Parker Fieldhouse to Open in June;
Rentals Available
Reserve your practice, tournament or meeting space at the new Parker Fieldhouse!
The Fieldhouse is located at 18700 E. Plaza Drive and is scheduled to open in June. Reservations for rental space are now being taken for June through December 2007.
Turf, an inline rink, a gymnasium, batting cages and meeting rooms are all available for rental by any interested party. Venues are charged at primetime and non-primetime rates. Packages are offered for multiple sessions.
Please contact Meagan Arvidson at 303.841.4500 for more information.
Wednesday, January 17
Parker Recreation announces spring sports registrations
Recreation Department Announces Spring Sports Registrations
Sign up for youth sports leagues on Sunday, Feb. 11 from 1-5 p.m. at the Parker Recreation Center, 17301 E. Lincoln Ave.
This spring, several new sports programs will be showcased. A Girls’ Fast Pitch Softball League will make its debut as a joint program with the Town of Castle Rock. Girls in grades three through eight are welcome to sign up individually or as a team. The program consists of two practices and one game each week. Games may be played between Parker and Castle Rock, with the majority of practices in Parker. This season will run from April 30 to July 28.Coaches are also needed and may sign up by contacting the Parker Recreation Center at 303.841.4500.
Along with Girls’ Softball, a new soccer program is also available for tots! Mini Mites Indoor Soccer league is set up for three year olds to begin learning the basic skills and fundamentals of soccer. This is a four week session played Friday evenings or Saturday mornings for one hour at the Parker Mainstreet Center, 19650 E. Mainstreet. This season will run from March 16 to April 14.A new feature along with the Outdoor Kinder Soccer league this season is the option to play during the week. A 5 p.m. session has been added Monday through Friday along with the regular Saturday morning sessions. For this second season, games will be played outdoors at Prairie Crossing Elementary school.
Youth and Outdoor Kinder Soccer, Youth Volleyball, as well as Youth and Mighty Mite Roller Hockey registrations will also take place on Feb. 11 from 1-5 p.m. To serve as a volunteer coach for any of these programs, please contact the Parker Recreation Center at 303.841.4500.
Join our new Adult Flag Football league for spring! Why play football only in the fall? This non-contact flag football league plays all games on Tuesday nights at Salisbury Park. Participants must be at least 18 years of age to participate and registration is by team only beginning Feb. 1
Men’s and Coed Spring Softball registration will open Feb. 1 with walk-in registration beginning at 9 a.m. and phone-in registration beginning at 11 a.m. These spaces are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registration is by team only. Contact the sports office at 303.841.4500, or visit us online at www.parkerrec.com for more information!
Tuesday, January 16
Jeff Kroll New Metro Brokers Grand Opening
Press Release:
Metro Brokers is proud to announce the grand opening of their 88th office! Situated East of Hollywood Video, North of Chilis, and West of Office Depot in Parker, this office boasts exposure and access second to none. The interior will be state-of-the-art, featuring 2 presentation/closing rooms, the latest technology, and the best finishes.
The Grand Opening is scheduled for February 1st 2007.
For more information about Metro Brokers Parker Town Centre, contact Jeff Kroll at 303-717-1492 or go to their web site at www.ColoradoDreamHomes.net.
Parker Youth Wins DARE Student of the Year Award
Parker Youth Wins DARE Student of the Year Award
1/4/2007
The Parker Police Department is pleased to announce that local student Cody Macaulay was selected as the 2005-2006 DARE Student of the Year and the winner of the Deputy Ronald M. King Memorial Award. Macaulay participated in the DARE program at Frontier Valley Elementary School in Parker during the 2005/2006 school year. Macaulay’s DARE essay was selected as the winner from all DARE participants county wide. The Deputy Ronald M. King Memorial Award will be presented to Macaulay at the DARE graduation ceremony on Jan. 11 at 6 p.m. at Ponderosa High School. Approximately 250 other students will be graduating at this ceremony as well. Macaulay now attends Sierra Middle School.
1/4/2007
The Parker Police Department is pleased to announce that local student Cody Macaulay was selected as the 2005-2006 DARE Student of the Year and the winner of the Deputy Ronald M. King Memorial Award. Macaulay participated in the DARE program at Frontier Valley Elementary School in Parker during the 2005/2006 school year. Macaulay’s DARE essay was selected as the winner from all DARE participants county wide. The Deputy Ronald M. King Memorial Award will be presented to Macaulay at the DARE graduation ceremony on Jan. 11 at 6 p.m. at Ponderosa High School. Approximately 250 other students will be graduating at this ceremony as well. Macaulay now attends Sierra Middle School.
Parker Artists Guild March 2007
Parker Artists Guild's Third Annual Spring Art and Fine Craft Show
3/31/2007 10:00 AM - 3/31/2007 5:00 PM
Parker Mainstreet Center, 19650 E. Mainstreet
The Parker Artists Guild Presents the 3rd annual Spring Art and Fine Craft Show Shake off the winter blahs, forget the snow. Get out and soak up some art and culture at to the Third Annual Parker Artists Guild, Spring Art and Fine Craft show. The event will be held at the Parker Mainstreet Center, 19650 E Mainstreet, downtown Parker, Saturday and Sunday March 31 and April 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
There is no charge for admission. The show features Douglas County artists with artwork in a large variety of media: acrylics, oils, pastels, water color, drawing, jewelry, metals, pottery, photography, glass and more. New this year is a collaborative effort with the Parker Arts Council to present music, song, dance and other performing arts on Saturday, March 31 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the auditorium at the Mainstreet Center. There is no charge for this venue either.
For more information about the Guild and local artists exhibiting at the show please visit the Parker Artists Guild web site, www.parkerartistsguild.com. There are links to many of the guild members’ artwork in the Guild website.
3/31/2007 10:00 AM - 3/31/2007 5:00 PM
Parker Mainstreet Center, 19650 E. Mainstreet
The Parker Artists Guild Presents the 3rd annual Spring Art and Fine Craft Show Shake off the winter blahs, forget the snow. Get out and soak up some art and culture at to the Third Annual Parker Artists Guild, Spring Art and Fine Craft show. The event will be held at the Parker Mainstreet Center, 19650 E Mainstreet, downtown Parker, Saturday and Sunday March 31 and April 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
There is no charge for admission. The show features Douglas County artists with artwork in a large variety of media: acrylics, oils, pastels, water color, drawing, jewelry, metals, pottery, photography, glass and more. New this year is a collaborative effort with the Parker Arts Council to present music, song, dance and other performing arts on Saturday, March 31 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the auditorium at the Mainstreet Center. There is no charge for this venue either.
For more information about the Guild and local artists exhibiting at the show please visit the Parker Artists Guild web site, www.parkerartistsguild.com. There are links to many of the guild members’ artwork in the Guild website.
Auditions for the Little Mermaid
Missoula Children's Theatre Performances
2/24/2007 12:00 PM
Parker Mainstreet Center, 19650 E. Mainstreet
Local youth grades K-12 can audition for the Little Mermaid on Monday, Feb. 19 at 4 p.m. at the Mainstreet Center. No advance preparations are necessary — just bring your smile! All those auditioning should arrive by 4 p.m. and plan to stay for two hours. Cast and crew must be available for daily rehearsal sessions all week in order to participate. Cast will pay a $30 participation fee. The Missoula Children's Theatre residency in Parker is presented locally by the Parker Cultural Commission with funding provided by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.
2/24/2007 12:00 PM
Parker Mainstreet Center, 19650 E. Mainstreet
Local youth grades K-12 can audition for the Little Mermaid on Monday, Feb. 19 at 4 p.m. at the Mainstreet Center. No advance preparations are necessary — just bring your smile! All those auditioning should arrive by 4 p.m. and plan to stay for two hours. Cast and crew must be available for daily rehearsal sessions all week in order to participate. Cast will pay a $30 participation fee. The Missoula Children's Theatre residency in Parker is presented locally by the Parker Cultural Commission with funding provided by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.
Thursday, January 11
Kids Culture Jan 20, 2007 Taiko - The Japanese Drum
Join us for Kidz Kulture! Jan. 20
Kids and parents are invited to join the Parker Cultural Commission at the Mainstreet Center, 19650 E. Mainstreet, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20 for an introduction to Taiko--the Japanese Drum."Taiko with Toni and Lance" will take you from traditional songs to contemporary compositions; folktales to cultural facts; lullabies to American traditional jazz and swing; folksongs to classical music pieces - their performance entertains and educates.
In traditional costume, using Taiko drums, various hand percussion, and bamboo flutes, Toni and Lance have delighted audiences wherever they perform.At each Kidz Kulture! presentation, there will be a live stage performance, plus a hands-on art project brought to you by the Parker Artist's Guild. Kidz Kulture! is free, but pre-registration is requested.
To register call 303.805.3263.Kidz Kulture is sponsored by the Parker Library, the Parker Cultural Commission, the Parker Artist's Guild, and the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.
Kids and parents are invited to join the Parker Cultural Commission at the Mainstreet Center, 19650 E. Mainstreet, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20 for an introduction to Taiko--the Japanese Drum."Taiko with Toni and Lance" will take you from traditional songs to contemporary compositions; folktales to cultural facts; lullabies to American traditional jazz and swing; folksongs to classical music pieces - their performance entertains and educates.
In traditional costume, using Taiko drums, various hand percussion, and bamboo flutes, Toni and Lance have delighted audiences wherever they perform.At each Kidz Kulture! presentation, there will be a live stage performance, plus a hands-on art project brought to you by the Parker Artist's Guild. Kidz Kulture! is free, but pre-registration is requested.
To register call 303.805.3263.Kidz Kulture is sponsored by the Parker Library, the Parker Cultural Commission, the Parker Artist's Guild, and the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.
Kids Culture Jan 20, 2007 Taiko - The Japanese Drum
Join us for Kidz Kulture! Jan. 20
Kids and parents are invited to join the Parker Cultural Commission at the Mainstreet Center, 19650 E. Mainstreet, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20 for an introduction to Taiko--the Japanese Drum."Taiko with Toni and Lance" will take you from traditional songs to contemporary compositions; folktales to cultural facts; lullabies to American traditional jazz and swing; folksongs to classical music pieces - their performance entertains and educates.
In traditional costume, using Taiko drums, various hand percussion, and bamboo flutes, Toni and Lance have delighted audiences wherever they perform.At each Kidz Kulture! presentation, there will be a live stage performance, plus a hands-on art project brought to you by the Parker Artist's Guild. Kidz Kulture! is free, but pre-registration is requested.
To register call 303.805.3263.Kidz Kulture is sponsored by the Parker Library, the Parker Cultural Commission, the Parker Artist's Guild, and the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.
Kids and parents are invited to join the Parker Cultural Commission at the Mainstreet Center, 19650 E. Mainstreet, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20 for an introduction to Taiko--the Japanese Drum."Taiko with Toni and Lance" will take you from traditional songs to contemporary compositions; folktales to cultural facts; lullabies to American traditional jazz and swing; folksongs to classical music pieces - their performance entertains and educates.
In traditional costume, using Taiko drums, various hand percussion, and bamboo flutes, Toni and Lance have delighted audiences wherever they perform.At each Kidz Kulture! presentation, there will be a live stage performance, plus a hands-on art project brought to you by the Parker Artist's Guild. Kidz Kulture! is free, but pre-registration is requested.
To register call 303.805.3263.Kidz Kulture is sponsored by the Parker Library, the Parker Cultural Commission, the Parker Artist's Guild, and the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.
Asian Festival Celebration
The Parker Arts Council will begin the 2007 Season with an Asian Festival Celebration.
This cultural event will take you to the Far East, right here in Parker! The festivities will include music, dance, art, food, costumes and explanations of traditions going back thousands of years. Come and enjoy the Summit Choir performing traditional folk songs, the Denver Chinese School demonstrating the Chinese Tea Ceremony and a children’s dance. You will be dazzled by the Cambodian Dance Troupe performing the Coconut Dance and as Kaci Kopec performs her Ancient Hawaiian and Maori dances. Enjoy the Thai Classical Music and Dance Group as they perform traditional Thai music and folk dance. The Christina Yeh Dance Studio will present dances from Taiwan.
The Lao Hmong American Coalition will provide a cultural show with narrations describing traditional costumes worn during celebrations. Listen to the Indonesian instrumental/percussion music introduced by Frankie Anderson, the amazing Lion Dance performed by the Colorado Asian Cultural Heritage Center.
Parker’s own Parker Academy of Martial Arts will offer an exhibition of Korean Tae Kwon Do.
There will be a variety of Asian foods to sample (you can even try your hand at using chopsticks!) and crafts for children to create and take home.This is an evening of cultural entertainment. Have fun and learn something new while you have a great time as a family.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, Jan. 20 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Mainstreet Center in Parker, 19650 E. Mainstreet. Tickets are $5 and go on sale at the Parker Recreation Center on Jan. 8, or purchase by phone by calling 303.841.4500. Tickets will also be available at the door the night of the event.
Friday, January 5
Weather and the North..... Letter to the Editor
A friend sent me this letter to the editor from the Denver Post.. Interesting..Interesting……………………...The Denver Post
THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MOMENT.
Denver Post:
This text is from a county emergency manager out in the central part of Colorado after todays snowstorm.
WEATHER BULLETIN
Up here, in the Northern Plains, we just recovered from a Historic event--- may I even say a "Weather Event" of "Biblical Proportions" --- with a historic blizzard of up to 44" inches of snow and winds to 90 MPH that broke trees in half, knocked down utility poles, stranded hundreds of motorists in lethal snow banks, closed ALL roads, isolated scores of communities and cut power to 10's of thousands.
FYI:
George Bush did not come.
FEMA did nothing.
No one howled for the government.
No one blamed the government.
No one even uttered an expletive on TV
Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton did not visit.
Our Mayor did not blame Bush or anyone else.
Our Governor did not blame Bush or anyone else, either.
CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX or NBC did not visit - or report on this category 5 snowstorm.
Nobody demanded $2,000 debit cards.
No one asked for a FEMA Trailer House.No one looted.
Nobody - I mean Nobody demanded the government do something.
Nobody expected the government to do anything, either.
No Larry King, No Bill O'Rielly, No Oprah, No Chris Mathews and No Geraldo Rivera.No Shaun Penn, No Bar bara Striesand, No Hollywood types to be found.
Nope, we just melted the snow for water.
Sent out caravans of SUV's to pluck people out of snow engulfed cars.
The truck drivers pulled people out of snow banks and didn't ask for a penny.
Local restaurants made food and the police and fire departments delivered it to the snowbound families.
Families took in the stranded people - total strangers.
We fired up wood stoves, broke out coal oil lanterns or Coleman lanterns.
We put on extra layers of clothes because up here it is "Work or Die".
We did not wait for some affirmative action government to get us out of a mess created by being immobilized by a welfare program that trades votes for 'sittin at home' checks.
Even though a Category "5" blizzard of this scale has never fallen this early, we know it can happen and how to deal with it ourselves."
In my many travels, I have noticed that once one gets north of about 48 degrees North Latitude, 90% of the world's social problems evaporate."It does seem that way, at least to me.
I hope this gets passed on.
Maybe SOME people will get the message. The world does Not owe you a living.
THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MOMENT.
Denver Post:
This text is from a county emergency manager out in the central part of Colorado after todays snowstorm.
WEATHER BULLETIN
Up here, in the Northern Plains, we just recovered from a Historic event--- may I even say a "Weather Event" of "Biblical Proportions" --- with a historic blizzard of up to 44" inches of snow and winds to 90 MPH that broke trees in half, knocked down utility poles, stranded hundreds of motorists in lethal snow banks, closed ALL roads, isolated scores of communities and cut power to 10's of thousands.
FYI:
George Bush did not come.
FEMA did nothing.
No one howled for the government.
No one blamed the government.
No one even uttered an expletive on TV
Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton did not visit.
Our Mayor did not blame Bush or anyone else.
Our Governor did not blame Bush or anyone else, either.
CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX or NBC did not visit - or report on this category 5 snowstorm.
Nobody demanded $2,000 debit cards.
No one asked for a FEMA Trailer House.No one looted.
Nobody - I mean Nobody demanded the government do something.
Nobody expected the government to do anything, either.
No Larry King, No Bill O'Rielly, No Oprah, No Chris Mathews and No Geraldo Rivera.No Shaun Penn, No Bar bara Striesand, No Hollywood types to be found.
Nope, we just melted the snow for water.
Sent out caravans of SUV's to pluck people out of snow engulfed cars.
The truck drivers pulled people out of snow banks and didn't ask for a penny.
Local restaurants made food and the police and fire departments delivered it to the snowbound families.
Families took in the stranded people - total strangers.
We fired up wood stoves, broke out coal oil lanterns or Coleman lanterns.
We put on extra layers of clothes because up here it is "Work or Die".
We did not wait for some affirmative action government to get us out of a mess created by being immobilized by a welfare program that trades votes for 'sittin at home' checks.
Even though a Category "5" blizzard of this scale has never fallen this early, we know it can happen and how to deal with it ourselves."
In my many travels, I have noticed that once one gets north of about 48 degrees North Latitude, 90% of the world's social problems evaporate."It does seem that way, at least to me.
I hope this gets passed on.
Maybe SOME people will get the message. The world does Not owe you a living.
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