Broomfield News

Broomfield is offering residents two chances over the next few weeks to donate to the city's two museums while having fun in the process.

INSIDE ACADEMY The first session will be from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Feb. 22, with subsequent sessions Feb.

Elizabeth Elsbach , daughter of Cynthia Bean of Broomfield, was named to the fall 2011 dean's list at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Ind.

BOND FORGED IN INK: Sandra Doubleday shows the first letter she sent to Sumiko Nishimura in 1962.

SOUL MATES: Addison Kleinhans, right, and Bella Hicks met at Children s Hospital Colorado and formed a bond beyond their years.

An Eagle Court of Honor for Dalton Rezac will be at 6 p.m. Feb. 27 at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church.

The Rotary Club of Broomfield Crossing is teaming up with Crutches4Africa to collect unused crutches, canes, walking sticks, walkers and wheelchairs to be sent to African countries to assist the disabled.

There is healthy portion of fun on tap for Saturday, with music, movement and more on the menu around town.

Several Front Range counties could opt out of Colorado's emissions testing program, under a bill approved Thursday by the House Health and Environment Committee.

About half of those in attendance supported development of a bus rapid transit system that would use special lanes along U.S. 36 and other arterial roadways to connect Broomfield and surrounding communities to RTD's FasTracks public transportation system in the metro area.

Erin Brockovich will be the keynote speaker at the YWCA of Boulder County's 90th anniversary celebration from 6 to 10 p.m. March 10 at the Omni Interlocken Resort, 500 Interlocken Blvd.

The building housing Designer Shoe Warehouse in Broomfield is for sale. DSW, 595 Flatiron Blvd., sits in a collection of stores and restaurants east of FlatIron Crossing mall.

The Wattenberg gas and oil field, which sprawls across 1.9 million acres of Weld County, is a pin cushion of more than 20,000 wells, more than 12,000 of which are still producing.

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SCHOOL S SUPPORTERS: Peggy Atkinson, left, Rene Kozisek-Sereff and Jane Spain chat last week in front of the Lorraine School.

Adam Parker and No Less Than Victory perform at Broomstock 2011 at Broomfield County Commons.

During American Cancer Society Daffodil Days, March 6-10, people all over Broomfield will be receiving daffodils as signs of hope.

JOYFUL ARRIVAL: Bahman Saless and the Boulder Chamber Orchestra return to Broomfield with a Joya at 7 p.m. Friday.

VOTE BEFORE THE VOTES: Precinct 15 caucus members raise their hands to vote for who will lead the meeting Tuesday during the Broomfield Republican caucuses at Broomfield High School.

For 20 years, Broomfield police officers and staff members of the police department have provided gifts of games, toys and clothing to an ever-expanding number of needy children.