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Bring On Days Wild And Warm

by Valley Gadfly | May 25, 2019 | Valley Gadfly

Go to town and simmer down, summer is almost here. You can smell the sweet, clean scent the minute you step outside. Feel at home, hang loose, knock off and laze, summer is officially here June 21. At weekend gatherings and weeknight dinners we gather on restaurant patios to eat, drink, socialize and bask in beautiful views.

As Cherry Creek Valley’s landscape begins to emerge after this year’s prolonged winter storms, we arise just a tad lackluster and unkempt to fragrances in full bloom.

Here are our warm, refreshing and revitalizing choices for shopping, dining and entertainment as we enjoy the stimulating sights, sounds, smells and tastes of summer:

3 Warm up with sizzling art as the Robert Anderson Gallery ushers in summer showcasing seven new photo artists at E. Colfax space. See a wide spectrum of new work, June 1-Aug. 31. Information:303-355-8955.

3 Feast on Cherry Creek Fresh Market’s juicy summer fruits and vegetables Wed. & Sat. at 1st Ave. and University. Information: 303-442-1847.

3 Roar into summer enjoying Classic Car Show & Poker Run on Havana Street in Aurora June 8, noon to 6 p.m. Information: 720-788-8986.

3 Swing to Arrowhead Golf Course for lunch and golf to support the Children’s Home Tournament June 10. Information: 720-881-3366.

3 Ride into summer with RTD, celebrating 50 years of moving people. With more than 170 bus routes and nine rail lines, it is very easy to hop on board to get around town. Information: rtd-denver.com.

3 Take dad, the kids and grandkids to the Monaco Inn Restaurant to celebrate Father’s Day June 16. Enjoy full menu and a Baby Back Rib Special plus cocktails, wine and beer. Information:303-320-1104.

3 See summer movies under the stars at Infinity Park Stadium’s Monday Movie Madness, June 17-Aug. 12. Information: infinityparkglendale.com.

3 Celebrate summer with sake, food and music at the Cherry Blossom Festival June 22-23, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. until 4 p.m. Information: 303-953-4486.

3 Summer is for enjoying music and family picnics outdoors. There’s no better way for family fun than the Shady Groove Picnic Series Wednesday evenings at Four Mile Park, June 5-Aug. 21, 7:30 p.m. Blues harmonica greats Clay Kirkland and Al Chesis along with the Delta Sonics open this year’s picnic series. Don’t miss out on any of the vocals and fun foot stomping Wednesday night good times. Information: 303-777-1003.

As June rolls in, we think of mountain breezes, warm weather and long days. The month of blossoms and pleasant nights. June is the sixth month of the year, the second of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the third of five months to have a length of less than 31 days. It is also summer solstice, the day with the most daylight hours.

What is so rare as a day in June. Then, if ever, comes perfect days. Al Bernstein gives us this simple rationale: “Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June.”

This is the month of summer breezes and light fluffy clouds. Hey, it’s finally summer! Be free and happy, fanciful and uninhibited. If it could only be like this always — always summer, the fruit always ripe and the nights always pleasant. However you plan to spend June, simmer down, settle back, take 10 and begin to unwind.

— Glen Richardson The Valley Gadfly can be reached at newspaper@glendalecherrycreek.com

Remember Folks, If You Lose Your Shoe At Midnight You’re Probably Drunk. You’re Not Cinderella.

by Peter Boyles | May 25, 2019 | Blasting with Boyles

As this award-winning newspaper rolls into summer, and because of so much appreciation and feedback we’ve gotten at the newspaper and award-winning radio show about how much you folks love my support of conservative causes and the rocks I’ve thrown at Front Range progressives, I thought I’d like to leave you with a series of thoughts that I know many of you will not only embrace but will carefully cut this column out and put on your refrigerators.

Number one: James Comey answered “I don’t know, I don’t recall and I don’t remember” 236 times while under oath. But remembers enough to write a book.

If women are so upset at Donald Trump’s naughty words, who the hell bought 80 million copies of Fifty Shades Of Grey?

Every woman has the right to be believed … unless you were raped by Bill Clinton, beaten by Keith Ellison, groped by Cory Booker or killed by Ted Kennedy.

Chelsea Clinton got out of college, got a job at NBC that paid $900,000 dollars a year, yet her mom flies around the country in private jets speaking out about white privilege.

My favorite, because we have been working so much about this story on radio, the progressives don’t want unvaccinated kids in our schools but the same progressives let thousands of unvaccinated illegal immigrants in who then join Muffy and Buffy in the classroom.

Progressives say you can’t give a lethal injection to a rapist, murderer, a pedophile or a school shooter. But you can give a lethal injection to an infant.

Pennsylvania officials, my home state, have admitted to finding 11,198 non-citizens registered in the state rolls of PA.

They sent more troops to arrest Roger Stone than they sent to defend the Benghazi consulate.

Sixty years ago, Venezuela was fourth on the world’s economic freedom index. Today they are 179th and their citizens are dying of starvation and eating zoo animals. In only 10 years Venezuela was destroyed by, you got it, Bernie socialism.

Another one of my personal favorites, apparently the Russians donated $0.00 to the Trump campaign, however, it appears the Russians donated over $150-million to the Clinton Foundation, but Trump was the one investigated for Russian ties.

Have we reached the point of no return? Seemingly people support abortion over life, illegals over its own citizens, refugees over veterans, and then lecture me about the morals of my radio show.

Two more things to think about as summer looms. How do you march 3,000 miles across Mexico without food, support or water and show up at our border 100 pounds overweight with a cellphone?

Bill Clinton paid $850,000 to Paula Jones to get her to go away. I don’t remember the FBI raiding his office.

I leave you with the kicker. The same media that told me Hillary had a 95% chance of winning now tells me Trump has low approval ratings.

Have a great summer. Keep those cards and letters coming.

— Peter Boyles