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Lulu Glenn counts her money to buy something at the silent auction part of the Taste of Italy dinner put on by the Bailey-based Mountain Peace Shelter on May 11 at Platte Canyon High School. Her mother, Jennie Glenn, assists her. (Photo by Kae Webster, Photography by Kae.com)

The PTO for Fairplay-based Edith Teter Elementary held a teacher and staff appreciation luncheon on May 8. This year’s theme was a Bistro Italiano culinary delight. The luncheon was held in the brand new multi-purpose room. Left to right are PTO team members Ann Wallace, Nancy McDowell and Stephanie Carpenter. (Photo Courtesy of Jim Mills ~ South Park Media Specialist)

Cassie Shengle (center), an eighth-grader at Guffey Community Charter School, was recently recognized during an an all-school assembly for her service and care of the school’s American flag. Florissant community members Janiece Tyler (right), president, and Jana Bartlett Sr. (left), vice president, from the VFW Post 11411, were on hand to congratulate Shengle for her dedication to the task. “She has faithfully cared for our school’s flag since she was in the sixth grade by flying it proudly each school day, correctly folding it, and safely storing the flag until the next school day,” said school Principal Pam Moore. Shengle plans on attending Cañon City High School after graduating on May 31 from Guffey School. In high school she plans on possibly getting involved in the Reserve Officer Training Corps program. (Photo courtesy of Guffey Community Charter School)

On May 2, Elk Creek Fire Department and Grant Automotive teamed with Drive Smart Colorado to stage a crash simulation for Conifer High School students. It was designed to help teach young drivers the risks of distracted and impaired driving. In 2008 in Colorado alone, 41 teenage drivers were killed. This photo was taken at the end of the simulation. The doors and roof of the car had been cut off, and the young actors, all from Conifer High School, and firefighters were posing for a group photo. (Photo by Michael Davis)

(Top photo, left to right) Donna Peters, Taste of Italy committee member; Barbara Behl, a former Mountain Peace Shelter board member; and Donna Roland, the wife of Mountain Peace Shelter board member Jack Roland, stand behind a basket that is part of the silent auction at the shelter’s Taste of Italy fundraiser. The event grossed $5,300, but a net amount raised, after subtracting costs, had not been calculated as of May 15. Last year the event raised $5,500 net, so fundraising was down compared with last year. Attendees at the event totaled 175.  (Photo by Kae Webster, Photography by Kae.com)

(left to right) Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy Wade Fleckstiener, Indian Rocks Beach, Fla., resident R. Scott Prestwood, and Elk Creek Fire Department Lieutenant Mark Becker pause for a photo on April 27 at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in Evergreen. On Feb. 11, Becker and Fleckstiener came upon Prestwood, a motorist who was clinically dead. Their resuscitation efforts brought him back to life. Prestwood says he has received a new lease on life. Becker and Fleckstiener say they were only doing their duty, but their superiors believe they acted in an exemplary manner, and they will be presented Life Saver awards at a ceremony at the Jefferson County administration and courts facility in Golden on May 17. (Photo by Michael Davis )

The South Park Middle/High School Concert Choir received a gold award at the Elitch Gardens Music Festival on May 10 in Denver. In the back row, left to right, are Samantha Scott, Zoe Cooper, Amber McMichael, Ali Springer, Shannon Anderson, Ruth Owens, Savannah Raskiewicz, Makenzie Hanner, Margaret Gardner, Anna Rose McDevitt, Callie Edwards. In the front row, left to right, are Kayla Miller, Laura McAninch, music director Geordi Walston, Summer Smith, Ella Pizarro, Rebecca McDevitt, and Tim Bertin.

The high school rock band, the high school jazz band, and the middle school concert band were all honored with silver medals. In addition, the Edith Teter Elementary choir, performing under the direction of Nini Walker and Gail Smith, got a gold medal. (Photo by Julie Bullock)

Craftspeople pause for a photo while putting up flowers and flags on the median of U.S. 285 in downtown Bailey on April 29. Left to right are members of the VFW 8661 and/or Mountain Doers Craft Club: Sandy Weitzel, president of both; Penny Johnson; Janet Burk; Dorothy and Dick Richardson; Don Weitzel; and Jerry Burk. (Photo by Kae Webster, photographybykae.com)

Art Denonville, a World War II veteran and Pine resident, receives the Daughters of the American Revolution Community Service Award on May 14 for more than 15 years of volunteer work at Elk Creek Elementary School, teaching children to read, and for his dedication to the community for attending Veteran’s Day ceremonies and proudly wearing his uniform. After he was presented with his certificate, pin and a monetary gift from the Mountain Rendezvous Chapter, he spoke to the DAR about his history, his volunteer work at the school, and some about the war.

This award was presented at Church of the Hills in Evergreen by Joella Borchelt (right), DAR Community Service Award Chairman. At left is Mountain Rendezvous Regent Barbara MacDonald. (Photo by Amy Lowe)