Tributary January 15, 2020

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Rockin K Family Rodeos to be Held at SEWC Fairgrounds in Keenesburg this Summer

by Madison Richmond Every summer at the SEWC fairgrounds in Keenesburg, Rockin K family rodeo takes place for several weekends. Rockin K rodeos are the perfect place to take your whole family no matter how old. There are different age groups starting at 5 and under, through adults, so that everyone can participate. The events you can compete in are, barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying, flag race, mini bulls, mutton bustin, breakaway roping, and team roping. The kids under 5 can participate in a goat tail pull and stick horse race along with lead line barrels, poles, and flag race. Rockin K family rodeo is put on by great people who volunteer to help families grow their love for rodeo. At the end of the season with Rockin K, great prizes from buckles to saddles are given to the year end champions. The 2020 schedule for the Rockin K family rodeos is below.

May 30-31 June 13-14 July 18-19 August 1-2 Weather related make up dates:

August 22-23 To support this wonderful family rodeo association you may contact Rockin K family rodeo, Mike and Brandy Gieger for sponsorship information.

Facebook: Rockin K Family Rodeo Brandy Giger 970-371-1193 Email: brandy@h-beef.com

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January is National Radon Action Month Weld Central Girls and Boys Basketball

2019 Weld County 4-H Mardi Gras

By Madison Richmann On November 23, 2019 Weld County hosted the annual 4-H Mardi Gras at Island Grove Park in Greeley, Colorado. Mardi Gra is a fundraiser for the Weld County 4-H Foundation. This years theme was “Let’s Luau.” 4-H clubs from around Weld County made booths; some carnival games, and others had food and drinks. Each club also made a basket for the silent auction. The Magic Spurs 4-H club, leaders Sam Dudley and Shelly Jacobucci, made a “tiki bar” with snow cones, popcorn, and candy for sale. Magic Spurs basket theme this year was “A Day at the Beach,” featuring a large bull floaty, a cooler donated by OtterBox, and many other awesome items. Some of the other booths consisted of human bowling, air gun target shooting, basketball shooting, and mini golf.

After the carnival games and fun, the evening ended with a dance. Mardi Gra was open to the public and all 4-H members and families. Thank you to everyone who supported Weld County 4-H and its members.

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T H E T R I B U TA R Y

January 15, 2020

January is National Radon Action Month –

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Weld County, Colorado – Radon is an odorless, colorless, radioactive gas caused by the breakdown of uranium. Uranium is found mostly in rock formations but can also be found in soil and water. Radon typically moves up through the ground to the air above and into your home through the miniscule cracks in your home’s foundation or smalls spaces around utility pipes. Long-term radon exposure is the leading cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers and the second leading cause of lung cancer among smokers.

Approximately 50% of Colorado homes have radon levels in excess of the EPA recommended action level and all 64 Colorado counties are rated at high risk for elevated radon. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that radon is responsible for more than 20,000 lung cancer deaths per year. “However,” says Dr. Mark Wallace, MD, MPH, Executive Director of the Weld County Department of Public Health & Environment, “because you can’t see or smell radon, people tend to downplay the health effects and ignore the possibility that there might be a silent killer in their homes.”

The Weld County Department of Public Health & Environment urges residents to take action during this year’s National Radon Action Month, by testing their homes for radon. Weld County residents can received a free radon test kit (one per household, while supplies last). Test kits can be requested online at http://drhomeair.com/weld.

Testing is easy and it’s the only way to know for certain if your health is at risk. For more information on radon, radon testing, and radon mitigation call the Weld County Department of Public Health & Environment at (970) 400-2226 or visit: http://www.weldgov.com/go/radon.

Which if the Seven Dwarfs has the biggest bags under his eyes?

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Weld County Health Department Urges Homeowners to Test Their Homes, Offers FREE Short-Term Test Kits

Town Of Erie Misdirects $1 Million For Bridge Contractor To Fraudulent Account

ERIE, Colo. (CBS4) – The town of Erie recently fell victim to financial fraud after sending more than $1 million to a fake account. According to Town Administrator Malcolm Fleming, officials sent the money to an unknown person claiming to be a construction company the town had hired to build the Erie Parkway Bridge.

On Oct. 21, officials said the suspect submitted an electronic form on the town’s website, requesting a change in payment for the bridge’s primary contractor, SEMA Construction, Inc. The form requested an electronic fund transfer instead of a check. Staff checked the form for accuracy, according to officials, but did not verify the change with SEMA Construction.

Erie issued two payments to SEMA on Oct. 25 totalling $1,016,233.80. The town sent these payments via electronic funds transfer to an account that did not belong to SEMA. “Once the payments were in that account, the perpetrators of this fraud sent the money via wire transfer out of the country,” said Fleming.

After the bank notified Erie officials about the fraud, the town cut two physical checks for SEMA Construction totaling Erie Parkway Bridge (credit: CBS) $1,016,233.80.

Officials have since removed the form from the town’s website and discontinued vendor payments via electronic funds transfer unless they are verified.

Before the town fell victim to fraud, the Erie Board of Trustees approved the creation of two new positions in 2020: Accounting Manager and Finance Manager. The Trustees also voted to make the part-time Risk Manager position full-time.

“These additional positions will provide additional support, oversight, segregation of duties, and management of the Town’s financial operations, which have expanded significantly in magnitude and complexity as the Town has grown in population,” Fleming said.

The Erie Police Department is working with the FBI to investigate the fraudulent account.

Meantime, officials are working with the town’s insurance providers on a loss claim.

What part of the great white shark is always white - the belly, fin, or snout?

THE BELLY What beverage goes best with Oreo cookies?

MILK Which is farther north - Istanbul or Cairo?

ISTANBUL What fate befell the groups The Raincoats and The Waitresses in 1984?

THEY BROKE UP What Japanese automaker did Adam Ant and Devo plug on TV in 1984?

HONDA Which of the Seven Dwarfs keeps one eye open wider than the other?

SLEEPY Which goitered gazelle sports a goiter-like neck in mating season - the male or female?

THE MALE What are the walls of Disneyland’s Davy Crockett Frontier Arch made of?

LOGS Which country’s hotels include the Nile Hilton and the Holiday Inn Sphinx?

EGYPT’S What’s the king doing in his countinghouse, in Sing a Song of Sixpence?

COUNTING OUT HIS MONEY What was Ulysses S. Grant arrested for while riding in a buggy in New York City?

SPEEDING What Disney movie features a spotted dog named Perdita?

101 DALMATIONS Can energy be derived from fossils?

YES What Walt Disney World island enables guests to explore Injun Joe’s cave?

TOM SAWYER ISLAND

January 15, 2020

Also on This Day NATURAL DISASTERS & ENVIRONMENT 1919 Fiery hot molasses floods the streets of Boston on this day in 1919, killing 21 people and injuring scores of others. The molasses burst from a huge tank at the United States Industrial Alcohol Company building in the heart of the city.

SPORTS 1967 The Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) smash the American Football League (AFL)’s Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10, in the first-ever AFL-NFL World Championship, later known as Super Bowl I, at Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. F 21ST CENTURY 2009 On this day in 2009, a potential disaster turned into a heroic display of skill and composure when Captain Chesley Burnett Sullenberger III safely landed the plane he was piloting on New York City’s Hudson River after a bird strike caused its engines to fail.

ART, LITERATURE, AND FILM HISTORY 1972 “American Pie,”, an epic poem in musical form that has long been etched in the American popular consciousness, hits #1 on the Billboard charts.

AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1777 New Connecticut (Vermont) declares independence Having recognized the need for their territory to assert its independence from both Britain and New York and remove themselves from the war they were waging against each other, a convention of future Vermonters assembles in Westminster and declares independence from the crown.

US POLITICS 1870 The first recorded use of a donkey to represent the Democratic Party appears in Harper’s Weekly. Drawn by political illustrator Thomas Nast, the cartoon is entitled “A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion.”

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This Day in History - January 15, 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Born

On January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. is born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of a Baptist minister. King received a doctorate degree in theology and in 1955 helped organized the first major protest of the African-American civil rights movement: the successful Montgomery Bus Boycott. Influenced by Mohandas Gandhi, he advocated civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance to segregation in the South. The peaceful protests he led throughout the American South were often met with violence, but King and his followers persisted, and the movement gained momentum.

A powerful orator, King appealed to Christian and American ideals and won growing support from the federal government and Northern whites. In 1963, Bayard Rustin and A. Philip Randolph led the massive March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; the event’s grand finale was King’s famous “I Have a Dream” address. Two hundred and fifty thousand people gathered outside the Lincoln Memorial to hear the stirring speech. In 1964, the civil rights movement achieved two of its greatest successes: the ratification of the 24th Amendment, which abolished the poll tax, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited racial discrimination in employment and education and outlawed racial segregation in public facilities. Later that year, King became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize. In the late 1960s, King openly criticized U.S. involvement in Vietnam and turned his efforts to winning economic rights for poor Americans. He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968.

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Weld Central High School Boys Varsity Basketball

by Chris Piper at Chrispiper@re3j.com Wednesday, December 18th, 2019 Weld Central High School Boy’s Varsity Basketball fall to Gunnisi High School 73-47 The Rebels ran into a tough Cowboy team for the final game before Christmas break. Bryce Andrews had 14 points.

Thursday, December 19th, 2019 Weld Central High School Boys Varsity Basketball start the Holiday Tournament with a win. Rebels played host team Florence and were able to win.

Bryce Andres – 17 points Kevin Shaffer – 16 points Daniel Begler – 10 points Noah Sena – 9 points Layton Utecht – 6 points Friday, December 20th, 2019 Weld Central High School Boys Varsity falls to Salida High School 53-44 Rebels had a slow start and fought back hard but fell short.

Kevin Shaffer – 19 points Noah Sena – 12 points

Weld Central High School Girls Varsity Basketball

By Scott Poole: scottpoole@re3j.com Thursday, December 19th, 2019: Weld Central High School Girls Varsity Basketball beat Florence High School 41-33 The Lady Rebels defeated Florence 41-33 in the opening game of the Huskie Holiday Tournament. The Lady Rebels were led by Kaydee Sims and Sydney Pevler who both scored 14 points.

The Lady Rebels are next in action on Friday, December 20th against Salida High School. Tipoff is set for 4:00 p.m., at Florence High School.

Friday, December 20th, 2019: Weld Central High School Girls Varsity Basketball beat Salida High School 49-19 The Lady Rebels defeated the Salida Spartans 49-19 in the second game of the Florence Holiday Tournament. The Lady Rebels were led by Kaydee Sims who scored 26 points and Sydney Pevler who chipped in with 11 points. The win improves the Lady Rebels to 7-2 on the season.

The Lady Rebels look to capture the Holiday Tournament Championship going against Gunnison High School on Saturday December 21st. Go Lady Rebels!

Saturday, December 21st, 2019: Weld Central High School Girls Varsity Basketball beats Gunnison High School 58-15 The Weld Central Lady Rebels captured the Florence Huskies Holiday Tournament with a convincing 58-15 victory over Gunnison High School. The Lady Rebels finished 3-0 for the tournament enroute to winning the Championship! The Lady Rebels were led by Kaydee Sims who scored 25 points and by Taylor Weber who scored 8 points and Sydney Pevler who chipped in with 7 points. The win improves the Lady Rebels record to 8-2 before the Christmas break. Congratulations to the Ladies!!!