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  • Cover the cough: Pertussis at 20-year high in Weld County schools

    A preventable disease is at a 20-year high in Weld County, with potentially fatal repercussions.

        Whooping cough, or pertussis, has been reported in 15 Weld schools thus far, on the rise since 2012. An airborne illness, pertussis spreads when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

  • Sign up for CPR/AED classes by Feb. 28

        The Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District will offer several Blended Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) classes to the community in 2013.
         “The key to saving a life could be as simple as being prepared in the event of an emergency,” said Division Chief of Life Safety Doug Prunk. “CPR training offers this and it’s easy.”

  • Frederick finalist for website makeover

    Frederick has been named a finalist for the CivicPlus “Extreme Website Makeover 2012” contest. CivicPlus is the leading provider of government website and community engagement software, and is in its 10th edition of the contest.

    This year, citizen participation and involvement will be a factor in determining the grand prize winners, so residents are encouraged to go to http://bit.ly/Srt1jE to nominate Frederick for a chance to win a free, interactive website by taking a survey. Each survey counts as a vote for Frederick.

  • Relay for Life of Carbon Valley readying for 2013

    American Cancer Society has been working for more birthdays and we at the Relay for Life of Carbon Valley have also been working hard in that effort, but we also are working hard to raise money and awareness to fight cancer and have more people celebrate more holidays.

    If you would like to have a team in the July 13, 14th relay, or would like to help in any way, we would love to have you.

    Through December 2012, there is a reduced team registration fee of $50. After December, the fee will be $100.

  • Davis graduates from asset management school

        Marine Corps Pfc. Dexter R. Davis, son of Lisa S. Sousa, of Denver, and Michael E. S. Davis, of Frederick, recently graduated from the Individual Material Readiness List Asset Management School, Marine Aviaition Training Support Squadron-1, Meridian, Miss.

  • Old City Hall may become national landmark

    Frederick’s old City Hall, now a museum in Crist Park, is on its way to becoming a national landmark through the work of the town board and Sean Scott, the only member of the Frederick’s Historic Preservation Advisory Commission.
        According to Nanette Fornof, town clerk, Scott came to the board with the idea for registering the City Hall Museum with the National Register of Historic Places, as well as the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties.

  • Rotary honors annual community heroes

    The Carbon Valley Rotary Club held its annual Community Heroes Awards Jan. 18, where around 50 community members and public figures honored local firefighters, police officers and teachers for their commitment to serving others.

  • Seniors find reason to celebrate in January

    Kim Burger

    Celebrate, celebrate, celebrate.
    That is exactly what the Tri-Town Seniors did in the month of January. They celebrated birthdays … they celebrated anniversaries … and they celebrated with their installation of officers.  
        Beulah Meeker, in her ever so traditional and inspirational way, inducted the new officers and reminded us all of why we live in this little old town…a little old town like this.  It was a delightful day of camaraderie and celebration.

  • Pride of Dacono winners honored
  • Saturday Fun

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