U.S. Navy aircraft carrier hosts Denver area community leaders
Submitted by Dan Puleio What do a Denver Police Officer, a business executive, an entrepreneur, an engineer, a restaurant owner, a medical doctor, a school teacher, an investor and an attorney have in common? This is the group that joined together for a once in a lifetime experience known as a “Distinguished Visitor Aircraft Carrier [...]
Littleton taps new city attorney
Fellman will contract for legal services By Peter Jones Littleton has a new city attorney – but the city is renting, not buying. Ken Fellman, a partner in the Denver law firm of Kissinger & Fellman, was appointed to the position by City Council last week, though his firm, as a whole, will now serve [...]
Cherry Hills takes stance on marijuana use, bans retail shops
By Jan Wondra In the second and final reading of an amendment to its municipal code addressing personal use and regulation of marijuana and marijuana accessories, the Cherry Hills Village City Council unanimously agreed to ban any retail sales of marijuana or marijuana accessories and to proceed with a slightly amended version of Council Bill [...]
Ethiopian community to honor King Foundation, Sweeney
Submitted by Ellsworth Grant The Kenneth King Foundation has a long and distinguished history of helping the less fortunate in times of need in Colorado. The organization was established by Mr. King in 1990 with full funding occurring after his death in 1992. The foundation has always operated based on Mr. King’s modus operandi: “To [...]
Denver Water’s Drought Patrol urges conservation
By Tom Barry The message should be loud and clear by now, “It’s a drought,” proclaims Denver Water, which provides the clear liquid gold to 1.3 million customers throughout most of the metro area, including most of southern Arapahoe County. Colorado’s largest water provider has a goal of cutting overall water usage by 20 percent [...]
CHV council increases max municipal fines
By Jan Wondra Violate a municipal code within the city limits of Cherry Hills Village and you may well incur a larger fine than you would have last month. That’s because City Council, at its May 21 meeting, approved Council Bill 9, Series 2013, which increased the maximum fine from $1,000 to $2,650. The increase [...]
Deputy of elections appointed
Former state official brings statutory and technical expertise Submitted by Arapahoe County The Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder’s Office welcomes J. Wayne Munster as deputy of elections, a position in which he will supervise 14 Election Division employees and administer elections for the state’s third most-populous county, which has more than 372,000 registered voters. Munster [...]
PJ Library launches to bring Jewish children’s books to local families in July
About 1,500 Jewish families in Denver and Boulder will receive gifts of free Jewish children’s books as part of the nationally-growing PJ Library, an initiative dedicated to building Jewish identity and engagement through high quality literature. Started in 2005, PJ Library (PJ is for pajamas) mails more than 110,000 Jewish children’s books as gifts to [...]
Free shred-a-thon to benefit Newton Middle School June 8
While people fear hackers and electronic scams, physical documents continue to be a favorite target of identity thieves. Unfortunately, paper-based information is one of the easiest ways to compromise a person’s information. As a safe option, Colorado Vault and Safe Deposit Box Co. and Arapahoe Credit Union will be providing an open shred-a-thon event on [...]
Robbs have memorable moments of Margaret Thatcher
By Regent Emeritus Norwood L. Robb One of the great pleasures in our lives was meeting some of the high profile people while I was on the University of Colorado Board of Regents. My wife Barbara and I (of Centennial) were fortunate to meet and be photographed with a very great lady, Margaret Thatcher. She [...]
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