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on the cover Windsor head football coach Chris Jones raises the 3A State Championship trophy while in front of his team after beating Silver Creek 14-7 at Legacy Stadium in Aurora in 2011.

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Town of Windsor and Mark's Funeral HOme combine to find proper burial space for unclaimed cremains

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Windsor football coach Chris Jones: I’m very fortunate to have the opportunity to get back here’

4 Answers to the most-asked questions about Windsor

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Business Spotlight

Yoga changed Nicholetta's life, and started a thriving business

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Answers to the most-asked questions about the town of Windsor Have you wondered where to go to pay a ticket? Does the town have ordinances to regulate pet ownership? Who do I call about a big pothole? And why is the sky blue?

Except for the color of the sky, the town of Windsor answers these and dozens of other questions to help Windsor residents navigate municipal government and be a well-informed citizen. Here is a sample of some of the useful information on the Windsor FAQ:

How do I submit my application and resume?

There are several ways to apply. » Download the application — at http://bit.ly/2qC16nm — and fill out the requested information. Save the document to your computer and email it, along with your resume to Human Resources at jobs@windsorgov.com. » Fax your application and resume to (970) 674-2496 » Mail or deliver in person your application and resume to

Town of Windsor

Attn: Human Resources

301 Walnut Street

Windsor, CO. 80550 Can I complete my application online?

Our application is a fillable PDF form, which can be downloaded — at http://bit.ly/2qC16nm — filled out and saved to your computer. You can send it to at jobs@ windsorgov.com.

How can I check the status of my application?

We strive to promote consistent practices, including our recruiting process. Candidates with experience or education that match the requirements of the position are generally contacted within 10 days after the job closes.

Please continue to check our website for open positions at http://bit.ly/1hzNlvq Who may I contact to check the status of my application?

Applicants will be contacted by the hiring department if they have been selected for an interview.

Do you accept unsolicited applications?

Unsolicited applications are not accepted. If you have applied for a similar position you feel that you may be suited for another opening, you will need to submit an application for that specific position.

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Town of Windsor, Mark's Funeral home combine to find proper burial space for unclaimed cremains

Windsor's Lakeview Cemetery recently became home to six unclaimed cremains, thanks to the efforts of town officials.

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aking care of each other, even when the

family around anymore, like some from the nursing home,”

other person is a stranger — that’s often

she said. “Mark wanted to know if there was anything we

what small communities do. And that’s

could to.”

exactly what a few people in Windsor did

Eucker talked to John Martinez, Windsor parks

recently to honor six individuals.

maintenance technician who cares for the town cemetery,

Lakeview Cemetery, and he knew of a space. He said there

Mark Long, owner of Mark’s Funeral and Cremation

Service in Windsor, had the remains of six individuals in his

are a few spaces in the cemetery designated for social

possession — some dating back as far as 2008. He said as

services and similar situations, so he coordinated with

time continued to pass, he just knew that they didn’t belong

Eucker and Long.

in the business’ safe, but deserved a proper goodbye.

Pederson from Bethel Lutheran Church in Windsor, who

That’s when he contacted the town of Windsor. He talked

Martinez took it a step further, contacting pastor David

with Deputy Town Clerk Krystal Eucker, who agreed that

agreed to come to the burial and say a few words.

something should be done to honor those lives.

Martinez said. “We wanted to give them a final resting place,

“They were individuals, wards of the state, with no

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Long agreed, saying he didn’t want to be disrespectful

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help me and put it together.”

Eucker said the act was one of kindness and was simply

the right thing to do.

“These individuals were Windsor residents,” she said. “I

wanted, personally, to show some respect and dignity for these folks to have a final resting place. It was just right to do this.”

Redline Laser Graphics in Milliken has also chipped in

and is working on a gravestone that Martinez said he plans to install at the burial site in mid-May. The stone will show the name, date of birth and date of death for each of the six people.

Krystal Eucker, left, Windsor's deputy town clerk, and Johnny Martinez, parks maintenance technician, were able to find a spot in Lakeview Cemetery for the placement of some unclaimed cremains from Marks Funeral & Cremation Service.

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Windsor head coach Chris Jones, middle, enters the field with seniors from left: Connor Larson, Jake Niess, Joey O'Connor and Aaron Schmidt in the 2011 season.

Windsor football coach Chris Jones: ‘I’m very fortunate to have the opportunity to get back here’

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n the early morning hours, just as the sun was peaking over the mountains to the west Tuesday morning, Joel Kopcow’s and Connor Apodaca’s eyes weren’t deceiving them.

Sure enough, former and since returned Windsor

football coach Chris Jones bounced around from station to station at sunrise with his endless energy during a spring football practice.

Sometimes even the most blunt of realities can seem

surreal.

But seeing is believing: Jones is back at Windsor after

a year away.

Jones is wrapping up the tail end of his yearlong stint

as a math teacher at Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins. He’s back on the practice field for the Wizards’ football program, a program he headed for nine years before taking the job at Rocky Mountain to remain closer to his family and their Fort Collins home.

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Jones previously commuted to teach and coach at

Windsor.

Jones, his wife, Julie, and sons, Ellis and Henry, are in

search of a house in Windsor. But permanent residence aside, Jones said, in a sense, he’s already returned home with the Windsor football program.

“I had been here nine years, and I was never really,

fully detached from these guys and this school and the community,” said Jones, who will also teach again at Windsor, starting next school year. “I’m very fortunate to have the opportunity to get back here.”

Jones said there was a lot that happened this past fall

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Jones went 81-29 in his previous tenure with the

Wizards, leading Windsor to a 3A title in 2011 and a 4A championship in ‘15, the season before he initially departed.

Jones praised the work of this past season’s interim

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Windsor head coach Chris Jones, right, directs his team during a practice in 2012.

led the program to a 9-4 record and a trip to the Class 4A semifinals.

Brower has accepted a job as the offensive coordinator

at Fossil Ridge.

When Jones’ return to Windsor was made official in

early March, mere rumor was replaced by sheer reality.

Apodaca said there had been rumblings in the halls of

Windsor High School about Jones’ pending return before Jones, himself, announced his return during a meeting with the team in the school’s cafeteria.

“It was kind of a rumor around school that wasn’t

supposed to get out,” said Apodaca, who will be a senior quarterback on the team this fall. “The first couple weeks, there was just a couple people talking about it. But then everyone started talking about it. So, I was thinking,

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The Chris Jones File » Chris Jones is back coaching Windsor’s football team. He resigned as the Wizards’ coach after the 2015 season to accept a teaching job at Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins. » Jones returned as Windsor’s coach this spring, replacing this past season’s interim coach, Skylar Brower, who took a job as the offensive coordinator at Fossil Ridge. » During his previous stint coaching the Wizards, Jones’ teams went 81-29 in nine years, winning state titles in 2011 (3A) and ’15 (4A). » Jones will also teach math at Windsor High School.

Chris Jones coach for Windsor, talks to several of his players during a timeout in the 4A state title game in 2015 at Sports Authority Field in Denver.

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maybe it is true. Fortunately, it was true.”

Windsor is in its second week of early morning spring

practices and will continue to practice before class during the last few weeks of the school year.

Kopcow admitted he was rubbing his eyes a little

bit those first few times seeing Jones back in Windsor’s weight room and on the practice field.

“It was definitely not expected at first, but once (Jones)

did get out here, it was awesome,” said Kopcow, a seniorto-be linebacker. “It’s just been a good opportunity. We’ve all just been working, and it’s just been great having (Jones) back.”

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Nicholetta Donaldson works Cendi Gossel, left, and Abby Gibbens, during their workout session Wednesday morning at Brickhouse Functional Fitness in Windsor.

For Nicholetta Donaldson, yoga changed her life, and started a thriving business

“This is what took me from stressed out, anxious … to ‘I

feel like I can do this,’ ” she said.

Yoga led Donaldson away from the medical field and

into fitness. Donaldson and her husband Zach now own Brickhouse Functional Fitness, which brings four fitness

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hen Nicholetta Donaldson started practicing yoga, it transformed her life.

studios — yoga and barre fitness in studio one, strength and private training in studio two, indoor cycling and hybrid classes in studio three, and functional training and youth fitness in studio four — under one roof.

Donaldson’s background in fitness includes more than

10 certifications, which led to Brickhouse’s “everything

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itself. It’s about the experience and the

my passion for fitness and his passion for

community that keeps people coming

being an entrepreneur,” Donaldson said.

back for more.

Nicholetta and Zach grew up together

“I wanted something where people

in Fort Collins. After reconnecting at

could come and feel like they’re part of a

Colorado State University, they dated

family. They want to bring their kids into

for about a year before deciding to get

that space. They felt safe; they felt taken

married.

care of … when they leave, they feel

awesome,” Donaldson said.

we were both at 24 Hour Fitness,”

Brickhouse Functional Fitness opened

Nicholetta said.

June 2016. By September, Donaldson

knew it was time to expand and signed

4-year-old and a 2-year-old. Running both

a lease for the space next door. That’s

a business and a family isn’t always the

under one roof” model. The business

when her husband Zach quit his job

easiest thing to do, Nicholetta said, but it

grew out of her basement about five

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years ago, when she ran Spandex

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to bring both of our passions together:

“I wanted something where people could come and feel like they’re part of a family.

Donaladson said she found her

“It was so awesome because we got

“The first time we actually talked,

Nicholetta and Zach have two kids, a

“It’s been awesome because he’s

calling after recovering from a severe eating disorder in high school. She knew the dark side of the fitness industry personally and wanted to change the focus.

“My vision for my role in that industry, once I got through everything I struggled with, was to be a light in the industry and have something different that didn’t focus on how people looked and [focused] more about the community and the experience that they had,” she said.

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home. We get to split roles. There’s days when he’s home till noon, and I’m here till noon, and then we switch,” Nicholetta said.

After falling in love with the community in Windsor, they knew

they wanted to open right where they were. They turned down several opportunities to open in Fort Collins for a riskier Windsor location so they could stay in the community.

“At the end of the day, we love Windsor. I don’t think we’ll ever leave.

Unless it gets out of control in Windsor,” she said with a laugh, “But that would be a good problem for us to have.”

Mornings are the busiest hours, especially around 8:15 a.m., after

parents have dropped of their kids. Classes run from 5 a.m. to as late as 7 p.m. When there aren’t classes, the studios are closed for personal training. In less than a year, Brickhouse has grown to having 50 classes on the schedule.

“Everything has happened so quickly … I feel like I blinked, and here

we are,” Nicholetta said.

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The youth fitness program has also gained a lot of popularity. One

summer program for 20 kids is already booked up. Another program already has 12 kids signed up. With strength training, group fitness and the youth program, Brickhouse Functional Fitness is meant to be a place for the whole family.

“We just love people,” Nicholetta said. “That’s why we do what we do.”

EDITOR’S NOTE Business Owner Spotlight is a monthly feature in Windsor Premier, profiling owners of local businesses in Windsor. To suggest a feature on a Windsor business owner, email Editor Randy Bangert at rbangert@mywindsornow.com.

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