Time for Fall Color Viewing around Boulder

What's a blog about the Boulder area without a mention of tracking the fall colors in the mountains.

Here are some links to get you started - looks like trips can be planned into the beginning of October.

Fox 31 Meterologist Chris Tomer

Mike Nelson
US Forest Service
and if you'd like to travel - check out the "Top 10" according to the Huffington Post.

Enjoy from Boulder Blogging!

Boulder ReSource - Collecting Tools Starting September 25

ReSource which promotes waste reduction through innovative landfill diversion programs is hosting a Community Tool Drive at  The ReSource Yard at 6400 Arapahoe Ave.

Help launch the ReSource Tool Library by donating your unwanted or seldom-used tools.

• Help build a community tool inventory that benefits everyone.
• Borrow back your donated tools for free!
• Win a free Tool Library membership at our Tool Drive raffles!
• Receive a tax deduction receipt for your donations.  
• All tools in good, working condition will be accepted.

Saturday September 25th (9-5)
Sunday September 26th (11-4)
Saturday October 2nd (9-5)
Sunday October 3rd (11-4)

• Please see list of desired tools.

Click here for more information about this new program. 
Source: ReSource Yard website

CU Wizard Series - 34th Year Starts September 25

In its 34th year, CU Wizards will explore the exciting worlds of physics, chemistry, biology and astronomy.

Free to the public, children of all ages are invited to attend the monthly CU Wizards shows at the University of Colorado at Boulder which are  intended to entertain and inform children about different aspects of science.  All shows are on Saturday mornings at 9:30 on the CU campus.

The first show of the new season, Saturday September 25 in Duane Physics is "Psychology: The Science of Illusion and Reality. 

FAQ page

Schedule of upcoming shows and further information, click here or call 303-492-5011.

Source: CU Wizards Website

RE/MAX of Boulder offers Four Mile Fire Assistance

The Boulder Valley Community and RE/MAX of Boulder, Inc. have banded together to help with the devastating aftermath of the Four Mile Fire which burned 165 homes.  Please contact your RE/MAX Realtor (or Broker/Owner Tom Kalinski 303.441.5620 Email Tom) to obtain contacts of trusted architects, contractors, attorneys, lenders, insurance agents, material suppliers, demolition/deconstruction companies or assistance with navigating the County Building and Planning Department.

Rental Properties available from RE/MAX of Boulder:

1. 1240 Cedar, Apartment Building 12 vacant 2 bedroom units, $1300-$1400 mth - Bill Allen 303.441.5690

2. Boulder - 4 bedroom 3 bath home $3200 mth - on market to Dec. - Dave Osborne 720.566.2681

3. 487 Rifle Way Broomfield new home $2000 - Ted or Carolyn Manzanares 303.666.8115

4. 135 Stone Canyon, Lyons $800 mtn , 3 bedroom, 2 bath, all appliances - Dan Sidall 303.918.8400

5. 3140 29th 4 bedroom, 4 bath, office $2300 - Chad St. Onge 303.895.7190

6.1667 Zamia, 2 bedroom, 2 bath townhome $2000 - Ed Schultz 720.495.3889
7.AGR Building- Niwot and Front Range -  Lisa Jacobs 720-375-1092

(Rental questions can also be directed to Todd Ulrich Property Management RE/MAX of Boulder 303.441.5672 or cell 303.5645.4762)

Other websites with rentals:

Housing Helpers

FourStarRealty 

Hast

Roberts and Sons

SunnySIde Rental

PGRentals 

Upcoming Community Meetings Boulder Green Building Guild: 
Location: East Boulder Senior Center

Dates: Thursday September 23 - 7-9  pm and

Sunday October 3 - 1-6 pm

Boulder - Walker Ranch - "visit" the 1800's Sept 26

Sunday, September 26; 10:00am to 4:00pm
Walker Ranch Homestead; 

7701 Flagstaff Mountain Road,
(approximately 7 miles west of Boulder on Flagstaff Road)

Come see how autumn was spent on a working ranch in the late 1800s. At this special event, costumed volunteers demonstrate the chores necessary to get the ranch ready for winter such as root-cellaring, sausage-making and doing laundry with a washboard and wringer to name a few. Visitors can participate in some chores. Visit the blacksmith as he makes hinges, nails, and other hardware needed around the ranch, or join in the fun at an old-fashioned barn dance featuring guitar, banjo and fiddle music. There will also be guided tours of the homestead. 

This program is free and open to all ages. For more information, please call 303-776-8848 or email tmcmichen@bouldercounty.org. 

Please note: Dogs and bicycles are not permitted on the site. Visitors are invited to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy at nearby Walker Ranch Open Space picnic sites. 

Source: Boulder County Open Space

Boulder - Banjo's and Engineers

photo courtesy of - Appalachian Encounters

"It was an unusual career path for a CU engineering student, but this year Chuck Ogsbury is celebrating 50 years of banjo making success." 

Hearing Judy Collins singing in the Memorial Center led him on a path to leave his engineering studies at CU and design his own banjo, open his own shop and find a life time of success creating "works of art" at Ome Banjo.

"We're kind of a national treasure that nobody knows about," Ogsbury quipped. 

For more information, visit omebanjos.com.

 Source: Carol Taylor Daily Camera (8/2/10)

Boulder - Staying after graduation

Boulder is one of the most beautiful settings to live and work in and attend college - anywhere in the world and continues to receive mention time and again in Top Ten Lists (in 2009) and now in 2010, the latest, Best Places to go to College and  Best Places to Live after Graduation.  

Nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains and a mere 30 minutes from Denver, Boulder is a welcoming, diverse community that has something for everyone – outdoor recreation (e.g., the Bolder Boulder), a first-rate educational system, entertainment, plentiful shopping, established businesses and innovative start-ups, a well-educated workforce, and who could forget the unparalleled beauty of the Flatirons.

If you're a graduate and you do decide to stay - it might be an opportune time to invest in your first home. Much has been made of housing conditions in the country.  Boulder, however, is its own market. With a limited amount of land available, a slow growth policy in effect, the city's 2% annual limit on real estate expansion and the desireability of the area - Boulder's property values have not only maintained, but continue to increase.   


We couldn't agree more that Boulder is a great place to live! (Find more specific Graduates information here.)

Boulder County Mentors Needed - October Training

Become a Community Services Mentor

Many juveniles who become involved in the court system have come fro difficult family situations and/or have suffered traumas.  They face challenges in navigating school, peers, family and finding positive activities. 

Mentors are needed who can meet weekly with a teen for 2-3 hours for a year long commitment. A 13-hour training will be offered October 19, October 21 and October 23.  

For more information, contact the Justice System Volunteer Program at 303-441-3718 or e-mail jallan@bouldercounty.org

Source: Boulder County Website - Volunteer Programs