Berthoud Weekly Surveyor January 16, 2014 Page 3COMMUNITYCALENDAR Send your calendar items regarding non-profit organizations only to editor@berthoudsurveyor.com by Monday at noon.

Saturday, Jan. 18Aglow Lighthouse will celebrate

our annual “First Fruits of Praise.” First Fruits is the foundation that will establish the rest of your year. Our meeting will be Saturday, Jan. 18 with a potluck brunch at 9:30 a.m., followed by the meeting at The Healing Way, 1535 Eighth Ave., Greeley. (www.aglow.org) For more infor-mation Call Jean at 405-8786.

Monday, Feb.3Feel like your finances are control-

ling you? Turn that around and be in charge of your money matters. Learn how to use a spending plan, pay less interest on debts, and get your credit report. These are among the top ten practical tools available to you to be in charge of your financial future. Pre-sented by Laurel Kubin, CSU Extension, Larimer County Director.

Monday, Feb. 3, 9 – 11 a.m., CSU Extension – Larimer County, 1525 Blue Spruce, Fort Collins.

Monday, Feb. 3, 3 – 5 p.m., CSU Extension – Larimer County, 1525 Blue Spruce, Fort Collins.

Both workshops are free, but registra-tion is required. Contact Sam Leonard at 970-498-6018 to register.

Saturday, Feb. 15Colorado State University Exten-

sion is teaming with the NRCS, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, the University of Wyoming and West Greeley Conser-vation District to offer the Passion for Food workshop on Feb. 15, in the McKee 4-H Building at The Ranch in Loveland. The workshop is for anyone with a desire to grow plants or raise animals for economic gain, self sustainability or the sheer pleasure of producing their own products. Topics will include raising

bees, backyard fruit production, growing hops, brewing your own beer and wine, producing high quality goat milk for the home dairy, weed management, bread making, soil basics, organic insect man-agement, and much more. For the com-plete workshop schedule and to register, visit www.larimer.org/extension/passion-forfood. The cost to attend this workshop is $45 per person, which includes lunch. Registration deadline is Feb. 8. For online registration assistance or questions, please contact Karen Crumbaker at 970-498-6003 or kcrumbaker@larimer.org.

Saturday, Feb. 22Fiber Fest, presented by Larimer

County 4-H. Saturday, Feb. 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the McKee building at the Larimer County Fairgrounds. Open to the public. Vendor booths, domonstraa-tions, fiber workshops and much more. Go to larimer.org/ext for information on firber art workshops pre-registration.

AnnouncementsChristmas tree removal ... within

25 mile radius ... rate negotiable. All pro-ceeds go directly to the BHS After Prom Event of 2014 Call Clarissa at 970-290-0589 or e-mail Clarissa@norrisland.us.

Loveland Community Blood Drives February 2014

The Outlets at Loveland Community Blood Drive, Saturday, Feb. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations inside Bonfils’ mobile bus located at 5661 McWhinney Blvd., Loveland.

Loveland Community / Loveland Po-lice Department Community Blood Drive, Tuesday, Feb. 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Donations inside the Police & Court Community Room located at 810 E. 10th Ave., Loveland

Loveland Area Saturday Community Blood Drive, Saturday, Feb. 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Donations inside Trinity Lutheran located at 3333 Duffield Ave., Loveland

Loveland South Walmart Community Blood Drive, Friday, Feb. 21 from 9:30-11:10 a.m. and 12:30-3 p.m. Donations inside Bonfils’ mobile bus located at 1325 N. Denver Ave., Loveland

For more information or to sched-ule an appointment please call Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 800-365-0006 ext. 2 or visit www.bonfils.org.For more information about Bonfils Blood Center, please visit www.bonfils.org or call 303-363-2300.

If you hire someone to care for a loved one while you work, call your mom weekly to see if she is okay, help a par-ent with finances, take your spouse to doctor’s appointments, or have a loved one living with a chronic illness, then this class is designed just for you. A Coali-tion including the Larimer County Office on Aging is sponsoring five six-week classes, scheduled to start soon, titled Powerful Toolsfor Caregivers:

· Tuesdays, Jan. 28 – March 4, 10 –11:45 a.m., Center for Neurorehabilita-tion Services, 1045 Robertson St., Ft. Collins. Call 493-6667 to register.

· Wednesdays, Jan. 29 – March 5, 2– 3:45 p.m., Faith Evangelical Church, 2707 N. Wilson, Loveland. Call 663-0522 to register.

· Thursdays, Jan. 30 – March 6, 1:30– 3 p.m., Aspen Club, 1107 S. Lemay, Ft. Collins. Call 495-8560 to register.

· Mondays, Feb. 24 – March 31, 4–6 p.m., Loveland Library, 300 N. Adams, Loveland. Call 962-2402 to register.

· Thursdays, Feb. 27 – April 3, 1– 3 p.m., Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 2000 S. Lemay, Ft. Collins. Call 214-2894 to register.

Powerful Tools for Caregivers helps family caregivers acquire tools to in-crease their self-confidence. If you care for yourself; it will benefit the person you are caring for. You will learn how to: reduce stress, better communicate your feelings, balance your life, deal with difficult emotions, and locate helpful resources. For more information, contact Lynette McGowan, Caregiver Support Coordinator, Larimer County Office on Aging, 970-498-7758, lmcgowan@larimer.org.

Natural Resources Winter Photo

Contest — Are you a shutter bug all winter long? Did you get your best sun-set shot over Horsetooth Reservoir with snow in the foreground? You could win big with Larimer County Natural Resourc-es winter photo contest. Visit the LCNR Facebook page and click on the winter photo contest tab to enter. After you’ve entered you can encourage all of your friends to come and vote for your photo to be the winner. If you submit a photo, LCNR will send you a 2014 Natural Re-sources calendar so that you can enjoy the parks and open spaces from your desk all year long. Your best winter shot of a Larimer County Park or Open Space could win you a spot in next year’s LCNR Calendar. Other prizes include Annual Parks Passes and photography equip-ment. Grab your cameras and snow boots and get out there. Please direct any questions to Rob at rnovak@larimer.org.

Larimer County’s Geographic information Systems, GIS, and Mapping Group has updated the popular Land information Locator (LiL), the County’s parcel locator suite of applications which provides a window to much of the county’s most sought after land informa-tion and a variety of tools for access. The new LiL suite is accessible through the county’s Enterprise GIS launch page at http://maps.larimer.org/lcmaps and from other links on the Virtual Courthouse, Larimer County’s website at www.lar-imer.org.

Whether a citizen is looking for tax parcel information or detail, parcel sales with available imagery, or wants to cre-ate an owner notification list in a particu-lar boundary, documentation on how to use the NEW LiL application is provided in the help menu. Users can continue to use the former version, to ease through the transition, until March 1, 2014, when it sunsets.

Artists of all ages — grab your paint brushes, pencils and cameras and help inspire public appreciation of open spac-es through your art work. The Larimer County Department of Natural Resources is seeking professional visual artist ap-plicants for 2014. The selected “Artist of the Year” will have the opportunity to create a piece of visual art inspired by a Larimer County park or open space which they will donate to the county. The Larimer County Natural Resources De-partment will host a public celebration of the final submitted artwork, will display the work for public viewing in a Larimer County building, and will publicize the selected artist whenever appropriately possible. The artist will host one public art-related program in order to increase the public’s appreciation of open spaces through art. For application and other information, please refer to the following website: www.larimer.org/naturalresourc-es/openlands/artist.htm. Applications are due by 4:30 p.m. Feb. 22, 2014. Please contact Meegan Flenniken at Larimer County Department of Natural Resources at 970-619-4562 or mflenniken@larimer.org with any questions.

House of Neighborly Service still needs food of all kinds, especially break-fast cereal and peanut butter. Urgent need for paper products.

BHS woodworking classes are looking for any unwanted hardwood or softwood boards for student projects. We can also use Corian countertop pieces of various sizes. Please contact Robb Sommerfeld at 970-613-7719 or Robert.sommerfeld@thompsonschools.org.

Do you have a problem with math? Free math-tutoring services are provided every Wednesday from 1:10 - 3 p.m. in room 135 at BHS. This informal service for students of any math subject includ-ing AP math subjects is provided by a former math teacher.

You got a problem with chemistry? There is help. Free tutoring services are provided every Thursday from 6:30 – 8 p.m in room 135. This is an open, informal environment for all AP Chemis-try and Chemistry II students. This is a volunteer service provided by a chemist with 20+ years professional experience.

Visit the McCarty-Fickel Home his-toric house museum at 645 Seventh St. in Berthoud. Operated by the Berthoud Historical Society. Tours by appointment. Call 970-532-1916 in advance to arrange a tour.

Scheduled MeetingsAARP meets on the second Wednes-

day of each month at the Lions Depot on Third Steet at 5 p.m. for a covered-dish

supper. Please bring something to share with everyone. For more information, please contact Curtis Wilson at 532-2638.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets at the Berthoud Lions Club every Monday and Friday nights from 8 to 9 p.m. Any-one desiring to quit drinking is welcome. There are no dues or fees. For more information, please call 532-4653.

A Balance and Fall Prevention Class is being held weekly. It’s free. Drop-ins are welcome to attend. Classes are held at the Berthoud Area Community Center every Tuesday from 9 -9:45 a.m. Please call 970-532-2730 for more information.

Berthoud Area Transportation Service (BATS) is available for Berthoud residents on a demand-response basis. Call 532-3049 to make a reservation or for more information. Service is available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Berthoud Fire Protection District board meets on the third Tuesday of ev-ery month at the Berthoud Area Commu-nity Center, 248 Welch Ave. Agendas are available two days prior to the meetings by calling 532-2264. All meetings are open to the public.

Berthoud Library board meets on the first Thursday of every month in the library community room at 7 p.m.

Berthoud Lions Club meets on the first and third Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m. at the Lions Depot at Third and Massachusetts. The depot is available for rent, contact Sam Waldo at 532-2001. For more information about the Lions Club call Bob Talley at 532-2228. The Lions are available to loan out sup-plies for handicapped or disabled people. Contact John Bona, 970-532-2605, Bob Talley, 970-532-2228 or Curtis Wilson at 970-532-2638.

Berthoud Parents As Teachers is a free service for all families living in Ber-thoud who are expecting a child or with children ages birth to five. It includes personalized visits/parent education, group meetings and developmental screenings. Bilingual services available. Contact Rhonda Richer at 970-215-0305 or Rhonda@thefamilycenterfc.org. http://berthoudpat.weebly.com.

Berthoud TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Wednesday at 8 a.m. at the Lions Club depot. Call Julie for information at 970-587-6424. TOPS is a non-profit, non-commercial weight-loss support group.

Celebrate Recovery — 12-step program for anyone with hurts, habits or hang-ups. Wednesdays 5:30 - 9 p.m. at 250 Mountain Ave., Berthoud. Call 532-9886 during office hours. Call for more information 532-9886.

First Presbyterian Church adult bible study, every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Facilitated by Rev. Jerry Groves. Eighth Steet and Massachusetts Avenue. Every-one welcome.

Friends of the Library board meets in the library community room at 3 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month.

Historic Preservation Advisory Committee meets monthly on the second Monday at 7 p.m. in the Town of Berthoud offices board room. For infor-mation call 970-581-4603.

Job’s Daughters Bethel #37 meets on the first and third Friday of each month at 7:15 p.m. at the Longmont Masonic Building, 312 Main St. The organization is open to girls between the ages of 10 and 20 who are interested in self-improvement and service to com-munity. For details contact Megan Fritts 970-213-9050. All girls are welcome.

Justin Bauer Memorial Post #67 of the American Legion meets on the second Thursday of each month at the Berthoud Area Community Center, 7 p.m. Contact Paul Talafuse for more information, 532-4498.

Larimer County Commissioner Tom Donnelly is in Berthoud the fourth Wednesday of every month at the Light-house Cafe at 8:30 a.m.

The Larimer County Republican of-fice is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sign up to volunteer and help with voter registration, set up and staff booths at events, walk in the parades, make phone calls, assist in your precinct and many other activities. 4020 S. College Ave., Unit 11 in Fort Collins. 970-224-2577 or www.larimerGOP.org.

Larimer County Open Lands — All meetings will be held on the fourth Thursday of each month with the excep-tion of November and December at 500 E. Third St. in Loveland. Meeting time is from 5 – 8 p.m. Please call 679-4534 if

you need more information.Larimer County Planning Commis-

sion meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Hearing Room, 200 W. Oak St., first floor, Fort Collins. www.larimer.org/bcc/meetings

Little Thompson Water District Board of Directors meeting dates and agendas are posted on their website at www.ltwd.org. The district office is at 835 E. Highway 56, Berthoud.

Longs Peak Networking meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. with the goal of assisting with your job search or over-all career development. lpnet.org. Life Bridge Church, west on Highway 66 from the intersection of Highway 287 (Main St.), Longmont. Main entrance on west side.

Moms in Touch is currently meet-ing to pray for our school-aged stu-dents, teachers, staff and schools each Wednesday from 9-10 a.m. We would love to have you join us at Grace Place (upstairs). Any questions, contact Kim Land at 532-9886.

MOPS group is meeting at Berthoud Family Church located at 39820 Na-tions Way, just west of town on 56 to the curve, then it is to the east of the Carter Lake turn-off on County Road 23. The group meets the first and third Friday of each month at 9:30 a.m.

Planning Commission meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 7 p.m. at town hall.

Reminisce meets on the first and third Mondays of each month at 11 a.m. in the Berthoud Area Community Center.

Seniors and Law Enforcement To-gether (SALT) meets the third Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. in the Ber-thoud Area Community Center.

Tree Advisory Committee meets on the third Monday of each month at town hall at 6 p.m.

Wisdom Seekers will be meeting every Thursday, 9-11 a.m. at Grace Place in Berthoud, beginning Aug. 29 through March 2014. To register, or for more in-formation, please contact Jill at 970-532-4936 or jtbieri@hotmail.com or Donna at 303-775-4006 or rose55@aol.com.

ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK/RECEPTIONIST/COURT CLERK

The Town of Berthoud has an open-ing for an Admin Clerk/Receptionist/court clerk. Full time with benefits. Office customer service experience needed. Starting salary $14-$14.50/hour, DOQ. Details and application available at: berthoud.org. Town ap-plication required for consideration. May include resume with applica-tion. Open until filled. EOE.

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January events at the Berthoud Community Library

Six-week yoga — storytime program

The Berthoud Community Library District invites your K-2nd-grader to join Sandy and Christy for a dynamic, body-and-mindful story time. This six-week program is a great introduction to yoga and an active way for kids to stretch and focus while enjoying an engaging read-aloud. Program begins Jan. 9 at 4 p.m. and runs every Thursday through Feb. 13. For questions please call 970-532-2757.STEM Saturdays: Edible planets When: Jan. 18 at 1 p.m.Compare and contrast Earth and Mars. Make an edible model of each planet to help illustrate the geographic similarities and differ-ences. Eat your planet or take it home after the program.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Annual meeting of Loveland Lake & Ditch stockholders will be held in the lobby of Home State Bank in Berthoud on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014 at 10 a.m. Doors open at 9 a.m. Call Greg Carter at 970-567-3421 for details.

Publish: Jan. 16 & Jan. 23, 2014