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District discord still the focus at Elk Creek B D H B Staff Writer
The citizen-comment portion of the Elk Creek Fire District board meeting on Aug. turned into a discussion of reasons for the rancor among board members and firefighters. No one in the audience — consisting of fire-
Reasons for longtime divisions debated at board meeting
fighters, former board members and interested residents — could point a finger at what started the animosity among those involved with the district, but they agreed that despite the discord, everyone in the district has the best interests of firefighting and the community at heart.
Some of the causes they spoke of included the division between paid and volunteer firefighters, a lack of focus, controversy over some of the district’s former fire chiefs and the unionization Please see ELK CREEK, Page 10
Fly-fishing, healing go hand in hand for veterans
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WHAT’S HOT MarketDayz
MarketDayz will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Conifer Community Park at Beaver Ranch,11030 Foxton Road in Conifer. Items for safe include arts, antiques, crafts, collectibles and food. Booth rentals cost $25 for flea market and food vendors, and $50 for artisans. For more information, visit www .conifercommunitypark.org.
All-you-can-eat breakfast
Shawnee VFW Post 8661 will hold it monthly all-you-can-eat breakfast on Sunday, Sept. 4. The menu includes eggs, green chili, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, sausage, bacon, potatoes, pastry, juice, fruit and coffee. The cost is $7, and the breakfast will be at Shawnee VFW Post 8661, at 57 County Road 64, just outside Bailey.
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Seminars for local businesses
The 2011 schedule for the Business Education Series training seminars is available. Topics include health care, social media, green and renewable energy, a business resource fair, and more. For more information, a list of workshops or to register, visit www .jeffcobrc.org/BusinessEducation
he river through Boxwood Gulch outside Bailey is the perfect place to experience both healing waters and fly-fishing. For wounded veterans, who come to the river through the nonprofit Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, the burbling stream can soothe their anxieties and provide a chance to focus on flowing water, abundant fish, and the tranquil, beautiful surroundings. Project Healing Waters helps the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled and active GIs through fly-fishing outings and flying-tying education. Dan Mauritz, owner of Boxwood Gulch Ranch, oversees miles of the North Fork of the South Platte River and donates use of the area to Project Healing Waters. “Everybody wants to be able to do something for veterans, and this looked like a nice way to show our appreciation,” Mauritz said. At Saturday’s Battle at Boxwood Gulch fundraiser to benefit Healing Waters, four-person teams competed for the top total length of trout landed. Each team consisted of a professional
Women’s friendship group forming this fall
A women’s friendship group is forming this fall. Child care will be available. For more information, call Conifer Community Church at 303-838-4161.
IMHS needs donations
Please see VETERANS, Page 20
Photos by BARBARA FORD | The Times
Above: Guide Jack Moreno and angler Dawn Gwin, who served in Afghanistan, are all smiles during the Battle at Boxwood Gulch, a fund-raiser for Project Healing Waters. At left: One of the brown trout caught in the North Fork of the South Platte River during Saturday’s fund-raiser.
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The Intermountain Humane Society is in need of clay cat litter, the nonclumping, non-scoopable kind. It also needs Purina dry puppy food, weight control/indoor dry cat food, Purina Pro-Plan kitten food in both wet and dry varieties, Friskies pate-style wet cat food, Purina kitten chow and adult cat dry food, and paper towels. The shelter is at 67318 U.S. 285 and is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. The shelter asks that items not be left outside the door because they could be damaged by rain.