Mount Evans means recovery

costume contests. Plus there were vendors, an agility course, food and camaraderie galore.

Some of the dogs participating in the run/walk had been rescued from Charlie’s Place.

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Canines of all shapes and sizes got their exercise on May 20 during the 11th annual event and competed in races starting at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 28, in Idaho Springs.

For more information about Charlie’s Place, including details about how to volunteer, adopt or donate, visit https://charliesplaceshelter. weebly.com.

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Mount Evans Scenic Byway, Guanella Pass: e Mount Evans Scenic Byway and Guanella Pass are set to open for the season on Friday, May 26, weather permitting.

Friday Matinee: Children can watch “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” from 12:30-2:30 p.m. May 26 at the John Tomay Memorial Library in Georgetown.

Enduro Mountain Bike Event: Team Evergreen will host an Enduro Mountain Bike event on May 31, June 7, 21, 28 and July 5 at Floyd Hill Open Space. For more information, visit www.teamevergreen.org/ oyduro.

Learning experience for teens: GripTape, a nonpro t that o ers young people ages 14–19 control to design a 10-week learning experience, up to $500 to pursue this learning, and a champion to support them, is accepting applications. GripTape has a unique focus in rural Colorado and aims to support 200 youth in small towns across the state in May. Learn more about the program and applying at www.griptape. org.

Cemetery cleanup: Mill Creek Valley Historical Society is hosting a cemetery cleanup from 9-11:30 a.m. June 3.

2-5 p.m. at Guanella Pass Brewery, 501 Rose St., Georgetown. For more information, visit ClearCreekRotary. org.

Camps: Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice’s Camp Comfort for children 6-12 who have lost a loved one will be June 16-18 and July 7-9 at the Rocky Mountain Village Easter Seals Camp, 2644 Alvarado Road, Empire. Cost is free for all children thanks to donors, but a $25 deposit is required per child to hold their spot. Visit campcomfort.org for more information and to register.

Clear Creek County burro races: Clear Creek County will have 17th annual burro races starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 27, in Georgetown, and the 20th annual burro

Rip It at the River Golf Tournament: Clear Creek Rotary 2000 is hosting the Rip It at the River Golf Tournament on Friday, June 9, at Keystone River Golf Resort, 155 River Course Drive, Keystone. Registration starting at 7:30 a.m., with a shotgun start beginning at 9 a.m. Lunch and awards will be from

Slacker Half Marathon: e Slacker Half Marathon, Relay and 4-Mile Races will be June 24 starting at Loveland Ski Area and ending in downtown Georgetown. e course includes dirt and paved roads, leading participants through beautiful wetlands, natural waterfalls, stunning views of the Continental Divide and historic mining remnants. Register at slackerhalfmarathon.com.

CURRENTS SEE

Mount Evans Hill Climb: e Bob Cook Memorial Mount Evans Hill Climb, sponsored by Team Evergreen, will be July 8. rough the proceeds of the Bob Cook Memorial Hill Climb, Team Evergreen has donated $3 million to local nonpro ts including Bicycle Colorado, Colorado Mountain Bike Association, Special Olympics, Boy Scouts and more. For more information and to register, visit www.bicyclerace.com.

Georgetown Plein Air Event: e sixth annual Georgetown Plein Air art event will be July 28-29 in to help shepherd them through the legislature,” state Sen. Lisa Cutter, who represents District 20 that includes Evergreen, told the group that gathered for the bill signing.

“Any time the state puts more money into re response is a good thing,” Inter-Canyon Fire Chief Skip Shirlaw added.

For Dan Gibbs, executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, anything the state can do to avert wild re is important.

“We are one lightning strike, one drought season and one unattended re away from a catastrophic wildre,” he noted.

Hardening homes to reduce wildfire risk

Clear Creek Commissioner Randy

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Wheelock said while Clear Creek County already has e ective reresiliency codes for structures, it was important for all jurisdictions to have strong codes.

“Wild res don’t stop at the border of Clear Creek County,” Wheelock said. “ at means the quality with which homes are built will help not only save homes but help stop the spread of con agrations. is is a big

Cutter added that a uniform code for structures would help protect the state in the long run, addressing wild re threats that are increasing

Increasing state fire investigators

Having more state re investigators is important, especially for small re districts, North Fork Fire Chief Curt Rogers said, noting that some re departments don’t have investigators, so they rely on the state investigator. e new law ensures the state has more capacity and resources to do the investigations, added Rep. Tammy Story, who represents District 25 including Evergreen and Conifer.

More re investigators statewide who can help gure out why res occur will provide more data, so the state can do whatever it can to stop them, Cutter said.

Education and recruitment

Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis, who represents District 17 in eastern Boulder County, said she wanted to support the next generation to do forestry and wild re mitigation work.

Cutter added: “If we don’t have people to do the work, we are all in trouble. Everyone tells us they need more people on the ground, and these programs will help with that.”