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Missy Franklin makes a major lane change

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Missy Franklin has gone to the dogs, as in the Georgia Bulldogs.

The five-time Olympic gold medalist has relocated to Athens, Georgia, where she is pursuing a psychology degree and mounting a comeback in the pool.

Starting the new year with a cross-country move from northern California, where she was attending the University of California in Franklin Berkeley, was a huge decision for Franklin, who grew up in Centennial.

Although she was happy training under Cal men’s coach Dave Durden, Franklin, 22, longed for the support her extended family in Georgia could provide and the chance to be around a women’s and men’s team run by one coach.

Finally, she decided, it was time to do what was best for her.

“I really struggled with that for a while because I looked at it from a selfish perspective,’’ she told The Associated Press. “It really isn’t a selfish decision. I started thinking about the road I have ahead of me. I started looking at opSEE FRANKLIN, P37

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Economic forecast: Fair to partly cloudy Colorado is enjoying boom years, but challenges loom, experts say

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Colorado’s roaring economy, though still a national leader, may be beginning to calm somewhat, while pressures in the state — such as stagnant wages and skyrocketing housing prices — as well as national concerns continue to bear down.

That was the message at the annual South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce 2018 Economic Forecast Breakfast, held at CU South Denver in Lone Tree on Jan. 19.

The breakfast featured a slate of speakers from the upper echelons of financial research, who painted a complex portrait of a strong economy not without its challenges.

Colorado can expect to add around 175,000 jobs this year, a rate a little diminished from previous years, said Richard Wobbekind, the executive director of the Business Research Division at the University of Colorado Boulder.

“Colorado is still clearly among the fastest-growing states” in terms of job growth, Wobbekind said. “We’re ranked about 20th right now. These aren’t the kind of numbers as in the last few years, where we were consistently a top five state, but it’s very consistent with our forecasts.”

Among the biggest problems facing employers is finding enough skilled workers, Wobbekind said.

“There’s no sector of our economy that can find enough skilled workers,” Wobbekind said. “This isn’t all about CPAs or computer scientists. It’s about plumbers, electricians and construction workers.”

Colorado’s economic growth is uneven, with the northern Front Range leading the way with strong growth in the energy and tech sectors.

Grand Junction and Pueblo, however, are growing at a rate slower than the national average, Wobbekind said.

Despite strong growth, Wobbekind said, Colorado’s economy will have to wrestle with two stubborn problems:

Budget dysfunction at the federal level could weigh on the economy in coming years, warned Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

DAVID GILBERT relatively slow wage growth and rising housing prices.

A recent report from the Bell Policy Center — a Denver-based group that works to “advance economic opportunity in Colorado,” according to its website — found that when adjusted for inflation, wages in Colorado are up only about 3 percent, or $33 a week since 2000. Meanwhile, housing prices have soared and inventory has plummeted. Colorado’s statewide home value index showed an average of $344,000 in December, up from just over $200,000 in 2012.

“We have the second-worst ratio of wage growth to the growth of housing prices, behind only Washington D.C.,” Wobbekind said. “Housing prices are really significantly outstripping wages, and this is the red flag we’re paying a lot of attention to.”

Close to two-thirds of the jobs being created in the state are below the average annual wage, he said, which stood at $54,664 statewide last year, slightly above the national average of $53,621.

Housing inventory remains a problem. Between 2001-07, Colorado had 119,895 more housing units than households, but in recent years the numbers flipped: from 2008-16, the state had 107,409 more households than housing units.

One number that spurred some optimism is the average rent statewide. While the state saw double-digit percentage hikes in average rent for several years, rent increases are expected to hover around 4 percent in 2018, with average rents at the end of 2017 at $1,346, up from $848 in 2008.

The national problem Looming federal issues could come to bear on Colorado and the nation, said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt, a pair of Washingtonbased nonpartisan public policy institutes.

“Federally, we may be entering a period of budgeting week-by-week,” MacGuineas said. “It would be amusing if it weren’t so horrifying. This is a country, the biggest economy in the world, that’s regularly operating without a budget.”

The federal budget affects all sectors of the economy, MacGuineas said.

“When President Trump entered office, he inherited the worst fiscal situation of any president other than Truman,” MacGuineas said.

“Now, that’s not to trash the previous administration. They inherited one of the worst economies of any president.

They were just trying to keep us from going into a deeper recession.”

The national debt is 77 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, MacGuineas said, twice the historical average, and twice where it was when the recession hit.

“In all likelihood, we’re closer to the next recession than the last one,” MacGuineas said. “We’ll be going into it with the debt twice what it has been.

We’re tying our hands for responding.”

MacGuineas outlined some bleak points: The country is on track to borrow $12 trillion. The federal disability, highway and Medicare trust funds are on track to go broke.

The country is having to respond to more frequent and more damaging natural disasters.

“We’re in a fiscally unsustainable situation, where the debt is growing faster than revenue,” MacGuineas said. “That’s predicted to happen every single year, forever. Republicans kept insisting on passing a balanced budget, but the one they put forward didn’t even try to reach balance.”

The recently passed federal tax bill will cost the country $1.1 trillion in revenue over the long term, MacGuineas said, which will complicate the president’s goal of rebuilding infrastructure.

Meanwhile, she said, the tax bill’s goal to offset revenue losses with eco-

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nomic growth is improbable. “When you hear people say we can grow the economy at four, five or six percent, well, we can’t,” MacGuineas said.

“Now we’re predicting the effects of the tax bill to be 0.01 percent or 0.02 percent.”

Tax reform rather than tax cuts would have been more beneficial to the economy, MacGuineas said.

“Reform would have involved getting rid of the $1.6 trillion in tax breaks we have every year,” she said.

“We didn’t get rid of any major tax breaks, and we didn’t offset the cost.

We didn’t broaden the base and lower the rate. When you’re in a fiscal hole, the first thing you do is stop digging.”

The taxman cometh The bleak condition of the federal revenue situation notwithstanding, Colorado is well-situated to take advantage of the discrepancies in tax structures between states, argued Tim Jones, media and communications director of First Rule Media, an author of books on tax policy and a radio talk show host.

“Low-tax environments receive more wealth, and high-tax environments lose it,” Jones said. “If you want more of something, tax it less.”

Jones said that a number of companies are looking to leave California and its relatively higher taxes, and hunting for new homes.

Jones also cited economic stagnation in New York, New Jersey and Illinois as evidence of the stultifying effects of high taxes.

Jones also said that companies are responding positively to the federal tax bill, with several high-profile companies handing out bonuses to employees or making new investments.

Colorado is well-poised to lure companies looking for low-tax environments, said Travis Brown, CEO of First Rule Media — a Missouri-based film and TV production company — and a frequent commentator on “Fox & Friends,” a news/talk program on Fox News.

“Arizona is your number one competitor,” Brown said. “A lot of companies consider Colorado a flyover state on the way to Arizona, but you can help change that. Are you laying down the track to prepare for new businesses and investment?”

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Before careers can soar, pilots must pay their dues Those who fly planes face intense training, uncertain market

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When Matt Stege was 6 years old, three T6 World War II trainer planes flew over his house en route to an air show.

There was just something about it, he said, recalling that day when he stood on the front porch of his Aspen home and watched the planes fly overhead.

It was “seeing them in formation and the sound they made,” Stege said.

“I just got hooked.”

But it was at age 14, when he took off in a plane for the first time during an introductory training flight, that he knew someday he would become a professional pilot.

And that he did. Now, Stege, 33, a resident of Denver, is a first officer of a Boeing 737 for a major airline.

The topic of a shortage of airline pilots is popular in the headlines. Yet a straightforward answer to whether or not it exists is hard to come by.

The airlines are volatile industry, said Dan Callender of Arvada, a captain with a major airline. Any little change in the economy can hit the airlines up front, causing an effect — good or bad — in the airlines more quickly than in any other industry, he said. For example, a change of only a couple cents for a gallon of fuel can make a significant impact on the airlines.

Airlines are constantly evaluating what their forecasted needs may be, Callender said. That’s why there are times when there’s a lot of hiring of pilots happening, and other times when there’s a lull, Callender said. An airline pilot shortage would be based on forecasted need, and the number of pilots available, he said.

“If projection goes up, need goes up,” Callender said. “It’s all supply and demand.”

However, there are a few major contributors that can be associated with or attributed to a shortage of airline pilots, said Kevin Kuhlmann, a professor and the associate chair in the Aviation and Aerospace Science Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver. These are: legislation that stems from the 2009 plane crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407, a massive retirement rate of pilots and the cost of education and training.

Colgan Air Flight 3407 At about 10:15 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2009, in wintry weather conditions that consisted of light snow, fog and wind, Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed into a house just outside of its destination city of Buffalo, New York. A total of 50 people died in the crash — 49 crew members, including the two pilots, and passengers, and one person in the house.

The incident triggered legislation.

New standards for first officers, also

refered to as co-pilots, raised their minimum of flight experience level from 250 hours to 1,500 hours — the same amount that captains must accumulate. It took effect in August 2013.

How the new legislation plays into the potential shortage of airline pilots, Kuhlmann said, is it creates a vacuum of hireable pilots. The larger, major airlines, such as Delta and United, for example, want to hire the pilots who have a surplus of 3,000 to 4,000 in-flight hours. Often, pilots earn these hours from working at a smaller, regional airline, such as Frontier and Spirit, for example, or through corporate aviation or as charter pilots.

The regional airlines try to attract and retain the qualified candidates — those who have earned 1,500 in-flight hours and their Air Transport Pilot certificate — from other sources, such as instructors at flight schools or perhaps the military.

As it is, the number of pilots earning their ATP is barely keeping up with the number of job openings for airline pilots, Stege said.

One thing that may be helping to ease the crunch, Kuhlmann said, is some airlines are starting to look at colleges and interview aviation students, keeping in mind that they still have a ways to go before all the credentials are met.

Cost of education, flight training Being a pilot is “one of the best jobs you could ever have,” Stege said. But there’s no denying that it takes a lot of dedication and the initial flight training is expensive.

To earn a degree in aviation in addition to all the certifications needed, Stege said, it can cost a person upward of $80,000 to $100,000 or more.

Sarah Denton knew she wanted to pursue a career in aviation since she was a teenager.

“My grandpa is my role model and inspiration to become a pilot,” Denton said. “I remember walking up to my best friend one morning before school, and telling her that I wanted to fly like my grandpa did.”

Her grandfather is a fantastic storyteller, she said, so she grew up hearing his stories about the Vietnam War — he was a weapon systems operator and flew an F-4 Phantom II. Now, Denton, 25, is a private pilot and is working as a line service technician for Signature Flight Support at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. However, she was recently offered a position with Jeppesen where she will work as a navigation information analyst.

Denton received a couple scholarships that helped pay for her training, but she also had to take out loans. But for her, it was worth it, she said.

“Pilots are in high demand,” Denton said. But “it’s also just a fun industry with a variety of jobs both on the ground and in the air.”

She suggests taking jobs in the industry that will provide a variety of different perspectives.

“Enjoy the journey,” Denton said.

“Don’t let finances stop you, because there is always a way.”

Once a person has earned a com-

Matt Stege, co-pilot of a Boeing 737 for a major airline, gets his picture taken in the cockpit of the plane. Stege, 33, of Denver knew he wanted to be a professional pilot since he was 14.

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Scott Frank, 27, and Sarah Denton, 25, of Broomfield are pilots pursuing a career with the major airlines. Despite the high expenses and time it takes to pursue their careers, both have known they wanted to fly professionally since they were children.

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mercial pilot certificate and a certified flight instructor certificate, he or she may teach at a flight school. Stege’s guess is that flight instructors can earn about $15 to $20 an hour, but it is difficult to do it as a full-time job.

Scott Frank, 27, of Broomfield graduated from Metro on Dec. 15 with a bachelor’s degree in aviation technology with a professional pilot concentration. This spring, he will be starting an internship with a major airline where he will work in the chief pilot’s office at Denver International

Airport.

His long-term goal is to work for an international major airline.

“It’s a step-by-step process,” Frank said, but added that so far, it’s been the most rewarding thing he’s done.

Frank currently works as a flight instructor for Western Air Flight Academy out of Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, and he enjoys it because he likes seeing the smiles on people’s faces.

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New aerospace attraction to open at Centennial Airport Wings Over the Rockies’ educational, entertainment campus expected this summer

Black Sky Space Gallery. The aviation gallery will be a 19,000-square-foot hangar, and in 2019, the space gallery will be finished, based around “cutting-edge space technology and concepts,” the nonprofit’s website said.

“You’ll learn about the technology of rockets, what (NASA is) doing currently,” Theune said.

The aviation gallery, expected to open this summer, will offer visitors exhibits, a flight simulator and even

the chance to experience flight itself.

The details of the program for being flown around by pilots are still being worked out, Theune said.

Visitors will also be able to tour Centennial Airport and witness live takeoffs and landings.

Other parts of Wings Over the Rockies’ 15-acre property at Centennial Airport may be taken up by an institution of higher education, an out-of-state charter school or a flight

school, Theune said.

The nonprofit is in talks for those options, which would further its goal of making the campus “an exploration point for aerospace in Colorado,” Theune said.

The new campus comes after more than a decade of planning and fundraising, a news release by the nonprofit said. Only one other air and space museum has two locations in the United States that the nonprofit is aware of — the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum — according to Theune. This facility will be smaller, but focused on flight, which hasn’t been done anywhere else in the country, he said.

“Our air and space museum in Lowry will concentrate on the past, while the Exploration of Flight campus at Centennial Airport will focus on the present and future,” said John Barry, Wings Over the Rockies president and CEO, in the news release.

The new campus is also expected to familiarize visitors more with Centennial Airport, which sits in unincorporated Arapahoe County just south of the City of Centennial and extends south into Douglas County. The airport’s name predates the city’s.

“We want to explain how (the airport) works,” said Theune, adding that visitors can walk around, talk to pilots, do pre-flight checks and other experience-based activities.

It’s an addition the airport is welcoming.

“We’ve always been very big fans of Wings Over the Rockies,” said Deborah Grigsby Smith, the airport’s public information officer. “And I think we are, probably, just as excited about the Boeing Blue Sky Aviation Gallery as they are. The new facility, when open, will be the perfect gathering place for aviation and aerospace lovers, of all ages — and its close proximity to the airport will afford visitors an opportunity to see general aviation at work in the community.”

For more information about the Boeing Blue Sky Gallery opening or the Exploration of Flight Center as a whole, visit ExplorationOfFlight.org.

he said. Others, during their first few years at the charter and regional levels, can make somewhere between $25,000 to $45,000. A pilot of 10 or 20 years can easily be making an excess of six figures, with some into the $200,000 and up range with a major airline, Price said.

been within the past few years that it’s beginning to bounce back.

Kuhlmann agrees.

After the 9/11 attacks in 2001, airlines cut the pay scale significantly, so there fewer people wanting to enter the industry, Kuhlmann said.

“We’re slowly seeing a rebound to that,” he said, “but there’s still not enough to fill the need.”

Another thing that airlines will need to keep up with so as not to experience a shortage of airline pilots is the number of pilots retiring, Stege said.

On July 15, 2009, the FAA issued a ruling that raised the mandatory retirement age of airline pilots from 60 to 65.

It helped pilots approaching retirement age in that period of time, Callender said.

However, within the next decade or so, there will be a massive retirement rate of pilots from the Vietnam era,

Kuhlmann said. The time period for the Vietnam era, as defined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, is Aug. 5, 1964 through May 7, 1975, but begins in February 1961 for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam during that period. It should be noted that not all pilots from that time period flew in the war, Callender added.

No matter which stance a person takes on whether there is or not a pilot shortage, one thing for certain is that pilots enter the career for the love of flying.

And to become a pilot, specifically a professional pilot, it takes true passion, Price said.

“If, when you’re not flying you wish you were, then a pilot career is what you need,” Price said. “It’s a feeling that you must do this. Your life will have a hole in it that can never be filled if you don’t pursue it. Oh, and the view is pretty cool, too.”

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Aviation and space enthusiasts in the metro area may have been to the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum — which boasts a collection of aircraft housed in a hangar at the former Lowry Air Force Base grounds in Denver — but they’re about to get a whole new experience.

The Wings Over the Rockies nonprofit, which offers educational and entertainment experiences centered around aerospace, is opening its new Exploration of Flight campus this summer.

The nonprofit’s second location will be an expansive campus that offers interactive exhibits and possibly even flying in planes with pilots. And it’ll be housed at Centennial Airport, one of the nation’s busiest general aviation airports.

It’s a place where people can come together and not only have fun, but solve a looming problem in the industry.

“In aerospace in general, there’s a huge lack of qualified personnel,” said Ben Theune, the nonprofit’s director of marketing. “Boeing estimates that over the next 18 years, in the aviation industry alone, 2 million workers will need to fill pilot gaps, aircraft-maintenance gaps, engineering, air-traffic control — the whole bit.”

The new campus aims to create a model that can be duplicated at other air centers, Theune said.

“We really want to get young people excited about flight, whether that’s aviation or space,” Theune added.

The Exploration of Flight campus — which the nonprofit calls unique to the nation — will house the Boeing Blue Sky Aviation Gallery and the Ozmen

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From the first day of students’ flight training when they know nothing about aviation to the “perma-grin” they get after their first solo, Frank said. “I love my job.”

Pay for pilots depends on what they are flying and for whom, said Jeff Price, an author and professor in the Department of Aviation and Aerospace at Metro. Some companies pay better than others, and the regional airlines typically pay less than the major airlines, Price said.

In general, during “the first few years, they don’t make a lot at all,” Price said. But “then it really starts jumping.”

Some pilots can make as little as $18,000 to $23,000 in their early years,

Construction is underway at the future site of the Boeing Blue Sky Aviation Gallery, a 19,000-square-foot hangar that will offer visitors exhibits, a flight simulator and other aviation-related attractions. The gallery, part of the larger Exploration of Flight campus, is set to open this summer.

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The outside of the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, which sits on former Lowry Air Force Base land. Wings Over the Rockies is set to open a new location this summer at Centennial Airport.

Retirement, employment cutbacks For about a decade prior to Sept. 11, 2001, airlines went through a rough patch of time, Stege said.

“Then 9/11,” he added, “and that hit them hard.”

In those years, Stege said, the industry was not hiring, employees suffered from pay cuts and furloughs, and pilot pensions were taken away.

Airlines were merging, and others went bankrupt.

Now that the economy is recovering, the airline industry is as well, Stege said. But in his opinion, it’s still only

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The city slips away in a painting by Littleton High School junior Ethan Garrett.

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Aaron Archuleta, left, and Henry Gray check out the art show between classes.

LPS art show brimming with youthful talent

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

If you took the labels off the paintings and sculptures at the new exhibition at Arapahoe Community College’s Colorado Gallery of the Arts, you’d never guess you were looking at paintings by kids as young as 8. The Littleton Public Schools Exhibition, which runs through Feb. 6, features dozens of pieces by Littleton students, running the gamut from poignant portraits and entrancing landscapes to reality-inverting abstractions.

“People are often surprised by the quality of technical and aesthetic skills these kids exhibit,” said Trish Sangelo, the gallery’s director. “I’m very proud we’re spotlighting them. This is an important chance for the kids to showcase their hard work, but also the hard work of the faculty who are helping them achieve these works.”

The Colorado Gallery for the Arts is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, and stays open until 7 p.m. on Tuesdays.

Pointillist beauty by Franklin Elementary School fifth-grader Violet Larson.

These flowers bite in a mixed-media piece by Littleton High School senior Holly Brown.

A psychedelic landscape by Wilder Elementary School second-grader Drew Eddy.

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Crowd turns out in support of fallen deputy Restaurant-brewery raises money for Parrish family

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Booths, tables and bar seats held a full crowd at Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery, where a fundraiser for fallen Douglas County Sheriff ’s Deputy Zackari Parrish brought just about double the normal amount of business to the restaurant Jan. 17.

Deputy Joseph Layman, one of the officers at the Highlands Ranch apartment during the incident in which Parrish, 29, was killed in an ambushstyle shooting Dec. 31., gathered at Rock Bottom in Centennial with a large group of friends for the event.

Layman knew Parrish since last spring, he said.

“This right here — the community,” Layman said of what has helped him most in the incident’s aftermath. “The outpouring of support in this community has been monumental.”

Layman, who lives in Parker, hadn’t been to Rock Bottom before the event, but the full room was one more show of support that’s impressed him in the south metro area.

“The human element of this is amazing,” one man at a nearby table said to Layman, shaking his hand.

By chance, Layman met Steven Barry, assistant general manager for

The crowd at Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery Jan. 17, amid an event to raise money for the family of Deputy Zackari Parrish. Proceeds from the sale of a certain craft sour beer, named ZPIII in honor of Parrish, were donated to the Fallen Officer Fund of Douglas County Foundation.

Rock Bottom, near Christmas at a restaurant in Parker. Barry’s young son was excited to meet a police officer, and Layman showed him his vehicle.

Douglas County deputies carry “comfort bears” in their patrol cars, Layman said, and he promised the son a police bear for Christmas. Layman dropped it off at his house.

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Wayne Gordon, 53, left, and Maria Gordon, 57, eat at Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery Jan. 17 on the night of the event to honor Deputy Zackari Parrish. The Gordons have been coming to Rock Bottom for years.

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Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Layman, left, stands with assistant general manager Steven Barry at Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery in Centennial Jan. 17.

Barry led Rock Bottom in hosting an event to raise money for the family of Deputy Zackari Parrish, who was killed in a shooting in Highlands Ranch Dec. 31.

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Community urged to cheer on participants of Parrish 5K Registration of first-ever run/walk event is full

County Event Center, 500 Fairgrounds Road, Castle Rock, from 9 a.m. to noon on Feb. 3.

The run is capped at 3,000 participants, but the organizers encourage the community to attend to cheer on the runners.

Proceeds of the event benefit the county’s Fallen Officer Fund, a taxexempt charitable organization that

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The first Zackari Parrish 5K run or walk will be held at the Douglas

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in the following days.

“I thought, you know what?

I have all these resources,” Barry said about planning the event. “Seeing (Parrish’s) wife

with those two little girls — that’s what broke my heart.

Thinking about what those three were going through, right after Christmas. It was heartbreaking.”

Maria and Wayne Gordon, who have been coming to Rock Bottom since the late 1990s, live in Highlands Ranch and heard about the event.

provides assistance to Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office deputies who are killed or seriously injured in the line of duty, as well as the Parrish family.

Parrish, a 29-year-old deputy, was responding to a domestic dispute at a residence in the Copper Canyon Apartments in Highlands Ranch the morning of Dec. 31 when he was shot and killed.

“It’s really heartening to see people get behind officers, instead of what’s been happening for the last five or six years,” Wayne Gordon, 53, said.

Rock Bottom named a sour craft beer ZPIII Sour in honor of Parrish and pledged to donate 25 cents from every ZPIII Sour sold to the Fallen Officer

He leaves behind a wife and two young daughters.

Though the race is closed, community members are invited to a free Douglas County Lifestyle Expo from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., also at the Douglas County Event Center.

The event showcases more than 50 businesses and nonprofit organizations in the county.

Fund of Douglas County Foundation. The restaurant is collecting additional donations and holding a silent auction throughout January, a promotional email said.

The funds raised will directly benefit Parrish’s family, the email said.

Barry said the amount of business Rock Bottom saw

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Arapahoe County deputy guilty of DUI on duty Jeffrey Vincent to be sentenced on two misdemeanor counts STAFF REPORT

Arapahoe County Sheriff ’s Deputy Jeffrey Vincent was found guilty of driving under the influence and of prohibited use of a weapon Jan. 12, a news release from the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said.

The incident occurred Jan. 3, 2017, when a deputy reported that he thought Vincent might be intoxicated on duty. Vincent’s assignment that day was to transport inmates from jail to

the courthouse.

A blood test administered about four hours later that day showed his bloodalcohol content was 0.081, above the legal limit for driving.

“No one starts drinking with the idea they are going to strap on a gun … but that’s the problem with alcohol — it affects decision-making,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Brian Sugioka told the jury during closing arguments, according to the release.

“The defendant must be held accountable for that: This is a peace officer accused of being drunk on duty, carrying a weapon while drunk on duty and transporting an inmate while drunk on duty.”

Vincent, 45, will be sentenced on the misdemeanor counts Feb. 1.

Arapahoe County inmate appears to die by suicide Brian Heath Roundtree was booked into jail one day earlier

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An inmate at the Arapahoe County jail was found dead of an apparent suicide in his cell at about 10 p.m. Jan. 18, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff ’s Office.

Brian Heath Roundtree, 43, received medical assistance upon being found, but he could not be resuscitated and was pronounced dead at the scene, a news release from the sheriff ’s office said. He had been arrested on suspicion of robbery, said Julie Brooks, spokeswoman for the sheriff ’s office. He was booked into the jail Jan. 17.

His incident that same day involved felony menacing along with aggravated robbery, according to court records. Roundtree pleaded guilty in a

case involving an aggravated-robbery charge in 1994 and pleaded guilty to aggravated motor-vehicle theft in 1998.

He was in his cell by himself at the time of death, and his death doesn’t appear to be suspicious, the release said. The ongoing investigation into the death is being conducted by the sheriff ’s office and the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.

Roundtree, who lived in the Highlands Ranch area, was a former production manager and writer for 5280 magazine and a marketing and communications coordinator for the South Metro Denver Realtor Association.

He attended Smoky Hill High School, the Community College of Denver and Arapahoe Community College.

At 5280, Roundtree was among those who mentored high-school students through a program with the Colorado “I Have A Dream” Foundation.

A service for Roundtree will be held at Olinger Chapel Hill Mortuary and Cemetery, located at 6601 S. Colorado Blvd. in Centennial, at 10 a.m. Jan. 26, according to an online obituary.

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Coworking space opens in Highlands Ranch Rally Workspace provides another option for businesses

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Highlands Ranch residents who need temporary office space can look no further.

Rally Workspace, a 15,000-squarefoot floor of a commercial building at 8740 Lucent Blvd., is officially open for business. The shared office open space — coined “coworking” — with unobstructed views of the mountains, is equipped with a mix of desks, cubicles, offices and conference rooms that can be rented on a monthly basis.

“All it basically means is the person you sit next to may or may not work at the same company,” executive director Mark Voegele said at the grand opening on Jan. 16.

One of the nation’s largest student loan servicers, Nelnet, is Rally’s parent company. Nelnet opened its second coworking space in Highlands Ranch — the first is in Lincoln, Nebraska — to provide an option for a variety of people in the business world, including employees of a startup or small company, freelancers, home business owners and commuters. Because there are several existing coworking spaces in downtown Denver, Highlands

Ranch is a fitting location, Voegele explained. An online search shows that the only other space of its kind in the community is Regus in Shea Center, a commercial building west of Lucent Boulevard.

“We thought downtown Denver is pretty saturated with workspaces,” Voegele said. “Out in Highlands Ranch, there isn’t a whole lot.”

And given the high rate of home businesses in Highlands Ranch, said Andrea LaRew, president of the Highlands Ranch Chamber of Commerce, a space like Rally is “much needed.”

The entire floor is being completed in phases. Phase one, with 11 offices, 18 desks and one conference room, was completed in three to four months prior to the soft opening last August.

More than half of the rental options are already full, said Voegele, adding that users tend to stay an average of 90 days. Plans for the next phases include more desks, offices and a second conference room. Voegele expects to see more traffic as the Central Park development south of the building is completed.

One business that is currently utilizing Rally is Redfin, a residential real estate company with a main office in Denver. Some employees are in cubicles; others have closed-off offices.

The Highlands Ranch location is convenient for Terry Carter, a Redfin listing coordinator who lives across the street. The downtown office is small and parking is a burden, she said.

Mark Voegele, executive director of Rally Workspace, stands in the new 15,000-squarefoot shared office space on the fourth floor of a commercial building at 8740 Lucent Blvd. The desks and offices are available for rent on a monthly basis.

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LOCAL

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Skip, skip, skip to the flu, skip to the flu, it’s jarring

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ave you had a flu shot?” QUIET The flu has been front page “No, thank you.” news this year.

“Do you want to get a DESPERATION It’s a simple, three-letter flu shot?” word that has profound impli“No, thank you.” cations. Certain flu outbreaks, I told my doctor it’s a “minor like the 1918-19 influenza pandemic, have been devastating. pleasure” to be ill.

More people died from it I was being serious (for once). than died in World War I. It An occasional illness is a good infected more than 500 milreminder. It’s a reminder to aplion people, and resulted in preciate how good it feels to feel the deaths of 50-100 million good. people.

The flu might be too good of a Craig Marshall The site of the first outreminder, however. Somewhere Smith break was next door, in between a cold and the flu is Kansas, at Fort Riley. Private probably enough for most people Albert Gitchell, a mess cook, got the to appreciate good health. ball rolling.

Everyone I know who has had a flu The flu spread. Eventually it spread shot has had the flu, as if the applicato Europe, and was named “Spanish tion provides the illness.

Influenza,” or “Spanish Flu,” even I have never had a flu shot, and I have though it had originated in Kansas. never had the flu. With one exception.

My friend Ruth, who was alive in 1918I had hangover flu more times than I 19, got a flu shot every year. The irony is can count. I hope those days and nights that she wanted to go, as it were. are over.

Then why have a flu shot, I asked her.

“I don’t want to go like that.”

Instead of a flu shot, my doctor gave me a pneumonia shot. He called it “Pneumonia 23.”

Later in the day, I felt exactly like I had the flu, and stayed in bed, moaning softly off and on.

I don’t underestimate the feeling of feeling good.

Every day that I wake, get up, shave and shower, without aches and pains and coughs, or bending over in agony, or heaving left and right, is a good day.

Wellness is, well, the best. Better than a cruise. Half the time (it seems) people on cruises come down with something.

A big ship, packed with strangers, and bottomless shrimp appetizers, is not the place I would want to be if I came down with the flu.

Who wants to be as sick as a dog?

You know me when it comes to words and expressions.

The expression “sick as a dog” was

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first used in 1705. But it’s unknown why a dog is the comparison. Maybe because horses can’t vomit.

“Sick as a parrot” turned up in the 1970s.

At this moment, as of this writing, I feel good. I am thankful for it. But there are others within the sound of this article who are under the weather. And it may be far more than the flu.

A man walks into a pharmacy and asks the pharmacist, “Do you have any acetylsalicylic acid?”

“Do you mean aspirin?”

“That’s it. I can never remember the word.”

If you’re wondering about Albert Gitchell, so am I. I haven’t been able to determine if Patient Zero died from the flu.

Get well soon.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

Five words to live by — plus your own word

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR It doesn’t add up In the private sector, mergers and acquisitions are common…and are focused on increased efficiency, reduced costs and better customer service.

Oddly enough, the merger of local public sector fire districts (SMFD, Littleton, HRMD) is going to cost tax-

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Jack Troutman Highlands Ranch

ne word.” Just one word.

As I was preparing to write this column I was inspired by something my friend Tom Ziglar had shared with me. Tom shared with me his “one word” for the year.

WINNING He shared that for the past few years WORDS he picks just one word and focuses on that word throughout the year. I will share his one word with you later in this column. Trust me, it’s worth the wait.

To add a little Michael Norton more value, I thought I would ask four other friends of mine and business leaders whom I respect and admire and who have served as mentors to me over the years what their own “one word” might be.

Our own Tricia Swenson, the video host and producer for the Vail

Daily, had selected “choose” as her “one word.” Tricia says that, “We all have the ability to choose. We can choose how we react, choose how to adjust, and choose how we view our circumstances. Choosing, and realizing we have the power of choice and the ability to choose, is something that needs to be exercised and practiced.”

David Mattson, chief executive officer at Sandler Training, chose “behavior” as his “one word.”

Teaching the importance of behaviors is a core element of Sandler’s training as they really focus on behavior, attitude and technique.

When I asked David why he chose “behavior,” he said this, “Without behavior nothing happens. We can dream, and we can practice, but until we act or behave, nothing actually happens. We all know people who are always getting ready to get ready, but who never really take action. If we become a behaviorist

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Water agency ready with plans in case of drought

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re we seeing a harbinger of the future? From Telluride to the Eastern Plains, communities across Colorado are experiencing an unusually dry winter, the likes of which have not been seen since 2002.

Statewide, we have now seen about GUEST three-quarters of the COLUMN snowfall we typically see this far into the season. In the mountains, some ranges are seeing as little as 33 percent of average snowfall.

Meanwhile, Denver has seen a recordbreaking number of days without measur- Lisa Darling able snow.

So, it is natural to be nervously asking: Are we headed into our next drought?

The short answer is we don’t know and won’t for weeks or perhaps months to come. The key will be how much snowpack we have in early April and how fast it melts.

But know this: Members of the South Metro Water Supply Authority who provide water to communities throughout the south metro area are prepared for whatever the weather may bring.

A critical part of being prepared is storage. We must be able to store water from the spring snowmelt so it is available when we need it in the summer and fall, especially when the snow melts faster because of rapidly warming temperatures.

That is why successful projects like Parker Water’s Rueter-Hess Reservoir in Douglas County are so important.

Parker’s partners in this project include Castle Rock, Castle Pines North and Stonegate Village, and together they can store up to 75,000 acre-feet of available water supplies. (To picture an acre-foot of water, imagine a football field filled one foot deep.)

Another important storage project is the Chatfield Reservoir Reallocation. Three south metro communities — Centennial Water and Sanitation District (serving Highlands Ranch), Castle Pines North and Castle Rock — have joined with other state and regional water providers and agencies to reallocate existing storage in this flood-control reservoir so it can be used to store municipal and environmental supplies.

South metro communities are also taking an innovative approach to storage by injecting water back into the underground aquifer that for years provided much of the water supply for the region.

This method, known as Aquifer

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Versteegh had to say about her “one word.” Lissa is the senior vice president of sales strategy and development at Randstad USA. Her word is “authentic.” She shared that, “With all the changes in life and in the world, we must stay true to ourselves.

And when we do, we will make the right judgments and decisions.” That is gold, brilliant.

Now, when we look at these words in summary and in one snapshot, we see where making the right choices and choosing the right behaviors, and then diligently getting after those behaviors with the attitude of perseverance, we will meet with transformation in our personal and professional lives.

And when we add staying true to ourselves, striving to be authentic in all that we do, we will choose, behave, persevere and transform the authentic lives we were meant to live.

Knowing that many of you will ask, my own “one word” is “loveandforgiveness.” I know it is really not “one word,” but if you think about it for a minute, it truly is “one word.”

So how about you?

What is your “one word” for 2018? I would really love it if you would send me an email with your “one word” and why you have chosen that word at gotonorton@gmail.com.

And when we can choose a positive, strong, encouraging, and authentic word to live by, it really will be a better than good year.

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and do what it takes to succeed, then success happens.”

Karl Watson, chief operating officer at Summit Materials, chose another word that I love, “persevere.” Having known Karl for several years now, I can tell you that he is a guy who knows what it means to “persevere.”

This is Karl’s “one word” because he said, “Courage and strength alone are great attributes. So are wisdom and knowledge, faith and hope. But whether we are in good times or in bad times, it is the endurance to persevere that can elevate us to a higher plateau, even when we are doing great. It will also be the attitude of perseverance that will help us to improve in areas where we need to develop when we find ourselves in difficult or challenging times.”

Here is Tom Ziglar’s word. Tom is the chief executive officer of the Zig Ziglar Corporation. Tom chose “transformation.”

Tom calls it the trinity of transformation and he says it this way, “Transformation happens when desire ignites hope and is fueled by grit.” People often have goals and dreams. We all desire something in this life. We desire to change or transform something about ourselves or in our life. Every one of us has desires, and we all have hope for something.

But until we have the grit to see it through, true transformation will not happen.

Lastly, I am so happy and proud to share what my good friend Lissa

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

Storage and Recovery or ASR, is something Centennial Water & Sanitation District has been operating successfully for many years. Other members of the South Metro Water Supply Authority, such as Meridian and Rangeview, are permitting ASR projects, while others are developing pilot ASR projects.

Along with new storage projects, south metro communities are also working together to bring new water supplies to the region. One of the best examples is the Water Infrastructure and Supply Efficiency Partnership, or WISE. This one-of-a-kind project involves 10 South Metro Water providers who have partnered with Denver Water and Aurora Water to share water supply and infrastructure.

WISE maximizes the use of available infrastructure and water supplies in a way that not only brings

new water to the south metro region but creates benefits for all the parties involved.

Another cooperative water supply project is the Northern Project, a collaboration between East Cherry Creek Valley and Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater District, which delivers new renewable water supplies to the region and continues to reduce dependency on nonrenewable groundwater.

A third critical component is conservation, yet another area where south metro communities are leading the way. South metro residents have reduced per person water demand by 30 percent since 2000. Our region averages less than 120 gallons of water use per capita per day, one of the lowest rates in the state and well ahead of the Colorado Water Plan’s 2050 goal of SEE DARLING, P34

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Students nominated by DeGette to attend military academies Schools from throughout metro area bear nominees STAFF REPORT

Early in January, 21 local students from Denver and the south metro area received a nomination by United States Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Denver) for the opportunity to attend U.S. military service academies.

DeGette reviews applications from high school seniors each year and chooses who gets nominated. A volunteer citizen-advisory board helps select the strongest candidates.

“The choice by these young people to attend the service academies speaks volumes about their commitment to our country, to their communities and to their own personal development,” DeGette said. “They will face extraordinary challenges as they prepare to

answer the call to national service.”

A Jan. 12 ceremony marked the students’ nomination at the Colorado State Capitol’s old Supreme Court chamber.

Here’s a full list of the nominees from DeGette’s area, the 1st Congressional District, which includes Denver, Glendale, Englewood, Sheridan, Cherry Hills Village and unincorporated areas west of Littleton.

Some students, denoted by asterisks, requested nominations to more than one academy. The schools they attend are also listed.

U.S. Air Force Academy • Anna Barrow - George Washington High School • Mitchell Cook - Cherry Creek High School • Thomas Gillman - Columbine High School • Henrik Laird - Denver East High School

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, middle, poses for a photo with some of the students she nominated to attend U.S. service academies at a ceremony to honor them Jan. 12. The nominees included 21 students, a news release said.

• Skylar Lodice - Dakota Ridge High School • Tatum Maloney - Mullen High School • *Michael Melton - Littleton High School • Ponder Stine - Cherry Creek High School/University of Colorado Boulder • Helen Threlkeld - Denver School of the Arts • *John Walsh - East High School U.S. Merchant Marine Academy • Cole Blake - Regis Jesuit High School

Careers

• *Michael Melton - Littleton High School • *Aaron Rainey - Denver School of Science and Technology U.S. Military Academy • *Thomas Cassidy - Regis Jesuit High School • *Skylar Lodice - Dakota Ridge High School • *Alden Miller - Denver Academy

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the community and delivering meals to seniors at their homes. Integrated Family Community Services will use the grant to further its work in the community.

Participating volunteers from the South Metro area were Michelle Colaizzi, Noel Elhardt and Martin Than, of Highlands Ranch; Brian Counterman, Bill Hoeltgen, Christopher Kinsky, Johnny Liang, Samantha Ortega, Stephanie Ramirez, George Sechrist and Alexa Soto, of Littleton; Bob Lowry and David Lowry, of Castle Rock; Michelle McRae, of Centennial; Lauren Turner, Travis Turner, Robert Wohrley and Tom Wohrley, of Parker; and Scott Allmon and Sam Bershof, of Greenwood Village The participating Allstate volunteers are among thousands of agency owners and financial specialists around the country working to strengthen communities by volunteering their time to support the causes they care about most.

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The romantic habits of rattlesnakes and dinosaurs

W The control room for one of the studios at Rocky Mountain Recorders in Denver. Professionals at the studio can assist with everything from mixing and mastering and deciding between digital and analog recording.

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Metro area offers recording options Bands, advertisers and more tap into sound design

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Working in a recording studio is all about capturing sound in the best and highest quality possible. So, it’s no surprise that the best way for engineers and producers to first get to know from perspective clients isn’t by email or text — they prefer a simple phone call or sit-down.

“It’s all about that initial conversation, which allows me to really

find out what a person wants to do,” explained Chris McNaughton, owner of Rocky Mountain Recorders studios in Denver.

“To get it right in the studio, it’s all about connecting with the musician, and a conversation is so much better for that than anything else” agreed Pete DeBoer, owner of Lakewood’s World Famous Studios.

The music scene in Denver has been growing steadily with the population boom the state is experiencing, which means more local bands are looking for places to play, and studios to record in.

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QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN CONSIDERING A STUDIO • Are you prepared to go into the studio?

Is the music you’re looking to record fully written, arranged, and ready to be recorded?

• How is the studio space rented? Hourly or by blocks of time?

• What gear is available to use, and what gear/instruments would need to be brought in?

• Will you need assistance with mixing, mastering and production, or just one or two of these skills?

• What questions and assistance will you need from the producer or sound engineer you work with?

Training the next generation of studio wizards For years, the motto of Greg Kimble has been a simple one — keep music going.

So, when he and some friends started discussing their experiences at different sound engineering and music schools, and decided to start the kind of place they wish they had attended, the name was obvious — Keep Music Going, or KMGLife.

“Life is made up of two things — things you have to do, and things you get to do,” Kimble said. “Music is all about creativity and passion, and they’re things that people who come here get to do.”

Located at 3063 Sterling Circle, No. 5, in Boulder, KMGLife is home to

25,000 square feet of studios, which can be rented for recording but are primarily used by the about 200 studios enrolled in the KMGLife’s Ableton Music Production and Recording Arts and Business programs.

Ableton is a music production program, and KMGLife is one of only 16 Ableton Certified Training Centers in the country.

“Everything we teach here is hands on, with the latest studio technologies,” said Mitch Zonnefeld, executive vice present of the school.

“We teach everything students could want, from production and mixing, to live sound engineering, Automatic Dialogue Replacement

(ADR), studio etiquette and more.”

Depending on which program a student selects, they can complete the course at four to eight hours a week, for six to nine months. The main aim of the program is to train students in all aspects of the recording industry, and allow them to unleash their creativity — they can use studios at a cheaper rate, work on their own recording, and there are even extracurriculars like a live venue for concerts, and a DJ club.

“For me, the thing I’m looking for in students is a good attitude, and creativity,” Kimble said. “It’s a joy to be here and change the lives of students who come here.”

hen it comes to Valentine’s Day, there are some date ideas that have been done to death — fancy dinner, movie for two, going out dancing.

While all fun, none of these are particularly unique.

Fortunately, Dinosaur Ridge has those looking for something a little different covered, with Sex, Science COMING Saurians: A ATTRACTIONS and Dinosaur Ridge Valentine’s Celebration.

“We wanted to try an event that would be just for adults, 21 years old and older,” explained Erin LaCount, education programs coordinator with Dinosaur Clarke Reader Ridge. “We know plenty of adults are very interested in getting back into dinosaurs and science, and we thought this would be a fun way to do so.”

The event goes from 7 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10 at the American Mountaineering Museum, 710 10th St. p in Golden, and in addition to drinks “ and a chocolate fountain, tickethm olders will also have a seat to two scientific, scintillating and hilarious h presentations — “Salacious in the e Cretaceous,” an examination on how dinosaurs had sex from LaCount, and C “Sex, Lies and Rattlesnakes,” from S Mary Ann Bonnell, visitor services manager with Jefferson County Open R Space.

T “I’m known as the area rattlesnake b sexpert,” Bonnell said with a laugh. i “Between Erin and I, we cover ancient o “ and past animals that so interest people.” w Both Bonnell and LaCount have developed their presentations based i on research, and have honed them to e be funny, informative, and a little bit S f naughty. Where the science is unknown, there will be good caveats and 7 T logical scientific connections.

“Since this is an adult-only event, D I’ve developed a presentation that uses some pretty hilarious language o and approaches,” LaCount said. “For i me, it’s all about making people laugh b t with some interesting facts.”

This is the first attempt at an event s like this for Dinosaur Ridge, but if the a event goes well, they could become a d s more regular experience.

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And thanks to technological advancements, there are more options than ever for budding recording artists.

There are home-based studios that offer a DIY vibe to musicians looking for that raw, warm feeling to their music.

“I had a space for recording set up as Studio 204, but I decided I didn’t need to spend money on rent when I could do it in my place,” said Chase Demos, who now works with rock and punk bands in his home studio.

“I use analog equipment for the recordings I do. I like to keep it bare bones, and for me, it’s not about the money — it’s about making great music.”

World Famous is also based out of a home, and DeBoer said the space fits for everything from hip-hop and rock to death metal and singer-songwriter.

“I started in the rock world, and originally wanted to be a live sound engineer. All of this gave me an understanding of how instruments should sound together” he said. “I prefer analog equipment because I like the way the work flows, and the limits it places on the process.”

Musicians looking for a more professional recording experience have options of studios with the latest and greatest

CCM Recording Studios 4214 E. Colfax Ave., Denver 720-941-6088 www.denver-recordingstudio.com Chase Demos Music 720-323-5906 Digital recording consoles and near-field monitors are among the equipment seen in a control room at Rocky Mountain Recorders.

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One of the vocal booths — used to record vocals — at Denver’s Rocky Mountain Recorders. In addition to music vocal work, the space is perfect for audio post production for television, film, video, multimedia, interactive media and radio, voice over, audiobooks and more. tech, like Rocky Mountain Recorders, CCM Recording Studios on East Colfax, and KMGLife in Boulder.

“We have three engineers who each have their own skill set to offer clients,” said Darren Skonson, owner of CCM. “We have experts in hip-hop and beatmaking for rappers looking for those services, and have hosted Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Wacka Flocka.”

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“It’s a chance to celebrate the ridge, past and present,” said Bonnell.

“This is just a great date night, that most people wouldn’t think about.”

For tickets and information, visit http://dinoridge.org/valentinesevent.html.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — The Secret Sisters at Swallow Hill The first time I saw Laura and Lydia Rogers, who record and perform as The Secret Sisters, they absolutely blew me away with their intertwining vocal harmonies, particularly on a cover they did of Sam Cooke’s “Cupid.”

The pair perform the kind of warm, welcoming folk music that is the perfect pair for a cold winter evening, and that makes The Secret Sisters the perfect performers for Swallow Hill’s Daniels Hall, 71 E. Yale Ave. in Denver at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25.

The duo’s most recent album, “You Don’t Own Me Anymore,” is made up of songs about surviving tough times, inspired by the sisters being dropped by their label in 2015. Before making this album, they almost gave up music all together, but inspired by friend and producer Brandi Carlile, they decided to give it another go. That strength shines through in every note.

To score tickets, visit www.swallowhillmusic.org.

Rocky Mountain Recorders has three top-of-the-line studios for its customers for everything from single vocals to bands and even orchestral work.

“We’re pretty easy-going here, but we can really do anything a client needs,” McNaughton said. “For us, it’s about getting the best possible recording.”

Most studios are booked by the hour, but some offer discounts for long blocks of time,

The Evil Dead return to Denver In 2013, the Equinox Theatre Company hosted a production of “Evil Dead: The Musical” that went on to sell out a packed four-week run. Demand was so high that in 2015, the theater hosted a six-week run that also did extremely well.

Now the hilarious and gruesome “Evil Dead: The Musical” has shambled back to life and is lurching its way to The Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St. in Denver, from Jan. 26 through Feb. 17. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For gore enthusiasts, there are also Splatter Zone seats available in advance only for $25.

The initial run won the Broadway World award for Best Comedic Musical, and is based on director Sam Raimi’s campy horror film series. A group of friends head out to the woods for a vacation that soon turns bloody when demons get involved. Some of the musical numbers include “All the Men in my Life Keep Getting Killed by Candarian Demons,” “Look Who’s Evil Now” and “Do the Necronomicon.”

Tickets and information available at www.EquinoxTheatreDenver.com.

Finding a home at Miners Alley Golden’s Miners Alley Playhouse is kicking off 2018 with the Tony Award-winning musical “Fun Home,” which tells the story of the well-known Bechdel Test.

“Fun Home” will run at Miners Alley, 1224 Washington Ave., from Jan. 26 through March 4. Tickets run from $15 to $40, and performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday,

or rent space for full or half days. One problem many who work in recording studios say they frequently see is musicians or bands who aren’t ready when they come to the studio, which is why that connection between engineers and talent is so important.

And as the people who work in the front lines with the area’s musicians can say, there are more and more talented people to work with.

“We’re right on the precipice of having the next big thing coming from the Denver area,” Skonson said. “It’s amazing to see the growth in Denver’s music scene as it’s happening.”

and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Based on Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic memoir, the show made history when its writing team because the first female team to win the Tony Award for Best Original Score. When Alison’s father dies unexpectedly, she goes on a trip to the past to her childhood at the family’s Bechdel Funeral Home to come to grips with herself, her family, and growing up questioning her sexuality.

For tickets and information, call 303935-3044 or visit www.minersalley.com.

Taking steps to ensuring a healthy future The debate over the future of health care in this country seems to be a never-ending one, but no matter what it looks like, there’s alot patients need to know to make the best decisions.

Elizabeth Kaufmann, who spent years at St. Anthony Hospital and OrthoColorado as a physical therapist, tapped into her past as a journalist to write “An Insider’s Guide to Orthopedic Surgery — A Physical Therapist Shares the Keys to a Better Recovery.”

In the book, Kaufmann tackles everything patients need to make sure their knee, hip, shoulder, and ankle replacements, as well as spine surgeries, give them the best possible outcomes.

Kaufmann will be at a book signing and talk from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 27 at Barnes & Noble Denver West, 14347 W. Colfax Ave. Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he can be reached creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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n Jan. 10, a groundbreaking and blessing ceremony SONYA’S at Denver SAMPLER Art Museum began a new chapter for the North (Ponti) Building, where a new welcome center, designed by Mario Silvetti and Fentress Architects, will help with accommodating the increasing number of visitors Sonya Ellingboe at the museum, especially after the renovation of the temporarily closed

building is completed. In the meantime, the newer Hamilton Building has expanded hours to seven days a week. Next major show: “Degas: A Passion for Perfection,” opening Feb. 11. Denverartmuseum.org.

Englewood Historic Preservation Society “The Real General Custer: Separating Fact from Political Bias” is George Koukeas’ topic for presentations to the Englewood Historic Preservation Society on Jan. 29. He will speak at 2:30 p.m. at Englewood Library, Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway and again at 6:30 p.m. at Brew on Broadway, 3445 S. Broadway, Englewood. Admission free. Information:

303-242-3527.

Call for artists Douglas County’s annual Art Encounters public sculpture program is accepting submissions through Feb. 9 at callforentry.org. The program accepts a number of works on loan, with a small compensation, and places them in public spaces in Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Parker and Castle Rock for a year. See: douglas.co.us/artencounters-call-entries.

Englewood Arts The Altius Quartet: Andrew Giordano and Joshua Ulrich, violin; Andrew Krimm, viola; Zachary Reaves,

cello will perform at 2 p.m. Feb. 17 at Hampden Hall in the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Tickets: $20, $15/free under 18. Box office opens an hour before concert or order at englewoodarts.org.

Sensory-friendly “My Father’s Dragon” will be presented by Enchanted Theatre Company in a sensory-friendly performance at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree.

Tickets cost $5. 720-509-1000. Lone Tree regularly presents sensory-friendly productions. See LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

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Whether you are a high school senior looking at life after graduation, or an adult wanting to complete your education, today’s options are endless. Learn more about alternatives to the traditional college or university, tips on paying for college and tips on how to map out a future that fits your individual road to success.

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Quality Education Meets Quality Life In Kearney, Nebraska Kearney, NE - Students who choose the University of Nebraska at Kearney are typically looking for something a little different in their college experience. Lopers are wanting to find their own way. Each year, more than 6,500 students discover what they’re looking for in the city affectionately known as “K-Town.”

One visit to Kearney can be eyeopening for students and their families. With a growing population of just over 30,000 it’s easy to see the progress throughout the community. New buildings, businesses, parks and trails, and homes and apartments are popping up across the city. Restaurants like Chickfil-A, Raising Cane’s, Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks and Buffalo Wild Wings are bringing their business to Kearney because they see opportunity. They’re not the only ones.

Venture away from Kearney’s main stretch of business and you’ll find the beautiful spaces one expects among the central plains of Nebraska. There’s room to roam, explore and play in Kearney.

With more than 20 miles of hike and bike trails, canals for kayaking and 14 parks covering 438 acres – many with lake-front recreation space - Kearney can be the ideal place for relaxation and physical fitness.

In the middle of it all sits the serene campus of UNK. Students report UNK to be a place that feels like home… with a lot more going on. More than 80 percent of Lopers are active on campus through organizations and communityservice projects. It follows the university’s model of creating experiences and hands-on learning opportunities, because true understanding happens through active, engaged learning – often outside of the classroom.

The future is bright for both Kearney and UNK. The relationship between the community and university gets stronger each year. Businesses interact with students, providing further opportunities for shared success through internship programs and part-time work. City and university people work together on projects like “University Village,” a new 100-acre campus combining UNK academic and housing facilities with private businesses like shops and restaurants.

Kearney offers small-town charm with big city opportunities. For many, it’s the best of both worlds. If you’re someone looking for a quality University of Nebraska degree, without the crowds and traffic, make sure you visit K-Town. You might be surprised by what you discover. To learn more, visit unk.edu.

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raditionally, when high school seniors prepare for the future, they talk about going to college, attending a 4-year university and getting a degree. However, there is a growing number of students where the traditional, socially-accepted option isn’t a good fit.

As the cost to obtain a 4-year degree continues to increase, students and parents are considering alternatives, especially as trade school, or vocational school, options have evolved over the last decade. At one time, trade school was mainly for future mechanics or cosmeticians. Now, trade schools cover a broad range of professions, including electricians, nursing, welding, medical assistants, massage therapy, computer networking, culinary (chef and head cooks) and heating, air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics and installers (HVAC).

These professions earn a good salary. In fact, Wendy Strait, lead counselor for Mountain Vista High School in Douglas County, joked that some of the trade school careers pay better than what she’s making with a bachelor’s degree.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, electricians make more than $50,000 a year, nurses make well over $60,000 and computer networking can make upwards of $80,000.

These career fields can all be possible through trade schools or programs deemed less expensive than a traditional 4-year college.

According to collegedata.com, getting a college education from a private school can cost up to $34,740 a year, in-state college tuition is estimated at $9,970, and out-of-state tuition is $25,620 per year.

However, even with the increasing cost of getting a 4-year degree, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that 69.7 percent of graduating high school seniors still enroll in a college or university, leaving just over 30 percent looking at other options.

Local high school counselors say as options post-high school have evolved, their approach to helping seniors plan for the future has become a lot more individualized. Programs in middle school and high school are also being created to give students the opportunity to try their hand at multiple trades.

“There is no definitive prescriptive way to counsel students. Sometimes you have to go through options and talk about what is available beyond traditional college,” Strait said.

Sandra Steiner, Director of Postsecondary readiness with Westminster Public Schools, said the entire school district has a duty to support students in finding careers that enable them to earn a household living wage whether it be through college, the military or a trade school program that can start as

Trade and vocation schools used to be primarily for mechanics and cosmetology. Today, vocational studies stretch from electronics to medical fields and nursing, such as those provided for students attending Westminster Public Schools.

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early as middle school.

“Statistically speaking, the majority of these opportunities will require some post-secondary credential, but not necessarily completion of a college degree,” she said. “If a student begins to prepare early, many credentials can be earned before a student graduates from high school. Our work with students starts in sixth grade and is focused on career exploration and investigation first.”

Strait said on a national level, most schools are playing catch up when it comes to providing vocational programs and giving students the opportunity to experience career fields that are about “hands-on” work such as farming and agriculture and mechanics.

“Over the years, we have oversold college as being the only way,” Strait said. “Schools started abandoning the trade programs, taking away funding and it’s become a problem. We lost programs like auto shop and welding.

Now, we are realizing it was a mistake and working to make it right. The problem there is it does cost a lot of money.”

This means not only bringing back trade classes, but also forming partnerships in the community. Strait said Douglas County Schools has formed partnerships with local businesses that give jobs to students in a variety of trades.

This also means participating in programs such as the state’s Colorado for Career and Technical Education Programs (CTE), which provides 43 percent of Colorado high school students with trade and vocational

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“Career and Technical Education Programs provide students the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge tied to work and leadership at work,” Sarah Heath, Career and Technical Education/State CTE director. “We have a variety of programs that are all tied to either high wage, high skill, or high demand jobs in our state.”

Steiner said other new options such as CareerWise Colorado enables students to work, finish high school and complete and Associate’s Degree over a three-year period.

“Local employers hire students for this program while they are sophomores in high school,” Steiner said.

“These employers are committed to

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growing their future workforce and are willing to invest time, training and college tuition dollars to develop these students for probably long-term employment. For these students, it’s a way to earn money, learn workplace readiness skills, time management and professionalism.”

Diana Wilson, Communications Officer with Jeffco Public Schools, said they have developed multiple programs aimed at helping students get an idea of what they will want to do well before graduation.

At Dakota Ridge High School, the district provides a certified International Baccalaureate Diploma ProSEE COLLEGE, P8

ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS CareerWise Colorado — www. careerwisecolorado.org Colorado for Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs — www.coloradostateplan. com/ Future Center — 303-487-3929 www.westminsterpublicschools.org/ futurecenter

Douglas County Career and Technical Education Program — www.dcsdk12.org/career-andtechnical-education Jefferson County Schools Career and Technical Education — www.jefcoed.com/academics/ career_technical_education Cherry Creek School District CTE programs — www.cherrycreekschools.org/CTE

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January 25, 2018

How businesses can collaborate with the education sector to close the skills gap

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ith U.S. graduation rates being at an all-time high, one might expect employers to have a wealth of qualified candidates to hire. Instead, many employers are finding that these recent graduates are unprepared to succeed in the workforce.

While many are graduating with technical skills, their “soft skills” are lacking. These skills — from professional communication and critical thinking to collaboration and time management — are seen as critical by employers, yet have not historically been taught with consistency or prioritized.

A recent whitepaper commissioned by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), an education nonprofit that equips students with the necessary soft skills needed to be successful in college and their careers, highlights recent partnerships between the business and education sectors to tackle this skills gap.

“Bridging the Soft Skills Gap: How Employers Can Partner with Educators to Prepare Students for the 21st Century Workforce” offers practical recommendations for businesses to

hands-on methodology training for educators is vital. Employers can help by ensuring that teachers and administrators across local schools have access to proven professional development programs from established education nonprofits.

In local districts such as those in Douglas and Adams counties, partnering with local businesses to create opportunity for high school students is a priority.

COURTESY PHOTO make an impact and profiles strategic partnerships being successfully implemented across the country by Nike, Ernst & Young, Wegmans, Wynn Las Vegas, and the Northern Kentucky Education Council.

According to a 2016 analysis by the Wall Street Journal, 92 percent of nearly 900 surveyed executives said soft skills were as or more important than technical skills, yet 89 percent reported some level of difficulty finding employees who have mastered these

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Work-based learning Instead of solely offering traditional internships for college students, businesses can partner with high schools to establish pre-employment apprenticeship programs designed to introduce students to workplace demands.

The Department of Labor supports employers that establish Registered Apprenticeships to build a robust talent pipeline.

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January 25, 2018

Paving the way to college:

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Senior year: It’s a time to finish college applications, solidify friendships and look forward to the freedom and the responsibility that come once that final bell rings. A lot of feelings surface during that final year, especially for parents.

While your son or daughter might be overjoyed to finally fly the coop and live independently, you’ll probably be dealing with your own mix of emotions, and you’ll want to be sure they’re ready to begin college in the fall.

For families with a child headed to college, senior year is best thought of as a transition year.

Plan ahead to make sure your family stays on track.

To help you and your child with a successful transition, here’s the essential list of landmarks on the road that will take your child from a senior in high school to a freshman in college.

1. Apply yourself in the fall The journey to college begins early, and by the fall of senior year in high school, your child should be in full transition mode.

They should be finishing campus visits and finalizing the list of colleges where they want to apply. Make sure they’ve spoken with admission counselors, thoroughly researched schools they’re interested in and have everything they need to complete their college applications.

Keep tabs on important deadlines and stay organized to avoid missing any critical due dates. For example, will they want to apply early decision or early action?

If so, make sure you have weighed how this could impact your financial plan for college.

2. Focus on financial aid from the start For many parents, one of the biggest anxieties around college is the cost.

Don’t forget that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opens on Oct. 1, and some aid is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Make sure you submit the form as soon as it’s available.

Because everyone has different needs, figuring out how to finance your child’s education requires some research.

At College Ave Student Loans, you can find private loan options for parents and students.

Even if you’re not ready to take a loan out yet, parents and students can try out the fast and easy pre-qualification tools to find out if their credit pre-qualifies for a loan, and what interest rates they could expect, all without impacting their credit scores.

Calculators are also available to help you explore your options and see how you can customize the loan payments to fit your budget.

5 TIPS FOR FINDING COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS College is a significant investment and millions of families each year face the question of how to pay for it. One way students can position themselves for success is by seeking out various forms of financial assistance.

Earning scholarships can be one way to offset the financial burden, but winning a scholarship can sometimes be as competitive as gaining admission to the college of your choice.

Some scholarships can be earned by meeting or exceeding certain standards, such as academic performance, while other scholarships are based on financial need or personal interests of the applicant. There’s also a wealth of opportunities that support students in specific areas, whether it be from companies, professional organizations or foundations. For example, the America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders program offers industry-specific scholarships each year for those looking to study agriculture-related fields.

While your academic performance, character and extracurricular resume all play a part, knowing where to look for scholarships can make all the difference when it comes time to pay for your education. These tips can help you identify and apply for scholarships that match your interests and credentials.

1. Complete the FAFSA Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) may be required to apply for a number of scholarships, particularly scholarships offered by most colleges and universities based on need. It is also required for other forms of financial aid, such as subsidized or unsubsidized loans. While you can begin filling out the FAFSA on Oct. 1 of the year prior to needing aid, many scholarships give priority to students who complete the FAFSA by their state’s application deadline. It is important to note that some colleges and universities have earlier deadlines.

2. Talk to Your Counselor Colleges or universities and scholarship providers often supply information about their award offerings and applications to high school counselors. Many institutions also offer specific awards by major for both new and returning

3. Spring time is decision time Early in the spring, your child will start to receive their first acceptance letters. Once they’ve heard from all of the schools where they applied, they’ll have a big decision to make.

They need to do more than just decide which school to attend; they’ll also need to send in a deposit, complete their housing form and accept financial aid packages.

students that can be applied for through the school’s financial aid office.

3. Apply for Scholarships in Your Field of Interest Many job sectors have scholarship opportunities available through related clubs, organizations, small businesses and other benefactors.

For example, the America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders program, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund in conjunction with the FFA, provides $1,500 scholarships to students endorsed by local farmers for continuing their education at two- or four-year universities and trade schools in agriculture-related fields of study. This year, the program will award more than $500,000 in scholarships to students in fields such as mathematics, computer science, business, communications, engineering, farming, agronomy, education and more. Students can learn more about the program by visiting Grow AgLeaders.com.

4. Don’t Overlook Smaller Award Amounts When it comes to paying for your education, every scholarship you receive — even those that come with smaller, one-time award amounts — can help defray the costs beyond tuition for books, supplies and living expenses.

Many times, scholarships with smaller award amounts have fewer additional requirements that must be satisfied outside of materials traditionally required for submission such as transcripts, letters of reference and an application.

5. Use a Scholarship Search Engine While a simple search for “college scholarships” on any search engine is likely to elicit plenty of options, there are sites available that are dedicated to helping students identify college scholarship opportunities. While paid options exist, there are also several free sites, such as Scholarships.com, Fastweb and Scholarship America, that can provide local, regional and national options based on the information you provide. Other, more industry-specific websites, such as FFA.org, can provide scholarship opportunities that pertain to a certain field of interest.

— Source: Family Features

A crucial step in this process is comparing award letters from the colleges where your child has been accepted. In reading these letters, pay close attention to how schools list the total costs.

For instance, some schools will subtract the awarded loan amount from the total cost of attendance, while others will not. This could make the net cost of some schools appear less than

STATE AND LOCAL RESOURCES AND AID AVAILABLE TO COLORADO STUDENTS Colorado Student Resources (Colorado Department of Higher Education) www.highered.colorado.gov/cochallenge/ resource.html Resources include: • College Opportunity Fund - Learn more about this stipend for Colorado students or those who qualify for ASSET. • Scholarship database - To learn more about scholarship available to all students in Colorado.

• Connection and Support • Career and Graduate School Resources • DREAMer Students • First-generation Students • Scholarships and Financial Aid Scholarships.com https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/ college-scholarships/scholarships-by-state/ colorado-scholarships/ Resource includes: A listing of a variety of scholarships and grants available to students. Besides scholarships available for graduating high school seniors, other opportunities are designed for moms going back to school, working adults and funding to help pay for education in specified industries.

Colorado Women’s Education Foundation https://cwef.org/scholarships/scholarshipresources/ others when in reality they are not, so take your time reading the documents.

4. Tie up everything in the summer Before they head to campus, you and your children should create a budget to keep tabs on college bills. This will help you to stay on track financially and set the right expectations about how they need to manage their money.

You can help your soon-to-be freshman by working with them to outline a monthly budget that will take into account expected and unexpected expenses.

Take a look at their financial aid packages and any income they might be earning and block out the monthly mandatory expenses. Then decide how much money they can spend on things like entertainment.

If you find that scholarships, grants and federal aid don’t cover everything, private loans could be one solution for some college-bound students.

For parents and students, senior year is an exciting period. Knowing what steps to take and staying ahead of financial matters with useful tools like the ones at College Ave Student Loans can help make the transition easier for everyone.

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tips for working adults returning to college Most working professionals want to advance their skills, land that promotion and get a raise. However, some 36 million adults face a significant barrier to achieving their goals and aspirations: They still need to complete a significant amount of coursework in order to earn a college degree.

While many of these adults have completed at least some higher education classes, the demands of family life and maintaining a career, along with a lack of financial resources, can both be forces that derail these plans.

Fortunately, the pathways to earning a college degree are evolving, which means a working professional now has more affordable and efficient means to finish the coursework. With a smart strategy, a busy working professional can make that dream of earning a diploma into a reality.

1. Define your goals Some people know exactly what they want from life and how a college degree will help them fulfill their goals. Others may have more general ambitions related to finishing the degree, but they may need to take time to create a more detailed plan. In either case, before choosing a higher education program, it’s important to take time to inventory skills and career experiences.

The insights from this exercise can be helpful in charting your course to earning that diploma.

2. Consider your time and explore your financial options For a working adult, using traditional means to earn a degree isn’t always best-suited to the realities of life - not to mention finances. With the demands of family and work encroaching on study and class time, fitting it all in can seem overwhelming.

It’s important to take time to research your options, because there may be more flexible and affordable paths to choose from.

One great example is a new program from Kaplan University called ExcelTrack. Students begin with an assessment, which measures what they already know and advises a course of study.

Even better, the coursework allows them to focus on what they need to master, not what they already know.

They then work through the courses online — which entails participating in seminars, doing practice activities, completing projects that demonstrate what they know and can do — all while taking as much or as little time as they need.

For people who are able to move at a faster pace, the option can be more affordable than the traditional route because they can pay a flat fee for 6 weeks (graduate level) or 10 weeks (undergraduate level), enabling them to take and complete as many courses as they can handle. This makes earning a degree from an accredited university much more affordable and flexible.

Twenty-seven is becoming the new 18 as colleges and universities are seeing an increase in adult enrollment each year.

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sure and stick to your study routine.

Before long, your mind will anticipate and expect a study session at certain times of day, which makes it easier to get focused.

4. Get support With the demands of school and work, now is an appropriate time to seek help from family and friends.

Talk to your partner, parents or siblings about taking on child care duties a few days or evenings a week so you can work without interruption. This is an opportune time to give older kids additional responsibilities, such as folding their laundry, starting dinner and packing their own lunches.

Beyond that, consider informing your employer about your college courses and your goals. If your degree is relevant to other work at the company, you might discover they are willing to help. After all, they already have an employee who knows the business, and they will more than likely appreciate your ambition.

Whether its to finish a degree, change careers are explore a new hobby and learn a new skill, adults take time to transition into college mode.

BPT PHOTO 3. Get organized Working toward a degree can be an intense experience for anyone, which is why it’s important to create the right environment to focus and study. Start by setting up a study station. Ideally, this is a desk or table that’s clean, welllit and organized with plenty of supplies on hand, and a comfortable chair.

Begin by holding study sessions at different times of the day, while paying attention to energy and productivity levels. Many do their best when they rise an hour or two before their families do, while others come alive in the evening hours. Studying online offers this kind of flexibility so whatever time of day works for you, be

5. Keep it in balance When life gets this hectic, especially when it’s consumed with family, work and school, it’s easy to burn the candle at both ends, leaving you feeling overextended and burned out. This is why it’s important to schedule some down time. Having a break to look forward to can be a powerful motivational tool.

Maybe it’s a weekly bike ride, or relaxing with a favorite movie. Whatever it is, don’t feel guilty about taking this time for yourself.

For more information about earning a degree online from Kaplan University with its new ExcelTrack program, visit kaplanuniversity.edu.

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January 25, 2018J

High-paying jobs still available in the agriculture industry As the farming industry faces growing consolidation in the U.S., one might get the impression fewer jobs are now available in agriculture.

In fact, just the opposite is true. Today, one in three people worldwide — more than a billion employees — work in an ag-related industry.

Industry growth and digital innovation combined with retirements are driving significant demand for college grads and other professionals, including those without experience in typical ag-related subjects, and many feature excellent salaries. The USDA and Purdue University predict 57,900 jobs requiring ag skills will become available each year between now and 2020 while only 35,000 grads in food, ag, renewable resources or environment studies will look to fill those jobs each year. Further, the average starting salary in the U.S. for those graduating with bachelor’s degrees in agriculture or natural resources was a healthy $54,364 as of winter 2017, a 12 percent increase from 2016.

“People are starting to discover (agriculture) is a pretty good industry to be in,” Iowa State College Career Services Director Mike Gaul recently told CNBC. “They realize this sector isn’t our traditional what-we-joke ‘cows, plows and sows’ industry anymore.

It’s incredibly diverse.”

The expectation is that grads with expertise in food, agriculture, renewable natural resources and/or the environment will fill 61 percent of all ag-related openings, while employers must seek grads in other majors to fill the 39 percent gap. Notably, women already make up more than half of the higher-ed grads in food, agricul-

ture, renewable natural resources and environmental studies.

High school grads considering degrees in agriculture might consider one of these highest-paying ag occupations:

4. Ag scientists Salaries average out at $120,000. A bachelor’s degree is usually sufficient, with in-demand specialties including bioinformatics, animal genetics or the regulatory environment (managing

Bottom line: The next generation of ag specialists will be crucial to helping solve the world’s most pressing issues.

Agricultural company Syngenta is supporting that cause by bestowing multiple college scholarships to ag

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whole. do well before graduation.

At Dakota Ridge High School, the district provides a certified International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB). IB is a two-year educational program aimed at 16-to-18-year olds.

The program is an internationallyaccepted qualification for entry into higher education and is recognized by many universities worldwide. The program is popular because of its emphasis on a student’s personal development as they plan for the future.

At Green Mountain High School, Wilson said Jeffco has multiple career tracks programs to help students create an individual plan rather than just choosing the college option.

Conifer High School has developed a trade-school program, which includes internships and hands-on construction projects.

Wilson said the district is also proud of the Warren Occupation Technical Center in Lakewood. Warren Tech has turned into a premier career and technical education center, providing students with career-focused learning in everything from opportunities in cosmetology, to medical and IT careers.

Warren Tech courses and programs are possible through the Jeffco District’s partnerships with colleges, industry leaders and community as a whole.

Education in trade and non-traditional occupations are just some of the avenues available to graduating seniors looking for viable options for the future.

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gramme (IB). IB is a two-year educational program aimed at 16-to-18-year olds. The program is an internationally-accepted qualification for entry into higher education and is recognized by many universities worldwide. The program is popular because of its emphasis on a student’s personal development as they plan for the future.

At Green Mountain High School, Wilson said Jeffco has multiple career tracks programs to help students create an individual plan rather than just choosing the college option.

Conifer High School has developed a trade-school program, which includes internships and hands-on construction projects.

Wilson said the district is also proud of the Warren Occupation Technical Center in Lakewood. Warren Tech has turned into a premier career and technical education center, providing students with career-focused learning in everything from opportunities in cosmetology, to medical and IT careers.

Warren Tech courses and programs are possible through the Jeffco District’s partnerships with colleges, industry leaders and community as a

1. C-suite executives The CEOs, COOs and CFOs at ag startups or established corporations routinely earn $200,000-plus for overseeing company growth and profitability. A bachelor’s or master’s degree is generally needed in addition to a background in leadership and at least five years’ industry experience.

2. Ag lawyers Because ag is so highly regulated, such professionals may handle issues related to water, land use, pesticides, seeds, the environment, labor/HR, immigration, commerce, intellectual property, mergers/acquisitions, etc. Salaries average out at $160,000.

Required: a bachelor’s degree followed by a J.D. and completed state bar exam.

3. Ag sales managers Those skilled in overseeing sales teams are earning an average $125,000plus annually. Most hold bachelor’s degrees in agronomy, crop science, soil science, biology, agricultural business or a related field.

Students are finding that farming and agriculture jobs are not a thing of the past.

Those looking for alternative options can still find high-paying jobs in the agriculture industry ranging from farming and growing to legal services and IT. COURTESY PHOTO and strategizing a product through the regulatory process).

5. Ag engineers Among specialties in demand are environmental, ethanol and mechanical engineers, with average salaries running upwards of $80,000 for those holding bachelor’s degrees.

students each year, and of course hiring many grads in various majors.

“This is an exciting time in agriculture because we have new tools to develop better seeds and crop protection products, as well as digital solutions to help farmers be more productive,” says Ian Jepson, head of trait research and developmental biology at Syngenta. “We encourage students to think about the wide range of challenging and rewarding careers in companies like ours to help develop and deliver what farmers need to feed the world.”

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Book sale Smoky Hill Library, 5430 Biscay Circle, Centennial, holds a Used Book Sale Jan. 15-28. Sunday is bag day: $7 a bag full of books. The Friends of

Film fest The Denver Jewish Film Festival runs Feb. 7-19 at Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver. See: jccdenver.org. There is a $3 charge for tickets ordered online, but none for phone orders or walk-up. Box office open 1 to 5 p.m.

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New exhibit The Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, presents “Straight From the Heart” from Jan. 30-March 14. Juror is Randi Randolph. A reception is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 2.

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Community dinner First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton, invites the community to a free spaghetti dinner from 6 to 7 p.m. on Jan. 30, according to chair Lynda Kizer. No reservations are required, but call 303-798-1389 or see fpcl.org/dinner for information.

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Tens of thousands march for equality, women’s rights

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The resistance showed up in strong force at the Denver Women’s March on Jan. 20 at Civic Park in Denver.

Tens of thousands of people from Colorado and beyond converged on the capitol to advocate for clean water and environmental protections, immigration reform and health care rights, equal pay for women and loving each other.

Some carried signs for reproductive rights and against assisted suicide and the sexual exploitation of women.

As they walked the streets, participants chanted, “hey, hey, ho, ho, Donald Trump has got to go,” and “this is what democracy looks like.”

“Today we march for our sisters, our mothers, our grandmothers,” Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said at Civic Center Park before the march. “We march for our daughters, and yes, for our sons... We march for human rights and equal rights. And yes, Donald Trump, we march for our Dreamers today. And we also march for those who have marched before us so we can have the right to march today.”

Among those marching was Arvada resident Karen Rivera, who was joined by her sister, husband and children.

“The administration and our cur-

rent government is a disaster,” she said. “And we need change.”

Rivera and her family marched in Washington D.C. last year during the first women’s march, which was held the day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Millions took to the streets last year in marches that unfolded in cities across the country.

A year later, Denver marchers say, Trump has spurred a combative culture, one that attacks groups ranging from people of color to the LGBTQ community. In response, protesters came out in a second wave of solidarity for all those they feel are threatened.

“I just want to show my support for all women,” said 14-year-old Denver resident Grace Leonard. The sign she hoisted above her head read, “Dumbledore wouldn’t let this happen,” — referring to the character from J.K. Rollins’ “Harry Potter” series.

The theme of this year’s march was “Power to the Polls,” encouraging people to vote for change. People weaved throughout the crowds, registering people to vote.

“Let your presence be clear today,” Hancock said. “We’re going to keep marching, we’re going to keep resisting and come November, we’re going to vote.”

Don Wood, of Parker, joined the march with his wife.

Peggy Pelton, of Golden, prepares herself for the Jan. 20 Women’s March in Denver.

PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER

Issues fought for ranged from women’s rights to President Trump’s politics and more.

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Tongue-in-cheek play provides theater magic ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ delights audiences in downtown Littleton venue

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As the audience is seated, they find the suggestion of the ornate, carved, gilded frame around the stage, such as one finds in a turn-of-the-century opera house or theater. A closer look finds an array of kitchen utensils, small toys (Barbie with a mermaid tail), assorted junk and jewelry, cleverly assembled by scenic designer Amy Campion and sprayed with gold paint. You know a story is forthcoming — perhaps also a bit jumbled? Be sure to take a close look!

It’s time for “Peter and the Starcatcher” at Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center. The play by Rick Elice, with music by Wayne Barker, is based on the YA novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, published in 2004, which in turn spins off J.M. Barrie’s beloved tale of the boy who didn’t want to grow up. It looks at how Peter Pan came to be a treasured thread in our collective literary fabric.

Three lost boys, Tim Howard (who has no name), Carter Edward Smith (Prentiss) and Andrew Alber (Ted) are brought to the dock — conscripted by a crew of rough seamen. There, two

IF YOU GO “Peter and the Starcatcher” plays through Feb. 4 at Town Hall Art Center, 2450 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton. The entire production is dedicated to the late, much-loved actor Daniel Langhoff, who appeared often at Town Hall and elsewhere in the metro area — and his wife and two young daughters. Contributions are accepted in the big shoe in the lobby or at: coloradogives.org/ DenverActorsFund. Tickets cost $24-$44, with 10 value seats available at $10, one hour before each show. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Jan. 27 and Sundays plus 12:30 p.m. Feb. 4. townhallartscenter.org, 303794-2787, ext. 5. While at Town Hall, enjoy Don Hartman’s imaginative “Boys and Girls on Vacation” in the Stanton Gallery. different sailing ships are ready to depart to exotic places. Lord Leonard Aster (Keegan Flaugh), a British gentleman, is in charge — and his daughter, Molly (Morgan Emily Patterson), accompanied by her nursemaid, Mrs. Brumbake (Scott McLean) will go along on the Neverland. She helps Peter find a name and develops a trust with them all.

Molly introduces the concept of bedtime stories to the boys and helps them with self-assurance as they negotiate over who’s in charge.

Included in the cargo is a trunk carrying valuable stardust. (A flying cat is also on board ... reminding us of the stage version of “Peter Pan,” with its

The villanous (and hilarious) Black Stache (James O’ Hagen Murphy) lords it over captive seamen and lost boys in Town Hall’s “Peter and the Starcatcher,” which opened Jan. 12.

PHOTO BY BECKY TOMA elaborate flying contraptions.)

Since stardust is the sort of treasure pirates might seek, we soon meet the swaggering, supremely silly Black Stache (James O’Hagen Murphy), with a painted-on moustache and an inclination to twist the language. He demands the trunk become his possession — and demonstrates considerable agility. (Reminds one of his performance in “39 Steps” a few years back.)

They set sail to some islands, where they meet cannibals, including Flying Prawn (Kristofer Buxton) and a chorus of singing mermaids who have really imaginative/goofy costumes by Linda Morken. A storm at sea rocks ship and passengers dramatically. Katie Gruenhagen’s lighting adds greatly

to the imagined scene, while Donna Kolpan Debreceni’s musical direction adds depth.

Stache, of course, continues to try to steal that trunk ... action ensues ...

In the background one hears “Tick ... Tock …” and glowing eyes appear, cleverly suggestive of that alligator who ate Captain Hook’s hand in the original story of “Peter Pan.” Language and bits of storyline connect with the well-loved original, but this production spins off in the most delightful and imaginative ways, as Peter finds his name and is assured of a place in the world. Probably adults may enjoy the humorous twists more fully than kids — but it should be fun for all who have ever loved the story.

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Michael Sullivan, mystery writer, speaks at library Former Coloradan’s novel is set at quirky bookstore in Denver

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Michael Sullivan talked about writing “Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore” to a room filled with readers at Littleton’s Bemis Library on Jan. 12. He was a prize-winner for his short stories, but this was his first full-length book. He laughed as he said “I worked for years on this book — and ended up at 600 pages!” His editor suggested he might cut 200 or so, and “That’s when pieces began to click together.”

The final product weighs in at a fastpaced 328!

A paperback edition has just come out and the mystery is published internationally.

Sullivan grew up in Aurora with seven brothers and sisters, and recalls watching out the school windows from St. Therese’s, where he could see action on Colfax Avenue. The colorful Denver street is almost an additional character in the story. There was a still-unsolved murder committed near where the family lived that served as a starting point for his story, which centers around bookish Lydia Smith.

She works at the Bright Ideas Bookstore in Denver — and empathizes with the marginal people who drift into an inviting store that makes them feel comfortable.

He tried to write about customers as Lydia would see them, “a story about my Colorado.” He also live in Buena Vista for a while — perhaps related to the fictional Rio Vista in his story.

After attending college at the University of San Francisco, with a master’s from the University of Idaho, Sullivan said Colorado still feels like home, although he hasn’t lived here for 20 years. He currently lives in rural Washington’s high desert with his wife, a librarian, and two children and teaches at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake.

He teaches about mystery writing: “The Mystery Story in Literature,”

Author Michael Sullivan talks with reader Laura Hampton of Centennial, a member of the Littleton Friends of the Library/Museum Board, as he autographs her copy of “Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore,” following his talk on Jan. 12. (The book just was published in a paperback edition.)

SONYA ELLINGBOE. and tries hard to find texts his rural students will relate to. About writing mysteries, he cites early patterns: Poe’s “Murder in the Rue Morgue,” horror types, detectives like Sherlock Holmes, victims, with not fully realized human personalities. (We don’t feel so bad about them.) Not much humanity — the intention is to get the plot moving! After World War II, “the victim becomes more likable…” For his book, Sullivan wanted to focus on character and indeed does develop a number of very different types and ages who live and work in Denver — including some who read — and one who kills.

The Bright Ideas Bookstore is modeled after the LoDo Tattered Cover, where Sullivan once worked — a multi-storied turn-of-the-century building with hundreds of volumes on all subjects, big comfortable chairs, nooks and crannies and an assort-

ment of regulars who hung out there.

(Sullivan also worked at a similar independent bookstore in Boston.)

“It’s a homage to that time and to independent bookstores generally and the people who were curious and passionate about outside worlds.”

One night at closing time, bookseller Lydia finds her favorite loner type, Joey, has committed suicide on the top floor, after she has heard books falling from shelves ... She later learns he has bequeathed his meager belongings to her, including books with curious letters carved out. As she tries to figure out his messages and learn about his past, her own difficult, violent childhood comes back to her and there’s another mystery to solve. We meet her school friends Raj and Carol — each with a family story that eventually connects through clever plotting

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Sullivan read from his book about Lydia, who had a reasonably happy childhood, with school and afternoon time with her librarian father after a stop at the doughnut shop — until it came to an abrupt halt when she was 10 … and witnessed a murder … her father moved her to the mountains, trying to disappear … why?

Joey is described as “a haunted but harmless dust bunny wandering about the store …” Sullivan’s story here about how Lydia finally managed to decipher Joey’s messages to her is classic detective work. And, unlike some books, this one manages some resolutions in a satisfying manner.

Naturally, someone in Sullivan’s audience asked: “What’s next?” He’s contemplated developing a story around Moberg, the aging detective in this book, who worked on the Aurora murder, without solving it …

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HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

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Send volunteer opportunities to hharden@ coloradocommunitymedia.com 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence Program: Provides information and support to crime victims.

Need: Victim advocates interact with and support victims of domestic violence. They also provide resource referrals and explain processes to victims.

Requirements: 20 hours of training required; volunteers must commit to one morning a week at the justice center in Castle Rock.

Contact: Mel Secrease, 720-733-4552 or msecrease@da.18.state.co.us.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide: Offers free tax filing help to anyone, especially those 50 and older, who cannot afford a tax preparation service.

Need: Volunteers to help older, lower-income taxpayers prepare their tax returns.

Requirement: All levels of experience are welcome; training and support provided.

Contact: 1-888-OUR-AARP (687-2277) or www.aarpfoundation.org/taxaide Alzheimer’s Association, Colorado Chapter: Provides care and support to 67,000-plus families dealing with all kinds of dementing illnesses.

Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee members.

Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

Contact: Deb Wells, 303-813-1669 or dwells@alz.org.

As a little girl, I lost my older brother in the battle against cancer. The experience changed me forever. Now, as a radiation oncologist, it makes me more of a compassionate physician and brings me closer to my patients in understanding what they are going through. The team at Littleton Adventist Hospital is filled with genuinely remarkable caregivers – each with their own personal mission – inspired to provide dedicated, whole person health care.

At Littleton Adventist Hospital we don’t just practice medicine, we live it.

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We are part of the Centura Health Cancer Network, delivering integrated, advanced cancer care across Colorado and western Kansas.

Centura Health does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, religion, creed, ancestry, sexual orientation, and marital status in admission, treatment, or participation in its programs, services and activities, or in employment. For further information about this policy contact Centura Health’s Office of the General Counsel at 1-303-673-8166 (TTY: 711). Copyright © Centura Health, 2018. ATENCIÓN: Si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1-303-738-7781 (TTY: 711). CHÚ Ý: Nếu bạn nói Tiếng Việt, có các dịch vụ hỗ trợ ngôn ngữ miễn phí dành cho bạn. Gọi số 1-303-738-7781 (TTY: 711).

Angel Heart Project: Delivers meals to men, women and children with life-threatening illnesses.

Need: Volunteers to deliver meals to clients in the south Denver area.

Requirements: Attend an orientation and submit to a background check. Training provided to all new drivers. Deliveries start at 1 p.m. and last until 3 p.m.

Contact: 303-830-0202 or volunteer@ projectangelheart.org.

Animal Rescue of the Rockies: Provides foster care for death-row shelter dogs and cats throughout Colorado.

Need: Foster families for animals on lists to be euthanized Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies. org.

Arthritis Foundation, Colorado/Wyoming Chapter: Helps conquer everyday battles through life-changing information and resources, access to care, advancements in sciences and community connections.

Need: Walk to Cure Arthritis committee members and general office volunteer

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129 gallons per capita per day for the Denver metro region.

Every member of the South Metro Water Supply Authority knows that the next drought could happen at any time, which is why all these efforts are so important. They require substantial commitments of money and resources, but when compared to the cost of drought and floods, the need for these investments becomes apparent.

So — what does the future hold? The 2018 Farmers’ Almanac predicts cold

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Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute Walk to Cure Arthritis. We combat arthritis every day, so support from volunteers so that we can serve people is N crucial.

Contact: Amy Boulas, aboulas@arthritis.org, 720-409-3143.

C ASSE International Student Exchange C Program: Organizes student exchange programs.

Need: Local host families to provide homes for boys and girls age 15-18 from a variety of countries.

Contact: Cathy Hintz, 406-488-8325 or 800-733-2773 N Audubon Society of Greater Denver: Provides engaging and educational birding and wildlife programs at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield State Park and throughout the Denver metro area.

Need: Volunteers lead birding field trips and assist with nature programs, office projects, O fundraising and community events.

Location: Chatfield State Park and offsite locations around Denver.

Age Requirement: 18 years or older for yearround volunteers; 13-17 for summer camp R programs.

Contact: Kate Hogan at communityoutreach@denveraudubon.org or 303-9739530.

AYUSA: International Youth Exchange Program: Promotes quality exchange programs for high school students from around the world.

Need: Host families for international high school students ages 15-18 studying in the Denver area.

Requirements: Provide a safe home, meals and transportation for 5-10 months. All family types are considered. Must fill out online application and pass background check.

Contact: Adrienne Bivens, 720-467-6430 or abivens@ayusa.org. Go to www.ayusa.org.

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but moderate snowfall for Colorado — “not as harsh as usual.” In the months to come, we’ll learn if that’s correct, but no matter what, we’ll be ready.

For more information on these and other projects and initiatives, visit www.southmetrowater.org.

Lisa Darling is the executive director of the South Metro Water Supply Authority, a regional water authority comprising 13 water provider members that collectively serve more than 300,000 residents as well as businesses in Denver’s south metro area. South Metro Water’s membership spans much of Douglas County and parts of Arapahoe County, including Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Parker and Castle Pines North.

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Colorado Refugee English as a Second Language Program: Teaches English to recently arrived refugees, who have fled war or persecution in their home country. In Colorado, refugees are from Afghanistan, Burma, Bhutan, Somalia, Iraq, Eritrea and D.R. Congo, among others.

Need: Volunteers to teach English. Tutoring takes place in the student’s home. Refugees live throughout Denver, but the largest concentrations are in Thornton, near 88th Avenue and Washington Street, and in east Denver/Aurora, near Colfax Avenue and Yosemite Street.

Other Details: Tutors do not need to speak the student’s language. Most participants are homebound women and small children, adults who are disabled, and senior citizens.

Many are not literate in their first language, and remain isolated from American culture.

Requirements: Volunteers must attend training at Emily Griffith Technical College in downtown Denver. Sessions take place every 6-8 weeks. Go to www.refugee-esl.org for information and volunteer application.

Contact: Sharon McCreary, 720-423-4843 or sharon.mccreary@emilygriffith.edu.

Court Appointed Special Advocates: Works with abused and neglected children in Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties.

Need: Advocates for children, to get to know, speak up for and ensure their best interests in court Contact: 303-695-1882 or www.adv4children.org.

Douglas County Libraries: elevates our community by inspiring a love of reading, discovery and connection.

Need: Volunteer opportunities consist of event assistance, weekly shelving or bookstore shifts, tutoring, Storytime helpers, and more.

Requirements: Attend an orientation. We will provide training. Specific requirements are listed in each opportunity’s details.

Contact: Visit VolunteerConnectDC.org and search for Douglas County Libraries opportunities.

Douglas/Elbert Task Force: Provides assistance to people in Douglas and Elbert

Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center: Cares for homeless horses and other equines.

Need: Volunteers to work with horses and other opportunities.

Requirements: Must be 16 years old, pass a background check, and be able to commit to at least three hours a week for three months.

Contact: 303-751-5772.

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Other Information: Two-hour orientation provides an overview of the services provided, learn about the volunteer opportunities, take a tour of the center, and talk with staff and volunteers. Contact www.ddfl.org.

Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse: Supports the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office and the Office of Emergency Management with detentions support, patrol, administrative duties, event security, emergency services support, and call-outs as need arises.

Need: With proper training and clearances, volunteers help with patrol, fingerprinting, records keeping, community event security services, disaster response and management (wildfire, tornado, blizzard, flood, disaster relief, etc.).

Requirements: Must be 21 years or older; retired individuals are great. Must complete an employment application, pass a background check, and complete interviews. After being sworn in, in the first three months of membership, complete a minimum of 45 hours of orientation and training curriculum. After this 90-day probationary period, members must log a minimum of 10 hours of month and attend monthly training meetings. Persons ages 15-20, may join the Elbert County Sheriffs Explorer POST that is associated with the Posse.

Contact: David Peontek at djp1911@msn.com or 303-646-5456. Go to http://www.elbertcountysheriff.com/posse.html; print out and complete an employment application and turn it into the Elbert County Sheriff ’s Office in Kiowa, “Attn: David Peontek.”

Feeding Denver’s Hungry: serves 8001,000 people and families in need in lower downtown Denver.

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Need: Volunteers to assist in the food bank, client services and the thrift store Treasures on Park Street.

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CLUBS Editor’s note: To add or update a club listing, e-mail calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Political Noon Hour, a weekly event that allows the residents of Centennial to connect and communicate with Mayor Cathy Noon, is from noon to 1 p.m. every Wednesday at the Civic Center building located at 13133 E. Arapahoe Road.

Arapahoe County Republican Breakfast Club meets the first Wednesday of each month at Maggiano’s DTC, 7401 S. Clinton St., Englewood. Breakfast buffet opens at 6:45 a.m. and program lasts from 7:15-8:30 a.m. Contact Myron Spanier, 303-8772940; Mort Marks, 303-770-6147; Nathan Chambers, 303-804-0121; or Cliff Dodge, 303-909-7104.

Professional AAUW, American Association of University Women, Littleton-South Metro Branch, invites graduates who hold an associate or higher degree from an accredited institution to participate in activities that advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research.

Meetings are usually the second Monday of each month, September through May, at Southglenn Library, Vine and University in Centennial. Social time at 6:30 p.m. is followed by a short business meeting and informative programs. Contact membership chair Barb Pyle at barbpyle@yahoo.com.

BNI Connections (www.thebniconnections. com) invites business owners to attend its meeting held each Tuesday, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Lone Tree Recreation Center,

10249 Ridgegate Circle. There is no charge to attend a meeting as a guest. Please visit www.thebniconnections.com or contact Jack Rafferty, 303-414-2363 or jrafferty@ hmbrown.com.

Centennial Trusted Leads is a professional referral organization that meets for breakfast at The Egg & I, 6890 S. University, Centennial, the first and third Thursdays at 7:45 a.m. Call 303-972-4164 or visit www. trustedleads.com Dry Creek Sertoma is a women’s social and service organization that meets at 7:10 a.m. the first and third Wednesday of the month at Toast Restaurant in downtown Littleton.

For information see our page on Facebook or email JEDougan@aol.com.

Job Seekers group meets from 8-9:30 a.m.

Wednesdays at Our Father Lutheran Church, 6335 S. Holly St., Centennial. Call 720-5507430.

The League of Women Voters of Arapahoe County has two meetings per month. No unit meetings are in June through August, but the two unit meetings per month will begin again in September on second Monday evenings and second Thursday mornings. Call 303-798-2939.

Non-Practicing and Part Time Nurses Association meets from 12:30-2:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at the Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. All nurses are invited to attend for medical presentations. Contact: Barbara Karford, 303-794-0354.

Recreation

Camping Singles is a group of Colorado single adults who enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, biking, sightseeing, photography, the camaraderie of others, and starry nights around the camp fire. We usually camp in designated forest service or state park campgrounds within 2 to 5 hours of Denver.

We welcome all single adults. Our membership ranges from the 40s to 60-plus. We usually meet at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month. For specific meeting information, contact campingsingles@gmail.com Denver Walking Tours Denver area residents and visitors are invited to experience downtown Denver through a free walking tour, a two-hour excursion that starts in Civic Center Park, winds through downtown past more than a dozen of Denver’s distinctive landmarks and ends in front of Coors Field.

Tours are offered every day. No reservations needed. Tours are free, and tips are encouraged. Go to http://www.denverfreewalkingtours.com/ for details.

Duplicate Bridge ACBL sanctioned open game at noon Mondays at The Hub, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree. Reservations are required; partners are arranged. Call Sue at 303-641-3534.

Colorado Woodworkers Guild: 6:30-8:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month in the basement of Rockler Woodworking, 2553 S. Colorado Blvd. Anyone interested in woodworking is welcome. Contact vicepresident@coloradowoodworkersguild.org.

Learn to Fly Fish: 9-11 a.m. Saturdays at Orvis Park Meadows, 8433 Park Meadows Center Drive, Unit 149, Lone Tree. The free Fly Fishing 101 course teaches the basics

including fly casting, outfit rigging, and knot tying. After completing FF101, sign up for the free FF201 class at a local stocked pond and practice hooking, playing and landing fish. For information or to sign up, call 303768-9600 or go to www.orvis.com/s/parkmeadows-colorado-orvis-retail-store/620.

Panorama China Painters This is a handpainted china club. If you have ever painted china or want to learn more about it, come visit the club. For more information, call Leota at 303-791-9283. Club meets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every third Thursday at Castlewood Library, 6739 S. Uinta St. Centennial.

Phidippides Track Club welcomes runners of all abilities to our weekly track workouts at Belleview Elementary next to Cherry Creek Park. The group meets at 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays at the track, and running starts by 6 p.m.

Workouts are usually 30-40 minutes and cover 3-4 miles of intervals with plenty of recovery time. For more information or to join, please go to http://www.phidippides.org/.

Salty Dog Sailing Club If you love to sail or want to try, if you don’t have a boat, if you have a boat but don’t sail enough because you cannot find a crew, the Salty Dog Sailing Club is for you. The club meets the second Thursday of the month. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with the business meeting commencing at 7 p.m. Go to www.saltydog. org for meeting locations and directions.

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HELPS FAMILIES CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS While the holidays mean a time of rest for many, that is certainly not the case for Developmental Pathways staff. Each year, employees are bustling to ensure that every family they serve is taken care of through the holidays. Thanks to the help of Brewability Lab in Denver and Operation Santa Clause, food baskets were delivered to families in need. Generous volunteers and donors ensured that all children served by Developmental Pathways received a holiday gift – more than 650 gifts were delivered. Finally, Developmental Pathways hosted a very special Sweets with Santa event – a private, sensory friendly visit with Santa for 138 people. Developmental Pathways would like to thank their staff, volunteers, and donors for bringing joy to families caring for a loved one with a developmental disability or delay.

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FRANKLIN

bers Chase Kalisz, Melanie Margalis and Olivia Smoliga.

Besides extended family, Franklin is back in the same city as her Cal roommate who teaches in Atlanta. Her FROM PAGE 1 longtime boyfriend isn’t far away in tions, which is really big for me.’’

Nashville.

“It already feels like home,’’ she That road includes the 2020 Tokyo said. “I felt so welcomed and so acOlympics. cepted.’’

Another chance on her sport’s bigThat’s important to Franklin, a gest stage would be redemptive for self-described people pleaser who was Franklin. She had a puzzling clunker of a showing at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro always worried about others’ opinions and happiness, sometimes at her own Games after barely making the U.S. team, a memory she’s eager to replace. expense.

“It’s impossible to please everyone Franklin washed out in her indiand make everyone vidual events happy all the time,’’ and earned gold she said. “To be for a morning able to sit here and preliminary swim shrug off those on a relay. It was opinions that don’t a stunning result matter took me a for the bubbly lot to learn.’’ teenager who won Franklin rememfour golds and a bers walking into bronze swimming Durden’s office at in seven events in Cal to tell him she London in 2012. was moving on, A couple and she felt good months before about it.

Rio, Franklin was “I can truly say diagnosed with I don’t know if I depression and would still be swimanxiety. She kept ming if it wasn’t it all to herself, for Dave Durden,’’ though, and she said. “He’s one publicly smiled of those coaches through the that want the best difficulties she for me.’’ endured at the Franklin is about games.

1 1/2 years from Even while earning a degree mired in her woes, after some of her Franklin noticed a credits from Cal change in Michael didn’t transfer.

Phelps. Her teamShe’s going full-on mate was visibly in the pool, too, different from working with Bauthe previous four erle on building up years, smiling and Missy Franklin, her stamina and happy and enjoying the sport.

Olympic swimmer strength in pursuit of regaining her She knew she and Centennial native speed. wanted that for She’s hitting the herself again. weight room and Last year, feeling reassured Franklin underthat her shoulders went a pair of are healed, alshoulder surgerthough she sees a physical therapist a ies that kept her out of the pool. She few times a week for maintenance. missed the U.S. nationals and world She may swim some Pro Series championships in Hungary, leaving meets in the coming months. Her her plenty of time to reconsider her main target is U.S. nationals in July in priorities and focus.

Southern California.

When she was considering colleges “I’m kind of coming back from the after her breakout four golds perforbottom,’’ she said. “I could feel presmance at the 2012 London Olympics, sure because people are expecting a Georgia was runner-up to Cal. comeback, but I don’t care. I don’t reNow, it’s her first choice. ally care what kind of pressure people The move has reunited Franklin are putting on me because I can’t with Bulldogs coach Jack Bauerle, control that.’’ who coached her when she made her Instead, Franklin is focused on why first national team at age 13. He kept in touch even after Franklin settled on she wants to swim again.

“I want to get back to that 17-yearthe West Coast. old who truly loved the sport,’’ she “I’ve always adored him,’’ she said. said.

“He cares about you.’’

“It’s less about the hardware I bring Franklin, a Regis Jesuit graduate, back and more about getting back no longer competes in the collegiate there and showing people the Missy ranks. Her fellow pros who train at that is so happy.’’

Georgia include national team mem-

‘I’m kind of coming back from the bottom ... I could feel pressure because people are expecting a comeback, but I don’t care. I don’t really care what kind of pressure people are putting on me because I can’t control that.’

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Teen Art Studio: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 at Hobby Lobby, Colo. 83 and Mainstreet in Parker. For ages 14-18. “Cubism & Contemporary Art.” Registration required; go to www.parkerartistguild.com/ classes/youth.

Sit-N-Knit: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 31 at Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway.

Call 303-762-2560.

with guests from Lighthouse Writers Workshop and Picture Me Here. Call 303-388-4962, or go to www.AugustanaArts.org. Tickets also sold at the door.

Learn to Tie Flies: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday from Jan. 27 to Feb. 24 at Orvis Park Meadows. Orvis provides all equipment, and the class covers tools, materials and techniques. Tie a San Juan worm, the Wooly Bugger and possibly one or two other flies to take home to try. Sign up at www.orvis. com/s/park-meadows-colorado-orvis-retailstore/620 or call 303-768-9600.

Advance Care Planning, Advance Directives: 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Natalie DeVille, LCSW, an aging life care manager, will clarify the steps in advance care planning and explain the different advance directive forms specific to Colorado.

Dreams and Aspirations: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2 at First Plymouth Congregation Church, 3501 S. Colorado Blvd., Englewood; and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave., Denver. Status Chamber Orchestra

FILM/MOVIES

Lifetree Café Discussion Group: 5-6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29 (Friends for Life: 10 Buddies.

38 Years, One Weekend a Year) at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-814-0142.

Go to LifetreeCafe.com.

EVENTS

Roxborough Area Historical Society Annual Meeting: 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26 at the Roxborough Community Center, 6237 Roxborough Drive, Littleton. Enjoy Pam Voehl’s live re-enactment of Mary Todd Lincoln.

MUSIC

Wind Masterworks: 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 26 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Professional wind players and percussionists from the U.S. Air Force Academy Band perform.

Denver & District Pipe Band: 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8 at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Also featuring Irish and Highlands Dancers. Highlands Ranch Cultural Association winter cultural series. Call 303-471-8859 or go to www.HRCAonline.org/ tickets for tickets.

CDE. Call 303-744-1065 or go to www.southdenver.com for information and to register. Class is free.

this week’s TOP FIVE

Peter and the Starcatcher: plays through Sunday, Feb. 4 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Additional shows at 2 p.m. Jan. 27; 6:30 p.m. Jan. 21 and 12:30 p.m. Feb. 4.

Tickets: townhallartscenter.org/ starcatcher or at the box office.

Call 303-794-2787 ext. 5.

Seedlings: Cultural Traditions of Mexico through Dance: Tuesday, Feb. 6 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Children will learn basic dance skills, footwork steps and different Latino rhythms from Fiesta Colorado’s Jeannette Trujillo.

Tickets and information available at the box office; call 720-5091000. Go to LoneTreeArtsCenter. org.

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Abe Lincoln Presenter: 1 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 27 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Luncheon begins at noon. Price for lunch and program is $13; price for program only is $6.

Free Community Dinner: 6-7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 30 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., The healthy meal is cooked from scratch by volunteers. January menu includes spaghetti with meatballs and sausage, garlic bread, Italian veggie salad, fresh fruit and handheld desserts. All are welcome to come and enjoy the meal and warm hospitality and no reservations are required.

Call 303-798-1389 or go to fpcl. org/dinner.

Watercolor and Ink Workshop: Elegant Writer: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Led

by Denver artist and teacher Phyllis Vandehaar.

Registration is required. Go to www.heritage-guild. com/current-workshops.html.

Disney’s The Little Mermaid: 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 9 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. A sensory friendly performance planned at 2 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 10; and sign language interpreted performances are at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 and 2 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 11. Call 303-805-6800 or go to parkerarts.org for information.

Open Play: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 3 at the Englewood Public Library. Storytime room will be open with a variety of toys that will spark the imagination Call the children’s department at 303-762-2560.

Innovations in Police Technology: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Chris Peters, commander, and Josh Hans, public relations/PIO, for the Parker Police Department, will talk about the department’s technology. RSVP is appreciated. Call 303-8056800 or email PACEedu@ parkeronline.edu. Part of the Parker Arts Adult Lecture Series.

Thursday Sundown Book Club: 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8 at the Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Ask library staff about this month’s title. For adults.

No registration required.

Daddy-Daughter Ball: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 at the Douglas County Events Center, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock. Theme is “A Night in Paris.” Enjoy refreshments, a Teen Advisory Group raffle and professional photographs. Registration

includes on father/daughter pair.

Register additional daughters separately. Registration ends at 5 p.m. Feb. 8. Tickets also available at the door. Go to www.crgov. com/1998/Activities-and-Events for information and to find link to registration.

HEALTH

Current Diets and Weight Loss: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at the South Denver Heart Center, 1000 SouthPark Drive, Littleton.

Presented by Susan Buckley, RD,

Letting Go Workshop: 2-5 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 3 at Seven Stones, 9635 N. Rampart Range Road, Littleton. The Rev. Mary Jo Honiotes leads workshop on learning to let go to aid with grief and recovery. Contact 303-717-7117 or go to www.discoversevenstones. com.

Cholesterol and Your Heart: 3-4 p.m. Feb. 6 at South Denver Heart Center, 1000 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. Susan Buckley, RD, CDE and Renee Julien, RN, explore how to manage cholesterol with medication, lifestyle and natural alternatives. Call 303-744-1065 or go to www.southdenver.com to register.

Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8 at the Englewood Public Library Tech Lab, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Learn the facts; program provides information on diagnosis, risk factors, disease stages, treatment options, and more. Registration required; call 800-272-3900.

EDUCATION

South Korea: 10-11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 26 at Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood.

Join Active Minds as we explore the country of South Korea, past, present, and future. Call 303762-2660 to RSVP. If parking in the lot, get a pass from inside the center.

North Korea: 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30 at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial. Join Active Minds for a discussion of the history of North Korea and the development of the North Korean nuclear program. Call 303-5427279 to RSVP.

Computer Basics: Internet I: 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 3 at the Englewood Public Library Tech Lab, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Topics will be decided on by class participants. Registration required. Call 303-762-2560.

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SPORTS FIT TO BE TIED

Schools filling jobs of football coaches for coming year

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Mountain Vista’s Caleb Kivett, left, takes Cherry Creek’s Neal Sklar to the boards just as Sklar clears the puck. The match played at the Family Sports Center in Centennial on Jan. 20 ended in a 2-2 tie.

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Points scored in the first three quarters as the Cherry Creek girls basketball team rolled to a 69-35 win over Eaglecrest on Jan. 17.

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Goals scored by either team in the final 25 minutes in Cherry Creek’s 2-2 hockey overtime tie against Mountain Vista on Jan. 20.

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Events won by the Heritage girls swimming team in the Jan. 20 Last Chance Meet against Littleton and Arapahoe.

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Turnovers forced by the Littleton boys basketball team on Jan. 17 but the Lions dropped a 70-20 decision to Golden.

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Wins by Englewood freshman Naomi Lumban-Gaol in the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke in the 131-73 girls swimming loss to Aurora Central on Jan. 16.

Standout Performers Jana Van Gytenbeek, Cherry Creek The sophomore guard had 24 points, nine assists and five steals in the 69-35 girls basketball win over Eaglecrest on Jan. 17.

Meghan Atwell, Cherry Creek The senior won two individual events, the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke, in the girls swimming 95-91 dual meet win over Grandview on Jan. 17.

Eliana Mcclarie, Arapahoe The girls basketball team built a 35-point lead and the senior scored 10 points in a 62-24 win over Smoky Hill on Jan. 17.

Matt Lawrence, Heritage The senior scored 20 points in the 69-54 boys basketball loss to Mountain Vista on Jan. 17.

Jason Levy, Littleton The senior was the Lions’ player of the game Jan. 17 game against Golden with 21 points in the 70-50 boys basketball loss.

Alexis Casas, Englewood The junior scored 16 points as the Pirates notched their second straight win with a 41-36 victory over Fort Lupton on Jan. 18.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS are six athletes named from south metro area high schools. Preference is given to those making their debut on the list.

To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

olorado high school football’s coaching carousel is slowing down but there are still some turns remaining.

John Trahan has moved from Smoky Hill to coach at Highlands Ranch, former Arapahoe coach Mike Campbell is the OVERTIME new football boss at Englewood and Dustin Delaney from Shawnee Mission, Kansas has been hired at Eaglecrest.

So as of Jan. 19 there were just five Class 5A jobs to be filled at Valor Jim Benton Christian, Arapahoe, Mullen, Castle View and Smoky Hill.

Rod Sherman, the former coach of the state’s most prominent football program at Valor Christian, is still available.

Valor revealed on Dec. 22 in an email that Sherman was stepping down.

Sherman was the Eagles’ first athletic when the school opened in 2007 and he was an assistant football coach and offensive coordinator during a string of four straight state championships between 2009 and 2012.

He became head coach in 2013 and guided the Eagles to three state championships and became the school’s director of institutional advancement in 2015. He compiled a 57-11 record as a head coach.

After the announcement, Sherman left town to coach in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio and had a chance to mull over his future.

“As far as networking with coaches, the game came at a good time for me,” said Sherman. “It was nice that I had my wife come down, and in the midst of a pretty hectic couple weeks we got the opportunity to sit and think about what is next for us.

“I’m going down the path now to stick with football. I’m looking. It is an interesting time in my life and we didn’t necessarily see it coming.”

Sherman, like a good football coach, is making adjustments in his game plan.

“There are a couple in-state schools I’m looking at and as well as some out of state,” said Sherman. “Most people thought: `If he is stepping down, he knows what is next.’ I didn’t want to SEE BENTON, P41

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get into a change-school narrative, so it is better for me not to say anything. I have a lot of respect for the Valor administration and what the school has accomplished and hopefully I played a small role in that.

“With football hirings it will probably happen in the next two or three weeks. If nothing is the right fit, I’ll look at some leadership, athletic director or fundraising things. If those doors aren’t open, I’ll coach my son’s flag football team.”

Trahan rejoins Highlands Ranch athletic director Preston Davis, who hired Trahan at Smoky Hill.

He coached four seasons at Montbello (Far Northeast) and then three seasons at Smoky Hill.

He inherits a 6-5 team that made the 5A state playoffs under interim coach Dave May after a difficult start that saw Mark Robinson resign before the season opener.

Campbell, who has been head coach at Arapahoe for 15 years, was looking to downsize to a smaller school with small-town qualities.

Englewood is a 2A school with first-class renovated facilities but the Pirates haven’t had a winning football season since 2010, so he has a challenging rebuilding job.

Mike Campbell comes to the Pirates after leading Arapahoe for 15 years

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Softball wants more games, too The Colorado High School Activities Association has an equity committee which oversees Title IX, and the group has stated that if the limit of baseball games is increased, girls softball should also have the chance to play more games. l The Centennial and Continental Leagues have a proposal to increase the number of baseball games from 19 to 23, and that pitch will be voted on at the Jan. 25 Legislative Council meeting.

If the baseball proposal passes, the equity committee recommends the passage of an identical bylaw for softball at the April Legislative Council meeting.

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media.

He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-566-4083.

Mike Campbell, the new Englewood head football coach, tells the audience about himself during a Jan. 17 meeting introducing him to an audience of students and parents. Campbell talked about his background and his plans for the players, and answered questions from the audience.

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mike Campbell was the center of attention Jan. 17 when Englewood High School officials held a meeting and introduced him as the new head football coach.

Campbell, who was at the helm of the Arapahoe High School football program for 15 years, told a crowd of more than 50 students and parents who attended the meeting that he applied to lead the Pirates’ program because he wanted to coach a team in a community like Englewood.

Nate Smith, athletic director, introduced Campbell.

“The search for a new head football coach stirred a lot of excitement in the community and a lot of interest in the coaching community,” he said. “We had 40 applications for the position from head coaches, assistant coaches.

It included coaches from most school classifications.”

He said a committee screened each application and the favorite choice of committee members was Campbell, and fortunately he accepted the position. Campbell fills the position formerly held by Jay Graves, who was head coach for the Pirates for nine years. He also served as an assistant coach for several years under Randy Penn.

Campbell told the audience that football has always been a big part of his life.

“I played football at Arapahoe, then played at the University of Idaho and then spent a couple seasons in pro ball with the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League, the coach said. “Then, I accepted the opportunity to teach and coach at my alma mater. I taught history and spent 21 years on the Warriors football staff, 15 as head coach.”

He said last year he was assessing his career goals and had always wanted to coach in a community like Englewood, where everyone follows

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the high school team.

“I feel honored they selected me and I am excited I am to now be the Pirates coach,” he said. “I have coached a lot of football, so I know what it takes to win and I will work with our athletes to build a winning program here at Englewood.”

Campbell addressed the players in the audience and said football season will begin Jan. 29.

“We need to get physically stronger, so I expect all the players to be in the weight room from 3:45 to 5 p.m. each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday,” he said. “This summer will be a busy time as well. We will practice about three hours, three mornings a week.”

He also said he has had questions about his coaching style.

“Defensively, I want the Pirates to play aggressive defense to get in there and disrupt the other team’s plays,” Campbell said. “Our offensive game plans will depend on the talent we have on the team. I prefer a balanced attack, mixing up the passing and running plays. I also feel special teams play is very important. I want our kids to get fired up about football. Also I want our guys to look at the Pirate on the 50-yard line every time we take the field and vow that no one will come into our stadium and beat us.”

The coach said the school has outstanding facilities for its athletes.

“Englewood’s facilities are second to none,” he said. “I was impressed with the quality of the weight room and the gym. They are top-quality facilities.

Englewood also is special because the Pirates play their home games in their home stadium. Few schools except private schools have their own stadium.”

When asked about academics, Campbell said the athletes are students first and he wants all players to work hard in the classroom.

“We will start practice about 4:15 p.m. because I will be teaching at Arapahoe during the season. There is a classroom right below the weight room in the gym, so I will urge all our players to go there after school to study and work on their homework,” Campbell said. “I am a teacher and I believe in education so I expect my students to work as hard in the classroom as they do on the field so they complete their work, hand it in on time and earn good grades.”

A parent asked how he would gain the trust of his players.

“I believe the key to gaining the trust of the players is to let each athlete know I care about them and respect him,” Campbell said. “When a player does something right, you give him a pat on the back. When he makes a mistake, you let him know it, tell him how to do it right, give him a hug and send him back on the field to it properly.”

Pirate sophomore Gabe Torres was one of the athletes at the meeting planning to play football in the fall.

“I like what the coach had to say,” he said. “I learned a lot about him and his coaching plans. I know that I am excited to begin working with him and getting ready to play football in September.”

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Arapahoe • Junior diver Franny Cable set a pool and team record for six dives with 328.80 points on Jan. 18 in a dual meet at Smoky Hill.

Delaney Smith and Gabreece Van each won two individual events for Arapahoe during the meet.

• The Warriors girls basketball team is on a roll with wins in seven of the past nine games and coach Jerry Knafelc’s team could continue their winning ways with Centennial League games against Overland and Mullen the week of Jan. 22. Arapahoe is 17-0 in games against the Trailblazers and has won 11 of the past 13 contests against the Mustangs.

Cherry Creek • The hockey team was 1-2-1 in its

past four games.

The Bruins lost 3-2 to Regis Jesuit on Jan. 19 and then skated to a 2-2 tie against Mountain Vista on Jan. 20. The Bruins were left with a 3-2-1 record in the Foothills Conference and 6-3-1 overall.

• The girls basketball team lost to Grandview, 71-61, in a top 10 matchup on Jan. 20. It was the sixth straight loss to the Wolves but the teams meet again on Feb. 14 in a Centennial League game at Creek. After games of Jan. 20, the Wolves and Bruins were the top teams in the Centennial League with 6-0 and 5-1 records.

Englewood • New football coach Mike Campbell, who

coached for 22 years at Arapahoe, including 15 as head coach, told Pirates players the season starts Jan. 29 in the weight room. There were several players at the press conference to introduce Campbell which was a good sign since there were only 30 players on the 2017 team, which compiled a 4-5 record.

• The girls and boys basketball teams celebrated a pair of wins over Fort Lupton. The boys collected a 40-38 home victory on Jan. 18 and the girls, led by Alexis Casas who scored 16 points, posted a 41-36 road triumph on Jan. 19.

Heritage The hockey team tied Aspen 2-2 on Jan. 19 in a Peak Conference showdown when goalie James Purse made seven saves in the overtime to

preserve the deadlock. The Eagles, however, dropped a 9-8 contest to Battle Mountain on Jan. 20 to fall into second place in the Peak Conference.

Aspen is 6-0-3 in the league with 15 points. Heritage, with a game in hand over the Skiers, is 6-1-1 with 13 points.

The Eagles are 10-2-1 overall.

Littleton • The boys basketball team has dropped two consecutive Jeffco 4A T games and will face opposition going in different directions in Wheat Ridge and Valor Christian in its next two outings. Wheat Ridge, after games on Jan. 20, was 0-6 in C the league while Valor was 6-0.

• The girls basketball team ranks seventh in the Jeffco 4A league with a scoring average of 41.4 points a game.

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To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 27, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) TIMOTHY A STEWART Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR STEARNS LENDING, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt STEARNS LENDING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust August 20, 2014 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 21, 2014 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D4077048 Original Principal Amount $189,504.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $180,724.37

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 6, BLOCK 2, SOUTHCREEK SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 7891 SOUTH KALISPELL CIRCLE, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/28/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 1/4/2018 Last Publication: 2/1/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 10/27/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

DATE: 10/27/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

Public Trustees

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Lauren Tew #45041 Nichole Williams #49611 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000006968960 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0584-2017 First Publication: 1/4/2018 Last Publication: 2/1/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0618-2017 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 9, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) TERRI A VERMILLION Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for First Magnus Financial Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America Date of Deed of Trust September 29, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 05, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6143015 Original Principal Amount $156,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $143,371.81 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION Also known by street and number as: 2824 West Centennial Drive C, LITTLETON, CO 80123.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/14/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 1/18/2018 Last Publication: 2/15/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOS-

Notices

First Publication: 1/18/2018 Last Publication: 2/15/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

Public Trustees

$841,000.00

Trust:

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

On November 21, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

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Original Grantor(s) MATTHEW T MACHETTA Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for First Option Lending PARCEL ONE: Current Holder of Evidence of Debt advertise yourPENNYMAC public notices 303-566-4100 LOT 1 BLOCK 1, MORGAN’STo NEST LOAN call SERVICES, LLC SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, CITY OF Date of Deed of Trust AURORA, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, July 09, 2014 STATE OF COLORADO. County of Recording Arapahoe PARCEL TWO: Recording Date of Deed of Trust LOT 2. BLOCK 1, MORGAN’S NEST July 18, 2014 SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, CITY OF Recording Information (Reception No. AURORA, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, and/or Book/Page No.) STATE OF COLORADO. D4064233 Original Principal Amount Also known by street and number as: $140,000.00 942 AND 946 South Fulton Street, Outstanding Principal Balance Aurora, CO 80112. $146,759.01 THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Public Trustees

Public Trustees

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

DATE: 11/09/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/21/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

Eve Grina #43658 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Holly Shilliday #24423 Courtney Wright #45482 Erin Robson #46557 Jennifer Rogers #34682 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-17-783694-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 0618-2017 LEGAL DESCRIPTION CONDOMINIUM UNIT C, THE STEEPLECHASE III CONDOMINIUMS TOGETHER WITH GARAGE NO. C, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED ON OCTOBER 22, 1997, AT RECEPTION NO. A7133750 IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR THE STEEPLECHASE III CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED ON MAY 28, 1997 AT RECEPTION NO. A7062094, IN SAID RECORDS. FIRST AMENDMENT RECORDED JUNE 10, 1997 AT RECEPTION NO. A7068621, SECOND AMENDMENT RECORDED AUGUST 26, 1997 AT RECEPTION NO. A7106125. THIRD AMENDMENT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 25, 1997 AT RECEPTION NO. A7120772, FOURTH AMENDMENT RECORDED 102297 AT RECEPTION NO. A7133751, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Legal Notice NO.: 0618-2017 First Publication: 1/18/2018 Last Publication: 2/15/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0638-2017

NOTICE OF SALE

First Publication: 1/25/2018 Last Publication: 2/22/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/21/2018, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 1/25/2018 Last Publication: 2/22/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

DATE: 11/21/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

Janet E Perlstein #13799 Christopher T Groen #39976 Fox Rothschild LLP 633 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2700, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 383-7623 Attorney File # 173817.00001

Original Grantor(s) Raymond Bonsell Original Beneficiary(ies) TGP Opportunity Fund I. LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt TGP Opportunity Fund I. LLC Date of Deed of Trust September 16, 2016 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 21, 2016 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D6106121 Original Principal Amount $1,100,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $841,000.00

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

PARCEL TWO: LOT 2. BLOCK 1, MORGAN’S NEST

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

On November 21, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

PARCEL ONE: LOT 1 BLOCK 1, MORGAN’S NEST SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, CITY OF AURORA, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 3450 S GRANT ST, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113.

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 14 AND THE NORTH 1/2 OF LOT 15, BLOCK 8, PREMIER ADDITION TO ENGLEWOOD, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0638-2017 First Publication: 1/25/2018 Last Publication: 2/22/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0644-2017 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 21, 2017, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) MATTHEW T MACHETTA Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for First Option Lending Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Date of Deed of Trust July 09, 2014 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 18, 2014

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

DATE: 11/21/2017 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Monica Kadrmas #34904 Randall Chin #31149 Weldon Phillips #31827 Lauren Tew #45041 Nichole Williams #49611 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000007185697

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0644-2017 First Publication: 1/25/2018 Last Publication: 2/22/2018 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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January 26, 2018J

Crazy fast fiber Internet is coming to Centennial.

Construction has started!

A great town deserves great Internet.

That’s why we’re building a fiber network here in Centennial. We’re talking the fastest Internet available with symmetrical gigabit speeds, 1000 Mbps download and 1000 Mbps upload.

Centennial, CO Fiber Network Fiber has huge benefits for businesses, schools, professionals who work from home and busy families.

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Phase 1 - Willow Creek 1 and 2 Phase 2 and beyond (to be announced)

Construction has started in Willow Creek 1 and 2

E Arapahoe Rd. S Quebec St.

This is just the beginning of our network build here in Centennial and our goal is to wire the entire city with blazing-fast, economy-driving, job-creating fiber.

S Yosemite St.

We’ll be announcing future neighborhoods and the Centennial, next phases ofCO our build in early 2018.

E Dry Creek Rd.

Fiber Network

Willow Creek 1

Phase 1 - Willow Creek 1 and 2 Phase 2 and beyond (to be announced)

E County Line Rd.

Willow Creek 2

E Arapahoe Rd. S Quebec St.

Yosemite St. You decide.

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Willow Creek 1

E County Line Rd.

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