E-mail items of 125 words or less to couranteditor@evergreenco.com. Items will appear on a space-available basis.
Through April 3
Preschool Picassos art walk at the Idaho Springs Visitors Center. Come see all of the wonderful drawings, paintings sculptures and creations from Carlson Elementary’s preschoolers.
April 7
Idaho Springs Community Blood Drive will be held on April 7 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Clear Creek Recreation Center, 1130 Idaho St. For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ appointment center at 303-363-2300 or visit www.bonfils.org.
April 12
The annual Child Fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Carlson Elementary School. The event is open to Clear Creek family residents for children from infants to 5 years old. For an appointment, contact Lynn Pinksto at lynn.pinkston@ccsdre1.org or 303-567-4431, ext. 157.
April 24
Get your dog spayed or neutered for only $50. The Denver Dumb Friends League Lulumobile will be at Charlie’s Place, the Clear Creek/Gilpin County Animal Shelter, on April 24. Drop-off is at 8 a.m.; first-come, first-served (no appointments). For information, call 303-751-5772, ext. 7272.
May 15
If you’d like to take part in the citywide yard sale on May 15-16, call 303-567-2039.
UPCOMING AND ONGOING
Free heart risk and blood sugar assessment offered to those 18 and older by Colorado Heart Healthy Solutions and Clear Creek Public Health. Walk-ins are taken Mondays and Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to noon and by appointment from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Community Resource Center in Idaho Springs. Call 720-837-8343.
William Kistler, from St. Anthony Hospital’s Passport Program, will be at Project Support Senior Center, 1402 Miner St., the first Thursday of each month at 11 a.m. to discuss any issues seniors might have with prescription medications, paying for medications, health insurance, help in gaining access to programs that will help, etc. His first visit will be April 8.
Project Support Senior Center will be Clear Creek County’s central location for Medicare/Medicaid assistance.
Free discount drug card: This is a 20 percent savings for consumers who have no prescription drug insurance, including pet medications. The card is accepted at most local pharmacies. Pick up cards in public buildings around the county and at pharmacies. Sponsored by Clear Creek Public and Environmental Health. Call 303-567-3148.
Volunteers are needed for the Project Support Senior Center Thrift Shoppe and Warehouse. Call 303-567-2382 or stop in at 1402 Miner St. in Idaho Springs.
Free H1N1 vaccine: By appointment at 303-567-3147 in Clear Creek Public and Environmental Health Community Resource Center, 1531 Colorado Blvd. in Idaho Springs.
CHILDREN’S STORY TIME at Tomay Library in Georgetown offers preschool play and stories with a language program that encourages pre-reading skills and social bonds at 11 a.m. Wednesdays.
Friday night Bingo is held at the Sustainable Technology Institute from 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays; doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the former middle school. A $10 entrance fee includes one packet of game sheets. Take Exit 240 south off I-70, second building on the right. Proceeds support environmental projects in Clear Creek County. Details at www.stabletech.org.
Support groups for victims of domestic violence: The Clear Creek County Advocates offer support groups to children, men and women who are victims of domestic violence. These groups meet once a week and are free. Call Joni or Kathryn at 303-679-2426.
Grief group: Have you recently experienced a loss? It meets at 6:30 p.m. every third Thursday at Clear Creek County Metropolitan Recreation Center. For more information, call 303-679-2426.
A new bluegrass jam, Bluegrass at the Buff, takes place from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Buffalo Restaurant in downtown Idaho Springs. 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. 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.