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This week on Inside Boulder News – Boulder embarks on a new partnership. As June comes to its end, a new tax is ready to set place. And it’s a blast from the past! One of Boulder’s very own is set to perform this Fourth of July.

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This week on inside for the news, folder embarks on a new partnership as June comes suits and a new taxes ready to set place, find out what it's about, and it's a blast from the past. One of boulders very own is said to perform this fourth of July.

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Welcome to inside boulder news, your a chance to share your stories, get involved and keep up to date on all things: Boulder I'm, Joslyn, Aven Daniel. Did you know that drinking just one sugar, sweetened drink a day increases the risk of developing type two diabetes by 25%. In an effort to combat this epidemic, Boulder is said to implement a new tax that was approved by voters. Last fall, it's called the sugar sweetened beverage, product distribution tax and it takes effect this weekend. The sugar sweetened.

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Beverage tax is a voter initiated and approved tax that was on the ballot last year in 2016. That places a 2 cent per ounce tax on the distribution of sugar, sweetened beverages that are sold within the city of Boulder come.

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July 1st distributors of sweetened beverages will have their products taxed based on specific criteria. Taxes.

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On the distribution of sugar, sweetened beverages which meet a certain threshold, it's five grams of sugar or caloric sweetener on the nutrition label per 12 ounces. This means.

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That, if a beverage meets this threshold, the drink will be taxed, it will directly affect distributors and have an indirect effect on consumers.

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Folks should see a rise in the cost of their drinks, so when they go to buy them at any retail store in Boulder with.

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Dysuria tax, however, there are exemptions, there's.

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A few exemptions in the tax and it's really drinks for medical reasons, milk products, baby formula, alcohol and then alcoholic drink mixers. Everything else that meets that sugar threshold is included. The.

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Money collected from the tax will go towards the well-being of all living in the city of Boulder. All.

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The money coming in is going to be spent on wellness and chronic disease prevention, specifically around efforts to help health equity folks can get information about the how the tax itself works and also the spending side how the money is going to be distributed at Boulder sugar, Bev tax, calm.

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Preventing fires and staying safe or a big priority, this fourth of July weekend and the city of Boulder, wants to remind residents of several ports and regulations as the holiday weekend approaches. Please remember that all fireworks are illegal in the city of Boulder. In addition to concerns about injuries, the dry environment that we live in puts our open space and mountain areas at risk for one fires. If someone is caught using fireworks, that person can face a potential fine of up to $1,000 and up to 90 days in jail. No.

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Consumer fireworks allowed to be used, and that includes the obvious pop bottle rockets firecrackers fountains, but it also includes sparklers and the snakes that you put on the ground. Any item- that's considered a firework or a pyrotechnic is prohibited within the city limits of Boulder. Earlier.

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This month, the city of boulders tree up program partnered with a nonprofit enterprise dedicated to putting conservation into action. It's a partnership that will give new use to the cities down and oak trees. Over the next eight years, roughly 4,500 public ash trees will have to be removed and replaced in the city of Boulder due to the invasive wood, boring beetle, emerald ash borer, but so many trees having to be cut down the city of boulders, Parks and Rec Forestry Division had to come up with a plan to not let these trees go to waste.

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Trees were being cut down and mulched either sent to the landfill or used as like a landscaping material. But what's really cool about this, is that we're now milling it into useable planks that any DIY or woodworker could use the.

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Center for resource conservation, a local nonprofit embarked in a new partnership with the tree up program in order to seek out other sustainable opportunities to repurpose the wood. It.

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Really doesn't get any more local than this. You have a local government, you have a local, not-for-profit and you have local trees and we're kind of all combining forces to make the best of this situation with the ash borer. This.

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Collaboration with resource will help expand the tree ops mission to keep conserving the trees 100%.

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Of the proceeds go back into parks and recs, so they can continue knowing this lumber and keep their program going for.

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The past three weeks resource has been selling the lumber at its location. Demand is high. There.

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Has been a lot of demand for the lumber, we've seen really good demand for the red oak pieces and the ash lumber as well we're about 70 percent sold at this point of this first sale to.

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Know where you can buy this lumber or for more information you can visit the website seen on screen, a special group of men will set foot on stage in this year's Ralphie's, Independence Day blast a show that will appeal to both young and old. It's the kind of music. We don't hear much of anymore.

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No matter what age you are, any music lover will have an appreciation for barbershop music. Every.

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Time we show up and give a little bit of song the room. Quiets down people start to turn around. They start to bring over, you know more their friends and they always end up hanging out for at least a song or two founded.

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In 1949, this proud Boulder native group has been charming audiences, with their harmonies. Some members are new and the oldest member has been part of the group for over 40 years. I.

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Joined this chapter, 1974 and I, don't think we had a name for the chapter and it.

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Was Bill, who was the founder of the name that timber liners a name in which he took a creative spin? On generally.

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Suggested timber TI m bre. I think it is which is a musical term and we live in the Rocky Mountains and we should go up 11,500 feet. You reach Timberline and I thought timber liners seem to be gets our chapter connected with our location and also music from.

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Performing at barbershop chorus competitions to singing at your local office party, being a part of an acapella group, takes a lot of practice and dedication. We.

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Meet once a week, every Tuesday night and we meet for about two hours, two and a half hours and we practice a lot of different songs. Depending on what's coming up and.

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Their upcoming performance will be out, Ralphie's, Independence Day blast an opportunity, they say, they're very excited for it's.

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Huge for our course to have an opportunity like this to sing for the people of Boulder at a level like this. Like this many people in a stadium, we really value every performance we have and.

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They'll be sure to bring their distinct style to add a unique spin to American classics, we'll.

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Be singing god Bless America, which is one of our favorite songs to perform, and it's a little bit of a variation on. Maybe what you traditionally have heard with that song after.

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Countless performances throughout the course of the years there is one thing that will always keep the timber liners together. The.

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Camaraderie being able to be with the other guys, second part would be being able to sing on a regular basis, but it's more fun to be with the guys. Even you know, and then sing.

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Thank you so much for watching us on this week's edition of inside Boulder news. If you have pictures news tips or events, you like to see featured we'd love to hear from you connect with us on Facebook, you can also sign up to receive video updates right in your inbox. Just go to Boulder channel 8, comm and click on subscribe have a good week.