Andrew Commander

Some people have the desire to be Eco-friendly, including myself.

Composting is an easy and effective way to cut down on trash. The benefit of composting is that you can take the compost out and use it around your garden or lawn.

So are you ready for composting?

You may not want to go through the effort of building a pile using cinder blocks, so maybe a compost bin or compost tumbler would be a better solution!

A compost tumbler is easier to manage and more time efficient.

The advantage of having a compost pile is that it has contact with more oxygen, allowing the compostables to break-up easier.

Composting is possible through the oxygen allowing the bacteria to break down organic items, and with the use of worms.

Some items that are compostable include

• Grass Clippings
• Leaves
• Food scraps
• Pond plants
• NO DOG POOP

The last item on the list may be the most important. You don’t want to be putting that back on your tomato plants in the spring!

This Thursday, September 24, is a home soccer game for our varsity team. Kickoff is at 5 or 5:30 on the Monarch turf field.

The parents are hosting a barbeque for all fans who attend the game. What a great deal! Free food for attending a free soccer game.

Our team is fairly young lacking in Senior experience, so they need all the support that we as fans can give.

Come out and cheer on the Monarch Boys Soccer and get a free hot dog or cheeseburger, maybe they will even cook up some chicken or ribs.

It’s not quite the excitement of a football game, but with free food, who can pass up this great opporitunity to support Monarch!
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….OF ROCKIES FEVER!

I can’t wait to go to another game next week, and watch them take on Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals.

This year has been a special one for the Rockies. They have been playing clean, unselfish baseball as a unit, not as individuals. Hitting sacrifice fly balls or laying down the sacrifice bunt when called upon are two of the things that the Rockies are doing often and efficiently.

Every player called upon off of the bench, whether it be Eric Young Jr. hitting his first home run in his first start last night, Jason Giambi coming up big with 4 RBI’s in his first 3 games in Rockies uniform as a pinch hitter, or Ryan Spilborghs HUGE 14th inning grand slam.

All of these players have given the already good Rockies a stellar boost heading into September. We only need to stay ahead in the wild card, and possibly even take the NL West from the Dodgers.

The only thing that is preventing them from pulling ahead of L.A. at this point are the key injuries that the ball club has sustained. Our biggest loss this late in the season is Huston Street, who has saved all but one of his save opportunities. Another late injury is Troy Tulowitzki out with back strains, but he should be back soon. Dexter Fowler returns tonight I believe after hitting a foul ball into his knee…ouch!

When the Rockies have had these injuries, other guys on the team have stepped in and stepped up to keep us in this pennant race.

This team has given me a reason to watch baseball! They play solid defense and are usually hot when swinging the bat, especially Yorvit Torrealba, on a career high 16 game hitting streak right now.

Frisbee is still my favorite sport, but with a DVR I will definately be tuning in to the Rockies all September long.