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tures with found scrap metal from a junkyard, kitchen tools, bathroom and anything made of metal, and he loves sculpting animals.

For Northglenn’s 2022 Art on Parade Program, he o ered his “ e America Steel Eagle.” e Eagle is at E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park, 11800 Community Center Drive, across from the Northglenn Recreation Center and Parsons eatre. It will be on view at the park until May 2023.

Channal said the Eagle started early on as a hobby, and he had not put much depth into it at rst.

“I found a key being thrown away that plumbers use to turn drains on and o to use on the bird. I wanted to create something big and meaningful, the American Eagle,” Channal said.

It was his second large-scale series sculpture. e wingspan represents freedom.

“When working at the zoo, they had tons of nails that were obsolete because we didn’t have the pneumatic tools to run them anymore. I used the nails for the feathers.”

For the Boulder Public Art Program in Lafayette, he o ered his butter y titled “Metamorphosis.” e butter y is at 105 S. Public Road in Lafayette.

Channal had been focusing on animal sculptures since working at the zoo, and the Butter y seemed like a good step. He researched in- formation at Westminster’s Butter y Pavilion. e Ox is in front of the countrywestern Stampede Club at 2430 S Havana St, Aurora.

Channal went back to his mother’s roots for his piece that went to Aurora Art 2C on Havana Street. His sculpture of an Ox is titled “KouPrey,” a short-haired ox with long horns found in the forests in parts of Cambodia, ailand, Laos, and Vietnam.

Channal said wanted to create something big, like a dinosaur, but did have enough scrap metal. But he did have enough for the wild Ox that is native to his Cambodian heritage and the culture of South East Asia.

“It’s a forest-dwelling bovine species that was only found in Southeast Asia. In 1980 and 81 the king of Cambodia’s Norodom Sihanouk declared the wild ox as the national animal of Cambodia. It’s why I decided to sculpt an Ox,” Channal said

In his studio, Channal is currently working on a grizzly bear, a big horn sheep, and the Colorado wolf. He works at Lowes part-time to earn extra money and get out of the studio.

“When working long studio hours, it is nice to get out and socialize at Lowes,” he said. “When I moved to Brighton, I found that sense of community,” Channal said.

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Barbara grew up on the family farm and ranch in Commerce City, Colorado with her three sisters, Shirley, Elaine, and Esther. She graduated from Adams City High School, class of 1953. According to Barb, she was the only member of the school’s swim team that didn’t know how to swim and the only member of the choir who didn’t sing.

Barbara met the love of her life, James White, while in high school. ey were married in 1955. e couple brie y lived in Florida while Jim was in the Military. In 1957 they moved to their home in Brighton, CO to farm, ranch, and dairy. e sweethearts had three children: Larry in 1957, Alan in 1959, and Terri in 1962.

If you knew Barbara, you know she loved to share her passions for gardening, cooking, sewing, canning, and raising animals especially with her children and grandchildren. Barbara loved her family deeply and welcomed everyone. Her home was one where you could always count on cherished family meals, stories, lots of laughs, hugs and her signature- “love you sugar.”

She truly was one of a kind and was always there for support. She continuously supported her husband, children, and grandchildren in their various interests.

Barbara was a 10-year member of 4-H, where she developed her love for animals. She showed cattle at the National Western Stock show in 1949. She was a proud member and past president of the Social Order of the Beauceant Organization which provided entertainment and hospitality for the Knights Templar, while also participating in many other philanthropic endeavors.

Barbara loved doing things with her family, including going on many traveling adventures. She and Jim bowled with the Wednesday NightBombers for 50 years. Barbara was a very loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

Barbara is proceeded in death by her father, mother, three sisters, and husband Jim (2015).

She is survived by her children; Larry (Diane) White, Alan (Lela) White, Terri (Chip) Roberts, 8 grandchildren; Mike (Missy) White, Don White, Levi White, Eric (Hadley) White, Darby Barraza, Nala White, Paige (Taylor) Burkum, Kyla Roberts, 10 great grandchildren and brother-in-law Harlow Leeper. ey will always remember her kindness, generosity, and loving spirit.