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Berthoud 3rd graders top district in reading

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Graduation, May 24 at BHS 60th Annual Berthoud Day, June 7 Quilt Show, Arts & Craft Show and Historic Home Tour, June 21

FICKEL PARK GOES TO THE DOGS

By John Gardner The Surveyor Preliminary Transitional Colorado Assessment Program (TCAP) scores for third-grade reading were released last week, and the results show Berthoud third graders are once again at the top of the Thompson School District.

In fact, Berthoud Elementary School students were at the top of the list with 91 percent of third graders reading at proficient or advanced levels. Coyote Ridge Elementary School in Fort Collins also reported 91 percent of its students reading at the same levels in the district.

However, Berthoud Elementary and Coyote Ridge were the only two schools in the district to break the 90 percent mark in proficient and advanced. Other top performing Thompson schools included Namaqua Elementary and Berthoud’s Ivy Stockwell Elementary, both with 82 percent of third graders reading at proficient and advanced.

Berthoud Elementary rebounded in 2014, up 4 percent from the previous year but slightly below 2012’s 92 percent. Regardless, it’s consistently one of the district’s top performing schools in reading.

According to district director of instruction, Diane Lauer, Berthoud’s high scores in reading represent the culture in Berthoud.

“We know that the schools in Berthoud enjoy a very active parent and community involvement,” Lauer said. “The students are very empowered to collaborate with teachers to ensure a strong schoolto-home connection, which benefits students.”

Ivy Stockwell’s third graders improved 4 percent as well from the previous year with 82 percent reading at proficient and advanced.

“Both schools have very fine educators who work hard to ensure students perform,” Lauer said. “they both have strong leaders and both schools have benefitted from sustained strong leadership and high quality instruction.”

On the other end, Berthoud Elementary School reported 2 percent reading at unsatisfactory levels, which is a 3 percent drop from the previous year. While Ivy Stockwell reported 8 percent of third graders at unsatisfactory, which is a 2 percent increase.

According to Lauer, over the last five years the district hit its highest average in 2011 when 78 percent of students were reading at proficient or advanced levels. This year, the district third graders hit 75 percent of students reading at the same level.

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Photo by John Gardner

Brad Morgan, of Falcon, stands in line as his standard poodle, Rhino, is evaluated by a judge against other poodles at the Mother’s Day Classic Dog Show at Fickel Park Friday, May 9. The Mother’s Day Classic was hosted by the Trail Ridge Kennel Club and is a sanctioned United Kennel Club event and drew dog owners from as far away as Texas, Kansas, Wyoming, and all around Colorado.

Berthoud High School buckles up to win Seat Belt Challenge

School will receive $1,500 first-place prize for victory

By John Gardner The Surveyor

When winning a prize like the Seat Belt Challenge, the money isn’t the best reward — life is.

When Tad Johnson visited Berthoud High School on March 24 as part of an assembly for the Alex Sabados Day of Kindness, he presented the Berthoud students with a unique challenge. Johnson challenged each of the Thompson School District high schools to encourage their peers to buckle up, and the school with the highest rate of drivers and passengers that demonstrated vehicle safety could potentially win $1,500.

“It’s yours to win,” Johnson told the crowd of students in the stands in the school’s gymnasium.

“One school could win and sweep it all.”

Johnson started Alexa’s Hugs, a not-for-profit organization aimed at increasing seat belt and

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vehicle safety awareness for high school kids.

Johnson and his wife, Jona Johnson, started Alexa’s Hugs after losing his oldest daughter, and Jona’s stepdaughter, 19-year-old Alexa Johnson, a 2012 Loveland High graduate, in an accident only nine months after she graduated. Alexa lost control of her truck on Interstate 25, just east of Berthoud, and was ejected from the vehicle. She wasn’t wearing a seat belt and that is the message that the Johnsons are spreading.

“Nothing says I care about you more, and I want you to be safe, than ‘please buckle up,’” Tad said.

Last fall, Tad and representatives from Alexa’s Hugs visited each of the district high schools (Berthoud, Thompson Valley, Loveland, and Mountain View) and tracked the number of kids, and adults, who left the parking lot with, or without, wearing a seat belt.

“Out of the four schools, you guys were our worst offenders,” Tad told the crowd at that March assembly.

Tad returned to do another unannounced seat

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Photo courtesy of Tad Johnson

Pictured is the facebook post that Tad Johnson posted the day after his daughter, Alexa Johnson, died in a car accident in 2012. It’s the inspriation behind Alexa’s Hugs.

Planning commission approves ProSwing minor subdivison

By Rudy Hemmann The Surveyor The planning commission held a regular business meeting the evening of May 8 to consider one agenda item and to discuss, along with Principal Planner Tim Katers, other items of interest to the commission.

Following a formal public hearing, the commissioners adopted a resolution approving the minor subdivision of property known as the ProSwing Minor Subdivision.

The ProSwing Park property is located at the southwest corner of the intersection of First Street and U.S. 287.

The minor subdivision process adds a small plot of ground, which was established by way of a land survey conducted earlier this year, to the original property and establishes the entirety as a single lot. The addition of

the small plot of ground located at the eastern end of the property makes it possible to have emergency access to the property from First Street.

The minor subdivision process also addresses easement issues with Handy Ditch as well as other utility easements on the property.

According to the staff report, primary access is proposed from Larimer County Road (LCR) 10E by way of an extension of Clayton Place, which is currently an unimproved drive, providing access to an electrical substation, the handy ditch and other properties in the area. A portion of the extended Clayton Place would traverse land which is currently privately-held property located within the town limits as well as a portion of a small tract which is in unincorporated Larimer County.

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Page 2 Berthoud Weekly Surveyor May 15, 2014 ending up at 84 percent of drivers and passengers using seat belts.

“I was overjoyed,” Tad said. “I belt check this spring to check the was encouraged that all four schools’ effectiveness of the campaign. The numbers went up.” school with the highest seat belt usage Both the fall and spring at the spring observation received observations were unannounced $500, the school with the largest and anonymous, Tad said. Counters improvement in seat belt usage from were used to keep track of each the fall to the spring, and the school passenger who wore a seat belt and that produced the best public service another counter was used for each announcement would also receive passenger who was not wearing one. $500 for the respective discipline.

If a passenger couldn’t be determined The Berthoud High School students to be using one, or not, the passenger decided to wasn’t included, sweep all three Johnson said. categories and Tad said that the take home the important thing is that $1,500. the kids are hearing the Assistant message.

Principal, Chase “I spend most of my McBride, said days banging my head that he wasn’t against the wall, asking surprised by the if anyone is listening,” outcome. he said.

“I just knew But the Berthoud what kind of students responded kids we have, in a way that lets the how determined Johnsons know that and motivated their message was Each of Berthoud’s graduating sethey are. And I heard. niors will receive a “Hug” to adorn just presented “They told us their seat belt from Alexa’s Hugs. them with the that this isn’t just a challenge and contest for them,” Tad they are the kind of group that could said. “Their message was, ‘this is pull it off,” McBride said. “It was a our community and these are our proud moment.” classmates.’”

While all four schools showed For more information on Alexa’s improvement in seat belt use, Hugs, or to make a donation to the Berthoud students increased their organization visit, alexahugs.com. seat belt usage nearly 17 percent,

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working with property owners north of LCR 10E and south of the ProSwing property to formalize access along Clayton Place as a public right-of-way including improving it to municipal standards.

That work is in progress and is necessary prior to the issuance of any building permit for ProSwing.”

The proposed facility will provide baseball and softball training on four practice fields, an infield practice

POLICEFILES Sunday, May 4 Berthoud Town Park: Neighbors called to complain about a black car doing donuts and driving carelessly in the parking lot. Subject was contacted with several friends in the parking lot and admitted to his driving. Verbal counseling was given.

Monday, May 5

200 block of Second Street: A person had some thoughts of hurting herself but did not have a plan.

200 block Second Street: Male subject who had several medical issues was found deceased by his son.

A Boulder police detective called with information about a subject with two felony warrants that may be coming to the Berthoud area. He was located at the 200 block of Mountain Avenue and taken into custody.

FIREFILES Monday, May 5

BFPD’s fire marshal responded to a report of possible transients camping and starting fires in the area of First and Bunyan. Fire-starting materials were found present at the site. This incident is under further investigation.

BFPD responded with TVEMS to a medical call for an allergic reaction for a patient at Turner Middle School. The patient was transported.

BFPD responded to a medical call for seizures on Redwood Circle.

The fire crew assisted TVEMS with the medical care.

BFPD responded at the request of the police department to a patient who was found in a vehicle off the road on Larimer County Road (LCR) 23 and LCR 8E. Upon arrival to the scene the patient was in the driver’s seat and complaining of not feeling well. TVEMS took over patient care after their arrival and BFPD cleared the scene.

BFPD responded to a possible grass fire on Interstate-25 at mile marker 249. This was found to be a controlled irrigation ditch burn for purposes of agriculture.

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area, an indoor practice facility, bull pens, batting cages, parking and other improvements on the property.

There was little discussion by the commissioners and a motion to adopt a resolution approving the minor subdivision was made, seconded and unanimously approved.

The commissioners turned their attention to a discussion of internal issues. Include in the topics discussed was the ratification of the revised comprehensive plan by the town board. The planning commission had recently adopted the new

comprehensive plan and forwarded the document to the town board for ratification.

Other issues discussed were the application process and interview schedule for filling the open seat on the commission; the AT&T application for a proposed cellular communication tower in the northwest part of town; the status of various development projects in and around town; and training sessions for the commissioners.

Extra checks, business checks and school checks Two traffic contacts (six verbal warnings, one citation and one summons)

concerned parent about a man who came to her residence with issues over her son driving out of control.

Video from school could prove otherwise. Potential charges of false reporting may be issued.

900 block of 10th Street: A citizen reported two juvenile males were at Roberts Lake park shooting things and pointing a gun at people.

Two boys hid the gun when deputy arrived. They admitted to shooting into the lake but denied pointing the gun at anyone. The toy gun was a pump action BB gun. Both children were released to their parents.

Business checks, school checks, school zones Two contacts/two verbal warnings

Tuesday, May 6

Berthoud Town Hall: Subject came in to claim his lost wallet and had a warrant out of Larimer County for Failure to Appear Served trespass notices to two juveniles Business and school checks/three verbal warnings Wednesday, May 7

Bar checks, parks and school checks Thursday, May 8

Interview with one of the employees from a theft case and developed more information on a possible suspect.

Received information from a BFPD responded to a reported outside odor on Mount Massive Street. The fire crew investigated the garage area of the residence and found a gas leak coming from the regulator on the meter. Xcel responded and the fire crew cleared the scene.

Tuesday, May 6

BFPD responded to a report of a power line down that was on S. CR 15. The railroad reported a glowing coil coming off the pole to a transformer. Xcel was notified and the crew cleared the scene.

BFPD assisted a citizen on E. Colorado Avenue with a smoke detector.

BFPD and TVEMS responded to a medical call on Meadowlark Drive.

BFPD assisted a citizen on 10th Street with changing batteries in a smoke detector in a high vaulted ceiling.

BFPD responded to a grass wildland fire on the corner of CR 21 and CR 10. This was a controlled ditch burn and the fire was under control. There was some concern about the cottonwood trees in the ditch. The fire crew hosed and cooled the surrounding area then cleared the scene.

BFPD, TVEMS and Loveland

Friday, May 9

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which is a violation of the mandatory protection order against victim.

200 block of Second Street: Four individuals reported hearing six gun shots around 11 p.m. but never called law enforcement. The area was checked and no evidence of gunfire or damage could be located. There is no description or number of suspects.

The elderly witnesses stated that they did not believe law enforcement was in their town at that time in the morning. They were advised differently.

Extra patrols: Berthoud Town Park, Pioneer Park, Gateway Park, Collins Park and all four Berthoud schools One traffic contact, one verbal warning Saturday, May 10

900 block of Sixth Street: victim reported multiple text messages received from her ex-boyfriend,

A woman from Parker, Colo., made a report about deception and theft in Berthoud.

Fire were called to a confined-space rescue on Massachusetts Avenue.

The reporting party had reported voices coming from the grain tower.

The crews found three teens that had broken into the crawl space of the building. The teens were minors and were turned over to the Larimer County Sheriff’s office.

BFPD responded to a 40’ by 10’ grass fire burning along the top of a ditch bank near West County Road 8. This fire was rekindled from a previous ditch burn earlier in the day.

The fire crew extinguished the fire and cleaned the area before clearing the scene.

searched the structure and found no signs of sprinkler activation or fire.

The alarm was reset and the crew cleared the scene.

BFPD responded to a motorvehicle accident on Interstate 25 at mile marker 249. This was a single-vehicle accident with moderate damage to the vehicle. No injuries were reported.

BFPD responded to a residential structure fire on Eugene Drive in Loveland. The two-story mediumsized structure was burning on the back side of the house. The crew assisted Loveland Fire with extinguishing the fire, then salvaging and overhauling before clearing the scene.

Wednesday, May 7

BFPD and TVEMS responded to a medical call for chest pain on McColm Street. The patient was transported.

BFPD responded to a medical call on Second Street. The patient was deceased upon arrival to the scene.

BFPD responded to a medical call for diabetic problems at the Berthoud Living Center. The patient was transported.

BFPD responded with TVEMS to a medical call for injuries at Turner Middle School. The patient had a dislocated ankle and was transported.

BFPD responded to a commercial fire alarm on Second Street. The crew

Thursday, May 8

BFPD responded to a singlevehicle accident on I-25. There were no injuries reported.

Friday, May 9

BFPD responded with TVEMS to a medical call on Jones Place for knee pain and swelling. The patient was transported.

BFPD assisted TVEMS with a medical call at the Berthoud Living Center. The patient was transported.

Broke up an all out street rumble with my air horn ... both cats fled the scene so no charges filed.

Extra patrols: at four Berthoud schools, foot patrol Fickel Park for a dog show Sunday, May 11

Very wet and snowy day.

Two traffic contacts, two warnings Extra patrols: Berthoud Park, Pioneer Park, Gateway Park, Collins Park and all four Berthoud schools Monday, May 12

Assault at Berthoud High: a student punched another student in the commons area. Student issued a municipal summons.

One traffic contact/one verbal warning Extra patrols: Berthoud Town Park, Pioneer Park, Gateway Park, Collins Park, and all four Berthoud schools.

Saturday, May 10

BFPD responded to a commercial fire alarm at the Brookside Gardens.

The alarm had been activated by a steam shower. The alarm system was reset and the crew cleared the scene.

BFPD responded to an unauthorized controlled burn on Weld CR 3. The crew located a thick column of smoke and a large debris pile north of Weld CR 3 and Highway 56. The property owner was advised and educated on obtaining a burn permit from Weld County and the openburning requirements and regulations within BFPD. The crew remained on scene to assist the property owners with the burn pile until the intensity of the burning materials died down.

BFPD responded to a motorvehicle accident on I-25 at mile marker 252. There was moderate damage to the vehicles. There were no injuries reported.

BFPD responded to a reported four-vehicle accident on I-25 at mile marker 250. The motor-vehicle accident was determined unable to locate.

BFPD responded to a reported motor-vehicle accident on I-25 at mile marker 250. The report stated a black SUV had spun out in the median. The crew was unable to locate an accident.

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Ryken joins the Rams Berthoud’s Nate Ryken to play football at Colorado State

By John Gardner The Surveyor Berthoud High School senior Nate Ryken has committed to play football at Colorado State University (CSU) this fall after accepting a preferred walk-on offer from the Rams this past weekend.

“It’s really exciting. CSU is where I was really hoping to go,” Ryken said Monday.

The 6-foot-2-inch, 234-pound Ryken was recruited by the Rams to play offense where he said they’ve expressed interest in him as a fullback. He played running back and defensive end for the Spartans this past season.

Ryken is a four-year starter on varsity for the Spartans. Playing Division I football has been Ryken’s goal since he first started playing the sport as a child.

“I’ve wanted to play college football my whole life,” he said.

While this agreement didn’t come with a scholarship, it guarantees him a roster spot, according to Warren McCarty, who helped Ryken navigate the

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“There’s been some concern about the down-trending years since [2011],” Lauer said. “That is one of the big concerns, from everyone,

recruiting process.

“I think he’s going to have a good chance going in there and making a name for himself,” McCarty said.

McCarty said that it’s his opinion, with Ryken’s size and ability; he’ll be able to fill a spot in the Rams backfield and also have some opportunities with special teams.

Ryken said he takes the opportunity to play seriously and said that he’s prepared to prove himself on the field.

“I’ll have to earn a scholarship, which I plan to do,” Ryken said.

He found out on Friday, May 9, that he’d received the offer when he received a call from McCarty, host of My Passion is Football radio show on ESPN 1580am in Colorado Springs. “[McCarty] called Friday evening and told me to start watching what I eat because I’ll have to start football training,” Ryken said.

Along with playing football, Ryken also wrestled at the 220-pound division where he made it to the state tournament his senior season. He also threw shot put and discus during track and field and was consistently a top contender each week.

He said he’s looking forward to playing with a CSU team on the

that we really needed to look at how we were providing services and support structures for our schools.”

Last year, the district saw 74 percent of third graders at proficient or advanced levels in

Photo by John Gardner

Berthoud’s Nate Ryken accepted an offer from Colorado State University as a preferred walk-on for the football team.

upswing after hiring third-year Head Coach Jim McElwain from Alabama in 2011. In his second year at the helm, McElwain’s Rams defeated Washington State in the

New Mexico Bowl in December with a 48-45 come-from-behind win.

While Ryken considered other colleges, CSU remained his top

option.

“It’s going to be nice to be so close,” he said. “It’ll be nice to still have all the support of my family and friends.”

reading. So, the district allocated $500,000 to focus on early childhood literacy. And the investment shows promise, according to Lauer.

Districtwide, Thompson’s third grade readers slightly improved year over year with 19 of the 22 schools seeing increases from 2013.

“We were worried that we wouldn’t see growth at the third grade,” Lauer said.

The Colorado Department of

Education reported that out of Thompson’s 1,156 third grade students tested, 75 percent read at the proficient and advanced level.

That’s about a 1 percent increase but, Lauer said, that any increase this year was a positive gain.

“It’s a signal that the investment was working and the systemic changes are paying off,” Lauer said.

Currently, the statewide average is 73 percent for third graders

reading at advanced and proficient, according to the report.

B.F. Kitchen Elementary School in Loveland reported the district’s lowest reading scores with 55 percent of students reading at advanced or proficient, which is a 13 percent drop from 2013.

Lauer attributed the low scores, in part, due to high student mobility rates and students entering the district below proficient levels.

Some district schools have mobility rates as high as 40 percent in a single year, Lauer said, which adds to the challenge presented with increasing reading scores.

“That high percent of mobility is a challenge that not all the schools have,” Lauer said.

In turn, mobility also impacts teaching routines because students entering below proficient levels don’t have the background knowledge because they haven’t been there since the beginning of the year.

The tough part is trying to maintain success at the high performing schools while attempting to duplicate the success at the struggling schools.

The district Board of Education has approved another $500,000 toward early childhood literacy for next year, and Lauer said she expects to see increases again next year, too.

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The NFL draft gives fans hope D

espite airing opposite the NHL and NBA playoffs and a full slate of MLB games, the NFL draft was the sports story of this past weekend.

Forget that, it was the television event of the weekend.

According to numbers provided to Zap2it.com courtesy of Nielsen Media Research, Thursday night’s first round drew a combined 5.7 rating (among viewers aged 18-49) on ESPN and NFL Network. For comparison’s sake, the highest-rated show on broadcast television last Thursday was “The Big Bang Theory” on CBS, which drew a 3.8 rating. The draft was huge on social media too, with over 9.6 million #NFLDraft tweets sent over the threeday event. I could not find the number of #Sheldon tweets.

Surveyor Why does this event draw Columnist such attention?

For one, it is the NFL draft and football is football, the crème-de-la-crème of the American sports scene.

But more importantly, I think, is the fact that the draft gives fans hope. It is an unknown, yes, but sports fans possess hope for the unknown rather than a fear of it.

Look no further than this year’s most highly-touted Dan (okay, egregiously over-hyped) Karpiel prospect, quarterback Johnny Manziel, selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 22nd pick.

Browns fans found instant hope in the polarizing Texas A&M product, as evidenced by the fact that the team saw a spike in orders for season tickets (over 1,600 sold in the first three days) and Manziel’s jersey rocketed to the top of the league’s best-seller list.

Northern Ohioans have hope that Manziel — despite his diminutive size, play style inconducive to the NFL, his cocky, arrogant, off-putting personality, and reports of a lacking work-ethic and commitment — will be the savior of their moribund franchise. Perhaps the interest in watching train wrecks is high along the shores of Lake Erie.

But Cleveland fans, as well as fans in Jacksonville, Oakland, Houston, Buffalo and other NFL cities across America, hold out hope that this year’s picks will be their team’s silver bullet, that one game-changer who can resuscitate their team’s fortunes.

As far as our hometown Broncos are concerned, we

don’t need hope, we have Peyton Manning.

That said, we had a good draft. If I was in the business of handing out draft grades, I’d give Broncos GM John Elway and his staff a “B+” for their work last weekend.

Their 2014 class is highlighted by first-round pick Bradley Roby, a cornerback from Ohio State University.

He’s going to be good.

Roby needs to work on some of the finer points of playing corner in the pros, but that’s what NFL coaches get paid the big bucks for.

Don’t let any of the noise about “character concerns” cloud your judgment; Roby is a good kid from a good family and he has the skill set to play at a high level. He was a productive starter at a top-notch college program in Columbus.

In the second round Denver took wide receiver Cody Latimer. The Indiana Hoosier might not attract as much female adulation as Eric Decker, the man he was drafted to eventually replace, but he will be a better player. Like Roby, Latimer is blessed with physical skills — size, speed, hands, instincts, blocking ability — that foretell success, but he will not be thrust into a starting role before he is ready.

The guy to watch from this year’s class, however, is linebacker Lamin Barrow, drafted in the fifth round out of LSU. Barrow will likely play a key role as a nickel linebacker for the Broncos and brings the skills and experience to make an impact right away. The former Tiger gets high marks from scouts for his football character (traits such as competitiveness, motor and leadership) and brings good range and quickness, making him an ideal candidate for coverage responsibilities on third down.

The Broncos also signed, as college free agents (players who went undrafted), a pair of CSU Rams — running back Kapri Bibbs and linebacker Shaquil Barrett — and in each of the last 10 years an undrafted player has made the Broncos’ final roster. Here’s hoping, and do not think my green-and-gold blood is coloring my analysis, that one of these guys makes it 11 years.

Bottom line is that draft means less, at least as far as next season is concerned, for Denver than it would for a bad team. The Broncos are an elite team that will contend for the Super Bowl and that was going to be the case regardless of what happened last weekend.

That said, who’s to say that Roby doesn’t become

the next Champ Bailey, Latimer the next Rod Smith and Barrow the next Randy Gradishar. A fan can hope, right?

What do you say about a Vulgarian?

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y friends from outside of Los Angeles are horrified. “Donald Sterling is a pig?” they say with surprise. “A racist, ignorant, loud-mouthed fool?” And Jewish, to boot. This is not, my mother would have said, good for the Jews.

Guest No one I know Columnist who lives here is shocked at the news. I don’t even think of him as Jewish. I think of him as Donald Sterling, the guy who used to crowd the front section of the newspaper with full-size ads praising himself Susan for being honored Estrich by his own charities.

The most shocking thing, my assistant joked with me, is how small the house

is that the mistress got in Beverly Hills.

Shelly Sterling suing over a $1.8 million condo? It must have been the cars. We laugh. Before you jump on me for insensitivity to racism, my assistant is AfricanAmerican. It’s just that Sterling never had a reputation as a good guy.

Don’t get me wrong — I’m shedding no tears. No one forced him to give the interview he did on CNN. Attacking Magic Johnson? I don’t think so. Here comes a whole new round of “sorrys.” Won’t work.

Nor will the missus come out on top on this one, even if she is heaving the old boy under the bus as fast as she can. Today he has dementia? Last week, he was apparently fine to run the team, and she was just mad about the midsize condo and the cars. This week, holy war. If he’s going to have to sell the team — and he is — she might as well get her half.

Sterling says it’s just one mistake in 35 years as a good team owner. Don’t believe it. It’s never one mistake. One mistake, and your wife isn’t saying you have dementia. One mistake, and someone, somewhere, would be jumping to his defense.

But what to do with such a guy?

Very simple. Move on. Let him, hopefully, be an example — but not an example of Jews, because he isn’t, or of Angelenos, because he isn’t, or even of self-satisfied billionaires, because he isn’t that, either.

He’s who he’s always been: a vulgarian who didn’t just happen to get rich. There are many wonderful rich people out there, but if you have all of the other talents, being selfish and self-righteous and egodriven and having a wife who is willing to put up with almost anything (except, apparently, the cars), even going out as a trio with your girlfriend as long as she signs a friendship agreement and doesn’t rock the boat, well, that probably can’t hurt.

And he’s not alone. He is, no doubt, surrounded by people every day who have heard him say worse things than he did on the recording or on CNN and never said a word to him: didn’t correct him, stand up to him, warn him, castigate him, nothing.

It wasn’t because they agreed with

him. It’s because you can get used to almost anything, particularly if you’re being paid decently.

I’m not talking only about the high-priced aides who are overpaid to be underwhelming. I’m also talking about all of the invisible people who heard him loud and clear and turned the other cheek — the people who drove him all these years, who cooked his dinner, made his bed, took care of him when he was ill. Perhaps we’ll soon see them paraded about, to tell us how Sterling took their child to a game or paid for a nurse for a sick mother. I hope he did something.

Are they to blame? Of course not. Not any more than anyone else. But the whole world wasn’t in the dark about this guy. If we’re going to hold sports leaders to a high standard, and I’m all for that, let’s hold the players to that same standard, as well as the leaders of other large corporations. And if that makes some people uncomfortable, maybe it’s about time. And if it causes some of the folks around them to speak out, if only as a friendly warning, then that’s good, too.

It’s the only good that’s going to come of this.

TRIVIABITS

crashed his golf buggy into a fairway hollow and dislocated his elbow, putting him out for six weeks. But even more amusingly, Jimmie Johnson once fell off a moving golf cart and broke his left wrist. This is funny because Johnson is a NASCAR legend. And speaking of dangerous golf carts, Erik Johnson of the St. Louis Blues was riding one when he tore both his MCL and ACL in his right knee.

According to Canada’s Ben Wilson, herring communicate by flatulence. Showing an admirable sense of humor, Wilson named the phenomenon Fast Repetitive Tick, so the acronym is FRT. Twelve-year-olds everywhere are bent over laughing. More seriously, though, the discovery explains why herring have such extraordinarily good herring.

As you can probably guess, roughly 85

percent of India’s people are Hindus. As a British colony, India used to include a large Muslim population, but most of this population now lives in Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Despite this, about 10 percent of Indians are Muslim. The surprising thing is that India’s third largest population, at about 3 percent, is Christian. There is a large Christian minority in the state of Kerala and along the northeastern border. Sikhism is fourth, at about 2 percent. Buddhism, born in India, barely registers.

Poets don’t have a rep nowadays as being especially manly. But back in the day, Lord Byron was “mad, bad and dangerous to know.” He was a veritable love god, in a society not exactly known for its erotic excess.

He even had a fling with his own half-sister.

Later on, he got mixed up revolutionary pol-

itics. When he was killed fighting for Greek freedom, his publisher burned his shocking memoirs.

Descended from Harriet Beecher Stowe, Patricia Cornwell writes mysteries about a coroner named Kay Scarpetta, which may have in part inspired the TV trend for medical examiners on shows like CSI. She also once had an affair with FBI Agent Margo Bennett, which led Margo’s ex, FBI Agent Eugene Bennett, to take a minister hostage in 1996, as part of a scheme to murder Margo. She has also sunk a small fortune into another mystery, trying to prove that Walter Sickert was Jack the Ripper, even (allegedly) destroying one of Sickert’s painting in the process.

By Paul Paquet

L

ester Maddox was an ardent racist who refused to serve black customers in his Atlanta restaurant, despite the Civil Rights Act, even confronting black protesters with an ax handle. This being Georgia in the 1960s, that put him on the fast track to the governor’s office. But that’s not the weird part: In the 1970s, he started a comedy career with an AfricanAmerican ex-con he’d pardoned, who had also worked in his restaurant. The act was called “the Governor and the Dishwasher.”

Yesterday we talked about soccer injuries. Portsmouth’s Johnny “Lager” Durnin

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A LOOK AT BERTHOUD

Eight seniors graduated from Berthoud High School in 1907 B

erthoud’s fifth high school graduation was held on May 23, 1907. From 1887 to 1898 the school had offered classes for first through eighth grades. Ninth grade classes were added for the 1899-1900 school year. Tenth, 11th- and 12th-grade classes weren’t added until Then & Now 1903 when BerSurveyor thoud graduates Columnist could lay claim to a complete high school — or 12th-grade — education.

The Berthoud High School Class of 1907 was comprised of eight members. They included six Mark young ladies — French Myrtle Stockwell, Emma Bennett, Mabel Bein, Mable Curtis, Ina Hankins and Tena Waggener, and two young men — Clifton McGlothlan and Fred Hartford. Berthoud’s high school teachers were Miss Lola Turner and a Professor Van Hoose. Berthoud’s solitary school building was located in the center of present-day Fickel Park.

Graduation festivities began on May 17, when Mr. and Mrs. Fred McAllaster hosted a senior dinner at their home at 436 Welch Ave. in Berthoud. Mrs. McAllaster’s son, Fred Hartford, was a member of the class. Following the event, the Berthoud Bulletin reported, “Thursday evening at 5:30 the members of the senior class of the high school and two of the teachers sat down to a splendid course dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. McAllaster, as guests of the class valedictorian, Fred Hartford.

The home was beautifully decorated with the class colors, blue and white.

After dinner the evening was spent playing games, while a phonograph dispensed sweet music. Several piano solos were very well rendered by Albert Hartford, which were very much appreciated by all present.”

The pianist, Albert Hartford, was the younger brother of Fred Hartford.

On the evening of Sunday, May 19, 1907, Rev. W.L. Cline of the United Brethren Church delivered the baccalaureate sermon to the graduates. At that time Berthoud’s United Brethren congregation occupied a new church building at the northeast corner of Fourth Street and Mountain Avenue.

The local tabloid noted, “The service was a union meeting of the various churches and house was filled to

OBITUARIES

Please view the online obituary, send condolences and sign the family guest book at www.allnutt.com.

David “Wayne” Harris Nov. 15, 1935 — May 11, 2014 David “Wayne” Harris, 78, of Berthoud passed away on May 11, 2014, in Berthoud, Colo. Wayne was born on Nov. 15, 1935, in Fincastle, Va., to Russell and Naomi (Rucker) Harris. He grew up in Fincastle and graduated from Fincastle High School. On July 28, 1969, he married Kaye Short in Goodland, Kan. Wayne spent time as a truck driver before working as a pipeline superintendent in the late 1970s for the Dale Bruntz Construction Co. and the Kelran Construction Co. for over 20 years before retiring from Nex-Gen Construction Co. His passion was raising and training Australian Shepherds. As a herding judge for the AKC, ASCA and IESR, Wayne traveled all over the U.S. and as far as Germany. Wayne was loved by all who knew him; he was strong and bighearted, a true cowboy with a good sense of humor.

Wayne is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife Kaye; son Brian (Lisa) Harris of Johnstown; grandchildren Breauna (Robert) Gildea of Brighton; and great grandchildren Raegyn and Rylan Gildea of Brighton.

overflowing. The text was taken from Proverbs 4:7 — “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding,” and from this Rev. Cline drew many helpful thoughts, making it a profitable evening for all in attendance.”

In Berthoud’s early years, graduation ceremonies were held at various locations around town. The Presbyterian Church and a large second-floor room in the local lumberyard building that was known as Fairbairn Hall, Mintener Hall or the “opera house,” was the location of the event until the United Brethren built a new church at the corner of Fourth Street and Mountain Avenue in 1904. The commencement of the Class of 1907 was held at the United Brethren Church on Thursday, May 23, 1907.

Following the ceremony the local newspaper described the commencement as “ ... one of the most successful in the annals of Berthoud high school.

Under the supervision of Professor Van Hoose and Miss Turner, the seniors acquitted themselves most favorably.

The splendid music of the evening was very good, and the seniors will go forth with the best wishes of all.”

Fred Hartford, the class valedictorian, earned a civil engineering degree at the University of Colorado. He worked

loved intellectual pursuits, and adored old movies.

Judy met the love of her life, Donald R. Lehn, at his 1960s coffee shop, “The Green Spider.” They were marJudith Ann Lehn ried shortly after and spent 47 years Nov. 30, 1940 – April 17, 2014 together. Both Don and Judy felt that they were always meant to be together Judith Ann Lehn was warmly welcomed into the Universe on April 17, right from the start. Some people refer 2014. She transitioned peaceto such a match as finding their fully, with her best friend Leslie “soul mate.” For Don and Judy, by her side, along with her their connection went far beyond devoted husband Don and her being each other’s soul mate. goddaughter Analee, as well as Though not traditional people many others with her in divine per se, they truly embodied the spirit; including her beloved old-fashioned wedding vows we sister, Nancy. all know — they were constant Judy’s effervescent, loving, friends, faithful partners in sickness and in health, in good times quick-witted personality naturally drew everyone to her. She and in bad, in joy as well as in Judy Lehn cared deeply for all she met. In sorrow. Judy and Don promised fact, Judy embodied the ancient to love each other unconditionally, they supported each other in their meaning behind the word “Namaste” by spiritual growth as well as in their imhonoring the divine spark in each and mediate and lifetime goals, they honored every individual. Judy had the ability to and respected each other, they laughed make everyone always feel welcome and and cried together, and, most importantspecial. Her natural curiosity regarding ly, they cherished each other in this life the human condition brought out her and will in the next. skills of empathetic listening, ability Don said there would be a “Judyto find common ground, and even the sized-hole” in his life now. However, Don rare skill of actually telling on herself believes that in death Judy is still with to allow others to feel at ease. Judy had him, only at peace and whole. Judy’s a rare intellect, a quick wit, and a keen body was but a vehicle in this life; her sense of humor. She loved to laugh, soul is now transcendent light shining upon all of us who knew and treasured her.

Besides being a valued career woman wherever she worked, Judy was also a loving mother to her son, Steven Lehn,

Photo courtesy of the Ludlow Collection, Berthoud Historical Society

Sis or seven of the eight members of the Berthoud High School class of 1907 assembled for a photo on the steps of the United Brethren church on the corner of Fourth Street and Mountain Avenue. Emma Bennett is the girl at the right while Clifton McGlothlan stands at the far right. One of the men other men may be Professor Van Hoose.

overseas for many years. Clifton McGlothlan attended William Jewell College and became a church pastor.

The girls — Myrtle Stockwell, Emma

Bennett, Mabel Bein, Mable Curtis, Ina Hankins, Tena Waggener — married and raised families.

her step-daughters, Karen and Lesa, and her goddaughter Analee. Judy was always but a phone call away as they all grew into adulthood. Despite her always busy schedule, Judy took the time to meet with her children in good times and in bad. Judy often sent beautiful letters to encourage them, to let them know that ultimately life is an exciting and beautiful place to explore, and that she had been through similar circumstances herself. Judy was in her heart of hearts a wonderful writer. She took the time to write editorial pieces, and letters, to her local newspapers. She was also very active in her community, served on committees, and truly cared about the issues of the day.

Judy is survived by her devoted husband Don; her treasured sister Nancy, and her family; her best-friend since childhood, Leslie; her children; Karen, Lesa and Analee; her grandchildren and great grandchildren; her many, many friends; and, at last, Judy is now one with her dearly departed, cherished son, Steve.

Judith Ann Lehn loved life, loved her family, and loved the divine spark in others. She truly believed life is the grand adventure and that living life to the fullest each day is the key.

Judy believed in us all.

“Any man’s life, told truly, is a novel ... ” — Ernest Hemingway, Death in the Afternoon.

An open house memorial celebrating Judy’s life will be held Sunday, May 18, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Grandpa’s Restaurant in Berthoud.

Bill Siebers named Interim Director of Human Resources

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Special to the Surveyor The Thompson School District is pleased to announce that Bill Siebers has been named Interim Director of Human Resources. Siebers currently serves as the principal of Turner Middle School in Berthoud, Colo. He will fill the role that is being vacated by Vicki Thompson this summer, who will become the Executive Director of Human Resources for the Poudre School District.

Siebers has worked in Bill Siebers the district for thirteen years, as a math teacher and Dean of Students at Walt Clark Middle School and then as assistant principal for two years at Turner Middle School before he elevated to the principal position. Before his time in Thompson, he also taught for three years at Deer Valley Unified School District in Arizona.

A native of Gary, Ind., Siebers earned his bachelor of arts in Elementary Education from Arizona State University, a master’s degree in leadership from the University of Northern Arizona and is currently finishing his doctorate in human resources and leadership through Colorado State University.

In the upcoming months, Siebers will work closely with Ms. Thompson to help ensure a smooth transition in the human resources department. He will also finish out the school year as principal at Turner Middle School.

“I’m looking forward to making a difference and being a part of this great department,” Siebers said. “I’m excited for the future and for what we can continue to do for students here in Thompson. There will certainly be challenges with moving into this new role. But with the challenges, there is also excitement for what we can accomplish. I will truly miss my family here at Turner. This community is very supportive of the school. It has a family atmosphere, culture and climate that are focused on student achievement and growth.

I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished here and I know they will be very successful in the future.”

“This position serves a critical role in our school district,” said Dr. Stan Scheer, Superintendent of Schools. “As we move forward, it is important that we have somebody in this role with knowledge of our district who can help us with the transition and also bring a wealth of resources to rely upon. Vicki has been a wonderful administrator for this district and I am confident that Bill will help continue that fine tradition.”

In the coming weeks, the district will begin the search process to fill the principal position at Turner Middle School.

For more information, please contact Mike Hausmann, Thompson School District public information officer, at 970-613-5011 or via email at michael.hausmann@thompsonschools.org.

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Results Tri-Valley Conference meet (Longmont High School) Girls - May 7 Team results; Berthoud - 221, Windsor - 107, Erie - 91, Mead - 88, Frederick - 72, Roosevelt - 72, Skyline - 56, Northridge - 20.

Berthoud’s top finishers: 100 meters First place: Tacey DiVittorio, 12.72 seconds; second place: Lydia Ling, 12.87; eighth place: Sara Parker, 13.87.

200 meters Second place: Tacey DiVittorio, 25.95 seconds; sixth place: Ashlyn Fahrenbruch, 27.71.

400 meters Second place: Catherine Meeker, 1 minute, 03.69 seconds.

800 meters First place: Kiah Leonard, 2:26.73; fourth place: Annika Jessen, 2:38.20: eighth place: Emma Degnan, 2:44.78.

1,600 meters First place: Kiah Leonard, 5:34.01.

3,200 meters First place: Kiah Leonard, 12:02.42.

100-meter hurdles Fourth place: Alyssa Strong, 16.60; fifth place: Emily Voll, 16.99; sixth place: Kelly Chamberlain, 17.06.

300-meter hurdles Fourth place: Kelly Chamberlain, 49.27; sixth place: Emily Voll, 50.46.

4x100-meter relay Second place: Berthoud (DiVittorio, Fahrenbruch, Meeker, Lind), 51.73.

4x200-meter relay Fourth place: Berthoud (Kira Bollar, Sydney Campbell, Fahrenbruch, Teresa Hofmeister), 1:53.77.

4x400-meter relay Fourth place: Berthoud (Jessen, Meeker, Schuppen, Voll), 4:34.33.

4x800-meter relay Second place: Berthoud (Degnan, Schuppen, Leonard, Jessen), 10:19.20.

800 sprint medley Third place: Berthoud (Lind, Fahrenbruch, Meeker, DiVittorio), 1:52.09.

Long jump Second place: Lind, 15 feet, 8 ½ inches; fifth place: Ally Klaes, 14 feet, 11 ½ inches; seventh place: Sara Parker, 14 feet, 8 ¼ inches.

Triple Jump First place: Alyssa Strong, 33 feet, 11 ½ inches; second place: Ally Klaes, 33 feet, 7 inches; fourth place: Lexyngton Seeley, 31 feet, 11 ½ inches.

High jump Second place: Kristina Cavey, 5 feet, ½ inch; tied for third: Emily Trujilo, 4 feet, 8 ½ inches; tied for third: Alyssa Strong, 4 feet, 8 ½ inches.

Pole vault Tied for first place: Josie Spitz, 10 feet, 3 inches; fourth place: Kelly Chamberlain, 8 feet, 9 inches.

Shot put First place: Danielle Pickert, 33 feet, 3 ½ inches; second place: Sydney Siruta, 32 feet, 7 inches; fourth place: Shelby Coyle, 30 feet, 2 inches.

Discus First place: Siruta, 98 feet, 11 inches.

Boys track and field results Erie - 209, Windsor - 118, Mead - 100, Berthoud - 93, Roosevelt – 84, Skyline – 60, Frederick - 21, Northridge - 6.

Berthoud’s top finishers: 100 meters Fourth place: Michael Woodiel , 11.44 seconds.

400 meters Second place: Chad Ellis, 52.97; third place: Gabe Conde, 53.28.

1,600 meters Eighth place: Elijah Grewal, 5:00.32.

3,200 meters Second place: Luke Spitz, 10:31.32.

100-meter hurdles Eighth place: Jason Van Hare, 17.64.

300-meter hurdles Fifth place: Van Hare, 43.40.

4x100-meter relay Third place: Berthoud (Ryan Vasquez, Nick Deitz, Caleb Price, Michael Woodiel), 45.16.

4x200-meter relay Fifth place: Berthoud (Woodiel, Price, Deitz, Vasquez), 1:34.36.

4x400-meter relay Fifth place: Berthoud (Ellis, Deitz, Conde, Jacob Mulder), 3:39.65.

4x800-meter relay Fourth place: Berthoud (Kyle Cavey, Daniel Raak, Conde, Maikcol Beltran), 8:39.99.

High jump Tied for fourth place: Kyle Cavey, 5 feet, 8 ½ inches; tied for fourth place: Nick Deitz, 5 feet, 8 ½ inches.

Shot put Second place: Nate Ryken, 44 feet, 2 inches; fourth place: Jamie Grey, 42 feet.

Discus Second place: Ryken, 124 feet; fourth place: Jamie Grey, 120 feet, 5 inches; Seventh place: Karsten Bump, 118 feet,

AND RECREATION

Oops...they did it again Girls track team captures second consecutive conference championship

By Kristi Leonard The Surveyor This week, the 4A track and field state qualifiers were announced with eight Spartans qualifying for competition.

Berthoud’s fastest Lady Spartan, sprinter Tacey DiVittorio, qualified in the 100-meater dash.

And Berthoud’s long distance queen Kiah Leonard qualified in two distance disciplines; the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs.

Three Berthoud jumpers qualified in their respective disciplines: Kristina Cavey and her brother Kyle Cavey both qualified in the high jump while Alyssa Strong qualified in the triple jump.

Sydney Siruta qualified in the discus and Dani Pickert qaulifed for the shot put. And finally, Berthoud’s flying Josie Spitz, who’s performed well in pole vault all season, qualified in that event as well.

But before there can be a state competition, there must be a conference champion, and the Berthoud High School girls track team dominated the Tri-Valley Conference championships on May 7, scoring 221 points and taking the conference title for the second time in two years.

It was the second Lady Spartans’ victory since moving back to 4A competition after two years in the 3A division.

The Berthoud boys finished in fourth place behind Erie, Windsor, and Mead, respectively.

The top two finishers in each event receive All-Conference honors. In all, 21 Spartans, or relay teams, earned AllConference honors that day.

The day started off with clear skies and warm temperatures, providing perfect conditions for Leonard to blow away the competition in the 800-meter, the 1,600-meter, and 3,200-meter runs, finishing first in all three. Then Leonard was up again with her 4x800-meter relay team along with Annika Jessen, Sonya Schuppan and Emma Degnan. The girls placed second in the event finishing in 10 minutes, 19.20 seconds and earning AllConference honors along the way.

The girls’ 800-medley team of Lydia Lind, Ashlyn Farenbruch, DiVittorio and Catherine Meeker placed third with a time of 1:52.09, but still improved upon their previous time.

The girls’ 4x100-meter relay team of Lind, DiVittorio, Farenbruch and Meeker took second place with a time of 51.73, while the boys’ team of Ryan Vasquez, Nick Dietz, Caleb Price and Woodiel finished third with a time of 45.16.

DiVittorio earned her third All-Conference title after finishing second in the 200-meter with a time of 25.29 seconds, while Farenbruch finished in sixth place with a time of 27.71.

But DiVittorio showed why she belongs in the 100-meter state linup as she ran a blazing 12.72 second race at the conference meet. Lind finished in second place with a time of 12.87, and Sarah Parker was ninth with a time of 13.87.

On the boys’ side, the Spartans’ 4x800meter relay team of Gabe Conde, Daniel Raak, Maikcol Beltran and Kyle Cavey 1 inch.

Schedules Track and Field May 15-17: State, Jefferson County Stadium State track and field lineup - Thursday DiVittorio will run the 100-meter, Strong will compete in the triple jump, Pickert will throw the shot put, and Kristina

Photo by Kristi Leonard

Above: Berthoud’s girls’ track and field team poses for a photo after winning their second consecutive conference championship on May 7 in Longmont. The Spartans are also sending eight athletes to the state championships at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood, May 15-17.

Photo by Angie Purdy

Below: Berthoud’s Josie Spits competes in the pole vault at the conference championships on May 7. Spitz will compete at the state championships Saturday. took the track and placed fourth with a time of 8:39.99.

In the hurdle events, Spartans Alyssa Strong, Emily Voll and Kelly Chamberlain placed fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively, in the 100 hurdles.

In the boys 110 hurdles, Jason Van Hare placed eighth with a time of 17.64 seconds.

Michael Woodiel raced to a fourthplace finish in the 100-meters with a time of 11.44.

As the wind began to pick up, sophomores Meeker (1:03.69) and Chad Ellis (52.97) picked up All-Conference titles in the 400-meters. Conde came in third in the 400-meters with a time of 53.28 seconds.

Luke Spitz led the 3,200-meter for most of the race before he was passed, ultimately finishing in second place with a time of 10:31.32 and adding to the AllConference count.

The field events dealt with the ever changing elements, adding a twist to the day’s events. But despite the adverse conditions, Berthoud freshman Sydney Siruta powered through to win the discus with a throw of 98 feet, 11 inches. Siruta also placed second in the shot put with a throw of 32 feet, 7 inches, behind teammate Dani Pickert who recorded a throw of 33 feet, 3 ½ inches.

Berthoud’s Shelby Coyle finished fourth in the shot put with a throw of 30 Cavey will high jump.

Friday Kyle Cavey will high jump and Leonard will run the 3,200-meter.

Saturday Spitz competes in the pole vault and Siruta throws the discus, while Leonard competes in the 1,600-meter.

feet, 2 inches.

Nate Ryken threw his way to a secondplace finish both the shot put and discus, giving the senior two All-Conference titles. He threw the shot put 44 feet, 2 inches and the discus 124 feet.

Alyssa Strong, Ally Klaes and Lexy Seeley placed first, second and fourth, respectively, in the triple jump. Klaes, who’s been recovering from a stress fracture, managed to place fifth in the long jump, as well.

Lind finished second in the long jump with a length of 15 feet, 8 ½ inches for her third All-Conference title in that dis-

cipline.

Josie Spitz placed second in the pole vault with a height of 10 feet, 3 inches, while Kelly Chamberlain vaulted to fourth place with a height of 8 feet, 9 inches.

Kristina Cavey was second in the high jump clearing 5 feet, ½ inch, after a three-week injury sidelined her as well.

Her brother Kyle tied for fourth in the high jump with teammate Nick Dietz, both jumping 5 feet, 8 ½ inches.

At the end of the meet, lightning forced the girls to cancel the victory lap, but it didn’t rain on their parade.

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& MAKE IT A GREAT DAY

New DVD releases available at the Berthoud Community Library

The library has several new releases, in addition to a catalog with more than 1,200 titles. Stop by and browse the collection and enjoy a good movie tonight.

“Walking with Dinosaurs” (2013) Animation, adventure, family, PG, 87 minutes For family entertainment, you might want to consider the newly released animated feature, “Walking with Dinosaurs.” Rated PG for creature action and peril, as well as mild crude humor, the movie utilizes the voice talents of Justin Long (“Alvin and the Chipmunks”) and John Leguizamo (“Ice Age”).

This movie is the story of Patchi, a playful Pachyrhinosaurus who’s the runt of his pack. Patchi searching to find his way in a world filled with both friends and foes. Each new

dinosaur they meet along the way is introduced by a narrator who provides the Latin name and what the dinosaur is commonly called, which is quite nice. There are a few segments that might be scary for the very young, but overall the whole family will enjoy the storyline and wonderful animation. At times, adults will even find themselves laughing out loud.

Review by Diane Trojahn “Anchorman 2” (2013) Comedy R, 119 minutes “Anchorman 2” is definitely an adult movie, rated “R” for crude humor and sexual content, language, drug use and comic violence.

The whole Ron Burgundy news team is back together for this sequel to the 2004 original (including stars Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, and Paul Rudd). We find Ron Burgundy, his

wife and son, living in the Big Apple where Ron loses his dream job to his wife. He is then hired for the first 24-hour news channel, GNN (Global News Network). While there is actually a story line in the movie, I found very little humor in it, and believe it to be geared to more of a late-teen audience (my 14-year-old son thought it was hilarious). The most redeeming feature of this movie, in my opinion, is the music — classic rock from the likes of Christopher Cross and Neil Diamond.

Review by Pam Martin

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Berthoud Local nurtures community programs training to farm in drought conditions based on Berthoud history and a lack of moisture, or growing blueberries in our alkaline soil, education in planting for pollinators in conjunction with local bee experts, and sustainable agriculture practices.

Berthoud Local has partnered with the Town of Berthoud in pursuit of maintaining the town’s natural beauty and enhancing the “Garden Spot.” This partnership has benefited the organization with donations such as land to be used and supplies for local gardens. “They

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“We were proud to say that anyone interested could come set up, grow and harA small group of local committed vest food,” said Long, “We are surrounded citizens are trying to positively impact by a phenomenal group of volunteers.”

Berthoud. Berthoud Local board member Berthoud Local has also developed Tracey Long quoted Margaret Mead when a relationship with the science class at describing the group’s purpose.

Berthoud High School, where horticulture “Never doubt that a small group students participated in growing plants of thoughtful, committed citizens can for Pioneer Park. Berthoud Local has change the world; indeed, it’s the only future goals of seeing gardens planted at thing that ever has,” Long said, quoting each of the local schools in the commuMead. nity.

“I keep coming back to that quote beThe group is currently seeking a noncause we get overwhelmed and I remind profit status in order everyone why we should to qualify for grants keep going,” she said. and future funding for The new Berthoud these projects, where grassroots effort has they have otherwise gained ground in its efoperated solely from fort to bring agriculture, donations. Other future education and commugoals include seeing a nity projects to the town community composting of Berthoud. site that can be used for As stated by the leaves and yard waste. group’s mission stateAlso, they would like ment, “Our goal is to to see Waggener Farm support and encourage a Park rented to local local food culture where farmers to farm the land people learn first-hand and provide produce to the place of agriculture local restaurants, which in our community and would bring healthy the value of healthy food, food and economic susenvironment and lifetainability. styles.”

Berthoud Local will In September of 2012 host, as their main a team of volunteers fundraiser, two “Farm began working together Photo by Rudy Hemmann to Table Dinners” this on the Waggener Farm Pioneer Park commmunity garden. year. This will be the Park Project, working group’s major fundraiser diligently with over 600 and there will be a costvolunteer hours put in by local citizens to have been wonderful advocates and have per-plate and guests will get to particiwork the space. This team of volunteers, helped with things needed, like irrigation pate in a silent auction. Any local farmer formerly called “Friends of Waggener and soil,” said Long. can add their name to a list to be included Farm Park,” began looking for a betThe town has donated land at the in these events. The Farm to Table Dinter way to reach out to the community Pioneer Park, where Berthoud Local ner will be held at a local farm and will through small projects. members and volunteers are responsible host locally-sourced goods, a local chef, Ten members form the current board for planting and maintaining the grounds locally-grown food, and entertainment. of directors for the new organization throughout the year. Grant money was Berthoud Local is always looking for called Berthoud Local. Their goal is to people to come on board and volunteers to work on local healthy food production and also obtained in order for the members to purchase a shed for tools for the work help with these efforts. The Berthoud Loinvolve local citizens in these efforts. cal website will be published in the month “This translates to food for the commu- done at the park. Pioneer Park garden was a great success last season with dozof May; however, they can be contacted nity,” said Long. currently at the “Berthoud Local” FaceThey will use local gardening as a form ens of volunteers and over 460 pounds of food harvested in the fall.

The food grown book page. of education. Areas of education include was generously donated to the Loveland

By May Soricelli The Surveyor

Fort Collins La-Z-Boy recognized again as top 10 in North America Special to the Surveyor At a recent awards ceremony in High Point, NC the Fort Collins La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries store was once again recognized as one of the top 10 performing La-Z-Boy stores in all of North America.

The local store continues to rank no. 5 in a network of well over three hundred stores throughout the United States.

The Fort Collins La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries store has served Northern Colorado communities since 1989 when Fossil Creek Galleries converted to the La-Z-Boy store format. Located in far south Fort Collins on south Highway 287 for years, the store moved in 2005 to the intersection of Harmony Road

and Timberline to unveil the updated format of the New Generation La-Z-Boy store.

The new location as a “furniture gallery” with in home design services has proven to be beneficial to all our communities in Northern Colorado. Ever since, the Fort Collins store has consistently been one of the top ranking La-Z-Boy stores in the furniture giant’s 300-plus store network.

Jason Johnston owner and operator of the La-ZBoy Furniture Galleries of Fort Collins states “When you combine our expanded furniture gallery lines with our award winning in home design professionals, we are able to create custom designed plans for the rooms people dream of. We offer such a broad range of styles and customizable upholstery that we can fill almost any design need. This is an incredibly valuable free service that has transformed us from a commodity based reclining furniture store to a full scale interior design resource.”

La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries in Fort Collins is also celebrating its 55th year in Fort Collins as it originally opened in Old Town Fort Collins as Rick’s Furniture and Appliance in 1959.

COMMUNITYNEWS&NOTES Paige Bauer, daughter of Bob and Leeanne Bauer of Berthoud, has been selected as a state finalist in the National American Miss pageant in the junior pre-teen age division, to be held at the Denver Marriott on June 6 and 7.

Paige’s many interests and activities include Girl Scouts, swim team, tutoring younger students at Ivy Stockwell, performing in school’s talent show, ice skating, snow skiing, Paige Bauer. camping and biking.

Sabrina Sommers is the newest agent at RE/MAX Town & Country.

Prior to this, she was the office manager at RE/MAX for two years.

Sabrina moved to Berthoud with her family from Emporia, Kan., in June 2008 to start Brothers Door Supply.

Sabrina’s husband is Brian and she has three children. The oldest son is at CSU and is the JV basketball coach at Berthoud High School (BHS), the middle daughter is a freshman at BHS and the youngest daughter is a sixth Courtesy photo Thompson School grader at Turner Middle Sabrina Sommers District will host two School. community forums disWhether you are wanting to sell or buy … Sabrina values cussing the 2014-2015 budget process.

During these forums, an update will loyalty and strives to give great cusbe provided on the proposed budget, as tomer service. As a realtor, she enjoys well as an opportunity for visitors to helping people find exactly what they learn more about the process. Forums are looking for. If you are interested will be held at the following dates and in a showing or a free-market analysis times: Wednesday, May 28 — Berthoud High School Library 6 - 7 p.m., 850 Spartan Ave., Berthoud, Tuesday, June 3 — District Administrative Offices 6 - 7 p.m., Board of Education Room 800 S. Taft Ave., Loveland Detailed information on the 20142015 budget process can be found on the district website, located at www. thompsonschools.org. Click on the “Budget Matters 2014-2015” link within the “District Spotlight” section on the home page.

For more information on the upcoming community forums, please contact Mike Hausmann, Thompson School District public information officer, at 970-613-5011 or via email at michael. hausmann@thompsonschools.org.

Courtesy photo A reception honoring the ThompJoey Kilde and Jason Hooker. son School District 2013-2014 retirees and the 2012-2013 transition retirees will be held on Wednesday, May 21 to see what your house is worth please from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Administracall her today with questions at 970tion Building Board Room. Berthoud 393-0789. teachers retiring this year are: Jason Hooker, a 5th grade teacher Mary Crossman at Ivy Stockwell Elementary School apJoan Fiene plied for a grant through the Thompson Deborah Johnston Education Foundation called the CreSandra Kerns ativity Grant. The grant was written Paula Latchaw to help start a “Costume Library” at Michael Shearer Ivy Stockwell to help make all the role-

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Joey Kilde, and his family graciously allowed Jason to include a video of Joey delivering his Patrick Henry Speech in the grant application as evidence of how costumes can really bring history to life. His speech was voted “best boy speech” by the class and it was incredible.

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Planning Commission Opening Planning Commission — 1 opening.

The term expires Aug. 31, 2016.

Must be an in-town resident. Meetings are held the second and fourth Thursday evenings of the month, as needed.

Applications for Planning Commission are available online at berthoud.org and at town hall. Resolution 4-11 explaining Volunteer Committees and Planning Commission is also available online and at town hall. Submit completed application to: Town Clerk, PO Box 1229, Berthoud, C) 80513, (970) 532-2643 or email to mcowdin@berthoud.org Submittal deadline: May 23, 2014.

Saturday, May 17 The third annual Northern Water Conservation Gardens Fair will be held Saturday, May 17 from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. at Northern Water’s Conservation Gardens, 220 Water Ave. in Berthoud.

The annual fair includes educational seminars, Conservation Gardens tours, expert advice on water-saving technology and practices and more. The first 400 attendees will receive a Plant Select perennial and free gift from the prize wheel. Limited free sub sandwiches will also be available between 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

For more information on the Conservation Gardens Fair including a schedule of activities visit www.northernwater.com.

Sunday, May 18 First United Methodist Church of Berthoud will sponsor a seminar, “Will Power,” on Sunday, May 19 at 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Presenters are Dale Levy of United Methodist Foundation and C. Jan Lord, Esq., local attorney. Lunch is provided. Please RSVP to brad@dbcook.net.

Big Thompson Canyon Association Pancake Breakfast Sunday, May 18, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Now in its 46th year, the Big Thompson Canyon Association (BTCA) Pancake Breakfast has become a tradition in many families. A Sunday trip up the Big Thompson Canyon combined with breakfast in the big historic log building spells an enjoyable and inexpensive family outing.

Advance tickets are only $6 for adults and $4 for children 4 to 9 years of age; tickets are $1 more at the door. Little ones under 4 eat for free. The BTCA building is located about 1 mile east of Drake on US 34.

Wednesday, May 21 The May meeting of the Northern Colorado Beekeepers Association will take place Wednesday, May 21 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Farr Regional Library,1939 61st Ave., Greeley.

Local beekeeper, instructor, and yearround hive mentor, Donald Studinski will speak on a variety of timely spring hive management topics, including: managing comb; brood patterns; swarms; mating; drones; hive orientation. For more information visit the NCBA web site www.nocobees. org.

Monday, June 2

Monday, June 2 at 10 a.m. “Tiny Trekkers.” Join Larimer County naturalists for a program designed for your 2-5 year old and you. This program at Devil’s Backbone Open Space, located just west of Loveland, off of Highway 34, will be a morning filled with crafts, stories and fun facts. A parent or guardian must accompany the child for this hour long program. After the program, feel free to explore the open space with your child. Program is free. Please go to larimer.org/NRregistrationto sign up. Please direct questions to Heather at 970-6194489.

Wednesday, June 4 Wednesdays, June 4 and 18 “Nature Notes Club Meeting.” Join the Nature Notes Club for their regular June meetings. You’ll get the chance to journal, paint, photograph and more with this fun group of people. This program will be stationary with some easy walking. Approximately three hour program. Please dress appropriately for the weather, and bring along all of your journaling supplies. Nature Notes meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of the month, usually during the day.

Contact Heather at 970-619-4489 for more details, such as time and location.

Friday, June 6 Paws Luncheon on June 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Xilinx Summit Retreat Center in Longmont.

This informative lunch will feature organizational updates, clients sharing ways we have impacted their lives and an opportunity to support Longmont Humane Society’s work. It is sure to be an educational lunch hour! Contact 303-772-1232 ext. 225 or Liz@longmonthumane.org with questions.

You are invited to the “Joys of June” summer Fannie Palmer lunch on June 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the McCarty Fickel House Museum 645 Seventh St., Berthoud. The summer lunch consists of tasty sandwiches, salad, dessert, coffee and tea and is offered at $12 per person. This includes a descriptive narration about the house built in 1916 and the McCarty-Fickel family. Fannie Palmer was the McCarty family’s domestic helper in the early 1900’s and prepared the family meals for years.

Reservations are necessary and must be made by noon on Thurs-day, June 5, by calling Virginia at 970-344-5160.

Announcements Conservation techs from the Big Thompson Conservation District are available for information regarding NRCS Farm Bill conservation programs. At the recent Little Thompson River clean-up, Annie Collie and Laura Tyler provided handouts regarding NRCS Conservation programs and Larimer County Weed Management guides. Soil samples were accepted from landowners for testing at the CSU Soils Lab. Funded by federal money, the state District Conservation Technician program provides technicians who help individual producers to understand and implement NRCS conservation programs. Big T also provides an irrigation scheduling program (ISP) in support of the NRCS EQUIP program. For more information www.bigthompson.org 2014 Berthoud Day call for commu-

nity talent. This year at Berthoud Day on Saturday, June 7, 2014, the terribly talented folks of Berthoud will be showcased on our very own community stage. The Berthoud Day committee is looking for dancers, singers, drummers, musicians, thespians, fire dancers, etc. to perform during the afternoon of June 7. The routines should be between five and 15 minutes long and be acceptable for family audiences. Please call Elizabeth at 303-525-4340, or send an email indicating interest to admin@ wildfirearts.org.

Learn the art and science of food preservation and preparation — If you are going to preserve your own foods this summer it is important to use up-to-date food preservation methods and processing times. Beginning in June, Larimer County Extension’s workshops will include methods of canning, pickling and dehydrating using safe, research-tested methods to avoid foodborne illness. Springtime is the ideal time to begin planning how you will preserve the fruits and vegetables that will be abundant in the coming months.

Even if you don’t have time or land to grow your own food, you can take advantage of a wide variety of high quality produce at local farmers’ markets and roadside stands.

If you are new to preserving foods or if you haven’t done it for a while, be sure to check the workshop schedule. Preserving your own food lets you enjoy delicious, locally grown fruits and vegetables throughout the year.

The complete food preservation and preparation workshop schedule is available on the Larimer County Extension website www.larimer.org/ext. Pre-registration is required for workshops and space is limited. All workshops are held at the Larimer County Extension office, 1525 Blue Spruce Dr., Fort Collins.

Register online at www.larimer.org/ext or contact Edie McSherry at the Larimer County Extension office at 970-498-6008.

The Big T Conservation District has a 50-year history of conservation service to landowners, as originally established by President Roosevelt. Governed by a board of volunteer local landowners, the District is NOT supported by a mill levy. Big T is currently paying all costs for meetings, travel, mailings, administration and three staff members in full support of the Little Thompson Watershed Restoration Coalition.

Please help us out with a donation of any size. We have chosen the gofundme.com website to collect donations. http://www. gofundme.com/83ah28 If you prefer to donate by check, please make the check payable to “Big T CD/ LTWRC Fund” and mail the check to:Big Thompson Conservation District, P.O. Box 441, Berthoud, CO 80513 The Larimer County Landfill is offering free mulch to the public on a first come, first served basis. During the holiday season the landfill had accepted Christmas trees for recycling from county residents.

The trees have been ground into a coarse mulch. Residents are responsible for loading the mulch into their vehicles and can pick it up anytime Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Customers must also bring a tarp to cover the load of mulch. The Larimer County Landfill is located at 5887 S. Taft Hill Rd., Fort Collins (about two miles south of Harmony Road.)

Call 498-5772 for more information.

May is Older Americans Month, a perfect opportunity to show our appreciation for the older adults and caregivers in our community. The Larimer County Office on Aging will host an awards ceremony, Thursday, May 8, 2014, honoring one outstanding senior volunteer and one outstanding family caregiver in our community. The Office on Aging is requesting nominations from the public for these awards. All nomination forms must be turned in or postmarked by April 11, 2014. Nomination forms and criteria for the awards can be found at www.larimer.org/seniors or by calling the Office on Aging at 970-498-7751.

Since 1963, communities across the nation have come together to celebrate Older Americans Month — a proud tradition that shows our nation’s commitment to recognizing the contributions and achievements of older Americans.

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Public Notice Thompson School District invites public review and feedback on Math Expressions published by Houghton Mifflin, an elementary math program that will be recommended to the Board of Education for final approval on May 21. These materials can be viewed at the Thompson School District Administration Building from May 7-21. Math Expressions was selected as the final selection after a comprehensive analysis pilot study of three math programs.

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needs food of all kinds, especially breakfast cereal and peanut butter. Urgent need for paper products.

BHS woodworking classes are looking for any unwanted hardwood or softwood boards for student projects. We can also use Corian countertop pieces of various sizes. Please contact Robb Sommerfeld at 970-613-7719 or Robert.sommerfeld@ thompsonschools.org.

Do you have a problem with math?

Free math-tutoring services are provided every Wednesday from 1:10 - 3 p.m. in room 135 at BHS. This informal service for students of any math subject including AP math subjects is provided by a former math teacher.

You got a problem with chemistry?

There is help. Free tutoring services are provided every Thursday from 6:30 – 8 p.m in room 135. This is an open, informal environment for all AP Chemistry and Chemistry II students. This is a volunteer service provided by a chemist with 20+ years professional experience.

Scheduled Meetings AARP meets on the second Wednesday of each month at the Lions Depot on Third Steet at 5 p.m. for a covered-dish supper. Please bring something to share with everyone. For more information, please contact Curtis Wilson at 532-2638.

Al-Anon is an anonymous fellowship that offers support to people whose lives have been affected by relatives and friends who suffer from the disease of alcoholism. Anonymity is protected at all times.

A weekly Al-Anon meeting is held in the nursery of the First Presbyterian Church of Berthoud (531 Eighth St.) on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Please enter through the main door on Eighth Street, then go straight ahead into the nursery. An elevator is available for those who might need it. For more information, contact Liz at 970-290-4359.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets at the Berthoud Lions Club every Monday and Friday nights from 8 to 9 p.m. Anyone desiring to quit drinking is welcome. There are no dues or fees. For more information, please call 532-4653.

A Balance and Fall Prevention Class is being held weekly. It’s free. Drop-ins are welcome to attend. Classes are held at the Berthoud Area Community Center every Tuesday from 9 -9:45 a.m. Please call 970532-2730 for more information.

Berthoud Area Transportation Service (BATS) is available for Berthoud residents on a demand-response basis.

Call 532-3049 to make a reservation or for more information. Service is available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Berthoud Fire Protection District board meets on the third Tuesday of every month at the Berthoud Area Community Center, 248 Welch Ave. Agendas are available two days prior to the meetings by calling 532-2264. All meetings are open to the public.

Berthoud Library board meets on the first Wednesday of every month in the library community room at 7 p.m.

Berthoud Lions Club meets on the first and third Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m. at the Lions Depot at Third and Massachusetts. The depot is available for rent.

Contact Sam Waldo at 532-2001. For more information about the Lions Club call Bob Talley at 532-2228. The Lions are available to loan out supplies for handicapped or disabled people. Contact John Bona, 970-5322605, Bob Talley, 970-532-2228.

Berthoud Parents As Teachers is a free service for all families living in Berthoud who are expecting a child or with children ages birth to five. It includes personalized visits/parent education, group meetings and developmental screenings.

Bilingual services available. Contact Rhonda Richer at 970-215-0305 or Rhonda@ thefamilycenterfc.org. http://berthoudpat. weebly.com.

Berthoud TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Wednesday at 8 a.m. at the Lions Club depot. Call Julie for information at 970-587-6424. TOPS is a non-profit, non-commercial weight-loss support group.

First Presbyterian Church adult bible study, every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Facilitated by Rev. Jerry Groves. Eighth Steet and Massachusetts Avenue. Everyone welcome.

Friends of the Library board meets in the library community room at 3 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month.

Historic Preservation Advisory Committee meets monthly on the second Monday at 7 p.m. in the Town of Berthoud offices boardroom. For information call 970581-4603.

Job’s Daughters Bethel #37 meets on the first and third Friday of each month at 7:15 p.m. at the Longmont Masonic Building, 312 Main St. The organization is open to girls between the ages of 10 and 20 who are interested in self-improvement and service to community. For details contact Megan Fritts 970-213-9050. All girls are welcome.

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What’s happening in Berthoud.

Free Garage Sale ads Grace Place huge garage sale May 17, 8 a.m.-12 noon, at Berthoud Skate Park. If it rains, the sale will be moved to Kidz Place at 660 N. Second St.. Clothes, shoes, books, tools, furniture, etc.

Berthoud Community Library May events 248 Welch Ave, 970-532-2730 Family story time — May 16 at 10:30 a.m. This story time is appropriate for all ages.

Busy B’s Story time — May 20 at 10:30 a.m. This story time is for babies and toddlers. Stories, fingerplays, songs and fun.

Sweet P’s Story time — May 21 at 10:30 a.m. Preschool story time offers some longer stories, songs and coloring or crafts.

Family story time — May 23 at 10:30 a.m. This story time is appropriate for all ages.

May 26 — Library Closed for Memorial Day Justin Bauer Memorial Post #67 of the American Legion meets on the second Thursday of each month at the Berthoud Area Community Center, 7 p.m. Contact Paul Talafuse for more information, 5324498.

Larimer County Commissioner Tom Donnelly is in Berthoud the fourth Wednesday of every month at the Lighthouse Cafe at 8:30 a.m.

The Larimer County Republican office is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sign up to volunteer and help with voter registration, set up and staff booths at events, walk in the parades, make phone calls, assist in your precinct and many other activities. 4020 S. College Ave., Unit 11 in Fort Collins. 970-224-2577 or www.larimerGOP.org.

Larimer County Open Lands — All meetings will be held on the fourth Thursday of each month with the exception of November and December at 500 E. Third St. in Loveland. Meeting time is from 5 – 8 p.m. Please call 679-4534 if you need more information.

Larimer County Planning Commission meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Hearing Room, 200 W. Oak St., first floor, Fort Collins. www. larimer.org/bcc/meetings.

Little Thompson Water District Board of Directors meeting dates and agendas are posted on their website at www.ltwd. org. The district office is at 835 E. Highway 56, Berthoud.

Longs Peak Networking meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. with the goal of assisting with your job search or overall career development. lpnet.org. Life Bridge Church, west on Highway 66 from the intersection of Highway 287 (Main St.), Longmont. Main entrance on west side.

Moms in Touch is currently meeting to pray for our school-aged students, teachers, staff and schools each Wednesday from 9-10 a.m. We would love to have you join us at Grace Place (upstairs). Any questions, contact Kim Land at 532-9886.

Planning Commission meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 7 p.m. at town hall.

Reminisce meets on the first and third Mondays of each month at 11 a.m. in the Berthoud Area Community Center.

Rural Alternative For Transportation (RAFT) is available for seniors and disabled adults who reside outside of the town of Berthoud but within the Berthoud Fire Protection District. Phone the Berthoud Community Center 970-532-2730 to register as a rider to receive rides to and from Berthoud, Loveland or Longmont, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thompson School District meeting schedule, May 2014.

May 7 — BOE Special Meeting Work Session I - 6 p.m. at the administration building, 800 S. Taft Ave., Loveland.

May 14 — BOE Special Meeting Work Session II - 6 p.m. at the administration building, 800 S. Taft Ave., Loveland.

May 21 — BOE Regular Business Meeting - 6 p.m. at the administration building, 800 S. Taft Ave. Loveland.

Tree Advisory Committee meets on the third Monday of each month at town hall at 6 p.m.

Wisdom Seekers will be meeting every Thursday, 9-11 a.m. at Grace Place in Berthoud, beginning Aug. 29 through March 2014. To register, or for more information, please contact Jill at 970-532-4936 or jtbieri@hotmail.com or Donna at 303775-4006 or rose55@aol.com.

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Jess Parrish — ice sculpture gold medalist

By Bob McDonnell The Surveyor

Jess Parrish is an artist. Being creative came naturally to Parrish. He started doing woodcarvings at the age of 12.

A neighbor mentored Parrish in how to form a figure from basswood.

Parrish says while attending Berthoud Elementary, Turner Middle School and Berthoud High School, he enrolled in any art class offered. These classes included photography, drawing, painting and sculpting.

Parrish especially acknowledges his art teacher at Berthoud High School (BHS), Lynn Jack, as the person who encouraged him to pursue a career as a professional artist.

The 1998 BHS graduate also enjoyed cooking as a hobby while in high school. This led to attending a culinary school in Georgia. Even as a chef, he continued to dream of being an artist.

Later, while working in the kitchen at the Boulder Country Club, Parrish saw an ice sculpture. The piece formed the ice block into a golf club. This intrigued Parrish and eventually led to his vocation as an ice sculptor.

Parrish says when he started ice sculpting, as well as now, the National Ice Carving Association helped greatly.

This nonprofit organization offers classes, books, videos and networking opportunities for those interested in working with ice.

Cool Hand Ice Carving, Parrish’s company, operates out his Longmont studio/home. Since his company supplies creative carvings for weddings, anniversaries, corporate parties, holiday parties, etc., Parrish makes his own ice.

It takes three days for Parrish to produce a block of ice that weighs close to 300 pounds and is 20 inches by 40 inches by 10 inches. Thanks to a two-way pump, the finished block of ice is clear, according to Parrish.

In addition to doing commercial ice art, Parrish loves to compete. His most recent accomplishment in the competitive area is winning the World Ice Art Championship in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Parrish is quick to point out that the gold medal was a team effort. In addition to Parrish, the team consisted of the captain, Victor Dagatan, Jim Duggan and Angelito Baban.

The team worked around the clock for six days in the cold

PGR Special to the Surveyor Premier Gymnastics of the Rockies Level 7 team competed at the 2014 Region 3 Level 7 Championships on April 25-27. This meet was held in Galveston, Texas, and it was a qualifying meet.

The gymnasts had to have a qualifying score at their state meet in order to be invited to compete at the regional meet.

The gymnasts who qualified from Premier Gymnastics of the Rockies were Zoe Beard, Kaiya Lindhardt, Nicole Sims, Katie Parsons, Kylla Justice, Madison Blair and Kira Sanchez. The gymnasts had several top-20 placements.

In the Senior D2 Division, Zoe Beard placed 20th on vault, tied for 7th on uneven bars, placed 9th on floor, and

Photo by Bob McDonnell

An ice saw is one the many tools ice carvers like Jess Parrish use to make their creations.

Alaska weather. The temperature ranged from 40 degrees above zero to 40 degrees below zero.

They worked in 16 hours shifts, with “some shifts longer,” Parrish remembers.

One of Parrish’s teammates required stitches in his head when a piece of ice fell on him during the competition.

The win felt extra good since the prior year the team finished in what Parrish terms as “dead last.” He says the team went from “worst to first.”

Parrish said the competition is not about money, it is for the recognition of his peers. He says he will continue to do competitions because he does it for his passion as an artist.

View Parrish’s abilities and find out more about Cool Hand Ice at www.coolhandice.com. Contact him at 303-6690168.

Ice carving fits Parrish’s artistic needs. He says it is on the “borderline of magic.”

was 12th in the all-around competition. In the Senior C1 Division, Kaiya Lindhardt tied for 17th on vault, and placed 1st on uneven bars with a score of 9.675. She tied for 14th on floor, and placed 11th in the all-around competition. In the Senior B1 Division, Nicole Sims tied for 9th on vault, placed 18th on uneven bars, tied for 8th on balance beam, and placed 13th in the all-around competition. In the Senior A1 Division, Katie Parsons tied for 7th on vault, placed 8th on balance beam, and 16th in the all-around competition.

In the Junior D2 Division, Kylla Justice tied for 14th on vault, and tied for 10th on floor. In the Junior D1 Division, Kira Sanchez tied for 12th on vault, placed 18th on uneven bars, 13th on balance beam and tied for 13th on floor. She placed 16th in the all-around competition.

Photo by Becky Justice-Hemmann

Kylla Justice on the beam.

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