Non-Society Events of Interest to Members

Arlington National Cemetery History

Olinger Crown Hill will be hosting a "Lecture in the Arboretum" featuring Thomas Sherlock, senior historian at Arlington National Cemetery. This will be held at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 3 in the Pavilion of Reflection located at 7777 W. 29th Ave. in Wheat Ridge. Sherlock will discuss the fascinating history of Arlington and this is free to the community.

Dinosaur Discovery Day: Raptor Day!

Saturday Sept 6th, 2008 ? 10AM - 2:30PM ? Dinosaur Ridge

The Friends of Dinosaur Ridge with the Morrison Natural History Museum, Jeffco Public Libraries, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, and the Lookout Mountain Nature Center bring you Raptor Day! The event also be held at the Morrison Museum, where they have a wing dedicated to the connection of Dinosaurs and Birds with skeletons of a Velociraptor and an ostrich, as well as a live monitor lizard. You can learn more about dinosaurs and their modern relatives at the Visitor Center with the Feathered Family Tree station, and even see some mounted raptors at the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory booth!

At the Visitor Center from 10AM to 2 PM the KNOTT'S KIDS PROGRAM from the Jefferson County Public Library will unveil "Possibilities Through Reading," a display of library books especially for young scientists, AND "Dinosaur Story Time" to be presented periodically.

Also at the Visitor Center "Hands-on Dinosaurs", several fun activities for kids including the Stegosaurus Branding, the Edmontosaurus Bone Dig, the Grallator Track Lab ($1), the Coloring Studio, and the Cretaceous Crossroads Track Site. The Stegosaurus Snack Shack will also be hosting Dino Puppet Shows throughout the day for ages 3-6.

For directions and information consult www.dinoridge.org or http://jefferson.lib.co.us or www.mnhm.org. You can call Dinosaur Ridge (303)697-3466x13 or Jefferson County Public Library (303)275-6181.