Posts Tagged ‘Fort Collins’

Ft. Collins DBA snubs local business in favor of large media outlets

by Jack Minor –   A local radio station in Fort Collins has been told it will not be able to have a float in the local St. Patrick’s Day parade, while other stations owned by national organizations outside the state are being allowed to participate.   The Downtown Fort Collins Business Association is promoting [...]

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Larimer County vehicle thefts down 50 percent

Two weeks after a red car is stolen from a Colorado Springs apartment parking lot, it appears outside a hotel east of Fort Collins. Several hours of undercover surveillance pass, but there’s no sign of the thief. Larimer County sheriff’s deputies fan out, some knocking on hotel-room doors while others wait near the exit of [...]

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Ft. Collins mall sells $10.5 million below previous price

The new owners of Foothills Mall ponied up nearly $40 million to buy Fort Collins’ aging shopping center and expect to spend nearly three times that renovating and re-energizing it. Walton Foothills Holdings VI, LLC — the ownership group comprised of Greenwood Village-based Alberta Development Partners and affiliates of Walton Street Capital — bought the [...]

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Gas prices in Ft. Collins decreasing, bucks national trend

The average price of a gallon of gasoline has fallen 1.5 cents in the past week, bucking a national trend of increasing gas prices, according to gasoline price website FortCollinsGasPrices.com. Prices averaged $3.45 per gallon in Fort Collins on Sunday. Nationally, prices have increased 4.9 cents per gallon to $3.49. In Fort Collins, prices are [...]

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Ft. Collins solicitation rules appear to be working

The solicitor knocking at the door of your Fort Collins home could represent a local dairy or youth sports team. Or it could be someone traveling the country under bizarre, shady circumstances. A year after the city lifted its ban on door-to-door salespeople, 43 companies have obtained permits. The change has created opportunity for legitimate [...]

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Board of Health to hear public input about free needle program for drug users

The public will have just one chance, today at 5:30, to tell the members of the Larimer County Board of Health whether or not to spend public money supporting drug dealers and users in Northern Colorado. A plan for enabling drug users to have free access to needles is being seriously considered by the Board. [...]

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VA to offer free flu shots for verterans

Staff Reports –   The Cheyenne VA Medical Center is conducting an aggressive seasonal flu campaign again this year. Free seasonal flu shots will be given to all Veterans on October 22 at the Fort Collins VA Clinic. The flu shot clinic will occur from 8:00am to 12:30pm at the Fort Collins VA Clinic, 2509 Research [...]

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Oldest Woman to row across the Atlantic visiting Colorado

By Vanessa Dominguez Saturday, June 4th,Coloridoans are invited to meet Dr. Suzanne Pinto,  the olderst woman to ever row across the Atlantic Ocean. She will be sharing the story of her journey at Ridgen Farm located in Fort Collins at : Rigden Farm Senior Living 2350 Limon Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525 Share on Facebook

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Herbert Clifton Eala

Herbert Clifton Eala (Echohawk), 59, transitioned to the Spirit World on Wednesday January 20th, 2011 in Greeley, Colorado. He was born July 26th 1951 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Grace M. Valandra of St. Francis, South Dakota and Crescencio (Chris) E. Eala of Ilocos Sur, Philippine Islands.  After his father opened Chris Music in Fort Collins, [...]

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John F. “Chig” Lopez

John F. “Chig” Lopez, 69, of Eaton, died on Sunday, September 2, 2010 at the NCMC Hospice Inpatient Unit.  He was born on May 16, 1941 in Eaton to Faustino and Petra (Desla) Lopez. John married Maria Archibeque on February 18, 1961 in Eaton. He was a truck driver for Agland and a member of [...]

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Marietta Miller

May 6, 1934 – August 24, 2010 Marietta Miller, 76, of Fort Collins, died August 24, 2010 at her home.  She was born May 6, 1934 in Greeley, Colorado to John and Rachel (Geisick) Berens.  She attended Bracewell School.   On July 17, 1955 she married Wilbur “Sonny” Miller in Windsor. She was a member of [...]

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Barbara Grimes

Barbara Grimes Sep.26, 1920 – Aug. 15, 2010 Age: 89 Residence: Greeley Barbara J. Grimes, died Sunday, August 15, at Centennial HealthCare Center. Barbara was born September 26, 1920, on her Grandparents ranch at Elgin, NE.  She then moved with her parents, Erwin and Mildred Carpenter, to the Riley Cattle Ranch south of Atkinson, NE.  [...]

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Stunts at Road Kill Grill

Road Kill Cafe in the Greeley Mall area hosts a motorcycle event on Thursdays. Stunts are by a group from Fort Collins – Suicidal Stunts Photos by Jim Frazier Share on Facebook

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FORT COLLINS RECALL FAILS FOR LACK OF SIGNED PETITIONS BY DEADLINE

By Jim Frazier The attempt to recall Fort Collins City Councilor Lisa Poppaw for violating her oath of office failed without any petition submitted by the deadline to the City Clerk of Fort Collins. Recall organizer Stacy Lynne said that hundreds of people in District 2 were contacted. “Many residents in her district voiced their [...]

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Greeley Area Fishing Report

By Mike Bauman According to the Colorado Division of Wildlife, the following Greeley area locations have recently been stocked with catchable trout: Lon Hagler Reservoir – South of Loveland Milliken FIF Pond – Milliken Poudre River – West of Fort Collins Sheldon Lake – Fort Collins Wellington Reservoir Number 4 – Wellington Colorado Division of [...]

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Recall of Councilor Poppaw Based on Violations of Oath of Office

By Stacy Lynne Councilor Lisa Poppaw violated her sworn oath of office.  She violated her oath by voting for the policies and goals of foreign organizations which are in direct opposition to the United States Constitution. The Climate Action Plan is a document developed through the International Council on Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI).  ICLEI is [...]

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Kathleen L. Erbes

Kathleen L. Erbes, 61, of Loveland passed away May 25, 2010 at Pathways Hospice Care Center in Loveland.  She was born November 11, 1948 in Denver, CO to Percy Lee and Cora L. (Baldwin) Hamilton.  Kathleen graduated in 1966 from Highland High School in Ault, CO.  She earned her Associates in Art from Aims Community [...]

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Evelyn Louise Ackerson

Evelyn Louise Ackerson, 61, of Evans died at the North Colorado Medical Center Hospice Inpatient Unit on Wednesday, May 12.  She was born on November 15, 1948 in Fort Collins to Samuel and Majel (Tormey) Anderson. She received her LPN degree in Laramie in 1961 and married David Gary Ackerson on November 15, 1969 in [...]

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Recall Petition filed against Fort Collins City Councilperson charged with favoring international law over the Constitution of the United States

By Jim Frazier, For the Greeley Gazette   “Social engineering without public notice — that is what is going on, all over America,” said Stacy Lynn, a proponent of the recall started in Fort Collins last week. “Secrets and lies are used to implement the goals of Agenda 21. Our sovereignty as a nation is [...]

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Roger Leroy Tuma

Roger Leroy Tuma, 66 of Evans, Colorado died on Friday, May 7, 2010 at the North Colorado Medical Center. He was born July 07, 1943 in Crawford, Nebraska to Beulah Belle (Dolly- Fisher)Tuma and Jack Tuma. He married Anne Pennington in Fort Collins, Colorado on January 06, 1993. Roger started school in Hemmingford, Nebraska. His family [...]

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Dear Editor:

We at Powertech are sorely disappointed that a Fort Collins newspaper printed a letter written about an independent study being conducted by University of Colorado Graduate Student, Miori Yoshino, as part of her Master’s Thesis in Hydrogeology. The letter implies collusion between CU, Ms. Yoshino and Powertech to create fake scientific documents that support Powertech’s [...]

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RMGO Lawsuit against gun ban wins — CSU backs down

(Fort Collins, 5/05/2010)  Today the CSU Board of Governor’s voted to rescind their illegal ban on concealed carry on campus. “They didn’t have a legal leg to stand on,” said Dudley Brown, Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners (RMGO). “We told them in January, in no uncertain terms, that state law did not allow [...]

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RMGO files suit against CSU for Gun Ban, while CU’s Ban is Overturned on Appeal

Colorado’s largest gun rights organization, Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, filed a complaint against CSU’s Gun Ban policy, asking a Larimer County District Court to overrule the Board of Governors. This filing comes on the heels of the decision by the Colorado Court of Appeals that reversed an earlier court’s ruling on the CU Gun Ban [...]

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Jackie Lou Schulz

Jackie Lou Schulz, 51, of Ault, passed away Sunday, April 18, at North Colorado Medical Center. She was born on February 11, 1959, to John Jr. and Ottillie Christine (Schutz) Schulz in Greeley, Colorado.  She spent her entire life in Ault. Jackie’s life centered around her church, her work and her friends and family. Jackie [...]

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Time to tear down the walls — Greeley Mayor Tom Norton

Regionalization and cooperation urged to share impacts from reduced income to local governments By Jim Frazier On Thursday April 14,th in a quarterly breakfast meeting, local government leaders focused on regionalization and cooperation to reduce impacts from lower incomes. “In the past, there was a wall between various agencies,” said Greeley Mayor Tom Norton. “We [...]

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Karolynn May (Martin) Hansell

Karolynn May (Martin) Hansell October 3, 1953 – April 10, 2010 Karolynn May (Martin) Hansell, 56, died Saturday, April 10, 2010 at her home in Loveland.  She was born on October 3, 1953 in Greeley, to Raymond D. and Frances S. (Ewing) Martin. She married Larry Hansell in 1979, they later divorced. Karolynn grew up [...]

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Karolynn May (Martin) Hansell

Karolynn May (Martin) Hansell October 3, 1953 – April 10, 2010 Karolynn May (Martin) Hansell, 56, died Saturday, April 10, 2010 at her home in Loveland.  She was born on October 3, 1953 in Greeley, to Raymond D. and Frances S. (Ewing) Martin. She married Larry Hansell in 1979, they later divorced. Karolynn grew up [...]

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Cynthia Sue (Cindy) Spaedt

Cynthia Sue (Cindy) Spaedt, 53 of Evans, Colorado died on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at her home. She was born on November 30, 1956 in Des Moines, Iowa to Jr. and Carol A. (Weaver) Fleming. Cindy graduated from Audubon High School in Audubon, Iowa in 1975.  In 1992 she later graduated with a M.A. from [...]

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