Posts Tagged ‘ Colorado families ’

New “Healthy Sustainable Homes” Program

Jan 22nd, 2012 | By
Healthy Sustainable Homes logo Fort Collins program

Fort Collins, CO – Residents of Fort Collins can now rely on a new program that helps individuals and families breathe easier. Healthy Sustainable Homes is a free, volunteer-driven program designed to assist families improve the indoor air quality of their homes. Residents can benefit from free, in-depth home health assessments conducted by experts and
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Echo and Evergreen Parks Bring You The Winter Festival

Jan 21st, 2012 | By
Winter Festival at Evergreen Lake and Echo Mountain Park

Echo Mountain is teaming up with Evergreen Lake for a brand new event, the Winter Festival, to be held Saturday, February 4, 2012. Kicking off the day, Echo Mountain will host the Snow Dash Extreme 5k, an adventure race around obstacles on the mountain. The afternoon will be taken over by Evergreen Park & Recreation
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Dance From the Heart

Jan 13th, 2012 | By
Ballet Nouveau Colorado benefits community and children during fundraiser

Please come support a fundraising effort for Ballet Nouveau Colorado on January 27, 2012. Why? Because dance can light the way toward what a child needs most: a future. This fundraising effort will support BNC’s Community Programs. Enjoy a complementary continental breakfast followed by a short presentation showcasing the impact these programs are making. This
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Winter Ecology: A Snowshoeing Trek for Families

Jan 12th, 2012 | By
Snowshoeing Family adventure - image by campinglife.com

Your family will have 5 opportunities from January to March to join a group for a Snowshoe Trek in Rocky Mountain National Park. Discover the serene beauty of RMNP in the wintertime on this four-hour snowshoe hike. This fun and educational program will lead you through snow-covered pine, spruce, and fir trees to learn how
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Estes Park Winter Festival 2012

Jan 9th, 2012 | By
Estes Park Winter Festival Ice Castle maze - by Coolhandice.com

Come to the Estes Park Winter Festival January 14th and 15th – an event which features a Candy Land Ice Village with interactive games & sculptures, ice skating, pony rides, musical entertainment, a Ceildh (Kaylee) party with dancing and storytelling, a chili cook-off, wine and beer tasting, downtown scavenger hunt, horse and carriage rides and
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Citizens Encouraged to Test for Radon Gas

Jan 7th, 2012 | By

FORT COLLINS, CO. January is National Radon Action Month. Radon is a radioactive gas responsible for approximately 1,400 Colorado cancer deaths each year. It’s a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that enters homes and other buildings through cracks in the floor or spaces around utility pipes. It accumulates unless properly vented, and long-term radon exposure is
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NWSS Junior Champions Auction 2012

Jan 6th, 2012 | By
Youth Cattle Show at National Western - image by Colorado Outing

Of the thousands of junior market animals that compete at the National Western Stock Show each year, only 90 of the very best are at the exciting Auction of Junior Livestock Champions held January 20, 2012 in the Beef Palace Auction Arena. For Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion animals, the auction is televised live
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NWSS Mutton Bustin’ is for Little Cowpokes

Jan 1st, 2012 | By
Proud Winner at Mutton Bustin National Western Stock Show

Mutton Bustin’ at the Stadium Arena is a fun and rowdy game for 5 to 7-year-old boys and girls under 55 pounds. The event involves the kids riding a sheep (hanging on tight) from a bucking chute and into the arena. Like professional rodeo events, time and score count, but all of these aspiring cowboys
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Gunnison Crested Butte Wedding Show 2012

Jan 1st, 2012 | By
Crested Butte Wedding Show 2012

The engagement season is getting into full swing with brides and grooms looking for the ideal wedding location. Couples searching for a destination with spectacular natural beauty, unique venues and plenty of fun to entertain guests should look no further than the Gunnison-Crested Butte Valley. Join us Sunday afternoon, January 15th, for our 10th annual
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Dance & Fitness FREE Week

Dec 30th, 2011 | By

During a special week of fitness and fun – we invite you January 9th – 14th to come try out our various dance & fitness classes for FREE. There is something for everybody! We have specialized classes to suit a variety of needs, interests, abilities & ages from toddler to adult from beginner to advanced.
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