIQ~;!: ~s;[~ iF-J~ ~5S5~ iE-s 0.. <br />