April 2011 Blog Posts (13)

Ecotech Institute, the first and only college focused entirely on preparing America’s workforce for careers in renewable energy and sustainable design, is hosting a free green jobs breakfast on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.  The breakfast will be at Ecotech’s campus, located at…

Random act of Kindness witnessed on RTD bus



This morning while riding an RTD bus to town, I witnessed

a school boy who boarded without his bus pass. The driver

denied him a ride.

His Mom told him to just go home.

Another passenger stood up and paid the $1.00 fare.

After the Mom returned with her son to the Bus, his fare was

paid and he went to school after all.

Boulder people can be kind and considerate.

This is one of the…

Boulder High Presents an Evening of Art and Music May 5th

Additional Music Preformances on May 3, 10 & 12

Visual Arts

The Boulder High School 2011 Spring Art Show will be on display at the school Thursday, May 5, from 4:30 p.m.  – 7:00.  The public is invited to this display of drawing, painting, photography and pottery.  Boulder High School is located at 1604 Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder, just east of Broadway. …

Story by Girl Scouts of Colorado

This spring, a teen from Superior is receiving the Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts. Grace Lounsbury has demonstrated exceptional dedication to the Girl Scout…

Story by Girl Scouts of Colorado

This spring, a teen from Louisville is receiving the Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts. Glynnis Page has demonstrated exceptional dedication to the Girl Scout…

This year 60 Latin students and 6 chaperones attended the State Latin Convention sponsored by the Colorado Junior Classical League. Nearly 500 students competed in a wide variety of contests. Results from this State Competition as well as National Latin Exam Results and Latin Honor Society New Members are posted on the Latin board in the 600 wing. Congratulations to all the students for a wonderful convention.

Fairview’s team of 60 students won many first through…

What’s new for you on Darcie Mae’s website, Darcie Mae's Children's Books & Such

First off, please remember The Peably stories and coloring pictures are free for you to use on my website:

The Peablys have gone through June with the last story in June up now, 4/17/11.…

The Peapod Foundation, created by the Black Eyed Peas, collaborated with Adobe Youth Voices, a non-profit spearheaded by The Adobe Foundation, to create a new public service announcement (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efSYEZZNrEQ). The PSA demonstrates…

We have added classes to our popular Junior Tae Kwon Do Program for ages 6 - 11!

For those who can't attend our weekday 4:15 class, we now have evening classes to accommodate your family's schedule.  And as always, Saeng Myong is a NO CONTRACT school!  Membership is monthly, and you can attend as many classes that are available for your rank/age as possible!

Visit Saeng Myong's website for more details…



More than 400 K-5th grade students kicked off training for the Bolder Boulder with "Fit Club" at Superior Elementary on Friday, April 15. As part of the program, students run a 1.5 mile loop once or twice (depending on time and speed). Fit Club meets twice a week through mid-May.

Since the school opened in 1996, more than 6,000 students have run more than 24,000 miles as part of Fit Club. In addition, students in Fit Club will run together in a wave at Bolder…

Patients are often overwhelmed with medical information once they have been diagnosed with cancer. Many do not fully understand the risk of infection during chemotherapy and the potential impact it has on one’s overall treatment success. 

To encourage cancer patients and their caregivers to actively work with their physicians to learn what can be done to lower the risk of infection before starting chemotherapy,…

In Paris, France on April 10th the top bike racers in the world will gather for the Paris-Roubaix race.  Known as the "Hell of the North" the Paris Roubaix is a grueling road race that challenges the handling skills of the racers as they finish up on the cobbled roads of Roubaix.   In Mead, Colorado on April 10th, the same day as the Paris-Roubaix, over 700 racers will gather to start the Mead Roubaix, part of the Colorado Roubaix Series.  This…

April is Cancer Control Month, an opportunity Rocky Mountain CyberKnife and Boulder Cancer Care are using to encourage healthy lifestyles, remind people to visit their primary care physician regularly and stress the importance of screenings and early detection of cancer.

And cancer control is an issue worth addressing, especially in Boulder County where the…