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tats. Mom and Dad, high onmorning caffeine, rushing to
get the kids ready for schooland to finish morning chores.
The kids wolf downbreakfasts, grab theirlunch boxes, strap
ontheir backpacks andscurry off to meetthe day. Pleasewatch for our
com-munity’s most valu-able asset, our
children and futureleaders, as they stand
on the roadside waitingfor the bus to carry them
off to school and their promis-ing futures.As you move through
your daily lives
this month, stop and take a fewminutes each day to enjoythe
mosaic of changing
fall colors along with thesmall changes in our fam-ilies. Open
your arms tochange, while holdingonto your values.
HappySeptember!
Summer seems to have gone by soquickly this year. The Dog Days
ofsummer have come to an end;Labor Day marks the lastgood-bye of
summer andthe closing of the pool.Patriots’ Day marks thebeginning
of achanged world, andthe autumnal equinox –September 22nd at11:09
p.m. – marks thechange in the season.Along with the cal-endar
events thatmark the changes,there are the moresubtle changes – a
nipin the air, the sunlight and the trees. There are countless
beautiful trees in
Chapparal, but on the corner of Flandersand Chapparal Circle
east, there is aparticular tree that seems an early bea-con each
year for the change of seasons,even now it is heralding autumn. If
youopen your windows and listen very care-fully, you’ll witness the
sounds ofChapparal families in their natural habi-
Chapparal Sage • A Publication of the Chapparal Homeowners
Association • www.chapparal.org • September 2010
Arapahoe Library Districtwww.arapahoelibraries.org
Arapahoe Countywww.co.arapahoe.co.us
ACWWAwww.arapahoewater.org
South Suburban Parks & Recwww.sspr.org
Go to these websites or our communitywebsite for pertinent
information notcontained in the newsletter due to
space limitations.
Pool Closes: September 6th
Flu Shots: September 25Chapparal Pool, 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. Once
again,Travel Care will be pro-viding the flu vaccine toChapparal
and neighborsfor $20.
Holiday ClosingsAll Arapahoe Library District
libraries will be closed on Monday,September 6 for Labor
Day.
Chapparal HOABoard MeetingMon., Sept. 13th • 7 p.m.Creekside
Elementary SchoolEveryone welcome– please join us!
Letter From the Board“Autumn, the year’s loveliest smile” —
William Cullen Bryant
Online NewsletterIf you have requested to receive yourNewsletter
online, this will be your last paper edition. In order to
receivethe Newsletter online you must be registered at
www.chapparal.org. Theinformation for registering is includedin the
Newsletter. If you have a newemail address you must update
yourinformation online. Please contact Jeanat [email protected] if
you haveany questions.
Schools Open: Watchfor Students & Buses
Community WebsiteTo access the community website forthe first
time, log onto chapparal.org, click on the red “register” link
inthe member login box. Enter 4711 forthe code, hit enter and then
follow thesteps to create your account.
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Chapparal Homeowners AssociationBoard of Directors
President: Christopher Worley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 720-289-4040Vice President: Glenn Calfee . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 720-291-6672Secretary: Cory Bromley . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-699-6706Treasurer: Jean Worley . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-693-8989Director: Kel
Muckleroy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
303-507-9823
Newsletter CoordinatorJean Worley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
ACC CoordinatorPhil Bucher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-766-3180
Chapparal Metro District Board MembersPresident: Garry Cornish .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-693-4431Vice
President: Gerry Weaver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
303-699-6033Treasurer: Tom Lash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 303-617-9911Secretary: Randy Baham . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-484-1532Director: Steve Cooper . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303-807-3019
The Board meets the second Tuesday of the month at Fire
Station#42 on Parker Road at 3:00 p.m.
The Chapparal Homeowners Association, a non-profit home-owners
association, publishes the Chapparal Community Newslettermonthly.
To submit articles, please call a Board member.
AdvertisingThe deadline for advertisements is the 15th of the
month for the next month’s issue except the Jan. issue which is
Dec. 6th.
To place an ad, call Colorado Lasertype, 303-979-7499 To find
the ad rates and discounts, go to
www.ColoradoLasertype.comand click on the “Advertising Rates”
link.email: [email protected]
Appearance of an advertisement in this publication does not
constitute arecommendation or endorsement by the publisher or the
association of thegoods or services offered therein. The opinions
expressed in this newsletterare those of the individual authors and
not of the Board of Directors of yourassociation or the publisher.
Neither the Board, publisher nor the authorsintend to provide any
professional service or opinion through this publication.
ACWWAFor any water or rate concerns, please contact
ArapahoeCounty Water & Waste Management (ACCWA) directly
at303-790-4830. Location: 13031 East Caley Ave. in Centennial.For
more information, please visit
www.ArapahoeWater.org.Emergency/After Hours: 303-266-2050.
Compass Bank: Friends and FamilyCompass Bank has a program for
non-profit organizations
that allows the organization to accumulate funds without any
costto the organization. If anyone opens a new BBVA CompassChecking
Account, Compass will deposit money into theAssociations account.
We will also get 0.25% of the purchaseamount when you use their
BBVA Compass Visa Check Card fora signature-based transaction. When
opening the account use thecode 80946. For more information, call
James Sulhoff at 303-672-6450.
Notes From the Chapparal Metro DistrictPOOL: Additional lighting
is being added at the pool facility
to enhance security.PARKING LOT: Repairs to the parking lot will
be per-
formed after pool is closed for the year to protect from
theapproaching winter.TENNIS COURTS: Times for access to the Tennis
courts
will change with the Daylight Savings Time change, which
willoccur on Sunday November 7, 2010.
— Randy Baham
Cherry Creek SchoolsImportant Dates for 2010-11Fall Break:
October 25-29, 2010Winter Break: December 20, 2010 to January 2,
2011(School resumes Jan 3,2011)
Spring Break: March 28-April 1, 2011The districts 10-11
four-track, transitional and traditional
calendars are available on the districts website at
www.CherryCreekSchools.org.
National Flag DayDid you know that there is an annual day
specifically cele-
brating the American Flag? In 1949, President Truman signed
anAct of Congress designating June 14th of each year as
NationalFlag Day.National Flag Day was inspired by decades of state
and local
activities that celebrated the anniversary of the Flag
Resolution of1777. Since then, there have been several Acts of
Congress andExecutive Orders that made changes to the United States
flag,these are the following:• On June 14, 1777, in order to
establish an official flag forthe new nation, the Continental
Congress passed the firstFlag Act: “Resolved, that the flag of the
United States bemade of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white;
that theunion be thirteen stars, white in a blue field,
representinga new Constellation.”
• Act of January 13, 1794 - provided for 15 stripes and 15stars
after May 1795.
• Act of April 4, 1818 - provided for 13 stripes and one starfor
each state, to be added to the flag on the 4th of July fol-lowing
the admission of each new state, signed byPresident Monroe.
• Executive Order of President Taft dated June 24, 1912
-established proportions of the flag and provided forarrangement of
the stars in six horizontal rows of eighteach, a single point of
each star to be upward.
• Executive Order of President Eisenhower dated January 3, 1959
- provided for the arrangement of the stars in seven rows of seven
stars each, staggered horizontally and vertically.
continued on page 3
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September 2010 / Chapparal Sage Page 3
National Flag Day, continued from page 2• Executive Order of
President Eisenhower dated August21, 1959 - provided for the
arrangement of the stars innine rows of stars staggered
horizontally and eleven rowsof stars staggered vertically.
Another interesting item is that although no one knows
withabsolute certainty who designed the first stars and stripes or
whomade it, most of us grew up being taught that Betsy Ross madethe
first American flag. However, research conducted by theSmithsonian
National Museum of America History notes that thestory of Betsy
Ross making the first American flag for GeneralGeorge Washington
entered into American consciousness aboutthe time of the 1876
Centennial celebrations. This was because in1870, Ross’s
grandson,William J. Canby, present-ed a paper to the
HistoricalSociety of Pennsylvania inwhich he claimed that
hisgrandmother had “madewith her hands the firstflag“ of the United
States.Today few historiansbelieve that Betsy Ross, aPhiladelphia
seamstress,made the first one.Enjoy these photos of
our Flag being displayed inour neighborhood!
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2010 Annual Used Book Sale at Koelbel LibraryThe 2010 Annual
Used Book Sale will be held September 9-
12 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly Street, Centennial, and
willfeature more than 40,000 books.In addition to books, the sale
also features other media,
including CDs, videos, audio books on cassette, and a
limitednumber of DVDs. Materials range in price from 50 cents for
reg-ular sized paperbacks, to $2.50 for hardbacks and
oversizedpaperbacks.Proceeds from the book sale will help support
important ini-
tiatives for the Library District, including Summer
Reading,which serves more than 20,000 children, teen and adult
patronseach year.The Friends Again Used Book Store at Koelbel
Library will
be closed on Tuesday, September 7, and Wednesday, September8, in
preparation for the Annual Book Sale. Stirrings Coffee Shopwill
remain open.For more information about the book sale, the Friends
of the
Library, or to volunteer, please contact Louise Richey at
303-792-8951 or [email protected].
FRIENDS/MEMBERS-ONLY PREVIEW SALE:Wednesday, September 8,
6-8:30
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC:Thursday, Sept. 9: 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m.Friday,
Sept. 10: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 11: 9 a.m.-4:30
p.m.Sunday, Sept. 12: 1-4:30 p.m.
City of Centennial
SEPTEMBER 11TH, 3rd Annual Firefighter Appreciation Night at
Coors Field, Rockies vs. Diamonbacks“Come out and enjoy a night at
the ballpark while at the same
time paying homage and raising funds for the Colorado
FallenFirefighters Foundation.”To order tickets, go to
http://www.colofirechiefs.org/
Rockies.htm and click on the “order tickets link”. NOTE:
UseSpecial Offer Code: APPRECIATION. There will be a fireequipment
display on Blake St before the game.
OCTOBER 8TH, Hold the date for:Senior Resource Day at Buck
Recreation Center2004 W Powers Ave, Littleton, 9:30 a.m. to 2
p.m.Exhibits open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Presented by the Arapahoe
Councty Council on Aging
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CHAPPARAL REAL ESTATE UPDATEAUGUST 13, 2010
CURRENTLY ON THE MARKET List Price Square Feet Built7235 S.
Chapparal Circle E. $ 538,344 4247 19897225 S. Chapparal Circle E.
$ 600,000 4880 19867449 S. Genoa Circle $ 619,900 5235 199518651 E.
Briarwood Ave. $ 659,000 4652 19837486 S. Flanders St. $ 675,000
5921 19937480 S. Genoa Circle $ 679,000 5146 19957269 S. Andes Ct.
$ 725,000 6783 19857456 S. Flanders St. $ 745,000 6135 19937139 S.
Espana Way $ 759,000 7091 19957086 S. Andes Circle $ 765,000 6249
1983
CURRENTLY UNDER CONTRACT List Price Square Feet Built7031 S.
Chapparal Circle $ 635,000 4669 19867435 S. Flanders St. $ 779,000
5966 1993
RECENTLY SOLD List Price Square Feet Built Sold Price • Date7485
S. Flanders St. $ 623,082 6318 1995 $ 590,100 • 08/02/107469 S.
Genoa Circle $ 719,900 6131 1994 $ 690,000 • 07/16/107110 S. Espana
Way $ 739,000 5357 1992 $ 705,000 • 07/21/107373 S. Chapparal
Circle W. $ 889,900 6358 1990 $ 734,000 • 08/02/10
**This content is based in whole or in part on content supplied
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Sana Wood, Realtor6929 South Chapparal Circle East
Cell: 303-881-3514Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sanawood.com
It’s Always Better Doing Business With A Neighbor!
I am happy to provide the information above as a service to my
neighbors. I havelived in Chapparal since 1992 and am always
honored to do business in the neighborhood. As a Realtor with the
Kentwood Company, I pride myself in provid-ing excellent real
estate service to my clients with loyalty, commitment and
respect.
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Maintenance of Septic SystemsAll homes in Chapparal have
individual septic tanks and leach
(absorption) fields. The Tri-County Health Department
regulatesthe operation of your sewage system. If you want more
informa-tion on properly maintaining and operating your system,
contactTri-County Health Department at 303-220-9200
(specifically,Warren Brown, Septic Engineer at 303-846-6225).
Tri-CountyHealth can supply you with an informational “Home
Guide”booklet. Your septic tank(s) collect solid waste, and require
peri-odic pumping. Tri-County recommends that you pump every
fouryears. However, the need to pump may vary by family size.Many
septic companies offer a low-cost septic system “check-upservice”
which can help you decide on pumping or other preven-tative
maintenance. Failure to pump can cause blockages in thesystem,
odors, and even failure (clogging) of the leach field.Some homes in
Chapparal have already been forced to replacetheir leach fields, at
a cost of more than $10,000. Don’t let thishappen to you!The leach
field consists of many rows of perforated plastic
pipe buried about 12-18” below the surface and covering a
largearea of your lot. Generally these fields use 4,000 to 6,000
squarefeet of your land. The leach field dissipates waste water
throughtwo methods:• Evaporation from the soil surface• Soaking
into the ground (absorption)
In order for these methods to work:• Do not irrigate your leach
field. It can’t properly dispose of waste water if you are adding
more water via sprinklers!
• Do not landscape over your leach field.
• Do not drive heavy vehicles over the field. You will crushthe
plastic pipes which are only a foot or so beneath thesurface.
• Do “rotate” the leach field twice a year. This techniquelets a
selected leg of the pipe system “rest” for a fewmonths while the
other legs continue to dissipate water.Near your leach field you
will find a valve, valve box, ora cistern with multiple pipes
inside. If you have a valve,use it to select a different leg for
the next rest period. Ifyou have a cistern, remove the lid (may
require a pry bar).Inside you’ll see some open pipe ends facing up.
One willhave a cap (plug) on it. Move the cap to the next pipe
tolet it rest.
Contact one of the several septic service companies in thearea
for more information or assistance.
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Teen ServicesTo add your teen's name, please call Colorado
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7499 and leave the following information: the neighborhood you
live in,your age, phone number and the categories you would like
included.Categories: (B) Baby-sitting * Red Cross Cert. for CPR (L)
Lawn care (S)Snow removal (P) Pet & House sitting. No
recommendation or endorsement of any of the names on this list is
implied or stated by the homeowners association board or Colorado
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Monet L. 15 B/P 303-748-1974
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The History Of Labor Day Labor Day is a creation of the labor
movement, a yearly cele-
bration of the American worker, and a national tribute to
thelaborer’s contribution to the social and economic achievements
ofthe United States. There is some uncertainty about the origins of
Labor Day.
Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary ofthe
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a co-founder ofthe
American Federation of Labor, was first to suggest a day tohonor
those “who from rude nature have delved and carved all thegrandeur
we behold.” Other research suggests that machinistMatthew Maguire,
later the secretary of Local 344 of theInternational Association of
Machinists in Paterson, N.J., pro-posed the holiday in 1882 while
serving as secretary of theCentral Labor Union in New York. The
first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday,
September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with theplans
of the Central Labor Union. In l884, the first Monday in September
was selected as the
official holiday. The first governmental recognition of Labor
Day came
through municipal ordinances passed in 1885 and 1886. The State
of Oregon passed the first law recognizing the
Labor Day holiday on Feb. 21, 1887. Four more states –Colorado,
Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York – followedsuit that same
year.On June 28, 1894, Congress passed an act making the first
Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in all
thestates, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territories.
Baby Safety MonthBaby Safety Month is to educate consumers on
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involving car seats, strollers, cribs and beds, toys, and
otheraccessories for infants. Sponsored by the Juvenile
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Driveway Caulking - Small ConcreteRepairs. Avoid Costly
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Concrete: New and replace w/ decorativeoptions. 45 yrs in
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Partylite Candles & Accessories. Fall/Holiday catalog now
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Mike the Plumber -Your reliable neighbor-hood plumber for 14
yrs. Competitive rates.Free estimate. 720-422-8139
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Get Children To And From School Safely
September brings the start of a new school year and the sightof
children nationwide walking to school in the morning and backhome
in the afternoon. If you’re concerned about their safety (andthat’s
only natural), follow these tips for making sure your chil-dren
know how to navigate the streets without trouble:
• Choose the right route. Have your child use the mostdirect
route to and from school. Look for intersectionswith stoplights and
well-defined crosswalks, as well asadult crossing guards.
• Walk it yourself. For the first week or so, walk with
youryounger children to be sure they know where and how tocross the
street. Tell them to avoid shortcuts, abandonedhouses, and anything
else that might hide them from sight.
• Dress children for visibility. Brightly colored coats
andclothing will make your children more visible to drivers.
• Discuss safety. Teach children not to talk to strangers
oraccept rides or gifts from anyone they don’t know. Be surethey
understand what traffic signals mean and the impor-tance of paying
attention to what’s happening around them.
• Check their knowledge. Be sure small children know theirown
address and home phone number, as well as contactinformation for
another trusted adult.
• Keep the lights on. Be sure to leave your porch or
outdoorlights on in fall and winter afternoons when darkness
comesearly.
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