by Peter Grady – A pre-school in North Carolina has created a stir around the country after it was reported that officials forced a child to eat a school lunch and billed the parent because her lunch brought from home did not meet school standards for nutrition. The incident happened at the West Hoke Elementary [...]
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by Craig Masters Weld and Larimer county Republican caucus precincts gave Senator Santorum a much larger margin of victory than indicated in state-wide totals. According to Colorado Republican Party Chairman, Ryan Call: With a total of 66,027 total participants, and with 100% of precincts reporting as of 10:00 a.m. this morning, the final official vote [...]
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Calls for states to force all teenagers to remain in school until gruaduation or age 18 by Matt Lacy – President Obama’s call to states to curb dropout rates by forcing students to remain in high school until they graduate has raised concerns among homeschoolers. In the President’s State of the Union message Tuesday evening, [...]
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by Jack Minor – The Chief Executive Officer of a new customer experience center moving to Greeley said they looked at many factors including Weld County’s sound financial footing when choosing where to locate. Ken Tuchman, CEO of TeleTech, along with Governor John Hickenlooper and Greeley Mayor Tom Norton appeared at the new facility which [...]
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by Matt Lacy – Bobby Schindler, the brother of Terri Schiavo testified on Tuesday in support of a New Hampshire bill proclaiming March 31 of each year as a day to remember Terri Schiavo. Schiavo, who spent 15 years on a feeding tube, became a focal point over the right to die issue and highlighted [...]
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by Peter Grady – President Obama has chosen a woman who was a former senior vice president in what some have said is a racist organization to head his Domestic Policy Council. On Tuesday, the White House issued an announcement that President Obama had chosen Cecilia Muñoz to replace Melody Barnes as council head. Muñoz [...]
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by Peter Grady – At least 22 people were killed after a series of car bombs went off in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and surrounding areas. Three car bombs went off on Monday with one going off near a police vehicle in al-Shaab, a Shiite neighborhood. The bomb killed three policemen and four [...]
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Personhood USA is hosting a national tele-town hall meeting with the Republican presidential candidates this Tuesday evening. Individuals are encouraged by Personhood USA to sign up on their website to participate in the forum. The town hall conference will be held from 7 – 8:30 p.m. Mountain Time this Tuesday, Dec. 27. Personhood USA serves [...]
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Staff Reports – School District 6 is seeking local businesses that can offer job shadowing and internship opportunities for high school juniors and seniors in 2012. Interested businesses are invited to send representatives to a breakfast meeting from 8—9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the District 6 Administration Building to learn more about [...]
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Refused to wedding cake that went against biblical beliefs by Matt Lacy– A Christian cake maker, who has come under fire from Christians and homosexuals after she refused to do a wedding cake for a lesbian wedding has said her business has increased after she took her stand. Victoria Childress, owner of Victoria’s Cake Cottage [...]
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2005 YU255 by Jack Minor – A large asteroid will be passing by the earth at a distance closer than the moon Tuesday, November 12. The asteroid, 2005 YU55, will reach its closest point to the earth November 8 at 4:28 p.m. YU255 is approximately 1,312 feet in diameter and at its closest point it will be no [...]
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Staff Reports – Greeley - The Nurse-Family Partnership Program (NFP) at the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment, will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the program on Tuesday, November 8th, from 5 – 7 pm, at the Weld County Training Center, 1104 H Street. The celebration is to acknowledge the service and accomplishments [...]
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One of ten finalist couples to win a $ 15,000 wedding package sponsored by Greeley Events GroupStaff Reports A newly formed group of Greeley professionals, dubbed the “Greeley Events Group”, is sponsoring an on-line contest with the prize being a $ 15,000 wedding package for the winning couple. The local couples entered the contest via [...]
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by Betty Grauberger Senior Breakfasts are back on the first Thursday of each month at 9:00 a.m….of course that means October 6th for our next big one! The Pikes do great things cooking for you and the cost is just $4.00 for all you can put in your little tummies……..some of the choices are pancakes, [...]
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Senior Breakfasts are back on the first Thursday of each month at 9:00 a.m….of course that means October 6th for our next big one! The Pikes do great things cooking for you and the cost is just $4.00 for all you can put in your little tummies……..some of the choices are pancakes, sausage, biscuits and [...]
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DNC response: Difficult district for Democrats to win in by Jack Minor – Twin Republican victories, including taking a seat held by Democrats for 88 years, show that the wave of voter anger that propelled many Tea Party candidates to victory last year has not yet subsided. Bob Turner, [...]
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SEPTEMBER Senior Breakfasts are back……and you missed the one last Thursday!! However, we do have more opportunities on the first Thursday of each month at 9:00 a.m. The Pikes do great things cooking for you and the cost is just $4.00 for all you can put in your little tummies……..some of the choices are [...]
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by Betty Grauberger Senior Breakfasts are back……and you missed the one last Thursday!! However, we do have more opportunities on the first Thursday of each month at 9:00 a.m. The Pikes do great things cooking for you and the cost is just $4.00 for all you can put in your little tummies……..some of the [...]
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by Jack Minor – The Washington Monument will be closed indefinitely, after engineers found a crack near the top of the structure following Tuesday’s earthquake just 84 miles outside the city. The National Park Service said the closing was necessary to keep the public safe. The 5.8 magnitude earthquake also damaged three pinnacles at [...]
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Dining Around with Dennis and Donna….Sunday, September 18th from the south parking lot at 9:45 a.m. You will be heading for Dorothy’s Catering Buffe Brunch in Loveland. Cost $5.00 for transportation……plus your brunch, of course. If you plan to attend and drive on your own, please notify Dennis/Donna here at the center so we can [...]
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Scheduled for August 2, 2011On Tuesday, August 2, 2011 citizens, community groups, local businesses, local officials, and Law Enforcement Agencies from all over the country will join forces to mark the “28th Annual National Night Out”. This year, over 34 million people across the country are expected to participate. National Night Out is a [...]
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by Betty Grauberger Join us, please, for a wonderful western style BBQ right here at the Senior Center on August 17th beginning at 11:00 a.m. Guaranty Bank will be co-sponsoring this event and it will be a “HOOT”! Heads up you folks traveling with us to Canada….our Pre-trip meeting is [...]
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Editors Note: This is an email exchange that took place between a Greeley Tribune reader and Tribune reporter Dan England. We at the Gazette are happy to print the otherwise unpublished arrogance of The Tribune. You may contact us with your direct correspondences at editor@greeleygazette.com Incidentally, we couldn’t agree more. Tuesday’s Tribune’s front page [...]
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by Betty Grauberger We have suspended our Senior Breakfast for the summer….we will resume on September 1st at 9:00 a.m. with a full load of goodies for your tummy. In the meantime, follow us weekly as we fill in with other events and activities. We have upgraded our numbers and we can accommodate 2 more [...]
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by Betty Grauberger - There will be NO SENIOR LUNCH ON JULY 5TH at the senior centers….please make a note and plan to make your reservation for the 12th of July. We have suspended our Senior Breakfast for the summer….we will resume on September 1st at 9:00 a.m. with a full load of goodies for [...]
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October 6, 1922 ~ June 12, 2011 Alfred Jensen of Greeley died Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Bonell Good Samaritan Center. He was born October 6, 1922 in Windsor, Colorado to Anton M. and Martha (Boresen) Jensen. He grew up in Greeley and attended the Auburn School. Alfred had a dairy farm east of Greeley. [...]
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Greeley/Evans reduces transit rates for the summerby Vanessa Dominguez Tuesday, May 31, 2011 through Wednesday, August 17, 2011 children 19 and under will only be charged twenty-five cents to ride the city bus. Children five and under will be free. Brad Patterson, transit service manager with the City of Greeley, said that the city does [...]
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By Mike Bauman As of April 1, 2011, there had been 52 police officers killed in the line of duty in the United States this year. Compare that to 48 by this time last year. The Greeley Gazette salutes the people who daily lay it on the line for their communities. Deputy Sheriff Suzanne Hopper [...]
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Wallace leaving Scott for middle school next yearStory and photo by Jack Minor Scott school principal, Dr. Blakley Wallace, showed she takes her job seriously when she chased three middle school students on foot who were vandalizing her school the evening of May 3. Wallace was attending the final PTO meeting of the year at Scott, when, [...]
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June 22, 1920 ~ April 12, 2011 Dorothy L. Lionberger, age 90, of Joplin, MO, a former Evans, Colorado resident went to sleep at 11:40 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at Spring River Christian Village and woke up in the arms of Jesus. Dorothy was born June 22, 1920 in Eaton, Colorado. [...]
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by Betty Grauberger The next senior breakfast will be on May the 5th………the menu should be biscuits and gravy, eggs, hashbrowns and juice with all you can eat at $3.50 per person. The company will be GREAT. No reservations required, and we begin at 9:00 a.m. RED HAT LADIES….ATTENTION……We are going to breakfast [...]
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By Mike Bauman On Tuesday Japan raised its estimation of the radiation leaked from its crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant. New measurements showed more radiation than had previously been thought had leaked during the early days following the earthquake and tsunami. The increase changed the international scale of the disaster from a level 5 to a [...]
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March 10, 1920 ~ March 18, 2011 Emma Smith was born on March 10, 1920 in Sterling, Colorado to Alexander Schott and Amalia Maul Schott. She attended Trinity Lutheran School in Sterling. She married Ray Smith of Fleming, CO in 1943. They lived in Sterling until 1964 when they moved to Greeley, CO. [...]
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