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hank you all for your warm reception to Parker’s newest magazine, Parker Lifestyle!

Publisher Kelly Veltrie and I were ecstatic about the wonderful feedback we received after the March issue was distributed. We received many positive comments about the quality of the magazine and its contents, as well as a couple of good story ideas that we will pursue in the months ahead.

Keep those ideas and comments coming. It’s easy. Just email them to me at SCormier@LifestylePubs.com. As I said last month, I want this to be your magazine, your “go-to” resource to see what your friends, neighbors and the community are doing.

In this issue, we continue to cover some heartwarming local events and accomplishments of Parker residents. We hope you enjoy our feature stories on the Parker High School Boys Co-op Swim and Dive Team, Elk Mountain Brewing and Minturn Anglers, as well as photos from some fundraisers.

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contributing writers Heidi Jason contributing photographers Affinity Photography, Jim Boyd, Ted Veltrie

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Since warmer weather, Arbor Day and Earth Day are on the horizon, we’re also focusing on gardening and environmental issues. I was thrilled to interview the manager of Tagawa Gardens so that I could share with you a behind-the-scenes look at how the garden center prepares for the onslaught of customers wanting beautiful flowers each spring.

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State of the Town

A keynote address from Parker Mayor Mike Waid and presentation of the Parker Impact Award to Carl and Shirley Hanson were the highlights of the 2015 State of the Town Luncheon, a fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Parker. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JIM BOYD

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Carl and Shirley Hanson are presented with the 2015 Parker Impact Award by Michele Duncan, Rotary Club of Parker president-elect (see related Your Neighbor article on Page 16).

Lindy Blackburn, president of the Rotary Club of Parker, presents Cheryl Lovell, CEO and president of Rocky Vista University, with the charter for the Rocky Vista University Rotary Community Corps, which was recently formed.

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The 2015 Mayor’s Ball and Gala Beneficiaries of this Feb. 28 event were the Rotary Club of Parker’s international and local projects, including the Parker Task Force and The Crisis Center. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JIM BOYD

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The hit of the day was the Top Hogs stage performance, a comedy-filled pig show put on by animal trainer and performer John Vincent.

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Around Town COMEDY NIGHTS IN PARKER Comedy Night, hosted by Parker’s Pam Terpenny and “a bunch of goofs,” is lightening the moods of its crowds at the Deep Space Theatre, 11020 S. Pikes Peak Drive.

The improv comedy show features comedians from the Denver metro area whose goal is to make you forget about the stress of life, work, school, family and money. It features improv, stand-up comedians, videos and other hilarious antics.

Reservations are by the table, with tables priced at $20 for a two-person table, and $50 for an eight-person table. You are encouraged to bring your own food. Light snacks and non-alcoholic drinks will be available for purchase.

Two upcoming shows are set for April 10 and May 1, both running from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For more information or to reserve your spot, visit DeepSpace.me/reboot.

PARKER LIBRARY UPDATE

As dirt was being moved at its new location, Douglas County Libraries released additional information about the Parker library that will be built on a lot just north of Parker Town Hall and the PACE Center.

Known as Douglas County Libraries in Parker, the new local facility will have a unique shape, which was derived from the shape of the site to leverage views to the west and over Parker’s planned park and plaza. It also will have community rooms, which will be over the library’s entry; study rooms that overlook Mainstreet; and an interactive children’s space.

It is just one of three libraries being constructed as the result of a building campaign, No Leaf Unturned, which began in 2013. The other two are in Lone Tree and Castle Pines.

Scheduled to open in 2016, all three libraries will be two stories and feature natural and locally-sourced materials with outdoor spaces that connect library patrons to Colorado’s beautiful landscapes. They also will have study rooms, conference rooms and community rooms.

AN EVENING IN PARIS Supporters of Legend High School’s athletics and activities are invited to enjoy “An Evening in Paris” during the second annual Legend Gala on April 11 at the Doubletree by Hilton Denver Tech, 7801 E. Orchard Road in Greenwood Village.

The 2015 fundraising event begins at 5:30 p.m. and will feature dinner, drinks and dancing. There also will be live and silent auctions, including sports memorabilia from many of Denver’s favorite professional sports teams.

All funds raised from this school-wide effort will go back to all of Legend’s participating athletics and activities.

Tickets are available for purchase online at GreatEventSeats.com/LegendHS. For more information, go to Gala.LegendTitans. org or call Tamera Krause at 303.387.4639.

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GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY AT THE TOWN’S ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION

Show off your green thumb and lend a hand in planting trees at Salisbury Park on Saturday, April 25.

The Parker Parks and Recreation Department’s annual Arbor Day celebration begins at 9 a.m. at the park, 11920 Motsenbocker Road.

Area residents are invited to help plant trees of various species, including smaller ornamentals, shade trees and evergreens.

There’s no need to sign-up, just bring your own gloves and shovel. The Town will provide donuts, coffee and hot chocolate.

After the tree planting, be sure to stop by the arborist table and meet the Town’s Parks and Forestry team, who will answer your questions about tree planting, pruning and selection.

To maintain its designation as a Tree City USA, the Town is required to enhance the public’s awareness of trees through events and educational opportunities such as the annual Arbor Day celebration. The Town also must spend at least $2 per resident on tree care, including planting and pruning.

For questions regarding Parker’s Arbor Day celebration, please call 303.805.3263 or email wepps@parkeronline.org

PARENT-TEEN SAFE DRIVING WORKSHOPS The Parker Police Department hosts monthly parent-teen workshops to educate teens about safe driving throughout the year.

The workshop, “What Do You Consider Lethal,” is designed for drivers ages 14 to 18 and their parent/guardian. The ultimate goal is to save lives by changing attitudes and behaviors that become lethal behind the wheel of a car.

The course focuses on the dangers of reckless and distracted driving, the number 1 killer of teens in America. This deadly epidemic, which claims the lives of 3,000 teens each year and seriously injures 30,000 more, can be prevented with a combination of quality education, training and enforcement.

These workshops will provide information about good decision-making behind the wheel for drivers and passengers of all ages.

The next three classes will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on April 18, July 25 and Aug. 23.

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Dates are May 29, June 26, July 31, Aug. 28, Sept. 25 and Oct. 30, beginning at 5 p.m. For $15, you get a wine glass, 10 1-ounce wine samples from the merchants, a map and a great time. Visit ParkerChamber.com for more information.

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ive incredible individuals were nominated for the 2015 Parker Impact Award as a result of their service to the community.

While only one award is given, all of the nominees and their contributions were honored by the Rotary Club of Parker at a recent club meeting and at the State of the Town luncheon on Feb. 24.

This year’s winners were Carl and Shirley Hanson of Praying Hands Ranches, a not-for-profit corporation that provides a therapeutic ranch environment for the handicapped.

Praying Hands Ranches is dedicated to the nurturing and healing of individuals with a variety of disabilities, including cerebral palsy, spina bifida, autism, multiple sclerosis and traumatic brain injuries.

The Hansons first began serving several handicapped children, on a limited scale, after they moved to Parker in 1975 and purchased 40 acres on East Daley Circle.

Their son, John, was profoundly autistic and could not speak until he was 8 years of age. After a neighbor suggested using her horse to provide a form of therapy to John, the response was almost immediate and the concept of using a horse as a form of therapy took hold.

By August of 1986, about 60 children were coming to the Hansons’ ranch for therapy - and Praying Hands Ranches was born.

Since its founding more than 28 years ago, the Hansons have provided the staff, horses and facilities to help about 13,000 handicapped persons.

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in 2013 and is being developed for the recreation and rehabilitation of disabled veterans and their families.

The other nominees for the Sixth Annual Parker Impact Award were: Lawrence Emmons, M.D., a radiologist who was honored for bringing 24/7 radiology coverage to Parker Adventist Hospital and for his leadership in fostering the growth of the hospital.

He was nominated by Morre Dean, the president and CEO of Parker Adventist Hospital. In his letter of nomination, Dean writes that Dr. Emmons’ “service-oriented approach makes him well received by his fellow physicians while his passion for advocating for patients ensures that excellent care is delivered at Parker Adventist Hospital.”

Frank Jaeger, who served as District Manager for the Parker Water and Sanitation District for many years and was honored for his vision in creating the Rueter-Hess Reservoir.

In a statement supporting his nomination, Ann Peppin, director of finance and administration for Parker Water and Sanitation District from 1989-2013, describes Frank as a “forward thinker” who “was always looking at what was required to meet the needs of the day, and at the requirements to meet the demands of the Town’s future development.”

Bill Kraemer, a retired Air Force nurse who was honored for serving the needs of seniors at the Parker Senior center since 2010.

He was nominated by Jan Dengal, the center’s manager, who says the Parker Senior Center provided 7,833 meals and 2,380 rides to seniors living in Parker in 2014. This would not be possible without Kraemer’s exceptional service, she says. “Bill truly has a volunteer heart.”

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But these blooming beauties don’t show up overnight. A lot of work goes into making sure that Tagawa’s greenhouses are full of color when the masses make the annual trek to purchase their outdoor greenery and decorations.

According to Tagawa Manager Beth Zwinak, eight to 10 experienced staffers start planting seedlings in February and then continue to take care the tiny plants until they are large enough and stable enough to be sold.

“Basically, hourly care is required,” she says. “We have a grower that watches over everything and then helps our staff decide what we have to do for fertilizing, for watering, for getting the root systems going. There’s a lot to it.”

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Many of the plants are annuals and are given lots of TLC for three months before they are ready to go out the door.

“The plants need to have a good enough root system before we feel comfortable with people taking them home,” Zwinak says.

“We always say, ‘let us keep them here until they’re finished’.”

It’s an amazing production when you realize the thousands of florae that are grown from seedlings each year, plus the additional plants brought in from local growers, including the hundreds of tomato, pepper and cucumber plants that home gardeners grab each spring.

“We need a lot more than what we can grow, so we purchase from other local wholesale growers too that meet our standards of what we like to have.”

Although she didn’t have exact numbers, she says the garden center usually has about “4,000 rose bushes, 4,000 container gardens and probably 8,000 hanging baskets.”

“We carry a lot of different varieties of rose bushes. And we like to grow as many of them as we can,” she says. “We always say roses are our roots because that’s what the greenhouse was built for.

That’s why we like to specialize in rose bushes.”

But roses are just the tip of the iceberg. Gardeners can find annuals of just about every type and color, as well as trees, bushes and indoor plants on the 10-acre property that has 160,000 square feet of greenhouses, of which 110,000 are open to the public.

It’s probably that huge variety, quality of the product and the helpfulness of the 40 year-round and 100 seasonal staffers that draw people by the thousands each spring.

Mother’s Day weekend is the busiest time of the year, with about 10,000 visitors a day, Zwinak says.

Part of the reason for that, of course, is that people think of Mother’s Day as the beginning of the planting season.

But given Colorado’s crazy weather, Zwinak says gardeners can’t always begin planting after the estimated last frost, which is usually around May 11. Last year, for example, it snowed the following day.

“When people did buy plants last year, we had signs up and we were talking to everybody about what to do. You shouldn’t take them home and plant them. We had freeze warnings. We want people to be successful,” she says. “We have a connection with the things that we grow. They’ve been here, our little babies, for three months. We want them to go to a good home and not have something happen to them.”

That’s just part of the Tagawa philosophy – providing people with the knowledge to be talented gardeners.

“Yes, we sell plants, but that’s really not what we’re all about either,” Zwinak says. “We like to provide and give back education and good experiences with gardening for people.”

And give back they do.

“We always have classes. I think there’s only one or two weekends out of the year that we don’t have something happening,” she says. “There are always classes, some kind of event. We are just very appreciative of the different ways we can be part of someone’s life.”

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Parker Swimmers Make a Team ARTICLE HEIDI JASON | PHOTOGRAPHY TED VELTRIE

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f you look for motivational quotes for swimming, you won’t find any that inspire you to be a good teammate. Swimming is an individual sport, right?

Swimmers will often tell you they aren’t even competing against the other swimmers - only against themselves to improve their times. So, isn’t a swim team just a way to get some coaching and facilitate competitions? Maybe it can be a place to get a few tips from other, individual, swimmers.

Warren Ross will tell you otherwise.

Warren - “Coach Warren” to hundreds of present and past swimmers in Parker - thinks a swim team is what all teams aspire to be: something better than just a group of individuals.

Before 2007, high school swimmers in Parker had to drive to Castle Rock and swim with Douglas County High School. Swim practices are often long and grueling. Adding a commute discouraged most athletes from making the effort. When Warren and his sister, Sheli Hemming, arrived from Iowa, they wanted more for Parker students.

Working with Tim Ottmann, assistant principal and athletic director at Ponderosa High School, they convinced the Douglas County School District and the Town of Parker that they would be able to field a team of swimmers from all of the Parker schools for at least four years.

With their charter approved, Warren began the Parker High School Boys Co-op Swim and Dive Team with one senior, two juniors and 19 freshmen students.

Parker Co-op is a no-cut team. If you are willing to put in the work, the team offers you a place in which to do it. Officially, the team is the Ponderosa swim team, but the athletes also come from Legend, Lutheran, Chaparral and Elizabeth high schools, as well as homeschools.

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Coach Warren began coaching more than 27 years ago, working with atrisk youth. He learned to coach, not with demands and threats and numbers (well, maybe some numbers), but with fun and smiles and praise.

Coach Warren often reminds his swimmers that they swim for the Parker Co-op team, because artificial divisions make a team not really a team.

The virtues of being a team have been recognized for thousands of years. Aristotle is (questionably) attributed with saying that “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Though he was likely speaking in a metaphysical sense, the phrase has long been adopted to explain the mystery of a team.

Why can a person perform greater feats when a member of a team? Perhaps Aristotle would say that it is because of the very nature of people. General Russell Honoré, known for gaining control of the disastrous conditions in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, sees the answer more concretely, saying a team is valuable “because teamwork builds trust, and trust builds speed.” Now there’s something a swim coach can use!

Maybe his efforts to form a team are just a clever way for Coach Warren to get the most speed from his swimmers. With swimmers placing in the top 12 in the state and a sprinkling of individual state titles, one could make that argument. One could make that argument, if speed were the only attribute that makes a swimmer successful.

Coach Warren began coaching more than 27 years ago, working with at-risk youth. He learned to coach, not with demands and threats and numbers (well, maybe some numbers), but with fun and smiles and praise.

And he chose swimming because it is hard work that can become a life-long habit. Speed might be a good measure of a successful

swimmer, but so might self-respect, consideration of others and joy in others’ accomplishments. Attributes that, coincidently, transform a group of athletes into a team, and a team into competitive athletes. Which brings us, full circle, back to the Parker High School Boys Co-op Swim and Dive Team.

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Giving Back

Youngsters Share Their Joy SECOND ANNUAL ELDER LOVE DEEMED A HUGE SUCCESS ARTICLE SUSAN CORMIER | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED

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bout a dozen children from the South Denver metro area turned into sweethearts recently when they visited two senior care centers - spreading cheer, much-needed items and handmade Valentine’s Day cards.

The 175 residents of Life Care Center of Stonegate and Life Care Center of Aurora were the recipients of the second annual Elder Love event, created by two South Aurora moms, Katie Noyce and Courtney Reuer. They first came up with the idea after Reuer and her family visited her grandmother in a nursing home in Arkansas several years ago.

“During that visit, we were made aware of how much unmet need the residents have for simple things like soap and socks,’’ Reuer says, explaining that they collected these types of goods to take to the residents, along with the handmade cards.

“I was looking for a way for my children to get involved and to learn the importance of giving back to our community,” Noyce says.

“Last year, this was the most rewarding experience, so we decided to make this an annual event.”

Noyce’s sons, Liam and Trey, and Reuer’s daughters, Ashley and Audrey, were among the children enjoying the Elder Love event, which was spread over two weekends.

On Sunday, Feb. 8, the kids and their parents gathered at the Piney Creek Clubhouse to make the Valentine’s Day cards and to collect donations from friends and family. Then on Saturday, Feb. 14, they headed to the two Life Care Centers to spread their love.

“I wanted to give Valentines to the people at the nursing home to put smiles on their faces and make them feel happy,” Liam says.

Among the items they collected and gave to residents were snacks, socks, pads of paper, pens and pencils, lotion, soap, stationary and small blankets.

“Katie and I were overwhelmed with the outpouring of support from the community through donations and time. We are truly grateful for all the help and support to make this second annual event such a success,” Reuer says.

Aurora’s Sandra Redmon reads her cards.

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From left: Trey and Liam Noyce, and Ashley and Audrey Reuer show off the cards they made.

Aurora’s Pati Cooper enjoys her handmade Valentine’s Day card and visit with (from left) Ashley Reuer, Evan Keppy, Audrey Reuer, Kenzie Keppy, and Reagan Lofton.

Emily, Erin & Rich Loos make Valentine’s cards.

Courtney Reuer and Katie Noyce

Joshua, Grace and Courtney Gustafson, Taya Etzell, Trey and Liam Noyce, and Sam Etzell with donations for the Life Care Center of Stonegate

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t all started as a dream about 25 years go.

That’s when Tom Bell first envisioned opening a brewery. It was after a trip to Germany, where he first experienced some wonderful German beer while visiting his brother.

During the next 20 years or so, he finetuned his skills with internships at Tabernash Brewing Company and as a home brewer, making a Hefeweisen that was awarded a Gold Medal two years in a row in the National Homebrew Competition.

But to make his dream become a reality, he needed more than skills and passion.

He also needed money set aside for retirement, a supportive wife and a good staff.

Now, after nearly five years in business, Elk Mountain Brewing on Plaza Drive is holding its own in the craft brew market.

“This was Tom’s passion. He really wanted to do this. I was the one who encouraged him,” says wife Marcia Bell, looking forward to a great 2015 for the brewery that first opened on July 1, 2010, with her husband as head brewer and one assistant brewer.

“This year is the year,” she says. “We are right at the cusp of going in the right direction. We’ve got a lot of things ahead of us.”

Among those things are a team of brewers who have the ability to create award-winning beer and new brewing equipment to increase production and meet the growing demand.

“It all begins with our staffing and it blossoms from there,” Marcia says.

Outside sales reps, Morgan Forsythe and Gary Valliere, have been hard at work, making Elk Mountain beer available at 30 restaurants and liquor stores. Bar Manager Jamie Gibbs also has been busy, lining up food trucks to feed the clientele Tuesday through Saturday and organizing brewery events, including trivia nights on Mondays. At the same time, head brewer Zac Rissmiller and assistant brewer Shannon Madruga have been refining and creating the company’s brews.

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A former electrical engineer with Lockheed Martin who Marcia calls her “rocket scientist,” Zac has been with Elk Mountain for about 18 months. He’s been trained by the best – Bill Eye – the foremost German beer brewer in the United States who is opening his own brew house in Denver later this year.

With an incredible staff in place, Elk Mountain is a great place for local folks to go and get any of 12 brews that are routinely on tap, including seven flight beers, such as the IPA, pale ale and wheat beers, as well as several seasonal brews.

While the brewery tends to be the busiest on Friday and Saturday nights, any number of people can be found on a weekend afternoon, some even bringing their children to enjoy the homemade root beer and games that are provided.

Food is not served, but popcorn is usually available, as well as food from that day’s food truck. Customers also can bring in their own munchies or meals, or have it delivered from local restaurants.

As they look ahead to their fifth anniversary, Marcia says they are planning a two-day party on July 30 and Aug. 1 where they hope to outdo themselves.

And, as the longest surviving brewery in Parker, they welcome other brewers to the community, including Hall Brewing and soon-to-be open Barnett and Son Brewing.

“It’s like a brotherhood. You help each other out,” Marcia says. “We have Barnett and Son opening up here in Parker.

They’ve been in a few times. We’ve talked to them. Zac has developed a relationship with their brewer that they brought in from Oklahoma. We’re going to help them out with anything.”

Zac agrees.

“It will make us more of a beer destination,” he says. “The more places that we have down here, the more you start to draw people down to Parker. Beer is a tourism industry.”

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Those are just a few reasons why solar energy has become so popular, says Bruce Cameron, a solar energy consultant with SolarCity, the largest solar energy provider in Colorado and the United States.

But the arguments for solar energy don’t stop with the environment. It’s also a good investment in your home.

“New homebuyers are looking for homes that are energy efficient, that are updated and that have controlled costs, and that’s what solar does. It provides all of those things,” Cameron says.

“This is the single most valuable improvement that you can do to your home without paying anything out of your pocket to do it.”

In addition to great savings on electricity costs, solar power significantly helps the environment.

By going solar, an average home can reduce its carbon footprint over the course of 30 years, “offsetting more than 570,000 pounds of CO2, saving the equivalent of driving a car 615,000 miles, and saving more than 122,000 gallons of water used to make electricity,” according to Cameron.

With sun as a great natural resource, Cameron questions why people would choose to burn coal or natural gas for electricity when the sun offers a better, clean-energy alternative.

“The sun generates enough energy in a single day, that if we just harness that energy, it would be enough to power the entire United States for a whole year.”

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“We give people the choice. Use more expensive, dirty power or less expensive, clean power,” Cameron says. “We believe when people know they have a choice, they will choose clean power and love saving money by doing it.”

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And single family homeowners in the Parker area can now convert to solar energy. While Xcel Energy has allowed solar panels on homes for the six years that SolarCity has been in the Denver Metro area, IREA only in the second half of last year decided to allow solar panels on the homes it serves, Cameron says.

“This is what new homebuyers are looking for,” he says. “That’s why we have partnerships with all of the major homebuilders, many of which are offering solar as a standard or option feature on a home.

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f you’re looking for a new way to enjoy Colorado’s outdoors or want to fine-tune your fly fishing skills, you needn’t look further than Minturn Anglers in downtown Parker.

The full-service fly shop has a Fly Fishing School, where “we walk you through and talk you through all things fly fishing,” says David Budniakiewicz, shop manager.

The two-day school starts on Saturday with a full day of classroom instruction and is followed up on Sunday with on-stream education and guided fishing on the South Platte in Deckers, where you use the techniques and skills you learned the day before. Waders, boots, rod and reel are included, and new equipment can be purchased at a discount for school participants.

The class, which is offered from early April to the end of November at a special price of $111 (normally $325), attracts all sorts of people – from parents who want their children to learn the sport to women who fly fish and want to get their husbands to join them.

“We also have people that have been fishing for years but aren’t doing as well as they would like and are looking to improve or get a professional’s advice,” he says. “And you get guys who look at it as a bargain for getting a guided trip because you do actually fish with a guide.”

Minturn Anglers employs about 60 guides with years of experience, of which seven or eight are available on any given Sunday for the school’s participants.

When the two-day session is over, the students have gained the confidence to go out on their own, Budniakiewicz says. But they don’t have to. Minturn Anglers also offers guided trips throughout the year in the Denver and Vail Valley areas, as well as adventure travel trips to Idaho, Alaska, Mexico and South America.

The guides and the exclusive locations where Minturn Anglers has permission to take its customers can really provide an excellent experience. The company’s owner, Matt Sprecher, has a way with people, and he’s built some really great relationships that allows the Minturn Anglers exclusive access to certain stretches of water.

“From a fisherman’s standpoint, you’d much rather fish for a trout that see a couple flies a week as opposed to public stretches where fish might see a couple dozen flies a day, an hour,” explains Budniakiewicz.

The guides also enhance the adventure.

“All of these guides are on the water every single day, sometimes multiple times a day in the summertime. They know everything that’s going on in the river. They have their favorite spots, their most reliable spots. They know the bug activity and they know the flies,” Budniakiewicz says.

“These guys takes a lot of pride – and we take a lot of pride in staffing guides that will show you a good time. It’s a fishing trip.

But whether you are on vacation or visiting family, what have you, if you’re looking for the Colorado experience and fly fishing comes to mind, it’s as much about the experience itself as it truly is about the fishing.”

They also practice catch and release.

“We think of the fish as our business partners. If they’re not there, we’re not doing guided trips and putting smiles on people’s faces.”

While the Fishing School is the store’s bread and butter, Budniakiewicz says the fly shop offers much more, including the latest additions of a Waterfowl School, which debuted in the winter of 2014, and the fly shop’s own signature series of rods and reels.

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SPRING EGGSTRAVAGANZA CU DENVER SOUTH (FORMERLY THE WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE)

Celebrate spring, nature and the outdoors as part of CU Denver South’s Spring Eggstravaganza from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants are invited to “Get Out and Play” with some of CU‘s sporting clubs, learn about gardening from friends at Tagawa Gardens, make spring-themed crafts, visit the vendor village, meet live animals and have their picture taken with the Spring Bunny! For more information, visit CUSouthDenver.org.

APRIL 8 THE PARKER AREA BUSINESS COALITION (PABC) BRICK HOUSE TAVERN AND TAP

Entrepreneurs are invited to this free monthly event, which begins at 5 p.m. PABC does not have membership dues or restrictions. Attendees are only responsible for the food and beverage they order.

APRIL 11 AN EVENING IN PARIS

Supporters of Legend High School’s athletics and activities are invited to enjoy “An Evening in Paris” at the second annual Legend Gala, which begins at 5:30 p.m.

APRIL 12 PEACE ON EARTH DAY 5K EVENT HIDDEN MESA OPEN SPACE

Registration is at 8 a.m. for the bike, run, fitness course event, which begins at 9 a.m. at the open space at 4700 Colorado 86. Cost is $10 per person or $30 for teams of three. Proceeds benefit Phenomena Youth Triathlon Team.

APRIL 13 ART STOP ON THE GO! DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARIES IN PARKER

Budding artists ages 6 to 12 are invited to cultivate their inner Picassos with friends from the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. The April 13 session will begin at 4 p.m.

APRIL 15 POPS CONCERT PONDEROSA HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE

APRIL 10-19 INTO THE WOODS MAINSTREET CENTER

Parker Arts is teaming up with Parker Theatre Productions, the folks who brought you Guys & Dolls, Oklahoma! and Fiddler On the Roof, to present Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods: a modern musical look at the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales.

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APRIL 11 GO GREEN SPRING CLEAN - RECYCLE EVENT BEHIND LEGEND HIGH SCHOOL

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Ponderosa’s Annual “Pops” Concert will begin at 7 p.m. This year’s theme is “Musical Jeopardy,” so some special guests will play a game of “Jeopardy!” while the bands, choirs and orchestra perform some fun and familiar music. Tickets, which are $5 for adults and $3 for students/senior citizens, are available through the music department.

APRIL 17 WHISKEY AND A WESTERN CU DENVER SOUTH (FORMERLY THE WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE)

Designed for the 21 and older crowd, Silverado is this month’s movie.

Admission includes two drink tickets, appetizers, popcorn, access to the first floor museum exhibits and the movie. Cost is $28 or $18 for designated drivers. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The film is at 7 p.m.

APRIL 20 UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHILD THROUGH FAIRY TALES LONE TREE LIBRARY

Fairy tales help children come to terms with their fears and solve real-life dilemmas. Join therapist Janis Page to explore your youngster’s favorite fairy tale and the personal message it contains. Hosted by the Douglas County Parenting Coalition, this free event begins at 7 p.m. RSVP to DCParenting@usa.com. For more information, call 303.808.7432.

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Based on the New York Times best-selling children’s books series by author Annie Barrows and Illustrator Sophie Blackhall, Ivy & Bean, The Musical is the story of an unexpected friendship between two very different second graders.

Join the Parker Parks and Recreation for the annual planting of trees and educational information on trees and birds, beginning at 9 a.m.

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LIFE-SIZED FAMILY GAME NIGHT

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The whole family is invited to the Parker library for some oversized fun with Life-Sized Family Game Night. Starting times range from 6:30 p.m. to 7:50 p.m. Register at DouglasCountyLibraries.org (click Events) or call 303.791.7323.

The classical crossover pianist and host of NPR’s “From the Top,” astonishes with music from Rachmaninoff to Radiohead.

In this special performance, which begins at 7:30 p.m., O’Riley will provide a residency opportunity where members of the Evans Choir will rehearse and perform choir arrangements of Joni Mitchell with him on stage.

APRIL 25 LEGO STORY MAKER DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARIES

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Participants will create a comic-bookstyle short story, using LEGOs as illustrations. Be sure to register early at DouglasCountyLibraries.org (click Events) or call 303.791.7323.

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Ardas Family Dental (720) 459-8420

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Chad Hines Your Castle Real Estate/ The Mortgage Company (720) 891-2197 LIV Sotheby’s Castle Pines (303) 660-8800 livsothebysrealty.com

SALONS & SPAS

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Parting Thoughts

Parker Athletes Step up to the Next Level

SENIORS SHOW THEIR COMMITMENT ON NATIONAL SIGNING DAY Grace Ditzenberger: Volleyball - Hope College Charlotte Hume: Women’s Soccer - University of Wyoming Bailey Taylor: Softball - Otero College LEGEND HIGH SCHOOL

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From left, Lutheran High School’s Jamil Bond, Alex Nemmers, Josh Clausen and Jake Vieira

arker resident and Colorado-bound offensive lineman Tim Lynott headlined a group of local athletes who signed letters of intent on February’s National Signing Day. While Lynott of Regis Jesuit High School may have made headlines because he was the Buff’s #1 recruit and is staying in-state to play football, there were plenty of other high school athletes who made news on that February day when they committed to advancing their sports and educational paths.

For starters, there were 143 seniors in the Douglas County School District (DCSD) who signed letters of intent to play sports in college, as well as a number of seniors from Regis and Lutheran High School.

“This day of commitment and celebration signifies the next step forward in academics and athletics for these talented seniors,” says DCSD Athletic Director Derek Chaney on the district’s website.

According to their respective districts, the following Parker area athletes have made a commitment to a college athletic program.

Matthew Aguayo-Shannon: Baseball - Eastern Arizona Community College Alex Ausmus: Football - Illinois College Jared Case: Baseball - Garden City Community College Austin Gilbert: Football - Simpson College Austin Hayes: Soccer - School of Mines Anna Kennedy: Women’s Golf - Brigham Young University Lauren Moden: Swim - University of Denver Kyle Morse: Baseball - Monterey Peninsula College Alexis Nunn: Women’s Soccer - Morehead Greg Pickett: Baseball - Mississippi State Peyton Remy: Baseball - New Mexico Madison Roberts: Women’s Soccer - University of Northern Colorado Kaitlyn Roybal: Women’s Golf - North Central College Joey Sale: Women’s Basketball - University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Katherine Smith: Track & Field - Adams State University Jordan Stephens: Baseball - Dallas Baptist Cassi VanDeventer: Women’s Soccer - School of Mines PONDEROSA HIGH SCHOOL

Austin Bullock: Men’s Lacrosse - Colorado Mesa University Jack Griffin: Men’s Lacrosse - Colorado Mesa University Andrea Jackson-Sagredo: Women’s Swimming - Lewis University Derik Mango: Men’s Lacrosse - Marist College Daniel Mastrobuono: Men’s Golf - Hastings College James Maxie: Football - Colorado State-Pueblo Jacob Peterson: Men’s Tennis - Hastings College Ally Power: Softball - University of Buffalo

CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL

LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL

Dominic Compoz: Cross Country, Track - Western State Colorado University Jakob Holtzmann: Men’s Basketball - University of Denver Madeline LaPolla: Softball - University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Teryn Mills: Women’s Volleyball - Trinidad State Junior College Natalie Passeck: Women’s Volleyball - Montana State University Cody Staggs: Dive - Colorado Mesa University Emily Writebol: Cross Country - Concordia University Jessica Chappa: Track, XC - Metro State University Jesse Clark: Women’s Lacrosse - Hendrix College Chase Coon: Men’s Basketball - Morningside

Jamil Bond: Football - Black Hills State Josh Clausen: Football - Wyoming Alex Nemmers: Football - Western State Jake Vieira: Baseball - Midland

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REGIS JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL

Timmy Lynott: Football - University of Colorado Denver Trevor Williams: Football - University of San Diego Brett Quartuccio: Lacrosse – Delaware Matt Schmidt: Baseball – Texas Chris Martin: Football - Augsburg College

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