MILESTONES: EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

e following Evergreen students have been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2023 semester at the University of Iowa: Anna Jermano, Jackson Grant, Jason Babcock, Kira Semmens and Sarah Jermano.

Andre Da Silva of Evergreen has been named to the spring 2023 chancellor’s list at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Students receiving a 3.9 or higher GPA are placed on the chancellor’s list.

Logan Dorsey of Evergreen was named to the spring 2023 dean’s list in the University of Kentucky’s College of Arts & Sciences. Students on the dean’s list have a minimum 3.6 GPA.

Kayleigh Milligan of Morrison was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2023 semester at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Jacee Casebolt of Conifer and Jaden Phillips of Evergreen have graduated from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. Casebolt majored in English, while Phillips majored in government and international economics-French.

Zoe Stall-Ray of Bailey graduated with a master’s degree in civil engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.

McCue Behrhorst of Evergreen was named to the 2023 New England Small College Athletic Conference spring All-Academic Team for men’s lacrosse. e recognition honors sophomores, juniors and seniors who have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. Behrhorst graduated in May with a major in

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Je co buys EFR parking lot as it prepares for Highway 73 construction e Evergreen Fire/Rescue board of directors on June 20 agreed to accept $198,000 for the parking lot, plus $2,000 for an easement to allow for a gutter in front of the re station that is just south of downtown Evergreen. e county also will reimburse the re department for the $5,000 it spent on an appraisal. e 22-month, $11 project is expected to start in September to widen Highway 73, add a bike lane and a pedestrian trail, improve safety at the intersection with Bu alo Park Road and improve ood controls.

Je erson County will buy the parking lot across the street from Evergreen Fire/Rescue’s Station 1 as it prepares to widen and improve Highway 73 from Bu alo Park Road to downtown Evergreen.

Fire ghters will be allowed to park in the lot until the county begins construction of that section of the road, Fire Chief Mike Weege said.

Mike Vanatta, the assistant director for Je erson County’s transportation and engineering division, has said he has structured how the work will be completed to try to make travel- neuroscience from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. Four area students were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2022 term at the University of Alabama. Students on the bean’s list have a 3.5 or better GPA. ey are Casmir Sadowski of Bailey, Kaia Cavin of Evergreen, William Crosbie of Evergreen and Teagan McDonald of Morrison. ing through Evergreen manageable for drivers.

Annika Rose of Evergreen was named to the University of Mississippi’s spring 2023 honor roll. Students on the honor roll have a GPA between 3.5 and 3.74. Rose is majoring in integrated marketing communications.

Zachary Cothran of Evergreen was named to the University of Mississippi’s spring 2023 semester chancellor’s honor roll. e honor is for students who have a GPA from 3.75 to 4.0. Cothran is majoring in general business.

Teagan McDonald of Morrison received a bachelor of science degree in commerce and business administration from the University of Alabama.

Maia Clayton of Evergreen has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2023 semester at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Students on the dean’s list have a 3.6 or better GPA.

Kiana Holmes of Evergreen graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in theater from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

It has been 23 years since Evergreen has seen extended construction near downtown. In 2000, the Colorado Department of Transportation made improvements and widened the intersection of Highway 73/74.

Conifer Rotary selling peaches as fundraiser is is a fundraiser for Conifer Rotary, which gives the proceeds to community groups such as Team Blitz Robotics; Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice; Resilience1220; West Je erson, Deer Creek and Elk Creek elementary schools; West Je erson Middle School PTA; plus it operates the 285 Backpack program that provides weekend meals to children in need.

Conifer Rotary has begun taking orders for cases of Palisade peaches. e cases will be available for pickup between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Aspen Park Center. Cost is $40 per case, and the peaches are from Noland Farms. Orders must be received by Aug. 18.

To order peaches, visit coniferrotary.org.

Survey on Evergreen emergency services

Evergreen Fire/Rescue will send out a survey at the end of June to ask the community about where it sees Evergreen in the next ve to 10 years and what it expects from emergency-response services.

“ e survey will give us feedback to incorporate into our 10-year master plan and to look at short-term strategic projects,” EFR board member Evan Je ries said at the June 20 board meeting.

e survey will be structured so comments will be sorted based on residents’ locations in the re district, Je ries said. Links to the survey will be put on social media and sent to homeowners associations, Community Wild re Preparedness Implementation Plan groups and their ambassadors.

Responses to the survey are due July 14.

Blue Spruce Habitat gifted a truck

Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity has received a Frontier truck from Nissan as part of Nissan’s support for Habitat a liates across the United States.

“We are so grateful to Nissan for the donation of this beautiful truck,” said Kathleen O’Leary, executive director of Blue Spruce Habitat for

Humanity. “ e truck will be indispensable for us as we build and repair homes in our community.” eight homes in Empire and several homes in Kittredge, and it has a program to repair homes.

$20 million to Habitat for Humanity nationally since 2005.

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