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MARCH 2016
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Celebrating
St. Paddy’s Day,
Greeley Style
Cold Winter Day Trips
For Non-Skiing Families
International Women’s
Day Celebration
10 Things To Do in March
Oral Piercings, Body Art Don’t Get Stuck!
Monthly Calendar
Upcoming ‘Best Of’ Categories
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DEPARTMENTS
SPECIAL REPORTS
Letters to BOG
8
Must Haves of the Month
9
February’s Photo Winner
10
Vote for March’s Best Photo
10
What You’re Saying
11
COVER
FEATURES
The Back Story of Our
Cover Model
10
Cold Winter Day Trips
For Non-Skiing Families
24
10 Things To Do in March
14
26
Celebrating Happiness
and Some Green
16
The Women’s Fund
Annual Fundraiser
30
18
Upcoming ’Best Of’ Categories 12
Fashion Trends
Fringe is in!
International Women’s Day
Celebration
32
BOG February’s
‘Best Of’ Winners
Celebrating St Paddy’s Day
Greeley Style
20
Day Trippin’ from Greeley:
Celestial Seasonings
33
What, Don’t Shampoo
Tips and Tricks From a Pro
21
Oral Piercings, Body Art Don’t get Stuck!
36
UCHealth - Helps UnMask
New Technology for People
Suffering with Sleep Apnea
34
Boys and Girls Club of
Weld County
Happy Life Gardens
An Owners Profile
37
J & T Feeds Celebrates
its 14th Anniversary!
39
It’s Happening… Again!
Wanda Lowe’s Column
42
Stu’s Reviews:
2016 Toyota Corolla LE
41
Monthly Calendar
12
22-23
New Business Profiles
28
Detailed Calendar Events
36
Coupon Directory
38
Advertisers Index
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Model: Brenda Lucio, Restaurateur
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Letters to BOG
Dear Bog,
MARCH 2016
I want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you for
allowing me to be part of The Best of Greeley Magazine family.
I have enjoyed my time writing and editing for the magazine! I
however, do not have the time to continue as editor. Our real
estate business is growing and I can no longer dedicate the hours
it takes to do the magazine justice. I hope for your continued
success and know BOG will thrive under your leadership.
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Daniel J. Meyer
OWNER/PUBLISHER/EDITOR
VP OF MARKETING AND
CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENT
I have met so many wonderful people through BOG and
for that I am grateful. Everyone I met has a great story to share
and I plan to write a few of those from time to time. I am already
looking for an old rodeo cowboy for when the Stampede rolls
around. If anyone knows of anyone that was in the Turtle
Association let me know. Nothing beats an old cowboy story!
I am also so thankful for the other writers I have met. Several of
them have become close personal friends.
I also want to thank you for allowing me to write a monthly
column. I love real estate but ink will always be in my blood.
— Wanda Lowe
Sandra Marino Meyer
Meyer Direct, Inc.
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March 2016
March Photo Contest
The Back Story of Our Cover Model
Northern Colorado Visionaries: Richard and Brenda Lucio
From high school sweethearts to Northern Colorado restaurateurs, Richard
and Brenda Lucio have transformed their vision of Mexican-infused
cuisines into four of the most well known restaurants in the area. Brenda
has been the face of this business, becoming a respected ambassador of
local restaurateurs in Colorado. 16 years ago, Brenda and her husband
Richard opened up Coyote’s Southwestern Grill in West Greeley. Success
has much more meaning to them than a full dining room. The community
has been extremely loyal to them, and their support is something they hold
special. Giving back to the people that have made their dreams possible is
of high value to them. They show this through numerous local donations,
charities, and school functions her. Her goal has always been to help develop
young minds, treating her business like a stepping-stone for every individual
that she hires. She takes her husbands visions and turns them into reality,
supplying jobs to over 300 people. She is the portrait of a women in business
with hopes of inspiring each and every generation she has worked with.
What You’re Saying...
Here are March’s three entries for our Monthly Photo Contest.
Vote by sending an email to the address listed below.
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“Greeley Sunset”
February’s Photography Contest Winner
Voted “The Best” by you.
Calvin Webster “Fire in the Sky”
“Sometimes you just need a spark
to ignite your dreams. The Bright
Futures Grant Program will be
that spark for students across the
county who need to continue their
education in order to reach those
dreams.”
— Barb Kirkmeyer
Weld County Commissioner
District 3
“I’m proud to be a Greeley native
and honored to be part of 95th
Annual Greeley Stampede.
Something for everyone!
Concerts, Rodeos, Carnival,
Vendors and of course, fantastic
parades.”
— Carl Moore
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“The Best of Greeley is such a
“Working in the non-profit sector
wonderful magazine and I
for the past 18 years, I’ve had
especially enjoy the monthly
the privilege to work in many
“Ten Things to Do in Greeley”
communities, but Weld County
along with all the articles that
is the most giving community
highlight the great things about
by far. It makes me so proud to
our community and the people
live here.”
who make it remarkable. It’s so
— Mikaela Sandridge
nice to have a publication with this
positive approach!”
— Stacie L. Datteri, Ed.D.
Chief Academic Officer
Greeley-Evans School District 6
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CAST YOUR BALLOTS
“The Best of Greeley” Winners Feb 2016
Mark “your” calendars... this is when (and how)
to vote in upcoming The Best Of Greeley
Magazine’s “Best of” monthly competitions.
The Best Law Office February 2016
Law Offices of Robert E. Ray & Vincent G. Vigil
Upcoming “Best of Greeley” Categories
The Best Clothing Store February 2016
Accessories With A Flair... and Hair!
1. Best Mexican Restaurant
2. Best Ag/Western Store
3. Best Dry Cleaner
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MAY 2016
Email us and let us know what
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Every month you’ll have an opportunity to express your
opinion for what YOU think “The Best of Greeley” is.
Categories can be anything you can think of. But it must
be in Greeley to be considered. The winner will be
chosen by you. One vote per email address please.
Carli Nitzel
970-302-9987
Linda Winter, owner of Accessories With A Flair... and Hair!,
won for Best Clothing Store, proudly displays her award.
The Best Coffee Shop February 2016
Your Place Coffee
LaRue Hauf
970-396-0345
Tim Swain
970-590-9895
Paul Schneider
970-534-1223
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March 2016
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March 2016
Here are some things to do to keep warm in March...
Ten Things to Do in March in Greeley
an art gallery walk every first
Friday of the month? Check
out downtown area artists on
the evening of Friday, March
4, from 5 to 8pm. For info,
visit greeleydowntown.com.
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Photos: City of Greeley
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t’s either the luck of the Irish or the luck of living
in Greeley, but one thing is for certain, there’s
no shortage of events happening in March!
HS Art is on display at
the Tointon Gallery
Summer Jobs for Teens
Know a Greeley teenager
looking for summer employment? Send them over to the
Teen Job Fair, sponsored by
the City of Greeley and Youth
Enrichment and Employment
Services of Weld County on
Wednesday, March 2, from
5:30 to 7:30pm. The fair is for
local youth ages 14 to 21.
Call 970-350-9771 for details.
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Check out all that the
HPLD has to offer
When was the last time
you visited the local library?
The High Plains Library
District hosts classes and
special events that appeal to
every age group. From toddler
story times to classes, the
High Plains Library District
has it all. For details, call
888-861-7323 or visit
mylibrary.us/events.
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Downtown Greeley’s
First Friday Art Walk
Did you know there are
several amazing local art
galleries that participate in
Then, from March 11 thru
March 25, The Tointon
Gallery for Visual Arts, 651
10th Ave., presents a high
school student art exhibit.
The exhibit features a variety
of mediums, and admission
to see what’s in the gallery is
always free. For details, visit
greeleyart.com.
south through downtown on
9th Street. Enjoy Greeley’s
Go-Cup district, traditional
Irish dancers, music by the
Northern Colorado Caledonia
Pipe Band, activities, and
much more in Greeley’s
beautiful downtown. For info
visit greeleydowntown.com
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Photos: City of Greeley
by Kim Overholt
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History Museum Exhibit
What was temperance?
How did it help shape
Greeley and surrounding
communities and did the
extension of prohibition in
Greeley have a direct impact
on today’s culture? The
Greeley History Museum,
714 8th St., opens its newest
exhibit on March 12 called
“Temperance on Tap”
For details, visit
greeleymuseums.com.
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St. Paddy’s Day Parade
Looking for a St. Patrick’s
Day parade to attend?
Blarney on the Block is also
on Sat, March 12, starting at
2:30pm. The parade begins
at the Tilted Kilt and heads
Central. All three are leading
female comedians known
throughout the United
States. For tickets and details, visit ucstars.com.
Historic Preservation
It’s all about “Location,
Location, Location” for the
History Brown Bag on
Thursday, March 24, at
noon. The free presentation,
given by Peggy Ford Waldo
starts at noon and explores
how Greeley’s location
impacted its development.
For more info visit greeleygov.com/hp or 970-350-9222.
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A Live Street Art Happening
Laugh Fest at the UCCC
Take the night off, and
come laugh until it hurts!
Ladies of Laughter featuring
Jane Condon, Dana Eagle,
and Patty Rosborough
comes to the Union Colony
Civic Center on Friday,
March 18, at 7:30pm. All
three comedians are past
winners of the Ladies of
Laughter Mary Jo Comedy
Awards, a stand-up
comedic competition for
women. Condon was named
an “audience favorite” on
NBC’s Last Comic Standing,
Eagle was showcased in
HBO’s U.S. Comedy Arts
Festival, and Rosborough
appeared on VH1,
Showtime, and Comedy
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March 2016
On Saturday, March 26,
the Colorado Model Railroad
Museum, located at 680
10th St., has a really cool
art-infused day of activities
planned. From 1 to 4pm,
watch as live graffiti artists
work on some of the museum’s
model railroad items. The fun
continues from 4 to 6 pm, as
students from the UNC work
on street art. For details, visit
CMRM.org.
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It’s never too cold to
volunteer
Check out the Poudre
Learning Center, 8313 W. F
St. March is also a great time
to volunteer at this great
local nature preserve. To
learn more about how to volunteer at the center, visit
poudrelearningcenter.org. G
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Kim Overholt is the Marketing
Technician for the City of Greeley.
March 2016
Celebrating Happiness and Some Green
by Scott Helman
rue Irish people have many great
qualities, but two Irish qualities we
celebrate in Greeley are telling good
stories and drinking at local pubs. This year
is no different.
T
As has been a
tradition over the
past four years
Greeley will once
again celebrate
St. Patrick’s Day
with celebrations
downtown.
your best Irish costumes.
If you’ve ever stumbled
out of the one of the bars on
Ninth Street in downtown
After the parade, there
will be live music from the
Fort Collins Pipe and Drum
All Photo : City of Greeley
St. Patrick’s Day gives
the people of Greeley an
opportunity to do both in
Downtown Greeley. Development Authority a few
years ago and is now a
permanent fixture in downtown Greeley. Kissing the
Blarney Stone, (one of the
main events at the Blarney
on the Block) is supposed to
give you the gift of gab – or is
it the beer? Alison Hamling,
the Director of
Downtown
Experience for
Greeley’s Downtown
Development
Authority, will be
heading up the fifth
annual Blarney on
the Block St. Patrick’s day
parade which will start most
appropriately at the Tilted
Kilt.
The Fifth Annual “Blarney
on the Block” St. Patrick’s
Day celebration to be held
at 2pm on March 12th on
historic Downtown Greeley’s
9th Street Plaza. Everyone
is invited to wear their green
and participate in the
afternoon festivities,
including a three-block
parade, featuring the
bagpipes and drums of The
Fort Collins Caledonia Pipe
Band, the Sheriff’s Posse,
Hearts and Tails Carriage,
and more! Decorate your
bicycles, tricycles and wear
on the 9th Street Plaza during the festivities. Speaking
of which, many of these
pubs will have live music
playing so people can enjoy
St. Patrick’s Day inside and
outside no matter what the
weather is that day.
So if you haven’t ever
had a chance to participate
in a fun St. Patrick’s Day
event this is the year to do it.
You can kiss your way to
more eloquent speech and
make it even better with all
(Clockwise) Kissing the Blarney Stone, The
parade features the bagpipes and drums of
The Fort Collins Caledonia Pipe Band, Taps
from something bar, and waitresses from the
Tilted Kilt.
Greeley in March then
you’ve probably seen it.
Debbie Dalton and her
husband, Michael McBride,
donated a bright green
stone that is shaped like a
spire to the Downtown
Band, and plenty
of Irish dancing music. This
will also be a special Go-Cup
event, so patrons can
enjoy an adult beverage,
purchased at one of the
participating establishments,
March 2016
the green beer that will be
flowing at the local downtown pubs in Greeley. G
Scott Helman is an entrepreneur
and business owner in Northern
Colorado.
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Greeley at This Spring look for the 70’s inspired trend. Fringe is in,
and it adorns sweaters and vests. Suede is in as well,
look for it in vests, jackets, and skirts. Think 70’s with
mixed prints, chiffon dresses and flared jeans. Our
model is dressed in a shear printed poncho with a
fringe detail. We paired this look with flare jeans and
platform sandals. Add some 70’s inspired pieces to
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March 2016
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on your green attire and shamrock, visit
a traditional Irish pub or an Irish themed
restaurant… maybe both… to celebrate
St. Patrick’s Day.
he idea of shampooing one’s hair has
been to cleanse the hair of excess oil,
dirt, food odors, product buildup, and
environmental residue. The time it takes to
shampoo, condition, apply styling products,
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Photos by Julia McSherry
Sue Albert, owner of Fat Albert’s, counts down the days to the annual
St. Patrick’s Day celebration.
Sue and her late husband Roger Albert founded Fat
Albert’s in March 1982 and their grand opening was on St.
Patrick’s Day. This March 17 is their 34th anniversary.
Traditional Irish corned beef and cabbage will be served all
day, in fact for the entire week before. There will be specials
on Irish coffee with green Bud Lite flowing. There is a tradition
of lines forming to enter the doors when they open at 10:30am.
Irish beer and whiskey will be flowing at Patrick’s Irish Pub March 17.
Patrick’s Irish Pub, on 8th Ave. just off 9th St., is a
happening place. Green beer will be flowing there as well as
10 Irish beers including Guinness and Murphy’s Stout, a wide
selection of local brews, and a choice of 6 Irish whiskeys as
well as 60 other whiskeys to choose from. Doors will open
early, around 9 or 10 am. There will be Irish coffees, Irish
themed drinks, and a food truck provider for meals and
snacks. Rumor has it that there will be Irish drinking song
karaoke. Irish music will be featured some nights during the
week leading up to St. Pat’s Day.
The countdown to St. Patrick’s Day is always top of mind
at Fat Albert’s, the popular restaurant in Cottonwood Square,
known for its love of this annual event and famous for homemade pies and good food. The restaurant actually serves
corned beef, cabbage, and Irish potatoes on the 17th day of
each month and a shamrock plant, leprechauns, and a sign
counting the days to the Big Day are decorations year round.
Tom Smith (left) and Eugene Sheehan (from Cork, Ireland), UNC administrators, relax after work at Patrick’s Irish Pub in anticipation of St. Paddy’s Day.
St. Patrick’s Day is a cultural and religious celebration
held each March 17, the death date of the patron saint of
Ireland. It commemorates the arrival of Christians in Ireland
and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish. The color
green is worn in honor of “The Emerald Isle”. Shamrocks and
leprechauns are often decoration motifs. Lenten restrictions
on drinking alcohol are lifted for the day, encouraging the
holiday tradition of alcohol consumption. It’s all in fun… and
making merry with the Irish! G
Julia McSherry is a free lance writer based in Greeley.
March 2016
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- School of Music Student Recital:
Morgan Overley, Soprano
- The American West as Living Space
6:00pm. Centennial Park Library,
- Gonzo, Johnny Love, Moxi Theater
- Live Trivia at Crabtree Brewing
- Colorado Caucuses
- Yoga Support Group For Cancer
Survivors, 9:30am. NCMC
-Earth from Space, 10am-4:30pm.
History Museum
- Teen Job Fair, 5:30pm. Island Grove
Events Center
- The Who’s Tommy, 7:30pm.
Langworthy Theatre
- Greeley Young Professionals,
5:30pm
- The Who’s Tommy, 7:30pm,
Langworthy Theatre
- UNC Women’s Basketball vs.
Montana State, 7pm. UNC Campus Hancock Athletic Center
- First Friday: A Night Of Art In
Downtown Greeley, 5-8pm
- The Prairie Scholars, 7:00pm.
Cranford Cove Tea Tavern
- Friday Game Nights, 7:15pm,
Greeley Ice Haus, 900 8th Ave., Greeley
- The Who’s Tommy, 7:30pm. Langworthy Theatre, 1710 9th Ave., Greeley
- Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Lex The Hex
Master, Trilogy. 8:00pm. Moxi Theater
- Day of the Dance, 9-1pm, FunPlex,
1501 65th Ave., Greeley
- “Train Games!”, 10am-4pm. Colorado
Model Railroad Museum
- The Who’s Tommy, 7:30pm. Langworthy
Theatre, 1710 9th Ave., Greeley
- Mike Ring, Hypnotic Vibes, Disguise,
The Silence, Viretta. 8:00pm. Moxi
Montana, 2-4pm. UNC Campus
- Discover NASA Interactive Exhibits.
- Greeley Friends and Newcomers
- Music Trivia Contest, Broken
Centennial Park Library, 2227 23rd
Monthly Luncheon. Noon.
Plow Brewery
Ave., Greeley
970-336-1233
- Terrific Games for Two, 5-6:30pm.
- The Who’s Tommy,7:30pm. Lang- Money Matters: Money Personalities
Lincoln Park Library, 919 7th St.,
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& Budgeting, 6:30pm. Lincoln Park
- Peyton, Supreem Da Rezarekta’,
- The Cairn Project, Giants & Pilgrims, Library, 919 7 Street, Suite 100,
Greeley
7:30pm. Moxi Theater, 802 9th St.,
Quinten, 8:00pm. Moxi Theater, 802
- Live Trivia at Crabtree Brewing,
9th St., Greeley
7pm. Crabtree Brewing, 2961 29th St.,
Greeley
- Earth from Space
- Biz@Lunch
- UNC School of Music Student
Recital: Nectaria Delgadillo, 4:30pm
- Frankentoys at POD
- Windbreak Planning Workshop
- NCMC Wellness Cooking Class
- Cody Canada & The Departed,
Sean Curtis Band, 8:00pm. Moxi
Theater
- Colorado’s Nature: Elbow Room
- Sola Salon Event, 5pm
- UNC School of Music Graduate
Student Recital: Stewart Cramer,
tenor, 6:15pm
- UNC’s IFS Film Screening:
Timbuktu (2014) 7pm
- Decadon, Spring Break-Out w/
Joey Trouble, A.Zebra, 8:30.
Moxi Theater
- High School Student Exhibit,
9:00am. Tointon Gallery, 651 10th Ave.,
Greeley
- The Tribune Home & Garden Show,
9am-5pm. Island Grove Events Center
- Stampede Troupe presents: The
Dixie Swim Club, 7pm. Union Colony
Civic Center, 701 10th Ave., Greeley
- Winter Farmers’ Market, 9-12pm
- The Tribune Home & Garden Show
- Greeley Can End Hunger 5K/2K
- Blarney on the Block, 2:00pm. Parade
- Northern Colorado Basketball
Championships, 5pm
- Stampede Troupe presents: The Dixie
Swim Club, UCCC, 701 10th Ave., Greeley
- Disney’s Classic Film FANTASIA Live
with the GPO, 7:30-9:30, UCCC
- BNSF, 10am-4pm. Colorado Model
Railroad Museum, 680 10th St., Greeley
Dixie Swim Club, 7pm. UCCC, 701
10th Ave., Greeley
- Ladies of Laughter, 7:30-9:30pm.
UCCC, 701 10th Ave., Greeley
- Discover NASA: Star Wars Party,
10:30-12pm. Centennial Park Library,
2227 23rd Ave., Greeley
- Terrific Games for Two., 3pm. Farr
Regional Library, 1939 61st Ave., Greeley
- Mad Hatter’s Ball, 5:30-10:30pm.
Island Grove Events Center
- GPO presents “Spring Chamber
Concert”,7:30pm, First United Methodist
Church
- Live Latin Music and Salsa Lessons,
7-11pm. Come learn how to salsa, and
dance the night away! Joe Molina Gallery
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FIRST DAY OF SPRING
1- pm. Centennial Park Library, 2227
23rd Ave., Greeley
- Stitches and Stories Miniature Quilt
Show, 12pm. , Lincoln Park Library,
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9am-5pm. Island Grove Events Center,
501 N. 14th Ave., Greeley
Dixie Swim Club, 7pm. UCCC,
Show, 12pm. March is National
Quilting Month, and in celebration of
quilts (and the stories behind them)
Lincoln Park Library and Sew
Downtown are sponsoring a Miniature
Quilt show. Price: Free. Lincoln Park
Library, 919 7 St., Greeley
- Music Trivia Contest, Broken
Plow Brewery
- UNC School of Music: Jazz Combos
Concert, 7pm. Randy’s All American
Grill, 2118 35th Ave., Greeley
- Arc of Weld County: Annual Film
Festival at the Kress Cinema. Price:
Free. RSVP required. 970-353-5219.
- Lifeguard Training, 9am. This Red
Cross certification course prepares
students to become professional lifeguards through hands-on training
and practicing real world scenarios.
Registration Deadline March 25.
Greeley Recreation Center,651 10th
Ave, 970-350-9400.
- Child Abuse Awareness Month
St. Patrick’s Day
- Yoga Support Group - For Cancer
Poster Contest, 5pm. A Kids Place,
Survivors. 9:30. NCMC, 1801 16th St., - St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon.
1610 29th Ave Pl., Greeley
Greeley
11:30am. Senior Activity Center,
1010 6th St
- Earth from Space, 10-4:30pm.
7pm. Crabtree Brewing, 2961 29th St., History Museum, 714 8th St., Greeley
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- Chamber Lunch and Learn, 11:30am1pm. Greeley Chamber of Commerce,
- Paint and Wine, 7- 9pm. 930 8th Ave.,
Greeley. 970.506.0070
- A Wandering Botanist Presents
12-1:30pm. Farr Regional Library
- UNC: Jazz Combos Concert,7pm.
Randy’s All American Grill, Greeley
- Ragtime, 7pm. UCCC, 701 10th Ave.,
Greeley
- UNC School of Music Faculty Artist
Recital Series, 8pm. Kepner Hall
7pm. Crabtree Brewing, 2961 29th St.
- Low Cost Blood Screenings - NCMC - History Brown Bag: Location,
Location, Location, 12pm. Greeley
Community Wellness Open Lab.
History Museum, 714 8th St.
NCMC,1801 16th St., Greeley
- UNC’s IFS Film Screening: The
- Earth from Space, History Museum,
Tribe, 7pm. Lindou Auditorium
714 8th St., Greeley
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- UNC School of Music - UNC Jazz
Thang. 7pm. Frasier Hall at UNC
(Room 90) 17th St., Greeley
Recital Series: Christopher Luther,
8pm. Kepner Hall at UNC (Milne
Auditorium) 17th St., Greeley
7pm. Crabtree Brewing, 2961 29th
St., Greeley
- Earth from Space, 10am-4:30pm.
This exhibit illustrates how satellite
imagery is gathered and used to expand mankind’s understanding of life
and death. Greeley History Museum,
714 8th St.,Greeley
- UNC School of Music: Trombone
Choir Concert, 7:30pm. Price: Free.
First Congregational Church, 2101
16th St., Greeley.
- Winter Farmers’ Market, 9-12pm.
- Bunny Hop Skate, 12pm. Skate at the
Ice Haus with your family, friends and
the Easter Bunny. Age 3+. Admission
$3 (includes skate rental). Greeley Ice
Haus, 900 8th Ave., Greeley
- Trapt, 7:30pm. Price: $15. Moxi
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March 2016
George Gray and the Elvis Experience
Band is a true tribute to the king of
Rock and Roll. You’ll experience the
music, humor, and charisma of a
legend that captivated the world!
For show dates in a town near you,
go to kingrockandroll.com
“Snow”Much Fun!
by Kim Overholt
t sounds crazy, but just because you live in
Colorado doesn’t mean you ski. And
guess what? It’s okay! There are plenty of
ways to enjoy Colorado’s amazing outdoor
winter recreational opportunities. One such
way is tubing!
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In general, March is
typically the snowiest month
of the year for Colorado’s
northern mountains. Some
of the largest snow storms
on record happened in
March. That’s why even
when the weather is sunny
and warm in Greeley, there
are still opportunities to enjoy
tubing in the mountains.
If you’re brave enough
to “weather” I-70, Copper
Mountain, Copper
Colorado.com; Frisco, Town
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KeystoneResort.com;
Winter Park PlayWinter
Park.com, are great
choices for a family day of
tubing. Because these are
weather-related activities,
it’s always good to call
ahead or visit their websites;
some locations recommend
reservations.
Frisco’s tubing hill is
fairly new but boasts a 1200
Photos: Kim Overholt
Cold Weather Day Trip Ideas for Non-Skiing Families
foot hill and evening hours.
Keystone offers extended
hours from March 2 through
March 27. Reservations are
required and the hill is truly
up the mountain. There is
free parking but it fills on
weekends, so plan accordingly.
This hill has the tallest height
requirement and participants
must be at least 42".
Since most tubing locations recommend children
are at least 36". However,
Copper Mountain is a great
choice for families with
smaller children. First, they
have dual tubes so children
of appropriate height,
parents and friends can
partner together and ride
the hill together. Plus, their
Critterland is small-child
outdoor snow play-area for
parents and children to enjoy
together, and it’s adjacent to
the tubing hill. Bathrooms
and a concession area are
fairly close, but parking is
Tubing at Copper Mountain is fun for a variety of ages.
sometimes tedious.
Otherwise Winter Park
claims to have the most
options for families. The Town
of Winter Park sponsors a free
sledding hill open to the
public located at Hideaway
Park in the middle of downtown Winter Park. Sleds are
available at the hill and are
checked out using the honor
system although it’s recommended the public brings
their own. Personal tubes are
allowed but be prepared to
trek up the mountain.
Otherwise their mainstay
tube hill is branded by Coca
®
Cola and it’s at Winter Park
Resort.
And don’t be surprised
that most hills recommend
only an hour of tubing at
a time. It’s honestly just
enough time to get your fill
of tubing.
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to brave the great outdoors? That’s fine. Stay
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a great sledding hill near
the University of Northern
Colorado or stay
indoors and check out
Greeley’s very own Ice Haus,
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This year’s event
will be bigger and
better than before.
Photos Courtesy of A Women’s Fund
The Women’s Fund Annual Decadent Desserts Fundraiser...
by Kristi Thomas and Connie Mapes
hat’s more fun than an afternoon
with chocolate, purses and
diamonds? Not much! That’s
why you don’t want to miss one of Weld
County’s premiere events, Decadent
Desserts, a fundraiser for The Women’s Fund
of Weld County to be held on April 30, 2016,
in the UNC Ballrooms!
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UNC’s world-renowned
chefs create beautiful
chocolate desserts and
flaming coffees for the
attendees to enjoy.
Bananas Foster, an ice
sculpture with fruit display,
and a chocolate fountain
with assorted goodies are
just a few desserts you’ll
find at this annual
fundraiser. We will offer
more “Bodacious Bags”
than ever before, with 225
purses containing $10 gift
certificates to some of
Greeley’s best restaurants
and merchants. Several
lucky purse holders will
also receive a diamond
necklace or a pair of
diamond earrings!
Our silent auction will be
bigger and better this year
as well.
In 2015, Decadent
Desserts raised just over
$32,000! The Women’s
Fund of Weld County, Inc.,
a component fund of the
Community Foundation
Serving Greeley and Weld
County, was founded in
1999 by women from the
community dedicated to
improving the lives of women
and girls. Our main goals
are to create a permanent
endowment to find, fund
and nurture programs that
address unmet needs of
women and girls in Weld
County and to provide
annual grants toward these
innovative programs. Our
hope is that support for
these programs will enable
women and girls in our
community to become selfconfident, independent,
(Top) From the 2015 Annual Decadent Desserts Fund Raiser.
(Middle) The SAVA Center table. (Bottom) A tray of the decadent
desserts from which the name is derived.
contributing members of the
community.
Our goal of supporting
projects and programs that
are sensitive to the cultural
and special needs of women
and girls and enhancing
women’s educational
success and self-suffi-
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ciency has provided grants
to many deserving organizations. Several programs
we have recently supported
include: A Kid’s Place
Darkness to Lights
Stewards of Children, the
Free Our Girls’ Human
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Trafficking Certified Training
for District 6, and the RISE
(Relief, Independence,
Stability & Education)
Getting Ahead program.
With $25,000 in grants
being awarded last year,
The Women’s Fund of Weld
County will have distributed
over $200,000 in grants
since our inception in 1999.
Currently, our endowment
totals just over $430,000.
Contributing to our endowment is easy with our
Possibility of Three program.
Through this program, you
choose to give an amount
between $500 and $1,500
over a three-year period.
100% of this money goes
straight into our endowment
to continue our legacy for
generations to come. What
does $1,000 over three
years equal? Only $27.77
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per month — less than the
cost of eating out once a
month.
Please connect with us
on Facebook, through our
website, www.weldwomensfund.org, or call
970-304-9970 for ticket and
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Voted the Best Real Estate Company, the Brokers and Staff of
Metro Brokers/Rouse Realty show off their award. (Left to Right)
LaRue Hauf, Cindy Rouse, Sharon Taylor, Carli Nitzel, Tim Swain,
Bethany Verbel and Benson Verbel.
Home &
Garden Show
by Emily V. Tilton
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iscover ideas, inspiration & expertise for
your home at The
Tribune’s Home & Garden
Show. With over 200
companies on hand, this is
the largest collection of
experts, ideas & resources
gathered together to
support your home
improvement projects &
dreams. “This show is
focused on how you live.
The more you engage with
the experts, the more you
discover,” according to
Emily V. Tilton, event
producer. With this 34th
year of the event, H&G is
well established as a gold
standard that continues to
grow with new technologies
& trends. The show opens
to the public March 11-13th
with approximately 18,000
attending. Entry & parking is
free. While you enjoy freshly
bloomed flowers in dynamic
feature gardens & water
features, you will be taken
good care of with a parking
shuttle & great food options
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Home & Garden Show at
Island Grove Regional Park
opens Friday, March 11,
noon – 5 p.m. and runs
through the weekend.
Saturday, 10 am through 5
pm and Sunday, 10 am
through 4 pm.
Approximately 200 vendors
will provide great ideas for
your future home and garden
projects.
Admission is FREE.
Rouse Realty
by Cindy Rouse
indy Rouse, Broker and
Owner of MB/Rouse
Realty, has strived to make
her company what it is
today… being that of faith
and love for the Lord, her
family, her clients and friends.
She truly enjoys helping
those around her and absolutely loves seeing the satisfaction and happiness of
those with whom she is
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We know there are many
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If only for that one
day, women feel
special, and
appreciated for
their everyday
contributions.
But here in
America – land
of the free –
International
Women’s Day
generally gets no
more attention
than, say,
International
Chocolate Day
(September 13) or
International Men’s Day
(November 19). And, you ask, just
why does that matter???
Maybe we don’t want women to stand out as different?
After all, we fought long and hard for the right to own
property, vote, break the glass ceiling and work alongside
the men. It has only been recently women have been
given the right to fight alongside the men in the military
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the year, not just
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they see it as a way
to strengthen their
brand identity. One day
of standing out as unique,
different, or special does not
make women unworthy of “progress to parity” on the other 364 days.
On March 8, celebrate women in ways big
and small. Remember the grandmothers, mothers, aunts,
sisters, friends, co-workers, bosses - both male and female - who make it possible every day for women to be
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There are parades for
women in Japan. In
Brazil, women get
roses for doing
their weekly
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March 2016
Easy Day Trips from Greeley
by Julia McSherry
I
n winter, there’s nothing like a cup of fresh
brewed tea to soothe the mind and warm
the body. One of the most popular brands
of herbal, green, and other teas is made here
in Colorado. An hour’s drive from Greeley,
Celestial Seasonings is a fun day trip especially
as a cold-weather diversion.
Photos by Julia McSherry
Day Trippin’: Celestial Seasonings Tea
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by Dr. Brad Edgren
olorful tattoos, wild body piercings,
branding, scalpelling, scarification,
and protruding subdermal implants
have rapidly become popular forms of selfexpression and body art in today’s society.
The aromatic smells of spicy teas greet visitors as they
walk in the door. Located at 4600 Sleepytime Drive in
Boulder, there are three options for fun activities: a tour of the
factory, the café, and shop.
Most, if not all, of these
forms of self-expression
and “beautification,”
depending upon the
audience, are permanent
and can have some dramatic
health ramifications. This
includes the sub-category
of oral body art.
Explore the factory and learn about the wonderful world
of tea and see first hand how the products are blended,
packaged and shipped. The tour is free and lasts 45 minutes,
starting on the hour from 10-4 Monday-Saturday and 11-3 on
Sunday. It’s walk in/first served for small groups.
Reservations are needed for larger groups of eight or more.
For safety reasons, children must be at least five years old.
In the tour, you will be immersed in a multi-sensory experience. Scents include cinnamon, lemon grass, and other key
herbs. The mint room is a highlight with intoxicating, pungent
aromas that can pleasurably make eyes water and taste buds
ignite. It’s rare that a factory tour actually takes you out on the
floor like this one does, not behind glass walls. The place is alive
with sounds of rattling conveyor belts and cool flashing lights.
The art gallery features classic Celestial tea box illustrations.
Celestial Seasonings started in 1969 with hand picked
wild herbs from the Colorado Rocky Mountains. First sales
were in health food stores. By 1972, two of their flagship
blends were introduced, Red Zinger and Sleepytime (a bed
time favorite mixing chamomile with lemon grass, rose and
tilia flowers, and peppermint leaves). Sleepytime is touted as
the best selling specialty tea of all time.
Today the line includes green, rooibos and, wellness tea
with over 100 ingredients sourced from 35 countries. The
teas are widely available in grocery stores and specialty
shops in the U.S., Canada, and other countries.
Before or after the tour, try free tea samples at the tasting
bar. The café is a nice respite and don’t miss the tea shop.
The cafe is located behind the tour center and serves breakfast from 7-11 and lunch from 11-2 Monday through Friday.
Don’t miss the shop for teas at great prices as well as gifts
and collectibles including teapots and cups, soaps, lotions,
Oral Piercings,
Body Art Don’t get stuck!
(Top & Middle Left) Inside the factory. (Middle Right) starting point of
tour. (Bottom) End of tour and tasting room.
Distance from Greeley to the Celestial Seasonings Factory: 51 miles,
via I-25 S • 1 h 1 min
45 Minute Tours • Mon - Sat 10-4pm • Sun 11-3pm
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lip balm and more.
A visit to Celestial Seasonings is a treat after an outdoor
activity such as hiking or show shoeing. It is one of many
fabulous activities available for Greeley residents a short
drive from home. G
Julia McSherry is a free lance writer based in Greeley.
March 2016
Oral body art includes
piercings of the lips, cheeks,
tongue,
frenums,
uvula (you
know that
thing that
hangs
down in
the back
of your
throat),
gum
tissues,
and even
teeth. It
also includes tongue
splitting and oral tattoos.
However, with the selfbeautification of oral art
come some real risks and
dangers associated with
the slicing of tongues, the
Piercings of the uvula and
frenums not only cause local
irritation but also pose ingestion and aspiration (inhalation
into the airway and lungs)
hazards. If piercing jewelry is
aspirated into the lungs medical attention is necessary.
Now about those tongue
piercings. The tongue is a
highly vascularized muscle
in a severe infection that
was resistant to antibiotic
treatment until the barbell
was removed. Irritation from
tongue piercings can also
cause unsightly reactive
tumors such as pyogenic
granulomas. Nerve damage can occur with tongue
piercings resulting in
permanent numbness and
loss of taste. Tongue piercings are also responsible
for chipped, fractured, and
poking of holes, and the
insertion of jewelry into the
oral cavity.
Initial Risks associated
with oral piercings include
severe infection, pain, and
swelling of the area around
the piercings. Lip and cheek
piercing studs are held in
place by a disc on the inside
of the mouth. This metal disc
rubs up
against the
gum
tissue and
teeth that
oppose it.
Over time
the
constant
irritation
from the
disc
results in
gingival
recession, root exposure,
loss of tooth structure, tooth
sensitivity, and possible
infection. Once the gum tissue
recedes and the root is
exposed, periodontal surgery
is necessary to repair the
Nerve damage can
occur with tongue
piercings, resulting
in permanent
numbness and
loss of taste.
damage. Simple removal of
the jewelry stud at this point is
not enough.
that is necessary for eating
and taste. Piercing of the
tongue can result in severe
swelling that can compromise
the airway and swallowing.
Since the tongue is highly
vascularized, localized
infection can easily spread
throughout the blood stream,
potentially resulting in
endocarditis (infection of the
inside lining of the heart),
compromising the heart valves,
and leading to life-threatening
complications.
I can recall a patient having
a tongue piercing that resulted
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broken teeth that can
ultimately result in tooth
loss, let alone expensive
dental bills.
As with all body piercings,
allergic responses to metal
in the jewelry is always
possible. Final removal of
the piercings often results
in scarring and permanent
holes. So don’t get stuck with
a piercing that you might
seriously regret later. G
Dr. Edgren is a Board Certified
Orthodontist in Greeley CO.
Certified by The American
Board of Orthodontics (ABO) .
Cutting Edge Technology for Anyone Who Suffers From Sleep Apnea...
UCHealth unmasks new sleep
by Kati Blocker, UCHealth
Health is the first health system
in Colorado and neighboring
states to offer an alternative
treatment option to people struggling to sleep.
Obstructed Airway
Sleep apnea — a condition in which a person
involuntary pauses or stops
breathing when asleep –
affects about 18 million
Americans, according to the
National Sleep Foundation.
ally wearing the device
longer than four hours per
night drops to about 60 percent, said Cindy Crosby,
manager of UCHealth’s
Poudre Valley Hospital
Sleep Disorder Center.
“When you don’t sleep
well and you’re not rested,
the effect on your awake
time is pretty profound,”
said Dr. Mark Petrun, whose
specialties include sleep
medicine. “It affects your
concentration, alertness and
ability to get things done.”
“Patients with apnea
have to wear CPAP every
night for the rest of their lives
and they’re asking us, ’What
else can I do?’ Oral appliances
are effective in treating mild
to moderate apnea but
Inspire Therapy is the first
alternative to CPAP that treats
moderate to severe apnea
and makes sense to people
long term,” she said.
Besides wreaking
havoc on a person’s daily
life, sleep apnea has
serious and life-shortening
consequences, such as high
blood pressure, heart disease and stroke, he added.
The most common
treatment for sleep apnea –
and until recently, the only
option with a fairly high
success rate — is the use
of Continuous Positive
Airway Pressure, or CPAP,
while a person sleeps.
The CPAP machine
supplies constant and
steady air pressure through
a hose and mask. Although
the device is effective in
treating sleep apnea more
than 90 percent of the time,
the number of people actu34 The Best of Greeley
Inspire Therapy, recently
approved by the FDA, provides
a person relief without a
mask or oral appliance, said
Dr. Matthew Robertson, an
otolaryngologist with Alpine
Ear, Nose & Throat. In a 90minute outpatient procedure,
a small battery is implanted
under the skin in the upper
chest of the patient. From
that device, one wire is directed to a nerve in the
tongue and another to the rib
cage area which senses the
patient’s natural breathing
patterns. During inspiration,
an electrical stimulus is delivered to the tongue, which
gives it tone and prevents it
from falling backward and
Illustrations courtesy of Inspire
UC
Here you can see what happens when a person suffers from obstructive
sleep apnea, the most common type of sleep apnea. This condition
occurs when the throat muscles intermittently relax and block the
airway during sleep.
Open Airway With Inspire Therapy
Inspire Therapy helps open the airway by stimulating a nerve in the
tongue using a device that is turned on at night.
obstructing the airway. The
device is controlled by a small
hand-held sleep remote that
can turn on the device at
night and off in the morning
when the person is awake.
“This is an exciting cuttingedge treatment option for
CPAP-intolerant, sleep apnea
patients,” Robertson said. “If
the patient meets criteria, it
will be a life-changing experience.”
Inspire Therapy is not the
solution for all patients. To
qualify for the device, patients
must meet the following
qualifications:
• Suffer from moderate to
severe obstructive sleep
apnea, which includes an
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Apnea-Hypopnea Index
of 20-65. The API is the
number of recorded
apneas or hypopneas per
hour of sleep.
• Unable to use or get
consistent benefit from a
CPAP device.
• Not significantly overweight
with a total Body Mass
Index 32 or less. Those
with a BMI of 33-35 should
consult with a physician.
• Older than 22 years old. G
For more information about
the Inspire Therapy offered
through UCHealth in
Northern Colorado, go to
UCHealth.org/inspire or call
1.888.775.3376.
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For only $10 a year for
each child, the Club provides
over 1,500 hours of annual
programming in Academic
Success, Good Character &
Citizenship and Healthy
Lifestyles. The Clubs serve
over 70,000 nutritious
snacks and meals through a
partnership with Weld Food
Bank. The Club now offers a
“Kindergarten Enrichment
Program” for half-day
Kindergarten students at
Heiman and Meeker
Elementary Schools.
The most compelling
attribute of the Boys & Girls
Clubs, is that they truly work!
Beyond the countless personal testimonies from Club
members, each year the
Clubs cunduct anonymous
Club members in the new Kindergarten
Enrichment Program at the Monfort Club,
testing temperatures and comparing differences between snow and hot water as
part of their science curriculum unit.
surveys with Club Members
that empirically prove that
the youth we serve are more
inclined to perform well in
school, refrain from alcohol
and drugs, abstain from risky
sexual activity, are more
physicallly fit and have a
greater concern for their
communities.
As it costs BGCWC
about $977 a year to serve a
Club member and we keep
our membership costs very
low, we ask that today, each
person considers utilizing
the 50% tax credits and their
itemized standard charitable
deductions to make an
investment in local youth.
Help us to help children we
serve to truly have a GREAT
FUTURE. For information,
please visit our website at
www.bgcweld.org. G
Photo by Club Staff
The Boys & Girls Clubs
had very humble beginnings,
starting out in an old tire
shop in 1964 and serving
roughly 60 youth a day.
Today, it has grown exponentially over five decades
to serve over 2,500 youth in
Greeley, Milliken, Fort Lupton,
Galeton, Eaton and the
surrounding communities.
Todd Bale is a 19 year Boys &
Club professional and currently
serves as the executive director
of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Weld
County.
March 2016
Photo: Sally Novosat
Photo: Melissa Maxwell
They are met by dedicated youth development
professionals who provide
encouragement, inspiration,
and support.
by Kristi Helzer
t is who we are, farmers at heart and this is
our farm, not our job-site.” Story told by
Melissa and Eddie Maxwell to Kristi Helzer.
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“We bought Happy Life
Gardens at 2000 37th St.,
Evans on March 1, 2013. We
delight in taking part in the
renewal of spring, the hope
and life that it brings. It’s the
best part of growing things.
We don’t limit ourselves to
just one thing, we venture out
and see what unique things
are available for our customers. When things work out
and grow, it is a success, when
things don’t turn out so well
then we learn from the adventure; it drives our passion.
“We offer a landscape
where customers can walk
through, or just sit and enjoy
the beauty of the gardens.
Our inventory includes:
annuals, vegetable and
herb starts, trees, shrubs
and perennials. We have
vegetable, herb, flower and
grass seed, gardening tools,
pesticides, herbicides and
fertilizers. There’s also indoor
plants and a large
selection of fairy garden
plants and accessories.
Explore our fully stocked
landscape yard with, soils,
mulch and rock, and flagstone. Our gift shop is being
transformed to include a
workshop area so we can
host classes. We want to be
a partner in our customers’
hard, yet satisfying work, that
goes into the beauty of their
gardens and landscape. We
enjoy answering questions,
offering assistance and love
getting to know people so we
can greet them by name.
“We treat our customers
with respect and go that
extra mile to make sure they
are satisfied offering our
Happy Life Rewards program to our repeat customers. Being a small, locally
owned business, we can’t
match the prices of the “big
box” stores, but we can offer
a higher quality product, a
broader selection and per-
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(Above Left) Melissa and Eddie Maxwell. (Above Right) Watching their
boys, Daniel 10 and David12, helping out with the business and having
customers specifically ask to have the boys help them, makes their
parents proud!
veryday over 400 youth during the school
year and over 500 youth in the Summer; go
through the doors of a Boys & Girls Club in
Weld County. There they find a pathway to hope,
opportunity and success.
Happy Life Gardens
is more than a ‘job’...
by Todd Bale
TUESDAY, March 1st
- School of Music Student Recital:
Morgan Overley, Soprano, 4:30pm.
Kepner Hall at UNC, 17th St, Greeley
- The American West as Living Space,
6:00pm. Centennial Park Library, 2227
23rd Ave,Greeley
- Gonzo, Johnny Love, 9:00, Price: $10.
Moxi Theater, 802 9th St., Greeley
- Live Trivia at Crabtree Brewing, 7pm.
Crabtree Brewing, 2961 29th St., Greeley
WEDNESDAY, Mar 2nd
- Yoga Support Group For Cancer
Survivors, 9:30am. NCMC,1801 16th
St., Greeley
-Earth from Space, 10am-4:30pm.
History Museum, 714 8th St., Greeley
- Teen Job Fair, 5:30pm. Island Grove
Events Center, 501 N 14th Ave, Greeley
- The Who’s Tommy, 7:30pm. Langworthy Theatre, 1710 9th Ave., Greeley”
THURSDAY, Mar 3rd
- Greeley Young Professionals,
5:30pm. Greeley Young Professionals.
Monthly networking. Greeley Guest
House, 5401 W. 9th St., Greeley
Montana State, 7pm. UNC Campus Hancock Athletic Center
FRIDAY, Mar 4th
- First Friday: A Night Of Art In
Downtown Greeley, 5-8pm. First
Fridays are a collaborative effort by
many of these creative businesses to
establish a vital arts experience within
the community. For a complete list of
gallery shows, visit www.greeleydowntown.com.
- The Prairie Scholars, 7:00pm. Price:
Free. Cranford Cove Tea Tavern,
- Friday Game Nights, 7:15pm, Come
on down and try to hook a big one for
prizes! Price: $7 Greeley Ice Haus, 900
8th Ave., Greeley
- Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Lex The Hex
Master, Trilogy. 8:00pm. Moxi Theater,
802 9th St.,Greeley
SATURDAY, Mar 5th
- Day of the Dance, 9-1pm. Fun for all
ages! Also, meet players from UNC
sports teams. Greeley Family FunPlex,
- “Train Games!”, 10am-4pm. Train
Games! Colorado Model Railroad
Museum, 680 10th St., Greeley
- The Who’s Tommy, 7:30pm. LangworthyTheatre, 1710 9th Ave., Greeley
- Discover NASA: Space Science Share,
- Mike Ring, Hypnotic Vibes, Disguise,
The Silence, Viretta. 8:00pm. Moxi
Montana, 2-4pm. UNC Campus Hancock Athletic Center.
SUNDAY, Mar 6th
Ave., Greeley
- Peyton,Supreem Da Rezarekta’,7:30pm.
Moxi Theater, 802 9th St., Greeley
MONDAY, Mar 7th
- Terrific Games for Two, 5-6:30pm.
Lincoln Park Library, 919 7th St., Greeley
- The Cairn Project, Giants & Pilgrims,
Quinten, 8:00pm. Moxi Theater, 802
9th St., Greeley
TUESDAY, Mar 8
- Greeley Friends and Newcomers
Monthly Luncheon. Noon. Pellegrini
Ristorante Italiano. 2400 17th Street
Program: Greeley Arts Council,Info:
970-336-1233
- Money Matters: Money Personalities &
Budgeting, 6:30pm. Lincoln Park
Library,919 7 Street, Suite 100, Greeley
WEDNESDAY, Mar 9th
- Earth from Space, 10am-4:30pm.
Greeley History Museum, 714 8th St.,
Greeley
- Biz@Lunch, 11:30am. The Grill at
Westlake, 2118 35th Ave.,Greeley
- UNC School of Music Student
Recital: Nectaria Delgadillo, 4:30pm.
Kepner Hall at UNC (Milne Auditorium),
7th St., Greeley
- Frankentoys at POD, 5:00pm.
Ave., Greeley
- Windbreak Planning Workshop,
6:30pm. The Colorado State Forest
Service in partnership with the West
Greeley Conservation is offering a FREE
Windbreak Planning Workshop to residents of Weld County. Island Grove
Regional Park, 501 N. 14th Ave., Greeley
- NCMC Wellness Cooking Class - “The
Basics Of Preserving Food Safely, 7pm.
Class taught at NCMC’s Cardiac Rehab
Kitchen. Cost: $10. Price: $10. NCMC,
- UNC’s IFS Film Screening: Timbuktu
(2014), 7:00pm. Lindou Auditorium,
Michener Library, UNC, 501 20th St.,
Greeley
- Erin Murphy, Flute, 8:00 pm. UNC
Kepner Hall at UNC, 17th St., Greeley
- Cody Canada & The Departed, Sean
Curtis Band, 8:00pm. Moxi Theater,
- Low Cost Blood Screenings - NCMC
Community Wellness Open Lab, All day.
To schedule an appointment, call 970810-6633. NCMC,1801 16th St.,
Greeley
THURSDAY, Mar 10th
- Colorado’s Nature: Elbow Room,
12pm. Farr Regional Library, 1939 61st
Ave., Greeley
- Sola Salon Event, 5pm. St Michael’s
Square, 6560 29th St, Greeley
- UNC School of Music Graduate
Student Recital: Stewart Cramer,
tenor, 6:15pm. Kepner Hall at UNC
(Milne Auditorium) 17th St., Greeley
Continued on page 38
The Boys & Girls Clubs
of Weld County:
A Community Treasure
Calendar Listing
Happy Life Gardens offers a landscape where customers can walk
through, or just sit and enjoy the beauty of the gardens. Melissa enjoys
when the roses arrive big, beautiful and smelling amazing!
sonal customer service.
“We would like to grow
Happy Life to be financially
viable, so we can add grow
houses to grow our own plants
to retail and to also grow
produce to supply an inexpensive, healthy food source.
“We’ve been married 14
years and have two amazing
sons, David, 12, and Daniel
is 10. Customers love the
boys and Piper, our mini blue
healer. We lived on a small
acreage outside of Eaton
while Eddie worked full-time
March 2016
in the IT department at UNC
while I stayed home, homeschooling our boys. Eddie
decided we should be doing
something more meaningful,
so together we prayed
asking God to put us where
he needed us. We know
we’re here for a reason, and
we are excited to see how
He is going to use us in this
community.” www.happy
lifegardens.com. G
Kristi Helzer and her husband
Rich are life-long Weld residents
and community cheerleaders.
This freelance writer also facilitates
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Calendar Listing
Continued from page 38
- UNC’s IFS Film Screening: Timbuktu
(2014), 7:00pm. Lindou Auditorium,
Greeley
- Decadon, Spring Break-Out w/ Joey
Trouble, A.Zebra, JFish, Luster,
NastyNiko, 8:30. Price: $10. Moxi
FRIDAY, Mar 11th
- High School Student Exhibit, 9:00am.
Tointon Gallery, 651 10th Ave., Greeley
Dixie Swim Club, 7pm. Five Southern
women, whose friendships began
many years ago on their college swim
team, set aside a long weekend every
August to recharge those relationships.
Union Colony Civic Center, 701 10th
Ave., Greeley
SATURDAY, Mar 12th
- Winter Farmers’ Market, 9-12pm.
- Greeley Can End Hunger 5K/2K Walk
or Run, 9am-12pm. Weld Food Bank,
1108 H St., Greeley
- Temperance on Tap Exhibit Opens,
10:00am. Greeley History Museum,
- Families Matter, 11:00am. Join us on
our journey as we grow, play and learn.
Lincoln Park Library, 919 7 St., Greeley
- Blarney on the Block, 2:00pm. Parade
led by the Northern Colorado Caledonia
Pipe Band followed by Go-Cup fun on
the 9th St.Plaza. Downtown Greeley,
9th Street Plaza, Greeley
- MakeIt March: Arduino for Adults,
3:00pm. Farr Regional Library, 1939
61st Ave., Greeley
- Northern Colorado Basketball
Championships, 5pm. Recreation
Center, 651 10th Ave., 970-350-9400
10th Ave., Greeley
- Disney’s Classic Film FANTASIA Live
with the GPO, 7:30-9:30. Disney
shares one of its crown jewels of feature animation with the Greeley
Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert
with accompanying scenes from Walt
Disney’s original FANTASIA (1940) and
Disney FANTASIA 2000. UCCC, 701
10th Ave., Greeley
- Open Fire, Maiden Denver, 8pm. Moxi
SUNDAY, Mar 13th
10th Ave., Greeley
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MONDAY, Mar 14th
- Yoga Basics - NCMC Community
Wellness. 5pm. NCMC,1801 16th St.,
Greeley
TUESDAY, Mar 15th
- Child Abuse Awareness Month
Poster Contest, 5pm. A Kids Place,
1610 29th Ave Pl., Greeley
WEDNESDAY, Mar 16th
- Yoga Support Group - For Cancer
Survivors. 9:30. NCMC, 1801 16th St.,
Greeley
- Earth from Space, 10-4:30pm.
- Chamber Lunch and Learn Leadership and Ethics, 11:30am-1pm.
Greeley Chamber of Commerce, 902
7th Ave., Greeley
- Paint and Wine, 7- 9pm. 930 8th Ave.,
Greeley. 970.506.0070
THURSDAY, Mar 17th
- St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon. 11:30am.
Senior Activity Center, 1010 6th St,
970-350-9440, http://greeleyrec.com
FRIDAY, Mar 18th
- BNSF, 10am-4pm. Colorado Model
Railroad Museum, 680 10th St., Greeley
10th Ave., Greeley
- Ladies of Laughter, 7:30-9:30pm.
UCCC, 701 10th Ave., Greeley
- Discover NASA: Star Wars Party,
SATURDAY, Mar 19th
- Terrific Games for Two., 3pm. Farr
Regional Library, 1939 61st Ave., Greeley
- Mad Hatter’s Ball, 5:30-10:30pm.
Celebrating United Way’s 75 years of
work in the community. Join us for
cocktails, dinner, recognize this year’s
amazing partnerships, bid on one of the
great items in our silent and live auctions. Island Grove Events Center, 501
N. 14th Ave., Greeley
- GPO presents “Spring Chamber
Concert”,7:30pm, First United Methodist
Church - 917 10th Ave., Greeley
- Live Latin Music and Salsa Lessons,
7-11pm. Come learn how to salsa, and
dance the night away! Joe Molina Gallery
and Studios, 930 8th Ave., Greeley
SUNDAY, Mar 20th
- Discover NASA Interactive Exhibits. 15pm.Centennial Park Library, 2227
23rd Ave., Greeley
Show, 12pm. March is National Quilting
Month, Lincoln Park Library, 919 7 St.,
Greeley
10th Ave., Greeley
MONDAY, Mar 21th
- Arc of Weld County: Annual Film
Festival at the Kress Cinema. Price:
Free. RSVP required. 970-353-5219.
Continued on page 40
For the love of animals...
J&T Celebrates its
14th Anniversary!
by Kristi Helzer
s the days grow longer, we know
spring is arriving. For many people
that means fun with their furbabies.
If you believe your pet’s care and nutrition is as
important as any other member of your family,
take the time to drop by and meet Teri Segelke
at J&T Feeds at 4835 W. 10th St.
A
Teri has spent her life loving animals. Her independently
owned store offers a variety of feed for all critters as well as all the
supplies and amenities needed when raising any living thing
from cats, dogs, chickens, or horses.
This friendly store celebrates 14 years of service this month
- conveniently located east of Perry’s Vacuum, in the Westmoor
Commons on the north side of west 10th Street - where it relocated following a Valentine’s Day fire just two years ago.Teri
opened her store with the vision of helping the community feed
their animalswhile offering product knowledge and down home
customer service. J & T Country Feeds, Inc. is named for its owners
J - Teri’sson Jeremy (who is in his first year of college) and T - for Teri.
Segelke is lead cashier, buyer. inventory control manager,
animal health advocate, team leader, and marketing expert.
Like most local business owners, she puts in long hours and
does everything required to be successful including networking
to recruit customers. Her family helps on occasion, but for the
Knowing small business owners
are the backbone of our local
economy, Teri received one of
the Greeley Chamber of
Commerce Winner’s Circle
Awards in 2011, because of
her… “persistence and commitment in making Greeley a great
community.” Her community
involvement includes the Weld
County Fair, the Greeley and
Evans area Chambers, Northern
Colorado Women in Business,
the American Cancer Society’s
Bark for Life, 4H, and she is the
vice president of Zac’s Legacy,
a nonprofit that helps families
dealing with childhood cancer.
Photo: Krsiti Helzer
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most part this is a one woman show with a couple trusted helpers.
“Businesses that take time for their customers and provide
quality customer service are the ones that grow,” according to
Michele Jones, executive director of the Evans Area Chamber
of Commerce. “Teri is a respected Chamber member with a
reputation for referring business to her peers. It’s more than just
the bottom line, Teri stays in business because of her commitment to the community, her ethics and customer service.
People count on Teri.”
Segelke partners with other local professionals to offer low
cost vaccination clinics, spay and neutering services, 4H feed
nutrition seminars, and dog obedience classes.A section in
the store is designated for unique gift items from goat soap, to
animal related gifts locally produced in Colorado. This is how
Segelke promotes local entrepreneurs.
Check out J & T Feeds online at www.jtfeeds.com, on
Facebook or call anytime 970.378.0240, Teri welcomes your
questions. G
Kristi Helzer and her husband Rich are life-long Weld residents and
community cheerleaders. This freelance writer also facilitates No CO
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Calendar Listing
Continued from page 38
TUESDAY, Mar 22th
- A Wandering Botanist Presents:
Plants Behaving Badly, 12-1:30pm.
Farr Regional Library, 1939 61st Ave.,
Greeley
- Ragtime, 7pm. Ragtime is an enjoyable
yet thought-provoking musical that you
won’t want to miss! UCCC, 701 10th
Ave., Greeley
Recital Series - Diane Bolden-Taylor,
voice, 8pm. Kepner Hall at UNC (Milne
Auditorium)17th St., Greeley
WEDNESDAY, Mar 23th
- Low Cost Blood Screenings - NCMC
Community Wellness Open Lab.
NCMC,1801 16th St., Greeley
THURSDAY, Mar 24th
- History Brown Bag: Location, Location,
Location, 12pm. How big of an impact did
Greeley’s location have on its development? On March 24, noon to 1 p.m.,
Peggy Ford Waldo presents “Location,
Location, Location” at the Greeley History
Museum, 714 8th St. History Brown Bags
are free afternoon events that aim to
provide cultural and historical context to
topics related to Historic Preservation in
and around Greeley. For more information
about the Historic Preservation program,
visit greeleygov.com/hp or
call 970-350-9222. Price: Free. Greeley
- UNC’s IFS Film Screening: The Tribe
(2015), 7pm. The Tribe (2015) is a film
without music or words but is as universal
in communication as humanly possible.
Join IFS in the screening of The Tribe
(2015) on March 23rd, starting at 7pm and
on March 24th, starting at 7pm and
9:15pm. All IFS screenings are free for students and the public. Lindou Auditorium,
Greeley
- Business After Hours - Greeley Chamber
of Commerce, 5-7pm. Please join the
Greeley Chamber of Commerce for our
March Business After Hours at Homewood
Suites. Meet business partners and unwind over beverages and hors d’oeuvres.
Homewood Suites, 2510 46th
Ave.,Greeley
Show, 12pm. March is National Quilting
Month, and in celebration of quilts (and
the stories behind them) Lincoln Park
Library and Sew Downtown are sponsoring a Miniature Quilt show. Quilts (and
their stories) will be on display at Lincoln
Park Library. Price: Free. Lincoln Park
Library, 919 7 St., Greeley
MONDAY, Mar 28th
- Lifeguard Training, 9am. This Red Cross
certification course prepares students to
become professional lifeguards through
hands-on training and practicing real
world scenarios. Prerequisite: 300-yd
swim, tread water for 2 min, and complete a timed event. Age 15+.
Registration Deadline March 25. Greeley
Recreation Center,651 10th Ave, 970350-9400. Price: $195 - $205
TUESDAY, Mar 29th
- UNC School of Music - UNC Jazz
Thang. 7pm. Presented by the School of
Music. Enjoy an evening of music presented by the UNC Jazz Lab Bands III, IV,
and V. Price: Free . Frasier Hall at UNC
(Room 90) 17th St., Greeley
Recital Series: Christopher Luther, 8pm.
Christopher Luther will present a viola
recital. For ticket information, please call
970-351-2200 or visit. Price: $8 - $12.
Kepner Hall at UNC (Milne Auditorium)
17th St., Greeley
Crabtree Brewing, 2961 29th St.,
Greeley
WEDNESDAY, Mar 30th
- Earth from Space, 10am-4:30pm. This
exhibit illustrates how satellite imagery
is gathered and used to expand
SATURDAY, Mar 26th
mankind’s understanding of life and
- Winter Farmers’ Market, 9-12pm. 1100
death. Greeley History Museum, 714 8th
8th Ave., Greeley
St.,Greeley
- Bunny Hop Skate, 12pm. Skate at the Ice - UNC School of Music: Trombone Choir
Haus with your family, friends and the
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Congregational Church, 2101 16th St.,
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by Stu Wright
oyota Motor Corporation, makers of the
Toyota Corolla,the best-selling nameplate
of all time, has moved over 40 million of
the model onto driveways around the world.
The compact sedan is in its eleventh generation
configuration, and has been around since 1966.
T
I recently borrowed a
new Corolla LE Eco
Premium for testing in
Arizona; one that was
painted a pleasing Brown
Sugar metallic and featured black SofTex leatherlike seating surfaces. Ruth
and I were in the state for
the first day of spring
training when the Rockies’
pitchers and catchers
reported.
been a fan of Corolla styling,
and the 2016 has not taken a
step backwards in that department. A little spoiler was
on the trunk, LED lighting
was front and rear, a power
moon roof was up top, and
fog lights were installed.
Aerodynamically designed
alloy wheels were fitted with
P205/55R16 Michelin
Primacy MXV4 lowrolling resistance radials on the car.
The 2016 Corolla sits on
a 106.3” wheelbase, is
69.9” wide, 57.3” high, and
weighs 2,875 lbs., putting it
on an even keel with
Chevy’s Cruze. I’ve always
Ruth and I enjoyed the
Corolla for the week that we
had it. Acceleration was
good at Phoenix’s 1,000’ elevation, and gas mileage
came in at 30 mpg in all city
Photo: Stu Wright
Accessories With a Flair and Hair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 19
Aims Community College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25
Air Solutions - Heating & Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 40
Agfinity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 35
Bells Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9
Benchmark Dental Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 27
Bright Futures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 29
The Best of Greeley Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25
The Best of Greeley Magazine Subscription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13
C3 Real Estate Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5
City of Greeley Museums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25
City of Greeley FunPlex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 27
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9
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FMS Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 29
Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page17
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Integrated Dental Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4
James Salon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 21
J & T Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 38
Lincoln Park Emporium Coupon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 38
Lolly’s Hallmark Shop Coupon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 38
Metro Brokers/Rouse Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13
Moffat Glass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11
Mile High Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 38
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Modern Hair Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 19
North Range Behavioral Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 35
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Sew Downtown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 39
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Spradley Barr Ford Greeley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6
Weld Food Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31
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Museum, 714 8th St., Greeley
- UNC’s IFS Film Screening: The Tribe,
7pm. Lindou Auditorium, Michener
Library, UNC, 501 20th St., Greeley
driving. Corolla Eco power
comes from a 1.8 liter, 4
cylinder engine that puts out
140 horsepower at 6,100
rpm as well as 126 lb. ft. of
torque at 4,000 rpm. The
front-wheel drive car gets 30
mpg in the city, 34 mpg
combined, 40 mpg on the
highway, and the gas tank
holds 13.2 gallons. Toyota’s
choice for an Eco transmission is the continuously variable (CVT) automatic with
Photo: Stu Wright
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The interior of the Eco
was comfortable for us,
and the seating looked
brown to me - attractive it
was, nonetheless, and with
the LE Premium a purchaser gets several upgrades, including Entune
premium audio with navigation, backup camera,
6.1” touchscreen, cruise
control, power windows/
locks/mirrors, pushbutton
start, satellite radio, tilt/telescope, heated buckets,
and keyless entry. The rear
legroom is incredible for a
car of this size, at 41.4”,
and the trunk holds 13
cubic feet of luggage.
M.S.R.P for my test car
came in at $23,955.00, including freight, and in my
mind the Toyota Corolla LE
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Stu Wright is an automotive
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Greeley resident, and a
member of the Rocky Mountain
Automotive Press.
END PAGE. You’ll never know what you’ll find here...
It’s Happening… Again!
by Wanda Lowe
ith March here it is time to accept
the fact that I am going to be
another year older. Yep, my birthday
is at the end of the month. Nothing makes
you realize you are getting older than a visit
to the cosmetic counter.
W
I recently ventured to
one and asked the sales
clerk (I think she was a
tween) about a certain
foundation. She informed
me that before applying the
foundation that I should
probably apply a primer.
Wow! I asked her if she
thought I was a car and if I
needed to be sandblasted
too. She smiled sweetly
and informed me that it
couldn’t hurt. I gently took
her in my arms and burped
her before knocking her out
for a long nap.
Birthdays were fun
back when I was young. I
remember counting down
the days before my 16th
birthday and how excited I
was to be able to legally
drive. I remember taking
the driving test and turning
left on a red light. It was in
La Junta so I didn’t hit another car because there
weren’t any to hit. I don’t
know how but I passed my
driving test with flying colors.I also totaled my mom’s
car that year. I blame that
particular mishap on my
best friend’s (we share the
same birthday) shoes. I
was looking at her feet when
we hit the preacher’s parked
car. I didn’t know clergy had
such strong words in their vocabulary. In my
defense they were seriously
cute shoes! I did not get a
ticket or in trouble with my
parents because when I
was 16 I was also seriously
cute. At least the cop and
I thought so.
The next big birthday
was 18. Back then you could
legally drink 3.2 beer and I
could finally vote (not that I
did back then but I could
have). Then 21 came along
and I thought I was grown up
and so sophisticated.
Thinking back I just shake
my head at myself and am
slightly embarrassed for that
girl. After that the years just
seemed to melt together and
life started to happen marriage, kids, laundry,
work… it got real really
quick! I remember thinking
when I was 26 that life was
about perfect. I was young,
happy, loved my husband,
boys, house, dogs, job,
everything. And, most
importantly,I had lost all my
baby weight. Life was good!
This is my BFF and I since birth - we share the same birthday.
Linda Odneal was the reason I wrecked my mom's car. We both still
like seriously cute shoes and dislike going to the cosmetic counter.
That seems just like
yesterday. I can’t relive that
year but in celebration of its’
26th anniversary I am going
to make the best of the next
12 months! I like where I am
at in my life. I am happy living
in Greeley, still love my family, love working, being involved in the community
and grateful for the friends
we have made.I don’t think
we will do much in celebration of my birthday month. I
have never had a green beer
and on St. Patty’s Day might
have to check that off my
bucket list. Other than that
can’t think of anything I need
to do besides checking on
the girl from the cosmetic
March 2016
counter. I hope she is
having a good recovery.
And if anyone is so inclined
my shoe size is 6.5. I’m still
16 at heart and still love
seriously cute shoes. G
Wanda Lowe is a realtor with
Re/Max Alliance in Greeley
with her husband, John.
Publisher’s note: In a previous
life Wanda Lowe was a
newspaper editor and wrote
a weekly column called “It
Happens.” Today she is a
Realtor at RE/MAX Alliance in
Greeley with her husband
who work together as The
Lowe Team. She will again
write a column for Best of
Greeley but this time around
is going to be known as “It’s
Happening… Again.” In all
fairness to her family and
friends they should consider
themselves warned.

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April 2016 - Weld Schools Credit Union

5-16-16 - Greeley-Evans School District 6 / Homepage

Interact Club presents at rotary - Greeley

March 2007 - Center for the Humanities

2016 MEDIA KIT

the spirit - Lake Greeley Camp