Columns
Photo of the Week: Shoot for the Moon
North Forty News Author Tim Van Schmidt sent us this photo of the supermoon on August 12. What a fabulous photo! Each Week North Forty News features a photo submitted by one lucky reader. The […]
Articles by Blaine Howerton
Columns
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Comes to Larimer County
Did you know 90% of brain development occurs by age 5? United Way of Larimer County is partnering with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and Imagination Library Colorado to bring this incredible program to Larimer […]
Gardens & Landscapes
What do Caffeine and Cushion Plants Have in Common? Convergent Evolution
by Bryan Fischer, Curator and Horticulturist, Gardens on Spring Creek Convergent evolution. Yep, it’s a big term. It’s also worth knowing. We all know that plants, like animals, evolve. Mutations and changing gene arrangements […]
Life in NOCO
Rattlesnake Alert 2022
Tim Van Schmidt | North Forty News I wrote an article about this last year, but the message bears repeating. I’m talking about being watchful for rattlesnakes when at area recreation areas. Just recently, […]
Columns
Publisher’s Letter: Feelings of Accomplishment
Sometimes, it feels like I’m just trying to keep my head above water. The phone rings endlessly, I get hundreds of emails a day, and text messages keep streaming in, and that doesn’t even begin […]
Art & Lifestyle
Recommended: Plant & Krauss, China
Tim Van Schmidt | New SCENE The summer of 1972 — 50 years ago — was golden for me as far as live music is concerned. Living in LA at the time, in just […]
Columns
Happenings in Wellington in upcoming weeks –August/September 2022
Nancy Harrison, Adventure Media The 2022 Main Street Market is operating Thursdays from 4:30-7:30 PM from now to September 22. Fresh Colorado produce is arriving daily! Craftspeople will be showing their creations – one-of-a-kind items […]
Columns
Photo of the Week: Essence of Colorado Music
An anonymous concertgoer sent us this photo from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Concert at Mishawaka Amphitheater on August 6. What an amazing show! Each Week North Forty News features a photo submitted by one […]
Life in NOCO
Wellington’s Food Bank Reaps the Benefits from Fund Raiser
Nancy Harrison, Adventure Media Wellington Food Bank would like to thank the Spargetoberfest Foundation for hosting the first annual Food Truck Rally that benefits the Wellington Food Bank. Each entry ticket went into a […]
Art & Lifestyle
Recommended: Birds, Birds, Birds
Tim Van Schmidt | New SCENE I guess I’m just part of the flock. This summer, I was walking along a road in the “Great Northwoods” of Wisconsin when a woman walking in the […]