Holiday food drive underway
The Thornton Firefighters annual holiday food drive is now underway. Food donations can be dropped off at any Thornton fire station until Monday, Dec. 15. The food will then be given to the Thornton Community Food Bank to be distributed to families in need.
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Deep-frying your turkey? Recycle your used oil here
If you're frying your turkey, the one leftover you can't easily dispose of is the used oil. It can't be poured down the drain, and if you dump into a street drain it finds its way into our streams and watershed. But now there's an environmentally safe way to dispose your cooking oil: the Holiday recycOil 2008 event.
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Inside Thornton magazine: Winter edition
An anti-speeding campaign, a best-selling Thornton author, city snow plow readiness, and a new bagel bakery in town are just a few of the topics covered in this edition, as well as the latest Recreation and Seniors class listings.
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Snowbusters wanted: Volunteers help neighbors in need
Winter is on the way, and while the snow isn’t here yet, Snowbuster volunteers are needed now. Snowbusters is a snow removal program that helps fixed-income seniors and disabled residents who can’t remove snow from their sidewalks.
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Time to leave your leaves on the curb
For all city trash collection customers, the Fall Leaf Collection program is now underway. It runs through Nov. 28. During this period, customers my place their bagged leaves at the curb for pick-up on their regular trash collection days.
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Grant applications available to nonprofits
The City of Thornton is now accepting applications for the 2009 Thornton Assistance Fund grant. This program financially assists nonprofits that help Thornton residents and families meet their basic needs.
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