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PERRY PARK BOOK CLUB That’s right. An entire building of free books. No cards, no
will meet on Tuesday, February check out, no due dates, no overdue fines. Free. And no need
20, 10 a.m. at the home of Cindy to bring one to take as many as you can carry, because we have
Hotaling, 5408 Country Club plenty. In addition, the Book Exchange has a collection of rare
Drive. The book for discussion and valuable volumes offered for sale; the perfect splurge for
is Americanah, a novel by the a book lover. All proceeds to benefit and support the Book Ex-
Nigerian author Chimamanda change. Come and check out what everyone is talking about.
Ngozi Adichie, for which Adichie won the 2013 National Book For more information, contact Cindy at 303-681-3046 or Krys-
Critics Circle Fiction award. Americanah tells the story of a tine at 413-348-3579.
young Nigerian woman, Ifemelu, who emigrates to the United
States to attend university. The novel traces Ifemelu’s life in APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR
both countries, threaded by her love story with high school LES PTO ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS
classmate Obinze. The book for March is The Sweetness at the Rebecca Winckler...
Bottom of the Pie, the first of Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce
mysteries. All books are from the Douglas County Library’s The Larkspur Elementary
Book Club Express Program and copies will be made available. School Parent-Teacher Or-
For addition information about the book club, consult the web- ganization is very proud
site at http://applelane.com/Perry_Park_Book_Club.html. to offer three $1,000 col-
lege scholarships. Two of
2018 PERRY PARK PILE BURN PROJECT: During the these scholarships are in
winter/early spring, the Perry Park Metropolitan District will honor and memory of two
be burning the community slash pile located in the gravel pit very special young people
at the NW corner of Perry Park and possibly up to 30 small who passed away in 2006,
slash piles located in Bear Creek Canyon approximately one Stuart Mazanec and Liz Yost, both graduates of LES and long-
mile upstream from the canyon mouth. These burns may occur time residents of the area. These scholarships were created to
at different times and will occur during the winter, spring or allow LES PTO to give back to our students, while remember-
fall of 2018 depending on environmental and fuel conditions. ing these two young people whose families still remain active
The Larkspur Fire Protection District will conduct the burning members of our community.
operations. If you have any questions regarding the burn opera-
tions, please call Randal Johnson at 303-681-3284. The third scholarship is in honor of all LES volunteers past,
present and future! This scholarship was created to honor the
THE BLANKET BRIGADE had a productive year in 2017 many volunteers who have dedicated their time and talents to
making 315 quilts that were given to people in need of com- the students and teachers of LES. We want to help a Larkspur
fort. Our success was due, in large part, to the generosity of graduate who has also dedicated their time to volunteerism con-
so many people who donated fabric, batting, yarn and thread tinue their higher education.
to create these quilts---heartfelt thanks to each and every per-
son who made this possible. We are a 501(C)3 and our quilts Stuart Mazanec and Liz Yost Scholarship Requirements
are given to anyone experiencing loss, trauma or difficult cir- We invite high school seniors who will graduate in 2018 to sub-
cumstances. We meet on the first and third Wednesdays of the mit a written application based on the following criteria:
month at the Perry Park Country Club at 10am. However, in 1. The student must have graduated the sixth grade from Lark-
2018 the Country Club will be undergoing a major renovation, spur Elementary School.
so we will be meeting in our Blanket Brigade members’ homes. 2. The student must be graduating from any of the Douglas
Please contact Gwen Underwood at gwenspur@icloud.com or County High Schools.
303-681-2125 or Cindy Hotaling at cjaspsjr@yahoo.com or 3. The student must be going to college, university or vocational
303-681-0374 for details on those meetings. We tie the quilts training, and submit an acceptance letter with the application.
when we meet, so you do not need any advanced sewing skills
to join us. We’d love to have you become part of our fun group The LES Volunteer Scholarship Requirements
in 2018! ~Ginny Sanders We invite high school seniors who will graduate in 2018 to sub-
mit a written application based on the following criteria:
THE LARKSPUR FREE LIBRARY, AKA BOOK EX- 1. The student must have graduated the sixth grade from Lark-
CHANGE, is open on Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on spur Elementary School.
Thursdays, 5 to 8 p.m. The Exchange is located at 9524 Spruce 2. The student must be graduating from one of the Douglas
Mountain Road, in the old Town Hall Annex on the east side County High Schools.
of the road. Plenty of parking in the back. The Book Exchange 3. The student must be going to college, university or vocational
has over 7000 volumes of adult fiction (from lady’s romances training, and submit an acceptance letter with the application.
to classic literature) and nonfiction (categories such as history, 4. Must have a minimum of 100 verifiable high school volun-
biography, travel, crafts, and many more), and 600 volumes teer hours.
for children, young readers, and young adults. And all for free.
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