Friday,
April 4th - 4th Annual Boating And Fishing Expo...
The Larimer County Department of Natural Resources’ 4th Annual Boating and Fishing Expo
will be held this weekend at The Ranch in
Loveland.
This year the event is much bigger than ever.
There will be daily seminars, events for kids and women, and much, much more. Admission is FREE. Sponsors include Peterson Toyota, Sportsman’s Warehouse, and Coldwell Banker.
The event will be open Friday, April 4th from 3:00
p.m.- 8 p.m., Saturday, April 5th from 9AM
- 8PM., and Sunday, April 6th from 10AM - 4PM, at the First National Bank Building at The Ranch.
Sheriff's
Deputy talking with resident at scene of
multi-vehicle accident.
Thursday,
April 3rd - Icy Road Leads To Accidents...
Extremely icy road conditions
along Storm Mountain Drive led to a series of
accidents early on Thursday morning. No injuries
were reported.
Heavy icing below Railsback Hill
made this morning's commute down Storm Mountain a
very difficult, if not impossible task. A few
yards beyond the "Keyhole", several
vehicles slid into the ditch. One smaller white
car slid into a ditched Chevy Tahoe causing heavy
damage to the car.
Larimer County Sheriff's were on
scene quickly. Bob's Towing removed the small car
and a Loveland towing company is en-route to
remove the Tahoe from the ditch.
A resident who was driving his
son down to the bus for school stopped to help and
sanded the entire area to help prevent further
collisions.
As of 10AM, the road is open,
but still very slick. Sheriff's Deputies were
still on scene directing traffic and warning
people of the slick roads. The Sun is quickly
melting the ice and the road should be cleared of
ditched vehicles by Noon.
Many thanks to the deputies and
residents who were on scene to help.
Taken on Saturday afternoon, this week's photo of the week features one of our local, "Harbingers of Spring", the Pasque Flower.
The Pasque Flower (Anemone patens) is also commonly known as the prairie crocus, wind flower, Easter Flower and meadow anemone. The pasque flower is the official state flower of South Dakota and the provincial flower of Manitoba. Pasque refers to Easter (Passover) as the flower blooms around that time of year.
In the spring, the Pasque Flower is densely covered with white silky hairs that look like an old mans beard. The plant has a short stem with flowers that are cup shaped and 2 to 2 1/2 inches in size. The flowers have 5 to 8 pointed lavender sepals that resemble petals. Underneath the sepals it is very silky. As the plant matures the stem elongates to about 14". The flower grows heavy and droops downward. There is a very noticeable circle of bracts around the stem below the flower. When the very narrowly divided basal leaves first appear, they are purplish in color.
Pasque flower is highly toxic, and produces cardiogenic toxins and oxytoxins which slow the heart in humans, and has been used as a medicine by Native Americans for centuries.
Blackfoot Indians used Pasque Flower to induce abortions and childbirth.
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