ACE sponsors community garden in Wellington
Hankering for some hands-on gardening and don’t have the space? The ACE Community Gardens in Wellington might be just the ticket. For a $25 fee, you’ll have your own plot or raised bed to grow […]
Month: April 2012
Road work to cause delays on Overland Trail
Motorists can expect delays the week of April 23 through 27, as Larimer County Road and Bridge crews will be replacing an existing 36-inch irrigation cross pipe at Overland Trail and Dean Drive, north of […]
Fort Collins Utilities, Gardens on Spring Creek offer plant-by-number garden packages
Fort Collins Utilities and the Gardens on Spring Creek are partnering with the Center for ReSource Conservation (CRC) to offer several plant-by-number garden designs. Each Garden-in-a-Box is professionally designed and contains 21 to 42 low-water […]
Colorado Main Street Program presentation in Wellington on April 26
Colorado Department of Local Affairs Main Street specialist Marc Cittone will be in Wellington on April 26 at 8:30 a.m. to discuss the Colorado Main Street Program. The Main Street program helps revitalize traditional downtown […]
Larimer County residents found work in March
Nearly 500 Larimer County residents found jobs between February and March, according to figures released by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The number of those employed in the county rose by 479, while […]
Suicide prevention training offered for PSD parents
Free suicide prevention training is being offered to parents of students in the Poudre School District, including a session at Wellington Middle School on May 1. The 90-minute QPR (Question, Persuade and Refer) training will […]
Ride some miles with Fort Collins Cycling Club, restore some smiles
The Fort Collins Cycling Club is teaming up again with the Health District of Northern Larimer County to help more people get access to needed dental care. Proceeds from the club’s annual Spring Warm-up ride […]
Prescription med disposal set for April 28 in Wellington and Livermore
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is again partnering with local law enforcement agencies for the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day to be held on April 28, to focus national attention to the issue of […]
New sheep-viewing signs in the Poudre Canyon
U.S. Forest Service employees installed new Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep interpretive signs on March 26 at the Big Bend Sheep Viewing Site in the Poudre Canyon approximately eight miles west of Rustic. These five new, […]
Larimer and Weld County Farmers Union chapters host mineral rights leasing forum on May 15
Agricultural land and mineral rights owners often feel at a disadvantage when approached by a company wishing to lease their lands for potential oil or natural gas production. Recent interest in finding the boundaries of […]