In the Loop

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By Lakewood Edge • May 27th, 2010

SUBMITTED BY: Mark Smiley, Director, Public Relations & Marketing, Seniors’ Resource Center
JEFFERSON COUNTY – County Commissioners Kathy Hartman, Faye Griffin, and Kevin McCasky presented Seniors’ Resource Center (SRC) with a proclamation declaring May as Older Americans Month on Tuesday, May 25.
Adult Protective Services and the Jefferson County Council on Aging (JCCoA) joined SRC at the [...]

SUBMITTED BY:  Jennifer Kostka, Jefferson County Citizen Involvement Coordinator
JEFFERSON COUNTY – Homeowner association members will have the opportunity to learn about legislation affecting HOAs, legal issues for covenant enforcement, architectural standards for renewable energy and more at a roundtable event at 5:30 p.m., June 10, at Peak Community & Wellness Center, 6612 South Ward Street [...]

SUBMITTED BY: Deb Frazier, Colorado State Parks
LITTLETON – Come join the fun at Chatfield State Park for Slocum Cabin Days on June 18-20.  Events include furs and historic trade goods, storytelling, cannon drill and firing, frontier-style cast-iron cooking, a Saturday night council fire and flag retirement ceremony, old-fashioned crafts such as beading and lace making, [...]

SUBMITTED BY: Mark Techmeyer, Public Information Officer, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
JEFFERSON COUNTY – In an effort to reach out to seniors in the community who may be more at-risk for becoming victims of crime, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office will host its fifth annual senior safety luncheon on Tuesday, June 22,  from 11 a.m. to 2 [...]

Jefferson County – The Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications for its 2010 Youth Academy. The academy, which is free, is designed a to provide a sample of the operations of local law enforcement.for people between the ages of 14 and 20, and offers them .
The academy offers “a fun-filled, week long academy with class topics [...]

SUBMITTED BY:  Jeffco School District Communications Office
Jeffco Public Schools offers a variety of summer school programs to help students with special academic needs and promote student enrichment. The district’s Summer School Office is sponsoring core programs in math, language arts, science and [...]

JEFFERSON COUNTY – Being neighborly proved costly for four senior citizens, including a Lakewood resident, who have
 lost jewelry and cash after allowing a pair of strangers claiming to be neighbors needing help stole cash and jewelry from the victims.
The Jeffco Sheriff’s Office issued an alert Friday, warning area residents about the Hispanic couple that has [...]

SUBMITTED BY: Steve Davis, Lakewood Police Department Public Information Officer
LAKEWOOD – The Lakewood Police Department will test the city’s outdoor siren warning system on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. The test will be from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Police will activate all 25 sirens in the system with a long wail, followed by a voice test [...]

SUBMITTED BY: Kris Kinzli, GCDF, Marketing & Communications, Jefferson County Human Services
JEFFERSON COUNTY – The Jeffco Workforce Center will host the Fifth Annual Casino Job Fair at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, May 11 from 11:00 am to 3:00 p.m.
Interested job seekers will meet directly with Black Hawk and Central City casino employers who are [...]

SUBMITTED BY: Colorado Christian University
LAKEWOOD – Working adults who dream of getting a nursing degree but can’t juggle school along with their jobs and families can now keep working and pursue their degree in a trailblazing nursing program designed just for them by Colorado Christian University.
“No other nursing program in Colorado offers both instruction and [...]

SUBMITTED BY: Sherry D. Collins
Colorado Democrats in our Legislature have misplaced $3.6 billion!  They can’t find it and when asked, they don’t know what they did with it.  “It’s okay, never mind” seems to be their response.
We have the RIGHT to know! Where’s our money?
In 2005 Colorado voters were told a “goodly portion” of Referendum [...]

JEFFERSON COUNTY – Sheriff’s investigators suspect an Evergreen man killed his 24-year-old sister at their home on Hilltop Drive, but details remained sketchy Saturday.
Deputies booked Zachariah Thomas Santaguida into the Jefferson County Jail early Friday morning after the victim’s sister found her unconscious and called for emergency medical assistance, according to a news release issued [...]

JEFFERSON COUNTY – Victim advocates invite the public to celebrate the “strength and courage” of crime victims Saturday, April 17, in the annual Courage Walk for victim’s rights at the Jeffco Administration and Courts Building.
The 17th annual Courage coincides with National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and is open to everyone in the community who want [...]

Submitted by Colorado State Parks
DENVER – Colorado State Parks has drafted several alternatives to designate and fence dog off-leash areas at Chatfield State Park and Cherry Creek State Park as part of a several year process to protect natural resources, avoid user conflicts and develop a unique amenity for metropolitan area dog owners. Detailed information [...]

LAKEWOOD – Motorists who rely on West 6th Avenue as they head to and from the foothills and mountains to take advantage of spring snow sports can expect a few traffic-induced headaches from a trio of light rail closures covering much of April.
The first leg of the triple-threat will be early next week when prep [...]

LAKEWOOD – Police arrested two men and are looking for a third suspect in Tuesday’s predawn burglary and vandalism at Stein Elementary School.
Jeffco School District security officers responding to a burglar alarm at Stein about 3 a.m. summoned Lakewood police after they spotted intruders inside the school at 80 S. Teller Street.
Several Lakewood officers and [...]

Submitted by: Karen Wachtel Associate Director of Marketing/Communications, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design
LAKEWOOD – The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Student Chapter at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (RMCAD), along with the RMCAD Alumni Association present RMCYCLE—a charity art event benefiting Architecture for Humanity and the work they’re doing in [...]

JEFFERSON COUNTY – Pam Anderson, Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder, is among a baker’s dozen of Colorado citizens appointed to serve on the state’s first Elections Best Practices and Vision Commission.
Secretary of State Bernie Buescher last week announced the members of the panel, which will meet for the first time as a commission on April [...]