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Oct. 31
There’s going to be a haunted house at The Rock House at 542 Hwy 103 next to the old Middle School in Idaho Springs. Doors open at 6 P.M. Enter if you dare. Age discretion is advised. $5 Dollars at the door, $2 Dollars till Oct. 30 all benefits go to students for school. Parents are welcome. For information call Cheryl Holmberg at 303-567-4950.
The United Center Players will present Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, and Sunday, Nov. 1. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children under 12, and children under 5 are free. Advance tickets are available for $2 off door price at Java Mountain Roasters and Two Brothers Deli in Idaho Springs and at the Tomay Memorial Library in Georgetown. The United Center is at 1440 Colorado Blvd. For information, call 303-567-1771.
From 2 to 4 on Saturday, Oct. 3, the fourth annual Scarecrow Festival will be held in Empire. Vote for your favorite scarecrow, enter a pie contest, pumpkin carving, bobbing for apples and a chili cook off. Ballot boxes are in all Empire businesses. Scarecrows may be viewed on the fence in from of the mobile home park across from The Sweet Shop. For more information on this festival, call Rebecca Cade at 303-569-2978.
Nov. 3
Neighborhood Composters is hosting the inaugural Pumpkin SMASH! from 3:30 to 4 p.m. (ish) Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Carlson Elementary. Don’t send your pumpkin to the landfill — bring it and SMASH IT! All pumpkin remains will help launch the local business Scraps-to-Soil Neighborhood Composters. For more information, call 303-921-0616 or visit communitycompost@gmail.com.
Nov. 8
Georgetown churches will celebrate music, history and fellowship with area musicians and singers in a fund-raiser to benefit the repair of musical instruments in Georgetown churches at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at First Presbyterian Church, 812 Taos. Bring a dessert to share. For information, call Ron Graham at 303-745-7578.
ONGOING H1N1 vaccine shots are available from 3 to 6 p.m. on Mondays and 7 a.m. to noon on Fridays at the Clear Creek Public and Environmental Health Community Resource Center, 1531 Colorado Blvd., Idaho Springs. No appointment is necessary. For information, call 303-567-3148.
30-Minute Health Stop will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, and includes free diabetes blood screening, counseling and referral.
Surviving the Holidays program will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Loaves and Fishes Learning Annex in Idaho Springs. You will learn to deal with depression and stress, find health resources for senior adults, talk with a facilitator, and get information and referrals. For information, call 303-679-2386.
Support groups for victims of domestic violence: The Clear Creek County Advocates offer support groups to children, men & women who are victims of domestic violence. These groups meet once a week and are free. For more information, call Joni or Kathryn at 303-679-2426.
Grief group: Have you recently experienced a loss? Are you having difficulty with a past loss? Do you just need someone to talk with? Attend our grief group. It meets at 6:30 p.m. every third Thursday at Clear Creek County Metropolitan Recreation Center. For more information, call l 303-679-2426.
A new bluegrass jam, Bluegrass at the Buff, takes place from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Buffalo Restaurant in downtown Idaho Springs. Never jammed or played with others before? This will be a great environment to learn. For information, call 303-567-2729 or e-mail eric@steelemedia.com.
Clear Creek Rock House Teen Center offers Monday night Bible study at 6 p.m.; on Tuesdays, learn Spanish at 12:15 p.m.; Wednesday at 4 p.m. is a 12-step program; and Wednesday night has open mic at 6 p.m. On Thursdays at 4 p.m. learn Spanish; Friday night movies are at 6 p.m. The Rock House is open from 1 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Free health assessments are offered to those 18 and older by Colorado Heart Healthy Solutions and Clear Creek Public Health. Cholesterol screenings, diabetes check, cardiac assessment, education, navigation, referrals and resources are offered from 9 a.m. to noon every Friday by appointment at the Community Resource Center in Idaho Springs. Call for an appointment, and allow 30 minutes for screening. For an appointment and information, call Carolyn Kennedy at 720 837-8343.
Friends of Beaver Brook Watershed, a nonprofit organization formed to ensure a quality environment and outdoor experience, seeks volunteer weekend rangers to hike and patrol the park during the hiking season. The organization also seeks volunteers to assist in weed management. Training is provided. Beaver Brook Watershed is a Clear Creek County Open Space Park with access from Highway 103. For information, contact Kay at 303-674-5709 or kayaxtell@msn.com.
Idaho Springs Public Library • One-on-One Computer Instructions — 30-minute sessions are being offered. For more information or to set up an appointment, call Bob at 303-567-2020.
• Library donations — Donations of books, DVDs and CDs are always appreciated and support many of the library programs. Drop off books anytime. • Story time starts from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays this fall for children ages 0-4 and their caregivers. • Narcotics Anonymous in Evergreen meets from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturdays at 3757 Ponderosa Drive across from Evergreen Safeway. • The National Wild Turkey Federation meets monthly at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday. For location and information, call 303-679-1892.
• The First Columbine Garden Club meets at 10 a.m. the second Thursday of the month. For further information, call 303-670-3106.
• The Mill Creek Historical Society meets the third Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Dumont School House.
• Idaho Springs city council meetings: 7 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of every month. All requests to be placed on the agenda need to be turned into the city clerk by the Wednesday before the Monday meeting in written form. Televised on Channel 10 locally. The meetings are at Idaho Springs City Hall, 1711 Miner St.
• Al-Anon United Strength Group, a support group for family members and friends of alcoholics and addicts, meets Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at United Gathering Place, 1422 Colorado Blvd. in Idaho Springs (white house next to the United Church). For information, call Mary Ann at 303-567-0885 or Cheryl at 303-567-4623.
• Upper Clear Creek Watershed: 9 a.m. the first Thursday of every month at the Idaho Springs City Hall. • Idaho Springs work sessions: 7 p.m. the first and third Monday of every month; open to the public at the Idaho Springs City Hall.
• Historic Preservation Review Commission: 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of every month; open to the public at the Idaho Springs City Hall.
• Idaho Springs Planning Commission: 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month; open to the public at the Idaho Springs City Hall.
• Clear Creek County Planning Commission: 6:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of every month at the Idaho Springs City Hall.
• Upper Clear Creek Watershed: 9 a.m. the first Thursday of every month at the Idaho Springs City Hall.
• The Clear Creek Democrats hold their monthly meetings at 6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Tommy Knockers Restaurant in Idaho Springs. The public is welcome.