The mountain area’s newspaper since 1958
WEEK OF AUGUST 3, 2023
VOLUME 64 | ISSUE 39
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Conifer library suggestions to be heard in August BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
After nine years, James Dapogny’s Chicago Jazz Band reunites to play at Evergreen Christian Church.
PHOTO SBY TEDDY JACOBSEN
All That Jazz Evergreen Jazz Festival celebrates 20 years BY TEDDY JACOBSEN TJACOBSEN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
After the first Evergreen Jazz Festival in 2001, organizers and musicians alike were not sure whether there would be a second. Now, 22 years and 19 festivals later, the event is stronger than ever.
Fort Collins’ The Poudre River Irregulars’ performance livens up the Evergreen Elks Lodge dance floor.
The Jefferson County Public Library board will hear recommendations for providing better services for Conifer when it meets on Aug. 17 after hearing feedback from the community on what it wants from its library. Nearly 650 people participated in meetings, surveys and interviews in May, and their message was obvious, Ryan Wallace with consultant EUA told the library board on July 20. Conifer library users want more materials to check out, a better location, better parking and the library to be open more hours, according to the survey results. People want a library with places for quiet reading and small meetings, a focus on the materials available for diverse user SEE LIBRARY, P18
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