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  • There's so much to be proud of, where do you stop?

    Earlier this month, Barack Obama’s wife Michelle said that, “people in this country are ready for change and hungry for a different kind of politics and ee for the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback.”

    At another speech later that day, she made a similar statement, saying that “for the first time in my adult lifetime, I’m really proud of my country ee not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change.”

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  • Dog day afternoon: Firefighter pulls pooches from pond's perils

    When you need to get your cat out of a tree, call a firefighter. Turns out that works with dogs and ponds, too.

    About 1:30 p.m. Feb. 26, a pair of unlucky dogs were taking their constitutional outside Buchanan Recreation Center when, unwisely tasting the ice in the pond across from Evergreen Fire/Rescue’s station, they broke through and wound up in the drink. Trouble was, they couldn’t pull themselves back out.

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  • ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Evergreen boys win opening round playoff game

    There’s good gravy, and ho-hum gravy.

    In the end, it’s still gravy.

    Evergreen didn’t wow anyone Feb. 26 as the Cougars opened the first round of the Class 4A state boys basketball tournament with 20 turnovers and an intermittent inside game against a physically smaller Prairie View squad.

    The fifth-seeded Cougars (13-11), however, never trailed and won 56-42 to advance to the second round of the Bill Weimer Region.

    That’s gravy.

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  • Bye, bye Mustangs

    It was Senior Night at Evergreen High School Feb. 22 and the Cougars’ three honorees made sure it would be a very fond memory. Megan Hodson, Kimmy Baroch and Tricia Oakes fueled a furious third quarter rally and led the Cougars to a 54-40 victory over Class 4A Jefferson County League rival Ralston Valley.

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  • Cougars run out of ammo

    ARVADA — There is a certain qualifier to that whole David and Goliath scenario. Namely, David had rocks.

    Five of them, actually.

    So rather than beat the giant at his in-close game, David drilled the big guy from distance. Game over.

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  • Flying J patriarch dies at 93

    It is with great tenderness that Linda and Carol Schoonhoven remember the last three years of their father’s life. And they most fondly recall his baby blue eyes filled with mischief.

    As a professional pilot and rancher, John Schoonhoven’s early years were filled with experiences abroad flying for United Airlines along with time spent raising black angus cattle and horses at his Flying J Ranch on County Road 73.

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  • Six in the running for four fire board seats

    Two new faces, Kenny Erhardt and Jeff Ashford, have entered the May 6 race for the four open seats on the five-member board of the Evergreen Fire Protection District. Both are longtime members of the volunteer firefighters’ organization.

    They will be competing for the jobs against four incumbents who have decided to run again: Jeff deDisse, Charles “Chick” Dykeman, George Goldbach and Lloyd See.

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  • A tie that binds: Jeffco leash law

    With an abundance of dogs living in close proximity to a healthy population of mountain lions, the number of confrontations, injuries and lion attacks on dogs is on the upswing in the Evergreen area.

    But that’s only one reason why it’s a good idea to keep dogs on leashes at all times. The other reason is that it is illegal to let a dog off leash almost everywhere in Jefferson County, except on privately owned property. The other exception is designated off-leash areas.

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  • Curious critters invade Hiwan Homestead Museum

    For the next few weeks, visitors to the Hiwan Homestead Museum would do well to look sharp. The place is crawling with Naugas.

    What’s a Nauga? Imagine a throw pillow with 2-inch claws, big googly eyes and a broad, toothy grin, and you’ve got the flavor of it.

    “I think Naugas look like something from Monsters Inc.,” says Hiwan program coordinator Meghan McGinnes, “but I’ve heard people say they remind them of ‘Where the Wild Things Are.’ ”

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  • Habitat resale store closes

    After nearly 10 years, the volunteers, donors and customers of the Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity Resale Emporium said goodbye to the store on Saturday, Feb. 23.

    In recent years, the store’s ability to raise funds for Habitat diminished, and Habitat decided to close the store on Bryant Drive.

    The store’s management said it wanted to thank all who have worked, donated or shopped at the store.

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