Posts Tagged ‘Christopher’

Sheriffs to lose arrest power in Delaware

by Matt Lacy –   Private meetings, political chicanery and the resurrection of a dead bill under a different name were all part of the tactics employed by the Delaware state legislature who were in fear of a single sheriff who was simply doing what his constitutional duties allowed. On a 36-2 vote the Delaware [...]

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Richard “Dick” Rolfness

  January 3, 1933 ~ March 12, 2011 Residence: Greeley, Colorado   Richard “Dick” Rolfness of Greeley died Saturday, March 12, 2011 in Hospice of Northern Colorado Inpatient Unit.  He was born January 3, 1933 to Samuel and Eleanor (Manning) Rolfness, in Bremerton, Washington.   Dick grew up in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Jefferson [...]

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Mary Helen Blehm

Mary Helen Blehm Mary Blehm, 87, of Greeley died Saturday, January 8 at her home in Greeley. She was born on September 13, 1923 in Greeley to Henry Bierig and Katherine (Bruntz) Bierig. She married Robert Blehm on September 30, 1944 and was preparing for a 57th anniversary at the time of his death in [...]

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Is the Gadsden Flag the original Marine Corps flag?

By Jack Minor One of the most famous flags of the American Revolution is the Gadsden flag, a coiled rattlesnake over the words “Don’t Tread On Me.”  This flag has recently gained popularity again as a favorite symbol at many Tea Party rallies.  Recently, several Marines in Connecticut asked the Legislature to fly the Gadsden [...]

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Grave Lessons about Application

by Walt Russell I was staring into the open grave of my son Christopher. It was an unspeakably painful moment. The nightmare all parents dread had become my life. Had I been physically able to muster more tears, I would have been weeping uncontrollably. As I watched four men struggle to lower a steel lid [...]

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Diana Sharon Kay Stanley

Diana Sharon Kay Stanley June 10, 1957 ~ June 22, 2010 Diana Sharon Kay Stanley of Greeley died June 22, 2010 in Greeley.  She was born June 10, 1957 at Rocky Ford, Colorado to Bonna Dee (Green) Riley.  She attended Otero Junior College.  She was employed as an LPN for 34 years. She married Mark [...]

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Murder for Hire

Weld County Investigators learned in the past week than an adult male, Christopher Hanson, age 21, of Greeley, who is currently in custody, was in the process of soliciting someone to hire to murder a witness/victim of two earlier filed criminal cases. One of the earlier cases was a homicide case and the other was [...]

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Man receives 12 years in prison for aggravated robbery

By Jack Minor Daniel Cardanas was sentenced to 12 years in prison in Weld County District Court for participating in an aggravated robbery last fall.Greeley police officers responded to a weapons incident near 9th Ave and 11th St on September 4, 2009.  Upon arriving at the scene officers interviewed the victim, who told them he [...]

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Mary Alice Andree

Mary Alice Andree, 89, of Greeley, CO died Thursday, April 8, 2010 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley.  Mary was born August 7, 1920 in Hoyt, CO to Louis and Jessie (Cottrell) Andree.  She was a dedicated employee at Mountain Bell and retired with 41 years of service.  Mary enjoyed sewing, traveling and spending [...]

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