Deeva Boleman, with the Fayette County Extension Service since May of 1994,

is moving to Denver, where her husband Charles will be a fleet technical

instructor for United Airlines.

Boleman has served as the extension service's environmental education

program assistant, developing, among other

projects, the annual 4-H benefit race, part of the annual Earth Day program. She also

succeeded in winning grants that made possible acquisition of the Sams Lake bird sanctuary.

She has been the executive director of Keep Fayette Beautiful Inc. since its

inception just over a year ago, having been associated with its predecessor

organizations since July 1995. A nationally

certified affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, the mission of the local chapter is to

promote education and the advancement of

recycling, conservation and the beautification of

the environment.

The Bolemans had planned to retire in Colorado one day, and when the

opportunity with United came up, decided to make

the move now. Their Fayetteville house has been sold: "From the time we found

out about the job until we have to be out of our house is exactly two months," she

said disbelievingly. "And Christmas thrown in the middle!" Her last day at work is

Dec. 31.

She will be missed, said Caroline Price, KFB chairman. "Deeva was the

driving force behind all the complicated paper

work involved in our national certification,"

Price said.

Asked what Boleman has contributed to the program locally, Price replied

quickly, "Her enthusiasm, without question, and

her dedication. She has been making Fayette County a better place for a number of

years, and has a depth of knowledge that has helped the board tremendously."

Price said the board is "in the beginning phases of a search for a new

executive director, at present networking with

people involved in Keep America Beautiful."

The position is "close to full-time, and

building to become full-time," she said, and

added: "We're very open to hearing from

people within the county with the appropriate background."

Noting that the first director of KFB, Cam McNair, also moved to the

Centennial State, Price quipped, "Why is

Colorado taking all our people?

"We're very disheartened that Deeva is moving on, but certainly wish her all

the best."

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