Longmont's Premier Sauna Community — Opening Soon!

Hey Longmont!

We're Brian and Sarah, an Army veteran and family building something special here in Northern Colorado. We're the founders of The Forge, and we're excited to bring a new sauna and cold plunge experience to the Longmont community!

Located at The Home Farm, we're creating a space where people can unplug, recharge, embrace the elements, and connect with others.

🔥 What we're bringing to Longmont:

• Authentic wood-fired barrel sauna
• Refreshing cold plunge experiences
• Sauna and cold plunge memberships
• Private bookings and date nights
• Group experiences and community gatherings
• Future workshops, wellness events, and more!

But The Forge is about more than heat and cold. Our vision is to build a community around wellness, resilience, mindfulness, outdoor recreation, and genuine human connection.

As a veteran- and family-owned small business, this project has been a labor of love. We've personally invested over $25,000 and hundreds of hours bringing this vision to life.

We're putting the finishing touches on things now, and our grand opening is coming soon!

We'd love to hear from the Longmont community:

What would you like to see from a local sauna and cold plunge community? Guided sauna sessions? Men's and women's gatherings? Yoga? Date nights? Wellness workshops?

Drop a comment and introduce yourself. We'd love to meet our future members and neighbors!

The Forge — Forged by fire. Strengthened by community. Rooted in nature.

Happy Weekend, Berthoud!! The summer heat is finally behind us, and it's real fall out there. Grab a coffee, a cider, or something from City Star, and let's plan the weekend. Here's what's happening in town and a short drive away:

In Berthoud (all at City Star Brewing)

• Mountain Duo live, Sat 6 to 8:30pm
• Blind Date with a Book, Sun noon to 4. Pick a wrapped book without seeing the cover.
• Candy and Beer Pairing starts Sun and runs through Halloween

Worth the Drive

• Downtown Loveland Trick or Treat Street, Sat 10am to 2pm. Free.
• Halloween Hullabaloo at Centerra (Loveland), Sat noon to 4. Free.
• PRCA Mountain States Circuit Finals at The Ranch (Loveland), Sat 1pm and 7pm
• Stray Cat Lee Rocker at the Rialto (Loveland), Sat 7:30pm
• Pumpkins on Parade at The Gardens on Spring Creek (Fort Collins), Sat and Sun, 5 to 9pm. Timed entry.

Got a Berthoud event we missed? Tell us. My partner and I put out a free NOCO events list every Thursday and a stories issue every Tuesday. Link's in the first comment.

Hello, I'm moving to Berthoud next week and need an inexpensive gym recommendation. I know there's the rec center, Anytime Fitness, and the Berthoud Athletic Club. Wondering if anyone on here has tried out all of them and if they have any recommendations. Probably leaning towards Anytime Fitness because it will be the closest.

Appreciate any insight on the different options in the area!

Also I know there are creeps at every gym but if there's any that seem to attract less creeps, that would be preferred lol

Has anyone else noticed a significant change in the tap water taste. It started to have an earthy or pond-like aftertaste.

Started yesterday (9/28) and now I have a sore throat. Has anyone else noticed?

This cozy Old Town spot has been part of my life in so many meaningful ways. I put together a blog to share those memories and celebrate the community that’s grown around it.

Do Berthoud residents want a moratorium on the decision to have a data center in our town? If yes, for how long? Six months? A year? Eighteen months? Or a complete ban? Attend the Board of Trustees meeting, Tuesday at 6:30 pm at Town Hall, 807 Mountain Ave. to give your opinion and offer your thoughts.

New IPA and two nights of live music at City Star. Quiet but solid weekend in Berthoud.

Also on the radar: Pathways' A Vintage Affair fundraiser is Sunday evening in Fort Collins, raising money for families going through the hardest months of their lives.

🎵 Live Music

• Younger Than Dirt @ City Star Brewing, Fri 6–8:30pm
• Angie Stevens and Friends @ City Star Brewing, Sat 6–8:30pm

🍺 Beer Release

• Homegrown IPA @ City Star Brewing, Fri 3–10pm (the only beer release listed for Berthoud this week)

🍴 Food Trucks

• Nacho Mama's Tacos @ City Star Brewing, Fri 4–8pm
• Deun Deun Box @ City Star Brewing, Sun 12–8pm

Worth the Drive:

• Hoedown Hill Music Festival, Windsor
• Loveland Chocolate & Cheese Fest @ The Ranch, Sat
• Downtown Loveland Oktoberfest @ Loveland Aleworks, Sat

We put out a full Northern Colorado event list every Thursday and a stories issue on Tuesdays. Both free. Check out the first comment if that seems like your jam.

https://www.paintingsbyjf.com/event-details/guinea-pig-painting-art-for-a-cause-10am

A fun, beginner-friendly art workshop where you’ll paint an adorable guinea pig while supporting a local rescue.
All supplies included, no experience needed.
Seats are almost full — grab yours before they’re gone.

North of 56 has been closed for over a year. And this roundabout is taking forever!

September’s issue is ready. I share this newsletter each month with events, activities, and things happening throughout Northern Colorado.

https://tab.so/LivingLocalwithMajken

If you find something you want to check out, let me know in the comments. It helps keep the post visible for others. And if you have a friend or family member who would enjoy it, please pass it along.

I jumped from Xfinity to QF since they ran lines in our neighborhood. At first it worked great but this last week has been terrible. Their customer service is some remote contractor and you never ‘talk’ with anyone. It’s all via chat, once you get through their AI. Today is Saturday, still having connectivity issues, and we can’t get a technician out until next Friday.

Seriously considering jumping back to Xfinity.

Survey from facebook

The Town of Berthoud is in the early stages of developing a long-term vision for Newell Farm Park, a 13-acre property located on HWY 56 east of County Line Road, by the Green Lawn Cemetery. Still in its conceptual stage, this property could provide new open space, trails, gathering areas, and a potential outdoor performance venue. We have created an online survey to learn what you think about that space, so we can incorporate it into the final plan. We hope you’ll take the time to share your thoughts with us.

Visit to take the survey: https://www.berthoud.org/1589/Surveys

https://leta.ahasalerts.com/activealerts.aspx?id=2666214228988015

Apparently there is a situation going on here. I was outside eating dinner and just heard what sounded like a police chase and maybe some kind of banging in the distance like somebody was driving over/through something or maybe gunfire(it was fairly far away? but it sounded like it faded into the distance. Not sure if they're at all related but then I hear the police driving around with an announcement for the suspect to come out with their hands up.

Small list, but it's a good one.

• The Berthoud Market at Berthoud Town Park, Sat 9am to 1pm.
• Stardust Melodies with Clarke and Beth at City Star, Sat 6 to 8:30pm.
• Sean Waters at City Star, Sun 5 to 7:30pm. Worth timing around the heat, since Sunday is supposed to break 100.

Worth the drive

• Art in the Park at North Lake Park in Loveland, both days, free. More than 275 artisans, and free shuttles from several pickup spots because the parking is genuinely rough. Sculpture in the Park is running at Benson Park the same weekend if you want to make a day of it.

We’re changing up our format and putting out a full Northern Colorado event list every Thursday and then a separate NOCO stories issue on Tuesdays. This way, we can pack more events in! Both are free, link in first comment.

Stay safe out there! It’s gonna be another hot weekend.

Market's on Saturday morning and that's about it locally, so here's what's a short drive out.

Outdoors

• The Berthoud Market @ 1040 35th St SW — Sat 9am–1pm.

Free

• Colorado Day @ Colorado state parks — Sat, all day. Boyd Lake is fifteen minutes north.

Worth the Drive

• Larimer County Fair @ The Ranch, Loveland — Sat–Sun 10am–10pm.
• Pedersen Toyota's PRCA Rodeo @ Blue Arena, Loveland — Sun 7pm, doors 6.
• Loveland Farmers Market @ Fairgrounds Park — Sun 9am–1pm.
• Guided Wine Tasting @ Sweet Heart Winery, Loveland — Sun 3–6pm.
• Hat Burning Workshop @ The Artisan Shop and Studio, Loveland — Sat 6:30–8:30pm.
• The Infamous Stringdusters @ Mishawaka, Bellvue — Sat 8pm.
• Summer Carnival @ Studio Vino, Loveland — Sun 3–5pm.

We send the full NOCO events list weekly. It's free, and you just might enjoy some of the other stories in there. See first comment for deets.

Back with another monthly newsletter featuring what's happening throughout Northern Colorado. I hope it helps you discover something new this month.

Here's the latest issue:
https://tab.so/LivingLocalwithMajken

Comments really help this reach more people, so let me know which event you're most excited about. If you have friends or family who enjoy local events, I'd appreciate you sharing it with them.

It seems there are 500 local roofing companies. I haven’t seen this in the past few years, but there are so many signs now. Does anyone know why?