County groups and services face volunteer shortages

Boulder’s Fourth of July celebration lacked some of its usual sparkle this year. The parade and fireworks were held, but not the usual egg-on-a-spoon races, dunk tank and other post-parade activities in Veterans Park.

Why? There weren’t enough volunteers to organize them.

The absence of the traditional activities was felt by people who responded to a query the Boulder Monitor posted on Facebook July 12. Comments have been edited for clarity and style.