You have to love Colorado and our weather! Of course I am biased but I believe our weather is the best in the country, heck the world! 52° and sunny in Colorado is more like 75° in other places. Do not ask me why, maybe its the low humidity? If you think I am bragging well you got it right, I am bragging!

I find myself gravitating towards Denver Channel News to get my weather info. I think the website layout and design is easy to use and easy to understand. Where do you go to get your weather forecast?

The Barrel Man, aka Tim McKernan, has been entertaining Colorado Denver Bronco fans since he lost a bet with his brother in 1977. For over 3 decades, this super-fan has arrived at the stadium dressed in nothing but a large orange barrel. Often times you could see him running up and down the stadium steps yelling and raising his arms up in his signature mile high salute. Tim McKernan will continue to attend the games with is wife but just not in the barrel. Good luck Barrel Man! You will remain an icon figure in Bronco football forever.

How to Recycle your Christmas Trees in Colorado

So why should you take the time to recycle your Christmas tree? Sure, it might be easier to simply drag your dried-up Christmas tree to the curb with your regular trash but recycling your tree saves valuable space at local landfills and can even give back valuable nutrients to the environment. Christmas trees are a renewable, recyclable resource that is chipped up for use as mulch in parks, city properties or at many times even given back to residents for free. Recycling your Christmas tree is easy and convenient. Simply drop off your tree at any of the locations listed below within your city of residence in Colorado.

In Denver: Denver residents who are customers of Denver’s Solid Waste Management Division can have their trees recycled for free. First, remove all decoration, including tinsel, from your tree. Then, for regular trash and barrel customers, set your tree out on your regular trash pick-up day during the 2 week period starting on Dec. 31^st 2007. For dumpsters customers set your tree out on Dec. 31^st 2007 or Jan. 7^th 2008. Make sure to set your tree out before 7:00 am and at least 4 feet away from your regular trash items (which include containers, bags, dumpsters or any other obstacles). Do not place your tree in your regular trash collection bin or dumpster. For more information visit the Denver website.

In Aurora: The City of Aurora will be accepting Christmas trees anytime between December 26^th 2007 through January 13^th 2008. Drop off locations include:

• Del Mar Park, 6th & Peoria (West parking lot)
• Olympic Park, 15501 E. Yale Ave. (East of Chambers Rd.)
• Murphy Creek Golf Course, 1700 S. Old Tom Morris Rd. (East of Gun Club Rd. on E. Jewell Ave.)
• Saddle Rock Golf Course, 21705 E. Arapahoe Rd.

Make sure to remove all decoration, including tinsel, from your tree. Visit the City of Aurora website or 303-739-7117 for more information.

In Highlands Ranch: Christmas trees will be accepted from December 21^st 2007 through January 13^th 2008 at any of following locations:

• Redstone Park
• Toepfer Park
• Dad Clark Park
• Highland Heritage Regional Park.

Remember to remove all decoration, including tinsel, from your tree. Call 303-791-0430 or visit the Highlands Ranch website for more information.

In Boulder: Take your decoration-free Christmas trees to the Western Disposal’s brickyard site, located at 5880 Butte Mill Road through January 31^st 2008. Follow the signs to the old brickyard site.

In Parker: Residents of Douglas County can drop off their decoration-free Christmas tree to the following location through January 31^st 2008.

• Challenger Regional Park, 17299 E. Lincoln Avenue in Parker

In Castle Rock: Residents of Douglas County can drop off their decoration-free Christmas trees to the following location through January 31^st 2008.

• Fairgrounds Regional Park, located at 500 Fairgrounds Drive in Castle Rock

In Littleton: Residents of Douglas County can drop off their decoration-free Christmas trees to any of the following locations through January 31^st 2008.

• Highland Heritage Regional Park, located at 9651 S. Quebec in Littleton
• Red Stone Park, located at Santa Fe and Highlands Ranch Parkway

Food donations at the Jefferson County Food Bank are down about 50 percent over the last two months. For the first time in their 39-year history, the food bank has had to take money, that is normally allocate to other projects, to buying food. If you want to help feed those less unfortunate, please consider filling a grocery bag with non-perishable food items and/or personal care items (i.e. shampoo, deodorant, tampons etc.) and taking it to the Jeffco Action Center located at 8755 W. 14^th Avenue in Lakewood. Donations are accepted Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. Call 303-237-7704 for further information.

Downtown Denver will have two fireworks displays this year. The first fireworks display, which is oriented towards families, will start at 9:00 p.m., followed by the second fireworks display at midnight. Although the location of where the fireworks themselves will be shot from is undisclosed, the Downtown Denver Partnership says if you are in the middle of the 16^th street mall, you will have a great view of the fireworks.

Be safe, have fun and HAPPY NEW YEAR from ColoradoBlogging.com!!