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An inspirational man has the incredible power and privilege of shaping and mentoring the young people in their lives to grow and mature in a multitude of ways. Whether they are a father, a coach, an uncle or a boss, being a role model and leading by example can make a lasting impact on those watching. We can all think of a man in our life that has had a big impact on us at one time or another. Whether it was someone pushing us to be a better version of ourselves, or someone who sees the best in us, or someone we look up to for guidance, or perhaps someone we don’t personally know but that inspires us by their greatness, we can recognize the impact these role models make our lives.

This month we are honoring men and their contribution to the betterment of our community. We are highlighting men who put themselves second, work hard and inspire others to do the same. To all of the men out there that are making a difference in someone’s life, big or small, cheers to you!

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Artist’s Palette

From all walks of life, these are men working to positively impact their community.

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Where Cars, Community, and Character Meet

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Creating images and memories that will last a lifetime

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The opening gala of the Governor's Art Show at the Loveland Museum of Art featured the work of talented artists from all across the state.

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After a two year hiatus FoCoMX took over downtown music venues once again with 300 Colorado acts performing over the course of two days.

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29-31: Back at the Governor's Art Show as Governor Jared Polis visits to meet artists, promote the arts, and become the first Governor to visit the show in its entire 31 years.

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M E N of S U B S T A N C E From all walks of life, these are men working to positively impact their community.

LO GA N A M M I R AT I Logan is owner of Tundra Fitness. Offering elite-level personal training and nutrition coaching to the people of Northern Colorado, he has a goal to educate and motivate as many people as possible, by doing whatever it takes. Encouraging a mentality of consistency and determination, he believes people can enhance their daily lives by improving their overall quality of health. Utilizing Tundra Fitness and sincere motivation, he works to be a part of his community’s lifestyle journey.

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MA R K KOE PSE L L Mark is a visionary leader who establishes operational excellence for organizations. In 2015 he transitioned to the medical aesthetic marketplace and has expanded the breadth and scope of Xanadu Med Spa from a staff of four to twenty providing over one hundred individual client services. In January he moved Xanadu to a larger space allowing for expanded services. Mark also serves as the Board President for Hope Lives! non-profit, helping women actively battling breast cancer.

RA N DY R E IDE R As the 2nd generation owner of Garwood’s Jewelers, many have stopped in to meet the man behind the mustache. Randy took over the store in 1993 from his father Earl Reider, and has been the face of Garwood’s Jewelers ever since, promoting honesty and fair values through his work. You may catch this famous face at the local CSU basketball games, or see the Garwood’s name promoting many local festivities around the Fort Collins area.

BR IA N ROH R IC K Dr. Brian has a passion for all things health and wellness. He loves teaching people simple ways to improve the state of their health and how they can take a more natural approach to their health goals. His specialty is in family wellness - providing care for all ages. His inspiration grew exponentially after having kids. He aspires to help change future generations to be healthier, have less stress and anxiety, and enjoy staying active for long, vibrant lives.

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JAS ON E IC H E L As a busy father, professional and business owner, Jason is able to see the community through different lenses than many. Jason’s expertise spans two decades in audio production and IT infrastructure and as the co-publisher of Fort Collins Lifestyle Magazine. Sharing his passion for the arts through Higher Ground Rehearsal Studio and investing his energy to help local businesses scale and modernize has been a recipe for success that he hopes to continue producing.

C U RT BE A R Curt is the Founder of LoCo Think Tank, a homegrown small business peer advisory model founded in 2014, which has grown to 10 local chapters. LoCo chapters bring small business leaders together to learn from one another, with each chapter facilitated by a local high-achieving business veteran and featuring regular topical experts. Curt is also the host of The LoCo Experience podcast, featuring long-form interviews with inspiring business and community leaders.

DAV E C L A R K Dave is executive producer and owner of Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, a role he took on in 2010, after working with his family business, Clark Construction for 40 years. Since taking over management of the Candlelight, the business has grown into a thriving and vibrant theatre organization with 5 shows per year, and additional concerts and charity benefits.

Some of their favorite benefactors are Realities for Children and the USO.

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LAIR D MU L DE R IN K Laird is a Colorado native, married with three children. He’s been in the brewing industry for 15 years, driven by the collaboration, comradery, and community aspects of the craft beer industry. Bringing SweetWater to Colorado he intends to add to the environmental texture of the Northern Colorado craft beer landscape by joining others around us doing great things such as cleanups, fundraisers and more in support of our environment.

BR A DL EY R E IDE R Like his father, Bradley started at Garwood’s Jewelers while in junior high as an apprentice bench jeweler.

Over the years, he’s taken multiple classes through New Approach School for Jewelers and GRS Training Center. Keeping to family tradition, Brad works right beside his father as our second in-house jeweler and future 3rd generation owner of Garwood’s Jewelers, his kids exploring our store with the same wonder as their father and grandfather once did.

DA N IE L ME A D OR Daniel is a Northern Colorado native who loves sports, working out, and camping. His mission is to make an impact on the people around him, whether helping them towards bettering themselves in a health-related way or just making them smile with a silly joke. He strives to impact everyone he meets in a positive way, help people live up to their potential, and enjoys helping his community stay active, healthy and enjoying all the activities Colorado has to offer.

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Jason Scrivner founded Fast Track Auto Repair after years of working for auto shops that only had their own, not the customer’s, interests in mind. He told us the defining moment was when he didn’t feel comfortable sending his wife to the shop he worked at, “that really was the writing on the wall for me…it’s time to make a change.” Scrivner says a lot of scare tactics are used when people go in for auto repair but most customers are savvy enough and know when they’re being taken advantage of.

For Fast Track, he wanted to build a sense of loyalty with his customers. “I wanted customers who felt like they could send their sons, wives, daughters, and grandmas into the shop,” he said, “and know that they would be taken care of.” More often than not auto repair is not a small expense, and Scrivner keeps this in mind. He works with customers on the more costly repairs figuring out a way to spread the cost over a period of time so it doesn’t break their banks, “I wanted to keep to the roots of humans being humans and helping each other.”

The care that Scrivner shows for his customers also translates to care for his employees. When Skylar Mojica, a lead technician at Fast Track, moved from Florida to Colorado last August she didn’t know anyone in town. Having worked as an auto mechanic for several years prior to her move she applied to Fast Track and they “welcomed me with open arms.” She said that Scrivner has done a lot for her, from being a mentor to going the extra (quarter) mile and putting her up in his own house for a time.

Working at the shop has been a great experience for Mojica, “[the work] can go from the most simple stuff from oil changes… to working on classic hot rod cars that are worth half a million dollars.”

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“It’s more important to me to see somebody walk out the door and be truly happy with something I was able to provide for them. That’s where the rewarding experience comes from.”

Besides the general automotive repair Fast Track also specializes in custom cars.

Scrivner thought that it would be fun to dabble in the customs game and just work on one car, but, once people saw the job he did the requests started flooding in.

However, this expansion into specialized auto body work came with its own set of problems. Having only one location to service the daily drivers as well as the custom cars requires some logistical gymnastics. The equipment used for the average services (oil changes, tire rotations, etc.) moves around the shop quite a bit. While the hot rods stay for a longer period of time as they are transformed into works of art.

“Something as simple as a scratch can be a twenty or thirty thousand dollar mistake,” He says of the growing pains.

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To alleviate this issue Scrivner is in the process of building another five thousand square foot garage dedicated to the hot rods. In this new location, each vehicle will be given its own allotted space so there will be plenty of room for the cars and none for mishaps.

With the growth on North College Ave, Scrivner says it’s only natural that Fast Track expands its presence.

Working on hot rods for a living, Scrivner says it’s hard to pick a favorite, “everyone always asks me that.” For him, the favorite stems from a childhood dream. A poster on his bedroom wall. A red and black 428 Cobra Jet Mustang. Being able to work on something that hung on his wall when he was a kid was a big deal for him, “success is measured in your own mind… so I felt accomplished at that point.”

As far as how he got his start in the automotive industry, Scrivner’s tale is a classic one “working out in the garage with dad.”

This experience greased his wheels and led him to his first job as a lube tech doing oil and tire changes when he turned sixteen. Early on he noticed that he needed to learn more if he wanted to make it in this business and went to trade school.

He worked his way up to managing different places and eventually in 2013 thought it made sense to strike out on his own.

Even now that he runs his own business, the goal isn’t monetary gain, although he understands that is an important part, “it’s more important to me to see somebody walk out the door and be truly happy with something I was able to provide for them. That’s where the rewarding experience comes from.”

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In the digital age it seems nearly everyone is a photographer. Cell phones, DSLR Cameras, Go-Pros, and an apparently endless number of remarkably powerful point-and-shoot cameras. The truth is; the ability to capture the important, memorable and fun moments in your life has never been more accessible. Even now, in the age of the casual creator, there is no substitute for experience and expertise.

Craig Vollmer’s career began well before we all started carrying cameras in our pockets and that foundational base in film photography is part of what he credits for his technical ability, along with a slew of mentors and opportunities to develop his craft early on.

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into photography, taking classes then working at a photo lab near his home town in Nebraska. Shooting second to seasoned pros, learning the ins and outs of the business, traveling where he could and pursuing artistic photography projects in his free time. Perhaps the most important thing Vollmer learned was that he loved people.

“People are infinitely fascinating to me,” says Vollmer of his preferred subject matter, “ just how we interact with each other.”

Whether he’s capturing perfectly synchronous moments practicing street photography in The Louvre, watching people interact with art, or plying his gregarious nature with a wedding party, it all boils down to a love of people. You’ll never find him waiting for hours to capture a wild bear fishing.

In practice of the phrase “know thyself,” it is capturing those fleeting moments and connections that we all experience as humans that drives Vollmer’s passion. Building connections

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and making new friends, getting to know his clients and what they are hoping to portray in their photos, riding the waves of energy that people create as they interact with loved ones and take the time to document their milestones, that’s what it’s all about.

Citing influences like Henri Cartier-Bresson and attempting to apply the lessons he’s learned over the years, Vollmer strives to create images that are timeless and allow people to relive happy memories for years to come. Where the endless reel of phone snap-shots are quickly forgotten or buried in the pile of continuous shutters, family photos, prints and albums stand the test of time.

“It integrates with the decoration of your home, when you go to someone’s house you’re always going to look at their family photos,” Vollmer says, reflecting on the unique position of photographic work, “I’m so honored that they would choose me to do that.”

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Colorado State University’s top-tier fashion design program, talented undergraduates with a creative flame within them, and committed professors dedicated to conveying the ins and outs of the industry – these elements create the perfect storm for a runway presentation showcasing handmade fashion collections bursting with potential.

Featuring striking silhouettes, innovative designs, and energetic runway performances, this year’s fashion show is the culmination of over a year’s worth of hard work by CSU’s Fashion Design and Merchandising graduating seniors.

This department tradition is a rewarding capstone experience for students to showcase their design visions and expertise before waving farewell to the renowned Department of Design and Merchandising, and onto the real world of fashion design.

This year’s presentation of the senior portfolios was entitled “All in Bloom,” representing the frivolity of the 70’s – complete with groovy patterns, an overload of florals, shiny disco balls, and a ton of neon colors. Following a two-year hiatus, the show premiered in person in the club room at Canvas Stadium on Friday, May 6th. The show featured 14 distinct collections, demonstrating to the surrounding Fort Collins community just how stellar the department is.

Excitement reigned as more than two dozen models walked the runway, highlighting not only the accomplishments of student fashion designers and event committee members, but also an appreciation for the power of design in uplifting and empowering one another.

They say style is a way to say who you are without having to speak – and this is certainly true for senior Greg Nixon who curated three unique outdoor wear looks inspired by his personal passion for the slopes of the Rocky Mountains.

From Nixon’s perspective, fashion is a beautiful mix of self expression and functionality. He believes there is always room to innovate a garment to make life easier.

“With my specific collection, the functionality of it was imperative to the success of it. I spent a lot of time researching what it takes to make a functional outer garment – looking through all of my jackets, talking to people on the mountain and asking ‘What do you wish your jacket had?’”explains Nixon as he breaks down his creative process.

As Nixon explored over 50 different color palettes, he strategically aimed to make them pop against a white or green background, depending on whether one is in the trees or in the snow. “I finally found the ones that I liked and that really pushed the whole scope of this collection way further.”

The ultimate end goal was to create looks that help skiers excel at what they love to do, whilst blending natural and fluorescent colors to increase visibility and safety in potentially dangerous environments.

A fusion of groovy, eclectic, and forward-thinking vibes permeated the room as Nixon’s color blocking apparel collection

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debuted at the show. The energy in the room instantly soared as three male models strutted the runway in Nixon’s collection titled “Bloome.”

The collection showed no trails of error and a keen eye for greater practicality in design. “It’s all about the technical work and that’s how you make it beautiful. Although there were a couple pivots that I made, overall, it turned out pretty much what I dreamed about.”

The success of the fashion show would not have been possible without the guidance of Assistant Professor in the Department of Design and Merchandising, Kevin Kissel. As an expert in apparel and textile design, Kissel instructs the capstone course, where students construct their capstone collections – that is, spending hours and hours with the sewing machine, perfecting their visions.

He is greatly appreciated not only for his tremendous insights on garment design, but also for the way he encourages

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other students to pursue their dreams. “He just wants everybody to be able to produce something that they’ve thought about – that’s really big for him and that meant a lot to me,” says Nixon.

Despite the conclusion of this year’s fashion show, the Department of Design and Merchandising is one step ahead, continuing to plan for the growth and betterment for the upcoming years.

“It’s expanding a lot,” says Kissel. “We’re bringing in new faculty with different expertise in different areas. With the Nancy Richardson Design Center, we have new technology – it’s like being a kid in the candy store! Students are able to design their own textile prints that can be printed off on fabric in that location, they can laser cut their own buttons if they want to – so having that really elevates the possibilities of their collection, they can do a lot more with that technology.”

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Governor's Art ShowRoundup With the Governor’s Art Show behind us, we wanted to take one more moment to shine a light on some of the amazing talent we saw this year and hope to see again next year.

James Biggers

Estes Park January Day, oil, 36” x 48” Looking at the world with a different eye, James Biggers looks for more than merely seeing the natural beauty of a scene. He tries to find the emotions that are tied up within a subject and portray those in his paintings. It is through the heart of the painting that he makes the emotional connection with the viewer that he feels is essential in great art.

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Daniel Glanz

Loveland The Gray Ghost, bronze, 24” x 43” x 23” Daniel’s early passion for both the arts and animals flourished even as a young teenager. He worked for veterinarians, researchers in California and Mexico and, while attending Colorado State University and Minneapolis College of Art and Design, lived in the rainforest of Panama illustrating for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

Full of inspiration, Colorado has been his home for more than 40 years, but the lure of wild places has taken him across the globe.

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Desmond O’Hagan

Denver Deer in Shadow, oil, 36”x48” Desmond O’Hagan was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, and was raised in the United States. He paints in oils and pastels, and specializes in figurative, urban, interior, and landscape themes. In 2018, he was awarded Eminent Pastelist status from International Assoc. of Pastel Societies (IAPS) and is a member of IAPS’ “Master Circle.” O’Hagan is also a Master Pastelist with the Pastel Society of America, and is listed in Who’s Who in American Art.

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Gregory Block

Wheat Ridge Box Set, oil, 48” x 36”

Gregory was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1986 and moved to Colorado at an early age. During his childhood, he attended a Waldorf school where he discovered a love of painting, sculpture, music, and the natural world. He continued to develop his skill as an artist and musician while growing up near the small mining and ranching town of Oak Creek, Colorado, and then while earning his BA in biology at Colorado College.

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