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It’s Summer. Let’s Go Have Some Fun! I love this time of year in Colorado. There is so much to do throughout the entire state – from road trips to the Western Slope, hiking and camping to planting a vegetable garden and attending the annual Parker Days festival in downtown.

JUNE 2015 publisher Kelly Veltrie | KVeltrie@LifestylePubs.com 303.883.0129

editor Susan Cormier | SCormier@LifestylePubs.com

contributing writers Tabitha Carver-Roberts contributing photographers

This issue of Parker Lifestyle brought me great joy. Not only are we including landscaping tips and information about ways you can spend your summer days, but we’re also highlighting the giving nature of this community.

The individuals featured in this month’s articles make me proud to be a resident of Parker, where people truly care about their neighbors and want to give back in so many meaningful ways. The youth, in particular, are a true inspiration.

Let’s start with all three public high schools. Inspired by the stories of two of their own and a 4-year-old, the students at Legend, Ponderosa and Chaparral high schools raised more than $95,000 in three short months for Make-A-Wish Colorado, so that about a dozen total wishes can be granted. That is incredibly impressive.

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But it doesn’t stop there. This issue also features some former high school students who have returned to their schools to help coach the sports they participated in. And they say they are doing it because they want to give back and be a part of their high school communities.

Finally, we have the story of Christopher and Amy Smith, who repeatedly give back to the community in various ways, including August’s Urban Nights fashion show to benefit Urban Peak, which helps at-risk and homeless youth within the Denver and Colorado Springs areas.

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When you are done reading about these fabulous people, please continue through the magazine’s pages to learn about the new features at this year’s Parker Days celebration, as well as suggested plants for xeriscapes and backyard privacy.

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MOVIES IN THE PARK presented by:

The Parker Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to annouce the 2015 Movies in the Park event presented by Parker Adventist Hospital.

This family, friendly event is fun for everyone.

Games, music, concessions and a movie all for FREE! Movies in the Park 2015 O’Brien Park – Parker, Colorado Fun and games start at 6:00pm; Movie at dusk

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Good Times

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Around Town

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Giving Back

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Home Matters

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Field Trip

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Parting Thoughts

16 Gardening Ideas and Tips

Q&A with Aspen Falls Custom Design & Landscape.

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Welcome the season at Parker Days.

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Good Times

Zonta’s 11th Annual Trivia Night

Hosted annually by the nonprofit Zonta Douglas County, Trivia Night brings community members together to raise money for scholarships for local high school seniors and grants for nonprofits benefitting women and children. (ZontaDouglasDounty.org) PHOTOS BY TQ PHOTOGRAPHY

First Place Winners from the team "Holy Smokes," representing First United Methodist Church in Castle Rock.

Julie Browning, member, and Joe Crenshaw, husband of a member, enjoy a laugh.

Club President Rhonda Bolich-Lampo (right) and CBS4’s Ed Greene, who emceed the event for the second time, announcing eight rounds of mind-bending questions for trivia guests.

The members of Zonta Douglas County.

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There's Magic in Parker

The Society of American Magicians Magic Center Foundation presented April Foolery, a magic show featuring six award-winning Colorado magicians. The April 23 fundraiser raised more than $1,000 to help maintain the foundation’s museum and research library in Parker. (SamMagicCenter.com)

Magic Center Executive Director Dan Rodriguez Rod Spade, the Clown, presents his worldpresents Parker Mayor Mike Waid with a special appreciation award signed by all of the performers. famous bird act.

The entire cast, left to right, includes AJ Perea, Aaron Stone, The Housley family, Dan Rodriguez, Carol and Joe Givan, Shawn Preston.

Parker Mayor Mike Waid (left) joined magicians Joe and Carol Givan from Theater of Dreams in Castle Rock.

AJ Perea, 14, of Denver, performs for the crowd.

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Around Town MICHAEL LOOMER AND FAMILY HOST ALEX’S LEMONADE STAND FOR 11TH YEAR

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Parker resident and childhood cancer survivor, Michael Loomer, will once again host an Alex’s Lemonade Stand on June 12, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Jola Park, at the corner of Clarke Farms Drive and Motsenbocker.

This is the 11th year that Michael and his family have participated in the nationwide fundraiser for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. His mother, Lisa, says they have raised more than $17,000 over the last 10 years.

According to Michael: “When I was 2 1/2 years old, I was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, in the form of tumor, which was quickly removed. When I was 8, I was officially cured and cancer-free! Starting the summer of 2005, I have hosted an annual lemonade stand to help other kids be cured of this horrible disease, and so that they can have many more opportunities like I have had, such as spelling bees, baseball and many great friends. I want to give back and help cure all childhood cancer once and for all.”

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EARTH DAY CELEBRATED BY NORTH STAR ACADEMY Students from North Star Academy, a K-8 public charter school in Douglas County, partnered with several local orga10

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nizations to celebrate Earth Day as part of a school-wide community service day.

This year’s Earth Day partners included Stonegate Senior Life Center, Montessori Preschool, Champion Bank, South Metro Fire Station and the Parker Water table along the Cherry Creek Trail.

About 600 students, teachers and parents spent the day helping local businesses with activities that included cleaning, planting, recycling, writing cards and baking cookies for local firefighters, and performing for patients at the senior center.

More information is available at NStarAcademy.org.

COLORADO ATHLETIC DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION HONORS PONDEROSA AD Ponderosa Athletic Director Tim Ottmann received the Colorado Athletic Directors Association’s (CADA) State Award of Merit during its 42nd Annual Awards Banquet on April 27 in Breckenridge.

Ottmann has been at Ponderosa for 25 years and an athletic director for the past 20 years. During this time, the Mustangs have garnered 25 state championships and 50 league championships.

As the former wrestling coach at Ponderosa, he was one of the most successful coaches in the state and the nation.

His wrestling teams captured eight state championships and 14 consecutive league championships prior to his retirement as coach in 2008.

He is known around the state as a “coach of coaches,” always willing to share his knowledge and tips for success, and was named the CADA Athletic Director of the Year in 1998.

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION Global Village Academy, Parker's new internationally-focused K-8 charter school, is now under construction near the corner of Twenty Mile Road and Ponderosa Drive, with plans to serve up to 440 students when the first phase opens in August.

The Academy is the fifth in the Colorado network of schools that feature language immersion with instruction in English and choice of Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, or French. The affiliated fee-based, nonprofit Global Village International preschools are also open now in Parker and Castle Rock.

"Our curriculum is much like other public schools, but we have our students learning in a second language for half of the day," says Terry Gogerty, chief operations officer for the five-school network.

The accredited public school will offer programs for kindergarten through fifth grade this fall. Each subsequent year, a grade level will be added until it is established as a Pre-K through eighth-grade program. For information, visit GVASchools.org.

Pictured from left, is history teacher, Mrs. Heaton, and A.J. McKelvy with mother Wendy, sister Lexi and Rotary Club member Glenn Hertzler

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH The Rotary Club of Parker recently honored A.J. McKelvy and Sydney Nelson as its April Students of the Month from Ponderosa and Chaparral high schools, respectively.

CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY ON LIBRARIES Ground was broken in May on three Douglas County libraries being built in Parker, Lone Tree and Castle Pines.

In Parker, the festivities were held May 18 at 20105 East Mainstreet, just north of the PACE Center. The facility is scheduled to open in February 2016 on a site, which provides views to the west and over Parker’s planned park and plaza.

IT’S NOT YOUR ORDINARY FRIDAY NIGHT

Pictured from left: father Brent, Sydney Nelson with mother Nola and Rotary Club member Glenn Hertzler

At Ponderosa, McKelvy is a member of the Link Crew and section leader of the Marching Band who plays seven instruments. He also enjoys flying and currently has his private pilot’s license. McKelvy has been accepted and will attend the School of Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

Nelson is ranked second in her class of 523, taking five Advanced Placement classes. She is the secretary of the National Honor Society, vice president of DECA, a Link Crew leader, and is active in the Interact Club. In addition, she is the captain of the girls’ tennis team and plans on attending the School of Mines in the fall, majoring in chemical engineering.

The Metro Brokers TriathlON Friday is set for June 19 at Cherry Creek State Park.

A unique alternative to your traditional Friday Night, the spring distance triathlon begins at 6 p.m. The fun starts with an 800-meter swim, followed by a 12-mile bike ride and ending with a three-mile run, all within the confines of Cherry Creek State Park. Registration for individuals starts at $65 and $140 for relays For more information about the race and online registration, visit TriathlonFriday.com.

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Pictured from left are Lincoln Meadows residents Harry Taylor and Rod Street, Rotary members Don Clausen and Bob Kramer, and Lincoln Meadows residents Dewey Henkel and Frank Womack

A HELPING HAND Rotarians Don Clausen, Bob Kramer and Wayne Wagener have been working with some residents at Spectrum Retirement’s Lincoln Meadows facility, assembling toy cars for Toys for God’s Kids.

TFGK is a volunteer organization that creates sturdy, attractive toy cars from recycled wood for underprivileged children all over the world.

The people at Lincoln Meadows have assembled more than 2,800 toy cars for distribution in more than 130 countries. The cars they currently are assembling will be distributed in Third World countries via Project C.U.R.E.’s Kits for Kids program.

Kits for Kids provides personal hygiene and basic “medicine cabinet” items that are scarce in developing countries. Volunteers fill bright red backpacks with a toy car and other essentials to be distributed worldwide.

For information about the Denver-based Project C.U.R.E, a non-profit that provides medical supplies throughout the world, visit ProjectCure.org. For information about TFGK SmileMaker assembly network, go to ToysForGodsKids.org.

OPEN ENROLLMENT AT DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOLS The second window for Open Enrollment is now open in the Douglas County School District (DCSD). Applications for the 20152016 school year will be accepted until Aug. 15, 2015.

According to Colorado law, students may attend any public school of their choice as long as space is available at the school of choice.

In DCSD, 27 percent of the students participate in open enrollment.

For information and application instructions, visit DCSDK12.org/ choice-programming or call Kristin Schmidt at 303.387.9506.

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Giving Back

High Schools Pull Out All the Stops for Make-A-Wish WISH WEEKS GENERATE MORE THAN $95,000 FOR MAKE-A-WISH COLORADO

Dalton Levine (back right) with his parents, grandparents, dance coach and some Legend teachers and friends.

Dalton Levine talk to fellow students at the Wish Week assembly.

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wo Parker high school students and a 4-year-old are among the recipients of this year’s amazing Make-A-Wish fundraisers.

More than $95,000 was raised during Wish Weeks in February, March and April, thanks to the students at Legend, Ponderosa and Chaparral high schools, their families and the community.

“We are honored and overjoyed that these Parker schools chose to fundraise for Make-A-Wish Colorado,” says Ashlee Carey, manager of Make-A-Wish Colorado’s Kids For Wish Kids. “We are fortunate to work with such giving, wonderful individuals.”

The Make-A-Wish fundraisers began in February at Legend High School, where students raised $10,000 for #teamlevine and $15,000 for Make-A-Wish as they focused on helping to pay medical expenses and grant the wish of Legend’s own Dalton Levine to visit England.

Dalton was diagnosed this past fall with adrenal cancer. Since then, he has had two surgeries as well as many rounds of chemotherapy.

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Chaparral's Make-A-Wish team. Photo by KeyserImages.com.

contribute to that effort as his journey with cancer continues,” says Tina Stroman, a Legend language teacher and student government sponsor. “We wanted to make sure that Dalton's wish was granted, and we also wanted to make sure that funds were available for his treatment and medical costs.

“Students participated in many exciting events, such as a movie night, Putt-Putt golf, dodgeball,” as well as a Frosted Formal Dance to celebrate “one amazing Wish Week,” Tina says.

“In addition, there were many local restaurant nights that gave back a portion of their sales to Legend's Wish Week,” including Chili's, Panda Express, Orange Leaf Yogurt, Swirls, Chick-Fil-A, Dominos Pizza, and Manua Snoa shaved ice.

Ponderosa held its campaign in March, raising $31,400 for MakeA-Wish Colorado and the wish of Ryan Kroll, a Ponderosa student who suffers from Neurofibromatosis 2, a distinct genetic disorder.

Ryan has valiantly fought his disorder and overcome multitudes of surgeries to remove tumors, including his latest, an orange

sized tumor in his brain, says Natalie Munoz-Garcia, Ponderosa assistant principal and activities director. His wish is to attend MineCon in London this summer, she adds.

Michelle Kroll, Ryan’s mother, thanked everyone involved.

"The students, teachers and staff of all of Ponderosa went above and beyond for Wish Week,” she says. “I was never so proud to be the parent of three PHS students as I was last week. The whole Parker community came together and it was amazing to see.

“What warmed my heart even more was the change in Ryan last week. He developed a new self confidence that I'd never before seen and the smiles were endless all week. It is a week he will remember all of his life and I'm sure will rival his actual wish week in happiness and good memories.”

Last, but certainly not least, was Chaparral High School’s effort, which raised an astonishing $48,876 as it worked to honor the wish of Corbin Garrett, a 4-year-old who is currently in remission from his battle with cancer and whose wish is to go do Disney World and Meet Darth Vader.

Chaparral’s week included a dodge ball tournament, movie night, prom dress auction, 5K race, spring carnival and restaurant sponsorships from Lil Ricci's, Chipotle, Texas Roadhouse and Golden Flame Wings.

“I am still in shock of how the community came together to grant Corbin's wish and wishes of other local Colorado children,” says Kathy Gappinger, social studies teacher and student govern-

ment advisor. “The work that the 44 student government students put into the week was incredible. They gave their heart and soul.

“But most importantly, they inspired their peers, parents and community to do just the same. Everyone who donated or helped one way or another is a true difference maker.”

Ponderosa's Make-A-Wish team with Ryan Kroll (back row third from the right)

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The Parker Area Chamber’s Annual Festival is June 11-14

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his year’s 39th Parker Days festival is destined to be one of the best ever, with a slew of new activities for individuals of all ages and Rick Springfield headlining a long list of entertainers.

Springfield will open the Parker Area Chamber of Commerce signature event with a kick-off concert on June 11.

While some folks will want to be the first to ride the giant Ferris wheel or classic merry-go-round on the sneak peek day, others will flock to the Main Stage to see Springfield and special guest, FACE, an all-vocal rock group from Boulder that has appeared on NBC’s “The Sing Off.” General admission tickets for the concert are $35 and VIP tickets are $100.

The Main Stage entertainment will continue throughout the three-and-a-half-day event, with groups like That 80’s Band, Guild of Ages, Tunisia and The Long Run. The PACE stage at Pikes Peak will feature performers sponsored by the PACE Center, and the Community Stage will spotlight more than 100 young artists from around the Parker area.

With so many performers, it’s hard to image what other great activities are planned to attract the crowds that stream in from throughout the Denver area. But the Parker Area Chamber of Commerce has come up with lots of new ideas to keep people happy.

New activities that will be held in the O’Brien Park area include: • A beer mixology and wine slushy area near Pikes Peak. The mixed beers include “Al Capone,” a unique mix of Hersbruecker and Strisselspalt hops from Batch 19, and “Pear Moon,” which is a blend of Blue Moon Belgian White and Crispin Pacific Pear.

The wine slushies will be made of gelato and wine. Of course, the traditional beer booth will also be serving customers.

• Mad Science of Colorado, which will include free, interactive science demonstrations from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Gazebo • A Renaissance Adventure, where youngsters can practice their “play” sword skills with Renaissance champions for a small fee on Saturday and Sunday.

For traditionalists who want the same events they’ve always found at the festival, there will be 20 food booths and 40 carnival rides, as well as more than 250 vendors sharing information about their businesses, crafts and more.

The traditional Saturday parade will begin at 10 a.m., starting at the PACE Center and traveling west along Mainstreet before

turning right on Victorian. In addition to the thunderous marching bands, shiny fire trucks and vintage cars, this year’s parade will also feature Rocky, the Denver Nugget’s mascot; Miles, the Denver Broncos mascot; and Storm Troopers.

Following the parade, there will be a Strongman Competition in the Main Stage area, where individuals will show off their physical prowess.

On Sunday, members of the Parker Car Club will show off about 200 classic cars at their car show at Pikes Peak Drive and Pikes Peak Court.

The festival is free, but tickets must be purchased for the carnival rides. For a one-day pass, the cost is $25 if purchased in advance and $30 on site. A mega pass also can be purchased in advance for $60 and covers all four days.

Parking will be available at the RTD lot on Longs Way, at the Parker Senior Center for $5 and at Parker Station for $5. Parking will be available also at the PACE Center, except during the Saturday parade and Sunday’s Farmers Market.

For more information, please visit ParkerDaysFestival.com.

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Heath Butler helps team members with their discus throws.

Graduates Return to School As coaches, they give back to their school and sport.

ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY SUSAN CORMIER

Coaches Lauren Bound (back left) and Paul Stanton hold a meeting with the JV girls team.

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arker's got an interesting phenomenon. Graduates of its high schools return to their old stomping grounds to help coach the sports they participated in when they were students.

And they say they are returning for the love of their sport, and to give back and be a part of their high school communities.

Take Chaparral's boys and girls soccer teams. Those players are coached by four former students: Grace Sokolow, Kelsey Ferguson, Paul Stanton and Lauren Bound.

And at Ponderosa, Head Coach Randy Huff is helped out by former track stars Heath Butler, Doug Dieker and Alex Fischer.

“I think a lot of people in this day and age never think that they're going to be back at their high school, especially coaching,” says Bound, an assistant JV soccer coach and 2014 Chaparral graduate. “I have never been so thrilled to be back and to be back at not only Chaparral because it's an amazing school, but to be back with the students. I couldn't have been given a better opportunity this year with more amazing athletes than this."

Sokolow, a 2005 Chaparral graduate, agrees, saying: "I had just moved back to Colorado after finishing graduate school in Pennsylvania and I wasn't sure what I wanted to be doing, but I knew that I wanted to somehow return and be a part of the Chaparral community."

As the assistant varsity coach for boys soccer and assistant head coach for girls soccer, Sokolow just completed her fourth year of coaching, helping to share the knowledge she gained while playing soccer in both high school and at Vassar College in New York.

“My favorite thing is when I get the kids as freshmen; they are so young and brighteyed, and seeing them grow up, watching the transition from new freshmen to really nice accomplished young men and women.”

Butler, a 2006 graduate who won the state in discus his senior year and holds the discus record at the Colorado School of Mines, just completed his fourth year coaching discus and shot put for Ponderosa.

“You don't really remember where you started off and how you progressed, so it's kind of neat seeing how they progress from not knowing anything to some of the kids going to State at the end of the year,” says Butler, who works as an engineer for CH2M Hill.

“It's kind of neat to see that progression.”

Of course, Colorado’s beautiful spring weather and the love of their sport is also a contributing factor.

While Fischer said he enjoys working with Huff, he said he also enjoys the sport.

“I think running is one of those life-long things you can always do,” says Fischer, a 1995 graduate who works as a filmmaker and helps train the sprinters and relay team members. “I think it's a Doug Dieker gives tips to good sport for people to develop themselves through. Plus, I just one of the “jumpers.” enjoy being outside in the spring time."

Dieker just finished his third season working with the “jump"The fact that they are such quality people, obviously for us to ers.” He holds the school’s pole vault record and participated in be able to hire them to work with our youth is whole other story. pole vault and the decathalon at Colorado State.

They are three of the best people that I know. They are just won"I always enjoyed it when I was in high school. It created derful young people." a lot of opportunities for me. I felt like I could come back and help create some of those opportunities for the kids,” says Dieker, a 2006 graduate who now works as a f lying instructor.

Chaparral’s Stanton enjoys giving back to his former school and will also be coaching the JV boys soccer team when practice begins in June.

"I always wanted to come back and coach because of the role models I had as coaches,” says Stanton, a 2013 graduate who is studying engineering at Red From left, Alex Fischer, Randy Huff, Heath Butler and Doug Dieker Rocks Community College with plans to transfer to Colorado School of Mines. “I Girls Soccer Head Coach Kelsey Ferguson with felt if I can give back to the community, the best way would assistant, Grace Sokolow be to come back as a coach."

Fellow coach and 2008 Chap graduate, Ferguson, started coaching in December 2012 because of her love for the sport.

“I love soccer. I wasn’t ready to be done,” Ferguson says, noting that she played at South Dakota State and felt like this was the next step in her progression. Now working for the Douglas County School District in the teacher’s professional library, Ferguson says she enjoys watching the girls evolve.

“It’s really fun to come back home and be in a community that I really enjoy.”

Back across town at Ponderosa, Coach Huff enjoys having the former track stars helping out.

"It's basically the best compliment you could ask for, because their experience here was a positive one,’’ Huff says. “They want to give back not only to just the sport, but also they want to give back to the program that means something to them. That means more than anything else.

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hristopher Smith has a typical Colorado transplant story. In 1995, friends encouraged him to venture to Colorado for the summer. Once here, he decided to stay.

A broke, recent college graduate, he searched for a job and landed one selling cars at Infiniti of Denver—a job that would turn into a successful career.

He says he worked his way from sales to finance to management. Then, in June 2009, with the help of two partners, he was able to become owner of the local business that he thought was just a temporary paycheck.

Fifteen years ago, Amy Meyer Smith entered Infiniti of Denver to purchase a new car, and Amy and Christopher have been together ever since.

Two years ago, she says she decided to join forces with her husband as the dealership’s marketing director, sharing her more than 20 years of experience in sales and marketing of luxury goods.

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while. More than half have worked at the luxury dealership for more than a decade.

Christopher says he is one of eight members of the Infiniti National Dealer Advisory Board, but his focus is keeping the local employees and customers happy.

“We are 100 percent local,” Christopher says. “This is it. This is all we have. We are not worried about 10 other stores or shareholders. That’s not what is important. We want to do one store well.”

When asked about what they would consider the best reward of their careers, Amy states, “At the end of the day, the reward is if we have customers who come back and we have staff that care, and that is the reward we look for.”

And owning Infiniti of Denver is more than just rewarding.

“We have a couple of sales people who have been here 10 plus years, who started out washing cars for us and are selling 20 cars a month now,” Christopher says. “There are some really good CONTINUED > success stories in here.”

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Christopher and Amy aren’t just creating success stories at their business. They work hard in the community to give others the chance to reach their own dreams.

Recently, they helped Excelsior Youth Center with the Triumphant Faces Gala, which benefits health care and mental health services for local youth, and the Denver Film Festival’s official

car sponsor for the past two years has been Infiniti of Denver.

But their most noticeable charitable contribution can be seen through their work with Urban Peak, which helps at-risk and homeless youth within the Denver and Colorado Springs areas, and its flashy fundraiser, Urban Nights—an outdoor fashion show held underneath the viaduct

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at Colfax. Infiniti Denver is the presenting sponsor for Urban Nights for the second year in a row, and this is Amy’s third year chairing the event.

Amy, a former board member of Urban Peak, says it is important to give back to kids who haven’t had a chance, who just need a break. "Urban Peak is Colorado’s only nonprofit that offers a full convergence of services for at-risk and homeless youth," she says. "So everything from education and employment to mental health services, shelter and transitional housing is available."

The proceeds from the Urban Nights fashion show directly benefit Urban Peak and local youth, creating new success stories for kids who may have never thought success would be possible.

This year’s show takes place Saturday, Aug. 22, and features local designer Mondo Guerra. Tickets are on sale, and donations and volunteering opportunities can be found online at UrbanNightsDenver.org.

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Enjoy Colorado's Beautiful Outdoors

The Bridge Canyon Overlook is perched on the rim of Castlewood Canyon with beautiful views up and down the Cherry Creek. Pike’s Peak provides a majestic backdrop.

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ith summer's arrival this month, here are some ideas for enjoying Colorado’s great outdoors.

DAY TRIPS

If you love looking at beautiful gardens, the Denver area has a few options, including Denver Botanic Gardens’ two locations.

The Botanic Gardens at York Street has a wide range of gardens and collections, while the Botanic Gardens at Chatfield is a working farm located along the banks of Deer Creek in southern Jefferson County. For more information, visit BotanicGardens.org.

Gardening enthusiasts can also trek to the Hudson Gardens and Event Center to view its various displays, including the water garden, Victoria water lily pond and songbird garden. For information, go to HudsonGardens.org

Instead of camping, consider a day visit to state parks that are close to Parker, including Castlewood Canyon, Staunton State Park, Barr Lake and Roxborough.

Castlewood Canyon State Park is the closest, located just south of Parker, and perfect for picnickers, casual hikers, birders, wildflower lovers and wildlife watchers.

With about 13 miles of trails, some with a 200-foot climb/descent, a hiker can get a pretty good workout. For the more adventuresome, there are about 350 published rock climbing routes.

Castlewood Canyon also sports a number of life zones/ecosystems that provide a wide range of birds and plants. Visitors can walk from a mountain environment called the montane forest, to a prairie grassland, to a creek in 15 minutes.

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One of the great advantages to living in Colorado is all of the outdoor and camping opportunities, including 42 state parks and hundreds of campsites managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

Campers can even help promote nature by participating in the 10th annual Great American Campout, which kicks off June 27 and runs through Labor Day. The nationwide event focuses on connecting people with the great outdoors so that they will form a deeper desire to protect wildlife and wild places.

To participate, the National Wildlife Federation asks people of all ages to make an online pledge to camp anywhere - from a forest to their own backyards – at least once this summer and provides all the information needed, including a directory of hosted Great American Campout locations, tips on what to bring, lists of campout activities and recipes, and more.

Campers are encouraged to take #Campies (Camping Selfies) and submit them to NWF’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages to share their experiences and create an extended community of participants. For information and to register, please go to NWF.org/Campout.

You can go on your own or you can go with the experts. Minturn Anglers of Parker offers all sorts of fly fishing trips – everything from wade and float trips to large corporate excursions, kids camps, fine dining and helicopter trips.

The overnight float trips take place on remote stretches of the Colorado River only accessible via boat. After a day of float fishing, participants spend the night at an isolated camping site.

Minturn Anglers also has a personal 10-person charter plane for day trips to Wyoming or northern central Colorado for exclusive fishing on private water with experienced fishing guides, while its corporate outings can accommodate more than 20 anglers at a time.

At the Kids Camps, which are offered seven days a week for 6- to 12-year-olds, children spend a half day exploring in the mountains, viewing the local wildlife and learning the time-honored tradition of fly fishing. For more information, visit MinturnAnglers.com

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JUNE 18 IPAD USER GROUP DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARIES—PARKER

Beginning at 6:30 p.m., adults exchanging iPad ideas, apps and issues.

To register, call 303.791.7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

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The Parker Farmers Market is held each Sunday in June from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mainstreet in Old Town Parker.

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JUNE 8 ART STOP ON THE GO! DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARIES—PARKER

Kids ages 6-12 cultivate their inner Picassos with staff from the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, beginning at 4 p.m. To register, call 303.791.7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

JUNE 10 THE PARKER AREA BUSINESS COALITION (PABC) BRICK HOUSE TAVERN AND TAP

Entrepreneurs are invited to this free monthly event, which begins at 5 p.m. PABC does not have membership dues or restrictions.

Attendees are only responsible for the food and beverage they order.

JUNE 10 A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: CARING FOR YOUR KIDS

Bring blankets, lawn chairs and the whole family to enjoy this monthly summer event, hosted by the Parker Chamber of Commerce. The June movie – Despicable Me – begins at dusk.

JUNE 24 PACE PATIO PARTY PACE CENTER

The Tyler Walker Band, winners of 97.9’s “Big Country’s Got Talent” competition, will perform at 6 p.m. on the PACE Center’s West Patio. No tickets are required for this free event, but space is limited to the first 200 people who arrive after the patio opens at 5 p.m. No seating is provided, so lawn chairs from home are encouraged.

JUNE 26 WINE WALK DOWNTOWN PARKER

The Parker Chamber of Commerce’s walk through downtown Parker runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. For $15, participants receive a commemorative wine glass and 10 tastings.

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Do you worry about the future of your children if something happens to you? If so, this 7 p.m. workshop will provide answers to your questions.

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JUNE 11-14 PARKER DAYS DOWNTOWN PARKER

This annual festival runs for three and a half days, beginning Thursday evening with a sneak peek of the carnival and concert with Rick Springfield and FACE. For more information, visit ParkerDaysFestival.com.

JUNE 16 JUST WRITE JR. DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARIES—PARKER

Beginning at 4:30 p.m., children ages 6 and 7 use books and real life as inspiration for original writing. To register, call 303.791.7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

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t’s hard enough running a retail business. But when you combine overseeing a family business with a full-time job, taking care of a wife who was severely injured in a car accident and then overcoming a fire, it can become an incredible task.

Those are the challenges faced by Norm McQueen, who recently looked back at his family’s founding of Pinetree Jewelers now run by his son, Scott.

According to Norm, 84, and Scott, 47, Pinetree Jewelers originally was a women’s clothing store – Village Fashions of Parker – opened by Norm’s wife, Phyllis, in about 1974 at Parker Road and Plaza Drive. Shortly thereafter, it combined with the gift shop next door - Pinetree Gifts.

An engineer for Otis-TTD, Norm periodically helped out at the store and introduced jewelry in 1977. In January 1980, Norm says, the store burned to the ground – right about the time Phyllis was released from the hospital following a bad car accident.

The family rebuilt the jewelry store, eliminating the women’s clothing and gift items, behind what was then Hill’s Country Market, now Vitamin Cottage.

Although Phyllis wasn’t able to do much after accident, she came to work everyday and socialized with other business owners and friends, Norms says of his wife, who passed away in October 2014.

When Norm retired from the corporate world in 1985, he began to work full-time for the business.

“I wanted a change. I was kind of burned out with what I was doing. It’s an artistic, hands-on kind of thing,” Norm says. “I wanted to keep the legacy going with the business that Phyllis had started way back then.”

Norm ran the business from 1985 to 1992, with Scott, the youngest of five children, taking over in 1993.

“I was the only one that knew anything about it,” Scott says, adding he would go to the store instead of day care starting at about the age of 7. “I did grow up around it.... I was always doing the engraving as a little kid.”

Norm says he’s glad Scott stepped up to the plate because he’d hate to see the store go the way of so many independent family businesses that either lose continuity or close up shop.

“It would be nice to see it keep going for a while yet.” Norm says. “He certainly does things differently than I did it. I guess that’s to be expected. He’s kept it going. That’s the main thing.”

The jewelry store has changed locations several times over the years, but is now located on South Pikes Peak Drive on land owned by Norm, Scott, and two other siblings, Curt and Rhonda.

Scott says the business has survived the tough economic times by offering the kind of service that customers won’t find on the Internet or at shopping malls. He’s also appreciated having his Dad nearby.

Now, as they get ready to celebrate a Father’s Day together for the first time since Phyllis’ passing, not much will be different. Scott says the entire family will keep with its tradition of going to see one of his brothers, Rod, play with his band, SaddleRock.

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