NEWS RELEASE
CITY OF LONGMONT
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Virtual Coffee with Council on Saturday
Longmont City Council will host Virtual Coffee with Council from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday. At this event, you can talk informally with Councilmembers Susie Hidalgo-Fahring and Joan Peck on any topic of your choice. Call-in instructions can be found at LongmontColorado.gov/City_Council. Call 303-651-8649 with questions.
Virtual Teen Career Day
Earn more than just a paycheck. Join the Longmont Youth Center for our Virtual Teen Career Day from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday. We will have offerings in mechanics, graphic design, machining, outdoor education, and many more interesting careers. For more information or to register for free, contact Kyl Caragol at [email protected].
History Talk & Tour at Sandstone Ranch
Enjoy a 60-minute outdoor talk about the historic Morse Coffin Family Home, followed by a self-guided inside tour, on March 27 at the Sandstone Ranch Visitors & Learning Center, 3001 Sandstone Drive. Tours start at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Learn about the home’s early history and major renovation to the house in the 1900s. All ages welcome; please dress for the weather. Registrations are required. Call 303-651-8404 or visit LongmontColorado.gov/SandstoneEvents.
Virtual talk with author Jamie Ford
Best-selling author Jamie Ford will present a virtual talk on March 31, from 7 to 8 p.m. Ford is the great-grandson of a Nevada mining pioneer who emigrated from Kaiping, China, to San Francisco in 1865. His debut novel, “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet,” spent two years on the New York Times bestseller list and won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. Register online at bit.ly/LibPrograms.
Be ready for spring branch collection
The city of Longmont provides residents with a curbside collection of tree limbs each spring. To participate, your tree limbs must be placed curbside (no alley collection) before 7 a.m. on the Monday of your scheduled collection week. Crews go through each neighborhood only once during specified collection dates:
- Residences located north of Ninth Avenue: Week of April 5
- Residences located south of Ninth Avenue: Week of April 12
Limbs cannot be larger than 6 inches in diameter and no longer than 6 feet in length. Stack your limbs in bundles no bigger than 3 feet high. View full guidelines and details at bit.ly/springbranches or call 303-651-8416 with questions.
Scan, fax your documents at the library
Just in time for Uncle Sam’s tax filings, the Longmont Public Library is introducing a new photocopier that allows patrons to securely and privately scan documents and then send them via fax or email to another destination — for free. The service is available in the Adult Computer Lab, which currently requires reservations due to pandemic restrictions. Call 303-651-8769 to make your 15-minute reservation.
Breathe easier and save
Small habits can make a big difference in indoor air quality and your energy bill. Set a reminder to change your HVAC filter quarterly. Learn more sustainability tips at bit.ly/sustainability-longmont.
Save money and green your home
If you want to reduce your energy, water and waste bills, receive free eco-upgrades for your home, and learn how to make more sustainable lifestyle choices, sign up to receive a free home visit from the city's Sustainable Opportunities, Lifestyle and Leadership, or SOLL, program. Following its successful launch in 2020, SOLL is now being offered across the city, so join in and invite your neighbors. BCPH health and safety guidelines apply. Learn more and easily apply online at bit.ly/LongmontSOLL. Email or call for more details at [email protected] or 303-651-8416.
Longmont Museum summer camp 2021
Registration is now open for the Longmont Museum's 2021 summer camp season, with programs planned outdoors, indoors and virtually. Camp sessions run June 7 through July 30 for children ages 3 to 16. Children can explore popular themes such as Longmont history, STEM, visual arts, outdoor skills, pop culture, fabric arts and sewing, music and theater, a wizard's school, and classic arts and crafts. Need-based scholarships are available. Learn more at LongmontMuseum.org.
Join Parks and Open Space Division for virtual landscaping, wildlife classes
The city of Longmont’s Parks, Open Space and Trails Division is offering virtual classes April through September. Topics include xeriscaping, wildlife attraction and deterrents, information about pollinators, weeds, rainwater and more. See a calendar and register through JoinUs, our volunteer and educational events Portal: bit.ly/join-us-calendar.
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