Junior Achievement Offers Free Online Resources for Students Learning From Home
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA) is providing free online learning resources and videos to teachers, parents and guardians to help keep students engaged while they are learning from home....
View ArticleColorado Young Leaders Mobilize Youths for Random Acts of Kindness April 17-19
Denver-based nonprofit group Colorado Young Leaders (CYL) will mobilize Colorado youths to lead 150 Random Acts of Kindness projects from home this weekend, such as making protective masks, writing...
View Article“Get Bright” with Three Weeks’ FREE Yoga and Tai Chi classes
In times like these, it can seem like invisible danger is lurking around every corner. While it’s nearly impossible to avoid everything negative that happens in the world around us, we can take...
View ArticleHCA Healthcare to Provide up to 1,000 Ventilators as Part of Public-Private...
HCA Healthcare chief executive officer Sam Hazen, at podium, participated in a White House briefing with President Donald J. Trump on April 14 HCA Healthcare, one of the nation’s leading healthcare...
View ArticleCatching up in the garden?
If you’ve been putting off getting your garden ready for the prime growing season, don’t delay in getting to work By Michael Morris Warmer days and more hours of sunlight make us eager to get out and...
View ArticleA COVID-19 plea to recreationists
By Jose Salas I still remember the first time I visited Waterton Canyon. I was a new Denver Water employee and couldn’t believe so much beauty could be that close to the city. At Waterton Canyon you...
View ArticleDementia caregivers feel the burden of isolation
“Shut up.” “It’s not about you.” Sometimes Jaye Kephart needs to be reminded that her husband of 41 years, Mike, is living with dementia. Lewy Body disease, to be precise. Two years ago, she had the...
View ArticlePerennial Trials reveal top 6 performers for Rocky Mountain gardens
After three seasons, 6 plants were named “Top Performers” by researchers at Colorado State University By James E. Klett These are the “Top Performer” Perennials from the 2019 CSU Perennial Trial....
View ArticleThe Pandemic Home Office Set Up: Stay Fit While Working at Home
Regis University researchers are studying how people use their standing desks, which help increase physical activity at work. Having proper ergonomics is important. Provided by Regis University By...
View ArticleDenver Nonprofits Receive Viking Foundation Grants
To assist seven nonprofit organizations with increased client needs due to the secondary effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Viking Foundation of Lincoln has awarded modest grants to select...
View ArticleMothers’ Milk Bank Baby Cafe is now providing virtual breastfeeding support.
Breastfeeding and human milk are protective against infection and illness and remain a critical element of early nutrition and development. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends...
View ArticleNational Volunteer Week: Honoring Our Community’s Response to COVID-19 Crisis
“Extraordinary.” “Unbelievable yet believable.” “Overwhelming outpouring of support.” These are a few terms we’ve heard from our Volunteer Services team in the last month regarding the community...
View ArticleHow can I help my child with anxiety
Dear Ask A Therapist, Our son suffers from anxiety. How can I help as a parent and to go further in coaching our family how to be supportive as well? Dear reader, Anxiety in adolescence can be...
View ArticleKeep your virtual world safe. Prevention is key.
By Bob Bowles During the last several weeks, our society has transformed from a social-gathering culture into one that meets nearly exclusively online. Almost everything we do now is on a computer,...
View ArticleA Colorado Panorama: Tsianina Redfeather and “Corky” Gonzalez
Tsianina Redfeather and “Corky” GonzalezProvided by Don Morreale This column tells the stories of the people whose faces appear on “A Colorado Panorama: A People’s History,” a two-block-long tile...
View ArticleBeing Prepared During COVID-19
With widespread concerns related to the coronavirus, AARP Colorado is hosting a live telephone town hall with experts who will discuss Advance Care Directives and “taking care of strong emotions” that...
View ArticleAction Plan Launched To Help Construction Industry Navigate COVID-19 Delays
To aid construction stakeholders in navigating delays and disruptions associated with the COVID-19 situation, Project Integration has developed a free, hands-on Impact Action Plan. As the full extent...
View ArticleMental health professionals offer advice as quasi-quarantine continues
Deep cleaning, bread-making and mask-knitting, some people have been busily tapping their inner Martha Stewart during quarantine. But for many others, the prolonged isolation has been an emotional...
View ArticleSpringtime, stay-at-home time means ridding your house of costly dust bunnies
While we are all staying home more than ever, we have more time to focus on spring cleaning. You’re probably taking closer notice of all those overlooked dust bunnies from the past few months. With...
View ArticleJEFFERSON CENTER OFFERS FREE WEBINARS TO HELP DURING PANDEMIC
The Jefferson Center is presenting free webinars each week on various aspects of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Rotary Club of Golden is a co-sponsor of these very helpful programs conducted by...
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