Sampson Community Club
On this page is our quarterly newsletter, the "Squeaky Squirrel." For your convenience as well as information, it has been reprinted, in part, here.
The Squeaky Squirrel
A
newsletter about and for our Mountain Community 
by
Miss Dee, published author (a.k.a. Dee Lee)
December
15, 2006
More Memories: Cottonwood Gulch, Part II by Jan Clawson
And now about the house: a picture on page 99 in the book, Mountain Memories, From Coffee Pot Hill to Medlen Town, edited by Betty Moynihan and Helen E. Waters, a history of this mountain area shows "Old Man Mackey," who records show owned the property in 1917, just over the brow of Maxwell House Hill. Perhaps he built the first log cabin or lived in one already built.
Anyway a log cabin was built, one room, another
room being added later which is now my kitchen. When the old wallboard was
removed the logs were still intact although much chinking was missing. The
windows remained in the walls painted an aqua color, three on the east wall
and two on the south wall. Not being the rustic type wallboard was used to
finish the walls. A piece of the original log wall was left as it was and
framed 36" by 70" as a curiosity and to remind us of what once was.
Who built this log home? Who lived here? Wishing
for some identity of those who had gone before, we placed a time capsule in
the window before covering it with wallboard: the front page of the Rocky
Mountain News for that day, a Susan B. Anthony dollar, and our names. Perhaps
some one someday may be surprised and please to find it.
At sometime after the first room was built, it appears as evidenced by the exposed logs, another room was needed and added which as I said before is the kitchen. Once again logs were hidden behind cupboards and drywall. Thick 12" doorways between other rooms tell of the original logs. Someone coming from the attic commented, "it looks as if a new room was added as occupants needed one," being able to tell by the structure that showed in the attic.
The living room-dining room, lath and plaster, has a stone fireplace with a stone from every state or so the story was told to me. Two bedrooms, a sunroom and a bathroom, with original iron claw-footed tub, and a utility room complete the upstairs. A walk-in basement with three finished rooms and room for much storage completes the house.
And now for the rest of the story. A building that was known as and is still called the "Party House" stands close to the house. A rock wall 50' by 30' was built "L" shaped. The party house was built in the corner of the wall. Inside, a mason built three brick alcoves for wood or gas burning stones and a fire-place: a building large enough for many people and many parties.
When I walk in, I can still hear the laughter and singing of many parties. Perhaps once or twice a year there are still smores and wieners roasted in the fireplace or family and friends gather around the tables.
For those of you interested in the history of the area where we live, I suggest the Mountain Memories book referred to earlier. Please call Virginia Temmer, (303) 697-7272, for a copy of the book.
* * * Jan Clawson is our good neighbor, a 40-year local area historian, and a brilliant writer. Jan has kindly agreed to share her knowledge of the area and some of her memories with the Squeaky Squirrel readership. Jan, from all of us history-buffs, thank you!
The
Squeaky Squirrel, a quarterly newsletter, is published on the 15th
of March, June, September and December. Deadlines for ads and submissions
are the 27th of February, May, August, and November. If you have a story,
an idea or a suggestion, please contact Miss Dee at (303) 697-2558,
e-mail her at missdee001@earthlink.net or drop a note in the Sampson Community
Club's mailbox: 16150 Sampson Road, Littleton, CO 80127. Please include
your evening phone number.
Tons of Fun at the Chi-Histri-Pok's Chili Cook-Off
"Attention, attention, may I have your attention please. I'd like to announce our Chili Cook-Off winners," shouts Kim TerraNova over the excited crowd. "The 1st place winner of the Chili Cook-Off is Mike Lee, the 2nd place prize goes to me, Kim TerraNova, and we have a three-way tie for 3rd place! We need to have a run-off for 3rd place between Virginia Temmer's, Kim Sugnia's and Barbara Asprey's & Dave Pettus's chili. Everyone cast your votes!" After 10 minutes of more chili eating, voting, and counting votes, Kim announces, "The 3rd place prize goes to, Barbara Asprey & Dave Pettus."
The Chili Cook-Off was a lot of fun, not to mention yummy! Thank you, chili contestants Barbara Asprey, Chris Couch, Mike Lee, Robert Manzanares, Dave Pettus, Kim Sugnia, Kim TerraNova, and Virginia Temmer.
Mike's Chili, 1st Place
1-pound hamburger 1-28
ounce can diced tomatoes 1-12 ounce can tomato sauce
1-6 ounce can tomato paste 2-15
ounce cans kidney beans
3 tablespoons chili powder ½ teaspoon cinnamon 1
tble. salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tble. lemon pepper
1 tble. (tablespoon) parsley 1 tble. crushed red pepper 1
teaspoon celery salt
2 tablespoons chopped jalapeno pepper
¼ tablespoon habanera pepper
Brown the hamburger, drain off the grease. Drain
the beans then add remaining ingredients, simmer covered for 3 hours.
Kim's Chili, 2nd Place
1-Safeway roasted chicken - bone and chop chicken
3-4 cans northern beans 2 jars of "505
Modem Green Chili"
Mix all the ingredients together, heat and serve.
"D-Bar-B Chile," 3rd Place
1 lb ground Deer meat 1
lb ground Beef 1
fresh onion
salt, pepper & garlic to taste 1 cup uncooked barley 1
can chopped green chilies
1 can black beans 1
can white beans 1
can pinto beans
1 can Stokely's Green Chile with Pork
Chop onion and cook in oil until clear. Add
meat to brown. Add barley with water and cook according to package directions.
When barley is cooked, add rest of ingredients and simmer until desired consistency.
"I make this differently every time by substituting elk meat, different
beans, rice for the barley, etc.," Barb Asprey.
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Members
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Squeaky Squirrel electronically? Brian
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Sami
Pettus and Michelle Temmer, Junior Vice Presidents Kevin
Temmer, Junior Treasurer
Please contact Mitch Tanenbaum at Our
new Secretary, Jeff White
mitch@mtanenbaum.us (303)
697-1876
The Greenhouse Corner 
Reminder: water your fruit and/or special trees once a month during the winter. See you next season!
With Special Thanks to…
Thank you, Dee Lee, for performing your duties as Secretary of the Sampson Community Club and for coordinating the Calling Committee during your 2-year term (November 20, 2004 through November 18, 2006)
Thank you, Dave Pettus, for performing your duties as President of the Sampson Community Club during your 2-year term (November 20, 2004 through November 18, 2006)
The Calling Committee Crew: Janet Clark, Janie Lambert, and Kevin and Michelle Temmer.
The Chi-Histri-Pok Crew: Dee and Mike Lee, Robert Manzanares, Kim TerraNova, Neil, Virginia Temmer, and all of the Chili Cook-Off contestants.
Jan Clawson, for contributing your enchanting
column, "More Memories," to the Squeaky Squirrel.
The Halloween Potluck Dinner Crew: Dee
and Mike Lee, Barbara Asprey, Robert Manzanares, and Virginia Temmer.
The Haunted House Clean-Up Crew: Barb Asprey, Sami Pettus, Katie, Virginia, and Scott Szatkowski, Virginia Temmer, and Leah Winkler.
The Haunted House Crew: Karen George, Barbara Asprey, Janie Lambert, Robert Manzanares, Dave Pettus, Virginia Temmer, and the ghouls: Troy Abshier, Joey Augustine, Nelson Gustafson, Audrey Lambert, John Orin, Sami Pettus, Kate Szatkowski, Kevin and Michelle Temmer, Leah Winkler, and Ben and Josh.
Brian Lambert, for performing your duties as Treasurer of the Sampson Community Club.
Dee Lee, former Secretary of the Sampson Community Club, for writing both the Squeaky Squirrel and the script for the Sampson Community Club's website.
Mike Lee, for maintaining the Club's website.
Diane Neil, our Welcome Committee Hostess.
The September 9th Canyon Clean Up/Roll-Off Spruce Off Crew: Vanessa Bernacchi, Don Coenen, Jeffrey Kurtz, and Brian, Janie, Audrey, and Liam Lambert, and Virginia Temmer.
The Squeaky Squirrel Prep Crew: Dee and Mike Lee, for preparing the newsletter for mailing.
Mitch Tanenbaum, for printing the Squeaky Squirrel and e-mail blasting the Club's announcements and the E-Squeaky Squirrel.
Virginia Temmer, for performing your duties as Vice President of the Sampson Community Club.
The Thanksgiving Dinner Crew: Dave Pettus, Dee Lee, Robert Manzanares, and Virginia Temmer.
And thank you, members, for paying your
yearly $20.00 dues. If you need to pay your dues or would like to join the
Sampson Community Club, please mail your $20.00 membership dues along with
your name and telephone number to the Club's mailbox: Sampson Community Club,
16150 Sampson Road, Littleton, CO, 80127. If you have any questions, please
call one of the Board Members listed on page 3.
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TerraNova Studio
www.TerraNovaStudio.com
(303) 697-0229
Continuous
Classes
Have you ever wanted to make something for your
garden, deck or your home? Kim TerraNova, our talented local artisan and instructor,
teaches both beginning and intermediate sculpture in water base clay on Friday
& Saturday mornings, 9 a.m. to noon. Please give Kim a call for additional
information and/or to register for class (303) 697-0229. Give it a try, sculpting
can be tons of fun, relaxing, and who knows? There could be a Michael Angelo
inside of you!
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Need a place to rent for a special occasion? The Sampson Schoolhouse is
available. Call Virginia Temmer (303) 697-7272.