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People are Beating The Recession by keeping their cash and bartering instead. Whether you use a formal barter exchange or just trade between friends, you are supposed to declare that income. Formal bartering organizations should issue you a Form 1099-B, Proceeds from Broker and Barter Exchange Transactions to you. This information is also reported to the IRS.
CSU graduate students are beating the recession by making bicycles out of bamboo. Panda Bicycles is making the most of this unique design.
Rep.s Mike Coffman and Ed Perlmutter are hosting the Aurora/Centennial Housing Fair, which was created "to help prevent foreclosures and to educate homeowners about the various options they have to save their home." The event is free. Homeowners can receive on-site home loan reviews and debt counseling in addition to numerous informative education sessions.
Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure
seekers equipped with GPS devices. Visit the site below for more information.
Tuesday is election day in Colorado. Issues being decided include city council, school board and local tax measures. Some counties are handling the election exclusively by mail so there are no polling places in those areas. For information on where to vote or drop off your mail-in ballot, visit the link below.
elections.colorado.govThe Low Energy Assistance Program is open for the season. It helps Colorado families that are having trouble affording their heating bills.
LEAP Information
Families in need can start signing up for assistance for Christmas. For more information, click the link below.
To find a Colorado Ski and Golf location where you can recycle your ski equipment, click the link below.
Colorado Ski and GolfThe Old Bags Bruncheon will be held at the Pinehurst Country Club on November 8th at 11:00 a.m. Tickets for the event are $75 and are available by calling the MS Center at 303-788-4030. The bruncheon will benefit the Rocky Mountain MS Center and will feature vintage bags, designer bags, handmade bags and celebrity owned bags donated for the benefit.
To learn more about how you can help the Shiloh House support victims of abuse, neglect and trauma, click the link below.
Shiloh HouseThe University of Colorado Denver is hosting the American Veterans Traveling Tribute Wall on Nov. 5th and Nov. 6th. The Wall will be located at Lawrence Street Park (the green space in front of St. Cajetan's Church on campus) at 900 Auraria Parkway on the Auraria Higher Education Campus in Denver. To learn more about the Wall, click the link below.
American Veterans Traveling Tribute
Scary Pizza
Take cookie cutters shaped like bats, pumpkins, ghosts or your favorite Halloween shape to cut out pre-sliced cheeses. Bake according to package directions.*note: You can also cut Halloween shapes out of a cheese pizza to make Scary Mini-Pizzas.
Cat Pizza
On top of a frozen cheese pizza, use black olives to create two eyes and a cat-like nose and mouth. Use your choice of red or green pepper strips for the whiskers of the cat. Bake according to package directions.
Jack-O-Lantern Pizza
Outline the edge of a cheese pizza with sliced pepperoni or olives
Cut eyes, nose and mouth from a red pepper. Cut a green pepper or broccoli for the mouth. Place on the pizza and bake according to package directions.
Fall Gourmet Pizza
Use the best fall vegetables to create an autumn pizza. On an ultra thin cheese pizza, evently distribute caramelized squash, goat cheese, pancetta, walnuts and leek on top of the pizza. (You can also use zucchini, asparagus and sliced onions.) Notice that the colors are very fall-like! Bake according to package directions.
To learn more about Home Run Inn Pizza, click the link below.
The Rocky Mountain Paranormal Research Society is the focus of this week's Breakfast With Brooke.
Click here to link to the paranormal claims investigators. or ghost hunters, Web site.
Larimer County is holding a Swine Flu Vaccine clinic Wednesday, October 28th, weather permitting. The county will decide if it needs to cancel the clinic because of weather at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
To find out if the clinic is cancelled
Click the link below to bid on items in the Dan Issel bankruptcy auction.
For information on times and locations for free H1N1 vaccinations offered by clinics in Colorado, check the links below.
The PeaceJam Foundation has awarded Ponderosa High School's PeaceJam Club with the PeaceJam Hero Award. Learn more about PeaceJam by checking out their Web site.
Disney is offering refunds to millions of parents who bought its popular Baby Einstein educational dvds for toddlers.
Noodles and Company Recipe Featured On The CBS4 Morning News. Click the link below.
To learn more about Water For People, featured in our Project Green Segment, click the link below.
Water For PeopleTo learn more about the Black American West Museum's Haunted Histories of Five Points walking tours, click the link below.
Black American West MuseumTo learn more about he Bra Art Exhibit, click the link below.
Bra Art Auction
Cup Runneth Over: A Fundraiser
First Friday, November 6th
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Photographer Katy Tartakoff Studio Gallery
Taxi II, 3457 Ringsby Ct. #105
Denver, CO 80216
303-830-7595
The Planned Pethood Halloween Event is Oct. 25th from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the House Restaurant in Denver at 4365 Tennyson Street in Denver. To learn more about Planned Pethood, click the link below.
Planned Pethood
Weld County is giving out doses of the H1N1 vaccine at public health clinics. Visit the Web site linked below for updates on when the vaccine will be available.
Construction on FasTracks in Golden has all lanes of eastbound I-70 closed in Golden. Click the link below for more information about FasTracks.
To learn more about great ways to recycle your tennis shoes, click the link below.
Recycle Tennis Shoes
The Clicker Sticker is an invention by a CU student. It allows students to personalize their iClicker.
Counselors with expertise in neighborhood disputes help people find resolution. Community Medication Concepts says they are committed to "Helping People Talk To People".
Community Mediation Concepts
Colorado is the first state in the nation to support a new Web site that helps you diagnose symptoms of swine flu.
During morning and noon newscasts on selected weekdays, CBS4 features the Pet of the Week segments with animals looking for homes. Contact one of the following organizations if you are interested in adopting a pet you saw on TV:
• Dumb Friends League
• MaxFund
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