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A look ahead for the Clear Creek School District as superintendent exits
BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
“Snow pile outside has vomit under it. Do not touch.” is was a sign taped to an outside door at Carlson Elementary in Idaho Springs.
It’s not often an outgoing school district superintendent points to a sign like this with pride. Especially, during an interview about the end of her tenure as the head of a
“Starting Friday, July 21, motorists who drive unsafely in the Express Lanes on the I-70 Mountain Corridor will be issued nes known as civil assessment penalties,” a press release stated.
For the past month, drivers have received mailed warnings for violations such as using the Express Lanes when they’re closed, weaving across the solid yellow lines and driving in lanes with oversized vehicles.
As of July 21, the warnings will cease, and drivers will be mailed nes starting at $75 and increasing to $150 if not paid within 20 days of issuance, the statement said.
More than 5,000 warnings have already been issued to drivers, according to CDOT.
BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Clear Creek commissioners approve
Sheri Albers’ retirement e Conrads say when they drove by the location in east Idaho Springs, they “could see a 30-foot hot dog painted on the side.”
Following a brief closed-door session, the Clear Creek County commissioners on July 18 unanimously approved Sheri Rick Albers’ retirement.
Albers will end his 43year career with the department on Aug. 3, and he announced his retirement to the commissioners in a one-sentence email. e board has not determined how to ll the sheri ’s position. e county will conduct an election in November 2024 for a new sheri , and the person the commissioners select to ll the interim position may run for the position.
Albers was rst elected sheri in 2014 and most recently ran unopposed for election in November 2022. Albers has been embattled over the death of Christian Glass, the 22-yearold who was killed by sheri ’s deputies in June 2022. Agencies involved in the incident will play the Glass family. $19 million, with Clear Creek County paying $10 million of it.
As part of the settlement with the Glass family, the county is starting a mental health crisis co-responder program with a pilot program this summer.
Conrad’s Hot Dogs opens Conrad’s Hot Dog Co. is open in Idaho Springs.
After nearly a year of work, Jennifer and Shaun Conrad are serving traditional Chicago-style hot dogs and sandwiches at its location at 2745 Colorado Blvd. e restaurant serves Vienna Beef Co. hot dogs and sausages, plus plant-based hot dogs are available. Italian beef sandwiches also are on the menu.
Now it’s a reality. For more information about the restaurant and the menu, visit conradsdogs.com.
Weather Observations for Georgetown, Colorado
Week of July 20, 2023
Weather Observations for Georgetown, Colorado
Week of July 20, 2023
A local National Weather Service volunteer observer makes temperature and precipitation observations each day at about 8 a.m. at the Georgetown Weather Station. Wind observations are made at Georgetown Lake. “Max” and “Min” temperatures are from digital displays of a “MMTS” (“Maximum/Minimum Temperature System”); “Mean daily” temperature is the calculated average of the max and min. “Total Precipitation” is inches of rainfall plus melted snow. “Snowfall” is inches of snow that accumulated during the preceding 24 hours. T = Trace of precipitation. NR = Not Reported. “Peak wind gust at Georgetown Lake” is the velocity in miles per hour and the time of the maximum wind gust that occurred during the 24 hours preceding the observation time. Historic data are based on the period of record for which statistical data have been compiled (about 54 years within the period 1893-2022). Any weather records noted are based on a comparison of the observed value with the historical data set.
A local National Weather Service volunteer observer makes temperature and precipitation observations each day at about 8 a.m. at the Georgetown Weather Station. Wind observations are made at Georgetown Lake. “Max” and “Min” temperatures are from digital displays of a “MMTS” (“Maximum/Minimum Temperature System”); “Mean daily” temperature is the calculated average of the max and min. “Total Precipitation” is inches of rainfall plus melted snow. “Snowfall” is inches of snow that accumulated during the preceding 24 hours. T = Trace of precipitation. NR = Not Reported. “Peak wind gust at Georgetown Lake” is the velocity in miles per hour and the time of the maximum wind gust that occurred during the 24 hours preceding the observation time. Historic data are based on the period of record for which statistical data have been compiled (about 54 years within the period 1893-2022). Any weather records noted are based on a comparison of the observed value with the historical data set.
