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MARCH 2020 PUBLISHERS

Jeni Fleck | Jeni.Fleck@LifestylePubs.com Joan Dameron | Joan.Dameron@LifestylePubs.com EDITORIAL COORDINATOR

There’s No Place Like Home THE BEST THING ABOUT YOUR HOME IS IT’S THE ONLY ONE EXACTLY LIKE IT. Sure, your neighbors’ homes may have a similar style or paint color. But the way you decorate each room and the memories you create make it uniquely yours.

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Maybe you’re in the market for a new home and are ready to build new memories. Fox Hill has a move-in-ready modern farmhouse and the "agrihood" amenities that

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can't be found anywhere else. Some great real estate investing tips might just spur on your next move, too. If you love your current home and want a little update, check out popular trends in Home Touches. Tame cabin fever with a spring buffet featuring colorful food and drinks. Our homes are our sanctuaries, and Savvy Giving by Design, a non-profit that assists children facing a medical crisis, takes this notion one step further. See how the organization turns children's living spaces into retreats where they can have a healthy and fun place to grow and heal.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE MARCH 2020

FEATURES 14 A Colorado Farmhouse Fox Hill 5-Bed, 4-Bath Home Features Plenty of Colorado Sunlight, Open Living and Farm Community

20 A Room For Healing Savvy Giving by Design transforms the spaces of families affected by severe childhood illness

25 Easy Spring Hosting Keep Entertaining Simple This Spring With Easy Yet Delicious Cocktails and Nibbles

34 Home Touches Keep Your Interiors Fresh

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With Easy Updates That Will Stand the Test of Time

DEPARTMENTS 4

Lifestyle Letter

Good Times

Around Town

Open House

20 Inspired By 25 Food & Wine 28 Culinary Creations 30 Financial Buzz 32 Lifestyle Calendar 34 Trend Setter

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GOOD TIMES

Baubles & Bling at Victoria Marie Jewelers Victoria Marie Jewelers, a Parker staple, has a gorgeous new location inside The Laszlo Hotel. Providing a high-end jewelry experience specializing in bespoke jewelry and custom pieces, Victoria Marie memorialized the opening of their new location with champagne, live music, a ribbon-cutting and of course, lots of bling!

West Main Taproom Grand Opening Jeff and Pam Briere are excited to bring a dream to fruition with a new restaurant in Parker under the direction of Executive Chef Tyler Wiard. The West Main Taproom + Grill celebrated its Grand Opening with a Ribbon Cutting and VIP Evening on Feb. 7 prior to its official public opening on Feb. 9. PHOTOS COURTESY OF JOLIE RODRIGUEZ PHOTOGRAPHY.

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GOOD TIMES

Kilwins Grand Opening Kilwins, a new shop in Downtown Parker, promises to bring the community mouth-watering confections and ice cream fresh daily. Mike and Susan Bertocchi, who have lived in Parker for 13 years, hosted the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of their new shop with the community on Feb. 6. PHOTOS COURTESY OF RAEMIRUE PHOTOGRAPHY.

An Evening With Sandra Dallas Colorado author and bestseller Sandra Dallas joined Douglas County Libraries at its Highlands Ranch location on Saturday, January 11, to talk about her new novel, “Westering Women.” Books were sold at the event, and the author took time to sign them and take photos with her fans.

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AROUND TOWN

PARKER ADVENTIST 5-STAR RATING

Newbery Medal, the Newbery Honor, the Boston

In its February hospital quality ratings release,

Globe Horn Book Award, and the Theodor Geisel

the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Medal and Honor. A book signing will follow the

recognized

author’s presentation.

Centura

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Parker

Adventist Hospital with five-star ratings for overall hospital quality.

The $17 ticket includes a copy of “Beverly, Right Here,” and a $5 companion ticket may also be

This marks the first for Parker since Medicare began releasing the data in July of 2016. Two other Colorado Centura hospitals received the five-star rating as well: Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango; and Penrose-St Francis Health Services

purchased. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit DCL.org/authors-events.

CAMP DCL: SPRING BREAK CAMPS Douglas County Libraries’ spring break camps, March 16-20, give working parents a fun child

in Colorado Springs. These Centura Health hospitals are three of only

care option while school is out. Weeklong camps

12 hospitals in Colorado to receive a five-star rat-

are being offered at the library’s Parker, Highlands

ing for overall hospital quality in the most recent

Ranch and Lone Tree locations, with a new option

release. Nationally, only 407 hospitals—slightly less

this year to choose from half-day camps or a full-

than 10 percent of 4,500 rated by CMS—received a

day camp at each location. Campers will spend

five-star rating. The most common overall hospital

the week exploring their choice of cooking, LEGO

quality rating is three stars.

engineering and/or art with experts from Sticky

The overall hospital quality star ratings are

Fingers, Snapology and KidzArt.

based on a composite score from seven categories

Camps are ideal for kids ages 5-10. The week-

containing a total of 57 hospital quality measures.

long half-day camps are $175 per camper, and full-

Outcome categories include mortality, safety of

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We are always accepting submissions for announce-

about her newest book, “Beverly, Right Here,” the

ments you’d like to see included in our Around Town

finale in her Three Rancheros series. DiCamillo’s

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Don’t just trust your gut – get screened.

Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States. Talk with one of our expert healthcare providers about beginning annual colonoscopy screenings. Centura Gastroenterology at Parker Adventist Hospital 9949 South Oswego St, Ste 200, Parker, CO 80134 303.925.4720 Visit CHPGgi.org

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OPEN HOUSE

a colorado

farmhouse

Open floorplan features vaulted ceilings and picture windows that provide ample light.

FOX HILL 5-BED, 4-BATH HOME FEATURES PLENTY OF COLORADO SUNLIGHT, SPACIOUS OPEN LIVING, THOUGHTFUL TOUCHES AND FARM COMMUNITY ARTICLE JENNIFER STARBUCK PHOTOGRAPHY ELLE PHOTOGRAPHY

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WHEN YOU STEP INTO THIS COLORADO MODERN FARMHOUSE-STYLE HOME, THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IS THE DRAMATIC NATURAL LIGHT THAT FILLS THE VAULTED GREAT ROOM AND ADJOINING KITCHEN. This home was built to capture the ample year-round Colorado sunshine at all times of day. It’s an instant mood booster, says real estate agent Paige McLaughlin of ReMax Alliance. This five-bedroom, four-bathroom home sits in the new Fox Hill housing development just south of Parker. Its Chip-and-Joanna-Meet-Colorado-Farmhouse vibe comes authentically.

Gourmet kitchen features Dacor appliances and plenty of seating.

Fox Hill is a new farm-to-table neighborhood — one of the few in the United States — in which the custom homes are built around a working, professionally managed farm, much like golfing communities or neighborhoods built around a community pool and clubhouse.

CONTINUED >

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Custom stone gas fireplace in living room.

Matte black herringbone backsplash anchors this open floorplan single-level living space.

Paige and her husband Doug McLaughlin are the exclu-

“In the master bathroom, I love the custom tile design. It

sive agents for the newly built Fox Hill homes. Doug grew

brings a touch of classic Colorado into this modern farm-

up on what is now Fox Hill, in the 1912 Charleston-style

house,” Paige says. “Farmhouse designs will forever be time-

farmhouse that currently serves as the listing office and will

less and classic. It’s been so fun to be a part of the design

eventually be used as the neighborhood’s clubhouse.

process and bring a modern edge to a timeless design.”

Doug’s parents sold the farm to a Colorado-native devel-

Paige says many times, people looking for a home

oper who had visions to keep the spirit of the old farmstead

have to sacrifice items on their wish list, but that’s not

alive. This unique neighborhood has sprawling lots, and

the case here.

residents will have access to the fruits of the working farm

“There isn’t an item in the home I would change — the

once mature, with its fruit orchards, berry patches and

herringbone backsplash in the kitchen, the fireplace in

other crops of Fox Hill Farm.

the master, and the lighting is phenomenal,” Page says.

Paige says her favorite part of this 4,200 square-foot home

“When you add up all those incredible details within the

is the open main living, with the centerpiece being the gour-

home and you look at the amenities outside the home

met cook’s kitchen with plenty of dining and mingling space.

— acreage, mountain views and the farm-to-table com-

“The fun matte black herringbone tile in the kitchen

munity — this home is a home run.”

anchors the space beautifully with a classic design with a

Apart from all the physical touches of the house, Paige

modern twist,” she says. “I love the cohesive play of the clas-

says perhaps the best part of the home is being able to

sic matte black features in the home with the creamy white

walk out your door and up to the Fox Hill Farm, with the

cabinetry mixed with the natural wood of the kitchen island.”

henhouse, orchards in bloom, and community events

She says thoughtful details such as the herringbone

that will revolve around the season’s harvest.

backsplash are sprinkled throughout the home. From the

“I love that from the kitchen area and covered back patio,

laundry and mudroom to the master bathroom, the tilework

you can look up to the hillside and see the farm that started

complements the farmhouse style but adds a touch of

this whole community,” Paige says. “It’s rooted in traditions

whimsy and modern elegance.

and legacy and this home is an extension of that legacy.” CONTINUED >

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A cozy gas fireplace anchors this light and bright master bedroom.

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OPEN HOUSE (CONTINUED)

FOX HILL FARM Fox Hill Farm is a professionally managed farm that will provide residents of Fox Hill produce from its orchards, berry patches and other crops once mature. In addition to the currently available eggs from the henhouse, there will be tilapia from the aquaponic fish house and locally brewed beer from on-site hops crops. Fox Hill Farm also hosts workshops and events that are open to the public, as well as tours for school groups. For more information on workshops or public events, or for more information on home listed, call 303-865-3400 or visit LiveInFoxHill.com.

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ROOM FOR HEALING SAVVY GIVING BY DESIGN TRANSFORMS THE SPACES OF FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SEVERE CHILDHOOD ILLNESS

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HOME, A WORD TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH SAFETY AND COMFORT, TAKES ON A DIFFERENT MEANING WHEN YOU AREN’T ALLOWED TO LEAVE. For a child with a severe illness, home can feel like a place of captivity rather than retreat. A national nonprofit, Savvy Giving by Design, was moved by this issue and found a way to combat illness with creativity. The mission of Savvy is to provide healing, comfort, and support by equipping teams of interior designers to transform rooms at no cost to families affected by medical crisis. The local Denver chapter reached their one-year anniversary in January. The board of five women is celebrating by redesigning the room of 18-year-old Faith Albertson. At age 14, Faith was diagnosed with stage four cancer in her soft tissue. She has lost a lot of muscle and became bedridden in 2016. According to her parents, Tabitha and David Albertson, Faith’s illness has been an emotional uphill battle. “Constantly sitting in her room and missing all of her high school years has been very traumatic on her,” Tabitha says. The president of the chapter, Kathy Helfrich, met Faith in December. She took that time to figure out Faith’s interests, which happen to be drawing, make-up, photography, old movies, and everything Disney. Kathy is excited about creating a girly room specifically customized for Faith. “When the kids are recovering and healing, their rooms is where they spend the majority of their time,” Kathy says. Her goal is to meet each kid’s needs while making the space safe, functional, and fun. “With Faith, it’s about making her world a little bigger.” Kathy is an interior designer by profession and runs her own business, Be Happy Interiors. Before that she had a career in real estate. She knows houses, from the buying and the selling to the constructing and the designing. However, with Savvy she has been learning how utilize her creativity in a completely new way. Because every room must be adapted to each kid’s auto-immune system and medical needs, Kathy does her best to see to see like an interior designer and a medical professional, of course, yielding to doctors and therapists when necessary. The first time Kathy and the Savvy team encountered this new way of design was with Owen Hurtado, CONTINUED >

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a six-year-old with a brain tumor and autism. They redesigned two rooms for Owen and his sister, Brylei, last June. The Hurtado family was living in a two-bedroom apartment when Owen was first diagnosed with cancer. Their medical insurance just wasn’t cutting it, leaving them to pay for MRIs and chemotherapy out of pocket. They moved into the basement of Owen’s grandparents to help save money.

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It was the perfect time for the Savvy ladies to come knocking on the door. According to the Hurtado family, Savvy’s process for doing the renovation was seamless. The Hurtado family filled out an application they found on Facebook, attended an interview, and were quickly selected. The team met with Owen and his sister, Brylei, to figure out how to best personalize their rooms.

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Because of Owen’s chemotherapy, he is unable to go outside. His room features an indoor park that includes swings, sensory boards, and a treehouse filled with books to suit his love for reading. “They did an amazing job of bringing the outside to

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“You’re not just getting a room makeover, you’re getting friends,” she says. Kathy cherishes the relationship, too, and says that her motivation for volunteering with Savvy is the families. Savvy has shown her that everyone has unique talents and gifts, and no matter how different they are, they can be used to bless others. “This takes one thing off of the family’s plate. Interior design, something so simple to us, is amazing to them,” she says. The Denver chapter of Savvy is currently the only chapter in Colorado. Kathy lives in Parker, but Faith’s home is located in Colorado Springs. As the chapter expands, Kathy hopes to find designers and volunteers spread across the region to better facilitate matters like fundraising and finding local connections. Jeni Fleck, a board member with the Denver chapter, thinks that Savvy has identified a need that is somewhat hidden. Though everyone is affected by diseases like cancer in some way, interior design isn’t the first thought most people have for medication. Jeni hopes that other interior designers, or people with similar skillsets, will hear about the work and be inspired to use their own talents. “There’s probably hundreds of thousands of children with this need. Our goal is to serve as many as possible,” Jeni says. Jeni and Kathy both agree that the Denver chapter is in a regrowth period. And they see the success of other chapters and are eager to see where the Denver one will go. “We’re in this for the longevity,” Helfrich says. March 2020 | Parker Lifestyle

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IF YOU HAVE EVER SEEN YVETTE MARQUEZSHARPNACK ON HER YOUTUBE CHANNEL OR INSTAGRAM @MUYBUENO, YOU’LL KNOW THIS BLOGGER AND COOKBOOK AUTHOR LOVES TO HAVE FUN. It usually involves family, friends, and good food and drinks based on her Tejana roots. She says she can’t help but put a Latin twist on an easy springtime gathering. Yvette says most of her entertaining revolves around large family affairs, which means she prefers buffets to a formal sit-down. “I wish I could say my guests are served their food on fancy dinnerware, but I have a large family with lots of children. On the buffet I serve all the food in pretty Mexican pottery and bowls but my guests are usually serving themselves.” For super simple yet delicious nibbles with cocktails, Yvette says her go-to is a platter of mango, jicama and cucumber sprinkled with Tajin seasoning. Don’t overthink entertaining, Yvette says. Just open your house, turn on some tunes, and set out some delicious food. Hello, Spring! CONTINUED >

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hosting tip 1

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Plan, plan and plan! Make a menu, shopping list, and prep list. Once it's party day, you'll be a well-oiled machine.

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INSTRUCTIONS For Agua de Tuna (Prickly Pear Agua Fresca): Blend prickly pears with water, lime juice, and sugar. Strain into a pitcher and discard seeds. For Prickly Pear Margarita: Combine tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice, and prickly pear agua fresca in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously to incorporate. Serve mixture over ice and garnish with lime and prickly pear slices. NOTES: Exotico tequila reposado has hints of vanilla, fruit, spices, with an oak finish as well as hints of caramel and cinnamon. 26

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EASY TROPICAL FRUIT OR VEGGIE CUPS More of an idea than an actual recipe, these fruit and

hosting tip 3 Large gatherings, especially with children, opt for disposable plates. Yvette's favorites are palm leaf plates from EcoGecko. Eco-Gecko.com

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If you’re a little less-experienced in the kitchen, meal kits are great for learning! Read the instructions carefully before you get started so you don’t feel frazzled while the heat is up high, and take your time. If you are a more seasoned chef, feel free to take your own spin on the recipes and add some extra flavor or swap out ingredients to make it perfect for your palate.

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This is the really fun part! It’s time to start taste-testing. Make a note tab in your phone for tracking what you love and what isn’t your favorite. That way, when it’s time to select more meals, you know what you have tried and what you absolutely have to try again. Don’t forget to ask your family what was a hit and a miss. Who knows— maybe the kids love some of the Purple Carrot recipes and don’t even notice how many veggies they are eating!

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ARTICLE GREG MANZANARES

FINANCIAL BUZZ

W E A LT H B U I L D I N G INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE CAN BE STEADY, SIMPLE WAY OF BUILDING WEALTH OVER LONG HAUL

REAL ESTATE INVESTING IS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO BUILD WEALTH, AND IT’S BASED ON A SIMPLE PRINCIPLE OF COM-

How To Get Started

POUNDING INTEREST. A mortgage broker since 2001, I have been through over 1,500 real estate transactions, with most of that on the mortgage financing side. We know 85 percent of all millionaires in the United States have created their wealth through real estate investing. The formula is a simple process and is for the long-term planner. With your first home purchase, you live in it for three to five years. Keep it and

1. Call a mortgage lender and get pre-approved for a new mortgage amount for wherever you are in the home buying process, whether it's your first home or fourth.

buy your next home to live in for the next three to five. Do this four times over the next 12 to 15 years and you are on your way. As you progress you are working the law of compound interest and it will grow your net worth while you are going about your life. It looks something like this: Home 1: $300,000 value of a home in the Law of Compounding.

2. Work with a good Realtor that understands the market and can give you good data on the growth of the areas you are interested in.

Home 2: $400,000 value. Now there is $700,000 into the law of compounding. Home 3: $500,000 value. Now $1.2 million into the law of compounding.

Home 4: $600,000 value. Now $1.8 million into the law of compounding.

Do your research, surround yourself with trusted advisors that are experts in this industry and lean

Over time the value of your homes will increase and your principal balances on the mortgages will decrease. If you stay the course and let the

on their expertise to help you make good purchases for the long term.

law of compounding interest do its job you will be the benefactor of wealth generation through real estate investing Greg Manzanares is the owner of Ophir Financial and Residential Mortgage. 30

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HISTORY REVISITED: REMEMBERING THE HOLOCAUST

90'S NIGHT

TOWN OF PARKER BLOOD DRIVE

20105 East Mainstreet

90's Til Dawn will be rocking your favorite

The Town of Parker will be hosting

Sara Moses survived the Holocaust as

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a blood drive to all residents who

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tom for the health history questionnaire.

COLORADO MISS AMAZING

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soulful collection of songs that reckon with a flawed and fragile world. She Remembers Everything follows Rosanne’s triple-Grammy winning 2014 album "The River & the Thread" and marks a return to more personal songwriting after a trio of

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AFTER

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WORKING

ON PERSONAL RESOLUTIONS, NOW

ARTICLE ANGELA TYLER

YOU CAN FOCUS ON SOME HOME DECOR UPDATES. Not sure where to begin? Think about trends that are both fresh and will stand the test of time. And just like

New Year’s resolutions, you don’t have to change everything all at once to make an impact. When it comes to updating your interiors, there are certain features that are easy and inexpensive to change, such as paint color, floor stains, hardware for cabinets, light fixtures, area rugs, and pillows among other design accents. Here are the trends of 2020 that I believe will stand the test of time. 1. Paint color—cool color tones are preferred. Cool tones include grays, greiges, blues, and whites. 2. For flooring, think dark brown floors (espresso, ebony), grays, white and natural washes. Pictured is natural wash flooring. 3. For cabinet hardware and appliances, brushed nickel, gold, and matte black are preferred today. 4. Trends in light fixtures are geometric shapes, woven and natural elements, and black finishes. 5. Area rugs are either neutral or have a punch of color for your space. 6. Pillows with geometric shapes, color, texture, and neutral color are all the rage. Angela Tyler is the owner of Aragon Interior Designs. AragonInteriorDesigns.com

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