Coffee with Council 
Longmont City Council will host Coffee with Council from 9 to 10 am on Saturday, February 25, at Mac’s Place, 1640 Pace Street. At this event, you can talk informally with at least two council members on any topic of your choice, and the coffee’s on us! Council Members Finley and Christensen are scheduled to attend. For more information call the City Clerk’s Office at 303-651-8649.

Learn About Longmont’s Big Projects
The public is invited to an open house at the Civic Center, 350 Kimbark Street, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm on Thursday, March 2, to learn about several very important projects happening in Longmont this year. You’ll get information on NextLight™ broadband, curbside composting, Resilient St. Vrain, S. Pratt Pkwy. bridge replacement, 2017 Pavement Management Program, park and trail renewals and development, forestry and emerald ash borer, and more! Find details at LongmontColorado.gov/news/calendar, or call 303-651-8416. 

All About Owls
Join Recreation Services from 12:30 to 2 pm on Saturday, February 25, at the Sandstone Ranch Visitors & Learning Center, 3001 Sandstone Drive, to learn what makes owls different from other birds and raptors, from their feathers and eyes to their talons and digestion. No live owls will be present. Suggested donation of $4 per person, collected at the event. All ages welcome! Call 303-651-8404 to register.

Special Drawing Workshop for Children
Artist Peg Hilliard, the Longmont Public Library’s current Maker-in-Residence, will share her talent and love of drawing with young artists in the “Two-handed Learning to Draw” program from 1 to 2:30 pm on Saturday, February 25, at the Library, 409 4th Avenue. Children will learn how it feels to engage their whole brains in service to the joy and adventure of drawing. This program is best for 4th and 5th grade students. Register online at bit.ly/LibKids. No email or internet service? Call 303-651-8477 to register. 

Free Law Clinic
A free Law Clinic will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 pm on Tuesday, February 28, at the Longmont Senior Center, 910 Longs Peak Avenue. You can speak to attorneys at no charge about immigration law, criminal law, bankruptcy, family law, fair housing/disabilities, collections, landlord/tenant law, consumer issues, personal injury, probate, Social Security, and tax resolution. For more information call 
303-651-8444 or email Susan.Spaulding@LongmontColorado.gov.

Shred Your Private Documents for Free
Longmont residents can safely and securely recycle private documents at this free event. Take boxed or bagged papers to be shredded to the Waste Diversion Center at 140 Martin Street between 9 am and 2 pm on Friday, March 3. This is for residential documents only; business materials will not be accepted. Please also take ID and a copy of your most recent Longmont utility bill. For more information, visit LongmontColorado.gov/solidwaste or call 303-651-8416.

Guided History Tours at Sandstone Ranch
Enjoy a 90-minute guided indoor and, weather permitting, outdoor tour of the historic Morse Coffin family home on Saturday, March 11, at the Sandstone Ranch Visitors & Learning Center, 3001 Sandstone Drive. Learn about the home’s early history and all that Sandstone Ranch offers our community now. All ages are welcome. Tours are at 10:30 am, 11:30 am, and 12:30 pm. Register at 303-651-8404. There is a $4/person suggested donation.

Register for Summer Contracted Camps
Longmont Recreation & Golf Services offers a wide range of summer day camps, including a rich variety of contracted four- and five-day camps with various themes that meet throughout the summer. Registration for these camps begins March 1. Visit ow.ly/WfgOE or call 303-651-8404 for more information.

New Parachute Play Storytime
Because reading and early literacy are so important, you can never have too many storytime options! Visit the Longmont Public Library at 409 4th Avenue from 11 to 11:45 am on Mondays for the new “Parachute Play Storytime” with Miss Elektra. Enjoy entertaining and enriching stories, followed by crazy parachute fun for ages 6 and younger. No registration required. 

Don’t Leave Your Meter Hanging
With home renovation and repair season getting close, please remember to do a brief checkup on your electric meter. If the meter’s housing appears to be damaged, not fully secured, or falling off the wall, make sure to have a licensed electrician repair it. This is important both for your safety and to ensure continued reliable electric service to your home. To have the power turned off during repairs, call Longmont Power & Communications at 303-651-8386 during regular business hours.