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Blog Entry 155 of 191 From the mountains to 6th Avenue
Many Evergreeners commute. It's been described as a commuter community. Accurate. So there is an etiquette to commuting. The first rule: Leave early. Even if you depart for a 9 to five job at 6:30 a.m., you will not be alone. If you like being alone on the highway, go to Montana. The second rule: Leave early If you don't get off til 5 p.m., take a book on tape, because you will be sitting in traffic near Federal and 6th, and entertainment of any kind is helpful. There are polite drivers, like me, who let others sneak in, especially in merge lanes. I try. You probably do too. The one thing I have decided that will not happen to me is that I will not be mangled in a car wreck on 6th Avenue or I-70 in either direction. What do you do to keep this promise to yourself?

Wildlife encounters? Benefits of benefits
Contributed by: YourHub.com   on 9/6/2007

What's up with the coyotes?
A story in the Canyon Courier tells about a woman who lives not too far from me encountering two coyotes who attacked her big black lab. Fortunately, according to the story, no one was hurt.

Are you running in to wildlife with bad manners?

Tell us about it.

Our cat didn't come home one night and wasn't around the next morning. This is not normal. He showed up that night battered, limping, bloody. My husband took him to Evergreen Veterinary Hospital and came home with a grim look on his face.

"What?" "What is it?"

He could barely keep from shuddering when he told me the vet was worried she might have to amputate poor Koosh's leg.

Oh my God.
What did he tangle with.
We will never know.

Fortunately, the vet only amputated his toes and pulled out a tooth. He is hobbling around and sleeps most of the time.

I suspect it was a wild critter and the cat was attacked, based on his personality which is one of non confrontational behavior.

Onward:
There are lots of happenings in the hills this time of year. It's hard for a person to choose between events because they're all so inviting.

First off the Conifer Tales & Trails Sept. 8 event promises to be entertaining. I read the Mountain Area Land Trust newsletter and didn't realize the nonprofit had been around since 1993. Its efforts to preserve our mountain land are commendable and current president Linda Kirkpatrick is doing a great job. So is projects manager Janet Shown who has done much of the publicity for the event which will be Sept. 8 at Conifer High School and at Diamond Sky Ranch.

For details on the event go here:
and if you happen to go, snap some photos and do a review on the music.

Another special event in town is the Big Chili which raises money for local fire departments. According to Deb Watts, one of the organizers, "A lot of people think just because we have it at Evergreen Lake it only benefits Evergreen firefighters, but that's not the case."

Watts said besides Evergreen Fire Rescue, the chili cook-off benefits Elk Creek, Platte Canyon, North Fork, Indian Hills and North Fork fire departments.

Here is EFR's Einar Jensen's story

Did you go to the open house at the new Inter-Canyon fire station on Deer Creek Road Aug. 25?

Here is a story about that from Daniel Hatlestad.





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