March events at the Discovery Science Center

Larimer County Parks Advisory Board Meeting

The Larimer County Parks Advisory Board will meet on March 9, 2010, at 5:30 p.m., in the Boyd Lake Room at the Larimer County Courthouse Office Building, 200 West Oak Street, Fort Collins, CO. Topics on the agenda include: ◊       Carter Lake Marina History and Current Operations – Don Waldburger, current Carter Lake Marina concessionaire, will speak. ◊       Parks Master Plan implementation progress report ◊       Concession Management ... Full Story

Neighbor to Neighbor to celebrate 40 years with

Letting Go of the Status Quo: Effective Change

Larimer County Workforce Center  Press Release The next session in this season’s series of Employers’ Roundtables, “Letting Go of the Status Quo: Effective Change Leadership,” is scheduled for Thursday morning, March 18, 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m., in the Columbine Room of the Fort Collins Lincoln Center.  This seminar will be presented by Ava Diamond of Diamond Success Group. The only constant in today’s world is change—and the velocity is rapidly increasing.  Our customers, our ... Full Story

Native Americans: Challenges and Opportunities in

On Monday, March 8, from 7:00 to 9:00 p. m., at the Coloradoan meeting room, 1300 Riverside Ave., Fort Collins, the League of Women Voters of Larimer County will host a panel discussion on the unique challenges Native Americans face in institutions of higher education. Admission is free and the public is welcome. Because most information about Native American life and culture is drawn from media stereotypes, there is a lack of accurate understanding in our communities about Native American ... Full Story

Earthsky Tonight — March 2, 2010: Moon still near

Courtesy of EarthSky A Clear Voice for Science www.EarthSky.org Last night, the moon was close to the planet Saturn on the sky’s dome. Tonight, the moon will pair up with Spica, the constellation Virgo’s brightest star. Our chart shows the eastern sky for fairly late tonight, around 10:00 p.m. That is when the waning gibbous moon and the star Spica will be low in the sky, below the planet Saturn. The moon and Spica will travel westward across the sky throughout the night. ... Full Story