The Town of Windsor on Monday closed Windsor Lake until further notice after swimmers there reported becoming ill. Melissa Chew, director of Parks, Recreation and Culture for the Town of Windsor said samples taken from the lake outside the beach out-of-bounds area Friday tested positive for the E. coli bacteria. She said additional testing was [...]
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by Craig Masters Practicing new skills in communication is critical for election success How to better communicate in one-on-one situations was the topic of the first of two free classes offered by the conservative Windsor based group, Right Turn Colorado. The goal is to help the volunteers who will be pounding the pavement for their [...]
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Administation has to subsidize “green” technologies to get consumers to purchase by Peter Grady – While the President is making a huge push for “green” energy over traditional methods such as gas and oil, a report from Danish wind turbine giant, Vestas, reveals the plant is not as “green” as everyone may think. The facility [...]
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by Jack Minor – Groups claiming to represent the Hispanic community took opposite sides regarding a proposal to re-draw Colorado House District 50 borders that would create a Hispanic majority in the new district. Citizens spoke for nearly three hours before the Colorado Reapportionment Commission Monday evening. The commission consists of five members from each [...]
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By Jack Minor The state of New York is asserting a sovereign right to define marriage, while claiming that states such as Colorado, that prohibit same sex marriages, do not have a similar right. Last week, New York Attorney General Scheneiderman announced the state was filing a brief supporting repeal of the [...]
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Expects population to double in next 40 years by Jack Minor The city of Greeley is preparing to spend $180 million to aquire new water supplies and construction of a new pipeline in anticipation of the population doubling in the next 40 years. Jon Monson, Greeley water and sewer director told the Gazette [...]
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Earl M. Pitts, 76 of Greeley, formerly of Evans & Gill died on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at the Hospice & Palliative Care of Northern Colorado Inpatient Unit. He was born on January 15, 1935 to Walter C. and Thelma (Caywood) Pitts in Fruita, Colorado. Mr. Pitts married Shirley Ann Carey on November [...]
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June 10, 1929 ~ March 3, 2011 Violet Ilene Harding of Windsor died Wednesday, March 3, 2011 at Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado. She was born June 10, 1929 to Alex and Mary (Erbes) Kammerzell in Windsor. Violet married LeRoy W. Harding on February 1, 1948 in Windsor. She took [...]
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August 30, 1918 ~ January 28, 2011 Rose Ledesma of Windsor died Friday, January 28, 2011 at her home. She was born August 30, 1918 in Compton, California to Rafael and Guadalupe (Cervantes) Ledesma. Rose enjoyed traveling, reading, crossword puzzles and watching football. She was a past member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Compton, [...]
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Rosetta Viola Irene (Hazell) Claar, age 101, passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2011 in Windsor, Colorado. She was born April 27, 1909 to Robert and Caroline (Jones) Hazell in Lenora, Kansas. Caroline later married Eugene Tracy, a loving father to Irene until his death. On November 24, 1922, Irene married Evart F. Claar in Denver, [...]
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Windsor to Greeley Story and photo – -By Jack Minor – Many parents who have concerns that School District 6 has lowered its requirements for graduation might be interested to know the graduation requirements of the Young Marines are a little stricter. Members of the Young Marines completed an 18 mile march from Windsor to Greeley as part of [...]
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Pastor Rod and Mrs. Paula Carlson were honored on Sunday, September 19, 2010, for their years of faithful service to the Evangelical Free Church of Windsor. For 25 years, Pastor Carlson’s love for the Lord Jesus Christ has been greatly evident in his passion for the Word of God in his preaching and teaching Biblical [...]
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Louise Todd celebrated her 90th birthday in Windsor, CO with a reception at the Evangelical Free church, a family dinner and surprise party. Louise was born September 29, 2010 on the family farm east of Galeton, CO on September 29, 1920 to J.G. and Katherine Nazarenus, the youngest of six children, and a first generation [...]
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By Mike Bauman Early Voting vote centers will be available at the following 5 locations. These facilities will open from 8-5 on October 18, 2010 – October 29, 2010. Early Vote Centers turn into Election day Vote Centers on November 2, 2010 open 7-7. Election day vote centers are listed on the vote center page of the [...]
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Carol Weitzel Lind, 71 of Eaton, died on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at the Hospice & Palliative Care of Northern Colorado Inpatient Unit. She was born on December 27, 1938 in Severance, Colorado to Henry and Lydia (Batz) Weitzel. Following graduation from Windsor High School she attended Wartburg College (the College of the Lutheran Church) [...]
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Carol Weitzel Lind, 71 of Eaton, died on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at the Hospice & Palliative Care of Northern Colorado Inpatient Unit. She was born on December 27, 1938 in Severance, Colorado to Henry and Lydia (Batz) Weitzel. Following graduation from Windsor High School she attended Wartburg College (the College of the Lutheran Church) [...]
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Joe M. Steen, 75, of Overbrook, KS, formerly of Windsor died on September 18, 2010 in Overbrook. He was born June 2, 1935 in Childress, Texas to Manual and Nettie (Wilson) Steen. He moved to Windsor in 1945 where he helped Ted Lind on his farm and at Morey’s Salvage. Joe loved tractors and semis. [...]
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By Vanessa Dominguez September is a slow month for donations to the Weld Food Bank. Kevin Mullin, food bank director of development said, “During this time of the year, the food bank typically finds that its food inventory gets low and this affects our ability to provide a variety of nutritious food to our 106 [...]
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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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Edward “Ed” A. Lorenz, 92, of Greeley, CO went to be with the Lord, Thursday, July 29, 2010 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born October 24, 1917 in Windsor, Colorado to Alexander and Mollie (Schmick) Lorenz. He grew up in Windsor and graduated high school where he went on to attend [...]
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Virginia A. (Ginger) Wiginton 91, of Windsor passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2010 at the Grey Cara Assisted Living in Evans. She was born June 17th 1919 to Emich and Mildred Solms in Saginaw, Michigan and spent her childhood there. After her marriage to Elbert Wiginton she moved with her husband to Taylor, Michigan [...]
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Rhea Louise Kallsen, 75 of Windsor, died on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at her home. She was born on January 9, 1935 in Denver, Colorado to John W. and Florence L. (Hackett) Gillette. Rhea attended Grover Elementary and Jr. High School where she met her future husband Alvin Charles “Red” Kallsen. She later went on [...]
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April 13, 1940 – June 28, 2010 Fred E. Banghart, 70, of Windsor, died Monday, June 28, 2010 at North Colorado Medical Center, in Greeley. He was born in Greeley, April 13, 1940 to Herman and Alma (Wilhelm) Banghart. He was raised in Greeley and graduated from Greeley High School in 1958. After graduating he [...]
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Carrie E. Keefer Carrie Elizabeth “Bette” Keefer, 96, of Windsor, CO died May 23, 2010 at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, CO. She was born on April 21, 1914 in Shippensburg, PA to Willis and Carrie (Shumberger). Hershey. She was raised in PA. In 1965 Bette married Joseph Keefer in Frederick, MD. Bette [...]
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Lydia Erbes, 92, of Windsor, CO died April 29, 2010 at Windsor Health Care. Lydia Greenwald was born October 11, 1917 in Fort Morgan, CO. She married Jacob Erbes in 1935 and resided in Windsor. She retired from the Windsor post office in 1978. Survivors are her two children; four grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren. [...]
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Michael P. “Mike” Campbell, 55, of Greeley, died April 21, 2010. Mike was born December 7, 1954 to Paul E. and Agnes Lorraine (Walker) Campbell in Durango, Colorado. Mike graduated from Brighton High School in 1972 and after graduation he lived in Boulder for 20 years. He worked in carpentry trades, had an I.T. background, [...]
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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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Stephen L. Clifton October 7, 1958 ~ April 16, 2010 Stephen L. Clifton of Greeley died Friday, April 16, 2010 in Estes Park. He was born October 7, 1958 in Waco, Texas to Glenn and Dee (Joiner) Clifton. He moved to Colorado in 1974. Steve graduated from Evergreen High School in 1977. He went to [...]
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I am not speaking as a board member but as a citizen of District 6 schools. It’s difficult to report month after month that our District is, and will continue to fail the majority of our children. Admittedly, it is not the responsibility of any school district to raise people’s children. If you, as a [...]
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Daniel Allen Raisley, 53, of Greeley, CO died Sunday, March 21, 2010 at his home. He was born April 28, 1956 in Greeley to Clyde and Cornelia (Morris) Raisley. Dan grew up in Greeley and graduated from Central High School in 1975. He worked as an oil pipeline installer, later at Monfort of Colorado, and [...]
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