Provided by: Simon Moya-Smith

Restaurant licensing costs go up by a third Local restaurant owners and other retail food vendors will pay 60 percent more for their annual licensing fees as of July 1, according to a June 26 Jefferson County press release. Dr. Jim Dale, director of environmental health services at Jefferson County, said that the increase in fees will help cover the county's pu...
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Provided by: Simon Moya-Smith

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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Every week the preschoolers at Bergen Meadow Elementary travel the world without ever leaving their classrooms. Teachers create in-house field trips where students learn about different countries, sample the food and learn about the animals. Recently, artist Kristi O'Neal helped transport students to an Italian art studio by showing them the steps in making a bronze...
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Provided by: Tim Collardey

If Flowers Can Grow in Alaska By Tim Collardey Maybe you're one of those people looking for a new spiritual challenge, maybe feeling a little empty inside, or shaken by all the financial mess the world is swirling in these days. Whatever your current state of mind, I invite you to come along on a journey with me that could very well change your life. It costs you...
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Provided by: Kathy Mastroianni

By Angie Wheeler Mountain Peace Shelter Staff Be sure to join the friends, neighbors and community members of the Mountain Peace Shelter at our Sixth Annual Taste of Italy Event on Thursday, May 14 th from 6-9pm at Platte Canyon High School. This is the only fundraiser organized and served exclusively by Mountain Peace Shelter's amazing volunteers, current and ...
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