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REcolorado SOLDS and UNDER CONTRACT 30 days as of March 15, 2017 

Neighborhood
Style
Vista Ridge
Sold Date
Sold Price
Status
List Price
DOM
2 Story
UC
$1,095,000
Vista Ridge
2 Story
UC
$945,000
180
Vista Ridge
Ranch
UC
$662,500
187 2373 Hickory
Vista Ridge
2 Story
UC
$599,900
Vista Ridge
Condo
UC
$539,000
Vista Ridge
2 Story
UC
$525,000
3 2353 Dogwood
Vista Ridge
2 Story
UC
$514,995
5 1928 Kinnikinnick
Vista Ridge
2 Story
UC
$475,000
Vista Ridge
Condo
UC
$263,000
Vista Ridge
Condo
UC
$230,000
Vista Ridge
Condo
03/08
S
$255,000
$255,000
Vista Ridge
Condo
03/03
S
$234,900
$230,000
43 3100 Blue Sky 105
Vista Ridge
2 Story
03/10
S
$529,900
$530,000
26
Vista Ridge
Multi-Lvl 02/27
S
$460,000
$467,000
11 2274 Alpine
Vista Ridge
2 Story
02/28
S
$399,000
$416,950
Vista Ridge
2 Story
03/13
S
$450,000
$450,000
Vista Ridge
Condo
03/09
S
$399,999
Vista Ridge
2 Story
03/06
S
$367,500
Vista Ridge
2 Story
02/28
S
Above SF
Street Address
220 1027 Cessna
Basement SF & Type
Finish SF
Total SF
Garage
Ct
4485
2119 F/WO
6473
6604
3
Ct
3424
2430 U/WO
3424
5854
3
Pl
2203
1759 F/WO
3678
3962
3
7 2366 Hickory
Pl
3346
1735 U/Cellar
3346
5081
3
67 2057 Heritage
Pl
1628
1606 F/Garden
2999
3234
2
Cr
2403
1335 F/Cellar
3738
3738
2
Dr
2927
1341 F/Cellar
4268
4268
3
Dr
2362
1237 F/Cellar
3599
3599
2
Cr
1271
0 None
1271
1271
1
Cr
1002
0 None
1002
1002
1
4 3095 Blue Sky13-108 Cr
1199 Links
31 1288 Hickory 6 2955 Blue Sky 6-207 10 3000 Blue Sky 104
1271
0 None
1271
1271
Cr
1156
0 None
1156
1156
0
Ln
3233
1512 F/Cellar
3989
4745
3
Dr
1864
1020 F/WO
2914
2914
3
Dr
2034
1256 U/Cellar
2034
3290
2
14 2346 Dogwood
Dr
2079
737 F/Cellar
2816
2816
2
$397,500
23 2060 Cedarwood
Pl
1500
1500 F/Cellar
2605
3000
2
$357,000
51 1945 Windemere
Ln
1826
0 None
1826
1826
2
$365,000
$355,000
54 1943 Windemere
Ln
1876
0 None
1821
1876
2
$440,000
49 2709 Dundee
1711 Crestview
4 2160 Mountain Iris
Vista Ridge
Ranch
S
$449,900
Pl
1248
1065 U/Cellar
1248
2313
2
Vista Pointe
Ranch
UC
$582,500
20
913 Serene
Ct
2483
1500 F/Garden
3908
3983
3
Erie Highlands
2 Story
UC
$694,859
96
252 Highlands
Cr
3655
1391 U/Garden
3655
5046
3
29
63 Pipit Lake
1
03/02
Erie Highlands
2 Story
UC
$639,000
Erie Highlands
3+ Story
UC
$629,000
Erie Highlands
2 Story
UC
$629,000
19 108 174
244 Painted Horse
Ct
3378
1279 U/Cellar
3378
4657
3
139 Summit
Way
4017
1040 U/Cellar
4017
5057
2
115 Summit
Way
3305
802 F/Cellar
4107
4107
3
142 Poppy View
Ln
1960
762 U/WO
1960
2722
3
Way
1960
762 U/Garden
1960
2722
3
Erie Highlands
2 Story
UC
$468,655
Erie Highlands
2 Story
UC
$463,739
Erie Highlands
2 Story
UC
$487,814
64
162 Poppy View
Ln
2229
945 U/WO
2229
3174
2
112
152 Poppy View
Erie Highlands
2 Story
UC
$454,846
Ln
1960
762 U/WO
1960
2722
2
Erie Highlands
2 Story
03/07
S
$525,072
$516,622
108
143 Poppy View
Ln
2588
1418 U/Cellar
2588
4006
2
Erie Highlands
2 Story
02/24
S
$447,274
$447,274
124
172 Painted Horse
Way
2229
945 U/WO
2229
3174
3
12 3448 CR 4 21 1703 Peak
Erie
Ranch
UC
$599,900
Erie
Ranch
UC
$1,000,000
Erie
2 Story
UC
$475,000
UC
$435,000
Erie
Ranch
26
407 Maplewood
6 4085 CR 3
1871
1871 U/Cellar
1871
3742
2
Ln
2516
2496 F/Cellar
4980
5012
4
Dr
1836
726 U/Cellar
1836
2562
2
1512
0 None
1512
1512
2
If your home is currently listed by another agent, this is not intended as a solicitation of that listing. The active, sold, and under contract listings shown are compiled with data from the Ires and REColorado MLS systems. These are the listings of all the agents working in the area. The David Hakimi 1 Team make no assertion to be the listing agent on all of the properties shown. The data shown is assumed to be accurate, but not guaranteed.
REcolorado SOLDS and UNDER CONTRACT 30 days as of March 15, 2017  
Neighborhood
Style
Erie
Ranch
Sold Date
Sold Price
DOM
Above SF
Street Address
Finish SF
Total SF
Garage
576 F/Cellar
1608
1728
1
1826
1286 U/Cellar
1826
3112
2
1271
0 None
1271
1271
Status
List Price
UC
$320,000
2
714 Main
St
1152
$420,000
4
1156 Petras
St
$254,000
4 2855 Blue Sky 208
Cr
Basement SF & Type
Erie
Ranch
02/15
S
$415,000
Erie
Condo
02/28
S
$259,700
Erie Air Park
2 Story
UC
$875,000
9 2385 Cessna
Dr
2911
1511 F/Cellar
4172
4422
2
Erie Village
Ranch
UC
$689,000
7 1347 Allen
Av
2115
2101 F/WO
2858
4818
2
Erie Village
Condo
UC
$425,000
Cr
1283
1282 F/Cellar
2316
2565
1
Erie Village
2 Story
UC
$665,000
Av
3533
1083 U/Cellar
2450
3533
4
Erie Commons
2 Story
02/28
S
$457,000
$447,000
33
Av
2580
1291 U/Cellar
2580
3871
2
Erie Commons
2 Story
03/06
S
$444,700
$439,700
83 1017 Mircos
St
2329
1364 U/Cellar
2329
3693
2
Flatiron Meadows
2 Story
UC
$630,450
98
842 Carbonate
Ln
3094
1201 U/Cellar
3094
4295
3
Flatiron Meadows
2 Story
UC
$545,500
113
783 Carbonate
Ln
2790
1132 U/Cellar
2790
3922
3
Flatiron Meadows
2 Story
UC
$509,900
116
813 Carbonate
Ln
2257
1060 U/Cellar
2257
3317
2
Flatiron Meadows
2 Story
UC
$574,400
8
706 Sundance
Cr
2790
1132 U/WO
2790
3922
3
Flatiron Meadows
2 Story
UC
$558,800
16
675 Dakota
Ct
2790
1132 U/Cellar
2790
3922
3
Flatiron Meadows
2 Story
UC
$478,300
8
695 Dakota
Ct
1834
846 U/Cellar
1834
2680
2
690 Smoky Hills
56
1155 Village
23 1471 Allen
S
$590,000
Ln
2306
2306 U/Cellar
2306
4612
2
NorthRidge
Ranch
UC
$575,000
2 1052 Northridge
Ct
2044
1573 F/WO
3792
3792
3
Scotts Acres
Ranch
UC
$549,900
4 2845 Bruce
Rd
1867
924 F/Cellar
2791
2791
2
Compass
Ranch
UC
$474,119
178 1894 Wright
Dr
1801
1592 U/Cellar
1801
3393
2
Compass
2 Story
UC
$622,103
120
Cr
3059
1576 U/Cellar
3059
4635
3
Canyon Creek
2 Story
UC
$599,900
Cr
3008
1432 U/WO
3008
4440
3
Canyon Creek
2 Story
UC
$479,500
9
781 Graham
Cr
2324
1106 U/Cellar
2324
3430
2
Canyon Creek
2 Story
UC
$425,000
1
940 Olin
Ct
1986
628 U/Cellar
1986
2614
2
Canyon Creek
2 Story
UC
$425,000
8 1541 French
Ct
2110
1165 U/Garden
2110
3275
2
Canyon Creek
2 Story
UC
$360,000
3
335 Tynan
Dr
1216
560 U/Cellar
1216
1776
2
Canyon Creek
Ranch
02/28
S
$499,500
$490,000
22
445 Graham
Cr
1548
1548 F/WO
2505
3096
2
Canyon Creek
2 Story
02/28
S
$434,000
$440,000
2
174 Kolar
Ct
1987
638 U/Cellar
1987
2625
2
Canyon Creek
2 Story
02/21
S
$469,000
$464,000
80
640 Mathews
Way
2639
1058 U/Cellar
2640
3697
3
Canyon Creek
2 Story
02/28
S
$434,000
$431,500
18 1316 Graham
Cr
1884
850 F/Garden
2634
2734
2
Canyon Creek
2 Story
03/10
S
$499,900
$499,900
44
Way
2598
1123 U/Cellar
2598
3721
2
Wyndham Hill
2 Story
UC
$475,950
38 6530 Telluride
St
3356
1501 U/Cellar
3356
4857
3
Wyndham Hill
Ranch
UC
$415,186
20 6515 Telluride
St
1900
1800 U/Cellar
1900
3700
2
Arapahoe Ridge
2 Story
UC
$535,000
Dr
1468
1368 F/Cellar
3745
3745
3
UC
$475,000
13 1676 Holeman
Dr
1901
688 U/Cellar
1901
2589
2
S
$590,000
38 3106 Stevens
Cr
2780
1203 U/Cellar
2780
3983
3
Flatiron Meadows
R Ranch 03/14
Arapahoe Ridge
2 Story
Arapahoe Ridge
Bi-Level
02/27
$590,000
35
140 Maxwell
745 Grenville
10 1278 Graham
605 Mathews
6 1729 Maccullen
$590,000
If your home is currently listed by another agent, this is not intended as a solicitation of that listing. The active, sold, and under contract listings shown 2 are compiled with data from the Ires and REColorado MLS systems. These are the listings of all the agents working in the area. The David Hakimi Team make no assertion to be the listing agent on all of the properties shown. The data shown is assumed to be accurate, but not guaranteed.
REcolorado SOLDS and UNDER CONTRACT 30 days as of March 15, 2017  
Neighborhood
Style
Colliers Hill
2 Story
Sold Date
Sold Price
DOM
Above SF
Status
List Price
Street Address
UC
$470,000
5
793 Dawn
Av
2614
24
620 Sun Up
Basement SF & Type
Finish SF
Total SF
Garage
1203 U/Cellar
2604
3817
3
Colliers Hill
2 Story
UC
$460,000
Pl
2232
912 U/Cellar
2232
3144
2
Colliers Hill
2 Story
03/08
S
$589,900
$584,000
23
330 Dusk
Pl
3231
1715 F/Cellar
4260
4946
3
Colliers Hill
Ranch
02/15
S
$539,720
$530,000
91
401 Polaris
Cr
2456
2306 U/Garden
2488
4762
3
Colliers Hill
2 Story
02/24
S
$499,000
$494,000
30
641 Sun Up
Pl
2774
1335 U/WO
2774
4109
2
Kenosha Estates
2 Story
UC
$839,900
5 1636 Carlson
Av
2887
1310 F/Cellar
4197
4197
3
Kenosha Farm
2 Story
UC
$450,000
7 1379 Holden
Ct
2006
755 U/Cellar
2006
2761
3
Kenosha Farm
2 Story
S
$410,000
Way
1892
602 F/Cellar
2434
2494
3
Erie Commons
2 Story
UC
$437,900
St
2298
988 U/Cellar
2298
3286
3
Huntley Creek
Condo
UC
$245,000
3
109 Huntley Creek
Ct
1146
0 None
1146
1146
1
Meadow Sweet Farm
4 Level
UC
$449,000
17
377 Wheat Berry
Dr
1836
726 U/Cellar
1836
2562
2
Summit At Mtn. View
Ranch
UC
$575,000
16 5569 Summit
Way
1695
0 None
1695
1695
2
02/15
41 1412 James
$410,000
1126 Petras
28
Foothills East
Ranch
02/16
S
$535,000
$535,000
4 4523 NE County Line Rd
1691
840 U/Cellar
1691
2531
2
Grandview
2 Story
03/07
S
$425,000
$406,000
6
836 Donnelly
Pl
2418
1204 F/Cellar
3600
3622
3
Grandview
Twnhse
03/10
S
$255,000
$266,000
2
213 Montgomery
Dr
1240
0 None
1240
1240
1
Grandview
2 Story
02/16
S
$350,000
$360,000
63
867 Turpin
Way
2083
0 None
2083
2083
2
Grandview
2 Story
02/22
S
$395,000
$395,000
57
462 Bonanza
Dr
2238
0 None
2238
2238
2
Grandview
2 Story
02/17
S
$265,750
$265,750
43
330 Montgomery
Dr
1240
0 None
1240
1240
1
Sunwest
2 Story
02/17
$408,000
22
463 Woodson
Dr
2331
1202 U/Cellar
2331
3533
2
Erie Town
Ranch
15
675 Pierce
St
800
0 None
800
800
0
Erie Town
Ranch
02/28
Carmacar Ranch.
Ranch
03/13
East Add
Ranch
East Add
Ranch
02/28
S
$405,000
UC
$120,000
S
$310,000
$307,500
62
260 Briggs
St
1769
0 None
1769
1769
0
$486,000
70 1984 Pikes Peak
St
2296
0 None
2296
2296
4
185 Kattell
St
1276
1276 U/Cellar
1276
2552
2
105 Cheeseman
St
1888
1888 U/Cellar
1888
3776
0
S
$529,900
UC
$309,900
S
$415,000
3 $415,000
Colliers Hill
Old Town Erie
Orchard Glen
Erie Commons
Canyon Creek
Grandview
Sunwest North
Country Meadows
Cottonwood Vista
e
Meadow Sweet Farm
Candlelight Estates
Candlelight Ridge
Flatiron Meadows
Country Fields
g rid rth
Creekside
Baxter Farm
ERIE No
Erie Village
Mineral Road
East County Line Road
North 107th Street
Kenosha Estates
Kenosha Farms
51
Erie Highlands
Erie Parkway
Canyon Creek South
Vista Pointe Arapahoe Ridge
Compass Erie Airpark
Vista Ridge Blue Sky
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Although Spring traditionally conjures up images of rebirth and renewal, I’m looking at it a little differently this year. Figuratively speaking, I’m looking at it with reading glasses because, having recently turned 50, I noticed I’m squinting at menus and blaming dimly lit restaurants rather than admitting my vision might be going downhill. And I’m silently cursing my need for reading glasses as I struggle to decode the microfont on my iPhone.
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Literally speaking, I’m hoping for the rebirth and renewal of my back muscles. Rather than celebrating my 50th birthday by throwing a party, I celebrated by throwing my back out. This brought my fast-paced, deadline-oriented editor’s world to a snail’s pace, as I struggled to even stand up straight without wincing. Ah, middle age. Good times. Although Spring is not all sunshine and rainbows for me this year, I am thankful for the silver lining in the cloud of middle age that suddenly hovers over me. My sense of humor keeps me laughing about it every step of the way. (And yes, I’m calling those wrinkles around my eyes “laugh lines.”) I hope you enjoy this Summer/Spring issue! Cheers!
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Trisha Ventker is an author, photographic artist, branding and social media expert and retired elementary school teacher. She also finds promoting and bringing local businesses together very rewarding. She is best known for her first book Internet Dates From Hell which is self-published by Ventker through iUniverse. It has since had the movie rights to it optioned by Paula Wagner. Trisha is also one of the first Indie Books authors to have a book optioned for the big screen. Trisha is originally from New York City, presently residing in Erie, Colorado with her husband and son.
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DOWNTOWN FRAMEWORK PLAN PRESERVES & ENHANCES ERIE’S mayor note CHARACTER LETTER FROM MAYOR TINA HARRIS
The number one reason people love our Downtown events is because they are Downtown. Historic Downtown Erie has a unique character that exemplifies the “small town” feel so many of us need and enjoy. So before our summer season of special events kicks off, and before the crowds return, I wanted to share a few details of the recently approved Downtown Redevelopment Framework Plan designed to preserve and enhance Downtown Erie’s character. Over the past several years, we’ve taken several steps to cement our position as a unique, historic downtown that provides a variety of opportunities for new restaurants, retail, office, recreation and community events. (Just think redeveloping the old fire station into Echo Brewery and our Neighborhood Block Parties.) And whether you’ve lived here for years or have recently moved to one of our new residential neighborhoods, you are most likely seeking the experiences provided in a historic downtown with a contemporary small town atmosphere. The Downtown Redevelopment Framework Plan identifies specific components and suggests possible future physical improvements as well as planning and redevelopment strategies that will guide and inform redevelopment opportunities and future public improvements. In short, the Plan will: help manage Town assets in a thoughtful sustainable manner; contribute to a healthy, vibrant, welcoming and economically strong Downtown; and create and promote the Historic Downtown core as “The Place” to gather, live, work, and play, experiencing the very pedestrian scale town that once was typical of small rural communities in the west.
The Board specifically asked our consultant to look at one of the chief concerns for Downtown businesses and visitors - parking and traffic circulation. Here’s how the Plan addresses our concerns: • There are several public off street parking areas that are proposed in Coal Creek Park and recently constructed at Town Hall that will provide over 200 new parking spaces. • The Downtown is surrounded by trail systems with both local and regional connectivity. Providing dedicated bike lanes into the Downtown Core from these trail networks is vital to any redevelopment scenario. • Access from Coal Creek Trail through Coal Creek Park will be provided as part of the future redevelopment of Coal Creek Park. • Locating bike parking areas throughout the Town is also important to not only encourage bike use but also reduce the impact of hit and miss bike parking on the pedestrian corridor. In keeping with the streetscape design already in place on the 500 block of Briggs Street, the improvements to the streetscape along Wells Street will create a consistent pedestrian corridor. There are several new infill development projects of privately owned properties within the Downtown and Neighborhood Districts in various stages of the Town’s review process. This Plan outlines the responsibilities of private developers to design projects in a manner that is sensitive to and reflects the character of the surrounding neighborhood. Important design elements such as building scale and building architectural compatibility must be considered. It’s no accident that Downtown Erie has grown in popularity over the past few years and we now have the Plan in place to build upon our success. It is an honor to serve as your Mayor. Sincerely, Mayor Tina Harris
 
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DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO ESCAPE? PRESENTING THE ERIE ESCAPE ROOM! Do you love challenging yourself? Have you always found brain teasers and puzzles fun but want something a bit more adventurous? It might just be time for you to try your hand at an Escape Room. Luckily for you, Erie has just opened its first one! First off, what is an Escape Room? Technically speaking, it is a set of rooms that participants are “locked” into. They must use elements and clues from around the room to solve different puzzles and escape or complete a mission within a certain amount of time. To be fair though, it feels a lot more like an action/adventure movie brought to life. All those adventure movies that you’ve imagined yourself a part of, Indiana Jones raiding a tomb, Harry Potter finding the Sorcerer’s Stone, figuring out the secret behind the Da Vinci Code, this is your chance! For example, you see a picture on the wall that has triangle within a circle within a square. Next to the picture is a box with a lock on it that needs three letters to open. What do you do? Normally, you have to try a few different things before you get the right answer. In this case, the code to the lock was SCT. Square. Circle. Triangle. Escape rooms force you to think in different ways than you’re used to. Puzzles similar to this one and ranging from easy to hard are scattered throughout the rooms. The good news is that the doors aren’t actually locked and the rooms that you are in are normal sized, so claustrophobia isn’t an issue. However, with the timer
counting down, the pressure to solve the puzzles is on! The owners of Erie Escape room are local residents and health professionals, Samantha Boldt and Lindsay Ramsey. Sam is an Escape Room Enthusiast (we’re pretty sure that’s a real thing) and has completed 8 in the past two years. They got the idea to open their own escape room after Sam b ro u g h t L i n d s a y t o o n e i n D e n v e r. Immediately afterwards, they set to work creating their own puzzle. Now that they have opened their puzzle to the public, the reviews have been overwhelmingly positive! They hope to change the puzzle every 3-4 months to keep things new and exciting. “We wanted to bring a fun activity to Erie that family and friends could do together. We hope to see more businesses bringing fun activities like this to the town over the next few years so that people have something close to home to go to, high school kids have more activities on the weekends, and because they’re just plain fun! So, do you have what it takes to escape?” –Sam.
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ERIE’S RICH HISTORY HISTORY OF ERIE PART 6
Erie in the Post WWII Era: From Ghost Town to Great Town It's hard to say what if any one thing contributed more to Erie's possible demise after the Korean War Era or the 1950's through the early 80's. Since the closing of the mines at the middle to latent years of the 1950's due to the overwhelming natural gas exploitation of the area, Erie began to lose its most important resource and financial support system. In 1956,
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neighboring Lafayette closed its Black Diamond Mine beginning a "domino theory" of sorts ending in 1978 once and for all, when Erie's Eagle and Lincoln mines closed in conjunction with the coal industry along the front range. For nearly 20 years, between '56-78 did miners flock to Erie, the last bastion for mining as such! The Coal-producing "Golden" days were all but behind Erie. The "ghost town", that Erie was morphing into was at its height nearly ten years prior. This only pushed the envelope a bit further for the families around Coal Creek and other Erie locations. Not only were Erie's oldest mining families, who made the town what it was for the most part leaving the area, other founding families were as well!
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ERIE’S RICH HISTORY It may have taken 22 years, but in 2000, The Coal Miner Memorial Statue was erected outside Erie's Town Hall, commemorating all of The Northern Coalfields' Miners especially those from Erie town. Those, however were some lean years for Erie town, Colorado. For every apex there's a nadir, and Erie was about to experience the second. Although the area's population has rebounded nicely since the late 70's, due to various Large-scale Medical Centers, The Boulder Valley School Districts, Wal-Mart, Northrop Grumman, various Scientific Research Centers and other industries which attracted the citizens of Lafayette to Erie, and vice versa, the scenario was a veritable "touch and go". Mining coal was all but gone as the stationary economic force supporting these two, including many other front range towns and cities. Along with losing its identity as a "coal town", Erie was forced to enter and assume the late 20th century as a "different town" than it had been for over a century. Change is both necessary and difficult for any town. The residents of Erie patiently "waited-out" the change to their benefit. By 1970, there were more bars in Erie than churches. Even the Denver Post was concerned. An 83 year-old Erie resident, Daisy Bracegirdle Swallow, commented in the paper concerning the dwindling Erie outlets due to the mines shutting down. "So far as I can see, Our Main Street is our ghost street", she claimed as the article tried desperately to build the confidence of the town's lasting citizens under the dire circumstances. It pleaded with the Erie area to "stay put" for its close proximity to not only Denver, but also to Boulder made the town prime for a "future balanced business center again". Retired miner and Erie resident, Max McAfree, 85 conversely bemoaned the lost industry, when he claimed, "Things have gone to hell, here since the mines closed down", and they would continue to deteriorate further. Citizens who stayed continued lamenting the other multiple small businesses and services that all but disappeared through the infamous years of the seventies. The prosperous Egnew Hotel, on Briggs and Powell Streets, rather than close its doors became an apartment house the following year. By the end of the next decade, the CB&Q Railroad tracks were removed through the west quadrant of town. Along with them went the glorious history and need for a railway at the height of Erie's prosperity! The cycle of the town's life and death was well underway. Something had to break! ! (Or better yet-give!)
BY 1970, THERE WERE MORE BARS IN ERIE THAN CHURCHES. One of the noteworthy attempts of the town during the late 70's was the annexation of The Erie Air Park subdivision adjacent to The Tri-County Airport south of Erie. The 960 -acre airfield development hoped that in time, Erie could become the "fly-in" and "live-in" community for "wealthy-enough" people to own their own small planes who preferred to live between Boulder and Denver rather than reside in either. The plan worked, for in 1984, Erie's Historical Society emerged to preserve the town's historical importance and integrity. By 1999, all of Erie's streets were finally paved, and Erie was on the rebound. Town manager Leon Wuhrl, who passed away in 1998 and steadfastly voted annually for the paving project for over a dozen years was posthumously honored when his widow allowed for his cremains to be added into the paving mortar. The Denver Post wrote, "... It's not every municipality where a town manager can "become" Main Street". The following year saw a series of renewed interest in Erie. Erie renovated the old town hall on Wells Street with the aid of a generous grant from The Colorado Historical Society. Mark Wolfe, the State Historical Fund Director claimed, "This keystone project may inspire others to renovate their buildings". It has since held Erie's Chamber of Commerce. Things were certainly looking up for the strong town after nearly two decades of uncertainty. The dark cloud's silver lining was peeking through! Along Interstate #25 did commercial businesses spring as the annexation for a landfill punctuated the plans for a potential thriving community in the new decade/millennium. By 2003, a mile-long strip of small businesses was complete, as the census also indicated a population growth from 1,258 in 1990 to 6,291 a mere ten years later in 2000! By 2008, the population more than doubled, bringing the total to 14,958 within the 18 square-mile boundary including portions in both Weld and Boulder Counties. Today, Erie boasts not only a population of over 20,000 but the town is also listed on Colorado's state's best places to live list. Now that's progress! (Next Issue: "Erie's Bright Future for the 21st Century")
About the Author John J. K. Small was born in Manhattan, New York in 1954. Moving to Long Island from the south Bronx in 1963, John attended both public and private school straight through his college years. Taking an Associate Degree from SUNY Farmingdale and both Bachelors and Masters Degrees from St. John's University, John is a permanently certified English/Education instructor of high school and college classes, teaching English, History and Education on both levels for the past 32 years. As a writer, he has assisted published writers with copy editing and proofreading along with business owners in constructing business plans, operating agreements, power point narratives, advertising campaigns and business collaboration in general. John lives with his wife, Maureen and son, Jonathan in New York.
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1. EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO BRING A BUYER’S AGENT You'll almost always benefit from an experienced professional in your corner. An experienced buyer's agent knows all the right questions to ask the builder, on topics like contingencies, crucial deadlines and warranty coverage. “Quality agents” are also adept at interpreting the provided engineering reports and soil surveys to help ensure that you pick a lot that is less likely to develop foundation problems, down the road. An agent will also make sure that you understand your contractual rights with the builder. The Colorado Real Estate Commission requires that all agents use an approved, standardized contract when selling “re-sale homes”. This approved contract is written by the State's attorneys to heavily favor the rights of the buyers. However, builders are not required to use this standardized contract. Instead, they have lobbied the legislature for the right to use their own contracts. These proprietary contracts are “skewed” to heavily favor the rights of the builder, with little regard for the buyer’s rights. Furthermore, most builder contracts are well over 50 pages in length. Most are loaded with "legalese" and seemingly endless pages of complex construction terminology. A good agent, will make sure you understand exactly what you're signing.
2. CONTRARY TO POPULAR MISCONCEPTION... YOU WON'T GET A BETTER DEAL BY ENGAGING THE BUILDERS DIRECTLY, WITHOUT AN AGENT. Builders include an additional 3% in the price of every home they sell, in the event that there's an agent to pay. In Erie (as well as other parts of Colorado) the builders simply can't build homes fast enough to keep up with the present demand. Therefore, they currently have no need to discount their prices for anyone. They realize that if you won't pay full price, the next person through their door will. Of course there are some exceptions to every rule. There are certain circumstances where an agent can help you "work" the builder for better pricing, lot placement, landscaping or incentives. A good agent will recognize these instances making sure you're in a position to capitalize on them if they present themselves. Bottom line- the price you pay a builder entitles you to bring representation. You're essentially paying for an agent, whether you choose to bring one or not... so it’s foolish not to.
3. BUILDERS CAN BE SOMEWHAT RUTHLESS; THEY WON'T HESITATE TO KEEP YOUR “EARNEST MONEY”. Earnest money on a typical re-sale home in Colorado usually averages around 1% of the purchase price, or about $4,500 on a typical re-sale home in the Erie area. However, builders on the other hand, typically require a much larger deposit of around $10,000-$15,000. Additionally, some builders may require additional deposits of 50% of the cost of your upgrades in their design centers. So, many buyers end up with $30,000 to $50,000 of their hard earned savings being held by (and exposed to) the builder prior to closing. This is where the “builderslanted” language in their proprietary contracts really comes into play. Much of that language in their purchase contract revolves around their recourse, in the event that the buyer fails to close on the home. The majority of this “builder-slanted” language grants the builder the right to keep ones’ deposit money if the deal is derailed and fails to close for some reason. However, the contract will also contain a few clauses that grant the buyer the ability to back out of the deal with a full return of their earnest money. Of course the builder's salesperson won't always indicate these, because they are more likely to lose a sale if the buyer knows his/her rights. Once again, an agent “in your corner” will make sure you fully understand all of these rights.
4. BE CAREFUL ABOUT FILLING OUT THE BUILDER'S "INFO CARD" IF YOU VISIT THE MODEL HOMES. Even though builders pack an extra 3% into the price of every home, they'll still do everything in their power to avoid paying it, whenever they possibly can. This is why they push so hard for everyone visiting their models to fill out that pesky little white information card. Those info cards allow them to track the first time anyone visits their sales office. If you fill out that card, but don't check the box stating that you have an agent, they will never let you come back with an agent again. This is understandable, because they offer agents commission for bringing them buyers that otherwise might not have considered looking at new-construction. They don't want to pay an agent that didn't actually play a part in bringing them a customer. Several times a year we speak with buyers that toured a model home several months earlier in the year. They innocently filled out the builders card without declaring an agent, and now that they are serious to buy, the builder won't pay their agent because they didn't check the box declaring “agent”. So, the lesson here is that you should simply and politely decline to fill out their card, or check the Realtor/Agent box on the card if you do fill one out. Even if you are far from getting serious, checking the "represented by an agent" box on the card can save you a huge headache when you are finally ready to take the plunge on that new home!
ABOUT DAVID HAKIMI David Hakimi lives in Vista Ridge with his wife, son (12 years old) and daughter (6 years old) and loves all that is Erie. As a former licensed mortgage originator and a VP for a major mortgage company, David is as well versed in the finance aspect of the purchase process as the contractual aspect. Because of the volume of homes he sells and finds for his clients, his team, The Hakimi Team are the highest reviewed and one of the top producing realty groups in Colorado . Staging, pre-listing improvements, and room photography are also some of his strong points. David’s negotiation skills are second to none, as he has been in sales and finance for the last 25 years.
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5 MOTHER’S DAY GIFTS EVERY MOM WANTS BY LISA A. BEACH WITH MOTHER'S DAY RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, KIDS AND HUSBANDS EVERYWHERE ARE SCRAMBLING (OFTEN LAST-MINUTE) TO FIND JUST THE RIGHT GIFT FOR MOM, TRYING TO SHOW THEIR LOVE AND APPRECIATION FOR THE BEST WOMAN ON EARTH. I LAUGH WHEN I SEE THOSE JEWELRY COMMERCIALS PEDDLING GOLD CHARMS AND DIAMONDS FOR MOTHER'S DAY. BEAUTIFUL? YES. COVETED? NOT SO MUCH---AT LEAST NOT COMPARED TO A FEW OTHER PRACTICAL GIFTS MOST MOMS REALLY WANT.
The truth is, most moms I know don't want gifts that you can buy in a store. Instead, they want the simple things in life, like sleep, privacy, peace, cleanliness, harmony, and cooperation. The best part? These mostly no-cost gifts fit every budget.
Gift #1: Let Mom sleep in.
Seriously, this is not the day to cut the grass at 8 a.m., slam the bathroom door, blare the soccer game that you recorded on ESPN last night, practice your armpit farts, stand next to Mom and stare at her to see if she’s really sleeping, or loudly w h i s p e r o u t s i d e M o m ’s bedroom door, “SHHHHH! MOM IS SLEEPING!” No, Mom was sleeping before you all woke her up.
Gift #2: Buy breakfast and make lunch and dinner.
If you’re going to treat Mom to any meal today, feed her addiction to Panera Bread and make an early-morning coffee run. More importantly, do this before Mom wakes up because she’s a bit of a grouch if she’s got to wait 20 minutes for some caffeine. While you’re at Panera getting Mom an extralarge travel mug of hazelnut coffee, grab bagels for the whole family and enjoy breakfast. (NOTE: Do NOT wake Mom to tell her that breakfast is ready. This is counter-productive to Gift #1.) For lunch, keep it simple and just make a big salad or some sandwiches. For dinner, skip the raucous restaurant filled with lots of other noisy families. Just work together and make dinner while you bring Mom a glass of wine and a good book to enjoy on the back porch. (It wouldn’t hurt to give her a fiveminute shoulder rub either.)
“LET MOM SLEEP IN.”
“MAINTAIN A CONFLICT-FREE DAY” Gift #3: Adopt a WMW philosophy.
Mom is bone-tired from making hundreds of family decisions every day, so don’t burden her with even one choice today other than “do you want another glass of wine?” (And of course, you already know the answer to this, so keep pouring.) Instead, adopt a “What Mom Wants” (WMW) philosophy when you stumble into a decision-making quandary. For example, not only does Mom not want to cook any meals on Mother’s Day, she doesn't even want to think about what to cook---even if you’re doing the cooking. (Frankly, after all these years, you should know a few of Mom's favorite foods. Dip into your memory bank, think of what Mom orders when the family goes out to eat, and BOOM, there's your answer. It's not rocketscience, people.)
Gift #4: Maintain a conflict-free day.
No fighting over chores, video games, whose turn it is to do something, who put the six-inch scratch on the side of dad's car, who gets to eat the leftover Chinese food, who broke the sprinkler head again, who left the bag of pretzels open from last night, or who used the TV remote last because now no one can find it. If you absolutely cannot help yourself (which is very likely), know that Mom can still hear you if you try to whisperfight in the next room. Instead, retreat to the car with dad, lock yourselves inside, and let dad referee your verbal battles so Mom doesn’t even have to hear it.
Note to kids: It doesn't make Mom feel good when you fight about whose turn it is to do something nice, as in, "I just got her a glass of water, so you take the newspaper to her." "No, it's your turn. I just ran upstairs for her reading glasses." "That's not fair, why do I have to do everything?" Mom now feels like a big fat burden, so let's not fight about not wanting to do more than your fair share of nice things. Kinda kills the moment.
AUTHOR’S BIO: LISA BEACH IS A FREELANCE WRITER, HUMOR BLOGGER, AND RECOVERING HOMESCHOOL MOM WHO LIVED TO WRITE ABOUT IT. CHECK OUT HER WRITER’S WEBSITE AT WWW.LISABEACHWRITES.COM AND VISIT HER HUMOR BLOG AT WWW.TWEENIORMOMENTS.COM.
Gift #5: Pick up the slack.
When Mom takes even one day off, the state of the house takes a quick nosedive. The sheer volume of daily messes that Mom needs to pick up, step over, or avert her eyes from overwhelms her. Would it kill you to throw in a load of laundry, hang up your towel, replace the toilet paper roll, unload the dishwasher, put away your soccer cleats, throw away the empty bag of tortilla chips, wipe up the milk you spilled on the counter, cap the toothpaste, or rinse out the sink after you spit? It’s all in the details, people. Bonus Gift Idea: With all that being said, Mom wouldn’t refuse a Massage Envy gift card or an exquisitely good bar of sea-saltcaramel-filled dark chocolate that she doesn’t have to share. Just sayin’.
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Now that the winter is over, we are all ready to enjoy those rays of sun more often and get that glow we were lacking the entire winter. However, as we all know, magic doesn’t happen when it comes to our appearance and some work is required to achieve our beauty goals. Yearly “spring-cleaning” is approaching, and I have gathered some tips on how to make your skin stand out this season.
1. Look through your entire array of cosmetics and check for expiration dates. Did you know that most skin care items have a shelf life of 6-12 months a"er opening? If you keep using expired skin care items, you wi# not see the results and may develop an a#ergic reaction or worse, irritation.
2. Do not switch to a lighter moisturizer. It may be tempting to throw away your heavy moisturizer that you have been using a# winter. The climate is extremely dry here in Colorado and winds are $equent. One never knows when winter season is actua#y over! Nonetheless, continue lathering your skin with heavy moisturizers twice a day.
3. Now is the perfect time for chemical peels and microdermabrasion. Your skin needs a $esh start, and now is the best time to do it! Chemical peels wi# help get rid of any old and dry skin accumulated during wintertime. Always remember to vigorously use sunscreen a"er any peel.
4. Use sunscreen spf 50. As much as we a# strive to have sun -kissed skin, longterm sun exposure does more damage than good. SPF 50 is a MUST in Colorado. It needs to be applied every hour for maximum protection. Sun is #1 cause of premature wrinkles and skin discoloration. Sun damage is extremely hard to reverse or correct, so why not prevent it?
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PRESERVING ERIE'S FABULOUS VISTAS IN PAINTINGS It's one thing to take out a canvas or unpack a camera and try to paint or photograph the Colorado mountain range or high plains. It's another thing to actually look at the mountain range and open high plains on a daily basis. Not many towns or cities have this unique opportunity or what I call a gift. Erie's vistas are breathtaking! We take in such sights like Mt. Albert and Longs Peak to the west of town and tall grasses swaying in the wind on the plains to the east. Not long ago, most of the front range and the high plains could be viewed from Erie. Today, many of the views are becoming partially obscured due to rapid development. In order to “see” the entirety of the front range, one must now go as far east as Dacono, Ft. Logan if not more eastward. Even though the mountains are magnificent from a long distance away, they lose many of the beautiful details that can be seen at a closer range. It is important to preserve the vistas Erie provides us. The vistas are one of the many reasons folks move to Erie. Everyone should be able to enjoy them from any angle that the town offers. Developers should keep in mind the importance of nature's visibility when they build. “Corridors” or wide streets are not enough to view the mountain range or high plains. It shouldn't be a "better than nothing" attitude. Why not work within the community wherein future generations can view the magnificent Erie Vistas as artists scramble quickly to catch these in their paintings?
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of the views are becoming partially obscured due to rapid development.” Wira (Vera) Babiak, is a local Erie artist and a member of High Plains Artists, Louisville, Boulder and Longmont Art Associations. Her works can be currently seen at the Erie Animal Hospital, KCP Art Gallery in Longmont, Main Street Gallery in New York and was featured at the Louisville Arts Association art show and the Longmont Art Association art show. Wira holds a BA in Sociology from CU Boulder, and a Masters is Public Administration from CU Denver. She worked at CU as an MBA Advisor, Mechanical Engineering Advisor and retired as an Art/Art History Advisor. Wira has won several art show placement ribbons and judges in art shows all over the world. For more information check out her website at: wirababiakartwork.weebly.com. She moved from Boulder and has lived in Erie for the last eight years.
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Movies Made in Colorado by Sue Sundstrom
Movies Made in Colorado “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” 1964, starring Debbie Reynolds memorialized Molly (Margaret or Maggie in real life) Brown after she survived the sinking of the Titanic. It was loosely based on her life as a Denver socialite and philanthropist, and was partially filmed in The Black Canyon, Gunnison Co. You can tour the Molly Brown house in Denver. “The Glenn Miller Story” from 1954 starred James Stewart and June Alyson. This is the story of Glenn Miller’s life (a graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder) from an unemployed trombone player who marries his college sweetheart in Boulder, to his great success as one of the most well recognized big band leaders of the 30’s and 40’s. Partially filmed in Boulder. The Glenn Miller Ballroom on the University of Colorado campus is named after him. “The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox”from 1996 starring Goldie Hawn and George Segal was a tale about a female hustler chasing after rich men, filmed in Gilpin County, Co. “Snowball Express” was filmed in Crested Butte, Co in 1972. Starring Dean Jones, Nancy Olson and Keenan Wynn (of Cowardly Lion fame in the Wizard of Oz.) it’s the story of John Baxter (Dean Jones) who inherits a ski resort in the Rocky Mountains, quits his job in New York and moves his family west to run it. What he discovers is that the place is a wreck and while trying to fix it up, he is stymied by someone who wants the property and does everything he can to cause it to fail.
Sue Sundstrom is a watercolor and pastel artist, living and creating in Erie. She has been painting, drawing, and teaching art classes for more than 35 years. She has a Master’s Degree in Fine Art and Art Education. You can find more information about her and view her work at
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Durango seems to be a popular place for moviemaking. Some well-known movies that were partially filmed in Durango include: “National Lampoon’s Vacation”from 1983 with Chevy Chase “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” from 1969 with Robert Redford and Paul Newman “City Slickers”from 1991 starring Billy Crystal and Jack Palance “How the West was Won”from 1962 starring a whole host of well-known actors including James Stewart, John Wayne, Henry Fonda and Debbie Reynolds “Around the World in 80 Days”from 1956 with David Niven and Shirley McLaine “Across the Wide Missouri” from1952 starring Clark Gable and Ricardo Montalban “The Naked Spur” from 1953 with James Stewart and Janet Leigh. While many people think “The Shining” was filmed at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, the original theater version of “The Shining” was actually filmed mostly in the Elstree studios in Hertfordshire, England, and the exterior hotel scenes were of the Timberline Lodge, Mount Hood, Oregon. Apparently the confusion arose because Stephen King stayed at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park in 1973, which inspired the original story. King, however, was not happy with Stanley Kubric’s adaptation of his story in the original movie, so he sanctioned a TV movie remake that in fact did use the Stanley Hotel. One fun movie that I definitely think would be worth seeing is “Cannibal! The Musical” from 1993, written by Trey Parker, a University of Colorado graduate, playwright and songwriter, probably better known for his wildly popular “South Park”. “Cannibal” is loosely based on the story of Alfred Packer, a Colorado mountain guide and the sole survivor of an ill-fated mining expedition, where his taste for gold was replaced by a taste for human flesh! For many, many more Colorado-based movies visit IMDb.com and happy viewing!
 
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Spring Into Retro Fashion by Georgez Dabit It’s no shock that floral print is something you see in the spring and summer. The interesting thing about floral print is that it actually never went away. It went into hiding for years and years, but then it found its way to come back into the hands of millions of people. 2017 has more floral print than ever before it seems like. It’s on shirts, hats, shoes and even backpacks. Men and young teens are even embracing floral print these days. Stores like Forever21 and H&M have a surprisingly wide selection of floral print for not only women, but for men, too.
“Men and young teens are even embracing floral print these days.”
Many of the trends seen today for women consist of jumpsuits, short, tight dresses, maxi dresses and two-piece outfits made with floral print. Since florals has been worn predominantly by women over the years, these outfits don’t shock anyone, especially since they’re around every season. On the other hand, Men’s floral fashion is skyrocketing and seems to consist of blazers, hats, shoes, and ties (which are very popular), typically either in very bright colors or black and white roses, adding a “manly touch” to them. I think this style will be in for a while. Don’t believe me? Go into any department store or online and see what’s hot this year!
The Secret Life of Joggers: For years now, health and fitness have played an enormous role in fashion. Joggers are a mix of both fashion, fitness and street-style. These days, the younger generation has took it upon themselves to wear joggers for almost any occasion. They come in any color imaginable and they can be worn in any season, which in Colorado is much needed. Some joggers have thicker material than others, but you can always spot them on someone. For men, joggers have become the new “skinny jeans” trend that was popular a couple years back. For women, these pants have created a nice, loose-feel for a more casual day. A better way to look at joggers is to think of sweatpants, but fancier and more acceptable in everyday events. This style isn’t going away anytime soon because it’s only enhancing the “hipster look.”
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 seemed like he was deep in thought like somewhere in a trance reasons owned are reasons bought we all do the devil's dance no purpose here, a life inept existence lived in vain looked both ways and then he stepped in front of a moving train hard to tell from what we see the outside sometimes lies the makeup of a man can be right there behind his eyes either way we speculate all sadness must reveal what brings a life to its sudden fate what emotions do we feel really
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My husband, Mark, and I had the luxury of traveling all over the world and more intimately closer within the Colorado State lines. Specifically, we have visited the mountain town of Cripple Creek, sit of the 3rd largest US god rush, twice in the last seven years . . .2010 and 2013. Refreshing crisp air overlaid the glistening sparkle of snow covering the frozen ground us as we arrived late on a Friday night in Cripple Creek, CO Valentine’s Day weekend 2010. Various wrong turns and laughter encompassed our trek to the cabin two couples rented for the weekend to attend the ICE Festival. The four of us (Chris and Devon Newell, my husband Mark and I) finally pulled into the snow packed driveway of the cozy Aframe cabin about two and a half hours later than planned. The snow packed surroundings proved the perfect setting for an evening of cards and light spirits with the wood burning stove providing warmth throughout the main level open living space.
Awakening to the bright and sunny skies the next morning, breakfast was consumed in the quaint kitchen of the two bedroom pine covered cottage property. After a crisp hike on the cabin’s surrounding pristine grounds, the four of us huddled in a 4 x 4 SUV for the 8 minute drive into the town of Cripple Creek to attend the yearly ICE Festival. A winter wonderland awaited us when we arrived downtown Cripple Creek. Numerous ice sculptors from all over the United States were furiously finishing their works of art with chainsaws and chisels on Bennett Avenue. It was a winter celebration inclusive of ice carving contests, dueling chainsaws, an ice slide, ice maze, ice bar with an ice luge, vendors, food and live music. After participating in the fee activities, we concluded our day trip into town with a visit to the one of the quaint casinos, losing $10. Forward on to May 2013, my husband and I decided to stay in a haunted hotel in Cripple Creek. We opted for the historic St. Nicholas Hotel
established in 1898 as a hospital and is now renovated as a unique 15 room elegantly appointed boutique hotel. We reserved a Deluxe King room with a view of the town of Cripple Creek below. Upon checking in and having our luggage delivered to our traditional decorated room, we were informed of the haunted nature of the hotel. Legend states there are a couple spirits that reside in the renovated hotel on the hilltop. The first, being Petey, a young boy who is known for hiding items in the hotel’s Boiler Room Tavern. Second, is an old miner that either walks the back stairs or sits on the stool in the hotel office. To that point, upon waking up the next morning, my husband curiously asked me if I had tried to open the room door earlier in the evening as he was reading in bed. I told him, “No”. He stated, “Well, I heard footsteps and I thought it was you but you never tried the door handle to enter.” Our room was right around the corner from the top of the backstairs.
For further adventurer experiences in nearby surroundings, the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument is only a 12 mile distance from Cripple Creek.
In addition, fishing enthusiasts can head to
Eleven Mile and Spinney Mountain Reservoirs. Also, less than an hour's drive away sits the artistic town of Manitou Springs which is the starting point for a drive up to Pikes Peak. All in all, venture out and explore Cripple Creek
this intriguing colorful state in which we live.
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Michaela Hatch-Drennon is a 12-year resident of Vista Ridge, living in the famed “Halloween House� on Pinon Circle with her husband Mark. She attained her BA in German and French from Eastern Washington University in 1994 and an International MBA w/ an IT specialization from Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver in 2001. She actively utilizes her degrees in her international role as a Senior Engineering Program Manager at Seagate in Longmont, CO and on her numerous travels abroad. You can contact Michaela at michaschatze@gmail.com
Michaela with her husband Mark
Bon Voyage!