Events - Month View

On Saturday, March 4, 2023, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am (MDT), the League of Women Voters of La Plata and Montezuma counties will host a Colorado Legislative Update with Colorado Senator Cleave Simpson (SD 6) and Representative Barbara McLachlan (HD 59). This update comes at the half-way point of the 2023 legislative session.

The legislators will highlight bills they have introduced or focused on and share their perspectives on important bills and issues of concern to the district. Senator Simpson and Representative McLachlan will follow their remarks with a Q & A session.

For residents in Alamosa, Archuleta, Conejos, Costilla, Dolores, La Plata, Mineral, Montrose, Montezuma, Ouray, Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan, and San Miguel the forum can view the forum on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/lwvcolorado. A recording can be accessed on March 6 at https://bit.ly/LWVrecording.

For more information contact:
Laurie Meininger, La Plata League President
lwvlaplata@gmail.com (970) 402-1557

Great Decisions is returning to the Montrose library‘s program schedule beginning February 7th. The program will be held every Tuesday evening in the Montrose Library Community Room from 6-8 pm through March 28th. Books are available for purchase at the library for $20.

The program is available in-person in the Montrose Library Community Room or via zoom.

This zoom link will work for ALL Great Decisions programs: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89582928993

To obtain more information about the program contact Sara Rinne: srinne@montroselibrary.org.

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Meeting to discuss GVP questions that are coming up in the legislative session.

At this in-person and virtual event, the Adams County League of Women Voters will hear from Andrea Kuwik, Senior Policy Analyst at Bell Policy Center, about how low Medicaid reimbursements represent challenges to Colorado‘s long-term care providers, including nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care facilities.

Great Decisions is returning to the Montrose library‘s program schedule beginning February 7th. The program will be held every Tuesday evening in the Montrose Library Community Room from 6-8 pm through March 28th. Books are available for purchase at the library for $20.

The program is available in-person in the Montrose Library Community Room or via zoom.

This zoom link will work for ALL Great Decisions programs: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89582928993

To obtain more information about the program contact Sara Rinne: srinne@montroselibrary.org.

Presented by the Elections Task Force

BEYOND PLASTICS webinar presentation on Wednesday, March 15 from 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM online via Zoom.

We‘ll share information from Beyond Plastics renowned pediatrician and toxicologist Dr. Philip J. Landrigan to learn what we know, what we don’t know, and what researchers strongly suspect about the impact of plastics on human health and future generations.

In addition, Sandy Schuster from JeffCo LWV and a member of the Colorado Climate Emergency Task Force will update us on legislation concerning plastic use in Colorado.

This online event does not require registration. All League members in Colorado, their families, and their guests are welcome.

The Unify America team visited Montrose in February 2023 and had the honor of talking to 27 of Montrose’s leaders, who shared their perspectives on the challenges facing the community, with an eye toward pulling the whole community together to deliberate through finding solutions to one of them.

Among all the issues discussed, five emerged as high priority: childcare, housing, mental health, youth development, and economic development. On March 16, discuss how Montrose can solve one of these problems through deliberation, and during smaller focus groups (on March 17 and 18), we‘ll dig deeper into the five issues that emerged and hear more viewpoints from you and other Montrose leaders.

Here‘s a link for more information and to register: https://www.unifyamerica.org/montrose

The Unify America team visited Montrose in February 2023 and had the honor of talking to 27 of Montrose’s leaders, who shared their perspectives on the challenges facing the community, with an eye toward pulling the whole community together to deliberate through finding solutions to one of them.

Among all the issues discussed, five emerged as high priority: childcare, housing, mental health, youth development, and economic development. On March 16, discuss how Montrose can solve one of these problems through deliberation, and during smaller focus groups (on March 17 and 18), we‘ll dig deeper into the five issues that emerged and hear more viewpoints from you and other Montrose leaders.

Here‘s a link for more information and to register: https://www.unifyamerica.org/montrose

Our speaker for the March 20th meeting is Paul Sizemore, Director of Community Development and Neighborhood Services for City of Fort Collins will share the Fort Collins story around the work done to update the Land Use Code.

The LWV-Larimer County Affordable Housing Team chose to emphasize the importance of collaboration among public agencies, government and private industry in meeting the needs for affordable housing in northern Colorado with its public forum this year. The team team selected three developments now underway to illustrate this: Heartside Hill in Fort Collins, Grace Gardens in Loveland and Rendezvous Trail Apartments in Fort Collins.

WHAT ARE STATE OF THE RIVER MEETINGS?
State of the River events are hosted each year as an opportunity for our constituents (you) to learn more about West Slope water, the outlook for our rivers, and how the Colorado River District is working to protect our most precious resource.
The Colorado River District works with local partners to bring these events to each river basin across our 15-counties. Each program features experts presenting on current hydrology, how much water we can expect to see in local rivers, ditches, and reservoirs, and up-to-date information about regional, statewide, and local water issues impacting your community.
We all have a vested interest in water, so whether you’re an irrigator, angler, boater, skier, water, or energy provider, be sure to join a State of the River event near you!
The Montrose State of the River Meeting 2023 is March 20, from 6 - 8:30 p.m. at the Montrose County Event Center.
State of the River events are free, open to the public, and include dinner. Registration is recommended to secure your spot as seating and food may be limited.

Great Decisions is returning to the Montrose library‘s program schedule beginning February 7th. The program will be held every Tuesday evening in the Montrose Library Community Room from 6-8 pm through March 28th. Books are available for purchase at the library for $20.

The program is available in-person in the Montrose Library Community Room or via zoom.

This zoom link will work for ALL Great Decisions programs: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89582928993

To obtain more information about the program contact Sara Rinne: srinne@montroselibrary.org.

Great Decisions is returning to the Montrose library‘s program schedule beginning February 7th. The program will be held every Tuesday evening in the Montrose Library Community Room from 6-8 pm through March 28th. Books are available for purchase at the library for $20.

The program is available in-person in the Montrose Library Community Room or via zoom.

This zoom link will work for ALL Great Decisions programs: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89582928993

To obtain more information about the program contact Sara Rinne: srinne@montroselibrary.org.