Jeffco Transcript 071422

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Week of July 14, 2022

JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO

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VOLUME 38 | ISSUE 51

Jeffco Public Health sounds alarm over contagious bird flu strain Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza found in several counties, inlcuding Jeffco BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Country band Twenty Hands High cranked out retro country and southern rock hits July 6 at Wheat Ridge’s Performances in the PHOTOS BY BOB WOOLEY Park.

Summer storm can’t stop the music Wheat Ridge summer concert series draws fans despite wet weather BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Neither rain, nor wind, nor dark, threatening skies could keep country rock band Twenty Hands High from entertaining a hearty bunch of Wheat Ridge music lovers during the City’s July 6 Performances in the Park event. Fans of all ages came to Anderson Park Pavilion to sit, listen, dance, sing along and maybe grab a bite from a food truck. A flash flood warning for the area, issued earlier in the evening, SEE CONCERT, P2

An advisory on the Jefferson County Public Health website lays out a stark warning for backyard hobbyists who keep poultry flocks (chickens, geese, ducks, quail, etc.) and traditional farmers who keep birds. The advisory details how Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is monitoring the state for reports of wild and domestic birds that have been infected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza , also known as H5N1 flu. The virus has been found in wild and domestic bird populations in at least 15 counties in Colorado as of June 2022, including Jefferson County. As a precaution, residents and farmers are urged to be alert to unusual illnesses or deaths in wild and domestic birds According to CDPHE, The H5N1 strain of avian influenza is highly contagious in birds and can cause serious illness or death in birds that acquire the infection. It is rare, but not impossible, for humans to become sick with this illness — those most at risk are people who have regular contact with domestic

Music lovers braved rain and threatening skies to attend Performances in the Park.

INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 14 | LIFE: PAGE 16 | CALENDAR: PAGE 19 | SPORTS: PAGE 24

Evergreen Jazz Festival Big Talent! Small Venues! Great Setting!

Dancers Welcome!

Free Parking!

EvergreenJazz.org 303-697-5467

SEE BIRD FLU, P3

July 29, 30 & 31


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