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Show C-4 The Park Record Wed/Thurs/Fri, September 12-14, 2018 Nonprofit embraces ‘Kandu’ spirit JOHN F. RUSSELL Steamboat Today S T E A M B O A T SPRINGS, Colo. — Melissa Uchitelle-Rogers fought back tears as she recalled a high school student she met while visiting SkyView Academy in Denver in April as part of her work with Colorado Comfort Canines, Inc., a nonprofit she founded four years ago with her husband, Ken Rogers. “The kids, as a class project, organized what they called a de-stress day,” Ken said. “They set up different stations and different activities to show other students how they de-stressed.” That day included light jazz, healthy food and plenty of ways to relax. It was organized by a group of seniors in the wake of the Parkland High School shootings in Florida. As part of the day, Colorado Comfort Canines brought four teams that consisted of a han- PARK CITY FILM SERIES.ORG CREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH FILM LEAVE NO TRACE dler and a cuddly dog whose job it was to take the students’ minds off any problems. One of the teams included a two-legged Chihuahua named Luci, who has more pep than the Energizer Bunny and fewer paws than most canines. “There was a little boy there — to me he looked very small — and I thought he was a brother of a high school student. It turned out that he wasn’t. He was a high school student,” Melissa said. “He made an immediate connection with Luci. He picked her up and sat with her, and she just fell in love with him. I have never seen her act that way with anyone. He held her for two hours, and, while she is a loving dog, that is so not Luci. She kept kissing him and rubbing up against his face, his shoulder and his stomach.” When the day came to an end four hours after it started, the boy asked if he could help clean up, and he wanted to keep holding Luci. When everything was in its place, the boy carried Luci back to the car, and as Melissa went to take the dog from him, he took the moment to share something with Melissa that Luci already knew. “I was waiting for him to hand Luci back to me, and he said, ‘Do you know that I’m really sick?’” Melissa recalled, “And he told me there was something wrong with his heart. She knew. Luci totally knew that he was sick and needed comfort.” Confirming the right course Melissa said it was a moment that confirmed for her that what she is doing with Colorado Comfort Canines is the right thing. “We both work a lot of hours on too many jobs,” Melissa said. “So, we decided to sell our house and get out of our mortgage, so that we would have more time to do this.” Ken is the district manager of the South Routt Medical Center in Oak Creek, and Melissa is a nurse at UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat Springs and teaches medical terminology online. Both Ken and Melissa teach at Colorado Mountain College. The two sold their house earlier this summer and are now rent- ing a home just off of Colorado Highway 131 south of Oak Creek. Full house, full hearts All you have to do is knock on the door to know this is a home full of dogs and full of love. Visitors are greeted by the barking voices belonging to five, two-legged Chihuahuas, a rat terrier and one four-legged black lab named Jasmine. The family also includes Willow, a two-legged cat, and Mateez, a cat that suffers from swimmer’s syndrome where the animal’s front legs were not strong enough to stand up when it was young, and as it grew older, itsC legs end up going out on both sides. Life inside the Rogers’ home changed 14 years ago when Ken fell in love with a dog named Kandu. He saw the Jack Russell terrier on a Denver news program. Kandu was a two-legged dog that had been taken to a shelter by its owners to be euthan Please see Comfort, C-5a n c K C C Group recognizes Recycle Utah director of education Rated PG SEPT 14 Fri 8pm SEPT 15 Sat 8pm SEPT 16 Sun 6pm “One of the best films of 2018.” - The Atlantic JIM SANTY AUDITORIUM 1255 PARK AVE, Underwritten by Este Pizza PARK CITY • 435.615.8291 Are you LOST on what’s happening in Park City Then Follow us on Facebook facebook.com/parkrecord Submitted by Recycle Utah Recycle Utah’s Education Director Mary Closser will be named the 2018 Vern A. Fridley Non-Formal Environmental Educator of the Year Award. This award honors individuals who have made a major contribution to Environmental Education in Utah. Closser will be recognized Sept. 15 at the Utah Society for Environmental Education’s conference for her dedication to environmental education and outreach in Summit County. Closser started working with Recycle Utah in 2013 as an environmental educator in Summit County Schools. She has grown the student education program to reach over 5,000 Summit Coun- The L.A. Times crossword puzzle “MARKED DOWN” By MARK McCLAIN ACROSS 1 Archaeologist’s find 5 “Fire” crawlers 9 Cartoon explosion word 13 Trickster 18 Where the iris is 19 Country dance 20 German camera 21 Trilateral trade deal 22 Silo in a rural valley? 24 Allegro __: very fast, in scores 25 Like some statues at night 26 Surrounded 27 A+ for a struggling student? 29 Opposing teams 30 __ chin 31 Like a sudoku solution 32 Allergic reaction 35 “A Writer’s Life” writer 37 What a red handset icon may end 38 Ought to 40 Humongous 41 Neat places to get beers? 46 Nightmare? 48 Authenticity on the street 49 Pound or stone 50 Bier chiller 51 Police dept. rank 52 Place for an updo 54 Ancient temple complex 56 Grab the tab 59 Alma mater of Clinton and Ford, briefly 61 Marina sights 62 Terse Supreme Court decision for lions? 65 House Speaker before Pelosi 68 Actress O’Hara 69 Position paper, e.g. 73 Many have pins at one end 74 Kunta in “Roots” 75 Prefix with warrior 77 Animation letters 78 In a trice 79 Rides the bench 80 Challenge from an ex-president? 83 Southern tavern accents? 86 Texas’ __ Duro Canyon 88 Grimm girl 89 Tied 90 Afghans’ neighbors 92 Inspected prior to a job 93 Bellamy’s sister on “The 100” 97 Underworld figure 98 Military sch. 100 Wall Street bear? 102 How Albee’s “The Zoo Story” is written 106 Grammatical separator 107 Senator Hatch 108 Classic audiophile’s equipment, and a hint to eight long puzzle answers 109 Adrien of cosmetics 110 Misleading move 111 Greeting from Kermit 112 Marginal mark 113 Good __: enjoyable books 114 Fictional navigator Phileas 115 Negotiation obstacles 116 Note recipient, at times ty students through class room visits, field trips, summer camps and our annual Water Festival. Through her work she gives kids the opportunity to envision the kind of world they would like to live in, and the knowledge and tools to develop it. “Every day our environment changes with new technologies, stories of destruction or growth, policies and more,” Closser said. “All I want to do is gobble it up and figure out how to best teach it to our future stewards. I feel so fortunate to wake up every day and love what I do.” Education is the greatest tool we have in protecting our environment, and Closser is continually looking for ways to elevate Recycle Utah’s educational programing. In 2016 Closser expanded Recycle Utah’s educational reach to adults through her Green Business program, and in just two t t ‘ t f t h T a years has built the program to n include 70 businesses. Closser acts as a resource to help w businesses reach sustainability i goals they set each year, and i provides networking and outp reach opportunities for them. z Through her work daily t Closser empowers students, businesses and all Summit l County residents to lead sust tainable lives. She has been in- tegral in creating a generation i of environmental advocates in o our community. s The Park City Conservation Association dba Recycle Utah t is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organit zation that has served residents K of Summit County since 1991. w Our mission is to empower o people to lead sustainable lives through education, events, a workshops, and our recycling d center. For more information, h contact Recycle Utah at 435o 649-9698 or visit www.recyo cleutah.org. c o s I S K Introducing... 435-645-7139 www.marketatparkcity.com Please look for our insert in today’s paper! SUDOKU DOWN 1 Arrogance, in slang 2 Range feature 3 Sporty Spice, familiarly 4 Cause of a walk 5 Came up 6 Most recently made 7 Aggravated, with “off” 8 Camera initials 9 “Take care!” 10 “Hungarian Rhapsodies” composer 11 Palm tree berry 12 Most of Italy, to 14-Down residents 13 Warm and cozy 14 See 12-Down 15 Company with a quacking mascot 16 Crete peak: Abbr. 17 Pi __, “Life of Pi” hero 20 Least plausible 23 Ineligible for kiddie rides 27 Bass et al. 28 Miner’s find 30 Digger’s find 32 Strength 33 Group in a loft 34 36 37 39 41 42 43 44 45 47 48 52 53 54 55 57 58 60 61 63 64 65 66 67 70 71 Casino, to gamblers Gamer’s game face City near Le Havre MASH staff Nod off Pops, as a bubble Last Stuart queen Iranian dough NYSE listings 54-Across’ land Missouri senator McCaskill Most squad cars Alaskan native Stout container US Open stadium namesake Make it to Unnamed persons Caps Ground cover plant also called periwinkle Hesitant sounds Nike rival Padlock hardware Matty with a .307 lifetime batting average Unkempt sort Skedaddles Match 72 74 76 79 80 81 82 84 85 86 87 90 91 93 94 95 96 97 99 101 102 103 104 105 108 Investor’s concern Firing device Texter’s “Holy cow!” Really quit “Chocolat” co-star Mystical secrets Lost driver’s disappointments Exposes Intensely supportive Unmistakable Cracked a bit Sealing, as a package Don Quixote’s squire __ Panza Grumpy Muppet Task list entry Buccaneers’ home Dangerous companion? 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