Beet harvest underway
The sugar beet harvest in Northern Colorado was a little late getting started this year. Scheduled to begin October 9, it didn’t get underway until the early morning hours of October 15, and then only […]
Year: 2015
New Fire Station 4 a fine success
The decorative cake said it all: Congratulations RCVFD. After three long years of set-backs and struggle, Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department Fire Station 4 – destroyed during the High Park Fire in June 2012 – […]
Bella's Market to sell Wellington store
The Bella’s Market at 7670 Fifth St. in Wellington is expected to be sold in the next three weeks, owner Sam Mancini said. The Wellington store, and a second Bella’s in Gypsum, will remain open […]
Colorado State Forest Service now accepting seedling tree orders
The Colorado State Forest Service is now accepting orders on a first-come, first-serve basis for low-cost seedling trees, shrubs and perennials grown at its Fort Collins nursery. More than 100 species and size options are […]
See a bat? Tell Colorado Parks and Wildlife during National Bat Week
National Bat Week, a campaign to inspire Americans to help protect bats, kicks off Oct. 25. The initiative is important to Colorado, home of 18 species of bats, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife who monitors […]
Wild is back: A short history of the wild bison coming to a natural area near you
Wild things. They frighten, amaze, inspire, excite, humble and move us. They quicken our pulses and seem to make us vibrate at some more primitive frequency. Dogs look at us with friendship and appeasement while […]
Harvest Farm's Fall Festival much more than a maze
It’s more than a maze. It’s a zoo, a playground, a pumpkin lover’s paradise, an obstacle course, a pyramid made from hay bales. It’s a place where you can have your face painted and watch […]
Roamin' the Range, Nov. 2015
Avenue Q: the Student Version, Poudre High School’s fall musical, opens Oct. 30 and will play Oct. 31 and Nov. 5-7. Costumer Kari Armstrong has assisted students in creating giant puppets (think the Muppets) to […]
After two decades with Rist Canyon VFD, Chief Bob Gann moves on
Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bob Gann announced that he’s moving to Rifle. Here’s the e-mail that he sent: ____________________ Folks – you are getting this because we have interacted in some way related […]
Two fires in the last week on the Pawnee National Grassland
In the last week, two wildfires burned on the Pawnee National Grassland – both human-caused. The Little Sand Fire burned 560 acres and the 500 Fire burned 29 acres on public and private land on […]