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The League of Women Voters Boulder County is hosting a District Attorney Candidate Forum on Wednesday, May 30 at 6-7:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church Boulder, located at 5001 Pennsylvania Ave, Boulder, CO 80303.
Candidates for Boulder County District Attorney will speak and answer audience questions.
The forum is held in conjunction with Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition and Showing UP for Racial Justice.
Triathlon Sign Ups End on Wednesday, May 30
Longmont Recreation & Golf Services and Altitude Physical Therapy are hosting the annual Longmont Triathlon Weekend for children and adults. The triathlon will be held June 2-3 at Centential Pool, located at 1201 Alpine Street. Registration for the event ends Wednesday, May 30 and resumes in person June 1 during packet pickup.
For more race information visit LongmontColorado.gov/rec (use keyword search “Tri”), RaceEntry.com, and Active.com. Registration forms are also available at any City of Longmont recreation facility. or pick up a registration form at any City of Longmont recreation facility.
Volunteers are needed for this event. If you are interested in volunteering at the triathlon call Sara at 303-774-4771.
CO Supreme Court Rule Sets Precedence in Favor of Victims of Abuse
This is a press release by Boulder Bridge to Justice and is published by the Longmont Observer as a public service.
In response to a brief filed by six local attorneys and nonprofits including Attorney Eve Canfield of Lyons Gaddis and board member of Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley, a landmark ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court on Monday May 21, 2018 moves Colorado a little bit closer to protecting residents who are victims of relationship violence. The ruling specifically impacts vicitms who flee their abusers in other states and come to Colorado. Colorado victim and child advocates hailed the decision as critical support for Colorado’s Civil Protection Order process which allows victims to obtain restraining orders against abusers and makes violation of such orders a criminal offense.
The Court unanimously determined that Colorado law, and the due process provisions of the U.S. and Colorado Constitutions, allow Colorado courts to enter protection (restraining) orders against out-of-state abusers who continue to threaten their former partners in Colorado using emails, telephone, text, Skype and other electronic communications. In Parocha v. Parocha, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that a non-resident abuser’s harassment, threats, or coercion was sufficient to subject the abuser to Colorado’s jurisdiction, rejecting arguments that due process prevented Colorado courts from establishing jurisdiction and issuing a restraining order against an abuser in another state.
Megan Parocha obtained a Temporary Civil Protection Order from the Boulder County Court in December 2016 and then sought the assistance of attorney Bruce Wiener, Executive Director and founder of Bridge to Justice, a non-profit agency helping low and moderate-income clients with civil legal issues.
Although attorney Wiener initially succeeded in obtaining a Permanent Protection Order, the Order later was reversed by the Boulder District Court despite the threat she was under because it determined that the County Court had no jurisdiction to enter a protection order against Ms. Parocha's non-resident husband who was living in New Jersey. Bridge to Justice continued to represent Ms. Parocha and requested the Colorado Supreme Court to hear her appeal and reinstate her protection order.
“I would never have been able to appeal and continue the quest for safety for myself and child without assistance from Bridge to Justice,“ stated Ms. Parocha.
According to Attorney Wiener, he has already cited to the case in another Permanent Protection Order hearing and the judge cited the case in his minute order.
Six nonprofit agencies filed amicus curiae (friend of the court) briefs in support of Bridge to Justice’s legal arguments, including Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Safe Shelter of Saint Vrain Valley, Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center, Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center, Project Safeguard, Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence.
Longmont Observer News:
Memorial Day: In observance of Memorial Day, the staff for the Longmont Observer will not be working on Monday, May 28, 2018.
A Slight Change On How We Provide You News: As you may have noticed, we have changed how we handle reporting our news.
Longmont is a very happening place and there is plenty to report on, however, our challenge is that we simply do not have the staff to cover it all.
We have decided that instead of covering a large quantity of news, we are going to focus on quality. This will include a deeper look into a few stories each week instead of a brief glimpse into many.
We have also started doing a Morning Brief, which groups together multiple stories into one longer article. Those will be published every morning and will be included in our morning email (which you can subscribe to here).
We expect to grow our coverage as we get the financial support to hire a full-time staff.
Photography: Longmont Observer's photographer, Mark Ivins, has three exhibits of his work displayed around town. Many of the photos displayed are ones taken while working on pieces for the Longmont Observer. Those photos can be found on longmontobserver.org. For questions, comments or to learn more about the photos displayed around town please email us at [email protected].
Below is a map of the locations Mark Ivin's photos can be found in Longmont:
Volunteer Opportunity:The Longmont Observer has a volunteer position available to report on city council. City council meets most Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. at the Civic Center, located at 350 Kimbark St., Longmont. The requirements for this position include:
- Must plan to attend all regular/study sessions of the Longmont City Council
- Must be willing to write/take photos/record the session
- Must meet fast-paced deadlines
The Longmont Observer will train you on how to write city council articles and how to run the video equipment for the meeting. To apply please send your name, contact information and a brief statement as to what interests you the most about this position to [email protected].
Longmont Observer Editorial/Volunteer Meeting Information: The Longmont Observer holds open to the public editorial meetings every Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. in the conference room at TinkerMill, 1840 Deleware Pl., Longmont.
Do you want to volunteer but can't make it to the 10 a.m. meeting? We hold a volunteer meeting every Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. in the TinkerMill conference room.
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