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Archive for May, 2019

Obituary: Merry Belle Johnson

Obituary: Merry Belle Johnson

JAN. 5, 1965 – MAY 3, 2019 Merry Belle Johnson, 54, died May 3, 2019, at her home in Berthoud, Colorado. Merry was born in 1965 in Newport, Oregon, to parents William and Mary Bonnicksen. Merry was a graduate of San Mateo High School and attended two years at the College of San Mateo. Merry was a loving mother to her son, Jonathan, and loving wife to her husband, Glenn. After working in management at Dynasty (a solar installation company in California) and manager of photographers for ... Full Story

LTO Star Night-May 17, 2019

LTO Star Night-May 17, 2019

The speaker for this evening will be Dr. Dan Durda from Southwest Research Institute in Boulder and the title of his talk will be “All These Worlds: The Exoplanet Revolution”. For generations we've wondered whether we are alone in the Universe. Thanks in large part to space missions like Kepler, we now know that we live in a galaxy full of diverse planetary systems. Not only are we detecting planets around thousands of other stars, we are beginning to characterize them as well, ... Full Story

Berthoud Fire Calls: April 2019

Berthoud Fire Calls: April 2019

Berthoud Fire Protection District Incident Activity April 1-7 Monday, April 1 Responded to a grass fire in the 6000 block of W Cty Road 4. The crew knocked down the fire while several homeowners used a bobcat and garden hoses to control the fire spread. Fire was marked under control, then the crews mopped up all the hot spots. Wednesday, April 3 Berthoud Squad 11 responded to the Berthoud Living Center for a medical. BFPD was dispatched along with TVEMS for a lift ... Full Story

Berthoud Police Blotter: April 2019

Berthoud Police Blotter: April 2019

Monday, April 1 Theft / Trespass: Harebell Street, garage doors, windows and siding were stolen from new construction in the Heron Lakes development. Suspicious Circumstances: 5th Street, a resident was watching her grandkids and she went to pick them up from school. Another girl (1st grader) went up to her and said she was all ready for a sleepover, but she knew nothing about it. The girl had a suitcase with her and she called her daughter to see if they were supposed to have ... Full Story