Provided by: CASA of Adams and Broomfield C
Thirty-Five community members join the fight against child abuse
Adams and Broomfield Counties, CO - Thirty-five individuals from Adams and Broomfield Counties were sworn in as Court Appointed Special Advocates by Judge John Popovich on October 15th at the Adams County Courthouse. As volunteer advocates for the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program of Adams and Broomfield Counties, these individuals will now have the chan...
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Provided by: Kristin Morin
Schools work to curb flu
Contributed By:
Joey Kirchmer
Flu prevention efforts appear to be paying off so far as school districts nationwide grapple with how to contain the spread of the H1N1 virus. Health officials with the schools are monitoring H1N1, also known as the swine-flu closely by tracking the number of students and staffers who call in sick with flu-like symptoms. When a particular school's absence rate doubl...
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Provided by: North Metro Fire Rescue
“Cares enough to wear pinkl” - North Metro Goes Pink
This October 25 - 27, you might notice something a little different about your North Metro fire fighters. Instead of wearing their traditional blue uniform, fire fighters will be wearing a specialty pink T-shirt with their uniform pants. North Metro is joining a national emergency responder campaign, "Cares Enough to Wear Pink." Our objective is to help raise awarenes...
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Provided by: North Metro Fire Rescue
North Metro Fire Rescue releases first firefighter calendar
North Metro Fire Rescue District has released their first annual fire fighter calendar featuring fire department personnel and the community in action! Proceeds from the 2010 North Metro Fire Rescue calendar will benefit the programs supported through the North Metro Fire Rescue District Community Foundation. The photos selected for this project show the range of se...
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Provided by: Kristin Morin, YourHub.com
Pot regulations stir debate
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Joey Kirchmer/YourHub Staff
Cities in Adams County are scrambling to develop new guidelines and restrictions in response to a growing number of applications for medical marijuana dispensaries. Thornton and Northglenn are the latest to confront the emergence of medical marijuana shops, which provide the drug for people who are approved to use it for medicinal purposes. Commerce City has been lo...
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