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Family and friends pay their respects as they pass by John Jacoby’s casket thus summer at Lake View Cemetery in Windsor. Hundreds came out to the memorial service for Jacoby. Jacoby was shot and killed May 18.

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There were tears of joy and celebration, and tears of mourning and sadness, during 2015 for the towns of Windsor and Severance. Today’s edition of Windsor Now is devoted to the top 10 news stories of the year. The Windsor Now news staff reviewed each week’s publication and decided on this unscientific list as the top 10 stories of the year. In next week’s edition, we will take a look ahead at 2016, but for now, we hope you enjoy revisiting the big stories that put Windsor on the news map in 2015.

NO. 1: I-25 SHOOTINGS AND JOHN JACOBY’S MURDER

Windsor mourned the death of John “Johnny” Jacoby, who was killed during a string of shootings in northern Colorado this summer. In May more than 450 people packed into Faith United Church of Christ for Jacoby’s celebration of life service with hundreds more watching a live stream at Windsor High School. Emergency and town vehicles, cyclists and a row of cars more than

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Windsor’s Connor Apodaca rides on the shoulders of his teammates as he carries the 4A State Championship trophy after Windsor after the game against Loveland. Windsor won 35-14.

a block long led the procession to Lakeview Cemetery to honor the unofficial “mayor of Windsor.” The string of shootings began about 11:15 p.m. April 22 when Milliken resident Cori Romero was shot in the neck while merging onto southbound I-25 from Harmony Road in Larimer County. Romero survived the shooting. About 10:15 a.m. May 18, Jacoby

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was shot and killed while riding his bicycle near the intersection of Weld County roads 15 and 72 in Windsor. Those two shootings have been linked by unspecified evidence. About 10:30 p.m. June 3, an unnamed person riding a motorcycle was shot at near the intersection of Denver Drive and E. 18th Street in Loveland. That person was not

injured. About 15 minutes later that night, William Connole was shot and killed while standing at the intersection of East 1st Street and North St. Louis Avenue in Loveland. The task force has unspecified evidence linking the two Loveland shootings. However, the task force Turn to Review on P.3

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BOOKMOBILE, 9:45-11 a.m., Timberline Church, 360 Crossroads Blvd., Windsor. BOOKMOBILE, noon-1 p.m., Mountain Vista Meadows, 78th and 79th avenues, Greeley. BOOKMOBILE, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Peakview Estates, Sundance Drive and Saratoga Way, Windsor. Story time is at 2 p.m.

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BOOKMOBILE, 9:30-11 a.m., Windsor Gymnastics Academy, 687 Academy Ct., Windsor. BOOKMOBILE, 3-4 p.m., Founder’s Park, Grand Avenue and Founders Circle, Windsor. WEIRD SCIENCE, 3-4:30 p.m., Windsor-Severance Library, 720 3rd St., Come and see how cool science is in action. No registration required. BOOKMOBILE, 4:30-6 p.m., Poudre Heights Park, Green River and Colorado River drives, Windsor. Story time is at 5 p.m. ASK A GEEK, 6-7 p.m., Windsor-Severance Library, 720 3rd St., Tech questions, e-readers and new technology. Visit our “geeks” on the floor, no registration. BOOKMOBILE, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Covenant Park Subdivision, 15th Street and Walnut Drive, Windsor.

Tuesday

BOOKMOBILE, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Severance Town Hall, 3 Timber Ridge Parkway, Severance. Story time is at 10 a.m. and 10:35 a.m. BOOKMOBILE, 3-4:30 p.m., Windsor Charter Academy, 680 Academy Ct., Windsor. LEGO CLUB, 3-4:30 p.m., Windsor-Severance Library, 720 3rd St. Ages 5 and over. Legos provided and participants will have the opportunity to build on their own, as well as take on a variety of building challenges. No registration necessary. ASK A GEEK, 6-7 p.m., Windsor-Severance Library, 720 3rd St., Tech questions, e-readers and new technology. Visit our “geeks” on the floor, no registration. BOOKMOBILE, 6-7:30 p.m., Eagle Lake Park, Water Valley Seadrift Drive, Windsor. Story time is at 7 p.m.

Wednesday

BOOKMOBILE, 9-9:30 a.m., Tozer Primary Preschool, 501 Oak St., Windsor. HOMESCHOOLERS: MINECRAFT!. 1-2:30 P.M., Windsor-Severance Library, 720 3rd St. Minecraft challenges and tons of fun, share skills and creations. No registration required. GETTING CRAFTY, 3-4:30 p.m., Windsor-Severance Library, 720 3rd St. Hands on program for K-8 grade. No registration required. BOOKMOBILE, 3:30-5:00 p.m., Promontory Subdivision, 102nd Avenue and 13th Street, Greeley. Craft time is at 4:30 p.m. BOOKMOBILE, 6-7 p.m., Greenspire Subdivision, Greenspire and Veronica drives, Windsor. ASK A GEEK, 6-7 p.m., Windsor-Severance Library, 720 3rd St. Tech questions, e-readers and new technology. Visit our “geeks” on the floor. No registration is required.

Thursday

BOOKMOBILE 9:30-10 a.m., Windsor Gymnastics Academy, 687 Academy Court, Windsor. BOOKMOBILE, 12:45-1:15 p.m., Tozer Primary Preschool, 501 Oak St., Windsor. BOOKMOBILE, 3:30-5 p.m., Mountain Shadows Subdivision, 86th Avenue Court and 19th Street, Greeley.

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CRAFTY TALES, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Windsor-Severance Library, 720 3rd St. Craft and story for ages 3-6 and their families. No registration required.

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Windsor High School’s poms squad sits together during the award ceremony for the 4A state spirit championships earlier this month in Denver. The team took fourth place, the best it has ever done, said coach Joy Liberty Tuesday.

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four teams had their names called to advance to finals. This year the poms squad finally heard Windsor’s name called. As a finalist team, Windsor’s poms squad got to perform their dance again and get rescored. With their second performance the team managed to increase their score, but stayed in fourth place, Liberty said. “But that’s the best that Windsor poms has ever done,” she said. “And our goal for finals was to beat our score from preliminaries. And we were able to do that as well.” It made for a long day. Because the squad made it to finals, its members had an 18-hour day in Denver. All that time was worth it though, Liberty said.

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The Windsor High School poms squad ranked the best it ever has — fourth place — at the 4A state spirit championships in Denver earlier this month. “State is always an exciting time for the team,” said coach Joy Liberty Tuesday. When she took over the dance team four years ago she set her sights on a realistic goal, fourth place. Only the top four poms teams at the state championship preliminaries get to advance to the finals, she said. For the previous three years, Windsor’s team would wait hopefully as the top

“It was a lot of fun, so exciting, to just hear Windsor High School announced (for the finals),” she said. “We’re a small town here with not a ton of dance around us, so for us to be top four was just very exciting.” The team did amazingly, Liberty said. During the preliminary competition, everything the team did was right on the mark. During finals, the whole team ramped it up, performing with even more energy and talent. “They really just left everything on the floor, which is what I really ask of them; don’t come off the floor thinking ‘gosh I could have done better,’” she said. “It was perfection. They did amazing. I’m very proud of the team.”

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BRIEFLY TOWN OFFICES ARE CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S All town offices will also be closed starting at noon Dec. 31 through Jan. 1 for New Year’s. The police department and town hall will reopen Jan. 4 and the community recreation center will

reopen Jan. 2. The town noted that while the police department is closed, officers maintain normal shifts during holidays. Go to www.windsorgov. com for more information.

TOWN WILL FEATURE AN ART SHOW ON UNSEEN PIECES OF MUSEUM COLLECTION The town of Windsor will kick off the A Year in the Arts at the Art & Heritage Center with Things Unseen, a special exhibition of artwork from the museum’s collection starting Jan. 13. The opening reception will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Art and Heritage Center, 116 5th St. in Windsor. The full exhibit is free and open to the public.

It will run noon-4 p.m., Wednesdays through Saturdays from Jan. 13Feb. 20. “The exhibit will feature original paintings, portraits and hand crafted artwork, which is kept in storage most of the year,” according to a news release from the town. “Now is your chance to see these artistic treasures first-hand.”

BRUSH RECYCLING SITE WILL BE OPEN FOR CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING DEC. 26-31 Windsor residents can recycle their live Christmas trees at the Brush Recycling Site starting Saturdays. The center will be open for special Christmas hours from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday to Tuesday and 10 a.m.-noon Dec. 31, according to a news release from the town. The site will be closed on Jan. 1. There is no charge for Christmas tree recycling. Residents must present a valid permit on drop off,

which are free and available at the Windsor Community Recreation Center, 250 N. 11th St., Town Hall at 301 Walnut St. and the Brush Recycling Center at 801 Diamond Valley Dr. Residents can get a permit by bringing a driver’s license and proof a residency, such as a utility bill, property tax or lease agreement. All decorations should be removed from the tree prior to drop off. For more information about recycling visit www. windsorgov.com/recycle.

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has not yet linked all four shootings together. All of the shootings happened within about 15 miles of each other. A special task force teamed up local law enforcement with state and federal agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to investigate the shootings. They haven’t yet found the shooter.

NO. 2: WINDSOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AND OTHER SUCCESS IN ATHLETICS

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Miss Colorado Kelley Johonson rides in a parade car with her mom, Julie Johnson Haffner at the traditional Miss America ‘Show Us Your Shoes Parade” on the Atlantic City Boardwalk showcasing the 52 contestants and their “themed” shoes Sept. 12.

Windsor’s run to its fourth football state title in program history had plenty of interesting moments along the way. It was full of ups and downs — OK, mostly ups. And, the pinnacle came in a 35-14 finals victory against Loveland on Dec. 5 at Denver’s Sports Authority Field to cap a 13-1 season. The Wizards had the most dominant defense in 4A — perhaps in all classifications — allowing only seven points a game while their offense averaged nearly 28. Junior linebacker Corte Tapia led Windsor’s stout defense with team-highs of 157 tackles and 15.5 sacks. Offensively, Windsor had ample play-makers, notably junior quarterback Brad Peeples (1,368 rushing yards, 27 total touchdowns) and senior wingback Landon Schmidt (963 rushing yards, 14 total touchdowns). The Wizards’ success in 2015 extended well beyond the gridiron. At the 4A state wrestling tournament in February, Windsor placed third in the team standings. In the state swimming meet, then-sophomore Morgan Friesen set a new all-classification state record in the 100-yard breaststroke. In the fall, Windsor’s Cole Krantz tied for third at the boys state golf tournament. The Wizards also sent teams to various other state tournaments: volleyball, boys and girls basketball, baseball, girls soccer, just to name a handful. It was a banner year all-around for Windsor athletics.

NO. 3: WINDSOR’S MISS COLORADO RECEIVES NATIONAL ATTENTION For Windsor Now!/Go NoCO

Artistic rendering of the PeliGrande Resort and Windsor Conference Center submitted with four other northern Colorado projects Tuesday by Go NoCo. Under the Regional Tourism Act, the state of Colorado will give $20 million toward the completion of the resort and three other regional tourism ventures.

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Construction continues in the snow at a housing complex in the Water Valley area in Windsor. With a potential for more than 13,000 single-family and multi-family homes being built in Windsor construction such as this may become a common sight in Windsor.

2015 was a big year for Windsor’s Kelly Johnson, who was crowned Miss Colorado in June after competing in pageants for only two years. Johnson moved on to represent Colorado in the national Miss America competition in September in New Jersey, where she placed second-runner up in the country, and then earned notoriety for her passionate monologue on nurses during the talent segment. The competition was about more than just aesthetics and the chance to try on a new wardrobe, she said. Johnson’s platform, drawn from her experience as a nurse, focused on health care. It’s called The Health Initiative PLUS, which stands for Prevent, Live, Uncover and Study. The monologue she performed on the topic garnered her national attention – negatively and positively – across the Internet, on shows like The View and with Ellen DeGeneres, whose show she appeared on in September. She was criticized on The View for wearing what hosts thought was a doctor’s stethoscope during the monologue. Nurses across the country turned out on social media to show their solidarity behind Johnson and that nurses use stethoscopes as well. After attention subsided, Johnson returned to Colorado to continue her time as Miss Colorado, including appearances and advocating for causes around the state. She also has had numerous speaking engagements at nurses’ conventions across

the nation since the Miss America contest. “I love every second of it,” she said in June. “I would not trade it for the world.”

NO. 4: PELIGRANDE RESORT AND WINDSOR CONFERENCE CENTER, TOURISM PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD Go NoCO — a nonprofit formed by Larimer County, Loveland and Windsor — submitted an application for $333 million of tourism projects at the beginning of the year, which received approval for state funding in December. The state agreed to fund $20 million of requested money to complete Go NoCO’s four tourism ventures in northern Colorado. The funding comes as part of the last year of the state’s Regional Tourism Authority sales tax initiative, which gives a portion of the sales tax collected on tourism projects built back to their communities to offset their construction. The project originally featured the $109.9 million PeliGrande Resort and Windsor Conference Center along with three projects in Loveland and one in Larimer County, including the Sylvan Dale Ranch and a National sports and Tournament Center. The ranch and center were pulled from the application, as they did not fit with the mission of the initiative from the state. The Stanley Film Center in Estes Park was added to the project after the application’s first submittal. Along with PeliGrande, Go NoCO officials and developers secured the promise of a Professional Golf Association Tour and a waterfront, destination restaurant in Water Valley to complement the resort. In the coming weeks, Go NoCO staff will negotiate the terms of approval and funding for the projects with the state Office of Economic Development and International Trade. As PeliGrande and at least two of the other tourism projects have never been built before, Windsor Director of Economic Development Stacy Johnson said its unfair to have specific restraints on the projects. The final application also included the $24.5 million Stanley Film Center in Estes Park; a $138.3 million Indoor Waterpark Resort of the Rockies and the $60.9 million U.S. Whitewater Adventure Park, both in Loveland. “As the developer, there needs to be that flexibility,” she said. “All of these projects are concepts.”

NO. 5: WINDSOR SEES INDUSTRIAL, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL GROWTH

From it’s eastern side to it’s western edge, Windsor saw plans for growth in 2015 ranging from a new Dunkin’ Donuts to master plans for the massive RainDance subdivision in Water Valley. One of the most controversial commercial issues this year stemmed from the terms of development surrounding the Colo. 392 and Interstate 25 intersection. After auto dealer Dealin’ Doug Moreland bought two large parcels of land on the southeast corner of the interchange with hopes of developing auto dealerships on the land, residents of Windsor came out en force to raise their concerns. In response, the Windsor town board met with the Fort Collins city council to revisit the terms and vision for the corridor activity center set in 2008. The staff of both towns will continue to meet to discuss future development goals into 2016. After the agreement is finished, the municipalities will revisit the Dealin’ Doug application to decide if it fits into the CAC vision. On the opposite side of town, plans and infrastructure improvements Turn to Review on P.4

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moved forward on the East Pointe Neighborhood Center at the intersection of Colo. 392 and Colo. 257. The development has been long awaited by town staff and the landowner, developer Chris Ruff. Ruff has secured a letter of intent from the Human Bean Coffee and Espresso franchise and plans to include restaurants and other commercial services in the center. The year also saw the successful addition of new businesses moving to the area and opening locally in other areas, including Dunkin’ Donuts, the Heart Restaurant and Pub, a new State Farm office, Greeley-based Roma’s restaurant, Coast to Coast Styles and Dolls and Bears For You. The year also marked growth for existing businesses; including the expansion of Windsor’s High Hops Brewery as it rounded it’s 3-year anniversary and a move for Spokes Inc. bicycle shop downtown. The industrial business epicenter of the Great Western Industrial park grew as well, with the purchase of $1.3 million of land by Texas-based Crall Products, Inc., which manufactures filtration equipment for agriculture and oil and gas. The addition of Crall will bump the park’s employment numbers above its approximate 1,500 person total as of May. The park planned to see an additional 575 jobs by the end of the year, according to officials. “From a county economic development perspective, I think that the indirect spillover of jobs and opportunities are seen all throughout Weld County,” said Jenni Stanford, former director of industrial development for northern Colorado at Great Western Development Co. On the town’s southern borders, 2015 marked the approval of the master plan for the 2,792-unit RainDance subdivisio. The subdivision’s developer, Water Valley’s Martin Lind, plans to incorporate a commercial district and other amenities such as community parks into the area as well. “I think it’s going to be one of the greatest projects Windsor has seen,” Lind said during a November town board meeting. The subdivision adds to the more than 13,000 multi-family and single-family homes planned — in various stages — for Windsor in the coming years.

NO. 6: SUMMER DROWNINGS IN WINDSOR In less than a week a fatal drowning at a private residence and a near drowning at Windsor Lake shocked Windsor residents this summer. Skylar Sue Liston of Fort Collins, was found unresponsive Aug. 1 in an aboveground pool at a Windsor home. She was pronounced dead at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland.

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Beachgoers enjoy the warm weather and cool water of Windsor Lake this summer at the Boardwalk Park swim beach. In a span of less than seven days a fatal drowning at a private residence and a near drowning at Windsor Lake shocked the town this summer. Three-year-old Sitlali Hernandez was pulled from Windsor Lake on July 26 and left in an ambulance, conscious and alert. Skylar Sue Liston of Fort Collins, was found unresponsive Aug. 1 in an above-ground pool at a Windsor home and was pronounced dead at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland.

When Marissa Lucero dropped her 4-yearold daughter Skylar off with family friends for a birthday party in Windsor, she thought she would see her daughter again later that day, said Haleigh Lucero, Marissa’s sister and Skylar’s aunt. Her mother planned to pick Skylar up later. “We’re all hurting,” Lucero said. Windsor police filed no charges. A funeral for Skylar was held in Fort Collins. Three-year-old Sitlali Hernandez was pulled from Windsor Lake on July 26. Fort Collins resident Angelo Mondragon,

two off-duty nurses, an off-duty Eaton police officer and others, are credited with saving Sitlali, who nearly drowned that afternoon. At about 2:30 p.m. Mondragon found and pulled the girl out of water. The Eaton officer began performing CPR with the help of other bystanders, including the nurses, Tabatha Lang and her husband, Thomas, of Greeley. “As soon as I saw those little baby’s toes floating in the water, my fatherly instincts, my parent instinct took over and I did what I would have done for my kid,” Mondragon said. Sitlali left in an ambulance, conscious and alert.

NO. 7: WINDSOR-SEVERANCE SUPERINTENDENT KAREN TRUSLER RETIRES After 38 years of working in the Windsor-Severance Re-4 School District Superintendent Karen Trusler retired at the end of June. It was a bittersweet moment. She said she’d miss the students and teachers she grew so close to. Trusler worked as a classroom teacher (20 years), teacher on special assignment for

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standards and assessments (4 years), elementary school principal (5 years) and superintendent (9 years), all since 1977 when she was hired at Tozer Primary School as a second-grade bilingual teacher. But she said she knew the district would be in good hands with her successor, Dan Seegmiller. “I know there will be changes,” Trusler said. “And yet I know that our children, our students are in great hands under his leadership. Change is good, and whatever Dan has in store for the next few years, I know it will be in the best interest of our kids.” Years earlier, knowing Trusler would retire, the school board started considering the succession process and singled out Seegmiller. In March 2014, the school board announced its intention to consider Seegmiller as Trusler’s successor. His job changed from Range View Elementary School principal to administrator on special assignment to learn from Trusler before she left. In April the school board appointed Seegmiller as the new district superintendent. “I would like to leave the district better than I found it,” Seegmiller said on his first day as superintendent in July. “Ultimately I would like to see happy successful students leaving our programs.”

NO. 8: SEVERANCE BUSINESS PARK UPSETS RESIDENTS, PULLS DEVELOPMENT PLANS The Severance Business Park caused a major stir in Severance this year when Water Valley’s Martin Lind presented plans for a gas processing plant, metropolitan district and other business development northwest of the town. The park was originally named the Severance Energy Park — based on the anchor tenant, a gas processing

put the community of Severance in this big tug of war,” Lind said before the October meeting. The announcement seemed to ease tension with residents. However, they still expressed concerns about traffic and the vague description of what business the park would see. “How can people decide if they want it if they don’t know what it is,” Windsor resident Carol Heinkel said at the October meeting. A couple weeks later, the town of Severance received unexpected notice that the park’s development plans were indefinitely suspended and Lind was no longer involved in the project. Since then, the town has not seen resubmitted materials and the park’s website hasn’t been updated.

NO. 9: WINDSOR’S 125TH ANNIVERSARY Windsor celebrated its 125-year anniversary this year with bigger-than-ever Jenna Eccleston, 12, talks about her story to Superintendent Karen Trusler on Wednesday at Mountain View Elementary School town events and special in Windsor. Trusler toured Mountain View Elementary and Tozer Primary School’s summer classes during her last full week of promotions from local busiwork before retiring. nesses. The year also marked the beginning of the town’s update of the comprehensive plan, which fit well with the anniversary theme of “honoring our past and celebrating our future.” “I think it’s exciting times, and Windsor has certainly seen a lot of change over the last 25 years in particular,” Mayor John Vazquez said in March. “(Growth) has been a cornerstone of our community and remembering it. I Locally Owned think a 125th celebration is &warranted.” Operated The celebration included Since 1996! a special anniversary brew Allison Dyer Bluemel/abluemel@mywindsornow.com from High Hops Brewer, the Services For Windsor Now!/Water Valley Land Co. Jenni Stanford, former director of industrial development for 1980 Red, in honor of the Change: Chasis Lube, Valvoline $ 95 Boundaries of the future RainDance development that would northernOil Colorado • Shocks 5qt & Filter at Great Western Development Co., and town’s founding year. bring housing, up-scale amenities, commercial and farming Windsor Town Manager Kelly Arnold stand at the Great WestAdditionally, Windsor MidBattery & Charging System uses to the area west of Water Valley. • Brakes ern Industrial Park in Windsor. 95 dle School students delved into Check-up: We’ll give you the printout! $ idents showed up a public plant — but Lind and park • Engines to Windsor’s history in honor the gas processing plant. officials held a follow up meeting early in the process officials changed the name $ 95 of the town’s 125th anniversary Rotate and Balance: “We Computer Spintogether and • Diagnostics all got meeting Tire at Severance Middle to voice their concerns with during the public outreach this year. In Ruth Brunner’s we just looked at the greater • Batteries School inWinter October, where heWe Check the project. process. Check-up: out Your Brakes, Hoses, Wiper Blades, Fluid we didn’t want to good and announced theyBelts, were pulling In response, Lind and Approximately 200 resTurn to Review on P.7 • Tires Levels -fill if needed, Tensioners, Steering, $ 95 Windsor Now! file photo

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the holiday season with the annual Windsor Wonderland event Dec. 5, which also featured special displays of historic items from the museum and giveaways.

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I-Search class, students undertook a nine-week research and investigation into the history of Windsor, and what it can tell them about its future. The town’s Fourth of July celebration included a special, larger fireworks display for the occasion and live music paired with interactive exhibits on the town’s history for residents. For the Harvest Festival in September, organizers hoped to top the numbers of previous years by bringing in a bigger band courtesy of a $12,000 increase in the entertainment budget, more vendors and new events. The festival’s annual parade also saw an increase in the number of floats and attendees. One of the biggest changes for the anniversary came

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Hazel Dunehoo, 3, points down the road towards the oncoming parade Sept. 7 at the Windsor Harvest Festival Parade on Walnut St. There were 92 floats in this years parade, which is a 10 float increase from last year.

in the renaming Windsor’s traditional Volga Fest to The Heritage Fest. The change allowed staff to focus on the history of the people that helped found and shape

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The Windsor Downtown Development Authority’s new executive director brings not only personal experience to the position, but resources from a contracted company that will move the downtown forward. Matthew Ashby — appointed as the DDA’s executive director during the organization’s meeting Dec. 16 — works with Fort Collins-based Ayres Associates, a multi-disciplinary engineering and planning firm. The DDA agreed to a contract with Ashby and the company to consult on the development of Windsor’s downtown. The contract will allow DDA officials to tap into the expertise and advise of Ayres’s professionals, he said. “With one person you wouldn’t necessarily have that kind of expertise ready,” Ashby said. “There are a whole lot of resources on the table that might not

arrived and available from the town itself. “Certainly the town of Windsor is a strong proponent of the downtown development authority,” he said. “For a community the size of Windsor, the town has

Windsor Downtown Development Authority Executive Director Matt Ashby was appointed to the position Dec. 16. of Cheyenne, Wyo., where he worked closely with the local DDA on redevelopment projects. He also worked with the statewide Wyoming Main Street program, which helped to promote revitalization and development of the state’s historic main streets, he said. “I have a lot of experience and resources to draw upon to hopefully take Windsor’s downtown to the next steps (of development),” Ashby said. Many of those resources were in place when Ashby

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really provided outstanding resources.” Ashby cited the façade program — which gives money to businesses in the DDA boundaries looking to improve the look of their storefronts — that has been utilized by Spokes Inc. bicycle store and the Hearth Restaurant and Pub. While the DDA received some criticism from the town board during their budget process for not being ambitious enough about future projects earlier this year, Ashby feels excited to be on the ground floor of two areas he thinks are good goals for the organization. The first is the Mill redevelopment process, which

District relocating its Windsor branch to the downtown district. “A library is a community center and a focal point of a community,” he said. “It would help activate and add more interest in redeveloping the downtown area.” Ashby hopes to further drive forward those two focal projects and establish Windsor’s downtown district as a center of the community. “The community has such an asset in it’s downtown,” he said. “It’s a resource and a lot of other communities in the area don’t have that historic base and unique character that downtown Windsor has.”

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It sits on a street that seems named as an afterthought, across from a small factory that produces wood pallets. “I think it’s the best-kept secret in Greeley,” said Nico Ruscitti, recreation coordinator at the Rodarte Community Center, 920 A St. But the reputation of the Rodarte Center continues to grow, Recreation Program Manager C.J. Archibeque said in his office Dec. 21, with more families taking advantage of its holiday program. Enough, Archibeque said, to warrant a name for the program: Fun in the Snow. For nine days, starting Dec. 18, kids who are out of school for the holiday break play games, make crafts and enjoy two meals per day courtesy of the center’s partnership with the Weld Food Bank. Anywhere from 40-60

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Sierra Rodarte, 10, reaches for another small carton of milk as she helps hand out lunch to the kids at the Rodarte Community Center, 920 A St., in Greeley. Kids who are out of school for the holiday break play games, make crafts and enjoy two meals per day courtesy of the center’s partnership with the Weld Food Bank.

kids will be in and out of the center from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily this holiday break. Students in Greeley-Evans School District 6 go back to school Jan. 5. “I think kids are going to, in a positive or negative way, they’re going to find something to do,” Archibeque said. “If we don’t give them some structure or something

positive … they’ll probably be doing something they shouldn’t be doing.” With the new name came a new policy. Parents paid $15 per child for the nineday program. Previously it was free, Archibeque said. The Rodarte Center had to charge because the number of kids were stretching their resources. As a result, the

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to a half-time starter, or a full-time special teams guy to a part-time special teams guy. And, I know that was tough for them. But, in the end result, it allowed us to put the right team out there. … I think the kids, when they looked at the overall goal and the scheme of things, they were able to put themselves second and the team first. 2. BF — Coming into the fall, you knew what you were getting out of certain guys like (fullback) Jake Shields or (wingback) Landon Schmidt. But, who were some of the big surprises that really kind of came out of nowhere to make a big impact on this team? CJ — I would say you find them along our offensive and defensive lines. On the defensive line, Petey Maxwell and Jesse Rhodes. And, on the offensive line, Kaithen Sulzman and Dominic Paquet, and then Barrett Barker. We’re not big on the line, but those guys came through and fundamentally improved from being J.V. to full-time varsity starters on the line. And, then in the backfield, I know the linebacking corps — Tony Carr, Joel Kopcow. Then, on the offensive side — Jake Hardy and Jackson Kappell at wingback. They’re guys that played roles and did them very well. All those guys. 3. BF — Now, looking ahead a little bit, Chris. Just having so many guys that stepped up this year, who would you say are some of the guys that might have flown a bit under the radar but really have a chance to make a name for themselves next year? CJ — Definitely, I think on the defensive side would be Tony Carr again. He came up big in the seven or eight games he was able to play in (after coming back from injury). On the defensive line, I think Storm Fox, who had a great year, is going to really pop out next year. Zach Watts on the defensive line will probably explode a little. Jake Hammond, at defensive back, was just stellar for us. Joel (Kopcow), also at linebacker, is going to only improve. He’s a weight-room rat for us. And, then on the offensive side, Brandon Ramirez, we missed him when he sprained

that MCL (late in the season). He was on pace to gain maybe 900 yards. He missed probably about 4 ½ games, was half-speed near the end. But, he’s a guy that I think has untapped potential at wing, and Jake Hardy, as well, at wing. And, Zach Moser worked all year. There’s a guy we haven’t talked about, but will. Zach is another guy who at the beginning of the season went over to defense and was second on the team in tackles and had that monster (receiving) game in the championship. He’s an outstanding blocker at wide receiver and we know he has the hands. You saw that in that last game. … Mitch Watson, he is a very smart kid. His GPA is about a 4.2. He plays O-line and D-line and he picks stuff up week-in and week-out quicker than anybody. … Then, we got another kid we lost to an ACL, (offensive lineman) James Isborn, he had two games that he started, and we’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, this kid is going to be great.’ 4. BF — Your quarterback Brad Peeples went down (with a knee injury) in the title game. But, he’ll no doubt work to come back for the start of next season. How hard has Brad worked to improve from the beginning of this past season in August to what we saw earlier this month in the title game? CJ — There is a learning curve when you give those (quarterbacks) that command of the offense. They’ve got to make that right read. … He’s getting in that philosophy of ‘the more I give it to the fullback, the more open the perimeter game is going to be. Early on, if the fullback is closed, the more I pitch it, the more open I’ll be to fake the pitch and go.’

Key projected returners from Windsor next season: >Brad Peeples, quarterback, junior this past fall — 1,368 rushing yards, 20 rushing touchdowns, 424 passing yards, 7 touchdowns, 4 interceptions this past fall. >Brandon Ramirez, wingback, sophomore — 553 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns. >Jake Hardy, wingback, junior — 192 rushing yards on 35 carries.

That’s why it’s call triple (option), because you have three possible ways you can attack them. 5. BF — Looking at the defensive side of the ball, you also have that ‘quarterback’ on defense in (junior linebacker) Corte Tapia, with how smart of a player he is. … How would you describe the overall impact that Corte makes on defense? CJ — Well, I think, here’s the thing defensively: Corte played several positions, never just the same one week-in and week-out, which is a tribute to his versatility, physically and mentally. And, the coaching staff utilized him, as well, in the right positions to make our opponents think, ‘Whoa, he’s there now. He didn’t play there the last time. He was the middle backer, now he’s up on the line.’ And, he draws your attention. … So, when he’s out there, he definitely makes a difference. And, he flows down the line of scrimmage very well. He takes very good angles to the ball on run plays away. And, his pass-rush is pretty good. He’s still working on different moves, as all pass-rushers do.

>Zach Moser, wide receiver/cornerback, junior — 103 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns in title game; 90 total tackles, 36 solo >Corte Tapia, linebacker/defensive end, junior — 157 tackles, 82 solo; 15.5 sacks >Storm Fox, defensive end, junior — 78 tackles, 33 solo; 14 sacks >Tony Carr, linebacker, junior — 3 interceptions, 72 tackles, 28 solo

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a season t o remember: A week by week snapshot Late mistakes cost Roosevelt in loss to fellow contender Windsor Staff reports

JOHNSTOWN — In the season opener for Windsor, the Wizards came back to down Roosevelt. After the two teams played to a 12-12 tie through three quarters, the Wizards scored twice in the fourth.

Wizards take down their nonconference opponent. Staff reports

Broomfield — Broomfield struck first with an opening-drive touchdown, but Windsor (2-0) came back with a 30-yard TD in the first quarter. The Wizards took a 12-7 lead, but the Eagles answered on the next drive for a

Tapia, physical Windsor defense dominate Fort Collins Bobby Fernandez

WINDSOR — Corte Tapia and the rest of the Wizards defense dominated in a 30-6 nonleague football win against Fort Collins at H.J. Dudley Field. “We’re really coming together right now,” said Tapia, Windsor’s standout junior

Windsor football team rushes past Greeley Central in nonconference win Kayla Cornett

GREELEY — Windsor dominated the nonconference game, winning 50-0 against Central at District 6 Stadium. The Wizards (4-0) had a running clock midway through the third quarter as the

Windsor stays unbeaten, wrapping up nonleague play Staff reports

WINDSOR — Windsor continued to roll with Class 4A Longs Peak League play

ORTHOPAEDIC & SPINE approaching. their final nonleague football game, the Wizards dominated Skyline 44-6 on In CENTER OF THE ROCKIES

“It was a 12-round fight and in rounds 10, 11, 12, you can get a knockout in those rounds,” Windsor coach Chris Jones said. “We just kept going in the 10, 11, 12th rounds.”

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14-12 halftime lead. Windsor jumped out with a quick score to start the second half and added two more touchdowns for the final score. Windsor was ranked No. 4 by The Associated Press poll in 4A heading into Friday’s game while Broomfield was ranked eighth.

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linebacker. “It helps that everyone is brothers and we’re all friends off the field. When your quarterback is your neighbor, you’ve got to have his back.” Tapia and the rest of the Wizards’ defense wreaked havoc on the No. 7 Lambkins (1-2) all night long.

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game continued to spiral out of control for the Wildcats (2-2). In the first half, it was all Windsor as it consistently gashed Central with long runs from different players. The Wizards racked up 314 rushing yards by halftime and had 446 total on the ground. The ‘Cats had 121 total offensive yards.

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Friday at H.J. Dudley Field. Windsor has outscored its five opponents by a combined score of 185-38. Windsor’s vaunted triple-option run game was in high gear against Skyline, racking up 441 yards and five touchdowns on 52 carries.

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a season t o remember: week by week snapshots Windsor football shuts down Greeley West to secure win Kayla Cornett

WINDSOR — On several plays Friday night, it came down to inches. Third-and-inches, fourth-and-inches, coming up short by just a couple inches. In the battle of the inches, the Windsor football team had all the right

Longmont stuns Windsor with deep TD pass in final seconds Bobby Fernandez

LONGMONT — Windsor played the best defense it has all season for the first 47 minutes, 54 seconds and 55 of Longmont’s 56 plays Thursday at EverlyMontgomery Field.

Windsor football outlasts Loveland

measurements to secure a 21-7 win over Greeley West in a Class 4A Longs Peak Conference game at Windsor High School. The Wizards (1-0 Longs Peak, 6-0 overall) remain undefeated while the Spartans (0-1, 5-1) suffered their first loss in both teams’ first league game.

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Seconds from celebrating a potentially season-defining win, the Wizards were stunned in the game’s final 6 seconds, as the Trojans connected on a desperation bomb and then ran in the ensuing 2-point conversion to stun Windsor 8-7 in a thriller between Class 4A Longs Peak Conference powerhouses.

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Landon Schmidt sealed the win with an interception of Loveland quarterback Ayden Eberhardt with 2:37 to go.

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Loveland — On Thursday at Ray Patterson Stadium in Loveland, Windsor held the lead, but only by a slim 6-0 margin. A Brandon Ramirez 48-yard rush led to a 3-yard touchdown run by Brad Peeples with 9:50 remaining in the first quarter, and that proved to be enough in a Class 4A Longs Peak Conference victory. A slugfest ensued before Loveland (3-5, 1-2) got the ball back at its own 34yard line with 3:37 to play. But the Wizards wouldn’t be denied this time as

Windsor football outlasts Thompson Valley in Longs Peak slugfest Brock Laue

Windsor — In a Longs Peak Conference slugfest, the Windsor Wizards found a way to slip past Thompson Valley 7-6 in one of the more gritty games in recent memory.

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After a flag-frenzy of a game with 25 total penalties, including 15 on Thompson Valley, on a night with little offense, Windsor needed every bit of defense, one that has yielded only 59 points in nine games.

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Adams City slipped to 0-5, 3- with the loss. The Wizards ran for 343 yards and passed for 49 more, taking a 41-6 lead by halftime.

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COMMERCE CITY — The Windsor Wizards unleashed one of their best offensive outputs of the season in a 49-6 Class 4A Longs Peak Conference road victory at Adams City. The Wizards (4-1 in conference action, 9-1 overall) had only scored 20 points in their last three games before Friday night.

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a s e a s o n t o r e m e m b e r : P L AY O F F s n a p s h o t s Windsor football rolls past Pueblo Centennial in state playoffs

“We worked hard this week and really got after each other,” Jones said. “That stuff paid off. We brought the sledgehammer from the first play to the last play. We didn’t want to let them off the ground.” They never did.

Tommy Wood Windsor — The Wizards dominated the Pueblo Centennial Bulldogs in every

facet of the Class 4A playoff game on Saturday in Windsor as they cruised into a quarterfinal matchup with Palmer Ridge.

Windsor football tops Palmer Ridge to advance to 4A semifinals Jim O’Connell The (Colorado Springs) Gazette

Monument — After his team lost last year in the second round of the state football playoffs, Windsor coach Chris Jones told his players, “The sun will come up tomorrow.”

Windsor uses late-game magic to top Longmont, advance to 4A football title game Tommy Wood

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Windsor claims 4A title with dominant win over Loveland

Bobby Fernandez DENVER — Windsor made sure all season long that the third quarter was a

back-breaking quarter for its opponent. On Saturday at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, the Wizards broke Loveland’s back, broke its spirit and, most importantly, Windsor broke the game wide open as it cruised to a 35-14 win in the Class 4A Football Championship title game. “We just came out hot and decided we had each other’s backs,” Wizards junior linebacker Corte Tapia said. “The offense put the ball into the end zone, the defense got stops, and that really just helped us get the momentum the rest of the game.” Needing just one sack to break the Colorado all-classification career sack record (38), Tapia had to wait until the 11-minute, 24-second mark of the fourth quarter to record the 39th sack of his career. Third-seeded Windsor (13-1) didn’t have to wait nearly as long to take firm control of the game, which yielded the Wizards’ fourth title in program history, their second at the 4A level. After the two teams played to a 14-14 deadlock in the first half, Windsor took full advantage of a handful of miscues by 13th-seeded Loveland, scoring 21 unanswered points in 3:17 to go up 35-14 — an insurmountable lead against the Wizards, who possess 4A’s top defense. “In the second half, they got better on switching off,” Indians star senior quarterback Ayden Eberhardt said of Windsor. “We couldn’t adjust, and that’s on me. I should have changed up the snap count. ... They adjusted and started to bring it.” The Indians wrote the final chapter of their postseason Cinderella story, finishing their season 8-6 after sneaking into the playoffs and upsetting two-time

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Sunrise finally came Saturday for the No. 3 Wizards, who rallied on the road to beat No. 11 Palmer Ridge 20-14 in overtime in a Class 4A quarterfinal matchup at Don Breese Stadium.

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The third-seeded Wizards (12-1) move on to the title game after a wild 12-6 victory over Longmont. Windsor now faces upset-minded Longs Peak Conference rival, No. 13 Loveland (8-5), at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

Longmont — Leave it to the Wizards to come up with late-game magic.

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defending champion Pine Creek in the semifinals last week. Windsor bent but didn’t break against a Loveland offense manned by the versatile Eberhardt (62 rushing yards, 125 passing) and senior running back Charles Dunkelman (60 rushing yards). Offensively, the run-heavy Wizards broke out a couple wrinkles in their offense they previously had kept under wraps. “I know our friends always say we should throw it more, but when you get to this game, you tend to throw it more,” Windsor coach Chris Jones said. “We saved (the passing plays) for the right moment. It’s a big setting here. ... Everything we had in the tool chest, we used today.” Wizards junior Zach Moser was the biggest beneficiary of those new wrinkles, hauling in his first three catches of the season, two for long touchdowns. His 40-yarder from junior quarterback Brad Peeples allowed Windsor to erase its only deficit of the game, putting the Wizards up 7-6 with 3:47 left in the opening quarter. He caught another touchdown pass from Peeples — doing his best Odell Beckham impersonation on a one-handed beauty from 29 yards — during Windsor’s third-quarter flurry, putting the Wizards up 28-14 with 6:18 left in the win-sealing quarter. Windsor completed 3 of just 5 pass attempts for 102 yards — modest passing numbers for most but a big spike for a Wizards team that averaged just 28.1 passing yards per game in 13 games before the finals. “This is what we’ve dreamed about,” senior Landon Schmidt said. “Starting freshman year, for our seniors, we pictured a state championship. ... All that hard work we’ve done these last four years — 5 a.m. in the morning in April and all the summer workouts — have paid off.”

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In 4A title win, Windsor relied on its playmakers

Bobby Fernandez and Samuel G. Mustari DENVER — Windsor had no shortage of big-name playmakers during its Class 4A championship football season. Wingback Landon Schmidt. Quarterback Brad Peeples. Fullback Jake Shields. Add one more to that seemingly never-ending scrolling marquee. In fact, of all the names that paved a proverbial walk of fame in the Wizards’ 35-14 title game win against Loveland on Saturday at Sports Authority Field, one made a bigger name for himself than all others. And, that player was virtually anonymous before Saturday. After not recording an offensive yard all season, Windsor junior receiver/corner back Zach Moser exploded for 102 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns on three catches. Coach Chris Jones said his runheavy Wizards waited until the title game to break out a handful of passhappy wrinkles in their offense, and Moser was the perfect beneficiary. “All of a sudden we flipped some motion, did some stuff we hadn’t done before, and the kids were like, ‘Really?’ ” Jones said. “I said, ‘Yeah. Do it. Trust me.’ ... (Moser) is just a great athlete.” And, of course, Moser was happy to have his number called early and often in the most crucial game of the season. “It was amazing,” Moser said. “I couldn’t wish for a better game. .” » Record-breaker: With 11:24 left in the game, Windsor standout junior linebacker Corte Tapia recorded the 39th sack of his career. That gives him a new allclassification career record,

according to records kept by the Colorado High School Activities Association. The record was previously held by Denver South product Calais Campbell (2000-01). “It’s an unreal feeling,” Tapia said. “I give all the credit to Calais Campbell. Look at what he’s done. I’m just happy to be up there with him.” » Down but not out: Windsor didn’t get out of the game completely unscathed. Junior quarterback Brad Peeples left the game with a knee injury with 5:51 left. Peeples was on crutches after the game, but Jones said he is hopeful the injury is just a sprain. » Make that four: This was Windsor’s fourth state title, its second in 4A. Its last title came in 2011, at the 3A level. It won a AA title in 1981 and claimed its first 4A title in 1993. » No more points for you: After scoring 14 points in the first half, Loveland should have had a hunch the Wizards weren’t going to let the Indians score any more points. Windsor didn’t give up more than 14 points all season, giving up 14 on three separate occasions. It beat Broomfield 36-14 in Week 2 on Sept. 11 and Palmer Ridge 20-14 in overtime in the quarterfinals two weeks ago. » Leapin’ Wizards: About a dozen Windsor players made their best attempts at a Lambeau Leap, jumping into the arms of supporters and classmates in the first row moments after receiving their state championship trophy. » Critical downs: Windsor came up with key plays when it needed to the most. The Wizards were 3 for 4 on thirddown conversions, while Loveland went 6 of 13. On fourth down, Windsor went 1 for 1, while the Indians were 1 for 2. » Decent crowd: Between the 4A and 5A title games, 11,485 fans attended the games at Sports Authority Field.

Windsor’s Landon Schmidt dodges a tackle by Loveland’s Aiden McQuade during the 4A state title game on Saturday at Sports Authority Field, 1701 Bryant St., in Denver. photo by Joshua Polson/jpolson@greeleytribune.com

Windsor’s Landon Schmidt follows in older brother’s footsteps Bobby Fernandez DENVER — On Dec. 3, 2011, Landon Schmidt sat in the stands during a frigid day at Aurora’s Legacy Stadium doing everything in his power to stay warm as Windsor won the Class 3A football title 14-7 over Silver Creek. This past Saturday at Denver’s Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Schmidt witnessed a championship game from a bit of a different perspective. He was slicing through traffic, faking out would-be tacklers and zipping into the end zone as the Wizards won the 4A title 35-14 over Loveland. The scenario may have been a bit different, but the outcome was all the same: A member of the Schmidt family riding back on Windsor’s team bus as a member of a state championship team. Four years ago, Schmidt braved the elements at Legacy Stadium to watch his older brother, then-senior Aaron Schmidt, win a 3A title. Suffice it to say Landon was a bit more hands-on during the Wizards’ championship victory this past Saturday. “Starting freshman year for us seniors, we pictured a state championship,” Landon said. “Seeing

my brother do it when I was in eighth grade, I just kept thinking, ‘I want to be there. I want to do that same thing.’ ” In that game four years ago, Aaron rumbled for 33 yards on five carries and recorded six solo tackles. All due respect to big brother, but the younger of the Schmidt brothers may have outshined his older sibling just a tad this past Saturday. Landon was arguably the Player of the Game, carrying the ball 13 times for 120 rushing yards and a pair of critical touchdowns. He even added a 33-yard halfback pass to junior Zach Moser. Nothing new for Landon — an athletic 5-foot-11, 160 pounds — who was Windsor’s most explosive playmaker all winter, particularly in the second half of the season. He finished with 954 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground — second in both categories only to junior quarterback Brad Peeples. He averaged a healthy 10.8 yards per carry, giving the often methodical Wizards a threat to take it to the house every time he touched the ball. On the rare occasions in which Windsor passed the ball, Schmidt often was the recipient, though Moser was the go-to guy Saturday. Schmidt finished the season with a team-high 147 receiving yards and two touchdowns on just five catches. He also made a profound impact on defense with a team-high 10 interceptions and 49 tackles going into Saturday’s game. He even leads the team in punting, as well as kick and punt returns. In short, just like his brother four years earlier, Schmidt was everywhere and did everything for the championship Wizards this winter.

Windsor’s Petey Maxwell closes in on Loveland Ayden Eberhardt during the 4A state title game on Saturday at Sports Authority Field in Denver. photo by Joshua Polson/jpolson@greeleytribune.com

“It was amazing. I couldn’t wish for a better game.” -Windsor junior receiver/corner back Zach Moser

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Athletes named to all-state football teams

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CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps released their collaborative all-state football teams last week, and Windsor is well-represented.

Wizards coach Chris Jones was named the Class 4A Coach of the Year. Junior defensive end/tackle Storm Fox was chosen for the 4A first team, as was senior offensive lineman/linebacker Nolan Lanckriet, quarterback Brad

Peeples and linebacker/defensive end Corte Tapia. Making the second team for Windsor were junior wide receiver/wingback Zach Moser and senior safety/wingback/kick returner Landon Schmidt.

The Wizards won their fourth state title in program history, topping Loveland 35-14 in the title game on Dec. 5 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver. Windsor went 13-1 overall. •••

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WINDSOR SWIMMING TAKES SPECTACULAR WIN By Bobby Fernandez bfernandez@greeleytribune.com

WINDSOR — Just three days removed from the biggest early season meet of the winter, junior Rilea Driscoll and her teammates on the Windsor girls swimming and diving team admitted to being a tad bit tired when they stepped into the pool Tuesday. But by the end of the meet, it was the other seven teams in Windsor’s Holiday Spectacular meet that were probably a bit tired of the Wizards. Windsor was the ultimate nuisance to the rest of the field, claiming first-place finishes at just about every turn to dominate its home meet, taking first in the team standings with 399 points. Greeley West was a distant second with 246 points, and Eaton was third with 199. “Our team did so great today; I was so happy with the results,” Driscoll said. “We’ve been working really hard, actually. And we have a really strong team. It’s going to be a good season. Especially looking at today. We dominated.” That they did; even after swimming in the Coaches Invitational — arguably the most challenging meet of the high school season — on Saturday in Thornton. Driscoll anchored two first-place relay teams and placed second individually in the 200-yard freestyle behind Eaton sophomore Rylee Daniels (2:03.99) with a Class 4A state-qualifying time of 2 minutes, 4.92 seconds. Windsor earned first place in eight of 11 swimming events. Breaking with tradition, place-winners receive candy canes rather than ribbons at this annual pre-Christmas meet. Wizard standouts Morgan Friesen and Erin Eccleston better have a hankering for peppermint with all the candy canes they racked up. Eccleston, a sophomore, claimed top honors in the 500 freestyle (5:30.82) and 100 backstroke (1:03.65) with state-qualifying times. She also led off Windsor’s two first-place relay teams — the 200 medley relay (1:55.56) and 400 freestyle relay (3:55.37) — both of which posted state-qualifying times. Eccleston said she and her teammates were determined to head into winter break with a noteworthy performance. “Just getting out here, having fun with each other and winning the meet was really great for everyone,” Eccleston said. “Everyone did fantastic.” Friesen, Windsor’s multitime All-American junior, matched Eccleston’s two first-place individual finishes and was the second leg of

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Windsor’s Lacey Whitehead races in the 200 yard Medley relay on Tuesday during the Windsor Holiday Spectacular swim meet at Windsor High School. Windsor went on to claim the team title for the meet.

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Eaton’s Rylee Daniels comes up for air as she races in the 200 yard freestyle during the Windsor Holiday Spectacular swim meet on Tuesday at Windsor High School.

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both of the Wizards’ firstplace relay teams. She picked up individual first-place finishes in the 200-yard individual medley (2:13.71) and the 100 breaststroke (1:07.97). Both of those individual performances set pool records. Friesen is a state record-holder, a two-time state champion and a two-time All-American in breaststroke. Not a bad final race before winter break for Friesen, who at Saturday’s Coaches Invitational at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center won the 200 IM (2:07.12) and the 100 breaststroke (1:03.13). Now, after such a hectic flurry to end the first month of the high school season, Friesen and her teammates will look forward to doing one thing: taking it easy. The Wizards aren’t back in action until Jan. 8-9

when they’ll compete in the Mustang Invitational at the VMAC. “I think everyone is seeing some improvement, so that’s good,” Friesen said. “We’re all super tired, also, right now. So, that’s hard. But, I think, as a team, we’re looking really good. So, I’m excited.” Wizards sixth-year coach Mandy Schneider praised her swimmers for shaking off the fatigue, knowing they get only one opportunity all season to swim an invitational in their home pool. “I felt like they left it all out there,” Schneider said. “I feel like several of them — even though they didn’t have their best times — you can tell that they were swimming their best race for today, which is good. And it will all work out in the end.”

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mances of Eccleston, Friesen and the two aforementioned relay teams, Windsor had two other first-place finishes. Sophomore Hunter Waterman won the 50 freestyle with a 4A state-qualifying time of 26.53. Freshman Ella Reintsma won the 100 freestyle with a time of 59.95. Waterman also swam the third leg on the Wizards’ 400 freestyle relay team. Lacey Whitehead swam the third leg on the 200 medley relay team.

RY-LEESTYLE Eaton’s Rylee Daniels was the only individual swimmer to break Windsor’s monopoly on first-place finishes. In addition to winning the 200 freestyle, she posted another first-place, state-qualifying time in the 100 butterfly (1:03.55). Daniels was the consolation champion in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly at the 4A state meet last

February. Swimmin’ Spartans Like the Wizards, Greeley West had a slew of high placers — many providing the stiffest competition to Windsor heavy-hitters Friesen and Eccleston and Eaton standout, Daniels. Their sole first-place performance came in the 200 freestyle relay. The quartet of Belle Whyrick, Josie Carpenter, Elise Johnson and DiAnna Rowe recorded a time of 1:48.92, just missing the 5A-qualifying time (1:48) and narrowly missing out on a pool record (1:45.99). “We ran the same relay (team) here that we ran at the Coaches Invite — in the 200 free relay — and we dropped a second,” West coach Colin Shaha said. “We had an easier practice before the Coaches Invite. Then, yesterday, we ran a two-aday. I just think they race really well.” Representing weld In all, six of the eight teams were Weld squads. Greeley Central (71 points) placed sixth, led by Leah Tyler (100 butterfly, 1:21.96, 10th; 500 freestyle, 6:53.80, 11th).

Valley (69) was seventh with Angie Vazquez (100 freestyle, 1:03.39, 6th; 100 backstroke, 1:17.51, 10th) as its top performer. Northridge (50) placed eighth, and Hannah Brink (100 freestyle, 1:02.06, 4th; 50 freestyle, 28.41, 5th) set the tone. Team Scores — Windsor 399, Greeley West 246, Eaton 199, Estes Park 186, Holyoke 83, Greeley Central 71, Valley 69, Northridge 50. 200-yard medley relay — WHS (Erin Eccleston, Morgan Friesen, Lacey Whitehead, Rilea Driscoll) 1:55.56-PR/5A/4A; EHS (Courtney Parsons, McKenna McGehee, Kaitlyn Maker, Rylee Daniels) 2:06.09; EPHS 2:06.34; 200 freestyle — Daniels, E, 2:03.99-4A; Driscoll, W, 2:04.92-4A; Josie Carpenter, GW, 2:05.63-4A; 200 individual medley — Friesen, W, 2:13.71-PR/5A/4A; Elise Johnson, GW, 2:20.70-4A; Lacey Whitehead, W, 2:26.31; 50 freestyle — Hunter Waterman, W, 26.53-4A; Ella Reintsma, W, 26.89; Christenson, EP, 27.81; 100 butterfly — Daniels, E, 1:03.55-4A; Maker, E, 1:10.59; Abigail Janke, W, 1:10.99; 100 freestyle — Reintsma, W, 59.95; Whitehead, W, 1:00.32; Fisher, EP, 1:01.95; 500 freestyle — Eccleston, W, 5:30.82-5A/4A; Carpenter, GW, 5:32.24-4A; Driscoll, W, 5:49.08; 200 freestyle relay — GWHS (Whyrick, Carpenter, Johnson, Rowe) 1:48.92-4A; WHS (Waterman, Whitehead, Aria Witt, Reintsma) 1:49.5-4A; EPHS 1:52.41; 100 backstroke — Eccleston, W, 1:03.65-4A; Beesley, EP, 1:07.83; Brandt, H, 1:10.71; 100 breaststroke — Friesen, W, 1:07.97-PR/5A/4A; Johnson, GW, 1:11.555A/4A; Waterman, W, 1:16.79; 400 freestyle relay — WHS (Eccleston, Friesen, Waterman, Driscoll) 3:55.37-5A/4A; GWHS (Carpenter, Alex Multer, Whyrick, Johnson) 4:09.72; VHS (Robyn Wyatt, Kylie Schneider, Breanna Clayton, Angie Vazquez) 4:23.10. PR —Pool record 4A — 4A qualifying time 5A — 5A qualifying time

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Caleb Jackson’s body is no longer trying to kill him, and that’s enough. Three years ago, the 25-year-old Greeley resident was diagnosed with chronic inflammatory demylinating polyneuropathy, an autoimmune disease that causes his immune system to attack his own nerves. The diagnosis left Jackson with a grim view of his future: bed-ridden, frail and with no hope of a cure. It was a future he rejected. In December 2014, after 18 months of arguing with insurance companies, he became the 60th person in the world to receive chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant as part of a clinical trial in an attempt to reset his immune system and give him a second chance at life. Today, a year after the procedure, Jackson said he sees a new future. “It’s really just great to be steady,” he said. “It’s really not that I’m seeing a big reversal in the damage that was done, but at least we’re not experiencing any more damage.” The prognosis isn’t a resounding triumph. There is no cure for CIDP, and it’s not like the small team of doctors in Chicago have stumbled upon a groundbreaking scientific discovery. “And that’s OK,” Jackson said. “It was certainly worth it.” Before his immune system was wiped clean and his body left vulnerable to every speck of bacteria for

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Caleb Jackson flips through some of the paperwork for his future plans on Friday at his home in Greeley. Jackson had set goals after his diagnosis as a means to keep himself focused on healing. After his clinical trial Jackson continued adding goals including returning to school.

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Caleb Jackson sits in his new home Friday afternoon in Greeley. After Jackson’s participation in a clinical trial to rid his body of a degenerative disease through chemotherapy and stem-cell transplant. Jackson has been optimistically waiting for the clinical trial results.

two months, Jackson was receiving regular injections of immunoglobulin, essentially the antibodies of other people’s blood. Every three weeks, he was left recovering in bed from the shock to his body. When his immune system was reset, those injections stopped. “That’s really improved my quality of life, in not having to plan my life around medical treatments anymore,” Jackson said. “I feel victorious.” There was one hurdle. A few months after Jackson’s altered stem cells were grafted back into his bones, the disease flared back up — a relatively rare occurrence

among the other patients who have had the procedure. “That was tragedy,” Jackson said from a small table in his kitchen, yellow rays from the setting sun threatening to pierce through the shades on the windows. “At that point, you’re hoping you’re in the minority that you get a flair or two after transplant but then continue on healthy after that. You really hope you’re not in that really small minority where it didn’t work.” But Jackson did recover. Another round of butting heads with insurance companies and he returned to the globulin treatments. His strength returned, the

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injections stopped again, and his eyes turned to the next challenge. Although his secondary health insurance coverage relented in 2014 and promised to cover his chemotherapy, complications have arisen again. “They still have not paid a penny for the transplant,” Jackson said. “I’m still fighting with the insurance about getting this paid for. ... But they can’t repossess chemo, can they?” Jackson set two goals for himself in 2014: Get chemotherapy and buy a home. He got the chemo that year, but the home purchase had to wait until this year. As 2015 comes to a close, his resolve

has moved to a new goal. “Get into grad school,” he said. “I’m looking at programs hopefully at the University of Colorado, Denver. I’d like to start a master’s of urban and regional planning, as well as a master’s of public administration.” Jackson wants to move back to northern Colorado when his degrees are complete. He wants to be a city planner, a passion he found in his sophomore year of high school. He likes balancing the positive and negative aspects of devel-

Colorado Care Caleb Jackson, 25, battled insurance companies for 18 months in order to receive chemotherapy and an experimental bone marrow transplant as part of a clinical trial to combat his autoimmune disorder. The ordeal confirmed Jackson’s beliefs in the positive aspects of universal health care systems. Jackson, a Republican, has reached out to the Colorado Care campaign, which successfully added a ballot initiative asking Colorado’s voters to approve universal health care in the state in 2016. “I’ve always believed people have the right to life and, by extension, being able to go and get the care they need without coming out in bankruptcy,” Jackson said. “If this transplant ended up being my responsibility, I would be in that boat.” Jackson said he hopes to work with the organization to share his story with voters as discussion of the initiative progresses next year.

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Pets - Dogs 2 male & 5 female Boston Terriers, ready for a home 12/26, have their first shots, $300. 480 Linden Street, Eaton Call after 7:00PM. 970-646-2248

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File cabinet, 4-drawer, good condition. $10 - Greeley Andy 970-231-4488

Dearfoams Heatable Seat Cushion $20.00 OBO Like new, used 4X. 970-302-6407 Stays warm for over 6 hours!

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English Springer Spaniel Puppies - tails & dew claws done, first shots, $600 each. 970-576-6630 or 970-352-8136

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English Mastiffs 3 males, 13 weeks old $600 970-590-1285

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For Sale RE Commercial Generator runs well just a little dusty from being stored in the garage. I have recently replaced the fuel line hose. Goes for about $1700, I am asking $1200 OBO. Pull start. Maximum surge watts is 12,000 and maximum continuous watts is 10,000. 575-496-6058

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BRICK HOUSE GUNS, Back in stock! KelTec KSG 15 round bullpup shotgun just $1050. Battle tested and an awesome home defense weapon. Come see Greeley's largest and most interesting inventory of firearms. Everything from practical to tactical and vintage and collectible. We are located on 10th St and 31st Ave.....and OPEN 7 days a week. Bring your trades! 970-616-2621 Or email us 2 4 / 7 a t brick.house.guns@gmail .com .",& 5)*4 41"$& 803, '03 :06 1-"$& "/ &.1-0:.&/5 "% 50 '*/% 5)& 3*()5 1&340/

BRICK HOUSE GUNS Folks.....as Greeley's ONLY stand alone gun store......and as the ONLY Gun Store in Northern Colorado who works over 40 guns shows a year..... it's only right to let you know that INSANE prices are right around the corner for firearms. We have been doing this for a long time...and after the tragic Sandy Hook incident.....gun prices jumped 400% overnight. My Wife Kelly and I were working the Tanner Gun Show at the Denver Merchandise Mart today. It was a ZOO!!! We are not trying to tell you what to think about firearms and protecting your family...that is your personal decision. But if y o u h a v e decided.....there is NO REASON to pay $50 for a box ammo that we have in stock today for $15. There is NO REASON to pay $4000 for a rifle that we have in stock today for $899. It's right around the corner.....and it's a shame. Avoid it. We are OPEN 7 DAYS A W E E K t o s e r v e you......don't get "Served".....come in today...before prices get out of control. 970-616-2621. Located right on 10th street at 31st Ave.

B R I C K H O U S E GUNS-We have 150.......Yes...one-hundr ed and fifty.....brand n e w i n t h e box....AR-15's. We also have 200,000 rounds of .223 ammo and hundreds of Colorado legal 15 round extra magazines. Don't get caught up in the ensuing crazy rush for the last AR's. We have you covered :) OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK to assist you. CONTACT us at 970-616-2621. Located on 10th Street at 31st Avenue. "Brick House Guns- make YOUR house a Brick House".

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BRICK HOUSE GUNS, When everybody else runs out of Colorado LEGAL 15 round AR-15 mags......we still have you covered. Over 200 Hexmags.....in stock now. These mags are 15 round capacity, housed in a 30 round body. Made right here in Northern Colorado. $17.95 We also have nearly 1/2 a million rounds of ammo in stock and over 700 firearms. Come by 7 days a week and see we are Santa's favorite gun store. 970-616-2621 Brick House Guns

BRICK HOUSE GUNS, Relax......we have you covered during the coming shortages on ammo. We just received over 200,000 rounds of Remington 223 ammo -in stock :) We have everything from 20 round boxes to 200 round bulk packs. We also have thousands of rounds of M-855 5.56 and enough 7.62X39 to choke an elephant. And of course we stock 100,000 rounds of .22 Long Rifle Ammo. All starting under $15 a box. We are OPEN 7 Days a week. 970-616-2621.

1989 16.5 Open Bow no motor set up for up to 115 hp outboard $350 with trailer bill of sale only Loveland Used condition. 970-545-2733

Firearms/Supplies Ammunition 5.45x39 for AK 74 2160 rounds Russian surplus $325.00 Cash Greeley Call Chuck at 970-381-6854 propman50@aol.com

S & W BODYGUARD 380. WITH OR WITHOUT LASER SIGHT! GREAT HOME PROTECTION GUN! OUR PRICES ARE THE BEST IN TOWN! STARTING AT 310.00 GARRETSONS SPORT CENTER 3817 W.10TH ST GREELEY CO 970 353 8068 GSCSPORTS@AOL.COM WWW.GARRETSON-SPO RTS.COM

BRICK HOUSE GUNS, Ruger LCP.380 FACTORY PRICE DROP!!!! Brand new in the box for only $299. Great conceal carry gun. We also have various colors including Muddy Girl Camo. Stop in ANYTIME....we are OPEN 7 days a week for your convenience. But don't wait too long....we only have 24 of these in stock. Located on 10th Street at 31st Ave. 970-616-2621 Email us a n y t i m e a t brick.house.guns@gmail .com

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2011 Kia Optima Black/gray, 60K miles. Selling my baby. I liked it so much, I bought a 2015. - $13,900 970-301-4817

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JUST IN! COLT AR-15 COMPETITION RIFLES. CRP-18, CRE-18 WITH GISLEY TRIGGERS! ALSO A CR-16! THESE ARE ALL LIMITED PRODUCTION GUNS AND HARD TO FIND! GET ONE BEFORE THEY'RE GONE! STARTING AT 1249.00 GARRETSONS SPORT CENTER 3817 W.10TH ST GREELEY CO 970 353 8068 GSCSPORTS@AOL.COM WWW.GARRETSON-SPO RTS.COM New Winchester Spotting Scope 12-50X 50mm. Includes tripod, soft and hard storage case. $75.00 Steve 970-351-8194. Oak Gun Cabinet. 6 gun capacity, glass door, 2 storage drawers. Like new condition. $175.00 Steve 970-351-8194

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s soon as a customer walks into Sassy Bagz & Flirtitude in Downtown Greeley, Raquel Jandreau starts fussing over the displays of necklaces, purses and scarves. She wants everything to be perfect for the customer, from the colorful displays to the blinking “Ho Ho Ho” on her Santa hat. The Christmas shopping season is a boon for her business, she said. Small Business Saturday is always one of her biggest days of the year. Although Sassy Bagz reaps the benefits, the season adds extra stress, such as sprucing up for the downtown decorating contest and keeping the best stock on her shelves. The books don’t balance themselves and when you have a base of loyal customers, keeping them happy can have its challenges, as well. There are still times when it all gets to be too much.

It’s hard to put to numbers, but UC Health psychiatrist Victoria Jerome said many people suffer from more stress than is good for them. Too much stress can cause serious health complications, like high blood pressure, heart disease, struggles with weight, sleeplessness and depression. In a study done by the American Psychological Association in 2011, more than a third of people said in the month before the survey, they’d had negative side effects of stress, like anxiety, depression, fatigue or headaches. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, people who are under more chronic stress also are sick more often. What Jerome said she sees most is patients working too hard or trying to balance too much. They may be working two jobs, or going to school and working, or trying to balance work and a family, but their day-to-day stress builds and builds until it becomes too much. According to an American Psychological Association study, some of the top stressors for AmerNIKKI WORK/nwork@greeleytribune.com icans are health, money, work and relaRAQUEL JANDREAU, OWNER OF SASSY BAGZ & FLIRTITUDE, tionships. The winter can be an especially difficult straightens some of the scarves on one of the racks in her store on Tuesday. She time for this because the additional stress said owning her own business can be stressful, so she makes lists of the tasks of the holidays. Jerome said the men- she needs to accomplish so she can stay focused. tal health profession tends to get busier around the holidays because the already have to be able to take a step back when it “Spend time looking at what your ophectic time of year can make other dif- gets to be too much, Jerome said. That’s a tions are,” she said. “If we don’t feel like ficulties, like the first holiday without a lesson she’s had to learn in her field. Even we have choices, that feels even worse.” loved one, feel unbearable. Sometimes, after more than a decade as a psychiatrist, If you start feeling overly depressed, even the littlest tasks, like shoveling snow, she still finds herself feeling overwhelmed seeing disruptions in relationships or can be the breaking and needing a little stop feeling the desire to do things for I think a lot of people, point for someone break. She strug- fun, it’s time to seek professional help, already under too gles with compas- she said. myself included, have a much stress. sion fatigue someMore than anything, though, whether hard time asking for help. Some Often, people un- people can just handle the stress times, or the strain it’s from a behavioral health professional der chronic stress of working with or asking a loved one for something, Jedon’t even realize better than others because of others’ trauma. rome said the biggest step to addressing something is wrong their nature, their personality “The mental stress is to ask for help. Also, remember until they break, style or just genetics. health field ends up you can say “no” if you’re feeling overJerome said. She — VICTORIA JEROME, being one of the top whelmed. understands how UC Health psychiatrist contenders of (the) “It’s good advice. It’s hard to implethat works because stressful lines of ment it, but those are the basics,” she said. even though she’s a work,” Jerome said. That philosophy is what keeps Jandreau psychiatrist, she goes through it, too. The “It’s kind of a day-to-day task to remem- from getting overwhelmed. Sassy Bagz & snow shoveling example? That was some- ber to take care of yourself.” Flirtitude is closed Sunday through Tuesthing that set her stress over the edge last That self-care is paramount to manag- day so Jandreau can get some time away week. ing stress, Jerome said. She said it’s im- from the store. That’s when she places “I think a lot of people, myself included, portant to find time for fun activities or her orders and spends her time with her have a hard time asking for help,” Jerome for exercise, which can help relieve the family. Then, on Wednesday morning, it’s said. “Some people can just handle the stress the mounting to-do list brings. back to business. stress better than others because of their Another recommendation she has is to She makes lists of the things she needs nature, their personality style or just ge- remember no matter how pressing your done and crosses off as she goes. That’s netics.” tasks feel, you do have choices on what to how she’s able to manage her stress — But if you aren’t one of those people, you complete and when. once it’s on the list, it’s off her mind and

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» Tips for stress management » Try to seek relief in fun activities. » Try to exercise regularly. Even 30 minutes of walking can boost your mood. » Seek the help and support of friends and family. » Be mindful of your body’s responses to stress, such as trouble sleeping, irritability or reliance on alcohol or drugs, so you can tell when your stress levels increase. » Make lists of what you need to accomplish so you don’t feel overwhelmed by the tasks in your mind and you can set priorities. » Look at the positives: Think of what you’ve accomplished at the end of the day, rather than what you haven’t. » Take care of existing health issues so they don’t cause additional stress. » Don’t be afraid to say “nowhen you are overwhelmed. » Look at stress relief options, like yoga, meditation or similar exercises. » If you feel overwhelmed by stress to the point of depression or to the point where you can’t cope, seek professional help. How do you manage stress? Share your stories with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #TellTheTrib. Source: National Institute of Mental Health

she can focus on the task at hand. She wants everything to look perfect in her festive store, so she checks the list twice.

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Resolving for a new year and a new you Knowing your numbers never more important than for New Year’s resolutions By Lesley Wright For The Tribune

One of the most powerful New Year’s resolutions you can make this season is to commit to a healthier you. One of the ways you can do this is to know your numbers. That’s the catchphrase for a public health program that gives people » Numbers you a way to gain knowledge and power over their health. It’s as simple need to know for as a quick blood test or a visit to your doctor, steps that can help you target lifestyle changes. good health Your doctor can determine your body mass index, blood pressure » Total cholesterol: This is and waist size. A blood test a waxy, fat-like substance in will reveal other valuable your cells. Some of it is “good” numbers, such as your chocholesterol but too much of lesterol, triglycerides and the “bad” type can lead to glucose. heart disease. This information may » Blood pressure: Two seem overwhelming, but you numbers make up your BP don’t need a medical degree test. The top one tests blood to understand the numbers, pressure in your arteries when said Roxane Conant, senior your heart is beating and manager of community & the other when your heart is work-site wellness for Banresting. ner Occupational Health & » Triglycerides: These are Wellness in Northern Coloa type of fat in your bloodrado. stream. They provide energy, “Having knowledge and but too high a level can lead awareness is a key step in to heart disease and stroke. making lifestyle changes,” » Glucose: This is a primashe said. “You need to know ry source of energy for your if your numbers are within body, but elevated levels can a healthy range or outside of damage your kidneys, eyes, the expected range, either on blood vessels and nerves. the high side or the low side.” » Body Mass Index: The If they are outside of the exBMI measures the amount of pected ranges, follow up with fat you have in relation to your your physician. height and weight. The numbers also give you » Waist Circumference: a baseline snapshot of your Your doctor also needs to health, Conant added, so you know your waist size since can know what is normal for excess abdominal fat can you. indicate an increased risk for But good health goes beyond the numbers. diabetes and other health Conant advises the importance of individuals taking care of their issues. mental health by UCHS600-086_Broncos_PRIMARYCARE_10X10_PROD.pdf 1 reducing 11/11/15 stress 11:18and AM finding something enjoyable to

do for themselves every day. “It’s one of the best New Year’s resolutions you can make,” she said. “People don’t realize how chronically stressed they are. You need to ask yourself: Are you taking a little time for yourself every day? Are you taking time to do something you enjoy, such as reading, listening to music or exercising? Also, are you unplugging from technology at some point every day? Technology itself can be stressful.” Give yourself a mental health check several times throughout the day. If you need to, take a quick break and go for a walk. These goals can all be reached in part with exercise, which is often one of the most dreaded New Year’s resolutions. Why not find an exercise you enjoy? One of the wellness classes that Banner offers in northern Colorado is yoga. “Yoga not only helps the physical health, such as balance and flexibility, but it also helps with mental health,” Conant said. “It’s a stress release and it clears your mind.” Banner offers a range of classes that can be a part of your New Year’s resolutions and help get your 2016 started on a healthy note. To find one, go to: bannerhealth. FOR THE TRIBUNE/iStockPhoto com/nocowellness. Lesley Wright is a freelance writer. She wrote this on behalf of Banner Health.

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Make your New Year’s resolutions SMART The New Year is only a few to get results: information, days away. It’s the time of motivation and strategy. year when most of So here’s Sheri’s us make a resolution best advice. It’s to improve some called the SMART part of our lives. method, and it’s But also like most proven to be sucof us, you may get cessful in changing discouraged and any behavior. We’ll abandon that resoluuse the SMART Lindsey tion after a few weeks method to illustrate or months. So what GERDES a simple example of can we do to increase a resolution: walk Kaiser the chance of sticking Permanente 30 minutes per day, with our resolutions? Colorado five days per week. One of my col» S: Set a mealeagues, an expert in surable, obtainable behavioral science, has shared goal. Let’s say you haven’t some excellent tips designed walked for the purpose of to help set a positive tone, exercise in years, but a family overcome obstacles and reach member gave you a comfortour goals for 2016. able pair of walking shoes Sheri Pruitt, Ph.D., is a as a holiday gift this month, licensed clinical psycholo- and you’re motivated to take gist in California, and the steps to better health. At director for Behavioral Sci- this point you can set some ence Integration for Kaiser goals, such as waking up a Permanente. She is espe- little earlier and putting on cially knowledgeable about your new shoes and a warm the role behavior plays in jacket to walk 30 minutes health outcomes. per day, Monday through We start the New Year Friday. That sounds achievwith fresh goals and good able, right? If it doesn’t, then intentions to lose weight, lower your expectations and master our finances, be a set a smaller goal. better partner to a loved one » M: Monitor your prog— or any number of chang- ress. This is when you keep es we want to accomplish. track of your new initiative. But if we fail to plan, we You can place a calendar plan to fail. In other words, somewhere prominent, such when we make a resolution as on the refrigerator door, and don’t deliberately plan to write down the number of to change our behavior, minutes you walk each day, Sheri says, we are destined and you can even use a pefor failure. Specifically, we dometer if you’d like to track need three key ingredients the distance covered, too.

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Keep putting entries in the calendar, even if you don’t walk a full 30 minutes. And if you didn’t walk at all, put a zero for that day. But do keep track. » A: Arrange your world for success. Make sure you have everything you need for your daily walk. Set the alarm clock the night before? Check. Set aside your warm clothes? Check. Have a raincoat or umbrella handy? Check. » R: Recruit support. When you’re trying to make behavior changes, it’s extremely important to enlist

someone to be your accountability partner. It doesn’t have to be someone you’ll walk with, but it needs to be someone who will support you and check in with you about your daily progress. If you’re serious about making a change, the people around you need to know. » T: Treat yourself. When a behavior is rewarded, it’s likely to be repeated. So come up with a small treat for yourself — nothing too elaborate or expensive, but something that’s easily obtainable and thoroughly enjoyable. You can even say to yourself,

“Great job!” The important thing to remember is that you must intentionally celebrate your success. The SMART strategy is simple and, if we stick to it, can make the difference between success and failure. Here’s one more tip Sheri calls “behavioral drift.” What happens if we slip off course and revert to our old ways? That’s easy; just have a backup plan in case you’re thrown off track. Example: If you wake up late or have to leave early for work one morning, your Plan B may be to walk the 30 minutes

at a time later in the day, such as after dinner. Be honest and identify triggers that can present obstacles, and then be prepared to work around them. So whether your New Year’s resolution is to walk 30 minutes per day or achieve another personal goal, use the SMART strategy and you’re well on your way to success. Dr. Lindsey Gerdes is a family medicine physician practicing at the Kaiser Permanente Greeley Medical Offices.

Sleep Apnea and Hearing Loss Sleep Apnea Syndrome is a common chronic condition in the general population. In 2008, Punjabi estimated the prevalence of Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) is in the range of 3% to 7%, with certain

components of the population at higher risk. Recent estimates, however, by the American Journal of Epidemiology indicate a substantially higher prevalence of SAS of 26 percent in adults between the ages of 30 and 70 years in the United States and, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), the problem also effects over 100 million others worldwide. It is thought that the reason for this increase, particularly in the US, is the current

obesity epidemic. Factors that increase the possibility of SAS include age, male sex, obesity, family history, menopause, craniofacial abnormalities, and destructive health behaviors such as smoking and excessive alcohol use. The prevalence of sleep apnea among specific disorders is presented in the

of carbon dioxide resulting in the brain briefly waking up, re-opening the airways and begins breathing again. This issue can re-occur many times during the night resulting in a terrible night’s sleep or no sleep at all. In the daytime, these individuals experience sleepiness, concentration issues or even headaches as a result of breathing issues at night. Part of the SAS disorder is snoring which is not only disruptive to others sleeping in close proximity, but dangerous to the individual. SAS is diagnosed through polysomnography, which is a method of recording body activity during sleep and pulse oximetry, a measurement of the amount of oxygen in the blood at any particular time. SAS is not a life-threatening condition by itself but often results in serious cardiovascular, cerebrovascular diseases and has been linked to Type 2 diabetes, stroke and depression. While the disorder can greatly impact quality of life, it can be easily managed.

cessful in-home sleep apnea study and an on-site audiometric test at baseline. Sleep apnea was assessed with the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), which indicates sleep apnea severity based on the number of apnea (complete cessation of airflow) and hypopneas (partial cessation of airflow) per hour of sleep. Sleep apnea was defined as an AHI ≥ 15 events/hour. High frequency hearing impairment was defined as having a mean hearing threshold of greater than 25 decibels in either ear at 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000 and 8000 Hz, and low frequency hearing impairment was defined as having a mean hearing threshold of greater than 25 decibels in either ear at 500 Hz and 1000 Hz.

Treatment of SAS

Among his 13,967 subjects, 9.9% had at least moderate sleep apnea with an AHI ≥ 15. Within this group, 19.0% had high frequency hearing impairment, 1.5% had low frequency hearing impairment, and 8.4% had both high and low frequency hearing impairment. Hearing impairment was more common among individuals of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent and among those with a higher body mass index, self-reported snoring and/or sleep apnea. In his study, Dr. Chopra also reported that sleep apnea was independently associated with a 31% increase in high frequency hearing impairment, a 90% increase in low frequency hearing impairment, and a 38% increase in combined high and low frequency hearing impairment when adjusted for the variables of age, sex, background, history of hearing impairment, external noise exposure,

The leading treatment for SAS is Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), which forces air through a mask into the airways so that they do not close. Patients wear a face or nasal mask during sleep. The mask, connected to a pump, provides a positive flow of air into the nasal passages in order to keep the airway open. In the US, most insurance companies now fund sleep testing and CPAP treatment.

conductive hearing loss and other factors. The researchers also noticed that as higher AHI was associated with a higher prevalence of high frequency, but not low frequency hearing impairment. Epilogue Of course a single study does not insure that the results really are correlated with the increased incidence of hearing impairment, these data put audiologists and otolaryngologists worldwide on notice that hearing loss may also be correlated with SAS. References: Chopra, A. (2014). Sleep apnea tied to hearing loss in large study. Science Daily. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society. ScienceDaily, 20 May 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2015. Punjabi, N. (2008). Epidemiology of adult obstructive sleep apnea. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, Volume 5(2), pp 136-143. Retrieved December 14, 2015. World Health Organization (2015). Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Retrieved December 14, 2015. Images: Group, E. (2015). 5 ways sleep apnea affects health. Global Healing Center. Retrieved December 14, 2015. Healthy Sleep (2015). Presence of sleep apnea in comorbidities. ResMed. Retrieved December 15, 2015. Rosarian, R. (2014). Researchers say that Hispanics with sleep apnea may also have hearing loss. dot physical blog/Queens, NY. Retrieved December 14, 2015.

The National Sleep Foundation finds that the majority of people who use CPAP find immediate symptom relief and are delighted with their increased energy and mental sharpness during the day. Many patients have said, “CPAP changed my life!” But some patients still find CPAP masks uncomfortable, even though it may control their sleep apnea. While many individuals require extra assistance to obtain a mask that fits correctly, the aside effects of CPAP treatment that are mostly mild Miller, co-researcher at Michigan, the noise-induced hearing loss prevention concoction could be and temporary. available within twoThese years.effects often include nasal congestion, sore eyes, headaches and abdominal bloating but most people acclimate to CPAP over two-to-twelve weeks. The treatment is so effective figure. Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) is that less than one-half of CPAP patients discontinRobert M. Traynor is the CEO and practicing audiologist at Audiology Associates, Inc., a clinical disorder where frequent pauses in breath- ue treatment. Greeley, Colorado with particular emphasis in amplification and operative monitoring. ing during sleep occur usually with loud snoring. Dr. Traynor holds degrees from the University of Northern Colorado (BA, 1972, MA But - Does SAS Contribute to Hearing Loss?

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1973, Ed.D., 1975), the University of Phoenix (MBA, 2006) as well as Post-Doctoral Study

Recently, Chopra (2014) studied almost 14,000 at Northwestern University (1984). He taught Audiology at the University of Northern individuals and found that both high and low freColorado (1973-1982), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (1976-77) and Colorado In another study funded by the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, quency hearing impairment can be linked with State University (1982-1993). Dr. Traynor is a retired Lt. Colonel from the US Army Reserve, researchers Dr. Robert Floyd and retired Army surgeon, Dr. Richard Kopke, M.D., discovered a sleep apnea. He stated that “our population-based Medical Service Corps and currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Audiology at the combination of two compounds stopped damage to the inner ear caused by acute acoustic trauma – study of 13,967 subjects from the Hispanic ComUniversity Florida, the University of felt Colorado, and the University of Northern Colorado. munity Health of Latinos, found that something like an Study/Study IED exploding. Although they did not indicate whatofthe compounds were they For 17 years he was an Audiology Consultant to major hearing instrument and equipment sleep apnea wasexciting independently with who holds that,“This is a very finding,”associated said Dr. Floyd, the Merrick Foundation Chair in Aging hearing impairment after adjustment for other manufacturers providing academic and product orientation for their domestic and Research at causes OMRF.of“The research but we’re hopeful that we soon can begin possible hearing loss.” is still at a pre-clinical stage, international distributors. A clinician and practice manager for over 35 years, Dr. Traynor These breathing pauses shut off the oxygen supplytesting in humans. has lectured on most aspects of Audiology in over forty countries. to the body for a few seconds and stop the removal All of Dr. Chopra’s subjects participated in a sucMore recently, Dr. Kathryn Campbell's work at Southern Illinois University involves the use of an antioxidant called D-methionine, a component of fermented protein

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CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE (NCMC) 1800 15th Street, #310 Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970) 392-0900 www.bannerhealth.com HEART FAILURE CLINIC (NCMC) (970) 350-6953 www.bannerhealth.com DENTISTRY ASCENT FAMILY DENTAL Scott Williams, DMD 3535 W. 12th Street, Suite B Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)351-6095 www.dentalgreeley.com RALPH R. REYNOLDS, D.M.D., M.D. Oral Surgery 7251 W. 20th St. Building H, Suite 2 Greeley, CO 80634 (970) 663-6878 www.reynoldsoralfacial.com ENDOCRINOLOGY ENDOCRINOLOGY CLINIC (NCMC) 1801 15th Street, Ste 200 Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970)378-4676 Fax: (970)-378-4315 www.bannerhealth.com FAMILY PRACTICE MEDICINE BANNER HEALTH CLINIC 1300 Main Street Windsor, CO 80550 Phone: 970-686-5646 Fax: 970-686-5118 www.bannerhealth.com BANNER HEALTH CLINIC 100 S. Cherry Ave., Suite 1 Eaton, CO 80615 Phone: (970)454-3838 www.bannerhealthc.om BANNER HEALTH CLINIC 222 Johnstown Center Drive Johnstown, CO 80534 Phone: (970)587-4974 www.bannerhealth.com

DOWGIN, THOMAS A., MD. CENTERS FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY 7251 W. 20th St., Bldg J, Greeley, CO Phone: (970)207-9773 3702 Timberline, Ft. Collins, CO Phone: (970)207-9773 2555 E. 13th Street, Suite 220, Loveland, CO Phone: (970)669-5432 www.digestive-health.net NORTH COLORADO GASTROENTEROLOGY (NCMC) 2010 16th Street, Ste. A Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970)378-4475 Fax: (970)378-4429 www.bannerhealth.com HEALTH AND FITNESS WORK OUT WEST Health & Recreation Campus 5701 W. 20th Street, Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: 970-330-9691 www.workoutwest.com HOME HEALTH CARE CARING HEARTS HOME HEALTHCARE 6801 W. 20th Street, Suite 207 Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)378-1409 BLOOM AT HOME 1455 Main Street Windsor, CO 80550 Phone: (970) 460-9200 www.columbinehealth.com/bloom COLUMBINE POUDRE HOME CARE 1455 Main Street Windsor, CO 80550 Phone: (970) 460-9200 www.columbinehealth.com REHABILITATION AND VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION 2105 Clubhouse Drive Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970) 330-5655 Fax: (970) 330-7146 www.rvna.info Professionals: Lori Follett, CEO

BANNER HEALTH CLINIC 5623 W. 19th Street, Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970) 353-9011 Fax: (970) 353-9135 www.bannerhealth.com

TOUCHSTONE HOME HEALTH 5312 W. 9th St. Dr., Suite 120 Greeley, Co. 80634 Phone: 970-356-3922 www.touchstonehomehealth.com

FAMILY PHYSICIANS OF GREELEY, LLP-CENTRAL 2520 W. 16th Street Greeley, CO 80634 (970) 356-2520 Fax: (970) 356-6928

HOSPICE HOSPICE OF NORTHERN COLORADO Administration Office 2726 W. 11th Street Road Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)352-8487 Fax: (970)475-0037

FAMILY PHYSICIANS OF GREELEY, LLP-COTTONWOOD 2420 W 16th Street Greeley, CO 80634 (970) 353-7668 Fax:970-353-2801 FAMILY PHYSICIANS OF GREELEY, LLP-JOHNSTOWN 257 Johnstown Center Dr. Suite 110 Johnstown, CO 80534 (970) 587-7881 Fax:970-587-7738

PATHWAYS HOSPICE 305 Carpenter Road Ft. Collins, CO 80550 Phone: (970)663-3500 Fax: (970)292-1085 www.pathways-care.org Email: info@pathways-care.org

INTERNAL MEDICINE BANNER HEALTH CLINIC 2010 16th Street Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970)350-5660 www.bannerhealth.com MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES BANNER HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (NCMC) Phone: (970)506-6420 www.bannerhealth.com COLUMBINE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 1455 Main Street Windsor, CO 80550 (970) 460-9205 www.columbinehealth.com MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Adult Mental Health & Addiction Services 1260 H Street • Greeley, CO 80631 970.347.2120 Child, Youth, & Family Mental Health & Addiction Services 1300 N. 17th Avenue • Greeley, CO 80631 970.347.2120 Counseling Center at West Greeley Children, Adult, & Family Counseling 7251 W. 20th Street, Building C Greeley, CO 80634 970.347.2123 Crisis Support Crisis Intervention, Care, and Detox Services 928 12th Street • Greeley, CO 80631 970.347.2120 Suicide Education & Support Services Prevention, Education, & Grief Support 2350 3rd Street Road • Greeley, CO 80631 970.347.2120 or 970.313.1089 Additional Weld County Locations

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BANNER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Dr. Patricia Al-Adsani, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 5890 W. 13th Street #114 Greeley, CO 80634 (970) 392-5454 Shawn Crawford, LPC Banner Health Clinic 222 Johnstown Center Dr., Johnstown, CO 80534 Stephanie Carroll, LCSW, CACIII Banner Health Clinic 1300 Main Street, Windsor, CO 80550 Banner Health Clinic - Fossil Creek 303 Colland Dr Fort Collins, CO 80525 Elise Fair, LPC 5890 W. 13th Street #114, Greeley CO 80634 Susan Garvin, LCSW Banner Health Clinic -Loveland Pediatrics Loveland Pediatrics, Loveland CO Banner Health Clinic - Windsor 1300 Main Street Windsor, CO 80550 Renee Rogers, LMFT Banner Health Clinic 1300 Main Street, Windsor, CO 80550 Banner Health Clinic - Fossil Creek 303 Colland Dr Fort Collins, CO 80525

NURSING HOME REHABILITATION CENTENNIAL HEALTH CARE CENTER 1637 29th Ave. Place Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970) 356-8181 Fax: (970) 356-3278 COLUMBINE COMMONS HEALTH & REHAB FACILITY 1475 Main Street Windsor, CO 80550 Phone: (970) 449-5541 www.columbinehealth.com OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY BANNER HEALTH GYN CONSULTANTS 1800 15th St., Suite 130 Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970)353-1335 www.bannerhealth.com BANNER HEALTH OB/GYN CLINIC 2410 W. 16th Street Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)352-6353 www.bannerhealth.com BANNER HEALTH CLINIC 5623 W. 19th Street Greeley, CO Phone: (970) 353-9011 Fax: (970) 353-9135 www.bannerhealth.com ONCOLOGY & HEMATOLOGY CANCER INSTITUTE (NCMC) 1800 15th Street, Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970) 350-6680 Toll Free (866) 357-9276 Fax: (970)350-6610 www.bannerhealth.com ORTHODONTICS ORTHODONTIC ASSOCIATES OF GREELEY, PC Professionals: Bradford N. Edgren, DDS, MS 3400 W. 16thSt., Bldg 4-V Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970) 356-5900 www.drbradsmiles.com ORTHOPEDICS MOUNTAIN VISTA ORTHOPAEDICS 5890 W. 13th Street, Suite 101 Greeley, CO Phone: (970)348-0020 Fax: (970)348-0044 www.bannerhealth.com PEDIATRICS BANNER HEALTH CLINIC 6801 W. 20th Street, Suite 201 Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)350-5828 www.bannerhealth.com PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION BANNER REHABILITATION CENTER 1801 16th Street, Greeley, CO Phone: (970)350-6160 Fax: (970)378-3858 www.bannerhealth.com PERSONAL RESPONSE SERVICE BANNER LIFE LINE (NCMC) 2010 16th Street, Suite C, Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: 1-877-493-8109 (970) 378-4743 www.bannerhealth.com

«January Health Events for health care provid« CPR ers (recertification), 3-5:30

Class includes overview of labor and delivery, hospital routines, coping techniques, medications, medical interventions and cesarean birth. Register for hospital tour and Breastfeeding Basics class separately. Cost: $65. To register or for more information, call (970) 495.7500.

p.m., Jan. 4 at North Colorado Medical Center Union Colony Room. Cost is $50, call (970) 810-6633 to registers. Certification is valid for two years.

heart score, 1 and 2 p.m., « CTTuesdays and Thursday at

North Colorado Medical Center. Cost is $199, due at time of service. Call (970) 810-6070 to schedule an appointment.

saver CPR with AED « Heart and First Aid class, 4-6:30

p.m. for First Aid and 7-9 p.m. for CPR, Jan. 11 at the Family Fun Plex, 1501 65th Ave. Cost $48 for CPR, $45 for First Aid, $88 for combo. Certification valid for two years.

support group for « Yoga cancer survivors, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Jan. 6 and Jan. 20 at North Colorado Medical Center.

Preparation « Childbirth Class, (three-week course),

Chi, moving for better « Tai balance, 10-11 a.m., Mondays

6-9 p.m. Jan. 6, Jan. 13 and Jan. 20 at UCHealth’s Greeley Medical Clinic, 1900 16th St.

to register. fatigue and have a « Fight silent night, 6:30 p.m., Jan.

11, Zoe’s Café, 715 10th St. No charge for spirit members, $10 non-members. Learn the connection between menopause, sleep issues and sleep apnea.

tests, 7-8:45 a.m. or by « Blood appointment, Jan. 13 and Jan. 27, North Colorado Medical Center, 1801 16th St. Entrance No. 6.Call (970) 810-6633 to schedule an appointment. Payment is due at time of service.

classes, 6-7:30 p.m., « Cook Jan. 13, North Colorado Medi-

and Thursdays starting Jan. 11 at North Colorado Medical Center. Cost is $60 for 12-week session. Call (970) 810-6633

cal Center in the Cardiac rehab Kitchen. Call (970) 810-6633 to registers. Cost $10, due at registration.

basics, 5-6 p.m., Mon« Yoga days starting Jan. 18 at North

Colorado Medical Center. Cost is $48 for six weeks. Call (970) 810-6633 to register.

tests, 7-8:45 a.m. or by « Blood appointment, Jan. 20, Banner Health Clinic, 222 Johnstown Center Drive, Johnstown. Call (970) 810-6633 to schedule an appointment. Payment is due at time of service.

yoga, 5:30-6:30 p.m., « Gentle Wednesdays starting Jan. 20

at North Colorado Medical Center. Cost is $48 for six weeks. Call (970) 810-6633 to register.

check... What you need « Body to know: Head to Toe, by appointment, Jan. 21, Summit View Medical Commons, 2001 70th Ave. Call (970) 810-6070

to schedule an appointment. The assessment gives you the tools to put your health first by receiving a comprehensive set of preventive health screenings. Cost is $175, due at time of service. Screening (Peripheral « PAD Vascular Disease), 1-3

p.m., Jan. 21 at Summit View Medical Commons, 2001 70th Ave. Cost is $100 for four screenings, due at time of service. Call (970) 810-6070 to schedule an appointment.

Childbirth, 6-9 p.m. « Natural Jan. 26, Feb. 2 and Feb. 9 at

UCHealth’s OB/Gynecology Clinic, 1715 61st Ave. This class will teach expectant mothers and their birth partner techniques and coping strategies for a non-medicated childbirth. Parent preview

tour class is included, but breastfeeding class needs to be scheduled separately. Cost: $65. To register or for more information, call (970) 495-7500. Breastfeeding « Childbirth Basics, 6:30 -8:30 p.m. Jan.

27 at UCHealth’s Greeley Medical Clinic, 1900 16th St. Learn the benefits of breastfeeding, establishing and maintaining a good milk supply and solutions to common breastfeeding challenges. Partners are welcome. Cost: $20. To register or for more information, call (970) 495.7500.

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in $50, due at registration. Call (970) 810-6633 to register.

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continues to keep people with diabetes alive as they wait for a kidney. Some individuals choose to stay on dialysis long term. The Centers for Disease Control predicts if the current disease rates continue one in three Americans will have diabetes by 2050. The number of young children and teens diagnosed with type 2 diabetes has increased by nearly 30 percent in the past few years. The increase was observed in Latino, white and black youths. Researchers have determined the possible reasons why a growing number of children develop Type 2 diabetes, a lifestyle-associated disease, which often appears in adults. Children are developing obesity at an early age. Type 2 diabetes, which is 95 percent of the cases diagnosed, can be prevented by making healthy food choices and participating in daily physical activities along with encouraging kids to engage in 60 minutes of exercise and adults engage in

For more information about diabetes, go to www.cdc.gov/diabetes/atlas/ countydata/County_ListofIndicators. html.

30 minutes of exercise. While 60 minutes may sound like a lot consider this; the average 8-18 year old spends 7.5 hours using entertainment media. Kids used to walk to

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Colorado stands out by far as the healthiest state by this measure: In many of its counties, 4 percent or less of the population has been diagnosed with diabetes (latest statistics available from the CDC). Coloradans are typically outdoor enthusiasts, enjoying hiking, cycling, and camping in the summer and skiing, snow shoeing and cross country skiing in the winter. Making the choice to get out and exercise with your family or just a walk in the fresh air might just keep you from hearing the diagnosis “you have diabetes.”

school, now they take a bus or are taken to school; schools have cut physical education classes in favor of academically challenging courses.

Laurie Exby is Community Health and Outreach Coordinator at Centennial Area Health Education Center and can be reached at (970) 330-3608.

TRiBUNE MEDiCAL DiRECTORY DiRECTORY 2010 TRiBUNE MEDiCAL PRIME Medical Directory 20152015 PHYSICAL THERAPY FRONT RANGE THERAPY 1475 Main Street, Windsor, CO 80550 Phone: (970) 492-6238 www.columbinehealth.com

COLUMBINE COMMONS HEALTH & REHAB FACILITY 1475 Main Street Windsor, CO 80550 Phone: (970) 449-5541 www.columbinehealth.com

HOPE THERAPY CENTER (Formerly North Colorado Therapy Center) 2780 28th Avenue, Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)339-0011 www.GCIinc.org PROFESSIONALS: Jeanne Rabe, PT; Jennifer Branson, PT Kryste Haas, OT; Molly Wuethrich, PTA Moni Kohlhoff, PT

FRONT RANGE THERAPY 1475 Main Street, Windsor, CO 80550 Phone: (970) 492-6238 www.columbinehealth.com

NORTHERN COLORADO REHABILITATION HOSPITAL 4401 Union Street, Johnstown, CO 80534 Phone: (970) 619-3400 NCRH@ernesthealth.com PULMONARY/CRITICAL CARE NORTH COLORADO PULMONARY (NCMC) 1801 16th Street, Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970)392-2026 www.bannerhealth.com PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS HANGER PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS 7251 West 20th Street, Building M, Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)330-9449 Fax: (970)330-4217 2500 Rocky Mountain Avenue, Suite 2100 North Medical Office Building, Loveland CO 80538 Phone: (970) 619-6585 Fax (970) 619-6591 www.hanger.com PROFESSINAL: Ben Struzenberg, CPO Michelle West, Mastectomy Fitter REHABILITATION ASCENT AT LIFE CARE CENTER 4800 25th Street, Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)330-6400 Website: www.lcca.com Professionals: Annie Bennett Leslie Vail BANNER REHABILITATION CENTER 1801 16th Street, Greeley, CO Phone: (970)350-6160 www.bannerhealth.com

NORTHERN COLORADO REHABILITATION HOSPITAL 4401 Union Street, Johnstown, CO 80534 Phone: (970) 619-3400 NCRH@ernesthealth.com PEAKVIEW MEDICAL CENTER 5881 W. 16th St., Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)313-2775 Fax: (970)313-2777 SKILLED CARE/REHAB

RESPITE/ADULT DAY CARE

SURGERY GENERAL & TRAUMA

BONELL GOOD SAMARITAN 708 22nd Street, Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970)352- 6082 Fax: (970)356-7970 www.good-sam.com COLUMBINE COMMONS HEALTH & REHAB FACILITY 1475 Main Street Windsor, CO 80550 Phone: (970) 449-5541 www.columbinehealth.com GRACE POINTE 1919 68th Avenue, Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970) 304-1919 www.gracepointegreeley.com SPORTS MEDICINE MOUNTAIN VISTA ORTHOPAEDICS 5890 W. 13th Street, Suite 101, Greeley, CO Phone: (970)348-0020 Fax: (970)348-0044 www.bannerhealth.com NORTH COLORADO SPORTS MEDICINE 1801 16th Street, Greeley, CO Phone: (970)392-2496 SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY BANNER REHABILITATION CENTER 1801 16th Street, Greeley, CO Phone: (970)350-6160 Fax: (970)378-3858 www.bannerhealth.com NORTHERN COLORADO REHABILITATION HOSPITAL 4401 Union Street, Johnstown, CO 80534 Phone: (970) 619-3400 NCRH@ernesthealth.com UNC SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY CLINIC Gunter Hall, Room 0330, Greeley, CO 80639 Phone: (970)351-2012/TTY Fax: (970)351-1601 www.unco.edu/NHS/asls/clinic.htm PROFESSIONALS: Lynne Jackowiak, M.S., CCC-SLP Julie Hanks, Ed.D Patty Walton, M.A., CCC-SLP

BANNER HEALTH SURGICAL ASSOCIATES (NCMC) 1800 15th St. Suite 210, Greeley, CO Phone: (970)352-8216 Toll Free: 1-888-842-4141 www.bannerhealth.com URGENT CARE SUMMITVIEW URGENT CARE (NCMC) 2001 70th Avenue, Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)378-4155 Fax: (970)378-4151 www.bannerhealth.com NEXTCARE-URGET CARE 2928 W. 10th Street, Greeley, CO 80634 970(351)-8282 nextcare.com UROLOGY BANNER HEALTH CLINIC (NCMC) 5890 W. 13th Street, Suite 106, Greeley, CO 80634 Phone: (970)378-1000 www.bannerhealth.com VEINS VEIN CLINIC (NCMC) 1800 15th Street, Suite 340, Greeley, CO 80631 Phone: (970)378-4593 Fax: (970)378-4591 www.bannerhealth.com

December 27, 2015

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JAN. 13 - FEB. 2, 2016

Activities Calendar

jan 13

The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. Greeley Senior Center 1010 6th St., Greeley, CO 80631 from 9:30-11:00 am, FREE but please register by calling 970-392-9202.

jan 16

Walk with a Doc: A walking program for anyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. What better way to start your weekend than on your feet making strides to help your heart and improving your general health to live longer! Walk at your own pace and have the opportunity to have questions answered by local physicians. No fee, 8:00 am at the Greeley Mall.

hile a “polar bear plunge” can be an invigorating start to the year, you might wonder: What actually happens to your body when you take a freezing dip? Cold water swimming enthusiasts love the rush that comes with a nearfreezing dip, and a polar bear plunge does do lots of things to make you feel invigorated. But, from your body’s perspective, a racing heart and gasping breath signal not so much excitement as selfpreservation. It doesn’t even take nearfreezing water to provoke a physiological response; anything under 70 degrees Fahrenheit can be considered “cold.” In the first one to two minutes of being in cold water your body goes through the “cold shock” response and starts to get very revved up by going into “turbodrive.” The first and most immediate sign of this metabolic turbo-drive can be seen in the respiratory system. As soon as a person rushes or jumps into frigid water, he begins taking big gasps of breath. If a person can’t get his breathing under control, he could start to hyperventilate within a

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minute. In those first few minutes, your core body temperature won’t change much, but your surface temperature will start to drop. Your body reacts to this by constricting blood vessels near the skin and it is a way for your body to conserve all the warmth it can by bringing warm blood towards the heart and brain. This blood vessel constriction also affects your nerves, causing a “pins-andneedles” feeling or numbness, temporarily making it harder to make precise motions right after

a freezing dip. Five minutes after being immersed in cold water, most people can’t put a key in a lock. If you are thinking of taking a plunge to ring in the New Year, you may want to shy away from the activity if you have a heart condition due to the stress it puts on your body, if you aren’t a good swimmer, if you smoke (because of the vascular response and greater risk of heart problems), or if you are wanting to numb the pain before jumping in with an alcoholic drink.

jan 19, 26 Don’t let winter send you slipping and tripping & feb 2

Living with Alzheimer’s: For People with Early Stage Alzheimer’s and Care Partners. A 3 part series, please plan to attend all 3 from 3:00-5:00 pm at the Alzheimer’s Association 918 13th St., Ste. 1, Greeley, FREE but register by calling 970-392-9202.

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One of the biggest risks from wintry weather is falling, particularly among older adults. Icy conditions make it harder to stay on your feet, and the cold may cause us to limit our activity, which can lead to loss of strength and balance. Do some light stretching before you venture out; it will make you physically more able to prevent a fall. Carry a small bag of salt, sand or kitty litter in your pocket or purse to sprinkle in front of you for traction on icy paths. Make sure you can see in all directions and move easily and freely. Wear sturdy shoes or boots with treads, even if you’re just going out to get the newspaper. Avoid walking on surfaces that may be icy if you can. If you can’t, slow down, shorten your

stride, walk with feet pointed out slightly and knees gently bent to improve traction and balance. Snow can hide curbs and uneven surfaces; if you can’t see where your foot will land, find another way. Replace worn rubber tips on canes, walkers and crutches and consider getting a winter cane or cleats you can add to existing equipment. Dry off shoes, canes, crutches and walkers as soon as you get indoors. Wet shoes on dry surfaces are just as dangerous as dry shoes on wet surfaces. Always carry a cell phone; know who you will call if you fall, and make sure that person knows what to do if you call. Drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration, which can affect your balance as well as how your body responds to medication. Ask

your doctor or physical therapist about indoor exercises that can help you maintain strength and balance when you can’t venture out. Wear sunglasses to reduce glare from the sun and snow and ensure that you can see where you are walking. Carry a cleaning cloth and stop immediately to clean your glasses if they fog up going from outdoors to indoors. Ask your post office, newspaper and garbage collector about service options that might make it safer for you when conditions are bad. When in doubt, don’t risk it. Ask for help if you don’t feel safe doing something.

Strong People Class: Maintain and improve strength, flexibility, and balance by attending the 11 week exercise class. Hand weights and legs weights are provided. Learn proper technique and intensity specific for you. FREE for people 60 and older, but registration is required by calling 970-346-6950 x 6117. Tuesdays & Thursdays 1/5/16 to 3/10/16 5:30-6:30pm Greeley Senior Center A Matter of Balance Workshop: Learn ways to reduce the fear of falling and break the fear of falling cycle by increasing activity levels. The program focuses on practical coping strategies. A variety of activities address physical, social, and cognitive factors affecting fear of falling. Workshop meets once a week for 8 weeks. Registration required by calling Whitney Janzen70) 346-6950 ext. 6117. Free for 60+. Wednesdays 1/19/16 to 3/8/16 2:00-4:00pm Hill-N-Park, Greeley Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance Improve you balance, increase strength, mobility, and flexibility while reducing your fear of falling. Learn 8 of the 24 Yang-style Tai Chi forms. Learn to practice while standing or sitting. FREE for people 60 and older, but registration is required by calling Whitney JanzenPankratz at (970)-346-6950 x 6117. Mondays & Thursdays 1/11/16 to 3/31/16 4:00-5:00pm Kenton Manor Community Room

NEXT WEEK’S SENIOR NUTRITION LUNCH MENU:

mon 1/4 Swedish Meatballs over

Whole Wheat Pasta, Spinach and Garbanzo Bean Salad with Ranch Dressing, Chilled Orange and Pineapple Tidbits, Crunch Fruit Snack Mix

tues 1/5 Oven Baked Herbed Chicken

Breast, Rice Pilaf, Broccoli and Carrots, Chilled Strawberry Applesauce, Corn Muffin with Honey

wed 1/6 Asian Pulled Pork on a Whole

Adapted from the Ohio Department of Aging

Wheat Bun, Ketchup, Oven Browned Potato, Corn, and Red Pepper Mix, Chilled Peaches and Raspberries

Pledge of Allegiance

Call Michael at 970-673-5918 For Details.

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Sitting behind the wheel of the Tesla Model S P85D is a testament to the immediate, silent and overwhelming power developed by electric car companies. The driver doesn’t hear any sound from the car’s electric motor aside from a quiet whining — similar to that of an aircraft during take off — when accelerating up on ramps onto the interstate. It’s hard to believe the technology has caught up to that of traditional automotive engineering so successfully. While the electric supercar is not entirely representative of driving other, more economical electric car models on the market, the attention and success it has garnered represents an overall shift in favor to non-traditional transportation means. And the increasing number of fully electric vehicles on Weld County roads aren’t just passing through, but instead calling the northern Colorado roads home at a growing rate. The trend follows a statewide increase in more efficient modes of transportation. “It is booming,” said Wes Maurer, Colorado Energy Office transportation program director. The Colorado market for electric vehicles — both fully and hybrid — grew from 20 vehicles in 2011 to 4,567 in early April 2015, according to a study by the Colorado Energy Office. “It’s a market that is definitely moving really rapidly and moving really rapidly in Colorado that we certainly don’t want to get behind in terms of accommodating folks on the road,” Maurer said. The study looked at the good and bad of the Colorado market and recommended changes to build the market in the state. Among the state’s 64 counties, 57 have at least one registered EV. The cars are most frequently found on the Front Range due to population density and a higher number of people who are likely to buy EVs. “Weld County is really keeping up with some of the bigger counties,” Maurer said. “Weld has really come a long way with their infrastructure. The Greeley and Evans area is really important. It gives people options to go to Fort Collins and utilize that regional infrastructure.” Weld came in ninth in terms of number of electric vehicles on the road with 117 registered. “I wasn’t surprised by it,” Maurer said. “Weld County is an energy leader by default. It’s part of the county.” Larimer County ranked seventh with 221 electric vehicles registered. The study defined typical electric vehicle consumers as those making more than $100,000 per year, with a bachelor’s degree or higher, owning two or more vehicles and being between the ages of 38-78.

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Since 2009, Colorado has seen a large boom in consumer purchasing of electric vehicles, peaking in June 2013.

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In a recent study from the Colorado Energy Office, 68 percent of Colorado residents surveyed felt favorably about electric vehicles. Only two percent of respondents placed the cars into the unfavorable category.

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A map shows the placement of charging stations in Colorado by zip code. Most stations are placed along the Front Range and Interstate 70, where communities have a higher amount of registered EVs.

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Recommended sites for Level III electric vehicle charging stations along the state’s major interstates. More frequent charging stations would increase the range and usability of the cars, a major concern for most consumers surveyed by the Colorado Energy Office.

Although Weld has residents within that demographic, the local dealerships don’t quite reflect the growing demand in Weld, with some not even carrying their make’s electric vehicle options. Ehrlich Toyota and Scion occasionally sees residents come in looking for electric vehicles though their corporate headquarters didn’t identify Greeley as an area for their sale, said Used Car Manager Brad Am-

brozevitch. Toyota Corporate would not comment on why the area hadn’t been identified for electric vehicle sales. The rise of the vehicles’ popularity in Weld and across the state stems from fluctuating gas prices, more political support, a greater range of vehicles offered by car companies and numerous local efforts from organizations such as Charge Ahead Colorado, Refuel Colorado Fleets and

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Locations of the electric vehicle charging stations in the Denver Metro Area and north Front Range.

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getting to the point where there will be a practical use as a light-duty vehicle.” Despite being relatively new on the market, the study reported the number of electric vehicles on Colorado’s roads has had a net positive impact on the state. Based on the total number of registered electric vehicles, as of February 2014, all of the electric vehicles in the state would equate to a reduction of approximately 5,922 tons of carbon dioxide. More electric vehicles also lower the amount of petroleum consumption. In the United States, 75 percent of all petroleum consumed is in the transportation sector with 33 percent of it imported from foreign markets. “Even as low as abnormally and bizarrely low as gas is, you’re losing money burning it compared to an electric vehicle,” Maurer said. “Whether you’re a new business or individual, you’re saving money on something (you) would otherwise be burning.” As of February 2014, Colorado electric vehicles were displacing approximately 44,926 barrels of crude oil annually. In terms of fueling electric vehicles versus traditional cars, drivers spend an average of $1,311 per year on gasoline and $221 on electricity per year to charge electrical vehicles, an annual savings of $1,090. The calculation assumes hybrids would use electricity as power 56 percent of the time. “As Colorado vehicles move toward a higher percentage of electric-powered vehicles and its electric portfolio is increasingly generated from cleaner sources, the state is well positioned for (the electric vehicle) market growth to provide environmental, economic, and energy security benefits,” the study reported. However, there are a couple of barriers to entry into the market for some residents of the state. Those barriers include a higher upfront cost — despite rebates from the state and other incentives — vehicle range, charging convenience and performance. “Colorado offers some of the richest tax incentives and grant programs in the United States to support and drive the EV market,” the study stated. “However, there are many policy endeavors that could be pursued through the Colorado General Assembly, which could continue to make electric vehicles accessibly for more drivers in our state.” Particularly unique to the state of Colorado, consumers felt concerned about the availability of electric vehicle fast-charging stations that allow them to drive across the state using the interstates. Under a low growth estimate, the study predicted that there would be approximately 38,056 electric vehicles on Colorado roads by 2030. On the opposite end under a high-growth estimate, the study reported that there could be approximately 937,216 electric vehicles on the road by the same time. Sudoku 2

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Maryan Mohamed has a lot to be thankful for this Christmas. Her five children are learning something new at school every day. She has a place to call her home. She’s not fearing for her life or the lives of her children. But, there is one thing missing. Mohamed shakes her head in sadness when her children ask where their father is or say they miss him. She doesn’t know how to explain to them why he’s still in Ethiopia, waiting on the U.S. government to approve his visa. Most of all, she misses him, too. “We tried so hard to bring him over here, but the process takes forever,” she said. “Denial after denial and hold after hold.” Although she never thought it’d happen, Mohamed still counts herself lucky to be in America. “I had a dream one day I would go,” she said. She lived at a refugee camp in Ethiopia from the early ’90s until she was approved and moved to the United States in 2010. She spent 20 years of her life living in small shelters and tents while fleeing her

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Maryan Mohamed poses with her children, Nimo, left, Yasir, back middle, Anisa, front middle, and Mohamed, right, inside their home in Greeley on Dec. 21. Maryan spent nearly two decades in a refugee camp in Ethiopia.

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early again with the kids. Suhur, her 17-year-old daughter, helps, but she’s in her freshman year at the University of Northern Colorado and is gone a lot, too. Mohamed said her job is hard work, but it is good work. The company allows her to take her breaks around her prayers, and her supervisor is kind. “When I go to work, even though I have a babysitter, I worry a lot about my kids,” she said. If her husband were here, she said she’d be able to work less and spend more time with the kids. She also might have time to learn English and other vital parts of integrating into American life. With recent politics revolving around the possibility of the United States refusing Syrian refugees, Mohamed is a little nervous. “I can remember how hard I needed this process to work out and get (to America),” she said. “All the refugees need help, so I think America needs to accept more but be careful of the bad ones.” She understands the fear many Americans have of letting refugees in, but she said there is something people should remember. “They are the victims,” she said. “No one likes to leave where they’re from, where they’re born.” Her kids are adjusting just fine. The family of six lives in a three-bedroom apartment in east Greeley, but they don’t mind the shared space. They’re grateful for it. “We don’t have anyone

chasing us,” Mohamed said. “I’m happy because my kids are safe. I wanted to live a peaceful life.” Yasir, 12, and Mohamed, 10, like video games — especially FIFA, a soccer video game. On Monday afternoon they were on the couch playing against each other. Nimo, 6, played with her doll on the floor while her brothers yelled at the TV. Anisa, 4, is the only one of Mohamed’s children who was born in the United States. She doesn’t understand quite as well, but Anisa knows her family is missing a piece. “We’re a stable family, just missing the dad,” Mohamed said. But when a country is going through a period of unrest like Somolia, it is better to leave, she said. “We have a better life,” she said. “This is how we can succeed in our life.” There is one other fear in America. “We have a little fear lately about the politics and our religion,” she said. The muslim extremists are a small and misled part of the religion, she said. “Islamic religion doesn’t ever allow you to say something bad about anyone — let alone the killing.” Even these fears are not much compared to what she felt in Somolia. “We feel OK,” she said. “I don’t feel like my life is in danger.” She still misses her husband every morning when she wakes up, though. And the kids keep asking questions. “I am missing the most important part of my life, who is my husband,” Mohamed said. “I can be very happy with less than this if I have him.”

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From left, Nimo, Mohamed, and Anisa Mohamed watch a television show on a cell phone inside their home on Dec. 21 in Greeley.

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Anisa Mohamed, 4, hugs her brother, Mohamed, 10, inside their home on Dec. 21 in Greeley.

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