June 23rd Saturday @ 7:30 pm, Ward Library is pleased to present our dear friends Andy Clausen & Pamela Twining…Andy & Pamela will be visiting us from Woodstock New York, and we are so excited to hear their poetry, and have them in our beautiful hand built library!!!
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Category Archives: Goings-on
Baxter St. Fire Fund
On Sunday, March 4th, 2012, a house on Baxter Street in Ward, CO was completely destroyed by fire due to an apparent propane leak and subsequent fire. The residence is a total loss. Three adults and two children (boys) ages 7 and 9 have been impacted by this event. Thankfully there were no serious injuries….
Colorado Senators Urge Senate Leadership to Consider Rural Communities in Postal Service Reforms
UNITED STATES SENATE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 7, 2011 CONTACT: Tara Trujillo – 202-224-4334 Michael Amodeo – 303-249-5286 Bennet, Udall Urge Senate Leadership to Consider Rural Communities in Postal Service Reforms Washington – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, along with Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD) and Kent Conrad (D-ND) are urging Senate…
More Postal Service inaccuracies challenged
So you have the same info I do, if you want, download the pdf of the Proposal to close the Ward Post Office, and the pdf of the budget information. Based on the info in those two docs (and one other letter that’s quoted in my response), I wrote the following letter. To Whom It…
National Survey Affirms Public Support of Post Offices
A new national consumer survey conducted by the American Consumer Institute (ACI) concluded that the vast majority of Americans continue to oppose post office closings. In addition, the polling data substantiates NAPUS’ arguments before the Postal Regulatory Commission against the Retail Access Optimization Initiative (RAOI), relating to the American public’s use of post offices. The…
What YOU can do
If you use the Ward Post Office, EVER, you need to write to the Postal Service department that’s coordinating closures. There are comment forms in the Ward Post Office on the bulletin board, along with partially addressed (I didn’t want them to look like they all came from me) stamped envelopes. Then call your Colorado…
Bennet: USPS ‘Time-Out’ Provides More Time to Evaluate Effects of Potential Post Office Closures? Maybe yes, probably no.
U.S. SENATOR MICHAEL BENNET Member: Agriculture, HELP, Banking and Aging Committees CONTACT: Michael Amodeo – 303-249-5286 Laura Brandon – 202-573-5350 Bennet: USPS ‘Time-Out’ Provides More Time to Evaluate Effects of Potential Post Office Closures Announcement Comes on Heels of Several Bennet Efforts to Ensure USPS Reform Recognizes Impact on Rural Communities Washington, DC –Colorado U.S….
The KGNU interview – Citizens committee to Save the Ward Post Office
Music by Becky Martinek
Moratorium on Delivery Unit Optimization (DUO) Implementations and Post Office Discontinuances Announced
From NAPUS.org truly good news. However this is respite, not victory. Please continue to contact your elected representatives about Senate Bill SB 1719 and related house bills. Also continue to fill out the comment forms and send them to Marcela Rivera in Denver, at USPS 7500 E. 53rd Pl. Denver, CO 80202. Moratorium on Delivery…
Post Office closing process a sham
At this point, without immediate and direct pressure on the US Postmaster General it is clear to me that the Ward Post Office will be closed. It is also clear that the USPS Closing Process has been a sham, that the USPS has ignored their own regulations, that there is NEVER a consideration of community…
Colorado’s Senators Bennet, Udall Urge Senate Leadership to Consider Rural Communities in Postal Service Reforms
UNITED STATES SENATE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 7, 2011 CONTACT: Tara Trujillo – 202-224-4334 Michael Amodeo – 303-249-5286 Bennet, Udall Urge Senate Leadership to Consider Rural Communities in Postal Service Reforms Washington – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, along with Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD) and Kent Conrad (D-ND) are urging Senate…
Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill is questioning the post master general’s attempt to reach out to the public regarding the closure of Missouri post office locations. She’s questioning whether local hearings were being held in good faith. McCaskill says she hasn’t heard back from the U.S. Postmaster about whether or not testimony from public hearings has…
Village Post Offices are no golden solution (Reuters)
(Reuters) – The financially troubled U.S. Postal Service has determined that its plan to replace money-losing offices with retailers contracted to offer basic services will not work in many rural communities. The world’s largest mail carrier hoped the plan, announced in July as part of a series of cost-cutting moves to combat recent losses, would…
Recap of Post Office closing Town meeting
Thank you all for the wonderful support at the meeting with the US Postal Service on Tuesday, Sept 6 at the Ward Union Congregational Church. It was a dark,cold, rainy Ward mountain evening and we especially thank all the attendees from out of town who traveled long distances come to our meeting. Thank you Nederland…
The Post Office fight moves to a new level
They released the proposal (it’s on display at the post office) to close our post office, however there are numerous grounds on which to contest it. I’ll be posting more info soon. There are comment forms available at the post office. Please call Udall, Bennet, and Polis and insist that they prevail on the PO…
A ballot initiative that affects Ward and surroundings
This is a Boulder County ballot initiative that proposes to create a Mountain Forest Improvement District as a recommendation of the Citizen Advisory Team concerning the Community Wildfire Protection Plan. This would be the entity that would “plan and implement forest improvement projects in wild land-urban interface areas, including projects to reduce hazardous fuels and…
Solutions for Occupational Safety: First Aid, CPR, AED class
The class, held on 2 Saturdays, was a great success and 3 of our Indian Peaks firefighters, and several general community members received their CPR and First Aid certifications. We’d love to have SOS and Patti Anderson back for another round of classes, and offer the opportunity to other local communities, so if you’re interested,…
Save the Historic Ward Post Office
Thank you all for the wonderful support at the meeting with the US Postal Service on Tuesday, Sept 6 at the Ward Union Congregational Church. It was a dark,cold, rainy Ward mountain evening and we especially thank all the attendees from out of town who traveled long distances come to our meeting. Thank you Nederland…