Posts Tagged ‘award’

Rep. Gardner receives award for protecting small business owners

by Jack Minor –   WASHINTON D.C. – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) awarded the Guardian of Small Business Award to 4th Congressional Rep. Cory Gardner on Thursday, Sept. 13.   In presenting the award, Dan Danner, NFIB CEO and President said Gardner had fought for small business owners against excessive government regulations. [...]

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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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Brentwood to host musical “Into the Woods, Jr.”

Staff Reports –   Brentwood Middle School presents a spring musical, Into the Woods, Jr., April 4—6.   The fractured fairy tale follows the story of a baker and his wife, who have been cursed with childlessness by the Witch next door. The pair set off on a quest in search of four special objects [...]

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AF cancels contract following media scrutiny

Contract for attack aircraft given to Brazilian company under SEC investigation  by Matt Lacy – Following widespread criticism and scrutiny in several media outlets, the Air Force set aside a contract it awarded to a Brazilian owned company citing what it called issues with the “quality of the documentation supporting the award decision.” In December, [...]

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Greeley announces lineup for 2012 blues jam

Staff Reports – Jimmie Vaughan will headline the Greeley Blues Jam on Saturday, June 9th at Island Grove Park Arena in Greeley, Colorado.  The festival, now in its hosting its 8th year, will continue the tradition of multiple headlining acts demonstrating the wide variety of music known as “the Blues”.   Guitar Player Magazine calls [...]

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East Memorial teacher wins award, school supplies

Staff Reports –   OfficeMax honored East Memorial Elementary School teacher Jennifer Gray today with an award and $1,000 in school supplies as part of the company’s “A Day Made Better” national school advocacy program.   Members of OfficeMax, along with East Memorial principal Justin Ungeheuer and assistant principal Angie McDowell, surprised Gray in her [...]

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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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Evans police officer receives award for superior service

Story and photo by Jack Minor  –  An officer on the Evans Police Force was presented with the Officer of the Year award at the city council meeting April 5th.  William Haslett, an officer with over 9 years experience in the department, was given the Officer of the Year award by the local Veterans of Foreign Wars [...]

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Weld County honored for having “zero long-term debt”

Story and photo by Jack Minor Weld County was recently honored by the Independence Institute and Mothers Against Debt for being the sole county in the state with zero long-term debt. The “Good Steward Award” was presented to current and past Weld County Commissioners at a reception on Oct. 6. The award is given to [...]

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Jim Riesberg, Local Businessman, Volunteer, State Representative

Rep. Jim Riesberg meets with a local constituent at a town hall Story and Photo By Jack Minor On Friday, August 27, the Greeley Gazette will host a debate between the two candidates for Colorado State House District 50. The debate will be held at the Farr Library at 6 p.m. and will focus on [...]

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Evans honors local hero

By Jack Minor The city of Evans honored a couple of local heroes at the city Council meeting this past Tuesday. Benjamin Llamas and his son Cruz responded when a fire at a neighbor’s house trapped a two-year-old, Mia Sanchez in a locked bedroom.  Cruz, 9, woke his father up who ran into the burning [...]

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