Grace Notes: Hospice house and light
The one story house, low slung across a lot longer than it is deep, was built by Joseph Eichler, an architect of the 1950’s. It’s surrounded by other Eichler’s on a street named after a […]
Year: 2012
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Biologist uses high-tech iPhone microscope to teach science up close
Cindy Henk has a long-term love affair with science education. She’s especially enamored of microscopes and sharing the wonders of the world they reveal. For 30 years she managed a biology lab at Louisiana State […]
Eggers School offers glimpse into Poudre Canyon history
A ride up Poudre Canyon takes the traveler through scenery of massive proportions. Granite cliffs tower over the wild Cache la Poudre River rushing far below the roadway, impressive in their timelessness. Human settlement in […]
Virginia Dale dispatch
from the Fort Collins Standard April 29, 1874 Thinking a few items from this part of Larimer County would be of interest to your many readers, I will send you a few notes I have […]
Plant Select announces 2012 selections for innovative home gardens
With spring comes a familiar gardening dilemma: What to plant that will be beautiful and unique, while also flourishing in area landscapes? Plant Select comes to the rescue with six notable plant picks for the […]
Celebrating 150 years, the Virginia Dale stage station needs your help
[media-credit name=”Kenneth Jessen” align=”alignleft” width=”300″][/media-credit]The Cherokee Trail was the first route along the foothills through Larimer County. In 1861, it was recognized by the Colorado Territorial Legislature. The importance of this route was amplified the […]
Grace Notes: Remember who you're running for
The plum trees are bloom-heavy; I can almost hear them sigh with their new weight, their pink swag. Errant petals fill the parking lot gutters and dot the windshields of cars sitting all day in […]
Letter: Thank you to Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department
More than once, we heard it was “a perfect fire.” To those humble wildland firefighters, we clarify: it was “a perfect fire fighting response.” For that, we are so thankful for the efforts of the […]
Bellvue Seniors
The Bellvue Senior Center is open Monday through Friday, with meetings every Thursday in the Cache la Poudre Grange Hall in Bellvue. Everyone 60 years of age or older is welcome to participate. We will […]
Colorado State researchers breach the walls of M. tuberculosis
The lowly bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, has plagued mankind for thousands of years. An estimated one third of our human tribe still suffers from tuberculosis or TB. More than 2 million people die annually from the […]