Windsor News

When you look around Windsor today it is hard to believe what happened 5 years ago today.

It's a day I will never forget, Thursday, May 22nd, 2008; the day the Windsor Tornado killed one man, destroyed 78 homes and damaged thousands more as it stayed on the ground for an incredible 39-miles! I was at a luncheon for the Greeley Stampede with nearly all of my fellow employees when the tornado hit! Everyone's beepers and cell phones went ... (more)

The morning of May 22, 2008 dawned like most in Colorado during the spring with sunny skies and mild temperatures.

If you ride a motorcycle and can get the afternoon off on Wednesday May 22nd join me in helping escort the Vietnam Memorial Travelling Wall to Fort Collins from Berthoud.

If you own a motorcycle and want to ride in the official escort for the Vietnam Travelling Memorial Wall then Wednesday the 22nd is your day.

Sierra Krizman of Loveland is remembered every year during an annual 5K race against meningitis.

Weld County residents are marking the fifth anniversary of a tornado that devastated the town of Windsor.

JIM RYDBOM/jrydbom@greeleytribune.com A dairy in west Greeley near the Missile Site Park was completely destroyed by the tornado that hit the Windsor area on May 22, 2008.

Tribune File Photo Samantha Lehmann, 9, of Loveland sits in front of a friend's house while helping with cleanup on May 24, 2008.

3:25 p.m. In the 1700 block of Agate Court, a 75-year-old Loveland man on suspicion of DUI, DUI per se and careless driving.

JOSHUA POLSON/jpolson@greeleytribune.com Scott Chartier lassos a saddle as he talks to a group of students during the Centennial Village's History Festival on Thursday afternoon at Centennial Village.

JOSHUA POLSON/jpolson@greeleytribune.com Greg Rhodes, Division Five Operations Chief, stands near one of the ambulances Tuesday morning at Fire Station 1, 100 7th St., in Windsor.

JIM RYDBOM/jrydbom@greeleytribune.com Tank batteries, where oil is transferred from the field to trucks, are a common denominator in many oil spill or releases reported in Weld County.

Jason Pohl/jpohl@mywindsornow.com Community members and leaders follow along Thursday at Mountain View Elementary School as a representative from Barker Rinker Seacat Architects explains a series of proposed renovations to the Community Recreation Center.

Hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday What services do you offer? We are a full-service veterinary hospital.

JOSHUA POLSON/jpolson@greeleytribune.com Greg Rhodes, Division Five Operations Chief, stands near one of the ambulances Tuesday morning at Fire Station 1, 100 7th St., in Windsor.

The Colorado Legislature recently voted to officially designate a stretch of U.S. 34 near Windsor the "SSG. Christopher J. Birdwell Memorial Highway" in honor of the 2005 Windsor High School graduate who was killed in combat last August in Afghanistan.

T.M. FASANO/tfasano@mywindsornow.com Two kids enjoy themselves a few years ago at the annual community bicycle rodeo at Windsor Middle School.

Wade Willis remembers reading the Sunday paper - OK, it was the "Greeley Tribune" - when he was 9 and, on his way to the comics, he stumbled across an article about the Poudre Trail.

Tribune File Photo Workers inside the Vestas plant in Windsor work on completing wind turbines in 2011.