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Gardening is a rewarding hobby with thousands of devotees. Backyard gardens provide beauty and aesthetic appeal to a landscape, and they can be a source of homegrown food and a natural habitat for outdoor wildlife. A self-sustaining garden can be an efficient addition to any home, but gardens require upkeep and dedication.
    A self-sufficient garden sustains itself through proper planning and execution. Such gardens can almost take care of themselves so long as the soil is healthy soil, the seeds are reused and organic material is produced.

The Colorado Department of Agriculture has online resources to help you find holiday gifts, meal ingredients and the perfect tree this holiday season. The Colorado Food and Agriculture Gift Guide and the Christmas Tree List help shoppers connect with local producers.
    “Buying locally for the holidays is a great way to support Colorado producers as well as the state’s economy,” said Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar. “I encourage you to look for the Colorado Proud logo and buy local wherever you shop or dine.”

When someone says “Gazebo,” what do you think of? A wooden, octagon garden structure? A conservative shingled roof with railings on seven sides?
    This is the most traditional gazebo. But, as outdoor living spaces catapult to the top of the list of rooms homeowners are looking to revitalize, gazebos have redefined their image.

Provided by Pat Houston

In recognition of the new state-of-the-art high school that has just opened in the Town of Frederick, the Town and the Town’s Art Commission have chosen to commission a bronze statue that symbolizes the school’s mascot, a warrior.

FIRESTONE — Nobody is cooler to a young grade-schooler than those teenage paragons of style in the high school hallways.

This insight has helped create a new program, Reading Buddies, aimed at getting kids in both age groups excited about reading.

Library workers Lorraine Schierer and Liz Cook created the program at Carbon Valley Library to pair older readers (ages 14 to 17) with younger readers to read together and play literacy games.

    Under the pen name Lukas Holmes, a local writer has penned and published his first book. A book that takes readers from late Victorian London to the vast firmament of space.

    There are plenty of fine reasons for a return visit to Wholly Stromboli East Coast Eatery in Fort Lupton, most centering around the delicious food. But for sheer chills, the Boulder County Paranormal Society’s second trip to the restaurant takes the cannoli.

    Life took a hard turn after two incidents disabled two members of the Brady family. Their saving grace turned out to be of the four-legged variety.

    BRIGHTON -  It wasn’t a normal birthday request.
    Even if Tracie Morris was pondering a way to commemorate the big 5-0, her birthday wish still wasn’t one that would be expected.
    But friends Ann Taddeo and Scarlett Morris (no relation) knew Tracie well enough to know that she wasn’t kidding.
    “My first thought was, ‘Absolutely. If that’s what Tracie wants, that’s what we’ll do,’” Taddeo said.