Archive for March 9, 2016
Attempted Burglary in Berthoud
On March 8, 2016, at approximately 6:57 pm, Larimer County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the 1000 block of 3rd Street in Berthoud regarding a possible burglary in progress. The caller advised an unknown man had broken a window at a neighbor’s home. A deputy arrived a few minutes later and located the man behind a nearby home. The man was extremely intoxicated, refused to obey the deputy’s commands, and then aggressively advanced toward the deputy. The deputy used a Taser ... Full Story
Presidential Politics and the American Soul
By Robert C Koehler When I want to believe that America is a democracy — indeed, to feel so deeply this is so that my soul trembles — I turn to Martin Luther King, who gave his life for it. He cried out for something so much more than a process: a game of winners and losers. He reached for humanity’s deepest yearning, for the connectedness of all people, for transcendence past hatred and the demonization of “the other.” He spoke — half a century ago — the words that ... Full Story
LTO Star Night, March 2015
Friday, 18 March 2016 from 7:00 – 11:00 PM Public Star Night at the Little Thompson Observatory 850 Spartan Ave at Berthoud High School park east of the high school; directions are posted on the website www.starkids.org The speaker will be Brian Enke from the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder and the title of his talk will be “Where will NASA build its first research facility on Mars?” Since 2006, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on the ... Full Story
Lundberg Report: March 2016
Cruz Wins Colorado! Caucus or Primary? Prayer Rally at the Capitol Half-Way Through Session Cruz Wins Colorado! Last week, on Super-Tuesday, there was a great turn-out at the precinct caucuses in Larimer County. I talked to 19 precincts at threes different locations. Even though there were some complications with so many people attending, overall it was a very successful night. The Republican party in Colorado did not conduct a state straw poll of presidential ... Full Story
Obituary: Nathan Crooks
Nathan “Scott” Crooks was born November 19, 1961 in Phoenix Arizona. He is survived by his Mother and Step Father, Alberta and Jim Le Feber of Berthoud; one sister and brother-in-law, Debra and Mark Medvedeff of Loveland; two nephews, Robert Crooks and wife Soyna of North Pole, Alaska and Jimmy Dew of Greeley; two great nephews, Matthew and Ryan Crooks; his father, James Crooks of Benson, Az.; one step brother, Greg Carter of Kingman, Az.; four aunts, two uncles and many cousins. Scott ... Full Story
