UTILITY NEWS • UTILITY NEWS • UTILITY NEWS • UTILITY NEWS • UTILITY NEWS UTILITY NEWS • UTILITY NEWS • UTILITY NEWS • UTILITY NEWS • UTILITY NEWS LED lights are just as festive and a safer alternative for holiday lighting Keep the swimming pool in the backyard this winter - not the basement THE LOVELAND For many, the holidays are as much compromised, faulty strings. furniture, drapes and other Just like a soda pop can left in the only drip—anything more than a • Protect faucets, outdoor pipes about the decorations as the gifts, • When using strings of lights that flammable materials. freezer overnight, pipes exposed to drip or faint trickle wastes water. and pipes in unheated areas City Update VOLUME 10 | NUMBER 11 NOVEMBER 2014 cookies and fudge, and holiday plug into each other, never attach • Never place lights closer than freezing temperatures for too long by wrapping them with covers parties. But decorating, especially more than three strands together. 10 feet from outdoor power lines, are subject to freezing and possibly designed to protect outdoor faucets when it comes to holiday lighting, • Ensure that extension cords and and always be aware of power lines bursting. from freezing. These covers are must be done with care. Improper while hanging lights. placement and use of lights can power strips are not placed in Pipes that freeze most frequently available at hardware stores and water or snow. • Use wooden or fiberglass ladders Public art graces new City projects create dangerous hazards if not are those exposed to severe cold home improvement stores. done properly. when decorating outdoors as metal Loveland’s west side ladders conduct electricity. like outdoor hoses, swimming pool • Cover faucets with insulated foam comes alive with three Make sure to follow these tips to be supply lines, sprinkler systems, covers, cut off water to exterior safe this holiday season: • Always inspect the ladder to big art installations ensure it is safe. and water supply pipes in unheated faucets and open faucets to drain • Make sure electrical decorations interior areas such as basements pipes, or install exterior faucets • Be sure that electrical cords ublic art is as much a are approved by a nationally and garages. Pipes that run against that cut water supply off inside foundation of Loveland’s recognized certification are not plugged in at an angle P exterior walls that have little or no foundation walls. brand as valentines and cherries. organization. or positioned where they can be pinched, such as in windows. insulation are also vulnerable. • If you’re going to be gone all day Proliferation of sculpture, • Make sure decorations used If a pipe freezes and bursts: murals and other prominent • Use zip cords instead of metal or for an extended period of time, outdoors are marked for outdoor • Look for light-emitting diode More often than not, the ice • Shut off water at the main valve. artworks throughout the City, even staples, tack or nails to hang lights. set the thermostat at a minimum of use. (LED) lights. They pull so little blockage that forms in a pipe Most likely this valve will be extending to no-longer-mundane electricity that they are unlikely to • Always unplug decorative lights 55 degrees. Interior temperatures electrical transformer boxes, • Inspect light strings for is not usually responsible for located on the inside basement overload circuit breakers or fuses when leaving home and before bed. below 55 could be problematic for defines the City for residents and dangerous bare wires, loose causing the pipe to burst. What wall closest to the street. It is connections, cracked bulbs like conventional lights can. the home’s pipes. visitors alike. For more information call Loveland more commonly occurs is that as generally located near the water and frayed wiring. Throw out • Keep lights away from carpeting, Building projects on Loveland’s Water and Power at 962-3000. ice continues to form in the pipe, • Make sure there is warm air softener. The valve itself will west side this fall have raised the water pressure inside the pipe circulating near vulnerable pipes. usually be large, metal and have a art profile even higher, with the Suss out the big energy users with a watt reader increases between the location of Opening cabinet doors under the sturdy handle. sudden appearance of monumental the frozen blockage and the faucet. sinks in the kitchen and bathrooms sculpture pieces at three public Find out just how efficient appli- for customer use. Fight • Call a plumber. Keep their phone F.O.G. This increased water pressure is can help keep pipes from freezing construction sites. ances and electronics in your home The Watt Reader Kits include a number handy for quick access in this Holiday Season! usually the cause of an actual burst by letting warmer air from the “For me, public art – the very really are with a Watt Reader Kit. Kill-A-Watt power meter with emergencies. words – explain that it is art that and the break is often in a different room, in. you encounter on a daily basis,” A watt reader is a handy device that instructions, and an Energy Guide • If floors and especially carpet location than the ice blockage. Outside the home: said Loveland Cultural Services allows you to individually monitor booklet with information about are saturated with water, remove Once a pipe has failed a lot of Director Susan Ison, who laid the the electric use and electricity usage • Drain sprinkler system supply as much as possible with mops inconvenience to the homeowner foundation for the City’s public art assist in identifying and helpful tips lines and pool circulation systems and shop vacs. Companies that program three decades ago. usually follows. Frozen pipes can those appliances to reduce energy and have them winterized. specialize in water damage “Museums and galleries are cause floods within the home, that are big energy consumption. restoration can also be called. great places to visit to see art, Sculptor Robert Tully stands behind newly installed “Compass,” the centerpiece of his three- damage to carpet and furniture but these are pieces that people part Overland Trail tribute that are featured artworks at Mehaffey Park, opening on Loveland’s users. For more west side in Summer 2015. and headaches for homeowners While winter temperatures and encounter in their daily routines. Thanks to a information call signifying unity in buff sandstone reflecting on the history of the stuck with the clean up. But there weather pose many challenges, They beautify. They enhance.” and steel by Denver sculptor Andy Overland Trail that flanked collaborative effort Loveland Water Keep Fats, Oils and Grease out of your drain to are ways to protect pipes from keeping pipes open and operating Three big statements Dufford. Loveland’s foothills. between the Loveland Public Library and Power at 962-3000. prevent clogs and backups. freezing. is doable with the right tools and Entry to the new Public Works Mehaffey Park, the emerging At the Oct. 25 dedication of Fire and Loveland Water and Power, Cool it, Can it, Trash it! knowledge. Administration Building on jewel of the City’s park system Station No. 2, Pueblo ceramic artist Inside the home: residents can check out watt readers Loveland Water and Power 970-962-3000 West First Street at the Loveland on its western edge, will feature Ken Williams publicly introduced For more info call Loveland Water to take home. The Library currently www.cityofloveland.org/Pretreatment • In the event of very cold weather, Service Center takes visitors a trilogy of pieces by Louisville “Reflections,” a monumental work www.facebook.com/LovelandWaterandPower and Power at 962-3000. has five Watt Reader Kits available allow indoor faucets to drip, but past “Interconnections,” a work sculptor Robert Tully, each inspired partly by the remembrance (continued on page 2) 5 6 1 Public art (from page 1) “Overland Trail Series,” Following these home-safety tips will help keep the season safe and merry Loveland Lights provides weekend of family-friendly holiday activities Robert Tully of firefighters who died Sept. 11, The holidays are the peak season Throughout the house: • Have the chimney inspected and This year’s Loveland Lights, Throughout the weekend children ‘Find the Nutcracker’ contest. 2001, at the World Trade Center. for home fires. To ensure a safe • Keep space heaters three feet cleaned by a professional at least December 6-7, is a weekend of The library will be adorned with The three artists created and holiday season, follow these away from combustible materials. once a year. fun holiday activities for the decorated holiday trees, the installed the works for a total cost important safety tips: • Don’t overload electrical outlets whole family. This year’s event Galleria will be filled with of just under $200,000, paid for • Keep candles in non-tip holders In the kitchen: and ensure all cords are free of celebrates a perennial holiday entries for the Gingerbread under provisions of the Art in and away from children and pets. damage. favorite—the Nutcracker. Challenge, plus attendees Public Places program that City • Keep pot handles turned inward. • Never leave burning candles Saturday’s activities include will enjoy a holiday book Councilors enacted in 1985. The On a tour of the rolling west Loveland coach, or a wheel. Then I found a picture of a • Keep a working fire extinguisher • Keep combustibles away from unattended. a presentation by naturalist and bake sale, a model ordinance steers 1 percent of the landscape that next summer will open as compass, an older brass compass, in a case. I stove tops and other heat sources. on-hand and know how to use it. Mehaffey Park, Loveland Parks & Recreation was excited to find something that was going • Keep matches and lighters out of Kevin Cook, kid’s and teen’s railroad, nutcracker cost of City building projects valued planners told sculptor Robert Tully that the to be different, and something that was • Maintain a 3-foot no-play-zone reach of children. • Make sure all members of the gingerbread workshops, a displays and music. All at $50,000 or more to purchase Overland Trail likely meandered through the evocative.” around the oven and stove. household know how to dial 911 in holiday food and gift-giving activities are free. and maintain public art. area. “Elements,” above, also Tully’s creation, is • Make sure the smoke alarm is in case of an emergency. venue and a computer lab The “One Percent for the The trail is where Tully’s quest for a segmented mosaic wall, 16 feet long and 6 • Never leave the stove unattended. working order with fresh batteries. Loveland Lights is inspiration began, and a compass helped him feet high. For more information contact class on greeting cards. Arts” ordinance also established sponsored by the find his way. • “Put a lid on it” to extinguish • Make sure to have a working Loveland Fire & Rescue at 962- the Visual Arts Commission, a “Interconnections,” On Sunday, children can Friends of the Library. “I searched everything I could find about cooking fires. carbon monoxide detector. 2537 or visit the LFRA webpages. nine-member citizen board that the Overland Trail,” Tully said. I was afraid of Andy Dufford make gingerbread houses and teens For a schedule of events go to can search the library’s stacks administers the program. While using something hackneyed, like a stage- Stone sculptor Andy Dufford is a frequent The City’s yard debris cart service can make ‘DIY’ holiday projects. looking for nutcrackers for the friendsofthelovelandlibrary.org. Loveland pioneered the set-aside visitor to Arkins Park, a quarry northwest of ends for the season the week of Loveland on Larimer County Road 27. He is for art, many other Colorado cities also a loyal customer, making the occasional November 24th. Kick off the holidays at All-ages winter reading Annual holiday tree have replicated it. purchase of a multi-ton block of Colorado Carts may be kept December the Visitors Center program begins Dec. 1 lighting rings in season “Loveland stands out as a town Buff sandstone to make monumental. through March at no charge. that appreciates art,” said Visual Dufford pointed out that two of the three Join us for great local shopping, The Loveland Public Library will Bundle up and head downtown for 10-foot-tall sandstone columns that are the Collection resumes the week of Arts Commission Chairwoman food and festivities, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., host a winter reading program the annual holiday tree lighting, basis of “Interconnections,” his sculpture that March 30, 2015. Saturday, Nov. 22 at the Loveland from Dec. 1 through Jan. 4 for 4:30–6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. Margie Rossborough. “There’s art graces the entrance to the $15 million Public for everybody. There’s all sorts of Works Administration Building, were once For more information call Visitors Center, 5400 Stone Creek elementary, teen and adult readers. 3 at the Civic Center, 3rd and art here. These are the kinds of one. 962-2529. Circle, for a free, family-friendly Each week, readers will receive Washington. “You can see where the pattern continues,” event to kick off the holiday season. things that people notice when they he said. “That was a single block when I got incentives as well as raffle tickets Attendees will enjoy music by the visit us: ‘Oh, look at these public it. Sixteen tons.” Activities include an appearance for a chance to win tickets to a Original Dickens’ Carolers, horse- buildings. Every one of them has Dufford has told his clients, ranging New Year, New You! by the 501st Legion Stormtroopers, Colorado Eagles hockey game. drawn carriage rides by Wolf from the Kansas City Zoo to Grand Canyon art.’” “Reflection,” Chilson carolers and performers, This will be the third year that the Thunder Run Draft Horses, photos Rossborough, a St. Louis National Park, that “rocks have the best glitter tattoos, holiday crafts, with Santa, face painting and food Ken Williams ideas.” In Loveland, he let the rock tell him library has worked with the Friends native and retired Coyote Ridge Winter Break Passes complimentary photos with Santa, and treat vendors. Ceramic artist Ken Williams said an the form it should take to tell a story of On sale December 1-31, 2014 of the Library and Colorado Eagles Elementary School teacher, said the acknowledgment of the 9-11 losses has “connection and common purpose for staff free food from Noodles, and cookies Hockey team to offer a winter City Manager Bill Cahill and Mayor long been on his wish list. His understated at the facility, as well as the community at City’s public art collection, besides The Winter Break Pass is good for with hot chocolate or cider. reading program. This is the first Cecil Gutierrez will relay their adding aesthetic value, is a wise interpretation is now set in stone at Fire large.” Station No. 2 on West 29th Street. UNLIMITED USE Take home a free goodie bag year that adults are included. holiday wishes as the holiday tree is investment. of the Chilson Recreation Center Outlines of the twin towers of the World and a Loveland bumper sticker. Everyone is welcome at the lighted. This year will also feature “It’s a valuable art collection Trade Center are etched in tan, against a from Dec 20, 2014 - Jan 5, 2015 Giveaways include tickets to a program kick-off event at the the inaugural City of Loveland for our city,” she said. “It’s not foreground of vivid color. Floating beside are Colorado Eagles game and select department holiday tree decorating the numbers 343, the number of New York Youth: $16 l Adult: $21 library on Saturday, Dec. 6. For depreciating. It’s appreciating. merchandise from the Visitors contest. Each piece of art we add to our City firefighters who died Sept. 11, 2001. College Students: $32 (3 wks) more information call 962-2587 “I’ve had that concept in mind for several (with Student ID) $42 (4 wks) Center. for the children’s program; 962- This event is free. Food and collection just further enhances years, the idea of acknowledging the twin Loveland’s position as the art city.” tower disaster,” said Williams, whose wife, For more information go to 2548 for the teen program, and treats are for purchase. For more Judith, and daughter, Gwen, collaborated Call 970-962-2FUN VisitLovelandCO.com. 962-2402 for the adult program. information call 962-2410. for more information on the project. “Instead of it being a blatant To learn more, log on: representation, we wanted to make this a City Update is a monthly publication of the City of Loveland. Residents receive City Update according to their utility billing cycle. Timeliness of the Follow us on subtle statement, a ghost image.” information may be affected by recipients’ billing schedule. City Update is also available around the first of every month on the City’s website at Facebook, www.cityofloveland.org/ Not shown here is the monumental www.cityofloveland.org. Your comments are encouraged and welcomed at 962-2302, or [email protected]. The City of Loveland is committed to providing an equal opportunity for citizens and does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, national origin, religion, Twitter 700 E 4th Street, Loveland, CO sculpture in brick and ceramic overlay, two sexual orientation or gender. The City will make reasonable accommodations for citizens in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. 970-962-2FUN and PublicArt. columns and a heavy capstone over a curved For more information, please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at 962-3319 or [email protected]. bench, at the fire station’s entrance. www.CityofLoveland.org YouTube 2 3 4