City Holiday Schedules
Longmont city government observes the Christmas holiday on Monday, December 26. Most City facilities are closed; all Recreation facilities except the St. Vrain Memorial Building will be open regular hours. Longmont city government observes the New Year holiday on Sunday, January 1, and Monday, January 2. On Sunday, all City facilities will be closed. On Monday, most City facilities will be closed; all Recreation facilities except the St. Vrain Memorial Building will be open regular hours. On Saturday, December 31, the Museum will close at 1 pm, and all Recreation facilities except the Ice Pavilion close at 3 pm. For Recreation schedules visit LongmontColorado.gov/rec. Trash and recycling collection will be one day later than usual during the week.

Holiday Tree Recycling
From December 27 through January 8 the City of Longmont provides four satellite Christmas tree drop-off locations: Roosevelt Park – parking lot south of 8th Avenue, Garden Acres Park – west side of parking lot off 18th Avenue, Kanemoto Park – parking lot off of S. Pratt Parkway, and Centennial Park – east parking lot off of Alpine Street. Please remove all holiday decorations and light strands. You also can recycle your tree at the Waste Diversion Center, 140 Martin Street, from 7:30 am to 4:45 pm, Monday through Saturday. For more information visit LongmontColorado.gov/solidwaste or call 303-651-8416.  

Two Additional Traffic Lanes Open on Main Street Bridge
Two additional traffic lanes on Main Street Bridge at St. Vrain Creek are open. Motorists now have access to two northbound and two southbound lanes. Remaining work on the bridge replacement project includes installation of sidewalks and bridge railings, installation of the bike path trail under and back up to the bridge, plus completion of decorative rock columns along the bridge. Anticipated completion for all bridge work is in February 2017. Artwork for the bridge, part of the Art in Public Places Program, is anticipated to be installed in spring 2017. For more information about the project, visit LongmontColorado.gov/FOSM or call the FOSM Hotline: 303-774-FOSM (3676).

Power Down? Give LPC a Call
A typical Longmont home can go years between power outages (if it sees them at all), but if the cold and icy winter weather knocks out your power, Longmont Power & Communications wants to get everything back on as quickly as possible. Call LPC’s outage line at 303-776-0011 any time of day or night – even holidays! – so that a crew can come out and help. Customers also can call LPC’s main office number, 303-651-8386, but please do not report an outage by email or Facebook, as these may not be checked until regular business hours. Best wishes for a bright new year!

Winter Break Makerspace Afternoons
Get out of the house and get to the Library at 409 4th Avenue for Winter Break Makerspace Afternoons from 1 to 4 pm every day from Monday, December 19, through Saturday, December 31 (except December 25 and 26). If you have bored children, we have lots of LEGOs and Zometools, and they’ll keep your kids occupied for a busy afternoon of building. This program is open to children age 18 and younger, and no registration is required.  

Winter Break Yoga for Teens
From noon to 1 pm on Tuesday, December 27, join yoga instructor Caitlin Rose Kenney at the Longmont Public Library, 407 4th Avenue, for an hour-long beginning yoga session to relax and de-stress. This class is specially designed for teens in 6th through 12th grades, and all levels of yoga experience are welcome. Bring a yoga mat; a small number will be available to borrow. This program is limited to 25 participants. Call 303-651-8477 to register.