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Fire department to host award ceremony Feb. 18
Feb 17th
Boulder Fire Rescue will host an annual departmental Achievement Awards Ceremony on Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, at 3:30 p.m. at the Public Safety Building, East Training Room, 1805 33rd St.
The ceremony will feature awards for promotion of rank for new lieutenants, 1st and 2nd class firefighters and Life Saving presentations. An Exceptional Service Award will also be given.
Fire Chief Larry Donner will welcome and introduce all recipients. Friends, family members and the media are invited to attend the event.
Eight personnel will achieve the rank of 2nd class firefighters having served for more than one year: Ryan Boersma, Jason Thomas, Joe Vogel, Manuel Garcia, Thomas Spannring, Tyler Capron, Jeremy Felix, and Matt Watson.
Three personnel, Curt Stocker, Matt Zavala and Nate Muller, will achieve the rank of 1st Class firefighters having served more than three years.
Margaret Edel and Joe Savino will be recognized for achieving the rank of Lieutenant.
Six personnel will receive awards for life-saving efforts involving CPR to resuscitate victims of medical trauma: Lt. Jeff Martinez, Engineers Mike Hankins and Frank Decoteau, John Felling and Firefighters Tim Case and Brent Wambach.
Three firefighters, Dean Vande Berg, Brian Offord and Engineer Cameron Knapp, along with two Boulder police officers, Kristen Weisbach and Brent Biekert, will be recognized for their successful life-saving efforts during a fire in 2008 at 550 South 41st St.
Heidi Tregay, Program Specialist for Fire Administration, will be thanked for her exceptional service and support of the mission of Boulder Fire Rescue during 2010.
City of Boulder President’s Day, Monday, Feb. 21, schedule
Feb 17th
All city administrative offices All library branches
West Senior Center East Senior Center
Police Records/Property and Evidence
The following offices/buildings/programs will be open regular hours:
All recreation centers
Pottery Lab
Flatirons Golf Course Boulder Reservoir
Ranger Cottage at Chautauqua
Parking: All city lots, meters and garages will be free.
City of Boulder News Briefs Feb. 16 2011
Feb 15th
Beginning early Wednesday, Feb. 16 from 12 a.m. to 9 a.m. the intersection of Pearl and Folsom streets will be impacted while city crews repair a leaking water valve. The work will take place on Pearl Street, just west of Folsom Street, and will reduce the inside eastbound roadway and bike lanes.
Traffic will be detoured around the work zone. Alternate travel routes are advised.
This work is weather-dependent; inclement weather may cause delays or changes to the schedule.
For more information, please call the Utilities Division at 303-413-7134.
City Funding Available for Youth Programs
The City of Boulder Youth Opportunities Program announces grant funds to support cultural, recreational or educational opportunities for City of Boulder resident middle or high school age youth. Annual Grant proposals of up to $15,000 are due March 1, 2011 for programs beginning in September 2011. Group Activities proposals of up to $3,000 to serve groups of ten or more youth this spring/summer are due the 15th of each month through April, 2011. Funds are also available to provide materials needed for local youth volunteer projects. The Youth Opportunities Program is part of the City of Boulder Department of Housing and Human Services. More information and application materials can be found at www.yoab.org or by calling Alice Swett at 303-441-4349.