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Week of September 29, 2022
ELBERT COUNTY, COLORADO
A publication of
ElbertCountyNews.net
VOLUME 127 | ISSUE 33
Imagination Library in Elbert County Early Childhood Council brings Dolly Parton’s vision to local residents BY CHANCY J. GATLIN-ANDERSON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
A modified vintage White Super Power fuel truck was shown Sept. 17 at the Elizabeth High School car show.
PHOTOS BY CHANCY J. GATLIN-ANDERSON
School car show a success
Automotive program nets $3,308 for tools, equipment BY CHANCY J. GATLIN-ANDERSON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Hundreds of cars, trucks, tractors and motorcycles — old, new and everything in between — crammed into Elizabeth High School parking lot on Sept. 17. A huge crowd of attendees came to the school to celebrate the beauty of automotive tradition and innovation for the first Elizabeth High School Car Show, planned to be an annual event going forward. SEE CAR SHOW, P4
Matthew Sauter, president of Elizabeth High School’s Skills USA Club, works at the car show that was hosted by the club for the benefit of the school’s automotive program.
INSIDE: CALENDAR: PAGE 11 | VOICES: PAGE 12 | LIFE: PAGE 18
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has made its way to Elbert County with the help of the Elbert County Early Childhood Council. In cooperation with the State of Colorado, the council will help provide free books to kids ages birth through 5 in most of Elbert County. Parton’s program, which launched in 1995, gifts one book per month to children birth through 5 years old regardless of economic status. So far, nearly 190 million books have been gifted to the more than 2 million kids registered for the program. Last November, Gov. Jared Polis released a video announcing the Colorado expansion of Parton’s Imagination Library. “We know the most important factor in a child’s success is early introduction to books and we’re proud to start connecting more children to books with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library,” the governor said. The Elbert County Early Childhood Council has worked diligently over the past several months to bring Parton’s vision to locals. Integrating the Imagination Library helps the Council to fulfill their mission of creating a community of well-rounded, happy, healthy, educated children and families. SEE LIBRARY, P6
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