Torrington Telegram - Wednesday, October 28, 2026

A few months ago, I wrote about dinner at Cottonwood Country Club. I closed that column with an offer: I’d rather not play my first round solo, so if a local wanted to tee it up with me, I’d write about the course next. Kate Hutchins of Torrington took me up on it, and the two of us went out as a twosome. Before the golf, one thing needs clearing up, because it caused confusion after that first column. Cottonwood at Torrington Golf Course and Cottonwood Country Club are not the same thing, even with the similar names. The 18-hole course at West 15th Avenue and Golf Course Road is owned and operated by the City of Torrington, and it is open to the public. The country club shares the grounds but is a separate organization with its own membership. Joining the club does not give you the right to play the city course, and buying a city golf pass does not make you a club member.

There is something special about spending a fall afternoon at a pumpkin patch, especially when it involves good friends, good food, adorable farm animals and getting a little lost in a corn maze.

TORRINGTON – Staff, local officials and supporters gathered at the Goshen County Library to celebrate its selection as Library Journal’s 2026 Best Small Library in America, with a county proclamation and a $5,000 pledge adding to the occasion.

A decorated garage that drew a handful of visitors in its first year has grown into a volunteer-run haunted house, and it is open two more weekends before Halloween. Lacy Rinehart and her husband run the haunted house at their home at 4708 Road 70Y, where she also owns Motorcycle Madness Massage. This is the 11th year, Rinehart said.