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Freedom, safety steer helmet debate Fatality statistics not enough to sway some motorcycle riders

By Tom Skelley tskelley@colorado communitymedia.com Brahm Bechtold rides a Harley-Davidson cruiser, a bike he says is made for taking it easy and enjoying the scenery.

He and his wife and passenger, Dagmar, say new motorcyclists should wear helmets, but they feel safe without them because they take it slow.

“The wind’s in your hair, you’re having fun and just kind of putting along. It’s nothing

Steve Hall sits astride his HarleyDavidson Electric Glide cruiser outside the Platte River Bar and Grill in Littleton on July 19. Hall says if he dies riding his bike he will die doing what he loves most in life. Photo by Tom Skelley

fast, no tight turns, it’s a lot slower, just enjoying the scenery,” said Bechtold, a Lone Tree resident who has been riding for 20 years. “I’m not looking to cut those corners or do that high acceleration.”

In Colorado, where adults are not legally required to wear a helmet, emotions over whether to do so are riding high on both sides as the number of motorcyclist deaths increases. Those who wear them cite safety, while riders who don’t say it’s a matter of personal freedom.

“You should definitely wear a helmet, but I don’t,” Bechtold said. “It’s my personal choice.”

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‘I caught a Pikachu in her kitchen’ Smartphone users around metro area catch Pokémon fever

By Casey Van Divier Special to Colorado Community Media

Centennial resident Bob Webb holds the framed scene he created from a single piece of wood. He used a scroll saw to cut out the intricate pattern that makes up the design, then backed it in black to show the details of the scene. The 92-year-old artisan said he loves his hobby and devotes as much time to working with wood as he would if he had a full-time job. Photo by Tom Munds

Creating art from wood Centennial resident took up woodworking hobby in 1984

By Tom Munds tmunds@colorado communitymedia.com The hum of the scroll saw filled the shop as Bob Webb focused on creating another of his wooden works of art.

On this day, he worked on a wooden cross. His skilled hands guided the saw blade as he followed the intricate pattern cutting away small sections of the wood, transforming the solid body of the cross into a lace-like pattern.

He spends six to eight hours a day creating his art, some of which is sold at Re-

Nu/Blue Chair Store at 3473 S. Broadway, Englewood.

“I grew up on a farm in Montana and farmers don’t have a lot of time for a hobby,” the 92-year-old Centennial resident said. “I have always loved making things out of wood, but never had the time or the tools.”

When he retired in Montana, he converted a chicken coop into a workshop, bought some basic tools and got started. The shop grew with more and better tools until his daughter, Victoria Stoffa, persuaded him and her mother, Sylvia, to move to Colorado seven years ago.

“I traveled back and forth almost every weekend for a long time and finally they agreed to move a couple blocks from me,” Stoffa said.

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I retired and just couldn’t stand not being busy doing something productive, so I took up my work with wood. I am thankful that I really love my hobby because I probably wouldn’t still be here if wasn’t working with wood.”

Bob Webb, Centennial resident

Fortunately, there was a small building already in the yard of his Centennial home that made a good workshop.

“I never knew what it was not to be busy since I was a little kid,” he said. “I retired and just couldn’t stand not

being busy doing something productive, so I took up my work with wood. I am thankful that I really love my hobby because I probably wouldn’t still be here if Wood continues on Page 7

Clark Wilson, 12, was at summer camp in Massachusetts earlier this month when the new app, Pokémon Go, was released for iPhone and Android.

“All the camp counselors were talking about it as soon as it came out,” Wilson said.

Though the campers weren’t allowed to play the game during camp, counselors started catching Pokémon immediately.

“The app was pretty big news,” said Wilson, back home in Highlands Ranch and looking for Pokémon with his mom at Civic Green park last week.

“I downloaded it after I got home.”

The Pokémon franchise, once limited to trading cards and video games, is growing larger and larger since the release of Pokémon Go on July 6.

Though the app is free to download, in-app purchases generated more than $14 million in just five days, according to SuperDataResearch.

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WAYS TO BEAT THE HEAT THIS SUMMER

Nite Golf Tee time starts at 8:30 p.m. for South Suburban’s Nite Golf — which alternates Friday evenings between Littleton Golf Course, 5800 S. Federal Blvd., and South Suburban Golf Course, 7900 S. Colorado Blvd., Centennial.

“If you’re a serious golfer, this isn’t for

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All abilities are welcome for a social night, using glow-in-the-dark golf balls.

Participants are required to walk the nine holes as no golf carts are allowed on the courses after dark.

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“Earth will pass through the path of Comet Swift-Tuttle from July 17 to Aug. 24, with the shower’s peak — when Earth passes through the densest, dustiest area — occurring on

Aug. 12,” the space exploration website says.

South Suburban is hosting a stargaze extravaganza on Aug. 12 from 8 to 10 p.m. at Carson Nature Center, 3000 W. Carson Drive, Littleton.

The cost is $5 to $8 for residents, $7 to $12 for nonresidents, $24 for a resident family and $32 for a nonresident family.

Glow Ball Miniature golf is revamped with Glow Ball, a weekly nighttime event featuring LED flagpoles and course markers, glow in the dark golf-balls, rock formations, streams and ponds.

Every Thursday from 8 to 10 p.m., all ages are invited to play mini-golf in the dark at Colorado Journey Miniature Golf, 5150 S. Windermere St., Littleton.

Colorado Journey has several new attractions this summer, including a fire tipi, expanded marble quarry, a narrow gauge railroad and water tower, and new sound throughout the facility.

“We have been averaging over 185 participants the last 3-4 weeks,” said Colorado Journey supervisor Matt Pilger, “Everyone’s been saying it’s lots of fun.”

For more information call 303-483-7057.

Ben Franklin Pool Spraygrounds, also known as splash pads or spray pools, are the perfect alternative to a swimming pool.

They are a favorite among children and those who prefer to cool off without an underwater experience, said DeBartolomeis.

Ben Franklin Pool, at 1600 E. Panama

Drive, north of the Streets of SouthGlenn in Centennial has a whimsical-themed, colorful sprayground that lets children splash and cool off in streams of water.

The pool itself is equipped with a 20-foot slide, diving board and lap lanes.

Admission prices are listed at www.ssprd. org/ben-franklin-pool.

Cornerstone Park For those looking for a playground but also trying to beat the summer heat, Cornerstone Park has its own sprayground.

The park, 5150 Windermere St., near West Belleview Avenue, is also equipped with a

lighted baseball field, senior area, mini golf, multi-purpose field and court and an outdoor trail loop.

The sprayground will stay open until late fall for Indian summer nights, South Suburban says on its website.

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South Suburban Parks and Recreation is hosting family-friendly, after-dark events throughout the summer. It also has several outdoors pools with entertainment for all ages, including slides, diving boards and spraygrounds.

“We’ve got a variety of ways to combat the heat and cool off throughout the district,” said marking specialist Jamie DeBartolomeis.

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Getting muddy to raise some money MuckFest 2016 helps in multiple sclerosis fight

By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com Nearly 3,200 filthy philanthropists gathered at Salisbury Equestrian Park in Parker on July 16 to fight multiple sclerosis, raising more than $167,000 for the National MS Society.

Temperatures hovered around 95 degrees throughout the day as participants, affectionately known as “mudders,” slid under, climbed over and powered through obstacles and pits of mud before hosing off beyond the finish line.

“There’s always power when people affected by MS come together,” said Carrie Nolan, president of the ColoradoWyoming Chapter of the National MS Society.

This year is the first time the annual event was held in Parker, and Nolan said the location was a natural fit.

“We’ve been looking for a home that was within eyeshot of the metro Denver area and was accessible,” Nolan said. “It’s a great opportunity to also have a place where participants can go somewhere to get a beer or lunch after the event.”

Since its inception six years ago, MuckFest has raised more than $24 million for multiple sclerosis research.

All funds go directly to the National MS Society’s work in researching a cure and providing services for people with the disease, such as assistance with insurance and navigating the health care system to find the best doctors.

Multiple sclerosis affects the central nervous system, interrupting signals sent within the brain and outward to other parts of the body. Symptoms vary, but include everything from numbness in the extremities to paralysis and blindness.

At least 2.3 million people worldwide have the disease, and two to three times as many women are afflicted than men.

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A participant in Parker’s MuckFest 2016 crawls through the course to raise money for MS at Salisbury Equestrian Park on July 16.

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Colorado has one of the highest incident rates of MS in the country. One out of every 400 people in the state live with the disease compared to one in 750 people nationally.

The money raised at the Parker MuckFest will be used locally by the ColoradoWyoming Chapter of the National MS Society, a point that isn’t lost on Jenny Roberts of Castle Rock.

“I think the best thing is that the money doesn’t just go to the MS Society, it goes to the local chapter,” Roberts said.

“It’s going to my sister, it’s going to my sister-in-law, and I think that’s something critical for people to know.”

Roberts has been participating in the annual fundraisers since her sister was diagnosed with MS in 2010, organizing the “Greatest Show on Dirt” team that she said has raised over $140,00 in six years.

It wasn’t until Roberts sent out emails to raise support for the team that she realized how many people she knew were living with MS. “We had a lot of people reply ‘Oh yeah,

I have MS too’ or ‘I know someone with MS,’” she said.

Roberts discovered that, along with her sister, her sister-in-law and her college roommate also had MS. As her team has grown each year, Roberts said she and other mudders realize how widespread their community is.

“This event opens the door to all these people who don’t realize the support they have,” Roberts said. “It’s provided a lot of support for people to be able to talk and share their experiences. It gives them an opportunity they wouldn’t have had.”

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Helmets

BY THE NUMBERS $1.1 billion

— Amount that could have been saved if all motorcyclists in the U.S. had worn helmets in 2013

Continued from Page 1

But the Bechtolds also know firsthand the risks of riding. Brahm Bechtold said a friend died about two years ago on her motorcycle when a car hit her from behind and she was thrown from the bike. He doesn’t think she was wearing a helmet.

Head injury is the leading cause of death for motorcyclists, and nearly twothirds of the motorcyclists killed statewide in 2014 were not wearing a helmet, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

‘Riskier to be on two wheels’ Helmets are nearly 40 percent effective in preventing motorcycle-crash deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. But they are not mandatory gear for adults in most of the country.

State law specifies that only riders 17 and younger are required to wear helmets, making Colorado one of 28 states with an age-specific helmet requirement. All riders must wear helmets in 19 states and the District of Columbia.

Only three states — Illinois, Iowa and New Hampshire — have no helmet requirements at all.

Motorcycle accident fatalities in the state have increased sharply in the last three years. According to CDOT, an alltime high of 105 people died in motorcycle crashes in 2015, up 11.7 percent from 2014 and 20 percent higher than 2013. The 2015 data is preliminary and it’s not entirely clear why fatalities are up, but it’s likely that impaired driving, speeding and not wearing a helmet are factors, a CDOT spokesman said.

To this point in 2016, there have been 58 motorcycle-crash deaths — including at least three in the south metro area — in Colorado, up 14 percent from this time in 2015, CDOT announced July 22. Of those killed, 34 were not wearing helmets.

Russ Rader, spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, says helmets can make a difference in preventing many motorcycle-crash deaths.

“It’s riskier to be on two wheels than on four,” Rader said. “Wearing a helmet is the single most important thing a rider can do to reduce their risk of serious head injury or death in a crash. Helmets are very effective in preventing death.”

Chris Kozuch, of Castle Rock, agrees with Rader.

Kozuch is a motorcycle patrolman and leads the accident reconstruction team for the Parker Police Department.

He rides a motorcycle on the job and rode one for pleasure until the birth of his son last year. He says he has always worn a helmet, on duty or off.

“You’re more vulnerable on a motorcycle than you are in a car, that’s something that has to be taken into consideration,” Kozuch said. “Being a motorcycle rider personally, I wear the helmet for safety because I have a family and I have to be as safe as I can.”

Kozuch added that faster, lighter performance bikes, also referred to as “sport bikes,” accelerate quickly and have more sensitive steering, leading to situations that riders sometimes can’t control.

“Motorcycles can do three things very well: they can accelerate very well, they can turn very well and they can brake very well, just not all three of them at once,” he said. “A wild animal or even gravel in the roadway can cause that motorcycle to start acting in a way that you’re not expecting. And if you’re not ready for it, it can have very bad consequences.”

1,630

— Total number of lives saved in the U.S. by motorcycle helmets in 2013

69 percent — Reduced risk of head injury when wearing a helmet

37 percent — Reduced risk of death when wearing a helmet

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Doug Vickery models a popular motorcycle helmet at his motorsports store in Arapahoe County on July 19. Vickery says he has a stock of personal helmets that are “trashed” from his days as a professional racer. Photo by Tom Skelley The most ‘fragile part of the body’ Tommy Van Swearingen rides a performance bike and says he likes the speed and responsive controls.

He also likes his helmet.

“I’ve got a great physical therapist.

He can fix everything I’ve got, except for one thing. If I hurt my head, he can’t fix that. It’s the most fragile part of the body,” said Van Swearingen, a Littleton resident. “Having crashed a few times and seeing what it’s done to my helmet, it just solidifies the belief that it’s the most important part of my gear.”

Van Swearingen has been riding for 30 years and says all of his friends who ride also wear helmets. Van Swearingen works with parts manager Doug Vickery at a motorcycle shop in Aurora. Vickery asked that the name of the shop not be used because helmet use is such a personal issue he didn’t want to offend any customers.

Vickery is a Larkspur resident and retired professional American Motorcycle Association racer. He still rides a sport bike, but he’s traded the racetrack for the road. He once crashed on a bike at 160 mph, in addition to being hit by cars on two separate occasions. He says he “always” wears a helmet, just as his parents and his son do.

“I feel naked without one,” Vickery said. “Even if I had a cruiser bike, I’d wear a helmet … Safety equipment is everything.”

But Vickery said, as important to him as helmets are, “if someone doesn’t want to wear one, I support their freedom to choose.”

For Englewood biker Steve Hall, not wearing a helmet is all about “getting the full effect” of seeing and hearing everything around him as he rides.

“They’re just uncomfortable,” he said. “I just like the freedom. The wind in your hair ... A helmet is heavy, it’s cumbersome and you’re missing the full effect. You can’t hear what’s going on around you. Even with your mirrors and everything, it’s not the same as just being able to turn your head and see what’s there.”

Everyone’s responsibility Brahm Bechtold says other drivers are a more dangerous variable than whether or not he’s wearing a helmet.

“You have to watch everyone around you,” he said. “We do the speed limit and it’s relatively safe, but there’s always the problem of the people who are going to cut you off. You really have to watch how you ride because not everyone is concerned about motorcycles here in Colorado.”

Kozuch, the police officer, agrees about the importance of awareness:

HOW COMMON ARE HELMETS? Nationally, a little more than 60 percent of motorcyclists wear helmets that comply with federal standards, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

States that have universal helmet laws — all motorcyclists must wear them — see more than 80 percent of riders wear compliant helmets, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In states like

Colorado without such a law, on average, only slightly more than half of motorcyclists wear helmets.

Data specific to Colorado is not available, a spokesman for the Colorado Department of Transportation said.

“Whatever the number is, too few people are wearing helmets,” said Sam Cole, a communications manager for CDOT.

“I think at the end of the day it’s the responsibility of everybody that’s on the road, whether you’re on the motorcycle or a bicycle or in a car, to watch the roadway for everybody that’s around you.”

CDOT recently announced a safety campaign that will last through Labor Day. It is placing messages on social media, at gas stations and on radio stations asking motorists to “look twice for motorcycles.”

Hall has a Harley-Davidson cruiser and has been riding for more than 20 years. He wore helmets when he rode dirt bikes as a boy but says he’s never worn a helmet on the road. He was in an accident several years ago and suffered a slew of broken bones, but the incident didn’t change his mind on the subject of helmets. He hasn’t been in any accidents since, and he credits his careful technique and awareness of other drivers for that.

He respects the decision of others to wear a helmet, but it’s not for him.

“You ride your way,” he said. “I’ll ride my way.”

GROUP OPPOSES MANDATORY HELMET LAWS In 2014, a task force for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended universal helmet laws across the United States in an effort to reduce the rate of motorcyclists killed in crashes.

The American Motorcyclist Association — which “since 1924 ... has protected the future of motorcycling and promoted the motorcycle lifestyle,” according to its website — said the recommendation was based on “faulty reasoning.” A statement from the AMA said the task force did not adequately determine if the fatal injury in each crash that was part of the study could have been prevented if the rider had been wearing a helmet.

“The AMA has long advocated the voluntary use of helmets, but opposes mandates because helmets do nothing to reduce the likelihood of a crash,” the group said.

“Helmet use alone is insufficient to ensure a motorcyclist’s safety. There is a broad range of additional voluntary measures that can be implemented to improve the skill of motorcycle operators, as well as reduce the frequency of situations where other vehicle operators are the cause of crashes that involve motorcyclists.”

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Pokemon Continued from Page 1

The eagerly awaited app — which uses augmented reality technology — hit the top of U.S. sale charts 13 hours after its release, according to Boy Genius Report.

Players use their cell phone cameras to view their surroundings. The game then adds Pokémon characters to the screen, making it seem as if they have appeared in real life.

“Research suggests the game is so popular because of the appeal of combining the virtual world with the real world,” said Annie Butler, associate professor and department chair of human services at the Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Butler specializes in addictive behavior as it relates to video games and technology.

“It sounds like a fun game, but there are two sides to every coin,” Butler said.

“Some people can use it and it’s no big deal. But it becomes an addiction when people try to stop playing and can’t, or let it interfere with their relationships.”

Butler believes the game appeals to different demographics in different ways.

While kids enjoy the cartoon images and the gaming pieces of it, she said adults are more likely to enjoy the way they can use the app without experiencing the usual solitary aspects of gaming.

Christopher Cole, a Pokémon Go player and father of two, is one of many adults who have become avid Pokémon trainers this month. Cole typically plays the game with his two children and his wife, Karen.

“We go on walks around the neighborhood and make it an adventure,” Cole said.

In the first 12 days since downloading the game, the Parker resident walked more than 55 miles.

“It motivates people to go to places they’ve never gone before and see parts of the city they’ve never seen before,” he said.

Pokémon Go works with Google Maps to direct players to Pokéstops, sites where they can catch different Pokémon based on their geographical location and the time of day. These places are usually located in neighbor-

From left, Brittany Rickson, Matt Shircliff and Jill Zablonski often come to O’Brien Park in Parker to hunt for new types of Pokémon. “I know I’m addicted to Pokémon Go…” Rickson said. “This could be like Candy Crush all over again.” Photo by Casey Van Divier hoods, parks, stores or malls.

Brittany Rickson, 22, Matt Shircliff, 17, and Jill Zablonski, 26, often go to Parker’s O’Brien Park to catch Pokémon.

“We usually come here together,” said Zablonski, who was the first of the friends to download the game.

“Brittany downloaded the game a few hours after I did, when I told her I caught a Pikachu in her kitchen,” she said.

“I play Pokémon Go too much — I’m always on it,” said Rickson. “I play a good four or five hours a day, at work and everything.”

The three friends are just a fraction of the many people catching Pokémon in O’Brien.

“Even at 10 at night, the O’Brien parking lot is full,” said Cole. “It’s interesting to see all the people getting together and having fun, regardless of age and location.”

POKÉMON AROUND THE WORLD Pokémon Go has been released in more than 30 countries. The game has led to acts of goodwill and unfortunate accidents. And intriguing stories related to the game continue to make the news every day.

Here are a few:

• In Wyoming, a 19-year-old girl stumbled across a dead body while looking for Pokémon.

• In Ohio, three teenagers trespassed onto the site of a nuclear power plant in search of rare Pokémon.

• In Colorado, the Department of Transportation screened this notice on digital message boards above highways around the state: “Beware the Pokémon – Don’t game and drive.”

• In New York City, Pokémon fans are charging up to $30 an hour to catch and train Pokémon for other players.

• In Indiana, an animal shelter invited Pokémon Go players to walk adoptable dogs as they play the game.

• In Gloucestershire, England, a Pokémon Go player called police to report a stolen Pokémon.

• In Israel, President Reuven Rivlin posted a picture of himself catching a Pokémon in his office.

• In Maryland, a man crashed his vehicle into a police car while he was playing the game.

Sources: Greeley Tribune, Time Magazine, CNN, Fox News, The Guardian, CBS News, Washington Post

Casey Van Divier, who lives in Parker, is a sophomore in the journalism program at University of Colorado-Boulder.

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I wasn’t working with wood.”

Webb uses patterns from magazines about woodworking and wood art to make his pieces.

“I look over the magazines and, when I see a pattern of an item I think I would like to make, I trace it on paper, glue the paper pattern to the wood and go to work,” he said.

“My work schedule varies. For example, if a customer wants a particular item that is what I immediately work on. Otherwise, I just work on what happens to interest me. Lately, I have really enjoyed working on religious-theme items like crosses.”

Until recently, Webb made the wooden items and Sylvia tole-painted them. Tole paint-

ing is the folk art of painting on wooden utensils, furniture and decorative items.

“I enjoyed doing the painting,” she said. “And we did it until I stopped because it wasn’t easy any longer to see clearly what I was working on.”

Webb, with the help of his daughter, takes examples of his art works to craft shows. Besides displaying and selling some of his items at Re-Nu/Blue Chair, he also has a store at his home.

For information on the store and the items Webb makes, call 303-798-4487.

“People seem to like my creations and I have been told there are examples of my work in just about every state, plus in overseas countries like Iceland, Japan and Sweden,” Webb said.

“I enjoy working with wood and I have no thought of giving up my hobby. So you probably can find me any day in my shop making something out of wood.”

Bob Webb adjusts one of his artistic works on the shelf of his store outside his Centennial home. Webb, 92, has been creating artworks out of wood since 1984. He said he loves working with wood because it keeps him busy making new and different items. Photo by Tom Munds

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Boyfriend of missing woman appears in court As police search for Charlene Voight, her boyfriend faces unrelated sexual assault charges

By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com The boyfriend of a woman whose disappearance is being investigated by the Littleton Police Department will face a preliminary hearing in September for the alleged sexual assault of a separate victim.

The disappearance of Charlene Roxanne Voight, 36, is being investigated as a crime, said Littleton Police Department spokesman Cmdr. Trent Cooper.

Jeffrey Scott Beier, 42, made his first appearance in court with public defenders on July 20. Beier did not speak and mostly looked down while in the courtroom.

He faces charges of first-degree sexual assault and third-degree assault, according to 18th Judicial District spokeswoman Vikki Migoya, and is being held on $100,000 bond at the Arapahoe County jail.

Cooper said the crimes Beier is accused of are unrelated to Voight’s disappearance, but did not elaborate further.

Voight’s car was recovered at a dirt lot at 5099 S. Rio Grande St., Cooper said.

The lot and an apartment in the downtown Littleton apartment complex at 5151 S. Rio Grande St. have been investigated as crime scenes and released. But Cooper would not divulge any information relating to the investigation and said that neither Beier nor anyone else has been named as a person of interest.

“We are working diligently to find out

what happened to Charlene,” he said at a press conference on July 19.

Cooper said that there was a previous domestic violence report out of California involving Beier and Voight, but did not offer any details.

Voight “I don’t have knowledge of that case,” he said.

Voight recently moved to Colorado to live with Beier after graduating from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, in Southern Beier California. Her Facebook account indicated she lived in Parker, but Cooper said that it appeared that she and Beier were staying with a friend in Littleton.

“We’re not real clear on their living arrangements at this time,” Cooper said.

Voight’s family reported her missing on July 8 after not hearing from her since June 29.

In addition to the Littleton Police Department, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Department, Colorado Bureau of Investigation and 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office are working on the investigation.

The department is in discussion with Crime Stoppers about the possibility of offering a reward for information in the case, Cooper said.

Voight is 5 feet tall, 105 pounds and white with blond hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Littleton Police Department at 303794-1551 or the department’s tipline at 303-734-8268.

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Focus on appreciation as life scurries along Actually, time flies whether we are having fun or not. I mean, here we are already at the end of July. Seven months have passed since the beginning of the year. I am not sure about you, but for me the time has absolutely flown by.

I was having a conversation with a gentleman today. He has three children and the youngest one is a 9-month-old daughter. He passionately shared how he feels about his wife and children, but he lamented on how fast they all seem to be growing up and changing, especially his 9-month-old daughter.

That resonated with me because this year my 27-year-old daughter will be getting married. And I think back and wonder: Where has the time gone? We have had so many wonderful, beautiful and happy times together, and they all seem like they happened just yesterday. From taking her on walks and to her first days of school, through her high school and teen years, and then being able to have fun with her as an adult with her friends and her fiancé. But I swear it was just yesterday that she was 10 years old and we were on our way to her first concert at Red Rocks. Time flies when you are having fun.

And again, time flies even when we are not having fun. We may feel like a painful event turns minutes into hours and hours into weeks or even longer. Many of us who have lost a loved one know all too well the anguish and pain that comes along with watching someone suffer and then what that mourn-

ing feels like. And yet, as we get through the most terrible times and moments, all of a sudden we look back and say, where has the time gone, its seems like yesterday that we were together and it has actually been 3½ years since they have passed away. Time flies, even Michael Norton when we are not having fun.

WINNING For some of us WORDS business meetings feel like torture and the meeting cannot end soon enough. And for others we become completely energized and wish the meeting would keep going. Some of us suffer during the hour of worship, only showing up out of a sense of obligation and not for a true desire to be in a house of God. And then there are those of us who love being at worship services, get motivated by the music and inspired by the message and the word of God. But either way, whether we feel like time is dragging or time is flying, time is time and moves on its own schedule whether we want it to or not.

One of my favorite things to do is go to concerts, especially seeing some of my favorite singers and bands who are once again touring. They play the songs we all know by

heart and we get to sing along. And before we know it, two hours or in the case of Bruce Springsteen, four hours has gone by in the blink of an eye. Time flies when we are having fun.

Everything seems to happen in the blink of an eye. From kids growing up, to people passing away, to endless meetings and conference calls, inspiring worship services, ball games, concerts, family vacations, and even a great book. What we can probably all learn to do a little more of is appreciating each and every moment, hour, day, week, month and year that we have been blessed with here on earth.

When we look back, we should not lament so much as to where the time has gone, but instead we should look back in appreciation and with an attitude of gratitude for what we had the opportunity to experience.

Time flies, it sure does. And it flies whether we are having fun or not. So how about you, are you someone who needs to do a little more appreciating for each and every day or someone who is just allowing time to pass on by, fast or slow? Either way I would love to hear all about your story at gotonorton@ gmail.com, and when we enjoy the time that we have and that we have shared with others, 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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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Initiative 75 not the answer Proponents of Initiative 75 are currently collecting signatures in our community in an attempt to get a “local control” initiative for oil and gas development on this November’s ballot. Initiative 75 seeks to amend the state constitution and allow local governments to unilaterally regulate oil and gas development and “enact prohibitions, moratoria, or limits on oil and gas development.”

The proponents of Initiative 75 would like you to believe that oil and gas regulation currently occurs only at the state level. In reality, local governments already play a significant role in any oil and gas development occurring within their communities. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission COGCC presently requires oil and gas companies to work with local communities to address concerns beginning in the project planning process, long before any drilling begins. Communities can designate Local Government Designees to serve as liaisons between the community and the COGCC, thus ensuring that all community concerns are addressed.

Additionally, local governments already have the right to negotiate a legally binding agreement with companies known as a “Memorandum of Understanding” to define how and where oil and gas development occurs within their communities.

Ask yourself this: Which city council representatives or county commissioners are technically qualified to regulate the numerous complicated oil and gas development issues? Do they have the necessary expertise in engineering, geosciences or environmental sciences to ensure that oil and gas operations are conducted in a safe, environmentally responsible manner? The COGCC has this expertise.

The existing partnership between the COGCC and local communities contributes significantly to making Colorado’s oil and gas regulations already some of the most stringent and comprehensive regulations in the nation. Initiative 75 claims to give local governments “local control,” but in reality it will only add unnecessary complications to our state’s already comprehensive regulations.

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Need for connections spurs different selections A friend of mine is on a dating site. She told me all about it. I said that it sounded like the Orphan Train.

“Eleanor” said: “What’s that?”

“Saddest thing I’ve ever heard of,” I said.

Craig Marshall Smith The Orphan QUIET Train Movement DESPERATION operated between 1854 and 1929.

Trains filled with as many as 35 orphans left Eastern cities, and dropped off the orphans who were pre-ordered by couples, largely in the Midwest.

But sometimes the children were “viewed” in various towns, like homeless dogs at an animal shelter.

About 200,000 were relocated.

Sometimes brothers and sisters were adopted separately.

The program was closely governed.

There were follow-up visits, to make sure the orphans were not being abused.

An orphan is a child whose parents are dead.

The most famous orphans are fictional.

Oliver Twist, Annie, and Bambi.

My parents are dead, but I am an adult.

Nevertheless, their absences still have a daily impact, and a nighttime one too.

I dream about them frequently.

I adopted and it has worked out brilliantly.

Not a child.

A dachshund.

My mother, as I have previously written, was adopted and it didn’t work out brilliantly.

Quite a few well-known people were adopted.

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Interim isn’t the same as vacation You’d think that in being termed out at the end of the year, I’d be winding down Senate activities by now, right? Well, no.

Some of us serve on policy committees, task forces and commissions all year long.

But this year is one of the busiest I’ve ever had!

Since I’m often asked, I thought you might want to know what your state senator is doing during the 2016 interim. This year, I serve on: • Joint Technology Committee - A joint legislative committee, we oversee our state information technology (IT) investments.

We look for best efficiencies with state IT projects and hardware/software acquisitions and make recommendations to the Joint Budget Committee.

• Persons With Mental Illness in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice System - A year-round committee, we look for solutions to address the challenges of those with mental illness who get caught in the system because of lack of preventive mental health services and those coming out of the system needing stable affordable

Send volunteer opportunities to hharden@ coloradocommunitymedia.com 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence Program Provides information and support to crime victims Need: Victim Adocates interact with and support victims of domestic violence. They also provide resource referrals and explain processes to victims.

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

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

Angel Heart Project Delivers meals to men, women and children with life-threatening illnesses Need: Volunteers willing to deliver meals to clients in the South Denver area.

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

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

Animal Rescue of the Rockies Provides foster care for death-row shelter dogs and cats throughout Colorado Need: Foster families for animals on lists to be euthanized

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Former President Bill Clinton, Edward Albee, Maya Angelou, Jesse Jackson (“Charlie Henry Jackson adopted me, gave me his name, his encouragement, discipline and a high sense of self-respect”).

Tallulah Bankhead, Ingrid Bergman, John Lennon, Marilyn Monroe, Truman Capote, Harry Caray.

I tried to picture Capote and Caray spending some time together.

Eleanor said that she is lonely.

Loneliness is not a disease, but it affects your life as if it were. Some people thrive on being alone. I am an example. Others go to great lengths to try to find someone.

Eleanor said the dating site required a profile and some photographs of herself.

Hers said that she loves to ski and dance and that she cries when the Broncos lose.

I asked her if she was hoping to attract a mannequin wearing an orange shirt.

“It has nothing to do with you,” I said.

“What do you believe in with the strongest convictions? It can’t be the Broncos.”

The site also asked her to answer a whole bunch of questions about schooling and whether or not she drinks or smokes.

housing, medication consistency, etc. to prevent recidivism or inhumane living conditions and reduce costs.

• Suicide Prevention Commission - With Colorado having one of the highest suicide rates in the country, my Linda Newell 2014 bill established GUEST this commission to collaborate stateCOLUMN wide for ways to reduce suicides in our state. My Zero Suicide model bill that passed this session was a recommendation of the commission.

• Legislative Emergency Preparedness, Response & Recovery Committee - This committee works to ensure that we have policies and practices in place to protect from loss of life and property of our Capitol

complex, state officials and staff.

• Communication Between HCPF & Medicaid Clients Interim Committee With more than 700 types of communications from Health Care Policy & Financing to Medicaid clients regularly, we’re working to improve department processes and client understanding, which will also reduce human and system costs.

• Office of Dispute Resolution Advisory Council - We make recommendations to the chief justice regarding the court-appointed mediators. Due to some inconsistency issues affecting citizens, we’re looking at minimum qualifications and training standards for court mediators.

• Conflict Resolution Month — This “synergizers” group coordinates activities throughout the state during Conflict Resolution Month in October. Year-round, we work to educate businesses, elected officials, and communities about the high costs of conflict and tools and techniques for managing conflict.

• Maternal and Child Health Collaborative - Colorado having certain low statistics

on this, we’re working with the National Conference on State Legislatures and National Governors Association to improve access to health care, increase child and mother wellness visits, reduce teen suicides, etc.

• School Safety and Youth in Crisis Committee - Established from Senate Bill 15-214, we study ways to better manage the mental health needs of youth within the school environment and how to implement SB15-213, which allows people to sue schools after acts of violence.

• Ethics Board — It meets only when there is an ethics complaint that needs to be addressed, and fortunately, we’ve never convened.

Year-round, I also work on my twicemonthly town halls, constituent needs, community projects and policy research.

Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies. org.

the student’s language. Most participants are homebound women and small children, adults who are disabled, and senior citizens.

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

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

Next training session is Saturday, July 30.

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

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ASSE International Student Exchange Program Organizes student exchange programs Need: Local host families to provide homes for boys and girls age 15-18 from a variety of coutries.

Contact: Cathy Hintz, 406-488-8325 or 800733-2773 Castle Rock Senior Activity Center Provides services to local seniors Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to appointments, the grocery store, pharmacies and more.

Contact: Steph Schroeder, 303-688-9498 Colorado Humane Society Handles animal abuse and neglect cases Need: Volunteers to care for pregnant cats, dogs and their litters, as well as homes for cats and dogs that require socializing or that are recovering from surgery or injuries.

Contact: Teresa Broaddus, 303-961-3925

Court Appointed Special Advocates Works with abused and neglected children in Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties Need: Advocates for children, to get to know, speak up for and ensure their best interests in court Contact: 303-695-1882 or www.adv4chil-

State Sen. Linda Newell represents Senate District 26: Littleton, Englewood, Sheridan, Cherry Hills Village, Greenwood Village, west Centennial and parts of Aurora. She can be reached at 303-866-4846 or Linda.newell. senate@gmail.com or SenLindaNewell.com.

Douglas/Elbert Task Force Provides assistance to people in Douglas and Elbert counties who are in serious economic need, at risk of homelessness or in similar crisis.

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

Contact: Marion Dahlem, 303-688-1114, ext. 32 Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center Cares for homeless horses and other equines.

Need: Volunteers to work with horses and other opportunities.

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

Contact: 303-751-5772.

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

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

Other details: Tutors do not need to speak

Once a day she receives a menu of potential matches predicated on her preferences. For example, “You’re both non-smokers!”

That doesn’t exactly narrow it down, does it?

Cervantes, believe it or not, gave us the expression “looking for a needle in a haystack,” in Don Quixote.

That’s what it’s like if you are looking for love on the internet.

My neighbors are proof that it’s possible. Millions of others are still looking.

What some of us do instead is buy or adopt a pet.

Smitty has never asked to see my resume, and he doesn’t seem to care that I missed a few off-ramps when I was younger.

This is being written on the day after the Nice massacre. We went for a walk earlier when the sun was coming up and backlighting the trees across the street.

He trotted to his favorite tree. His mind wasn’t on anything else except that tree. It must be nice, I thought.

Then I wrote to Eleanor, and she said that she was crying about Nice.

I said, “Take out the part about the Broncos and put that in instead.”

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CULTURE FA I T H FA M I L Y FOOD HEALTH

Brittany Goettling, left, looks at a monitor of her breathing and heart rates as Dr. Kelsey Asplin explains the readout in her Highlands Ranch office on July 14. Asplin says naturopathic doctors work with their patients to find the root causes of their health problems rather than trying to overpower the symptoms with medication.

Photos by Tom Skelley

Treating the whole person Holistic medicine takes a different route on the road to health

By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Paige Fox takes a break before appointments in her office in Parker on Pikes Peak Drive. Fox says she went back to school to study homeopathy to give her children a chance for better lifelong health.

Paige Fox recognizes that many people don’t understand what she does.

“Ten years ago I would have thought all of this was crazy,” Fox said.

Fox is a certified classical homeopath with a home and practice in Parker. Born and raised in Germany, she relied on traditional medicine throughout her life. But having children changed her outlook on the cycle of getting sick, taking prescription medication and eventually getting sick again. Though she has a B.A. in business, she went back to school at 35 to study at Homeopathy School International in Boulder.

A patient’s perspective

By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com Rachel Ellis, 41, lives in Ken Caryl and is Paige Fox’s patient at Holistic Homeopathy. She originally went to the Homeopathy School International with Fox, but stopped after six months to take care of her mother.

Ellis turned to homeopathic medicine because she was using prescription drugs for a variety of health issues, including stress, depression and eczema, but still didn’t feel healthy.

“I did cleanses and all this stuff but

nothing was sticking… I felt like I was a lost cause because my vital force was ruined by prescription medications. I kind of just said, ‘this is not for me’ and I moved on.”

Ellis Ellis also suffered a traumatic event last August when a visiting friend died of unknown causes in Ellis’ home while she was away at work. Her stress levels rose and she developed skin rashes shortly after.

“I wanted to learn something that I could give them to help them grow a strong immunity and become healthy and have a healthy life,” Fox, 41, said. “Kids do get sick and that’s very normal, but if you keep getting antibiotics it suppresses the immune system and the body doesn’t learn how to fight it itself.”

From skeptics to practitioners Dr. Kelsey Asplin’s initial skepticism toward holistic medicine ran even deeper than Fox’s.

“I thought it was all hogwash,” Asplin, 27, said. “I initially took the class so I would be able to have a platform to stand on to say that.”

Asplin, who lives and practices in Highlands Ranch, received her doctorate in June 2015 from Bastyr University in Seattle, one

Her doctor’s solution was over-thecounter allergy medication, and Ellis wanted no part of it. She began seeing her former classmate in February and continues to see her about every other week.

“Every time I go in there it’s like an onion and we peel another layer off,” Ellis said. “It’s a gradual process… It’s not something where you go in and say ‘give me something to make this go away.’ ” Homeopathy isn’t for everyone, Ellis said, noting that a person’s receptiveness affects how effective it will be.

“If you’re open to it and you’re willing to take it on yourself then it’s wonderful… You have to want to do it. If you go in with the attitude that

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this won’t work, then you’ve already decided.”

Ellis said she still has health insurance and she gets well-woman checkups from a primary care physician annually. She also visits other holistic practitioners, including a chiropractor, a massage therapist and an acupuncturist. But she gives Fox and her methods the credit for pulling her out of her depression.

“An MD will listen to you but they’re already thinking of what they’re going to give you…,” she said.

“You need to have somebody who will listen to you and can then evaluate you… It really makes you feel good to have someone who focuses on you and can facilitate the ability for you to heal yourself.”

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of only five schools in the United States that offers a doctorate in naturopathic medicine. She received a license to practice naturopathic medicine in Colorado in November.

Many clients turn to holistic medicine simply because nothing else has worked, Asplin and Fox said. Both women said some patients are dissatisfied with the lack of time and attention they receive from primary care doctors, and are increasingly skeptical that prescription after prescription is the best way to stay healthy.

The holistic approach involves a deeper conversation than just listing symptoms.

“We really do a lot of digging to try to find out what is that root cause of your symptom,” Asplin said. “If you have a headache, you don’t have a headache because you have an ibuprofen deficiency.”

So… what is it?

The term “holistic” refers to looking at a person’s entire lifestyle rather than treating their symptoms. Many practices fall under the term, including acupuncture, botanical medicine, Reiki, homeopathy and naturopathy.

Key principles of holistic medicine, according to the American Holistic Health Association, are that a patient is a person, not a disease, and that every person has an innate capacity to heal.

Another principle is that physicians and homeopaths work collaboratively with patients to determine the underlying causes of health problems, rather than just treating symptoms.

Asplin and Fox are quick to acknowledge the value of traditional western medicine.

Fox is a certified EMT and did a semester of emergency medicine with the South Metro Fire Rescue Authority and Parker Adventist Hospital. Asplin’s doctorate required 140 preceptor hours, working with MDs, nurse practitioners and other health care professionals in a clinical setting, and she’s trained in primary care as well, providing physical examinations, sports physicals and Pap smears to her patients.

Biofeedback: Biofeedback, or applied psychophysiological feedback, is a patient-guided treatment that teaches an individual to control muscle tension, pain, body temperature, brain waves and other bodily functions and processes through relaxation, visualization, and other cognitive control techniques.

Holistic medicine: Therapies that attempt to treat the patient as a whole person. Instead of treating an illness, holistic medicine looks at an individual’s overall physical, mental, spiritual and emotional well-being before recommending treatment.

Naturopathic medicine: Naturopathic medicine is a branch of medicine in which a variety of natural medicines and treat-

ments are used to heal illness. It is founded on the premise that people are naturally healthy, and that healing can occur through removing obstacles to a cure and by stimulating the body’s natural healing abilities. The foundations of health in natural medicine are diet, nutrition, homeopathy, physical manipulation, stress management and exercise.

Vital force: The organizing energy that is responsible for one’s health.

Vital force is analogous to chi of Chinese medicine and prana in ayurvedic (an ancient medical system from India) medicine, but philosophically differs regarding disease management: Whereas Chinese and ayurvedic medicine aim to reverse the forces that result in disharmony, homeopathy regards the vital force as powerful

enough to allow the body to shake off the symptoms and pathogenic influences itself.

Homeopathy: A system of healthcare formulated by German physician Samuel CF Hahnemann (1755-1843). Homeopathy is based on the principle of “like cures like,” i.e., a disease caused by a substance (e.g., arsenic) can be cured by that same substance in highly diluted doses. Homeopathy was popular in the U.S. until the early 20th century, after which time it was suppressed by mainstream medicine; it continued to be popular in Europe, Brazil, Argentina and India, and has recently resurged in popularity in the U.S. Source: medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary. com

Both women also said they are quick to refer patients to a hospital or physician if they have a serious condition that needs immediate attention.

“There’s a place for western medicine, there’s no question about it,” Fox said. “I wish we could work together with patients more, give them more options.”

Tools and techniques In Fox’s practice, she primarily uses a combination of biofeedback and homeopathic remedies.

“We try to really find out what emotional state you’re in, did you have any traumas, what’s your mental state and support everything so that everything’s in balance and works together,” Fox said.

When Fox first works with a new client, she spends up to three hours learning about any stressors or traumas that have affected them while they are connected to a biofeedback device that reads the galvanic skin response, or vibrational frequencies, throughout the body. The machine detects toxins and stress reactions in the body as it reads those frequencies.

If the device shows elevated levels of amalgam, for example, it may be because the person has a leaking dental filling. If a measurement shows elevated reactions to allergens, Fox prepares

Dr. Kelsey Asplin takes a break in her Highlands Ranch office on July 5. Asplin obtained a doctorate in naturopathic medicine from Bastyr University in Seattle after a four-year postgraduate program.

Photo by Tom Skelley a homeopathic remedy to boost the body’s ability to resist the allergen.

“We have 5,000 different medicines to turn on the innate vital force,” Fox said. “If you have all of these symptoms and all of these (medicines) and match them, it pushes the disease out of the body.”

Asplin also uses biofeedback, but her machine focuses on physiological reactions like a patient’s breath rate and heart rate. The next step, she said, is to ask the patient questions about their life, their job, their relationships and so on and monitor their bodies’ responses to the questions.

“We don’t even realize how quickly we are startled by those things, so it allows you to see how your body reacts when you have

those thoughts… and then you learn to be able to control that by your breathing or by putting your body back into a parasympathetic state.”

Asplin also said she uses homeopathic remedies with a “small percentage” of her patients, but adds that every naturopathic doctor is different, and many, including one of her mentors, use them with most of their patients.

She describes her approach as “foundational,” in that she takes a patient’s nutrition, social life, emotional condition and other factors into account.

Teaching patients to take charge The biggest difference between the holistic approach and the traditional methods is owner-

‘Evita’ staged at DU by Phamaly Remarkable musical is rousing production

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Even the funeral that begins “Evita” has a Latin flavor to it as distraught citizens, Peron’s soldiers, nuns and others file across the stage. It begins with the ending of that remarkable, controversial life of Eva Peron and then tells of the years leading up to it — all with a strong score played by Donna Debreceni and strong eight-piece band.

An ambitious teenaged Eva Duarte (Jenna Bainbridge) soon attracts the attention of famous singer Magaldi (Rob Costigan), who immediately sets the scene by belting out the romantic “Night of a Thousand Stars” and connecting with young Eva — along with numerous other lovers. (“Goodnight and Thank You”).

Che, played by talented Daniel Traylor, keeps up a steady narrative through the production, explaining things to Eva and to the audience — the character is cleverly woven into

IF YOU GO “Evita” runs through Aug. 7 at the Elizabeth Ericksen Byron Theatre at the University of Denver’s Newman Center for the Performing Arts, University and Iliff, Denver. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Sensory-friendly performance on Thursday, Aug. 4 ($20).

Tickets: $32-$36 at: newmantix.com/phamaly or by calling 303-871-7720.

and at the edges of the action — a demanding role, well-interpreted.

Peron, played by multi-talented Leonard Barrett, is often followed by his cadre of generals, who dislike Eva and say so, but he is enchanted by her and they marry and hold sway for a number of years, interacting with the people — and becoming wealthy.

She is a fashion plate and costumes are especially nice, following the styles shown in the ongoing historic photos of her that are projected above the stage throughout.

Good attention to detail with Eva’s costumes and those of the women in street crowds as well.

Director Bryce Alexander writes of the “social model of disability” — versus medical models. “Most obstacles that are faced are not

caused by impairments, but by the way society is organized in other words, impairment is an injury or illness, but disability is the limiting of opportunities for people to take part in society.” Alexander has courageous actors giving a powerful performance that keeps an audience engaged to the very end of this richly written musical.

For readers who haven’t seen this Phamaly group perform, “Evita” would be a fine introduction. They just grow stronger.

The theater at the Newman Center is a temporary home, while the Space at Denver Center undergoes remodeling. It serves the company well, although it seems a bit congested. Every single inch of space is used. Sound is excellent.

PRINCIPLES OF HOLISTIC MEDICINE Searching for the underlying causes of disease is preferable to treating symptoms alone.

Holistic physicians expend as much effort in establishing what kind of patient has a disease as they do in establishing what kind of disease a patient has.

Prevention is preferable to treatment and is usually more cost-effective because it evokes the patient’s innate healing capabilities.

Illness is viewed as a manifestation of a dysfunction of the whole person, not as an isolated event.

A major determinant of healing outcomes is the quality of the relationship established between physician and patient, in which patient autonomy is encouraged.

Holistic physicians encourage patients to evoke the healing power of love, hope, humor and enthusiasm, and to release the toxic consequences of hostility, shame, greed, depression and prolonged fear, anger and grief.

Optimal health is much more than the absence of sickness. It is the conscious pursuit of the highest qualities of the physical, environmental, mental, emotional, spiritual and social aspects of the human experience.

Source: American Holistic Health Association, ahha.org ship, Fox and Asplin said.

Asplin said her goal is to work with her patients to understand what they can do differently to improve their health.

“I’m not a psychiatrist but I do naturopathic counseling, which is basically talking to you, understanding your story, and then having conversations with you about what are the obstacles in your life… what can you do differently?” she said. “I don’t like to put a number on it but I would say that 80 to 85 percent of my therapeutic value is just in listening to people.”

Fox puts it more bluntly.

“My job,” she said, “is to get people to take charge of their own lives.”

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Bronze sculptures bring beauty to South Suburban location “Public art can evoke emotion, spark conversation, or simply inspire,” per Jamie Bartolomeis of South Suburban Parks and Recreation District. Three bronze works are displayed outside Goodson Recreation Center in Centennial: “Cat Bird Seat,” a large, sleek member of the cat family by Bill Noland has been in place, while “The Messenger,” a red-tail hawk Sonya Ellingboe in flight by Joellen Domenico, and “Spirits in the Smoke” by Chris SONYA’S Powell were recently installed and will be in place through 2016.

SAMPLER They are selected by the advisory South Suburban Public Art Committee, an advisory group appointed by the SSPR board of directors.

Summer music Emily Stiles will perform at 7 p.m. on Aug. 3 at the Litteton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., the final concert in the 2016 Wednesday evening summer series. The food truck will be Fire Truck Crepes. One more museum concert will be part of Western Welcome Week at 6 p.m. on Aug. 21, when the local favorite band Dakota Blonde will return. (Food truck at 5 p.m. is Taco Mojo.)

Admission free for both concerts. 303-795-3950.

CJRO Hear the Lone Tree-based Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra’s mellow notes at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 12. The big band, led by saxophonist Art Bouton, will be recording favorites performed in this program on its first CD, which will be available soon. Think “Birdland,” “I’m Old Fashioned,” “Prelude to a Kiss,” “Invitation,” Gerry Mulligan’s “Festive Minor” … Tickets, arvadacenter.org.

Lego fans Lego expo “Brick 2016 Denver” takes place at the Colorado Convention Center on July 29 (3 to 7 p.m.); July 30 (9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 7 p.m.); July 21 (9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 7 p.m.) See life-sized models of dinosaurs and more, professional building demonstrations. For Lego fans of all ages. Tickets, information, see brickshowslive.com.

Hopper inspires opera “Later the Same Evening,” a contemporary one-act opera by composer John Musto and librettist Mark Campbell, is inspired by five Edward Hopper paintings. On Saturday, July 30, subjects will step out of their frames into 1932 New York. It will be presented at 8 p.m. in Denver Art Museum’s Ponti Hall, preceded by a 7 p.m. lecture by Gwen Chanzit, curator of modern art.

Presented by Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program members. For tickets, call 303-292-6700 or buy online, denverartmuseum.org.

“Catbird Seat,” a bronze sculpture by Bill Noland, rests outside the Goodson Recreation Center, part of the sculpture on loan collection. Courtesy photo Stories in Sculpture Tour Denver Botanic Gardens’ “Stories in Sculpture” exhibit with a docent guide at 9:30 a.m. Sundays and 6 p.m. Saturdays through the summer or hear a Curator Conversation from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 11, to get a more in-depth interpretation of this collection of important works borrowed from Walker Art Center in Minneapolis until October. (Or immerse yourself in a tour of the Aquatic collections with a Garden Guru at 10 a.m. on Aug. 18) Or, just enjoy a grand walk on your own during garden hours. Botanicgardens.org.

Ghosh talks about ‘52’ Sculptor Shohini Ghosh of Highlands Ranch will talk about her project, “52,” which is exhibited at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St. She determined to create smaller sculptures, sketches of sorts, at the rate of one in a week’s time, during 52 weeks. Figures are based on sensitivity to human actions and interactions and are based on her personal experiences. Presented by the Littleton Fine Arts Board. Free tickets at the museum, 303-795-3950. She will also conduct two sculpture workshops at the museum on Aug. 6: Youth Clay Sculpting, 9 a.m. to noon ($55, includes all materials), and Adult Build and Sip Sculpting Workshop, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (age 21-plus) ($75, includes all materials).

Registration deadline July 29.

The Big Wonderful The Big Wonderful returns to Littleton’s Geneva Park on July 29-30 and Aug. 26-27. Food, flea markets, entertainment, beer garden, lawn games, full stage.

Darn delicious dining delivered to your door SupperBell.com pleases palates in some south metro locations

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com A menu of chef-prepared dinners, salads and desserts appears on the screen when you type in SupperBell. com. They represent Chef Frank Bonnano’s “12th restaurant,” he says, but without the overhead expenses of furniture, linens, silverware, insurance and wait staff, he can focus attention on presentation of a nice variety of meals that can be delivered now in Littleton, Englewood, the Tech Center, Greenwood Village and Centennial.

The service was started in Denver a year ago and has moved as far south as C-470, but not yet beyond that line.

Call before 3 p.m. Food is freshly prepared and delivered to your home or office at the time requested.

(If you are not home, you are asked to leave a cooler out to keep your dinner cool and safe from wandering critters.)

“I have a team that knows what I want,” Bonanno continued. “The

roster of dishes are staples, but we need to change the menu … Prices are reasonable. We can buy food from the same vendors who deliver daily to the restaurants, such as Seattle Fish.” The chef orders at 6 p.m. for the next day.

We sampled the spinach lasagna, family meal — four generous servings, with a side of lovely, still crunchy tiny green beans in a seasoned butter. For starters, we shared two orders of a fresh, well-seasoned gazpacho. Total bill was about $39 — under $10 a person for a deluxe meal. We added a glass of wine and a wee chocolate with coffee. Highly satisfactory dinner without lifting a finger, which at times has considerable appeal!

The menu will change weekly, Bonnano said. The present menu tends towards lighter summer meals, including grilled tenderloin steak salad, chicken picatta, grilled salmon with eggplant caponata, cold soba noodle bowl with ahi tuna, Tuscan stuffed pork tenderloin (family meal), and more.

Each package has prep instructions on it — oven or microwave if heating is needed, Gift cards are available — what a nice surprise for just about anyone in the area. (Zip codes and map are

SupperBell’s spinach lasagna, familysized, is accompanied by fresh green beans in a light seasoned butter sauce. It is one of the dishes created by chef Frank Bonnano, who has launched the SupperBell delivery service. Courtesy photo on the website.)

There is a phone number listed for ordering, but we had no success finding a person there. Online is the way to go, although I wanted to ask someone about the sizes of portions.

Now we know they are ample indeed!

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Hollywood tale is theater treasure Sue Mengers was famous agent for movie actors

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Lights go up on a flamboyant woman seated on a large sofa, with lots of fancy cushions, fronted by a flowered Chinese rug, in a luxurious Hollywood home. She’s dressed for anticipated dinner guests in a long turquoise dress with sparkly jewelry. “Elton John is coming to dinner,” she says in a distinctive voice that is almost like a purr at times.

Emma Messenger launches into Edge Theater’s one-woman show, “I’ll Eat You Last: a Chat With Sue Mengers,” written by awardwinning playwright/screenwriter John Logan (“Red”).

Messenger’s actor clients included Barbra Steisand, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Sissy Spacek, Popeye Doyle, Gene Hudson, Gene Hackman, Julie Andrews, Ali McGraw (“my favorite”) and more.

The telephone is on a pillow beside her on the sofa. “I’m expecting a call from Barbra Streisand to fire me,” she says. “Her lawyers have already fired me.”

“All my dinner guests have to be famous,” she continues after taking a “regret” call from Richard Dreyfus, who is unable to come for

dinner tonight. “My clients don’t have trouble,” she says — “they have travails!”

She speaks of her childhood in upstate New York after she and her parents emigrated from Europe. She had an accent and poor skills in English. Was the “Fat German Jewess.”

But when the family moved to New York City, “every third person was a fat German Jewess” and thing got much better. She was interested in acting, but “everyone was prettier than me — even the boys!” But she discovered “there’s always a window to crack open and scurry through.” She got a desk in an agency and was on her way.

This play debuted on Broadway in April 2013, with Bette Middler in the Mengers role. In a tight 75 minutes, it’s fun to hear Mengers dish about her various clients and their interactions.

Emma Messenger is a skilled actor, with a knack for creating portraits of distinctive, outspoken women. Experienced director Josh Hartwell has helped her shape a gem.

This one-act portrait was especially fun for those of us who recognize most of the famous names she drops in the course of 75 minutes.

Her comic timing and delivery are perfect and one can easily hear and at times savor every word.

We might warn that the colorful language is for adults in some spots. When it fits so well, I don’t find it offensive, but some might — so please be forewarned.

AREA CLUBS South Suburban Chapter 3838 of AARP meets the third Tuesday of each month at St. Thomas More Center, 8035 S. Quebec St., Centennial. Meetings start promptly at 1 p.m.

Speaker, refreshments and social hour make it enjoyable. Come and learn about the everchanging medical laws; keep up on senior scams and frauds. All are welcome. Contact Gail Marsh at 303-797-9251.

South Suburban Toastmasters is a high energy, fun, supportive learning place to practice speaking and leadership skills. Group meets from 7-8:30 a.m. Thursdays at Toast Restaurant, 2700 W. Bowles Ave. in Littleton. Contact Leigh Miller at 720-272-2853.

Queens of Spades Garden Club meets at 1 p.m. the first Friday of the month at various locations in Centennial and Littleton. Call Lynn at 303-347-1765.

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1106 meets 9 a.m. the first Saturday of every month at the South Metro Fire and Rescue Building, 9195 E. Mineral Ave., Centennial. Call 303-859-8867 or see www.vva1106.org.

Support Adult Children of Alcoholics/Al-Anon, for those who love someone with a drinking problem, meets Mondays from 5-6 p.m. at Lord of the Hills Church, 21755 E. Smoky Hill Road, Centennial.

Affordable Colleges Online has created a guidebook to help women find and secure financial aid. The guide includes a collection of scholarships for women, including due dates and award amounts; insight into the financial aid application process; and other funding opportunities, such as industry-specific scholarships and funding for special groups. The guide is available online at http://www.affordablecollegesonline. org/womens-guide-paying-for-college/.

Alzheimer’s Association Caregivers’ Support Group meets one mile north of Park Meadows in Centennial, on the first Thursday evening of each month from 7-9 p.m. Support, discussion, and care giving strategies and resources are shared in a confidential setting by family members and friends of those having Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. The group meets at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Road, one block west of Yosemite/Dry Creek intersection. Contact Sue at 720-201-9358 or Deb at 303-549-1886 for more information.

Colorado Symphony Guild, Highlands Ranch/ Lone Tree chapter, meets at 1 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Room 212, 8817 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch. The group is the largest support group of the Colorado Symphony. Contact

303-308-2462, admin@coloradosymphonyguild. org or www.coloradosymphonyguild.org.

Compulsive Eaters Anonymous HOW, a 12 step recovery program offering a structured approach for anyone who wants to stop eating compulsively, meets 7:30 p.m. Mondays and 9:30 a.m. Fridays at Our Father Lutheran Church, 6335 South Holly Street, Centennial. No dues, fees or weigh-ins. For information, call Pat at 303-798-5075 or visit www.ceahow.org. It also meets at 9 a.m. Saturdays at All Saints Lutheran Church, 15625 E. Iliff, Aurora.

EMPOWER Colorado, South Metro Support Group for parents of children with mental illness.

Learn how to handle mental health challenges within the family and how to collaborate with the school system. Find out how to access resources for mental health care services. Email listserv and educational classes are also available. Meetings are from 6-8 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month at Arapahoe/ Douglas Mental Health Network, 155 Inverness Drive West, 2nd floor, one block East of Dry Creek (next to DirecTV and the Light Rail) Englewood, CO 80112. Dinner will be served (usually pizza or Subway). Contact Carol Villa at kyvilla@aol.com or 1-866-213-4631.

Narconon reminds families that abuse of addictive pharmaceutical drugs is on the rise. Learn to recognize the signs of drug abuse and get your loved ones help if they are at risk. Call Narconon for a free brochure on the signs addiction for all types of drugs. Narconon also offers free assessments and referrals. Call 800-431-1754 or go to DrugAbuseSolution.com. Narconon also can help with addiction counseling. Call for free assessments or referrals, 800-431-1754.

Overeaters Anonymous meets from 10-11 a.m. and from 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in the Sedalia Room at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 2100 Meadows Parkway, Castle Rock.

Peripheral Neuropathy Support Group The Denver Branch meets from 3:30-5 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of every month at Christ Church United Methodist, 690 Colorado Blvd., Denver; parking and entrance in the back. For information about the Denver Branch meetings, call Dorothy Miller at 303-814-2112 or email dorthy_miller@hotmail.com.

Sky Cliff Center Support Groups A Stroke support group meets from 6-7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday, and from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second and last Wednesday (lunch included).

The Care Giver support group for adults meets from 10-11:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month. Caregiving for adults can be challenging at times and you’re not alone. For information, or to let the center know if you’re coming, call 303814-2863 or email skycliffctr@skycliff.org. Go to www.skycliff.org.

Emma Messenger plays ’60s-’70s Hollywood super-agent Sue Mengers in Edge Theater’s “I’ll eat You Last: a Chat With Sue Mengers.” Courtesy photo

IF YOU GO “I’ll Eat You Last: a Chat With Sue Mengers” plays through July 31 at the Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. Performances: 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday July 31. Tickets, theedgetheater.com, 303-232-3232.

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THEATER/FILM

Summer Wizard Camp Learn magic and performance skills by professional magicians Carol Massie and Joe Givan at Summer Wizard Camp at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Camp dates are Monday to Friday, Aug. 1-4 (more dates may be added). Camp runs from 9:30 a.m. to noon each day. Cost includes all supplies and recital show for family. Open to ages 7 and older.

Call 303-660-6799 for details and to sign up. Go to www.AmazingShows. com.

‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ When four young people in love find their plans crossed by parents and the king, they run off into the woods. Their plans take a strange and hilarious turn. The Actors’ Playground performs Shakespeare’s most popular comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, and Sunday, Aug. 7, at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Tickets available at the box office. Call 303-794-2787 ext. 5 or go to www.TownHallArtsCenter.org.

MUSIC/CONCERTS

Hudson Gardens Summer Concerts Hudson Gardens presents its 2016 summer concert series at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Parking is free. Tickets on sale at www.altitudetickets. com. Prices and show times vary by artist. For information, go to www. hudsongardens.org or call 303-797-8565. Concert lineup: Sunday, July 31, Travis Tritt; Saturday, Aug. 6, “Weird Al” Yankovic -- The Mandatory World Tour; Sunday, Aug. 14, Los Lonely Boys/WAR; Sunday, Aug. 21, Gin Blossoms with special guest Tonic; Sunday, Aug. 28, Michael McDonald; Sunday, Sept. 4, Foreigner; and Sunday, Sept. 11, Kenny Loggins.

Adventures in Dance Learn a number of dances at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Classes are for adults. Go to www.adventuresindance.com for cost information and to sign up. Class schedule includes Lindy hop swing from 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 23. Intermediate swing class from 8-9 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 23. Intermediate salsa from 7-8 p.m.

Wednesdays through Aug. 24. Cha-cha from 8-9 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 2. Argentine tango from 7-8 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 25. Line dance aerobics from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays from Aug. 8 to Aug. 29.

ART Food, Fun and Games of Yesterday The Highlands Ranch Historical Society presents Memory Lane: Food, Fun and Games of Yesterday from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, July 28, and from 5:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, at Charter Financial Resources Memory Lane, 9335 Commerce Center St., B4, Highlands Ranch. Registration is required; contact Programs@theHRHS.org or call Nancy at 720-932-6990. Go to http://www.thehrhs. org/ Book Talk, Wine Tasting Explore Colorado wineries at Colorado’s Wine Country, a book talk and wine tasting with author Paula Mitchell at 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 30, at Douglas County Libraries branch in Lone Tree, 10055 Library Way. Books will also be available for sale and signing. For adults ages 21-plus. Wine tasting compliments of Purgatory Cellars.

Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

HeavenFest Music Festival The largest Christian music festival returns to Bandimere Speedway, 3051 S. Rooney Road, Morrison. HeavenFest 2016 features 50-plus bands on five stages. Gates open at 2:30 p.m. Friday, July 29, and at noon Saturday, July 30. Tickets available at www.heavenfest.com.

Stick Horse Rodeo Young cowboys and cowgirls ages 4-10 get a look at the ranching life, with pole bending, barrel racing and steer roping at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Kids are encouraged to dress in their favorite Western duds. Light refreshments will be served. Registration is required at 303-7917323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Archetype Revival Celebrate the opening of “Archetype Revival” from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at the indoor galleries at the Museum of Outdoor Arts, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood. Enjoy food, drinks, music and art. Event is free. Go to http://moaonline. org. As the museum continues its 2016 theme of reinvention, Summer Design and Build Emerging artists explore new takes on archetypes throughout the gallery.

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Art of the Animal Summer Camp Learn about animals and art from different environments from across the globe through the Wildlife Experience museum’s art gallery, exhibits and live animals. Camp runs from 1-5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, to Friday, Aug. 5, at CU South Denver, 10035 S. Peoria St., Parker. Call 303-315-9448 or go to http://southdenver.cu.edu/events/event/art-animal-summer-camp/ Participants will have access to the expressive qualities of various art materials including charcoal and paper, model magic and found objects.

Each day will feature a new activities and projects for the students to enjoy.

Transform your animal observations into your own works of art and collaborate to make a group piece to be displayed in the museum.

EVENTS

National Night Out It’s America’s Night Out Against Crime. National Night Out is a crime and drug prevention campaign that involves citizens, law enforcement groups, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials from over 15,000 communities from all 50 states and U.S. territories. Join the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, at Centennial Center Park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial. See sheriff’s vehicles, enjoy live music and more.

Get Kids Ready for School A special story time for kids ages 4-6 who are starting school for the first time is scheduled at 10 a.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 2, and Thursday, Aug. 4, at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road. Kids can sing along to fun songs, enjoy stories, and create a craft.

The program is the same each day. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Dine & Learn: Age Wisely Living longer is a blessing, yet long-term care costs are one reason retirees deplete their savings and lose assets. Don’t Go Broke in a Nursing Home workshops cover strategies, solutions and laws to protect your assets. No products are endorsed or sold. Reservations are required; call 303-4682820. Meals are catered by Panera Bread. Upcoming workshops are from 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2 and Thursday, Aug. 11 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial; 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 and Wednesday, Aug. 10, at Foothills Peak Recreation Center, 6612 Ward St.. Littleton; and 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, 6-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8, 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, at Memory Lane/Charter Financial: 9335 Commerce Center Street, Unit B5 (Near C470 and Santa Fe), Highlands Ranch.

Business Plan Basics Learn the basics of business planning and the information needed to start forming a business plan, from identifying goals to allocating resources, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, at the Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Lane. Presented by the Small Business Development Center of South Metro Denver. Registration is required at DouglasCountyLibraries. org. For more information, call 303-791-7323.

Pancake Breakfast Enjoy a free pancake breakfast, live music, giveaways and commemorative gifts to celebrate Park Meadows’ 20th anniversary.

Breakfast is served from 8-10 a.m.

Friday, Aug. 5. Go to www.parkmeadows.com/events.

Potluck Dance Party Adventures in Dance hosts a potluck party from 8-9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Unit 207, Littleton. Dance your favorite dances to your favorite DJ tunes. Swap your favorite finger food recipes. Call 720-2760562 or go to www.adventuresindance.com.

Sock It To `Em Join the Sock It To `Em campaign from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at Clement Park, Shelter 3. Erica Shields, of Littleton, who is Mrs. Colorado, has a goal of collecting 50,000 pair of socks, which will be given to the homeless. For every pair of socks (or for every $1 donated), you will be entered into a drawing for prizes. All are welcome. Bring a picnic lunch and drink, and enjoy an afternoon at the park. Enter the park at the Columbine Library, off Bowles and West Long Drive, between Wadsworth and Pierce.

Go to www.sockittoemsockcampaign.org.

Hiking Safely in Avalanche Country Friends of Berthoud Pass will provide important information on preparedness, avalanche awareness, route selection, safety, self-rescue, and terrain analysis at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

Part of DCL’s One Book, One Walk program. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser Boy Scout Troop 385 plans its pancake breakfast fundraiser from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Aug. 7, at American Legion Post 11-11, 9959 Wadsworth Blvd., Broomfield. The menu includes pancakes, eggs, bacon or sausage, homestyle potatoes, toast, and coffee or water. All profits help Scouts pay for summer camp, camping trips, troop activities and more. Webelos, show up in uniform and get a free breakfast. Troop 385 serves breakfast the first Sunday of every month.

Line Dance Aerobics Dance a variety of line dances including the cowboy cha-cha, electric slide, cupid shuffle and the wobble in a workout format. Hour-long class begins at 7:30 a.m. Mondays, Aug. 8-29, at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Unit 207, Littleton. Call 720-276-0562 or go to www. adventuresindance.com 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.

HEALTH

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, July 30, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Littleton Elks Lodge 1650, 5749 S. Curtice St., Littleton (Karen Basler, 303-7941819); Saturday, July 30, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Music Saves Lives, Walmart, 11101 S. Parker Road, Parker.

Relay For Life The American Cancer Society Relay For Life gives communities the chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost and fight back against the disease. Each year, more than 4 million people participate in this global phenomenon and raise money and awareness to save lives from cancer. A partial schedule of Relay For Life events follows: Friday, Aug. 5, Relay for Life Littleton, Cornerstone Park; Sunday, Oct. 16, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, Greenwood Village Center Station.

Living and Aging Well Learn about living and aging well through monthly luncheons on the second Monday of each month at the Lone Tree Golf Clun and Hotel. Program starts at 11:30 a.m., and lunch reservations are required. Cost includes beverage, lunch and tip. Upcoming topics are Summer Bing, Monday, Aug. 8; Ms. Senior America Michelle Rahn, presenting Defying Gravity, Monday, Sept. 12; Men’s health, presented by Scott Hall, Monday, Oct. 10. Go to www.cityoflonetree.com/agingwell for information and to RSVP. 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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July 29, 2016

SPORTS Horsepower hunt continues LOCAL

Pro stock motorcycle owner seeks to boost bike’s performance

By Tom Munds tmunds@colorado communitymedia.com

The sleek black pro stock motorcycle looks fast, but owner and builder Mike Berry said the challenge of upping the engine’s horsepower must be solved for him to be competitive at the Mile High National Drag Races.

The Littleton resident talked about his efforts as he prepared for time trials at the July 22 session of the national drag racing event at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison.

“Things haven’t gone well for us this racing season,” he said.

“I qualified for the field at the Gator Nationals earlier this year and then failed to qualify for the next two races. Since then, we focused on spending time trying to meet the challenge of making adjustments so the motor would make more horsepower. We are producing about 400 horsepower and need about 20 more horsepower to be competitive. We have tried a lot of different things that should have made changes but didn’t.”

Berry races a 2012 Buell XB9R motorcycle in the very competitive pro stock motorcycle drag racing field. Just entering a race doesn’t entitle the rider to compete for the race title because there are always more entries than spots in the race bracket. There are 23 pro stock motorcycle entries at the Mile High Nationals and performance in the time trials narrowed the field to 16 for the July 24 head-to-head, single-elimination races for the championship trophy.

“We know we are underpowered and we almost stayed at the shop this week to continue to work on the issue,” he said with a smile. “But this is our home track and we decided to

be here and do our best.”

Over the weekend, Berry was 21st in the time trials — with a top speed of 180.24 mph — and didn’t qualify for the elimination rounds.

A pro stock motorcycle uses a racing engine mounted on a specialized frame and body that sort of resembles a production bike. The motor produces more than 400 horsepower and launches the bike from a standing start and provides the power so the bike reaches speeds of about 190 mph in the less than 7 seconds it takes to reach the finish line a quarter mile away.

Riders race side-by-side in a pro stock motorcycle drag race.

Each rider takes time to position the motorcycle so it will travel down the middle of the track. Then, the riders take their places, the engine is revved and, when the green light goes on, the bike and driver launch off the starting line. The torque from the engine lifts the front tire off the ground for the first 60 or 70 feet.

“You launch off the line in a hurry,” Berry said. “I guess you would compare it to sitting on the end of a gun barrel and catching the bullet as it is fired.

It is a rush and I love it.”

Berry is an independent racer who, with help from his friend from Tulsa resident John Hamock, tried to compete with teams with major sponsors.

“At least one of the full-time teams has four motorcycles with sponsors that provide a budget of about $3 million a year,” he said. “We make a lot of our parts and do a lot of other things as we try to compete on our own dime.”

The veteran racer said running at the Mile High Nationals is a challenge for all the teams entering the competition.

“The altitude means there is less oxygen in the air,” he explained. “That means just about everything has to be developed just for this race. Even with all the adjustments, the altitude and thin air means a power loss of about 20 percent.”

Littleton resident Mike Berry guides his pro stock motorcycle back into the trailer after equipment weigh-in July 22 so he could compete in the Mile High National Drag Races at Bandimere Speedway. For about 20 years, Berry has raced without a major sponsor. He has maintained and built parts for his motorcycle in his Englewood business. Photos by Tom Munds Berry grew up in Lakewood, lives in Littleton and started his business, MB Precision Machine, in Englewood about 25 years ago.

“I love racing and, while we don’t have a lot of success, I stick with it,” he said. “In a way, racing is my advertising because it promotes my business.

My business manufactures parts for my bike. When others teams see the parts we manufacture that enhance performance, they want them so they become my customers.”

He said he loves racing enough to want to do it full time. But, he also has a thriving business so it is a balancing act between running his business and racing.

“I’ll admit I have given thought to putting my business on the back burner and racing full time,” Berry said. “But it is only a thought because I have a comfortable lifestyle I really like and full-time racing means all that would change dramatically. So, I just stick with racing part time and wishing I could get to more races.”

Mike Berry runs another check of the adjustments he and his team have made to his pro stock motorcycle as the Littleton resident awaits his turn to make a time trial run July 22 at the Mile High National Drag Races at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison. Traditionally the Littleton resident travels to many of the national drag races, but this year the Mile Highs are only his fourth race. He said he decided not to travel and to spend time in his Englewood business trying to find ways to increase the horsepower his motor puts out so he can be competitive.

The Force is with the father Veteran funny car racer wins at Mile High Nationals

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Winners at the Mopar Mile High Nationals July 22-24 at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison: Top Fuel - Tony Schumacher, Lakeway, Texas Funny Car - John Force, Yorba Linda, Californa

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com After their semifinal victories in the funny car semifinals, John Force gave his daughter Courtney a ride on the back of a motor scooter in front of the west grandstands at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison.

John Force, 67, beat Del Worsham to advance to the finals for the 244th time in his career. Courtney, the 28-year-old No. 1 qualifier, notched a semifinal win over Robert Hight.

So father raced against daughter in the funny car finals July 24 at the 37th annual Mopar Mile High Nationals, which was televised live nationally for the first time live on Fox.

THE WINNERS

Pro Stock - Allen Johnson, Greenville, Tennessee Pro Stock Motorcycle - Andrew Hines, Brownsburg, Indiana Competition Eliminator - Lou Ficco Jr., Wheat Ridge Super Stock - Jackie Alley, Eagle, Idaho Stock Eliminator - Ryan Montford, Wichita, Kansas Super Comp - Kris Whitfield, Littleton Super Gas - Kevin Moore, Littleton Super Street - John Bianco, Golden

John Force, 67, defeated his daughter Courtney to win for the first time this season in the funny car finals of the 37th annual Mopar Mile High Nationals July 24 at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison. Photo by Jim Benton

Top Sportsman - John Baker, Grand Junction Top Dragster - Steve Johnson, Arvada

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July 29, 2016

Some athletes really plan ahead for college Leanne Lowry celebrated her 14th birthday in June and on July 15 announced she had verbally committed to play volleyball at the University of Iowa.

She won’t graduate from high school Jim Benton until 2020.

Lowry, a 5-footOVERTIME 11 libero, will be a freshman at Castle View this fall and has an older sister, junior Lauren, who is a setter for the Sabercats.

Leanne Lowry has “played up” against older athletes in competitive club volleyball for the past few years.

“Leanne plays at a level well above her age,” said Castle View coach Scott Dowis. “She makes the difficult plays look routine. She is slated to play libero at the next level. However, she has the ability to do it all, set, attack, defend — you name it.”

College coaches these days don’t wait long to secure verbal commitments from athletes, making decisions based mostly on potential.

Lowry isn’t the only young player who has announced a verbal commitment — which is not binding — before becoming a senior.

Alea Tooley, a sophomore-to-be at Columbine, made a commitment to play women’s lacrosse at the University of Denver.

There have been many athletes who will be juniors this year who have vowed to attend certain colleges.

Some of those athletes who will graduate in 2018 include Arapahoe’s Harvey Jackson and Golden’s Liam Johnson, who have pledged to play lacrosse

at DU; Chaparral’s Ally Schlegel, who will head to Penn State to play soccer; Cherry Creek soccer player Mia Raben, who announced a commitment to attend Wake Forest; Mountain Vista’s Jake Govett, who will attend Delaware to play lacrosse; and Valor baseball player Luke Ziegler, who has committed to Pepperdine.

Coloradans in top 10 Three Colorado residents finished in the top 10 of the CoBank Colorado Open golf tournament July 21-24 at the Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in Denver.

Jim Knous, of Englewood, set a course record with a 7-under-par 29 on the back nine and matched a course low with a 10-under par 62 during the final round and finished tied for fourth with a 19-under-par total of 269.

Arvada’s Zahkai Brown, the 2007 Colorado high school state champion from Pomona, tied Knous for fourth place. Both received checks for $8,167 Nick Hodge, from Littleton, tied for ninth with at 271, good for $5,000.

Former University of Colorado golfer and Denver native Jonathan Kaye, who now lives in Phoenix, tied for second with a 20-under-par total of 268 and earned $15,250.

Neil Johnson, of River Falls, Wisconsin, won the tournament and $100,000 with a score of 265.

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THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

LOT 1, BLOCK 35, SOUTHGLENN FIFTH FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

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Also known by street and number as: 7223 S Clarkson St, Centennial, CO 80122.

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Castle Rock/Franktown COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0309-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

Pastor Nevin Bass

Sunday Worship: 10:00am & 6:00pm 821 5th Place in Original Grantor(s) downtown Castle Rock MICHAEL S MCMAHON

On May 11, 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.

AND BRISSA MCMAHON Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB Currentwww.churchofpentecost.us Holder of Evidence of Debt NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date ofCommunity Deed of Trust Bible Study in June 04, 2008 Castle Rock will be studying 1&2 County of Recording Arapahoe Corinthians this year starting on Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 05, 2008 August 31st.

Recording Information (Reception It is open to all women fromNo. 18 and/or Book/Page No.) years and older. We meet every B8064322 Original Principal Amount Wednesday at Ridgeline Com$59,062.00 munityPrincipal ChurchBalance at 555 Heritage Outstanding $56,912.97 Ave, Castle Rock, 80104 from

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Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you is notified available.

Contact Linda aregram hereby that the covenants of the Noe(303-809-3920) deed of trust have beentoviolated as register. 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. ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 'A' AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH. Also known by street and number as: 309 E Highline Cir 305, Centennial, CO 80122.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/31/2016, 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 Catholic provided by law.

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IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR Quebec SERVICER HAS VIOL8035 South Street ATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A Centennial, CO 80112 Serving southeastIN Denver SINGLE POINT the OF CONTACT SEC303.770.1150 TION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBIarea IN SECTION ON DUAL TRACKING www.stthomasmore.org TION 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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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 Serving the Southeast Denver www.consumerfinance.gov

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Call05/11/2016 or check our website for DATE: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and information on services andfor the County of Arapahoe, social events!

State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee www.cbsdenver.org

The name, address, business telephone number and303-794-6643 bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly Ryan #32647 Toni M. Owan #30580 Jolene Guignet #46144 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 16-945-29145

To advertise your place of worship in this section, call 303-566-4091 or email THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLYkearhart@ColoradoCommunityMedia.com ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

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NOTICE OF SALE

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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.

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.

Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0309-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 11, 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) MICHAEL S MCMAHON AND BRISSA MCMAHON Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date of Deed of Trust June 04, 2008 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 05, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B8064322 Original Principal Amount $59,062.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $56,912.97 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. ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 'A' AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH. Also known by street and number as: 309 E Highline Cir 305, Centennial, 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, 08/31/2016, 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,

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/31/2016, 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.

Public Trustees

First Publication: 7/7/2016 Last Publication: 8/4/2016 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: 05/11/2016 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: Holly Ryan #32647 Toni M. Owan #30580 Jolene Guignet #46144 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 16-945-29145 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 0309-2016 EXHIBIT A CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. 309305, HIGHLINE MEADOWS CONDOMINIUMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION RECORDED OCTOBER 25, 1978 IN BOOK 2873 AT PAGE 367, AND AMENDED JUNE 18, 1980 IN BOOK 3232 AT PAGE 17 AND AMENDED AUGUST 20, 1980 IN BOOK3266 AT PAGE 739 AND CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED OCTOBER 25, 1978 AS RECEPTION NO. 1786266, BOOK 36 AT PAGES 31 AND 32 OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPHOE RECORDS, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE FOLLOWING COMMON ELE-

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

0309-2016 EXHIBIT A CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. 309305, HIGHLINE MEADOWS CONDOMINIUMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION RECORDED OCTOBER 25, 1978 IN BOOK 2873 AT PAGE 367, AND AMENDED JUNE 18, 1980 IN BOOK 3232 AT PAGE 17 AND AMENDED AUGUST 20, 1980 IN BOOK3266 AT PAGE 739 AND CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED OCTOBER 25, 1978 AS RECEPTION NO. 1786266, BOOK 36 AT PAGES 31 AND 32 OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPHOE RECORDS, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE FOLLOWING COMMON ELEMENTS: PARKING SPACES 579, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

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Legal Notice NO. 0309-2016 First Publication: 7/7/2016 Last Publication: 8/4/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0302-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 10, 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) Chad B Meester Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Grand Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Caliber Home Loans, Inc. Date of Deed of Trust May 15, 2012 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 18, 2012 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D2065372 Original Principal Amount $208,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $194,919.43 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 1, BLOCK 35, SOUTHGLENN FIFTH FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 7223 S Clarkson St, Centennial, 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, 08/31/2016, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration

JOIN US FOR WORSHIP AT THE WILDLIFE THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given EXPERIENCE that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M.

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0358-2016

9030 MILLER ROAD PARKER, CO 80138 On June 3, 2016, the undersigned Public 3038412125 Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust dewww.pepc.org scribed below to be recorded in the To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

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Original Grantor(s) John R Devlin and Tammy L. Devlin Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for ALL Sharing God’s Love Financial Services Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but as Trustee of ARLP Securitization Trust, Series SATURDAY SUNDAY 2014-1 Date 5:30pm of Deed of Trust 9:30am May 14, 2004 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 27, 2004 Joyful MissionInformation Preschool 303-841-3770 Recording (Reception No. and/or 7051 EastBook/Page Parker Hills No.) Ct. • Parker, CO B4096448 303-841-3739 • ELCA Original Principal Amount www.joylutheran-parker.org $364,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $333,067.02

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Pastor Rod Hank

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 16, BLOCK 3, FOUR LAKES SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 6, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

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Also known by street and number as: 7223 S Clarkson St, Centennial, 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.

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THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/31/2016, 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: 7/7/2016 Last Publication: 8/4/2016 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: 05/10/2016 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 # 3125.100148.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.: 0302-2016 First Publication: 7/7/2016 Last Publication: 8/4/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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 # 3125.100148.F01

Also known by street and number as: 1652 E Nichols Ln, Centennial, 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 The Attorney above is acting as a debt Demand for sale as provided by law and public call 303-566-4100 collector andTo is advertise attempting toyour collect a innotices said Deed of Trust. debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/21/2016, at the East ©Public Trustees' Association Hearing Room, County Administration of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the Legal Notice NO.: 0302-2016 highest and best bidder for cash, the said First Publication: 7/7/2016 real property and all interest of the said Last Publication: 8/4/2016 Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns Name of Publication: Littleton Independent therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus CRS §38-38-103 attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0358-2016 other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is all as provided by law. given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: First Publication: 7/28/2016 Last Publication: 8/25/2016 On June 3, 2016, the undersigned Public Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust deIF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO scribed below to be recorded in the A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO County of Arapahoe records.

FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO Original Grantor(s) CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; John R Devlin and Tammy L. Devlin IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A Original Beneficiary(ies) LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLMortgage Electronic Registration ATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A Systems, Inc. as nominee for ALL SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECFinancial Services TION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBICurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt TION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECWilmington Trust, National Association, TION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER not in its individual capacity but as TrustMAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE ee of ARLP Securitization Trust, Series COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, 2014-1 THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANDate of Deed of Trust CIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), May 14, 2004 OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMCounty of Recording PLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FOREArapahoe CLOSURE PROCESS. Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 27, 2004 Colorado Attorney General Recording Information (Reception No. 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor and/or Book/Page No.) Denver, Colorado 80203 B4096448 (800) 222-4444 Original Principal Amount www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov $364,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance Federal Consumer Financial $333,067.02 Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you Iowa City, Iowa 52244 are hereby notified that the covenants of (855) 411-2372 the deed of trust have been violated as www.consumerfinance.gov follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other DATE: 06/03/2016 payments provided for in the evidence of Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for debt secured by the deed of trust and oththe County of Arapahoe, State of Colorer violations thereof. ado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the LOT 16, BLOCK 3, FOUR LAKES SUBattorney(s) representing the legal holder of DIVISION, FILING NO. 6, COUNTY OF the indebtedness is: ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. David A. Shore #19973 Also known by street and number as: Janice Hofmann Clark #7264 1652 E Nichols Ln, Centennial, CO Martin H. Shore #1800 80122.

Stephen A Hall #38186

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

Hellerstein and Shore PC 5347 S. Valentia Way, Suite 100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303) 573-1080 Attorney File # 16-00248SH

NOTICE OF SALE

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.

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, 09/21/2016, 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

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0358-2016 First Publication: 7/28/2016 Last Publication: 8/25/2016 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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Race Continued from Page 18

John Force caught Courtney at the finish line for his first victory of the season and a record-tying seventh in 10 finals rounds at the Morrison track.

Other winners were Allen Johnson, who has been nicknamed the “King of the Mountain,” in Pro Stock, Tony Schumacher in Top Fuel and Andrews Hines in Pro Stock Motorcycle.

John Force had what he termed an anxiety attack before the finals and threw up but notched his first win to became the oldest driver to win a funny car race in NHRA history “I needed this win,” said the 16-time world champion. “I had to get my kid out of my mind... I told Courtney I loved her, but I am giving this everything I’ve

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I had to get my kid out of my mind... I told Courtney I loved her, but I am giving this everything I’ve got.”

John Force

got.”

No. 1 Pro Stock qualifier Alex Laughlin was eliminated in the second round when he red lighted going against Vincent Nobile.

Johnson made the Pro Stock Mile High Nationals finals for the 10th consecutive season, and he has now won a record seven times at Bandimere after beating Nobile, who had earned a second consecutive red light advancement against Jason Line in the semifinals.

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Johnson seems to have a magic touch on Thunder Mountain.

“The magic is just here for some reason,” Johnson said. “I wouldn’t have given us a 1 percent chance to win all weekend. We might have got a break or two along the way but I guess that was that mountain magic. It was great to do it on national TV on the Fox network.”

Schumacher hadn’t won since July 2015 in Chicago but captured a Wally Trophy for the 82nd time in his 21-sea-

son career when he defeated defending world champion Andrew Brown, who smoked his tires in the Top Fuel finals.

“I’ve enjoyed great moments in racing during my career but coming back from a huge deficit when people have counted you out like we have done this weekend is most satisfying to me,” said Schumacher.

Hines, 33, set a track record time of 7.134 seconds at 188.3 mph in his finals win over teammate Eddie Krawlec. He became the Pro Stock Motorcycle winningest rider with 45 career wins.

“It doesn’t get much better racing up here on the mountain with the different air that requires a different setup,” said Hines who notched his third Bandimere win to go along with two runner-up finishes since he made his professional debut in 2002 at the Mile High Nationals.

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The Collections at The Club at Ravenna A wide-open weekend at Ravenna: See the celebrated country club in its full glory—four luxury collections, plus clubhouse tour

by Mark Samuelson The Club at Ravenna—the super-scenic golf community 25 minutes west of town—is as exceptional as it is sublime, set behind a guard gate as imposing as its red-rock sentinels and promontories.

But you can get inside today for the most open and comprehensive tour ever offered by the club; at a moment in time when real estate agents all over Denver and Douglas County are reporting that Denver’s luxury home market has rapidly gained strength.

With a Jay Morrish signature course wrapped by scenery that’s remarkable for how close it is for business commuters, you can tour four distinct collections of luxury homes that open possibilities from lavishly sized and appointed custom designs, to a collection of golf ranch villas on view lots, from as low as the $700,000s.

Sudik Architects, that’s now framed, particulars and outline the events coming on track for completion late this year. up this fall, from bimonthly vintnerHollister Michaels’ work will be available hosted wine dinners, to salsa dances, in a choice of authentic elevations: English Oktoberfest and more. cottage, Italian farmhouse, and French provincial—set to overlook the first, “People always tell us, ‘I had no idea this second and 18th fairways in Ravenna’s was here,’” says Operations Manager and At the other end of the price spectrum, Corda Bella neighborhood close to the Listing Broker Dale Schossow of LIV Ravenna will let you tour four genuine clubhouse. Those are priced from $1.495 Sotheby’s International Realty, who’ll be on hand when you get your gate pass custom homes—ones by top builders, million. with protected settings and lush at Ravenna’s sales center, this Saturday, appointments to match the quality of You can wrap up your tour with a tour of July 30th (10-to-5) and Sunday, July this course and its views. You’ll be able the club—an optional but very attractive 31st (11-to-5), located just outside the to drive all of the neighborhoods and possibility at Ravenna—with a culinary gate off Waterton Road. Take C-470 to home sites, and get inside homes priced scene that residents here really appreciate, Wadsworth, head south four miles to at $1.698 million, $1.799 million, $1.999 and with a full calendar of community Waterton Road, turn left a half mile to events. Club director Erik ‘Hack’ Dante Drive, and right; call 720-956million, and $2.199 million.

Haberland is on hand to show you the 1600.

There are two other luxury home possibilities that you’ll see this weekend— The Collection Home Tour at The Club at Ravenna each making their debut in Ravenna.

Award winning builder Tom Sattler WHERE: The Collections at Ravenna open tour, gated golf community wrapped in red rocks; unveils his ‘Sattler Estate Collection’ four collections of luxury homes open Saturday and Sunday including golf villas, customspec, and custom collection; along with sites and clubhouse. 11118 Caretaker Rd., Littleton; model, The Florence, priced at $1.229 from C-470 exit Wadsworth, south 4 mi. to Waterton Rd., turn left (south) 1/2-mile to million. It’s set for fall completion, but far Dante; turn right 1 blk to Caretaker, turn right to sales center for gate pass & map enough along today to see the size and personality, and how it interfaces with PRICE: Golf Villas from $700s; Thomas Sattler Homes from $1.25M; Hollister Michaels from these views. $1.495 million; customs from $1.5M the Lyon’s Ridge to the east and cedarcrested Dakota Hogback forming a view from great rooms and day-lit walkout levels. You can tour Remington’s model with walkout basement, and pick from choice view sites.

The latter are by Remington Homes— Colorado-born-and-bred builder that has a five-decade reputation along the foothills for luxury low-maintenance homes that are accompanied by an extraordinarily personal level of customer participation. They’re showcased in their Also, a first look at a custom-spec home own picturesque arroyo in Ravenna, with by Hollister Michaels Design-plus-Build, designed by award-winning Godden

Custom Homesites from the mid-$200,000s Remington Homes Golf Villas from the mid-$700,000s Thomas Sattler Estate Collection from $1,250,000 Hollister Michaels Collection from $1,495,000 Custom Homes from $1,500,000 Open by appointment Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm & Sun., 11am-5pm.

WHEN: Gate passes Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., or by appointment.

PHONE: 720-956-1600

WEB: RavennaGolf.com

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