Also from April 7
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- Sue Syvertson, Mary Morris-Shearer, Lois Wymore and Andrea Camp
- April 7, 2005
- The 4th Grade Dictionary Project has been providing pocket dictionaries to fourth-graders in Northwestern Colorado since 1999. The project was started by a couple of mothers with the support of Colorado Northwestern Community College, local businesses, civic organizations and parent advisory committees. In May 2004, dictionaries were distributed in Craig, Yampa, Hayden, Meeker, Rangely, Maybell and Baggs, Wyo. Spanish dictionaries were presented to area students from Spanish-speaking homes, and additional English and Spanish dictionaries were presented for classroom use.
- Rosaries, Bibles and books
- April 7, 2005
- For the past six months, Mary Beth Buchanan has been supplying Craig’s Catholic faithful with religious gifts and items.
- Program offers advocacy for mothers
- April 7, 2005
- Kristine Pech is the mother of three healthy children, but she had no idea how much she didn’t know about motherhood until the fourth time around.
- Drug court, rehab are on horizon
- April 7, 2005
- Sheriff Buddy Grinstead received a phone call recently that hit home the need for rehabilitation options for drug users. The woman on the other end of the line wanted information about C.O.M.A., the recently formed group called Communities Overcoming Meth Abuse. She said she and her husband were meth addicts but that they wanted to quit.
- Bridges tests the waters
- April 7, 2005
- Growing up poor in rural Georgia, Rutt Bridges doesn’t think he could have been successful in life if it wasn’t for affordable public higher education.
- Datebook for April 8
- April 7, 2005
- Today Today is the deadline for Craig Parks and Recreation tee ball, coach pitch, girls softball and Bulldog Youth Baseball. For more information, call Parks and Recreation at 826-2004.
- News briefs for April 8
- April 7, 2005
- KRAI’s Spring Expo, themed “Great Ideas for Home, Work and Play,” comes to Centennial Mall from noon to 7 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Forty-five commercial and nonprofit vendors will fill the mall and promote spring activities available in the Yampa Valley. Attractions include weenie dog races at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, with registration at 9 a.m., and a performance by the 13-40 band from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday and one-hour shows at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday. Food vendors also will be on site. There is limited space still available for vendors. Nonprofits can have a space at no charge. Call 824-6574 for more information.
- William “Bill” Maddox
- April 7, 2005
- William “Bill” Maddox of Craig died Wednesday at his home. Services are pending.
- Enough is enough
- April 7, 2005
- New dietary guidelines recommend as many as 90 minutes a day of exercise, and Trapper Fitness Center manager Tammy Workman thinks that’s absurd.
- Dan and Carol Moore
- April 7, 2005
- Dan and Carol Moore are celebrating 40 years of marriage.
- The power of ‘I love you’
- April 7, 2005
- I’m not sure young children understand the power of love — how it can cut and bruise and shine.
- Real-estate transactions reported for March 2005
- April 7, 2005
- Seller: Ronald L. Radar Buyer: Tad A. and Dixie L. Osmun Property: Riverview Lot 1, N1/2 Lot 2 Blk. 2, Riverview, 384 Bonderud Ave. Price: $195,000
- Eli Warren Fredrickson
- April 7, 2005
- Rachel Fredrickson and Anton Fredrickson of Craig announce the birth of their son, Eli Warren Fredrickson, at 4:40 p.m. April 5, 2005, at The Memorial Hospital.
- Andrew Kaleb Goda
- April 7, 2005
- Jayne Goda and Shane Goda of Craig announce the birth of their son, Andrew Kaleb Goda, at 5:37 a.m. April 1, 2005, at The Memorial Hospital. The baby weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces, and was 21.75 inches long.
- Girls soccer team earns first Western Slope win
- April 7, 2005
- The Moffat County girls soccer team won the contest of the winless Thursday night in Gypsum.
- Young hoopsters having a blast
- April 7, 2005
- For three years, Moffat County High School junior Andrew Magas has helped coach a group of kindergarten, first- and second-graders in the Craig Parks and Recreation Basketball League.
- Police blotter for April 8
- April 7, 2005
- Craig Police Department Thursday, April 7 • Officers served a trespass notice.
- Philanthropy Days is coming to Craig region
- April 7, 2005
- People with disabilities now have a wheel-chair accessible van that will take them to the doctor’s office and the grocery store.
- A book club for business people
- April 7, 2005
- Pres Askew and Pete Bergmann could have tried to start a good book group.
- Riot in jail leads to charges against five inmates
- April 7, 2005
- Five men are accused of assaulting an inmate during a March 12 riot in the Moffat County Jail.
- Mom transforms living room into gym
- April 7, 2005
- Staying fit always has been a part of Melissa Bowling’s life, but she recently turned her passion for fitness into a family gym.
- Bank scammed
- April 7, 2005
- The local branch of Bank of the West recently reported $10,000 in bogus money orders inadvertently cashed by bank tellers, said Lt. John Forgay of the Craig Police Department.
- Weekend planner for April 8
- April 7, 2005
- The West Theatre, 29 E. Victory Way — 824-2000. Cinema I “The Pacifier” — Rated PG for action violence, language and rude humor. Friday and Saturday evenings at 7 p.m
- Glenn Terry
- April 7, 2005
- Pictured is Glenn Terry, who flew this J3 Cub from Craig Airport in 1945 at age 13.
- Christian James Johnson
- April 7, 2005
- n of Craig announce the birth of their son, Christian James Johnson, at 3:40 a.m. April 6, 2005, at The Memorial Hospital.
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