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Bits & Pieces...... 2 Crazyfoxx...... 3 Bizbits ...... 3 RRVCS...... 4 Food for Thought ...... 5 Headin’ West ...... 5 Profile...... 6-7 Home Country...... 8 Check It Out...... 9 Sudoku ...... 9 Bulletin Board...... 10 Out of the Past...... 11

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ASPENQUAKE REPORT More color each day. Morton Beeheffler

SHOVEL READY - Ground was broken Thursday, September 23, for the latest addition to the Red River Valley Charter School. See page 4 for the rest of the story. 2 T�� R�� R�� M�� September 30, 2021

Info Board on Facebook or con‐ vehicles inside the closure area. tact her at Three Bears Lodge. This restriction applies to FR 1950 Time and location will be an‐ from the west boundary of the nounced soon. Valle Vidal to the junction of FR The Halloween Carnival has 1950 and Little Costilla Creek. become a tradition enjoyed by Hunters and outfitters holding kids of all ages. ELK-3-406 licenses can coordi‐ nate with NM Dept of Game and Game & Fish Closures Fish to access areas not actively The Carson National Forest is being treated with piscicides and assisting the New Mexico De‐ act in compliance with the treat‐ partment of Game and Fish ment advisory notices within the (NMDGF) with a closure order Closure Area. for the use of piscicide (rotenone) Holders of grazing permits and and rotenone neutralizer (potas‐ their employees may coordinate sium permanganate) to restore with Mexico Department of Game Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout and and Fish personnel to access por‐ native fish communities on the tions of the Closure area relative to upper Rio Costilla Watershed on livestock management needs in ar‐ the Carson National Forest Valle eas not being actively treated with Vidal Management Unit. piscicides and acting in compli‐ This closure order will be in ance with advisory notices within effect from September 25 through the Restricted Area. October 8 on the Questa Ranger Federal, State, or Local Officers District. The NMDGF will have or members of an organized rescue an information booth on Forest or firefighting resource(s) are also Road (FR) 1950 (main Valle Vi‐ exempted from the Closure Order BITS AND PIECES dal Road) with personnel to inter‐ restrictions. act with the public during this This order can be enforced by Fall Training A valued member of the Red in firefighting. Call the Red River time. any commissioned law enforce‐ The Red River Fire Depart‐ River Fire Department and Red Fire Department at 754-6567 for The Closure Order closes pub‐ ment officer. ment was very busy last week River Search & Rescue, Whit‐ more information. lic access to FR 1900 from 09/25 The purpose of this Order is to lock has been active for several (12 AM) thru 10/08 (11:59 PM). provide for protection of public with training activities held at The Carnival Is Coming the Municipal Parking lot lo‐ years. Costilla Dam operators are ex‐ health and safety by limiting the cated on River Street between The ECRFPA is made up of 22 Jenny Church is looking for empted and can use FR 1950 to potential for incidental or acciden‐ Jack and Sixes and Indepen‐ county and municipal fire depart‐ volunteers for the annual Hal‐ access Costilla Dam. tal exposure to the fish piscicide dence Trail. ments in north central New Mex‐ loween Carnival, which is a bene‐ The public can still drive on during the period the fish piscicide The RRFD recently conducted ico. fit for the Red River Valley Char‐ FR 1950 through the closure area is being applied. ter School. Check out Red River but the public may not exit their a Fire Academy at the training site Serving Your Neighbors (Info courtesy Carson Forest) near the Water Treatment Plant west of town. Fire Departments The town is always looking for from around the Enchanted Circle volunteers for a variety of jobs and surrounding areas partici‐ with the Red River Fire Depart‐ pated. ment, Search & Rescue, EMS and Red River Fire Chasers, accord‐ Recognition ing to Red River Fire Chief Deke Justin Whitlock has been hon‐ Willis. ored with the Firefighter Of The There are a number of jobs, Year award from the Enchanted such as ambulance drivers, that do Circle Regional Fire Protection not require the commitment of Association (ECRFPA). time required for those interested

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THIS & THAT The name Zia was in the early # 3. Over the years, I have had A C�� R��: running but, after a conversation the privilege of working with G�� L�� with members of the Zia pueblo, many instrumentalists, with a it was removed from the possible wide variety of instruments. #1. I just found a seed in my choices. It’s been great fun to explore seedless grapes. It was a wise decision as In‐ the relationship created by ensem‐ What are the odds? digenous Peoples Day ap‐ ble playing with horns, wood‐ False advertising or a freak of proaches. winds, stringed instruments and nature: I can only guess. Matilda is now the official percussionists. Rather than guess, I turned to name of the youngster. She is a In my case, guitar has been my my research pal, Odin, my trusty beautiful baby and I will consider main instrument, but I’ve had the Volunteers are still needed for the 16th annual Oktoberfest, which is set but occasionally frustrating lap‐ taking a trip to the Duke City to opportunity to contribute with for October 8-10 in downtown Brandenburg Park. The event is produced top. see her. I won’t stay long. banjo, fiddle, bass, steel, various by the Red River Chamber of Commerce and began in its modern incar‐ I find it amusing that seedless I haven’t been to a zoo in years. drums and, on a few brief occa‐ nation in 2005, held on Columbus Day weekend. Like many special grapes are not really seedless. Perhaps it is the aging, but I find sions, harmonica and juice harp. events, it had to be canceled in 2020. Call Sharon at 779-4335 if you They should, therefore, be them to be more depressing than I’ve been in a trio consisting of would like to volunteer to be a part of this great Red River tradition. called almost seedless or mostly enlightening these days. a guitar, harmonica and trumpet, Oktoberfest features authentic German food, music, craft beers and seedless. I understand the rationale for as well as a trio of guitar, harmon‐ New Mexico wines, arts and crafts vendors, entertaining games and con‐ Add “seedless grapes” to keeping wild animals in confined ica and tuba. A duo with a saw tests, a ski trip giveaway and family friendly activities. George Carlin’s routine about areas. There’s an educational ele‐ player was very interesting. A Six of New Mexico’s finest breweries will be in attendance. Four rep‐ food advertising. If George were ment that cannot be denied, but washtub bass is fun, too. resentatives of the wine and cider making industry will also be on the still alive, I’d write him a letter. when cruelty is educational, I The excitement of experiment‐ grounds for tastings and sales. I’d try texting or email, but have questions as to the value of ing with unusual combinations of Plenty of polka and oompah music will be provided by Eurofest, such an effort would probably be the lesson. musical sound always provides a which hails from San Antonio TX and has been a Red River favorite as effective as shouting across a I know: I’m a old fuddy-duddy. thrill. since 2013. DJ JP, another Red River favorite, will also be providing noisy freeway at rush hour. great tunes to keep the spirit of Oktoberfest in the air. .#2. The baby hippo at the Al‐ The event will be smaller than years past, due primarily to COVID-19 buquerque Zoo now has a name. SITZMARKSPORTS&LODGING which has affected the number of staff members available to occupy the All is right with the world! vendor booths, according to Sharon Calhoun CoC co-organizer with The baby hippo was born on Ellen Gay of the event. Monday, July 19. Her mom was The origin of Oktoberfest dates back to the city of Munich, Germany from the Nile and her dad was 47 on October, 12 of 1810. Bavarian Crown Prince Louis, later King Louis years old. I of Bavaria, married Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. To There may be something more celebrate the union, the citizens of Munich were invited to the fields just to that story but, for now, that’s all outside of the city gates to celebrate the happy royal day with plenty of I know. food, beverage and entertainment that included horse races that were So, the baby needed a name. If very popular and attracted many people. you have a wonderful creature The festival was so successful that Prince Louis decided to repeat it like that in your yard, you can’t the following year to promote agriculture and Bavarian economy in the simply refer to it as The Big Baby. form of an agricultural fair. She is big. Her weight at birth MOUNTAIN BIKES and SURREY RENTALS With a large population of German descendants in the United States, was 50 lbs. Last week she was al‐ Sales, Service & Repair it is little wonder that Oktoberfest has become a popular fall ritual. ready at 170 and growing. RETAILSHOP - Costa Del Mar, Oakley, Ray Ban, Orvis, De Young, Ain’t nature grand! Rep Your Water, Umpqua, TFO, North Face, Kuhl and So Much More! The New Mexico BioPark So‐ ciety and the Albuquerque Santa SKATE SHOP and DISC GOLF Fe Toyota Dealers hosted a nam‐ UPDATED CONDOS Designer Builder ing competition. It was a great fundraiser for the Zoo’s newest Fine 754.6219 Complete baby and the entire hippo family. Custom Kitchen There were over 2,600 names Homes Remodel proposed during the first portion of the competition, the hippo care Serving the Enchanted Circle since 1987 team chose these final four names: Chris Peterson • GB 98 #57877 • 417 High St. • Red River 416 W. Main, Red River 575-754-2456 800-843-7547 www.eriksworkshop.com Matilda, Magdalena, Layla, Si‐ www.sitzmarknm.com [email protected] enna. 4 T�� R�� R�� M�� September 30, 2021

RED RIVER’S TOP SPOT FOR FOOD AND DRINKS! • Offering a wide variety of house-made craft beer & spirits, excellent food, and great service • Open for lunch and dinner daily • Outdoor dining on our 3 heated patios! RRVCS Building For The Future • Menus available onsite and online at RedRiverBrewing.com • Now offering Pit Smoked BBQ It was a very special and long-awaited occasion at the Red River Val‐ ley Charter School on Thursday, September 23. Those in attendance • Come experience something new in Red River! were treated to a living moment in the colorful history of the town of 217WESTMAINST.•REDRIVERNM Red River. RedRiverBrewing.com / 575-754-4422 First came the unveiling of the new sign (above) which will adorn the school yard. Donated by signmaker David Proffit of Tulsa OK, it pro‐ claims to anyone traveling on High Street that the historical site for ed‐ ucation in Red River is still serving the population with the task of pre‐ paring children for the future. The second occasion was the long-awaited groundbreaking ceremony that signals the beginning of construction of new classrooms. The struc‐ ture will replace the aging portable – and temporary – rooms that have been used since the school was founded. Cordova Construction and Development LLC of Albuquerque is in charge of the construction. Among those in attendance with the RRVCS students and faculty were parents, former teachers and Governance Council members, Mayor Linda Calhoun and Tom Veale, former Superintendent of the Red River Academy, a private school that served Red River in the 1970s. Education has always been a priority in the valley. Within a year of the founding of Red River City in 1895, a school house was built on the spot currently occupied by the RRVCS. A single story log cabin, the school was also used for weddings, fu‐ Published weekly by Shepherd Studio nerals, recitals and social gatherings. Church services were also held in the building whenever a circuit riding preacher would pay an infrequent FRITZ DAVIS KERRY SHEPHERD visit to town from Raton or Trinidad, Colorado. Editor Publisher When a fire destroyed the school in 1914, a new one-room school was built on the site. The one-room school could accommodate 40 students CONTRIBUTING WRITERS and was constructed by local volunteers. That school last saw service in Alyce Lindberg Densow Ann Huskinson 1942. The Little Red School House today serves as a museum, still edu‐ Slim Randles cating children and adults about Red River’s colorful past. PHOTOGRAPHER- Todd Michael YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION RATES $25-PickedUp $60-Mailed $20-Online - Send It to Me Now! Send all correspondence and address changes to: Yearly Subscription Rates: $25 - You pick it up$60 - We mail it The Editor Name ______P.O. Box 735, Red River NM 87558 Editorial: 575-770-2231Advertising: 575-779-7192 Address [email protected] redriverminer.com Town ______State _____ Zip ______Facebook:TheRedRiverMiner Instagram: #RedRiver Miner ©2021 Red River Miner Send to: Red River Miner, P.O. Box 735, Red River NM 87558 September 30, 2021 T�� R�� R�� M�� 5

RED BELL PEPPER AND BUTTERNUT SOUP By Alyce Lindberg Densow on you, blessing every cell in your their niece, Winnie Oldham Hamil‐ INGREDIENTS: “Hidden in the bosom of the body. ton, then-owner of Tall Pine with 1 large butternut squash New Mexico Rockies is the moun‐ We Red Riverites call this our sec‐ her husband sometime in the 1930s 1 large red bell pepper tain village of Red River, lying in ond summer. The influx of visitors told her uncles it was time to retire 4 medium carrots an enchanted valley where in early has slowed to a more manageable and no more money would be spent 1 large yellow onion morning wisps of maiden mist wan‐ stream, and once again you can guide on mining. your Jeep out onto Main Street with‐ And so it went – poor access, 1 quart vegetable broth der quietly overhead, ministering to out running out of gas. Now all you more water than they could deal 1 tsp cumin powder pine and spruce-clad mountain need to look out for are deer and with, no modern machinery as we 1 Tbsp maple syrup slopes close by. Snow-capped some ducks lounging out there, know it today to bring out the gold. Salt and pepper to taste peaks nearby raise inquiring heads in the distance and the only road to smoking cigars and looking worldly So many problems to deal with and while discussing all the junk food city finally, not enough return, left gold TOPPING: this heaven crawls laboriously down steep mountains. folks tried to feed them all summer. in the ground and miners trundled It was a great summer. You can off to easier areas – California, 2 cans chickpeas “Occasionally one sees the gap‐ tell by the exhaustion on locals' Nevada, Alaska. 1 Tbsp canola or vegetable oil ing mouth of a forsaken mine shaft, faces as they grin on the way to the Then a new kind of “gold” was 1 tsp cumin powder poignant with unwritten story.” – bank or post office, or from the found. Beginning in the 1920s, Red ¼ tsp cayenne (optional) Laura R. Krehbiel, Clayton NM, rooftop of a lodge. Time to refurbish River was discovered – again – as a 1 tsp paprika 1938 ½ sea salt and get ready for the valley’s sec‐ fabulous resort town with such ideal That quotation is among a num‐ ond season – Skiing! Cross country, summer weather the broiling resi‐ ber of old-time books and pam‐ DIRECTIONS: downhill. And snowshoeing, snow‐ dents “down below” flooded the phlets written about Red River Val‐ mobiling, hiking, sledding... valley to fish, hike, ride horseback, Peel butternut squash, slice, remove seeds and chop into ley, high up in the Sangre de Cristos Up and down the valley are build cabins, make simple entertain‐ about 1” cubes. at 8750 altitude, about 40 miles sounds of hammers and cement ments, sing and play and rest in the from Taos as the road runs. It’s Chop red bell pepper. mixers and other machinery – mu‐ cool evenings along the Red River among a treasured collection of sto‐ sic to an entrepreneur's ears. (once called the Rio Colorado). Peel and slice carrots. ries about the beginning of a very Red River was founded on noise Once again the valley responded. Dice onion. high mountain valley opened up by and racket. The early gold miners And now we are a year-round resort Put all veggies into a slow cooker. pioneers in the mining industry and were a noisy bunch with shovels town of happy locals and smiling Add vegetable broth, cumin and maple syrup. entrepreneurs of all kinds who fol‐ clanking, mills pounding, occa‐ visitors, everyone waiting for the lowed on their heels, turning it into Add just a little salt and pepper... you can add more later if sional dynamite blasts, braying of next wave to come buzzing in over – eventually – a year-round village‐ needed. donkeys, neighing of horses. And the New Pass, which sure beats the and the progressive resort area it is saloons, mercantiles and all the rest. Old Pass in ingress and egress. Wel‐ Cook on high about four hours. today, year 2021. In my collection, I found one coming friends who come back While soup cooks, rinse and drain chickpeas. September and October are two writer who said no gold was taken year after year, some bringing Put out on paper towels and let sit for the first 3 hours that of the most golden months of the out of Red River's many mines that great-grandchildren! the soup is cooking. year in this splendid valley, filled covered the valley and mountains Newcomers, study our history, About an hour and a half before ready to serve, heat oven now with year-round homes, busi‐ around it for miles, with LaBelle it’s fascinating, especially those nesses and people, along with all 400 degrees. being one of the famous cities early mining days and the wild the animals who outnumber the hu‐ Put canola oil into a bowl, toss chickpeas to coat. founded up there at 10,000 feet. times. Check our local museum, man population. Not true! Some mines were very read the books written about that Sprinkle with cumin powder, cayenne, if using, paprika For visitors and year-round citi‐ promising. The problem was, back early era. Our schoolchildren find it and sea salt. zens alike, the incredible beauty of in the late 1800s and into the 1900s, exciting and you adults will too. Toss well to make sure seasoning is on all chickpeas. our golden aspens quaking against ingress and egress was so rugged, One of you budding writers might Put onto cookie sheet and roast about 40 minutes, shaking the dark green of the pines is plus the fact so much debris had to decide to base a novel on that his‐ often... make sure they don’t burn. enough to give anyone a jolt of joy be hauled out and dumped – gold tory. Talk with Holly, our librarian. as he sips that first cup of coffee in Allow to cool a little. mining is not an easy deal, espe‐ She's into history and will help you. the brilliant sunshine that defines cially in these mountains. The Old‐ And that guy with the Santa Claus Puree soup either with an immersion blender or in batches our fall days. The sky is as blue as ham brothers, mine founders in the beard – Fritz Davis – he’ll regale in a blender (too much hot soup in a blender is dangerous). the turquoise in your finest jewelry. area above Tall Pine Resort (their you with history he’s collected. Taste for salt and pepper and add if needed. The clouds are as fluffy as cotton in original land also), Upper – alley, (He’s a treasure trove.) an aspirin bottle (which, never Ladle into bowls and top with chickpeas. after many years of work found a This one’s for all historians ev‐ mind, an adult can’t open without motherlode, only to be washed out erywhere. We would be nowhere Questions or comments? Contact me at [email protected]. help of a four-year-old. Child- by gushing water and nearly drown‐ without you. proof? Hooey!) And the sun beams ing. It pained them no end when Till Next Time 6 T�� R�� R�� M�� September 30, 2021 Our Fire Chief Enjoys All The Work

He has been a Red River firefighter since 1985, Living in the Ski Town of the Southwest had some Chief of the Wheeler Peak Fire District in the Upper wonderful advantages for a kid. He learned to ski at Valley for the past ten years, and was named Red the age of four. River Fire Chief two years ago when long-time Chief “The very first winter I was here, I started skiing. Ron Burnham retired. My dad taught me. I liked it. We skied everyday. As David Deke Willis has been a Red Riverite since kids, that is what we’d do! the age of three when his parents, David and Marihe‐ “When we weren’t in school we were up on the len Willis moved from Hart TX, to the high county in mountains. We were hellions up there. There was a October 1969. group of us!” He doesn’t remember the first years in Red River, He never taught skiing. “Don’t know why.” but he does know why his parents moved to town. Like all kids growing up in Red River, Deke “My dad was a farmer,” Deke says, “and he got learned about working at a young age. hailed out so many times he had had enough. He told “My first job was cleaning rooms at the lodge and his parents and my mom’s parents that they were go‐ helping my parents run it. Checking people in, what‐ ing to move to the mountains. They said ‘we’ll see ever needed to be done. you back here in six months because you won’t make “I washed dishes at numerous places around town, it!’” too. I was a prep cook at various places. I worked on Deke’s earliest memories are of the Lazy Bear motorcycles. I used to help Jerry Hardy with his Lodge, the business that his folks purchased with the horses. I did a little bit of it all.” assistance of the Armstrong family who would be Since there was no school in Red River at the time, their neighbors, friends and partners on High Street. he attended Questa most of his elementary years. “The lodge business was all new to them. It was He attended his freshman, sophomore and junior hard work. They had to take on other jobs to make year at McCurdy, a boarding school, in Española that ends meet. My mom would wait tables in the evening was associated with the United Methodist Churches at the Highlander and other places. In winter my dad of Northern New Mexico. would teach skiing. His senior year was spent at New Mexico Military LSV “He also had an auto mechanic shop. It was first School in Roswell. Upon graduation in 1983, he at‐ located in a little shed next to Powder Puff ski area. tended one year at Adams State in Alamosa CO RENTALS From there, Johnnie Mutz built that big metal build‐ studying business and basics. ing at The Y (currently Weezie’s Wild Rides) for an He enjoyed NM Military. DAILY auto shop for my dad.” “Actually in summer of ‘83, I went to Fort Knox, Deke remembers how much fun it was as a kid Kentucky, and did my basic training. I came back to RATES playing on the mountain. Red River and was in a snowmobile accident and had “The deal was I could go anywhere I wanted to go to have my ankle pinned back together. as long as I could still see the house. We lived right “It was the day after Christmas, the busiest time of 321 E. Main, Red River • 575-754-4444 across the street from Grandview Camp. It was there the year. By then, my parents had gift shops and they [email protected] a long time. We’d always go over there and play on were swamped. I had to have surgery that day.” dougscorner.com • DougsCorner their playground. It was seasonal so, come fall, we “My parents had purchased the Mountain Shop in had the whole place to ourselves.” 1975-76, which was built by Bob and Shirley Coss September 30, 2021 T�� R�� R�� M�� 7 “I’ve Been In EMS For A Long Time” and it was between El Western Lodge – which is Deke’s first job with the fire department involved where Three Bears Lodge is now – and Frye's Old Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) which is a zone of Country Store. transition between wilderness (unoccupied land) and “Frye’s was only open in summer. Behind it was land developed by human activity – an area where a an old cabin. The Bowsers would bring up college built environment meets or intermingles with a natu‐ kids to work and they would stay in the cabin. ral environment and is at greater risk of catastrophic “Mountain Shop was a small shop at the time. Dad wildfire. added on. After I decided that school wasn’t for me, “We did all the cleanup in the Upper Valley. We Dad brought me back home and I started at Royal got grant money for thinning in 2001. Designs, an embroidery business in that shop. That “The goal is to make defensible space around was 86-87. homes and structures. This was after the Hondo Fire “Royal Designs was a wholesale business. I would in 1996. If a wildfire ever got up this high, we take orders and I’d embroider caps and shirts. I also wouldn’t be able to save any houses, so we thinned did T-shirts with transfers and a hot press machine. T- out the trees and brush 25-30 feet around homes to shirts, though, were mostly dad’s deal at the other make the area more survivable. shop (Gold Nugget). “Getting grant money has become really competi‐ “I had a company out of Denver that sold nation‐ tive after all the big fires around the country. Right wide to ski areas. I also had walk-in business. I did now it’s tough to continue the program. But over the that for almost 15 years. I sold that business and went years, people have seen the big fires in California, to work for the Town.” Washington and are now more aware of making their His involvement as a firefighter came about homes more defensible.” through a good friend. The fire department will help home owners with “I was hanging out with Brian Coss. I think his dad information to let them know what needs to be done. AVAILABLE AT RED RIVER BREWING CO. & DISTILLERY was Assistant Fire Chief. At the time it was a big deal “Insurance companies have gotten on board. to be a part of the fire department. So I applied in Sometimes they will not insure you if you don’t have June of ‘85 and it took off from there. defensible space. They’re paying big bucks for all “Ron Burnham was the Fire Chief. these homes that have been destroyed so they are “I was one of the smaller members so I could go putting the responsibility back on the home owners.” into small crevices where other guys couldn’t fit The Red River Fire Chasers is another component cause Brian and Bobby were bigger and Russell of the Red River Fire Department. Church was on the department at the time: All bigger Deke says “2003 was our first year. It was a spin- guys. off of the thinning project of 2001 because wehad “I enjoyed it. I took my First Responder (test) in personnel and we were hiring younger kids. The area ‘86. Took my basic in ‘87 and my Emergency Medi‐ didn’t have a good hand crew at the time so we cal Service test in ‘88. I’ve been in EMS for a long started putting one together. time,” Deke chuckles. “We were called the Enchanted Circle Fire He doesn’t remember his first fire but he does re‐ Chasers when we first started because it was made up member his first wildland fire: The Hondo Fire on of people from departments around the Circle. The May 5, 1996, which saw the evacuation of the town first crew was 10-12 people and we’d go to the local of Red River. area only. We’re now the Red River Fire Chasers. We Have Free Wireless Internet Available “Welcome to wildland fires!” “The Fire Chasers were deployed this past sum‐ Deke says that fire calls and structure fires were mer to the Dixie Fire in California. (Editors note: more plentiful in those days. over 960,000 acres burned). They were involved in “There were more than what we have now. That’s the housing survey of Greenville, the town that partially due to newer construction which is a little burned up, before it was destroyed.” better, and our inspections program which helps us catch stuff before its a problem. “The town adopted the International Fire Code in 2003. We’re about to adopt a new code. Basically things have not changed, although there are few things that have been added, such as carbon monox‐ ide detection.” LIFTS WEST International Fire Code (IFC) is a set of provisions Condominium Resort Hotel designed to address life and property hazards associ‐ ated with buildings and related premises. 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