My Favorite Place in Denver for….Disc Golf and Fun for the Kids

Posted in My Favorite Places in Denver... on June 25th, 2010 by Leslie Auton

Most of you know that I love playing any sport or game so you may not be surprised that my next post in the “My Favorite Places in Denver for…” series is the only place in Denver to play disc golf.  Did you even know that we had such a place?? 

Beatty’s Ford Park, off of Unity Church Road, has many activities for children, youth and adults… and one of them is disc golf.   The course has 9 holes and has some holes near the lake, some in the woods, and some near the splash pad.  Each time we have been to the park to play, we have had so much fun and have been one of only a few people using the course.  What a great, FREE, family outing, right in the middle of Denver.

Random thoughts about Disc Golf — read before going to the park to play!!!

The first time I played disc golf we were at the beach and none of us had ever played before.  We had just finished playing a Par 3 golf course and we noticed that they had disc golf so we decided, why not?   We went up to the clerk and paid our money to play and each of us took ONE frisbee (yeah, that is what I called it).   When we got to the first tee box, my husband threw his disc and it sailed straight ahead and landed about 15 feet from the basket (the target).  When our friend threw his it only went about 1/2 the distance to the basket, even though he threw it just as hard as my husband.  We won’t even talk about where mine ended up…I don’t think it was anywhere near the hole we were playing.   After a few holes, we finally figured out that each disc was different and my husband had a driver, our friend had one for the approach shot and I had a putter.  So, the moral of this story is, be sure you know what disc to use, at which time. 

Beatty’s Ford Park is free to play however you have to bring your own discs to play.  Since I am still really, really bad at throwing a frisbee (disc), we just purchased a cheap set of three discs at Dick’s Sporting Goods.   

Beatty’s Ford Park

In addition to the disc golf course, the park includes a picnic shelter, a walking trail, a volleyball court, horseshoe pits, a splash park area, two children’s playgrounds, and an amphitheater.

For more information about Beatty’s Ford Park, contact the Recreation Department at (704) 748-1518.

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NAHB: Cost-Effective Green a Trend to Watch, NAHB Says

Posted in News on January 21st, 2010 by Leslie Auton
January 21, 2010 - The key to the mainstreaming of green is to make sure that consumers understand the value of green upgrades – and exactly how cost-effective that sustainable construction can be in the long run, according to four green home building professionals who spoke at a press conference on Wednesday at the National Association of Home Builders’ International Builders’ Show.

Builders, remodelers and product manufacturers are beginning to green their processes and incorporate more energy-, water- and resource-efficient features. They are learning how to reduce waste on the job site to save enough money to pay for these upgrades – and help ensure that the builder makes a profit, said consultant Steve Bertasso, who helps builders achieve these measures.

Green building has truly reached the tipping point because it’s moving out of the custom home market into the realm of high-production homes, he added. “This year is going to be a big change in the production [building] environment,” Bertasso predicted. “Consumers are asking questions they didn’t ask two and a half years ago and contractors are making better decisions.”

The key to reducing the nation’s energy use is to green existing homes, said Philip Beere, who is remodeling distressed properties near Phoenix’s new rapid transit line. Adding insulation, improving the ventilation and air conditioning systems and replacing turf grass with landscaping more appropriate to the Southwest’s desert climate doesn’t cost much more than a traditional remodel, but “retrofitting these homes to be green is a good solution,” he said.

Connecticut home builder Jim Pepitone called himself a “late adopter,” but one who has finally seen the green light – and believes the rest of the industry can’t be far behind. Builders need to educate consumers on air sealing, the importance of right-sized heating systems and good insulation, and the advantages of rooms that can serve more than one purpose so the home can be smaller and less expensive. “We need to make sustainable attainable,” he said.

Related Meetings:  
 2010 International Builders’ Show
1/19/2010 - 1/22/2010
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, NV

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Family Dough Donuts

Posted in News on June 23rd, 2009 by Leslie Auton

Do you like DONUTS????  If so, you have to check out Family Dough Donuts on Hwy 16 in Denver.    They have some of the best cake donuts that I have eaten in a long time.  My favorite is the Lake Norman Sand — it has a honey glaze with cinnamon sugar — it will melt in your mouth. 

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Hwy 150 — How it WAS!! How it IS!!! How it will be!!!

Posted in News on June 4th, 2009 by Leslie Auton

I grew up in a house right on Hwy 150, between the intersection of Hwy 16/150 and Mt Pleasant Road.  When I was about 10 to 15 years old , we could walk or ride our ATVs up and down Hwy 150 from my house to our furniture store, from our furniture store to Hwy 16 and then back down to The General Store at Mt Pleasant Rd.  I guess it was about a two mile stretch, there was rarely traffic on the road and I knew everyone that lived on both sides of the road.   We would walk or ride a little bit, stop at someones house for a drink, pick up another friend and keep going.  Parents didn’t worry that some crazy driver was going to hit us…maybe they should have been worried…but there just wasn’t that much traffic on the road and cars just didn’t seem to go as fast as they do today… 

Fast forward about 25 years and we see today that there is a constant stream of traffic.  Some people will sit in their driveways for 5 minutes waiting on a break in traffic so that they can turn out…and that is just to turn right…sometimes it is longer to turn left.    Many of the old family farms have turned in to shopping centers, office buildings, apartment complexes, and residential or commercial subdivisions.    Today, no one could imagine adults, much less children, walking or riding anything up and down Hwy 150…

Hwy 150 has now become a strategic corridor in the eyes of the state and is being added to the list of Highways in the state to widen…I would say it is about time.  When will they start???  Well, the planning has begun and three counties (Iredell, Catawba and Lincoln) and two muncipalities (Mooresville and Lincolnton) are working together to create a plan for the widening of the 22.6 mile stretch of Hwy 150.   The initial portion should begin in 2014 when the state can begin buying the rights of way for the road…and will be about a 5 mile stretch from Mooresville to just on the other side of the Catawba County line.   The counties are in the initial stages of this process and are trying to work as a team to create a plan that will hopefully speed up the funding for the widening process. 

If you are interested in learning more about this, check out this link:  http://www.charlotteobserver.com/breaking/story/507252.html

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