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  • Mumps Outbreak

    Mumps Outbreak

    Mumps outbreak in the Denver metro area continues

    Tri-County Health Department is alerting parents that mumps continues to spread in the Denver metro area. Ask your doctor about mumps if you develop acute painful swelling around the cheek area. Mumps is contagious so stay home for 5 days after swelling begins. Measles, mumps, rubella vaccine protects against mumps. Children could be exposed in schools so check MMR vaccination records. Unvaccinated children could be kept home if mumps breaks out in their schools. Visit www.tchd.org for more information.

     

     

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  • Eastern Colorado is Growing, and so are We…

    Eastern Colorado is Growing, and so are We…

    The I-70 Scout is mailed to more than 7,500 households in Watkins, Bennett, Strasburg, Byers, Deer Trail and Agate; and The Eastern Colorado News tops that reach to an additional 1,000 subscribers.

     

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  • TODAY’S EVENTS – Tuesday, Feb. 28

    TODAY’S EVENTS – Tuesday, Feb. 28

    WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY?

    • Adult Book Club

      Anythink Bennett library @ 10:30 a.m. “The Japanese Lover” by Isabel Allende. 

    • Bennett Board of Trustees

      Town Hall, 355 Fourth St. Work-study @ 5:30 p.m. Regular meeting @ 7 p.m. 

    EVERY TUESDAY

    • Story time

      Anythink Bennett library @ 10 a.m. Kids ages 2-4 will enjoy puppets, songs, finger plays and stories that have stood the test of time.

    • Family story time

      Davies Library, Deer Trail @ 11 a.m. Ages 3-5.

    SCHOOLHOUSE NEWS

    • Hemp Hill Middle School Strasburg Wrestling Tourney @ Kiowa, 1 p.m.

    • Mountain View Church Breakfast, HS Band Room @ 7 – 8 a.m.

    • Strasburg Youth Strasburg Wrestling Practice, Hemp Hill Middle School cafeteria @ 6 – 8 p.m.

     

  • Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to meet March 1 to 2 in Denver

    Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to meet March 1 to 2 in Denver

    DENVER — The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will discuss financial sustainability, non-motorized trail grant funding, the revised schedule for implementing CPW’s new purchasing system and citizen petitions at the March commission meeting.The meeting is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. on March 1 and adjourn at 12:30 p.m. on March 2 at the CPW office in Denver (6060 Broadway Denver, CO 80216).

    Additional action items include:

    • Final regulation items for big game, small game and migratory game birds, and wildlife properties and related lands;
    • Draft regulations for furbearers and small game except migratory birds;
    • A review of several game damage claims;
    • Proposed real estate property purchases;
    • Reconsideration of two citizen petitions concerning the two toed sloth, kangaroos and the Zoological Association of America.

    A complete agenda for this meeting can be found on the CPW website, http://cpw.state.co.us.

    Commission members will also preview the newly redesigned Nature Center at Barr Lake State Park on the morning of March 1 prior to the meeting commencement. The Nature Center re-opens to the public on April 1.

     

    The commission meets regularly and travels to communities around the state to facilitate public participation. Anyone can listen to commission meetings through the CPW website. This opportunity keeps constituents informed about the development of regulations and how the commission works with Parks and Wildlife staff to manage the parks, wildlife and outdoor recreation programs administered by the agency. Find out more about the commission at the CPW website.

    The next commission meeting will take place May 4 to 5 in Grand Junction.
  • TODAY’S EVENTS – Monday, Feb. 27

    TODAY’S EVENTS – Monday, Feb. 27

    WHAT’S GOOD?

    IT’S FREEBIE DAY @ Denver Museum of Nature & Science!!! 

     

    • Deer Trail School Board @ 7 p.m.

    EVERY MONDAY

    • High Plains Music Ensemble rehearsal

      Strasburg High School band room @ 6:30 p.m. New players welcome.

    • Bingo

      Byers American Legion Hall @ 7 p.m.

    • AA Strasburg Sobriety

      Saron Lutheran Church, 1656 Main St. @ 7:30 p.m. Lane Shade, (303)717-2263.

    SCHOOLHOUSE NEWS

    • Strasburg High School-Choir Concert @ 6:30 p.m.

    • Strasburg High School-Spring sports practice begins

    • Music Concert gym set-up & practice, HS Main Gym @ 12 – 3:30 p.m.

    • Music Concert, HS Main Gym @ 6 – 8:30 p.m.

    • Strasburg Youth Strasburg Wrestling Practice, SES cafeteria @  6:15 – 8:15 p.m.

     

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  • TODAY’S EVENTS – Sunday, Feb. 26

    TODAY’S EVENTS – Sunday, Feb. 26

    WHAT’S GOOD?

    Do you like crossword & sudoku? CLICK HERE for our FREE DAILY puzzles online!!

     

    EVERY SUNDAY

    • Alcoholics Anonymous

      For more information call (303)903-6734.

    SCHOOLHOUSE NEWS

    • Cobra Baseball, Hemp Hill Middle School Gym @ 2 – 4 p.m.

    • Football Banquet, SES cafeteria @ 4 – 8 p.m.

     

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  • TODAY’S EVENTS – Saturday, Feb. 25

    TODAY’S EVENTS – Saturday, Feb. 25

    WHAT’S GOOD? 

    • Lots of LEGOs

      Anythink Bennet library @ 1 – 3 p.m. Families celebrate “LOL” by creating original designs or participating in group or individual building challenges. LEGOs supplied.

    • Byers Masons

      Byers Masonic Lodge @ 8 p.m.

    SCHOOLHOUSE NEWS

    • Byers Basketball District Championship TBA

     

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  • Eagle girls, boys to play in 1A District 7 semis this afternoon

    by Steven Vetter, Managing Editor

    The Deer Trail girls and boys basketball teams both won their 1A District 7 quarterfinal games Feb. 21 and will play in the semifinals at Kiowa today (Feb. 24).

    The Lady Eagles, who defeated Pikes Peak Christian 61-34 on Tuesday, will play Elbert at 6 p.m. while the Deer Trail boys, who beat Pikes Peak Christian 71-49, will face off with top-seeded Genoa-Hugo/Karval at 4:30 p.m.

    For coverage of the quarterfinal games, see the Feb. 28 issue of The I-70 Scout.

     

  • Bennett boys in Frontier semis tonight; Lady Tigers in Saturday’s third-place game

    by Steven Vetter, Managing Editor

    The Bennett Lady Tigers lost 50-40 against Middle Park in the semifinals of the Frontier League District Tournament Feb. 23 and will take on Platte Canyon in the girls third-place game, Saturday, Feb. 25.

    The Bennett boys will take on top-seeded Denver School of Science & Technology-Stapleton at 7:30 p.m. today at The Academy in Westminster. The Pinnacle and The Academy play in the other boys semifinal at 6 p.m. The Pinnacle is now in the semifinals after it was found out that Arrupe Jesuit had too many players on its roster for the quarterfinals. Saturday’s third-place boys game is slated to tip off around 3:30 p.m. with the first-place game set for approximately 7 p.m., also at The Academy.

    For coverage of the weekend’s games, see the March 3 Eastern Colorado News. Additional postseason updates are available at www.i-70scout.com. An updated league tournament bracket will be forthcoming.

  • Byers boys, girls to play for district third place

    by Steven Vetter, Managing Editor

    The Byers girls and boys basketball teams will both play for third place in the 2A District 4 tournament beginning at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Saturday, Feb. 25) at Vista Peak High School, 24500 E. Sixth Ave., Aurora.

    The Lady Bulldogs fell to Limon 46-34 in the semifinals Feb. 23 while the green-and-white boys squandered a late lead to lose 40-39 to Burlington.

    For game coverage, visit upcoming issues of Eastern Colorado News and The I-70 Scout. The tournament brackets for both Byers teams follow: