Author: George Olson

We’ve all got our favorite things to do. Some are more elaborate than others. Some involve more planning or more money or more time. But some of my favorite things to do are really quite simple. And, in all honesty, most of the time, for me anyway … the simpler the better. So one evening after work, I laced up my walking shoes and took off for a simple stroll around the Overland Trail Recreation Area near the South Platte River on the east side of Sterling. It’s one of my favorite things to do.

  From west to east, Sterling is being beautified!   Starting from the west near the Sterling Municipal Airport, a series of bronze sculptures (thanks to the generosity of local cattlemen) have been placed in the medians and along West Main Street as a tribute to our Western roots and with a nod to the importance of agriculture in our community. Bronze sculptures depicting a cowboy on a bucking horse and a Native American horseback rider were placed in the new raised island medians as part of the Highway 14 construction project completed last year. The sculptures are the final two of five...

RIDE MAPS: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/194951 (8 mile Ride) https://www.plotaroute.com/route/195007 (1.62 mile Ride) https://www.plotaroute.com/route/194929 (25 mile Ride)

  A downtown revitalization is stirring in Sterling The Colorado community has seen a net gain in downtown businesses BY SUZIE ROMIG coloradoBiz Published: 2016.03.29 02:50 AM     As in many small towns, when folks in Sterling watch a live performance, they are likely sitting in the high school auditorium or maybe the mixed-use event center/gymnasium at the regional college. While Sterling locals attend comedy nights at restaurants or concerts at the First Presbyterian Church, downtown revitalization supporters are dreaming of a community performing arts center to anchor...

Logan County is a glorious place to view these special residents of the North Sterling State Park (located just northwest of Sterling). Every year, folks visiting the area can view these majestic birds in their natural habitat. The bald eagle – so named because of its white head – is found only in North America and is one of the contin​ent’s largest birds of prey. Here in the United States, the bald eagle is recognized as the country’s national symbol, a distinction it has held since 1782. Young bald eagles are dark brown in color when they fledge the nest at about 12 weeks of age. Their...

  Sterling is the eastern gateway to the Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic & Historic Byway in northeastern Colorado.   Pawnee Buttes This region is a vast open textbook of nature with its own distinct and fragile beauty, the result of a landscape sculpted by geologic forces, whose effects have been held tenaciously in check by hardy and resilient vegetation. Traveling across the Byway, one may imagine how this short grass prairie was viewed by Native Americans, frontiersmen, early cattlemen, 19th and early 20th century homesteaders, and those who faced the Dust Bowl and Great Depression of...

Vision: Sterling will be a model, on the Eastern Plains of Colorado, of good health and opportunities for physical activity. Mission: To provide the infrastructure and leadership to make biking, walking and running prominent activities for residents and guests of Sterling. The Sterling Loop Committee continues to move forward on the development of a multi-use trail that will loop around the City of Sterling. The trail is proposed to interconnect all RE-1 Valley Schools, as well as Northeastern Junior College; it will tie in three parks, including Pioneer and Columbine; and it will tie in...

  Historic Woolworth Building Redevelopment Next Step in Downtown Sterling Revitalization   Through the generosity of Alan and Cindy Hoal of Sterling, the historic Woolworth Building property in downtown Sterling has now been conveyed to the Logan County Economic Development Corporation (LCEDC) for redevelopment. Photo courtesy Sterling Journal Advocate The main goal for the property redevelopment is to achieve preservation of the historic building through viable adaptive re-use as a multi-purpose community gathering place. This building is a key component in the overall redevelopment of...