Posts Tagged ‘ice’

Illinois paid over $2 million in unemployment to jail inmates

by Matt Lacy –   State officials in Illinois have revealed that they paid over 1,100 inmates more than $2 million in unemployment benefits while they are in jail.   According to the Associated Press, the Illinois Department of Employment Security said one inmate in the Cook County jail in Chicago was able to collect [...]

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Obama administration announces new hotline for illegal aliens

by Peter Grady – In another assault on states attempting to combat illegal aliens, the federal government has launched a new federal hotline for aliens arrested for immigration violations. In a press release on Dec. 29 announcing the hotline, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says it is establishing a new toll free number that will be [...]

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DHS orders border patrol to stop transportation checks

Part of pattern regarding immigration enforcement     by Jack Minor –   In yet another sign of lax enforcement on the border, the Department of Homeland Security has instructed Border Patrol agents to stop conducting random searches of vehicles at transportation hubs.   Prior to the directive, border patrol agents would often conduct what [...]

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Northern Colorado Fishing Report December 2010

By Mike Bauman The following area lakes have been updated recently at Fishexplorer.com Big Thompson Ponds Status: Skim-Ice 11.24.10 Swigs Water Tmp: 38.5° 11.24.10 Swigs Water Lev: 100 11.24.10 Swigs view previous reports…   Conditions Report   11.24.10 from: Swigs About 1/4-1/2″ of ice cover on 80% of the ponds. Boyd Lake Status: Open 12.06.10 [...]

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Government seizes website prior to law’s passage granting authority to do so

By Jack Minor In anticipation of an upcoming federal law that will grant the Attorney General the authority to seize websites accused of abetting digital piracy, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has preemptively shut down various websites last weekend. The Combatting Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act passed the Senate Judiciary Committee but has not yet passed the full Senate [...]

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Jupiter Burger has landed in Greeley with “out of this world” food

By Jim Frazier Have you seen the little building at 9th Street and 23rd Ave? It’s been a flower shop and emission testing station, but now it is the home of Jupiter Burger, a unique, one-of-a-kind drive-through with high quality food and 20 employees. “We provide ‘out of this world food for down to earth [...]

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Gazette to Gov- Do Your Job and Sign the Secure Communities Program

By Editorial Board Governor Ritter is considering whether to sign an agreement that would make Colorado part of the Safe Communities Program. The Secure Communities Program is a partnership program between local law enforcement and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Under this partnership, people who are arrested and fingerprinted for criminal activity will have their [...]

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ICE investigation results in 12 year sentence for sex offender possessing child pornography

By Jack Minor Following an investigation by local Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, a registered sex offender was sentenced to 12 years in prison for possessing child pornography. Anthony Long has a criminal history involving crimes against children dating back to 1975 according to the Weld County District Attorney’s office. The investigation began when ICE [...]

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Tropical Sno

Tropical Sno has been locally owned for 20 years and during that time has been heavily involved in supporting local youth sports teams. Along with being a great place to cool off during the summer months with their 100 different flavors of shaved ice, shakes, and malts, they are also a full service diner with [...]

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Division of Wildlife Fishing Report

By Mike Bauman The following area fishing spots were recently stocked with catchable trout according to the Colorado Division of Wildlife. Bellaire Lake – Red Feather Carter Reservoir – Loveland Flatiron Reservoir – Loveland Pinewood Reservoir – Loveland Grand Lake – Grand Lake Windsor Reservoir – Windsor Fishing conditions were as follows for lakes and [...]

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NEW OFFICE OPENS IN GREELEY FOR IMMIGRATIONS AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE)

The community should not expect a drastic increase in immigration projects. – Kumar Kibble By Jim Frazier Five stocky men in dark suits and sunglasses stood outside the building to direct media and other guests to the ICE open house on Wednesday May 26th. With their sunglasses on in early morning, the men looked like [...]

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Tips to Keep Your Kids Safe

Story and Photo By Mike Bauman Recent events have highlighted the importance of keeping our children safe.  What follows are some important reminders to keep our children safe. Stranger Danger Kids need to be reminded that they should never talk to strangers, even nice strangers.  It’s important that they understand that “bad guys” are tricky.  [...]

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Hershey Bar Cake

8-1oz. Hershey Chocolate Bars 2 sticks margarine 2 c. sugar 4 eggs 2 ¼ c. Flour ½ tsp. baking soda 1 c. buttermilk ¾ c. chocolate syrup 1 tsp. vanilla Melt Hershey bars in a double boiler. Cream together margarine, sugar and eggs. Beat well. Add flour and soda then buttermilk. Add chocolate syrup, melted [...]

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Renegades Rule!

by Rish Burkholder, for The Greeley Gazette There is no doubt Colorado loves hockey. In the last decade, the number of ice arenas and youth hockey leagues has steadily grown throughout the Mountain States. In January 2005, The Mountain States Youth Hockey Association acquired the Warnoco West Skating Rink. The roller rink was converted into [...]

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