‘Area News’ Archives
This Can't Be Opera!
What: Loveland Opera Theater’s production of “Elixir of Love,” directed by Juliana Bishop Hoch and Brian Clay Luedloff When: Friday, Mar. 6 and Saturday, Mar. 7 at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Mar. 8 at 2:30 p.m.; informal talks before performances at 6:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Where: The Rialto Theater, 228 E. 4th St., Loveland. Tickets: www.ci.Loveland.co.us/Rialto Information: www.FortNet.org/LOT Two alternating casts perform Opera is not for everyone, and I'm not going to pretend it is, but for ... Full Story
Town Board Renews Administrator's Contract
Following a brief study session, the Berthoud Board of Trustees agreed to renew Town Administrator Jim White's contract. The decision was reached following more than two hours of closed door discussions. Additional details will follow as they become available. Category: News - Local Category Lead: Category Primary Featured Story Home Lead: Home Page Primary Featured Story Sidebar Block: sidebar block item?
Earth & Sky: Whimsy in the Sky: Moon and Venus
By Deborah Byrd Here’s the most delicate and winsome scene you’ll see in the sky all this month – maybe all this year. It’s the brightest planet Venus – now only a few days past being at its very brightest for this evening apparition – near the waxing crescent moon in the evening sky. Of course, Venus and the moon aren’t really near each other in space. I’ve heard this sort of celestial scene described as being no more meaningful than if, for example, you were walking down a ... Full Story
Sommers Celebrate 50 Years Together
Jack and Beth Sommers will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house Sunday, March 15 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Berthoud Senior Center. They invite all their friends to share in this happy occasion. They were married March 22, 1959 in the First Methodist Church in Neponset, Ill. (more…)
Police Beat: Feb. 26, 2009
Tuesday, Feb. 17 It pays to report incidents to the police. While speaking with a Berthoud woman about a case, she mentioned that her grandson’s bicycle had been stolen a few weeks before. The officer recognized it as one in the department’s abandoned property and boy and bicycle were reunited. A loud hissing noise coming from the area of High Country Proco at 10 a.m. was identified as a propane tank being blown out. Police found a bicycle in the area of First St. and Indiana ... Full Story
Fire Report: Feb. 26, 2009
Berthoud Fire Protection District Incident Activity for Feb. 16-22 Monday, Feb. 16, 2009 BFPD responded to a structure fire on Schultz Lane. The fire started around the exhaust piping system inside the wall between the living room and master bedroom. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009 BFPD responded to a wildland fire with the Loveland Fire District in the Bobcat Storm Mountain area. Two brush trucks from Berthoud were assigned to the fire until the late ... Full Story
Obituaries: Robert Roark, Verda Silbaugh
Robert Thomas Roark Robert “Bob” Thomas Roark died on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. He was 73 years old. Born on April 22, 1935, in Rock Falls, Ill., Roark was the son of Jeanette (Andrews) and Howard Roark. He married Mary Jo Wright on Nov. 25, 1954, in Princeton, Ill. The couple then moved to Colorado in 1957. Roark owned and operated Longmont Signs and Decals from 1964 to 1976, and then served as pastor of Tri-Town Baptist Church until his retirement from full-time ministry in 1993. He spent ... Full Story
Hoffman-Stroh-Wynn Barn Survives Good and Bad Times
By Jenny Anderson Berthoud Recorder Purchased by Henry Hoffman on March 13, 1907, the Hoffman-Stroh-Wynn barn wasn’t part of the original farm or farm activities. Hoffman began his long journey to Berthoud many years earlier though. He was born Oct. 9, 1873 in Frank, Russia, where he grew up and then married Marie Elizabeth Spieren on January 28, 1892. (more…)
District Investigating Handling of Hazing Case
By Michael Hicks Berthoud Recorder The Thompson R2-J School District has launched an internal investigation into the handling of a series of alleged hazing incidents at Berthoud High School, according to school Principal Leonard Sherman. (more…)
Doing Business as a Couple: Teresa and Paul Mueller
By Jamie Folsom Berthoud Recorder Business: Mueller & Associates, CPA, LLC Services: Tax, accounting and business advisory services to closely-held businesses, their owners and families Family: Married 31 years; two adult children The Muellers moved to northern Colorado from Houston in late 2008 after buying an existing tax firm from Del Benkendorf, who continues to add his expertise by serving as director of client and community relations. It has long been the Muellers’ dream to come to ... Full Story