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Ryan Haebe, a former standout cross country and track runner for Evergreen High School, remained in critical condition in the intensive care unit at Boulder Community Hospital on July 10 after injuries he suffered in a 13-foot fall three days earlier.
The 21-year-old Western State University student, along with friends, was attempting to climb to the roof of an apartment complex in the 800 block of Walnut Street in Boulder at approximately 2:10 a.m. on July 7 when he slipped, Boulder police spokeswoman Kim Kobel said in a news release.

 A brush truck that Foothills Fire & Rescue had just purchased was able to get close enough to a half-acre wildfire near the Chief Hosa Campground and extinguish it June 27.

“We really got lucky,” said Dave Geralds, Foothills Fire & Rescue training captain.

After receiving a call from a nearby resident, firefighters began running a water shuttle to put out the blaze caused by lightning striking a tree. 

“When we got on the scene, the fire was driving into four other trees,” Geralds said.

The Evergreen Christian Outreach Home Furnishings store is open for business in a space formerly occupied by Chow Down pet supplies and the New Shanghai restaurant on Evergreen Parkway.

“We’re doing really well,” manager Kim Gaudet said while looking around the large space beside the EChO Resale Shop.

A wide assortment of sofas, chairs, bedroom suites, dining room sets, art and books is in the 6,000 square foot space. Along with furniture, items for sale include musical instruments, antiques, collectibles and decorative items.

The Evergreen Metropolitan District has a drought water rate in effect because of low water levels in Bear Creek.

Residents in the district who use more than 14,000 gallons of water a month will be charged at a rate of $15 per 1,000 gallons. The normal rate for monthly water usage over 14,000 gallons is $5 per 1,000 gallons.

The district’s base water rate is $23 per month for customers plus $2.90 per 1,000 gallons.