Safe Trick-Or-Treating Options In Denver Area

Indoor Options!

Parker, The Wildlife Experience
The 6th annual Trick-Or-Treat OFF the Street Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. The event will include many fun activities including scary stories, creepy crawly crafts and a haunted graveyard.
Trick or treat stations are set up throughout the museum.

Denver, Children's Museum
3 days of Halloween fun beginning on Monday, Oct. 29.

Kids can put on their costumes & go to the museum down candy house lane or to make scary art projects, and learn al about monsters at 1 of the many performances during each of the days.

Trick-or-treat street is open from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. all three days.

Boulder
The Munchkin Masquerade is happening in Wednesday, Oct. 31. Kids in Costume will trick-or-treat from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. along the Pearl Street Mall. The Boulder Daily Camera does complimentary photo and goodie bags so stop there first! Some favorite characters along the way will be the Cat in the Hat and Smokey Bear.

Evergreen
Lakehouse Halloween Party at 5 p.m. with trick-or-treating & a variety of kid-friendly activities. Come in costume and enjoy all the fun.

Fort Collins
Come for Tiny Tot Halloween on Wednesday, Oct. 31.Designed for kids 7 and under.

Parents & kids meet in Old Town Square at 10 a.m. kids will receive special bags, and and meet friendly characters around town who are giving away candy ending with a Monster Mash Party!

Lafayette
The WOW! Children's Musuem in Lafayette handing out treats to kids in costume on Wednesday, Oct. 31 along with other Halloween activities from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Loveland
It's a day full of trick-or-treating at the Outlet Mall in Loveland. From Store open on Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Design input requested for Parker's proposed Skate Park

Design input requested for Parker's proposed Skate Park

The Town of Parker kicks off the design process for a proposed new
skate park with a public meeting at the Parker Fieldhouse on Tuesday, Oct.
30 from 5 to 7 p.m. The town wants skaters of all ages and ability
levels to meet with the design team so that the final project is
challenging, fun and functional!

Including future park users from the start of the design process is
critical to developing a skate park that will fit the evolving needs of
Parker's youth. "The skaters are an amazing resource when it comes to
design trends and what they like and dislike about other facilities,"
notes Director of Recreation and Parks Development Jim Cleveland, "It's a
unique opportunity for them to watch their vision become reality on a
project that's important to them."

The Town is working with Site Design Group (California) to create the
skate park component for a new park at the southwest corner of Twenty
Mile Road and Plaza Drive, just west of the Parker Fieldhouse. The
proposed eight acre park will include a new skate park, four tennis courts,
two picnic shelters, restroom facilities and a playground. If funding is
available, the skate park will also include lights. Pending final
budget approval by Town Council, construction on the park is expected to
begin in the spring of 2008, with completion targeted for fall 2008.

This is the first of a series of public meetings to solicit community
feedback on the design of the park. If you would like to provide input
but cannot attend the meetings, you are welcome to send comments or
suggestions to the Recreation Department at recreation@parkeronline.org. To
preview the work of Site Design Group, visit their Web site at
www.sitedesigngroup.com.

New Church coming to Parker

NEW CHURCH OPENING SOON! Heritage Oaks Christian Church will be a new church in the Parker, Colorado area. Please join us as we focus on the purpose and meaning of the Gospel and how it applies to our daily lives. Please check our website: www.heritageoakschristian.com for more information and upcoming location and service times.

Volunteer at the Parker Christmas Carriage Parade!

The Town of Parker is getting ready for another Christmas Carriage Parade on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. We are looking for about a dozen additional volunteers to assist throughout the day with crowd control, answering basic questions, handing out brochures and performing other general duties. This is a perfect opportunity for a civic group or service organization to work together and make a difference in keeping this Town tradition a huge success.

For more information on how you or your group can help bring another jolly parade to the Town, please call Julie Wassell at 303.805.3253 or via email at jwassell@parkeronline.org. We look forward to your participation.

Parker Business Crime Bulletin

On Oct. 4 at around 3 p.m., Parker Police responded to the report of a
purse snatching in front of the Baskin Robbins located at Mainstreet
and Parker Road. The suspect in the incident is a juvenile male about 16
years of age, wearing black shorts and black shirt. He was last seen in
a black car heading east. If you have information on this or any
similar crimes in the area please call the Police Department at
303.841.9800.

Guard/Post Position Basketball Camp at Parker Fieldhouse

Register now for the Oct. 13 Guard/Post Position Basketball Camp at the
Parker Fieldhouse. Learn techniques for improving your play inside
and/or outside with an emphasis on post moves and post defense plus guard
skill development on both offense and defense. Besides training
fundamentals, players will learn proper decision making tools to help them
think the game and play with more efficiency.

The Guard/Post Position Basketball Camp is operated by Teach Sports. A
student-athlete based sports academy that offers basketball
instruction, events and consulting to athletes, parents and coaches. Teach
Sports was founded by Chuck Rieb, a 20 year trained coaching professional
who coached for 15 years at the college level. Assisting Chuck for the
Guard/Post Position Basketball Camp is Ken Shaw, current boys'
basketball coach at Regis High School. Ken posts 510 wins in his 32 years of
coaching.

This one day camp for youth in grades six to 12 will take place from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Parker Fieldhouse, 18700 E. Plaza Dr. Parker, CO
80134. Register online at www.ParkerRec.com or register in person at
the Parker Fieldhouse or Parker Recreation Center, 17301 Lincoln Ave.
Parker, CO 80134. For more information, contact Kiha Thomas at
303.805.6313 or kthomas@parkeronline.org