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MAKING A DIFFERENCE SPOTLIGHTING THE PEOPLE, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS BUILDING A BETTER WORLD BY STARTING IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY
On the Cover Kevin Boyle talks to a homeless man during a recent cold snap in Loveland. Boyle, Doug Ashbaugh and Will Gresham have worked for the past three years to make sure those without homes have a place to take shelter both in the daytime and at night when the weather turns severe. Photo by Christopher Stark, design by Sheila Reinhardt.
Contributors Editor: Jeff Stahla Contributing editors: Christine Kapperman, Jackie Hutchins, Craig Young and Colleen Clark Designers: David Steffenson, Tami Kramer, Steven Weinmeister, Kate Wyman and Sheila Reinhardt Reporters: Pamela Dickman, Cara O’Brien, Sarah Bultema, Kathryn Dailey, Shelley Widhalm, Anthony Bowe and Jon Pilsner Photographers: Jenny Sparks, Christopher Stark and Steve Stoner
TABLE OF CONTENTS Doug Ashbaugh, Kevin Boyle and Will Gresham ................................. Page 4 Linda Alvine.......................................... Page 7 Tony DuMosch ..................................... Page 9 Barry Floyd ......................................... Page 10 Nancy Frink ........................................ Page 12 Franklin Jefferson............................... Page 14 Ken John ............................................. Page 18 Milan Karspeck................................... Page 26 Sondra Merk ....................................... Page 28 Jan Miceli ............................................ Page 30 Knut Mowbray.................................... Page 32 Neighbor to Neighbor........................ Page 34 Chuck & Margaret Thornburg ........... Page 35 Nancy Townsend................................ Page 37 Toni Wallace ....................................... Page 39 Previous Honorees ............................. Page 41 Making a Difference Do you know someone in the community who goes above and beyond to make this area a better place to live? Submit your nomination for the 2010 edition of Making a Difference to City Editor Jeff Stahla, 201 E. Fifth St., Loveland CO 80537. E-mail: jstahla@reporter-herald.com.
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Doug Ashbaugh gets paperwork completed at the night shelter Jan. 27 in Loveland before shelter users come in for the night.
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Blue Sky Church chose the worst winter in decades to open an inclement weather shelter in Loveland. “We never closed,” said Doug Ashbaugh, one of the men who spearheads the effort, now in its third winter.
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Since that blustery, blizzardy winter of 2006 and 2007, Doug has wrangled with City Hall, organized volunteers, corralled cooks and churches and scrounged for coats, shoes and sleeping bags to provide a nighttime cold-weather shelter. He says it’s all in the name of SEE HOMELESS, PAGE 5
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serving those in need. “My passion is that you always serve the downtrodden,” Doug said. He had long been part of a mission network called Warriors for Christ, working with prison populations. And when the Blue Sky Church decided to do an outreach to the downtrodden here in Loveland, it turned to Doug to lead the way. He said he was inspired by the reports of Lovelander Lee Severance working with the Age: 47 homeless and deOccupation: Self- cided to open a employed; a night shelter at the technical services church. company for “And, boy, we professional bicycle haven’t stopped,” racing he said. Family: Wife, The shelter startLorraine, three ed at Blue Sky, daughters moved to the city’s Years in Loveland Pulliam Building area: Born in last winter and this Loveland, returned year organized a in 1993 network of churches to house the homeless on cold nights. Doug said the goal is to get resources in place in Loveland to serve the homeless before the city is bigger and homelessness is worse. “If we ignore this, 10, 15, 20 years we will have bad stuff going on,” he said. And while he said it’s in his nature to “jump in the middle of everything,” the work isn’t as dangerous or gritty as some might think. “My eyes have been opened to people that are fascinating,” Doug said. He said many of the people who come to the shelter have brilliance trapped inside an addicted or mentally ill brain. He said he aims to look inside these people like Jesus did. “(Christ) could see the gem inside,” he said. And luckily, on this still often-grueling journey, Doug has had a partner.
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Kevin Boyle talks with a user of the nighttime emergency shelter Jan. 27 in Loveland.
‘Anybody can be on the streets’ “He just dove in and wouldn’t stop,” says Doug of Kevin Boyle, the other coordinator of the nighttime shelter. Kevin had a long history of working with the homeless when he came to this project, beginning in the 1970s working at a homeless shelter in Colorado Springs. He then spent many years working with veterans, finding that often, it meant working with the homeless, as well. “I was, at the time, surprised at how many (veterans) were homeless,” Kevin said. National statistics estimate that 25 percent of the homeless are veterans. “That particular group has always caught my attention,” Kevin said. He empathizes. He too spent time in the military and served in Vietnam. Empathy still drives him through the long, cold nights at the shelter. “It’s a compassion thing, that anybody, and I mean anybody, can be on the streets,” he said. “A lot of peo-
Kevin Boyle Age: 62 Occupation: Retired, career included work as a teacher and as a veteran outreach coordinator for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Boulder and Fort Collins Family: Wife, Mary Lynn, six children and eight grandchildren Years in Loveland area: 25 ple are, perhaps unfortunately, not that far from being homeless.” Both men say they don’t always know how someone they interact with became homeless; and there’s not always an easy way for them to drag themselves off the streets. What they are doing here in Loveland, they say, is “basic ministry.” They provide for shelter, for food, for warm clothes. “Everybody deserves a chance,” Kevin said. “People should be treated with decency.”
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‘They deserve to be treated well’ For cold Loveland days, the homeless can turn to a different resource. “It’s a real help, and a real necessary help during the wintertime ... providing a place for people to stay out of the cold,” Doug said. Will Gresham has been in charge of that effort during the daylight hours in Loveland for the past three winters. “The homeless are a part of us and they deserve to be treated well,” he said. Will and his wife started out working with the homeless in Loveland with Loveland Cares for Youth, which sought to feed homeless teens. He then joined the Homeless Task Force in 2004. Through the task force he heard about efforts to open inclement weather shelters and volunteered to get involved. “There is a spiritual part of it,” Will said. “Matthew 25 says ‘feed the hungry.’ SEE HOMELESS, PAGE 6
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Sitting at a table at the day shelter in Loveland recently, Will Gresham talks about the importance of having the shelter and his hope for the future at the shelter and helping the homeless population in Loveland.
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Will Gresham
“The Boss is telling us what to do and we’re just doing it.” This year the day shelter is set up in a storefront on U.S. 287 just south of First Street. The new space, rented by the city and subleased by House of Neighborly Service, offers showers, beds, couches, food, a television, a computer and other amenities for the homeless on days when the temperature drops. No one is sure about the future of the efforts to shelter and aid the homeless in Loveland. “We’re trying to push some grass-
Age: 64 Occupation: Retired attorney and accountant Family: Wife, Jackie, six children between them and three grandchildren Years in Loveland area: 7 roots efforts to have all the services for the homeless in one location,” Will said. “The services are downtown, so why would want to have the homeless (anywhere else)?”
He even has plans for how the current building could be renovated to house a day and night shelter. But he estimates it would cost $500,000 or more to make that happen, and he doesn’t see that funding forthcoming. And he said the rotating churches system for the night shelter can’t last forever. “The church deal is a stopgap,” he said. “It’s the Band-Aid, it’s not a solution.” Will, Doug, Kevin and others are dedicated to finding a solution that will work in Loveland. In the meantime they’re constantly seeking more volunteers to train,
How to Help Both the day- and nighttime shelters are always looking for more volunteers, donations of supplies and other help. Contact Doug Ashbaugh at 218-5146, Kevin Boyle at 215-9827 or Will Gresham at 215-6831 for more information. more locations to house the homeless and more resources to help the homeless. “Somebody just needs to be able to take care of them,” Will said.
Cara O’Brien can be reached at 635-3694 or cobrien@reporter-herald.com.
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Linda Alvine shares a laugh with her grandson Nick Chapman, 4, as she helps him put on a sports jersey. Along with her many volunteer duties throughout her life, Alvine also looks after Nick four days a week. Reporter-Herald/ JENNY SPARKS
EVERY STEP OF THE WAY
ALVINE HELPED USHER IN VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION By Sarah Bultema
Reporter-Herald Staff Writer
Before it was even called United Way of Larimer County, Linda Alvine was volunteering to make a difference through the human service nonprofit. Starting when it was still called the Community Chest, Linda has contin-
ued to donate her time and efforts to the agency for years — 30 of them, to be exact. “United Way has been my passion for a long time,” she said. “They’re leaders in our community trying to solve the issues we have.” During her time with the nonprofit, the 64-year-old has served on the funding allocation committee, the
board of directors and even as board chairwoman. But those who’ve worked with her know her contributions extend far beyond any title and duty given to her. “She goes out of her way to support the community,” said Gordan Thibedeau, president of United Way of Larimer County.
“She is probably one of the most selfless people I’ve ever met.” Linda first got involved with the agency through a friend who invited her along to volunteer. Immediately, Linda was hooked. Not only was she pleased to be helping others and making the comSEE ALVINE, PAGE 8
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munity a better place, the Loveland woman was proud to be doing it through an agency she knows does it right. As a fundraising organization, United Way collects money for a general fund, which is then allocated among other nonprofit organizations in the community that could use the help. “They are out in the community identifying issues and working with others to prioritize needs,” Linda said. “I feel United Way makes a difference in the lives of many individuals.” Over the years, the agency moved from being the Community Chest, Age: 64 Occupation: Vol- to the United Way of Lovelandunteer Berthoud-Estes Family: Husband Park, to the United Gene, three adult children, two sons- Way of Larimer County, as well as in-law and five adding features like grandchildren. Years in Loveland the telephone referral service, 211. area: 33 And Linda was there every step of the way to help in its progress. For years, she worked behind the scenes, visiting nonprofits, reading applications and ultimately helping decide how to allocate the agency’s funding. Yet in addition to her role on the allocation board, Linda also continued to help with fundraisers and was instrumental in bringing the United Way of Larimer County into local parades. “She was very connected to the community,” Thibeseau said. “She was genuinely concerned and interested.” On top of her volunteering work with United Way, not to mention a job at Hewlett-Packard, Linda found time and energy to volunteer at other agencies around town, too. To this day, she continues to volunteer at the Loveland inclement weather shelter, as well as the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. “She’s an all-around good person,” said Bob McDonnell, who worked
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Linda Avine, right, was part of a group from United Way of Larimer County who celebrated the agency’s 50th anniversary in 2008 in conjunction with the 100th “birthday” of the Henderson House, 315 E. Seventh St. Also dressed in period costumes that day were, from left, Jean Grove, Nola Krajewski and John Freeman. Reporter-Herald file photo
with Linda at United Way. “In everything she does she is very dedicated. She’s really eager to help out with whatever she can.” And those who know her say Linda will never seek credit for all that she’s done. “She’s very low key about it, very modest,” McDonnell said. “She gives her time in a very quiet way.” Yet even through her modesty, Linda can admit she’s helping make Loveland a better place.
tions in our community that have compassion to find new ways to meet all the needs the community has. It makes one proud,” she said. “And in some small way, I feel like I’ve been part of that.” Today, after six years on the United Way’s board, Linda has reached the maximum amount of time she can serve — for now. While she’s waiting for the one year mandatory break to finish, the grandmother is spending her time
as well as continuing to volunteer with other agencies. Linda’s undecided if she’ll return to United Way of Larimer County — but those on the other side hope she will. “She’s always concerned and caring about people in our community and looking for ways to further the needs of people in need,” Thibedeau said, later adding: “I’d like to have 100 more volunteers like her. She’s a remarkable per-
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COMMUNITY SOLDIER
VET USES EXPERIENCES TO HELP TROUBLED CHILDREN By Jon Pilsner
Reporter-Herald Staff Writer
The image most people who know Tony DuMosch have when his name is mentioned is that of the military man, the Navy veteran who is the commander of the American Legion, Region 4, which includes Loveland. And Tony is proud of that work. He’s proud of the Veterans Day events that fill Loveland’s streets and the Dwayne Webster Memorial Park. He’s proud to be the man who always lowers and raises the American flag at the park each morning and each night. But during the day, when Tony is away from the Associated Veterans Club in downtown Loveland, when he isn’t building connections between himself, veterans and the community, Tony builds Age: 49 the smallest of conOccupation: Com- nections with some mander, American of the most imporLegion, Departtant people in his ment of Colorado, world: Children District 4. Teacher with backgrounds at the Kathleen of abuse and heartPainter Littler Cen- break, in some caster es, of the most exFamily: Wife Sher- treme measure. ry and stepson Tony, the man Tony Heller who stands at the Years in Loveland front of the Legion area: Eight and reaches out to veterans and Loveland at the same time, works at the Kathleen Painter Littler Center in Greeley, which handles emotionally troubled children 5 to 12 years old. Tony, who served in the Navy for 22 years, spends his days working with youths who have seen some of the worst life can hand out, and he tries to break down hardened walls and build new bridges. “We have some that just have no trust at all,” Tony said. “You just have to build a rapport. You take the hits, you take the kicks, you take being spit on and take being cursed at. Be-
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Tony DuMosch salutes a fellow veteran before last year’s Veterans Day parade. Reporter-Herald file photo
cause you got to soak it all up and let it go and roll of your back. “But the greatest reward is when one of the kids has got a home. They’ve finally gotten out of this stage of being so manipulative and such a brat with such a foul mouth.” Building connections has been Tony’s way of life, no matter what hat he’s wearing at any given time. To build connections with the youths he works with — children who often don’t trust anyone when they first come to the residential center — Tony blends his background rooted in military structure and respect and his own compassion and patience. “Work ethic and respect is big for Tony,” said Joanna Martinson, the program director at the Littler Center. “The more we can teach them to be good citizens, that’s as critical as anything. As good citizens, you learn to respect the flag, people serving in the armed forces and veterans. All of that is critical for these kids, so he can teach that and bring those perspectives and that respect.” Tony’s ability to bridge and build connections goes beyond children
abused so badly they need help to let go of their pasts to join society again. As the director for the local American Legion, he’s been responsible for a number of veterans and military events and affairs. “There are 18 American Legion posts in Northern Colorado, so I’m trying to make a connection and visit those,” Tony said. “I want to continue to serve America and the American Legion.” Those connections allow him to make the most of his efforts, such as helping former Marine and current Loveland resident Chris Hahn restore his house, or put together a Veterans Day celebration geared toward connecting children with veterans and the military. “We live in a state that has no ocean, we live in a community that has no air base or camp,” Tony said. “I think this is the closest they’re going to get to some understanding of what the military is.” And so he teaches children in the community about veterans and reaches out to the children society has lost. Both provide challenges, but Tony
takes everything he gets at face value and starts anew, especially with the children he works with at the Littler Center. “Their history at that point is over with,” Tony said. “If I feel that I give the child the ‘poor me’ satisfaction, they’re going to live on that for the rest of their lives, and I don’t think that’s healthy.” He succeeds, his peers say, in both worlds and both ways, and in his corner of the community, Tony does his best to make a difference. “The best thing we can do is get in there and develop relationships of trust, and Tony is a pro at that,” Joanna said. “And that’s harder than it sounds.” Maybe it is. But Tony just considers it the work God gave him to do, and he’ll sure do it the best he possibly can. “I know I’m not the smartest guy, I’m not the richest, but I have a knack for networking and making connections,” Tony said. “I have a knack for keeping one ear open and making a connection. Wherever lines are crossed, I have a connection. I’m just living life.”
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INVESTMENT PLAN
FLOYD’S HEART LIES IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN By Cara O’Brien
Reporter-Herald Staff Writer
In some ways, it’s like Barry Floyd was destined to be a downtown Loveland businessman. He was born to a Realtor mother and a retailer father; he studied economics in college; his first property was a downtown Loveland property, and he’s lived in or near downtown Loveland since he was an eighthgrader at what was then Truscott Junior High School; he was part of the school’s first graduating class. And while he might claim it’s simply been good business — and it has — somewhere along the way Barry began stubbornly refusing to leave downtown Loveland alone. Even, sometimes, at the cost of profits.
Along with the Loveland Feed and Grain, 130 W. Third St., and a handful of others, Barry has owned the State Mercantile Building, at the southeast corner of Cleveland Avenue and Fourth Street, since the mid-1990s. He has yet to make money on it. But he has turned the building into a model of rehabilitation and preservation in a downtown in desperate need of private investment and unflagging dedication. “It’s a really difficult market, and I think the community is really fortunate to have somebody like Barry Floyd who is willing to take on that risk and to really see value in a part of the city that I think has been neglected, to some extent,” said Mike Reporter-Herald/CHRISTOPHER STARK
SEE FLOYD, PAGE 11 Business owner Barry Floyd shovels the walk next to one of his buildings earlier this
winter. Floyd has been active in bringing economic activity to downtown with projects such as the restoration of the Loveland Feed and Grain.
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Loveland businessman Barry Floyd sits atop the State Mercantile building at Fourth Street and Cleveland Avenue.
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Scholl, a senior planner with the city of Loveland who works specifically on downtown planning. “Having worked in a lot of downtowns, I can tell you having somebody like him is a blessing, because not all communities have somebody like Barry Floyd who’s interested and who’s willing to leverage their money.” After a nearly $1 million investment by Barry in the State Mercantile, it houses one of the downtown’s biggest employers, Aspire Media, and
eventually will have loft apartments and other commercial space. And while the current economy is hitting him as hard as anyone else, he said he wants to see successes continue in downtown Loveland. “Being more or less a hometown boy, I like to see things happen downtown” Barry said. “It feels great to see it get to where it is now.” He earned further respect as a downtown preservationist when he bought the Feed and Grain in 2006 from Dean and Betty Anderson after their application to demolish the structure to make room for an apartment development was denied.
Though his company still struggles to find a way to redevelop this site, he says, “I don’t think it was ever about the money.” But in the beginning, anyway, Barry knew a good deal when he saw one. He purchased a duplex property on Seventh Street in 1969 with $3,000 down. He made $50,000 off that building in two years, often working all night on renovations with his partner, Gary Hausman. In the 1980s, he bought the former JC Penney building for $100,000. “Downtown was damn near a
ghost town,” he said. “I guess the reason we bought the building is that it was cheap.” And he just kept buying, selling and renovating. The city of Loveland hopes that his business will continue in downtown Loveland. “If you don’t have that catalytic developer, the person that’s willing to take that risk, it forces you to start from further back,” Scholl said. “Having somebody like him who’s sort of a champion in the private sector. ... I think he’s a very special person.”
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Nancy Frink performs an entrance interview with prospective student Alysa Klein, right, and her mother, Sara Stollsteimer, in January at the Thompson School District’s Community Learning Center.
HELPING THEM SOAR
FRINK GIVES DROPOUTS ANOTHER CHANCE TO SUCCEED By Shelley Widhalm
Reporter-Herald Staff Writer
Because Nancy Frink likes to see students get a second chance, she took on a second career the same year she planned to retire. Nancy taught, counseled and worked as an administrator in Longmont and Loveland for more than 30 years until she retired from Thomp-
son Valley High School in 2004. That same year, the then curriculum director for the Thompson School District asked her to develop a dropout retrieval program to give Loveland high school students a second chance at earning a diploma. “I said I would love it. Not all kids succeed in a traditional environment,” she said. According to what Nancy has seen
in her years as an administrator and counselor, there are two main reasons students leave high school. Either the learning pace may be too fast or too slow for them, or they may have family responsibilities, such as needing to work or take care of a family member. Nancy came up with the name Secondary Options for Achievement Resulting in Success, or SOARS,
based on her hopes for her students. SOARS is an alternative education program for juniors and seniors. “I want them to soar. I want to give them a second chance to have a better life,” said Nancy, coordinator of the program. She helped develop the curriculum for SOARS, hired teachers to provide SEE FRINK, PAGE 13
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the instruction (two full time and three part time), established the rules and regulations for the program and created the paperwork and forms the students would need. She did all this while working part time. “She’s always on top of everything that needs to be done,” said Eileene Gooding, counseling secretary for SOARS. “If you tell her something, it gets done.” During the first year of SOARS, 40 students signed up for the program. Now, there are 120 students taking SOARS classes. The SOARS classes are comparable to the regular high school curriculum in math, science, social studies, language arts and other subjects. The classes are student-driven using online software and can be accessed from home or at the Community Learning Center in the administration building. Students attend classes two hours a day, four days a week. The students, who either drop out and return to school or are referred to the program, take the classes to complete graduation requirements and return to their home school for graduation, or to prepare for a General Equivalency Diploma or to get additional education, training or certification. The program also is available for home-school students and in the evenings for students who need to repeat a class that they failed. “This is usually the last stop,” Nancy said, adding that other options, such as attending Ferguson High School, an alternative high school in Loveland, did not work for them. She interviews these students and their parents to determine if the program is right for them, identifying what did not work for them in the
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Nancy Frink listens as student Nathan Carlson describes how he arrived at an answer while working on an algebra assignment in one of the computer labs at the Thompson School District’s Community Learning Center. high school setting and the credits they still need for graduation. “I try to figure out what’s going on that’s not working for them,” she said. Nancy also follows up on attendance issues and contacts the students and parents to try to encourage the students to return to class, she said. “She cares deeply for these students. She wants them to succeed,” Gooding said. “She’s just crushed when a student leaves without completing the program.” Nancy’s biggest asset is her “big
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“She wants these kids to succeed. She goes through a lot of sacrifices to Age: 60 make sure that happens,” Tillman Occupation: Coordinator, said. “She puts everything of what Secondary Options for she has into what she’s doing, and in Achievement Resulting in this case it’s for these kids.” Success, or SOARS Nancy likes seeing students light Family: Husband, Ron; up when they believe they can finish two adult children, daughthe curriculum and be successful. ter Amy Lute, and Ryan Frink; three grandchildren “I like seeing kids who are beaten Years in Berthoud area: 33 down with no hope walk out with a brighter future,” she said. “There’s nothing greater than seeing a stuheart,” said Willy Tillman, a SOARS dent who thought he or she would teacher since the beginning of the never graduate walk across the stage in a graduation ceremony.” program.
“SHE WANTS THESE KIDS TO SUCCEED. SHE GOES THROUGH A LOT OF SACRIFICES TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS. SHE PUTS EVERYTHING OF WHAT SHE HAS INTO WHAT SHE’S DOING, AND IN THIS CASE IT’S FOR THESE KIDS.” — Willy Tillman, a SOARS teacher since the beginning of the program
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Loveland resident Franklin Jefferson holds the plaque he recently received after being inducted into Western State College of Colorado’s Mountaineer Sports Hall of Fame. Franklin played football at Western State from 1963 to 1966 and led the Mountaineers to a 31-3 record over three seasons.
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‘MAN of MIRACLES’ WESTERN STATE HALL OF FAMER
By Anthony Bowe
Reporter-Herald Staff Writer
Over the years, his stories have culminated into that of legend. As a country boy in Texas, Franklin Jefferson wrestled a carnival bear. As a running back at Western State College, he led the Mountaineers to a 31-3 record over three seasons, while never losing a yard from scrimmage. As an entrepreneur, he assisted in inventing a game that was a precursor to “American Gladiator.” As an all-American athlete, he taught an
eventual NFL place-kicker how to kick. He even served as a villain in a pro wrestling circuit that toured small-market U.S. cities. “I had some excitement in my life,” Franklin, 66, said from his home in Loveland. His stories sometimes seem glazed with the charm of a talented storyteller. With a smooth oratory delivery gushing with sincerity and an easy-to-trigger laugh, Franklin has never had a problem capturing the admiration and imagination of his audiences. And even though his
memory is hardly called into question, occasionally his exploits are warmly regarded by family and friends as only “based on a true story.” When his three boys were children, they used to even go so far as to call their father’s stories “miracles,” asking for a different one each night. But as Franklin started to grow older and his children began moving out, attending college and forging See Jefferson, Page 15
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successful careers of their own, Franklin began to worry that his stories would be forgotten and eventually decay with time, said his son Troy Franklin. Most important, Franklin feared his football days at Western State, where he was considered sure-fire NFL material, would be lost forever. “He kind of felt like an unsung hero because he thought everyone forgot about him,” said Troy, who lives in Houston along with all of Franklin’s sons and most of his relatives. When the school’s hall of fame came calling last March, Franklin immediately called the bluff. No way was the person on the other end of the conversation really Western State Athletic Director Greg Wagner. One of Franklin’s sons, possibly Troy, Eric or Brian, was pulling a prank and trying to coax a boisterous yelp of laughter from their father, as they had done many times before. But Wagner was unyielding to Franklin’s disbelief and persisted in congratulating Franklin on his induction into the Western State Hall of Fame class of 2008.
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Franklin promptly joined the football team. As a senior with three years of experience playing competitive Texas football — he had already played in a state championship game, losing to Freeport High during his junior year in Dallas — Franklin was welcomed onto the team and named captain. The team went on a tear, winning all but one of its games. Franklin, the leading rusher on the team, was named to the Colorado All-State game, which was only in its third year of existence. It was at Fountain High that Franklin taught junior Don Cockroft how to kick, Franklin said. Cockroft later went on to a lengthy career kicking for the several teams in the National Football League. Reporter-Herald/STEVE STONER
The plaque that Franklin Jefferson received after being inducted into Western State College of Colorado’s Mountaineer Sports Hall of Fame.
‘Better Than Anybody’
There is no doubting Franklin’s love for football. “When I put the helmet on and ran be a summer vacation, but when to go to school anywhere we wanted out on the field, it was going to be Franklin displayed his multisport to go to school.” athletic ability, the plan quickly After transferring to Fountain, See Jefferson, Page 16 changed. “I beat the colonel’s son for first place in a tennis tournament there on the base,” Franklin said. “Sherman was more like an uncle Growing Up in Texas because of his age and he had never t’s the The 18-year-old super-athlete from really seen me before, so he was amazed at my athPolk County, difference letic ability. Texas, wielding a “He got a hold between finding tightly bound E KIND OF FELT of the football muscle mass from somewhere you coach over at toe to shoulders LIKE AN UNSUNG Fountain and told that included a can stay, and him about me.” 19-inch neck, was somewhere you Sherman urged nervous. HERO BECAUSE Franklin to stay On a northnever want and complete his bound train headHE THOUGHT senior year at ed for Denver, he to leave. Fountain High was venturing inEVERYONE FORGOT School in order to to uncharted terTo learn more enhance his opritory for a black about our portunity to atteenager from the ABOUT HIM continuum of tend a broader South in 1960. care in Loveland, range of schools. Having only atIf he were to retended segregated call us at main in Polk schools his entire (970) 669-3100. County, Franklin life in Texas, Franklin would soon find himself at- said he would have been limited tending a mostly white high school to only local segregated colleges in Texas and Louisiana such as Prairie for his senior year in Fountain. Earlier that summer, Franklin had View A&M, Texas Southern and visited his older brother Sherman, Grambling State. “We were trying to break out of who was enlisted in the military and All faiths and beliefs (segregation) just then during that stationed at Fort Carson. welcome. 08-G0150 The trip was initially supposed to time. In the early ’60s, we were trying
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Franklin Jefferson, left, rushes with the ball during a football game at Western State College of Colorado in the 1960s. FROM PAGE 15
some excitement,” said Franklin, who misses hearing the air whistle through his helmet as he darted down the field. “I went into the game knowing that I could run fast, run hard, and I could kick a football as well or better than anybody out there. I went into every game pumped up.” At 5 feet 9 inches tall, 185 pounds as a player, Franklin described himself as a north-south runner that more resembled a bowling ball than a player on the field. An image of Franklin’s running style was repeatedly summed up by Kay Dalton during Franklin’s three years at Western State. “Two things I used to love Coach
Dalton to tell me: he’d say, ‘That was a good run, Franklin, but you could’ve gotten another four or five yards if you hadn’t run over that linebacker,” said Franklin, who pauses to fill the room with his highpitched laughter. “And then after games he would come in to congratulate us. When he got to me he’d say, ‘Franklin, where’d you get that third and fourth effort from?’ “To me that was the greatest compliment and encouragement a coach could give a player.” After a brief stint at Colorado State University, where he led the freshman team in rushing, Franklin joined Dalton at Western State College in Gunnison. After sitting out his first year, Franklin joined the Western
State active roster in 1963. He was the first African-American to compete in football and track at the school. With the addition of Franklin, Western State teams between 1963 and 1966 gained the moniker “The Dalton Gang,” from the local newspaper. The Dalton Gang dominated the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, winning 29 straight regular season games over the course of three seasons. In Franklin’s sophomore season the team earned a bid to a bowl game in Excelsior Springs, Mo. — a decade before Division II schools such as Western State competed in a single-elimination national tournament.
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“We had invitations to bowls every year,” Franklin said. “That was the only year we went because the school was too small back then to pay its way to get the team to these bowls. You have to understand, we didn’t have cable TV back then,” Franklin said. Previously in the regular season Western State had defeated the No. 1 ranked team in the country, New Mexico Highlands. According to Franklin, Highlands was ranked at the top in offense and defense and had a running back, Carl Garrett, who would beat out O.J. Simpson for rookie of the year in the American Football League. As the underdogs against North See Jefferson, Page 17
JEFFERSON FROM PAGE 16
Dakota State in the Mineral Water Bowl, Western State lost 14-13 after a failed twopoint conversion. “Because we were the underdog the coaches wanted us to go for it because they didn’t want no tie,” Franklin said.
Far right, Franklin Jefferson, front left of photo, (13) poses with other members of the 1962-1963 Colorado Southern All Stars football team. Right, Franklin Jefferson in a photo from his days as a player on Western State College of Colorado’s football team in the early 1960s. Photos special to the Reporter-Herald
“Back then we didn’t have any way to break a tie.” Even though Western State lost, Franklin said the team still felt like winners. “We lost with the blessing of the crowd,” Franklin said. “We had already beat the No. 1 team earlier in the season, so naturally we felt like we were the best team.” The bowl game will always be a stamped memory in Franklin’s mind, but it was another game, he said, that will forever go down as the toughest game he had ever played. The matchup was against
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Adams State in a regular season game in Gunnison during Franklin’s senior year. Western State had captured three straight conference titles and rival Adams State, based in Alamosa, wanted to knock off the home team during its homecoming game. “They were hitting hard and they’d pile on you after they tackled you. Even out of bounds they’d pile on you,” Franklin said. “I was taking all kinds of blows. I got knocked out three times that game. But when they gave me those smelling salts on the ground, I was ready to go then. I only missed three plays.” Franklin scored three touchdowns in a Western State victory. Franklin ’s sister Florine Callaway said the most memorable moment of that game came during Franklin’s final touchdown run. “I was probably the team’s biggest and loudest cheerleaders for sure,” said Callaway, who would drive 31/2 hours from Denver to watch her brother play every weekend. “Frank’s last run was for like 40
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yards or so. I was up with my pompoms — the cheerleaders gave me the pom-poms because they knew I was a huge fan — and running on the sideline with him. When he passed the goal line, I literally passed out. The next thing I remembered was somebody waking me up.” As one of the few African-American players in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Franklin said he was sometimes the victim of late hits and bad calls on the field. “It didn’t bother me that I was the only one out there,” he said. “I never had any problem with anybody. I respected them and they respected me. “Now, what they did to me on the field, whether the ref called a late hit or not, I couldn’t help the fair sportsmanship.” Off the field, Franklin said he was one of the more popular students on campus. He was the president for the Young Democrats for two years and later served on the state board for the Young Democrats with future governor Dick Lamm. He said he even acted in a few plays.
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Ken John, left, founder of the nonprofit Homeless Gear, and Brian Day help organize warm outdoor clothing as they prepare to give some goods to homeless people at the day shelter in Loveland. Reporter-Herald/ JENNY SPARKS
GEARING UP TO HELP THE HOMELESS MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE
By Pamela Dickman
Reporter-Herald Staff Writer
K
en John stood in front of a dozen Loveland residents in early January and offered them warm socks, gloves, boots and fleece jackets. Then he asked the homeless folks at the day shelter: What else do you need? “Our goal is to try to figure out
what you guys need in terms of outdoor gear when you are out in the elements,” said the Fort Collins man, founder of the nonprofit Homeless Gear. Then he and volunteers Pam and Brian Day of Loveland spoke with each resident at the Loveland shelter, helping him or her find the right size of boots, fleece jackets, snow pants and other gear. David Spalding was excited to re-
ceive a pair of insulated hiking boots, with a lot of tread, and warm winter socks. “They’re perfect,” he said. “These are warm.” Then, he pointed to his old cowboy boots, lined with paper towels to protect his feet from the nails poking through the heels. “These aren’t.” After wearing his new boots for about 10 minutes, Spalding added, “I can tell the difference already.”
As the volunteers mingled at the shelter, homeless residents started to approach them with requests. One man really needed a sleeping bag. Another woman mentioned her boyfriend, who was not there that day, needed new boots. Ken wrote down each name and request and promised to bring the SEE JOHN, PAGE 19
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items back as soon as possible — a promise he intends to keep. That, he said, and the personal contact will break down barriers and allow Homeless Gear to really help people. “It takes awhile to develop relationships where they realize that you’re for real and there’s no angle,” said Ken. ——— Ken doesn’t know how it feels to be homeless or cold on the streets. He can only imagine. For years, he ran his own company that manufactured athletic equipment in Fort Collins and North Carolina. He would see homeless people on the street, carting their belongings in old suitcases and shopping carts. It would be easier for them, he thought, if they had backpacks. That thought became the impetus for Homeless Gear, a nonprofit Ken formed in May. Initially, Ken had the idea but not the time to bring Homeless Gear to fruition. Then he decided to sell his business and focus full time on philanthropy. The first eight months went by in a blur with his idea spreading from Fort Collins and Loveland to Denver, Boulder and Longmont as well. He hopes, eventually, to train teams of volunteers in each community to collect and distribute gear in their own cities. But for now, Ken is visiting the different cities himself, with some of the 20 volunteers he already has. Together, they hold gear drives, pick up donated gear from drop-off sites, contact corporate sponsors (including REI and Kelty, an outdoor gear manufacturer in Boulder), and distribute the goods to homeless residents. In Loveland, residents can receive and donate gear at the House of Neighborly Service as well as from Ken and his volunteers. He and the Days hope to visit the homeless day shelter, 137 S. Lincoln Ave, twice a month with outdoor gear, or more often if demand dictates. “We want that direct contact to find out what people need,” said Ken.
Ken John Age: 51 Occupation: Retired businessman, founder of the nonprofit Homeless Gear Family: Wife, Nancy; daughter, Kelli; son, Casey. Web site: www.home lessgear.com The idea of providing what residents truly need to survive outside is helpful, according to volunteers at the day shelter. Sometimes people donate clothing that is simply not warm enough or sturdy enough to help people face the elements, said Jim Schoolmeester, volunteer at the day shelter. He added, “To really get gear for outdoor conditions will be terrific.” ——— The residents who received gear in Loveland in early January seemed grateful. They took only what they needed — and actually turned down what they didn’t, leaving it for other people. Several were particularly delighted with new crank-operated flashlights that do not require batteries Will Gresham, director of the day Reporter-Herald photos/JENNY SPARKS Ken John talks to homeless people at the day shelter in Loveland about warm shoes, shelter, was tickled at the reactions socks and other outdoor gear he brought for them. Below, A homeless woman tries on a from the homeless, many whom he has worked with for the past two warm pair of shoes given to her by the folks from the nonprofit Homeless Gear. years. “Just seeing the gratitude, the smiles,” Gresham said. “It’s not often you see this kind of smiles on these folks.”
Items sought by Homeless Gear Backpacks, pack covers, daypacks, bookpacks (school packs), sleeping bags and pads, cots, blankets, tents (small 1-2 person), stuff sacks, ground cloths or small tarps, coats (winter or rain), hats, scarves, gloves, boots and socks, rain ponchos, water bottles, insect repellant, sunscreen, first aid supplies, personal hygiene items (soap, shampoo razors, etc.), flashlights or headlamps, small battery-powered alarm clocks, camping/backpacking bowls, plates, cups, spoons or forks and sunglasses.
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To Build a Better World, Start in Your Own Community
Formerly “Warnock Realty Co.”
2003 Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year
www.prudentialrockymountain.com
970-667-2510
201 E. 5th • 669-5050
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Fred Fishburn, Jr. • Mike Blundell Darren Gunn 11th and Lincoln 667-5885
www.hamiltonlinen.com
Loveland’s First & Best Community Grocery Store
970-461-0044 • 1-800-628-0846 Fax: 970-461-9944
860 N. Cleveland Ave. (970) 669-3440
LOVELAND STEAM LAUNDRY INC LOVELAN
“Celebrating g 73 years in Larimer County”
First in Personal Service
Since 1912
Family Owned & Operated for 97 years
863 N. Cleveland 667-2300
667-5146
Commercial - Auto - Sr-22 Home - Life - Motorcycle Mobile Home
Lawrence Weedin Res.:: (970) 667 Res 667-8721 8721
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541 E. Eisenhower
669-2515
Family Owned & Operated since 1958
Third Generation Family Owned Glass Shop Serving Lov eland Since 1960 Loveland
Garden & Home Center
Pleasing you is our pleasure.
Super Vac Ventilators Super SVI Trucks & Refurb Command Light
Collins Muffler
“Dedicated to Your Happiness for Almost 100 Years”
970-223-0256
Super S uper p Vacuum Manufacturing Manufacturing Co., Inc.
ALL TYPES of Laundry Service Commercial • Industrial 667-2940 Restaurant 403 E. 4th • Loveland Entrance Mats
3401 S. College, Ft. Collins
226-2213 226 2213 Open ‘til 8 PM
GMC
First & Lincoln • Loveland Hours: Mon-Fri 8-5 Sat 9-12
House off Nei Neighborly hborly Service ...Loveland’s ...Lov eland’s and’s Resource Center
“Connecting “Connec ng People To Resources” Glorie Magrum
Executive Director
565 North Cleveland Ave. Loveland, Colorado 80537 Phone (970) 667-4939 Fax (970) 667-1597 honservice.org
Loveland Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center Promoting community pride and enhancing economic well-being of our members and the community 5400 Stone Creek Circle #200
970-667-6311
Where Dreams take Center Stage! In Historic Downtown Loveland
228 E. 4th St.
(970) 962-2120
970-667-1853
Excavation, Hauling & Concrete
Frank & Dick Ward
PO Box 265, Lvld 80539
08-285120 20
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667-8583
Big Thompson Medical Group, Inc.
Clinton Evans Symbol of Superior Service
1717 N. Madison Suite 4 Loveland 80538
FARMERS INSURANCE (970) 667-2741 GROUP OF COMPANIES Auto • Fire • Life
Third Generation Serving Loveland
360 S. Lincoln 667-3590
www.LovelandDesignCenter.com Creatively Designing A Sense Of Place for Your Individual Environment
• Commercial • Industrial • Residential • Roll-Off Service
Bart • Cindy • Frieda 970-667-8819
Family Owned & Operated since 1970 • Fully Insured Servicing Berthoud, Loveland & Ft. Collins areas.
Loveland, CO 80537
559 S. St. Louis -PO Box 673
344 N. Lincoln Avenue Tues - Fri 10-5 • Sat 9-2
5431 West Hwy. 34, Loveland (2 miles West of Kmart on Hwy 34)
667-5075
746 N. Cleveland Avenue Loveland, CO 80537
Phone (970) 669-4747 www.bigthompsonfcu.org
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No trans fats 436 N. Lincoln • 667-6679
132 E. 7th Loveland Sales • Service • Parts
-Homeschool Headquarterswww.probascosbookstore.com
Christian Books & Gifts
74 Low Carb Sugar Free & about 150 other varieties of candy
Loveland’s appliance, furniture and mattress store for 40 years
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1203 N. Lincoln Loveland, CO 970-667-1030 728 Main St. Windsor, CO 970-686-6035
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Frank Barnhart
914 West 6th St. Loveland, CO 80537
(970) 667-3976
S&S Sanitation, Inc. 970-667-2283 Loveland, CO 80537
Scott Sheldon
Kevin Hill
D & I PREHUNG DOOR CO. (QUALITY WORKMANSHIP)
Office Phone 669-0443 Fax 669-0508
1951 E. 11th St.
Loveland, Colorado 80537
(970) 667-0770
DON, DAVE and RANDY KEIRNS
816 E. 57TH LOVELAND, CO 80538
Keith & Brent Eggers, Owner
3520 W. Eisenhower 669-1883
For Appointments Call 970-667-0769
RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE
Betsy Burns 622-7426
970-667-6286
Betsy Burns, CRS Real Estate Broker
www.landmarkltd.com Loveland, Colorado
Your Loveland Specialist
Colorado Sprinkling Systems, Inc. “Your Holiday from Watering”
Family Practice Associates
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Sewing Machines & Sergers
Serving Larimer County Since 1970 Ron & Alice Mathews 528 Cleveland Ave. (970) 667-8474 Downtown Loveland Loveland, Colorado 80537 www.MathewsSewingCenter.com
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(970) 669-6660
08-285121 21
Sales Representative
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DAIRY DELITE OF COLORADO, INC.
Property Management
LICENSORS AND DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE SOFT SERVE INDUSTRY
430 East Eisenhower Loveland, CO 80537 (970) 667-3400
3080 West Eisenhower
Serving N. Colorado Insured, Bonded, Screened Free Customized Estimates
Loveland, Colorado 80537
(970) 667-2111
Donna L. Rye, Property Manager
Family Owned & Operated
Established 1978
• Residential & Commercial • Insured Randy Schmidt President
(970) 667-7268 Loveland
1023 Des Moines Ave. P.O Box 2156 Loveland, CO 80538
970-282-7707 • www.mollymaid.com
Columbine Family Practice
2701 Madison Square Dr. Loveland, CO 80538
(970) 663-0722
Shaklee: Healthy Nutrition... Healthy Weight... Healthy Beauty...Healthy Home with non-toxic cleaners.
Vitamins • Herbs • Books Health & Beauty Weight Loss • Bulk Foods Allergy Free Foods Mon.-Fri. 9am-6pm Saturday 9am-5pm
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243 E. 4th Street Loveland, CO
669-9280
Serving Loveland for over 27 years
Maid Smart, Inc.
The Finest Residential Cleaning Service Nancy Glass
667-5699 LOVELAND
Owner
226-6055 or 669-1112 www.maidsmartinc.com
532-3595 Custom Wood Horse Barns
1710 W. Eisenhower Blvd., Ste. #5, Loveland, CO 80537
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COINS & JEWELRY INC. John & Carole Andersen (970) 482-7759 1-800-348-8756
426 Remington (at Mulberry) Ft. Collins, CO 80524
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ROSEMARY’S
SPAS & HOT TUBSNicholas Pohilt
325 N. Cleveland Ave. Loveland, Colorado 80537
• Chemicals • Supplies • Service Del Gamble
Manager 970-669-2716
Same Owner for 30 Years
669-5111
CAT HOUSE An exclusive Feline Boarding Kennel 3523 S. Taft Ave. 663-1103 Loveland, CO 80537
261 E. 29TH ST. LOVELAND, COLORADO 80538 (970) 667-1743 FAX (970) 278-0904
Gary Shade
Residential Commercial
“Serving Northern Colorado for 29 years”
669-2595
Specializing in custom made draperies, blinds & shades as well as repairs.
THE
Commercial - Residential - Operators
Bridal & Tux
Cake Decorating Supplies Sports Memorabilia Gary & Judy Robertson 2020 W. Eisenhower
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440 N. Lincoln
667-6554
1059B N. Colorado Loveland, Colorado 80537
COBLE CRUISE & TRAVEL Vacation Travel & Cruise Specialist
K-9 Hairstylists “If your dog is unbecoming, he should be coming to us.”
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Complete skin care for your dog or cat.
3325 N. Garfield 667-3007
970-669-6555
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Dale Husser Owner
(970) 667-4951 Fax (970) 669-4153
2222 W. Eisenhower
663-1944
EQUIPMENT/TOOLS/PARTY RENTALS RENT BY THE DAY, WEEK, OR MONTH 3101 W. EISENHOWER BLVD. LOVELAND, CO 80537 PH: 970-669-3866 FAX: 970-669-4696
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Injection Molding • Computer Aided Design Prototypes • Product Development Steve Tungesvick P.O. Box 1362 2054 14 Street SE Loveland, CO 80539
President
Phone: (970) 669-2783 Fax: (970) 669-4317
E-mail: Steve@softtouchmfg.com www.softtouchmfg.com
6508 E. Crossroads Blvd Loveland, CO 80538
3415 N. Garfield Loveland, Co 80538
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We Buy, Sell, Consign
and
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Big Thompson Medical Group, Inc. Aspen Medical Center - Allergy
Located at
154 Barberry Place
2001 S. Shields, Bldg H Ft. Collins, CO 80526
663-4009 uniquephysiqueinc.com
(970) 498-9226
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970.612.0674
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Mobile 303-332-5656
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Allen Howlett
www.rcschool.org ahowlett@rez.org
Superintendent/Pastor
Boldly Christian • Academically Equipped • Globally Prepared
3005 Pheasant Run Berthoud, CO 80538
Residential/Commercial New/Remove-Replace Bobcat Work Quality Work at Affordable Prices
Highland Concrete
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Cyndi & Terry Scott Mon-Fri 8-6 Sat 9-1 117 E. 37th St. Phone (970) 669-8485 Loveland, CO 80538 Fax (970) 613-4319
Thank you from Garland, Kathy, Sierra, Tevis and staff
Susan Albern President
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PHONE 970/669-0842 FAX 970/669-4942
PERSONAL ROOFING CONSULTANT
James Stoner
OFFICE
970-278-0180
CELL
970-215-5403
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23 Years Serving Larimer County
BILL SANDAGE
970-667-2281
MASTER PLUMBER 1331 S. Garfield Loveland www.sancoplumbing.com
1500 East Mulberry, Ft. Collins 1037 Conifer St., Ft. Collins 5649 W Hwy 34, Loveland 7486 Westgate Dr., Windsor (I-25 & Windsor exit)
Locally Owned
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“Caring Individuals Changing Lives”
Career Training in Business, Medical, Paralegal and Massage Therapy 3842 S. Mason St. • Ft. Collins 5400 West 11th St. • Greeley
800-495-2669
We have 4 locations.
We stand behind our work & in FRONT of our brakes. 505 E. Eisenhower 663-2101
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Medicaid Certified Facility
605 California Ave. Loveland, CO 80537
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Loveland Pediatrics 2555 E. 13th St., Suite 130 Loveland, CO 80537
(970) 663-5437
COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL DESIGN/BUILD GENERAL CONTRACTOR
970.669.3077
www.kingcontracting.com
www.lovelandgardencenter.com
1801 S. Lincoln Ave.
669-3577
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Loveland, Berthoud
970.566.3365 Marcie 970.566.2505 Ron
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Fort Collins
(970) 225-9596 Mark Berard
TREE PRUNING • TREE & STUMP REMOVAL • FREE ESTIMATES
Offering conscientious buyers and sellers negotiable commissions.
Marie Herl
Call Today 663-1486
(970) 635-9040
Ron & Marcie Woolworth
Broker Associates 1904 Ponderosa Place •Loveland, CO 80538
• Professional Service & Installation • Free Estimates
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405 8th St. S.E., Unit 10
ASE Master Certified (970) 669-7679 Foreign & Domestic Automotive Repair
Mountain States 341 East 4th Street
Value Plus Real Estate (970) 669-9585 (970) 290-1869
Loveland, Colorado 80537
970.593.1920
Hours: Monday - Friday 10-5:30 Saturday 10-3
Business Brokers
Serving the needs of area business buyers & sellers since 1997.
(970) 221-9950
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AND SERVICE CENTER
Scotty Brian Beth
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Dana Foote
• Owner/Manager
2480 North Lincoln Loveland, CO 80538
(970) 667-6074
FAX: (970) 669-0728
Tires • Wheels • Brakes • Shocks • Struts • Alignment • Suspension
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Little in Berthoud hasn’t been influenced by Milan Karspeck, who loves his community so much that he spent six years as a town trustee and eight as mayor. “I live here. I know the people,” he said. “I just want to be involved and help out where I can.” Milan, who finished his second term as mayor in 2008, got his start on the Berthoud Tree Board. The list of boards, commissions and organizations that he is a part of has grown. Currently he still sits on the Tree Board, Utilities Commission, Berthoud Historical Society and is part of Embrace Colorado, an organization that formed in response to the failure of a regional transportation authority in 2007. “I wanted to show town government was part of this as well,” he said.
One of Milan’s passions is envisioning Berthoud’s transportation and making sure that the town isn’t left out of larger regional plans. He would like to see rail come into downtown Berthoud along the existing railroad tracks and then have it connect to the Regional Transportation District’s FastTracks in Longmont, which would connect to Denver. “He really helped to put us in the forefront of transportation issues,” said Don Ashcraft, former mayor pro tem. During his time on the town’s Board of Trustees, he helped get a pipeline from Carter Lake to deliver water directly to the town’s Water Treatment Plant. He also pushed to annex the land near Interstate 25 and incorporate the Colorado 56 corridor from the center of town east to the interstate into the town’s growth manSEE KARSPECK, PAGE 27
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agement area. “It was a great effort to tie the present to the future,” said Town Administrator Jim White. “He was very forward thinking in that respect.” When Milan conducted the trustees’ weekly meetings, he would intersperse his opinion, but usually focus on helping keep public comment coming and engaging residents with the local government, White said. Ashcraft appreciated Milan’s professionalism during the meetings but enjoyed getting to see the former mayor laugh a bit when he would crack a joke, he said. “He’s a really good, levelheaded person, very even keel, just a really good facilitator of leading groups and getting things done,” Ashcraft said. “He’s that way in his personal life.” Ashcraft hopes to honor Milan’s service to the community someday with a permanent table, chess board and chairs in one of the town’s parks. The permanent sculpture Reporter-Herald photos/CHRISTOPHER STARK would be in honor of Milan’s love of Milan Karspeck, center, talks with other members of the Berthoud Tree Board during a meeting Jan. 26. At left is his wife, Pat Karchess. In addition to chess, Milan is a speck. skilled piano player, but Ashcraft didn’t think it would be practical to have a piano sitting out in one of the parks, he joked. Besides his work with government Age: 60 boards, Milan is also a part of Occupation: Manager of research and development at DigitalGlobe in Longmont the nonprofit Berthoud CARES, Family: Wife, Pat; six grown children: Arella, Alicia, Autumn, John, Ann Marie and William; five grandchilwhich was formed in January 2007 dren: Braden, Elise, Evan, Henry, Clementine when two Berthoud High School Years in Berthoud area: 21 wrestlers were hit by a car and lost their legs. Karspeck had coached one of the E S A REALLY GOOD LEVELHEADED young men and was amazed at the turnout from the community. PERSON VERY EVEN KEEL JUST A REALLY One of the greatest contributions he made to Berthoud, and what GOOD FACILITATOR OF LEADING GROUPS White called the “Milan Karspeck legacy,” was helping get 75 acres of land on the west side of town dediAND GETTING THINGS DONE cated as the Wagner Farm Park. “The Wagner Farm Park (hapMilan Karspeck talks with members pened) because of his personal relaof the Berthoud Tree Board during a tionships in the community,” White meeting Jan. 26. said.
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English as a second language teacher Sondra Merk, right, conducts class at the House of Neighborly Service recently. Seated from left are Arun Sautter, Bruno Perez, Tram Phan, Claudia Hernandez, Dulce Aceviz and Margarita Lopez.
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Reporter-Herald Staff Writer
Sondra Merk doesn’t need to travel to experience the world. But she does have an idea of what it is like to have elephants walking around in the backyard or to spend time in a prison camp. “I don’t have money to travel around the world, but I feel so fortunate because the world comes to me,” said Sondra, who teaches Gen-
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them find jobs or get other assistance they may need. She even connected Nancy to the police to report a potential telephone scam. “Sondra is really patient and loving,” Nancy said. It isn’t hard to see why Sondra’s students feel like they’re with family when they are in class with Sondra. During a recent class, Sondra and her students joked back and forth, had lively conversation and talked SEE MERK, PAGE 29
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about their lives. All of them talked about how Sondra listens to their problems, provides support for them when they need it and celebrates their successes with them. “You feel free to express what’s going on in your life,” said her student Bruno Perez. Her ability to affect people’s lives expands beyond just her students. Fellow teacher Marsha Haugen has known Sondra for only about a year, but admires her passion and dedication to her job. “I’ve just watched her turn lives around,” Marsha said. “She has the gift of having people
feel good about themselves and make something of their lives.” Marsha respects Sondra’s ability to laugh and cry with her students, but then be ready to help them find a solution to their problems. “In addition to really having the strength of her convictions, she’s unfailingly kind; she’s unduly diligent; she’s caring; she’s communicative; she’s warm,” she boasted about Sondra. Despite all the wonderful things that people have to say about her, Sondra attributes her passion and success to her co-workers, her students and what they contribute to her life. She is amazed by the courage they show to come back to school when
Sondra Merk Age: 57 Occupation: Teacher Family: Husband, Dennis; two adult children, daughter Jessica; son, Jared Years in Loveland area: 34
they may not have been able to succeed their first go around. And she is astounded by their ability to keep trying and trying to better themselves and their lives. “I just admire the students so much,” she said.
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“They just have so much perseverance.” As a teacher, it is her job to encourage her students and remind them of where they came from and how far they’ve gotten, she said. After taking a break from teaching when she had children, Sondra began teaching English as a second language through the school district. However, after it lost funding, she and some of the other teachers thought it was too important for the classes to stop, which is when they founded the center, now a community service program of Front Range Community College. “It’s so easy to teach when you have such interesting and interested students,” Sondra said.
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English as a second language teacher Sondra Merk, center, shares a laugh with her students while working on an in-class assignment at the House of Neighborly Service in Loveland. Front from left are Margarita Lopez, Merk, Bruno Perez and Tram Phan and at rear from left are Dulce Aceviz and Nancy Corral.
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‘HOMEY’ IS WHERE THE HEART IS TEACHER FOR AT-RISK YOUTHS WANTS CHILDREN TO FEEL THEY BELONG By Sarah Bultema
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Jan Miceli, literacy and math teacher for at-risk youths, reads with students at Truscott Elementary in Loveland.
Jan Miceli is a teacher — but any of her students at Truscott Elementary School will say she’s more like a mentor, a grandmother or just a really good friend. And that’s exactly the way she wants it to be. As a literacy and math teacher for at-risk youths, Jan’s goal, above all else, is to make sure each child knows he or she is loved. The 63-year-old does it through sharing her attention, humor, patience and heart with each student. “I want to make a difference in their life,” she said. “Reading is important, but it’s not the most important thing. “It’s that they know they are worthy of love.” Every school day, Jan meets with groups of students from fourth- and fifth-grade classes who seem to learn better in a more personal setting. Her own classroom is small, with barely enough room for the tiny round table the children sit around — but it creates an intimate environment for the students, she said. “I want to make it a homey envi-
ronment where they can be comfortable to talk,” Jan said. And it was clear how confident the children felt around Jan during one class in late January. Together they read a book about Martin Luther King Jr. — but the lesson extended far beyond the pages. Along with learning new words and history, the students listened to and shared life lessons of their own. “Every time I hear (‘I Have A Dream’) it makes me cry, because it’s such a touching speech,” Jan shared with the class. “When something touches your heart, it means you feel really good about what’s happening.” Her students seemed to understand. “When I first got my report card, I started crying because I got good grades,” Ashtonn Tucker said. “I was really, really, really happy.” During their 45 minutes together, the class sometimes got sidetracked as students openly talked about what was on their minds. Jan listened intently to everything they had to say. And even when the students got a SEE MICELI, PAGE 31
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Teacher Jan Miceli gives a high five to student Ryanne Kilmer, 9, center, as student Xander Cinert looks on at Truscott Elementary recently during a reading lesson. Reporter-Herald/JENNY SPARKS
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little too rowdy, the teacher would get them back on track using her own humor. “I feel I’ve been blessed (with a sense of humor), and I use it for good,” she said. “It’s easier to work with someone who’s feeling happy than someone who is angry or sad.” It’s this compassion and connection with the youths that keeps them coming back to her classroom even after the bell rings. Every day, some children are given a special pass to eat lunch with Jan in her room. “Our teachers use her as a reward. Eating lunch with her is a reward,” said Mark Jackson, the school’s psychologist. “They come to her to get a hug every day. They certainly seek her out for her love and affection.” And even though she’s giving up her own lunch hour, Jan said she’s happy to share that time with the children.
“I have lunch in here with them so they belong,” she said. “Some kids feel like they don’t belong. But they do in here.” This commitment to youths is evident and appreciated by everyone she meets. “She’s just a very caring, supportive advocate of children.” said Truscott Elementary Principal Wendy Fothergill. “She cares so deeply, and you can see that in everything she does.” And the students themselves could not be happier with their teacher. “I think she’s awesome,” said 9year-old Ryanne Kilmer. “I have fun with her.” Ashtonn’s praise was more simple. “I love her,” the student said.
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Odyssey of the Mind team coach Knut Mowbray works with team members Cole Voeller, 13, left, and Tanner Knaus, 13, during one of their meetings at Bill Reed Middle School.
MIND OF MOWBRAY ODYSSEY COACH TEACHES STUDENTS LIFE SKILLS
By Pamela Dickman
Reporter-Herald Staff Writer
Knut Mowbray loves to talk about Odyssey of the Mind and how it helps students channel creativity and learn to solve problems. But ask about the countless hours he has donated as a coach for the past 14 years, and he becomes nearly silent. “I like dealing with the kids,” he
says. “It’s fun. These are special kids.” Then he quickly starts talking about the extracurricular program, which he has coached at Bill Reed Middle School as a volunteer for more than a decade. Odyssey of the Mind poses a problem to a team of seven students, and they must work together to solve that problem and then present their masterpiece to judges at regional, state
and even world competitions, if they make it that far. “They get teamwork skills, leadership skills and, at this age it’s hard to tell, but some time management,” Knut said. This year, his team of eighthgraders chose the category called superstition. Together, they must make up a superstition, write a script to perform their superstition and build cos-
tumes and props, one which must transform from one item to another — all spending no more than $125. Knut offers a slight smile when asked about the superstition and transformation planned by his current team but won’t give up any details. Everything, he said, has to remain a surprise until the regional SEE MOWBRAY, PAGE 33
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competition in Berthoud in March. The ideas and work must be the students’ alone, but Knut can offer direction and guide them within the parameters set by the program. “He’s pretty helpful,” said eighthgrader Tanner Knaus. “He gets us started off.” On a recent afternoon, Paige Taylor, Maggie Johnson and Marissa Ehresman approached Knut with a ripped seam on a costume they had previously sewn. The girls no longer had access to a sewing machine, so what should they do? Instead of telling Age: 57 them, Knut prodOccupation: Vol- ded the girls to ununteer Odyssey of cover their own opthe Mind coach; tions — hand senior test engineer sewing or fabric with Quality Test glue — then choose Systems one. They broke out Family: Wife, the needle and Kathy; daughter, thread. Erin; son, Ryan. “You knew what Years in Loveland to do all along,” area: 34 Knut said. “You didn’t need me.” The girls said otherwise. Knut not only guides them, he also provides all their supplies and helps them practice another part of the Odyssey of the Mind competition — spontaneous problems. “He’s really quiet and patient,” said Paige. “It’s not like your boss that yells at you. He just tells you this is what you have to do, and this is when it has to be done.” Maggie added, “He explains things well.”
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Odyssey of the mind team members Kinsey Helfrich, 14, left, and Christa Bouchard, 13, work on a script for a team performance while coach Knut Mowbray looks on during one of their weekly meetings at Bill Reed Middle School. Knut always had a knack for logically working through problems. He does so for work as a senior test engineer at Quality Test Services — a company he helped start — and did so for his own children with their homework and their short forays into Odyssey of the Mind. Knut began coaching on the gradeschool level one year each for his daughter and son, who are both in their 20s now. “Neither of us stayed with Odyssey of the Mind, but my dad did,” said his daughter, Erin Mowbray. Her father, she said, is very patient
and sees coaching as a small way to give back. “He enjoys seeing that discovery, kids figuring things out for themselves, and the pride that comes with it,” Erin said. Knut breaks away from work for at least one hour each week to help coach the students after school and for days at a time when he travels with the students to state and world competitions. “I’ve seen him bend over backwards to rearrange travel for his work,” Erin said. “He does his best and goes well out of his way.”
Knut devotes at least 100 hours per school year to the team and has even helped teams with fundraisers to pay their way to competitions. But he doesn’t boast or invite recognition, said Peggy Olson, dean of students and Odyssey coordinator at Bill Reed. “He very much just wants to work in the trenches,” she said. “He brings in a sense of community,” Olson added. “Does he have to do this? No. Does he do it for the recognition? No. Does he really like enhancing kids’ skills? Yes.”
“HE ENJOYS SEEING THAT DISCOVERY, KIDS FIGURING THINGS OUT FOR THEMSELVES, AND THE PRIDE THAT COMES WITH IT.” — Erin Mowbray, on her father’s devotion to Odyssey of the Mind
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Neighbor to Neighbor has a simple goal: to help people have a place to call home. Yet while the idea is simple, the counseling, financial support and opportunities the nonprofit provides community members are often nothing less than life-changing. “It’s always a success when we can help someone stay in a home,” said Reporter-Herald/STEVE STONER Rebecca Fredricey, a housing counHousing counselor Rebecca Fredricey of Neighbor to Neighbor, left, conducts a housing selor at the nonprofit. Whether it’s helping a family stay counseling session with a client last month at the House of Neighborly Service in downin a house, providing a senior with town Loveland. his first month’s rent or counseling a young couple before they buy their first home, the nonprofit offers a variety of services to help people from all walks of life establish and maintain housing stability. It’s a free service that started nearly 40 years ago when a group of Fort Collins neighbors came together to help another in need. Today, the nonprofit has grown to a countywide service, with offices in Fort Collins and Loveland. “There’s nothing else like it,” Rebecca said, noting that Neighbor to Neighbor is the only service of its kind in the area. The agency works in three areas, starting with a renter program. Through rental counseling, emergency rent assistance and first MEDICAL ROUTINE EXAMS month’s rent assistance, the nonprofit helps individuals and families SURGICAL CONTACT LENS find sustainable housing and work toward self-sufficiency. Neighbor to Neighbor also offers affordable housing, with about seven properties in Loveland. These homes, owned by the nonprofit, are 2902 Ginnala Drive available for low-income families, Readers Loveland, CO who pay no more than 30 percent of Choice Across from the Post Office their income toward rent. 0 0 8 2 In addition to helping people find on 29th Street Jennifer Cecil, MD rentals, the nonprofit counsels those Board Certified looking to buy a home. Its homeOphthalmologist Margaret Rado, OD Brandy Morrow, OD ownership program gives pre-purchase counseling in homebuyer eduContact Lens
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Loveland volunteers Margaret and Chuck Thornburg pose on the floor of the reading room at Thompson Valley Preschool where they often read to children.
SPREADING THE LOVE COUPLE VOLUNTEERS WITH RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS
By Pamela Dickman
Reporter-Herald Staff Writer
Walk into a room with Chuck and Margaret Thornburg and you feel as though you’ve just been hugged. The Loveland couple spreads warmth around the community through a list of volunteer activities that keep them so busy Margaret jokes about the black of text on their calendar. “We seek out the opportunities to give it back,” she said. “We’re just so grateful because we’ve been given so much. We’re not rich monetarily, but we are rich.” “In blessings,” Chuck interjected. “The reason we do this is out of
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gratitude for the many blessings we’ve been given and out of appreciation for the many people who have taught us along the way.” Margaret was born and raised in Loveland, worked as an elementary school teacher and raised six children. Chuck was born southeast of Berthoud and moved to Loveland in 1942. He worked in product management and raised two children. The couple, who had known each other since childhood, met up again at their 30th class reunion in 1984 and married two years later. They seem stunningly happy SEE THORNBURGS, PAGE 36
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together 22 years later and devote a big portion of each week to different volunteer activities. Twice a week they read stories to children at Thompson Valley Preschool in Loveland. There, the students know them simply as “Grandma” and “Grandpa.” On a recent Friday, “Grandma” read “The Little Engine That Could,” raising and lowering her voice and even changing it to a whisper to match the words and tempo of the story. With her smile, friendly voice and enthusiasm, she drew many of the preschoolers into the story. Their little voices offered commentary. “I like monkeys and giraffes and zebras and all aniAges: 72 years old mals,” one girl said upon seeing the Occupation: Retired from product train car with gimanagement and raffes and bears. At the end of the teaching respecstory of determinatively. tion and kindness, Family: Between multiple little voices the two, eight echoed the Little grown children and Engine: “I thought I seven grandchilcould.” dren. “I thought I Years in Loveland area: Most of their could.” “I thought I lives; she was born could.” in Loveland, he in Then Grandma Berthoud. added, “When you’re tempted to say, ‘I can’t,’ tell your mom and dad, ‘I think I can.’ And I’ll bet you can.” The weekly story time exposes children to people of different ages and different books, said Debby Schleiger, program director of the preschool. “Literature is so important,” she added, “It’s so important to early development to expose them to different people reading and different styles of reading.”
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Chuck and Margaret Thornburg read the book “The Little Engine That Could” to children at the Thompson Valley Preschool. Probably the biggest volunteer activity for Chuck and Margaret is participation in the Fort Collins Marine Corps League. They visit veterans in rest homes, participate in the Toys for Tots toy drive, ride in parades and visit veterans at The Old Glory Community Living Center in Cheyenne, a 50-bed nursing home. Just about every other month, members of the Marine Corps League visit Cheyenne and play bingo, host barbecues or just talk with the residents. That, said recreation therapist Nan Gile, really brightens the veterans’ days and lives. “They need outside sources coming in and talking to them about anything,” Gile said. Around Christmas, Chuck dresses as Santa and visits the nursing home, and Margaret, a photographer, takes his picture with each person he visits. A few years ago, they visited a man whose health had been fading so
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— Ruth Woodward much he was no longer communicating with his wife or the nurses. Santa walked in and said, “Hello, Marine.” “The guys eyes flickered, and he said, ‘You need a shave,’ and he sat up and talked,” Margaret recalled. “He died a couple weeks later.” “That’s the one that really touches my heart,” said Chuck. They also play Santa and photographer at local assisted living centers,
Thompson Valley Preschool and to deliver goodies at the downtown Loveland post office. “Because post offices don’t get a lot of thanks at Christmas,” said Margaret. Their giving doesn’t stop, said friend Ruth Woodward. “It’s just constant random acts of kindness,” Woodward added. Chuck is in the Optimist Club and part of the Marine Corps League honor guard. Margaret offers free photography workshops at the Association for Community Living in Niwot (a program that helps learning-and physically-challenged adults) and volunteers with the Thompson Valley Art League. Both have donated hours many years to help put on Art in the Park. And they enjoy every minute of their volunteer work. “It’s not about me,” Margaret said. “It’s about all the people we encounter along he way. There’s so much joy.”
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Reading specialist Nancy Townsend and Jordan Trujillo, 10, talk about a story before reading it aloud together at the Reading Clinic, N. 800 Garfield Ave. in Loveland. Reporter-Herald/ STEVE STONER
A GOOD READ
TEACHER MIXES FUN, LEARNING AND LITERACY By Shelley Widhalm
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A reading teacher working in the room next to Nancy Townsend’s likes that she hears laughter along with the learning she knows students are getting at The Reading Clinic Inc. “Not only are they getting education and skills, I think they’re enjoying what they’re doing,” said Pat Fossen, reading teacher at the Loveland clinic. Nancy, owner and reading special-
ist at the clinic, started the business in 1990 to work individually with children and adult learners, including adults with disabilities, to help them improve their literacy skills. Previously she worked with the Thompson School District for about 10 years as a reading teacher. With her experience teaching reading in Loveland, in upstate New York and at the clinic, she has 34 years of teaching under her belt. “That one-on-one intervention for reading is so helpful,” said Nancy,
who lives in Loveland. “I think the schools are doing an excellent job. Because I’ve been in the school district, I know how hard it is to meet with each child individually. The reading clinic can provide that.” One-on-one work gives Nancy a chance to get to know each student and identify particular needs and any potential learning difficulties. She selects some of the reading materials that are of interest to the students with the aim of connecting them with what they are reading, she
said. “We want to teach students all kinds of materials, but the initial hook has to be there,” she said. Seven other literacy instructors work at The Reading Clinic with Nancy to teach reading, writing and study strategies. They originally worked out of an office off U.S. 287. But in 2005, Townsend relocated the clinic to a house on the border of the downtown business district at 800 N. SEE TOWNSEND, PAGE 38
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Garfield Ave., turning it into a homey reading center. “I always wanted The Reading Clinic to feel like a home,” Nancy said. “I wanted it to be comfortable, so (students) weren’t going to a setting that seemed like an office.” The Reading Clinic has six reading rooms with room to expand. Student numbers range from 35 to 60, depending on the time of year, she said. When new students come in, Nancy or one of the instructors meets with the parents or the adult learners to gather background information, and then conducts a diagnostic assessment of literacy skills. The instructors observe the student during testing to help identify what the student is doing that may be hindering
Nancy Townsend works with Deeann Papineau, 9, during a session at the Reading Clinic, 800 N. Garfield Ave. in Loveland. Reporter-Herald/ STEVE STONER
the reading process. “I see it almost like a reading mentor or coach,” she said. Nancy teaches her students direct reading skills, such as phonics and learning sight words, and reading strategies, including how to figure out a word’s meaning. The skills and strategies together tie into reading comprehension, she said. As she teaches, Nancy tries to read her students, such as their facial expressions, body language and tone of voice, for any discomfort and will modify the way she presents the material, she said. “She treats every student as an individual and delivers the program in an individual way,” Fossen said. Reading and writing skills go hand in hand, Nancy said. Students may be good readers but have difficulty putting ideas on paper, she said.
Nancy Townsend Age: 55 Occupation: Reading specialist and owner, The Reading Clinic, Inc. Family: Dale Townsend; adult son Jonathan Ames, 27, two grandchildren Years in Loveland area: 30 Nancy uses several strategies to help students improve their writing, such as having them rehearse what they plan to write before putting pencil to paper and working on word choice, she said. “She makes stuff fun, instead of having it boring,” said Jordan Deherrera, 10, of Loveland, adding that
after seven months at the clinic, she has improved her reading and can read more words in school. Likewise, Jordan’s mother Adrienne Deherrera notes that Jordan is more competent with her reading. “Nancy, I think, is amazing. I can tell she really cares about Jordan and her other students who go see her,” Adrienne Deherrera said. “She’s given Jordan so much confidence and encouragement.” As Nancy said, “I guess I like children, and I like books. Since I like children and books, that’s a good combination.” Nancy, as a child, had the goal of reading every book in the library and liked to hand copy the text from the books, loving to put words to paper, she said. “I love to read, and I just love language,” she said.
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Youngsters play with day care provider Toni Wallace last month in the play room of her Loveland home. From left are Allison Morrison, 3, Emerson Voggesser, 2, Wallace, and Ava Reed, 4.
CREATIVE LEARNING
WALLACE PROVIDES NURTURING, LOVING ENVIRONMENT By Shelley Widhalm
Reporter-Herald Staff Writer
Using building blocks, 2-year-old Emerson Voggesser made a road that Allison Morrison, 3, turned into a sidewalk for Barbie. Soon the sidewalk became a 2-inch wide balance beam that the children tried to stay on, arms angled out. “It feels pokey,” Allison said as she
stepped on the blocks. Allison and Emerson, along with Ellie Heiser, 3, and Ava Reed, 4, were taking part in morning playtime at Creative Care, an in-home day care center in Loveland. “I’m a home person,” said Loveland resident Toni Wallace, who started providing day care in 1976 after her third child was born. “If I can make this a haven for a child who
comes through my door, then I’ve done my job.” Toni started off providing care for four children, most of them from physician’s families, since, at the time, she lived close to McKee Medical Center. She now cares for six children, ranging from infants to preschoolers, at the home where she has lived for the past 22 years.
“I feel like I’m raising my own children,” Toni said. She did not plan on taking care of children, but she and her husband Bill needed another income. Bill, who is retired from Eastman Kodak, drives a school bus part time for the Thompson School District. “What a better way to be an at-home mom and still earn a SEE WALLACE, PAGE 40
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Day care provider Toni Wallace passes out apple slices to Ava Reed, 4, left, Ellie Heiser, 3, and Allison Morrison, 3, during snack time last month at her home. Reporter-Herald/STEVE STONER
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paycheck,” Toni said. Julie Heiser of Loveland would prefer staying home with her daughter Ellie, but dropping her off with Toni is the next best thing, she said. “You go in, and it feels like it’s your own home,” Heiser said. “The environment is warm and inviting.” Heiser describes Wallace as friendly and courteous. “She’s great with the kids,” Heiser said. “She does a preschool program. I like to think my daughter is ahead of the game because of the work Toni has put in for her.” Toni wants to provide a stable, nurturing and loving environment in her day care, she said. She strives to meet the physical, intellectual, social and emotional needs of each child in her care, she said. “They’re all different in their own right,” she said. Toni aims to teach the children how to have respect for each other, show kindness, share and have manners.
“They need security as well,” she said. “Kids need to have some consistency in their lives.” At the same time, parents need to feel comfortable when they leave their children in someone else’s care while they go to work, Toni said. “When you’re a working mom, it can be really hard to drop your child off with someone else,” said Kyla Davis, a Fort Collins resident who works in project management in Loveland. “It’s just an awesome thing to be able to bring your kids to someone who loves them and cares for them in the way she does. They’re excited to be there.” And Toni is excited to have them in her care. When asked what she loves about the children, she said, “Oh my gosh,” and put her hand to her heart. Toni said she could not walk into a corporate company and hear, “Toni, I love you,” or get spontaneous hugs. “I do love my job,” she said. A typical day for the children involves playtime in the playroom or in the backyard, reading time in the morning and again
after lunch, a morning and afternoon snack, and a two-hour nap, along with occasional crafts, cooking or other activities. Several times a week, she offers preschool, teaching preschool aged chilAge: 61 dren numbers, Occupation: Owner, Creshapes and colors, ative Care, in-home day how to write their care in Loveland names and important Family: Husband, Bill; skills such as followthree adult children, ing directions. daughter, Stacy McChes“I give them the ba- ney, 37; daughter, Laura sics, and I want them Allman, 36; and son, to grow from that,” Shawn Wallace, 33; four grandchildren she said. Years in Loveland area: 32 Toni is one of the co-founders of the Licensed Family Child Care Association of 25 years. She also is a member of the Philomatheon Club, a club of women volunteers. “On top of (providing) a caring and warm home for them, she’s very professional,” Davis said. “She knows child care and kids.”
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McPhail, Carolyn........................... 1996 McWhinney, Chad and Troy .......... 1999 Meals on Wheels.......................... 2002 Mehaffey, Ray .............................. 1990 Menard, Sharon............................ 1994 Merk, Sondra ............................... 1990 Metheny, Debbie.......................... 1992 Mignery, Herb .............................. 1999 Miller, Dennis ............................... 1995 Miller, Mark and Kathy................. 2001 Miller, Moofie............................... 1995 Milligan, Lois................................ 2008 Mills, Sally.................................... 1989 Mom 'n' Me/BlessedBeginnings.... 2003 Monfort, Ken................................ 1989 Moninger, Bill............................... 1989 Moore, Ann.................................. 2005 Moore, Ed .................................... 1994 Moore, Frances............................. 1999 Moore, Steve................................ 1989 Moorlag, Albertha ........................ 1994 Moorlag, Albertha ........................ 1998 Moreland, Trish............................. 2005 Morgan, Ed .................................. 1992 Morgan, Ken ................................ 1996 Muhlestein, Sara .......................... 1995 Mullison, Burt .............................. 2006 Murdock, Megan.......................... 1996 Murphy, Bill.................................. 1993 Musso, Frank....................... 1989, 2002 Musso, Jim................................... 1989 Mutka, Ron and Joan................... 2002 Neal, Fay...................................... 1999 Nemeth, Mary.............................. 2004 New Friendship Club .................... 1998 Nicholas, Chuck ............................ 1990 Nielsen, Lynda.............................. 1992 Noah, Jim .................................... 1991 Novo Restoration Inc. .................. 2007 Ogden, Bill................................... 1993 Olander, Steve.............................. 1992 Olhausen, Dale............................. 1991 Olinger, Jack and M.J.................... 1993 Olmstead, Bill............................... 1989 Olson, Sharon............................... 1995 Orman, Caroline ........................... 2004 O'Shell, Cheryl.............................. 1996 Palmer, Fred................................. 1989 Palmer, Terry................................ 1989 Parker, Jim ................................... 1995 Parks, Galen ................................. 1991 Parks, Rosalie ............................... 1992 Partners Mentoring Youth............. 2005 Patterson, Dorothy........................ 2003 Patterson, Tom............................. 1991 Patterson, Veronica....................... 1997 Pennell, Chuck.............................. 1989 Penner, Harvey............................. 1990 Persichitte, Kay............................. 1991 Peters, Dr. Carol............................ 1990 Peterson family ............................ 1992 Peterson, Fred .............................. 1998 Peterson, Fred and Annely............ 1994 Peterson, Jim ............................... 1991 Piburn, Gregg............................... 1995 Pickett, John ................................ 2005 Piersel, Jim................................... 1999 Pierson, Debbie............................ 2008 Plant a Row................................. 2008
Polka, Audrey............................... 1998 Polucha, Phyllis and Dave............. 1999 Pond, Duane ................................ 2006 Pothole Posse............................... 1989 Powell, Cheryl .............................. 1994 Pratt, Joan.................................... 1995 Precious Memories Pet Cemetery.. 2006 Price, Roberta............................... 1994 Probasco, Paul and Frieda............. 1991 Project Self-Sufficiency.................. 2002 Provost, Kathy .............................. 1997 Quist, Heidi .................................. 1991 Rakow, Lisa.................................. 1998 Ramsay, Rob ................................ 2005 Reeb, Ray..................................... 1989 Rehme, Carol................................ 2002 Remmo, Pam ............................... 1995 Remodelers Council ...................... 2004 Reugsegger, The Rev. Harvey........ 1989 Reyes-Maas, Sylvia ....................... 1993 Reynolds, Fiske............................. 1998 Rider, Naomi ................................ 1989 Rinehart, Graham......................... 1996 Roberts, Derek.............................. 1989 Roberts, Rick................................ 2003 Robinson, Wendie ........................ 1991 Rock, Mike ................................... 1989 Rodgers, Bill................................. 1999 Rodgers, Mary Ann ...................... 1989 Rogers, Lee .................................. 1990 Rosen, Linda Sioux....................... 1994 Rosenhagen, Harry....................... 2002 Rotary Club Dictionary Program.... 2007 Rowlett, Maggie........................... 1995 Roy, Nancy................................... 2002 Rucker, Dorothy............................ 1993 Ruggles, Patsy.............................. 1993 Rumley, Jack ................................ 1997 Ruth, Bruce.................................. 1990 Rutledge, Kevin............................ 1997 Rybacki, Binh ............................... 2005 Sabin, Jammie and Rob ............... 2006 Safe Kids Coalition........................ 2001 Salazar, Ed and Becky................... 1995 Salazar, Jonathan.......................... 2007 Salomonson, Eunice...................... 1993 Sanchez, Melissa .......................... 1995 Sandberg, Karen........................... 1995 Sandberg, Michelle....................... 2003 Sanford, Carol............................... 1992 Sanford, Larry............................... 2003 Sanner, Kathy............................... 1989 Saul, Don..................................... 1993 Schacht, Dr. Frederick.................... 1989 Schueler, Terry.............................. 2006 Schilling, Richard and Marlen........ 1997 Schilling, Valerie ........................... 2003 Schlei, The Rev. Steven................. 1989 Schleiger, Gene............................. 1997 Schlelein, Bill................................ 1990 Schlitter, Tom and Dana................ 1997 Schlotzhauer, Jan.......................... 2005 Schmatz, Margaret ....................... 1989 Schnake, Virginia.......................... 1992 Schultz, Cliff ................................. 1995 Schultz, Clifford ............................ 1998 Schultz, Larry ............................... 1999 Schultz, Roger.............................. 1993 Schultz, Thom .............................. 1989
Schumann, Mike .......................... 1992 Schuster, Leo................................ 1989 Schuyler, Frances .......................... 1991 Scoby, John.................................. 1990 Scott, Ray and Joyce..................... 1994 Scott, Lee..................................... 2002 Scovotti, Tim ................................ 1993 Scrobacz, Anne............................. 2004 Scruggs, John............................... 1998 Search Dogs................................. 2001 Senn, Richard............................... 1993 Severance, Mike ........................... 1996 Severance, Lee.............................. 2007 Sharing the Warmth..................... 2004 SHARP Self-Defense...................... 2004 Sheets, Dr. Ronald ........................ 1999 Sheets, Greg................................. 1991 Sheets, Mark................................ 2002 Sheets, Sharon ............................. 1996 Sheppard, Gloria........................... 1993 Shull, Tony ................................... 1995 Simons, Tony................................ 2001 Skogerboe, Ruth and Rod............. 1995 Skroch, Dorothy............................ 1994 Sloan, Mike.................................. 1995 Smith, Ed..................................... 1991 Smith, Jim ................................... 2001 Smith, Sharon .............................. 2008 Smith, Toto .................................. 1993 Smoot, Jewell and Arlene............. 1999 Snodgrass, Dr. David............ 2005, 2007 Snow Squad................................. 1999 Snyder, John................................. 1996 Sommars, Mike and Jennifer ........ 2006 Sorenson, Art ............................... 1998 Soriano, Dr. Michelle..................... 2005 Spowart, Rick............................... 1998 Sprain, Leah and Andy................. 1999 Staby, Andy.................................. 1989 Staby, Martha............................... 1989 Steele, Ray................................... 1991 Steinhoff, Jean.............................. 1989 Steinmetz, Charlie ........................ 1993 Stewart, John............................... 1993 Stickler, Dave................................ 1994 Stoneburner, Joe........................... 1989 Strauss, Linda............................... 1996 Strickland, Judd............................ 1992 Stroh, Ray D................................. 1995 Sturgis, Gwen............................... 1993 Sugimoto, John ............................ 1995 Suicide Resource Center................ 2003 Sullivan, Alice............................... 1991 Sullivan, Alex................................ 2008 Swanson, Jerry............................. 2001 Sylvan Dale Ranch........................ 1998 Szwaja, Tony and Claudine ........... 2007 Taliaferro, Dr. Peyton..................... 2001 Tamez, Carol................................. 1993 Tapia, Mabel ................................ 1989 Taylor, Randy................................ 1993 Teter, Virginia ............................... 1997 Theisen, Toni................................ 1989 Thompson Valley Preschool........... 2002 Tobey, John.................................. 1989 Topping, Dick................................ 1997 Torrez, Zeke.................................. 1991 Torson, Bob and Georgia .............. 1991 Tow, Mike .................................... 1989
Trinemeyer, Chuck ........................ 1990 Tuxborn, Johnny........................... 1990 Uhlig, Janie .................................. 1990 Urban, Vic.................................... 1993 Van den Noort, Virginia................ 1994 Vasquez, Ivan ............................... 1992 Vasquez, Mary Jo ......................... 1998 Vaughan, Tom.............................. 2001 Vaughn, Rod ................................ 2006 Vermeer, Lois................................ 1989 Viegut, Dave................................. 1996 Virginia Dale Church..................... 2004 Visconti, Donna ............................ 2006 Vlass, Phyllis................................. 1994 Volunteer Firefighters.................... 2004 Von Nieda, Heidi .......................... 1999 VonMetzger, Kay .......................... 1993 Voytko, Nora................................. 2002 Vuglamott, Pam ........................... 1992 Wagner, Kim ................................ 2002 Walbye, George............................ 1990 Walbye, Phyllis ............................. 2008 Waldo, Sam.................................. 1990 Waldroupe, Sandy ........................ 1996 Walsh, Larry................................. 1997 Walter, Duane .............................. 1992 Walter, Nancy............................... 2003 Walters, Owen.............................. 1992 Warberg-Kelly, Carla...................... 1994 Warembourg, Ed .......................... 1989 Warhurst, Bill ............................... 1996 Warter, Melodee........................... 1994 Watson, Ann ................................ 1997 Weaver, Jane................................ 1990 Weaver, Maxine............................ 1991 Weber, Joyce ................................ 1993 Weber, Harry................................ 2007 Weedin, Ken ....................... 1990, 1997 Weinland, Mike ............................ 2004 Wegener, Bill................................ 2005 Wenger, Howard .......................... 2002 Wentzel, Helene........................... 1991 White, Fritz .................................. 1997 Wickstrom, Lynn and Becky.......... 1994 Wigert, Howard............................ 2003 Wilce, Roy.................................... 1989 Wild, Kitty.................................... 1992 Will, Doug........................... 1990, 1998 Willard, Jim and Mary Jane.......... 1996 Williams, Gaylen........................... 1991 Williams, Robin ............................ 2001 Wilson, Jan .................................. 1991 Wilson, Karla................................ 1996 Wirshborn, Jim............................. 1991 Wolfe, Mary ................................. 2004 Woods, Jen .................................. 2004 Woodward, Woody....................... 2008 Workman, Viki ............................. 1990 Worrall, Robert............................. 2005 Wride, Joanne and Bill ................. 2001 Wright, Kathi................................ 1991 Wymisner, Lew............................. 1994 Yeager, Gary................................. 1990 Young, Leslie ................................ 1997 Young, Mark................................. 2001 Zimmerman, Bobbie..................... 2001 Zimmerman, Mary ....................... 1992 Zubia, Jesus.................................. 1992
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