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Today's News

  • Water project to affect road access in Camel Heights

    Camel Heights residents will be coping with road closures and possible water service interruptions while the Evergreen Metropolitan District makes improvements to the water system in their area.
    However, EMD managers said they will keep residents informed and will assist them with transportation during an informational meeting on April 27 at the district office.

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  • Park district candidates discuss Buchanan projects, budget constraints

    Focusing on the wishes of park district residents and working within budget constraints were key topics at the Evergreen Park and Recreation District candidates forum on April 28 at the United Methodist Church.

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  • YESTERYEAR: The Fleming brothers were rock-solid early residents

    Samuel and Daniel Fleming’s heritage was Irish, and their life craft was quarrying sandstone. The two brothers found work near Columbus, Ohio, at a quarry owned by Mr. Garfield.

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  • Sundance by Design has designs on your garden

    Joan Hill, left, and Kathryn Boylston sit among the garden accessories in front of Sundance by Design in the Evergreen Design Center on Meadow Drive.

     

    Everything for your garden — except the plants — can be found at Sundance By Design.

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  • Celebrating a new place to play at Arrowhead Park

    “We’re so excited,” Indian Hills resident Christine McKinnon said while watching her 2-year-old son, Nicholas, play at Arrowhead Park on April 28.

     

    Nicholas and other youngsters were enjoying the Kittredge park with its newly installed equipment during the Evergreen Park and Recreation District’s opening celebration. Children climbed on friendly looking bear statues, tried out a rope course and glided down the shiny sliding board in the early-afternoon sun.

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  • Track & field leaders

    Following is a list of current qualifiers, as listed by MaxPreps, for the state track and field championships, scheduled for May 17-19 at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood. Only the top 18 qualifiers by the deadline of May 12 will qualify for state in their respective classification and category.

    4A BOYS
    400 meters: Michael Fera, Conifer, 6th, 0:49.97
    800 meters: Jackson Sayler, Evergreen, 4th, 1:57.84
    1,600 meters: Sayler, Evergreen, 8th, 4:28.87
    3,200 meters: Sayler, Evergreen, 6th, 9:51.45

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  • Final tuneup before regionals for Tenney, Lady Cougars

    GOLDEN — On one hand, it could be looked at as underachieving. But when the Evergreen Lady Cougars’ girls golf team sets goals prior to a tournament, like it did for the Ashley Forey Invitational on April 30 at Rolling Hills Country Club, it’s probably more ambitious than anything else.
    The course got the better of Evergreen on this day, but not before the Lady Cougars’ foursome got in one last-minute tuneup before regionals.

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  • First-half deficit too much for Evergreen

    LAKEWOOD — The Evergreen girls’ soccer team was defeated by Green Mountain 3-1 on April 27 at Lakewood Memorial Field. The Lady Cougars’ loss was especially hard to swallow given that, going into their matchup, Evergreen and Green Mountain were the only undefeated teams left in the 4A Jeffco League.
    The win locked up the conference title for Green Mountain, which improved to 12-0-1 overall, 8-0-1 in league play.

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  • Rebels deny Cougars share of title

    LAKEWOOD — Winning a boys lacrosse conference championship is uncharted territory for Columbine. It had never happened before. And though the Rebels knew what was on the line when they played Evergreen on April 25 at Trailblazer Stadium, they also knew it wouldn’t come easy.
    And it didn’t. But Columbine stayed the course and a third-period flurry would be all it would need to make history.

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  • Nature’s privileges do come with responsibility

    The naturalist John Muir wrote, “The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness.” Many of us came to the Front Range foothills to find ourselves, and nature has been the common path. Our mountain community is just about paradise on Earth, and as the Denver Post weather page and building both acclaim, “ ’Tis a privilege to live in Colorado.”
    The Lower North Fork fire was a reminder that with privilege comes responsibility. Fire mitigation is on everyone’s minds, but will it be enough?

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