Front Range Focus

Front Range Focus

A Public Affairs presentation of IHeartRadio Denver

Episodes

June 2, 2022 28 mins
If you love going into the great outdoors, you have to be prepared. Jason Clay from Colorado Parks and Wildlife addresses a lot of concerns about bears, mountain lions, moose and elk and tells us how to best co-exist. Also, water danger is real. There have been a record number of drownings in Colorado in the past couple of years. Also-parking, permits and more.
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Morgan Gengenbach of Four Mile Historic Park---- In effort to support its mission, education programs, and preservation of the beloved Four Mile House, Four Mile Historic Park has announced its annual gala fundraiser - an elegant, Western-chic soiree scheduled for 5:00pm Saturday, June 18th at the 13-acre historic oasis located in the heart of the city at 715 S. Forest Street, Denver, Colorado.
Aaron Marcus Is the Curator of Rainbow...
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Rep. Leslie Herod joins me to talk about Juneteenth being our new State Holiday, plus we talk about the 2022 Gen Assembly .
Erica Elvove is the SVP for Conservation Engagement at The Denver Zoo . We talk about human contact with Bighorn Sheep, Toads and Flamingos!
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The city park farmers market is underway.
it is a huge farmers market with over 90 vendors this year!

Owner /organizer Peter Wanberg ,who started this with his wife Margo -- is my guest. It will be taking place every Saturday through October 29th. Live music, food, yoga.....and produce!

Also Meow Wolf in Denver has B-Corporation Status. Companies that are registered as a B corporation must achieve a minimum score on the B Impact A...
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Coming up- , September 9-11, 2022 In Arvada !
its The Archtop Guitar Festival . Visit Olde Town Arvada's Joe Hengstler also talks about
The Blue Guitar exhibit (formerly on display at the Smithsonian).

Also , It's Mother's Day 2022 and Certified Life Coach Tiffany Knox, author of "Tears Of A Broken Heart", has 20 years of experience coaching people through life and loss. She talks about her own experiences of ...
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month !
Dr. Gregory Jantz is a best selling author and founder of The Center /A Place of Hope. His new book is called Anxiety Reset. He gives us some tips for reducing anxiety in our crazy world.
I also speak with Rick Padilla from DDPHE’s (Denver Department of Public Health and Environment) Suicide Prevention Team. He has organized a Youth Summit for teens for May 2nd. He speaks passionately abo...
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For Earth Day ,I spoke with Randy Moorman . He is
Director of Community Campaigns
Eco-Cycle, Inc. | Boulder, CO USA
He is also V.P. on the Board of Recycle Colorado.

Issue-Colorado only recycles 15 percent of waste. Why? How can this be changed? Moorman talks about House Bill 22-1355: Producer Responsibility Program for Recycling.

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Denver Museum of Nature and Science
History of the 100-year-old Museum plus how they have been ...
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It has been 110 years since the sinking of the Titanic.
You may not know this but one of the most famous survivors of the titanic is Molly Brown and she lived here in Denver.
Andrea Malcolm is the Director of the molly Brown Museum and talks about the
HEROINE OF THE TITANIC EXHIBIT going on now through September.
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The need for donations of food and funds for the hungry in our community is great. Erin Pulling is the CEO of Food ...
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April 8, 2022 30 mins
Gary Drews CEO 9Health365.org , formally known as The 9 Health Fair. It is going on right now! Get free screenings and take care of your health! Also, Dr. Amanda Kelly, the CEO & Executive Director of Firefly Autism. The 11th Annual Laugh yourself Blue Fundraiser is this Thursday 4-14-22. Josh Blue will perform!
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Jen Landers is the Executive Director of CiviCo. She runs down the list of 8 Outstanding Colorado Citizens that will be honored by the Governor this year. Among the recipients, Former Mayor Wellington Webb.
Frank O'Cana is the Executive Director of The Boulder county Aids Project and he gives us an update on the latest meds and programs to help those in our community who are HIV positive, plus their Prevention efforts.
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Rocky Mtn National Park has introduced timed entry permits for visitors and is continuing that practice again this year. Starting in May, you can reserve time to enjoy the 107-year-old park.
Why was this necessary? Kyle Patterson is the long-time Public Affairs Director for Rocky Mountain National Park, and she says visitation has increased by 42 percent since 2012. Park officials had to do something to “preserve and protect “for...
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Jeff Sparhawk is the Executive Director of the Colorado Search and Rescue Association. SARS Teams around Colorado are all volunteer organizations and are looking to get funds from the State legislature to help them carry out their rescues.
As more people move to Colorado, more people get into trouble in the great outdoors and need rescuing. Many of these SARS volunteers put in 1400 dollars of their own money to be able to be a ...
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The issue of Mental Health and our kids. - I Matter is a program funded by the state of Colorado that provides up to six free therapy sessions to all youth in the state 18 or younger, as well as those 21 and younger if receiving special education services. The program can be accessed at IMatterColorado.org.

I interviewed Liz Owens, the Interim Co-Deputy Director of Programs for the Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of ...
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The National Sports Center for the Disabled hosts the Wells Fargo Ski Cup at Winter Park Resort every year to raise funds for disabled outdoor enthusiasts.

This year- February 25-28th.

The NSCD (National Sports Center for the Disabled) provides therapeutic recreation, competition and adaptive sports for children and adults with disabilities. Kim Easton is the CEO of the NSCD.

The National Kidney Foundation hosts their annual Great...
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March 11, 2022 30 mins
Long haul Covid. For some people who got Covid 19, they are still experiencing symptoms.

National Jewish in Denver is trying to help them get back to normal.

Dr. Todd Olin is Pulmonologist and Director of the Exercise Breathing Center at National Jewish Health. He talks about what the symptoms of Long Haul Covid are and what they know about why it might be happening. He also talks about their recovery programs.



Mask mandates ar...
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Ethan Greene is the Director of The Colorado Avalanche Information Center. There have been several deadly avalanches already this season. He talked about how they forecast the avalanche risks all over the state and how people can try to avoid triggering avalanches.



Coming up in April, there is a big Fundraiser for the Children's Diabetes Foundation. The Spring Brass Ring Luncheon and Fashion Show.

Proceeds from the Spring Bra...
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There is a severe blood shortage going on because of the pandemic.

Brooke Way from Vitalant came on to speak about the urgent need for blood right now, who are the best donors (O positive) and who needs the blood. Lots of blood drives have had to be canceled over the past year because of the pandemic and donations are way down.



State Trooper Joshua Lewis from The Colorado State Patrol came to talk about how accidents have increas...
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Covid: Where are we now?
The case numbers and hospitalizations were up, and we were peaking.
Bob McDonald is the Director of the Denver Department of Health.
He came on to speak about Covid numbers and mask mandates in Denver.

Dr. Catherine Athens is a psychologist and holds Doctorate Degrees in both Clinical and Health Psychology and has been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for over 25 years.
She came to talk about our...
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Addictions climb during the Covid pandemic.
The number of drug overdoses and the number of people with addiction problems spiked in Colorado over the past 2 years.
Dr. Josh Blume from the Denver Health Center for Addiction Medicine came to talk about how they are trying to help people recover. He also told us about the startling statistics.
Sarah Hornbuckle, Counselor and Musician came to talk about the Hornbuckle Foundation. The...
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March 11, 2022 15 mins
The Marshall Fire in Boulder County.
This devastating Wildfire destroyed over 1000 homes and severely damaged others in Superior and Louisville. It was shocking and tragic, 2 people died. The area will be recovering for years.
Tatiana Hernandez, CEO of the Community Foundation of Boulder County was the main fundraiser for the victims. She talked about how donations are helping the homeowners already and how people can help.

Jan Mc...
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