Fort Morgan could join Weld Central, Vista Peak, Fort Lupton, Englewood, Skyview and Elizabeth in a new athletic league. The Colorado High School Activities Association still has to give its approval, and Fort Morgan High School athletic director Richie Wildenhaus clued the Fort Morgan Board of Education in at this week's meeting. He said that Fort Morgan would no longer be in the Tri-Valley League,but would still allow for rivalries with Sterling and Brush in non-league play.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
IDEA Sign to Move
CBS4 says there's a really bid IKEA sign in Centennial that needs to be moved, and it could take a week to do it. See, the sign panels have to move because they're not where they're supposed to be, so, after crews take down the sign panels and reposition the support poles, the big, giant IKEA sign has to move a whopping two feet.
Debut of History at the Overland Trail Museum Tomorrow
Sterling Public Library and the Friends of the Library are hosting a special reception to
kickoff the sale of History at the Overland Trail Museum tomorrow from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The reception is open to the public.
The book was written by a group of local authors as a fundraiser for the library, and goes on sale at that time. Authors will be available to sign the book, as well. Murder at Mason Field and Iced at North Sterling will also be available for purchase.
Authors of History at the Overland Trail Museum are Delinda Korrey, Marilee Johnson, Jan Craddock, Lila Koch, Bill Benson, Jim and Rose Neblett, Jill Laybourn, Barbara Baker, and Brad Barton. As in the first two books, Reva Rivalee again finds herself in trouble and involved with a murder. Reva is turning 35 and wants to make changes in her life, just not quite like this. Reva finds a dead Sterling City Councilman at the Overland Trail Museum and as you can imagine all kinds of incidents unfold.
kickoff the sale of History at the Overland Trail Museum tomorrow from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The reception is open to the public.
The book was written by a group of local authors as a fundraiser for the library, and goes on sale at that time. Authors will be available to sign the book, as well. Murder at Mason Field and Iced at North Sterling will also be available for purchase.
Authors of History at the Overland Trail Museum are Delinda Korrey, Marilee Johnson, Jan Craddock, Lila Koch, Bill Benson, Jim and Rose Neblett, Jill Laybourn, Barbara Baker, and Brad Barton. As in the first two books, Reva Rivalee again finds herself in trouble and involved with a murder. Reva is turning 35 and wants to make changes in her life, just not quite like this. Reva finds a dead Sterling City Councilman at the Overland Trail Museum and as you can imagine all kinds of incidents unfold.
FM School Board Meets with Board Member Candidates
And then there were two: The Fort Morgan Board of Education has narrowed it search for a new member to two candidates. The newest member will be seated by the November 21st meeting. The two candidates are Jim George who is the chief financial officer at Fort Morgan State Bank, and the director of rehabilitation at Colorado Plains Medical Center, Connie Weingarten. Both met with the board at this week's meeting after showing their interest, in letters to the board, when Matt Laws decide not to run again.
Logan County Budget "Tight"
Logan County Commissioners say they're grateful to county departments for tightening their 2012 budgets. The new budget, once its voted in, is just over 26.7 million dollars, and that's down from the 2010 budget by about 700 thousand dollars. Each department came before the commission to report that for the most part, their budgets will remain the same, with only a few changes.
Gov Gets an Earful
Governor John Hickenlooper and Colorado Education Commissioner Robert Hammond got an earful from school superintendents from across Colorado when they were in Brush last week. Educators say they'll have trouble putting reforms into place because of the continuing budget cuts. Everybody met at
Thomson Primary School in Brush. The sups say as the state is cutting school budgets, its also requiring more and more educational reforms. Superintendents told the governor that they've cut administrative staffs to the bone, and done away with programs, but cannot keep doing it, as students will suffer.
Hammond said the state would again try for Race to the Top funds, which would be five million dollars over three years if the state wins, and that might help offset new program costs.
Thomson Primary School in Brush. The sups say as the state is cutting school budgets, its also requiring more and more educational reforms. Superintendents told the governor that they've cut administrative staffs to the bone, and done away with programs, but cannot keep doing it, as students will suffer.
Hammond said the state would again try for Race to the Top funds, which would be five million dollars over three years if the state wins, and that might help offset new program costs.
NWSS: Solution Needed For "Long-Term Survival"
(Denver, CO) -- The National Western Stock Show plans on staying focused on a business plan for future development. In a statement, NWSS President and CEO Paul Andrews says National Western needs a solution to make sure it's long term survival is possible. Andrews also says he's heard about the Denver City Council's letter to Mayor Michael Hancock opposing their possible relocation to Aurora.
Denver City Council Opposes Western Stock Show Move
(Denver, CO) -- The Denver City Council has come out against National Western Stock Show's possible move to Aurora. Speaking during last night's City Council meeting, Councilmember Judy Montero says the Stock Show needs to honor its lease. She also says people in Denver don't want to see the National Western leave. It's been in Denver for over 100 years. National Western was looking to move to a new Gaylord resort in Aurora.
Food Industry Experts Talk Listeria In ABQ
(Albuquerque, NM) -- Food safety experts descend on Albuquerque in the wake of the recent deadly listeria outbreak. Experts from all over the country attended a food industry conference yesterday to discuss methods for preventing similar widespread outbreaks. The outbreak traced to a cantaloupe farm in southern Colorado is blamed for numerous deaths across the country.
Drop of pope's blood given to Greeley church
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — A drop of blood purported to be from Pope John Paul II has been given to a Roman Catholic Church in Greeley.
Rev. Pawel Zborowski of St. Mary Roman Catholic Church tells the Greeley Tribune that he was presented the drop of blood on a cloth encased in a decorative gold cross last month in Poland. It was presented to him by Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, Archbishop of Krakow.
Zborowski says the blood came from medical tests performed on John Paul before he died.
The relic is highly prized because it is directly associated with John Paul, who the Vatican says will likely become a saint. John Paul died in 2005.
Zborowski says he presents the relic at Mass and hopes to build a display for it.
Rev. Pawel Zborowski of St. Mary Roman Catholic Church tells the Greeley Tribune that he was presented the drop of blood on a cloth encased in a decorative gold cross last month in Poland. It was presented to him by Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, Archbishop of Krakow.
Zborowski says the blood came from medical tests performed on John Paul before he died.
The relic is highly prized because it is directly associated with John Paul, who the Vatican says will likely become a saint. John Paul died in 2005.
Zborowski says he presents the relic at Mass and hopes to build a display for it.
Colorado school discipline bill to introduced next year
DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers agreed to introduce a bill next year that makes changes to post-Columbine school disciplinary policies to give education officials more discretion over expulsions and police referrals.
A legislative committee on Tuesday voted 11-7 to introduce a bill drafted after a panel of lawmakers, law enforcement, and community leaders met this summer to analyze school discipline trends.
The proposed legislation would eliminate zero-tolerance policies that lawmakers say have led to students being needlessly criminalized for actions that previously landed them in the principal's office.
Some of the policies arose after the 1999 Columbine High School shootings where two students killed 13 people and then themselves.
But some committee members have expressed concern about putting additional burdens on school boards that would have to develop new disciplinary codes and consequences for infractions.
A legislative committee on Tuesday voted 11-7 to introduce a bill drafted after a panel of lawmakers, law enforcement, and community leaders met this summer to analyze school discipline trends.
The proposed legislation would eliminate zero-tolerance policies that lawmakers say have led to students being needlessly criminalized for actions that previously landed them in the principal's office.
Some of the policies arose after the 1999 Columbine High School shootings where two students killed 13 people and then themselves.
But some committee members have expressed concern about putting additional burdens on school boards that would have to develop new disciplinary codes and consequences for infractions.
aculty group blacklists CU over Churchill firing
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A professor rights group has blacklisted the University of Colorado over the firings Ward Churchill and a history instructor they say came under fire for his conservative religious and political convictions.
The Boulder Daily Camera reports the Colorado Conference of the American Association of University Professors says professors should consider working at CU only as a "last resort."
A report issued this month cites Churchill's firing following an academic misconduct investigation launched after an essay surfaced that compares 9/11 victims to a Nazi, and the school not renewing Phil Mitchell's contract. Churchill was a tenured professor.
School spokesman Bronson Hilliard says the cases aren't related to academic freedom at the school.
He says Churchill was fired after due process while Mitchell was not adhering to academic rigor standards.
The Boulder Daily Camera reports the Colorado Conference of the American Association of University Professors says professors should consider working at CU only as a "last resort."
A report issued this month cites Churchill's firing following an academic misconduct investigation launched after an essay surfaced that compares 9/11 victims to a Nazi, and the school not renewing Phil Mitchell's contract. Churchill was a tenured professor.
School spokesman Bronson Hilliard says the cases aren't related to academic freedom at the school.
He says Churchill was fired after due process while Mitchell was not adhering to academic rigor standards.
Judge denies Lee Grace Dougherty's contempt case
WALSENBURG, Colo. (AP) — Lee Grace Dougherty has lost her bid to have her case dismissed and to hold law enforcement in contempt for comments made to the media.
Dougherty's public defender Patrick McCarville argued that comments made by the Walsenburg chief of police, the chief of the Colorado State Patrol and an assistant Colorado Bureau of Investigation director violated a gag order issued in the case. McCarville also argued that the comments present a clear and present danger to Dougherty's right to a fair trial.
Chief District Judge Claude Appel ruled that factual statements made by law enforcement did not violate the gag order and denied her motion to dismiss.
Dougherty and her brothers, Dylan Stanley and Ryan, were captured in Colorado Aug. 10 after a nationwide search.
The Pueblo Chieftain reports Lee Grace Dougherty appeared in court Monday.
Dougherty's public defender Patrick McCarville argued that comments made by the Walsenburg chief of police, the chief of the Colorado State Patrol and an assistant Colorado Bureau of Investigation director violated a gag order issued in the case. McCarville also argued that the comments present a clear and present danger to Dougherty's right to a fair trial.
Chief District Judge Claude Appel ruled that factual statements made by law enforcement did not violate the gag order and denied her motion to dismiss.
Dougherty and her brothers, Dylan Stanley and Ryan, were captured in Colorado Aug. 10 after a nationwide search.
The Pueblo Chieftain reports Lee Grace Dougherty appeared in court Monday.
Police: No "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" game results in threat
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Aurora police say a man threatened to shoot employees of a Best Buy and blow up the store because his pre-ordered copy of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" wasn't there.
Aurora police spokesman Bob Friel says 31-year-old Lomorin Sar was stopped early Tuesday after he left the store and issued a summons for misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Friel says Sar was at the store around midnight for a promotion surrounding the release of the PlayStation 3 game.
Witnesses told police that Sar asked employees when they were leaving work because he planned to shoot them in the parking lot as they left. Police say he also threatened to blow up the store.
Aurora police spokesman Bob Friel says 31-year-old Lomorin Sar was stopped early Tuesday after he left the store and issued a summons for misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Friel says Sar was at the store around midnight for a promotion surrounding the release of the PlayStation 3 game.
Witnesses told police that Sar asked employees when they were leaving work because he planned to shoot them in the parking lot as they left. Police say he also threatened to blow up the store.
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