Greeley Tribune (Greeley, CO) articles from September 2011

Greeley Tribune (Greeley, CO) archives from September 2011

EDITORIAL: Suicide numbers are cause for concern.(Editorial)
September 13, 2011... Sept. 13--Last week may have been the officially designated National Suicide Prevention Week, but we assert that every week, every day in fact, suicide prevention needs to be addressed. In 2010, 40 people in Weld County took their own lives....

County Schools Notes: Rough Riders face stiff competition early.
September 13, 2011... Byline: Bobby Fernandez Sept. 13--No one can accuse Roosevelt of coasting and merely easing into its softball schedule this fall. The Rough Riders are doing a heck of a job preparing themselves for what they could expect if they have...

School board candidates: It's time for change in District 6.
September 13, 2011... Byline: Sherrie Peif Sept. 13--Tim Pike is tired of going on the defensive about schools in Greeley when he tells people he lives here. Bret Elliott said he's tired of the current Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education members...

BRIEF: Greeley tanker truck driver dead after fiery crash Sunday night.
September 13, 2011... Sept. 13--LOVELAND -- A Greeley man died in a fiery tanker truck crash that closed the intersection of U.S. 34 and Interstate 25 for 12 hours Sunday night and early Monday. Several drivers called emergency crews beginning at 9 p.m. Sunday...

Colorado senators urge postal service to consider effects of rural closures.
September 13, 2011... Sept. 13--WASHINGTON -- Colorado's U.S. senators urged postal authorities to consider the effects of possible post office closures on rural areas and small towns in Colorado and across the country. So far, three post offices in Weld County are...

Colorado health officials: Rocky Ford cantaloupe linked to listeria outbreak.
September 13, 2011... Sept. 13--A listeria outbreak that sickened several people -- including one in Weld County -- has been traced to Rocky Ford cantaloupe, Colorado health officials said Monday. "People at high risk for listeria infection should not eat...

Eaton grad Unrein fulfills lifelong dream, makes Denver Broncos' 53-man roster.
September 12, 2011... Byline: Bobby Fernandez Sept. 12--Mitch Unrein has spent much of his life donning Denver Broncos orange and blue. The circumstances in which he is wearing those colors now is just a tad bit different than when he first pulled on a No. 7...

Greeley West and Greeley Central could stand to run more, and better.
September 12, 2011... Byline: Samuel G. Mustari Sept. 12--Football can be a complicated game -- with its complex strategies, personnel matchups, clock management, etc. -- yet, it lays claim to one of the simplest philosophies. If you can't run the ball, you...

Greeley Tribune, Colo., Action Line column.(Column)
September 12, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Sept. 12--QUESTION -- Rumor has it there's a home in the neighborhood where two or three of the rooms are rented to different people. Is there a limit to how many rooms can be rented out in a single-family home? People's...

BRIEF: U.S. 34 at I-25 reopens after fiery truck crash Sunday night.
September 12, 2011... Sept. 12--The intersection of U.S. 34 and Interstate 25 has reopened after a tanker truck accident and fire on Sunday night had closed the intersection for close to 12 hours. The Colorado Department of Transportation announced at 9:35 a.m....

Colorado health officials: Rocky Ford cantaloupe linked to listeria outbreak.
September 12, 2011... Sept. 12--A listeria outbreak that sickened several people -- including one in Weld County -- has been traced to Rocky Ford cantaloupe, Colorado health officials said Monday. "People at high risk for listeria infection should not eat...

BRIEF: D6 school board candidates: It's time for change.
September 12, 2011... Byline: Sherrie Peif Sept. 12--Tim Pike is tired of going on the defensive about schools in Greeley when he tells people he lives here. Bret Elliott said he's tired of the current Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education members...

Colorado senators urge postal service to consider effects of rural closures.
September 12, 2011... Sept. 12--Colorado's U.S. senators urged postal authorities to consider the effects of possible post office closures on rural areas and small towns in Colorado and across the country. So far, three post offices in Weld County are under...

Greeley Tribune, Colo., Mother Lode column.(Column)
September 11, 2011... Byline: Theresa Myers Sept. 11--"I don't remember anything about 9/11." My 14-year-old daughter was only four years old the day the planes hit the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and that field in Pennsylvania. But it wasn't until she...

Halliburton job fair draws 100 applicants to Fort Lupton.
September 11, 2011... Byline: Chris Casey Sept. 11--FORT LUPTON -- The recruiter for Halliburton didn't sugarcoat it: If you want an entry-level position for the energy company, don't expect an 8-to-5, 40-hour-a-week job with the ability to see your family very...

Lowered food prices a hit at EvansFest.
September 11, 2011... Byline: Chris Casey Sept. 11--EVANS -- Two bucks. Two bucks. Two bucks. As folks at the 28th annual EvansFest strolled from food vendor to food vendor on Saturday, they were greeted by low-priced grub, be it a burrito, a Kraut burger or a...

UNC volleyball plays CSU tough.
September 11, 2011... Byline: Samuel G. Mustari Sept. 11--FORT COLLINS -- The University of Northern Colorado volleyball team knows a moral victory won't cut it in two months. Saturday night, it had to suffice. The Bears went toe-to-toe with Colorado State...

Tigers find slight crack in Platte Valley defense to give Holy Family softball extra-inning win.
September 11, 2011... Byline: Bobby Fernandez Sept. 11--KERSEY -- There seemingly wasn't a ball that Platte Valley's fielders couldn't get to for most of the Broncos' softball game against Holy Family on Saturday. The Tigers just had to keep testing Platte...

UNC football can't overcome big halftime deficit in loss to CSU.
September 11, 2011... Byline: Matt Schuman Sept. 11--FORT COLLINS -- At halftime, University of Northern Colorado football coach Earnest Collins, Jr., challenged his team to come out and win the second half against Colorado State University on Saturday at Hughes...

Adults' reactions ingrained in 9/11 Generation's memories.
September 11, 2011... Byline: Dan England Sept. 11--Jessica Hood's mother usually greeted her with a wide smile and open arms when she got home from school. That afternoon, on Sept. 11, the news was on, and her mother looked sad. She gathered Hood, who...

BRIEF: Sept. 11 stories: On the 45th floor.
September 11, 2011... Byline: Nate A. Miller Sept. 11--Some memories haven't faded. They will never leave Leopold Korins. "I still see the pictures of a lot of these emergency people who were going up the steps when we were going down. You realize now that...

Sept. 11 stories: 'The worst day of my life'.
September 11, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Sept. 11--While Sept. 11 still carries with it strong emotions for any American, New Yorkers especially remain acutely aware that they were attacked on their doorstep 10 years go. Weld District Court Judge Marcelo...

Sept. 11 stories: Chaos in the capital.
September 11, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Sept. 11--The chaos of 9/11 remains vivid for Kelly Brady, who 10 years ago was working as deputy press secretary for Sen. Wayne Allard in Washington. She was in a news conference with the senator when the chief of...

Sept. 11 stories: Fear for a daughter.
September 11, 2011... Byline: Dan England Sept. 11--Flo and Albert Schroeder of Johnstown remember feeling the same kinds of emotions many felt 10 years ago today. There was fear and confusion and empathy and horror and the feeling of not knowing what to feel. ...

Ten years after 9/11, it's a different world for first responders.
September 11, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Sept. 11--Greeley is a long way from ground zero, but the events of Sept. 11, 2001, continue to reverberate, even 2,000 miles inland. From enduring body searches at airports to finding themselves under the microscope...

Readers and residents share their Sept. 11 stories.
September 11, 2011... Sept. 11--Like the Kennedy assassination nearly four decades earlier, the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, marked a turning point in U.S. history and a day that many will never forget. Everyone old enough to be aware of those events has a...

Sept. 11 is nearly ancient history for some District 6 students.
September 11, 2011... Byline: Sherrie Peif Sept. 11--The Sept. 11 attacks are practically ancient history for elementary and middle school students, some of whom hadn't even been born at the time. Greeley-Evans School District 6 did not plan specific events to...

Greeley Muslims continue to feel effects of 9/11.
September 10, 2011... Byline: Chris Casey Sept. 10--Asad Abdi had seen enough war and strife to last a lifetime when he arrived in the United States as an Ethiopian asylee in December 2000. Just 10 months later, while he cashiered one morning in an Atlanta...

BRIEF: D6 board member honored by Colorado Association of School Boards.
September 10, 2011... Sept. 10--D6 board member honored for achievements Greeley The Colorado Association of School Boards presented Greeley-Evans School District 6 board member Judy Kron the 2011 McGuffey Award at the association's northern Colorado regional...

Dos Rios Elementary School students honor veterans and soldiers.
September 10, 2011... Byline: Sherrie Peif Sept. 10--For six years, Jayden George has shared his dad with millions of people across the world. But the proudest moment in the first-grader's life was on Friday, when he got to share him with about 600 of his...

Central kicks off homecoming season.
September 10, 2011... Byline: Sherrie Peif Sept. 10--Dates, dresses, suits, corsages, restaurant reservations -- all the things most high school students look forward to worrying about in the first couple of months of a new school year. Students at Greeley...

Local churches remembering Sept. 11 anniversary.
September 10, 2011... Byline: Meagan Birely Sept. 10--Ten years ago, after the nation saw and felt an incomprehensible tragedy, thousands of people turned to church for comfort, answers and a sense of community. On Sunday, several local churches will have...

Mistakes doom Greeley Central football.
September 10, 2011... Byline: Samuel G. Mustari Sept. 10--To error is human. Six times? Maybe not so much. The Greeley Central football team continued to struggle Friday night, losing a Class 4A nonconference matchup with Air Academy, 37-19, at District 6...

Fort Lupton rides defense to football win.
September 10, 2011... Byline: Bobby Fernandez Sept. 10--FORT LUPTON -- Fort Lupton's players and coaches may have celebrated with the Highway 85 Cup trophy Friday, but they made Valley's offense look like an I-25 gridlock. The Bluedevils never allowed the...

UNC, CSU to clash today.
September 10, 2011... Byline: Matt Schuman Sept. 10--Whether the University of Northern Colorado football team considers today's game against Colorado State University a rivalry game depends on who you ask. Whether it is a rivalry game or not to the Bears, one...

BRIEF: Weld Sheriff deputy becomes deputy marshal.
September 10, 2011... Sept. 10--Weld deputy becomes part of U.S. Marshal task force Greeley Weld County Sheriff Deputy Shane Scofield is the newest member of the U.S. Marshals' Fugitive Location and Apprehension Group Task Force. He was sworn in as a special...

BRIEF: Cantaloupe was the culprit in listeria outbreak.
September 10, 2011... Sept. 10--Officials: Cantaloupe was culprit in listeria outbreak Colorado Health officials have identified cantaloupe as the likely cause of the recent listeria outbreak in Colorado. Nine of the cases reported in Colorado were linked...

BRIEF: Grandparents Day celebration on Sunday for all ages.
September 10, 2011... Sept. 10--Grandparent's Day celebration on Sunday Greeley Grandparent's Day this year falls on Sunday. Senior Resource Services will host a free event to celebrate all generations of family at 2 p.m. in Sanborn Park, at 28th Avenue and...

BRIEF: Evans fire department to host public forums.
September 10, 2011... Sept. 10--Evans fire department to host public forums next week Evans The Evans Fire Department will host public forums next week to answer questions about the proposed Evans Fire Protection District. The Fire Rescue Department provides...

Reapportionment commission releases two proposed maps.
September 10, 2011... Byline: Nate A. Miller Sept. 10--The 11-member committee charged with redrawing Colorado's state Legislature districts issued proposed maps this week containing a Democratic-backed proposal for Greeley's House District 50 that would draw the...

Gang member charged in 11 robberies last winter.
September 10, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Sept. 10--Just a week after being released from prison last December, a Greeley man began committing a series of robberies before firing his gun at a rival gang member in March, police say. Greeley police detective...

Judge hands down 20-year sentence for chronic drug offender.
September 10, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Sept. 10--A Greeley man who spent the past 20 years addicted to methamphetamine will spend the next 20 years in prison after being convicted of 10 felonies because of the drug. Michael Newcomb, 42, cried during his...

BRIEF: Evans man sentenced in pornography case.
September 10, 2011... Sept. 10--A 50-year-old Evans man will spend the next four years on an intensive probation for sex offenders after pleading guilty to downloading child pornography. Robert Blaine Breeden, was arrested in May by the Weld County Sheriff's...

EDITORIAL: Try to turn a negative into a positive.(Editorial)
September 9, 2011... Sept. 09--Greeley residents have always been generous with their money and time when it comes to our nonprofit agencies and organizations. Take, for instance, Greeley resident Herschel Phelps. After his wife died, Phelps began volunteering...

Greality: Deputy becomes newest member of U.S. Marshals' task force.
September 9, 2011... Sept. 09--Weld County Sheriff Deputy Shane Scofield is the newest member of the U.S. Marshals' Fugitive Location and Apprehension Group Task Force. He was sworn in as a special deputy U.S. Marshal by U.S. Marshal John Kammerzell in June....

BRIEF: 3 Greeley institutions awarded for building designs.
September 9, 2011... Sept. 09--GREELEY -- The city of Greeley selected two winners for its annual community design awards, which spotlight buildings constructed from 2009-10 with outstanding design elements. A panel of community judges selected the Horace. C....

Fun with a full moon: Opportunities abound for you to run, hike, walk and maybe howl at the upcoming full moon.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Dan England Sept. 09--The full moon has a reputation for bringing out the wild side in people. Police officers could probably do without it. But more and more, social groups and state agencies such as the Colorado Wildlife and...

Possessive Monarch grinds its way past Spartans.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Samuel G. Mustari Sept. 09--Monarch excelled where Greeley West didn't Thursday night: on the ground. The Coyotes ran past, ran over and through the Spartans' defense, not only for yards and scores, but for an insurmountable...

Bears prepare for matchup against CSU 'rivals'.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Matt Schuman Sept. 09--The University of Northern Colorado football team is not the only one that has a big contest Saturday against Colorado State University. In fact, the UNC volleyball team's match against the Rams may be even...

Wizards hold off Riders in 5-game match.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Bobby Fernandez Sept. 09--WINDSOR -- For everything Roosevelt did on the volleyball court Tuesday, Windsor had an answer, and vice versa. Finally in the fifth game, the Rough Riders' intense desire to win wasn't quite enough to...

Pseduo homecoming for former Spartans, current Rams.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Matt Schuman Sept. 09--Even though it is not homecoming for Colorado State University on Saturday, it will feel like it for CSU safety Conner Roggy. He won't be the only one feeling that way. Roggy is one of three players on the...

BRIEF: Corn Growers associations offering Washington, D.C., internship.
September 9, 2011... Sept. 09--WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Colorado Corn Growers Association and the National Corn Growers Association announced this week a public policy internship opportunity in Washington D.C. for a college junior or senior during the spring semester...

BRIEF: Republican women to host 'meet the candidate' luncheon.
September 9, 2011... Sept. 09--GREELEY -- The Greeley Republican Women are hosting a "meet the candidates" luncheon on Monday for candidates for the Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education. Fifteen people are seeking four open seats -- three,...

BRIEF: Greeley to participate in national 9/11 remembrance.
September 9, 2011... Sept. 09--GREELEY -- The city of Greeley will participate in the National Moment of Remembrance on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. A city council proclamation asks all Greeley residents to cease all work and...

Denver District Attorney files murder charge in Denver teen's death.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Sept. 09--The Denver district attorney on Thursday filed one charge of first-degree murder against the man they've always believed abducted a Denver teen from a downtown nightclub last spring. Travis Forbes, 31, will...

Former UNC student sentenced to prison for standoff with police.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Sept. 09--Though he exercised his First and Second Amendment rights, a former UNC doctoral student didn't show the kind of responsibility required of them, a Weld District Court judge said Thursday. Judge Todd Taylor...

BRIEF: Dos Rios Elementary School students honor veterans and soldiers.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Sherrie Peif Sept. 09--Lydia McCabe, Dos Rios Elementary School principal, said she decided to have a ceremony commemorating 9/11 because it is important to make her students understand the impact that day had on the United States and...

BRIEF: D6 board member honored by Colorado Association of School Boards.
September 9, 2011... Sept. 09--The Colorado Association of School Boards presented Greeley-Evans School District 6 board member Judy Kron the 2011 McGuffey Award at the association's northern Colorado regional meeting. The award, presented Wednesday, honors school...

BRIEF: Evans fire department to host public forums.
September 9, 2011... Sept. 09--The Evans Fire Department will host public forums next week to answer questions about the proposed Evans Fire Protection District. The Fire Rescue Department provides Evans with fire suppression, fire prevention, public education,...

BRIEF: Weld Sheriff deputy becomes deputy marshal.
September 9, 2011... Sept. 09--Weld County Sheriff Deputy Shane Scofield is the newest member of the U.S. Marshals' Fugitive Location and Apprehension Group Task Force. He was sworn in as a special deputy U.S. Marshal by U.S. Marshal John Kammerzell in June....

BRIEF: Central kicks off homecoming season.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Sherrie Peif Sept. 09--Dates, dresses, suits, corsages, restaurant reservations -- all the things most high school students look forward to worrying about in the first couple of months of a new school year. For the students at...

BRIEF: Grandparents Day celebration on Sunday for all ages.
September 9, 2011... Sept. 09--Grandparent's Day this year falls on Sunday. Senior Resource Services will host a free event to celebrate all generations of family at 2 p.m. in Sanborn Park, at 28th Avenue and 20th Street. Activities include prizes for the oldest,...

BRIEF: Cantaloupe was the culprit in listeria outbreak.
September 9, 2011... Sept. 09--Health officials have identified cantaloupe as the likely cause of the recent listeria outbreak in Colorado. Nine of the cases reported in Colorado were linked to Texas and Nebraska, spurring a multi-state investigation with...

BRIEF: Gang member charged in 11 robberies last winter.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Sept. 09--Just a week after being released from prison last December, a Greeley man began committing a series of robberies before firing his gun at a rival gang member in March, police say. Greeley police detective...

BRIEF: Evans man sentenced in pornography case.
September 9, 2011... Sept. 09--A 50-year-old Evans man will spend the next four years on an intensive probation for sex offenders after pleading guilty to downloading child pornography. Robert Blaine Breeden, was arrested in May by the Weld County Sheriff's...

BRIEF: Judge hands down 20-year sentence for chronic drug offender.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Sept. 09--A Greeley man who spent the last 20 years addicted to methamphetamines will spend the next 20 in prison after now 10 felony convictions because of the drug. Michael Newcomb, 42, cried during his sentencing...

Body found in Weld released to Denver Medical Examiner.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Sept. 08--The Denver Medical Examiner this morning began processing the body that was found in south Weld County on Wednesday, and could identify the body later today. Don Bell, chief investigator, said the body that...

BRIEF: Corn Growers associations offering Washington D.C. internship.
September 8, 2011... Sept. 08--The Colorado Corn Growers Association and the National Corn Growers Association announced this week a public policy internship opportunity in Washington D.C. for a college junior or senior during the spring semester of 2012. The...

BRIEF: Jam on Saturday will benefit St. Jude Children's hospital.
September 8, 2011... Sept. 08--Local Greeley pubs and restaurants will host several local bands on Saturday for an all-day jam fest for a good cause. Greeley Grooves for St. Judes will feature several local bands, such as The Exchange Program, The Squid Kids and...

EvansFest set for Saturday.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Meagan Birely Sept. 08--Planes, trains and automobiles will be seen headed east on 40th Street in Evans on Saturday morning. The annual community event EvansFest will be from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday with the parade beginning at...

BRIEF: Winners selected for building design awards.
September 8, 2011... Sept. 08--The city of Greeley selected two winners for its annual community design awards, which spotlight buildings constructed from 2009-2010 with outstanding design elements. A panel of community judges selected the Horace. C. Elliott...

BRIEF: Republican women to host 'meet the candidate' luncheon.
September 8, 2011... Sept. 08--The Greeley Republican Women are hosting a "meet the candidates" luncheon on Monday for candidates for the Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education. Fifteen people are seeking four open seats -- three, four-year and one,...

Former UNC student sentenced to prison for standoff with police.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Sept. 08--Though he exercised his First and Second Amendment rights, a former UNC doctoral student didn't show the kind of responsibility required of them, a Weld District Court Judge said this afternoon. Judge Todd...

EDITORIAL: Creating jobs takes more than just talk.(Editorial)
September 8, 2011... Sept. 08--Jobs, jobs, jobs. It's all anyone talks about. We have to get more Americans back to work. We have to get businesses and companies to start hiring again. We have to get industries to expand and increase manufacturing on American...

Greeley West football gears up for tougher test.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Samuel G. Mustari Sept. 08--Mark Roggy was just a bit succinct two weeks ago when summing up his Greeley West football team. The veteran Spartans coach didn't want to shout, or even be premature about his team's preseason...

UNC cornerback ready to face former teammates in CSU matchup.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Matt Schuman Sept. 08--University of Northern Colorado senior cornerback Brandon Owens has something he wants to prove. He wants to prove he could've played at the FBS level if he had wanted to do so. He just chose not to. ...

BRIEF: StarTek to hire 130 positions in next 60 days.
September 8, 2011... Sept. 08--A call center in Greeley plans to hire 130 people in the next two months. StarTek announced Wednesday that it needs to meet the demand for two lines of business -- a new client and another that is committing to more of StarTek's...

Annual Moser Benefit Tournament set to help La Salle 12-year-old.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Meagan Birely Sept. 08--LA SALLE -- Ten years ago, Carla Moser of La Salle got very sick and was in the hospital for nine months. In that time, she had nine surgeries and never-ending medical bills. Her kids put together a softball...

Weld, 15 other counties go ahead with English language ballots.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Nate A. Miller Sept. 08--Weld County is among 16 counties in Colorado that will print ballots only in English for this November's election after an expected federal mandate that would have required the counties to also print ballots...

Girlfriend of Greeley gang member accused of hiding evidence.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Sept. 08--The girlfriend of a Greeley gang member awaiting trial for attempted murder is now behind bars for allegedly hiding evidence that could potentially convict him. Greeley police arrested Deeanne Rodriguez, 24,...

Greeley woman faces 26 felonies in credit card theft.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Sept. 08--A Greeley woman faces 26 felony charges for allegations that she stole some family friends' credit cards and charged more than $1,000 on them. Cynthia Elkins, 33, has been charged with 25 counts of felony...

Body found near Keenesburg believed to be missing teen Kenia Monge.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Sharon Dunn Sept. 08--KEENESBURG -- Police on Wednesday found a body they believe to be a Denver teenager who was abducted last spring from downtown Denver. The Denver District Attorney's Office confirmed late Wednesday that...

BRIEF: Mutual UFO Network meeting Thursday night.
September 7, 2011... Sept. 07--The Mutual UFO Network will be meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday night at Cattleman's Steakhouse and Saloon, 2600 West 11th St. The featured speaker at the meeting will be MUFON International Director Clifford Clift, discussing the 2011 MUFON...

EDITORIAL: Reviews of District 6 lunch program are in, and officials are listening.(Editorial)
September 7, 2011... Sept. 07--It's not often kids are asked to give their input on anything, let alone what they are served to eat. In many cases, a meal is set before them and if they like it great, if not, well then they might just have to be hungry....