Archive for November 7, 2008
Lundberg Report — Nov. 6, 2008
By Rep. Kevin Lundberg To look at the national and statewide races, it appears that the people have taken a hard left turn. That will certainly be the case when the U.S. Congress and the Colorado Legislature convene. However, a closer look at what the people have said through Tuesday’s vote reveals a very different picture. Here in Colorado, almost all of the statewide tax increases were rejected and most other major policy changes also went down. I see an electorate that, to borrow a phrase ... Full Story
Political All-Stars Join in Final Rally for Obama
By Sandy Barnes Berthoud Recorder Gathered around a table at the Wayside Inn on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 2 were former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle, former Governor Roy Romer, Congressman John Salazar and Federico Pena, former Denver mayor and U.S. Secretary of Transportation. The political notables were united in one immediate goal: the election of presidential candidate Barak Obama. The group was stopping for lunch in Berthoud while spending the day in a final-hour effort to help their candidate ... Full Story
Election Results
The following are the election results for U.S. Senate, Congress, State House, County Commissioners, Amendments and Ballot Initiatives of special interest to the resident of the Berthoud area. U.S. SENATE Total Votes 151,037 Mark Udall ... Full Story
Editorial — Native America: Beyond Feathers and
By Jamie Folsom Berthoud Recorder November is Native American Awareness Month, and a good opportunity to look at how Native cultures are portrayed in the media. Throughout the month, both Colorado State University and the University of Colorado will host events and shows that look at a very wide range of cultures, from traditional healers in New Mexico to Inuit art. Thanksgiving is coming as well, but out of all this what will the media cover? It has been my experience through the years that ... Full Story
Fire Beat — Nov. 6, 2008
Berthoud Fire Protection District Incident Activity for Oct 27 – Nov. 2 Monday, Oct. 27, 2008 BFPD responded to a medical call on Caballero St. The patient was complaining of back pain and was transported. Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008 BFPD assisted with a medical call on Alpine Sky. The patient was transported. Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008 BFPD responded to a medical call on Weld County Road 8. The patient was transported. BFPD responded to Bimson Ave. for an unconscious person. CPR was ... Full Story
Police Beat — Nov. 6, 2008
Tuesday, Oct. 28 Police stopped a car shortly before 1 a.m. for running a stop sign. The driver was intoxicated and refused to take the tests. He was taken into custody without incident, but kicked the officer in the chest while he was buckling the offender’s seat belt and left a footprint on his uniform shirt. The driver was taken to the Larimer County Detention Center (LCDC) and charged with failing to stop, driving under the influence and 3rd Degree assault. A vehicle was entered in the ... Full Story
Fifth-Grade Champs Prove It’s Not Just About
By Michael Hicks Berthoud Recorder LONGMONT -- Emotions were overflowing as evidenced by the tears that covered Cody Braesch’s eyes in the aftermath of Sunday’s game with Platteville at Sandstone Field. For the 11-year-old player, this was the culmination of what he and his Berthoud teammates had been working for all season. They had just wrapped up a 34-14 victory that crowned them the first-ever Northern Colorado champions among the best fifth-grade football teams from Weld County and ... Full Story
Eagles Grounded by River Kings
By Recorder Staff It had to happen sooner or later. The Colorado Eagles lost. The Mississippi RiverKings defeated the Eagles, 6-2, on Saturday night in Southaven, Miss., ending Colorado’s eight-game season-opening winning streak. Colorado finished up its season-long five-game road trip 4-1, which included three games in three nights. The Eagles scored a 3-2 win last Thursday at Bossier-Shreveport, stopping the Mudbugs on 10 power-play opportunities. Colorado scored three goals in the game’s ... Full Story
Inexperience Lightning Strike Too Late in Arena Soccer
By Michael Hicks Berthoud Recorder LOVELAND -- It’s not like anything defenseman Mark Cromrie has ever faced before, but Sunday night’s home opener for the Colorado Lightning was definitely an experience. Good and bad. The Lightning, a first-year franchise in the Premier Arena Soccer League-Pro (PASL), opened their 2008-09 home schedule at the Budweiser Events Center against the Texas Outlaws. While the Lightning came out on the short end of an 8-5 score, just playing was a good first step ... Full Story
Spartans' A-game Returns as Team Tunes Up for
By Michael Hicks Berthoud Recorder FREDERICK -- When Jeffory Shields made the move to defensive back at midseason, even he probably couldn’t have imagined the kind of night he had Friday at Alex Tesone Field. The Berthoud senior caught more passes than the Warriors’ own offensive players from quarterback Ian Dennis. One of his three interceptions of Dennis was returned 34 yards for a first-quarter touchdown as the Spartans closed out the 2008 regular season with a 41-7 whitewashing of ... Full Story
