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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2021
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The search is on Area businesses desperate to find workers BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Bettie Lynn Walden conducts a Bible study on Sunday afternoons for residents. Here, she talks with George Faust, Helen Goundry and Jean Johnson.
brings them joy to contribute, we want that for them.” For Kurland, a rock-n-roll aficionado and movie buff, selecting movies for residents is a labor of love. He chooses a variety to appeal to all tastes, though he says “The Dirty Dozen” is among his favorites. He helps with bingo games, keeps score and sets up a bowling game with plastic balls and pins, and helps facilitate a men’s group. Walden spent much of her life
Evergreen businesses are on a fishing expedition — trying to find the right bait to lure in a great catch of new employees. Some are offering wages in the range of $15 to $20 an hour, hoping that boosting incentives will bring in the workers they need, especially with more people frequenting area businesses this summer. It’s not only restaurants looking for workers; banks, insurance agents, Henderson Mine and more are searching for help and beginning to get a bit desperate. Representatives from 22 area businesses joined together at a jobs fair at El Rancho Brewing on May 24 to find much-needed employees. They spoke with 22 job seekers, and while that was a respectable number, the need is much greater. Nancy Judge, president of the Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce, said the business owners couldn’t wait any longer — not even until public schools’ summer break — because they need to hire now. Businesses are frustrated because they can’t find help yet hopeful that 2021 will be a prosperous year after
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Giving hearts Two Elk Run residents spend their time helping others BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The adage, “It’s better to give than to receive,” has never been truer for two Elk Run Assisted Living residents who volunteer their time to help fellow residents.
Steve Kurland and Bettie Lynn Walden, residents at Elk Run Assisted Living, keep busy PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST by organizing and leading activities for other residents.
Steve Kurland, 72, helps with various games and a men’s group, and he selects movies for residents to watch together, while Bettie Lynn Walden, 72, conducts a Bible study on Sundays. The two agree that helping out is worthwhile and makes them happy. Marketing Director Lisa Carter explained that it’s important to help the seniors get involved in activities that bring them joy. “We’re here to meet their needs,” Carter said, “and to engage them when they want to be engaged. If it
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