Fort Fun Families

FAST FACTS
* Unique Repeats is located at 103 Pennock Avenue in Fort Collins.
* Phone: 970-495-8890
If you’re on a budget, trying to save money, or just trying to save something from the landfill, you probably shop at thrift stores. Another reason for shopping at thrift stores is that you may find cool, outdated items [...]

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I love jasmine tea - just love it! And not just any jasmine tea; it has to be Jasmine Yin Hao.

Which you can’t get in tea bags from the local grocery store. What I mean to say is, while you can get jasmine tea in tea bags from local grocery stores, it’s not quality jasmine [...]

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Did you know that there are a number of different places to return library books in Fort Collins, besides the Main and Harmony libraries?

Main Library Locations
All library and Prospector materials can be returned 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at the Main Library at 201 Peterson Street, or the [...]

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Did you know that trash and recycling trucks are the single largest source of toxic air pollution in Fort Collins?

Some neighborhoods have 8 trucks on their streets per week (I believe we have more than that in my neighborhood )!
Did you know that it is estimated that in Larimer County, the cancer risk [...]

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FAST FACTS
* Centennial Livestock Auction is located at 113 N.W. Frontage Road, Fort Collins.
* Contact info: (970) 482-6207 or cla.auction@prodigy.net
* Website: www.claauction.com
So it’s officially winter here in Fort Collins and since my boys are a bit wimpy when it comes to snow and cold (and I’ll admit to getting tired of the [...]

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FAST FACTS
* Gohan Time is located at 706 S College Ave in Fort Collins.
* Phone: 970- 221-0049 (they deliver)

A few weeks ago I made a claim about Noodles & Company being a great spot for kids and having wonderful noodles and a reader said I should try the Udon at Gohan Time Japanese restaurant, right [...]

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FAST FACTS
* Morning Fresh Dairy Farm is located in Bellevue and can be contacted by e-mail at morningfresh@morningfresh.com or by phone at 970-482-5789.
* Website: http://morningfreshdairy.com
(You can also get dairy delivery from Royal Crest Dairy)

When we moved to Colorado three months ago, I quickly noticed the ‘dairy coolers’ sitting on doorsteps and porches around [...]

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My sister’s husband’s family has a long-standing tradition of staying at the YMCA of the Rockies Estes Park Center every fall.
It is a tradition which my sister has kept up with her husband – usually they use the time to reconnect with each other as they are both busy doctors, but this year they decided [...]

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On Saturday, September 15th, and Sunday, the 16th, we traveled to two local farms which both participate in the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model of farming.
This means that the farms, rather than selling to distributors or at farmers’ markets, sell directly to member consumers. Typically, the produce is delivered to several local locations, once [...]

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FAST FACTS
*Golden Corral: 901 E. Harmony Road, Fort Collins
*Contact: (970) 204.0395
When I was in Golden Corral this week, I noticed that they have a deal for Halloween: bring in your kids - in costume - and you only pay .99 cents for their meal!
We usually go trick-or-treating pretty early as it gets dark so early, [...]

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