New Raymer News

Imagine trying to perform your daily routine while sucking on a straw. That's how Del Northrup, of New Raymer, describes living with asthma.

Kody Lostroh was driving to his La Salle home Monday afternoon from Las Vegas where he had just won the 2009 PBR World Championship - and the $1 million prize that goes with it - in front of a sold-out Thomas & Mach Center crowd Sunday.

Sugar beet farmers will be able to get back into the fields in the next day or two and harvest what crop is left, but this week's storm put the corn harvest back once again.

Samantha Troudt of New Raymer, Colo., won First Place with this beautiful fall photo.

The Silverthorne Pavilion is hosting the Whole Foods Market Pumpkinfest on Sunday on the Pavilion Lawn from 2-3 p.m., followed by Trick or Treat Off the Street at the Outlets at Silverthorne from 3-5 p.m. The Whole Foods Market Pumpkinfest will create a "pumpkin patch" feel for children to come pick out their free pumpkin for the holiday.

KUSA - A series of severe thunderstorms produced flash flooding, a tornado and hail up to softball size on the plains Saturday night.

KUSA - A series of severe thunderstorms produced flash flooding, a tornado and hail up to softball size on the plains Saturday night.

Helen Stanley of Greeley took second place with this quilt at the 2009 Weld County Fair and has donated it to the FFA chapter at Prairie High School in New Raymer, which will auction it this fall as part of the chapter's fundraising.

A popular event at the Northeast Weld County Fair and Rodeo in New Raymer is the "world's famous" Pet Class.

Kale Samber, 10, of Windsor successfully captures a flag after capturing a calf in the Heifer Hopeful Catch-a-Calf event at the Northeast Weld County Junior Rodeo in New Raymer of Friday.

The top five in the Tiny Tot division of the the Western Horseman event at last year s Northeast Weld County Fair line up for the judge s comments.

New Raymer will host the 60th Annual Northeast Weld County Fair and Rodeo Thursday through Sunday, July 23-26. The Northeast Weld County Fair is open to all Northeast Weld County 4-H and FFA members in good standing, past and present community members and by special invitation.

The 60th Northeast Weld County Fair will be this weekend in New Raymer. It is open to all northeast Weld 4-H and FFA members, past and present community residents, and by special invitation.

Preparations for a Nov. 3 election will highlight a Tuesday meeting of the Weldon Valley Board of Education.

Delbert D. Castor, 85, lifelong area resident, died Thursday at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.

Members of the New Raymer and Prairie FFA Chapters earned awards and scholarships at the 81st Colorado FFA Convention in June in Greeley.

Severe weather continues in northeastern Colorado . The National Weather Service says a funnel cloud was spotted around 5:30 p.m. north of New Raymer, prompting a tornado warning for southwestern Morgan County and east central Weld County .

Things haven't been too bad during the first 10 days or so of the downtown project, but keep your fingers crossed for next week, when they're supposed to start tearing out the sidewalks.

The annual alumni reunion for the Buckingham-New Raymer-Prairie Schools alumni, friends, and former students or residents will be held June 6 at the New Raymer Community Center in New Raymer.

Morgan County Commissioner Jon Becker, left, laid out how much it will cost to use the countya s new geographic information system during a demonstration Thursday night.