🌱 How a new Ziegler traffic light will affect your commute soon

Coffee in hand, Fort Collins? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a new Ziegler traffic light will affect your commute soon
• What this CSU student’s DUI lawsuit could mean for Fort Collins policing
• How a Fort Collins dad turned T-shirts into $10,000 for wildfire relief

Also on today's calendar: 4th Annual Colorado Turkish Festival and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the pony eating cough drops? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Heavy afternoon thunderstorms, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
• Friday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Ziegler Road is getting a new traffic signal. Here's when, why (coloradoan.com) — Ziegler Road at William Neal Parkway in east Fort Collins is getting a full traffic signal, and bike lanes plus the east-side sidewalk and trail access are closed through Aug. 27. The city expects the project to wrap up by October, and pedestrians and cyclists are being detoured via Environmental Drive to reach the Poudre Trail.
   

• CSU student sues police, City of Fort Collins over alleged wrongful DUI arrest, raises questions around broader policing concerns - The Rocky Mountain Collegian (collegian.com) — A Colorado State University student has filed a lawsuit against the City of Fort Collins and two Fort Collins Police Services officers, alleging he was wrongfully arrested for DUI despite a 0.0 breath test and clean bloodwork. The case, one of several recent wrongful DUI suits involving FCPS, raises broader questions about local DUI enforcement and oversight, with a scheduling conference set for Sept. 17.
   

• Fort Collins creator 'Dude Dad' raises $10,000 for Colorado wildfire victims (denver7.com) — A Fort Collins-based creator known as “Dude Dad” has already raised more than $10,000 for Colorado wildfire victims by selling custom T‑shirts. Local business Go West T‑Shirt Company is printing and shipping shirts at cost, so most proceeds support United Way of Southern Colorado’s wildfire relief. Residents can join in by purchasing a fundraiser shirt online.
   

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📸 Around Fort Collins

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Collins

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Sunday August 16

• 4th Annual Colorado Turkish Festival →
  411 S Bryan Ave, Fort Collins
  12:00 pm

Monday August 17

• International Family Night
  Zach Elementary School Fort Collins, CO 80528
  4:00 pm
• Ice Cream Social
  Lopez Elementary School , 637 Wabash St, Fort Collins, CO 80526\
  4:00 pm
• Beattie Night Out @ Chipotle
  Beattie Elementary School Fort Collins, CO 80526
  4:00 pm
• Watermelon Welcome-Supply drop off
  Bennett Elementary School Fort Collins, CO 80521
  5:00 pm
• Back-to-School Night
  Preston Middle School , 4901 Corbett Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80528\
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 12

• Historic Preservation Commission →
  Windsor Town Hall - Poudre Room, 200 N. 11th Street Windsor CO 80550
  5:45 pm
• Weekly Trivia →
  Timnath Beerwerks, 4138 Main St, Timnath
  6:30 pm

Thursday August 13

• First Day of School (1st-5th, 7th-8th, 10th-12th grades)
  Windsor RE Windsor, CO 80550
• TENS Week (No Students)
  Thompson R2 Loveland, CO 80537
• Liquor Licensing Authority →
  Windsor Town Hall -
  9:00 am
• Girls Varsity Softball vs Mountain View High School
  Berthoud High School 850 Spartan Ave, Berthoud CO 80513
  4:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hotel Equities posted a job opening for Housekeeper - Marriott Fort Collins, Colorado in Fort Collins. Apply here.
• Mission Rock Residential posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Fort Collins. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Collins here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Loveland

• Lauren Daigle Takes the Stage in Loveland (northfortynews.com)
• St. John Paul II High School Coming to Loveland for First School Year (denvercatholic.org)
• Man facing stalking, domestic violence, child abuse charges: Loveland public safety log (reporterherald.com)

Windsor

• Windsor police use mock trauma rooms to teach teens DUI risks (greeleytribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was a little hoarse. (Thank you Henry L. for sending it in!)
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