Berthoud Weekly Surveyor October 10, 2013 Page 5 The historical society and Mark French are interested in obtaining and copying old photos from Berthoud’s past. Please contact Mark at 532-2147 if you have any photos you would like to share.
A LOOK AT BERTHOUD
Berthoud’s Fairbairn was big man on School of Mines campus
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ndy Fairbairn was one of Berthoud’s first residents. Along with his wife Lucy and their children; Morley, Lena and Claude, Fairbairn beSurveyor came a citizen Columnist of the fledgling town in the summer of 1885 when he moved to the little burg from his farm near Lone Tree Lake. A third son, Frankie, who was 15 Mark years younger French than his closest sibling, was born at the family home at 548 Fifth St. in Berthoud in 1897. While Morley, Lena and Claude were average in stature, Frank or “Shorty,” as he was commonly known, possessed the genetic disorder of dwarfism. After graduating in a class of seven students from
Berthoud High School in the spring of 1918, Frank, and Berthoud’s other draft-age men, registered for the draft. Disqualified from serving in the military during World War I, Frank turned his attention to a college education and enrolled at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden and trained to be an engineer. Three years later, in an article titled “Who’s Who among Mines Men,” the Colorado School of Mines newspaper, The Ore Digger, noted, “Frank M. Fairbairn came to Mines from Berthoud, Colorado, in the fall of 1918 and immediately became active in the social life of the school. At the beginning of his freshman year he was elected school cheerleader, a position which he has held for the last three consecutive years. “Shorty” was elected treasurer of his class in 1919 and again in 1920. Last year the student body chose Shorty as their baseball manager for 1922. Frank played in the school band last year and is again blowing a cornet for the school again this year. He is a member of the Trowel club (Masonic) and the American Institute of Mining
and Metallurgical Engineers. Since Shorty is only four feet two inches in height Coach Glaze placed him on the baseball team last year as a pinchhitter. Even though Frank is handicapped vertically yet he has completed his surveying and laboratory courses. Shorty made ten level setups before he was able to see the rod. In his laboratory courses he works with a stool. Mines is well proud of its smallest man.’’ After earning his degree, Frank continued his studies at the School of Mines, working under a fellowship. Then he found a job as a mining engineer and worked at that profession until 1952 when he became disabled. Prior to his retirement Frank worked with scaled-down instruments that helped compensate for his lack of height. He never married. Frank died on May 1, 1955, and was buried in Berthoud’s Greenlawn Cemetery. His funeral services were held at the Schreiner Mortuary at Photo courtesy of the Wooldridge Collection. Berthoud Historical Society 549 Fourth St. where Lloyd Edwards, Frankie Fairbairn, sixth child from the left in the front row, posed for a photo with other youngsters attending the Berthoud School c. 1910. Fairbairn atJ.L. Waggener, Roy Welty and Gus tended the Colorado School of Mines in Golden where he earned a degree in Abrams served as his pallbearers.
POLICEFILES
ing dogs in the 200 block of E. Colorado Avenue. A caller reported shoes hanging from a power line at Seventh Street and Bruce Drive. Cars screaming by were reported in the 800 block of Spartan Avenue.
A written warning was issued for a barking dog in the 1000 bock of Fourth Street. A small black dog was reported hit by a car and still in a traffic lane with other cars running over it in the 400 block of E. Highway 56. A vehicle license plate was reported lost in the 200 block of Bunyan Avenue. A caller reported that there was a man passed out and drunk under a pine tree in Fickel Park.
Tuesday, Oct. 1 A written warning was issued to a resident in the 1000 block of Sixth Street for leaving a vehicle running unattended. Warnings were issued for bark-
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Prescription drug fraud was reported in the 300 block of Mountain Avenue. A three-vehicle accident with no injuries was reported at E. Highway 56 and Weld County Road 7. The officer was unable to locate any vehicles involved in an accident at that intersection. Friday, Oct. 4 A reckless driver was reported at Fourth Street and N. County Road 15.
A warrant arrest was made by Berthoud police in the 200 block of Welch Avenue. A shopper at Berthoud Drug left the store without paying for merchandise and was reported to the police. The person later returned to the store and paid for the items in question. A written warning was issued for a barking dog in the 1700 block of Exeter Street. Saturday, Oct. 5 Three juveniles were contacted for being out after curfew in the 500 block of Bunyan Avenue. Berthoud police assisted a citizen who needed to remove his belongings from a storage unit and was concerned that there might be problems with the owner of the property. A chocolate Lab was found in the baseball field west of Berthoud High School. The owner was contacted and the dog was returned.
Sunday, Oct. 6 A DUI arrest was made at Mountain Avenue and Pyramid Peak Street. A motor-vehicle accident with no injuries was reported in the 1400 block of Mount Meeker Avenue. A somewhat aggressive bull dog was reported in the 700 block of Fifth Street. The following persons received citations: Harriet N. Langer, dogs must be on premises and licensed; Megan B. Baxter, improper backing; Jacob P. Kunzie, possession of cannabis; Tahnee R. Wydra, speeding; David C. Lemmon, speeding; Nicole Toney, speeding; Benjamin M. Fell, disregard stop sign; Eric Rennaker, speeding; Bruce V. Klick, speeding; Charles D. Locke, speeding; Scott Johnson, speeding; Shane Peters, careless driving; Steven T. Dawn, improper backing; Christopher D. Zimbelman, careless driving, DUI, fail to drive in lane. Four traffic warnings and three municipal code violations were issued.
Pam Howard appointed to TSD Board By John Gardner The Surveyor Loveland resident Pam Howard was voted in as the newest Thompson School District Board of Education member at the board’s work session at Thompson Valley High School on Oct. 2. Howard was approved by a four-to-one vote by the remaining board members to fill vacated District D Director Leslie Young’s seat. Board President Sharon Olsen was absent from the meeting. Howard took the oath at the meeting directly after being appointed to the board and took her position at the table among her fellow board members. “I was very excited to be appointed and to have the opportunity to serve our school district,” Howard said. Despite losing a valued member in Young, board Vice President Janice Marchman said that she was pleased with the quality of the candidates, Susie
Goppert and Howard, who applied for the position. “I really felt that both were highquality candidates; it made for a tough decision,” Marchman said. Ultimately, Marchman voted for Howard, saying that Howard’s strategic vision, organizational skills and her understanding and ability to nurture a relationship with the Loveland business community were the assets she possessed that would help the board going forward. “(Howard) really wants to reach out to the business community, which is something we have all said we want to do,” Marchman said. “It seems she has a pretty clear idea of how to partner with them.” “We are really excited to have her on board,” Marchman said. Howard said that she believes that a strong relationship between the school
district, the board of education and the business community is vital to achieving a thriving community and school district. “It’s an area that needs improvement,” she said, “and I feel that I can help out in that area.” The lone detractor was District G Director Bob Kerrigan, who said that he felt Goppert had more to contribute with her previous school-board experience in Wyoming, and as a former district administrator. “We need someone who could really help us at the elementary level to put us on the path to understanding student achievement and how to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars,” Kerrigan said. “My fellow board members really walked away from that opportunity.” Despite Kerrigan’s opposition, Howard said that she is ready to get to work and is willing and able to work as part of the board. “I feel like I can work with anyone; it won’t be an issue at all,” Howard said. Howard’s appointment brings the current board closer to full staff, with only President Sharon Olson still absent, dealing with health issues. District D covers Carrie Martin and Namaqua Elementary schools, Walt Clark Middle School and Thompson Valley High School in Loveland, as well as Turner Middle School and Berthoud High School. Howard’s appointment will fill the District D seat until 2015, at which time she’ll have to run for election if she so chooses.