Dec 13 2021
Howdy! was the official greeting at their recent Western Cowboy Music and Poetry Roundup. The Roundup drew a near capacity audience. Empty chairs were sparse! The audience sat back, heard and enjoyed familiar songs, tidbits of cowboy humor, both serious and funny poetry. The three show performers Ray Delgado, Vic Anderson and Bill Brewster brought …
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Dec 06 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 disease. The disease of trying to navigate life surrounded …
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Nov 22 2021
The Weld Senior Symposium (WSS) met at the Island Grove Conference Center in Greeley in October. Symposium attendees, sponsors, exhibitors and committee members were all pleased with the event. Its scope, informative content, speaker interaction with their audiences and visiting with a wide variety of exhibiting sponsors added up to setting aside time to attend …
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Nov 16 2021
Linda McCully of Erie has been awarded this prestigious award through RSVP for 4000 hour of Volunteer work. Linda has sewn, knitted and crocheted hundreds of amazing outfits and blankets for Warm Hearts-Warm Babies, an organization in Colorado that distributes items for premature infants and babies in need. Nothing is stopping her now, as she …
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Nov 08 2021
This summer, market shoppers and supporters voted Greeley’s Farmers’ Market the number one favorite market in Colorado through an online poll. America’s Farmers Market Celebration, an annual event put on by American Farmland Trust and the Farmers Market Coalition, highlights markets across the country. After this year’s nationwide popular vote, Greeley ranked: first in Colorado, …
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Nov 01 2021
John Fielder, Colorado’s premiere photographer, will project on a 30-foot screen photographs from his latest book project “Weld County: 4,000 Square Miles of Grandeur, Greatness & Yesterdays” on November 3 at 7 pm at the Union Colony Civic Center Montfort Concert Hall. An Evening with John Fielder will include a book sale and signing of …
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Oct 26 2021
The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, CO is hosting a special virtual event on November 4th to explore the captive wildlife crisis across our planet! Join the premier streaming event of the season – live from the largest carnivore Sanctuary on the planet! Recently, PBS ran a TV story on “Extinction” and the World Wildlife …
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Oct 18 2021
The Friendly Fork is now meeting for in-person dining at 17 of the 23 locations across Weld County! Birchwood, Broadview, Eaton, Fort Lupton, Greeley Active Adult Center, Greeley Senior Housing, Hill N Park, Johnstown, Kersey, LaSalle, Lochbuie, Mead, Milliken, Nunn, Pierce, Platteville and Rodarte Center, Erie, Carbon Valley and Windsor meal sites are all back …
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Oct 12 2021
Under the direction of Windsor-Severance Library’s Volunteer Art Coordinator Cornelia Davis, quite an inventive art show is presented at the library. Cornelia has arranged with Dara Weyna, a diverse and creative artist to display her works of Modern Color Landscape and quite interesting pieces of Crochet artwork. Her work will be on display the entire …
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Oct 04 2021
A deputy police chief with over 14 years of law enforcement experience in leadership positions with the City of Greeley will serve as the interim police chief while officials conduct a national search for the permanent replacement. Former Greeley Police Chief Mark Jones retired in September after 35 years of service. Interim City Manager Raymond …
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Sep 27 2021
Northern Colorado Water provided about $145,000 in funding this year through its Collaborative Water Efficient Landscape Grant Program For a third consecutive year Northern Water has partnered with municipalities, homeowners associations and other entities to bring more sustainable landscapes and water-efficiency education opportunities to the region. Northern Water provided about $145,000 in funding this year …
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Sep 13 2021
The Senior Nutrition Program provides nutritious and delicious noon-time meals for seniors. Social and educational opportunities are also available before and after meals; according to Meredith Skoglund, Senior Nutrition Supervisor, Area Agency on Aging, Department of Human Services in Greeley. Each month Nutrition Directors from the various Weld County Senior Centers meet to discuss and …
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