Community Alerts
Saturday, 21 January 2017 16:09
Moving Books
Neighbors,I am heading up the Book Bees this year. I am trying to find guys with strong backs to help…
Saturday, 14 January 2017 10:53
Theft
Someone came onto our property either yesterday late afternoon or early this morning and stole a cordless drill, impact driver…
Wednesday, 04 January 2017 16:11
Disaster recovery funding
The 2nd round of disaster recovery funding is available to farmers and ranchers who have an agricultural business that was…
Sunday, 04 December 2016 22:47
Colorado Gives day
Colorado Gives Day is just around the corner. We are hoping to raise funds this year to keep the Rist…
Friday, 02 December 2016 10:33
Colorado Gives Day
I know we are all being stalked by our favorite non-profits about Colorado Gives Day next Tuesday (December 6th). However,…
Wednesday, 30 November 2016 08:46
Mountain Lions in Lower Canyon
Over the past month, we've had multiple mountain lion (4) sightings in the lower Canyon area (mouth of Canyon to…
Sunday, 27 November 2016 18:53
VERY IMPORTANT Art Auction News
Factoids:Over the years, the Richard Schmid Fine Art Auctions netted more than $750,000 for RCFVD capital equipment purchases and operating…
Friday, 25 November 2016 09:58
Support RCVFD while you do your holiday shopping!
Did you know you can support RCVFD when you shop on Amazon? Go to Amazon Smile and enter Rist Canyon…
Sunday, 06 November 2016 19:47
RCVFD Training Davis Ranch Nov 9 ~7:30 pm
Please be aware that RCVFD will be conducting training in Davis Ranch this Wed night. Thanks in advance for your…
Saturday, 05 November 2016 22:01
Festival Organizational Meeting
We are already less than 10 months away from the 2017 Rist Canyon Mountain Festival and Fine Art Auction. We…
Friday, 28 October 2016 15:18
Annual Meeting November 5 at 6:00PM
The Annual Meeting and Election will be held Saturday, November 5 at 6 PM at the Stove Prairie School. All…
Saturday, 15 October 2016 20:19
Dog found
We found a dog that would really like to go home to his owners (found on our property on Fire…
Wednesday, 12 October 2016 12:24
RCVFD Training on Rist Canyon Rd near Stratton Park this evening
Howdy Just a quick heads-up that RCVFD will be doing scenario-based training at the pull-off near Stratton Park this evening.…
Wednesday, 28 September 2016 14:55
Bull Loose
I am posting this pic so that the owner will know where this wandering fellow is. He seems like a…
Tuesday, 06 September 2016 10:38
Family Safety and Emergency Preparedness Expo
Several agencies including Larimer County, the Red Cross, Loveland Fire Authority, and Poudre Fire Authority are hosting an event to…
Thursday, 01 September 2016 17:02
Festival Times, Facebook Page, and Bake Sale
Unless you haven't been reading your email, you already know that our annual Mountain Festival is this weekend. Here are…
Wednesday, 31 August 2016 21:07
Last call for free Community dinner RSVPs
Sackits Hot Shot Catering has set tomorrow as the last day to RSVP for their head count. RSVP to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.…
Wednesday, 31 August 2016 20:57
Volunteers needed, and last chance to RSVP
Hi fellow Rist Canyon, Buckhorn, Stove Prairie Friends,The festival is just a couple of days away, and once again we…
Tuesday, 30 August 2016 12:01
Fire Restrictions Extended
Current fire restrictions (which were set to expire the end of this month) have been extended by the Board of…
Monday, 29 August 2016 21:56
FREE Community Dinner
It's your last chance to RSVP for the FREE community dinner after the festival at 5 pm Sunday September 4th!…
Monday, 29 August 2016 17:11
Volunteers needed for the Festival this Sunday!
Here is your chance to BE Smokey Bear! Teach a kid how to rope a steer! Like rock climbing? The…
Monday, 29 August 2016 13:30
Plants for Festival
I would like to put out an alert this week to remind people to bring plants for the plant booth…
Tuesday, 23 August 2016 08:45
Festival Bake Sale
It is that time of year again when we are all thinking about what we can do to support our…
Wednesday, 10 August 2016 13:22
Save the date: Mountain Festival
Our annual Mountain Festival is right around the corner. As always, the big day is Labor Day Sunday, which this…
Monday, 08 August 2016 16:12
Yaks Back!
The yaks are home, they are all accounted for, thanks everyone! Richard
Sunday, 07 August 2016 18:12
Yaks
Dear Folks,We put a herd of nine yaks in a pasture at about mile marker 33 in mid-July. They seemed…
Wednesday, 27 July 2016 11:06
Break-in on Stove Prairie Road
Mrs. Osterlie called me on Saturday to say that their place and their next door neighbors were broken into and…
Tuesday, 12 July 2016 12:00
Fire Ban
Larimer County - ***Situational Awareness Only ***No Action RequiredAs of noon today, a ban on open fires for the unincorporated…
Tuesday, 12 July 2016 10:52
On "QT"
We have been looking for our (Siamese) cat "QT". She was last seen on Friday last week on Emerald Glade…
Saturday, 09 July 2016 16:41
Bear Break In
RCVFD & Community, We had a bear break into our cabin on MT Ethel. First floor was mostly destroyed. There…
Thursday, 07 July 2016 16:28
Found Cat
I have an intact male orange tabby that showed up at my house yesterday and is still hanging out. Wondering…
Friday, 01 July 2016 14:28
Yaks
I have 2 yaks that escaped from me in the Buckhorn and 44h area. They have ear tags on. Any…
Friday, 01 July 2016 09:04
Rufus and Sienna
We found (2) dogs running loose on Rist Canyon Rd below Whale Rock Road. Tags say their names are Rufus…
Tuesday, 21 June 2016 16:02
Inji is missing!
Inji is a 15 pound ginger color dog missing since Saturday from the back of Stratton Park Rd. She was…
Monday, 30 May 2016 18:16
Looking for Zoey
We went for a hike with our dogs this morning around 9 am and we were almost home (Mt Ethel…
Saturday, 21 May 2016 17:17
Bears and Trash
Our trash truck drivers reported seeing the results of more than 14 bear events on Tuesday. Bears primarily overturning dumpsters…
Saturday, 21 May 2016 14:47
More Bears
Hi all. We want to report another bear break in up Rist canyon. Sounds like a similar situation( to last…
Monday, 16 May 2016 17:03
Bears Awake and Hungry
We have a cabin between Redstone Canyon & Rist Canyon and have had two bear break-ins in the last three…
Saturday, 30 April 2016 10:18
Reminder: May 7th Open Firehouse
The RCVFD community and its supporters are invited to an Open Firehouse from 10 am - 2 pm on Saturday,…