e Ross-Lewis Trust has moved forward in constructing a new building in downtown Evergreen, though construction likely won’t start until 2025.
Conifer Community
Church’s firewood ministry aims to prepare 70 cords for families in need
BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
e fragrance of fresh-cut wood
After the work was done, the volunteers sat down to a steak dinner to celebrate their hard work.
erefore the name: Split & Steak.
e Conifer Community Church wood ministry event in its 13th year
Representatives of the trust and Je erson County Planning & Zoning conducted a community meeting on Sept. 25 to introduce the proposal and get feedback, the rst step in moving through the county’s rezoning process.
e trust wants to rezone the property where Sweetwater Boutique and Seasonally Yours were located on Evergreen Parkway, plus the neighboring pocket park to construct a new building there. A re in that building in December forced both businesses to close.
In addition, the trust wants to
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brings together volunteers from the church and the community to make sure families won’t be cold this winter. is year’s goal was to split 70 cords of wood, all to be given away.
For Barb of Conifer, who asked that her last name not be used, the rewood that volunteers piled into her car was a godsend.
“I got really sick and now I’m in dire straits because I can’t a ord to pay for heat,” Barb said. “ is is the most amazing thing.”
Pastor Lance Swearengin said Split & Steak was the rst event he participated in when he came to Conifer Community Church in 2010. While the event continues to grow, so does the need, and he said it shows the church community’s generosity.
“ ey help others in a tangible way,” he said.
Jeremy Fowler, who heads the church’s rewood ministry this year, explained that the church collects wood throughout the year, and
much of the rewood the church distributes is cut during Split & Steak, with 125 volunteers making it happen.
e church would like to double the number of volunteers next year because the more people bucking, splitting and stacking rewood, the more people can be helped.
Erin Stewart helped put rewood into people’s vehicles, saying it felt good to give back to the community. She is a parent of a Boy Scout from Troop 400, which is based at the church, and several Scouts were hard at work as well.
Phil Candelaria was stationed at a log splitter, keeping it working as the pile of split wood continued to grow. A veteran of this event, he says he has several t-shirts that are given to the volunteers each year, and he enjoys helping because he knows people need wood each winter.
Ben Petersen brought wood to Candelaria’s splitter, and he joked that he thought he was signing up for the steak meal. More seriously, he said, “I do this kind of work at home, so I have the ability to help out.”
rezone the properties to the west that include an alley, the building with Sisters and Company, the Holly Berry and Silver Arrow, the building housing the Evergreen Gallery and a restaurant, and the Evergreen National Bank building. ose tenants would not be impacted by
the proposed rezoning, Ross-Lewis Trust representatives said.
If approved, the zoning would move from Commercial-1 to planned development to bring the parcels into compliance with Jefferson County zoning regulations, Julie Esterl with Baseline Corp., a consultant for the Ross-Lewis Trust, said. e proposed rezoning would generally follow the county’s mixed-use neighborhood commercial zoning requirements, which
allow o ces, retail and residential.
Ross Bradley with the RossLewis Trust said preliminary plans would put a couple of retail stores and a restaurant in the new building. At this time, residential is not planned, he said.
Je co planner Sara Hutchinson said it could take up to 14 months to complete the rezoning and to get the site development plan approved, and in response to a question, she said the process could not
be expedited. Assuming the trust gets the approvals, then construction could start, likely not until 2025..
Bradley said he hoped everyone in downtown Evergreen will see something great happen on the property.
“I hope to make everybody in my family proud of what we do,” he said. “My great-great grandfather John Ross rode his horse and buggy on this property.”
BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
e German word “Gemütlichkeit” doesn’t translate directly into English, but its meaning captures the warmth of family, friends and community.
at’s what Oktoberfest on Sept. 23 that bene ted Mount Evans Home Health Care and Hospice was all about. Nearly 1,000 people came to the Buchanan elds to listen to music, try ax-throwing and beer-stein lifting, watch adorable dachshunds run – and play – in weiner dog races, ate German food such as bratwurst, pretzels and schnitzel, and more.
Beautiful weather made this inaugural event even more fun for attendees.
“ e turnout is more than we could have ever expected,” said Keri Jaeger, Mount Evans president. “So many people came here wanting to learn more about us or having experience with us. It was heartwarming to hear their stories about their experience.”
In addition to German food and libations, children played games, and attendees rolled large tires with Evergreen Cross t, took photos at a photo booth and more.
Hardy souls – or at least those with strong arms – held steins lled with beer to see who could hold them the longest. Two full steins weigh about 10 pounds, and the contest required that the beer did not spill, and the competitor must hold the steins straight out away from the body.
By 2 p.m., Mark Lemon of Evergreen had the longest time, 8 minutes and 2 seconds, and he said he knew he would be a natural at holding the steins. He is Scottish, and he said Germans and Scots are well known for being able to drink beer.
A highlight was the weiner dog races where many of the German dachshund breed came out ready to run. Abby Croell of Broom eld brought Herman, a 2-year-old pup, and she wanted to give him a chance to race.
e races had a large following with spectators cheering for their favorite canines.
Some attendees dressed in lederhosen (leather breeches) and dirndls (dresses), which are traditional Bavarian clothing that typically comes out for Oktoberfest. Evergreen’s Oktoberfest also had a costume contest.
Attendees agreed they loved the atmosphere and the fun activities, happy that Oktoberfest had returned to Evergreen. Evergreen had an Oktoberfest more than a decade ago.
Rebecca Treat, who attended with her children and grandchildren, wore her dirndl from Bavaria, calling the event “wunderschoen,” or lovely.
Betsy Hays, Mount Evans’ director of resource development, thanked the crowd for attending the rst Oktoberfest, noting that changes would be made for next year to make the experience better.
“ is is not going to be the end,” Hays said. “ is will be the rst of many.”
Two former Clear Creek County deputies could enter into a plea bargain for charges they face in connection to the 2022 shooting death of Christian Glass. Both deputies, Andrew Buen and Kyle Gould, appeared briefly in court on Monday, Sept. 25, and are expected to return on Nov. 2 in a deal that could prevent a trial. Buen is charged with murder in the 2nd degree, official misconduct and reckless endangerment. Gould is charged with crimi-
nally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment.
Specifics of any plea deal were not divulged at the brief hearing.
District Court Judge Catherine Cheroutes continued the hearing to the November date to allow defense counsel an opportunity to discuss a plea deal with their clients.
Glass died on the night of June 10-11,
2022, when he was stranded in his car near Silver Plume. He had called 911 for help, saying he was trapped and his car was stuck.
Officers asked Glass to leave his car, but he refused in what turned into a long standoff that ended when officers broke the car window and used a Taser on Glass. Former Clear Creek County Deputy Buen shot Glass five times, killing him, according to an indictment.
Glass was not armed and there was no reason to believe that Glass would have been a danger to any law enforcement personnel, to himself or to any member of the public, the indictment states.
“The decision to remove him from the vehicle directly lead to the death of Mr. Glass,” the indictment states.
Former Sgt. Gould was in con-
tact via cell phone with Buen during the encounter, the indictment states. It goes on to say during the cell phone conversation, Buen muted his body-worn camera audio. The conversation was not recorded.
A civil suit resulted in a $19-million settlement with Glass’ family against four agencies, including the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office. In a court-ordered apology as part of the settlement, former Sheriff Rick Albers placed blame on officers who “failed to meet expectations.”
Albers stepped down in August after 43 years in law enforcement. Prosecutors and defense attorneys confirmed the proceeding was continued and there are plea deals on the table but would not comment further on the record as they walked out of court.
Evergreen Middle School students were treated to some Shakespeare — not in a theater, but outside in a parking lot.
In 45 minutes, the students saw a shortened version of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on Sept. 19, complete with Puck, Titiana, Oberon, Hermia, Lysander and more during Shakespeare in the Parking Lot, a program o ered by Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
When you’re acting in a parking lot, the costumes and props are simple, and a pickup truck is an integral part of the scenery.
Sixth–grade social studies teacher
Julia Fliss called Shakespeare in the Parking Lot perfect for middle schoolers. While they might not easily follow Shakespeare’s iambic pentameter, the middle schoolers could follow the actors’ character portrayals and the plot. “ is brings learning to life,” Fliss said. “For language arts, that’s obvious
because of Shakespeare’s in uence on modern-day literature. In addition, performance art is a means to awaken an inner artistic or creative self.”
Fliss is teaching a world studies class this year, and she incorporated some history of Shakespeare’s time into lessons before the performance. In the late 1500s, for example, the lower classes paid a penny to see a theater production and sat on the oor, while nobles paid for seats. Similarly, she noted, students sat on the asphalt while teachers sat in chairs.
e Puritans believed theater was a distraction, so they didn’t allow it inside London, which is why Shakespeare’s plays were performed in outdoor settings and outside the city limits, Fliss explained to her students.
In addition to language arts and history, Fliss said “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” has themes relevant and relatable to middle-schoolers: love, jealousy, revenge, magic, mystery and comedy.
Principal Tim Vialpando said this was the third time Shakespeare in the
Parking Lot has performed at EMS thanks to funding from the school’s PTA, and students watched a video earlier that day explaining the play and its meaning.
“ ere aren’t any classes studying Shakespeare,” Vialpando said. “ is is meant to be a fun experience for our students.”
Shakespeare in the Parking Lot began in 2015, and the concept is similar to a food truck, Justin Walvoord, the show’s director, said. If you don’t want to go to a theater, theater will come to you. In addition to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” the professional cast of six actors also performs “Romeo and Juliet.”
e cast moves from school to school and also to di erent parks, senior centers, libraries and other locations in the metro area, Walvoord said, showing audiences they can connect with Shakespeare’s plays.
“In 45 minutes, we show people Shakespeare with a modern twist,” Walvoord said. “We didn’t change the words, and audiences enjoy the show.”
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It feels like coming home for KingMurphy Mountain School’s new principal Scott Bain.
Bain, an Evergreen native, comes to King-Murphy after 13 years as principal at the Je erson County Open School. He said King-Murphy’s focus on outdoor learning and EL – expeditionary learning – t well with his background at the Open School.
Je co Open School, a school for students in kindergarten through 12th grade, provides individualized learning opportunities and alternatives to conventional schooling.
“When I got a teacher’s license,” Bain said, “I gravitated to more innovative education.”
Bain believes his experience leading a school with di erent learning models will t well at King-Murphy, which is in the west end of Evergreen but part of the Clear Creek School District. e school with classes in preschool through sixth
grade has a student population of 150.
Michael Gass, Clear Creek’s interim superintendent, called Bain a veteran educator and an innovative leader who is always making decisions based on what is good for kids. He noted that all of the Clear Creek principals have a vision for their schools, and they are not afraid to try new things but will make changes if something is not working. e educators care about kids.
Bain attended Bergen Elementary and Evergreen Middle schools, and graduated from Evergreen High School in 1987. He has a bachelor’s degree from Fort Lewis College in Durango, and a master’s degree in international studies and an administrator’s license, both from the University of Denver.
He lives in Indian Hills with his wife, Lisa, who is an educator in Castle Rock. eir children are grown. He enjoys skiing, mountain biking and other outdoor activities.
He replaces TJ Bonham, who was principal at the school for a year.
Bain is impressed with the small class sizes and with the high caliber of teachers at King-Murphy. He said improvements to the building and playground, funded primarily from taxpayer-supported bonds, provide a sense of pride and place for stu-
dents and their families.
“ is is a tight-knit community,” he said. “With the small school size and where they want to go as a school community, it feels like a good t. ere’s a lot of potential for magic that is really exciting.”
Canyonfest celebrates Kittredge community and the town’s 100th birthday
BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
is year’s annual Canyonfest celebration was a mixture of smalltown fun and Kittredge’s 100th birthday party.Music, food, a beer garden, children’s games, the playground and food trucks — plus the annual duck races — make the event fun for all ages. Attendees sang “Happy Birthday” to the town, ate birthday cake and looked at displays on Kittredge’s early history.
Kittredge is celebrating its centennial — using the year its rst post o ce opened to determine its birthday. Kittredge started as a resort town like many other towns in the foothills, with homes and resorts constructed on both sides of Bear Creek Canyon Road.
Music from e Living Room Band lled the air on Sept. 16 as friends old and new chatted in the park. Sales at the duck-race table were brisk as families to their chances that their ducks would be the rst to cross the nish line.
EPRD is wrapping up its Strategic Plan based on your feedback and other information gathered over 2023. EPRD has developed an ambitious plan to #ELEVATE OUR COMMUNITY, with initiatives packaged to maximize our reach and prioritize the use of limited resources. The community has shared a wide range of ideas with EPRD in the last nine months, with 2,342+ touchpoints of feedback during strategic planning.
Friends Julie Recker and Angie Philippus, who enjoyed hula hooping, live in Indian Hills, and they joked about the long distance they traveled to get to Canyonfest.
e event is a fundraiser for the Kittredge Civic Association, which uses the money for events throughout the year and to improve its community center.
Organizers continue to call Canyonfest a Mayberry-like event, referring to the “Andy Gri th Show” on television in the 1960s. It’s just good old-fashioned fun.
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Based on your input, EPRD plans to:
• TAKE CARE OF WHAT WE HAVE to address current maintenance needs at indoor and outdoor facilities;
• REBUILD RECREATION to improve our parks and rework our rec centers; and
• EXPAND FACILITIES & SERVICES to add new recreation opportunities to serve the whole community.
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Immediate improvements are already in the works under EPRD’s new Executive Director, Cory Vander Veen. In 2023 EPRD completed a $5M improvement to the Evergreen Lake Trail with grants and contributions from partners. Also in 2023 EPRD upgraded fitness equipment at both rec centers, built a new disc golf course, introduced more outdoor programming, and added new events for families and older adults. Under the new Strategic Plan, EPRD plans to continue to improve maintenance of existing assets, make capital improvements, and expand services to meet the community’s high standards.
On November 7, EPRD will ask voters to extend and repurpose funding they approved in 2005 for a bond that will retire in 2025. Without adding any new tax, EPRD would use the previouslyauthorized funding first to pay off the bond and then for ongoing operations, maintenance to existing assets, and capital improvements.
“Before we look to possibly add any new types of facilities and or parks, we need to make sure we can maintain and pay for what we now have.”
“More outdoor rec programming would be awesome. Mountain bike programs fill up fast, climbing programs fill up fast. How can we better leverage our amazing outdoor recreation setting to both those that live here and are raising families here, those that summer here, and those that visit?”
After a quiet year of preparation and premature eulogies, Burning Man roared into the news this August. ere were unplanned res, protesters and three hurricanefueled rainstorms that turned the Nevada desert into a sea of mud.
Before it even got going, the event known for its whimsical art, leave-no-trace ethos and sharing economy began with a brief disruption by climate activists blocking its entrance. e 10 protesters from the “Seven Circles Alliance” chained themselves to a trailer in the middle of Highway 447 and put up handmade signs proclaiming “Abolish Capitalism,” “Burners Unite” and “Ban Private Jets.”
In other pre-event excitement, I saw an SUV and attached trailer burst into ames due to some bad choices in gasoline storage. en a campmate of mine fell o one of those electric, one-wheel skateboards, breaking several ribs and other bones.
Within minutes, Josh, who had come from Mexico, was picked up by a playa ambulance. Within hours he was own to Reno for a better diagnosis and surgery, and within days, repaired Josh was back with one steel plate and six screws. Mere seconds after return-
ing, he was back at work with his one good arm. is was his rst time at Burning Man, but like me, he was there to help get its basic structures ready to welcome this year’s 73,000 people, all coming to the middle of nowhere in Nevada.
In my 26 years of helping out and writing about Burning Man, I’ve talked about its art that you’d see nowhere else, a clown committing a felony, clothing-optional celebrators, aming objects and soul-crushing dust storms. It still is all that times 10, but this year it added several days of mud to the mythology.
You may think you know mud, but there is no mud like the playa mud of the Black Rock Desert, some 100 miles northeast of Reno. Once it was part of Lake Lahontan, which was more than 500 feet deep about 14,000 years ago. After its water evaporated, a deep layer of silt got left behind, and now even a small amount of rain can turn that silt into a mud bog.
Around midnight on Aug. 20, Hurricane Hilary sent a lot of rain our way, and by morning the water was ankle-deep outside my trailer. e sun did not shine for 36 hours, roads were closed and nobody could get in or out.
As people nally emerged from their shelters, looking relieved, the sound of squelching lled the air. Playa mud is mean. It aspires to be quicksand, but it is not quite as cinematic or deep enough. It can only eat shoes and tires. e best way to get around on foot seemed to be bare feet protected by plastic bags.
What is the opposite of sticky? Slippery. e mud, angered by not being able to eat shoes, turned slick and big splashes could be heard. A op in warm mud might sound like a pleasant spa experience until you realize there is not enough water in Nevada to get it o . And a op can leave bruises.
Playa mud also does not want you to drive. Either your wheel wells ll up with a chocolaty donut of collected mud or you will spin holes axle-deep. In either case you will be laughed at rst and rescued much later.
is happens even in the summer when wet mud lurks under a
dry, cracked surface, daring you to cross it. I took the dare one July and sat there for a long day until someone more experienced pulled me to solid land. Lesson learned, mud respected.
Astute Burning Man historians will also remember the great rainstorm of 2014, though this year was di erent. is downpour lasted much longer and put a stop to everyone’s setup schedule as hundreds of postholes sat waiting for their posts.
Finally, the sun did shine and people rejoiced on their islands. ey shared food and drink. Animals crawled up on shore, traded their ns for legs, stood upright and continued their journeys. e playa mud had exacted its price and let humans roam free to return to their o -playa lives.
Weeks after the great splashing, it had all become an embellished myth with wild exaggeration and heroic stories to be shared. Some will claim it was epic.
Dennis Hinkamp is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, an independent nonpro t dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. He lives and writes in Utah.
On behalf of Conifer Area Council and the Conifer community, we express our deepest gratitude to the sta and Board of Trustees of the Je erson County Library for its decision to move forward on establishing a stand-alone library for the Conifer community. We appreciate the thoughtful and comprehensive process that the library o cials undertook to ensure that the needs of the community for equitable library services were heard and acknowledged.
For over two decades, the Conifer library has been located in Conifer High School. During that time, the community and its need for services has increased while library hours had to be curtailed due to changes in the school schedule. While the partnership may have been viable in the
past, it is no longer in the best interests of the community, and we appreciate that the library o cials understand the issues. at said, we will be glad to assist in ensuring a smooth transition when the public library leaves the high school.
e Conifer Area Council also pledges to continue to work closely with the Je co Library sta and Board of Trustees as it seeks a suitable site for the new Conifer library. Our best hope is this goal will be accomplished in a timely and thoughtful manner.
Shirley Johnson, President Marilyn Saltzman, Secretary Conifer Area CouncilDavid vs Goliath
CONIFER – Driving serenely south along Highway 285 on the afternoon of Aug. 24, Family Sedan fell in behind Gravel Truck. Moments later, Family Sedan heard the distinctive crack of an errant pebble striking his windshield. Instantly furious, Family Sedan dialed 911 with one hand and steered a course toward confrontation with the other. Family Sedan told the dispatcher he was following Gravel Truck closely, and attempting to make him stop. Dispatch repeatedly told Family Sedan to stop following Gravel Truck, assuring him that law enforcement would handle the situation. Family Sedan told dispatch that he’d stop following Gravel Truck “when I see a cop.” Even as o cers moved to intercept the pair, Gravel Truck called 911 to report road rage in progress. For no reason he could fathom, Gravel Truck told dispatch, Family Sedan was “stopping in tra c on the highway” and “trying to force me to pull over.” Determined to avoid direct contact, Gravel Truck actually pulled a U-turn at Shaffers Crossing in hopes of shaking his tail, but to no avail. Growing bolder by the minute, Family Sedan nally careened around Gravel Truck and screeched to a stop across both lanes of King’s Valley Road, catching his quarry cold. When Family Sedan raced up to his window on foot and at full roar, Gravel Truck told him he was heading for Elk Creek Fire Station #1 to meet with deputies, and that Family Sedan could continue his rant there. A few minutes later, Family Sedan did just that, demanding to know what ofcers were going to do about his windshield. Considering that the damage to Family Sedan’s windshield turned out to be minimal, deputies weren’t planning to do anything about it. ey could and would, however, do something about Family Sedan’s violent disregard for public safety, charging him with reckless driving and obstructing a highway. “Ridiculous!” Family Sedan objected. Not so, countered deputies, pointing out that JCSO had cited him for almost the exact same infractions
in almost the exact same place only two months before. Family Sedan accepted the ticket, but not the blame.
Dawn patrol
EVERGREEN – It was 6:30 a.m., and the grocery store morning crew didn’t know quite what to make of James Beam. Apparently having just nished an extrahearty liquid breakfast, Beam was “stumbling” around the aisles, “falling over” and “knocking stu o shelves.” Not too drunk to realize he was attracting negative attention, Beam reeled out to the parking lot and crawled into his pickup truck just as JCSO deputies were arriving. Too late to head him o , o cers tailed Beam south on Evergreen Parkway, lights ashing and sirens wailing. Drunk enough to think he could outrun sober pursuit, Beam stepped on the gas, tearing through the Evergreen Lake construction zone at highway speed. Mindful that continuing the chase only made Beam more dangerous, o cers backed o . Two minutes later, the radio crackled with news that Beam had crashed near Brook Forest Road. Deputies located the fugitive walking west up the creek, his eyes “glassy” and his demeanor “angry and aggressive.” Deputies charged Beam with DUI, vehicular eluding and leaving the scene of an accident. Paramedics packed him o to Saint Anthony’s for medical evaluation.
Scratch ‘n’ mi
EVERGREEN – On the morning of Aug. 21, Taylor called JCSO to report that her hated neighbor, Katy, had “keyed” her car. Taylor was sure Katy did it because they’ve had “multiple arguments” and “a bad relationship.” Contacted by phone, Katy told deputies that she has “better things to do than key cars,” and anyway they should probably be talking to their mutual neighbor Mariah because “she’s a bad apple.” Queried for comment, Taylor said she and Mariah “have always gotten along,” and they might be interested to know that Mariah’s car had recently been “keyed,” probably by Katy. Lacking actual proof of pretty much anything, deputies scratched the case.
A family divided EL RANCHO – It was nearing midnight on Aug. 27 when JCSO deputies came upon a battered Honda semi-permanently parked
on the edge of I-70’s center median, its crushed nose jutting dangerously into tra c lanes. Not physically hurt, but clearly in emotional distress, the car’s driver explained her unhappy predicament. She and her brother had been driving home from a day in the mountains when their conversation turned confrontational. Tempers rose as
the altitude fell, and Brother “tried to strangle me.” Unable to both “drive and defend myself,” Sister lost control with results plain to see. Interviewed just up the road a piece, Brother recalled events di erently, saying Sister crashed because she “couldn’t drive while she was attacking me.” Neither Sister nor Brother wanted to press charges
against the other, but deputies were inclined to charge Sister with DUI. Problem solved SOUTH JEFFCO – Arriving at the mall bright and early, she left her car in the parking lot and went inside to work her shift. Clock-
Whether it’s putting a personalized spin on a classic character or creating brand-new monsters and ghouls, artists in the horror genre nd endless possibilities when it comes to their artwork and how they choose to express themselves.
“ e genre of horror is the most expansive,” said Xander Smith, a concept artist in the entertainment industry. “You can do anything with it… you can go to the deepest depths of the human psyche.”
Among his many titles, Smith is also a digital sculptor and 3D modeler, where he has worked on shows like “American Horror Story” and “Scream Queens” as well as blockbuster movies like “Godzilla vs. Kong.”
Smith was one of dozens of artists state and nationwide who joined local artists at the Colorado Festival of Horrors in Lone Tree from Sept. 15 to 17 to share their love for art and horror.
Many of these artists were inspired by a memory of their childhood that they had with a family member either watching horror and sci- movies, reading comic books or looking at magazines.
Sources of inspiration
Creator and artist Barry McClain
things to make them look a little bit di erent, or more dynamic, interesting or scary,” she said.
Although she didn’t start showing her art until last year, Numri said she has found the most supportive and amazing friends in the horror community.
said he was drawn into horror because of his mom, and he couldn’t be more grateful.
While growing up, McClain’s mom used to tell him about the makeup in horror movies, like when an actor would bite on a blood bag to make blood come out their mouth. She also read Fangoria Magazine on a regular basis.
”I used to look through this Fangoria Magazine all the time and I was just enamored with all the blood and guts,” McClain said.
Along with reading various horror comics and watching “Tales from the Crypt,” McClain started to draw monsters.
As an adult, McClain now draws horror posters and works for Troma Entertainment.
Part of his drawing process includes watching horror movies and using the references as accuracy to inspire his own work, McClain starts by drawing with pencil and ink before scanning it onto the computer, where he then colors it in on Photoshop.
Although he does artwork for the sci- and action-adventure genres, McClain said that the horror genre is his favorite because it’s more fun and also, the subject matter, storytelling and messaging is so broad.
It may be hard to believe, but there are always positive messages in horror movies, he added. ese types of movies tend to involve some kind of comeuppance and stories often teach moral values, which is what gravitates McClain to the genre.
McClain has re ected that in his own comic book, “Billy the Kit.” It’s
a horror Western story about faith and how the main character’s world is bigger than what his “bubble of faith” is, which he learns as he gains his power.
Additionally, McClain likes to teach other artists how to market themselves. He said it’s not about marketing sexuality or race, it’s about entertainment.
“I want to be seen as an artist, not a Black artist,” McClain said.
For Joe Oliver, an artist in Littleton, creating horror-themed pieces is cathodic to express and speaks to primal instincts.
“I think it’s the most honest expression of emotions that connects with people,” Oliver said. “Everything can be horror and I think a lot of the time because we’ve experienced sadness and horror, it allows us to appreciate the good as well.”
In addition to doing artwork for comic books, Oliver has also worked for Fangoria Magazine, Alamo Drafthouse and Macaulay Culkin.
He said the easiest way to create something unique is to create stu you want to see. Using pencil, pen and digital, Oliver creates everything from cartoon to graphic images and uses di erent e ects to express those pieces.
“I love di erent techniques and I try to do di erent styles based on what I’m feeling and how best to express that idea,” Oliver said.
Dee Nurmi of DC Custom Creations LLC uses glow-in-the-dark paint to add a playful yet haunting e ect to her paintings.
Painting characters from “ e Nightmare Before Christmas” and “Courage the Cowardly Dog,” Numri said she is a cartoonist at heart and has always had her own weird style.
“I’m able to kind of translate that into my pictures and warp some
From scriptwriting to video editing, from costume design to building a prop, art is in every aspect of the horror genre.
Daniel Crosier, mixed media artist and co-founder of Colorado Festival of Horrors said whether it’s traditional sketching or digital art, there will be people who love it and people who are put o by it.
After using 3D programming to create costumes and props with the costume department for “American Horror Story,” Xander Smith is currently working with Arti cial Intelligence.
“Even though the market is ooded with machine-made imagery, humans tend to value it less,” Smith said.
As a professional artist with experience in Hollywood, Smith said that he is seeing a lot of support for traditional artists, however, only time will tell.
While thinking about what to draw in front of a room full of people, Smith was inspired by the fashion design as it is often di cult to combine creepy and elegant.
Smith was not the only artist who likes to dabble with fashion, Colleen Cole uses her artistic talent to create costumes and clothing items, specically hand-sewn skirts with pockets.
She combines her love for horror and sewing by making made-to-order skirts with designs found online, including a glow-in-the-dark fang design.
Cole is also the owner of Commanding Cosplay LLC, a cosplayer, designer and model. She makes her own costumes and does makeup herself and creates amazing images.
“I’ve always enjoyed Halloween,” said Cole. “Making costumes as characters that I either love the aesthetic or the character itself, is a lot of fun for me.”
Artwork for the third Colorado Festival of Horror. The three-day interactive experience took place Sept. 15-17 at the Marriott Denver
With a portfolio of his work and stickers he had made, artist Joe Oliver at his booth at the 2023 Colorado Festival of Horror. In between talking with guests, he had a sketch pad in front of him and continued to draw.
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THURSDAY
Evergreen Audubon meeting: Evergreen Audubon will meet at 7:15 p.m. ursday, Oct. 5, in the
main sanctuary at Church of the Trans guration on Evergreen Parkway east of downtown Evergreen. Erica Davis, an edible plants and wild food expert, will present an “Introduction to Colorado Mushrooms.” e meeting may also be accessed online via Zoom. For more information, visit www.EvergreenAudubon.org.
Classic movie night: Center Stage is hosting free monthly classic movie nights with acclaimed lms from the silent era to the golden age of cinema. It will host A Night Of Spooky & Strange Silent Films with short lms by Georges Melies and others at 6:30 p.m. ursday, Oct. 5, at the theater, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. For more information, visit ovationwest.org.
Free legal clinic: A free legal clinic for people with no attorney will
be from 2 to 5 p.m. ursday, Oct. 5. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help ll out forms, and explain the process and procedure for all areas of civil litigation. Preregistration for individual 15-minute appointments is available by calling 303-235-5275.
FRIDAY
Mountain lm on Tour: Mountain lm on Tour will show some of its documentary lms at the Montessori School of Evergreen Marshdale campus on Friday, Oct. 6. A family matinee will begin at 2 p.m. with tickets $15 and a short documentary program will start at 6 p.m. with tickets $20. Tickets for both programs are $30. Tickets are available at www.montessori-evergreen.org/events. e lms’ themes are connected to Mountain lm’s
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ing out that evening, she walked outside to discover the words “I suck” scrawled on her vehicle’s trunk in some unidenti ed crimson medium. She noti ed JCSO, but, alas, by the time a cruiser pulled up an inopportune thunderstorm had rinsed away virtually all traces of the crime, and the deputy was forced to settle for a verbal description of the outrage. Since suspect information was even scantier than physical evidence, the case was a wash.
EVERGREEN – When a longtime online acquaintance started pressing her for cash, she “stopped communicating” with “John” and blocked him from all of her social media accounts. When somebody who sounded entirely too much like “John” picked up the conversation pretty much where she’d left it, she called JCSO. According to her report of Aug. 27, “John” has “more than 100 Twitter accounts” and “10 read accounts.” What’s more, he
“may be Canadian.” In any case, she was starting to feel harassed and hoped deputies could help. Deputies advised her that “John” may in fact be several people, all of them scammers, and suggested she scrap her online edi ce and start afresh. Re-inventing her cyber-self would be inconvenient, she said, on account of her busy “political activism,” but she was glad to have the shy business on le.
‘Ping My Watch’
EVERGREEN – After a day spent enjoying Evergreen’s cool, crisp air and abundant arboreal assets, Deedee Denver got home to nd her Apple Watch absent from her arm. Naturally sorry to lose the expensive a ectation, Deedee was more concerned that her wrist-accessible “bank app” could fall into the wrong hands. Best she could gure, she and the device parted company somewhere between the “Elephant Butte trailhead” and the “Hiwan Homestead farmers market,” and earlier in the day it pinged in the area of Ponderosa Lane. Deputies polled persons in that precinct but came up empty, advising Deedee that “GPS inaccuracies” often cause
electronics to ping imprecisely. Deputies took a report, and Deedee said she’d keep an eye on her bank account.
Ice cold case
EVERGREEN – It was a nice piece of shooting iron. A stainless steel .22 caliber Ruger ri e with matching scope. It was also gone, he told deputies on Aug. 29, and was probably stolen “four or ve years ago.” Understandably curious, deputies asked why he’d waited so long to call JCSO. He said he’d only just discovered it missing. Perplexed as to his time frame, deputies asked why he thought it was stolen ve years ago and not, say, two years ago, or
last week, for that matter. Four to ve years ago, he explained, his “daughter’s friends” were living in his basement, and they’d stolen several items during their troublesome tenancy. As the bottom-dwellers’ current whereabouts are not known, the case remains administratively open.
Sheri ’s Calls is intended as a humorous take on some of the incident call records of the Je erson County Sheri ’s O ce for the mountain communities. Names and identifying details have been changed, including the writer’s name, which is a pseudonym. All individuals are innocent until proven guilty.
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A sports team at Conifer High School doesn’t have uniforms or cheerleaders to cheer them on. e team doesn’t play on a court or eld.
But it does play against other teams around the state, and after three years as a probationary sport, last year it was sanctioned by the Colorado High School Athletic Association.
It is Esports, and Conifer’s team has 13 participants who began their competitive season on Sept. 27. Esports is a team sport where members play video games against teams from other schools. Ninetyfour teams competed last year, and Esports continues to grow in Colorado, the nation and internationally.
e Conifer team practices and
competes in coach Drew Maseberg’s classroom, using two large monitors. As teams competed on Sept. 27 — one against STEM School Highlands Ranch and the other against Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins — Maseberg prepared PlayStation consoles for the next day’s competition.
While some might say Esports aren’t really sports, Maseberg disagrees. Team members are competitive and work together to beat other teams around the state. ere are regional and state competitions just like traditional high school sports.
“ ese kids are playing video games anyway,” Maseberg said.
“ is is getting them to play together in person and socializing. Last year, we were playing all sorts of teams all over Colorado. It’s nice to not have to drive all those hours to get to competitions.”
Some Esports team members also play more traditional sports, but they enjoy gaming too, so the Esports team is a good t. For other participants, Esports is the only team they can participate in because of physical challenges or the only team they want to participate on.
Sophomore Romey Haydon joined the team after tearing his ACL, so he can’t play football. He’s been a gamer since he was 6 years old.
“ is is something great to do after school,” he said, adding that being on the Esports team is more individual competition compared with football.
Each team has three players, each of whom plays ve games against a competing team member. en the winners of the ve-game competition play again. Esports is played
both during the fall and spring semesters.
Junior Landon Hancock decided to join the Esports team after having a class with Maseberg. A lacrosse player, he called Esports a change of pace.
“It’s kind of fun and de nitely different,” he said.
Junior Gaige Trujillo played football last year but decided to join Esports instead this year. He said the team gives him something to do after school where he can talk to other students with similar interests and have fun.
Sophomore Reece Gill is on the spring track team, and he decided to join Esports this fall. He said Esports was less physical but de nitely competitive.
“It’s a really small team,” Gill said. “We get to be a super-tight-knit group.”
mission of using the power of lm, art and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world.
SATURDAY
Rocky Mountain Literary Festival: e ninth annual Rocky Mountain Literary Festival will be from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at Mount Vernon Canyon Club in Genesee. is year’s event features authors Ash Davidson, Dan Hampton, EJ Levy and Megan Kate Nelson. For more information, visit rockymountainliteraryfestival.org.
Health and Safety Day: Evergreen Fire/Rescue’s Health and Safety Day will be from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at its Administration Building, 1802 Bergen Parkway. It will include a pancake breakfast, food trucks, re ghter demonstrations, hands-only CPR instruction, bicycle skills rodeo, and booths with community partners also committed to health and safety.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY
Art for a Cause: Art for a Cause will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 7-8 at First Presbyterian Church of Golden, 17707 W. 16th Ave. in Golden. Donations will be split among Loaves & Fishes food bank in Idaho Springs, Habitat for Humanity and International Justice Mission.
SUNDAY
“Into e Woods”: Ovation West’s “Into the Woods” runs through
Oct. 8 at Center Stage. Directed by Michal McDowell, the show runs Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $32 for adults, $28 for seniors and $16 for students. Visit ovationwest.org for more information, tickets and reservations.
during October in memory of Marilyn Rhodes who organized and ran the sale for decades. Orders may be placed and prepaid online. Pick up will be weekends or by appointment, starting Nov. 18 at Evergreen Nature Center. Arrangements may also be made for delivery as in previous years. Proceeds bene t Evergreen Nature Center. For more information and to place an order go to: www.EvergreenAudubon.org.
green, 3757 Ponderosa Drive, Evergreen. For more information, email MountainAreaDems@gmail.com.
is on Sunday, October 29th. For all details about the race, including online registration, please visit EAPL.com
TUESDAY
Wild Aware Book Club: e Wild Aware Bear Book Club will have its inaugural meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, in Connie Ning’s home, 33424 Deep Forest Road, Evergreen. Ted Ning, Connie’s husband, will be the group’s rst speaker. Parcipants are asked to bring a dish to share. Click on the link below to purchase tickets: bear-book-club.cheddarup. com.
WEDNESDAY
Evergreen Area Republican Club: e Evergreen Area Republican Club will meet at 6 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Evergreen Fire/Rescue Administration Building, 1802 Bergen Parkway. e speaker will be Dr. omas Wicke, a candidate for the Je co Board of Education. Visit evergreenarearepublicanclub.org for more information.
UPCOMING
Marilyn’s Wreath Sale: Evergreen Audubon will sell holiday wreaths
Evergreen Chamber’s Business Unplugged: e Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce will host its after-hours mixer from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 12 at Evergreen Applied Technologies. Cost is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. For more information and to register, visit www. evergreenchamber.org.
Haunted Halloween Trail Walk: e Evergreen Park & Recreation District is hosting a Haunted Halloween Trail Walk starting at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, starting at the Buchanan Park Fields. e registration fee includes a s’mores kit and outdoor showing of “Hocus Pocus.”
“Nevermore”: Evergreen Players will perform the musical “Nevermore: e Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe” weekends from Oct. 20-Nov. 12. Performances are at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $15 for students, and are available at www.evergreenplayers.org.
Mountain Area Democrats: Mountain Area Democrats will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at the United Methodist Church of Ever-
Seniors4Wellness lunch: Seniors4Wellness sponsors a catered lunch and fellowship for all seniors in the mountain community from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Oct. 20 and generally the third Friday of the month at St. Francis Hall at Christ the King Catholic Church, 4291 Evergreen Parkway. A $5 donation is appreciated.
Resilience1220 bene t concert 2023: Resilience1220 will host a bene t concert with Dakota Blonde performing from 5-9 p.m. Oct. 26 at e Barn at Evergreen Memorial Park. Tickets are $50 and include dinner and shave ice from Slife’s Devil Dogs Food Truck. Tickets are available at Resilience1220.org/ events.
King-Murphy Mountain School pumpkin walk: e King-Murphy pumpkin walk will be from 7-9 p.m. Oct. 26 at the school, 425 Circle K Ranch Road in Evergreen. ere will be a jack-o-lantern walk, movie and family photos. To enter the pumpkin-decorating contest, drop o your carved or painted pumpkin in the cafeteria between 7-9 a.m. and 5-7 p.m. Oct. 25. Pumpkins will be judged before the event and placed on the trail for display.
Learning to Love your Enemies: Learning to Love your Enemies: a Christian Science lecture for the community will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Evergreen Fire/Rescue Administration Building, 1802 Bergen
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Parkway in Evergreen. Giulia Nesi Tetreau, Christian Science practitioner and teacher, will talk about how anger, hurt and injustice can be overcome through divine love. For more information visit ChristianScienceEvergreen.com or call
303-674-5296.
Boo-gie Bash 2023: e Boo-gie Bash 2023 will be from 6-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, at the Wild Game in Bergen Park. Enjoy music, friends, music, food and drink. For more information and tickets, visit boogieatthebarn.com.
EPRD Wedding Showcase: e Evergreen Park & Recreation
District Wedding Showcase will be from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Evergreen Lake House. For more information, visit www.evergreenrecreation.com/228/Lake-HouseRental.
event. For more information and to register, visit eapl.com.
Sustainable Lands And Safer Homes. Allows residents to dispose of the wildfire fuel on their property, creating defensible space around their home. Organic debris such as tree limbs and branches, known as slash, contributes to the high risk of fire danger in Jefferson County. All slash is composted.
EAPL Zombie Run: e Evergreen Animal Protective League will host its annual zombie run bene t that starts at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at the Buchanan Fields. Cost is $30 in advance or $40 the day of the
Seniors4Wellness anksgiving luncheon: Seniors4Wellness is offering a anksgiving luncheon for seniors on Friday, Nov. 17, at Christ the King Catholic Church. ere are two seatings: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:15-2:30 p.m. Register by Nov. 6 by emailing Seniors4Wellness@ outlook.com. A $10 donation is suggested.
Sustainable Lands And Safer Homes. Allows residents to dispose of the wildfire fuel on their property, creating defensible space around their home.
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Colorado Community Media, a digital and print news operation with 23 newspapers along the Front Range, won 29 awards during the annual Colorado Press Association Better Newspaper Contest.
In the awards presentation at Denver’s Curtis Hotel on Sept. 23, CCM won awards in editorial, advertising and special sections across its regions in the north, east, west and south.
e CCM team won 19 rst-place honors altogether, and the Editorial “sweepstakes” award in its classication among similar-sized newsrooms across the state.
In her third year as publisher of CCM, Linda Shapley said: “Our journalists work hard to make sure they are doing right by their communities, holding o cials accountable and telling the stories of their neighbors. ese awards serve as a little bit of proof that we are doing that job, and we’ll continue to do what’s best for our communities.”
In the West Metro region, which includes coverage areas in Arvada, Golden, Evergreen, other areas of Je erson County and Clear Creek County, several reporters had a big night.
Arvada reporter Rylee Dunn won three awards, including two rstplace honors for her coverage of the local reaction from Planned Parenthood sta and patients to the Supreme Court reversal of Roe v Wade and on the group whose claims ended up being a talking point in the Colorado gubernatorial race.
Dunn took second place in feature writing for her coverage of local mothers teaming up to combat the baby formula shortage.
Former reporter Olivia Love, who now works for CityCast Denver, also received top honors in sustained coverage for her work on the fatal police shooting of Christian Glass, which made national headlines.
Love also placed rst in business/ feature writing on the sale of the iconic Coney Island Boardwalk hot dog stand in Bailey.
In a team project, Love took
ASCENT CHURCH
“Real people pursuing a real God”
All are Welcome Sundays at 10am In-person or Online www.ascentchurch.co
29823 Troutdale Scenic Drive, Evergreen
BERGEN PARK CHURCH
Bergen Park Church is a group of regular people who strive to improve ourselves and our community by studying the Bible and sharing our lives with each other. On Sunday mornings you can expect contemporary live music, Children’s Ministry that seeks to love and care for your kids, teaching from the Bible, and a community of real people who are imperfect, but seek to honor God in their lives. We hope to welcome you soon to either our 9:30AM or 11:00AM Sunday service.
Search Bergen Park Church on YouTube for Livestream service at 9:30am
31919 Rocky Village Dr. 303-674-5484 info@bergenparkchurch.org / www.BergenParkChurch.org
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH SERVICES
28244 Harebell Lane
Sunday Service & Sunday School 10am
Wednesday Evening 7:30pm, Zoom options available
Contact: clerk@christianscienceevergreen.com for ZOOM link
Reading Room 4602 Pletner Lane, Unit 2E, Evergreen
OPEN TUE-SAT 12PM - 3PM
coverage of Empire’s water service.
Former reporter Andrew Fraieli, who now works with the Colorado News Collaborative, took home three rst-place awards for best news story for his reporting on Lakewood’s city council receiving email threats. Fraieli also won in health reporting for an in-depth article on Clear Creek County’s mental health services, and in editorial writing for his commentary on Lakewood’s 40West ArtLine.
CCM digital editor Deborah Grigsby won rst place for headline writing with, “Men’s quilting exhibit anything but square.”
second place along with Golden reporter Corinne Westeman for their continued coverage of the process to rename Mount Evans, which recently became Mount Blue Sky.
Westeman took rst place for a photo slide show of aerialists performing at the Foothills Arts Center festival, and in breaking news for her
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 • o ce@churchotc.com
CHURCH OF THE HILLS PRESBYTERIAN (USA)
Serving the mountain community from the heart of Evergreen Worship 10:00 a.m.
Reverend Richard Aylor
O ce Hours: Tu-Thur 9:00 - 4:00; Fri 9:00 - noon Bu alo Park Road and Hwy 73 www.churchofthehills.com
CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION EPISCOPAL
In-Church: Sunday Communion Quiet Service 8:00 am & with Music 10:15 am 10:15 am only Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86017266569
In-Meadow: 2nd Sunday of the month at 9:30 a.m.
--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”
11825 U.S. Hwy. 285, Conifer, CO 80433
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.
DEER PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Pastor Joyce Snapp, Sunday Worship 10 AM
Located one mile west of Pine Junction just o Rt. 285 966 Rim Rock Road, Bailey (303) 838-6759
All are welcome to our open/inclusive congregation!
EVERGREEN LUTHERAN CHURCH
5980 Highway 73 + 303-674-4654
Rev. Terry Schjang
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!
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY CHURCH – EPC
1036 El Rancho Rd, Evergreen – (303) 526-9287 www.lomcc.org – o ce@lomcc.org
Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m., with communion every Sunday
“Real Church In An UnReal World”
A community empowered by the Holy Spirit which seeks authentic relationships with God and others to share the good news of Jesus with Evergreen, the Front Range and the world. Come as you are, all are welcome!
CCM swept the special sections category, winning rst and second place for the company’s annual health and wellness guide and spring home and garden section. e sections combine editorial, advertising and design. Advertising director Erin Addenbrooke, elma Grimes, the south metro editor, and designer Ben Wiebesiek managed the award-winning sections. In advertising, Tina Meltzer took rst place for best digital ad.
PLATTE CANYON COMMUNITY CHURCH
Located: 4954 County Road 64 in Bailey. O ce hours MWF 8am-1pm 303-838-4409, Worship & Children’s Church at 10am
Small group studies for all ages at 9am
Transitional Pastor: Mark Chadwick Youth Pastor: Jay Vonesh Other activities: Youth groups, 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
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 10:00am for worship
“Open Hearts, Open Doors, Open Minds”
TRIVIA
2. MOVIES: What is the name of the high school in the musical lm “Grease”?
3. GEOGRAPHY: Which southeast Asian country’s monetary unit is the ringgit?
4. MUSIC: e song “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’” is from which musical?
5. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Who was the rst president to be impeached?
6. ANATOMY: What is considered the “master gland” of the human body?
7. PHYSICS: What does a newton measure?
8. HISTORY: Which founding father wanted the turkey to be the national symbol of America rather than the eagle?
9. SCIENCE: What is studied in mycology?
10. U.S. STATES: What is Alaska’s state animal?
Answers
1. Nine.
2. Rydell High School.
3. Malaysia.
4. “Oklahoma!”
5. Andrew Johnson, 1868.
6. Pituitary gland.
7. Force.
8. Benjamin Franklin.
9. Fungi.
10. e moose.
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Public Works Maintenance Worker
City of Central FT Hourly range from $19.91+ per hour DOQ/E
Requirements: High School diploma/GED + 1 year experience as a construction laborer, Class B Colorado Driver’s License or be capable of obtaining one within three months of the date of hire. e position is required to perform a wide variety of unskilled and semi-skilled work in maintenance, construction and repair of the City’s infrastructure and facilities including but not limited to highways, roads, bridges, streets, curbs, sidewalks, buildings and other city-owned properties; operates trucks and light equipment incidental to the work. e City provides a comprehensive bene t package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance coverage. 100% of the employee’s premiums are paid by the City and approximately 97% of dependent premiums are paid by the City. Paid vacation and sick leave, 401(a) and 457b employer retirement contributions. 15 paid holidays annually. City paid long term disability and Life Insurance.
A detailed job description can be found on the City’s website www.centralcity.colorado.gov
Quali ed applicants should submit an employment application which can be found at www.centralcity.colorado.gov to Finance/Human Resources Director arobbins@cityofcentral.co or mail to (P.O. Box 249 Central City, CO 80427).
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Public Notice
EAGLE VIEW METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE CONCERNING 2023 BUDGET AMENDMENT AND PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the Eagle View Metropolitan District 2023 Budget and that a proposed 2024 Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Eagle View Metropolitan District; and that copies of the proposed Amended 2023 Budget and 2024 Budget have been filed at the District's offices, 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that adoption of Resolutions Amending the 2023 Budget and Adopting the 2024 Budget will be considered at a public meeting of the Board of Directors of the District on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. This District Board meeting will be held via Zoom without any individuals (neither Board Representatives nor the general
public) attending in person.
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5469119353?pwd=S
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Meeting ID: 546 911 9353
Passcode: 912873
Dial In: 1-253-215-8782
Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Resolutions to Amend the 2023 Budget and adopt the 2024 Budget, inspect and file or register any objections thereto.
EAGLE VIEW METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
By /s/David Solin SecretaryLegal Notice No. CC3001
First Publication: October 5, 2023
Last Publication: October 5, 2023 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 24th day of October 2023 final settlement will be made by the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado to:
CO DESIGN INC TILE & TARRZZO 7230 GILPIN WAY SITE 220 DENVER, CO 80229
hereinafter called the “Contractor”, for and on account of the contract for the Removal, Preparation, and Replacement of damaged terrazzo floor in the central main-level Atrium Phase II at the Administration & Courts Facility 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 Heather Frizzell, Director of Finance 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
Andy Kerr, Chairman Board of County Commissioners
Legal Notice No. CC3000
First Publication: October 5, 2023
Last Publication: October 12, 2023
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 17th day of October 2023 final settlement will be made by the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado to:
ANDALE CONSTRUCTION INC.
33170 N OHIO ST WICHITA, KS 67219
hereinafter called the “Contractor”, for and on account of the contract for the project of Seal Coating Parking lots 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 Heather Frizzell, Director of Finance 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
Andy Kerr, Chairman Board of County Commissioners
Legal Notice No. CC 1348
First Publication: September 28, 2023
Last Publication: October 5, 2023
Publisher: Canyon Courier ###
