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The mountain area’s newspaper since 1958
est. 1958
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 3, 2022
N VOLUME 63 ISSUE 52
NOW SERVING EVERGREEN, CONIFER, BAILEY AND PINE
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Buchanan Park Community Garden expansion moves forward EPRD board wants to earmark $10k for Buchanan Park garden Jeffco Superintendent Tracy Dorland, right, waits with anticipation along with students for the grand opening of the new Marshdale Elementary School on Oct. 24. It took about 19 months to build the school just south of the former elementary school, which will be torn down to make way for a new playground. PHOTOS BY DEB HURLEY BROBST
It’s all new at Marshdale Elementary: School opens with help from alums, former staff BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
New rooms, new routines, new everything — the students and staff at Marshdale Elementary are settling in to their new school building. Members of the past and current Marshdale community joined together on Oct. 24 to usher in a new legacy in the new 50,000-square-foot building that took about 19 months to build. After principal Zak Martin cut a ribbon, students walked a red
carpet to enter the school, getting their first look at their classrooms. The Conifer High School drumline and cheerleaders — all Marshdale alums — keep things rocking as students entered the building, while alums and former staff lined the main hall for a clap-in. As you enter the building, you see a mural painted on the wall across from the office: “It’s up to you how far you’ll go. If you don’t try, you’ll SEE MARSHDALE, P2
Fifth graders Hannah White and Enzo Peters stand before the mural in the entryway to the new Marshdale Elementary School.
BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Plans to expand the Buchanan Park Community Garden are moving forward. The Evergreen Park & Recreation District, after a lengthy discussion on Oct. 25, agreed to put $10,000 into the 2023 budget to help pay for adding 14 plots to the garden. The money would pay for materials, and EPRD staff would provide the labor. The Evergreen Sustainability Alliance or ESA — formerly known as the Evergreen Alliance for Sustainability + You — will contribute $3,000 to the effort. The board will conduct a public hearing on its proposed 2023 budget at its meeting at 5 p.m. Nov. 15 before approving it in December. The Buchanan Park garden was established in 2013 with the help of SEE EXPANSION, P4
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Bergen closure Life
5 Barbed wire removal 12 Zombie run
6 Opinion 16 Sheriff’s calls
8 Peace park 18 Green team
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