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Brown-bag lunch with Twesigye Jackson Kaguri
An informational brown-bag lunch with Twesigye Jackson Kaguri will be held at noon Thursday, Aug. 25, at HearthFire Books, 1254 Bergen Parkway. Kaguri, who is from southwestern Uganda, is author of “A School For My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka.” For more information, call 303-670-4549 or visit www.hearthfire books.com.
Auditions for the Evergreen Children’s Chorale
Auditions for the 2011-12 performance season of the Evergreen Children’s Chorale will be held on Thursday, Aug. 25. ECC’s developmental group, Prelude, will hold auditions on Aug. 30. All second- through eighth-grade students from public, private or home schools are invited to audition. For information or to schedule an audition time, call 303-674-9004.
Alzheimer’s fund-raiser
BrightStar Care will host an Alzheimer’s fund-raiser from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, at Creekside Cellars, 28036 Highway 74, Evergreen. The event will include a wine/appetizer tasting. Prices per ticket are $25, with $10 from each ticket being donated to the Alzheimer’s Association. There will also be a raffle of bottles of wine donated by Creekside Cellars. Tickets will be available at the door. Space is limited. To R.S.V.P., e-mail Art Chmelik at art.chmelik@ brightstarcare.com or call 720-963-1000 no later than Aug. 12.
Church of the Hills plans Community WORKship
Church of the Hills Presbyterian will host its Community WORKship on Sunday, Aug. 28, at the church, 28628 Buffalo Park Road (on the hill across from the Evergreen Public Library). The program will consist of a variety of projects to support a new home being built in Kittredge. There will be a short service at 9 a.m. At 9:30 a.m. teams will depart to Kittredge to work on the house and to build a picnic table for the new home, another team will work at the Habitat Resale Shop, and another (those younger than 16 years of age) will stay at church to paint birdhouses and “Welcome Home” signs for the family. All will return to the church at 12:30 p.m. for a picnic. It is requested that all families bring their own picnic lunch. Paper plates, napkins, etc. will be provided. Visit www.churchofthehills.com.
Guide Jack Moreno and angler Dawn Gwin, who served in Afghanistan, are all smiles during the Battle at Boxwood Gulch, a fund-raiser for Project Healing Waters.
Fly-fishing, healing go hand in hand for veterans
DOWN THE HILL District Attorney’s Safety Fair
The Jefferson County District Attorney’s third annual Community Safety Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. Sixth Ave., Golden. The event will include free document shredding — no limit; free small electronics recycling (small fee for large items); free prescription round-up; free 911 cell phones for seniors; free credit reports printed and reviewed by bank officers on-site; free bicycle rodeo for kids with free helmets; kids’ activities including Ronald McDonald with his magic show at noon, bounce castles, face painting and craft tables; and more than 80 booths offering information, handouts and giveaways. A free parking lot shuttle will be available.
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STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY BARBARA FORD | STAFF WRITER
B G outside Bailey is the perfect place to experience both healing waters and fly-fishing. For wounded veterans, who come to the river through the nonprofit Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, the burbling stream can soothe their anxieties and provide a chance to focus on flowing water, abundant fish, and the tranquil, beautiful surroundings. Project Healing Waters helps the physical Please see HEALING, Page 6B
One of the brown trout caught in the North Fork of the South Platte River during Saturday’s fund-raiser.