Posts Tagged ‘berthoud’
Selling a piece of the Berthoud Meteorite
The following notice was sent to people on the "meteorite-list." It indicates new owners of the Berthoud meteorite and a desire to sell at lease a piece of it. Hello list members, We have recently acquired the Berthoud, Colorado eucrite. Many of you remember this event on October 5, 2004 when a gorgeous 960 gram single mass landed just 96 feet away from Megan Whiteis moments after she stepped out of her house. Megan told me that she and her son heard a whooshing and whistling sound ... Full Story
Obituary: Jeanette Marie Skendzel
Jeanette Marie Skendzel June 28, 1920 - Aug 12, 2010 Jeanette was well known around the country from the “Chet and Jeanette Band”. Chet and Jeanette played music together for 70 years; entertaining from Canada to Mexico, Jeanette with her quick wit, beautiful voice and banjo and Chet with his accordion. They were loved by many friends they met on their travels; and their music has been greatly missed since the passing of Jeanette’s partner (and beloved husband) Chet, last year. The ... Full Story
Cannabis church in Berthoud
Longmont TimesCall "Holy Smoke: Dispensary owner starts church based on 'one of God's tools' BERTHOUD — Last month, Larry Hill traded in his medical marijuana dispensary in Longmont to start a cannabis church in Berthoud.
Public Star Night at the Little Thompson Observatory
Friday, August 20, 2010 7:00 – 11:00 p.m., 850 Spartan Ave at Berthoud High School (park east of the high school; directions are posted on the website, www.starkids.org). Our guest speaker for this Friday is Meinte Veldhuis, president of the Little Thompson Science Foundation, which operates the LTO. The title of his talk will be: "Finishing the Construction of the LTO.” Mr. Veldhuis will discuss the various construction objectives and challenges from the past 5 years, since the board of ... Full Story
Larimer County Fair 4-H Stock Sale
The 4H Livestock sale is the last official event of the county fair. The bidding is active and usually the final price is well above the market price of the livestock. The highest priced sale is usually the Grand Champion Market Beef, and the 2010 Larimer County Fair was no exception as that heifer brought $6,000 for Danielle Mayer of Fort Collins. The Reserve Champion Market Beef, raised by Berthoud’s Cory Ellis brought $2,600. The same relationship held in the sheep as Kristina Cavey’s ... Full Story
Larimer County Fair Photos Review
The County Fair Parade took place a couple days before the official opening, but the activities had started even before that as 4-H kids were busy setting up exhibits and competing in the equine events. Here the Berthoud Highlanders 4-H Club took time to enter the parade. The Larimer County Fair is over but the memories linger. The midway was open and many people enjoyed the activities. The weekend had many outside activities to enjoy, but much of what the fair is about took place in the ... Full Story
Larimer County Fair, complete results
The Recorder Online will carry the entire list of Fair Awards in all categories. In the menu above, you will see a new title of "County Fair." If you click your courser on the tab you will see all the categories below. We will put up categories as soon as we receive them from the Extension Service. Berthoud residents on the lists will be accented with bold face type. Blue, red and white ribbons have different meanings in 4-H judging than in open judging. In 4-H judging a blue ribbon means the ... Full Story
Obituary: Robert Eugene Anderson
Robert Eugene Andersen - (b. October 12, 1928), passed away peacefully on August 6th, 2010 after a short illness from end stage prostate cancer. Robert was born on a farm in Rosalie, Nebraska to Emanuel and Anna Christensen Andersen. Robert was the youngest child born to the family of nine children. Robert worked on the family farm growing up and graduated high school in Rosalie. He continued to work the farm until he married Marion Brehmer on November 7th, 1954. They moved to a farm in ... Full Story
Shields-Mondragon Wedding
Leonard and Cathy Shields of Wheat Ridge, Colorado would like to announce the wedding of their daughter, Tiffany Shields of Berthoud Colorado to George Mondragon of Denver, Colorado. The bride is a 2007 graduate of Berthoud High School. The groom is a graduate of Adams City High School, class of 2000. The groom’s parents are George and Marsha Mondragon of Osage City Kansas and Jodi Mondragon, Denver Colorado. The couple will take their vows in Faversham Park, Westminster, Colorado on August ... Full Story
Going for the Gold
By P.J. DiPentino Aug 7, 2010 Three local BMX riders competed in the Rocky Mountain State Games last weekend in Colorado Springs. All three come home from the three-day event with medals. Nine-year-old Phillip DiPentino, known locally as the Flying Meatball, took top honors in his age group with gold, silver and bronze medals. Six-year-old Willy Daignault, aka Wild Willy, brought home a bronze medal for his trophy case. Gabriella DiPentino, racing in the 16-year-old category, won a bronze ... Full Story
