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Thu 7/15
Bill Ballas, Lydia Brokaw and Abecedarian Artists Book at Spark Abecedarian Artists Book at Spark Gallery Gallery
@ 12pm / Free Spark Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver Spark Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver
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July 15 Afternoon - Free Concealed Carry Course/Intro to Trauma Medicine @ 2pm / Free Guns For Everyone, 8520 Wash‐ington Street, #Unit K, Thornton
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Music Bingo at Pour Tap
House @ 7pm / Free Pour Tap House, 12433 East 104th Avenue, Commerce City Travel Series: Road Trips Utah 7/15
@ 7pm Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Avenue, Commerce City. 303-289112th Avenue, Commerce City. 303-2893760 3760
Local Theater Company: Discount Ghost Stories: Songs from the Ghost Stories: Songs from the Rockies Rockies
@ 8pm / Free Boulder Bandshell, 1212 Canyon Boule‐Boulder Bandshell, 1212 Canyon Boule‐vard, Boulder vard, Boulder
Amy Winehouse Tribute featuring Supermagick
@ 6:30pm / $10-$300 Local 46, 4586 Tennyson Street, Denver Local 46, 4586 Tennyson Street, Denver
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Friday Bingo at Eagle Pointe 7/16 @ 7pm Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 E. Parkway Dr., Commerce City. 303-289-3760 Fiesta Colorado Dance Company (Mariachi Sol de mi Tierra) (Mariachi Sol de mi Tierra)
Sat 7/17
Hunter Safety
@ 2pm Jul 17th - Jul 18th Fort Lupton Community / Recreation Cen‐ter, 203 S. Harrison Avenue, Fort Lupton. 303-857-4200
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Water Lantern Festival @ 5:30pm / $25.99 Carpenter Park, 3498 East 112th Avenue, Thornton. support@water lanternfestival.com
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Colorado Rapids @ 7pm / $29-$998 DICK'S Sporting Goods Park, 6000 Victory Way, Commerce City An American Quartet - Theater Performance
@ 7:30pm / $12-$20 Broom�eld Auditorium, 3 Community Park Road, Broom�eld Saturday Night Stand-Up
@ 8pm / $15-$18 The Denver Comedy Lounge, 3559 Larimer Street, Denver
Sun 7/18
Farmers Market Trip (7/18)
@ 4pm Offsite, 6060 E Parkway Drive, Commerce City. 303-289-3760 An American Quartet - Outdoor Performance
@ 4:30pm / $12-$20 Broom�eld Amphitheater, 3 Community Park Road, Broom�eld
Mon 7/19
Space is the Place (ages 5-8)
@ 8:30am / $380 Jul 19th - Jul 23rd L’École de Denver, 2280 E 16th Avenue, Denver. 720-513-7658
More Wacky Science
@ 3pm Jul 19th - Jul 22nd Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Avenue, Commerce City. 303-2893760
Kindness Krew
@ 4:30pm Jul 19th - Jul 22nd Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Avenue, Commerce City. 303-2893760 Featured
Kids Summer Academy 2021 at Topgolf Thornton | 5-Days (Mon - Fri) @ 9am / $199 Topgolf Thornton, 16011 Grant St, Thornton
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Budding Birders @ 9am / $210
Jul 19th - Jul 23rd Bird Conservancy's Environmental Learning Center, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton. 303-6594348 ext. 49 Tue 7/20
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Morning Larks Book Club @ 9:30am Anythink Wright Farms, 5877 East 120th Avenue, Thornton. rbowman @anythinklibraries.org, 303-4053200 Civic Center and Golden Triangle Public Art and History Tour
@ 6pm / Free McNichols Civic Center Building, 144 West Colfax Avenue, Denver
Denver Angels Investor Night & Summer Social
@ 6pm / $5 Carboy Winery Denver, 400 East 7th Av‐enue, Denver
Flying W Ranch
@ 9:30pm Fort Lupton Recreation & Parks De‐partment, 203 S Harrison, Fort Lupton. 303-857-4200
Wed 7/21
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George Nelson Lobster Pot
@ 5pm / Free Hotel Boulderado, 2115 13th Street, Boul‐der
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Northglenn Ward 1 Neighborhood meeting @ 6pm Larson Park, 10750 Larson Drive, Northglenn. sbaca@north glenn.org, 303-450-8709
Colorado Rapids
@ 7pm / $25-$998 DICK'S Sporting Goods Park, 6000 Victory Way, Commerce City
Thu 7/22
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Annual Brighton City Barbecue @ 5:30pm Carmichael Park, 650 East South‐ern Street, Brighton. jhulett@ brightonco.gov, 303-655-2206
@ 6pm / Free Guns For Everyone, 8520 Washington Street, #Unit K, Thornton
Music Bingo at Pour Tap House
@ 7pm / Free Pour Tap House, 12433 East 104th Av‐enue, Commerce City
Boulder Arts Outdoors 2021
@ 7pm / $12-$90 Jul 22nd - Aug 26th Glen Huntington Bandshell, Canyon Boule‐vard, Boulder
The Bannetones / The Keeps / Sweet Pork
@ 8pm / $12-$15 Lost Lake, 3602 E. Colfax Ave., Denver
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Ranging from trailer-pulled, transportable domeciles to single-room cottages, a range of Tiny Homes were on display July 10 at Adams County’s Riverdale Regional Park, an annual event there. Demonstration homes ranged from stick-built houses and trailers to repurposed and refurbished buses for a more mobile experience.
The Tiny Home Festival returned on July 10 and 11 with its tiniest unique home at Riverdale Regional Park. Crowds lined up to see the inside of a tiny home built by Mitchcraft. The Faery Palace build by Tiny Temples Homes. It was designed with the unique artistic craftsmanship.
PHOTOS BY BELEN WARD
The exterior of the J.Clay tiny home is built with an outdoor desk. “Borgas Campers.” if you prefer hitching up a camper and traveling around the country this camper is equipment sleeping quarters and an on-demand shower outside.
STAFF REPORT
BRIGHTON — An Adams County Court judge declared a mistrial in the case of Jeremy Webster.
Webster is accused of killing a 13-year-old boy during an alleged road-rage incident in June 2018. The incident, which also injured the boy’s mother, his younger brother and a bystander, was at a Westminster dentist’s offi ce.
Chris Hopper, the spokesman for the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Offi ce, said an emergency medical issue prevented a prosecution witness from coming to Colorado to testify in person at the trial. Hopper called the witness “necessary and indispensable” to the prosecution’s case.
Hopper said that the jury selection
process was still ongoing and jurors for trial had not yet been seated. The judge, Priscilla Loew, reset the Court judge declared a mistrial in proceedings to Oct. 25. the case of Jeremy Webster. Webster is charged with a total 22 counts, including murder with ex13-year-old boy during an alleged treme indifference and assault with road-rage incident in June 2018. The extreme indifference. and Weld County sheriff’s deputies are investigating what they are calling a “suspicious death.” Coburn was discovered near Weld County roads 20 and 19, east of Firestone, according to the sheriff’s department. A press release said Brighton police took a missing person’s report about Coburn collection counts and weekly spraying in areas when the counts warrant,” said Roy Vestal, director, Fort Lupton Pubic Works. because West Nile Virus have a permanent summer presence in Colorado,” Lawley said. quito bites, West Nile symptoms can appear within three to 14 days. Most people do not exhibit symptoms but could experience fever, headache, nausea, vomiting muscle aches, weakness and rashes and should seek medical attention immediately. Less than 1 percent of infections develop a neuroinvasive illness that attacks the nervous system which could be fatal, according to the health
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incident, which also injured the boy’s mother, his younger brother and a bystander, was at a Westminster dentist’s offi ce. spokesman for the 17th
Missing person’s death termed ‘suspicious’
Internet service discount available for those in need
STAFF REPORT
FIRESTONE — Brighton police and Weld County sheriff’s deputies are investigating what they are calling a “suspicious death.”
The body of 33-year-old Ryan Coburn was discovered near Weld County roads 20 and 19, east of Firestone, according to the sheriff’s department. A press release said Brighton police took a missing person’s report about Coburn June 23. His family saw him last June 19.
Joe Moylan, a spokesman for the Weld County Sheriff’s Offi ce, said no cause of death has been determined.
Authorities would like information about Coburn’s activities in the days leading up to his death and/or circumstances surrounding his death. Those with information should call Detective Jared Patterson at 970-400-5374.
There are three times more Culex mosquitoes trapped in 2021 than in previous years in Weld County. SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE
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larvicide treatments, weekly trap collection counts and weekly spraying in areas when the counts warrant,” said Roy Vestal, director, Fort Lupton Pubic Works.
“The public needs to be vigilant because West Nile Virus have a permanent summer presence in Colorado,” Lawley said.
When an infected Culex mosquito bites, West Nile symptoms can appear within three to 14 days. Most people do not exhibit symptoms but could experience fever, headache, nausea, vomiting muscle aches, weakness and rashes and should seek medical attention immediately. Less than 1 percent of infections develop a neuroinvasive illness that attacks the nervous system which could be fatal, according to the health department.
The health department recommends the four “D” to prevent bites: * Drain weekly standing water around the house such as tires, cans fl owerpots, clogged rain gutters, rain barrels, toys, and puddles; * Dusk and Dawn: Mosquitoes are swarming; when outside take safety measures to prevent mosquitoes’ bites; * DEET products are effective insect repellents or other products that contain picaridin, IR3535, lemon eucalyptus oil, and paramentane-diol; and * Dress in long sleeves, pants, and a hat.
For more information about preventing mosquito bites and West Nile Virus in Weld County, visit https://www.weldgov.com/ Government/Departments/Healthand-Environment/EnvironmentalHealth/Animal-Related-Diseases/ Zoonotic-Disease-Seasonal-Updates.
FCC o ers Emergency Broadband Benefi t Program
BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A strong, reliable internet signal may be more important than ever amid the coronavirus pandemic, but internet service isn’t a sure thing for every household.
The federal agency that regulates communication by radio, television, satellite and cable is offering a program that provides a temporary discount on monthly internet bills for low-income households that qualify.
Here’s information about how to sign up for the program.
Emergency Broadband Benefi t
The Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, offers the Emergency Broadband Benefi t Program — a discount on monthly internet bills. If your household is eligible, you can receive: • Up to a $50 per month discount on your broadband service and associated equipment rentals; • Up to a $75 per month discount if your household is on qualifying tribal lands; • A one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, tablet or desktop computer (with a co-payment of more than $10 but less than $50).
Only one monthly service discount and one device discount are allowed per household, according to the website for the FCC’s program.
The program will end when the fund runs out of money, or six months after the federal Department of Health and Human Services declares an end to the COVID-19 health emergency, whichever is sooner.
The FCC anticipates that Emergency Broadband Benefi t funds will be available for several months, said Paloma Perez, a spokesperson for the FCC. if it has an income at or below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines — that’s $35,775 or below for a family of four; see the chart at tinyurl.com/FederalPovertyLevelChart — or if any member of the household: • Qualifi es for Lifeline benefi ts through participation in SNAP (food assistance), Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, federal public housing assistance, or Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefi t; • Participates in one of several tribal-specifi c programs, including Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance, tribal Head Start (only households meeting the relevant income qualifying standard), Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Tribal TANF) or the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations; • Experienced a substantial loss of income since Feb. 29, 2020, due to job loss or furlough and had a total household income in 2020 at or below $99,000 for single fi lers and $198,000 for joint fi lers; • Received a federal Pell Grant in the current award year; • Received approval for benefi ts under the free and reducedprice school lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Eligibility Provision, in the 2019-20 or 2020-21 school years; or • Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating broadband provider’s existing low-income or COVID-19 program, and that provider received FCC approval for its eligibility verifi cation process.
Program rules acknowledge there may be more than one eligible household residing at the same address, the program’s website says.
Any member of your household can make the household eligible. For example, if your child or dependent participates in the free and reduced-price school lunch program, your household qualifi es.
See more information and apply at getemergencybroadband.org/do-i-qualify or call 833-511-0311. You can also email EBBHelp@usac.org with questions.
Loveland-based horse program o ers unique program for kids, vets and others
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Horseback riding offers a great way to get fresh air and exercise for some folks. Others love it because they love the animals themselves.
But Noah Montgomery and Simon Glasser come to Loveland’s Hearts and Horses as a regular part of their therapy. Riding horses, caregivers say, helps them physically and helps improve their quality of life.
Montgomery is 6 years old with cerebral palsy ataxia and has been riding since he was 3.
Glasser is 5, diagnosed with a disease called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, who has been riding since preschool.
Ashley Montgomery, Noah’s mom, said it’s something he looks forward to.
“He loves riding Xellie and is probably one of the highlights of his week. It’s awesome they have a program for people like Noah.”
Justine Mathis, who babysits for Glasser, agreed.
“This program makes him feel good and helps with some of the strain,” she said.
Hearts and Horses is a therapeutic riding facility established in 1997. It was founded by a group of volunteers who were working at a previous therapeutic riding center after it closed.
“A group of volunteers got together and decided there’s still a need for this and got something started. We were founded and ran by volunteers for many years, and it’s a nonprofi t registered 501(c)(3),” said Summer Alameel, development and communications manager of Hearts and Horses.
Hearts and Horses helps an estimated 1,000 participants per year. With a quarter of a century of experience with special needs riders, the center provides a special kind of therapy for people from ages 3 to 99.
“The services we provide for are for post-traumatic stress disorder, cerebral palsy, autism, and dementia. The participates are paired with horses in a structured therapeutic setting,” said Alameel.
Ground-breaking research
Alameel pointed to the Man O’ War Project at Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center, the fi rst university-led research trial to establish guidelines for the application of equine-assisted therapy, or EAT, for treating veterans with PTSD and to examine the effectiveness of the new treatment for veterans.
Hearts and Horses is part of that trial and Alameel said that veterans in Northern Colorado can gain access to this unique treatment option at no cost by working with Hearts & Horses in Loveland.
“This groundbreaking research project will provide the fi rst clinical evidence of the effectiveness of (equine-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder) for treating veterans who suffer from PTSD,” Alameel said.
Therapy trainer Rachel Karneffel has been teaching therapeutic riding for 20 years and has been with Hearts and Horses for more than six. She is certifi ed with the International Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship.
“Therapeutic riding or adaptive riding has been something that people have known for a very long time that works,” Karneffel said.
“We are doing autism studies here with our research at Colorado State University at the Temple Grandin Equine Center,” Karneffel said. “It proves what we already know, which is that horses are incredibly healing.”
Karneffel said the one therapeutic feature about horses is how their body moves with their rider’s body, much like walking. That steady, swaying movement of the horse comes from all angles and directions. How that movement differs between horses makes them better for certain riders and more useful for certain therapies.
“We try to match riders with a horse that has the movement closest to what they need, as well as the temperament,” she said.
Simon Glasser, the boy with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, has some muscle weakness. The way the horses moved hurt his legs at fi rst, making just sitting on the horse diffi cult. Eventually, however, it helped him.
“The movement of the horse from side to side is moving his core to keep balanced, and moving his legs in a way that is similar to how he would be moving naturally,” said Karneffel.
Something incredible
Hearts and Horses has one of the largest volunteer programs in Larimer County. Their numbers may have declined a bit due in 2020 due to COVID, but the group continued to have more than 200 active volunteers throughout the year. In any given year it could go up from 700 to 1,000 people in a year to volunteer at any given time.
David Erbeck is a Hearts and Horses volunteer and a retired fi refi ghter for nearly 30 years.
“It’s the greatest thing I’ve ever done. I got to be a part of something incredible, such as saving lives and rescues. I never cried in 30 years as a fi refi ghter. It brings tears to my eyes — we’re saving people here and it’s amazing,” Erbeck said.
There are 26 horses and a handful of them are therapy horses in training. There is extensive training involved for therapeutic riding and an animal’s temperament is key. As a therapy program, it’s important to have a horse that does not spook easily.
There are other accommodations that must be made. Some of the riders are wheelchair-bound, so volunteers built a lift ramp to help riders get on and off the horse. In the outside area is a trail, called the “Trail of Discovery,” which they use for outdoor classes. It’s designed as a sensory trail for participants that have sensory issues such as autism spectrum disorder.
For Montgomery, riding has taught him the process of doing something physical while also teaching him the benefi t of having patience — something necessary to ride a horse.
“If you can control 1,000 -pound animals and get them to do what you want in a kind, assertive, calm, relaxed way, you can do anything in your life. The magic of our students is to take those skills and bring them outside whether it’s physical, emotional, mental, and socially,” said Karneffel.
Community support
Hearts and Horses receive donations from the community and also has one large annual event, the “Lucky Hearts” annual gala in October at the Embassy Suites in Loveland which also includes a casino night.
“We are currently looking for sponsors, corporate sponsors, family foundations and anyone who is looking to sponsor the event,” said Alameel. “It’s our primary source of funding for the year. We also have a lot of corporate support from individual donors giving $5 a month.
An average lesson is $95. Hearts and horses recognize sometimes that the riders cannot afford that so they group fundraises for every lesson, up to $60, to offset the cost. Even with a reduced fee of $35, it’s a lesson some families cannot afford. So, an additional 56% is needed in fi nancial support for some of the riders in a form of a scholarship.
“We fundraise all of the money to make sure that we never turn a rider away because they can’t pay,” said Alameel.
Hearts & Horses is at 163 N. CR 29, Loveland. For more information call 970-663-4200, ext. 307 or visit www. HeartsAndHorses.org.
Glasser riding Fiona with help from volunteers Steva Gay, left, and Clark Bennett. The training is up to 45 minutes which includes the indoor arena. PHOTO BY BELEN WARD
Anthem-less Fourth of July
Those who attended the Fourth of July observance at Carmichael Park did not hear the national anthem this year.
A Facebook post from the city of Brighton and City Manager Jane Bais DiSessa said it was “due to a change in programming. This change resulted in the national anthem not being played prior to the fi reworks display,” the post said.
“We understand the concerns regarding this change and appreciate all of the feedback we have received,” the post said. “Please accept our sincere apology for this program change. Be assured the national anthem will be played at future Fourth of July festivals.”
One Warrior stays
A new law that outlaws Native American mascots, such as Warriors, in the state’s high schools apparently won’t impact Eagle Ridge Academy’s Warriors.
“My understanding is that the law is in reference to Native American mascots,” said ERA’s head of school Scott Richardson. “While ours is Warriors, it’s in reference to Greek Warriors. Our symbol is actually a Spartan soldier.”
Frederick High School will have to change its mascot, as will six other schools with Warrior mascots in the state. 27J Schools spokesperson Janelle Asmus said ERA can set its own policies, board members, leadership teams and protocols because it is a charter school.
Flicks and Kicks
Brighton’s outdoor movie/concert program, Flix and Kicks, returns this summer at Carmichael Park, 650 E. Southern St.
This year’s lineup includes: * Thursday, July 15 .. “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” * Thursday, July 22 .. 6 Million Dollar Band (‘80s dance band), 6 p.m. (in collaboration with the annual city barbecue); * Thursday, July 29. “The Goonies” * Thursday, Aug. 5 .. Chicano Heat (Tejano band), 7 p.m. * Thursday, Aug. 12 .. “Aladdin” (1992 version) . * Thursday, Aug. 19 .. Derek Hall & the Possibilities, 7 p.m.; and * Thursday, Aug. 26 .. “Wonder Woman”
Movies begin at dusk. Admission is free; seating is fi rst-come, fi rstserved.
PVHS theatre Bootcamp
Prairie View high School will present a theatre bootcamp Tuesday and Wednesday, Juily 20 and 21, and from Tuesday through Friday, July 27 through July 30, in the school auditorium, 12909 E. 120th Ave.
It’s a chance for students in sixth through 12th grades to take workshops focusing on such theatrical aspects as dancing, movement, musical theatre and technical theatre.
The cost is $10 per day or $40 per week per student. Email ebarber@ sd27j.net. That Heals” program coming to Brighton over Labor Day weekend) is July 31.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s In Memory program honors those who returned from the war and later died. The wall will be in Carmichael Park, 650 E. Southern St.,and open 24 hours a day. It’s free.
The city put out a call for volunteers to serve as ambassadors for the event. Those interested should sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4ca4ad2fa7fcc70city.. The city also needs between 150 and 200 volunteers to help with setting up the wall when it arrives in Brighton, plus greeting visitors. Sign up here: https:// www.brightonco.gov/CivicAlerts. aspx?AID=1679
To apply online, visit www.VVMF. org/In-Memory-Program.
City campout
Families that want to experience the outdoors can come Saturday, Aug. 7, starting at 2 p.m..
Brighton Park (555 N. 11th Ave,) will be the scene. The agenda includes an afternoon of outdoor/nature-themed vendors and activities, a movie under the stars, s’mores by the campfi re and settling down in the tents for the night (loaner tents are available).
The fee is $10 per family. Call Valerie Rodriguez at 303-655-2221 or email vrodriguez@brightonco.gov.
Gummball rally
The fourth annual Gummball Rally is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, at Riverdale Regional Park, East 124th Avenue and Brighton Road.
The 5K run is in memory of Adams County sheriff’s deputy Heath Gumm, who died in the line of duty in January 2018.
The fee is $30 for racers 13 years of age and older. (T-shirt guaranteed with a paid entry by Sunday, Aug. 6), and older, $10 for those 12 and under with a T-shirt guaranteed with a paid entry by Aug. 6 and free for racers 12 and under (no T-shirt).
Visithttps://gummball5k.itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=11277.
Call for Art in Park artists
The city of Brighton put out a call for artists to submit works for the city’s fourth annual Art In the Park festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, at Carmichael Park, 650 Southern St.
Visit www.brightonartinthkepark.com for details and applkication forms. The deadline is Wednesdsay, Sept. 1. The one-day festival includes chances to meet the awrtist market, visit with the artists, enjoy food trucks, mkusic and demonstrations. Call 303-655-2176 or email dgallegos@brightonco.gov.
Trash Bash
The city of Brighton’s annual Trash Bash is set for two weekends. The second is the weekend of Friday, Sept. 24. In both instances, the drop-off point will be at the wastewater treatment plant, 325 N. Kuner Road.
Acceptable items for trash bash include furniture, cabinets, appliances (not freezers or refrigerators), bicycles, cut-up carpet and doors. Small items have to be in containers. Total weight has to be relative to the type of container.
Present a city of Brighton water bill or something that indicates your place of residence. A suggested donation of $10 will be accepted to help defray the cost. Car and light pick-up tires will be accepted for $7 each. Oversized tires are $10 each, and semi-tractor trailer tires cost $20.
ECO event
Brighton’s electronic disposal and shredding event is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at City Hall, 500 S. Fourth Ave. Acceptable items include game consoles, electrical equipment and cords, keyboards, computer towers, laptops and cell phones.
Image Summit
Brighton’s Image Summit, a twoday conference for youngsters 10 to 19 years of age, is set for Oct. 27. It’s a chance for youngsters to biuld their confi dence, gain leadership skills and to feel as though they can use their voice to infl uence communities and policyi governance.
Visit www.brightonimagesummit. org.
50/50 sidewalk, curb, gutter program
The city of Brighton offered a new online form for its 50/50 Sidewalk, Curb and Gutter program. It helps reduce the fi nancial cost of replacement and maintenance.
The website is brightonco. gov/5050. Residents can apply for the program, including what’s needed for the repairs and photo uploads.
The program began in 2004. To date, the city said it’s spent almost $50,000 to help out homeowners.
Questions? Call 303-655-2117 or visit brightonco.gov/5050program.
‘Hearts in the Arts’ rental assistance program begins
The Brighton Urban Renewal Authority began the Brighton Hearts in the Arts rental assistance program. It’s designed to help local artists who occupy physical space in the downtown urban renewal area with rent costs.
It’s open to arts-focused nonprofits, according to a statement, plus for-profi t art galleries and art studios. Some of the ‘Need-to-meet” criteria include a 501(c)(3) designation and to be sure that the function and mission of the facility is to exhibit, create, present and/or sell artwork in several forms of media.
Artists can apply for grants that will cover up to half of their annual or monthly lease but no more than $15,000 per year. Visit brightonura. org/176/Brighton-Hearts-the-Arts. Call 303-655-2150 or email aherrera@ brightonedc.org.
Meet the mayor
Brighton Mayor Greg Mills wants to meet the public during new, one-on-one meetings. It’s a chance to learn about current projects, new developments and share issues.
Meetings are the third Friday of every month in 15-minute slots, starting at 10:30 a.m. Reserve a time slot at https://www.signupgenius. com/go/10c0d4caaa62fabf9c34-meet. Indicate whether you want to meet in person at City Hall, 500 S. Fourth Ave., or virtually. Call 303-655-2042.
Eagle View Adult Center and Volunteers of America are offering a box of fi ve frozen meals delivered to your home. You must be 60 or older and be a resident of Brighton. The suggested contribution for the meals is $2.50 meal / $12.50 per box, although the ability to pay is not the deciding factor if you are eligible.
Boxes are delivered Thursdays. Call 303-655-2075 and leave your name and phone number.
COVID-19 vaccines
The Salud clinic in Fort Lupton, 1115 Second St., is offering COVID-19 vaccinations to those 70 years of age and older, healthcare workers and workers in the state’s 1b category. You don’t need to be a patient Register at saludclinic.org.
Eagle Express rides
Barr Lake State Park will offer virtual rides aboard the Eagle Express. Join Ranger Michelle and her friends as they read a story about our natural world that is sure to entertain your preschooler while teaching them about plants, animals and our planet. Call 303-659-6005.
Storytime
Barr Lake State Park’s storytime program goes virtual this year.
Rangers will read stories about the natural world. Call 303-659-6005 with questions.
Legal self-help clinic
The Access to Justice Committee hosts a free, legal self-help clinic from 2 to 3:30 p.m. the fi rst Tuesday of every month. The program is for customers who don’t have legal representation and need help navigating through legal issues.
Volunteer attorneys are available to discuss such topics as family law, civil litigation, property and probate law.
Call 303-405-3298 and ask for Legal Self-Help Clinic at least 24 hours in advance.
Garden in a box
The city of Brighton’s utilities department and Resource Central opened up their Garden in a Box program.
City utility customers can receive a $25 discount off water-wise garden kits while supplies last. They can choose from 12 kits.
Boxes range in size from 60 to 100 square feet and include up to 32 starter plants.
Visit ResourceCenteral.org/ Gardens. Kits will be available for pickup in May. Call 303-999-3820, ext. 222.
Food resources available
Here’s a list of food programs and resources available during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Fort Lupton Food and Clothing Bank from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday is open for people who need help with food. Also, donations can be dropped off at 421 Denver Avenue, Fort Lupton. For more information call 303-8571096.
Eagle View Adult Center and Volunteers of America are offering a box of fi ve frozen meals delivered to your home. You must be 60 or older and be a resident of Brighton. The suggested contribution for the meals is $2.50 meal / $12.50 per box.
