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Americans express patriotism in many forms, and Colorado was ranked the fifth most patriotic state in America, according to a recent study conducted by the financial website WalletHub.<\/p>\n
With the Fourth of July approaching, WalletHub\u2019s team compared 13 indicators of patriotism including military enlistments, volunteer rates and the percentage of adults who voted in the 2016 presidential election.<\/p>\n
Colorado scored 63 out of 100 total points and ranked 12th in military engagement and ninth in civic engagement.<\/p>\n
Along with 43 other states, Colorado has a civic education requirement for high school graduation, said WalletHub analyst Jill Gonzalez. That helped contribute to its civic engagement rank.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Colorado was No. 3 for the highest percentage of adults who voted in the 2016 presidential election.<\/p>\n
\u201cSixty-nine percent of Colorado\u2019s citizens voted in that election,\u201d Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n
The study says most red states are more patriotic than blue states, although Coloradans voted for Democrats in the last three presidential elections.<\/p>\n
Colorado also was ranked No. 7 for states with AmeriCorps volunteers. AmeriCorps is a nonprofit program that engages adults in public service work.<\/p>\n
There are about 49 AmeriCorps volunteers per 100,000 adults in Colorado, Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n
Trails 2000, a nonprofit group in Durango that plans, builds and maintains trails, frequently has a high number of volunteers, according to executive director Mary Monroe Brown. The group has 400 to 900 volunteers per year who work thousands of hours on trails.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe community has stepped up on each and every project to help out. I think that if you choose to live in Durango, you really do become a part of the community. Your values reflect what the community is all about,\u201d Brown said.<\/p>\n
Virginia was listed as the most patriotic state in the country with 70 points while New Jersey came in last with 27.<\/p>\n
July Fourth Schedule<\/em>Cortez<\/em><\/p>\n 7 a.m.:<\/em> Cortez Burst Triathlon. Begins at City Park outdoor pool. Must register online by 7 p.m. on July 3.<\/p>\n 9 p.m.:<\/em> Fireworks at Parque de Vida at dusk.<\/p>\n Mancos<\/em><\/p>\n 5-7 p.m.:<\/em> Community Interdependence Day potluck, 200 East Grand Ave.<\/p>\n 9 p.m.:<\/em> Fireworks in Boyle Park at dusk.<\/p>\n Rico<\/em><\/p>\n 9 a.m.\u2013 4 p.m.:<\/em> Rico Women\u2019s Club Craft Fair at the Rico Elementary School.<\/p>\n 10 a.m.\u20132 p.m.:<\/em> FireWise info at the firehouse.<\/p>\n 11 A.m.:<\/em> Fourth of July parade. Lineup starts at 10 a.m. at courthouse. Grand marshal and Rico native Allene Eula Winkfield Pera is 102 this year.<\/p>\n 12 p.m.:<\/em> Burgers, dogs, bratwurst and barbecue at the firehouse. Music by Four Corners Community Band. Filipino street fair food, across from post office.<\/p>\n 1 p.m.:<\/em> Enterprise contests: log splitting, watermelon eating. Music at 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n 3 p.m.:<\/em> Rico Fire Department\u2019s Duck Race. Duck drop happens at the Piedmont bridge, finish line is at the West Rico Bridge.<\/p>\n Dusk-9 p.m.:<\/em> Rico fireworks show.<\/p>\n For more weekend events in Rico, go to: eventhttp:\/\/bit.ly\/2tmwOKb<\/p>\n 9 a.m.:<\/em> Parade starts, followed by opening ceremonies at 10:30 a.m., kids games at 11 a.m., lunch at noon, the grease pole at 12:30 p.m. and adult games at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n 2 p.m.:<\/em> The Pig Chase, followed by a rock-drilling competition at 3 p.m., the Bradley Sitton Band at 7 p.m., and a 21-gun salute.<\/p>\n Dusk:<\/em> Fireworks.<\/p>\n 11 a.m.:<\/em> Parade on historic Main Street, with a Colorado National Guard fly-over. Followed by The Rundola foot race to benefit the Telluride Foundation, and the Firemen\u2019s Barbecue, at $14 for adults and $9 for kids.<\/p>\n 9 p.m.:<\/em> Fireworks at Town Park.<\/p>\n Durango<\/em><\/p>\n 7.30\u201311 a.m.:<\/em> All-American breakfast at Rotary Park.<\/p>\n 9 a.m.:<\/em> 5KFun run\/walk at Rotary Park. Registration closes at 8:45 a.m.<\/p>\n 11 a.m.\u2013 12.30 p.m.:<\/em> American Voices: What it Means to be an American, presented by Fort Lewis College at Buckley Park. Music by Southwest Civic Winds.<\/p>\n 12-4 p.m.:<\/em> Family barbecue at Durango Elks Lodge.<\/p>\n 12\u20135 p.m.:<\/em> Family picnic at Buckley Park. Food carts, readings of our nation\u2019s founding documents, and live music.<\/p>\n 2-5.30 p.m.:<\/em> Veterans of Foreign Wars barbecue at Rotary Park.<\/p>\n 3 p.m.:<\/em> Southwest Civic Winds free concert at Rotary Park. Jazz band at 3:00 p.m., concert band at 4:00 p.m.<\/p>\n 6 p.m.:<\/em> Stars and Stripes Parade on Main Ave. from College Drive to 12th Street.<\/p>\n 7 p.m.:<\/em> A Street Dance at 11th Street and Main Ave. (will occur immediately following parade).<\/p>\n 9.15 p.m.:<\/em> Durango Fireworks Show has been canceled.<\/p>\n Mild to Wild Rafting will host five river parades throughout the day, where participants dress up in costumes and float down the Animas river.<\/p>\n Bayfield<\/em><\/p>\n 7-10 a.m.:<\/em> Bayfield Lions Club pancake breakfast. $8 for adults, $4 for children.<\/p>\n 8 a.m.:<\/em> Calvary Presbyterian Church pie and craft sale.<\/p>\n 8 a.m.:<\/em> Firecracker 5K and family walk.<\/p>\n 10 a.m.:<\/em> Fourth of July Parade on Mill Street.<\/p>\n 11 a.m.-3 p.m.:<\/em> Fourth of July celebration at Joe Stephenson Park.<\/p>\n 12 p.m.:<\/em> Horseshoe tournament at Eagle Park.<\/p>\n 1 p.m.:<\/em> Corn hole tournament at Pine Valley Rotary Beer Tent<\/p>\n 2 p.m.:<\/em> Duck race at Joe Stephenson Park.<\/p>\n 7-9 p.m.:<\/em> Music at Joe Stephenson Park, featuring Million Dollar Highway.<\/p>\n 9 p.m.:<\/em> Firework show at Joe Stephenson Park. Will start at dusk.<\/p>\n Silverton<\/em><\/p>\n 8-10 a.m.:<\/em> Fourth of July fun run. Begins at Memorial Park.<\/p>\n 10.30 a.m.- 12 p.m.:<\/em> Fourth of July Parade on Greene and Blaire Streets. Culminates with a giant water fight between fire department and kids.<\/p>\n 12-4 p.m.:<\/em> Carnival at Memorial Park. Silverton Brass Band Concert will perform.<\/p>\n 2-3 p.m.:<\/em> Rubber Duck Derby at Cement Creek.<\/p>\n 6-9 p.m.:<\/em> Blair Street Block Party, featuring The Tim Sullivan Band.<\/p>\n 9-10 p.m.:<\/em> Fireworks, set off near Shrine of the Mines.<\/p>\n Compiled by Journal staff and Alex Semadeni<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" shows high number of AmeriCorps volunteers, voters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":69215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[21,13,28,445],"naviga_topic":[],"class_list":["post-69214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cortez","tag-frontpage-lead","tag-headlines","tag-newsletter-lead"],"acf":[],"author_name":"dh_admin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69214"},{"taxonomy":"naviga_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naviga_topic?post=69214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}