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LONE TREE – Q: What do you get when you combine an evening at Prairie Sky Park with family movie night? A: Big Screen on the Bluffs.

The city of Lone Tree plays host to two evenings of fun and entertainment in August that will please the entire family. On Sat-urday, Aug. 14, the city will fea-ture The Blind Side, a 2009 non-fiction American drama/sports film about Michael Oher. Oher was a disadvantaged boy who became an All-American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help and support of a compassionate adoptive family.

On Saturday, Aug. 28, the event will open at 6:30 p.m. with

a fun, interactive performance by local artist, Doctor Noize. Cory Cullinan, under the guise of his alter ego, Doctor Noize, plays multiple instruments while ar-ranging and recording songs, on the spot. His engaging and inno-vative approach to music will de-light kids and adults alike. More information about Doctor Noize can be found online at www.doc-tornoize.com.

Following the performance by Doctor Noize, Planet 51 will be shown. The 2009 animated movie features an American astronaut who lands on Planet 51 thinking he’s the first to find it. To his sur-prise, the planet is inhabited by little green people who fear he’s there to take over their planet.

Each movie is projected onto

a 24-foot inflatable movie screen located on the multipurpose play-ing field of Prairie Sky Park, adja-cent to the Lone Tree Recreation Center. The park opens at 6 p.m. with the movie beginning at sun-down. Be sure to come to the park early and take advantage of the food vendors, a Passport to Cul-ture craft activity, face painters and airbrush artists.

During both events, the Lone Tree Youth Commission will be collecting gently used children’s, youth and young adult books and DVDs as part of their Media Drive to benefit Sky Ridge Medi-cal Center. For more information about the Media Drive and the Youth Commission, visit www.cityoflonetree.com/youthcom-mission.

A 24-foot inflatable movie screen will project The Blind Side on Aug. 14 and Planet 51 on Aug. 28 for a family movie night at Prairie Sky Park. Photo courtesy of Don Caspian, Lone Tree Photography Club

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LONE TREE – The Citizens’ Recreation Advisory Committee presents the fourth annual Wag’n Romp Event, Saturday, Sept. 11, 9 a.m. to noon at Cook Creek Pool, 8711 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree.

Entry is free, dogs can take a splash, wag for a treat and play with other dogs and people. Owners can check out the latest and greatest in pet products from local pet vendors and enter their paw friend in a com-petition.

Event Activities• Free giveaways• Shop local pet vendors• Test your dog in the agility course• Dogs can enjoy a swim in the pool• Pet Competitions; Best Dressed

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Photo courtesy of Jim Bennett, Lone Tree Photography Club

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LONE TREE – Traffic round-abouts in the RidgeGate devel-opment in Lone Tree have been the subject of some complaints and some traffic incidents, so the Lone Tree Police Department is trying to help the public learn how to use the roundabouts and reduce the number of accidents and close calls.

When motorists approach the roundabout, perhaps the most important thing to know is that motorists must yield to traffic al-ready in the roundabout. Motor-ists can be ticketed for not abid-ing by the roundabout directional signage and yield signage.

Sgt. Scott Cavenah, Lone Tree Police Department, has provided these diagrams of the round-abouts in Lone Tree. By visually following the vehicles noted in the diagrams, motorists should be able to better understand which lane they should be driving in, when they approach the traffic circle, depending on whether they are making the first turn or the second turn or further off the traf-fic circle.

When driving in RidgeGate, motorists should look closely at the directional arrows drawn on the streets as they approach the roundabouts. These directional arrows clearly show motorists how to enter the traffic circle.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says round-abouts, used in place of stop signs and traffic signals, can signifi-

cantly improve traffic flow and safety. A 2001 Institute study of

23 intersections in the United States reported that converting in-tersections from traffic signals or stop signs to roundabouts reduced injury crashes by 80 percent and all crashes by 40 percent.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety also says al-though drivers may be skeptical, or even opposed, to roundabouts when they are proposed, opinions quickly change when drivers be-come familiar with roundabouts.

A 2002 Institute study in three communities where single-lane roundabouts replaced stop sign-controlled intersections found 31 percent of drivers supported the roundabouts before construction compared with 63 percent shortly after.

Another study surveyed driv-ers in three additional commu-nities where single-lane round-abouts replaced stop signs or traffic signals. Overall, 36 per-

cent of drivers supported the roundabouts before construction compared with 50 percent shortly after.

Follow-up surveys conducted in these six communities after roundabouts had been in place for more than one year found the level of public support increased to about 70 percent on average.

Lone Tree is not the first Amer-ican city to use roundabouts to improve traffic flow and increase safety. The first modern round-abouts in the United States were constructed in Nevada in 1990. Since that time, although the pre-cise number of roundabouts is unknown, approximately 2,000 have been built and more than half of the states in the US have programs in place to begin con-struction of more roundabouts.

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LONE TREE – The Lone Tree Youth Commission is currently collecting new and gently used children’s, youth and young adult books and DVDs to be donated to Sky Ridge Medical Center. For the health and safety of patients and visitors, Sky Ridge encourages the children to take books used during their stay home to enjoy. There-fore, the hospital is continually replenishing its book supply.

While the hospital encourages families to bring their favorite DVDs, many times that is not an option. Having a robust library of current DVDs will give families a little respite from what can some-times be a stressful time.

Wilkins Dismuke, a Lone Tree Youth Commissioner, said, “I came up with the idea for a DVD drive after seeing the limited num-ber of movies available to check out at the hospital. Then the Youth Commission as a whole discussed other ways to support the hospital. That’s when we found out they were in need of books too.”

The Youth Commission will be collecting books and DVDs through Aug. 28. Those interested in donating new and gently used items can drop them off at City Municipal Building, 9220 Kim-mer Drive, Suite 100, Lone Tree, 80124, during regular business hours. Drop off locations will also take place at the following city events:

• Big Screen on the Bluffs – Aug. 14, 6-8:30 p.m., Feature Film – The Blind Side at Prairie Sky Park.

• A Taste of Lone Tree Art and Food Festival – Aug. 15, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., The Vistas, Park Meadows Retail Resort.

• Big Screen on the Bluffs – Aug. 28, 6-8:30 p.m., Feature Film – Planet 51 at Prairie Sky Park.

On Sunday, Aug. 15, members of the Youth Commission and oth-er local volunteers will be selling soft drinks during A Taste of Lone Tree Art and Food Festival. A por-tion of the proceeds collected from

the beverage sales will be used to benefit the Media Drive as well.

“I hope members of the com-munity decide to get involved and donate books and DVDs to support the hospital,” said Amy Tsuei, Youth Commission chair. “The Youth Commission is espe-cially enthusiastic about the Media Drive because it benefits a place that’s right in our neighborhood and so close to home.”

Linda Watson, director of Mar-keting & Public Affairs, said, “We are pleased that this energetic and passionate group of young people are using their time, talent and en-ergy to help the children and fami-lies who are patients at Sky Ridge. We know that this effort will bring additional comfort to our patients while they are recovering. We are proud to be part of this community and delighted to work with the Youth Commission.”

The Lone Tree Youth Com-mission consists of seven youth in eighth through 12th grade who reside in the City of Lone Tree. Each member is appointed by City Council for one two-year term. The Commission meets on a

monthly basis and serves in an ad-visory capacity to the City Coun-cil. Youth Commission members often volunteer for city events, attend meetings and plan local activities. To learn more about the Youth Commission, visit www.cityoflonetree.com/youth commission.

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LONE TREE – In this time of economic duress and corporate and education cut backs, there is a bright spotlight shining on the south metro Denver area. The city of Lone Tree is building a new state-of-the-art performing arts center one-half mile west of Interstate 25 off Lincoln Avenue in the Lincoln Commons area of the RidgeGate development. De-signed to serve residents through-out the region and slated to open in early fall 2011, the Lone Tree Arts Center will feature a 500-seat main theatre, a 150 – 225 seat multipurpose room for perfor-mances and meetings, and a 200 – 400 seat outdoor Terrace The-atre. Programming will include

national and regional performing artists, educational programs for children and adults, and facility rentals to local arts groups and businesses.

The $21 million development of the Lone Tree Arts Center is bringing immediate business to regional architects and local con-tractors, and employing more than 500 construction workers during lean economic times. Once open, the Lone Tree Arts Center will employ approximately 10 full-time employees and many part-time employees dedicated to bringing arts and culture to the south-metro region.

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The Lone Tree Arts Center is scheduled to open in the fall of 2011. Photos courtesy of city of Lone Tree

Lone Tree Arts Center adds fire to economy

The outdoor Terrace Theatre will seat 200-400 people.

The entry plaza to the Lone Tree Arts Center will be elegant and inviting.

The state-of-the-art performing arts center is located one-half mile west of Interstate 25 off Lincoln Avenue in the Lincoln Commons area of the RidgeGate development.

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people working on site at a given time. Over the life of the project, we will have around 500 different employees engaged in the proj-ect,” said Randy Henckel, senior project manager for GE Johnson Construction Company.

After a March 18 ground-breaking, the Lone Tree Arts Center construction is on target to open its doors to the public in late August 2011.

“The design and construction management team have worked extremely hard to ensure we would be able to bid the project at the best possible time,” said Seth Hoffman, Lone Tree assistant city manager. “As a result, we are able to work more efficiently and stretch our construction dollars further.”

Not only is the Lone Tree Arts Center helping to fill the gap for local industry, it will also eventu-ally help to fill a longstanding gap in the south metro area. Although Douglas County has experienced explosive population growth over the past decade with retail

and recreation amenities keeping pace, there has been a noticeable lack of professional performing venues to serve the needs of local communities. Helping to ignite a passion for the performing arts, programming will feature profes-sional theatre, music, dance and multi-disciplinary performances, family and educational programs, facility rentals to business and civic groups and special events for private and community cel-ebrations.

“The opening of the Lone Tree Arts Center in 2011 will usher in a new era for south Denver metro residents. Just a short drive or walk to our brand-new theatre will make experiencing exciting, quality entertainment, classes, and other arts programs conve-nient and thrilling. We look for-ward to welcoming residents of communities such as Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Castle Pines, Centennial, Ken Caryl, Green-wood Village and beyond to Lone Tree to join us as we establish a new regional arts center.” said Lisa Rigsby Peterson, the Art Center’s executive director.

About the Lone Tree Arts Center

In May 2008, residents of the city of Lone Tree approved a bond issue for $18.5 million to fund the basic construction of Lone Tree Arts Center. Coventry Develop-

ment, developer of the RidgeGate community, has donated the land on which the Center will be lo-cated. As a result, approximately $21 million of the cost to build the Arts Center has been success-fully secured. The Lone Tree Arts

Center is now undergoing a Capi-tal Campaign to ensure the state-of-the-art facility and production capabilities can accommodate a full range of performing arts.

Project updates can be found at www.lonetreeartscenter.org.

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Endless Summer Family Tennis EventSunday, Sept. 19, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.Tennis Center and Park at Lone Tree Golf Club, 9220 Kimmer Drive, Suite 100, Lone Tree.

This is a free community event for the entire family. There will be tennis activities, games and prizes, including DJ entertain-ment, free hot dog and refresh-ments. 

Passport to CultureThese events take place every third Sunday of the month and are located at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle, Lone Tree. Admission is $1. Children ages 2 and younger are free.

Istari World PercussionSunday, Aug. 15, 3 p.m.

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Santemu Aakkhu: African Storyteller/Dance/SongSunday, Sept. 19, 3 p.m.

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The center will feature professional theatre, music, dance, family and educational programs, facility rentals to business and civic groups and special events for private and community celebrations

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