Posts Tagged ‘Avenue’

65th Ave road closure to begin April 8

GREELEY — In preparation for road improvements to 65th Avenue that will begin later this spring, the City of Greeley will close 65th Avenue from 29th Street to US Highway 34 from April 8th to April 14th, 2013.  This closure is necessary in order to replace a bridge structure across the irrigation canal before water [...]

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Greeley to hold Meeker musuem improvement meeting

GREELEY — The public is invited to review a set of concept drawings that take a fresh look at the grounds around the historic Meeker Museum and ways that site might be enhanced and used.  The museum is located north of 14th Street east of 9th Avenue.   The Meeker Museum meeting will be held [...]

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Construction beginning on storm drain and inlets

GREELEY — The City of Greeley is improving its storm drainage system with a new construction project.  A new storm water collection system will be constructed on 4th Street and drain this storm water into the new detention pond that was recently built. The purpose of these improvements is to improve flood protection up to [...]

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Greeley historic society to hold 10th street walking tour

GREELEY — The Greeley Historic Preservation Commission invites the public to a walking tour of the 10th Street Corridor on Monday, September 17, 2012, at 5:30 p.m.  Participants will visit some of the properties reflecting the post-World War II development trends in Greeley, particularly the reliance on the automobile.  The tour will begin at the [...]

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Greeley labor Day closures

GREELEY – Greeley City Hall, located at 1000 10th Street; the City Hall Annex at 1100 10th Street; the Public Works Administration Building at 1001 9th Avenue; and the Lincoln Park Annex (including Greeley Municipal Court) at 919 7th Street will be closed Monday, September 3, 2012 in observance of the Labor Day holiday.  Offices [...]

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Greeley to hold 10th Street enhancements open house

GREELEY- All stakeholders interested in the 10th Street Enhancements are invited to attend a public open house to discuss the concept and share their ideas. The open house will be held on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Franklin Middle School located at 818 35th Avenue in Greeley.   The [...]

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City offers walking tours of historic Cranford neighborhood

Staff Report –   GREELEY – The Greeley Historic Preservation Commission invites the public to a walking tour of the Highlights of Designated Properties in Cranford on Monday, July 9, 2012, at 7:00 p.m.  Participants will visit some of the properties within the Cranford neighborhood that are designated on the Greeley Historic Register and learn [...]

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Broncos caravan to stop in Greeley

GREELEY — The Denver Broncos will arrive in Greeley on Thursday, June 14 as part of their summer tour through Colorado which began in in Trinidad in May. As part of their tour, the team will make appearances at the Rodarte Community Center, Sports Authority and then culminate the event at the University of Northern [...]

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6th Avenue Poudre River Bridge closing scheduled

Staff Reports   GREELEY - Beginning Monday, June 4, the 6th Avenue bridge over the Poudre River will be closed for maintenance. The bridge will be closed for approximately ten days; weather or other factors could extend the project.   The project will provide new approaches to the bridge and a new paved surface on the [...]

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Baptists to hold massive Easter egg hunt

Staff Reports – As part of their Easter services, Faith Bible Baptist Church will have an Easter egg hunt involving several thousand eggs on four acres of property. The church which is located at 320 35th Avenue will hold the Easter egg hunt following its morning worship service which begins at 11:00 a.m. In order [...]

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City to install sewer line at 47th and 16th St.

Staff Reports – The City of Greeley has contracted with Connell Resources to install a sewerline near 47th Avenue and 16th Street. The new sewerline is replacing the current one that is too small during peak flows. The new sewerline was size to serve any future development in the area. The entire project will take [...]

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District 6 looking for local businesses for job shadowing and internship opportunities

Staff Reports – School District 6 is seeking local businesses that can offer job shadowing and internship opportunities for high school juniors and seniors in 2012.   Interested businesses are invited to send representatives to a breakfast meeting from 8—9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the District 6 Administration Building to learn more about [...]

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Greeley Recreation Center kicks off holiday specials

Staff Reports – Are you looking for a unique holiday gift this year? Why not give the gift of health and family fun! December 15-January 31 you can get 10% off an annual membership at the Family FunPlex or the Greeley Recreation Center. Memberships are good at both facilities and include miniature golf 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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Transit Center Will Replace Transfer Center

At the City Council Worksession on July 19th, a number of Greeley citizens addressed the council to express  dislike of a proposal to change the transfer center from Lincoln Park Library to the Depot. In particular, they were concerned about their own and others’; particularly disabled individuals’, ability to cross 8th Avenue safely. After hearing [...]

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Greeley’s Rubber Stamp City Council

By Dr. Michelle Bellini  – The Greeley City Council meeting July 19th was an excellent example of democracy – Russian-style democracy, that is. The meeting began on a very positive note. Our very own City Manager, Roy Otto, was awarded Colorado’s City Manager of the Year. Mr. Otto certainly deserves some kind of an award, [...]

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Board member tells school: Tell your parents at-risk children come before theirs

Board questions Union Colony’s willingness to help at-risk children   By Jack Minor Following last year’s rejection of an application for an elementary school, Union Colony Preparatory School returned and faced harsh questions from the District 6 school board at this week’s public hearing. “We want an elementary school,” Union Colony Director Pat Gilliam said [...]

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2011 Free Walking Tour – Glenmere Park: A Visionary Park and Tree Tour

Staff The Greeley Historic Preservation Commission continues to sponsor free summer walking tours during July, August and September. The next tour, a pre-Chautauqua event, will be about one of Greeley’s visionary areas of town, Glenmere Park, and about the rare and significant trees in the area. The tour takes place on Monday, August 1st and [...]

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DOW Insider: Mule Deer 101 Seminar (Plus some tips from Pappa)

by Mike Bauman The Colorado Division of Wildlife will be conducting a seminar on the basics of Mule Deer Hunting later this month (see press release at the end of this article.)  Whether you hunt with a .30-06 or a Canon (camera, not artillary piece) we thought it might be appropriate to add a few tips [...]

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Wet in the north, dry in the south state faces flooding, fire warnings

Poudre flooding closes portions of 71st Ave by Jack Minor   Parts of 71st Avenue in Greeley have been closed off as spring runoff has caused flooding along the Poudre river. City crews have set up barricades around Poudre River Ranch to O Street.   Jerry Pickett, Superintendent of Streets for the city said the [...]

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Reese announces open town hall meeting on May 28

  Brett Reese, as an individual not as a school board member, will be holding an open town hall meeting for residents of Greeley/Evans District 6 on May 28th at 11:00 am at the Farr Library 1939 61st Avenue Greeley, CO 80634.  Residents are encouraged to bring questions or concerns to the meeting.  This will be [...]

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Earl M. Pitts

Earl M. Pitts, 76 of Greeley, formerly of Evans & Gill died on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at the Hospice & Palliative Care of Northern Colorado Inpatient Unit.   He was born on January 15, 1935 to Walter C. and Thelma (Caywood) Pitts in Fruita, Colorado.   Mr. Pitts married Shirley Ann Carey on November [...]

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Free Easter Fun in Greeley

Events this weekendStaff The Family FunPlex celebrates their 5th Anniversary with a Free Community Day on Saturday, April 23 from 11am-8pm. Visitors will be able to workout at the Willie Morton Fitness Center, play games in the Fieldhouse, swim in the Adventure Island Aquatics Center or golf at the River Run Adventure Mini Golf Course. [...]

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Scott Wilkinson

Scott Wilkinson 38, of Greeley died on Monday, March 21, 2011 in Wyoming.   He was born on November 29, 1972 in Killeen, Texas to Robert and Opal May Wilkinson.   Scott married Heidi Leggett on December 22, 2010 in Greeley. They have lived in Loveland before moving to Greeley in June of 2010. He [...]

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Perry Adkins

Perry Adkins 46, of Greeley died on Friday, March 25, 2011 at University Hospital in Aurora. He was born on January 14, 1965 to Leon F. and Emily J. (Larrabee) Adkins in Kankakee, Illinois. He was a graduate of Northglenn High School in Denver, Colorado. He then went on to graduate from Parks School of [...]

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Victoria J. “Vickie” Allison

Victoria J. “Vickie” Allison, 64 of Evans, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. Vickie was born on November 1, 1946 in Greeley to Raymond Keith and Joyce Dorothea (Bolin) Snyder. She recently returned to Greeley, after moving to Pueblo West in 1997. She taught elementary music [...]

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Jarrell Lee “Jerry” Trupp

Jarrell Lee “Jerry” Trupp, 58 of Greeley, passed away on January 10, 2011 at his home. He was born in Denver on April 2, 1952 to Henry Jr. and Della (Staley) Trupp.  Jerry moved with his family from the farm near Keenesburg to Greeley in 1953.  He graduated from Greeley Central High School and lived [...]

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Leonard Dale Ditter

Leonard Dale Ditter, 57, of Greeley, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2011 at the North Colorado Medical Center. Leonard was born September 10, 1953 to Daniel and Leona (Wiederspahn) Ditter in Greeley. He attended Greeley Central High School.  Leonard lived and farmed in the Greeley area all of his life.  On September 27, 1974, [...]

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Arts picnic accepting booth applications

The Arts Picnic “Park Your Art” Committee is now accepting arts/crafts booth applications for the 2011 show held in historic Lincoln Park, downtown Greeley. The juried event, scheduled for July 30 and 31, is open to all artists (student, amateur, or professional). Completed application packets must be postmarked on or before Monday April 25, 2011. [...]

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Board schedules special business meeting for Jan. 20

The Board of Education has scheduled a special business meeting for 5 p.m. on Thursday, January 20 at Maplewood Elementary School to continue its discussion on safety and board protocols, and to review, and potentially take action on, policy changes related to BOE Policy KFA – Public Conduct on School Property. The meeting will be [...]

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Phyllis A. Benson

Phyllis A. Benson, 88 of Eaton, died on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at the Life Care Center in Greeley. She was born on September 24, 1922 in Ault, Colorado to Braudus O & Moneta V. (Blake) Tormey. Phyllis graduated from Ault High School in 1941 and she later attended Colorado State University. She married Carl [...]

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Theodore “Ted” Foster

Theodore “Ted” Foster, 83, of Greeley, CO died November 8, 2011 at Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado. He was born January 1, 1927 in Delta, CO to John Patrick and Jessica Lea (Wright) Foster. Ted served in the US Navy from 1944 –1946.  He received his Associates Arts Degree from Mesa College in [...]

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Maret E. Williams

Maret E. Williams, 57 of Greeley, died on September 21, 2010 at her home. She was born on August 30, 1953 in Greeley to Clinton and Arlene (Jacoby) Williams. Maret was a paralegal in Phoenix, Arizona for many years before returning to Greeley. She loved the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Denver Broncos. She is survived [...]

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Deana (Dee) Diane Burman

Deana (Dee) Diane Burman, 61 of Ault, died on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at Hospice care in Greeley. She was born on November 17, 1949 in Adair, Iowa to Harry and Ellen (Thompson) Huff. She lived there until she was about eight. Moved to Greeley, CO where she graduated from Greeley Central in 1969, the [...]

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Virginia A. (Ginger) Wiginton

Virginia A. (Ginger) Wiginton 91, of Windsor passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2010 at the Grey Cara Assisted Living in Evans. She was born June 17th 1919 to Emich and Mildred Solms in Saginaw, Michigan and spent her childhood there. After her marriage to Elbert Wiginton she moved with her husband to Taylor, Michigan [...]

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