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  • Elk Creek honors two firefighters

    Each year, members of the Elk Creek Fire Department select two of their most outstanding members: firefighter and rookie firefighter of the year. Voting takes place in December, and winners were announced on Jan. 21 at the annual Elk Creek Fire Department banquet.

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  • Mountain Foothills Rotary presents check

    The Mountain Foothills Rotary presented a check to the Evergreen Park and Recreation District and Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity from the proceeds of the two Summer Showcase concerts that took place at Evergreen Lake over the summer.

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  • Bigler named Outstanding First-Year Student

    Jessica Bigler was selected Outstanding First-Year Student for her excellence in scholarship and leadership at the Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. She is a doctor of medicine candidate in the class of 2014.

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  • Conifer resident commissioned as ensign in Navy

    On May 15, Michael Brunetti Jr. took the first step in his career as an officer in the U.S. Navy as he received his commission from the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Unit at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla., to become an ensign in the Navy.

    Brunetti was one of 17 midshipmen to take the oath of office and receive inspirational words from the ceremony’s guest speaker, Rear Admiral David F. Steindl, the commander of Naval Service Training Command.

    Brunetti graduated from Conifer High School in 2007.

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  • Nonprofits benefit from CNN’s Holiday Boutique

    Conifer Newcomers and Neighbors has donated $10,000 to local charities from proceeds from the annual Holiday Boutique, a fund-raiser held at Conifer High School during the holidays.

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  • Daughters of the American Revolution honor area students

    The Mountain Rendezvous Chapter of the DAR honored several Jeffco students for their winning essays at a brunch on Feb. 12.
    Bailey Klinger won an American history contest with an essay about Paul Revere. She is a fifth-grader at Kyffin Elementary School.

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  • Local Knights of Columbus council donates to area special education programs

    The Knights of Columbus at Our Lady of the Pines in Conifer and St Elizabeth’s in Pine Junction recently presented checks to local special education programs.
    More than 170 people from the Conifer-Aspen Park community and parishioners of Our Lady of the Pines attended a spaghetti dinner and check presentation at Our Lady of the Pines parish center to show their support for the Challenge and SIED programs at our schools.

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  • WEDDING: Watson – McLean

    Sarah Lynne Watson of Conifer married Matthew George McLean of Montrose on Dec. 11 at Hiwan Golf Club. Mark Dorn, mentor, officiated.
    Watson is the daughter of Raymond and Gayle Watson of Conifer, and McLean is the son of Don and Paula McLean of Montrose.

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  • Park County Public Health earns recognition

    The National Association of County and City Health Officials has recognized Park County Public Health for its ability to respond to public health emergencies.
    Robert Pestronk, executive director of NACCHO, recently notified Robin Phillips, director of Park County Public Health, that the agency met the comprehensive preparedness benchmarks required by Project Public Health Ready, a unique partnership between NACCHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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  • Whittemore receives silver pilot’s wings

    Air Force 2nd Lt. Travis J. Whittemore has received silver pilot’s wings after graduating from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Texas.
    The SUPT is a 52-week training program consisting of a three-week preflight phase that includes academics and physiology training. The second phase, primary training, is conducted in the twin-engine, subsonic T-37 Tweet aircraft to learn flight characteristics, emergency procedures, takeoff and landing procedures, aerobatics and formation flying.

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