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  • Local dogs have their day at Barks and Belts

    Leading the pack at the Barks and Belts 5K on Sunday was Justin Mock of Conifer and his dogs Chuck and Elly. The Mock team finished first with a time of 21 minutes, 3 seconds.

    With tails wagging and spirits high in the bright morning sun, the third annual event for canines, their owners and friends was a well-attended success, with more than 220 participants. From Chihuahuas to border collies, German shepherds and a great Dane, an astounding variety of breeds were in the event, sporting festive red scarves around their necks.

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  • Local dogs have their day at Barks and Belts

    Leading the pack at the Barks and Belts 5K on Sunday was Justin Mock of Conifer and his dogs Chuck and Elly. The Mock team finished first with a time of 21 minutes, 3 seconds.

     

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  • School board hires McMinimee as superintendent

    The Jeffco school board on May 27 hired Daniel McMinimee to be the district’s new superintendent, despite doubts voiced by community members who packed the meeting room.

    McMinimee’s hiring came on a 3-2 vote, with board members Ken Witt, John Newkirk and Julie Williams voting yes, while Jill Fellman and Lesley Dahlkemper voted no.

    Before being hired, McMinimee was the assistant superintendent of secondary education for Douglas County Schools. His Jeffco contract will be finalized at the June 5 Board of Education meeting.

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  • Spring thaw could help in search for missing hikers

    As the days get warmer, search-and-rescue teams are hoping enough snow will melt on Mount Evans to find out what happened to two missing hikers from Minnesota.

    Searchers have now spent an estimated 5,000 hours looking for father and son Damian McManus 52, and Evan McManus, 19, of St. Louis Park, Minn., said Bill Barwick, an Alpine Rescue Team spokesman. The two were reported missing April 6 after they did not return from a spring-break trip to Colorado. Their SUV was found parked at Echo Lake Campground.

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  • Students take on a hot issue

    Residents with fireplace ashes to throw away need to know the proper way to dispose of them.

    A seven-minute video made by first- through third-grade students at the Montessori School of Evergreen offers some tips.

    Put ashes in metal buckets — not plastic buckets or paper bags — and cover them with water, according to information in the video. Don’t dump ashes on the ground outside if there’s any chance they could smolder and start a fire, the video instructs.

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  • Homeowners struggling to keep fire insurance

    An Evergreen homeowner in the Hiwan Hills neighborhood recently spent $3,500 to have 18 trees cut down around his home to keep his State Farm fire insurance policy.

    Other homeowners have not been so lucky. One said his insurance company canceled his fire insurance policy recently. He declined to give the address of his rural Clear Creek County home. A Floyd Hill resident said recently that the price of his fire insurance policy doubled overnight.

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  • Barks and Belts fund-raiser planned June 1

    Isaac Mohr is looking forward to the Barks and Belts fund-raiser on June 1.

    He’s asking several friends to join him in walking foster dogs in the 5K walk/run that benefits both the Evergreen Animal Protective League and Evergreen/Conifer Drive Smart.

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  • Barks and Belts fund-raiser on June 1

    Isaac Mohr is looking forward to the Barks and Belts fund-raiser on June 1.

    He’s asking several friends to join him in walking foster dogs in the 5K walk/run that benefits both the Evergreen Animal Protective League and Evergreen/Conifer Drive Smart.

    Never mind that Isaac’s mom, Jackie Mohr, is the executive director of Drive Smart. Animals and EAPL are near and dear to Isaac’s heart.

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  • Dedication of soldier statue touches Evergreen residents at Memorial Day service

    After a hushed silence, more than 200 people at the Memorial Day service at Buchanan Park stood and applauded as a bronze statue of a kneeling soldier was unveiled on Monday afternoon.

    Titled "The Sentry," the life-size sculpture was placed within the wall of the Veterans Commemorative Walk in remembrance of those who died in war. The infantryman depicted in the work is holding a rifle, and appears to be gazing at pavers dedicated to soldiers killed in action.

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  • Evergreen residents walk through plans for connecting trails

    During an open house May 20 for a trails master plan, Evergreen residents Jennifer and Troy Berens said they would like to see a connecting trail from their Hiwan Hills neighborhood to downtown Evergreen.

    Other suggestions from residents included closing the downtown area to traffic to increase walkability and creating a walking and biking path from Evergreen to Conifer.

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