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FROM PAGE 12 cause that I think everyone can agree should end in our politically fractured country regardless of whether you are progressive, conservative or whatever. California recently strengthened its criminal code and made the penalties for child tra cking in California stronger. is is one area where

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Myra Jean Beatty

January 1, 1935 - July 18, 2023

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Myra Jean Beatty (née Mann) of Arvada Colorado born January 1st 1935 in her Grandparents home in Rawlings KS passed away July 18th at the age of 88. She was the oldest child of Orville and Anne Mann.

Clarke Reader be easy to create stereotypical characters, and I think my cast has done an excellent job of cutting through that to create fully rounded characters. Every character is both hero and villain, and, hopefully, the audience will nd a connection to each of them.

With a topic as challenging as the one covered in “Jeremiah,” how do you go about addressing it?

I think approaching the topic with understanding is the key. While I have my opinions about guns and gun control, the only way to tell a story that doesn’t alienate people is to re ect and understand all sides, and let those sides be re ected within the play. What do you hope audiences come away with?

I hope every audience member sees themselves re ected in some way. I hope they have a conversation about guns. No matter what side of the gun debate they might be on, I hope every person can connect to the story being told in a way that maybe opens their mind just a little bit. If people are still thinking about this show the next day, I feel like we’ve done our job.

For information and tickets, visit www.benchmarktheatre.com/ tickets-jeremiah.

Go back in time at Corral Blu s e Denver Museum of Nature

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Colorado would be well served to follow the lead of California. Together, people of goodwill and determination can come together and say no more to this horrible occurrence. It ends now! Indeed, God’s children should never be for sale by anyone in any place at any time. Once that becomes a reality, the world will have a better future, especially in the eyes of children.

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She graduated from Goodland High School in 1952 and shortly thereafter moved to Colorado to pursue her education in nursing. After graduating magma cum laude with a BSN in nursing from Denver University/St Luke’s in 1956, Myra practiced at Lutheran Medical Center and Saint Anthony’s Medical Center.

In 1956 she met Richard (Dick) Beatty. ey married on June 14th 1957, and were married for 67 years.

Myra went on to have a successful and rewarding career as a nurse practitioner, specializing in infectious disease. During her career, Myra received a number of awards and certi cates for her leadership and nursing skills, including recognition in Who’s Who in American Nursing. In addition, Myra was a respected nursing instructor. During her long marriage with Dick, they traveled the world including China, Alaska, Hawaii, and Europe. Together they raised two children, daughter earning about history is more fun when you experience it. at’s why the metro area has a wide range of places to experience Colorado’s history rsthand. Museums, tourist attractions and more provide venues for adults and children to get hands-on learning about Colorado history from the Jurrasic age to the 1900s.

Linda and son Richard (Rick). Myra was an accomplished piano player, cook, and seamstress. She loved everything lemon, sparkly hats, co ee with friends and the Hallmark channel. Most of all she was a loving and caring mother and grandmother, and a giving friend to so many. ere was not a person she met whose life she didn’t impact. Myra was always the epitome of class and sophistication. As the saying goes, “they broke the mold” and with Myra this is true. e world was a better place because of her, and her legacy of goodness, kindness and love is unmeasurable. Proceeded in death by her parents, brother Darrell, and husband Dick. She is survived by her brother Steve, daughter Linda (Doug) Bell, and son Rick (Cristi). 5 Grandchildren, Andrea (Chris) Geo (Meghan), Megan, Kristen (Armani), and Erin (Dylan). 5 great grandchildren, Isaac, Kendra, Noah, Logan, and Liam, and many many friends.

Rosary will take place on August 16, 2023 beginning at 10:00 AM at St Joan Of Arc, 12735 W 58th Ave, Arvada, Colorado 80002. Following the Rosary, Mass will begin at 10:30 AM.

From dinosaurs to mining and railroad history to early home and school life — the metro area has plenty of locations where families can have fun and learn a bit in the process.

Living history museums enable visitors to experience the everyday home life of ordinary people who toiled on Colorado’s farms, ranches, factories, mines, smelters and more, according to Kevin Rucker, a senior lecturer in MSU Denver’s history department.

For example, “visitors are able to visualize and empathize with what it took for women to take care of a household and raise families,” he said.

Rucker pointed to the Four-Mile House, Golden Prospect Park, Littleton Heritage Museum, Black Western History Museum, Molly Brown House as a starting point for all of the living history locations in the area. Colorado Community Media takes a look at some of the places in the metro area that provide hands-on history.

Who doesn’t love dinosaurs?

Morrison is home to two spots where families can learn about dinosaurs — Dinosaur Ridge and the Morrison Natural History Museum.

logic and paleontological features. Visitors can check out the area themselves or with volunteers and geologists to learn about the dinosaurs that roamed the area. ere’s a museum and gift shop at C-470 and Alameda Parkway, and Dinosaur Ridge has Dinosaur Days throughout the year.

Close by is the Morrison Natural History Museum on Highway 8 just south of downtown Morrison, where families can learn more about dinosaurs. e museum is also a research center, so in addition to visiting the museum, people can take archeological trips.

Stegosaurus Day is always fun for kids as they try their hands at peeling away rocks to nd fossils.

Gold rush

Clear Creek County has several locations to learn more about Colorado’s mining history. At the Phoenix Gold Mine southwest of Idaho Springs, history comes alive as visitors go underground in a gold mine, pan for gold to try to strike it rich themselves and more.

Mine owner Dave Mosch, whose family has lived in Colorado since the 1860s, called the Phoenix Gold Mine fascinating for those who haven’t seen up close what mining was like, especially in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He noted that the mining-support industry also brought people to Colorado — building houses, operating shops and providing personal aspects of life to miners.

“Colorado is a beautiful place, but what originally brought people here was the gold,” Mosch said. “ e more you understand mining, the more you understand the growth of our state.”

He and all of Clear Creek County are proud that the Colorado gold rush began in 1859 in the county.

Trains and more trains e founder of the Colorado Railroad Museum understood how big the railroads were to settling Colorado.

“Bob Richardson (the founder of the museum) realized that people needed to know how it all got started, how people traveled to Colorado and how hard it was,” Roni Kramer, director of education for the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, explained. “It is important to see every aspect of people’s beginnings and how they got here on the train. Honestly, it’s such an interesting story.”

While adults may be more interested in historical tidbits, children have the opportunity to check out all areas of di erent train cars. ey ring bells, move through

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Dinosaur Ridge has interpretive signs along two miles of trails that explain the local geology, fossils, and many other geo- Halloween fun at the Colorado Railroad Museum includes a zombie train ride.