Page 16 . 50 Plus Marketplace News . Denver Metro . July 2009 First Baptist Church of Englewood 75 E. Eastman Ave. Englewood, CO 303- 781- 5519 The First & Third Tuesday monthly at 10 a. m. Group singing and special music. Visitors welcomed. . Anniversaries and birthdays recognized . Audio visual presentations . Guest speakers . Guest Singers . Special trips A delicious lunch is served - a free will offering is received to help defray the expense of the meal. If this sounds like a program you might be interested in, please call us. We will be delighted to furnish you with more information about this exciting program for our senior citizens - THE JOLLY 60' S. First Baptist Church Of Englewood 3190 S. Broadway Englewood, Co 80110 Pastor Clifton Mizer . Phone 303- 781- 5519 A Ministry to those 60 and over . Orthopedic, Sports & Work Injury Specialists . Diabetic Neuropathy Treatment Center . Certifi ed Pilates Instructor, Massage Therapy . Spine Care and Headaches . FREE Computerized Balance Test . Power Plate for Increasing Bone Density, Strength, & Weight Reduction . Insurance covered Nutrition and Exercise Program ( www. metabolicRxtherapy. com) Colorado Physical Therapy Institute, P. C. Roger C. Rettig, MSPT, MNSMT, ATC, CCM, CIE 300 Nickel St. Suite 6 Broomfield, CO 80020 303- 460- 9129 Dedicated to provide quality, personalized, professional care. Every Time. Since 1987 Colorado Physical Therapy Institute, P. C. Bring this ad in for $ 10 OFF your first one- hour massage. Get Out of Pain, Get Results & Feel Better! Offering most insurances including Medicare www. Coloradopti. com Every new P. T. patient receives a FREE $ 20 Aquamassage Sit, Stand and Stay Fit Work on range of motion, mus-cular strength and cardiovascular activity. Participants remain seated for most of class. $ 18 ($ 14 Auro-ra residents) July 1 to 31, 10: 15 to 10: 45 a. m. Laugh More Laughter exercises, yoga breathing and relaxation help reduce stress, blood pressure, depression and boost your immune system. $ 18 Aurora Center for Active Adults 303- 739- 7950 . auroragov. org/ adults50plus ($ 14 Aurora residents) July 2 to 30, Th ursday, 3: 30 to 4: 30 p. m. Build Better Bones Learn specifi c exercises to boost your bone density. $ 10 ($ 8 Aurora residents) July 6, 2: 30 to 3: 30 p. m. Quilting Work on a diff erent quilt block and technique each month. $ 21 ($ 16 Aurora residents) July 6, 1 to 4 p. m. Summer Dance Party Bring a friend or come on your own and dance to the music of Tom Yook. Enjoy light refresh-ments. Fee: Activity Pass or daily drop- in fee. July 15, 6 to 8 p. m. Urinary Incontinence Discover ways to manage the symptoms and ease your discom-fort. Free. July 15, 10 to 11 a. m. Apex Park & Recreation District 303- 425- 9583 . www. apexprd. org Free Summer Concert Series Join us for an evening of free live music at 7 pm at McIlvoy Park, 5750 Upham St. Sponsored by the Scientific & Cultural Facili-ties District, Apex Park & Rec-reation District, Prospect Rec-reation & Park District, Kaiser Permanente, Bank of Choice- Arvada, Arvada Festivals Com-mission, City of Arvada Parks and the Friends of the Concerts. In case of rain, the concerts move to the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. Thursday, July 16, Papa Duke ( Blues). Thursday, July 30, The Long Run ( Colorado's Tribute to " The Eagles") Children's Concerts Do you have the grandkids for the summer? Enjoy some free enter-tainment at 9: 30 am in North Jef-fco Park at the Pioneer Pavilion ( 9101 Ralston Road). Sponsored by the Scientifi c and Cultural Facili-ties District, Apex Park & Recre-ation District, Prospect Recreation & Park District, and Kaiser Per-manente. Friday, July 10, Eric West, Music for Kids. Friday, July 24, Beth Epley, " Simple as a Giggle," comedy and stories for young children Newcomer's Welcome Brunch Wednesday, July 29, 9: 30 am Enjoy a light brunch and discov-er the diverse opportunities at the Community Recreation Center. Th e brunch is free; please reserve your space ( 303) 425- 9583. Bring friends! Pastels & Drawing Studio Mondays, July 20- Aug. 10, 6- 8 pm Explore drawing with charcoal or pastels in this studio class. Register in advance, $ 52 ($ 62 non- res.). An Afternoon of Color Saturday, July 11, 9- 1 pm. Learn about color, hue, value, and lighting to get the eff ect you want. Demon-strations and exercises will be in wa-tercolor, but the theories and prin-ciples apply to any media. Register in advance, $ 28 ($ 33 non- res.). Watercolor Studio Th ursdays, July 23- Aug. 13, 6- 8 pm Discover tips and tricks of water-color. Register in advance, $ 52 ($ 62 non- res.). Starting Your Memoir Friday, July 24, 1- 2: 30 pm Writing about your life leaves a legacy for future generations. Get started on the enjoyable adventure of memoir writing. Register in ad-vance $ 7 ($ 8 non- res.). NITA- Volunteer Jurors Trip Friday, July 17, 7 am- 2 pm Become a mock juror at the 38th Annual Nations Session of mock trials in Lafayette. As a juror you receive a continental breakfast and $ 15. Fee includes transportation, lunch on your own. Register in ad-vance $ 12 ($ 14 non- res.). Museum of Prisons Friday, July 24, 7 am- 6 pm It's off to Canon City to visit the prison museum. Colorado is referred to as the " Corrections Capital of America" as we're home to 13 state and federal prisons. Fee includes transportation and tour, lunch is on your own. Register in advance $ 25 ($ 30 non- res.). Fun Under the Sun! In this space only a few activities can be highlighted, but we off er over 120 diff erent activities such as bridge, poker, mahjong, cribbage, euchre, weight room, Pilates, yoga ( seated to standing), line dance, computers ( basic to advanced), Spanish, cre-ative writing, pottery, billiards, fi rst aid, CPR, foot care, massages, and much , much more. Call or drop by the Center for more details.

. 50 Plus Marketplace News . Denver Metro . July 2009 . Page 17 " Heal Thyself" is a 250 page book that explains the root causes of dis- ease, imbalance, disorders, an en-tire healing methodology, as well as, how to make 170 different remedies using bottled spring water and specially designed charging labels ( sold separately). Dear Stephen, " If God does feel pleased by his chil-dren's actions, and what they have done with their lives, he would be very pleased with you!" - Love JB, Ca www. heal- thyself. tv Praise for Heal Thyself NOW AVAILABLE! New Friday Yoga class, $ 3.00 for se-niors, $ 6.00 for adults. Denver Art Museum featuring Charles Russell. Tuesday, June 30, 10: 00 AM - 1: 30 PM $ 7.00 per person + $ 2.00 for RTD Moonlight Hike Monday, July 6, 4: 30 - 8: 30 PM $ 10 includes lunch + van IMAX " Wild Ocean" @ the Museum of Nature and Science. Wednesday, July 8, 9: 30 AM - 2: 30 PM $ 9.00 for IMAX + $ 2.00 for RTD For Ladies Only Wednesday, July 8, 11: 30 AM - 2: 00 PM $ 3.00 for van + cost of lunch Gambling/ Doc Holidays Friday, July 10, 8: 30 AM - 3: 30 PM $ 14.00 per person Lunch & a Movie Tuesday, July 14, 11: 00 AM - 4: 00 PM $ 4.00 for van + cost of show + cost of lunch " Annie" @ Boulder Dinner Theatre Saturday, July 18, 11: 00 AM - 5: 00 PM $ 36.00 includes dinner + $ 4.50 for RTD " The Wizard of Oz" by the High-land Players Highlands Ranch 720- 240- 4922 . jmccann@ highlandsranch. org. Wednesday, July 22, 1: 00 - 2: 30 PM $ 2.00 includes the play + ice cream sundaes Colorado Rockies Game Th ursday, July 22, noon - 4: 00 PM $ 10.00 for game + $ 3.00 for van " Big River: The Adventures of- Huckleberry Finn" @ the Arvada Center. Wednesday, July 29, 11: 00 AM - 4: 00 PM $ 41 includes lunch + $ 2 for RTD National Earthquake Information Center: NEIC. Tour of the NEIC and lunch @ Tony Rigatoni's in Golden. Th ursday, July 30, 9: 30 AM - 2: 30 PM. $ 4.50 for RTD + lunch. Pancake Breakfast Fri., July 31, 8: 30- 10pm $ 5 person Ballroom Dance Lessons Every Th ursday, from 6 - 7 PM-Dance lessons free with paid admis-sion to dance, or $ 2.00 per person. Lessons taught by Howell Roberts. Dance to Live Music Every Th ur, 7- 10 pm $ 4.00 per per-son. July 2: Tom Allan Grengs; 9: Terry Norona; 16: Rhythm of Life; 23: Hal Rarick Trio; 30: Tom Yook, Birthday Dance. State Budget Comparison, California vs. Colorado; Adieu Last month I spent a week in California and learned why their legislature strug-gles so much to adopt a budget: passage requires two- thirds ap-proval. Th e 1/ 3rd minority holds sway over what goes into the budget- plus what is excluded. Consequently, stalemate has oc-curred repeatedly. Unable to reach a compromise agreement on its own, the legislature did manage to refer a proposed six- item, bud-get- balancing package to voters at a May 19 special election. Only 25 percent of the electorate showed up. Five issues, including a rainy-day measure, were rejected by a 2- 1 margin. Th e sixth, banning pay raises for legislators and top of- State Legislative Report Herb Homan, Legislative Liaison, Colorado Senior Lobby H fi cials during tough budget years, passed by a similar margin. In ef-fect, voters forced the legislature to face up to their responsibility and the agony of cutting $ 25 bil-lion out of their current and next year's annual budget by a June 30 deadline. So much for the tyran-ny and hazards of going beyond a simple majority vote when adopt-ing a budget. By contrast, Colorado's legisla-ture recently passed and Gov. Ritter signed a budget for FY 2009- 10- admittedly after much contention and amendment of Joint Budget Committee recommendations. But the budget got adopted. Th ey also passed SB 228 which adds fl ex-ibility to the state's budget process, leaves taxes untouched, increases future rainy- day reserves, moder-ates the ratcheting- down eff ect of TABOR-- and leaves intact our simple majority voting for budget passage. While confl icting provi-sions of TABOR, the Gallagher amendment and Amend. 23 still await further resolution, citizens should appreciate the eff orts and track record of Colorado elected offi cials in getting things done. Over the past 20 years, based on personal experience and interest, I've written many articles touch-ing on taxes and governmental budgeting. Nationally, taxes aver-age about 33 percent of personal income ( almost 20 percent federal and 13 percent state and local com-bined). Here in Colorado, 54 per-cent of the electorate adopted the TABOR amendment to our con-stitution in 1992 giving voters the right to decide on tax changes. Al-though that right is obviously des-tined to endure, voters are not the best decision point- in my opin-ion. Too few vote, and many do not evaluate the virtues of individual versus pooled expenditure of funds through taxation. Finally, let's face it, as a practical matter some vot-ers are just too busy to study com-plex issues in any depth- and, moreover, are innately prejudiced against giving up their hard- earned money. Understandable, of course, but my preference would have tax decisions made by an indepen-dent agency such as a public utility commission, adhering to appro-priate guidelines and limits. Pub-lic hearings would allow citizens and organizations to voice support or opposition, but decisions would be reached in non- partisan fashion after thorough consideration of pros and cons. Too idealistic, you say; cloud- nine thinking; taxation without representation rearing its ugly head again. You're probably right- at least for my remaining lifetime and several more centuries to boot! On several occasions I have tried to relinquish this writing chore to someone else, feeling also that readers might welcome change and a diff erent perspective. Fortunately, at long last, other writers are avail-able. I can now tackle some per-sonal aff airs which demand atten-tion with advancing age. It's been fun. So, adieu. Keep involved, be-come a senior advocate, join the Colorado Senior Lobby ( www. coloradoseniorlobby. org) and don't forget to exercise your right to vote on election days. Editor's Note: We would like to thank Herb, for his eff orts, time, & energy in keeping the seniors of Colorado informed about the activi-ties of our Legislature. We wish you well in all your future endeavors.