WEEK OF JULY 6, 2023
VOLUME 19 | ISSUE 3
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Taste of Arvada returns
Jeffco School Board approves Moore/ Pomona school consolidation BY JANE REUTER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Taste of Arvada brings food and drink sampling to attendees in 2022. BY LILLIAN FUGLEI LFUGLEI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
If you’re looking for a new restaurant and want to try them all but don’t know where to start, look no further than Taste of Arvada. Taste of Arvada is an annual event bringing together all the food, drink and live music Arvada has to offer. Planned by the Arvada Chamber of Commerce, this year’s
event will feature more than 50 local restaurants, craft breweries and non-food vendors. This year’s Taste of Arvada will be from 6-8 p.m. July 13 at the Apex Center, with VIP early access at 5 p.m. Tickets are available through the Arvada Chamber of Commerce’s website. “As Arvada’s food scene constantly grows and evolves, we continue to add new and exciting restaurants
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to the Taste of Arvada mix,” said Samantha Geerdes, vice president of member services and events for the Arvada Chamber of Commerce. “This is the only event where you can sample so much of what Arvada has to offer,” added Geerdes. “Not only delicious food and beverages but local music, artisans and businesses. It’s a must-attend event for anyone who lives in Arvada or loves coming to visit.”
The Jefferson County School Board unanimously approved the consolidation of Westminster’s Moore Middle School and Arvada’s Pomona High School. Moore Middle School will close, and Pomona will become a 6-12 grade facility with the start of the 20242025 school year. Principals of both northern Jefferson County schools, located about a mile apart, proposed the plan. They described it and the changes that will come with the merger as a vision for “a thriving 6-12 secondary experience.” District leadership praised those who led the effort during the June 22 board meeting. The consolidation is among several school closures planned districtwide due to declining enrollment. But unlike those district-initiated proposals, the plan for the Pomona/ Moore merger came from leaders at the two schools. “This is a great example of an idea that came directly from the community to solve a challenge they feel every day,” said Lisa Relou, Jeffco Public Schools’ chief of strategy and communications. “They wanted to get ahead of the district in terms of coming up with their own solution.” Both institutions have seen enrollment steadily decline. Pomona’s enrollment SEE CONSOLIDATION, P5
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