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Linn brings experience with Forest Service, EPA to park board candidacy

During the years she spent with the Environmental Protection Agency, Evergreen resident Peg Linn worked with people living near Superfund sites to resolve issues around them.

"Having worked with the community to reach agreements, I feel like it will help make me a good park board candidate," Linn said. 

While employed at the regional office of the EPA in Denver, Linn traveled to areas in Clear Creek and Summit counties where there were abandoned mines generating hazardous waste.

Evergreen Country Day debate teams advance to area finals

Fans of debate know that successful thespians anticipate their opponents' counter-arguments. That was definitely the case last week for a debate team at Evergreen Country Day School.

A four-student team from the private middle school was better than its opponents at anticipating counter-arguments at a tournament April 10,  according to debate judge Joshua Murphy. The semifinals for the Denver area Charter Debate League were held at Evergreen Country Day.

Park board candidate would like to increase facility hours, services for residents

Evergreen resident Monty Estis says he would like to contribute his combined experience in recreation and financial management as a board member of the Evergreen Park and Recreation District.

A systems analyst in the IT area who actively participates in recreational activities, Estis is vying for one of three open seats on the park district board in the May 6 election.

Although he says park district staff are doing an adequate job of managing the district, Estis sees room for improvement. 

County commission candidate cites incumbent's 'disconnect'

Columbine area resident John Flerlage, a former Marine, is determined to bring his leadership qualities to Jefferson County government. 

Flerlage, a Democrat, is running against Jeffco Commissioner Don Rosier in District 3, which covers South Jeffco. The incumbent Republican is seeking his second four-year term on the GOP-controlled commission.

Flerlage, who ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2010, is hoping to bring his fiscal, environmental and local approach to Jeffco leadership.

A Marine for most of his life

Inter-Canyon candidate wants 'to see this through'

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of profiles of candidates running for the Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District board in May’s election.

After serving on the Inter-Canyon Fire District board for nearly a year, Deer Creek Canyon resident Leslie Caimi wants to serve a full four-year term.

“Serving on the board has been a great experience,” Caimi said. “I really want to see this board and this district continue to move in the right direction.”

Evergreen educator publishes book on defining personal boundaries

Evergreen resident and educational consultant Lorna Idol has written a book on defining boundaries in relationships that is based on her personal experiences.

“Do you ever feel like other people are imposing on you? That other people are effectively bossing you around? That you don’t know what to say or do to defend yourself, until after an incident is over?” Idol asks in the overview of her recently published work, “Discovering Boundaries.”

Summer birds making their way back to the foothills

Once more, while spring hesitated in the doorway, winter pushed her aside and came back in.

Cold and snowy would best describe most of last week’s weather, but it could have been much worse. Since the temperature hovered around freezing, at least some of the snow fell as rain. Today, the sun is back and between the snow drifts, brown squiggly earth makes fancy patterns on the mountains.

Tenney, Lady Cougars take second at Lake Arbor

ARVADA — Madison Tenney carded an 80 to place second overall, and the Evergreen Lady Cougars finished second in a seven-team 4A Jeffco League match at Lake Arbor Golf Club on April 2.

Evergreen, as a team, shot a 378 total — 28 strokes back of D’Evelyn. Conifer came in third with a 447.

Fellow Evergreen senior Emily Rivers placed fifth with an 86, while freshman Natalie Holley was 10th with a 95. D’Evelyn finished with four golfers in the top nine, led by Emilee Strausburg’s meet-winning score of 73.

Firefighters rescue two deer from icy waters of Evergreen Lake

Evergreen firefighters donned wetsuits Tuesday to rescue two deer that had wandered onto the rapidly thinning ice of Evergreen Lake.

The deer and the firefighters were all fine afterward.

A person walking around Evergreen Lake made a 911 call about 1 p.m. after seeing the deer floundering on the ice, said Evergreen Fire Chief Mike Weege.

Rosenberg cites dedication, experience in re-election bid for Indian Hills fire board

“My heart really is in the fire department,” said Marc Rosenberg, a board member of the Indian Hills Fire Protection District who is seeking re-election in May.

Rosenberg is a certified firefighter and first responder who has served as a volunteer with Indian Hills Fire Rescue for the past 11 years, seven of which he has been a board member. He also is assistant fire chief for the department.