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Fort Collins, Colorado Patch AM: a 5 min readGreetings Fort Collins! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Fort Collins swimmers fared in this weekend’s state meet
- How a new USDA office could reshape Fort Collins’ federal footprint
- Where exactly does Fort Collins sit on Colorado’s geological map?
Today's riddle: What has 3 feet, but can not walk... 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 44 degrees.
- Monday: Near-record temperatures, temps: high: 87, low: 51. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 81 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sam Lofstrom didn't win state. See why the Rocky star still celebrated (coloradoan.com) — Fort Collins swim fans saw Rocky senior Sam Lofstrom finish his standout high school career with a runner-up 50 free at the 5A state meet, celebrating sportsmanship with his rival. Fort Collins High and Fossil Ridge swimmers narrowly missed A and B finals but grabbed several 11th-place B-heat wins, while other Fort Collins-area athletes from Windsor and Poudre also posted strong state finishes. 
• USDA Announces Organizational Changes that Move Personnel Outside of DC Region (natlawreview.com) — Fort Collins is slated to host a new USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service office focused on international activities, bringing some federal jobs out of Washington, D.C. The broader USDA shakeup also creates a major food safety hub in Iowa and shifts research and nutrition program staff to cities like Athens, Denver, Kansas City, and others across the country.
• Colorado's 8 Geological Regions: A Complete Guide (townsquarenoco.com) — Fort Collins shows up here as a key city in the Colorado Piedmont, one of the Great Plains subregions that defines much of the Front Range’s landscape. The guide breaks Colorado into eight geological regions, explaining how cities like Fort Collins, Denver, and Colorado Springs sit at important boundaries that shape scenery, climate, and even how communities grow.
📸 Around Fort Collins
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Upcoming Events in
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Fire Drill
Webber Middle School Fort Collins, CO 80526
8:00 am -
Baseball JV/C vs ThrunderRidge; start 430p
Rocky Mountain High School Fort Collins, CO 80526
4:30 pm -
Orchestra Concert
Fossil Ridge High School PAC - Performing Arts Center -
6:30 pm -
Girls Tennis State finals; TBD
Rocky Mountain High School Fort Collins, CO 80526
6:00 am -
Boys Golf - District Champs - Collindale
Lincoln Middle School Fort Collins, CO 80521
8:00 am -
Girls and Boys Golf District Tournament
Preston Middle School Collindale Golf Course, 1441 E Horsetooth Rd, Fort Collins, CO
8:00 am -
Girls Golf - District Champs - Collindale
Lincoln Middle School Fort Collins, CO 80521
8:00 am -
Ridgebotics Sponsor/Senior Night
Fossil Ridge High School Fort Collins, CO 80521
4:00 pm
Monday May 11
Tuesday May 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
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BHS Seniors Pick-Up Clearance Sheet from Mrs. Lutz
Berthoud High School Loveland, CO 80537
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BHS Boys Baseball V @ Wellington High School →
Berthoud High School Loveland, CO 80537
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Track and Field Award Night
High Plains School Loveland, CO 80537
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Town Board Work Session →
Windsor Town Hall -
5:30 pm
Monday May 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Do you remember wandering around outside all day as a child, until the streetlights came on and your parents still didn't know where you'd gone?
The happiest things back then were riding your bike until dark, picking all sorts of wild berries, playing hide-and-seek with flashlights, building… (Nextdoor Kechter Crossing) - Eaglets are getting big!
Adults are barely around much any more. I'm guessing they'll fledge in the next 2-3 weeks. At least one of them is bouncing around the nest and… (Nextdoor Brittany Knolls)
- Colorado State University posted a job opening for Lifeguard - Youth Sport Camps (HES-CHHS) in Fort Collins. Apply here.
- The Buckle, Inc. posted a job opening for Freight Coordinator (Part Time) in Fort Collins. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Collins here.
🗞 Nearby News
Loveland
- Upcoming in the Loveland area: Buckhorn Northern rides, Forks & Fury, Stars on Ice (reporterherald.com)
- What are the Benefits for women living in Colorado? (retro1025.com)
- Trial set for man accused of catfishing, threatening in Larimer County (coloradoan.com)
Windsor
- Find Your Zen At These Northern Colorado Yoga Studios (k99.com)
- Letters: Windsor input on Great Western plan; forget the midterms (greeleytribune.com)
- Windsor girls soccer advances in playoffs behind three second-half goals (greeleytribune.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A yard Stick... (Thank you Dan S. for sending it in!)
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