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The City of Longmont announced on Friday, August 17, that entire facility of Centennial Pool is closed until further notice.
The closure is due to a faulty sump pump that has caused damage to the mechanical room. According to a press release from the City of Longmont, "an initial assessment has determined that damage to all equipment and electrical service is significant."
The sump pump failed during the annual closure of the pool for routine maintenance and cleaning. The result was that the Centennial Pool mechanical room was flooded with more than five feet of water.
The facility is expected to be without electricity while a coordinated evaluation effort between the electrician, an electrical engineer and the insurance adjuster is being conducted.
"It will take several weeks for the insurance provider to prepare the estimated cost of repairs and a time frame for when the pool can reopen," states the press release.
In an effort to continue services, the City of Longmont has made the following adjustments to the annual maintenance and closure schedules of other Longmont recreational facilities:
- Sunset Pool will remain open until early October – it was originally scheduled to close September 3.
- The Recreation Center was scheduled for the annual closure the week of August 26, instead of a full closure, the leisure pool will close for two days.
- The lap pool at the Rec Center will not close.
- The Recreation Center gym will also be closed for basketball court curtain replacement and floor resurfacing the week of August 26.
Registration for the Third Annual Soil Revolution Conference Opens September 12, 2018
September 12 marks the opening of registration for the Third Annual Soil Revolution Conference, held on December 12. The conference will be held at the Boulder JCC.
According to a press release, "this full-day event will shed light on the past, present, and future issues surrounding soil health, including the history of global agricultural production, agronomic and financial benefits for today's producers, and the importance of creating resilient landscapes."
To register visit http://www.SoilRev.org.
More speakers will be announced on the website above as they are added and the program agenda will be posted there.
Currently, the following are the speakers who have confirmed that they will attend the conference:
David R. Montgomery, a MacArthur Fellow and professor of geomorphology at the University of Washington. He is an internationally recognized geologist who studies landscape evolution and the effects of geological processes on ecological systems and human societies. An author of award-winning popular-science books, he has been featured in documentary films, network and cable news, and on a wide variety of TV and radio programs, including NOVA, PBS NewsHour, Fox and Friends, and All Things Considered
John Kempf, the founder of Advancing Eco Agriculture, a plant nutrition and biostimulants consulting company. A top expert in the field of biological and regenerative farming, John founded AEA in 2006 to help fellow farmers by providing the education, tools and strategies that will have a global effect on the food supply and those who are growing that supply. John is the host of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast. He skillfully discusses the larger social and environmental impacts of food, agriculture, and ecology. John’s mission is to provide support to the world’s farmers and globally impact our food supply.
Darrin Unruh, who grew up on a farm in Reno County, Kansas running a 4010 John Deere tractor pulling a four-bottom plow has come full circle on his views about soil health. Darrin, along with his brother, manages about 770 acres. They have a cow/calf operation near their home in Pretty Prairie, Kansas and focus on flex grazing to improve soil biology, incorporating forages, native range, cool season perennials and annual diverse cover crops.
Dannele Peck is Director of the USDA Northern Plains Climate Hub, which strives to connect agricultural producers with science-based information to empower their weather-ready and climate-smart management decisions. Prior to joining the USDA Agricultural Research Service in 2016, Dr. Peck conducted research, teaching, and extension for 10 years at the University of Wyoming as an Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics. Raised on a dairy farm in upstate New York, Dr. Peck is a first-generation college student and proud alumna of the McNair Scholars Program.
For more information, please contact Vanessa McCracken at vmccracken@bouldercounty.
Salsa Night with the Longmont Observer, Wild Game and Kakes Studio
Will you dance with us?
The Longmont Observer has teamed up with Kakes Studio and The Wild Game for a Salsa Night. The Wild Game, located at 2251 Ken Pratt Blvd, is providing the venue for the event.
For $10 you can get a professional Salsa instruction from Mamie Kakes of Kakes Studio and entry to the dance party following the Salsa lesson. For $5 you can join the dance party.
- 6:30-7:30 p.m. – Professional instruction
- 7:30-9 p.m. – Dance party
Tickets available on Facebook, on EventBrite or for purchase at the door.
In Case You Missed It
The Next Storm/Next Snow Forecast Discussion from the Cherrywood Observatory – August 20th, 2018
Theatre Review: Today Tomorrow and Forever A Celebration of Patsy Cline
Longmont’s Live and Give Day on September 12, 2018
