Today's News

Brightly hued images of the West on china plates are the centerpiece of a fund-raising effort that the Center for the Arts Evergreen is coordinating.

For the third year, the china plates featuring art of area students are being auctioned during Weekend in the West, an annual art show and sale at Evergreen Fine Art. Funds raised from the plate sales will be donated to the arts center.

“We turn right around and the give the money to local teachers,” said Steve Sumner, CAE executive director.

Jeffco has decided to put the brakes on retail marijuana businesses in unincorporated areas of the county.

The county commissioners voted 3-0 to prohibit any retail marijuana businesses from setting up shop. The ban includes retail sales and growing operations, along with testing and packaging facilities.

It’s Father’s Day, and it’s everything that 43-year-old Brian Gillen could ask for.
With his family in attendance, the veteran tie-down roper sits atop his wife’s horse, Zaney, and shoots out of the gate in pursuit of the runaway calf. Unfortunately, this time, at the El Pinal Rodeo Arena as part of the 47th annual Evergreen Rodeo, he couldn’t catch up. Though the end result isn’t what any rider hopes for, the sheer excitement of the competition is well worth it, Gillen said.

Kirk Petrik has been coaching the Evergreen ski program for five years, and he’s seen his fair share of success. But nothing could top what the Cougars did during the 2012-13 season.