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February 2018 Vol. 21 No. 02 • Circulation: 385

Upcoming HOA Meeting

Tuesday, Feb. 6th, 7:00 p.m.Tuesday, Mar. 6th, 7:00 p.m.

Wine Tasting: Monthly. 2nd Sat. @ 6:30 p.m. Tom Daniels - 720-272-0030 or Linda

Daniels - 720-552-4628 for more info Easter Egg Hunt: March 24th, 10 a.m. - noon Garage Sale: June 1st & 2nd Spring Dumpster Day: June 9th Evening in the Park: June 17th Concert in the Park: August 19th

(Tentative) Fall Dumpster Day: September 22nd Annual HOA Meeting: October 2nd Halloween Festival: October 27th Holiday Hayride: December 9th

Summary of the January 2nd Board Meeting

Dues continue to be paid. Debbie Meienberg, our treasurer, reported 68 dues payments year to date (out of 360 homes). Reminders will soon be sent out. Our maintenance chair, Tom Daniels, will be communicating with Foothills to see what the plans are for Chaucer Park. He noted that with the $300,000 allo-cation with the tax levy that there will be plans for Chaucer within the next five years. Tom will report back. Later in the year Tom will replace the “Covenant protected” signs that have been weathered down and have become unreadable. John Anthone, Covenant and Architecture Chair, reported on a complaint involving truck parking. Chris Haller, Canterbury’s Website designer, indicated the website is com-plete, except for the online payment functionality. He will be finalizing that this month. Watch for his article in the Tales. Dates have been set for Canterbury’s 2018 social events.

March Canterbury 2018 HOA Easter Egg Hunt

Looking for fun and creative residents to help plan the 2018 HOA Easter Party and Egg Hunt scheduled for Saturday March 24th, with the following Saturday, March 31st as a possible “snow date” should the weather not corporate. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 12 noon or until all the eggs have been found and the games concluded. I am looking for folks to contribute suggestions for games and help with plan-ning the event for each of the age groups (under 3, 4-5-6 year olds, and over 7) so we can add in other activities for everyone before and after the Easter Egg Hunt. In addition to creative planning, I am also seeking volunteers to help with organiz-ing all the plastic fun filled Easter Eggs that we prepare and hide for all the kids. Please let me know if you are interested in contributing games and organiz-ing activities to make this HOA party fun for all. Please contact me with your suggestions and to indicate interest in volunteering. I can be reached at [email protected].

2018 Canterbury HOA Dues – $75.00Due Date: November 15, 2017

CHOA, P.O. Box 621382, Littleton, CO 80162

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Address:______________________________________________________

Phone Number:___________________________________________________

Email Address:_______________________________________________(Why we ask? Just in case there is an announcement and we need to

get information to homeowners quickly. We promise we will not abuse this.)

Canterbury Calendar of Events

2018 Board MembersCanterbury Homeowners Association

P.O. Box 621382 • Littleton, CO 80162www.hoacanterbury.com

President: Leslie Thompson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .720-560-8988 Vice President: John Anthone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303-717-9653Secretary: Steve Barnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .720-289-6574Treasurer: Debbie Meienberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303-948-8999 At Large: Tom Daniels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .720-272-0030At Large: OPEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .At Large: Chris Haller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .614-506-2892At Large: Karen Mulberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303-904-0199

Contact us by email at:[email protected]

[email protected]@hoacanterbury.com

CommitteesWelcoming: Jenelle Bezdek/Natalie Cushman . . . . . . . 303-668-6970Maintenance: Tom Daniels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .720-272-0030 Architectural Control Chair: John Anthone. . . . . . . . . .303-717-9653 Covenant Control: John Anthone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303-717-9653Website Manager: Chris Haller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .614-506-2892Tales Editor: Sharon Brigner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303-979-4400Tales Delivery: Barb Little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .720-323-6589

The Canterbury Tales is published monthly by the Canterbury Homeowners Association, a non-profit homeowners association. The newsletter is distributed by block leaders.

News ArticlesThe deadline for news articles is the 15th of the month before the next month’s issue, except for the Jan. issue which is Dec. 10th. Please email news articles to the editor at [email protected]. All “Letters to the Editor” must be signed and include a daytime phone number in case there are any questions. Letters may be printed without the author’s name if requested.

AdvertisingThe deadline for advertisements is the 15th of the month for the next month’s issue, except for the Jan. issue which is Dec. 4th.

To place an ad, call Colorado Lasertype, 303-979-7499.Email: [email protected]

To find ad rates and discounts, go to www.ColoradoLasertype.com

and click on the “Advertising Rates” link.Appearance of an advertisement in this publication does not

constitute a recommendation or endorsement by the publisher or the association of the goods or services offered therein. The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the individual authors and not of the Board of Directors of your association or the publisher. Neither the Board, publisher nor the authors intend to provide any profession-al service or opinion through this publication.

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Jefferson County Contact Info Animal Control: 303-271-5070 or report to [email protected] Info Hotline (fire restrictions, fireworks): 303-271-8200Foothills Parks & Rec (Chaucer Park): 303-409-2100 or www.ifoothills.orgParking (parking problems, abandoned vehicles): 303-277-0211Road & Bridge (street/potholes, sidewalk, snow/ice issues): 303-271-5200Sheriff (non-emergency): 303-277-0211 or [email protected] (recurring neighborhood issues): 303-271-5677

Canterbury’s New Website If you’ve gone to Canterbury’s website (www.hoacanter-bury.com) recently, you’ve probably noticed some changes. Last summer, the HOA board of directors selected Haller Marketing Partners to redesign the neighborhood website. After months of work based on feedback from the board of directors, the brand new website went live at the beginning of the year. Built on the Wordpress platform, the website has a new, modern look and feel, and features a responsive design, mean-ing that it is much easier to use and read on mobile devices. Not only does the site look new, it’s also easier to maintain on the back end and easier for residents to use on the front end. For instance, architectural requests and covenant issues may now be submitted directly through the website. The new site also features an events calendar as a one-stop shop for all that’s going on through the neighborhood, from monthly wine nights and board meetings to annual events like the Concert in the Park. Work on the website won’t stop just because the redesigned site is live. Discussions around how to continue improving the website occur at every board meeting as your board of directors continues to focus on how to make Canterbury a great place to be, both in the neighborhood and online.

Welcome to the Little Library at Canterbury! Lots of books – lots of topics – mysteries, adventure, romance, sports, thrillers, historical fiction, and childrens’ books as well! The Library is located at the corner of Vista View and Lewis Court in Chaucer Park. I will try to keep the library well stocked over the winter months so on those cold, snowy days and/or nights, you can READ A BOOK! There are over 50,000 registered Little Free Libraries worldwide, in all 50 states and in 70 countries – and now one in our own Canterbury community! The Little Free Library aims to inspire a love of reading and to build community relations. Millions of books are exchanged yearly giving access to books for readers of all age and backgrounds. The organization has been honored by, among others, the Library of Congress, the National Book Foundation, and the Library Journal for promot-ing literacy and a love of reading. If you see a book you’d like to read, please take it, and if you have one to replace it with, all the better! Nothing fancy – if you open the library door you’ll see that the books come in all sizes, shapes and thickness. All the Books are donated so if you have more than a few that you would like to donate to our Library, you can either drop them off at my house at 10574 West Quarles Avenue (a block from the park) or you can call me at 303-971-0542 and I’ll be glad to come and pick them up.

—Happy Reading!!!—Rosemary Dowdell, Canterbury Librarian

Hard work spotlights the character of people: Some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses,

and some don’t turn up at all.—Sam Ewing

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Things To Do Before You’re 12 As staff here at South Platte Park, we encourage and help people get outside and connect with our natural world. Thankfully, this “get outside mantra” goes way beyond the Park and South Suburban. Most of you have likely heard of research, particularly references by Richard Louv, highlighting the myriad benefits to kids, culture, and the planet of helping kids get outside more. To that end, Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO), embarked last year on a “100 Things To Do Before You’re 12” campaign. These fun and easy actions will hopefully become stepping stones for kids and their families to realize how easy and fun it can be to enjoy the outdoors more. The list includes things like skip a stone, catch a crawdad, build a snowman, and find the Big Dipper – all things all of us did as kids without realizing how natural it was at the time or the natural world connections they fostered for us. The Get Outside and 100 Things List hopes to reinvigorate the ease and promotions of those connections. Explore the list at https://generationwild.com/the-list/ and help a child check some things off when you can! Many are easily done here at the Park on your own or as part of one of our many programs! The first 10: #1 Skip Rocks #2 Spot a shooting star #3 Dig to China #4 Create a sidewalk mural #5 Roll down a hill #6 Go on a picnic #7 Build a fort #8 See what’s hiding under a rock. #9 Tightrope walk on a log #10 Blow dandelions into the wild

—Skot Latona, SSPD

A New Year’s Resolution from Local Public Health: The Best Health Possible for All People Jefferson County, CO — The new year is a time for reflection and hope. It’s a time to look back at the things we’ve done well — and the ways we can con-tinue to improve in the future. In past years, Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) has encouraged the public to make New Year’s resolutions to better their health. This year, in addition to encouraging people to make positive changes, we want to share our resolve to do more to better the health of the community. But to do that, we can’t just talk about changing health at the surface. We have to also talk about what is causing disparities in the health of our community in the first place. This year, JCPH is committing to invest-ing our time, our work and our hearts to advancing health equity in Jefferson County. “At JCPH, we define health equity as the attainment of the highest level of health possible for all individu-als. This requires focused societal and environmental efforts to deal with avoidable inequalities, historical injustices and the elimination of health disparities,” said Dr. Mark B. Johnson, Executive Director of JCPH. “We have to tackle inequities among Jefferson County communities — including racial and ethnic minorities, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) indi-viduals, our seniors, people living with disabilities, and

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• Train our workforce on health equity topics and ways to incorporate equitable practices into their everyday work.

• Use data on the determinants of health to help inform public health decision-making.

• Continue to bring together community partners around the issues related to health equity and the determinants of health, and provide a forum for all community mem-bers to learn more about health equity.

• Include health equity in official documents, such as our strategic plan, our community health assessment and the community health improvement plan, our organization-al policies and more.

The first step to creating a better, healthier community is recognizing there is room to grow. At JCPH, we resolve to prioritize health equity, and by doing so, to put the people of Jefferson County first. We invite you to join us.

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low-socioeconomic and geographic populations.” The way to address these larger issues is to start by talking about the determinants of health. Access to healthy food, safe housing, transportation, education, healthcare and other social and economic factors — such as race and poverty — are fac-tors that impact health, but are often not decided by individual behavior. These elements disproportionately impact some sec-tors of the population more negatively than others. According to 2016 U.S. Census estimates, about 20 percent of Jefferson County’s population is comprised of racial and ethnic minorities, the largest of which is the Latino community. There are more than 85,000 seniors in the county, and about 1 in 12 people live below the poverty line. These groups, among others, face poorer health and societal outcomes. Jefferson County Public Health has already begun incorpo-rating health equity into its work. In 2016, the Health Equity and Environmental Justice Collaborative (“Collaborative”) was formed to create a department-wide policy regarding health equity and to help advance the conversation and action within the organization. “The Collaborative was formed by a group of staff members who saw an opportunity to advance the health equity work already happening at JCPH,” said Jim Rada, Director of Environmental Health Services and member of the Collaborative. “Our goal is to make sure JCPH is doing every-thing we can to ensure the best health possible for all people.” In addition to the work of the Collaborative, JCPH will:

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Black History Month This monthlong celebration of the accomplishments of African Americans throughout history began in the early 20th century as a result of the efforts of Dr. Carter G. Woodson and the organization he founded, The Association for the Study of African American Life and History.

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Teach Your Children to Handle Their Allowance Wisely One reason parents give children allowances is to help them learn how to manage money. For it to be a truly effective teach-ing tool, though, parents should spell out what the allowance will cover, how it can be spent, the consequences of overspend-ing, and how much should be saved or given to charity. Here are some guidelines:

• Encourage planning. When deciding how much the allowance should be, consider giving enough to encour-age saving or charitable giving. Be careful not to give too much, though. If the kids can buy anything they want, the allowance fails to teach them how to prioritize and set goals.

• Set up a payday. Try choosing a day early in the week to encourage kids to plan ahead for weekend expenses.

• Set limitations and guidelines. If you don’t want them to buy things you don’t want them to have, require that they consult you before making purchases over a specif-ic amount, like $10.

• Expect mistakes. Children will probably overspend at first. Don’t get angry. Help the child correct his or her mistakes and learn from them.

• Don’t link the allowance to chores. If allowance is “payment” for chores, children can too easily decide to skip their chores and accept not getting any allowance, which defeats the purpose.

Life does not require us to make good; it asks only that we give our best at each level of experience.

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Make Sure Drinking Glasses Are Safe Take a look in your kitchen cabinet at your drinking glasses. Do you have decorative glasses for water, wine, beer, or what-ever you drink during the day? They may be hazardous to your health. The Medline Plus website reports that researchers at the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom analyzed more than 70 new and used drinking glasses and found that seven out of 10 tested positive for lead or cadmium—both toxic metals. Lead was found in all colors and goldleaf designs. Cadmium was found in the highest concentrations in red enamel. Lead in children’s bodies can cause growth and develop-mental difficulties. Cadmium can cause cancer. Studies have also linked it to bone softening and kidney problems.

World Radio DayFeb. 13. Before social media, podcasts, or cable television, families gathered around the radio to listen to news of the world, popular music, and radio plays. This day marks the anniversary of the United Nations international broadcasting service established in 1946.

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Current Canterbury Listings

Information was obtained from Denver REColorado and believed to be accurate and reliable. Not all the listings were listed and/or sold by RE/MAX Professionals. The data is intended to only show trends in the area.

From January 1, 2017-December 31, 2017

21 Sold Properties Average Square Feet 2,531

Average Finished Square Feet 3,285 Average Sold Price per Finished Square Feet $212.00

Average Days on the Market 40 Average Sold Price $539,900.00

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