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Hawk nest at church turns heads Staffers set up caution tape after bird scratches boy By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Potter Karen Rodeheaver throws some clay at the Art in the Park festival at O’Brien Park on Aug. 28. Photos by Tom Skelley
Parking the art in Parker park
Churches usually welcome new families into their congregations with open arms and a seat in the pew, but the Parker Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is using black-and-yellow crime scene tape. A family of hawks recently built a nest in a tree outside the front door of the church at 11755 Tara Lane. Officials from Colorado Parks and Wildlife advised church leaders to get used to them. “They said there’s really nothing we can do, just cordon off the area and try to keep people away,” said LDS stake President Chad Larsen. The family of four hawks, a male, female and two juveniles, is protected by the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Hawks continues on Page 18
Annual art fair ends with a bang in its seventh year By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com Sculptors, painters, potters and other artists brought their wares and talents to O’Brien Park from Aug. 27 to Aug. 28, as the Parker Artists Guild hosted its seventh annual Art in the Park festival. “It was really a nice show,” said Barb Cohen, a PAG member for nine years who has organized the festival for the past four years. “I think everybody who came out had a great time and all of the artists did very well.” Art continues on Page 17
Artist Raphael Sanchez of Lakewood takes a peek at the proceedings at the Art in the Park festival at O’Brien Park in Parker on Aug. 28. Sanchez says it was his fourth year participating at the fair.
Form, function and fundraising Art for Horses show at PACE will benefit equine charities
Artist Jay Moore talks about his painting “Maternal Bond” at his Parker studio on Aug. 18. Moore painted the piece especially for the Art for Horses fundraiser at the PACE Center. Photo by Tom Skelley
By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com Since 2010, Vicki Christensen has been combining her love of art and her love of horses, organizing an art exhibit to support equine charities. This September, the annual Art for Horses exhibit comes to Parker, and Christensen hopes to make a bigger impact for everyone involved. “We wanted something that would be a fantastic opportunity for the artists, for Horses continues on Page 6
A pair of hawks sit on a car outside the Parker Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints in August. Courtesy photo
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