Northern Colorado News Radio Update: June 16, 2022

Get your daily update on Pirate 93.5 FM during the morning drive (6 – 9 am), or right here. Our archives are posted online at northfortynews.com.

Here is your June 16th update.

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Poudre Valley REA (PVREA) recently announced the scholarship winners for the 2022 academic school year. Twenty-nine high school seniors who are continuing their education were awarded scholarships between $500 and $2,000. 

The College Scholarship Fund is made possible through unclaimed and abandoned member credits. They are used for charitable giving.

A list of all unclaimed member credits can be found at pvrea.coop/member-credits or by calling 1.800.432.1012.

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In this week’s print edition the United Way writes about A Larimer United in our Making A Difference Series.

Calls to 211, for assistance with housing and utilities, have increased substantially. The top 3 requests have been for utility assistance, housing, and income support.

If you need assistance with housing, call 211. If you have time to give, please visit https://www.nocovolunteers.org to volunteer for housing-related projects or donate financially at https://uwaylc.org/give.

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The Colorado Authors League (CAL) has announced that Wellington local, R. Gary Raham is a finalist in the 2022 CAL Writing Awards in the essays (general/commentary) category.

CAL recognizes multiple works published across several different genres in fiction and nonfiction. This year there were 147 entries in 24 categories

Readers will find a full list of finalists at ColoradoAuthors.org.

Congratulations Gary!

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