Events
Car show enthusiasts get a second chance
“The Old Town Car Show is a rain or shine event,” noted the listing for the popular show when it was originally scheduled for May 2017. They weren’t counting on snow. The annual show, which […]
Month: September 2017
Gardens & Landscapes
Community support is the heart of Wellington Food Bank
by Mark Gabbert More than 20 years ago, two members of Zion Lutheran Church began the Wellington Food Bank. At first, this involved simply standing on the steps in front of the church to help […]
Events
Annual Tour de Fat kicks off in Fort Collins
Thousands of people in Fort Collins dressed in their crazy attire, hopped on their bikes, and rode a route around town for hours in the annual Fort Collins Tour de Fat. “It’s like a cross […]
Outdoors
Abandoned iron
One never knows where they might find old, abandoned cars, trucks and machinery. Sometimes far back on old logging roads in the foothills or retired farm access roads in the plains that are now accessible […]
Columns
From the Editor – September 2017
By Blaine Howerton North Forty News August was another exciting month at the North Forty News. We are continuing with unprecedented growth with a 40% increase in readership during the last quarter. The growth has […]
News
The road to the showdown leads to traffic
Traffic on I25 South toward Denver is backed up bumper to bumper for miles between Denver and Fort Collins. Expect 2 hours or more of travel time on I25 to get to Mile Hi Stadium. […]
Business & Education
Maintenance free housing cooperative for seniors breaks ground in September
Colorado’s first senior housing cooperative is preparing to break ground in Fort Collins. With several developments planned throughout the state, the Foothills Mall location in Fort Collins will be the first, located at 514 E. […]
News
Sobriety checkpoints, extra patrols: “The Heat Is On” for Labor Day DUI enforcement
To ensure roads are free from impaired drivers during the upcoming Labor Day holiday, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and local law agencies are joining forces under “The Heat Is On” campaign […]
Events
Wellington Seniors
by Verna Tromberg We’d like you all to know that Trudy Patterson, who recently retired from her position at the Senior Center, is very happy in her new location. We miss her! Wellington seniors play […]