All Things Boulder

Colorado AD – Mike Bohn

Frank Eriksen — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:13:25 +0000

Mike Bohn discusses the new football season, the new conference and his new Head Coach. Click on the link to download the file or listen at Radio Boulder.

Marian Rothschild

Frank Eriksen — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:14:55 +0000

Do clothes really make the man or woman? Does how you look affect your income? Listen to this interview with Image Consultant Marian Rothschild.

MP3 File

Flooding in Fourmile Canyon

Frank Eriksen — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:05:28 +0000

Several roads closed and many FMC residents evacuated due to rain and flooding. For current info throughout the night go to

http://www.boulderoem.org

Maxwell Fire Update

Frank Eriksen — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:31:49 +0000

June 28, 2011 11:30am.

The Maxwell fire is about 40% contained. Fire officials have determined the blaze was caused by an unattended campfire. Size of the burn was downgraded from 100 acres to 60. Today’s high temps and wind could spark some flare-ups. Crews working the fire say it is 40% contained. More info at www.boulderoem.org

Maxwell Fire Stable.

Frank Eriksen — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:56:30 +0000

Monday June. 27, 2001

The Maxwell fire – recent update: http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_18360097

Firefighters used a back burn technique to help stop the spread of the fire. Boulder Emergency Officials have planned a media briefing for 8am this morning. Fire began yesterday about 5pm. An emergency shelter for evacuees was opened at the YMCA on Mapleton but was later closed due to “a lack of need”. Blaze has burned about 100 acres. Residents on evac alert!

More updates following the press briefing.

Maxwell Fire Update 9:37pm

Frank Eriksen — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:38:55 +0000

June 26, 2011

6/26 – 9:25 p.m.

Do to lack of need, the evacuation center at the Boulder YMCA is now closed as are the animal shelters at the Boulder County Fairgrounds and Longmont Humane Society.

6/26 – 9:15 p.m.

Crews are begining a back burn in the fire area, so an increase in smoke may be visible.

6/26 – 9:05 p.m.

340 emergency notification messages were sent to residents, warning them to be on standby for an evacuation. Residents should be prepared to evacuate if necessary.

50 firefighters are working the fire; others are staged in Lefthand Canyon. Air tankers have made multiple drops of fire retardent.

Maxwell Fire breaks out in Left Hand Canyon

Frank Eriksen — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 02:58:20 +0000

June 26, 2011

8:50pm..

The “Maxwell Fire in Left Hand Canyon is approx 75 acres. Fire crews are on the scene and the US Forest Service is in command of operations.

Details at Radio Boulder’s News/Events Page.

Info also available at Boulder Office of Emergency Management. www.boulderoem.org

Evacuations have been ordered in the area.

Incident Command Web site is http://inciweb.org/incident/2384/

New Fire In Lefthand Canyon

Frank Eriksen — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:27:45 +0000

June 2, 2011

Update – Officials report that this fire has been contained.

Fire crews are on the scene in Lefthand Canyon working to contain a small fire in the 3700 block of Lefthand Canyon Drive. The smoke/fire is near the area where the Lefthand Fire was sparked earlier this year.

The fire was reported at about 1 p.m. at the base of a hill. The fire was moving uphill, according to a dispatcher, but appeared to be relatively small when first reported.

Rick Brough, a spokesman for the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, said the fire was about a quarter-acre large at 2 p.m.

No word yet on how it started.

Go to the Daily Camera for more info and video… www.dailycamera.com

War – What is it good for?

Frank Eriksen — Mon, 30 May 2011 15:41:31 +0000

May. 30, 2011

I grew up in the 50’s and 60’s in Levittown, NY. And in Levittown, Memorial Day was a BIG DEAL. There was a huge parade that I watched from the sidewalks until I was old enough to march in it with my high school band. The parade was long. It started at Levittown Memorial High School. Wound through a neighborhood out to Gardiners Ave. Then north to Hempstead Turnpike, turning west past the big Mays shopping center eventually turning north again on Division Ave and up to the huge front lawn of my school Division Ave High School. There a big Memorial Service was held for those who had fallen in World Wars I, II and in Korea. We’d never heard of Vietnam or Iraq.

The parade was massive. Fire engines from every fire house. Police vehicles. And dozens of marching bands playing patriotic music. At the Memorial service there were lots of military, uniforms, hats, white gloves and American flags as far as the eye could see. The parade and service took up the entire morning. Then it was home for a family or neighborhood BBQ. Here in Boulder we celebrate with a 3 day Creek Festival and one of the worlds biggest 10k races – the Bolder Boulder. I wish we had a big parade instead.

Today I remember my high school classmate Kellum Grant. Staff Sgt. Grant died in Vietnam. I’m sure Kellum didn’t want to die, but die he did. 10,000 miles away from home. He was 19. Maybe 20. A child who was man enough to die. He died along with 50,000 other men and women. About the same number that will run in todays Bolder Boulder.

And while Kellum was fighting in the jungles of Vietnam, I was getting drunk and smoking pot and protesting from the safe, serene campus of a small college in Iowa. No bullets. No napalm. Nobody dying next to me. It’s the children we old men send off to war. It’s children killing other children. And it’s so wrong! It’s mostly children fighting today in the Middle East. In Afghanistan, today is NOT a holiday! It’s another day of war!

Today I stand and salute you Staff Sgt. Grant. Thank you for your sacrifice. Thank you to all who sacrificed then and who are still sacrificing now.

War – what is it good for? Absolutely nothing!

(Check out Tim McGraw’s song “If You’re Reading This” – I’m sure you’ll easily find it on youtube)

Class of 2011

Frank Eriksen — Sat, 07 May 2011 17:06:01 +0000

May 7, 2011

Congratulations to the class of 2011. Here are your keys to success.
1. Start a retirement account ASAP. Why? Ask your parents.
2. Remember, it’s not the problem that’s the problem. It’s how you handle the problem.
3. Do what you love. The money will follow.
4. Choosing a spouse is the most important decision you will ever make. Choose wisely!
5. Life, work and love are not fair. Success depends on you…
6. In the end – the love you take will equal the love you make. – Lennon & McCartney
7. What you think about is what you will become.
8. Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. – Tim Tebow
9. Remember that family is precious.
10. Set your priorities now. God, family, work.

Have a great life!!!