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By Jan SciaccaOur communities are privileged to be home to a new

mobile restaurant called Devil Dogs BBQ, LLC, owned by Brian Anderson of Mead.

Devil Dogs is a mobile full service BBQ business that offers a wide variety of hardwood smoked meats, snacks – nachos (with homemade cheese sauce), wings, other homemade sides, and even homemade ice cream. Owner Brian Anderson says he strives to make everything he can from scratch. Brian says he can provide full service catering, or he jokes that he can just drop off BBQ for your event and you can tell everyone you made it. Devil Dogs will go anywhere accessible by roads. Since the company is a licensed mobile food vendor, it can operate any place in the state.

In addition to the catering side of the business, Devil Dogs now has its own BBQ sauces (made with Black

Canyon whiskey of Mead) and rubs available for purchase to take home and enjoy on your BBQ. When I asked Brian how I might buy some of his sauce or ice cream for my own

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By Jan Sciacca The state-of-the-art Mead Veterinary Medical

Center is scheduled to open in October. What does a state-of-the-art veterinary medical center and luxury boarding facility really mean, you might ask? The answer quite simply is “absolutely everything” to the owner of a beloved dog, cat, or other 4-legged family member. What began as a life-long dream more than 2 ½ years ago is fi nally coming to fruition with a date to open in early October. The new facility is located at 13784 Pacifi c Drive, Mead and is visible to north bound I-25 traffi c as being nestled below Mead’s Kum ‘n Go convenience store. The new building is housed on nearly 1.4 acres, has a cutting edge design and is environmentally “green” as it employs LED lighting and other energy saving equipment. Dr. Andrews’ goal is to create a modern yet comfortable and relaxing environment for both his valued clients and their best friends (pets).

The medical center will be fully digital and paperless and will allow clientele to access their pet’s records online at anytime. Medical services at MVMC will include (but are not limited to): all aspects of preventative medicine beginning with thorough annual exams, vaccinations, diagnostics and treatment for all medical illnesses/diseases, basic and advanced dentistry, soft tissue and orthopedic surgery, hospitalization, and anything else that may be needed to keep one’s pet happy and healthy.

In addition to medical care, MVMC is devoting nearly 1/3 of the property to caring for the pet while the owner is away. The luxury boarding facility will include an outdoor “playground” for those pets fortunate enough to be boarded at MVMC. Dog runs will be signifi cantly larger (and more comforting) than most facilities in Northern Colorado, allowing their client’s pets to not only have more room to exercise but also socialize. Inside the luxury boarding facility, each and every kennel will have fl oors designed with 24-hour sanitation in mind, full Plexiglas doors to avoid that “boarded feel,” and specially designed and comfortable cots for each MVMC pet including custom and specialized indestructible pads. According to Dr. Andrews, “our goal at MVMC is make each and every pet feel like their home away from home is MVMC.”

Dr. Andrews graduated veterinary school from Colorado State University in 2005, completed his internship in Los Angeles and has since been practicing veterinary medicine in Colorado, which included a partnership at another veterinary hospital in the northern Colorado

Aesthetic Flooring Blesses Carbon Valley Help Center

By Jan SciaccaThe Carbon Valley Help Center, which opened in February

2013 in the former Firestone town hall building, continues to grow in its mission to help people in immediate need move toward self-suffi ciency. While blessing others they received a huge blessing from another area business. Aesthetic Flooring, located on Highway 66/I-25 in Mead, provided 639 sq. feet of installed carpeting valued at approximately $2000.

Last month Aesthetic Flooring heard that the Help Center was struggling with old carpeting that just wouldn’t clean up and had outlived its “life.” Although Aesthetic Flooring was in the midst of one of its busiest times of the year, they immediately assessed the situation, measured, then located a quality commercial grade carpet with a built-in pad and installed it.

Gloria Walsh, Treasurer of the Help Center, is thrilled. She shared that when she worked the Dacono Music Festival in August, the last thing she thought she’d receive was new carpeting. But while working the Festival, the carpeting that the organization desperately needed was casually discussed. Through a bit of networking the need was made known and fulfi lled. This is another great example of the community coming together to support one another.

The CVCR is proud to give “A Shout Out of Appreciation” to Aesthetic Flooring & Hard Surfaces, Inc. They can be reached at 970.535.0461 and are located at 4350 Hwy 66 just east of I-25.

Chili Cook Off to Benefi t Isaac Crane

The M.A.C.C. will be hosting a Chili Cook Off on October 11th from 1 -4 p.m. There will be 3 cash prizes awarded for the top 3 Chili Recipes.

Proceeds from the Chili Cook Off will be donated to Isaac's Fund.

On Tuesday, June 10, 4 month old Isaac suffered an unresponsive episode. He was diagnosed at Children's Hospital with Aspiration Pneumonia and SMA. Spinal Muscular Atrophy is an incurable genetic disorder. His muscles will continue to deteriorate.

Isaac's Fund has been established to fi nancially assist his family, provide updates on his condition and links to information on this rare and fatal condition.

Visit www.GoFundMe.com/agbytg to donate to the Crane Family or stop by the Chili Cook Off for great food and the opportunity to support the Crane Family. — with Isaac's Fund.

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With the end of summer upon us and our children back in school, mornings and afternoons are sure to bring more traffi c in and around our local roadways. Please remember to be aware of children walking to and from school, as well as the frequency of buses stopping in the area. While we all know to look both ways before we cross the street, we know that eager children do not always remember this.

With that being said, I would like to bring your attention to a couple local items of interest that have transpired within the last month.

I am very pleased to announce that the Town Board of Trustees has approved construction of a new section of our local trails system and also, we have allocated an unprecedented amount of funds for annual road maintenance and repair projects.

The trail section to be constructed is along 3rd Street (WCR 7) between Welker Avenue and Adams Avenue. If you have ever been driving this section of road and encountered anyone walking or riding bikes on 3rd Street, I am sure that you will agree that this new trail will provide a much safer

route for all to travel to and from town. Last month you may have noticed all of

the white paint that suddenly appeared on our local roads. This paint was put there by the maintenance department in order to identify sections in need of immediate repair. The repairs and maintenance of these sections will include patching, chip seal and new striping where each have been determined to be needed. This work is scheduled to begin in the later weeks of September so be on the lookout for road crews and be sure to give them a brake.

Lastly, as you all know, September is a very busy month for our town and I look forward to seeing you all at Mead Community Days on September 13th and the Mead Rotary’s Sugarbeet Festival on September 27th. Information on these two events can be found throughout this edition of the Mead Messenger. If you have not yet experienced these events, I urge you to bring your family out and experience the traditions and heritage of Mead.

All birthdays, births, feature articles and other announcements are FREE. Deadline is the 15th of each month for the next month's issue of the Consumer Report of Mead. If you are a Mead business owner and want more information, please contact us for feature stories and advertising opportunities at carbonvalley@gmail.com. You can also call 303.833.5997 but email is faster!

MEAD MAYOR, GARY SHIELDS

Volleyball!Mead High School will have a new volleyball

coach this fall. To help the program, I am creating a list of interested middle school girls to compete in the Gold Crown Fall League. If your daughter is looking for a more competitive volleyball experience than recreation leagues, please contact me. Although we will be working with the Mead High School program, it is not a requirement for the player to plan on attending Mead High School.

We will also be looking for coaches for the middle school volleyball teams. If you have experience playing and/or coaching competitive volleyball, please contact me.

More information about the Gold Crown Volleyball League can be found at: http://www.goldcrownfoundation.com/volleyball/leagues/fall-jr-high-league/Scott Wilke, swilke54@comcast.net, H: 720-652-9546, C: 720-641-7014

Mead Resident Fall Clean-Up Days

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YogaVinyasa yoga is a flow based yoga that links breath with movement. This class will focus in on breath while we strengthen and stretch the body. You will also experience relaxation techniques so that you can leave the room refreshed and ready to go about your day feeling good.

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Mead & Carbon Valley Recognized for SafetyEleven Weld County municipalities were recently recognized for safety, comprising 36 percent of

the Safewise list of the 30 Safest Cities in Colorado.Eaton (#2), Dacono (#3), Severance (#5), Erie (#9), Fort Lupton (#12), Johnstown (#13), Firestone

(#15), Mead (#17), Windsor (#20) and Frederick (#23) were all recognized for being in the top 30 safest cities in Colorado. Berthoud, which is in both Weld and Larimer Counties, also made the list at #22.

“We are extremely proud of the county’s law enforcement agencies and municipalities for all the work they do in promoting and preserving public safety,” said Commissioner Chair Douglas Rademacher. “Congratulations to all of them. What an honor for Weld County to be so well represented in this survey!”

Read more at www.weldgov.com

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The Power of Breakfast

Submitted by Sarah Harter, SVVSD & Frederick HEAL

Kids Need Their Morning Meal While adults need to eat breakfast each day to perform their best, kids need it even more. Their growing bodies and developing brains rely heavily on the regular intake of food. When kids skip breakfast, they can end up going for long periods of time without food and this period of semi-starvation can create a lot of physical, intellectual, and behavioral problems for them. A Good Investment If you and your kids regularly skip breakfast in the interest of saving time, calories, or getting a few more minutes of sleep, remember that eating a wholesome, nutritious morning meal will probably save you time in the long run. By recharging the brain and body, you'll be more effi cient in just about everything you do.

Interestingly, studies show that kids who skip breakfast are tardy and absent from school more often than children who eat breakfast on a regular basis. Preparing a good breakfast can be as quick and easy as splashing some milk over cereal. Time invested in breakfast is much more valuable than the few extra minutes of sleep you might get by bypassing the morning meal. If you and your kids seem unable to make time for breakfast, consider enrolling your children in a school breakfast program, if possible, or pack a breakfast brown-bag or smoothie the night before that can be eaten on the way to school and work.

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According to research, skipping meals, especially breakfast, can actually make weight control more diffi cult. Breakfast skippers tend to eat more food than usual at the next meal or nibble on high-calorie snacks to stave off hunger. Several studies suggest that people tend to accumulate more body fat when they eat fewer, larger meals than when they eat the same number of calories in smaller, more frequent meals. To teens, especially teenage girls, skipping breakfast may seem like a perfectly logical way to cut down on calories and lose weight. It's important for parents to educate their kids about the importance of the morning meal and the role it plays in maintaining good health and preventing obesity.

Carbon Valley Help Center Empty Bowls Project

Save the Date – November 22, 2014Carbon Valley Help Center is excited to be hosting the “First

Annual Empty Bowls Project.” We are located in Firestone, CO and was established in 2012 with the following mission:

"To help people in immediate need move toward self-suffi ciency by unifying Carbon Valley resources."

At the event for a modest donation, attendees select a unique hand painted bowl made by a local artist or community member, and select a meal of soup, bread and dessert donated by area restaurants and caterers. They get to enjoy the meal with family and friends. The bowl is theirs to keep as a reminder of those who face hunger every day. A silent auction featuring the works of local artist will also be featured.

This event will help to raise awareness of hunger and homelessness in the Carbon Valley area. All proceeds will be used to provide food and resources to the clients of the Carbon Valley Help Center.

This event will be held at Frederick High School 5690 Tipple Parkway, Frederick, Colorado on Saturday, November 22, 2014 from 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

The Help Center is looking for

volunteers and sponsors for this project. For more information regarding how you can help by volunteering or sponsoring this event visit the Carbon Valley Help Center Facebook or email us at www.carbonhelpcenter.org or info@carbonvalleyhelpcenter.org or call the Help Center at (303) 833.6626. The Carbon Valley Help Center is located at 150 Buchanan St, in Firestone 80520.

consumption, he said to call him and he would arrange to provide me with both. He’s currently in the middle of working with the state on completing its requirements for distribution through retail outlets. This is an indicator of the whirlwind activity that the company has experienced since its fi rst day of operation at Mead’s Summer Festival in June, followed by a grand opening at Black Canyon’s distillery.

Brian says he loves good food and BBQ has been a passion of his for 20+ years. When he was growing up, he remembers his dad taking store bought BBQ sauces and tweaking them to his taste. That’s the history of how Brian got his start in BBQ. Currently the company is 100% family operated by Brian, his wife Misty, and the Anderson kids Tyler, Kylie and Shawn.

Although the company is new, it’s had memorable moments. Brian explains it like this, “During the fi rst few minutes of operation at the Mead Summer Festival – here we are getting ready for our fi rst service, and in walks the Weld county health department inspector. Talk about nerve racking! But she was very nice, very helpful and we passed with fl ying colors… wheeehhh.”

Brian gets asked frequently, “Where are the hot dogs?” It seems that many people who may not have served in the military are unfamiliar with the term “Devil Dogs”. It is a nickname that was given to the US Marine Corps by the Germans in WWI at the battle of Belleau Woods, where the Germans said the Marines fought like Teufel Hunden – dogs from hell. Or at least, that’s how the legend goes; and it has come to be used by Marines as a term of respect for fellow Marines by referring to them as “Devil Dog” or just “Devil”.

The Andersons always seek to honor those who serve us. Therefore they offer a 10% discount to all past and present military, law enforcement and fi re fi ghters. This discount always applies even to specials and sales – so if you are in one of those service areas, please let them honor and bless you. If you are still active and show up in uniform – your beverage is also on Devil Dogs.

As this article was prepared, Devil Dogs was preparing for an event at the Platteville Rotary Club. Menu items included a dessert bar. So in addition to its normal brown sugar and Black Canyon Distillery whiskey ice cream, vanilla bean and strawberry ice cream were being prepared as well.

Brian exclaims “If you're thinking about having an event, ask us what else we can do besides just the best BBQ!”

Contact information for Devil Dogs is: 720.204.8234, www.facebook.com/DevilDogsBBQLLC, website coming soon www.devildogsbqq.com and email at brian@devildogsbbq.com.

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FREE CLASSIFIEDS Email your 25 word classifi ed to carbonvalley@gmail.com by the 20th of each month and it will be in the next issue of the CR of Mead.

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Mead ChurchesAbundant Life Church

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Mead United Methodist Church--Pastor Mark Heiss Sun. Worship - 9:00am

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Guardian Angels Catholic Church15179 3rd Ave. (WCR 7) in Mead

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The M.A.C.C. has many perks &benefits to offer members:

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Chamber of Commerce on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Stay connected with news and events taking place in the Town of Mead and with the Mead Area Chamber of Commerce.

Committee Members WantedThe Mead Area Chamber of Commerce is looking

for members of the community and/or business professionals that may be interested in joining the 2015 Mead Summer Festival Committee and potentially creating a Mead Farmers Market. Interested parties should contact Tiffany Holcomb.

Goodie Bags & Prizes(for Community Days & Sugar Beet Festival)

The M.A.C.C. will be setting up booths at Community Days and the Sugar Beet Festival. At both of those events the M.A.C.C. will be handing out Goodie Bags to individuals that stop by the M.A.C.C. booth. Any M.A.C.C. member that would like to include information in these Goodie Bags should contact Tiffany Holcomb, no later than August 30th.

Also the M.A.C.C. will be holding a prize drawing at Community Days and the Sugar Beet Festival, any business interested in donating a prize for the drawing should contact Tiffany Holcomb by the September 5th.

Chamber PerksThe M.A.C.C. has many perks and benefi ts to offer

members, which include: • Ability to post deals and specials on the Shop

Local Deals page.• Ability to post job openings on the Job Posting

page.• Opportunity to host or co-host B.A.H. events.• 25% Discount for Constant Contact services. • Free ad & feature article in the Consumer Report

of Mead for all NEW Chamber Members.

• Various Advertising & Sponsorship Opportunities

Upcoming Chamber Events• September 13th - Mead Community Days @ Town

Park• September 27th - Mead Sugar Beet Festival• October 11 - Chili Cook Off

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Top 3 recipes will be posted on the M.A.C.C. website www.meadchamberofcommerce.com

Proceeds from the M.A.C.C. Chili Cook Off will be donated to Isaac’s (Crane) Fund

On Tuesday, June 10, Isaac suffered an unresponsive episode. His daddy, was able to revived him. Jenna and Jeremiah (his parents) took Isaac to

Children’s Hospital where he was diagnosed with Aspiration Pneumonia. He was then admitted to the PICU. Testing began to find the cause of Isaac’s low

muscle tone, present since birth.

Less than a week later, Jenna and Jeremiah were given the devastating news that Isaac has Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1. His muscles will continue to

atrophy until he passes away. His parents have been told that Isaac has months to possibly a year. Doctors say he is on the weaker end of Type 1,

which is the most severe.

The Crane Family, parents Jenna and Jeremiah, big sister Natalie and Isaac live in the Town of Mead. Please help us support the Crane family, by

attending the M.A.C.C. Chili Cook Off on October 11th or taking the time to donate at www.gofundme.com/agbytg.

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area. Dr. Andrews has been a full time Mead resident for the past 8 years and looks forward to bringing a state of the art veterinary center and luxury boarding facility “home” to this community.

Until MVMC is completed, Dr. Andrews and his staff are available for house appointments and/or consultations for small animals with veterinary c a r e and / or

preventative examination needs. To schedule an appointment, call 970.535.4204.A Community Open House is scheduled November 1, 1pm-6pm, where the

public can meet Dr. Andrews and the staff and take a tour of the new veterinary medical center. Food and beverages will be provided.

Check him out on Facebook too at www.facebook.com/ meadvetmedcenter.

c a r e and / or

preventative examination needs. To schedule an appointment, call 970.535.4204.A Community Open House is scheduled November 1, 1pm-6pm, where the

public can meet Dr. Andrews and the staff and take a tour of the new veterinary medical center. Food and beverages will be provided.

Check him out on Facebook too at www.facebook.com/ meadvetmedcenter.