Central Colorado Humanists

CCH Board Meeting
2022-10-06 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-09-08 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-08-11 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-07-07 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-06-09 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-05-05 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-04-07 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver)
The CCH Board meets on the first Thursday after the 4th of each month. Members are welcome to request an invite to our monthly Board Meeting or are welcome to put a request in writing to be considered by the Board.

Stammtisch Salida
2022-09-22 16:00 - 18:00, 2022-08-25 16:00 - 18:00, 2022-07-28 16:00 - 18:00, 2022-06-23 16:00 - 18:00, 2022-05-26 16:00 - 18:00
Salida Stammtisch will be meeting at Vino Salida

Say ‘Hello’ to old friends and meet new ones over good food, drink, and conversation. On the first and fourth Thursday of each month, in Buena Vista and Salida respectively, members and friends of the Central Colorado Humanists gather for an ‘agenda-free’ time of nourishing relationships.
From Wikipedia: A Stammtisch (German: “regulars’ table”) is an informal group meeting held on a regular basis, and also the usually large, often round table around which the group meets. A Stammtisch is not a structured meeting, but rather a friendly get-together.

CCH Book Club
2022-09-12 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-07-11 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-05-09 17:00 - 19:00
Our CCH Book Club meets bi-monthly on the second Monday of the month normally at 5:00 pm. Book Club is open to members who have joined the Book Club mailing list. Books are on topics of relevance to Humanists.

Sunday Science, Chasing and Deciphering Fireflies Across America
2022-09-04 10:00 - 17:00 | A Church, 419 D Street, Salida, 210 E Sackett Ave, Salida, CO, 81201, United States
Join us for Sunday Science, Chasing and Deciphering Fireflies Across America, on Sunday, September 4th 10:00am at Scout Hut, Salida.

Scholarship Fund Yard Sale
2022-09-03, 2022-09-02
Join us on on Friday, September 2nd and Saturday, September 3rd for our Scholarship Fund Yard Sale at 725 G Street, Salida.

Stammtisch Buena Vista
2022-09-01 16:00 - 18:00, 2022-08-04 16:00 - 18:00, 2022-07-07 16:00 - 18:00, 2022-06-02 16:00 - 18:00, 2022-05-05 16:00 - 18:00, 2022-04-07 16:00 - 18:00
Simple Eatery in Buena Vista
Say ‘Hello’ to old friends and meet new ones over good food, drink, and conversation. On the first and fourth Thursday of each month, in Buena Vista and Salida respectively, members and friends of the Central Colorado Humanists gather for an ‘agenda-free’ time of nourishing relationships.
From Wikipedia: A Stammtisch (German: “regulars’ table”) is an informal group meeting held on a regular basis, and also the usually large, often round table around which the group meets. A Stammtisch is not a structured meeting, but rather a friendly get-together.

Sunday Science: Preventing Heart Disease by Charles Katzenberg, M.D.
2022-08-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom Meeting, Angel of Shavano Campground
Summary: Note: Due to prior arrangement, the August Sunday Science presentation will be presented online by ZOOM meeting only. There will be no presentation in-person at the Scout Hut. See the ZOOM link below.
Heart Disease Prevention, also known as coronary artery disease prevention, starts and ends with one’s lifestyle. The Heart Series program identifies the four critical areas as NUTRITION, EXERCISE, STRESS MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. The presentation will highlight these areas and will be science-based. A solid program in coronary heart disease prevention also offers “spill-over” benefits in preventing and/or controlling dementia, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and cancer, and will add to the quality and quantity of your life.
Speaker: Dr. Charles Katzenberg, M.D.
Dr. Katzenberg is a retired Cardiologist from Tucson, Arizona. He attended the University of Illinois Medical School, and did his residency in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Fellowship at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, and Cardiology Fellowship University of Arizona in Tucson. He founded Pima Heart Associates, a private cardiology group in Tucson, in 1982, and was on the faculty at the University of Arizona Medical School / Hospital until retiring in 2019. Along the way, he was the medical director of the Tucson Heart Hospital, co-owner of a health club, and created a heart disease prevention program called the Heart Series, heartseries.org. His sister, Jan, and brother-in-law Greg, live in Salida.

Central Colorado Humanists sponsor Sunday Science presentations on the first Sunday of each month. Each presentation is informative and features a science topic understandable by both scientists and non-scientists. Doors open at 9:30 AM and talk will start promptly at 10:00 AM.
Admission is free and the public is welcome. Please join us!

CCH Picnic
2022-07-17

Clay Jenkinson Scholarship Fundraiser
2022-06-25 15:00 - 17:00
Clay Jenkinson Scholarship Fundraiser
3pm at Salida SteamPlant

Sunday Science: Global Warming: Why the Problem Is Worse than You Thought… and the Solution is More Simple.
2022-06-12 10:00 - 12:00
Speaker: Dr. John Harte

Topic: Global Warming: Why the Problem Is Worse than You Thought… and the Solution is More Simple.
Time: 10:00am
Place: Salida Scout Hut, 210 E. Sackett St. Salida, CO. 81201
Summary: Dr. Harte presents a summary of the major findings, and implications for policy, from a 30-year climate research project at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. The critical and pernicious role of feedbacks to the climate system will be emphasized. Some of the major myths about climate that pervade the media will be analyzed, and effective ways to counter them will be suggested. The greatest myth of all is that solving global warming is impossible. Dr. Harte will provide an overview of a wide variety of approaches to preventing catastrophic warming, and will assess the feasibility of each. Dr. Harte concludes that if we enlarge the boundaries of our thinking, and approach the many threats to civilization systemically, then a pathway exists to a sustainable future.

Bio: John Harte is a Professor of the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley. He did his undergraduate studies at Harvard and his PhD at the University of Wisconsin. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Leo Szilard prize from the American Physical Society, and is a co- recipient of a 2006 George Polk award in investigative journalism. He is an elected Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, the American Physical Society, the Ecological society of America, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has also served on six National Academy of Sciences Committees and has authored over 240 scientific publications, including eight books, one of which, “Consider a Spherical Cow” is a widely used textbook on environmental modeling. John’s research focuses on ecology, global change, complexity science, and energy policy and sustainability.
Central Colorado Humanists sponsor Sunday Science presentations (normally) on the first Sunday of each month. Each presentation is informative and features a science topic understandable by both scientists and non-scientists. Doors open at 9:30 AM and talk will start promptly at 10:00 AM. Admission is free and the public is welcome. Please join us!

"Adopt-A-Highway" cleanup day.
2022-05-28 09:00 - 12:00
The Central Colorado Humanists participate each year in the “Adopt-A-Highway” program to clean up litter along our adopted section of CO 291, and it’s that time of year once again.
We are responsible for a 2-mile section of the road that begins near the Pridemore bridge towards the northern end of CO 291.
It doesn’t take too long to do this, as long as we have a few volunteers! CDOT provides trash bags and orange vests, all you need to bring are gloves, good shoes, water, and a hat.
This year’s cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, May 28, and to beat the heat let’s plan on starting at 9:00am. The more the merrier! We will meet at the gravel parking area, on the west side of the highway, just north of the bridge. This is the bridge over the Arkansas River on CO 291 between CR 191, and CR 195. See you there on the 21st!

Stammtisch Salida
2022-04-28 16:00 - 18:00
Salida Stammtisch will be meeting at Moonlight Pizza

Say ‘Hello’ to old friends and meet new ones over good food, drink, and conversation. On the first and fourth Thursday of each month, in Buena Vista and Salida respectively, members and friends of the Central Colorado Humanists gather for an ‘agenda-free’ time of nourishing relationships.
From Wikipedia: A Stammtisch (German: “regulars’ table”) is an informal group meeting held on a regular basis, and also the usually large, often round table around which the group meets. A Stammtisch is not a structured meeting, but rather a friendly get-together.
