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About
Us
updated October 14, 2019
We love to get in the motor home
and take off for parts yet to be determined. On one
occasion, we left Aurora northbound for the Colorado Wyoming
border. The motor home was pointed south; however, so we
just kept heading south until we ended up at Palo Duro
Canyon in north central Texas. Click on the boxes below for
photos and stories about some of our trips.
Workplace
Jim has retired from his teaching career as a school teacher in the
Aurora Public School system for twenty five years.
Although he considered himself a classroom teacher
of mathematics and science first and foremost, he
has had a part in curriculum design, testing and
adoption. He has helped in the professional
development of other teachers by working as a
District Resource Teacher, Math Teacher Coach,
Mathematics Teacher Leader, and Math Teacher Mentor
under the Colorado Induction Program, and has
provided ongoing inservicing and teacher coaching
for other teachers for 19 years. He especially
enjoys working with diverse students and has
co-authored a book on working with at-risk kids,
"Motivating Hard to Reach Students", ISBN
1-55798-220-1
Jim retired from teaching in November of 2011.
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Renee has been employed in
the health care business for over 35 years, first as a
veterinary assistant in a small vet clinic and most recently
as a front office manager in an oral imaging lab.
Her true vocation; however, has been running her own kennel
where she has bred, raised, and shown champion Standard
Schnauzers for almost 50 years. She
has bred over 100 champions of record, and finished
many others not of her own breeding.
Renee has earned numerous world wide and national
titles with awards of record in America, Canada,
and in Europe. She was listed as "Breeder of the
Year" in England for several consecutive years. In 2019 she
was awarded the AKC Breeder of the year for all working group
breeders.Her
dogs have received multiple Standard Schnauzer Club
of America awards for "Dog of the Year", "Stud Dog
of the Year" (4 different years), and "Brood Bitch
of the Year" (2 different years). She has had
several "Hall of Fame Producers", and "Leading
Producers". In addition, her dogs have won numerous
"Best of Breed", "Best of Winners", "Winner's Dog",
"Winner's Bitch", and "Best Puppy in Sweepstakes"
awards at National Specialty events. In 2012 Renee was awarded
the American Kennel Club title "Breeder Of
Merit".
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Interests
In addition to her very
active involvement in show dogs, both for business
and pleasure, Renee is an avid wildlife
photographer. 
She also enjoys traveling in "Annabelle" the wonder
bus, sewing her own clothes, biking and hiking. In
recent years, Renee has developed a strong interest
in Sante Fe Trail history and has spent many days
traveling, photographing, and walking the trail.
She especially enjoys visiting historical museums
containing trail history and lore.
Some of Renee's
photos...

Young Bighorn Sheep - 2002


Bull Elk - 2001

Canadian Goose

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Jim enjoys photography with traditional film and
"old" cameras, web developing, reading (science
fiction, fantasy, civil war history, World War II
history), and camping.
His main love, however, is amateur radio. He builds
most of his equipment himself, including
transmitters, receivers, transceivers, and related
station equipment.Visit Jim's amateur radio website
at:
http://kg0pp.info
(note: the 0 in kg0pp is the number 0)

Above--A few of Jim's 60 or so amateur radio
construction projects.
Below--Two views of Jim's first constructed and
still favorite transceiver, the NorCal 40A.


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Favorites
COLOR: Renee-purple Jim-blue
MOVIE: Renee-Dr. Zhivago Jim-Field of Dreams
SANDWICH: Renee-Old Chacago's "Buffalo Chicken" Jim-BLT
WINE: Renee-Columbia Crest Chard. Jim-any Bordeaux
BEER: Renee-Hard Core Cider or Guiness Stout Jim-"Black and
Tan"
DRINK: Renee-Margarita Jim-"Blue Sapphire" martini
"REAL MUSIC": Renee-"I like BOTH kinds of music, country AND
western. Jim-"Me too"
PIZZA: Renee-white sauce garlic chicken Jim- hot
BOOK TYPE: Renee-Sci Fi Jim-Fantasy or History
STEAK: Renee-Rib Eye Jim-Filet Mignon
PIE: Renee-mince meat Jim-apple
CAR: Renee-BMW Z-3 Jim-anything that runs
LETTUCE: Renee-romaine Jim-"favorite what?"
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