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Hall of Mountaineering gala honors top mountaineers
First Hall of Mountaineering Excellence Awards Gala to honor top Mountaineers for Achievements on and off the Mountain On April 10 the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum will host the first Hall of Mountaineering Excellence induction ceremony and gala to celebrate the achie...
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Why Buy Local?
Buying local has multiple health and community benefits. Besides the fact that most people say food tastes better when it's fresh, it also is packed with nutrition. Buying local also helps protect the environment and supports community family farms and ranches. Four Good Reasons to purchase fr...
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Writing for Social Justice
WRITERS' SEMINAR FEATURES POWER OF THE PEN Renee Fajardo "Words of Change: From Africa to the Americas" is the focus of a seminar for writers presented by the Denver Woman's Press Club on Saturday, April 3, 9 a.m. to noon. Three experts in the field of social justice and positive social ...
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Golden and Jeffco mountain blotter
March 7, Evergreen: A Jeffco Sheriff's deputy stopped a driver on Colorado 74 at Myers Gulch Road because the vehicle had no license plate. There were six men inside and the driver did not have a drivers' license. A check revealed one occupant had a warrant and was placed into custody. A searc...
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Bear Creek High School "Hibernators" Team Announced
Team Hibernators comprised of Bear Creek High School teachers, staff, alumni, community members and local media personalities, has been formed for the community game against the Harlem Ambassadors, March 13 th at 7:00 p.m. at Bear Creek High School , to benefit the Bear Creek High School Comm...
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Apology to Future Square Dancers
The west area square dance clubs wish to extend an apology to all who came out for lessons on March 8th, at the Lakewood Elks. Due to a miscommunication, the Elks scheduled us on their meeting night, so we are unable to hold lessons there. Lessons have been rescheduled to begin on March 15th, M...
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Save the Date for the Edgerunner 5K & Community Resource Fair
Dust off those running shoes, grab your kids and register for the annual Edgerunner 5K hosted by Jefferson County Human Services and The City of Edgewater to be held May 8, 2010, from 8:00 a.m. until noon at Jefferson High School , located at 2305 Pierce St. Edgewater, CO 80214. Due to popu...
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Thrift store proves a welcome resource for animal shelter
Intermountain Humane Society's Second Chance Thrift Store has become a welcome source of funding for the small mountain animal shelter in Pine Junction. Manager Wendy Neuman said the nonprofit shelter works to get animals placed in homes after being abandoned, surrendered or transferred. Last ...
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Head Start funding transfer to add spaces
In an effort to serve children and families through the Head Start program, the Jefferson County Human Services Department will pursue a transfer of funding from Jefferson County School District's Colorado Preschool Program. Money from CPP - designed to serve children at risk for educational f...
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Rec district readies for survey
Community workshops provide data to be used in questions A survey intended to reflect what citizens want from the Evergreen Park and Recreation District will be conducted during the next month or two. Responsive Management in Virginia has been hired by the district for $28,000 to design and...
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SRC Blogging On: Pink Lotto Balls and Public Transportation
Brandon Edelman is the Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator for the non-profit Seniors' ResourceCenter in Denver. In this capacity, Brandon manages content on the agency's website and social media outlets, coordinates marketing efforts, writes press releases, and assists in the develop...
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Historical Commission Hall of Fame and Writers' Award Contest
HISTORICAL COMMISSION SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR 2010 JEFFERSON COUNTY HALL OF FAME The Jefferson County Historical Commission is now accepting nominations for the Jefferson County Hall of Fame. Nominations may be made for either living or deceased people that have helped mold and shape the history...
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Historical Commission Hall of Fame and Writers' Award Contest
HISTORICAL COMMISSION SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR 2010 JEFFERSON COUNTY HALL OF FAME The Jefferson County Historical Commission is now accepting nominations for the Jefferson County Hall of Fame. Nominations may be made for either living or deceased people that have helped mold and shape the history...
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The Ides of March (and some other days too)
By Joyce Deming, Information Services Librarian, Golden Library March didn't bode so well for Julius Caesar, but there are lots of other reasons to celebrate this month. If nothing else, March tends to be our snowiest month and what better excuse to hunker down with a few good books? Here ...
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THOUSANDS OF COLORADANS HAVE RECEIVED HELP FROM LEAP, YOU COULD BE NEXT
As the economy continues to struggle and the unemployment rate remains high, Colorado families and households are feeling the squeeze more than ever on their wallets and are struggling to pay bills, including heating bills. Colorado's Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP), which has already...
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Mines hosts meeting on master plan
Mines to hold public meeting regarding campus master plan Colorado School of Mines will hold a public meeting regarding the school's master plan at 6:30 p.m. March 15, in the Ben Parker Student Center Ballrooms, 1200 16th St. A short formal presentation of the master plan process will be gi...
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Are There Rock Slides in Your Life?
A rock slide closed I-70 at Glenwood Canyon this week. It caused significant delay and damage...but might have been much worse. Whatever would cause a huge rock like that to become dislodged? I'm told it has to do with small bits of moisture that seep into tiny cracks in the rocks, that then fr...
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Grandparents Teach, Too
Grandparents Teach, Too articles are published weekly to help grandparents, parents, and other caregivers prepare young children for success in school and a life time of learning. The activities are based on national recommendations for young children and use easily accessible materials found i...
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Community members make a difference!
On March 2nd, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties swore-in the twenty-first volunteer class since the program began in 2001! A CASA volunteer is a trained community member appointed by a Judge or Magistrate to speak in the best interest of abused and neglec...
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What?s Real and What?s Not? The Truth About Online High School
Colorado has become a hot bed for online education with more students than ever, both in K-12 and higher education, jumping onto a virtual campus for their learning. Fortunately, today's online high schools are delivering a learning experience equal to- if not better than- what students fin...
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RRCC Celebrates Its New Green Workforce Project Web Site
Red Rocks Community College celebrated the rollout of its new Green Workforce Project Web site. The site was made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation. Red Rocks Community College has made a commitment to the national challenge of creating and sustaining a green workforce. Th...
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Murder at Downtown Restaurant
Last night, a Mr. Noah Wainwright gathered together friends and other true believers for an evening with Madam Mariska, a psychic medium. It is reported that Madam Mariska does it all: tells your fortune, reads your palm, contacts the dead, takes your money, etc. Madam Mariska made her grand...
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Westminster briefs March 11
WESTMINSTER Mayor, council respond to citizen questions. Answers to questions raised during a recent Mayor and Council Breakfast session at The Mac have been posted on the city website. Mayor Nancy McNally and members of Westminster City Council on Feb. 11 fielded a variety of questions, ranging ...
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Golden briefs from Marjorie Sloan
Mountain Bike Skills Park Soon Golden families can to practice their mountain-biking skills on natural surface trails and features at Tony Grampsas Memorial Park (44th & Salvia). Although some nearby landowners opposed the project, council decided that the balance of benefits tipped toward al...
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Golden Police blotter
March 2, Evergreen Looking for loose change A Jefferson County Sheriff's deputy arrested a man near the 5300 block of Three Sisters Circle in Evergreen for first-degree criminal trespass to a vehicle on March 2. A resident said he saw two men inside his cars in his driveway. When the deputy c...
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