Category: Weld County Latest News

June is Dairy Month

By Patty Endres, Garden Square at Westlake, 970-576-7222 Since June is Dairy Month, I thought it’d be fun to have a recipe with milk. This happens to have other ingredients for a rich moist chocolate cake! From Food.com: Karen offers this great Devil’s Food Cake recipe. This cake is absolutely the best we’ve ever had. …

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A Very Special Delivery “Cause We Care”

Meals On Wheels Of Greeley and Weld County exemplify Special and Care when preparing nutritionally balanced meals and volunteers deliver to home bound, elderly and/or physically or mentally challenged folks or those unable to cook for themselves due to short or long-term illness or disability. Hot meals are delivered five days a week and frozen …

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The Greeley Independence Stampede

Rich in tradition and heritage dating back to the late 1800s, this community celebration that was started to honor local potato farmers, has grown into an internationally acclaimed festival attracting more than 250,000 people annually from the United States and beyond. Officially christened the Greeley Spud Rodeo in 1922, the event featured bucking bronc riding, …

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Senior Athletes Prepare to Compete

More than 700 senior athletes (50+) from Colorado and surrounding states will be competing to win in Colorado during the 2016 Rocky Mountain senior Games, June 8 through June 12, 2016. Athletic competition from archery to powerlifting. Each event is divided into age categories and participants qualify by either achieving a 1st through 3rd place …

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Why Volunteer?

Ten reasons to… 1. It’s good for you. 2. It saves resources. 3.Volunteers gain professional experience. 4. It brings people together. 5. It promotes personal growth and self esteem. 6. Volunteering strengthens the community. 7. You learn a lot. 8. You get a chance to give back. 9. Volunteering encourages civic responsibility. 10. You make …

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Veteran’s Stand Down Day

The Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) hosted another day to benefit homeless veterans by providing a safe environment to renew their spirits, health and sense of well-being. Veteran guests were served a hot meal, and were given access to services such as: haircuts, dental care and health care screenings, and bike repairs. In addition, …

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Greeley Joins Nationwide Challenge to be the Most WaterWise

Greeley has joined cities across the country asking residents to commit to save water in the National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation. The city encourages residents to save energy, reduce pollution, and make a pledge to save water at www.mywaterpledge.com/. Cities with the highest percentage of residents who take the challenge are entered into drawings …

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7th Annual Film Festival

The Weld County Area Agency on Aging hosts its 7th annual film festival in recognition of Older American’s Month in May. This year’s short films that were chosen to honor the joys, challenges and opportunities facing late life is shown on Wednesday, May 25, at the Kress Theatre, 817 8th Ave., Greeley. The morning session …

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May is National Herb Month

By Patty Endres Garden Square At Westlake Assisted Living “I can’t have salt! I can’t taste anything! I don’t smell anything!” When people get older food tastes more blah because their taste buds and olfactory senses become dull. Often medications can make food taste different and they may not be able to make it taste …

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All We Like Sheep: Lessons from the Sheepfold

By Marilyn Bay Wentz and Mildred Nelson Bay All We Like Sheep is a blend of creative memoir and devotionals written by a mother/daughter team in Colorado with 70 years of shared experience as sheep farmers. They share 45 memorable sheep escapades which help us understand how much like sheep we really are. You will …

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Local Housing Boom Impacts Seniors

In a February, 2016 Denver Post article, RealtyTrac cited that Fort Collins has the 2nd lowest vacancy rate in the country (0.2%), where the national average is 7.1%. The Coloradoan reported in November 2015 that Loveland’s vacancy rate is 3.8% and Greeley’s is 5.7%. RealtyTrac stated, “The ripple effect of a 0.2% vacancy rate is …

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Jazz Appreciation Month

By Patty Endres MA/ LED; Garden Square at Westlake Assisted Living Jazz is a form of music that is American, but its roots are said to have come from New Orleans. is large port city that has an influx of many different types of people has influenced this music’s beginnings. African Americans and Europeans have …

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