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Assistance League® Programs Benefit Weld County

Assistance League of Greeley provided $141,870 to Greeley and Weld County during the past fiscal year, ending May 31, 2016. Assistance League of Greeley has five programs that benefit citizens of Weld County. According to Joan Ingmanson, President, “Assistance League is a volunteer service organization whose members’ hours help fund on-going philanthropic projects to service …

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Senior Law Day 2016, A Public Service Program for all Weld County Older Adults

Thursday, September 15, 2016 • 7:30 am to Noon University of Northern Colorado University Center, 2101 10th Ave, Greeley Senior Law Day Schedule: 7:30 am ……………….Registration & breakfast 8:15–8:45 am ……….Welcome & Keynote 9–9:50 am ……………Session 1 10:05–10:55 am ……Session 2 11:10–12 pm…………Session 3 Keynote Speaker: Dennis Gallagher Mr. Gallagher was born in Denver to …

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Senior Law Day Planning Underway

Weld County Senior Law Day is taking shape. After the very successful 2015 version of the day, the 2016 version promises to be equally successful. The Senior Law Day Committee is hard at work with a primary aim of offering attendees a wide-range of vitally important topics to learn about and take information home to …

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Greeley Arts Picnic 2016

Greeley’s annual Arts Picnic will celebrate 38 years of summertime fun Saturday, July 30, from 9:00am –5:00pm and Sunday, July 31 from 9:00am – 4:00pm. 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 (10th Avenue & 8th Street) each …

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Veteran’s Honor Flight Reunion Breakfast

On June 4th, Honor Flight of Northern Colorado (HFNC) hosted their annual reunion breakfast at the Island Grove Event Center in Greeley. Over 300 veterans, guardians, and family members attended the breakfast to network, hear the latest HFNC news, and visit several exhibits. University of Colorado Health Services provided the catering and food for this …

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Make the Weld County Fair Part of Your Summer Plans

The 98th annual Weld County Fair is July 27th through July 31st at Island Grove Regional Park in Greeley. There is no admission charge, no parking charge and all activities are free! Every day there are people enjoying free Wagon Rides around the park, face painters who stay busy with giggling children, hands on activities, …

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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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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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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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Senior Foundation’s Hall of Fame

The Greeley/Weld Senior Foundation will host the annual Senior Hall of Fame Reception on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at the Greeley Downtown Recreation Center at 1 pm. Each year the Foundation recognizes seniors for their outstanding contributions and services to their communities. Nominations are accepted from the community. Photographs of the Hall of Fame honorees …

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