October 2016 Search Lone Tree Magazine

S E A R C H

LONETREE LONE TREES’S PREMIER MONTHLY COMMUNITY MAGAZINE SINCE 2013

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

De

CA

tai

ls

SH

!

PAID

or

Prsrt Std U.S. Postage

4F

LoneTreeMagazine.com

search

100

LONE TREE Magazine

ge

ECRWSS

Pa

Permit 5377 Denver, CO

a$

12760 Stroh Ranch Way, Suite 202 Parker, CO 80134 303-805-9455

See

POSTAL PATRON

Win

OCTOBER 2016

OCTOBER 2016 1 SEARCH LONE TREE MAGAZINE

OCTOBER 2016 WWW.LONETREEMAGAZINE.COM 2

S E A R C H

LONETREE OCTOBER 2016

5

TABLE OF CONTENTS

THISMONTH’SFEATURES

7

9

OCTOBER 2016

4 FROM THE PUBLISHER Keet It Local 5 TREK OR TREAT OFF THE STREET 7 THE 80’S ARE BACK! 9 PUMPKINS, MAZES AND MORE! Colorado’s Fall Festivities 11 THE BOOKENDS Secrets of Hallstead House 13 LOCAL AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT Two Local Books to Check Out 3 SEARCH LONE TREE MAGAZINE

FROMTHEpublisher search

LONE TREE Magazine OCTOBER 2016 VOLUME 4 ISSUE 10

Keep It Local We all love our community.

We’ve chosen to call it home, raise a family, meet with friends and enjoy life. I am often asked by people if I have any suggestions on ways they can give back. With so many great local charities and nonprofit organizations there are many ways to leave a positve mark on our world. However, sometimes people don’t have the time or financial means to support local charities.

If this is you, consider “keeping it local” as your way of giving back.

We all have the power to make a significant impact on our community without really any extra effort. How, you may ask? It’s simple...when considering where to buy something always start with local. That’s it...simply choose to support local businsses first.

PUBLISHER MIKE WAID

mike.waid@waidpublishing.com 303-805-9455 xt 700

ADVERTISING SALES JAMY BEATON

jamy@waidpublishing.com 303-805-9455 xt 705

EDITORIAL TIFFANY GRIZZLE

tiffany@waidpublishing.com

GRAPHIC DESIGN JAMESON HAMSMITH

Did you know that, on average, when you spend one dollar at a locally owned business here in our community that about 2/3 of that dollar stays here? Did you know that when you spend one dollar at a nationally owned business in our community about 1/3 of that dollars stays in our community? And when you spend that dollar online, none of it stays in our community.

So, the easiest way to make sure we are all leaving our community better than we found it is by shopping local and spending money as close to home as possible.

their buying decisions based on community. Our parents chose to buy tires from the local tire shop because the owner’s daughter used to babysit us or they would buy books from the local bookstore because the owners son used to mow their lawn. There was a personal touch that made our community strong.

Over the past couple of decades that has changed. Now speed and convenience is what people look for. When you can buy something quick online with free shipping from your arm chair the ease of purchase becomes the draw. However, that has left our local communities out of the loop and out of the equation.

In October I challenge each of you to buck this trend and shop locally. Not only that, but tell your friends about it online. Take a picture of you shopping at a local store and share it online. Tell your friends about it and ask them to support local small business too.

This small change can have a huge impact on our community and on our world. Every small business owner knows the imporance of shopping small and shopping local.

Let’s all go out and thank them for supporting our community by supporting them.

Have a great October and remember to Keep It Local!

Many years ago this was a forgone conclusion. People made

jameson@waidpublishing.com

WIN $100 CASH

It’s easy to win this month’s give-a-way of a $100.

Simply go online to LoneTreeMagazine.com to enter. Make sure you have this month’s magazine with you and enter our scavenger hunt contest!

GOOD LUCK WWW.LONETREEMAGAZINE.COM 4

OCTOBER 2016

Search Lone Tree Magazine is published 12 times per year by Waid Publishing (www.

WaidPublishing.com), a division of Mike Waid & Associates, Inc. (www.MikeWaid. com), 12760 Stroh Ranch Way, Suite 202, Parker, CO 80134, 303-805-9455. Search Tree Magazine is available online at www. lonetreemagazine.com. Search Lone Tree Magazine is a trademarks of Waid Publishing.

All rights reserved. The views, opinions and/or statements made or expressed by individuals and/or entities, are not necessarily reflective of the views and opinions of Waid Publishing. No part of this publication may be reproduced without explicit permission from Waid Publishing. Copyright 2016 Search Lone Tree Magazine - All rights Reserved.

Trek

or Treat Off the Street OCTOBER 29TH If you are looking to get a little more mileage out of that amazing Storm Trooper costume or the homemade Fairy Princess creation, Trek or Treat Off the Street is the perfect way to spend the day just before Halloween. On Saturday, October 29th, the halls of CU South Denver & the Wildlife Experience Museum will become a spooky spectacular not to be missed! Trick or Treaters who dare can try the Haunted Trek through “Ghoul-ology” and experience a variety of activities including creepy crafts, interactions with live animals, the bounce house and lots more the whole family can enjoy together. Of course, celebrating Halloween wouldn’t be complete without the treats! The museum’s hallways will be lined with candy booths that visitors can stop at until their bags are brimming with sweets and treats. Trek or Treat Off the Street gives Halloween lovers a chance to have a ton of fun, no matter the weather conditions, in a safe and fun environment. Museum Annual Pass holders are admitted free of charge and tickets for this special event are just $5. Museum admission is included with the purchase of your Trek or Treat ticket.

Wear your most “spook-tackular” costumes and head out to The Wildlife Experience at CU South Denver, Saturday, October 29th from 10:00am-4:00pm.

OCTOBER 2016

For more information about this and upcoming events, visit: southdenver.cu.edu/events.

5 SEARCH LONE TREE MAGAZINE

OCTOBER 2016 WWW.LONETREEMAGAZINE.COM 6

s ’ ! k 0 c a 8 are b the

OCTOBER 2016

Grab some friends and join Inspire Creative for an 80’s night fundraiser filled with food, entertainment and fun. Dress in your favorite 80’s style and join the costume contest. 80’s fun will abound with a live band, singers, dancers, dueling pianos, DJ, dancing, cash bar, raffle prizes, silent auction, Poker Tables, Black Jack Tables and photo booth. Both general admission tickets and VIP tickets are available. VIP Tickets include: private server, 2 free drinks, 2 raffle tickets, souvenir photo and a swag bag filled with 80’s surprises.

Come support Inspire Creative and the Arts so they can continue their path of educating kids, youth and adults in music, theater and dance. Head over to inspirecreative. org to buy tickets and more information.

7 SEARCH LONE TREE MAGAZINE

October 22nd 7:00 pm PACE Center

OCTOBER 2016 WWW.LONETREEMAGAZINE.COM 8

Anderson Farms

6728 County Road 3 1/4 , Erie, CO 80516 303.828.5210 – andersonfarms.com One of Colorado’s longest running corn maze and pumpkin patches with wagon rides out to the 30 acre pumpkin patch, filled with over 70 varieties of pumpkins, squash and gourds. In addition to the corn maze, Anderson Farms offers tons of extra activities including pony rides, face painting, duck races, live entertainment, a general store, food vendors, gem stone mining, gourd launching and a chance to feed the goats! If you’re looking for a holiday thrill, check out Terror in the Corn and the Zombie Paintball Hunt after dark!

Maize in the City

10270 Riverdale Road, Thornton, CO, 80229 720.408.0006 - maizeinthecity.com Admission is FREE to the pumpkin field and while you’re there, check out the 20 acre corn maze, the mini maze just for kids, take a pony ride or explore the petting zoo. There’s also an inflatable jumping castle, air slide and obstacle course as well as sand art, interactive smart phone games, a giant corn kernel box and the playground to explore!

OCTOBER 2016

Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms

8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton, CO, 80128 720.865.4346 – botanicgardens.org/chatfieldfarms Navigate your way through the 8 acre corn maze to help Farmer Green find his lost animals. Throughout the maze, life size animal cut outs are hidden, just waiting to be discovered. The maze can be viewed from two 15-foot tall, illuminated bridges. Little ones 10 and under can explore the mini-maze as well. For those a bit braver, explore the After Dark Corn Maze and the Dead Zone Haunted Attraction. Get your maps for all three mazes online.

9 SEARCH LONE TREE MAGAZINE

Fritzler’s Corn Maze

20861 Co Rd 33, La Salle, CO 80645 970.737.2129 – fritzlermaze.com For the last 16 years, Fritzler’s has been delighting visitors with over 20 attractions and almost 2 miles of trails. Test your wits with the corn maze, ride the ATV mini rollercoaster barrel train, take the challenge of the obstacle course on three-wheel carts or bounce in the Tigger jump! There’s also the Super Pumpkin Cannon, the corn box and loads of other activities. Don’t forget to pick out your pumpkin at the pumpkin patch as well!

Rock Creek Farm

2005 South 112th Street, Broomfield, CO 80020 303.465.9565 – rockcreekfarm.com Admission is always free to this U-Pick-Em 100 acre pumpkin farm where you can also explore the hay bale maze, the six miles of Corn Mazes or visit with the menagerie of farm animals. On Friday and Saturday nights, get a free mini-flashlight to help you navigate the mazes.

Flat Acres Farm

11321 Dransfeldt Road, Parker, CO 80134 303.805.1038 – flatacresfarm.com Beginning September 24th, Flat Acres Farm is open 7 days a week through Halloween. Along with picking the perfect pumpkin, be sure to check out the petting zoo, duck races, Giant Jenga and Giant Hale Bale Maze. There will also be bounce houses, corn kernel boxes and the giant swing set along with many other fun activities for the whole family. Looking for more of a scare? Check out Reapers Hollow and the Dead End Motel from 7pm-10pm on select nights in October. For more information on those attractions, visit www.reapershollow.com.

650 Sky View Lane, Larkspur, CO, 80118 coloradopumpkinpatch.net Conveniently located between the Denver Metro Area and Colorado Springs, the Colorado Pumpkin Patch features a straw bale pyramid, rope maze, petting zoo, pony rides, hay rides, target shooting at gourds, the corn box to play in and, of course, pumpkins! There’s also a 60’ jumping pillow, 80’ straw slides, outdoor laser tag, tube swings and much, much more!

Jack Lantern’s Corn Maze

2318 S. County Road 5, Ft Collins, CO, 80525 970.308.5843 – nococornmaze.com From 11:00am-Dusk, check out Jack Lantern’s 20+ acre corn maze, grab the perfect jack o’ lantern canvas in the pumpkin patches or hop on the wagon ride to tour the 90+ acre farm.

Visit with the miniature horse, pigs, and the amazing climbing goats and be sure to check out the bunny ranch.

You can test your aim at the corn chucker, race your friends on the pedal car track and kids who come in costume can even Trick or Treat (day or night!) From dusk 11pm, prepare yourself for Jack Lantern’s Corn Maze of Carnage. With only the moon as your light, head down paths into a haunted maze full of monsters and creepy creatures searching for you! New this year is the Haunted Hay Ride, leaving every 30 minutes into the field of terror!

If you are looking for something a little more exciting and love a good terror thrill, then check out one of these attractions made specifically to scare the heck out of you!

Castle of Terror – The Asylum

Town Fire Training Center 333 Malibu Street, Castle Rock, CO Always one of the most frightening haunted houses around, this year’s Asylum at the Castle of Terror will be a “must do” for those who love a good scare! The patients have taken over the Asylum and only the luckiest will escape! Tours are October 18th, 19th, 25th and 26th from 7pm-10pm. Tickets are $10 at the gate and all proceeds benefit the Fire and Police Explorer programs. This is NOT recommended for small children and children under 13 will not be admitted without an adult.

The 13th Floor

4120 Brighton Blvd., Denver, CO, 80126 13thfloorhauntedhouse.com For the bravest of the brave (or the craziest) check out Denver’s largest haunted house, The 13th Floor. Located just one block south of the Denver Coliseum, the 13th Floor has three new attraction themes for this year, and each one is the stuff of nightmares. Check out the Slasher Remix, Undead: Abominations and Cursed: The Ritual. Buy your tickets online to avoid the weekend sell out! You can also check out The Asylum Haunted House, The Undead Haunted House and The Primitive Fear Haunted House; if you dare!

OCTOBER 2016

Colorado Pumpkin Patch Jellystone Park Larkspur

WWW.LONETREEMAGAZINE.COM 10

THEBOOKENDS

with Pam & Becky

Secrets of Hallstead House

By Amy Reade

Macy is desperately trying to heal after unexpectedly losing her parents in a car accident. As a nurse, she accepts a temporary job to care for a wealthy widow that is healing from hip surgery.

She’s moves to an estate that resides on an island outside of New York State. Macy is not receiving a warm welcome as she tries to call this island her temporary home and refuge. Strange things are happening and she desperately wants to protect herself and her client that she has come to adore.

BECKY I picked this book because we wanted a spooky mystery

for our October issue. The descriptions are beautiful and the author painted a very good picture of the home, the island and the characters. The story however is somewhat simplistic and I couldn’t sink my teeth into this mystery. The reviews are very good so it must have something to do with me. Did you connect to this story?

PAM I was eager to read this book after reviewing the summary.

However, I agree that it felt quite one-dimensional and had much more potential than was realized. I did love reading the descriptions of the area and felt that the author did an amazing job of transporting the reader to the location. The beauty and isolation of the island adds to the suspense of the story, as Macy is stuck with a handful of strangers. She is serving as a nurse to an elderly woman recovering from a recent hip surgery. Did you enjoy this character?

BECKY Alexandria was my favorite character. I enjoyed her

balance of strength and loving attitude. However, I found it unlikely that a wealthy, mature businesswoman would be so laid back about odd happenings around her home. She had enough fear that she locked her bedroom door but not enough to increase security around the house or island. Did you find this situation to be believable?

OCTOBER 2016

PAM I completely agree with your take on this character. Alex was a strong woman that had persevered through very difficult events in her life. It was not believable to me that she would accept her fear and sit back and wait for something to happen. Although Alex was a loving character, everyone else on the island clearly resented Macy and didn’t bother to hide their feelings. Vali and Leland are an elderly couple that help take care of Alex and the house. They are especially nasty to Macy, but are very devoted to Alex. What were your thoughts about these characters?

BECKY They were creepy characters that had great potential.

I enjoyed their dedication to Alex and understood why they were protective of her and the island. However, I expected a deeper development of their storyline that just didn’t happen as the story

11 SEARCH LONE TREE MAGAZINE

progressed. If a Stephen King story is too scary for you then this might be the right book for you. What you get is a suspenseful mystery with a little romance thrown in too. Did you enjoy the addition of a love interest for Macy?

PAM This aspect of the story provided a character that Macy was able to find a connection with and count on. Initially, he is unfriendly and suspicious of Macy, as are Vali and Leland. However, with time he and Macy become close and she finds a friend in him.

Did this change seem abrupt to you or did you feel that the author developed this story line?

BECKY Like the mystery in this book, the romantic relationship

had a light feel to it. There were no hot and graphic love scenes.

As I was reading I didn’t expect this development so it did feel a bit abrupt. I didn’t feel like it was necessary for the story but it did give her an ally that knew the island and it’s inhabitants well.

Which was needed as she was captive on this small island and she had zero nautical skills, including the ability to swim. I was much more fascinated by the area that is described in this story. Google Thousand Islands before reading this book and it will give you a wonderful foundation for the story. I never knew that this area existed and the pictures that I found made it very intriguing. If you were Macy, would you have accepted this job and would you have stayed as weird things started to happen?

PAM If I were Macy, I would have accepted the job to get away and try something new. However, with the lack of welcome from the inhabitants on the island, I would have certainly struggled to stay and finish the job. But then, I would have missed some action!

Next month we are going to travel to another country, as well as another time. We will read about two sisters that are separated by the ugliness of war in Secrets of a Charmed Life, by Susan Meissner.

OCTOBER 2016 WWW.LONETREEMAGAZINE.COM 12

LOCALAUTHORSPOTLIGHT WASHINGTON’S PROVIDENCE:

By Chris LaFata

Former history professor John Curry has been recruited by a time-travel company to scout the best vantage point for clients to witness the inauguration of the first President of the United States. There’s just one problem: When he arrives in 1789, there is no inauguration—and no United States. Until this point, the time-travel job has had its perks. Getting relationship advice from the legendary lover, Casanova, was valuable. Accompanying Casanova to the opening night of Mozart’s opera, Don Giovanni, was even better.

But being stranded in the British Colony of New York isn’t what he signed up for. Few people have even heard of George Washington, and the short-lived American Revolution failed—presumably because Washington wasn’t alive to lead it. John always knew history could change on a dime, but not after it already happened. Right?

After learning Washington was killed thirty years earlier during the French and Indian War, John realizes the only way he can return home is to ensure there’s a United States to return to. Everything hinges on keeping Washington alive— not the easiest task protecting someone famous for leading battles on the front lines while perched on a horse. While traveling further back through time to protect Washington, he uncovers a secret the Freemasons have kept for more than two and a half centuries and learns that the history he thought he knew was completely wrong.

Available at Amazon or www.ChrisLaFata.com

STRENGTH FROM TRAGEDY:

ANNE FRANK’S FATHER SHARES HIS WISDOM WITH AN AMERICAN TEEN

By Cara Wilson-Granat

The Diary of Anne Frank, one of our enduring inspirational books, written by the only family survivor, motivated people all over the world to carry on Anne’s message of love and hope in their own lives. Otto Frank never wanted Anne remembered as a victim but as a living spirit through her words.

A generation later, a young American girl began conversations with Otto through letters reflecting her own chaotic teenage years and the violence in America in the 1960s and `70s. His responses helped her as she matured into a loving, trusting woman.

OCTOBER 2016

Cara Wilson-Granat (Weiss-Wilson at the time of their correspondence) wrote this book from her extraordinary friendship with Otto and the inspiration she drew from it. He validated her need to be heard and respected; he became her mentor, her wise “grandfather” as he was for many, many others worldwide. He taught the importance of tolerance and true spirituality, focusing on the power of love, not revenge. He said “If the end of the world would be imminent, I still would plant a tree today.” He truly lived his message.

Cara’s nearly twenty-year correspondence with Otto culminated in a memorable meeting shortly before his death, the impact of which continues to influence her life even today. Her remarkable book helps others lead fulfilling lives and renews our faith in the possibility of hope, peace, and making positive choices every moment.

Available at Amazon 13 SEARCH LONE TREE MAGAZINE

OCTOBER 2016 WWW.LONETREEMAGAZINE.COM 14