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If you haven’t had the pleasure of meeting Amy Oliver Cooke yet- get ready! Amy is one of the most brilliant women in Northern Colorado and as a woman owned company, we couldn’t wait to feature her in NoCo Magazine!

This hardworking, powerhouse woman credits her upbringing for her strong, unmatchable faith, persistence and ability to stand for what is right. Her name is revered from Denver to Greeley because she isn’t afraid to be a leader in our community.

NoCo Magazine readers, we introduce you to Amy Oliver Cooke who embodies our tagline of the grace, grit and glory of Northern Colorado NoCo: Tell us what you are know for: Amy Oliver Cooke: I am the Executive Vice President and Director of the Energy and Environmental Policy Center at the Independence Institute. I’m also the Head of the Coalition of Ratepayers, Member of the Trump Transition team for the EPA. I am a wife, mother, unapologetic free market capitalist and sports lover.

NoCo: Tell us about where you grew up: Amy Oliver Cooke: I was born just outside of Chicago on Great Lakes Naval Air Station. I’m the youngest of seven! We moved to Wisconsin when I was three and then to Webster Groves (just outside of St. Louis) when I was nine. I spent my formative years there. We didn’t grow up with a lot of money.

My mom went to work in a junior high cafeteria as a cook so I could attend a Catholic all-girl college prep high school Visitation Academy for my last two years of high school.

I graduated in 1981. Then went on to the University of MissouriColumbia, graduated in 1985 with a degree in magazine journalism and a minor in Spanish. In 1976, while the rest of the nation was focused on the bicentennial meaning Philadelphia, Boston, and New York, my parents loaded up the VW van with me and two of my siblings, and we went camping in Colorado.

I thought it was the most beautiful place I’d ever seen. Truly, I thought places like Rocky Mountain National Park and Maroon Bells in Aspen were only on postcards. I promised myself that one day I’d live in Colorado. So, I moved here in 1987, and it’s been home ever since. I love this state.

NoCo: Where do you live now?

Amy Oliver Cooke: I moved to Greeley in early Spring 1998.

I’ve never felt more at home than I do here. Some of the best people I know are my friends and neighbors in Greeley and Weld County. Truly salt of the earth, decent people.

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Amy Oliver Cooke: All of the local stores. I’m not a great shopper. I’d rather be chatting with friends, riding my bike (despite my recent nasty crash) or watching some sporting event, but when I do shop, it has to be convenient, which is why local is best for me. I love Polish Pottery from Lolly’s Hallmark and any accessory from Accessories with a Flair and Hair. If I can’t get it here (Greeley, Evans, Weld County) or online, then I figure that I don’t really need it.

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NoCo: Tell us a little about your family: Amy Oliver Cooke: I am married to State Senator (SD-13) and former Weld Co Sheriff John Cooke. We have a blended family that includes five kids and two grandchildren. The oldest is my stepson John, a petroleum engineer. My stepdaughter Rachel lives in Germany where her husband, Colin, a captain in the Air Force, is stationed. My daughter Ann is a hair stylist in Denver. My son Jack just took the bar exam and will work for a law firm in Grand Junction. And my youngest daughter Lizzie is a student at Texas Tech and an Army Reservist about to be deployed to the Middle East. I never wished away an age, but I love teenagers and thoroughly enjoy all of our kids for the adults they have become. They are funny, smart, sassy, and thoughtful. I am so incredibly blessed.

And I come from a long line of interesting, strong women including my grandmother, my mother, my aunts, my sisters, and my own daughters. But, I’m truly am my grandmother’s granddaughter. My grandmother didn’t always do the popular thing, she did the right thing. In 1947, she was one of the first women in Missouri appointed to serve on a grand jury. She was also the first woman to resign from a grand jury because she felt like justice wasn’t served when the grand jury didn’t return a true bill against a police officer who shot a young man.

She and her family (my mother’s family) received death threats, but that didn’t deter her from doing the right thing, which was to bring light to an injustice. Her bravery in standing up for injustice is something that has always influenced me in my public policy work.

NoCo: You have a strong history in the media including ten years of hosting your own radio show. What is the most interesting thing that’s happened to you in the media or your favorite story?

Amy Oliver Cooke: We could have made a month’s worth of shows of my bloopers and outtakes. I used to say that no one could butcher the English language like I could. If it could be said inarticulately, I’ve probably said it! Fortunately, my audience was very forgiving! Make no mistake, live radio is humbling, fun and incredibly rewarding – especially local live radio. There were three shows that still to this day mean a great deal to me because we (our team at KFKA) were able to help the community. The first was the tornado in Windsor on May 22, 2008. It shortly after I got off the air at 11 am. I raced back to the studio and stayed on the air through 6 p.m. We helped people get home; helped people get in touch with loved ones; and helped relay information for first responders. I will never forget the young woman who called to let the family of her friend know that the two of them were okay and not to worry. For some people, we were the only voice they had. It’s an incredible responsibility.

The second one was the 2013 floods. I signed on at 11 a.m. that Friday, September 13, 2013, and back on around 1 p.m. to help listeners navigate and avoid flooded/closed roads. We received an email from a listener who said it took him six hours to get home, but he arrived safely because of our help. I normally don’t do radio on Saturdays, but I did that Saturday to broadcast where people could find local emergency services. Churches and small businesses were providing everything from hot showers to gift cards. We were connecting people with what they needed. And telling the story of Evans, which had no water services. The people working to get the water treatment plant up and running and the oil and gas industry that provided hygiene services so kids could go to school were the heroes. Telling their stories was an honor. That’s when local radio is at its best and I was proud to be a small part of it.

The third one was the snow storm on December 21-22, 2006. We stayed on the air around the clock to keep everyone posted on road and weather conditions and to relay information for first responders. The snow was so deep and conditions so awful. While we were helping connect people with four-wheel drive vehicles, my own kids were stuck at the airport. I finally got to them on December 23.

NoCo: You are heavily involved in the community of Northern Colorado. What are you most passionate about working on right now?

Amy Oliver Cooke: I am fortunate that I turned my passion into a career. I work at one of the nation’s most well respected statebased think tanks dedicated to empowering individuals about policies to enhance their personal and economic freedom whether that’s parents choosing the school that best suits their child or affordable, consumer directed healthcare or affordable, reliable power for all. I bring that policy expertise to everything I do. Right now, I am laser focused on making sure the great people of House District 50 (my district) are well-represented by someone who cares about our jobs (oil and gas), our families, our schools, our community. Because our last representative did not. We deserve someone who respects and defends us, not caves to Boulder elected officials who don’t have our community’s best interests at heart.

NoCo: Politics are a huge part of your life and you are known for your no nonsense approach which is unique and appreciated by many. What do you wish the average person understood better about politics and where is a good place for someone to start getting involved?

Amy Oliver Cooke: I am straightforward. No question. People may not always agree with me, but you’ll always know where I stand. I don’t lie or play coy about my policy positions. It’s okay to disagree with one another. Just ask my husband. We don’t always agree! But it doesn’t mean you have to be cruel.

Good place to start? As the late, great Speaker of the House said, “All politics is local.” He was so right. Start local. You can make an enormous impact on your little corner of the world. It’s why I loved local talk radio because we could discuss what was happening in our own community. Consider a local board or commission. Local government is always in search of good people to serve and you can make your community a better place. Local matters!

NoCo: Last question- what is something completely unique or unexpected about you?

Amy Oliver Cooke: A few fun factoids about me: I minored in Spanish in College, spent a summer studying in Mexico City. I love AM hits of the 60s and 70s and I collect old cookbooks because they are a cultural history especially of women.

I’m pretty sure that I was the first female talk show host with her own daily show in Colorado. Now, I’m proud to say there are several. Everyday, I’m grateful to Justin and Damon Sasso of KFKA for seeing something in me and giving me an opportunity to entertain and educate the NoCO audience for 10 years. They were trendsetters, and I got to be a part of it!

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When I moved to Weld County in 2010, exploring the area with my family was the best way to get involved with my community. I found out that the place had a lot to offer, however the information was not easily available. Additionally, it was not very uncommon to see an almost shocking reaction on people’s face every time that I would say that ‘I just love this place’. That’s when the idea of putting together a complete magazine that would not only list what to do in this area but also highlight all the positive aspects and things that is available for its residents and visitors.

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hy are you passionate about reaching people and sharing new? There is nothing more fascinating to me than interacting with people. From the very first good morning and big hug with my daughter to the few casual greetings and firm hand-shakes during business meetings throughout the day. Communication is the most beautiful thing between human beings and should be used wisely and quite often. I learn so much every day from every single person that I listen to. And the more I listen the more I want to learn about them and what they do and have to offer. I also came to realize that, just like me, many other people also like to learn about each other but don’t have the means to reach out to them. Meanwhile, many storytellers would love to share their stories but lack the media outlet to do so. That’s when I come and there is nothing more fulfilling and satisfying other than being able to bridge those two ends and deliver to the public what we magically and simply call “news”.

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hat are the few goals you have for the future? Grow the printed version of my publication, further explore and promote its electronic version.

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ther information you’d like us to know: We are all aware of how fast information has been travelling lately. It is very important to know how fast it fades away as well. The Best of Greeley Magazine will continue to publish its printed version, monthly and for free. We print and direct mail 25,000 copies every month and have been doing that for 4 years now. The Best of Greeley Magazine is a forum for Greeley and Weld residents to express their feelings on what they think the area has to offer. Chock full of articles on things to do, eat, see, hear and experience, the magazine also provide opportunities for reader interaction on its website at www.TheBestofGreeley.com

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hat are a few goals you have for the future: We have been fortunate to put on a couple of really successful in person events for Moms and families. With such a great response to those, we are working to build out a full calendar of events and opportunities for our NoCo Moms to step out from behind their screens and connect with us and each other in person! We have built an incredible online community, and we can’t wait to see that flourish in real life as well!

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usiness you are affiliated with: I’m the Owner + Founder of Northern Colorado Moms Blog!

hy have you chosen this profession?

To be honest, I don’t feel like I chose this. I have no marketing or editorial background, but I do have a huge heart for connecting Moms to each other and their community! It may sound crazy, but it truly felt and still feels like something I must do, no matter if I know what or how to do it or not.

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hy are you passionate about reaching people and sharing news? I believe strongly in building community among moms and women, and have felt called to be a connector of people. At the time, my local City Moms Blog Network sister site was such an integral piece to pulling me out of the new mommy blues, and made me feel like I wasn’t alone in the many challenges that motherhood presents.

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usiness you are affiliated with: Owner/ Publisher of Consumer Report for Carbon Valley, Erie and Mead

hy have you chosen this profession? I wanted to make a living with my writing and I love the publishing and printing industry. hy are you passionate about reaching people and sharing news? My goal, since 1999, is to connect the consumer with locally owned businesses so we can support each other and keep the maximum amount of dollars in our own communities.

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hat are a few goals you have for the future? To better serve my clients with their specific needs and to pursue my freelance writing career by selling articles to magazines and write another book.

The first book has been printed four times and is called Loved by Choice: True Stories that Celebrate Adoption

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hy are you passionate about job?We are all unique. My passion is in branding individuals as business leaders, entrepreneurs, political candidates, and businesses. Often the message and brand are less about a product being sold and more about relationships built and trust garnered from an appropriate brand and message. I love the challenge and the results that come from the creative approach.

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My goal is to keep on keepin’ on! facebook. com/VMConcepts

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by Jesse Tallent On a regular day, LeAnn Leffler-Foote sat down with her daughter at a local restaurant to enjoy a nice meal. Their waitress was a hardworking, polite, professional young woman who provided excellent service, she was also visibly pregnant. The waitress reminded LeAnn of herself at a moment in her past when she had been a single mother working in the service industry, before she had made her career in oil and gas. She saw a similarity between her former self and the waitress now serving her and she decided to pay 100% gratuity, to tip the bill. Before she left, she took a picture of the check and sent it to Energy Strong, a group that supports oil and gas professionals in Colorado. While “tipping the bill” has been around for some time, it gained traction in the Colorado oil and gas industry and in no time the movement gained real attention throughout the state.

“Quite honestly, it was truly an act of kindness that I never expected to go as far as it did,” stated LeAnn. “I was elated to see it spread through the oil & gas community but was not surprised that other oil & gas families like mine did the same. The hearts of this community are larger than life and it has been proven with the number of (Tip the Bills) we’ve seen come through.”

Pictures with the hashtags #tipthebill and #energystrong have been showing up all over social media and one can only speculate at the actual amount of money that has poured into Colorado communities because of the movement. With Weld County’s solid relationship with the oil and gas community it has almost become more difficult to find a restaurant in which one of the wait staff has not benefitted from a generous patron.

Energy Strong Founder, Dustin Case, stated, “One of the biggest misunderstandings is that people forget the oil and gas community are your neighbors. We are your friends. Our kids play on the same team. We shop at the same stores. We work hard to provide for our family just as you do for yours.”

Regardless of political leanings, religious views and differing opinions between us, the positive effects of people like LeAnn LefflerFoote cannot be ignored. NoCo Magazine invites everyone to take part in the “tip the bill” movement and to share pictures of your receipts with us so we can all continue to help our communities and hopefully motivate our neighbors to do the same.

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NoCo: How long have you been in the video industry?

Danny Dodge: I started back in 1985 filming music videos and doing commercial and editorial photography for magazines and product manufacturers like Ball Corporation, Borg Warner Automotive, Gaither Music Group, Warner Press and the Indianapolis Zoo.

photography store on my broken down bike and told them I had a real job, and that if they would spot me the equipment I needed to do the job I would pay them for it in two weeks. Two weeks later I paid for the equipment and bam, I was in business.

Since I had only had one photo class in college, I spent half of my time reading and learning from books in the library. The other half of the time I learned by trial and error. Not too long after that I was lucky enough to work in one of the largest studios in North America, doing work for companies like Magic Chef, Sears, and many others.

NoCo: What is the most interesting video project you’ve worked on?

Danny Dodge: Having been in the business of creating photos and videos for marketing companies and manufacturers for over 34 years, I can honestly say “I’ve done it all.” I’ve done everything from filming TV shows in Africa, New Zealand, etc.

NoCo: What made you start your own company and how are to underwater footage off the coast of Prince of Whales Island. you unique compared to others?

I’ve filmed inside buildings the military told me didn’t exist and Danny Dodge: I started my own company straight out of I’ve done editorial photography at the Indy 500 race. I’ve even college because of necessity. There simply weren’t any full filmed my own adventure when a wheel on our plane exploded time video or photography jobs openings for me where I on take off. My most memorable experience was when I and was in Anderson, Indiana. I started with one 35mm camera shooting photos for an artist to draw from, and before I knew a team of experts captured a reenactment of the London bombing. With a group from the bomb squad, agents from the a major publishing company in the area was knocking on my FBI and numerous news agencies gathered around, I captured door to have me photograph a book catalog. I remember the explosion with a specialized camera I rented for $7,000 per panicking, because I didn’t have any lights, backgrounds or anything else I needed to do the job. So, I ran down to the week. At 10,000 frames per second, only a second and a half

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NoCo: What do you wish people understood about your industry?

Danny Dodge: Most people think of video and photo production as a “pretty thing,” all about the image. But in reality, they’re one of the most powerful tools of communication we have, especially now with the rise of social media. Being able to capture a story, convey the value of a product, or motivate people to action is the most important aspect of using video or stills as a tool. And when done properly, can render immeasurable value.

NoCo: How can people learn more about you?

Danny Dodge: For years I have used social media to not only grow the presence of my clients and the value of their product or service, but also to educate potential clients as to the benefit I can provide to them. It’s as simple as becoming a friend and valuable asset on Facebook, LinkedIn or Instagram. I invite anyone to simple “friend “or “follow” me to see how easy it is to connect not only to friends and family, but to others who can benefit from what you have to offer. Simply navigate to Facebook, LinkedIn or Instagram on your browser and type in “Danny Dodge.” You’ll know it’s me when you find an image of a camera guy with a hat on.

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by Adam W. Chase Trail running: when you want to look up but need to look down.

Nothing should hold you back from converting to trail racing if you run roads or hike trails. Here are some easy steps to follow to give you confidence when pinning on your first off-road bib.

Spontaneous combustion is one of the biggest problems that first-time trail racers suffer, especially if they are long-time road or track runners. They typically go out too fast and blow up.

Such incendiary starts are embarrassing, wreak havoc on the remainder of the race, and can lead some runners to quit trail racing before they have given the sport a real chance. Think negative split, running the second half faster than the first, especially if the second half of the course is easier than the first.

Trail races are almost always slower than road races and pace is crucial to enjoying — much less finishing — your first trail event. Never try to set a time goal in a trail race that correlates directly to a road or track race of equivalent distance. Some trail races are rough enough that they demand almost double the time it takes for a road race of the same distance. Even comparing the same trail race from year to year is not a fair measure of your performance because trail conditions can change dramatically because of elements such as weather, wildlife, trail maintenance, and other exogenous factors.

Trail races are often run on hilly terrain and many trail events are held at higher elevations. They are also run on some pretty challenging terrain that slows runners down as a cautionary, injury prevention reflex for those who seek to avoid ankle twists, blown knees, or major falls. Your lateral stability in trail racing is at a premium, so practice using your hands and arms for balance as you descend rocky trails, leaping from footstep to footstep. Weather and trail conditions also play a role in the game. You may be bogged down by mud, ice, snow, or all three. Route finding can also cause you to greatly reduce your pace, especially at high altitude when marmots are wont to eat flagging and other trail marking materials.

faces. If the trail is extremely steep and the race is long enough to warrant energy conservation, then it is often best to power hike some of the ascents. Some people are more efficient if they climb up hill leaning forward a bit at the hips and swinging their arms to match an equivalently leg stride.

Maintaining a consistent rhythm is crucial to powering up a big climb. Others runners find it best to trudge along in a running motion, taking baby steps in order to keep up their cadence as they make it to the top of the ascents. Practice both and try to determine what is ideal for your running style, body type, the course on which you will be racing, and the length of the race.

Some other things to consider when you contemplate your first trail race is the potential difficulty associated with passing people on single track. There is a certain etiquette involved in gracefully telling the bozo in front of you, blocking the singletrack and blaring his headphones, to shove over and move his lard ass so you can sneak past. Practice makes perfect, so go out on your local trails and try zipping by people without starting any fights.

Speaking of fights, keep in mind that most trail runners are pretty laid back and that the prevailing attitude in most trail events is that of: “We are all out here together to have a groovy time with nature, dude.” Trail races tend to be less “competitive” than road races and racers will often help each other along and coordinate finishing in unison. It is considered bad form to run into the finish with someone and surge in front of them in the final meters, unless they were pushing the pace and being competitive by drawing first blood. In that case, drop the hammer.

Finally, if you are used to drinking from cups and tossing them on the pavement in your road races, or leaving gel or energy bar wrappers on the road race course, you should be immediately disavowed of that habit. Trail races are conducted with a strict “leave no trace” ethic and many race directors will disqualify those who litter the course.

Public stoning is probably a more suitable punishment.

Unlike roads, which are often graded and winding in order to avoid steep ascents, trails frequently run straight up mountain

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Moving to a new state brings intense emotions and a laundry list of “to-dos”.

This list can include finding a new home, a new school for children, getting a new driver’s license and creating a new voter registration. While most people do not add “update will” when moving to a new state, it is an important item to address.

While you don’t need to throw out your original will, trust, living will, and power of attorney documents, it is a good idea to get a new set of documents that clearly meet your new home state’s legal requirements. The good news is that you’ve already done the heavy lifting.

You have decided which documents you want and the key things you want them to accomplish for your family.

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Tax Laws – Tax laws differ state to state.

Provisions set up in the original will may not comply to the tax laws of a new state.

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Special Taxing Districts – It is important to understand the district you have moved into.

Personal Representatives - In many cases, when you relocate to another state, your personal representative or estate executor does not relocate along with you. This is an important fact, because some states have laws requiring your personal representatives to reside in the state in which your will is being probated.

Marital Property Rules – If you are married and move from a community property state to a common law state, or vice versa, the rules about what you and your spouse own may change.

Living Trusts – A revocable living trust isn’t subject to the same laws as a will. It should be valid in any state. No matter where you signed it but should be reviewed as again, laws vary state to state. If you acquire real estate in your new state, you will probably want to hold it in the trust so it doesn’t have to go through probate after you pass.

Advanced Medical Directives (Living Will) – State laws differ on end of life directives.

Powers of Attorney – Like Advanced Medical Directives, most states accept power of attorney documents regardless of where they originated. However, the terminology can be different from state to state and again, each state laws differ.

Whenever you move to a new state, you should have a new will prepared in accordance with the laws of that state, or at least make sure that your existing will conforms to your new state’s laws. An experienced estate planning attorney can look at your existing will and determine if any changes must be made.

Susie Germany has been an attorney for more than 16 years. Licensed in both Alaska and Colorado, she has practiced in the areas of criminal litigation, civil litigation and domestic law in addition to elder law, probate and estate planning.

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Northern Colorado’s Hauntings: Part 1

Exactly where northern Colorado begins separating itself from the central and southern regions regarding Paranormal Hauntings may be more difficult than most cartographers, who expertly and succinctly chart maps may find it.

With over 300 “ghost towns” from the abandoned mines over the past 160 or more years, Hauntings are virtually everywhere in our state - east, west, south and yes, particularly north! Although when most people hear the term “ghost town”, only few investigate beyond the first word of the term - meaning “abandoned”. Physically abandoned is one thing; spiritually still active is quite the other! Let’s look at some of those “abandoned” realms and some others that aren’t merely sharing their earthly lives with the “undead” or struggling spirits from the other side, shall we?

Before we get too north, let’s look at “The Vampire of Lafayette” or at least what’s left of its life - its grave, so to speak. At 111 Baseline Road stands an old pauper’s graveyard purchased by some feel the town’s fathers, others the vamp, himself which was designated back in the nineteenth century for the indigent, diseased and the transient among them. Fodor Glava of Transylvania died in 1918 and has been buried there sporting one of the few original flat headstones marking the multiple poor souls’ graves in the yard. It is an accepted lore that he indeed was a vampire and was consequently killed in one of the few ways in which one engages when killing such, namely with a sharpened wooden stake through its heart. Oddly, an old gnarly tree seems to have grown out of the grave, still standing where the locals feel that it sprouted from the very stake that ended Fodor’s life so many decades ago. The tree, they feel is well rooted, preventing the bloodthirsty wraith from

getting up and terrorizing the region postmortem. Voices from a tall dark figure, wearing a long overcoat who sits up against the tree fully across the grave have been heard, as paranormal investigators see orbs of different size and shape hovering the area. The paranormal pros all have admitted a terrible overwhelming sadness envelopes them when standing on or near the site which is covered with blood-red rose bush thorns, of which some say were Glava’s favorite plant when living in Lafayette. Again, blood-red are the small multiple roses.

Two decades before that, in Fort Collins did one Jim Howe return from work only to argue and stab his wife, Eva to death one fateful evening. Neighbors were late to the brutal cries of murder coming from the small bungalow house on Walnut Street. James a good millwright but a bad drunk would beat his beautiful dark haired kind and forgiving wife of 15 years quite frequently. Begging the man to stop drinking and even calling on the police the day before, Howe would not and went out to tie one on and take it out on his wife when he returned. Much to his chagrin did he find her and their 5 year-old daughter preparing to leave when he went more berserk than normal. Stabbing his wife in the throat and severing her jugular did Eva die in their front yard trying to escape the madman as neighbors tried to revive the woman and arrest the awful murderer. She died before the doctor arrived, as Jim was brought to The Fort Collins Fire House that doubled as the town’s jailhouse as well. The night was not done, but James would soon be! The town had had enough of this man.

Mysteriously, the reports have it that all of the town’s lights suddenly went out as a mob broke into the firehouse, shattered the jail’s lock as well and dragged a mercy -yelling Howe to the town square and courthouse, outside of which a makeshift gallows was hastily erected. The mob denied Howe’s pleading and promptly hanged him. This is the only lynching in the town of Fort Collins that has been recorded to date. Unfortunately, the house was easily moved a couple of times around Old Fort Collins, but in its original place would a garage eventually operate, “The Armadillo” which before its razing produced some horror stories of its own. Since Howe’s hideous actions did between two and four suicides (depending on whom you ask) take place in the storage unit/car repair and dealership over the years. In 1951 were the wreckage and the bodies of a deadly plane crash near Crystal Mountain deposited temporarily until the coroner and mortuarian could attend to the deceased. From full body apparitions, to eerie disembodied voices, to even those on the city’s famous ghost tours claiming and taking photos of spirits grabbing at their legs, the old brick carriage house, hay loft (and a variety of other uses) building held many restless spirits until torn down to build the Elizabeth Hotel that stands there today. We’ll discuss the beautiful hotel later!

Before we leave Fort Collins, which I’m reticent if not completely reluctant to, for it appears that this town may be the most haunted in all the state, let’s take a bit of a different ghost journey, one that’s a bit more subterranean, if you please. There is in part, still existent a network of tunnels beneath the great venerable town since its inception as a military post in 1864 for a plethora of reasons and uses. From transporting and storing ammunition, dead and disease-ridden bodies and prohibited liquor then to mere storage beneath the beautiful shops that stand above them today, the tunnels sure can and do tell their history on occasion.

From “Walrus Charlie” Dinneback, a prominent multi-business owner of Old Fort Collins to Frank Miller, a Danish immigrant who was an integral part of Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show as a trick sharpshooter, their spirits are still there making themselves known to many who either pursue them or are unaware of them either working for the above stores, doing inventory or on the ghost tours which introduce the lost souls, those tunnels are still alive and not so well after all these years.

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All right, maybe you won’t pan any nuggets of gold (or specks, for that matter) so to speak, any time soon at the quaint northern Colorado town of Berthoud. Maybe you should still take the legendary northernmost pass through the Colorado mountains named after the town, but perhaps visit us and our restaurants, museums and shops first, or at least on your return home from those ragged Rockies. We’re here for you either way, from our famous, summer weekly farmers markets to our year-round attraction - The Thompson Observatory. But first let’s have a drink!

Join us for our annual Oktoberfest, Saturday, October 5th over in Fickel Park for some polka music and a few steins of cold beer before your trek through the “Rocks”. Just be sure to designate a driver, or better yet, wait till tomorrow after staying the night at The Berthoud Inn and Events Bed and Breakfast on First and Colorado Rd. 8 by the traffic circle. Stay a couple nights for that

matter, for nearly everything fun that we offer is in walking distance! Their breakfasts at the Inn are more than scrumptious!

Visit our beautiful Historical Society over on Mountain and Second Street down the block from the skateboard park after some more coffee at The Cornerstone Cafe across the street. After reviewing our town and northern area’s history, it’s a six block walk past Fickel park to The Little Thompson Observatory a five-star reviewed attraction on Spartan and Eighth behind the high school. After some relaxing lectures, great videos and telescope views, it’s time to sample some more suds and some music at The City Star Brewery taproom. For a quick lunch, walk a half block north to Berthoud Pizza Company on Fourth. Of course a couple of scoops of pistachio ice cream at Conehead Ice Cream on Mountain might be nice before returning to your room at the inn. I know, I know - it’s time for a nap before the evening’s activities.

Try something unique at Jill’s Glass of Art; Paint and Sip Bar over on Mountain Ave. after a refreshing snooze and a hot shower!

Whether it’s ceramic or canvas, Jill’s got you covered in the laid back atmosphere of the bar/gallery. Then maybe, just maybe you’re ready for the pass and the western states to follow. Do remember, we’re here on your way back for anything you may have missed like our great clothing shops including Vanya Marie’s Electric Closet or Simply Shabulous, if you’re an antique lover and would like to purchase that special little something for your living room, den or entrance hallway, reminding you of the fun little town up north before “the pass”, in one of Colorado’s 15 “Gold Towns” not necessarily known for the coveted precious metal, but plentiful in other other little “gems” if you know what I mean.

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TPC COLORADO CHAMPIONSHIP

TPC Colorado Championship Finds Its Home in Berthoud

by Christine Torres

PLACES The TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes was held July 8th – 14th. The tournament was the first Korn Ferry tournament held in the state since 1997 at Riverdale Golf Club in Brighton and last non senior PGA Tour since 2014. There were 156 golfers on the course for a $600,000 purse at the start of Tee One on Thursday July 11th.

I was lucky enough to be volunteering at the tournament amongst 550 othervolunteers and witnessed the excitement of the week build.

The Korn Ferry Tour is the stepping stone for golfers to earn their Pro Card and join the PGA Tour. At this year’s Inaugural tournament, David Duval who was a former No.1 World Player was one of the competitors drawing a large following. Ultimately, on Sunday, Nelson Ledesman and Brett Coletta were tied at the final hole with Ledesman making his 20-ft put and won with -15 for the tourney. The final figures are not in, but the organizers said it was the highest attended inaugural Korn Ferry Tour in history.

What impact does this 800 Acre championship golf community have on Northern Colorado? It is twofold. The awareness and excitement of pro golf is contagious. Golf is a growing sport in Northern Colorado. Berthoud HS golf team has its home course at TPC. Two separate tournaments are held for fundraising for scholarships to Berthoud HS Spartans.

When golfers and patrons are following the Korn Ferry Tour in Berthoud, they enjoy the view of the Rocky Mountains reflected off the Lone Tree, Welch and McNeal reservoirs, as the serene beauty speaks for itself. Hole 18 is where the views are exceptional and the layout of the course can be seen. Multiple golf fans were asking if homes were available on the course. Heron Lakes is a masterdesigned development with a plethora of “highest-end” amenities.

Custom homes are sold on the course by 9 builders as well as low maintenance Villas. Berthoud has a variety of new developments with some custom builders and some National builders as well.

We hope to see you out on the TPC Colorado Course, which is open to the public for golfing (reservations required). Stop by for a leisurely drink at the lounge and watch the sun set over the Rocky Mountains and the greens of Hole 18 and 1 in the forefront.

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by Florence Watts “Growing confidence, making friends and learning life skills” is the mission for the National American Miss pageant. Our very own Ashley Hiatt, a high school All-American girl from Berthoud is making her mark on the world around her.

Ashley is a former National Miss Colorado Junior Teen.

Throughout her reign she has gained many life skills such as public speaking and executing the “perfect interview”. Ashley has used these skills to her advantage becoming active in her community.

She has volunteered with multiple organizations including the Special Olympics. Ashley has a passion for spreading awareness for down syndrome and speaks to the local youth groups.

As National American Miss Colorado Junior Teen, Ashley won a full scholarship to SWMT Model and Talent Agency for six months to train in both modeling and acting. This opened the door for many amazing opportunities. Ashley has signed with an agency in both New York and Los Angeles for modeling and acting as well as working with a local Colorado agent. She has graced the runways in New York for multiple designers.

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Saturday, October 26 Car-nival Palooza 4:00-6:00 p.m.

Car-nival Palooza is back! Time to get your costumes on and your cars decorated. The Car-nival Palooza is an annual event where community members trunk-or-treat and enjoy cars decorated in costumes. There is no charge to bring a car but a donated bag of candy is requested. A prize will be given to the best decorated car.

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As we travel the exceptional regions of northern Colorado, it’s time to “shine” for a day or two at the aptly named town of Brighton, among other things - the host of the Adams County Fair. Some of the most spectacular vistas of the distant front range can be enjoyed here from nearly any venue in town!

Let’s start at one of finest parks in northern Colorado - the beautiful Barr Lake State Park.

The park is also the home of The Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory where over 300 species also make their domiciles. Along with the incredible bird views are the red fox and deer spottings for the photographers out there. Just an hour or two walk or jog around the water truly proves why the “Colorado Experience” is perfect here in Brighton. Horseback riding is a must at the park for those who’d really like the feel of

the Old West. If not, hop on a bicycle or better yet, rent a small boat on the north side of the river for some great angling or just outdoor photography at its finest! If you have any energy left, head on over to the incredible 4-mile Murray Maize Maze.

This ingenious huge bear and wolf shaped maze will “amaize” (sorry) you and your kids until you find your way back and out of the living puzzle! Then, it’s time to eat!

If it’s a scrumptious salad and burger or sandwich or wrap in a friendly sports bar atmosphere with great daily drink specials and 20 large hi-def screen televisions, The Copper Rail Bar and Grill over on Main Street is your destination. They even have a speed (punching) bag to take out your mild frustrations, especially when your little children beat you at the Maze and left you lost for fifteen minutes! For their accomplishment, give them enough coin to play the multiple arcade games after their delicious and very affordable kids menu lunch. You can secretly “cry in your beer” while they’re playing games - choose one of the 24 different beers and ales on tap! “The Rail” is a must!

Now it’s time to enjoy some downtime before returning to your hotel and prep for the evening. Walk down the block to Creative U where the family can sit, sip and paint to your heart’s content! The relaxing environment in the open studio where one can paint on canvas and enjoy the great coffee selection is otherworldly. Kids and adults, alike love this affordable, serene yet creative venue for the nominal fee of $20 per person, including all the materials one requires to unleash his or her creative spirit. Finish up and head back to

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NOCO’S 14 GOLD TOWNS & CITIES: BRIGHTON your room at Marriott’s Fairfield Inn and Suites over on Platte River Blvd. Take a nice swim in the great pool, pump a few weights or ride the stationary bike, if you have any “legs” left from the lake and maze, then get ready for some nite life fun.

Head over to Main Street’s nearly 35 year-old mainstay eatery, “La Estrelitta’s Mexican Restaurant” for some fine south of the border dining and drinks. The Montoya family is waiting for you and willing to prove their motto, “Where everyone is family”! The quesadillas, frajittas, 12-inch Grande Burrito, Fish Tacos, chimichangas and enchiladas are to die for! Have some margaritas or any of the daily drink specials before a cool dessert. Now for some entertainment!

The Armory Performing Arts Center over on Strong Street is your next stop. See a show or listen to some great music on the beautiful stage in this great theater and auditorium. Since 1921 has the large building stood, housing ammunition and arms to a lumber yard to the entertainment center it is today, the gorgeous fully refurbished decor and spacious environs will keep you coming back for more! Enjoy the show and get some sleep, for tomorrow we shop and eat (some more) and “brighten up” in beautiful Brighton’s downtown area.

Either take advantage of the free buffet breakfast at your hotel or head back over to Platte River Blvd. to the local Village Inn for the best breakfast money can buy!

Order a pot of coffee for you and your spouse while the kids pack away as many pancakes, waffles, eggs and bacon they possibly can! The Western Omelet is a fan favorite. Remember - Free Pie Wednesdays! Now let’s shop til we drop! The Prairie Center Shopping Mall and The Brighton Pavilions have everything anyone can ask for. From Dresses for Less to Kohl’s to Dick’s Sporting Goods, they’ve got you covered, kids and adults alike!

It’s time to say so long to beautiful Brighton, not goodbye, for it’s a guarantee that you’ll be back time and again, to this comfortable town and friendly people who want you to shine brightly as they do year-round! photo courtesy of Kate Swensen

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Saturday, October 5 Art & Music Show 1:00 p.m.-4 p.m.

The Firestone Cultural Committee is excited to partner with the Carbon Valley Regional Library to host the Firestone Art & Music event. Artwork on display during the month of October.

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Friday, October 25 20th Annual Firestone PD Halloween Safe Night 5:00 pm-8 p.m.

Firestone Regional Sports Complex 6850 Tilbury Ave. Every ghost and goblin will enjoy Halloween in a safe environment with the Firestone Police Department. This event includes carnival style games to challenge every age, a trackless train for fun rides, inflatables, food truck, safety handouts and a goody bag for attendees.

Saturday, October 26 Tiny Terror Town 4:00-8 p.m.

This is our 2nd annual Halloween event for the Town of Frederick. Discover the tiniest frights you’ll find on the Front Range including the world’s tiniest haunted house!

This family-friendly event will be a safe place for kids and families to trick-ortreat at tiny abodes in Crist Park with our businesses in downtown Frederick. Discover our ghost in the museum, kids activities, and more!

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So, our search continues for northern Colorado’s “Best” or “Gold Towns” stops at three actually, collectively called The Carbon Valley. Frederick, Firestone and Dacono are the three municipalities that comprise Carbon Valley. Existing in the southwestern corner of Weld County, the two towns and one city (Dacono) were established in 1908 when the area was rich in coal mining.

Most shafts still remain under the streets and avenues of the triumvirate communities (most particularly Frederick) still retaining the Old West charm as they prosper and push forward into the 21st century.

Start your morning with a nice “nine” or eighteen holes at one of two courses!

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in Firestone. Maybe after a round or two at the clubhouse, some Italian Food at Black Jack Pizza over on Colo. Blvd. in Firestone may satisfy your appetite after some great golf, regardless the score!

There are plenty of exciting family things to do this fall as well, including The Firestone Art And Music Show. Teaming with the Carbon Valley Regional Library, The Firestone Cultural Committee is proud to partner for the Show on Oct. 5th from 1:00-4:00 where various forms of artwork will be on display.

The Library is on 7th Ave. in Firestone. All artists, 15 and older are strongly urged to apply and submit pieces for the festival, which include painting, sketch work/ drawings, sculpture, carvings, photography, jewelry and even metalwork! Come and view the beautiful display while listening to live music while you browse. There are some great children’s activities planned and scrumptious refreshments served for all! If you’re visiting for the holidays, we also have some great fun in store!

Let’s kick off the season with Halloween!

The Firestone Police Department’s 18th Annual “Halloween Safe Night” will be held over on Tillbury at The Firestone Regional Sports Complex from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

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We’re officially in autumn – the season when we bring in what we planted in the spring. But the concept of planting and gathering isn’t confined to agriculture. In fact, it can be used in many walks of life, including investing. So what can you do to help work toward a successful investment “harvest”?

Here is (not quite) a bushel of ideas: Plant the right “seeds.” When farmers plant specific crops, they know about what to expect – how long it will take for them to grow, how much yield they’ll produce, and so on. When you invest, you too need to plant “seeds” by choosing investments that are designed to help meet your goals. For example, to accumulate enough money for a comfortable retirement, you will probably need to own a reasonable percentage of growth-oriented vehicles, such as stocks – you generally can’t expect the type of growth you need by investing solely in fixed-income investments, such as bonds and certificates of deposit.

Nurture your “crops.” Agricultural workers are diligent about cultivating their crops through proper irrigation, fertilization and weed control.

And if you want to keep your investment portfolio healthy, you also must find ways to nurture it.

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Diversify. Farmers may plant a mix of crops: corn, soybeans, flax, legumes, fruits, and so on.

Consequently, if one crop fails, it won’t sink the farmer’s entire business. As an investor, you, too, need to diversify, because if you only own one type of asset class, and a financial downturn hits that asset, your portfolio can take a big hit. But spreading your dollars among stocks, bonds, cash and other investments can help reduce the impact of market volatility on your holdings.

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Thus far, we’ve looked at ideas on how you can create a healthy investment crop. But once it’s time to actually start harvesting your portfolio – that is, once you begin liquidating parts of it to support yourself during your retirement years – you also need to act carefully. Specifically, you need to establish a withdrawal rate that’s appropriate for your situation, based on your age, lifestyle, income sources and other factors.

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The agricultural harvest season only lasts a few weeks. But doing a good job of growing and managing your investment crop can help you reap the rewards far into the future.

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Although you may never find any precious metal in some, if not most of our 15 NoCo “Gold Towns” featured in our magazine’s four season exposition starting in our 2019 Autumn issue, our second town, Estes Park may certainly be the exception! Surrounded by not one, but two National Parks, Roosevelt and Rocky Mountain Nationals, you very well might in this town or its magnificent surrounds! But like the old adage states, not all that glitters is gold (or something like that?).

As a former Coloradan state resident, there were many mountain towns I loved to visit, for as a restaurant worker in Boulder, back in the early 80’s I came in contact with and subsequently befriended scores of people from all over the state. From Ward to Nederland, Black Hawk to Johnstown, I’d get in my 1960 Dodge pickup along with my trusty feral dog, Butch and go visit some of the most

beautiful towns and their residents whenever I could. Estes was always a favorite of mine for many reasons. Again, let’s start with the terrain. The awesome mountain ranges and tree concentration at over 7,500 feet above sea level alone astounded me, not to mention the lakes and town, itself. Obviously, 40 years later and many miles in between, I’ve noticed recently some things have indeed changed, but certain others haven’t!

One thing that remains virtually untouched is The Stanley Hotel, a regular haunt (sorry) of mine, for like The Boulderado Hotel, a couple of blocks down from the restaurant that I managed back in Boulder town, many a small party have I frequented in the venerable old inn. Yes, have I sensed and heard some strange things, but no way would that keep me from returning to the majestic edifice with its beautiful center hall stairway and old piano at its base. I can still hear the archaic elevator door opening and closing with or without Mr. King’s influence from his groundbreaking novel, The Shining from the late seventies.

The dining area, rooms, hallways and vistas are perfect for everyone, ghost hunters and other paranormal pursuers notwithstanding!

Forget the otherworldly for five minutes and stay a night or two in this fabulous hotel, enjoying every minute like I have. Who knows, you may have the privilege of seeing Jack Torrence or Delbert Grady or even the current hotel’s caretaker if you look carefully!

Once checked in, there’s plenty to do, places to go and interesting people to meet!

Get in your car and take a ride over to the Wapiti Pub for brunch or lunch and enjoy the great decor of nostalgic beer business signs and advertisements while noshing on some

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eggs Benedict, or a Monte Cristo Sandwich or a giant Cheese Burger and a Bloody Mary or two before four-wheeling some of the best trails in the state. Start with Backbone’s Adventure Jeep Rental and hit the Storm Mountain Trails if you dare. Backbone’s also rents other ATVs, dirt bikes, Harley Davidsons, UTVs, Razors and even snowmobiles when the winter comes and the snows start flying.

If you’re more of a bipedal hiker, Trail Ridge is a great option. The countless trails around these parts are some of the most memorable for the serious hiker and nonchalant walker among us! Or perhaps, the water is your passion, for there’s plenty of that here, as well.

Maybe a kayak experience on Estes Lake for a few hours is what you and your camera might like to take advantage of.

The views are breathtaking as the lake quite traversable with easy in and out/ on and off shoreline access. Visit Beacon Landing Marina for your paddle boat, fishing skiff and all its accouterments for the angler in you and again a kayak for the fittest among us can be rented affordably. Or perhaps a skyway journey is to your liking? Estes Park Aerial Tramway offers breathtaking vistas of The Continental Divide, Long’s Peak and the plentiful great Rocky Range’s tree lines for miles and miles at over a thousand feet up from the bottom of Prospect Mountain.

The ten-person tramcars are more than comfortable on the ascent, at the departure point for some great trail hiking and nature sightseeing and back for the descent for some shopping in downtown Estes.

perhaps Merlot, or if you’re of the “white wine ilk” a bottle of Reisling or Oso. Now your palate is ready for some fine dining!

A short drive over to Macgregor Ave. to The Twin Owls Steakhouse should finish your fun-filled adventure-packed day nicely.

Some of Colorado’s best steaks and chops will water your mouth, and that’s just reading the menu! The Owls is also “Veggie Friendly” so come one and all. After five fine courses will you find yourself back at The Stanley for a sound sleep, of course if you can avoid the twin girls at the end of the second floor’s east hallway after the Twin Owls before your well-deserved shuteye. And of course if you can’t sleep, for one reason or the other, go downstairs and ask one of the remaining cooks before closing up the kitchen for the night for an old pie pan and sneak back down to Idlewilde by the shore of The Big Thompson River and try sifting for some flakes, if not nuggets. You never know?! In Estes Park, anything is possible.

Visit the more than 300 shops and eateries before you take in a feature film at The Historic Park Theater and Cafe over on Moraine Ave. showing films since 1913. Then after the show a few blocks south brings the hungry and thirsty visitor to Snowy Peaks Winery for a nice bottle of Syrah or

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by Carter Wilson Every year for the past four years I’ve gone alone to the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park in the dead of winter to spend the night. It’s a writing retreat for me, but I’m also a little obsessed with the idea of the hotel being haunted. As such, I always requested a “known haunted room” (of which there are a handful).

on forever, a corridor in a dream. A bad dream. I opened the iron gates of the ancient elevator, stepped inside, and stood there for as long as I could take it until the thought of it suddenly plummeting overpowered me.

Down the next corridor, toward the staircase.

Peered over the railing.

Yet I’ve never heard as much as a peep from the ghosts.

This year I was assigned room 401, supposedly the most haunted room in the hotel (Google “Stanley Hotel room 401” and you will get a lot of results). When I got to the room, there was a family who saw me going into the room and asked if they could come inside to take pictures. Later, I listened from inside my room as a tour guide stood outside my door and told the group how room 401 is haunted by Lord Dunraven, a narcissistic womanizer who often stayed there. Female guests might feel a touch on their neck in the middle of the night; male guests might notice personal items missing.

I knocked out over 1,500 words at the Stanley’s Cascade restaurant over dinner and espresso martinis (I’ve had success at Cascade; last year, I completed my upcoming novel over dinner there).

After dinner, I went back to the room. At 11:30pm, I decided to wander the halls.

Haunted or not, the Stanley Hotel guest hallways are creepy around midnight on a slow night. Starting from my room I inched my way room by room down the long corridor.

All I could hear was my weight on the old floorboards. The hallways seemed to stretch

Still silent, but so silent I wished for noise.

Time to get back to the room. But wasn’t the room supposed to be haunted? Inside everything seemed fine, though the closet was massive and had no light, so it was hard to see inside. There was no way I was going into that closet.

Finally, I went to bed. I think I had weird dreams, but that’s not unusual for me.

I woke with my mind intact, and my things just where I had left them. Down to breakfast, then back up to the room to pack up and leave. I did notice a weird smell in the room, almost sweet and smoky. Not quite cigar, but not far off. And it was only in my room.

Then I took my camera lens cap from where I ‘d left it in the dresser drawer and placed it on top of my bed. I specifically remember thinking how I wouldn’t forget it because the black cap stood out against the white of the linen. I went into the bathroom, came back out, and the lens cap was gone.

I swear I looked everywhere for it. I never found it.

Maybe I finally had my first real encounter. photos courtesy: Carter Wilson

Carter Wilson is the USA Today and #1 Denver Post bestselling author of six critically acclaimed, standalone psychological thrillers, as well as numerous short stories. He is an ITW Thriller Award finalist, a three-time winner of the Colorado Book Award, and his novels have received multiple starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Library Journal. His latest novel, The Dead Girl in 2A, was released in July 2019 from Poisoned Pen Press.

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HISTORY

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As I think back to those awesome challenging, yet funfilled, influential days of 1979-82, I mentally relive the time I resided in the great state of Colorado and the time I spent in and around the equally great cities of Denver, Boulder, Aurora and of course, Fort Collins.

Being a cook and restaurant manager in Boulder allowed me the privilege of meeting scores of people from all over the state from Grand Junction to the west, Pueblo to the south, Burlington to the east and of course, Fort Collins northward. Many of the friendships and relationships I found myself within do I reminisce fondly, especially the two I had in Fort Collins back in 1981.

Lucky enough to get a couple of balcony tickets after standing on line outside The Boulder Theater for over an hour one cold late autumn evening for a favorite Western Swing band of mine (then and since), namely “Asleep at the Wheel”, I was privileged by meeting an older couple who stood in front of me, recognizing my N.Y. accent as I spoke to a friend. The woman turned and asked, “Long Island?”, as she smiled warmly, while her husband smiled broadly. “Yeah, how’d you know?”, I responded as my date burst into laughter. Between the two of us, we clearly “advertised” the merits of New England to the fair and beautiful western Rocky Mountain State’s residents any time we spoke.

She was from Boston with an equally distinct accent, especially her pronunciation of the soft “a” and a somewhat deliberate omission of the “ing’s” at the ends of progressive verbs, present participles and all gerunds. “Us too!”, the older gent responded, whose name I’d discover was Bernard and his wife’s-Angela. After enjoying the show and agreeing to meet the couple at Potter’s Pub down on Pearl Street for a drink, the four of us, regardless of the obvious gender gap got on well and furthered a friendly relationship for months thereafter. Invited to their home in Fort Collins for dinner and drinks, I discovered the two were retired high school teachers from New York - Bernie, the English instructor and Angela was history. Angela had relatives in the quaint college town of Fort Collins, north of Boulder, and as a result, post retirement brought them westward as they fell in love with a house in Old

Town, Fort Collins. Transplants did they become; Bernie became an adjunct at CSU and Angela a sub at Rocky Mountain Senior High School. But enough of the story of my fiends and me, let’s look at a better or richer story of the gorgeous city of Fort Collins and how it came to be!

Legend has it that in 1828, the first mountain people and trappers built cabins near current day Laporte. A number of years later, Canadian French fur trappers found themselves in a furious blizzard during the year 1836, in an effort to beat the storm and travel south, they were forced to bury large quantities of gun powder in a nearby cave near a waterway which would later be called Cache la Poudre River (“hiding place” and “powder” in French) upon which and straddling, the town would eventually be built.

The waterway was originally called “Minni Luzaha”, meaning “swift current” by the Sioux Indians. However “folklorean” may the inception of the city’s tale appear, the more accurate historical records begin in 1862, when a military camp, “Camp Collins” was erected by the Ninth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry to protect both settler and traveler along a section of Colorado’s Overland Trail.

When a series of terrible floods overtook the soldiers and their fort, the men sought higher ground for a new encampment forsaking the original location three years later. However, by 1872, locals built, upon the old fort’s site a small town including a hotel, school, church, mill, post office and general store along with a small brickyard.

Fort Collins, was named after a Lt. Col. William Oliver Collins, of The Ohio Cavalry stationed at Fort Laramie honored by the Kansas Cavalry’s General James Craig.

The settlement, by 1844 attracted many more residents including multiple Arapaho women and Canadian French traders and trappers who intermarried, establishing once and for all “Laporte” or “the doorway” in French.

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mortgage payment at 30% or less of your monthly income, you will easily qualify for a mortgage, and you will have 70% of your income left in order to save, travel, pay for other debts, etc.

As a millennial buyer, you should also be concerned that a new home purchase will prevent you from traveling or relocating, or that a mortgage payment will prevent you from being able to save or spend additional money.

According to a study done by CSU, Average rent in Fort Collins/Loveland has increased 54.69%, from $799.85 in 2006-2009 to $1,237.35 in 2014-2017 (Fort Collins Rental and Occupancy Study). But, unlike rent, your home mortgage will never increase.

Additionally, each monthly payment you make pays down your home’s equity, which you will get back if you ever sell your home, unlike your rental payments and those pesky security deposits which are gone as soon as you pay them.

ountains. Now a 3 year local Northern Colorado realtor, Matthew works hard to help anyone he meets work towards their goals of homeownership. Jamie Laskie is a one of Fort Collin’s many music venues, and enjoying all of Northern Colorado’s beautiful cities.

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Between the Broncos, four Division I football teams, a slew of festivals and concerts, and the best fire pit weather in the country, fall in Colorado is the perfect time to take your cooking outside. In my opinion, the natural vehicle for al fresco dining this time of year is the tailgate.

Think about it-you can make great food at any event or get together, and display your cooking skills with crisp air in your face and a cold beverage in your hand. Food, fire, drinks, and the anticipation of a fun event or game to come is a recipe for a great time!

To me tailgating food should be simple, easy to eat, and satisfying with a little twist. You want to make something appealing for everyone, but also something that you can still make your own. It’s also nice to incorporate a theme or special ingredient. Living in Fort Collins, I love to find a way to put our most famous export, artfully crafted beer, into a recipe any chance I get.

This time of year makes doing so easy, as a delicious craft ale or lager is usually the drink of choice for tailgating and there are plenty of options to choose from in the “Napa Valley of Beer”. As mentioned before, the food should be simple, but satisfying, because as the weather cools somewhat heartier fare is in order (after all you’ll need plenty of energy to root on your favorite team!).

One of my favorite dishes this time of year are mini steak sandwiches with beer butter onions. They feature two great Colorado products: the aforementioned craft beer and

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“TO ME TAILGATING FOOD SHOULD BE SIMPLE, EASY TO EAT, AND SATISFYING WITH A LITTLE TWIST.”

Mini Steak Sandwiches with Beer Butter Onions (Serves 12) Ingredients: -2-1/2 lbs. steak (flank steak, sirloin, or tri-tip) - 2 medium white or yellow onions, sliced thin -1 stick of butter -12 small, hearty potato rolls -1/2 cup amber/dark craft beer (i.e. Oktoberfest, amber ale, porter) -Steak Seasoning, J. Brady’s-The Cowboy Shake (can substitute any steak seasoning blend)

Colorado raised beef. Select a slightly darker, heavier beer as it adds sweetness to the onions. The only tools you’ll need are a grill, a cast iron skillet, and a cutting board. A large, but tender cut of beef is best for this as you want a cut that is great for slicing and can feed a lot of people. I usually select a tri-tip, flank steak, or large sirloin.

Pile the steak and onions on a small potato roll and you have a delicious, handheld pre-game snack. Make sure to serve these alongside one of the many great locally made Colorado beers for the ultimate Colorado tailgate dining experience.

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Directions: Heat your grill to medium high heat. Make sure to leave a hotter area and a cooler area of the grill. Place a medium sized cast iron skillet on the cooler part of the grill and let it heat up. Melt the stick of butter in the skillet. Once melted add the onions and cook for 2 minutes or until slightly translucent. Pour the beer over the onions and allow to cook down for 15-20 minutes.

Make sure the onions don’t burn, and add more liquid as needed. While the onions are simmering, season your steak thoroughly on both sides with seasoning and place on the grill.

Turn steak every two minutes until cooked to medium rare/medium and a nice crust has formed on the outside. Allow steak to cool 10 minutes. Slice steak into ¼” slices across the grain. Split the potato rolls and heat on the warm grill grates. Top the warm rolls with steak and onions and enjoy!

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FALL SPOTLIGHT EVENTS September 28 Clean Up Day October 18 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.

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Join us for our 6th annual Apple Day event.

Homemade apple butter will be made and sampled with a soup lunch. Apple butter will be for sale along with other bake sale items. All proceeds from the event go back to our Active Adult programs/ activities. Bingo games to follow lunch. We are asking Seniors to share their favorite baked good item(s) to donate towards the bake sale. Nine bingo games will be played. Bring your dimes plus there will be prizes awarded for some of the games.

Homemade soups will be on the lunch menu. Please RSVP so we can plan for numbers.

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October 26 Haunted Hayride 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. $4

Fort Lupton Recreation Center presents The Haunted Hayride at Pearson Park. Just $4 for a spooky & fun evening! Join us if you dare!

October 31 Trick or Treat Street 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Hosted by Fort Lupton Chamber FREE

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ABOUT THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Trisha Ventker is an author, photographic artist, branding and social media infuencer and publisher of ELIFE, NoCo, Denver Colorado Luxury magazines.

Reader impressions have surpassed 6.5 million for the magazines, with the Denver publication being nationwide.

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She is best known for her first book Internet Dates From Hell which had the movie rights to it optioned by Paula Wagner. Trisha is also one of the first Indie Book authors to have a book optioned for the big screen.

Ventker is originally from New York City, presently residing in Colorado for the last 11+ years, with her husband and son.

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NoCo’s 14 Gold Towns & Cities: Fort Lupton

by John J.K. Small Okay, it’s time for the newest “gold town” on our list of “precious” communities, with or without the precious metal! In 1974, Fort Lupton became an established incorporated town and within 45 years, it boasts more than 7,000 residents today! Lieutenant Lancaster Lupton, in 1835 travelled through the region, commandeering his First Dragoon Regiment and realizing an excellent crossroads for trading, Lupton vowed to return. A year later did he do just that, building yet another fort in the area which thrived for eight years until the great blizzard of ‘44 driving the officer to California for future ventures. For 15 years did the fort remain empty until the post was reopened in 1859. As the northeasternmost point of the Boulder, Longmont, Lupton “triangle”, so to speak, there’s much to do and see in this great town this fall!

Let’s start with the “gem” of downtown Fort Lupton, namely The Lupton Museum over on 1t street for more than just the history of our town. This beautiful building and the extensive work of our researchers will make you feel what it was like from the 1840’s through the 1950’s, 60’s and early 70’s, as the community patiently waited for its incorporated status. Well, it certainly did, and consequently does Fort Lupton host some of the best outdoor scenery for the autumn season each year. Check out the beautiful little Koshio Park on McKinley for its famous “Movies in the Park” at dusk - kids love it!

Play some of the widest fairways in northern Colorado at Coyote Creek Golf Course.

Even the scratch golfers among us love the freedom of this course. After a quick 18 holes, find yourself eating New York Style

Italian Cuisine at Wholly Stromboli’s Trattoria over on Hwy. 85, or for some great Mexican - Santiago’s over on either 1st or Bridge Streets or Chavez Mexican over on 5th. You won’t be disappointed, I assure you! Before you head out the next day for the daunting mountains to the west, check in at Lupton’s comfortable, extremely clean and affordable Motel 6 on Grand Avenue for a great night’s slumber. Then the following morning head on over to Grannies Diner on Denver Ave. for a terrific eggs Benedict, western omelette or a full stack of pancakes with sizzling bacon and sausage. Again, Granny will do you proud before your rocky trek.

Either before you leave or when you return, ladies, visit Suzy’s Boutique on Dexter for some eclectic and unique clothes or Leslie Jewelry on Denver for some great buys on nearly any type of 5-star-rated necklaces, rings, ear rings and watches your Colorado money can buy! For a bagful of healthy snacks for the ride, visit A Natural Way down the block for great snacks or Mongosteen Colo on McKinley Street. Now you’re ready for the great range. Fill up at Phillips 66 down on Denver or the “famous” Circle K Station and Convenience store down the block for the last second purchases such as a comic book or two for the kids, a bag or two of whole grain chips and a few soft drinks for one and all. Fort Lupton exudes a sense of comfort like few of the larger towns along the front range can. I’m sure Lt. Lancaster would be proud of his quaint town today!

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by Natalie Randall Nestled just 28 miles northeast from Denver, is the city of Fort Lupton offering stunning views of the Rocky Mountains.

Rich in history and agriculture, this originally founded fur trading post, has developed into a community with diverse citizenry working in various professions. Roughly 9,000 people (radius within 1 mile) reside in the rural community and enjoy the opportunity to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

With quick access to I-25, Hwy 52, I-76 and Hwy 85, Fort Lupton is perhaps one of the Denver areas best kept secrets.

While still being able to enjoy short trips to the mountains or an evening in downtown Denver, Fort Lupton can be the perfect place to establish roots.

Residents and folks from neighboring communities favor Wholly Strombolli, the local Italian eatery. The rec center features an indoor pool, exterior walking paths and a climbing wall. Fort Lupton boasts some beautiful historical architecture, an urgent care, Safeway and Aims Community College.

From a real estate perspective, Fort photo courtesy of Natalie Randall

Lupton, offers more affordable housing compared to south Denver and parts of north Denver. Perhaps even more advantageous, is that the town features houses with acreage at a lower cost than nearby neighboring communities.

Fort Lupton has been steady in growth, with the addition of a couple of new built communities in Coyote Creek and Appel Farms. While the town has a smaller footprint than that of adjacent cities, it should come as no surprise that the city has grown.

As Brighton continues to expand, it is possible that the growth will move north toward Fort Lupton and the two towns will eventually be somewhat merged. It will also be interesting to see if acres of farming land will be sold to developers for future home construction.

As a local realtor to the area, I personally enjoy the slower paced life.

I feel the community is family-oriented and often hear of or meet individuals that have lived in the town since they were children. There’s less traffic and I certainly enjoy being able to see the mountains more easily.

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HAUNTED FORT LUPTON: WHOLLY STROMBOLI - WHOLLY HAUNTED!

Of the many things I took from my two years residency in Boulder County, Boulder town proper, one was the overwhelming sense of the paranormal while I not only lived there, but also the many times I returned to visit friends and family over the past 37 years. I remember on several occasions when living “on the hill” in Boulder, down the block from CU on Pleasant Street, the voices and the sudden cold feelings when I returned home late from work after the sun set, especially during the late autumn and/or early winter months. By the time I moved back east, I had befriended many on the hill, especially on Pleasant Street, College Street, just up the hill and the main thoroughfare other than Broadway - Ninth, which runs north and south, and is home to The Pioneer Cemetery at the end of Pleasant Street.

That graveyard (in which I and others have sensed a plethora of weirdness), in itself is worthy of an investigative article, but perhaps at a later date. Nearly all of my acquaintances reported strange sights, sounds, smells and feels in the multiple apartments, rooms for let or dorms in which they stayed or lived. Again, after over two years and discussing the phenomenon with many a patron at the two restaurants wherein I worked as manager and cook, I concluded that the entire town was haunted. That is until I met an old timer at Tom’s Tavern who politely corrected me! “The whole state is haunted, young man. The whole darn state!”, he implored, as I sat at the bar and listened to him one early Saturday afternoon. I thought then, as I do now, he was right! Dead right! The Rocky Mountain State is wholly haunted.

Just finishing an article on “Haunted Fort Collins” and another on “The Rich History of Fort Collins”, the editor of one of the magazines for which I write and copy edit asked me to investigate another northern Colorado “fort town”, namely, Fort Lupton. Immediately agreeing, I was astonished at the interest a certain Italian Restaurant or “NY style Trattoria”, “Wholly Stromboli” in town has garnered from 2011 to the present. Different from “The Walrus” ice cream parlor over in Fort Collins, whose single spirit’s haunting seems benevolent, if not mildly protective of the venue and staff, this haunting is anything but! Occasionally violent, always scary - not merely startling and sickening are these ghosts - yes plural - ghosts, if indeed the ones in the basement are human in form and not diabolical in nature! Regardless of the haunt, the food remains excellent, and I mean scrumptiously so, if I may say so, myself!

It seems an entire family, the St. John family refuses to “leave” the premises for the past hundred years or so. Of the few original mainstay businesses in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the town, Edgar St. John’s Mercantile was a thriving important one, operating out of “The St. John Building” on Denver Street where Wholly Stromboli stands today.

Since its inception and renovation in 2010-11, several workers and customers, for the better part of the past eight to nine years have complained of multiple paranormal experiences. It seems that a young child, a girl of about six or seven appears in full apparition form (which in this realm is rather rare), all over the first floor from the dining room to the rest rooms to the kitchen. Sometimes just staring, other times talking or screaming, the apparition may be the spirit of Julia St. John, who died of pneumonia at the age of 7 in the early 1900’s when the building was owned by the family. Expert Paranormal Investigators have claimed she’s completely interactive or “intelligent”, not “residual” (which simply means an action that just repeats itself over and over from the past through the ages like a “loop”) wherein she also talks, mostly interrogatively, asking questions like, “Do you like to dance?”; “Choose me!” (or “ ‘scuse me”); “Kiss me!” and the word - “Tuesday”. She also likes to push silverware off tables and “take” things, hiding them and/or returning them elsewhere, sometimes at a later time. Then there are the dark, fulllength, human-like shadow figures that appear headed up or down the stairway to the basement or lower level.

While workers are in the dreaded basement before and opening the eatery, they often hear soft footsteps walking and sometimes running on the floorboards above them. When they return with their stock and supplies for the next shift, there’s no one in the dining room or kitchen. Other times she seems to be bored and consequently proceeds to rattle the pots and pans in the kitchen, originally hanging from their stationary hooks on the wall then swaying back and forth in unison do they appear once she disrupts them. Sometimes she’ll make more of a nuisance of herself and knock them all off the wall or work table in the kitchen. She’ll even knock over a liquor bottle or push a glass off the bar in front of relaxing and imbibing patrons. One of the chefs, who’d experienced multiple episodes back in 2011 and 2012 asked, if not compelled all of the employees to say hello to the little girl before they started their shifts, perhaps hoping it might quell the misbehavior Julia inevitably engaged in daily. The upstairs haunting is much different from the lower level’s, both in form and function!

If Julia is only an inquisitive, if not mischievous spirit for the most part, the basement hoard is anything but! It is suspected there are upwards of four spirits down there! Mabel (or the spirit thereof), the aunt of the St. John family who lived in one of the previous apartments in the lower level makes itself apparent on occasion. Dying in the basement after a long convalescence, due to an accident when the early 20th century elevator’s rope broke, plummeting her down and resulting in a broken hip and pelvic bone, Mabel still can be felt and heard, though no “full” apparition has been reported. Edgar St. John, the patriarch of the family appears certainly unhappy and may be the perpetrator of mild terror especially in the coal room where several investigators and employees, even the owner at the time have claimed being touched, tugged or mildly pushed when near the area. It’s not clear whether he, his wife, Patricia, or “Nellie” or their son, Patrick died in the building as the other females did; however, their connection to the edifice is certain by means of shadowy apparitions and frequent touching. All who descend those stairs claim to feel an overwhelming sense of sadness or melancholy; some say they also feel a strange sense of guilt, growing dizzy with much difficulty breathing while down there.

Others report either having been “told” to go to the coal room area or just find themselves compelled to gather there near the old bin for an unknown reason. Either way, the cellar is never comfortable for all involved.

The teams of supernatural or paranormal investigators, on more than one occasion have claimed multiple malfunction with nearly all of their mechanical equipment, from new heavy-duty batteries rapidly and suddenly going dead to control objects moving or falling over on their own to cameras consistently turning themselves on and off. When professional electricians assured the owner and staff that the electrical malfunctions of the investigating teams’ equipment could not be attributed to the building’s electrical system that has been upgraded each time a new owner bought the building, the “paranormalists” remain stymied.

Therefore, it has been deemed “substantial” - the paranormal evidence they have uncovered at the old St. John Building, in Fort Lupton, Colorado. If The St. John Building is indeed still haunted, as many truly feel it is and has been, it’s not the only one in Weld County. In our next issue we’ll look into others such as The Weld County Courthouse, The Chief Theatre, the Railroad Depot and the old High School’s tower in Greeley, Colorado. So, stop by Wholly Stromboli and enjoy the excellent food, wine and spirits, drinkable or otherwise while you wait on the next issue’s “Haunted Greeley, Colo.”. It’ll be scary good, we guarantee!

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Saturday, October 26 Cosmic Costume Skate 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.

Greeley Ice Haus 900 8th Avenue Greeley Want a chance to wear your Halloween costume before the big day? Come dressed up and receive free skate rental. There will be a costume contest from 7:45-8pm, so be creative to win a prize! Age 3+. Admission $5.50, children 5 & under $2, $2.50 skate rental (free with costume)

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ABOUT THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Trisha Ventker is an author, photographic artist, branding and social media infuencer and publisher of ELIFE, NoCo, Denver Colorado Luxury magazines.

Reader impressions have surpassed 6.5 million for the magazines, with the Denver publication being nationwide.

JOHN SMALL

TOMMY MALONEY

She is best known for her first book Internet Dates From Hell which had the movie rights to it optioned by Paula Wagner. Trisha is also one of the first Indie Book authors to have a book optioned for the big screen.

Ventker is originally from New York City, presently residing in Colorado for the last 11+ years, with her husband and son.

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NoCo’s 14 Gold Towns & Cities: Greeley

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Haunted Weld County: Greeley

NoCo is published by Ventker Media Group. All editorial material, including editorial, comments, opinion and statements of fact appearing in this publication, represents the views of the respective authors and does not necessarily carry the endorsement of Ventker Media Group.

“Go West Young Man”, the famous saying that New York publisher, Horace Greeley (for which our next “Gold” Town of northern Colorado is named), implored the masses in 1859 is a living motto which may last indefinitely. The New York Tribune editor, who travelled out here for The Pike’s Peak Gold Rush saw plenty of promise for the High Plains area, and within ten years, Union Colony was established by a colleague of Greeley, one Nathan Meeker, boasting an “experimental utopian society” just north of Denver and south of Cheyenne along the Denver Pacific Railroad attracting hundreds in the first year alone! Later, the name was changed to honor newspaperman, Greeley, and afterwards, Governor Benjamin Eaton declared it a city in 1886. Today, it is the center for many things including The University of Northern Colorado and the huge Stockyards and Meat Packing Plant Industry. Let’s take a closer look at this great town, shall we?

Start your visit by checking into your hotel, The Clarion Hotel and Conference Center over on 7th Street. Then take a nice swim in their beautiful pool and start your day refreshed and ready! First drive to the famed Greeley Stampede and watch a rodeo, parade, musical concert, carnival, monster truck race or whatever is on the schedule for that day/week. Just check the monthly schedule at the hotel. There’s something at “The Stampede” grounds for everyone and for all ages. Now it’s time for some lunch if you haven’t grabbed some grub at the events center, that is!

John J.K. Small has taught High School English and History courses for 36 years and College Education and English courses for the past 22. He has been the copy editor for Denver Colorado Luxury, ELIFE and NoCo magazines, contributing multiple articles for several years.

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by John J.K. Small

Maybe it might be time to sample one of Colorado’s finest craft breweries and have some lunch as well. Head on over to the Broken Plow Brewery on 10th and settle in at the taproom. “Broken Plow” won the 2017 Bronze Medal at “The GABF” or Great American Beer Festival. If beer’s not your thing, head over to The Ranch Restaurant on 6th, for some great lunch specials, especially their famed gyros. After your fill, it’s time for a calming time at a museum or two. Start at The Greeley Museum over on 8th and then the Meeker House a block away on 9th for a great history lesson on the area and city. If you’re still not satisfied with your knowledge of the town, The Centennial Village Museum on A Street or The White-Plumb Farm Learning Center will sate you. After collecting your brochures, pamphlets and postcards from all, head back to your suite for a rest or some more swimming to prep for your night out.

Dinner is waiting for you over on 8th, where The Greeley Chophouse and veteran chef Anthony are ready for some of the best surf and turf you’ve had in quite some time. Some feel the shrimp and crab appetizers and Prime Rib or The Chilean Sea Bass entree with the Elevated Cheesecake for dessert will have you coming back time and again! Just leave some room for some popcorn, for your night ends at The Kress Cinema for a flick of your choice, or perhaps the theater is more to your liking. Then it’s over to 9th downtown to The Moxie for some music or standup comedy - your choice - to end your day. Sleep soundly, for tomorrow we shop in beautiful downtown Greeley.

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My wife would bring up wanting to go camping, and I would give her my sarcastic line of “to me roughing it is if the hotel does not have room service”. I am going to burst your bubble when it comes to the not so sexy world of business travel.

Up until recently I had never had a bathrobe hanging in my hotel room closet. The movies paint such a romantic picture of staying in luxurious hotels. Movies such as “Pretty Woman” and “Up In The Air” are two movies that come to mind.

For me, I have had to stay at hotels that started with “Best”, “La” and yes some with numbers in them. You won’t find robes in those rooms.

Plus, there are the countless hours of “alone time” that the movies do not really go in-depth with.

The “road warrior” life is a major balancing act, and for me it includes: family, health and a side business. How does one maintain his sanity with this type of JOB? Just a side note on the words “work” and “job”. My philosophy is that you can never be fired from your work. I equate work as my passion or purpose while being on earth. Does that make sense?

FAMILY FIRST Your family and my family dynamics are different but they are still very vital. Staying connected with the family is easy with our phones these days. We can call, text and video chat. I would like to offer one old school way - sending postcards. When my son Connor was first learning how to read, I would send him postcards as a “Jedi mind trick”. He would see where his dad was working, but I would write a message to him to help him learn to read. Connor is now

16 and says that he still has the postcards. I have recently started to do this again.

Life on the road is not always easy, including flight delays, car rental lines and bad hotel food. However, if you remind yourself that nothing is permanent, it can help with the rigors of life on the road.

For example, when I get home on Friday nights (and if it is a reasonable time frame), I save my meal allowance to have a nice dinner either with my wife or the family. If it is just my wife and I, we will try and go to a romantic place, With the family it can be either Chinese food or pizza. The point here is reconnecting with the family.

YOUR HEALTH When you travel for business it can be at times difficult to maintain a healthy life style. As a dad I want to be a better role model to my kids which includes physical health (we will talk about spiritual as well).

At the time of this writing, I was working my dreaded day job. However, I made being on the road tolerable. I worked a second shift. This fits my schedule better, and what I mean is this: I am not an early morning workout type. For me I like to run mid-afternoon. Not only do I enjoy running more but even after coming back to the hotel at midnight, I go to the gym and lift for 30-40 minutes. I can still get my 8 hours of sleep. During these past two weeks, I have done this routine, and I feel I have dropped a few pounds and gained more energy. My point here is that you need routines for physical fitness (Plus you want to show your kids the importance of a healthy lifestyle).

HOW TO STAY BALANCED AS A ROAD WARRIOR DAD On that note, I am off to the gym. I’ll be back.

Do you have a mental health routine? How do you destress your mind?

When I am on the road, I need to not just take care of myself physically but mentally as well. For me and my sanity, meditation is where it is at. Needing a sense of calm, when life is not going to plan - meditation very much helps me. Meditation right before I go to sleep helps me relax to get a more restful sleep.

Another suggestion to help you would be to use a journal. Putting your thoughts down is a great way to help with your mental health. For example I used to drive an hour and a half to a job. By the time I got to my desk, as you might imagine, I needed some motivation. What worked best for me was to write down three things for which I was grateful. One of them was actually that job.

Ironic isn’t it?

SIDE HUSTLE For many people with whom I come in contact, they think having a job where you travel and live in hotels sounds like a cool life. Personally, it is not.

My goal is to run my own media company. I currently run three podcasts, contribute my writing to E-magazines and I’m working on publishing my third book. This is the life I would find cool. However, I am not there yet.

There are buzz words when it comes to money and they are “streams of income”. Even if you work a dreaded day job, can your hobby become a way of making money? Can your writing not just add value to others but also add dollars to your banking account?

I recently met a guy, who on the side makes candy bacon. What is it you ask? It is AWESOME! He takes bacon and just some type of BBQ magic to create this bite-sized piece of heaven. He brought in samples, and we all not only wanted more but also told him that this would make money. Again, I ask you: Can your hobby make money?

As the “road warrior”, I am, and knowing my goal of building my media company, I bring my podcast mic on the road with me. I have learned what technology

“WHEN I AM ON THE ROAD, I NEED TO NOT JUST TAKE CARE OF MYSELF PHYSICALLY BUT MENTALLY AS WELL. FOR ME AND MY SANITY, MEDITATION IS WHERE IT IS AT.”

works best for me. My point here is that you are never too old to learn.

Overall, being a road warrior is not always going to be my life because I know my “why”. Do you? Knowing my why is what drives me to the fact that sooner than later, I will be working from my home office. When that day comes, then it is what I would define as success. However, for my wife, it might mean something very different. To her with me being home, that means camping.

Tommy Maloney is a Greeley resident and the Executive producer and host of the podcast Blending The Family where you can find on Libsyn, Stitcher Radio, ITunes, IHeart Radio Apple Podcast and Spotify. Tommy is a TEDx speaker and a Mindset Coach. Tommy has also spoken at Ignite Fort Collins and Keynote Speaker at Everything Dad Convention.

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Haunted Weld County: Greeley

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HAUNTED WELD COUNTY: GREELEY

All right, all right; like the old timerthat earlySaturday afternoon back in1980 in Boulder’sTom’sTavern told me that the entire state of Colorado is haunted, we’ll get to your haunted town soon. Today, we discuss Weld County’s Greeley, if indeed that’s your town.

There’s lots to talk about in Greeley- lots! Let’s start with the old ChiefTheaterand the blonde ghost in the foregone balcony, shall we?

Some feel she is a former actress who was murdered and buried in the basement (sealed up behind the brick walls of the cellar) at the turn of the century - the twentieth, that is. Others believe she’s Cora Rose Allyn, who in 1916 was shot and murdered in her downtown home and whose murder was never solved. Either way, the spirit appears in the same place, namely where the theater’s balcony existed, dressed in turn-of-the-century long white clothing meandering about. There have also been reports by many at the same corner of 8th Street and 8th Avenue where once the theater building stood, now stands a Best Western Regency Hotel. It is there, on the third floor (just where the balcony was) that she frequently appears. Since no body was ever found, or human remains unearthed in general when the theater was razed, the ghostly interests took on a different general identification. Thus the name, “The Hotel Ghost” is also given to the infamous spirit.

Again, the apparition may be of two separate former beings; however, too many have claimed they are one in the same, a bit of a rarity in the world of the paranormal. Nevertheless, to expect normality in a world that is anything but, might be overjustifying a tad. Like Hamlet told Horatio, “there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy!”.

Let’s walk over to the train depot; it’s not far, folks. Like any other station, Greeley’s has certainly experienced its share of intense energy over the past 150 years or so. On the way, though, you might hear what locals call the “Ghost Car” rumbling up and down 12th Street where once the old trolley system operated. Some say it’s just the imperfections in the road surface due to paving, during the early thirties over the tracks and the old wooden ties, that when rotting, subsequently pit the road. Cars and trucks that run over the depressions today may be making the sound, that the locals conversely feel is the old trolley’s unmistakeable echo lost forever in the distant past days of Greeley, yet occasionally making itself heard, if for nothing more than posterity. Come on, it’s just a few more blocks downtown and one over to the haunted train depot where a goodly amount of unnatural experience regularly occurs! That depends, though on your denotation of the words “unnatural” and “good”.

Greeley’s near ninety year-old train station building on 7th has served The Union Pacific Railroad for its entire existence since the renovation of the architectural beauty back in 1930. Many a family have either wished farewell or welcomed members back home from whence and where they came. That is until one day in 1884 when disaster struck! A circus, The Orton Circus, left Fort Collins intending to pass through Greeley en route to Denver. A terrible and sudden fire broke out in one of the sleeper cars, killing 10 workers. Locals buried the ten in a huge coffin in Lynn Grove Cemetery under the headstone that still reads “Ten Circus Men”. Under the dire circumstances, the train depot doubled as the town morgue, as the circus train merely unhitched the burned-out car, continuing southward to their destination in the state’s Capitol. “The Ghost Clowns”, as the town has named them appear frequently in the building and around the grounds as shadowy figures, seemingly lost, looking for their train that literally “left the station” without them 124 years ago this August. Nothing funny about these clowns!

Finally, The Courthouse “Clock Ghosts” and The High School’s “Tower Ghost” need to be included here.

Many have witnessed a spirit walk in and out of the big grandfather clock in the main waiting room of the courthouse. The stately old standing time piece controls the other clocks in the building. Several custodians over the years claim they see different faces in the clocks around the building. Several others claim they see a small child peek around the judge’s third floor bench as they await or even during the trials at hand. The attic or file room of the courthouse sits on the fifth floor. There, court officers reluctantly tread, for boxes of files consistently move on their own. Sometimes, boxes containing the very files the workers require suddenly move out from the rest as if the spirit or spirits know why the workers have come. Shadow figures appear on that floor as well! Disembodied voices and odd sounds are heard also.

Other stories surface from Greeley Central High School where allegedly a student back in the 1970’s, who hanged himself due to not getting the lead role in the school play haunts the fourth floor costume room over the stage known as “the tower”. Even to this day, most students refuse to climb the stairs, let alone enter the storage room for clothing, props or otherwise. Seemingly, schools and theaters are ripe for ghostly apparitions and their hauntings regardless of the time period. They are, for the most part, great venues for captive audiences, you know!

Well, those are only a few of the many ghost stories of Greeley, Colorado. And no, I haven’t forgotten YOUR town. If indeed the old codger from nearly 40 years ago in Boulder’s old famous burger bar was/ is right, the whole state is haunted. Why, or the universal reason behind it is anyone’s guess! We’ll keep the creepy conga line moving with our next issue where we return to Fort Collins and its famous “Armstrong Hotel”. Then it’s on to Boulder’s “The Boulderado Hotel” where some feel Jesse James visited (and may still book a room on the second floor). So many ghostly towns and hotels; so little time!

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by John J.K. Small Let’s move a bit westward, shall we and visit the sister communities of Milliken and Johnstown. Both share a rich history of several things, but fur trapping seems to have monopolized the area just south of Hwy. 85 Milliken is one of geological wonder for it also houses The Dent Mounds, an 11,0000 year-old archeological dig site where the mammoths roamed and remnants of the great majestic creatures have been unearthed. Visit the site and share in the wonders of the ancient worlds just before the last Ice Age! Hungry? Dry off and head for the Cracked Egg owned by Tim Mercer who is HUGELY community focused! He also sells beignets which is super unique. You won’t be disappointed - guaranteed!

Another guarantee of a great time is the amount of restaurants in Northern Johnstown! Visitors can eat at Bonefish Grill, Bad Daddy’s Burgers, Parry’s Pizza, Urban Egg & Eatery, among many other choices. Or perhaps a dinner theater may be up your alley! If indeed that’s so, then visit us at The Candlelight Dinner Playhouse over on Marketplace and settle in for some great cuisine and superb acting on Colorado’s largest proscenium stage. Maybe just the show entices you! Then the 350 plush seats behind the dining area is to your liking as the tickets are for the purchasing. Call ahead and enjoy the show! Then it’s back to your room or suite at The Comfort Suites or The Wyndgate where you’re treated to a full restaurant and bar on site for the late night snackers among us. Perhaps you’d like a late night swim at the incredibly beautiful indoor pool at The Wyndgate in Johnstown for a great night’s sleep and early buffet breakfast before your trip west.

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FALL SPOTLIGHT EVENTS Friday, October 11 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Dia de los Muertos Altar Displays

October’s Second Friday will kick off the 2019 Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festivities in downtown Longmont. On Friday, October 11th, downtown businesses will unveil their ofrendas (altar displays) which will stay on display through the end of the traditional Día de los Muertos observation on November 2nd.

Sunday, October 27, Make Sugar Skulls 1:00 p.m.

Longmont Museum free

Help make sugar skulls that will be decorated during the November 2 Family Fiesta. We will begin making sugar skulls at 1 pm and will continue until the sugar runs out!

Tuesday & Wednesday October 29 & 30 Spooky Stories & Parade 10:15 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

Head to the Library for some silly, spooky songs and stories, then join a trick-or-treat parade through the Library and the Civic Center! Wear your costume and bring your treats bag, because candy and other fun things may appear.

For all ages; strollers are welcome.

No registration required.

Saturday, November 2 2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

Day of the Dead Celebration Family Fiesta free

New location in downtown Longmont at the intersection of 4th Avenue and Kimbark Street

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NoCo’s 14 Gold Towns & Cities: Longmont

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by John J.K. Small

One of Northern Colorado’s most rapidly developed towns is Boulder County’s lovely Longmont, 37 miles from Denver and 16 miles northeast of Boulder. The twenty-two square miles, 1,500 acres of open space and parks, 300 days of sunshine and 2018’s label of “AllAmerican City” along with its motto - “You Belong in Longmont”, the town is surely one of NoCo’s “Gold Towns” for many reasons.

From 1870 when a group of Chicago businessmen purchased the land originally calling the 60 thousand acre parcel, “The Chicago-Colorado Colony” only a year later to name the town Longmont in commemoration to nearby Long’s Peak, one of Colorado’s Great Mountain Summits, the town began to grow and hasn’t stopped since then! So, it’s your turn to enjoy our community now that you’re here. First enjoy the movement known as “Art in Public Places” relishing in the

plethora of artwork around the city. Since 1965 when The National Endowment for The Arts’ inception in the U.S. granted the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan the first American town to take advantage of the “Art on the Move” project as Longmont today calls it.

Enjoy the multiple sculptures around our city and credit the Coloradan artists for their fine contributions if you can. Now it’s time for some interactive fun! Try the McIntosh Lake Loop for a nature walk first! If that doesn’t interest you, how about some fishing at Golden Ponds Park or Lagerman’s Reservoir?

What about a round of golf at one of the three golf courses in Longmont, namely Ute Creek, Sunset or Twin Peaks Golf Courses. Then perhaps a dip in either the three outdoor pools or two indoor variety - Kamemota, Roosevelt and Sunset for the outdoor swimmer or Longmont Rec. Center or The Centennial for those who like indoor lap swimming. If you’re thirsty from all the physical activity of the day (and most likely you are), head downtown for one of Longmont’s proudest commodities - craft brewing and distilling! Drop in at The Lefthand Brewery, The Pumphouse or perhaps Oskar’s Blues and The Tasty Weasel for some brew refreshments or for something a tad stronger, maybe Dry Land Distillers for the whiskey lovers among us. Now it’s time to eat!

For a quick bite, visit Jefe’s Tacos and Tequila or The Flavor of India over on Main Street. After a great lunch and perhaps some zzzz’s back to your hotel you go, either The Hampton Inn or The Residence Inn by Marriott was your choice when you got here, for there are so many great hotels and motels to chose from - all quite reasonably priced and extremely affordable for your autumnal visit! A refreshing shower after a good short nap could prompt

John J.K. Small has taught High School English and History courses for 36 years and College Education and English courses for the past 22. He has been the copy editor for Denver Colorado Luxury, ELIFE and NoCo magazines, contributing multiple articles for several years.

some more entertainment. So, let’s eat first and walk it off after around town shall we?

to shopping and sightseeing, for Longmont has the best of both for the autumn visitor.

Walk to Pratt and eat at The Roost for some fine dining. Or maybe some Cajun Seafood at Tortuga’s over on Coffman or Lucille’s Creole Cafe over on Kimbark might be to your liking, or perhaps the great vibes and ambience of an Irish Pub dining experience at Mike O’Shay’s on Main just off Fifth may satisfy your palate. Either way, all are highly rated establishments, promising to please every time!

Stroll down Main Street and stop in to Kitchen Co. for some breakfast and then back over to The Village Shopping Mall for some great shops like Wyatt Wines or Apricot Lane on Pratt or even Maurices Women’s Clothing Boutique or maybe even rue21 also on Pratt. How about some winter clothes at Old Town Outfitters on Main or Murdoch’s Ranch and Home Supply for some great boots or outerwear for your winter trips up the trails in The Rockies?

Again, there are so many wonderful shops, boutiques and eateries in Longmont that it’s going to take a couple if not several days to conquer. Therefore, when the snows start flying in a couple of months and you’re back for some skiing nearby, revisit us here in lively Longmont for whatever you need - guaranteed we have it and then some!

Or perhaps some downtime and a movie may make the end of your day more comfortable.

Try The Regal Village at The Peaks on Hover.

It might just be the ticket, movie that is! There are 12 to choose from on a nightly basis, so if it’s action, romance, comedy, intrigue or horror, you’re in the driver’s seat for a dayend flick rounding out your first at lovely Longmont, “Where You’re Supposed To Be”!

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by Haley Bartlett As we all know, the real estate market throughout most of Colorado has been on a crazy ride over the past few years. Prices and competition have gone up; inventory has been low and buyers have had to offer all kinds of wild incentives.

Longer days on market and more active listings are giving buyers more opportunity in the Longmont and surrounding areas. However, we are still seeing equity growth in most areas of the market. It is not a buyers’ market yet!

If you have been watching the market closely, like many of us have, you have likely noticed some changes happening! So what is really going on?

As things shift in a real estate market, panic tends to set in, and people seem to think on lost opportunities. So, here is the thing - if you have been sitting on the fence about selling, it may be time to do something, but be realistic! As markets shift sellers need to present their homes in the best way possible! Be realistic about pricing and choose an expert marketer; the days of sticking a sign in the yard and selling your home are changing.

I could predict doom and gloom or I could make up a fairy tale scenario - instead I like to dig into the facts to get a true picture. Boring? Maybe to some, but it’s important at times like this. Those boring old data points are great when markets change. They help us to get a true picture of what’s occurring.

So, here is what we know about the changes for detached homes in Longmont: June 2018 vs June 2019 - our days on market here went up by 6.1%.

The amount of active listing in June (year over year) went up by 27.5%.

The Median Sales price still went up by 4.5%.

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Getting into the “Spirit” of Acupuncture Ghost and goblins oh my! Okay so ghost stories are fun but what could ghosts possibly have to do with medicine?

Historically, medicines around the world related the state of the human condition and disease as having a relationship with the spirits, soul, or ghostly entities.

For many Native or Traditional medicines including Chinese medicine, the descriptions of diseases and causes have been either debunked or better yet replaced with modern day diagnoses or terminology. For example, “epilepsy” was once considered a ghostly possession. “Sleep walking” or “paralysis” were also considered a form of possession by evil spirits. “Mania”, “depression” and so on have all become modern day diagnosis’s for

diseases most traditions have recognized as a soul/spiritual disharmony. While sciencebased medicine has come a long way in explaining and treating many diseases, there still remains countless unknowns and definitive mysteries. There is a fine line which is yet not fully understood between emotions and physical health. Perhaps even more esoteric is the mystery of the possible soul or spirit of our physical forms.

Across many medical processes or thoughts, Chinese medicine and even many religions, recognize the mind, body and spirit of sentient beings. It was and still is believed that your mind, body and spirit are each key players in your health outcomes. That said, many acupuncture point names are reflective of this language of possession, ghosts, spirits, heaven and so on. While we might have given a new name to the disease, the acupuncture points located on the body, like the human body itself, are timeless. So, without further ado, let’s get into the “spirit” of Chinese and acupuncture medicine.

Chinese medicine has historically discussed not only the outer possessions (like demons or ghosts), but also unbalanced forms of selfpossession. This often speaks to our emotional make-up; such as making perpetual bad decisions, anger or rage, or being chronically grief stricken, depressed, anxious and so on. Addiction can fall under this topic.

Are your addictions your personality or is your personality taken over or influenced by something sinister that causes these impulsions? These are all addressed in a very sophisticated medical tapestry in Chinese medicine.

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The “Soul of Blood”: Your Feeling, Hearing and Seeing In Chinese medicine what’s called the Corporeal Soul can be defined as the part of the soul that is attached to the body and goes to the earth with the physical form at the point of death. In very ancient times, it was considered the “soul of Blood” because the fetus is nourished by the mothers Corporeal Soul in the womb during gestation. The Corporeal Soul is what gives us all the capability of sensation, and our senses such as feeling, hearing and sight. The Corporeal Soul between the mother and baby can be witnessed as basic and fundamental sensations such as touch, sound, and the vision of the mother- an infants entire world.

As we grow, the Corporeal Soul is described as having its home base in the lungs and tethered to the emotion of grief. Sadness, crying, gasping for breath and chronic cough may all be addressed here. Here we can observe the relationship between emotions and physical impact. Just as deep grief and sadness can feel like it is in the “bowels” of our being, it does manifest in digestive issues and can be seen in some eating disorders. In your being or spirit, you may feel “something isn’t right” but can’t place what it is. Another example might be an inability to “move on” or “get over it” in life. When one is experiencing the above, it could signal distress in this Soul.

The “Ethereal Soul”: Your Intuition and Dreams The Ethereal Soul is yet another aspect of your “soul system”. The Ethereal Soul is perhaps what most of us think of as “soul” because this one, unlike the Corporeal which we take with us at death, can be described as the soul which at death leaves the body and gives the appearance of the ghostly, cloudy physical form. It is the familiar “ghostly” presence, like what we see in scary movies.

The Ethereal Soul joins us immediately after birth giving us manifestation of existence.

It continues to give us “visions” in life. Your imagination is here, as is your decisionmaking strength. Your intuition, planning, and inspiration come from this soul. If it is not fully expressed, or is repressed or otherwise held back, it will identify with anger and excess irritability, or mental confusion. If this soul is “disturbed”, you might find yourself furious, irritable, struggling to plan, or to imagine, or see through on promises made. You might feel aimless. The injured Ethereal soul can present as wanting to sleep too much or conversely present as insomnia.

“Window of the Heavan”: Your Spirituality and Past-Life While there are acupuncture points that address things like sprained ankles, back pain, or other structural pain or injury, there are acupuncture points that speak to the soul and spirit to assist the physical or emotional diseases. A group of points generally located around the neck or upper arm are thought to connect the spirit to the body and are called “Window of the Heaven” points.

This constellation of heavenly points can help you reach your spiritual self or facilitate past-life work; or they can release emotional trauma from current or very old experiences.

The points have names like Celestial Pillar, and Celestial Mansion. As they are located around the neck, they can also treat neck pain, lymphatic drainage in the neck, vasal nerve symptoms such as dizziness or low blood pressure, throat issues such as sore throat or loss of voice. Metaphorically speaking, chronic throat issues can be a sign of not “using your voice’ in life or getting yourself heard.

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The “13 Ghost Points”: The Stages of Spirits from Disorientation to Schizophrenia Another group of “spooktastic” points are called the “13 Ghost Points” and aptly so, there are 13 of them. These are located throughout the whole body. Sun Si-Miao was a famous medicine practitioner who did acupuncture during the Tang Dynasty (618-907AD) and he recognized psychological illnesses thousands of years ago. Points in this category include the word “Gui” in their name and the translation for this is “ghost”. An example is Gui Xin which means Ghost Heart, or Gui Gong which means Ghost Palace. These were and still are used quite often for what we would now categorize as physiological diseases.

The ancients not only recognized various mental health ailments and advanced neurological disorders, but they also recognized diseased progression and stages. Early stages or less severe disease would get certain points out of the 13 points needled. For example, Eye of the Ghost point is one of the points used for what we’d now call epilepsy, or for an individual experiencing a general feeling of disorientation being in ones body or in the world. Here in this stage the “Ghost invasion” is not that deep. For a more advanced stage, Ghost Pillow might be used to treat paralysis. In this stage it is believed the ghost has gained access to the brain. The paralysis referenced here may be physical but also in the emotional realm where the person simply cannot adapt to change in life. In the next stage the Ghost now makes the person self-destruct. It has entered the heart. In current language we label it addiction. Historically, the addiction was not meant for just the chemical kind but

also in material such as possessiveness, the need to acquire material things, hoarding, in addition to alcoholism, bulimia, or cutting. It can even look like a workaholic at the expense of their own health.

Don’t “Boo” the Unknown Evolving under the moon and stars and once only administered under the skies and on the earth; ancient medicines including acupuncture are now performed in clinical settings under electric lighting with soothing music piped in the background and we still find ourselves benefiting from the therapies. Perhaps these techniques and medicines are able to speak to our own unknowns, our roots, our magic or dimensions that simply are not addressed through pills and prescriptions. Despite scientific understandings of the cellular or systemic mechanism of disease, might there be more to it?

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Viva Brazil Festival $21 Adults, $16 Students & Seniors, $13 Group

The 20 plus troupe members of dancers and musicians will perform a repertoire of popular dances like Samba, Samba De Roda, Maculele, Capoeria and Orixas Dances from Candomble. These troupe members will be arriving from Brazil and will be accompanied by performers from Denver and Boulder.

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Saturday, October 19 Harvest Night Fun Run and Fall Festival 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. $15

Come join us for a fun 2 mile run and fall festival. Live music, food trucks, raffle and more! This event benefits Loveland Parks and Rec. North Lake Park 2750 N Taft Ave Loveland

Saturday, October 19 Loveland Zombie Crawl 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. free

Starting at Loveland Aleworks. We’ll have Juiced On Imagination and Phobia Entertainment on site doing Zombie make-up. Costume Contest at 5:30 for individuals, groups, and children. Group Photo will be at dusk. DJ Kieren will be providing the soundtrack to get your night started off right.

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On our hunt for northern Colorado’s hidden gems (or “Gold Towns” for us here at NoCo Magazine) Loveland looms large! Another town famous for its pass way like Berthoud, wherein a comfortable ride (near 12,000 feet above sea level) over The Rockies makes itself quite alluring, Loveland is aptly named for many other things than just an entryway through the westward mountains. Like most fall seasons, this autumn belongs to Loveland and consequently, you belong there.

Let’s start with some fun activities during your visit. Between pumpkin picking at the oldest and continually-run, family owned farm in Colorado, namely Osborn Farm offering hayrides and vendors to the scary Halloween Family Fun and Trick-or-Treat at both The Marketplace at Centarra and downtown Loveland, there are plenty of

things for the young and old alike this fall.

After choosing the biggest pumpkin and strangest looking gourd at Osborn’s and some frightening sights and candy munch at the stores downtown, it may be time for some real food for the tired parents and overly excited kids as well. Real food is good and better at Loveland’s multiple eating venues!

Perhaps your appetite turns Italian after your long day in the sun among the various vegetables, ghouls, goblins and zombies.

Therefore, Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano over near your hotel, The Courtyard by Marriott both on Skypond Drive may be the answer.

If you’re more inclined for Asian, P.F. Chang’s is right there as well, just north of the traffic circle. Parhaps after a good dinner at the restaurant of your choice, both four to five star rated by the way, a walk around the Chapagu Reservoir (just a stroll’s distance behind both establishments) and its Sculpture Park can round out your evening before a great night’s sleep at The Marriott. Your next day is literally just on the horizon.

Start your day with the great buffet at the hotel (another five star rating) or over on Rte. 34’s Loveland Breakfast Club for a scrumptious American Style Start-the-Day meal. Take a walk over to beautiful Boyd Lake State Park for its annual “Bash and Multisport Event and Festival” the first weekend of September. Rent a bike or watch the best cyclists, swimmers and runners in the annual Splash and Dash engage in the races held there. Or perhaps some good fishing or hiking is to your liking.

Then rent a skiff at The Boyd Lake Marina here in Loveland or The Inlet Marina over across the lake in Fort Collins, pick up some

sandwiches and bait and head out for a day of sun, fun and great Lake fishing if you dare. Then maybe it’s back to your hotel for some showering or a swim and some great night fun downtown. First for the grown ups - a tasty glass of wine at The Sweet Heart Winery over on Rte. 34. Enjoy another four and a half star establishment and some wonderful vino the folks at Sweet Heart are pleased as punch (red wine or Rose punch, of course) to serve you!

Stroll over to 24th off 34 to the venerable Rialto Theater for a single screen film, or if you’re lucky - a live performance from some of the best musicians the Rocky Mountain State has to offer. From this autumn’s lineup, including The Horsetooth International Film Festival to such great musical artists as Karla Bonoff to Pablo Cruise to The Loveland Choral Society doing “The Best of Cole Porter”, The Rialto has something for everyone. Now perhaps you’re ready to take that pass through the Rocks that the town offers the following day. Not before a little shopping though!

Wake to some great browsing, ladies, at Cloz to Home or The Vintage Willows Boutiques both on 4th Street before you go! Maybe a gift for someone (including yourselves) at The Almosta Mercantile or The Merchant Voyage also on 4th. Or maybe a good book to read as you travel through the range, then Anthology Book Co. down the block may provide you a good “pageturner” for your trip west. Perhaps a good CD from your favorite R&B or Jazz artist is more preferable, then Downtown Sound is your venue. Either way Loveland is stacked with great shops, restaurants and anything your heart desires this time around or next time, which is a definite, for once here, like Chief Niwot of The Southern Arapaho Tribe referring to the entire Boulder Valley said, you’re bound to return! See ya next summer partners, if not sooner at charming Loveland, Colorado.

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by Jackie Mihalchick As a local Realtor and resident in Loveland, I have watched the community grow from a population of *37,352 in 1990 to the bustling *76,701 it is today! Loveland has had an annual average increase in population of approximately 3.3% per year over the last 26 years. With the influx of people calling Loveland, CO home, the housing market has proven to be strong and steady. Over the last 10 years, the Loveland real estate market has appreciated *66.01% which averages out to 5.20% a year!

town in many forms). It is also known as the “Gateway to the Rockies”. It truly is a lovely, aptly named place to call home.

The question then is - What is the real estate climate in Loveland? What is the trajectory? So often, when looking for information on the Real Estate Market in Loveland CO you find the information clumped in with Fort Collins. Fort Collins and Loveland are considered a single metropolitan area by the U.S. government. In actuality the cities are as individual and diverse as the mountains.

Local MLS stats show the median sales price in Loveland, Colorado at *$376,500 as of June 2019. This places Loveland home prices well above the National median sales price of *$277,700.

Loveland is known for its Valentine remailing program and also for its art (which you will find sprinkled throughout

Loveland has also shown a slow and steady attitude towards growth and change. Strategic changes that have occurred over the years now provide a “little something” for everyone.

Whether you are an art lover, foodie or an outdoor enthusiast, Loveland is the ideal location for anyone looking for a beautiful place in which to live or invest.

Where are we going? I believe the real estate market in the Loveland area will remain stable and will continue to increase at a purposeful rate. Being nestled at the foot of the Rockies, we have what they so frequently say in Real Estate: Location, location, location!

THE STORY OF LOOK N’ LEAVE: INSPIRATION HITS

Larry Connor is a native Hoosier who grew up on the north side of Indianapolis IN. He moved to the Front Range of Colorado in 1983 to explore and play in the Rock ness life, first starting out with building and running Hole in the Wall Cafe, then transitioned into his love of construction with Connor Construction Services, a referral ing his 3rd enterprise, Look n Leave LTD, a national complimentary reading glasses business to help his fellow business men and women see the fine print out in the wo

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by Larry Conor In 2008, I spent about nine months in Lexington, Kentucky helping my brother, Michael with some construction projects on his new house. For over 25 years I had been a remodel contractor; therefore, I was the perfect person for the job! It was a wonderful time for me, living with Michael, his wife Joanna and their two girls. The conversations we had around the dinner table were always a highlight of the day!

Lots of laughter, interesting conversations and hearing about everyone’s day consisted of each. I can still recall a particular conversation in which we were talking about how bad our eye sights had become and having to buy reading glasses. We were laughing about how nearly everyone over 40 needs glasses and that we were no exception! I can remember the first time I noticed that my vision had changed. I was lying on my couch reading a magazine, and my arms stretched out further and further trying to get my eyes to focus. A deep sigh was let out and I remember thinking, “Damn! Now I have to buy reading glasses!”

It was a simple Sunday morning not long afterwards, not knowing then that my world was about to change and project me on a path I could have never considered.

Joanna and the girls were off doing something, which left Michael and I to go to church on our own. After church, Michael suggested a restaurant close by for us to eat breakfast. The restaurant was a quaint

little place known to have fabulous food. As we sat down, the hostess handed us menus to read. Michael and I chatted a bit, picked up our menus and then simultaneously we automatically reached across the table for something that wasn’t there but should have been – our reading glasses. We both laughed at our “I need my reading glasses” moment and then proceeded to squint at our menus and managed to place our orders.

That was my “ah-ha” moment! Michael and I started talking about how restaurants should simply have glasses available for all their customers – like us – who need readers but don’t always have a pair with them. Even after we’d left the restaurant, I couldn’t shake that thought out of my mind.

We went back to Michael’s house and I logged on to his computer, searching for inexpensive reading glasses manufacturers.

Excited, I found several, and so I spent the next few hours sending out emails inquiring about availability and prices. From that “ah-ha” moment at a restaurant table with my brother, came more research, contacting more manufacturers, with the thoughts swirling in my head of starting my own company to help businesses meet a simple need: providing their customers with complimentary reading glasses. complimentary reading glasses.

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ABOUT THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Trisha Ventker is an author, photographic artist, branding and social media infuencer and publisher of ELIFE, NoCo, Denver Colorado Luxury magazines.

Reader impressions have surpassed 6.5 million for the magazines, with the Denver publication being nationwide.

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She is best known for her first book Internet Dates From Hell which had the movie rights to it optioned by Paula Wagner. Trisha is also one of the first Indie Book authors to have a book optioned for the big screen.

Ventker is originally from New York City, presently residing in Colorado for the last 11+ years, with her husband and son.

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by John J.K. Small Another of NoCo’s “gold” towns features the color a little differently compared to the others we’ve featured. The “gold” in Mead, Colorado can affiliate itself with the wonderful foliage during the late summer and fall months. The Statutory Town of Weld County, founded by pioneer settler, Dr. Martin S. Mead has been incorporated for over one hundred years now, boasting a population of a little over 4,000 residents is a “water world” all to itself. Construction is the leading industry in Mead, so look for the golden wood materials being delivered to the build sites in this rapidly growing suburb-/ agricultural area of northern Colorado. The gorgeous lakes are also quite the attraction for any angler, expert or beginner! The St. Vrain is a fan favorite for resident and visitor alike. The unbelievable agrarian town feel is omnipresent in “mighty” Mead!

If driving, chipping and putting is your passion, we have the answer here. Tee off at our fabulous Ute Creek Golf Course and enjoy the sites as you walk or ride the 18 links at your leisure. After tallying your score and giving yourself a couple of “Mulligans”, stay with that Irish feel and get on over to Main Street for Kelly’s Cafe and Pub where the food and drink are incomparable!

Don’t forget their $5 Margarita and $2 Taco Mondays - best around! Then it’s off to your hotel for a nice swim or shower, nap and great night of fun and frolic at the neighboring towns of Longmont or Loveland. (See nite life for both in “NoCo’s 15 “Gold Towns”: Longmont and Loveland”) Start your next morning over on Main at Rizzo’s Bakery n Coffee for some breakfast and good conversation with the regulars.

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Trade some good fishing stories from the local lakes with the generous and friendly “townies”, and don’t worry about those “The one that got away” fibs; they have theirs too, you know! All fishermen do. If you’re visiting friends out west and you’d like to bring a present or two, don’t forget Dream Catchers Quilting LLC over on Weber Way. The five-star-rated Colorado crafting and one-of-a-kind beautiful (made on premises) quilts will certainly make your arrival at your destination more inviting. Buy one or two for yourself, while you’re at it!

Before you leave for the incredible sites of the Rockies on toward the western slope and towns thereafter, stop in for some last minute snacks on Main’s 7- Eleven. A Slurpee or two for the kids couldn’t hurt! Maybe some cookies and candy may prevent the imminent, “I’m hungry Mom. When are we going to stop and eat?” While you’re driving through the range and 30 or more miles from the next town!

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Over the past month, the Board of Trustees has been incredibly busy with work sessions, presentations, amending and adopting the Town of Mead Municipal Code, and approving the many residential and commercial development plans that are in the works. July brought an informative presentation from the Little Thompson Water District. Additionally, the town attorney led a work session on Metropolitan Districts, with a significant concentration on regulatory recommendations and considerations. Lastly, the board held in-depth discussions on a potential sale and use tax ballot issue as well as the 2018 International Building Code, a revised fee schedule for our Mead Liquor Code, and a new manual for Town of Mead commission and committee appointees.

Trustees were invited to an informational meeting, hosted by Boulder Scientific, to learn more about their business model and land use. The trustees were also invited to an informational meeting and tour, hosted by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, to learn

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Keeping residents informed is a priority for the Board of Trustees, and we continue to explore new avenues to reach and engage with community members. Residents now have the option to participate in monthly gatherings with the mayor. Every first Saturday of the month, I am hosting Coffee with the Mayor. Bring your questions, concerns and thoughts. Coffee with the Mayor happens from 8 to 10 a.m. at Mead Town Hall. Also, don’t forget to sign up for email delivery through the town’s website.

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There is no reason to wait until next Spring to sell your home. The Real Estate market is predicted to maintain steam throughout the Fall. Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, says, “Mortgage rates have essentially stabilized over the last two months, which reflects the recovery and improvement in the economy from the malaise earlier in the year. Going forward, the combination of low mortgage rates, tight labor market and high consumer confidence should set up the housing market for continued improvement in home sales heading into the late summer and early fall.”

Here are 5 tips to prepare your house for the market this fall: 1. As always, curb appeal is the first place to make a good impression. Mow lawns, trim shrubs and perennials and dress your beds with fresh wood mulch-avoid bark and unnatural looking red-stained mulch. A few pumpkins and baskets of mums along the walk or on the front porch are a welcoming touch.

2. Check to see if the front door needs a fresh coat of paint. Selecting the right color could increase the sales price of your home. A report

by Zillow looked at 135,000 photos from old houses across the country to see how paint colors impact sales. They found that homes with charcoal, smoky or jet black doors sell for $6,271 more than expected. A gallon of black paint is a

great investment. If you have an HOA, be sure to get the needed approval.

3. Set the mood for your showings. Autumn scents can be very welcoming. Candles lend warmth and light to your home. If you opt for plug-in room fragrance, be cautious that you don’t overdo it. Too many can be overpowering and leave buyers concerned that you may possibly be trying to hide something.

4. Make sure your home’s temperature is pleasant during showings. If you have a smart thermostat, double-check the setting to be sure it won’t get too hot or too cold. I always recommend my clients clean service and certify the HVAC system. Every buyer will request this on your home inspection-you may as well tackle this item prior to listing your home.

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Open your blinds when you leave for the day.

Wash the windows so they don’t diffuse the light. Replace burned-out bulbs. Turn on ALL of your lights for showings, including the light above your range and under-counter light if you have them. Consider adding a lamp to a dark corner of any room.

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TIMNATH FALL SPOTLIGHT EVENTS Saturday, September 28 Taste in Timnath Fall Festival & 5K 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Scarecrow 5K at 10 am Bands at 11 am, 1 pm.

All of northern Colorado is invited to celebrate the beginning of autumn at the Taste in Timnath Fall Festival and 5K! Old Town will be closed to street traffic so the community can enjoy fall activities of all shapes and sizes. Festivities will kick off at 10 a.m. with the Scarecrow 5K Fun Run and continue at 11 a.m. with a live performance from The Country Music Project and continue with a lively set from The Guerrilla Fanfare Brass Band at 1:00 p.m. Throughout the day, attendees can enjoy wagon rides, authentic German cuisine and beverages. There will be plenty of children’s activities, as well, including a petting zoo, pumpkin decorating, inflatables and more! Authentic German Cuisine, beverages, wagon rides, children's activities.

Sunday, Oct 6th Timnath Sunday Market 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

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*Many of the events are results of online searches. We highly encourage you to research each event before attending in case of alternative schedules or activities. To submit your event to NoCo Magazine please message us the details!

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NoCo’s 14 Gold Towns & Cities: Timnath and Wellington

by John J.K. Small We’re nearly at the end of our recognizing the great villages, towns and cities of northern Colorado for NoCo’s Autumn issue. It’s time to look at not only a small agricultural community and little downtown but also a commuter community of Timnath and Wellington, respectively. Just east of Fort Collins and adjacent to the Cache la Poudre River lie the beautiful farm lands and verdant pastures of Timnath, home to numerous livestock including some of the largest concentrations of sheep in the state. It also annually harvests a good variety of produce including sugar beets, potatoes, alfalfa, corn, grains and hay, to mention a few. Wellington, on the other hand is just north of Fort Collins and touts itself as Colorado’s Front Porch.

These two towns maintain their own priceless charms, regardless of their close proximity to the larger ones like Loveland or Fort Collins.

From Beerwerks Brewery in Timnath to Old Colorado Brewing Company in Wellington, the beer lover has his or her choice to sample some of the finest, freshest brews the northern area of the state can offer.

Once you’ve had your fill, walk it off down Cleveland Avenue in Wellington where you’ll be greeted by a spacious patio at The Wellington Grill and authentic Italian fare at Papa’s Table, to name a few! Then it’s time for another walk and perhaps a gift or two.

Head on over to Thistle, “The Unique Boutique” on Cleveland for some good conversation with Kelly - fellow artist and owner. At Thistle, you’ll find beautiful and sometimes snarky, great hand-crafted art items and small decor furnishings. There’s something there for everyone. If you’re in

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Timnath, Fine and Funky on Main Street will procure you something before you leave.

Either way, a purchase from both towns’ boutiques will remind you of your visit at two of the most quaint and friendly communities northern Colorado can offer you!

Well, that will do it for us here at NoCo Magazine, attempting to bring some “love” (or more affection than already exists there) to the multiple northern Colorado towns south before our neighboring Wyoming state border. We hope we did them all justice, for each and all deserve more than just a brief review of sorts, highlighting the countless assets and attributes of these communities.

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by Julia Udick Three years ago, my husband and I were just beginning to contemplate turning our home into our first rental property. “It doesn’t hurt to look,” I told my husband. Which, when you’re married to a Realtor, is code for “Start packing.” I can still remember the exact words I said after our tour, “I’d sell a kidney to live there.” Instantly, we were enamored by Meritage Homes’ Telluride Model, their best selling plan in Timnath Ranch.

After some bean counting, it didn’t take long to educate my husband of the opportunity when I showed him that with the rental’s cash flow would offset the additional monthly expense- our bills were going to stay the same! It was a good price but I resisted the urge to come in a “little low” since I knew they were motivated sellers.

Thirty days later, it was ours! As a native of Fort Collins, I wasn’t surprised to repeatedly hear, “You sure you want to live ALL THE WAY OUT THERE?” “15 minutes from Old Town?” I often informed them. Knowing the incredible value and praying that the development rumors were true, I really felt I knew something they didn’t.

Fast forward to today, I think the secret may be out. People have heard about the incredible amenities, schools, growth, and yes, the real estate! As for the location, it literally gets better every day!

The recent market has created some amazing opportunities. Two of which, I recommend for beginners!

OPPORUNITY 1: SELL Sell the house you like for top dollar, buy the house you love for a bargain!

Depending on your price point ($500,000 to $550,000 in most of Northern Colorado) many in Timnath can sell in a seller’s market and buy in a buyer’s market! Upgrading now, could literally save you tens of thousands on your dream home.

OPPORTUNITY 2: INVEST: The last few months have been really great for rates! Pair low rates with rapid appreciation and you may be surprised to find a sizable down payment or even the ability to purchase an investment property in cash! Utilize a cash out refinance or a home equity line of credit, your home has done the saving for you! Invest right, and it’s certainly possible any additional monthly expense is covered by your rental’s cash flow!

The market has created some amazing opportunities, but timing does matter. Consult your trusted real estate resource and open up the conversation.

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When primary owners, Craig Miller and Pete Meyer, first stepped foot into the eastern portion of the Colorado Feed & Grain building, the two immediately saw potential. Having been friends for several years, one with an eye for business, the other with an eye for renovation, they began a conversation about their love of craft beer and the desire to share that with the rapidly growing community of Timnath. The journey of Timnath Beerwerks began in the Fall of 2016 when the two, Timnath and SE Fort Collins residents, noted a need for a local “gathering hole” and community space. The historic Colorado Feed & Grain building proved to be a perfect location for the endeavor.

The Colorado Feed & Grain building, located at 4138 Main Street in Old Town, Timnath is a historic grain elevator dating back to 1920. Originally, due to its adjacency to the Great Western Railway, it served as a storage and transportation hub between Fort Collins and Greeley. The thought of bringing this portion of the building back to life after decades of change and years of inactivity, was very exciting. After a couple of years of hard work, collaboration, and an additional partner, Mike Clark, Timnath Beerwerks became a reality, opening its doors on November 9, 2018. The two-story taproom and brewhouse highlight the original stacked, 2x4 wood wall construction and brings a cozy atmosphere that has been a welcome surprise.

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“AT ITS BEST, PRESERVATION ENGAGES THE PAST IN A CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESENT OVER A MUTUAL CONCERN FOR THE FUTURE” - William Murtagh

Valerie Miller is the General Manager of Timnath Beerwerks, the first brewery in Old Town Timnath, Colorado. The owners of Timnath Beerwerks; Craig Miller, Pete Meyer, M Timnath and are serving high quality craft beer as well as providing an historic, inviting place for gathering with family and friends. The brewery and taproom are located in

embraces the past, present and even future of this location.

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by Head Brewer, Cy Bevenger. His brewing experience and business relationships throughout the Northern Colorado community are invaluable. The attention to detail is very apparent in each style. There is a variety of styles with pour options for the brews as well as non-alcoholic options and snacks.

For meals, Timnath Beerwerks works closely with local food trucks to provide varied, quality cuisine. The staff is personable and knowledgeable looking forward to introducing you to Timnath Beerwerks and your new favorite, local craft beer!

Mike Clark and now, brewer Cy Bevenger, are thrilled to bring this new community space to the historic Colorado Feed & Grain on Main Street, Timnath. www.timnathbeerwerks.com

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*Many of the events are results of online searches. We highly encourage you to research each event before attending in case of alternative schedules or activities. To submit your event to NoCo Magazine please message us the details!

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CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER

TRISHA VENTKER

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JOHN SMALL

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

JONATHAN JACKSON

WELLINGTON MAGAZINE

WRITERS:

ABOUT THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Trisha Ventker is an author, photographic artist, branding and social media infuencer and publisher of ELIFE, NoCo, Denver Colorado Luxury magazines.

Reader impressions have surpassed 6.5 million for the magazines, with the Denver publication being nationwide.

JOHN SMALL

MEGAN LARSON

She is best known for her first book Internet Dates From Hell which had the movie rights to it optioned by Paula Wagner. Trisha is also one of the first Indie Book authors to have a book optioned for the big screen.

Ventker is originally from New York City, presently residing in Colorado for the last 11+ years, with her husband and son.

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NoCo’s 14 Gold Towns & Cities: Timnath and Wellington

by John J.K. Small We’re nearly at the end of our recognizing the great villages, towns and cities of northern Colorado for NoCo’s Autumn issue. It’s time to look at not only a small agricultural community and little downtown but also a commuter community of Timnath and Wellington, respectively. Just east of Fort Collins and adjacent to the Cache la Poudre River lie the beautiful farm lands and verdant pastures of Timnath, home to numerous livestock including some of the largest concentrations of sheep in the state. It also annually harvests a good variety of produce including sugar beets, potatoes, alfalfa, corn, grains and hay, to mention a few. Wellington, on the other hand is just north of Fort Collins and touts itself as Colorado’s Front Porch.

These two towns maintain their own priceless charms, regardless of their close proximity to the larger ones like Loveland or Fort Collins.

From Beerwerks Brewery in Timnath to Old Colorado Brewing Company in Wellington, the beer lover has his or her choice to sample some of the finest, freshest brews the northern area of the state can offer.

Once you’ve had your fill, walk it off down Cleveland Avenue in Wellington where you’ll be greeted by a spacious patio at The Wellington Grill and authentic Italian fare at Papa’s Table, to name a few! Then it’s time for another walk and perhaps a gift or two.

Head on over to Thistle, “The Unique Boutique” on Cleveland for some good conversation with Kelly - fellow artist and owner. At Thistle, you’ll find beautiful and sometimes snarky, great hand-crafted art items and small decor furnishings. There’s something there for everyone. If you’re in

Timnath, Fine and Funky on Main Street will procure you something before you leave.

Either way, a purchase from both towns’ boutiques will remind you of your visit at a few of the most quaint and friendly communities northern Colorado can offer you!

Well, that will do it for us here at NoCo Magazine, attempting to bring some “love” (or more affection than already exists there) to the multiple northern Colorado towns south before our neighboring Wyoming state border. We hope we did them all justice, for each and all deserve more than just a brief review of sorts, highlighting the countless assets and attributes of these communities.

Visit them often and let them know that you and yours love and appreciate their unique offerings to the visitor from either afar or close to home in the Rocky Mountain State.

They truly define “Northern Colorado” and the awesome, healthy vibes they evoke.

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by Christine Tourte Ask the folks who live in Wellington what drew them to move here and as you would image, you get several different answers.

You would hear about a desire for a slower pace of living compared to neighboring cities like Fort Collins, Windsor and Loveland.

They’d say it is a desire to be in a tight-knit community where everyone knows your name and generations of families growup and lay down roots of their own. You would hear about a magical 4th of July celebration with a parade, fireworks and a pancake breakfast. The quaint downtown with artesian touches that are dressed in festive banners and twinkle lights during the holidays. You would hear about the parks, churches, shops and friendly people.

Above any of these things though, you would hear it was the affordable home prices that drew people to move here.

I can attest it was those same affordable home prices that led me to become a resident of Wellington 15 years ago myself.

I was looking for a small piece of land to start my dream of home ownership, and I found just that. 10 acres on the edge of town did I purchase for a very reasonable price. I still own that property today. It has increased in value well over $200k.

Many long time residents have seen their property values increase as well, and the town’s population has continued to grow exponentially. So, the question begs‌is Wellington still a great value today? In my opinion as a homeowner and professional Realtor, ABSOLUTELY.

While the Wellington home market makes up only about 10% of the housing market compared to neighboring Fort Collins, we have a variety of housing options for any potential buyer. We have homes in established neighborhoods with mature trees as well as brand new neighborhoods with custom building options and a neighborhood pool. We have townhomes for sale, historic homes full of charm and rural properties with land to grow. There is certainly a lot of options and a wide variety of home prices offered in Wellington.

2019, the median sales price in Wellington was $350k Compare this to the median price in Fort Collins at $390k and that is a $40k savings.

Over the past year, we have seen the Price per Square Foot in Wellington average $167 vs $204 in Fort Collins as well for many of the same builders and floorplans.

Inventory and Sales are solid for anyone wishing to buy or sell currently. Over the past 30 days, there were 36 properties Listed and Sold with prices ranging as high as $698k and as low as $267k. Currently there are over 150 active properties for sale in the MLS. What this means for anyone interested in home values in Wellington, Colorado is we have a solid market with solid choices for anyone looking to buy or sell Real Estate.

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Did you know that Wellington’s first brewery was also Fort Collins’ first microbrewery? Old Colorado Brewing Company opened in Wellington in early 2016, but our brewery’s history goes back much further.

In 1989, our long family tradition of crafting beer culminated with the opening of one of the first micro-breweries in Colorado.

Founder Joseph Neckel, certified German Brew Master, joined a small handful of forerunners of the micro-brewing revolution when he started Old Colorado Brewing Company three decades ago. But our roots go back much further. Our family has been brewing beer since the early 1900s and has been involved in all aspects of the brewing process; from milling the grain to creating small batch craft beer.

In our current location, a five-story, 97-year-old grain elevator, we host regular events and food trucks. Join us weekly for Bingo or Trivia (Wednesdays), Karaoke and Open Mic Night (Thursdays), and Live Music (Fridays). We also host occasional comedy, arts/crafts and fundraisers. And stay tuned for more details on Grandfather Throwback Day on October 13 th.

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the most up-to-date beer releases, events and food truck schedules.

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WINDSOR FALL SPOTLIGHT EVENTS Friday, October 4 First Fridays at Art & Heritage 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.

Join us at the Art & Heritage Center on the first Friday of each month for this free family-friendly event! Come and check out our latest exhibition, hear live music from local musicians, and create art with your community. Free beer is provided courtesy of our sponsor, High Hops brewery.

Saturday, October 19 Pumpkin Carving Workshop 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Market Pavilion, Boardwalk Park

Discover the secrets of creating amazing pumpkin masterpieces! Pumpkin artist John Bardeen of Grampa Bardeen’s Family Pumpkin Carving Kits will walk you through carving techniques.

Everyone will leave with a freshly carved jack-o’-lantern and a set of professional carving tools to continue the fun at home!

Participants must bring their own pumpkins. Pumpkins should be large enough to fit an 8.5” x 11” stencil on one side.

Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult who can help with the more complicated carving steps.

Friday, October 25 Pumpkin Plunge 6:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

Swim through the water to find the perfect pumpkin to decorate! ages 2-12 Windsor Community Recreation Center Pool

Saturday, October 26 Halloween Carnival at Boardwalk Park Museum 1:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m.

Stop by Boardwalk Park Museum during your downtown trick-or-treating! Explore the museum’s historic buildings, which will be transformed into a spooky haunted village with free candy for all!

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Population: 25,330 dian Home Price: $407,200 Police: 970.674.6400 Fire: 970.686.2626

*Many of the events are results of online searches. We highly encourage you to research each event before attending in case of alternative schedules or activities. To submit your event to NoCo Magazine please message us the details!

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ABOUT THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Trisha Ventker is an author, photographic artist, branding and social media infuencer and publisher of ELIFE, NoCo, Denver Colorado Luxury magazines.

Reader impressions have surpassed 6.5 million for the magazines, with the Denver publication being nationwide.

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She is best known for her first book Internet Dates From Hell which had the movie rights to it optioned by Paula Wagner. Trisha is also one of the first Indie Book authors to have a book optioned for the big screen.

Ventker is originally from New York City, presently residing in Colorado for the last 11+ years, with her husband and son.

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John J.K. Small has taught High School English and History courses for 36 years and College Education and English courses for the past 22. He has been the copy editor for Denver Colorado Luxury, ELIFE and NoCo magazines, contributing multiple articles for several years.

NoCo’s 14 Gold Towns & Cities: Windsor

by John J.K. Small

W In our search for northern Colorado’s precious towns and cities for our Autumn issue, we again find ourselves straddling Rte. I-25, this time at the quaint village of Windsor. Like the venerable, old board game, “Monopoly” and its directive card says, “Take a walk on the boardwalk!”, monopolize this opportunity here at Boardwalk Park on North 5th. Visit the informative museum and enjoy the nostalgia before that great walk around the fantastic lake at Windsor. If the views, wildlife - especially the incredible variety of bird life that makes its home at the lake, fishing and extreme fresh air doesn’t floor you, then perhaps indoor board games, with the weird, little, large-mustached “Monopoly Man” unfortunately is where and with whom you belong. While you’re having fun with your plastic green houses and red hotels, moving your little metal thimble or race car inanely

around the outer square piece of cardboard stopping on one or more of Atlantic City’s American State street names, we’ll walk around a real town and its beautiful lake!

After your trek back to the park, either drive over to one of Windsor’s fabulous golf courses for nine or eighteen at Pelican Lakes or Highland Meadows golf course for a great round on the links or to Fairground Ave. to The Summit for some bowling, laser tag, air hockey, skee ball or video games for the kids and the “kid in you”, mom and dad! 50,00 square feet of fun and games are waiting for you daily with a full service restaurant for a great lunch. Speaking of eating, there are a few other places to sample.

Try your hand (and taste buds) at High Hops Brewery over on State Hwy. 392 for some fun in the sun and live music. Great food trucks are available, especially the Greek food vendor who is quite the fan favorite! Or maybe The Mash Lab Brewery on Highlands for some great craft beers and ales, and if you like to watch muscle car restoration, this is the place to be! Make sure you try their peanut butter milk stout for a unique yet delicious blend.

Maybe The Hearth on Main Street is more amenable, for the warm atmosphere, hot food and cold drinks can get you ready for some hot air-ballooning before your night out.

Motor on over to Green River Drive and get ready to see the beautiful countrysides of northern Colorado at No Worries!

Ballooning. Starting at The Water Valley area, you can soar the azure skies, watch the Pelicans at the lake from a much different perspective than your previous walk there,

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flying over the golf course named after the majestic birds and cruise back to your point of origination with a sense of ease and relaxation. After all of the day’s excitement, maybe a nice hot shower and nap is in order.

If you’d like to stay the night in Windsor, The Wyndam Windsor Super 8 is a great affordable motel on Main waiting your booking. A great convenient stay with free 8-item “Super Start” breakfast also awaits you at the modern motel. Now it’s time for some fine dining. Main Street’s Chimney Park’s chef Jason guarantees his 5-star Casual Elegant Contemporary American cuisine will have you talking for years, encouraging your friends to enjoy a great dining experience there! From the Steamed Alaskan Halibut to the Great Range Bison NY Strip Steak to the Pan Seared Maple Leaf Duck Breast or Colorado Rack of Lamb, your palate will be more than merely satisfied time and again. The Strawberry-Rhubarb Ricotta Cake or the Belgian Mousse Tiramisu are to die for!

For some unique entertainment, head on over to Pelican Lakes Point to see some semi-pro Eagles Hockey.

The affiliate team for The Avalanche will astound you with speed, agility and high scoring against

their minor league opponents entering their 7th year in the league. Now it’s time for a good night’s rest.

Again take advantage of the super breakfast at your motel or head over to The Egg and I breakfast and lunch restaurant on Main for the famous cinnamon waffle, egg, bacon and hash browns to start your day. The kids menu is also full of great start-the-day eats. Now you’re ready for a gift or two to remember Windsor. Four and Twenty Blackbirds on Main is a highly rated, 5-star gift store with something for everyone, including a little momenta for you to remember your great day at Windsor. Or perhaps Memory Lane Antiques down the block is more to your liking! A beautiful array of wall art, furniture and such is waiting for you with a very agreeable and negotiable clientele. You’ll be back - they assure you as you leave.

So, Windsor, the German immigrant sugar beet farm area of the late 1800’s has surely changed over the past 140 years or so! Therefore, return often, and yes, buy a carton of sugar beets or two along the backroads’ farms and at their great produce stands with some awesome tomatoes and corn as well. See you then!

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RAINDANCE IN WINDSOR COLORADO

Windsor is located two miles east of I-25 off of Crossroads Boulevard, with quick access to wherever your day takes you. RainDance broke ground in 2018 with six of Northern Colorado’s finest homebuilders, starting in the mid $300,000’s. With a Farm to Table feel, this community has so much to offer, from golfing, a 3-acre park with a community pool and lazy river, 15 miles of recreational paths connecting to the Poudre Trail system, an event center for your special gatherings and the Cherry Pie Companywith a full service bar. Checkout RainDance today: RainDanceColorado.com As a Colorado Native of Northern Colorado, I have seen growth and development skyrocket throughout the region and I also hold the knowledge and history of the area! I have always loved going camping, hiking, waterskiing and essentially anything outdoors. Raising an active boy always keeps us involved in the local community activities and sports. I would be thrilled to offer any recommendations of other places you may consider interesting to discover in Windsor.

Becoming a Realtor was a career I jumped into with both feet and never looked back! I have always held a passion for the home buying and selling process, because of the opportunity it offers me to provide world-class customer service to each of my clients to meet their own unique and individualistic needs. The real estate process can be emotional and nerve-racking, yet I help keep everyone on track to never lose sight of achieving their home goals!

Please enjoy a snapshot read from the Windermere Gardner Report (scroll to bottom, under “view blog”), one of many free neighborhood news reports you can receive from my website – www.stephaniesellsnoco.com.

When the time is right, feel free to contact me!

Stephanie Woodard Broker Associate, REALTOR® s.woodard@windermere.com 970-215-2676

ANNUAL CHANGE IN HOME SALES – Q2 2019 Windermere Gardner Report Inventory levels continue to rise. Home prices continue to trend higher, with the average home price in rising by just 2.3% year-over-year, with an average of 23 days on the market. Affordability continues to be an issue in many Colorado markets and this may act as a modest headwind to ongoing price growth. However, some of the slowing may be offset by very favorable mortgage rates. The drop in interest rates this year has nudged more buyers off the fence and this can allow further price growth as we move through the year.

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Growth, Infrastructure and Regionalism by Stacy Miller Director of Economic Development

In 2011 with community and elected official support the Windsor Economic Development Department was formed.

The department is currently made up of two economic development professionals who focus on primary employment, retail and business ombudsmanship (business advocates).

Windsor’s growth has continued to increase exponentially in both residential and commercial for the past few years. The department continues its sound strategy for growth by not only on focusing on attracting new industry to the Town but also taking care of the existing businesses, getting them to stay here and grow.

In the last eight years there has been some substantial economic growth in Windsor. Over $515 million in investment has been made, creating over 2,600 jobs that generates $154 million in payroll annually. Companies have acquired or built over 1.6 million sq. ft. of commercial space and there are still several commercial projects under way. In the past two years all of our speculative space was consumed however, there is more currently under construction. Company giants like Vestas, Tolmar, Schlumberger, Columbine Health Systems, Woodward and Hexcel all call Windsor home.

Windsor now has 12 business parks and three commercial areas for development including areas as far north as Harmony Road. The Town has a lot of development going on in Downtown with several proposals currently being considered including the redevelopment of the old Windsor Mill which should be open with three restaurants in July. The busiest commercial area of Town currently is our two grocery store anchored centers and the western edge of Main St. According to the land use comprehensive plan Windsor still has over 7,000 acres of commercial property available for development and the capacity to grow to 100,000 people.

The Town’s current population is estimated to be over 32,000 including last year’s residential growth. The Town has already administered 524 single family permits through June this year, which is over double the single family permits that were processed thru June of last year.

As you would expect traditional economic development activity such as attracting & retaining primary employers and attracting and retaining retailers were two of the leading functions of Windsor’s Economic Development office. The third economic development function of business ombudsman

is unique to economic development but remains the most critical economic development role for the department. The Windsor economic development team serves as advocates for businesses through any of the municipal processes or development issues that a company may experience while locating or expanding in our community.

Windsor Economic Development also works with several external community partners to attract and retain companies including but not limited to utility providers, workforce centers, higher education facilities, developers, real estate brokers, land owners chambers, small business development centers, libraries and the downtown development authority.

Windsor’s strategic plan plays a major role in the Town’s ability to successfully land and expand companies. The elected officials set the program for Town budget and staff last summer and the overwhelming focus on infrastructure.

The Town is dedicated to spending resources and staff time on roads, water and sewer. Windsor is concentrating on being prepared for the growth coming to Northern Colorado. The state demographer’s office has Larimer and Weld County doubling in population by 2036. That’s another 500,000 people coming into the region due to net migration. The elected officials and Town leadership realize the growth is coming and are preparing for it through infrastructure maintenance and expansions.

The regional approach to economic development in northern Colorado has been happening behind the scenes for many years. All of our economic professionals still operate by a code of ethics to basically not steal companies from each other and the sector partnership groups in health care and manufacturing still remain strong and growing. However, recently the regional approach has just expanded in a couple of additional ways. The regional Business Retention and Expansion group was formed a couple of years ago and now meets monthly to focus on gaining knowledge and connections to better serve the existing industry in all of northern Colorado. The counties now also have a regional marketing plan with talking points including a list of regional assets. This plan provides consistent fact based messaging and promotion of our region from elected officials, municipal leadership and economic development professionals.

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