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Parker Historic Preservation Commission Volunteer Positions Available
Posted by: | CommentsAre you interested in Parker’s history? Are you looking for a way to get involved in your community? If so, the Parker Historic Preservation Commission would like you to join us as an Alternate member!
Two men stand in front of the Lewis and Herzog Store in Parker, Colorado. photo credit Douglas County History Research Center.
The Parker Historic Preservation Commission is an advisory commission that is responsible for landmarking eligible Parker properties. The Commission also fosters civic pride through educating about and creating awareness of the Town’s unique historic resources and heritage.
The Commission meets on the third Tuesday of every month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mainstreet Center, 19650 E. Mainstreet. For more information about the Historic Preservation Commission, please visit the Town Web site at www.parkeronline.org or contact Mary Munekata, Staff Liaison, at 303.841.2332 or email mmunekata@parkeronline.org.
See complete information about current members, meeting minutes and photos of old time Parker here.
Photo above courtesy of Douglas County History Research Center.
Parker Colorado Teen Court
Posted by: | CommentsTeen Court Orientation to be Held on Feb. 24
Have you heard about Parker’s Teen Court? This exciting program has been serving the Parker community for five years. An orientation for the Teen Court program will be held on Feb. 24 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Interested teens are encouraged to attend and parents are welcome! The orientation will be held at Parker Town Hall, 20120 E. Mainstreet. Teen Court applications are available online at www.parkeronline.org.
Teen Court provides Parker youth with an opportunity to get involved with the court system and earn community service hours. The Parker Teen Court was started in an effort to involve youth in Parker in the judicial process while offering appropriate sentencing for juvenile offenders. This community-based program was designed to hold first-time juvenile misdemeanor offenders accountable, while also providing a positive and educational experience through peer mentoring.
The program is currently accepting youth who are interested in volunteering to serve as jurors, bailiffs and attorneys. To serve as a teen attorney for the program, you must be at least 14 years old. All other positions are open to youth 12 to 17 years old. Teens can use time volunteered in Court toward mandatory community service hours for graduation, honor societies, a job resume or a college application.
Teen Court sessions are generally held Wednesday or Thursday evenings during the year. The time commitment is as little as one evening per month. Training sessions are held twice a year with additional advanced training sessions held throughout the year to improve performance.
The cases heard in Teen Court are real. Some of the charges that participants may hear include: assault, destruction of property, disorderly conduct, fireworks, littering, petty theft, possession of alcohol, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and shoplifting. Teen Court does not consider traffic offenses.
Please contact Sandra Gutierrez with additional questions at sgutierrez@parkeronline.org or 303.805.3171.
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Douglas County Sheriff’s Department Website
Posted by: | CommentsThe Douglas County Sheriff’s Department website is a plethora of great information for area residents.
Not only can you see the “Most Wanted List” but you can use an interactive map to see the crime patterns in the county, report a crime online. Wondering what it is that the Douglas County Sheriff does? You can see exactly by looking at their “Calls for Services List” and if you see a dog running at large, an aggressive dog or would like to report any animal abuse, you can also get information about about animal control here.
Are you interested in working for the Douglas County Sheriff? They have some professionally produced video’s that talk about the interesting job opportunities that might be available and the special qualities you’d need to fulfill the positions.
Holiday Festivities in Parker Colorado
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Parker comes alive during the Christmas Holidays starting with the Mayors Tree Lighting party which has now grown to include the kick off of rides in a horse drawn carriage around Old Downtown Parker.
It all begins Friday November 27 in O’Brien Park. Festivities Being at 5 pm and the lighting of the tree is a 6 pm. Bring your family and friends and meet your Parker neighbors and try come of the Lion’s Club’s famous Walking Chili. To help spread good cheer to those that are unemployed or having other financial difficulties, please be sure to bring a nonperishable food item for the Parker Task Force.
Parkerites will enjoy holiday treats including
- Parker Children’s Show Choir,
- Pointe School of Dance and
- Legend High School.
The Mayor will count down to the grand park lighting at 6 p.m. Stay and enjoy the atmosphere and festive concessions!
If you haven’t done so yet, you should head down Victorian way to see how beautiful the Victorian Peaks building has been decorated and after the lighting, take the little one’s down to visit Santa there.
The horse drawn carriage rides provided by the Parker DDC are back again this year for a fee of $5 per person. Tickets can be purchased at Vines Wine Bar and other participating merchants.
This weeks installment of the Meetup Groups within 10 miles of Parker for the week of August 26, 2009. These groups include topics such as Mom’s, Entrepreneurs, Political, Sky Diving, Addictions, Networking and Hobbies
