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Archive for September, 2011

Loveland KFC closes

    Loveland Reporter-Herald Loveland KFC on Lincoln Avenue will close doors Friday night By Madeline Novey LOVELAND -- Debbie Mestas is sad to say goodbye today to the many loyal customers and friends she has met while working at the KFC restaurant on North Lincoln Avenue. Read More

Spartans blow out the Reds 14 – 3

Spartans blow out the Reds 14 – 3

      Nearly every Berthoud player crossed home plate as the Lady Spartans rolled over the Eaton Reds on Tuesday.

Obituary: Joshua Ehlers

Obituary: Joshua Ehlers

  Joshua James Ehlers, 24, of Berthoud, died suddenly September 23, 2011 in Aurora.  He was born March 4, 1987 in Bismarck, North Dakota to James H. and Juanita J. (Kurle) Ehlers. Joshua has lived in the Berthoud area with his family for many years.  He graduated from Berthoud High School in 2005 as the class President and President of the Student Counsel.  Joshua was a member of the ROTC and had a Congressional Nomination for the US Navel Academy.  He ran cross country while in ... Full Story

Life’s Outtakes: A little bit of motivation

  By Daris Howard Arden stormed into the house and dropped into a chair, tired and discouraged. His wife, Rachel, brought him a cold drink of water. “How’s the harvest going, Dear?” He shook his head. “Not well. With all of the men gone off to fight Hitler, getting the beets topped and off to market seems impossible. I thought it was an answer to my prayers when they decided to let the schools out for harvest so the boys could help. But they have no motivation to ... Full Story

Red Rock Academy Forum

Thomson School District is holding a community forum regarding the charter school application for Red Rock Academy in Berthoud. The meeting is scheduled for Oct. 13 from 6:30-8 p.m. at Berthoud High School. The public will have an opportunity to provide input regarding the application. One group has already voiced an opinon. The organizers of a new website, Support Berthoud Schools, is asking community members to sign the petition on the website to ask the Board of Education to reject the ... Full Story

Premier Gymnastics in the 2011 Fall Festival

Premier Gymnastics of the Rockies in Loveland competed in the 2011 Fall Festival at Gymnastics Unlimited in Northglenn on September 24and 25. The Level 4 team placed first, the Level 5 and Level 6 teams placed second. In the All-Around Competition: Level 4: In the Child Division Mackenzie Nedom placed fourth. In the Junior Division Madison Blair placed first with a 37.6. In the Senior Division Taylor Dower placed first with a 36.275 and Madeline Madere placed fourth. Level 5: In the Child ... Full Story

Epitaph for the 3-R’s

Epitaph for the 3-R’s

        Last week President Obama signed an executive order allowing states to "opt out" of the reading and math requirements of No Child Left Behind. After all, who needs to know math when everyone has their own calculator. And kids don't need to read when they've got video games. Oh, and the last "R", writing, was already dead - everyone "texts" these days. That's why so many entering college freshmen need to take a remedial writing course. With the 3-R's dead, the ... Full Story

Seven runs enough for Berthoud to down Lyons

Seven runs enough for Berthoud to down Lyons

    Lyons took the early lead with 2 runs in the first inning. The Spartans came back to tie the score in the second and held the Lions scorless as the Berthoud 9 add 5 more runs.  

Yes on 3A

Yes on 3A

        The gravity of the current situation in our school district is one key reason to vote yes on 3A, the Mill Levy Override. Unfortunately, it is quite frequent that a student comes into the counseling office with everything under the sun going wrong. I made a suggestion to one heavily burdened student to take on just one of the many challenges instead of staying frozen and overwhelmed by everything. I asked this student: "What is one important item out of all that ... Full Story

Spartans Win Ugly

Spartans Win Ugly

Berthoud Football Bests Fort Lupton 27-14 By Dan Karpiel Sports Writer   If there exists such a thing as an ugly win in the world of sports, the Berthoud High football team experienced it first-hand on a warm Friday evening at Bob Felps Field in Fort Lupton. Despite topping Fort Lupton by a score of 27-14, the Berthoud team was, to put it mildly, disappointed with a performance in which they were flagged a whopping 15 times. Incessant Spartan penalties kept a clearly-inferior Fort Lupton ... Full Story

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