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VOLUME 157 | ISSUE 16
Teens get a Clue at Bear Fire Golden Library’s life-size board game northwest of Golden 100% contained Fire burned 7.5 acres, determined to be human-caused BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
board game version before, creating a unique introduction to the game. “This was a really fun idea,” eighthgrader Gabby Stover said, adding that she was new to the game. Teen librarian Emily Vrotsos said the Teen Advisory Board started planning the event two or three months ago, adding how the group
The Bear Fire, about three miles northwest of Golden, has been fully contained, the Jeffco Sheriff ’s Office confirmed April 3. Firefighters contained the fire to approximately 7.5 acres in the Golden Gate Canyon area. Investigators have confirmed the blaze was human-caused, but haven’t given any further details. Jenny Fulton, a JCSO spokesperson, said the investigation is still underway by the Golden Gate Fire Protection Districtand the sheriff ’s office. The fire started around 6:30 p.m. April 1 in the 4200 block of Bear Road. Initially, four homes were evacuated, several others in a 3-mile radius were on pre-evacuation notice, and Golden Gate Canyon Road was closed from Highway 93 to Crawford Gulch. No structures were lost or damaged. Firefighters protected one home, with Fulton explaining how they were able to do so because of the property owners’ mitigation efforts. GGFPD received mutual aid from
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Eli Monreal, playing as Detective Plop, prepares to roll a giant, inflatable die while playing Life-Sized Clue March 31 at the Golden Library. The Teen Advisory Board hosted the game, which transformed part of the library into the classic Clue board game. PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN
BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Mr. Boddy was murdered this weekend at the Golden Library, creating a classic whodunnit situation in the stacks. Was it Willy Wonka in the lounge with the rope or Cruella de Vil in the conservatory with the candlestick? On March 31, the library hosted
a life-size game of “Clue” for teens, where the 20 participants had the place all to themselves after hours. The teens played as characters from the “Clue” universe and other pop culture favorites. Staff members turned part of the library into the board game’s famous rooms with teens rolling large, inflatable dice to move spaces laid out on the floor. Several teens hadn’t played the
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