Feb 21 2022
Fort Collins Utilities is excited to announce Kendall Minor as its next executive director. The Utilities executive director provides strategic leadership over the City of Fort Collins’ utility portfolio, including essential electric, water, wastewater and stormwater services. The position is part of the City’s executive leadership team and reports to the city manager. Mr. Minor …
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Feb 13 2022
The Loveland Chamber of Commerce, Visit Loveland, and partners have unveiled details for the 76th year of the valentine program. All activities and events happen in the first two weeks of February. “This is a very special year for Loveland and this amazing program. Going into the second year of this pandemic, there is no …
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Feb 08 2022
The City of Fort Collins received a generous charitable gift of $193,000 from the T2G Family Foundation for the purchase of personal protective equipment for Fort Collins Police Services (FCPS) police officers. “You make our community safe, you go to work every day to protect and serve. The T2G Family Foundation wanted police officers to …
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Jan 31 2022
We couldn’t let January move on without another scam activity alert! We have recently seen Bitcoin being used in multiple scams where thousands of dollars have been lost to these scamsters. Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer electronic cash system. There are Bitcoin ATM’s in Northern Colorado where you can take cash and deposit it into a …
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Jan 24 2022
When exploring your senior living options, you may have seen what is referred to as an “active adult community.” These are 55 or over “age-restricted” or “age-qualified” communities. These communities are designed with a retirement-friendly, low-maintenance life-style in mind. They can consist of single-family houses, multi-family patio homes, condominiums, or townhomes, with units owned by …
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Jan 17 2022
Director of the Loveland Public Library, Diane Lapierre has recently accepted the position of executive director with the Poudre River Library District, which starts on January 4, 2022. She plans to remain with the Loveland Public Library through the end of this year. In reflecting on her time at Loveland Public Library, Diane states, “I …
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Jan 10 2022
Ranger Brendan Unitt Community Service Award recipient named Larimer County Natural Resources employee Bill Wilson is the recipient of the 2021 Ranger Brendan Unitt Community Service Award. Wilson is a gatehouse attendant at Horsetooth Mountain Park, one of the busiest parks and trailheads in the Larimer County Park system. Each day he interacts with hundreds …
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Jan 04 2022
Construction begins on the new Larimer County Behavioral Health Facility in Fort Collins in December 2021 located at the corner of Taft Hill Road and W. Trilby Road in Fort Collins. The facility, designed by architects, Page Southerland Page, is a 55,000+ sq. ft, 64-bed crisis care facility that includes a welcoming reception and lobby, …
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Dec 20 2021
At a recent Dementia Together “SPECAL” workshop, we discussed how loved ones with dementia sometimes withdraw or become agitated during family gatherings. The assumption is often made, “it’s just part of the disease!” At Dementia Together, we agree: Withdrawal or expressions of agitation are part of dis-ease. The dis-ease of trying to navigate life surrounded …
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Dec 13 2021
We are proud and happy to say that SAINT has remained strong throughout the past year, continuing to provide much needed rides for seniors and adults with disabilities in Loveland and Fort Collins. SAINT has been in the area for over 37 years! I’m sure you’ve seen those little SAINT signs on the doors of …
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Dec 06 2021
The City of Fort Collins and Colorado State University are moving forward to finalize agreements for the City’s purchase of the former Hughes stadium property for an agreed-upon price of $12.5 million, as provided in their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). In August, the City and the CSU System entered into a MOU addressing the Hughes …
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Nov 29 2021
Larimer County Department of Natural Resources’ (LCDNR) Discover Pack is providing community members free access to its parks and open spaces – just by visiting a local library. The community outreach program began in August 2021 with financial support from the Larimer County Board of County Commissioners. Through mid-October, 168 Larimer County library patrons have …
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