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New ski area to open on the Front Range

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A new ski hill is opening up on the Front Range in Windsor. Hoedown Hill is the highest point in Windsor and will be open to the public for sledding, tubing and skiing in the winter.The ski area is managed by RainDance National Golf Course. The course is located at 1775 RainDance Nat'l Dr.Once the snow settles in and the golf season ends, RainDance hopes to attract outdoor enthusiasts with a different kind of activity. In the winter, guests will be able to sled and ski down a portion of the hill that is nearly 1,100 feet long. $2 million for pickleball included in proposed Denver budget There is also a 120-foot elevation difference between the top and bottom of the hill.RainDance is hoping Hoedown Hill will be fully operational by Christmas 2023, but until then they are asking guests to refrain from accessing the hill.Aside from the winter season, the hill will be open in the summer where guests can mountain bike, hike and zipline. Hoedown Hill will also have conc...

Elizabeth High School adds shop class to curriculum

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

ELIZABETH, Colo. (KDVR) — Over the years, shop classes in high schools have slowly but surely been eliminated from the curriculum. Elizabeth High School, however, recently started up a shop class program.They say they created it for all the right reasons.It used to be called industrial arts, then shop class, then nothing at all."I think it went away in the early '90s, when the tech boom technology came in. It was the new thing. There was huge earnings, and the pendulum of education kind of swung that way," said Derek Spohn, Elizabeth High School shop instructor.And as much fun as a four-year degree in art appreciation may be, post-graduation employment will be a challenge, Spohn said. That is why he is tickled pink that Elizabeth High School is now offering shop classes to its student body."They are actively working with their hands, so they are going to learn a skill that is going to feed them potentially for the rest of their life," Spohn said. Aurora police warn of card-tapping...

3 hospitalized after boat crashes near Black Point Marina; cause unknown

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

A boat carrying three individuals crashed several miles off Black Point Marina on Tuesday afternoon, prompting a response from officials and good Samaritans.The incident occurred just after 2 p.m., approximately 2 1/2 miles northeast of the marina.Details regarding the cause of the crash remain unknown at this time.According to photojournalist Ralph Rayburn, quick-thinking good Samaritans successfully rescued all three occupants from the water.The victims’ identities and conditions have yet to be disclosed, and the total number of injuries remains uncertain.A friend of a witness told 7News off camera that he was on the water, saw a splash, went towards the boat and saw it spinning. According to him, he helped the three people that were on board the boat and pulled one person out of the water. 7Skyforce provided aerial coverage of the scene as emergency response teams from various agencies, including the Marine Patrol, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, and Miami-Dade Police Department, a...

Seniors audition for Miami Heat’s Golden Oldies dance team

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

There is a golden opportunity to be in the spotlight during some Miami Heat games. Now, dozens are stepping up for that chance.Seniors who love to dance want to do it for the Miami Heat.Don’t call them old, call them dancers.“I love to dance, I love basketball and this is just my kind of my thing,” said Sandra Marcus, a contestant. The Miami Heat’s Golden Oldies auditions are being held where every single person is trying out for the dance team to perform during home games.“To be young again, to be beautiful again, and to dance, we all love to dance,” said Amali Bauza, a contestant. The first part of the audition is the freestyle portion, which are when the first cuts are made. Then comes the choreographed routines.Those who pass that will make the team,Everyone auditioning must be at least 60 years old to try out.“I can’t wait to dance, I love to dance,” said Amy Tinozo Friedman, a contestant. Now going on its 18th season, the M...

Developer submits plans to move loading zone away from Surfside building collapse memorial site

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

There could be a possible change of plans when it comes to new construction at the site of the Surfside building collapse.A developer submitted new plans to move the loading zone for its proposed condo building off of 88th Street, which would keep the dock away from the memorial site commemorating the victims of the Champlain Towers South tragedy.Relatives of the victims spoke out against the original plans and said the garbage would spill onto the site.There is a meeting to discuss the future of the site on Wednesday.

State lawmakers introduce new tax relief plan

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Top state lawmakers on Tuesday revealed a long-awaited plan to provide tax relief to families across Massachusetts, detailing a number of changes aimed at making life in Massachusetts more affordable and competitive. The plan would provide roughly $561 million in relief in the current fiscal year, with more than $1 billion in relief expected by the 2027 fiscal year, as reported by the State House News Service. “We wanted to provide something that was a little more balanced, a little more equitable across the board,” said Aaron Michlewitz, the chairperson of the state House Committee on Ways and Means. Relief measures in the plan include an envisioned increase to the state’s child and dependent tax credit from $180 to $310 for this year. The credit would increase again in 2024, making Massachusetts’s child and dependent credit the most generous in the country, according to lawmakers.Relief measures would also increase Massachusetts’ earned income tax credit from 30% to 40% ...

Trump’s latest debate dodge the last chance for a few candidates to stand out

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Six presidential hopefuls will take a stage in California on Wednesday to attempt a debate in the absence of the person they’re all trying to beat.The second of three scheduled Republican Primary debates will kick off at 9 p.m. at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute in Simi Valley, California, where half-a-dozen conservative candidates will appear and debate despite the fact front-running former President Donald Trump will be elsewhere.“Unlike most presidential debates, on the one hand they are fighting for the nomination, on the other hand, the almost insurmountable lead that Donald Trump has has them walking the line between acting as if they could be a potential vice presidential candidate whilst trying to distance themselves,” Frank Irizarry, a public relations professor and debate coach at Suffolk University, told the Herald.According to Irizarry, in three decades of watching debates, he’s never seen anything quite like what has developed in the Republican...

Tournament Management Committee meeting: Patience preached to schools

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

MIAA Tournament Management Committee chairman Shaun Hart is a firm believer that patience is a virtue.Rather than rush through a variety of different changes to statewide tournament formats for the 2024-25 season, Hart feels giving all schools some time to sift through everything will be beneficial in the long run.“It is my hope that everyone sees it and we can move ahead and put it to a vote in October or November,” Hart said. “Then we can finalize things in December and put everything out by January 1.”Among the areas that Hart and the committee will be looking at are venues, upgrading the medals and signage, providing venues with more hands-on help from MIAA and school officials, consistent cutoff, bracket and tournament release dates, margins of victory in other sports and adding a visible win component to the power ratings.Scituate athletic director Scott Paine, who runs the statewide hockey tournament, pushed back a bit. He was hoping action would be taken soon to avoid some o...

Biden admin picks Massachusetts as home of new healthcare network hub

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

The Biden administration has selected Massachusetts as a focal point in a planned “nationwide health innovation network.”Cambridge was announced Tuesday as the future site of the federal Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health’s Investor Catalyst Hub, one of three such locations nationally that represent the official launch of ARPANET-H, a National Institutes of Health initiative aimed at fostering collaborations between researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors to speed the pace of discovery in medical science.“This is a huge win for Massachusetts and an opportunity to bring economic development while strengthening our role as a nationwide leader in life sciences,” Gov. Maura Healey said following the announcement. “This hub leverages our state’s world-class life science ecosystem while building a national network of researchers and entrepreneurs to invest in meaningful solutions to the biggest health care challenges.”A second hub, the Customer Experien...

Mass General Brigham expanding Home Hospital program to Newton-Wellesley Hospital

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Mass General Brigham is expanding its popular Home Hospital program to Newton-Wellesley Hospital, allowing more patients across the region to receive care without having to travel.The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and state Department of Public Health recently granted the program authorization to expand to the Newton healthcare facility, officials announced Tuesday.Patients in the program receive comprehensive treatment that involves daily in-home or virtual visits, an opportunity that officials say provides acute care for those who’d traditionally need inpatient hospitalization.The model, officials say, is more advanced than traditional home health services, with a nurse practitioner and physician assistant teaming up with paramedic, nurse, therapist and home health aide to meet a wide range of needs.“Bringing high-quality healthcare directly to patients’ homes, where they can be more comfortable and achieve better outcomes, reflects our commitment to innovative, ...