Category: Larimer County Latest News

Simple Tips for Eating Well

Eating for health is often framed in a way that isolates nutrients that are good for your bones, your heart, or your digestive system. The result is a list of foods that will provide those nutrients, but ignores the way nutrients work together. Calcium, for example, is essential for strong bones, but it must partner …

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Social Security & Medicare Information

Social Security offers retirement, disability, and survivors benefits. Medicare provides health insurance. Because these services are often related, you may not know which agency to contact for help. The list below can help you quickly figure out where to go. Please share this list with family and friends. You can do much of your Medicare …

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Elder Care Resource Day 2020 Has Been Temporarily Cancelled!

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) threat, the Colorado Governor has declared a state of emergency and requested all meetings to be cancelled or delayed. 50 Plus will notify our readers when this event will be rescheduled! The Elder Care Network of Northern Colorado is proud to present the tenth annual Elder Care Resource Day to …

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3 Tips for Greater Financial Health and Happiness

When people consider adopting healthy habits, they often forget to take their financial health into consideration. But your financial health can be equally, if not more important to overall happiness than other goals, such as starting a new diet or joining a gym. So how can savers commit to a more financially sound future and …

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The Latest In Patient Placement

Med Care Pro is a multi-use software sales platform that mainly for use by discharge planners to facilitate the process of patient placement when moving between medical care facilities. The primary patient movement occurs from hospitals to ancillary facilities, such as skilled nursing, long term acute care, home health, hospice, palliative care, etc. But, movement …

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Larimer County Announces Appointments

New Board Chair. The Board of Larimer County Commissioners appointed a new Chair of the Board of County Commissioners, and Chair Pro-Tem for 2020 at their regular weekly meeting. The Board appointed District 2 Commissioner Steve Johnson to serve as chair for 2020, and District 1 Commissioner John Kefalas to serve as Chair Pro-Tem for …

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CSU Extension Showcase

A recent luncheon at The Ranch in Loveland brought together members of the Larimer County CSU Extension, friends, government officials and others who are active and support the vital undertakings of the Extension. The program titled “2019 Impact At-A-Glance” highlighted presentations addressing Market Days, Family Leadership Training Institute and the 4-H-STEM Program. Other programs the …

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Loveland’s Annual Sweetheart Festival

The nation’s largest Valentine’s Day Festival celebrates love in downtown Loveland on February 14 & 15. The festival will be held in the Foundry Plaza on 4th Street between Cleveland Ave. and Lincoln Ave. from 5:00 – 9:00 pm on Friday and 2:00 -9:00 pm on Saturday. The event is free to the public.   …

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Be Inspired By Heroic Women Worldwide

Local and international women who have overcome obstacles to make a difference in the lives of others are remembered in a special program at the Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures. Be Inspired, Zonta-Style is presented from 5-7 pm Thursday, Jan. 23. In conjunction with the Hall Gallery exhibit, Inspirational Women ~ Rising Through …

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Community Enrichment and Engagement

Colorado has some of the most active retirees in the country. But what else is out there to make life interesting? In 2019, the New Directions program explored many avenues and activities of interest for those over 50 in the Fort Collins area. This popular, once a month, free program is now moving to Loveland. …

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Intergenerational Conversations Project

In late October, about 120 teenage students and older adults attended the fourth Intergenerational Conversations Project in collaboration with Fort Collins high school students and Colorado State University (CSU) and other sponsors. This event included roundtable conversations between local community teenagers and older adults that focus on traditions and its affects. Three rounds of topics …

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Loveland Hosts Fiber Network Groundbreaking Ceremony

In November, the City of Loveland held its Pulse Fiber Broadband Network groundbreaking ceremony at the Loveland Service Center. Over 40 city officials, staff, media, and residents attended the ceremony. Broadband Manager Brieana Reed-Harmel began the presentation followed by Mayor Jacki Marsh and City Manager Steve Adams and other staff. Loveland Pulse is the city’s …

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