The race consisted of 135 teams made up of up to ten members per team. Each member runs a number of legs from Idaho Springs to Glenwood Springs in a 24 hr period of time. Total mileage is 170 miles. The runner coming in from their leg must touch the other team member that is…
Continue ReadingSEASONS GREETINGS TO ALL AGAIN AND THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT THIS PAST YEAR. D6 has been offered a location to set up a station in the Platte Canyon Rescue Service building and the use of the meeting room. Some of us feel that this has some good possibilities and will be useful to both parties….
Continue ReadingARES® Districts 6 and 23, Jefferson County Incident Management Team, Jefferson County Emergency Operations Center, Jeffco HEAT, and multiple fire districts and other organizations participated in a training exercise wildfire incident in the Mill Iron D area on Saturday, May 14, 2005. The Incident Command Center was at Platte Canyon Fire Protection District Station 2…
Continue ReadingDistrict 6 has been reorganized as Region 2 District 3 (R2D3). R2D3 is now restructured and continues as a non-profit (501C3) As a non-profit we are proceeding with fund raising efforts for a new portable ARES Station and will be exploring possible programs and services that we can offer to the community. Our next meeting…
Continue ReadingEnthusiasts combine hobby and community service aspects of amateur radio Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2015 10:42 pm | Updated: 10:47 pm, Thu May 21, 2015. Walter L. Newton, Staff writer | 0 comments The Park County Radio Club Inc. celebrated 20 years of community service at its bimonthly meeting May 16. The club combines both…
Continue ReadingAside from all the fun and satisfaction we hams have working with equipment, overcoming technical and propagation challenges, performing public service functions and making distant contacts, the real happiness that many of us have found in amateur radio comes from all the wonderful people we have had the privilege to meet, both face-to-face and on…
Continue ReadingFairplay Flume (01-27-12) Influenced the lives of about 100 youth; two years with Fairplay cubs, but pack dissolved Laura Van Dusen, Correspondent Como-area resident Tom Van Orden, who started scouting in 1940 at age 12 in Midland Park, N.J., and who most recently was a committee member of the now- inactive Cub Scout Pack 0402…
Continue ReadingBrian KE0LTD is hosting at his QTH now.
Continue ReadingDwain Raulerson, 69, from Bailey Colorado died at Vibra Hospital in Thornton Colorado on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at the age of 69. Dwain is survived by his daughter Carma Calhoun, son in law Kevin of Bailey Colorado, brother David and wife Candie of Westminster Colorado, brother Dwight and wife Pat of Broomfield Colorado and…
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