WELD COUNTY, CO –  Citing the importance of the Colorado-Big Thompson project to the northeastern plains, and specifically Weld County, the Weld County Board of  Commissioners today approved a resolution recognizing Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District’s 75th Anniversary.

“The visionaries who proposed the massive irrigation project now known as the Colorado-Big Thompson project, men such as Weld County’s own Charles Hansen and W.D. Farr, literally created an oasis in the high desert,” said Commissioner Chairman Sean Conway.

 From the Nickelodeons which flourished just after the turn of the 20th century to today’s digital and 3-D offerings, from family outings to a first date, a night at the movies has been an American tradition since the medium debuted more than a century ago.

Friday, July 20, 2012 — President Barack Obama today ordered flags be lowered to half-staff nationwide as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence in Aurora on July 20, 2012.