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Windsor business receives Adoption Excellence Award for foster care publication
When asking founder and publisher Richard Fischer about the feedback he gets from the readers of Fostering Families Today, an adoption-resource publication company, he runs to the back off his office...
View ArticleTown offices closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving holiday
Town Hall and town offices (including the Windsor Police Department) will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving Day. Please note police officers maintain normal shifts during...
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WHS Winter Sports Preview: Boys basketball
COACH: Dustin Duncan (8th season) LAST YEAR: The Windsor boys basketball team ended last year’s season with a league record of 11-3 and an overall record of 16-9. The team lost 76-59 in the Sweet 16...
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Windsor-Severance Fire Rescue crew practices extraction training
Windsor-Severance Fire Rescue’s B-shift crew completed vehicle extraction training earlier this month, which included cutting open vehicles donated to the crew from Martin Auto Supply and Salvage. The...
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Windsor Town Board approves $52.9 million budget with increases in capital...
The Windsor Town Board approved a $52.9 million budget on Monday, which includes about $26.2 million of capital spending and a handful of new staffing positions. Town Finance Director Dean Moyer told...
View ArticleKaiser Permanente Weigh and Win program pays for maintaining weight through...
Residents who hope to participate in Kaiser Permanente’s inaugural Healthy Holiday Challenge as part of the Weigh and Win program this holiday season, are running out of time to participate. All...
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COLUMN: Tax credit programs benefit United Way of Weld County donors
November and December are the highest months of giving activity for nonprofits. The year-end holidays tend to bring out the best in people and be a time of great generosity toward our neighbors who...
View ArticleWindsor Community Choir will perform concert Friday
The Windsor Community Choir Concert, “Joyful Sounds of Winter,” will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Faith United Church of Christ, 1020 Walnut St. in Windsor. The program for the evening is composed of...
View ArticleLETTER TO EDITOR: Treasure Island Demonstration Garden completes 7th season...
Seven growing seasons down for Treasure Island Demonstration Garden Treasure Island Demonstration Garden has just completed its seventh season of growing for the benefit of the Windsor community. The...
View ArticleWHS Winter Sports Preview: Girls swimming and diving
COACH: Mandy Schneider (Fifth season) LAST YEAR: The team finished third in the Class 4A Tri-Valley Conference, and four swimmers qualified for the state meet. Morgan Friesen, who returns to the team...
View ArticleWindsor Town Board hears next steps for Community Recreation Center expansion
The Windsor Town Board received an update last week on the next steps for the Community Recreation Center expansion after voters approved a sales tax increase to fund the expansion earlier this month....
View ArticleHomeowners near Pace site ask town to request hearing from Colorado Oil and...
Homeowners living near the Pace property off Weld County Road 13 asked the Windsor Town Board last week to request a public hearing from the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission on Great...
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Santa Claus to arrive by railcar for Windsor Wonderland celebration Saturday
Santa Claus will arrive in Windsor by a railcar once used by Teddy Roosevelt during the fourth annual Windsor Wonderland celebration Saturday. He will arrive at noon at the intersection of 5th and Ash...
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Family sows 144 years of tradition on Weld farm
When Greg Goetzel leaves home to tend to the family’s corn and alfalfa crops, his three children, ages 6, 3 and 1, rush to claim the spare seat in the tractor. Although Austin, Addy and Archer are not...
View ArticleWindsor brewery will serve beer to lawmakers at U.S. Capitol
Windsor’s High Hops Brewery will serve its beer to members of the United States Congress on Wednesday, showcasing varieties of its craft brew in the Rayburn House Office Building next to the U.S....
View ArticleUSA Pro Challenge seeks feedback to set Stage 6 of race
Last week, the USA Pro Challenge revealed the host cities for all but one of the seven stages of the bike race that will occur across Colorado Aug. 17-23. To finalize its decision, the USA Pro...
View ArticleTown seeks applicants for Board of Adjustment and Tree Board
The Town of Windsor is searching for motivated, civic-minded people to assist the community. Applications are currently being accepted for the following advisory board openings: » Board of Adjustment:...
View ArticleColumbine Health Systems teaming up with 3 community partners to help...
Beginning Jan. 1, all Columbine Health employees and dependents who are enrolled in the system’s health plan will have access to complimentary care at two walk-in health clinics. Columbine Health...
View Article2015 Arbor Day calendars now available
The 2015 Arbor Day poster calendars presented by the Town of Windsor Tree Board are available at Town Hall, 301 Walnut St., and the Community Recreation Center, 250 N. 11th St., while supplies last....
View ArticleColorado Gives Day collecting donations for local nonprofits on Tuesday
Those looking to make a year-end donation to a nonprofit can have it boosted by making their contribution Tuesday as part of Colorado Gives Day. Colorado Gives Day is a statewide program aimed at...
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Town Clerk Patti Garcia receives award for her work with the town
Town Administrator Kelly Arnold recognized Town Clerk Patti Garcia during a recent Windsor Town Board meeting for receiving an “Outstanding Contribution to a Municipality” award from the Colorado...
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Santa’s Toy Shop program accepting gifts through Friday
Christmas trees have been popping up at Windsor businesses recently to provide gifts for local residents in need, and this week is the last chance to help out. For the past three decades, the Windsor...
View ArticleWindsor Town Board to consider raises for attorney and manager Monday night
After recent annual reviews of the town manager and town attorney, the Windsor Town Board will consider whether to approve raises for the two positions Monday night. As part of Town Manager Kelly...
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SwimLabs offers high-tech instruction to both competitive and new swimmers
A new, high-tech swimming instruction business in Windsor is teaching beginners and competitive swimmers alike how to perfect their technique. SwimLabs, which will open its Windsor location next month...
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Eight Windsor football players receive All-Conference honors
Eight Windsor football players were selected as All-Conference athletes for the Longs Peak Football Conference. The players who received the designation include Tanner Baum, Jake Shields, Nolan...
View ArticlePoudre Heritage Alliance moves administrative offices to Fort Collins
The Poudre Heritage Alliance administrative offices have moved to the Colorado State University offices located at the Colorado Welcome Center, 3745 E. Prospect Road, Suite 205 in Fort Collins,...
View ArticleTown seeks applicants for Board of Adjustment and Tree Board
The Town of Windsor is searching for motivated, civic-minded people to assist the community. Applications are currently being accepted for the following advisory board openings: » Board of Adjustment:...
View ArticleCoffee with the mayor to be held Saturday at Bungalow Ice Cream and Coffee
Mayor John Vazquez would like to invite you to join him for coffee and conversation from 7:30-9 a.m. Saturday at Bungalow Ice Cream and Coffee, 1399 Water Valley Pkwy, Unit 400 in Windsor. All...
View ArticleWinter tree tips from the Windsor Tree Board
The calendar may say that it is still autumn, but the weatherman, for some reason, didn’t get the message. When the bottom fell out of the thermometer a few weeks ago many of our trees and shrubs were...
View ArticleTown increases water rates by 1.33 percent to offset cost increase from city...
Windsor residents will see a 1.33 percent increase in water rates in January, which town staff proposed to offset a cost increase from one of the town’s water suppliers. The Windsor Town Board...
View ArticleLETTER: United Way of Weld County Young Leaders Society offers thanks for...
United Way of Weld County Young Leaders Society offers thanks for Talk and Taste event On behalf of the United Way of Weld County Young Leaders Society, we want to thank everyone who attended our...
View ArticleTown of Windsor receives the distinguished budget presentation award for...
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded the town of Windsor the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from for the 2014 fiscal year. This is the...
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Town surpasses budget sales tax collections for entire year by end of October
By the end of October, the town of Windsor has collected the full amount of sales tax it projected to collect through the full year of 2014, Town Finance Director Dean Moyer told the town board last...
View ArticleNorth Range Behavioral Health opens crisis facility
Those experiencing a mental-health crisis, or other challenges, now have a place they can turn to 24 hours per day for help with the opening of North Range Behavioral Health’s Intensive Services...
View ArticleWindsor Town Board approves 3 percent raises for town manager, attorney
The Windsor Town Board unanimously approved 3 percent raises for the town attorney and town administrator at the board’s meeting last week. As part of Town Manager Kelly Arnold’s annual contract...
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Colorado 4-H team competes at North American International Livestock...
The Colorado 4-H Dairy Judging Team, including two members of the Severance 4-H club, competed in November at the North American International Livestock Exposition Youth Dairy Judging Contest in...
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Windsor Town Board waives fees for second phase of Windsor Meadows Apartments
The Windsor Housing Authority was given the green light, and a handful of development fees waived, to begin the second phase of the Windsor Meadows Apartments, located at 1500 Tipton Drive at the...
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Dunkin’ Donuts to open in Windsor this spring
Dunkin’ Donuts will come to Windsor in the spring. A franchise group, Dawgs and Donuts, recently signed a lease agreement to open a Dunkin’ Donuts location at 1530 Main St., according to a news...
View ArticleTown receives award for excellence in financial reporting
The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the town of Windsor by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its...
View ArticleTown of Windsor to implement new water rates Jan. 1
The town of Windsor will be implementing new water rates in 2015 for residential water utility customers. The rates will be increasing by 1.33 percent in 2015. The Town of Windsor purchases water from...
View ArticlePoudre Heritage Alliance is accepting grant applications
Each year, the Poudre Heritage Alliance, in partnership with various organizations, makes available a portion of its federal funding as large grants in support of projects, programs and events that...
View ArticleSolix Biosystems purchases land in the Diamond Valley Light Industrial Park
Fort Collins-based Solix Biosystems purchased land Dec. 3 in the Diamond Valley Light Industrial Park in Windsor for $1.7 million. The company purchased the 3.8 acres of land, which sits east of Moltz...
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Town to consider converting Poudre REA streetlights to LED
After testing out LED streetlights in Highland Meadows and Water Valley earlier this year, the town is considering whether to convert all lights managed by Poudre Valley REA to LED. During a Windsor...
View ArticleWindsor Town Board hears update on Regional Tourism Act grant application
The Windsor Town Board received an update from the Go NoCO board about its process to submit a grant request through the Regional Tourism Act to finance destination tourism projects in Windsor and the...
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Demographic and housing study suggests town should promote housing for wider...
The town of Windsor should look for ways to increase housing density in the town’s core and promote housing for a wider range of incomes, according to a housing and demographic study presented to the...
View ArticleTown offices will be closed during holidays
Town Hall and town offices (including the police department) will be closed starting at noon Wednesday and all day Thursday in observance of Christmas. Offices will also be closed starting at noon...
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Review: Loveland’s Mo’ Betta Gumbo provides incredible dining experience
Though I’ve dined at hundreds of restaurants over the years in my job as a food critic, there are probably only a handful that truly stand out in my mind as incredible dining experiences. Loveland’s...
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Year in Review: A look back at Windsor’s top stories of 2014
2014 has just about wrapped up. Before we kick off the new year, we are taking a look at what made 2014 a year to remember. Here are the biggest stories to come out of Windsor this past year. Vestas...
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Boardwalk Gallery holds raffle to raise funds for Windsor Food Pantry
Five artists joined together earlier this month to donate pieces of fine art for a raffle to raise funds for the Windsor Food Pantry. The drawings were held Dec. 7 during the Holiday Boutique at...
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