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285 Corridor Food Drive a Success - A story of a community in action
Story by Hank Grote and submitted by Karen Verdier On Nov. 14, the greater 285 Corridor community from Kittredge to Grant and from Pine to Harris Park participated in the annual food drive at King Soopers in Conifer. It was a coming together of the local schools, churches, and the pantries of the 285 Corridor to serve those people in our community who are unemploye...
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Free lunch, nutrition for kids through end of July
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Approximately 4,500 meals are provided weekly to kids across Jefferson County through a United States Department of Agriculture food and nutrition services campaign titled the Summer Food Service Program, according to Holly Camp, administrator for food service operations for Jefferson County. The federally funded, summer season program provides children up to the ag...
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Strike it Rich in 2009...Gilpin County Celebrates
Strike it Rich in 2009... Gilpin County Celebrates 150 Years of History and Culture Gilpin County announced today that the area will celebrate the 150th anniversary of Colorado's first and most significant lode gold strike with a series of festivals and events in the summer of 2009. Plan now to attend the festivities which begin on May 2, 2009, with a Greg...
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Jefferson County welcomes community orchard
The organization Feeding Many, Inc. will break ground and begin planting 136 fruit trees for a community fruit orchard on April 4. Preparations are already being made on the site, which include building raised beds for strawberries, potatoes and melons and the construction of large arbors for grape vines. The produce will be free and will go to residents of Jefferson...
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Sofia Fernandez, of Golden, to Perform in Colorado Ballet’s The Nutcracker
Winter trends and holiday must-have's come and go almost as fast as the season itself. However, a few long standing festive traditions never seem to go out of style. Nestled among the classic staples of caroling, eggnog and stocking stuffers is the beloved Christmas ballet, The Nutcracker . Most holiday lovers are familiar with Colorado Ballet's annual performance...
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