Boulder police to conduct training exercise at Tom Watson Park
May 20th
Boulder police will be conducting driver training for officers at Tom Watson Park, 6180 N. 63rd St., in Boulder from May 23 to May 27. This is an annual exercise that all officers are required to complete.
On those days, the training will take place from 12:00 to 10:00 p.m. and there will be very limited public access to the parking lot in Tom Watson Park. The picnic area will remain open, and people will be allowed to park along the frontage road or across the street at Coot Lake.
Volunteers needed for Valmont Bike Hosts Boulder
May 20th
Volunteers needed for Valmont Bike Hosts
The City of Boulder’s Parks and Recreation Department, with the help of the Boulder MountainBike Alliance, is looking for congenial people to volunteer for the opening weekend at the Valmont Bike Park on Saturday, June 11, and Sunday, June 12. Volunteers are needed to interact with visitors, answer questions and provide information on the park’s various features. Two- to four-hour shifts are available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 12.
There will be a required training sessions at the park on Tuesday, May 24, and Thursday, May 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. Volunteers must attend one of these sessions. Volunteers should be 16 years of age or older and comfortable interacting with the public. Bicycle riders of all levels are encouraged to respond but riding is not required. Volunteers must sign up atwww.bouldermountainbike.org (click the “Valmont Bike Posse” link on the bottom right) or by emailingvalmont@bouldermountainbike.org.
Reminder: Valmont Bike Park remains CLOSED to unauthorized visitors and riders until opening day (June 11) to allow for completion of construction.
Long-term volunteers are needed through the summer months as well. For more information, call Shelly Ruspakka, Parks and Recreation, at 303-413-7214.
Boulder County Fairgrounds closed to horses, camelids through May 31
May 20th
Fairgrounds closed to horses, camelids through May 31
Boulder County, Colo. – As a cautionary measure due to the recent outbreak of the Equine Herpesvirus, the Boulder County Fairgrounds is closed to all equine and camelid (llama and alpaca) events and open rides through Tuesday, May 31.
The riding arena and stalls are closed to the public and no horses or camelids are allowed on the fairgrounds property. Overnight stalling in the barns is prohibited.
The temporary closure is a safeguard to protect the facilities, horses and camelids. The scheduled reopening will be dependent on the course of the current outbreak.
More information about Equine Herpesvirus, or EHV-1, is available on the Colorado Department of Agriculture website.
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