Fines booked for Katrina victims
Castle Rock – A week’s worth of fines from library districts recently raised $15,505 for the American Red Cross to help Hurricane Katrina victims.
The Arapahoe Library District raised the most, $5,722, followed by Douglas County Libraries at $3,793, Weld Library District with $1,911, the Louisville Public Library with $831 and the Durango Public Library with $701.
Others that participated included the Buena Vista Public Library, the Cañon City Public Library, Elbert County Library District, Fort Morgan Public Library, Ira J. Taylor Library-Iliff School of Theology, La Veta Public Library and Las Animas-Bent County Library.
Also participating were the Mancos Public Library, Manitou Springs Library, Rampart Library District, Windsor-Severance Library District, the Woodruff Memorial Library and the Security Public Library.
Traveling hunters issued theft alert
With hunting season opening, the Wheat Ridge Police Department is cautioning travelers – particularly hunters – staying in area hotels to take actions to reduce the possibility of theft.
More than $200,000 worth of trucks, trailers, all-terrain vehicles and hunting gear was stolen from parking lots of Wheat Ridge motels along the Interstate 70 corridor over a week-long period in October last year.
Most victims were from out of state, police said, as they passed through on their way to hunting spots. Their trucks were full of gear, which police said made them easy to identify.
Motels have been asked to post fliers that urge removing all valuables, including guns and credit cards; locking vehicles and gear boxes; cabling trailer wheels to the truck frame; using secondary security devices; parking in well-lit areas; and carrying a list of serial numbers on belongings.
Info offered on intersection study
An open house to explain an environmental assessment of the West Bowles Avenue and South Wadsworth Boulevard intersection will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at Columbine High School, 6201 S. Pierce St.
The meeting is sponsored by the Jefferson County transportation and highways division and the Colorado Department of Transportation. The agencies are seeking public comment on alternatives that include no action, a grade-separated interchange with a bridge over Bowles and at-grade lane improvements.
For more information, contact Gray Clark of Muller Engineering Co., 303-988-4939, or Brad Bauer of Jefferson County, 303-271-8495.
