Archive for July, 2012
The Town of Windsor on Monday closed Windsor Lake until further notice after swimmers there reported becoming ill. Melissa Chew, director of Parks, Recreation and Culture for the Town of Windsor said samples taken from the lake outside the beach out-of-bounds area Friday tested positive for the E. coli bacteria. She said additional testing was [...]
Tags: area, com, Friday, illness, Melissa, Melissa Chew, Read, story, testing, town, Tuesday, Windsor, Windsor Lake, www
The new owners of Foothills Mall ponied up nearly $40 million to buy Fort Collins’ aging shopping center and expect to spend nearly three times that renovating and re-energizing it. Walton Foothills Holdings VI, LLC — the ownership group comprised of Greenwood Village-based Alberta Development Partners and affiliates of Walton Street Capital — bought the [...]
Tags: Alberta, Alberta Development Partners, Collins, Foothills Mall, Fort, Fort Collins, Ft, Greenwood Village, July, Larimer County, Larimer County Assessor, LLC, Read, sale, story, Street, Walton Foothills Holdings, Walton Street Capital, year
by Mike McCune – Market investors are expecting help from the Federal Reserve as the recovery stalls so the markets continue to move higher. But experts are suddenly divided on the question of the value of another helping handout from government to its’ selected minions. Most everyone remembers the threat given to House [...]
Tags: America, American, assistance, debt, Europe, Federal Reserve, form, God, government, help, Long, man, Mike, Reserve, right, system, Tribune, use, value, work
Photos & Review by Stu Wright My latest test car was a new Prius Plug-in that came in Clearwater blue metallic paint with dark gray SofTex (leather) seating. The Plug-in is available in limited quantities and only in certain areas of the United States, and was formally introduced last fall. The Prius line of [...]
Tags: America, AVID, benefit, body, car, Clearwater Blue Prius, door, driver, Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, LED, model, mph, OK, Prius Plug, right, Ruth, S33 P195, side, Toyota Prius, USB
Supporters to patronize chain Wednesday by Matt Lacy – Following statements by several government officials around the country saying they will not permit Chik-fil-A to open new restaurants because the owner supports traditional marriage, supporters are planning a day of support for the company. Dan Cathy, the current president, [...]
Tags: Boston, Cathy, Chicago, Christian, company, country, debate, Freedom Trail, God, government, interview, issue, Liberty Counsel, place, position, protest, second, sex, speech, support
by Matt Lacy – While some have blamed lax gun laws for suspect James Holmes’ massacre at an Aurora Cinemark theatre last week, it now appears federal money may have been used to purchase his ammunition. On Monday, officials at the University of Colorado disclosed that the unemployed Holmes was being paid $26,000 [...]
Tags: abiding citizens, Aurora Cinemark, ban, Brady Campaign, call, Congress, control, grant, gun, Health, James Holmes, legislation, Monday White House Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest, money, Obama, press, Sarah Brady, shooting, White House, WNEW
by Matt Lacy – As more and more attention is being given to NFL players and the long-term effects of concussions suffered from playing the game, local entities have teamed up to provide concussion training for local coaches. The City of Greeley, Weld County School District 6, the University of Northern Colorado and [...]
Tags: Center, City of Greeley, Civic Center, Colorado, conduct, District 6, Greeley, July, NFL, North, Oklahoma State University, School, School District, student, The City, Tracy, UNC, Union Colony, University, year
WELD COUNTY, CO – On July 11, 2012, the Colorado Department of Human Services extended to Weld County Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer an invitation to join the newly created Child Welfare Executive Leadership Council. According to the invitation, “The Council will bring together key executive leaders in child abuse prevention and protective services from across the [...]
Tags: child, Child Welfare Allocation Committee, Child Welfare Executive Leadership Council, CO, Colorado, Colorado Counties Inc, Colorado Department, Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer, Committee, Council, COUNTY, CWAC, Department, January, July, state, WELD, Weld County, Weld County Commissioner, Weld County Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer
WELD COUNTY, CO – With big plans ahead for CR 49, also known by locals as the Keenesburg cut-off, county officials are asking residents for help in coming up with an official name for the road. It is a road known by several names among those who drive it – the Keenesburg cut-off, Kersey [...]
Tags: Access Control Plan Technical Advisory Committee, capital improvement program, CO, Control Plan, corridor, CR, help, Kersey, Kersey Road, Plan, PO, road, The Weld County, Transportation Plan, WCR, WELD, Weld County, Weld County Road, Weld County Transportation Plan, year
by Craig Masters Those who keep a watchful eye on the never ending attempts to void the second amendment of the Constitution are again preparing for one of the most effectively planned attacks on our right to be able to protect ourselves since the ratification of the Bill of Rights. July 27, the U.S. will [...]
Tags: abortion, authority, call, child, control, CRPD, government, July, land, law, month, nation, Obama, part, Rights, sign, United States, US, use, vote
Photos & Review by Stu Wright The word “juke” has multiple meanings, but in sports parlance, to juke is to feign or fake out, as, for instance, a running back might do. I suppose that is what Nissan had in mind when naming the mini-crossover that they introduced in 2010. I had one last week [...]
Tags: American, AWD, car, control, door, driver, Goodyear Eagle, highway, Integrated Control, Japan, month, night, North, North American, rally, RSA, side, SV, system, week
by Peter Grady – Recent e-mails sent out by Obama and his campaign begging for funds appear to have been justified with new reports showing in June the campaign spent more than it took in. The campaign has recently sent out a series of e-mails with alarming tones saying the campaign is in [...]
Tags: authority, campaign, Congress, Court, e mail, June, mandate, Mitt Romney, money, month, Obama, Obamacare, Peter, Peter Grady, Republican, rest, second, show, Supreme, tax
The average price of a gallon of gasoline has fallen 1.5 cents in the past week, bucking a national trend of increasing gas prices, according to gasoline price website FortCollinsGasPrices.com. Prices averaged $3.45 per gallon in Fort Collins on Sunday. Nationally, prices have increased 4.9 cents per gallon to $3.49. In Fort Collins, prices are [...]
Tags: Collins, com, day, Fort, Fort Collins, Ft, gas, month, Read, story, Sunday, week, year
What do you get when you combine a nationally recognized singer who is also one of the finest emcees in Gospel music, a home schooled piano playing genius, a talented tenor and the great-grandson to one of the founding father of Blackwood Brothers Quartet? The Blackwood Legacy. The Blackwood Legacy Quartet, comprised of Rick Price, [...]
Tags: Blackwood Brothers Quartet, Blackwood Legacy, Blackwood Legacy Quartet, church, Daniel, father, grandson, home, Legacy, Luke, Luke Yates, music, Read, Rick, Rick Price, story, today
Winter wheat growers have been pleasantly surprised to find their harvests better than expected. That includes decent weight for the bushels and a good protein level, said extension agent Marlin Eisenach. Corn is also looking good around Morgan County, some at the silking stage, and probably about two weeks ahead of schedule, he said. Read [...]
Tags: harvest, Marlin Eisenach, Morgan County, stage, story
by Carol Clemans – This is an age-old question: “Why do evil things happen?” The answer is in the Bible. I know some do not believe in God or His Bible truth, but that does not eliminate God’s truth. God is absolute truth. The demons believe there is one God and they tremble (James [...]
Tags: Adam, age, Bible, Carol, Carol Clemans, choice, Christ, Christian, Christian Life Coach, cross, Eve, evil, God, heart, July, life, org, The Bible, web, www
by Brett Reese – After reading the Greeley tribune story of July 20th about raising property taxes to tear down and rebuild John Evans Middle school, I was convinced the three lattes a year sacrifice each of us would have to make for this school was an easy decision. And, as always, The Tribune couched [...]
Tags: Ave, BEST, board, building, District 6, Evans, grant, Greeley, help, issue, John, John Evans, location, property, side, story, tax, town, Tribune, use
by Jack Minor – Following the tragic shooting by an armed gunman at a showing of the new Batman movie, “The Dark Knight Rises,” the news media wasted no time in claiming the shooter was a Republican who was a member of a tea party group. The suspect James Holmes opened fire on [...]
Tags: ABC, Colorado, Colorado Tea Party, fire, Jim, left, Media, member, movie, Party, report, Sarah Palin, shooting, student, suspect, Tea, Tea Party, Tea Party Patriots, University, year
The solicitor knocking at the door of your Fort Collins home could represent a local dairy or youth sports team. Or it could be someone traveling the country under bizarre, shady circumstances. A year after the city lifted its ban on door-to-door salespeople, 43 companies have obtained permits. The change has created opportunity for legitimate [...]
Tags: ban, change, Collins, country, door, Fort, Fort Collins, Friday, Ft, home, Read, someone, story, team, year, youth
WALTONVILLE, Ill. — The nation’s widest drought in decades is spreading, with more than half of the continental United States in some stage of drought and most of the rest enduring abnormally dry conditions. Only in the 1930s and the 1950s has a drought covered more land, according to federal figures released Monday. So far, [...]
Tags: Center, country, Dust Bowl, end, June, land, nation, National, percent, report, rest, stage, story, United States, WALTONVILLE
by Mike McCune – If you are like most Americans, you’ve probably heard the term LIBOR. But if you are like like most Americans, you do not realize the impact this tiny particle of the economy has on everything we do on a daily basis. What has happened is the financial world has [...]
Tags: America, Bank, Bear, Federal Reserve, form, God, government, July, law, LIBOR, London, man, New York, New York Times, NOTHING, primary, problem, Reserve, value, Wall Street
by Mike McCune – As individuals, as a community, as business owners and workers, and as public employees we each have some difficult decisions to make in the near future. The unassailable problem is debt, public and private, that is threatening to overwhelm America. The problem simply cannot be moved down the road any [...]
Tags: America, choice, country, crisis, debt, form, God, government, income, man, Mike, PA, pay, problem, road, Social Security, state, Step, system, Thomas Jefferson
by Mike McCune – The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared more than 200 points Friday led by the financial sector. But missing was a solid reason for the move. If anything the DJIA should have been flat at best because a host of key reports were pending within hours. Any one of those [...]
Tags: activity, debt, Dow Jones Industrial Average, drop, effort, Europe, form, Friday, God, government, IMF, International Monetary Fund, July, man, Managing Director Christine, news, report, rest, second, year
GREELEY- The Greeley Farmers’ Market at the Depot announces a new program that provides increased benefits to residents who are on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The new “SNAP it up!” program, funded by a grant through the Wholesome Wave Foundation, will double the value of SNAP benefits redeemed at the Market for [...]
Tags: area, benefit, card, City, DVC, EBT, Farmers Market, Food, grant, Greeley, Greeley Farmers Market, greeleygov.com, information, Karen, Karen Scopel, program, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, value, Wholesome Wave Foundation
Evans Senior Center by Betty Grauberger Next dining around with Donn and Bev will be to the Little Bear Inn north of Cheyenne on Wednesday, July 25th leaving Evans at 3:40 p.m. Cost for transportation is $10.00 with dinner on your own. You may sign up at the Rec Desk at the Evans Community [...]
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by Mike McCune – Over the past few months the media has been painting a rosy picture of the housing market. The Administration has been suspiciously quiet and reticent about the housing sector though. That means trouble somewhere. It was the bursting housing market that initiated the economic downturn in October 2007. Those [...]
Tags: America, FHA, form, Freddie, game, God, government, hand, home, land, man, March, month, October, problem, publication, right, system, time, unemployment
by Carol Clemans– We lived in Stockton, California, for 23 years, moving out of the city in 2003. Recently the city has declared bankruptcy. They have terminated many of their police force. Stockton’s crime rate is double as to what it was this same time last year. When evil people know there is less [...]
Tags: America, Bible, Carol, Carol Clemans, Christian, Christian Life Coach, country, environment, evil, God, life, love, man, nation, org, part, respect, right, The Bible, www
by Sarah Evans – Animals are an important part of our lives. Pet animals, such as dogs and cats provide companionship, comfort, and can help us lead healthier lives. They are cherished members of the family and are often part of a loving household. Horses, cattle and other livestock contribute significantly to the economy [...]
Tags: call, CDC, control, date, dead, Department, Evans, Health, help, home, insect, January, part, pet, proof, Public Health, Sarah Evans, Weld County, Weld County Department, www
Vecchio by Jack Minor – GREELEY- The local head of a physician’s organization dedicated to the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship will be speaking at a meeting to discuss the ramifications of Obamacare on individual Americans and how it will affect the doctor patient relationship. Dr. Jill Vecchio, president of the Colorado chapter of Docs4PatientCare [...]
Tags: American, care, Court, decision, healthcare, House Speaker, July, mandate, meeting, month, Obama, Obamacare, organization, patient, RSVP, Supreme, Supreme Court, tax, Weld County, Westlake Shopping Center
Photos and Review by Stu Wright Subaru automobiles have been produced by the Japanese firm, Fuji Heavy Industries, and since 1968 they have been exported to America. The man responsible for bringing Subaru to our shores was Malcolm Bricklin, a fact that I have mentioned in earlier Subaru reviews. Bricklin’s later brainchild, a car named [...]
Tags: AWD, car, CVT, Fuji Heavy Industries, GPS, Heavy, highway, Ice Silver, lot, Malcolm Bricklin, New Hampshire, Premium Impreza, rate, Subaru Impreza, Subaru Legacy, system, Time Magazine, week, XM, Yokohama Avid
by Peter Grady – A new scam saying that president Obama will help individuals pay their utility bills indicates the extent to which people are dependent on the government for support. While multiple scams often make their rounds in an attempt to bilk individuals of their money, a new one is making its [...]
Tags: assistance, County District, Court, credit, culture, government, information, law, line, money, North Carolina, Obama, online, pay, Pennsylvania, person, program, reason, sign, support
by Matt Lacy – The USDA is continuing its program of encouraging greater numbers of Americans to sign up for food stamps with a new program aimed at Spanish speaking people. During the Republican presidential primary season, Newt Gingrich was criticized for referring to Obama as the “food stamp president.” While [...]
Tags: BINGO, citizen, EBT, food stamps, fun, government, Heritage Foundation, information, Make, New Hampshire, newt gingrich, Obama, PARQUE, primary, program, rate, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, USDA, use
by Matt Lacy – A new taxpayer-funded study that was released this week claims that rather than wanting to force their religion on people, Muslim terrorists are simply understood and only kill people because they are victims of those who oppose Islam. The 147 page study, titled “How Islamist Extremists quote the Qu’ran” [...]
Tags: Africa, Arizona State University, Asia, Center, champion, Europe, God, God Almighty, help, Iran, Islamist Extremists, Judicial Watch, Matt Lacy, Muslim, nation, North Africa, report, Southwest Asia, story, word
by Peter Grady– Following death threats against Brad Pitt’s mother by homosexuals and supporters of same-sex marriage, her son has remained silent on the issue, but his father-in-law-to-be has defended her publicly. Jane Pitt, the 71-year-old mother of Brad Pitt, recently wrote a letter to the editor of her local newspaper, the News-Leader [...]
Tags: Brad Pitt, ceremony, Christian, death, father, Fox News, Jon Voigt, law, letter, man, mother, news, Obama, Richard Stoecker, sex, story, support, vote, WND, Wright
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