The Senior Voice - July 2009

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I O C V E Ju ly 2009

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Poudre Ghost Canyon Town Gold Camps In Northern in the 1800s Colorado

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State Legislation By John Kefalas Colorado State Representative

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he economic recession we’re all struggling with made this a very tough year at the state legislature. Despite the difficult choices we had to make to balance the budget, we stayed focused on expanding economic opportunities by improving health care access, protecting and creating jobs, providing support for struggling families, and building an excellent education system for our children. We passed the Colorado Healthcare Affordability Act to provide health care coverage to more than 100,000 Coloradoans, address cost shifting, and establish a Medicaid buy-in program. My bill, the Colorado Guaranteed Health Care Act, to reform health care financing and delivery came up just one vote short of passing the state House. This bill focused on lowering costs, improving quality and providing guaranteed access. We passed several bills to stimulate economic development and help create jobs, including the Colorado Innovation Investment Tax Credit,

which passed the House on a bipartisan 52-12 vote and was signed into law by the Governor. This “angel investment” bill will create tax incentives for seed-capital investors interested in supporting the “clean and green” technologies just waiting to take flight in Colorado. We created a bi-partisan legislative task force to reduce the number of families and children living in poverty by developing a comprehensive, integrated strategic action plan. The Speaker of the House appointed me to chair the task force, and our goal is to cut poverty in half by 2019. We also took steps to upgrade our state’s transportation system, cut the Gordian knots that tie up our state budget process, promote educational reform and defend our colleges from devastating budget cuts—while protecting our air, water, wildlife and special places that make Colorado a wonderful place to live. If you have questions or would like to get together, call me at home in Fort Collins, 221-1135; send an email to john.kefalas.house@ state.co.us; or see my website at www.johnkefalas.org. ■

Social Security By Michael Hollis Director Social Security Office, Greeley

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ocial Security has a new online retirement application and a new celebrity spokesperson to help spread the word. You can apply for retirement benefits from the comfort of your home or office at www.socialsecurity.gov. There’s no need to drive to your local Social Security office or wait for an appointment with a Social Security representative. You can complete the new online retirement application in as little as 15 minutes—it’s that easy. In most cases, after you click the “Sign Now” button and submit the application electronically, that’s it. There are no forms to sign, and usually no additional documents are required. Social Security will contact you directly if more information is needed. Award-winning actress Patty Duke has volunteered her services to let people know they can retire online. Ms. Duke has brought back the much beloved identical cousins

Patty and Cathy Lane from the hit 1960’s sitcom “The Patty Duke Show” for a series of Public Service Announcements that tell Americans it’s now easier than ever to apply online. If you are uncertain about when to retire, you can check out the online fact sheet, “When To Start Receiving Retirement Benefits.” And if you are not ready to retire, you can plan for retirement using Social Security’s online Retirement Estimator. It is a great financial planning tool that will give you an immediate and personalized estimate of how much your retirement benefits would be if you stopped working at age 62, age 66, age 70 or any point in between. To learn more about the online service, as well as to watch the new Public Service Announcements, see www.socialsecurity.gov/pattyduke. ________________ The Senior Voice wishes to thank Judy Foote at the Greeley Social Security office. She provided much of the information and coordination for this column for the past 29 years. She recently retired from that office. ■

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By Margaret Laybourn

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ome people in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming remember the old Mayflower cafe and dance hall in Cheyenne. When Sam, Gus and George Andrews opened the Mayflower in 1928, little did the immigrant brothers from Greece know that rarely a romance or a business deal transpired in Cheyenne for five decades that did not see light of day at their popular restaurant. It was Tracy McCraken, owner of the town’s newspapers, who suggested the name for the restaurant when it opened. He told the young Greeks that the Mayflower brought the pilgrims to America; and since the boys had just come to America, the Mayflower was an appropriate name. The boys bought the idea. The brothers had purchased the building with their savings and help from the Greek community. But when Sam and Gus went to bank president Fred Marble for a $50,000 remodeling loan, he turned them down for lack of collateral. George, who at the time was chef at the renowned Plains Hotel in Cheyenne, went to the bank, apron in hand. He unrolled the apron on the bank president’s desk, and inside were the tools of his trade. His knives, cleavers and sharpeners gleaming, George said, “See these hands? They know how to use these tools. See these shoulders? They can carry any weight. These are the collateral for a loan.” Deeply impressed, the banker released the money. George remained chef at the Mayflower for 50 years, while Sam served as host and Gus handled the business details. George’s wife Vernetta was cashier. Their success was due to their belief that “everything had to be top drawer.” In 1935 at the end of prohibition, the Mayflower opened a two-stool bar so they would be eligible for one of the first liquor licenses issued in Wyoming. This later developed into a more elaborate bar; but Gus, Sam and George were never interested in the bar business. Good food, for which they were known coast to

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The Mayflower was Cheyenne’s most popular restaurant and dance hall for 40 years. Photo courtesy Margaret Laybourn. coast, was their love and livelihood. In 1947 they opened the finest night club in the Rocky Mountain area, the Marine Room; and again the nautical theme was prominent, with sails of pure silk billowing from gold-leaf masts on phantom ships. The waiters, five Christopolus brothers, wore white dinner jackets with maroon trim to add class. There was dance music nightly, the orchestra made up of Cheyenne musicians who had played together before they served in World War II. Celebrities who came to Cheyenne spread the Mayflower’s fame. Charles Kuralt detoured through Cheyenne to eat there whenever he was in the area. Jack, Robert and Ted Kennedy ate there. When Gus was bought out by his brothers, George and Vernetta’s son, Phil, joined the firm. Phil had been around the restaurant since he was four years old, when he wore a napkin for an apron as he followed the waitresses around the cafe. Phil later handled the bar business and created the even more famous Old Mayflower Dance Hall. Brands, boots and boisterous dancers were the trademarks of the dance hall. With its country decor, it

was a sensation when it opened and remained a barrel of fun for locals and tourists for 18 years. From ranchers, Phil got old saddles and tack; from sportsmen, he acquired mounted trophies of deer, antelope and elk. A one-eyed buffalo head glared down on the dancers. During Frontier Days, top country-western bands performed for the fans, who squeezed in just to say they “danced at the Mayflower.” George Kent and the Little Wheels came from Nashville seven consecutive years to entertain. When the world premier of the movie “Cheyenne Autumn” was held in Cheyenne, the producers hired the dance hall for a reception for stars Jimmy Stewart, Karl Malden and Carroll Baker. Other stars who visited the Mayflower included Roger Miller, Faren Young and Rod McKewan. Ill health eventually forced the owners into retirement, and they sold the business. Within two years, the grand old Mayflower went up in flames. Only memories were left. ________________ COVER PICTURE: Cavalry troops, courtesy of the Cheyenne Tourism Bureau. ■

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Early Forts Near Greeley By Peggy Hunt

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ioneer forts in northern Colorado included Fort Lupton south of Greeley. Fort Lupton became a town when its post office was established in l869.

But before that, in l836, a fur trader named Lancaster Lupton erected an adobe building along the South Platte River, and early settlers called it Fort Lupton. Lancaster Lupton was a West Point graduate who served in the army



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One of the walls at Fort Vasquez. Hazel Johnson Collection. and accompanied Col. Henry Dodge on an l835 expedition to Colorado. Lupton saw the chance to make money in the fur trade here, so he resigned from the army, built the fort and went into business. Two other nearby forts were built about the same time: Fort Vasquez and Fort St. Vrain. Mountain men Louis Vasquez and Andrew Sublette established Fort Vasquez in l835, also for fur trade. It is the only fort along the Platte River still visible, preserved by the Colorado Historical Society with a small but excellent museum next to it just south of the town of Platteville on Highway 85. Fort St. Vrain was built in 1837 near Fort Vasquez on the Platte River by William Bent as an adjunct to Bent’s Fort in southeastern Colorado. It was first called Fort Lookout, but the name was changed to recognize the trapper and trader who managed the fort, Marcellan St. Vrain. East of Greeley, Fort Morgan was a military post protecting settlers from l865 to l868. It was named for Col. Christopher Morgan, who served with

Gen. John Pope in the Civil War and later at army headquarters in Missouri. Morgan died in bed one night, asphyxiated by a faulty stove heating his room. The town of Fort Morgan had a post office by l866. On the plains northeast of Fort Morgan was Fort Sedgwick, also built to protect settlers from l864 to l87l. It was named after Union Army Gen. John Sedgwick, who died in a Civil War battle in l864. Fort Sedgwick was the fictional setting for the popular western movie “Dances with Wolves” starring Kevin Costner. The town of Sedgwick opened its post office in l866. The outpost with the oddest name in northern Colorado was Fort Wicked, not far from Sterling. It wasn’t really a fort. It was a ranch house owned by pioneer Holon Godfrey. In l865 he and his family held off an Indian attack, and they did it with such fierceness that the Indians dubbed Godfry “Old Wicked.” Thereafter the ranch became known as Fort Wicked. ■

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Gold Camps in Poudre Canyon By Bill Lambdin

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he Cache la Poudre River northwest of Fort Collins is one of the few remaining wild and scenic rivers in the West. The canyon through which it runs has numerous places associated with Colorado’s pioneers. In 1886 a gold mining camp called Manhattan was established about four miles northwest of present-day Rustic. It was one of the few mining camps in the Poudre Canyon. For a few years, Manhattan was a bustling place and had a population of nearly 300 in 1897. But the gold and silver there played out quickly, and the little settlement was abandoned by the early 1900s. The old log buildings stood silently as a ghost town for years, until winter snows wore them down. Eventually the Forest Service removed most of the remaining buildings. You can still see the valley where the little town once stood, near Road 162 on the way from Rustic to Red Feather Lakes. The name “Manhattan” might have come from a miner there called Cap Hattan. Some pioneers referred to him as “that man Hattan,” and settlers called the place Manhattan. Up the canyon west of Rustic was another settlement called Poudre City. It was located where the present Poudre Chapel sits along Highway 14. In 1890 pioneer John Zimmerman built a small gold processing mill at Poudre City, believing the canyon would soon be filled with mining claims. That didn’t happen because the mines in the area contained only low-grade ore. But Poudre City retains a place in history because of a tragic incident that happened there. In 1891 a dam at Chambers Lake broke, and every building in Poudre City was destroyed. John Zimmerman heard the huge wall

Chimney at old Poudre City site. Senior Voice photo. of water rushing down the canyon. It was nearly as high as treetops in places and carried gigantic boulders that crushed everything in their path. Zimmerman jumped on his horse and rode as hard as he could to warn the families living at Poudre City. He arrived in time to save the people, but every building was wiped out and Zimmerman had ridden his horse to its death. Today a rock chimney from Zimmerman’s mill is the only structure remaining from old Poudre City. You can see it just a short walk west of Poudre Chapel, next to the river. Attached to the old chimney is a state historical society marker that says: “Poudre City stamp mill. This chimney, part of a goldreducing stamp mill built by John Zimmerman, is the only remnant of Poudre City, a town that sprang up as a result of mistaken claims of gold-rich ore in the Poudre Canyon walls. With a general store, hotel and saloon, the little town of 50 citizens was hardly two years old when, on June 10, 1891, Chambers Lake dam burst upstream, flooding and destroying the community.” ■

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everal events will be held at Red Feather Lakes northwest of Fort Collins on July 4, according to the community’s library director Sarah Myers. Award-winning author C.J. Box will present a program at 3:30 pm at the community Fire Barn. He will also autograph his books that day at the Mountain Crafts Gallery. He is the author of eleven novels, including the Joe Pickett series, and his short stories have been featured in America’s Best Mystery Stories.

“Box’s series is the gold standard in the western mystery sub-genre,” said Library Journal. Other events at Red Feather Lakes on July 4 include a library book sale, kids fishing derby, arts and crafts shows, and a fireworks display. For information, call Sarah Myers at 881-2664; or see the website redfeather.colibraries.org. The community’s library is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and several events are scheduled for that throughout the summer. ■

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about 25 percent of Medicare participants. The increases will especially affect higher-income Part B participants, who are required to pay an income-related surcharge in addition to their monthly premiums. Also paying the higher Part B premiums will be new Medicare enrollees who did not receive Social Security benefits in the previous year. Monthly Medicare premiums for some (not all) people will be $104.20 in 2010 and $120.20 in 2011, said analysts. That’s up from $96.40 this year. ■

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Questions About Estate Planning By Ron Rutz, Attorney Legal Correspondent Q: Would you explain some estate planning terms? A: A personal representative serves as an administrator or executor. He settles the estate, that is, locates legal documents, determines the assets and matters that need to be handled, and then takes care of things. He also decides if court administration is needed, pays bills, files any tax returns, and distributes assets to the estate beneficiaries. A trustee is in charge of either an intervivos trust (established as a freestanding legal entity) or a testamentary trust (created in the Will). The trustee administers the trust assets according to the terms contained in the trust document. Thus, the trustee’s duties and authority are only those involving the trust. A guardian is responsible for the personal and some monetary matters for individuals. The maker of a Will would need to have the legal

authority to designate the guardian in a Will, so normally the power is used for minor children. In effect, the deceased parent appoints surrogate parents. However, remember that by the age of 15 or so, the minor would have input concerning who would be his or her guardian. By 16, the minor might be in a position to emancipate himself or herself. Thus, designating a guardian for such minors may be ineffective. The agent is a person named in a power of attorney, not a Will, and is delegated the legal authority to act within the terms set out in the document. Thus, the authority granted can range from limited empowerment to all encompassing authority. The power of attorney can be revocable or irrevocable. However, the authority under the power of attorney can only be exercised in conjunction with possession of the originally signed document. That authority ends when either the power is revoked by the principal or the principal dies. A guardianship can also be created in a power of attorney. But

unlike a guardian designated in a Will for third parties, this kind of guardian takes care of the grantor of the power (the principal). With the proper wording in the power of attorney, a guardian can be given the same authority as if established in a Court proceeding, thus avoiding judicial costs and complications. Thus, personal representatives, trustees, and guardians are the terms most likely encountered, either in a

Will, Trust, or Power of Attorney. Picking the right person (and backups) is the key to filling each position. From the foregoing, you can see why each position requires different skills based upon the particular job. ________________ Attorney Ron Rutz will answer questions sent to 2625 Redwing Road, Fort Collins, CO 80525, phone 2238388, email [email protected]. ■

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Rosie Bluewater, who had traveled throughout Europe with Cody, brought native dancers from the Pine Ridge Reservation. The first parades were headed up by gleaming carriages transporting top-hatted businessmen, followed by cowboy contestants racing down the dirt streets. Bands played on almost every corner. The legend is that the cowboys

Historic Farm Exhibits T he historic Bee Family Farm Museum north of Fort Collins, near Wellington, will hold several special events this summer. The farm is on the National Register of Historic Places and exhibits equipment and thousands of daily living articles from the 1800s. On July 18, there will be Civil War scenes and people dressed in uniforms. On August 15, there will be demonstrations of old-time food preservation methods; and September 19, a vintage baseball game played by old-time rules

and with 1864 uniforms. The farm’s purpose is to celebrate the agricultural history of northern Colorado. Exhibits include family diaries, photos, etc. To reach the farm, go two miles southeast on the frontage road from the I-25 Wellington exit to County Road 58. The farm is open 9 am to 4 pm Fridays and Saturdays only. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children. For information, call 4829168; see beefamilyfarm.org; or email [email protected]. ■

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began bringing up “ladies of the night” from Denver to ride in the parade, and that outraged the local women. In the 1920s Margaret Boice, a socialite and ranch woman, encouraged the local ladies to get their grandmothers’ clothing out of attic trunks to wear while riding in carriages for a respectable parade. Today’s parades are headed up by Miss Frontier and her lady-in-waiting in their white buckskin outfits. The parade passes by the very spot where passengers and gold were loaded on the Cheyenne to Deadwood stage in the 1860s. The parade winds past the Union Pacific Railroad where Cheyenne began with shacks built at the end of the tracks. Frontier Days is a cavalcade of history that includes buffalos, Indians, cowboys and cavalry. Stagecoaches, shays and surries roll along the route. Years ago it wasn’t unusual for a cowboy to ride his horse into the bar at the Plains Hotel. Street dancing downtown was the choice for night revelry. In the 1930s there was a carnival with entertainers like Sally Rand, who did her exotic

By Margaret Laybourn

A Wyoming cowboy. Photo courtesy of the Wyoming Tourism Office. fan dance. Now the best country western stars perform. The daddy still enjoys the ranking of “biggest and best in the west,” and the Colorado license plate count in the parking lot is still the biggest. ■

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Bear Attack Near Estes Park, 1871 By Bill Lambdin

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he seized him by the left arm at the elbow—biting it through and mangling it fearfully—hurled him to the ground and shook him as a dog would a rat.” In 1871, that was how a Denver newspaper described a bear that attacked Rocky Mountain Jim Nugent. Jim nearly lost his life when the bear mauled him while he was hunting in the mountains west of Estes Park. He was one of the Park’s first settlers, arriving in 1854, and later gained fame as the man who guided British traveler Isabella Bird to the summit of Longs Peak. She wrote about him extensively in her book “A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains.” She mentioned that he had been mauled by a bear, but she didn’t give details of the incident. Newspapers did, however; and Jim became famous for surviving the

attack. He was in his early 40s when it happened, a handsome man with blond hair curling to his shoulders, deep gray-blue eyes and a face that any woman would find attractive, except for his right eye that remained scared from the bear attack, said Isabella Bird. Isabella said he wore an old cap, a gray hunting suit, moccasins made of horse hide, and carried a knife and revolver everywhere he went. The large-caliber revolver was all he had when the huge, brown bear came charging at him out of the woods with her cubs. Jim fired four shots into the bear before she reached him and hurled him to the ground. As she shook him by his arm, as a dog would a rat, he managed to fire a fifth shot into her. But she seemed to have supernatural strength. She ripped his scalp and forehead to the bone on the right side, ruining the eye. At that point, Jim passed out.

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The bear continued to maul him, biting off his left thumb, tearing and biting his flesh, throwing his mangled body until the gunshot wounds finally affected her. When Jim woke, the bear lay dead beside him. His clothes were torn to shreds, and his body was a bloody mass. He struggled up between fainting spells and finally got on his mule, heading for Grand Lake where he hoped he might find someone to help him. He found two men who managed to get a doctor from a nearby mining camp. That saved his life. Without a capable doctor, Jim would have died. He later returned to Estes Park and continued to live as a mountain man, hunting and running a few cattle in the park. It was curious that, after surviving such a terrible attack, Jim died three years later from a gunshot wound. He and a neighbor argued, and the neighbor shot him. Jim lived for several weeks

Rocky Mountain Jim Nugent. Colorado Historical Society. after the shooting, and his body struggled hard to survive. But apparently the bear had taken too much from him. ■

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2009 Chip Seal Schedule Actual start dates may vary due to weather or equipment breadowns. This schedule will be posted on Larimer County Road and Bridge website and updated weekly at: http://www.larimer.org/roads/road_closures.cfm Or call our project hotline at 498-5666 for an updated schedule or to leave a question or concern and we will call you back. LOCATION OF CHIPSEAL START DATE CR 10 from old US 287 east to County Line road Wed 7/1/2009 CR 16E from CR21 west to Lon Hagler Reservoir Mon. 7/6/2009 CR 16 from CR21 east to End of Pavement Mon. 7/6/2009 CR 21 from CR 14 south to Lonetree Park (Lonetree Dr.) Mon. 7/6/2009 CR19 apron south of CR 16H Mon. 7/6/2009 Bonnell Acres (Bonnell Dr., Ruth, Morrey, Herb, & Esther Cts.) Tues. 7/7/2009 CR 14 from east of CR23 to CR21 Wed. 7/8/2009 CR 29 from CR 12 north to CR 18E Wed. 7/8/2009 CR 12 from CR 23 west to CR 29 Thu. 7/9/2009 CR 23 from CR 8 north to CR 14 Thu. 7/9/2009 CR 8 from CR 21 west to CR 23 Mon. 7/13/2009 CR 21 from CR 6 north to CR 8 Mon. 7/13/2009 Vaquero Estates (Sundown, Evita, Ramona, Joyce, Tia, Candice Lucia) Tues. 7/14/2009 Wester Mini-Ranches (Sundown, Branding Iron, Chishom) Wed. 7/15/2009 CR 17 from CR 6E (Spartan Lane) north to old US-287 Thu. 7/16/2009 CR 31 from just south of North Shore Road south to CR8E Mon. 7/20/2009 CR 8E from CR 23 west to Hudson Pl. Tues. 7/21/2009 CR 8E from Hudson Pl. West to CR27E Wedn. 7/22/2009 CR 23 from CR 23E/6 east and north to CR 8 Wed. 7/22/2009 Construction Notes • Work may occur anytime Monday through Friday including night time hours for fog seal • Street cleaning may begin the prior the scheduled start date • Work may continue several days after the scheduled start date • Work schedule is dependent on the weather – subject to change • Expect 15 to 20 minute delays • Slow down to prevent broken windshields

THE FOOD BANK FOR LARIMER COUNTY 963a

NEEDS YOUR HELP. . .

This has been a tough year for many Fort Collins and Loveland area families and local charities. We would like to use our resources to collect your non-perishable food donations and deliver them to the Food Bank for Larimer County.

mericans spend more than twice as much on their healthcare as people in other industrialized countries, and yet we are less healthy. That’s the conclusion of a research report from the Business Roundtable, a nationwide group of business leaders. We don’t live as long, our blood pressure is higher, our cholesterol is higher, and all other indicators show that our care is not as good. We spend an average of $2,000 per person annually for lesser care, said the report.

All of the other countries compared in the study have a government-run health system (England, Germany, Japan, France and Canada). Each system is different but with much more government involvement than in the U.S. “Spending more would not be a problem if our health scores were proportionately higher,” researcher Dr. Arnold Milstein told the Los Angeles Times. “But the study shows that the U.S. is not getting higher levels of health and quality of care.” ■

Healthcare Lobbyists

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ealthcare lobbyists are spending over $1.4 million every day in Washington to influence legislators. They also contribute nearly $100 million a year to legislators’ political campaigns. They are among the biggest lobbying groups in Washington. They include drug pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, hospitals, doctors and more, according to Public Citizen and other researchers. Lobbyists are especially busy this year because most of them do not want any kind of a major health-care

system overhaul, even if it’s only a minor public-run option for some of the millions of Americans who have no health coverage. The capitol is “swarming with lobbyists and awash with money,” said National Public Radio. Their political spending has increased nearly 75 percent in the past eight years. Many analysts say it is doubtful we will see any meaningful reform of America’s healthcare system because of such lobbyists. Among the top individual lobbyists is former Republican Sen. Bob Dole. ■

5th Annual Larimer County

SENIOR LAW DAY Presented by: Elder Care Network of Larimer County Larimer County Bar Association and The Office of Gift Planning at Colorado State University

• $10 each/$15 couple Catered Lunch with entertainment. • Free workshops • Ask a Lawyer & Community Resource Tables • Free 2009 Senior Law Day Handbook

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The Senior Voice • July 2009 • 11

Colorado Crosswords By Tony Donovan

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7. 11. 12. 14. 16. 17. 19. 20. 22. 24. 25. 26. 28. 29. 31. 33. 36. 37. 39. 41. 43. 43. 47. 48. 49. 50. 52. 54. 57. 58.

The birthplace of this plaything was the Colorado Hotel in 1905 in conjunction with a presidential visit. Psychics gift, briefly “The party is being given ___ ___ honor!” Temporary home for Jonah Dennis, for one LaPlata County fourteener named for Greek god of wind Jazz’s Calloway, familiarly Canyon west of Ft. Collins Kingston Trio hit about “the man who never returned” Acronym found on a cereal box or vitamin container Pasta sauce “Tulo” name, formally City at the confluence of Fountain Creek and the Arkansas River The Fountainhead author, ___ Rand Involuntary muscle action City northwest of Oklahoma’s state capitol Waterway common to Ft. Morgan, Sterling and Julesburg Con man? Captain Joe The Baldpate in Estes Park Some poles Lincoln County site southwest of Limon What there was in Muddville after Casey struck out CSU’s Moby, for one Abbreviation for Dr. treating female probs. Go sightseeing French saint Linguist’s concern Sterling neighbor named for the area’s sheep Kidney related ___ ___ as a lamb

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59. TV venue for the likes of Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner, et. al. 60. ___ Pass between Minturn and Leadville

Cellulite Treatments Do cellulite treatments work for women? Probably not, say researchers at the Mayo Clinic, Harvard Medical School and other places. At best, some women might see a 25 to 50 percent improvement after numerous treatments, but most improvements disappear over time and have to be repeated. That includes lotions, liposuction, massage machines, lasers and all the other treatments that women spend about $50 million a year on.

And many women see no improvement from such treatments. They are among the unlucky women who were simply born with the kind of fat cells that are going to show on the skin. If anti-cellulite creams work, they usually do so by causing a mild skin irritation, which in turn causes swelling so the cellulite dimples are less visible—temporarily. You have to keep using the creams. Liposuction may remove some of the fat, but dimples will still show where the fat was. ■

A New Generation of Nursing Care

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Town east of I25 and Ft. Collins; its name is taken from the Bible as the place where Sampson claimed a wife. Dir. traveled to get from #26 across to Cheyenne Wells Energetic one Drug abuser’s tag at the emergency room, sometimes (abbr.) Southwestern plant La ___ ___ tar pits Ram’s gal Dinah of song West slope locale’ noted for its peaches and vineyards Blue ribbon winner (2 wds.) Word on a romance novel’s cover Sea captain obsessed with #12 across Ft. Morgan neighbor named for local cattleman and farmer Big name in chicken Known as the “Manassa Mauler,” Colorado born heavyweight champ Loren’s Italian hubby Outdoor family area Security breaches Caulking Description of a trigger finger Range in southern Colorado Former governor Dick and family Railroad town on the Eagle River near Red Cliff Phillips County town east of Sterling named for early settlers’ Massachusetts home Justice for a cattle rustler End of work week cry Unmentionables Church music maker Hunters’ delight; golfers’ bane Eliot Ness, e.g. Building extension at right angles to main structure Hotel offerings (abbr.) Society page word

Colorado Crosswords are created exclusively for The Voice by Tony Donovan, who lives in Loveland.

Today’s nursing homes are pleasant residences that promote social and emotional health as well as physical well-being. Our staff works together to ensure that your loved one will experience a comfortable, fulfilling stay. For your convenience, we contract with Medicare, Medicaid and most Private Insurance carriers. Please contact us for more information. Applewood Living Center 1800 Stroh Place Longmont, CO 80501 (303) 776-6081 Berthoud Living Center 855 Franklin Berthoud, CO 80513 (970) 532-2683 Boulder Manor Health Care 4685 East Baseline Road Boulder, CO 80303 (720) 304-2240 * Centennial Health Care Center 1637 29th Avenue Place Greeley, CO 80634 (970) 356-8181 Fort Collins Health Care Center 1000 South Lemay Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 482-7925 Garden Square 1000 East Stuart Street Fort Collins, CO 80525 (970) 494-3276

Kenton Manor 850 27th Avenue Greeley, CO 80634 (970) 353-1018 * Sierra Vista Health Care Center 821 Duffield Court Loveland, CO 80537 (970) 669-0345 Spring Creek Health Care Center 1000 East Stuart Street Fort Collins, CO 80525 (970) 482-5712 * Windsor Health Care Center 710 3rd Street Windsor, CO 80550 (970) 686-7474 Cheyenne Health Care Center 2700 East 12th Street Cheyenne, WY 82001 (307) 634-7986 * Select locations offer specialized memory impairment care for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia.

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Cataract Surgery

Unusual Clothes

“Life is much clearer since the team at Kirk Eye Center improved my eyesight.”

By Arlene Ahlbrandt

— Tom Grippen Loveland

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om Grippen has a whole office of friends at Kirk Eye Center. He has been seeing Dr. Colvin for many years.

John D. Kirk, MD, FACS & John W. Colvin, OD

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After watching the development of Tom’s cataracts, Dr. Kirk decided to do cataract surgery and the use of the latest multifocal intraocular lens implants. “It was a very comfortable process, before, during and after the surgery — with wonderful results. Colors are so much more bright and vivid! Thanks, Dr. Kirk.” Don’t let cataracts keep you from seeing the best that life has to offer. Kirk Eye Center — the region’s premier eye care provider.

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Janelle Baldwin of Fort Collins has designed outfits for numerous rodeo Queens, including Miss Rodeo America.

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odeos are exciting events, and the rodeo queens always have elaborately designed attire. A special designer of rodeo queens’ clothing is Janelle Baldwin in Fort Collins. For the past several years, she has made many outfits that have been worn by Miss Rodeo America, Miss Rodeo Colorado, the queens at the Larimer County Fair and other events. Janelle designed the attire for her niece, Addie Knowlton, who was Miss Rodeo Colorado in 2002. Addie was runner-up in the Rodeo National Pageant, and Janelle designed all the costumes Addie wore. Miss Rodeo Colorado 2005 and Miss Rodeo America 2006 was Addie’s sister, Tressie Knowlton. Janelle also designed her clothes. The one-of-a-kind outfits are made of different materials such as cotton, twill and satin—with rhinestones, sequins and other glitter. Leather with fringe is popular. Some outfits are designed around themes such as flags, names, stars, etc. Janelle will soon be creating custom chaps for motorcycle riders in addition to the rodeo clothing. ■

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New Bank Program For Seniors

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uaranty Bank in Greeley has begun a new program for people age 50-plus, called the Guaranty 50 Club. It is directed by Flo Mikkelson, who is well known in Greeley for programs she has directed in the past. It will offer free checking with interest, free traveler’s checks, notary service, Visa debit card, and other free services. The program will also offer trips to sporting events such as Rockies baseball games, Frontier Days in Cheyenne, casinos in Black Hawk

and Central City, dinner theaters, events at the Union Colony Civic Center, and more. Benefits of the Guaranty 50 Club, such as free checking, are available at any Guaranty Bank along the Front Range. For a while, some trips will be mainly for customers at the Greeley bank, said Mikkelson. But activities can be expanded to other Guaranty Banks in the future. For information, call Flo at 3393456 or email Floris.Mikkelson@ guarantybankco.com. ■

Heart Attack Treatment

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eart attack victims should have angioplasty plus clot-busting drugs as soon as possible, according to a recent report in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers have long known clot-busting drugs like Plavix are effective if given soon after a heart attack, but until now they were not sure artery-opening angioplasty was also critical. Angioplasty should be done within six hours of a heart attack, said researchers at the University of Toronto in Canada, where over 1,000

heart attack victims were studied. This was the largest study of its kind to date. But there is a problem. Many hospitals are not equipped to do angioplasty. Which means victims should be transferred as soon as possible to a hospital that is equipped. Heart attack signs include chest discomfort (pressure, squeezing or pain) that lasts more than a few minutes or that goes away and comes back. Also nausea and shortness of breath. ■

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Chatauqua Programs on Living History By Jane Adams

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igh Plains Chautauqua announces an exciting line-up for “The American Spirit: An Endless Quest,” Chautauqua’s 10th annual living history festival August 4-8 in Greeley. Presenters will portray Theodore Roosevelt (Aug. 4), Georgia O’Keeffe and Albert Einstein (Aug. 5), Ernest Hemingway and General Douglas MacArthur (Aug. 6), Branch Rickey and César Chávez (Aug. 7), Eleanor Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr. (Aug. 8) under the Chautauqua tent on the Aims Community College campus each evening. This year’s festival is the culmination of a three-year series focusing on the American identity, from colonial times through the 20th century. High Plains Chautauqua’s unique blend of theatre, history and the humanities will feature portrayals of Americans who embody the spirit of 20th century America. This was a time when the United States achieved international prominence in science, commerce, politics, and the arts, and a period

We Help Solve the Mysteries About Hospice Care Last year, 1.4 million dying Americans were served by the nation’s hospice providers, reports the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Yet there are many myths about hospice that keep people from getting this compassionate care when they need it most.

MYTH

REALITY

Hospice is where you go when there is nothing more a doctor can do.

Hospice is a philosophy of care providing medical, emotional, and spiritual care focusing on comfort and quality of life. Medicare beneficiaries pay little or nothing for hospice, and most insurance plans, HMOs and managed care plans include hospice coverage. Hospice patients and families can receive care for six months or longer, depending upon the course of the illness. Hospice places the patient and family at the center of the careplanning process and provides high-quality pain management and symptom control. Hospice goes to the patient and family at homewhether that's a private home, a nursing home or assisted living facility, or a hospice residence. Fifty percent of hospice patients are diagnosed with conditions other than cancer or AIDS. Hospice involves families, and offers them professional support and training in caring for their loved ones. Hospice serves anyone facing a Iife-limiting illness, regardless of age. Hospice offers grief and bereavement services to family members and the community.

Good care at the end of life is very expensive. Hospice is only for the last few days of life.

Choosing hospice means giving up all medical treatment. Everyone dies in a hospital.

Hospice is only for cancer or AIDS patients.

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marked by our on-going struggle to fulfill ideals embodied in the Declaration of Independence. Each evening’s performances will begin with different musical entertainment, ranging from Matt Pack and Heart Strings to the Kream of the Krop swing band and ragtime dance by Watch Your Step. Daytime lectures, workshops, dramatizations and children’s activities with Kids’ Chautauqua, and performances by Young Chautauquans take place at Aims, in downtown Greeley, and at other venues throughout the area during this five-day period. All events are free. High Plains Chautauqua is a program of the Colorado Humanities and recreates the early 20th century traveling tent Chautauqua that brought education and entertainment to communities in the form of lectures, concerts and plays. Greeley’s first tent Chautauqua took place in 1907. For more information see www.coloradohumanities.org or call the Greeley Convention and Visitors Bureau at 970-352-3567. ■

Families are not able to care for people with terminal illnesses. Hospice is just for the elderly. Hospice only focuses on the dying process.

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Laughter Is the Best Medicine

New Health Service T

wo leaders of senior care services in northern Colorado have joined to create a new non-medical home care agency. Melanie Keech, president of Home Helpers, and Bob Wilson, owner/operator of Columbine Health Systems, combined their expertise and resources to open a non-medical home care agency called Caring Solutions, LLC. Columbine Health Systems began as a single nursing home in 1971. The company over the past 38 years has grown to 22 businesses, said Wilson. The health care components include independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing/rehab facilities, medical home care, pharmacy services, medical equipment, and out-patient therapy. Also included are Café Columbine & Bakery, the Drake Centre, and the Lifestyle Centre health club. Melanie Keech started Home Helpers in 2005 with the goal of raising the standards of nonmedical home care. Serving Northern Colorado, Caring Solutions, LLC, offers personalized care that is affordable and dependable for clients whether they are at

home, in a retirement community, skilled or rehab center, or a hospital, said Keech. Caring Solutions will continue to provide the same services and maintain the same clients, caregivers, office staff and management team as Home Helpers offered. Keech said of the new relationship with Columbine, “This will allow us to be more proactive in our assessment and delivery of our services, provide additional services and products, and be more focused in the training of our caregivers.” Wilson said, “We have added non-medical care providers to our system because we had concerns about the caregivers that were coming into our buildings.” He added, “We wanted to ensure that qualified caregivers were available for the residents we serve in our facilities as well as for the community. We joined forces, in our opinion, with the best non-medical companion company in Fort Collins.” People can get a free in-home consultation and learn about the professional services of Caring Solutions, LLC, by calling 970-6674545 in Loveland. ■

Governor’s Farm Apartments 701 6th Street • Windsor, CO • (970) 352-5860 Designed for people 62 years of age and older, or disabled. Governor’s Farm is located in a pleasant rural community, offers affordable rent, one-bedroom ground level apartments, laundry facility, free maintenance and small pets are welcome. USDA-RD

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mother saw her little boy reading the Bible to their cat and thought, “How sweet.” A few minutes later, she heard loud, terrible screams from the cat. She went outside and saw the boy stuffing the cat in a bucket of water. “Johnny, what are you doing?” she asked “I’m baptizing the cat.” “But cats don’t like to be in water.” The boy looked up and said, “Then he shouldn’t have joined my church.” A young woman driver was tailgating an old man who stopped his car when a light turned yellow at an intersection. She was furious that he didn’t go through the yellow light so she could get through also. She began blowing her horn, cussing a blue streak and flipping off the old guy. In the middle of her wild rant, a policeman walked up and told her to get out of the car. He took her to the police station where she was fingerprinted, photographed and put in a holding cell. A few hours later, she was taken back to the front desk where the arresting officer said, “I’m sorry for the mistake. I saw you yelling, cussing and raising hell with that old man. Then I saw your bumper sticker that said, “I follow Jesus,” and your “Choose life” license plate holder, and your Christian fish emblem on the trunk. Naturally I assumed you had stolen the car.”

A lawyer riding along in his limousine saw a man eating grass on the side of the road. He had the driver stop the car, and he asked the man, “Why are you eating grass?” “Because I’m poor and have no food.” “Get in my car. I’ll take you to my house and feed you,” said the lawyer. “But I have a wife and four kids under that tree over there.” “Bring them too.” As they rode in the limousine, the man said, “Thank you, sir, for being so kind.” “Glad to do it,” said the lawyer. “You’ll like my place. The grass is nearly a foot high.” A man asked his wife to stand behind their car and tell him if the turn signal lights were working. He got in. She stood behind and said, “No. Yes. No. Yes....” Ranchers have an expression that describes government bureaucrats: “post turtle.” You’ll understand it if you’ve ever seen a fence post with a turtle on top of it. You know he didn’t get there by himself, he doesn’t belong there, he doesn’t know what to do there, and you wonder what idiot put him there. Many a wolf Is never let in Because of the hair On his chinny chin chin. Burma Shave ■

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Unusual Woman in Early Loveland Editor’s Note: W.C. Stiles came to Loveland in 1877. Years later, he wrote about the early days there. By W.C. Stiles

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he advent of the railroad and construction of the ditches brought about something of a boom, attracting a somewhat different class of people than had rushed to the mining camps. The next few years showed a wonderful change in those rolling prairies where the Indians and buffalo had held sway so long. Still on the hills could be seen deer and antelope timidly watching the desecration of their feeding grounds. The men should by no means be given all the credit for making this a desirable place to live. All through history, wives and mothers have done their share and more of frontier building. Some of us remember Mrs.

Sarah Milner Smith, left alone with three small children to feed, clothe and educate. Another heroic person was Mrs. Harriet Hopkins, whose husband was stricken with tuberculosis in their home in the East. The doctors said nothing but an immediate change to a dry, warm climate could save his life, so they bought a team of mules and a covered wagon and a tent. With her sick husband and three young daughters, she started for Texas. Her husband died at a U.S. army station. The soldiers sent her to Denver in care of the Presbyterian church, which she was a member of. The church sent her to Loveland, where Abner Leonard owned a grist mill. He gave her a house live in and she boarded his three mill hands. She soon realized she (could build a boarding house). She secured a carpenter, and soon the

Loveland in the late 1800s. Loveland Public Library. first story and a half of a hotel was built. By hard work and shrewd financing, she soon had a good, commodious building known as the Loveland House. She had prospered financially. But the sequel to her story was anything but a pleasant one. The older daughter had begun to fail. A telltale cough showed that the

disease that killed her father had its grip on her. The father’s disease had left its imprint on the other two girls and they, too, were called before reaching maturity. Now all that is left to commemorate one of the finest families that ever came to this community are monuments standing in the cemetery. ■

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his may be the best time to make your move.

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