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Sitting in her living room, Carolyn C. Ward, 89, is surrounded by ceramic figurines, pictures and collectibles of Beatrix Potter’s characters, antiques, books and photos of her family members and friends. In short, it looks very much like a typical grandmother’s living room.

Ward and her husband built their house on Floyd Hill in the 70s, she said, as they were both interested in carpentry. Since then, Ward and her family have passed much of their lives in their home.

Kristin Whitney’s classroom at Wilmot Elementary doesn’t look anything like you might expect.

Gone are the rows of desks for the fourth- and fifth-graders. In their place are a couch, high-backed chair, pillows, kitchen table with chairs, a camp chair and tall desks. There are four traditional desks congregated together with balls rather than chairs.

Whitney’s desk is also gone because she said having her desk as the center of attention made it seem like it was her classroom when it should be the students’ classroom.

Telluride’s annual Mountainfilm on Tour will swing through Evergreen later this week and includes a film directed by world-renowned climber and Evergreen resident Jake Norton.

A spin-off of the town’s popular film festival, Mountainfilm on Tour takes a selection of independent documentaries from Mountainfilm to different locations around the world on a rolling basis throughout the year. It will be at Evergreen Country Day School on Friday and Saturday.

Jeffrey Lubansky has been appointed as principal of Deer Creek Elementary in Bailey.

Formally announced and approved by the Platte Canyon school board on April 10, Lubansky was selected over more than a dozen applicants for the job. He’ll take over for Vernita Vallez, who is taking a job overseas later this year.