Clear Creek County commissioners mull recreational pot – Sept. 4, 2013

Clear Creek county commissioners discussed specifics about implementing and allowing the sale of recreational marijuana. Issues raised included new shops’ proximity to schools and day-care centers.

Georgetown eyes an ambulance – Sept. 8, 1993

The Emergency Services District in Georgetown was slated to get a much-needed new ambulance thanks to a $54,550 grant from the Colorado Department of Health.

Location, location, location for elementary school – Sept. 8, 1978

The Clear Creek Board of Education selected the so-called Elmgreen (Hyland Hills) site as the “priority site” for the construction of a new elementary school. The board also approved a list of projects to be covered by a $3.4 million bond issue, which included $2.3 million for the new school. Upgrades to other schools in the district were included in the total bond cost.

Seabees promise to work on railroad – Sept. 7, 1973

Eighty “Seabees” were expected to begin work on the reconstruction of the railroad tracks leading from Silver Plume down to the site of the Georgetown loop. A “Seabee” is a member of one of the construction battalions of the Civil Engineer Corps of the U.S. Navy.

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.