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So many reasons
to be thankfui
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I n this season ofthanlss, Pd like
to exPresa ~aoks for all the
great things about Boulder,
Partia+larlY si~ "Boulder•
bashin~' coaRnues w be a regional
pastime. Here aze only a few of so
manY tkun8s m be thanidul for.
'R~nks m those wlw naa the
`temerit}~' (a critic's worc~ to think
we shoula presern our beau6tul
landsrape.ll~auks to othu
communthes Wat now embrdce this
concept
T}ianks for the park at Folsom
and PearL In other cihes ti~is space
would become a gas stahoa
'R~auks for choosiug des~gn and
matenals that esthehcally enhance
the tilq (mapleleaf canopy at the
Folaom/Pearl pa~c, radings at
P~clestrian/bilce underpasses,
fences at ihe community garclens m
North Boulder Cnmmunity Park).
Other cihes use chain link fences.
'I2~anl~ for bein8 P~~
friendly anclronsiderin8 feet a
viable mude of bcansporhahon.
Other cities create havens for ca~s
i03tEad of PeoP1e
11~atilcs to drive~s who stop for
PedesCians Stepping off the cvrb
in many other dhes can be a life-
threatening expe~ience.
expe[i
1l~anks for recreafion centers
that could compete with the best of
private clubs.
'Ihanks for the universiry and us
manY pro8:ams mcluding musiG
theater, aflile4c events, and the
annual ConEerence on Wodd
Affairs.
"ILaaks W the city librazy for its
wronderfiil arclritecture (wside and
out) and music and other
PTO$CdIRS
"Il~aoks m the Coloredo Mus~c
Festival for worldclasa music right
in our owtt back yard.
Tl~anks m Open Studios and die
chance to visit wtth aztists.
'il~aoks to the many other musu,
arts, and theater groups that restde
and thnve in Boulder.
lhwks, too, for occasional muu-
controversies wlrich seem to bring
so much humor to those outside
Boulder. Feel fi~ee W laugh; we who
e~oy life here do so every day.
JOAN LAVELL
Bouldr'
I gn~ta High Pealcs School. I'm 10 yeaca
~, ,cld aad I love w play soccer. L Lke
~;F 4 wnoag foc Bolder Guh and I can't wuc [o
gct Pahl~slud!
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Winter = Fun for Kids
By Drue Hyde
Even though wmmr n neaz, che weather doesn't stop hds m
Boulder from having £un! From indoor aarvines to outdooc
actmaes, from sports to aafrs. there u a loc to do.
For those of you who prefer to stay mside but snll be actrn,
there are many opaons co choose from.TheYMCA offas ice
hocke}; mdoor soccei, buke[ball. s'un+r_. +~+na and muth more For
moce mf'ormanon on the YMCA and ~ts pmgrams, call them at
303-449-1095
And no maaer where you hve m cown, you can ruily get to
one of Boulder's three recmaon cencecs These cenan have
basketball courts, swimnvng pools. rock clw~bmg w~lls wd
gymnasacs Even on cold days, luds can be sem shppmg down
che sLde ac the East Boulder rec cencer.
T,here are also sports outude. Rebecca Hea[on, the edtcor of
Rocky Mounruu Sports Magaane, sazd that a dose md populu
ski iesort for luds ss Eldon Mounwn,~usc oumde Nederland.
E1don has many sk~ and snowboazd progruns mcludmg "Sh
and Snowboud Trek" for kids ages 4 to 12. ff you aze interested
in these progiamc, call 303-440-8700.
Theie are also hands-on acuviaes that you cau do m your
home, mdudwg am wd crafts a¢d boazd games You can paper
mache, draw, color, or do a brud or "boondogg~e" (a speaal rype
of bxazd). Kaju Bank, a fifrh gradec at H~gh Pealcs Elementuy
School, says she likes to pla}; Chnstmu shop wd hang ouc wuh
her friends durmg the wmcer
Grant Rowley, another H~gh Peaks fifrh gr+der, sud. °I I~ke to
play `20 Quesnoas; a gaau ~a wluch you thmk of somethmg
and have youc friends take 20 guesses or ask quaaons Also, I
lilce to do arts and crafts, mdudmg cu models;' he sud Hu
clusmate, Elliot Smith, en~oys skvng, sleddwg wd a cup of ho[
chocolate by the fire.
I-Lgh Peaks smdent Mara O'Loughlm says that horseback
ndmg, sleddmg, ice skaang and walkmg in the snow tvirh her
dog, Pico, aze hec favonce wmtez activmes•
Don't let the weathec stop you fmm en~o}wg youcself and
keepmg acwe So get our and do somethtng chat }rou like~