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Fe at u res 6 Couple brings ‘Aloha Spirit’ to Windsor with Hawaiian grill

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14 harvest festival chairman volunteers to help build community among residents

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Couple brings

‘ Aloha Spirit ’ to Windsor with Hawaiian grill

By trevor reid // For Windsor Premier

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During an impromptu trip to Durango, as its proximity to the Hawaiian student uliet and Andy Higa weren’t the couple found a restaurant that inspired populations of both University of Northern sure how customers would them to run their own restaurant. Juliet’s Colorado and Colorado State University. react to the Hawaiian cuisine family has run a restaurant on the island They still lived in Fort Collins when they they planned to serve at their new of Kauai for the past 25 years, and Andy opened the restaurant, but they became Hawaiian grill in downtown Windsor in has always worked in restaurants.

Windsor residents after learning more 2004, so they started off with a small The Higas chose Windsor as a prime about the area. menu. Thirteen years later, customers location for its promising growth, as well “We just felt like Windsor had a nice keep returning to Okole Maluna for an feel to it. Similar to what we grew up in authentic taste of the islands.

— little, smaller unique towns. It was a “We’ve brought a lot more Hawaiian natural draw for us,” Andy said. comfort foods and flavors that we are Starting off as a unique restaurant more accustomed to into the menu,” in a smaller town, Andy said he thinks co-owner Juliet said. “You’ll find a lot of Okole Maluna really earned itself a the same menu items in Hawaii, but it’s reputation. The restaurant is now a still our own recipes.” bit of a destination spot; people come Each meal at Okole Maluna is from Loveland, Fort Collins and even prepared from scratch using recipes Boulder and Denver. developed by Andy, co-owner and head “It’s been nice to pick a community chef. He maintains most of the kitchen like Windsor because we started off as responsibilities, while his wife, Juliet, kind of a newer style restaurant, but manages the dining area and bar. Both after 13 years we’ve been hopefully were born on the island of Oahu in Juliet Higa and Andy Higa, sit at one of the tables in their woven into the fabric of Windsor,” Hawaii; Juliet met Andy at Colorado restaurant, Okole Maluna, 431 Main St., earlier this month.

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nice variety for everyone.”

That variety can range from dishes like the loco moco, a homemade hamburger with two eggs over easy on rice and smothered in brown gravy, to healthier picks like the sesame crusted grilled tofu and stir-fried vegetables. Andy and Juliet said they usually find themselves at the restaurant about an hour or two before opening and closing each day. Okole Maluna also caters events such as wedding receptions, graduation parties and even larger events Juliet Higa smiles as she leans on the bar at Okole like Windsor’s Bulls on the Beach. The Maluna, 431 Main St., in Windsor.

Higas have no problem keeping busy.

Hawaiian cuisine incorporates the “We don’t even really put it to numbers melting pot of Hawaiian culture. A anymore. As a small business, you just get Spanish botanist cultivated the first up and do what you need to for that day,” pineapple in Honolulu in 1813. After the Andy said. sugar and pineapple plantations took off, The Higas said they focus on providing immigrants brought more flavors to the consistency at Okole Maluna. They want islands. Hawaiian flavors can be traced to to provide the same kind of quality Polynesian, European, American, Asian that they look for when they go out and Hispanic cuisines. to eat. It all contributes to what “In Hawaii, we’ve sort of made it our own.

Juliet said is her favorite thing of You may find certain food items in one running Okole Maluna. culture, but in Hawaii, we kind of make “In Hawaii there’s what we call it our own,” Juliet said. “We put our own ‘Aloha Spirit.’ It’s just being able to twists and flavors into the food. It offers a take care of the customers, take care of

the people around you, respect the people around you,” she said.

Through a window from the kitchen to the dining area, Andy enjoys watching that Aloha Spirit reach the customers as they enjoy his dishes.

“It could be a returning customer; it could be a new customer. But it’s always a live show to watch people enjoy the food.

Whether it’s their first time, second or third time, it’s always exciting to me,” he said. “If they’re happy, then I’m happy.”

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lucky few of us get to lead completely different lives when we’re away from home, and that’s certainly the case for Severance’s Phil Lambert.

Neighbors there may know him as a construction manager and the father of two kids, and an enthusiastic supporter of local recreation programs. But it’s his other gig that might surprise those who haven’t heard the whole story.

It’s not uncommon for Lambert to be up close in the blood-splattered ring at an ESPN mixed martial arts event, or roaming the stage with hard rock heroes like Five Finger Death Punch, or mixing it up with pro motocross riders at muddy Arenacross races.

Lambert’s connection to both worlds is his camera. After a career as a corporate planner for Lowe’s stores across the country, Lambert opted to take his longtime interest in photography and turn it into a professional business.

Nowadays, that’s earned him highprofile freelance gigs covering professional combat sports, rock concerts and dirt bike events both here in Colorado and, more often, in spots like Los Angeles or Las Vegas. He’s also earned a positive reputation in Severance by offering local kids team-related photos that look like they come out of the pages of Sports Illustrated, something a bit cooler than the standard sports shots lining every parent’s walls.

“My mother and stepfather were both avid photographers — he worked for the government as an aerial photographer, and I had an Olympus OM1 when I was growing up,” he says. “If I have a lens in my face, I’m happy. And if I can create something and give someone a memory, there’s nothing quite like that.”

Lambert, who grew up in Los Angeles and Southern Illinois, worked as director of store planning for the North Carolinabased home improvement giant for 17 years, spending most of his time on the road. He retired from the business in 2005 and decided to move to Gunnison, and eventually began doing some photography work for a local newspaper.

“Photography had always been something I’d wanted to chase, especially sports shots, but they say you’ve got to be crazy and have a briefcase full of money if you want to be a professional

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ABOVE: A photo of Casey Greene in Los Angeles after hearing of his decision loss against Richard Abraham for GLORY Kickboxing/ESPN. BELOW: Fredrik Noren,a professional motocross racer from Sweden,was shot during a privateer day before Lucas ProMotocross in Denver at Thunder Valley Motocross.

his name. Occasionally he got to shoot photographer,” he says. “So I really started undercard matches, part of the business of hustling in 2005 and 2006, and by 2008 I paying his dues, Lambert admits. started to sink some money into it — the “Once you’re established, there’s a average camera body is $6,000 alone, and pecking order to it all, so you have to do now I have six different bodies, and a what you can. It took a couple of years of whole range of lenses.” doing that, and I just never said no, even if Lambert made an early connection the job paid $100 or $1,000.” with James Law, a professional sports photographer based in L.A., and slowly began to establish himself with his high-quality, evocative shots of motorsports, fight events and music shows.

Images of an Ultimate Fighting Challenge bout caught the eye of Zoltan Bathory, guitarist for rockers Five Finger Death Punch, and Lambert was invited to be an on-stage photographer for the band’s Pepsi Center performance.

“The better the venue, the Phil Lambert as he was testing the lighting. better the photos, and while I still really enjoy myself, I really And as ominous and borderline just want to capture that one great image psychotic as some of the insiders in the every time,” Lambert says.

MMA world may look from his highLambert had to work his way through the resolution shots, Lambert says most many, many photographers involved in athletes in that field end up being pretty the MMA world, often simply doing photo pleasant in person. editing for other shooters to help build

“They’re actually some of the nicest and goofiest people I’ve ever met,” he says.

“There’s that whole persona of what you see on TV, but they’re very different in person. When I was a kid, I was hugely into the martial arts, and I really appreciated the mutual respect everyone had in those sports.”

Nowadays, Lambert is largely able to pick and choose the events and personalities he’d like to shoot, though the bulk of his work is still on the road.

Some months see multiple assignments, but this August will have him mostly at home. He’s become a regular with a number of rock bands and also does plenty of work for ESPN. “ESPN will send me just about everywhere, so it doesn’t matter to them that I live in rural Colorado. They use a whole group of contract and freelance photographers, and it’s actually cheaper for them to send me to L.A. than an East Coast photographer,” he says.

Lambert is also a regular contributor to Transworld Motocross and Iron Horse magazines. Having grown up riding dirt

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Phil Lambert's son, Micah, suits up for his first day of football with the Windsor Rec Department.

bikes, he says he’s particularly excited to attend Arenacross and Endurocross events, and became quite close to recently retired pro rider Ryan Dungey, who offered Lambert and his family VIP passes to a big event — one of the first times Lambert could actually watch the action, rather than concentrate on shooting.

After a few years of the notoriously long and hard winters in the Gunnison area, Lambert and his wife were interested in relocating to the Front Range. A random voyage through the Severance area five years ago suggested it was an ideal, non-urban environment to raise his kids –

having grown up in Southern California, Lambert says he appreciates the smalltown environment, yet still being only an hour-plus from DIA and Denver.

“My kids are well-grounded, as they’re lucky enough to have a stay-at-home mom, and they understand what I do as a photographer,” he says. “But my youngest son did insist on a professional studio shoot when he got his motorbike for Christmas.”

Lambert is also happy to provide unconventional and very striking photos of sports teams and kids who take part in Severance Recreation Center programs, something he’s been doing for more than four years.

Lambert also remains passionate about his craft, even if he’s doing an occasional wedding shoot or working with commercial and studio clients.

“I came back one time and had 7,000 images to edit, and my wife said I was still in a good mood after doing that all weekend,” he says.

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Windsor Harvest Festival CHAIRMAN

volunteers to help build community among residents

By Danny Bishop For Windsor Premier

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asey Johnson has been volunteering for the Windsor Harvest Festival since eighth grade — he is now 35.

It started with a class assignment that required him to work a community service project — his original responsibilities included moving trash and driving people around in a golf cart. Now, Johnson Casey Johnson is in his ninth year as the chairman of the event.

“The festival has a local, hometown feel, and that’s what I like about it,” Johnson said. “The small town spirit and giving back to the community is what motivates me every year.”

As chairman, Johnson is responsible for publicity, organizing the parade, booking headliners, etc. He said he enjoys having a hand in just about every logistic matter regarding the festival. He is responsible for developing a partnership with the town of Windsor, which he said has grown the festival significantly over the years.

However, what has not grown is the volunteer base.

Johnson said they used to see around 30 volunteers every year, but recently that has dwindled to a core group of around 10.

“It strikes me such a small group is able

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to put on this massive three-day festival,” Johnson said.

Johnson works in IT at Poudre School District in Fort Collins, and in his free time tries to find time to golf. He said it is not difficult to balance his job, life and chairman responsibilities because the Windsor Harvest Festival is a hobby he loves.

“It is easy to put in so much hard work for this event since it doesn’t feel like work.” Johnson said.

The Windsor Harvest Festival started in 1921 when the town was able to afford to pave a portion of road around Walnut Street, according to Co-Chair Cathy Thomas. To celebrate, residents held a — albeit short — parade down the stretch of

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new road.

Thomas owns a dog grooming business that she runs out of her house. She started volunteering 17 years ago to meet new people when she moved to Windsor from Fort Collins.

She said planning for the festival begins in January, so her, Johnson and the other volunteers work nearly year round to put on the event.

“It is a lot of work, but it’s a big party for our town,” Thomas said. “Everyone looks forward to it, and we want to give them a good weekend.”

Thomas said she met Johnson when he was still in high school. She said she has seen his skills in leadership and adaptability grow over the years they have worked together. “(Casey) has always been very community orientated,” Thomas said.

“He’s a good guy. He’s a problem solver. If you ask him for help, he is always there.”

The theme this year is “Let’s Celebrate” and Johnson said there is a lot to celebrate as a Windsor resident.

“The community is expanding and growing, and that’s something worth recognizing,” Johnson said. “It is very special that Windsor is able to grow, welcome new people in, but maintain a small town feel.”

Windsor Harvest Festival Schedule Saturday, Sept. 2

» 6:30-8 a.m.

Windsor Harvest Festival Balloon Launch. Windsor Eastman Park, 7th and Eastman Park Drive. » 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Coed Mud Volleyball Tournament. Windsor Boardwalk Park, 5th and Main streets. » Noon-6 p.m.

Town of Windsor Museum, open extended hours for Harvest Festival weekend. Windsor Boardwalk Park, 5th and Main streets. » 4:30-6:30 p.m.

All-town BBQ, $5 meal deal, with concessions afterwards provided by Windsor SALT Group.

Windsor Boardwalk Park, 5th and Main streets. » 6:30-9 p.m.

Windsor Harvest Festival Street Dance/Concert (free). Carly Pearce with special guests Sista Suz and The Pryde band. Windsor Boardwalk Park » Fireworks begin approximately at 9:15 p.m.

Join us for the announcement of the 2017 Windsor Harvest Festival grand marshals at 9:05 p.m.

(Fireworks parking information: Parking is not allowed on Colo. 257. You will be ticketed and/or towed if you park on the road. Please also respect private property unless you have permission of the landowner.

Sunday, Sept. 3

» 6:30-8 a.m.

Hot Air Balloon Launch (Weather Permitting).

Eastman Park – Open to the public. » 7–11 a.m.

Lions Club Pancke Breakfast. Windsor Middle School Cafeteria » 9 a.m –5 p.m.

Arts & Crafts, Commercial & Food Booths, Kid’s Amusement Rides & Games, Windsor Main Park, 300 Locust St. » 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Horse Drawn Carriage Rides, Windsor Main Park, 300 Locust St. » 10-11 a.m.

Church Service in the Park, Presented by Timberline Church, Windsor Main Park, 300 Locust St. » 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Windsor Cruise-In Car Show, Eastman Park, $15/ car to enter pre-registration, $20 day of event, free admission. Call 970-674-3500 to register or stop by the Windsor Recreation Center, 250 N. 11th St. » Noon-5 p.m.

Beer Garden, presented by Windsor Rotary Club, Windsor Main Park, 300 Locust St. » Noon-6 p.m.

Lions Club Bingo, southeast corner of Main Park, under the white tent » 2-4 p.m.

Kids and Adults Outdoor Games (Pie Eating Contest, etc), Windsor Main Park, 300 Locust St.

» 8:30 p.m. —Free Movie in the Park, TBA, Eastman Park, 7th Street and Eastman Park Drive

Monday, Sept. 4

» 7 a.m.

Parade lineup for Parade entries. Begins at Walnut Street and Colo. 257 or Chestnut Street and Chimney Park Drive. Follow instructions that were emailed to you. » 8-8:45 a.m.

Kiddie Parade. (8-8:30 a.m., Kiddie Parade check-in at Walnut and 3rd streets). (8:30-8:45 a.m., Kiddie Parade and Judging, 3rd and Walnut streets) » 9 a.m.

Windsor Harvest Festival Parade, west on Walnut to 7th streets, then south on 7th Street to Eastman Park Drive. » 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Arts & Crafts, Commercial & Food Booths, Kids Amusement Rides and Games, Windsor Main Park, 300 Locust St. » 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Horse Drawn Carriage Rides, north side of Windsor Main Park, 300 Locust St. » Noon-5 p.m.

Beer Garden, presented by Windsor Rotary Club, Windsor Main Park, 300 Locust St. » Noon-5 p.m.

Lions Club Bingo, southeast corner of Main Park, under the white tent.

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