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Vision 2030 is a collaborative citizens effort to define the future of the Yampa Valley. Vision 2030 intends to gather the wisdom of valley residents to update the 1994 Vision 2020 Report of Recommendations and create a community vision that will define the "heart and soul" of the Yampa Valley and develop specific, doable, measurable strategies for ensuring that the "heart and soul" are successfully stewarded from one generation to the next.

For more information about Vision 2030, call Tammie Bowes Delaney, project manager, at 846-1404 or e-mail tdelaney@springsips.com. To fill out a Vision 2030 survey, visit www.vision2030routt.org.

Name: Tim Frentress

Residence: Hayden

Number of years in the valley: 53

Occupation: Control specialist; part-time rancher, farrier and school bus driver

Q: If you returned in 20 years, what would you hope to see or feel?

A: A strong agricultural component; an ability to earn a livelihood for families without working two or three jobs; locals who are able to stay here and work and own a home.

Q: What top three aspects of your community today do you brag about?

A: Good schools, small-town lifestyle, a pretty place with people who mostly have good values and a strong sense of community.

Q: Describe the elements of your community's heart and soul that are most important to you?

A: Caring about one another, great work ethic, pride of place and sense of wanting to be here and doing what it takes to keep it good here.

Q: What one thing would you do to preserve your community's heart and soul?

A: Make sure our children stay and live here in the future with affordable entry-level housing; support community organizations, churches and schools.