By Bob McDonnellThe Surveyor

The pastor’s offi ce at the First United Methodist Church of Ber-thoud has a new occupant. As of July, Pastor Emily Hagan has taken the reins.

Although there are still boxes to be unpacked at the church at Ninth Street and Lake Avenue, Hagan is eager to lead the church that has been around for 135 years. The former pastor, Stephanie Munoz, was at the church for nine years.

Hagan is no stranger to smaller towns. She was born in Laramie, Wyo., but moved to Minnesota when she was in the third grade.

At the age of 14, while in the eighth grade, Hagan felt an “open call” to” be God’s minister.” At the time, this did not necessarily mean to be a church pastor. In 2004, she real-ized her calling was “church specifi c.”

Part of her desire was that she “had to give communion,” which re-quires someone to be fully ordained.

The youthful pastor’s parents moved to Colorado Springs, where

she graduated from high school. After high school, Hagan attended college at Central Method-ist University in Fayette, Mo. Then it was on to St. Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Mo. Her seminary gradu-ation was in 2004.

While attending college, Hagan was able to try out her preaching skills at “two little churches” in the area. Every Sunday she presided at both churches.

Before coming to Berthoud, Hagen worked at a church in Rye, Colo., then one in Canon City.

Hagan recently married and preached for the fi rst time in Ber-thoud a day or two after returning from her Hawaiian honeymoon with her husband Erik.

Remembering how she met Erik, Hagan said it was a blind date a year ago and, “He knew I was a pastor and continued with the date anyway.”

Erik is an elementary school teach-er who is looking for work in the area.

The Berthoud Methodist Church will not see great changes under Hagan’s charge. The people are “so active” and “have passion around their ministry,” Hagen noted.

She hopes to “focus together on the members and people who walk in the door” of the church. This includes the members and non-members who attend weddings, funerals and bap-tisms there.

Berthoud reminds Hagan of many of the towns where she has lived. She says in some aspects, “Berthoud feels larger than it is.”

She also likes that Berthoud is “very mindful of history but not trapped in history.”

Starting on “rally Sunday,” which is Sept. 9, the Berthoud Methodist Church will be holding Sunday school at 9 a.m. for everyone, including adults and children. Church services will be at 10 a.m.

Hagan says being in Berthoud is a good fi t and she hopes to stay here a long time.

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YOUR TOWN,LOVE BERTHOUD

By Susan RichardsThe Surveyor

The kids may be enjoying these last dog days of summer before the bell rings, but employees of Thomp-son School District (TSD) continue with business as usual between school years. That goes for the board of education as well, especially since they are in the market for a new superintendent and a replacement board member in District A.

Major decisions aside, the board had a full roster of smaller, yet important items to discuss at last week’s work session. Besides the open position on the board, they were also minus two members as they voted for: an amended exit agreement for former superintendent, Ron Cabrera; 2012-12 licensed staff contract renew-als; a hot water loop replacement project; cell tower space leasing with Cricket Communications, and a revi-sion to student fees this fall.

The fees referred to an exciting opportunity at Conrad Ball Middle School, thanks to Loveland’s Erion Foundation. With the foundation’s help over the next fi ve years, the district will purchase Apple iPads for each student at the school. This fol-lows a growing national trend of one-on-one technology in our schools and Diane Lauer, director of curriculum and instruction, expressed enthusi-asm about the program and its future in TSD.

“This is a singular opportunity to

see what this would look like in our schools,” said Lauer, adding that the iPads will really “personalize their learning,” as well as creating a cul-ture of responsibility.

The board approved the purchase and related instructional fees.

Assistant Superintendent Mike Jones fi elded questions about recom-mended boundary changes in north-west Loveland, where some schools are well over capacity. The commu-nity concerns were evidenced by the number of parents in attendance at the meeting. Jones requested data needed from the board and discussed future public discussion before the changes would be made, citing the issue “a very emotional topic.”

The rest of the evening was de-voted to an update and dialogue with the board regarding the Colo-rado Integration Project (CIP) and TSD. Project Manager Lanny Hass explained the signifi cance of TSD’s participation in the program. Colo-rado has been named one of three bellweather states for education, and the Colorado Legacy Foundation then chose TSD — a “premiere district” — as one of fi ve in the state when it comes to educator effectiveness.

With the passage of SB191, ac-countability in the state’s education system has taken center stage. The CIP is working with teams to im-prove student academic growth in all areas and institute new evaluation standards for both educators and

principals.“This (evaluations) will be an issue

for every teacher in the state,” said Sharon Olsen, board president.

Director Len Sherman noted that the CIP opportunities would be of special interest to the district’s

incoming superintendent. The board met Wednesday evening (after BWS press time) to discuss TCAP results released earlier and go over interim superintendent hiring with Dr. Ran-dy Zila, representing the Colorado Association of School Boards. Accord-

ing to a press release, 16 people from in and out of Colorado have applied for the position of interim superin-tendent. The closing date for applica-tions is Aug. 17.

Larimer County lifts fire restrictionsSpecial to the Surveyor

The Board of Larimer County Commissioners today lifted fi re restrictions at their weekly Admin-istrative Matters meeting. This was

on the recommendation of Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith, “At this time we are not in high fi re dan-ger, and the fi re restriction criteria that we use indicates that we do not need to be in any restrictions. Surrounding countys and the United States Forest Service have also re-moved their restrictions and bans.”

Although the forecast is for typical August weather with the usual mon-

soonal fl ow of moisture into the area, citizens are reminded to be careful with fi re and potential sources of ignition. Fire restrictions were set to expire Sept. 30, 2012.

For more information contact Deni La Rue, community informa-tion manager, 970-498-7150 or the Sheriff’s offi ce, 970-498-5100, sher-iff@co.larimer.co.us.

By Heidi Kerr-SchlaeferThe Surveyor

A former Colorado Buff and alumni of Broomfi eld High School has been named as the new assistant princi-pal and athletic director at Berthoud High School. Chase McBride gradu-ated from Colorado State University and went on to train with the Nation-al Football League in Philadelphia and spent the pre-season with the Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers.

After being cut from the NFL, McBride coached football at Boise State before making the decision to teach high school. While teaching,

he attended graduate school online at American College of Education to become a school administrator.

McBride taught history for one year at Mountain Range High School in Westminster before moving to Fort Lupton High School in 2009, where he taught history and coached four different sports during his three years at the school.

“I believe athletics, and any type of extracurricular activity, helps stu-dents learn life lessons. They learn how to handle adversity, how to work as a team, how to learn from achieve-ments and how to bounce back from disappointments,” said McBride.

While sports have played a large part in McBride’s life, education is his passion.

“I want to help push student achievement to reach 21st century skills,” said McBride. “I want to help students be prepared for the world and the workforce.”

Through McBride’s own life experi-ences, he knows that success requires determination, dedication and hard work. His football career instilled a work ethic that he has carried into every aspect of his life.

Building relationships with stu-dents and watching them grow through academics are a few of the aspects of teaching that McBride enjoyed the most.

“Getting to witness student achievement, that is greater than any joy that sports brings because it ties into their future lives,” said McBride.

McBride is eager to become part of the tradition at Berthoud High School, and he looks forward to being in a community that is involved at the local high school, from academics to sports.

“It’s exciting to be part of a com-munity that is this tight, this close and this size,” said McBride.

McBride and his wife, Chelsea, a special education teacher, live in Johnstown. They are avid Broncos fans, enjoy playing golf, running and living an athletic lifestyle.

Berthoud High School names new assistant principal/athletic director

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Berthoud Farmers’ MarketOpen every Thursday

3 to 6:30 p.m.Third Street and Mountain Avenue

Be sure to visit and pick up fresh produce from Little House Garden

and Eden Valley Farm. Nothing tastes as good as home grown

fruits and vegtables!

Photos by Becky Justice-HemmannAbove: Madilynn and Katy Justice and Zyda Justice-Gledhill visited the rabbits on Sun-day at the fair. Left: Dustin Sawdey knows that sometimes it’s hard to convince a pig to go where you want it to go. In this case Dustin was mov-ing his pig from his pen to the ring for judg-ing, and the pig was not cooperating, at the Larimer County Fair on Sunday.

EGG’S BEST FRIEND

Photo by Becky Justice-Hemmann#18 Peyton Manning directs his receivers during an 11-on-11 scrimmage at Sports Authority Field on Saturday afternoon. The Broncos organization expected 20,000 fans for the event and over 41,000 very excited Bronco fans showed up to watch the scrimmage.

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WEATHER

Words of WisdomThe best and most beautiful

things in the world cannot be seen or even touched — they must

be felt with the heart.

Helen Keller (1880—1968)

Tuesday, July 31A Huffy bike was found at the inter-

section of County Road 2E and French Hill Road and taken to the police station at 328 Massachusetts Ave.

A motor vehicle accident with no injuries was reported in the 100 block of Bunyan Avenue. A parked vehicle rolled across the parking lot and collided with a building.

A disturbance between a mother and child was reported in the 200 block of E. Colorado Avenue

Berthoud police are investigating fraud charges in the 400 block of 10th Street.

A caller reported a crabapple tree that is overgrown and dropping crabap-ples on the sidewalk and road in the 400 block of Cheyenne Drive.

Wednesday, Aug. 1A 51-year-old Berthoud woman was

arrested in the 700 block of Welch Avenue and charged with harassment and domes-tic violence.

A backpack with phones, clothing and other items was stolen in the 800 block of Spartan Avenue.

A wallet was stolen from a vehicle in the 800 block of Spartan Avenue.

Thursday, Aug. 2A license plate was reported stolen in

the 800 block of Spartan Avenue.A loud vehicle was reported in the

800 block of Spartan Avenue.Possible drunk people were re-

ported yelling in the 200 block of Second Street.

A warning was issued regarding loud music and a power washer at Eighth Street and Welch Avenue.

Friday, Aug. 3A caller reported graffiti on a garage

door and vehicle in the 400 block of S. Eighth Street.

A barking dog was reported in the 600 block of Pyramid Peak Street.

A motor vehicle accident with no injuries was reported in the 1000 block of First Street. Minor damage was inflicted on a vehicle and sign post.

Saturday, Aug. 4Gasoline was reported stolen from a

tank in the 500 block of Second Street.A barking dog was reported in the

200 block of E. Iowa Avenue.Two dogs barking for a long time

were reported in the 300 block of Colum-bine Circle.

The stop sign at County Road 10E and County Road 17 was hit by an un-known vehicle.

Sunday, Aug. 5A caller reported spray paint on a

boat in the 900 block of Seventh Street.A possible theft in the 200 block of

Versaw Court is under investigation.Monday, Aug. 6Door-to-door salespeople without

a license were reported selling cleaning products at Eighth Street and Massachu-setts Avenue.

A caller reported three to four teen-agers drinking beer in the parking lot at Berthoud High School. An officer con-tacted the kids and found out they were drinking root beer.

A door-to-door salesperson was re-ported in the 200 block of Sioux Drive.

Vehicles driving back and forth in front of BHS and honking their horns were reported.

An unidentified suspect posing as a Comcast representative attempted to collect money from a resident in the 800 block of Lake Avenue.

The following persons received citations: Roman Lojeske, speeding; Alexander Vogel, speeding; Annie Hunt, speeding; Devyn Strange, speeding; Travis J. Shorb, speeding; Michael Cusic, speeding; Rafat Choreshi-Madiceh, speed-ing; Pranesh Maskey, speeding; Randall David Wod, speeding.

Ten traffic warnings and five code violations were issued.

Monday, July 30BFPD assisted a citizen who had

fallen on W. County Road 6.BFPD responded to a residential

fire alarm on Fifth Street. There were no signs of fire on arrival to the home. The homeowner reported that the alarm had activated from cooking food and there was no fire. The crew reset the alarm and cleared the scene.

BFPD assisted TVEMS with a medical call on Weld County Road 38. A patient experiencing breathing problems was transported.

Tuesday, July 31BFPD responded to a motor vehicle

accident at the intersection of CR27E and CR8E. A vehicle was found off the west side of CR27E on its passenger side. The driver was out of the vehicle and unin-jured.

Wednesday, Aug. 1BFPD responded to a reported grass

fire on Interstate 25 at mile marker 249. Three to five spot fires were found on the shoulder of northbound I-25. The fires were extinguished.

BFPD responded to a medical call on Goose Hollow. The crew assisted TVEMS with transporting the patient.

Thursday, Aug. 2BFPD responded to a reported ve-

hicle fire on Interstate 25 at mile marker 252. A semi truck with a trailer hit a deer which broke components of the braking system causing a fire. The driver had extinguished the fire before the crew’s arrival. The crew assisted with traffic control as the semi was blocking traffic.

BFPD responded to a medical call on Rapid Court for a patient who had fainted. Upon the arrival of TVEMS they took over the patient care and the fire crew cleared the scene.

BFPD responded to a motor vehicle accident on Interstate 25 at mile marker 249. A vehicle had hit a light pole and the driver sustained minor injuries.

BFPD responded to a medical call on Highway 56 at Brookside Gardens. The fire crew assisted TVEMS with transport-ing the patient.

BFPD assisted a patient who walked into Fire Station 1 on Mountain Avenue. The patient was having breathing difficul-ties. The fire crew assisted TVEMS with transporting the patient.

BFPD responded to a medical call

for diabetic complications on Shelby Drive. The crew assisted the patient until the arrival of TVEMS and the patient care was then transferred to them.

Friday, Aug. 3BFPD responded to a medical call on

Windchime Court. A female patient was found lying on the ground in the drive-way, complaining of shoulder pain from the fall. The crew assisted TVEMS with transporting the patient.

BFPD responded to a smoke in-vestigation in the area of WCR 7 and 38 near Wagon Trail. This was found to be an illegal burn and the owner was told to extinguish the burn pile and obtain a permit from Weld County before burning in the future.

BFPD responded to a report of smoke in the area of N. CR 31. The fire crew searched in the surrounding area and determined that there was not any smoke or fire in the area.

Saturday, Aug. 4BFPD responded to a possible dive

rescue for a person having a seizure at Rainbow Lake. The patient was out of the water upon arrival. The fire crew assisted TVEMS with transporting the patient.

POLICEFILES

IT’S ALL ABOUT FUN AT THE POOL

August pool schedule

The summer is coming to an end, with a school start date right around the corner means the pool is soon going into hibernation for the winter. Regu-lar operating schedule and hours will not change until the week of August 13th, after that date we then adapt open swim hours due to our pool staff leaving for the summer. We would like to thank everyone for coming to the pool over the summer and taking

advantage of our newly renovated pool. The new system ran great and provided amazing water quality, consistency to our operations, and a constant water temperature for our public. The liner gave a new life and comfort to the existing pool shell. We were thrilled at the number of people who used the pool over the summer for various water activities and hope to see everyone back next year. Adapted public swim hours:Aug. 13-16 Lap swim: 6:15-7:15 a.m.Open swim: 3-5 p.m.Family swim: 5-7 p.m.Closed: Friday Aug. 17Open swim: Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 18, 19, 12-5 p.m.

FIREFILES

Photo by Anita KindtLiz Hartman’s water aerobics class meets weekly on Tuesdays and Thurs-days at the Berthoud pool. Anita Kindt made colorful hats for all the partici-pants that say “Liz’s Little Ducklings.”

Photo by Ian TrojahnBerthoud Community Library staff member Elizabeth Lawrence enjoys karoake with her father, Tony Ruiz, who supplied music and more for the Summer Reading Pool Party on Saturday Aug. 4. Over 150 people attended the event.

Dive rescue training classesSpecial to the Surveyor

The Larimer County Dive Rescue Team (LCDRT) is currently accept-ing applications for volunteers to join our team. With the upcoming fall and winter seasons almost upon us, the Dive Rescue Team is in need of individuals wanting to become rescue swimmers and divers. Dive

Rescue training classes are being scheduled now for the upcom-ing months. This training provides members with the skills and knowl-edge to help out the community in a way that is both reward-ing and enjoyable.

Join us at our next team meeting on Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. at 1303 N. Shields St., in Fort Col-lins for more information on how to become a volun-teer with the dive rescue team.

Larimer County Dive Rescue Team is the trained and

equipped swift water and dive rescue re-

source for Larimer County. While their services are provided free of charge, they rely heavily on tax-deductible

donations to fund their program. More

information is avail-able at www.lcdrt.org.

Special to the Surveyor

On Wednesday, July 18, the Berthoud Sharks Summer Swim Team held a swim-a-thon to benefit the local House of Neigh-borly Service.

Swimmers asked families and friends to sponsor their lap swim by either donating food or money.

Swimmers age 11-16 swam continuously for 30 minutes. Swimmers 10 and under swam for a total of 20 minutes.

There were 62 swimmers participating with a cumulative total of 2,616 lengths of the pool. That is over 37 miles. Over 128 pounds of food and over $1,100 was do-nated. Through the cash donations that the swimmers provide, the Berthoud House of Neighborly Service is able to offer scholar-ships for sports programs at the Berthoud Park and Recreation to the families that they serve.

SWIM-A-THON

Berthoud Weekly Surveyor August 9, 2012 Page 3

Last year the Northern Colorado Economic Development Corpo-ration (NCEDC) celebrated its

10th anniversary. Ten years of working to enhance the economy of Lar-imer County. NCEDC is a private-public 501 C (6) re-gional economic development organization whose primary mission is to attract and retain primary employers as well as be an advocate for continuous improvement in northern Colo-

rado’s business operating environment. NCEDC is governed by a 22-member

board of directors that is comprised of people representing both the private and public sector. Currently, NCEDC has over 130 investors with revenues of approximately $500,000. Eighty-five percent of the funding is provided by businesses throughout the region, while 15 percent is contributed by a number of communities. Business and com-munities invest because they support NCEDC’s mission of working to en-

hance the economy of Larimer County. NCEDC’s investors understand the positive impact a vibrant economy has, not only on their business but also the community.

Since 2004, NCEDC has been in-volved in the attraction of over 4,500 primary jobs with an average salary of $68,000. To provide a perspective, in 2011 the average earnings per worker at a primary employer was $59,300 while that of a non-primary employer averaged $33,400. NCEDC also annu-ally averages about 54 outside requests for available site and building informa-tion. Most recently, in 2011, NCEDC responded to 74 requests and in 2012, to date, there have been 55 requests for available site and building informa-tion. There is no other Larimer county agency working to recruit national or international primary employers. These requests come in from a number of sources including our own outreach efforts, site location consultants, com-mercial brokers, state agencies and business themselves. Although NCEDC provides services to every type of busi-ness looking to move or expand in the region, our focus is on the attraction and retention of primary jobs. A primary job tends to be the foundation of any economy as they represent “new” money coming in from outside the region that is then circulated throughout our local economy. We often think of companies like Woodward or Intel being primary employers, and they are, but so are small and midsize firms such as Mad-wire Media. Madwire has a number of

contracts with companies outside of Lar-imer County. As a result, a good portion of their revenues represent “new money” coming into the county which is then circulated locally by the company and their employees through the purchas-ing of supplies, new homes, new cars, groceries, etc…

Along with our business attraction efforts, NCEDC works very aggres-sively to retain the businesses that we have. Over the past five years, NCEDC has assisted about 200 companies an-nually with their growth plans, often helping them move through a city’s permit process, accessing local and state incentives and workforce assistance. NCEDC will frequently do an economic impact analysis to show what the value of a company’s expansion will have on the local economy. The result of this analysis often determines the amount of incentives communities will provide to an expanding business.

Even though it is easier to retain businesses it is important to our econo-my that we continue to have a business retention and expansion strategy. As Tom Clark, CEO of the Metro Denver EDC, so aptly said it a few weeks ago, “a balanced approach to economic develop-ment requires making a run at big deals — a game in which Colorado and north-ern Colorado have been successful.” However, successful business recruit-ment strategies require a consistent and sustained presence in the market. It is not for the faint of heart or chasing the next great thing,” said Clark. “Too many communities make that mistake.”

It is often said that in the U.S. there are about 14,000 economic development or-ganizations and 25,000 communities all vying for about 150 annual expansion or relocation projects. It may seem like a needle in a haystack, but payoffs for the region can be significant. It is important to have companies like Vestas, Agrium, Constant Contact, Enterprise Holdings and Anheuser-Busch move into the re-gion and make new investments to grow the regional economy.

This kind of sustained proactive economic development program requires significant financial support and com-mitment from the community. NCEDC has been fortunate to have the support from the private and public sectors and the professional staff to implement the board’s vision over the past 11 years. As we begin our second decade of opera-tion, NCEDC is looking to increase its investor base in order to implement an aggressive proactive targeted marketing program that will bring lasting benefit to the county. If you’re interested in learning more about NCEDC and/or investing in our mission to enhance the economy of Larimer County, contact me or the office.

I believe NCEDC and Larimer County have an exciting future ahead and look forward to working with our many partners on making the county a very desirable place to live, work and do business.

Walt Elish is the president and CEO of the Northern Colorado Economic Development Corporation.

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BSLINE

Tolerating toleranceThe Chick-fil-A fiasco is not

simply about homosexual mar-riage.

Dan Cathy, the head of Chick-fil-A, recently voiced his opinion support-

ing traditional marriage. In my view, what he said and how he said it was not hateful. It was simply his belief.

He was not debas-ing anyone or any group of people. Rather he was being supportive of the traditional family structure and how it fit in his personal

Christian values. Agree or disagree with him, to me it was straightforward and honest without anger.

Then repercussion happened. Political leaders of several large

cities made veiled and not so veiled threats about allowing the businesses to operate in their cities. The mayor of Boston said they would not open another restaurant there “unless they (Chick-fil-A) open up their policies.”

The mayor of San Francisco tweeted “Closest #ChickFilA to San Francisco is

40 miles away & I strongly recommend that they not try to come any closer.”

Then support came. Former governor of Arkansas Mike

Huckabee started a Facebook campaign to “support Chick-fil-A” on Wednesday Aug. 1. Over 630,000 responded favor-ably on Facebook.

Their restaurants across the country were overwhelmed; lines of people and cars circled the locations to show their support for Cathy and the chain.

Some may mistakenly think the overwhelming response was due to angry “Christians” supporting one another. Perhaps, but I went to support Chick-fil-A for another reason.

In this country we can think what we want and, for the most part, we can also express it. It’s one of the funda-mental rights in the Constitution — that “freedom of speech” thing.

We can generally say what we want (or should be able to) with out interfer-ence from lawmakers. Citizens should be able to speak their minds without intimidation and fear from the govern-ment and its heads.

When mayors and political leaders intimidate a business because the own-er has an opinion (regardless of what that opinion is), then I’m upset. The leaders have the right to their opinions also, but they cannot wield power at someone who disagrees.

We the people, the potential cus-tomers, have every right to disagree with Cathy all day long. If he voices his opinion on a subject, offends and therefore loses his customer base because of it, that’s life and he’s paying the consequences, but leaders cannot bully him because they disagree. That’s tyrannical and wrong.

Since Cathy said what he thinks and

was then threatened with punishment by governmental entities and person-nel, I showed my support.

There were lots of individuals like me who went to Chick-fil-A, including those who support gay marriage, who wanted to signal to Cathy that he has “the right to his opinion”.

Then protest came. This past Friday, there was a “kiss

in” by gay groups and couples. They visited Chick-fil-A locations and kissed to make a point.

What will happen next in this PR game is anyone’s guess.

Now, in closing I will say something about the word “tolerant” and its mis-use.

Why is it that those who scream about tolerance are the least tolerant? By definition, being tolerant also means

accepting Cathy and his opinion. Tolerant: able to tolerate the be-

liefs, actions, opinions, etc., of others. It doesn’t mean you have to like what they think, do or believe. You put up with them.

Perhaps it’s better stated that Cathy “differs in opinion” with some. Yet that is his right and I support that right.

Thousands of Americans have died to give us the right to disagree (peace-ably) with one another and voice those differences of opinion.

Besides, does anyone really think threatening Cathy and his business would change how he feels inwardly anyway? Bullying won’t change think-ing.

We don’t all have to think the same and never will, but that’s ok. We can “agree to disagree.”

NCEDC

GuestColumnist

Walt Elish

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signed and include the writer’s hometown and daytime phone num-ber. Letters may be mailed to the Berthoud Weekly Surveyor, Attn: Letters to the E ditor, 440 Mountain Ave., Berthoud, CO 80513. Letters also may be e-mailed to editor@berthoudsurveyor.com, faxed to 970-532-5424 or dropped by the office, located at 440 Mountain Ave., between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. BS Line: Anonymous comments are limited to 50 words or less. Com-ments that contain crude language, inflammatory remarksor personal attacks will not be in-cluded. See the phone number and extension in the top left corner of this page.The deadline for letters is 5 p.m, Monday for that Thursday’s edition.

To the editor:It started at 9:30 a.m. last Wednes-

day — customers who came in appre-ciation of the Chick-fil-A restaurant in Loveland. They came before the restaurant even opened, and they kept coming, wrapping around the building like a beautiful ribbon of grandmas and grandpas, and parents and children and businessmen and police officers. And then, unbelievably, the line grew larger with each passing hour. Cars edged onto Eisenhower and they still came. People parked at Target, and they still came. It began to rain, and they still came. Why? Because of one man of courage who is being bullied by the press and the politicians to forsake his beliefs. Dan Cathy, the owner of Chick-fil-A, had the audacity to pro-claim, “We are very much supportive of the family – the Biblical definition of the family unit,” Cathy said. “We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that.”

Gasp. How could they? Don’t they know that supporting traditional marriage is not “inclusive!” Oh, wait. Traditional marriage is the law of the land, though the Defense of Marriage Act signed into law by Clinton, a Demo-cratic president. However, in cities like Boston, Chicago and San Francisco, Chick-fil-A is being threatened and de-nied operating licenses. Why? Because he is Christian and politically incorrect, and does not grasp the notion of “in-clusive” thought. He is being excluded because inclusion has been stolen and redefined. There are those who believe in a liberal concept that marriage is for anyone who loves anyone.

Well, on Wednesday, a whole lot of people nationwide (certainly worthy of a front page story that didn’t get there), said they will not stand for that kind of bullying. Instead, 10s of thousands stood in line to applaud the courage of this restaurant peacefully and patiently. One woman in Loveland cried when she saw the huge masses. It revived me, knowing that this com-munity supports the family unit of man and woman. One high school worker said she had been there since 5 a.m. in anticipation of a busy day. She said no one expected this kind of support.

The gay rights groups don’t under-stand, we are not trying to bash what they believe, we just want to stand firm on what we believe. One couple came all the way from Akron, Colo., a two hour drive, to support the restaurant. “This is the closest Chick-fil-A around, but we felt that if Starbucks can proudly fund civil unions, why doesn’t Chick-fil-A have the right to support traditional marriage?” she said.

So the people came, they came with their pocketbooks and stood in line for up to two hours for a chicken sand-wich because they are tired of people with traditional values and faith being excluded from their rights. It is the law of the land, you know, that little Bill of Rights that says freedom of religion and another called Defense of Marriage Act. You go Mr. Cathy. Loveland stands with you.

Eileen BarnesLoveland

To the editor:GOP: MIA in CD2? Okay, I give up.Every day I get at least five phone

calls from Republican political commit-tees looking for money (RNC, NRCC, NRSC, national this, state that, etc, etc. ...)

Yet here in Colorado, where we’ve got only one Republican candidate fac-ing an extremely well-funded, ultra-left-wing Democrat, the Republican

Party says they won’t give any money to their only elected candidate, Kevin Lundberg, until his “grass-roots” sup-porters “pony-up” $100K. Okay, I don’t get it. Does the Republican Party want Jared Polis to win?

This nation began, and lives, at the local level. I don’t know about you, but

I’m voting with my dollars. I’m sending them to local candidates, not the state and national party machines.

I guess that makes me ... an Inde-pendent???

Joe DionMasonville

YOURVOICE

Surveyor Columnist

Eli Hopkins

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A successful business plan is a work of art. Call Eli at 970.215.3190 for information today.

A Look at Loveland

Will whooping cough hit a record number of cases in the United States before the end of 2012?

The alarming increase in whooping cough cases in 2012 has become a concern as the number of reported cases continues to rise. Health officials and physicians are keeping

their eye on the spike in this highly contagious disease, technically known as pertussis, trying to ascertain if the increase is part of the natural cycle or due to a decline in vaccination.

In July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the United States was likely to experience the worst year for whooping cough in

more than five decades. As of July 16, 2012, the CDC reports a total of 17,920 reported

cases, which is nearly double the reported cases at this time in 2011 and is trending to eclipse the reported 2010 record setting number of 27,550.

As of July 14, 2012, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reports 442 cases in Colorado compared to 257 cases in 2011. Twenty four of these reported cases are within Larimer County. If the number of reported cases continues on its current track, the 2012 number could set a record for the century in the United States.

Pertussis is a disease caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. Pertussis is a fairly common disease and highly contagious, especially in a school setting. With school bells ringing soon, the number of cases could rise even higher.

Pertussis can cause serious illness in adults and older children, but often is undiagnosed and dismissed as “just a cold.” The number of actual cases in the United States could be more than reported for this reason. The disease is more severe in younger children and can be dangerous for infants. According to the CDC, in infants less than one year of age who get infected with pertussis, as many as one in five will get pneumonia, over half of the infants will need to be hospitalized, and about one in 100 in that young age group may develop seizures and/or die from the disease.

Since pertussis is usually spread by coughing or sneezing, most infants and young children are infected with whooping cough from parents, older siblings, or other

caregivers. An effective strategy to protect young children from pertussis involves two steps. The first step is to vaccinate infants on schedule. The second step is ensure adults and older children around the infant are properly vaccinated.

According to the CDC, the most effective way to prevent pertussis is through vaccination with DTaP for infants and children and with Tdap for preteens, teens and adults. It was discovered several years ago that the current vaccine formula for pertussis immunization wears off about age 11. Despite the existence of a whooping cough booster, large numbers of children ages 10 to 12 remain unvaccinated. In the record-setting year of 2010, the increase in reported cases was noticeable in children aged seven-10. As the vaccination does fade over time, revaccination is needed in these age groups. Teenagers and adults, especially pregnant women and those who spend ample time around children, should have a booster shot as well.

As you send your children and grandchildren back to school in the coming weeks, ensure their Tdap immunization is up to date to prevent them from contracting and transmitting this highly contagious disease at their school. As always, talk with your health care provider about your specific family and health care situations to decide on the best protection strategy for you and your family.

Dr. Mark Wiesner, D.O. is a pediatrician with Loveland Pediatrics in Loveland.

Consequences of overtraining youth& FITNESS

Guest Columnist

Dr. MarkWiesner

What happened to you? This question is becoming more commonplace as the de-

mands of youth sports participation increases. Parents frequently find their children experiencing complications from over-zealous sports programs that demand young athletes perform beyond what their bodies can handle.

The outdated attitude of no pain no gain has come and gone, and the dangers of overtraining youth are now

being under-stood to levels previously unknown. The far-reaching effects of sports over-training may impact a child in the short term, but can also dramati-cally affect a child’s long-term perfor-mance and health, even to the point where an over-

trained young athlete may be over-looked by college recruiters – recruit-

ers and colleges that they represent simply don’t want athletes who have had overuse injuries (such as throw-ing a baseball too many repetitions), ligament and muscle repairs (such as anterior cruciate ligament and rotator cuff tears).

Young bodies are in a continuous state of development. Ligaments, carti-lage and muscles pass through a criti-cal stage of growth until an individual reaches maturity, generally between 14 - 16 years for girls and 16 - 18 years for boys. While adults can handle greater stress on muscles, joints and bones, the same is not true for young adults.

According to Dr. Elizabeth Szalay, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Car-rie Tingley Hospital, “As adults, we can work ourselves to a higher level of performance--add miles or add pounds lifted, but in children there is a fi-nite point, which cannot be exceeded without damaging the growth plate, and there’s no way to get around that.” Damage to the epiphyseal plate or growth plates located at the ends of long bones can have serious con-sequences, including bone and joint misalignment. In addition, working one group of muscles and tendons

Surveyor Columnist

Caroline Creager, PT

Whoopingcough

YOUTH Cont. on page 5

A few weeks ago the Handy Ditch War of 1896 was the subject of “Tales of the Little

Thompson.” Since irrigation water has been in such short supply this

season the ar-ticle generated some interest in the Handy Ditch system that was orga-nized in 1878. In Colorado the 1870s amount to ancient his-tory and, in the context of Berthoud, that decade dates to the time when the original settlement was a handful

of buildings on the Little Thompson river bottom one mile south of the town’s current site.

The idea of a system of irrigation reservoirs and ditches that would bring water to the arid prairie be-tween the Little and Big Thompson rivers was hatched by a small group of men based in Golden that included C.C. Welch, J.E. Hummel and A.H.

DeFrance. Welch, who was an officer of the Colorado Central Railroad and who played a role in its construction through the Little Thompson Valley in 1877, owned several sections in the area that could not be developed without irrigation water. Since Welch was a stockholder in the railroad he also figured to benefit if the area became a rich farming district and farmers paid the rail company to ship their harvests to distant markets.

Hummel and DeFrance also owned farms northeast of present-day Ber-thoud and stood to gain if water could be brought to their farms to irrigate crops. For that reason, on March 19, 1878, the Handy Ditch Company was organized in Golden for the purpose of industrial and domestic use for a period of 20 years. Lewis Cross, one of the first homesteaders on the Little Thompson, and F.E. Everitt, whose significance is presently unknown, were also among the company’s first directors.

After the Handy Ditch Company obtained water rights from the Big Thompson River in February 1878 they constructed a dam a short dis-tance east of the canyon mouth for the purpose of diverting water. When the ditch system was first used in

1881 a flume that was mounted to a long wooden trough was used to carry water around the side of a hogback from the dam to the ditch. Since the weight of the water caused the flume to fail frequently it was replaced with a tunnel in 1883. Peter Turner, a miner from the Sunshine mining camp, who homesteaded the site of present-day Berthoud in 1877, ram-rodded the construction of the tunnel.

Nearly a half-century later, in February 1931, Turner’s son Bill wrote in The Berthoud Bulletin: “In 1881 Peter Turner made a survey of the tunnel on his own initiative and made an estimate of the cost of $15,000. He presented it to the board of directors for consideration, but the cost seemed so much that they laughed him out of it. But after an-other bad failure in 1882, on account of the flume’s failing to function, they changed their minds. At the annual meeting they elected him a member of the board of directors and autho-rized him to let a contract for and to supervise the building of the tunnel. Among his old friends in the mining town he found a contractor, a man by the name of Coon Apger, who tackled the job and in due time the tunnel was completed.

“When they started work on the tunnel, they started from both ends at the same time. You should have heard the uproar of the people! About everybody predicted that they could

never make the two ends meet and many bets of a quart of whiskey were made that the only way it could be completed was to run one of the starts clear through the mountain. But the knockers were mistaken —the two ends met exactly.”

After the construction of the tunnel assured the suc-cess of the Handy Ditch the company turned its attention to the purchase of a series of irrigation reservoirs north-west of Berthoud that al-lowed them to store water to use at their discretion. That important step, of course, is a tale for another day.

In 2000 the descendants of Peter Turner placed a plaque at the north inlet to the Handy Tunnel to com-memorate their ancestor’s role in the construction of the underground channel. To view the plaque and tunnel take Highway 34 to the Dam Store at the mouth of the Big Thompson Canyon and turn east (right) on Larimer County Road 22H. When the pavement comes to an end in a little less than a half-mile, the plaque may be seen on the south (right) side of the road.

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THEN & NOW

The historical society and Mark French are interested in obtaining and copying old photos from Berthoud’s past. Please contact Mark at 532-2147 if you have any photos you would like to share.

Photo by Mark FrenchThe Handy Ditch Tunnel was the brainchild of Berthoud area homesteader and town founder Peter Turner. In 2000 Turner’s family erected a monument at the north inlet of the tunnel to commemorate their ancestor’s accomplishment.

Handy Ditch Tunnel was an 1880s engineering feat

Surveyor Columnist

Mark French

Betty HurdMay 20, 1918 — Aug. 2, 2012

Elizabeth “Betty” Hurd, 94, of Ber-thoud, Colo., went to visit God, liked what she saw and decided to stay on Aug. 2, 2012.

She was born on May 20, 1918, in Topeka, Kan., to Harry and Jessie R. Smith. She was raised in Topeka and married Robert R. Hurd on May 11, 1935. She did not graduate high school because she was married, but worked at various places in Topeka. With WWII she and Robert went to work at Hercules Defense plant near Desoto, Kan. During a stand-by period she worked for Kansas Power and Light Company in Topeka. She and Robert were called back to work at Hercules during the Korean War.

Betty retired after 35 years of service at Hercules in August of 1988. She started as a line worker and

ended up as executive secretary to the plant director. She was proud of her secretarial and organizational skills.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Robert; sisters Ha-zel and Dorothy; brothers Bob, Harry and Paul.

Betty is survived by her daughter Roberta of Berthoud, Colo.; sons Harry and wife Linda of Richardson, Texas, Bruce and wife Donna of Ottawa, Kan. and Tim of Lawrence, Kan.; seven grandchildren; and 13 great grandchil-dren.

The family would like to express gratitude to the caregivers at the Ber-thoud Living Center for their loving care for the last three years, the staff at Halcyon Hospice for the compas-sionate care and support during her last days, and a sincere thank you to Viegut Funeral home for all their help.

There was a memorial service at the Berthoud Living Center on Aug. 8 at 4 p.m. and at a later date at her home church, Trinity Episcopal in Lawrence, Kan.

OBITUARY

exclusively when specializing in sports leads to residual fatigue which also increases the likelihood of injury.

Szalay states that overuse injuries due to sports specialization can occur at age eight and beyond. “When kids get to the point where they want to push through the pain, that’s where you get in trouble,” Szalay says. “That kicks in around age eight to 10 when they start listening to friends telling them to suck it up.”

From the American Academy of Pedi-atrics, 2007, an overuse injury is micro traumatic damage to a bone, muscle or tendon that has been subjected to repeti-tive stress without sufficient time to heal or undergo the natural reparative pro-cess. Overuse injuries can be classified into four stages: (1) pain in the affected area after physical activity; (2) pain during the activity, without restricting performance; (3) pain during the activ-ity that restricts performance; and (4) chronic, unremitting pain even at rest. The incidence of overuse injuries in the

young athlete has paralleled the growth of youth participation in sports. Up to 50 percent of all injuries seen in pediatric sports medicine are related to overuse.

In my physical therapy practice, a large percentage of referrals for my young clients are due to overuse inju-ries. The reasons for over training young athletes are multifaceted. Over training generally involves more than a demand-ing routine or coach. A young athlete may be over pressured by family, friends and personal demands to perform. Un-realistic expectations from each of these areas can contribute to young athletes pushing themselves beyond what is healthy and beneficial. Parents and young athletes should apply a realistic

and balanced approach to training where the greatest benefit is achieved.

It’s important to keep in mind that youth sports training should involve more than one sport with focus on more than one physical area. Consistent emphasis should be applied on whole body flexibility, technique, speed and strength. While it’s important for cross-training in sports, kids should take time off through the year. Continuously push-ing sports participation may otherwise lead to burn-out which may last for years. Kids can also derive optimum gain by working with a trainer or physical therapist who has specific skills in youth sports training.

Community potluck and garden celebration

Interested in celebrating Berthoud’s gardens and summer harvest, while helping to share ideas for a Berthoud community garden and eating local? Don’t miss the first annual Berthoud Gardens Community Potluck, Aug. 18 at 6 p.m. at the McCarty-Fickel house garden, 645 Seventh St.

“Eating local” has become a popular way to not only support local grow-

ers and producers, but to cut down on the distance (and resources used) to bring food to your table. In an effort to recognize and encourage local farmers, hobby gardeners, and businesses, all in the community are invited to bring food from their garden to sample while sharing ideas for how to shape Ber-thoud’s growing future as the “Garden Spot of Colorado.”

We’ll also share gardening tips, pro-duce, recipes, and information about growing vegetables, fruit and flowers in Berthoud.

Bring a dish to share. Place settings will be provided. Contact Paul Alaback with any questions at palabackweb@gmail.com.

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COMMUNITYCALENDAR Send your calendar items regarding non-profit organizations only to editor@berthoudsurveyor.com by Monday at 9 a.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 15The Aug. 15 AARP meeting will be a

5 p.m. picnic in Berthoud Town Park. Bring food to share and table service. Call Joyce W. if any questions 532-2638.

A street fair is being planned by down-town merchants in Mead to celebrate the completion of the road work on Main Street, and to celebrate downtown. The event will take place on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 4 to 11 p.m. Music, food, kids’ activities and more are planned for the evening. For more information call Town of Mead at 970-535-4477.

Larimer County Search and Rescue is holding a benefit concert at Performance Park in Estes Park on Saturday, Aug. 18 at 6:30 p.m. The featured bluegrass band, Gittyup Kitty will be performing. The concert

is free but donations will be accepted at the entrance. Performance Park is located at 417 W. Elkhorn in Estes Park.

Back to School Night at Turner Middle School is Wednesday, Aug. 22 from 5-6:30 p.m.

Back to School Night at Berthoud High School is Thursday, Aug. 23, from 5-7 p.m.

Back to School Night for Ivy Stockwell Elementary is Friday, Aug. 24 from 4-6 p.m.

Meet and Greet at Berthoud Elemen-tary is Friday, Aug. 24 from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

AnnouncementsThe Larimer County Dive Rescue Team

(LCDRT) is currently accepting applications for volunteers to join our team. With the upcoming fall and winter seasons almost upon us, the Dive Rescue Team is in need of individuals wanting to become rescue swimmers and divers. Dive Rescue training classes are being scheduled now for the upcoming months. This training provides members with the skills and knowledge to help out the community in a way that is both rewarding and enjoyable.

Join us at our next team meeting on Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. at 1303 N. Shields St., in Fort Collins for more information on how to become a volunteer with the dive rescue team.

Larimer County Dive Rescue Team is the trained and equipped swift water and dive rescue resource for Larimer County. While their services are provided free of charge, they rely heavily on tax-deductible dona-tions to fund their program. More informa-tion is available at www.lcdrt.org.

For the third year in a row Bryan and Diana Tillman are selling peaches to raise money for therapy for their son Jonathan. For a more detailed update on his progress and to see what your peach money paid for last year, go to www.coloradopeach.com.

For more information and to order your $30 box of peaches, go to www.coloradopeach.com or call Diana at 970-532-3462. Peaches will be available Aug. 12, 19 and 26.

Save the date — Annual Wildfire Street Dance on Sept. 8, 5 to 10 p.m. Live music by Bonnie and the Clydes; silent and live art auctions to benefit Wildfire, local craft beers and food, dance demos by the Wildfire tap-pers, Essence Dance, facepainting, presen-tation to the town of this summer’s public art gift. For more information on the public art project contact Anita Yeh at 720-841-2770.

The 2012 BYAA Fall Gold Crown Vol-leyball tryouts are scheduled for Monday, Aug. 27. Tryouts are open to girls in the fifth through eighth grades (grade as of fall, 2012).

Teams are planned for each grade level with the exception that fifth/sixth grade will be combined. All tryouts will be held at Turner Middle School in the main gym.

• Fifth/sixth graders will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

• Seventh and eighth graders will be from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

All participants planning to try out must register online for tryouts. There is no cost to register for the tryouts. Registration is now open on the BYAA website. If you have al-ready registered, you do not need to register again. For more information e-mail byaavol-leyball@gmail.com.

Visit the McCarty-Fickel Home historic house museum at 645 Seventh St. in Ber-thoud. Tours begin on the half hour. Admis-sion charged. Open year-round Wednesdays and Saturdays from 1-4 p.m. Operated by the Berthoud Historical Society. For more information call 970-532-1916.

Scheduled MeetingsAARP meets on the second Wednesday

of each month at the Lions Depot on Third Steet at 5 p.m. for a covered-dish supper. Please bring something to share with every-one. For more information, please contact Curtis Wilson at 532-2638.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets at the Berthoud Lions Club every Monday and Friday nights from 8 to 9 p.m. Anyone desir-ing to quit drinking is welcome. There are no dues or fees. For more information, please call 532-4653.

A Balance and Fall Prevention Class is being held weekly. It’s free. Drop-ins are welcome to attend. Classes are held at the Berthoud Area Community Center every Tuesday from 9 -9:45 a.m. Please call 970-532-2730 for more information.

Berthoud Area Transportation Service (BATS) is available for Berthoud residents on a demand-response basis, which means that BATS will pick you up at your home and take you to your destination in Berthoud, Loveland or Longmont. Call 532-3049 to make a reservation or for more information. Service is available Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Berthoud Fire Protection District board meets on the third Tuesday of every month at the Berthoud Area Community Center, 248 Welch Ave. Agendas are avail-able two days prior to the meetings by calling 532-2264. All meetings are open to the public.

Berthoud High School parents and student volunteers. Please come to the monthly School Accountability meeting held the second Wednesday of every month at 3 p.m. in the school library. Call 970-613-7701 for more information.

Berthoud Library board meets on the first Thursday of every month in the library community room at 7 p.m.

Berthoud Lions Club meets on the first and third Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m. They meet at the Lions Depot at Third and Massachusetts. For more information, call Bob Talley at 532-2228. The Lions are avail-able to loan out supplies for handicapped or disabled people. Contact Curtis Wilson at 532-2638.

Berthoud TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensi-bly) meets every Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. at the Lions Club depot. Call Joan for informa-tion at 667-4206.

The Berthoud Transportation Advi-sory Committee meets quarterly at 8 a.m. at town hall. For information contact Eric Boyd at 532-3049.

Celebrate Recovery — 12-step pro-gram for anyone with hurts, habits or hang-ups. Wednesdays 6-9 p.m. at 250 Mountain Ave., Berthoud. Call 532-9886 during office hours. Call for more information 532-9886.

First Presbyterian Church adult bible study, every Sunday at 8:45 a.m. Facilitated by Rev. Jerry Groves. Eighth Steet and Mas-sachusetts Avenue. Everyone welcome.

Friends of the Library board meets in the library community room at 3 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month.

Historic Preservation Advisory Com-mittee meets monthly on the fourth Monday at 7 p.m. in the Town of Berthoud offices board room. For information call 970-581-4603.

Job’s Daughters Bethel #37 meets on the first and third Friday of each month at 7:15 p.m. at the Longmont Masonic Build-ing, 312 Main St. The organization is open to girls between the ages of 10 and 20 who are interested in self-improvement and service to community. For details contact Megan Fritts 970-213-9050. All girls are welcome.

Justin Bauer Memorial Post #67 of the American Legion meets on the second Thursday of each month at the Berthoud Area Community Center, 7 p.m. Contact Paul Talafuse for more information, 532-4498.

Larimer County Commissioner Tom Donnelly is in Berthoud the fourth Wednes-day of every month at the Lighthouse Cafe at 8:30 a.m.

Larimer County Open Lands — All meetings will be held on the fourth Thurs-day of each month with the exception of November and December at 500 E. Third St. in Loveland. Meeting time is from 5 – 8 p.m. Please call 679-4534 if you need more information.

Little Thompson Water District Board of Directors meeting dates and agendas are posted on their website at www.ltwd.org, The district office is at 835 E. Highway 56, Berthoud.

Longs Peak Networking meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. with the goal of assist-ing with your job search or overall career development. lpnet.org. Life Bridge Church, west on Highway 66 from the intersection of Highway 287 (Main St.), Longmont. Main entrance on west side.

Moms in Touch is currently meeting to pray for our school-aged students, teach-ers, staff and schools each Wednesday from 9-10 a.m. We would love to have you join us at Grace Place (upstairs). Any questions, contact Kim Land at 532-9886.

MOPS group is meeting at Berthoud Family Church located at 39820 Nations Way, just west of town on 56 to the curve, then it is to the east of the Carter Lake turn-off on County Road 23. The group meets the first and third Friday of each month at 9:30 a.m.

Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee regular meetings every fourth Wednesday at town hall - 6:30 p.m.

Planning Commission meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 7 p.m. at town hall.

Reminisce meets on the first and third Mondays of each month at 11 a.m. in the Berthoud Area Community Center.

Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (SALT) meets the third Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. in the Berthoud Area Com-munity Center.

Tree Advisory Committee meets on the third Monday of each month at town hall at 5:30 p.m.

Utility Advisory Committee meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at town hall.

LEGAL NOTICEThe Board of Trustees of the Town of Berthoud has scheduled a public hearing re: a proposed ordinance re: bulk water rates. The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall Board Room, 328 Massachusetts Ave., Berthoud, Co. 80513.TOWN OF BERTHOUDMary K. Cowdin, Town ClerkPublish: Aug. 9, 2012

Berthoud Community Library

Bright Writers Gathering Would you like to share your

writing with others in a supportive, non-threatening and encouraging environment?

Poetry, essays and short-stories are welcome — everyone is pro-vided an opportunity to read their work. All ages are welcome.

Our first gathering will be held Aug. 11, 3 - 4:30 p.m. in the Ber-thoud Community Library meeting room.

Come join us ... You deserve to be heard. For more information, call Scott, 303-775-3772.

Larimer County’s Environmental Stewardship Awards

The 18th Annual Larimer County Environmental Stewardship Awards program is underway. This year’s nomi-nation deadline is Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. You can nominate online at www.larimer.org/boards/eab/Awards/awards.htm or print a form at

www.larimer.org/boards/eab/Awards/ESAform.pdf, and mail it in to the address listed on the form.

A total of 63 awards have been presented since 1995 when the program began. See a complete list of winners since 1995 at: www.larimer.org/boards/eab/Awards/env_awards_winners.htm. Last year there were five recipients: The Fort Collins Bicycle Co-Op; RB + Architects; Redstone Mitigators; The Growing Project; and Irene Little.

The Board of County Commission-ers, together with the County’s Envi-ronmental Advisory Board (EAB), is seeking nominations for 2012 efforts. The awards acknowledge individuals and organizations in Larimer County who have undertaken activities that demonstrate exceptional stewardship of the environment. Residents, schools, agencies, government, businesses and other organizations are encouraged to participate. Projects can be self-nomi-nated or nominated by others, and can be either one-time efforts or on-going activities.

The Larimer County Environmental Advisory Board will review the initial nominations, and make recommenda-tions to the Board of County Commis-sioners who will present awards in December. For more information about the award or process please contact Doug Ryan, Larimer County Environ-mental Health at 498-6777, dryan@larimer.org or Diane Tokarz at the Board of County Commissioners’ office, 498-7015, dtokarz@larimer.org.

Red Haworth farm for sale by owner. 35-75 acres. 970-532-2379

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PT custodial work wanted. 12 yrs exp. at elem school. 412-0642 or 214-4316

Exp. piano teacher, have openings for students. 214-4316

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Merry’s Home Child care has openings for all ages. 970-409-8807.

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Send to editor@berthoudsurveyor.com or call 970.532.2252.

A 30++ year old class ring has been found at Berthoud High School.Call 970-613-7701 to identify and claim it.

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Piano/keyboard player for Loveland volunteer Heartbeat Kitchen Band. Thursday afternoons, call Wayne, 667-4018 or Carolyn 532-5001.

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Students going to college from the late ‘60s on probably had reading lists full of Kurt Von-

negut’s books. Vonnegut was one of the writers associated with that time period,

and his celebrity status remained for decades afterwards. Charles Shields has written a solid, if perhaps not outstanding, biography of the counter-culture writer titled, of course, “And So It Goes.”

Being popu-lar doesn’t mean an author’s books have literary merit. (Jacqueline

Susann was popular in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. Does anyone read her today?) But Vonnegut did have talent and a remarkably droll wit that showed up in his novels. I took a humanities class at the University of Florida where the exceptional professor taught one of Von-negut’s books, “God Bless You, Mr. Rose-water,” along with several established literary classics. The Vonnegut book was not out of place.

Nowadays the criterion for inclu-sion is political correctness, not liter-ary merit. Vonnegut would quality for the former but — as is not the case with much college reading — he would qualify for the latter also.

Considering how enormously popular Vonnegut was back in those days — and how critically acclaimed — it’s difficult to believe that a few years before the publication of “Slaughterhouse-Five” he

was at the bottom of the literary heap.In the intervening years, I had mis-

takenly thought that the author’s best novels, such as “The Sirens of Titan,” “Cat’s Cradle” and “Rose-water,” were published during his heyday, but they were published before he became a “big-time” author. And all of them sold so poorly the com-bined royalties would have barely covered a monthly house payment. (‘Cat’s Cradle” didn’t outsell its initial printing of 6,000 copies.) When Vonnegut hit the bestseller list with “Slaughterhouse Five,” his previous books were reprinted and then sold millions. But it’s also true that little, if any, of Vonnegut’s later work matched his pre-Slaughterhouse novels.

Vonnegut served in World War II. He was captured and held in a base-ment bunker in Dresden when it was firebombed by the Allies. The devasta-tion was unbelievable. It would haunt Vonnegut and influence his fiction. Von-negut showed physical courage in his service but, as his biographer notes, one of the sad points in the author’s life is he overcame great physical adversities but had little emotional heft and courage. A number of times in his private life he should have shown more integrity and kindness, but did not.

He did not particularly treat is first wife well. After Vonnegut’s sister and brother-in-law died, the Vonneguts took care of their four nephews. This meant their household had seven children all together. Jane, Vonnegut’s wife, basi-cally handled

everything — the cooking, washing, cleaning, and dealing with the kids.

One of his nephews, Jim Adams, would later say, “There was a definite

disconnect between the kind of guy you would imagine Kurt must be from the tone of his books, the kind of guy who would say ‘Damn it, you’ve got to be kind,’ and the reality of his behavior on a daily basis. He was a compli-cated, difficult man ... I think he admired the idea of love, community and family from a distance but couldn’t deal with the complicated emotional ele-ments they included.”

The fact that a dedi-cated politically correct

leftist who advocated kindness was not always kind should not surprise us. No more than hearing that a popular minister ran off with the piano player. Humans are flawed and fallible. They don’t always manage to live up to their idealistic codes of conduct.

Although he was not always kind, he did have people who were kind to him. Vonnegut’s biggest break came because he caught the eye of Samuel Lawrence, an editor dedicated to his writers. The break came, surprisingly, because Vonnegut had reviewed the new Random House Unabridged Dictionary. That would seem to be a dry task but his droll, amusing review impressed Lawrence. (Who had also read a previ-ous article in The New Republic saying Vonnegut was a serious, if misread, author.) Lawrence met with Vonnegut and offered him a $75,000 advance for his next novel. Vonnegut was shocked.

“That’s too much money. You will never make it back,” Vonnegut said.

“You worry about writing. I’ll worry about money,” Lawrence said.

The conversation happened just before, in the title of a chapter, The Big Ka-Boom for Vonnegut’s career. After the boom he didn’t have to worry about money or acclaim.

Will his works survive? If my old UF professor was right, yes. At least “Rose-water” should ... and “Slaughterhouse-Five.” Vonnegut has achieved a place in the nation’s literary and political history. So it goes.

As for his personal life, Vonnegut suffered through the Dresden firebomb-ing, horrific times as a prisoner of war facing starvation, and the suicide of his mother. As the philosopher once noted, “We must be very kind to everyone we meet today because we don’t know what type of burden they are under.”

It’s difficult to imagine the burdens Vonnegut may have been under. If we had faced the same challenges, we might not have done nearly as well.

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