Gov. Bill Ritter announced today the award of 14 New Energy Economic Development (NEED) grants to recipients across Colorado for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects that will help create and retain jobs, strengthen local economies, and save money and energy.
The grants, which total about $1.5 million and are funded by the Recovery Act, will go to small businesses, school districts, nonprofits and municipalities. Projects include converting a gas boiler system to a woody biomass heating system at Western State College, using solar power to offset irrigation costs for an Alamosa farm, and retrofitting an HVAC system with efficiencies at Buena Vista schools.
“These grants reflect the way Coloradans in every corner of Colorado are helping to advance the New Energy Economy,” Gov. Ritter said. “They reflect the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit that is making Colorado a national leader in building a clean-energy future and a leader in the nation’s economic recovery. These projects will help create jobs, reduce energy usage and save money.”
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Friday, December 11, 2009
31 BHS Students Move on the State DECA Competition
When the tally was complete at the District 3 DECA Conference, 31 Brighton High School students qualified for the state competition and 16 reached the finals. The competition was held Dec. 4 at Johnson and Wales University.
The students who qualified for the state competition represented 16 projects. By project category, they are:
Accounting Applications, Denise Ross
Apparel and Accessories, Kali DeLeon
Automotive Services, Alex Tolvo
Business Services Marketing, Thomas Kitzberger and Jasmine Streeter
Food Marketing, David Fleck and Richard Merich
Hotel and Lodging Management, Rocio Campana and Sabina Hernandez
Marketing Management, Celene Saenz and Diana Escarcega
Principles of Business Administration, Brandon Fukutome and Victor Chavez
Principles of Hospitality and Tourism, Alex Jarabek
Quick Service Restaurant Management, Abigail Sanchez, Maggie Molina, Perla Mendoza, and Andre Alverez
Restaurant and Food Services Management, Miranda Anich
Retail Merchandising, Samantha Green
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Individual, Jose Gutierrez
Technical Marketing Representative, Blake Suppes and Selina Hernandez
The students who qualified for the state competition represented 16 projects. By project category, they are:
Accounting Applications, Denise Ross
Apparel and Accessories, Kali DeLeon
Automotive Services, Alex Tolvo
Business Services Marketing, Thomas Kitzberger and Jasmine Streeter
Food Marketing, David Fleck and Richard Merich
Hotel and Lodging Management, Rocio Campana and Sabina Hernandez
Marketing Management, Celene Saenz and Diana Escarcega
Principles of Business Administration, Brandon Fukutome and Victor Chavez
Principles of Hospitality and Tourism, Alex Jarabek
Quick Service Restaurant Management, Abigail Sanchez, Maggie Molina, Perla Mendoza, and Andre Alverez
Restaurant and Food Services Management, Miranda Anich
Retail Merchandising, Samantha Green
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Individual, Jose Gutierrez
Technical Marketing Representative, Blake Suppes and Selina Hernandez
Perlmutter Supports Most Significant Reforms to Wall St. Since New Deal
To View Video of Rep. Perlmutter’s Comments Concerning this bill click here.
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) joined his colleagues passing the most significant reforms to the financial industry since the New Deal. Today, the Wall St. Reform and Consumer Protection Act passed the full House of Representatives.
The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will protect taxpayers and consumers by bringing accountability to Wall Street and big banks and end the risky practices resulting in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. This comprehensive legislation will prevent future bailouts of large financial institutions.
“The banking system is our circulatory system and last year we had a heart attack,” said Perlmutter. This bill makes critical reforms to our financial system to address the Wild West era of lax regulation that the Bush Administration encouraged. When Wall Street operates like the Wild West, Main Street suffers. The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act preserves our economic system, restores confidence, and takes reasonable steps to prevent future meltdowns.”
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) joined his colleagues passing the most significant reforms to the financial industry since the New Deal. Today, the Wall St. Reform and Consumer Protection Act passed the full House of Representatives.
The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will protect taxpayers and consumers by bringing accountability to Wall Street and big banks and end the risky practices resulting in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. This comprehensive legislation will prevent future bailouts of large financial institutions.
“The banking system is our circulatory system and last year we had a heart attack,” said Perlmutter. This bill makes critical reforms to our financial system to address the Wild West era of lax regulation that the Bush Administration encouraged. When Wall Street operates like the Wild West, Main Street suffers. The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act preserves our economic system, restores confidence, and takes reasonable steps to prevent future meltdowns.”
Breakfast with Santa
Primrose School at Reunion is having breakfast with Santa on Wednesday, December 16th from 9:00AM-12:00PM. He will also be sharing treats, holiday stories and photo opportunities with the children while listening to their holiday wishes. In the spirit of the holiday, we would like to share this event with the public and hope you will join us in inviting families with children ages 6 and under to enjoy the magic with us! More details can be found in the press release I have attached. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Happy holidays!
Happy holidays!
ASARCO Settlement Provides $194 Million for Federal, State and Tribal Wildlife and Habitat Resource Restoration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today
that an environmental damage settlement with ASARCO LLC, a North American
mining conglomerate, would provide about $194 million for the recovery of
wildlife, habitat and other natural resources managed by Interior, state
and tribal governments at more than a dozen sites around the nation.
“Through this historic settlement, the American public is compensated for
the damage and loss of natural resources resulting from ASARCO’s past
mining, smelting and refining operations,” Secretary Salazar said. “Were it
not for this agreement, these injured resources would either remain
impaired for future generations or require taxpayer expenditures to achieve
environmental restoration.”
“This is a milestone not only for the Federal Government but also for
Interior and its Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
Program,” Salazar said. “It exemplifies government working effectively for
the American taxpayer to recover damages from polluters and restore and
protect significant national landscapes and wildlife resources that have
been injured.”
that an environmental damage settlement with ASARCO LLC, a North American
mining conglomerate, would provide about $194 million for the recovery of
wildlife, habitat and other natural resources managed by Interior, state
and tribal governments at more than a dozen sites around the nation.
“Through this historic settlement, the American public is compensated for
the damage and loss of natural resources resulting from ASARCO’s past
mining, smelting and refining operations,” Secretary Salazar said. “Were it
not for this agreement, these injured resources would either remain
impaired for future generations or require taxpayer expenditures to achieve
environmental restoration.”
“This is a milestone not only for the Federal Government but also for
Interior and its Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
Program,” Salazar said. “It exemplifies government working effectively for
the American taxpayer to recover damages from polluters and restore and
protect significant national landscapes and wildlife resources that have
been injured.”
Commerce City Recreation Center Holiday Project
Dear Friends and Family;
Commerce City Recreation Center has a holiday project that the are needing individual sponsors. Project Present is a community outreach program that benefits the children in Commerce City who may not have the opportunity to have a good Christmas. We involve elementary schools throughout the community whose students are nominated by their teachers and counselors. Your role would be to help sponsor children in need. All the children are Commerce City residents and your sponsorship will go directly to the children. One or two sponsorships will help immensely. Please contact me if you are able to support or donate to help.
Here are the Guidelines (please read carefully):
- All gifts must be returned to the recreation center by Tuesday, December 15th 5pm.
- Please spends a minimum of $20.00 on each child you sponsor.
- All gifts must be wrapped.
- Please use the supplied gift tags to attached to the present (I have these and can meet you - Maria).
- We have tried to have a much detailed information about each child possible. Please try to adhere to specified requests if at all possible. We do not have copies of the cards, so please do not loose them! (When I meet you to deliver the tags I will also give you the card - Maria).
Thank you in advance for your support. It's amazing that a little effort really goes a long, long way and peoples lives. Any question please let me know.
Happy Holidays!!!
Maria Carabajal
e: jmcarabajal@comcast.net
Commerce City Recreation Center has a holiday project that the are needing individual sponsors. Project Present is a community outreach program that benefits the children in Commerce City who may not have the opportunity to have a good Christmas. We involve elementary schools throughout the community whose students are nominated by their teachers and counselors. Your role would be to help sponsor children in need. All the children are Commerce City residents and your sponsorship will go directly to the children. One or two sponsorships will help immensely. Please contact me if you are able to support or donate to help.
Here are the Guidelines (please read carefully):
- All gifts must be returned to the recreation center by Tuesday, December 15th 5pm.
- Please spends a minimum of $20.00 on each child you sponsor.
- All gifts must be wrapped.
- Please use the supplied gift tags to attached to the present (I have these and can meet you - Maria).
- We have tried to have a much detailed information about each child possible. Please try to adhere to specified requests if at all possible. We do not have copies of the cards, so please do not loose them! (When I meet you to deliver the tags I will also give you the card - Maria).
Thank you in advance for your support. It's amazing that a little effort really goes a long, long way and peoples lives. Any question please let me know.
Happy Holidays!!!
Maria Carabajal
e: jmcarabajal@comcast.net
Xcel Energy ‘Lights Out Lunch’ event gaining support from Colorado residents, businesses
Nearly 19,000 light switches will be turned off to save energy
DENVER – This holiday season, Colorado residents and businesses are celebrating energy efficiency by shutting off their lights from noon to 1 p.m. on Dec. 11 during Lights Out Lunch.
The goal of the one-day, statewide event, a collaboration of Xcel Energy, the Governor’s Energy Office and the City and County of Denver, is to promote energy conservation. As part of the effort, residents that pledge to turn off lights receive special dining offers from participating restaurants and are registered to win lunch with Paul Stastny of the Colorado Avalanche or Chauncey Billups of the Denver Nuggets. Businesses that sign up also get registered for a group lunch with the local stars.
To date, more than 300 businesses have signed up to support the energy conservation initiative. Several schools and universities have also signed up to participate, including the Colorado Community College System, the Community College of Aurora, Adams 12 Five Star Schools, and schools in the Aurora Public School district, among others.
“The support that we have seen from Colorado residents, businesses and schools for a new program like this is a great testament to how important it is to examine how we use energy,” said Tim Taylor, CEO, Public Service Co. of Colorado, an Xcel Energy company. “Lights Out Lunch is just one example of Xcel Energy’s investment in educational programs. Our goal is to encourage people to think about energy use in a new and different way.”
Brighton High School Spring Baseball Training
Brighton High School will host a six-week Spring Training 2010 baseball program for players in grades 1 through 12 from February 6 to March 20. Brighton High School head coach Bill Bainbridge will direct the program in conjunction with U.S. Baseball Academy. Sessions are offered in advanced hitting, pitching and catching at a cost as low as $99 for six weeks. Space is limited. Registration is now under way. For more information, visit http://www.usbaseballacademy.com/, or call toll-free 866-622-4487.
Anythink Announces Holiday Closures
NORTHGLENN, Colo.–Dec. 9, 2009–Anythink libraries will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 24, and Friday, Dec. 25, for the Christmas holiday. All locations will reopen on Saturday, Dec. 26.
On Thursday, Dec. 31, all locations will close at 3 pm and will be closed all day Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, for New Year’s Day. All branches will reopen Saturday, Jan. 2.
Anythink in Motion, the district’s bookmobile, will be off the roads Tuesday, Dec. 22, through Sunday, Jan. 3. Service will resume on Monday, Jan. 4. Please check anythinklibraries.org for details.
On Thursday, Dec. 31, all locations will close at 3 pm and will be closed all day Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, for New Year’s Day. All branches will reopen Saturday, Jan. 2.
Anythink in Motion, the district’s bookmobile, will be off the roads Tuesday, Dec. 22, through Sunday, Jan. 3. Service will resume on Monday, Jan. 4. Please check anythinklibraries.org for details.
Bennet Pushes Fed Chair for Immediate Update on Small Business Lending Actions
Last Week, Bennet Challenged Federal Reserve For Lack of Lending on Main Street – Urged Aggressive Action
Bennet Keeps Up the Push – Requests Additional Evidence Of How Fed Reserve Will Open Up Credit For Struggling Small Businesses
Following up on his request last week for evidence of how the Federal Reserve is opening up credit for small businesses, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today pushed Chairman Ben Bernanke for an immediate update on their small business lending actions. As a result of the economic crisis, small businesses across Colorado have struggled to obtain access to loans that they need to keep their doors open and make payroll.
In an effort to ensure small businesses have access to necessary credit, Bennet sent a follow-up letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke requesting that he develop a way to evaluate the effects of the Federal Reserve’s actions.
In the letter, Bennet wrote: “Without meaningful data, we won’t be able to ascertain whether the Federal Reserve’s policies are ultimately promoting or even stifling access to credit. Such measurements will also assist our work on the Banking Committee as we look for ways to ease the credit crunch and strengthen our broader economy.”
Perlmutter Votes to Rebuild Economy, Keep Communities Safe
7th CD Priorities Included in 2010 Appropriations Act
Washington DC - Today the House passed and Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) supported the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010. Included within the bill are nine Colorado projects totaling just over $100 million.
“I am proud to see the House approved these nine projects which benefit 7th Congressional District, the state of Colorado and the nation in various ways. Keeping our communities safe, conducting pioneering medical research, assisting homeless veterans, and easing our transportation woes are all goals I continue to pursue in Congress,” stated Perlmutter.
For detailed descriptions of each project, please visit our website at http://perlmutter.house.gov/appropriations.shtml
Hats and Gloves Donations Keep Commerce City Warm this Holiday Season
COMMERCE CITY, CO. – The City of Commerce City has teamed up with a local citizen to provide warmth with donated hats and gloves to children in need this holiday season. And with frigid temperatures outside, timing couldn’t be better.
Residents of Commerce City will gather at the annual Derby Winter tonight, where children will celebrate the season and be gifted with donated hats and gloves. Any hats or gloves left over from the event will be donated to other organizations serving citizens of Commerce City.
The City of Commerce City purchased 500 pairs of gloves and 500 warm hats to donate to city residents and children. The hats and gloves program creator and Commerce City resident, Robert Romine, collected an additional 200 donated pairs of gloves and 200 donated hats from community members. As a result, 700 children in Commerce City will feel a little bit warmer this winter season.
The hats and gloves holiday donation program began three years ago when Commerce City resident Robert Romine approached the city with the idea to help families in need.
“The City of Commerce City wholeheartedly supports the hats and gloves donation program, and we want all of our residents to be safe and warm this winter,” said Commerce City Mayor Paul Natale.
Event: Derby Winter Festival
Location: Downtown Derby, 72nd Place and Monaco Street, Commerce City
Date/Time: 12.11.09 / 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Activities: Photos with Santa, free cookies and hot cocoa, holiday carolers and holiday trees for purchase.
For more information about the hat and glove program or Derby Winter Festival, call (303) 277-8775.
Residents of Commerce City will gather at the annual Derby Winter tonight, where children will celebrate the season and be gifted with donated hats and gloves. Any hats or gloves left over from the event will be donated to other organizations serving citizens of Commerce City.
The City of Commerce City purchased 500 pairs of gloves and 500 warm hats to donate to city residents and children. The hats and gloves program creator and Commerce City resident, Robert Romine, collected an additional 200 donated pairs of gloves and 200 donated hats from community members. As a result, 700 children in Commerce City will feel a little bit warmer this winter season.
The hats and gloves holiday donation program began three years ago when Commerce City resident Robert Romine approached the city with the idea to help families in need.
“The City of Commerce City wholeheartedly supports the hats and gloves donation program, and we want all of our residents to be safe and warm this winter,” said Commerce City Mayor Paul Natale.
Event: Derby Winter Festival
Location: Downtown Derby, 72nd Place and Monaco Street, Commerce City
Date/Time: 12.11.09 / 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Activities: Photos with Santa, free cookies and hot cocoa, holiday carolers and holiday trees for purchase.
For more information about the hat and glove program or Derby Winter Festival, call (303) 277-8775.
Rocky Mountain Urgent Care Offers $10 H1N1 Vaccinations
Rocky Mountain Urgent Care is now offering $10 H1N1 Vaccinations at all locations for anyone interesting in receiving the H1N1 Vaccine. No Appointment Needed.
Boulder
Baseline and Foothills
Longmont
Highway 287/ S. Main St and Pike
Aurora
Mississippi and Potomac
Commerce City
104th and Tower Rd
Englewood
Hamden & Clarkson
Smoky Hill
Smoky Hill & Himalaya
Westminster
92nd & Sheridan
Lakewood
2nd & Union
While most Coloradans can receive the vaccine, people who should not receive the influenza vaccine include:
· People allergic to eggs and persons who have had a severe reaction to a previous flu vaccination
· People who got Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) within six weeks of getting an influenza vaccine
· Children less than 6 months of age
· People who have a moderate-to-severe illness with a fever (they should wait until they recover to get vaccinated)
Information taken from http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/release/2009/120909.html
For more information on the H1N1 vaccination, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, http://www.cdc.gov/.
Boulder
Baseline and Foothills
Longmont
Highway 287/ S. Main St and Pike
Aurora
Mississippi and Potomac
Commerce City
104th and Tower Rd
Englewood
Hamden & Clarkson
Smoky Hill
Smoky Hill & Himalaya
Westminster
92nd & Sheridan
Lakewood
2nd & Union
While most Coloradans can receive the vaccine, people who should not receive the influenza vaccine include:
· People allergic to eggs and persons who have had a severe reaction to a previous flu vaccination
· People who got Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) within six weeks of getting an influenza vaccine
· Children less than 6 months of age
· People who have a moderate-to-severe illness with a fever (they should wait until they recover to get vaccinated)
Information taken from http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/release/2009/120909.html
For more information on the H1N1 vaccination, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, http://www.cdc.gov/.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
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