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WEEK OF OCTOBER 27, 2022
N VOLUME 63 ISSUE 51
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Accessibility upgrades planned at Red Rocks Amphitheater plans more, better spots for those who are hearing impaired or have mobility issues BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Natalie Ostberg of Pine loves to attend concerts at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
The 29-year-old loves all genres of music, according to her mom, Laurel, who figures Natalie has been to at least 100 concerts since 2002. She’s rocked out to Earth, Wind and Fire, Cyndi Lauper, Arlo Guthrie, Stevie Nicks and many more. Natalie, diagnosed with cerebral palsy, uses a wheelchair. The Ostbergs were at Red Rocks in Morrison on Oct. 18 to learn more about proposed changes to accessible seating at the amphitheater, hoping it would become accessible to even more people.
Denver is planning to improve and expand wheelchair-accessible seating in the front row by removing the bench seating and improving the ramp access to the first row to provide more room for wheelchairs and those moving along the row. In addition, some seats in rows 2 and 3 will be earmarked for those with mobility issues such as people with walkers and canes, and other seats will be earmarked for people who are hearing-impaired to give them better access to interpreters. Improvements will be made to
shuttle parking access, and a ramp will be constructed from the front row to the stage, which will benefit events such as graduations that take place there. Plus improvements are planned for row 70, the row at the top of the amphitheater that also has wheelchair-accessible seating. Some of the improvements will be completed in time for the 2023 concert season while others will be completed in 2025. Margaret Miller of Arvada, who is SEE RED ROCKS, P2
Preparing in case of wildfire
Getting spooky at the pond
Speakers at symposium offer tips, discuss collaboration BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The owners of the pond on Highway 73 south of Evergreen Meadows use the pond as a venue to celebrate Halloween with skeletons making their way across the water. Children have many opportunities to go trick-or-treating this weekend at school-sponsored trunkPHOTO BY DEB HURLEY BROBST or-treats, in neighborhoods and at business sponsored events.
It will take a village to protect the foothills from catastrophic wildfire, officials told Conifer area residents at a Wildfire Symposium on Oct. 19. Representatives from state and county government agencies plus area fire departments told the 145 audience members about their efforts to mitigate thousands of acres of public land by working together and taking advantage of grants. In SEE WILDFIRE, P3
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