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“We had some really crazy weather earlier and it seemed like everything was gonna fail, but the fact that everyone came together — even the people that just showed up to kind of spectate, they were even helping us,” Beem said. “So, it was really cool to see all of the team and community coming together, and then we ended up being able to accomplish it.” e cone consisted of 100 pounds of wa e, 300 pounds of chocolate

Norton

FROM PAGE 12 these questions is, before someone else does.

A spouse who feels unloved will eventually turn to someone else for love. A customer who isn’t feeling the love from a company will bring their business elsewhere. A child who isn’t receiving love, recognition or time from us will be left to their own to decide where they can feel like they are wanted or where they belong. Even our closest friends will start to drift away if they feel ignored or feel like it is a one-sided friendship.

I have asked the same question to many groups over the years when

Letter To The Editor

Reconsider recall

Dear Englewood residents,

As the Herald has reported, there is a recall e ort underway for four of our Englewood City Council members. As former mayor, and as District 2 council member for 12 years, I implore us all to Please Decline to Sign the Petitions for these reasons: and over 1,000 pounds of vanilla ice cream, according to public relations representative Sonja Melin. e May 18 event took place in collaboration with Muddy Bites, a snack brand of bite-sized wa e cones lled with chocolate. e event commemorated the launch of Muddy Bites and its new chocolate cone white chocolate avor launching in over 3,000 Walmart stores nationwide.

1. Englewood Council is doing their job. We elected them to address tough issues, such as housing accessibility. I may not agree with all ideas they considered to create more housing accessibility, we voted for them to take issues seriously. ey talked with residents, conducted studies, consulted experts, listened intently in endless open meetings. at is their job. ey did not cast any votes. ey simply explored multiple perspectives and possible solutions to community housing needs. And, when they heard the deep concern and disagreement on zoning changes, they pulled it from consideration.

2. Recalls are grossly expensive and disruptive. is recall will cost tens of thousands of dollars. And if the recall attempts succeed? Four seats will sit empty, and council will not have a quorum to vote on anything for months. For those who want to see leadership change — that is the purpose of elections. e next one is Nov. 7 when four out of seven seats will be open for (re) election.

Beem’s team is submitting the achievement to the World Record Academy. e team hopes to receive con rmation soon about whether the cone is accepted as the database’s new record, Melin said.

I was conducting sales training or leadership training, so I have heard many of the responses that may have been running through your mind as you considered your response, every day, three times a day, all the time, every time you part company and every time you see each other again, morning noon and night, and many others. And these are all great answers, and when we can internalize the thought around, “Before someone else does,” we will more than likely increase our frequency for showing love and appreciation for those that matter most to us. Are you making sure that the people around you are feeling loved and appreciated? Or was this a good reminder that even if we think we are saying it enough, we might be able

3. Recalls are destructively polarizing. Recall campaigns do not encourage us to sit down and talk through our di erences and nd solutions. Council members have been discussing and listening, hosting more town halls on this issue than I ever saw when mayor. Recalls end dialogue and undermine deliberative democracy, reinforcing a lack of courage to have crucial conversations. We can do better than this in Englewood.

4. Recalls tarnish trust and reputation. Recalls hurt communities. Our neighbors become jaded and embarrassed that we cannot solve disagreements with real dialogue and civility. Future residents shy away from a city in turmoil. Recalls signal leadership instability to our local businesses who then hesitate to invest further. City sta morale falls, creating a pending sense of futility. Neighboring cities, the county and state question whether our project partnerships and future work together will be upheld given the unpredictability of leadership.

Let’s do this di erently. Let’s be known as a city who works on civic processes that support civil dialogue and collaborative problem solving. Please Decline to Sign any petition to recall.

Your former mayor and District 2 Council Member, Linda Olson Englewood

Beem, who has over 3.5 million subscribers on YouTube, partnered with Muddy Bites and made a video for his channel during the event. It will join his slate of other challenges and collaborations, including a video where he built a secret gaming room under a bed, and another where he lled his room with milk and cereal.

Beem’s presence was the main motivation for many who attended the event.

“I’m a big fan of him on YouTube,” said Highlands Ranch 5-year-old Noah Stevens.

Twelve-year-old Jadon Buchholz, of Englewood, was also excited to to show it and say it a little bit more often? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com and when we can let others know how much we love them before anyone else does, it really will be a better than good life. meet Beem.

“(His videos are) so creative and I’m really inspired by the hidden gaming room ones, in the stairs and under the bed,” he said.

Others in the crowd were ice cream-lovers who simply wanted to witness a historical moment.

“I saw an advertisement for it and, I mean, who doesn’t like ice cream?” said Glendale resident Jackson Hemmat “And (I) wanted to be part of … just the history, this is like a new thing, and stu like this doesn’t always happen in our area. Normally, it’s the other major cities, so it’s cool to see something like this happening in Denver, in Englewood.”

Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.

FLEENOR

Virginia Nelle Fleenor

October 28, 1923 - March 16, 2023

Virginia Nelle Fleenor, 99, left for Heaven on March 16, 2023, at Meadowood Nursing Home, with her daughter, Donna Bowen by her side. She was born October 28, 1923, in Grand Junction, Colorado. She was the daughter of Joel Charles and Lulu (Eddy) Blair.

Virginia graduated from Grand Junction High School, Class of 1941. She moved to Denver, Colorado, and married James Francis Light in 1944, and had three children, Donna (Light) Bowen, Stephen Lowell Light, and James McAvoy (Mac) Light.

After divorce, Virginia and children moved to Littleton, Colorado, where she worked at Wolhurst Country Club as a waitress and later as a bartender. She then moved to Castle Rock and then to Littleton, Colorado, where she worked as a pharmacist assistant until retirement.

In 1975, Virginia married Paul Fleenor. ey were married until his death in 1990. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her brothers, Charles, and Joel Jr. Surviving in addition to her children, Donna Bowen, Stephen Light and wife Nancy, Mac Light and wife Margaret, grandchildren; Monte Light and wife, Drew ose who want to remember Virginia in a special way may make gifts in her memory to the Valley View Christian Church.

Cotten (deceased) and family, Deb Cotten and family, Doug Cotten and family, Dusty Cotten and family. Paul’s children, Joan Faccinello, Pat Deneke (deceased), Jim Fleenor, and Paulette Turner; many nieces, nephews, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren which one would imagine having lived for 99 years.

Virginia was an amazing woman who dedicated her life to her family and to helping others. She single-handedly raised three children without depending on others.

She was passionate and generous and very active in her church, Valley View Christian Church. She loved music and played by ear. She could play almost any song that was requested. She also sang and danced and played kazoo with the ladies’ band that she formed called the MusiGals.

A Celebration of Life will be held 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 24th at Valley View Christian Church, 11004 Wild eld Ln. Littleton, Colorado 80125.

THOLKES Arnold John Tholkes Jr.

Arnold John olkes Jr, 81, fondly known as AJ passed ursday April 6, 2023 in Littleton Colorado.

Celebration of Life Service: 11:30 a.m. Friday May 26, 2023. ree Trees Chapel, Littleton

BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Spring is in full swing, bringing many folks around Colorado out of the doldrums of winter with the promise of outdoor recreation.

For folks who aren’t fans of “traditional sports” — think baseball, basketball, football, soccer — there are plenty of unique, exciting alternatives throughout the Centennial State. From roller skating to parkour, there is no shortage of variety in Colorado’s recreation options.

Roller skating, roller hockey and roller derby

Roller sports are alive and well in Colorado. Folks have quite a few options for activities revolving around wheeled feet; from roller skating to roller hockey to roller derby, there is no shortage of options.

Roller skating lovers have a plethora of skate parks in the metro area and can get all of their gear — and some lessons — from the newlyopened Denver Skates Shop in Arvada. e store provides ttings and skating lessons for folks ranging from novices to experienced park skaters.

Brina Wyss, a sales associate and coach at Denver Skates Shop, said that roller sports experienced a surge in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic that’s since died down, but has nonetheless roughly doubled the community’s size.

“I think there was a big surge in interest in wheels and skating during the pandemic, but it was a trend” Wyss said. “I people had a lot of spare time and were looking for something active to do. e community has de nitely grown at least twice as much during the pandemic.”

Wyss participates in roller derby, which is played at the professional and recreational level in Colorado. Wyss said the competitive nature and team atmosphere of roller derby came to be a replacement for volleyball, which she played competitively growing up.

“A lot of people do (skating) for joy and exercise,” Wyss said. “I do it as a way to escape, and it’s also a great way of community meeting.”

Denver Roller Derby operates a large number of recreational and traveling teams and has opportunities for new players.

Folks looking for a non-contact alternative to ice hockey might nd roller hockey appealing — Skate City operates rinks in Arvada, Westminster and Littleton that o er roller skating and hockey, while Rocky Mountain Roller Hockey operates youth and adult leagues out of the Foothills Fieldhouse in Lakewood, and the Parker Fieldhouse also hosts youth and adult roller hockey.

Ultimate frisbee/disc golf

Frisbee sports have come into favor in Colorado recently — a semiprofessional ultimate frisbee team kicked o their inaugural season in Golden this month — with two main ways to play.

Ultimate frisbee resembles American football in that teams must complete passes in an end zone to score points. As the name suggests, disc golf resembles “traditional” golf, but is played with a disk instead of a ball. e Denver Summer Ultimate League is the oldest ultimate frisbee competition in the state, and just nished registration for its 2023 season.

Disc golf fans may nd more frequent playing options. In Arvada, the Johnny Roberts Disc Golf

Course and Birds Nest Disc Golf Course both operate at city parks.

Colorado Christian University operates a disc golf course in Lakewood, and Foothills Parks and Recreation operates the Fehringer Ranch Disc Golf Course in Morrison. For those looking for a more secluded experience, the Wondervu Disc Golf Course in Golden is considered to be one of the most scenic — and challenging — courses around.

Parkour

According to gym owner Lorin Ball, the de nition of parkour is simple: “Using environment to get from point A to point B in the most e cient way possible.”

Ball is the owner of Flow Vault, a parkour and ninja warrior — yes, American Ninja Warrior — training gym in ornton. Flow Vault opened in 2008 and o ers classes to people ages 5 and up. His gym has even graduated some ninja warriors to the popular NBC show.

“It’s a full curriculum, similar to that of gymnastics, where you have di erent levels of progressions,” Ball said. “We’re training people to be more intentional with their movement and apply that to other sports or physical activities that they do.”

Other parkour gyms in the area include APEX Denver, Path Movement in Littleton and Ninja Intensity in Parker.

Aerial Adventures

Finally, Colorado has no shortage of arial adventure options. Ropes courses and adventure parks are plentiful in the Centennial State and are often and family-friendly way to recreate uniquely.

e Colorado Adventure Center is based in Idaho Springs, e EDGE Ziplines and Adventures is in Castle Rock, and the Treehouse Adventure Park is based in Bailey.