October 28, 2021
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO
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VOLUME 155 | ISSUE 45
GOLDEN GIDDYUP IN THE MORNING
Public weighs in on Bear Creek Lake expansion Residents give input into Feasibility Study process BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
While taking a break and sipping some water between laps, Fefes started feeling faint. He says he immediately fell face-forward into the arms of his friend. But it wasn’t a mere fainting spell — Fefes’ heart had stopped beating. That’s not the lucky part. But as these things go, Fefes
A virtual meeting held Oct. 14 gave folks a chance to comment on the proposed expansion of Bear Creek reservoir. A feasibility Study for the project being conducted by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) is currently underway. At the onset of the meeting, host, Christopher Fassero, USACE, said folks would have a chance to hear about the study’s objectives, opportunities, constraints and considerations. “These are things on which we would like public input,” he said. The opportunities he was speaking about referred to an expanded reservoir’s ability to store more water supply, store agricultural augmentation water and prevent the area downstream from the reservoir, from running dry in periods of drought. Fassero said the reservoir’s proximity to Bear Creek and Turkey Creek would allow for immediate capture of any available water flows that could be legally stored (as opposed to having to store it
SEE SURVIVOR, P4
SEE EXPANSION, P3
A Golden sunrise on Oct. 18, near the Colorado School of Mines.
PHOTO BY BOB FELL
From cardiac arrest to heartfelt meeting Grateful survivor gives thanks to those who saved his life BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Demetrios Fefes is lucky to be
alive. He knows it. On a blustery October morning, Fefes, his wife, Kristen, and his two young sons, wanted everyone involved in keeping him that way, to know how truly thankful he is. A Porsche enthusiast who loves to go fast, Fefes and a friend were putting his car through its paces at the Colorado State Patrol Track in Golden, Aug. 26.
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