WEEK OF JUNE 29, 2023
VOLUME 52 | ISSUE 5
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Superintendent Quanbeck to leave Clear Creek schools this fall She’s becoming vice president of statewide partnerships for the Colorado Education Initiative
April Maurer, granddaughter of William Yost, tapes a photo of her grandfather to the World War II monument in Idaho Springs. Yost, smiling in his Navy uniform, grew up in Idaho Springs and will have his name added to the list of those who served in World War II.
BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
PHOTO BY SARA HERTWIG
WWII veteran honored on Idaho Springs monument BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Clear Creek County has honored a World War II veteran with local ties. On June 17, Clear Creek dignitaries and about 25 members of the
family of William G. Yost, known as “Red,” gathered to add his name to the World War II monument, which stands outside the Idaho Springs library along Miner Street. Idaho Springs Mayor Chuck Harmon, members of the Idaho Springs
Elks Lodge and the Clear Creek County Veterans Service Office attended along with the Evergreen American Legion honor guard. Red was born in Idaho Springs
After four years at the helm of the Clear Creek School District, Superintendent Karen Quanbeck has announced that she will be leaving this fall. Quanbeck will become the vice president of statewide partnerships for the Colorado Education Initiative, an organization the district
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