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Week of October 27, 2022
JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO
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VOLUME 39 | ISSUE 14
Accessibility upgrades planned at Red Rocks
Pumpkins aplenty
Amphitheater plans more, better spots for those who are hearing impaired or have mobility issues BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Pumpkin proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity STAFF REPORT
Hundreds of pumpkins line the street for sale in front of Mile Hi Church at Alameda Avenue and Garrison Street in Lakewood. The pumpkins are a major fundraiser for the local Habitat for Humanity. The sale is entirely directed and staffed by volunteers.The pumpkins sell for $1 to about $35 with the average price at about $12. The pumpkins are grown on and purchased from a Navajo Reservation in New Mexico and trucked to Colorado. Pumpkins come in a variety of shapes, sizes and types from traditional pumpkins, pie pumpkins, small pumpkins through large, white pumpkins and other non-traditional pumpkins. The pumpkin patch is open daily from 10 a.m. until dusk through Oct. 31.
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A second Habitat for Humanity pumpkin site is open in Arvada at
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Trinity Presbyterian Church at 78th Street and Wadsworth Avenue.
Natalie Ostberg of Pine loves to attend concerts at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The 29-year-old loves all genres of music, according to her mom, Laurel, who figures Natalie has been to at least 100 concerts since 2002. She’s rocked out to Earth, Wind and Fire, Cyndi Lauper, Arlo Guthrie, Stevie Nicks and many more. Natalie, diagnosed with cerebral palsy, uses a wheelchair. The Ostbergs were at Red Rocks in Morrison on Oct. 18 to learn more about proposed changes to accessible seating at the amphitheater, hoping it would become accessible to even more people. Denver is planning to improve and expand wheelchair-accessible seating in the front row by removing the bench seating and improving the ramp access to the first row to provide more room for wheelchairs and those moving along the row. In addition, some seats in rows 2 and 3 will be earmarked for those with mobility issues such as people with walkers and canes, and other seats SEE UPGRADES, P2
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