Frank and Angelina Lorenzini came to Weldona in 1908 from Silver Plume to work in the sugar beet fields, along with many other Italian families. Their son Americo purchased 40 acres in 1919 but the farm ground was seepy, so Americo and other area farmers dug drainage ditches by hand and buried tiles to drain the water, forming the Weldon Valley Drainage District. Americo also ran a truck line and during the Great Depression, he would take livestock to the stockyards in Denver and return with food and fuel for the people of the community. In 1952, Americo and Katie Lorenzini purchased the nearby Gardetto farm and further expanded the following year by purchasing the Scioldo farm. Their son Louis and his wife Maxine moved to the Scioldo farm and made it their home for over 60 years. In 1970, Louis and Maxine purchased the Scioldo and Gardetto places from his parents. In 1980, their son Rick and his wife Vivianne moved to the original farm where Katie and Americo lived for 61 years and have lived there for 39 years. Louis and Maxine purchased the original farm from his brother Jack in 1988. With the passing of Louis and Maxine the farms were passed to Rick and his brother Larry. Today the farms are still a vital part of our farming operation, running a cow/calf operation, feedlot and farming operation growing sugar beets, corn and hay.