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  • ATTN: Veterans Services in Byers — July 13th

    ATTN: Veterans Services in Byers — July 13th

    Need Help Filing for VA Benefits?

    Veterans Services Office staff, from both Adams and Arapahoe counties, will be at the American Legion Post No. 160 in Byers, Thursday, July 13, to assist residents, who served in U.S. Armed Forces and their dependents, with filing claims for Veterans Affairs benefits.

    Officers will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and can assist with eligibility determinations and applications for Veterans Affairs burial and survivor benefits, nonservice- connected pension, service-connected disability compensation, education programs and health care enrollment.

    There is no fee for the services provided. Officers will have resources available including informational materials and applications needed to start the process.

    When: Thursday, July 13 @ 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

    Where: American Legion Post No. 160, 278 W Front St., Byers, CO 80103

    What To Bring

      • Discharge or separation papers (DD214 or equivalent)
      • Service Treatment Records if they are in your possession
      • Medical evidence (doctor & hospital reports)

    For more information, call (303)738-8045 for Arapahoe County, or (303)227-2107 for Adams County.

    ABOUT

    Adams & Arapahoe County Veterans Service Offices assist County residents who served in the U.S. Armed Forces, widows of Veterans and Veterans dependents to obtain any and all Veterans Administration benefits for which they may be eligible. All services provided are free of charge.

    Adams County Veterans Service Office provides assistance to Veterans and their dependents for claims including:

    • Service-Connected Disability
    • Non-service Connected Pension
    • Compensation Claims Process
    • Survivor Benefits
    • Burial Benefits
    • VA Health Care Enrollment
    • Education Benefits
    • VA Pension
    • Service-Connected Disability Compensation
    • Survivor Benefits
    • VA Healthcare Enrollment  

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  • The Gathering Place & Art Restart Paint A Road For Struggling Women & Artists Alike

    The Gathering Place & Art Restart Paint A Road For Struggling Women & Artists Alike

    Celebrate The Debut of New Women Artists

    with

    Painting Possibilities:

    An Evening of Art

    Art Restart, the social enterprise arm of The Gathering Place, is transforming the lives of women experiencing poverty and homelessness through art.  On August 2 & 3rd, from 6-9pm, Art Restart artists will debut their work at the world-renowned Fascination St. Fine Art Gallery in Cherry Creek North. 

    The women exhibiting their art had competed among 100 Gathering Place/Art Restart artists. Through their original designs, they are achieving self-sufficiency by earning money through Art Restart’s sales of their work. 

    We exist to shine a light on the amazing talents of these women and encourage them to rediscover their independence through creative expression, and through their art, we give businesses a social solution – a channel to use marketing dollars to demonstrate a commitment to community and social responsibility.” – Teresa Densmore, Director of Art Restart

    The art will be on display for two days only at Fascination St. Fine Art, 315 Detroit Street in Cherry Creek North on August 2 and August 3. Gallery owner, Aaron Lapedis, says, “This is a chance for these aspiring artists to show their original work at a world-class gallery.  Who knows?  We may be discovering the next Georgia O’Keefe.”

    Art Restart will also display its new holiday greeting card collection to make family, friends, business associates, customers and all those near-and-dear feel special this year. Through Art Restart, anyone can express holiday wishes with a purpose and help women experiencing poverty at the same time.

     

    RSVP for this free event at www.artrestart.org

     · JOIN US  · MEET THE ARTISTS · EXTEND YOUR BRAND · TOUCH YOUR CUSTOMERS · JOIN US · 

    …for a lovely evening of mingling, wonderful art, and heartwarming stories. 

    ~Special thanks to Aaron LaPedis and Fascination St. for generously hosting this red carpet event~

     

     

    About The Gathering Place

    For 30 years, The Gathering Place has offered essential resources and personal growth programs to women, children, and transgender individuals. The Gathering Place (TGP) created Art Restart as a social enterprise to provide its members with opportunities to earn money and to build earned revenues.

    About Art Restart

    Art Restart was conceived to develop new revenue streams to support the vitally needed services The Gathering Place provides and is built on four principles. 1) Radical Acceptance: our artists are individuals deserving of dignity, recognized for their strengths, valued for their unique characteristics and respected for their creativity; 2) Transformation: we provide women a means to achieve self-sufficiency, earn money, rediscover their independence and believe that they can transform their lives; 3) Affirmation: our women are truly artists. Through artistic self-expression they feel validated when their work sells, creating a ripple effect of confidence that positively affects their lives. 4) Sustainability: provide additional funding to The Gathering Place, ensuring it can continue to serve members in meaningful ways. 

    FOR MORE INFORMATION: Deborah Radman, 917.841.9228, 

     

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  • TODAY’S EVENTS – Tuesday, July 4

    TODAY’S EVENTS – Tuesday, July 4

    HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY AMERICA!

    Did You Know The Declaration of Independence…

    • began.. as a letter to King George to explain why the Continental Congress voted to declare independence from Great Britain.
    • has five parts..  the Preamble, the Statement of Human Rights, Charges Against Human Rights, Charges Against the King and Parliament, and the Statement of Separation and Signatures.
    • the first two paragraphs are.. “When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.”

    2017 is America’s 241st Independence Day! 

     

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  • Chinese boycott on American beef reversed

    Chinese boycott on American beef reversed

    Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced June 12 a final agreement to end the 13-year ban on U.S. beef imports into China.

    The nation has been negotiating with China to lift the ban for several months now.

    Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., has lobbied for new trade opportunities for Colorado’s farmers and ranchers. He recently spoke on the Senate floor about the agriculture crisis in America and explained how an increase in trade will benefit Colorado’s agriculture community.

    “I am continuing to urge the Trump Administration to explore new trade opportunities for America’s agriculture community in Asia, and this is an important step forward,” Gardner said. “Colorado’s farmers and ranchers will see positive economic gains from this decision.”

     

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  • Chamber seeks volunteers for Byers Fourth

    Chamber seeks volunteers for Byers Fourth

     

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  • Adams County Stars & Stripes Event Details

    Adams County Stars & Stripes Event Details

    Adams County

    announces 

    July 4th Celebration

    BRIGHTON — Adams County will host its Stars & Stripes event Monday, July 3, starting at 4 p.m., at Adams County Regional Park, 9755 Henderson Road, Brighton.

    The Independence Day celebration includes live music from the Kory Brunson Band and Crash Dadeez, family-friendly activities, food vendors, a beer garden, and a musical fireworks display. Fireworks start at 9:30 p.m. and end at approximately 10 p.m.

    Stars & Stripes will include a Children’s Fun Zone with an inflatable human foosball, a large slide and bounce house, human gyroscope balls, and hamster balls. Attendees can also play volleyball, horseshoes and disc golf. Parking is free.

    Visitors are asked to leave pets and fireworks at home.

    For more information, visit adamscountyfair.com or call (303)637-8000.

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  • MCC Observes Independence Day

    MCC Observes Independence Day

    Morgan Community College

    announces

    Fourth of July Schedule

    FORT MORGAN — Morgan Community College (MCC) and its centers will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, with no classes scheduled in observance of Independence Day.

    The Limon Center office will be closed on Monday, July 3; however classes will meet as scheduled. The Burlington Center office will be open on Monday, July 3 from 12-5 p.m., and classes will meet as scheduled. All locations will reopen on Wednesday, July 5.

    In addition, the bookstore will be closed June 27 through June 30 for inventory.

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  • FOOD RECALL: Pueblo Green Chili

    FOOD RECALL: Pueblo Green Chili

    Chili Sauce by Par’s Natural Foods – possible Clostridium botulinum

    Product name:  Pueblo Green Chili Sauce in 16-ounce and 32-ounce glass jars, all “best by” dates

    Reason for recall: Possible contamination with Clostridium botulinum and botulism toxin

    Distribution: Colorado, nationwide and Internet sales

    For More Information visit Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.

     

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  • Adams State Announces Tuition Rates

    Adams State Announces Tuition Rates

    ALAMOSA — Undergraduate students at Adams State University will not see a tuition increase next year and most fees will hold steady.

    The announcement was made during the University’s board of trustees June 22 meeting. The 2017-18 budget assumes comparable enrollment to last school year and State funding of almost $14.26 million.

    The total cost of tuition, fees, room and board per semester for undergraduate Colorado residents will be $8,935, an increase of $183, or 2 percent over last year. The semester total for out-of-state undergraduates will also increase by 2 percent, to $11,946.

    The lone increases are in the capital fee to support campus improvements and in board.

    It was very important for us to minimize cost increases for our students, many of whom have low income backgrounds. – said Adams State President Beverlee J. McClure

    Adams State has the highest proportion of low-income students — 51 percent — among Colorado’s four-year institutions. Its student body is also the most diverse — 45 percent identifying as minorities.

     

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  • Anythink libraries announcement

    Anythink libraries announcement

    Anythink Observes Independence Day

    Anythink libraries and administrative offices will be closed Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in observance of Independence Day. All branches will reopen at their regularly scheduled times on Wednesday, July 5. 

     

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