Archive for March 17, 2010
Obituary: Gertrude Ellen Beckner
Gertrude Ellen Beckner, 89 of Bremerton, Washington, Jan. 17, 1921 to March 14, 2010 Gertie passed away March 14th at Ashley Gardens due to complications of Alzheimer's Disease. She was born in Berthoud, Colorado to Herbert and Nellie Peak. She moved to Bremerton as a young girl and graduated from Bremerton High School in 1940. She married the man of her dreams, Millard (Beck) Beckner, in 1941. Gertie worked for F.W. Woolworth in Bremerton for 25 ... Full Story
Berthoud Division III Odyssey of the Mind teams place
Special to the Recorder Online It was a good day for the Division III Odyssey of the Mind teams as the weekend Long’s Peak Tournament. Competing on the home court at Berthoud High School, both teams took first place in their combined long term and spontaneous problem and earned a berth at the state level competition. Discovered Treasure The team coached by Scott and Jennifer Stewart took the Discovered Treasure problem as their performance. The team included three Turner Middle ... Full Story
Main Street Station is Opening
Main Street Station, formerly doing business as J. B. Clymer’s will open at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 18 for breakfast. They have refurbished the former Abeyta’s restaurant and will be serving breakfast, lunch and dinner without a liquor license until their license is approved at the Town Board meeting on Tuesday, March 23.
Obituary: Mary Weyandt Burger
Once upon a time there was a little girl who grew up to be someone special. From the day she was born, July 23, 1914 to her last day on earth, March 6, 2010, Mary Weyandt Burger left a print on the world. Along the way she gathered husband Arnold Laurence Burger, 5 children, 5 children in law, 11 grandchildren, 9 grandchildren in law and 20 great-grandchildren for a grand total of 50 human beings whose lives she touched. She is further also survived by numerous nieces and ... Full Story
Berthoud Republicans select delegates
By Sharlynn Wamsley Caucuses were held throughout Colorado on Tuesday, March 16. Democrats and Republicans alike, with an interest in being involved in their government on a personal level, were able to attend and contribute. If the turnout for the Republican caucus held at the Community Center in Berthoud was an indication, the attendance this year was good. The three Precincts (422, 423 and 424) from the rural areas around Berthoud drew in about 80 people. The caucus’s process begins ... Full Story
Berthoud by the Book starts with a New Year’s
Berthoud by the Book kicks off 6-8 p.m. (Cancelled, to be rescheduled) Friday, March 19, at the Berthoud Community Library, 236 Welch Ave., with Nowruz — Persian New Year. Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in Iranian calendar. The celebration introduces the Berthoud by the Book selection of Three Cups of Tea, authored by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. The book focuses on how Mortenson help set up schools for children in ... Full Story
