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Today's News

  • A big step: The search for Sasquatch

    Editor’s note: Scout around Google Earth these days, and you might be astonished by what you find — such as the report by a man who claimed he spotted bigfoot between Kittredge and Indian Hills in 1974. He was a boy at the time, hiking with his brothers and the family dog. The incident scared him so badly he nearly choked the dog to death with its leash while climbing a tree.

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  • Cabin-baby couple plead guilty in arson, theft

    An Evergreen couple pleaded guilty June 16 to setting a house on fire and stealing the owners' car and jewelry.

    Gregory Allen Leon, 24, and his girlfriend, Summer Lynn Baker, 24, will be sentenced Aug. 21. Leon faces between four and 48 years in prison, and Baker faces two to six years in prison. Leon is not eligible for probation.

    Leon pleaded guilty to first-degree arson and theft from an at-risk adult, both class 3 felonies. Baker pleaded guilty to class 4 felony theft.

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  • Pride, prejudice and Michelle Obama

    Hannah Hayes

    As spin doctors continue to weigh in on Michelle Obama’s comment, it must be obvious that even she would wish to restructure her proud-to-be-an-American sentence for more clear communication. In context, it seems that Michelle Obama was referring to the level of participation this year’s candidates have been able to bring to the primary process. It didn’t quite match the turnout in 1972, but came close. Can Michelle Obama be right that “hope is finally making a comeback”?

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  • Weed Day remains true to its roots

    All during the long, cold spring, Community Weed Day is the day I have longed for.

    This is a “what is so rare as a day in June.” Sun, an intensely blue sky, white puffy clouds and a crisp gentle breeze have combined to make this a “perfect” day. A few widely scattered showers cooled off the afternoon, but now the sun is out, and everything is “bright and beautiful” again.

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  • Beckoning grace: A father's devotion brings soothing melodies to the life of his autistic son

    It’s an exhilarating experience when a father hears his son’s first “Da-Da.” But the experience can be crushing if a child stops saying it.

    Garrett Kelty appeared normal in every way when he was born on Nov. 5, 1994 — a few months before his parents, Robert and Rebecca, bought Alpine Pastries in Evergreen.

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  • Oakes named EHS female athlete of the year

    Choosing this year’s Evergreen High School Female Athlete of the Year likely wasn’t a difficult decision for the selection committee.

    Tricia Oakes not only dominated on the hardwood, where she helped guide the Cougars to a berth in the Sweet 16 of the Class 4A state tournament, but she excelled on the softball diamond as well.

    The Colgate-bound Oakes was humbled by the honor.

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  • Never look back

    MORRISON — Monica Bascio never asks the question that others often pose to her.

    Nope. She’s too busy living in the now to think about what might have been.

    That’s not to say that the events of 16 years ago don’t shape her life. They do — just perhaps not in the ways one would expect.

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  • Bicycle race, with a twist

    MORRISON — “I want to ride my bicycle.

    I want to ride my bike.

    I want to ride my bicycle.

    I want to ride it where I like.”

    -Queen, “Bicycle Race”

    That catchy 1978 tune could’ve easily been running through the minds of any of the competitors that converged on Bear Creek Lake Park on June 6.

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  • Jury system keeps 'self' in self-government

    Last Tuesday I dutifully reported to the Jefferson County Taj Mahal to serve as a juror. As it turned out, after a video and some introductory remarks, I was among the group of people who wouldn’t be needed that day. So I, juror No. 1259, left the building having fulfilled my duty for the time being.

    As Milton said, they also serve who only stand and wait.

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  • A furry cure for the peeves of pet ownership

    Officially, the first pet my family owned was a giant ill-tempered iguana named Igor. I have little memory of this except the stories of Igor finally escaping our home and harassing the neighborhood’s dogs and cats like a miniature Godzilla. They found it dead one morning after a nasty frost, his rein of terror finally ended.

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