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June 23, 2016

A TASTE OF SUMMER

VOLUME 32 | ISSU E 52 | 50 ¢

From the treats to the music, ice cream trucks are an iconic part of the season PAGE 14.

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School board alters grade configuration, saves schools

Rory Binkley, 7, gets instructions on flying a small drone from Leah Capezio, patron experience associate at the Golden Library, while his dad Brock looks on. The Binkleys visited the Golden Library on June 16 to participate in the DIY (Do it Yourself) Lab. Photos by Christy Steadman

Details emerge in possible request for more money from voters By Crystal Anderson canderson@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Library is coming through on promises

Smaller school communities in the Jefferson County School District got a reprieve June 14, as the Board of Education directed staff to remove all school closures from the Facilities Master Plan before approving it last week. “I feel relief that the board doesn’t want to close our school,” said Janace Fischer, principal at Pleasant View Elementary School in Golden, which was one of five on the plan’s closure list. “But at the end of the day, we still know that we don’t have enough finances to meet all the needs of our students in the district.”

Jeffco library offering updated technology more books and expanded hours By Christy Steadman csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Lalitha Chittoor and her daughter, Madhvi, 5, work on programming a robot at the Golden Library’s DIY (Do it Yourself) Lab on June 16. The lab is being piloted at the Golden Library, but may come to other Jefferson County Public Libraries depending on its success and popularity.

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There’s a trend going on these days — access to technology is becoming more important to the modern lifestyle. And the Jefferson County Public Library has been busy updating its technology for the benefit of patrons and staff. “We’re getting in sync with the rest of the world,” said Pam Nissler, executive director of the public libraries. “We have a community that wants and deserves this technology.” Since Jan. 1, Jeffco libraries have updated 150 computers — 90 of them are for patron use, and the rest are for staff. The biggest thing with the updates, said IT Director Pat Klein, is faster processors. However, updates also include enhancing security and efficiency of networks by upgrading servers, switches and firewalls. And 12 outdated early literacy station computers were replaced. In general, updates on computers occur about every three years, Klein said. But the library is “playing catch up” because of financial constraints, and some of the computers hadn’t been updated in about six years, he added.

Schools continues on Page 11

READY FOR A ROCKING FOURTH? Golden will have a great lineup of live music this Fourth of July. Check out the bands on PAGE 5.

PROFILE OF THE ARTIST Golden resident Suzanne Stutzman draws on 35 years of experience in the National Park Service for her artwork. PAGE 6

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