Featured Author
Margo Hamilton
Biography
While working with at-risk kids decades ago, a young teen who was trying to survive the streets and raising a baby challenged Margo with three words that penetrated her heart: “Words are important.” It was then that her writing transitioned from aimless to deliberate. She’s written heartfelt truths from the well-known to the not-so-well-known with the belief that “everyone has a story that needs to be shared.”
ARTICLES
Aimee Browne Proves a Daughter’s First Hero Is Her Dad
Aimee with her Dad, Jim Many daughters of doting dads agree that ‘a daughter’s first love is her dad.’ Aimee Browne and her dad, Jim, prove not only that the adage is true, but also confirm the daddy/daughter bond is eternal. Aimee, a native of Evergreen, loves her...
Barb and Boyd Norton: Eight Decades of Unending Love
Wedding Day Eighty years ago, while attending J.C. Potter Elementary School in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, providence united Boyd and Barb Norton in first grade. Neither then realized they were destined to become soulmates, but their academic acumen was apparent. Boyd...
Ann Hudson Loves Teaching Students to Love Learning
RMAE Principal Ann Hudson Margaret Elizabeth Sangster American poet, author and editor, claimed, “No one should teach who is not in love with teaching.” Sangster was born in 1838 and her zeal to teach seemingly resides in the soul of academic Ann Hudson, who is...
Karla and Tupper Briggs: Brokered Love From the Start
Denver native Tupper Briggs is a Baby Boomer and recalls, “Denver had to build four new high schools to accommodate us Boomers back in the 1960s. I graduated from George Washington High, got an accounting degree from Oklahoma State University, and was cordially...
Music, Passion and Love Unites the Hearts and Souls of the Anduris
Graham and Stefanie Anduri It’s been said that “music, with all its subtlety, has the immense power to unite people.” For Evergreen newcomers and coworkers at Ovation West Performing Arts, Graham and Stefanie Anduri’s parallel life paths and enduring love prove the...
Hemmer Family Love Is a Gift
Ten-year-old Arabelle “Ari” Hemmer, daughter of Nicole and Eric Hemmer, is a faithful volunteer at Elk Run Assisted Living. What started as a means to “earn” a one-on-one trip with her dad has transitioned into routine visits and actively volunteering with Elk Run...
Love Didn’t Fail Beth and Wayne Gneiser
“True Love’s Kiss” is a song actress Amy Adams sang in the movie “Enchanted” as she pined, I’ve been dreaming of a true love’s kiss and a prince I’m hoping comes with this. In her early 50s, Beth Anderson Gneiser, fourth generation Evergreen native, found the true...
Jason Hamburg’s Job Defines Serenity and Love
Jason on the summit of Bergen Peak. Jefferson County Open Space parks cover more than 56,000 acres, include 27 parks, and a trail system that spans 265-plus miles. Bikers, hikers and horse enthusiasts soak in the tranquil serenity as well as the challenge many of the...
Art and Barbara Gutierrez Define Devotion
From the moment they met, fate united Barbara and Art Gutierrez to maintain a “live, love, laugh” motto that has sustained their relationship for over 50 years. “Art’s mom instantly knew I was the one for Art.” “The glue that’s held our relationship together were...
Hannah Jensen’s Artistic Serenity of Love Journey
Hannah & Adam Evergreen native Hannah Jensen was raised on the Clear Creek County side of Evergreen. Now, 26 years old and living in Golden with her soulmate, husband Adam, Hannah reveals how her love of nature gifted her with a divine calling to become an artist....
Jim and Laurie Davis Define Enduring Love
Never did Jim Davis and then Laurie Schar fathom a blind date would hinge them together with the rarity of true love that Laurie has twice experienced. “My first husband, Pete, died of colon cancer 51⁄2 years into our marriage. Our young sons, Tanner and Donovan, and...
Doing What You Love Defines the Serenity of Love
Defining love’s serenity is often compared to romance, but it’s so much more. Within our serene mountain communities, many find the serenity of love as they hike, bike or simply breathe in the beauty of the mountains, wildlife and culture that surrounds us. Pets of...
