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“When it first started 10 years ago, I watched it for hours,” he said. “Now I watch a few songs at a time while my car is warming up as I’m leaving.” His family, including his teenage sons, come every year. The lights are designed and installed on what is called “Christmas island” by Impact Christmas Lighting, whose owner Arman Prescott is heavily involved at the church. Prescott said this year the show had
The Jefferson County Public Health department’s board voted 4-1 on Nov. 22 to pass a new health ordinance requiring people ages 3 and older, regardless of vaccination status, to wear masks when within public indoor spaces as a COVID-19 safety measure. Boardmember Cheri Jahn was the one dissenting vote. “This is (an) action that really should have been taken a while ago,” Board of Health Chair Greg Deranleau said during the video meeting, referencing guidelines from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that strongly recommend mask wearing in high-transmission areas. The order took effect Nov. 24. Current statistics on COVID-19 in Jeffco have not been good. As of Monday, there were 104 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the county, with the rates of people hospitalized and of those testing positive for the virus on an upward trend.
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Conifer residents Aaron and Miriam Johnston watch the synchronized light and music display put on by Conifer Community Church PHOTO BY SARA HERTWIG Saturday night. Nov. 27, 2021.
Conifer Community Church premiere starts the holiday season BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
There’s nothing quite like Christmas lights set to music to start the holiday season. The lights premiere at Conifer Community Church on Nov. 27 did
not disappoint. Those in cars and those outside watching the 35-minute light shows were mesmerized by the 146,000 blinking red, blue, green and white lights — a fun time for the entire family. “We want to share with the community the good news of Christmas,” said pastor Lance Swearengin as the first of four light shows began. “It’s just a festive experience at Christmas.” Swearengin says he has spent many hours over the years watching the light display.
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Carole (Miller) Burns
April 28, 1941 - November 20, 2021
Carole Ann Miller Burns, 80, of Evergreen, CO passed away on Nov 20, 2021 surrounded in love by her family. Born April 28, 1941 in Kansas City, MO into a family of nine children. Carole was affectionately known as Chi Chi or Cheech by her extended family and Ma Burns by her Evergreen friends and family. Her childhood is remembered by the misadventures associated with growing up on a small farm in the country. It is from these happy beginnings that Carole would come to appreciate the importance of family and friends. Carole was a passionate believer in celebrating life. She fostered love and the importance of family, her compassion extended to the friends and acquaintances she made along the way. Her disarming nature and genuine concern for peoples’ well being put everyone at ease. Carole’s boisterous sense of humor, infectious laugh and dash of ornery made her unforgettable. Carole met Robert Burns who would become her husband and best friend of 61 years in 1960. She and Bob navigated his career around the Midwest and Texas, giving
birth to four children along the way until they moved to Evergreen, CO in 1976. Her appreciation of the natural beauty in Colorado was immense and she had a deep reverence for the place she called home. Carole is survived by her husband Bob Burns; daughter Chris Burns, her husband Bob Franco; daughter Kelly Burns, her husband Jay Henry, their daughter Quinn; son Joseph Burns his daughter Hannah and her mother Kristen; Carole’s siblings and their spouses Kathy and Mark Gandy, Aggie and Alan Willoughby, her sisters in law Barbara, Margie and Marilyn Miller. She is preceded in death by her son Tommy, parents Albert and Agnes Miller; her brothers Albert, John, Bubba, Tommy, Bobby and Danny Miller. Her sister in law Carol Mitchell and her brother‘s Bill and Leo Burns. A Celebration of Her Life will be held on December 2nd at 11 am in the Church of the Cross at 28253 Meadow Dr in Evergreen, CO 80439. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Evergreen’s Mountain Area Land Trust in Carole’s name in support of her love of the mountains.
She was born March 23, 1928, in Carrollton County, Arkansas, the only daughter of Efton and Jentie Faye Coxsey Smith. All records and an amended birth certificate state that Jentie Lea was born in 1929, though her original birth certificate states that she was born in 1928. There is also debate on her birthdate as well, as she was born at midnight. The doctor stated that it was March 22nd, and her mother, Jentie Faye, stated that it was March 23rd. March 23rd is the official date. On August 19, 1951, she married King S. Chappell, and they had two daughters. He preceded her in death in 2019. They were married for 67 years. At the age of fourteen Jentie attended a boarding school, School of the Ozarks in Branson, MO, where she graduated from high school. After receiving her bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas in education, she taught several grades at the elementary level. Third grade was her favorite grade to teach. She received her master’s in
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She attended several churches in her lifetime, mostly Presbyterian and Methodist churches. Survivors include her two daughters, Lisa Hankins of Keller, Texas, and Linda Chappell of Evergreen, Colorado; four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild; four brothers, Russell Smith of Alpena, AR, Jewell F. Smith of Green Forest, AR, Don Smith of Alpena, AR, and Burl Duane Smith of Fayetteville, AR, and many other relatives and many dear friends. Two other brothers preceded her in death, James E. Smith, and Lloyd N. Smith. Jentie Lea was the third woman in her family to have the name Jentie. Her grandmother was Jentie Wann Coxsey, and her mother was Jentie Faye Coxsey Smith, going by Faye. Origin of the name Jentie is unknown to the family but may originate from Norway. Memorial services are pending for the Spring of 2022 at the family farm in Alpena, AR, depending on Covid restrictions at that time.
Ruth (Jeffs) Hardman
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October 30, 1934 - November 6, 2021
Mary Lou, 87, of Golden, was peacefully embraced by her Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ on November 6, 2021. She was the widow of Ron Sr. and, more recently, the wife of Maurice Ohman. She was the mother of Ron Jr., Merede Mattison and Melissa Newkirk; mother-in-law to Sue, Dave and John; and grandmother to Lizzy, Ben, Rachel, Tristine, Jonathan, Mandy, Katie and Sarah; greatgrandmother of 7. Mary Lou was born in Minnesota and raised in the small town of Lake City. In 1956 she traveled by train to work in Yellowstone Park where she met Ron Powell from TX. They married, had 3 children and settled in the foothills of Denver where they lived for nearly 60 years and Ron worked for Martin Marietta. Ron passed away in 2010. Mary Lou was a prolific speaker throughout the country, speaking to over 1,000 churches, Christian Women’s Clubs and MOP’s groups. Nicknamed “Second Hand Rose”, by Eva Hodges of the Denver Post, she gave a trunk show on how to buy used clothes and then shared her life story beginning with her difficult childhood and culminating with her testimony of faith in Jesus Christ. She was the featured guest speaker for many women’s retreats, her topic being Forgiveness and Restoration through
education as a reading specialist. After she retired from teaching, she and her husband moved to the family farm and raised beef cattle for several years.
Jentie Lea Smith Chappell, 93, of Evergreen, Colorado, passed away on November 10, 2021, after a brief illness, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado.
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Jesus Christ. Mary Lou was known for being a prayer warrior and having unwavering faith, which was very evident in her last days. She had a fun sense of humor and quite the dramatic flair. Friends and family looked forward to her Christmas cards and letters. For many years she would hand-paint each card in water-color and address the envelopes in her beautiful calligraphy. Learning to skate as a child on Lake Pepin on the mighty Mississippi River, she was a vision of grace and beauty on the ice at Homewood Park and Evergreen Lake. She was known for her amazing peach cobbler, the Million dollar cake and her delicious southern, home-cooked meals. Always up on current events, she loved Ronald Reagan and Rush Limbaugh. Many a day would find her shopping in Evergreen at Echo, or Goodwill in Golden, adding to her extensive, elegant wardrobe with her loving husband, Maurice, whom she married in 2015. Her warm, beautiful smile and peaceful countenance were a blessing to those around her. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, GG and friend and will be missed by all who knew and loved her. For more information, service details or to write a condolence to the family please visit: www. evergreenmemorialpark.com
Ruth Jeffs Hardman, born July 26th, 1939 in Heber City, Utah, passed away on Friday, November 26th, 2021 at home in Evergreen due to complications from Alzheimer’s. Her husband of 64 years, Elwood, was beside her. The Hardmans moved to Evergreen in 1974 and became owners of the D.P. Wilmot family home. Over the years they have restored and maintained the home, which has been named a Jefferson County Historic Landmark.
Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. Ruth is survived by her husband, Elwood; sons, Bryan and Jerry Hardman; daughter, Jill Perkins; nine grandchildren; and three (almost four) greatgrandchildren, She is predeceased by two sons, Von and Jim Hardman; daughter-inlaw, Kimberly Hardman; and grandson, Tom Perkins. Services in Ruth’s honor will be held on Thursday, December 2nd at 2:00 pm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 7645 Malamute Dr., Evergreen, CO.
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For the second year in a row, Conifer Community Church held its annual holiday lights celebration with COVID-19 precautions that allowed viewers to reserve parking spots to watch the light show in their cars, or park in the back lot and stand outside to enjoy the festivities.
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been refreshed with 12 songs, and the music is, as always, played over an FM radio station. Prescott said people came from far and near to watch the premiere — some first-timers to the show while others are veterans of the event, which includes s’mores, hot chocolate, cookies, hot dogs and hamburgers, and for some, a
visit with Santa. Eight-year-old Kalina, who according to mom Whitney Goin likes anything that goes fast, asked Santa for a bright blue Bugatti high-performance car. Kalina said while she was too young to drive, she would happily allow her parents to drive her around in the sports car. Goin, of Evergreen, said the Christmas lights premiere is a family favorite, and they come every year. “It feels like a small-town
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mountain Christmas,” she said, explaining that the family stops in the parking lot several times in December to see the lights. Friends Caitlyn Jenkins, who lives in Switzerland and is visiting family, and Liz Scott, of Boulder sat on a bench with their children, enjoying the music, the lights and being together. “It’s lovely,” Jenkins said. “I’ve never been to anything like this. It’s my first holiday event of the season.” Miriam and Aaron Johnston,
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Veteran news leader named Colorado Community Media editor Lisa Schlichtman will oversee CCM’s 8-county news operation STAFF REPORT
The next editor-in-chief of Colorado Community Media is Lisa Schlichtman, an experienced, award-winning news executive and an industry leader. CCM Publisher Linda Shapley made the announcement Nov. 29. “I’ve been familiar with Lisa’s award-winning leadership for a number of years, and to have someone with her passion and talent guiding our journalists at Colorado Community Media will mean great things as we look to grow our brand,” she said. Schlichtman, until recently the editor of the Steamboat Pilot & Today newspaper, joins CCM on Jan. 3. “I am thrilled to join Colorado Community Media and take on the new role of editor-in-chief,” Schlichtman said. “I look forward to sharing my years of experience in the newspaper industry with CCM’s talented team of reporters and editors with the goal of connecting the communities we serve through engaging, locally-focused content and impactful journalism.” Schlichtman will lead the news
teams of CCM’s two dozen Colorado newspapers and websites as well as other publications. CCM was sold earlier this year by Jerry and Ann Healey to The Colorado News Conservancy, a partnership of The Colorado Sun and the Schlichtman National Trust for Local News dedicated to fostering community journalism. CCM newspapers serve Adams, Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Jefferson and Weld counties. “Our publications have tremendous potential and reach, and it is exciting to be part of the newly established Colorado News Conservancy,” Schlichtman said. Schlichtman succeeds Mark Harden, who retired as CCM editor last fall but has been serving on an interim basis since July while the search was underway for a permanent editor. Harden steps down Dec. 16. “Lisa is just the sort of dynamic, innovative, experienced news leader who can help CCM reach its greatest potential,” Harden said. “I am so pleased she has agreed to join us and I wish her great success.” Since July 2013, Schlichtman has been editor of the Pilot & Today, a daily newspaper founded in 1885 and serving Steamboat Springs and Routt County.
Schlichtman and her staff received the Colorado Press Association’s 2020 News Leader of the Year award for a multiplatform, in-depth reporting series, “Indivisible,” which focused on issues of diversity, equity and inclusion in Routt County and efforts to bridge divides. CPA named the Pilot & Today the state’s best newspaper in its size class for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019. And the newspaper under Schlichtman also received the 2019 Presidential Award from the Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance for its eight-week “In Our Shoes” series on sexual assault. Schlichtman previously was an editor, co-publisher and co-owner of various publications in Missouri, including the Monnett Times, Cassville Democrat and Wheaton Journal newspapers as well as Ozarks Outdoors and Connection magazines. She began her career as a reporter and assistant editor at the Cassville newspaper. In addition to her professional career, Schlichtman has been active in helping to support journalism and the news industry. She is a past president of the Colorado Press Association, the statewide news-media trade group, and is a board member of the Colorado News Collaborative, or COLab, a Denver-based organization that serves as a local media resource hub. Previ-
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ously she was a vice president and secretary of the Ozarks Press Association. Schlichtman also has been engaged in community roles. She is a graduate of the 2014 Leadership Steamboat class, a past chairperson of the Cassville Planning and Zoning Commission, and a past board member of the Cassville and Monett Area Chambers of Commerce. A St. Louis native, Schlichtman holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She and her late husband, Mike, have two grown sons who live on the Front Range. CCM publications include the Arvada Press, Brighton Standard Blade, Canyon Courier, Castle Pines News-Press, Castle Rock News-Press, Centennial Citizen, Clear Creek Courant, Commerce City Sentinel Express, Denver Herald, Douglas County NewsPress, Elbert County News, Englewood Herald, Evergreen Lifestyles, Fort Lupton Press, Golden Transcript, Highlands Ranch Herald, Jeffco Transcript, Life on Capitol Hill, Littleton Independent, Lone Tree Voice, Northglenn/Thornton Sentinel, Parker Chronicle, South Platte Independent, Washington Park Profile and Westminster Window, plus two shoppers, the AdCo Advertiser and 285 Hustler.
Woman taken into custody after man died from gunshot wound BY DEB BROBST <DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM>
A woman was taken into custody Nov. 28 after a man was found dead from a gunshot wound inside a camper in Conifer, according to the Jeffco Sheriff’s Office. The woman, Sarah Kalan, 35, was booked into the Jefferson County Detention Facility and accused of first-degree murder, menacing and possession of a weapon by a previous offender. Kalan fled the scene in a truck but was quickly located by deputies and arrested, according to a release from the sheriff’s office. Just before 1 a.m., deputies responded to the 11000 block of Cochise Circle off of Foxton Road because of reports of a gunshot wound, the release said.
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Colorado Gives Day is Dec. 7 How your favorite nonprofit can benefit even more from your donation. BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Billed as one of the largest one-day giving movements in the country, the eleventh annual Colorado Gives
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The order is to remain in effect as long as Jeffco total cases and positive test result rates remain in the “High Transmission” category as classified by the CDC: A 7-day average total new case per 100,000 people of at or greater than 100; as well as a COVID-19 test positivity rate of 10% or greater. As of Nov. 18, Jeffco’s 7-day average rate of new cases per 100,000 was 370.95. The test positivity rate was also above 10%. The health order says that if the county numbers get below those two benchmarks, and holds there for at least 21 days, that the restriction could lift. The Jeffco public health order comes on the heels of a Nov. 14 order from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment mandating that anyone who attends certain public, indoor events with
Day will take place Tuesday, Dec. 7. Since 2010, Coloradans who donate to the nonprofit of their choice on Colorado Gives Day help that organization receive additional funds through the Commuity First Foundation and First Bank. This year, more than 3,000 participating nonprofit organizations will receive part of a $1+ million incentive fund when they receive a donation.
BY THE NUMBERS 68,753 - known and presumptive positive cases in Jefferson County, 1,021 - total death in Jeffco from COVID-19 33 - hospitalized Jeffco patients as of Nov. 14 19 - number of Jeffco deaths attributed to COVID-19 on Nov. 19 10.3 - the current 7-day positive test percentage average - Jeffco Public Health dashboard
500 or more people in Arapahoe, Jefferson, Adams, Denver and two other metro-Denver counties be vaccinated against COVID-19. Adams, Arapahoe and Denver counties also passed similar mask mandates last week. The Jeffco mask-wearing order reads, in part, that it is necessary “to control and reduce the spread of COVID-19 to prevent unnecessary deaths and serious illness, to maintain consistent health care capacity in Jefferson County, and to protect
According to ColoradoGives.org, Colorado Gives Day has grown to be the state’s largest one-day online giving event, raising more than $307 million since its inception. Hundreds of organizations in Evergreen, Clear Creek, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, Golden, South Jefferson County and more are participating in this year’s event. Dozens of causes will be represented. The Lakewood Symphony, 40
West Arts, Wheat Ridge Community Foundation, Historic Elitch Gardens Theatre Foundation, Golden Civic Foundation, Golden Backpack Program, Outpaws, and the Limb Preservation Foundation are just a few of the Jeffco nonprofits that can benefit from donations. To donate, visit coloradogives.org and search by keyword, location or cause to find a participating nonprofit you’d like to support.
individuals who live, work, and play in (the county).” Exceptions to wearing a mask can include: - People seated or actively eating or drinking at a bar or restaurant. -The hearing-impaired or otherwise disabled who require an unobstructed mouth area to communicate. - Performers or those leading religious services, or engaged in other similar activities, so long as they maintain at least 12 feet of distance from others. - Individuals who are alone in an enclosed room or only with members of their same household in an enclosed room. - Those swimming in a pool. Jeffco’s public health order also allows for businesses to apply for Approved Fully Vaccinated Facility status. To achieve that status, business locations would need to require proof of full vaccination for all employees, staff, guests, customers and all others entering the facility. The members of the health board
who cast their votes in favor of the new health measure acknowledged the dozens of people who signed up for public comment during the meeting, the vast majority of whom were strongly opposed to a mask mandate, even as those board members stressed its necessity. “In all of this discussion ... there have been very few other solutions presented that can help slow this down,” boardmember Kimberley Krapek said. Deranleau, the board chair, expressed some frustration, ending the meeting to note that he didn’t care for the personal nature of some of the ruder critical comments left in the meeting chat box. “It is clear that many of people that showed up today are vehemently opposed to us taking action. I struggle with that,” Deranleau said. He argued that the board not acting would likely result in more people getting sick, with the associated human and economic costs. “Our businesses will suffer more if we do nothing,” he said.
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Businesses look to mitigate detour impacts Evergreen business owners share ideas, concerns over Evergreen Lake North Trail update BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Downtown Evergreen business owners hope they can find creative ways to mitigate road detours while the Evergreen Lake North Trail is rebuilt next year. They acknowledge that the new two-tiered trail will be great once it is built, but they are worried that tourists won’t come to Evergreen because of four months of detours and gridlock. Currently, the plan is to have detours in place from June through September, though it is possible that construction could be stalled, starting in September instead. Dean Dalvit, owner of EV Studio, told fellow business owners they could sit and grumble, or they could come up with ideas to help mitigate the negative effects. “I appreciate the design team for thinking how the detour will benefit downtown,” Dalvit told about 15 business owners at a meeting with Evergreen Park & Recreation District officials on Nov. 18. “Now it is up to the community to say how do we mitigate the impacts, regardless of which four months the work is
done. We need to focus on what we can do.” They suggested that shuttles could run tourists from parking lots into downtown Evergreen. In addition, they asked that detours take pedestrians into account. EPRD has about $4.1 million in funding from the Denver Regional Council of Governments, Colorado the Beautiful and local groups to construct the trail along Evergreen Parkway from the dam to what is known as the fishermen’s parking lot. Deadlines are looming to begin construction or EPRD could lose the grants. “The other important thing to the (EPRD) board and to me personally and the community is we don’t want to not construct this,” said Chris Vogelsang, EPRD’s consultant on the project. “There is a scenario where we run out of time. If we don’t get through this process and get it constructed … all these grantors will lose faith in us.” As the business owners try to find compromises, they hope to convince the EPRD board at its Dec. 7 meeting to delay requesting bids four months, so construction would start in September rather than in June to save the summer tourist season. However, they noted that a detour in the fall would negatively impact school traffic. Vogelsang said the delay might inflate the construction price, something the rec district can’t afford. Business owners are especially concerned that detours through
This is a rendering of what the Evergreen Lake North Trail is expected to look like COURTESY PHOTO when it is constructed next year.
Evergreen two summers in a row will decimate their businesses. In addition to the lake trail project, Jefferson County is planning to make improvements to Highway 73 from Buffalo Park Road to Plettner Lane starting in spring 2023. Vogelsang explained that the trailconstruction detour would bring traffic traveling into downtown on Evergreen Parkway, while traffic moving northbound would be routed from Highway 73 through downtown and up Meadow Drive to get to Evergreen Parkway. Vogelsang said people would be stationed at the traffic light in downtown Evergreen and at the east end of downtown to keep traffic moving during peak periods. Vogelsang said traffic studies show that the diverted traffic would move at an acceptable rate.
Some business owners said a positive is that the detour would bring some vehicles through downtown that wouldn’t normally drive there. Two other concerns were mentioned during the meeting: One participant asked whether there would be a contingency written into the contract in case there were a wildfire, so the road could be opened. Having a major evacuation route blocked during an emergency would exacerbate a difficult evacuation issue. Another participant asked whether some consideration could be given to the elk who have their babies in early June on the island across from the Lakepoint Center, suggesting that if construction started closer to downtown, that would help the elk.
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A smart cookie Kiwanian’s cookbook project is a recipe for success BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Who can pass up a cookie? That is the premise behind the Blue Spruce Kiwanis Mountain Neighbors Cookie Cookbook that is a fundraiser for area food banks. Proceeds from the $10 cookbook go to the food banks at Evergreen Christian Outreach, Mountain Resource Center in Conifer and Loaves & Fishes in Idaho Springs. It is available at Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice, the Bread Lounge in Bergen Park and Evergreen National Bank. But here, as they say, is the rest of the story. Kiwanian Beth Foster, who organized and created the cookbook, got her inspiration from pandemic binge-watching the “Great British Baking Show,” which gave her the itch to bake. “That morphed into the idea of creating a cookbook to help the food banks in Evergreen and beyond,” she explained, noting that the pandemic had hurt Blue Spruce Kiwanis’ regular fundraising efforts. Foster enlisted foothills residents to submit their favorite cookie recipes. Going the extra mile — and wanting to work on her baking skills — Foster decided to try the recipes before putting them into the cookbook. “I’ve done amateur cookbooks,” she said. “One of the main problems is that often the recipes don’t work well because with home recipes, people know things we might not know. I also decided we had to test the recipes to make sure they were right for high altitude. Besides, we were still in lockdown, and I had nothing else to do.” Foster convinced her good friend Debbie Schwartz, receptionist at Mount Evans, to be her co-baker, and together they baked and rebaked as necessary all 66 recipes. Foster also took photos of the cookie creations, which became part of the cookbook cover. Schwartz said Foster simply asked her to join the endeavor, calling it appealing because “we were putting
recipes into the book that were families’ recipes with great stories. The recipes run the gamut. It’s been a lot of fun. It’s a wonderful project.” When the recipe providers stop in at Mount Evans to buy a cookbook, Schwartz has them sign her copy. Some recipes needed adjustments for high altitude, Foster said, and after baking batch after batch, she and Schwartz donated them to the Evergreen Shelter Program for the homeless, the Evergreen Christian Outreach food bank and Mount Evans. “Another thing I like about the cookbook is it really contains recipes with different levels of difficulty,” Foster said. “I wanted to be sure every word was right. If I wanted to learn to bake cookies, this was the way to do it.” And of course, each cookie needed to be tasted to make sure it was at its appetizing best. Foster said while all of the cookies were delicious, her favorite is Stephanie Richardson’s Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies. “It’s a chocolate chocolate chip cookie, but it has three kinds of chocolate chips in it,” she explained. “I can’t tell you exactly what makes it so good, but when I baked it, I thought, `Man, this is the best cookie I have ever eaten in my entire life.’” Schartz’s favorite recipe is Wendy’s Biscotti that was submitted by Pat Thoms. Foster said she was surprised to learn that Bob’s Red Mill AllPurpose Gluten-Free Flour could be substituted in the recipes to make the cookies gluten-free. Linda Kirkpatrick of Evergreen submitted her Pan-Fried Strawberry Cookie recipe, explaining that she and her cousin used to make the cookies for Christmas. “She taught me how to make them, and they’re the most colorful (cookies),” she said. “They perked up a box of cookies.” Peggy Eggers of Evergreen said the recipe she submitted was d’s Grandma’s Molasses Ginger Cookies, which came from the grandmother of her daughter’s boyfriend a long time ago. “I had been looking for a ginger cookie recipe for quite some time,” Eggers said. “These were delicious, so I got the recipe and stopped my search and have been making them
The Blue Spruce Kiwanis Mountain Neighbors Cookie Cookbook is for sale with proceeds benefiting area food banks. COURTESY IMAGE
ever since.” Eggers said the cookie cookbook was a great idea, and she’s been trying a new cookie recipe every couple weeks. “My husband is not complaining,” she added. Foster called the cookbook one of the best projects she’s ever done between finding the recipes and talking to people about the project, plus it helped while away the hours when she was homebound during the pandemic.
“The testing was just fabulous,” she said. “I was probably a pretty mediocre baker going into this. Now I can create cookies without a recipe. “If I could make a living out of this kind of project, I would,” Foster added. “There’s nothing bad about cookies.” Two of reporter Deb Hurley Brobst’s cookie recipes are in the Blue Spruce Kiwanis Mountain Neighbors Cookie Cookbook.
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Changing lines mean state government changes
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he times they are a-changin’. More precisely, the lines they are a-changin’. Redistricting and reapportionment have upended much of Jefferson County, especially the mountain area. After the 2022 election, we will no longer be represented by Congressman Joe Neguse, State Sen. Tammy Story nor State Rep. Lisa Cutter. The last four years have been sweet for us Democrats, with such fine people serving us so well. They have embraced our issues, particularly fire mitigation, and worked hard to stay in touch with their constituents. These changes have come about because of constitutional requirements to redraw legislative and congressional district boundaries based on the decennial census. Voters passed two constitutional amendments in 2018 that created two commissions to do this job, one for congressional districts and another for the state legislature. The commissioners were chosen from a pool of applicants in a complicated process, and four
I read today Sears is closing its last large mall store. The Woodfield Mall store in Schaumburg, Illinois, was a beautiful and successful store in its day, but that day has come and gone. Sears was founded as a catalog operation in 1886 and didn’t open its first store until 39 years later. Now some 96 years after that opening, it’s giving up the ghost. Many believe, as I do, that Sears could have been and should have been what has become Amazon.com. I spent most of my career working for Sears. I loved working for the company and was proud to be known as a Sears man. So, I’ll write about a few of the good memories I still carry with me as a sort of celebration of life. Things I fondly remember: It may sound silly, but I remember how dog-tired I was each year after the holiday season and annual store inventory was over. From Nov. 1 until the end of December, we worked long days to make sure our department, our store or our region would have a great outcome. Then, it took all January to inventory the stores and calculate how the year turned out. No matter how tired we were, if the numbers were favorable, it was a good tired. Another questionable memory was of being paged in a store to
Democrats, four Republicans and four unaffiliated voters were ultimately appointed to each one. They held numerous public meetings seeking input on maps created by nonpartisan staff. Earlier this month, their final Columnist maps were approved by the State Supreme Court, which found they met the mandated criteria for compactness and competitiveness. The Supreme Court may be happy, but many Jeffco Democrats are not. Sen. Story, who lives west of Evergreen Meadows, is only a mile and a half from the undulating boundary of a new, strongly Republican district that includes seven rural mountain counties to the south. Lisa Cutter was cut out of House District 25 by less than a mile. She is now in the same district as Lakewood’s Kerry Tipper. Senators Petterson and Danielson were also drawn into the same district.
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I’m hesitant to cry foul, but if someone had consciously tried to dilute the power of Jeffco’s Democratic women, they couldn’t have done a better job. Sen. Story tells me that women’s strong presence in the legislature “has done transformational things.” Some legislation that might not have been proposed without women leading the way were bills regarding equal pay for equal work, paid family leave and universal pre-school. Rep. Cutter is equally proud of her work on environmental issues, particularly recycling and fire mitigation. She has embraced the opportunity to make a real difference, but what she’ll miss the most are the people she has come to know in the mountain communities. All is not lost, however. Almost all of Jefferson County is now in Congressional District 7, which has long been represented by Ed Perlmutter. He is favored to win in this newly drawn district, which includes six mountain counties to the south. It’s also highly likely that a Democrat will prevail in the new Senate District 20, which extends
north from the Evergreen area to the Boulder County line and east to Wadsworth Blvd in the south. Evergreen remains in House District 25, which is now all of Jeffco south of Interstate 70 and west of C-470. The current HD 22 representative, a Republican, lives in the new HD 25, but even if he runs, he could lose to a Democrat with strong ties to the community. As I write, my friends are abuzz with speculation about who will do what, or not, in the coming year. It will be awhile until everything gets sorted out, but I have confidence that the combination of good public policy and hard work will lead Democrats to victories again in 2022. Change is hard for most of us, but as we know from our personal lives, it can create new opportunities and better outcomes in the long run. Linda Rockwell moved to Evergreen with her family in 1982. She got involved in local land-use issues in 1984 and in the Democratic Party a few years later. She served as chair of the Jeffco Democrats from 1993 to 1997. Good government and principled politics remain her passion.
Sears ... a celebration of life settle a customer disagreement. I remember it fondly because the approach was to ask the customer, “What do you want Sears to do?” Then we did it. I remember thinking as my bell would ring over the PA system. ... Columnist Another customer to satisfy, and I did. I remember my first day approaching the Sears Tower. I admit that I was proud of myself. I remember two thoughts. First, I must be important to work in such a grand building. Secondly, I’ll not try to walk to work again from my Michigan Avenue apartment. It’s way too cold in this windy city. I was only once asked to do anything I thought was morally wrong. The company was dedicated to honesty and ethical behavior. On the one occasion, I was ordered to change a policy. I viewed the ordered change to be unethical. I told my wife that my refusal might cause me to be fired. As the request came to light, the person who gave the unethical order was fired. We made mistakes, but the company always tried to do what was right. I remember many bosses who
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took the time to become mentors. I learned from them and became a more effective person because of their mentoring. I mention a few here: Travis, Blair, Everett, Larry and Eric, thank you for caring about me. The fondest memory I have is of the many people with whom I worked. In my time in stores, a region and finally at the home office, I was surrounded by wonderful people who worked hard, demonstrated great pride in doing their jobs and were good friends. The sad part of the demise of this once great company is the 300,000 jobs lost. Not too long ago, I talked to a young man on the phone who was providing customer service for Duluth Trading. He did an exceptional job and I commended him. His response made the day of this old guy. He said, “No problem, Mr. Rohrer, I just do what you taught us at Sears Telecatalog.” Sears, thanks for the memories. Jim Rohrer of Evergreen is a business consultant and author of the books “Improve Your Bottom Line … Develop MVPs Today” and “Never Lose Your Job … Become a More Valuable Player.” Jim’s belief is that common sense is becoming less common. More about Jim at www. theloyaltypartners.com.
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It simply isn’t just about you!
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wo years into the COVID-19 pandemic and with an over 70% statewide vaccination rate, we’re back to record highs of Coloradans who are dying from the disease. We are at risk of having no available intensive care beds. We’re headed into the holiday season where it is likely that gatherings of people and colder weather forcing us inside means that cases will probably continue to spike. And yet, while the Jefferson County Board of Public Health was in a marathon meeting about mask mandates last week, a protest against the policy raged outside with people continuing to make the short-sighted and simply incorrect argument that whether or not to use a mask is a personal decision that does not affect the health of anyone but themselves.
We had a breakthrough COVID case in our family last month. The person who got sick had tested negative one week before getting sick. She was fully vaccinated. Everyone at the only large gathering she had attended prior to Columnist contracting COVID had been vaccinated. And yet she got it and was very sick. While she recovered relatively quickly and did not require hospitalization, the simple fact is that even though she had acted responsibly and done the things that were recommended to avoid COVID, she got it. Thankfully, the dozens of people with whom she had come
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into contact with got tested were all negative. As I’ve said in this space before, I hate wearing a mask. Now that it’s colder, it’s worse as it causes my glasses to fog up. And yet the argument that it is intrusive for the government to require me to use a mask misses the point. It isn’t that intrusive. It’s not like I’m being asked to have a chip placed into my body so the government can track my movements! Despite all the work and study that we’ve done over the last two years, we still don’t know what we don’t know about COVID. Why are vaccinated people getting the disease? Who can transmit it? Why is it so devastating to some people and mild for others? I wish it wasn’t the responsible thing for local boards of health to reinstate mask mandates, but it is.
Rather than villainize health officials or claim that making relatively minor sacrifices to protect both ourselves and everyone else treads on our most basic human rights, we should be pulling together to get this virus behind us. While last week’s public health meetings and controversy were about masks, we really need a renewed focus on getting unvaccinated people to be vaccinated. Arguments against the safety and efficacy of the vaccine have been completely disproven. If we were completely vaccinated, it is likely that the masking controversy would resolve itself. But in the meantime, requiring masks again is eminently reasonable and the order should be observed. Greg Romberg is president of Romberg and Associates. He lives in Evergreen with his wife, Laurie.
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Bird brain envy
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he family of corvids, which includes ravens, crows and magpies, redefines the meaning of “birdbrain.” “A crow’s brain size in relation to body mass is equal to that of great apes and dolphins, and only slightly lower than humans,” according to The Earthfire Institute. “And that it is not just their brain size, but cognitive abilities as well, that are on par with those of the great apes.” Corvids have been recorded creating and using tools, solving complex problems, exhibiting remarkable memory, collaborating, identifying threats and recognizing generosity. In Japan, a murder of crows repeatedly cracked open walnuts by placing them on the road at an intersection with a crossing sign.
When the walk emblem appeared, the birds would join the pedestrians as they crossed the road and pick up the meat from the newly cracked nuts. In the event the nut was not cracked, the crow would move it to a more advantaChristie Greene geous location. Crows notoriously badger people who have threatened any members of their murder. In one five-year study, researchers wanted to know how crows identify their human targets. The scientists began wearing one of several masks as they trapped and
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banded crows in full view of other birds in the murder. The masks included a caveman, Dick Cheney and several custommade realistic faces. The birds soon made the connection between the mask and the bird trapper, mobbing anyone wearing that mask. Surprisingly, the crows continued to scold researchers who wore the masks up to five years later. The birds can seemingly show gratitude as well, such as the case with a young girl in Seattle who began leaving bits of food near the family’s birdbath for neighborhood crows. Soon, the crows were returning the favor by bringing her gifts, including a pearl colored heart. In one experiment, crows were shown a stick onto which was tied
a long string holding a bit of meat. One after the other, the crows hopped onto the stick and pulled the string up, held it with their feet, repeating the action until they could reach the meat. Every crow demonstrated this problem-solving behavior without witnessing the other birds. The Clark’s nutcracker, a North American species of crow, gathers over 30,000 pine nuts during the month of November and buries them over an area of 20 square miles. During the period of a year, the bird will locate 90% of the caches, even when under snow. If being bird-brained means having an astonishing memory, outsmarting your competition, and easily solving problems, we should all have birdbrain envy.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR A swell secret Santa Recently a wonderful donor dropped off gifts for our residents at the Life Care Center of Evergreen. Each Tree Rex gift bag contained a puzzle book, lotion, colored pencils, candy and stickers – all thoughtful gifts for nursing home residents. The donor(s) left quickly and we were unable to get name(s) and addresses to send a thank you note. We hope the Secret Santa(s) will see this acknowledgment and know we appreciate and thank you for your kindness. Have a blessed holiday season, Secret Santa(s). Judi Kraszewski, Evergreen Hot topic Full Send Bike Ranch is the second worst thing that could happen to the 250 acres of land it proposes to destroy and the 40,000 or more acres immediately surrounding it. A man-caused wildfire might be worse, but a naturally caused wildfire could not be: Forests have burned from lightning strikes since the beginning of, well, forests, and most fires in Colorado are started by lightning. The destruction caused by a wildfire eventually heals and only overloads
Elk Creek and other local firefighting authorities as it burns. The risk of property loss is something we mountain residents choose to live with, just as we choose to live on our mountain roads, and choose, perhaps, to drive badly on them. FSBR is the worst thing that could happen to Conifer: A wildfire is far less likely to kill people and wildlife on the road or to pollute North Turkey Creek all the way down to Littleton, to drain or pollute residents’ wells or to stink up the whole valley since wildfires do not typically mismanage their septic systems. FSBR, with its three to four injuries a day, will be a constant strain on Elk Creek Fire and could very well — at some point — deprive area residents of vital life-saving services. If a downhill, free-ride mountain biker doesn’t care about his body, why would he care about anyone else’s? (Here are points on which women may not object to exclusion). Please urge your County Planning Commission to deny FSBR’s development application. G. Scott O’Connell, Conifer
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HAPPENINGS We’d like to know about events or activities of interest to the community. Visit www.canyoncourier.com/calendar/ and post your event online for free. Items will apear in print on a spaceavailable basis. WEDNESDAY Evergreen chamber member breakfast The Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly chamber breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 1 at El Rancho Brewing. For more information and to register, visit evergreenchamber.org. Dealing with grief and loss during the holidays Resilience1220 will host a presentation on dealing with grief and loss during the holidays over Zoom from 7-8:30 p. m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. Susan Conceicao will provide ideas and strategies to get through the season. For more information and to register, visit r1220.org. THURSDAY Preparing for the Christmas Bird Count Evergreen Audubon will meet in person or by Zoom at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2 to prepare for this year’s Christmas Bird Count. Chuck Aid will present a refresher on winter birds followed by the Winter Bird Quiz. The count will be on Sunday, Dec. 19. For more information about the meeting or the Christmas Bird Count, visit evergreenAudubon.org. Evergreen Audubon quilt raffle The winner of Evergreen Audubon’s queen-size “Birds of the Bear Creek Watershed” quilt raffle will be selected at Audubon’s monthly meeting on Dec. 2. The quilt was made by fabric artist Carmon Slater. The winner need not be present. Proceeds benefit Evergreen Nature Center and the chapter’s programs. FRIDAY Downtown Evergreen mini-holiday walk Downtown Evergreen will kick off the holiday season with a mini-holiday walk from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3. Stores will be open and there will be performing groups up and down Main Street. SATURDAY Conifer Christmas Parade The 38th annual Conifer Christmas Parade will start at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, down Sutton Road in Conifer. In addition to the parade, between 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., there will be holiday trolleys, warm spirits, live entertainment, Christmas shopping and Santa Land. For more information, visit goconifer.com.
round. Breakfasts with Santa The Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring four breakfasts with Santa from 9:30-11 a.m. Dec. 4 at The Bistro at Marshdale, Dec. 11 at the Woodcellar Bar & Grill and Dec. 18 at The Wild Game. For information and tickets, visit evergreenchamber. org. SUNDAY ‘Queerly beloved’ Resilience1220 will host a presentation how the Bible is gayer and a little queerer than it seems. Jack Veatch, pastor at Evergreen Christian Church, will give the presentation at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, at the church, 27772 Iris Drive. The program is approprirate for LGBTQIA+ people and their allies. Pizza and ice cream will be served after the service.
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TUESDAY 285 Corridor CWPP presentation Learn about local wildfire risks and how to take action to prepare your home and family for wildfire at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, at West Jefferson Middle School, 9449 Barnes Ave. The presentation will go over and resources available to you from the Inter-Canyon and Elk Creek fire departments and their joint Community Wildfire Protection Plan. UPCOMING Cookie Walk Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church in Conifer will sponsor the annual cookie walk from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, at the church, 9444 Eagle Cliff Road. Purchase your holiday cookies for a price per pound. Evergreen Chorale’s `Messiah’ Ovation West presents the Evergreen Chorale’s 50th anniversary concert in collaboration with the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17 and at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 19 at Wellshire Presbyterian Church in Denver. Visit ovationwest. org/messiah for more information and to purchase tickets. Holiday Treasures at Shadow Mountain Gallery Shadow Mountain Gallery will feature Holiday Treasures with one-ofa-kind gifts through Dec. 24. Gift cards are available. The gallery on Main Street in downtown Evergreen is open daily from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Christmas Craft Fair A Christmas Craft Fair will be from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, in the Aspen Park Community Center. Stop in and browse the booths before or after the Conifer Christmas Parade.
Skate the Lake Skate the Lake, the family-friendly, alcohol-free New Year’s Eve celebration, will be from 3-8 p.m. Dec. 31 at the Evergreen Lake House. There will be ice skating (weather permitting), games, a holiday movie shown in a heated tent, food trucks and a laser light show at 7 p.m. No parking at Evergreen Lake, but parking is available at the Wulf Recreation Center and Stagecoach Park, with shuttles available. Tickets are $25 and available at evergreenrecreation.com.
Winterfest Center for the Arts Evergreen’s annual Winterfest will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at the gallery, 31880 Rocky Village Drive, Evergreen. Art vendors will be inside and outside, plus food, entertainment and fun for all ages. Proceeds from Winterfest go to support arts programming year-
Christmas lights at Conifer Community Church The Christmas lights at Conifer Community Church, 9998 S. Havekost Road, Conifer are on from 5-10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 5-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday through Jan. 6. For more information, visit conifercc.org.
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Wellshire Presbyterian Church The Evergreen Chorale’s festive 50th Anniversary concert in collaboration with Jefferson Symphony Orchestra.
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SHERIFF’S CALLS Gas attack CONIFER – At about 8 p.m. on the chill night of Oct. 31, Rick loaned Nick one of his propane tanks. At about 10 p.m. on the chill night of Oct. 31, Rick demanded the tank’s return. Nick protested, telling Rick “I’ll freeze without it!” Rick was determined to get his tank back by any means necessary. “He bit me in the face,” Nick would later tell deputies. Even so, Nick declined to press assault charges. “I just want to go to sleep,” Nick told officers. Rick denied assaulting Nick, prompting officers to ask him how Nick might have come by his bruised and swollen eye. “Maybe he hit himself as a cover up,” Rick suggested. Rick wasn’t interested in pressing the issue any more than Nick was, seeing as how he’d regained possession of his precious propane tank. “I won,” Rick shrugged. Masked intruder CONIFER – She was up upstairs talking on the phone when she heard the tell-tale “squeak” of her front screen door followed by a “sharp knock.” Perhaps not prepared to receive visitors, she continued talking on the phone until the distant toot of a car horn some-
where outside in the night caught her attention. Her suddenly heightened senses next detected a “loud thud” downstairs in her own home, then the more stealthy sound of a single footstep upon carpet, and lastly the quiet slap of her doggy-door swinging shut. Officers summoned to the scene could find no evidence of an intruder, and she could find nothing missing or displaced. Asked if there were any suspects that officers might profitably interview, she suddenly recalled how, a few nights earlier, a raccoon had let itself in through the aforementioned doggydoor. Having no jurisdiction over the animal kingdom, deputies let themselves out the aforementioned front screen door. Case dismissed EVERGREEN – Dissatisfied with the contractor’s work, the homeowner “fired” the craftsman without actually informing him that he’d been fired. Two days later, Dissatisfied called JCSO to accuse Contractor of theft and vandalism. Dissatisfied told deputies that Contractor copped a considerable cache of cash from the master bedroom and “poured paint” on a stone retaining wall. When deputies said they’d
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The Bergens earn the John Irwin Award yearly for schools that demonstrate excellent academic achievement. The Bergens have been the recipient of the Colorado Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Award for schools that demonstrate exceptional student growth. Our Kindergarten classrooms are filled with joyous learning. Our teachers engage our students in meaningful, developmentally appropriate activities that support learning for all students. Each Kindergarten classroom has a full-time paraprofessional, in addition to the teacher. Specials include Art, Music and P.E. for all Kindergarten students. All classroom teachers are trained to use Orton-Gillingham for daily phonics and spelling instruction. We focus on educating the whole child by teaching proactive social problem-solving skills. We provide differentiated programming for ALL learners. Bus transportation is available to all students that reside within our school’s boundaries. Before/After care and enrichment classes are available through Evergreen Parks and Recreation.
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Trail dust-up EVERGREEN – Wheeling through Elk Meadow on the afternoon of Nov. 3, the biker came upon the hiker and her free-ranging German shepherd. Unrestrained and impetuous, the dog immediately
“went after” Biker and “tried to bite me.” Hiker hastened to contain the animal, and Biker hastened to remind Hiker of park leash requirements. And that would have been that, had not Biker again come upon Hiker and her by-then leashed pet a short time later. The way Hiker told it to deputies, Biker “hit my leg with his tire” and “yelled at me,” forcing her to brandish a knife “to defend myself.” The way Biker told it to deputies, Hiker saw him coming and deliberately blocked the whole breadth of trail, and when he’d attempted to go around her through the grass, she’d stepped off trail to block him again and then threatened him with a knife. The way a disinterested witness told it to deputies, Hiker’s account was a tiny sack of dog-doo. Biker didn’t want Hiker charged criminally, so officers merely collared her for violating leash laws.
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be obliged to contact Contractor for rebuttal, Dissatisfied cautioned the officers that Contractor “will probably lie to you.” Duly warned, deputies rang up Contractor, who said that Dissatisfied had “fired and rehired” him several times during the course of the project and was in the habit of assigning him tasks unrelated to the work at hand, including “taking out the trash.” Contractor assured officers he’d taken no money nor poured any paint, and he wasn’t exactly sorry to learn he’d been re-fired. Investigating further, deputies determined that the funds could have gone missing at any time during the last several weeks, during which interval any number of non-residents had enjoyed free reign within the premises. They further concluded that the paint was not paint, not permanent, and almost not visible. With no evidence that an actual crime had been committed, deputies pink-slipped the case.
"Evergreen Animal Protective League (EAPL) is grateful to receive a distribution from the estate of Shari L. Edwards, a long-time Evergreen resident who passed away in 2008. Although Shari passed away in 2008, she made provisions for the care of her beloved cats after her death and also for her residual estate to benefit several animal rescue organizations so she could posthumously help needy animals, one of her passions. EAPL is very grateful to be one of the animal rescue organizations Shari supported, both during and after her death, and her generous bequest will be used to continue EAPL's ceaseless efforts to say YES, send them to EAPL to as many pets as we can."
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A game changer for area sports teams Turf field at Stagecoach Park ready for use BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The field at Stagecoach Park is open for business — or more accurately, open for play. In less than three months, the field got a makeover, going from hard dirt to beautiful artificial turf thanks to the efforts of many, including the Evergreen Park & Recreation District and the nonprofit Teddy Wetzel Memorial Field Project. The field is so ready for play that after the short dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting on Nov. 23, Mountain Lacrosse fourth- and fifthgrade team took to the field to play its first game. Coach Mike Bergner called the turf field a game changer. “Our season starts in March,” he said, “and because of the wet weather, we fight for indoor practice space. When there’s snow on the field, we can shovel it and still practice.” More than 150 people — EPRD officials, Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce representatives, former and current lacrosse players, members of the Scot and Charlotte Wetzel family and more — toasted Evergreen’s latest community asset. “This is a field for generations to enjoy,” Evergreen chamber President Nancy Judge said. “As a community, we are lucky to have a family who is so loving and giving and who quickly thought of how to
Evergreen’s new artificial turf field was dedicated on Nov. 23 with a ribbon cutting by the Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce, PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST the Evergreen Park & Recreation District board and Charlotte and Scot Wetzel, who helped fund the field.
make Evergreen better for others.” Judge referred to the Wetzel family, who lost their son Robert Edward “Teddy” Wetzel more than four years ago. The family’s nonprofit, the Teddy Wetzel Memorial Field Project, paid to have the artificial turf installed. The Daniels Fund and the El Pomar Foundation were the major donors. EPRD board member Peter Lindquist, whose sons played lacrosse on the Stagecoach Park field when it was primarily a dirt field,
said EPRD bought the park property in 2007. “This field has always been heavily used,” he told the crowd, “first for soccer and then for lacrosse. We wouldn’t be standing here (on the new turf field) without the Wetzel family.” He lauded the many organizations that had a hand in make the field a reality, telling the crowd, “We hope you enjoy standing on Teddy’s Field.” Heart Cameron, EPRD’s park
operation manager, has said that the turf field would provide more accessibility for everyone. He hoped that adding a second artificial-turf field to complement the Marshdale Fields in the rec district would give teams more practice opportunities. Lindquist said the field would no longer turn to mud after a major snowstorm or downpour, and the holes sprinkled throughout the field are now gone. “This field will get so much use,” he said.
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Jeffco seeks comments on Highway 73 improvements Bike and pedestrian lanes, widening slated for area south of downtown Evergreen BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Jefferson County officials are asking for the community’s comments on their plans to widen and improve Highway 73 just south of downtown Evergreen. The county says the underlying reason for improving the highway is to better facilitate evacuations in an emergency because the improved Highway 73 will be able to accommodate more cars. In addition, a traffic study shows that 16,000 vehicles travel on Highway 73 daily, indicating that the road as it is now configured is nearing capacity. According to county documents, the design will widen a half-mile of the road to include a center left-turn lane in sections of the road, a southbound bike lane on the west side and a shared-use path on the east side.
WANT TO KNOW MORE? • Plans for improving Highway 73 from Buffalo Park Road to Plettner Lane, plus a video explaining the proposal, are available on the county’s website at jeffco.us/jc-73. • Comments will be taken until 11 p.m. Dec. 31 at surveymonkey.com/r/ JRC6TFH. It will also provide four parking lots: angled parking across from the former church, parallel parking in front of the former church, angled parking across from Evergreen Fire/Rescue Station 1 and parallel parking south of the Highway 73/74 intersection. The intersection of Highway 73 and Little Cub Creek Road also will be improved, and the left-turn lane for the second lane from Buffalo Park to Highway 73 will be lengthened to improve safety, the documents say. The county has federal Transportation Improvement Program funding for the project, with construction expected to start in the spring of 2023 and taking about a year to complete.
A map of the planned changes to Highway 73. COURTESY PHOTO
The county considered widening the road to five lanes, but that plan was too expensive and too difficult because of a historical rock wall on the west side and Cub Creek on the east side of the highway, county officials said. The county also considered removing the traffic light at Buffalo Park Road and replacing it with a roundabout but ultimately decided the change was too expensive to implement. To address concerns about wildlife
that migrate through the area, officials say that breaks in the fencing on the east side of Highway 73 will allow elk to move through the area. During construction, Jeffco officials promise that a lane of traffic will move in each direction during peak periods, and there will be flaggers to help move traffic through the area. Occasionally, full closures will take place at night.
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An unexpected entrance into abstract art Pine resident Elaine Gosnell tells how she became a fluid painter BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Elaine Gosnell from Pine uses a straw to manipulate paint on her canvas.
“Once she retired and started doing this, she just lightened up.” Around 2010, Gosnell began an oil painting of a fawn, when she noticed the lack of control in her hands. After a visit with her doctor, she was given gut-wrenching news. “He told me that I had RA and my hands were going to get worse,” said Gosnell. “I wasn’t going to be able to hold anything small like a paintbrush.” Gosnell said the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis was disheartening because of her love for painting. When she retired in 2015, she tried working with polymer clay and beads, but neither medium was suited for her hands. In 2017, while watching a video online, Gosnell discovered acrylic pour painting, a type of fluid painting that involves pouring acrylic paint onto a canvas. This type of art has various techniques used by different artists. “I had a lot of failures at first,” Gosnell said. “The hardest thing for me was learning to mix my paint; once I got that figured out,
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then it was fun.” Gosnell now uses this technique to paint vases, ornaments, pendants and canvases. She also likes to add her own flair to the pieces, often adding in trees or wildlife. This type of art is admittedly different from the intricate landscapes Gosnell used to create with a tiny brush. Now she uses tools like a sponge, straw and her fingers to manipulate the paint. “I like the randomness of it. It’s more freeing, I think,” she said. Kriz appreciates Gosnell’s art not only as a friend, but as a fellow artist. “I just think (it’s) gorgeous,” Kriz said. Gosnell’s art is featured at River Canyon Gallery in Bailey and Coyote Creek Studio Arts in Fairplay. Kriz has had her art in River Canyon Gallery for many years, and was happy to finally convince Gosnell to feature her art there. The two have collaborated on jewelry pieces. “She’ll do the pendant, and then I’ll do the chain that the pendant goes on,” Kriz said.
Gosnell steps back to look at the progress of her acrylic pour painting.
Thinking back on her art journey, Gosnell never thought she would end up doing acrylic pour painting, let alone having her art for sale in multiple galleries. “If somebody had told me when I was 30 that I would be making money off this and enjoying it ... I wouldn’t have believed them,” she said. And while her younger self may not have pursued something like this, Gosnell now tends to focus on creating art for art’s sake.
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As a child, Elaine Gosnell’s desire to explore the unknown was only further fueled when a teacher told her she was too young to pursue abstract art. Now Gosnell’s abstract art is featured in multiple galleries in Colorado. Gosnell, who lives in Pine, grew up watching her mother’s artistic endeavors. When her mother would paint or draw, she often gave Gosnell paints to sit down and keep herself busy. She would pique young Gosnell’s interest by imploring her to “paint something you saw today, paint something you felt today.” At around age 11, while Gosnell was into oil painting, an art teacher told her it was not appropriate for someone her age to do abstract art, as she needed to learn the traditional methods first. Something about that didn’t sit right with Gosnell, and she put down the paints for a few years. When she went to college, Gosnell took up oil painting again, often painting pictures of animals and landscapes for friends as stress relief between classes. In her early adult life, Gosnell experimented with many different mediums, including tile and china painting and stained glass making. In the `90s, her work as a litigation paralegal took up most of her time, keeping Gosnell from her art. Around this time is when she met friend and fellow artist Susan Kriz. Kriz remembers the chance meeting. “We met at a garage sale and just had a common bond, and we’ve been friends ever since,” Kriz said. Kriz could see the toll work was taking on Gosnell. “She was working full time, and she was in a very stressful job; there wasn’t the happiness about her that there is now,” Kriz said.
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Venus is curious, outgoing, and exploring everything. She is stunningly beautiful and LOVES being petted. She minds her own business and doesn’t love the other cats. She was adopted. They loved her a lot BUT she did NOT love the dog (she was aggressive), so sadly they had to return her. She is not happy to be back in the cat room at Chow Down in Evergreen. Please come and visit this girl.
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Persevering during the pandemic West Jeff third graders learn from the community about COVID challenges BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
We are all in this together. That’s the takeaway for third graders at West Jefferson Elementary School who have weathered the COVID-19 pandemic and who have learned that others weathered it, too. The Pandemic Perseverance Project has taught them that everyone pivoted as they needed to, so they could survive and thrive. West Jeff’s 34 third graders interviewed community members about their experiences, wrote essays based on what they learned and drew pictures of the people they interviewed. Their projects are being compiled into a book that students can have as a keepsake of their time going to school during the pandemic. To top it off, Conifer Radio interviewed each student and professional about their experience. The students learned that they and the professionals didn’t like wearing masks, but knew they were important to keep others safe — and sometimes we do things we don’t like. They learned they had to keep working even when things are tough. They learned to persevere. “We had a discussion about what
was difficult and what skills they needed to overcome these challenges,” said teacher Nancy Aubin, who added that the project also helped bring the community back to the school. “We are really living history.” Aubin and her colleague Lori Harrison brought in 34 professionals, including a veterinarian, mechanic, librarian, small business owner, bus driver, firefighter, grocery store worker, hair stylist, lawyer, nurse and police officer. Each was paired with a third grader. Real estate agent Rachel Mulvihill found the project amazing because not only did students learn about pandemic perseverance but also about different careers. “(Talking about my experiences working during the pandemic) makes me realize all we went through because of COVID,” she said. Real estate agents used videos to show homes virtually to potential buyers, and she had to get used to being on camera. She also had to find solutions to keep both buyers and sellers safe. Student Benson Caesar said he learned by interviewing Mulvihill that he was not alone. “I learned that all of us had something to overcome,” Benson explained. “I feel I can be safe at school and learn to read and write.” Third grader Caleb Kallander, who interviewed dental hygienist Cindy SEE PANDEMIC, P19
West Jeff art teacher Kelly Munro works with third grader Ryder Stewart on a portrait of the professional Ryder interviewed for the pandemic perseverance project. Ryder’s PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST subject was Linda Lopo, manager of Cost Cutters Hair Salon.
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Mark Spiroff with Conifer Radio interviews West Jeff third grader Caleb Kallander and the professional Caleb interviewed, dental PHOTOS BY DEB HURLEY BROBST hygienist Cindy Linn.
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Linn, learned that dental hygienists had to wear additional protective gear while doing their jobs, so they didn’t get sick or get their clients sick.
Linn called Caleb a good interviewer, and Caleb now has a better understanding of how impactful COVID-19 was on people’s jobs. Third grader Teyla Weber interviewed a veterinarian, who said the staff kept working and wouldn’t give up and stay at home, while third grader Harrison Wilkins explained that the police officer
he interviewed said it was harder for officers to see expressions on people’s faces and to train in large groups. Third grader Reese Chaney said she learned how COVID-19 changed people’s lives. “It was interesting to learn about people,” she said. “Schools were not the only thing affected by COVID.”
Third grader Harrison Wilkins works on his portrait of Empire police officer Steve Materkowski.
She said she learned that not everyone had the same challenges, but they had challenges nonetheless. Third grader Emily Davis said the health care worker she interviewed had to be tested for COVID-19 twice a week and wear a mask. “She tried her best and persevered,” Emily explained, “even though it was tough.”
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Baroque Folke concert on Dec. 12
Help us Help usCreate Create Inclusive Healthca Inclusive Education Together Healthcare At the board’s Nov. 16 meeting, Board President Monty Estis asked Education staff to put together two to three
The Baroque Folke singing group is happy to be making music together again. Join the group for its free candlelight holiday concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 12 at Center Stage in Evergreen. Celebrate the season with carols old and new, even a yodel, accompanied with harpsichord, recorders, psaltery, krumhorn and accordion. Masks and proof of vaccination are required for attendance. For more informaCOURTESY PHOTO tion, contact baroquefolke@gmail.com.
EPRD BRIEFS No bond ask on the May 2022 ballot Voters in the Evergreen Park & Recreation District will not be asked for a bond on the May 2022 ballot, though a bond ask in May 2023 is not out of the question. Board members agreed at the Nov. 16 meeting that the timeframe for May 2022 was too tight to determine which projects should go into a bond and how much they would cost, plus explaining the plan to voters. An EPRD bond ask for $24 million in November 2018 failed by about 200 votes. Board members said a gymnasium at the Buchanan Park Rec Center was a high priority, but in response to a constituent’s question, they didn’t have readily available statistics about the need. The district also doesn’t have updated figures on what a new gymnasium would cost. While the rec district has many maintenance needs and new construction wants, board members wondered whether the district should hire a new executive director and complete a strategic plan before asking voters for additional funds. Executive Director Ellen O’Connor resigned on Nov. 4 to pursue other opportunities. However, board member Don Rosenthal countered: “I think it’s a mistake if we wait until we have a strategic plan to go for an obvious part of a package that we all agree we need. To me, you don’t need a plan to do something that there’s an obvious need for.” The board intends to continue discussion at future meetings. Kittredge Park’s slippery banks Jefferson County continues to work with the owner of property south of Kittredge Park to determine whether the land where families have played for decades along Bear Creek is privately or publicly
owned. Taralyn Romero, who purchased a home on Welch Avenue in Kittredge south of Bear Creek in March, says land on the north side of the creek is hers. She is concerned about liability if someone gets hurt while playing in or along the creek and about overuse of that area because so many people from outside Kittredge are using the park. The issue over whether the public could play in the creek got heated at times over the summer. The Evergreen Park & Recreation District is interested in the decision on the property because it leases and operates the park. Romero is having a survey done of the property and will inform the county of the results, Kelly Green, EPRD’s marketing and communications supervisor, told the board on Nov. 16. Green said she was told Romero was planning to put up a fence once the property line has been officially determined. Board President Monty Estis wanted to ensure the rec district was informed of the survey results, so the district could have time to talk with Romero. “I assume Jeffco will hear when the survey is done,” he said. “I’m afraid a fence will go up before we have a chance to negotiate with the owner.” Green said Jeffco has a commitment from Romero that she will inform the county in writing about her plans, and Jeffco has promised to inform the rec district. Developing land at Highway 73 and Malamute The Evergreen Park & Recreation District is looking at uses for a 2.5acre parcel it owns on Highway 73 and Malamute Drive, hoping to get a plan in place so it can search for grant funding.
ideas for how the property could be used, noting that Evergreen Meadows residents at a previous meeting asked that any use not generate too much traffic. At the board retreat in August, then-Executive Director Ellen O’Connor estimated it would cost about $500,000 to put tennis courts, a parking lot and restrooms on the site.
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Healthcare career Bike pump track in the offing journeys begin Discussions continue on whether a bike pump track could be located Healthcare career journeys b Build nonprofit capacity on the north end of Stagecoach Park. Confront health equity The Evergreen Park & Recreation Build nonprofit capacity gaps District board has put $50,000 into the 2022 budget in case plans for a bike pump track comes to fruition. It is estimated that the track could Confront health equity gaps GIVE AT be built starting as soon as fall 2022, though it will more likely be built in WEARETHEARI.ORG 2023. /GIVESDAY The Colorado Mountain BikGIVE AT ing Association brought the track WEARETHEARI.ORG/GIVESD request to the rec district in February, and rec district officials thought ENGAGING, the track would be funded by a grassroots effort spearheaded by CONNECTING, COMBA. The rec district has applied to AND EMPOWERING Team Evergreen for a seed-money grant to plan the track, Liz Cohen, COMMUNITIES the district’s grant writer, told the board on Nov. 16. Heart Cameron, EPRD’s park operations manager, says the rec district will meet with Jefferson County to find out the process to get a grading permit. Another issue may be whether the rec district would be required to pave the parking lot, which would necessitate a storm-drainage system.
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Thanksgiving lunch
From left, Kin Schilling, Trusan Comstock and Francesca Arniotes fill cups with butternut squash soup to start the Seniors4Success Thanksgiving lunch for seniors on Nov. 19. About 35 seniors ate the traditional turkey lunches provided by caterer Castles and PHOTOS BY DEB HURLEY BROBST Kitchens based in Conifer.
Trusan Comstock, right, a volunteer and a chef, serves seniors at the luncheon at Douglas Hall on the Church of the Transfiguration campus. Evergreen Rotary volunteers served the lunches.
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A COVID head-scratcher: Why lice lurk despite distancing Head lice are ‘definitely back,’ says a professional delouser BY RAE ELLEN BICHELL KAISER HEALTH NEWS
The Marker family of Parker opened their door on a recent evening to a woman dressed in purple, with a military attitude to cleanliness. Linda Holmes, who has worked as a technician with LiceDoctors for five years, came straight from her day job at a hospital after she got the call from a dispatcher that the Marker family needed her ASAP. According to those in the world of professional nitpicking, Pediculus humanus capitis, the much-scorned head louse, has returned. “It’s definitely back,” said Kelli Boswell, owner of Lice & Easy, an Arvada boutique where people in the Denver area can get deloused, a process that can range from minutes to hours depending on the method and the infestation. “It’s a sign that things are coming back to normal.” Colds and more serious bugs like respiratory syncytial virus, better known by the shorthand RSV, are also back. That may leave some to wonder: With all the covid prevention measures in place, how are kids sharing these things? Like the coronavirus, all these bugs depend on human sociability. Unfortunately, the measures that many reopened schools have taken to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 — masks, hand-washing, vaccination — do little to deter the spread of the head louse. However, physical distancing, such as spacing desks 3 feet apart, should be helping, if it’s actually happening. Lice are, in theory, harder to spread than the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 because proximity alone isn’t enough: They usually need head-to-head contact. If a kid gets lice, odds are it means that kid spent some quality time close enough to another kid for the parasite to make its move. (Researchers tend to agree that transmission via inanimate objects like combs and hats is minimal.) The head louse is not known for
Professional delouser Linda Holmes combs through the hair of 8-year-old Huntley Marker on a weeknight in late October in the girl’s home in Parker. Business is back up for Holmes and other nitpickers after a lull during the height of the pandemic. PHOTO BY RAE ELLEN BICHELL/KAISER HEALTH NEWS
its fortitude or athletic prowess. It’s basically the couch potato of pests. Adults can’t survive more than a day or two without snacking on blood. Their eggs can’t hatch without the warmth of a human head, and will die within about a week if not in those cozy conditions. The bugs can’t jump or fly — only crawl. The one thing going for the head louse is its highly specialized claws, evolved to grasp human hair. Unlike the body louse, the head louse isn’t known to spread disease. An infestation doesn’t indicate anything about a person’s hygiene. (In fact, the lore of delousers says that the bugs prefer clean hair because it’s more grabbable.) And despite common misconceptions, they can colonize people of all ages, races and ethnicities. COVID lockdowns were not great from a louse-world-domination standpoint. But the critters have been bonding with us for tens of thousands of years. A little lockdown wasn’t going to end the romance. Federico Galassi, a researcher with Argentina’s Pest and Insecticide Research Center, found that strict early covid lockdowns did, indeed, lead to a decline in head lice among kids in Buenos Aires, but the
bugs came nowhere close to being eliminated. His study found prevalence dropped from about 70% to about 44%. And one thing is clear: When people shut their doors and hunkered down in early lockdowns, the lice were right there hunkered down with us. When SaLeah Snelling reopened the doors of her Lice Clinics of America salon in Boise, Idaho, in May, she said, “the cases of head lice were heavier than we’ve ever seen.” And it wasn’t just one or two people in the household with lice, but the entire household. Now, Galassi and American louse workers say, infestation rates are back to pre-lockdown norms, despite school covid protections. Nix, a brand of anti-louse products, publishes a map that claims lice are bad right now in Houston, most of Alabama and New Mexico, plus Tulsa, Oklahoma. The map directs people to locations that carry its products since many parents use a DIY approach once they spy the critter on a child’s head. Richard Pollack, chief scientific officer with pro-bono pest-identification service IdentifyUS, said most claims about louse prevalence are “marketing nonsense” from a large-
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ly unregulated industry focused on apparent infestations that often turn out to be just dandruff, glitter, hair spray, grass-dwelling springtail insects, innocuous fungus or even cookie crumbs. It’s possible that the recent increase in business for professional nitpickery suggests that people are now comfortable seeking help outside the home rather than its being a sign of a surge in the bugs. While little research exists to confirm whether there is a rise in lice, Boswell, Pollack and even the National Association of School Nurses agree: The bugs aren’t likely spreading in the classroom because in-school louse transmission is considered rare. Instead, Boswell said, it’s more likely that as other activities resumed — sleepovers, play dates, summer camp, family gatherings — the bugs prospered once more. Pollack once wrote in a presentation slide, “Head lice indicate that the child has friends.” Preschoolers tend to get the infestations the most “because they’re more cuddly,” said Julia Wilson, co-owner of Rocky Mountain Lice Removal in Lafayette. But she has also noticed a rise among teenagers, which she ascribes to taking selfies with pals. “You say to them, ‘Have you touched heads?’ and the teenager’s like, ‘No, never,’” said Wilson. “And then all of a sudden, they’re literally taking a selfie photo with their friends.” The Marker family isn’t sure where third grader Huntley’s lice originated. Perhaps a close friend or her dance team? The Markers spent more than $200 to get the four-person household checked — eyebrows and Dad’s beard included. Her dad and her preschool-aged brother were free of nits. But Holmes did find a couple of nits on Huntley’s mom, Paris. “You can just burn my whole head right now,” said Paris. After combing each head carefully, Holmes ended the session by hugging her customers goodbye, proof that she trusts her work. This story is from Kaiser Health News, a nonprofit news service covering health issues. It is an editorially independent program of Kaiser Family Foundation, which is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente. Used by permission. For more, visit khn.org.
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December 1, 2021
Firing up holiday spirit A ceramic ornament workshop allows students to create holiday decor BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The kiln at The Nature Link in Conifer was all fired up to help people get into the seasonal spirit with the Holiday Ceramic Ornament Workshop on Nov. 19. Raina Palmatier, an artist at the studio, has been making and selling ceramic ornaments every year. This year, she thought she would include the community. “I figured it would be really good for people to make their own,” she said. She teaches the ceramic ornament workshop, a class that meets twice to create ornaments out of clay and then glaze them. The first workshop series was such a hit that she decided to schedule another. Palmatier showed students how to manipulate clay into ornaments, create designs in the clay, use colored glaze to bring their ornament designs to life, as well as other techniques for making their art pop. She thinks classes like this are always needed in the community. “Art is so good. It just takes your mind off everything,” she said. Palmatier owns MountainDog Pottery, through which she sells custom ornaments, pots and other ceramics.
The class works intently on its designs.
Pottery newcomer Jessica Chadwick, of Bailey, was excited to try out this new class. “It just sounded like a fun activity,” she said. Chadwick was grateful for the instructor guidance and enjoyed the creativity the new medium had to offer. “They gave us lots of great options to work with and helpful suggestions,” she said. “I’ve never tried pottery before. I love different art forms.” Flexing her art skills, Chadwick
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carefully painted tiny blue snowflakes on one of her ornaments. She chatted with other students and the instructor while she worked. Class attendees were all ages and skill levels. Two-year-old Evie came to the class with her dad, Kent McDaniels. These two had experience with crafts of this nature as they are neighbors of the instructor in Bailey. Evie’s favorite part of the workshop was getting to paint her ornaments. Her favorite ornament she made was the dog bone. As an
experienced artist, Evie had a paintsplattered apron from past crafts, but she made sure to let her dad know that, “You need an apron.” Dina Baker is the owner of The Nature Link, which opened in June. She said a studio and event like this are unique to have for local mountain communities. Baker enjoyed getting to take a step back and observe the class dynamic, since she wasn’t teaching. “It’s cool to watch everyone get in their zone,” she said.
WORSHIP DIRECTORY ASCENT CHURCH 29823 Troutdale Scenic Drive in Evergreen Join us in person for Worship Services on Sundays at 10:00am Kids church for nursery to 3 year old offered Sunday Forge Student Ministry for Middle thru High School 5:30-7:00pm contactus@ascentchurch.co/www.AscentChurch.co Live streaming services at 10:00am at www.facebook.com/WeLoveEvergreen
CHURCH OF THE CROSS Please join us for Sunday worship at 28253 Meadow Drive, Evergreen or visit www.churchotc.com 8:30am Traditional Service 10:30am Contemporary Service Communion is served every Sunday at both services. All are welcome! Visit our website at www.churchotc.com for info on church activities. 28253 Meadow Drive, Evergreen • 303-674-4130 • office@churchotc.com
BERGEN PARK CHURCH Sunday 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am We are here to love God and to love people, and to serve those who make our communities better. A Gospel Centered Church 31919 Rocky Village Dr. 303-674-5484 info@bergenparkchurch.org / www.BergenParkChurch.org
CHURCH OF THE HILLS PRESBYTERIAN (USA) Worship 10:00 a.m. Reverend Susan P. Boucher Office Hours: Mon 9:00-5:00; Tu-Thur 2:30 – 5:00 p.m. Buffalo Park Road and Hwy 73 www.churchofthehills.com
CALVARY CHAPEL EVERGREEN Teaching the Bible verse by verse 32214 Ellingwood Trail Evergreen, CO 80439 (lower level, next to Tuscany Tavern) Join us for our Sunday Worship Service at 10am 303-408-7993 Email: info@calvarychapelevergreen.com Website: calvarychapelevergreen.com CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH SERVICES 28244 Harebell Lane Sunday Service & Sunday School 10am Wednesday Evening ZOOM Meeting 7:30pm Contact: clerk@christianscienceevergreen.com for ZOOM link Reading Room 4602 Pletner Lane, Unit 2E, Evergreen Open Tues - Thurs - Fri 10am-4pm, Wed 12-6 Sat 12-3pm
CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION EPISCOPAL In-Church Sunday Communion Quiet Service 8:00 am & with Music 10:00 am 10:00 am only Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8601726656 2nd Sunday of the month at 9:30 a.m. services will be in our Meadow --June through September-27640 Highway 74 - ¼ mile east of downtown Evergreen at the Historic Bell Tower www.transfigurationevergreen.org CONGREGATION BETH EVERGREEN (SYNAGOGUE) Reconstructionist Synagogue Rabbi Jamie Arnold www.BethEvergreen.org / (303) 670-4294 2981 Bergen Peak Drive (behind Life Care)
CONIFER CHURCH OF CHRIST “Doing Bible Things in Bible Ways” New Location: Green Valley Center (Corner of Springs Road and Hwy. 285) Sun: 9:00a.m. Bible Study-10:00a.m. Worship; Wed: Bible Study 7:00p.m. EVERGREEN CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) 27772 Iris Drive, Evergreen - 303-674-3413 www.EvergreenChristianChurch.org - eccdoc01@gmail.com Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m., with communion every Sunday We are an inclusive faith community and welcome you to join us in our new ministry journey. EVERGREEN LUTHERAN CHURCH 5980 Highway 73 + 303-674-4654 Rev Sara Wirth, Interim Pastor Join us for Virtual Worship on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/EvergreenLutheranChurch Sunday Worship uploaded by 10am. www.evergreenlutheran.org + All Are Welcome! MOUNT HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH - LCMS 30571 Chestnut Drive ~ (303)670-1387 Sunday Worship 9:00am • Education for All 10:30am Rev. Carl Frank, Pastor www.mounthopelutheranlcms.org PLATTE CANYON COMMUNITY CHURCH Located at 4954 Co Rd 64 in Bailey, Office hours M-F 8am-2pm, 303-838-4409. Worship & Children’s Church at 10am, Small Group Studies for all ages at 9am, Nursery provided. Pastor Dr. Larry Kalb, Youth Pastor Jay Vonesh, Discipleship Pastor Terry Rogers. Other activities: Choir, Youth, Men’s/Women’s ministries, Bible Studies, VBS, MOPS, Cub/Boy Scouts.
ROCKLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH “Connecting all generations to Jesus” Please check our website, www.Rockland.church, for updated service times ¼ mile north of I-70 at exit 254 17 S Mt. Vernon Country Club Rd., Golden, CO 80401 303-526-0668
TIMBER RIDGE CHURCH Location: The Village at Aspen Park 25587 Conifer Rd. Unit 5A201 (2nd floor - above the UPS Store) Sunday Worship 10:00 am www.timberridgechurchconifer.org • 303-834-3577
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF EVERGREEN Rev. Sarah Clark • 303.674.4810 • www.evergreenumc.org 3757 Ponderosa Dr. across Hwy 74 from Safeway in Evergreen Join us in person every Sunday at 8:30am and 10:30am for live worship Please join us online every Sunday at 9am at our website for a new worship experience. “Open Hearts, Open Doors, Open Minds”
To place your listing in the Worship Directory call Donna, 303-566-4114
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TRIVIA 1. GEOGRAPHY: What percent of the world’s population lives in the Northern Hemisphere? 2. MOVIES: Which 1987 film contains the catchy line, “May the Schwartz be with you”? 3. LITERATURE: Author John Steinbeck contends that his dog ate the first draft of which of his novels? 4. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of parrots called?
10. INVENTIONS: Which scientist invented the color wheel?
Answers 1. 90% 2. “Spaceballs” 3. “Of Mice and Men”
5. MUSIC: Who is considered the “Father of the Blues”?
4. A pandemonium
6. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Who was the first sitting president to throw out the first pitch on baseball’s opening day?
5. W.C. Handy
7. FOOD & DRINK: Which fruit also is sometimes called a “love apple”? 8. TELEVISION: Where do the vampires live in “What We Do in the Shadows”? 9. HISTORY: In what year did East Germany start to build the Berlin Wall?
6. William Howard Taft (1910) 7. Tomato 8. Staten Island, New York 9. 1961 10. Sir Isaac Newton
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26 Canyon Courier
Homemade guacamole a post-turkey treat
It’s a rare day when I don’t have an avocado “in waiting” on my kitchen counter. And when it’s just ripe, guacamole is bound to be on the dinner menu as an appetizer with tortilla chips or as a final crowning dollop on a quesadilla, taco or grilled fish. When Thanksgiving turkey, dressing and green bean casserole leftovers have run their course, add some zip to a meal with the yummy taste of guacamole. Who can resist the tempting combination of creamy avocado, fresh garlic, seasonings and zesty lime?
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NOW HERE’S A TIP * Got plastic packaging that’s a pain to get open? Use your can opener. Run it around the sides to break into your packages. It works! * For every side dish that requires extra preparation time, plan for one or two that don’t. For instance, if you are preparing a casserole with many ingredients and complicated instructions, serve a package of vegetables that require nothing more than steaming. * Wine buyers tip: Experts say to multiply the number of adult guests by a half bottle to determine how many bottles of wine to buy for your holiday gathering. Add an additional glass of wine per guest for every hour after dinner you expect guests to linger. * How to peel potatoes: Boil whole potatoes
CREATIVE FAMILY FUN
And while you are at it, let your schoolage kids pitch in to help with an easy step or two. As they squeeze the last wedge of lime, invite friends over for an impromptu get-together. It just might be the relaxing antidote everyone needs after a busy holiday week.
HOMEMADE GUACAMOLE ripe Haas avocados, peeled and pitted tablespoons lime or lemon juice / cup red onion, finely chopped / medium jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped* garlic clove, minced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste / medium tomato, seeded and diced (optional) tablespoon finely chopped cilantro or parsley (optional) . Mash avocados in a mixing bowl with a fork or potato masher, leaving some chunks. . Add lime juice, onion, jalapeno, garlic, salt and pepper. Stir well. . Fold in tomato and add cilantro or parsley, if you wish. . Serve immediately or place plastic wrap directly on top of guacamole. Leave on the
with skin on for - minutes (depending on the size of your potatoes). You should be able to stick a knife all the way through without resistance. Then remove them to an ice bath for seconds each. The skin will slip right off. * “Have kids make their own whipped cream with a jam jar! Fill a screw-top jar (glass, chilled, works really well) halfway with heavy cream, a little sugar and any flavoring extracts you like, then seal and shake. Kids also can make butter with cream in a jar. You may add a pinch of salt instead of sugar, and shake longer.” -- A.A. in Florida * Researchers tell us that the best time to interview is late morning on a Tuesday. You will avoid the interviewer’s likely Monday/Friday crunch, and have his or her full attention.
counter to enhance the flavors until ready to serve within an hour or two. Makes about cups. *The juice of jalapeno peppers can be irritating. Wear plastic deli-style gloves when handling. Avoid hand contact with your eyes. TIPS: -- Stretch the recipe by stirring in a half-cup of small-curd cottage cheese just before you spoon it into a serving bowl. -- For a quick dip, mash an avocado and add a tablespoon or two of your favorite salsa. Stir together and serve.
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Public Notices call Marley 303-566-4123 Legals City and County Public Notice REQUEST FOR SEALED BIDS CLEAR CREEK COUNTY Clear Creek County is accepting sealed bids for: 2006 Dodge Durango, Fair/Good Condition 203,700 miles Submit sealed bids with your phone number, indicating the specific vehicle on the outer envelope to Captain Matt Brown, Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office, P.O. Box 2000, 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown, CO 80444, Attn: Sealed Bids. Bids must be received in our office no later than 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 and all bids will be opened at that time. The winning bidder will be notified by the end of the business day on December 15, 2021. Cash only payment for the winning bid is required. For further information, or to schedule an inspection, call 303-679-2451. Clear Creek County reserves the right to deny any and all bids. Legal Notice No. CC672 First Publication: November 24, 2021 Last Publication: December 1, 2021 Publisher: Canyon Courier Public Notice Jefferson County Press Listing Expenditures for 11/11/2021-11/18/2021 Autonation Toyota Arapahoe Motor Vehicle Overpayments 185.78 Braun Trucking LLC Motor Vehicle Overpayments “ 1,015.52 “ Brian McMichael & Julia Stell Motor Vehicle Overpayments 10.07 CarZone Inc Motor Vehicle Overpayments 63.76 Cheyenne Stewart Motor Vehicle Overpayments 193.01 Christopher Matthew Cline Motor Vehicle Overpayments 321.65 Craig William Sullivan Motor Vehicle Overpayments 40.03 Dave Sinclair Buick GMC Motor Vehicle Overpayments 240.78 Dean Hruby Motor Vehicle Overpayments 262.84 Freeman Buick GMC Motor Vehicle Overpayments 199.29 Gary Kalmbach Motor Vehicle Overpayments “ 1,327.46 “ GEORGE DOUGLAS BLATT Motor Vehicle Overpayments 170.01 Jacob Neil Freed Motor Vehicle Overpayments “ 1,174.42 “ John R Balzer Motor Vehicle Overpayments 8.20 Julie Lynn Mueller Motor Vehicle Overpayments 725.37 Lance Smith Motor Vehicle Overpayments 83.41 Laramie Peak Motor Vehicle Overpayments 154.00 Lewisville Mitsubishi Motor Vehicle Overpayments 520.46 Phil Long Denver Motor Vehicle Overpayments 20.00 RIC WAYNE REED Motor Vehicle Overpayments 132.31 Rock Solid Funding LLC Motor Vehicle Overpayments 335.90 Sean & Kelly Theorine Motor Vehicle Overpayments 30.00 Street Volkswagen Motor Vehicle Overpayments 168.16 Sunwest CU Motor Vehicle Overpayments 92.80 Clerk & Recorder Custodial Fund Total “ 7,475.23 “ 303 JABO LLC Pass Through Intergovernmental “ 29,757.34 “ A-1 CHIPSEAL COMPANY Hardscape Services“ 7,725.00 “ ALPINE DISPOSAL INC Trash Removal Services 458.74 Altitude community Law PC Service of Process Fee Returns 15.00 AMY REISTROFFER Mileage 91.56 AMY REISTROFFER County Travel 335.04 ARAMARK CORRECTIONAL SERVICES LLC Contract Services “ 20,717.02 “ AXON ENTERPRISE INC General Supplies (Other) “ 56,914.00 “ BC Services Inc Service of Process Fee Returns 45.00 Benjamin Hasznos Service of Process Fee Returns 2.50 BERG HILL GREENLEAF & RUSCITTI LLP Litigation Support Services 448.00 BLUECREST Equipment Maintenance “ 4,845.00 “ BOB BARKER COMPANY INC Bedding Supplies 168.20 BOB BARKER COMPANY INC Office Supplies 609.00 BOB BARKER COMPANY INC Laundry Supplies 172.80 Bob Dean Cornell Service of Process Fee Returns 2.00 BRIONNA I BOATRIGHT
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WELLPATH LLC Miscellaneous Contract Services “ 30,458.20 “ General Fund Grants Total “ 79,482.55 “ EXCEL DRIVER SERVICES LLC Miscellaneous Contract Services 275.00 KLEEN TECH SERVICES CORP Contract Services “ 10,122.16 “ ZACHARY SIPHERD Insurance Claims Paid “ 67,500.00 “ Insurance Fund Total “ 77,897.16 “ TRISTAR INSURANCE GROUP Workers Compensation Self-Insured Claims “ 58,905.71 “ Worker’s Compensation Fund Total “ 58,905.71 “ A&A LANGUAGES LLC Consultant Services 495.90 AMERICAN FENCE COMPANY Building Maintenance 218.50 ANNE L FRIANTClothing Supplies 104.55 ARBITRAGE COMPLIANCE SPECIALISTS INC Accounting & Auditing 500.00 AV-TECH ELECTRONICS INC Furniture & Equipment - Non Capital “ 3,676.35 “ BOBCAT OF THE ROCKIES Vehicle Repair & Maintenance “ 1,694.48 “ COLUMBIA SANITARY SERVICE INC Miscellaneous Contract Services 792.00 CONSOLIDATED MUTUAL WATER COMPANY Water& Sanitation Services 115.50 CORE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE Heat & Power 196.93 DANIEL FERRIS RUBENSTEIN Uniforms Allowance 230.98 EAN SERVICES LTD Computer Training 95.00 EVERGREEN METRO DISTRICT Water& Sanitation Services 5.94 “GOLDEN, CITY OF” Water& Sanitation Services “ 2,036.76 “ KEN CARYL RANCH WATER & SANIT DIST Water& Sanitation Services 87.37 LILLY P BOCK-BROWNSTEIN Uniforms Allowance 164.85 Rachel Brenna Mileage 243.32 SAFE SYSTEMS INC Building Maintenance 210.00 SAFE SYSTEMS INC Miscellaneous Contract Services 431.85 THE TOWN OF BRECKENRIDGE Job Skills Training 337.75 TIM REDMOND Mileage 170.24 WRIGHT PEST CONTROL INC Building Maintenance 85.00 XCEL ENERGY Heat & Power 469.59 Open Space Fund Total 12,362.86 “
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DAVID EVANS AND ASSOCIATES INC Trail Improvements “ 18,440.50 “ Open Space Fund Grants Total “ 18,440.50 “ DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES REC CTR Grants to Other Entities “ 860,496.50 “ Developmentally Disabled Fund Total “ 860,496.50 “ KUMAR & ASSOCIATES INC Road & Street Improvements “ 13,434.75 “ South Traffic Impact Fund Total “ 13,434.75 “ CONIFER TOWN CENTER LLC Capital Expenditures Donated to Others “ 1,219.00 “ Evergreen/Conifer Traffic Impact Fund Total “ 1,219.00 “ CENTURYLINK Telephone Services 283.49 DIEXSYS LLC Engineering Services “ 18,918.04 “ EDGE CONTRACTING INC Repair & Maintenance (Other) “ 307,996.17 “ EDGE CONTRACTING INC Road & Street Improvements “ 6,909.25 “ EVERGREEN METRO DISTRICT Maintenance & Construction Water “ 5,610.40 “ FASTENAL COMPANY Safety Supplies “ 2,433.48 “ JP MEYER TRUCKING & CONSTRUCTION INC Pavement Management Contracts “ 10,269.00 “ MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC Concrete Supplies “ 3,081.01 “ MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC Sand & Gravel 271.95 MULLER ENGINEERING COMPANY INC Transportation & Engineering-Infrastructure “ 14,798.00 “ OXFORD RECYCLING INC Disposal of Construction Spoils 120.00 QScend Technologies Inc Miscellaneous Contract Services “ 22,506.90 “ Robert Brown Life Safety Supplies 150.00 TODD MICHAEL LAMBERTI Life Safety Supplies 150.00 ZACHARY A CARDWELL Life Safety Supplies 150.00
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A&A LANGUAGES LLC HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services 80.00 ADDY E DEMASSE HS-Mileage 270.42 ALINA M FOWLER HS-Mileage 602.73 ALLISON MARIE LINCOFF HS-Mileage 536.70 ALLISON MARIE LINCOFF HS-County Travel 107.00 AMERICAN PUBLIC HUMAN SERVICES ASSOC HS - Professional Dues & Memberships “ 5,125.00 “ ASPIRE TRAINING & CONSULTING HSTraining & Education “ 1,500.00 “ BRIAN HEIDT HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services 60.00 CLIENT PAYMENT HS-Assistance Payments Other “ 13,439.25 “ CLIENT PAYMENT HS-Assistance Payments County Paid 443.65 CLIENT PAYMENT HS-Assistance Payments Rent “ 315,194.67 “ CONTACT WIRELESS HS-Contract Services 480.25 CROSSROADSX COUNSELING PROFESSIONAL LLC HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services 637.50 EAN SERVICES LTD HS-Computer Training 365.00 EXPRESS SERVICES INC HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services “ 76,129.77 “ FREMONT COUNTY SHERIFF HSProcess Of Service 38.36 HUMAN SERVICES NETWORK OF COLORADO HS-Training & Education 285.00 IMAGE HEADQUARTERS LLC HSGraphic Supplies “ 1,363.72 “ JEREMIAH TURNER HS-Assistance Payments CYF 200.00 LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS HSProfessional & Technical Services (Other) 100.00 238.73 LORI E PALUCK HS-Mileage MAPLE STAR HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services “ 22,551.68 “ MEGAN KENNEY DORSAM HS-Mileage 246.12 228.82 MIKAELA ZAMORA HS-Mileage NICOLE ASHLEY ROMOLA HS-Mileage 175.84 NINA E REYNIERS HS-Mileage 450.35 PAULA M BROWN HS-Mileage 140.56 PEYTON SHEA MOORE HS-Mileage 359.52 RANDI AMBER SHAMPINE HS-Mileage 150.42 REX A WARING HS-Business Meals 13.15 354.09 Samantha Woods HS-Mileage SUCCESS4LIFE TUTORING HSMiscellaneous Contract Services 360.00 SUSAN HUEBNER HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services 232.50 Teresa Bucenec HS-Mileage 210.79 Teresa Bucenec HS-County Travel 68.46 TOUCHPAY HOLDINGS LLC HS-Contract Services 445.00 US POSTMASTER HS-Postage 300.00 VICTORIA N GORGEMANS HS-Mileage 120.96 Social Services Fund Total 443,606.01 “
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CLIENT PAYMENT HS-Assistance Payments Other “ 3,000.00 “ EXPRESS SERVICES INC HS261.36 Miscellaneous Contract Services Samantha Woods HS-Business Meals 139.97 Social Service Fund Grants Total “ 3,401.33 “ ASAP ACCOUNTING & PAYROLL INC HS-Job Skills Training “ 1,088.89 “ CLEAR SUMMIT PRODUCTIONS LLC HSProfessional & Technical Services (Other) “ 5,000.00 “ EXPRESS SERVICES INC HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services “ 41,642.91 “ Workforce Development Fund Grants Total “ 47,731.80 “ HASELDEN CONSTRUCTION LLC ing Maintenance “ 253,643.31 “
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DELTA DENTAL OF COLODelta Dental Insurance Claims “ 130,711.15 “ HEALTHBREAK INC Consultant Services “ 18,032.89 “ KAISER PERMANENTE Kaiser Medical
Premiums “ 2,300,011.87 “ UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC Medical Claims “ 479,038.24 “ Benefit Plan Fund Total 2,927,794.15 “
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ARAMARK CORRECTIONAL SERVICES LLC Special Events Supplies 423.50 COURTNEY R HILLCounty Travel 37.16 DANIEL K SITTNER Clothing Supplies 392.87 GALLS LLC Police Supplies 705.00 JAMIE M GREASER JCSO Uniforms (Goods/Inventory) 400.00 JERRY T CHRACHOL JCSO Uniforms (Goods/Inventory) 244.45 JORDAN M BYBEE County Travel 186.46 NOELLE N KERRIDGE Clothing Supplies 400.00 SOURCE OFFICE PRODUCTS Office Supplies 104.46 SUPER SEER CORP Police Supplies “ 9,620.00 “ Patrol Fund Total
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LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONMaintenance Agreement 434.58 Patrol Fund Grants Total
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ARAMARK CORRECTIONAL SERVICES LLC General Supplies (Other) 723.76 BOB BARKER COMPANY INC General Supplies (Other) “ 15,940.00 “ JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF Bank Charges 984.03 Inmate Welfare Fund Total “ 17,647.79 “ COLO DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT Laboratory Services 65.00 COLO DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT Intergovernmental To State 43.00 COLORADO HEALTH INSTITUTE Professional Dues & Memberships “ 14,658.00 “ COLORADO HEALTH INSTITUTE General Assistance “ 5,352.00 “ COMMUNITY LANGUAGE COOPERATIVE Process Of Service 130.00 COMMUNITY LANGUAGE COOPERATIVE Professional & Technical Services (Other) 467.88 CUREMD.COM INC Software Maintenance Agreement “ 8,438.00 “ EAN SERVICES LTD Computer Training 95.00 INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR INC Computer Supplies/Software/Equipment “ 6,035.25 “ KATHARINE BRENTON Professional & Technical Services (Other) 500.00 PIERPOINT ANALYSTICS LLC Professional & Technical Services (Other) “ 3,400.00 “ SARAH MCNAMEE Consultant Services 300.00 SHAWNA VANSICKLE Professional & Technical Services (Other) “ 2,730.00 “ XEROX CORP Printing Services “ 10,215.77 “ Public Health Fund Total 52,429.90 “
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AGING DYNAMICS Consultant Services “ 3,200.00 “ ANJANETTE RENEE HAWKINS Mileage 136.08 COLLEEN E. GAUL Professional & Technical Services (Other) 400.00 COMMUNITY LANGUAGE COOPERATIVE Professional & Technical Services (Other) 988.73 “CONFLICT CENTER, THE” Consultant Services 450.00 EMELDA LOPEZ WALKER PHD Mileage 49.28 JEFFERSON CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH Consultant Services 500.00 KATIE E FOLLETT Mileage 28.00 MERCK ATL Medical Supplies/Drugs “ 13,285.47 “ XEROX CORP Printing Services “ 2,740.99 “ Public Health Fund Grants Total “ 21,778.55 “ CENTURYLINK Telephone Services 74.99 DISH NETWORK Professional & Technical Services (Other) 168.05 KLJ ENGINEERING LLC Airfield “ 3,000.00 “ Airport Fund Total
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“ARVADA, CITY OF” HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services “ 294,052.76 “ SALVATION ARMY HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services “ 82,879.62 “ Community Development Fund Total
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“ 376,932.38 “ CLIENT PAYMENT HS-Assistance Payments Other 464.00 CLIENT PAYMENT HS-Assistance Payments Rent “ 10,578.36 “ EXPRESS SERVICES INC HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services “ 1,595.26 “ MOUNTAIN RESOURCE CENTER INC HSGrants to Other Entities “ 13,616.89 “ SALVATION ARMY HS-Miscellaneous Contract Services “ 3,215.00 “ SALVATION ARMY HS-Grants to Other Entities “ 3,898.38 “ Community Development Fund Grants Total “ 33,367.89 “ GRAND TOTAL “ 7,456,765.84 “ Legal Notice No. CC678 First Publication: December 1, 2021 Last Publication: December 1, 2021 Publisher: Canyon Courier Public Notice Park Water Company, PO Box 126, Evergreen, CO 80437 2022-23 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Water Main Improvements/Replacement Project
hereinafter called the “Contractor”, for and on account of the contract for the Parking Structure Repair project in Jefferson County, CO. 1. Any person, co-partnership, association or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said project, for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor or any of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. 2. All such claims shall be filed with Elaine Fears, Manager of Accounting Operations Jefferson County Colorado, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden CO 80419-4560. 3. Failure on the part of a creditor to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, from any and all liability for such claim. County of Jefferson, State of Colorado Lesley Dahlkemper,, Chairman Board of County Commissioners
Meetings have been held with the Board of Directors, CDPHE and JVA Consulting to discuss all possible options. The Board has made plans to borrow the funds necessary for the 2022-23 improvement/repair and replacement project. The Board feels that this is financially responsible to fund this project and repay the loan with annual rate increase steps as needed per year. Due to the severe deterioration of the water main, allowing for time to accumulate funds through rate increases first, is no longer a viable option. The Board has considered all possible options and alternatives. The choices are to continue making repairs as the main continues to break and leak, which will be cost prohibitive in a very short timeframe or to go with the proposal stated above. The Board has decided to be proactive and start on the road to repairing the system for the long-term of 30-40 years Park Water Company will hold a community meeting on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 7 PM at Evergreen Lutheran Church, 5980 HWY 73, Evergreen, CO. All Park Water Company customers are encouraged to attend this meeting to see an overview of the project and offer comments both pro and con. An open discussion is encouraged. This meeting will be held 10 days prior to the loan application being submitted to CDPHE. Because of rule changes that will happen in early 2022 we must act quickly to secure the necessary funding for the project. Wayne Shepard Board President Park Water Company Legal Notice No. CC675 First Publication: December 1, 2021 Last Publication: December 1, 2021 Publisher: Canyon Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT JEFFERSON COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Pursuant to C.R.S. Section 38-26-107, notice is hereby given that on the 14th day of December 2021 final settlement will be made by the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado to: Restruction Corporation
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that a vacancy currently exists on the boards of directors of Verve Metropolitan District Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Districts”). Any qualified, eligible elector of the Districts interested in filling such vacancies and serving on the boards of directors should file a Letter of Interest with the boards of directors of the Districts before 9:00 a.m. on December 13, 2021, at the District General Counsel’s office.
Forms of Letters of Interest are available and can be obtained from the Verve Metropolitan District Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, c/o Jennifer Pino at McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 592 4380.
VERVE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1, 2, 3 AND 4 By:/s/ Megan M. Becher Attorney for the Districts Legal Notice No. CC674 First Publication: December 1, 2021 Last Publication: December 1, 2021 Publisher: Canyon Courier
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Park Water Company, like many other water utilities, is facing the eminent need to replace and upgrade the aging and failing infrastructure. This infrastructure plays a critical role in the public health and safety of the Wonderview Subdivision and the 36 customers who rely on Park Water Company for their potable water supply. The purpose of this project is to replace aging and failing water mains along Wonderview Ave., Park St., and the south section of Tresine Dr. This is the oldest section of water main and dates back to the 1950’s through 1970’s. Due to reoccurring seepage and breaks, Park Water Company is losing 10%-25% of water being pumped on a daily basis. Because this problem is getting worse by the month, the Board of Directors has reached out to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to help finance the necessary repairs through the Drinking Water Revolving Fund. JVA Consulting Engineers has been hired by Park Water Company Board of Directors to create a distribution system map identifying areas for repair and replacement and to create a design proposal for the project.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the Board of Directors of the Dakota Ridge Metropolitan District (“District”), located in Jefferson County, Colorado, a petition requesting the Board adopt a resolution approving the inclusion of certain property into the boundaries of such District (“Petition”).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 29-1-106, C.R.S., that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Dakota Ridge Metropolitan District (the “District”) for the ensuing year of 2022. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District’s General Counsel, McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at an organizational meeting to be held on December 7, 2021, at 3:30 p.m.
1. The name and address of the Petitioner and a general description of the property that is the subject of such Petition is as follows: Petitioner: Meritage Homes of Colorado, Inc. Address of Petitioner: 8400 E. Crescent Pkwy # 200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Description: Approximately 2.421 acres of land generally located to the northeast of the intersection of South Simms Street and West Belleview Avenue, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado. 2. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 32-1-401(1) (b), C.R.S., notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the District shall hold a public meeting to hear the Petition on December 7, 2021, at 3:30 p.m. To attend the meeting, follow the directions below: a) To attend via video conference: https://zoom. us/j/95285642779?pwd=VUMxSzhPUlpDdTNIaX RvdFRWb1ZqUT09 b) To attend via telephone, dial 1-253-215-8782 and when prompted, enter the following information: • •
Meeting ID: 952 8564 2779 Passcode: 162953
3. All interested persons shall appear at such meeting and show cause in writing why such Petition should not be granted. All protests and objections shall be deemed to be waived unless submitted in writing to the District at or prior to the hearing or any continuance or postponement thereof in order to be considered. DAKOTA RIDGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By:/s/ Paula Williams Attorney for the District
To attend the meeting, follow the directions below: a) To attend via video conference: https://zoom. us/j/95285642779?pwd=VUMxSzhPUlpDdTNIaX RvdFRWb1ZqUT09 b) To attend via telephone, dial 1-253-215-8782 and when prompted, enter the following information: • •
Meeting ID: 952 8564 2779 Passcode: 162953
Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget, inspect the budget and file or register his or her objections thereto. DAKOTA RIDGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By:/s/ Paula Williams McGeady Becher P.C. Attorney for the District Legal Notice No. CC677 First Publication: December 1, 2021 Last Publication: December 1, 2021 Publisher: Canyon Courier
Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of SANDRA L. LAMB a/k/a SANDRA LEE LAMB, Deceased Case Number 21PR31276
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson, County, Colorado on or before M a r c h 24, 2022 or the claims may be forever barred.
Legal Notice No. CC676 First Publication: December 1, 2021 Last Publication: December 1, 2021 Publisher: Canyon Courier Public Notice NOTICE OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF VERVE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1, 2, 3 AND 4 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Verve Metropolitan District Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Jefferson County and the City and
Mary Alice Hudgins, Personal Representative Patrick A. Schilken, P.C. 7936 E. Arapahoe Court #2800 Centennial, CO 80130 Legal Notice No. CC671 First Publication: November 24, 2021 Last Publication: December 8, 2021 Publisher: Canyon Courier
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*Adult Protection Supervisor: Hiring wage is $72,600 to $79,860 annually DOQ *Animal Shelter Assistant: Hiring wage is $16.50 - $18.15/hr DOQ *Control Tech: Hiring wage is $20.14 - $22.15/hr DOQ *Detentions Deputy: Hiring wage is $29.23 - $30.11/hr DOQ *Dispatcher: Hiring wage is $24.62 - $25.35/hr DOQ *Equipment Operator I for the Transfer Station: CDL; Hiring wage is $18.00 - $19.80/hr DOQ *Equipment Operator II for Road and Bridge: CDL; Hiring wage is $21.00 - $23.10/hr DOQ *Kitchen Manager: Hiring wage is $22.40 - $24.64/hour DOQ *Part Time EMT: Hiring wage is $20.14 - $22.15/hr DOQ *Part Time Paramedic: Hiring wage is $23.27 - $25.60/hr DOQ *Part Time Payroll Clerk: Hiring wage is $20.14 - $22.15/hour DOQ *Senior Accountant: Hiring wage is $59,800 to $65,780 annually DOQ Taking applications until positions are filled Please view the HR page on the County Web Site to see benefits offered. See full job descriptions and application at: https://www.clearcreekcounty.us/ Under I want to - on the left-hand side of the drop down under Apply For/Register- Click on Jobs in Clear Creek County This will take you to the job posting site. Clear Creek County is an ADAAA/EEO employer.
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Custodian /FT / Benefits / King Murphy Head Cook / Benefits / CCHS Cook / PT / King Murphy Bus Driver / FT / Benefits HS Cheer Coach MS Coaches: Volleyball Asst Coach / Track / Head Basketball Visit our Website to View All Open Positions Apply at: www.ccsdre1.org Clear Creek School District RE1, does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, marital status, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its educational programs or activities. Inquiries may be referred to the Director of Human Resources, Robin Payne, robin.payne@ccsdre1.org 303-567-3851
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