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Outdoor Cinema (Photo from HWNA Facebook)

The Historic Westside Neighborhood Association is hosting their final Outdoor Cinema at Thompson Park for the season on Saturday, September 8. The featured movie is Black Panther. Entertainment for the event begins at 7 p.m. with Dance Dimensions Dancers

with The Well Church. The movie will begin at dusk.

Participants are asked to bring a nonperishable food item to donate to a local food bank.

Workforce Boulder County Open House, Tuesday, Sept. 18 in Longmont

The following is a press release from Boulder County and is published by the Longmont Observer as a public service.

Workforce Boulder County does so much more than help people find a new job. To learn about all the many services that are available, attend the Workforce Boulder County Open House in Longmont on Tuesday, Sept. 18, starting at 3 p.m.

What: Workforce Boulder County Open House

When: Tuesday, Sept. 18, 3-5 p.m.

Where: St. Vrain Community Hub, 515 Coffman St., Longmont

The event will include a virtual job fair, mock interviews, resume critiques, meet and greet with staff, program information, tours, a video presentation, and prizes and refreshments.

Come meet the staff and discover the many offerings from Workforce Boulder County including Business Services, Career Learning & Exploration, Employment Services, the GED Learning Lab, the Self-Directed Lab for computer and MS Office skills, the Resource Room, and learn about Veterans Services. More information about all of these services and an events calendar can be found at www.WFBC.org.

Workforce Boulder County serves roughly 12,000 job seekers and 1,500 businesses every year. They help job seekers to acquire the skills they need and connects them with local business, while assisting Boulder County business fill key positions within the local labor market.

If you have a job to fill, or are looking for a new position - or might be looking in the future, visit the Open House to see what Workforce Boulder County has to offer. No RSVP required.

For questions or more information, contact Emilio Hernandez,[email protected], or 303-413-7098.

Longmont groups to hold Electric Vehicle Caravan and Climate Change Rally

The following is a press release from Sustainable Resilient Longmont and Longmont Leads with Love Vigil and is published by the Longmont Observer as a public service.

This Saturday, September 8, Sustainable Resilient Longmont and the Longmont Leads with Love Vigil will co-host a rally and Electric Vehicle caravan to demand our local leaders commit to building a fossil free world that works for all of us. Longmont will join hundreds of cities across the globe as we hold our elected leaders to account and demand that they walk the talk on climate action. This event is part of the Rise for Climate global day of action to demand our local leaders commit to building a fossil free world that puts people and justice before profits.

“We are excited about organizing an Electric Vehicle caravan and rally in Longmont as part of the global Rise for Climate movement. The time is now to put people before profits by transitioning to a clean energy economy right here in Longmont," said Longmont organizer Kathy Partridge.

“We are proud to be partnering with Longmont Leads from Love to be part of the Rise for Climate movement today and joining thousands of rallies and events across the globe. Climate change is real and happening right here in our community with the smoke from wildfires clouding our air, recent record-breaking heat and increasing threat of pollution from oil and gas in our air and water. We can not afford to wait. We must act now to take Longmont to 100% renewable energy,” added SRL Board Chair Abby Driscoll.

WHAT: Rise for Climate Electric Vehicle Caravan and Rally

WHEN: Saturday, September 8th

12:30 p.m. EV Caravan Launch from the Northwest corner of the Boulder County Fairgrounds parking lot.
1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. Rally at 6th & Main in downtown Longmont

WHO: We will have the following speakers at the Longmont EV Caravan Launch: