Archive for January, 2018
Colorado Caucuses Are Not to be Missed
If you have never participated in a caucus, now is the time to start. The League of Women Voters of Larimer County offers this overview of the caucus process: Caucuses are local, public meetings for voters at assigned precinct locations. They are true nitty, gritty, grassroots politics where neighbors come together to begin the election season selecting precinct committee persons and electing gubernatorial candidate delegates to the county assembly. At the county assembly, ... Full Story
The importance of Census
Dear Editor, The 2018 election season is upon us and terminology related to the election can be confusing - two being apportionment and districting. Apportionment determines the number of representatives to the U.S. House of Representative allotted to each state based on population. Each state gets two senators, but population determines the number of representatives. Districting is the process of drawing the lines to establish the population each U.S. House member will represent. ... Full Story
Missing Elderly Man
UPDATE – Missing Elderly Man Located Date: 1/22/18 Mr. John Sprackling has been located and all alerts have been canceled. We are sad to report that deputies found Mr. Sprackling’s body near Cobb Lake at about 3:00 p.m. today. Cobb Lake is at 5999 East County Road 56 in unincorporated Larimer County. The Larimer County Coroner’s Office responded and will release cause and manner of death at a later time. There is no known threat to the public. We would like to thank the ... Full Story
Berthoud High School 2017-2018 Honor Roll Semester 1
4.0 And Above Grade 9 Genevieve Babyak, Annalise Carr, Elise Clark, Aiden Cranwell, Jamie Dellwardt, Lila Domenico, Emily Franks, Adelaide Giles, Kobi Hobert, Rachel Hoogland, Maxwell Horvath, Sarah Kouns, Elijah Kraljic, Spencer Lucero, Isabella Malherbe, Gretchen Marty, Renee McCray, Luke Namesnik, Eliana Paradise, Shawn Phipps, Adrian Reghitto, Corey Schanker, Zoe Segovia, Drisana Stone, Elizabeth Sundheim, Wesley Woo, Ellie Yuska Grade 10 Alyssa Bailey, Katherine Ballinger, Mary ... Full Story
LTO Star Night: January 2018
The guest speaker for this public star night will be Dr. Cherilynn Morrow and the topic of her talk will be about the astronomy of Chaco Culture National Historic Park. The presentation for Little Thompson Observatory will offer an educational and entertaining description of astronomy and archaeo-astronomy at the remote Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico, particularly as it relates to Dr. Morrow's recent research and interpretative activities there. Dr. ... Full Story
Obituary: Edward F. Sanford
Edward F. Sanford Sept. 2, 1934 - Jan. 2, 2018 Edward F. Sanford, aka Dad, Pop, Grampa and Poppa, left to see Jesus face to face on Jan. 2, 2018, escaping a short but exhausting battle with lung and liver cancer. He was born in Kingston, New York, on Sept. 2, 1934, to Edward and Julia Reidy Sanford and was a graduate of St. Mary's School and Kingston High School, 1952. He served in the U. S. Navy during the Korean Conflict and was employed by IBM for 30 years. On Sept. ... Full Story
Obituary: Harlin Dale Trupp
Harlin Dale Trupp, 69, of Berthoud passed away December 27, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 9, 1948 to Vernon L and Rachel (Kuxhaus) Trupp at the Larimer County Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado. He was raised on a farm in the Masonville area and graduated from Loveland High School in 1966. Harlin attended the University of Colorado before enlisting in the Marine Corps in January of 1968. He served as a machine gunner and squad leader with the 3rd Marines, 3rd ... Full Story
Obituary: Jeri Lynn Kokes
Jeri Lynn Kokes, 62, of Berthoud, passed away on December 22, 2017, after a month-long battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born on June 4, 1955 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Harold and Edna Johnson. She married Mike O'Bryan on November 16, 1973, and they moved to Colorado. They had their only child Brandy on May 16, 1975. Jeri married her second husband, John Kokes, on February 8, 1997, and they made Berthoud their home for 18 years, until John passed away after a long battle with ... Full Story