Year of memories in pictures
Loveland Valentine Ella Pettit is serenaded by members of the Valentine City Chorus barbershop quartet on Jan
first valentines to kick off the 2025Loveland Valentine Remailing program. Members of the chorus from left are Eric Ferm, Bob Lano, John Bruggeman and Luke Kjolhede.
For Loveland, 2025 has been a year of highs and lows.
There has been turmoil in the Loveland City Council, closure of the city’s overnight shelter, closing of the Lake Loveland swim beach and cancellation of the city’s fireworks display.
But there have also been community members coming together to help one another, residents enjoying food and music at the annual Corn Roast Festival, new sculptures placed in Benson Sculpture Garden, and Valentine’s Day in the Sweetheart City. Students in the Thomp-
son School District have competed in athletics, staged school plays and spoken up politically in the wake of a school shooting in Evergreen.
New businesses have opened, and others have closed, like the downtown Safeway after 50-plus years.
Through it all, the Reporter-Herald has been there, documenting the year in pictures. We hope you enjoy this slice of life, captured in a camera lens.
Pamela Johnson, Loveland Reporter-Herald assistant editor
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Mason Loukonen, 14, flies into the pool from the slide at Winona Pool on June 10.
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Nick Poage, right, hands a heart to Trent Budish in a lift as they work to hang hearts on light poles on Jan. 24. Poage and Budish are city of Loveland workers
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Chris Laman, left, and Codey Waltersdorf, right, both with YESCO signs, get a new “Welcome to Berthoud” sign out of their truck Jan. 27while working to install the sign in the southbound lanes of the U.S. 287Bypass just north of Colo. 56in Berthoud.
Melissa Schmidt, left, and Marsha Detter, center, chat as they look at an exhibit Jan. 22during a free day at the Loveland Museum. The exhibit featured a rosewood square grand piano that was owned by David Barnes, who founded Loveland
Elise Cameron, a retired postal employee and volunteer, organizes valentines Jan. 29during the kickoff the Loveland Valentine Remailing program.
Miss Loveland Valentine Ella Pettit stamps valentines Jan. 29to launch the 2025Loveland Valentine Remailing program
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Chris Smith walks his dog, Daisy, across the bridge Jan. 22at Fairgrounds Park in Loveland The Pratt Through Truss bridge was built in 1915at First Street in Loveland and moved to its current location at Fairgrounds Park in 1970.
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Miguel Santimanzano, right, gets emotional as he and his bride Heather Santimanzano say their vows Feb. 14during the Loveland Valentine’s Day Group Wedding and Vow Renewal Ceremony at the Sweetheart Winery.
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Standing in front of Johnson’s Corner on Jan. 31, Phil Bearly holds a photo of his parents, who were the original managers for the first 26years it was open.
Pam Sheeler, right, a member of the Loveland Historical Society who is on the committee to save the Great Western Railway Depot, cheers Feb. 6as the depot is moved to its new home about 100feet from where it originally stood on railroad property.
Ethan Voorhees, 2, eats his cone Feb. 3at Dairy Queen in Loveland.
Garfield Elementary School students, including John Cozine, center left, Tate Hoover, center, and Sebastian Knox, right, dance on stage Feb. 12during dress rehearsal for their Deliver Courage presentation at the school in Loveland. Second and third graders sang songs and performed skits as part of their curriculum that combines artistic expression and school work during the showcase. This one focused on character traits like creativity, empathy, honesty and more.
Sweethearts David Viegut and Carolyn Kuntz pose for a photo Feb. 13in a hallway at Loveland High School. The two were recreating a photo that was taken of them in the same hallway while they were high school sweethearts at Loveland High in the 1970s. They parted ways after graduation and after decades of living separate lives, they reconnected in 2020and were engaged to be married.
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Dawn Morehouse, right, and her daughter, Lyssa Morehouse, center, hold signs and listen to speakers Feb. 17during a We the People not We the Billionaires Protest to Protect Democracy outside city hall in downtown Loveland
Bryan Valdez Red Moon uses a chainsaw to carve a sculpture in a tree stump Feb. 5on the 1300block of West 36th Street. Valdez Red Moon said he is a master marble carver, carving since he was a young teen, He tried his hand at carving trees after the Windsor tornado and has been doing it ever since. The homeowners who hired him, Chrissy and Brett Allison, asked him to carve Odin the God of War
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Miles Parker, winner of 2and younger category of the Little Mr. Cupid contest, waves at the crowd during the event, part of the Sweetheart Festival on Feb. 14in downtown Loveland
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Berthoud’s Amelia Major competes in the 3A state diving competition Feb. 11at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton.
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Berthoud’s Abi Speer wrestles during the first day of the CHSAA state championships Feb. 13at Ball Arena in Denver
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Mountain View’s Isaiah Harrison wrestles his championship match during the CHSAA state championships Feb. 15at Ball Arena in Denver.
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Ian Temple and his dog, Tug, walk by snow covered trees Feb. 18on a cold day at Mehaffey Park Loveland. “It’s a cold one!” said Temple.
Cassidy Anchondo, 11 months, center, watches as Eucharistic Minister Maureen Armfield, right, imposes ashes on her mom Hannah Elyse Anchondo’s forehead March 5during an Ash Wednesday service at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Loveland
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Holding her No. 1ticket, Karen Carr, center, celebrates being the first in line to get her 100free days of coffee during the grand re-opening of Dunkin’ Donuts in Loveland on March 25.
Kole Looper, 3, center, roars like a lion as Carmen Kamrath, far right, reads a book March 3during Little Fairy Tales Storytime at the Forge Event Center in Loveland
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Opal Hess, 4, left, and her brother, Brinson Hess, 6, ride their scooters at the skate park March 21at Mehaffey Park in Loveland
Elizabeth Markham, executive assistant for the Loveland Police Department, gets a hug from Police Chief Tim Doran as he presents her with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her many years of service Feb. 24during the Loveland Police awards ceremony at Foundations Church in Loveland Markham had worked for the department for 30years.
100year-old Irene Rubinstein celebrates as people sing Happy Birthday to her March 5during a party at Sugar Valley Estates in Loveland
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Riley Downing, an employee at the Loveland Garden Center, waters flowers March 3in one of the greenhouses at the center
and students had to guess who they were
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Christian players, from left, Egan Koenig, Graham Riggs, Cade Crutcher and Ty Yoder acknowledge their fans after winning the Class 3A state championship Saturday at the University of Denver
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Resurrection Christian’s Olivia Klein cuts down part of the net after the Cougars defeated Platte Valley in a Class 3A regional championship game March 8 at RCS NATHAN WRIGHT LOVELAND REPORTER-HERALD
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Centennial Elementary School Principal Carmen Polka, left, helped fifth-grade teacher Emily Dorr adjust her sugar glider blow-up costume March 14as they were getting ready for the Masked Reader event at the school in Loveland. Staff members read books dressed in costumes
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Berthoud resident Leslie, who declined to give her last name, holds a sign reading “You, Too, Could Be Deported!” during an anti-Trump protest April 20in Berthoud. Behind her, Carrie Mass holds a yellow sign while her brother, Dan Galbraith, stands beside her. Leslie and the siblings were among more than 150 people who gathered near the Berthoud Recreation Center to oppose the president’s policies.
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Don Pierson talks April 7about his paintings that were to be on display at the Artspace gallery in downtown Loveland
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Baseball fan Maxene Beall reacts to hearing a birthday shoutout on the Colorado Rockies radio broadcast during her 100th birthday party March 30at Good Samaritan Senior Living in Loveland.
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Kirsten Regier, left, and her brother, Ben Todt ride their bicycles April 2on west First Street near Boedecker Lake in Loveland
Crews work on the Chimney Hollow dam April 2west of Loveland
Three bull elk rest in the shade April 21in a small park off Wolcott Drive in the Kendall Brook neighborhood in Loveland
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Artist Parker McDonald is framed by his sculpture, Man in the Maze, as he fills out a title card for the piece April 23, while dropping off his artwork for the 2025Governor’s Art Show at the Loveland Museum
Vonda Holt tries to hold back emotion as she sits on the curb in front of an apartment complex she manages April 15. The complex on South Dotsero Drive near Terri Drive burned in the early hours of the morning, and 26people were displaced, including her son and his family.
Vonda Holt, center right, hugs Breanna Tipton and her daughter, Harper Morgan, 2, on April 24as Breanna’s husband, Austin Morgan, left, holds a bag of clothes Holt gave them. Tipton and Morgan are displaced residents at an apartment complex that burned on Dotsero
The couple and their two kids were staying in a hotel while they tried to find a new place to call home.
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Vietnam War veteran Jon Platt smiles as he walks with his wife, Cindy, during the High Plains Honor Flight sendoff April 27at The Ranch Events Complex in Loveland. Hundreds of friends, family members and volunteers turned out to wish the veterans well.
Spectators wave flags and cheer as buses carrying veterans participating in the High Plains Honor Flight leave The Ranch Events Complex on April 27in Loveland. The veterans were headed to Northern Colorado Regional Airport to begin their journey to Washington, D.C
Vietnam War veteran Jon Platt and his his wife, Cindy, share a moment during the High Plains Honor Flight sendoff April 27at The Ranch Events Complex in Loveland Hundreds of friends, family members and volunteers turned out to wish the veterans well.
Resurrection Christian’s Vaughn Green delivers a pitch to the plate against Peak to Peak on April 28 at Peak to Peak High School.
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Berthoud’s Malia Sylva watches her tee shot on the first hole during a Longs Peak League event Thursday at Ute Creek Golf Course in Longmont.
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Thor Litchfield watches as a leaf he dropped floats down the gutter in the rain water May 7after a storm outside the Loveland Public Library
Cohen Walker fishes near the inlet at Lake Loveland as water flows in while Hayley Wilson holds their son, 14month-old Nolan Walker on May 27on the south shore of Lake Loveland.
Loveland Classical Schools graduate Emily Carman rides her horse, Hazelnut, during the senior parade on west 29th Street near the school May 16. Fellow graduate Trinity Speck, rides in a 1950s firetruck driven by her dad, Greeley Fire Department Lt. Tyler Speck
after placing it during a ceremony to honor fallen officers
Women work to paint and caulk two Habitat for Humanity homes May 9 on the 1800 block of Hammond Place in Loveland From left the Keystone Financial Services team members and clients are Sarah Nelson, Adelina Segura, Amanda Filler and Debi Sauer
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Evey Sagner, a Loveland police officer and Color Guard member, salutes the American Flag
May 15at the Loveland Police and Courts Building.
Dan Gleason with Team Rubicon drops a charred log on a pile of burned branches while working with on Storm Mountain west of Loveland on May 16. The disaster recovery team is taking down fire damaged trees in communities affected by the Alexander Mountain Fire
Resurrection Christian players hoist the Sweetheart Cup after they defeated Thompson Valley on May 2at Ray Patterson Stadium.
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Loveland Classical’s Emily Carman holds the Class 2A state championship trophy after the Lions defeated Flatirons Academy, 3-0, May 21at Weidner Field in Colorado Springs
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Thompson Valley’s Jesika Hopkins takes a header against Lewis-Palmer during their Class 4A first-round playoff game May 7at Ray Patterson Stadium
Thompson Valley goalkeeper Ethan Cornett, middle, and Connor Goggin defend the net against Resurrection Christian’s Zander Adfield during their game May 2at Ray Patterson Stadium
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Julian Tarango, 3, eats his hot dog lunch May 24while sitting on a bench with his mom, Briana Tarango after getting a free lunch at the Larimer County Food Bank’s Lunch Lab food truck at the Loveland Public Library.
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Astra Wing, 4, plays with bubbles June 18outside the Loveland Public Library.
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Bob Jones rides his bike on the recreation trail near Wilson Avenue on June 25after stopping at the bike station nearby for Everybody Bike Day in Loveland
Wayne Schou, former commander of the American Legion Post 15, right, and Commander Brain Bakke, left, fold an American flag June 10as VFW Commander Lorrie McLaughlin, back left, and Associated Veterans Honor Guard Commander Tom Parker, back right, hold a burial flag that was to be used during a Flag Day Ceremony.
Vallyn Weber, 13, gets a hug from her friend, Shelly Prenger June 12 during a kick-off party for The Arc of Northeast Colorado’s inclusive fashion show that was to be held later in 2025at University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. Weber, one of the models for the show, attended the kickoff party along with clothing designers and others at Avery’s Modern Teahouse in Loveland
Phil Farley is all smiles after being honored as the Loveland Rotary Citizen of the Year by Past Rotary President Mary McCambridge on June 24during the Rotary Club meeting at Mountain View Presbyterian Church in Loveland.
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Andrea Maestas with Heart and Sol adjusts her headband June 20during the Loveland Pride celebration at Mehaffey Park.
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Wearing her dress and bonnet, Perry Simkins, 9, waits for direction June 23during the Lone Tree School summer day camp at the one-room schoolhouse in Loveland. Perry’s mom, Rachel Carter, also attended the Lone Tree School summer day camp as a child
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Drew Rehme, 15, picks cherries June 30in the orchard at Mehaffey Park in Loveland. He was with his grandpa, Norm Rehme
Hadley Crego of Wellington, 11, practices and warms up with her horse, Sterling, on July 29before showing off her skills in the ranch horse class riding competition during the Larimer County Fair
Lily Schlenker, 14, left, Trista Kimball, 13, center, and Sophie Fuller, 13, right, practice their roping skills outside the barn July 29during the Larimer County Fair at The Ranch
Han Cassera shows off one of his mocktails called Strawberry Fields Forever July 22at The Love Shack - Craft Mocktails in downtown Loveland. Cassera had taken over the space that formerly housed Bar Lyssa.
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Lori Juszak walks through the DJ area July 15at Bar Lyssa where there are stories about ghosts in downtown Loveland Juszak owns Loveland Ghost Tours which was offering tours downtown.
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Ashlynn Glover of Wellington tries to hold back tears as she shows her animal during the market beef category during the Larimer County Fair Sale at The Ranch in Loveland on Aug. 6
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Artist Shana Garcia of Loveland sets up some of her fused glass pieces Aug. 8while preparing for Art in the Park at North Lake Park in Loveland.
Tennessee Muse, center, celebrates a good shot on to the green on the 18th hole while golfing with Randy Isaac, left, Brandon Burkhart, center left, and Bryan Jones, right, on Aug. 18during the third Veterans Honor Monument Golf Tournament at Mariana Butte Golf Course in Loveland
Herbie Crisman, a Thompson Valley High School senior, poses for a photo Aug 20sitting at the piano in the choir room he practices on everyday at lunch during school.
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A pair of pelicans glide across Lake Loveland Aug. 29.
Rick Lambert, also known as Mr. Loveland, talks Aug. 26about his many years volunteering in the Loveland area and becoming known as Mr. Loveland for greeting visitors, encouraging folks to dance and more during the One Sweet Summer Wednesday night concerts at the Foundry in downtown Loveland
New Vision Charter School teacher Mallory Clasquin, center, helps eighthgraders Quincy Denning, left, and Briella Guymon, right, with a math problem Aug. 29during class Clasquin was named the 2025Colorado League of Charter Schools Educator of the Year.
A contractor works to refinish the original hardwood floor in the Pulliam Building in downtown Loveland on Aug. 15. After a years-long effort to restore and renovate the historic building, work was wrapping up.
Artist Clinton Lesh, center, and volunteer Matt Weakland, left, attach straps to Lesh’s stainless steel woolly mammoth sculpture while preparing to move it Aug. 6into Benson Sculpture Garden for the 2025Sculpture in the Park show and sale in Loveland. Lesh traveled from his home in Bozeman, Montana for his first time showing at Sculpture in the Park.
On Aug. 8, 103year-old Rufina Kaltenberger shows off a skirt she made while talking about her talents making quilts, sewing, cross stitching and more. Kaltenberger has entered quilts and other items in the Larimer County Fair for many years, including this year.
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Longtime Garfield Elementary School teacher and author Ellen Javernick sits in her classroom as she talks July 31about her career and her books while looking through her favorite book she wrote
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U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly towards each other while performing a crossover Sept. 18in the skies above the Northern Colorado Regional Airport in Loveland.
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Betty Grubbs takes a morning stroll Sept. 29through North Lake Park in Loveland.
John Vitera of Firestone races through the autocross track in his 1965
Shelby Cobra replica car Sept. 5during the Good Guys Car Show at The Ranch in Loveland
BMX rider Matt Mecher does a flip on his bike over the ramp Sept. 8as Loveland High students cheer him on during a stop on the No Hate Tour, BMX performance, at the school.
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On Sept. 2, Loveland Fire Rescue Authority Assistant Chief Greg Ward is framed by a 1925fire engine that was used by the department.
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Loveland High School student Etta Milden’s face is framed by a target on her sign while protesting with classmates against gun violence Sept. 17.
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Berthoud’s Libby Wilson sets the ball against Thompson Valley on Sept. 5at BHS
WILL COSTELLO — LOVELAND REPORTER HERALD Riley Downing, left, and her friend Mya Schmidt, right, work on their “Handsome Squidward” chalk art during Pastels on 5th on Sept. 13.
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Trapper Tom, one of the founders of the Buckhorn Skinners, on Sept. 21at the shooting range wearing clothing made out of elk
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A crew from MP Contracting works to remove the skylights in the lobby of the Chilson Recreation Center on Oct 29 The city was replacing the building’s aging skylights to improve energy efficiency and address roof leaks that have persisted during rain and snow The two-month project was part of a deferred maintenance package approved by City Council in 2023to fund major capital improvements at the facility through 2025.
Judah Elkinton, 14, left, and Canyon Weber, 13, right, clear weeds with weed whackers Sept. 25on a neighbor’s property on Storm Mountain west of Loveland. The home on the property burned during the Alexander Mountain Fire and they were trying to help make sure the land wasn’t taken over by weeds while the homeowners prepared to rebuild. The teens, along with Canyon’s sister, Kai Weber, 11, and Judah’s brother, Jonathan Elkinton, 12, started clearing weeds for community members after the fire with a goal of mitigating the properties from wildfire and helping their community
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Dorothy Colyer, right, is comforted by Megan Eleazer, left, as she gets ready to speak to a crowd of people about being homeless Oct. 1during a vigil for the unhoused outside council chambers in downtown Loveland. Colyer , who stayed at the overnight shelter before it closed, said she used to work taking care of others before some major medical problems adding “I can’t stay on the ground. It’s too cold.”
Eric Ford leaves the South Railroad Facility overnight homeless shelter with his belongings after sleeping there as people protest the closure of the shelter Sept. 30in Loveland
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Loveland’s Will Sallee chips on the 18th green during the Class 4A state tournament Oct. 7at The Fox Hill Club in Longmont
Mountain View’s Jesika Hopkins makes a cut against Thornton on Oct. 4at MVHS.
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Ali Couture walks with her dog, Jackson, near a row of trees turning gold Oct. 6on West 22nd Street near Mehaffey Park in Loveland.
get a closer look at the lights the crew was stringing in the shape of a heart Nov 22, 2024; they attacched the heart to the Namaqua star west of Loveland to help Noah complete his Eagle Scout project.
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Ed Hintz of Loveland approaches the sculpture Big Wish by Linda Prokop on his daily walk at Benson Sculpture Garden on Nov. 27, 2024. Hintz said, after having a tumor removed from his lung, he had been walking at the park near his home to rebuild his strength.
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Ella Pettit, the 2025Miss Loveland Valentine, center, stands with fellow contestants after being selected Nov. 21, 2024, during a luncheon in downtown Loveland
Teenager Noah Kreutzer, right, rides in a lift with city of Loveland Lineman Trevyn Duell to
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UCHealth Flight Nurse Caley Harmon, left, and Flight Paramedic Kris Scott, right, members of the UCHealth LifeLine crew, put medical equipment back in the helicopter after checking it over Nov. 14, 2024, during their shift at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland
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The Northern Lights create a colorful sky Nov. 11, 2025, near the Devil’s Backbone Open Space west of Loveland
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John Dahlman hugs his dog Skye Dec. 21, 2024 while talking about how the community pulled together to offer support after Skye was seriously injured when a suspected drunken driver veered into their lane of traffic on Dec 10.
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Loveland resident John Dahlman gives love to his 5-year-old dog, Skye, while the white shepherd-husky mix greets friend Lorelai Allen on Dec. 21at North Lake Park in Loveland. Skye was on the mend after
ering serious injuries in a head-on crash on Dec 10 The community pulled together to help Dahlman cover Skye’s medical bills.
Loveland resident Michael Lichtbach takes a photo during the city’s menorah lighting ceremony, held Dec. 31, 2024in Peters Park outside the Loveland Museum. Around 50people gathered there to mark the seventh night of Hannukah, an eight-day long Jewish holiday that celebrates faith and perseverance.
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Greg Landes, 4, plays on the sensory panels at the tot lot Dec. 3, 2024, at Fairgrounds Park in Loveland. The city had recently replaced the playground equipment near the splash pad
Andy Scott, center, holds the reins during a horse drawn carriage ride Dec. 9, 2024, for residents at Brookdale Senior Living Community When the driver, Joe Buzzitta, le
much of his life working with horses he invited him to take the reins asking, “how long has it been since you’ve had leather in your
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Mail Carrier Wayne Belmont poses for a photo wearing a fun holiday hat while loading mail into his truck Dec 6, 2024, outside the post office in downtown Loveland
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hands?” Activity Director Shawna Fisher, right, wipes tears away as she watches Scott drive the horses.
