Looking for something to do this weekend?

Here’s a few ideas of fun events and places to visit in the Fort Collins area.

Events in Fort Collins this weekend:
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20110630/UPDATES01/110630005/Top-things-do-Fort-Collins-three-day-planner?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CNews 

A calendar of Fort Collins events, search by date:http://localsearch.coloradoan.com/sp?skin=&aff=1000

CO FREE DAYS- Several places around Denver off a few free days during the year. One website mentioned that you may need to show a CO I.D. to get in free so you may want to call to confirm this.

July 1- Denver Botanical Gardens at Chatfield
July 2- Denver Art Museum
July 5- Children’s Museum of Denver
*We took our 4yr old there and he had a BLAST! I recommend going early in the day and also wearing play clothes since it can get messy.
July 19- Denver Botanical Gardens at York Street

You can find more info here: http://scfd.org/?page=home&sub=4

Free things to do in Denver listed by date:
http://www.freetripstoday.com/denver-free-days

A list of free things to do in Denver:
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/money/18941291/detail.html

Helpful Websites about Fort Collins

City of Fort Collins Website- Info about Parks and Services, also has a calendar of events
http://www.fcgov.com/

Just for park info
http://www.fcgov.com/parks/

List of where kids eat free, calendar of events, coupons
www.parentpages.info

Wide Range of Info about Fort Collins and surrounding area’s activities
http://coloradoinfo.com/fortcollins

Specific Info on Hiking in Poudre Canyon
http://coloradoinfo.com/fortcollins/poudrecanyon

Do you know about more good websites? List them in a comment below!

Closings and Detours in Fort Collins

There are so many things here under construction or getting repaired. I have noticed a few but I’m sure there are many more. Here are a few notes for you…

Elizabeth Street is completely closed from Skyline to Taft Hill Road. Look for signs that will send you on a detour.

The Train at City Park is closed until 2011. Everything else at City Park appears to be open.

Woody’s Wood Fired Pizza just off campus is officially CLOSED for good. CSU will be bulldozing it and building some dorms in the near future.

The Goodwill downtown is closed. There is a brand new one off JFK Parkway. The address is
315 Pavilion Lane
Fort Collins, CO 80525

The Target at 105 West Troutman Parkway is just a regular Target. It does not have much of a “Market.” There are only a few cold groceries there. You may want to try the new Super Target at
2936 Council Tree Ave
Fort Collins, CO 80525

Are you aware of any other detours or closings that would be helpful for people to know? Post them in a comment here. Thanks!

Exercise in Fort Collins

You should have gotten REC Center passes at registration. The new REC Center is great. It even has a 30 person hot tub!

Would you like someone to join you in a class, bike riding, running, or some other form of exercise? Do you have suggestions for places to play tennis or other sports? Please leave a comment if you have any tips or requests regarding exercise.

Doctors/Medical Care

OB
We actually confirmed our pregnancy with Katelynn in Colorado 2 years ago.  We went to The Women’s Clinic of Northern Colorado and had an ultrasound performed.  They sent the results directly to my “home” OB and were wonderful.  I will probably use them again if we need a visit while out there this summer.  The office in Ft. Collins was pretty full with appts when I called, so I went to the Loveland office instead.  Not a bad drive at all and worth it to get a better appt time.  I’m pretty sure they also take our insurance or I wouldn’t have gone there.  Their website with office address/phone/etc is:  http://www.fcwc.com.

Hope that helps you and any others needing an appt this summer! 

Jenn Comer

 

Women’s Clinic of Northern Colorado----me, too.    I saw Dr Maude Vance and really liked her….wanted her to move so she could be my regular OB. :)

 

Pediatrician
Associates in Family Medicine is the popular choice. They have multiple offices in the area. I called this week and the closest office on Shields was booked until August so you may need to try one further from campus.

Associates in Family Medicine has a good urgent care (3519 richmond dr. Fort Collins, CO 80526) Phone: 9702040300, Mon-Sat 8am-9pm, Sun 9am-9pm

We took Anabelle here http://www.afmfc.com/ when we thought she had an ear infection. They were great and they have an urgent care office. Hope you don't need it though.
Rene' Foth

Fort Collins Library

The local library has a great Summer Reading Program. Children and adults can get rewards for reading. The Library also has fun programs for children throughout the summer from story times to petting zoo’s.

You can find more info on the library website:
http://www.poudrelibraries.org/
*You can find a calendar of events at the bottom of the page.

Here’s a note from Angela Corrova about the library:
If you are a fan of the library…you will need a piece of mail from your Fort Collins address to get a card.  You can mail a letter to yourself so that you can get a card your first few days there.  The library has lots of good kid books, many videos and DVD’s.  They also have a summer reading club that I always sign our kids up for.  Lots of freebies for reaching certain bench marks of reading.  They also have an adult summer reading program where you can win prizes!  I actually won once!  Woohoo!!

Any other library tips? Leave them here under comments!

All about Fort Collins

There are a ton of us out here in Fort Collins for the summer. We’ve already been eating at some great restaurants and enjoying the beauty of the mountains.

We’re trying to round up info about Fort Collins to share. Do you have a favorite place to eat? Do you know about a great place to take kids? What about the best hiking trails?

A series of posts will be coming with various titles. We’d love for you to take a few minutes to submit any ideas or tidbits that you have to share with others. Please leave a comment under the appropriate topic.

MidSouth Potluck in Fort Collins

All MidSouth Staff (Old, New, and staff kiddies) are invited to join us for a Potluck Dinner.

Friday, June 24th at 6:00 pm

At the basketball courts at Rams Village East

Please bring food to share. Wear your name tags so no one feels foolish! Bring chairs and blankets. See you there!

Email Alyssa.Lancaster@uscm.org if you have questions.

What would you like to know about Fort Collins?

In the next few weeks we’re planning to do a whole series of posts with information on Fort Collins. We really want this blog to be a place where we gather information and put it all in one place for you.

We’re planning to cover things like:

Places to eat
Fun activities for Kids
Outdoor activities

What else would you like to know about the city and surrounding area?

Take a few minutes to think of some questions or things you’d like to know then write them in the comments section below. We’ll take these suggestions and post them as topics for discussion soon!

Welcome!

We are excited to have this place for the women in our region to share ideas, questions, tips, and more. The great thing about this venue is that it can grow with us according to our needs and interests. Check out the sections for Staff Moms and Summer Projects. We're planning on starting discussions on Fort Collins in a few days and we will add more as interest in various topics is expressed. Also, we can have discussions among those who want to participate and not have to send a bunch of emails to those to whom the topic doesn’t apply.

We’d love to kick it off here by moving the Summer Project discussions here.  Just click on the link and add your comment or question.

As always, we value your feedback and suggestions. Please contact us any time!

The MidSouth Women’s Council

How does this work?

There is a wealth of knowledge and wisdom out there that each of us has built up over our time on staff. We wanted to find a way to share it with other women in our region and we thought this blog would be a great way to collect little tidbits on a wide range of topics. As we collect all these tidbits they will be stored for others to read in the coming months and years.

We’ll be posting different topics on a regular basis. Then we need you to add to the discussion by submitting your tips or ideas as a comment.

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