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PAgE 14-uPBEAT-NovEMBER 1996 .,-- -:" KEY' 5 on the GREEN Steaks · Seafood · Prime Rib Evergreen's favorite restaurant 674-4095 Did you know... You can DESIGNATE your Mile High United Way gift? " You can choose any organization, including some worthy Evergreen ones. , I. I You could even DESIGNATE Evergreen Christian Outreach. Your money can stay at home even when you're in the city. . -. . IF THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO: 1) Make check payable to: MILE HIGH UN~TED WAY , 2) Indude a note designating: EVERGREEN CHRISTIAN OUTREACH-P.O. Box 1515, Evergreen, CO 80439 3) Send to: Mile High United Way, 2505 18th St, Denver, CO 80202 Xeriscape garden in downtown Evergreen formally dedicated by Ken Ball Blue ski, warm sunshine and the sound of cascading water greeted nearly 50 people arriving for the dedication of the xeriscape demonstration garden in down- town Evergreen Oct 5. The lO,OOO-square- foot garden is adjacent to the Evergreen Metropolitan District's water treatment plant below Evergreen Dam. Darleen Cornett, president of the Ever- green Garden Club, thanked Tom Ware, Evergreen Metropolitan District Board president for the district's support and help for the project Ware, in turn, thanked operations manager Dave Lightheart and water division supervisor Gary Jeffery and his crew for their help. Jeffery arranged for the use of a 6-inch water meter as a pedestal for a bronze sun- dial now gracing the garden's plaza. The sundial, presented through the cooperative efforts of the district and Fedde Bronze Works, is a restoration of the sundial orig- inally placed in Denver's City Park by the children of Civil War veterans around the turn of the century. Evergreen's "herb lady," Louise Moun- sey, an inspirational force behind the club's involvement in the creation of the garden, was honored through the dedication of the herb garden in her name. Mounsey is a charter member of the 31-year-old club. The garden is the culmination of exten- sive water treatment plant expansion and facility upgrades by the district Officials wanted the landscaping to complement the new architecture, be in concert with the downtown improvement program, pleasing to visitors and passers-by, and to function as a water conservation education garden for district residents. , A design team from the club, including Arle_terel_lIe ~arla_s, o DAVE L1GHTHEART, EVERGREEN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT operations manager, and Tom Ware, district board president, accept a gift project photo album from the Evergreen Garden Club during the Ocl, 5 dedication ceremony. Diana Martin, and Peggy and Dale Fetchen- hier, took on the task of planning the gar- den last winter and received district approval to proceed last spring. The Fetchenhiers also coordinated garden con- struction and the efforts of more than 30 volunteers. The club will provide ongoing care of the garden as part of its contribu- tion to the community. The garden contains about 100 plant species, including daylillies, thyme. penste. mons, Russian Hawthorn and ornamental grasses. Plants are identified by tags that also note the highest recommended eleva. tion for use of the plant, the water need and if the plant is native to Colorado. ' , FO,r more information about the gar. _ cal~etc~s at_759:_