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Wellington, Colorado Patch AM: a 4 min readMorning Wellington! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
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- How a Wellington teen earned grand champion honors at Larimer County Fair
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Sweltering heat with hazy sun, with a high of 98 and low of 56 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Hazy sunshine and very hot, temps: high: 97, low: 58.
- Saturday: Very hot with hazy sun, with a high of 99 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Larimer County Fair livestock sale caps year of hard work (eptrail.com) — A soon-to-be Wellington High School senior, Kade Schweitzer, captured the grand champion market beef title at the Larimer County Fair, giving his family back-to-back wins. The story follows Wellington-area 4-H and FFA youth through the Junior Livestock Auction, highlighting the long hours, emotional goodbyes, and teamwork behind their prize-winning animals. 
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Windsor Town Hall Boardwalk Community Park - 100 N 5th Street Windsor CO 805
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Timnath Beerwerks, 4138 Main St, Timnath
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Chelsea the Bean Queen at the LCFM
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🗞 Nearby News
Fort Collins
- Poudre RiverFest Returns Aug. 8 With Music, Family Fun and River Conservation (northfortynews.com)
- 12 Fort Collins-area high school cross-country runners to watch (coloradoan.com)
- Book Tutoring Services in Fort Collins, CO with Maura M. from $16/hr (care.com)
Timnath
- Timnath Movie Night Features ‘Zootopia 2' (northfortynews.com)
- How to see Ariana Grande before she steps away from public appearances (coloradoan.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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