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Creating Community By Connecting Neighbors You are my lamp, O LORD; the LORD turns my darkness into light. 2 Sam 22: 29 Mountain View Fire Rescue Adds Ten Firefighters
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ountain View Fire Rescue (MVFR) recently added three full-time firefighter/ paramedics, four full-time firefighter/EMTs and three paid part-time firefighters that will soon begin service to the citizens of the MVFR District. The full-time firefighters graduated from the Front Range Fire Consortium academy June 11th. In this fifteen week academy, recruits spent a significant amount of time training on fire and rescue skills to be prepared for the unexpected. The three paid part-time firefighters also go through extensive training through MVFR’s training and emergency medical services divisions. Additional firefighters are needed as MVFR will be opening a new station in the southeast portion of the Town of Erie in late 2016. This station will enable faster call response to this area of the District, and will house an engine staffed with a minimum of three firefighters. The station includes room to house an ambulance and its crew should future needs require them. Each of MVFR’s ambulances provide advanced life support and are staffed with a paramedic and an EMT, who are also cross-trained as firefighters. Mountain View Fire Rescue is excited to welcome these members to the MVFR District! Their service and dedication is appreciated and we look forward to serving with them. “Teamwork makes the dream work.” -Author unknown About Us: Mountain View Fire Rescue (MVFR) is a full service fire department providing both fire and emergency medical services. MVFR serves 184 square miles including Dacono, Del Camino, Erie, Mead, Niwot, and unincorporated areas of Boulder and Weld counties. 3561 N. STAGECOACH ROAD UNIT 200 | LONGMONT, CO 80504 | PH: (303) 772-0710 | WWW.MVFPD.ORG
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Mead Community Day & Sugarbeet Festival: Bringing Together Tradition & Community ead Community Day & Sugarbeet M Festival are long standing traditions in and around the Town of Mead. These
events bring together citizens, businesses, and organizations to celebrate our community. This year we are proud to announce that Mead Community Day & the Sugarbeet Festival are partnering together! The traditional Mead Community Day will be enhanced by the addition of Sugarbeet Festival activities including expanded activities for kids, a tractor pull,
live auction, beer garden and more. During the day’s events, there will be great vendor booths filled with local, caring businesses, kid’s activities, a BBQ dinner, a free concert, fireworks and so much more. The Town of Mead Community Day Committee, Mead Area Rotary Club, and the Mead Area Community Foundation are working on this event collaboratively for a fantastic event!
Thank you for sponsoring the Zootopia Movie in the Park Night!
Principal Bio for Rachael Ayers, Mead High School
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was born in Wisconsin, but grew up in Wyoming with five other siblings. Needless to say, there was never a dull moment in my household. I graduated from Rock Springs High School in Rock Springs, Wyoming. After graduation, I attended Northwest Junior College in Powell, WY. I earned an AA Degree in Political Science and played both volleyball and basketball collegiately for two years at Northwest Community College. Over the next three years, I attended the University of Wyoming in Laramie, WY earning a double major in Mathematics and Secondary Education. I continued to play volleyball for the Women’s club volleyball team, and began my coaching career with the men’s volleyball team at UW. My first teaching position was at Cedaredge High School in Cedaredge, CO where I taught mathematics and coached varsity volleyball and basketball for 5 years. Once I got a taste of the Colorado weather, the beautiful mountain trails, and snow that fell straight down, I left Wyoming for good. I consider myself a native Colorado transfer. My husband is a native Coloradoan, hailing from the small town of Eaton. We moved closer to family, and I began
teaching in the St. Vrain Valley School District at Skyline High School. While there, I taught mathematics and was the head volleyball coach for 8 years. I was the mathematics department chair for 4 years and served on several district leadership teams: curriculum planning, assessment, and mathematics leadership. My volleyball team made the regional playoffs for 6 years and the state playoffs for 3 of those years. I was most proud when my athletes earned the title of Academic State Champions. My last year at Skyline, I served with a team of teachers and administrators as the mathematics lead on the STEM initiative that is currently in place at Skyline High School. In 2009, I accepted the honor of serving the Mead Community as a member of the Mead High School start-up
team. It was a privilege to undertake the planning, curriculum, and vision of Mead High School with other professionals. Since then, I have worn many different hats at Mead High School. I have served as the Math Department Head, the Dean of Students, the Assistant Principal, and the head volleyball coach. In 2010, I received my Master’s Degree from Colorado State University in Educational Leadership. Each of these experiences, along with the many relationships that I have built with community members, Mead High School staff and students, and area business members has prepared me to accept the Principal position at Mead High School. My work is my passion, and I have loved the impact and growth that education has afforded me. My family is a member of the Mead community. My oldest son, Caleb, will be a sophomore at Mead High School this fall, and my youngest son, Christian, will start 6th grade in the fall at Mead Middle School. We enjoy hunting, boating, the outdoors, athletics of almost any kind, and you might see me running along County Road 7 a few mornings each week. My goal is to serve the Mead community by providing our children opportunities for growth, academia, and exploration in an ever changing world. I look forward to creating a warm environment where our children can thrive academically, socially, and mentally.
Vendors Wanted 2016 Community Day Sugarbeet Festival Saturday, September 10, 2016 Set up: Starts at 8:00 a.m. Event Starts: 10:00 a.m. Booth Rental Fees: A standard booth is 10x10 in size. Participants are responsible for providing their own table tent and chairs. Participants requiring electricity must provide their own 12 gauge extension cord. • Standard Booth $40.00 • Standard Booth with Electricity $55.00 • Standard Non Profit Booth $15.00 Needing electricity • Standard Non Profit Booth $10.00 Applications available at the Mead Town Hall or online at www.townofmead.org