http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest story posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5Despite the wet overcast day, well over a hundred people enjoyed the Arvada Gardeners’ 10 th Annual Open House.   The event was held at their community garden at 57 th and Garrison this past Saturday.   There were lots of garden related door prizes, tours of the culturally diverse...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Tips-Techniques/Gardening/Story~13509.aspx8/14/2005 7:09:44 PMBill Orchard But now it's called the Garden Harvest Fair After a four year hiatus the Garden Harvest Fair (a.k.a. vegetable contest) has returned to the Harvest Festival.  Young’s Market and Garden Center on 44 th just west of Garrison will be this year’s sponsor.  With assistance from the Arvada ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Tips-Techniques/Gardening/Story~16881.aspx9/4/2005 7:17:44 PMBill Orchard The Garden Harvest Contest returned to the Arvada Harvest Festival today after a four year absence.  Young's Market and Garden Center sponsored this year's event which included 45 entries in 11 categories with fourteen entries alone competing for the Largest Zucchini in Arvada.  Special than...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Tips-Techniques/Gardening/Story~17815.aspx9/10/2005 10:17:42 PMBill Orchard The Arvada Gardeners will be having a Giant Pumpkin Contest in conjunction with the Festival of the Scarecrows on Saturday October 8th on the McIlvoy House grounds in Historic Olde Town Arvada. Entries will be accepted from 10am until 1pm, judging begins at 1pm.  Cash prizes of $50, $30...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Tips-Techniques/Gardening/Story~21096.aspx9/27/2005 8:44:16 PMBill Orchard As part of Saturday's Festival of the Scarecrows the Arvada Gardeners held a Giant Pumpkin Contest on the lawn of McIlvoy House in Historic Olde Town Arvada. There were four entries competing for the title of Giant Pumpkin of Arvada. The Arvada Gardeners sought the assistance of Councilmember Jo...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/About-Town/Story~22774.aspx10/9/2005 10:46:12 AMBill Orchard In 1940 the Arvada Garden Club dedicated the first Children's Christmas Tree, a living tree planted on the front lawn of the McIlvoy House. The tree was dedicated to Dr. Richard Russell, Arvada's first mayor. This tree was damaged in recent storms and had to be taken down early this year. As pa...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/News/Story~35506.aspx12/5/2005 9:11:07 PMBill Orchard The Arvada Gardeners held their annual elections on January 9th. The new officers are: Midori Krieger - President, Dawn Buckingham - Vice President, Wally Gallaher - Treasurer and Bill Orchard - Secretary. Outgoing President Elmer Nygaard and Vice President Mike Flett (pictured) were honored for ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Tips-Techniques/Gardening/Story~43753.aspx1/12/2006 9:21:00 PMBill Orchard If you're an apartment dweller, don't have the room, want to learn to garden or just enjoy gardening in a community environment, consider spending your summer with the Arvada Gardeners. Their Community Garden of more than 100 plots is located at West 57th Avenue and Garrison Street in Arvada. ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Tips-Techniques/Gardening/Story~74330.aspx4/12/2006 10:04:51 PMBill Orchard The annual flower planting at the Arvada Flour Mill was held on Saturday. This is a collaborative effort of the Arvada Gardeners and the Arvada Historical Society. The Historical Society supplies the ground and funding, and the Arvada Gardeners supply the labor and expertise. The club chairperson...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Tips-Techniques/Gardening/Story~87481.aspx5/20/2006 7:17:54 PMBill Orchard The Denver Bicycle Touring Club held their annual Memorial Day Bike Ride and Picnic at Prospect Park again this year.More than120 cyclists attended the eventthat had several rides for different skill levels and interests: 40-mile road ride, 20-mile fun ride, 15-mile mountain bike ride and a 15-mi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Health-Fitness/Outdoors/Story~89871.aspx5/29/2006 7:56:05 PMBill Orchard Seeds of partnership that is. During this coming weekend's Gold Strike Festival the Arvada Gardeners will be again be partnering with Historic Olde Town Arvada (HOTA). They will be volunteering to work most of the shifts in the two Pepsi booths, which are fundraisers for HOTA. They will be sellin...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Tips-Techniques/Gardening/Story~91628.aspx6/4/2006 6:36:26 PMBill Orchard As part of Saturday's Arvada Celebrates Its Trails, the Denver Bicycle Touring Club sponsored a 22-mile bike ride. The ride started at the newly dedicated (thanks Councilman Marc Williams !) Majestic View Nature Center parking lot and followed the Ralston Creek Trail to the Arvada Reservoir ne...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/About-Town/Story~91629.aspx6/4/2006 6:50:04 PMBill Orchard Fathers rode free because it was the Denver Bicycle Touring Club's seventh annual Father's Day bike ride. The ride always leaves from Olde Town Arvada andthe destination changes every year. This year the group road out the Ralston Creek Trail and over to the VanBibber Creek Trail before stopping ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/News/Story~95919.aspx6/18/2006 3:42:24 PMBill Orchard It started with a call from our daughter in Boulder. Golf ball-size hail and it was headed our way, lots of it. Memories from 30 years in Arvada and two new roofs told us that this was all possible. The weather channel and the locals confirmed the threat. The guy next door drove his truck up on h...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/News/Weather/Story~98028.aspx6/25/2006 5:57:36 PMBill Orchard The Ralston Creek Trail begins at Gold Strike Park near Ralston Road and Sheridan. To begin the trail and enter Arvada you cross over from the Clear Creek Trail to the Ralston Creek Trail, via the Gold Strike Bridge. "The bridge" was opened on Nov. 1, 2001. It was quite the sight, especially at n...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/About-Town/Story~100478.aspx7/2/2006 7:19:54 PMBill Orchard It's only July and already the harvest has begun. While the early warm weather caused most of the broccoli and cauilflower to bolt, there are thosewho are harvesting peas, cabbage, turnips, kolrabi, radishes, mustard and lots of squash. The strange thing is that they are also harvesting tomat...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Home-Garden/Story~102582.aspx7/9/2006 6:56:11 PMBill Orchard It could grow up to be the largest zucchini in Arvada. It could win first place at the Arvada Harvest Festival Garden Harvest Contest . It could earn you a great prize from Young's Market and Garden Center. It could help you become the Grand Prize Winner. It could make you famous, ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Home-Garden/Story~104365.aspx7/16/2006 4:38:43 PMBill Orchard The Men's Garden Club of Arvada was organized in the spring of 1967 and has sponsored a Community Garden ever since. In the mid-'90s they evolved into a family-oriented group and changed their name to the Arvada Gardeners. Their Community Garden of 100-plus plots is located in the old Garrison...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Home-Garden/Story~109248.aspx8/1/2006 7:13:44 PMBill Orchard The 11th annual Arvada Gardeners Open House was that good. It was as good as a fresh-picked and eaten tomato, as good as an ear of plot-to-pot corn with butter and salt, as good as a zucchini chocolate muffin, as good as homemade green chile, as good as a conversation with friends in the gazebo,...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Home-Garden/Story~113292.aspx8/12/2006 10:14:40 PMBill Orchard Mayor Pro Tem Aaron Azari claims to have the ugliest garden shoes in Arvada. We'll be the judge of that! Who are we? We are the 81 st Annual Arvada Harvest Festival. We are the Garden Harvest Contest. We are Young's Market and Garden Center. We are Kyle and Jackie and family. We are the judges. ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/About-Town/Story~113369.aspx8/13/2006 1:15:02 PMBill Orchard Anyone can decorate a cake, but it takes a special talent to decorate a vegetable. If you're one of these special people, then the Arvada Harvest Festival is looking for you. Specifically, the Garden Harvest Contest, which has a new category this year called the Best Decorated Vegetable. We're l...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/About-Town/Story~115909.aspx8/20/2006 6:51:35 PMBill Orchard Do you have an unusual vegetable? A tomato shaped like a rubber ducky? A four-legged carrot? A crossbred squash that doesn't look like either of its parents? A cucumber that you grew in a bottle, broke the bottle and now the cuke looks like the bottle? A kohlrabi that no one else wanted? An ear o...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Home-Garden/Story~118569.aspx8/27/2006 8:02:29 PMBill Orchard Again this year, Young's Market and Garden Center is the sponsor of the Garden Harvest Contest. Co-owner and General Manager Kyle Becerra had such a wonderful time last year, she couldn't wait to return. She expects the entries to "grow" and this year's contest to outshine last years. She has...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/About-Town/Story~121071.aspx9/4/2006 11:32:37 AMBill Orchard The 81st Annual Arvada Harvest Festival announced the winners of the Garden Harvest Contest. There were 107 entries in 12 categories and a grand prize winner. The event was sponsored and jugded by Young's Market and Garden Center. First place winners received a blue ribbon and a gardening gift, A...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Home-Garden/Story~123252.aspx9/9/2006 10:41:25 PMBill Orchard The Arvada Gardeners will be having a Giant Pumpkin Contest in conjunction with the Festival of Scarecrows on Oct. 14 in the new Olde Town Square in Historic Olde Town Arvada. Entries will be accepted from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. andjudging begins at 1 p.m. Cash prizes of $50, $30 and $20 will be...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/About-Town/Story~130610.aspx9/27/2006 9:25:50 PMBill Orchard The Arvada Gardeners will be celebrating their 40 th anniversary next year. They began in 1967 as an all men's club with a children's garden and have grown to become a family club with a community garden and a partner with other organizations in the city. The club's membership now numbers 40+ me...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Promotions/Community-Giving/Story~137756.aspx10/14/2006 9:02:52 PMBill Orchard Pumpkins came to the new Olde Town Square by the wagon load, by the truck load and by the SUV load, all for the 10th Annual Festival of Scarecrows and the Giant Pumpkin Contest. The Arvada Gardeners sponsored the contest again this year and presided over the judging. They abandoned last years' ba...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/About-Town/Story~137804.aspx10/15/2006 1:25:51 PMBill Orchard On Sunday October 29th meet Bill Orchard (303-422-9468) at 10:00 am at the Olde Town Arvada Park-n-Ride at 55th and Wadsworth (56th Pl & Vance) for an end of season 20 mile bike ride, weather permitting. To celebrate Halloween, this will be an Arvada graveyard ride with visits to three differ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/About-Town/Story~137828.aspx10/15/2006 2:34:23 PMBill Orchard You don't have to drive to Brighton or Broomfield or Boulder to find that special pumpkin sitting in a pumpkin patch. You have only to visit the Arvada Gardeners' community garden at 57th and Garrision. Their pumpkin patch still has many good sized pumpkins left. Stop by on the next two Saturdays...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Holidays/Halloween/Story~137863.aspx10/15/2006 5:13:25 PMBill Orchard Join Historic Olde Town Arvada, the House of Seasons and the Arvada Gardeners this Saturday, November 4th to decorate Olde Town for the holidays. Meet at the McIlvoy House (Upham and Grandview) between 8:30 and 9:00am to register and pick up your strings of lights. Bring a ladder and light pole i...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Holidays/Christmas/Story~143711.aspx10/29/2006 9:48:47 PMBill Orchard