DENVER (AP) _ Denver police are looking for a driver involved in a fatal hit and run crash on Sunday morning.
They say a man was hit in the LoDo neighborhood by a BMW 6 series sedan around 2:15 a.m. as the many bars and clubs in the area shut down for the night.
Police are offering an award for up to $2,000 to anyone who can help them find the driver.
January 17 is the birthday of Templeton Rye Whiskey, bootlegger Al Capone and the son of another bootlegger, Meryl Kerkhoff. The term found its permanent place in the American vocabulary when Congress passed the Eighteenth Amendment prohibiting the manufacture, transportation and sale of alcohol in 1920. Thirsty Americans still had a demand for liquor, so while some distilleries switched their production to something legal, others took to bootlegging. Being that people actually hid their liquor in their boots! Bootleggers helped fill the demand by smuggling from Canada and Mexico, and distilling their own liquor in backwoods and secluded areas. Other terms, such as rum-runner and moonshiner, became popular during this time as well. The PEOPLE spoke and The Prohibition was repealed in 1933. Share your pics with us! Have a drink of Templeton Rye with friends and share your photos with us @I70Scout #BootleggersDay #TheGoodStuff #DriveSober
Strasburg American Legion Hall, 56423 Westview Ave @ 12 p.m.
Bennett Community Center, 1100 W. Colfax., @7 p.m., Contact: Jo Brandenburg, (303)908-0796.
Anythink Bennett Library, Bennett: ages 2-4 will enjoy puppets, songs, finger plays and stories that have stood the test of time @ 10 a.m.
Davies Library, Deer Trail: ages 3-5 @ 11 a.m.
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Colorado produces a wide variety of specialty crops, from peaches and apples to chiles and hops. To help develop and promote the state’s specialty crops, the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) is seeking proposals for the Specialty Crops Block Grant Program. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, dried fruits, and nursery crops including floriculture and sod.
This grant program provides a great opportunity for producer groups, researchers and organizations to improve how they grow, process and market specialty crops. We hope our new application process this year will provide us with a wide variety of projects and applicants.- Glenda Mostek, CDA Marketing Specialist
In recent years, funds have been awarded to dozens of organizations to help implement research and consumer promotions. These grants included Fort Lewis College to evaluate high altitude production of hops varieties and create grower alliances to assist with production and marketing, and Slow Food Denver to create youth farmers’ markets.
In 2015, over $730,000 was awarded through the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crops Program. CDA anticipates in 2017, that approximately $500,000 will be available for the grant program, with approved projects starting early in 2018. The grant program is funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which partners with State Departments of agriculture to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crop producers in areas such as marketing, promotion, education, research, trade and nutrition. Producer groups, organizations, and associations, as well as state and local organizations, academia and other specialty crops stakeholders are eligible to apply either as single entities or in combined efforts. Grants must impact the specialty crop industry as a whole and cannot be used to solely enhance an individual farming operation or business.
The grant application process has changed this year. The initial phase of grant selection will involve shorter, concept proposals. Concept proposals must be received electronically by close of business (5:00 p.m.) on March 1, 2017. For program guidelines and an application, visit HERE or call 303.869.9173.
Spend the Holiday off with friends, family, or loved ones, by visiting the Denver Botanical Gardens for free today! Share your moments with us @I70Scout #DenverBotanicGardens #MartinLutherKingJrDay
Strasburg Recreation Center, 1932 Burton St., Strasburg @ 6 p.m.
Byers Firehouse @ 6 p.m.
Town Hall, 355 Fourth St., Bennett @ 7 p.m.
Bennett Recreation Center, 455 S. First St., Bennett @ 5:15 p.m.
Saron Lutheran Church, 1656 Main St., @ 7:30 p.m. Contact: Lane Shade (303)717-2263
New players welcome. Strasburg High School band room @ 6:30 p.m.
Byers American Legion Hall @ 7 p.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is actually the official Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around King’s birthday, January 15. The holiday is similar to holidays set under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act.
King was the chief spokesman for activism in the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968), which successfully protested racial discrimination in Federal and State law. The campaign for a Federal Holiday in King’s honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. President Ronald Reagan signed the Holiday into Law in 1983, and it was first observed three years later. At first, some States resisted observing the Holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000.
..is a public speech that Mr. King Jr. delivered during the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” on August 28, 1963, in which he calls for an end to racism in the United States and called for civil and economic rights. Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. the speech was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement.
Beginning with a reference to the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed millions of slaves in 1863, King observes that: “one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free.” Toward the end of the speech, King departed from his prepared text for a partly improvised peroration on the theme “I have a dream,” prompted by Mahalia Jackson’s cry: “Tell them about the dream, Martin!” In this part of the speech, which most excited the listeners and has now become its most famous part, King described his dreams of freedom and equality arising from a land of slavery and hatred. The March on Washington put pressure on the Kennedy administration to advance the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in Congress.
In the wake of the speech and march, King was named Man of the Year by TIME magazine for 1963, and in 1964. He was also the youngest person ever awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The full speech did not appear in writing until August 1983, some 15 years after King’s death, when a transcript was published in The Washington Post.
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Denver Metro
Winter Forecast: Action Day for Particulates and Visibility, Residential Burning Restrictions in Effect
This is the Denver Metro Air Pollution Forecast effective 4PM on Saturday, 1/14/2017:
Calm winds and poor mixing of the atmosphere is expected to lead to moderate to poor air quality on Saturday and Sunday.
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), Saturday, 1/14/2017 the highest AQI value was 79 for Particulate < 2.5 micrometers which indicates Moderate air quality.
Front Range Air Quality Forecast & Colorado Smoke Outlook
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FRONT RANGE AIR QUALITY FORECAST: Saturday, January 14, 2017, 3:30 PM MST Ozone concentrations are expected to be in the Good category on Saturday and Sunday. Fine Particulate Matter concentrations are expected to be in the Moderate to Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range on Saturday and Sunday. Fine particulate concentrations in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range will be confined to locations within the Denver metro area on Saturday and Sunday. People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion on Saturday and Sunday. Carbon Monoxide concentrations are expected to be in the Good category on Saturday and Sunday. Nitrogen Dioxide concentrations are expected to be in the Good to Moderate range on Saturday and Sunday. Visibility is expected to be Poor on Sunday. |
For those of us with our infamous new year’s plan to shake off the shakes, you might want to make today your cheat day! Hang on to your hats and celebrate in style with your favorite hat! … and a delicious strawberry ice cream treat! Share your pics with us! @I70Scout #NationalHatDay #NationalStrawberryIceCreamDay
For more information call (303)903-6734.
High Plains Diner, 100 Bennett Ave., Bennett @ 8:30 a.m. Contact: Jo Brandenburg (303)908-0796.
Byer’s Masonic Lodge @ 8 p.m.
Wrestling, Strasburg High School @ Frederick, 9 a.m.
Knowledge Bowl, Strasburg High School @ Eaton
Wrestling, Bennett High School @ Florence, All Day
Wrestling, Byers @ Wiggins, All Day
Boys & Girls Basketball, Deer Trail Middle School @ Stratton
You can remain anonymous and earn up to
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000)
CAN YOU HELP SOLVE THIS CRIME?
The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance with any information regarding the theft of a female Papillon puppy from Perfect Pets at 6840 S. University Boulevard. The store is offering a reward.
On Tuesday, Jan. 3, the female suspect picked up the puppy by the back of the neck out of a dog pen display and carried it to the back of the store toward the visiting booths. The male suspect distracted the store employee away from the female suspect, who then put the dog under her Puma sweatshirt. Both suspects left through a back exit without paying.
The first suspect is a white female. The second suspect is a white male. Both are in their 20s with dark hair.
Anyone with information about the crime, the whereabouts of the stolen dog, or the identification of these suspects is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867). You can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward. Additionally, Perfect Pets is offering a $300 reward. You can also call the ACSO Crime Tip Hotline at 720-874-8477 with information.
CALL METRO DENVER CRIME STOPPERS
720-913-STOP (7867)
Text to: 274637 (CRIMES) then title DMCS & enter your message.
Crime Stoppers collects information on unsolved crimes or individuals wanted by the police.
Callers can remain anonymous. The tip line is answered 24 hours a day – 7 days a week.