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Santa Claus is in town!
by Matt Bartmann [email protected] “Never be Santa Claus in your own hometown.” Sage advice given to Santa many years ago. That’s why Santa comes down from his home at the North Pole to Old Town […]
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Red Feather Library prepares for 2018 with positive changes
by Creed Kidd Red Feather Lakes Community Library Interested in your Library’s direction and progress? Then, through a well-known phrase, you need to follow the money because money, in tandem with effort, common sense, good […]
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Fort Collins Old Town thrifty picks just in time for holiday shopping
By Angelina Hunter Special Guest Columnist for North Forty News A walkable downtown, MAX bus, and beautiful Colorado, first drew me to Fort Collins where, unlike most folks, I don’t own a car. Lots of […]
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From the Publisher: “Moe” comes for a visit
While I’m typically a fan of warmer weather, wearing shorts, and water sports, I do love the holidays. It’s the time when we get our visit from Moe the elf. He comes from the North […]
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The Miller bakes
Reith Miller used to show up early on Tuesday mornings at Maggie McCullough’s French Bakery in Fort Collins. It was the only day the bakery made walnut rye bread and if you didn’t show up […]
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GEARHEAD DIARY: “Buy more, save more!”
by Matt Bartmann North Forty News “Save money by spending more!” A message that we commonly hear from our friends in the advertising industry. I never liked that message. I’m still not fond of it. […]
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It’s time for holiday leftovers, is your pet overweight?
By Morgan DeSpain Wellington Veterinary Hospital We are once againin the holiday season! As we all know, we can see an increase in our waistline from all the goodies, parties, and feasts. With all that food around, we […]
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NATURE RAMBLINGS: Next year’s garden looks perfect in fall
by Sally Roth North Forty News Our growing season in northern Colorado is mighty short, especially at higher elevations, like our place at 8100 feet. Somehow, though, I manage to garden just about year-round. Fall […]
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November Publisher update – I sure do treasure my weekends
This past weekend I had the chance to get up to Allenspark. I found my family and I staying with some friends at their mountain home. Thirteen years ago, my wife and I were married […]
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Red Feather Lakes Library
by Creed Kidd Red Feather Lakes Community Library We’re going to continue our discussion of donors, builders and contributors to our outdoors “Library in the Landscape Project” next month, the month of giving. We’ll also […]