Today's News

Summer is in full swing with August weather starting in July.

As the weathermen have been saying, the monsoon winds are bringing warm and wet air up from the Gulf Coast, which is bringing us rain when it bumps into our cool mountains. This usually occurs in August, but this year two near tropical storms brought some similar weather in July, so we have had unusually hot and humid weather, very unlike the hot dry weather we are used to.

From county commissioner to Colorado governor, Clear Creek voters face very crowded ballots this year, and as the primary election approaches on Aug. 10, the opinion pages will no doubt become more crowded as well.

Before the usual avalanche of political letters to the editor — and the subsequent phone calls asking why some letters haven’t appeared — I’d like to review our policy.

• All letters must be accompanied by a verifiable name, along with information that allows us to contact the author.

 We’d like to know about interesting events or activities. E-mail items of 125 words or less to couranteditor@evergreenco.com. Items will appear on a space-available basis.

July 31

The Second Annual Gold Rush Music Festival will be in Idaho Springs at Citizen’s Park on July 31. The event starts at 1 p.m. and goes to 5:30 p.m.

July 31 and Aug. 1

The county health department is urging residents to have their pets vaccinated against rabies after a rabid bat was found July 22 near Dumont.

County residents also should stay away from animals acting oddly and contact Animal Control at 303-679-2393 if they see sick animals, said county Public Health Director Aaron Kissler.

Kissler said the eastern part of the state has seen an increase in rabies infections in animals this. He attributed that to an abundant food supply and larger populations of wild animals, which fosters transmission of rabies.