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  • $18 million in claims set to be approved for Lower North Fork Fire victims

    State legislators were expected to approve nearly $18 million in payouts to victims of the Lower North Fork Fire this week.

    “We’ve made history, but, more importantly, we’ve taken care of something we needed,” said state Rep. Cheri Gerou, R-Evergreen, one of the bill’s sponsors. “I’m really pleased.”

    Gov. John Hickenlooper is expected to sign the bill this week.

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  • Indian Hills fire board candidates address challenges in district

    Three candidates seeking seats on the board of the Indian Hills Fire Protection District spoke to the importance of greater community involvement and long-range planning at a forum Wednesday night. 

    Incumbent board member Marc Rosenberg and challengers Don Schoenbein and Ty Robbins answered questions from residents during the event at the Indian Hills Community Center. Candidates Ron Walton and Kelley Lehman, who are seeking re-election to the board, were not present.

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  • ‘Quality’ candidates apply for superintendent

    A number of quality candidates have applied to be Jeffco’s newest school superintendent, Bill Newman of Ray and Associates told the Jeffco school board last Thursday. 

    “We have good numbers in the pool,” Newman said. “We’d like to certainly proceed with the schedule as planned because it looks like it will be a robust pool (of candidates).”

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  • Park board candidates explore growth, marketing issues at forum

    Candidates for the board of the Evergreen Park and Recreation District addressed challenges of maintaining the quality of parks and facilities and managing increased usage during a forum April 23 at the Evergreen Lake House.

    While fielding questions from the audience, Peter Lindquist and other candidates offered their views on promoting venues and programs to people outside Evergreen.

    “The marketing we need to do is focused on our community,” said Lindquist, the only incumbent among four candidates vying for three seats on the board. 

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  • Election is May 6 for Evergreen park board candidates

    Eligible voters can vote in person or by absentee ballot in the election for the Evergreen Park and Recreation District board on Tuesday, May 6.

    The polling places are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Wulf Rec Center, 5300 S. Olive Road, and Buchanan Park Rec Center, 32003 Ellingwood Trail. Both facilities are disabled accessible. 

    Those who would like to vote by absentee ballot have until the close of business on Friday, May 2, to file applications with the ERPD office.

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  • Former owner of Canyon Courier saw emerging growth of Evergreen

    At the celebration of his 98th birthday at Elk Run Assisted Living on April 21, the staff presented resident Owen Ball a framed news article announcing his acquisition of the Canyon Courier in June 1963. A few days later on April 25, Ball died of natural causes after living in Evergreen for more than 50 years.

    During the years that he owned the Courier, Ball watched Evergreen emerge from a small, isolated town with a saloon and horses to an upscale community, said his son Owen Ball Jr. 

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  • Park board member questions selection process for community garden

    “I think what you’ve created is really terrific,” said Evergreen Park and Recreation District board member Janet Heck Doyle after hearing an annual report on the community garden at Buchanan Park at the board's April 22 meeting.

    In her report to the park board, Rachel Emmer of Evergreen’s Alliance for Sustainability described the success of the garden, which took years to come to fruition. Emmer said 44 plots were awarded to gardeners through a lottery that was held last spring.

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  • Forum for Indian Hills fire board candidates is April 30

    A forum featuring candidates for the board of the Indian Hills Fire Protection District will be held Wednesday, April 30, at 7 p.m. at the Indian Hills Community Center, 5351 Parmalee Gulch Road.

    Former Indian Hills fire chief Don Schoenbein and resident Timothy Robbins are challenging incumbent board members Marc Rosenberg, Ron Walton and Kelley Lehman for three seats in the May 6 election.

    Those who come to the forum will have the opportunity to learn about the candidates and ask questions.

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  • Search for missing hikers resumes near Mount Evans

    About 100 searchers were looking Saturday for signs of two Minnesota hikers missing in the Mount Evans area since early April.

    Volunteer searchers from 13 mountain rescue teams were out with dogs looking for father and son Damian McManus, 52, and Evan McManus, 19, of St. Louis Park, Minn. The two were reported missing April 6 after they did not return home from a spring-break trip to Colorado. Their SUV was found parked at Echo Lake Campground.

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  • Board ponders next step in teacher talks

    The Jeffco school board will meet in executive session Thursday night to discuss the next steps in contract negotiations with the Jefferson County Education Association, Jeffco’s teachers union.

    At an April 10 special meeting, the school board asked the JCEA to provide a written statement saying what would bring the teachers union back to the bargaining table.

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