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SCOUTS Continued from page 5 Stel Pavlou is a British international bestselling author of adult
fiction. Stel has written screenplays for Morgan Freeman and
our Cub Master. In addition, our cub scouts and their fami-
lies participate in different activities including den meetings, Samuel L. Jackson, and stories for Doctor Who. He lives near
pack hikes, the Rain Gutter Regatta, the Pinewood Derby, the Larkspur with his family, a dog named Rocket, and two chick-
Blue and Gold Banquet, community service projects, day camp ens. ~KDale
and the annual pack picnic and crossover ceremony. Our pack
holds one fundraiser each year to raise money to help cover THE SAGA OF CARUSO
pack expenses. Our Cub Scouts sell holiday wreaths, sprays,
Meet Caruso, a year-old
garlands and living trees starting in September with delivery
Golden Retriever who recent-
expected before Thanksgiving.
ly had major adventures we’ll
never know about. The night
We always welcome and appreciate all donations, including
of July 4th, the Boekes family
volunteers and parents donating their time and talents to our
came to the fireworks celebra-
young Cub Scouts.
tion in Perry Park with their
dogs on leashes, just another
If you would like more information about Pack 631 or to make
part of the family.
a donation, please contact our Cub Master, Bob Long at 303-
356-4193 / stratarob@gmail.com or our Committee Chair-
But fireworks are anathema
person, Jennifer Martin at 303-929-4930 / Jennifer_ross_
to many dogs—and a terrified
martin@yahoo.com. Thank you for supporting our local Cub
Caruso broke free and took
Scout Pack 631.
off west down South Pike
Drive. I once had a dog who
We look forward to seeing you at Join Night!
took off the same direction
the night of July 4th—but he
LOCAL WRITER PENS CHILDREN’S got himself home the next day
SCIENCE FICTION at dawn—just as I was about
to go on the hunt. However,
Daniel Coldstar: The Lost Relic by Caruso was in foreign terri-
Stel Pavlou will be released No- tory and had no idea where
vember 7. Designed for ages 8-12 “home” was. The Boekes live
and grades 3-7, Daniel Coldstar is in Perry Park East. Caruso was loose in Perry Park Ranch—and
Stel’s first children’s book. headed toward national forest lands when last seen.

Here’s Amazon.com’s pitch: An His disappearance was posted on the Neighbor to Neighbor
epic and funny outer space adven- Facebook page—and for the next four days, Caruso was the
ture from acclaimed science fiction author and screenwriter center of attention. People who’d never met the Boekes, much
Stel Pavlou! less Caruso, hiked and called, looking for a lost dog. Because
I live in the vicinity where he disappeared—and where I hoped
Below the surface on a forgotten plan- he would return, I checked my own property—a couple of acres
et, Daniel Coldstar searches for relics of mostly wilderness—daily for a lost dog. All I found that
from a lost civilization. Daniel has no week was a fawn on my front porch.
memory of his past. All he knows is to
do his job and fear the masters of the Like many other neighbors, I found myself compulsively check-
mines. ing the Facebook page. No sightings. Then maybe a sighting.
And then perhaps not. Finally, on Saturday morning, July 8, I
Until he unearths a relic more power- checked again—FOUND! He was in a yard off Pike Circle, not
ful than anything he has ever seen. A far from the golf course where he was last with his family. Ac-
relic that might help him escape... cording to Susanne Sanstra, “He was scared at first but came to
our dog! He’s home, unhurt, dehydrated and hungry but really
What follows is an epic outer space good for the adventure he has had!”
adventure filled with Truth Seekers,
anatoms, Leechers, and the evil Sinja who seek to control the
universe. Steven Rago started the Larkspur Neighbor to Neighbor Face-
book group because he had found a dog and was frustrated that
It sounds so good I’ve already pre-ordered it from Amazon for there was no way to get the word out except Lost Dog post-
my nine-year grandson who loves science fiction as much his ers in random places. But I’ll bet even Steve never envisioned
daddy does.
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