CU-BOULDER CHINESE STUDENT ASSOCIATION TO RAISE EARTHQUAKE FUNDS

The Chinese Students and Scholars Association at the University of Colorado at Boulder will raise funds for earthquake relief efforts at various locations around the campus and the city from May 15 through May 18.

"The sooner we can act, the less they will suffer," said association President Jing Yin, a doctoral candidate in the CU-Boulder physics department. All of the money collected will be donated to the Red Cross Society of China to help with relief efforts for those affected by this week's deadly quake in China's Sichuan Province.

The Chinese student group will accept donations at tables set up at the following times and locations:

Thursday and Friday, May 15 and 16, from noon to 1 p.m.:

o Near Broadway and Euclid Avenue outside the University Memorial Center

o Near Colorado Avenue and Regent Drive outside the Engineering Center

o Near Broadway and College Avenue outside the Colorado Bookstore on University Hill

Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.:

o At the 29th Street Mall outside Borders Bookstore

o Outside King Soopers near Broadway and Table Mesa Drive

Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.:

o On the Pearl Street Mall near Broadway and Pearl Street

Cash or checks will be accepted. Checks should be made payable to the Chinese Students and Scholars Association. Names of all donors and the total amount collected will be posted on the CSSA Web site at http://www.colorado.edu/studentgroups/cu-cssa/.

Donations also may be arranged by contacting Yin at 303-960-6620 or jingphysics@gmail.com, or CSSA Vice President Quan Zhang at 720-771-3033 or quanzhangustc@gmail.com.

Any amount of donation will be appreciated, Yin said. A $50 donation would provide enough food for a typical Chinese family for a month, she said.

BOMB TEAM DEALS WITH OLD DYNAMITE

Boulder County Sheriff's deputies, members of the Boulder County Bomb Team, and firefighters from the Gold Hill Volunteer Fire Department were investigating the Wednesday discovery of a box of dynamite at a home northwest of Boulder.

Mr. Richard Lopez, a local attorney, notified the Sheriff's Office on Wednesday that he had found what he believed to be a box of old dynamite in a shed on a deceased client's property at 7736 Lefthand Canyon Drive, approximately six miles northwest of Boulder. The property owner was identified as Francis Clark, 96, who died last week.

Mr. Lopez informed deputies that Ms. Clark had informed him in the past that she had dynamite on the property and that he had encountered a box marked "High Explosives" in an outbuilding while assessing her estate Wednesday morning. Mr. Lopez photographed the box but did not examine the contents, and notified the Sheriff's Office. Mr. Lopez noted that Ms. Clark had resided there since 1949, and that while there was a mineshaft on the property, he was unaware of it having actively been worked or why Ms. Clark had the dynamite.

Deputies found the wooden crate in the shed as described by Mr. Lopez. It is marked as containing fifty pounds of dynamite, manufactured by Dupont in October 1950. Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians from the bomb team were still evaluating the contents of the crate late Wednesday afternoon. If the contents are in fact dynamite, they will make a determination as to how best to dispose of it safely. Deputies have notified adjacent residents of the discovery and of the bomb team's activities. No evacuations have been conducted.

HERB GARDEN PLANTING TODAY

A medicinal herbal garden will be planted in the Sister City Plaza, located on the east lawn of the Municipal building at the corner of Canyon and Broadway at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 15. The herbal garden was designed by the city of Boulder's Parks and Recreation Department, and the plants were selected by Boulder Master Herbalist Brigitte Mars. The Sister City Alliance adopted two flower beds in the Sister City Plaza, which is dedicated to honoring Boulder's sister city relationships. The herbal garden will contain plants indigenous to each sister city region. For more information, call Parks and Recreation at 303-413-7200.

CLEANUP DAY NEEDS VOLUNTEERS

The city of Boulder and Boulder City Improvement Association II (BCIA 2) are sponsoring the sixth annual Community Cleanup Day from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 17. Individual or group participants will help clean up different areas throughout the city and meet for a post-cleanup ice cream social from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Scott Carpenter Park, southwest corner of 30th Street and Arapahoe Avenue.

All participants will receive a free one-day pass to the Boulder Reservoir and have the chance to win one of the gifts offered in the prize drawing including gift certificates to Western Disposal, Eco-Cycle and more.

Participants are encouraged to register before the event online at www.bouldercolorado.gov/pwplan, click on "Community Cleanup Day," or by calling 303-413-7245. Day-of-event registration will be held from 8 to 8:30 a.m. at Scott Carpenter Park.

For more information about the city of Boulder and other city sponsored events, visit www.bouldercolorado.gov.

NO-PESTICIDE FERTILIZER COMING TO PARKS

The city of Boulder's Parks and Recreation Department is currently applying an integrated pesticide-free granular fertilizer to many parks, including Harlow Platts, Tantra, East Boulder, Scott Carpenter, Greenleaf, Keewaydin Meadows, Aurora 7, Columbine, Eben G. Fine, Valmont, North Boulder and Foothills parks.

At this time of year, park visitors may also see an abundance of dandelions and flowering weeds in city parks. The Parks and Recreation Department practices an Integrated Pest Management approach when treating weeds and applying fertilizer in all park areas. Boulder City Council has adopted recommendations from a city Integrated Task Force to prohibit the use of broadcast chemicals to treat weeds and dandelions in turf areas, and when applying fertilizer.

A light application of Organic Dried Poultry Waste fertilizer was applied in the Downtown Municipal Complex area last month to encourage spring root growth and green-up. This organic fertilizer will last four to six weeks and Parks and Recreation will be doing a follow-up slow release synthetic fertilizer application in mid to late May that should supply nutrients to the turf for 12 weeks.

The Parks and Recreation Department is committed to reducing the use of herbicides and insecticides to treat all park landscapes whenever possible. For further information, contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 303-413-7200.

MYSTERY WRITER COMING TO CAMPUS

The CU-Boulder Friends of the Libraries will present a talk by physician and mystery writer Robert Greer at its annual "Just Desserts" event on Friday, May 30.

The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Wittemyer Courtroom of the Wolf Law Building on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus and is free and open to the public.

Greer will discuss his fourth and latest CJ Floyd mystery novel, "The Mongoose Deception," in which reluctant investigator Floyd becomes embroiled in the mystery of who actually killed John F. Kennedy.

Greer is a professor of pathology, medicine, surgery and dentistry at the University of Colorado Denver and has been involved in cancer research for more than 30 years. He is the author or co-author of three medical textbooks, more than 125 scientific articles and two medical thrillers titled "Limited Time" and "Heat Shock." Other CJ Floyd novels include "The Devil's Backbone," "The Devil's Red Nickel" and "The Devil's Hatband." In 1986 Greer founded The High Plains Literary Review and serves as its editor-in-chief.

A light, catered reception will precede the program and books also will be available for purchase. Free parking is available in lot 470 located on the west side of the Wolf Law Building.

The event is co-sponsored by the Camera newspaper.

For additional information, or to become a member of CU-Boulder Friends of the Libraries, call 303-492-7511.

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