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  • Female Teen Drivers Learn to Avoid Accidents with Wheels in Heels
    "My teen daughter attended this in August and loved it! It gave her lots of practice and confidence. I feel so much better as a parent knowing she's been through Wheels in Heels." Christy O, Denver High heels not only give women an edge in fashion, self-defense, and tightrope polo, the...

  • BESTSELLING AUTHOR DENNIS LEHANE TO SPEAK AT FREE LIBRARY PROGRAM
    (Lakewood, Colo. - Sept. 2, 2010) Jefferson County Public Library announced today that Dennis Lehane will be the featured author at its seventh annual InSight & InPerson Distinguished Author Series. Lehane is the critically acclaimed author of numerous novels, including Mystic River...

  • YOUNG LOCAL THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES SECOND SEASON
    Boulder, CO - September 1st, 2010 - Back for more after their March premier, Devil's Thumb Productions announces its 2010-2011 three-show season. After a successful run of their first production, Jack and Jill: A Romance , Devil's Thumb Productions has re-united and selected their s...

  • Supplying a good start
    "A little girl in first grade wants a backpack and her dad just lost his job," explained Arvada K-8 counselor Jean Shelton."So this will be a great present for her." That little girl is just one of about 5,000 Jeffco students who benefited from the Jeffco Action Center's school supply drive thi...

  • SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR RETURNS TO WHEAT RIDGE HOME
    Robert C. Knudsen, 63, a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) is scheduled to be released from the Department of Corrections (DOC) Sept. 2, and will return to his Wheat Ridge home at 11340 W. 38th Avenue, where he has lived since November of 2008. The Wheat Ridge Police Department is releasing the ...

  • Mixed signals on bedbug infestations
    Although the pest- control company Terminix recently rated the Denver metro area the sixth-worst bedbug-infested city in the United States, Jefferson County Public Health is reporting only a slight increase in complaints. Environmental specialist David Volkel said, however, the county's experi...

  • Dewey Rediscovered ? The 200s: Religion and Other Taboo Topics
    By Joyce Deming, Information Services Librarian, Golden Library A reader e-mailed recently to remind me that back in November of 2009, I promised to write columns about each of the 10 Dewey Decimal categories. I wrote two columns, then stopped at the 200s - the category reserved for re...

  • Back to School/Back to Frantic? Here?s help in the kitchen... Six Ways to Get Kids to Try New Foods
    For most parents, finding ways to encourage their picky eaters to try and enjoy new foods is a top priority. In fact, a recent survey showed more than 68 percent of registered dietitians who counsel new parents frequently receive questions about getting finicky eaters to eat at mealtime. And now...

  • Around the House: Backflow Prevention
    Homes are meant to keep our families safe, but unfortunately many things in our homes can malfunction make us sick or cause more serious harm. The water you use to bathe, drink and clean with can become contaminated by backflow in your water lines and make you and your family sick. Backflow i...

  • In a Rut? Get in a Square!
    Tired of being a couch potato? Think you should be doing something, but not sure what? Well, I have a suggestion: get up and dance! You have two left feet, you say? You can't keep a beat? Not to worry! We can have you moving and grooving in time to the music, in a very short time! Fou...

  • Unique Writer's Conference Sponsored by Independent Bookstores
    OK , after months and years of laboring at the kitchen table once the kids have gone to bed, you've written a book - possibly even (gulp) self-published 1,000 copies that are now languishing in your garage - how are you going to sell them? For independent authors, navigating the path from compl...

  • Fall is a Great Place to Think About Spring Planting
    Choosing the right tree to plant can be frustrating. Although you wouldn't normally think of fall as a good time to ponder tree choices, it can be a very informative opportunity to help you decide what tree is right for you. Don't be tempted to choose a tree that is popular with a friend or...

  • Applewood "Giveaway" funds Boy Scout computers
    Applewood Plumbing Heating & Electric ( www.ApplewoodFixIt.com ) is supporting t he Boy Scouts of America Denver Area Council field office as this month's recipient of Applewood's $1,000 "Caring Community Giveaway." "As the owner of a business that prides itself on integrity and cha...

  • My View by Kent Davis
    No More "BOSS" Council - I have lived in Wheat Ridge all of my life - well before the city was incorporated. Met my wife at the A&W on 38th Avenue 55 years ago and graduated from Wheat Ridge High School . I served for twelve years on the City Council an...

  • Facutal Q & A About WR Ballot Questions 300 and 301
    Hello, Rumors, lies, doubt and fear tactics are being used by those who oppose the two proactive citizen ballot questions. Below is factual information about the ballot questions that will make our government more accountable to the citizens with better checks and balances on taxpayer money...

  • SUMMERTIME WAS MADE FOR READING
    There were no librarians shushing students in the Jefferson High School library this summer. Instead, students read books aloud, made crafts, played computer games, surfed the Internet, knitted and watched the World Cup games. "It's sneaky teaching," said Mindi Bane, Wheat Ridge Middle School lib...

  • For American Cancer Society, DetermiNation is Key to Fundraising Through Endurance Events in Denver
    Denver , Colo - August 27, 2010 - This October 17, thousands of Colorado residents will take to the streets of Denver for the Rock 'n' Roll Denver Marathon and ½ Marathon . In addition, this year some will be running for a cause and the opportunity to raise awareness and dollars to fight ...

  • Yoga at Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church
    Yoga begins September 13 th and 15 th at Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church Mondays and Wednesdays 9am-10am 6 sessions $50.00 drop-ins 10.00 Allowing yoga to fit your body, alignment for your body, vinyasa-flow, breath work and strength in asanas-poses. 7530 West 38th Avenue Whe...

  • Kickin' it!
    At more than 6 feet tall, Annie Kunz stands above the competition. Her long, lean frame towers over opponents on the volleyball court, around the track and the soccer field. But, it's not her height that has people talking - it's her growing success that's getting attention. In June, the Wheat...

  • Nominate an outstanding volunteer or volunteer manager for the DOVIA ?We Count on You!" Awards
    Deadline extended until September 3rd! Join Directors of Volunteers In Agencies (DOVIA) to honor exceptional efforts by volunteers and volunteer managers at the annual "We Count on You!" awards ceremony! Information and nomination forms can be found at www.DOVIAevents.org If ...

  • Search Begins for Babies Born at Lutheran
    Were You Born at Lutheran? If you or family members were born at Exempla Lutheran Medical Center, please share a favorite digital photo to be included in a special "wall of fame" photo montage. To celebrate the opening of its new family birth center this fall, the hospital is working wit...

  • Franchised trash is a crafty TAX
    The idea that a city franchised trash service will reduce the number of trash trucks to one is a farce. There would have to be at least two trucks on every street as a separate truck is used to pick up the recyclable materials.The city also does not have the authority to force businesses or apar...

  • Cabela's waiting for economy to show a pulse
    The Cabela's development meant to occupy the expanse of land west of Interstate 70 between Colorado 58 and 32nd Avenue is still on hold. But, it's not canceled, according to Wheat Ridge public information officer Heather Geyer. Wheat Ridge City Manager Patrick Goff said the only thing happe...

  • JCPL Librarians ?Dyeing? to Support Teen Readers
    Early this summer, Young Adult Librarians at Jefferson County Public Library issued a challenge to teen readers: help us meet our Summer Reading Club goals, and we'll dye our hair the color of your choice. Today, JCPL Young Adult Librarians started the day looking like stereotypical librarians ...

  • Jeffco Action Center Provides 3,800 Children with New School Supplies, Backpacks
    For a third straight year, Jeffco Action Center experienced an increase in the number of children in need during the annual school supply distribution. This year, from August 9th through 14th, 3,838 children received basic school supplies from the Action Center at O'Connell Middle School in Lak...


 
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