Pages with the Tag "Culture"

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Arvada History

The story of our community begins with the discovery of gold on June 22, 1850. A wagon train of prospectors, bound for California, crossed the Platte River just north of the confluence with Clear Creek, and followed Clear Creek west for six miles. The mem More ...

Sister Cities Program

Sister Cities International grew out of a program initiated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in the late 1950's for the pur More ...

Mechelen, Belgium: Arvada's First Sister City

In November of 1992, Arvada formally established its first sister city relationship with Mechelen, Belgium. Located midway (about 14 miles from each) between the capital city of Brussels and Belgium's largest seaport, Antwerp, Mechelen promises to provid More ...

Update from Mike Coen in Kazakhstan

The following is a recent letter from Mike and Dottie Coen, who are part of Arvada Sister Cities International and are in Kyz More ...

Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan; Arvada's Second Sister City

Arvada's Second Sister City More ...

An Overview of Arvada Sister Cities International

  Sister Cities International (SCI) describes sister city relationships as a broad-based, officially approved, long-t More ...

Arvada's Century: Community and Culture

The town of Arvada was the business and social center of the valley. Everyone came to town on Saturdays. Most stores had a hitching rack to tie up horses while customers shopped, and trees in the middle of Grand View provided welcome shade. There were no More ...