NJC Offeres Summer Athletics Camps

If your kids want to participate in some athletic camps this summer, check this out: there are several coming up starting in June. Those camps are at Northeastern Junior College Athletic Programs. There are camps being offered at NJC in baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball and softball. The camps are for kids in kindergarten through high school.

Baseball – June 6th - June 9th
Ages 6 -13 8:00-11:00 AM
Day one of the camp will cover all aspects of pitching, including mechanics, mentality and pick-offs.
Day two will cover defensive skill in the infield, outfield and catching, as well as footwork and throwing.
Day three and four will cover hitting and bunting.

$35 Per Session or $120 for all four (4) sessions
For more information contact Bryan Shepherd at Bryan.Shepherd@NJC.edu.

Women’s Basketball – June 6th-9th
Fundamental Day Camp (4th-9th Grade) 9:00-11:30AM Bank of Colorado Event Center $50 per camper
Little Lady Hoopers (Pre K - 3rd Grade) 1:00-2:30PM Bank of Colorado Event Center $40 per camper

Camps Includes:
Camp T Shirt
Camp Basketball
Camp Awards

Pre Registration and Walk Ups are welcomed.

For more information contact Darrel Parker at Darrel.Parker@NJC.edu

Men’s Basketball - June 13-16
Pre K – 3rd Grade 9:00-11:30AM Bank of Colorado Event Center
4th – 8th Grade 1:00-3:30PM Bank of Colorado Event Center

$40 per Kid

Camp Includes:
Camp T-shirt
Basketball
Pre Registration and Walk Ups are welcomed
For more information contact Steve Soza at Steve.Soza@NJC.edu

Women’s Volleyball June 27th-June 29th
Grades 7th-12th

June 27th Defensive Clinic 9:00 am-3:00 pm Bank of Colorado Event Center
June 28th Setters Clinic 9:00 am-3:00 pm Bank of Colorado Event Center
June 29th Hitters Clinic 9:00 am-3:00 pm Bank of Colorado Event Center

Each Sessions is $70

An hour break will be provided for lunch from noon-1:00 pm (Lunch NOT provided)

Little Diggers
Grades: K, 1st, 2nd
Camp Dates: Monday August 15th and Tuesday August 16th
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Location: Bank of Colorado Event Center (Main Gym)
Cost: $20

Little Spikers
Ages: 3 and 4 year olds
Camp Dates: Monday August 15th and Tuesday August 16th
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Location: Bank of Colorado Event Center (Main Gym)
Cost: $20

Big Blockers
Grade: 3rd – 8th
Camp Dates: Monday August 15 and Tuesday August 16th
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 am
Location: Bank of Colorado Event Center (Main Gym)
Cost: $20

For more information contact Amber Girdler at Amber.Girdler@NJC.edu



Men’s Soccer August 15th- 16th
Soccer Tot’s
Age: 3-4 yr olds
Camp Dates: Monday August 15th and Tuesday August 16th
Time: 9:00 am to 10:00 am
Location: NJC North Campus – Soccer Fields
Cost: $20

Little Plainsmen/Plainswomen
Age: K, 1st, 2nd Grade
Camp Dates: Monday August 15th and Tuesday August 16th
Time: 9:00 am to 10:00 am
Location: NJC North Campus – Soccer Fields
Cost: $20

Big Plainsmen/Plainswomen
Age: 3rd-8th Grade
Camp Dates: Monday August 15th and Tuesday August 16th
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00pm
Location: NJC North Campus – Soccer Fields
Cost: $20

For more information contact Jeremiah McNutt at Jeremiah.McNutt@njc.edu

NECTA Applies for Federal Dollars, Looks At Budget Shortfall

The Northeast Colorado Transportation Authority (NECTA) heard from your last week for input on the 2012/2013 application for Federal Transportation Assistance. Northeast Colorado Council of Governments Executive Director Larry Worth outlined the requests for funding for the buses and radios, administration and operations; and the JARC (Job Access Reverse Commute) for capital for deviated routes and for operations. The board voted to recommend the approval of the fund application and there were no public comments. Worth said by the end of this year, there'll be a budget shortfall of more than 267 thousand dollars and to curb that, he suggested raising the per trip fare by 50 cents, add a ten cent a mile fuel charge over the first five miles. Or, he said there could be a delay in replacing vehicles. The next regular meeting of NECTA will be June 15.

LLV's Attorney Deploys to Afghanistan This month

Log Lane Village's attorney Carl McGuire is leaving his current job temporarily to serve a tour in Afghanistan. Carl McGuire is a member is a US Navy Reservist and will be in country for about six months. He'll deploy on May 22. The village's board of trustees held a reception for McGuire after last week's meeting, and he introduced them to his replacement, Ginger Geissinger, who will handle Log Lane Village's legal affairs. The next board of trustees meeting is on June 8.

LLV Coming Up to Code

Log Lane Village will soon be up to the 2009 code. Trustees approved on first reading last week, an update in the town's building code. That means that once its voted in, the town will use the same code that Morgan County is currently using. Trustees will vote on the ordinance on second reading at next month's meeting.

Colorado closer to getting new federal judge

Colorado is closer to getting a new federal judge.

Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet announced on Friday that the nomination of R. Brooke Jackson was unanimously approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. The full Senate will vote on his nomination next.

If he's confirmed, Jackson would fill the last remaining vacancy on Colorado's U.S. District Court.

Colorado hasn't had a full roster of judges for nearly three years and Chief Judge Wiley Daniel has warned that the judge shortage was slowing down proceedings.

The Senate confirmed the appointment of another judge to the federal court in December — Denver attorney William Martinez.

Army "birther" Lakin released from Leavenworth

An Army doctor who disobeyed deployment orders because he doubted President Obama's birth records is free from military confinement at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas.

A Fort Leavenworth spokesman says Terry Lakin of Greeley was released Friday after serving five months of a six-month sentence for refusing to go to Afghanistan.

Lt. Col. Lakin pleaded guilty in December to disobeying orders and was convicted of missing a flight that would have gotten him to his eventual deployment Lakin was tried at Fort Meade.

The doctor had aligned himself in YouTube videos with the so-called "birther" movement that questioned whether Obama is a natural-born citizen, as the Constitution requires for presidents.

The White House put the controversy largely to rest last month by releasing the president's detailed Hawaii birth certificate.

Climate change activists trally in Denver

Backers of a movement to fight climate change through the courts rallied in Denver this weekend.

Supporters marched to Civic Center Park across from the state Capitol on Saturday.

They're backers of the iMatter movement, which has filed lawsuits on behalf of children and young adults in courts across the country, including in Colorado. The lawsuits aim to force government intervention on climate change.

The goal is to have the atmosphere declared for the first time as a "public trust" deserving special protection. That's a concept previously used to clean up polluted rivers and coastlines, although legal experts aren't sure if it can be successfully applied to climate change.

Geithner Sends "Catastrophic" Letter To Bennet

Unless Congress sets a higher debt ceiling, the U.S. is headed for "catastrophic" damage to the economy. The "Post" reports that was the message sent in a letter to Colorado Senator Michael Bennet from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geitner over the weekend. Responding to an earlier inquiry by Bennet about a worst-case scenario if Congress failed to act, Geithner said all states are in danger of not having enough money to meet their financial obligations.

State Officials Say Clean-Ups At Gas Stations Reduce Pollution

It costs three-million dollars per month to clean up hundreds of fuel spills at gas stations across the state. Colorado officials say the fuel spills, found during surprise inspections, help the state reduce contamination of water supplies. They tell the "Denver Post" cancer-causing benzene in gas spills from pumps when motorists aren't attentive when distributor trucks make sloppy transfers and when underground storage tanks leak. The backlog of underground storage tanks leaking into state soil was 788 last September and is 757 today.

the preliminary design portion of the work.

A neighborhood meeting is coming up on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 5:30 pm at the RE-3 School District Support Center to present information to residents about some of the findings and possible alternatives for the NW Quadrant drainage. The forum is an update as to what the detailed study/analysis has uncovered and possible/feasible options in moving forward. The City, along with engineering firm Short Elliott Henderson, will present the information to residents. Then, residents can give the city important feedback on focusing
the preliminary design portion of the work..