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  • Democrats turn out in force for opening of Evergreen Obama office

    The opening of the Obama campaign office in Bergen Park on Aug. 7 drew more than 100 area Democrats.

     

    Many of those who attended the rally at a storefront in the King Soopers shopping center were signing up for phone banks and door-to-door canvassing to gather support for the president’s re-election.

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  • Principals fear dire consequences if 3A/3B don’t pass

    Editor’s note: The Courier is publishing a series of articles examining arguments on both sides of Jeffco Public Schools’ proposed property-tax increase.

    Principals at Jeffco schools are concerned about the increased class sizes and decreased support staff they will face if voters reject two proposed tax increases in November.
    Mike Freeman, principal at Powderhorn Elementary in South Jeffco, said budget reductions already have hurt his school, and if proposed tax-increase measures 3A and 3B don’t pass, he’s worried about how his school will hold up.

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  • Lightning kills elk cows, young

     An apparent lightning strike has killed two elk cows and three calves near Berrien Mountain in Conifer.

    Officer Dawson Swanson of the Colorado Division of Wildlife investigated reports of elk carcasses on the Armadillo Trail and determined that lightning struck a nearby tree and traveled to the elk, DOW spokesperson Jennifer Churchill said. 

    Evergreen resident Kyle Walpole said that when he first spotted the dead elk last weekend, he thought someone had shot them with a rifle.

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  • Ducky derby a boon for downtown business association, area organizations

     The 7,000 yellow rubber duckies that floated down Bear Creek on Aug. 4 reaped benefits for area organizations and the Evergreen Downtown Business Association.

    While the net amount generated by the Dam Ducky Derby is still being finalized, Joyce Masyga, event chair, said she is pleased with this year’s results.

    The annual fund-raiser generates revenue for other EDBA events, including the Halloween Walk, the Holiday Walk, Breakfast with Santa and the trolley service in downtown Evergreen, said Masyga.

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  • Preparing for emergency evacuations

     A resident who quickly left his blazing home on Bear Mountain recently was standing outdoors barefoot when firefighters arrived, said Doug Saba, fire inspector and community educator with Evergreen Fire/Rescue. 

     

    “Shoes are huge,” Saba said last Thursday while talking about emergency preparedness to a group at the Seniors’ Resource Center.

    Holding a bright red suitcase, Saba described a list of items to pack to prepare for the hasty evacuation that might be needed in the event of a house or wildland fire.

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  • Controversy smoldering over proposed fire training facility

    Controversy over the proposed training facility at Evergreen Fire Station 2 in Bergen Park is still smoldering among residents protesting the plan.

    Greg Meyerhoff, chairman of a committee studying the issue, has taken video of recent firefighter training sessions, which he can see from his home in The Trails at Hiwan. The video, which Meyerhoff is distributing by e-mail, also has separately recorded sounds of the training that includes chainsaw use.

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  • Schools coping with declines in state funding

    Editor’s note: The Courier is publishing a series of articles examining arguments on both sides of Jeffco Public Schools’ proposed property-tax increase.

    Jeffco Public Schools can’t count on state funding to make up its budget shortfalls, which is why it is asking voters in November to approve a tax increase, a district administrator says.

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  • Evergreen water district penalty rate lifted

    Due to recent rainfall and higher stream flows, the Evergreen Metropolitan District board has rescinded the drought penalty rate previously enacted.

    All water used over 14,000 gallons per month per residential equivalent will be billed at the standard rate of $5 per 1,000 gallons.

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  • Evergreen water district penalty rate lifted

    Due to recent rainfall and higher stream flows, the Evergreen Metropolitan District board has rescinded the drought penalty rate previously enacted.

    All water used over 14,000 gallons per month per residential equivalent will be billed at the standard rate of $5 per 1,000 gallons.

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