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Photo by Amber McIver-Traywick

Children line the streets of Berthoud for the annual Berthoud Day parade and to pick up all the candy the parade participants throw out to them.

Who to call

Emergency Contacts — 911

Berthoud Fire Protection District — 970-532-2264

Larimer County Sheri ’s O ce/Berthoud Squad — 970-532-

2611

Larimer County Sheri — 970-484-4037

Colorado State Patrol — 303-239-4501 (24 hours)

Town of Berthoud

Town Hall — 970-532-2643

Code Enforcement — 970-532-2643

Public Works —970-532-2643

Parks and Recreation — 970-532-1600

Berthoud Recreation Center - 970-532-1600

Berthoud Municipal Court - 970-532-2643

Utilities

Sewer- Town of Berthoud — 970-532-2643

Water - Town of Berthoud — 970-532-2643

Water- Little Thompson Water District — 970-532-2096

Natural Gas/Electric - Xcel Energy — 800-772-7858

Electric - Poudre Valley REA — 800-432-1012

Comcast — 970-663-2000

Century Link — 800-244-1111

Schools

Berthoud Elementary School — 970-613-7500

Ivy Stockwell Elementary School — 970-613-6100

Turner Middle School — 970-613-7400

Berthoud High School — 970-613-7700

Thompson School District — 970-613-5050

Churches

Berthoud United Methodist Church — 970-532-2142

Calvary Berthoud — 970-315-3370

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints — 970-532-2155

First Presbyterian Church of Berthoud — 970-532-2192

Grace Place — 970-532-9886

New Freedom Church — 970-344-5139

Miscellaneous Numbers

Berthoud Area Chamber of Commerce — 970-532-4200

Berthoud Area Community Library — 970-532-2757

Berthoud Area Transportation Service (BATS) — 970-5322730

Berthoud Golden Links Senior Services — 970-532-2730

Berthoud House of Neighborly Service — 970-532-0161

Berthoud Post O ce — 970-532-0166

Berthoud Rural Alternative For Transportation (RAFT) — 970-532-0808

Berthoud Weekly Surveyor newspaper — 970-532-2252

Larimer County Government O ces - Fort Collins

970-498-7000 — larimer.org

Larimer County Voter Registration — 970-498-7820

Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum — 970-532-2147

Larimer County Motor Vehicle Registration — 970-679-4521

State of Colorado Driver’s License — 303-205-5600

Weld County Government O ces — Greeley

970-356-4000 — weldgov.com

Berthoud’s Roots mural a work of public art reflecting our past

By Terry Georgia The Surveyor

One of the most distinctive and recognizable landmarks in Berthoud is the enormous, brightly colored mural adorning the south side of the historic grain elevator on Third Street downtown. Called “Berthoud’s Roots,” the mural was es ne o re ec e r c r fo n on of er o ’s history and community values.

Northern Colorado artist Susan Dailey, an experienced muralist, started designing the piece in 2004, working closely with the Berthoud Arts & Humanities Alliance (BAHA) to approve the design and secure the permissions necessary to use the grain elevator as her canvas. It took almost a year to design the mural, another four months to paint it, and about three weeks to install it. In all, the artists spent more than 2,000 o rs over five on s co e e e project once it was approved. Each step was an enormous challenge.

Dailey had painted many murals, but none on such large scale. She enlisted the help of artist Eleanor Yates to help move the project from concept to completion. Dailey and es firs e en es s just ten years old and Dailey wast a substitute art teacher in her school. “Then when I was 12, I saw Susan painting the mural at Avogadro’s Number [in Ft. Collins] and I was hooked. I thought it was so cool,” Yates remembered of their earliest encounters, “but it wasn’t until I was in college that we really met and started doing some small projects together.” Yates eventually went to Philadelphia, where she studied with Meg Saligman, a muralist who has done some of the largest public murals in the world. Saligman’s innovative technique would make Berthoud’s mural possible.

The mural is not actually painted directly on the building. Instead, Dailey and Yates painted 55 acrylic panels in Daie ’s s o c ne e s res five fee five fee nce e n n s fin s e e ne s ere sec re o e grain elevator using Saligman’s technique which Dailey describes as “kind of like decoupage.”

All 55 panels had to be aligned perfectly, which Dailey said was daunting. “I’m used to working on murals I can step back from,” said Dailey, describing the challenge of not being able to see anything but small parts of the design while they were working, “we didn’t know what this one was really going to look like until it was up. That was scary!”

Yates agreed. They not only had to wrangle the huge panels in the studio, they had to use a huge industrial lift as their

working platform when it came time to install the panels on the grain elevator. “I had to learn to drive and maneuver a lift for this project,” said Yates with a laugh, “being an artist means learning all kinds of new skills!”

Dailey and Yates recruited other helpers including local artist Juli Schrader to assist with the installation. Yates remembers how much fun they had working on the mural together, “All three of us love to sing, so we’d be up on that lift singing three-part harmonies. It was so much fun.”

Both Dailey and Yates fondly recall their time working in Berthoud. “The whole thing was such a warm experience for us,” said Dailey, “local people stepped in to help. Everyone was great.” Yates remembers the kindness of Berthoud residents as well, “It was fun to be there,” she said, “people were so supportive and so kind. Small farming towns are not a thing of the past. I hope that feeling lives on in the mural.”

The people depicted in the mural are reminiscent of a multi-generational farming family. Several Berthoud residents served as models for the painting, but it does not portray a particular family, instead, it is meant to represent the family values that were there at the town’s founding and still still prevail in Berthoud today.

The grain elevator on which e r s fi e s firs in 1885 according to the Berthoud Historical Society. It later became r of o r e n 888

The mill was Berthoud’s only factory from the 1880s to the 1940s. The mill was demolished in 1966, but the grain elevator remained in use until 1980. Since 2013, the building has been home to The Rancher’s Wife, a store selling Colorado-made products, vintage items, antiques and collectibles.

The Berthoud’s Roots mural was completed and dedicated on November 12, 2005. It requires a fresh protective coating every seven years to ensure the colors stay bright and free from damage. Susan Dailey hopes to retouch the painting and apply that protective coating in the spring or summer of 2023.

Susan Dailey is still painting and plays in a bluegrass band called The McDaileys. Ella Yates is now a music therapist and touring performer.

The Berthoud Arts and Humanities Alliance continues to support public art projects around town, including several other murals and the sculpture garden at Fickel Park. Pick up a map showing all of Berthoud’s public art spaces at the fire r s en er ss c se s ve

Photo courtesy of Ella Yates

The mural titled “Berthoud’s Roots” is a striking landmark, located at the corner of 3rd St. and Massachusetts Ave. Here a band plays at the dedication of the mural on Nov. 12, 2005.

Rock the Block on HGTV features Berthoud 12 Fun Facts

1. Berthoud averages 240 days of sunshine annually. (The U.S. average is 205).

2. Larimer County ranks seventh for business growth in the state and Berthoud is home to over 300 businesses.

3. The population of Berthoud in 1890 was 228.

4. During the mid to late Cretaceous period the land Berthoud resides on now was underwater hidden beneath the Western Interior Seaway.

5. Berthoud is growing, in 2022 — 223 single-family and detached home permits were issued.

6. The primary coordinate point for Berthoud is located at latitude 40.3083 and longitude -105.0811.

7. Larimer County is the 10th most generous county out of Colorado’s 64 counties.

8. Larimer County is 2,596 square miles.

9. Berthoud has held a Tree City USA designation for over 30 years.

10. The Town of Berthoud was founded in 1872.

11. Berthoud is home to two observatories, The Little Thompson Observatory and the Bunyan Observatory.

12. Carter Lake Reservoir, west of Berthoud, is three miles long and about one mile wide covering 1,100 acres that are surrounded by 1,000 acres of public land.

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Rock the Block, HGTV’s smash hit home renovation competition series, is back for its biggest season ever. Season 4 premieres Monday, March 6, at 7 p.m. (MST) on HGTV and will be available to stream the same day on discovery+.

Hosted by popular carpenter, craftsman and design expert Ty Pennington, the new six-episode season will feature the biggest houses and the biggest budgets in Rock the Block history, raising the stakes to an all-time high as four teams of HGTV’s powerhouse experts face off in an epic home renovation battle in the town of Berthoud, Colo.

This season’s Rock the Block teams had six weeks and a budget of $250,000 to renovate four identical 5,000-square-foot properties on a cul-de-sac in Berthoud, Colo. The designers who net the highest appraisal get bragging rights and a street named in their honor.

Hosted by design expert Ty Pennington, the teams on this season of Rock the Block have unique personalities and varied pasts. The four teams are Bryan and Sarah Baeumler (Renovation Island), Michel Smith Boyd and Anthony Elle (Luxe for Less), Jonathan Knight and Kristina Crestin (Farmhouse Fixer) and Page Turner and Mitch Glew (Fix My Flip).

Stay tuned for more new season updates on HGTV’s digital platforms at HGTV.com and via @HGTV and #RocktheBlock on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and Instagram.

Theater in Northern Colorado

By David Tisue The Surveyor

It is great to see live theater thriving and growing with the number of productions throughout our neck of the woods. I’m excited to see several of this crop of shows and support local theater in the process.

Boulder Dinner Theater is doing “Something Rotten,”which is one of my favorites, it is a hilarious musical and should be great fun, and you get a meal to boot! This is BDT’s last season, and there will be a big hole in the northern Colorado theater scene.

o e so e n fi s s n void, as we need more good theater here.

“The Normal Heart” is up at CSU. I saw their “Spring Awakening” last fall and was blown away by the production, it was as good as any professional theater, and I’m excited to see what they can do with this Larry+Kramer’s play this February.

Of course, Candlelight is putting on several classics, including “Brigadoon” and “Cats,” that will please almost anyone.

For something deep and dark but funny, The Doll’s House Part 2” by Open Stage at the Lincoln Center will be interesting. Speaking of Lincoln Center, they have their Broadway series this winter/spring with “On Your Feet,” “Legally Blonde” and “Anastasia .” Why not plan a fun evening out and see some live theater.

Here is a list of all the theater going on in northern Colorado:

Boulder Dinner Theater (303) 449-6000

5501 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80303 bdtstage.com

“Something Rotten” plays Feb. 25-April 21

Bas Bleu (970) 498-8949

401 Pine St, Fort Collins, CO 80524 basbleu.org

“Lost in Yonkers” plays Feb. 17-March 5

“Buried Child” plays April 7-23

Candlelight Dinner Theater (970) 744-3747 4747 Marketplace Dr, Johnstown, CO 80534 coloradocandlelight.com

“Brigadoon” plays Feb. 9-April 2

“Cats” plays April 13-June 25

Colorado State University Theater

1400 Remington St, Fort Collins, CO 80524 colostate.edu/events/productions

“The Normal Heart” plays Feb. 24-March 5

“Machinal” plays April 21-30

Lincoln Center Presents

417 W Magnolia St, Fort Collins, CO 80521 970-221-6730

lctix.com

“On Your Feet” Feb. 16-18

“Legally Blonde” March 9-11

Longmont Theater Company (303) 772-5200

513 East Main St, Longmont, CO 80501 longmonttheatre.org

“Drinking Habits” plays March 17-26

OpenStage (970) 221-6730

At the Lincoln Center 417 W Magnolia St, Fort Collins, openstage.com

“A Doll’s House Part

2” plays Feb. 24-March 5

“Clue: on Stage” plays March 25-April 22

Windsor Playhouse (970) 674-1790

561 E Garden Dr A, Windsor, CO 80550 windsorplayhouse.org

“The Odd Couple” plays Feb. 10-26

“Vanya and Sonya and Marsha and Spike” plays April 14-30

Planting to conserve water?

By Terry Georgia The Surveyor

Growing concern about increased periods of drought, along with increasing costs for water, are driving Colorado residents to explore new ways to use less water in landscaping and agriculture.

In Berthoud, we’re fortunate to have easy access to a reso rce s ec fic es ne o e o eo ners s nesses s ers f r ers n r nc ers scover e ways to conserve water while preserving aesthetics in landscape design and productivity in agriculture.

e c s of or ern er on s ree n o no n er o s o e o r e o oor s ce es ne to educate Coloradans on where their water originates and how to help conserve this increasingly scarce resource.

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Photos courtesy of Northern Water

The Conservation Gardens on the campus of Northern Water on First Street provide a wealth of information and ideas for conserving water in landscaping and agriculture.

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Restaurant Guide 2023

A&W Restaurant 80 o n n ve 0- 3 -

Aussie Poke Pitstop — o n n ve 0-3 -

Berthoud Pizza Company o r 0-3 -

Benny’s Tacos 3 r 0-3660

Bradford’s 33 o n n ve 0-3 -

Brick Oven Pizza & Subs 6 o n n ve 0- 3 -

Cocina Mexican Restaurant 00 o n n ve 03 - 0

Cornerstone Café 0 o n n ve 0-3 - 360

Derby Grille 0 n n ve 0- 3 -0 86

Eric’s New Asian Café 06 e c ve 0-3 - 6 3

Grandpa’s Café 3 e c ve 0- 3 -

Joyful Brews — e o r r 0- 3 - 63

Kofe House 3 o n n ve 0-3 - 3

La Casita Authentic Mexican Restaurant - 0 f 0-3 -6 8

Pizza Hut 8 o n n ve 0- 3 -

Rise Artisan Bread Bakery and Café 03 f 0-

Side Tracked 3 e c ve 0- 3 - 0

Subway 30 o n n ve 0- 3 - 8 8

Taco Johns and Subway at Love’s Travel Stop 3800 6

Trailhead Café 3 e o r r 0- 3 -38 6

TPC Colorado en er e 3 r e Go f fe 3 r 0- 8- 0 3

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Talk of bygone days led to picnic tradition

Organizing the Berthoud Pioneer Association for “reunion purposes” was the objective of the meeting William Turner held at his home in June of 1925. Turner, the son of Berthoud founder Peter Turner, was one of the pioneers who came to the Little Thompson Valley in the 1870s. Nearly 50 years later in 1925, scores of settlers he’d known from his boyhood were gone, but those who remained wanted a reason to congregate and talk of bygone days.

even -five en e e ee n n for e n ssoction that met annually for the next twelve years.

While settlers started passing through the Little Thompson Valley in the 1860s, few chose to stay until the 1870s when the nearby St. Vrain and Big Thompson valleys began o fi ne of e firs s e er rner o re oc e his family here from the Sunshine mining camp in 1877 and established a 160-acre homestead that eventually became e er o o n s e o e v e ’s firs ernent population was comprised of a few farmers scattered on quarter-section homesteads, a strong sense of community prevailed.

e firs ee n of e er o oneer ssoc on a tradition that was to endure the next twelve years was established. First, a “basket dinner” was served outside at noon. Each party was asked to bring enough to feed a family “plus one” since bachelors and widowers were not expected to provide their own food. Next, entertainment that generally consisted of reminiscences and tributes was provided by the pioneer citizens in attendance. Finally, a business meeting n c officers ere e ec e for e fo o n e r s e e officers’ r r s o or n e e ne nn meeting.

The second meeting of the organization in June of 1926 was front page news in the Berthoud newspaper. The tabloid reported, “Last Friday was a red letter day for the old timers of the Little Thompson Valley, it being the date of the second annual picnic of the society called Berthoud Pioneers or Pioneers of the Little Thompson. The picnic, largely attended, was held in the beautiful grounds at the F.M. Waggener home just west of Berthoud. The day was ideal, and the pioneers began assembling early in the forenoon.”

“Until the dinner hour the men, with the exception of W.H. Turner, Mr. Waggener and J.H. Newell, sat and talked of the old days, casting an eye now and then toward the long tables which the good women were loading s fine nner s n one ever enjoyed. And when dinner was announced, all ‘drew up’ with whetted appetites. They lingered long, eating, visiting and jesting.”

“After every appetite was sated, all were seated in a semi-circle, and W.H. Turner, as master of ceremonies, called upon a number of the ‘oldest inhabitants’ for remarks, and a number of anecdotes and experiences were related.”

“W.H. McCormick, in his remarks, spoke of Lewis Cross one of e firs en o co e n o e v e r ross s e firs os s er ee n e os office n e n n which Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Schatz now live. His salary at Old Berthoud was $12 per annum. When the town of Berthoud was started he moved up from the river and was Berthoud’s firs os s er r ross s no n f r n e for s hospitality.”

“C. Wray, in his talk, told of building his dwelling house — the second one to be erected in the community — on the site where Mr. Waggener’s residence now stands and related a number of experiences of the earlier days. Mr. Wray came to o or o n 8 3 firs oc n n e ene co n r

“Before the day closed a constitution and bylaws were adopted. They are published in full. The next annual meeting of the association will be held at the S.E. Newell place on the s r n ne fficers for e co n e r re rner res en son firs v ce res en Mrs. May Hottel, second vice president; and J.H. Newell, secretary and treasurer.”

“A photographer went out to the picnic grounds in the afternoon and made pictures of the groups. One group of

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Photo courtesy of Berthoud Historical Society

The Berthoud Pioneer Association group poses for a photo at their meeting at the F. M Waggener home in 1926.

Tales of the Little Thompson

Mark French Surveyor Columnist

From the Surveyor archives, May 10, 2006.

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Time to buy some cookies

By Bob McDonnell The Surveyor

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Local Girl Scout were out in Berthoud Sunday for the kickoff if their annual cookie sales. Allie Lemming, Arabella Fox and Betty Buikema offered a variety of cookies outside Hays Market.

Courtesy photo

Parks in Berthoud

Fickel Park

620 Mountain Ave.

Bein Park

Spartan Avenue and 10th Street

Bein Baseball Complex 100 10th St.

Town Park 200 Seventh St.

Roberts Lake

Bunyan Avenue & N. 10th Street

Hillsdale Park Kansas Avenue

Skate Park

Mountain Avenue & Second Street

Pioneer Park

Indiana Avenue and E. Second Street

Railroad Park

Mountain Avenue & Third Street

Collins Park

Meadowlark Drive and Chokeberry Street

Dog Park 10th Street

Waggener Farm Park 1000 N. Berthoud Parkway

Park rental information: Phone: 970-532-4256

ffice o rs

7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Hillsdale Park

Fickel Park

Roberts Lake Park

Courtesy photo by David Luck Colby Jack at the Dog Park in Berthoud, waiting for his friends.

Add some bulbs to your garden!

By: Betty Cahill, Garden Writer and 20-year Colorado State University Extension Master Gardener volunteer

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Existing trails in Berthoud

Berthoud master plan for trails

Berthoud Recreation Center at Waggener Farm Park

1000 N. Berthoud Parkway • 970-532-1600

Monday - Friday 5 a.m. - 9 p.m. • Saturday 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. • Sunday 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Email: recreation@berthoud.org

https://www.berthoud.org/residents/parks-and-recreation/waggener-farm-recreation-center

• Memberships are available and must be paid in person or over-the-phone. No online membership registration is available at this time.

• Download the SaySmart Recreation Member app to view your scan tag to sign up for classes, teams, camps, events and more.

INSURANCE PROGRAMS

Did you know the Berthoud Recreation Center is a proud host facility for Renew Active®, Silver Sneakers® and Silver&Fit®? Does your insurance offer a Fitness Program? You could be eligible for a FREE gym membership.

Something for everyone at the rec center — Facility rentals for business meetings or parties, pickleball lessons, martial arts program, salsa dancing, babysitter training, fitness classes, aquatics, swim lessons, adult sports, active adult (50+) activities, youth sports, special events and more!

Enjoy your standard time while it lasts!

By Will Cornelius The Surveyor

Last summer Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill that would stop Coloradans from having to change their clocks back and forth twice a year. “There is increasing consensus that just sort of arbitrarily switching the clocks twice a year is confusing and somewhat counterproductive for everybody and upsets people’s sleep cycles,” said Polis while signing the Daylight Saving Time Year Round bill. The measure would make daylight saving time the regular yearround time in Colorado, but a couple of things need to happen before it takes effect.

First, federal law must change to allow states to adopt daylight saving time yearround. Current federal law allows states to observe standard time year-round, but not daylight saving time. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 standardized daylight saving time across the U.S. but allowed states to opt out of it. Arizona and Hawaii do not observe daylight saving time and use standard time, year-round.

On March 15, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act by unanimous consent. The Act would make daylight saving time the new standard time in the country. There also would be exemptions for states that do not use daylight saving time, like Arizona and Hawaii. The U.S. House has yet to consider the bill.

The second requirement for the Colorado law to take effect is that four other states in the mountain time zone must also adopt year-round daylight saving time. Montana, Utah and Wyoming have all passed similar bills to Colorado’s. But getting one more state in the mountain time zone to join could rove ffic

As mentioned, Arizona uses standard time for the entire state. So the Grand Canyon State would have to move its clocks one hour forward from Mountain Standard Time (MST) to Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). Arizona has long resisted daylight saving time due to the hot climate in the state, where many residents prefer to have more daylight in the

morning when temperatures are cooler.

Idaho is another potential candidate to move to MDT, e s e s s e een e o n n n c fic e zones. The Idaho legislature passed a bill in 2020 that would e or ern o fo o c fic e f Washington state did the same. This could lead to a future where Idaho follows daylight saving time year-round, but in two different time zones. It is unclear if the Colorado law would count Idaho if it were to observe both MDT and PDT.

With Arizona committed to standard time and Idaho split between two time zones, that leaves one last mountain state as an option, New Mexico. In 2021 a bill that would have made daylight saving time the standard in the state died in committee. A concern raised was the impact on border trade with Texas and Mexico. Last October, Mexico eliminated daylight saving time across the country. This created chaos in Juarez, Mexico where residents were an hour ahead of their cross-border neighbors in El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, N.M. for the month of November. The Mexican government later amended the law to allow areas near the U.S. border to use daylight saving time.

The U.S. isn’t the only country considering time changes. A 2018 survey by the European Union of 4.6 million Europeans found that 84% wanted to end the bi-annual tradition of changing their clocks. Outside of Europe and North America, standard time is used by almost every other country in the world.

Contrary to popular belief, daylight saving time was not created to help American farmers, it was originally implemented during World War One to conserve fuel use. Agriculture groups have long opposed daylight saving time, arguing that they work according to the sun, not clocks.

Daylight saving time in Colorado will begin at 2 a.m. on March 12, 2023, with clocks ‘springing’ forward an hour. As a reminder changing your clocks is also a great time to check the batteries in smoke alarms.

Know your representatives: Local, state and federal

The Berthoud Weekly Surveyor encourages its readers to know who you and your family are represented by in the local, state and federal government. Be proactive in the political process by contacting our political leaders and make your voice heard.

President

Joseph R. Biden — Democrat

https://www.whitehouse.gov/ contact

202-456-1111

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20500

U.S. Senator Colorado

John Hickenlooper — Democrat

http://hickenlooper.senate. gov/contact

Twitter: @SenatorHick

202-224-5941

U.S. Senator Colorado

Michael Bennet — Democrat

http://bennet.senate.gov/ contact/

Twitter: @senbennetco

202-224-5852

U.S. House of Representatives

Colorado 8th Congressional District

Yadira Caraveo — Democrat yadira.caraveo@mail.house.gov

http://caraveo.house.gov

202-225-5625

Governor

Jared Polis — Democrat Constituent Services Help Line

303-866-2885

Governor’s office 303-8662471

136 State Capitol Bldg. Denver, CO 80203

Twitter: @GovofCo

Facebook - Governor Jared Polis

Colorado House District 64

Ryan Armagost - Republican

303-866-2906

ryan.armagost.house@ coleg.gov

https://leg.colorado.gov/ legislators/ryan-armagost

Colorado Senate District 23

Barbara Kirkmeyer — Republican 303-866-4876

E-mail: barbara.kirkmeyer. senate@coleg.gov

Webpage: https://leg.colorado.gov/node/2038816

State agencies contact information can be found at: https://www.colorado.gov/ state-agencies

Larimer County Commissioner District 1

John Kefalas — Democrat

970-498-7001

jkefalas@larimer.org

Larimer County Commissioner

District 2

Kristin Stephens — Democrat

970-498-7002

kstephens@larimer.org

Larimer County Commissioner District 3

Jody Shadduck-McNally — Democrat

970-498-7003

JShadduckMcNally@larimer. org

Other elected county officials:

Sheriff — John Feyen

2501 Midpoint Dr., Fort Collins

sheriff@co.larimer.co.us

970-498-5100

County Assessor — Bob Overbeck

overbebc@co.larimer.co.us

970-498-7050

County Clerk & Recorder — Angela Myers

myersag@co.larimer.co.us

970-498-7852

Treasurer & Public Trustee — Irene Josey

970-498-7027

joseyie@co.larimer.co.us

District Attorney —

Gordon P. McLaughlin

970-498-7200

8thdist-da@co.larimer.co.us

County Coroner — Stephen Hanks

970-498-6161

larimercoroner@co.larimer. co.us

Thompson School District Board of Education members

District A: Dawn Kirk

970-613-5013 dawn.kirk@tsd.org

District B: Amy Doran

970-613-5013 amy.doran@tsd.org

District C: Nancy Rumfelt

970-613-5013 nancy.rumfelt@tsd.org

District D: Pam Howard

970-663-4101 pam.howard@tsd.org

District E: Alexandra Lessem

970-613-5013 alexandra.lessem@tsd.org

District F: Barbara Kruse

970-669-5721 barbara.kruse@tsd.org

District G: Stu Boyd

970-613-5013 stu.boyd@thsd.org

All TSD board members use the district office at 800 S. Taft Ave., Loveland, CO 80537, as their mailing address.

Town of Berthoud Board of Trustees

William Karspeck, mayor karspeck@berthoud.org

Trustees:

Karl Ayers kayers@berthoud.org

Jeff Butler jbutler@berthoud.org

Mike Grace mgrace@berthoud.org

Tim Hardy

thardy@berthoud.org

Sean Murphy smurphy@berthoud.org

May Soricelli msoricelli@berthoud.org