Archive for January 6, 2010
Larimer County Meeting Set To Discuss Special Events
Press Release by Larimer County Larimer County’s popularity as a place for bike rides and races, running marathons and other events has been increasing each year. Larimer County’s special event permit exist to help support events while minimizing impacts and inconveniences to citizens using county roads. If you are an event planner preparing to use a Larimer County road for an upcoming event, or a citizen with input for these events, now is the time to get involved. Right now Larimer ... Full Story
Berthoud business succeeding in the midst of economic
By Judy Lehn In September of last year, in the middle of the recession, two strong women along with their families took on the ownership of a restaurant that had fallen victim to the downturn in Berthoud’s economy. Sharon Dowling, Shari and Bob Nixon, and Ed and Shelly Munholland, (Shari and Ed are Sharon’s son and daughter) are running J.B. Clymer’s Restaurant on Mountain Avenue and are pleased to be able to say that they see a sunny future in store. After ... Full Story
Larimer County Republicans to choose Rennel’s
Nearly a dozen Larimer County residents have indicated a desire to fill the vacant position on the Larimer County Board of Commissioners. All are Republicans and Kathay Rennels’ successor will be chosen by the Larimer County Republican Central Committee. The committee has 320 members and the winning candidate must receive a simple majority of the votes. Several of the hopefuls attended a forum at the Leeper Center in Wellington on Tuesday evening, giving them an opportunity to answer ... Full Story
Reception honoring Kathay Rennels
Friends, family, county employees and county commissioners past and present attended a reception to honor departing Larimer Count Commissioner Kathay Rennels. The reception in the Carter Lake room had a steady stream of well wishers from 2 until 4 p.m. Soft background music was provided by the string trio of Royce, John and Ben Kershner. John is a county employee. Rennels is leaving her post to become Director of Economic Development at Colorado State University, an office that ... Full Story
Earthsky Tonight – Jan 07 2010 Two stars flag
Courtesy of EarthSky A Clear Voice for Science www.EarthSky.org Tonight's chart shows the east-southeastern sky not long after the sky gets dark, as viewed from mid-northern latitudes. The brightest star of nighttime – Sirius – shows up close to the horizon in early evening, rising upward as evening deepens into night. Sirius is found by drawing a line through the three stars of Orion’s Belt. When an overwhelmingly bright star like Sirius hovers near the horizon, it ... Full Story
Art of Dining in Loveland
LOVELAND – The Art of Dining in Loveland will again be held Feb. 15-28, 2010, and will offer dinner deals throughout the community. Each restaurant creates their own menu with the set price of $18.77 for the year that Loveland was established. We are also partnering with the Food Bank for Larimer County to promote Your Change Can Make a Change, giving participants the option to donate your change to the Food Bank or make a cash donation. Sponsors of the 2010 Art of Dining event are; ... Full Story
Earthsky Tonight – Jan 6 2010: Quarter moon,
Courtesy of EarthSky A Clear Voice for Science www.EarthSky.org Our sky chart shows the sky scene for before dawn on Thursday, January 7. Notice that the last quarter moon couples up rather closely with Spica, the brightest star to light up the constellation Virgo the Maiden. Twenty-four hours before – on Wednesday, January 6 – the moon shone closer to the ringed planet Saturn. The moon changes its position daily because it never sits still in front of the ... Full Story
Berthoud Boys lose close game to Mountain View
The Spartan Varsity Boys Basketball team lost to Mountain View by one point on Tuesday night. After falling behind in the first half, the Spartans outscored the Lions in the second half but fell short by the final buzzer. The final score was 50 to 51. Next game is a home game against Windsor on Friday at 7 p.m. Statistics courtesy of Varvee Preps. Offensive Statistics YR # Player GP PTS PPG FG 3PT FT R A T S B PF Sr. 50 Joel ... Full Story
Lady Spartans win in closing seconds
The Berthoud Girls Basketball team hosted Mountain View on Tuesday evening. Mountain View came into the game 3-4 overall and 2-2 in league play. Both teams played aggressively throughout the game and Berthoud took the early lead outscoring its opponent 16 to 10 in the firs quarter. Those six points made the difference as Mountain View outscored the home team by one point in the second quarter, tied in the third and scored 22 points to Berthoud’s 20 in the fourth. Mountain View tied the ... Full Story
