C
R
SUBSCRIBE: ALL LOCAL, ALL THE TIME. $40 PER YEAR. DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE
C
A
N
Y
www.canyoncourier.com
O
N
OURIE
The mountain area’s newspaper since 1958
est. 1958
WEEK OF JANUARY 13, 2022
NOW SERVING EVERGREEN, CONIFER, BAILEY AND PINE
Helping where they’re needed
Residents to vote April 5 at the Town Hall
BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
‘Epic proportions’ The first responders agreed it was a fire of epic proportions, and the scene was surreal and chaotic. “We were standing up a hillside
75 CENTS
Pot shop, trustee positions to be on Morrison ballot
Local first responders answer the call for help at the Marshall Fire
Three things became clear for Evergreen and Conifer first responders who deployed to the Marshall Fire in Boulder County. First: Apocalypse doesn’t begin to describe what they saw in the fire in 100 mph winds that burned more than 1,000 homes in Superior, Louisville and unincorporated Boulder County on Dec. 30-31. Second: Our firefighters made a difference in the subdivisions they protected, while one team of paramedics helped evacuate a patient from Good Samaritan Medical Center and another treated firefighters for minor injuries. Third: Our first responders know that if they put out a call for help, that help will come swiftly just like the more than 100 first-responder organizations did for Boulder County. Foothills, Inter-Canyon and Indian Hills fire departments sent firefighters and paramedics to the scene as soon as the call for help went out on Thursday afternoon. They said while the scene was overwhelming, their training kicked in, and they did what they had to do.
VOLUME 63 ISSUE 10
BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Inter-Canyon paramedics Suzannah Epperson and Matt Araki stand in front of the ambulance they took to help evacuate patients from Good Samaritan Medical Center PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST
and looking at the chaos and the glowing and smoke plumes,” Indian Hills firefighter T.J. Foreman said. “It reminded me of a historical photo of the London Blitz. You didn’t know where (the fire) would catch you. It’s the craziest stuff I’ve ever seen.” They called the devastation horrible, and their hearts go out to everyone who lost so much.
“My heart aches after seeing all the damage,” Foothills firefighter Erik Alpine said. “There were people who left for work that morning, never thinking they wouldn’t have a home to come back to.” Inter-Canyon paramedics called the scene “Armageddon,” noting that they saw flames 40-50 feet in the
Morrison residents will decide in April whether the town should allow a retail marijuana shop and increase sales taxes on that business. Plus, four Board of Trustees positions and the mayor position will be on the ballot. After extensive discussion, the town board voted unanimously in December to put the marijuana shop question on the ballot and decided to ask voters to increase the sales tax for the shop from 3.75%, which is the sales tax for all other businesses, to 6.25%, with the ability to increase it to no more than 11.25%. Four positions on the six-member board plus the mayor position are up for election. Mayor Sean Forey and board member Deb Jerome are term-limited and therefore cannot run again. The positions held by David Wirtz and Ryan Burris, who were appointed to the board last year, also are up for election, along with the position held by Paul Sutton. Marijuana shop ballot issues In December, the town board approved an ordinance for voters to
SEE MARSHALL, P7
SEE MORRISON, P7
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Mandi Evans Happenings
3 Sheriff’s calls 10 Milestones
5 Wyman film 11 Wrestling
6 Opinion 12 Tree recycling
FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK
8 14 PLEASE RECYCLE THIS PAPER