Greeley Tribune (Greeley, CO) articles from August 2011

Greeley Tribune (Greeley, CO) archives from August 2011

EDITORIAL: Fundraising, donations bring new and improved Guadalupe Center from drawing board to reality.(Editorial)
August 31, 2011... Aug. 31--Greeley is a community that rallies around those in need. This attribute was never more evident than at the past week's opening of the Guadalupe Community Center and Shelter in Greeley. This 58-bed, 12,500-square-foot, $4...

August produces 24 days above 90 degrees.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Meagan Birely Aug. 31--August has been a hot month -- a record hot month, by some measures -- with no reprieve. April Castillo of Evans has found the best way to help her kids, ages 5 and 7, beat the summer heat by taking them to...

Elections could get hotly contested with even mix of candidates for District 6 school board.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Sherrie Peif Aug. 31--The next two months could see one of the most hotly contested school board elections in recent memory, with 15 people hoping to take over one of the four open Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education...

BRIEF: J&T Country Feeds hosting monthly market Saturday.
August 31, 2011... Aug. 31--J&T Country Feeds in west Greeley will host its monthly open market Saturday at the business's 6380 W. 10th St. location. The market brings a variety of animals and products -- such as rabbits, chickens, geese. ducks, weaner pigs,...

BRIEF: Small-acreage workshop Sept. 17 at NCWCD.
August 31, 2011... Aug. 31--The West Greeley Conservation District will co-host the second annual Extreme Makeover Small Acreage Workshop Sept. 17 at the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District facility in Berthoud. The workshop offers an opportunity for...

Police close U.S. 34 to investigate three-vehicle crash.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Nate A. Miller Aug. 31--One person was hospitalized Tuesday night and authorities closed U.S. 34 Bypass to eastbound traffic at 35th Avenue for more than two hours following a three-vehicle crash. The crash happened about 6:30...

BRIEF: Fourth suspect in winter kidnapping plot sentenced to prison.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Aug. 31--Prison sentences are adding up for the suspects involved in an elaborate kidnapping scheme that spanned from Longmont to Peckham last winter. Weld District Court Judge Thomas Quammen on Wednesday sentenced...

BRIEF: Union Colony Preparatory files another charter application.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Sherrie Peif Aug. 31--Just weeks after Union Colony Preparatory won a preliminary approval from the Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education to add an elementary school track, the school's director has filed another charter...

Pit bull killed after third attack on another dog.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Aug. 31--An Evans man has been cited after his pit bull attacked another dog for a third time this month. Robert Delarosa, whose dog, Deuce, broke out of his yard, was cited for unlawful ownership of a vicious animal....

BRIEF: East Africa Community to hold celebration Saturday.
August 31, 2011... Aug. 31--The East Africa Community of Colorado will host a community celebration Saturday to commemorate the community center graduation, teacher/volunteer appreciation and the end of Ramadan, a Muslim holy month. The free event runs from...

UNC's linebacker Miller continues football career in hometown.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Matt Schuman Aug. 30--It might best be said that Gavin Miller's heart is where his home is. That home is right here in Greeley with the University of Northern Colorado football team. However, it wasn't always that way. After...

BRIEF: UNC volleyball downs Air Force.
August 30, 2011... Aug. 30--The University of Northern Colorado volleyball team got a team-high 24 kills from outside hitter Kelley Arnold and 10 kills from freshman Tambre Haddock to help the Bears to a 3-1 victory over the Air Force Academy Tuesday in Colorado...

Police close U.S. 34 to investigate three-vehicle crash.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Nate A. Miller Aug. 30--One person was hospitalized Tuesday night and authorities closed U.S. 34 Bypass to eastbound traffic at 35th Avenue for more than two hours following a three-vehicle crash. The crash happened about 6:30...

EDITORIAL: Greeley Stampede financial outlook positive.(Editorial)
August 30, 2011... Aug. 30--If you felt a big rush of wind recently, maybe it was really the collective sigh of relief heard 'round Greeley last week after Greeley Stampede officials released preliminary financial figures from this year's event. The good news...

Area firefighters answer the call for one of their own.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Dan England Aug. 30--Austin Whitney entered his room at North Colorado Medical Center's burn unit just hours after a runaway fire blistered the left side of his body and killed a friend. He was young, just 22 and in his first...

Reapportionment Commission gets earful on House District 50 plan.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Sherrie Peif Aug. 30--They called it gerrymandering. They called it a cookie cutter. They called it irrational. And they called it an artificial concoction. Of the first 20 people to speak about the proposed boundary changes to...

Dacono man, 65, pleads guilty in meth possession case.
August 30, 2011... Aug. 30--A Weld County senior citizen pleaded guilty Monday in a case in which police found methamphetamine in his personal safe during a search for stolen property. Leo Wayne Diederich, 65, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of...

Woman gets probation in auto trespass ring.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Aug. 30--One of three people arrested in June on allegations of breaking into cars parked at funerals, school, churches and special events was given two years probation Monday for her limited role in the operation. ...

BRIEF: UNC finance committee meeting set.
August 30, 2011... Aug. 30--The University of Northern Colorado finance and audit committee will meet from 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday in the fourth-floor boardroom of Carter Hall, corner of 9th Avenue and 17th Street. Discussion includes the final enrollment report...

Pit bull killed after third attack on another dog.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Aug. 30--An Evans man has been cited after his Pit bull attacked another dog for a third time this month. According to an Evans police news release, Deuce broke out of his yard in Evans Monday morning, jumped a fence...

BRIEF: Even mix of candidates for school board election.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Sherrie Peif Aug. 30--The next two months could prove to be one of the most hotly contested school board elections in recent memory, with 15 people hoping to take over one of the four open Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of...

Two men arrested over weekend for car break-ins.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Aug. 30--Greeley police over the weekend nabbed two suspects in potentially several downtown area car break-ins in the last three months. Police were called at 9:20 a.m. Saturday to St. Peter's Catholic Church to a...

Several Weld soccer programs set sights for big year.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Bobby Fernandez Aug. 29--Frontier Academy and Weld Central each enter this season determined to continue one streak and end another. The Wolverines and Rebels are regulars in the Class 3A boys soccer state playoffs, a trend each...

Like father, like daughter: 22-year-old takes over the 'family business' by teaching at University Schools.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Sherrie Peif Aug. 29--Amanda Wagner's classroom at University Schools is on the fourth floor. She showed up a half-day late for her first day of school. And she didn't have the materials she needed to teach her class of elementary...

BRIEF: Family night set to raise money for Greeley West students.
August 29, 2011... Aug. 29--GREELEY -- The Greeley-Evans Moose Family Center will host a family fun night to raise money for Greeley West High School. The event is the first of several Moose members have planned for the year to help local schools raise money to...

Greeley Tribune, Colo., Action Line column.(Column)
August 29, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Aug. 29--QUESTION -- I heard that Centennial Village no longer flies the flag and neither does the Greeley Chamber of Commerce. As a retired veteran, that flag is important to me. Why are they doing this? Answer -- Museum...

Woman gets probation in auto trespass ring.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Aug. 29--One of three people arrested in June for allegations of breaking into cars parked at funerals, school, churches and special events was given two years probation on Monday for her limited role in the operation. ...

Dacono man, 65, pleads guilty in meth possession case.
August 29, 2011... Aug. 29--A Weld County senior citizen this morning pleaded guilty in a case in which police found methamphetamine in his personal safe during a search for stolen property. Leo Wayne Diederich, 65, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of...

Tribune photographer takes a moment to take in the picturesque plains.
August 28, 2011... Byline: Jim Rydbom Aug. 28--Horace Greeley once said, "Go West, young man, and grow up with the country." Getting to the West is something the early settlers found out to be extremely tough. The journey through the Great Plains became a...

Greeley Tribune, Colo., Mother Lode column.(Column)
August 28, 2011... Byline: Theresa Myers Aug. 28--Around mid-August I start to get that familiar feeling: Stomach churning, nervous energy, can't sleep well, feeling a bit anxious. It's my back-to-school symptoms. Even though I haven't gone back to school...

EDITORIAL: Why you should attend the Reapportionment Commission meeting.(Editorial)
August 28, 2011... Aug. 28--Members of the Colorado Reapportionment Commission will meet in Greeley at 6 p.m. Monday in Columbine Room B of the University of Northern Colorado's University Center, 2045 10th Ave. You are probably yawning by now, right? Why...

Greeley businessman sinks his teeth into world of custom choppers with Predasaurus.
August 28, 2011... Byline: Chris Casey Aug. 28--When Troy Kyne dreamed up a chopper with teeth as big as a sabertooth tiger, an engine that roars like a T-Rex and a muscle-ripped frame evoking the monster from "Alien," little did he know he'd soon make the...

Despite loss to UC-Davis, UNC's Spaustat demonstrates skills on court.
August 28, 2011... Byline: Matt Schuman Aug. 28--It was a coming out party for University of Northern Colorado freshman Andrea Spaustat. Unfortunately, the rest of the UNC volleyball team wasn't able to enjoy the party. The Bears played a tough University...

Frontier Academy's cross country team primed to take strides.
August 28, 2011... Byline: Samuel G. Mustari Aug. 28--Frontier Academy cross country coach Brett Shanklin described this year's version of the Wolverines as hungry. At least they're breathing easy. The last time the Wolverines ran in a meet, they were...

Family of Angie Zapata struggles to cope with a second attack.
August 28, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Aug. 28--Stephanie Villalobos sat on the stand in a white shirt and facial piercings. Her long black braid trailed from the top of her head down her stiffened back. She never once wavered as she answered questions on...

BRIEF: Weld sheriff's office to bury time capsule Sept. 9.
August 28, 2011... Aug. 28--Residents are invited to attend the burial of a time capsule Sept. 9 in front of the Weld County Sheriff's Office. Weld Sheriff John Cooke will be master of ceremonies of the burial of the time capsule at 11 a.m. at the front entrance...

House District 50 likely to be flashpoint at Greeley Reapportionment Commission meeting.
August 28, 2011... Byline: Nate A. Miller Aug. 28--When the commission charged with redrawing the state's legislative districts after the 2010 census meets in Greeley this week to hear feedback from residents about the proposed maps, it's a good bet the plan to...

Tailgate the Safety Way event teaches parents, children the aspects of staying safe on the road.
August 28, 2011... Byline: Meagan Birely Aug. 28--Greeley resident Cynthia Salzano's daughter has had her learner's permit for three months. It's a big change in the Salzano house and there is a lot of new information for 16-year-old Rachel to learn. "We...

BRIEF: Three-car crash in Fort Lupton Saturday morning sends all involved to the hospital.
August 28, 2011... Aug. 28--A three-car crash in Fort Lupton on Saturday caused three drivers to be transported to the hospital and two children to be airlifted to Children's Hospital. According to Fort Lupton Police Chief Ken Poncelow, a pickup headed west on...

BRIEF: Petting zoo animals and pony rides at Centennial Village.
August 28, 2011... Aug. 28--Petting zoo animals and pony rides will be featured at Centennial Village Museum on Saturday, when kids can also enjoy 19th-century games and a merry-go-round. The museum is open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and the petting zoo and rides...

BRIEF: Johnstown event will showcase seniors' talents.
August 28, 2011... Aug. 28--Talented seniors from across northern Colorado will strut their stuff at the "Seniors Got Talent" show at 2 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in Johnstown. The talent show is open to acts age 62 or older. Singers,...

EDITORIAL: Students show differences don't always matter in finding true friends.(Editorial)
August 27, 2011... Aug. 27--Heidi Hurst and Miguel Perez are in many ways the kind of kids that parents dream of having. Smart, motivated, active in their schools and community, Hurst and Perez are now continuing their educational careers by heading off to...

Director hopes new Guadalupe shelter will bring hope.
August 27, 2011... Byline: Chris Casey Aug. 27--More than 200 people gathered in morning sunshine to celebrate a building that "comes from the heart of God" and the contributions of a compassionate community as the doors opened Friday at Guadalupe Community...

BRIEF: Community Foundation awards $7,220 for arts in Weld County.
August 27, 2011... Aug. 27--WELD COUNTY -- The Community Foundation recently announced grants totaling $7,220 from the Arts Alive! Fund to various arts-oriented programs throughout Greeley and Weld County. The Arts Alive! Fund was created in 2001 as a field of...

Firefighters battle early morning blaze at Leprino wastewater treatment plant.
August 27, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Aug. 27--Greeley firefighters early Friday morning fought a blaze atop the Leprino Foods Co. wastewater treatment facility that is under construction in east Greeley. But it's not likely to set back the company's...

Fifteen vie for District 6 school board seats.
August 27, 2011... Byline: Sherrie Peif Aug. 27--Fifteen Greeley and Evans residents want a shot at the Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education. Seats currently held by Mark Hinze, Julia Richard, Bruce Broderius and Robert Stack are open. Hinze...

CDOT bridge repairs will snarl I-25 traffic near Mead this weekend.
August 27, 2011... Aug. 27--MEAD -- Crews from the Colorado Department of Transportation will continue bridge repairs on Interstate 25 near Mead through Sunday, forcing lane closures and realignment over a nearly 4-mile stretch of highway. "We are repairing...

Garden City man facing manslaughter charge, victim's sons charged with 3rd degree assault.
August 27, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Aug. 27--A46-year-old Garden City man is facing a manslaughter charge in the death of a man he fought with earlier this month at his apartment. Dominick Ramirez was charged with the felony, punishable by two to six...

Lobato named UNC's starting QB.
August 27, 2011... Byline: Matt Schuman Aug. 27--The decision is in and it may be a surprise to some, but the town of Eaton should certainly be celebrating. University of Northern Colorado football coach Earnest Collins announced Friday afternoon that...

Wildcats struggle in 47-27 loss to Berthoud.
August 27, 2011... Byline: Samuel G. Mustari Aug. 27--Mike Heatherly didn't have to think, recall or analyze for very long Friday night. In fact, Heatherly barely looked up when asked to assess the good and bad about his Greeley Central football team's...

BRIEF: Sheriff seeks help with info on man found dead near Lochbuie.
August 27, 2011... Aug. 27--LOCHBUIE -- Weld County Investigators are asking for help in solving the murder of a Commerce City man, whose body was found in July along the railroad tracks in southeast Weld County. The body of Armando Mata-Magallanes, 31, was...

BRIEF: Weld County Commissioners seeking volunteers for boards.
August 27, 2011... Aug. 27--GREELEY -- Weld County Commissioners are seeking residents interested in volunteering to serve on either the Noxious Weed Management Board or the Board of Public Health. Applications will be accepted through Sept. 12. The...

BRIEF: Hickenlooper appoints Travid Polk, Dave Long to state boards.
August 27, 2011... Aug. 27--DENVER -- Gov. John Hickenlooper on Friday announced appointments to several state boards and commissions, with two Weld County residents making the list. Travis Polk, a trauma nurse coordinator from LaSalle, was appointed to the...

BRIEF: Gilcrest man sentenced to 10 years to life for sex assault.
August 27, 2011... Aug. 27--GILCREST -- A Gilcrest man will spend the next 10 years to life in prison for a 2009 conviction for sex assault. Weld District Court Judge Thomas Quammen sentenced Vincente Mendez, 23, Friday morning. Though he was convicted in...

Tailgate the Safety Way event teaches parents, children the aspects of staying safe on the road.
August 27, 2011... Byline: Meagan Birely Aug. 27--Greeley resident Cynthia Salzano's daughter has had her learner's permit for three months. It's a big change in the Salzano house and there is a lot new information for 16-year-old Rachel to learn. "We are very...

BRIEF: Three-car crash in Fort Lupton Saturday morning sends all involved to the hospital.
August 27, 2011... Aug. 27--A three-car crash in Fort Lupton caused three drivers to be transported to the hospital and two children to be air lifted to Children's Hospital. According to Fort Lupton Police Chief, Ken Poncelow, just before 10 a.m. Saturday, a...

EDITORIAL: Greeley City Council is right to be conservative with the budget.(Editorial)
August 26, 2011... Aug. 26--Remaining fiscally cautious is probably a good idea, given the uncertainty of our current economic climate. It's a philosophy the Greeley City Council has embraced, and apparently will continue to in coming years. We have to...

UNC's Steele hopes to make an impact on the football field.
August 26, 2011... Byline: Matt Schuman Aug. 26--University of Northern Colorado tight end Doug Steele didn't get a chance to have much of an impact last season, but he should this year if he gets his head on right. Steele, a 6-foot-4, 245-pound junior, did...

UNC volleyball hopeful for success.
August 26, 2011... Byline: Matt Schuman Aug. 26--University of Northern Colorado outside hitter Breanna Williams is ready for a fresh start with a new season starting. The UNC volleyball team will begin the season with the Hampton Inn & Suites Northern...

Sisters on the Fly helps women enjoy the outdoors, relax without men.
August 26, 2011... Byline: Dan England Aug. 26--Jan Boyes lived in Steamboat Springs for 20 years and skied only a handful of times. "How stupid was that?" Boyes said. Boyes, 58, who moved to Greeley in 1995, has good reasons for ignoring the sugar-coated...

BRIEF: Weld County Sheriff's Office plans time capsule burial.
August 26, 2011... Aug. 26--Residents are invited to attend the burial of a time capsule Sept. 9 in front of the Weld County Sheriff's Office. Weld Sheriff John Cooke will be master of ceremonies of the burial of the time capsule at 11 a.m. at the front entrance...

Doors open at new Guadalupe shelter in Greeley.
August 26, 2011... Byline: Chris Casey Aug. 26--More than 200 people gathered in the morning sunshine to celebrate a building that "comes from the heart of God" and the contributions of a compassionate community as the doors opened at Guadalupe Community Center...

BRIEF: Petting zoo animals and pony rides at Centennial Village.
August 26, 2011... Aug. 26--Petting zoo animals and pony rides will be featured at Centennial Village Museum on Sept. 3, when kids can also enjoy old-fashioned games of the 19th century and a merry-go-round. The museum is open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and the...

CDOT bridge repairs will snarl I-25 traffic near Mead this weekend.
August 26, 2011... Aug. 26--Crews from the Colorado Department of Transportation will continue bridge repairs on Interstate 25 near Mead through Sunday, forcing lane closures and realignment over a nearly four-mile stretch of highway. "We are repairing the...

BRIEF: Firefighters battle early morning blaze at Leprino wastewater treatment plant.
August 26, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Aug. 26--Greeley firefighters this morning are fighting an early morning blaze atop the Leprino Foods Co., wastewater treatment facility that is under construction in east Greeley. Firefighters were called at 6:35 this...

Greeley firefighter accused of sabotaging colleague's gas tank.
August 26, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Aug. 26--A 13-year veteran of the Greeley Fire Department was jailed late Wednesday for allegations that he put sugar in another firefighter's gas tank on the job. Firefighter Kevin Adler, 38, told police on Wednesday...

BRIEF: Gilcrest man sentenced to 10 years to life for sex assault.
August 26, 2011... Aug. 26--A Gilcrest man will spend the next 10 years to life in prison for a 2009 conviction for sex assault. Weld District Court Judge Thomas Quammen sentenced Vincente Mendez, 23, Friday morning. Though he was convicted in 2009, post-trial...

BRIEF: Polk, Long named to state boards.
August 26, 2011... Aug. 26--Gov. John Hickenlooper today announced appointments to several state boards and commissions, with two Weld County residents making the list. Travis Polk, a trauma nurse coordinator from LaSalle, was appointed to the State Emergency...

BRIEF: Sheriff seeks help in information on dead body.
August 26, 2011... Aug. 26--Weld County Investigators are asking for help in solving the murder of a Commerce City man, whose body was found in July along the railroad tracks in southeast Weld County. The body of Armando Mata-Magallanes, 31, was found July 9...

BRIEF: Guadalupe Center and Shelter's grand opening today.
August 25, 2011... Aug. 25--Community members are invited to attend today's grand opening of the Guadalupe Community Center and Shelter. The new three-story, 60-bed shelter is at 1442 N. 11th Ave. in Greeley. Much of the funding for the $4 million project,...

Greeley firefighter accused of sabotaging colleague's gas tank.
August 25, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Aug. 25--A13-year veteran of the Greeley Fire Department was jailed late Wednesday for allegations that he put sugar in another firefighter's gas tank on the job. Firefighter Kevin Adler, 38, told police on Wednesday...

Woman pleads guilty in crash that killed her cousin.
August 25, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Aug. 25--A 19-year-old woman on Thursday pleaded guilty to the charge that held her responsible for the first fatality on Weld County roads this year. After months of negotiations, Maria Garcia-Calderon pleaded guilty...

EDITORIAL: Evans could have informed businesses abuot paving disruption.(Editorial)
August 25, 2011... Aug. 25--Driving through the labyrinth of road work is never fun, but we all enjoy the end result of newly paved roads. We understand there was a breakdown in communication last week over the paving of 23rd Avenue between 32nd and 37th...

BRIEF: Want to win tickets to Willie Nelson at the UCCC?
August 25, 2011... Aug. 25--Country music legend Willie Nelson will be performing at the Union Colony Civic Center on Sept. 5. We've got tickets. Want a pair? Here's what you need to do: * Go to our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/greeleytribune. *...

UNC kickers playing for keeps.
August 25, 2011... Byline: Matt Schuman Aug. 25--University of Northern Colorado punter Cameron Kaman looks to have the most secure starting position on the Bears football team with kickers Mason Puckett and Dave Eden a close second. However, that is not...

Changes, weather help Greeley Stampede reverse financial slide.
August 25, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Aug. 25--Luck finally seemed to favor the Greeley Stampede this year. Officials have yet to report any firm revenues from the 2011 event, as some numbers are still being calculated. But officials say the community...

BRIEF: Weld sheriff's office to bury time capsule in September.
August 25, 2011... Aug. 25--Residents are invited to attend the burial of a time capsule Sept. 9 in front of the Weld County Sheriff's Office. Weld Sheriff John Cooke will be master of ceremonies of the burial of the time capsule at 11 a.m. at the front entrance...

Homeless man accused of breaking into restaurant, stealing food.
August 25, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Aug. 25--A hungry homeless man looking for a place to stay now has a bed and three squares behind bars after witnesses said he broke into a downtown Greeley restaurant late Tuesday night. Greeley police say Garrett...

BRIEF: Community Foundation awards $7,220 for arts in Weld County.
August 25, 2011... Aug. 25--The Community Foundation recently announced grants totaling $7,220 from the Arts Alive! Fund to various arts-oriented programs throughout Greeley and Weld County. The Arts Alive! Fund was created in 2001 as a field of interest fund for...

BRIEF: Grand opening set at 9 a.m. Friday for Guadalupe Center and Shelter.
August 25, 2011... Aug. 25--Community members are invited to attend Friday's grand opening of the Guadalupe Community Center and Shelter. The new three-story, 60-bed shelter is at 1442 N. 11th Ave. in Greeley. Much of the funding for the $4 million project,...

BRIEF: Greeley firefighter accused of sabotaging colleague's gas tank.
August 25, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Aug. 25--A 13-year veteran of the Greeley Fire Department was jailed late Wednesday for allegations that he put sugar in another firefighter's gas tank on the job. Firefighter Kevin Adler, 38, told police on Wednesday...

BRIEF: District 6 off to good start with new menus.
August 25, 2011... Byline: Sherrie Peif Aug. 25--Watching the class of sixth-graders actually clean their plates was a beautiful sight for Heath Middle School principal Blakley Wallace. "I haven't seen too many sack lunches," Wallace said. "I have been...

BRIEF: Humane Society of Weld County celebrates 50th anniversary.
August 25, 2011... Aug. 25--The Humane Society of Weld County on Saturday will celebrate 50 years of providing care and services to stray and homeless animals. The celebration, from noon to 3 p.m., includes a jump house for kids, free food, a yard sale,...

BRIEF: Woman pleads guilty in crash that killed her cousin.
August 25, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Aug. 25--A 19-year-old woman on Thursday pleaded guilty to the charge that held her responsible for the first fatality on Weld County roads this year. After months of negotiations, Maria Garcia-Calderon pleaded guilty...