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4 FROM THE PUBLISHER Thank You 5 LOCALLY OWNED LONE TREE Lone Tree Brewing Co. & Cranelli’s 7 MORE TO LOVE AT THE NEW LONE TREE LIBRARY 9 TIME TO GET DIRTY AT THE MS MUCKFEST 11 THE BOOKENDS The Forgotten Room: A Novel 12 LOCAL AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT 13 DR DAN for TODAY Fixing the Trickle of Worry 3 SEARCH LONE TREE MAGAZINE

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LONE TREE Magazine JULY 2016

July is a very special time of year for me.

It is a month that reminds me to say “Thank You” as often as possible. You may be thinking, “why would a month remind you to be outwardly appreciative?” Well, for two reasons.

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After graduation several more years passed when I had the realization that this unique and special woman was not only my best friend, but someone I could not live without. So I planned a special proposal and she agreed to become my wife.

First, the celebration of our freedom during independence day is a great reminder of how lucky we are for the sacrifices that have been made to create and guarantee our freedom.

We should all show gratitude for these sacrifices with our actions.

During this time (and especially during election season) it is important for all of us to say THANK YOU with our deeds and actions. It is very easy to get wrapped up in the negative aspects of our freedom and forget to appreciate these rights. July is a month where we are reminded how fortunate we are to have the ability to voice and share our opinions and thoughts.

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Second, this month has very special meaning to me personally as it is the month I celebrate a very special time in my life, my wedding anniversary.

ADVERTISING SALES JAMY BEATON

When I was just a young buck in high school, a wise man of only fourteen years of age, I met an incredible young lady. She was this cute little blonde who quietly sat in my French class. I didn’t know much about her other than she was an athlete, had very light blonde hair, incredible blue eyes, an infectious smile and was very shy.

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GRAPHIC DESIGN JAMESON HAMSMITH

Every July I remember that special time in my life. This year marks the 20th year since that shy little athlete chose me to spend the rest of her life with.

What she didn’t realize at the time is that she became more than my wife, she became my everything. My heart, my soul, my reason for doing everything I do in the world.

This July I challenge our readers to love a little more this month. Specifically tell those around you how they make you a better person, thus making our world a better place.

And when you do that you will quickly see how we are all surrounded by Saints and Angels...those who make our lives complete and give us a sense of purpose.

For my best friend, my partner, my everything...Pamela, I love you with all my heart and THANK YOU for giving me a reason to be. Happy anniversary my love...thanks for choosing me to go through life with.

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and impress her. Several years passed and I must have had a bit of an impression and she agreed to go to my Senior Prom with me, a fact that I am eternally grateful for since she was (and still is) way out of my league.

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Lone Tree Brewing Company OWNER: John Winter BUSINESS ADDRESS: 8200 Park Meadows Dr. WEBSITE: lonetreebrewingco.com PHONE: 303-792-5822 DATE OF BUSINESS FOUNDING: 12/08/2011 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 15

DESCRIBE YOUR BUSINESS We are a craft beer company. Making our beer onsite as well as serving it to our customers.

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WHY DID YOU CHOOSE LONE TREE FOR YOUR BUSINESS Lone Tree has a business friendly environment and provides us with room to grow.

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR YOUR BUSINESS We just obtained our 3rd unit in our light industrial complex. With this acquisition we will have room to continue our growth based upon customer demand.

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WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO SUPPORT LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESSES I still believe that it is fundamentally the American dream. Everyone would like to take their passion and build a business around it. Without the support of people that dream dies and we are taken over by large chains that offer little choice.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT BUSINESS OWNERSHIP Our Employees and speaking with our customers.

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DESCRIBE YOUR BUSINESS We are a family owned and operated Italian Restaurant, 98% scratch made kitchen and what we do not make we source locally. Italian Simplicity with a rustic touch!

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO SUPPORT LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESSES As a family owned and operated business, we are thankful our guests continue to keep coming to us and we feel they do because they know the passion we put into everything we do. It’s important to support local because that is the “bread & butter” for the local owner and their family.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT BUSINESS OWNERSHIP I make my own schedule! I have the say about who I hire and bring into our family business...sharing our experience with others who will take their experience with them into their next steps in life.

WHAT IS ONE UNIQUE ASPECT OF YOUR BUSINESS THAT PEOPLE MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT We’ve hired 6 of our son’s old baseball team players who were together for over 9 years! They continue to come back to us during college break. We have a personal connection with nearly everyone who works here.

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WHAT SINGLE PIECE OF ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO SOMEONE STARTING A BUSINESS Know your passion and what drives you. If you don’t wake up in the morning happy and excited about what you do, choose differently. Now I know it’s not that easy, trust me, I wake up and want to go back to sleep sometimes – but I know I love walking in the doors of Cranelli’s every single day!

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Douglas County Libraries (DCL) is excited to announce the highly anticipated Grand Opening of its new Lone Tree branch, located at 10055 Library Way, on Saturday, July 9th, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The new library is located in the urban heart of the RidgeGate community, just east of the Lone Tree Arts Center.

Grand Opening events kick off at 9 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the branch. DCL Executive Director Bob Pasicznyuk will deliver the opening remarks, and Lone Tree Branch Manager Susan Byrne and City of Lone Tree Mayor Jackie Millet will both speak.

Patrons can tour the spacious two-story building and use its many new and upgraded amenities. Various activity stations for kids and families will be set up throughout the library, with interactive children’s Storytimes occurring at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Light snacks and treats will also be served throughout the day.

same and our patrons are the same, and they’re really the heart of the library,” she adds.

Lone Tree is the second of DCL’s three new libraries to open. The Castle Pines location opened on April 21st, and construction on the Parker branch continues to progress, with a projected opening in September.

Douglas County Libraries is a passionate advocate for literacy and lifelong learning. For more information, visit them online at DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

The library’s collection is growing by 40 percent to reflect its increase in square footage, from just under 10,000 square feet to about 25,000 square feet. The library includes active and interactive areas for children, like the Kids Corner Storytime space and the Lite-Brite-inspired Everbright LED Light Grid. Other features include a number of quiet reading areas, study rooms and informal meeting spaces, a craft room that doubles as a meeting room, laptop vending using a library card, greatly expanded parking and a drive-through book drop!

“It has been a kick to discover the new features of the library and to think of all the ways we can share them with the community,” says Branch Manager Susan Byrne. “The one constant with all of this change, though, is our people. We’re the

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MuckFest MS is the FUN mud run with the best obstacles. No special training or equipment required: just bring a pair of sneakers and your sense of humor. Participants run on a welldesigned 5K course, featuring super-sized obstacles and mud from start to finish. The MuckFest MS series supports people living with multiple sclerosis, and brings us closer to a world free of MS. 100% of fundraising dollars support the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s mission to stop MS in its tracks, restore what has been lost and end MS forever.

• The “MS” part of MuckFest MS stands for multiple sclerosis, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body.

After getting dirty on the course, runners (called “muckers”) go to the Scrub Your Muck clean-up station and then head over to the MuckFestival area, refreshed by the Traveler Beer Company, to down a Traveler beer (or soda) or two, grab some grub, and decide, once and for all, who had the most epic spill of the day.

Children get to join in the fun with a mucky, pint-sized play lot just for kids called the Lil’ Muckers.

• Last year, the Society invested $54 million to support more than 380 new and ongoing research projects around the world.

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• Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with at least two to three times more women than men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects over 2.3 million people worldwide.

• Thanks to the determined commitment of researchers around the world and dedicated public support, there are now FDA-approved disease-modifying treatment options for relapsing MS, the most common form of the disease, as well as an International Progressive MS Alliance established to speed therapies for this still untreatable form of the disease.

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The Forgotten Room: A Novel

By Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig Dr. Kate Schuyler works in a private hospital in Manhattan in 1945, when a wounded soldier is brought in with a leg injury.

Kate feels an instant connection to him and is shocked when he acts as though he recognizes her before losing consciousness. She finds a picture that is exactly her image in his belongings and this begins a search for answers. The mansion which houses the private hospital holds secrets about two women who seem to be linked with Kate. Olive was a servant in the great mansion during the Gilded Age. Lucy Young’s search for a father she never knew brought her to the mansion during the Jazz Age. How are these women connected and what secrets do they hold?

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This book caught my attention as soon as I read the summary of the three intertwined stories. I enjoyed traveling between the different times and the different roles the women held in society. However, I initially found it challenging to keep everyone straight in the different storylines. Becky, did you find this as well?

BECKY I’m glad that you mentioned that nuance. At the

beginning of the book it was a struggle to see each story develop and separate the characters. However, it was worth the confusion.

We follow three generations of women, in three time frames (1892, 1920 and 1944), in one New York mansion. This is the first time that I have read a book with three authors. I had to do some digging to gather a little information on this trio of accomplished ladies. It seems that they are all friends and after an evening together they decided to write this story. They would write a chapter and then pass it on to the next. It wasn’t until the end that they all came together to polish the final draft. To date, it is a secret which story was written by whom! Could you tell that there were multiple authors or did the story flow well?

PAM Thank you for looking into this...I love it! What a great way for friends to share in something special. I wondered if the authors each took a character and divided the story in that manner. But, I couldn’t sense a significant difference in the writing of each time frame. I don’t think I would be able to discern the different authors of each chapter. It is quite impressive that they achieved the flow as they merged three styles. The authors states that it didn’t feel like work because they had too much fun. Thinking back to the story, do you feel that their enjoyment of the process of writing together was apparent in the book?

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BECKY I know that authors often have a team that help develop a book so maybe this is not all that uncommon. However, they clearly are well connected and there was a common thread throughout the story so their joy was certainly evident. Was there a timeframe that you enjoyed more than the others?

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together. Did you enjoy the doctor or was there another character you connected with more strongly?

BECKY I too enjoyed all three storylines but my favorite was the

1890 story with Olive. She is a young girl that becomes a servant in the Pratt mansion. Her interest is not in a life of service but to seek revenge for her father. He designed this beautiful mansion but was never paid for his service. All three stories have lies, secrets and romance. There was quite a bit of information to keep track of during this story. What did you think about the male characters?

Were they as interesting as our three ladies?

PAM They were as interesting as the ladies, in my opinion. These characters were also as varied as our ladies. Each had a very different role and goal in his time period. However, they were all intricately involved in this complicated story. Did any of these gentlemen stand out to you?

BECKY I was most drawn to Captain Ravenel in the 1945 storyline.

He was not completely coherent when he was brought to the hospital so this situation simmered for a while. Kate was a serious lady and this relationship exposed her softer side. This story has more than just romance. What type of reader would you recommend this book to?

PAM This story would appeal to readers of many different genres.

We have romance, mystery, as well as some historical and cultural references of the different eras. It was interesting to compare and contrast the roles and expected behaviors of women during each time period. Did you feel that these three female characters behaved as expected? Or were they pushing against the societal norms of their times?

BECKY All three women were strong and determined. In their

own way, they each pushed against the mainstream idea of a woman’s role. I loved their feisty spirit and enjoyed the strong female characters. Let’s continue with this theme next month as we read Relativity by Antonia Hayes. Claire is a single mom to Ethan, an extremely intelligent young boy. She has given up everything to be a committed mom but the past is something that she can no longer hide.

LOCALAUTHORSPOTLIGHT STARFISH ON THE BEACH By Tom and Lindy Schneider In this Amazon best-selling children’s book a mother and daughter spend the day at the beach. They discover starfish stranded on the sand and work to rescue them. Sandy and her mother find that small acts of kindness can make a big difference. The reader is drawn through the book by beautiful, fluid watercolors that hint at the coming sunset. After Sandy and Momma head for home the reader is allowed to linger a little longer to discover a surprise look at the ocean after dark.

Starfish on the Beach includes an education bonus at the back of the book with fun facts about starfish (or sea stars) written in a child-friendly, humorous style with additional teacher and parent resources. This has been chosen by schools, libraries and several non-profits throughout the United States as their featured book and is available online at PeaksPublishing.com.

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DR.DANFORtoday Fixing the Trickle of Worry Thomas Carlyle wrote, “Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.” Worry has been defined as “a small trickle of fear that meanders through the mind until it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.” Anxiety and fear are underlying conditions of greater mental health conditions like PTSD and panic attacks. They start with a trickle. If you ever have doubted the power of a “trickle” think about the Grand Canyon. It is the result of millions of years of trickling water. So it is with worry.

It can begin as a little fear and when it is allowed to grow, can be blown up into

something that can be paralyzing through catastrophic thoughts and fears of the unknown. What started as something that “might be” grows to something that “will be” without any filters.

What can we do to fix the trickle of worry? What are some filters we can put in place to keep a trickle from becoming a stream or a river? Here are four practical coping strategies.

FIRST Understand the nature of worry’s paralyzing grip and actively seek to keep things in perspective by asking questions like, “what is the evidence that our worry

is true?” or “what are the facts in the situation?” In effect we steer our minds from the overwhelming emotional rut of worry toward thinking logically about the situation.

SECOND Seek to influence what can be changed with the problem we are concerned about and accept what we have no control over, and let the problem go. We need to learn to accept what we cannot change. This can be harder than it sounds for some of us whose “trickle” is now a stream of worry, but it must be done. Rather than reaching into the future and seeing the worst, we need specific, intellectual interventions to stop the stream from becoming a river of worry.

Interrupting the worry when it happens with a healthier, happier thought is a good tool to use. It helps us to reorient our perspective.

THIRD Practice living one day at a time.

Look for the good and enjoyable aspects of everyday life. There are aspects of each day and every situation that we can be thankful for. No matter how small, we need to look for these things and spend the same amount of energy that we would give to worry and focus it on what is positive. Rather than anticipating the worst, anticipate the best.

FOURTH Get busy with some physical exercise or change our physical surroundings. Go for a walk, bike ride, or take a drive in the car. In other words, we need a time-out and a change of scenery from our worries. A change of pace interrupts our thoughts and feelings of worry enough to get us out of the “worry rut.”

These are a few coping strategies that can help us all fix the trickle of worry.

Remember, worry is like a rocking chair; it will give you something to do, but it won’t get you anywhere.

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Dr Dan Trathen is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in Marriage, Family and Sports psychology. His office is located at 19284 Cottonwood, Dr. Suite 202, Parker, CO 80138 www.drtrathen.com

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