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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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