Letter: Corn can kill
Ruminants can digest high carbohydrate foods, i.e. corn, but under some fairly common conditions a meal of corn will kill them. I suggest a web search for “grain overload,” the common term, or “carbohydrate engorgement,” […]
Year: 2011
Celebrate public lands Sept. 24 at Red Feather Lakes
Celebrate National Public Lands Day Sept. 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the U.S. Forest Service work center in Red Feather Lakes off Dowdy Lake Road. The Canyon Lakes Ranger District is sponsoring […]
Event cancelled: St. James Orthodox Christian Church showcases sacred arts
Event Cancelled. St. James Orthodox Christian Church in Fort Collins has cancelled an educational event called “A Feast of Sacred Arts — The Ancient Church Alive Today” scheduled for Sept. 24.
Spay/neuter clinics planned for feral cats
Friends of Ferals plan three spay/neuter clinics for feral cats this fall. Dates for the clinics are Sept. 11, Oct. 16 and Nov. 13, and payment is accepted on a donation basis. The clinics will […]
Pie auction Oct. 7 to benefit Livermore Elementary
The Livermore Elementary School PTO will hold its annual pie auction on Oct. 7 at the Livermore Community Center. Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m., and the auction gets underway at 6:30 p.m. Besides pies, people […]
Introduction to square dancing planned for Sept. 7
Folks who would like to learn to square dance may head to Glacier View Meadows on Sept. 7 for a free introduction. The event, which takes place at 6:30 p.m. at Glacier View Meadows Gate […]
SunDaze shines on Bellvue Saturday
Bellvue invites all its neighbors to celebrate the community’s 124th birthday on Saturday, Aug. 27. Bellvue SunDaze is will be from noon to 7 p.m. It will feature local music, food, a cake walks, silent […]
Larimer County property values down 2 percent
Property valuations in Larimer County, based on this year’s reappraisals, were certified in late August. As expected, total values were almost flat compared to those of 2009. Wellington didn’t fare as well as other areas […]
Lindsey Walton is new principal at Irish Elementary School
The new principal at Irish Elementary, Lindsey Walton, is no stranger to bilingual education. She attended Bauder and Irish as a child, then went on to Lincoln Junior High and graduated from Poudre High School […]
Northern Colorado reservable campsites already filled for Labor Day weekend
With another holiday weekend approaching and summer winding down, many will head to the forest to hike, fish, camp, and enjoy all the Roosevelt National Forest has to offer. Before heading out, visitors should be […]