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JOIN THE LOUISVILLE FALL FESTIVAL NEW LIBRARY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ZERO—WASTE UPDATE Do you want to learn more The Louisville Resource Con- s this article is being writ- about the history of Lou- servation Advisory Board Aten, work is being complet- isville?Join the Louisville Histori- (LRCAB) would like to thank all ed on the underground parking cal Society and receive those Louisville citizens who partici- garage at the new Louisville Public : ' ., the Louisville Historian pated in the Zero Waste Library site, and work is beginning 'I newsletter four times Event as part of the Fall ' on the exterior of the building a year. Whether or not Festival. On Saturday, itself? During October you will you are originally from Sunday, and Monday begin to see the construction of this area, learning about local history of Labor Day weekend, the walls for the library, and the is a great way to connect with your volunteers staffed the recycling, building will begin to take shape. community and come to understand compost, and trash containers at The building, being constructed it better. Memory Square. in downtown on the northwest There are many stories to be told As part of the effort, food scraps corner of Spruce Street and Front about Louisville's history as a coal and paper products were collected Street, is sched- mining town settled by European to be used as compost materials and uled to be com- immigrants. Recent articles in the containers were collected to be sent plete and open Louisville Historian have covered to Boulder County's recycling center. to the public in such topics as: Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts joined July 2006. •Louisville's saloons, centered on with LRCAB members and Eco- Thank you Front Street; Cycle volunteers to help Fall Festival for your patience and understand- •Kit homes that residents ordered participants divert from the landfill ing as Front and Spruce Streets are from Sears Catalogs; 83% of all waste collected, allowing closed from time to time to ac- • Why gardens were important and those materials to be recycled and/or commodate construction. what was grown in them;and re-used as compost. Please remember that access to •A personal story of life in Louisville Thanks to the Boulder County local businesses is always main- during its coal mining days. Community Outreach Program tained, and that businesses remain Historical Society members also 2005 for providing grant funding for open during the construction receive special invitations to events this event as well as the July 4 Zero- period. organized by the Louisville Histori- Waste Event. If you have questions about cal Commission, such as the Holiday REMEMBER TO REDUCE, the library project, please call Julie Home Tour held each December and RE-USE,AND RECYCLE! Boyd at 303.335.4531. the annual Historical Society meet- ing. Forms to join the Historical VISIT THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM Society may be obtained from the Louisville Historical Museum Louisville Historical Museum's web Free Admission 1001 Main Street- 303.665.9048 site at www.ci.louisville.co.us/mu- Open seum.htm or at the Museum itself.A www.ci.Louisville.co.us/museum.htm Tuesdays,Wednesdays, yearly membership is $15 for an in- "`� Thursdays & the first dividual, $25 for a family, and $100 _ r ,,,x--,' Saturday of every month Wit'� * .� Thif `g fora business. Membership helps to ,; , '� ` �7{ 10:00 AM—3:00 PM �L:{Ir�� \\ -?o'er(.. ensure the preservation of Louisville's a Group tours available. unique history and cultural charac- �� 114'■!. — `'iii_i ter. October/November 2005 11