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The mountain area’s newspaper since 1958
est. 1958
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2021
VOLUME 63 ISSUE 5
75 CENTS
NOW SERVING EVERGREEN, CONIFER, BAILEY AND PINE
Group looking for solutions to vehicle-wildlife collisions
Fired up for firewood
Wild Aware wants CDOT and CPW to address concerns about Highway 74 BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
we would not be able to provide our clients with what they need,” Haynes said. “There are families that are doing the best they can, and they wouldn’t have heat without this firewood. When they are living from paycheck to paycheck, they don’t have to worry about paying to heat their homes.” She explained that she encourages
According to most recent roadkill data from CDOT, Highway 74 was 3% of total miles included in the report, yet had 27.7% of elk fatalities overall. The highest concentration of fatalities was the stretch from Hiwan Country Club to Evergreen Lake. Wild Aware, a group of residents in Colorado advocating for the safe coexistence of wildlife and humans, has explored several options with CDOT and Colorado Parks and Wildlife to mitigate this problematic area, according to Christie Greene, founder of Wild Aware. “This issue has been looked into and we have hit a wall,” Greene said. Most recently, a wildlife-underpass option connecting the neigh-
SEE LUMBERJACK, P3
SEE WILD AWARE, P5
Allen Richardson loads wood into a truck bed to move near the splitter.
EChO lumberjacks help needy families stay warm BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Evergreen Christian Outreach’s lumberjacks and lumber-jill are giants among volunteers. While not physically as large
PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST
as the fabled Paul Bunyon, they provide a huge service by splitting innumerable cords of firewood for families in need. The dozen volunteers are so valued that EChO recently gave them red-and-black plaid shirts to salute their service to the organization. Jo Haynes, EChO’s food bank manager, calls the lumberjack volunteers a godsend. “Without the EChO lumberjacks,
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Obits Winterfest
2 Conifer Parade 17 Mini Holiday Walk
6 Opinion 21 Biz Beat
8 Sports 22 Classifieds
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