{"id":1313430,"date":"2019-08-10T22:44:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T04:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sunday-profile-a-year-of-milestones-for-carleton-hub-hubbard-who-turns-90-on-sunday\/"},"modified":"2019-08-12T10:32:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T16:32:12","slug":"sunday-profile-a-year-of-milestones-for-carleton-hub-hubbard-who-turns-90-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/sunday-profile-a-year-of-milestones-for-carleton-hub-hubbard-who-turns-90-on-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday profile: A year of milestones for Carleton \u2018Hub\u2019 Hubbard, who turns 90 on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.5172413793103\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-985818-494\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/SundayProfile-GPI-081119-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/SundayProfile-GPI-081119-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent | Carlton Hubbard will be celebrating his 90th birthday this week, on Sunday.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Carlton Hubbard will be celebrating his 90th birthday this week, on Sunday.<\/strong><br \/>Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/SundayProfile-GPI-081119-1.jpg\" alt=\"Carlton Hubbard will be celebrating his 90th birthday this week, on Sunday.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/SundayProfile-GPI-081119-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/SundayProfile-GPI-081119-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent | Carlton Hubbard will be celebrating his 90th birthday this week, on Sunday.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Carlton Hubbard will be celebrating his 90th birthday this week, on Sunday.<\/strong><br \/>Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/SundayProfile-GPI-081119-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Carlton Hubbard will be celebrating his 90th birthday this week, on Sunday.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/SundayProfile-GPI-081119-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/SundayProfile-GPI-081119-1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent | Carlton Hubbard looks at photos from his wedding day 65 years ago the week prior to his 90th birthday.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Carlton Hubbard looks at photos from his wedding day 65 years ago the week prior to his 90th birthday.<\/strong><br \/>Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/SundayProfile-GPI-081119-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Carlton Hubbard looks at photos from his wedding day 65 years ago the week prior to his 90th birthday.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/sunday-profile-a-year-of-milestones-for-carleton-hub-hubbard-who-turns-90-on-sunday\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/sunday-profile-a-year-of-milestones-for-carleton-hub-hubbard-who-turns-90-on-sunday\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">Carleton Hubbard can remember walking across the original Grand Avenue Bridge to get into town \u2014 when it was made mostly of wood and before there was any sort of safe pedestrian walkway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Hubbard says he misses the openness of the area back then, and little things, like watching a rancher ride his horses across the bridge to go up into the Flat Tops to hunt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">He also misses the days when snow would be piled up in the middle of Grand Avenue through town, allowing passage on both sides.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe obvious thing that\u2019s grown is the traffic \u2026 mercy!\u201d Hubbard said. \u201cI remember being able to ride my bike across Grand Avenue Bridge. Can you imagine doing that now? Could you imagine trying to ride a horse across that bridge?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote p402_hide\" readability=\"1.5\">\n<blockquote readability=\"6\">\n<p>\u201c\u2026 my legacy with the Lion\u2019s Club \u2026 I just hope it spurs others to do work and give of themselves to the community as much as they can.\u201d\u2014 Carleton Hubbard<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe traffic is the thing that stands out the most, in terms of change. With traffic comes more people, so I just hope we don\u2019t get too big, too fast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">A Glenwood Springs native \u2014 \u201cHub\u201d to most who know him \u2014 Carleton Hubbard has reached quite a few milestones and firsts this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In June, he was recognized for 70 years of service with the Glenwood Lions Club \u2014 becoming the first member in the club\u2019s history to reach the 70-year mark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">He also celebrated his 65th wedding anniversary to his wife Miriam \u201cMim\u201d Hubbard on July 25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">And, his summer continues to be quite busy from a celebration standpoint, as today (Sunday, Aug. 11) he\u2019ll achieve yet another milestone and a first: celebrating his 90th birthday and meeting his great grandchild for the first time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI\u2019m just tickled and honored that they\u2019d all come see some old man,\u201d Hubbard said from his home in West Glenwood last week. \u201cIt\u2019s just really heartwarming; I just want to see them all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Turning 90 can be a scary thought for many. But for Hubbard, who has seen Glenwood Springs grow up before his eyes, he\u2019s unfazed by it for the most part.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s not something you\u2019re excited about, honestly,\u201d Hubbard said. \u201cMy dad lived to be 89 and my grandfather lived to be 79 years old, so I\u2019ll be the oldest Hubbard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt doesn\u2019t mean too much to me, though. It\u2019s just another day, another number.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In those 90 years, Hubbard has seen quite a few things change around Glenwood Springs, from the overall growth of the town, to the recent installment of the <a id=\"N0x27db4d0N0x28edea0:N0x27db4d0N0x297a130\" href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/3-generations-of-hubbards-3-grand-avenue-bridges\/\">new Grand Avenue Bridge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Those changes have allowed him to reflect and remember the wonderful town where he grew up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">Lion hearted<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Born in 1929 in Glenwood Springs, Hubbard remembers fondly the small, quiet Glenwood Springs that was mostly made up of farms and ranches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">As most mountain towns went, though, Glenwood Springs grew over the years into what it is now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Through his service with the Lions, Hubbard saw some of those changes firsthand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">A member since he was 20 years old in 1949, Hubbard joined the club at the suggestion of his dad, who was one of the local club\u2019s charter members when it was formed in 1921.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Hubbard rose through the club ranks as high as \u201czone chairman\u201d for the Lions, meaning he was in charge of overseeing the clubs in northwestern Colorado.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Professionally, at the same time he worked his way up to chairmanship of a regional trade organization, the Land Title Association of Colorado.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Lions, besides being a place for men to meet, had a strong civic service streak from the beginning, putting up the town\u2019s Christmas lights every year; cutting Christmas trees and selling them out of a lot at Ninth and Grand; building a fence around the local rodeo arena down by the river to prevent freeloaders from avoiding the purchase price of a ticket; and creating Strawberry Park (now Sayre Park) as a place to hold the annual Strawberry Days festivities, family picnics and other events. Hubbard\u2019s mother, Ada, was named Strawberry Queen in 1915.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">On June 18, Hubbard was honored for 70 years in the Lion\u2019s Club, receiving a personal note from International President Gudrun Yngvadottir that thanked Hubbard for \u201cyour hard work and dedication\u201d that has \u201cimproved the lives of others, and your commitment to service [that] ensures that many more lives will be positively impacted in the years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt shows dedication, but it\u2019s more than just that,\u201d Hubbard said. \u201cIt means giving to your city and your community. Everything we\u2019ve done is for this community, and that\u2019s important to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The development of Sayre Park, in particular, is an example of that dedication, starting with the baseball field on the upper part of the vast park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Prior to the redevelopment of Sayre Park, Hubbard remembers the park serving as a Prisoner of War camp for German soldiers during World War II, as the military moved into the area. He recalled when the Navy took over the Hotel Colorado and turned it into a hospital and rehabilitation center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">many homecomings<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Shortly after that, Hubbard went off to college at the University of Colorado. However, he returned home when his mother became ill with cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Lacking a student deferment, he was soon drafted into the Army for the Korean War in the early 1950s. He served in Texas and Indiana, and his mother passed away while he was in the military.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">He was discharged in 1953 and came straight back to Glenwood Springs to work with his father in the title business, staying in the industry until retiring from Stewart Title in 1994.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Within a few months of returning home, he met Miriam Bowden, a dental hygienist from Pittsburgh who intended to just spend one year working out West.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">They met at Parkinson Drug in downtown Glenwood, which happened to be the hangout spot for young adults back then.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">That \u201cyear out West\u201d turned into a lifetime together, as Miriam wed Carleton in July 1954. During that time, Hubbard continued to serve the Lion\u2019s Club, becoming a staple in the Glenwood Springs community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI learned that there are a great many people in this world that give a lot more than I do, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d Hubbard said. \u201cI was just a very small part; my legacy with the Lion\u2019s Club \u2026 I just hope it spurs others to do work and give of themselves to the community as much as they can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">All these years after the development of Sayre Park, Hubbard remains very proud of the work the Lion\u2019s Club did. He would like to see the club get a little more recognition from the city, though.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">They have a few signs up there that say its the Lion\u2019s park, but very few people seem to know how much time and dedication was put into that park,\u201d Hubbard said. \u201cI just wish Glenwood would give more recognition there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">sound advice<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">As the years tally up for Hubbard, he can\u2019t help but reflect on life in Glenwood Springs. Aside from serving in the military in Indiana and Texas in the early \u201950s, Hubbard has spent all his life in the Roaring Fork Valley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Hubbard is the grandson and great nephew of two men who moved from Vermont to the Glenwood Springs area in the mid-1880s and, a couple of decades later, discovered what\u2019s now known as Hubbard\u2019s Cave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Hubbard said his grandmother, with her infant son (Hubbard\u2019s dad, also named Carleton) in tow, came over in 1887 by trekking in wagons to Wolcott, over Bellyache Ridge and down into Eagle, then on to Gypsum and over Cottonwood Pass to the Roaring Fork Valley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Since then, the Hubbard name has been synonymous with Glenwood Springs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">As he grows older, though, he knows change is inevitable. He just hopes Glenwood Springs doesn\u2019t get too big for itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIf I could tell the fathers of Glenwood Springs something right now, it would be to slow down,\u201d he said. \u201cI hope this town doesn\u2019t try to outgrow itself. A gallon bottle will only hold a gallon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWell, the town of Glenwood, at least the city limits, can only hold so much. The town fathers seem to be trying to cram in more people than it can accommodate. I think everybody has a right to make a living, but the city fathers have to respect the residents that are already here. We can\u2019t keep trying to over-populate this town.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">As a life-long resident and the 2010 Glenwood Springs Citizen of the Year, Hubbard has a voice that he hopes will continue to be heard. 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