events feed returns 404 not 200

<?php
// use the template file feed-events.php
function create_events_feed() {
    locate_template(array('/feed-events.php'), true);
}

add_feed('events', 'create_events_feed');

// at this point, the feed is available at
// http://townconnection.com/nome-alaska/?feed=events
// and
// http://townconnection.com/nome-alaska/feed/events
// but still returns a 404
?>