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Volume 10 Issue 3 Publisher Mike Waid mike.waid@waidpublishing.com

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Hardwood Floor Maintenane

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Space Refresh—DIY

To Move or Improve?

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BookEnds: A Tale for the Time Being

Also in this issue...

Local Author Spotlight: Sell At First Sight.................................... 12 Castle Rock Community Events Calendar ............................ 13

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GO BALD and help kick cancers butt!

by Mike Waid

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h great…look…another grey hair.

Just like many of our readers, I have had that conversation with myself when I look in the mirror in the morning. I’m sure many have you have also spend countless hours blow drying, curling, coloring, combing and other hair “primping” to get your look just right. Instead of your normal routine, I’d like to challenge you to something different. But first, I’d like to introduce you to Mason.

In March 2010, when Mason was just five years old, he was diagnosed with Grade II Astrocytoma (a primary brain tumor).

He underwent an initial surgery to debulk the tumor and also had a VP shunt placed to relieve hydrocephalus. Following surgery, Mason had 10 weeks of chemotherapy treatment, which the doctors hoped would stabilize the tumor. However, at his first MRI following the chemo induction (June 2010), they found out that the tumor had actually grown during treatment. That put Mason on a new treatment path and chemotherapy was discontinued and another more invasive surgery was necessary. The doctor was able to remove about 75% of the remaining tumor. After this surgery, Mason had six weeks of daily radiation therapy (IMRT) which, along with lots and lots of prayers, has produced stable results. Mason has been a trooper through it all and has now been stable for more than three years!

On April 5th I would like to invite you to join me at the PACE center in Parker for my 2nd Annual “Shave The Mayor” fundraising event (yes…I am also the Mayor of Parker). This fundraising event helps raise much needed funds for the St. Baldrick’s foundation which supports pediatric cancer research. Better yet, I would challenge you to sign up as a “shavee” and help raise money for research that helps kids like Mason.

Mason’s parents said it best, “We count our blessings each and every day and are grateful for treatment options that St. Baldrick’s and other organizations have helped to make possible through their awesome fundraising efforts.”

I am not cutting my hair or shaving for 6 weeks to raise awareness and I have committed to raise $1,000 personally. At our April 5th event, I am choosing to shave my head and face bald and stand with all those kids who don’t have a choice but must go bald because of their cancer treatments. Will you join us? Together, we can help kick cancer’s butt!

For more information, please head over to www.ShaveTheMayor.com and join in!

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HARDWOOD FLOOR Maintenance

by Bryan and Lavinia Rathbun

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ardwood floors are one of the largest investments in your home.

Much like other flooring surfaces, they receive lots of traffic and potential wear. However, there are preventative maintenance steps you can take to protect your floors and extend their life span and beauty.

1. Proper Cleaning and Maintenance Maintenance Mantras of Hardwood Floors • Sweep and/ or vacuum floors on a regular basis to rid of sand, dirt and grit build-up.

• Never use excessive water to wet-mop a floor.

• Only use cleaners that are recommended by major wood floor finish or floor manufacturers, like the Bona Pro-Series Floor Cleaner. Make sure you rinse/wring out your micro-fiber cleaning pad thoroughly between each room, or every 100 square feet, so you are not just smearing the dirt around.

• Use walk-off mats and area rugs at all doorways.

• Put felt floor protectors on the bottom of all furniture and anything else that might rub against the wood floor.

• Wipe up all spills immediately. Products such as Kool-aid will stain most finishes if left on the floor.

• Keep pet nails trimmed. Know that dogs running through the house will scratch any finish.

• Consider using runners/area rugs in high-traffic areas.

• Keep your home at normal living conditions for your area- no extremes of humidity or temperature. For Colorado residents, wood’s optimal temperature & humidity range is between 60 - 80 degrees Fahrenheit and 30 - 50 percent relative humidity.

2. Deep Clean and Maintenance Coats When your floor starts to show visible signs of wear and you want to enhance your daily cleaning routine, it may be time to call in a professional.

Several options are currently available to return your floor to its original luster: • Bona Deep Clean System™ – An innovative, easy and safe solution to remove the toughest dirt and grime from hardwood floors and protect the life of your finish. Can be used 2-4 times a year and there is no need to vacate the home or move furniture.

• Bona Deep Clean System™ and Bona Deep Clean Polish™ – Deep cleans your hardwood floors to remove ground in dirt, prevent scratches and dullness and prepare it for a coat of polish. Bona Deep Clean Polish adds a high gloss or low gloss protective layer and fills in microscratches, evening out the appearance of the floor.

• Bona Recoat System - For finished floors showing serious signs of wear, but have not worn all the way through yet (i.e. no black areas where dirt has ground into the grain of the wood, deep dents or scratching). Safely removes all dirt, residue and contaminants on the floor to prepare it for optimal adhesion of a new top-coat of finish.

These services can generally be done in one day and require little dry time.

3. Total sand and finish • For severely worn floors with deep scratches or dents, areas where the finish has completely worn off the floor, discoloration from spills, petstaining etc. The floor is sanded down to raw wood, re-filled (if necessary), stained or sealed and new finish coats are applied. We recommend Bona’s dust free sanding systems and low VOC waterborne finishes. v

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Bryan and Lavinia Rathbun are the owners of Rathbun Hardwood Floors. For more information visit them online at www.rathbunhardwoodfloors.com

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nquestionably, Groundhog Phil was the bearer of bad news for some of us, but seeking out the silver lining of this extrasix-weeks-of-winter cloud is easier than you may think. More time indoors doesn’t have to mean rearranging furniture for the umpteenth time in a last ditch effort to freshen up your home—your beloved space that you (and your beloved, energetic children) have seemingly been trapped in for what feels like, well, a very cold forever.

As we wait a bit longer to crack open our windows, giving way to our spring cleaning rituals, a relatively easy way to break the monotony of the walls within is through the magical powers of redecorating.

I know, I know… redecorating can totally be a terrifying word. Thrilled by the vast possibilities of your Pinterested bedroom coming alive, yet paralyzed in the how-to of real life birthed from the internet with seemingly minimal skill, a tight budget, and only optimism to light your way. Alas!

You’re preaching to the choir. And this choir assures you that you mustn’t be a professional interior designer to shake things up in your bedroom. Moreover, redecorating doesn’t have to be costly, daunting, or reserved only for folks rich in creativity and artistic godliness. To get you started, let me offer you a few entirely attainable resources and creative ideas: 1) Resale! a)

Trading pieces with friends is sure to get some new-to-you goodies in your home for no cost at all, and make space by offering them yours. Tip: Having an oral agreement that items are all on permanent loan will increase the likelihood of convincing your pals to swap their gems with you!

3) Paint and Wallpaper!

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Painting does require a bit of care and effort, but it’s relatively inexpensive, and it transforms an entire room (with all the same furnishings and décor) in 8 hours or less. Tip: I have undying love for paint edgers. For less than $5, they’ll be no more hand brushing trim for this less-than-meticulous painter!

b) Stenciling is a wonderful alternative to painting an entire wall.

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Wallpaper today is not (thank goodness!) what our Grammy has glued onto her walls. This may require the help of a friend, and a vacant bathtub to soak the rolls, but wallpaper is another brilliant option that will alter a room in less than a day. Tip and dirty little secret: I’ve previously used contact paper in my kitchens, on more than one occasion, to spice it up easily, mess-free, and allows for easy removal.

4) Upcycle! a)

Estate sales are the haps when it’s still too chilly for yard sales. Tip: Another resource to pay special attention to the hours of the event.

Dealers love to be at the entrance upon doors opening—join the big dogs!

2) Bartering! a)

Tip: Craft store stencils leave little room for error. Many of them don measuring tools, and cutouts for marking the wall for nearly perfect imprints each time.

Thrifting has undoubtedly become quite trendy, so scouting the details of your local thrift shops is key to snagging treasured items.

Tip: Make note of store hours for sale days, as well. Often thrift stores have half-price days. And, if you snooze, you lose!

b) Craigslist is a phenom resource for furniture, wall hangings, and materials for projects. Tip: To get the most bang for your buck, look for postings more than a week old, or search keywords such as ‘moving’, ‘must go today’, etc. c)

by Adrienne Zeak Brust

Repurposing and re-stylizing is all the rage these days, and what Pinterest (www.pinterest.com) was practically founded on.

Utilizing trinkets you already own, and making them new again is fun, cheap, and can make for great projects with your children.

Tip: Paint/stencil furniture; contact paper the inside of bookshelves; recovering chairs, etc.

b) Utilizing items for purposes other than what they’re intended for (also a hit seller on Pinterest!) is a sure way to spend zero dollar bills. E.g. Stacking up vintage suitcases to create a table; convert old wooden ladders into a new home for books; using drapes as a shower curtain, shutters for headboards, etc.

5) Room Swap! a)

Walls certainly can’t be moved, but rooms can! The layout of your home doesn’t have to be law. Tip: Is your living room and dining room interchangeable? Does the guestroom have a better view than your bedroom? Switch ‘em! Do your kids spend more time together than apart? Make one room a sleeping room, the other room a playroom. Is the dining room hardly ever used? Throw up a rod, some drapes, and create a cozy reading nook… to discover your next Pinterest project. v

To Improve or to Move?

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et’s face it; we are all going to move at some point in our life. Some people relish the new opportunities, while others fear it worse than the flu! Regardless of which category you are in, I have some advice for both.

For the “let’s move group”, now is the perfect time. Interest rates remain low (at least for now) and all indicators point to a continued upward trend in home value appreciation for the next few years. In other words, once again, a home purchase makes good financial sense. If you have a home to sell, Spring is the perfect time to deal with those pesky deferred maintenance issues. Landscaping and paint are your two top items to focus on.

Sometimes a little bit can go a long way. There is currently a shortage of inventory; therefore wellmaintained homes go for top dollar in a short period of time.

For the “I’m not moving group”, home improvement might make a lot of sense. I would recommend going to the website www.costvsvalue. com to determine which home improvements have the highest return on investment (ROI). In

by Jace Glick many cases your home improvement could return 75%-95% of the project cost in resale value!

In the event you enjoy doing your own research, we will be happy to forward you a password link to our new Matrix MLS system. This is the same MLS system which is now being used by all licensed real estate agents in the Denver Metro area. No more relying on predatory websites such as Trulia, Zillow, Realtor.com and many, many more. These sites were only designed to generate leads. They even provide false and inaccurate data in an effort to generate more leads, which in turn are sold to real estate agents who are willing to pay a high price for those leads.

In my opinion, these websites are nothing more than a scam. I feel confident, you will love working within our new Matrix MLS system. Just shoot me an email and I will forward the link to you with no obligation.

We always look forward to helping our neighbors!

Jace Glick is the Broker Owner of Re/Max Elite in Castle Rock. For more information, you can email him at jace@jaceglick.com, phone him at 303-8054333 or visit his website at www.JaceGlick.com

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That Is The Question!

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BOOKENDS A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki Ruth lives on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest with her husband. As she is walking along the beach one day, she finds a Hello Kitty lunchbox and takes it home. Inside, she finds numerous items, including the diary of a sixteen year old Japanese girl, Nao Yasutani. Ruth believes her find is from the 2011 tsunami that devastated Japan, although it appears to have reached their island considerably earlier than was expected. From the beginning, there is mystery and many questions that surround the treasures in the lunchbox, as well as the fate of Nao. Ruth is determined to find out what happened to Nao and her family, although many mysterious events will have her questioning herself and her sanity.

PAM: Becky, this book was different than I expected and I wasn’t sure what to make of it at the very beginning. However, after getting accustomed to the author’s style I really enjoyed the story. Did you have a similar experience?

BECKY: Absolutely, the style is quite different from anything that I have read before. The author used a number of Japanese words and sayings which gave the story an authentic feel. However, to clarify the meaning she used footnotes to give the reader definitions. There are 165 of these notations so at first I found that the story was interrupted too much and it was difficult to really delve into the story. Once I was able to accept this style I enjoyed the flow of the story more. Oddly the author and the main character share the same name, Ruth. I had a hard time connecting with her and I felt that her past wasn’t developed well. On the other hand my heart went out to Nao and I wanted to jump in the story and rescue her. What do you think of these two characters?

PAM: I completely agree with you, Becky. I also was very distracted by the notations of Japanese words at first. After a while, it was less distracting and I could really get into the story. Ruth’s character didn’t draw me in, either.

I was more drawn to Nao’s portion of the story. She was very intriguing and had some very difficult times. She found comfort and help in her great grandmother, Jiko. I absolutely loved this character. Did you feel this connection too?

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BECKY: Jiko is Nao’s grandmother, a Buddhist nun that easily relates to her teenage granddaughter. The two have spent very little time together but they have a beautiful bond. I loved this character too and the chemistry they shared. Nao’s mother is working, her father is unemployed and depressed, she is bullied at school so Jiko is the only bright light in Nao’s life. She decides to commit suicide but before she fulfills this act she wants to document Jiko’s life. Nao starts a diary that is more of a reflection of her life than Jiko’s. Once again we have a book that flips from the past in Nao’s diary entries, to Ruth in the present day. Do you think that the author represented a teenage girl and a grown woman well?

PAM: I felt that the author captured the feelings that a teenaged girl would be having while going through the difficult events that Nao experienced.

I was initially going to say that I didn’t feel that the author represented a grown woman well since I felt that Ruth’s character was not fully developed. However, after reflecting on her story, I do think that her feelings about the struggles with completing her memoir and feeling isolated in the small island community were what many women in that position would be feeling. Ruth becomes somewhat obsessed with Nao’s story and begins to try to find documentation that she (and the others in the diary) really existed.

Did you feel that her efforts to try to save Nao helped with the struggles and unhappiness that she was experiencing in her own life?

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BECKY: Ruth’s character was not an easy one for me to connect with.

I found her to be melancholy and following her story was difficult for me to enjoy. I didn’t have an affinity for her and therefore I didn’t have compassion for her situation.

Her obsession with Nao and the diary I think gave her something to focus on and that pulled her out of the writers block that she was experiencing, but I don’t think that it helped her with her own unhappiness. I would have enjoyed her more if there were some type of mental illness that was discussed to add depth to her character. There was another odd part in the book where we spend a bit of time reading about quantum physics. I have to say that it was interesting but it felt like an odd detour when I was so interested in Nao’s situation. Do you feel like this section fit well within the story or were you also led in an awkward direction?

PAM: I agree with you Becky. Although it fit in with Ruth’s husband’s interest and was connected a bit, this topic did derail the story somewhat.

However, this author certainly brought in a wide variety of topics for her story. Everything from traditional Japanese spiritual topics to human to computer interfaces were introduced by the author! Nao considered herself an American, after having lived much of her childhood in California. Do you feel this difference impacted her ability to interact with her parents, whom were more comfortable with Japanese culture?

BECKY: I agree that the cultural difference made this time in Nao’s life much more frustrating for her. Her home life was lacking the support and communication that she craved but she was also thrust into a different culture at school as well. There were so many changes in her life that it would be hard to point the finger at one cause. By the end of the book we see a different side of her father and we come to understand more about his life. The mother on the other hand is all but absent in Nao’s life and this book. She was not a bad parent but as the sole provider she was working most of the time. I thought that this was an interesting way to present the parents. Do you think that there was room or a need to increase the mother’s part in this story?

PAM: I’m not sure if the story would have been enhanced by more development of the character of Nao’s mother. With Nao’s close relationship with Jiko, her father’s side of the family was truly the focus of the author.

What was your favorite part of this book, Becky?

BECKY: This was an interesting read that may not appeal to some. There are some graphic moments and Ruth’s section was less interesting but overall I really enjoyed Nao’s story and it was well worth the read. One of the gems of this book that will stay with me for a long time is the supapawa! Jiko encouraged Nao to find her superpower to be “brave and calm and peaceful”.

When Jiko speaks English the word superpower sounds like supapawa and I loved this idea of finding that inner strength. I have several highlights in my book and most of them are Jiko’s thoughts. The writing in this section was powerful and beautiful. Next month we will leave Japan behind and head to Ohio in 1850 as we read The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier. v

LOCAL AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT Sell At First Sight: Visionary Secrets From a Designers Perspective by Michelle Paul & Tyler J. Horsley

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Sell at First Sight not only offers secrets to grab the attention of potential home buyers, but also social media marketing tip’s; helping you create exponential exposure to bring in as many buyers as possible! The combination of both uncovers the secret to drive customers from the front door to the buyer’s table.

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Sell At First Sight is available online at Amazon.com. For more information, you can email the authors at designed2move@gmail.com. v

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CALENDAR March 1

SATURDAY SURPRISE STORYTIME

10:30am - 11:00 Special themed Spring through Summer storytimes including Pajamas Castle Pines Library Cherie Ellingson 303-791-7323

March 1

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. SEUSS!

2:00 - 3:30 Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ 108th birthday with cake, crafts and stories! The whole family is invited to play games, make party hats and birthday cards for the Doctor, and enjoy birthday cake and stories.

Philip S. Miller Library in Castle Rock - CR Bank Room East/West Cliff Davidson - 303-791-7323

March 5

SOWING SEEDS: HOME GARDENING

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6:00pm - 7:00pm Participants receive weekly instructional session and free seeds. Sessions: Soil Preparation, Patio Gardening, Growing Zones & Plant Choices.

Castle Pines Library Cherie Ellingson - 303-791-7323

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March 7, 14, 21, 28

March 11

5pm - 8pm The Knights of Columbus will be holding a Lenten Fish Fry every Friday from 3/7-4/11.

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 2746 Fifth St, Castle Rock 80104 For more information call 303-953-2686

10am - 11am Get to know your local officers. The Castle Rock Police Department has launched Douglas County’s first Coffee with a Cop series. These informal conversations with Castle Rock Police Officers at local coffee shops, restaurants and other venues give residents and business owners a chance to connect with police in a relaxed atmosphere.

The Grange 3692 Meadows Blvd, Castle Rock jlyons@crgov.com

LENTEN FISH FRY

March 8

M.O.M.S. SALE

9am - 2pm A portion of proceeds supports the MOMS Community Outreach program which helps provide supplies, clothes, and equipment to low-income families with multiples.

Douglas County Events Center www.mothersofmultiples.com

March 9

CASTLE ROCK ORCHESTRA PRESENTS AMERICAN COMPOSERS CONCERT

3pm - 5pm The Castle Rock Orchestra presents our American Composers Concert featuring music from Copland, Ives, Barber and Gershwin, including the favorite An American in Paris.

First United Methodist Church - 1200 South Street, Castle Rock www.castlerockorchestra.org

COFFEE WITH A COP

March 28

14TH ANNUAL EMPTY BOWL 11am - 4pm This event symbolizes when a victim of domestic violence flees an unsafe situation, there is an Empty Bowl left at the table. The 14th Annual Empty Bowl is a fundraiser for the Women’s Crisis & Family Outreach Center.

Douglas County Events Center 303-688-1094

April 12

MEADOWS EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA

1pm - 3pm This outdoor event will feature more than 30,000 Easter eggs in circles organized by age along with a visit from the Easter Bunny and other fun activities.

Butterfield Park - 2952 W Butterfield Crossing Dr, Castle Rock www.meadowslink.com

April 15

COFFEE WITH A COP

10am - 11am Get to know your local officers. The Castle Rock Police Department has launched Douglas County’s first Coffee with a Cop series. These informal conversations with Castle Rock Police Officers at local coffee shops, restaurants and other venues give residents and business owners a chance to connect with police in a relaxed atmosphere.

ANB Bank 3851 Sol Danza Drive, Castle Rock jlyons@crgov.com

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