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WECOME HOME TO THE always welcome. For additional information on the Book Club,
STEENHOEKS: After a dev- see the website: http://applelane.com/Perry_Park_Book_
astating home fire in June, 2017, Club.html.
Jamelyn and Darren Steenhoek
and their children have rebuilt THE LARKSPUR FREE LIBRARY, AKA BOOK EX-
and moved back into their home CHANGE, is open on Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on
in Perry Park Ranch. May good Thursdays, 5 to 8 p.m. The Exchange is located at 9524 Spruce
times reign. Mountain Road, in the old Town Hall Annex on the east side of
the road. Plenty of parking in the back. The Book Exchange has
18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, 2018 SPRING CITIZENS over 7000 volumes of adult fiction (from romances to classic
ACADEMY: The Academy will be held on Wednesday eve- literature) and nonfiction (categories such as history, biography,
nings from 6 – 9 p.m. in the Douglas County DA’s Office, April travel, crafts, and many more), and 600 volumes for children,
11 through May 23. Our DC office is in Castle Rock in the young readers, and young adults. And all for free. That’s right.
Douglas County Justice Center, just south of the Founders/ An entire building of free books. No cards, no check out, no due
Meadows Parkway exit on the west side of I-25. An applica- dates, no overdue fines. Free. And no need to bring one to take
tion can be downloaded from the DA’s website at https://www. as many as you can carry, because we have plenty. In addition,
da18.org/community-outreach/citizens-academy/. The dead- the Book Exchange has a collection of rare and valuable vol-
line for receiving the application is March 9. If you have ques- umes offered for sale; the perfect splurge for a book lover. All
tions, Email Barbara Martin-Worley, bmw@da18.state.co.us, proceeds benefit and support the Book Exchange. Come and
or call her at 720-874-8487.
check out what everyone is talking about. For more informa-
tion, contact Cindy at 303-681-3046 or Krystine at 413-348-
HELP WITH THE EASTER EGG HUNT! For those of you 3579.
new to the area, the Easter Egg Hunt put on by the Larkspur
Mothers’ Group is one of the biggest events of the year. They 2018 PERRY PARK PILE BURN PROJECT: During the
need all the help they can get. If you would like to get involved, early spring, the Perry Park Metropolitan District will be burn-
contact Debbie Swanson at larkspurmoms@gmail.com. An ing the community slash pile located in the gravel pit at the NW
Easter Egg Stuffing party is scheduled Sunday, March 11th corner of Perry Park and possibly up to 30 small slash piles lo-
from 2-5 p.m. All help welcome! For more information, see cated in Bear Creek Canyon approximately one mile upstream
http://www.larkspurmoms.com/. Additional information on from the canyon mouth. These burns may occur at different
the hunt on page ____
times and will occur during the winter, spring or fall of 2018
depending on environmental and fuel conditions. The Larkspur
NOXIOUS WEEDS SYMPOSIUM MARCH 17: Noxious Fire Protection District will conduct the burning operations. If
weeds are a part of the Colorado landscape, but how do you you have any questions regarding the burn operations, please
control them? Learn more about the different types of noxious call Fire Marshal Randal Johnson at 303-681-3284.
weeds, proper herbicide application techniques and the safe use
of pesticides at the County’s Noxious Weed Symposium March
18, from 8:30 a.m. – 5:05 p.m. at the Douglas County Event PERRY PARK EAST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
Center, 500 Fairgrounds Drive in Castle Rock. Please call 303- ANNUAL MEETING: Tuesday, April 10th, 7 p.m. at Bear
660-7480 to RSVP as space is limited. The cost will be $15. Dance Golf Club. Come to learn local developments, meet new
Lunch is included. Specialists from Colorado State University neighbors, and enjoy free snacks and beverages. Annual dues
Extension, National Resources Conservation Service, CO Dept. of $50 should be mailed to Perry Park East HOA, P.O. Box 161,
of Agriculture, Bayer Crop Science, Wilbur Ellis Agribusiness Larkspur CO 80118.
Division, South Suburban Parks & Rec. and Douglas County
Noxious Weed Control will speak on a variety of topics. Local
vendors will be present, offering products and services to help
stop the spread of noxious weeds.
BOOK CLUB will meet at 10 a.m. on March 20 at the home
of Barbara Allen, 5791 Gerry Lane in Perry Park Ranch. The Feel and look your best with
book for discussion is The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, help from Full Circle Larkspur
the first of Alan Bradley’s award-winning mysteries featuring
the young and earnest (and very funny) Flavia de Luce. In this
one, murder comes to her home, Buckshaw, and she proclaims, fc
“This was by far the most interesting thing that had ever hap-
pened to me in my entire life.” The book for April is Without
You, There Is No Us: Undercover Among the Sons of North Ko- pilates • yoga • massage
rea’s Elite by Suki Kim, novelist and journalist, who recounts
her experiences teaching English to Kim Jong Il’s sons during www.fullcirclelarkspur.com
the last six months of his reign. Visitors and newcomers are
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