By Tammy Whitaker,Editor Lost Creek Sentinel There are some events you plan because they’re part of the job — and then there are events that somehow work their way into your heart.The 2026 Southeast Weld County Chamber of Commerce SoapBox Derby was definitely the latter.After months of planning, organizing, building, measuring, coordinating and probably more…
By Milos KralPreClear Cybersecurity For most of my life, there was a fairly reliable way to settle an argument about whether something really happened.“Did you see it?”If you saw it with your own eyes, that was pretty good evidence.A photograph was even better.Video? Case closed.We even built the expression into our language:Seeing is believing.Artificial intelligence…
Melonie Hartford is a Colorado native with a gift for turning everyday moments into stories worth sharing. Whether through her art, her writing, or a good conversation, Melonie has a way of painting a picture and finding the humor tucked inside life’s adventures.We’re excited to welcome Melonie as a Guest Writer for The Lost Creek…
By Tammy Whitaker,Editor Lost Creek Sentinel Sometimes you don’t realize how much you’ve missed someone until you unexpectedly run into them.Walking through the Fair recently, I found myself noticing something beyond the livestock, exhibits, food vendors and familiar sounds that make a county fair what it is. I noticed the reunions.Everywhere I looked, people were…
By Tammy WhitakerEditor – Lost Creek Sentinel There comes a point every summer when the whole town seems to move just a little slower. The Fourth of July has passed, the fireworks have faded, the potato salad has either been eaten or wisely thrown away, and “fun in the sun” has started to sound a…
By Tammy Whitaker,Editor Lost Creek Sentinel If there is one thing life guarantees, it is change. Most of us say we want change-until it shows up at our doorstep. We want our businesses to grow, our communities to prosper, and our lives to improve. But when growth arrives in the form of new neighbors,construction projects,…
By Tammy WhitakerEditor, Lost Creek Sentinel There is something about May that feels different in small-town America.Maybe it’s the way the days stretch a little longer, the fields begin to show promise, and the rhythm of life shifts from surviving winter to embracing possibility. But here in Southeast Weld and western Morgan County, May isn’t…
They kept her under water until her lungs burned and her body gave out. They asked again and again for names. She gave them none. Years later, her brother would name the most famous perfume in the world after her. Summer, 1944. Paris was occupied, tense, watched. Catherine Dior was taken to an elegant townhouse…
By Tammy WhitakerEditor, Lost Creek Sentinel As we turn the page on a new year, we are also opening a new chapter in the story of your local newspaper. Beginning this month, the Lost Creek Sentinel is proud to announce that it is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Heartland Heritage Media, a newly established…
Those are the only Christmas presents Randy and I clearly remember from our childhood. I remember that purple dress because it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. I wore it to the local spelling bee—and I won. I’ve always believed the confidence came from that dress, the only truly “special” one I…
