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By Robin Barrett The Town of Mead will be conducting a Municipal Election on Well another year has passed and it’s tax time Tuesday, April 1, 2014. The Town will be conducting a Polling Place again. The Town of Mead welcomes a new business Election. The Polling Place with be at the Mead Middle School, that we all can use, especially at this time of year; Tom's 620 Welker Ave, Mead, CO 80542, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The ballot Tax Service. will ask voters to consider candidates for the positions of Mayor The business is owned and operated by and three (3) Trustee positions. The Mayor and Trustee terms Thomas L Cline. Thomas prepares Income Tax Returns. Because he available will be for four (4) years, April 14, 2014 to April specializes only in tax returns, his prices are reasonable and the service is fast. Your 2018. tax return is prepared while you wait. Under normal circumstances there will be no Candidate Packets: Candidate packets may be need for multiple visits to get your return. Tom has clients in several states and some picked up at the Mead Temporary Town Hall location, 4155 overseas in the military. He has been doing tax returns since 1976 in the Colorado Mulligan Drive, beginning Monday, February 10, 2014 at 8 a.m. Packets must Springs area. Tom recently moved to Mead Colorado. He moved to Mead to be be returned to the Town Clerk by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2014. close to his four brothers, a sister, and one of his daughters who lives here.

A meeting for all prospective candidates will be held on Monday, February Tom's passion is to help others. He does this by providing professional, 10, 2014 at 4075 Camelot Circle, from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. The meeting will cover the knowledgeable tax preparation services. He'll navigate the IRS rule for you and following: A R T B IN ELEour help you find all the deductions you can really take. You will soon find that • Election Calendar Tom's Tax Service is all about helping people, and that includes you! Call him • Nomination Petition First at 720.552.1819 for more information.

• Fair Campaign Practices Act • Questions and Answer session Absentee/Mail-In Ballots: Voters WILL NO LONGER automatically receive mail-in ballots for this election due to amendments in state law approved by the Colorado State Legislature in 2013. This election law amendment discontinued the permanent mail-in voter status for statutory town elections in Colorado.

If you desire to receive your ballot by mail, pick up an application form at: The Mead Middle School Parent Advisory Committee and • Town Hall, 4155 Mulligan Drive, Mead Elementary School Parent Advisory Council are planning a fundraising • Contact Linda Blackston, Mead Town Clerk, extravaganza for Friday, March 14, 2014. “March Madness” will be held at at (970) 535-4477 or email her at lblackston@ ScooterHinge – Nostalgic Rental Hall, 333 Main Street, Mead, with both a townofmead.org, or live and silent auction, in addition to snacks, a cash bar, and music/dancing.

• Download a copy of the form at www.

We are asking for your support! Donations are needed for items ranging from services, townofmead.org. attraction/ski passes, tickets to events/entertainment facilities, restaurant certificates, We encourage everyone to deliver their completed jewelry, home furnishings, trips, services, and more (feel free to get creative). Sponsors mail-in ballot application to Town Hall no later than are also needed for printing, music, decorations, and other production costs. If you Thursday, March 20, 2014, in order to provide sufficient prefer to make a monetary donation, we have great acknowledgement packages time to mail and return the ballot by April 1, 2014.

All donations, monetary and in-kind, are 100% tax deductible. You will be provided with a tax receipt for your records.

Your generosity will help us continue to improve education opportunities for children in Mead. Call Lisa at 303-921-1252 or Tara at 720-352-8204 for more info or to donate. Please call today.

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MEAD MAYOR REPORT Abundant Life Church Sunday Service at 10am 4380 Highway 66 1/3 mile east of I-25 Longmont, CO 80504

Mead Rotary

The Mead Rotary Club meets every Friday morning at 7:00 am at 4311 Hwy 66 (Rocky Mountain Building, just north of the 7-11).

Bits & Pieces Town of Mead Town of Mead/ Community Day Scholarships

Town of Mead/Community Day Scholarship applications will be available at Town Hall beginning February 1, 2014.

The three categories for the scholarships are: • Continuing Education Scholarship for a Town of Mead resident High School Senior. The applicant may go to any school but is required to live within the Town limits of Mead.

• Extra Curricular Activity Scholarships for High School and Middle School students. The applicant may go to any school but is required to live within the Town limits of Mead .

Applications will be accepted from February 1 to February 28, 2013. Applications not received by 5:00 p.m., Thursday February 28, will not be considered. Interviews will be scheduled sometime in March.

Town of Mead Open Gym

Sundays Evenings from 5:30p.m.7:00p.m.

At Mead Middle School Participants under the age of 16 are must be accompanied by an adult. For more information contact the Town of Mead at 970-535-4477.

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The Seniors have the following monthly field trips and activities, scheduled by Barbara Currie, the Senior Coordinator for the Town of Mead.

The Seniors exercise class meets on Monday's and Wednesday's from 9:00a.m. to 9:45a.m. at the Town Hall.

Senior Lunch is held weekly at noon on Thursday at Town Hall. Please call Barbara Currie at 303-678-8531 by Tuesday to reserve a lunch for Thursday.

The recommended senior donation for lunch is $3.00 per person.

The Senior Book Club continues to meet on the third Tuesday of the month.

Contact Barbara Currie at 303-6788531 for information regarding the current selection.

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 Here we are in the new year and already January has flown by. As I write this article the temperature today is a pleasant 50 degrees. Just so we don’t get lulled into a false sense of an early Spring we must remember that historically March and April can be the months with the most snow falls. A couple of points of interest and concern along those lines. The Mead Public Works Department has reported that during the early January snow storm they plowed some 771 miles of town roads which took them collectively 14 hours. I am sure you understand that arterial and collector roads do get plowed first and then we work on those within the developments. I am also sure that you have noticed that we do have a treasured senior citizen population and they have a great deal of difficulty clearing their driveways and walks. It would be wonderful if some volunteers would step up and assist them.  Yes, the town hall renovation is coming along and there will be a second story for the town offices.

I think I have mentioned that our town manager, Dan Dean, and I meet with the contractor on a regular basis and the full Town Board receives a monthly update. Along the lines of construction, your Town Board approved the expenditure of funds for engineering work for a trail going south from Welker Avenue to Adams Avenue. It is anticipated that construction will take place later this year on the trail. This hopefully will get the children safely off the road bed of Third Street.  Calendars are important and you should note that we do have an important election taking place on April 1 (ironically on my calendar it also shows up as ‘April Fools’ day). This election will be for three town trustees positions and the mayor’s . It will also feature a referendum request to give the town relief from one of the troublesome Tabor restrictions and I can assure you that I will be voting for it and I would urge that you to do the same. This election in terms of process has a couple of new twists thanks to a little noticed piece of legislation that the state passed last year.

If you had a permanent request for an absentee ballot in the past, you will have to request a new one this year. Also, while we normally would have a mail ballot for this type of an election, we will still have mail in ballots (if you request one in writing) but we will also have a walk-in polling place on April 1 (convenient location is still being arranged). We will post more information on this as we get closer to the election date.  Volunteers for advisory committees are a vital backbone of our community. They assist the Town Board with decisions and run numerous events such as the Easter egg hunt, fishing derby, Christmas celebration, Mead community day and many more. Thankfully we have some great people that have lent us their unique talents. I would like to welcome Jared McFarland to the Parks and Recreation Committee and the reappointments of Tina-Marie Zalesky and Joyce Palazewski. We have reappointed Terri Hatch to the Downtown Revitalization Committee and Robert Acker to the Open Space committee. There are still some openings on some of our volunteer committees and if you would like to contribute to the future of the Town of Mead, just let us know. All of these volunteer committee meetings are open to the public so if you wish to get an idea as to what they are working on please stop by one of their meetings.  If you have any ideas on how we can bring improvement to our great town please let either me or one of your town Trustees know. I always return phone calls and emails. You are always welcome to come to one of our semi-monthly meetings to express your thoughts and to see what your local government does for you. Stay safe as we continue in these Winter months and be cautious of children that may think the streets are a great place to do sledding. Please keep in your prayers the men and women that are protecting our freedoms. By the time this is published I am confident that the Broncos will have won the Super Bowl, so go Broncos ! Semper Fi!

Letter to the Editor:

I am concerned about the oil and natural gas wells around Mead. I am wondering --why do we need oil and natural gas trucks driving around? They could damage with the roads with their trucks.

Do you think people should drive their oil trucks within town limits? I am concerned about the trucks' excessive speeds while making wide turns on the road. I am also concerned about excessive mud on the roads, which can cause damage to the roads and cause accidents.

I would like to see more people follow the rules of safe driving while in their trucks. My hope is that people will slow down when making wide turns if they must drive within town limits.

Chandler Cannell, Mead

2014 Spring Volleyball For players in grades 3-8.

The emphasis of this program is to provide the opportunity for players to learn to work as a team, learn and improve on the fundamental skills and develop a better understanding of the rules and etiquette involved in the game of volleyball.

Registration: Feb 1 — March 10, 2014 Cost: $55 resident/$65non-resident $10 late fee for applications received after 3/10/201 Registrations received after 3/10/2014 are not guaranteed to be placed on a team.

Refund Policy Refund minus $10 processing fee if canceled by March 16, 2014 Refund minus $25 processing fee if canceled by March 21, 2014

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Volunteers needed! Medical and Non-Medical For more information contact Janet Torres at 970-535-4477 or jtorres@townofmead.org or register online after Feb 1, 2014 at www.9healthfair.org.

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No refunds after March 22, 2014 When: Practice begins the week of March 24, 2014 Games: Begin in April & end in May Where: Practices will be held at Mead Middle School after 5:30 p.m. throughout the week.

Games will be held on Saturdays at the Longmont Recreation Center COACHES ARE ALWAYS NEEDED! If you are interested in being a coach or assistant coach for this season please contact Janet Torres. For more information about this program contact Janet Torres at 970-535-4477 or jtorres@townofmead.org.

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• February 5th - M.A.C.C. Board Meeting @ Ranchero's (5:30 - 7:30 p.m.)

• February 6th - Downtown Revitalization Meeting (6:00 p.m.)

• February 13th - Mead Middle School Presentation of Romeo & Juliet (6:00 p.m.)

• February 14th - Mead Middle School Dinner Theater Presentation of Romeo & Juliet (5:30 p.m.)

• February 15th - Final Day of M.H.S. Sports Poster Sales • February / March Business-AfterHours (Date to Be Determined) • March 5th - M.A.C.C. Board Mead Street Meeting @ Ranchero's (5:30 - 7: 30 p.m.)

• March 14th - Mead Elementary Hwy 66 Mon-Thurs 8a to 10p • Fri & Sat 8a to 11p • Sun 9a to 9p & Middle School Silent Auction @ Scooter 4327 Hwy 66/Mead St. at I-25 • (970)535-0887 Mead Owned & Operated (not responsible for misprints or errors) Hinge (sale items are limited to in stock) • Spring - M.A.C.C. Annual Dinner • Late Spring / Early Summer Directory Distributed The M.A.C.C. and the Town of The M.A.C.C. has many new perks and • June 14th - Mead Summer Festival Mead are currently working on details benefits to offer members, which include: The M.A.C.C. is in need of members for publishing the 2014 Directory. It is • Ability to post deals and specials on the to assist with the following committess and the hope of all involved that the 2014 Shop Local Deals page.

Directory will be printed and distributed by • Ability to post job openings on the Job projects: • Summer Festival Planning - Plan Posting page.

Once again the Mead Area Chamber late Spring / early Summer. Once the final the details and organize the Summer Festival of Commerce is publishing the Mead High details are determined more information • Opportunity to host or co-host B.A.H. events. for 2014 School Spring Sports Poster. To date the will be provided to businesses and business • 25% Discount for Constant Contact services.

• Outreach Ambassador Committee • Free ad & feature article in the Consumer Chamber has donated over $5,700.00 since professionals in the Mead community.

- Organize date and volunteers to visit Report of Mead for all NEW Chamber collaborating with the Mead High School businesses in the Mead Area, provide Members.

Athletic Department on this project. information about the community, the • Various Advertising and Sponsorship Ad spaces are currently available for In April, the M.A.C.C. plans to host the Chamber and answer questions Opportunities businesses that are interested in promoting Annual Dinner at Scooter Hinge. Invitations • NEW Special Event Committee their organization and projects, while also will be sent out sometime in the next few - Thanks to one of the Chamber Board supporting the Mead Mavericks. Spaces months. This will once again be an evening Members, "Cathy Mosciski" the Chamber are 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 and are available for $175 of networking, food, fun and awards.

Great news! You can now follow the now has a new idea for a community event. each. 50% of the proceeds from the sales We will be presenting awards to those Mead Area Chamber of Commerce on Twitter, This event is in the beginning stages, a of advertising space on the Spring poster outstanding businesses, members and Facebook and LinkedIn. Stay connected with committee will need to be created to organize will be presented to the Mead High School volunteers in the local community. news and events taking place in the Town of Mead different aspects of this event including: Athletic Department, which is then utilized and with the Mead Area Chamber of Commerce. ;;Food & Beverages for athletic scholarships. ;;Sponsors & Donations For more information about advertising ;;Public Relations & Marketing It is the goal of the Mead Area Chamber on the Mead High School Spring Poster, ;;Talent of Commerce to host Business-After-Hour The monthly Board meetings will now please contact Tiffany Holcomb at tiffany@ ;;Ticket Sales networking events every other month or be hosted at Ranchero's on the 1st Wednesday meadchamberofcommerce.com. ;;Prizes every month to assist members and business of each month at 5:30 p.m. ;;Contests professional in gaining contacts in the local ;;Misc. community. Currently, the Chamber has The chamber needs your support. If you are plans to hold a Business-After-Hour event in interested in assisting contact Tiffany Holcomb.

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In Memory Of: Sam Jeffers

This year I would like to collect funds for childhood cancer research. I lost a friend of 8 years old this past year to cancer and have a three year old friend fighting her second round.. We need more research for these kids. Can you help me this year raise money for my birthday instead of sending me gifts.

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Fundraising Goal: $2,000 Amount Raised: $308 To donate to this valuable event go to https:// www.alexslemonade.org/mypage/1112457/donate.

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Mead’s Colorado Coyote Rollers in Colorado Garden and Home Show

advocate and rescuer, the goal is to help pet’s live long lives without fear of predators attacking them in their own yards, or the risk of jumping out of their yard to be endangered by passing vehicles or ending up in a shelter.

Coyote Rollers are a patented ribbed aluminum roller that mounts to the top of a fence. They spin with only 2 ounces of pressure, making it difficult for animals to gain the ‘foothold’ they need to pull themselves up and over the top of an enclosure. They mount on fencing made of wood, vinyl, chain link, iron and mason. They are easy to install by a handyman or homeowner.

The many benefits also include: • Protect livestock • Protect Chicken coops • Keep squirrels off - reduce barking • May work to keep Cats in yards • HOA friendly • Available in over 20 colors to match fences • No maintenance required • No power source needed •

Trish Whitley's, locally owned, Colorado Coyote Rollers will be featured at the upcoming Colorado Garden and Home show, Feb 15-23.

Due to the alarming incidence of animals being attacked and killed by Coyotes in the metro area, Colorado Coyote Rollers is proud to offer Coyote Rollers that can go a long way in preventing attacks of beloved family pets.

In fact, Trish may be working with the Westminster Police and CO Division of Wildlife regarding the many pet casualties they’ve had recently. Also 9News did a segment on them recently. Trish said, “It was very fun to be ‘behind the scenes’ there.”

Colorado Coyote Rollers, a small business out of Northern Colorado, Colorado Coyote Rollers (a division of Tribblez) will help to save dogs lives by keeping them IN their yards and Coyotes OUT. Owned by Trish Whitley, an animal

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• Friday, February 14th @ 5:30 pm Your Home Town Auto Repair Solution • Doors open at 5:15 pm • Adults$11.00 • Children 12 & under $10.00 • Seniors 62 & over $10.00 • Tickets must be purchased by 1/31/14 • Dinner includes entrée, salad, bread, dessert, & beverage Purchase your tickets in the MMS office, 970-535-4446 or From a student in the play.

The Firestone Police Department would like to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all of your generosity, thoughtfulness, and willingness to donate and participate in our 2013 Santa Cop Program. We are profoundly grateful to those who have gone above and beyond the call of kindness and true unselfishness. Each year it gets harder to find the words to express our thankfulness for the countless acts of generosity, please accept our gratitude and sincere appreciation. There were also lots of gifts that were donated anonymously and those of you who were not mentioned please accept our sincere heartfelt thanks.

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Speed, Seat Belts and Impaired Driving Cause Most Fatalities on Colorado Roads

In 2012, the total number of motor vehicle fatalities in Colorado increased for the first time in six years after a steady decline. Speed-related fatalities, fatalities with a driver impaired by alcohol, and unbuckled occupant vehicles fatalities accounted for the three largest proportions of motor vehicle deaths in Colorado.

Of 472 motor vehicle deaths in 2012, 162 (34%) were speed-related and an estimated 133 (28%) involved a driver impaired by alcohol.

Of major concern is that of the 287 passenger vehicle fatalities, 156 (54%) were unbuckled.

To combat these and other traffic safety issues, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Office of Transportation Safety offers grant funds through the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) to agencies, organizations and tribal governments within the State of Colorado that provide programs, projects, services and strategies that are intended to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries resulting from traffic crashes on Colorado roadways.

“Focusing prevention efforts related to speed, impaired driving and seat belt use provide the greatest opportunity to impact the total number of fatalities on Colorado roadways,” said Darrell Lingk, Director of the Office of Transportation Safety at CDOT. “But there are many other traffic safety issues that also need attention, such as pedestrian safety and impaired driving involving marijuana. It’s through our local communities that we move the needle in terms of decreasing motor vehicle fatalities and serious injury crashes.”

The total projected funding available is $3.5 million and the average award amount typically ranges from $50,000-$75,000 The Request For Application (RFA) process kicks off during a webinar on Monday, Feb. 3 from 1:00-3:00 p.m., which covers the 2014 Problem Identification Report and the FY15 grant funding process. Applications are due to CDOT on April 1 by 3:00 p.m. The RFA, application and other data sources will be available at http://www.coloradodot.info/ business/grants/safetygrants as of Feb. 3. To log onto the webinar on Feb. 3, visit https://cdphe.adobeconnect.com/cdotproblemid/ For more information, contact Carol Gould, Highway Safety Manager at CDOT, at carol.gould@state.co.us.