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4 FROM THE PUBLISHER Thank You 5 EXPERIENCE SOUTH AURORA Local - History - To Do 7 LET’S GO CAMPING Readers’ Favorite Spots 9 DR. DAN FOR TODAY Fixing the Trickle of Worry 11 THE BOOKENDS The Forgotten Room: A Novel 13 LOCAL AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT Local Books to Check Out

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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.

EXPERIENCESOUTHAURORA SOUTHAURORAto-do

GREY KITTY BIRTHDAY & PET RESCUE It’s time to celebrate! The weekend of July 9th, Tagawa Gardens will be hosting a special party for a special member of Tagawa’s family at the annual Grey Kitty Birthday & Pet Rescue Event.

Tagawa’s Grey Kitty mascot tradition started in 1986 when a stray grey cat with a ton of personality was adopted by the Garden Center and they’ve had a Grey Kitty ever since! All Tagawa Grey Kitty mascots have been adopted from local shelters and in an effort to give back, the Grey Kitty Birthday party benefits the animals who have not yet found their forever homes.

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THE WATER FOWL PRESERVE AT GENERAL’S PARK 1561 N. Quentin Street Built in 1901, Landmarked in 1999 as a Local Historic Landmark

Historically known as the Waterfowl Preserve, this pond was originally part of the Gutheil Park Nursery. The Nursery grounds were chosen as the site for an Army medical facility, primarily for the treatment of tuberculosis and respiratory diseases. This location was ideal due to its proximity to a major city (Denver), two major roads and the water supply to the hospital was available from Denver. The medical facility was composed of 48 buildings, then known as General Hospital No. 21. It was renamed Fitzsimmons General Hospital in 1920. The area was designated a preserve in the 1920s after the commanding officer of Fitzsimons received a pair of mallard ducks as a gift. The pond was then stocked for recreational fishing and was even visited by President Dwight Eisenhower, who spent time at Fitzsimons General Hospital recuperating from a heart attack in 1955.

President Eisenhower was even spotted fishing in the pond!

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Organizations tentatively scheduled to attend include: Rocky Mountain Lab Rescue, Dalmatian Rescue of Colorado, Creative Acres, Colorado House Rabbit Society, Rocky Mountain Cocker Rescue, The Gabriel Foundation, Angels with Paws Cat Rescue and Adoption, Colorado Greyhound Adoption, Rocky Mountain Feline Rescue, Buddy’s Builders and more!

The party lasts all weekend, 11:00am-3:00pm both Saturday, July 9th and Sunday, July 10th. Come out and meet with those on the front line of the animal rescues and shelters in our area, interact with some amazing animals and enjoy some of Grey Kitty’s delicious birthday cake! It’s a great way to determine if your home could be the right fit for a new furry or feathered friend; however there are no same-day adoptions at this event. Adding to the fun, Arapahoe Libraries will be on hand on Saturday to help kids create animal themed crafts! It’s the Purrrrrfect way to spend the weekend!

Tagawa Gardens – 7711 S. Parker Road www.tagawagardens.com

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MAKING COFFEE THE STUFF OF LEGENDS – LEGENDS COFFEE AT SOUTHLANDS

Those that can’t live without it know the alluring aroma all too well. You’re walking along, maybe running a few errands and the scent of freshly ground, rich coffee beans hits you and you stop dead in your tracks and convince yourself, no matter the time it, that you need a cup. A latte, an iced mocha – SOMETHING! Coffee is one of life’s simple pleasures; the owners of Legends Coffee in Southlands know that all too well and are excited to be able to serve all their customers with that small cup of happiness (or a very large cup of happiness) everyday.

Their vision says it all, “We use the most complex liquid consumed by humanity as a platform to flourish joy, laughter, and community.”

Tabitha and Jacob Wickline started out bringing their espresso cart to the Southlands Farmer’s Market and now have a gorgeous café where they proudly use all local roasters, local dairy milk and local pastry chefs. Legends Coffee’s aim and mission is to bring specialty coffee to the suburbs.

The Wicklines really desire a shop that’s built around community. From their Chocolate Ganache Mocha down to their finely tuned espresso their aim is to give customers their first mind blowing coffee experience!

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Bogan Flats

Bogan Flats Campground (part of White River National Forest) stretches along the Crystal River in a valley of aspen groves, towering Ponderosa Pine, spruce, and willow. The setting is ideal for larger groups seeking recreation and relaxation in White River National Forest. Sites in the campground are widely spaced and offer a nice mixture of open and shaded spots, with several sites at the river’s edge. The group site is located away from the main campground, offering a more private location.

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Echo Lake

Echo Lake Campground is located on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in central Colorado near its namesake lake at the base of Mount Evans along Hwy 103. Visitors enjoy hiking, fishing and taking scenic drives along Mount Evans Road. Echo Lake sits in a spruce forest near the shores of Echo Lake. The campground’s 10,600’ elevation creates cool to chilly nights, even in summer, and its location on a mountain pass makes for windy conditions year-round.

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Guanella Pass

Guanella Pass Campground is located about 7 miles south of Georgetown on the South Fork of Clear Creek on the Guanella Pass Scenic Byway. Located at an elevation of 10,900 feet on the Arapaho Roosevelt National Forest, visitors to the campground can also enjoy hiking and fishing in the area. The Guanella Pass Scenic and Historic Byway follows an old wagon route that linked the mining towns of Georgetown and Grant, Colorado.

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Molly Brown Campground at Turquoise Lake

Named after the “unsinkable” Molly Brown on the Titanic, Molly Brown Campground, on the eastern shore of Turquoise Lake, sits in a shaded lodgepole pine forest. The campground is ideal for enjoying the popular recreation lake and offers access to boating, fishing, hiking and water skiing. The famous Molly Brown lived in the town of Leadville, just 5 miles east of the campground. She became wealthy from her husband’s mining success and took on a life as a philanthropist, socialite and activist.

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Ruedi Reservoir

Ruedi Dam and Reservoir are on the Fryingpan River about 15 miles east of Basalt, Colorado. The Reservoir is on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains, where snow-capped mountain peaks reach over 13,000 feet and the thickly forested slopes provide an exceptionally beautiful background for recreation activities. Recreation facilities consist of 4 campgrounds accommodating 81 campsites and 2 boat-launching ramps. Surface available for recreation includes 997 acres. Primary recreation activities include camping, motorized boating, sailing, and fishing. Access is good. Game fish species available include rainbow trout, brown trout, and mackinaw trout. Facilities closed in winter due to ice and snow.

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LET’S GO CAMPING The summer beckons us to the great outdoors. After all, Colorado is one of the best places in the nation to enjoy all the beauty and rejuvination the outdoors has to offer. We asked our readers where they like to visit when tent camping in Colorado and here are a couple of their favorites. So grab the family, pack the

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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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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?

PAM

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.

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LOCALAUTHORSPOTLIGHT FROM PAIN TO PEACE WITH ENDO Lessons Learned on the Road to Healing Endometriosis

by Aubree Deimler

Your body has an amazing capacity to heal when given the proper nourishment. Learn about the interplay of your body’s natural healing mechanisms to put in place an environment to ward off endometriosis and related conditions: • • • •

Learn how to eat to decrease inflammation in your body and why healthy digestion is key.

Understand the connection of your hormones & endometriosis.

See why it is necessary to release toxins from your body & mind.

Learn how to find peace and love for your body and that, which is greater than your physical shell.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR When Aubree was 29 years old she was officially diagnosed with endometriosis. She realized that she did not want to treat it with drugs or surgery. Instead she took an alternative road on a journey to whole healing – on a physical, emotional and spiritual level… and the rest is history.

As a certified holistic health coach and found of Peace With Endo, Aubree is deeply passionate about wellness and inspiring other women with endometriosis to reconnect with a life filled with love and positive rhythms.

Aubree is available for speaking events on the subjects of nutrition, healthy lifestyle, stress management and overcoming suffering. For more information, visit peacewithendo.com.

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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