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ON THE COVER Doctors Michael Carey, left, and Robert Bradley sit in the waiting room of the UC Health Family Medicine, 1455 Main St., in Windsor.
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RETIRING DOCTORS
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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
Spokes owner turned his passion for biking into a successful business
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Movies in the Park, Grease, 8:30 p.m., Eastman Park, 7025 Eastman Park Dr., Windsor (970) 674-3500
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Performing Without Pain BY DAN ENGLAND // dengland@greeleytribune.com
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nne Green was just starting to enter the world of physical therapy when her sister was just starting to revive her career as a pianist. Once again, Green was inspired by her sister. Janet Ashley Spencer was a successful musician, playing with orchestras and as a church organist. She also was Green’s first teacher. Green is 15 years younger than her sister and began playing at age 4, thanks to Spencer’s patient instruction. Spencer, however, had to quit because she developed tendonitis in her elbow. It was so painful, she stopped playing for 11 years and went into sales. When Spencer wanted to play again, in 1983, Dan England Green was in college. Green loved music — she almost became a musician — but she wanted to go into physical therapy, in part to help her sister play professionally once again. She became a therapist in 1986, and along the way, she was indeed able to help her sister avoid the pain that crippled her career. Now Green of Fort Collins hopes to help many other musicians play pain-free their whole lives. She works as a
“I care about people who can make beautiful music, and I want to give back to them.” — Anne Green, physical therapist therapist for Colorado In Motion. Though the business has four locations, she operates primarily out of the Windsor clinic. Green specializes in musicians, which is unusual in the therapy world, but Green understands them best. She still is a piano player. She got a certificate in piano performance from the Zion Conservatory of Music, which required a recital among other things, and she still teaches piano, as well. Playing an instrument is a physical job, with repetitive
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Anne Green, a therapist with Colorado In Motion, plays piano in her Fort Collins home. Green specializes in helping musicians overcome the hours of practice they need to become great.
motions, and it’s a demanding one, as well. Many musicians practice for hours every day, and yet it’s only recently they’ve started to consider what all that practicing is doing to their bodies. They should consider themselves athletes, Green said, and care for their bodies the same way.
There is more awareness now. Some research is out there to help musicians avoid injury, the kind of science that’s been around for decades for athletes or office professionals, gathered and promoted by places such as the Performance Arts Medicine Association. When Green teaches piano, she warns her students they may feel an occasional, corrective touch from her to fix their posture, and she encourages them to relax, breathe or sit a certain way to dispel the stress that builds during practice or a performance. It was a tough decision to forgo music for therapy as a career, but she believes she made the right choice. “I care about people who can make beautiful music,” she said, “and I want to give back to them.” Green has patients who aren’t musicians, and many of the concepts are the same. Adjustments can help, as well as exercises, and being aware of their posture can make a big difference. “Pain is a signal to come in the door
and talk to me,” she said. But she also understands musicians consider their work an art form, and that means they may hold their instrument a certain way or play it a way that may be unconventional. That may even give them a sound that makes them successful: Look at the way Eddie Van Halen uses finger tapping to get his unique sound. She doesn’t want to mess with that too much. But she does want to prevent injuries. She doesn’t want to see musicians sidelined for weeks, let alone years, as happened to her sister. The visits don’t have to be permanent either. Many times a few can help take care of the problem, even if her patients need to exercise the rest of their lives. They can always come back to her when they need her again. “Wellness is a long-term thing,” Green said. She can relate to musicians more. She is one herself. She played the other day, on the piano in her study, relishing in the music that came from her fingertips. And
then, when she was done, she leaned back, took a deep breath and relaxed. Staff writer Dan England is The Tribune’s Features Editor. His column runs on Tuesday. If you have an idea for a column, call (970) 392-4418 or email dengland@greeleytribune.com. Follow him on Twitter @DanEngland.
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RETIRING Doctors
leave a giant legacy in Windsor health care BY ANDY STONEHOUSE // For Premier
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Doctors Michael Carey, left, and Robert Bradley sit in the waiting room of the UC Health Family Medicine, 1455 Main St., in Windsor. JOSHUA POLSON/jpolson@greeleytribune.com
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n a small but growing community like Windsor, the retirement of a much-beloved and respected family physician is big news — especially for the multiple generations of families they’ve helped deliver and care for over the years. This year, however, will be a double-whammy as not one but two doctors at the UCHealth Family Medicine-Windsor office will be hanging up their stethoscopes after many years of dedicated local medical service.
Dr. Robert Bradley put in his last day on June 30 and his partner, Dr. Michael Carey, will also be retiring on Aug. 4, leaving some pretty big shoes to fill. They’ve also served as each other’s general physicians, so the pair say a first order of business will be finding their own family doctors. More complex, however, will be their transition to a world
“I guess we'll actually be locked out of the office, and I'll lose my computer and my ID, so that's going to be a tough one to swallow.” — Dr. Robert Bradley
Doctors Robert Bradley, left, and Michael Carey stands in the halls of UC Health Family Medicine in Windsor. These doctors will be retiring after more than a decade of work in medicine. JOSHUA POLSON/ jpolson@greeleytribune.com
that no longer requires them to be on call 24-7 or put in long days, as both have frequently been doing since the 1970s and ’80s — and the long-ago days of making house calls in the community. “I guess we’ll actually be locked out of the office, and I’ll lose
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my computer and my ID, so that’s going to be a tough one to swallow,” says Bradley, who celebrated his 70th birthday about six months ago. “But after 40 years, it’s about time to lay off. It’s my time, and I’m wearing out a bit.” Both he and the 71-year-old Carey have been based out of the UCHealth clinic they established seven years ago, though both have been involved in other local practices and affiliated with area hospitals and related health facilities for many years.
staff, and we always got along well with everyone.” Retirement is a bittersweet experience for both physicians, but each has plenty of activities to keep themselves busy. Besides focusing on his two daughters and six grandkids, Bradley says his next plan is to head off to do a fill-in spot in Hana on Hawaii’s Maui. And Carey admits he’s also likely to play a part-time role in health care – he’s not letting his medical certifications lapse – but says health issues have convinced him to slow down. “I had quadruple bypass surgery last fall, and then a week later I found out I needed rotator cuff repair on my shoulder, so the appeal of 12-hour days was starting to wear thin,” he says. As Bradley’s patients have aged, he’s moved more into the geriatric care specialty, serving as director of the Windsor Health Care nursing home (“That’s like my second home,” he adds) and also overseeing the AccentCare
“Delivering babies was definitely the highlight of my career, and my work with a general family practice.” — Dr. Robert Bradley
“The best part about family practice is that you really do get to know the families, and in the old days in Windsor, we knew everybody,” Carey says. “And it was great working with Dr. Bradley — we were always blessed with a great
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Hospice. But he says the direct work with local families will be the component he’ll miss the most. “Delivering babies was definitely the highlight of my career, and my work with a general family practice. I miss the kids – my initial plan was to be a pediatrician,” he says. “But your practice grows old with you. I enjoyed all the relationships, and it was a privilege being invited into the very personal lives of my patients.” Bradley’s last attempt at a break from work saw he and his wife head to offer health care in an Aboriginal community on a remote island off the shore of Australia’s Northern Territory.
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“The best part about family practice is that you really do get to know the families, and in the old days in Windsor, we knew everybody.” — Dr. Michael Carey
months, and I ran a five-bed hospital,” he says. That experience was followed by dozens of Methodist missionary and medical trips to locations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nepal, Brazil, Ecuador and Armenia. Carey, originally from Nebraska, grew up in Denver and attended CSU for his undergraduate studies, and then joined the military. While based in Minot, N.D., he met a Canadian woman and opted to follow her to Saskatchewan, where he did his medical training. He eventually returned to the U.S. and set up shop as a family physician in Windsor in August, 1982. Carey has also served on church and medical missions in Mexico and Tanzania and says he was inspired by Bradley’s work in Australia. Like Bradley, the move to retire is a major lifestyle change, even with four adult kids living and working in the Front Range. “I’ve been having more second thoughts about it, so I’ve also considered doing locums again, maybe in Hawaii or New Zealand,” he says. “I’ve also heard that Saskatchewan medical Doctor Robert Bradley sits in one of the exam rooms at UC Health Family Medicine, 1455 Main St., in Windsor. Bradley will be retiring now after 40 years in the medical field. JOSHUA POLSON/jpolson@ greeleytribune.com
“I had spent 20 years working as a doctor, getting increasingly more involved in business and management, so I wanted to see if I could still practice medicine – so we went on sabbatical for six
Doctor Michael Carey sits in his office in the closing months of his time as a doctor. Carey was a doctor for 35 years. JOSHUA POLSON/ jpolson@greeleytribune.com
graduates can work in Ireland with no license change, so maybe that’s an idea for the future.” Bradley was born in Ohio and moved to Colorado as a child, attending medical school at CU Denver and completing his internships in Cooperstown, N.Y. High on the draft list during the Vietnam War, he opted to join the U.S. Public Health Service and worked for two years on the Navajo reservation in Shiprock, N.M. “I loved the cultural experience, and we still have friends we keep in contact with from that period,” he says. Bradley scouted out the Windsor and Greeley area in 1975 and said it appealed to his farming upbringing, so he completed his residency at the old Weld County General Hospital, before establishing a solo practice for 11 years. He’s worked as part of local group practices for 25 years, with the UCHealth office as his sixth different office in Windsor. Both say they will also continue to take part in their church’s work at the Sterling Correctional Facility, where they’ve been part of the Kairos Prison Ministry for many years. Part of their responsibilities at the Windsor clinic will be handled by Dr. Brandon Stilson, who Bradley and Carey recruited last fall, and other physicians will likely come on board to help take on patient responsibilities.
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SPOKES OWNER
turned his passion for biking into a successful business BY TREVOR REID // For Premier
David Roberts stands in front of the rows of bikes on display his shop, Spokes, in downtown Windsor. JOSHUA POLSON/jpolson@greeleytribune.com
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n 2006, Windsor resident David Roberts grew tired of waiting for somebody else to open a local bike shop. With a lifelong passion for biking, he opened Spokes in June of that year. “I’ve ridden bikes; I’ve taken care of my own bikes and my friends’ bikes; I used to be a power commuter on a bike,” Roberts said. “Windsor needed a shop.”
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In the shop’s 11-year history, Roberts has moved locations a couple of times, but one thing hasn’t changed: fitting the business to the local customers. Spokes is a full-service shop, offering all kinds of bikes, accessories, repairs and customization. Roberts said his favorite part of running Spokes is helping fulfill his customers’ biking needs.
The spokes of a bike wheel frame David Roberts as he stands in his bike shop, Spokes, in downtown Windsor. JOSHUA POLSON/jpolson@ greeleytribune.com
“Some people don’t even know what they want. They just know what they want to do, and they have no idea how to make that happen,” he said. “We interview them. (We) basically try to understand what they want to do with the bike.” In Windsor, city bikes and comfort bikes are the No. 1 sellers, and mountain bikes come in at a close second. Roberts stocks the store according to customer needs, but he always likes to keep some experimental bikes around. “We like to play around with new stuff and see if we can spark any interest,” he said. Roberts goes all the way when it comes to meeting customer needs. Last winter, he repaired a 1958 Schwinn. Recently, he turned a recumbent bike, the kind the rider lays back in, into an electric assist bike. He’s even fixed farm implements, wheelchairs and walkers that people have brought in.
“Some people don't even know what they want. They just know what they want to do, and they have no idea how to make that happen.” — David Roberts, Spokes owner
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“We’ll make an attempt on just about anything,” he said. The biggest challenge Roberts said he faces is when people bring in their budget bikes for repairs. The repairs aren’t exactly proportional to the price of the bikes. And budget bikes aren’t really made for repairs, he explained. “They are located in the toy aisle, and they’re there for a reason,” he said. While he understands the need for budget bikes, especially for kids who are constantly growing and changing, Roberts believes
Spokes really is about meeting the needs of Windsor bikers. A mechanical engineer by schooling, Roberts has always loved understanding how things work. Owning a bike shop had always been in the back of his mind, especially as he talked about it with his wife Sheri throughout their 28-year marriage. Roberts said Sheri, who co-owns Spokes, has always supported his passion for bikes. “She’s an awesome woman,” Roberts said. Roberts and his wife have lived in Windsor for almost 20 years. They originally moved to Windsor for its central location between Loveland, Greeley and Fort Collins, where Roberts had a job at the time. Roberts said they’re proud to have become a part of the community. “We like being part of Windsor. We like supporting the town and just continue to encourage people to shop local and help us support them.”
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he summer months are ideal for romance, love and weddings. Carly Koppes, Weld County clerk and recorder, said 1,925 marriage applications were issued in 2016. From Jan 1 to June 20 this year, there were 823 marriage applications issued with an increase in the summer months. One of the most popular venues to” tie the knot” in Windsor is Pelican Lakes Country Club, a beautiful, picturesque site nestled in west Sandi Y. Squicquero Windsor. In 2016, 42 weddings were held at the club. In 2017, so far 10 weddings have occurred with at least 22 more booked. I contacted Shannon Shafer, director of sales and events at the Pelican Lakes Country Club, to discuss her role in planning and executing the perfect wedding. We met for lunch at one of Windsor’s finest, and as she walked towards me I recognized her from the club. She was promoted two years ago to her position as director of sales and events, and she states she has a soft spot for weddings, as every couple deserves to have a special wedding. Shannon states that weddings are planned at least nine months in advance. Meeting the bride and groom, touring the grounds and choosing their dream location is very exciting and is the first step in the wedding process. The Island is the most popular site for the ceremony and reception. Other options include the beach, the lake side and bridge. Packages are customized and created with budget management in mind and community referrals are used for services not
provided by the club, such as decorations, bakeries, photographers and clergy. On the day of the wedding every detail has been planned and coordinated, unless weather interferes, as it did in July 2014. Story has it that the bride and groom could not make it to the island so instead they were married in the banquet hall. Later the groom rolled up his pants, the bride jumped on his back and they waded into the river! All of the processes and planning involved in marriage ceremonies may cause much stress for the bride and groom. Stress can spoil the excitement and you may feel stress overload. You may experience headaches, irritability, moodiness, stomach aches and sleep problems. Expectations of perfection can be a large part of wedding stress. Life does not go away because you are planning a wedding, and often can exacerbate wedding stress. Some life stressors such as employment issues, moving, problems with family, a loss of any kind or financial
worries can add to your stress and complicate your life. Inventory your stress and control and manage what you can. Ask yourself how you can reduce your stress. Some ways to support yourself and practice self-care are: • Eat well and balanced meals. • Get enough rest and sleep. • Learn meditation or relaxation techniques. • Exercise. • Have fun with friends and family. • Connect with your groom or bride and spend quality time. Your wedding day has arrived. As you look into each other’s eyes, all of life’s stressors evaporate as you say your vows and commit to love and cherish. Celebrate! Sandi Y. Squicquero, M.Ed.,LPC has lived in Windsor for 12 years and has more than 30 years of clinical experience in counseling. She is a board certified medical hyno-therapist.
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