Your Neighbors
Greg and Theresa Damian
The surgeon general would issue a warning to us neighbors of Theresa and Greg Damian: Don't, whatever you do, attempt to keep up with their pace. It could be dangerous to your health. Example: What did the two of you do this fine spring Sunday: Oh, we biked over to Whole Foods Market for breakfast. The one at 1st Ave. & University? Yup, that one.
Think that's tough? Come along with Greg this summer. First, there's the Bolder Boulder. Then, in late June, it's the weeklong Pedal the Peaks bike challenge from Loveland, over Trail Ridge Road to Granby, Steamboat Springs and north to Saratoga, WY before dropping back to Loveland - a total of 24,000 feet of elevation gain in 500 up-and-down miles. That's followed by five triathlons, including three at Aurora Reservoir.
The Damians have five bikes - a road bike and mountain bike each and a tandem. Greg logs about 3,000 miles a year and Theresa's not far behind at 2,000. Last Christmas the duo biked 450 miles from Jacksonville to Ft. Lauderdale just for chuckles. They love to travel, and are planning a 2-1/2 week visit to New Zealand this year. Theresa and Greg met in the Cologne airport on their way to London when both worked for the Ford Motor Company and they were married in 1988. The Internet mirage brought them to Denver. Greg joined a dot-com and learned enough in three months to get out. He's now a team leader with J.D. Edwards. Theresa had no job waiting here, but was soon employed at First Data Corporation, where she is project director.
Greg gets up at 4:30am to go over to the DU swimming pool to train and Theresa loves to cook. She favors fresh, organic and healthy menus. Greg prefers being her blue-collar laborer in the kitchen. "She's management," he says.
Theresa and Greg moved into Sanctuary in March 2000 and live at 6250 S. Carson St. They love Sanctuary's location on the park, proximity to their work and the park's bike path. They often ride their bikes 6-1/2 miles in different directions each morning. Come to think of it, keeping up with the Damians could be good for your health! Glad to know you.
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Linda Massey Goes For Tennis Gold
Hingas, Seles, Massey, Evert. The Massey? Oh, that's Sanctuary's Linda Massey who later this month is playing for the 2003 Summer National Senior Games mixed doubles and singles tennis titles in Newport News, VA. She and her tennis partner, Steve Cookson, won the local and regional qualifying tournament and will be among 10,000 athletes, 50 & older, competing in 20 sports ranging from shuffleboard to triathlon. Stan, her wedded partner, is going along to cheer. Linda and Steve have won 2 tournaments so far this year.
A military brat as a kid, Linda took up tennis in high school in Montgomery, AL, and played at the Univ. of San Diego and USC.
A property appraiser by profession, Linda appraises her tennis skills objectively: her overhead shot is her best asset - "spectacular"
really, her backhand strong and her forehand kind of weak. She's
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modest about all this, alleging she's "really not very good but scrappy as can be." Linda plays tennis nowadays for fun, as an outlet from her work, and a way to forget the momentary troubles of her days.
If her surgically repaired foot doesn't cooperate or she and her partner falter in the early going, oh well. Stan and Linda's fallback plan is to enjoy a week touring from the dunes of Kitty Hawk on the Outer Banks to the suburbs of New Jersey. Here at home, Linda serves as our HOA Design Review Committee chairperson.
"Neighbors" Articles Contributed by Jim Banman, Roving Reporter
BUNCO BABES
If you'd like to meet some of the other women in our neighborhood, come join us for Bunco. We play the second Thursday of every month from 7-9pm. It's easy, fast and fun and we welcome new faces. You can play every month or only once in awhile, however, if you sign up to play please be responsible to get your own substitute if you can't make it. Call one of our "hostesses" to get in on the fun. We'll teach you everything you need to know to go home a winner, and have a blast!
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Wild Bird Habitat Update
All of the temporary stands on the habitats have been replaced with the permanent "drilled in place" stanchions. After some rework and settling-in they all seem to be in good shape.
We had attempted to discourage Blackbirds in the Kestrel/Flicker boxes, but our recent inventory indicates we have only one Flicker nest, while the other four boxes are busy with Blackbird broods. Earlier we had a lot of Flicker "action" checking out the habitats, but for some reason they were discouraged. After this brood, (we didn't have the heart to destroy the Blackbird eggs we found) we plan to further discourage them with additional methods. We continue to learn new ways to make it more likely to get Flickers or Kestrels.
The recent moisture seems to have encouraged the Tree Swallows. We now have two active Tree Swallow nests. As of this writing, we have seen no Wrens or Chickadees. Finches are in great number, though, with the House Finch already sitting. The Gold Finch will follow, as they are later nesters.
During the May 31st spring cleanup, we will be again taking inventory and also trying for a few pictures. We will also be applying linseed oil weather proofing to the habitats. If you would like to help Ron Robinson and me with this chore, give me a call at 720-870-7407. We can probably find a couple extra brushes.
Contributed by resident Bird Brain, Jim Murlin
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