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  • Duck derby down with fund-raising

    Many things may be learned when engineering a duck-race benefit, especially in May, and especially on Clear Creek.
    Brett and Kristin Hochmuth have orchestrated the duck race, which benefits their nonprofit Get Outside and Learn Something — or GOALS — for four years, and they have learned tons about making the event run smoothly.

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  • Ticked off: Clear Creek County already seeing blood-sucking insect on people, pets

    Ticks are out earlier than usual because of the year’s unseasonably warm temperatures, according to the county’s Department of Public Health.
    Local officials are warning residents to check themselves and their pets for ticks, to be aware of insect-born illnesses, and to speak to their physicians if they develop flu-like symptoms after a tick bite.
    Clear Creek Public Health nurse Crystal Brandt said that in recent weeks, her office treated one confirmed case of Colorado tick fever and saw almost a dozen individuals bitten by ticks.

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  • Hats off to women of the past

    In honor of Mother’s Day, and with big hats in abundance, the Mill Creek Valley Historical Society hosted a performance featuring “Women of Colorado” at the United Center in Idaho Springs.

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  • County’s first zip line to open Memorial Day Weekend

    Clear Creek County’s first zip line is expected to open in time for Memorial Day weekend in Dumont, and two more may be not far behind.
    The attractions are expected to add to recreational opportunities in the county and bring more tourists, and ultimately more tourist dollars to area businesses.

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  • Murder charges filed in case of body found near Silver Plume

    Murder charges have been filed in the death of a man whose body was found near Silver Plume in October 2010.
    Thomas Claeys, 56, of Kiowa is facing first-degree murder counts in connection with the slaying of 31-year-old Conrad Keith Crall, also of Kiowa.
    Crall’s body was discovered by property owners who were hiking on their land close to Interstate 70 near Silver Plume, according to the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office.

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  • ‘One of the world’s best’

    For Daree Powell, a decision to find a job after her youngest child started first grade turned into a teaching career.
    Now Powell is retiring after nearly two decades at King-Murphy Elementary School. She taught primarily first-graders, and she thinks she’s best at teaching emerging readers.
    “I myself am not a good reader,” said Powell, 59. “I tell them that they may not love (reading), but they have to learn to read.”
    Parents attribute their children’s literacy skills to Powell’s attention to reading.

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  • Carlson students portray history’s peacemakers

    For the past six years, Liz Hamilton’s students have lined the hallway and library walls in costumes, paying tribute to those who fought for human rights, civil rights and equal rights.

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  • Forced to go with the flow

    Local rafting companies could see a shorter season this year because of the same unseasonably warm winter and spring temperatures that caused local ski resorts to close early.
    However, some are saying they’re not necessarily concerned, adding that sometimes the lower and safer water levels often draw more families to the banks of Clear Creek.
    Between 10 and 14 rafting companies put into Clear Creek at Idaho Springs. In 2011, they reported bringing in 27,976 customers.

    Runoff brings high water levels early

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  • Mining tourism gold

    With his head and shoulders in the smokebox of an 80-ton steam-powered locomotive, Phil Reader is hard at work at 1 p.m. May 2 at the Georgetown Loop Railroad. Nearly a mile away and deep under Interstate 70, Iris Hairgrove makes her way through the gloom of a 143-year-old mine where she’s worked since 8 a.m.

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  • Clear Creek grad Lancaster named superintendent

    The Clear Creek Board of Education has hired Clear Creek High grad Todd Lancaster to be the district’s new superintendent.
    Lancaster will replace retiring superintendent Jeff Miller on July 1. The position pays $100,000 annually.
    School board President Dan Frydenlund said the unanimous decision was made at a special board meeting May 5 after consulting with two committees, adding that the board was impressed with Lancaster’s background and track record in education.

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