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As a candidate in the recall election of four Evergreen Fire Protection District board members, Evergreen resident Jodi Kesten brings more than six years experience as a volunteer firefighter and EMT with a New York fire department.

Along with her firefighter training, Kesten is certified for rescue operations, including the use of jaws-of-life, having received emergency medical education at a New York hospital. 

When the Evergreen Golf Course reopens in the spring, Denver Parks will still be managing it. 

The Evergreen Park and Recreation District was among bidders that lost the opportunity to oversee the golf course beside Evergreen Lake. Denver City and County Parks sought requests for proposals on Jan. 1, but then decided to keep the golf course within its division.

“We’re really disappointed,” said Scott Robson, EPRD executive director, who championed the effort.

With the prospect of another hot, dry summer looming and the Rooney Road Recycling Center no longer accepting slash, mountain area residents are wondering what to do with the annual byproduct of their fire-mitigation efforts.

“The fact that Jeffco Open Space let us use the site for two years and granted a two-year extension was great,” said James McCarthy, a member of the Rooney Road Authority board. “Unfortunately, the long-term use of the Rooney site doesn’t fit with Open Space’s policies.”

Evergreen Girl Scouts collected 1,440 quarters recently at World Thinking Day.

That’s a big pile of quarters, and all of them — amounting to $360 — are being donated to the Juliette Low World Friendship Fun, which helps pay for Scouts to participate in events around the world.