Things To Do

by Staff May 26, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MaxFund is Denver’s only no-kill animal shelter, a nonprofit established in May 1998, to assist homeless, sick and injured animals in need of a second chance. Our mobile adoptions unit will be on-site at Pets’N’Stuff, 7777 West Jewell Ave., No. 1A, Lakewood, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 27-29 so that the public may learn more about us and adopt animals in need of great new homes. Come on out and find a new friend.

A fundraising garage sale for Angels with Paws Cat Rescue and Adoption Center is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 28 in the parking lot at 2540 Youngfield St., in Lakewood. Call 303-274-2264 for more information. Huge selection of electronics, clothes, music CDs, DVDs, baby items, tools will be for sale.

The Foothills Animal Shelter Adopt-a-thon at Stevinson Toyota West, 780 Indiana St., Lakewood, will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 28. The adoption fee varies based upon specific dog. Adoptable dogs will be mingling with the crowd in hopes of finding their forever homes. Contact Mollie Thompson, community and event coordinator at 720-407-5216 or email her at mthompson@fas4pets.org.

Apex PRD’s two outdoor pools open May 28. Secrest Outdoor Pool is located at 6820 W. 66th Ave. Open swim is noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Sunday. Lap swim is noon to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday (limited lanes available). Lake Arbor Outdoor Pool is located at 7451 W. 83rd Way. Open swim at Lake Arbor is 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For fees and more info about the pools, visit apexprd.org.

Heritage Square opens for the season Memorial Day weekend and has special hours from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 29, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 30, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, May 31. Beginning June 1, summer park hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays.

The 300/390 Union Boulevard Community Blood Drive is 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 6 at 300 Union Blvd., Ste. 315, Lakewood. For more information or to schedule an appointment please contact Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or www.bonfils.org.

The City of Lakewood Community Blood Drive is 10:10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, at the Civic Center South Building, 480 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. For more information or to schedule an appointment please contact Dee Ann Pfifer at 303-987-7660 or deepfi@lakewood.org.

The High Point Financial Group, LLC Community Blood Drive is 10 11:40 a.m. and 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, June 9. Donations can be made inside Bonfils’ mobile bus located at 215 Union Blvd., Lakewood. For more information or to schedule an appointment please contact Mike Stahl at 303-941-8588 or mike@highpointgrp.com.

Dinosaur Ridge presents National Get Outdoors Day from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 11 at the Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center, 16831 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison. National Get Outdoors Day, a free event will have door prizes, hands-on outdoor rockhounding and fossil hunting activities, and a hike (or take the shuttle bus, $3) along the world famous Dinosaur Ridge trail with scientists stationed strategically. A partner event, a family bike tour, will make a stop. Register for the family bike tour at www.healingwheels.org. Contact Tom Moklestad at tom_moklestad@dinoridge.org or call 303-697-3466 ext. 103 for more information.

A reunion of all employee’s of Bernard’s Restaurant is planned for 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 12, at The Red Lion Tavern, 9502 W. 58th Ave. Please RSVP to Kevin Campbell 303-296-5421. We will be cooking a great BBQ Buffet. Price is $6 with a cash bar. Come and reunite, we had 42 of us last time.

Foothills Animal Foundation, the nonprofit that supports Foothills Animal Shelter, will host the sixth annual Mulligans for Mutts Golf Tournament on Monday, June 13. Participants can choose to play a great round of golf in the morning or afternoon at the exclusive Lakewood Country Club. An entry fee of $185 includes access to the driving range and putting green, 18 holes of golf, cart rental, contest prizes and lunch. Tournament play will begin with a shotgun scramble start at 7:30 a.m. for the morning round and 1:30 p.m. for the afternoon round.

The Colts College Player Prep Camp for the Arvada Colts baseball team is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 13 through 16 at All-Star Park. Register at www.arvadacolts.com/events space is limited to 100 players ages 13-18. Cost is $225.00.

MaxFund is Denver’s only no-kill animal shelter, a nonprofit established in May, 1998, to assist homeless, sick and injured animals in need of a second chance. Our mobile adoptions unit will be on-site from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at Pets’N’Stuff, 7777 W. Jewell Ave., No. 1A, Lakewood, so that the public may learn more about us and adopt animals in need of great new homes. Come on out and find a new friend.

The Lakewood Arts Council is seeking gardens in the Lakewood, Wheat Ridge and Golden area to include on its annual garden tour scheduled for Saturday, June 25. The popular event is one of the Arts Councils yearly fundraisers. Money raised is used to support the group’s more than 70 art events sponsored each year. For information or to volunteer your garden, call 303-980-0625 or email LAC@lakewoodartscouncil.org.

Did you graduate from Arvada High School in 1981? Did your son, daughter, sister, brother, friend, or neighbor? Are you a proud Redskin? The 30th high school reunion is scheduled for July 22, 23 and 24. For information about the reunion or to register go online at www.AHS81.com, write to 6412 Fig St., Arvada, CO 80004, ATTN: AHS 30th Reunion, or call Lisa Quaratino-Guida at 303-523-5821 or Gina Sutton at 720-339-1542. Share with your family, friends and neighbors from the Class of 1981 that it’s time to celebrate 30 years as Redskin graduates (almost graduates are invited too).

THROUGH AUG. 20

The Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival 2011 is calling for all outstanding Chili Cooks to participate in our second Chili Cook-Off from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20. This year there will be three categories to compete in: Green Chili, Red Chili and Veggie Chili. There is no cost to enter and there will be prizes for the best chili in each category. Festival-goers will do the voting by ballot. Standard chili cooks, innovative chili cooks, any kind of chili cook is encouraged to participate. Please contact Milly at milly@thecarnationfestival.com for more information or to enter.

Would you like to become an architect of the Beloved Community? Would you like to participate in a facilitated, 18-week book review of Spiritual Liberation in Golden on Monday afternoons? Call 303-953-2344.

Participants have started to join a Weight Loss Challenge, inspired by the popular TV fitness reality show “The Biggest Loser.” Personal Wellness Coaches are launching a 12-week Weight Loss Challenge that offers a quick, easy weight loss solution and long-term weight loss success. The 12-week class will be held at Rejuvenation Nutrition Club 11651 W. 64th Ave. suite E1 in Arvada. Due to overwhelming response, registration has been extended. There is a one-time fee of $35. $29 goes into the pot to be shared by the three biggest losers. To register or for more information call 720-675-7629.

Blue Nova Dance Club meets from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on the first and third Sundays every month at the Wheat Ridge Grange, 3850 High Court in Wheat Ridge. For more information or dance lessons contact Dave at 303 578-6588 or email BlueNovaRoundDanceClub@gmail.com.

Low cost pet vaccinations at SpayToday from 3 to 4 p.m. every Sunday. Call 303-984-7729 for more information.

Foothills Art Center is seeking new volunteers to become a part of Golden’s premier art facility. If interested, please email volunteerinfo@foothillsartcenter.org.

Add flexibility, strength and serenity to your life through yoga. Front Range Boot Camp has added “Athletes” and “Deep Stretch/All Levels” yoga classes to the variety of fitness programs available to its clients. Other life-enhancing programs include boot camp workouts exclusively for women, CrossFit, CrossFit Kids, nutritional guidance and life coaching. The location is just behind Super Target on Kipling and 50th Avenue. Contact Robyn@FrontRangeBootCamp.com and visit www.FrontRangeBootCamp.com for more information and to register.

The women’s league at Fossil Trace is now accepting applications for the 2011 season. Go to www.fossiltracewomen.com or see the pro shop for an application.

How is your relationship with yourself? How are you honoring boundaries, and what is your true essence? Come and explore. Workshops are held in Golden. Call 303-953-2344 for more information.

Do you feel like a juggler attempting to balance all of your roles? Would you like to write your personal Holistic Business Plan? Call 303-953-2344 for more information.

The Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club meets from 7 to 9 a.m. Mondays at the Howard Johnson Denver West, 12100 W. 44th Ave. Wheat Ridge. The meeting $10 tab buys a Davie’s Chuck Wagon Diner (No. 3) yummy order-your-own-breakfast, super speaker(s), program, Q&A, and camaraderie with some truly great folks. Contact Fred Holden at 303-421-7619 for more information. All are welcome, not just Republican men from Jefferson County.

The new, nonprofit, faith-based Hospice of CovenantCare is looking for those special folks who are called to serve as hospice volunteers — visitors, helpers, supporters for a few hours a month. Enrich your life and others’ isolated at the end of life. Call the volunteer coordinator at 303-731-8039 for more info.

ARE YOU READY FOR A REALITY CHECK? Ready to take an honest view of your present life? If you are, call 303-953-2344 for more information. Workshops are held monthly in Golden.

The Resonance Center, 6650 W. 44th in Wheat Ridge, offers Holistic Happy Hours on the second Thursday every month from 4 to 7 p.m., with light snacks and tea for everyone. This is a social and wellness event we invite the community to join and offers acupuncture, massage, reflexology, psyhcotherapy and coaching, and energy work.

Registration for incoming Kindergarten students for the 2011-2012 school year at Fremont Elementary School has begun. If your child will be 5 years old by Oct. 1, he or she can attend our free full-day program. This program is available to all families living within the Fremont boundaries. We are located at 6420 Urban St. in Arvada. To register you child, please bring his or her birth certificate, immunization records and two proofs of residency. If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact Sue Vitale at 303-982-1699.

A roundtable issues breakfast will be the first Friday of every month. This is an information and exchange forum for City, County, State and National Governments and is Open to the Public. Please bring a family member, neighbor, coworker or friend. We have both Republican and Democrats at American Legion, Post No.161 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada CO 80003. Contact Jim Lytle, 303-422-5442, with questions.

The Habitat for Humanity Wheat Ridge Outlet store needs volunteers to work with staff members. All proceeds from the Outlet supports Habitat for Humanity’s homeownership program. The duties will include accepting donations, assisting customers in the store, helping customers load purchases and working with other volunteers. Volunteers are asked for a six-month commitment of four to five hours once a week or every other week. Volunteer Cashiers are also needed. Please contact Alice Goble at 303-996-5468 or email alice@hatbitatmetrodenver.org.

Vanderhoof Elementary School is currently accepting registrations for incoming kindergarten students for the 2011-2012 school year. Your child must be 5 years old by Oct. 1 in order to register. We have both a traditional half-day program and a tuition-based full day program. The school is located at 5875 Routt Court, Arvada and registration hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. To register your child, please bring their birth certificate, immunization records and proof of residency. If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact the Vanderhoof office at 303-982-2744.

Are you a good listener? Do you enjoy helping people? Victim Outreach Information is currently accepting applications for Volunteer Victim Advocates to assist crime victims in Arvada, Wheat Ridge, Golden, Edgewater, Lakeside, Mountain View and the School of Mines. Training (40 hours) will begin in mid-February 2011. Volunteers will work directly with crime victims, police and the court system. They provide emotional support, information, and referrals to crime victims and their families. Contact Shawna at Victim Outreach Information, 303-202-2196 or email her at victimoutreach@aol.com.

Foothills Running and Cycling Club’s activity schedule includes Long Runs at Clear Creek History Park (11th and Arapahoe) at 8:15 a.m. every Saturday morning and Cycling Rides at TriYoga Studio (16948 South Golden Road) 9 a.m. or Computrainer access at TriYoga, every Saturday Morning. For more information and updates on times, visit www.frcclub.com.

Health & Harmony Massage, LLC, is excited to announce that it has moved from the Armory building to a beautiful new location at 1019 8th St., Suite 302 in Golden. The new office is in a modern, professional office building, providing a peaceful, quiet and private setting for a massage. Additionally, Health and Harmony is grateful to be celebrating its seventh year as a downtown Golden business. Visit www.hhmproducts.com for a map to the new location or call 720-988-6980.

Cat Care Society is in need of canned and bagged cat food as well as litter for its food bank. We are working with several area (human) food banks to provide vouchers for cat owners who otherwise could not afford to feed their cats. The food bank was established in an effort to reduce the number of surrendered or abandoned cats in the city. All donations of unopened food is gratefully accepted from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday at the shelter, 5787 West 6th Ave., Lakewood, or 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday at the Thrift Store for the Society at 5707 W. 6th Ave. We are on the 6th Avenue Frontage Road between Sheridan and Wadsworth. Call 303-239-9680.

Retriever Rescue of Colorado (RROC) is seeking adoptive or foster homes for all retriever mixes. Please submit an application through our website, therroc.com.

BPO Elks is asking hunters to donate hides that they harvest during hunting season and they pay to ship them to a tannery and then distribute them throughout the U.S. Veteran’s Administration Hospital system free of charge to any veteran that can use a pair of wheelchair gloves, or leather to use in occupational or recreational therapy. Send to Wayne Rogers, 160 Washington Ave. Golden, CO 80403 or call at 303-947-2532.

Flatirons View Toastmasters meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Village at Five Parks Depot, 13810 West 85th Drive, Arvada. Practice public speaking in a supportive environment. For more information, contact Mike Pusey at mjpusey@comcast.net or 303-524-5470.

Attention women of all ages, sizes and fitness abilities. Get out of the gym and get results. Front Range Boot Camp offers unique, dynamic and results-oriented full body fitness classes exclusively for women for a fraction of the cost of hiring a personal trainer. Revamp your fitness program in a refreshing way by joining like-minded women who are transforming their bodies and their lives while having fun. Contact Robyn@FrontRangeBootCamp.com and visit www.FrontRangeBootCamp.com. Indoor location is behind Super Target off of Kipling and I-70.

The “Adopt-A-Teacher” program, sponsored by the Zonta Club of Lakewood Golden, is offering grants of up to $500 to classroom teachers in the South Jeffco area. This money and supplies are meant to be used for additional teaching aids and materials that teachers and parents may not be able to provide due to economic cutbacks. Applications are currently being accepted, and grants will be awarded in early October. To request an application, email kathiedillon@msn.com. For more information on Zonta go to www.Zonta.org.

Agape Life Church, 5970 W. 60th Ave., Arvada, is giving out Jefferson County Commodity Food (TEFAP) on Thursdays between 1 and 2 p.m. For directions and to find out if you are eligible to receive this free food call the church office at 303-431-6481.

Sonshine Center Infant Care & Early Childhood Education, 6250 Ward Road, Arvada, is now accepting registration for Fall 2010 Core Knowledge Pre-Kindergarten and Junior Kindergarten programs. Call 303-456-2755 for more information.

Denver Metro Military Acupuncture is now providing free auricular acupuncture for veterans and active duty military and their accompanying family members from 5:30 to 7 p.m. (last check in is 6:20 p.m.) on Wednesdays at Full Moon Books in the Meadowlark Shopping Center. The All Life Matters Community Acupuncture Clinic is no longer open and is no longer housing the Denver Metro Military Acupuncture project. Please call Stephanie at 303-564-5623, or visit www.AncientWisdomModernTimes.com for more information.

A new enewsletter will help parents with children attending Jeffco Public Schools stay on top of district issues. The electronic newsletter focuses on district-wide issues, instead of the school-based news included in school newsletters. The newsletter is available in English, Spanish and Russian and may expand into other languages as needed. Parents who did not receive the first edition in April can sign-up at www.jeffcopublicschools.org/publications/parent_news/.

Pond turtle adoption fees waived for qualified adopters at Colorado Reptile Humane Society. Visit the website at www.corhs.org or call 303-776-2070.

Colorado Reptile Humane Society needs volunteers. Observe, clean, feed and socialize reptiles in the shelter. For everyone 18 years or older. For more information please visit www.corhs.com/vol.html or call 303-776-2070.

The Arvada Council for the Arts and Humanities is accepting applications from people in the Denver area who are interested in joining the council. The council advises the Arvada City Council on matters pertaining to the Arvada Center, and acts as an advocate for public support and funding for the Arvada Center. Members provide volunteer assistance at Arvada Center events, help raise financial resources to support Arvada Center programs, serve on at least one Arvada Center committee and participate in committee projects. Additions to the Arts Council are made by appointment. Prospective applicants must complete a questionnaire available at www.arvada.org, or by visiting the Arvada City Hall. Prospective applicants are not required to be residents of Arvada. For additional information call the Arvada City Clerk at 720-898-7550.

Colorado Greyhound Adoption has many sweet and loving hounds patiently waiting to start their new lives, waiting for someone to open their heart and home to permanently adopt or temporarily foster them. In the foster program CGA provides all the dog food and covers any vet expenses until the former race dogs are adopted. www.coloradogreyhoundadoption.org or 303-816-2799.

Do you have quilt tops languishing in the cedar chest waiting to become beautiful heirloom quilts? If so, let the Jeffco Hand Quilters turn those quilt tops into beautiful, hand-quilted objects of beauty and usefulness. The Jeffco Hand Quilters accepts quilt tops at the Lakewood United Methodist Church at 14th Avenue and Brentwood in Lakewood every Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please call Judi Baxter-Warrington at 303-989-1596 for more information.

It’s tennis time. May is National Tennis Month and at Apex PRD, we’re celebrating with an activity each week. Bring a racquet if you have one – if not, we’ll loan you one for the day’s program. All activities are at the Arvada Tennis Center, 6430 Miller St. Stop by for all or part of the program times. Call 303-420-1210 with questions.

Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary, Cemetery & Arboretum Memorial Day weekend tributes begin with a parade of bagpipers from the historic Tower of Memories down the esplanade’s Avenue of Flags to the Pavilion of Reflection at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 28, initiating Memorial Day tributes that date back to the early 1930s at this Denver landmark cemetery. A veteran tribute follows the parade at 10:30 a.m. with a concert by the Boulder Brass Quintet and an ice cream social in the Pavilion of Reflection. Additional weekend events, including a fireworks display, are listed on the attached advisory. All are open and free to the community.

A judged Iris Show will be held by the Mountains and Plains Iris Society at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 909 York St. in Denver. The Show will be open to the public from 11:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 28. The Botanic Gardens charges $12:50 for adults, $9:50 for seniors, and $9 for children over 2 years. There is no additional fee for the Iris Show. Members will be available to answer questions regarding growing iris in our Metro Area. The Mountains and Plains Iris Society is also inviting the public to a free half-day tour of three local gardens. The first tour will start at 8:45 a.m. at 6582 S. Ogden St. Directions to the other gardens will be provided.

U.S Marine Corps Memorial will conduct their annual Memorial Day Ceremony at 2 p.m. Monday, May 30. The Landmark memorial is located at the intersection of Highway 6 and US 40 in Golden. MSgt Ralph Rodriguez, USMC Retired will be the keynote speaker. For information contact Rick Baum, memorial secretary at 720-838-3726.

An ice cream social hosted by Cold Stone Creamery (Olde Town Arvada and Westminster locations) to benefit Project Sanctuary: A Retreat for Military Families will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 31. Treat yourself and support our troops and their families. A portion of the proceeds from every sale go to support this 501(c)3 non-profit veterans organization.

A Memorial Day Ceremony will be at 10 a.m. Monday, May 31, at the West end of the Arvada Cemetery. The Ceremony will be conducted by the Arvada VFW and American Legion.

Arvada’s Memorial Day Parade, presented by the Arvada VFW and American Legion will be at 11 a.m. Monday, May 31. The Parade route is from 60th Avenue and Lamar Street to 53rd and Marshall Street. This is fun for all that enjoy a parade.

A cross-country style 5k run/walk benefiting the Golden Fire Department will be held Saturday, June 4, at Heritage Square, Family Entertainment Village. Check in will be in the parking lot starting at 5:30 a.m., the race will begin at 7 a.m. Participants will travel between Heritage Square and the Specification Aggregates Quarry, a unique opportunity to be a part of one of only three races in the United States, which take place on an actual quarry site. For more information and to register go to www.heritagesquare.info and click on the Golden Gold Rush logo.

Grab your bicycle or get your walking shoes ready to celebrate the 10th annual Arvada Trails Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at Majestic View Nature Center and Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge. Activities begin at 8:45 a.m. at Majestic View with a 20-mile recreational bicycle ride. The event, coinciding with National Trails Day, also features two 5K nature walks between Majestic View and Two Ponds. Trails Day also features an eco-fair with kids’ activities, environmental and conservation exhibits, and wildlife displays. A free shuttle will run regularly between the two locations. For more event and parking information call Arvada Festivals Commission at 720-898-7400 or see online at www.arvadafestivals.com.

Glennon Heights Mennonite Church will be hosting the 2nd Annual Yard Sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 4 (rain or shine) at 11480 West Virginia Ave. in Lakewood. All proceeds will go toward the renovation of GHMC to make the church facilities accessible to persons with disabilities. Come check out the hundreds of bargains on furniture, appliances, plants, books, and children’s items. Baked goods and BBQ hot dogs will be available to snack on. For more information, call 303-985-3606 or http://glennonheights.co.us.mennonite.net.

A girls basketball camp for girls entering grades 3-8 in the fall of 2011 will be from 2 to 4:30 p.m. June 6-10 at D’Evelyn High School. Cost is $100. Contact Chris Olson at cpolson

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