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Santa flips the switch #boulder
Nov 16th
Downtown Boulder Gets Ready to Switch on the Holidays with a Not-to-Be-Missed Entrance from Santa Himself. Santa flips the switch illuminating the County Courthouse, Pearl Street Mall & Star on Flagstaff Mountain this Saturday (Nov. 20)
Boulder, Colo. (November 16, 2010): On Saturday, November 20, Downtown Boulder will shine brighter than ever when Santa “switches” on the lights illuminating the Pearl Street Mall, Boulder County Courthouse and star on Flagstaff Mountain. This year, over 35,000 bulbs will light up Pearl Street alone! Along the pedestrian mall, 30 trees with be adorned with LED holiday lights (courtesy of the City of Boulder), as well as the shade structure on the 1300 block and skyline silhouettes on Pearl Street at the intersections of 10th and16th streets, not to mention 32 lighted snowflakes along the mall perimeter.
Before the lights are flipped, enjoy live performances by the Casey Middle and Boulder High School choirs. Santa’s promised a fantastic grand entrance this year, led as always, by the Fairview High School drum corps. Immediately following Switch on the Holidays, the Ice Rink at One Boulder Plaza will present Light up the Ice, a holiday ice show starring local skating stars – with a special appearance by Tweedles the Elf and the Rat King from the Nutcracker. After the show the rink will be open for all to enjoy free ice skating between 6:30-10 p.m.
Downtown Boulder’s Switch on the Holidays is a free event and open to the public. This annual event is produced by Downtown Boulder, Incorporated. This year’s presenting sponsor is One Boulder Plaza and supporting sponsors include: Colorado Capital Bank, the Camera, KBCO and the City of Boulder Parking Services.
About Downtown Boulder, Inc. (DBI)
Downtown Boulder, Incorporated (DBI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to continued preservation and enhancement of Downtown Boulder as the heart of the greater Boulder community. We work to maintain downtown as the center of commerce, government, culture, and leisure. DBI members support the overall vitality of downtown through public advocacy, political involvement, and community events that enhance the Boulder experience for residents and visitors. Membership in Downtown Boulder, Incorporated (DBI) is voluntary and open to any interested person or organization.
Boulder Police investigate Seth Brigham: Capt Under Pants rides again.
Nov 7th
Below is a letter from Boulder city manager to Seth Brigham form anoying city council and staff; followed by a letter from Brigham followed by and article from Boulder channel 1. The question is : Is a citizen allowed to go to the city building and give the staff and council a raft of grief or can you be arrested for it. ??
Seth Brigham “m-fs” #Boulder city council again: Police called. No arrests
It’s true, I blew my “cool” when I saw rules of conduct posted despite the fact the City Council has never agreed upon any set of “decorum rules.”
I interrupted an informal meeting, being in the moment, upset by the actions of City Staff, City Management, City Council? IT WAS IN THE LOBBY< A PUBLIC PLACE.
Who decided to forgo the public process, public comment, as was promised on this supposed future Agenda item??? And, place a set of rules for the public up on the wall in Council chambers where we wait to speak???
And, what about the rules for Council, I didn’t see anything posted?
One of the rules posted was “no personal attacks,” which is an unconstitutional provision, clearly illegal, and what started all this in the first place, when criticism of council members was somehow perceived as a “personal attack.”
The point is, the rules are not there to protect city officials and/or residents, they are posted in an attempt to control the speech and intimidate the speaker, manipulate the “message.”
I was upset and stated emphatically to the Council, who feigned ignorance. My apology for the short interruption in your interview, but, I perceive council as residents, not nobility!
INVESTIGATION, start looking down your own toilet bowl!! Or better yet, hire another consultant!!!
Take your letter, and, as one politician said to his own party, SHOVE IT!
Seth Brigham
720-298-6711
increased fire danger threat #boulder NWS…. fire chief says be vigilant: READ STORY:
Nov 6th
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1054 AM MDT SAT NOV 06 2010
1054 AM MDT SAT NOV 06 2010
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1054 AM MDT SAT NOV 06 2010
1054 AM MDT SAT NOV 06 2010
A PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN AND NEAR THE FRONT
RANGE FOOTHILLS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS ALONG WITH
MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE THE
FIRE DANGER THREAT.
Fire Chief Larry Donner Boulder fire chief talks to Boulder Channel 1 news this afternoon.
Larry Donner Boulder fire chief:” People need to have a heightened awareness this weekend. It is very dry out. Though we are not in Red Flag Warning situation which requires high wind and high temperatures, we could go there if the wind picks up. tomorrow, saturday, the temperatures will high enough. Heightened awareness in in order.
We have low moisture so by mid day when the temperatures heat up ‘flashy fuels” such as grass ( these are the ones which burn first) are easily igniteable ”
People need to put defensible space around their homes and not put that work on their to do list. that includes moving firewood and cutting tall grass near homes. Some people think that grass is not much of a threat, but 4 foot high grass can have a crown of ten feet and be very dangerous.
Wildland fire behavior is much like flood water behavior. Fire has currents and eddies. So when you’ll notice that two or three houses in a neighborhood will be burned and one will be left standing, that is most probabluy a result of the currents formed by fires.
residents don’t realize just how dangerous wild land fires can be until it is too late. In the four mile fire we had people on sunshine canyon who didn’t want to leave, but the fire was moving so fast, that though it was a few miles away they waited until smoke and embers forced them out . That is a dangerous situation for everyone. those embers were the size of roof shingles and they were blowing one mile in front of the fire. We can’t stop that.
fire fighters lives are put at risk when residents do not want to leave. They don’t think it is so bad, but if they get in the way of fire fighting efforts, we have to then have to rescue them and in some cases our selves. That was the case in the four Mile fire.
What people need to realize is that if the wind is blowing in a hot wild land fire, The fire is moving at 40 miles per hour. You can’t out run that. It comes up on you real fast and then it is too late.
There have been experiments done in Australia where residents stayed behind to fight wild land fires, but when the fire arrived at their property it was crowning at 10 to 20 feet , moving at 30 to 50 mph, was extremely hot ..and it killed everyone in its path. That’s what we always want to avoid in Boulder.
I scratch my head when I see most wild fires are human caused. People should not be burning anything near open space with conditions like this. this is a very hightened condition for fires..
We have something called “point protection, where we will pick the most likely house to save, but down the road 3 or 4 other houses will burn because of poor space protection, high winds and flying ambers.
So , yeah, this weekend remain vigilant and aware.”
