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North Jeffco
North Jefferson County, Colorado • Volume 12, Issue 20
POSTAL PATRON
May 24, 2013
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Funds plant seeds
College awarded grant for greenhouse By Ashley Reimers
areimers@ourcoloradonews.com
Legacy’s Lauren Cook and Rock Canyon’s Morgan Storch go up for a header in the Class 5A State Semi-final game that resulted in a 2-0 win for Rock Canyon Saturday at All City Stadium in Denver. See story on Page 22. Photo by Pam Wagner
Family fun center ready to bounce Trampoline center opens in Westminster By Ashley Reimers
areimers@ourcoloradonews. com At Jump City in Westminster everyone will get their fair share of exercise. Whether it’s literally bouncing of the walls, or flying into a foam pit, Jump City allows for a calorie-burning good time. The business, located at 9979 Wadsworth Parkway opened April 5. It is a family center with 8,000 square feet of trampolines, a dodge ball area, laser tag, bouncing castle and foam pit. General manager Jay Lee said he and his two partners chose to open a center like this in Westminster because of the location. “We looked at many places, but chose this because it Jump City in Westminster is a new family fun center provided 8,000 square-feet of trampolines, as well as a dodge ball area, bounce was next to McDonald’s and house and laser tag. Courtesy photo King Soopers,” he said. “And we can get business from the Boulder area.” retail for many years before are being active. family,” he said. “These days Diving into a family fun his new endeavor and now “I jump around once and spending time with family is center was something Lee he gets to enjoy watching a while,” Lee said. “I think important, but there are not wanted to do before he says people have fun. He also ap- it’s good for kids to bounce many times to do that. So this he got too old. He worked in preciates the fact that kids around and burn calories and is a good place to come with have fun instead of sitting the family.” at home and playing video Daily hours are 10 a.m. games and computers.” to 10 p.m. Monday through Jump city is available for Thursdays and Sundays, and parties and large gatherings. 10 a.m. to midnight Friday Lee said just a few weeks ago and Saturdays. Cost is $12 per he had a group of 250 people. hour for ages eight and above Jay Lee “I like to see people come and $6 per hour for ages sevhere and enjoy with their en and below.
‘I think it’s good for kids to bounce
With the help of a $150,000 grant from the Colorado Garden Show, Front Range Community College in Westminster took a big step toward building a state-of-the art greenhouse teaching facility on its campus. The grant is the Andrew Pierce Memorial Grant. “Andrew was a longtime Colorado Garden Show board member and active participant in the grants selection process. Andrew loved plants and appreciated a well-designed landscaped garden,” said Jim Fricke, CGS executive director. “He would be thrilled to know that the 2013 Andrew Pierce Memorial Grant was awarded to FRCC to build a greenhouse teaching facility.” The grant was awarded to the school on April 29 as the largest awarded to one organization from the Colorado Garden Show. “One of our missions is to extend our passion for and knowledge of horticulture into future generations and this greenhouse provides the students of Front Range Community College with handson learning,” Fricke said. “They will get practical experiences on their school’s campus and learn about soil preparation, plant and flower growth in Colorado’s dry climate, temperature control and much more.” The grant is being given in two $75,000 installments. The first portion was awarded this year and the second portion will be awarded next year. To date, the CGS has awarded more than $5.5 million in grant money for horticulture projects and scholarships in Colorado. Front Range president Andy Dorsey is also thrilled about the greenhouse. He said the facility will make a tremendous difference in student learning in almost every horticulture class. With most horticulture students taking classes in the fall, winter and springs months due to summer horticulture jobs, Dorsey said having the ability to work with live plants in the greenhouse will be a real benefit to the curriculum. “Horticulture is a growing industry and the goal of the greenhouse is to simulate what students will see when they leave college and go to work,” he said. “We want our students job-ready and to make a positive difference for their future employer.” The total cost of the greenhouse is estimated at $600,000. Dorsey said additional fundraising is needed to make the greenhouse a reality. By this fall he hopes to have the design of the greenhouse in place. Its location has not been determined, but Dorsey said because of sun exposure, more than likely it will be closer to south side of the main building on the Westminster campus.
around and burn calories and have fun.’
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