Archive for August, 2011
Obituary: Janice W. Ellis
Janice W. Ellis, 93 of Berthoud, died on August 22, 2011 at The Bridge Assisted Living Center in Longmont where she had spent her last five years surround by a loving, caring staff that she considered as her adopted granddaughters. She was born on July 5, 1918 in Utica, Illinois to Rudolph and Ada M. Worsley. She married Jack Ellis on March 12, 1950 in Illinois. He preceded her in death on November 12, 1998. Janice was a homemaker for most of her life, a loving Mother, Grandmother, and ... Full Story
Spartan Softball Drops Season Opener
Berthoud Falls 11-4 to Loveland By Dan Karpiel Sports Writer Entering a season with sky-high expectations can be difficult for any team. That is precisely the situation the Berthoud High softball team finds themselves at the opening of the 2011 season. The 2011 team will attempt to replicate the success they enjoyed with a state runner-up finish in 2010. The Spartans dropped their season-opener by an 11-4 score to the Loveland High Indians on Wednesday afternoon in the sweltering ... Full Story
EPA born in the Nixon Administration
To the delight of American industrialists and their friends in the GOP, freshman U. S. Representative Cory Gardner (CO – District 4) appears determined to erode as much of the regulatory authority of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency as he is able. The EPA was born during the term of Richard Nixon, based upon an April 1970 memorandum of the President’s Advisory Council on Executive Organization titled ‘Federal Organization for Environmental Protection. ’ If the GOP itself was ... Full Story
Obituary: Mildred Greckel
Mildred (Poody) Greckel passed away August 7, 2011 in Berthoud. She was 90 years old. She is survived by Clarence, her husband of 67 years; son Michael Dean of Longmont; daughters Candace Kay Davis (C.L.) of Holcomb, Kansas, Cynthia LaRee Gaiser (Jeff) of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and Julie Ann Hoekstra (Scott) of Westminster. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren and a great-great grandson. Mildred graduated high school in 1939 and began her teaching ... Full Story
Obituary: Clyde Raymond Briggs
Clyde Raymond Briggs April 16, 1951-Aug. 4, 2011 Clyde Raymond Briggs, of Johnstown, died Aug. 4, 2011, surrounded by his family at the North Colorado Medical Center hospice unit, following injuries from a fall Aug. 1. He was 60. A proud Colorado native, Mr. Briggs was born in Leadville on April 16, 1951, to Shirley (Roberts) and Clyde Briggs, Sr. He graduated in 1969 from Arvada High School, and in 1977 from Intermountain Bible College in Grand Junction. On April 26, ... Full Story
Obituary: Gene Ellis
Gene Ellis went to the arms of his Lord August 4, 2011. He was born in Smith Center, Kan. to Lawrence E. and Thelma Pauline (Rupert) Ellis on September 18, 1938. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1955 and served for 8 years as a sentry dog handler in the air police earning the rank of Airman First Class before he was honorably discharged in 1963. In 1972 he became involved with the Larimer County Search and Rescue. He was married to Jeannie Carr from 1958 to 1979. He married Carol Webster in 1983 ... Full Story
Dear Editor
Cory Gardner is my Representative. I wish I could feel he represents my interests and concerns, but my sense when I contact him is that while his office may listen politely, what I say does not weigh at all in his voting decisions. Cory Gardner has an agenda that excludes those who need responsible representation. This was made even more clear to me when he voted in favor of the “Ryan Budget” and what it would have done to the uninsured, the elderly, and ... Full Story
