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Today's News

  • Aafedt jumps in winner’s lane

    LAKEWOOD — You’ll have to forgive Allison Aafedt. It’s the Evergreen junior’s first year of running track. So when she cut in from her lane — lane four — to the far inside lane, albeit briefly, during the girls’ 400-meter run on March 24 at the 4A Jeffco Pre-Qualifier it was just a sign on her inexperience.

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  • Pitching, big innings lift Cougars to DH sweep

    DENVER — Lute Moss struck out nine and Evergreen had a pair of four-run innings early en route to a 9-2 win over John F. Kennedy on March 26.

    The Cougars (3-1) swept the doubleheader with a 13-3 win in the nightcap.

    James Maroney went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored for Evergreen in the opener. 

    In game two, Evergreen scored nine runs in the first inning and rolled from there. Seth Purkey fanned four to score the win. Sam Grise doubled and scored two runs for the Cougars.

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  • First-half flurry too much for Cougars to overcome

    ARVADA — Caroline Jenkins scored a first-half hat trick and Faith Christian remained undefeated with a 5-2 win over Evergreen on March 24.

    Hannah Blum and Shelby Ward added second-half goals for the Lady Eagles (3-0), who’ve scored 20 goals this season.

    Jenny Ventimiglia and Haley Stading scored for Evergreen (4-2), which had its two-game winning streak snapped. Kendra Kullby assisted on Ventimiglia’s goal. Kara Turner made four saves for Evergreen. Aubri Swan had 11 saves for Faith Christian.

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  • Thrilling doubles wins highlight Cougars’ victory

    LAKEWOOD — Evergreen’s No. 2 and No. 4 doubles teams scored thrilling three-set victories in the Lady Cougars’ 7-0 win over Alameda on March 24.

    At No. 2, Erika and Rachel Chado defeated Laura Montes and Amy Nguyen, 6-4, 4-6, 10-5. At No. 4, Laura Schenk and Sammie Sexton defeated Annalisa Vargas and Geniya Anshanova, 4-6, 6-4, 10-2. Also winning were Morgan Nielsen (No. 1 singles), Kristin Shirk (No. 2), Emilee Greagor (No. 3), Christian Feagans and Genevieve DeGrandchamp (No. 1 doubles) and Madison Rogers and Madi Slack (No. 3).

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  • Indian Gulch fire contained

     

    The Indian Gulch fire encompassed 1,502 acres burned north of U.S. 6 and south of Golden Gate Canyon Road as of Friday, March 25, about the same level as reported Thursday, according to a media advisory from the Jeffco Sheriff's Office.

     

    U.S. 6 to Black Hawk and Central City will be open at 2 p.m. Friday, according to the Sheriff's Office as of 10:45 a.m. 

     

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  • Robson accepts job as chief of Evergreen park district

    Scott Robson of Evergreen, manager of Denver Parks and Recreation, the unanimous choice of the board of directors, has accepted the job of executive director of the Evergreen Park and Recreation District starting April 11.

    The announcement came Tuesday, March 22, at the regular meeting of the EPRD board.

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  • Feathered friends make a spring appearance

    Oh, how good the sweet fresh air feels. I am sitting in the yard at the Life Care Center, and I can’t begin to describe what a pleasure it is to get outside.
    Yesterday was Friday, March 18, and a small band of mule deer wandered through the yard. The band included one male, two females and one young.
    He was no longer spotted but was very small. I wondered if it would make it through the winter.

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  • Evergreen Players win a lot with a little play

    Ever wonder how much stuff you can pack into a 10-foot-by-10-foot space? If you live in Evergreen, the answer is two cast members, one director, five crew members, a full-size set, props, costumes, and … an award-winning theater production.

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  • A forgotten war drags on in Iraq

    Eight years later, it was an altered scene at Evergreen’s downtown traffic light, where 15 people gathered to remember the ongoing war in Iraq. Although we were standing on the same bridge, we felt distant from those driving by. Now most of them are on their cell phones. The mood as indicated by friendly waves, while mostly apathetic, continues to tally overwhelmingly in favor of ending this long and fruitless war. There were the usual one or two head shakes.

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  • District takes timely action on school budget

    Facing severe budget problems if the legislature agrees to Gov. John Hickenlooper’s proposed budget, the Jefferson County School District took a new and dramatic approach to cutting its budget. A budget summit with representatives of the Board of Education, the teachers union, the classified employees association, the administrators’ association and district leadership spent a weekend with a federal mediator and came up with a $40 million reduction plan that has pain for everyone.

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