PARMALEE

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Former faculty and students were astonished by the size of the building, some joking that they got lost in the school. Yet one former student said her kindergarten classroom was in the same spot – a bit of comfort. A former teacher said it felt like the school now had hundreds of classrooms.

“It’s lovely to have everyone in the same building,” said instructional coach Molly Bachrodt, who has been with the school for 14 years. She said the temporary buildings behind the school that were used for classrooms were not so temporary.

What hasn’t changed is the community feel of the school and the teamwork by the sta .

“Everyone is good at pitching in,” said Roxanne Eddy, who has been the school’s health aide since 2004. “Everyone gets along really well. We all believe everything we do is for the kids.”

Bachrodt added that teachers, many of whom live in the area, like running into Parmalee families out- side of school at stores and events. It’s part of the small-town feel of the school.

Marilyn Sandifer, who taught at Parmalee from 1966-1969, found herself in a class photo, smiling at the out t she was wearing back then. She always remembers the sta ’s friendliness, which is still true today.

Caren Matteucci, who has been a Parmalee parent, volunteer, PTA member and more, added that now as a fth-grade teacher, she appreciates everything the PTA does for the school, calling the organization an “amazing change maker.”

Matteucci added: “ ere’s a community feel here. ere’s a good balance between the teachers, students, parents and community. “

Emily Kemp Barker, who is one of three generations in her family to attend Parmalee, paged through yearbooks from the school’s rst years looking for her dad’s photo. Her daughters now attend school here.

“( e school) is so much bigger now,” Barker said, “but more importantly, so much has stayed the same. at’s why it’s so special. Everyone you talk to feels blessed and happy to be here.”

BY DEB BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Wood, Newby, Devaney elected to Elk Creek Fire board

Two incumbents and one newcomer will serve on the Elk Creek Fire Protection District board for the next four years.

Incumbents Sharon Woods and Chuck Newby were re-elected on May 2, and Dominique Devaney was added to the board. In uno cial results, Devaney received 396 votes, Woods 379 votes and Newby 336 votes. ey are followed by Todd Wagner with 212 votes, Debra MacPhee with 202 votes and Shannon Troy Peterson with 57 votes. e election was hotly contested with candidates disagreeing on whether Elk Creek Fire should consolidate with North Fork and the Inter-Canyon re departments, and over how to handle emergency medical services for the proposed downhill bike park on Shadow Mountain Drive.

Voters in Foothills Fire elect new board

Voters in the Foothills Fire and Rescue district have elected a mix of incumbents and newcomers to the re board.

Elected to serve four-year terms in the May 2 election are David Stajcar, Dan Hartman and Stephanie Graf. Elected to serve two-year terms are Stephanie Troyer and Norman Kirsch.

Graf and Kirsch were appointed to serve on the board earlier this year, lling two positions after board members resigned. ey were required to run for election to those positions.

In uno cial results, for the three four-year positions, Graf received 516 votes, Hartman 410 votes and Stajcar 344 votes. Seth Miller received 301 votes and incumbent Steven A. Beck received 287 votes.

For the two two-year positions, Troyer received 517 votes, Kirsch 329 votes and Les S. Chaisson 299 votes.

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