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Denver Metro Action Day for Visibility
Indoor Burning Restrictions in Effect
This is the Denver Metro Air Pollution Forecast effective 4PM on Friday, December 23, 2016:
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 Saturday, December 24, 2016. Poor visibility and an exceedance of the state visibility standard are expected on Saturday. Otherwise, good or moderate air quality conditions are expected. No other air quality advisories are in effect.
Stagnant conditions and a prolonged inversion will limit mixing, allowing visibility to degrade to poor on Saturday.
For statewide conditions, forecasts and advisories, visit:
http://www.colorado.gov/airquality/colorado_summary.aspxA 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), Friday, 12/23/2016 the highest AQI value was 64 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 OutlookFRONT RANGE AIR QUALITY FORECAST:
Friday, December 23, 2016, 2:30 PM MSTOzone concentrations are expected to be in the Good category on Friday and Saturday.
Fine Particulate Matter concentrations are expected to be in the Good to Moderate on Friday and Saturday. Moderate conditions are most likely along the Front Range Urban corridor, including the Denver Metro Area, Colorado Springs, Ft. Collins, and Greeley. Colorado Springs will clean out late on Friday and be in the good category on Saturday. Unusually sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion in these areas.
Carbon Monoxide concentrations are expected to be in the Good category on Friday and Saturday.
Nitrogen Dioxide concentrations are expected to be in the Good to Moderate range on Friday and Saturday. Moderate concentrations are most likely in the Denver Metro area near busy roadways, particularly between the hours of 7-10 AM and 5-9 PM. Unusually sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion in these areas on Friday and Saturday, particularly while moderate concentrations of nitrogen dioxide are experienced.
Visibility is expected to be Moderate to Poor on Saturday.
COLORADO SMOKE OUTLOOK:
Friday, December 24, 2016, 2:30 PM MSTLight to moderate smoke is possible near prescribed fires and small wildfires around the state.
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Arapahoe County offices closed Monday, Dec. 26
Arapahoe County offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 26 in observance of the holiday. All offices will resume normal business operations on Tuesday, Dec. 27. Please visit www.arapahoegov.com for immediate assistance. Arapahoe County wishes you a safe and happy holiday.
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Today’s Events – Friday, Dec. 23
Al-Anon family group. For more information call (303)888-4525.
Story time. 10 a.m., Kelver Library, Byers.
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Shearer’s Foods.. possible salmonella contamination
14 Brands and Flavor seasonings.. potential salmonella contamination
Chip products that use the same kind of buttermilk seasoning powder:
- Deep River Sour Cream & Onion Krinkle Kettle Chip (various sizes)
- Delish Jalapeno White Cheddar Kettle Chip (various sizes)
- Larry the Cable Guy Biscuits & Gravy Thin Potato Chips (various sizes)
- Larry the Cable Guy Jalapeno Popper Thin Potato Chips (various sizes)
- Essential Everyday Nacho Tortilla (various sizes)
- Essential Everyday Spicy Nacho Tortilla
- Market Essential Nacho Tortilla
- Market Essential Spicy Nacho Tortilla
- Essential Everyday Classic Mix
Reason for recall:
The buttermilk powder may contain traces of Salmonella. Pictured below are some of the products affected. CLICK HERE for a COMPLETE LIST of products.
Distributed Nationwide.
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TreeHouse Foods Recall: Macaroni & Cheese … possible health risk
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
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Cheese Club Express Mac Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
(Best By Dates: 11/3/2017, 11/4/2017, 11/18/2017, 11/22/2017, 10/20/2017, 10/21/2017, 10/23/2017, 10/29/2017, 11/1/2017, 11/2/2017, 11/11/2017,11/16/2017, 11/17/2017, 11/22/2017, 11/23/2017, 11/28/2017)
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Great Value Macaroni & Cheese Original Cups
Best By Dates: 10/22/2017, 10/19/2017, 10/27/2017, 10/28/2017, 11/3/2017, 11/7/2017, 11/18/2017, 11/20/2017, 11/21/2017
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Big Win Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
(Best By Date: 10/25/2017)
Reason for recall:
This follows notification from our supplier that the milk powder used in the seasoning has the potential for Salmonella contamination. Distribution: Product was distributed nationwide through retail stores. Click here for more information from Treehouse Foods.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/13/2016
Laura Van Wagenen-Birdsill, Wholesale Food and Food Recall Coordinator | 303-692-3649 | mailto:
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COLORADO ROCKIES ANNOUNCE 2017 MAJOR LEAGUE COACHING STAFF
Rockies add four coaches from within the organization to the Major League staff
DENVER – The Colorado Rockies announced today that the club has finalized their 2017 coaching staff under Manager Bud Black.
Below is the breakdown by role:
Manager: Bud Black* Bench Coach: Mike Redmond* Pitching Coach: Steve Foster
Hitting Coach: Duane Espy* Assistant Hitting Coach: Jeff Salazar* Bullpen Coach: Darren Holmes
Third Base Coach: Stu Cole First Base Coach: Tony Diaz* Coach: Ron Gideon*
* indicates new to the staff in 2017
Among Diaz, Espy, Gideon and Salazar, there are a combined 81 years of professional coaching experience, including 53 years of coaching in the Rockies organization.
Diaz, 39, will join his first Major League coaching staff in 2017 after 17 seasons as a Minor League coach or supervisor. Diaz served as the supervisor of development with Rookie Level Grand Junction from 2013 through 2016 after spending the previous six seasons as the manager of the Rookie Level club (Casper: 2007-11; Grand Junction: 2012). His body of work in the Rookie Level Pioneer League earned him induction into the league’s Hall of Fame in 2013. Prior to his role as manager, Diaz served as the hitting coach for Casper from 2001 through 2006 and was named Colorado’s Player Development “Man of the Year” in 2002. Diaz also assists in the Rockies Dominican Instructional League and wrote the manual Practical English for Latin Players to help Latin baseball players diminish their language barrier.
Espy, 64, will serve as the Rockies hitting coach for the second time in his career after originally filling the role for four seasons under Manager Clint Hurdle from 2003 through 2006. The Aberdeen, Wash., native transitions back to the Major League coaching staff after most recently serving as the Rockies’ Minor League Hitting Coordinator the past two seasons (2015-16). Espy has also worked in the Rockies organization as the supervisor of development for Short-Season Tri-City (2014) and Double-A Tulsa (2013), manager of Double-A Tulsa (2001-12), hitting coach for High-A Modesto (2008-2010) and hitting coach for Rookie Level Casper (2007).
Prior to joining the Rockies in 2003, Espy served as the hitting coach for the San Diego Padres for two and a half seasons (2000-2003) under Manager Bruce Bochy, his first career stint on a Major League staff after serving as a Minor League manager, coach and instructor for 21 years with the Padres, Giants and Brewers.
Gideon, 52, will enter his 21st season in the Rockies organization, his 26th as a professional coach and his first as a member of a Major League coaching staff. The Tyler, Texas, native has spent the past four seasons as a supervisor of development after serving the previous five seasons as a roving field coordinator (2008-12) and as the manager of Double-A Tulsa (2009-10). In 2014, as the Double-A supervisor of development, Gideon was named the winner of the P.J. Carey Player Development Award, given to the top player development coach in the Rockies system. During his tenure with the Rockies, Gideon has also managed Double-A Carolina (2000-01), High-A Salem (1999), Low-A Asheville (1997-98) and Short-Season Portland (1996). Prior to joining the Rockies, Gideon spent 10 years in the New York Mets organization, five as a player, including coaching stints with Double-A Binghamton and High-A St. Lucie.
Salazar, 36, will join his first Major League coaching staff after serving as the hitting coach with Double-A Hartford for the past two seasons, his first coaching stint with a Major League organization. Originally drafted by the Rockies in the eighth round of the 2002 First-Year Player Draft out of Oklahoma State University, Salazar was named the Rockies Organizational Player of the Year in 2003 and made his Major League debut for the Rockies on Sept. 7, 2006. In his Major League career, Salazar played a total of 168 games in parts of four Major League seasons with Colorado (2006), Arizona (2007-08) and Pittsburgh (2009). The outfielder’s last Minor League season came in 2012 with Triple-A Durham in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
Cole, 50, will return as the Rockies third base coach, his fifth season in that position and his 22nd season overall in the Rockies organization. Prior to joining the Major League staff, Cole was the manager at Triple-A Colorado Springs (2009-12), Double-A Tulsa (2006-09), High-A Salem/Visalia/Modesto (2002-05) and Short-Season Tri-City (2001).
Foster, 50, will return as the Rockies pitching coach. In 2016, the Rockies pitching staff recorded 1,223 strikeouts, the second-most in franchise history, to go along with a 2.19 strikeout-to-walk ratio, the best mark in franchise history. The 2017 season will be his third with Colorado and his ninth on a Major League coaching staff after serving as the bullpen coach for the Kansas City Royals (2010-12) and the Miami Marlins (2007-09).
Holmes, 50, will return for this third season as the Rockies bullpen coach. Prior to joining the Rockies, he spent the 2014 season as the Atlanta Braves’ biomechanics pitching consultant. Holmes was drafted by the Rockies from the Brewers in the fifth round of the 1992 expansion draft and was a member of the Rockies inaugural Opening Day roster in 1993. His 46 saves rank sixth in franchise history.
Redmond, 45, was named as the Rockies bench coach Nov. 16 after previously serving as the manager for the Miami Marlins from 2013 to 2015. The Spokane, Wash., native began his managerial career in 2011 as the manager of Low-A Lansing (Toronto Blue Jays affiliate) in his first season following his retirement as a player. Redmond played parts of 13 Major League seasons with the Marlins (1998-2004), Twins (2005-09) and Indians (2010) and won a World Series with the Marlins in 2003.
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Today’s Events – Thursday, Dec. 22
Music & Movement. Ages 2-6 can sing, dance and learn to play basic instruments. 10 a.m., Anythink Bennett library.
Family story time for ages 3-5. 11 a.m., Davies Library, Deer Trail.
Bingo for Books. 4:15 p.m., Anythink Bennett library.
Everyone Loves a Train! In a special display made entirely of LEGOs, participants will watch a model train travel through a wintery display of town and country settings. Members of the Youth in Model Railroading Club will be on hand to answer questions and share information about their club, the only model railroad club exclusively for kids. 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Bennett Anythink.
Agate School Board. 6 p.m.
AA Strasburg Sobriety. 7:30 p.m., Saron Lutheran Church, 1656 Main St. Lane Shade, (303)717-2263.
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Action Day for Visibility
Indoor Burning Restrictions in Effect
This is the Denver Metro Air Pollution Forecast effective 4PM on Wednesday, December 21, 2016:
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 Thursday, December 22, 2016. Poor visibility and an exceedance of the state visibility standard are expected on Thursday. Otherwise, good or moderate air quality conditions are expected. No other air quality advisories are in effect.
Calm winds and stagnant conditions will promote visibility degradation throughout the day on Thursday.
For statewide conditions, forecasts and advisories, visit:
http://www.colorado.gov/airquality/colorado_summary.aspxA 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), Wednesday, 12/21/2016 the highest AQI value was 52 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 OutlookFRONT RANGE AIR QUALITY FORECAST:
Wednesday, December 21, 2016, 2:00 PM MSTOzone concentrations are expected to be in the Good category on Wednesday and Thursday.
Fine Particulate Matter concentrations are expected to be in the Good to Moderate on Wednesday and Thursday. Moderate conditions are most likely in the Denver Metro Area, and northward along the I-25 corridor to Ft. Collins and Greeley. Unusually sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion in these areas.
Carbon Monoxide concentrations are expected to be in the Good category on Wednesday and Thursday.
Nitrogen Dioxide concentrations are expected to be in the Good to Moderate range on Wednesday and Thursday. Moderate concentrations are most likely in the Denver Metro area near busy roadways, particularly between the hours of 7-10 AM and 5-9 PM. Unusually sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion in these areas on Wednesday and Thursday, particularly while moderate concentrations of nitrogen dioxide are experienced.
Visibility is expected to be Moderate to Poor on Thursday.
COLORADO SMOKE OUTLOOK:
Wednesday, December 21, 2016, 2:00 PM MSTLight to moderate smoke is possible near prescribed fires and small wildfires around the state.
What if there is a wildfire or smoke in your area?
The focus of the Colorado Smoke Outlook is on large fires (e.g., greater than 100 acres in size). Nevertheless, smoke from smaller fires, prescribed fires, and/or smoke from new fires not yet known to CDPHE air quality meteorologists may cause locally heavy smoke. If there is smoke in your neighborhood, see the public health recommendations below.
Public health recommendations for areas affected by smoke: If smoke is thick or becomes thick in your neighborhood you may want to remain indoors. This is especially true for those with heart disease, respiratory illnesses, the very young, and the elderly. Fine particulates may reach the Unhealthy category where smoke is heavy. Consider limiting outdoor activity when moderate to heavy smoke is present. People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion; everyone else should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion. Consider relocating temporarily if smoke is present indoors and is making you ill. IF VISIBILITY IS LESS THAN 5 MILES IN SMOKE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, SMOKE HAS REACHED LEVELS THAT ARE UNHEALTHY.
For additional information about smoke, visit:
http://www.colorado.gov/airquality/wildfire.aspx
