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Two candidates for two positions applied HGMD Cancels Election 5 Assume office in May

100th Birthday…see page 17 Join HG residents who are members League of Women Voters 6 Men and women welcome

Roads and Grounds provides reminder Dog Excrement 6 Be a good neighbor

Long Range Planning gets PM HGA: 2 Committees 7 Emergency Preparedness created Painter…see page 19 31 LETTERS 38 CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS 42 SPORTS/RECREATION 45 HGMD FOUNDATION 50 TRIPS AND TOURS 54 CLUBHOUSE Events Bowling…see pages 46-47 58 CLASSIFIEDS

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4 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 May election cancelled, 90-year-old golfers must wait for free golf At a special meeting of the HGMD Board of Directors, but who might play golf. Based on estimates provided by on March 1, President Ed Kurtz announced that only two Golf Pro Robert Macaluso in the past, Gaugenmaier said, electors had applied to fill two seats on the board, which the cost to the golf course could be as high as $1,500. will open in May. The deadline for interested electors to Noting the Golf Course was seeking ways to increase self nominate was Friday, Feb. 26. its revenue, not reduce it, Golf Committee Chair Larry Craig Baldwin, B242, and Vincent Velasquez, CP3, Francone suggested the motion be tabled “until we get applied to run for the four-year terms. In accordance with more statistics.” The board agreed. Colorado election law, the two candidates for the seats The Green Team, a group working to improve envi- were deemed to be running unopposed. ronmental conditions at HG, made a presentation to the Designated Election Official Calvin Eddy-White board, asking permission to pursue a grant from the City signed off on cancelling the May election, and Kurtz wel- of Aurora. The grant would be to provide three recycling comed the prospective directors to the board. Baldwin containers at public sites within the Clubhouse. and Velasquez will begin their terms at the regular HGMD David Faris, STH, explained the team had worked Board Meeting on May 12. with Clubhouse Manager Linda Aluise and Contracts • • • Manager Chuck Lamb to determine whether the bins All directors attended the March 17 meeting of the could be maintained and emptied without additional cost HGMD Board of Directors. Approximately 35 people were to HG. in the audience. Recyling is offered to residents at their homes. The Several members of the HG Men’s Golf Club Management Office has collection bins throughout their (HGMGC) spoke in favor of an amendment to establish a second-floor location. No bins, however, exist so that policy that gives two free rounds of golf per month to HG the thousands who use the Clubhouse can recycle. The resident golfers who are 90 years, and older. board approved The Green Team’s request, clearing the The proposal was offered in memory of the late way for the group to apply for a grant. Don Meyer, B219, who was a “pillar of golf,” said Bud Kurtz announced that an agreement had been final- Dickstein, B219. HGMGC VP/Acting President George ized between HGMD and Steelwave, the developer of the Brown, B212, also spoke in favor of the amendment, not- apartment complex on Yale. Steelwave is giving HGMD ing that the “freebie” would not include the golf-car fee, $75,000 to pursue ways to mitigate problems that might but the green fee only. develop when the apartment complex is built. Steelwave The proposal stalled when it became clear that no agreed to pay an additional sum for HG legal fees. one was certain how many 90-year-olds at HG would fall An agreement with the City of Aurora is not yet final. under the category. It was stated that three men in the Kurtz said he had received a lengthy letter from Aurora HGMGC would be affected. Possibly two members of the City Manager George K. (Skip) Noe, indicating the city is Ladies Golf Club are 90+. willing to work with HG on issues concerning the transit- Director Twyla Gaugenmaier pointed out that there oriented development (TOD). are 90-year-olds who do not belong to either golf league, See HGMD…page 10

Goosinator Training Besides HG staff, several golfers from the HG Men’s and Ladies’ Golf Clubs learned how to operate the newly purchased Goosinator (below left) for the HG Golf Course. Roads and Grounds Supervisor Jeff Owens and Golf Course Supervisor Brian Benko kept a watchful eye on these volunteers who will help keep the geese off the Golf Course. Photos by Ron Hileman, B223

April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 5 Extra! Extra! Information for you– League of Women Voters The League of Women Voters of forums and debates. The League men. You will have opportunities to Arapahoe and Douglas Counties is a advocates for positive changes learn and lead, shape issues impor- cadre of dedicated volunteers whose regarding education, government tant to you and your family, and mission is to educate, advocate, and accountability, and money in politics become part of the larger network empower fellow citizens in the demo- at local, state, and national levels. across the country. Besides, you’ll cratic processes. This work carries Heather Gardens is home to have fun while sharing the League’s enhanced importance in this critical a number of LWVADC members; important role. election year. other members reside in the sur- For more information, please call We will be conducting non- rounding area. Our unit meets at Charlotte Faris, 303-690-8466, or partisan Voter Registration Drives 5:30 pm Rendezvous Restaurant, on Mary Lou Scott, 303-481-8898. throughout Arapahoe and Douglas the first Thursday of most months. counties. We also sponsor candidate Membership is open to women and Dog poop: Never attractive Most of us have seen it happen; such is declared to be a public nui- B216. Seven are located around the somebody is walking their dog and sance and violation of the chapter. golf cart path — near hole numbers Fido decides to relieve himself. The “Animal excrement shall not be 7, 8 and 9. owner doesn’t clean up afterwards. placed in storm sewers or street gut- The Roads and Grounds Depart- Are you a good neighbor/dog ters, but shall be disposed of in a ment empties these stations twice a owner? Do you help prevent environ- sanitary manner. It shall also be un- week in order to keep them sanitary. mental contamination by picking up lawful to permit excessive excrement The Management Office has re- and properly disposing of your dogs to accumulate on any property to the cently had a handful of complaints feces? degree that it becomes offensive or about pet owners not picking up af- Well guess what: It’s the law! It is injurious to health.” ter their pets. It is the responsibility of the responsibility of all dog owners to the HG dog owners to clean up after Removing dog feces prevents properly dispose of their pets’ waste. their pets. re-infestation of infected worm eggs The City of Aurora has an ordinance If any residents would like to and larvae to your dog and others. on the removal of excrement that ap- donate their excess plastic grocery Dog feces can also transmit diseas- plies to all dog owners. It reads. bags or any other plastic bags, we es from your dog to people. Round- will use these to fill the bag dispens- Sec. 14.9 Removal of excrement. worm, hookworm and other parasitic ers when the stations are emptied. “It shall be unlawful for the owner worms may be transmitted to children Bring your excess bags to the Main- of any dog or other animal not to im- and adults, who play or work in their tenance Building or feel free to put mediately remove excrement depos- yard when dog feces are present. them in the dispensers on your own. ited by such animal upon a common There are 24 pet waste stations Remember: Cleaning up after thorough fare, street, sidewalk, play installed around HG to conveniently your pets not only keeps the grounds area, park or upon any other public remove dog waste. Fourteen waste looking beautiful, it’s also the law! property, except unlandscaped city stations are located around the out- Jeff Owens owned property in its native state, or side perimeter walk. Three are lo- Roads and Grounds Supervisor upon private property when permis- cated in the interior of the property sion of the owner or tenant of the at Seville, CP5 and B221. One is lo- property has not been obtained, and cated in the parking lot across from Bees, nature’s pollinators, are in peril Busy as a bee! How we admire hard working little bees! ers suddenly began losing 30–90 these small creatures. And why But bees are in serious trouble percent of their hives! This honeybee wouldn’t we? Approximately one in and they need help. crisis could not only cause up to a 10- three bites of food we take is provid- When bee colony collapse disor- fold increase in food prices, but has a ed, courtesy of a pollinator — those der (CCD) hit in 2006, U.S. beekeep- See Bees…page 10

6 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 New committee created; initial PM for Long Range Planning approved The March 15 meeting of the HGA Board of Directors Stelle remarked, “There’s no reason there should not convened in the Board Room. Seven directors attended; be an exception for her. She’s gone above and beyond, Linda Serio and Kathy Buhrman were absent. to make her case.” As a last-minute addition to the agenda, a new com- The board approved granting a single exception, for mittee, Emergency Preparedness Committee, was ap- Cotey, to the rule against tile in laundry rooms and kitch- proved by the board as a standing committee of HGA. ens of multistory-building units. Director Michael Lickteig was named the committee’s The board subsequently approved a change to the chair. No description nor purpose of the committee were ACC PMs regarding building materials with sound-dead- offered. ening classifications allowed by HG. Stelle voted no, as The board also approved the initial procedure memo- the motion left the prohibition on tile in laundry rooms and randum (PM) for the Long Range Planning Committee. kitchens unchanged. Stelle suggested that, with many Chair Jay Bluestein commented, “This is very basic. We homeowners using ceramic tiles in more places in the have a long way to go, to put some details into [the PM].” home, HG’s prohibition might be antiquated. He remarked that approval of the PM was an ap- In February, the board ratified emergency repairs proval of “standards and procedures for the committee.” performed by ORC Concrete Solutions LLC, on a post- Bluestein commented that the committee is currently tension cable at B231 that required removal and replace- looking at “15 years out” in planning for the future of HG. ment of stairs and a stair landing, at a cost Members of the committee are asking HG residents what of $48,580. The City of Aurora subsequently Ratify they want HG to be like in 15 years. asked for a different method of performing stair He added, “We owe you a scope of work, but we the work to gain city approval, as well as for repairs don’t know what it is yet. [We are] exploring urban renew- the work to be performed under a contractor al, building life cycles, even colors [to paint the buildings]. with a Class A license. (ORC has only a Class C license.) Treasurer Bruce Jones expressed reluctance “to ap- At its March meeting, the board approved $62,714 for prove a PM that’s not completed.” He withdrew his objec- the project. The original contract was voided, and the ad- tion after General Manager Calvin Eddy-White explained, ditional $14,000 was earmarked to fund retaining a Class “What this at least does is define the composition of the A general contractor (John Rohrer Contracting Co., Inc.) committee.” to supervise the work of ORC, as well as to pay for a dif- Resident Joan Cotey, B231, addressed the board, in ferent configuration to replace the handrail. a continuing quest to gain Architectural Control Commit- The board approved a contract for vinyl siding for the tee (ACC) approval for a renovation job she had start- NTHs and STHs with Payne Siding ($832,564). Funding ed 10 years ago, and discontinued, but for will be from damage payouts received from which she has purchased most of the ma- ACC Traveler’s Insurance. A higher impact sid- Siding terials. When she attempted to resume the appeal ing has been selected. The total includes a repair renovation, her application to put stone tile $30,000 change order reserve to replace ex- into her laundry room and kitchen was denied. isting shutters and address wood rot under windows and At its September 2015 meeting, the board tabled an trim. appeal of Cotey’s ACC denial to install a stone tile she After its regular meeting, the board adjourned into ex- purchased 10 years ago. At that meeting, Cotey offered ecutive session. Its topic was not reported. a comprehensive report on the sound tests she had con- In response to a question from the audience, Eddy- ducted, to demonstrate the sound ratings used to deny White said that rentals in HG were 20.5 percent. He her application were incorrect. Eddy-White was instruct- noted, however, that it was still possible that there were ed by the board to retain a contractor to conduct sound some violations. tests on behalf of HGA. Area Representative Organization President Pete On March 15, 2016, Cotey presented additional fig- Clarendon confirmed that the HG smoking policy had ures on underlayments, to demonstrate that her project been provided to all Area Representatives. should meet HGA’s requirements for sound-deadening Other approvals by the board: materials. Eddy-White appeared to agree, but remarked, …a contract with Metro Pavers ($18,190) to continue “The concern the board still has is location. Sound pro- asphalt repairs, sealcoating surfaces in CP1 and CP4. tection isn’t the issue.” …recommended a 38-month contract with Toro Na- Director Deb Stelle moved that the board grant Cotey tional Support Network ($7,175) to the HGMD Board, for an exception to the prohibition of tile in her laundry room the golf course irrigation system software, support and and kitchen. warranty, an unbudgeted item.

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April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 9 Protecting your pet, yourself from coyotes Coyote Hazing: An effective tool for etables, bird seed, compost bins and unsecured trash. If there are no consequences associated with being in shaping coyote behavior the presence of people or places where food and shelter What is hazing? rewards can be obtained, coyotes will come to tolerate the presence of people, and readily explore and utilize Also known as aversive conditioning or negative rein- community spaces. Hazing teaches coyotes to associate forcement, hazing is a training method used to discourage humans and communities with something unpleasant, undesirable behavior or activity. Hazing effectively trains causing them to avoid humans or flee further and faster individual coyotes to avoid the presence of humans. It at the sight of a human. can also teach coyotes to avoid undesirable places like backyards, streets, and community play spaces. Is hazing humane? How does hazing work? The Humane Society of the United States supports the use of hazing to shape coyote behavior. By definition, In urban environments, coyotes are repeatedly ex- hazing does not harm the animal being hazed, harm the posed to people, and potential food and shelter rewards, person doing the hazing or cause property damage. such as lush landscaping, pet food, garden fruits and veg- See facing page and might help to slow traffic. The irrigation computer-system HGMD…from page 5 The board approved changes to upgrade for the Golf Course also got Part of the $75,000, Kurtz said, the procedure memorandum (PM) board approval. The software, sup- probably would be spent on HG’s for the newly combined Clubhouse/ port and warranty package, with a own traffic study — independent of Restaurant Committee. Merging the 38-month agreement, is through Toro any performed by the city — to help two committees into one triggered a National Support Network ($7,175). make the case for a traffic light at the need to revise the PM. Among the The board approved establish- corner of Yale Avenue and East Ma- changes: a service fee for reimburs- ing the Heather Gardens Metropoli- rina Drive, as well as for other traffic- ing class, events or trip fees when tan District (HGMD) as a “parks and control decisions. the purchaser cancels, and new fees recreation enterprise,” as described The board approved installing for Clubhouse events. in the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TA- two, larger speed-limit signs, at ei- The board approved purchasing BOR). The HGMD has operated as ther end of East Linvale Place, at a a Caterpillar Stump Grinder attach- an enterprise since its inception, but cost of $900. The standard highway- ment ($8,500). The equipment is had never formally adopted the des- type signs should be more visible, $2,278 over budget. ignation. has linked pesticide exposure to together. First, never use Roundup or Bees…from page 6 Parkinson’s disease, raising the risk neonicotinoid pesticides in any gar- profound impact on human health as by 58 percent! den or landscape environment. For well. The reason neurotoxins still en- pollinator friendly flowers, use alter- “Neonicotinoid” or “neonics” joy widespread use is more about native pest control methods like land- (derived from nicotine) pesticides kill the bottom line for commercial farm- scaping to attract beneficial insects. insects, including bees, by attacking ing and chemical companies than it You can also use only eco-friendly their nervous systems. These chemi- is about the science of human health. pest control products. Read the la- cals get into the pollen and nectar that Neonics are now the most widely bels and ask your local nursery to pollinators collect. The chemicals can used pesticides in the world and stop carrying all neonicotinoid prod- hurt, even kill beneficial insects such many seeds are “pre-treated” with ucts. as bees, butterflies, birds and aquatic neonics, which are water soluble and Doing these few simple things invertebrates. These toxic chemicals break down very slowly in the envi- can make a world of difference for have been implicated as one of the ronment. everyone – and for the bees! primary culprits in the mass die-offs Neonics are 10,000 times as For more information on bee of bees (CCD) and other pollinators. toxic as DDT. Glyphosate, the active friendly plants and flowers, or for Subsequently, neonics have been ingredient in Roundup (a commonly brands of pesticides containing neo- banned in a number of countries, but available weed killer), has been di- nics, ask your AR if the list has been not the United States. rectly linked to neurological diseases posted in your building. Alternatively, These pesticides cause disrup- including Parkinsons in humans. contact me, 970-497-0696 or other tions to human neurological sys- To protect both people and the members of the Green Team. tems and brains as well. Research bees, it is important that everyone act – Ginny Anthony, B204

10 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 groups. I have been known as the “The Energizer Bun- ny.” All directors are listed in the Community Directory, HGA Board in case you wish to speak or write to anyone. Some of the committees listed above need more volunteers. I President know there are residents living at HG with a great deal of knowledge. How about sharing that with a committee of Reports your choice? You will be more than welcome! This board has decided to have two new committees that will work on special projects. The first is Long Range By Winnie Jennings Planning. In other words, what should HG look like down A hundred thousand welcomes. It is March and Saint the road? Not tomorrow, but however many years the Patrick is really smiling. Along with this — have a happy, committee determines. healthy Easter. The second committee will work on Emergency Pre- My sympathy goes out to Kathy Buhrman and her paredness. Many residents do not know what to do in an family at the loss of her sister. emergency or if a tragedy occurs. The group will delve I will name the board directors and the committees into the correct way to handle unfortunate situations. they chair: I believe the HGA Board meetings have gone ex- Vice President Dave Archer — Architectural Control tremely well. The fact that many of the board directors Secretary Kay Sawyer — Communications are new to the board does not dampen my faith in them. Treasurer Bruce Jones — Budget and Finance I feel the board will work as a strong group — with the Jay Bluestein — Long Range Planning usual pros and cons from each member. Kathy Buhrman — Structure Maintenance I personally want to know everything that is going Michael Lickteig — Emergence Preparedness (new) on and report to the Executive Board, then to the entire Linda Serio — Roads and Grounds board (unless not allowed by law). Deb Stelle — Civic Affairs If you have a problem, do not hesitate to call me, 303- Many of you know me. I am involved in a number of 745-2854, or call the chair of the committee handling that particular problem. Biannual HG Census The biannual census of HG households has been delivered to every door. Residents are asked to complete the forms, returning them by Friday, April 8. You may put your completed form in the envelope provided (to maintain your privacy) before returning to your Area Representative, or drop it off at the HG Management Office. Collected every two years, the data, once compiled, helps prove to government agencies and commercial businesses that HG meets the requirement for a senior restricted community. Hazing is more effective when an entire Coyotes…from page 10 community commits to using it. When should I haze? Apply hazing as a united community. A single coyote Coyotes should not be tolerated in yards, driveways, that is hazed by a variety of tools, techniques and people parking lots, schools, community play spaces or busy is more likely to demonstrate a change in behavior. Mixed trails. DO NOT haze a coyote that is obviously injured, messages such as hazing from one person followed by sick or cornered. DO NOT haze a coyote with pups near- ignoring, intentional feeding or retreat by other commu- by. nity members will reduce overall effectiveness. Do not How do I effectively haze a coyote? tolerate “cheaters” or neighbors engaged in intentional or • Don’t ignore the coyote. unintentional feeding or encouraging coyotes to loiter in • Don’t turn your back or run away from the coyote. your community. Share successful techniques with neigh- • Face the coyote and enhance your stature by raising bors and help those who feel uncomfortable or awkward your arms and widening your stance. overcome barriers to • Make noise using your voice, an air horn, a whistle, a hazing. IN MEMORIAM can full of pennies, banging pots and pans, or by clap- Resources: ping. • Denver Parks and Bill Barker (217) • Throw small rocks, sticks or cans; do not throw food. Recreation Gladys Helmer (former 216) • Enhance your hazing effort by swinging a golf club, • Colorado Parks and Les Herbert (218) Wildlife waiving a walking stick, flashing a strobe flashlight, or Bert Karbach (212) • Humane Society of Paul Rottele (former 216) shooting a water gun. the United States

April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 11 12 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 13 but went to five in 1947. The program Publisher’s Corner switched to ABC radio for a period, but went back to CBS in 1950, be- coming the longest continuous pro- A TV gem: Kids Say the gram from 1950 to 1967. Its spon- Darndest Things sors changed to Pillsbury, then Lever Brothers during this period. by Lynn Donaldson, Editor of Heather ’n Yon In 1950, it became a prime time TV show, Life with Linkletter, on ABC. These gems were found on when you grow up?” Like the radio show, it transferred to YouTube.com: Karen: “A nun.” CBS in 1952. Art Linkletter: “Who’s the boss in your Linkletter: “Roxanne, what’s your fa- house? Your Mom or your Dad?” vorite bible story?” Boy: “Both of them.” Roxanne: “About the wine.” Linkletter: “Eh…you’re a diplomat.” Linkletter: “Where, where did it hap- Boy: “No, I’m a Catholic Baptist.” pen?” Linkletter’s face shows surprise! Roxanne: “When Jesus went to the (Laughter from audience.) This will wedding.” happen repeatedly with each child Linkletter: “How did he make the interviewed. wine?” Linkletter: “With Thanksgiving, we’re Roxanne: “By the power…” supposed to be thankful. What are Linkletter: “Out of what?” Sam Berman’s 1947 caricature of you thankful for?” Roxanne: “Water.” Art Linkletter Boy: “I’m thankful for being an Linkletter: “That’s right. When Jesus American.” made the wine out of water — House Party on TV featured Linkletter: “Ah, you are an American. that’s the story. What did we learn household hints and finding lost heirs. You know what an American is. from that story?” The most popular segment was “Kids What is an American?” Roxanne: “The more wine you get, Say the Darndest Things.” During Boy: “Someone who lives in the better the wedding is.” its 27 years, Linkletter interviewed California.” Linkletter: “What would you do first if 23,000 kids between the ages of 5 to Linkletter: “Who’s the most impor- you were president?” 10 years old. tant man in the world today, in your Girl: “Keep my mouth shut.” This type of question/answer to kids was reprised for TV by Bill opinion?” Linkletter: “What do you want to do Cosby in 1998–2000. Boy: “George Washington. when you grow up?” Recently, Steve Harvey is doing Linkletter: “George Washington, Boy: “A bus driver or a pilot.” it in a show called, Little Big Shots, that’s right. He’s married, isn’t he?” Linkletter: “Well suppose you were a on NBC. The show, co-produced by Boy: “Yes, sir.” pilot in a big airplane, and sudden- Ellen DeGeneres, highlights talented Linkletter: “Do you know who his wife ly all four engines stopped. What children doing their skills in a perfor- is?” would you say?” mance, often including Harvey. Boy: “Miss America.” Boy: “Our father, which art in heaven. The show is a surprise hit in its Linkletter: “Mark, what is the hardest Guide me.” Sunday night time slot, which is a thing about school for you?” Linkletter: “Now I want you all to look family-night favorite time. Whether Mark: “Buttoning my pants.” at this. Hello Holly.” (She grabs him the child dances, plays the piano, Linkletter: “I’ll bet they tell you what to around the neck and hugs him.) does acrobatic tricks, or has other do before going coast to coast on If you recognized some of these talents, he/she gets a chance to do a television show. Paula, what did questions and answers, then you it on TV, to a larger audience. Harvey you parents tell you to do” have recalled a long-term memo- gets unusual responses from these Paula: “Um, to keep my legs togeth- ry. It was a favorite segment in Art children while interviewing/introduc- er.” Linkletter’s House Party, a variety/ ing them to the audience. Titus, a Linkletter: What do you think will talk show, which first ran as a daily four-year-old who threw basketballs make a perfect husband, Karen?” radio show, but in 1950, became a into a net from a distance, asked Karen: “Well, a man that provides popular TV show. Harvey, “Where were your balls?” To a lot of money, a lot of horses, The 25-minute radio show be- which Harvey let the double entendre and will look to have 22 kids and gan in January 1945 on CBS Radio go, but the audience got it. doesn’t fight.” with General Electric sponsoring. It Apparently, there is wide appeal Linkletter: “What do you want to be started out at three times per week, for these unscripted moments on TV.

14 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 Pledge of Allegiance Management National Anthem Hymn of the Fallen video “God Bless America” Planning for HG’s “America the Beautiful” Memorial Day Honor Veterans by recognizing branch of service Seniors 88 Chorus Celebration Closing Remarks – “Echo Taps” By Calvin Eddy-White Rendezvous Restaurant will be serving a BBQ Lunch General Manager before and after the ceremony. I want to remind everyone that Memorial Day will be Volunteers are still needed. The committee planning here soon. The Heather Gardens Memorial Day Ceremo- the event would appreciate any help you could give in ny will occur on Monday, May 30, 1 pm. organizing the event, or helping out on the day of the cer- It will be a simple ceremony, with the planned sched- emony. ule being: Events like this are what makes HG such a great community for residents. Please plan on attending and Welcome showing support for deceased veterans. Invocation

making repairs in B216. • Scheduled the Clubhouse roof re- Maintenance placement. GM’s Report • For the month of February, com- • Installed 4-foot sample LED light- General Manager pleted 908 work orders: 123 were ing in a garage. • Attended board, committee, and owner billable. • Began evaluating bids for NTH and ARO meetings. • Copper pipe repairs done in B206, STH siding replacement. • Reviewed payables and Capital B207, B209, B213, B224, B232, and • Completed elevator certification for Projects. B244. January and February. • Reviewed ACC Project Approval • Installed and repaired carpet base- • Hired Wilfredo Padilla Falcon for Forms. board in B202 as part of the chair rail contracts department position. • Began interviewing for additional project. • Colorado Mechanical replaced Security Staff. • Completed various plumbing re- vents and evaluated air handler in • Attended the Board Appreciation pairs in B204, B205, B206, B210, B223. Dinner. B216, and B222. Custodial Controller • Completed TV antenna cable wire • Completed 28 work orders. • Closed out 2015 financial reports. replacements in B206 and B223. • Completed stripping and wax- • Prepared for Annual Audit • Completed plumbing inspections at ing men’s rest room in Maintenance • Implemented the Collections Mod- B202, B214, and B232. Building. ule in Jenark. • Inspecting electric meter panels • Completed waxing floors in 4-story • Implemented the Key Bank remote for hot spot problems. (No problems buildings. deposit system. found yet.) • Continued to clean carpet in all 35 • Attended the Board Appreciation • Installed a new mailbox in CP5 that buildings. Dinner. was damaged by a car in a hit and • Cleaned all elevator tracks in all 35 • Held Annual 401K trustee meeting. run accident. buildings. • Met with Maintenance Connections • B213 re-keyed building security • Held safety meeting. for Jenark integration. doors. (at the building’s request and • Cleaned carpet in Clubhouse. • Hired new Accounting Clerk: Jess- charge). • Completed 13 setups in Club- lynn Castro. • Hired a new serviceman. house. • Renewed HGMD SDA member- Clubhouse • Completed building inspections. ship. • Held seven events with over 350 in • Rotated custodians to new zones. Paint attendance. Roads and Grounds • Completed 34 work orders. • Held three movies with more than • Began final stages of leaf clean-up. • Completed chair rail project in 330 attendees. • Annual maintenance of summer B202. • Began accepting Craft Fair Appli- equipment is underway. • Scheduled asbestos training for cations for Spring 2016 show. • Began flush cutting ornamental March 7 and 8. • Interviewed new instructors for grasses. • Continued working with B216 for yoga, aqua Zumba, and other fitness • Cleaned up excess sand and grav- upcoming chair rail project. classes. el on roadways and turf areas. • Held safety meeting. Contracts • Working on tree and shrub planting • Began removing wallpaper and • Replaced post tension cable and lists and pruning requests. stair at B231 continues. See GM Report…page 26

April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 15 16 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 100 years old: another HG resident reaches this milestone in April The arc of Frances Brantley’s, B203, life spans a on the ground. I got my pail filled. I saw this big round century. It began in rural Mississippi at the time of the thing. I thought it was a rock. I walked up to it, and just as Great Migration, when African Americans left farms in the I was about to put my pail of berries on it, his tail popped South to work foundries in the North. It embraces quali- up and started rattling.” ties of kindness, generosity, and good will despite acts of At age four Frances attended a large, one-room prejudicial violence. It began in a bustling household that country school. She wasn’t a “big talker, period,” although birthed 13 children. Brantley had one child, who had two she remembers her first pageant speech: grandchildren and now there “You see that I am four years are several great-grandchil- old, your knee I scarce can reach. dren. “I was by my teacher told I must Frances had nine sisters make this speech. and two brothers. An older “I knew if I did not try I’d be in brother died before she was deep disgrace. born. “But now I’ll go for there are boys “We did a lot of work, all and girls who want to take my place.” right,” she said. Her father A light case of polio affected her owned 900 acres “mostly health off and on. trees” a few miles out- side Euporia, Mississippi. He made a living farming, and served as minister at the Sand Mountain Baptist Church. “This little place had some big rocks so they called it a mountain,” Fran- ces chuckled. “We grew ev- ery kind of vegetable there is. We had every kind of animal there is. We had a Above: Frances Brantley, B203, big church, but most of the turns 100 years old on April 24. people around us was share- Right: A poetry award for this woman “I didn’t get much schooling, really, croppers.” who wove her memories into poetry because I couldn’t walk when I was small.” The sharecroppers and books. Not until she was in her mid-twenties and earned money and were pro- seeing doctors in Michigan was she able vided with food during the summer. to “walk straight up.” “In the winter [the owners] would cut them off. They George Washington Brantley swept into her life as wouldn’t give them money, anything. My dad fed practi- a friend of her sister’s beau. He and Frances married cally everybody in the church. He’d have BBQs in the in 1938. Then, with their little son, also named George, evening. He would kill up animals and would take it to they moved to Muskegon, Michigan, in 1941. They were town and put it in big freezer lockers in Euporia to feed part of a wave of African Americans recruited to work in most of the church members.” the foundries of Michigan as America braced for World Occurrences from her early life would later make their War 2. way into her novel, The Children of Sand Mountain. Her George founded a dry cleaning business and studied mother sewed quilts, knit stockings, and make soap with methods to clean polyester fabrics that were new to fash- ashes and lye. Neighbors helped families move. Chick- ion. His business soared. They bought a home in the sub- ens were walked down the road, enticed by bits of food urbs, and a boat to enjoy on Lake Michigan. Summers dropped in front of each step. were sweet with friendships, gardening, and relaxed in- “Loads of people,” came with “those gadgets” to lo- terludes on sandy beaches. cate valuables secreted in cisterns during the Civil War. Frances wrote, Children of Sand Mountain, and an Frances almost sat on a rattlesnake: adventure novel, I Hitch Hiked to Hell, and poetry. “I was picking berries — dew berries. They grew flat See Brantley…page 26 April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 17 BAYER EAR CLINIC, INC. "Over 20,000 ears of experience"

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18 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 Life for this artist and her husband is art framed with care “Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every Upon retirement, Diane pursued painting with a ven- picture is the frame.” ~G.K. Chesterton geance. “Every day, when I pick up a paint brush, I do it with If Chesterton was correct, CP1 couple Diane Koch the purpose of learning something,” she stated. and Bill Skeen have covered the full range of the artistic “She was lucky,” Bill said. “Few people in retirement spectrum. Koch is a painter of landscapes and figurative can find something like she did, to be truly fulfilling. She’s works, whose oils are widely exhibited and frequently met some spectacular people in the art world. sold. Skeen makes her picture frames. “Her father also took up painting when he retired. It’s “We make a good team,” Bill remarked. “We go to a family tradition: to take up painting in your 60s.” art shows together. I look at the “I spend a lot of time painting,” frames, and she looks at the pic- Koch said. “I can complete a tures.” painting in one day, and spend six Although Bill explained that Diane has “painted seriously” See Koch and Skeen…page 27 only over the past five years, she’s attracting notice from the local arts community. Koch’s paintings have been juried into the Lone Tree Arts Center Gal- lery for the past three years. The second year, her painting won the first place award in the au- tumn exhibition. Her works have been shown in The Fine Arts Gallery of the Lit- tleton Museum. For three years, her works have been juried into the annual summer show of the Art Students League of Denver, featuring 250 artists as well as Above: Diane Koch, CP1, in her studio, set food and music at the outdoor up to get lots of light. Above: One of Koch’s figurative venue on 2nd and Grant. Below: Koch was photographed at her booth paintings is displayed in one of Koch’s paintings have been during the summer outdoor show of the Art Skeen’s floating frames. exhibited at Framed Image Gal- Students League of Denver, 2013. Below: This oil won the blue rib- lery, and in the Curtis Arts & Hu- bon in an autumn exhibition at the manities Show for several years. Lone Tree Arts Center Gallery. Diane mentioned that she paints every day. One room in their patio home set up as an art studio, with some equipment and art works overflowing into the basement. “I’ve always drawn,” Koch explained. “But I was told many times that you can’t make any money at it.” At one point a single parent, Diane put aside the idea of art as a career. “But I couldn’t wait until I re- tired, when I could really work at it.”

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April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 21 The Month (March) Karen Braddy reported that she had 6–7 calls from ver Post and the Aurora Sentinel. When asked, General residents responding to her ad for Gracie, a female cat, Manager Calvin Eddy-White reported that about $9,000 is who needed a new home. Braddy had run an ad in the spent annually for 480 TV spots showing HG’s 30-second March issue of Heather ’n Yon, with a photo of Gracie, commercial. It is cheaper than the print ads, which run which asked for someone to adopt the adult female cat. about $700 in the Aurora Sentinel. The TV commercial Just who was the lucky new parent is not known, but ev- appears on 6–8 channels widely thought to be watched eryone at this newsmagazine was glad to hear Gracie by seniors: Fox News Channel, HGTV, History, Hallmark, had a new home. USA, TNT, and others. • • • • • • Golf Committee Member Rich Richardson, CP3, has The Community Directory was delivered to all resi- assumed the position of official trainer for volunteers to dents at the end of February. If your directory is missing learn to operate the Goosinator goose-chasing robot on some pages at the back, a replacement book is available the golf course (see page 5). Not surprisingly, the geese at the Management Office. haven’t cooperated much. • • • Richardson has admitted he spends some of his time It did not surprise many in Denver when Quarterback hiking the golf course, seeking congregating geese to Peyton Manning (Denver Broncos) announced his retire- chase. Too often, he doesn’t find any. ment from NFL football, even if it was somewhat reluc- Geese making themselves scarce was the object of tantly. After all, he had just won his second Super Bowl: purchasing the Goosinator in the first place. Still, it’s sad #27 with the Indianapolis Colts; this one, #50 with the to think of all those volunteers trained to use the Goosina- Broncos. tor, with no geese to goosinate. At his retirement press conference on March 7, he • • • told the following story: Chair Kay Sawyer told the Communications Commit- “A week before the Super Bowl, our daughter Mosley tee on March 1 that 16 homes in HG were for sale; 14 asked me, ‘Daddy, is this the last game?’ were under contract. Last month (February), 10 condos “Yes, Mosley, it’s the last game of the season.” were sold. The average number of days on the market “‘I sure do want you to win that trophy,’” she said. was 60, with a range of 6–119 days. “I do, too, Mosley. And that’s what we’re going to try • • • to do.” HG marketing, through Christopherson & Co., con- “Then she asked, ‘Daddy, is this the last game ever?’ tinued in March with ads in four “Your Hub” zones (Au- And that’s just when I shook my head in amazement, rora, Denver, Littleton and Douglas County) of The Den- because I was thinking [ESPN reporters Chris] Mort

22 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 Interior Remodeling That Was… • Painting [Mortensen] and Adam Schefter had gotten to my daugh- • Drywall Repair ter to cultivate a new source.” • Door Installation This story got a large laugh from all attending the press conference in the Denver Broncos’ Headquarters • Trim • Ceiling Fans • Electrical at Dove Valley. • Plumbing • Patio Covers and Roofs • • • Best Quality At its last meeting, the HGMD Foundation Commit- Best Prices Guaranteed! tee considered several proposed projects to be funded, HG References including: • a new table for the Clubhouse lobby to be used for Israel 720-933-4736 various showcase events like last month’s book sale. • a container to collect and shred paper for HG resi- dents in the Clubhouse • a new front desk for the Reception Desk • renovate the waterfall along the walking path be- tween the white and red tees on Golf Course Hole #9 • better lighting between Golf Course Holes #8 and #9 • a gas fire pit for Rendezvous patio with furniture to surround it • furniture on the Golf Pro Shop patio • furniture and umbrellas for Rendezvous patio be- tween its back door and the outdoor swimming pool In most cases, a more detailed item description and cost is needed. Then a recommendation can be present- ed to the HGMD Board for approval. • • • Rex Engel, B233, was appointed chair of the Secu- rity Subcommittee by Civic Affairs Committee Chair Deb Stelle. Eileen Hogan was allowed to rejoin the commit- tee, fully staffing this subcommittee. Security Chief Larry Baker reported that a new security officer had been hired. • • • A new tab has been added to the HG website, www. heathergardens.org, “Bulk TV.” The briefing that appears there was General Manager Calvin Eddy-White’s column in the March issue of Heather ’n Yon. Two reminders: the final cost to residents will depend on the number who se- lect to join HGNET. Reservation forms will be delivered to all residents in the next two months. Once CTC selects a vendor to build and manage HGNET, it must be approved by the Structure Maintenance Committee, then approved by the HGA Board after initial reservations are collected. Meanwhile, if you have questions about HGNET, you can send these via email to [email protected].

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April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 23 Cribbage at Heather Gardens

If it is Thursday, then it is time to play cribbage. About 16 HG residents gather every Thursday in the Arts & Crafts Room to play cribbage. For 2.5 hours, these enthusiastic players play 2-hand or 4-hand matches, bringing their own boards and cards.

Fire in B242 draws emergency vehicles Photos by Anne Hummel-Gillis

Resident Forrest McClure, B231, learned about an oven fire in B242 on March 5 while listening to Broadcastify’s live audio feed on the web of Aurora police and fire departments. Looking out his window, he noticed five fire rigs, two police cars and HG Security with As- sistant Security Chief T.J. Jones (above right) responding to the emergency. McClure photographed the event from his home across the street. He noted that Aurora Fire Department brought fans to disperse the smoke, and hooked up fire hoses in the stairwells. Once the fire was put out, HG Maintenance, on call, had to come clean up the water in the stair wells and the condo where the fire started. If interested, check out www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/43/web, to see what is happening in Aurora.

24 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 HG Square Dancers With a caller, music and a partner, you can “join hands, circle round. Do-si-do your partner…” Dancers gather twice a month on Wednesday evenings in Sandberg Auditorium. See page 43, for more information about the club.

Photos by Anne Hummel-Gillis

April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 25 On a lighter side, she Brantley…from page 17 references Biblical proph- “I wrote ‘You Ain’t Nothing but a esy: “Well, it might change Hound Dog’ that Elvis Presley sang. forever in a few more years, Years ago they used to have — you who knows.” could read in the newspapers — if Speculating on the re- you’ve got poems, send them to sults of increased homosex- Nashville. We’ll make songs out of ual partnerships and interra- them. I sent a whole batch of poems.” cial marriages, she sees the She didn’t hear back from the possibility of the world popu- publishers. When she asked, she lation becoming smaller and was told: “Big Mama, somebody, distilling into just one race. wrote that and when I called her to She credits her upbringing ask her about it, she had passed. in preventing her from be- If you don’t have any proof, there’s coming bitter: no way you can do anything about “My dad was a minister. things like that.” His brother was a minister. The halcyon days ended when We weren’t allowed to say thugs tore a hole in the boat and van- anything mean about any- dals ripped open the roof of the dry body. It didn’t go on in our cleaning business, exposing all the house, in our home.” garments to a heavy rain. George Her friends at HG, to- never recovered from the financial gether with her son George, blows and psychic wounds. and his wife Peggy Ann, will honor her at a private (by Frances doesn’t see racist at- Above: France Brantley’s birthday titudes dying anytime soon. “Small invitation) birthday celebration on invitation that friends and family children are confused between what April 24. Grandchildren Jeff and Dar- members got. they are taught and what they see la will participate in celebrating her happening in their world.” century of living. – Dala Giffin

GM Report…from page 15 • Continued training Plant • Hosted Valentine’s Day Jewish Healthcare Technicians. Dinner. • Constructed 20 new bol- • Held two 90th birthday Passover lard posts. parties and two memorials. • Cleaned up and filled in • Purchased new slicer. begins stump grind areas from fall Security removal of trees. • Total of 336 reports writ- • Completed snow and ice ten and 2,639 miles pa- Saturday, removal as needed. trolled. Golf • Attended Safety Com- April 23 • Interviewed for full-time mittee Meeting on safety golf positions. Hired one fails and discussed 2015 part-time position. meetings. • Continued snow and ice • Attended Mountain removal as needed. States Employers Council • Received Goosinator Meeting on the Return to Machine. Work Program. • Applied fungicide to • Attended Security Sub- greens and tees. committee Meeting • Mowed greens, raked • Scheduled seminar with bunkers and cleaned up Aurora Police Department storm debris. discussing scams and se- Restaurant nior abuse. • Implemented new menu. Employee of the Month: • Hosted Annual Board Jason Robinson, Mainte- Appreciation Dinner. nance Department

26 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 Koch and Skeen…from page 19 months on another. “I sell a lot,” Diane works mostly in oils, with Koch remarked. some watercolors. She describes her “Recently, a gal- style as representational and impres- lery curator bought sionistic. one of my paint- Koch studies art at the Art Stu- ings. That was a dents League of Denver, as well as real thrill.” with several well-known local artists. “Financially, “When you paint a lot, on your it’s lose-lose,” Bill own, you’re teaching yourself, as quipped, “when well,” she explained. you consider the “It’s nice when you sell some- art supplies, the thing,” she continued, “or you get an classes, the other award. It’s a real honor to feel that expenses.” someone likes your work, and it en- courages you. You paint for your own edification, so it’s so good when you get feedback.” Bill and Diane clearly enjoy their interactions with the local art commu- nity. “Everyone’s so giving of them- selves, and willing to share,” Koch said. It’s not all honors and sales, how- ever; hauling paintings and exhibiting them is a job that takes the efforts of both. Above and left: Diane paints a lot of landscapes, but is trying to do more Diane was in the successful out- figurative work. door show-arts festival of the Arts Students League of Denver, in 2013. “With our luck, she’ll get famous art community is taking notice of his The following year (2014) went less posthumously.” work. There are trade shows that of- well: Saturday enjoyed fair weather, The expense of seriously pursu- fer art and frames expos, including but on Sunday, “we got rained out. ing art was a key ingredient in Bill’s one in Las Vegas. The street gutters filled up — we becoming a creator of frames. “The owner of Framed Image were up to our shins in water.” “It’s hard to recoup the cost of tells me I should go,” Bill said, adding In 2015, the couple skipped that the framing on a sale.” that he hasn’t done so yet. show. Bill’s workshop is in the garage. Diane was executive assistant Frame Image is a Denver fram- He specializes in floating picture to the president of an oil and gas ex- ing shop, which also displays the frames — those that don’t cover the ploration company. She has been in works of local artists. Diane’s oils fre- painting — although he’s beginning Colorado since 1976, relocating from quently are shown there. to branch out into other styles of California. “I went in, one day, to pick up her frames. Skeen is largely self-taught. Bill taught math at Cherry Creek unsold pictures,” Bill recalled. “One “My dad was a shop teacher. I High School, 1964–98. Today, he of Diane’s paintings was laying on worked construction as a kid.” volunteers two days per week, teach- a table.” The owner and a customer After they married, Diane and Bill ing math and helping parents of stu- were talking, so Bill decided to load lived in Wray, Colorado, for 10 years. dents learn English, at several area up Diane’s paintings without disturb- “We redid a couple of houses schools. He’s a Nebraska transplant ing them. there. I built the cabinets. who’s made Colorado home since “I picked up the painting on the “It was really fun. I found it en- 1959. table, to take to the car.” Bill found tertaining.” When the couple moved Bill and Diane married 16 years himself beset by the women. It turned to HG, in 2008, they renovated their ago. Each has three children, with a out the customer had just bought the CP1 home extensively. combined total of 14 grandchildren painting of Diane’s that Bill had been Today, Diane said, Bill makes all and nine great-grandchildren. bearing away. of her frames. These days, the local – Mary Hafka

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April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 29 St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated in multiple ways at HG. The Clubhouse served lunch on March 16, with entertainment by Irish Wick Dancers. A large crowd enjoyed these young step dancers.

On March 17, Rendezvous had a traditional dinner buffet of corned beef and cabbage for diners decked out in green. Right: Restaurant Manager Kevin Olson greeted everyone with his leprechaun apron.

30 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 Board, the City of Aurora, and the Amendment #69. All of us will be vot- developer planning construction of a ing on this important amendment in Letters large number of apartments nearby. this fall’s election. This Amendment Heather ’n Yon Focus: “traffic calming.” has broad implications for universal The HG Optimist Club members HG can hope the board’s deci- health care for Colorado. cordially invite all HG residents, fami- sions will have the desired effect. I Tom Fitzgerald lies and friends to a spring Pancake was pleased that Kurtz explained the CP2 Breakfast. It will be held 8–11 am board’s reasoning at each step along Heather ’n Yon Saturday, April 9, at the Rendezvous the way. A great time was had by all at Restaurant in the HG Clubhouse. “One last note” at the end of the Dazzle on Thursday, February 25. It Tickets are $7 per person (children column summarizes possible steps was one of the bus tours available for under 5 are free). HG could, at some future point, take HG residents, Dazzle is reputed to Advance tickets can be pur- to assume ownership of all thorough- be one of the great jazz clubs in the chased from any HG Optimist Club fares within HG boundaries. Such nation. Trips from HG usually occur member. Tickets may also be pur- action might then lead to establishing on the last Thursday of the months chased at the door on the day of the HG as a closed, gated community. available. We had a nice lunch and event. An interesting speculation. met more nice neighbors. Proceeds from the breakfast If you missed the “Update,” you Attached are photos of Jim and will be donated to Aurora youth pro- might want grams. Please join the club for a to back- most enjoyable Saturday morning track to the with good food, good friends and to March is- support a good cause. sue. I plan Mary Anne Lewis to stay B244 tuned. David Heather ’n Yon Faris I am writing to thank Mr. Ed Kurtz STH for his informative “Transit Oriented Heather ’n Yon Joan Silar, B220 (see below) dancing Development (TOD) Project Update” to a great show tune. It was Joan’s in the March 2016 issue of Heather Please plan to attend the monthly Democratic Club meeting at 4:30 pm birthday, and the couple cut quite a ’n Yon. rug! Kurtz reviews results of recent Tuesday, April 26, in the Rendezvous Nancy McBride, CP3 negotiations involving the HGMD Banquet room. State Senator Irene Aguilar, M.D., will be speaking about See Letters…page 35

Above: B233 gathered on March 12 to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a brunch. It gave residents a chance to wear their green clothes and don crazy hats that announced “I’m proud to be Irish.” From left: Kent Johnson, Michael Lickteig, Bill and Pam Howlett, Mary Stevens, Maggie Gonzales-Muniz, Connie and Duff Stewart, and Alma Fandal.

April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 31 April Calendar Fri 1 HG Men’s Golf Scoring (every Friday) Game Room 8 am–1 pm Men with a Purpose Coffee Skyview Room 10 am 500 Club (every Friday) Skyview Room 12:30–4 pm Mah Jongg (every Friday) Blue Spruce Room 12:30–4 pm Clubhouse Matinee: Brooklyn Sandberg Auditorium 1 pm Clubhouse Movie: Brooklyn Sandberg Auditorium 6:30 pm Men’s Poker (every Friday) Game Room 6:30–9:30 pm Sat 2 Mexican Train Dominoes (every Saturday) Arts & Crafts Room noon–4:30 pm Ping Pong Doubles/Intermediate (every Saturday) Game Room 2–5 pm Clubhouse Event - 1st Saturday Night Live Dance Sandberg Auditorium 6:30–9:30 pm Mon 4 Mah Jongg (every Monday) Blue Spruce Room 12:30–4 pm Men’s Bridge (every Monday) Skyview Room 1–4 pm Ping Pong Singles/Advanced (every Monday) Game Room 2–5 pm Pinochle - Open (every Monday) Mountainview Room 6:30–9:30 pm Tue 5 Bridge (every Tuesday) Skyview Room 12:30–4 pm Hand and Foot (every Tuesday) Mountainview Room 12:30–4 pm Ping Pong Doubles/Intermediate (every Tuesday) Game Room 2–5 pm Grief Support Group (every Tuesday) Aspen Room 4–6 pm B215 Happy Hour Rendezvous Restaurant 5 pm Co-Ed Billiards Club (every Tuesday) Billiards Room 6:30 pm Wed 6 Mobile Post Office Circle Driveway 10:45–11 am P.E.O. Luncheon and Book Discussion Rendezvous 11 am HG Ladies Golf Luncheon Rendezvous Restaurant 11:30 am ACBL Duplicate Bridge (every Wednesday) Aspen/Blue Spruce Room 1–4:30 pm Pinochle (every Wednesday) Mountainview Room 1:30–4 pm Woodshop Club Mountainview Room 4 pm Men’s Poker (every Wednesday) Game Room 4–9:45 pm CP1 Happy Hour Rendezvous Restaurant 5 pm Square Dancing Club Sandberg Auditorium 7:30–9:30 pm Thu 7 HG Breakfast Optimist Club Rendezvous Restaurant 8 am TOPS (every Thursday) Blue Spruce Room 8:30–9:30 am Clubhouse Event: Great Rabbis, Great Insights Blue Spruce Room 10 am HG Writers Club (every Thursday) Mountainview Room 1–3:30 pm Bunko Blue Spruce Room 1–3:30 pm Cribbage (every Thursday) Arts & Crafts Room 1–3:30 pm Ping Pong Doubles/Intermediate (every Thursday) Game Room 2–5 pm CP4 Social Rendezvous Restaurant 5 pm Advertised Activities and Seminars Mon, April 4 Bayer Ear Clinic (every Monday), Arts & Crafts Room, 9 am–noon (see ad, p. 18) Thu, April 7 Hearing Rehab Center, Skyview Room, 10 am–noon (see ad, p. 13) Wed, April 13 9Health Fair, Harvard Square, 7 am–noon (see ad, p. 36) Mon, April 18 Reverse Mortgage Seminar, Approval Reverse Mort., Mountainview Room, 11 am (see ad, p. 13) Thu, April 21 Murder Mystery Theatre, Morningstar at Dayton, 2:30–4 pm (see ad, p. 21) Thu, April 28 Adopt a Pet Day, Rendezvous Banquet Room, 11 am–3 pm (see ad, p. 8) Thu, April 28 Invest Right during Retirement, Brunch, Foresters Financial, Skyview Room, 11 am (see insert) D’Amico and Mauck, DDS Emergency care available • Over 30 years at HG Our promise — Integrity and Quality Care Now’s the time to consider the comfort and reasonable cost of dental treatment. Senior discount offered.

Dr. Nick D’Amico Your neighborhood dentist Dr. Matt Mauck 303-745-1400 3131 S. Vaughn Way — Just a Short Walk from the HG Clubhouse 32 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 Thu 7 League of Women Voters, Arapahoe and Douglas Rendezvous Restaurant 5:30 pm (cont’d) ACBL Duplicate Bridge (every Thursday) Blue Spruce Room 6:30–9:30 pm Kiwanis Club of Aurora (every Thursday) Rendezvous Restaurant 6:30 pm Men’s 9-Ball Billiard Tournament (every Thursday) Billiards Room 7–9:30 pm Fri 8 Clubhouse Event: Watch Repair Lodgepole Lounge 9 am–1 pm Clubhouse Event: Computer Basics & Buying Sandberg Auditorium 1 pm Clubhouse Event: AARP Driving Course Blue Spruce Room 1–5 pm Sat 9 HG Breakfast Optimist Pancake Breakfast Rendezvous Restaurant 8–11 am Clubhouse Event: Laughter: the Best Medicine Arts & Crafts Room 10 am Ping Pong Doubles/Intermediate (every Saturday) Game Room 2–5 pm 50 and Who’s Counting Aspen/Blue Spruce Room 5:30–9:30 pm Clubhouse Event: Line Dance Social Sandberg Auditorium 6–9 pm Mon 11 HG Garden Club Aspen/Blue Spruce Room 6:30 pm Tue 12 VNA Clinic Blue Spruce Room 1–3:30 pm B203 and B204 Social Drinks/Dinner Rendezvous Restaurant 5 pm Wed 13 HG Ladies Golf Scoring (every Wednesday) Game Room 7 am–1 pm Clubhouse Event - Active Minds: Northern Ireland Sandberg Auditorium 2 pm Tennis Club Social and Dinner Rendezvous Restaurant 5:30 pm Thu 14 Green Team Skyview Room noon Residents’ Open Forum Rendezvous Restaurant 3 pm Fri 15 Men with a Purpose Coffee Skyview Room 10 am Clubhouse Matinee: Concussion Sandberg Auditorium 1 pm Clubhouse Movie Night: Concussion Sandberg Auditorium 6:30 pm Sat 16 Wine and Cheese Social Club Aspen/Blue Spruce Rooms 3–5 pm Mon 18 VNA Clinic Blue Spruce Room 1–3:30 pm CP4 Liverpool Rummy Mountainview Room 2–5 pm Tue 19 Genealogy Swap Shop Aspen Room 10 am Photography Club Aspen Room 12:30 pm B205 and B206 Happy Hour Rendezvous Restaurant 5 pm Wed 20 Colorado Symphony Guild (Hilltop SE Chapter) Rendezvous Restaurant 11:30 am CP3 Social Rendezvous Restaurant 5 pm Capitol Update with Colorado Legislators Aspen/Blue Spruce Rooms 6:30 pm Square Dancing Club Sandberg Auditorium 7:30–9:30 pm Thu 21 HG Breakfast Optimist Club Rendezvous Restaurant 8 am Bunko Blue Spruce Room 1–3:30 pm Clubhouse Event: Computers, Smart Phones Skyview Room 2 pm Fri 22 Clubhouse Event: Resource Fair Multiple Clubhouse Rooms 10 am–2 pm Sat 23 Clubhouse Event: Craft Fair Multiple Clubhouse Rooms 9 am–4 pm Mon 25 Low Vision Support Group Mountainview Room 1:30 pm Tue 26 HG Republican Club Aspen Room 1:30 pm HG Democrat Club Rendezvous Restaurant 4:30 pm Caregiver’s Support Group Aspen Room 7 pm Wed 27 Clubhouse Event: Laughter: the Best Medicine Arts & Crafts Room 10 am Clubhouse Event: Angels Sandberg Auditorium 1 pm B220 Party Aspen/Blue Spruce Rooms 5:30 pm

Specializing in the Kirch and Rounds, P.C. following practices Attorneys at Law 303-671-7726 of law: Cherry Creek Place 1 Wills, Trusts, 3131 S Vaughn Way, Powers of Attorney Suite 200 Estate Planning and (NW corner of South Administration, Heather Gardens Way Elder Law Issues, and South Vaughn Way) Real Estate Home Visits Available www.dwkpc.net April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 33 Bible Study (Interdenominational), Wednesday 8–9 am We probe the Scriptures with an eye to practical applications Heather ’n Yon Deadline - 4/15 for everyday living. It is a great mid-week boost. Women meet in the Aspen Room. Men in the Mountainview Room. For more • Monthly Meetings • information, call Daisy Hoeme, 303-752-2312. Six Stone Jars Catholic Bible Study, Sept.–May. Meets every Boards and Committees Tuesday, 10:45 am, in the Mountainview Room. Bring your Bibles. Communications – 11 am Tue, April 5 We will journey through the scriptures. For more information, call Golf – 1 pm Tue, April 5 Marvin Metzinger, 303-699-7185, or email [email protected]. Long Range Planning – 10 am Wed, April 7 Civic Affairs – 10 am Thu, April 7 Catholic Mass - Saturday, 1 pm, Sandberg Auditorium. All HG residents are welcome. Father Terry Kissell presiding. Cap Reserve Subcom – 9 am Mon, April 11 Budget & Finance – 10 am Mon, April 11 Chapel (Interdenominational Church Service) - 11 am, Sunday, HGA Board – 1 pm Tue, April 12 Sandberg Auditorium. Reverend Bill Cheyne. Bible Study - Sunday, 10 am, Mountainview Room. Leader: Foundation – 1:30 am Wed, April 13 Reverend Bill Cheyne. HGMD Board – 1 pm Thu, April 14 Coffee Time - 3rd Sunday, prior to the chapel service. Resident Open Forum – 3 pm Thu, April 14 Prayer Meeting - 2nd Thursday, 2 pm. (Rendezvous) Campus Tech – 10 am Tue, April 19 ACC – 10 am Thu, April 21 Clubhouse/Rest – 10 am Mon, April 25 FYI Roads and Grounds – 10 am Tue, April 26 Ward V Town Hall Meetings Structure Maintenance – 1 pm Tue, April 26 Councilman Bob Roth, who represents HG/Ward V on city Resident Orientation – 10 am Wed, April 27 council, has monthly town hall meetings on various topics. The Ad Hoc Yale Frontage – 10 am Thu, April 28 next meeting will be 6–8 pm Tuesday, April 19, at Mission Viejo ious young ladies and even the headwaiter at Library, 15324 E. Hampden Circle, Aurora, 80013. Topics: Annual Budget for Aurora. Check www.auroragov.org, for details. an upscale restaurant. Complete with hide-and- seek scenes, lovers in disguise and the most Metropolitan Opera Live in High Definition virtuous alcoholic you’ll ever meet, The Match- Peter Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin 10:55 am Saturday, April 22 maker is a romp of a farce that will leave you Tchaikovsky’s setting of Pushkin’s timeless verse novel is pre- laughing long after the curtain has dropped. sented on the Met stage in Deborah Warner’s moving production, The Matchmaker opens 7 pm Thursday, starring Anna Netrebko and Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Tatiana and March 31 and runs 7 pm Friday, April 1, and 2 Onegin. Alexey Dolgov sings the role of Lenski, and Robin Ticciati pm Sunday, April 3. Tickets are $7 at the door; conducts. (3 hours, 37 min.) $6 if purchased in advance. For further inqui- Live in HD is celebrating its 10th year presenting live opera ries, please contact the director, Jessica Ward, from the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center to local movie the- 719-272-1817 or [email protected]. aters. The closest theaters to HG are Century Aurora 16, 14300 E. Alameda Avenue, Aurora or Greenwood Plaza 12, 8141 E Arapa- Aurora History Museum Oh Hey Stanley hoe RD, Englewood. Tickets ($21 Seniors; $23 Adults) may be pur- Wednesday, April 20, noon to 1 pm chased online, www.metopera.org/Season/In-Cinemas/Theater- Mark Shaker, a partner with Flightline Ven- Finder/ or at the theater. Schedule for future operas, synopsis and tures, shares the history of aeronautics pioneer programs are available at www.metopera.org. Bob Stanley and his company, Stanley Aviation, Windsor Gardens Drama Club which was once the largest employer in Aurora. The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder Learn about the transformation from manufac- Horace Vandergelder is a wealthy merchant in 1880s Yonkers, turing plant to the soon-to-be Stanley Market- New York. A widower, he decides to remarry with the help of match- place. $3 Aurora resident; bring your lunch. maker Mrs. Dolly Levi. What ensues is a madcap adventure across 15051 E. Alameda Pkwy, 303-739-6660, or au- New York City, involving the clerks in Mr. Vandergelder’s store, var- roramuseum.org. See FYI…page 43

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34 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 use of the word “retarded” in any Heteronyms Letters…from page 31 context. It is time to educate children 1) The bandage was wound about the inappropriate and insensi- around the wound. Heather ’n Yon tive use of the word. It is time to be 2) The farm was used to produce I am writing today to express my compassionate. produce. dismay at a letter/story that was pub- Leigh Ellis 3) The dump was so full that it had lished in the March issue of Heather B233 to refuse more refuse. ’n Yon. The letter ends with the ques- {Editor’s Note: I apologize profusely 4) We must polish the Polish furni- tion, “Are you retarded yet?” for not considering all the ramifica- ture. This story, purportedly written by tions of a term that was a child’s 5) He could lead if he would get a teacher in San Antonio based on substitute word for “retired.” It was the lead out. what a student said, is not funny or truly only reprinted to give everyone 6) The soldier decided to desert cute. The story, and others like it, is in their trimester of life a chance to his dessert in the desert. not only insensitive, it is demeaning laugh at how a grandchild might view 7) Since there is no time like the to the people in this world who are living in an age-restricted community, present, he thought it was time to born with intellectual, social and de- to laugh at ourselves. Your point is present the present. velopmental disabilities. If I had a well made.} 8) A bass was painted on the head loved one with a disability like this, of the bass drum. and read a story peppered with the Heather ’n Yon 9) When shot at, the dove dove word “retarded,” it would be very My granddaughter (age 23) ad- into the bushes. painful. opted a newly arrived Ethiopian fam- 10) I did not object to the object. In 2008, the Special Olympics ily about 2 years ago: Mom, Pop, four 11) The insurance was invalid for launched the www.r-word.org web- kids ranging from age 2 to 16. They the invalid. site to combat the inappropriate use came with green card, in a blizzard, 12) There was a row among the of the R-word. I encourage everyone wearing flip-flops. Her first gift was oarsmen about how to row. reading this to check out the website boots, followed by sleds. The fam- 13) They were too close to the door in order to understand the perspec- ily’s adaptation has been amazing. to close it. tive of the developmentally disabled The 9-year-old is initiating conver- 14) The buck does funny things community. sations. The 6-year-old counts fear- when the does are present. It is time to stop laughing at the lessly to 100 and beyond. Dad saved up, bought a car. Baby is becoming 15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line. Heather ’n Yon welcomes let- bilingual. Teen is sulky — yes, she’s American too. 16) To help with planting, the farmer ters concerned with community taught his sow to sow. issues. Letters must be signed, Glad I’m not teaching in Aurora 17) The wind was too strong to wind dated and include the writer’s ad- schools. Can’t imagine trying to cope dress and phone number. Letters with so many different newcomers. the sail. may be edited for clarity. The HGA I think a retired English teacher 18) Upon seeing the tear in the Board requires that letters longer was bored — even the working ones painting I shed a tear. than 300 words be returned to the get bored — to put together the fol- 19) I had to subject the subject to a writer to shorten if editing cannot lowing heteronyms that create diffi- series of tests. do it. Letters will not be run from culty for non-native speakers to learn 20) How can I intimate this to my the same individual in successive English. A friend sent these. most intimate friend? months. Writers may publish only Lita Hofberg 4 letters per year. This took a lot of work to put to- gether! B201

April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 35 36 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 Earth Day: April 22 April 22, 2016, marks the 46th anniversary of Earth revenues, solar electric power generation, with $427.6 Day ― a day intended to inspire awareness and appre- million, and other electric power generation, with $43.4 ciation for the Earth’s natural environment. Organizers million. started Earth Day in response to a massive oil spill in waters near Santa Barbara, Calif., in 1969. In honor of Heating and Cooling the Home 2.5 million: Estimated number of occupied hous- Earth Day ― and Earth Week (April 18–22) ― this edition ing units across the country primarily heated by wood in of Profile America Facts for Features includes examples 2014, which is 2.1 percent of all homes. of Census Bureau statistics pertaining to energy and the 59,558: Estimated number of occupied housing units environment. (www.census.gov) across the country using solar energy in 2014 as their Renewable Energy primary source of heat, which is less than 1 percent of all $9.7 billion: Revenues in 2012 for electric power homes. generation industries that use renewable energy resourc- 56.8 million: Estimated number of occupied housing es, such as hydro, wind, geothermal, biomass, solar and units across the country primarily heated by utility gas in other electric power generation. This figure is up 46.5 2014, which is 48.8 percent of all homes. percent from $6.6 billion in 2007. 716: The number of wind, geothermal, biomass, so- Commuting to Work 26 minutes: Estimated average time workers age lar and other electric power generation business estab- 16 and older across the country spent getting to work in lishments in 2012, more than double the number of es- 2014, up from 25.8 minutes in 2013 and 25.7 minutes in tablishments (312) in 2007. 2012. $5.1 billion: Revenues for the wind electric power 904,463: Estimated number of people who rode a generation industry in 2012, the highest among the in- bicycle to work in 2014. This comes out to about 0.6 per- dustries using renewable energy resources. Hydroelec- cent of the American workforce. tric power generation followed with revenues of $2.5 bil- 4,011,094: Estimated number of people who walked lion. Geothermal electric power generation had revenues to work in 2014. This comes out to about 2.7 percent of of just under $1 billion ($981.2 million), followed by bio- the American workforce. mass electric power generation, with $721.5 million in Collecting Revenue $14.3 billion: Estimated revenue for local, fixed- route passenger transportation, by road and transit rail in 2014 for U.S. Transit and Ground Passenger Transporta- Support Your tion employer firms. This is up 7.5 percent from 2013. Heather ’n Yon Using Energy Advertisers 18,817 trillion Btu: The energy consumption in the U.S. manufacturing sector in 2010, down 17 percent from the 22,576 trillion Btu (British thermal units) consumed in They make this 2002. -32 percent: The drop in the consumption of coal in magazine the U.S. manufacturing sector from 2002 to 2010, going possible! from 1,956 trillion Btu in 2002 down to 1,328 trillion Btu consumed in 2010.

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April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 37 Programs in April: April 7: LEAP Speaker, Diane Clubs and Organizations Snyder, will talk about, “Teaching English to Laredo Elementary School Men with Purpose Meditation Group students’ parents.” A group of men, with diversi- This group meets once a week, April 21: Presentation to the win- fied backgrounds, gather to discuss 10:30 am Wednesdays, in CP1. ners of the March 23 oratorical con- timely topics regarding healthy aging Offers a practical method to relax, test at Prairie Middle School. and purposeful retirement. Books focus, and improve the quality of Put April 9 on your calendar. and articles relating to these topics your life. Free. Call Carl, 720-495- On that Saturday morning, our club are discussed by group members. 9979, for more information. will hold our semi-annual pancake Leadership is shared. Men With PEO breakfast. Look for announcements Purpose meets the first and third PEO Chapter FV will spon- on this great event. Tickets on sale Fridays of each month, 10–11 am, sor a lunch and lecture event at in the lobby and on buffet nights. in the Skyview Room. For further 11 am Wednesday, April 6, pre- information, contact Gene Dawson, senting author Jacqueline St. Joan, TOPS Take off pounds sensibly (TOPS) 720-535-9672. whose novel, My Sisters Made of is so much more than just a weight Frolics Club Light, tells the story of three gen- loss group, or a diet group, or a sup- The Frolics Club’s Spring produc- erations of a Pakistani family, as they port group, or a nutritional group, or tion will be a Command Performance make their way through life in the a group that talks about how the food of “Hansel and Kettle.” The cast is political, social, and religious maze we eat affects our health. We are all working hard to present this play to that is their motherland. of the above. everyone in HG and the community Proceeds from this event ben- Did we mention we also are the 7 pm Thursday, April 28 and Friday, efit the PEO chapter, providing edu- least expensive weight loss group April 29, in Sandberg Auditorium, cational opportunities for women. around? At only $32 a year and 15¢ and a matinee performance at 2 pm Advanced paid reservations are a meeting, it’s a real bargain. We Sunday, May 1. required. meet at 8:30 am every Thursday Tickets will be $10, and can be The cost is $20 for HG residents, in the Blue Spruce Room. Come in purchased in the Clubhouse week- $25 for non-residents, includes around 8:15 am, so we can all say days beginning on April 4, 10–noon; lunch. Please make checks pay- “hi” and welcome you. and on weekends after 2 pm. – Judy able to PEO Chapter FV, and mail to The meeting ends at 9:30 am. Shormann Eileen Headrick, 2820-A S Heather We pack that hour with fun, support Gardens Way, Aurora CO 80014. For Joppa Daylight Lodge AF & AM and education. For more information, information, call 303-745-9611. All Master Masons living in HG call Linda Russell, 303-751-1624, or are invited to attend Joppa Daylight Wood Shop Meeting Marge Bunkers, 303-369-9726. Lodge. We meet the first and third The next meeting will be at 4 pm Tuesdays of the month at Radiant Wednesday, April 6, in the Mountain HG Writers Club Whether you’re just beginning to Temple, 225 Acoma St., Denver. View Room. Please join us and bring put pen to paper or you are a pub- Lunch is at 11:30 am, and Lodge is your ideas, concerns and expertise. lished author, we invite you to join at 12:15 pm. Note that the 2016 dues are now us for a time of education, fellowship We are the only lodge that meets due, so please plan on paying at the and inspiration. New members are during the day in the Denver metro meeting, or before. At $10 per year, always welcome. area. For information, call Bill Rapp, a small fund can be created for sup- We currently meet 1–3:30 pm 303-632-4515. plies and necessary additions to the every Thursday in a Clubhouse shop. – Jim Sollecchio HG Grief Support room. Please contact Joanne Brand, If you are grieving the loss of CP1 303-750-9722, for further informa- a loved one, our Grief Support can Our happy hour is held 5 pm in tion. We look forward to meeting you. help you. We guide you through Rendezvous’ Banquet Room on the the grieving process, give you the first Wednesday of each month. See CP4 Our monthly socials are 5 pm at means to cope, and help you make it you on April 6! Rendezvous, the first Thursday of through your terrible loss. We include HG Breakfast Optimist Club the month. Come meet your neigh- educational as well as support ses- Breakfast meetings are held at bors. Ordering food is optional. sions. We care. 8 am on the first and third Thursday Also join us for Liverpool Rummy A currently active group meets of each month, in the Rendezvous on the third Monday each month, 4–6 pm Tuesdays in the Aspen Restaurant. Come join us. The first 2 pm, in the Mountainview Room. Room. Support begins here. Call meal is on us. Call Craig Baldwin – Carol Drollinger Joanne Brand, 303-750-9722. for a reservation, 720-535-1917. 38 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 Kiwanis Club of Aurora more than 10,000 aircraft, This club is a member of a global 2,668 showplanes, and 1,048 organization of volunteers, dedicated workshops and forums. The to changing the world, one child film highlights what happened and one community at a time. The at the world’s greatest aviation club meets 6 pm Thursdays at the celebration. Rendezvous Restaurant at HG. For information, contact We also are on the web: Aurora- Rudy Morris, rudymorris4@ co.kiwanisone.org. For more infor- gmail.com, 817-240-9394. mation, call Rich Richardson, 303- Parkinson Support Group 368-5747. The Parkinson Support 50 & Who’s Counting Group of Aurora will meet on Eat, drink and be merry with the the second Tuesday of each 50 and Who’s Counting Club. Come month. The group meets at the join your neighbors at our monthly Life Care Center of Aurora, 1–3 social event, which meets on the pm, at 14101 E. Evans Ave. second Saturday of the month. B203 and B204 On April 8, we are having a These buildings hold a Mexican food potluck and will play combined social, meeting Mexican Train dominoes. Please at Rendezvous on the sec- bring a roll of nickels for the game. ond Tuesday of each month, Social time will be at 5:30 pm, 5 pm, for drinks and dinner. Genealogy Swap Shop with dinner at 6 pm. Game time will – Elle Pope If you are interested in find- be after dinner. If you have ques- ing your ancestors and tracing your tions, contact Sandy Brent at 720- The Green Team family history, please join us on the 281-7906. We look forward to seeing The next meeting of The Green third Tuesday of each month, 10 am- you. Team will be noon Thursday, noon, Aspen Room. For information, April 14 in the Skyview Room. For contact Harold Thompson, 720-748- Ports of Call Singles those interested in environmental The original Ports of Call Singles 7090, or Ruth Miller, 720-535-4954. issues, and what we are leaving for (POCS) group is seeking new mem- our children and grandchildren to Photo Club bers. We recently celebrated our deal with, you are welcome to join The Photo Club meets on the 35th anniversary. us the second Thursday of each third Tuesday of each month at 12:30 The club holds two social hours month. Call Wendy Pfaffhausen, for in Aspen Room. per month. The first is 4–6 pm on the more information, 303-306-0066. second Monday of each month, at B205 & B206 Everyone is welcome. – Wendy Senior Ric’s. Happy hour is 5 pm on the third Pfaffhausen The second monthly social is 4– Tuesday each month in Rendezvous. 6 pm, on the fourth Thursday, at Baker Wine & Cheese Social Club Join us! Come join us on the third St. Pub. Call JoAnn Cunningham, Colorado Symphony Guild– B241, 303-751-5195, membership Saturday of each month, 3–5 pm. We get together in the Aspen/Blue Hilltop/Southeast Chapter chair, for the monthly newsletter and The Hilltop/South unit of the additional information. Spruce Room. Everyone is welcome. Bring a bottle of wine and a snack. Colorado Symphony Guild meets HG Garden Club Enjoy socializing with other HG over lunch the third Wednesday of The club will meet 6:30 pm neighbors. each month at Rendezvous. A busi- Monday, April 11, in the Aspen/Blue Entertainment is provided. If you ness meeting starts at 11:30 am. We Spruce Room. Agenda: election of have a talent you want to share, invite new members to join us. officers, picnic, further discussion on we invite you to join in. – Karen RSVPs are required. For further maintaining our club and the bulletin McClaury information, call Connie Reger, 720- board. 535-6485. Reserve the date: annual picnic Aurora Christian Women’s Vital Network CP3 at the Picnic Pavilion will be 4:30 pm The CP3 Social meets 5 pm the Sunday, Aug. 21. – Candia Lang We invite you to join us the third Tuesday of the month, 9:30–11 am, third Wednesday of each month in HG Aviation Club in Blossoms at Windsor Gardens. Rendezvous Restaurant. This club meets the second We have a special feature that is Seville Recreation Association Wednesday to review events and activ- always interesting, and a speaker SRA meets the fourth Monday ities in aviation. At the next meeting who has an uplifting message. of every month, 10 am, in a differ- 7 pm Wednesday, April 13, in the We have brunch, which costs ent Seville building each month. For Aspen Room, we will watch a film $13, including tax and tip. Everyone information: Joe Moore, 303-671- about the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is welcome. For information, call Mae 4653. 2015. It had 550,000 attendees, Shockley, 720-748-2508. See Clubs…page 51 April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 39 PACKAGES PACKAGES STARTING AT STARTING AT $777 $777 EXPERIENCE THE ONE DAY KITCHEN UPDATE See what a difference a day makes. Kitchen Tune-Up can work miracles. We offer three separate “tune-up” packages that help repair, restore and rejuvenate your kitchen cabinets. Take advantage of a free consultation to see which service makes the most sense for your kitchen.

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April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 41 Roger Goldstein 2nd Larry Schneller, Chuck Finder Sports and Recreation 3rd Cathy Schmit, John Murphy Men’s 9-Ball February 18 HG Men’s Golf Club us in playing table tennis. 1st Lucky Highfill Attention Golfers, Snow Birds: Beginning players may meet on 2nd Gail Gibson get your application in to the Pro Fridays at 2 pm, but you need to call 3rd Hi Reynolds Shop by June 1, to retain your handi- Hope Goetz, 303-750-2881, and she cap from last golf season. We will can arrange for an advanced player February 25 1st Lindy Davenport have the first golf tournament of the to come help you learn the rules, and 2nd John Murphy season Friday, April 1, 2016. teach you to play. Bring a friend to 3rd Lucky Highfill If you missed the Spring Banquet play with. on March 24, you will need to go by The advanced and intermediate March 3 1st Lucky Highfill the Pro Shop to make sure you are players both are welcome Monday, 2nd Lindy Davenport signed up for a permanent tee time Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 3rd Ron Benjamin during the coming season. Also, ev- 2–3:30 pm, Game Room. See you eryone must complete a new applica- there. March 10 1st Lucky Highfill tion for the 2016 season. The mem- Pinochle 2nd Gail Gibson bership fee is $35; please include Evening Pinochle meets 6:30– 3rd Ron Benjamin this with your application. 9:30 pm Monday nights in the Moun- – Cathy Schmit In the next issue of Heather ’n tainview Room. For information, call Yon, this article will include the re- Ann Gagliardi, 303-332-2163. Ladies Golf Club sults of our April 1 and April 8 tourna- Afternoon Pinochle meets every The 2016 golf season is here, ments. Wednesday, 1:30–4 pm, Mountain- and a big welcome to our new mem- We are looking forward to a fun view Room. We only play for fun and bers. We started the season with a season on the course this year. If you entertainment. With questions, call great turnout at our annual March need further information, please call Virginia Walcher, 303-632-8039. membership meeting. A friendly reminder that annual Rich Richardson, 303-368-5747. Hand and Foot membership dues need to be paid as Mexican Train Dominoes Hand and Foot is a card game soon as possible. The 2016 season We play noon–4 pm every Sat- that is fun, and easy to learn. We starts with our Spring Luncheon Kick- urday, Arts & Crafts Room. Games meet every Tuesday, 12:30–4 pm, Off on Wednesday, April 6, in the start at noon and at 2 pm. For infor- Mountainview Room. With questions, Rendezvous Restaurant. Cocktails/ mation, call Viola, 720-535-5638, or call Phyllis Lann, 720-535-8531. social starts at 11:30 am with lunch Peggy, 303-752-4696. Billiard Club served at noon. For those of you who Mah Jongg The Billiard Club’s play sched- have not signed up or paid, you can We meet 12:30–4 pm every ule is: Co-ed 8-Ball, 7 pm Tuesdays; do both in the Pro Shop. Cost is $13, Monday and Friday, Blue Spruce Men’s 9-Ball, 7 pm Thursdays. with checks payable to Rendezvous. Room, except the third Monday of Annual dues of $9 are payable The first day of tournament play each month, when the VNA has Blue on Jan. 1 of each year. All new play- is Wednesday, April 13. If you have Spruce. Then we meet in the Arts & ers are welcome. not signed up for your tee time, you Crafts Room, where three card tables Questions? Call Sean Kelliher, can do so in the Pro Shop. Anyone are set up for us. 720-427-6174. who does not have a handicap can You must have the latest Mah Co-ed 8-Ball February 16 establish one by turning in five scores Jongg League card. We play for a 1st Dee Moore, Lindy Davenport to the handicap committee. maximum of $3 — bring your nickles, 2nd John Murphy, Larry Schneller Volunteers are still needed for dimes and quarters. 3rd Cathy Schmit, Jim Huter tournament-day scoring (contact All HG players are welcome. For February 23 Joyce Laffea or Glenda Pitts) and information: Lorraine Solomon, 303- 1st Cathy Schmit, Hi Reynolds refreshments (contact Chris Toon or 696-8771. 2nd Virginia Faubel Darlene Stack). Men’s Bridge 3rd Dee Moore, Roger Goldstein Anyone interested in helping with This group meets every Monday, March 1 the Rally for the Cure, which will be 1–4 pm, in the Skyview Room. Call 1st Chuck Finder, Tony Duran held on Wednesday, July 13, should Maris Kuga, 720-748-0590. 2nd Cathy Schmit, Hi Reynolds contact Connie Burns, Flo Madonna 3rd Darlene DePue, or Linda Savage. This is a wonderful Ping Pong Roger Goldstein event for the Ladies Golf Club, rais- Fun and free. Friendly competi- March 8 ing money for a great cause. It has tion, great exercise. Come and join 1st Virginia Faubel, been an enjoyable day for all who

42 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 participate. The 2015 Rally for the 7:30­–9:30 pm, Sandberg Cure was a huge success. We are Auditorium. Bob Riggs is looking forward to making 2016 even the caller. better. Please participate and volun- All square dancers teer if possible. are welcome. Call Do- Upcoming events, with more in- lores Bendekgey with formation to follow, are: questions, 720-747-4666. • Battle of the Gardens Tourna- Cost: $5 per person. ment with Windsor Gardens, May 20 Bunko at Windsor Gardens and May 24 at Bunko is played Heather Gardens 1–3:30 pm on the first • HGLG will join with the Optimists and third Thursdays of Club and host a bake sale to help each month in the Blue sponsor two junior golfers Spruce Room. For infor- Winners at the Texas Hold ’em Tournament in • Tournaments with Heather Ridge mation: Debbie Brooks, January 2016 were (from left): and Spring Hill. 303-923-3809. 1st: Viola Stafford, B206 The next board meeting will be 2nd: Millie Lexow, B202 1 pm Wednesday, April 27, in the Pickleball 3rd: John Osterberg, B243 Board Room. For new membership The schedule for Tennis Club information, please contact Carolyn Pickleball will be emailed Spring is almost here, and we’ll Manly, 303-745-1060. Also, check to everyone on the Pickleball email begin our summer playing schedule the website, www.heathergardensla- list for April. We will play Pickleball in May. diesgolfclub.com, for additional de- mostly indoors (in the Sandberg Au- Tennis Club Summer Schedule tails. Good luck to all in the 2016 golf ditorium), and outdoors, if the weath- May through Sept. 2016 season. – Charlane Plucheck er is warmer, on the HG Pickleball Courts. 8-10 am Mon–Fri HG ACBL Duplicate Bridge We always welcome new Pickle- (Wed: Men’s Day) This club plays 1 pm Wednes- ball players, so come out and join us. (Thur: Ladies Day) days and 6:30 pm Thursdays in Blue Enjoy this fast growing sport! Many of 8-11 am Sat. Spruce Room. Help setting up is ap- our players are snowbirds and have (Set groups by invitation) preciated, so come early. headed to warmer places, so we can Our monthly socials will continue For more information, call John always use more players. to be the second Wednesday of each Osterberg, 720-535-1038, or Dona To see this fun sport in action month for cocktails and dinner, in Kozak, 720-384-5717. For partner- check out: plaidflannel.com/pickle- Rendezvous. We’ll continue to have ship information, call Corley Freisen, ball. If you want to learn more about our Spring and Fall Picnics, Hallow- 303-872-3308. Pickleball, or get on the Pickleball een Luncheon and Christmas Party, Square Dancing roster, call Rosalie, 303-751-1226, or with lots of fun in between. Fun, exercise, and friendship. Judy, 303-369-6258. Please join us. Play is open to Come square dance on the first and all. For more information regarding third Wednesdays of each month, the tennis club, contact Donlie Smith at 303-745-3210. – JoAnn Fitch Aurora’s Water ply will serve more than 351,000 FYI…from page 34 The next time you turn on your residents who live here. Right now, tap for a glass of cold water, take a thanks to a wet November, the city’s minute to think about how your water reservoirs are doing well, but that Antique Appraisal Fair doesn’t guarantee a solid supply 9 am–3 pm Saturday, April 23 gets there. in the sprint. In March 2002, for ex- Aurora Central Library, In Colorado, snowpack turns ample, snowpack levels were at 70 Community Room into runoff, and runoff translates into percent of average — a little low but 14949 E Alameda Pkwy water supply. The process begins manageable. But then, in the last Have your antiques and collect- nearly 180 miles away and involves week of March, that snowpack be- ibles evaluated by local appraisers. a complex system of pipes, pumping gan to quickly evaporate, and within $5 per individual item (five-item limit). stations and the dedication of Aurora a month, the city was in the midst of a All proceeds benefit the Aurora His- Water’s 420 employees. serious drought. By March 2003, the tory Museum. Sponsored by the Au- Runoff typically begins in early city had only a nine-month supply of rora Museum Foundation. Call 303- May and continues through mid-July, water. 739-6705 after March 1 to reserve an but Aurora Water staff is constantly That’s the drawback of relying entrance time. auroramuseum.org eyeing reservoir levels, climate and snow pack to ensure Aurora’s sup- solely on mountain runoff, and it’s See FYI…page 55 April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 43 44 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 Employee Recognition It’s a pleasure Employee of the Year working with Carlos. I’m Carlos Tamayo started working in 2011 for Roads and proud to congratulate Grounds. He transferred to the Custodial Department in him for being Employee June 2013. of the Year, an honor to He has become an integral partner to everyday func- which he was nominat- tioning the Clubhouse. He works thoroughly and always ed and awarded after helps out far beyond his custodial duties. His knowledge all employees voted on of the Clubhouse is essential to the success of a wide the nominees. range of events that are held in the evenings. – Calvin Eddy-White He stays late on holidays, is always on time, works General Manager well with staff, and is friendly to all residents. Carlos is knowledgeable and well prepared to handle the setups Carlos Tamayo for numerous activities. Custodial Department Employee of the Month Jason Robinson has worked at HG since June 2012. He is a valued employee HGMD Foundation in the Maintenance Depart- Spring is Here! ment. Jason completes every It’s time for tree planting. Watch for the locations in task he is assigned in a pleas- which new trees will be planted. The Foundation Com- ant and courteous manner. He mittee has put together a map noting the locations that displays a positive attitude and trees have been planted. Residents can follow how the genuine concern towards his landscape changes as this map is updated. job and the residents he is as- signed to help. General Donations for February 2016 Jason completes a high • B217 and Frolics Club in memory of Bill Barker volume of work orders and • Optimist Club in memory of Mary Lewis and Don helps fill in wherever he is Meyer needed. He is always there to • B218 in memory of Les Herbert help his coworkers with water Clubhouse Donations for February 2016 Jason Robinson clean ups, water shut offs, and • Roger Goldstein plumbing projects. Maintenance Department • Rita Wells Jason communicates • Anonymous clear­ly with residents and ARs about problems and solu- Watch for the Tree Map! tions to these. He was instrumental in finding and repair- – Jeanne Hizer (aka The Tree Lady) ing a difficult garage problem in B236 during his duties as Foundation Chair, HGMD Board an on-call serviceman when brought in after normal work hours, minimizing the inconvenience to residents. For these reasons, I am pleased to announce Jason On Adversity Some people are much Robinson as Employee of the Month for February 2016. more… It’s a troublesome world. – Calvin Eddy-White oh, ever so much more… All the people who’re in General Manager oh, muchly much-much it are troubled with more troubles unlucky than you! almost every minute. Earth Day – from Did I Ever Tell You Just tell yourself, How Lucky You Are? Friday, Duckie, you’re really quite lucky! Seuss-isms: quotes from April 22 Dr. Seuss’ books. April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 45 HG 55 Bowling League at Brunswick Heather Ridge Lanes Want camaraderie and exercise? Try bowling with other HG residents. 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April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 49 Trips and Tours Spring with Children’s Chorale fierce swordplay, this romantic com- engineering and design to make cy- Saturday, April 16, 2 pm edy pits poetry against beauty as ber characters less “humanoid” and Boettcher Concert Hall the woefully ugly yet dramatically more just plain human. Visit robotics Cost $27 talented Cyrano vies for the love of labs around the world and meet an Signup Deadline: March 25 Roxane against the handsome yet amazing group of robots to explore We are the voices, and we will bumble-tongued Christian. The love how far machines really can look be heard through the power of 400 triangle becomes ever more compli- and act, how humanoids are already children united in song and spirit. cated by trickery and deception, and changing the world, and ultimately There is something for everyone on as the emotions grow stronger, the what makes us human. Ticket in- this concert, including the premiere poetry grows more intense. cludes Museum admittance. of “City of Sunlight,” commissioned Adams Mystery Playhouse An Enchanted Afternoon to honor the 45th anniversary of Signup Deadline: April 8 Wednesday, May 11, 1:30 pm Historic Denver, with a special part Saturday, April 30, noon Lone Tree written just for the audience! Adams Mystery Playhouse Cost $21 Dazzle Cost $37 Signup Deadline: April 19 Thursday, April 21, 10 am The Adams Mystery Playhouse Any afternoon filled with fine Thursday, June 30, 10 am is a mystery dinner theater. Dinner, music has the potential for enchant- Downtown, Cost $23 tax and gratuity are included. ment, but this one seems espe- Signup Deadline: March 30, June 8 Death Takes a Holiday cially suited. It’s music for oboe and Lunch and live jazz! Includes Wednesday, May 4, 1 pm string trio, featuring the unsurpassed your choice of three chef-inspired Main Stage Theatre charm of Mozart. We’ll also have a entrees, soda, coffee, tea or glass of Cost $56 pair of works by early 20th Century red or white wine, draft beer or well Signup Deadline: April 12 English composers. Serenity and drink. Love defies death in this exqui- sparkle alike will fill the program. Sweeney Todd sitely written musical. It’s just after Refreshments are provided as a part Saturday, April 23, 1:30 pm World War 1, a time of renewal after of your ticket, so please stay after the Stage Theatre, Cost $37 years of sadness and human suffer- performance to talk with performers, Signup Deadline: April 1 ing. After sparing a young woman reflect on what you saw, and enjoy DeVotchKa, the Grammy- who is in a fatal car crash, Death re- social time. nominated, Denver’s hometown mu- turns to walk among the living, hop- Islamorada sic heroes, take on the legendary ing to understand why he chose to Tuesday, May 17, 11 am demon barber of Fleet Street. This save her. As he experiences the sim- Bass Pro Shop delicious reinvention of Sondheim’s ple charms of life, he also begins to Cost $3 magnificent musical thriller will en- comprehend the strength of human Signup Deadline: April 25 thrall you. love. Includes buffet style lunch. Islamorada Fish Company, Cyrano Robots 3D owned and operated by Bass Pro Wednesday, April 27, 2016, 1:30 pm Tuesday, May 10, 11 am Shops, is rich in tradition, atmo- Lone Tree, Cost $37 DMNS IMAX sphere, and one of the best food and Signup Deadline: April 5 Cost $20 beverage menus in the city. The res- The most legendary nose in lit- Signup Deadline: April 18 taurant atmosphere features several erature gets a makeover with this The dynamic IMAX film Robots true-to-life oceanic scene depictions American adaptation of the French 3D is a peek into a future of possi- and murals. The 13,000-gallon salt- classic. Full of witty wordplay and bilities as scientists use innovative water aquarium is behind the bar, and trip check-in. All times are approximate round-trip for passengers 65 years or older TRIPS POLICY (RTD). and $9 round-trip for all other passengers. No transfers or refunds. Non-residents Please note the payment deadline for Fare paid to driver. may only attend as the guest of a resident. each trip. Don’t wait until just before the trip All HG trips include an escort and small Note that RTD trip times listed are not actual departure date to register or you’ll miss it! administrative fee. RTD fares are not includ- departure times. Courtesy calls are made The local fare for SeniorRide and Senior ed in trip fees and are to be paid to RTD 2–3 days prior to trip to give check-in times shopper is $2.60 round-trip for passengers bus driver at time of pickup. Exact change and any other pertinent information. Please 65 years or older and $5.20 round-trip for required. Drivers and HG staff do not have call if unable to attend. Bring your receipt to all other passengers. Regional fare is $4.50 change available.

50 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 is filled with many different species of ments onstage, Once tells the tale of Sound of the Rockies salt water fish that are indigenous to a Dublin street musician who’s about Sunday, June 19, 3:30 pm the Islamorada area. After lunch, you to give up on his dream when a beau- Newman Center, Cost $24 will have 30 minutes to explore the tiful young woman takes a sudden in- Signup Deadline: May 28 Big Bass Pro Shop. Please note, res- terest in his haunting love songs. Get a jump on summer with the taurant does not accept checks. Cinzzetti’s 100-man singing group, Colorado’s Motones versus Jerseys Tuesday, June 7, 11:30 am premier a cappella chorus, presents Sunday, May 22, 2 pm Cost $3 a Summer Spectacular! Listen to Lone Tree Signup Deadline: May 16 songs performed in the all American Cost $43 From the very first moment you four-part style of close harmony that Signup Deadline: April 30 enter Cinzzetti’s, you will see that it is has won the Sound of the Rockies The ultimate 60s music battle! an experience unlike any other — an national acclaim. Join the Motones and Jerseys for an Italian feast for the senses. Imagine Casino Trips evening of 1960s song, dance, and a moment of exotic retreat as you Bull Durham Casino – Blackhawk crowd interaction. stand by our granite and cobble- Tuesday, April 19, 8:30 am–3 pm Once stone piazza, a splendidly faithful Tuesday, May 17, 8:30 am–3 pm Sunday, May 29, 2 pm recreation of a centuries old Tuscan Cost: $6 Ellie Caulkins Opera House Villa. The price of your meal doesn’t Passengers receive coupons for Cost $50 change no matter how much you eat! $5, a free hot dog, cookie and drink. Signup Deadline: May 7 $8.59 for senior lunch, price subject After earning 100 points on their player’s Featuring an ensemble of actors/ to change, does not include bever- card, they receive another $5. Please musicians who play their own instru- age, tax or 15% gratuity. park in lot B250, carpool, or walk.

County Assembly. At that assembly, The meeting is open to all HG Clubs…from page 39 delegates will select state senate residents. The presentation will give Low Vision Support Group and state house candidates for the you a “heads up” on what we are Our no-cost meetings are held Republican ticket, then choose del- being asked to vote on in November. the fourth Monday of the month, egates to the State Convention. Questions? Call Tom Fitzgerald, 303- 1:30 pm, Arts & Crafts Room. We This year, we have been intro- 338-4360. hope you will join us. For additional ducing U.S. Senate candidates at our At the March Caucus, in a information, call Richard Bennett, monthly meetings. Thus far, we have surprisingly good turnout, 186 303-369-6066. hosted Charles Ehler, Ryan Frazier, Democrats attended in all four pre- Darryl Glenn, Jon Keyser, Tim Neville, cincts. Democrats sent 10 people HG Republican Club (HGRC) and Robert Blaha. We were unable to the Arapahoe County Democratic For the April meeting, we will to schedule Peg Littleton, Michael Convention that was held Saturday, have Jimmy Sengenberger, of Kinlaw, Tom Janich, and Don Rosier, LibertyDay.org, testing our knowl- who also are running. On April 9, at March 12. Seven of the 10 were in edge and understanding of the U.S. the State Convention, one of these favor of Hillary Clinton, and three Constitution today. He has spoken candidates will be nominated to be supported Bernie Sanders. to many groups on this subject that the Republican challenger for U.S. The event was close to capacity is so close to our hearts, and yet is Senate this year. Others may try to in the Aspen/Blue Spruce Rooms frequently interpreted to suit particu- get on the ballot by petition. – Duff and Rendezvous Banquet Room, lar political goals. All are welcome to Stewart, HG GOP Program Director nearly breaking the fire code for both come and hear this speaker. venues. A few people stood out in the The March Republican Caucus HG Democrats hallway, and cast their votes through Please plan to attend our monthly was a big success. A big turnout the door. Democratic Club meeting at 4:30 pm had the Sandberg Auditorium buzz- One extra person even attended Tuesday, April 26, in the Rendezvous ing. A presidential preference poll, the precinct meetings. It turned out while not required by the party, was Banquet Room. Our speaker will be State Senator Irene Aguilar, M.D., he was a Republican. Unfortunately, demanded by the members. It was he missed the caucus he should non-binding on the delegates, and who will talk about Amendment #69. have attended, which met down the the results were: All of us will be voting on this hall, in the Sandberg Auditorium. Cruz 38% im­port­ant amendment in the autumn Trump 28% election. Amendment #69 has broad Caregivers Support Group Kasich 20% implications for Universal Health This group meets on the last Rubio 9% Care for the State of Colorado. This Tuesday of every month, 7 pm. If meeting will give everyone an oppor- Carson 5% you have any questions, please call tunity to hear from Senator Aguilar We also elected precinct lead- Nancy Fuhr, 303-337-4890. ers and delegates to the Arapahoe about its components. Please plan to attend.

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April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 53 Basic Computer Terminology & Buying a New Computer HG Clubhouse Friday April 8, 1 pm, Sandberg Auditorium Fee: $5 Events Get the basics of computer terminology and trouble- All sales final, no refunds or transfers. shooting your equipment. Then talk about when to buy a Please bring your receipt to the event. new computer versus when to fix one. Clubhouse Hours: 6 am to 10 pm, Monday–Saturday 6 am to 8 pm Sunday • Phone 303-751-1811 AARP Drivers Safety Clubhouse Manager Linda Aluise Friday, April 8, 1 pm, Blue Spruce Room Assistant Clubhouse Manager Lewis Boeve Fee: $15 AARP Member/$20 non-member A certified AARP instructor teaches this course. Spring Classes begin week of Monday, April 4 Class size is limited, so registration is required. Pay the instructor on the day of the class. Movie Matinee and Night: Brooklyn Friday, April 1, 1 pm and 6:30 pm, Sandberg Auditorium Laughter: the Best Medicine Fee: $4 pre-register, $5 on day of event Saturday, April 9, 10 am, Arts & Crafts Room $12 for Dinner and Movie (Italian Buffet) Wednesday, April 27, 10 am, Arts & Crafts Room Brooklyn tells the profoundly moving story of Eilis Cost: $5 per class Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), a young Irish immigrant navi- Laughter yoga is a unique exercise where you laugh gating her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the for no reason, but with a purpose. HA! That purpose is promise of America, Eilis departs Ireland and the comfort the scientifically proven health benefits of boosting the of her mother’s home for the shores of New York City. immune system, increasing serotonin and endorphin lev- Her initial homesickness quickly diminishes as a fresh els, and reducing depression. The yoga part is the deep romance sweeps Eilis into the intoxicating charm of love. breathing exercises. Invite a friend and give it a try. But soon, her new vivacity is disrupted by her past, and Line Dance Social Eilis must choose between two countries and the lives Saturday, April 9, 6–9 pm, Sandberg Auditorium that exist within each. Fee: $8, Non-resident $10. 1st Saturday Night Live Dance Join us for a fun evening of dance and friendship. Saturday, April 2, 6:30–9:30 pm, Sandberg Auditorium All levels welcome. Light refreshments will be served. Music by The Final Approach, Retro Night! Registration requested. Fee: HG resident, $5 Active Minds: Peace in Northern Ireland Non-resident and on the day of event, $7 Wednesday, April 13, 2 pm, Sandberg Auditorium Enjoy an evening of dance, good music and good FREE: Registration requested by calling 303-751-1811 friends. There will be dance hosts, mixer dances and In July 2005, the Irish Republican Army announced light refreshments. Alcoholic beverages can be pur- the end of its armed campaign and called on its sup- chased at the restaurant bar prior to 7 pm. Bar opens at porters to use “exclusively peaceful means.” Despite the dance at 7 pm. Note: Dance hosts receive compli- deep differences, many of which remain unresolved, a mentary admission, and the event can always use more fragile peace appears to have taken root in the region. volunteers for that pleasant task. Join Active Minds to explore the historical causes of “the Great Rabbis, Great Insights troubles” in Ireland, as well as the potential for a lasting Thursday, April 7, 10 am, Blue Spruce Room end to the violence. FREE: Registration required, call the Reception Desk, Movie Matinee and Night: Concussion 303-751-1811 Friday, April 15, 1 pm and 6:30 pm, Sandberg Auditorium An exploration of a great Torah leader and some of Fee: $4 pre-register, $5 on day of event his thoughts on the weekly Torah reading is presented $12 for Dinner and Movie (BBQ Buffet) by Rabbi Fleisher. The weekly Parsha will be discussed Based on the true story of the doctor who discovered in the context of telling the story of a great Rabbi and his CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) in football play- insights on the Parsha. ers, and the uphill battle he faced in bringing the informa- Watch Repair tion to the public. Friday, April 8, 9 am–1 pm, Lodgepole Lounge Computers, Smartphones and Security Fee: $6 per battery. Thursday, April 21, 2 pm, Skyview Room Bring your watches, car remotes or hearing aids in Fee: $5 for new batteries while you wait. Don’t throw your computer out the window…yet! Get your questions answered by a former Raytheon and Intel Systems administrator. Bring your laptops, tablets and smartphones to this fun, interactive and valuable class.

54 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 Whether you are brand new to the technology game, or an old hand, there will be something for everyone. Free Days for April Resource Fair Clyfford Still Museum Friday, 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Friday, April 22, 10 am–2 pm, all Clubhouse rooms 720-354-4880 5–8 pm Check out the vendors who will help you remodel www.clyffordstillmuseum.org Friday, April 29 your home, manage your legal or financial affairs, sell 1250 Bannock St, Denver 10 am–5 pm your condo, make travel arrangements, and many more Denver Art Museum Saturday, April 2 resources for your health and wellness. 720-865-5000, 10 am–5 pm Sunday, April 24 www.denverartmuseum.org, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy Craft Fair Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls, and Toys Saturday, April 23, 9 am–4 pm, all Clubhouse rooms 303-322-1053, 1–4 pm Sunday, April 3 The clubhouse fills every room with 60+ crafters to www.dmmdt.org, 1880 Gaylord St., Denver shop from. Denver Botanic Gardens Sunday, April 3 Angels Everywhere 720-865-3500, 9 am–9 pm Wednesday, April 27, 1 pm, Sandberg Auditorium www.botanicgardens.org, 1007 York St, Denver Fee: $3 per person, registration requested. Chatfield Farms Tuesday, April 5 This program was created to raise awareness of 720-865-4336, 9 am–5 pm the many forms and ways in which angels are present www.botanicgardens.org/chatfield-farms to touch our lives. Miracles and coincidences are hap- 8500 W Deer Creek Canyon Rd, Littleton pening all the time around us. Join Sister Georgeann Denver Children’s Museum Tuesday, April 5 Quinlan, BVM, as she explores the many ways that 303-433-7444, 4–8 pm, www.mychildsmuseum.org, angels come into our lives. This is not a religious based 2121 Children’s Museum Dr. program. Denver Firefighters Museum Saturday, April 9 Woodshop Safety and Table Saw Training Seniors (65+) Free Day 303-892-1436, 10 am–4 pm In an effort to enhance Woodshop safety, a new www.denverfirefightersmuseum.org training session is required for all users in order to op- 1326 Tremont Pl, Denver erate the table saw. This training session will be taught

by Tim Yant, HG resident and master craftsman. You Denver Museum of Nature and Science 303-322-7009, www.dmns.org Sunday, April 10 must go through the Woodshop Orientation prior to 2001 Colorado Blvd, 9 am–5 pm Saturday, April table saw training. Trainings are held on Wednesday, 23 4 pm. Registration is a must. Table saw sign-up sheet (Fee for IMAX films, Planetarium) is in the Woodshop. Aurora History Museum Thursday, April 14 Check out www.heather­gardens.org; 303-739-6660, 9 am–4 pm Tues–Fri Wed, April 20 Potential buyers: www.heather­ www.auroragov.org, 11 am–4 pm Sat, Sun gardenslifestyle.com 15051 E Alameda Parkway Tuesday, April 26 Denver International Airport 4 wildlife biologists who work FYI…from page 43 It has been 15 years since you at DIA to protect aircraft and animals could arrive at the airport 30 minutes from each other; the team trapped why the city built the Prairie Waters before your flight — and make it! and relocated about 150 raptors system. It allows Aurora to recapture Now, it is recommended to be there (mostly hawks, owls, and eagles) in water it already owns in the South two hours before the flight: lowers 2015. Platte River, providing additional your stress and may allow you some 16,000 feet, in length, of DIA’s drought protection and increasing downtime to notice the airport. 16R/34L runway. As the longest Aurora’s overall supply. By the numbers: commercial runway in North Amer- Getting the water to the city is 53.4 million travelers who ica, it can accommodate the Airbus only part of the job. Once it’s here, moved through DIA in 2014, an all- A380 and the Boeing 747. it’s treated in one of the city’s three time record. Fifth busiest airport in 1,500 flights that come in and award-winning purification facilities. the country (17th in the world). out of DIA each day. Aurora Water’s treatment technology 4 Fire stations on the airport 96 aircraft arrivals that can be is some of the most advanced in the property. accommodated per hour at DIA. country, which helps the city deliver 53 square miles of property 40,000 parking spaces on air- the great-tasting, high-quality water owned by DIA. Largest airport (in port property, many of which are all residents have come to expect. physical size) in North America. served by shuttles and all of which Great water. Drink it up. (From $322 million is the amount, in come with free services like jump News Aurora, January 2016) gross sales, taken in by dining and starts, vehicle finding, and assis- retail establishments at DIA in 2014. See FYI…page 59 April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 55 “Providing Insurance and Financial Services” 13688 E Iliff Ave Suite A Aurora, CO 80014 (shops at Heather Ridge) 720-535-5506 Fax: 720-535-9762 www.Got-Sam.com SAM SMITH Available for In-Home Agent Appointments

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58 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 hours. Perform the follow- Elena’s Cleaning Ser- ferrals. 10% discount, HG WANTED ing duties: light housekeep- vice. Dependable and residents. Reliable and Electric Scooters. Buy/ ing, groceries, shopping, thorough. 20+ years of reasonable rates. 720-237- sell/rent. Alan, 303-232- taking clients to appoint- work with HG residents. 4041. 1212. ments, cooking. Reliable, References available. For Senior Geek Support. honest, hardworking, and a free estimate, call Elena, Buying Older Jewelry. Problem solving, repair, Men’s and women’s, plus friendly. 15 years of experi- 303-341-1937. training. Computer, lap- ence, can live in 3–5 days buttons. Call Flo, 303-755- House Cleaning. Many tops, printers, Internet, 1880. as needed. References cleans at HG. $14 per hour. Comcast, TV, DVDs, available. Please call 720- 2/3 hour spaces. Once or VCRs, cells, telephones. Wanted: Ammo and 621-1496, Patricia Giplaye. twice monthly. Susan, 303- HG Seville resident Clifford Knives. Alan, 303-232- Companion/Loving Care- 537-5785. Bird, 720-320-1448. 1212. HG resident, serving giver. Highly experienced HG 10 years. Joyce’s Cleaning Ser- Knives, Scissors, Yard Colt Python .357 Mag- caregiver for all your vices LLC. Locally owned Tools Sharpened. Cash needs. Dependable and num Revolver. I am look- and operated cleaning ser- or check accepted. Call ing for revolver with a 2 ½ will offer quality care for vice. Honest, dependable, Paul Burns, 303-750-8750. all your needs. Affordable barrel. Prefer stainless or professional, attention to Tax Return Preparer. And nickel, but will go blue for rates. Available Mon–Sun. detail. Specialized to meet References available. Call HG resident. Several years right price. 720-336-0999. your needs and sched- experience. Favorable Rose, 720-329-8067. ule. Weekly, bi-weekly, Old, Dark Oak Kitchen rates. Pick-up and delivery. Cabinets. If remodeling Respectful Young Man monthly, one-time, move- Paul, 303-263-9122. loves helping seniors. Can in, move-outs. Residential or have remodeled your do/fix anything you need. cleaning, organizing. Other Chair Caning, Rush, kitchen, I need to replace TV, computer, move fur- services available upon re- Reed, Wicker repair. 40 some of my dark oak cabi- niture, Christmas deco- quest. Clients at HG/WG, years experience, let ME nets. Please call me. Clif- rations. Call Nicholas at Call Joyce, 720-635-2340 repair or teach YOU how. ford Bird, Seville resident, 303-669-4335. References for a free consultation. Supplies. Multi-designed 720-320-1448. provided. foot stools for sale. HG Barb’s Housecleaning resident. Phyllis Lann, 720- . Custom cleaning Personal Assistant/Mo- Service 535-8531. …from page 55 bile Notary. Contact Bob at affordable rates. Fast, FYI Starr, 303-329-8025. Of- efficient, excellent refer- Need Some Interior Dé- tance with keys locked in- fering: notarizations, elec- ences and 25 years clean- cor Ideas? Do you want side a car. tronics recycling, errands, ing in HG. Barb, 303-337- more exciting rooms? I can 300 lane miles of Internet help, grocery 7991. help you. Interior design roads and runways main- consulting. Choosing fur- tained by DIA. shopping and house clean- Windows Cleaned by ing. niture, accessories, paint 109 gates with pas- Mike: Leaving the area. colors, framed art. I do all senger loading bridges. Chris Lewon, an outstand- Transportation Only. window coverings: drap- 76 revenue-generat- ing window cleaner for 20 Grocery shopping, hair ap- ery, blinds, shutters. Kathy ing oil wells on DIA prop- pointment, doctor appoint- years, will be able to take Liss, Heather Gardens In- erty. care of my clients. Please ment. References upon teriors, 303-618-2599. 35,000 people who request. Affordable rates. call Chris, at the same “Stitch In Time” Altera- work at DIA (approxi- M–F 8–5. By appointment number, 303-756-8408. mate), either for the airport, only on Saturday. Please Check out Chris’ website: tions, Sewing. Will meet at your home or mine. Rea- the airlines, or as contrac- call Isaac, 303-515-9890 www.NewSystemRestora- tors or subcontractors. tion.com for his other ser- sonable rates. HG resi- or 303-923-3684. 1.5 million square vices. dent. Betty, 303-752-1730, All Cleaning Houseclean- 303-489-0162. feet of space in the Jeppe- ing. Honest, dependable, Lanai Windows Washed sen Terminal. friendly. Assistance with or- or other odd Jobs. Call Bri- Free Legal Coaching. Re- – Adapted from 5280.com, ganizing. We exceed your an Bergner, 720-429-6329. tired attorney. Estate plan- February 2016 magazine expectations. References Son of HG residents. ning. Business law, family law. Call 303-367-1980. available. Coco, 303-828- Al’s Window Washing. 8060. HG resident with HG re- SERVICE DIRECTORY April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 59 SERVICE DIRECTORY

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60 Heather ’n Yon, April 2016 SERVICE DIRECTORY Al’s Chair Repair Frames Reglued • Springs fixed • Furniture re- paired and refinished • 30 years experience • HG references Call Al Martinez 303-820-3102 Renovations by David Hardwood, Laminate and Tile Flooring Bathroom Remodeling-Painting-Carpentry Wallpaper. 30 years experience/local refs David 303-547-4280 $20 Off Appliance Repair (Not valid with any other offer. Limited time.) House Cleaning Reasonable Rates • Flexible Hours • Trustworthy Heather Gardens References Call Brenda or Scott 720-244-4166

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April 2016, Heather ’n Yon 61 store shelf too long without selling, I actually enjoy the act of returning to Overheard @ HG the sale listing, and lovingly rewriting its description, in an attempt to make Where have you gone, it sound like a more desirable item, or a better buy for the asking price. Abe Lincoln? I putter on eBay constantly. It’s by Mary Hafka my current obsession. And so it was, on a cold, winter’s When newscasters discuss the hour. Then another. day last October, that I assembled issue of America’s aging power grid, And still my little world was my latest thrift store purchases and it causes me to ponder how much engulfed in darkness. I took a stroll posed them for photographs, intend- Americans rely on conveniences and around CP6, and encountered a ing to spend the entire, otherwise services that we buy from others. noisy, utility vehicle, with flashing dreary afternoon putting new wares The electronic era is solidly upon white and blue lights, idling near a for sale on eBay while buffing up old us, while the age of self-sufficiency metal power pedestal. The flashy, ones. I logged eagerly onto eBay, seems far in the rear-view mirror. little truck moved onto another power only to find myself greeted with the Our forefathers read books by pedestal up the lane. A few minutes message, “Sorry, the system isn’t firelight, after cooking dinner over later, it rounded the corner in search working right now. Try again later.” those same flames — fueled by of another. I quickly learned that “later” wood that they chopped with their It was then that I got the mes- didn’t mean five minutes. The lock- own hands. I believe those folks sage: the utility folks were struggling out turned out to be about 12 hours, were made of sterner stuff than I am, to locate the problem. This might before I gained re-admittance. mostly because they had to be. take awhile. Thus separated, when I’d had I thought of this, again, when I sat down at home for another my heart set on spending quality the power went out in my neighbor- flashlight session. I tried to read, but time with eBay, I found myself suffer- hood, recently. I say my neighbor- kept dozing off. In resignation, I gave ing anxiety, rather like a junky going hood, because I could see that lights up and went to bed. through withdrawal. The experience still were on in B220. CP5 homes When the water gets shut off, I ruined my day out of all proportion to had lamplight showing through their have an excellent excuse to not do my stated purpose in selling on eBay, draperies, as well. the laundry or the dishes. I can make which is to make a little money, but It seemed to be only CP6 that lemonade out of that lemon, so long mostly, to have fun! was sadly struck by the power out- as it’s a brief shutdown. In the weeks that followed, age. The electricity went off in the Now that I have a “bundle,” I can cheery, little boxed messages from early evening, and didn’t come back lose phone, Internet and television eBay kept popping up on the site, on until many hours later. services in one fell swoop, when asking, “How do you like our new During those interim hours, Comcast has a service problem. I look?” I wasn’t actually required to though grumpy, I figured I’d be okay. miss the television and Internet more respond, which was a good thing. I had a slab of cold pizza in the fridge than I miss the phone, since more I’d have been embarrassed to admit that could pass for dinner. And say than half the calls I get are robo-calls that their site being out of commis- what you will about my house — you and telemarketers I didn’t want to sion while they installed this new can never say it’s short of candles. talk to anyway. look nearly triggered a panic attack. Selecting the wood by flashlight, Even when the Internet is in So I was forced to conclude, and laying a fire in the fireplace by service, the site for one’s bank or sadly, that I react as poorly as any- touch, for a little heat, was awkward, a favorite store can be “under con- one when deprived of the conve- but doable. There was nothing to struction,” rendering the on-line con- niences and electronic perks I’ve stop me from jumping into the car venience unavailable to the user, come to take for granted. And now, and driving to some place where they who is used to having the cyber if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll go out served hot food, and had a working universe at the fingertips. back, behind the lanai, and chop furnace and television. But I figured Last October, on a date that will some firewood for the next power the power outage — like most power live in infamy, eBay crashed. That outage. outages I’ve experienced — would experience was so painful, I haven’t I know my thoughtful neighbors be brief. been able to write about it, until now. will dial 911 for me, after I pass After I got the fire going, I settled I should explain that I spend a lot out from the exertion in this paltry into my easy chair with a book and of time on eBay, finessing the items attempt to reconnect with my down- the flashlight, to pass the half hour, I’m trying to sell. If it appears that a to-earth, mid-western roots. I just or so, until the power came back on. hand-painted teapot, or a Murano hope their phones are working. The half hour passed. Then another glass vase, has sat on my virtual

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