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WINTER WONDERLAND
Elizabeth Presbyterian Church through frosty trees on Dec. 22. Dec. 22 brought snow to the Front Range, and Elbert County was not left out of the party. But it seemed appropriate as Christmas approached, and the blanket of white added a seasonal flavor to the landscape. POSTAL ADDRESS
PHOTOS BY RICK GUSTAFSON
Waiting for spring, irrigation equipment south of Kiowa near North Elbert Road .
ELBERT COUNTY NEWS (USPS 171-100)
OFFICE: 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 210 Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 PHONE: 303-566-4100 A legal newspaper of general circulation in Elizabeth, Colorado, the Elbert County News is published weekly on Thursday by Colorado Community Media. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT ELIZABETH, COLORADO and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address change to: 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 210 Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 DEADLINES: Display: Thurs. 11 a.m. Legal: Thurs. 11 a.m. | Classified: Mon. 10 a.m. G ET SOCIAL WITH US
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A view between buildings on Main Street in Olde Town Elizabeth.
Lawyer reaches out as active volunteer Morgan got law degree from DU after Navy career By Rick Gustafson
Special to Colorado Community Media When Attorney Ric Morgan enters the conference room at the Elizabeth Library there are already two people sitting at the four folding tables pushed together to form a wobbly rectangle. He is early. Morgan pulls a bulging, aquamarine three-ring binder from a black rucksack and slides a sign-in sheet to the center of the assembled conference table. On the whiteboard at the opposite end of the room, he prints “Lawyers at the Library” in neat, blue letters. By 6 p.m., the singsong alert on the library’s front door has sounded several more times and three more people interested in the monthly legal information clinic have signed in and found seats next to the others. Some are strangers, some are men and women Morgan has known or worked with for years. Despite the presence of the others in the room, people are remarkably candid with him. Morgan is friendly and approachable. His hair is trimmed close enough to pass military inspection, and a Lawyer continues on Page 7
Attorney Ric Morgan talks with Amy White at the Elizabeth Library recently. Photo by Rick Gustafson