DID YOU KNOW?
Wideawake
After several meetings to decide on a name for itself, the 1860s mining town north of Black Hawk in Gilpin County was given the name Wideawake. Local legend has it that the townsfolk were told they would have to have one more meeting to decide on a name and they had “better be wide-awake” for that meeting. Someone yelled out, “Why don’t we just call it Wideawake?” And so, they did.
Source: “1,001 Colorado Place Names ” by Maxine Benson
REGIONAL NOTES
DURANGO
Southwest textiles appraised
Fort Lewis College is hosting the Southwest Textile Road Show on Thursday. Bring Navajo rugs and other Southwest textiles for an informative and engaging review of their history and an appraisal of their value.
The event takes place at the Center of Southwest Studies Galleries. The road show starts at 4 p.m. with an informal lecture. Refreshments follow at 6 p.m.
There is a $10 fee per textile and a limit of 3. Participants must call to reserve a time slot – 970-247-7456.
AURORA
Weekend of free fun at KidSpree
Aurora’s 11th annual KidSpree celebration for children is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Aurora’s Bicentennial Park.
Children can paint a tiny-tot town, turn a real car into a painted masterpiece, play tunes in a musical petting zoo or swim around in a pool of noodles.
KidSpree is free and will have more than 60 hands-on activities and entertainers.
The park is at 13655 E. Alameda Ave., at the corner of East Alameda Avenue and South Potomac Street, just west of I-225 in Aurora.
Free parking is available in the southwest parking lot of the nearby Town Center (formerly Aurora Mall), with a free shuttle to the park.
THORNTON
Library board eyes fund request
The Rangeview Library District will meet July 19 to consider placing a request for more funding on the November ballot.
The board is considering closing the Perl Mack branch, citing low readership and lack of financial support for the district.
But library supporters say a ballot issue might save Perl Mack – a valuable neighborhood resource – and allow the district to expand.
The meeting starts at 4 p.m. at the Thornton Branch, 8992 Washington Street.
ARVADA
A glimpse of police, fire work
Youth College, open to students entering seventh through ninth grades this fall, will feature an introduction to police, fire and paramedic work over three days.
The Arvada Fire Protection District, Red Rocks Community College, Arvada Police Department and Pridemark Paramedic Service are partners with the college.
Day one features police work; day two includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and other lifesaving techniques; and day three at the fire-training facility will feature demonstrations, a car extrication and other training.
For information or to schedule a visit, contact Scott Pribble at 303-472-1757 or scott.pribble@arvadafire.com.
DENVER POST STAFF REPORTS
