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Needing a wildlife encounter? Visit the Boulder Public Library to enjoy J. B. Sullivan’s exquisite drawings of wildlife and animals of all kinds.  A Colorado native, Sullivan enjoys drawing birds, elk, coyotes, moose, bears and other animals he discovers in our local environment.

Each drawing requires hundreds of hours to complete the contrast, shading, and immense detail. Working with just pencils, he creates life like drawings that reflect…

Local business offers summer camps, horseback riding instruction & horse training services

Longmont, Colo.– Cornerstone Farm (www.CornerstoneFarmLLC.com), a local business offering horseback riding lessons and horse training services to area residents for 16 years, has announced its 2013 summer horsemanship camp schedule. Cornerstone Farm specializes in hunter/jumper instruction…

The 26th Annual Denver Home Show: March 15 – 17, 2013

Celebrity Landscaper Ahmed Hassan Will Offer Tips for a Beautiful Yard

Denver Home Show Honors Military, Fire and Police Departments

with Hero Day Friday

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Show & Sale continues through June 2; opening weekend features a variety of events to support the activities of the Loveland and Thompson Valley Rotary Clubs

The 22^nd Annual…

Ryan and Amy Green are parents to four boys between the ages of 2 and 7. In January 2010, they received some bad news. One-year-old Joel had cancer.

Joel had an Atypical Teratoid/ Rhabdoid Tumor (AT/RT) that was successfully removed. After the surgery he was scheduled to undergo 54 weeks of treatment including chemotherapy and radiation. He never finished treatment because 10 months later he had a tumor recurrence.…

Casey VanSise, a Sophomore History Major at the University of Colorado, Boulder has made the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s List for Spring Semester 2012. The Dean’s List requires that a student hold a 3.75 or better GPA and be enrolled in at least 12 graded credit hours of coursework for the given semester. This achievement ranks Casey among the top students at…

App helps sales reps boost productivity by accessing customer relationship management system on iOS, Android, and Blackberry

February 19, 2013. Fort Collins, Colo. – Front Row Solutions (FRS), a customer relationship management (CRM) system built around the needs of sales representatives and sales managers, has released the newest version of its Front Row Sales Pro Application for iOS, Android, and…

Happy to say I am living back in Boulder (Gunbarrel) again after living in Estes Park for almost 15 years.  I first came to Boulder in 1961 to attend CU and now am teaching online courses for Continuing Education at CU.  While living in Estes I was evacuated for a fire last summer and then was inundated with smoke from the Fern Lake fire most of the fall.  Too much stress and too much to lose, so I moved.  Have been enjoying Twin Lakes trails, Walden Ponds/Sawmill Ponds, and Niwot trails. …

The American Cancer Society is getting big under the big top with their Kick Off celebration for the 2013 Relay For Life of East Boulder held March 9, 2 p.m. at Louisville United Methodist Church. In 2012, the Relay For Life of East Boulder raised more than $95,000 for the American Cancer Society. With the theme “Under The Big Top”, Relay For Life of East Boulder will be Dreaming Bigger, Hoping Bigger and Relaying Bigger for 2013!  The 2013 East…

Looking for the next J.K. Rowling

Broomfield, Colorado—On March 2, 2013 Three power-house literary agents will team together to help aspiring children’s book novelists discover how to break into publishing.  Those who register for the event will enjoy a rare opportunity to move beyond the veil of the internet and meet three agents: Sara Megibow from Nelson Literary, Kate Schafer Testerman of KT Literary, and Terrie Wolfe of AKA Literary.

J.K.…

The 2012-2013 CAR National Theme is "Saratoga - The Turning Point." 

Quoted from the National Program Packet - "The Battle of Saratoga was actually comprised of two battles, taking place 18 days apart in the fall of 1777. But what set the scene for these clashes? Imagine yourself in the colonies in the early days of 1777. The joy and excitement of the…

To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, members of the William Smith Livingston Society gathered at Rocky Mountain National Park where Ms. Diane Harpold presented a very educational program.  The purpose of the ESA is to protect and recover imperiled species and the ecosystems upon which they depend.  It is administered by the Interior Department’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS, Secretary Ken Salazar of Colorado) and the Commerce Department’s National Marine…

The 20th Annual Cherry Creek Diversity Conference awarded the "Human Rights Award" to The Women's Wilderness Institute based in Boulder. The Diversity Conference is held annually in Denver and is attended by over 1,000 high school students from around the state as they learn and celebrate diversity through music, workshops, and seminars.

The Women's Wilderness Institute, founded by Laura Tyson in 1998, was selected to receive the award because…

Champions Lorraine Moller and Colleen Cannon provide fresh approach to fitness

Boulder, Co – Champion athletes Lorraine Moller and Colleen Cannon provided a “Heroines Approach” to fitness at the Boulder Athleta store in January.  Their free presentation “Skip the New Year’s resolutions and go for self-revelation,” is the first in a five part series on Fitness Alchemy presented at the store.

                The Heroines approach is an in depth way of looking at personal…

Louisville, Colorado – On Friday, February 1^st, Dental Aid will participate in Give Kids A Smile – a national day of free oral health care for uninsured children.  While Dental Aid provides reduced-fee dental care for low-income and uninsured Boulder residents every day, Give Kids A Smile is a great way for uninsured children to receive care that their families may not be able to afford.

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Provisional patent awarded, company exhibits this week at Outdoor Retailer Show

Denver, Colorado – Outdoor Girl, a Colorado-based manufacturing company, has introduced its first product in the Outdoor Girl Rack System (OGRS) line. The…

For the past six years, Reading Village (www.readingvillage.org) - a Boulder-based international development organization - has been empowering Guatemalan youth to eradicate illiteracy and break the cycle of poverty in their rural, indigenous communities. Combining literacy promotion, leadership development, and high…

Christmas was a bit brighter this year for 240 local children thanks to the city’s annual Project Present, which highlights the generosity of local businesses and city employees.

Created by the Commerce City Parks and Recreation Department, the program benefits underprivileged children by providing them with gifts. Sponsors bought presents ranging from coats and gloves to bikes and skateboards.

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Running pain-free can be an ongoing challenge for runners, and can also be a challenge for physicians, physical therapists, trainers, and coaches when working with runners. Nicole Haas is a physical therapist at Alta Physical Therapy & Pilates who spends a large amount of time and effort sorting through the research and evidence in order to help runners enjoy mile after mile while avoiding injuries. Alta is pleased to announce that she will be speaking on the topic at the American…