C
R
SUBSCRIBE: ALL LOCAL, ALL THE TIME. $40 PER YEAR. DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE
C
A
N
Y
www.canyoncourier.com
O
N
OURIE est. 1958
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021
The mountain area’s newspaper since 1958
NOW SERVING EVERGREEN, CONIFER, BAILEY AND PINE
75 CENTS
Jeffco announces return to full in-person learning plan
Going with the snow
Students choosing to continue remote learning not affected BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Lakewood’s Alisha Harrison, foreground, catches some air as she passes her opponent PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN during Saturday’s 285 Winterfest snowtubing competition.
285 Winterfest draws newcomers to snowtubing competition BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Mother Nature clearly thought there wasn’t enough snow on the Meyer Ranch sledding hill for a snowtubing competition, so she sent more. Saturday morning, as teams were carrying their inner tubes up the hill and racing down, a flurry of new flakes definitely helped 285 Winterfest live up to its name. The Conifer Area Chamber of
Commerce’s annual event typically includes a beer crawl, snowmancarving competition and other aspects. However, this year, snowtubing was the only official part of the event because of the pandemic. About 16 teams with four participants each took turns sliding down the long hill. There was a $100 prize for the winning team and participants got to take the inner tubes home, which definitely made the younger competitors happy. Executive Director Melanie Swearengin said 285 Winterfest was all the more important this year, as it encouraged people to not only get out of their homes during the SEE SNOWTUBING, P13
At left, Evergreen’s Cedar Williamson, 6, prepares to tube down the Meyer Ranch sledding hill at Saturday’s 285 Winterfest snowtubing competition.
Interim Superintendent Kristopher Schuh announced the District’s two-phase plan to return to 100% inperson learning for grades 6-12. This will replace the Hybrid learning option but will not affect students who have chosen to continue remote learning. The move to 100% in-person learning does not mean many of the in-school COVID-19 safety measures that have been in place for hybrid learning will go away though. Phase one of the plan will begin March 15, with some students returning to 100% in-person learning — which means students will be in school Monday through Thursday. Fridays will continue to be at-home asynchronous days through the end of the year. According to the District’s written statement, “priority in phase one will be based on student needs, as determined by each school’s MultiTiered System of Supports (MTSS) process, individual education plans, SEE SCHOOL PLAN, P3
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Obits School Bond
2 Fencing 10 Sports
5 Conifer Center 12 Calendar
6 Opinion 15 Puzzles
FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK
8 19 PLEASE RECYCLE THIS PAPER