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  • Softball, baseball sign-ups scheduled

    Softball, baseball sign-ups scheduled

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    STRASBURG — Registration for the Strasburg Parks & Recreation District youth baseball and softball camps is coming soon.

    Each camp is limited to 25 players. Registration, which costs $20 per player, includes a camp T-shirt. Players should bring a glove, water bottle, bat and helmet, if possible.

    To sign up, visit www.strasburgparks.org.

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    The baseball camp will start with first- through third-graders from 5-6 p.m. each day; fourth- and fifth-graders from 6:15-7:15 p.m.; and sixth- through eighth-graders from 7:30-8:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, July 13-16, at the north baseball field.

    Registration is due by Thursday, July 9.

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    The softball camp will begin with first- through third-graders from 5-6 p.m.; fourth- and fifth-graders from 6:15-7:15 p.m.; and sixth- through eighth-graders from 7:30-8:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, July 20-23, at the south softball field.

    Registration is due by Thursday, July 16.

     

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  • Operation Dry Water aims to reduce boating under the influence this holiday weekend

    Operation Dry Water aims to reduce boating under the influence this holiday weekend

    DENVER – Boaters heading out onto Colorado waters this weekend will see additional Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers enforcing boating under the influence (BUI) laws as part of the national Operation Dry Water campaign from July 3-July 5.

    This three-day enforcement operation is timed closely to the July 4th holiday each year and is designed to both educate boaters on the dangers of boating under the influence, as well as reduce the number of accidents and deaths related to alcohol and drug use on our waterways.

    “It’s so important for people to understand the dangers of drinking and boating, especially heading into a busy holiday season,” says Grant Brown, Colorado’s Boating Safety Program Manager. “Alcohol use is the leading factor in recreational boating deaths in the United States. CPW wants Colorado boaters to get out on the water and have a great time, but you have to do so responsibly. At a minimum, you may receive a citation, but there’s a chance that serious injuries can also happen. Your adult beverages will be waiting when you get back to shore – taking chances with other people’s lives just isn’t worth it.”

    Operation Dry Water’s mission is to raise awareness among recreational boaters about the dangers and consequences of boating under the influence, which include:

          •  Alcohol impairs judgment, balance, vision and reaction time; on the water, that can increase fatigue and susceptibility to the effects           of cold-water immersion.

    • Sun, wind, noise, vibration and motion are added factors found in a boating environment; all of these intensify the effects of alcohol, drugs, and some medications. A general rule to remember is that one drink on land is equivalent to three drinks on the water.
    • Alcohol can be dangerous for passengers, too. Intoxication on board can cause injuries from slips, falls overboard, and other dangerous accidents. Penalties for boating under the influence include receiving fines, having your boat impounded, potential jail time and loss of boating privileges. Boaters with a blood alcohol content (BAC) level above the .08 state limit should expect to be arrested for BUI. In Colorado, Operation Dry Water operations will include increased patrols, breathalyzer tests, and checkpoints as well as boater education and outreach. Despite increased patrol activity, the best enforcement tool CPW has is hearing from other boaters out on the water.

    “If you’re on the water and see other boaters drinking while manning their boat, or acting dangerously on their watercraft, please let us know,” says Brown. “Just as you’d call 911 to report a drunk driver, calling 911 to report drinking and boating allows dispatch to get the nearest authorities out to help eliminate potential safety issues for your family and fellow boaters.”

    The dangers of operating under the influence of marijuana are the same as those from alcohol, and the penalties are identical for either substance.  Open display or use of marijuana is illegal on public property, which includes many of the lakes, reservoirs and rivers in Colorado.

    Learn more about the consequences of boating under the influence at www.operationdrywater.org. For more information on boating safety, visit cpw.state.co.us.

     

     

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  • Arapahoe County’s CentrePoint Plaza CLOSED on Saturday, June 27

    Arapahoe County’s CentrePoint Plaza CLOSED on Saturday, June 27

    Closure will include the building’s Voter Service and Polling Center

    The Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners tonight voted to close its CentrePoint Plaza, 14980 E. Alameda Drive in Aurora, on Saturday, June 27, because of expected demonstrations and resulting road closures at and around the nearby Aurora Municipal Building. This closure means that the Voter Service and Polling Center (VSPC) at CentrePoint Plaza will also be closed tomorrow.

    The Board made this decision out of an abundance of caution for voters, elections staff and volunteers who were scheduled to be in the CentrePoint building for voting services. The Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder’s office requested approval for the temporary closure from the Colorado Secretary of State, but the request was denied. The Board subsequently decided to close the entire CentrePoint building, which includes the VSPC.

    Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder Joan Lopez supports the Board’s decision. “Our main goal is always to ensure that our citizens can exercise their right to vote safely, and after extensive discussions with local police and County officials, we determined that closing the CentrePoint Building, and therefore the Voter Service Center, was the best way to do this,” said County Clerk and Recorder Joan Lopez. “We encourage voters to visit another VSPC if they want to vote in person on Saturday, or drop off their ballot at any of our 24-hour drop boxes.”

    Sheriff Tyler Brown agrees that a temporary closure is the safest course of action. “The Aurora Police Department is closing roads and intersections around the site in anticipation of a large turnout,” he said. “This would make it extremely difficult to ensure that anyone working or voting at the VSPC would be able to leave the area safely and quickly if necessary.”

    All Arapahoe County officials support the right to peaceful protest and made this decision reluctantly. “After receiving information from the Aurora Police Department and the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office about the large protest scheduled for Saturday afternoon near the CentrePoint building, the Board decided that it would be safer for our staff and voters to close the building that was scheduled to be open between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.,” said Arapahoe County Board Chair Nancy Sharpe. “We’re making this decision as a last resort. But the County has jurisdiction over the CentrePoint building and all of our facilities, and it’s essential for us to protect our voters and staff.”

    Voters can drop off ballots for the June 30 State Primary Election at one of the 30 drop boxes around the County. The nearest drop box to CentrePoint is at the Arapahoe County Aurora Motor Vehicle office, 490 S. Chambers Road. For those who wish to vote in person, the nearest VSPC to CentrePoint is at Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, 9898 E. Colfax Avenue in Aurora, which will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. Other drop box and VSPC locations can be found on arapahoevotes.com.

    The CentrePoint VSPC will resume normal operations on Monday, June 29 at 9 a.m.

  • Black Lives Matter Street Mural to be Painted on Broadway

    Black Lives Matter Street Mural to be Painted on Broadway

    DENVER – The city is closing down a section of Broadway starting tonight to bring local artists together to paint a Black Lives Matter street mural designed by local artist Adri Norris along Broadway between Colfax Avenue and 14th Avenue.

    Adri Norris will be working with Pat Milbery on the creation of the street mural. They are also calling on local Denver creatives, in particular black, indigenous and artists of color, as well as community volunteers to come and be a part of the creative process taking place on Broadway on Friday, June 12 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This partnership between the city and the artists is being undertaken in the spirit of collaboration and alliance, creating a platform for voices of color, and building community voices against racial injustice.

    Beginning tonight at 6:30 p.m. and lasting through 11:59 p.m. Friday, June 12, traffic lanes will be closed along Broadway from 13th Avenue to 17th Avenue. Commuters are advised to find alternate routes around the area. The area will remain open to foot traffic for those taking part in nearby demonstrations. 
     

     

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  • Tune in to the Backyard Concert Series

    Tune in to the Backyard Concert Series

    Fire up the grill! The Backyard Concert Series returns tomorrow with Walker Williams Band, and you can tune in live on Facebook and YouTube at 6:30 pm. 

    Get your home concert-ready with blankets, chairs, bubbles or any of the other provisions that make for a fun, family-friendly night of music. Post photos of your home setup using the #BCS2020 hashtag – it might be featured on-air! 

    The Backyard Concert Series is free, but we need you to help us reach our $20,000 fundraising goal with a donation. Donate online or by texting BACKYARD to 50155. All proceeds benefit the Anythink Foundation, and will be used to provide special programs and projects for the community. 

    A note from our sponsor

    Xcel Energy is proud to support the Anythink Backyard Concert Series and our Colorado communities. At Xcel Energy, we’re dedicated to providing 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2050. We’re working to make sure the future is full of safer, cleaner, less expensive energy for everyone. Let’s work together to save energy and money. Visit xcelenergy.com/EnergySolutions to learn more. 

    The Backyard Concert Series is made possible by generous support from Xcel Energy, Ciancio Ciancio Brown, P.C. and TBK Bank. 

     

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  • State health department releases guidance for personal and outdoor recreation Parks, pools, gyms and guided activities allowed with precautions

    State health department releases guidance for personal and outdoor recreation Parks, pools, gyms and guided activities allowed with precautions

    DENVER, June 4, 2020: In accordance with Governor Jared Polis’ executive order and Public Health Order 20-28, Safer at Home and in the Vast, Great Outdoors, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment today finalized guidance outlining the steps required to allow personal and outdoor recreation activities to resume while minimizing the potential spread of COVID-19.

    The new guidance addresses personal recreation (parks, pools, gyms and fitness facilities, and organized recreational sports) and outdoor recreation (non-guided and guided tours such as rafting, fishing, horseback riding, etc.)

    Guidance for personal recreation

    Guidance for outdoor recreation  

    The department sought and incorporated feedback from the public and stakeholders before finalizing the guidance released today. The department also released updated and expanded guidance for houses of worship. 

    Activities that can be done in groups of 10 or fewer, with people physically distanced and taking precautions such as hand washing and mask wearing (when possible) can now occur, unless they are explicitly prohibited in the public health order.

    Public health orders establish requirements that Coloradans must follow while guidance documents provide clear instructions for how businesses and individuals can comply with the public health orders. 

    For extensive information on Safer-at-Home, including sector-specific guidance, please visit covid19.colorado.gov/safer-at-home. 

    Continue to stay up to date by visiting covid19.colorado.gov.

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  • The Adjutant General promotes the Colorado National Guard director of joint staff to brigadier general

    CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The Adjutant General of Colorado will promote the Colorado National Guard Director of Joint Staff U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Scott Sherman in a formal ceremony at Joint Force Headquarters, Centennial, Colorado, June 6, 2020, at 3:00 p.m.

    Sherman, who also serves as the Joint Task Force-Centennial Commander during domestic response operations, attained the rank of brigadier general March 20, 2020.  

    “General Sherman is one of the finest military leaders I have ever known,” The Adjutant General of Colorado U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Loh said. “His 28 years of military service, 20 of which have been in the Colorado Army National Guard, have made lasting impacts on our national security.  

    “I look forward to his future legacy to our state and nation.”

    The official ceremony will include the firing of a ceremonial cannon.

    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a small, socially-distanced group of CONG leaders and invited guests will observe the ceremony which will also be broadcast live via Facebook and YouTube.

    Sherman is a 1992 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering and commissioned as a field artillery officer.

    He previously served as: Chief of Staff/Command Administrative Officer, Colorado Army National Guard; Commander, 169th Field Artillery Brigade, Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado; and, Chief of the Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Centennial, Colorado.

    His numerous awards and decorations include the Bronze Star and Legion of Merit.  

     

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  • Applications open June 5 for CPW’s new secondary big game draw

    Applications open June 5 for CPW’s new secondary big game draw

    DENVER – Beginning Friday, June 5, hunters will have the option to apply to draw a license in Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s new secondary big game draw. The secondary draw replaces the old leftover draw. The secondary draw opens after the results of the annual primary big game draw have been posted. 

    New in 2020, the secondary draw is open to everyone, whether they applied for the primary draw or not. Most elk, deer, pronghorn and bear licenses not issued through the primary draw will now be made available in the secondary draw.

    What’s different?

    The new secondary draw means increased opportunity. The old leftover draw was only available to customers who participated in the primary draw, did not draw, and only offered deer and elk licenses. The new secondary draw offers two more species: bear and pronghorn licenses, in addition to deer and elk licenses, and is open to all customers whether they applied in the primary draw or not.

    The new process provides a preference for youth hunters. Youth hunters have 100% preference in the secondary draw. The secondary draw processes all youth application choices prior to processing adult choices. A hunt could be completely drawn by youth before the adult application stage of the draw. 

    What to know before you apply

    The application fee. You’ll still be charged a fee for applying, whether or not you draw a license. The $7 resident and $9 nonresident application fees apply per species for the secondary draw as well as the primary draw.

    No primary draw? No problem. You can apply for the secondary big game draw without having applied for the primary big game draw. 

    A qualifying license is required. Resident and nonresident hunters must purchase or have purchased one of the following:

    Qualifying license valid for Colorado residents only include: 

    No preference points. You don’t use any preference points if you draw a license in the secondary draw. You also cannot apply for a preference point in the secondary draw.

    No group hunts. You cannot apply as a group in the secondary draw.

    When can I apply?

    Secondary draw applications will be accepted beginning at 8 p.m., June 5 – July 7, 8 p.m. MST.

    A list of hunt codes eligible for the secondary draw will be posted online on June 5.

    Any licenses remaining after the secondary draw as well as those which are eligible for public reissue (except for Ranching for Wildlife licenses) will be placed on the leftover list and available for purchase beginning at 9 a.m. MST on August 4. 

    Applications for both the primary and secondary draws are only available online or by phone.

    NOTE: “Unsuccessful options” have been removed from  the draw application process. Over-the-counter unlimited licenses will be available for purchase starting at 9 a.m. on August 6. 

     

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  • June 4 Telephone Town Hall: Kids and COVID-19

     

    Join us Thursday, June 4 at 7 p.m. for an update about the latest developments in the COVID public health crisis.

    This event will have a special focus on child- and education-related issues families will face through the summer and into the fall, and state and local education officials will be on hand to answer your questions.

    At the time of the event listen in by: 

    Calling 855-436-3656

    Visiting our Facebook page

    Visiting arapahoegov.com/Townhall

    Questions accepted through the phone line or the Townhall web page.

     

     

     

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