Your Voice: An open letter to the Jeffco school board about the teacher contract
Dear members of the Jeffco School Board: This is the first time I have ever written to the Board as a whole (I did write one letter to Ms. Williams in May). I am a teacher at Golden High School, and I...
View ArticleLocal Teachers Tackle Trust and Children’s Fears in New Book
A new book addressing fear, friendship, and trust should be at the top of your back-to-school list. Cover “In studying Speech-Language disorders, like stuttering, we found many kids get worse as they...
View ArticleDairy Queen’s Blizzards Sets to Cool off the Rocky Mountain Community
The only type of blizzard in this summer’s forecast is the cool treat belonging to Dairy Queen. On Thursday, July 30, DQ is supporting the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals for the ninth annual DQ...
View ArticleDSG Gymnastics Is Celebrating 37 Years With A New Preschool Program
The Denver School of Gymnastics, better known as DSG, is celebrating 37 years of teaching quality gymnastics in a nurturing environment. The gym is the oldest continuing private gymnastics school in...
View ArticleKids First Health Care receives $50,000 through Denver Post Charities, with...
Kids First Health Care received a $50,000 grant through Denver Post Charities, a McCormick Foundation Fund, with funds raised through the Season To Share campaign, for their School-Based Primary &...
View ArticleJag Jog 5k Race and 1 Mile Fun Run — Saturday, Aug 22
This is a fantastic community running event at Big Dry Creek Open Space Westminster (behind College Hill Library, 112th & Sheridan) Supporting Jefferson Academy charter k-12 schools in technology....
View ArticleSenior Aged Crafters and Hobbyists Wanted
The 2nd Annual CSC Fall Craft Bazaar and Bake Sale fundraiser for Colorado Senior Connections is scheduled for Saturday, November 7th from 9am – 2:30pm at the Edgewater Plaza in Edgewater, and we are...
View ArticleColorado Senior Connections Fall Craft Bazaar and Bake Sale
The 2nd Annual CSC Fall Craft Bazaar and Bake Sale fundraiser for Colorado Senior Connections is scheduled for Saturday, November 7th from 9am – 2:30pm at the Edgewater Plaza in Edgewater, CO! Creative...
View ArticleLove and Dying
by Jill Klancke, Attorney You might be surprised how many people have prepared their estate documents and then believe everything is in order when that is simply the farthest thing from the truth. The...
View ArticleNinth annual Indulge for CASA event raises over $85,000 to help abused and...
Metro North Region, CO – More than 415 individuals turned out in support of the 9th Annual Indulge for CASA event benefitting CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Adams and Broomfield Counties....
View ArticleDenver Zoo connects with LEGO bricks
Hummingbird delights guests with 8-foot wingspan By Shannon Block, President/CEO Denver Zoo Don’t be surprised when you visit Denver Zoo between August 7 and November 1, if you come face-to-face with a...
View ArticleDenver School of Nursing Students’ Blood Drive Exceeds Bonfils Goals
Denver School of Nursing (DSN) Student Nurse Association (SNA) hosted a day-long blood donation drive in July for the Bonfils Blood Center, collecting 25 percent more units of whole blood than...
View ArticleDenver’s Keller-Lowry Insurance Acquired by The Buckner Company: Denver...
The Buckner Company, one of the largest privately-owned agencies in the Intermountain West with offices in Utah, Idaho and Colorado, has acquired the assets of Denver Colorado based Keller-Lowry...
View ArticleCHFA Announces Round Three Low Income Housing Tax Credit Awards
Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) is pleased to announce that it has completed the third and final Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) allocation round of 2015. In Round Three, 31...
View ArticleFree Healthier Living Colorado Classes Beginning Sept. 8 in Lakewood and...
A free program to help people deal with the challenges of living with an ongoing health condition such as heart disease, a lung condition, diabetes or arthritis will be held on Tuesdays at two area...
View ArticleCatalyst project at Westminster Station on track to spur development of...
The first vertical development at Westminster Station has been awarded funding from the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA). The $23 million dollar catalyst project for the new RTD commuter...
View ArticleLocal nonprofit offers no-cost sprinkler advice
As sizzling summer temperatures heat up Colorado at the beginning of August, outdoor sprinklers start soaking lawns and water bills start to go up. Many water providers including Golden, Westminster,...
View ArticleYour Voice: “Punched in the face” by Jeffco school board majority
Chris Christie boasted that his administration “punched teachers in the face” last week while talking with his supporters. This week teachers in Jefferson County were punched in the face by their own...
View ArticleIntroduction to Acrylics class at MBodied Art Studio!
Introduction to Acrylics Learn all the basics of acrylic painting in this 8 week comprehensive course! You will learn a new technique or theory in each class and practice it in canvas paintings! We...
View ArticleYour Voice: The wedding in Holland
Hey Peeps— Have you ever ridden 18 hours in a car in one day? Technically it was 18 hours and 15 minutes, but once you get past hour 14, time becomes an illusion. Other things happen at hour 14 too,...
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