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Sometimes you just have to take a break
My daughter is getting married in October, so I’m taking the rest of the month off to concentrate on my much-neglected duties as mother of the bride. This probably will be the only edition of Best Colorado Deals you’ll receive this month, so I’m stuffing it with all the newsworthy retail events I can gather. However, if you find a sale during the second half of October you’d like to tell me about, go ahead and send it to Janet@BestColoradoDeals.com. No promises, mind you, but I might be able to do something.
Case Logic both logical and local
To
take advantage of the semi-annual sale at Boulder-based Case
Logic, you’ll have to go online at Caselogic.com, choose your category, and scroll to the “sale” menu. There, you’ll find deals on an array of cleverly made neoprene cases for laptops, e-Book readers, MP3s, camcorders and more. Sale prices range from $3 for a half-price compact camera case to $129.99 for a 29” lightweight rolling duffel that’s been reduced by 38 percent.
Can’t find your checkbook?
Or maybe even your Daytimer? Perhaps you need professional help.
No, not a psychologist. (Well, maybe. Who am I to say?) However,
I can personally attest to the skills of professional organizer
Connie Ellefson, Clearthespace.com, 303-523-3664, who has been
helping me get settled after my recent move. She’s offering a
special deal to BestColoradoDeal subscribers – one free hour of
organizing time with the purchase of one hour at $40. It’s good
only during October, so act now, before you forget where you saw
this.
Beyond beans
Last November, the Women's Bean Project
began selling
necklaces, earrings and bracelets designed by woman artisans and
handcrafted by WBP clients. The pieces have been selling well
nationally and have employed 12 women. WBP unveils its 2010
collection at an Open House and Girls’ Night Out, 5:30 to 7:30,
Thursday, Oct. 7, at 3201 Curtis St. featuring snacks and wine
from Pour la France. For more information or to reserve a space,
e-mail Diana Lachiondo or go to www.womensbeanproject.com.
Book ‘em!
It’s time for the big sale at the Book Stacks, a nonprofit used
bookstore on the University of Denver campus whose proceeds help
fund D.U.’s Penrose Library. All books are half price from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8 and Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Mary
Reed Building, 2199 S. University Blvd., 303-871-2665.
Brighten the corner where you are!
Some fresh window coverings, upholstery or furnishings should do
it. Wesco Fabrics, which has been supplying the national design
community with fabric and home décor for more than 50 years,
opens its doors to the public for its fall sale from 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8 and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
9 at its warehouse, 4001 Forest St., 303-388-4101. Thousands of
yards of designer fabric – some that sold originally for $30 a
yard or more – will be $3 a yard. Wesco also will be offering
significant savings on other home-design components, including
recycled exotic wood furniture, petrified-wood tables,
upholstered furniture from C.R. Laine. artwork and accessories.
Warm your toes and brighten futures
Fall’s chill is beginning to make itself felt, and you might
want to think about buying a quilt. All quilts that have been in
stock more than a year are marked down by 10 percent at the
Tennyson Center for Children Harvest Quilt Sale, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 15 and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at
Tennyson Center, 2950 Tennyson St., 303-433-2541,
www.childabuse.org. Volunteers work year-round to stitch these
quilts, motivated by the knowledge that the Tennyson Center uses
100 percent of the proceeds to provide special education,
residential treatment, day treatment, family counseling and other
services to crisis-plagued children and families, including
victims of abuse and/or neglect.
Getcher Beautiful Junk here!
Savvy shoppers pony up $20 for early admission to the Bi-Annual
Jeffco Action Center Beautiful Junk sale. For that, they get
first crack at the vast array of jewelry, vintage odds and ends
and household items donated by the community to help the center
provide support for impoverished families. The doors of the
Jefferson County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall open for everyone at
8:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 15, and close at 4 p.m., and admission is
$2 for everyone 16 and older. On Saturday, Oct. 16, the sale will
run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bargain shoppers can pay for their
purchases with cash, check or, for purchases of $20 or more, a
credit card. For more information, go to jeffcoac.org.
Forage for locally grown food
Don't you hate it that -- as Denver’s apple trees are
laden with ripe fruit -- the only apples to be found in many stores
come from Chile? Aren't you glad we’ve got a burgeoning number of
year-round markets offering locally grown agricultural products?
If you keep a copy of this list, you’ll be able to buy fresh,
Colorado-grown food after the last farmers’ markets give up the
ghost in November until they open again in May. You might want
to call ahead before starting out for any rural destinations. And
if you know of something not listed, please tell me.
Balistreri Vineyards
Wine-tastings and tours noon to 5 p.m. daily, 1946 E. 66th Ave.,
Denver, 303-287-5156, www.BalistreriWine.com.
Denver Urban Homesteading Farmers Market
High-quality, local food, much of it organic, heirloom seeds,
cold frames, information and support for raw milk, urban chicken
coops. 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, 200 Santa
Fe Drive, Denver, 303-572-3122, www.denverurbanhomesteading.com.
Grunniens Ranch
Yak meat and other yak products, Yeti Bear Colorado Sunshine
Honey. Order on the Web or call for an appointment. 21165 Red
Cloud Ridge, Elbert, 303-646-6226, www.theYakRanch.com.
In Season Highlands Local Market
Everything in the store originates within a 250-mile radius; 2
p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday, 3210 Wyandot, 720-282-4834, inseasonlocalmarket.com.
LuLu's Farm
A comprehensive selection of fruits, vegetables and chili peppers
from Colorado from New Mexico; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, 14831
Brighton Road, Brighton, 303-659-3300, www.lulusfarm.com.
Mile High Bison
Humanely raised bison fed year-round on native Colorado grasses;
roadside market, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, 1469 Greenland Road,
Larkspur, 303-258-6588, www.mhbison.com.
MTH Farm Natural Lamb Frozen, whole and retail-size natural USDA-inspected. No hormones, antibiotics, preservatives or additives. On-farm sales, shipping. 1382 Flintwood Road, Franktown, 303-688-3266, mthsheep@msn.com.
Phillips Pharms
Frozen, whole, half and quarter beef, all natural feed, no
steroids, growth hormones or antibiotics. On-farm sales,
shipping, phone orders. Minimum order, $100. 8500 E. Bayou Gulch
Road, Parker, 303-783-0610, www.phillipspharms.com.
Socolofsky Farms
Frozen, whole, half, retail-size lamb and pork; sausage, naturally cured ham, bacon, 5445 Best Road, Larkspur, 719-238-1124, www.socolofskyfarms.com.
Spruce Mountain Meadery
Mead honey wine, by appointment only, 1218 Yarnell Drive,
Larkspur, 719-351-4909, www.sprucemountainmeadery.com.
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