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WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
VOLUME 64 | ISSUE 44
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Plan for Ozzi’s redevelopment in Morrison clears its first hurdle BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
rooms for animal ambassadors, investigations, exploration and children’s play. Another room has windows to the back of the building where six bird feeders attract birds, so attendees can do some birdwatching. Paintings of portions of the Bear Creek Watershed, created by Philip Newsom, hang on a wall of the na-
The iconic Ozzi’s Ice Cream Shop building on the east end of downtown Morrison may get a facelift, plus a new building may be constructed on the property. The Morrison Planning Commission on Sept. 12 recommended approval of plans to repair and improve Ozzi’s, raze the Willy’s Wings building and replace it with a two-story 4,825-square-foot building with a restaurant on the ground floor and two apartments on the second floor. The property owned by Oswald and Doris Lehnert is at 101-109 Bear Creek Ave. Specifically, commissioners recommended approval of the site development plan and changes to the Old Town Historic Overlay Map, which delineates uses allowed in the historic part of Morrison. The Morrison Board of Trustees will
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Jennifer Meller and her son Braden, of Evergreen, look at the paintings by Philip Newsom that depict the Bear Creek watershed. The PHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST paintings hang on one wall of the Evergreen Nature Center.
A natural progression Evergreen Nature Center opens its new location BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Nature definitely is taking its course at the new Evergreen Nature Center. The center, operated by Evergreen Audubon, opened its new location
on the Church of the Transfiguration grounds on Sept. 9 with an all-day open house. A steady stream of visitors checked out the center in the Bancroft House, which is the building that formerly housed the Evergreen Christian Outreach food bank. The Evergreen Nature Center had been located in the warming hut at Evergreen Lake since 2008. The new center is spacious with
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