WEEK OF OCTOBER 17, 2024
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Introducing the magic behind the faucet Caraveo, Evans
collide over top issues including immigration and abortion in 9News debate Candidates also side step some topics and gloss over changed positions
ing water nourishes people and produces food. More than 900 students from 12 schools will attend the water festival. Students and teachers from Platteville, Lochbuie, Henderson, Brighton, Commerce City, Thornton, Frederick, Johnstown-Milliken, and Fort Morgan all attended. The students, mostly fourth and fifth graders, gathered in 38 classrooms at the Waymire Dome at Adams County Regional Park to learn about the South Platte River Basin groundwater. The students also attended the Water Tunes class, which taught about water and nature with music in Spanish and English.
Candidates vying for one of the most pivotal Congressional seats in the country sidestepped questions and glossed over changed positions on important issues during a live debate Tuesday night. Incumbent Democrat Yadira Caraveo and Republican Gabe Evans sparred in a half-hour forum sponsored by Channel 9 News over illegal immigration, the economy and abortion. The moderators were 9News anchor Kyle Clark and reporter Marshall Zelinger. Caraveo, a pediatrician and former state lawmaker, is hoping to hold onto her 8th Congressional District job after barely winning the first-ever election for the newly created district two years ago. Evans earned an endorsement from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in June. Evans is an Army veteran and former Arvada police officer. Evans is also a state representative from Fort Lupton. The 8th District is considered key to controlling the House of Representatives next year and a
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Annual festival returns to Adams County to teach the importance of water
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Colorado State University’s Energy Institute Prof. Steven Conrad said his goal at the annual Children’s Water Festival was to give kids a peek at the magic that happens when you turn on the tap. “Water is a valuable resource and we often overlook water because it’s buried, right? All the pipes are buried. So, we forget about how important it
is, how much effort cities work in order to bring water to us, “ Conrad said. “When you just turn a tap on, it’s magical. So, it is essential to expose young students and individuals to what it takes to bring water to ourselves.” Conrad’s booth was one of the numerous stops Oct. 8 when the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District returned for its annual Children’s Water Festival returned, this time at the Adams County Regional Park in Brighton. The Children’s Water Festival is the second oldest water festival in the country. This year’s festival theme is “Our Water-Our Responsibility.” The kids learned how water is a natural resource for humans, people, animals and vegetation and how drink-
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