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July 27
Cooking with Summer Fruits and Vegetables is a free health drop-in program from 10 a.m. to noon at the Loaves and Fishes Food Bank in Idaho Springs. This event is sponsored by the Clear Creek Public Health Department. For information, call 303-679-2386.
July 29
An Idaho Springs Community Blood Drive will be held from 2:30 to 6 p.m. at the Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation Center, 1130 Idaho St. in Idaho Springs. For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ appointment center at 303-363-2300 or visit www.bonfils
.org.
July 30
The Empire 4th Annual Art Walk and Town-Wide Yard Sale will be held on July 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Aug. 5
First Friday Back-to-School Splash Down event will be at the Idaho Springs Ball Field from 10 a.m. to noon. The event will have free sprinkler fun, hay ride and mountain board demo. There will also be a drawing for school supplies. For more information call 303-567-3144.
ONGOING
CHILDREN’S STORY TIME: Wednesdays at 11 a.m. at the John Tomay Memorial Library in Georgetown.
Bring your toddlers and preschoolers to the library for preschool fun and stories. Preschool story time entails fun and socialization.
FRIDAY NIGHT BINGO is held at the Senior Center in Idaho Springs across from Tommyknockers (14th and Miner streets). $10 per player at the door, additional game cards $1 each. Doors open at 6 p.m.; games start at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit STI, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
THE AMERICAN LEGION will be meeting at the Idaho Spring’s Elks Club the last Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m.
UNITED STRENGTH AL-ANON FAMILY group provides help, understanding and anonymity for friends and family of alcoholics and addicts. Meetings are at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at the white house at 1422 Colorado Blvd. in Idaho Springs next to the United Church. For more information, call Cheryl at 303-567-4623 or Mary Ann at 303-567-0885.
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 8 to 11 a.m. every Monday or by appointment. Allow 30 minutes for the screening. For more information, call Carolyn Kennedy at 720-837-8343.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED for the Project Support Senior Center Thrift Shoppe and Warehouse. Call 303-567-2382, or stop at 1402 Miner St. in Idaho Springs.
PRAY FOR CITY PROSPERITY in Idaho Springs meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Wildfire Restaurant. For more information, call 720-276-7634.
GRIEF GROUP: Have you recently experienced a loss? The group meets at 6:30 p.m. every third Thursday at the Clear Creek County Metropolitan Recreation Center. For more information, call 303-679-2426.
COLUMBINE GARDEN CLUB meets the second Thursday of the month at noon at the Elks Lodge.
MILL CREEK HISTORICAL SOCIETY meets the third Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Dumont School House.
NARCOTICS GROUP IN EVERGREEN meets from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturdays at 3757 Ponderosa Drive across from Evergreen Safeway.
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. For more information, call 303-679-2426.
A 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 more information, call 303-567-2729 or e-mail eric@steelemedia.com.