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          The Firestone Chapter from Ducks Unlimited met at 120th and 1-25 at the Greystone Castle on November 1st for a Chapter Meeting.  They discussed on the Firestone Banquet for Ducks Unlimited and the Chapter itself.

         The next banquet for the Firestone Chapter will be held on March 10, 2007.  The location is undecided, but more information will be released on the Ducks Unlimited website.  There will be a silent auction, dinner and activities. Tickets will vary from the price of $25 up to $500, and can be bought on the D.U. website.

Early Voting Ends Friday, Nov. 3

Early voting locations:

Boulder (2 locations) -
1750 33rd St.
or County Courthouse, 2025 14th St.

    In our school we have a big problem with trash. It is everywhere it’s in the ditch, the halls, the classrooms, but not in trashcans. I have talked to some students and teachers about the problem and they all said that is just disrespect to our school. Jon L. even said, “We should not even have a trash problem.” Bud Hunt, a teacher at OCHS, said, “If you throw something on the ground, pick it up.” Dani F. says “It symbolizes the lack of respect towards the school and community. Sami F. says “It’s a huge problem at our school. Lazy people are making our school look bad."

     The St.Vrain Valley School District is considering to charge students to pay for bus rides. 7,500 students ride the bus to and from school each day in the St.Vrain Valley School District which wants to charge each student who rides the bus $29 each month towards bus transportation.

      Last year, the School District paid over $100,000 in fuel alone for bus transportation. A new state law allows School Districts to charge fees for transportation. The School District is hoping to have the fee in place by fall of 2007. For more info click here.

On Monday October 23rd there will be no school, due to the start of the new quarter. Students enjoy the day off, Teachers...Sorry but I can't say the same!

    On October 17, 2006 Longmont Colorado and many other towns throughout the state got pounded on with snow.
    According to Longmont FYI News, the Central and Southwest Mountains got 4 to 8 inches of snow, and the most snowfall was reported in Loveland Colorado with 7 inches.

 

            A couple in California got married in isle 9 of an Albertsons on October 14, 2006. The bride talked with CNN, telling them that she worked there for many years, and felt a connection. (Click here to see the video from CNN's website.  This will open a new window in your browser.) Everyone that attended the wedding were regular, everyday customers. The bride claimed that the isle consisted of everything needed to make a perfect marriage from hair dye to toilet paper.

New York Yankee’s Pitcher Cory Lidle, 34, and his flight instructor were killed yesterday in a plane crash. The crash was thought for a while to be a terrorist attack. Read more at foxnews.com or CNN.com  

             My alarm clock started ringing at three-thirty in the morning.  I figured that I had better get up to go pick up the guys, and head to our hunting spot.  I got up and dressed from head to toe in pure camouflage.  I was up all night loading the truck with my decoys, my gun and all of my other hunting supplies.  I walk out to the truck and the cold morning air touches my face and hands.  The smell of winter fills the air, and my neighborhood is as quiet as Christmas Eve. 

The season began early Saturday at Simpson Ponds east of Loveland.  Waterfowl hunters showed up at around 5 in the morning to get a good spot to set up their decoys for the morning hunt on September 30. 

            “I haven’t been hunting here for a couple of years, so I figured I would give it a shot today,” said Will Johnson who was one of the hunters at the ponds.