Posts Tagged ‘Ann’

Evans Senior Center 7/22/2012

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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Reese stymies critics by expanding business dealings

by Peter Grady –   A series of attacks by various groups over the years to destroy Brett Reese appear to have backfired as his holdings have actually increased over the past year.   Last week, Pirate 104.7 won the Grand Marshall’s Award for its float in the Greeley Stampede’s Independence Day parade.   The [...]

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Stay-at-home moms on warpath following Dem strategist comments

by Peter Grady – Stay-at-home moms have condemned a verbal attack on Ann Romney made by a Democratic strategist with ties to the White House. The strategist strongly criticized Romney for choosing to be a full-time stay-at-home mom while raising her children. Hilary Rosen, a Democratic strategist who has worked for both the DNC and the Obama administration, [...]

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Religious voters key to Santorum’s southern victories

by Peter Grady – Demographics in yesterday’s primaries in Alabama and Mississippi reveal a sharp difference in the level of ideological support for the candidates. Presidential candidate Rick Santorum received a huge lead among voters in both states among voters who were seeking a candidate who was a real conservative and had strong moral character [...]

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White House sets up “Rapid Response Team” to deal with news stories it doesn’t like

Bans news organizations that do not provide enough favorable coverage of Obama by Jack Minor   As the Obama campaign enters re-election mode, a new position has been created to rapidly counter unfavorable stories and improve its coordination with liberal and progressive media groups.  The Huffington Post recently reported, that White House Communications Director, Dan Pfeiffer, [...]

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Daisy LaRue Schaffer

  October 15, 1925 ~ April 25, 2011   Daisy LaRue Schaffer (Stanley) of Greeley died Monday, April 25, 2011 at Bonell Good Samaritan Center.  She was born October 15, 1925 in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania.  She was raised in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.   On January 26, 1946, she married Charles Owen Schaffer in West Reading, Pennsylvania.  She [...]

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District 6 Charter Approved with Reservations

By Mike Bauman  On April 11, 2011, the District 6 Board of Education approved the contract for West Ridge Academy Charter School.  West Ridge will be required to set aside 40% of its first year enrollment for students from Dos Rios, Centennial, and Ann Heiman Elementary Schools.  According to anonymous sources in the district, the [...]

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Reese not only board member with attendance issues

Board has held number of special meetings with short notice by Jack Minor   Recent local “news” has focused on the attendance of Brett Reese at school board meetings, however, one other board member has the same number of absences since the end of the 2009-2010 school year.  Since the end of May, 2010, when the [...]

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Excellence in Education: William Osentoski

By Mike Bauman This week the Greeley Gazette recognizes William Osentoski of  Ann K. Heiman Elementary School. Mr. O, as his students affectionately call him, has long been a favorite at his school.  However, this fact is not what impresses us most about him.  The most impressive thing about Mr. O is how much he genuinely [...]

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Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Berry

Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Berry, 75, of Greeley, passed away on Sunday, January 2 at North Colorado Medical Center. Betty was born December 9, 1935 to Adolph J. and Mary (Vrbas) Holub in Rawlins County, Kansas.  Betty was the youngest of 11 children.  On July 30, 1983, she married Dale Berry in Loveland, Colorado.  Betty worked [...]

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Eufelio Telesfor Segura

May 7, 1927 ~ January 6, 2011 Eufelio Telesfor Segura of Nunn died January 6, 2011 at his home.  He was born May 7, 1927 in Maes, New Mexico to Juan and Jesusita “Susie” (Sandoval) Segura. Eufelio was reared and educated in New Mexico. He married Lucia Aragon on September 8, 1948 in Wagon Mound, [...]

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Mary Ann Montoya

July 14, 1921 ~ November 15, 2010 Mary Ann Montoya of Denver, formerly of Greeley, died Monday, November 15, 2010 at Pikes Peak Care & Rehab in Colorado Springs.  She was born July 14, 1921 in Ault to Frank R. and Juanita (Martinez) Lopez.  She was reared and educated in Ault. On August 16, 1939, [...]

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Jo Ann Gasner

February 13, 1929 ~ November 5, 2010 Jo Ann Gasner of Greeley died Friday, November 5, 2010 at North Colorado Medical Center, Greeley.  She was born February 13, 1929 in Jamestown, Kansas to John and Sarah (Stewart) Loftus. Jo Ann came to Denver with her family as a young teenager.  She graduated from West High [...]

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Centennial Village hosts Trick or Treat Nights

Subject: TRICK OR TREAT NIGHTS OCT. 29 & 30 AT CENTENNIAL VILLAGE MUSEUM Centennial Village Museum is gearing up for the annual trick or treat nights on Oct. 29 and 30. From 5-7pm each evening, young children with their parents are invited to a safe and unique round of trick or treating, games and other [...]

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Patricia Ann Gitschlag

November 18, 1951 ~ September 15, 2010 Patricia Ann Gitschlag of Keenesburg died Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at her home.  She was born November 18, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan to Marvin William and Annabelle (McCoy) Gitschlag.  She attended school in Detroit, Michigan and Columbus, Ohio.  She worked in retail sales with various positions at K-Mart [...]

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Evans residents get big day of family fun for little cost

Story and photos By Jack Minor     The recent Evans Fest celebration provided for a fun family time on a budget. Early birds to the fest were able to enjoy a pancake breakfast, a 5K run and 1 mile walk and then a parade near City Park. Hope, a resident who lives on the [...]

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Brenda Schiessler

June 17, 1935 – July 22, 2010 Brenda Schiessler, 75, of Greeley died July 22, 2010 in Phoenix.  She was the sixth of eight children.  She was married May 31, 1954 to the love of her life Marvin Schiessler. She will be greatly missed by twin daughters Carol and Cheryl, two grandchildren, three great grandchildren [...]

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Jo Ann (Christ) Theroux

Jo Ann (Christ) Theroux, 63, of Pierce passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, after a four year battle with Breast Cancer. Jo was born March 13, 1947 to Theodore and Velma (Wait) Christ in Greeley, Colorado.  On December 3, 1965, she married Albert Theroux in Cherry Point, North [...]

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Maudie Snow

Maudie Snow June 18, 1921 ~ June 18, 2010 Maudie Snow of Johnstown died June 18, 2010 at North Colorado Medical Center.  She was born on June 18, 1921 in Neosho, Missouri to Jess and Maggie (Johnston) Vance.  She was raised in Granby, Missouri and graduated from Granby High School. She married Louis Anderson Snow [...]

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The Importance of Independents

story and photo by Zachary Jory Ann Lacefield, the owner of An Open Book, says a primary goal of the bookstore was to promote independent, locally-owned business in Greeley. Lacefield has been part of the Greeley community since she enterd UNC in 1969.  She remembers that as recently as 15 years ago, Greeley had many [...]

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Rita Joy Archer

Rita Joy Archer October 20, 1933 – June 5, 2010 Rita Joy Archer, 76, of Greeley, died Saturday, June 5, 2010 at her home. She was born October 20, 1933 to Robert and Laura Blanche (Sherwood) Luttrell, at the Eagle Rock Ranch, Grover, Colorado. She was married to Harold “Arch” Archer in 1954 at Cheyenne, [...]

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Betty Ann Zavala

Betty Ann Zavala February 16, 1929 ~ May 28, 2010 Betty Ann Zavala of Greeley died at Hospice Pallative Care of Northern Colorado on May 28, 2010.  She was born February 16, 1929 in Dows, Iowa to Harold and Nellie (Cramer) Moore. Betty married Melvin Lee Cumley in 1951. She is survived by daughters, Linda K. [...]

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“Everybody Draw Mohammed Day”

By Mike Bauman On April 21st the Comedy Central cartoon “South Park” aired an episode that had originally depicted the Islamic prophet Mohammed as one of its characters. “South Park” has a long history of poking fun at the world’s religions, but Muslim extremist groups were not amused. Extremist websites threatened the network and the [...]

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