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RockiesRide service begin Friday for Opener
Mar 29th
RTD again offering RockiesRide service to weekend 2011 Rockies home games, and Opening Day this Friday, April 1
Light Rai
Light Rai
l also available; Denver Union Station pedestrian tunnel permanently closed due to RTD FasTracks construction, so 16thStreet Mall shuttle offers a good connection
Denver – The Regional Transportation District (RTD) offers RockiesRide to all weekend games and the following weekday game: Friday, April 1 (Opening Day); RockiesRide express bus service will get fans to Coors Field 30-60 minutes before the first pitch.
RockiesRide is RTD’s direct bus service to Coors Field from 14 metro area locations, including 13 park-n-Ride lots and Boulder High School. RockiesRide one-way fares range from $4.00 to $5.00, depending on trip origination. Passengers pay cash as they board; transfers, tickets and passes are not accepted.
Every RockiesRide bus is designated with the letter R after a route number, e.g. Route 120R. Buses depart 60 to 115 minutes before game time and arrive 30 to 60 minutes before the first pitch at the Coors Field parking lot on 22nd/Blake, placing riders at the ballpark 30-60 minutes before the first pitch.
Upon arrival at the stadium, the bus driver will announce which row in the parking lot at 22nd/Blake that bus route’s buses will be parked, making it easy to locate the bus for the return trip home. After the game, go to the parking lot at 22nd/Blake, locate the assigned row number for your RockiesRide route and hop on board. RockiesRide buses depart as they fill up, with the last bus leaving 45 minutes after the game ends. Excluding rain delays, buses will not leave Coors Field before the seventh inning.
The bus lane that runs behind Denver Union Station is now closed because of RTD FasTracks construction. As a result, the bus routes that previously used that bus lane will no longer be able to pick up and drop off transit passengers behind DUS. All bus passengers who board/deboard on the following Express and Regional routes at Denver Union Station Gates B, C and D will now do so at Market Street Station at 16th and Market Street.
Express Bus via HOV Lanes
31 X
40 X
80 X
86 X
120 X
Regional Bus via HOV Lanes
BV
BF
BX
L
LX
Inbound buses using the HOV lanes will go from 19th Street to Blake Street, with the only stop at Market Street Station. Outbound buses will pick up passengers from Market Street Station, follow 16th Street to Wazee, Wazee to 19th and head to the bus HOV lane.
Light Rail
Passengers can take the C or E lines to Denver Union Station and walk to Coors Field. The D, F or H lines go to the 16th/California and 16th/Stout light rail stations, where riders can take the 16th Street FREE MallRide to Market Street Station and walk four blocks to Coors Field.
Although the C and F lines do not operate on weekends or holidays, a special C Line service will operate for Rockies games during the same hours as RockiesRide buses. Regular light rail fares apply.
Fans traveling to Rockies games on light rail are asked to build in extra time due to ongoing construction at Denver Union Station (DUS). The pedestrian tunnel has permanently closed because of RTD FasTracks construction so light rail passengers are encouraged to take the 16th Street Mall Shuttle from DUS to Market Street Station drop-off point and walk the four blocks along Blake Street to Coors Field.
For specific RockiesRide route and schedule information, visit RTD-Denver.com or call RTD at 303-299-6000. Patrons with hearing or speech impairments should call the TDD information service at 303-299-6089.
Boulder police officers and department employees to be recognized for service excellence at March 10 ceremony
Mar 10th
Nearly 40 Boulder Police Department officers and employees will be recognized for their outstanding service to the community this Thursday, March 10, 2011.
The ceremony will be held at the Boulder Police Department, 1805 33rd Street starting at 3:30 p.m.
Two officers will receive a Medal for Lifesaving award for rescuing a 5-year-old girl who was trapped in a house fire. The officers arrived before the Boulder Fire Department and were told that a child was still inside. It took two attempts to search the house which was thick with smoke, but the officers found the little girl asleep on the couch and were able to carry her to the safety of her waiting family.
Officers and employees will also receive Awards for Excellence and the Chief’s Certificate of Commendation. Along with the department’s crime analyst, a number of detectives and officers were able to solve more than 60 residential burglaries after identifying a pattern and conducting surveillance that allowed them to apprehend the two suspects who were responsible. The complete list follows:
Medal for Lifesaving
· Officer Brent Biekert
· Officer Kristin Weisbach
Award for Excellence
· Detective Craig Beckjord
· Officer Joel Burick
· Sergeant Greg LeFebre
· Analyst Mel Rhamey
· System Administrator Dave Ritchey
Chief’s Commendation
· Master Police Officer Mark Bliley
· Officer Sterling Ekwo
· Officer Michael Marquez
· Officer Ryan McAuley
· Officer Mark Niedzielski
· Officer Jenny Paddock
· Detective Scott Sloan
Unit Citation
· PTO Program (the department’s officer training program)
Dick Winters 1918-2011 American Hero
Jan 12th
Major Dick Winters, who died on January 2 aged 92, was one of the US Army’s most revered service
men of the Second World War; his exploits were later chronicled in the book and television series Band of Brothers.
FROM INDEPENDENT As commander of E Company of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Winters and his company proved instrumental on D-Day in ensuring the successful American landings at Utah and Omaha beaches. He would later lead his paratroopers through the forests of France, Belgium and Holland before ending his war in Hitler’s alpine retreat.
The 2nd Battalion’s specific remit for the invasion of Normandy in June 1944 was to secure “Causeway 2”, which linked Utah Beach to the hinterland. The Germans had flooded the fields in between and the planned night-time capture of the causeways was vital in ensuring the eventual success of the amphibious landings.
The operation did not get under way smoothly, as Allied aircraft were faced by withering flak which forced troops to be dropped far away from the target area. Furthermore, the aircraft containing E Company’s Commanding Officer and First Sergeant was shot down, making Winters effective commander.
To make matters worse, Winters had lost his weapon during the drop, and 90 per cent of his men were unaccounted for. But he and 13 other members of “Easy” Company did manage to set up headquarters in a farmhouse, where at daybreak they received intelligence that four German 105mm Howitzers, manned by a full platoon, were firing on Utah Beach; they were ordered to destroy the guns.
In the ensuing attack, Winters ordered half of his squad to unleash an enveloping hail of machine gun fire, while another section of his men took the left flank and hurled hand grenades at the first gun. With this Howitzer duly disabled, the remainder of Easy Company (with the aid of “Dog” Company) made a full assault on the German trenches, spiking the other guns with TNT.
FROM WKIPEDIA
Major Richard “Dick” D. Winters (January 21, 1918 – January 2, 2011)[1] was a United States Army officer and decorated warveteran. He commanded Company “E”, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, during World War II.
Winters parachuted into Normandy in the early hours of D-Day, and fought across France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and eventually into Germany. Later in the war, Winters rose to command the 2nd Battalion. Following the end of hostilities Winters was discharged from the army and returned to civilian life, working in New Jersey.
In 1951, during the Korean War, Winters was recalled to the Army from the inactive list and briefly served as a regimental planning and training officer on staff at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Although issued orders for deployment, he was not sent to Korea. After his discharge he worked at a few different jobs before founding his own company and selling farming products.
Winters was featured in a number of books and was portrayed in the 2001 HBO mini-series Band of Brothers by Damian Lewis. He was a regular guest lecturer at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He retired in 1997.
