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Fighter Jets Doing Maneuvers over Superior, Colorado

This past weekend, the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport celebrated its 50th anniversary, and to celebrate in style the airport hosted the 31st annual Rocky Mountain Regional Fly In and Colorado Sport Aviation Air Show.

The Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport is the former Jeffco Airport located just southeast of Superior, Colorado in Westminster.

Although there are a lot of activities what takes my breathe away (somewhat literally) is seeing the maneuvers performed by the military fighter jets. As my son puts it: “they're fast, they're loud, they're powerful – that's just cool!”

I'm certainly grateful that they're on our side.

If you look carefully, the "shadow" in the center of the photo is a fighter jet. The sunset was none too shabby either.

If your interested in learning more about the Superior Colorado or Louisville Colorado area, I invite you to contact me. Even if your not in the housing market. This is an amazing area and I love sharing things about it - I can give you an insider's look into the area, as only a “local” can.

Community Supports Victims of Fire in Superior Colorado

Late in the afternoon on Thursday, August 28, there was a fire at the Summit at Rock Creek Townhomes. The blaze forced 18 homes to be evacuated. Three were hospitalized and released.

There were more than 40 firefighters from multiple locations that assisted in combating the blaze.

Reports state that 18 families were initially displaced, and six families were still not in their homes as of last night.

I think the most important thing however is that there was no loss of life. As terrible as it is to loose material possessions, material possessions can be replaced.

The second part of this story is how a community has come together to do whatever it can to support their friends and neighbors.

Almost immediately, emails started to go out through the town of Superior's listserv, communicating efforts for helping those that were displaced.

The Red Cross was at hand to cover the families' immediate needs. Neighbors also provided initial assistance.

Members of the Superior Mustang Organization, Cool River Church, Rock Creek Church, and the HOA association organized fund raisers that started last night and will be going on all day (9:00am to 5:00pm) today in the parking lot at Community Park in Superior.

Many have been giving cash, clothes, and home furnishings.

Superior and the community of Rock Creek are relatively small. I don't know if it's because Superior Colorado is also small town USA, or if it's because I happen to live in a small place inhabited by people with large hearts. It doesn't really matter why. Seeing this outpouring of support from so many to help our neighbors in their time of need, well I've never been prouder or happier to call Superior Colorado my home.

My heart and prayers go out to all those that had loss. If you're local to Superior and wish to help please stop by Community Park (next to the Safeway on Coalton Road) today.

Thank you to the Superior Mustang Organization, Cool River Church, Rock Creek Church, the Red Cross, the HOA association, and the Rock Creek Community for all of the hard work in coordinating this effort. A huge thank you to the brave firefighters too.

Superior Colorado takes lead on solar energy at waste water treatment plan.

The town of Superior, Colorado made a goal in 2008 to make Superior an energy self-sufficient community within 10 years. Early projects included installing photovoltaic systems on 7 town of Superior facilities.

This week, on August 11th, another green project was announced. The town of Superior's waste water treatment facility will be utilizing solar energy to power the treatment facility.  The project is expected to be complete by the end of 2010. It will benefit the town of Superior and the Rock Creek community by producing an expected 280,000 kilowatt-hours of energy per year. That's approximately equal to 8 percent of the town's energy usage.

In addition to helping the local environment, this translates into a yearly savings of $14,000 on energy bills. And another added bonus for the town of Superior is that it will receive $22,800 from Xcel Energy's SREC (Solar Renewable Energy Credits) program. The project is expected to be cash-flow from the day it starts generating power.

Hats off to Superior's leadership for kicking off this initiative!

If your interested in learning more about the Superior Colorado or Louisville Colorado area, I invite you to contact me. Even if your not in the housing market. This is an amazing area and I love sharing things about it - I can give you an insider's look into the area, as only a “local” can.

If you're looking for something fun (and healthy) to do on Saturday mornings in Louisville Colorado, why not visit the Louisville Farmers Market?

From June 5th through October 16th, on Saturday mornings in Louisville Colorado you'll be able to visit a good old fashion, open air framers market. Every week different local vendors offer varieties of natural beef, eggs, honey, Colorado wines, organic breads, crepes, pastries, and locally grown organic veggies.

Enjoy meeting some friendly people, buying and tasting some delicious, healthy food, and you can even hear some music playing in the background. Sometimes you can pick up great tips at the cooking demos. Best of all, we're supporting local businesses.

If your interested in learning more about the Superior-Louisville Colorado area feel free to give me a call. I can give you an insider's look into the area, as only a “local” can.

Even better, ride your bike there!

Rock Creek in Superior Colorado is great community that offers a lot of amenities.

There are 14 different communities in Rock Creek, offering homes in price ranges from the low $200,000's to over  million dollars in the gated community of Waterford. This family-friendly neighborhood has two parks with pools. Over 25 miles of greenbelt trails wind throughout the entire neighborhood.

Superior Elementary (K to 5) and Eldorado K-8 are the two schools found in the development. Since Superior is a part of Boulder County, these school are part of the Boulder Valley School District. The Boulder Valley School District is one of the best in the state of Colorado.

Throughout the year there are a lot of sponosred events in Superior including:

• Movie nights
• Chili Fest
• Concerts
• The Superior Morgul Classic Bicycle Race
• 4th of July Parade and Pancake Breakfast and One Mile downhill footrace
  

In addition, you never have to look too far to catch breathtaking views of the Flatirons mountains to the west.

Just east of Rock Creek, there is extensive shopping available at the Flatirons Crossing mall.

Southeast of the development you'll find Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport.

Since Superior Colorado is located between Denver and Boulder, it offers residents a lot of choices in places to work. Northern Colorado has the RTD for mass transit, making the commute to either city very easy.

If you're interested in relocating to Colorado or finding out more about homes in Rock Creek in Superior Colorado a good place to start is here.