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Town of Berthoud: Bills Allowed, July 2009
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Town of Berthoud – Public Hearing for a proposed
PUBLIC NOTICE The Board of Trustees of the Town of Berthoud has scheduled a public hearing for a proposed ordinance re: various town fees for Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. The public hearing will be held in the Board Room of Town Hall, 328 Massachusetts Ave., Berthoud, Co. beginning at 7:00 p.m. TOWN OF BERTHOUD Mary K. Cowdin, Town Clerk LGLB2009-55 Published in the Berthoud Recorder August 27 & September 3, 2009
State News: Insider Cook Talks Health Care with
Coloradans will get to peek behind the curtain of Capitol Hill Tuesday for an insider's look at what's going on in the minds of decision makers in the health care debate. AARP will be hosting veteran political analyst and publisher of the Cook Political Report, Charlie Cook, for a talk on the hottest political topic of the summer. Cook says to expect some sort of health care reform signed into law, but don't expect the President to get everything he hoped for. "Probably we'll get more reform ... Full Story
State News: Hurt by Foreign-Made Products on Colo.
Much of what we buy these days — from children’s toys to drywall for construction projects to medicines — is made in other countries where, often, manufacturing standards are almost nonexistent. So, like most Americans, Coloradans encounter plenty of obstacles when they try to hold foreign manufacturers responsible for product defects. Christine Zinner, policy advocate for the American Association for Justice, says that when Congress returns from its August break, members will consider ... Full Story
Benjamin Out as Berthoud Girls Soccer Coach
By Michael Hicks Berthoud Recorder Jeff Benjamin, who in June vacated his position as boys soccer coach at Berthoud High School to take a similar role at Mountain View High School, is out as girls soccer coach as well. Benjamin said on his Web site, www.jbgoalkeeping.com/bhs-soccer, that he was informed by new athletic director Mark Avery earlier this month that the school would go in a different direction with the girls program, and Benjamin wasn’t invited back for the girls soccer season ... Full Story
Larimer County Open Lands Advisory Board Meets Aug. 27
The Larimer County Open Lands Advisory Board will meet at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27 in the multipurpose room at Loveland Library, 300 North Adams in Loveland. The meeting is open to the public. The Advisory Board will take action on final reviews of three conservation easements in the Buckeye Agricultural Area, part of the Laramie Foothills Mountains to Plains Project. They are being proposed to Great Outdoors Colorado as substitution parcels for the original LFMTP Legacy grant and will ... Full Story
Price of Admission: 'Ponyo' is a Fish You
By Kyle Lee Berthoud Recorder In my time as a reviewer I have seen many good movies … and one pretty bad one. But the connecting strain through all of them was they were not really kids’ movies. “Harry Potter” might have been PG, but it was much more intense than its rating let on. (more...)
Long Shadow Farm Offers Free Range Chicken, Turkey,
Meal Deal: Farmers Market By Laurie Hindman Berthoud Recorder Kristin and Larry Ramey moved to Berthoud from Michigan three years ago to join family. Within a month of moving into their farmhouse on Bothun Road, they bought 100 or so laying hens and 15 ewes. When asked whether the two had ever raised livestock before, Kristin laughed. “The closest thing I did in Michigan was raise tulips. That was my passion.” Kristin said her husband is a voracious reader who read stacks of books on ... Full Story
Agriculture and Clean Energy Summit
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union and American Farmland Trust will host U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and guests for a summit on agricultural opportunities in clean energy Wed., Sept. 2, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Country Steak-Out in Fort Morgan. (more...)
Mixed Start for Markey's Health Care Forums
By Jamie Folsom Berthoud Recorder The tone was civil, and the questions direct, but Rep. Betsy Markey’s Congress on Your Corner on health care showed just how torn citizens are, including Markey herself. Bob Thilmont, a business development consultant, talked with others waiting in line outside the Lory Student Center on the CSU campus. He says he’s seen first hand the effects health care costs have had on small business owners. His question — “Why is business paying for a public ... Full Story
