Posts Tagged ‘city of thornton’
Saturday, August 25th, 2012 6:29am MDT
From the city: “The City of Thornton has declared a Stage 2 Drought Warning, enacting mandatory water restrictions for all of its water customers beginning September 1, 2012. The goal of the new restrictions is to reduce water demand by 30%, which will help preserve the community’s water supply for 2013.” We wish we could [...]
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Tuesday, July 17th, 2012 9:06am MDT
Exciting news for the memorial today as they announced that the second phase on construction is underway with more good things to come. From TVMF: Just a few short weeks ago TVMF welcomed a tractor trailer fully loaded with three massive blocks of Indiana limestone. The 21 tons of stone are now taking shape as [...]
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2012 10:44am MDT
The city said today it was closing portions of the Eastlake Nature Preserve after residents had run-ins with coyotes. For those not familiar with it, the Eastlake Nature Preserve is the open space area near 128th & Filmore / York. The city says, “The City of Thornton is closing a portion of the Eastlake Nature [...]
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Monday, July 2nd, 2012 5:30am MDT
Fireworks have long been illegal in the City of Thornton and in recent years stiff fines have been meted out to violators. This year with conditions tinder dry it is especially important that residents adhere to the law and leave the show to the pros. Wildfires are burning across Colorado right now with tens of [...]
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Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 11:01am MDT
With wildfires raging across much of the Colorado high country, nearly half of all available resources in the nation have been deployed to our state. Today the City of Thornton said it would be lending a hand in the battle against these deadly and damaging fires. The Thornton Fire Department will be joining the multijurisdictional [...]
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Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 7:53am MDT
Sitting at the western edge of tornado alley, the Denver metro area is home to severe weather of all forms. In an effort to keep residents aware of the dangers Mother Nature brings every year, the City of Thornton is set to roll out an email alert system. It has been nearly 31 years since [...]
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Tags: Adams County, city of thornton, emergency alert system, Thornton City Council, Warning Sirens
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Saturday, December 10th, 2011 11:11am MDT
The City of Thornton’s annual winter festival is in full swing and after a chilly start Friday, the weather for the rest of the events looks to be much milder. Santa Claus arrives safely last night and as always, the city has a full slate of events surrounding WinterFest at the Multipurpose Fields at 108th [...]
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Thursday, October 27th, 2011 12:28pm MDT
As we have been covering all week, by the governor’s declaration this is Winter Weather Preparedness Week in Colorado. The City of Thornton has gotten on board with information to help the city’s residents prepare themselves for the coming season. Thornton has become much more ‘weather aware’ in recent years and we applaud them for [...]
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Thursday, May 19th, 2011 11:59am MDT
Yesterday’s bout of severe weather dropped more than 2 inches of rain and buried parts of the city in a blanket of white hail. All of it was too much for the City of Thornton’s Multipurpose Field which was submerged by the deluge and the city has announced that ThorntonFest has been cancelled. “Even though [...]
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Saturday, December 11th, 2010 6:08am MDT
A full day of events highlights Thornton’s annual WinterFest on Saturday and the weather should cooperate for the most part. It will be a bit cool and windy but there is nothing weather-wise to keep everyone from coming out to this great event. The outdoor activities start at 9:00 with a community walk around the [...]
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