Roamin' the Range-June 2015
Here we go, into the wonderful summer months where outdoors is the place to be! Enjoy the warm weather, festivals, and wealth of entertainment options available for special evenings out along the Front Range. The […]
Month: May 2015
A couple of dimes for deputy clerk Cynthia Sullivan
There’s a clear, plastic pop bottle on a shelf in the Wellington Town Hall. Slowly but surely, thanks to the encouragement of deputy clerk Cynthia Sullivan, it is filling up with dimes. “It will be […]
Wellington seniors welcome new members from N. Dak., Calif.
By Verna Tromburg We play cards after lunch on the first Monday of every month. On the first Wednesday of the month, Elderhaus provides us with free blood pressure screening before lunch. On the first […]
Reminiscing: joint 50th year FCHS and PHS reunion scheduled for July
Reunions — they’re all about sharing old memories and making some new ones. July 30-Aug. 1, members of the 1965 graduating classes from Fort Collins and Poudre High schools will have a rare opportunity to […]
Obituaries
Obituary: Jerry Rogers
Heaven just received one of the last cowboys. Jerry Rogers passed away May 11, 2015, due to a tragic accident at home. Jerry was born on Sept. 29, 1936, to Ira and Violet Rogers in […]
Cloudy, cool, wet May just about the norm
Before everyone starts off summer talking about the rainiest, coldest May ever in Colorado, the state climatologist has a few words to say about that. “You are forgetting how May used to be,” said Nolan […]
Citizen science at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Every morning, State Climatologist Nolan Doesken looks at a map of North America freckled with dots representing thousands of weather stations in a network he created in 1998: the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow […]
Rocky Mountain Raptor Program sponsoring calendar photo contest
The Rocky Mountain Raptor Program invites amateur and professional photographers to submit their photos of birds of prey. The top 13 photographs will be included in the 2016 RMRP photo calendar. All photographs will include […]
Poudre RiverFest restores, celebrates our local river
Five non-profit organizations are partnering to host Poudre RiverFest, a community festival, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on May 30 at Legacy Park in Fort Collins. Admission is free. Save the Poudre, Sustainable Living […]
Mountain Festival will benefit Rist Canyon VFD
For a fabulous final fling of the summer, head to the mountains northwest of Fort Collins and help the all-volunteer Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department. The annual RCVFD Mountain Festival and Richard Schmid Fine Art […]