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COMING EVENTS Discovery Ice Trail Open All Winter | 20115 E. Mainstreet
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The Ice Trail at Discovery Park kicked off the season Nov. 24. Tickets can be purchased on-site or early at the Recreation Center or Fieldhouse. Now offering season passes which includes skate rental and child/adult admission all season long! Find more information at www.ParkerRec.com/IceTrail
Holiday Home Decorating Contest December 13 - 20
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The community is invited to decorate your home for the holiday season. Unleash your creativity and enter to be named one of the best-decorated homes in Parker! Participants must have a Parker mailing address in the 80134 or 80138 ZIP codes. Entries will be accepted online until 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12.
Christmas Parade December 9 | Downtown | 10:30 am Join us for this Parker tradition and catch a glimpse of some Christmas Royalty. The Parade will be along Mainstreet from Victorian Drive to Parker Station and will start along Victorian Drive and end going up East on Mainstreet. After the parade, enjoy our Holiday Market in O'Brien Park.
Swim With Santa December 16 | 17301 E. Lincoln Dr. | 5:00 or 6:00 pm
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Here comes Santa Claus, here come Santa Claus, right down…the waterslide! It’s a Santa-sized pool party with holiday music, festive giveaways and plenty of splashin’ photo ops with jolly old St. Nick in the Activity Pool. All participants will get the opportunity to swim with Santa and take a unique photo with Santa in or around the pool!
Live Nativity December 15-16 | 7160 Bayou Gulch Road | 5- 8 pm Come experience the world during the first Christmas! Take a step back in time without ever leaving your car. There will be live characters and animals portraying scenes and telling the story of the birth of our Savior. This event is free and open to the public. Bring your friends!
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Turkey Day 5K Part of the Parks and Recreation Run Series, this family-friendly community event was a laid-back trot with friends and neighbors. The course for runners was a loop through the community, while the walkers’ course was an out-and-back on Cherry Creek Regional Trail. Registered participants received a commemorative knit scarf, souvenir race bib, and hot cocoa, cider or coffee.
Mayor's Holiday Lighting It was a cold evening, but a fun one! Festivities began in O’Brien Park with a welcome from Mayor Jeff Toborg and Town Council, Silent Night sing-along with the Parker Chorale, then the grand park lighting. Thank you to everyone who joined us in kicking off the season at the Mayor’s Holiday Lighting. Happy holidays, Parker!
Ray J. Harvie Open Space Ray J. Harvie open space is now open for all to enjoy! We are so excited for everyone to enjoy this beautiful space which includes soft-surface trails, seating areas, a bathroom, water fountain, interpretive signs and more. This space is open from dawn till dusk. Learn more at https://www.parkerrec.com/1988/Ray-JHarvie-Open-Space
Nutcracker Of Parker The holidays just aren't the same without seeing this performance of the Nutcracker. The 19 year tradition kicked off the holiday season once again with packed houses for the beloved Nutcracker of Parker by Colorado School of Dance and Lisa Tuska! Thank you for continuing to bring this to Town of Parker, Colorado!
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Vienna, age 6 I love the presents and Elf on the shelf. I like new pajamas because they are merry. Christmas lights on the house is also my favorite. I think it looks beautiful and it makes me feel great!
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Evelyn, age 6 I love eating cookies, opening presents, and decorating the house for Christmas. It’s fun, and helps the house look pretty, and it makes me feel like Christmas inside.
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What to my Wondering Eyes Alexa Nugent brings the Christmas spirit through her decorating business.
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Helping clients has helped her love Christmas even more. She starts out detached enough from each client tree that she can put it together quickly, but by the end becomes emotionally invested. Trees represent memories to her, and each family’s special story is told through their Christmas tree and treasured ornaments. Alexa said she decorates her own home each year before starting on clients’ homes to savor the joy of pulling out the first Christmas touches. The Christmas spirit is evident in her beautiful home.
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Rich Foerster was voted the "Real" Santa at this year's annual Mountain Pine Woman's Club Yuletide Bazaar.
HO HO HO! Santa Claus has come to town, right here in Parker, Colorado. Santa Rich, AKA Rich Foerster, was voted the "Real" Santa at this year's annual Mountain Pine Woman's Club Yuletide Bazaar, held November 11, at the Parker Fieldhouse. Many Parker residents will recognize Santa Rich, as he has been filling in for Santa here in Parker for the past fifteen years. We had a chance to visit with Santa Rich after the event and he shared some details about his fascinating journey to Real Santa status. A semi-retired realtor, Santa Rich is originally from Corpus Christi, TX, moving to Littleton in 1991, and then to Parker in 1997. In 2008, Santa Rich and Keller Williams were the first tenants in the Victoria Peaks office building in downtown Parker and the owner asked for ideas to bring people to that part of town. The Town of Parker had horse drawn carriage rides back then, and the owner was able to arrange to have Victorian Peaks as one of the carriage stops. But how would he get them inside? "Someone suggested having Santa inside the building so that kids and the parents could visit with Santa before or after their carriage ride. There were four Saturdays between Thanksgiving and Christmas and each Saturday we had a different Santa. When I was asked, I was a little reluctant, but I eventually said OK. The following year no one wanted to be Santa. My wife said, why don’t you do it? I agreed and I have been Santa Rich ever since!" "In my third year as Santa, I filled in for the gentleman who was Santa for the Mayor’s Tree Lighting at O’Brien Park. Someone at the Town of Parker called me and I have been honored to be Santa for the Mayor’s Tree Lighting since 2010." Santa Rich appears at numerous events throughout the area, such as the Mayor's tree lighting, Parker's Hometown and Parker Days Parades, Coffee with a Cop, Breakfast with Santa at the West Main Taproom and many private and public functions as well. Santa Rich loves to see the child's face light up when they see him and he loves listening to their Christmas wishes. However, "the absolute best is when a child is a little bit afraid to meet Santa but by the time they leave, they believe Santa is their best friend." 20 SEARCHPARKER
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"One year I visited the home of a five-year-old boy who was born deaf. That year he got Cochlear implants. It was the first time he could hear Santa’s voice." Santa Rich has also enjoyed visiting the Christmas party for a group of Special Olympic athletes.
Regarding this year's bazaar, Santa Rich said, "the Yuletide Bazaar is a wonderful community event. People from Parker and the surrounding communities can come shop and enjoy some holiday cheer. Shoppers are sure to find that one-of-a-kind, unique Christmas gift to complete their shopping. I am glad that I was able to participate in this year’s event. I enjoyed visiting with the vendors, shoppers, and of course, the kids! It was a special honor to be voted the REAL Santa." For additional information regarding Santa Rich please email: coloradosantarich@gmail.com. For additional information about the Mountain Pine Woman's Club please visit mpwcparker.org.
Do you love this time of year? Is your Christmas tree up before Thanksgiving? Do you not think your Christmas sweater is "ugly"? Test your knowledge of Christmas movies, music, and everything Holiday. 1
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Serving as the Real Santa is not all candy canes and chocolates. The requests for Santa visits start as early as November of the previous year. "My wife and I try our best to accommodate as many requests as we can, however, sometimes we have to say no and that’s very difficult for us. We don’t want to disappoint the children." Santa Rich usually makes between 2530 Santa visits each season. "This year I am up to 32."
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This is the time of year to be thankful, and all of us in the Douglas County School District are so thankful for our Douglas County voters! Our community recognized the value of our Douglas County School District (DCSD) teachers and staff by voting to pass 5A, a $66 million Mill Levy Override (MLO), and the impact a quality school district has on a community. This is a HUGE celebration for our school district, our staff, our students, and our communities! We are so grateful for your support. Passing 5A helps us narrow the pay gap our teachers and staff have experienced for a number of years. We already have inquiries from teachers and staff that left us for other districts, because now they can now afford to come home. While we have not fully addressed our salary challenges, this is a big step in the right direction! Of course, the fact that 5B (our $484 million Bond) did not pass means we do have some challenges to overcome. However, we are committed to continuing to educate our community about the need for Bond funding. In the meantime, DCSD will use reserves and available resources for emergency capital needs and will do everything possible to provide our students and staff with comfortable and safe buildings to learn and work. We will partner with our community to find creative solutions to overcrowded schools in areas where neighborhoods are quickly growing (such as analyzing potential boundary changes, deploying mobiles, etc). We have work to do and we are thankful for our engaged community and will be coming to you for feedback on solutions in the coming year.
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