BENNETT — The forecast of heavy snow and frigid temperatures this afternoon and evening have led to the postponement of tonight’s (Jan. 4) basketball games at Bennett High School. Instead, both boys and girls games against The Pinnacle have been rescheduled for 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 2.
Whether tomorrow’s Eastern Colorado Honor Band activities will proceed has yet to be determined. Stay tuned to www.i-70scout.com for scheduling updates for this week.
DENVER — Weather forecasts of 4-8 inches of snow and single-digit temperatures for Jan. 4-5 has led to the cancellation of the National Western Stock Show Parade scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 5, through downtown Denver. The parade was going to be led by Grand Marshal and Denver Broncos mascot Thunder and rider/trainer Ann Judge of Bennett.
“After several hours of gathering facts, we have decided to cancel the parade this Thursday. It will not be rescheduled,” said stock show president Paul Andrews. “The risk of animal injury and injury to people is far too great. We invite everyone to come out to the grounds and celebrate the start of stock show with us this weekend.”
The annual Stock Show Parade barbecue lunch will still take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. tomorrow in the atrium of the Wells Fargo Building at 17th Street and Broadway. The barbecue is open to the public and benefits the 4-H International Youth Group. Lunch tickets are $10.
The 111th National Western Stock Show will open its doors at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7. The 16-day show runs Jan. 22. Grounds admission and event tickets are on sale at nationalwestern.com and at all King Soopers locations.
Today marks the 1st day of your 3rd quarter.
Quick Tips!! Set Goals, Get Involved, Break the Ice, Break Stereotypes, Express Yourself!
Did you know?? Spaghetti is the plural form of the Italian word spaghetto, which is a diminutive of spago, meaning “thin string” or “twine.”
Did you know?? Vatican City if the World’s smallest Country?
Pinnacle @ Bennett, 5:30 p.m.
Indoor Burning Restrictions in Effect
This is the Denver Metro Air Pollution Forecast effective 4PM on Tuesday, January 3, 2017:
An Action Day for Visibility is now in effect for the seven-county Denver-Boulder metropolitan area . Indoor Burning Restrictions and requests to limit driving are now in effect until at least 4 PM Wednesday, January 4, 2017. Poor visibility and an exceedance of the state visibility standard are expected on Wednesday. Otherwise, good or moderate air quality conditions are expected. No other air quality advisories are in effect.
Cloud cover and upslope winds will prevent ventilation on Wednesday, allowing for Poor visibility.
For statewide conditions, forecasts and advisories, visit:
http://www.colorado.gov/airquality/colorado_summary.aspx
A poorly maintained vehicle pollutes more than a well maintained one. If you must drive, properly maintain your vehicle. We’ll all breathe easier!
At 2PM (MST), Tuesday, 1/3/2017 the highest AQI value was 53 for Particulate less than 2.5 micrometers which indicates Moderate air quality. Respiratory symptoms possible in unusually sensitive individuals, possible aggravation of heart or lung disease in people with cardiopulmonary disease and older adults. Unusually sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged or heavy exertion.
Front Range Air Quality Forecast & Colorado Smoke Outlook
FRONT RANGE AIR QUALITY FORECAST:
Tuesday, January 3, 2017, 2:20 PM MST
Ozone concentrations are expected to be in the Good category on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Fine Particulate Matter concentrations are expected to be in the Good to Moderate range on Tuesday and Wednesday. Moderate concentrations are most likely in the Denver Metro area, and northward along the I-25 corridor to Ft. Collins and Greeley on Tuesday and Wednesday. Unusually sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged or heavy exertion in these areas.
Carbon Monoxide concentrations are expected to be in the Good category on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Nitrogen Dioxide concentrations are expected to be in the Good category on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Visibility is expected to be Moderate to Poor Wednesday.
COLORADO SMOKE OUTLOOK:
Tuesday, January 3, 2017, 2:20 PM MST
Light to moderate smoke is possible near prescribed fires and small wildfires around the state.
DENVER — The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE) reminds carpoolers that High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Express Lanes have changed to 3-plus occupants per vehicle. The change to HOV 3+ began Jan. 1.
The change affects the US 36 and I-25 Express Lanes, two corridors that offer free carpooling in the Express Lanes. The move to HOV 3+ is needed to provide uncongested travel as well as to provide funding to help offset costs of the lane including operations and maintenance.
CDOT and HPTE are working with the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG), the Regional Transportation District (RTD), Smart Commute Metro North, 36 Commuting Solutions, North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization (NFRMPO), Lyft, Uber and others to help people find and use additional ways to carpool or take other modes of transportation. To explore other carpooling options, visit the HOV 3+ solutions website at https://www.codot.gov/programs/expresslanes/hov-3. Drivers also always have the option of driving in the free general purpose lanes.
Carpool purists, drivers who use their Switchable HOV Transponder in carpool mode only, will be able to receive the $15 transponder for free in spring 2017 as another way to ease the transition. Drivers can get a Switchable HOV Transponder at ExpressToll.com. For more information, visit expresslanes.codot.gov.
Chocolate-Covered Marzipan Cherries:
Ingredients:
12 glace cherries
2 tablespoons rum (or brandy)
100 grams dark chocolate
250 grams marzipanMarzipan recipe:
1/2 pound blanched almonds, coarsely chopped
1 large egg white at room temperature
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon strong almond extract
1-1/2 cups confectioners’ (powdered) sugarMake the marzipan first. If you don’t have a food processor, use an electric coffee grinder and grind the blanched almonds in small batches down into a fine powder, and then put the powder into a large mixing bowl. In a different bowl, whisk the egg white with the salt until it is frothy, and then whisk in the vanilla and almond extracts. Stir the mixture into the almond powder. Sift in the confectioners’ sugar (1/2 cup at a time), constantly kneading the mixture together in the bowl, until you have a smooth, pliable dough. and that’s it: that’s your marzipan paste, ready for further use! You can keep it in a cool refrigerated environment for up to 8 weeks.
Now, line a baking tray with a sheet of baking paper. Take the cherries, cut them in half and place them in a small bowl. Add the rum or brandy and stir well. Then, leave the cherries to soak up the alcohol for at least an hour, stirring every now and then. I the meantime, you can divide your marzipan paste into 24 pieces and roll each piece into a ball. Press half of a cherry cherry into the top of each marzipan ball and roll to get the cherry inside.
Break the chocolate into pieces, place in a bowl and set over a saucepan, stirring until it has melted. Using a cocktail stick, dipe each marzipan ball in the chocolate, covering it completely and allowing the excess to drip back into the bowl. Lastly, put the coated cherries on the baking paper and chill until the chocolate hardens.Enjoy Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day!
The Adams County Sheriff’s Department are searching for at least two people suspected of stealing merchandise from the RadioShack store in Strasburg on New Year’s Eve.
Sheriff’s department officials confirmed that items were stolen but that no weapons were used during the incident.
“It was not a robbery. It was a theft,” said Cmdr. Karl Smalley with the Plains Subdivision of the Adams County Sheriff’s Department. “There is a difference between robbery and theft with a robbery being at gunpoint or with some other threat with a weapon.”
The sheriff’s department can be contacted through the Strasburg substation at (303)622-9797.
For full coverage, see the Jan. 6 edition of the Eastern Colorado News.
The Adams County Sheriff’s Department announced New Year’s Eve that it has arrested a suspect in a series of at least seven automobile break-ins between Dec. 24-26.
According to Cmdr. Karl Smalley with the Adams County Plains Subdivision, the arrest was made early in the morning Dec. 31 but that identification of the suspect in not being released until the investigation is completed.
“It’s a matter of confirming with the victims that the items recovered are theirs and getting additional information collected,” Smalley said. “But hopefully getting this news out will help our residents rest a little bit easier.”
The Adams County incidents in question occurred in and around Bennett and Strasburg and further north of I-70.
Whether the suspect was also involved in a couple of break-ins in Byers in Arapahoe County is unknown.
For updated coverage, see the Jan. 6 edition of the Eastern Colorado News.
New Year’s Noon. Families are invited to ring in the New Year early with hats, horns and a balloon drop. 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Bennett Anythink.