April 2019 The Broomfielder™ by Loudmouth Media LLC

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COMMUNITY APRIL 14

Mark your calendar for the Sustainable Lifestyle Expo presented by Colorado State University at the 1STBank Center from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $10. Join your local Colorado State University Extension Agents, specialists, and volunteers for a day of researchbased demonstrations and short talks on more than 30 different topics central to life on Coloradoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Front Range including: water conservation, setting up rain barrels, home energy production, keeping backyard chickens, the science of beekeeping, vegetable gardening, pollinator habitats, lawn care, tree care, emerald ash borer, Japanese beetle, nuisance insects in the home, best practices for food preservation, beer making, and cheese making. There will also be demonstrations on bike helmet safety, STEM rocketry, composting with worms, and much more. Come for a few short talks or stay the whole day! Tickets are $10 per adult, and kids seventeen and under are free. Food trucks and a pop-up cottage food market will be on hand. The full schedule and expo maps can be found at: www.adams. colostate.edu/expo/index.htm. Or contact your local CSU Extension office with any questions, including how to be involved in this community event.

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COMMUNITY APRIL 12 Get inspired and support a worthy cause by attending Locally Grown, a Night with Young Life from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at The Hangar at 11824 Corporate Way in Broomfield. The evening program includes a presentation from Super Bowl Champion and local hero, Ed McCaffrey and an amazing window into the ‘locally grown’ work of Young Life here in Broomfield/Adams County. Your ticket of $25 is the best date of the spring as it not only includes Ed but also dinner, drinks, and hearing stories that you’ll be talking about for days after, all under the roof of the amazing Hangar at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport. Come and hear about the great work happening through Young Life! Founded in 1941, Young Life is a non-denominational Christian ministry committed to making a positive difference in the lives of kids through the friendship and influence of caring adults. For more information and to register visit https://broomfieldadamscounty.younglife.org

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Creative Broomfield is proud to present new gallery hours and exhibits featuring both local and nationally acclaimed artists, as well as special events. There is sure to be a show for everyone. This month, discover the beauty and colors of nature with American Impressionist, Cheryl St. John, a fourth generation Colorado native. The show exhibits at the Broomfield Gallery at the Broomfield Auditorium through April 30 during open hours, Mondays and Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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On April 8, several hundred Broomfield neighbors, community leaders, and contributors will meet at the Marriott Westminster for a celebration of the spirit of our City. The 19th annual Heart of Broomfield Awards recognizes several individuals who have made significant contributions to the community of Broomfield. “In addition to celebrating the exceptional individuals who will be receiving awards and being inspired by their stories, we will also be recognizing the 56 grantees from 2018, scholarship recipients from 2018, and sharing ways to get involved in supporting your community through the Broomfield Community Foundation — whether that is becoming a fundholder, a Legacy Partner, or an iGIVE365 member, joining a committee, or making a special gift to continue the work of the Foundation,” said Broomfield Community Foundation Executive Director Marianna Williamson. Guests will enjoy a delicious dinner, dessert, a chance to mingle and network with previous award winners and Broomfield neighbors, a cash bar, a chance to win a weekend mountain getaway to the mountains during Heads or Tails, a chance to take home a high-end bottle of fine wine through the Wine Pull, and a sneak preview of the 2019 Dancing with the Broomfield Stars. The event will celebrate this year’s award winners, and recognize the Broomfield Community Foundation’s 2018 Scholarship Recipients and Grantees. In 2018, the Foundation granted out $143,000 to 55 nonprofits, and distributed $32,000 in scholarships. “This is a time to come, join friends, neighbors, and other community leaders to be inspired. Each winner will share their inspiration and why giving back is important to them. Various organizations and causes are represented in this year’s list of honorees, and as in previous years, they all really are special,” explained Williamson. “We had an overwhelming response of wonderful candidates nominated for this year’s Heart of Broomfield Awards, and we are looking forward to celebrating these outstanding individuals on April 8. Each winner will be introduced by someone who nominated them,” she added.

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The 2019 Heart of Broomfield Award Winners Angel - Stacey Schmuck Arts - Keri Dillingham Community Service - Chris Hanson Education - Greg McDonald Gene Frank - Peter Crouse Heart & Soul - Larry Jaramillo & Family Philanthropy - Marie Rowe Senior - Jim Sparks Walter P. Spader - Bruce Erley Youth - Daniel Riggin The Heart of Broomfield Celebration will be held: April 8, 2019 Marriott Westminster 7000 Church Ranch Blvd, Westminster, CO 80021 Doors open at 5:00 (Program starts at 6:00) Tickets and details are available at www.broomfieldfoundation.org About The Broomfield Community Foundation In 1993, a group of local officials, business people, and private citizens, identified five areas of concern: education, the arts and humanities, human services, senior services, and civic projects. They founded The Broomfield Community Foundation by pooling charitable contributions from across the city to ensure there would be financial support for Broomfield non-profits to provide the necessary activities and services to best serve the community. As Broomfield’s leading partner, resource, and voice of philanthropy for more than 20 years, the Broomfield Community Foundation connects the passion, interests, and energies of donors, nonprofits, community leaders, and residents with knowledge, expertise, relationships, and resources to amplify the impact and generosity of the community and create a stronger, more vibrant Broomfield for all. Since 1993, the Foundation has invested more than $2.1 million into the community of Broomfield, assembled a $1.2 million community endowment, and strengthened more than 100 community nonprofits.

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Enjoy a night of music with the Tina Phillips Trio from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Broomfield Auditorium. Tina Phillips is a respected Jazz artist and songwriter based in the Denver region. Influenced most by Betty Carter, Sarah Vaughn, Charlie Parker, and Sheila Jordan and Art Lande, her style is versatile – including straight ahead, bebop, blues, and Latin Jazz. Her charismatic on-stage performance is the finishing touch. Described as “consistently fun to watch” by jazz journalist Scott Yanow, this concert is suitable for all ages. No tickets are required for the free Tina Phillips Trio concert.

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Your next chance to see the Broomfield Symphony Orchestra is April 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Broomfield Auditorium. The Broomfield Symphony Orchestra will present A Picture Journey: Broomfield and Beyond, featuring beautiful photographs to illustrate Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony, Smetana’s beloved tone poem The Moldau, and Aaron Copland’s music for the film Our Town, with historic and contemporary images of our town of Broomfield. All music will be conducted by Broomfield Symphony Music Director David Brussel. Tickets are $4 to $20 at the door or online at www. broomfieldsymphony.org. Visit the website or call 303-912-1649 for more information.

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Get ready to laugh with Comedian Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Broomfield Auditorium. With a background that ranges from being a bouncer with The Rolling Stones and The Who, a 25-year career in veterinary medicine that saw him named “Specialist of the Year in Private Practice” in 2006, and more than 20-years of performing as a professional stand-up comedian, Kevin Fitzgerald is a true renaissance man. Fitzgerald has performed stand-up comedy and been a staple of the Denver comedy scene since 1986. He has opened for and worked with such diverse and legendary performers as Joan Rivers, Bob Hope, Kevin Nealon, Brian Regan, and Norm McDonald. He is probably best known for his eleven seasons on the popular Animal Planet television series Emergency Vets. He believes his unusual dual-career as doctor and comedian offers him a unique perspective on life. Dr. Fitzgerald also believes none of us laughs enough. Admission is $10 in advance or $15 at the door. All sales are final. Suitable for all ages. Visit www.broomfield.org.

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After a long, cold, dreary winter, there are few tasks better suited to brushing those cobwebs away than a solid spring cleaning session. Opening your windows, airing out your home, and scrubbing off a winter’s accumulation of mud and dirt and grime can set the tone for a season of rebirth and renewal. But wait! Put down that bottle of brand-name cleanser! If you’re trying to refresh your home and remove a season’s worth of allergens and toxins, why douse it in poisons?

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he next time you walk down the cleaning products aisle at your local grocery store, take a deep breath. Those fake smells are all lab-created chemicals, designed to give you the impression of cleanliness and freshness, but in reality they’re exceedingly toxic for both you and the environment. Household cleaners can cause skin irritation and allergic reactions, and they’ve been linked to asthma and other immune disorders. They’re also responsible for thousands of unintentional poisonings every year, mostly of children, because many cleaning products are brightly-colored and easily mistaken for sugary drinks. Cleaning your home with natural products allows you to do less harm to the environment and to save money, too. You only need a few simple things to clean your home naturally: water, lemon, vinegar, coarse salt, and baking soda.

 Slice a lemon in half and use it to clean and disinfect cutting boards. Countertop stains can be removed with lemon juice, too, but don’t use this treatment on marble or granite as the acid can be corrosive to softer materials. Lemons are a natural bleaching agent; add one-half cup lemon juice to your washing machine’s rinse cycle to help brighten whites and keep your laundry smelling fresh and clean.  If your garbage disposal doesn’t smell great, throw half a lemon and a few ice cubes down it to freshen it. (And start a compost pile – the best way to keep your garbage disposal fresh is to not put food waste in it.)  A simple paste of baking soda and water can be used to clean ovens, tile work, and stovetops. For a really messy oven, combine 1½ cups baking soda, ¼ cup vinegar, and a few drops of water to make a thick paste. Apply to oven surfaces, let sit overnight, and then remove with a warm, damp cloth; grease and baked-on food will come right off. Baking soda can also be added to laundry, dusted on carpets before vacuuming, and sprinkled in the bottom of garbage cans, too.  Vinegar is one of the most powerful and economical natural cleaning products available. Mix one part vinegar and one part water in a spray bottle and use to clean windows indoors and out. Add a little neutral oil, like sunflower or coconut, to make your own combination wood dusting and polishing spray.  Commercial toilet cleaners are some of the most toxic products on the market. To clean and deodorize toilets, pour one cup of white vinegar into the bowl and let sit for several hours to deodorize and neutralize germs. Scrub stains with a toilet brush to leave your toilet sparkling clean.  Coarse salt is a perfect abrasive for scrubbing cast iron pots and pans without removing the seasoned finish. You can also scrub tile and grout with coarse salt or baking soda, but be wary of scrubbing when scratching might be a concern (i.e. nonstick cookware).

You don’t need to spend your hard-earned dollars on wasteful paper towels or fancy cleaning cloths, either. Collect your household’s old t-shirts, then wash, dry, and cut into squares. These soft cotton cloths can be washed and reused for cleaning almost indefinitely. If you’ve decided to break up with all of your poisonous household cleaning products, don’t dump them down the sink, on the ground or in the storm drain. If you don’t want those chemicals in your home, you don’t want them in our water supply either, right?

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BROOMFIELD CLEANUP A Critical Component of Your Spring Cleaning Efforts By Tina Eichner

ne of the great services that The City of Broomfield offers its residents each year is the Spring Cleanup program. At our house, we always look forward to the program because it is such a great incentive to take stock of the “stuff” in your garage, backyard, and basement and easily eliminate those no-longer-needed items. It is also a wonderful way to remove some leftover project materials, waste, and some large non-functioning items from your property. *Be sure to check the details below and the lists on www.Broomfield. com to ensure that the items you place for removal follow the City’s guide. Usually held over three Saturdays in April and May, the City is expanding the program to four dates this year to accommodate growth in the community. The way it works is easy. Place your unwanted items out on the curb and the porch the night before your pickup day. Here are a few specific instructions. Items for Donation

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Suitable items for donation may be left on the porch or near the house and properly labeled for donation. The Broomfield Rotary and ARC Thrift Stores will remove these donation items the same day as your cleanup in order to help reduce the volume of items going to the landfill and also to help neighbors looking for affordable used products.

The following items are also not included and should be taken to a landfill by the resident or through a commercial service:

Waste Items Waste items should be placed on the curb. Western Disposal will have two trucks picking up items, divided into recycling and waste. Therefore, please place your items for removal into two separate piles: recycling (wood and metal) and waste (other).

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Hazardous waste is not included in this program but Broomfield residents can take their household hazardous wastes to the Boulder County Hazardous Materials Management Facility year-round. The service is free, and no appointment is necessary. The facility is located at 1901 C 63rd St. in Boulder and is open Wednesday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Call the Hotline at 303441-4800 or Boulder County Resource Conservation Division at 720-564-2251 for more information. The cleanup service will be offered on four consecutive Saturdays: April 20, April 27*, May 4, and May 11.* Note that an incorrect date was listed in the City’s Spring Program Guide; April 27 is correct.

There is an extensive list of items that cannot be removed on www. broomfield.org but basically hazardous materials, televisions, tires, computers, and other electronics will not be picked up and are not included in this program.

An area map that shows which neighborhoods will have cleanup on which dates will be posted on www. broomfield.org in April. See the map to find your date.

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Out with the Old. Developing and maintaining healthy eating habits can be overwhelming. Old habits are hard to break, and new habits can be hard to create. A little organization can go a long way toward helping you achieve your healthy eating goals. An organized kitchen can help you make healthier food choices and save you time and money. Following are a few steps that can help you get organized and achieve your healthy eating goals.

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The first step to organizing your kitchen for better health is to clean out your existing spaces. Go through your pantry, freezer, refrigerator, and even your spice rack and throw away anything that is beyond its expiration date, said Jori Zimmerman, Broomfield-based nutritionist and owner of Nutrition Savvy (www.nutritionsavvy.biz). If frozen items aren’t labeled and you aren’t sure what they are, toss them. Although it can feel bad to throw away food, anything that has been in the freezer more than 5 months isn’t going to taste good, and spices that have been sitting in your spice rack for years will have lost flavor, said Zimmerman. Delicious spices and spice blends are important when cooking healthy meals and fresh, quality spices will help make new, healthy dishes more appealing. This is also the perfect time to box up chips, cookies, and other processed/junk food and donate or toss them.

Re-Think Kitchen Spaces. Studies suggest that we are more likely to eat what we can see and what is most accessible. Now that your kitchen is a clean slate, think about the best ways to strategically organize your food. Keep a basket of fresh fruit on your kitchen table for a quick and easy snack. Store veggies in clear containers in your fridge so you can see them when you go on the hunt for a snack. Put less healthy choices out of sight or in a less accessible place, like high on a shelf. Make space in your fridge to keep water or herbal teas as a healthy alternative to soda and juice, said Zimmerman.

Label and Inventory. Now that your kitchen is organized and fresh, keep it that way by labeling meals and leftovers with the name of the food and date it was prepared, said Zimmerman. She recommends keeping a Sharpie and masking tape handy in your kitchen so you can easily label batch-made freezer meals or leftovers. Create a freezer inventory checklist and update it regularly with food on hand and when you use something. The inventory will come in handy during meal and grocery planning.

Plan, Plan, Plan. Planning out your meals is one of the most effective ways to stick with a goal of healthier eating. “If you don’t plan what your meals are going to be, you’re just going to make bad choices throughout the day,” said Zimmerman. Start with an itinerary of the week ahead that accounts for work schedules, school and sports activities, and other commitments. Then plan a week’s worth of meals that takes into account the various time constraints you expect to have during the week. Create a grocery list and first shop your own kitchen to see what ingredients you already have on hand before heading to the grocery store to complete the list. Consider doubling up dinner portions so you can take leftovers for lunches or freeze for a future meal.

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Set aside time each week to do meal and snack preparation. Make snack packs with small servings of nuts or other healthy snacks to satisfy cravings or have an easy snack on the go. Cut up veggies and store snack-sized portions in Ziploc bags, hard-boil a few eggs, roast a batch of sweet potato or veggies, or make a large batch of oatmeal or rice that you can use throughout the week. You are more likely to reach for healthy snacks if they are already pre-cut, pre-cooked, and ready to go when hunger strikes. While you are already prepping food, think about dicing vegetables and other prep work you can do for the meals you have planned to cut down on meal preparation time when you are busy during the week. You may also save time later by making freezable meals ahead of time in batches.

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DECLUTTERING & ORGANIZING By Sara Lynn Baker, MS, CSCS

KIDS’ SPACES

The amount of stuff we accumulate can be overwhelming. If you have kids, it is likely your house is filled with even more clothes, baby items, toys, and other items than people without children. Recently, many books and even a TV series on decluttering and tidying have become very popular, motivating many to get organized. But where to start? Major organization and decluttering projects can feel overwhelming.

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he first step in starting to organize any space in your house is decluttering. Ideally, you would go through every space in the house including drawers, cabinets, closets, and rooms and decide what you want to keep. However, so that the overall task does not seem unattainable, start small. Select a drawer, a closet or small area to go through first. Sort items to be either thrown away, given away or if still in good shape and being used, keep. Due to the fact that decluttering an entire house will take a good amount of time, break the task into smaller chunks. If you know you have 15 extra minutes, go through that infamous ‘junk’ drawer everyone has. If you have 30 minutes, go through one of your kid’s closets and remove clothes that are too small or not in good shape. Save larger rooms for when you have a bit more time but even taking a few minutes to declutter a small area in a larger room will help continue the decluttering. Continue this process until you have gone through all areas of the house. Once you have decluttered, it is time to start organizing. Though you might have the impulse to go to a fancy organization store, first, look through the house to see if there are any storage solutions you can use. Do you have any baskets, large empty plastic tubs or hooks lying around? Figure out if you currently have anything that can be used before running to the store to buy more. If you are in need of some containers, check local thrift or consignment stores for used items. Thrift stores often have various sized baskets and other possible usable storage solutions.

Organizing and keeping kid’s rooms and play areas organized can be a challenge. Yet, if you can find a method that works for you and your children to keep these areas tidy, everyone in the house will benefit. Pam Holland, a professional organizer and productivity consultant based in Westminster and owner of Mindful Decluttering & Organizing gives her three tips when organizing kid’s space. “Involve the kids as much as possible in choosing containers and storage solutions. This will help them to take ownership of the systems.” Over the door shoe holders are a great inexpensive storage solution for dolls, action figures, cars. and more. Clear shoe organizers are even better so that kids can find what they are looking for. An old-fashioned toy chest works well as it is simple and easy for even young children to use when cleaning up. Many chests can be painted to coordinate with children’s favorite colors. If using bins or tubs to organize toys, Pam suggests, “label using pictures and words so that kids can understand the systems at any age.” Another idea for saving a fair amount of space is removing toys, puzzles. and games from boxes and placing them in large see through plastic bags. You can then ‘file’ these bags vertically in a basket or box to keep them tidy and organized. Make sure to keep game instructions in the bag as well as a photo of the completed puzzle. Underneath a child’s bed is often unused space but can be a great place to keep toys. Use storage carts with wheels to make toys easily accessible. You can even make your own under bed storage solution using two by fours with separate compartments to keep Legos and other toys organized.

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Broomfield Author Adam Makos Releases

SPEARHEAD BOOK DEBUTS ON NEW YORK TIMES LIST

Editor’s Note: Broomfield author Adam Makos’ new book “Spearhead” recently debuted at #4 on the New York Times bestseller list. This excerpt from “Spearhead” drops us into a Sherman tank with rookie tank gunner, Clarence Smoyer, and his commander, Paul Faircloth. It’s nearly three months after D-Day, they’re behind enemy lines in occupied Belgium, and the unthinkable has just happened: in the middle of the night a German tank has blundered into their formation and parked itself alongside Clarence’s tank …

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The loader fell asleep over the gun breech. Three a.m. became four a.m. Clarence and Paul passed a canteen of cold coffee back and forth. They had always joked that they were a family locked in a sardine can. And like a family, they didn’t always see eye to eye. Unlike Paul, who was always running off to help someone outside the tank, all Clarence cared about was his family on the inside — him and his crew. This had been his way since childhood. Growing up in industrial Lehighton, Pennsylvania, Clarence lived in a row house by the river, with walls so flimsy he could hear the neighbors. His parents were usually out working to keep the family afloat. His father did manual labor for the Civilian Conservation Corps and his mother was a housekeeper. With the family’s survival on the line, Clarence was determined to contribute. When other kids played sports or did homework, twelve-year-old Clarence stacked a ballpark vendor’s box with candy bars and went selling door to door throughout Lehighton. Just a boy, he had vowed: “I’ve got to take care of my family because no one is going to take care of us.” Clarence checked his periscope. To the east, a faint tinge of purple colored the horizon.

He kept his eyes glued to the glass until a blocky shape appeared about fifty yards away. “I see it,” he whispered. Paul rose to his hatch and saw it too. It looked like a rise of rock, highest at the midpoint. Clarence turned hand wheels to fine-tune his aim. Paul urged him to hurry. If they could see the enemy, the enemy could see them. Clarence settled the reticle, as a tank’s crosshairs were known, on the “rock,” center mass, and reported that he was ready. His boot hovered over the trigger, a button on the footrest. “Fire,” Paul said. Clarence’s foot stamped down. Outside, a massive flash leapt from the Sherman’s barrel, momentarily illuminating the tanks — an olive drab American, a sandy yellow German—both facing the same direction. Sparks burst from the darkness and a sound like an anvil strike pierced the countryside. Inside the turret, without the fan operating, smoke hung thick in the air. Clarence’s ears throbbed and his eyes stung, but he kept them pressed to his sight. The loader chambered a new shell. Clarence again hovered his foot over the trigger. “Nothing’s moving,” Paul said from above. A broadside at this range? It was undoubtedly a kill shot.

The intercom came alive with voices of relief, and Clarence moved his foot away from the trigger. Paul radioed the platoon, the job was done. Through his periscope, Clarence watched the sky warm beneath the dark clouds, revealing the boxy armor and the eleven foot, eight inch long gun of a Panzer IV tank. Known by the Americans as the “Mark IV,” the design was old, in service since 1938, and it had been the enemy’s most prevalent tank until that August, when the Panther began taking over. But even though it was no longer the mainstay, the “Mark IV” was still lethal. Its 75mm gun packed twenty-five percent more punch than Clarence’s. More light revealed the tank’s dark green and brown swirls of camouflage and the German cross on the flank. Clarence had nearly placed his shot right on it. “Think they’re in there?” One of the crewmen posed the question, seeing that the Mark IV’s hatch covers hadn’t budged. Clarence envisioned a tank full of moaning, bleeding men and hoped the crew had slipped out in the night. He had no love for the Germans, but he hated the idea of killing any human being. He wasn’t about to look inside his first tank kill. A shell can ricochet like a supersonic pinball within the tight quarters and he’d seen maintenance guys go inside to clean and come out crying after discovering brains on the ceiling. “I’ll go.” Paul unplugged his helmet. Clarence tried to dissuade him. It wasn’t worth looking inside and getting his head blown off by a German. Paul brushed away the concerns and radioed the platoon to hold their fire. Through his periscope, Clarence watched Paul climb the Mark IV’s hull and creep toward the turret with his Thompson at the ready. With one hand steadying his gun, he slid the hatch open and aimed the Thompson inside. Nothing happened. He leaned forward and took a long look, then shouldered his gun. Paul slid the hatch shut.

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Broomfield Depot Museum and Broomfield Depot Museum Friends Announce 2019 Speaker Series

We Are Broomfield: Stories of Survival and Success The Broomfield Depot Museum and Broomfield Depot Museum Friends are pleased to announce the 2019 speaker series. The We Are Broomfield speaker series seeks to invite all Broomfield residents and visitors to actively engage in history. Throughout 2019, the speaker series will host multiple programs to help history come alive for all participants. On May 2, Dave Lively, a Certified Interpretive Guide, will share “Rocky’s West Side Stories.” He will present stories of the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park, connecting the common threads of survival and success over the past 11,000 years. This speedy trip through history explains how the ebb and flow of passing cultures has influenced life today in this unique alpine corner of our nation. On June 6, Wes Brown, a map collector and expert, will share “Putting Colorado on the Map: the 1859 Gold Rush.” In the spring of 1858, Colorado’s Front Range area was uncharted territory, inhabited only by Native Americans. By the end of 1859, over 100,000 fortune seekers had thoroughly explored the Front Range from north of Pueblo to the Wyoming border. On July 11, Jeanne Abrams, PhD, will share “Chasing the Cure: Tuberculosis in Early 20th Century Denver.” More people migrated to Colorado in search of health, rather than wealth. Because of its high altitude and favorable climate, health seekers flocked to the state in the late 19th and early 20th century in hopes of curing tuberculosis, the leading cause of illness and death in America at that time. On August 1, Larry Dorsey, a retired Boulder Valley schools history teacher and railroad enthusiast, will present “In the Footsteps of the Iron Horse: The Influence of Railroads on Colorado.” From territorial days on, railroads played a huge role in the settlement and development of Colorado. Larry Dorsey will take us on a trip back in time to examine how the railroads influenced the growth of towns and industry in our state, including a look at Broomfield.

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On September 5, Broomfield residents Larry Cooper and Al Jeffries will present “Divine Timing: The Creation of the City and County of Broomfield.” Al Jeffries and Larry Cooper served as the co-chairs of the Citizens for Better Local Government Committee, which ran the statewide campaign for the Constitutional Amendment creating Broomfield County in 1998. This presentation takes you through the experiences of forming a committee, having divine timing at the Colorado State Legislature and getting approval for the ballot, all within three weeks. We round out our series on October 3 with the BackStory Youth Theatre and Broomfield Spellbinders who will enact “Grangers from the Grave.” Enjoy a twist on our speaker series, where storytelling and reenactment are presented by the Broomfield Spellbinders and children from BackStory Theatre. This collaboration brings to life unique stories from Broomfield history and promises an evening of historic, spooky fun. The Speaker Series talks are held at the historic Crescent Grange located at 7901 W 120th Avenue on the first Thursday of the month (except July) at 7:00 p.m. beginning in May and concluding in October. Programs are free. Donations are encouraged.

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