Greeley Tribune (Greeley, CO) articles from October 2007

Greeley Tribune (Greeley, CO) archives from October 2007

Crossing guard makes waves.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Mike Peters Oct. 1--Four hundred forty-nine thousand, two hundred and eighty. We may be a few thousand off there, but that's the ballpark figure for how many times George Steen has waved his hand in the past four years. ...

CROSSING GUARD MAKES WAVES.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Mike Peters Oct. 1--Four hundred forty-nine thousand two hundred eighty. We may be a few thousand off there, but that's the ballpark figure for how many times George Steen has waved his hand in the past four years. "Yeah,"...

Past officer-involved shootings in Weld County.
October 1, 2007... Oct. 1--Saturday morning's officer-involved shooting is one of several police-related shootings that ended in Weld County in the past 12 years: -- Sept. 24, 1996 -- Joe Gallegos, angry and high on drugs, took three female University of...

New residents have 30 days to get Colorado license plates.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Andrew Villegas Oct. 1--QUESTION -- My neighbors have Texas license plates. They have been in town for eight or nine months and they still don't have Colorado plates. I was wondering is the legal amount of time you can continue to...

EDITORIAL: Be part of the solution -- give to United Way.(Editorial)
October 1, 2007... Oct. 1--How a community takes care of itself -- of its friends and neighbors in need -- says a lot about the spiritual maturity and civic pride its residents have. Everyone is touched in some way by the needs met by United Way of Weld...

EDITORIAL: NEIGHBORS REFLECT.(Editorial)
October 1, 2007... Oct. 1--"Curtain up! Light the lights! You got nothing to hit but the heights!" -- "Everything's Coming Up Roses." Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim from the musical "Gypsy." Linde and Ron Thompson have given us another reason to celebrate the...

Rockies near playoffs proving skeptics wrong.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Tom Wright Oct. 1--DENVER -- "Gen R" arrived Sunday at Coors Field not a moment too late. Behind two of the Colorado Rockies' most successful young players, Garrett Atkins and Brad Hawpe, the Rockies caught the San Diego...

BRIEF: Class helps people learn to dine with diabetes.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Maria St. Louis-Sanchez Oct. 1--Kelly Imus, the diabetes disparities coordinator for the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment, will teach Dining With Diabetes, a free three-week class. Participants will learn...

Rockies near playoffs, prove skeptics wrong.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Tom Wright Oct. 1--DENVER -- "Gen R" arrived Sunday at Coors Field not a moment too late. Behind two of the Colorado Rockies' most successful young players, Garrett Atkins and Brad Hawpe, the Rockies caught the San Diego...

BRIEF: Scoring duo powers Rebels.
October 1, 2007... Byline: BobFernandez Oct. 1--Selected county standings (courtesy of Rocky Preps) Football 2A Patriot Team Conf. Overall Roosevelt 3-0 3-2 Eaton 3-0 3-2 Platte Valley 2-1 4-1 Brush 2-1 3-2 University 1-2...

Neighbors, residents of apartment complex doing OK after shooting.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Dan England Oct. 1--Guy Platt walked around Sunday in a bit of a daze, talking to his neighbors and enjoying the sunshine. The bright blue sky and the peaceful attitudes of his neighbors were shadowed the fact that a man was...

Riders, Vikings hope to benefit from time off volleyball courts.
October 1, 2007... Byline: BobFernandez Oct. 1--Neither Roosevelt nor Valley likely will be distracted by their own hype. Not if their respective coaches have anything to say about it. The Vikings have held down the top ranking in Class 3A girls...

BRIEF: Three Frontier students earn AP Scholar title.
October 2, 2007... Oct. 2--Three students from Frontier Academy in Greeley have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of exceptional achievement on the college-level advanced placement program exams. The students are Aaron...

Charlene Olsen-Nelson.
October 2, 2007... Oct. 2--Charlene Olsen-Nelson Charlene Olsen-Nelson of Greeley will celebrate her 80th birthday with friends and family from 2-4 p.m. Saturday in Chadwick Hall of the First Congregational Church, 2101 16th St., Greeley. The event is...

BRIEF: Galeton Elementary to host fall festival.
October 2, 2007... Oct. 2--Students, parents and staff will gather for a day of fun at Galeton Elementary School on Oct. 13. Galeton school, 24750 3rd St., in Galeton will host its fall festival from 5-8 p.m. Events include a silent auction, spaghetti...

Eaton asks voters for tax increase for schools.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Andrew Villegas Oct. 2--The Eaton School District will ask voters in November to approve $1.2 million in new property taxes to raise the district's per pupil spending. Officials say the tax increase, in the form of a mill levy...

EDITORIAL: Our retail economy is looking up.(Editorial)
October 2, 2007... Oct. 2--The decision by two major national retailers to build stores in Greeley next year is a positive indicator that the city's economic future is strong. Best Buy and Sports Authority hope to open new stores in the expanding CenterPlace...

Greeley mayoral candidates focus on roads, public safety.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Andrew Villegas Oct. 2--Greeley's mayoral candidates talked roads and public safety Monday night in the first debate the two have participated in before November's election. Candidate Ed Clark, former Greeley police officer,...

BRIEF: Groups plan breast cancer information forum.
October 2, 2007... Oct. 2--Two Weld County organizations will host a forum Oct. 20 to raise awareness about detection and prevention of breast cancer. The Weld County Women's Health Consortium and the Northern Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure will...

Rockies beat the Padres 9-8 in Denver and are finally playoff bound.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Tom Wright Oct. 2--DENVER -- Bring on the New York Yankees. After coming out on top in the most exciting baseball game in Colorado Rockies history, these kid Rocks don't care who's lined up against them. They don't think they are...

On tap.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Samuel G. Mustari Oct. 2--BROOMFIELD -- Kent Denver has Greeley Central on its mind, and vice versa. The two Class 4A teams are expected to have a shootout today in the final round of the Boys State Golf Championship at...

Schedule could help Rams snag first win.
October 2, 2007... Byline: S. Scott Rosenberg Oct. 2--FORT COLLINS -- Recalling how close you came gets old. Unfortunately for the Colorado State football team, that's all it can rely on for confidence right now. The Rams, in the next month, have a...

Bears back ready to snap losing skid.
October 2, 2007... Oct. 2--SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- David Woods wants a win, badly. Northern Colorado's 56-21 drubbing at the hands of No. 24 Cal Poly on Saturday night pushed the Bears to 0-5 on the season and 1-15 in their past 16 games, which includes a...

BRIEF: Windsor grad Strauss wins honor.
October 2, 2007... Oct. 2--The Mountain West announced junior outside hitter and Windsor grad Jaime Strauss was named the MWC Player of the Week. Getting the award for thsecond time in her career, she had 36 kills in the Rams' two victories last week. She...

Serving well tops Rams' priority list against UNC.
October 2, 2007... Byline: S. Scott Rosenberg Oct. 2--FORT COLLINS -- Before the question had lingered for even half a second, junior setter Ashley Fornstrom had her answer. "Serving," she said was topic No. 1 for the Rams' practice Monday in preparation...

Spartan falters.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Samuel G. Mustari Oct. 2--BROOMFIELD -- David Oraee's nerves aren't tested too often, but the Greeley West freshman found himself in need of a few extra deep breaths Monday afternoon at Broadlands Golf Club. In typical Oraee...

BRIEF: UNC to host ski and snowboard expo.
October 2, 2007... Oct. 2--The University of Northern Colorado will host the second annual ski and snowboard expo from 4-7 p.m. Thursday on the west lawn and patio of the University Center. The event includes prize giveaways, product tosses, free lift...

Residents to bring immigration debate to Greeley City Council tonight.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Andrew Villegas Oct. 2--The fallout around District Attorney Ken Buck's recent illegal immigration forum will reach the Greeley City Council on Tuesday night. Samuel Guerrero, a Greeley resident, hopes that as many as 100...

BRIEF: CSU women golfers sit in 4th place.
October 2, 2007... Oct. 2--After two rounds, the Colorado State women's golf team is in fourth place at the University of Colorado Heather Farr Memorial Invitational. The Rams combined for a score of 592, four strokes behind CU for the lead. The CSU men's...

Teen could face charges for role in school fight.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Chris Casey Oct. 2--A young man who police say played a role in a fight between several high school girls from two Greeley high schools Thursday could be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a felony, and...

Central sits in second place.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Samuel G. Mustari Oct. 2--BROOMFIELD -- Normalcy rolled off Greeley Central boys golf coach John Johnson's tongue more than a few times Monday afternoon. Now, the Wildcats hope to transform Johnson's strategic advice into...

Windsor resident killed in shooting was "a lonely man".
October 2, 2007... Byline: Mike Peters Oct. 2--WINDSOR -- People may never know why Edward Cavaliere started shooting Saturday afternoon. The 68-year-old man killed in a police shootout Saturday was described by neighbors as quiet, possibly depressed,...

In their words: Mayoral candidates and Ward I candidates.
October 2, 2007... Oct. 2--Mayoral candidates on proposed .54 sales tax increase: Ed Clark: "I don't support the sales tax increase. I think we're indecisive on council right now, and we waited until the last minute to get this thing on the ballot.......

Mad, icy science: For two decades, frozen flavors stay in the family.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Dan England Oct. 2--The bottles of bright liquids look like they belong on the shelf of a mad scientist. There's sunshine yellow, dark green, ruby red, navy blue, colors so bright they looked squeezed from a rainbow, and they...

Ward I candidates debate Latino issues, crime.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Andrew Villegas Oct. 2--Latino issues and crime were the dominant themes in the first debate among the three Ward I candidates for Greeley City Council on Monday night. The candidates, Chuck Archibeque, incumbent Jan Branham...

BRIEF: Woman arrested in stabbing, theft incident.
October 26, 2007... Oct. 26--A woman has been charged with three felonies stemming from an incident Saturday morning in Loveland. Carrie L. Hoffman, of Loveland, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault, second-degree burglary and theft after police...

BRIEF: Breakfast of Champions rescheduled.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Tom Wright Oct. 26--The 21st annual Friends of Baseball Breakfast of Champions has been rescheduled from Feb. 9, 2008 to Feb. 2, 2008 to accommodate featured speaker Nolan Ryan's busy schedule. The $10 tickets are still scheduled...

Man accused of stealing Colorado Lottery tickets from La Salle store.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Mike Peters Oct. 26--Just a happenstance stop at the town traffic light Wednesday night resulted in the arrest of a man who was sought by police for allegedly taking more than $100,000 in Colorado Lottery tickets from the liquor...

Agland reports sales increase of 25 percent for year.(Financial report)
October 26, 2007... Byline: Bill Jackson Oct. 26--Sales for Agland Inc. in its fiscal year which ended in June increased by 25 percent over the previous year as the Eaton-based agricultural cooperative entered its 102nd year of business. About 300 members...

'Dogs survive rally.
October 26, 2007... Byline: BobFernandez Oct. 26--The University girls volleyball team prides itself on its cohesiveness and team unity. The Bulldogs' chemistry was on full display late as University dominated Game 5 to win a tightly contested battle...

Bears take match from Big Sky foe.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Matt Schuman Oct. 26--The screams and cheers coming out of the locker room of the University of Northern Colorado women's volleyball team Thursday was not just for the news there would be no 6 a.m. practice the next morning. ...

BRIEF: Eagles set to face off against Sundogs.
October 26, 2007... Byline: S. Scott Rosenberg Oct. 26--WHO: Arizona Sundogs (3-0, 6 points) at Colorado Eagles (1-1-1, 3 points) WHEN: 7 tonight WHERE: Budweiser Events Center in Loveland RADIO: 107.9 FM IN THE CREASE: The Sundogs are one...

Problems elsewhere.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Matt Schuman Oct. 26--The University of Northern Colorado football team had its own quarterback dilemma, now it is Montana State's turn. When the Bears face the Bobcats noon Saturday in a Big Sky Conference game at Nottingham...

Wildcats make it to Elite Eight after Ben Buhler scores four goalsF.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Samuel G. Mustari Oct. 26--Forget the hat trick. Ben Buhler deserved the whole ensemble Thursday night at District 6 Soccer Field. Buhler, a senior forward for the Greeley Central boys soccer team, had his way -- four times --...

Riders have high hopes.
October 26, 2007... Byline: BobFernandez Oct. 26--Roosevelt runner Aaron Alarcon placed fifth in the Class 3A state cross country meet as a sophomore at El Pomar Youth Sports Complex in Colorado Springs. Alarcon will see if adding a year of experience...

USDA office in Larimer to remain open.
October 26, 2007... Oct. 26--The USDA's Farm Service Agency office in Larimer County will remain open. U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., said an amendment passed Wednesday will keep all FSA offices in Colorado open for at least the next five years. In a...

BRIEF: Seat belt campaign leads to more than 2,000 tickets in Colorado.
October 26, 2007... Oct. 26--Safety took a front seat earlier this month as law enforcement agencies from several counties buckled down on those not wearing seat belts. The Click It or Ticket enforcement wave resulted in 2,558 seat belt tickets being issued...

Former head of Greeley public defender's office dies after long fight with cancer.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Andrew Villegas Oct. 26--Bryan Shaha fought like a bulldog for his clients. That's how Mike Zwiebel describes his longtime friend: a lawyer who pulled out all the stops to defend those who couldn't afford to defend themselves....

Obituaries.
October 26, 2007... Oct. 26--Greeley Tribune, Colo., Obituaries Dorothy Ray March 3, 1931 -- Oct. 24, 2007 Age: 76 Residence: Johnstown Tribute: Dorothy Ray was born in Erie to John L. and Lela (Wilhelm) Wagner. She married Gene W. Ray on...

BRIEF: Four Windsor residents competing in state pageant.
October 26, 2007... Oct. 26--Windsor will be well represented in the Miss Colorado Teen USA and Miss Colorado USA competition this weekend at Thompson Valley High School in Loveland. Windsor High School seniors, Leesha Bray and Erica Schlomer, along with...

BRIEF: Attempted murder suspect from Pueblo arrested in Fort Collins.
October 26, 2007... Oct. 26--A man who was wanted for attempted first degree murder in Pueblo was arrested Wednesday in Fort Collins. Daniel Lee Barela of Pueblo has been sought by the Pueblo Police Department since early October, and was finally arrested at...

BRIEF: Steelers' Smith doubtful for Sunday.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Tom Wright Oct. 26--Former University of Northern Colorado standout Aaron Smith has been listed as doubtful and will probably not play for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. The nine-year NFL veteran...

Runner ready for challenge.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Matt Schuman Oct. 26--Denise Kintzley isn't likely to be intimidated by anyone she faces at the 2007 Big Sky Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday at the University of Montana in Missoula. Growing up around her...

BRIEF: Old Town Fort Collins to host World Series party Saturday.
October 26, 2007... Oct. 26--Televisions in homes and sports bars throughout the country will be tuned into the World Series for Game 3 Saturday night. The Fort Collins Downtown Business Association is joining the excitement by airing the game on a 12-foot...

West girls have good shot to win.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Samuel G. Mustari Oct. 26--Susan Carter lightened up a bit on her Greeley West boys and girls cross country teams this week. Come Saturday morning, that will all change. Carter, whose GW girls team is ranked No. 1, will...

Reds, Riders face off tonight.
October 26, 2007... Byline: BobFernandez Oct. 26--Eaton is resisting the temptation to look past tonight's game. Roosevelt can't afford to. When the Rough Riders and Reds lock for a Class 2A Patriot League football game at 6:30 tonight in Eaton, Eaton...

EDITORIAL: Shape the future of these small Weld towns.(Editorial)
October 26, 2007... Oct. 26--Four questions on the Nov. 6 ballot will shape the way Windsor looks in 25 years. Urban renewal (Windsor Revitalization Authority, Referred question 2A), creating districts for the Town Board (Referred question 2B), a school bond of...

Agland reports sales increase.(Financial report)
October 26, 2007... Byline: Bill Jackson Oct. 26--Sales for Agland Inc. in its fiscal year, which ended in June, increased by 25 percent over the previous year as the Eaton-based agricultural cooperative entered its 102nd year of business. About 300...

BRIEF: Renew your license plates online starting Nov. 1.
October 27, 2007... Oct. 27--You can now renew your license plates online. Starting Nov. 1, the Weld County Department of Motor Vehicles is one of 15 departments across Colorado where residents can renew their license plates online instead of mailing in their...

Artist's dusty hands work hard on new firestation art.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Andrew Villegas Oct. 27--Ken Williams' hands are full of dust. The artist's big hands are dirty. It's hard to keep them clean when you're cutting and placing brick all day. But Williams doesn't just build brick walls. When he's...

BRIEF: Humane society hosts benefit fundraiser.
October 27, 2007... Oct. 27--The Humane Society of Weld County is hoping local residents throw its dogs a bone this Thursday at the first annual Comedy for Critters event. The fundraiser, which the organization will co-host along with the Greeley Tribune,...

BRIEF: Immigrant integration group ROC receives $300,000 grant to continue work.
October 27, 2007... Oct. 27--Realizing Our Community, a group trying to integrate immigrants, has been awarded a $300,000 grant to continue its work for four years. The group received the grant from The Colorado Trust, a private organization whose funding...

BRIEF: Weld Central tries to advance to semifinals.
October 27, 2007... Byline: BobFernandez Oct. 27--Fourth-seeded Weld Central will again try to defend its home turf when it takes on fifth-seeded Colorado Springs Christian at 2 p.m. Saturday in Keenesburg. The Rebels are coming off a 3-1 first round game...

BRIEF: Weld teams try to advance to regionals.
October 27, 2007... Byline: BobFernandez Oct. 27--Five Weld teams will each try to earn one of three bids to next week's regional tournament when the Class 3A Patriot League tournament wraps up at Saturday in Keenesburg. Valley faces Platte Valley at 9...

Greeley Tribune, Colo., Mike Peters column.(Column)
October 27, 2007... Byline: Mike Peters Oct. 27--You know, it's not very nice to call people names. We all know that. We should always say nice things about people, so we can all live in peace and harmony and we'll all get along and sing Kumbaya around...

Obituaries.
October 27, 2007... Oct. 27--Greeley Tribune, Colo., Obituaries Joe B. Martinez March 5, 1916 -- Oct. 25, 2007 Age: 91 Residence: Greeley Tribute: Joe Martinez was born to Marcelina (Griego) Martinez and Basilio Martinez in Bingham. When he...

BRIEF: Crash near Erie kills Fort Collins man.
October 27, 2007... Oct. 27--A Fort Collins man died Friday when his pickup truck rolled on southbound Interstate 25 in southern Weld County. Thomas Vanhorn, 33, was driving his 2005 white Dodge pickup truck one mile north of Erie on the highway at 11:22 a.m....

Longmont residents to decide on Christian development annexation in January.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Andrew Villegas Oct. 27--Longmont voters will decide in late January whether to annex a controversial Christian development that was originally part of Weld County. Residents gathered more than 6,000 signatures that forced the...

Zombies on the Brain: Five houses of Scare Fair scare young, make older laugh.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Andrew Villegas Oct. 27--I love zombies. When the fog is just right, the moon is full and there's a crisp breeze in the air, I always secretly wish the dead would walk the earth and try to eat my brain. I guess I just have...

Steady trickle of voters cast ballots early.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Chris Casey Oct. 27--Ellen Mazurana was among the voters who trickled into the early voting center at Trinity Lutheran Church in Greeley on Friday morning. "It's easier," she said, "... I always vote early." Early voting...

Soldier's mother cries over flag vandalism.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Mike Peters Oct. 27--When she looked outside that morning, when she walked out to her yard and saw what someone had done to her flags, Janett Copeland cried. Copeland has a son in this 82nd Airborne, stationed in Iraq, and she...

Ranchers, government officials wrangle over grassland management issues.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Bill Jackson Oct. 27--Prairie dogs, prescribed burns and developing better relations. Ranchers and farmers who live near or have permits to use the Pawnee National Grasslands spent about two hours Friday morning discussing...

BE-YOO program a hit in Valley Re-1.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Chris Casey Oct. 27--The Thursday afternoon tech club at Platte Valley Elementary School in Platteville is a lot different than the whiny group in the 1980s movie "The Breakfast Club." These kids are researching stars, planets...

BRIEF: Weather service provides custom forecasts to computers.
October 27, 2007... Oct. 27--DayWeather, Inc., a Cheyenne-based weather forecasting service has launched a new service that will provide local temperature, severe weather alerts and emergency warnings directly to individual computers. The service, called...

BRIEF: New art display at Fort Lupton Museum.
October 28, 2007... Oct. 28--Native American Artwork is coming to the Fort Lupton Museum. Ralph Haynes will show off his arrowhead collection, and Tom Gray Owl Rael will show some of his work from domestic birds he raises in his Weld County home. Rug and...

Slow start hurts Rebels.
October 28, 2007... Byline: BobFernandez Oct. 28--Weld Central knew how to close the game. However, the Rebels struggled to find the ignition on Saturday. Weld Central got off to a slow start and came short in a second-half rally, falling 3-1 to Colorado...

Rams can't keep up magic.
October 28, 2007... Byline: S. Scott Rosenberg Oct. 28--FORT COLLINS -- The spark Colorado State found last week against UNLV has vanished, erased after a severe mashing. Well, at least they couldn't discover much of it Saturday against Utah. The Rams...

EDITORIAL: Flier campaign merely garbage.(Editorial)
October 28, 2007... Oct. 28--Political campaigns being what they are these days, it takes a lot to get under our skin. But a recent flier campaign against Mayor Tom Selders not only bothered us, it disgusted us. The flier shows apparent gangsters flashing...

BRIEF: William and Norma Nelson.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Roxye Arellano Oct. 28--William and Norma Nelson of Ault will celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary with an open house from 3 -- 5 p.m. on Saturday at the First Lutheran Church in Ault. Friends and family are invited and...

Obituaries.
October 28, 2007... Oct. 28--Greeley Tribune, Colo., Obituaries Jack Cromwell November 15, 1936 -- October 25, 2007 Age: 70 Residence: Kansas City, Kan. Tribute: Jack W. Cromwell was born in Greeley and had lived most of his life in the...

Valley takes tournament.
October 28, 2007... Byline: BobFernandez Oct. 28--Spectators that followed Valley's or Roosevelt's girls volleyball teams had a good idea what to expect when the two teams again matched up in the Class 3A Patriot League district championship match on Saturday...

Rough Riders in regionals.
October 28, 2007... Byline: BobFernandez Oct. 28--Roosevelt has faced Class 3A Patriot League volleyball rival Valley three times this season. A fourth time certainly wouldn't be one time to many, according to Rough Riders head coach Geneva Morford. ...

EDITORIAL: Change is good!(Editorial)
October 28, 2007... Oct. 28--Greeley is at a "tipping point." We will either continue to struggle economically, educationally and in our ability to protect ourselves, or with effective change in leadership, we can begin to work together to reverse these trends and...

Weld housing prices symptom of national woes.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Maria St. Louis-Sanchezmsanchez@greeleytribune.com Oct. 28--As foreclosures rise around the nation, home sales are decreasing and home values are dropping. And Weld County is seeing the same trend. A report released...