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  • Donated car will take vets to doctor visits
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  • Elusive Townsend’s solitaires guard their juniper berry stash

    We moved into this house on April 19, 1965. That’s nearly 48 years ago, but many of you may recall the article I wrote about trying to find a pygmy owl that we heard calling that first night.
    Unfortunately, I do not hear pygmy owls calling as much as I used to. Their call is much more often heard than the owls are seen, for these tiny owls can disappear in a clump of pine needles or other foliage, and they are ventriloquists. They are not where you think they are.

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  • Golddiggers score first varsity win, top Ridgeview Academy

    WATKINS — It didn’t take long. Two games to be exact, but Clear Creek’s boys lacrosse program has its first varsity victory.

    Behind four goals from junior midfield Chandler Morgan, the visiting Golddiggers topped Ridgeview Academy 9-3 on March 18. Jordan Howard added two goals and four assists, while senior captain Walter Michener also scored twice. Fellow captain Nate Kocol scored Clear Creek’s other goal.

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  • Weather, youth challenge Diggers

     By Scott Stocker

    For the Courant

    CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE — Finally. The Clear Creek girls soccer team was finally able to get outside and play on grass. Unfortunately, the first game of the season for the Lady Golddiggers was a ‘white out.’

    Home-standing St. Mary’s Academy defeated Clear Creek 4-0 in  the season opener March 14. It was the second game for the Lady Wildcats, coached by Kelli Wilson, who improved to 1-1.

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  • Have fun and win

    By Will Petersen

    For the Courant

    GEORGETOWN — Just off of I-70, in the middle of a Little League field, about 40 adults gathered every Wednesday night for the last eight weeks. Their mission: Have fun, socialize and win some games. Their sport: broomball. 

    Stacey Todd, recreation coordinator for Clear Creek County, switched jobs from Breckenridge to Clear Creek about two years ago and brought the sport with her. 

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  • No easy answers for high-speed transit along Interstate 70

    To establish high-speed transit from C-470 in Jefferson County to the Eagle County Airport, tunnels would be needed to allow the trains to move more quickly, consultants said at a town hall meeting on March 14.

    Slower mass transit that would traverse steeper grades, as well as stay near the interstate, would require less tunneling and would save on construction costs, the consultants said.

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  • G-town mayoral candidates trade views on issues

    Attracting economic investment and promoting Georgetown are the prominent issues in the April 1 mayoral election.

    Incumbent Kerry Ann McHugh touts her track record, promotional efforts and work to make Georgetown a more attractive place to start a business, while challenger Craig Abrahamson believes his experience and ability to draw investment is what Georgetown needs most as it prepares for the future.

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  • Currents

        

    March 18-21

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  • Springs council leaning toward music festival on July 4

    Members of the Idaho Springs city council are not enthusiastic about staging a laser light show on July 4 if traditional fireworks need to be canceled for the second year in a row because of drought conditions.

    Instead, most are leaning toward a music festival in the historic district because it would be less expensive. They agreed during their work session March 11 that the city must have an event planned, whether primarily for the community or to attract tourists.

    Council members expressed admiration for the day-long Fourth of July events held by Georgetown.

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  • The suspense was gilling them

    King-Murphy Elementary School’s beta fish finally has a name.

    He’s called Bubbles, though it’s been a bumpy road to get to this point.

    Principal Heidi Lupinacci had a blue crowntail beta fish in a globe fish tank in her office. Alas, the poor fish didn’t have a name, so Lupinacci started a contest among students to name the fish.

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