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<br />I,VO\l':'89[.NOf,23o.0MONO:AV/JUNE,16.,1997f,' '";~i4;'t4,K,',' ".." '" ''',:' , , GREELEY, COLORADO FIFTY
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<br />"SSOCV;T~O PRESS
<br />lOOK AT IT 001 Colorado's
<br />Larry Walker walches his seventh-
<br />inning single during the Rockies
<br />game against Oakland on Sunday.
<br />Walker hit a homo run, but the Ath-
<br />letics benl the Rockies, 5-2.
<br />AGE ot, 82.
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<br />JUST FOR KICKS. Greeley West
<br />mid fielder Kale Brewster is named
<br />the Greeley Tribuno's Athlete of the
<br />Year in girlS soccer. PAGI B 1.
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<br />BIGGEST trnU RaDIOI T.J.
<br />Fox of Nebraska and Dave Nelson,
<br />Danny Whiting and Rob Waldron. all
<br />or Wyoming, watch a rkler at the
<br />Earl Anderson Memorial Rodeo
<br />Sunday In Grover. PAGI A3.
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<br />';OPINIONff- ,.,~ .', .: ,.~'4: 'f~
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<br />BOARD WOUI
<br />With recent prob.
<br />lemsonlhe
<br />school board,
<br />Jared Flel(lllo
<br />plains how school
<br />boards aro to
<br />blame lor many 01
<br />society's Ills.
<br />PAOI A6.
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<br />HIT Mlr Now that President Clin-
<br />Ion htls appoinled
<br />a commiUee 10
<br />sludylhogam.
<br />blingindustry,
<br />Dave Barrylells
<br />how to recugt.ill:!
<br />corr.pulsionnnd
<br />how 10 bcal it in
<br />hiscol'Jmn.
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<br />He rode with Pancho 1
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<br />BV ERIC BROWN
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<br />The U.S, Poslnl Service is IkliveringlllOrt Ihan just
<br />11 po~t office to Grteley,
<br />We're gelling 0 Pmtal Storc.
<br />"Greeley i~ considered a significant nl'en in tenns of ,
<br />growth nnd po~11I1 hu~ine~s." snid Al OeSnrroo n
<br />~(lOkc~mnn forlhc U.S. PmlnlServiec in Denver. "We
<br />CQn~idcr it progressive. We Iry to tlnild Ihe~e in com-
<br />munitic~ Ihat hn\'c those tyrc~ of ~itunlions."
<br />What'~lhe differcncebelween 0 Postal Store nnd
<br />your run-ot~thc.mm (lO~1 office. you a~k?
<br />Imagine walking through your favorite department
<br />store Ilnd hand-picking mcrchnndiscoffthe shelves.
<br />Then picture )'(ltJrselftllking those itcms 10 the cashier.
<br />The snme ...cenario happens in Postal StOrtS every
<br />dny,
<br />"These ~tore~ are really pnpular," OeSarro said,
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<br />"Peorlcrenllyli\ccthembcenusctheynreprogre!;,'ive,
<br />People C;ln E-o in. and il':'> like showi", in Il depnn-
<br />mcnt~lore:'
<br />111C postnl ~crviee plan.. III huild une 01 thc$C ~tore~
<br />on the northen..t comer of 10th Street nlld ~9th Av-
<br />enue. That's the ~a",e ~ite picked a dccmtc ago (or 11
<br />new post office, hut budget cutbncb havl: contInually
<br />delayed dcvclopment of the site.
<br />Now, lhe flO"tnl service plan.. to build p 28,000.
<br />Mjuare-(oot f:lcllitr at n cost ofSJ.~ million. The build-
<br />in/; will havc 2.000 post oflice boxe~ IInd pnrking
<br />spaee~ for ~5 C1l1':l.
<br />ConstnJction is scheduled 10 begin in Ihe fall11.l'Id
<br />tnkcabout 12 months to complete.
<br />Po~tal M:rvice officials S:lid Ihey decided 10 build a
<br />full-serviec facility in Greelcy hecnu~e of increa~d
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<br />I'IICHAAO M. HAQ(El
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<br />_ ._...._._.... .__ .___ _0.. ._____ Keelyn Elckert, conter, and her sister, Shauna Thurmar
<br />See POSTAL. Page MO ver, shop at the MUe High Slatlon Postal Store in Den
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<br />!,;iWild weather weekend
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<br />Wel
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<br />By PAMELA DICKMAN
<br />FOtn..r_
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<br />JAY QlW)AAOCt 10......, Tribo.Ine
<br />A shed was damaged Sunday al the Colorado National Speedway by a tomado that touched down about 3 p.m,
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<br />Greelev ha..lonc Ix~n
<br />shoPJlC'" . from sm~1I1own
<br />Colorudo.bUlf'l."tcntrcl,lil
<br />gc~1 Orctlc)' ~hoppe" aI-
<br />road...." . ...
<br />Rctail ~ales hal'e dir('l.'\
<br />County lhi~ )'ear, w~ich m;
<br />nrc$oingel~lvh...n::'tfltlwc
<br />naptlon't ne~...lt(. he rJi~...
<br />continues.
<br />Weld I"\'tail sail's 'd~'~'lin
<br />Man:hllndl.7~n:entint
<br />191)7,a~'t:onIin~ hlligun:, I
<br />[)(pnnn",'nl \'1' R...nonu.'
<br />An:llvsis. Weld.l~lwer <lll.
<br />(lRlyinajllrcounli."jnC\.11l
<br />crcll~inth"'4u:ul<'r.\Vhik
<br />\."Cntl, Puchlu I~.~ pcn:cnll
<br />pc:rcenllcllumic~"'lwtho:l;
<br />Statewille, rctnil Iril.t.: i
<br />cenl in this yC.:lr's nl"lttlUlU
<br />ContinucdJlO1lllllllion~'
<br />h:vaTCashCltllllspllr.:lIll..."1
<br />th~tt hasn't b..-':Il h"rpcnin~
<br />The Ii~Ul\:" inlli~'ilt... "(lC
<br />.llhereitic...lllOc:1l'....r.h'I'
<br />tel':' s,liu Gr~~lc'" ("hmlll
<br />Pn;~itl~nll.\lle IIllilcr.
<br />Sume ,1;l1rrc:rs, hnwe'
<br />slaying 1"11. Gr......leyrc:sid.
<br />said shc d.-..:s mostufhcr
<br />ilnU su~~cstl.'d nnolh...r n::IS
<br />belhcamol.llll'1lo:ulllnit...r
<br />"1'111 still t>u~'in!! lho: ,a
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<br />Twister touches southwest Weld;
<br />county road, bridge damage heavy
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<br />See RETAIL S
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<br />By BILL JACKSON
<br />OffMloyTnburlO
<br />.. ,,: ;Ilm~ti~' ii.',;; ~~~~ok- "hC"Clli;:~d;1
<br />Nntimml SI'C~'dwlIY hetw......n Eric ant.!
<br />Dllcum. in sClulhwcsl WeIll County un
<br />SlllllhlY :lflcrIlll\lII resull"'t! ill $,~O,fXJO III
<br />S~U,(X,OilltlallmI!C'
<br />"We'l\:l"ellllyrunun:llc:iICOuldhuvc
<br />be...n a lot wnrse," Genrge Schillingcr,
<br />the spccdw"y'stlirc.:ClllrofurcmlitlOS,
<br />saiuthislllunling. .
<br />MC;l1Iwhite,ru;\dalltlhrillgellamllfe
<br />inWclt.lCoulltv.....mlinucsloml1untrrolll
<br />thcJuncs!urms.
<br />"ThcsClll\toneshillls\:oodlhistimc.
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<br />We've Il-ot cn:wsoul.:lll over the pln(.'C.
<br />anll I lloll'l h:..vcan idea whcn wc'U get
<br />llll the repllir.;done," ~nid Davc Beckcrof
<br />lhecO\mtyrolldnndhrict~ellcpanmcnt,
<br />Wclll County Rtlml ~4 in the Am.w.
<br />hend :lrCll snulhwcs!llf Gn:dcy hl\~ b....:n
<br />Ilndcrmin...llllldhritlgcs.lI1thePlludrc
<br />River ill 7ht mICIlCtrd Avenues Imve
<br />hcend:llIlngcd.
<br />"Wc'rc still working on n",ds up nonh
<br />Crom carlier stnrms antI now wc've got
<br />ICIIUlls\lrheuvydull1:1j:e in the K...r..cy
<br />llrc;,.lt'sgoillgtot;lk...usquit...:twhi1cto
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