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Today's News

  • Library porn filters to be in place Sept. 1

    Internet filters to block pornography will be activated on Sept. 1 on all Jeffco Public Library computers, though different standards will be used in controlling content on machines accessed by adults and children.
    Computers used by adult patrons will filter only images deemed pornographic, while those used by children will block websites in their entirety, said Steve Endicott, library information-technology director. Entire sites will also be blocked on computers accessing the library’s wireless signal, regardless of the age of the user, he said.

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  • Courier seeking 9/11 memories

    Were you or someone in your family personally affected by the events of Sept. 11, 2001? Do you have memories of that day and its aftermath? Contact Vicky Gits at 303-350-1042 or Vicky@evergreenco.com for an anniversary story that will publish on Sept. 7.

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  • It’s season-ticket season on the Evergreen arts scene

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  • Evergreen arts community says goodbye to P.K. Worley

    The Evergreen arts community is mourning the loss of a man remembered for his boundless passion for the arts and his intense affection for friends and family.

    Paul “P.K.” Worley, a longtime fixture in the Evergreen arts community, passed away suddenly at his home Aug. 17. He was 78 years old.

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  • Evergreen’s Parade of Homes site has lots to see

    The traditional concept of the annual Parade of Homes is to let home dreamers tour grand mansions with every imaginable amenity.

    This year, the Parade of Homes is spread over two dozen locations, and Evergreen’s location gets away from that tradition concept.

    There are no homes.

    The new subdivision Ohtama, located off Douglas Park Road, has 12 lots that are already equipped with underground electrical and high-speed Internet, water and sewer. Each is about a half-acre and sells from $265,000 to $330,000.

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  • Big Chili Cook-off set for Sept. 11

    Evergreen’s Big Chili Cook-off will celebrate its 10th anniversary and commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, especially the firefighters who lost their lives in the tragedy.

    The event on Sunday, Sept. 11, at Evergreen Lake will feature 130 chilis to be tasted by the public and judged by a panel of chili experts. It is a fund-raiser for the Elk Creek, Evergreen, Indian Hills, Inter-Canyon, North Fork and Platte Canyon fire departments.

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  • Evergreen resident’s second career blossoms at new shop

    A riot of color greets customers as they walk into Hearts in Bloom, a silk-flower shop that opened last month in Marshdale.

    The tiny shop is the dream of floral designer Judy Williams, who has always wanted a floral shop of her own. She had worked as a floral designer years ago, but the need for a more secure job took her into pharmacy work.

    Williams spent more than 20 years as a pharmacy technician at a King Soopers down the hill. After retiring, she spent 18 months trying to decide what she wanted to do, and she says it always came back to floral design.

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  • Splash crop: What to do about Evergreen Lake’s vegetation situation?

    Visiting from distant Oklahoma a couple of weeks ago, 5-year-old Teresa found much about Evergreen to her liking. She liked hiking in a mountain park. She liked collecting pinecones. She liked climbing on rocks. And she particularly liked pedal-boating on Evergreen Lake, with one small proviso.

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  • Our fire chief deserved better

    Evergreen’s fire chief was essentially fired last spring, and taxpaying residents of the Evergreen Fire Protection District still don’t know why.

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  • Pocket gophers plague flower gardens

    One of the sure signs that summer is coming to an end is the plethora of yellow wildflowers coming into bloom and the sudden reappearance of gopher mounds in your yard. Pocket gophers are small native mammals that spend most of their lives below ground. There are several species and subspecies of them, but you can’t tell them apart except for minor differences that the experts find in the laboratory.

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