‘Area News’ Archives
Beetle Bumped Off the Road
Area resident Wanda Smith, who is also an EMT, is prepared for transfer to a back board by Berthoud Fire Department firefighters and paramedics, following a car accident on Wednesday, March 24. Smith, who was driving the classic 1960s Volkswagen Beetle she’s owned since she was 16, was struck from behind by a full-sized SUV while waiting to turn left from west Highway 56 onto N. County Road 19. Berthonomics Beleaguers Town Board By Shari Phiel Berthoud Recorder With a citizen turnout ... Full Story
Rough 3rd Inning, Plate Woes Doom Berthoud Baseball
JOHNSTOWN — Roosevelt pitcher Jarron Cito held Berthoud to two hits and the host Rough Riders lit up Spartans pitching for six runs in the third inning en route to an 8-0 victory Tuesday afternoon. Cito struck out the first six batters on his way to fanning 12 for the game. He held the Spartans without a hit until Danny McGinn’s two-out single in the top of the sixth. Zack Allen later added a two-out hit in the seventh. McGinn started on the mound for Berthoud (1-6, 1-3 4A Northern ... Full Story
Public Hearing on Big Thompson Public Lands
The Larimer County commissioners will host a public hearing in Drake Monday, March 30 at 7 p.m. to hear comments on the proposed sale of flood properties. The meeting will be held at the Big Thompson Canyon Association building one mile east of Drake on U.S. Highway 34. The commission will decide next month whether to sell county owned lots in the Hayden Subdivision to neighboring homeowners or retain parts of the properties to guarantee access by the public, most notably those who ... Full Story
Conflict in Berthoud: Economic Development Stalled by
By Shari Phiel Berthoud Recorder It appears that despite urgings from several Town board members to look towards the future, a subset of members from the Berthoud Economic Resource Team continue to focus on past grievances. Following last week’s submittal of a letter to the Town Board of Trustees calling for the board to forgo renewal of Town Administrator Jim White’s contract, subcommittee members of the economic group have approached local business owners to sign a petition drafted for ... Full Story
Fire Claims Life of Berthoud Man
***Updated *** By Recorder Staff A Berthoud man was killed in a fire at his Mountain Avenue apartment on Thursday, March 19 at approximately 7:30 a.m. Berthoud Fire Protection District and Loveland Fire Rescue Department responded to the blaze, which damaged two converted garage apartments occupied by 49-year-old James Hastings and his sister Lucinda Hastings. Thompson Valley EMS paramedics were unable to resuscitate Hastings and he was pronounced dead on the scene. Lucinda Hastings, who lives ... Full Story
Editorial: BERT's Tactics Raise Serious Questions
By Jamie Folsom Managing Editor Questionable at best. The recent moves by the Berthoud Economic Resource Team (BERT) to oust Town Administrator Jim White, and the decision of the Board of Trustees to give them more control over Town staff are questionable for several reasons. The six individuals who signed a letter of complaint to the Board of Trustees have presented no verifiable evidence to back their claims that White lied to them or has shown “other serious character concerns.” ... Full Story
Letter from the Publisher: Disinformation and Ethics
After reading the letter from the subcommittee of the Berthoud Economic Resource Team (BERT) to the Town Board, I read the referenced Berthoud Weekly Surveyor article. After that reading and then comparing it to the article that appeared in The Berthoud Recorder, I find that I must question the completeness and accuracy of information being provided by the Surveyor to those involved in this conflict as well as those in the community. I certainly recognize the tactics. During my 30 years of ... Full Story
Molly Deserved Better
By Ralph Trenary Berthoud Recorder News stories rarely stick in my mind for more than a day, and I can’t remember a Colorado story that lingered for over a week. That was before the unspeakable injustice in Woodland Park on Thursday, March 12, 2009. I might just permanently record that date as an onerous “red letter” day in my calendar. My computerized date book will remind me for eternity. In my judgment that’s the duration of penalty that the perpetrator of this crime deserves. If you ... Full Story
Fire Beat: March 26, 2009
Monday, March 16 BFPD assisted Berthoud Police with a hazardous material spill on 5th and Mountain. BFPD responded to a wildland fire entering in the area of Parrish Ranch Road. This wildland fire covered approximately 13 acres in the Rabbit Mountain Open Space. Berthoud responded with Hygiene and Boulder County Task Force. Tuesday, March 17 BFPD responded to a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcyclist on I-25 @ mile marker 251. There were no injuries. Thursday, March ... Full Story
Police Beat: March 26, 2009
Tuesday, March 17 A resident of the 300 block of Turner Ave. reported that a neighbor came to his house and told him that his dog had attacked her dog two days before. He went on to say that she “threatened the lives of his dogs.” A passerby found a credit card in the hedgerow by the old rose farm and turned it over to the police. A caller reported a peacock 100 yards north of mile marker 325 on U.S. Highway 287. The peacock was not in sight when police arrived. Police arrested a Berthoud ... Full Story
