July 23, 2015 VOLUM E 70 | IS S UE 37 | 50 ¢
A DA M S C OU N T Y & J E F F E R S ON COU N T Y, COLOR A D O
A publication of
WestminsterWindow.com
New sculptures throughout park
Touching Sound by Maureen Hearty Prancing Cranes by Shahla Reynolds
The public encouraged to vote for their top choice E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park has six new sculptures gracing its grounds for the next year. Artists loaned their works to the Northglenn as part of the 2015-2016 Art on Parade. The city and the Northglenn Arts & Humanities Foundation, NAHF, unveiled the sculptures July 1 at the park, 11800 Community Center Drive. Artists in the program were funded by NAHF and Adams County Scientific and Cultural Facilities District. Each year, residents vote for their favorite piece. The winning sculpture of the People’s Choice award is purchased by NAHF and gifted to the city for permanent placement. Through the Art on Parade program, the city owns $436,642 worth of world-class sculpture. Photos by Ashley Reimers
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Invertebrates take over Butterfly Pavilion Things can be fine for those with no spine By Ashley Reimers
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There was a flurry of excitement as children of all ages rushed into Invertebrate World, the new exhibit at the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster. “With this exhibit we’re able to truly showcase invertebrates, not just in one facet of one environment, but really look at invertebrates as a whole,” said vice president of science and conservation Mary Ann Hamilton, as youngsters around her navigated the exhibit with wide eyes. “Invertebrates make up 97 percent of all living animals on our planet. And oftentimes many of those invertebrates go unnoticed. So this exhibit is an opportunity for us to take advantage and show off what invertebrates are all about.” The 18-month exhibit opened July 1. Guests will leave knowing what an invertebrate is and why they are so valuable to healthy natural areas, engage in a wide variety of interactive sta-
Kellie Ringueberg shows a child a worm during a visit to Invertebrate World at the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster. Photo by Ashley Reimers tions and feel awe and amazement at the sheer number and diversity of all invertebrates, Hamilton said. The 3,500-square-foot exhibition is filled with five activity zones: 1. Extreme Animals: An introductory exhibit with a live desert long-legged ant colony, termite wall and a carnivore tower with tarantulas, centipedes and many more meat-eating invertebrates.
2. No Bone Zone: An explosion of diversity viewed through a collection of more than 1,000 invertebrate species and including examples of scale, as well as important Colorado connections. 3. Spineless Spot: A presentation area where guests will be invited to learn about invertebrate transformations through dress-up, role play, group games, gorgeous digital images and highly engaging program presenters. 4. Backyard Bugs: A children’s playscape with multiple opportunities for kids to climb, jump and play on a larger-than-life bug playscape with spiderwebs, a giant log, a climbable caterpillar, computer interactives and more. 5. Dug out: A touch station with multiple opportunities for guests to hold or touch popular invertebrates such as worms, millipedes, cockroaches and beetles. “We also have story time and our education program has created new programs to really up the excitement for this exhibit,” marketing director Lisa Fairlee said, “and to also make sure we’re continually educating our visitors in a fun and exciting way.” For more information on Invertebrate World, visit www.butterflies.org.
Pipeline project enters phase two Crude oil will come down from Wyoming to reach refinery By Ashley Reimers
areimers@colorado communitymedia.com Construction on phase two of the Rocky Mountain Pipeline Project is underway in Thornton. The project is building a 16inch underground crude oil pipe-
line from the Commerce City Suncor Refinery to Cheyenne, Wyo. The 102-mile pipeline will transport crude oil from Wyoming to the refinery, where it will be refined into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel for Denver International Airport, asphalt for Colorado’s roads and highways and other petroleum products for the state. Phase one, from Commerce City to 128th Avenue in Thornton, was wrapped up this year. Phase two, from 128th Avenue to Fort
Lupton, is expected to be completed by the end of the year, said Thornton senior civil engineer Jim Kaiser. “In June, work began with the installation of erosion control devices, mowing and tree removal along the alignment in preparation for the pipeline construction. The work will be a combination of open cut and directional boring,” he said. “All street and drainage crossings will be performed by directional boring and two crews will
be working the project.” Kaiser said residents living near the pipeline can expect typical construction noise like machinery, and there may be a dust issue. He said people should also watch for increased truck traffic in the area. “Once the pipeline is complete, the ground and area will be reseeded and restored to how it was originally,” he said. For more information on the Rocky Mountain Pipeline Project, visit www.suncor.com.