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By Amber McIver-TraywickThe Surveyor

Dates have been set for the trial of Tanner ores, t e ert ou teen accuse o rst egree

murder and second-degree kidnapping in the disappearance and shooting death of 18-year-old Ashley Doolittle in June of last year.

Flores, 19, appeared in custody before Eighth Judicial District Judge Gregory Lammons on May 19 where the 10-day trial was scheduled to begin Sept. 25. A pretrial hearing will occur a week prior to the jury trial beginning in order to facilitate fair and expeditious proceedings.

Additionally, a motions hearing is scheduled for Aug. 24. This hearing will determine what evidence is allowed to be presented to the jury during the trial. At least one witness is expected to testify at this hearing according to Deputy District Attorney Daniel McDonald.

Flores pleaded not guilty to the charges at an arraignment hearing held in February this year.

ores attorney, anie asins i, a so e a

motion requesting his client’s mental health be evaluated prior to a trial.

Flores was arrested June 10 of last year by Mesa County Sheriff’s deputies in Collbran, Colo., on his deceased grandfather’s property where Doolittle’s body was found wrapped in a blanket in the cab of Flores’ 1999 Dodge truck. Flores allegedly shot Doolittle multiple times in the head near Carter Lake in Larimer Coun-ty before driving to the property where he was apprehended.

At the hearing earlier in the year prosecutors played video clips of Flores’ initial interview with Investigator Danny Norris of the Mesa Coun-ty eri s ce n t e c i s ores initia y claimed Doolittle grabbed the gun and pointed it at herself. After being questioned further Flores admitted he shot her twice in the back of the

ea an a t ir an na s ot w en s e i n t immediately die.

Doolittle had recently ended a year-long rela-tionship with Flores, who was reportedly “dis-traught” over the breakup.

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Trial dates set for murder suspect Tanner Flores

By Amber McIver-TraywickThe Surveyor

James Hyde, 70, of Berthoud, was convicted and sentenced on a felony count of sexual exploitation of a child on May 23.

Hyde pleaded guilty to a single count of sexual exploitation of a child for possessing more than 20 elec-tronic pornographic items containing juveniles. Eighth Judicial District Judge Susan Blanco presided over the sentencing.

Hyde was taken into custody imme-diately following the hearing and was sentenced to seven days in the Lar-imer County jail and 10 years of Sex Offender Intensive Supervised Probation. Additionally,

Hyde is to have no contact with anyone under the age of 18, is required to surrender all elec-tronic devices to the Larimer County Sheriff’s

ce , e su ect to ran o drug testing, and is to receive a psy-chiatric evaluation.

LCSO executed a search warrant on Hyde’s home at 201 10th St. on Dec. 22, 2016. The search uncovered 16 videos and 46 photographs on his computer’s hard drive that con-tained sexually explicit content of male and female juveniles. A LCSO investigation had tracked the source of pornographic images and videos of children to an IP address located at

Hyde’s home between October and December of last year, resulting in the search.

B teacher, im oric was the guest spea er at graduation this year. s. oric is retiring after teaching at B for over years.

By Dan KarpielThe Surveyor

As quickly as it began, the 2016-17 Ber-t ou ig c oo s orts season see e to come to an end. Across the spectrum, the BHS girls teams enjoyed wildly successful sea-sons. The Lady Spartans softball, volleyball, cross country, basketball and golf teams all reached the state playoffs.

The 3A state golf tournament, held this season at the Broadlands Golf Course in

roo e , was t e ast event in w ic any BHS team competed in the 2016-17 school year, and Berthoud saved the best for last. The Lady Spartans team of Molli Boruff, Shannyn McEntee, Kyra McDonald and Emma Garner posted a team score of 558 in the 36-hole event t at was goo enoug or t ace, t e est showing at state in the program’s history.

The day prior to tee-off at state, golf was the conclusion of the weather-shortened two-day state track meet at Jeffco Stadium Lakewood. The Lady Spartans saw several stellar per-formances with Sam Mulder leading the way. The junior had battled back from an injury she suffered earlier in the season to place sixth in 100 meter hurdles and 12th in the 300 hur-dles. Mulder also participated on 4 x 200 meter relay team with Cora Fate, Sophia Visger and Alyssa Bailey that raced their season-best time at state and took 11th place. Mulder, Fate and Bailey were joined by Faith Kouns on the 4 x 100 relay team that placed seventh. Sopho-more high jumper Cailey Archer, who won the event ve ti es over t e course o t e season, took ninth at state, her second top-10 showing in as many years.

The BHS girls soccer team entered the 2017 season with an almost entirely different look from the 2016 team. Berthoud lost 12 seniors to graduation and was led by new a head coach, Kelly Hardegree-Ullman. Berthoud nis e wit a overa recor as any new

faces were acclimated to varsity competition. Junior Kyley Leatherwood, who suffered a dislocated foot mid-season and missed three ga es, returne to nis t e year ea ing t e

team with 11 goals scored, while freshman Maddie Barcewski added another 10 to go with six assists to pace the Lady Spartans with 26 points.

Transitioning from doubles play to singles proved not to be a problem for tennis star Leah Marty. The sophomore turned in a strong season in three-singles for the Lady Spartans, posting a team-best 8-2 record that included a pair of wins in extra sets. Berthoud’s primary one e aney outs an i ey un green,

, two i y as er an egan ucero, an t ree ou es riana ennac er an

a i oren, airings a so oste winning records on Head Coach Leigh Vitasek’s 2017 team.

ter aving ost ve seniors, t ree o w o were starters an a ve aye signi cant minutes, the BHS girls basketball team en-tered this season not quite knowing what to expect. Yet, as the season progressed, the team got more and more comfortable as a unit, and a pair of the team’s youngest players – fresh-man Emily Cavey and sophomore Sydney Meis – turned in All-Conference-caliber seasons. Cavey led Berthoud in virtually every statis-tical category while Meis displayed almost a sixth-sense operating as the Lady Spartans point guard.

Berthoud once again made the state tourna-ment, besting JFK High 55-40 in the opening round before getting bounced-out by No. 4 seed Air Academy. With both Cavey and Meis on board for the next two seasons, the future appears awfully bright for girls basketball.

The girls cross country team, led by Maycee White and Alyssa Radloff, placed in the top 15 at regionals and, in so doing, gave Berthoud their fourth appearance at the state meet.

t state, ite nis e in t ace, e Schultz in 98th, Radloff in 121st, Liz Boznich took 135th, Kathryn Mathiesen 141st, Juli-anne Evans Dennison 148th and Cailey Archer 155th. As a team, the Lady Spartans took 19th place overall at state.

In spite of gray skies the graduation ceremony went off without a hitch as graduating seniors followed tradition by moving their tassles to the other side and throwing hats into the air. This year 157 students graduated from Berthoud High School.

The valedictorian was Alexander Hepp and the salutatorian was John Klein. The national anthem was sung by the Bridge Between Show Choir. Special attendees included Dr. Stan Scheer, superintendent of Thompson School District, TSD board members Dave Levy, Carl Langer and Pam Howard.

The class of 2017 earned over 4.7 million dol-lars in scholarships.

B teacher aurie Brandvold and graduate, Cooper elland were having a bit of fun as the graduation march into a arr fi eld began.

taff photosJarod ic ett and illiam ayne left feel the force within.

BHS graduation 2017

BHS sports 2016-17 year in review

Berthoud man convicted of sexual exploitation

Monday, May 22 Berthoud Fire Squad 11 responded

to the 200 block of Wilfred Road for a lift assist. Upon arrival found the patient on her knees. TVEMS assumed patient care.

e re crew assiste t e atient to er eet e atient i not want to e trans

ported to the hospital. Tuesday, May 23 Berthoud Fire responded to the

Berthoud Living Center for a medical. Berthoud Engine 2 was is atc e

to the 1200 block of Paramount Drive for a cut gas ine ce was a rea y on scene an wor ing on c a ing t e ine e re crew u e a ine to stan y w i e ce nis e

BFPD was dispatched to the 5600 oc o ounty oa or a

medical. TVEMS assumed patient care an t e crew assiste wit re aring t e patient for transport.

Wednesday, May 24 Berthoud Squad 11 responded to

the 3400 block of Woodcock Street for a diabetic problem.

Berthoud Fire was dispatched to , i e ar er sout oun or a

two car otor ve ic e acci ent on arriva oun two ve ic es wit o erate

a age e ounty eri arrive on scene an re ueste e to ove a ve icle onto the shoulder of lane one.

Berthoud Squad 11 responded to , i e ar er sout oun or

anot er two car otor ve ic e acci ent on arriva oun a two car acci ent

wit ig t a age arties invo ve a non in uries

BFPD responded to a otor ve ic e acci ent at t e corner o e c venue and 10th Street. Upon arrival Chief 2 re orte two car acci ent wit o erate

a age ngine was assigne to assist V an contro fl ui s in t e roa

t e e ris was c eare an scene turne over to ari er ounty eri

BFPD was dispatched to the 19000 oc o or a c i oc e in a veic e e crew use t e ig easy an wire

puller to unlock the manual lock from the SUV to release the door.

Berthoud Fire responded to I25, mile marker 250 southbound for a single

otor ve ic e ro over e crew assiste V wit atient an er or e hazard mitigation.

Berthoud Squad 11 was is atc e to t e oc o ic igan or a citien assist e crew e e c ange s o e

detector batteries and determined the car on ono i e etector was e ire

e reco en e to t e o eowner uy a new car on ono i e etector

Thursday, May 25

Berthoud Fire was dispatched to t e oc o ountain venue or a

year o e a e wit i cu ty reating. TVEMS took over patient care and t e crew assiste wit re aring t e patient for transport.

Called in by o eowner t at s o e etectors were c ir ing an t ey nee e

assistance in changing batteries. Met wit o eowner an c ange si s o e detectors in the 600 block of Hangis Drive.

BFPD was dispatched to a two car otor ve ic e acci ent at t e intersection

o ig way an ot ve icles had moderate damage and assisted

V wit atient contact ngine crew rovi e tra c contro or

Friday, May 26 Berthoud Fire responded to the

500 block of Ninth Street for a medical. V assu e atient care an a

vise we cou c ear Berthoud Fire responded to the 300

block of 42nd Street for a medical. Berthoud Fire responded to a e i

cal in the 100 block of 115th Street. Berthoud Fire responded to a e

ica in t e oc o ig way atient was trans orte

Berthoud Fire responded to a medical assist in the 7000 block of LCR 4.

o an was trans erre to V an BFPD cleared the scene.

BFPD responded to 1000 block of Second Street for a roadside medical call. Upon arrival of TVEMS, BFPD turned over patient care and cleared the scene.

BFPD was dispatched to a otor veic e acci ent at , i e ar er

southbound.

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Monday85/55

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FIREFILES

Monday, May 22Vehicle crash ig way an

ounty oa , a river was oowing a ve ic e too c ose y an was not

a e to sto uic y enoug to avoi t e vehicle in front of him, so he veered into the lane to the right and struck another vehicle instead.

Tuesday, May 23DUI: ongview rive, a ert ou riv

er was ca e in as a a ter a witness saw i stu e an get into is ve

ic e e was contacte at is resi ence, state e was into icate an ran ore than he should have. He stated he did not eat or drink since he got home.

Vehicle crash ig way an 17, a driver failed to stop in time and struck another vehicle, pushing him into a third vehicle.

Family problems orrey s ea ane, an e us an sent nu erous te t essages to is e wi e, t reatening er

new oy rien

Wednesday, May 24Vehicle crash: Ninth Street and

e c venue, a river ai e to yie rig t o way an struc anot er ve ic e

Burglary ountain venue, sus ects ro e into t e w en it was c ose ,

an sto e oneyWelfare check ourt treet, a uve

ni e was contacte at o e a ter a re ort t ey wante to urt t e se ves

Assault/domestic violence: Marshall ace, a year o ert ou wo an re

ported being punched in the face several ti es y er year o oy rien uring an argument.

Thursday, May 25Vehicle theft: Construction site at

i t treet an e ras a venue, a o cat was ta en ro a construction

site and driven around. Located about 1/2 mile from original spot.

Possession of schedule II drugs /warrant arrest: CR 10E and CR 1, a

year o a ayette an was contacte insi e a ve ic e e a two e ony warrants out o ou er ounty us ecte meth located in his pocket,

Suspicious circumstances erthoud High School, caller reported o serving a a e wit a an gun e it t e southeast portion of the school, shoot it once into the air, then go back into the sc oo u ti e units start towar

irst units on scene iscover a e wit a gun was a teac er wit a starter isto Teacher needed spent shell casing for

oc cri e scene an eci e to re a starter pistol outside of class room. The teac er eca e t e stu ent wit aw enforcement about his actions.

Friday, May 26Criminal mischief /trespass:

iscayne ourt, a resi ent re orte er win ow screen a een cut o en an so eone a ossi y trie to s i e t e oc e win ow o en

Underage marijuana use: Eighth treet an ountain venue, uring a

tra c sto it was iscovere t ree teenagers a use ari uana an are un er t e age o ari uana an a i e were located inside the vehicle.

Saturday, May 27

Menacing o ora o venue, a resient re orte a year o an ointe

a shotgun at him. The resident stated the an ca e to is ouse un invite an

pointed a shotgun at him from inside his truck.

Burglar alarm e ory ane, e uties responded to a burglar alarm at this a ress t was iscovere t e ogs set o t e a ar , ut t ey a e t e cat

Assist to Idaho Falls Police ubell Street, deputies contacted a resident to have them call Idaho Falls Police, as t ey arreste a erson t ere w o a t e resi ent s an cre it car

Theft ountain venue, an e oyee reported a male in his late teens stole the cas out o er ti ar

Sunday, May 28Trespass: First Street, a resident

re orte is ca er trai er was i ega y entere an s a ite s were ta en ro inside.

Code enforcement:ni a ro e s ar ing ro e s ni a ro e s

Words of WisdomPolitical correctness is America’s newest form of intolerance, and it is especially pernicious because it

comes disguised as tolerance.

George Carlin (1937 – 2008)

POLICEFILES

By Rudy HemmannThe Surveyor

o onne y we co e ari er ounty reasurer rene osey to t e cit

i en in or ation eeting e t e orning o e nes ay, ay , to in or t ose w o atten e o t e uties an res onsi i ities o t e county treasurer s o ce

owever, it was a arent ro t e outset of the meeting the people present were ore intereste in as ing uestions a out, or co enting on, t e atest roerty reassess ents w ic were ai e recent y

osey rovi e a roc ure w ic outine t e res onsi i ities o t e treasur

er s o ce ese inc u e ai ing ro erty ta state ents to

t e owner o recor o ecting ro erty ta es an

distributing those taxes to the taxing aut orities sc oo istricts, i rary istricts, re istricts, towns an cities, etc

eceiving, investing, an aintaining correct and proper accounting of all

onies or ari er ounty istri uting un s or t e o iga

tions o ari er ounty on t e or ers o

t e oar o ounty o issioners inistering t e a e erra ro

gra or seniors in ari er ounty inistering ersona ro erty

ay ent ans or usiness owners

• Processing abatements, tax roll corrections, certi cates o ta es ue, an re e tion ay ents rovi ing

o i e o e aut entication certi cates or o i e o es c anging owners i or

moving• Filing claims for bankruptcies

vertising e in uent ro erty ta es and conducting the annual tax lien sale

inistering t e en orse ent o tax liens

rocessing a ications or treasurer s ee s

e ocu ent rovi e y osey states t e ari er ounty ta ro is

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o e i ortant ates or t e treasurer s o ce on t e re aining ca endar:

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vertise ent o e in uent ersona ro erty an o i e o es in

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erty in cto er• Distraint of Delinquent mobile

o es an ersona ro erty in cto er nnua ta ien sa e ov onne y ty ica y osts citi en in or

ation eetings t e ourt e nes ay morning of each month. Meetings begin at a an are e in t e raihead Café conference room at Grace

ace ocate at ea ow ar r , Berthoud.

Irene Josey, Larimer County treasurer, guest at Donnelly meetingBy Surveyor staff

or over years eo e ave en oye t e annua ert ou ay estivities t e rst wee en o une

e r annua ert ou ay is sc e u e or atur ay, une n

ic ing o t e ay, once again, is t e oy couts roo un raiser anca e

Breakfast. Breakfast begins at 6:30 a.m. at the Lions Depot located at 600 Third

t t s an annua event t at rings out t e anca e over in everyone reafast costs $7 for adults and $4 for kids 12 and under.

e rest o t e ay is e wit events for all, including the Berthoud

a itat or u anity run, t e annua ert ou ay ara e, an entertainment and festivities from noon until 9

at ert ou own arert ou ay sc e u e o events oy couts un raiser anca e

rea ast, a at t e ions Depot at Railroad Park; 600 Third St.

you can eat u ts , i s an under $4

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i s an un er a start or i s starts a ter egister at www

Berthoudhabitat.org/race ert ou ay ara e, a

a ong ountain venue ore in or ation at BerthoudColorado.com.

ert ou ay estivities at own ar , oon ntertain ent or i s an a u ts, goo , eer an wine,

and vendor booths.• Main Stage entertainment includes:Cable Tenoe oo an

Sean Curtis and the Divideert ou s ot a enta ent s ow u an oos a , oon ,

west en o ert ou ar , er inivi ua or er tea reregister y

ca ing rocee s ene t ura ternative or rans ortation

Berthoud Day celebrates 63 years

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2016 revenue distribution

Schools 52.13%County 25.25%

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Thursday, June 1Join Rep. Hugh McKean, House

District 51, and Rep. Perry Buck, House District 49, for a post-session legislative wrap-up. Don’t miss this opportunity to sit and chat with your state legislators. Discuss topics of the completed session as well as your thoughts for next year. Thursday, June 1, from 6 - 8 p.m. at the Garden Room next to the Front Range Gun Club. 697 Denver Ave., Suite 100, Loveland.

Saturday, June 3Ladies of Sparta invite you to

join us at our booth during Berthoud Day. Football game, baked goods, pictures, pie throwing, fidget spinners and many great prizes. All proceeds benefit the B football program.

The 27th Annual Fire Hydrant 5K aws on the romenade benefiting

homeless animals in need is next Sat-urday, June 3. This fun, family-friend-ly walk/run and expo is the biggest canine party of the year, complete with a dog-friendly 5K walk/run, a pet expo featuring more than 70 vendors, dog contests and demonstrations, a Healthy Kids Run and new Kids Zone.

Berthoud Day: Berthoud Habitat for Humanity 5K Run/Walk, 8 a.m. at Fickel Park. Boy Scouts Pancake Breakfast, 6:30 a.m., in Railroad Park. Parade at 11 a.m. on Mountain Ave-nue. Activities in Town Park — ven-dors, music, food and beverages.

Friday, June 9

The 4th Annual St. Vrain Valley School District (SVVSD) High Schools Reunion will take place on Friday, June 9 from 6 - 9 p.m. The reunion will be held during the first owntown um-mer Concert of the season on Fourth Avenue between Main and Kimbark. Alumni from all graduating years at all SVVSD high schools — Longmont, Sky-line, Silver Creek, Niwot, Erie, Mead, Frederick, Lyons, Olde Columbine and the St. Vrain Online Global Academy — are invited to attend the reunion. To RSVP, and for more information, visit www.downtownlongmont.com/calen-dar/concert-series. Alumni are encour-aged to wear school colors.

Wednesday, June 14

Longmont and Fort Collins Aglow Lighthouses invite you to take part in the Praise in the Park event on Wednesday, June 14, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will take place in Town Park in Berthoud, 200 Seventh St. (just south of Mountain Ave. near the Berthoud swimming pool). Please join us for a finger-food brunch and fellow-ship. Please bring a dish to share and a lawn chair. For more information, call 303-506-4362 or 970-227-5740.

Saturday, June 24

The Berthoud Methodist Church is having an Indoor Garage Sale and

Shred-A-Thon on June 24th. Location is on the corner of Ninth Street and Lake Avenue. The garage sale starts at 8 a.m. and runs to 3 p.m. A little bit of everything with lots to choose from. The Shred-A-Thon runs from 10a.m. - noon. $5 per box shredded.

AnnouncementsThompson School District’s

Nutrition Services Department has an-nounced its sponsorship of the 2017 Summer Food Service program. The program feeds children (18 months – 18 yrs.) free of charge during the summer months. It will begin on Tues-day, May 30, and run through Friday, July 28, excluding the week of July 3 - 7. Days of service will vary by site.

A nutritious breakfast and lunch will be served at open sites throughout the district. Serving times will be 8 - 9 a.m. for breakfast (no breakfast ser-vice available at Conrad Ball Middle School) and 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. for lunch. Some enrolled programs will also serve meals. Please check with your specific program site for more information. Here are the locations where the program will be available:

• Monroe Elementary, 1500 N. Mon-roe Ave.

• Laurene Edmondson Elementary, 307 W. 49th St.

• Conrad Ball Middle School (no breakfast), 2660 N. Monroe Ave.

• B.F. Kitchen Elementary, 915 Deborah Dr.

• Sarah Milner Elementary, 743 Jocelyn Dr.

• Truscott Elementary, 211 W. Sixth St.

• Lincoln Elementary, 3312 N. Douglas Ave.

• Winona Elementary, 201 S. Boise Ave.

If you have any questions about the program, please contact TSD’s Nutrition Services department at 613-5143.

The Berthoud Community Li-brary istrict is offering ualified adult community members the opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma and credentialed career certificate through Career nline igh School, a program brought to public libraries by Gale, a Cengage company. The Berthoud Community Library will award a limited number of scholar-ships for Career Online High School to ualified learners loo ing to earn a high school diploma and advance their careers. Students are able to graduate in as few as six months by transferring in previously-earned high school credits, but are given up to 18 months to complete the program.

Residents can learn more about Career Online High School at the Berthoud Community Library or by visiting the library’s website, http://berthoudcommunitylibrary.org/initia-tives/career-online-high-school.

For more information, please con-tact Amie Pilla at 970-532-2757 or

[email protected]/.The Larimer County Extension

ffice announces the following oppor-tunities to learn the art and science of food preservation and preparation.

Basics of Preserving Food Safely: An overview of the basic methods of food preservation: canning, freezing and dehydration. Learn about equip-ment needed and best methods for particular foods. Tasting included. Free, registration required.

• Wednesday, June 21, 6 – 8 p.m., arimer County tension ffice,

Blue Spruce Dr., Fort Collins• Tuesday, June 27, 6 – 8 p.m.,

Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland

Pre-registration is required for workshops and space is limited. See registration link in attached brochure or call 498-6008.

Scheduled MeetingsAlcoholics Anonymous meets at

the Berthoud Lions Club every Mon-day and Friday nights from 8 to 9 p.m. Anyone desiring to quit drinking is welcome. There are no dues or fees. For more information, please call 532-4653.

Al-Anon is an anonymous fellow-ship that offers support to people whose lives have been affected by relatives and friends who suffer from the disease of alcoholism. Anonymi-ty is protected at all times. A weekly Al-Anon meeting is held in the nursery of the First Presbyterian Church of Berthoud (531 Eighth St.) on Tues-day evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Please enter through the main door on Eighth Street, then go straight ahead into the nursery. An elevator is available for those who might need it. For more information, contact Liz at 970-290-4359.

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 Transporta-tion Service (BATS) is available for Berthoud residents on a demand-re-sponse basis. Call 532-3049 to make a reservation or for more information. Service is available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 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 available two days prior to the meetings by calling 532-2264. All meetings are open to the public.

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

Berthoud Local will meet on the third Wednesday of each month at

p.m., at the nergy ogic offices, 309 Mountain Ave.

Berthoud Parents As Teachers is a free service for all families living in Berthoud who are expecting a child or with children ages birth to 5. It includes personalized visits/parent ed-ucation, group meetings and develop-mental screenings. Bilingual services available. Contact Michelle White at 970-215-0305 or [email protected]. http://berthoudpat.weebly.com.

Berthoud TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Wednesday at 8 a.m. at the Lions Club depot. Call

Julie for information at 970-587-6424. is a non-profit, non-commercial

weight-loss support group.Berthoud Town Board meets

on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Check the agendas at www.berthoud.org/government/trust-ee-docs or call 970-532-2643.

Bright By Three — Do you have a newborn or a child nearing his/her 1st or 2nd birthday? Bright by Three offers parents and caregivers free books, learning games, parenting information and connections to local resources. Request a Bright by Three program visit/parent kit today by calling Michelle at 970-215-0305 or emailing [email protected].

Calvary Berthoud Fall Ladies Bi-ble studies All women in the commu-nity are invited. Two times and loca-tions will be offered. Tuesday evenings beginning Sept. 13, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the home of Karen Meyer, please call for directions, 303-775-7457. Friday mornings beginning Sept. 16, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., 357 Mountain Ave. Call if you have questions, 303-775-7457 (breakfast is provided).

First Presbyterian Church adult Bible study, every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Facilitated by Rev. Jerry Groves. Eighth Street and Massachusetts Avenue. Everyone welcome.

Friends of the Library board meets in the library community room at 3 p.m. on the third Tuesday of ev-ery other month. Please call 970-532-2121 for exact dates.

Historic Preservation Advisory Committee meets monthly on the sec-ond Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the Town of Berthoud offices board room. or information call 970-532-2643.

Job’s Daughters Bethel #37 meets on the first and third riday of each month at 7:15 p.m. at the Longmont Masonic Building, 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 odd month at the Berthoud depot, 6 p.m. Contact Paul Talafuse for more information, 532-4498.

Ladies Bible study on Tuesday evenings at Calvary Berthoud, 357 Mountain Ave., Berthoud. Study will begin at 6:30 p.m. Please call Karen with any questions at 303-775-7457.

Larimer County Commissioner Tom Donnelly is in Berthoud the fourth Wednesday of every month at the Trailhead Cafe in Grace Place Church at 8:30 a.m.

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

Larimer County Planning Com-mission meets on the third Wednes-day of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the

earing oom, . a t., first floor, ort Collins. www.larimer.orgbcc/meetings.

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

Longs Peak Masonic regular meetings are the first and third hurs-day of the month at 7 p.m. The lodge is located at 4350 S. County Road 15H, near S. Taft, north of Berthoud. We welcome visitors to join us for dinner at 6 p.m. For more informa-tion contact Master of the Lodge Bill Hutchison, call/text 970- 347-7480 or email [email protected].

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

Northern Colorado Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society meets at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland on the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.. The public is invited to attend. There is no cost. For more information, visit http://casncc.org/.

Planning Commission meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 6:30 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.

Rural Alternative for Transporta-tion (RAFT) is door-to-door transporta-tion available to seniors and disabled adults who reside within the Berthoud Fire Protection District. Eligible rural residents may be transported into Berthoud, Loveland or Longmont Mon-day through Friday (except holidays) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eligible resi-dents who reside within the town lim-its of Berthoud may use RAFT outside of scheduled hours for Berthoud Area Transportation (BATS). Phone a RAFT Scheduler at 970-532-0808 to register as a rider.

Tree Advisory Committee meets on the third Monday of each month at town hall at 6 p.m.

U-Create studio at ildfire, at-urdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 425 Massa-chusetts Avenue, Berthoud. Kids and adult projects or do your own, fully equipped place to make art and store ongoing projects. Adults $5, under 12 $2. More details on our facebook page.

Valentine City Barbershop Cho-rus meets every Tuesday evemomg. 7 - 9 p.m. at 1st Christian Church, 2000 N. Lincoln, Loveland. For information call Brad at 970-593-2739.

COMMUNITYCALENDAR Send your calendar items regarding non-profit organizations only to [email protected] by Monday at noon.

Berthoud Community LibraryJune events

248 Welch Ave., 970-532-2730 June 3 — Library Closed for Ber-thoud DayJune 6 — 10:30 a.m., Little Adven-tures story time June 6 — 2 p.m., What good are gardens? (Teens)June 7 — 10:30 a.m., Little Adven-tures story time June 7 — 2 p.m., Kaleidoscope MusicJune 9 — 7 p.m., Quotable Movies, Back to the Future

LEGAL NOTICE

The Berthoud Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thurs-day, June 8th, 2017 beginning at 6:30 P.M to consider the Hammond Third Filing Final Plat consisting of 25.572 acres, and 72 single family homes. The property is located West of LCR 17, North of LCR 10 E, and South and East of HWY 287.

The Public Hearing will be held at the Town Hall Board Room, 807 Mountain Avenue, Berthoud, CO 80513

TOWN OF BERTHOUDTamiko Brewster, Deputy Town Clerk

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Berthoud softball, long one of the school’s most successful programs, entered the 2016 season tasked with re acing ve seniors t at inc u e both starting pitchers, both corner in- e ers, an t e tea s starting cen

ter e er et, as t e tea see ing y a ways oes, a grou o new ayers led Berthoud through the ultra-com-

etitive ri Va ey on erence V and back to the 16-team state tourna-

ent enior catc er anna anger, w o wi ay co egiate y at astings

o ege in e ras a, rovi e t e leadership while also pacing Berthoud wit a ste ar atting average

o o ore ara orissen occu ie t e circ e in o regu ar season innings, itc ing eno ena y w i e also leading Berthoud in hits and

e so o ore oine anger as an onora e ention on t e

tate tea , an t e air, a ong wit so o ore ie ears, were na e V on erence

res an s ynn a iet aye e ce tiona y we at t e ot corner and blasted a pair of homeruns in

ert ou s ga e against o see u en at t e state tourna ent in cto er

ven y t e ig stan ar s t e program has set for itself since win-ning the state championship in 2001, t e ert ou vo ey a tea turne in a antastic ca aign e

a y artans nis e t e year overa an , in winning t eir t irstraight regional championship, were one o t ree V tea s to ua i y or t e tea state tourna ent

i e a oss to ower ouse ewisPalmer on the tournament’s open-ing ay as e ert ou s o es o

oisting t e c a ions i tro y, t e a y artans won t e ay a ter in a

or ri e atc wit V arc riva in sor, t e rst win at state or

every ayer on t e tea s roster ven a i season an e s rain

i not erai t e na ig sc oo season o setter essa egen ar t

e senior s savvy court awareness an ea ers i were on u is ay night in and night out as she was na e to t ree tate tea s, too

o e V ayer o t e ear onors an , in ri , signe a etter o intent to ay at ivision ne eatt e

niversity i e re acing a ayer o egen ar t s ca i er wi e ne t to

impossible, the future appears bright as unior outsi e itter u ie ar , one o t e state s re ier ayers an a so an tate onoree, will return in the fall for her senior ca aign w ere s e wi e oine y a uartet o res an w o is aye

oise eyon t eir years an gaine inva ua e e erience in

Surveyor Female Athlete of the Year: Jessa Megenhardt

While on balance the Berthoud oys tea s i not en oy t e success

of their female counterparts, there were any rig t s ots to e oun

ert ou s oot a , oys soccer an oys as et a teams all experienced the expected struggles of rebuilding seasons with young rosters et a t ree tea s got glimpses of what could be bright utures unior tai ac yatt o

odrick led Berthoud in all-purpose yar s an tac es or oss es ite su ering a ac in ury t at cost i t e na t ree ga es o t e season, an unior receiver a e a erty hauled in three touchdown passes in

ert ou s win over re eric on ct unior soccer ayer y er ar e

scored a three-goal hat-trick in Ber-t ou s win over ea on e t an a so o ore, urtis eacoc , earning ro t e ne e a es o seniors

arsten u an oa ur y, e t e artans as et a tea in scoring average a ter aving egun t e

season on t e tea s unior varsity roster

es ite a re on erance o yout on the roster and a season that saw severa ayers su er in uries, t e

wrest ing tea turne in anot er strong er or ance i artan gra ers a ton i ia s

oun s , orres , igue ar iento , ustyn in y , att ai ey an yatt arson

re resente ert ou at t e state tourna ent ai ey, a our ti e state ua i er, c ose out is ig school wrestling career with a strong t ace nis at state, w i e in

ey, ust a so o ore, too t e oiu or t e secon ti e in as any

years y winning is t ir ace out in a ecision in overti e

i e t eir counter arts on t e at, t e ase a tea a so turne in a strong season e artans nis e wit a winning recor ,

overa , or t e secon ti e in as any years, as t e ar wor an

ager u y ouns w o a so ea s t e so t a s ua as ut in to rebuild the program is beginning to ay ivi en s ven t oug ert ou isse t e ostseason y ust fractions of points in the RPI, strong performances from a deep and talent-e roster saw t e artans co etitive in ust a out every ga e o t e year enior itc er os ua rc er recovere ro a torn su ere ast su er to ea t e V in

stri eouts, nis secon on t e tea in a et ora o o ensive categories, an signe a etter o intent to ay

ivision ase a at ennessee s e ont niversity

i e a ew o t e oys tea s strugg e , t ere were a itany o strong in ivi ua er or ances

o er os c u ac er, w o was oine as an on erence se ection

wit unior ac u e , signe a etter o intent in ri to ay go

co egiate y at no o ege in

inois enior os oy e a so s ine as an on erence se ection in oys cross country, an is th ace nis at the state meet was the best show-ing y a ert ou oys runner in years oy e an ar e were oine

y y i ia s an ar os utierre

to nis in th ace in t e re ay at t e state trac eet

In what was perhaps the most notewort y singu ar in ivi ua eror ance y any at ete on t e

season, unior roc Vot recor e a ar o in t e tri e u at t e an a ess nvitationa on ri , rea ing a recor t at a stoo

since Vot u ti ate y too th ace in t e tri e u at state e

unior was oine y a erty, yan c a an igue ar iento in

t e an re ay tea s t at too o e ourt an t ace, res ective y, at t e state eet Vot is also the football team’s starting

uarter ac w ere e was se ecte an on erence onora e entione er or ance turne in, not

on y t is season ut over t e course o is ig sc oo career, ut ia ate

y on ar wit any at ete w o as ever co e t roug ert ou ig

ate y, w o atten s ut swi s or o son Va ey, won state tit es

in an yar reesty e events at t e state eet in o ora o rings

ate y turne in t e astest ti es in any c assi cation in t e state, reaing t e stan ing recor s in eac race an earning erican recognition e two state tit es e too

o e in roun out a ig sc oo swimming resume that also includes state tit es in yar reesty e races as ot a so o ore an a unior

e our ti e state c a ion as co itte to restigious ort western niversity in inois w ere t e con itioning e eve o e swi ing at a titu e wi no ou t give i an a vantage over is ig en on erence co etition

Surveyor Male Athlete of the Year: Liam Gately

e s orts season ar e t e ast or severa o ert ou s most successful and longest-tenured

ea coac es rest ing coac cott ic ert, gir s as et a coac an y ar , vo ey a coac ais a g o, oys soccer coac ason ug es an

gir s go coac ary ur in wi not e ea ing t eir res ective tea s

co e ne t season ot ic ert an g o wi e re ace y ong ti e

assistants i arron an i antos, res ective y antos rece e g o as

ea coac ust as ar s re ace ent, an i son, was is re ecessor ur in s re ace ent as yet to e

na e , ut it was con r e ear ier in t e year t at cott as en e er, w o teac es at urner i e c oo , wi e ug es re ace ent on t e

oys soccer tea e ig sc oo s orts

season wi egin in i ugust

& RECREATION

BHS sports 2016-17 year in review

Liam Gately — Surveyor male athlete of the year

SPORTS — YEAR IN REVIEW cont. from page 1

Jessa Megenhardt — Surveyor female athlete of the year

Berthoud Weekly Surveyor June 1, 2017 Page 5

H.C. “Hank” Lovejoy was the mid-dle son of Elijah and Katherine Lovejoy. His older brother, Harry

Lovejoy, was the topic of last week’s tale. Along with their younger brother Char-ley, the Lovejoy brothers were among

ert ou s rst citi ens t a ti e in the 1880s and 1890s when wheat was king of the Little Thompson Valley, the Lovejoys were threshermen whose crews harvested grain throughout the region. Hank’s 1932 obituary noted, “He helped thresh millions of bushels of grain and it is claimed that he put more bushels of wheat through a separator than did any other man in northern Colorado.”

Like his older brother, Hank was a re an in ert ou s ose co any in

the 1890s. He also worked at the lo-ca fl our i an , uring t e su er

harvest season, operated steam engines that powered grain separators (threshing ma-chines).

e r o Lovejoy Broth-ers operated multiple separa-tors in order to keep up with the rapid pace of the grain harvest. In September 1907 the Berthoud Bulletin recount-ed, “H.C. Love-joy, in charge

of one of the Lovejoy Brothers’ threshing out ts, recent y a e a recor rea ing run — threshing out over 3,100 bushels of wheat on the DeFrance and Allen ranches in one day — about twelve hours. His out t consists o a se arator an an 18-horsepower Gaar-Scott engine. There are fourteen machines at work between the Big Thompson and Little Thompson, tributary to Berthoud, all busy. Hank will knock out his part of the grain all right.”

When the newspaper article was pub-lished in 1907, Hank had been married to the former Miss Nellie Ellis of Loveland for three years. The couple made their home in “Stringtown,” a line of houses along the main road (present-day High-way t at e ten e east ro erthoud.

Tragedy struck on Sept. 19, 1908,

when Nellie met her death in a runaway buggy accident four miles north of Long-mont. Along with Mrs. Ernest Newell and Miss Susie Layden, a teacher at Whipple School, Nellie was returning to Berthoud when the horse pulling the buggy spooked and ran out of control. She was thrown from the wagon and killed. Nellie was buried in Loveland’s Lakeside Cemetery. Hank never remarried.

Lovejoy continued to work with his brothers in an alfalfa milling and threshing business until 1912 when he accepted a position with the Gaar-Scott implement company of Indiana. Lovejoy’s grain t res ing e erience an t e act he had worked as a machinist in Victor and other Colorado mining camps as a young an, ua i e i or e oyment by the company that manufactured engines and threshing machinery.

Lovejoy’s new position may have been more than he bargained for. In July 1912 the Berthoud newspaper announced, “H.C. Lovejoy left on Wednesday morning for La Porte, Indiana, the headquarters of the Gaar-Scott people, makers of en-gines, separators, etc. From La Porte the company will send Hank to Russia to look a ter e ert ac ine wor or t e , suc as setting up engines and other machin-ery, and demonstrating for the Russian

urc asers e i cation is estiny in t e tsar’s empire had not, so far as he knew when he left, been decided upon, but it will likely be Odessa, on the Black Sea, in the South Russia country.”

In late July 1912 Lovejoy departed New York City on the German steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II. Constructed in 1902, Kaiser Wilhelm II was an enormous passenger ship designed for high-speed trans-Atlantic service. Lovejoy’s voyage took him to Plymouth, England and then Bremen, Germany, where he transferred to a train that took him to the Russian city of Odessa. Lovejoy was violently sea-sick throughout his ocean journey.

Letters Lovejoy had promised to the Berthoud Bulletin were never published but, upon his return in November 1912,

the newspaper observed, “Hank Lovejoy returned from Russia last Saturday look-ing, if possible, more good natured than ever. The young ladies of the town have been on the qui vive ever since they heard he had sailed, and a happier lot of girls never were than the bunch that greeted him on his return. His older friends, and they constitute the rest of the population of Berthoud and vicinity, are just as glad to see him home, but are not quite as de-

onstrative as is o en or so est gir sIn later years Hank was described as

“one of Berthoud best known and best liked men.” In 1932 he was laid to rest in Berthoud’s Greenlawn Cemetery. He was survived by his younger brother Char-ley, who had relocated from Berthoud to

sinore, a i , in or t e ene t o his health.

A LOOK AT BERTHOUD

Tales of the Little Thompson

Mark French

Berthoud’s Hank Lovejoy consulted in Russia in 1910s

Photo courtesy of the Berthoud Historical Societyan ovejoy was a fi reman in Ber-

thoud Hose No. 1 in 1890. Lovejoy and his brothers were among orthern Col-orado s most well- nown threshermen.

Rebecca ‘Becky’ Biava ZuercherOct. 3, 1948 — May 18, 2017

Rebecca ‘Becky’ Biava Zuercher, of Powell, Wyo., died May 18, 2017, in Bill-ings, ontana e was

Becky was born in McLeansboro, Illi-nois, on ct , , to ete an au ine (Camarata) Biava.

Becky lived in various parts of the world before settling in Northern Colora-do, where she eventually met and married

avi uerc er in arc o Becky always held a big heart for all

animals, and enjoyed her dogs, horses, and farming with David. She was part of a country music duo for many years, per-forming for various occasions and venues.

After successfully running and oper-ating cavating wit avi ro

to , t ey ove ro o ora o to Powell to continue their passion for farming and animals. Becky treasured spending time with her friends, family, and being outside; as well as being an ac-tive member of Faith Community Church in Powell.

She is survived by her husband, David Zuercher; stepdaughters Heidi Zuercher of Loveland, Colorado, Lisa Zuercher of Denver, Colorado, Leslie Zuercher Orlick (Scott Orlick), and grandson Brody Orlick of Milliken, Colorado.

Becky was preceded in death by her parents.

Per Becky’s request, no memorial service will be held, but a celebration of her life will be conducted later this sum-mer by her family and friends. Memorial

donations can be made in her honor and memory to any animal rescue foundation or shelter.

David SkilesJuly 18, 1951 — May 22, 2017

avi ustin i es, , asse away on Monday night, May 22, at home in Berthoud, Colo. He was born in Moscow,

Idaho, on the July 18, 1951, to David O. Skiles and Lois Bedell Skiles.

Dave is sur-vived by his wife o years Vic i and a son (David John) 33 years of age; along with a brother (Doug) and sister (Denise) both

years o age Dave was a

multi-faceted man, earning a master’s degree from Regis University and an electrical engineering degree from University of Colorado Den-ver, in addition to a West Point degree. He worked on the largest hydro-electric tur-ines in erica, infl uence t e esign o

spill-proof modular gel batteries, designed an anne t e i e use re eve o ent of Stapleton airport using GIS, and then later directed and instructed a national-ly-awarded Geoscience program at Front Range Community College.

e oria service an refl ection gatering was held on Wednesday, May 31, 2017, the service at 2 p.m., and reception at 3 p.m. at Allnutt Funeral Service, 2100 North Lincoln Ave., Loveland, CO 80538.

OBITUARY

David Skiles

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AND COMMENTARY

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We will print as many letters as possible, and letters from Sur-veyor subscribers and residents of Berthoud will have fi rst prior-ity. We welcome opinion letters but when inaccurate information is presented as fact, letters will be sent back to the writer for revisions.

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Larimer County Community Development Department, in partnership with consultants

Logan Simpson and Michael Baker (the team), are in the process of de-veloping a new comprehensive plan for Larimer County. The develop-ment of the comprehensive plan will

occur in two phases. Phase one will cover the mountain areas, while phase two will cover the remaining portion of the county. Ulti-mately the two phases will come together as the Larimer County Com-prehensive Plan.

e rst phase of this endeavor will estab-lish a long-range framework for decision-making, covering the unin-corporated mountain areas of west-ern Larimer County, and is being referred to as “The Mountain Resil-ience Plan.” This plan will identify a vision for the mountain areas, with the capacity for subarea plans aimed at re ne visions centering on oca communities. Furthermore, the plan will establish resiliency policies and practices for county and mountain communities to proactively plan for unforeseen events or disasters.

As of this date, the data collection and analysis stage of the project has been completed, and the team is mov-ing into public outreach to establish a vision for the mountain areas. During this stage the team will be attending local events to gather valuable input from residents, who will have the op-portunity to voice their opinion about the future of their mountain commu-nities. Below are the events the team plans on attending:

Big Thompson Canyon Pancake Breakfast, Sunday, June 4, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Big Thompson Canyon Associa-tion building, 1479 W, Highway 34

acier View i re o unity Preparedness Day, Saturday, June 10, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Glacier View Fire Station, 1414 Green Mountain Dr., Livermore.

If you are attending one of these events we invite you to stop by and share your thoughts about the future of your community, as Larimer Coun-ty values your perspective regarding the future of your community.

Thompson School District provides exceptional service, value to our community

Guest Columnist

Matt LaffertyLarimer Countyplanner

Larimer County seeks public outreach in development of new comp plan

Turner Middle School Honor Roll

GPA: 3.0-3.49 — Grade 6 — Maliki Alexander, Kash Anderson, Scarlett Austin, Skylar Billings, Jeffrey Boddy, McKenzie Brown, Benjamin Bruno, KeeLei Burrows, Stella Cabrera, Ken-yan Clarkson, Evan Clegern, Autumn Collyer, Anna Cuba-Garcia, Mollie Davidson, Caiden Day, Sophia Feller, Hannah Ford, Christian Foxworth, Cayman Freeman, Lindsay Garcia, Ava Maria Glasser, Casey Gustafson, Audriana Gutierrez, Haley Hanks, George Harrigfeld, Jacob Hoogland, Ian Hopkins, Kaitlin Horvath, Patri-cia Huneycutt, Benjamin Hymel, Madison Kenner, Emily Klos, Eliana Knode, Anya Knoll, Landon Kuntz, Willem Larson, Taylor Lundgreen, Maryn Maggi, Liberty Markey, Kon-nor McAdams, Blake McKay, Izabella Miller, Marlee Morris, Leia Nolen, Sean Oberg, Kaitlynne Parsons, Axel Peterson, Jackson Riffell, Kiera Robb, Manuel Sanchez Lopez, Evan Sau-get, John Schachterle, Vivian Schiral-di, Logan Schluessler, Austin Schul-tz, Madden Shephard, Nolan Simon, Jett Tanner, Kelsi Thoren, Evan Tor-res, Sydney Tow, Serah Trowbridge, Kaitlyn Vierra, Brandon Wageman, Abigail Wiggins, Riley Witting, Dylan Woods, Lauren ZavednakGrade 7 — Brendan Barcews-ki, Paige Bauer, Aline Boyd, Abby Bunch, Cade Calkins, Tanner Co-ble, Jaxon Corbett, Aidon Daehling, Brandon Daehling, Reese Dens-born, Madison Dodson, Gage Dow-er, Kylie Finnegan, Frankie Flores, Hope Frisby, Jackson Giles, Garrett Glasser, Zheya Hawk, Hope Heavi-lin, Grayson Heyart, Jade Hobert, Brenden Hofmeister, Tyler Holden, Hannah Hoots, Martin Juhasz, Micae-

la Kilgroe, Anthony Knobloch, Sam-uel Kruman, Jakob Morgan, Xochitl Nieto, Taylor Olsen, Anika Pivetta, Nathaniel Prewitt, Derek Rennaker, Ashton Scaggs, Tyler Schnedeck-er, Zoe Schoo, Kyle Sethre, Skyler Spirit, Aspen Stalnacker, Christo-pher Tunnicliff, William VanderWall, Elliana von Seggern, Allison Waller, Nolan YoungGrade 8 — Natalie Antczak, Ka-leb Brown, Callie Buckridge, Peter Bullett, Austin Burdette, Vanessa Butterfi eld, Justin Carter, Benjamin Casper, Madeline Davies, Kylee Densborn, Jonah Doyle, Salvador Erives Varela, Kenneth Fishburn, Tess Foley, Donovan Garvin, Gabri-elle Gudino, Kobi Hobert, Maggie Horsch, Kysa Keck, Boyd Killian, Logan Nissen, Erin Preusse, Samuel Reckase, Adrian Reghitto, Mireya Rennaker, Sydney Robb, Justin Schnedecker, MariAnna Smith, Dylan Stearns, Kolten Strait, Kace Thoren, Brandon Tivey, Kaitlyn Tunnicliff,

Cameron Vasco, Nicholas Williams, Kaitlin WilliamsGPA: 3.5-3.99 — Grade 6 — Zoe Campbell, Megan Carder, Ava Con-don, Lucas Garcia, Daniel Hatton, Jesse Hatton, Robert Holt, Benjamin Hughes, Holly Jaros, Kaleb Johnson, Kendra Maitland, Nicolette Marty, Grazia Novak, Kayla Petrovich, Avery Tartaglia, Nathan Woo, Adele Zim-merlingGrade 7 — Maegan Beal, Cody Blough, Emma Brekenfeld, Goldy Coder, Lawson Dawe, Libby DeCo-teau, Madeline Dodd, Evan Erick-son, Carly Fischer, Emma Genger, Max Goodrich, Cambree Hall, Erick Hatanaka, Allison Hocker, Sydney Hocker, Holden James, Jenna Jenkins, Devin Kaufman, Margaret Klein, Lia Koolstra, Margaret Langer, Kenna Lo-renzen, Alexandria Mahoney, Kellen Marks, Kade Miller, Haylee Nygard, Ally Padilla, Matthew Pelphrey, Sierra Pirkey, Sidney Premer, Katharine Rafferty, Kaden Sandvik, Samara

Santos, Nevaeh Stanford, Annika Viamonte, Annabelle Wiggins, Zoe Wilkinson, Oscar WintourGrade 8 — Genevieve Babyak, Kailena Bohnstengel, Riley Breit-stein, Aiden Cranwell, Riley David-son, Carolyn Dodd, Abigail Dodd, Lila Domenico, Gabrielle Earl, Macy Fitzgerald, Breanna Fowler, Adelaide Giles, Elijah Greenslit, Summer Hall, Madison Hart, Maxwell Horvath, Charles Hoskins, Joseph Killian, Lily Lind, Isabella Malherbe, Luke Namesnik, Ella Grace North, Kellan Oliver, Shawn Phipps, Joshua Samu-els, Allyson Sandy, Emma Tartaglia, Wesley WooGPA: 4.0 — Grade 7 — Hallie Cook, Sophie Green, Elizabeth Mead, Ka-leigh Schanker, Sarah SchumacherGrade 8 — Cannon Ayres, Priscil-la Conde, Jamie Dellwardt, Rachel Hoogland, Alana Hymel, Sarah Kouns, Gretchen Marty, Eliana Paradise, Jordan Reichhardt, Corey Schanker, Ellie Yuska

If you are a property owner like I am, perhaps you recently opened a letter from the county asses-

sor s o ce ances are it containe a notice the assessed value on your property had increased in the latest assessment process and, as a result, you may see a bump in your taxes be-ginning in 2018.

Property taxation, of course, is a double-edged sword. On one hand, nobody likes paying more taxes than they have to, and it isn’t fun getting a noti cation you wi e aying ore in the coming months. Yet, on the other hand, higher taxation is often due to the fact your property is now worth more — which is great news if you decide to sell your property some-day.

One of the common misconceptions about taxation for school districts revolves around the belief that when taxes go up, that automatically means the district gets to collect extra tax money. And that is not true. Here in Colorado our education nancia syste is ui t u on a con

cept called “equalization.” The system is designed to help ensure smaller districts and communities can receive the taxpayer support they need to fund their educational efforts and compete with other communities on a more equal footing. A small district with 1,000 students spread out across 350 square miles simply cannot oper-ate as e cient y as a istrict t at as 20,000 students in an area of only 30 square miles. So, for example, while a city district may receive $7,500 per student each year in state funding, for a rural school district that total may be closer to $16,000 per student.

In Colorado the state sets a fund-ing level for each school district based on a state constitutional funding formula. The funding amount set by the state is generated from property and vehicle registration taxes, with the remaining amount coming from the state’s general fund. Property and vehicle registration taxes are collect-ed locally and remitted to the school districts. Through a process called “equalization,” the state contributes

the remaining amount need-ed to meet a school district’s total funding amount, as determined by the state’s formula. When Thompson’s local property assessments increase, which results in higher prop-erty taxes, that increased amount simply

reduces the amount the state is re-quired to contribute in order to meet the allocated formula amount. Our per-pupil amount scheduled for the 2017-2018 school year is $7,279, which does not go up.

is is w y t e so ution to ing funding problems at school districts around the state boils down to two alternatives: receiving more funding from the state’s formula through a higher per-pupil revenue amount, or passing a mill-levy override measure t at irect y ene ts t at sc oo istrict. At this time there is no indica-tion the state will step up to provide the increased funding support our students need. This is why so many school districts, including Thompson, have begun asking their communi-ties for more local support through mill-levy overrides, as those dollars go directly to that local district as a supplement to help overcome the lack of funding from the state. The extra dollars raised through these mea-sures remain in the community as a supplement.

While Thompson has 11 different fund categories, the primary oper-ations of the district are conducted through the general fund, due to the restrictive nature of the other funds. The 10 other fund categories are restricted in use by revenue and expenditures. As an example, Nu-trition Services is designated as a “special fund” that receives its reve-

nue in the form of federal subsidies and student meal fees. Expenditures associated with the student meal pro-gram are restricted to only the activ-ities of the food service program. The same is true of the bond redemption fund, where revenues collected are distributed solely to the retirement of bonded debt. The total available in all funds is $185 million. This is a lot of money. But when you calculate the support per student per day based on approximately 16,000 students in 33 school buildings pre-K through 12th grade, the dollar amount is surpris-ingly small.

Allow me to explain: $185 million divided by approximately 16,000 students pre-K through 12th grade and then divided by 169 school days equals $68.41 per day per student for a u sca year is tota covers a the support students receive; such as sta ng, using, ui ing aintenance, technology, athletics and extracurricular activities, summer school programs, and all restricted uses in all funds.

Thompson’s total educational mill-levy rate has decreased from 43.47 mills in 2007 to 38.349 mills today due to an increase in assessed prop-erty valuation. As compared to other districts in the area, TSD’s mill-levy rate is approximately 16 mills (30 percent) below our neighboring school districts to the north and south. These communities have supple-mented their budgets with mill-levy override measures while also expe-riencing comparable growth in their assessed valuation.

Thompson has one of the lowest school tax rates in the region, and that has not changed with the recent increase in property valuation. We will continue to serve our students while continuing to look for new ave-nues to garner the resources that are needed to educate our community’s youth.

Thank you for your support.

Dr. Stan Scheer is the superinten-dent of the Thompson School District.

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Dr. Stan ScheerThompson SchoolDistrict

& MAKE IT A GREAT DAY

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ARIES - March 21/April 20Aries, remaining quiet about how you

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putting things back on track at work, Taurus. After a little turbulence, every-thing will work out once more with you on task.

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but you have to give it a try. Start slowly with little things that may not affect you as much, then build up to bigger changes.

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week because you haven’t run up against much resistance lately, Cancer. Just don’t believe everything will be a piece of cake,

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CAPRICORN - Dec. 22/Jan. 20Others realize you are willing to put in

long hours when you see the possibilities for a positive return, Capricorn. Share this enthusiasm with others and they might reciprocate.

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others can rely on, Aquarius. The waters could get a little choppy this week, and others will need a strong anchor to get them by.

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scare off others, even when they don’t agree with your views. Continue to be open and honest.

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Our look at American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs’ wildly successful series of Tarzan novels, which be-

gan in 1912 with “Tarzan of the Apes,” en e wit a artia syno sis o t at rst

novel.As you may

remember, Tar-zan was just en-tering adulthood, so that would put him in his late teens. (My synopsis is based on an outline of the novel on Wikipedia.)

Picking up the storyline of the novel from there:

After re-covering from the wounds

su ere in t e g t wit t e arge go-rilla, Tarzan’s adoptive mother Kala is struck down with a poison arrow by the son of the king of a tribe of cannibalistic Africans that had moved into the area. Tarzan tracked down and avenged Kala’s killing by killing her attacker, but not before having followed the African to his village.

Tarzan began a series of hit-and-run raids on the tribe’s village, stealing var-ious weapons which were new to him. He repeatedly raided the tribe’s village without being seen and causing conster-nation among the superstitious members of the tribe, stealing poison-tipped arrows produced by the tribe, and playing cruel tric s on t e t rst t e e ers o the tribe did not know how to regard this strange phantom-like being that continu-ally tormented them. The tribe members eventually decided to try to appease him as they would an evil spirit.

Following much practice with the bow and arrows stolen from the tribe, Tarzan eco es ro cient enoug wit t e new

weapon to hit moving animals. This only increase is ro ciency as a unter

Kerchak, leader of the great ape community of which Tarzan was a part, became jealous of him. Tension between t e ui s unti erc a , e wit hatred and rage, launches an attack on Tarzan. The attack is unsuccessful and following an epic struggle, Kerchak lies dead, and Tarzan, by virtue of his victory over the existing ruler, assumes the role of “King” of the apes.

It is in Tarzan’s 20th year a new group of human beings is shipwrecked and ma-rooned on the western coast of Africa. The party included an American professor, Archimedes Q. Porter, the professor’s assistant, Samuel Philander, and the professor’s daughter Jane. She is, by all accounts, quite a fetching specimen of wo an oo , an t e rst w ite wo an Tarzan has ever seen. Also included was his blood relative, William Cecil Clayton, who happens to hold the estate and title both of which rightfully belong to Tarzan. All of this being unbeknownst to William, who believes no other heirs exist. Tar-zan observes the troupe from high in the trees, secretly watches over them, and at one point rescues Jane from a dangerous encounter with a lion.

Another newcomer to the scene was a renc nava o cer, ieutenant au D’Arnot. He is a crewmember of a French naval cruiser that locates the group of castaways and rescues them. Unfortu-nately, D’Arnot is given up as having been killed by natives and is left behind with Tarzan nursing him back to health. He befriends Tarzan and teaches him to speak the French language as well as the

ner oints o iving in civi i e society(I will leave the narrative at this point

in the event someone might want to read the novel and would prefer I not reveal the ending. The entire novel is available on ine as a ree e ro anet oocom among several other websites. Sim-ply key in the name of the novel you are interested in reviewing.)

Don Markstein, in his toonopedia.com website states the initial installment of the “Tarzan” comic strip was to run 10 weeks. The storyline of the series closely o owe t e rst urroug s nove , wit

the babe being orphaned at a young age, is raised by an ape surrogate mother, and grows up to fall in love with Jane Porter.

The artist for this initial offering was Hal Foster, who later created the “Prince Valiant” strip. Foster had been doing advertising illustrations before hearing of the “Tarzan” job. He was praised for panel composition, draftsmanship, and drawing of the human anatomy and every other aspect of the work he did on “Tar-zan.” When the 10 weeks was up, and not having been informed whether the strip would be continued, Foster went back to advertising.

The Metropolitan Newspaper Service (later United Feature Syndicate) decid-ed to renew “Tarzan” and gave the strip to a staff Artist Rex Maxon. A full-color Sunday page was added in March 1931, which Maxon also drew. In September of that same year Foster was assigned the Sunday page.

According to Markstein, Foster is said to have stated taking the “Tarzan” offer was a bit like “selling his birthright for a mess of pottage.” However, after thinking about the matter said, “Wouldn’t it be nice if I had a little bit of pottage right now?” He later admitted he got through most of the Great Depression by “eating ape.”

Foster ended his association with “Tar-

zan” by moving to King Features in 1937 and created “Prince Valiant.” The “Tar-zan” strip was given to Burne Hogarth, considered by many to be the very best “Tarzan” artist, which is saying some-thing when taking into account the qual-ity of the other early artists who worked on the strip.

The Tarzan character has proven to be very durable when one considers all of the comic books and magazines it has been printed and reprinted in. The “Tarzan” strip has been reprinted in comic books specializing in United Feature comics (such as Sparkler and Tip Top Comics) and there have been separate reprint

editions featuring Foster’s, Maxon’s and Hogarth’s work on the strip.

The Tarzan character also inspired imitators, including “Kaanga,” “Ka-Zar,” “Jo-Jo the Congo King,” “Wambi the Jungle Boy,” and many others. “Sheena,

ueen o t e ung e was t e rst o many female Tarzan imitators.

Hollywood also has its share of Tarzan a a tations, e egen o ar an e-ing the latest offering from there. As far as the newspaper comics are concerned, a “Tarzan” strip may still be running in selected comic sections, although they would all be reruns.

I’ll see you in the funny papers.

See you in the funny papers — Tarzan Part II

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