| | | | Monroe sale; DDA loan
 Ben Bonner, left, and Gunny Gallardo, both city of Loveland solid waste employees, are reflected in the pond along with a
snowman decoration as they move heart arches into place Wednesday in preparation for this year's Winter Wonderlights at Chapungu Sculpture Park in Loveland. According to Cindy Mackin, visitor services manager for the city, they are adding even more lights this year and the live nights will each have a different theme and music. Opening night and the first live night is Nov. 18. The
other live nights will be Dec. 2 and Dec. 16. They are also expanding the light trail through Loveland with the addition of the 12 Days of Christmas which will be on display at Dwayne Webster Park and will light up on Nov. 17. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Good morning Loveland. The National Weather Service says we can expect a sunny day with a high near 64. Read the full forecast here. In news, we've got a look at new plans for the old Monroe Elementary School; a City Council decision to loan the Downtown Development Authority money from Loveland Water
and Power; the Loveland High marching band took third place in state competition; and a fundraiser on Saturday could save the life of a Loveland dog. Links to those stories and more are below. Jackie Hutchins, Loveland Reporter-Herald assistant editor | | | | Thompson School District Chief Operating Officer Todd Piccone could not comment on specifics as to why United Property had canceled its contract, but said that a Loveland City Council ruling likely contributed. | | | | | The first step of a plan to extend a $1 million line of credit to the Downtown Development Authority was approved by Loveland City Council on Tuesday. | | | | | The Loveland High School Crimson Regiment, the school district’s highly decorated marching band, took third place in its division at the Colorado Bandmasters Association’s annual state championship, a disappointing result for the group and its director, Kyle Freesen. | | | | | The auction will be held at Tom Davis Saloon Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. More information on the auction can be found on the Tom Davis Facebook page as well as a special event page made for the event. More information on Goose can be found on his GoFundMe page. | | | | | It’s not part of her job, officially, but security guard Dena Creaser has become the unofficial ambassador of kindness for real estate company NewMark Merrill. Her influence, which locally can be witnessed at Fort Collins Marketplace, 3601 S. College Ave., will soon have a visual presence throughout the 90-property commercial real estate firm with operations in Colorado, California and Illinois. | | | | | The North Shore Manor Inc. bankruptcy is officially over, after its dismissal Friday. But by Monday evening, NSM had filed a lawsuit in 8th Judicial District Court alleging “intentional and deliberate acts of self-dealing, theft and deception by J. Robert Wilson … and his related entities.” | | | | | A Fort Collins biopharma company has landed a $20.3 million federal contract to develop a wound-wash product that the Department of Defense and civil defense agencies can use to decontaminate chemical wounds. | | | | | Justin Boothe, the 36-year-old Loveland resident, died by homicide from a gunshot wound to the chest, according to the Coroner’s Office post. | | | | | As October comes to its end, coyotes and red foxes stop yelping as the twilight of dusk fades into the darkness of night. And chipmunks, ground-squirrels and marmots go silent as they conclude their summer’s work and cozy themselves into hibernation. | | | | | There’s a lot to see in the upcoming week, from the Mountain View High School production of”The Tragedy of Macbeth,” movies “Planes, Trains & Automobiles,” a Warren Miller ski film and an Iraq War documentary. And Fort Collins will turn on its downtown holiday lights with a ceremony Friday. | | | | | Golf can be a game filled with highs and lows. Resurrection Christian sophomore Jack Carter experienced both in a span of eight days in mid-September. | | | | | Daily Record for Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2023. | | | | | Thursday is expected to be sunny, with a high near 64, according to the National Weather Service. The overnight low will be near 39. | | | | | Dear Amy: My college best friend is struggling with infertility and is near the end of the road with multiple rounds of unsuccessful IVF. I’ve been there to support her through this, even though we live far from each other. My heart aches for her. I have had two children during the course of her fertility struggles. I have taken great pains to break the pregnancies to her gently, privately, and early, but I know it has been difficult for her. | | | |
