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Community groups make holidays happier for those less fortunate
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Despite tough economic times, community generosity will help make Thanksgiving brighter for some less fortunate families. Among many holiday efforts, the Child Development Center at Littleton's Arapahoe Community College and the Mountain Resource Center in Conifer spearheaded charitable campaigns. Mary Foster, director of the Child Development Center at ACC, remem...
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Talking turkey: Don’t let food-borne illness spoil your holiday
It is estimated that each year in the U.S. 76 million cases of foodborne illness occur, more than 325,000 persons are hospitalized and 5,000 die from foodborne illness. Tracking individual foodborne illnesses and investigating outbreaks of foodborne disease are critical public health functions and Jefferson County Public Health is actively involved in these activities....
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Provided by: Donna Duffy
De-icing your walkways: Tips to protect your landscape
Winter has made an appearance in Jefferson County! In addition to shoveling all that snow, many people also apply de-icing salts to make the walkways safe and passable. While these products can certainly help ensure safe footing in treacherous conditions, they can also damage the landscape plantings that with which they come in contact. So - what to do? Protect your fo...
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Messiah Sing Along for the City
Change the world this holiday season - lift your voice and feed the hungry of Denver. Singers and music lovers from across the metro area are invited to Colorado's most unique Messiah sing along at 3 p.m. on Sunday, December 6 at Littleton United Methodist Church. The concert will feature a chorus of hundreds performing Handel's masterwork with the finest pr...
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Provided by: Lorraine Ross
Carrots: A night at the cannery
Volunteers from several service groups in the Denver area joined members of the Denver Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Church's Aurora cannery on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. The mission for the night was to turn 1,000 pounds of sliced carrots into one hundred 24-can cases, heading for the shelves of local organizations that provide servic...
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