Day: October 2, 2025

Thank you for a spectacular Wine & Music Festival – gorgeous autumn weather, awesome sound, great music, and good friends. We dedicate this festival to our vibrant founding board member Ruthanna Hall, whose boundless energy and visionary spirit continue to inspire every moment of this celebration.Thank you for financial assistance from our elite sponsors (Proffer Surgical Associates), premier sponsors (Blue Spruce Building Materials, Community Banks of Colorado, Hall Realty, Inc., The Family of Ruthanna Hall, Hinsdale County Lodging Tax Board, Hinsdale County, Stephen & Happy Johns, Packers Saloon & Cannibal Grill, San Luis Valley Brewing Company, and Town of Lake City); gold sponsors (Gowdy Property Vacation Rentals, Jud & Marian Hollingsworth, Lake City Liquors, Lakeview Property Management, Sandy & Bobbie Lewis, Joe & Laura Schneider, Schumacher & O’Loughlin LLC Attorneys at Law, and Southern Vittles); silver sponsors (Breakfast Hangout & Euphoria, Cabin Fever Mercantile, Café 98, Castle Lakes Campground & Cabins, G&M Cabins, Lake City Bakery, Murphy Real Estate, Native Texan Landscapes, Rene’s Garage, The Texan Resort, 38 Degrees North, Utah’s Sanitation, Verde Designs, Webco and Wildpeak Creative); bronze sponsors (Hinsdale County Emergency Medical Services, Hinsdale County Sheriff’s Office, Hinsdale County Road & Bridge, Lake City Public Library, Keep in Touch Spa Salon, Lake City Arts, Lake City / Hinsdale County Chamber of Commerce, Pilgrim’s Rest Airbnb, Republic National Distributing Company, Silver World Newspaper, and Windy Point Trading Company).Thanks to Linda Downs for the 2025 image; Verde Designs and Wildpeak Creative for assistance with marketing design and fabrication.Music was provided by Bruce Hayes, opening by Anvil Strings followed by Sunny Downpour, Sugar Britches, Peach Street Revival, Cash’d Out, and Mojo Birds. Production assistance was provided by Snob Productions, Park Avenue Rentals, High Octane Enterprises (Eric Grossman) with assistance by Bruce Conrad. Special thanks to Gayle Langley (director of the Colorado Main Street program) and emcee Kate Hopson. Thanks to Republic National Distributing and the San Luis Valley Brewing Company (Gary & Pam Malberg). Indian paintbrush wineglasses were handpainted by Julie Reel.Thank you to our food vendors Haugen’s Mountain Grown Lamb, Summit Wing House, Alpine Loop Outpost, Bushwack, and Beny’s; and art vendors Colorado Hammock, Lady Unique Boutique, Rocky Mountain Outback Hats, The Artful Outfitter, Queen Beads & Grey Mountain Farms, Hiding Place Woodworks, Mountain Bear Wood Creations, Pinon Wood Fiber Ranch, Tutas Leathers, The Jewelry Smith, Autumn Teneyll, J&B Seasonings, 38 Degrees North, Windy Point Trading Company, Foil & Folly, Thread+Metal+Stone, Leaves Gates Essential Collection, Bohemian Spirit Designs, Affordable Elegance, Bullfrogs & Butterflies, Dancing Rainbows Tie Dye, Leif Lane Lathers, and South Paws Art. Thanks to our lodging providers: The Texan, Gowdy Vacation Properties, and Lakeview Property Management.Cheers to Diane Bruce for overseeing a superb Wine Tent operation and Greg Collins for running the Beer Booth. Green room space provided by Lake City Arts (thank you!) and coordinated by Peggy Bales (thanks to all the donors of amazing food!). Thank you to Danielle Worthen, and Elaine Gray for overseeing the ticket booth and thanks to Lynn McNitt for an amazing product booth!Thank you to High Point Security and volunteers for providing security; to Sarah DeCristino and the Lake City Area Medical Center for providing first aid assistance; to the Hinsdale County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement; to Town of Lake City for use of the Safe Ride, portapotties and help with locating tents; Hinsdale County Road & Bridge for equipment delivery; to Hinsdale County EMS Brad Jones and Katherine Heidt for planning and preparation; to Hinsdale County Emergency Manager Phil Graham and Justin Thompson of the Lake City Area Fire District. Thank you, Roger Presnall, for keeping all the finances straight. Thanks to Lex Mulhall for clean facilities and a Safe Ride Home.Thanks, Ben Hake, for park setup. Special shout-out to Davee Menzies for administrative help; super thanks to Arlene Gonzales and Jared Boyd for Sunday cleanup; and to the Silver World Newspaper for excellent media coverage.Proceeds from this event support future Wine & Music Festivals and community projects sponsored by Lake City DIRT.Thank you to our 137 community volunteers who make this day possible.See you next year on September 19, 2026.Cheers!Lake City DIRT Board of Directors Greg Collins, Elaine Gray, Sandy Murphy, Daniel Bernat, Roger Presnall, Danielle Worthen, Lydia McNeese, Diane Bruce, Kate Hopson and staff Kristie Borchers www.lakecitydirt.org

An essential service is defined as a public or private operation that is vital to the health, safety, and/or well-being of the population. The services they provide cannot be eliminated or reduced without negative public impact. In order for these services to exist they must be funded.It makes sense to me that the individuals drawing upon these services pay their proportionate share. Did you know that 99% of all Hinsdale County Search and Rescue (HCSAR) calls over the last 5 years were for visitors to the area and that over half of Hinsdale County Emergency Medical Services (HCEMS) calls in 2024 and 2025 to date were also for visitors to the area?Voting YES on 1A will ensure that these essential “first responder” services provided by the aforementioned organizations continue at their current levels and visitors pay their fair share.Voting YES on 1A will also result in a shift in funding that better aligns revenue and expenses based upon usage, ultimately reducing the funding obligations of these essential services from local residents and property owners to visitors. Patrick WoodsHCSARHCEMS (Driver)Lake City

As coordinator of the 2025 Wine and Music Festival Green Room located at Lake City Arts, I would like to thank all food contributors. All dishes were delicious and scrumptious.I would especially like to thank Lake City Arts for use of the facility, chairs and tables. My assistants Carol Clauss, Joyce Stapelton, Kay Vossler, and Genni Lynn, helped set up, serve and donated food. To them a BIG BIG THANK YOU.To the following contributors, thank you so so very much: Packer Grill, Lorie Stewart, Kristie Borchers, Carolyn Virden in memory of Ruthanna Hall, Greg Collins, Connie Frieze, Danielle Worthen, Bobbi McDonald, Malinda McDonald, Karen McClatchie, Jeannie Brady, Ricki Jackson, Lake City Bakery, Susan Heumann, Margo and Roger Presnall, Mickey Maas, Sue Cardin, Kay Vossler, Pam Harrington, Café 98, Anne Coker, Kay Skull, Sandy Murphy, Carrie Pitt, Cathy McCann, Happy Johns, Becky Vickers, LC Dirt, and those I probably forgot to list.The Green Room was a big hit with all performers and their families. See ya next year,Peggy L. Bales2025 Wine & Music Festival Green Room CoordinatorLake City