The Daily from Local Color ® Post TM Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 Brighton window Today 2006 Small Business of the Year www.localcolormag.com • 720-937-6064 © 2014 by Local Color, Brighton, CO E-mail news and photos to: [email protected] Two days 9:30-11:30 a.m. – Brighton Book Lovers, Anythink Brighton; Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright. Earlier start time. 10:30-11 a.m. – Primetime for Preschoolers, Anythink Brighton; stories, finger plays, songs and other fun activities just for preschoolers. Ages 3-5. RSVP online 2:30-4:30 p.m. – After-School Get Together, Anythink Brighton; Grades K-5. Discover science of light, bend it. 2:30-4:30 p.m. – Lava Lamp, Anythink Brighton; Make a lava lamp using household items; snack provided by Food Bank of the Rockies. Materials provided. Grades 6-12. Thursday Elmwood to host cemetery walk Local Color ® dailypost@ localcolormag.com 9:30-10:15 a.m. – Baby Bounce, Anythink Brighton; songs, rhymes, stories for babies, caregivers, RSVP Daily Post photo The Daily Post is brought to you by E-mail us at: 8:30-9:30 a.m. – Walk On, Eagle View Adult Center walks; wear good walking shoes, dress for the weather, bring water; group selects route; $4 for two-month session Author/historian Dan Blegen introduces (author/ historian) Albin Wagner’s presentation of the tale of “Anton Woode: Boy Murderer” with a brief song on Sunday during “History Unleashed: Brighton’s Untold Stories,” a multimedia presentation at the Armory. The Elmwood Cemetery staff invites Brighton residents to celebrate Halloween early with a historic cemetery walk, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 25. The walk will give residents a peek into lives of some Brighton city leaders, farmers, pioneers and soldiers buried in the cemetery – all of whom have stories to be shared, according to a news release from the city. Elmwood Cemetery Manager Aaron Corr believes the walk will bring the history of past residents to life in a fun and creative way. Learn the history of Brighton as you walk through the cemetery and listen to guides dressed in period attire talk about their ancestors and their connection to Brighton. This event is a semi-self-led walking tour. Maps will be available to attendees to see who guides are talk- Want the Daily Post every morning? ing about and where their final resting places are located in the cemetery. The free event is presented by Elmwood Cemetery and the city of Brighton. For more information, contact Elmwood Cemetery Manager Aaron Corr at 303-655-2060 or [email protected]. 11 a.m. – Healthy Tips, Eagle View Adult Center 12:15-12:50 p.m. – Yoga, Platte Valley Medical Center Conference Center; $6 drop-in rate; certified instructor. Bring your mat, info 303-498-1840 6:30-8 p.m. – Tablet 101, Anythink Brighton; learn about different operating systems, tablet styles and basic tips for all devices. Bring your questions. Reader to Reader CHURCH WANTED 7,800 +/- sq. ft. downtown space. Downtown commercial space available. Call Lambert Realty • 303-659-1216 Funeral Notices Edvin C. Wollert, 89, of Brighton, died Oct. 13. He was born in Brighton, to Carl and Odelia (Stricker) Wollert. Arrangements pending. Obit Tabor-Rice Mary Masunaga, 89, died Oct. 11. She was born in Russell City (now Hayward), Calif., to Risuki and Kume Shiozaki. Mary's father died in 1939, when she was 15. Two years later, the war between Japan and United States broke out. Early in 1942, Mary, her brothers Kay and Toshiro and mother experienced the interning of Pacific Coast Japanese Americans. The family ended up in Topaz internment camp in Utah. The Kakimoto family sponsored mom to work on its farm in the Brighton area. There Mary met Jess Masunaga. They married and had three children: Jo Ann, Sharon and Patty. The family lived in Hazeltine Heights, near Brighton. Mary is survived by her daughters and three grandchildren. Services, 2 p.m. Saturday, Simpson Methodist Church, Arvada. Juanito “John” Romero, 87, died Oct. 11. He was born in the village of Rociada, N.M., to Pauline T. (Trujillo) and Juan R. Romero. His father died when John was 12, telling him in Spanish to "Take care of your mother and your sisters. Don't worry about your brothers. They can sleep on their saddles." John kept his promise to his father and, with his mother, helped raise his siblings. They soon sold their land and livestock and moved to Brighton. At 17, John enlisted in the Army, becoming a paratrooper. He married Esther Barela in 1949. He became a founding member of the Brighton Chapter of the American G.I. Forum. John worked at the Air Force Academy, Denver Mint and at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. He was then a bus driver for School District 27J. Survivors include his children Barbara Gallegos, Charlie Romero, Diane Romero-Mulkey, Patty Anne Romero, Yvette Bills and Mary Ramirez; nine grandchildren; and several great grandchildren. Memorial service, 1 p.m. Saturday at Tabor-Rice Funeral Home. Graveside services, Elmwood Cemetery. Reception, Bella Sera. .Obit Tabor-Rice Frank C. Lyons, 72, of Brighton, died Oct. 10. He was born in Matagorda County, Texas. Rosary service, 7 p.m. Oct. 27; visitation one hour prior. Mass of Christian burial, 10:30 a.m., Oct. 28, all services at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Graveside service, 11 a.m. Wednesday (October 29) at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Staging Area A. Tabor-Rice Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Sharon C. Lewis, 78, of Brighton, died Oct. 8. She was born in Denver to Phineas and Clara (Heitman) Ritchey. She was a special education teacher at Vikan Junior High and Brighton High School for 26 years. Survivors include her husband, Richard; children Bret (Nancy) Lewis and Shanna Cook, both of Brighton; brother Eugene Ritchey of Brighton, twin sister; “K” (Tim) Caldwell of Tulsa; five grandchildren; and give great-grandchildren. Memorial service, 1 p.m. Friday, Harvest Fellowship. Obit TaborRice
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