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Safety tips to keep pets safe this summer
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Here are a few tips and reminders to make sure our pets are as happy and relaxed all summer as we plan to be.
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YMCA of the Rockies World Council convenes in Denver
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Delegates from more than 20 countries explored the Denver Capitol on July 1 as part of the YMCA World Council excursion program.
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South metro leaders join call for immigration reform
The South Metro Denver Chamber and District Attorney George Brauchler were among those who participated in last week’s Day of Action for Immigration Reform.
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New display board installed at the Georgetown Visitors Center in Clear Creek County. Courtesy photo
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Celebrate Colorado’s birthday with free admission at history museums statewide Includes free celebration on August 1-2 at the History Colorado Center In honor of Colorado’s 138th birthday, History Colorado museums will be FREE to the public Aug. 1 – 2 offering visitors two days of free fun to celebrate Colorado’s wild, colorful, historical, traditional and modern culture. The two-day Colorado Day celebration at the History Colorado Center will include food, music, dance and hands-on activities as well as a chance to recognize how Colorado’s past has shaped who we are as a state and people today. “No other organization can help Coloradans understand the present in the context of the past, the way we can,” said Kathryn Hill, History Colorado COO. “We celebrate Colorado’s places, stories and cultures of Colorado everyday, and this is evident the minute you enter
our museums. On Colorado Day, we offer even more for visitors of all ages to spark imaginations and stimulate conversations about our state’s issues and future.” Beginning at 8 a.m. on Aug. 1, History Colorado and its partners, the Department of Agriculture, the Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and Visitor Services will meet on the west steps of the Capitol to honor the occasion. The Capitol will be decorated for the event, and will feature square dancing, Colorado candy and birthday cake, living history preservation and other special programs, followed by a procession from the Capitol to History Colorado. Colorado Proud will hold a press
conference at the History Colorado Center immediately afterward to recognize August 1 as Colorado Day and to launch the Colorado Proud Choose Colorado Tour– a month-long, statewide road trip to celebrate food and agricultural products that are grown in Colorado. The Choose C o l o rado Tour, scheduled from Aug. 1–27, integrates 10 agricultural communities, celebrates farmers who help our state thrive, and educate and influence consumers along the journey. History Colorado Center festivities include an indoor/outdoor farmers market featuring local farms and Colorado Proud products, getting dirty with adobe brick making, craft and food
demonstrations, and live performances all day long. These festivities are presented in partnership with the Colorado Tourism Office and AngloGold Ashanti North America Inc. In addition, the much renowned traveling exhibit Food: Our Global Kitchen will be open throughout August—the last chance Coloradans will have to see, touch, and taste this exhibit before it travels cross country.
Statewide Celebrations
Not in Denver on Aug. 1 and 2? Make sure to visit one of History Colorado’s regional properties for free museum admission. *The Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin will be free on Aug. 1 only and the Georgetown Loop & Railroad will be operating under their usual ticketing prices. For a complete list of our regional properties, their hours, and locations visit www.HistoryColorado.org/ museums.