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Construction begins at Arapahoe and I-25 Crews start first phase for bridge reconstruction By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Construction crews begin work at the Arapahoe Road/I-25 interchange in Centennial on May 6. The crews will perform preliminary tasks such as re-striping lanes for a few weeks before the larger project of bridge reconstruction begins. Photo by Tom Skelley
Just as making omelets requires breaking eggs, relieving traffic congestion requires creating some gridlock. On May 9, construction crews began erecting concrete barriers, restriping traffic lanes and setting up temporary lighting near the Interstate 25/Arapahoe Road interchange as part of a long-term project to rebuild the intersection’s bridge.
For the next several months, various northbound and southbound lanes will be closed and some ramp closures will occur from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Sundays through Thursdays. Eastbound and westbound lanes on Arapahoe Road will also be closed occasionally between Syracuse Way/Spruce Street and Dayton Street from 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Sundays through Thursdays. Bob Wilson, spokesman for the Colorado Department of Transportation, said the project will alleviate congestion at the busy interchange. “This will provide better traf-
fic flow and should be able to eliminate the backups that are notorious from Arapahoe Road onto the highway,” Wilson said. The $66 million project includes adding an additional lane on westbound Arapahoe Road from Yosemite Street to Greenwood Plaza Boulevard and creating three left turn lanes from the I-25 off-ramps. Other aspects of the plan are realigning the frontage road northeast of the interchange, building noise walls near the Arapahoe Road and Yosemite Street intersection and widening Yosemite Roads continues on Page 11
C-470 toll lane project coming soon Construction will be from I-25 to Wadsworth and is expected to take three years By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Colorado Department of Transportation is hoping toll lanes will improve traffic on a 12.5-mile stretch of C-470 between I-25 and Wadsworth Boulevard after a three-year construction project set to begin this summer. “The traveling public has asked CDOT to relieve congestion within this critical corridor,” CDOT Project Director Jerome Estes said in a statement. More than 100,000 drivers travel through the segment every day, and CDOT projects volume to increase 40 percent in the next 20 years. Broomfield-based Flatiron Construction Corp. and Los Angeles-based AECOM were announced as the project’s contractors in April. C-470 continues on Page 11
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One of more than 75 “death row” dogs from Texas and New Mexico lands at Centennial Airport on May 4 and will be placed at a nearby shelter. Photos by Alex DeWind
Plane brings pups a brighter future Dog is My Copilot flies more than 75 rescue dogs and cats to Centennial Airport By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com
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Peter Rork, a retired pilot and orthopedic surgeon, pursued an interest in rescue animals after his wife died four years ago. “I lost my appetite for medicine,” he said, “and I had a plane at the time.” He now transports “death row” dogs and cats from unwanted areas by plane every couple of weeks. His flights became so crowded with animal crates that he invested in a larger aircraft. He recently had a record transport. “This is the biggest response we’ve had so far,” Rork said. “It’s the biggest dog flight we’ve flown into Denver.” Rork, of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Dogs continues on Page 11
From left, Jess Pramov, Katy Cline and Hayden Cline of Paws on the Ground rescue wait for the “death row” dogs and cats to land by plane at Centennial Airport on May 4.
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Veterans’ mothers honored in Centennial Mother’s Day weekend event had B-17, World War II vets
By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com It had been 70 years since Len Estrin had been aboard a B-17 bomber before he began volunteering with Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum last year. “It was a lot of fun,” he said of getting to fly after all those years. “A big thrill.” Estrin served as a ball turret gunner on a B-17, also known as the Flying Fortress, in 1944 and 1945, a position that saw him manning a machine gun on the underside of the massive bomber on missions over Europe. He was initially training to be a pilot after enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Forces out of Chicago. “I got through with primary (flight training) and they said they didn’t need pilots anymore, they needed gunners,” he said. Flight crews were voluntary positions, but he still wanted to fly. “You have a choice,” he was told. “You can be a gunner, a gunner, or a gunner.” Estrin, who lives in Aurora, was among several World War II aviation veterans in attendance at the Wings Over the Rockies Blue Star Weekend at Centennial Airport on Mother’s Day weekend, an event honoring mothers of veterans. The weekend also featured several World War II-era warplanes, including a B-17 bomber, much like the one Estrin flew on, operated by the Experimental Aircraft Association of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. “The Aluminum Overcast,” as EAA’s plane is called, is one of only 10 airworthy B-17s remaining of the more than 12,000 that were built. Unlike Estrin, the plane is not a combat veteran, having been built too late to see service in the war. “It’s just a great weekend,” Wings Over the Rockies spokeswoman Colleen Murphy said. Another veteran in attendance was
former P-51 Mustang fighter pilot David Wilhelm, one of the few remaining fighter aces from World War II, an honor bestowed among pilots credited with five or more aerial victories. “I think it’s fun to come out here and hear all the noise of those old reciprocal engines,” said Wilhelm, who lives in Denver. “It seems like old times again.” Wilhelm flew over Italy and other parts of southern Europe in 1944, protecting B-17s en route to their targets. He praised the B-17 pilots and crews for their courage, noting that they could not deviate from their flight paths to avoid danger the way their fighter escorts could. Newt Moy of Centennial, who served as a B-17 pilot in the war, returned the compliment, saying the B-17 crews saw the smaller P-51s that protected them as “little friends.”
World War II veteran David Wilhelm speaks to a crowd at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum Blue Star Weekend media day on May 5, in front of a P-51 Mustang, the type of plane he flew when he earned his status as an ace fighter pilot in 1944.
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By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Summit Room at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton was festive and filled with conversation as college and community people gathered to celebrate “Promoting the Power of Education” at the annual spring fundraising luncheon, hosted by the ACC Foundation. Scholarship-winning students were seated with faculty, foundation board members and local supporters at tables decorated with small student artworks — paintings and ceramics. ACC Foundation Board Chair Marty Post and ACC President Dr. Diana Doyle welcomed the crowd. Doyle spoke about her “mostly positive” interactions with students on all three busy campuses; Littleton, Castle Rock and Parker. She mentioned an enthusiastic graduating student who said “I just wish the faculty would follow me to Metro next year!” Doyle introduced neonatologist Dr. Jane Scott and presented her with the Distinguished Alumni Award for 2016. There will be a $1,000 scholarship given in her name in the future. Scott told of an exciting youth in Kenya and elsewhere as her father moved the family “from continent to continent. Sometimes I was in school, sometimes not.” High school was in Ireland, then Tasmania — eventually, she arrived at ACC, followed by medical school (where they questioned her ability). She had married a geologist and traveled through deserts in Africa, where she exchanged language skills with a young woman, English for Afrikaans. “We moved to Littleton and I came to ACC, with no transcripts, no
plan and a fourth child on the way.” She talked with a chemistry professor, thinking she couldn’t do anything, and he called the dean at the University of Colorado medical school who said, “What’s the problem? Take the MCAT!” Two years later she began a 10-year medical school education. “You gave me a second chance — you’re very special,” she concluded. Keynote speaker was Kelley Johnson, an ACC alumna who is a nurse and Miss Colorado 2015 (second runner-up to Miss America 2016.) Through participating in Miss Colorado and Miss America pageants, the beautiful, 6-foot-tall blond Johnson won $30,000 in scholarship money for her education. She began her college study at ACC and graduated with honors from nursing school at Grandview University in Des Moines, Iowa. She has been accepted into a doctoral program in nursing at CU next fall. She received a Promoting the Power of Education Award. In her competition speech for the Miss America pageant, she talked about nursing as a profession (not the usual sort of topic, but judges liked it) — and has continued to speak on that subject in national television appearances and other engagements. She volunteers at Children’s Hospital and elsewhere locally. The program distributed at the luncheon lists 129 scholarship recipients in many categories. Courtney Loehfelm, foundation executive director, said the total value of scholarships amounts to $225,525 for the 2015-2016 academic year. Included is a Writers Studio scholarship of $500, for example, received by Alejandro Lucero. Graduation follows soon and the college will move into summer mode as students begin to line up courses and programs — and scholarship help — for the 2016-2017 year.
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Beer competition awards put area breweries on map Three local businesses take home hardware at contest
By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com Colorado has 284 craft breweries and cities like Denver, Fort Collins, Boulder and Longmont have been on the map of craft beer aficionados nationwide for decades now. But after three local breweries took home medals at the Denver International Beer Competition last month, some beer lovers may take a closer look at the south suburbs. Locavore Beer Works and 38 State Brewing Co., both in Littleton, and Living the Dream Brewing Co. in northern Douglas County, near Highlands Ranch, were recognized. “We’ve got good beer coming out of here,” said 38 State co-owner Brett Blazek. “We’ve got award-winning beer.” The brewery’s 38 State IPA was awarded a gold medal in the American IPA category, while its Half Mowed Lawn Saison won a
FAVORITE BEERS OF THE PROS Lovers of craft beer can often point to a particular beer or two that made them think about beer differently and drew away from mass-market offerings from major companies.
“For me, it was 1991 or 1992 Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen,” said Andy Nelson of Locavore Beer Works. “It was nothing like anything I had tasted ever.”
“I was in the Navy from ‘88 “For me, personally, it was to ‘93 and you drank Bud or the Stone IPA,” said 38 State MGD,” said Jason Reinhardt of Brewing co-owner Brett Blazek, Locavore. “When I got out, Sam who went to college in San Adams and Fat Tire and Sierra Diego, California, near craft Nevada were coming out.” beer stalwart Stone Brewing’s “The first one that got me into headquarters.
silver in the saison category and its 38 State Brown won bronze in the English Brown Ale category. For Locavore co-founders Jason Reinhardt and Andy Nelson, the awards lend an air of legitimacy to the young brewery. “We don’t just like them, these are good beers,” Reinhardt said. Locavore won a gold medal in the
craft beer and off of the macros was Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA,” said Jason Bell of Living the Dream Brewing Company. Bell also cited Mean Manalishi Double IPA from Hoppin’ Frog Brewery in Ohio and Kentucky Breakfast Stout from Founders Brewing Company in Michigan. “They were two beers that were over the top and exploded with flavor,” he said.
Imperial and Double IPA category for its Lightning Hopkiss, two silver medals in the American Light Lager and Witbier categories for its Loggerhead and Sugar Magnolia and a bronze in American Pale Ale for 5th Season. Living the Dream was awarded a gold medal in the flavored and specialty beers category for its High Class Horchata and
silver medals in the Schwarzbier, International Lager, Belgian Strong Ale categories for Deutsch Vader, Schüss Bomber and Stubborn Monk, as well as bronze in the Sweet and Milk Stout, Dry Stout and Imperial and Double IPA categories for Helluva Caucasian Stout, Plaid Pants and Hop EM DBL IPA. And DIBC is not some small local competition, as Blazek points out. Competition came from as far away as Hawaii and included some of the biggest names in craft brewing, including Boston Beer Company — better known as Samuel Adams. “Boston Beer Company, two thousand miles away, decided this was important enough for them to enter,” Blazek said. For Living the Dream co-owner Jason Bell, awards are nice, but making good beer is better. “I would rather have a packed taproom of people who like what we do than a medal,” he said. More exposure of local breweries is better for all of them, Blazek says. “I think it’s healthy competition, but at the end of the day we want everyone to succeed.”
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By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com Jason Bell, co-owner and brewmaster at Living the Dream Brewing Company, often gets asked this question: “Do you see the craft beer bubble bursting?” His answer: “No.” The craze may taper off a bit, but Bell believes his early focus on learning the actual business of craft beer will help Living the Dream navigate any rough patches. According to the Brewers Association, a trade group for beermakers, craft beer’s market share of the total U.S. beer market grew 12.5 percent in 2015 while the number of craft breweries grew 26
percent. The number of breweries in the south metro Denver area has been rising since 2014, with at least 10 now calling the area home. A decrease in relative price may explain some of craft beer’s popularity. “You can make $30,000 a year and still drink craft beer,” Bell said. Steve Schuett, general manager at 38 State, sees breweries replacing neighborhood bars. Many breweries fit the part, with live music, trivia nights, sports on TV and visits from food trucks. When Bell was working in retail liquor sales in the Chicago area during the Great Recession in the late 2000s, he saw craft beer remain relatively stable even though wine sales took a hit.
He also said craft beer fans are willing to travel long distances to find new and exciting beers. India pale ales have been king of the mountain in the craft beer world for several years now, and while other styles may gain in popularity, the IPA is likely to remain dominant, he said. “The next big thing is out there — it just doesn’t have the money to push it,” said Brett Blazek of 38 State Brewing. “How the IPA is now, I don’t know if anything will ever rival it.” IPAs will remain popular, Bell said, but scarcity of hops will tamp down the trend of brewing hoppier, more bitter ales. High demand for hops, a plant used to flavor beer, combined with the drought in the
Pacific Northwest —North America’s main hops growing region — have shrunk its availability. “I do think that the days of who can make the biggest, baddest, hoppiest beers are gone,” he said. With the growth of craft breweries, many are becoming fixtures in their towns and neigborhoods. When Jason Reinhardt and Andy Nelson opened Locavore Beer Works in 2014, they picked the location partly due to the surrounding area. “Let’s become the neighborhood brewery,” Reinhardt remembers thinking. At Locavore, the brewing tanks are exposed to the patrons, a purposeful choice. “When you come to a brewery,” Nelson said, “you want to be in a brewery.”
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By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com A common theme emerges when talking to Littleton’s beermakers — people who turned a hobby into a business. 38 State Brewing Brett Blazek and his neighbors began making beer with a homebrewing kit. “We just started screwing around in the garage like every other red-blooded American who likes beer,” he said. After getting positive reviews from friends, Blazek, Jason Virzi and Mike and Kim Keating opened 38 State Brewing Company in an old auto repair shop along South Broadway two years ago this month, an occasion being marked with a party at the brewery on May 14. Mike Keating, a former electrician and greenhouse manager, works full-time as the head brewer while the others all still have day jobs. Blazek, a middle school history teacher for Jefferson County Public Schools, handles marketing and public relations. “There’s a certain charm to us homebrewing in a garage and now being professional brewers in a garage,” Blazek said. Locavore Beer Works Jason Reinhardt and Andy Nelson met in 2008 in a homebrewing club and began making beer together. “I was looking for someone to brew with,” said Reinhardt, who had been making his own beer since 1995. They opened their location on South Platte Canyon Road and West Bowles Avenue in November 2014, an approximate midpoint between Reinhardt’s home in Centennial and Nelson’s in Lakewood. Making the leap to opening a brewery was a big decision, but Reinhardt’s frustration with his job as an environmental chemist helped push it along. “I reached that point where there was no job satisfaction,” he said. “It was the right thing in retrospect,”
A GREAT DAY FOR BEER Beer drinkers from around the Denver area were exposed to all three breweries on May 7 and 8 at the South Denver Beer Festival at Robert F. Clement Park in south Jefferson County. Among the attendees were Shawn and Hillary Sich of Lakewood. “This is incredible,” Shawn Sich said after a drink of Living the Dream’s Empty Trophy Case IPA. “It’s a very unique beer; it’s very complex.”
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“I like it because it’s not an over-the-top IPA,” Hillary said. said Nelson, who still works as a pilot for Spirit Airlines. “But it seemed scary at the time.” Living the Dream Living the Dream co-founders Jason Bell and Carrie Knose also have backgrounds in homebrewing, but both have professional alcohol industry pasts as well. Bell worked as a chef and sommelier in retail liquor sales in the Chicago area; Knose worked in beer quality control. “My wife told me to get a hobby because all I did was work,” Bell said. “I started homebrewing and it kind of blew up from there.” Bell soon figured out he wanted to open a brewery and decided to focus on learning how to sustain such a business. “I immediately started studying the commercial process,” he said. He met Knose, who moved to the area from Reno, through a friend. One of the first things they did was set 10-year goals, including having distribution in 35 states. Bell said he picked the south suburbs for a location because it was a good fit for his family, and also because of a lack of competition in the area when Living the Dream opened on Dumont Way, south of C-470, in July 2014. “We just felt like it was an untapped market,” Bell said.
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Modern-day abolitionists fight for children Rocky Vista University screens documentary on human trafficking By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com Most Americans believe that slavery ended with Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. Todd Tueller told students assembled at Rocky Vista University that isn’t the case. Tueller was at the Parker school May 2 for an advanced screening of “The Abolitionists,” a documentary on human trafficking, a black-market trade that enslaves an estimated 2 million children worldwide. “Everybody wants to fix the problem, and it’s a fixable problem,” Tueller said. Tueller started the group Operation Underground Railroad with Tim Ballard, a former operative with the Central Intelligence Agency. The organization identifies traffickers and performs sting operations to rescue and relocate victims of child prostitution around the world. Tueller said OUR has already rescued 500
children and brought 150 traffickers to justice. The film shows footage of sting operations conducted by OUR as well as testimonials from victims. It’s easy to assume a documentary about such a disturbing topic would be too depressing to appeal to a wide audience. Tueller said former victims helped edit the film to ensure a balance between showing the horrors of human trafficking and the positive outcomes for the rescued victims. “It’s super sad, but it’s super inspirational,” Tueller said. Spencer Hill, president of the Rotary Community Corps of Rocky Vista University, said stopping human trafficking is a cause more people would get involved with if they knew about the problem. “It happens everywhere,” he said. Hill said he set up the screening to increase awareness of the problem, confident that once people in Parker heard about it they would get involved. “It’s such a big problem that good people everywhere just don’t know about.” “If we can save children from these horrible events, I just think there’s no better cause out there,” he said.
Hill said approximately 100 people showed up to the screening, donating $1,447 to OUR. The film opens on May 16, with the AMC Highlands Ranch 24 and the United Artists Greenwood Plaza 12 theaters participating. The film will play for English-speaking audiences in the United States and Canada before it is translated for audiences in Europe, Asia and other markets. Tueller said OUR’s work has already stemmed the tide of trafficking around the world, and he hopes greater exposure will lead to greater results. He said a television series is in the works in the U.S. and the United Kingdom, and he added that many local governments have used OUR’s techniques to pursue rescue operations of their own. Getting the word out isn’t just a tool to recruit sponsors. Tueller said awareness of OUR’s work has a deterrent effect for perpetrators of human trafficking, and an inspirational effect for its victims. “We want to show the bad guys that we could be anyone they talk to,” Tueller said, “and we want to let the victims know that we’re coming.”
Todd Tueller addresses students at Rocky Vista University in Parker before the screening of the film “The Abolitionists” on May 2. The documentary exposes the world of human trafficking and its child victims. Photo by Tom Skelley
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Whole lotta shakin’ can yield results While recently working with a client, I was invited to participate in a planning session with the leadership team. Having worked with this particular client I had met several of the management staff already, but this was really the first session where the CEO would also be actively involved. As the session started, the CEO immediately began to challenge everyone’s thinking. And he did so in a professional manner, but was very direct and almost to the point of intimidating the management team to the point of shutting down their participation. He pushed each one to go deeper and provide the rationale behind their thinking, belief and position. He brought the meeting to a level of intensity that really shook up the room. And then the CEO finally looked around the room and applauded his team for their contributions, thanking them for sticking to their belief systems. He wasn’t challenging them and asking hard questions to try and break them or prove his seniority or dominance, he was simply shaking things up a bit to allow people to challenge their own thinking as well as the thinking and direction that the organization as a whole was headed towards. As we left the room at the end of the day, energy levels were high, confidence was through the roof, pride was abundant and alignment of expectations were achieved. What could have seemed like a meeting driven
by a dominant and ego-driven CEO actually turned out to be a brilliant move to push the team beyond the limits of everyone going along to get along or simply saying “yes” to whatever the CEO said or wanted. This resonated with me as I was watching a baseball game on televiMichael Norton sion the other night. It WINNING was a ho-hum game at best. The score was 0-0 WORDS through the sixth inning. As the cameramen showed the dugouts of both teams throughout the game, it appeared as though everyone was bored including the players and the managers. Even the crowd in the stadium looked like they would have rather been somewhere else. And then all of a sudden one of the managers started yelling something from the dugout at one of the umpires. It seemed to be about nothing and at first looked like it was just going to blow over and the game would go on. And then the coach left the dugout and angrily approached the umpire. You didn’t have to be a professional lip reader to know what he was saying and the body language was equally as
aggressive. And, as you can imagine, the manager was ejected from the game. He started an argument over nothing and got himself tossed out of the game. But what he did was shake up and wake up his team. They went on to score a few runs that inning, the opposing team scored a few runs in their turn at bat, the crowd got back into the game, and excitement and energy seemed to be renewed. What is going on in our own lives personally or professionally where maybe we have become a little stale, a little too routine or complacent? Is there something that we can do to challenge ourselves and those around us to go deeper? Is there someone or something that needs a little shake-up and wake-up in our lives? Have we surrounded ourselves with “yes” men and women who only tell us what we want to hear? And if so, how can we ever grow or expect to progress? How about you, is it time to shake things up a bit in some way or in some area of your life? If so, I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we can shake things up and wake up a little bit, it really will be a better than good week. 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.
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Study the fracking proposals With the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision preserving responsible energy development in the state, fringe GUEST activists will attempt one final Hail Mary COLUMN aimed at amending the Colorado Constitution. Backers of four measures targeting oil and gas development in Colorado have begun collecting the 100,000 signatures necessary for them to appear on the November ballot. If successful, they would essentially eventuate with a patchwork of local regulations that would, in effect, ban fracking, undermine property rights and destabilize Colorado’s business environment. The claim is made that the backers are simply local citizens, merely concerned with protecting their communities. But in reality, their activities are being pushed by out-ofstate interests with an agenda quite unlike the citizens of Colorado who welcome the economic boom the oil and gas industry fuels in our state. Our three organizations, by strong contrast, are deeply rooted in Colorado. We are both local and statewide. Together we represent thousands of the great companies in Colorado who do business across the breadth of the Centennial State. We stand with Vital for Colorado in support of a collaborative, responsive and transparent regulatory system managed at the state level, not the confounding, contradictory one envisioned by some unseen special interest. While the proposed ballot measures are written to appear reasonable, we wish to be clear: They are de facto bans on fracking. For example, Initiative 40 would grant unprecedented power to local governments to ban outright any business or industry they don’t like, regardless of state, federal or international law. Initiative 63 is written so broadly that it would potentially empower nearly anyone to drag another into court over an alleged crime against the environment.
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A word of advice: Ditch the device I counted. I had plenty of time — two hours — to count. Waiting for my flight at the San Francisco airport, I decided to count the number of people walking by me who were on the phone. My survey was limited to 100 adult types. It included travelers, pilots, flight attendants, security, housekeeping, shoe clerks and others. One was talking so loudly that I said, “If you talk any louder you won’t need a phone.” She was talking too loudly to hear me. Another one ran smack dab into a floor to ceiling window, and kept right on talking. A woman bumped into me, did a waltz step spin and went — without apologizing — in the opposite direction, like Roy Riegels. Roy “Wrong Way” Riegels ran the wrong way with a fumble in the 1929 Rose Bowl. The number of people I counted who were on phones, talking or texting, may surprise you. In 2016, we are monkey see, monkey do. People follow like sheep. Lemmings to the cliff. Oblivious otters making calls instead of making eye contact. Myopic, self-absorbed, rude, inattentive, head-down pigeons, tapping away. (I wonder if babies born 100 years from now will have a downward tilt to the head at birth.) Someone said, “An inability to stay quiet is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind.” And this. “The silent man is the best to listen to.” It’s a Japanese proverb. The ubiquity of phoning and texting in pub-
lic is normal now. When was the last time that you saw a teenager without a phone in her hand? Failure for a teenager to phone or text leads to rumors, snickering, bullying and shaming. If I were to meet a woman whose existence strategies Craig Marshall Smith were not enabled by a mobile phone, I QUIET ask for a short DESPERATION might engagement. When I see someone on a phone coming toward me, I just stop and stand in the quiet desperation of hope that they will eventually notice me and veer. I am convinced that some of them are not making calls at all. And that they are pretending to make calls. To look cool. I was the only one in an elevator once who wasn’t on the phone, so I started to talk to a ham sandwich. “Hello. It’s me. Please come over tonight. With a shovel. Don’t ask questions.” A woman said, “Are you out of your mind?” “Cracked, but as William Blake said, ‘That’s how the light gets in.’” Smith continues on Page 11
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flies for Dog is My Copilot, a nonprofit 501(c)(3), Wyomingbased organization committed to flying animals out of areas with unsafe shelters. On May 4, he flew a Cessna 208B with more than 75 cats and dogs from New Mexico and Texas to Centennial Airport. About 50 rescue and shelter volunteers waited with handmade signs, crates, playpens and open arms. Mercedes Cordova, founder of From Forgotten to Forever Rescue and Transport, works with Dog is My Copilot to move shelter animals from Roswell, New Mexico, to Colorado to save them from euthanization. “There’s a 90 percent euthanization rate,” she said. “Most don’t make it. So we transport every couple of weeks.” Cordova, of Colorado Springs, works closely with rescues throughout Colorado. Rescue and foster volunteers, such as Suzanne Lively, admire Cordova’s dedication to ani-
An exact date for the beginning of construction has not been finalized. “We’re still in final stages of negotiation with the contractors,” CDOT spokewoman Linda Wilson said. The project will add two tolled express lanes westbound from I-25 to Colorado Boulevard and one from Colorado to Wadsworth. Eastbound, there will be one toll lane from Wadsworth to I-25. The project also includes upgrades to pavement and interchanges, realignment of curves, the replacement of bridges over the South Platte River and widening of other bridges. The project will cost $318 million, including debt service. It is mostly funded by loans that will be repaid with the tolls collected. The lanes are expected to be complete in the spring of 2019. Wilson said CDOT plans to keep all existing lanes open throughout the project.
Dog is My CoPilot, a nonprofit organization based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, transports more than 75 dogs and cats to Centennial Airport in one of its largest rescues in history on May 4. Photo by Alex DeWind mals. “She single-handedly has saved so many dogs,” Lively said. “She’s my hero.” Animal rescues look to Colorado because of the Pet Animal Care Facilities Act, a “licensing and inspection program dedicated to protecting the health and well-being of those
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Street from Yosemite Circle to Xanthia Street. CDOT is footing the largest part of the bill, using $50.4 million in funds from a program called Responsible Acceleration of Maintenance and Partnerships, or RAMP. The remaining cost of the project is being split among Arapahoe County, the cities of Centennial and Greenwood Village, and the Southeast Public Improvement Metropolitan District. Construction will be “substantially completed by summer 2018,”
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Initiative 75 would further politicize the oil and gas industry by granting local governments broad new regulatory powers that could imperil tens of thousands of jobs in a heartbeat. Initiative 78 would require oil and gas operators to create an incredible buffer zone (called a setback) of at least a half-mile from things like “open space” areas and intermittent streams. When you consider the lay of the land in some parts of the state it is clear that would mean a ban on fracking. These initiatives are best seen as blunt instruments aimed at hurting a vital Colorado industry. There is a better way. For starters, we need to let the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission continue implementing the recommendations made recently by the governor’s oil and gas task force. The recommendations are the capstone of a great deal of bipartisan work done by members of the environmental community, elected officials and the oil and gas industry. Let’s give them a chance to work before considering additional changes.
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“I thought it was Leonard Cohen,” she said. “He took it from Blake.” I am rarely around as many people as I am when I am in an airport. It’s highly fascinating, but it does little to make me want more of it. Perhaps if I traveled more often, I would become less observant, and less judgmental. When I do go out among the English, I am always dumbfounded by the ability of others to move around so efficiently, and so
animals in pet-care facilities throughout Colorado,” according to the Colorado Department of Agriculture website. PACFA regulates rescue facilities and requires that animals be documented in state records, said Cordova. Jamie Roberson, founder of Denver Dachshunds Rescue
according to CDOT. Dion Wolf, a server at the Gunther Toody’s restaurant at 9220 Arapahoe Road, isn’t excited about the increased congestion the project will bring. “It’s going to slow down our business,” Wolf said. Wolf’s co-worker, Skip Girten, only became aware of the project when he heard Wolf speaking about it. He said he understands it will alleviate traffic in the future, even if it complicates his commute in the present. “I’m not exactly stoked about the traffic it’s going to cause,” Girten said, “but as long as it’s helping with traffic later, I guess it’s a good thing.” Wilson responded to Wolf’s concerns
and Transport, picked up chiweenies — a dachshund and chihuahua mix — at the latest transport. Her goal is to save dogs from being euthanized and place them in safe homes. “There’s always kids in need,” she said, referring to the rescue dogs. “And Colorado is more animal-friendly.”
and said CDOT will use signage and information on its website to make drivers aware of changes to business access. “We will never close off access to local businesses,” Wilson said. “We’re going to do whatever is possible to make people aware of changes to business access.” Sidewalks on the north and south side of Arapahoe Road will occasionally be closed but one route for pedestrians will remain open throughout construction. Business access in the area will be rerouted at times as the frontage road is rerouted but access will be maintained. CDOT advises motorists to take alternate routes and alternative transportation modes such as the light rail and local bus services to minimize the impact of the lane
closures. Wilson also warns motorists to be prepared to slow down. Speed limits on I-25 will be reduced from 65 to 55 mph. “It sounds like a big project,” said Lauren Francis of Centennial. “That worries me. It’s a really busy intersection and it’s already a mess. Now I’m already thinking of other ways around it. I guess I’ll be taking Dry Creek now.” Wilson said he understands that residents aren’t thrilled about the congestion the orange cones and shifting lanes will bring, but he added that projects in busy areas are always a problem. “It’s a balancing act,” Wilson said. “We’re trading short-term pain for long-term gain … There are always going to be some pinch points. It’s the nature of the beast.”
As the signature-gathering efforts move forward, we encourage readers to consider the impact these measures could have on Colorado, including the loss of: billions of dollars in economic activity, hundreds of millions in tax revenues and tens of thousands of jobs. We believe the best way to achieve economic prosperity and environmental conservation is through dialogue, collaboration and cooperation, as we’ve seen with the governor’s task force. Let’s work together to see that we continue this strong partnership. Robert Golden is president of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce. Mike Kopp is the executive director of Colorado Concern, an alliance of top business executives with a mission of enhancing the Centennial State’s business climate. Jeff Wasden is president of the Colorado Business Roundtable, an advocate for proactive, pro-business legislation that strengthens the economy and allows businesses to grow and thrive in Colorado and the region. All three serve on the board of directors for Vital for Colorado, a coalition of business, civic and economic development leaders along with more than 56,000 Coloradans from across the state dedicated to supporting and promoting the benefits of energy production in Colorado.
blindly. I think boom boxes were the start of it all. Remember? People got on buses with boom boxes. There was something called “boom box rage.” Now we have pods in our ears, shutting others out. Of the 100 adult types at the airport in San Francisco, 72 were on the phone. I picked up my suitcase at DIA and walked to the parking garage. No one was nearby. No one was on the phone. It was silent. I decided not to listen to music on the way home. I decided to listen to nothing. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net
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Nancy Bass and her class of 3- to 5-year-olds participate in activities at the Douglas County Early Education Center in Castle Rock. Photo by Mike DiFerdinando
‘More than their mortgage’ Parents re-evaulate options as they struggle to afford rising child care costs By Mike DiFerdinando | mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com
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an Wilusz is an occupational therapist and has four young children, twin 7-year-old boys and two girls, ages 6 and 3. “I can’t afford to work,” Wilusz said. “I want to work. I love my career, but it would cost me more to work and put the kids in child care than it does for me to stay home with them.” Wilusz, who lives in Highlands Ranch, estimates day care for the four children would cost $1,600 to $1,800 per month — all day for the youngest and after school for the older ones. “I looked for three years for a place,” Wilusz said, before deciding the expense wasn’t worth it. Wilusz’s struggle to find affordable child care is a familiar one as the cost of child care climbs due to the increased cost of supplies, insurance and need for longer and more flexible care times for working parents. According to a 2015 study by the Pew Research Center, 48 percent of working parents with at least one child younger than 6 say their children attend day care or preschool, while 45 percent say their kids are cared for by a family member when the parents are at work, and 16 percent rely on a nanny or babysitter. In Colorado, a married couple can expect infant center-based care costs to exceed 15 percent of their income. With two children, the figure rises to more than 26 percent, according to “Parents and the High Cost of Child Care: 2015 Report by Child Care Aware of America.” The average single parent pays more than 46 percent of his or her income for infant center-based care, according to the report. “For a lot of parents, by the time you add up the cost of food, insurance, child care and a mortgagee,” Wilusz said, “there isn’t anything left.”
COST OF CHILD CARE FOR COLORADO FAMILIES Annual cost of infant care: Center: $13,154 Home: $8,862 Annual cost of care for an infant and a 4-year-old: Center: $23,036 Home: $17,054 Infant cost in center vs. public college tuition in 2015: $13,154 vs. $9,487 Source: “Parents and the High Cost of Child Care: 2015 Report by Child Care Aware of America”
More than a mortgage payment In Colorado, the average annual cost of infant care is $13,154 at a child-care center and $8,862 at a home-care facility. A child-care center is a facility that is run out of a business location and typically has a larger staff and the ability to accommodate more children, while a home-care facility is run out of a home and generally has a smaller number of children. Both are licensed and regulated by the state. “It’s a big challenge for households in Colorado,” said Kantryn Harris, president of the Qualistar Colorado nonprofit organization that focuses on early education. “In some cases, people are spending up to 30 percent of their income on child care. For some, it’s more than their mortgage payment.” The increase in cost for child care is in
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I think if work places could do more in the way of either helping with the cost or providing more on-site care, it would go a long way for people.” — Jan Wilusz, occupational therapist and mother of four who doesn’t work outside the home because of the high expense of day care
part the result of the need for additional staffing and longer, more flexible hours of operation to accommodate working parents, Harris said. Higher expenses for providers Amber Spear runs a home day care in Highlands Ranch. She said she tries to keep her prices lower than the big centers, but it’s a challenge. She has been in the business for 15 years. “I have to watch twice as many kids as I did 10 years ago to earn the same amount of money and keep my prices competitive,” Spear said. Spear can accommodate up to eight children per day and charges between $50 and $60 per day, depending on whether the child is potty trained. “The day care centers are not (raising prices on) people because they want to make more money,” Spear said. “Their costs and margins are not the same as they have been in the past.” Paula Williams, owner of Paula’s Precious Pumpkins home day care in Highlands Ranch, blames much of the rise in prices on the higher cost of licensing. “Child care these days is so different from child care 25 years ago,” she said. “It is much more regulated by the state —
CHILD CARE RESOURCES If you think you qualify for financial assistance in child care, contact the Colorado Department of Human Services to find resources. To find your local office, go to https://sites.google.com/a/state.co.us/ humanservices/home/services-by-county. background checks, mandatory classes, certified in CPR/First Aid, medication administration, universal precautions, background checks for all persons living in the home 18 years old and older — the list goes on.” Andrea Stogsdill runs Little Engine Home Daycare in Highlands Ranch. She said she has invested heavily in her business, including buying special liability insurance specific to child care. And with the expectation that children should also be receiving the necessary educational enrichment before entering kindergarten, the costs for the right toys and supplies also contributes to higher expenses. Costs continues on Page 13
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‘Pomp and Circumstance’ has worn out its welcome People will pull a Tevye from “Fiddler on the Roof” and shout “Tradition!” but “Pomp and Circumstance” has got to go. In the 115 years since Edward Elgar composed the march for the coronation of England’s King Edward VII, hasn’t there been another piece of music we can use in lieu of “Pomp’s” repetitious monotony? As a student or parent, Elgar’s march is one you’ll hear perhaps twice as a student at high Clarke Reader school and college graduations, and a LINER few more times as NOTES a parent, depending on how many children you have. But even then, I’m not sure anyone actually hears the tune: Students are focused on not tripping down stairs and too excited to concentrate; parents are too busy jockeying for a prime photo position or quietly sobbing into their Kleenex. But what about the teachers, who listen to it year after year? The band students who actively produce the music?
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Stogsdill, for instance, brings in music teachers and other area-specific instructors. “As the cost of living goes up, so does ours,” Williams said. “The expense for the supplies, time and necessary art supplies to teach the children all they need to know before entering kindergarten is not cheap.” Affordability for parents But finding day care they can comfortably pay for is a constant battle for parents. A majority of parents with one or more children younger than 6 say it is very hard (29 percent) or somewhat hard (33 percent) to find affordable, high-quality child care in their community, according to the Pew study. And among parents in families in which both mother and father work full-time, 67 percent say it’s hard to find affordable, high-quality day care where they live.
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And journalists — like me — who cover three or more graduations in a week? It’s time for a change. Even “Pomp’s” composer would agree. “I’ve a got a tune that will knock ‘em — knock ‘em flat,” Elgar wrote while working on the piece, according to a June 2015 article by The Guardian, one of England’s oldest newspapers. “Pomp and Circumstance” didn’t become associated with graduations until 1905, a May 2003 story on NPR reports, when it was played as a recessional as Elgar received an honorary doctorate from Yale. The work became a reliable source of income for Elgar, but “he came to tire of its jingoism and the fact it overshadowed everything else he wrote,” according to The Guardian.
Lee-Anne Strickoff of Parker, who has two young children, ages 4 and 9, knows that first-hand. As a working mother, she has often done whatever it takes to make arrangements for child care. “Fortunately, for our young family, I was able to work a lot of nights and weekends and relied on the figure-it-out method as needed in-between,” Strickoff said, who works in real estate. “I begged friends and used drop-in day care facilities across town depending on where I needed to work that day. Those run from $7 to $9 per kid, per hour— $2 extra if the kiddo is in diapers.” Strickoff finds the situation particularly frustrating because in New Zealand, where she’s from, the government provides 20 hours of free child care to families to subsidize early education. “It has been a bit of a struggle for us to find child care in the past 10 years,” she said. “It would have been nice to have help in getting formative-year education at a subsidy ... whether or not there were two working parents in the house. I cannot imagine how single parents do it. It is such a financial burden.”
I have to watch twice as many kids as I did 10 years ago to earn the same amount of money and keep my prices competitive.”
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explore her identity and relationship to the world. An introspective, inspiring and invigorating masterwork. Favorite song: “All Night” Best song to soundtrack a truly epic argument: “Don’t Hurt Yourself”
I sympathize. Options are endless for a song to replace “Pomp and Circumstance.” And let’s not be afraid to have some fun with the challenge. Does the replacement need to have a repetitive melody that can be played over and over on a loop? How about Eddy Grant’s “Electric Avenue?” Or the classic rock staple “Smoke on the Water?” Imagine watching students try to navigate a choreographed number in their robes? There’s also always the option to include a little sense of humor. Walking down the aisle to ‘90s R&B star Mark Morrison’s smash “Return of the Mack” would do everyone about to sit through an hours-long ceremony some serious good. Certainly AC/DC’s classic “Highway to Hell” would provide much-needed belly
laughs before settling in for an emotional ceremony. For my money, the best replacement would be Bob Dylan’s incendiary “Like A Rolling Stone,” because it asks an important question: How does it feel? To be on your own With no direction home A complete unknown. Every graduate must come to grips with reality on some level as their high school career ends. It’s simply inconceivable that Elgar’s song hasn’t been topped since he wrote it. Nor do I believe “Pomp and Circumstance” was supposed to be the graduation song for the rest of time. After all, life is about moving forward and embracing change. Graduates are doing it. Why can’t we? Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he congratulates all graduates, their friends and family on making it through “Pomp and Circumstance” at their ceremonies. Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot.com. And share the song you’d replace “Pomp and Circumstance” with at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.
PERCENT OF INCOME COLORADO FAMILIES SPEND ON CHILD CARE Infant care for married family
Infant care for single parent
Married family with two children at the poverty line
Center: 15.1 percent
Center: 46.61 percent
Center: 94.99 percent
Home: 10.17 percent
Home: 31.40 percent
Home: 70.33 percent
Two children for married family
Two children for single parent
Center: 26.44 percent
Center: 81.62 percent
Home: 19.57 percent
Home: 60.43 percent
Source: “Parents and the High Cost of Child Care: 2015 Report by Child Care Aware of America”
WHAT DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFERS Preschool
$320 per month
Ages 3-5 years old
Registration fee (non refundable): $100 due at the time of acceptance
68 preschools across 43 sites in the district Morning and afternoon sessions of 2 hours 45 minutes in length
Full-day
Classes run Monday through Thursday
Early Childhood Center (S. 3950 Trail Boss Lane, Castle Rock) or Mountain View Elementary (8502 N. Pinery Parkway, Parker)
Tuition:
Runs from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Two days per week, a.m. or p.m. session: $160 per month
$48/per day, with lunch
Four days per week, a.m. or p.m. session:
For more information, visit www.dcsdk12. org/early-childhood-education.
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Unique dance shows will raise funds Sonya Ellingboe
Spoke N Motion bills itself as “Colorado’s only totally integrated dance company.” It includes dancers with and without disabilities. “UnVeil” will be a fundraiser performance at 7 p.m. May 14 and 1 p.m. May 15 at the wheelchair-accessible Colorado Ballet-Armstrong Center for Dance, 1075 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. (Parking on street and at rear.) Tickets: $25, SpokeNMotionDance. org, 720-580-1554.
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Canal group reaches out The High Line Canal Conservancy will hold a Learn + Connect event/open house from 6 to 7 p.m. May 19 in the community room at Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial. For Littleton and Centennial residents, it will present the new organization, and its visioning and outreach. Also, the group will show a film, “One Community, One Canal.” Highlinecanal.org. Arts in Englewood “Spring Serenade” at 2 p.m. May 14 in Hampden Hall, Englewood Civic Center, will feature Yi Zhao, Colorado Symphony Assistant Concertmaster, in Haydn’s “Violin Concerto.” Music by Elgar and Greig will be performed by the Up Close and Musical String Ensemble, conducted by Eric Bertoluzzi. Tickets: $20/$15. Under 18 free. englewoodarts.org, 303-806-8196. Indian Market and Powwow The annual Tesoro Indian Market and Powwow will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 14 and 15 at The Fort, 19192 Highway 8, Morrison. Admission: adults/$5; students with ID/$3; seniors and children under 12/free. American Indian artists will demonstrate and sell their art and dancers and drum groups will perform. Interactive exhibits, art and music demonstrations, concessions from The Fort and Northern Colorado Intertribal Powwow Association. Nice family outing. TesoroCulturalCenter.org, 303-839-1671. Kwasinski workshop Denver painter/teacher Victoria Kwasinski will conduct a two-day workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 20-21 for Heritage Fine Arts Guild members and guests at Littleton First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. The emphasis will be on abstracting from reality, using principals
Sammi Harmon and Teri Westerman will perform in “UnVeil” by Spoke N Motion Dance Company, in the Integrated Dance Performance at Colorado Ballet-Armstrong Dance Center. Courtesy photo of abstraction through your own voice. To reserve a place, contact Beatrice Drury, btdrury@q.com, 303-796-8110, 303-667-7638. Fee: $30 a day/members; $50 a day/guests. Writer receives award Margi Evans of Foxfield was awarded The Literary Classics Seal of Approval for her novel for young readers, “In the Heart of a Mustang.” The coming-of-age story is about the bond between a troubled boy and his mare. Information: clcawards.org. Photography exhibit “Exploring the Light,” works by the Lone Tree Photography Club, is open at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. in Lone Tree, through May 29. Includes animals, abstracts, landscapes and human-interest images. First-
place winners will be awarded gallery space for about two weeks. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and during performances; see lonetreeartscenter.org. Also, an “Exploring the Light” photo workshop called “Lightroom vs. Photoshop” with juror George Jardine, at 9 a.m. May 21, will compare and discuss uses of the digital tools. Cost is $38 and tickets are available online at www.meetup.com/Lone-Tree-Photography-Club-Meetup/. Comedy and magic Pop Haydn-Steam Punk Comedy and Magic, an all-ages show, is scheduled May 20 and 21 at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Reservations needed: $22.50/$25, tickets.amazingshows.com, 303-660-6799. (Remember the summer Wizard Camps if there are potential young wizards in the household.)
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CURTAIN TIME
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Think pink “Legally Blonde” with music by Lawrence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin and book by Heather Hach will play May 20 to June 19 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main Street, Littleton. Nick Sugar is director. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays and Saturday June 4; 6:30 p.m. Sundays June 12 and 19. Tickets: townhallartscenter.org; 303-794-2787.
Comedy about death “Greetings from Camp Katabasis”, written and directed by company members, plays May 13 to June 14 at Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; Monday, May 30; 3 p.m. May 22 and 29. Tickets: $16/$13, buntport.com. Neil Simon “Biloxi Blues” by Neil Si-
mon plays May 20 to June 26 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays, except June 26 at 2 p.m. Tickets, $27/$24/$16, 303-935-3044, minersalley.com. Fantasy play “Death Takes a Holiday” by Maury Yeston plays through May 15 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, in a regional premiere. The remaining performances are at 7:30
p.m. May 12-14 and 2 p.m. May 14-15. Tickets: 720-898-7200, arvadacenter.org. Happily ever after? “Into the Woods” by Stephen Sondheim, with book by James Lapin, plays May 19 to June 5 at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown (exit 254 off Interstate 25, just south of Johnson’s Corner). Debby Boone stars. Performances: Thursdays through Sundays. See website for times and ticket prices, ColoradoCandlelight.
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com, or call 970-744-3747. Provocative production “White Guy on the Bus” by Bruce Graham plays May 14 to June 24 at Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver. Directed by Chip Walton, it highlights race disparities and features Sam Gregory. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Friday, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: curioustheatre.org, 303-623-0524 (Tuesdays-Saturdays after 2 p.m., Sundays during performances).
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Jeffrey McCrimmon, age 52 of Castle Rock entered heaven on May 6. He is preceded in death by his father, Thomas and his brother, Michael. He will be greatly missed by his wife Karla, his children, Samantha & Thomas, his mother, Lorraine and brother Richard.. He graduated from Hinkley High School in 1982 and was a lead ramp service-
the guitar, traveling, cooking, his family and making people laugh. A celebration of Jeff’s life will be held Thursday, May 12, 2:30pm at New Hope Presbyterian Church in Castle Rock. Donations can be made in his name to the Denver Rescue Mission: denverrescuemission.org. Please visit olingerandrews.com for remembrances.
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May 13, 2016
THINGS TO DO TOP 5
THEATER/FILM
Performing Arts, Storytelling Children ages 6-10 learn the ins and outs of storytelling from members of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts through short form exercises and games at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 14, at Douglas County Libraries in Castle Rock, Philip S. Miller branch, 100 S. Wilcox St. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Red Riding Hood A delightful update to the classic children’s story will be presented in Page to Stage, a Douglas County Libraries program that brings children’s theater to life for kids ages 5 and older. Program is presented at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 16, at the Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Lane; and at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Registration required; call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Pop Haydn Performs Whit “Pop” Haydn performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 20-21 at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Haydn is the winner of seven performer of the year awards from Magic Castle, the clubhouse of the Academy of Magical Arts. He has opened for Jerry Seinfeld, the Smothers Brothers, Loretta Lynn and more. For tickets and information, call 303660-6799 or go to http://Tickets.AmazingShows.com.
Legally Blonde The last production in Town Hall Arts Center’s 2015-2016 season is “Legally Blonde, the Musical.” Based on the movie, the musical follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Show opens Friday, May 20, and runs through Sunday, June 19 at 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Additional shows are at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 4, and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 12 and June 19. For tickets, stop by the Town Hall Arts Center box office, call 303-794-2787 ext. 5 or go to townhallartscenter.org. Trolley Tour “History in our Neighborhood” is the focus of the Castle Rock Historical Society’s seventh annual Trolley Tour. The tour will visit areas outside downtown Castle Rock including Rhyolite Park and other quarries, the old towns of Douglas and New Memphis and other points of interest along the way. The tour is Saturday, May 14; times are 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. and last about 45 minutes. Meet at the Castle Rock Museum to board the trolley. Reservations recommended; contact 303-814-3164 or museum@castlerockhistoricalsociety.org for reservations. High Line Canal Run The 35th annual High Line Canal 5K and 10L run is Saturday, May 14. Race fee includes pancake breakfast, 2 beers from the Breckenridge Brewery Beer Garden, goody bag, raffle prizes, awars and post-race expo. Long-sleeved tech shirt of quarter zip pullover available for purchase. Race begins at 8 a.m. at deKoevend Park, 6301 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Find more details and registration information at http:// www.runningguru.com/EventInformation. asp?eID=highline. Denver’s Amusement Parks The Highlands Ranch Historical Society presents “Denver’s Amusement Parks: from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, May 16, at the Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. Author and historian David Forsyth, Ph.D., will take us on the up-and-down history of Denver’s amusement parks. This talk is sure to spark personal memories of these or other exciting parks, ride and times gone by. David is the author of “Denver’s Lakeside Amusement Park.” Book sales and signing will precede and follow the presentation. Go to https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/ register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eclr4akz6d70 b734&oseq=&c=e9ecc4f0-1c39-11e5-aeacd4ae5275396f&ch=e9f21c20-1c39-11e5aeac-d4ae5275396f Mystery Book Club The Mystery Book Club will read “Mrs. Roosevelt’s Confidante,” by Susan Elia MacNeal. MacNeal has written other mysteries in a similar genre; for example, Mr. Churchill’s Secretary, Princess Elizabeth’s Spy and others. Join the book club for lunch and book discussion at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 19, at the Lone Tree Golf Club Grille, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd., Lone Tree. Call Sue to get a copy of the book and for more information, 303-641-3534. FIND MORE THINGS TO DO ONLINE ColoradoCommunityMedia.com/events
MUSIC/CONCERTS
Littleton Symphony Concert The Littleton Symphony Orchestra concludes its The Four Elements series with Earth at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 13, at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Program includes Smetana’s From Bohemian Forests and Meadows, Stravinsky’s Adoration of the Earth from the Rite of Spring, and Johann Strauss’ Tales from the Vienna Woods. Guest vocal soloist, Sarah Barber, will join the orchestra and perform the Farewell from Mahler’s Song of the Earth. Tickets available at www.littletonsymphony.org or at Gorsett Violin Shop, 8100 S. Quebec St., B206, Centennial. Tickets are also available at the door on concert night. Contact 303-9336824 or info@littletonsymphony.org. Arapahoe Philharmonic Concert The Arapahoe Philharmonic presents “Sacred Structures” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 13, at Mission Hills Church, 620 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. Program includes Anton Bruckner’s majestic Symphony No. 4 (Romantic) and Symphony No. 2: An American Pastoral, a world premiere commission from the Arapahoe Philharmonic’s first composer-in-residence, Edgar Girtain. Maestro Hughes and Girtain will give a pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m. in Room M12 off the lobby. For information and tickets, visit www.arapahoephil.org or call the Arapahoe Philharmonic office at 303-781-1892. Highlands Ranch Encore Chorale The winter/spring session of the Highlands Ranch Encore Chorale is under way. Rehearsals are offered from 10:30 a.m. to noon Fridays through May 13 at the Recreation Center at Southridge, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. The chorale is a non-auditioned community chorus that is open to anyone ages 55 and older, with or without choral experience. Email Brian@5280plus-encore.org or Cindy@5280plus-encore.org. To register call 303-471-8818 and reference Activity Number 157806. “Soli Deo Gloria” The Lutheran Chorale will sing to the glory of God with joyful and thoughtful music, including F. Melius Christiansen’s ‘Celestial Spring II Exaltation,’ John Rutter’s ‘The Peace of God,’ and Morten Lauridsen’s ‘Sure On This Shining Night.’ Come join us for this uplifting concert Sunday, May 15, at 3 p.m. at Hosanna Lutheran Church, 10304 W. Belleview Ave., Littleton; and at 7:30 p.m. at St. Philip Lutheran Church, 7531 S. Kendall St., Littleton. No tickets will be sold, only a free will offering taken. Church Farewell Concert Denver’s Hazel Miller performs at 5 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1615 Ogden St., Denver. Enjoy a soulful farewell concert as the 156-year-old church prepares to close. Enjoy the music, the light, the love and the beautiful flowering stained glass windows in this historic place. Doors open at 5 p.m.; music starts at 5:30 p.m. Funk Knuff also will play. All ages welcome. No admission charge; however, donations are accepted. Go to https://www.facebook.com/stpauldenver/ Concert Explores Creation Only Creation, a concert exploring the Creation through music, is at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 22, at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Listen as the Creation comes alive through beautiful text, tones and harmonies performed by the Charles Wesley Choir, Festival Choir, St. Andrew Sisters and Orchestra. The concert is free and open to the public. Contact Mark Zwilling at mzwilling@gostandrew. com or 303 794-2683.
ART/CRAFTS
Heritage Fine Arts Guild Show The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County will have its member spring art show through May 31 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. The painting exhibit is free and open to the public. All works are originals and available for sale directly from the participating artists. Go to www.heritage-guild.com.
EVENTS
Englewood Chamber The Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce will have its 2nd Friday Coffee, 7:30-9 a.m. Friday, May 13, South Philly Cheese Steaks, 1400 E. Hampden Ave., Englewood; chamber board meeting, 7:30-9 a.m. Tuesday, May 17, Broken Tee Grill, 2101 W. Oxford Ave., Englewood; 4th Friday Coffee, 7:30-9 a.m., Friday, May 20, Integrative Pediatric Health Care, 1010 E. Girard Place, Suite M, Englewood; Business After Hours, 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, Alexan City Center, 801 Englewood Parkway, Englewood; Ambassador meeting, 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, GECC Office, 3501 S. Broadway. Call 303-789-4473 for information.
Pajama Storytime Mr. Cliff presents a fun-filled evening of stories, songs and snacks for families and kids of all ages at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St. Registration is required; call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Bird Banding Visitors to the Audubon Nature Center in May will get to watch research in action while seeing warbles, sparrows, woodpeckers, thrushes and other songbirds at the bird banding station with Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. The station is open to the public from 7:30-11 a.m. Sunday, May 15, Saturday, May 21, Sunday, May 22, Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29. The Audubon Society is at 11280 S. Waterton Road, Littleton. Contact 303973-9530 or info@denveraudubon.org. Go to www.denveraudubon.org. Working as a Freelance Writer Castle Rock Writers welcomes Kevin Corbley of Corbley Communications, Inc., Castle Rock, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 16, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. The presentation is “Making a Great Living as a Freelance Writer.” Corbley is a public relations specialist with information for writers of various genres. See www.castlerockwriters.com or phone Alice Aldridge-Dennis at 303-521-8615. Sprouts Job Fair Sprouts Farmers Market, one of the fastest-growing retailers in the country, plans a job fair from 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. Monday, May 16, at Embassy Suites, Denver Tech Center, 10250 E. Costilla Ave., Centennial. Sprouts will hire about 30 managers and dozens of team members for stores in the South Denver region. Full- and part-time positions available in produce, meat, deli, grocery, bulk and vitamin departments. Head cashier and cashier positions also available. Go to sprouts.com/careers to learn more about the available opportunities and apply online prior to the job fair. Previous grocery industry experience is a plus. Interviews will be conducted on-site and background checks and drug tests will be given to successful candidates. Trace your Genealogy Nationally known genealogist Deena Coutant will provide information on the methods, records and resources available to trace your family history. Program is at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 17, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Registration is required; call 303791-7323 or go to www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Build a Lego Masterpiece Kids ages 5-12 are invited to build Lego masterpieces at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road. No registration is required; information at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Dance Classes Adventures in Dance presents a number of dance classes in May. The studio is at 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Go to www.adventuresindance. com. Following is a list of classes offered in May. Line Dance Aerobics: Learn dances including cowboy cha-cha, electric slide, cupid shuffle and the wobble in a workout format. Class offered on Mondays. Swing, Jive and Rock `n’ Roll: Learn popular club dances to big band ad popular rock music. Class offered on Tuesdays. Learn to Salsa: Class offered on Wednesdays. Foxtrot: Class offered on Thursdays. Medieval dance mini boot camp: Learn to toss the duchess, strip the willow, greensleeves, saltarello and more. Class offered Friday, May 6. Class includes potluck party at the end of class. Social swing dance sampler: Learn popular swing dances at the social swing dance sampler on Friday, May 20 and Friday, May 27. Victoria’s Tea Enjoy tea, scones, music and great stories at the first Victoria’s Tea from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at The Gathering Place at Christ’s Episcopal Church, 615 4th St., Castle Rock. The tea is a benefit for the Castle Rock Historical Society and Museum. Come as you are or wear your finest outfit or hat. Cups will be provided or bring your own to show off. Tickets may be purchased at the Castle Rock Museum or online at www.castlerockmuseum.org under the Event Tickets tab. Contact 303-814-3164 or museum@ castlerockhistoricalsociety.org. Church Welcomes Zimbabwe Minister First Presbyterian Church welcomes the Rev. Kurauone Mutimwii, who will present a special worship service at the 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. services Sunday, May 22, at 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Mutimwii was born in the southern province of Zimbabwe in the rural part of the country. He did his ministry theological training in Zambia and graduated in 2011. He now serves at Masvingo Presbyterian Church. He and his wife, Nancy, have three children. Mutimwii is with a small delegation of ministers from Zimbabwe visiting Denver Presbytery for meetings and preaching at local churches. Call 303-798-1389. Tuesday Morning Women’s Golf League The Englewood Women’s Golf Association is accepting applications for the 2016 season. The women play Tuesday mornings at Broken Tee Englewood golf course. Contact the membership chair for information, ewga18@gmail. com. Calendar continues on Page 17
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WOMAN’S LIFE INSURANCE SOCIETY (a fraternal non-profit, benefit organization) ALL PROCEEDS OF THIS YARD SALE GO TO THE NATIONAL CAUSE “FEEDING AND HOUSING THE NEEDY IN COLORADO” DATE: Thursday May 19th and Friday May 20th - 2016 HOURS: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm LOCATION: 13135 Monroe Court, Thornton, CO 80241 Large supply of NEW - PLUS SIZE CLOTHING (2X AND 3X), Men and Women’s Clothing, Christmas Items, Bath, Kitchen, Household Items, Dishes, Books, Tools, Toys, Games, CD’s, Shoes, Handbags, Jewelry, Hats, Candles, Dog & Cat Items, large amount of new Crafting Supplies, knickknacks, and much more. ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Community Subdivision Fri & Sat, May 13th & 14th 8am-4pm Numerous homeowners in the Pradera community will be participating in this event Major cross streets into Pradera are Bayou Gulch and Parker Road., Parker 80134 Call Dotson Skaggs, Kentwood Company, 303-909-9350 for more information.
Classic Car Auction Saturday May 21st Memorabilia 9am Open 8am
Douglas County Fairgrounds 500 Fairgrounds Drive Castle Rock CO 80104 To buy or sell call
970-266-9561
Specialty Auto Auction www.specialtyautoauction.com
Highlands Ranch Huge neighborhood garage sale Sat. May 21st. 7-2. S of Grace, E of Fairview, W of Wildcat, across from Valor. Rain date, June 4th. Call Diane with questions, 303-875-7341.
Misc. Notices Want To Purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201
Split & Delivered $250 a cord Stacking available extra $25 Delivery charge may apply Call 303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173
Buy a dog from a store or online & they will breed the mother again, & AGAIN, & AGAIN, & AGAIN,..... Visit CanineWelfare.org & learn how to find healthy puppies & AVOID PUPPY MILLS!
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8' Floral print couch like new $125 Blue Rocker Recliner good condition $25 303-841-9387
Autos for Sale
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Saturday, May 14th PERENNIALS, ANNUALS, VEGETABLES, HERBS Vectra Bank Parking Lot (SW corner of 72nd Ave. & Irving in Westminster) 9 am – 3 pm or until sold out Rain date: Sunday, May 15th
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Appliances GE Electric Cook Top Profile Great condition, works perfect 30" $495 White - Castle Rock 303-972-6563
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Arvada Fellowship Covenant Church Annual Yard Sale 5615 West 64th Ave 64th & Depew in Arvada (a few blocks West of Sheridan) in the church gym Thursday May 12th and Friday May 13th from 8am-4pm and Saturday May 14th from 8am-2pm Bradbury Ranch
Community Garage Sale
in Parker off of Jordan between Lincoln & Mainstreet. Fri. & Sat. May 20th & 21st 8am-2pm. Mapquest 10925 McClellan Road. Wildcat Ridge COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE Friday & Saturday May 13th & 14th 7am to 2pm South of Lincoln off of Quebec 10511 Serengeti Drive, 80124 *Follow the signs* HUGE SALE - OVER 30 FAMILIES
2.5 2005 Nisan Altima runs great under 80,000 miles $3500 720-231-7681
Queen Pier bedroom set $975.00. Search: craigslist Denver, Queen bedroom set 80004 for pictures & details. (303)949-6645
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS RUMMAGE SALE is back for the 14th year. Deliveries accepted May 9th, 10th & 11th 7am-6pm. Sale on Thursday May 12th & Friday May 13th 7am-6pm on Saturday May 14th 7am-noon. This is a huge sale with large value items. Come see what we have. Location of sale St. Mark's Parish Center. 3141 W. 96th Ave. Westminster. just off Federal Blvd. parish center behind church on the north side. All profits are donated to charity.
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2005 Toyota Camry LE 4 cylinder automatic 1 owner, 135,000 miles Blue, new tires complete detail, complete engine and transmission service immaculate in and out NADA value $6,800 asking $6,500 303-482-5156
94 Ford Explorer 4 wheel drive 4.0 V6, great condition $3200 720-427-0507
Happy Transplants Garden Club 17th Annual Plant Sale
RV’s and Campers 2011 Jayco Greyhawk Class C 31SS, E450 Engine, excellent cond. 20,000 mi., Loaded with options, 719-439-4673 butecht0312@gmail.com
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Community Blood Drives A number of community blood drives are planned in the area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils. org. Upcoming blood drives are: Saturday, May 14, 8 a.m. to noon, Hope United Methodist Church, 5101 S. Dayton, Greenwood Village; Sunday, May 15, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 2746 5th St., Castle Rock (Morgan Dunmire, 720-6839638); Monday, May 16, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Pulte Mortgage, 7390 S. Iola, Englewood; Tuesday, May 17, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Baxter Englewood, 9540 S. Maroon Circle, Suite 400, Englewood; Wednesday, May 18, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Walmart, 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth; Thursday, May 19, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Plaza Tower One, 6400 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, Greenwood Village; Friday, May 20, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; Saturday, May 21, 7:30 a.m. to noon, St. Thomas More Parish Center, 7071 E. Otero Ave., Centennial; Sunday, May 22, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway, Littleton (Maryanne Eagelston, 720-891-2248); Tuesday, May 24, 12:30-6 p.m., Columbine Library, 7706 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton; Thursday, May 26, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Whole Foods Southglenn, 6853 S. York St., Suite 119, Littleton; Thursday, May 26, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2:30 p.m., Quadrant Building, 5445 DTC Parkway, Centennial; Saturday, May 28, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock; Sunday, May 29, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Walmart, 11101 S. Parker Road, Parker. Can Food Choices Save the Planet? Throughout history, civilizations that have destroyed their environments have disappeared. Industrial agriculture in the United States is destroying our environment and jeopardizing the American way of life. How can one person influence change in the face of such a problem? Farmers who raise animals on managed pasture provide a beacon of hope and a way in which your food choices can save the planet. Program runs from 10-11:15 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at Natural Grocers, 1265 Stg. John Stiles Drive, Suite M, Highlands Ranch. Call 303-471-9400.
EDUCATION
Guide to Retirement Learn about retirement from financial advisors from Kummer Financial Strategies Inc. at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Program will be led by Highlands Ranch Herald financial columnist Patricia Kummer, a certified financial planner and member of Financial Planners of Colorado; and Phil Wilson, financial advisor with Kummer Financial Strategies. Workshop will last 45 minutes with Q&A to follow. Space is limited; RSVP no later than Monday, May 23. Call 303-470-1209 or email clientservice@kummerfinancial. com. Plan to arrive 15 minutes prior to start time. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.
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SPORTS
LOCAL
Littleton baseball coach Bob Bote checks his lineup as the Lions get ready to start the May 2 league baseball game against Arvada. This is the first year Bote, a longtime coach, has directed the Lions, and he guided them well May 2 as they won the game 13-5. Photo by Tom Munds
Two veteran coaches guide Lions Bote, Dantley bring decades of experience to Littleton By Tom Munds tmunds@colorado communitymedia.com Littleton head coach Bob Bote smiled and said he is glad to be back coaching baseball, and Jim Dantley, who is the Lions’ pitching coach, made
similar comments. “Baseball is in my blood and, after all my kids graduated from high school, I saw this post was open so I applied for it,” he said before the April 27 game with Wheat Ridge. “I had wanted to try head coaching again and, since this is my alma mater, I figured it would be a good fit for me.” Dantley, who coached Eaton High School for 45 years, said he just couldn’t
leave the sport. “Just like Bob, I guess I have baseball in my blood,” he said. “I love the kids, I love coaching and welcomed the opportunity to keep coaching here at Littleton.” Bote said Littleton is a scrappy team made up mostly of seniors. “We have kids who are battling to win games,” he said. “We try to hit the ball, to throw strikes and play good
defense, which is a formula to win baseball games.” Bote said the kids have tried to do all the coaches asked them to do and, as the season progressed, the athletes bought into getting better and playing good baseball. The Niwot team that Bote coached won five state championships, Lions continues on Page 23
Creek senior seeks another tennis title
Gloria Son, who won the Class 5A No. 3 singles state championship last year, is playing No. 1 singles this season for Cherry Creek and didn’t lose a game in the Region 1 state-qualifying tournament. Photo by Jim Benton
State tournaments set for May 12-14 By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Cherry Creek senior Gloria Son is back in the Class 5A state tennis tournament, but once again, anyone interested will have to check the brackets to find out where she will be playing. As a freshman, Son won the state title at No. 2 singles. She was third at No. 1 singles in 2014 and won the No. 3 singles championship last spring. She has assumed the No. 1 singles role this season for the Bruins. Kalyssa Hall, the No. 1 singles runnerup last year, decided not to play but has remained in school. Anshika Singh, the 2015 No. 2 singles champion as a freshman for Creek, transferred to Smoky Hill. “I’m back to the spot I was my sophomore year,” said Son, who will be playing tennis next season at Army. “It is a different feel just because I’m an upperclassman. I have the responsibility to keep my team upbeat. Tennis wise it’s not that different. “I feel I’m playing pretty well right now. State is coming up and I’m prepared with my team.” Tennis continues on Page 23
SOUTH METRO STATE QUALIFIERS Class 5A The following players from the area qualified for state during regional tennis tournaments May 4-6. Alternates are not listed. Arapahoe (7) - Mackenzie Jones, Natalie Borchelt, Josie Williams, Natalie SlobothElizabeth Palmer, Jess Cooper- Julie Vortuli. Cherry Creek (11) - Gloria Son, Micha Handler, Sayuri Garud, Phoebe MackenzieHanna Fernley, Allison Murphy-Emily Wilkens, Caroline Danos-Dailey Solomon, Wendy Yan-Grace Shepard. Highlands Ranch (3) - Natalie Hagen, Paula Puildo, Abby Audino Heritage (10) - Chloe Schilling, Lauren Thompson, Caroline McLeod-Kendall Jackson, Peyton Pendleton-Katy Cohen. Olivia Woods-Libby Stroup, Anastasia OutekhineLogan Goetz Mountain Vista (11) - Casey
Zhong, Kendra Lavallee, Madi Allen, Ashlen Grote-Alex Begler, Tara Minatta-Mari Dudek, Sami BheemireddyAmy Zhong, Hunter ErnestHannah Smith. Legend (2) - Haley Hildenbrand, Rachel Wegener Ponderosa (11) - Lauren Lindell, Claire Cox, Amber Glantz, Sydney Waite-Hunter Barker, Alyssa Lowe-Madison Smith, Jenna Lowe-Anna Armstrong, Megan StoutKaylee Moore. Rock Canyon (5) - Maddie Bove, Jackie Bodwin-Erin Daniel, Claire Steffe-Sara Stavaski. ThunderRidge (4) - Sophie Guzak-Ellie Behnke, Allie Choe-Caitlin Wilner. Class 4A Littleton (2) - Ashby BellAbby Moses Valor Christian (3) - Tiffany Parobek, Marguerite KeeganSophia Hazelton.
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SPORTS ROUNDUP BASEBALL Cherry Creek 12, Arapahoe 0 The Bruins improved to 13-6 on the season with the May 7 road win.
drove in eight runs. Tanner O’Tremba had two hits and drove in three runs.
GIRLS SOCCER Cherry Creek 2, Ralston Cherry Creek 12, Eaglecrest Valley 2 The Bruins moved 5 The Bruins improved to 12-6 to 6-6-3 on the on the season with the May season with the May 6 home tie. 6 road win. Key performers: Cherry Creek 10, Arapahoe Libby Geraghty 0 and Meg Halvorson The Bruins improved to 11-6 each scored a goal. on the season with the May Cherry Creek 0, Air Acad5 home win. emy 0 Key performers: Tanner The Bruins moved to 6-6-2 O’Tremba had three hits on the season with the May and drove in three runs. road draw. Nate Sweeny had three hits Key performers: No individand drove in a run. ual statistics were reported Cherry Creek 26, Eaglecrest for this game. 1 The Bruins improved to 10-6 Pine Creek 4, Cherry Creek on the season with the May 1 The Bruins fell to 6-6-1 on 3 home win. the season with the May 4 Key performers: Nate road loss. Sweeny had three hits and
Key performers: Anna Weinstein scored a goal.
ams scored two goals. Nate Miller scored two goals.
BOYS LACROSSE Cherry Creek 13, Kent Denver 8 The Bruins improved to 12-3 on the season with the May 7 road win. Key performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game.
GIRLS LACROSSE Mullen 9, Cherry Creek 7 The Bruins fell to 14-1 on the season with the May 7 home loss. Key performers: Hope Adams scored two goals. Randi Mostellar scored two goals.
Cherry Creek 9, Denver East 6 The Bruins improved to 14-0 on the season with the May Cherry Creek 19, Smokey 6 road win. Hill 3 The Bruins improved to 11-3 Key performers: Hope Adon the season with the May ams scored two goals. Pearl Schwartz scored two goals. 5 home win. Key performers: No individ- Cherry Creek 14, Air Acadual statistics were reported emy 4 for this game. The Bruins improved to 13-0 Cherry Creek 10, Grandview 3 The Bruins improved to 10-3 on the season with the May 4 home win. Key performers: Henry Ad-
on the season with the May 5 road win. Key performers: Hope Adams scored three goals. Emma Godfrey scored two goals.
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HERITAGE EAGLES BASEBALL Regis Jesuit 5, Heritage 0 The Eagles fell to 13-6 on the season with the May 4 home loss. Heritage 5, Douglas County 3 The Eagles improved to 13-5 on the season with the May 3 home win. Key performers: Riley Egloff drove in two runs. Ben Boldt drove in a run.
ual statistics were reported for this game. Douglas County 3, Heritage 2 The Eagles fell to 3-10-1 on the season with the May 3 home loss. Key performers: Sophie West and Reagan Yost each scored a goal.
BOYS LACROSSE Regis Jesuit 17, Heritage 3 GIRLS SOCCER The Eagles fell to 9-6 on the Heritage 3, Legend 1 season with the May 6 road The Eagles improved to loss. 4-10-1 on the season with Key performers: Gunnar the May 5 road win. Carlile scored two goals. KeKey performers: No individ- aton Komatz scored a goal.
Denver East 10, Heritage 9 The Eagles fell to 8-6 on the season with the May 4 home loss. Key performers: Tristan Kelln scored four goals. Kyle Gershon had six saves. GIRLS LACROSSE Valor Christian 15, Heritage/Littleton 10 The Gryphons fell to 4-11 on the season with the May 7 road win. Heriatge/Littleton 17, St.
Mary’s Academy 10 The Gryphons improved to 4-10 on the season with the May 6 road win. Key performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game.
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Arapahoe 19, Heritage/ Littleton 6 The Gryphons fell to 3-10 on the season with the May 5 home loss. Key performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game.
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May 13, 2016
Three grapplers take down wrestling awards
Jim Benton
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Two former Douglas County High School wrestling coaches and a Legacy standout were honored May 7 at the Marriott Hotel in Colorado Springs. Mike Allison, who was head coach at Douglas County for six years before moving to Grand Junction, received the Lifetime of Service award by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame - Colorado Chapter. Rich Fell, a 1970 Douglas County graduate and undefeated state champion, accepted the Dave DeGiacomo award for his service as a board member. Fell was an assistant coach for the Huskies for six seasons, including the 1991 state runner-up team. Legacy senior Ryan Deakin took
home the Dave Shultz High School Excellence Award. Deakin placed four consecutive years at the state tournament, was a three-time finalist and two-time state champion. He wrapped up his prep career with 177 wins, which included 123 pins. Area soccer teams headed to Boise There will be 11 Denver-area teams competing in the U.S. Youth Soccer Region IV Far West Championships June 20-26 in Boise, Idaho. These teams won the recent Youth Soccer Colorado State Championships and included eight Real Colorado teams from Centennial. The Real boys U12, U13, U14, U15, U16 and U17 teams will be
playing next month in Idaho, along with the U13 and U14 Real girls teams. The Colorado United U12 girls team from Littleton also will be playing in the Far West Championships. Young Cup team is sixth Six American teams took part in the ITF Young Seniors World Team Championships in Umag, Croatia, on May 4-7 and the team led by Simona Bruetting of Highlands Ranch had the third highest finish of the six, four-person USA teams. Bruetting, a professional at the Colorado Athletic Club-Inverness, was the captain of the Young Cup women’s 40 and older team that
finished sixth. Holy Family grad on regional team Regis College freshman infielder Macy Cox, a Holy Family graduate, was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s Division II AllSouth Central regional softball team. Cox, a first-team Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference selection, hit .364 with three home runs, 26 runs batted in, 26 runs scored and seven stolen bases. 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.
SPORTS ROUNDUP LITTLETON LIONS
ARAPAHOE WARRIORS BASEBALL Cherry Creek 12, Arapahoe 0 The Warriors fell to 6-13 on the season with the May 7 home loss. Key performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game. Cherry Creek 10, Arapahoe 0 The Warriors fell to 6-12 on the season with the May 5 road loss. Key performers: Scott Mountz had a hit. Tyler Aikens had a hit. Arapahoe 9, Overland 8 The Warriors improved to 6-11 on the season with the May 4 road win. Key performers: No individual statistics were
reported for this game. Arapahoe 11, Overland 1 The Warriors improved to 5-11 on the season with the May 3 home win. Key performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game. GIRLS SOCCER Arapahoe 5, Pamona 0 The Warriors improved to 10-5 on the season with the May 3 home win. Key performers: Haley Archuleta and Danielle Babb each scored goals. BOYS LACROSSE Mountain Vista 14,
Arapahoe 10 The Warriors fell to 12-3 on the season with the May 6 road loss. Key performers: Keenan Moffitt scored three goals. Chase Douglas scored three goals. Arapahoe 18, Eaglecrest 9 The Warriors improved to 12-2 on the season with the May 3 road win. Key performers: Korbin Ruehle scored five goals. Jake Hall scored two goals. GIRLS LACROSSE Arapahoe 19, Heritage/ Littleton 6 The Warriors improved to
10-4 on the season with the May 4 road win. Key performers: Riley Cooke scored seven goals. Meg Hanson scored three goals.
BASEBALL Golden 6, Littleton 3 The Lions fell to 9-9 on the season with the May 3 road loss.
Arapahoe 19, Cherokee Trail 5 The Warriors improved to 9-4 on the season with the May 4 road win. Key performers: Meg Hanson scored four goals. Atlee Witt scored three goals.
GIRLS SOCCER Smokey Hill 3, Littleton 1 The Lions fell to 9-6 on the season with the May 5 road loss. Key performers: Katie Puchino scored a goal.
BOYS LACROSSE St. Mary’s 10, Littleton 9 The Lions fell to 7-8 on the season with the May 7 road loss. Key performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game.
Littleton 5, Conifer 0 The Lions improved to 9-5 on the season with the May home win. Key performers:
Air Academy 14, Littleton 5 The Lions fell to 7-7 on the season with the May 4 road loss.
Arapahoe 17, Conifer 2 The Warriors improved to 8-4 on the season with the May 3 home win. Key performers: Liria Capdevilla scored four goals. Riley Cooke scored three goals.
Sarah Payson scored two goals. Zoe Girkin scored a goal.
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and/or Book/Page No.) D4043945 Original Principal Amount $201,188.00 state qualifying tournament May 4 and 5, Outstanding Principal Balance $197,817.80 which was held at Creek. Son didn’t lose
a game inyou claiming the regional title with Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), are hereby notified that the covenants of wins.as the deed of trust have three been violated follows: failure to pay principal and beginning in“At the of the season because terest when due together with all other payments provided for in the team evidence of the didn’t know each other well and debt secured by the deed of trust and othof 11 pos-thereof. we had never hit with each other, it was a er violations
Cherry Creek advanced 11 sible players and easily won the Region 1 different said Son. “Now that we are THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOTfeel,” BE
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the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for state in the evidence of at the point where we are in thedebt season, titles and 33 overall, but Fairview, secured by the deed of trust and other violations I’m really confident with my team and Ithereof. Fossil Ridge and Mountain Vista appear
to know we will do well.” have teams THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEwith the talent to make a title FIRST LIEN. The Class 5A tournament isAset for May run. Please see the attached Exhibit A for 12-14 at the Gates Tennis Center in Den“There’s always a lot of pressure going the legal description. in just because of our past state titles,” Son ver. The 4A tournament is set for Pueblo Also known by street and number as: said. doesn’t mean anything. This is City Park the same days. 140 E. Highline Circle, #202,“That Littleton, CO 80122. a new year. I really think we will do well.” Cherry Creek has won 19 consecutive
A FIRST LIEN.
Lions
LOT 76, BLOCK 2, SOUTHCREEK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF staffSTATE by longtime Eaton ARAPAHOE, OF COLORADO.
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION
if we make the playoffs, we could coach CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0177-2016 surprise some people.” Dantley, who coached Also known by street and number as: at the 7744 South Kittredge Court, EngleTofor Whom It May Concern: This Notice is Littleton senior Dylan Nickless northern Colorado school 45 wood, CO 80112. given with regard to the following described Trust: it has been a fun season. seasons. Dantley left Eaton last Deed of said THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN Continued from Page 18 was sort of hard getting to andPROPERTY joined Bote Lions’ IS ALL year OF THE CUR-as the On March 16, 2016, the“It undersigned RENTLY pitching ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN Public Trustee caused the Notice of Elecknow the new coaches but once coach this season. OF THE DEED OF TRUST. tion and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded we got to knowinthem it was fun,” Littleton struggled in the 2013 including three in a row from the County of Arapahoe records. NOTICE OF SALE he said. “They did make us work and 2014 seasons, with 2-17 1998 to 2000. The coach’s son The current Original Grantor(s) holder of the Evidence of Debt overall records in each of those Scott D Radcliffe harder and they made us feel secured by the Deed of Trust, described Danny played on all three chamand Susan S Radcliffe herein, has filed and Noticeonly of Election and more like a team than we did in years one league victory pionship teams. Original Beneficiary(ies) Demand for sale as provided by law and the past.” Mortgage Electronic Registration in said Deed of Trust. in two seasons. They improved Bote left Niwot and coached at Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee He said the Lions are a better last year overall 5-4 of America, N.A. for Bank THEREFORE, Noticeto Is 11-9 Hereby Given and Erie until 2008, when he resigned. Current Holder of Evidence of Debtthan they were at the that I will in at public auction, 10:00year, A.M. Bote team now league andatthis and WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND on Wednesday, 06/08/2016, at the East “I then coached with my sonHearing SOCIETY, doing as Room, County Administration ofbusiness the season. Dantley teamed up to coach the FSB,first CHRISTIANA TRUST, not in its individual Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Danny at Faith Christian for two capacity but solely as “Our Trusteecoaches for BCAT have helped us Littleton,Lions. Colorado, 80120, sell to the years,” he said. “The final year, highest and best 2014-4TT bidder for cash, the said play better baseball,” Nickless heoffeels his players, real property Bote and allsaid interest the said Date of Deed of Trust my son was the coach, I was theGrantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs andpitchers, assigns August 28, 2009 said. “Our pitchers are coming particularly the are realfor the purpose of paying the inCounty of Recording assistant coach and my oldest therein, around and throwing better and izing what they can do. debtedness provided in said Evidence of Arapahoe Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus Recording Date of Deed of Trust grandson was playing on the attorneys' fees, offense has been scoring runs. “We have good in the the expenses of salekids and and, September 03, 2009 allowed bygames, law, and will issue Recording Information No. season so far team. It was a great season and other a items It has(Reception been a fun last four our pitchers have to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, and/or Book/Page No.) great time. We won the state title all as provided by law. B9097283 but, of course, playing baseball is been getting good movement on Original Principal Amount that year.” the ball for us,” he said. “I$347,442.00 feel that more fun when you win games.” First Publication: 4/14/2016 Publication: 5/12/2016 Outstanding Principal Balance The Lions gave home fans we have good pitching depth and, Bote is joined on the Lions’ Last Name of Publication: Littleton Independent $339,039.92
Public Notices 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;
Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0127-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 19, 2016, 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) Corbin Longshore and Jennifer Mills Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Citywide Home Loans Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust May 22, 2014 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 27, 2014 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D4043945 Original Principal Amount $201,188.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $197,817.80 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 76, BLOCK 2, SOUTHCREEK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 7744 South Kittredge Court, 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, 06/08/2016, 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: 4/14/2016 Last Publication: 5/12/2016 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.
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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
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: 02/19/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lauren Tew #45041 Weldon Phillips #31827 Lisa Cancanon #42043 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 1945.100386.F01 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.: 0127-2016 First Publication: 4/14/2016 Last Publication: 5/12/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0177-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 16, 2016, 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) Scott D Radcliffe and Susan S Radcliffe Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Bank of America, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, doing business as CHRISTIANA TRUST, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee for BCAT 2014-4TT Date of Deed of Trust August 28, 2009 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 03, 2009 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B9097283 Original Principal Amount $347,442.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $339,039.92 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 114, HOMESTEAD IN THE WILLOWS FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6766 E Easter Pl, Centennial, CO 80112. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE 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. LOT 114, HOMESTEAD IN THE WILLOWS FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
hitting drill that helped us today. something to cheer about May 2 NOTICE OF SALE as they outscored Arvada 13-5. The drill helped us be ready to see The current holder of the Evidence of Debt While Enrique Duran, Jared the ball at a downward angle from secured by the Deed of Trust, described has Schiebel filed Notice of Electiontall and pitchers.” Dreiling andherein, George Demand for sale as provided by law and COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION shared the mound duties, their in said Deed of Trust. CRS §38-38-103 He said he had fun catching FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0180-2016 Lions teammates provided ofduring the game because most of THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is fensive support as the unofficial were in and around on Wednesday, 07/06/2016, at the the East balls given with regard to the followingthe statistics show 14 players banged Hearing Room, County Administration described Deed of Trust: strike zone, which made catching Building, 5334 South Prince Street, out a total ofLittleton, 19 hitsColorado, and six 80120, of sell toeasy. the On March 16, 2016, the undersigned highest and best bidder for cash, the said Public Trustee caused the Notice of Electhose hits sent teammates across real property and all interest of the saidDreiling tion andsaid Demand to the Deed of herelating first started home plate. Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns Trust described below to be recorded in catching as a freshman, showed therein, for the purpose of paying the inthe County of Arapahoe records. Dreiling, the starting catcher, debtedness provided in said Evidence of talent Original at theGrantor(s) position and worked Debt secured byhits the Deed led the teamattorneys' with three andof Trust, plus fees, the expenses of saleon andtheROGER S PIERCEthat helped techniques otherNick items Caswell allowed by law, two RBIs while andand will issue and KENDRA L PIERCE to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, Original Beneficiary(ies) him behind the plate. Nickless eachallhad a pair as provided by of law.extraWELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. “I got to pitch and Current Holder oftoday Evidence of Debt base hits. First Publication: 5/12/2016 WELLS FARGO BANK, NA that was fun,” the junior said. “I Last Publication:it6/9/2016 Date of Deed of Trust Dreiling confirmed was a Name of Publication: Littleton Independent May 22, 2009 started pitching well before I got good day for him. County of Recording IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUEDto TOhigh Arapahoe school so I always have “I was seeing the ball out of the A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO Recording Date of Deed of Trust FILEBefore A NOTICE INTENT TO CURE June 08, 2009on the mound. fun when I am pitcher’s hand. theOFgame, BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO Recording Information (Reception No. Pitching isn’t my primary job with CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; and/or Book/Page No.) Coach Bote told us a Cubs coach B9060371 the team, but I like it when I get to told players to always look at the IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A Original Principal Amount LENDER OR did SERVICER HAS VIOL$204,300.00 pitch.” ball,” he said.ATED “WeTHE also a new REQUIREMENTS FOR A Outstanding Principal Balance
Notices
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0188-2016
Public Trustees
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
On March 16, 2016, 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.
Also known by street and number as: 6766 E Easter Pl, Centennial, CO 80112.
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, 07/06/2016, 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: 5/12/2016 Last Publication: 6/9/2016 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: 03/16/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lauren Tew #45041 Weldon Phillips #31827 Lisa Cancanon #42043 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 5025.100047.F01 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.: 0177-2016 First Publication: 5/12/2016 Last Publication: 6/9/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0188-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 16, 2016, 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.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
Public Trustees
Original Grantor(s) Johri L. Kasliwal and Kushal Kasliwal Original Beneficiary(ies) FT Mortgage Companies, D/B/A MNC Mortgage Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Midfirst Bank Date of Deed of Trust December 28, 1998 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 08, 1999 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) A9004382 Original Principal Amount $46,400.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $31,994.32 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 the attached Exhibit A for the legal description. Also known by street and number as: 140 E. Highline Circle, #202, Littleton, CO 80122. 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, 07/06/2016, 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: 5/12/2016 Last Publication: 6/9/2016 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: 03/16/2016
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.
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.
Public Trustees
Public Trustees
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
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.
$181,494.74
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE To advertise call 303-566-4100 Colorado Attorney General your publicAnotices FIRST LIEN. 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 TOWNHOUSE UNIT NO. 49, BLOCK 11, (800) 222-4444 COLUMBINE LAKES, PHASE IV, ACwww.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov CORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, Federal Consumer Financial STATE OF COLORADO Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Also known by street and number as: Iowa City, Iowa 52244 4314 WEST PONDVIEW DRIVE, (855) 411-2372 LITTLETON, CO 80123. www.consumerfinance.gov THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN DATE: 03/16/2016 IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURCynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for RENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN the County of Arapahoe, State of ColorOF THE DEED OF TRUST. ado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee NOTICE OF SALE
Holly Shilliday #24423 Joan Olson #28078 Erin Robson #46557 Courtney Wright #45482 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Jennifer Rogers #34682 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-16-704940-JS 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 0188-2016 Exhibit A CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. 140-202, HIGHLINE MEADOWS CONDOMINIUMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION RECORDED OCTOBER 25, 1978 IN BOOK 2873, PAGE 367 AND CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON OCTOBER 25, 1978 AS RECEPTION NO. 1786266, IN BOOK 36 AT PAGES 31 AND 32, ARAPAHOE COUNTY RECORDS, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE FOLLOWING COMMON ELEMENTS: PARKING SPACE 70, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORAD O Legal Notice NO.: 0188-2016 First Publication: 5/12/2016 Last Publication: 6/9/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0180-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 16, 2016, 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) ROGER S PIERCE and KENDRA L PIERCE Original Beneficiary(ies) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust May 22, 2009 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 08, 2009 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B9060371 Original Principal Amount $204,300.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $181,494.74 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.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 07/06/2016, 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: 5/12/2016 Last Publication: 6/9/2016 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: 03/16/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Sheila J Finn #36637 Eve M. Grina #43658 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 16-011061 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
TOWNHOUSE UNIT NO. 49, BLOCK 11, COLUMBINE LAKES, PHASE IV, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO
Legal Notice NO.: 0180-2016 First Publication: 5/12/2016 Last Publication: 6/9/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
Also known by street and number as: 4314 WEST PONDVIEW DRIVE, LITTLETON, CO 80123.
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THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN
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May 13, 2016
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