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The mountain area’s newspaper since 1958
est. 1958
WEEK OF DECEMBER 22, 2022
VOLUME 64 ISSUE 7
NOW SERVING EVERGREEN, CONIFER, BAILEY AND PINE
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Downtown shop owners plan to reopen Long road ahead to clean up damage after fire BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
First grade teacher Amanda Evans reads “Lucia Morning in Sweden” to students during Elk Creek Elementary School’s Polar Express PHOTOS BY DEB HURLEY BROBST Day. Evans taught students about holiday traditions in Sweden.
A Polar Express Day at Elk Creek Elementary Students see the world, learn holiday traditions BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
“All aboard!” was the call among the kindergarten and first grade teachers at Elk Creek Elementary School on Dec. 13 as students moved from classroom to classroom on the Polar Express. The activity modeled after the book by Chris Van Allsburg is the SEE POLAR EXPRESS, P2
The owners of the two downtown Evergreen businesses heavily damaged in a structure fire on Dec. 15 are devastated by the losses their shops sustained but plan to reopen as soon as everything gets sorted out. Both Seasonally Yours and Sweetwater Boutique received extensive smoke damage, and Seasonally Yours also sustained fire damage. Both will be closed for an undetermined amount of time. No word yet on the cause of the fire. “I’m completely devastated and still in shock,” said Rachel Nicks, owner of Seasonally Yours. “I’m just thankful nobody was hurt and so grateful to our firefighters and the outpouring of love Chelsea and I have received from our community.” Chelsea Treinen, owner of Sweetwater Boutique, added: “I don’t think I have fully grasped what happened, and I don’t think I have come up for air. I know there’s a long road ahead.” Treinen said the silver lining is
Students created poinsettias in first grade teacher Lisa Beckfield’s Mexico room.
SEE FIRE, P3
INSIDE THIS ISSUE EFR briefs Life
4 Inter-Canyon briefs 12 State of the arts
5 Wreaths across America 14 Happenings
6 Opinion 14 Sheriff’s calls
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