Posts Tagged ‘Sam’

“Soul, Man” 2013 Kia Soul! Compact FWD Sedan

Photo & Review by Stu Wright When I asked the press fleet manager what kind of vehicle was coming here for testing this week, he answered, “Soul, man”, and it brought to mind one of my favorite old songs by Sam & Dave – “Soul Man”.  It was co-written by Isaac Hayes, of “Shaft” fame, [...]

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Weld County dedicates Fallen Officers Memorial

by Jack Minor –   Saying he hopes never to add another name to the list, Weld County Sheriff John Cooke dedicated the Weld County Fallen Officers’ Memorial Monday morning at Bittersweet Park.   The timing of the dedication came at a tragic time. Last evening, Denver Police Officer Celena Hollis was murdered while attempting [...]

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If I were a Liberal

Sam Hill   – It seems so-called conservatives are being accused of inciting hate, intolerance, and all sorts of evil behavior these days.  So dream with me for a moment of what might occur if Sam Hill and friends all became liberals. If I were a liberal, I would pass a bond issue for District 6 [...]

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Cowless Beef?

Taco Bell Sued By Mike Bauman A law firm in Alabama is suing Taco Bell over its use of the word “beef” in the description of some of its products. Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles; PC, claims in its class action filing that Taco Bell’s “beef” consists of fillers and by-products but does [...]

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Deputy Killed: Setting the Record Straight

By Mike Bauman The death of Deputy Sam Brownlee is a tragedy for Weld County.  Watching the coverage in local papers added insult to injury. Here are the facts according to well-placed sources in the various agencies: 1)  Deputies chased a known felon and gang member, Rueben Reyes, after his girlfriend reported he had stolen [...]

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Sam Cohen, winner of Peace Prize for neutron bomb dies at 89

Humane advantages of neutron bomb largely unrealized even todayStory by Jack Minor Samuel T. Cohen, a nuclear physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project and invented the Neutron Bomb died Nov. 28 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 89. The cause of death was complications following surgery for stomach cancer his son, Paul, [...]

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Betty Evelyn Schwartz

March 8, 1927 ~ October 26, 2010 Betty Evelyn Schwartz passed away at home after a brief illness on Tuesday, October 26, 2010.  She was born on March 8, 1927 in Milliken, Colorado to John and Amelia (Grosskopf) Hoff.  She attended Timnath School and Bonnie Beauty School in Denver. Betty married Reuben Schwartz in Ft. [...]

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Participation in a Divine Appointment

By Ed Jordan What would you do if you were alone on a road trip, and suddenly your mind’s mental map literally went blank?  How confusing would it be to know who you were, but to not know where you were, why you were there, where you were going, where you lived, or hardly any [...]

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Eugene “Gene” Allen

Eugene “Gene” Allen, 87 of Greeley died August 26, 2010 at his home.  He was born February 18, 1923 in a farmhouse close to Harding, Nebraska to Deforest Allen and Ethel Case Allen.  After his mother’s passing two weeks later, he was adopted into the home of his maternal grandparents, Sam and Emma Case.  He [...]

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Going Down, Down, Down

Guest Column By Sam Hill Greeley Report Have you noticed all the empty buildings still sitting around Greeley?  There’s an empty auto dealership on 34, the old Rex, K-Mart, even a bunch of empties in the newer sections of town.  That’s not to mention the ghost town known as the Greeley Mall.  And while the [...]

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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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Daily Reading

May 13-19 2010 13 – 2 Sam. 24; 1 Chr. 21; Ps. 30; 1 Th. 2 14 – 1 Chr. 22-24; 1 Th. 3 15 – 1 Chr. 25-27; 1 Th. 4 16 – 1 Ki. 1; 1 Chr. 28; Ps. 91; 1 Th. 5 17 – 1 Ki. 2; 1 Chr. 29; Ps. 95; [...]

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May 6-12 reading

6 – 2 Sam. 11-12; Ps. 51; Mt. 23 7 – 2 Sam. 13-14; Mt. 24 8 – 2 Sam. 15-16; Ps. 32; Mt. 25 9 – 2 Sam. 17; Ps. 71; Mt. 26 10 – 2 Sam. 18; Ps. 56; Mt. 27 11 – 2 Sam. 19-20; Ps. 55; Mt. 28 12 – 2 [...]

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Rotary Club shows off disaster tent at Eaton health fair

by Jack Minor, for The Greeley Gazette Walking into the Eaton 9News Health Fair there was a strange site, the Rotary Club had set up a disaster tent for display. The tent is part of a shelter box that can be sent anywhere in the world. Candy Warner explained that the tents are capable of [...]

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April 22-28 reading

April 22-28 22 – 1 Sam. 25-26; Ps. 63; Mt. 9 23 – 1 Sam. 27; Ps. 141; 1 Chr. 9; Mt. 10 24 – 1 Sam. 28-29; Ps. 109; Mt. 11 25 – 1 Sam. 30-31; 1 Chr. 10; Mt. 12 26 – 2 Sam. 1; Ps. 140; Mt. 13 27 – 2 Sam. [...]

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April 15-21 reading

April 15-21 15 – 1 Sam. 17; Ps. 9; Mt. 2 16 – 1 Sam. 18; 1 Chr. 6; Ps. 11, Mt. 3 17 – 1 Sam. 19: 1 Chr. 7; Ps. 59, Mt. 4 18 – 1 Sam. 20-21; Ps. 34, Mt. 5 19 – 1 Sam. 22; Ps. 17, 35; Mt. 6 20 [...]

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April 8-14 reading

April 8-14 8 – 1 Sam. 3-5; Ps. 77; 2 Cor. 8 9 – 1 Sam. 6-7; Ps. 72; 2 Cor. 9 10 – 1 Sam. 8-10; 2 Cor. 10 11 – I Sam. 11-12; 1 Chr. 1; 2 Cor. 11 12 – I Sam. 13; I Chr. 2-3; 2 Cor. 12 13 – 1 [...]

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Municipal election: Schaffer wants to make Evans more business friendly

by Jack Minor, for The Greeley Gazette The Evans municipal election on April 6, has only one disputed race. Ward 3 has two candidates running for city council, Jay Schaffer and Fred Burmont. Jay sounds off on why he is running for the seat. Schaffer is a local professor at UNC. He has been teaching [...]

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April 1-7 reading

April 1-7 1 – Judg. 11-12; Ps. 50; 2 Cor. 1 2 – Judg. 13-16; 2 Cor. 2 3 – Judg. 17-18; Ps. 89; 2 Cor. 3 4 – Judg. 19-21; 2 Cor. 4 5 – Ruth 1-2;Ps.53, 61; 2 Cor. 5 6 – Ruth 3-4; Ps. 64-65; 2 Cor. 6 7 – 1 Sam. [...]

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