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In This Issue

April 2013 Volume 11 Issue 4 Publisher Mike Waid mike.waid@waidpublishing.com

Editor Pamela Waid pam.waid@mikewaid.com

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5 Search Parker Minis 7 Going Green With Yoga and Meditation 11 Something’s Cookin’ in Parker Schultz’s Gourmet Cooking Sauces

13 Keeping a Green Lawn...AND The Dog 17 Branch Out and Eat Green 18 National Leadership Youth Forum on Medicine 19 Flower Power 23 Diabetes - Are You At Risk?

29 The Bookends 30 Local Author Spotlight 35 Do You Eat What You Read?

37 Calendar of Events Rush Home Road

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The Gem Advisor By: Scott McQueen

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Purple and gold! Sounds like the Minnesota Vikings, right? Perhaps so, but it is also how you describe the lovely colors of ametrine. With ametrine you can have two rich colors for the price of one…and it’s inexpensive…especially considering the fact that it comes from only one mine in the world – the Anahi Mine in Bolivia.

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The history of ametrine is romantic and exotic. The original ametrine mine in Bolivia was received by a Spanish conquistador as a dowry upon marrying a princess named Anahi from the Avoreos tribe. He then introduced the gemstone to Europe by giving gifts to his Spanish queen. Ametrine is a very durable gemstone suited to a variety of jewelry uses. Most sizes and shapes are available, but the color contrast is most pronounced in sizes of over seven carats.

Scott McQueen is the owner of Pinetree Jewelers, Parker’s oldest jewelry store, established in 1976. It is located at 11028 S. Pikes Peak Dr. in Parker. For more information on gemstones or jewelry of any kind call 303-841-2666 or go online to www.pinetreejewelers. com. v

Going Green With Herbs

By Darci Steiner

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Rosemary: Helpful for headaches, inflammation, indigestion, protection against Alzheimer’s and stroke.

Peppermint: Helpful for indigestion, gas, irritable bowel syndrome, menstrual cramps, helps alleviate lung congestion, boosts cognitive function.

Thyme: Helpful during acute and chronic respiratory infections; helpful in relieving diarrhea, indigestion and gas.

Sage: Strengthens memory, protects cells from oxidative damage, helpful for night sweats, useful as a gargle for sore throats.

Basil: Helpful for headaches, nausea, fevers, flu, colds, cramps, indigestion, constipation, and nerve function Parsley: Anti-inflammatory, boosts memory, assists with bronchial and lung congestion and urinary tract infections.

Cilantro: Helps prevent excess blood sugars from being stored as fats.

If you are taking medications, have a medical condition, are pregnant, nursing a baby, or have allergies, please exercise caution and talk with your physician before using herbs.

Information adapted from: The Way of Herbs by Michael Tierra, LAc, OMD; Prescription for Nutritional Healing by Phyllis A. Balch, CNC

For more nutrition information visit www.attainablenutrition.com, or contact Darci Steiner, nutritionist and owner of Attainable Nutrition.

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by Christine Losciale-Thoemmes

Going Green with Yoga and Meditation

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Spring is the perfect time to start anew.

A new you! So here’s a “green” and holistic way you can take care of your body, mind, and spirit. It is important that we are mindful of the choices that we make on a daily basis, not just on the way we care for our environment, but also on the way we care for ourselves. From the inside out!

What we choose to do with our bodies, and our minds, will have a great impact on our health, and our happiness. Not just on how we look, but more importantly how we feel.

With this existing belief system already in place it’s no wonder I have become so intrigued with the benefits that yoga and meditation have to offer. I, like many of you, was looking for a way to not only be healthier, but also find a way to quiet my mind in such a fast paced, busy world. I wanted something that could work with anyone’s schedule, in anyone’s space, and on anyone’s budget! And I had to enjoy it too! Luckily I seem to have found it.

Yoga works out the body, by helping to build strength and increase flexibility, while meditation teaches you to be more focused and relaxed. Together they can help guide you to be your best “you”. What I mean by this, is you learn how to be present and live in the moment; how to love yourself and others more unconditionally; and how to better handle stress- mentally and physically. This is done through various asanas (poses), many of which can be modified to best suit your body’s level of health and flexibility. When you join yoga with meditation, you can encompass the whole self.

But best of all it is fun, and so relaxing! You can practice with your children, spouse, a friend, or by yourself. Find what works best for you.

Since I have started practicing yoga and meditation I have seen and felt many differences in myself. I experience less aches and pains, have increased flexibility, sleep better, and feel a greater sense of peace and overall contentment. These changes have not only had a positive impact on my life, but also on the lives of the people around me. And that is something we could all use more of.

Another wonderful thing I have discovered about yoga and meditation is that many studios offer a free class (find one near you and ask). There is also a plethora of information available on these practices at your local library, and on the internet. So find an option that works for you, and begin your journey. You can make a positive impact on your body, mind and spirit, with little to no money, and without medication. Making it a “green” and affordable practice! Two things I love.

Try these stress reducing techniques: Lotus Pose/ Padmasana: Sit with legs crossed, feet resting on the thighs with soles facing up (modify for your comfort); spine straight; and hands placed on the knees, palms up. Hold for 5-7 minutes.

While remaining in Padmasana, incorporate a simple meditation technique: - With your eyes gently closed, slowly breathe in through your nose, and then breathe out, repeat.

Try to breathe slow and steady. Clear your thoughts and focus only on your breathing. I like to visualize myself inhaling the “good”, and exhaling the “bad.”

The benefits: Improves posture, increases awareness, and helps release stress. I hope you are feeling more relaxed, centered and stress free already.

For more information, contact Christine Losciale-Thoemmes at GoingGreenWithMissChristine@comcast.net

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Peeking Into Parker

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very family has at least one hidden deep in their cupboards; that one tried and true family recipe that is always a hit at neighborhood gatherings, the “go to” for potlucks or special occasions. For me, it’s my grandmother’s chicken and broccoli casserole or my mom’s chocolate kahlua cake. For the Schultz family, it was their special hot sauces and rubs they used to spice up family cook outs. When their sons got involved in high school sports, they started feeding the teams and their families throughout the season and pretty soon, the Schultz’s sauces got to be so popular, their services were being requested more and more. The Schultz family cooked up crowd favorites using those same family recipes. After a while, they went ahead and just bought their own mobile grilling equipment and continued their legacy of grilling greatness for nine years, until their youngest son graduated high school.

The Schultzs donated their grilling equipment and hung up their BBQ tongs after graduation and, what seemed like moments later, literally started getting knocks on the door all summer long from friends and neighbors asking to order the Schultz’s cooking hot sauces for their own family functions and bbqs. At summer’s end, after the family had made and sold gallons and gallons of their gourmet cooking sauce, they sat down around their kitchen table and decided that this love of cooking could actually be a business.

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Taking what they loved doing as a family on a somewhat small scale and turning it into a family business on a much grander scale required a lot of planning and even more hard work. Everything from the logistics of bottling the sauces and distribution to scaling the recipes in order to produce the same, all natural, high quality product made in their family kitchen had to be carefully executed.

The family then started hitting the pavement, offering tastings of their one of a kind products during local cooking demos at places like Tony’s Market, who are supporters of Schultz’s to this day. While doing a demo with Whole Foods in New Mexico, one of the event staff was coming around, passing out ice to

all the vendors. The Schultz family wasn’t going to let this person leave their booth without tasting their amazing sauces and insisted this very nice woman with the ice at least have a taste of what they were grilling. The next day, an executive from Whole Food’s corporate office called, letting them know that the Executive Chef who sampled their sauce was blown away and thus began the relationship between Whole Foods and Schultz’s Gourmet Cooking Sauces and Rubs.

Schultz’s Gourmet Cooking Sauces (Spicy Original Hot Sauce and Sweet Heat Hot Sauce) are not like a Tabasco or Cholula – they are not strictly a way to add heat to what you eat. Their recipes are made to be cooked with or used as a marinade in

Cookin’ in Parker Schultz’s Gourmet Cooking Sauces The Schultz family serves every product to the public as if they are guests at their kitchen table. Their family recipe of peppers that come direct from the farm, fresh garlic and real olive oil hasn’t changed. Schultz’s Sauces and rubs are health helpful, lower in sodium products with no artificial ingredients, MSG or high fructose corn syrup. No corners are ever cut to maintain the high quality of their products.

Those high standards are a big part of the reason Whole Foods uses Schultz’s sauces in recipes found in their prepared food department. You can also taste the difference in Schultz’s amazing sauces during Broncos games served through Centerplate at Sports Authority Field at Mile High and chances are, if you are strolling through Costco, you’ll run into the Schultz family at one of their numerous demos they put on throughout the year.

“I get to grill for a

living. What guy wouldn’t love that?”

Mike Schultz, his brothers and his parents consider it a privilege to be able to share their beloved family recipes with their local community, the rest of Colorado and several other states that can now find Schultz’s products on their local grocer’s shelves. When someone loves what they do for a living, it shows in everything they do. Next time you’re looking for a way to add a little extra love to your family’s dinner, all you have to do is throw a little (or a lot) of Schultz’s Gourmet Sauce in your recipe, and I’ll bet you discover a new family favorite in your own kitchen.

Schultz’s Gourmet Cooking Sauces and Rubs can be found in Whole Foods, Costco, Natural Grocers, by Vitamin Cottage and Tony’s Market. You can also visit them online at www. schultzsgourmet.com or find them on Facebook.

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your kitchen or on your outdoor grills. In fact, dozens of recipes, many of which are submitted by those who buy and love Schultz’s, can be found on their website. Everything from Schultz’s Gourmet Bacon Wrapped Shrimp to Rocky Mountain Pulled Pork and Twice Baked Potatoes to Schultz’s Gourmet Hash Browns are all there, ready to be tested in your kitchen.

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Keeping a Green Lawn...And The Dog C By tracy burlingame

ontrary to popular belief, yellow spots on your lawn where your dog urinates are caused by excess nitrogen – not by acidic pH levels. When your dog urinates, it is similar to pouring liquid fertilizer directly onto your lawn. Small amounts of fertilizer are good, but concentrated amounts cause the burn. You may notice the grass surrounding the yellow spot is tall and green. This is due to the lighter concentration of nitrogen as the urine spreads. If you can reduce the amount of nitrogen soaking into the lawn, you will mitigate the burn damage.

Female dogs are more likely to cause burn than males because they empty their entire bladder in one location instead of lifting their leg and marking in numerous places (not because the pH of their urine is any different!). Dogs that eat a very high protein diet are also more likely to cause burn spots.

The internet is filled with home remedies such as adding tomato juice to your dogs’ food, but most are ineffective and a few actually make the situation worse. There are also supplements offered by pet stores to feed your dog that promise they will eliminate the problem, but most of them do not work and only help in emptying your wallet.

Tips to help prevent and treat urine burn

1. Saturate the spot where your dog urinates with water immediately to dilute the concentration of nitrogen. We keep a filled watering can near the door to make this more convenient.

2. Encourage your dog to drink more fresh water. This will

dilute their urine and lessen the effects of the nitrogen. High quality canned foods are another way to help hydrate your pet.

3. Feed a healthy dog food with the correct protein levels for

your dogs’ needs. Healthy foods have high quality protein sources (no by-products, cheap fillers, gluten, corn, wheat or soy) that are more completely utilized by the dog and create less nitrogenous waste.

4. Consider replacing your lawn with more urine-resistant

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grasses. The hardiest grasses are typically fescues and perennial ryegrasses. More sensitive varieties are Kentucky bluegrass or Bermuda. Lawns that are stressed from drought, wear or infestation are more susceptible to burn.

5. Train your dog to urinate in a location less visible.

6. Apply a product to the lawn that will help bind the salts and nitrogen from the urine and increase soil permeability for faster lawn recovery (i.e., Guard Dog Protectant).

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7. Under-fertilize the areas of your yard where your dog urinates and keep it sufficiently watered.

By making some small changes, you and your dog should be able to enjoy a healthy, spot-free yard!

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branch out and eat GREEN

By Darci Steiner

Spring is the perfect time to branch out and eat green! Greens are the number one food you can eat regularly to help improve your health. Green leafy vegetables are brimming with fiber, minerals, vitamins and numerous plant-based substances that may help protect you from heart disease, cancer, diabetes and many other illnesses. Dark green leafy vegetables are consumed by Americans on average of only once or twice per week, yet are one of the most inexpensive sources of many important nutrients.

Here’s a guide to help you eat green this spring! If you’re hesitant, start with the milder tasting beginner greens. Then, you can incorporate the intermediate greens into salads, smoothies and even juicing!

Beginner Greens

l Spinach has a delicate mild flavor that helps improve red blood cell function, strengthen bones, regulate heart rate and quench free radicals. l Green leaf lettuce is very versatile, inexpensive and mild.

Because it contains generous amounts of vitamin A it is a great choice to improve vision. l Red leaf lettuce has a very mild flavor, contains many antioxidant compounds and is also inexpensive. l Romaine lettuce helps build healthy bones, eyes, skin and mucus membranes. Its nutrients also help promote heart health and prevent stroke. l Iceberg lettuce is the least nutritious of all the greens.

However, it is not a useless green. It has been shown to help combat heart disease, anemia and age-related illnesses.

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Intermediate Greens

l Kale is the most nutrient dense green leafed vegetable. It offers everything you could possibly want in a green! Kale aids in blood clotting, fighting cancer and promoting healthy vision. l Swiss chard helps maintain connective tissue, control blood sugar levels, prevent anemia, control a healthy heart rate, boost immunity and maintain connective tissue. l Turnip greens are loaded with calcium, and vitamins A, C and K. Consuming turnip greens help boost immune defenses against cancer and illness, help build healthy bones, combat anemia

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and enhance collagen synthesis. l Arugula inhibits cancer growth as well as helps to build healthy bones and improve immune defenses. l Collard greens help to lower LDL cholesterol levels, help the immune system protect against viral and bacterial infection, regulate blood sugar and protect against osteoporosis. l Mustard greens prevent arthritis and anemia, offer protection against cancerous growths, lower LDL cholesterol and battle the onset of heart disease.

Nutritionist Darci Steiner is the founder of Attainable Nutrition, a nutrition counseling company based in Parker, Colorado.

To schedule a personal nutritional consultation visit www. attainablenutrition.com.

National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine By Kyle Wolfe During the Forum students will explore what life is like for a medical resident, discuss medical epidemics and lifethreatening diseases, and medical specialties and careers with actual patients and physicians. I cannot wait to work closely with prestigious and technologically advanced hospitals and physicians and get an up-close view of the medical profession.

The Forum being expensive, I’ve reached out to the community for support. Several businesses and organizations were extremely generous in sponsoring my tuition for the forum. These include the High Noon Rotary Club and the Patricia J. Fiske Scholarship Fund. I

would also like to thank Waid Publishing for allowing me to write several articles and for contributing to the tuition costs of the Forum. I would also like to thank several friends and neighbors who were also very compassionate in making personal donations.

Keep posted for another article that I will be writing about my experience at the Forum. I cannot wait to arrive in Kansas City and participate in this incredible opportunity!

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Hello! My name is Kyle Wolfe. You may remember my previous article that was published in January about the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine. This Forum is a wonderful opportunity that will help me achieve my future aspirations within the neonatal medical field.

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FLOWER POWER a a a a a a a a Submitted By Kris from Tagawa Gardens

For your health and the health of the community here are a few facts to ponder about flowers.

Every day healthy landscapes produce oxygen that we breathe, using carbon dioxide and helping slow the accumulation of greenhouse gases.

Flowers in your landscape stimulate your senses and reduce stress.

Gardens assist with storm water run-off and erosion.

Strategically placed plants within a community deter graffiti and crime. Statistically the more plants you have the lower the crime rates.

Planted medians along busy roads help to slow traffic and calm drivers.

Plants in the work place reduce office pollutants and reduce employee sick time by 14%.

Flowers elevate mood, stimulate creativity, and memory.

(source: America in Bloom (www.americainbloom.org)

Children working in the garden gain improved memory, enhanced health, improved grades, concentration and boosts to their creativity.

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Diabetes, Leading Cause of Death and Disability

Are You at Risk?

By Christy Beyerly, Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator at Parker Adventist Hospital

An estimated 25.8 million children and adults in the U.S. have diabetes and another 79 million adults are estimated to have pre-diabetes or are at high-risk for developing diabetes. Research shows that type 2 diabetes, also known as adult onset diabetes, and much of the illness and premature death caused by the disease can be prevented or delayed simply through modest weight loss and regular physical activity. To delay diabetes-associated illnesses, it is important to understand the disease and how to prevent or control it.

Q: What is diabetes?

Diabetes is a condition that affects how your body uses energy, in the form of glucose, from food. People with diabetes have a high level of glucose in their blood which can be caused by too little insulin being produced by the pancreas, the body not accepting or using the insulin it produces, or a combination of both. Diabetes cannot be cured but it can be successfully controlled.

Q: How can you manage diabetes?

Keep blood glucose levels within the normal range or as close to normal as possible. Managing diabetes requires daily self-care, such as blood sugar monitoring, meal planning, staying active, and taking medications along with other self-care skills that will promote better management of your diabetes treatment regimen.

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Q: What is prediabetes and how is it different from diabetes?

Prediabetes is the state that occurs when a person’s blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. Normal fasting blood glucose is below 100 mg/dl.

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test to detect prediabetes and diabetes.

Q: What is the treatment for prediabetes?

Treatment consists of losing a modest amount of weight (five to 10 percent of total body weight) through diet and moderate exercise, such as walking, 30 minutes a day, five days a week.

Having prediabetes, results in a 50 percent increased risk for heart disease or stroke, so it’s important to take steps to stop or slow the progression of prediabetes.

If you have been diagnosed with prediabetes or diabetes, seek the expert advice of Parker Adventist Hospital’s Diabetes SelfManagement program recognized by the American Diabetes Association as a program offering high quality diabetes education.

Visit www.parkerhospital.org/diabetes to learn more.

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Five year old Sharla lives with her mother, Collette in the Lakeview trailer park, in Ontario. At twenty-two, Collette has her sights set on just about anything other than raising Sharla. One day she walks the trailer park, ringing doorbells and asking strangers to take care of Sharla for the Summer. Seventy-five year old Addy agrees to watch the child and soon finds that she has taken on a big responsibility, but one that will transform the lives of both Sharla and Addy forever.

BECKY: I think that this author did an amazing job bringing her words to life. I could picture clearly every event that happened. Did this story play like a movie for you too Pam? PAM: Definitely. The author’s descriptions made each character and scene so clear for me that I was able to easily form a picture. As Addy begins to take care of Sharla, she finds herself remembering her past. This allows the author to take us, the readers, back and forth between present and past. I always love when an author uses this method to tell a story. Did you enjoy this part of the book, Becky?

BECKY: I feel like a majority of our stories have that style and I like it because it gives great depth to the characters. When Addy would reflect on her past I felt like I was listening in as a lady in a retirement home was quietly talking to herself about the past. It was like watching a fire in a pit, I couldn’t pull myself away. Addy had many different facets to her character and she stole my heart right away. Do you think that Sharla was developed as well as Addy?

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PAM: I don’t feel that Sharla’s character was as developed as Addy in the story. However, what began as a heartbreaking description of Sharla, led to a heartwarming change in the girl as she was shown the love and care in the home of “Mum Addy.” Becky, did you have the same feelings about the transformation of Sharla?

BECKY: Indeed, and although she wasn’t developed as much it was wonderful to know that she was finally loved and cared for. Both Sharla and Addy had hearts that needed to love and be loved, so they fulfilled a great void in each others’ lives. Sharla’s character changed both physically and mentally through this story but I think that was due to her young age.

Addy was in the last season of her life and was less likely to have such a large transformation, but loving Sharla gave her a peace that she had been searching for. While Addy is reflecting on her life we are introduced to several characters from her past that for the most part were damaging to her welfare. In your opinion, which one was most harmful to Addy?

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PAM: That is a great question, Becky. I think the most harmful were her parents.

The hurt that they caused her when they turned her out of the house was a part of Addy throughout her life. This also kept her from returning home until much later in her story.

She was toward the end of her life when she realized that she had finally forgiven her parents for their desertion.

However, this abandonment haunted her and shaped her during the story. Who do you feel was the most harmful?

BECKY: Sadly there were several events that harmed Addy during her lifetime and caused her much misery. There is an event that happens in her youth that sets the snowball in motion. I won’t go into detail so we don’t spoil the story but it is the catalyst that turns her parents against her and therefore the beginning of her pain. Without this event, I think that her family would have continued to support her. Therefore, I think that the person who caused the original pain was the most harmful. However, Addy was quite resilient and made a life for herself in spite of the trials she had to endure. Do you think that this is a book most people would enjoy?

PAM: I do think that most readers would enjoy this book. Although various serious topics and story lines weave throughout the book, the author includes many positive aspects as well. I do have to caution our readers...there are many sexually explicit scenes that definitely would not be appropriate for everyone, especially young readers. Becky, toward the end of the book, Addy is pulled more frequently (and more thoroughly) into her past and her memories. Did you find this part of the book and her confusion of past and present upsetting?

BECKY: Absolutely. It was heart breaking to hear of the hardships that she had to endure during her life and her possible Alzheimer’s robbed her of some of the joy she then had with Sharla. Yet, she continued to fight and move on from her experiences. It reminds you of the immense strength of the human spirit. I really enjoyed this book and didn’t want the story to end. What story are we going to enjoy next month?

PAM: Next month we will discuss The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman.

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There are far too many wonderful events, classes and performances at our new PACE Center to list in our calendar of events! Please visit PACEcenteronline.org to discover the many choices available.

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April 5 The Colorado Wind Ensemble presents New York Nights 7:30 pm PACE Center www.coloradowindensemble.org or 303-394-4552

April 20 Parents’ Night Out 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm Parker Fieldhouse Parkeronline.org

April 6 Skate Night 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm Parker Fieldhouse Parkeronline.org

April 20 Parker Task Force Food Drive 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Safeway, King Soopers, Wal-Mart and Dollar Tree Parkertaskforce.org or 303-841-3460

April 13 Lessons and Lemonade with Parker Artists Guild Teachers Watercolor basics 9:30 am to 11:00 am or 11:30 am to 1:00 pm **Reservations Required** Parker Hobby Lobby www.parkerartistsguild.com

April 25 Wings of Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Research benefit 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm The Wildlife Experience www.wingsofhopepcr.org or 720-733-0491

April 13 Teen Art Studio with Parker Artists Guild Teachers Oil pastels with JoAnn 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm **Reservations Required** Parker Hobby Lobby www.parkerartistsguild.com

may 11 Parker Chorale presents “An American Celebration of Song!”

Parker’s hometown community choir performs a wonderful selection of songs by American Composers and will be presenting a donation to one of Parker’s High School Vocal Music Programs through their Annual Grant Program!

Tickets available at www.PaceCenterOnline.com or by calling 303-805-6800.

April 18-21 Robin Hood, presented by CYT 4/18: 7:00 pm 4/19: 7:00 pm 4/20: 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm 4/21: 3:00pm Mainstreet Center www.cytdenver.org/shows or 303-653-4716 April 19, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm April 20, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Auditions for Oklahoma! (presented by Parker Theatre Academy

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April 20 Family Fun Night 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm Legend High School Commons Fundraiser for Legend Band Programs: Bingo, bake sale, games and silent auction www.legendtitanband.com

PACE Center Call 303-805-6800 to set an audition appointment.

Please prepare a 30 second song, preferably from Oklahoma!, and bring sheet music. Be prepared to dance. Fee required for show; non-paid roles.

Callbacks are April 21, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

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may 16 Third Thursdays: Art and Music Live country and bluegrass music by The Last Flight Out, cash bar, appetizers and art! Enjoy the evening at your own PACE. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm PACE Center 303.805.6800 or parkeronline.org If you have a community event to be considered in our events calendar, then please email event details to Pam at pam.waid@waidpublishing.com

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