Oct. 10, 2022
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Halloween at the Depot
Bring your family to the Broomfield Depot Museum Saturday, Oct. 29 from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. and listen to scary stories, enjoy fun crafts and play spooky games. Bring your dog to Shep's Halloween Costume Party. Costume party will be from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Awards will be given for the scariest, funniest and cutest Halloween costume. Please note that Zang’s Spur Park is not fenced-in, so bring leashes.
COVID-19 Data Update
To align with the cadence of the CDC’s Community Levels data updates, Broomfield Public Health and Environment (BPHE) will transition to weekly updates to the COVID-19 data pages, as opposed to daily updates. BPHE will continue to monitor need and will adjust the frequency as appropriate.
Living-In-Balance Resource Fair
Mark your calendar for the annual Senior Services resource fair! This FREE event will be packed with great information from over 40 vendors, eight break-out sessions and a keynote speaker that will challenge the inadvertent ways ageism affects our lives. The fair will take place Friday, Oct. 21 from 7:30 a.m.–2 p.m. at the Broomfield Community Center.
One Book One Broomfield
The 2022 One Book One Broomfield programs are here! Throughout October, stop by one of the supporting programs to celebrate the 2022 One Book One Broomfield title, "The Honey Bus" by Meredith May. Be sure to join Meredith May for the Author Talk at the Broomfield Auditorium Saturday, Nov. 5. Join the book club Wednesday, Oct. 12 to discuss One Book One Broomfield selection, “The Honey Bus,” in the Eisenhower Room.
Employment Opportunities
Are you interested in working with the City and County of Broomfield? Now hiring for Child Watch Provider, Custodian, Event Clerk, Streets, Utilities and more! To learn more about available positions, visit Broomfield.org/Jobs.
Resources:
🎤 Virtual Speaker Series: Join the discussion on “The W.O.L.F. Sanctuary Story” with Executive Director of the sanctuary, Shelley Coldiron, in the Virtual Speaker Series Oct. 19 at 7 p.m.
🏢 Enhance Broomfield: Apply for funding to help your local business expand and thrive. Learn more and apply as applications are on a first come, first served basis. 
👪 Caregiver Respite Program: Are you providing care for someone age 60+ in Broomfield County? The Caregiver Respite Program gives family members and/or caregivers a break by providing no-cost, temporary, in-home care services.

Information:
🏪 Marijuana: Applications for additional Broomfield Marijuana Business licenses will be accepted Oct. 1–Nov. 30, followed by a period of public comment on the applications. Learn More.
📚 Broomfield Library Community Ofrenda: Celebrate Dia de los Muertos and the Community Ofrenda Oct. 22 in the Eisenhower Room with crafts and storytelling.

Community Partner Information:
🎃 Broomfield Sister Cities Halloween Party: Join the hybrid event celebrating Halloween with local friends and with Broomfield's sister city Ueda, Japan. Sign up!
🚙 Ready, Set, Go-Tober!: Join the Go-Tober Commuter Challenge! Win prizes all month long for not driving to work alone. Learn more and register.
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Oct. 18:🏛️ Study Session of the City Council (agenda coming soon at Broomfield.org/Council)

Visit B-REx.com and Compass.Broomfield.org to find and register for programs, events and classes.
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Feedback Opportunities
Visit Broomfield Voice to give feedback on a variety of community projects, including:

🚦 2022 Smart Commute Annual Commuter Survey: Take the 5-minute North Metro Commuter Survey in English or Spanish by Oct. 31. This survey is conducted in partnership with Smart Commute to assess how residents are commuting to work and thoughts on air quality and multimodal travel in Broomfield.

🚘 Huron Street Widening: Take a survey and add pins to an interactive map to help inform the conceptual design phase of the Huron Street Widening and Realignment project from 150th Avenue to 160th Avenue.

👨‍🦽 120th Ave Multimodal Study: Take a resident or business owner survey by Nov. 17 to help CDOT and the City and County of Broomfield identify gaps in accessible multimodal travel along the US 287/120th Avenue corridor.
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The Broomfield Auditorium was packed last week with families ready to enjoy music in a way they've never experienced before. The Parlando School of Music Arts presented "Let's Play Music Together". The music arts teachers and the "We Play Music Together" author, Visda Carson, brought this fun interactive program to teach kids of all ages the beauty of music with sing along sessions with their parents. 
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