Road Rally

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A unique fund raiser benefiting the Merino Source Youth Center is set for this Saturday. Its billed as "The Sterling Area Young Professionals Road Rally and BBQ". The idea is to follow a series of instructions filled with riddles and puzzles that leads drivers and navigators on a specific route. The route is planned to be completed in a set amount of time, and the goal is to finish in as close to that amount of time as possible. The rally will take place on city and county roads, and should not involve doing anything illegal. Following the race, participants are invited to gather at the final, undisclosed location for a barbecue. Registration will start at 2 p.m. Saturday at Prairie Park.

Greeley Downtown Plan

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A new vision for the 8th Avenue corridor in Greeley was unvieled at a public meeting this morning. The design, pulled together by the City of Greeley, The University of Northern Colorado, and The Downtown Development Authority, shows a pedestrian friendly stretch with extended curbs, lots of trees and a decorative median. A second public meeting is set for tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 at The Greeley City Hall Community room.

Ryan Rally-

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Mitt Romney's running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan, spoke to more than 1-thousand supporters at a rally this morning in the gym at Lakewood High School. In his speech, he claimed a Romney-Ryan administration would create 12-million new jobs during their first term, and blamed President Obama for the country's current economic woes. Ryan did not address the drastic spending cuts he's proposed for Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.

brush Fireworks Rescheduled

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The City of Brush fireworks, cancelled on July 4th, have been rescheduled for Friday August 24th as part of the 2012 Prairie Biker Rally. The move was approved at last night's city council meeting. Some consideration was given to shooting off the fireworks at the September 7th Brush versus Ft. Morgan football game, but there were too many safety and legal concerns.