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rowing up I never thought I’d be one: A soccer mom. While some refrain from calling themselves one of these, because, I assume, it makes them feel old, I relish in it. I actually look forward to the evenings out on the field as I watch my oldest son perfect his dribbling skills as he cruises down the field. I relax, sit back with his little brother and simply just enjoy. I am especially looking forward to watching him play soccer this fall. He is moving more toward the competitive side, as in he will actually play full-fledged games, and the cool breeze of the season will be a welcome addition after the hot summer we have had. Watching my son play soccer always takes me back to playing sports when I was younger. I always think to myself how can remembering when you were young be such a bad thing? But then again maybe this is where the “old” feeling comes in to play. The experiences I had on the field, the friends I made along the way, and the values that were instilled in me at a young age make me who I am today. While playing sports you learn about winning and losing, playing as a team and as an individual and, last, but definitely not least, about never giving up and always giving 110 percent. While a lot of these values and morals were practiced at home with my family, they were perfected on the field and in school. I have only good memories about playing sports, and I can’t help but hope my son gets that same experience. The cover feature in this issue focuses on soccer in the Longmont community. Writer Judy Finman explores how a sense of community can be acquired through this sport (page 8), which seems likely due to its popularity in the area. I mean, how often do you drive by Sandstone Park on Colo. Highway 119 in the spring and fall and not see the fields full of kids playing soccer? Not very often. When you aren’t playing or watching someone else play a sport, what is your favorite thing about the fall season? Of course there are the changing leaf colors and cooler temperatures, but for me it is the cool breeze on my face and the sense of calm that comes with it during my morning runs. It is almost like the weather is naturally cleansing me of the hot weather and sweat of the summer. Enjoy this fall issue of the magazine and we’ll see you next time around!

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Friendship is more important than winning BY JUDY FINMAN

When the Longmont YMCA kids’ soccer league is in action on the athletic fields at Mountain View Elementary School, the scene is as festive as a 4th of July celebration. Families are out in force to support the teams. Parents, grandparents, siblings, and aunts and uncles lug chairs, umbrellas and coolers. They clap wildly for hard-won goals, and moan in unison at near misses. Chaos ensues when everyone has to clear out before the next game. A new lineup of players and their cheering relatives will descend on the field after nabbing newly vacated parking spots. “Go Broncos!” shouts a clutch of 4- to 6- year olds, as they explode like firecrackers onto the field. It’s Coach

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Kim Van Dyke’s team, named for you-know-which-team-in-Denver. “I pep them up and tell them to have fun,” Van Dyke says. “I point out what we learned, where the goals are on the field, and remind them to ‘pass to your friends.’ The Y uses the term ‘friends’ a lot; it brings a personal level to communications and is respectful.” Like the other Y coaches, Van Dyke teaches the fledgling players how to kick the ball, dribble, keep it close, trap it, stop it and turn and move around it, and how to make a goal. “It was a little struggle with that age group at first. Then they got it. They were amazing.” The Ed & Ruth Lehman YMCA children’s coed soccer league is designed so kids will have fun, learn

new skills, gain conﬁdence and be physically active. The YMCA values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility are an integral part of the program. Teams are formed by age groups for boys and girls 4 years old through 6th grade. Y Sports Director Matt Rottmann runs the soccer program. “We’ve taken the competitive edge out of sports and stressed the fun,” he explains. “That’s what YMCAs across the country are doing. Our program is especially for beginners; we allow a kid to try it without committing a lot of money. Of our coaches, 80 to 90 percent are parents. Parents are involved and spend a huge amount of time with their child, not just dropping them off and picking them up Continued on page 12

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later.” Kim Van Dyke’s three children are in the program – and play on her team. “I like that it’s non-competitive. It’s good for parents; we didn’t even know if our kids would like soccer. I didn’t want it to be competitive, and other parents felt the same way. The kids should just have fun, without parents and coaches pushing them – ‘Do this’ and ‘Why didn’t you do that?’” The kids come from all over Longmont and from many schools. Registration for each league starts about two months prior to the league season. More than 500 youngsters played soccer in the spring, and the fall league is likely to be just as popular. “We do not keep score at any of our sporting events here at the Y,” Rottmann says. “Everyone is a winner for just participating. Every participant receives a certiﬁcate and a medal. And each team has a pool party here at the YMCA.” If a family needs ﬁnancial help, they may apply to the Y by reporting their household income. Bilingual speakers staff the Y information desk. It is an open, friendly application process regardless of income. “Any family can apply for a scholarship,” says Sheridan Wolfe, director of social responsibility. “Kids from a variety of incomes and

Ben Adler and Daniel Torres learn the drill during a Longmont United Soccer Youth Academy. (Axel Reitzig) Top from left: Kenna Meier, left in goal, prepares to defend against a shot by Caleb Thornton, center right, during a Longmont United Soccer kickaround. (Greg Melendez) Kids participate in the Ed & Ruth Lehman YMCA soccer program. (Fred Fuhrmeister)

backgrounds are all playing together. We reach out to Longmont families through social media, the Times-Call calendar section, our preschool and after-school programs and summer day camp. We work with the physical education teachers in the Title 1 schools. Funding for scholarships comes from a range of sources – businesses, foundations and individuals.” One coach observed that about

half the players came from low-income neighborhoods, with kids from high-end neighborhoods also on the team, various ethnicities and different ability levels. They were just kids – or rather, friends – playing with one another. The Ed & Ruth Lehman YMCA is located at 950 Lashley St., Longmont, 303-776-0370, www.longmontymca.org.

Longmont offers several soccer options Two other popular Longmont soccer programs for youngsters are St. Vrain FC and Longmont United Soccer. Both aim to create in their players a love for the game. Like the YMCA, they emphasize the community aspect of their mission. St. Vrain FC runs soccer programs for players ages 3 to 18 and serves players of ability levels from beginner to competing at the highest levels in Colorado and beyond. The focus is on the technical and tactical development of each individual player within a team setting. There is an in-house recreation league, inter-league competition and statewide competition. For kids ages 11 and up, they hold tryouts for competitive play. Mike Clayton, director of coaching, says St. Vrain FC’s most important mission is to establish a “fantastic local community environment,” to focus on the development of the players, educate parents about soccer, and develop coaches and volunteers.

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The program is coed for ages 3 to 6. From age 7 on, the boys and girls are on separate teams. For kids ages 4 to 10, the coaches are all volunteer. When players get into the U11 level, the coaches are all professionals. Players are from Longmont and neighboring communities. They may play fall and spring and in summer camps. Scholarships are available, and parents may apply for aid. Another program, Longmont United Soccer teaches technical soccer skills, in its words, “through superior coaching, instilling player conﬁdence, offering a positive learning environment, building a love for the game of soccer, and developing players to their highest potential. Longmont United Soccer ﬁelds quality competitive teams and consistently produces successful, committed high-school players.” Mike Schulz, president, says, “This is club soccer. We

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focus on making the player a better player. We are primarily a volunteer organization. Some of our coaches get paid by the team parents. All our coaches are accredited; some have national accreditation.” Their six-week, goal-driven Academy Program introduces and develops basic soccer skills. It enrolls an equal number of girls and boys and is not competitive. Axel Reitzig, director of coaching, says that for ages 4 to 6, there are only three to ﬁve kids per coach, and the session lasts 45 minutes. This is to provide the younger players with a lot of individual attention. For ages 7 to 9, the ratio increases to six to 10 players per coach. “Another thing that distinguishes us from other area clubs is our strong sense of community,” Reitzig says. “Each player and family matters. Many have been part of the club for many years, and know one another like family. The kids are mainly from Longmont, with others from neighboring areas.” Longmont United’s teams have traditionally been girls’ teams for the competitive ages, 11 to 18. “We have a lot of socioeconomic diversity in our club, as our costs are the lowest in the area for high-quality, competitive soccer. We have increasing ethnic diversity, particularly as we build our boys program.” They offer scholarships for those in need, as well as ﬂexible payment. Longmont United Soccer, 303-774-7684, longmontunitedsoccer@yahoo.com, www.lusasoccer.org and St. Vrain FC, 1517 Main St., Suite D2, Longmont, 303-651-3109, www.stvrainfc.com.

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Longmont native Kim Van Dyke began coaching soccer as a volunteer for the Longmont YMCA this spring. It was a special sort of homecoming: She trains her team on the playing ﬁelds at Mountain View Elementary School, which she attended as a little girl. Her three children – son Tristan, age 6, and twin daughters Makayla and Nevaeh, age 5 – are on the team she coaches. Q: Were you always athletic? A: I was a girlie-girl all the way through school. I only started doing this when I had kids. My husband, Shane, and I have played soccer in the City of Longmont Recreation [Services] league. I’ve been a personal trainer at the Y since November. I also coach basketball there. Q: What do you like most about coaching? A: Coaching is a great experience. I wasn’t sure if the kids on the team would focus and if I could keep their interest. Sometimes they would get whiney or be having a bad day. I would work with them to get them engaged again and then get on with what I was teaching. I like that it’s non-competitive. The kids should just have fun. Q: What has it meant to you and your family, especially your kids? A: My kids really enjoyed it. They made friends with the kids on their soccer team. Some of the kids had gone to their pre-school. One of my daughters said she likes playing soccer with her friends from the Y and having treats after. She had a play date with one of the kids on our team. My son, who is shy, was so comfortable with his teammates that he became a joker and goofed around. The kids would almost roll on the ground laughing. Q: Would you urge other parents of young soccer players to become coaches? A: Being a volunteer coach is very rewarding. The Y lays out all the different techniques to get the kids to play. It’s all there to give you what you need to succeed. If a parent is scared to try coaching, they don’t need to be. Some parents volunteer as assistant coaches and help set up the ﬁelds, motivate the kids, make sure the kids are okay and not hurt, and help with drills. It’s a way to

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encourage their kids and get closer to them. And having an extra set of eyes and hands is a beneﬁt to the coach. Q: What else have you been up to? A: I’ve been trying to pull the community together, so this summer I got my kids’ pre-school and kindergarten class lists and emailed those parents and the Y soccer team parents. I invited everyone to bring their kids to various play dates around town. I had a different park set up each week. People got to experience Longmont’s many parks – with a water park, pool, play equipment. I emailed the soccer group to bring their soccer gear if they wanted to play. I just want my kids to have awesome play dates.

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If you ask Jose Mendez about the many hours he freely volunteers at the Ed & Ruth Lehman YMCA in Longmont, he might just smile and shrug his shoulders. If you dig a little deeper, you will soon discover that Mendez does it because he enjoys giving back to his community – the community he loves and lives in. When Mendez ﬁrst starting going to the YMCA it was through a partnership with Intercambio, a Boulder County nonproﬁt focused on building bridges between Latinos and other cultures in the community. While there Mendez not only became a member to use the workout facilities, but he started taking a class there with his sister called Health Smart Behavior, which helped people learn about nutrition and how to incorporate it at home. It was here that Jessica Fernandez, wellness director at the YMCA, discovered Mendez when she sought out a volunteer to help her teach the class bilingually. “Jose knew it was important for his community to understand about healthy eating,” Fernandez says. “He knew that this knowledge starts from the ground up.” Then in 2010, the Longmont YMCA was chosen to be one of 10 YMCA’s throughout the nation that would pilot the Salsa, Salud, y Sabor program, similar to the Health Smart Behavior class, which would target Latinos in the community and teach them about nutrition for the entire family. Fernandez knew Mendez had to be a part of it, because of his passion for understanding the importance of nutrition. It was then that Fernandez recruited Mendez to not only teach the class, but to go to Chicago with her to the YMCA corporate WWW.TIMESCALL.COM

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Intercambio seeks Longmont volunteers A healthy community, one whose residents can communicate with one another, is what Intercambio: Uniting Communities hopes for in Longmont. Intercambio, a Boulder County nonproﬁt, focused on getting immigrants to where they can communicate, understand local laws, and have the option to participate and give back, has turned its focus to Longmont. Lee Shainis, Intercambio’s cofounder and executive director, explains that while its Boulder program has only about 40 people on its wait list for English classes, Longmont continues to have close to 150 immigrants wait listed. So why the difference? Shainis says the need in Longmont has really

Students attend an Intercambio class. (Jennifer Buhl)

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8:00am shotgun start, $125/player, open to the public. Price includes: continental breakfast, GPS cart, bucket of balls, prizes at holes, door prizes, awards, a buffet luncheon and much more. Proceeds from the tournament help benefit the Chamber’s Dave Stone Scholarship fund.

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La Fiesta:World Party What: Boulder County’s largest multicultural social event. A night of live music, dancing, ethnic food, cash bar, silent auction and fun! All proceeds support Intercambio: Uniting Communities. When: Oct. 13, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Where: Boulder Elks Lodge, 3975 28th St., Boulder Cost: $20 in advance, $25 at the door A volunteer teaches a class. (Jennifer Buhl)

Other problems Intercambio sees is that while about 30 percent of its services goes to Longmont, only 4 percent of the organization’s funding comes from Longmont, Shainis says. To address these issues Intercambio has formed an outreach group called the Longmont Special Task

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Force for Intercambio Growth, made up of local community members, who will raise awareness not only about the services it provides, but to solicit more volunteers and possible funding opportunities for the nonproﬁt. Eliberto Mendoza, who is on the Intercambio board and who is part

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of the Task Force, says, “We (Longmont) are the writing on the wall, and the fact is, Longmont is becoming more of the Latino center in Boulder County.” Mendoza says there are many reasons why Longmont struggles for support, where Boulder doesn’t. With

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one of the main reasons being that Intercambio has a partnership with the University of Colorado, which provides both students and clients. Despite the hurdles the nonproﬁt faces in the Longmont community, Mendoza says he knows that once people got involved they will love it. Intercambio doesn’t have problems retaining volunteers, but the problem lies in getting new ones. Karen Bernardi, head of the Task Force and vice chair of Intercambio board of directors, says as a community member she can see the need and the growth of the Latino population, and knows that community members just need to understand what volunteering for Intercambio is all about. “People think they need to be a teacher or know Spanish and that is just not true,” she says. “We’re not just teaching people how to speak English here.” Intercambio’s classes are more than teaching English, and are also about instilling conﬁdence in immigrants and giving them the tools they

(Jennifer Buhl)

need to succeed. Mendoza says that being a volunteer just feels good. “You get to know your community, really know people living in your community,” he says. For Mendoza, the Task Force represents a sign of the times and he’s excited about it. “The board is seeing

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Get outside with Fido this fall BY SUMMER STAIR

Let’s face it cooler temps, the crisp air and the draw of colorful foliage make getting outdoors in the fall extremely enticing. For dog owners, the lure of a mountain hike or a jog around the block is the perfect way to spend a morning, afternoon or even evening. The gentle exercise will not only get you outside and moving, but it will create a peaceful awe from its mental stimulation for you and your dog. It’s also a great bonding tool and helps boundaries be set, all while enjoying an outdoor adventure. Sue Caya, professional dog walker and pet care provider at Canine Cardio Company in Longmont, says exercise for your pet is key to a happy pet. “Exercise I believe is the No. 1 most important thing, because dogs can get bored,” she says. “It is good for their mentality, and it mimics what they would do in nature. A well-exercised animal doesn’t bark,

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dig or have fear and aggression.” While getting exercise for you and your pet is important, Caya says it doesn’t have to be hours worth, just 45 to 60 minutes a day. But even with the cooler temps in the fall, Colorado weather can still be hot this time of year. So if you are taking your pet out for an adventure, here are some tips provided by Caya that will ensure that you and your dog have a great experience together. • Start gradually. Young, active and old dogs all need to be conditioned before a long afternoon hike. Keep outings short at ﬁrst, and gradually build up to the correct ﬁtness level suitable for both of you. • Even though the weather seems cooler this time of year heat stroke and heat exhaustion can still occur. Make sure you are familiar with the signs that your pet has been outside too long without proper hydration. Warning signs to keep watch for in-

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clude: Loss of skin elasticity on back, dry mouth on gums, thick saliva, eyes that appear to be sunk in, vomiting, collapsing, panting and increased heart rate, drooling and if your pet seems disoriented. If any of the signs should occur Caya says to get your pet to a shady area or into air conditioning if possible or at least place a damp towel on them. Make sure the pads of their feet, chest and belly are kept wet to help them cool down. Certain breeds or types of dogs are more prone to heat exhaustion, these include older dogs, black-colored dogs and smaller dogs that are closer to the ground. • Always carry water with you and a bowl to put it in. As Caya always likes to remind dog owners, “If it is hot for you, think about your dog because they have a coat on.” • Most dogs are high energy and run around checking out their new surroundings. While water is important, having food and treats on hand

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is vital to help maintain your dog’s energy. • Remember that your dog is barefoot. If you are planning a hike, pick trails with soft-covered terrain. Avoid paths that are littered with sharp rocks, and always bring a ﬁrst aid-kit with bandages and antiseptic just in case. Be sure to include tweezers for tick and thorn removal and a pair of socks in case of a paw injury. It is also important to be aware of burnt pads, which can be painful to your animal and prevent them from continuing outdoor adventures with you. Caya recommends bending down and feeling the pavement or dirt path with your bare hand to determine if it is too hot for your dog. “Feel the ground and if it’s too hot for you, it’s too hot for them,” Caya says, • You never know what can happen when you are out in the wild, so make sure your pet is up-to-date with vaccinations. It is also important to make sure your dog is wearing an identiﬁcation tag with your informa-

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tion on it in case you get separated. • Before going out, determine that the trail or area is dog-friendly and always use a leash. Caya says often problems occur between animals when one is on a leash and another is not. So don’t confuse your pet and always play it safe. • Bring waste bags and always

clean up after your pet. Just because you are in the woods and no one sees it, it doesn’t count. Be respectful of the trail and others who may use it after you. By planning ahead and making sure you are prepared you and your pooch should have a great fall exploring the outdoors together.

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LOCAL HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE MAKES ITS MARK IN TOWN

Budget Home Center: Building a Community STORY AND PHOTOS BY DARREN THORNBERRY

Twenty-eight years have passed since Butch Vernon and his wife, Beverly, started Budget Home Center in a 10,000-square foot facility at 724 Main St. in Longmont. Butch had managed hardware-type stores in Denver, observing things along the way that he might be able to do better. “Most stores back then weren’t open on Sunday, and they closed at noon on Saturday,” he recalls. “Contractors were jumping around the lumber yards and then hitting Country General to get their hardware.” For seven years Budget Home Center earned its customers with great service while the do-it-yourself movement was gaining adherents. In 1991, a move to a vacant Safeway building added 20,000-square feet.

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Finally, in 1998, Vernon purchased land at Budget’s current location – 780 Boston Ave. – and the doors to an 80,000-square foot home center opened on May 1, 1999. When asked about the longevity of Budget Home Center – the last remaining independently owned home center in Colorado – Butch chuckles, “We’re either stupid or survivors.” In fact, it’s an incredible feat to remain in business independently after the beating taken by the construction and housing industries throughout the last few years. When the downturn hit, businesses that only sold lumber or building materials were hit hard. Contractors who could adapt to remodeling and maintenance survived, and Budget Home

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Center was there for them, doing at least half of its business with independent contractors. “If you didn’t have the electrical, the plumbing, the hardware to take care of the do-ityourselfers and the small contractors, you wouldn’t make it, “ Vernon says. “The box stores put a lot of pricing pressure onto us. We also have fought the perception (of newcomers) that things cost more at an independent store.” The company’s response is and has always been to guarantee great pricing and impeccable customer service. Several Budget employees have been with the company for more than 20 years. Customers are on a ﬁrstname basis with them and vice versa. Today, Budget caters to both the

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When asked about the longevity of Budget Home Center – the last remaining independently owned home center in Colorado – Butch chuckles, “We’re either stupid or survivors.”

homebuilders and the homeowner with everything from weekend grill demos to a drive-through lumberyard. Budget Home Center is not one to languish in dusty old products. Each year it discontinues 10 percent of its inventory and brings in the same amount of new items. It is present at building material and hardware shows, staying on the cutting edge of new products. “Figuring out what works and what will sell, “Vernon exclaims, “that’s exciting to me.” However, it’s by no means all about sales and nuts and bolts. Budget keeps 50 people in this community employed and also raises support for OUR Center in Longmont, knowing that not everyone is up on their luck in this economy. Butch primarily purchases and tracks inventory these days. He’s off the sales ﬂoor but admits to missing the one-on-one interaction with the customers whom he loves and appreciates. Budget Home Center is still very much a family business, though. Vernon’s son-in-law Sean Angelo is general manager and will eventually take over, with his wife, when Butch and Beverly have imparted sufﬁcient wisdom and economic conditions can

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Visualize moments of utter peace – moments when hardly any thoughts stir or linger. Your mind is clear and your state of self-awareness is heightened. Now, imagine achieving this state of mind in the comfort of your home. In the midst of our chaotic lives, moments of stillness and a centeredself don’t come around often enough. Through meditation, achieving these moments becomes more possible, making a signiﬁcant impact on attitude and well-being. BEGINNER BASICS So what is meditation exactly? Meditation is an individual or group practice in quieting the mind. Simply, Jennifer Monk, Yoga student and teacher at Satchitananda Yoga in Loveland, compares a meditative state to “zoning-out.” “Remember those times when you were younger, when you would sit and stare at the wall or out the window? I like to call it, ‘veg out,’” she says. “Well, during that time you were slowing your thoughts, maybe focusing on one thing? That was meditation.” A major misconception about

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VEGETARIAN-INSPIRED FALL DISHES

Festive Fall Vegetarian Faire As the seasons change, so do our taste buds and cravings. Purchasing and eating seasonal foods is an easy way to mix up any meal routine. Opting into a vegetarian diet is not just a lean and healthy way to eat, but it’s a lifestyle that proves just as satisfying in taste and variation as an average carnivore’s. Although it’s common to think all vegetarians don’t eat meat, period, but that is not always entirely true. In fact, there are a few different main types of vegetarian diets that mix and match some animal products here with some dairy products there. Some people still incorporate fish, dairy and eggs into their diets, while others do not eat or purchase any animal bi-products at all. The most common types of vegetarians are: • Ovo-Vegetarian: eats eggs, but no dairy products • Lacto-Vegetarian: eats dairy products, but no eggs • Ovo-Lacto-Vegetarian: eats animal/dairy products, including eggs, milk and honey • Peskatarian: eats fish • Vegan: does not purchase or consume any animal bi-product, which includes no leather products But sometimes, eating entirely meatless meals can seem daunting because like any diet or lifestyle change, figuring out what to buy, how to prepare it and making certain that you are consuming the appropriate balance of protein and nutrients can become overwhelming. Ray Clinton, chef and owner of Chef Ray’s Personal Chef Service in Longmont, says a vegetarian lifestyle may seem hard at first, but if you keep an open mind, stay with it and have fun with a new way of cooking, it will come more easily in no time. “Being vegetarian can sometimes get a bum-wrap. People think it’s harder and more expensive, when it’s actually the opposite. It’s so easy, especially in the Boulder County with all the locally grown, farmed foods,” he says. SAVORY SEASONAL SAVINGS In the fall, the weather cools, the leaves change and we’re persuaded to snuggle close to stay warm. Naturally, stews, soups with bread for dipping or meals with

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multiple warm layers come to mind in the chilly temperatures. Fortunately, the fall season breeds a variety of squash, sweet potatoes, root vegetables like turnips, parsnips, rutabagas and leeks, which pair well with any soup or stew. In addition, an assortment of crisp and juicy apples will be ripe for the picking and make delectable snacks. Kelly Leonard, owner and registered dietician of Healthful Living, LLC in Longmont, says whether you’re a gung-ho vegetarian or meat-lover, incorporating meatless meals into your routine can have great benefits to your health, not to mention an unexpected one-two-jab of flavor to your taste buds. “If being solely vegetarian is too much at first, try ‘Meatless Monday,’ which is just one day each week to get the benefits of a leaner diet while easing your way into eating in different ways,” she says. Leonard says selecting seasonal produce at the grocery store or farmers’ market can be a cost effective way to save money in the long run, too. “Seasonal produce is likely less expensive or on sale at the grocery store,” she says. “Plus, eating according to the seasons keeps your diet interesting.” GO VEG OR GO HOME One of the best ways to get a handle on preparing a vegetarian meal is to find a book, do an online search or simply ask a friend for a meal recommendation. Doing some research first will help to inform you about the right protein sources, combining the best balance of protein, carbohydrates and fats with fruits and vegetables so you stay healthy, full and satisfied and build your confidence in preparing food in a new way. “People think it takes a long time to cook from scratch, but it actually doesn’t. You just have to plan, educate yourself and practice, practice,” Leonard says. And for your next meal, do as the vegetarians do – go meatless. For a list of produce by season, visit: www.fruitsandveggies morematters.org or http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters .org/what-fruits-and-vegetables-are-in-season.

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Chef Ray’s Grilled Corn Soup 12 ears of corn, shucked 2 tablespoons oil 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 large carrot, finely chopped 1 celery rib, finely chopped 4 garlic cloves chopped 1 bay leaf ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper ¼ teaspoon ground coriander Pinch of ground cloves 6 cups vegetable stock Salt and pepper to taste 1 each: red, green and yellow bell pepper, diced Grill the corn, turning frequently until the kernels are browned. Cut the kernels off the cobs. Do not discard half of the cobs. Reserve ½ cup of corn. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add onion, carrot and celery. Cook over low heat, stirring frequently for 5 minutes. Add chopped garlic and cook until vegetables are softened. Add the bay leaf, crushed red pepper, coriander and cloves and cook for 2 minutes. Add the corn, stock and cobs and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes. Discard the bay leaf and the cobs. Blend soup with a blender or food processor until smooth. Strain into a large saucepan, pressing to squeeze out all the liquid. Reheat and season with salt and pepper. Sauté the diced peppers in a teaspoon of olive oil. Add the reserved corn and spoon onto the soup.

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COMMON ACHES AND PAINS

Prevent, take care of common injuries With the cooler temps of the fall season keeping us outdoors, comes a start of some new aches and pains to remind us that there can be a price for all of this playtime. Living in Colorado, with this glorious weather, most opt to head outdoors as much as possible which is always a

healthy option, unless you overdo it. Strenuous activity can not only cause a temporary ache, but can result in health issues much into the winter months if certain aches and pains are ignored. – KRISTINE SMITH

MOSQUITO BITES Most understand the need for insect spray, especially around the evening hours. However, these pesky critters are bound to get you at some point. A quick ﬁx is to apply some roll-on antiperspirant to the area as soon as possible, says Ken Haller, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University. The aluminum salt will shrink a mosquito bite down to nothing within 20 minutes. Stash a small travel-size bottle in your purse or backpack and you’ll always be prepared. BACK PAIN OR JOINT PAIN An increase in activity without proper stretching or other preparation can take its toll. According to Loveland physician Kenneth Pettine, of Rocky Mountain Associates in Orthopedic Medicine, “We have found gardening or yard work to be GETTING OVERHEATED Beside the sensible solution of getting out of the sun and get into an air conditioned environment, dunking your clothes in a river or lake, or under a faucet, will cool a person down initially. Also, continue to drink water. If you feel poorly after 15 minutes, or begin running a fever, call a doctor as soon as possible. Do not forget to stay hydrated, drinking 8 to ten glasses of water a day. Some doctors even recommend 10 to 12 glasses a day as you increase your summer activities.

SUNBURN In Colorado, the sun’s rays can be particularly brutal. If you forget to slather on the sunscreen, or forget to reapply the sunscreen throughout your day outside, a lukewarm oatmeal bath can relieve your stinging skin. Oatmeal has anti-inﬂammatory properties, dilating blood vessels and decreasing redness and pain.

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the most common cause of lumbar strain/sprain treated in the office.” If you feel like you’re extending yourself, you probably are. That is when it is time to stop the activity and come back to it later. Tendonitis, which is an inflammation of the cords that connect muscle to bone, is seen more often this time of year, according to Dr. Dianne McCallister, the chief medical officer at Porter Adventist. She stated in a recent article that there are many simple things people can do to lessen their chances of developing tendonitis, including stretching muscles prior to an exercise session and working on strengthening muscles used for favorite activities. “Ease up or stop if you notice pain in an area and avoiding doing one activity for a prolonged period of time,” she says.

CONCLUSION Regardless of the activity being done, there is a risk of some aches and pains to accompany it. With proper preparation to avoid the strain and then proper treatment if the ache does occur, this can be a fun ﬁlled, active time. As always, call a physician if the ailment does not go away with home treatments or rest.

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As the temperatures outside turn cooler, it’s always tempting to curl up with a book. Kathe Heinecken, of Barbed Wire Books in Longmont, recommended these great reads by local authors. – SUMMER STAIR

‘The Host’ By Stephenie Meyer Little, Brown and Co., 2011

Yes, I admit it, I read the Twilight series and liked it. So when I heard Stephenie Meyer had written a book in 2008, I picked it up. “The Host” takes a step away from vampire and werewolves and heads in the direction of aliens. Known as “souls” throughout the book this new species seeks a better world – one without crime or greed. Humans are captured and the soul takes over its body. The book focuses on one such host, Melanie Stryder, who refuses to go away. Her soul, known as Wanderer, is one of the best, but quickly becomes entangled in Melanie’s memories of her brother and Jared, the man she loves. Wanting that life Melanie loved so much, Wanderer is quickly enthralled and the both head out searching for the man they both now love. In a strange, yet endearing love triangle the story ﬂows well. Meyer pulls it off again, seemingly ﬁnding her strong point through such triangles of love. While this book has no sequels, it has been picked up to be a major motion picture. Read it before seeing it on the big screen in March 2013.

‘At Home on the Range’ By Robin Priebe Branstator Dog Ear Publishing, LLC, 2011

Local author and historian, Robin Priebe Branstator, delves into the life of George R. McIntosh, Western Everyman in this book. It’s a tale of an every-day man who left his mark as a gold miner and eventually as a prosperous rancher in northern Colorado. While America’s agricultural lands are disappearing quickly, tales of extraordinary 19thcentury pioneers who farmed those lands seemingly keep them alive.

‘Wrath of Angels’

‘Brimstone and Lily’

By C.N. Howard Iconic Publishing, 2012 Follow Lloyd and Carlos as they wander the post-apocalyptic wastelands of Colorado, Utah and Nevada, for almost six years. Eventually, Lloyd is seriously injured in a ﬁght where his festering wound almost kills him, but instead, triggers unusual paranormal abilities in him, causing a guerilla force of religious zealots to believe the Archangel Michael has come to aid them in their war against evil.

By Terry Kroenung Rare Moon Press, 2009 When Verity falls through the floor of Ford’s Theatre and finds a smart-aleck, shapeshifting, telepathic sword named Jasper, she figures that’s as weird as her day will get. Wrong! Verity and Jasper are forced to flee Washington, D.C. in the summer of 1862, pursued by demons and assassins. Full of sly references to literary classics, “Brimstone and Lily” is the first book in the Legacy Stone series.

‘Colorado Adventure Guide’ By Charlie Nuttelman Jagged Mountain Publishing, 2012 The Northern Colorado edition of the “Colorado Adventure Guide” is the only guidebook you need for year-round, self-propelled adventure. Whether you are visiting Colorado for the ﬁrst time or are a seasoned outdoor veteran, this guidebook has been carefully tailored to provide an excellent balance of easy, moderate and difﬁcult adventures.

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stance Holland, storyteller, on Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. at Barbed Wire Books in Longmont. Holland will be telling tales about early water issues in the region. Holland is very knowledgeable about the history of irrigation and its problems. • Local Book Signing – C.N. Howard, WWW.TIMESCALL.COM

author of Blood Totem and Wrath of Angels will sign her books from 7-9 p.m. on Sept. 29 at Barbed Wire Books. 504 Main St., Longmont. 303-827-9620. www.barbedwirebooks.com. • Bill Hearn Trio from Santa Fe, NM will perform Oct. at 7 p.m. at Barbed Wire Books in Longmont. Tickets: $10.

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City Parks offer a variety of fun and relaxing opportunities City parks offer a variety of fun and relaxing opportunities throughout the area. Here’s a glimpse at the parks and some of the features they include. Numbers in parenthesis correspond to map locations. Affolter, (1), Holly Avenue and S. Judson Street. 5.3 acres, basketball courts, multi-use field, softball field, tennis courts, restrooms, shelter and playground. Alta, (2), 10th Avenue and Alta Street. A half-acre, picnic area and playground. Athletic Field, (3), 11th Avenue and Kimbark Street. Basketball courts, soccer/football field and picnic area. Carr, (4), 21st Avenue and Gay Street. 8.4 acres, basketball courts, soccer/ football fields, picnic area, barbecue pit, playground, restrooms, shelter, softball field, tennis courts and roller hockey rink.

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Clark Centennial, (5), 1100 Lashley St. 48.5 acres, baseball field, basketball court, soccer/football field, picnic areas, barbecue pits, playground, restrooms, shelter, four softball fields, tennis courts, volleyball areas, concession stand and roller hockey rink. Recreation center/pool complex includes wading pool, indoor pool and fitness equipment.

St. 4.1 acres, shelter, playground, picnic area, restrooms, soccer/ football ﬁelds, barbecue pit, concession stand and softball ﬁelds.

Collyer, (6), Sixth Avenue and Collyer Street. 5.2 acres, picnic area, barbecue pits, playground, restrooms, shelters, volleyball and tennis courts.

Hover Acres, (11), 1361 Charles Drive. 9.2 acres, tennis courts, basketball court, playground, horseshoe pit, volleyball courts, soccer/football ﬁelds, picnic area, shelter and barbecue pit.

Dawson, (7), 1757 Harvard St. 12.9 acres, volleyball court, picnic area, playground, restrooms, shelters, barbecue pits and tennis courts.

Flanders, (8), 2229 Breakwater Drive. 4.1 acres, ﬁshing, soccer/ football ﬁeld, shelter, barbecue pits, restrooms, playground, volleyball court, basketball hoops, picnic area and roller hockey court.

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Golden Ponds, (10), 651 Third Ave. 94 acres with 56 acres of water surface, nature area with shelters, restrooms, trails, picnic areas, barbecue pits and ﬁshing.

Izaak Walton, (12), 18 S. Sunset St. 21.5 acres, clubhouse, fishing, picnic area, barbecue pit, shelter and restrooms. Jim Hamm Nature Area, (13), 17th Avenue and County Line Road. 23.9 acres, fishing, nature trail, barbecue pit, restrooms and shelter. Kanemoto, (14), Missouri Avenue and South Pratt Parkway. 8.7 acres, ball fields, picnic area,

Local Greenways Greenways in the Longmont area provide a recreational opportunity for residents, as well as add to the environmental surroundings. Dry Creek Greenway is in the St. Vrain center, through Willow Farm Park and the Meadow View subdivision to Silver Creek High School. Lefthand Greenway runs from Kanemoto Park south to Pike Road and west to Hover Street. Longmont Supply Greenway begins south of 17th Avenue at Cambridge Drive and runs south to Hover Acres Park. Oligarchy Greenway runs from Airport Road to Hover Street, a section through Garden Acres Park, and from Mountain View Avenue to Rothrock Dell Park. Rough and Ready Greenway runs from Colo. Highway 66 to Ninth Avenue along the Rough and Ready Ditch east of the Ute Creek Golf Course. St. Vrain Greenway runs from Golden Ponds to Main Street to Left Hand Creek. Spring Gulch No. 2 Greenway runs from Colo. Highway 66 to Pace Street and from 17th Avenue to about Mountain View Avenue. For more information about greenways and to read about future expansion, visit www.ci.longmont.co.us and click on recreation.

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Take in a round of golf Bella Rosa Golf Course 5830 Weld County Road 20, Frederick 303-678-2940 9 holes, public Coal Creek Golf Course 585 W. Dillon Road, Louisville 303-666-7888 18 holes, public

Indian Peaks Golf Course 2300 Indian Peaks Trail, Lafayette 303-666-4706 18 holes, public Lake Valley Golf Club 4400 Lake Valley Drive, Longmont 303-444-2114 18 holes, private

Fox Hill Country Club 1400 E. Colo. Highway 119, Longmont 303-772-1061 18 holes, private Haystack Mountain Golf Course & Driving Range 5877 Niwot Road, Niwot 303-530-1400 9 holes, public

Saddleback Golf Club 8631 Frontier St., Firestone 303-833-5000 18 holes, public

Twin Peaks Golf Course 1200 Cornell Drive, Longmont 303-651-8401 18 holes, public

Sunset Golf Course 1900 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont 303-651-8466 9 holes, public

Ute Creek Golf Course 2000 Ute Creek Drive, Longmont 303-774-4342 18 holes, public

Children and teens play volleyball at Rough and Ready Park in northeast Longmont.

playground, restrooms, shelters, soccer/football fields, volleyball courts and wading pool. Kensington, (15), 100 E. Longs Peak Ave. 18.2 acres, fishing, basketball court, picnic area, playgrounds, restrooms, barbecue pits and shelters. Lanyon, (16), 19th Avenue and Collyer Street. 7.7 acres, basketball court, picnic area, barbecue pit, playground, restrooms, shelter and softball fields. Left Hand Creek, (17), 1800 Creekside Drive. 10 acres, playground, softball field, basketball hoops, volleyball court, picnic area, barbecue pit, restrooms, shelters, soccer/football fields and roller hockey rink.

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Golfers take advantage of a beautiful summer day to take in a round of gold at Twin Peaks Golf Course in Longmont.

Zane Sedlack, 4, look into a bucket full of crawdads while crawdad ﬁshing at Hover Park in this Times-Call ﬁle photo.

Loomiller, (18), 11th Avenue and Sumner Street.15.3 acres, fishing, picnic area, barbecue pit, playground, disc golf, restrooms and shelters. McIntosh Lake, (19), located west of Longmont on Colo. Highway 66. 55 acres, fishing, basketball court, picnic area, shelter and restrooms. Pratt, (20), Baylor Drive and Ithaca Court, 4.2 acres, basketball court, picnic area, playground, restrooms, shelter, softball field, tennis courts and roller hockey rink. Quail Campus, (21), 310 Quail Road. 8.6 acres, skate park, picnic area, horseshoes, concession stand and recreation center with

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basketball courts, ﬁtness center, climbing wall and indoor pools. Raber, (22), 24th Avenue and Sunset Street. 3.2 acres, shelter, picnic area and playground. Rogers Grove, (23), 220 Hover St. 10.5 acres, arboretum, outdoor learning center, picnic area, shelter/interpretive center, outdoor amphitheater, demonstration garden, restrooms and barbecue pit. Roosevelt, (24), 700 Longs Peak Ave. 21.7 acres, shelters, restrooms, barbecue pit, picnic area, playground, horseshoe pit, recreation center, rose garden and splash pool.

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Rothrock Dell, (25), 700 E. Fifth Ave. 6.4 acres, basketball court, picnic area, playground, restrooms, shelter, softball ﬁeld and roller hockey rink.

Sandstone Ranch, (26), 2929 and 3001 Colo. Highway 119. Community Park, 103 acres, ballﬁelds, soccer/football ﬁelds, volleyball court, shelters, restrooms, barbecue pits, picnic areas, playground, concession stands, 24,000 squarefoot skate park with in-ground concrete bowls and street course. District Park, 180 acres, 1880’s historic home and visitors center, scenic overlook of the Front Range, 0.7 mile trail with connection to St. Vrain Greenway, open space and wildlife area, cultural history and natural resource programs, tours and special events. Due to wildlife no dogs are allowed in the District Park.

Spangler, (27), 200 Mountain View Ave. 5.1 acres, picnic area, playground, restrooms, barbecue pits and shelter.

Sunset, (28), Longs Peak Avenue and Sunset Street. 7 acres, nine-hole golf course, picnic area,barbecue pits, playground, shelter, outdoor swimming pool and concession stand.

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Dawson Park in Longmont.

Thompson, (29), Fourth Avenue and Bross Street. 5.4 acres, picnic area, barbecue pits, playground, restrooms and shelter. Valley, (30), 28 Troxell Ave. 2.5 acres, basketball courts, barbecue pit, volleyball court, horseshoe pit, playground and shelter. Willow Farm, (31), 901 S. Fordham St. 9.4 acres, basketball court, picnic area, barbecue pits, restrooms, playground, roller hockey, softball ﬁeld, multi-use ﬁeld and shelters. PARKS WITH DOG PARKS Blue Skies Park, (1), 1520 Mountain Drive. 11.4 acres, basketball court, volleyball court, skate park, shelters, restrooms, picnic area, playground, barbecue pit and off leash dog exercise area. Dog Park I, (2), 21st Avenue and Francis Street. 2.5 acres, off leash dog exercise area, picnic area

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and shelter. Dog Park II, (3), Airport and St. Vrain roads. 2.5 acres, off leash dog exercise area, picnic area and shelter. Rough and Ready, (4), 21st Avenue and Alpine Street. 9.8 acres, skate park, basketball courts, sand volleyball court, bocce ball and horseshoe courts, multi-use play field, off-leash dog exercise area, playgrounds, restrooms, shelters, picnic area and barbecue pit. Stephen Day Park, (5), 1340 Deerwood Drive. 15 acres, skate park and BMX / mountain bike area, basketball court, sand volleyball court, multi-use play field, off-leash dog exercise area, water spray fountain for children to play in, playground, restrooms, shelters, picnic area and barbecue pits. Union Reservoir, (6), 461 Weld County Road 26. 736-acre lake, fishing, camping, picnic area, restrooms, shelter, volleyball, 24 barbecue pits, playground, horseshoes, wakeless boating, wind surfing and swimming beach. Dog beach for off leash and play and swim. Entry fee. Call 303-772-1265. For more information, call 303-651-8446, or visit www. ci. longmont. co.us/parks/park_list/overview/ index.html.

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AMY’S CLOSET

Business blossoms from owner’s passion for consignment BY MELISSA HOWELL

Amy Boddecker loves the thrill of the hunt. What was once a passing interest is now Boddecker’s full-time endeavor. With the opening of Amy’s Closet, a new consignment store in Firestone, Boddecker has brought her love of consigning to many other women. A Long Island native, Boddecker moved to Colorado in 1998. She spent 13 years as a bank teller before landing a purchasing position with a printer supply company, which she says piqued her interest in “getting the best deal.” Her love of consigning and scoring a good deal came to fruition when she was laid off in May of 2011. “My husband said, ‘you’ve always wanted to see what it was like to run a consignment store, why don’t we try it since you don’t want to go back to what you were doing and you

don’t have this career that you love, let’s try it and see if we can make you happy,’ Boddecker says. “We researched … we still have no idea what we’re doing, neither of us (has) a business or college background.” In June of 2011, Boddecker solicited family and friends near and far to send her items, which she would then price. To test the consigning waters, she hosted weekend parties in her home, inviting women to bring in clothing items and shop what she had already collected. “I had six or seven racks in my basement, (and I) asked people what they thought,” Boddecker says. “It worked out, got really popular at home, so I thought I had to move faster.” With her sights set on opening a store, Boddecker and her husband began assembling the interior for a store: walls for practically nothing from The Great Indoors at Flatirons

when it went out of business, they ordered the ceiling for a good price from a website, and picked up clothing racks from a store at Twin Peaks Mall in Longmont that was going out of business. “We thrifted the store together,” Boddecker says. While the city of Brighton fought hard to land Amy’s Closet, things weren’t coming together, and Boddecker followed a gut instinct, looking instead at the Safeway shopping center in Firestone. The space – two doors down from Safeway – turned out to be an ideal location. The Boddeckers signed a lease in February, spent more than a month assembling their store, and on March 15, Amy’s Closet was open for business. And business has been good. In less than ﬁve months, Amy’s Closet is approaching 800 “likes” on Facebook. More than 400 consigners have placed items in the store, averaging more than 130 new consigners

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“The best thing about the store is Amy. She greets everyone with a smile and even works at learning her customers’ names. You walk in the second time and feel like a friend. She sees her shop as a part of the Tri-Town community. She works hard to know neighboring businesses and families. It’s so refreshing.” – Mendi Young, Frederick resident a month, not including customers. A majority of consigners are from the Tri-Town area, but also have come from Brighton, Berthoud, Mead, Platteville and as far away as Aspen. Most of her customers, Boddecker says, are roughly between the ages of 28 and late 40s, people with children in school. “Social media has been amazing,” Boddecker says of her quickly growing list of consigners and customers. Amy’s Closet isn’t brand-speciﬁc. Her pricing module is similar to that of other stores; she prices items at one-third of original retail. However, unlike many other consignment stores, money from the sale of an item is split 50-50 between the store and the consigner, which is a better proﬁt for consigners at Amy’s Closet than many other similar stores. “I judge on how (an item) looks. If I’m going to put something in the window and it’s going to bring someone in the store because it’s cute, girly and frilly, then yeah,” Boddecker says of how she selects items. She accepts women’s clothing, jewelry, belts, shoes, accessories, and new or almost new perfumes. Consigners can choose to donate unsold items to The Closet in north Longmont, where single mothers can shop at no cost. “I chose The Closet because a friend of mine came to me and said, ‘this place has really helped me out when I needed it, would you mind partnering with them?’ At that time I had nothing that I was heavily committed to, so every time I bring stuff there I think of this girl.” Boddecker says she “lives in the

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Amy Boddecker stands with her husband in front of Amy’s Closet.

now,” and is enjoying the store’s success. “I wanted to have the local momand-pop feel,” she says. “Every single person that walks in the door, I want to listen to them and hear what they want today.” And her customers are saying good things. Ashley Savage, of Frederick, is “impressed with what they have done with the space, the variety of items and how it is organized.” Another Frederick resident, Angela Alexander, has both consigned and shopped at Amy’s Closet. “I love her store!” Alexander says. “It is so well-organized, she changes things around often to give it a new feel, everything is priced great and (Amy) is super friendly and sweet.” Mendi Young, also of Frederick, calls Amy’s Closet her “favorite ﬁnd of the year.”

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“The best thing about the store is Amy,” Young says. “She greets everyone with a smile and even works at learning her customers’ names. You walk in the second time and feel like a friend. She sees her shop as a part of the Tri-Town community. She works hard to know neighboring businesses and families. It’s so refreshing. “Her shop is extremely inviting. Looking at the large selection of stylish clothes and accessories, you feel like someone else has done all of the hard work. Other folks have shopped dozens of stores, bought the cutest things, and now Amy has them on her racks. I have access to brands I would never purchase brand new, and the prices are ridiculously low. In addition to getting a great deal, because the store works on consignment I know that every purchase helps not only Amy, but another woman in my community. When I buy a cute new skirt, I’m making it possible for a friend to go shopping, too. I keep telling my husband, ‘I’m shopping for the good of the community!’ I love this business model.” Despite the long hours and trials of learning a new business, Boddecker is thrilled with her decision to launch Amy’s Closet, and the positive impact it has had on the community. “Everyone is so in love with the store!” she says. “I walk out of here at the end of the night feeling so puffed up and great. I am exhausted, but it’s still the right decision.” Amy’s Closet is located at 8196 Weld County Road 13, Unit N4, Firestone.

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‘GO AHEAD. PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD’

Local cookbook aims to get kids eating healthier “Plot to Plate: Grow, Cook, Create” is a non-ﬁction resource book published by local authors/school teachers Wendy McMillan and Melissa Real, with Elsie Dodge as editor, designed to tempt children into seeing healthy food in a new light. In this day of having a fast food restaurant on every corner and a child’s easy accessibility to fatty food served right in a school cafeteria, this book shines a light on the ease at which a healthy and nutritious diet can be achieved with minimal effort in a kitchen. The authors also present the idea that the more children understand where it is their food comes from, the greater the connection to the earth and the world around them. Plot to Plate is educational and gives plentiful facts about the various foods they include, such as the little known fact that a pumpkin is 90 percent water, or why it is that we have seasons. It is a compilation of a narrative style as well as an inclusion of structured activities for children. Scientiﬁc facts are found throughout the book, capturing the reader’s interest without going into an in depth explanation that always has the potential to lose its young audience.

In addition to the science aspect, the book lists a multitude of recipes that are arranged according to seasonal produce. The autumn section has recipes such as an easy applesauce, a crispy apple salad and an Allin Pumpkin soup. The soup is a simple recipe yet tastes as if one has spent the entire day in the kitchen. Targeting children in the early primary years (approximately kindergarten through second grade), the book will also be valuable for older children, who can move on to develop their own extensions and carry out project and cooking activities with increasing independence. McMillan, Real and Dodge clearly know their audience well and are adept at giving healthy facts without seeming preachy and present the material in a simple, straightforward way that any parent will appreciate. The children will read this with an equal amount of ease and be eager to try the colorfully illustrated recipes and activities. As the authors state, “Go ahead. Play with your food.” But have this book handy when you do. You won’t regret it.

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HEALTHY HEALING

Finding your footing post-break up BY DOMINIQUE DEL GROSSO

“Breaking Up is Hard to do.” Neil Sedaka, the 1960s Doo-wop pop star, got it so right when he sang this hit song. No matter whether you’re the one doing the breaking up or are being broken up with, matters of the heart like these just hurt. Unfortunately, the aftermath of a break up doesn’t heal overnight. And it is said “time heals all wounds,” but sometimes enduring until you’re on the other side of it all is hard, to say the least. A break up can feel like being strapped into an emotional roller coaster. Old habits die-hard, and moving forward can be fraught with the gamut of emotions. But the reality is that healing and moving forward fully does take time. As the dust settles, knowing how to regain your footing as you begin to piece your life back together doesn’t have to feel impossible.

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We all want to find love, and hopefully the everlasting kind. It may feel like happiness is lost, but finding it again is possible. And perhaps the love you seek can be found first within yourself. REBUILDING YOUR FOUNDATION Amy Smart, a therapist with private practice offices in Longmont and Louisville, says it is important to give

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yourself time to heal. “There is a saying: ‘Gotta go through to get out.’ Wanting to avoid pain is natural, and even though it might seem like a contradiction, the shortest path to healing is actually to face into the pain to get out of it. So, maybe the ﬁrst step is: Don’t rush into making decisions or agreements. Take a break, take a breath, take care of yourself, create a safe place and do nice things for you,” she says. “Deal with your basic needs. Break ups and divorce shift our very foundation. Our foundation needs to be rebuilt, and rebuilding a foundation takes time.” Getting back on track may not be easy, but it’s doable. Some days will be worse than others, however, trusting in the process of healing will make all the difference. “This experience will be very rich with insights and knowledge about yourself, about who you are, what you want in your life and who you do and don’t want in it,” Smart says. “A break up is an end, but it is also a beginning to something better, more fulﬁlling and hopefully longer lasting; something with a different, stronger foundation. Often it is hard to see this in the beginning. Sometimes, all we can do is trust that this is so and go through it.” Diana Saunders, a Longmont private practice counselor, says you also need to assess your overall health. “How are you treating yourself? Pick one of those areas and try something new to refocus on your health.”

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of movement,” Smart says. “If you’re feeling sorry for yourself, try to locate the underlying feeling. If it’s actually loneliness you’re feeling, then go out; if it’s guilt, then work on forgiving yourself; if you feel unloved, then open to loving yourself. Look to give yourself what you need.” Similarly, Saunders teaches her clients to be their own best friends. She encourages her clients to ﬁnd one healthy way each day to feel better or loved. Learning to be your best friend will help you to, in time, simply be OK with you and being single. Keeping the focus on developing a new healthy you will drive the process of building a new foundation forward in a positively intentional way. THE DATING GAME At some point, dating will again be something in which you want to participate. The process of ﬁnding

“Deal with your basic needs. Break ups and divorce shift our very foundation. Our foundation needs to be rebuilt, and rebuilding a foundation takes time.”

knowledge gives you more confidence.” Saunders says when looking for a relationship, shift your thinking to building friendship first and romance next. “If you can become friends with this person, you can allow for a romance to develop and have a healthy foundation at the core of your relationship … we connect with others on a level that provides enjoyment, and over time the friendship deepens as we continue to enjoy the consistency, trust, safety and camaraderie the relationship provides,” she says. Although the hurt from a break up may sting for some time, it will undoubtedly be OK again. Trust in healing, take care of yourself and forge ahead. You never know when, where or how you’ll find love again, but for the time being, look to yourself because you’re the best place to start.

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PUT YOUR GARDEN TO BED BEFORE WINTER

Put your garden to bed the correct way Make plans, prepare this fall for a healthy spring garden BY SUMMER STAIR

Planting season is done and the biggest concern you have is keeping up on mowing the lawn and harvesting those end-of-the-season vegetables from your garden. But wait! There is more to do as fall is the perfect time to get ready for next year. Prepping your garden correctly in the fall will ensure that you have the healthiest, and possibly the prettiest, yard come next spring. Come mid-October it is important to start thinking about the failures and successes that your yard had throughout the year, says Carol O’Meara, extension agent at the CSU Extension of Boulder County. “You need to think about how your garden was and what problems you had,” O’Meara says. “You are setting up a healthier garden by setting it up in the fall.” From your lawn, to your garden and even your trees here is some advice from O’Meara on what needs to be done to put your garden to bed the correct way, well that

is if next year you want a healthy spring garden. • In your vegetable garden, be sure to remove old plants and leaves. Pay close attention to plants that were infected by disease. By not removing debris from around these plants the spores can harvest throughout the winter and be there again come spring. • In perennial beds, weed and give everything a good layer of mulch. O’Meara says mulch is extremely important in the Colorado climate, because it protects the plants from freeze/frost cycles. “This helps in managing soil moisture, and helps the plants not succumbing to the roller coaster temps we have,” she says. Also, plant bulbs that bloom in the spring, such as tulips and daffodils. This is also the time to separate perennials and reorganize the garden layout. • Mow the lawn one last time. O’Meara also recommends a mid-September fertilizer application and then in the ﬁrst week of November apply a winterizer for a healthy spring lawn. It is also important to remember that while you have “put your lawn to bed” you still have to remember about water throughout the winter. O’Meara explains that if you do not winter water the dry soil will cause the root hairs to die off. The recommendation is to

“When I water in the winter, the lawn is healthier and greener and does better in the heat and drought conditions. This is because it has a healthy root system coming out of dormancy.”

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water every four weeks if we haven’t gotten 1 inch of water. And how do you know if you have gotten 1 inch of water? Just remember that 12 inches of snow is roughly 1 inch of water, O’Meara says. “When I water in the winter, the lawn is healthier and greener and does better in the heat and drought conditions,” O’Meara says. “This is because it has a healthy root system coming out of dormancy.” • It is also important to water your tree during the winter. Follow the same rules as you would for your lawn. If you are planting a new tree remember to put mulch around it, but make sure it does not touch the trunk. Mulch rings should always be placed 1 to 2 inches away from the tree’s trunk. • Create a journal about your garden and yard if you don’t already have one. A journal can remind you next year about problems you encountered and what worked in getting rid of it. Or better yet, you can perhaps even prevent it. By taking care and being meticulous when it comes to cleaning up your garden this fall, it will save you time in the spring. It will also help reduce the amount of pest and disease problems your garden could encounter. Then maybe next year when you hope for a better looking garden you won’t have to say, “There is always next year.”

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Choose colors wisely when designing to match that room’s mood Did you ever feel that certain places or rooms irritate you? Or are there those rooms that make you feel especially calm and peaceful? Well, there’s a good chance that the colors in those spaces are playing a part. There is a psychology to color and how color is associated with a person’s emotions. Color may also influence a person’s mental or physical state. For example, studies have shown that some people looking at the color red resulted in an increased heart rate, which then leads to additional adrenaline being pumped into the blood stream. There are two main categories of color: warm and cool. Warm colors – such as red, yellow and orange – can spark a variety of emotions ranging from comfort and warmth to hostility and anger. Cool colors – such as green, blue and purple – often spark feelings of calmness, as well as sadness. Knowing the psychological effects color can have on sensations can help a person choose color to evoke a desired emotion for a specific room. Here’s a sampling of some conventional colors that can achieve unexpected results. • Purple utilizes both red and blue to provide a nice balance between stimulation and serenity that is supposed to encourage creativity. Light purple is said to result in a peaceful surrounding, thus relieving tension. These could be great colors for a home or business office. • Green or blues create peaceful and calming environments. These cool colors are typically considered restful. There is actually a bit of scientific logic applied to this – because the eye focuses the color green directly on the retina, it is said to be less stressful on your eye muscles. The color blue is suggested for hightraffic rooms or rooms that you or other people will spend significant

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amounts of time. As a cool color, blue is typically serene, said to decrease respiration and lower blood pressure. The bedroom is a great place to use these colors as they should help you relax. In fact, the addition of browns, whether it is in the form of furniture or used in accessorizing the room, evokes feelings of nature and security which can explain why the blue/ brown color scheme has gained in popularity for bedrooms. • On the other end of the spectrum are the stimulating colors, such as yellows and oranges. These colors are often associated with food and can cause your hunger pains to increase. Have you ever wondered why so many restaurants use these colors? You might want to be careful with these colors in a home kitchen if you are a calorie-counter. Reds are a little trickier, depending on the hue. But reds are generally thought of to evoke romance, warmth and energy. As with any of these colors, certain shades or tones can result in different meanings and the surrounding

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colors can affect the mood as well. For example, pinks can be either gentle and romantic or aggressive and harsh, depending on the shade of pink chosen. • Finally, there are the neutral colors of white, black and grey. White, not surprisingly, is thought to bring about feelings of innocence and purity, while black can evoke feelings of power and authority. Grey is growing in popularity as it can bring about a timeless and classical feel to any room. Kirsten Pellicer, Vice President at the Longmont Ace Hardware explains that “color sells paint” and they can literally match any color sample a person brings them. Ace Hardware carries two major brands with six different lines each, as well as environmentally friendly paint. With customization such as this, painting a room or two to create a desired mood is easier than ever. Get creative and produce that space you always dreamed of.

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As house values drop across much of the country and loans become harder to get, homeowners are ﬁnding themselves with fewer reasonable options for lavish remodels. Instead, they’re going after projects that cost less at the outset and have practical savings, as well as the ability to hold their value when it comes time to sell. Rather than do the grand kitchen and bath upgrades popular when the housing market was at its peak, consider the following ideas. DO A SIMPLE KITCHEN OR BATHROOM UPGRADE If you are yearning for a new kitchen, you can get a substantial upgrade that won’t require you to dip into a savings account to ﬁnance it. Scaled-back kitchen remodels earn back an average 83 percent of

the investment, according to Remodeling Magazine. To trim costs, conﬁne the work to cosmetic improvements. Rethink fully replacing your existing cabinets as they are often the most expensive item in a kitchen remodel. You can save 25 percent of the total cost by keeping the old cabinet boxes and replacing only the faces and hardware. Another quick update is adding a more modern backsplash. This is a relatively easy an inexpensive project that can add a little zest to any kitchen. Apply the same philosophy to remodeling the bathroom.

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ﬁxtures and even a new sink or tub can add much appeal to a property. A remodeled bathroom boosts the price of your home, and you’ll recoup 78 percent of the investment on average, according to Susan Pond, owner and real estate agent at Coming Home Real Estate, which serves northern Colorado. ADD AN IN-LAW APARTMENT Creating an apartment for aging parents, adult children or a third party renter is another way to squeeze double beneﬁts from a remodeling investment. With the expanding population of the aging population, caring for a parent at home can be an attractive option to many baby boomers. The added square footage adds to the resale value. Homeowners who spent around $98,000 on master suite additions earned back an average of 69 percent of the cost when they sold the house. INSTALL NEW EXTERIOR SIDING Wrapping your house in a new,

weather-tight shell of siding delivers a lot of vitality for a relatively small cost. You can earn back an average of 83 percent on a $10,000 investment, plus your heating bills drop immediately. There are several choices for replacement siding, including vinyl, acrylic, fiber cement, metal and wood. As you compare them, balance the cost, insulation, color durability, strength, ease of maintenance and, of course, attractiveness of each. Siding costs vary depending on your home, your contractor, and the product you choose. REPLACE YOUR WINDOWS New windows that are tightly constructed and filled with insulating gases can make a big contribution to your home’s energy efficiency and bring down your heating bill. Homeowners who spent $10,000 on window replacements recoup 80 percent when they sell the home. By investing in one of these recession-proof projects, you’ll feel better about owning your home, even in

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