Englewood Mayor Jim Woodward has reached the second level tier
of the Municipal Elected Officials Leadership Training Program.
Woodward was recognized for this achievement June 16-19 during the
Colorado Municipal League’s 87th annual conference in Vail.
Woodward is among 375 municipal elected officials statewide who
have completed the initial 30-credit certificate program, and is
one of nearly 150 statewide who have reached the second tier, which
requires 60 hours of leadership training.
Youth from Paulann Church in San Angelo, Texas, and Southlink
Church in Centennial volunteered to beautify Arapahoe County’s
parks and open space.
“The impact volunteers have on our community is enormous,” said
Arapahoe County Commissioner Jim Dyer. “The extra hands from this
project alone allowed the County to tackle a project that has been
on our to do list for more than a year.”
Volunteers picked up trash, re-stained a boardwalk, mulched
around trees, and removed noxious weeds from the county’s Cherry
Creek Valley Ecological Park and Community Park in Centennial.
To learn more about the Arapahoe County Open Space program,
visit www.co.arapahoe.co.us or call
720-874-6500. To volunteer to make our community a better place,
call Val Purser at 303-738-7938.
The Arapahoe County Fair, July 22-26, offers a multitude of ways
for residents to compete and participate.
Rocky Mountain Armwrestling Classic is included in general
admission July 25. All fairgoers can enter to compete in the
classic; those under 18 require parental consent. Registration is
done the day of the event. Trophies will be awarded to winners and
runners-up.
Demolition Derby. Cars and drivers are needed for the demolition
derby July 26. Drivers will smash and crash their way to get a
piece of that $6,000 purse. It’s an all-amateur event, open to
drivers with a valid license. Those younger than 18 must provide a
notarized parent/guardian consent form. Entries are $50 per
vehicle. Visit www.coddra.com/
rules.html for rules and entry form. Pre-registration must be
postmarked by July 11, although entries are accepted the day of the
event.
Mutton Bustin’. Sponsored by the City of Littleton, this event
is for wee thrill seekers to see if they have the chops for rodeo.
Unlike many other major events across the state, the Arapahoe
County Fair makes it incredibly easy for a child to participate in
the mutton bustin’ competition. Any child who weighs less than 50
pounds can sign up 30 minutes before each schedule show. Mutton
bustin’ takes place daily and has two to four competitions a
day.
Other contests include the Dutch oven cook-off, open class
competitions, cow patty toss, Potestio Brother’s back seat driver
contest and much, much more. General admission is $10 and includes
all entertainment, concerts and events. For $5 Wednesday and
Thursday and $10 Friday through Sunday, you can upgrade your ticket
to unlimited carnival rides. Visit www.arapahoecountyfair.com.
Volunteers are needed to help with the fair, visit www.arapahoecountyfair.com
to learn more.
Amateur hobbyists are invited to enter their handiwork in the
Open Class competition of the 2009 Arapahoe County Fair, July
22-26. Submit your best — from quilts and floral arrangements to
landscape photographs and and apricot jam — to earn a blue ribbon
and bragging rights that last a year.
Residents of all ages and from all counties can enter in the
following divisions:
Fiber arts: Quilting, knitting, felting, crocheting and various
needle arts.
Culinary arts: Varied breads, cakes, cookies, jellies, jams,
preserves, and canned, pickled or dried foods.
Visual arts: Photography, drawing, painting, collages and other
fine arts.
Horticulture: Vegetables, fruits and herbs.
Floriculture: Flowers, ornamental grasses and arrangements.
Contest guidelines, categories and an entry form can be found in
the Open Class Fair Book, available at www.arapahoecountyfair.com
or by calling 303-730-1920.
Walk-in entries are accepted. Culinary, visual and fiber arts
entries cost $2 and must be submitted between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
July 20 or from 8-11 a.m. July 21. Horticulture submissions must be
entered at the fair from 7-10 a.m. July 24. Floriculture entries
are due from 7-10 a.m. July 25. Both horticulture and floriculture
entries cost $1.