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Window on Windsor

2011

Window on Windsor 2011, published Saturday, March 26,

2011 in the Windsor Beacon. Window on Windsor is pub-

lished annually. All contents of Window on Windsor are copy-

righted and may not be reproduced or reprinted without per-

mission from the Windsor Beacon

Design and layout: Michael St. Clair

Editing: David Persons

Photography: Don Reichert, Carol Hirata

Reporters: Collette DeWitt, April Malone, Laura Crosbie,

Ashley Keesis-Wood, David Persons.

WELCOME TO THE

2011 EDITION OF THE

WINDOW ON WINDSOR.

When we came up with idea for the Window on

Windsor eight years ago, we had planned to do biog-

raphical features on key people in the community

that you may only know about by face or through

reading the Windsor Beacon.

The idea was to give you a snap-

shot of these people, what they do,

and how they came to live and

work in Windsor.

We began with a feature on

Martin Lind, one of the most influ-

ential people in the community

during the 1990s and early 2000s.

We found out many interesting

things about Lind, how he grew up, and how he

became the top developer in all of Northern

Colorado.

Over the years, we brought you face-to-face with

key government employees like mayors, town man-

agers, and key town department heads. We intro-

duced you to the fire chief, the police chief, the

superintendent of schools, the library district manag-

er, bankers, doctors, lawyers, dentists, chiropractors,

opticians, key volunteers, long-time business mer-

chants, and many more.

In all, we featured 105 people.

With this year's edition, that number jumps to 120.

That may seem like a lot of people . . . and it is.

But, there are a lot of interesting people living and

working in Windsor.

What we've begun to realize is that we have a long

way to go to highlight all the interesting people in

Windsor.

In fact, that job will likely never be done as the

town continues to grow.

We hope you have enjoyed our past features and

will enjoy this year's.

Please, read on.

DAVID PERSONSEDITOR/PUBLISHER

4 WINDOW ON WINDSOR 2011

BY ASHLEY KEESIS-WOOD

[email protected] by Don Reichert

DESPITE HAVING BEENa Coloradoan her whole life,Windsor municipal court clerkPam Caivano would be perfect-ly happy to live in NorthCarolina.

“I love the South,” Caivanosaid. “The weather is so nice; Idon’t like cold, and I love thepeople there.

“Everyone’s so friendly, andthe drawl is so pleasant.”

Caivano has been the munic-ipal court clerk in Windsor forseven years. It’s a job she kindof fell into.

“After high school I workedin banking for 17 years, andthen not at all for 10,” Caivanosaid. “But then I decided it wastime to go back to work.”

She said she ruled out bank-ing because of all the changesthat had occurred in the fieldduring her absence.

That’s when she saw thenewspaper ad.

“They were looking for amunicipal court clerk, and twodays later I started,” Caivanosaid.

She attributes her interest inlaw to her mother, whoworked for an attorney whenshe was a child.

“I always liked that stuff,lawyers and police and courts,”Caivano said.

Her job is fundamentally tomake sure the court is runningsmoothly. Dockets need to beorganized, with papers in theirproper places.

Caivano takes payments andworks with defendants whoappear in court, to help themset up payment plans as well asanswer any questions theymight have.

“It does get kinda hectic,”she said.

That first night, when shedidn’t know much of what washappening herself, Caivanosaid she was terribly nervous.

Now though, she’s an oldhat.

“I’m always amazed by howdisrespectful some people aretoward the judge,” she said.

“That’s the one thing that con-tinues to surprise me.”

Windsor’s court is still small,and most of the complaintshandled here are ordinanceviolations and traffic tickets.

But, even over the last sevenyears, Windsor’s court systemhas become more and morepacked as the town hasgrown.

“There have been so manychanges,” Caivano said.“When we first moved here,my husband and I were socharmed by the small-townfeel.

“Driving down Main Streetfelt like driving through someof the small towns back East.”

That was when Windsor wasa lot smaller and quieter. Buteven though it’s grown,Caivano said she’s planning tostay here.

“If my daughter leaves, wemight have to follow her,” she

said. “Otherwise, we’re proba-bly staying.”

Outside of the court,Caivano and her husband,Rocky, are big race fans andmake a point of visitingDaytona, Fla., every few years.

“We do love to get out andwatch the races,” she said.

The other sport she spendsher time on is football.

Specifically, Seattle Seahawksfootball.

“I don’t say that very oftenaround here,” Caivano admit-ted.

Walking is her favorite wayof getting exercise, and

Caivano said her two beaglesare great walking buddies.

But more than anything else,she likes to be at home.

“We built our home – this isour fifth build – and there’salways so much to do there,”she said.

The house is on 2.5 acres ofland, which is advantageousfor Caivano and her husband,both of whom like to workoutside.

The advantage, she said, ofbuilding her own home is thesatisfaction in knowing howmuch you had to do with theconstruction.But there’s always something

to do differently.“Even after five houses, we’ll

still look at this one and think,gee, if only we’d done this dif-ferently, or that we should fixsomething,” she said. “Maybewhen Rocky retires, we’ll thinkabout a remodel.”

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PAM CAIVANO

Age: 54

Family: Husband, Rocky (29 years); daugh-

ter Jenna (20)

Education: Graduated from (Denver) North

High School in 1974

Years in Windsor: 7 years.

Dr. Brent PhinneyEye doctors transforms historic building into state-of-the-art facility


BY LAURA CROSBIE

For the BeaconPhotos by Carol Hirata

DR. BRENT PHINNEY’Svision has become a reality ashe now stands in the breakroom of his state of the artoffice.

How appropriate for anoptometric physician.

Phinney spent over two yearsrenovating the aging and his-toric Yancey Block building onMain Street, transforming thetwo-story structure in theWindsor Eye Care and VisionCenter.

You would never know awasher and dryer used to sitin the place where patientsnow wait to get their eyeschecked.

So what drew Phinney toWindsor and to open an officein the downtown district?

Phinney says it was the oldbuilding and small town feelof the neighborhood. It justfelt like the perfect fit, hesaid.

“I grew up on a ranch inRiverton, Wyo.,” Phinney said.“I come from a small town soWindsor feels like home tome.”

Phinney’s passion for eyecare stems from his own fami-ly. Growing up, Phinney’solder brother suffered fromeye problems. Phinneybecame interested in the fieldand helping his brother withhis eyesight. During his timeas an undergraduate studentat the University of Wyoming,Phinney worked with hisbrother’s doctor gaining expe-rience and learning the insand out’s of the industry.

Post-graduation, Phinneyattended optometry school inSouthern California.

Phinney started his career athis own private practice andhe’s been calling the shots eversince.

“I’ve never worked for any-body else. I enjoy being the

boss,” Phinney said.It is a role that highlights

his leadership skills and abili-ty to take on new projects.

Phinney began renovationson the Yancey Block building

in June 2009 and the projectcame with many challenges.Despite the buildings charm-ing character, there was a lotof work to be done.

“We gutted the entire build-

ing, did structural reinforce-ments and had all our plumb-ing, electrical and other sys-tems updated,” Phinney said.

But it didn’t stop there.“We had to do an asbestos

removal for three months,” hesaid.

The hard work and physicallabor paid off after two yearsof renovations.

“It was fun, but demanding.There were a lot of late nights.But, I got everything I want-ed. I was able to design theoffice my way,” Phinney said.

The Yancey Block buildingwas once a Laundromat onone side and karate studio onthe other. It now houses cut-ting-edge technology, designereye wear and a kid’s play area.

When Phinney isn’t in theoffice, he serves on theDowntown DevelopmentAuthority. The DDA is a neworganization aiming to restorebuildings and direct projects tocreate a thriving downtown.The money for the restorationscomes from tax incrementfinancing.

He is also a part of the his-toric preservation committee,an appointed position by thetown board. The committeesupports preservation ofWindsor and educates resi-dents on how to preserve thetown through tours.

Phinney has big plans forthe coming year, both profes-sionally and personally.

“I’d like to start seeingpatients every day and atsome point, bring in anotherdoctor,” he said.

Phinney is also training forhis first Iron Man triathlonwhere he will compete inIdaho.

Between work, town com-mittees, raising four-year-oldson Miles and his triathlontraining, Phinney squeezesthe most out of everymoment.

“I love what I do. I’m solucky to have the support ofthe town. Everyone is friend-ly and I feel like the wholetown is behind us.”

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AS PEOPLE POP THEIR HEADSinto Kendra Martin’s office as they pass by, shegreets them with a cheery “Hey! What’s goin’on?”

A smile and pure enthusiasm is what you canexpect from Martin any day of the week.

As recreation supervisor, Martin works withthe public and recreation center employees,overseeing daily activities and planning forfuture events.

“I am involved in everything aquatic, anythingwith the pool or lake. I also work with teens,special events and oversee the senior program-ming,” Martin said.

Martin was born and raised in Windsor andhas been working at the recreation center sinceshe was 14.

“I’ve had so many jobs here. I was a lifeguard,swim team coach, pool manager and swimminglessons instructor,” Martin said. “I was the recre-ation coordinator prior to being supervisor andhave been in my current position for four yearsnow.”

After high school graduation, Martin pursuedher education in sports and exercise science atFort Lewis College in Durango, while alsoplaying on the volleyball team.

“Sports have always been a part of my life.I’ve played every sport from soccer, basketballand track to gymnastics and baton.” she said.“I love to stay active and be involved in thecommunity.”

Community involvement is Martin’s favoritepart of her job, she said. The ability to interactwith the public and provide opportunities forfamily and friends to have fun provides herwith a sense of accomplishment and reward.

“It’s great when I’m out at the pool in thesummer and people come up to me and tell mewhat they love about the rec center or sugges-tions they have,” Martin said. “I love that theyfeel comfortable enough to approach me andallow me to listen to their ideas.”

Being visible and available is what keeps resi-dents in the loop about the community, shesaid. Getting constant feedback enables her tocater to Windsor’s needs while allowing themopportunities to get involved.

Being part of Windsor’s close-knit communityhas helped Martin persevere through one of themost chaotic times in her life. The 2008 tornadostruck just before her wedding day, immediatelyputting her wedding plans into question.

“To sum it up, it was crazy. My house got sideswiped and the park we were getting married inwas a mess,” she said.

Windsor came to her rescue, as everyonechipped in to save her special day.

“It was amazing how the community cametogether. Everybody was helping each other andwe got the park cleaned up for the wedding. Itended up looking beautiful,” Martin said.

Regardless of the distress the tornado causedprior to the wedding, Martin said she wouldn’tchange it for the world.

“It was truly life-altering, and I wouldn’tchange anything,” she said.

Her optimistic attitude and charming person-ality allows her to overcome anything life maythrow her way.

Kendra MartinRecreation supervisor lovescommunity involvement in her job

KENDRA MARTIN

Age: 32

Family: Husband, Sam; daugh-

ter Rilee, 15 months

Education: Fort Lewis College

Years in Windsor: 32


BY LAURA CROSBIE


LYING UNDER THEdinosaur skeleton with her GirlScout troop at the BostonScience Museum, LizHandwerk-Kurt’s passion forarchaeology was solidified.

Gazing up at the pre-historicanimal, she was overwhelmedwith curiosity and amazement.And those two things stuckwith Handwerk-Kurt through-out her archaeology career.

Handwerk-Kurt, now 30, hasfond childhood memories ofmuseums, which propelled herinto the field of anthropology.

“I went to so many amazingmuseums as a kid. I have greatmemories from them all,”Handwerk-Kurt said.

Her visits to the museumswould foreshadow her futurecareer as Windsor’s museumcourier.

Handwerk-Kurt attended theUniversity of Iowa, graduatingwith a bachelor’s in anthropolo-gy in 2002. She went on to earnher Master’s from the Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee in2007. While in Wisconsin, sheworked for the WisconsinHistorical Society.

When working in the field inWisconsin, Handwerk-Kurtcame across one of her mostprized archaeological finds.

“It wasn’t valuable forresearch or anything, but it wasa little ceramic pot, probably1,000 years old, something a lit-tle kid made when learning pot-tery,” she said. “I loved imagin-ing the story that went alongwith it: the parents sitting there,teaching the kid how to shapeit, and imagining the communi-ty and culture. That little pottold so much about the people.”

Imagination and creativity arefavorite parts of Handwerk-Kurt’s job.

“There is a story behindeverything. I design exhibits totell the story of a specific arti-fact as well as the bigger pic-ture,” Handwerk-Kurt said.

With Windsor’s rich history,Handwerk-Kurt is able to tellmany stories through her

exhibits. As curator for theWindsor Arts and HeritageCenter, Handwerk-Kurt is incharge of developing exhibits,research and instillation, edu-cational programming andmanagement and care of col-lections.

“My favorite part of my jobis exhibit development. It’s afun process. I get to be creativeand design a theme and lay-out,” Handwerk-Kurt said.“Another fun part is workingwith the public and engagingthem in the town’s history,”she added.

Preserving artifacts and pho-tographs is important so futuregenerations be a part of thetown’s history, she said.

Generous donations fromWindsor residents had madeHandwerk-Kurt’s job possible.

“Windsor has a very uniquestory. The artifacts highlight the

story of the town and reflectthe people. They also showwhat was going on at a nationallevel,” Handwerk-Kurt said.

Handwerk-Kurt says the Artsand Heritage Center’s strengthsare in their photographic

archive, medical and dentalartifacts, household goods andscrapbook collections.

A successful exhibitHandwerk-Kurt put togetherwas the Kaplan-Hoover site. Ittold of the bison kill site locat-

ed in Windsor. This popularexhibit was displayed last sum-mer.

Her upcoming exhibit plansinclude a feature called,Hollywood Colorado. Theexhibit, which will showcasemovies filmed acrossColorado, is set to open thissummer.

The Arts and HeritageCenter is positioned to flourishover the next couple years,with the addition of newexhibits and the expansion ofcurrent exhibits.

“We’re really growing. Wehave wonderful ideas for gal-leries and services we’d like

to provide to the town. We’reworking on establishing morepartnership with the commu-nity and providing more edu-cational opportunities for chil-dren,” Handwerk-Kurt said.“It’s really an exciting time.”

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LIZ HANDWERK-KURT

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Family: Husband, Tim

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PEGGY AND GARY LIPPS AREfamiliar faces in Windsor. They own the LilFlower Shop and have been the owners sincethey moved to Windsor 11 years ago in order tobe closer to their daughter.

The shop has been standing for 41 years andhas had three owners with the Lipps being thethird, The business has managed to keep its orig-inal name through it all. Peggy was raised inWorland, Wyo. Gary was raised in Wheatland,Wyo.

Peggy met Gary early in their lives, about theage of two she recalled. They grew up togetherand became high school sweethearts. Peggy hashad a passion for flowers every since she was alittle girl. Her parents owned a flower shopwhich sparked her interest.

Peggy said she enjoys her career because, “it’ssomething creative that puts a smile on people’sfaces.”

“It’s very rewarding,” she added. “No twodays are the same,”

Peggy also said “you get people throughhappy times and sad times” with a floral shop.

What Peggy most enjoys about her job is “thecontact with the wonderful people we get tochange things for.”

Every year the Lipps do a Make SomeoneSmile week through Teleflora. Last year, theysent 800 arrangements to wounded soldiers.This year they want to give out 800-1,000

arrangements to hospice in the Denver area. TheLipps also do Project Angel Heart in the Denverarea. There is little time to spare while owning afloral shop. Despite that, the Lipps like to doeducational programs for florists and educatethem on the new trends and techniques andwhat people want.

“Sometimes it can be challenging to listen to aperson on one end and try to portray their feel-ings and emotions to the person on the otherend,”Peggy Lipps said. She added that they“we’re spoiled” because people will trust them tocreate arrangements without any guidelines. Thisallows for their creativity to blossom.

“We like to do the tropical’s,” Peggy Lipps said.“Anything that’s unusual we love.”

The Lil Flower Shop gets fresh flowers everyday and delivers worldwide. People as far as Iraqhave called in to order flowers, Peggy said.

The Lipps have changed the shop a little sincetaking over.

“We’ve evolved it, computerized and expand-ed,” Peggy said. “We’re crazy. It keeps us busy.”

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FAMILY IS THE FOUND-ation for work and play for newWindsor Police AdministrativeAssistant Karen Markham.

Markham says her family is thedriving force behind her career andled to her new position in Windsor.

“I’ve always been interested in lawand my family has a law back-ground,” Markham said.

Prior to working at the policedepartment, Markham was in inte-grated circuit design for many years.Markham says she was ready for achange and to dive into somethingnew and interesting. Markham alsosays her children made her want tobe in a steady job without having tomove.

When she came across a job open-ing at the police department,Markham immediately knew it wasfor her.

“I wanted to be more involved inthe community,” Markham said.

The small town feel of theWindsor is what drew Markham tothe community. After living inWindsor for over eight years,Markham says Windsor is still theperfect place for her.

“It’s such a nice place to raise afamily. I feel safe and like part of thecommunity here,” she said.

Being in touch with the communi-ty is Markham’s favorite part aboutlaw. Markham has the opportunity toget involved in all aspects of thetown through her career.

On the typical day, Markham saysshe gets to do a little bit of everything.

“I’m always very busy,” she said. “Ido dispatch, handle records, dobackground checks, greet the publicand assist officers.”

Assisting officers is what Markhamdescribes as her favorite part of thejob. Looking up information andfinding records to assist with officerneeds is rewarding and always inter-esting, she said.

Working in the new, high-techpolice station is also an added bonusof her job.

“I’m really proud of the buildingand proud to be working in it. Ithink the building and its amenitieshelp the officers. They can be moreproductive because of the tools andtechnology available to them,”Markham said.

With new technology brings newlearning opportunity and Markhamsays she still has a lot to learn asadministrative assistant.

“I’m on a bit of a learning curveright now. There is a lot to take in atonce, as with any new job,” she said.

She says continuing her work atthe police station and becomingmore knowledgeable is her objective.

“There are a lot of areas that myjob covers but my main goal is tobecome better at doing records,”Markham said.

Markham enjoys spending timetraveling with her family, preferably towarm, relaxing destinations withpalm trees and also enjoys family timehiking and camping. She says she willread anything she can get her handson and loves attending her daughterLia’s baton team performances.

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EVER SINCE HE CAN REMEMBER,Severance Middle School Principal Jay Tapia hasalways had a passion for teaching children. Tapiagrew up in Pueblo with two brothers and two sis-ters. He received his degree in finance and businessadministration at the University of NorthernColorado. Tapia said that even in high school hewas interested in teaching.

“I always wanted to be a math teacher but my dadtalked me out of it,” Tapia said.

His father told him there was no money in teach-ing and he needed to go into business. So that’sexactly what Tapia did.

After graduating with his degree, Tapia lived inSteamboat Springs where he was the business oper-ations manager for Sherman Williams. He workedwith Sherman Williams for eight years. One day, asmall child came in and talked with him. The nextday another child came in and talked.

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“I wanted to do something that still used my busi-ness skills and working with kids,” Tapia said.

Tapia said at first he was a little leery of teachingmiddle school but once he got there he loved it.

“I love this age group,” he said. “You can talk tothem one time and it’s like talking to an adult andthe next day it’s like talking to an elementarykid.“The biggest thing I love is that it’s never thesame thing twice. There is something differenteveryday. It keeps me on my toes.”Tapia said heenjoys being able to watch the children grow, too.

“It’s incredible how you see them grow,” he said.“You just see the maturity light bulb go on. You seethem grow up, that’s the part that I like.” He addedthat his job is like a puzzle.

“Every year, it’s challenging and it’s not redundantat all,” Tapia said. “I love what I do.

“I couldn’t think of anything else I’d want todo.”Tapia had nothing but positives to say about thedistrict he works for.

“There’s not one negative thing I would say,”Tapia said. “It’s a great district to work with. Thereare great people, parents, and kids.” In his sparetime, Tapia likes to watch his sons compete in theirsports. His sons, Corte and Payton, play several dif-ferent sports. They all like to work out together andplay sports.

“We work on driving my wife crazy.” Tapia saidwith a laugh.

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“MOM ALWAYS KNOWSbest,” says a laughing DanSeegmiller, Range ViewElementary School’s Principal.

Picking a career in collegecan be a daunting task, butSeegmiller says the best advicehe got was from his mother.

“I was unhappy in my pre-med studies and my mom saidI’m friendly and good withkids, so I should try teaching,”Seegmiller said.

Mom wasn’t the only one toinfluence Seegmiller during hisacademic career. He describeshis high school geometryteacher, Mr. Hagen, as a memo-rable teacher.

“I always knew he caredabout me. He taught his sub-ject well, but also taught meabout character and how to bea better person,” Seegmillersaid.

Becoming an elementaryschool principal was always agoal, says Seegmiller. He beganworking towards this goal dur-ing his time at Brigham YoungUniversity, earning hisBachelor’s degee in elementaryeducation, and later a Master’sat Colorado State University inschool administration.

Seegmiller has been a princi-pal in the Windsor-SeveranceSchool District for six years,with four years at TozerPrimary School, one year at theadministration building plan-ning the 2010-2011 schoolyear, and one year at his cur-rent position at Range ViewElementary.

As Seegmiller works throughhis sixth year as an elementaryschool principal, he reflects onhis past experience in teaching.

“My first teaching job was inUtah at Joaquin Elementaryteaching fifth grade,” he said.

Seegmiller also taught fourthand sixth grade, was a scienceteacher for kindergartenthrough sixth grade and aninstructional reading aid, butfifth grade will always be afavorite of his.

“I loved the fifth grade cur-riculum and the age group. Itwas a lot of fun,” Seegmillersaid.

Seegmiller says he loves hisjob as principal, but still misseshis days back in the classroom.

“I miss interacting with thekids and getting to know thempersonally,” he said. “Whenteaching, I could build a con-nection with the class andwatch each student growthroughout the year.”

Seegmiller still tries to con-nect with students by poppinginto classrooms or visiting stu-dents on the playground.

“When I’m stressed out orjust need to get out of theoffice for a bit, I head to theplayground to talk with thekids,” Seegmiller said. “I don’tget to see the students as oftenas I’d like, but I always checkin to see how they’re doing. Itry to remember the last con-versation I had with them andask about the activities they’reinvolved in.”

Those student connectionsare what keep Seegmiller opti-mistic when the days gettough. There is always somuch to do and never enoughtime, he said. Completing along list of daily tasks is diffi-cult enough, but doing a thor-ough job a challengeSeegmiller embraces.

“When I took the job atRange View, I saw it as a realopportunity to learn,”Seegmiller said. “This is mychance for personal and pro-fessional growth.”

When asked about hisfavorite part of his job,Seegmiller says the diversity ofhis work keeps it exciting.

“My days are never boring. Iget to do a little bit of every-thing and it’s different everyday,” he said.

One of Seegmiller’s maingoals at Range View is to instill

life values and behaviors intostudents, as his geometryteacher did for him. He strivesfor students to recognize theimportance of service to oneanother and the value of hardwork.

As for future career goals,

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Age: 36

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Education: Bachelor’s degree from Brigham

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BETH HAGER HAS SPENT MOST ofher life working with libraries. She currently isthe community relations manager at theClearview Library at Windsor. She spent 20 yearsconsulting for four libraries in NorthernColorado and nine different counties. She hasbeen an associate director and has worked mostlywith public libraries.

”In a nutshell, I bring the good news about allthe services this library has to offer,” Hager said,explaining her job.

She said her job is the culmination of hercareer.

“I wanted to bring together everything I knew,”she said. “It gave me the opportunity to learnsome new skills but also feature my (existing)skills.” Hager said her job is exciting becausepartnerships are formed in the community and itmakes the library a part of the community.

Hager said she and the outreach services at thelibrary work together to get out the good word.

“The more we’re out in the public, people areknowing what we really have,” Hager said.

Hager also helps to create programs for adults.She enjoys getting to meet people who come tothe library and who give programs.

Hager has worked on creating some new servicesfor the library. One of those new services includes aSunday afternoon of music. One Sunday a month,the library hosts one hour of music.

“It’s exciting to bring the community togetherin cultural aspects,” Hager said. Recently, thelibrary has added a Blue Room Gallery to dis-play works of art. “Adding new programs likethis is really exciting and again I’m getting toknow new people,” she said.

Hager has gotten to know many more artiststhen she could have imagined. She also said thisnew addition is “a nice way to bring culture andin return give the artists exposure.”

Hager said her career has been about trying toget more people to come to the library. She saidthe library is always trying to see what peoplelike and is always open to suggestions.

Besides the library Hager also has a deep pas-sion for gardening.

“I just love to be outside,” she said.She gardens anything she can “cut and bring

into the house.” She also enjoys accompanyingher husband when he goes out in nature to takephotographs.

“We really enjoy being outdoors and bring theoutdoors in when we can,” Hager said.

Beth HagerCommunity relations manager enjoysletting public know about library

BETH HAGER

Family: Husband (Married

almost 30 years); Chocolate

lab named Jasper.

Education: English and speech

degree from University of

Nebraska; Maters in education

library media from the

University of Colorado.

Years in Windsor: 1 year work-

ing here. Lives in Greeley.

Matthew O’NeillMayor Pro-Tem learned about giving in his youth


BY APRIL MALONE


MATTHEW O’NEILL, MAYORPro-Tem of Windsor, spends his sparetime traveling and giving back to thecommunity.

After a childhood of moving around alot, experiencing natural disasters andhomelessness, O’Neill participates in avariety of community projects, includ-ing building homes for Habitat forHumanity.

“In the words of my mother, there isno greater good than service to your fel-low man,” said O’Neill.

Originally from New York City,O’Neill lived in Iceland, Texas, Missouriand the Philippines before his familymigrated throughout the West while hisfather looked for work after a tornadodestroyed his family’s Missouri home in1975.

Just before his 10th birthday, O’Neill’sfamily moved an Aurora motel on June14, 1975. He has lived in Colorado eversince.

As a boy, O’Neill wanted to be a policeofficer or firefighter like one of hisgrandfathers and enjoyed traveling,playing and watching baseball, building,reading, making stories and riding hisbike. He also wanted to be a stuntmanand recalls getting a train-set forChristmas at three years old whichsparked his interest of model trains hestill endures today.

Going from base to base, my parentsalways made it an adventure, O’Neill said.

He remembers the happiest years ofhis childhood being when he lived inMissouri for two years, where he madegood friends and befriended his teacherthat he remained good friends with upuntil the time of her death.

Another fond memory of O’Neill’schildhood is when he met PresidentRichard Nixon at the age of seven whenNixon showed up at an Air Force basefor a chess championship.

As a child, O’Neill lived through anearthquake in the Philippines, a volcanoeruption in Iceland and two tornadoesduring his time in Missouri, the secondwhich destroyed their basement apart-ment.

O’Neill recalls large raindrops and thefirst two floors being taken off, alongwith the west wall while the north and


south windows blew in.“I’ll never forget the smell of

ozone, natural gas, and brokenwood. That combination will bewith me forever,” O’Neill said.

A job for his father at theEnvironmental ProtectionAgency fell through and hisfamily then left everything in U-Hall storage and traveledthroughout the Western UnitedStates and lived in the back of apickup truck and slept out of atent in the summer of 1975while his dad looked for work.

It was when O’Neill startedthe fifth grade and his fatherstarting working for the postoffice that his family settled inColorado. After about six daysin an Aurora motel, his familymoved into an apartment inNorthglenn.

He met his wife at a job at K-Mart in 1989 and they’re 20thanniversary is coming up nextMay.

O’Neill has a degree in politi-cal science from the Universityof Colorado at Denver. He stud-ied American history as hisminor.

“I’ve always been intrigued bypolitics and the history of poli-tics,” O’Neill said.

He began graduate school atUniversity of NorthernColorado studying AmericanHistory, but he got sick and did-n’t finish. O’Neill plans to returnto finish graduate school some-day.

He received his paralegal cer-tificate from Denver ParalegalInstitute and interned as a legalinvestigator in the Office ofGeneral Council for the UnitedStates Department of Agriculture(USDA).

O’Neill did line surveying foran electrical services company in

Oklahoma and Kansas whilestill on the PlanningCommission prior to beingelected to the Town Board. Henow serves as a liaison for thecommission.

He came to Windsor in 2000and continued working inNorthglenn until November of2001. He was appointed to theWindsor Planning Commissionin 2003 by the Town Board andwas on the Windsor PlanningCommission for five years.

“I put my hat in a ring andended up winning,” O’Neill said.

O’Neill supports communityinvolvement by participating ingroups such as Habitat forHumanity, Census CompleteCount Committee for Accuracy,Economic DevelopmentCommittee, and the ColoradoMunicipal League ExecutiveBoard. He is also an alternate forthe mayor to the North FrontRange Metropolitan PlanningOrganization. In addition, heserved as the president of theClearview Library District Boardand was appointed to the Transitand Rail Advisory Committee ofthe Colorado Department ofTransportation.

He recently took a trip toParaguay with his wife to buildhomes for teachers as a projectfor Habitat for Humanity.

“The need for quality housingwas a reflection on the summerof 75’,” O’Neill said.

Aside to serving as mayor pro-tem and being heavily involvedin the community, O’Neill hopesto visit Australia with his wifefor their anniversary next year.

“If you want to do something,do it. Don’t wait for tomorrowbecause tomorrow might notcome,” O’Neill said.

MATTHEW O’NEILL

Age: 45

Family: Wife, Melissa; dogs, Hamilton and

Kaiser

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University of Colorado-Denver; began gradu-

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PRINCESS FARM GIRL?Fiercely competitive golfer?Windsor High School

Principal Jeanne Findley is per-fectly happy to embody both ofthese personas in one NebraskaCornhusker superfan personali-ty.

“Really, I’m pretty normal,like everyone else,” Findleysaid, reclining in her desk chairat the high school.

Findley was named to theprincipal position at WHS inMay 2009, after three yearsspent as the Windsor SchoolDistrict’s Director of

Instruction.“Coming from the district

position, which gave me abroad perspective, really pre-pared me to see the larger posi-tion when I came here,”Findley said. “And, my years ofexperience in education havealso given me a toolbox to drawfrom.”

Prior to coming to Windsor,Findley spent 25 years in theThompson School District as ateacher and administrator.

“I never thought I wanted tobe a high school principal,”Findley said. “But now? I thinkit’s the best thing I’ve ever done.”

That seemed a little bit of adramatic about face, butFindley is insistent.

“I was made to be a highschool principal and just neverknew it,” she said. “Really, whatelse could I want? I’ve got greatteachers, support from myschool board and districtadministration and a great com-munity.”

And, she’s got a plan.“I carry it in my purse,”

Findley admitted. “It’s a list ofwhat I want to achieve at thisschool, because we’re onedegree from being a greatschool.

“These are the things thatwill get us there.”

One of the things Findleywants to achieve include athoughtful reconsideration ofhow grading is a reflection of

what a student knows.“Say for example we have a

student who falls madly in loveand completely tanks the firstpart of a class,” she said. “He’sdug himself into such a deephole that even when he realizeswhat a bad decision he’s madeand pulls straight A’s for the restof the semester, he can’t suc-ceed.

“I want to reflect on grades asa measure of what a studenthas learned.”

Other items on the listinclude continuing to examineadvanced classes and raisingthe bar for rigor in subject mat-ter, working further on inter-ventions to make students suc-cessful and continuing to bal-

ance the amount of instruction-al time a student gets in a day.

“I want us to be on the cut-ting edge,” Findley said. “I donot play catch-up well.”

That philosophy is paying off;with other school districts tak-ing notice of some of whatWindsor is doing and emulat-ing them.

“I love that,” Findley said.And as principal, Findley is

committed to making sure thatthe buck stops with her.

“Everything that affects theschool, from mowing the grassto leaks in the ceiling, are onmy plate,” she said.

When she’s not busy turningWindsor High School into thetop school in the state, Findleyis busy playing her otherfavorite life role:

Grandma.“My grandkids all have bed-

rooms in my house,” she said.“It’s just like when I was grow-ing up, I spent a lot of timewith my grandparents.”

Commitment to family andfriends is all-important forFindley.

“A whole day can go by, justhanging out with the people Icare about,” she said. “Andreally those are really greatdays.”

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JEANNE FINDLEY

Age: “Old enough to be a grandma”

Family: Husband, Mark (married 11 years); son, Brian, 30 (Deena);

grandkids Kellan, 6, Ella, 4, and Elias, 18 months. Sons Ryan, 27,

Zach 27, daughter Andrea, 24 (Tyler)

Education: Bachelor’s in business from University of Nebraska-

Kearney in 1977; Masters in business education from Colorado State

University in 1985.

Years in Colorado: 31

Years in Windsor: 5


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MIKE BLACKWILL ISa familiar face in Windsor, butnot everyone knows his journey.

Mike grew up in Clinton, Mo.,which he said has a much slowerpace than Windsor.

“I probably didn’t have thebest childhood,” Blackwood said.

His father was in jail when hewas born. His stepfather diedwhen he was one year old. And,he also had a few abusive stepfa-thers.

“I tried to stay way fromhome,” he said. “That’s partlywhy I do the job I do.”

He says he was not the bestcitizen in his teen days.

“I was a little wild,” he said.

“Being a firefighter has allowedme to make up for not reallyapplying myself in my youngerdays.

“Some people are just slowlearners. When you have kids,it’s time to grow up and remem-ber it’s not just about yourself.”

Mike completed high schoolin 1978 and moved to Coloradoin 1979. He didn’t attend schoolimmediately. Instead, he becameinvolved in construction workand meat packaging.

He said the favorite part of hismeat packaging was “seeing thecustomers. They almost becomefriends.”

The longer he stayed in retailjob the more he wanted to dosomething more fulfilling.

He had been considering fire-fighting for eight years and wasabout 36 years old when hefinally started firefighting. Hesaid it took some time becausehis family “had a tough time try-

ing to make a living.” In 2006,Blackwill had a motorcycle acci-dent and sustained a serioushead injury. After the injury,Blackwill began thinking abouthis life.

“I want to do something thatwill help me recuperate evenfaster,” he said. “What betterthing to do than to continue myeducation.”

He decided he could make afew sacrifices and still supporthis family to do what he loved.

“There’s a few things my wifedoesn’t let me do anymore:motorcycling and skydiving,” hesaid.

Blackwill went to AIMSCommunity College andreceived his Associates degree infire science and para medicine in

2008. He was promoted toOperations Chief in Novemberof 2010.Blackwill has now beenin the fire department for 14years. He said his passion for thejob goes back to helping people.Blackwill said he also likes themedical part.

Blackwill enjoys being withpeople and their families so hecan offer them comfort.

“Your with people at their low-est low,” he said.

Blackwill said this job is a priv-ilege and gives him the chance toshow his community how muchhe appreciates being a part oftheir family

Blackwill described his love forthe job as “selfishness on mypart because it helps me, too, butI’m not ashamed to be selfish inthat respect.”

Outside of work, Blackwilllikes to spend time with his fam-ily. He has a wife, four childrenand six grandchildren. He enjoyscollecting coins, playing guitarand camping. Blackwill also hasa 1979 Camaro that he is restor-ing.

Blackwill loves spending timewith all of his grandchildren.They know him as papa.

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IT SHOULDN’T HAVE COME ASAsurprise that Dan Brunk, a man who had many differentjobs in his life, would one day want to own his own.

Brunk realized that dream a year ago when he, hiswife and two close friends became co-owners of theHouse of Windsor.

How he got to that point, however, is quite a story.Brunk was born and raised in California. He grew

up in farmland country with three brothers. He livedthere for 18 years before leaving for college.

Brunk then got a job with Mr. Neat’s, was involvedwith a TV show, and worked on getting sponsorshipsfor the show.

He also did some work with sales, hosting the show,filming and even Web site and graphic design.

Brunk also met his wife, Sally, while working for Mr.Neat’s. Brunk lived in Windsor from 2005 to 2007before moving away. He and his wife decided to moveback after receiving an important call from a friend. Itwas a call telling him about a shop for sale – the Houseof Windsor.

Brunk and his wife looked at the shop and decided tobuy the store along with their two friends who are nowtheir business partners. Brunk said right before buyingthe shop: “I’m going to start a business.” Brunk pur-chased the House of Windsor in July of 2010.

Brunk felt it was a good community business.“We thought if we’re going to live somewhere, we’re

going to support the community and be part of it,”Brunk said.

Brunk said taking over the business wasn’t that hard— except for one thing.

“We had everything going . . . we just didn’t knowhow to make coffee,” he said.

He said that with a coffee shop you “instantly have afriend base. We consider it a family business.”

Brunk said perhaps one of the reasons he movedback is because Windsor is so similar to where he grewup in California. Brunk recently started up his ownmagazine called Spotlight. It’ s a magazine distributedevery other month and the goal he said is to get peopleto know about the businesses that are in town. WhenBrunk is not running his shop or working on hismagazine he often cooks. “I love cooking,” he said. “Ican make a mean barbeque.” All the owners puttogether the menu items they serve at The House ofWindsor. Brunk said all of his brothers enjoy cookingas well.

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BOB WINTER, ONEOF the key figures in getting aDowntown DevelopmentAuthority created forWindsor, was raised on afarm and farmed in theWindsor area for over 30years.

So how did a man of theearth get so involved with theredevelopment of downtownWindsor?

Good question, Winteragrees.

But, to get the right answer,one has to start at the begin-ning.

Winter was born in Greeleyand raised on a farm in theEaton area. It was whilegrowing up on his parents’farm that Winter began todevelop his love for growingthings.

To hear him talk aboutfarming, it’s simply a matterof smell.

“I just loved the smell ofturning over the earth in thespring,” said Winter, with a

slight laugh. “I also loved thesmell of silage, and sugarbeets.

“I was always amazed thatyou could plant these littlekernels in the spring and har-vest something later on.”

The growing season nevergot old for him either.

“Different seasons have dif-ferent appeals,” he said.

Winter, who stands some-where south of six feet,admits he was never very tall.That proved to be a problemin his youth when he tried todrive the family truck — atage 9.

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“I didn’t make it,” he saidlaughing.

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the same bus.”

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He then bought a farm in1976 north of Windsor andanother farm south of that in1993. In the meantime,Winter and his wife rentedsome space in the shoppingcenter between 11th and 13thstreets in 1981 and purchasedthe Lil Flower Shop. They ranthe business at the shoppingcenter till 1986.

After renting in the shop-ping center for five years,Winter discovered that the419 Main Street building wasup for sale. So, he bought itin 1986 and still owns it.They sold the business in2000. Designing BeautyAcadamy occupies the build-ing now.

“After paying rent in theshopping center, it just madesense to buy and own (aproperty),” he said. “I reallyliked the downtown area, too.I liked the atmosphere, theambience, and the characterof old town.

“You don’t feel that in newconstruction. It was a good

reason to be there. I reallyliked the merchants, too.”

Over the years, Winterwatched as town officialstalked and talked aboutdowntown improvements —like parallel parking, reducedparking, reduced sidewalkspace, more sidewalk space,bulb-outs, and even an urbanrenewal authority.

None of it made muchsense in his mind until the

town started talking aboutcreating either a buildingimprovement district or adowntown developmentauthority about two yearsago.

“I liked the buildingimprovement district better(initially),” Winter said. “Iwas pretty sold on that.”

However, the town broughtin Fort Collins attorney LuciaLiley to speak about down-

town development authori-ties. Liley had been heavilyinvolved with Fort Collins inthe 1980s and 1990s with itsDDA. That effort resulted inwhat is now known as OldTown.

“She talked about the dif-ferences and the financing,”Winter said. “It became obvi-ous that the DDA was far bet-ter than the BID. We wouldlose some control with it butwe would get more coopera-tion with the town.”

Winter then got togetherwith other downtown proper-ty and business owners andformed a DDA subcommittee.Winter was made the chair-man. The group then got thenecessary permission fromproperty owners and businessowners to put the DDA ques-tion to a vote.

Their campaign effortswere successful and the DDAwas formed earlier this year.While it may take a few yearsto see the fruits of theirlabors, Winter and others are

pleased the process to pre-serve and restore the down-town district is finally underway.

“All of us had an interest tomake our downtown better.That was a common threadfor all of us,” Winter said.“The whole committeeshould take credit for this.Not just one person.”

Winter knows it will taketime for the DDA to haveenough money to make theimprovements to downtownWindsor, just like it did fordowntown Fort Collins.

He may not even live to seeall the improvements.

But, that’s OK. He’s surewhatever is done will be ter-rific.

“We used Fort Collins as amodel but we’re not going tobe Fort Collins,” Winter said.“We’ll be Windsor. There isso much expertise downtown.I can’t believe how manygood ideas there are that canbe channeled to make down-town better.”

BOB WINTER

Age: 64

Family: Wife, Janet; daughters, Debbie

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Education: Graduated from Eaton High

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DR. ROBERT BRADLEYhas found that balance and variety cancure just about anything.

“Faith, family and variety,” Bradleysaid. “Variety is the spice of life.”

Bradley has spent the last 34 years inWindsor as a family physician, caringfor up to four generations in one family.

Beginning in 1977, Bradley hasworked as a medical director, familyphysician and obstetrician, which hesays was his favorite role.

“Delivering babies was the mostenjoyable. I did it for 20 years and it wasvery satisfying,” he said. “And in allthose 20 years we only had one homedelivery in Windsor which surprised mesince the hospital isn’t in town.”

Despite Windsor’s growth, Bradleysays it is still the same small town sur-rounded by farm that initially drewhim. He says his passion for learninghas kept him going through the years.

“To be a doctor, you have to enjoycontinuing your education. You mustenjoy learning and studying and plan tobe a good student for the rest of your

life,” he said. “Getting involved is veryimportant.”

Staying active in the communitykeeps Bradley in touch with differentsectors of Windsor and expands hisinterests. Bradley donates his time toKairos Prision Ministry Internationaland volunteers at his church. He is alsoan active member of the WindsorOptimist Club, which he describes as aservice club with kids.

“I work on being a good role model.My faith is my foundation. A spiritualbackground is a good foundation forlife,” Bradley said.

Bradley’s faith has led him to severalshort term mission trips to locations inAfrica and Australia. He says interna-tional travel is just another way for himto learn and stay open-minded. In thepast, Bradley and his family hostedexchange students and allowed them toexperience a new lifestyle and culture.

“I enjoy getting involved in a helpfulway,” Bradley said.

Giving back to the community thathas given him continual support iswhat drives him to excellence.

“I consider myself above-average,”he says laughing. “I’m able to providepersonal care to patients through high

quality service and technology.”With the use of modern medicine

and technology, people have come toexpect efficiency and freedom of choicewhen it comes to health care. Bradleysays he works on balancing technologywhile trying to provide affordablehealth to everyone.

Bradley says he maintains a “profes-sional friend” relationship with patients.

“I’ve been blessed to be part of thetown for so many years. I know somany people personally and I enjoylearning about their lives and beinginvolved in their health,” he said.

Continuing to provide a personallevel of service is Bradley’s main goalfor the future, as well as balancing hisprofessional and private life.

“I’m also going to begin planning forretirement. I’m not retiring anytimesoon, just beginning the planningprocess,” he said, adding “I’m not try-ing to worry anybody.”

Bradley’s legacy will live as he staysactive in the community and contin-ues educating himself and others.

“I’ve been blessed with good health,a great education and a strong commu-nity support. I can retire happy.”

Dr. Robert BradleyBeing a good physician means being a good student, too

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