Category: Boulder County Latest News

Caregiving Symposium is Back

By Juliette Jonjak Kershner The annual Caregiving Symposium, brought to you by the Boulder County Area Agency on Aging takes place on May 22, at the Jewish Community Center, 6007 Oreg Ave, in Boulder. This event, for Boulder County residents who care for older relatives, partners, neighbors, and friends, provides a one-stop location to explore …

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Viva Theater presents The Odd Couple, Female Version

The play, “The Odd Couple,” Neil Simon’s classic comedy, premiered on Broadway in 1965 with Walter Matthau and Art Carney. The movie, in 1968, starred Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. The popular television series, with Tony Randall and Jack Klugman, aired 1970 to 1975. Neil Simon rewrote “The Odd Couple” in 1985 and transgendered the …

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TRU PACE Program Receives Grant

TRU PACE – Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly – recently received a generous $15,000 grant from the Herbert and Judy Paige Family Foundation in support of their work to provide preventive, primary, acute, and longterm care services that enable elderly individuals to continue living safely in the community This grant specifically allows TRU …

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Make Healthy Choices

People with diabetes may have heard that carbohydrates aren’t good for them. However, many carbohydrates provide vitamins, minerals, and nutrients for the body, and can be part of a healthful diet for people with or without diabetes. If you need help choosing foods that will support your health goals, Medicare can help. Medicare covers medical …

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Social Security Retirement For Women

Social Security plays an especially important role in providing economic security for women. In the 21st century, more women work, pay Social Security taxes, and earn credit toward monthly retirement income than at any other time in our nation’s history. But, women face greater economic challenges in retirement; • tend to live longer than men. …

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Boulder Rotary Turns 100

By Marty Coffin Evans On April 1, Boulder Rotary Club celebrated its 100 years of service to the community. Founded by four local business men, the club has remained relevant for a century all the while uniting leaders, exchanging ideas and taking action. Now over 230 members strong and growing, Boulder Rotarians have addressed local …

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CU Boulder Breaks Ground On Music Building Expansion

The University of Colorado Boulder broke ground today on a $57 million expansion of the Imig Music Building that will enhance the College of Music’s standing as a national leader as it kicks off a second century of excellence in teaching and research. The 64,000-square-foot addition to the south end of the Imig building is …

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Dancing : Good For Body And Soul

The University Dinner Dance Club (UDDC), originally formed in the Glenn Miller era to serve University of Colorado faculty and staff, has now evolved to serve a dynamic and varied group of individuals from around the greater Metro area with diverse backgrounds, but who share a common love of music and dancing. You no longer …

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Hitting The Road – Colorado Shakespeare Festival To Perform In Every Colorado County By 2028

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival will bring live, professional Shakespeare performances to all 64 Colorado counties in the next decade, the group announced today. The $3.2 million Shakespeare Across Colorado initiative will reach an estimated 180,000 audience members by 2028. Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s professional actors will crisscross the state, in part, because they believe exposing people …

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Volunteer Opportunities with Boulder County Parks & Open Space

Walker Ranch Homestead Cultural History Volunteers learn fun and easy living history demonstrations to share at special events and weekday school field trips at the Walker Ranch Homestead, an 1880s-era ranch in the mountains. Volunteers dress in period costume, cook on a wood stove, give tours, chop wood, make shingles, churn butter, and do laundry …

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Flatirons Rotary Club Honors Brenda Lyle

The Flatirons Rotary Club of Boulder recently celebrated its Charter Night Dinner commemorating the Chapter’s charter to operate as part of Rotary International. Twenty-one years ago, Boulder Rotary, led by Norris Hermsmeyer, helped found Flatirons Rotary. It is now one of the 35,000 Rotary clubs worldwide with 1.2 million Rotarians whose motto is “Service Above …

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Recognizing and Preventing Family Caregiver Burnout

By Eileen MacNalich, AMAC At nearly 35 million strong, family caregivers are the nation’s largest unpaid work force. Caregivers for aging parents in particular, are unsung heroes– tasked with providing meaningful relief and doing their best to give these “patients” the fullest lives possible, they often sacrifice huge parts of their own lives in the …

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