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your independent community newsletter, published and distributed
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Hawk Ridge Estates Book Club
Issue 27
September 2013
WETember
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WETEMBER: HOW WE FARED
We don’t
think anyone here needs to
be told that we had some
pretty persistent precipitation recently. Fortunately,
there appears to be less than a handful of Hawk Ridge
homes that have experienced minor storm-related issues.
Our flood control system of storm drains, culverts,
detention basins and grading managed to channel the
rainfall and runoff away from our structures and into
the low-lying dispersal zones located to the south and
east of us. We do not usually experience such heavy
and sustained downpour for more than a day. This
recent episode is a stark reminder as to why we have
detention basins at the north (city-owned) and southeast (homeowner-owned) of our community. The storm
served as a strong reason why we should continue to
resist converting our basin (Outlot D) into a recreational
area, as is sometimes suggested.
There has been some superficial damage to the
Rothman Open Space trails, but the City of Lafayette—
much to its credit—is busy restoring the gravel surface
to their former glory.
Having said all this, Dean Griffler & Sandra-Leigh
Serio—who recently moved to North Boulder, but still
own the property at 1220 Hawk Ridge Road—have had
a less positive experience. As Dean explained it . . .
We had flooding in our basement which has
resulted in a couple of days of ripping up carpeting,
throwing away things ruined by the water, and
trying to sop up a few inches of water that seemed
to continue to seep back into the basement. We
have had good support from family and friends.
On Monday (16th) we started taking down walls to
see the extent of the damage.
But all-in-all we didn’t fare as badly as quite a few
people who, as you know, either completely lost their
homes, are stranded in their homes with no power
(their streets now rivers) or—like my immediate
neighbor—experienced more extensive damage.
Sadly two teenagers lost their lives right up Linden
Road from our house when their car was hit by a
deluge of water, and they died trying to escape it.
Glad to hear everything appears in good shape in
Hawk Ridge.
Dean
Rothman Open Space
trail repairs
Cleaning up operations at Dean
& Sandra-Leigh’s Boulder home.
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in case you didn’t notice, there
was no garbage collection on
friday THE 13th.
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This curious cat was found
paddling through Hawk Ridge on
the evening of Thursday,
September 12th, and is currently in
custody at Conor Reardon’s home.
western disposal has advised that
our trash cans will be emptied on
friday 20th september
If you lost this cat, please contact
Conor at
so WE’RE ALL STUCK WITH our
rotting remnants until then.
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Linda Mustian (Director):
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Larry Brummer (Manager):
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MORE COMMONS COMING
Our
neighbors at Josephine Commons can expect an autumn full of diesel
fumes and chugging noises. Phase 2 construction commenced
recently—about a year late—when the familiar yellow metal-monsters fired up and
gouged ground. As reported last year, this phase will add a mass of 1- and 2-storey
townhouses and duplex units to our deteriorating southern views.
book club agenda
NEXT MEETING
DATE:
Monday, October 14th at 1:30pm
PLACE:
1272 Hawk Ridge Road (Paula Doty)
SELECTED READING
TITLE:
Many Lives, Many Masters
AUTHOR:
Brian L. Weiss, M.D.
FORMATS: Hardcover, paperback, audiobook, Kindle. SYNOPSIS: As a traditional psychotherapist, Dr. Brian Weiss
was astonished and skeptical when one of his patients began
recalling past-life traumas that seemed to hold the key to her
recurring nightmares and anxiety attacks. His skepticism was
eroded, however, when the patient began to channel messages from
the “space between lives,” which contained remarkable revelations
about Dr. Weiss’ family and his dead son. Using “past-life therapy,” he
was able to cure the patient and embark on a new, more meaningful
phase of his own career.
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The French Connection
The
Burger family moved into 1232 Hawk Ridge
Road in May. Michel was born and raised in
the French region of Lorraine, and more specifically in
the small town of Merlebach which borders Germany.
He and Laurenne first met while living in California.
Laurenne was working as a chef, having completed her
culinary studies at the New England Culinary Institute.
Laurenne grew up as an expat in various countries, with
an American mother and Australian father.
Laurenne and Michel spent 10 years together in
the San Francisco Bay Area where their three children
Nick, Zoe and Charlotte were born. The family moved
to Washington state, near Redmond, where they lived
for over five years—and after that, enjoyed a spell of 3½
years in the town of Forest Row, East Sussex.
When Michel transferred to California, the family
decided to settle in Colorado and moved to Boulder. If
that sounds strange, it really isn’t because Michel works
in the software and telecommunications industries,
changes jobs fairly often and does a lot of travel, both
domestic and international. So no matter where the
Burgers live, Michel will likely be away from home a lot.
He is currently working for the Apigee Corporation in
Palo Alto, California www.apigee.com.
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After about a year of house hunting, Hawk Ridge
Estates caught Laurenne’s attention. The whole family
loved the neighborhood, location, open space and the
size of the homes here. Nick (17) and Zoe (15) attend
Alexander Dawson School and Charlotte (13) is attending Boulder County Day School until she is old enough
to attend Dawson. Zoe is a soccer player and horseback
rider. Charlotte plays violin and is interested in theater.
Nick enjoys lacrosse. Michel’s passion is old cars; astute
readers of the Hawk Ridge Reader may remember
our mention of his 1962 MGA Mark II in issue 23 (May,
2013).
The family has a
trio of cats and an
11-week-old meltingly cute chocolate labrador puppy named
Luna. They are also
having their basement
remodeled, so life is
busy in many respects.
Just to make sure Laurenne really doesn’t
get bored, she is going
back to school to earn
a Master’s Degree in
acupuncture.
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bird brain?
Hawk-talk
aside, have you ever
noticed whatever we do,
we just can’t escape those birds that charge around our
neighborhood in a perpetual flap?
We have all tried different remedies—from old wives
tales to the latest high tech solutions—attempting to rid
us of the calling cards that they leave on our porches,
window sills and windows.
We all know that the fake owls don’t scare them
away—the squadron mounted on the local Walmart
Supercenter roof proved that long ago. So we tried this . .
. and we tried that . . . and now it is time to tweet defeat
and admit that they are just too cheeky, too shameless,
and too clever for us to control. Here’s some evidence.
CHEEKY . . .
This year’s owl family brazenly hanging-out in a
leafless tree just west of Hawk Ridge.
Camouflage? Whoo needs it here!
SHAMELESS . . .
A summer picnic on a Hawk Ridge
lawn. This feast took place one
evening last month, around the time
homeowners were arriving back
from work.
CLEVER . . .
This double-row of bird repelling spikes
(based on D-Day technology)
provides a structural basis for a
ranch-style nest with walk-out basement.
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EATING LOCAL?
The Hawk Ridge Reader’s menu of Lafayette Eateries has been updated, and can be viewed, printed,
or downloaded from your Hawk Ridge website.
Just CLICK HERE.
Janet Thompson’s
HAWK RIDGE
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Status
1224 Hawk Ridge Road
765,000
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Status
1282 Ptarmigan Court
735,000
Wiederman
Withdrawn
1285 Ptarmigan Court
724,900
Metro Brokers
Sold
Agent Tel
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Two faces of history
by guest contributor
Guy Higgins
Earlier
this year, the Hawk Ridge Book
Club
reviewed
Bill O’Reilly’s book, Killing Lincoln
(co-authored with historian Martin Dugard). Serendipitously, I was
listening to Killing Lincoln as an
audio book and actually reading
Jay Winik’s book, April 1865: The
Month that Saved America.
The two books recount the
same few weeks of American history, the end of the Civil War and
Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
Mr. O’Reilly tells a good story
(although, personally, I got tired
of his literary hyperventilation
over historical coincidences).
Meanwhile, Mr. Winik provides an exceptional look into
what those few weeks really
meant to Americans of the
time and to us today.
Both men recount exactly
the same historical thread—
Grant’s tenacious pursuit of
Lee’s army, Lee’s dogged defense of the Confederate capital, the desperate evacuation of
Richmond, the equally desperate
negotiations to end the war, and
finally Lee’s surrender at Appomattox.
O’Reilly draws us in with
a page-turning story; with the
drama, the hopes and the despairs.
I enjoyed Killing Lincoln, although
I was not nearly as enamored with
it as Bill himself seems to be. What
Bill doesn’t talk about (and probably
appropriately given that he’s telling a
story, not presenting a history), is what
it all meant—why some things were
important and others not important.
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That’s what Jay Winik does in April 1865. I thoroughly
enjoyed April 1865. The book looks at the importance
of Grant’s refusal to accept defeat and his continued
pressure on the Confederate Army. Winik describes the
same battles that Bill O’Reilly does (in some case with
incredible parallelism) albeit with less drama. The point
of Mr. Winik’s book is not that America was saved by the
end of the Civil War, but rather that America
was saved by the manner in which
the generals of the Confederacy
accepted the end of the Civil War.
Lee knew that his army could
not fight any more and that there
was no avenue of retreat available.
He was faced with an incredibly
difficult decision. He could surrender
his army or he could simply dismiss
his army and let his men melt into
the Virginia backwoods to carry out
a guerilla war. General Lee knew that
the South could inflict enormous cost
and pain on the North in this manner,
but that they could not win the political
battle for an independent Confederacy.
Lee surrendered his army to permit his
men to return to something approaching
a normal life. He did not expect clemency;
he expected to be treated as a defeated foe.
General Grant went to meet General
Lee intending to treat the surrendering
rebels with dignity and with that very
clemency that Lee did not expect. The
two men met and reasonably quickly
agreed to very generous terms of
surrender. The defeated rebels could
keep their personal property which
included the horses they would need
to plow in the spring—an incredibly
important concession on the part
of General Grant. Officers were
allowed to keep their side arms,
and Grant returned Lee’s sword.
We have largely come to think
of Lee’s surrender to Grant as the
end of the war, but that was not
true. Undefeated Confederate
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Two Faces of History – cont’d from page 8
armies remained in the field. General Johnston, upon
hearing of General Lee’s surrender, surrendered to
General Sherman—with the same terms that Grant and
Lee agreed on at Appomattox. Johnston’s decision to
forego guerilla warfare was every bit as agonizing as was
Lee’s.
In my mind, the most incredible surrender was that
of General Nathan Bedford Forrest who surrendered
with the same terms offered to Lee and Johnston.
Nathan Bedford Forrest was a fanatic southerner. He
raised his own regiment at the beginning of the war and
consistently defeated the Union forces sent against him.
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General Forrest is reputed to have said that battles are
won by the “one who gets there fustest with the mostest.”
The cumulative decisions of these men saved the
United States years and perhaps decades of bloody
guerilla warfare. As ugly as reconstruction was without
the consummate political skill of Abraham Lincoln, the
decades after the Civil War could have seen the people of
the United States develop the kinds of regional hatreds
that plague the Balkans and the Middle East today. Truly
April 1865 was the month that saved America.
Conclusion? Bill O’Reilly tells a great story, but Jay
Winik tells us why the history was every bit as great.
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bARB’s LIST
This directory identifies contractors, service providers and personal care
professionals that have earned kudos from Hawk Ridge neighbors for going the
extra mile when it comes to workmanship, creativity, quality, professionalism,
pricing, etc. The feature is managed by Barbara Cummings.
The directory is stocked only with providers that have truly earned a place here.
Friends and aquaintances do not qualify, and no one can buy into the list—a
service provider can only be included by earning his/her place. Conversely, a resource can be “unrecommended”
if subsequent events (or non-events) demand.
If you have found service nirvana and would like to share your joy with the rest of us, please drop a
recommendation into Barbara’s e-mailbox at [email protected].
COMPANY
CONTACT
REFERRED BY
COMMENTS
CONTRACTORS . . .
Berlin Flooring
(303) 442-7250
Barb Cummings
They’re installing new hardwood in my office.
They did the original floors in my house. Great
service, good work.
CDG Companies
Remodeling General Contractor. Good work,
good subs, clean, good prices.
(303) 494.6979
(Colby Geolfos)
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Sue Kraft
Barb Cummings
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bARB’s LIST
COMPANY
CONTACT
REFERRED BY
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cont’d
COMMENTS
Floor Crafters
(303) 449-3084
Fran Zinn
Per Fran: “They’ve been in business a long
time.”
Geyser Painting
(303) 956-0541
Sue Kraft
(Lee Smith)
Rick Eberl
(303) 579-7079
Joan Rosof
Exterior and Interior painting, wood staining.
Handyman. Joan says, “Rick does nearly every
thing. He is prompt, priced fairly, and if he can’t
do something he will not undertake the job.”
Mike LaBella (303) 666-6225
Chris Poll
Plumbing & Heating
(Mike LaBella)
Chris says, “We have used them for years, both
here and in Louisville, and have always been
happy with their work.
Enviroshape Concrete
& Stone
(303) 775-7926
Barb Cummings
(Jay)
He did a great job re-sealing my front walkway
and porch. Does all types of concrete work.
Karen’s Company
(303) 664-0607
Barb Cummings
Karen)
Karen & her workers did a wonderful job
painting the entire interior of my house. They
do faux work also.
Max Pest
(303) 678-0029
Barb Cummings
(Cheri & Rick)
Locally owned company that has done my pest
control for about 12 years. Great service, personal care.
Precision Plumbing
(303) 442-3355
Fran Zinn
Fran says, “Installed new water heater and new AC. Terrific, professional, great service.”
Mosaic Outdoor
Living & Landscapes
From Mary, “Their work on the pergola is
outstanding. Easy to work with, very responsive.
(303) 926-9292
Mary Higgins
(Andy Hashman)
Safe Systems
(303) 444-1191 (Art)
Barb Cummings
Local company that does what they say:
Monitor your security system. Good prices, good work.
Scottish Glass
(303) 766-3811
Beautiful custom glass.
Skylight Magic
(303) 290-6555
Barb Cummings
(Sol Barak)
Sunshine HVAC
(303) 287-1846
Sunshine Plumbing
(303) 459-5469
(William Frew)
SERVICES . . .
Barb Cummings
Installed 10 skylights for me. Great to work with
and fabulous work.
Fran Clemens
Heating, cooling.
Barb Cummings
Good plumber withgreat prices!
Acme Window Washing (720) 684-8867
Barb Cummings
(John)
John and Jordan do a sparkling job. Everything perfect: windows, screens, sills.
Pleasant, and walk you through when done.
Gunbarrel Vet Clinic
Linda Hahn
Barb Cummings Full vet services, also offer a boarding facility
for cats and dogs.
Outdoor Craftsmen
(303) 828-0408
Barb Cummings
(Barry or Paula)
Wonderful! Full landscape services. They do
everything for me from pulling weeds to
planting my containers. Love them.
(303) 530-2500
(Dr. Welcome)
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bARB’s LIST
COMPANY
CONTACT
REFERRED BY
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COMMENTS
Paul Morrison’s Colours (303) 447-0882
Barb Cummings
(Paul Morrison)
Certified colorists. I use Angela, but everyone
is professional.
Paws, Feathers & Fins
(303) 901.2908
Laurie Boucke
(Alyson Ellerin)
Laurie says, “This lady will totally pamper and
worship your pet, 24/7. She will also take
care of household needs such as plant
watering, putting out trash, etc.”
Stan’s Tire & Auto
(303) 666-8917 (Jim)
Clean, Fast, Good prices, good work.
T & T Landscape
(303) 908-8683
Fran Clemens
(Tim Tran)
Barb Cummings
Lawn mowing, spring & fall clean up, other
landscaping projects.
Taddiken Tree Co.
(303) 554-7035
Chris Poll
Ruth Chillemi
Chris says, “For the first time this year we
used them to prune all our trees and we were
very pleased with their work.”
Yelena’s Cleaning/
(303) 875-4455
First Class Cleaning
(Yuriy & Lybov Kudelin)
Excellent!!! We all love these people. They
do a wonderful job and you’re happy to have them in your home.
Laurie Boucke
Fran Clemens
Barb Cummings
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PERSONAL CARE . . .
Body Options
Massage Therapy
(303) 673-9797
Laurie Boucke
(Kristi Robl Endriss)
Laurie says, “Kristi has saved me from two
surgeries”. Now that’s a recommendation!
Dr. L. Gerry
(303) 466-7306
Barb Cummings
Just a great dentist. I’ve never seen someone
who is always in such a good mood. Nice staff,
including the hygienists.
Dr. Hsin
(303) 665-2603
Orthopedic Surgeon
Mary says, “He is no-nonsense but with a
great sense of humor.”
Mary &
Guy Higgins
Medi-Spa
(303) 452-8800 (Gail)
Barb Cummings
Best for those little touch-ups women like to have.
Dr. Ocel
(303) 665-2603
Mary Higgins
Poditrist
Mary says, “Our daughter has used him with
excellent results.”
Dr. Alexander Mason
(303) 938-5700
Barb Cummings
Neurosurgeon
I hope you never need him . . . but if you do, this man is magic.
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