‘Voices & Thoughts’ Archives
Obituary: Rev. Raymond B. Scott
Raymond B. Scott was born October 14, 1923, at Alma, Nebraska to Charles Everett and Faye Georgia (Coe) Scott. He died in Loveland, Colorado on November 18, 2010. He attended grade schools in the Alma, Nebraska area and graduated from high school in 1942 in Castle Rock, Colorado. The family moved to Colorado in 1938 from Nebraska and farmed in the Mead-Platteville area, later moving to near Larkspur, Colorado. His father died in the spring of 1942 and Ray took over the farming duties and ... Full Story
A New START for Women Around the World
By Linda Tarr-Whelan The so-called New START, the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia, is poised for an historic ratification vote in the Senate this year. Three more major international treaties are also lined up on President Obama’s ratification to-do list: the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, and CEDAW, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. CEDAW is a landmark international ... Full Story
Community Thanksgiving Worship Service
Sunday, November 21, 2010 First United Methodist Church 7:00 p.m. Service conducted by Rev. Scott Phillips and Rev. Stephanie Munoz
Obituary: Benjamin Daniel Haskew
Benjamin Daniel Haskew June 14, 1974 – November 9, 2010 Benjamin Daniel Haskew was born at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico on June 14, 1974 to Dr. Stephen W. Haskew and Anne Haskew. He passed away on November 9, 2010. His early years were spent with his family in Colorado, upstate New York, Tucson, AZ and then to Lyons, CO in 1986. Ben attended Lyons High School and graduated from Olde Columbine High School in 1993. He was married with 4 children. Ben loved working ... Full Story
Berthoud CARES thanks Berthoud Community Fund
Berthoud CARES PO Box 869 Berthoud, CO 80513 November 12, 2010 Dear Editor: On behalf of the Board of Directors of Berthoud CARES, we would like to extend our thanks to the Berthoud Community Fund and the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado for their support of our organization and our Kids Helping Kids grant program, which has been designed to lend immediate financial assistance to those children and families within the Berthoud community. Thanks to this grant assistance, Berthoud ... Full Story
Kudos to the Moon Theater Company
To the Editor: Kudos to director Kathleen Gruman and the cast and crew of Moon Theatre Company's just-ended run of You Can't Take it with You. Thanks for treating the Berthoud community to a funny and professional-quality production. As all of us deal with the effects of our economy's downturn and many are vowing to live more simply, Grandpa's line "You can't take it with you" has renewed meaning. Outstanding acting and directing, a comfortable venue, the chance to talk with old friends ... Full Story
Christmas Jars
I just read a wonderful novel by Jason Wright entitled Christmas Jars. Following is a summary and an idea. The Maxwell’s were a young couple with a delightful daughter named Hannah. Rather than go into debt for Christmas gifts, they spent the entire year putting pocket change (and sometimes bills) into the :Christmas Jar”. On Christmas Eve they would take the jar to the bank, cash in the coins and see what there was to spend on gifts for each other. When Hannah was eight, she was old ... Full Story
Obituary: Benjamin D. Haskew
HASKEW, Benjamin D., 36, of Berthoud, passed away November 9, 2010. Complete obituary and service arrangements to appear later. Arrangements by Ahlberg Funeral Chapel, Longmont. Send condolances and sign the guest book at www.ahlbergfuneralchapel,
First Coffee with Cabrera scheduled
Thompson School District Superintendent Ron Cabrera will be available to meet with members of the community during an informal session Thursday, Nov. 18, from 6:30 to 8 a.m. at Schmidt’s Bakery and Delicatessen, 808 14th Street SW. Dr. Cabrera will answer questions from staff, parents and other members of the community during the first of several informal gatherings scheduled in the weeks to come at various locations within the district. The next one is Dec. 15 at the Loveland Coffee ... Full Story
“I Probably Wouldn’t Be Here”
A Conversation with Sergeant Styka By Dr. Paul Kengor I recently sat down with Emil Styka of Boardman, Ohio. A friend of Emil’s, Jo Ann Bryan, had emailed in response to an article I wrote on a remarkable World War II campaign at the Aleutian Islands, off the Alaskan coast. The article was published nationwide, including in the Youngstown Vindicator, where it caught Emil’s attention. “Finally, now people know,” said Emil, who spent two years in the Aleutians. Too few Americans ... Full Story
