Hitting the slopes for conservation – May 8, 2013
Georgetown Community School students hit the slopes not to ski, but to learn about wildlife and outdoor safety for an event hosted by the U.S. Forest Service. Ranger Jeremiah Hyslop organized the event. “I want them to come away with some sort of a connection to the outdoors,” Hyslop said.
New Empire shop to serve coffee, art and history – May 11, 1994
Mike and Heather Lopez opened “Coming Ground the Mountain,” a coffee shop to accompany the bed and breakfast they owned as well. The coffee shop will feature a fire arts gallery inside with the art of local artists. “Empire is really trying to change its image to an artist community,” Heather said.
Narrow voting margin for school board seats – May 11, 1979
In voting for the Clear Creek County School Board. Stephanie M. Stokstad narrowly defeated incumbent Chee-Chee Bell by a vote of 247 to 234. The Brookvale vote was a key factor in Stokstad’s victory, likely reflecting the growing importance and influence of the southeastern portion of the county. He received 121 of those 133 votes.
Georgetown bank assets close in on $2 million – May 10, 1974
The three-year-old Bank of Georgetown reported that it had total assets of $1.89 million. Included in the total were loans totaling over $1.2 million.
The Clear Creek Courant was created in August of 1973. These items come from Courant’s historic archives. As it turns out, previous Courant writers had the same idea for the paper’s 25th anniversary. Their section was dubbed, “Olds: Not to be confused with news.” It lives on for an entire year to celebrate the paper’s 50th birthday.