Building a better

Playground

Beaver Ranch wants to create ADA accessible play area for kids

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e folks at Beaver Ranch want all children to play on the park’s playground, and to do so, they need your help.

Bergen Meadow students commissioned to create abstract art

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A group of Evergreen artists has been commissioned to create art that will adorn the walls of a Denver law rm.

e artists are collaborating to create 12 canvases of abstract artwork that will hang in the Buchalter law rm’s main o ce area and conference room. e work — still in the creation phase — contains bright

SEE PAINTING, P2 e playground that ultimately is built will depend on community wishes and what the organization can a ord. ere are renderings of three playground possibilities that range in price from $680,000 to $1 million, a survey and a link to donate at www.beaverranch.org. Ofcials hope to start construction in spring 2024.

Beaver Ranch Community Inc., the organization that oversees the park on Foxton Road in Conifer, wants to raise about $1 million to expand the size of the park’s playground and make it accessible to all children. It is hoping to obtain grants, has already saved $250,000 for the project, and it is looking for donations from residents and businesses to make it happen.

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