Category: Weld County Latest News

Greeley’s 2017 Arts Picnic is July 29 & 30

Greeley’s annual Arts Picnic celebrates 39 years of summertime fun Saturday, July 29, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, July 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Considered one of Northern Colorado’s best arts, crafts & music festivals, the Arts Picnic draws more than 20,000 people to Greeley’s historic Lincoln Park each year. …

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Honor Flight’s Annual Reunion Breakfast

In early June, the Honor Flight Northern Colorado (HFNC) chapter held its annual reunion breakfast at the Island Grove Events Center for their past honor flight veterans. Over 300 HFNC recipients attended the catered breakfast hosted by UC Health. Stan Cass, president of HFNC, opened the ceremony by thanking the veterans for their service, followed …

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Make the Weld County Fair Part of Your Summer Plans

The 99th annual Weld County Fair will be held July 26th through July 30th at Island Grove Regional Park in Greeley. There is no admission charge, no parking charge and all activities are free! Bring family, friends, and neighbors for a fun free day or two at the county fair! Every day there are free …

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Simplify With A Yard Sale

Provided by Garden Square at Westlake If your family is anything like mine, then you’ve probably gathered a few too many “treasures” over the years. It is so easy as your family expands and grows to gather all kinds of things that you will probably never need or use again. A solution? A huge yard …

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25th Annual Hall of Fame

This annual event is held to recognize and honor those volunteering and giving of their time, energy and effort to the benefit of others including individuals, organizations, events and anywhere their services are needed. The 2017 Hall of Fame honorees are Kenny Dill, Barbara Sloan, JoAnn Ortega & Ray Peterson. Outstanding Senior Project was awarded …

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Greeley Chorale To Tour

The Greeley Chorale embarks on it 9th international concert tour, this time to Germany and the Czech Republic, on May 31. Prior to leaving, the Chorale offered a free concert on Tuesday, May 23, at 7:30 p.m., at First Congregational Church, 2101 16th Street, Greeley. The performance featured some of the works traveling to Europe …

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Parkinson’s Support Group

In Colorado, 17,000 people presently suffer from Parkinson’s disease. This disease affects over 1,000,000 Americans who are generally over 60 years of age. Parkinson’s is a progressive, degenerative disorder that affects an individual’s muscle movements. Due to the dying of specific brain cells, people with Parkinson’s produce a low level of a vital chemical, Dopamine. …

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Calling All Artists

By Holly Darby, Community Outreach Manager, Weld County Area Agency on Aging The Golden Gallery Art Show is an event intended to promote the art of Weld County’s 50+ residents. This inaugural event is sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Assoc., the Greeley Senior Activity Center and the Weld County Area Agency on Aging. Weld County artists …

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TRU PACE Program Accepting Applications

TRU PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) is accepting applications to provide services to eligible participants living in Boulder and southwest Weld Counties. This innovative program serves residents by providing preventive, primary, acute, and long-term care services that enable these elderly individuals to continue living safely in the community. TRU PACE registration is …

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8th Annual Film Festival

The Weld County Area Agency on Aging hosts its 8th annual film festival in recognition of Older American’s Month for May. We are happy to announce that due to the high interest and growth we have seen over the years, we will be showing the films in two days. This year’s short films that were …

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Making God Laugh

He did! And, so did the audiences at Windsor Community Playhouse as they enjoyed the Two Act, Four Scene production of “Making God Laugh.” The story line followed one ordinary American family over the span of thirty years’ worth of holidays beginning in 1980 and ending up in 2010. Dad and mom and their three …

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Stars of the Universe

The Retired Senior Volunteer Program hosted its Annual Volunteer Breakfast recognizing volunteers who amassed 84,055 hours of volunteer time helping and assisting members of Weld County communities. RSVP Director Marcia Shafer served as MC of the event’s program held at UNC. UNC students were set up the program and served the tasty breakfast. Mary Louise …

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