Today's News

The Evergreen Park and Recreation District board voted 4-1 Tuesday night to expand the weight room at the Wulf Recreation Center by sacrificing one of two racquetball courts.

Board member Peter Eggers delivered the only no vote, saying he was worried that an expanded weight room with just one court would fall short of people’s expectations and revenue projections.

Board members Janet Heck Doyle, Allan Casey, Roger Hoaglund and Kit Darrow voted in favor of the expansion, which will cost about $65,000. About six people spoke in favor of saving the courts.

The other day, a friend told me he believes there’s a good chance our kids’ generation will face the same kind of Depression-era challenges our grandparents did. I don’t know whether that’s true. I sure hope not.

If we had our way, of course, our kids would never face economic hardship. Difficult times lead to deferred dreams, missed opportunities, strained relationships and, in some cases, poverty. There’s nothing good about job losses and a stagnant market.  

While I was visiting Bosque del Apache, an exceptionally fine photograph of a northern goshawk was printed in the Community Eye feature of the Canyon Courier. It was taken by Richard Gristak on Bear Mountain. I was pleased to see this beautiful bird’s photo for two reasons: one, because I have not seen a goshawk in the area for some time, and secondly, because I had been wondering what hawk was making the birds at my feeder so antsy.

Some members of the citizen panel asked to prioritize $277 million in county spending over the next four years are growing tired of the “sales pitch” from the county and want to get to work.