Category: Boulder County Latest News

Living Life With Parkinson’s In 2014: It’s Not Your Parents’s Parkinson’s

By Marty Coffin Evans Approximately 1 million Americans suffer from Parkinson’s disease, a number that will increase as the population grays. “You have Parkinson’s!” is not a diagnosis anyone wants to hear. But, if you have it Northern Colorado is the place to be. Cutting edge research programs are on-going at the University of Colorado …

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Boulder County’s Annual Senior Fish-off

If you are senior and you love to fish then Boulder County Parks and Open Space has an event for you. Boulder and Broomfield County seniors (64 and older) are invited to participate in Boulder County’s annual fish-off. The fish-off is Friday, April 25, 6:30 to 10 a.m. at Wally Toevs Pond located at Walden …

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‘Ubuntu’: A celebration of African culture at CU-Boulder

The Zulu word “Ubuntu” means “I am, because we are,” and is often used to describe the interconnectedness of African cultures. That connection is the focus of CU-Boulder’s first Ubuntu African Dance Festival, an afternoon of dance and celebration on April 19. Directed by Nii Armah Sowah, senior instructor of dance, Ubuntu brings together dance students …

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Via Mobility Services Achieves 35th Anniversary in Boulder

During its first year of service in 1979, the tiny organization then called Special Transit was located in two rooms in the old County Butler building on Pearl Street in Boulder, where the Kinkos/FedEx store is now located. When the roof blew off, the handful of parttime office employees and drivers had to relocate. Another …

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Project Hope Chili Cook-off

Complete Home Health Care’s 1st Annual Chili Cook-off was a “complete” success… according to all who attended: staff members, business associates, and friends. Everyone was invited to taste a variety of creatively pre-pared chili’s: Chili Verde Extra Caliente, Cheater’s Chili, Chuck Wagon, Hippie and Chili, Chili Bang Bang and more. Some milder, mild and hot …

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Need Help Having the Conversation?

The Conversation Project in Boulder for 50 Plus Marketplace News for northern Colorado seniors

Death is not a subject most Americans care to day-dream about. However, a recent Pew Research Center survey does show that 37% of us claim to have given a great deal of thought to their own wishes about end-of life care.

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Love Keeps Them Together And Via Keeps Them Going

Carl and Judy Herbet article for 50 Plus Marketplace News for northern Colorado seniors

Carl and Judy Herbet are “attached” at the hips – they go everywhere together. And have been for 70 years.

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Be Part of Community Supported Agriculture

Cultiva youth operated organic farm CSA in Boulder via 50 Plus Marketplace News for northern Colorado seniors

Growing Gardens, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating community through urban agriculture, is accepting applications for their 3rd annual Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares.
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Boulder Genealogical Society Meeting

Boulder Genealogical Society via 50 Plus Marketplace News for Seniors in northern Colorado

Join the Boulder Genealogical Society on Tuesday, March 4th for two events:
6:30pm – Using Mocavo to Propel Your Research
7:30pm – A Dark & Stormy Genealogy No Longer: Becoming a Good Story Teller
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Boulder County Care Connect Volunteer of the Month

Boulder County Care Connect is pleased to honor Dave Pinkow as this month’s volunteer. After retiring from CU as French Horn professor since the 1980’s, Dave Pinkow and his wife Louise purchased a cabin and property in the small mountain community of Allenspark, Colorado. Over the years, the Pinkows have spent many weekends camping near …

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Close Those Books, Open New Ones!

With the close of the books on 2013, a few might have a sigh of relief. What a year 2013 turned out to be in Boulder County. While many celebrate the opening of the books for 2014, some still realize the challenge of rebuilding after September’s flooding. That time might be best described as the …

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Where Do the Wildlife Live?

Saturday, February 8; 2:00pm to 3:00pm at the Louisville Public Library; 951 Spruce Street, Louisville Where do wild animals live? Everywhere! Come join volunteer naturalists and hike across a HUGE map of Boulder County, from the grassy plains to the highest peaks, looking for signs of wildlife. Everyone will be a nature detective and help …

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