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Some people used the words “relocation center” to describe Camp Amache in southeast Colorado, but Kittredge resident Robert Fuchigami calls it

what it was to him: a concentration camp. Today, his memories of the World War II intern-

ment center no longer hold Fuchigami captive; he’s made peace with what happened during the war, when thousands of Japanese-Americans were imprisoned by hatred and suspicion. Today, he’s fascinated with the camp’s history, not bound by his memories of the three years his family spent there.

On the road to nowhereA� er Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and the U.S.

entry into WWII, President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Feb. , , issued Executive Order No. , which called for Japanese-Americans from the West Coast to be placed in relocation centers.

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Evacuation for pets, peopleduring a wild� re

The Intermountain Humane Society will host an informa-tional seminar on making sure you and your pets are ready in case of wild� re evacuation.

The seminar will be pre-sented by Chuck Cubbison, president of Animal Evac Volunteers, from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, at IMHS, 67318 U.S. 285.

West Je� Bobcat Bargain SaleWest Je� erson Elementary

School will host the Bobcat Bargain Sale from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 8, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at the school, 26501 Barkley Road in Aspen Park. Items include clothing, toys, games, books, movies, household items, sporting goods and more.

Donations will be accepted from 5 to 7 p.m. April 7. Gently used items only, no televisions, computers, or large exercise equipment. To volunteer or for more information, call Jean-nine at 303-815-9095.

Chili at the SchoolhouseA chili lunch is planned from

noon to 3 p.m. at the historic Pleasant Park Schoolhouse on Saturday, April 9. Three kinds of chili with a choice of top-pings will be o� ered.

Adults are $5, and kids ages 2 to 12 are $2. The school is at 22551 Pleasant Park Road. The event is presented by the Pleasant Park Grange. For more information, call Yvonne at 303-838-4805.

Discovery Time classes Discovery Time classes give

kids a chance to make art, play music and enjoy learning ac-tivities. The classes are Fridays from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., and the activities are geared for ages 1 to 5.

Punch cards are $50 for eight classes. Without a punch card, classes are $8 per child. Classes are at the Mountain Resource Center, 11030 Kitty Drive in Conifer.

To sign up or for more infor-mation, contact Mary Alice at 303-838-7552, ext. 30, or maryalice@mrcco.org.

W, A , .HTT. 50 CENTSServing Conifer, Aspen Park, Morrison, Pine, Pine Grove, Pine Junction, Bailey and Bu� alo Creek since 1977

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� is year’s Health Fair will off er a few new tests at a new location.

� e yearly health-exam extravaganza will be held from a.m. to noon April at Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church, Eagle Cliff Road.

Joe Dix, co-coordinator for the Health Fair

in Conifer, said the event is a key resource for helping local residents to stay healthy.

“It provides free or low-cost screenings to the community by a broad section of health care professionals, and will off er services from eyes to feet and everything in between,” Dix said.

Along with the Health Fair, members of Conifer VFW will off er a pancake break-fast, with all proceeds benefi ting the Mountain Resource Center’s pediatric clinic. Cost of the

breakfast is whatever donation patrons care to make.

� is year, phlebotomists, including emergency medical technicians from Elk Creek Fire Protection District and Inter-Canyon Fire/Rescue, will help keep the wait for blood draws at a minimum.

“We can move the people who have been

New location prescribed for annual health fair

Photo by MATTHEW JONAS | The Times

Above: Kittredge resident Robert Fuchigami, who spent three years in Camp Amache during World War II, has made peace with his memories of those diffi cult years and is now determined to create a record of the experience. At right: Fuchigami shows a list of locations where Japanese-Americans were interned across the U.S.

‘We lost everything’Kittredge resident recalls life in internment camp

in southern Colorado

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