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Today's News

  • Springs eyes paid position to back up treasurer

    Idaho Springs officials are debating whether they will need to create a paid position to help the city treasurer if an inexperienced candidate is elected to the post in November.

    Current treasurer Katie Jackson is term-limited. The city has tried several times to get voters to turn the position into an appointed one. Jackson said few elected treasurer positions remain in Colorado.

    City council members are concerned that an inexperienced candidate could run unopposed and be elected, then not be able to handle the duties and obligations of the treasurer post.

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  • Fair gives Clear Creek students a taste of many occupations

    There’s no better way to learn about a nursing career than by trying your hand at the kids’ game “Operation.”

    Or doing pushups to learn about training to go into the Army.

    Or smelling hops to learn about brewing beer in the restaurant trade.

    These hands-on activities were part of the biennial career day for Clear Creek High School and Middle School students on April 10.

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  • Bike lane project on Squaw Pass Road designed to improve safety

    A $6 million project on Squaw Pass Road is creating a 7-mile lane for bicyclists to increase their safety on the scenic mountain highway.

    “The reason we’re doing this is for the bicyclists,” said Clear Creek Commissioner Tom Hayden.

    However, while the road work is in progress, Hayden is worried about hazardous conditions for two-wheel travelers.

    “We’re trying to find the best way to navigate safety issues,” said Hayden. 

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  • Currents

    May 18

    The Clear Creek-Gilpin County Metal Mining Association presents the 72nd annual George A. Jackson Cornish Pasty and Sowbelly Dinner at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Idaho Springs Elks Club, 1600 Colorado Blvd. Cost is $25 per person in advance or $30 at the door. Entertainment includes music from Dave Ball and The Sowbelly Band and a formal presentation by the Legendary Ladies.

    May 27

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  • Spring’s arrival brings new growth to aspen, alder trees

     It is so nice to have some warm spring days, and now we are promised summer temperatures this week. Just to go out in my yard and see green fields and robins looking for worms, and hear green-tailed towhees and house wrens singing is a tonic for my winter-shriveled soul.

    Winter has been far too long this year, partly because it started early and because spring is a good two weeks late. The aspen trees at the bend in the road usually have their furry catkins by April 15, but this year, they did not shed their bud scales and bring out their furry catkins until May 2.

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  • Cougars lack poise in playoff setback

    MONUMENT — Blood, sweat and tears, Evergreen had a little bit of it all on May 10.

    First, the Lady Cougars had blood courtesy of the bitten tongue of freshman scoring machine Zoe Peterson in the first half. Then there’s the sweat. They are playing soccer after all. And, finally, the tears for a season that ended at Don Breese Stadium in the second round of the 4A state girls soccer playoffs.

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  • Lucas’ leap leads him to state

    EVERGREEN — It was 10 a.m. on May 11 as Tevin Lucas arrived at Clear Creek High School for the final round of the 3A Frontier League track & field championships. The only problem was the long-jump competition the CCHS junior was competing in had already started.

    Well, actually, it wasn’t a problem at all.

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  • Slide deaths offer us a cautionary tale

    The difference between a man and a boy, the old saw goes, is the price of his toys. On one level, that’s fine, one supposes, such as when comparing skateboarding to NASCAR, but at what point is it expected for a male to assume the full responsibilities of adulthood and the consequences that come with it?

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  • The winter of our political discontent

     Lucky for you, it’s mixed-bag time. Today, I feel like writing about myriad topics. I kind of like that word, “myriad,” as it means numberless, countless, infinite. It is a classical Greek word for the number 10,000. In modern English, the word refers to an unspecified large quantity. At least that’s what Wikipedia tells me. 

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  • Currents

     MAY 12

    Mother’s Day High Tea at the United Center: The event will feature a performance by Linda Batlin, who will present “Isabella Bird — A Lady’s Travels to the Rockies,” and local musicians. Tea will be served at 1:30 p.m., with the performance starting at 3 p.m. Tickets cost $15 and may be purchased at Java Mountain Roasters, The Visitors Center, Two Brothers Deli; and from any MCVHS board member. This is a fund-raiser, and proceeds benefit the Mill Creek Valley Historical Society.

    May 14

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