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  • Jeffco approves limited OHV use

    The Jeffco Board of County Commissioners signed off Tuesday on an ordinance allowing residents to operate off-highway vehicles on county roads for maintenance purposes.
    The new regulations, which still need to navigate the county’s formal approval process, would permit off-highway vehicle use on non-paved, non-maintained county roads in unincorporated Jeffco where the speed limit does not exceed 25 mph. OHV operators must be at least 16 years old and carry a valid driver’s license and insurance. OHV use is restricted to maintenance purposes only.

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  • Kanagy receives Jeffco PTA’s Crystal Apple Award

    Wilmot retiring kindergarten teacher Diane Kanagy was awarded the Jeffco PTA Crystal Apple Teacher of the Year Award for teaching excellence.

    Wilmot’s PTA submitted an application with support letters from administration, fellow teachers, parents and students attesting to Kanagy’s dedication to teaching and her students.

    “She is a school leader, a friend, an educator, and a community member always with enthusiasm,” one letter stated.

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  • Experiencing the past

    It was a win-win for both Elk Creek Elementary fourth-graders and Pine Grove residents on May 24: Students experienced history firsthand, and residents showed off their town’s mining/railroad past.

    The annual tour is part of the students’ unit on Colorado history, and rather than just looking at pictures in books, kids walk the streets of both Buffalo Creek and Pine Grove, which is six miles south of Pine Junction.

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  • Pine post office resumes full-service operations after crash

    The Pine post office has returned to full-service operations after an SUV crashed through the front of the building in late April.

    According to David Rupert, Colorado spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service, the post office, which is located at 187 Mount Evans Blvd. off northbound U.S. 285, resumed operations May 19 after the April 27 crash forced a partial shutdown while repairs took place.

    While the post office has resumed full operations, Rupert said some exterior repairs are still underway, including replacement of a broken window.

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  • Glass a ‘change agent’ in education

    By some turns, Jeffco Public Schools’ next superintendent is simply a Kentucky boy from a long line of educators who has an ever-evolving vision of what K-12 education can be.

    By other turns, Jason Glass has been called a “policy guy,” and a “change agent,” and has a habit of leaving his posts ahead of schedule. He’s also outspoken about education trends — penning a regular column for the Vail Daily — and media savvy with frequent posts to Twitter.

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  • Foothills teachers looking forward to retirement

    May is a time for change at schools in the foothills, as students graduate or prepare to move into the next grade.

    The same is true for some teachers as they graduate into retirement. Foothills schools are losing 12 teachers and staff members, including two from Wilmot Elementary and three at West Jefferson Middle School. Among them, they brought more than 150 years of experience to area children.

    West Jeff Middle School

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  • Trail study results set for June release

    The Evergreen Park & Recreation District has yet to receive the results of the preliminary engineering study on the north trail around Evergreen Lake.

    At the EPRD Board of Directors’ regular meeting May 23 at Buchanan Recreation Center, Executive Director Ellen O’Connor announced that Muller Engineering will present the study’s findings in early June.

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  • Residents honor deceased veterans, loved ones on Memorial Day

    Whether it was with paper poppies, red roses, red, white and blue flowers or American flags, Monday was a day to honor deceased family members and friends.

    The Barn at Evergreen Memorial Park hosted a Memorial Day Observance service at 9 a.m. before attendees proceeded out to the cemetery, where other visitors joined them throughout the morning and early afternoon.

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  • Pro cyclist accused of shooting at Deer Creek Canyon home

    A pro cyclist who lives in Englewood has been accused of recklessly firing a gun earlier this year near homes in the Deer Creek Canyon area, about five miles east of Conifer.

    Daniel H. Summerhill, 28, appeared in Jefferson County court Tuesday morning and was advised of charges against him, which include one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct involving discharge of a firearm and one misdemeanor count of reckless endangerment. He pleaded not guilty.

    A pre-trial conference has been scheduled for July 12.

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  • Educating about their passion

    Evergreen Library on Saturday afternoon was not its usual spot for quiet reflection.

    Instead, about 75 Morris dancers brought their English folk dancing to the library to the delight of onlookers. The performance was supposed to take place in the parking lot, but rainy skies didn’t cooperate.

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