DEER TRAIL — The Food Bank of the Rockies Mobile Pantry Program is opening a free food distribution site in Deer Trail.
The program will open for the first time from 9-11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Deer Trail Elks Lodge. The food bank visits from 9-11 a.m. the second Saturday of each month.
No eligibility requirements apply. Participants should bring boxes or grocery bags.
The Elks Lodge is located at 664 Second Ave., Deer Trail.
For more information, call Julie Atwater at (303)349-5929.
BENNETT — Bennett Cub Scout Pack 30 and Bennett Boy Scout Troop 30 will collect non-perishable foods for their annual Scouting for Food drive in Bennett.
Scouts will come through the various Bennett neighborhoods to pick up the food items starting at by 8 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 10. Participants should leave their non-perishable and canned food in a bag or box where it can be easily seen
All donations will benefit the Bennett Food Bank.
In addition, the groups will join Bennett VFW Post No. 8449 and the Bennett-Watkins Lions Club for a flag retirement ceremony starting at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 16, at the VFW Hall, 115 Palmer Ave.
The public is invited to bring tattered, torn and faded flags.
Cub Scout Pack 30 will sell hot chocolate, coffee, popcorn and cookies to raise money to help its members pay for summer camps.
For more information, contact Cub Scout Pack 30 at or (720)340-3136.
Governor Hickenlooper has proclaimed Oct. 30 to be Weatherization Day in Colorado. Arapahoe County’s Weatherization Division has been providing energy conservation services for more than 30 years and has weatherized nearly 8,500 homes in the last ten years.
The weatherization program provides services to low-income households in Arapahoe and Adams counties with household incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty guideline ($50,200 annual gross per for a family of four). Weatherization services are available to income-eligible owners and renters who reside in single-family homes, mobile homes and multifamily units.
Eligible homes go through an energy audit to identify issues that create inefficiencies. A common culprit is a lack of proper insulation or appliances and furnaces that do not operate efficiently. An audit also can identify potential health and safety issues, such as problems with combustion appliances. Once an audit is conducted, weatherization technicians – provide services needed to fix issues and make a home safer, healthier and more energy efficient. The weatherization process not only makes a home more comfortable year-round, it also provides cost savings for a family – ten to 30 percent in monthly utility bills.
For more information or to apply for weatherization services, please contact the Arapahoe County Weatherization Division at 303-636-1982 or visit www.arapahoegov.com/weatherization. Funding for weatherization services is provided by the Colorado Energy Office and the U.S. Department of Energy, Denver Regional Office.
Brighton — The public can join Adams County Clerk and Recorder Stan Martin and members of the Elections Team for a tour of our mail-ballot processing facility on Thursday, Nov. 1, at 5 p.m.
“For anyone who’s ever been curious about the Election and mail-ballot processes, this is an excellent opportunity to get a firsthand look at our team in action,” Martin says. “Team members will be available to show each step a ballot goes through after citizens mail it back, drop it off at a 24-Hour Drop Box, or vote at a Voter Service and Polling Center and to answer questions.”
This event is open to the public. Those interested can RSVP here. For those who are unable to attend, check out our video, “The Life of an Adams County Ballot.”
In addition to the video, we also have a page dedicated to describing the mail-ballot process and our Security Overview that details how we keep Adams County Elections safe and secure.
For more information regarding the 2018 General Election, visit AdamsVotes.com.
by Steven Vetter, Managing Editor
AULT — The Byers Lady Bulldogs swept Fowler and defeated Highland in four sets during the 2A Region 11 Volleyball Tournament Nov. 2 and advanced to this week’s Colorado State Volleyball Championships in the Denver Coliseum.
Byers is the No. 11 seed and will face off against sixth-seeded Del Norte at approximately 11 a.m. on Thursday. Times are dependent on how quickly matches ahead of them conclude. The first match on Thursday is slated to start at 8 a.m.
This year’s state tournament features a different format. Instead of the previous two-day format that included four pool round-robin play and cross-bracketed semifinals, this year’s event has moved to a modified double-elimination bracket. If Byers wins its opening game, it will play at about 5 p.m. on Thursday against No. 3-seeded Meeker but a loss would force them to the 8 a.m. game on Friday against a yet-to-be-determined opponent.
For coverage of last weekend’s regional tournament, see the Nov. 9 Eastern Colorado News.
The 2A State Volleyball Tournament bracket, courtesy of CHSAANow.com, is below:
You voted. Now what happens to your ballot?
Join Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder Matt Crane and members of the Elections Division for a tour of our mail ballot processing facility! You will see our secure voting system in action, and observe election workers as they receive, sort, open and scan ballots for the 2018 General Election.
Bring your neighbors, civic group, scouts and friends! Kids are welcome to attend with a supervising adult.
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, 6-7 p.m.
WHERE: Arapahoe County Elections Facility, 5251 S. Federal Blvd., Littleton, CO 80123
Please register to attend at www.arapahoevotes.com/Tours. Call 303-734-5465 with any questions.
Can’t attend? See a lifecycle of your mail ballot.
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DENVER, Oct. 29, 2018 — After today, Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams is urging voters after today to drop off their ballots at a voting center or 24-hour drop box. That’s because postmarks don’t count — ballots must be in the hands of an election official by 7 p.m. Election Day, Nov. 6. “I have worked very hard to provide funding for our county clerks to set up 24-hour drop boxes so voters can drop off their ballots any time of the day or night,” Secretary Williams said. “In Colorado, we want to make it as easy as possible for people to vote.” Voters who use a voting center operated by their county clerk or a 24-hour drop box do not need to use stamps. The Voter Service and Polling Centers in each county will be open through Election Day, except for Sunday, Nov. 4. All voters who vote in person must provide identification. To find a voting center or drop box near you, use this voting information tool. Today is also the last day for voters to request a ballot and have it mailed to them. Starting Tuesday, those voters must go to a voter center and vote in person. |
AURORA — Southbound E-470 off-ramps to eastbound and westbound I-70 will close from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27, for routine bridge maintenance.
The work will require the same closure from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3.
Drivers who need I-70 access will be detoured to the Sixth Avenue Parkway exit on southbound E-470, where they will be rerouted onto I-70. No tolls will be charged on the Sixth Avenue Parkway ramps while the detour is in place.
For more information, visit www.e-470.com.
CBI—Denver, CO— September 16-22 marks National Forensic Science Week and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Forensic Services section is honoring the work of forensic scientists assigned to CBI laboratories across Colorado.
CBI forensic scientists, crime scene investigators, and forensic examiners work with more than 200 Colorado public safety agencies to provide timely and accurate results in several scientific disciplines and other crime scene support including: DNA casework, latent fingerprints, firearms, tool mark analysis, drug chemistry, crime scene investigation, serology, trace evidence, digital evidence, DNA database management and toxicology.
“The CBI Forensic Services team is making a tremendous difference for victims of crime through exceptional scientific results returned to the public safety community, in addition to superior crime scene response at hundreds of scenes across Colorado each year,” said CBI Deputy Director Jan Girten, who oversees the Forensic Services section for the Bureau.
CBI Forensic Services By the Numbers…
124 people comprise CBI Forensic Services.
12,000+ cases received by CBI forensic laboratories last year.
3 full service laboratories offering services in nine different accredited disciplines.
Pueblo Lab Media Event—Southern Colorado media
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Tour and demo 10:00a.m.-11:00a.m.
79 N. Silicon Drive, Pueblo
Latent Print Forensic Discipline—The CBI is providing Colorado law enforcement agencies with valuable leads in hundreds of cases each year where latent prints are left at crime scenes from auto thefts to burglaries. Learn about the process and see a demonstration of the equipment used by CBI latent print examiners.
Grand Junction Lab Media Event—Western Slope media
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Tour and demo 10:00a.m.-11:00a.m.
2797 Justice Drive, Grand Junction
Meet ‘Big Blue’—The CBI crime scene vehicle (nicknamed Big Blue) can be spotted at crime scenes across Colorado. Join CBI crime scene responders for a tour of the vehicle at the CBI Grand Junction office.
Adams County, CO – On Thursday, September 20, 2018 Adams County Sheriff Michael McIntosh and members of the Adams County Sheriff’s Office will participate in a playground build. Unison Housing Partners (formerly Adams County Housing Authority) will be preparing and installing a playground at Creekside Apartments.
This is definitely more than just putting in the physical labor to make a playground,” said Sheriff Michael McIntosh. “This is a chance for our Agency to not only work hand in hand with our great partners and volunteers that make up our community, but also build a structure that allows families to get together and meet face to face. I couldn’t be happier to be a part of bringing families together.