Torrington Telegram - Friday, November 13, 2026

When I walked up to the Feed Lot BBQ Co. pop-up at AJ’s Soda Shop on Oct. 25, about 35 minutes after it started, pitmaster Kyle Cross told me he had already run out of jackalope eggs. People had been talking about them on the Facebook post announcing the pop-up, he said, and they went almost immediately. I ordered a combination plate of smoked brisket and pulled pork, with baked beans, coleslaw and a smoked, bacon-wrapped Oreo as a bonus. I had sampled Feed Lot’s food at another event, and Cross’s brisket is as good as or better than any place I have tried, maybe outside of Texas. It gives Texas smoked brisket a run for its money.

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.

For the first time in more than 20 years, drivers on the south side of Torrington will have a place to fill up. Platte River Ag Solutions, owned by local businessmen Justin Solberg and Raymond Martin, is in the final stretch before opening its new fuel station and convenience store at 150 Main St. Solberg said the last pieces were being processed as of Monday, and the store is expected to open within a day or two. By the time this edition reaches readers, it may already be open. “We’re two local guys that are unbranded,” Solberg said. “So the big thing that we want to push is giving back to our community.”

TORRINGTON – Goshen County commissioners lifted the county’s Stage 1 fire restrictions effective Wednesday, Nov. 4, after recent rain improved soil moisture. The restrictions had been in place since April 8.