Heres your look at this week in Loveland area history from the archives of the Reporter-Herald: 10 Years Ago • Loveland’s director of Development Services Greg George said the city’s commercial construction boom during 2004 had been unprecedented. Through November, the city had issued 26 commercial building permits worth $40 million, an increase of 236 percent over the $11.9 million in the same time period in 2003. Among the new projects: Skyline Center for Health, Thunder Mountain Harley-Davidson and Crossroads Covenant Church. • The Hidden Valley Ski Area in Rocky Mountain National Park, closed since 1992, reopened as a sledding area. • Larimer County officials asked people replacing their old computers not to trash them because they contained many toxic materials. They asked that people consider finding someplace to reuse the computers or recycling them. 25 Years Ago • The Colorado Division of Wildlife reported counting 670 Canada geese at Lake Loveland, 630 at Boyd Lake, 910 at Silver Lake and 3,500 at Fossil Creek Reservoir. • Loveland area planners estimated the Northern Colorado region would grow by about 2.25 percent a year during the 1990s. They predicted environmental issues would be a concern during the decade and said the area was poised for business growth. • Marilyn Rydberg, who had survived the 1976 Big Thompson flood by clinging to a tree as floodwaters swept around her, returned to Loveland from California to speak at the funeral for Cliff Moore, the man who had rescued her. Rydberg recalled she had lost a lot of strength and was going into shock. “I just prayed ‘Lord, either send someone to help me or take me home because I can’t hold on.’ That’s when I saw the lights,” she said. She saw the beam of Moore’s flashlight as he waded through the water to reach her. • Plans were announced for Bruce Willis to film a scene for his upcoming movie “Die Hard” at the Highland Lake Church in Mead. 50 Years Ago • Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dallemand prepared to retire from the Loveland office of the Colorado State Motor Vehicle Division. In their combined 32 years on the job, the couple had issued 70,000 driver licenses. • The Loveland City Council approved building plans for a new municipal building and said it would begin to take bids for construction.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:44:00 +0000
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