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Winger said.

“If this works, or it’s a combination of other things which work to give us some relief and help us achieve our goal of coming to some resolution … that’s what we want,” he said.

“ at doesn’t mean one thing is better than the other,” he added. “ is is just something else to help move this process along.”

Stanford University where she became a writing tutor. She continued on to earn a Masters of Business Administration from e Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

“I realized that there’s a gap that exists there as it pertains to college applications,” said Moore.

Moore worked at Google for seven years and now works at Amazon Web Service, or AWS, on the Talent Management Research Science Team.

Over the last 15 years, Moore said she has picked up many skills by working with communications professionals and is eager to share what she has learned.

“Your essay is the opportunity to really humanize who you are,” said Moore. “ e experiences that you’ve had that have baked you into the individuals you are today.”

With a goal of helping others to be more con dent in their college application essays as well as writing in general, Moore created a college essay workshop.

One of Moore’s intentions with the workshop is to create a safe space where students can feel comfortable learning and leave with practical e idea to create Safe Skies Colorado came about after many conversations with people who were frustrated with what was happening at the airport, Winger said. e purpose of Safe Skies Colorado, in part, is to be able to serve as a representative for residents who are a ected by issues arising from the airport, he said. skills. e rst step is helping students understand their application is part of a puzzle, along with one’s GPA, extracurricular activities and test scores. rough brainstorming, the planning step is to help students understand what their objective is and how to communicate it in a way that’s e ective.

“We started with the idea of, you know, hiring attorneys and that was kind of the stated goal, was to look for … attorneys to represent us and other people to be able to advise us,” he said.

When putting together her seven step workshop - prepare, plan, write, revise, share, re ne and nalize - she wanted to build in moments of interactivity.

“College admissions o cers, they’re reading hundreds of applications,” said Gunther. “If you can tell a story, you’ll make yourself more memorable.”

During the writing and rewriting process, Moore said she will provide tips such as writing for 25 minutes at a time or writing a messy rst draft.

With the help of a rubric, students will go through revisions before getting feedback from someone else, where students will then have the chance to re ne and nalize their work.

“I have re ection questions built in with every step to ensure that again, e organization has garnered a lot of interest from the community, Winger said. It has hosted several community meetings and is raising donations to fund its legal e orts.

“ e mission, though, is really to represent the community’s interest and make sure that our voices are heard,” he said.

When asked what he would like for community members to know, Winger said, “It doesn’t have to be this way.”

“We believe that it’s possible to live … in unity or with an agreement with the airport and also be able these lessons hopefully permeate a bit more and are more memorable for students,” said Moore. e workshop is $100 per person, but she is open to working with students and families for whom the price isn’t feasible. to enjoy our communities and our neighborhoods,” he said. “ ere can be a way to live in harmony with an airport next to you.”

Moore is starting with zoom workshops, which registration can be found on her website at https:// www.mooreadvantagecomms.com/ college-essay-workshop.

Starting in August, Moore plans to have 20 students per workshop, each workshop being one hour. To work with students managing school and life, she plans to have the classes in the evenings and on weekends.

Moore said accessibility to the workshop is important as she is also willing to listen to feedback.

When looking towards the future, Moore said she wants to o er these workshops to students who come from underserved areas.

Moore also hopes to expand her business to help those looking for a job with their resumes and cover letters.

“My hope is to empower people to make them feel more con dent,” said Moore.

Winger said members of Safe Skies Colorado are open to having a dialogue with airport o cials.

“We now have this common problem,” he said. “It’s our hope that we can kind of work together to … get some kind of relief here.” ose interested in learning more about Safe Skies Colorado and how to donate can visit www.safeskiesco. org or contact the organization by emailing info@safeskiesco.org.

Highlands Ranch resident Yvette Gunther celebrates 101st birthday

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Some say she’s amazing, others say she’s a wonder woman, but one thing for certain is Yvette Gunther is an energetic and caring mother, grandmother and friend.

To celebrate her 101st birthday, many of her closest friends came together at Northridge Park in Highlands Ranch.

“She means a lot to us,” said close friend Sue Jude. “She always has the sweetest, warmest greeting.” ere was a lot of food to go around at the celebration as Gunther had a large birthday cake and guests brought other treats for a large potluck.

Wearing a purple happy birthday tiara, Gunther was joined by two of her daughters, Barbara and Susan, and her friends from her aerobics class.

Gunther goes to aerobics class three times a week where the other participants say they have to keep up with her.

“She’s very energetic,” said Barbara.

Since she can remember, Gunther has always been physically active.

While attending an all girls boarding school in Vancouver, Canada as a child, Gunther said there was not much to do, so she and some friends decided to stay active. In addition to walking and running around the school, she also played soccer.

One of her fondest child- hood memories is the First of July events in Vancouver where there were fun activities all day long. Some of her favorites were running in races and swimming.

“I’ve always been athletic,” said Gunther. “Since I’m older now, I still try to keep some of it.”

To stay active, Gunther plays with her grandkids when they come to visit and takes her dog, Toby, on a walk everyday.

Gunther also cherished Christmas at her grandmother’s house. And now, Gunther gets to continue to experience that love every holiday and birthday with her own growing family.

With her husband and ve children, the family would adventure on many road trips across the country and up to Canada.

“I loved every minute of it,” said Susan, Gunther’s eldest child.

Gunther met her husband Carl - who was a Navy O cer - on a blind date

“I would tell him I fell in love with his white uniform,” said Gunther.

Having lived in Seattle, Washington, the two had traveled to Colorado where he proposed to her in the mountains, followed by 59 years of marriage before Carl

When they rst moved to Highlands Ranch, there were only a few houses on their street with an open view to watch the sunset every night.

Every year, the couple would go on an international trip, going all around the globe to places like Japan to see Mount Fujiyama as well as Portugal and England.

Gunther said the only places she hasn’t gone are Russia, India and South America.

With beautiful clear blue water, Gunther said the South Paci c was her favorite destination. She and her husband went there on their 50th anniversary.

While in China, she fell in love with the art of traditional Chinese ribbon and

“ at’s where I saw this Chinese dancing,” said Gunther. “I saw those fans and those beautiful ribbons.”

Gunther knew she had to learn that style of dance.

She performed the style of dance for the talent portion of beauty pageants - where she tied for for Ms. Senior Colorado one year- and performed at her 100th birthday party.

Gunther’s life so far has been lled with loving people and amazing memories from around the world and she does not want to stop.

No matter what it is, Gunther encourages others to never stop moving.

“I o er everybody the choice to do something all the time,” said Gunther. “Don’t just sit around, look at TV, you want to live life.”