Today brings first blanket of snow
   By afternoon, Loveland could have 3 inches of snow — its first real accumulation this fall.
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Students embrace Loveland Feed and Grain design project
   Andy Smith hopes that someday people will be so inspired by the Loveland Feed and Grain that they will set up their easels on the lawn outside to paint it.
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Council approves Sanctuary subdivision
   Tuesday night the Loveland City Council approved plans for the long-beleaguered Sanctuary on the Park project with a 6-3 vote.
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Holiday activities scheduled at the Marketplace at Centerra
   Centerra is making sure there will be a winter wonderland, snow or no snow.
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Study finds 1 in 5 households unable to meet basic needs
   According to a new study, the majority of Colorado families that are falling below self-sufficiency standards resemble the majority of Colorado residents: white, married working couples with children.
   And those who are struggling make up about one in five Colorado households.
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Berthoud beckons business
   BERTHOUD — Efforts to strengthen the local economy are taking shape as town officials and local businesspeople form ideas to entice developers and businesses into town.
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County surveyor position to open
   The results of November’s election will leave some elected offices vacant as officials move on to their new posts.
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Front Range Briefs
   Four Nebraska wrestlers injured in I-25 wreck
   CHADRON, Neb. — Four wrestlers from Chadron State College were injured Wednesday in a single-vehicle crash in Colorado just south of the Wyoming border.
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Wrestling Preview: Loveland Indians
   Tyler Graff is no longer wrestling for Loveland, but nobody is really expecting the Indians to suffer this season.
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Wrestling Preview: Thompson Valley Eagles
   Coach Dave Juergensen isn’t quite sure what he has in the room, that is short of a harmonious environment.
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Wrestling Preview: Mountain View Mountain Lions
   The team is only about 15 members strong, and that’s if all the wrestlers coach Scott Barker has are healthy and eligible. Not all of them are.
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Wrestling Preview: Berthoud Spartans
   Scott Pickert’s team is coming off one of the best seasons in school history, taking third at regionals and then following up with a top-five finish at state.
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CSU’s Johnson honored for standout year at RB
   After a few games to open the season, it became clear Gartrell Johnson III was Colorado State’s premier back.
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Sibrel, strong guard play by Eagles overwhelms Mtn. Lions
   FORT COLLINS — With a powerful, agile source of production in the middle, points will come.
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Cold shooting sinks CSU women
   FORT COLLINS — Although Kandy Beemer had her stroke going, the Colorado State women’s basketball team was unable Wednesday to offer help.
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Frogs jump on wounded Buffs
   BOULDER — The Colorado men’s basketball team learned before tipoff Wednesday that it would be without its starting point guard for possibly six weeks. Then its game with TCU started, and things got worse.
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Free fly-tying demos offered
   Jax Mercantile in Fort Collins, 1200 N. College Ave., will offer free fly-tying demonstrations 10 a.m.-noon on several Saturdays in December, January and February.
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