Posts Tagged ‘assistance’

Isaia Aricayos to announce run against Young for HD 50

Republican Isaia Aricayos is formally announcing his intention to challenge Democrat Dave Young for the House District 50 seat following a series of votes in favor of controversial bills including restrictions on Second Amendment rights and a bill that would legalize actions taken by convicted abortionist Kermit Gosnell.   Aricayos will be announcing his candidacy [...]

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Is Working Worth it anymore?

by Craig Masters Any economic recovery will have to overcome a resistance from the population created by the welfare system that depends on the very recovery it has now begun to destroy. An ever rising percentage of the half of college graduates from the past few years who have been fortunate enough to find jobs [...]

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Salvation Army seeks 300 volunteers to ring in Holidays at red kettles

Greeley, CO  – Bells at The Salvation Army’s red kettles are set to begin ringing Thursday, November 15, signaling the official start to the holiday fundraising season for the organization.  Local Army officials are appealing to Greeley residents to give a bit more than spare change this year.  “It’s really a great way to celebrate [...]

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Free services to be offered at Island Grove Friday

GREELEY — All Weld County residents are invited to take advantage of free services offered at the 2nd annual Weld Project Connect event on Friday, September 28 from noon to 4:30 p.m. at the Island Grove Regional Park Events Center in Greeley.   On one day, in one place, at one time, over 50 services [...]

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Federal Reserve Inaction Would Be Blessing In Long Term

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 [...]

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Obama bill pay scam highlights culture of dependence

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 [...]

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Following Suthers snub, commissioners turn to senior water holders

by Jack Minor –   Following a refusal by the state attorney general to review a decision by a member of his office over allowing area farmers to use wells to prevent a possible economic disaster, the county commissioners are now asking senior water right holders for assistance.   After the county commissioners issued a [...]

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Gardner backs farmers, asks Feds for drought declaration

Supports turning wells back on to save crops by Jack Minor –   In the latest move to help farmers in Weld County obtain access to groundwater to save their crops, Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CD-4) has asked the federal government to issue a drought declaration for the state.   Gardner sent a letter to Secretary [...]

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Colorado delegation calls for additional assistance to fight fire

FORT COLLINS, COLO. – As the High Park Fire continues to spread through Larimer County, Congressman Cory Gardner (R-CO) and the entire Colorado delegation is asking the United States Forest Service (USFS) for additional resources and assistance.   “We cannot stress enough the high concern for this fire – emergency personnel believe the High Park [...]

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Grampa’s Guide to March 8

By Craig Masters In 1900 phone companies were hiring young, unmarried women as operators. Since so many readers misunderstood or just couldn’t believe the FBI was able to “turn off” the internet, this is as simple as I can explain it. Those of you who wrote to the paper to tell me I was a [...]

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Print the Headlines – the election is already decided

By Craig Masters From Judicial Watch, the subject line read: “DOJ Conspiring with ACORN-Connected Project Vote?” The story begins, “Something fishy is going on over at the Obama Department of Justice (DOJ). And it very well could threaten the integrity of the 2012 elections.” The criminal activities of the community organizing group, ACORN, made famous [...]

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Greeley tree limb pick up completed

Greeley City crews have completed neighborhood curbside pick up of storm damaged tree limbs and will not be back to pick up limbs curbside. For those who missed the City pick up, they can take their tree limbs to the free drop site near Island Grove Park through December 9.  The site, located at the [...]

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Greeley to offer free tree limb removal for residents

    Following the season’s first snow storm which downed tree limbs througout the area, the city has said they will be providing free limb removal for residents.   Karen Bothwell with the Public Works department, told the Gazette that the city will remove any downed tree limbs by Nov. 7 if residents can get them [...]

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Greeley braces for new flood of California illegals

In Sacramento, California, Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday granted illegal immigrants access to state financial aid at public universities and community colleges. The “DREAM ACT” as it has been labeled will allow students who are illegal immigrants and who have attended high school in California for three years to be at least as eligible for [...]

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New military rules of engagement: just walk away when attacked

Army court rules soldier had no right to self-defense when terrorist lunged at weapon   by Jack Minor  – A military court has denied an appeal to an officer who shot a terrorist who was lunging for the officer’s weapon. It was stated that the soldier could have just walked away. The Army Court of Criminal [...]

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Evans Fire Department to hold fund raiser to assist victims

Be part of the solution in your communityby Vanessa Dominguez The Evans Fire Department will have their annual pancake breakfast on May 7, 2011. The pancake breakfast will be held at 3918 Denver Street and proceeds go to the Evans Fire Safety and Assistance Fund. The Evans Fire Rescue Department partners with the Community Foundation [...]

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Marine ground troops going to Libya after Obama says, ‘No boots on the ground.”

Marine Expeditionary Unit includes ground, helicopter forces by Jack Minor   The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit consisting of infantry and cargo helicopters is preparing to deploy to Libya from Camp Lejune. This is happening even though Obama declared, in a speech, that he “would not put ground troops in Libya.”  Unlike the Army, which uses the Air Force [...]

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“Chat at the Fireplace” holds meeting answering questions about family court

by Jack Minor   A local group assisting individuals with questions regarding family court issues will meet at the Farr library this Saturday, March 19 at 3 p.m..  The group began at a women’s retreat from a local church. The ladies there began to discuss child support and realized they were not being informed properly [...]

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Weld County has potential terrorist targets

Residents must know how to protect themselves by Jack Minor   A spokesman for the sheriff’s department warned that Weld County has multiple targets that could be tempting to terrorists. It was also pointed out that in the event of a catastrophic event citizens could be expected to help law enforcement.  Steve Reams, speaking at [...]

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Evans police use reverse 911 to notify residents of danger

Staff Reports On March 5, 2011, Evans Officers,with the assistance of; the Evans Fire Department, Union Colony Fire Department and the Weld County Sheriff’s Office, evacuated the area in the 4000 block of Phlox Lane in the Ridge subdivision for several hours. At approximately 1010 hours, a deceased 36-year old male was found in his [...]

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The New CPR

By Mike Bauman The American Heart Association has announced a new procedure for conducting cardiopulmonary resuscitation.  The old procedure encouraged CPR trained individuals in an ABC technique.   The first step was to Ensure an open airway.  The next was to give Rescue breaths (mouth to mouth or mouth to nose).  The final step was to [...]

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Planned Parenthood helps a “pimp” with underage sex children

Local opponents weigh-in Story and photo By Jack Minor – A series of Planned Parenthood clinics have reportedly tried to gloss over underage sex-trafficking in violation of mandatory reporting laws. LiveAction has recorded a series of undercover videos at Planned Parenthood clinics in over 10 states. In a statement, LiveAction says the videos show a disturbing [...]

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Evans designated a “Playful City USA” by national advocates of kids play

Story by Jack Minor A national non-profit organization that empowers communities to build playgrounds has designated Evans a “Playful City USA” for the second year in a row. In announcing the award, KaBoom! said Evans was selected “for its outstanding dedication to play. The City is proud of its ability to engage the community during [...]

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Deadly Heat

By:  Mike Bauman As summer temperatures soar, it’s important to keep an eye out for signs of heat-related injury or illness.  Simply put, heat injuries occur when the body’s normal temperature control system is overloaded.  This can occur due to a number of factors including dehydration, obesity, old age, pregnancy, and being very young (0 [...]

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George Metcalf

Within the Greeley, Evans, Weld County area, nearly one thousand units of tax exempt housing exists.  These units are owned by government agencies , charity organizations, and private investors.  Not all units are fully tax exempt, some have a reduced tax rate. My major reason to bring this situation to public view, is simple.  Nearly all subsidized [...]

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38 people in custody after a two year large scale investigation involving Greeley gang members

By Vanessa Dominguez Tuesday afternoon the Greeley Police Department announced the successful completion of a two year long investigation and subsequent arrests of violent gang members and their associates with ties to a massive drug operation in Mexico. The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Greeley Police Department, the FBI, ATF, the Weld County [...]

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Dog Days of Summer

By Rish Burkholder Most dog owners enjoy taking their dog along to run errands with them in the car. The dogs love it. There is nothing like hanging your head out the window in a moving car and letting the breeze flap your ears or blow your whiskers back…if you’re a dog. The “dog days” [...]

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