Provided by: Karen Groves

After collecting responses for two months to a public outreach effort by Jefferson County Open Space over user interactions at Apex Park in Golden, Amy Ito, planning and development officer presented findings to the JCOS advisory committee July 2. The desire to improve visitor experience was prompted by visitor complaints at the park, which is accessible from Lookout...
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Provided by: Tina Myers, Denver Area Counc

The dedication of the new Frederic C. Hamilton Scout Headquarters in the Denver Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, now located at 10455 W 6th Ave., Lakewood, Colorado, took place Monday, June 22, 2009 at 10 a.m. Some of the local dignitaries present at the ceremony were Frederic C. Hamilton, Mayor Hickenlooper, Mayor Murphy, Pete Coors and a number of others. As th...
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Provided by: Joshua Cole

Nonprofit offers education, recreation Reaching the age of 100 is a feat that tends to draw attention, and the Colorado Mountain Club has come close to reaching that milestone. According to marketing strategist and editor of Trail and Timberline , Chris Case, the CMC got its start in 1912 and is one of the oldest organizations of its kind in the country. The...
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Provided by: Karen Groves

The former Hall of Justice is being demolished. According to Chris Cocallas, campus architect and director of Capital Planning and Construction, the site is part of the planned Earth Energy Institute. "No immediate construction is planned, the lot will be seeded with grass for now," said Cocallas. Demolition should be complete within about five weeks. Th...
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Provided by: Karen Groves

Foundation has raised nearly 25 percent of $3 million goal Speakers at a June 30 ground breaking ceremony for Table Mountain Animal Center were grateful for the shade under the pavilion roof at Jefferson County Fairgrounds, where city and county officials, staff members, volunteers and donors met to celebrate the future building, which is expected to be completed by...
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