Evergreen Lifestyles March 2024

The 17th Annual Foothills Home, Garden and Lifestyle Show Showcases Innovative

Home Products and Services

By Jo Ann M. Colton Special to Lifestyles

The 17th Annual Foothills Home, Garden and Lifestyle Show (FHGLS) is scheduled for Saturday, April 13 from 10:00am-5:00pm and Sunday, April 14 from 10:00am-3:00pm at Conifer High School (10441 Highway 73, Conifer). There is no admission fee required to attend this event and parking is also FREE.

The Foothills Home, Garden and Lifestyle Show is a beloved community event that has something to offer to just about everyone. So whether you are looking to ren-

FEATURE OF THE MONTH

ovate your existing home, build a new home or you just want to spend an exciting day with your family viewing all the new home products currently on the market, this event will not disappoint.

“The Foothills Home, Garden and Lifestyle Show is organized by the Evergreen and Conifer Rotary Clubs. The location of this annual event alternates each year between Evergreen and Conifer High Schools,” said

Janine Payton Conifer Rotary Club Member and 2024 Foothills Home and Garden Show Director for this year’s event at Conifer High School.

The Foothills Home, Garden and Lifestyle Show, which draws local residents, as well as visitors and tourists from Denver metro and all points beyond, will showcase 70-plus reserved booths featuring area construction trades, remodeling companies, and gardening/landscaping businesses. In addition, at this home show you will fi nd a plethora of other service vendors

and nonprofits (leisure, health, cooking, Colorado artistic/creative businesses— and more). Vendors will exhibit and offer their products/services for sale, interact with the public, and answer questions from attendees.

Food and beverages will also be available onsite for purchase from the Yum Bus Food Truck (https://theyumbus. square.site). The Yum Bus in Bailey, Colorado serves fresh and tasty comfort foods, including burgers, fries, sandwiches, melts, and so much more. Come out and enjoy the show and when your “hungry kicks in,” ride the Yum Bus to

delicious!

This year’s Presenting Sponsor is Lifetime Windows & Siding (Lifetime Windows & Doors). Gold Sponsors are: 5280 Exteriors, and Gravina’s Window Center of Littleton. Silver Sponsor is: Canyon Courier (Colorado Community Media), and the event’s Bronze Sponsor is 1st Bank. Be sure to check out the FHGLS website (www.foothillshomeshow.com) for a list of sponsors and participating businesses and organizations.

“We realize it takes a coordinated effort to organize any major community event,” said 2024 FHGLS Show Director Janine Payton. “That said, we know we simply could not have produced the

Christine Kahane’s March 30 Workshop Can Help You Find Balance Spring

LIFE COACH ING MARCH WORKSHOP: FIND YOUR BALANCE

Learn: work with your emotions, give yourself grace, re-connect with family, friends, colleagues.

Work with tools: meet challenges in your daily life that keep you o -balance and feeling stuck or just plain lousy.

Take aways: resolve complex situations, how to connect with who you are and what you truly want.

30 MARCH

By Jo Ann M. Colton Special to Lifestyles

The months of January and February have come and gone so quickly. One has hardly had time to catch one’s breath let alone keep pace with climate change issues, constantly developing worldly concerns, and everything else that is going on with your own professional and personal life.

That said; if you feel you are losing your daily footing and are feeling unsure about how to get back on track, Christine Kahane’s March 30 Balance workshop is designed to help you explore extremes in your life and discover tools for bringing them into harmony.

Nationally Board-Certified Executive and Health & Wellness Coach Christine Kahane, of Kahane Coaching, will facilitate her very affordable ($60/per person) Balance workshop in her downtown Evergreen office at 28186 Highway 74, Suite 5, (creek side) on Saturday, March 30 from 10:00am-12:30pm.

“Every aspect of our lives is being impacted by soaring costs. So, for this very reason I am committed to offering

Fun Easter Gifts Kids Will Love

(StatePoint) While bunny- and eggshaped candies are always crowd-pleasing favorites during Easter, you can make the holiday extra special for kids with some less sugary treats that can be enjoyed year-round. For a joy-filled celebration, get inspired with these fun and egg-cellent ideas for Easter baskets:

Great Books

Books unlock new worlds and ideas, making them great gifts on any occasion. Easter is no exception. Use the opportunity to stock children’s shelves with fiction by favorite and new-to-them authors, as well as non-fiction books on subjects of interest to

them. With the thoughtful gift of brand-new titles to discover, they’ll be well-prepared to stay engaged and entertained during the downtime of spring and summer vacation ahead. A few thematic ideas include, “The Good Egg: An Easter and Springtime Book for Kids” and “The Velveteen Rabbit.”

Cool Toys

Make children’s days tweet-tastic with VTech Gabbers, fluffy bird buddies that can be brought along on adventures by sliding a fabric-covered magnetic egg under one’s shoulder sleeve and perching the bird on top.

Three different colored Gabbers: Jay Blue, Finch Pink and Owl White, all sing, make

funny sounds and will repeat and tweet the things kids say in a funny voice! Whether you gift one bird, or all three, this will be a beloved and adorable addition to any Easter basket. Another cool idea that puts a spin on Easter eggs? Switch & Go Hatch & Roaaar Eggs. They open up to include all the pieces needed to build 2-in-1 dinosaur vehicles. The line-up includes a t-rex racer, pterodactyl chopper and more. For more toys that make great Easter gifts, visit amazon.com/ vtechtoys.

Inspiration and Gear

Another fun addition to Easter baskets is gear and tools that support kids’ hobbies,

quality and affordable self-help workshops so people can achieve a greater sense of balance and accomplishment in their lives,” said Christine Kahane, author of her newly launched book, UNLearning: Leading Change Without Resistance, available on Amazon.com (https://bit.lv/UNLearning).

Christine works with people who are looking to re-direct their lives. She coaches you through the job-search process, career changes, and other obstacles that can block your life’s full potential to thrive.

Using various techniques that integrate your communication styles, behavior patterns, and preferences she helps you discover the best answers to your most perplexing questions so you can move forward and harness your greatest strengths for a deeply purposeful life.

Call Christine Kahane (303-5895456) for one-on-one or group appointments. Visit her website (www.kahanecoaching.com) for Emotional Resilience Group (ERG) chat information, or to register online for her March “Balance” workshop.

passions and talents. For example, if you’re shopping for a young artist, consider gifting them a watercolor set, crafting kit or kid-friendly knitting needles. For a child interested in the performing arts, you can get them started on their journey with a gift certificate for music, acting or dance lessons. Or, help get a budding athlete prepared for the spring and summer sports seasons ahead with a light-up baseball or softball, which will allow them to extend their game of catch into the evening, giving them a competitive edge.

With a few tweaks to your Easter basket routine, you can make the holiday fun and memorable for children.

Spring Savings Have Sprung!

Spring is just around the corner! Th is is the perfect season for catching up on overdue maintenance, deep cleaning, and organizing in your home. We will help you cross your fi replace off your Spring to-do list, and you can help us make some room in our store. We can fi x your broken fi replace (you know you’re still going to need it for several weeks yet), perform the necessary annual service on your hearth appliance, or replace your outdated fi replace, stove, or insert.

Even better yet, we’re Spring Cleaning our warehouse and we’re eager to get some of our best-selling models into your home! Our Spring savings have sprung and we’re offering you the best deals of the season, while supplies last.

Not only can you have the fi replace, stove, or insert of your dreams, it will also be safe, beautiful, warm, and save you money on your purchase and energy bills. Today’s hearth appliances boast the

best efficiency, and many woodburning and pellet-fueled stoves and inserts we carry qualify for the Federal Biomass tax credit. Springtime is also tax season, and you can take advantage of this tax credit of up to $2,000 back on your entire project cost!

If you’re happy with how your fi replace is holding up, make sure you take care of it after it has kept you comfortable all winter. Spring is the best time for annual maintenance! Not only do you avoid the long wait times of autumn, but there is a scientific advantage to getting your chimney cleaned in the Spring. The soot and creosote that accumulates during the burning season is highly acidic. Combined with the humidity of spring and summer, this is corrosive and causes degradation to your chimney system. Getting your chimney cleaned at the end of the burning season is the best way to prevent this damage.

Do you think that because you don’t burn wood you don’t need an annual cleaning? You are mistaken! Your gas fi replace, insert, or stove also needs an annual Spring Cleaning and inspection. Th is helps to maximize your appliance’s performance and keeps your home safe too. You may wonder, how do you service something that burns gas? The process is different but just as important. With a gas unit, our Certified Technicians clean the glass, logs, inside the fi rebox, and refresh the burner media. We also perform an inspection on the appliance to check that all the components, like the pilot and thermocouple, are working well and we check for gas leaks to keep your family safe.

Springtime is also Home Show season! Visit us at Conifer High School for the annual Foothills Home, Garden and Lifestyle Show on Saturday April 13th and Sunday April 14th. You can schedule

an annual service and ask us your fi replace questions. You’ll be able to talk to our certified professionals about your hearth appliance service, Springtime home projects, and our overstock fi replaces, stoves, and inserts. We look forward to seeing you there!

This Spring, we’ll help you check your fireplace and chimney off your SpringCleaning list! Get your chimney cleaned, your hearth appliance evaluated, a leaky chimney inspection, and discuss a new appliance with just one phone call to Mountain Hearth & Patio at 303-6791601. We have been servicing and installing fireplaces in the Foothills and Denver Metro for over 20 years. You’re invited to see for yourself! Visit our showroom at 7001 Highway 73 in Marshdale or visit our website at www.MtnHP.com. Give us a call at 303-679-1601 or send an email to Office@MtnHP.com. Happy Springtime!

“It is impossible to produce superior performance unless you do something different from the majority”

- Sir John Templeton

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for Middle, High School and

level athletes.

Rich Barbell Fitness Offers Strength And Conditioning Training For Athletes And Others

www.Richbarbellfitness.com

richbarbellfitness@gmail.com

Cell: (303) 809-6436

30746 Bryant Dr Unit 403 (Not visible from street. Up Bryant Drive)

By Jo Ann M. Colton Special to Lifestyles

“No pain, No gain” implies if you don’t feel any pain when working out, you won’t lose weight or build muscle. But Richard Bell, Certified High School Strength and Conditioning Coach (CSCC) and owner of Rich Barbell Fitness & Sports Conditioning located at 30746 Bryant Drive/Unit 403, Evergreen believes, “weight/muscle gain is all about the pain of discipline, fighting against your own urges to do the things you should do, whether you like it or not versus not doing them and living with the pain of regret.”

Highly sought after high school Strength & Conditioning Coach Richard Bell was once Head Basketball Coach for Bailey, Colorado’s Platte Canyon H.S. where he oversaw all his athletes’ off-season weight training sessions. This experience led him to pursue his passion for improved sports performance on a full-time basis. From 2014-2017 he was the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Mullen High School.

“My goal has always been to improve the way athletes approach their strength/conditioning goals by applying scientifically-proven techniques to enhance human performance on the playing field,” said Rich Bell.

For the past several years Richard Bell has shifted his focus from working with entire school teams to coaching individual athletes 13 years of age and older, from junior high school through the college ranks. He also works with all types of individuals and “Weekend Warriors.”

‘My goal has always been to improve the way athletes approach their strength/ conditioning goals by applying scientificallyproven techniques to enhance human performance on the playing field,’ Rich Bell Owner

Over the past 29 years, Rich Bell has trained over 400 athletes at different levels and various sports backgrounds. He continues to incorporate new training techniques and methods into his programs determined entirely by each person’s personalized assessment to ensure his clients’ fast results, better performance, increased stamina, and improved physical appearance. Whether you want to improve your athletic skills or simply improve your fitness, contact Rich Barbell Fitness

( http://richbarbellfitness.com) to set up your consultation.

HOME & GARDEN

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Foothills Home, Garden and Lifestyle Show for the past 17 years without the continuing support of our dedicated Evergreen and Conifer Rotary Club members, our loyal sponsors, and over 70 volunteers.” Janine Payton went on to express thanks to everyone who, over the years, has enabled the Foothills Home, Garden, and Lifestyle Show to become such a popular and successful community event.

The pandemic sidelined the Foothills Home, Garden and Lifestyle Show in 2020 and caused it to be canceled that year just prior to its scheduled dates. Likewise, the event was not held in 2021 due to the continuing virus. However, since 2005, The Foothills home show has been welcoming home more than

1,000 attendees each year (depending on the weather) and helping “business to happen.” Residents of our local foothills community understand that shopping locally keeps monies in our own community. Supporting the success of our mountain businesses, retailers, and nonprofit organizations, as well as the show’s vendor participants from down the hill, ultimately fuels our local economy and real estate market enabling our community to thrive while perpetuating our beloved mountain lifestyle.

The Evergreen Rotary Foundation (ERF) and the Conifer Rotary Foundation (CRF) are the entities that distribute grant money to the local community and internationally on behalf of the Evergreen and Conifer Rotary Clubs. Over the years many local organizations have benefited from Rotary grants, including: Seniors’ Resource Center, Mountain Resource Center, Evergreen Christian Outreach, Blue

Spruce Habitat for Humanity, Evergreen Chamber Orchestra, Evergreen Fire and Rescue, Evergreen and Conifer High Schools, Mountain Area Land Trust, Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice, Stage Door Theater, Staunton State Park Track-Chair Program, and more.

Since its inception, the Foothills Home, Garden and Lifestyle Show has raised well over $300,000, all of which has been, and will again be, apportioned back to the benefit of our community.

The 17th Annual Foothills Home, Garden and Lifestyle Show, which boasts boundless benefits to its attendees, is sure to be a fun way to spend the weekend. In addition, unlike in previous years, entry to this home show is FREE to the public. However, if you choose to further support our local community, food donations will be accepted at the door and greatly appreciated on behalf of the 285 BackPack Project. Because one in five children in

Colorado belong to families that cannot afford food, or do not have regular access to food, the Conifer Rotary-led project, which partners with the Conifer and Bailey communities, sends food home with kids over the weekends. Visit the website (foothillshomeshow.com) for a list of suggested food items for donation. Foothills residents like to do business with people they know, like, and trust. So, mark your calendars and come out to the 2024 (17th Annual) Foothills Home, Garden and Lifestyle Show at Conifer High School on April 13 and April 14. Allow yourself the opportunity to meet area vendors face-to-face, learn more about their products/services and discover the latest home/garden trends and current products available for you, your own home, and your lifestyle. Start building good working relationships at the Foothills Home Garden and Lifestyle Show, and show your community support to just let “business happen.”\