Columns
Publisher’s Letter: As 2021 Approaches
I don’t know about you, but I had such high hopes for 2020 — it just seemed to have a nice ring to it — it bespoke clarity as in good vision. Did it deliver […]
Columns
Art & Lifestyle
Health Care Career Center Showcases Local Artist with Sculpture Garden
Kayla Christensen Next to the expansive glass entrance of Front Range Community College’s brand-new Health Care Careers Center, two bronze figures embrace, one cradling the other’s chest between its hands. Local sculptor Lorri Acott titled […]
Columns
Letter to the Editor – Reasons Not to Wait
This Letter to the Editor is solely the opinion of its author. It does not reflect the opinion of this newspaper. Chris Red With the Holiday season at our doorsteps, most families are looking forward to […]
Columns
What Does Your ‘Dream Library’ Look Like?
Creed Kidd, Library Director Every several year’s Red Feather Lakes Library staff and trustees take a certain amount of time to review where the library is, where we’re coming from, and where we’re going in […]
Columns
Late Rush of Four-Year Students Rescues Front Range Community College from a Major Drop in Enrollment
Grayson Mroczko Amid pandemic uncertainty about enrollment, Front Range Community College (FRCC) experienced a late surge for fall, boosted by students attending four-year institutions. “The unpredictable nature of the pandemic left many students scrambling for […]
Columns
Early Settlers in Wellington
(Reprinted with Permission) From: THE AVERY HOUSE COLLECTION BLEHM and DEINES Mrs. Margaret Deines and Mrs. Kathryn Blehm, sisters-in-law, share an interesting history. Both ladies recalled that their families originated in Germany, but were taken […]
Columns
Publisher’s Letter: Fill Your Own Cup First
THE LAW OF 200 We all know that this is an especially challenging holiday season when this year more people nationwide have died of Covid-19 than died in all 4 years of WWII. But setting […]
Columns
Wellington Main Street Welcomes New Board Members
By Kallie Cooper, Wellington CO Main Street As we approach the end of a difficult and extraordinary year, the Main Street Program is pleased to share that several individuals will be joining the Wellington, CO […]
Columns
Thriving Through the Chaos: Wellington Main Street 2020
Kallie Cooper, Executive Director Wellington Colorado Main Streets Program It is difficult to find the small bits of success hiding among the struggles and chaos that overwhelmed communities over the last nine months. For the […]
Columns
The Crossroads Called “The Holy Land”
Tim Van Schmidt My wife and I have canceled two international trips this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Over Thanksgiving, we were scheduled to go to Taiwan with friends, including a native from […]