Provided by: Jeffco Action Center
Help the Action Center’s Thanksgiving food distribution
Jeffco Action Center is asking for the community's help in collecting food for the Action Center's Thanksgiving Food Distribution. Food donations will be used as part of an expected record distribution of Thanksgiving food to thousands of families in Jefferson County. Specifically, the Action Center needs the sides that make up the traditional Thanksgiving meal such a...
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Provided by: Ellen Nelson
Vintage Theatre presents "Den of Thieves" Nov 6 - Nov 29
Vintage Theatre presents The Regional Premiere of Den of Thieves Written by Stephen Adly Guirgis Directed by Bernie Cardell (Denver, CO) - Vintage Theatre opens Stephen Adly Guirgis' "Den of Thieves" on Friday, November 6 and plays Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2:30 p.m. through November 29 at Vintage Theatre, 2119 E 17th Ave in ...
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Provided by: Lorie Hirose
Opera comes to students at Bear Creek K-8
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Karen Groves YourHub.com
When Traciann Heisler told her fifth- and sixth-grade students at Bear Creek K-8 in Lakewood they would be studying opera this semester, the response wasn't exactly a standing ovation. "They were freaking out," said Heisler, who has taught music for four years in Jeffco and 12 in Aurora Public Schools. Bear Creek is one of 18 schools in 13 states participating in ...
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Provided by: Brian Sweeney
Learning Source marks 45 years with GED graduation
In November of 1964, Sister Cecilia Linenbrink started The Learning Source in a church basement with about 187 adult students. Forty-five years later, The Learning Source ( www.coloradoliteracy.org ) has grown and now serves more than 2,500 students each year. The organization recently marked its 45 th year with the graduation ceremony for 45 students who receive...
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Provided by: Dee Ray
Mesa Imports quitting business
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Dee Ray
A Lakewood landmark is closing. "It's time," says Carol Steers, the 86-year-old owner of Mesa Imports, which has been doing business in the area for 35 years. Her store, located at Quail St. just off Colfax (next to King Soopers), is filled to the rafters with one-of-a-kind items she has acquired on one of her many buying trips. "My shop is a world tour under one roof,...
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