2 The Transcript FACES AMONG US
October 20, 2016
NEWS IN A HURRY
Randy Hupp, 59, of Applewood, stands with the pieces of a Civil War cannon while in the midst of its restoration on Sept. 16. Hupp has since finished the project, and now the cannon sits outside of the Rock Rest Lodge, 16005 Mount Vernon Road in Golden. Photo by Christy Steadman
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RANDY HUPP Goldenite, restorer of old things Making a move I’ve lived in the Golden and Arvada areas since 1983. I’ve been in Applewood for about a year, and before that, over in Pleasant View since about 1992. Soon I will be moving to Ohio. My dad is older — he is 87 — and he needs my help. I was born in Ohio, but it’s going to be a hard move for me. I will probably move back to Colorado — I like it here. I enjoy being close to the mountains and the people. Maintaining the Rock Rest’s antiques I do maintenance at the Rock Rest
Lodge in Golden. I built all the furniture on the deck. I’ve been there off and on for about 10 years. It is a lot of fun. I like the opportunity to work with my hands and I enjoy working with wood and creating things. I like restoring old things — bringing stuff back to life. A lot of people would throw stuff away, but I like bringing it back. An interesting project I recently finished rebuilding the Civil War cannon that is right outside the front door of the Rock Rest. It took about three weeks to complete. I replaced all the rotted wood with mahogany and powder coated all the hardware — the metal parts. The barrel is also powder coated. Then I had to reassemble the whole thing. It was a job, for sure. The Rock Rest has a lot of antiques, but the cannon needed a lot of work done to it. It’s probably one of the most interesting projects I’ve done. If you have suggestions for My Name Is..., contact Christy Steadman at csteadman@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.
Drug Take-Back Day The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a drug take-back day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 22 at three locations. The three locations are: The sheriff’s office headquarters, 200 Jefferson County Parkway in Golden Conifer High School, 10441 County Road 73 in Conifer Dakota Ridge High School, west parking lot, 13399 W. Coal Mine Ave. in Littleton Drug take-back days offer residents an opportunity to safely and anonymously dispose of expired, unwanted or unused pharmaceuticals and other medications. Prescription and over-the-counter solid dosage medications, such as tablets and capsules are accepted. Items not accepted are intravenous solutions, injectables, needles, oxygen containers, marijuana and illicit substances such as methamphetamine. Prescription medication should be removed from original containers and placed in plastic or Ziploc type bags prior to drop off. For more information, contact the sheriff’s office at 303-279-6511. The Golden Police Department is also participating in drug take-back day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 22, at Golden City Hall, 911 10th St. Drug take-back days offer people an opportunity to safely dispose of expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. The service is free and anonymous. Pills and patches needing to be discarded will be accepted. Liquids, needles or sharps will not be accepted. For more information, contact the Golden Police Department at 303-3848045. Jeffco organizations benefit from Colorado Creates grants Fifteen Jefferson County organizations will benefit from Colorado Creative Industries’ Colorado Creates grant and Colorado Creates Alternate Year grant in the fiscal year 2017-18. The Jefferson County grantees are: Arvada Chorale Company - $4,000 Arvada Council for the Arts and Humanities, Inc.- $10,000
2016/7 Musical Season Sponsored by
Athena Project - $4,000 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival -$7,500 Conifer’s StageDoor Theatre, Inc. -$7,500 Evergreen Players, Inc. -$6,500 Fiesta Colorado - $4,000 Foothills Art Center -$8,500 Jefferson Symphony Association $6,500 Lakewood Arts Council - $4,000 Lakewood Symphony Orchestra -$4,000 Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra -$4,000 Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum -$7,500 Sculpture Evergreen -$4,000 The grant programs provide critical financial support to help nonprofit cultural organizations and government agencies produce and present arts and cultural activities, which bring jobs to the community and enhance quality of life. Grants are awarded annually on a competitive basis and provide a seal of excellence that helps organizations leverage local and national funds. This year, a total of 180 grants were awarded in 47 counties across the state, totaling $1.3 million. To learn more or view a complete list of this year’s grant recipients, visit www. coloradocreativeindustries.org. New York Beauty quilts exhibit ending The last day to see the Rocky Mountain Road: New York Beauties from the Volckening Collection exhibit hosted at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum is Oct. 25. Patchwork Pundits Take on Politics exhibit accompanied by The Presidential Quilt Project exhibit will be available from Oct. 27 through Jan. 21 at the museum’s new location, 200 Violet Street Suite 140 in Golden. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and $4 for children ages 6-12 and students with ID. Children under 5 are admitted for free. For more information on the exhibits, visit www.rmqm.org or call 303-277-0377. Briefs continues on Page 34
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