Berthoud Weekly Surveyor December 5, 2013 Page A5 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
Flapjack Day commemorated in 2014 Newsworthy Berthoud calendar
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he Berthoud Historical Society’s 2014 calendar, “Newsworthy Berthoud,” is filled with old photos that evoke memories of Berthoud’s past. The snapshot that accompanies this article was taken from the society’s Berthoud Surveyor Bulletin Columnist Collection and is one of the photos selected for the September calendar page. In the snapshot two women and three men pose for a promotional photo in the north Mark shelter house at French Berthoud Town Park. Their aim was to draw interest to the 1950 Berthoud Flapjack Day that took place on Sept. 4 of that year. From 1948 through 1958 Berthoud’s Chamber of Commerce hosted an annual Flapjack Day on Labor Day weekend. The one-day event attracted thousands
of visitors to Berthoud and was built around meals of free pancakes and the crowning of a flapjack queen. The election of the queen began several days before the event and was conducted in local businesses where patrons put coins that doubled as ballots in jars marked with the candidates’ names. Since Flapjack Day lured visitors to Berthoud from throughout the region, the committees that organized the event produced promotional photos that could be used in advertisements. The photograph that accompanies this article, and appears in the historical society calendar, is a photo of the 1950 organizational committee clustered around the cement mixer that was used to blend pancake batter. Following the 1950 Flapjack Day it was estimated that the mixer had been used to produce batter for 9,000 free pancakes. At the left of the photo stand Ora Hagler and John Berglin. Hagler, who worked at the local post office, was also a member of Berthoud’s American Legion Auxiliary. Berglin, a local volunteer who helped organize the event over its 10-year life span, resided with his family in a home at 748 Fourth St. in Berthoud. Dressed in an apron and standing to
Sami is survived by her husband, sons, parents, brother Jeffrey, grandparents Darlene Davis and Eddie Samantha Jo Gischel Sanchez, parents-in-law Don and Chris Feb. 10, 1988 — Nov. 28, 2013 Gischel and Frank Colbert, sister and brother-in-law Jessica Samantha (Sami) Jo and Zach Coyle and niecGischel, 25, of Loveland es Emma and Ava Coyle. passed away on Nov. 28, Sami is also survived 2013, after a short illness. by many loving aunts, The daughter of uncles, cousins, in-laws Michael and Cynthia and friends. Kepler, Sami was born A celebration of on Feb. 10, 1988, in life will be held 2 p.m. Longmont, Colo. She grew Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, up in Berthoud where she at Allnutt Funeral participated in various Service, Loveland. sports and scouting. Sami Memorial contribuand her family spent tions can be made to the many wonderful times Make-A-Wish Foundation together travelling and in care of Allnutt Funeral exploring exciting places. Service. Sami Gischel She was an amazing Please view the online softball catcher despite obituary and sign the her petite frame. She would guard guestbook at www.allnutt.com. the plate against much larger girls, throwing her mask, revealing her long Charles G. Anderson flowing hair while diving in the dirt for Dec. 21, 1932 — Dec. 2, 2013 balls. Soon after the game she would quickly revert back to all-girl dressed Charles Gilbert Anderson, 80, of and made up. Loveland, Colo., died on Dec. 2, 2013, Sami graduated from Berthoud at Medical Center of the Rockies in High School in 2006. She and Josh Loveland. He was born on Dec. 21, Colbert-Gischel were married in Lyons, 1932, in Denver, Colo., to Edwin L. and Colo., in 2008 and have two young Ida Sara (Wilson)Anderson. sons, Joshua and Jackson. Sami, Josh Charles attended Campion Academy and family owned and operated several and later graduated from CU in small businesses in Northern Colorado. Boulder with a bachelor’s degree in Sami was a beautiful and loving business. He married Ruth Holmes on wife, mother, daughter and sister. She was completely dedicated to her family, put others first, and was a bright ray of sunshine in the world and the lives of those who loved her.
OBITUARIES
2014 Leadership Northern Colorado Members Announced Special to the Surveyor
Thirty-one current and emerging leaders were recently selected to participate in the 2014 Leadership Northern Colorado program. The group is a diverse mix of professions with representative from education, large and small business, not for profit and government. Leadership Northern Colorado, a joint initiative of the Fort Collins, Greeley and Loveland Chambers of Commerce, the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado and the Community Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County, is designed to build
the right of the cement-and-pancakebatter mixer was Virgil Barbre, who owned and operated Barbre’s Red & White grocery store at 416 Mountain Ave. Several years ago Barbre’s store building was incorporated into the structure that now houses the Mi Cocina Mexican restaurant at the northwest corner of Fourth Street and Mountain Avenue. The restaurant’s kitchen was once Barbre’s store building. Next to Barbre stands an unidentified woman and a local merchant named Lee Orville McClung. McClung operated a dry goods store and was a descendant of one of the town’s early butchers. He lived at 629 Ninth St. in Berthoud. The “Newsworthy Berthoud” 2014 calendar also contains a photo of a crew of volunteers flipping pancakes at a community event held on Third Street, that many readers of this column will also find of interest. Rev. Ray Scott, Lottie Boeve and Maggie Schleiger may be seen in that snapshot. On Saturday, Dec. 7, sales of the “Newsworthy Berthoud” 2014 calendar get officially underway at the Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum at 224 Mountain Ave. On that day, from
Photo courtesy of the Berthoud Bulletin Collection, Berthoud Historical Society
The organizational committee of Berthoud’s 1950 Flapjack Day cluster around the cement mixer used to produce pancake batter for the day’s event. The committee included (left to right) Ora Hagler, John Berglin, Virgil Barbre, unidentified, Lee Orville McClung.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., an open house at the museum will provide an opportunity to purchase copies of the calendar at a cost of $12, as well as to view a selec-
tion of paving stones that may be purchased, inscribed and installed in the museum’s backyard. Refreshments and a children’s craft will also be available.
passed away on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, May 10, 1953, in Keene, Texas. at the University of Charles worked as a Kansas Medical Center. farmer and a truck driver. He was born April 3, He lived in Loveland most 1968, in Logan, Utah, of his life and was a memto Bill and Arla Harris. ber of Campion SeventhHe was married to Lisa day Adventist Church. He Anne Mikkelson on Oct. loved trucks, tractors and 28, 2000. car racing. Joe’s family lived in Charles is survived by the Dallas, Texas, area his wife, Ruth Anderson until he was 13, then he of Loveland; sons, Michael grew up in Berthoud. He Anderson (Jackie) and graduated from Berthoud Steve Anderson (Debbie), High School in 1986, all of Loveland; and where he played trumpet grandchildren, Jason in the jazz and concert Anderson (Amber) of bands; and he was on the Loveland, Kelli Nash William Harris soccer team. Joe became (Justin) of Kansas, an Eagle Scout during his Michael Anderson of high school years. His project was to Loveland, Matthew Anderson (Erin) of build one of the wooden signs to welLongmont and Alexandria Gutierrez come all to Berthoud. It still stands at of Loveland, as well as eight greatthe entrance to town. grandchildren. Joe served in the United States Funeral Services will take place Army from spring 1990 to 1994. He at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, was based in El Paso, Texas, and at Campion Seventh-day Adventist worked in the Patriot Missile program. Church. Visitation will be from 3-5 After locating to the Kansas City area, p.m. Wednesday at Kibbey Fishburn he became a firefighter with North Funeral Home in Loveland. Interment Kansas City Fire Department on Berthoud Greenlawn Cemetery. March 15, 1995, a career he loved until Memorial contributions may be his death. made to the Campion Academy in care Joe enjoyed the outdoors, with his of Kibbey Fishburn Funeral Home. favorite activity being fishing for crappie in Missouri and trout in Wyoming William J. Harris and Colorado, especially with his wife April 3, 1968 — Nov. 17, 2013 and dad. He and his wife enjoyed studying the Bible together, and he William Joseph Harris (Joe), 45,
was strong in his Christian faith. He also loved his dirt bike, r/c cars, crossword puzzles and word games (he was an avid Wheel of Fortune fan). Joe is survived by his wife, parents, and siblings Arna, Mark (Laurel), Justin, Randall (Marianne), Brent (Jen), Barb (Andy) and Megan (Mark); his children Brent Harris and Kelsey Harris; stepchildren April (Eddie) Ferreira, Dan (Rosangela) Pennycuff and Amy (Adam) Gerdes. He is also survived by stepchildren Mitch Jennings and Scott Harris from a previous marriage to Kathryn Jennings. He has four step-grandchildren, Izabella, Izaia, Otavio and Nathan, as well as numerous nieces and nephews; his father-in-law Chuck Mikkelson, sister-in-law Carrie Mikkelson, and brother-in-law Brian Mikkelson. Cremation has been conducted. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, at White Chapel Funeral Home at 6600 N. Antioch Rd. in Gladstone, Mo. Visitation will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. with the service at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to Project SAFE (for families of fallen firefighters), William Joseph Harris Memorial, 3100 Broadway Suite 226, Kansas City, MO 64111 would be appreciated. A memorial will be held in Colorado in the spring on a date to be determined later.
human capacity and to identify, define and address the issues facing the Northern Colorado region. “The selection committee had a tremendous task when they were asked to select our fifth class. We had fantastic applications for the program and as a result, have an outstanding class,” said David May, president & CEO of the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce. The 2014 Leadership Northern Colorado Class members are: Eric Aakko — Weld County Public Health and Environment Richard Alper — Alper-Davis Mediation Services Matt Beck — Colorado Business Bank Mara Brosy-Wiwchar — Congressman Jared Polis Jordan Butts — BBVA Compass Bank Chris Crutcher — Wells Fargo Bank Todd Dangerfield — Fort Collins
Rochelle Reynolds — Ehrlich Vehicles, Inc. Sara Seely — First National Bank Michael Short — Downtown Fort Collins Business Association Erica Siemers — PVH and MCR Foundation Melissa St. Clair — Heart of the Rockies Christian Church Robyn Steele — Loveland Chamber of Commerce Shashi Unnithan — Front Range Community College Paul Watkins — Wells Fargo Business Banking Reza Zadeh — Timberline Church The class members will begin their experience at the Leadership Northern Colorado Kick Off Event on Dec. 4 at the Embassy Suites. The Kick Off Event is open to the public and will feature keynote speaker Bill Flannigan, executive vice president of the Alleghany Conference on Community Development. Registration is available at www.FortCollinsChamber.com. The first all day class session for the class participants will be on Jan. 28. The program is a six-month interactive development program that will be focused on regional issues, regionalism and regional leadership skills. The program is designed to educate and motivate leaders who are committed to shaping the future of our region.
Downtown Development Authority Patti Garcia — Town of Windsor Guner Gardenhire — RBC Wealth Management Jennifer Gehrman — PointsWest Community Bank Bob Hinderaker — Upstate Colorado Howard Hissrich — Morgan Stanley Jeff Kirtley — RLH Engineering, Inc. Paul Matthews — Banner Health Eric McCrery — Cobalt Mortgage Heather McNeil — Columbine Medical Equipment Greg Metzo — US Bank Deanne Mulvihill — Berthoud Area Chamber of Commerce Tamara Odell — PR and Marketing Communications Jenna Oliver — Aims Community College Jessica Rawley — CSU College of Business Sarita Reddy — GCI, Inc.
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