Santa Fe Trail Ranch - Articles

Welcome to our Articles page. On this page you will find a total of 177 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.

22 articles from 2022

Many Thanks For SFTR Dinner Volunteers

· History · Chris Cross

The Fall SFTR Dinner was attended by the highest number of ranchers to date! It couldn’t have happened without the amazing volunteers of the Women’s Grou...

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Snow Plowing Criteria

· Safety · Carlin Craig

We normally don't send Tom (plow operator) out until we have 6 inches of snow and the storm has ended. As you probably know, the Ranch can get varied amounts...

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Profiles In Ranch History - Will Potter

· History · Ernest Parker

One of the first things you can't help noticing about Will Potter is that he is a virtual cauldron of energy. He practically has an energy force field surrou...

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Profiles In Ranch History - Vern Jaschke

· History · Ernest Parker

Many of us have heard of Vern and know that he surveyed the Santa Fe Trail Ranch, but, like me, have never met him. I had heard that Vern was in his 70’s,...

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Profiles In Ranch History - Sue Downs

· History · Ernest Parker

This delightful, charming, and adventurous lady has been part of the ranch history since July 4th, 1992. She came across a small ad for an unfinished cabin o...

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Profiles In Ranch History - Pat Roehl

· History · Ernest Parker

As the Communications Committee began work on the new website in 2019, we asked Carol Rawle if, after a 20 year hiatus, she would consider writing another ep...

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Yard Refuse

· Helpful Hints · Carol Rawle

Ranch residents expect to see our dumpsters packed full by holiday visitors, but seeing several dumpsters topped off with tree and brush clippings today mean...

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The Power Of Lightning

· Safety · Ernest Parker

When I was building our house, I learned a very important lesson regarding lightning. It didn’t have to strike the house; this lesson happened with lightni...

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SFTR POA Mailing Address

· History · Admin

As of 6/30/2022, the ONLY valid mailing address for payments to and correspondence with the Santa Fe Trail Ranch Property Owner's Association is:

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POA Board Executive Session - Updated

· History · Carol Smith

A Special POA Board meeting was held Tuesday, July 13, 2021 for the purpose of discussing in executive session, legal advise given concerning a lawsuit filed...

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Video Of Firewise Presenation

· Safety · Deb Johnson

On June 13, 2021 at the SFTR MOC, wildland firefighter Ryan Theler gave an extremely informative presentation about prevention and preparedness in case of wi...

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TRACK FIRE: June 2011

· Forest Health · Admin

The Track Fire started on Sunday, June 12, 2011 and burned over 27,000 acres on both sides of Interstate 25 at the Colorado/New Mexico state line. It was con...

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