TUESDAY Master Gardener Helpline: Broomfield Colorado Master Gardener volunteers are trained to answer garden questions, diagnose plant problems and provide free resources for a successful season. Stop by the CSU Extension Office to ask questions; 9 a.m., Broomfield Library and Auditorium, 3 Community Park Road, Broomfield; 720-887-2286, compass.broomfield.org. Palliative Care 101: Judy Knudson, a practitioner and professor of palliative care, will share resources and topics to assist those facing a serious illness. This four-part series will cover the framework for palliative care, pain and s ..read more

Many years ago, my husband and I attended an Indian festival. It was an event to showcase the culture, food, art and music of India. As it happens, my husband’s boss and his family, who are originally from India, also went to this event. Newly married, I wanted to make a good impression, so when they suggested we share a meal together, I excitedly said “yes.” I have never tolerated spicy food well, so I ordered the mild curry. After the first bite, sweat beads starting forming on my upper lip. After the third bite, my face was red, and I was glancing around the room for a fire extinguisher. No ..read more

Teacher Skyler Spaur started a recent high school class session by reading a story about a family in India out loud to a student, pausing often to ask him to summarize what was happening and offer clarification. With the story finished, the teacher left that student to work independently and checked in with another taking a design class. He wanted to make sure the student’s laptop could handle the assignments and encouraged her to use past artwork to get through the initial basic skills assignments. Next, Spaur talked with a student taking a public speaking class, offering to brainstorm speech ..read more

Firefighter Lanie Osborne made the commute from Grand Junction to Boulder County to spend Saturday honing skills and creating connections with other women in the industry. Despite the four-hour trip – and the cold, rainy weather – Osborne thought it was well worth the effort. “The idea of being able to train with women was really cool,” Osborne said. “I was the only female in my fire academy. Knowing that you’re not the only one is nice. There are other people you can lean on and ask for advice.” Osborne was one of around 75 firefighters who attended Saturday’s “Women in the Fire Service Skill ..read more

Hundreds of third graders in the St. Vrain Valley School District will once again get a chance to step back in time this week by touring Old Mill Park at 237 Pratt St. St. Vrain Historical Society volunteers host the Pioneer Days program and lead the tours with historical stories about Longmont and Colorado. The tours are meant to coincide with what students learn about Colorado history in school. The program went on hiatus during the COVID pandemic, but was back last year and is scheduled for most days this week. To learn more, call the historical society at 303-776-1870 ..read more

Boulder Valley is updating its attendance practices and policies as the district tackles an increase in chronic absenteeism following the pandemic. “We’ve done a really good job in putting some structures and things together to do our best to invite students back to some normalcy,” said Elton Davis, Boulder Valley student support services director. “It’s putting us on a good track to get where we want to be.” Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10% or more of the school days in a school year, including both excused and unexcused absences. Attendance Works, a national nonprofit group, fou ..read more

The Weld County District Michael Rourke said Thursday that Officer Christopher Glenn was justified in discharging his firearm during a shooting after an armed robbery at a Circle K on March 18, according to a press release from his office. The 19th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team investigated the officer-involved shooting and gave its results to the district attorney’s office, according to the release. Because of pending litigation against Kovacs, the district attorney’s office is not releasing additional information about the incident, according to the release. Longmont poli ..read more

Students from a local robotics club — Team BroomBots — dove headfirst into the learning opportunity of a lifetime earlier this month while attending the international high school robotics competition in Houston, Texas. Members of Team BroomBots robotics team work on a project while at the FIRST Robotics Competition, an international challenge, in Houston, Texas, in April. (Jamie Rumsey and Julian McCoy — Courtesy photo) In February, the team punched its ticket to the world competition in Texas after winning the top spot at the Colorado State Championship. The FIRST Robotics Competition — For I ..read more

Choosing a bottle of wine can be a stressful task. Especially when that wine is meant for someone else. If you’re daunted by trying to decide what wine to bring to a party, the perfect bottle for a hard-to-please mother-in-law or something to entice a prospective paramour, consider some tried-and-tested tips from Chicago wine experts. Surefire party hits When selecting a wine to bring to a party, Chasity Cooper, a communications strategist and wine and culture writer, turns to trusted favorites. “Pinot noir from Oregon always delivers,” says Cooper, who recently published the “Wine Convo Gener ..read more

By Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s tough week showed as well as any to date why he is facing a new and unprecedented reality as a presidential candidate — as he ping-ponged among a dizzying array of court appearances, judicial rulings, competing allegations and subsequent grievances. By Thursday, he was complaining about the overlap in his busy legal schedule, railing that Judge Juan M. Merchan, who is presiding over his hush-money case in New York, wouldn’t let him leave that trial to attend a Supreme Court hearing in Washington, D.C ..read more