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Legislators racing to the finish...

They’re rounding the final turn and headed for the home stretch as your 69th Colorado General Assembly begins to wrap things up. Because of the limits in our constitution, the legislature must adjourn by May 7, just five weeks from today.

The House passed the 2014-15 state budget last week, and the Senate will complete its version by Friday. They should be able to resolve any differences by next week, and we’ll be in the mad dash to the finish line.

USGS calls county’s geothermal...

Warm temperatures measured in underground wells near Empire are “very encouraging” as potential heating sources, according to a U.S. Geological Survey spokesman.

Underground temperatures increased about 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit for every 100 feet measured in a recent survey, said Paul Morgan, a USGS spokesman in Denver. That’s well above the standard underground temperature increase of about 1 degree Farenheit per 100 feet, Morgan said.

Unequal prosperity equals...

If we’re to move forward to develop an economy that allows for the potential of every American to be successful, it’s imperative to move away from the either-or dichotomy of looking at capitalism: Either one has blind faith and is a fervent believer in it, or one is considered a socialist. That notion is nonsense on several levels, but suffice to say those who profess that are being simplistic.

Mauck running unopposed

County Commissioner Tim Mauck is running unopposed for the District 1 seat in Clear Creek County.

The Idaho Springs Democrat is running this year to retain the seat he won in 2010. 

Write-in candidates had until April 18 to express an intent to run. An independent or unaffiliated candidate can still petition through July 10 to be on November’s general-election ballot.

Mauck and his fellow commissioners, Tom Hayden and Phil Buckland, each make an annual salary of $58,500, by state statute.

Search for hikers could resume...

Searchers plan to look again for two hikers missing in the Mount Evans area — probably on Saturday, May 10.

The Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office plans to search with dogs and about 100 search-and-rescue volunteers on that date or some other date in early May, sheriff’s Maj. Rick Albers told Clear Creek commissioners at a meeting on Tuesday, April 22. 

Diggers eke out back-and-forth...

Rachelle Talbot said that Clear Creek’s 4-3 victory over Bennett meant a lot to the team, particularly the Lady Golddiggers’ nine seniors. That’s because CCHS, which made the postseason for the first time just two years ago, has put itself in position to get back to the playoffs in 2014.

9Health Fair set for this...

The 9Health Fair is gearing up this Saturday for its 35th anniversary in Clear Creek County.

The event runs from 7 to 11 a.m. at Carlson Elementary School in Idaho Springs. The adult-focused health fair provides free screenings of blood pressure, glucose levels, vision, hearing and cardiovascular health.

The event also has a variety of low-cost screenings that cover everything from blood chemistry for $30 to vitamin D screenings for $40.

Some Georgetown doings, from...
Lack of numbers putting a damper...

By Craig Harper
For the Courant
Maybe the April 13 snowfall that postponed the next day’s home lacrosse game with Green Mountain wasn’t a bad break but a welcomed respite for Clear Creek.
The Golddiggers played on April 18 and fell 19-2 to 4A’s fourth-ranked Alexander Dawson, their fourth straight loss. It was their only game in a 10-day stretch before playing Summit’s JV team on April 21.

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 The rec center budget shell game  

The rec center renovation, which 51 percent of the voters approved for $7 million, is over budget at almost $9 million. Now it has magically shaved off  $2,270,000 with some redesign, cuts and  lots of changes in “stuff.” In my professional opinion, the new plans are inefficiently designed, with a lot of wasted space. I pointed out how that could be improved at a recent rec district board meeting. I was blown off with lip service and rationalizations.