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WHAT’S HOT Evacuation for pets, people during a wildfire
The Intermountain Humane Society will host an informational seminar on making sure you and your pets are ready in case of wildfire evacuation. The seminar will be presented by Chuck Cubbison, president of Animal Evac Volunteers, from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, at IMHS, 67318 U.S. 285.
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New location prescribed for annual health fair B B F Staff Writer
This year’s Health Fair will offer a few new tests at a new location. The yearly health-exam extravaganza will be held from a.m. to noon April at Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church, Eagle Cliff Road. Joe Dix, co-coordinator for the Health Fair
in Conifer, said the event is a key resource for helping local residents to stay healthy. “It provides free or low-cost screenings to the community by a broad section of health care professionals, and will offer services from eyes to feet and everything in between,” Dix said. Along with the Health Fair, members of Conifer VFW will offer a pancake breakfast, with all proceeds benefiting the Mountain Resource Center’s pediatric clinic. Cost of the
breakfast is whatever donation patrons care to make. This year, phlebotomists, including emergency medical technicians from Elk Creek Fire Protection District and Inter-Canyon Fire/ Rescue, will help keep the wait for blood draws at a minimum. “We can move the people who have been Please see HEALTH FAIR, Page 20
‘We lost everything’
West Jeff Bobcat Bargain Sale
West Jefferson Elementary School will host the Bobcat Bargain Sale from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 8, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at the school, 26501 Barkley Road in Aspen Park. Items include clothing, toys, games, books, movies, household items, sporting goods and more. Donations will be accepted from 5 to 7 p.m. April 7. Gently used items only, no televisions, computers, or large exercise equipment. To volunteer or for more information, call Jeannine at 303-815-9095.
Kittredge resident recalls life in internment camp in southern Colorado B B F
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ome people used the words “relocation center” to describe Camp Amache in southeast Colorado, but Kittredge resident Robert Fuchigami calls it what it was to him: a concentration camp. Today, his memories of the World War II internment center no longer hold Fuchigami captive; he’s made peace with what happened during the war, when thousands of Japanese-Americans were imprisoned by hatred and suspicion. Today, he’s fascinated with the camp’s history, not bound by his memories of the three years his family spent there.
Chili at the Schoolhouse
A chili lunch is planned from noon to 3 p.m. at the historic Pleasant Park Schoolhouse on Saturday, April 9. Three kinds of chili with a choice of toppings will be offered. Adults are $5, and kids ages 2 to 12 are $2. The school is at 22551 Pleasant Park Road. The event is presented by the Pleasant Park Grange. For more information, call Yvonne at 303-838-4805.
On the road to nowhere
After Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entry into WWII, President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Feb. , , issued Executive Order No. , which called for Japanese-Americans from the West Coast to be placed in relocation centers.
Discovery Time classes
Discovery Time classes give kids a chance to make art, play music and enjoy learning activities. The classes are Fridays from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., and the activities are geared for ages 1 to 5. Punch cards are $50 for eight classes. Without a punch card, classes are $8 per child. Classes are at the Mountain Resource Center, 11030 Kitty Drive in Conifer. To sign up or for more information, contact Mary Alice at 303-838-7552, ext. 30, or mary alice@mrcco.org.
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Photo by MATTHEW JONAS | The Times
Above: Kittredge resident Robert Fuchigami, who spent three years in Camp Amache during World War II, has made peace with his memories of those difficult years and is now determined to create a record of the experience. At right: Fuchigami shows a list of locations where Japanese-Americans were interned across the U.S. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Community News News
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