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Parenting workshops, youth internships/scholarships, teen art opportunities THERESA BAER
PARENTING WORKSHOPS The High Plains Library District is hosting parenting workshops this month on Wednesdays from 6–7pm. Community experts will provide tips and information to parents with a different topic each week including Talk and Play with Baby on January 5; Feeding Baby on January 12; Parenting Tips on January 19; and Toddlerhood on January 26. Workshops take place virtually via Zoom or in-person at Riverside Library, 3700 Golden Street in Greeley, and children are welcome. Seating is first-come, first-served at the in-person event with a limit of 20. Registration is required only for the Zoom meetings: https://mylibrary. evanced.info/signup. For those who attend in person, consider coming early for Caregiver Connection Corner which offers an in-person opportunity to connect with other caregivers and create community. This informal social event from 5:30-6pm leads up to the parenting workshop series. YOUTH VIDEOGRAPHER INTERNSHIPS THIS MONTH The Larimer County Department of Health & Environment is looking for youth interns ages 16–18 to create, film and edit a video about the COVID vaccine and youth mental health during COVID. These videographer interns will work from January to mid-February with current Youth Engagement Specialists to create the storyboard, identify and film community members, and edit the film that will be promoted to community leaders in Larimer County. Pay is $15.00/hour and applicants must be 16-18 years old and a Larimer County student. Contact Kate Durkin with Larimer County Economic & Workforce Development at 970498-6082 or kdurkin@larimer.org with 14
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questions. Apply online at https://form. jotform.com/LarimerCounty/youthvideographer-intern. WINTER PARENTS ENCOURAGING PARENTS (PEP) ACADEMY Through its Exceptional Student Services Unit, the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) coordinates conferences each year that are “familycentered and designed to offer support, information, and education to parents and professionals.” The Winter Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP) Academy Online will take place January 28, 29, and February 5. The event will be presented live via Zoom and prerecorded Moodle sessions. Learn more and register online at www.cde. state.co.us/cdesped/pep before the Wednesday, January 19 deadline. SCHOLARSHIP FOR HIGH SCHOOLER SENIORS Platte River Power Authority (PRPA) is
offering an annual $3,000 scholarship to students interested in pursuing careers in the electric energy industry. The Roy J. Rohla Memorial Scholarship is offered through the RMEL Foundation and is open to students enrolled in a 4-year university or working toward an associate degree, as well as graduating high school seniors interested in pursuing electrical energy studies. Applications are due by February 25. All applicants must have a permanent home address within PRPA’s four owner communities of Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont or Loveland. Read the full news release at www.prpa. org/news-releases/platte-river-offersscholarship-3 and apply online at www. rmelfoundation.org/scholarships. LOVELAND ART IN PUBLIC PLACES ADDS YOUTH/TEEN CATEGORY Loveland Art in Public Places has new opportunities this year including a youth/teen category for The Art
