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Deputies’ body cameras give new view 10 on sheriff ’s office traffic team don video devices on daily basis By Christy Steadman
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The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is one of many agencies utilizing body-worn video cameras in policing. The sheriff’s office’s pilot program for the devices began in 2014, and by September, 10 deputies on the traffic team began to use the devices on a daily basis. Years ago, the sheriff’s office had a dash camera, a video camera that sits on the dash of a patrol car, for DUI enforcement, Bureau Chief Glenn Thompson said, but
that device hasn’t been used since at least the year 2000. Since then, the sheriff’s office hasn’t had any video-recording devices of any kind. There wasn’t really a need, and the VHS system required for the dash camera was costly and not very effective, Thompson said. “Since the body-worn camera technology has become available,” Thompson said, “I think it’s gotten a lot more agencies interested.” One of the benefits of having the bodyworn video cameras is that it provides officer safety, Thompson said. “If a suspect knows they’re being videotaped, it may give them second thoughts or pause before assaulting an officer, or taking some sort of violent action,” he said. Other benefits include having video Cameras continues on Page 9
The Arapahoe County Sheriff ’s Office started a pilot program for body-worn video cameras last year. By September, 10 deputies on the traffic team began using them on a daily basis. Photo by Christy Steadman
Parents, students weigh in on safety School district committee on security, mental health gathers input By Jennifer Smith
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an evaluation analyst. He eventually became the CDE’s director of communitybased education. “I never quit social work, I just changed clients,” he said. “I get to work with people and help them be the best they can be. I was able to take that and help people focus on what’s important.” Continuing his climb up the ladder, he landed in Aurora Public Schools for three
Only 10 people, mostly parents with children in the district, took the opportunity to address the Littleton Public Schools Security and Mental Health Advisory Committee during its April 22 meeting, the only chance to do so publicly before it wraps up its work in June. Jim Stephens, committee member, reminded those in the audience that although the committee was formed as a result of the tragedy at Arapahoe High School in December 2013, its charge is broader than that. Specifically, it’s to look at: “What are the recommendations and best practices for the future based on current practices, protocols, procedures, training, staffing, and crisis management? What changes have been made or are planned as a result of lessons learned? In what areas are there opportunities for improvement?” “We’re happy to have public comment, so that we’re hearing the community voice direct and unfiltered,” said Stephens. Two Arapahoe students took the opportunity to tell the committee that they’re doing just fine. “What we want as students is … to not be constantly reminded, and to not live in this paranoid state of mind that we are not safe,” said Sanjay Patil. He said it’s important to them to be able to have a balance between old traditions, like leaving campus to hang out at lunch, and new precautions like the school resource officer added this year. Patil’s classmate Mike Carlson agreed that the students are thriving, but they wish there was less negativity in the media surrounding the tragedy that occurred in their midst. “It’s a great disservice to have that kind of cloud of darkness,” he said. DD Walsh, PTO president at AHS, noted that much of that negativity is coming from people who don’t have kids in the district. “We need to support those who are still there,” she said. “The kids want to go to school. They want to go to the ball game.
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Outgoing LPS Superintendent Scott Murphy reads with Field Elementary School students Andy Santos, center, and Tyler Bagnall. Courtesy photo
Leaving a lasting impression After a quarter of a century, Scott Murphy enters final weeks with the school district By Jennifer Smith
jsmith@colorado communitymedia.com Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series looking at the legacy of Littleton Public Schools Superintendent Scott Murphy. Retiring Littleton Public Schools Superintendent Scott Murphy began his career days with, literally, a bang. “At 12, my mom helped me start a fireworks stand,” remembers Murphy, now 62. “My first stand burned down, and I was in it. I had to be dragged out.” Fortunately, things improved after that for Murphy, who will retire in June. By 16, he had six employees and successful stands on each end of Lake Loveland. Raised by a single mom, a teacher, the venture paid for his bachelor’s degree in social work from Colorado State University. But he wanted a graduate degree, so he continued to find creative ways to supple-
‘Everyone wants to move forward. Even if you like the way things are, you still want your flowers to grow. I want to bring everyone to the table.’ Scott Murphy, retiring Littleton Public Schools superintendent ment his income. At one point he went to work for a guy who repossessed items like TVs and furniture. “But here I am a social worker,” he said. “One day I went up, knocked on the door, and there was my client. I only lasted about three days.” While working toward his master’s in public administration from the University of Colorado, he worked with youths in Boulder County for a time, and later with the Colorado Department of Education as
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South Suburban Parks and Recreation District held its 25th Annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony on April 8, honoring individuals who served a minimum of 50 hours of volunteer work throughout the district last year. Of more than 5,000 total volunteers, nine outstanding volunteers were nominated by South Suburban and Hudson Gardens’ staff. VIP Volunteers Carol Peterson and Diane Wagner help at South Platte Park and Carson Nature Center. Peterson leads school experiential education field trips and teaches nature art classes, and Wagner helps with resource projects and public programs. Stan Folker participates
in restoration and maintenance projects and helps in South Platte Park’s Nature Garden, and also assists with the archery program. Bob Hoffman was awarded posthumously, with his wife, Fran, accepting his award. He served as Hudson Gardens’ lead water gardener, recruiting and directing the work of all water gardener volunteers. Matthew Hamer helps at the Pottery Studio at Goodson Recreation center, sharing his knowledge and expertise with others. Chad Mackendrick and Steve Harden are volunteer basketball and flag football coaches. Brad Hanson and Karl Nyquist both volunteer at South Suburban Ice Arena for the annual “Showtime on Ice” show and other competitions.
These SSPR volunteers were honored earlier this month: (Back row, left to right) Matthew Hamer, Brad Hanson, Steve Harden, Chad Mackendrick, Karl Nyquist, (front row, left to right) Fran Hoffman, Carol “Cookie” Peterson, Diane Wagner and Stan Folker. Courtesy photo
NEWS IN A HURRY ACC’s big birthday bash
The Arapahoe Community College Foundation will host its 50th Anniversary Gala on May 21, 7 to 11 p.m. at Cielo at Castle Pines. Visitors will enjoy casino games, a hosted bar, signature cocktails, a hand-crafted menu, dancing and the “Fashion Show of the Decades” as part of the last event celebrating ACC’s 50th anniversary. Tickets are $75 apiece for faculty and staff, and $100 apiece for the general public. Purchase tickets by May 12, as tickets will not be sold at the event. Registration and sponsorship opportunities can be found at www.arapahoe.edu/ gala. Founded in 1965 through a grassroots movement by members of the Littleton community, Arapahoe Community College was the first community college to open in the Denver area. For more information, contact the ACC Foundation at foundation@arapa-
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Walk for mental wellness The National Alliance for Mental Illness Walk supports NAMI’s effort to raise funds for programs and lessen the stigma of mental disorders. It’s May 16, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Centennial Center Park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave. in Centennial. It’s a family event with music, food, activities for kids, a dog-costume contest, lots of resource tables and a short walk. There is no registration fee, but each walker is encouraged to collect supporting donations from friends, co-workers or family. Each walker who raises $100 receives a NAMI Walk official T-shirt. Not a walker? Not a problem. Help by making a donation to support a team. Registration and donation information can be found at www. namiwalks.nami.org.
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Twenty-four teams from 17 high schools recently participated in Lockheed Martin’s “Code Quest” challenge, designed to inspire tomorrow’s programmers to pursue information-technology degrees as part of the company’s STEM outreach. The kids were challenged to complete a series of problems in less than three hours. All students did their programming in JAVA, a computer programming language and platform.
AHS senior wins achievement scholarship Allison Bateman, a senior at Arapahoe High School, has been awarded the Colorado School of Mines Florence Caldwell Achievement Scholarship. The Caldwell scholarship, named after the first female to graduate from Mines in 1898, covers tuition, books and fees for four years and is valued at approximately $73,672. Bateman holds leadership positions in The Tribe and Link Crew, and volunteers for the Cleft Palate Clinic at Rose Hospital. In her free time, she enjoys skiing, rollerblading and mountain biking. Bateman plans to major in mechanical engineering with a minor in humanitarian engineering. In the future, she hopes to travel abroad and develop affordable aids for people with disabilities.
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Theater shooting trial tests mental health network Some worry James Holmes’ trial could trigger flashbacks, nightmares By Donna Bryson Associated Press
Pastor Chris Hill’s church has become a place where shooting victims and first responders have found counseling and peace in the years since a masked gunman opened fire on a nearby movie theater. He and others say there will be a greater need for such havens with James Holmes’ trial getting underway. Graphic details, kept from the public by a court’s gag order, will surface during testimony, which counselors say could trigger flashbacks, nightmares and other traumatic responses that test the mental health support networks Colorado has tried to strengthen since 12 people were killed and 70 others were wounded during a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora. “You can almost feel the community holding its breath,’’ Hill said. Pierce O’Farrill, shot three times in the attack, anticipates testifying and is bracing. He thought he would die on the the-
ater floor, his face covered with popcorn. O’Farrill has relied on faith and counseling to get through. “I’m prepared to feel what I’m feeling and not hide my feelings,’’ he said. “I know what got me in my darkest times was pretending everything was OK.” Holmes’ lawyers have acknowledged their client was the theater shooter, but they say he was in the grips of a psychotic episode. He has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, and his mind state will be at issue during the trial, which will Holmes proceed as planned after a judge on April 23 denied defense attorneys’ longstanding request to move the death penalty case out of Arapahoe County. Jurors, who will be closest to the grisly photos and testimony, will have access to counseling, but only after the trial, because they can’t discuss the case until then. The rampage put so much focus on mental health — of Holmes and of his victims — that the state stepped in with a $20 million expansion of services, which included a 24hour hotline and a dozen new drop-in crisis centers, an approach taken by public and private agencies in other states after mass
shootings. Colorado mental health professionals hope to help at-risk people before they turn violent and those dealing with trauma and depression. Liza Tupa, a behavioral health specialist with the state human services department, said the counseling hotline logged more than 14,000 calls in its first four months. Tupa is concerned that stigma surrounding mental illnesses keeps people from help, but she has seen progress. “The tragedy in Aurora created a sense of urgency around the conversation, and more people are coming to the table to talk about mental health,” she said. People are curious. They want to know how to help.” Carl Clark, a psychiatrist who heads the Mental Health Center of Denver, has one of the drop-in centers established with the infusion of state money at his facility. He worries the trial will dredge painful memories. He’s also concerned that mentally ill people will isolate themselves out of fear that coverage will lead others to consider them dangerous. “How much support would everybody in the community have if it was just OK to talk about it?” Clark asked. The Aurora Strong Resilience Center, a grassroots response, opened primarily to support theater shooting victims, and
its programs include Bible study, tai chi and massage therapy. The services are free and many were suggested by participants, said Kirsten Anderson, a psychologist who helped develop the center. Anderson has seen theater shooting victims come together at Aurora Strong with survivors of the 1999 Columbine high school rampage to share their experiences. “One of the greatest ways to recover and heal is to give back,” Anderson said. Hill has seen a similar community response through the programs at his 7,000-member church, which is part of the international Potter’s House network. In the aftermath of the attack, he opened his chapel round-the-clock for anyone who needed a place to pray or reflect, making clear that his two professional counselors and 16 interns would help anyone — not just church members — for free. Hill said first responders have been particularly receptive, because many are concerned that seeking help through their police or fire departments will lead peers to consider them unfit. He considers therapy to be an essential part of healing. “I believe in the power of prayer,” Hill said. “But I also believe in the power of counseling.”
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TABOR : Why it matters and What it means to you Calendar of Events TABOR (Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights) and potential TABOR refunds is the subject of the Tuesday, April 28 meeting of the Chamber’s Business Leaders for Responsible Government (BLRG) committee. This is their second monthly meeting and will be held from 7:30 am – 9:00 am. All members of the South Metro Denver Chamber are welcome to attend. For insight into TABOR and how your personal tax dollars are spent, click here to go to the Colorado Taxpayer Receipt tool. Speakers will encompass several viewpoints on the controversial amendment, and will include: Former Colorado Representative Todd Saliman will begin the program by providing a brief explanation of TABOR and its history in Colorado, as well as insight into current TABORrelated issues, including potential refunds. Todd serves the University of Colorado as the vice president of budget and finance and chief financial officer for the CU System. He is a former Colorado legislator and former director of the Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting under Governor Bill Ritter. Former Colorado House speaker Frank McNulty will provide the second presentation with his perspective on TABOR based on his experience in the Colorado House of Representatives, including the challenges this amendment creates within the legislature. Last, former Colorado Senator Norma Anderson will provide information regarding pending TABOR litigation at the U.S. Supreme Court in which she is involved, as well as her perspective on the limitations created by the amendment. This TABOR meeting’s presentations have been coordinated by Michael Sutherland and David Bear, both active members of the BLRG Steering Com-
mittee who have been instrumental in procuring the speakers for this event. Background: TABOR refers to a 1992 Colorado Constitutional amendment that restricts revenues for all levels of government (state, local and schools). Under TABOR, state and local governments cannot raise tax rates without voter approval and cannot spend revenues collected under existing tax rates without voter approval if revenues grow faster than the rate of inflation and population growth. Revenue in excess of the TABOR limit, commonly referred to as the “TABOR surplus”, must be refunded to taxpayers, unless voters approve a revenue change as an offset in a referendum. An easy and informative advocacy opportunity that directly contributes to our Tabor conversation on April 28 was published this morning in the Denver Business Journal: “The Colorado Office of State Planning and Budgeting is hoping a new tool will give taxpayers some insight into [how exactly is your own tax payment being used]. The online tool, called the Taxpayer
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Surf ’s up in Littleton Paddleboard business, river improvements go hand in hand By Jennifer Smith
jsmith@colorado communitymedia.com In 2012, opening a paddleboard shop in the heart of landlocked Littleton might have seemed like a completely outlandish idea to most, but not to John and Nancy Bridenbaugh. “Stand-up paddleboarding was booming on the West Coast, but in Colorado, it was still very scratchy,” said John Bridenbaugh. For those still unfamiliar, the store sells paddleboards you stand up on like a surfboard, while using a paddle like a kayak. It can be done in still or moving water, and Altitude Paddleboards, the Bridenbaughs’ business, conducts classes for both. The Bridenbaughs are elated about the recent improvements made to the river, which resulted in a narrower and deeper channel. It’s now possible to paddle upriver from Reynolds Landing, just west of where Breckenridge Brewery is set to open in June, all the way to Aspen Grove. “We knew the river was going to be more accessible,” said John Bridenbaugh. “We were a couple years ahead of that, but now it’s here, and now we can expand our business.” Nancy Bridenbaugh adds that theirs was the first shop in the Denver metro area to exclusively sell paddleboards, so the timing of the improvements was great. “Now people are more ready,” she said. “They think, ‘I could do it on a lake, so maybe I could do it on the river.’” The couple, who met as river guides in California and got engaged in the Grand Canyon, is also thrilled about the city’s new attitude about embracing the river instead of turning everything away from it. “They’ve gotten past just pulling out the junk, and gotten to ‘hey, let’s rechannel the river and make it a lot more accessible,’” said John Bridenbaugh. It’s something Littleton City Council has been very intentional about, working with neighboring municipalities on the South Platte Working Group. “(Our goal) is to embrace many types of adjacent land uses and recognize that the community’s historic relationship to the
John and Nancy Bridenbaugh, owners of Altitude Paddleboards in downtown Littleton, say recent improvements to the South Platte River are great not just for their own business, but for the city’s economy overall. Photo by Jennifer Smith Platte River is part of the history of this river and part of the richness of the visitor’s experience,” reads the group’s 56-page final report, released in March 2014. “The diversity of experience and expression of the community’s evolving relationship with the Platte River is to be celebrated, not homogenized.” Convened in 2006 by Arapahoe County, SPWG is made up of 21 local jurisdictions and agencies that have contributed more than $25 million for projects so far, including one currently underway to improve land that lies south of Riverside Downs at Belleview Avenue and Prince Street. The goal is to better connect the shopping center to the Mary Carter Greenway and the river. “We want to bring walkers, bike riders and shoppers together and give them safe places to go,” said Councilmember Debbie Brinkman. As for John and Nancy Bridenbaugh, who raised their two daughters in their Bow Mar South home, spending their second careers on the South Platte River is a dream job. John is a retired environmental engineer, and Nancy still works full time as a deaf-education researcher at the University of Colorado. “It’s like coming full circle from how we met,” said Nancy. “Now the kids are grown, so now it’s our time to be together on the river again as adults.” For more information about Altitude Paddleboards, 2690 W. Main St., visit www. altitudepaddleboards.com or call 720-8104142.
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Charter school settles with humanist group District still fights charge it endorsed religious programs By Jane Reuter
jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com SkyView Academy charter school has reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed against it by the American Humanist Association. But the Douglas County School District, also named in the suit alleging endorsement of religious programs, continues to fight the allegations. SkyView leaders deny any wrongdoing in the case, but said they settled to avoid a potentially costly legal battle. The agreement permanently prohibits SkyView from promoting or participating in any religious charity in conjunction with school events. It also orders SkyView to pay the unnamed plaintiffs $1 each in damages, and $15,000 to cover the plaintiffs’ legal fees and court costs. DCSD has hired the Lewis Roca Rothgerber legal firm to represent it in the case. James Lyons, who is representing DCSD in the voucher case, is an attorney with the
firm, though he is not listed among the attorneys working on the AHA case. The AHA filed its suit against the school district in October 2014, alleging the district is engaging in religious fundraising events. The lawsuit came after two previous warnings from the humanist group that such activities violate the U.S. and Colorado constitutions. The suit focused on separate programs at several schools, and named the school board, superintendent, several DCSD principals and SkyView administrators at defendants. “We’re certainly pleased that (SkyView) was willing to settle with us and agreed to the terms of the settlement agreement, which includes not promoting Operation Christmas Child,” said AHA attorney Monica Miller. “Our claims against the school district are still pending. We haven’t reached any sort of agreement with them.” The AHA said Highlands Ranch High School, Cresthill Middle School, and Cougar Run, Fox Creek, Mammoth Heights and Prairie Crossing elementary schools improperly supported and planned 2014 Christian mission trips to Guatemala and Belize.
raising efforts to aid those in need,” read an email from spokeswoman Paula Hans. “We applaud our students for being leaders and giving back to others, and will vigorously defend their right to continue to do so. We are also proud of our employees who, on their own time and with donated resources, selflessly serve those who are less fortunate.” SkyView halted its participation in the program in 2013, after “we received a fairly threatening letter from the American Humanist Association,” Grove said. While Grove said Operation Christmas Child wasn’t school-direct, the board has since amended school policies surrounding service projects to ensure no such issue recurs. “The whole thing is really unfortunate,” Grove said. “It all came about because the students were trying to do something good. But it really allowed us to just kind of tighten things up, to make sure when the kids want to do something, they’re doing that in the right way. “We work very hard at SkyView to do the right thing. It’s part of our character — doing the right thing and servicing our students to the best of our abilities.”
Additionally, it charged that at least three DCSD schools — including SkyView, Chaparral High School and Flagstone Elementary — participated in a Christian proselytizing organization called Operation Christmas Child. SkyView chose to represent itself separately. “The reason we settled was basically to protect our students and our budget,” said Lorrie Grove, board president of the Highlands Ranch charter school. “We looked long and hard at this whole case and decided what was best for our students was to settle it to prevent any ongoing, potentially costly litigation.” Grove said the school’s attorney had so far represented SkyView pro bono in the case. “If it had gone to court, who knows what could have been racked up in costs,” she said. “We just don’t have the pockets to support that.” When Colorado Community Media asked the school district for comment on the ongoing case, it issued the same response it has given since the case began. “Douglas County School District supports student-driven community and fund-
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Lawmakers scrutinize over-budget VA hospital
n Key Republicans, e d Democrats meet y at Aurora facility e n , By Dan Elliott - Associated Press
Leaders of the U.S. Senate Vete y erans Affairs Committee toured the - pricey VA hospital under construction in Aurora last week, asking why s the project is more than $1 billion s over budget. - The committee’s Republican e chairman, Johnny Isakson of Georgia, and its top-ranking Democrat, ” Richard Blumenthal of Connectie cut, were part of the morning tour . April 24 of the half-finished coms plex in Aurora. n Also attending were Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Sen. Cory e Gardner, R-Colo., and Republican - Rep. Mike Coffman, whose district - includes the hospital. Mike Rounds, a South Dakota Republican on the
committee, also was attending. The hospital is expected to cost $1.73 billion, up from $630 million estimated last year. Equipping the hospital and training the staff are expected to cost an additional $340 million, bringing the total to more than $2 billion. The VA has asked Congress for another $830 million to finish the complex. It wants to take the money from a $5 billion fund Congress approved to improve veterans’ access to care by building more facilities, hiring more medical professionals and improving efficiency. Some lawmakers are refusing to go along with that plan, and some have asked whether the project should be scaled back. Coffman and Gardner have proposed diverting the VA’s multimillion-dollar bonus budget to the Denver hospital until it’s complete. Congress has been pressuring the VA to explain what went wrong and fire those responsible. Gibson
has said one of the problems was a badly flawed planning process. The VA launched an internal investigation this year, but it came under criticism because it began without an outside construction expert. An expert joined the panel this week but some witnesses had already been interviewed. The VA has said its former head of construction retired one day after the internal investigators questioned him under oath, and three other officials have been transferred or demoted, but no one has been fired. A whistleblower has said he was fired from his VA job after telling department executives the hospital couldn’t be built for the contract price. The internal investigation will take into account separate reviews of VA construction problems by the Government Accountability Office and the Army Corps of Engineers, VA spokesman Paul Sherbo said.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) “I’m glad that members of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs came to Aurora, toured the construction site, and held this field hearing. It’s important that leaders in Washington are aware of how the VA’s mismanagement of this critical project has harmed veterans in Colorado and the entire Rocky Mountain region. It is my hope that, following today’s hearing, the VA got the message that it’s long past time for this project to be completed.” Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) “There is no question this medical facility needs to be built. Today we took a step forward on the path to get that done. We appreciate that the chairman and the ranking member came to visit the site and that they committed to its completion. The Colorado delegation will work with them every step of the
way. The VA still has work to do to justify its plan, but for the sake of Colorado and Rocky Mountain region veterans we have to finish this in a timely manner and in a way that protects our taxpayers.” Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Aurora) “Our veterans desperately need this replacement hospital, and failing to repair the problem that a shockingly inept VA bureaucracy handed us is simply not an option. As chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, and as a Marine Corps combat veteran, I take the VA’s primary mission quite personally: serving and honoring the men and
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Sweating it over a change in weather I am in mourning this morning because the sweater and sweatshirt season is almost over. I am going to pull over a pullover one more time. It’s not a new jersey, it’s an old jersey. I have had it these 11 years. It’s an olive turtleneck. It covers my aging girth and warms me in more ways than one. I usually don’t get very sentimental about my clothes. I know that a lot of people are very interested in fashion, and find out what’s new, learn designers’ names, and want to hear all about the latest colors, fabrics and cuts. Not me and not at all. I subscribe to blue jeans. And to old shirts to paint in, and some alma mater sweatshirts. I have a few long-sleeved, buttondown, Gatsby shirts that get worn when I need to make an appearance, which is seldom. Suits don’t suit me, but I have one, and it’s good-looking. Most of the time, I wear comfortable clothes. And seasonally that means sweaters and sweatshirts. It’s past mid-April, and it’s snowing. I wore my turtleneck one more time. I had placed it away, and it gave me a stop because I know I am facing months of warmer weather that will turn into infernal days, when my disposition is indisposed. I bought the sweater at Nordstrom. I
wish I had bought more than one. Five, maybe, in different colors. They aren’t made anymore, but I have found a few used ones on eBay. That’s not an option. When I lived in Arizona, I met a ceramist named Minnie, and we became friends. I hadn’t thought about her in years, until I mentioned used sweaters just now. Her brother lived in Colorado, and he died. Minnie flew here for the funeral, and I met her at Stapleton when she was about to fly back to Arizona. She had something for me in a box. She gave me a couple of her brother’s sweaters. I thanked her very much, and then donated them right away without telling her. Something about wearing a dead man’s sweaters. My alma mater was the first in the country to turn school branded merchandise into an industry. You used to be able to buy sweatshirts and T-shirts and decals at college and university bookstores. And that was about it.
Now you can buy anything under the sun with your school’s logo on it. Thanks to my alma mater. Ohio State’s bookstore sells University of Michigan toilet paper. I have enough of my alma mater’s sweatshirts to keep all of the Cowsills warm and dry. You might have an old sweater or an old sweatshirt that has a sentimental meaning to you too. I know it sounds a little too pleasant and agreeable for someone like me. But I have my moments. My olive turtleneck is as old as my dog. Both of them shed. There have been some very famous sweaters. Lana Turner’s in the 1937 film “They Won’t Forget” earned her the nickname “Sweater Girl.” A Dutch-born fashion designer you have never heard of named Koos Van Den Akker designed sweaters that you have heard of. The Cosby sweaters. And of course Mr. Rogers made his zippered cardigans famous. His mother, Nancy Rogers, knitted all of them. One of them is on display in the Smithsonian Institution. I love my sweatshirts. Double XL, 100 percent cotton. They become friends, and I don’t like to see them placed away. And I don’t like to see this time of year end either. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast. net.
The thought counts, but not that much Is it really the thought that counts? I know many people who make light of a situation where perhaps they forgot to give a card or a gift to celebrate a holiday or special occasion, and they may laughingly say something like, “Well, it’s the thought that counts.” Or maybe it’s the dream of starting our own company, or beginning to work out, lose weight, stop smoking, or completely and totally pursue a new job or career. Maybe there is that special someone whom we need to initiate a conversation with where we should ignite or maybe re-ignite that spark of passion. When we fall short of actually doing it, do we once again say, “Well, it’s the thought that counts”? Let’s take it beyond those scenarios because that excuse has become tired and even cliche as we dance around the fact that we simply forgot the person’s birthday or our parents’ anniversary, or we just didn’t really want to pursue the other changes in our lives. What I am talking about here is the thought that we put into our pursuit of each and every thing that we do or desire to do. Because it really is the thought that counts. How often have we been too quick to leap into action, try to solve a problem or fix a situation without carefully thinking through a solid game plan? You know how it goes, we shoot first and ask questions later. We don’t worry about the collateral damage, we will deal with that later
because right now we have to act and act fast. Of course there are situations that call for snap decisions and quick action. Things like life-and-death situations or something that can cause harm to others if we don’t act quickly. But what I am really talking about here is taking the time to be really thoughtful about what we do, why we do it, and how we go about getting it done. The primary reason that people never really achieve their goals or dreams is because they don’t take the time necessary or make the commitment to carefully thinking about all the reasons that they want to pursue their goals and dreams in the first place. And it’s not just about the goals and dreams, we can even see it in the pursuit of a hobby and in the execution of a project or plan at work. I know I can share my own stories of things I have started only to have them left sitting on a shelf waiting for my return. The reason: Not enough planning, preparing, and thought went into it in the
Pulse Ox newborn screening would save lives I believe protecting our tiniest hearts is one of our most important duties. The state Legislature is currently considering House Bill 1281, sponsored by Rep. Dianne Primavera and Sen. Mary Hodge. This bill would help babies live longer and fuller lives by ensuring that newborns receive a simple, and non-invasive screening to detect critical congenital heart defects before leaving the hospital, potentially saving lives. Here is why we should support this bill:
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first place. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t want you to get so wrapped up in the thought process that you suffer from what is called “paralysis by analysis,” where we overthink things so much that we fail to act on them. What I am referring to is becoming thoughtful and deliberate about everything from our relationships to our jobs, our hobbies and our goals. It is the thought that counts, the amount of time and energy we commit to in our thinking as we seek to accomplish anything we set out to do. Part-time efforts lead to part-time results. When we go about any activity or pursue any dream and we take a parttime approach, taking shortcuts, and not taking the time to plan, prepare and think through our action plan and objectives, this is when we set ourselves up for disappointment and failure. It’s the thought that counts. So how about you, do you use the statement as an excuse or do you fully appreciate the meaning and how it can impact your personal and professional success? Either way, I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we put some serious thought behind what we want to accomplish, 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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years as the budget director. “They were wonderful people to work with, and I loved knowing the schools and how the educational system works,” he said. He went on to become the assistant superintendent in what was then the tiny Brighton school district, doing everything from sweeping floors to negotiating the multimillion-dollar deal to sell the land that became Denver International Airport. “It was the greatest opportunity I’ve ever had, and I didn’t know what I was walking into,” he said. Six years later, he became the chief financial officer for Littleton Public Schools. It was 1990, and the district was in the midst of its most turbulent time ever up to that point. “About 1,500 people were at that first
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evidence to help identify and prosecute suspects, and the devices provide law enforcement officers with a level of accountability and professionalism. “If you have a complaint of rudeness or improper action on the part of the deputy,” Thompson said, “you can review the video and see what it shows.” The theory is that video evidence may be able to reduce the number of complaints against law enforcement officers, he added. The cameras are not constantly recording for a deputy’s entire shift. In fact, on average, between the 10 cameras, there is only about an hour and a half of video footage each day. A deputy would start recording, for example, during a traffic stop. Along with the benefits, Thompson said, a number of challenges come with the use of the devices. Besides the cost of the camera, maintenance and replacement, there are data storage, management issues and retention policies. For example, Thompson said, a lot of the videos are high definition, so the files are large. Also, in a homicide investigation, if there is video, the video must be stored and retained forever, he said. In addition, video recordings are limited in the sense that they cannot display the perception of the officer, the cameras don’t have peripheral vision and record only one field of
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he was rushed over to the doctor and nurse and they immediately began CPR on him. He had no pulse and was not breathing. After two minutes, which seemed like two days, he had a heart beat and we finally heard his first cry. At about four the following morning, the nurse came in to take him back to the nursery for a few routine screenings. It was at that moment that our world changed forever. The nurse completed the pulse oximetry test on my son. His oxygenation levels were much lower than they should be and there was a large discrepancy between the oxygenation levels in his upper and lower extremities. After further testing and evalu-
board meeting, and from that point on, we were off to the races,” he said. A “back-to-basics” slate had just been elected to the board and was making sweeping changes. Ironicially, notes Murphy, some are federally mandated standards today. But it caused quite a stir in what had been considered a progressive district. “We did learn some very, very important things very painfully,” he said. “Academics are extremely important to people. But at the same time, how we treat people is very, very important to people. That same board was voted out two years later. You can have different points of view, but it’s about how you treat people. And all voices deserve to be heard. When you think you’re the only one who’s right, you’re in for a fight. … Since we came out of our difficult times, we’ve had phenomenal boards that don’t care about politics, they care about kids.” Judging from comments made during the sold-out Littleton Public Schools Foundation fundraising gala earlier this month, Murphy has managed to maintain
view. The cameras also cannot record any of the other senses besides visual and auditory. “It can record sight, and it can record some sound, but it doesn’t have smell or feel,” Thompson said. “You may be recording, but the camera can’t feel the suspect providing resistance. It doesn’t have the tactile feel the deputy does.” The sheriff’s office is also aware of privacy concerns. “It’s a matter of developing a good policy and procedure for when we’re using cameras,” Thompson said. “Those issues have to be played out and tested as the body cameras become more prolific.” However, the entire staff of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office has to be up-to-date on these policies and procedures, Thompson said, and the deputies who wear the devices also receive additional operating training. The deputies using the cameras like having them, Thompson said, and they feel they are a benefit. If the sheriff’s office is to equip the entire patrol unit and traffic team with body-worn cameras, about 120 devices would need to be purchased. The 10 VIEVU cameras already in use cost the sheriff’s office about $900 each, plus the warranty valued at about $200 for each camera. The sheriff’s office uses its existing storage for the data from the cameras in use, but additional storage would need to be purchased along with the new cameras. “Once we find a funding source, then we could do a request for proposal,” Thompson said, and the department could also learn about “the different camera models out there to see which ones work best for us.”
ating, they discovered that he had multiple heart defects, one of which was a critical congenital heart defect that needed surgical intervention in order for him to survive.His heart was not perfect and our hearts were completely broken. I know all too well the benefit of a Pulse Oximetry screening. I was fortunate that the hospital where I had my son made the decision to perform this screening. Without the critical screening his defect would have not been detected and my son likely would have not lived to see his first birthday. Pulse Ox is an easy way to save hundreds of families from heartache. With your support of House Bill 1281 we can decrease deaths associated with critical congenital heart defects, and give every Colorado baby the chance at a heart healthy start to life. Gretchen Whitehurst is a Highlands Ranch resident and a volunteer for the American Heart Association.
the unity that ensued since those early days. “Usually I’m the coolest guy in the room, being the beer guy, but son of a gun, I think you’ve got me trumped,” said Todd Thibault of Breckenridge Brewery, which hosted the dinner. Lucinda Hundley, retired assistant superintendent, called Murphy a “selfless servant” and a “visionary leader” with a knack for building common ground. “Scott is known for taking the politics out of school finance,” she said. LPS Board President Jack Reutzel, commenting on the creation of the Scott Murphy Legacy Fund that will support security and mental-health efforts, praised Murphy for having the ability to recognize where there are needs. “The most important thing in our lives is how we impact children, and how they become successful,” he said. Murphy gives credit to the staff, board, his predecessors and the community as a whole for the district’s success, even when there were struggles like school closures and layoffs.
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They want to cheer for their team. … I don’t like that the negative Nellies are getting all of the attention.” A few parents did express some concerns. Amanda Wilson worries about how teachers are trained to cope with kids who suddenly find themselves in crisis, and suggests incorporating daily practice of coping techniques like yoga and breathing exercises for kids. “If there’s a short-term mental-health challenge, there’s no protection for the child,” she said. Andrew Spaulding feels the district needs to work on its communication skills. “There’s this impression that we’re still living in Mayberry and everything’s great,” he said.
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Paul Henry Vertner September 18, 1934 - April 23, 2015
Paul Henry Vertner, 80 years old, lost his hard fought battle to cancer on April 23, 2015 in Littleton, Colorado surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 18, 1934, in Solomon, Kansas to Harry & Ella Vertner who preceded him in death. Paul graduated from Solomon High School, Solomon, Kansas in 1952. On June 4, 1954, Paul married the love of his life Roberta Rehberg. They were married for 58 wonderful years prior to Roberta’s passing in 2013. Paul owned and operated the Vertner Oil Company in Solomon, KS during the mid-1960’s. He worked as a telephone engineer most of his life and his travels took him to Eastern Kansas, Salem & Portland OR, Gig MOORE
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within the states’ reach. Advocating higher minimum wages is another policy that is not entirely beneficial. Workers may benefit from higher wages, but they might also become responsible for
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“Sometimes there’s an opportunity to say we had a problem, and we saved the day.” Lisa Radford said she’s a former LPS elementary-school teacher with kids still in the district. She says she resigned last December after 10 years with LPS due to ongoing safety and management concerns. “When employees have gone to the administration to report behavior problems, it seems like more energy was put into discrediting us,” she said. “You need to shine a light on things that we as a district may not be proud of.” Steve Monasso said there’s a sense of helplessness, and some training around crisis recognition could be useful. “Sometimes it feels like we’re standing around wringing our hands, waiting for the next event to happen, and then talking about how terrible that one was,” he said. “We need some training for our kids on how to recognize when a friend is in pain. It’s not something we come by naturally.”
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Annora “Ann” (Fitzpatrick) Moore
higher union dues. They surely would be subject to higher income taxes, enriching state and federal coffers. Responsible adults need to evaluate toogood-to-be-true offers of all kinds, whatever the source. We all pay the price of our own poor choices. All pay for bad public policy, too.
“Sometimes moving forward, you want people to not feel left behind,” he said. “Everyone wants to move forward. Even if you like the way things are, you still want your flowers to grow. I want to bring everyone to the table. That’s my socialworker side.” Moving forward for him means traveling with his wife, Teri Chavez, and serving on a variety of education-related boards and committees. He’s also teaching school finance at Regis University, and spends time feeding the homeless at St. Elizabeth’s on the Auraria Campus. During the gala, after withstanding some good-natured jabbing about being known as the “no-snow-day superintendent,” Murphy thanked those who have stood in his support. “All of us together are a team,” he said. “Thank you for letting me be a part of it. And thank you for always being about students’ success in whatever they may choose to do. We do this work together, and for that I will always be an LPS cheerleader.”
Annora “Ann” (Fitzpatrick) Moore, 86 of Littleton, CO passed away peacefully on April 11, 2015. Cremation has taken place per her wishes and a graveside service will take place at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 30, 2015 at Holy Cross Cemetery in Butte, MT.
Harbor, WA, Billings, MT, and Phoenix, AZ. He enjoyed golfing, playing bridge & pitch, traveling, and entertaining family and friends. He will be missed by his family and all who knew him. Paul was greatly loved by his children: son, Mike & Rhonda Vertner of Casper, Wyoming, daughter, Lynn Vertner of Las Vegas, Nevada, and son, Bob & Andrea Vertner of Parker, Colorado. Paul loved and
adored his grandchildren: Trisha Vertner of Las Vegas, Nevada, Dawn & Adam Clark of Englewood, Colorado, Mackenzie and Dylan Vertner of Parker, Colorado and Amanda Vertner. At Paul’s request he will be joined with his angel Roberta thru cremation. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at the Riverwalk Club House located at 2741 West Riverwalk Circle, Littleton, Colorado 80123. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to Agape (Hospice) Foundation located at 6041 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 220, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 in the name of Paul Vertner. To send condolences visit drinkwinemortuary.com.
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Aging population in spotlight at retreat For many older citizens, crisis is already at hand By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe@colorado communitymedia.com About 100 local people gathered on April 17 at the Buck Recreation Center to listen and talk about the “Silver Tsunami,” referring to the increasing needs of older citizens in Littleton in particular, but also throughout the metro area. The Littleton Community Retreat session began with a video in which kids were asked a series of questions about their perceptions of aging: What will you look like at 75? Will you be working? How will you stay healthy? (“Take walks, take pills, eat broccoli and carrots …”) After a lighthearted start, discussions turned serious, with unmanageable numbers and numerous acronyms. But the organizing committee, headed by former member of city council Amy Conklin, kept things moving so attendees left with a head full of ideas — in addition to a feeling of frustration. “One hundred twenty-five years ago, the founders of Littleton envisioned a place for all ages. Today, we try to maintain a place where everyone thrives,” Conklin said as she opened the meeting. Facts kept coming: By 2030, one in four regional citizens will be over 60. A Denver Regional Council of Governments overview of regional challenges was presented by Brad Calvert, DRCOG metro vision manager, who works with the next speaker, Jayla Sanchez-Warren, director of the Area Agency on Aging (AAA), which provides advocacy plus services and funding (both in short supply). There is a focus on living in homes as long as possible, Sanchez-Warren said, which led to discussion about ways to make that easier: remodeling, services delivered in the home, help with transportation (the biggest problem), a network of care, material aid, someone to check in on seniors to see how they are doing and help with things they can no longer do. “Littleton is fortunate to have a transportation system,” she said. One in five
Brad Calvert, Metro Vision Manager, DRCOG, Spoke at the April 17 Littleton Community Retreat, “Riding the Silver Tsunami.” Photos by Susan Thornton older adults does not drive. There is a waiting list for AAA services, with 300 waiting for Meals on Wheels, for example. There is no availability for low-income housing. She gets calls for help daily from displaced or distressed seniors — 400 calls a month this year. A large number of seniors can’t afford private-pay care but don’t qualify for agency assistance. Housing is the number one problem. Jo Hamit, executive director of South Metro Senior Housing (formerly Littleton Housing Authority), said she oversees rental units of various kinds and a $10 million budget. Her waiting list of 2,250 is closed at the moment as the agency purges it of some who no longer need housing. There are 1,200 units. “We really need affordable and market-rate projects around the light rail stations,” she concluded. A Lakewood planner talked about that community’s focus on development at each
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Brad Calvert from DRCOG returned with “A New Focus: the Whole Community” — meaning communities for lifelong living. Beyond services, communities can facilitate or create barriers to successful aging. “Age-friendly communities benefit everyone,” he said, saying they promote physical activity, reduce the burden on caregivers and regard older adults as a community resource. Ideas followed for possible housing changes. Zoning changes would be involved. Examples would be a small home in the back yard or added on to a house, or a house shared by several adults. (Littleton allows no more than two unrelated adults.) Co-housing is a possibility (Littleton has Highline Crossing), as is a pocket neighborhood, with six to 12 small houses facing a common yard. There are many possibilities to think about.
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One month left for LoDo steak house Julie Pearson and students “on location” at the 2014 session of her Filmmaking and Acting class. Courtesy photos
Youths learn to act, make movies South-metro classes return for summer fun By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia. com Julie Pearson, whose business is contract media production, teaches how-to classes in filmmaking/acting for kids ages 9-12 in the summer. Last year, she taught in Highlands Ranch, where she lives. For summer 2015, there will be two filmmaking/acting camps at Southridge Recreation Center in Highlands Ranch (June 22-26 and July 27-31); one at South Suburban’s Goodson Recreation Center in Centennial (June 8-12) and another at South Suburban’s Buck Recreation Center in Littleton (July 13-17). Each will follow a
similar format. The Premiere Party will be on the last day of class for each session. “On the first day, we talk about the process and pool ideas. They sometimes come with ideas of zombies and really wild, far-out features,” Pearson said. “I then go home and write a script that includes everyone’s idea. I don’t use any script twice … This summer, we will concentrate a little more on acting and improv games, moving games — they’re really fun.” “At the end, they learn how really hard it is to make a good movie. The motto is keep it simple and succeed — KISSl” They learn about storytelling structure and hands-on camera technique as well as improvisation. Usually kids are thrilled with a script that includes their ideas, Pearson said. If there’s a problem, she may do a rewrite. “On Thursday night, I’m up all night editing, and on Friday, we do a `Red Car-
pet Premiere’ for parents and families,” she said. “The kids never forget it. They rehearse, learn lines, take turns as crew, as director, as cast member.” She says she teaches: “It’s not what you look at — it’s what you see — through the camera lens.” She has a couple of apps she can share that show scary things coming at you — a fire-breathing dragon for instance. (Examples are at youtube. com/user/juliefilmmakingkids?feature= mhee.) The kids do five or six two-minute pieces to show to their audience. The filmmaking skills can transfer into school work, Pearson said. Her own kids substituted a filmed book story for a written book report. Pearson has taught for the Highlands Ranch Community Association for three years, and she said this series of summer camps will emphasize acting more.
Parker classes will be led by two artists
Case, Bays to teach sessions in summer
By Sonya Ellingboe
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In conjunction with summer gallery exhibits, Parker’s PACE Center is offering two in-depth master classes by a very different pair of visiting artists this summer: G. Russell Case on June 22-25 and Deb Bays Aug. 14-16. • “Deconstructing the Landscape: Painting on Location” with G. Russell Case: Western painter Case’s class will begin with a presentation on painting out on location. Following a morning in a classroom on the first day (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), the class will head out to a location after lunch and spend two and a half days painting en plein air with Case. (Days two and three: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) On the final day (9 a.m. to noon), the class will meet at the PACE Center for a critique and final discussion Case, a Utah resident, is inspired by nature and paints on site, but does not value realism. His work includes wide, sweeping, idealized visions of the Western landscapes he paints, in different seasons, different light. He focuses on simplifying, selecting which details he will emphasize, studying spatial relationships. • “Understanding the Rhythm of Still Life” with Deb Bays: Master pastelist and award-winning
Sullivan’s, the LoDo steak house owned by Texas-based Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, will close May 30 at the end of its lease, according to a story last week on The Denver Business Journal’s website. The restaurant, popular for its nightly live jazz music in the bar, was a 15-year-old fixture in a historic building on the corner of 17th and Wazee streets. The hotspot has been a favorite of Rockies fans who stop in for a quick drink and bar bites before and after games at nearby Coors Field. “We truly value the employees that made Sullivan’s a favorite amongst our appreciated guests and have programs in place to make sure they are taken care of during this time of transition,” Del Frisco’s Group said in a statement to the DBJ. Sullivan’s operates 16 steak houses across the country. The restaurants are owned by parent company Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, which operates a high-end restaurant in Greenwood Village and plans to open a more casual Del Frisco’s Grille in Cherry Creek North later this year. The new location at First Avenue and St. Paul Street will have an 8,000-square-foot restaurant plus a 9,000-square-foot rooftop and feature a menu that combines classic bar and grill meals at a lower price point that its sister restaurant Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse.
Cherry Cricket, Wynkoop not on block
A recent Facebook post caused a fuss when it said The Cherry Cricket building at 2641 E. Second Ave. is up for sale, but no need to panic. Wynkoop-Breckenridge LLC real estate holdings, including The Cricket as well as the Wynkoop Brewing Co. at 1634 18th St., are being sold and leased back for 20 years with four five-year options. The existing restaurants will stay put. It’s just a financial move, according to Wynkoop-Breckenridge honcho Lee Driscoll, who said the company will use the money to pay off debt and subsidize further expansion. “We hope to enter into a sale leaseback,” Driscoll said. “We sell the building and take back a 20-year lease with four five-year options. This is really a financing transaction, given we will be the tenants for the next 40 years.” The Wynkoop Brewing Co. was founded by Gov. John Hickenlooper, who started the brewery after he was laid off from his job as a geologist.
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“The Rockies” by G. Russell Case, who will teach a Master Class at the PACE Center in June, in conjunction with an exhibit. Courtesy photo still life artist Deb Bays, of Denver, will look at the world of lighting and design to bring a sense of design and movement to the objects one is painting. A veteran of set and costume design, she studied with artists at the Art Students League of Denver and has won numerous awards nationally and internationally at pastel society competitions. On day one, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., she will demonstrate technique and show a PowerPoint on successful design. In the af-
ternoon, artists will start with a charcoal drawing, working with values in black and white, and individuals will work with Bays to create their own still life composition. On day two, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Bays will discuss theatrical lighting techniques to create the mood and drama each artist is after. They will begin working in color. Day three, 12:30 to 6:30 p.m., artists will work in color, bringing “nature morte” to life. A critique and class discussion will follow.
Karina Smirnoff — “Dancing With The Stars” professional dancer and author of “We’re Just Not That Into You: Dating Disasters from the Trenches” — will host a book signing at Denver Union Station’s Great Hall from 4 to 6 p.m. May 6. Written by Smirnoff and her best friend and manager Lindsay Rielly, “We’re Just Not That Into You” dishes on their dating escapades with Hollywood celebrities and average guys - from crazy pickup lines and incredible moves to laugh-out-loud relationship tales. Smirnoff, who is currently on a national “Dancing Pros: Live!” tour, has also released a line of fitness videos under the DanceFITNESS brand and runs a dance school in Los Angeles. Rielly is the Parker continues on Page 15
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Review: ‘Age of Ultron’ is an Avengers overdose By Jake Coyle
Associated Press It will surely stand as one of the most peculiar and possibly ironic entries in a director’s filmography that in between Joss Whedon’s two “Avengers” films there reads “Much Ado About Nothing”: a low-budget, black-and-white Shakespeare adaption sandwiched between two of the most gargantuan blockbusters ever made. In “Avengers: Age of Ultron,’’ there is definitely aplenty ado-ing. Too much, certainly, but then again, we come to the Avengers for their clown-car excess of superheroes, their colorful coterie of capes. What binds Whedon’s spectacles with his Shakespeare are the quips, which sail in iambic pentameter in one and zigzag between explosions in the others. The original 2012 “Avengers” should have had more of them, and there’s even less room in the massive — and massively overstuffed — sequel for Whedon’s dry, self-referential wit. As a sequel, “Age of Ultron” pushes further into emotionality and complexity, adding up to a full but not particularly satisfy-
ing meal of franchise building, and leaving only a bread-crumb trail of Whedon’s banter to follow through the rubble. The action starts predictably with the Avengers assaulting a remote HYDRA base in the fictional Eastern European republic of Sokovia. They are a weaving force: Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk, Chris Evans’s Captain America, Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow and Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye. Their powers are as various (supernatural, technological, mythological) as their flaws (Iron Man’s narcissism, the Hulk’s rage, the Black Widow’s regrets). Downey’s glib Tony Stark/Iron Man is the lead-singer equivalent of this super group and, I suspect, the one Whedon likes writing for the most. “I’ve had a long day,” he sighs. “Eugene O’Neill long.” What the film has going for it, as such references prove, is a sense of fun, a lack of self-seriousness that persists even when things start going kablooey — something not always evident in other faux-serious superhero films. In Sokovia, they encounter duplicitous twins: the quick-footed Quicksilver (Aaron
Taylor-Johnson) and the mystical Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen). The real villain, though, is the titular Ultron, an artificial intelligence that the Scarlet Witch slyly leads Stark to create, birthing not the global protection system he hopes, but a maniacal Frankenstein born, thankfully, with some of his creator’s drollness. Ultron (James Spader) builds himself a muscular metallic body and begins amassing a robot army to rid the planet of human life. Spader plays Ultron, who is too similar to other mechanical monsters to equal Tom Hiddleston’s great Loki, the nemesis of the last “Avengers” film. But Spader’s jocular menace adds plenty. He wickedly hums Pinocchio melodies: “There are no strings on me.’’ But the drama of “Age of Ultron” lies only partly in the battle with Ultron. The film is really focused on the fraying dysfunction of the Avengers and their existential quandaries as proficient killers now untethered from the dismantled S.H.I.E.L.D. agency. There’s not a wrong note in the cast;
just about anything with the likes of Spader, Ruffalo, Johansson, Hemsworth and Downey can’t help but entertain. But the dive into the vulnerability of the Avengers doesn’t add much depth (is the home life of an arrow slinger named Hawkeye important?) and saps the film’s zip. All the character arcs — the Avengers, the bad guys and the new characters — are simply too much to tackle, even for a master juggler like Whedon. The movie’s hefty machinery sucks up much of the movie’s oxygen. In the relentless march forward of the Marvel juggernaut, “Age of Ultron” feels like a movie trying to stay light on its feet but gets swallowed up by a larger power: The Franchise. “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” a Walt Disney release, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “intense sequences of sci-fi action, violence and destruction.” Running time: 141 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.
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“Game Changers” is the title of the next Stories on Stage performance. Readers are: Robin Moseley, “axis” by Alice Munro; Betty Hart, “North Country” by Roxanne Gay and “I Regret to Inform You that My Wedding to Captain Von Trapp Has Been Cancelled” by Melinda Taub; and special guest Evan Weissman from Buntport Theater will read a selection to be announced. Performances: 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. May 3 at El Centro Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Tickets: $28, 303-494-0523, storiesonstage.org.
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“Young Frankenstein” plays May 15 to June 14 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Performances: 7:30
p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: townhallartscenter.org, 303-794-2787, ext. 5.
Summer production
“Mary Poppins,” based on P.L. Travers’ classic, will play at BDT Stage (Boulder’s Dinner Theatre), 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, May 16 through Sept. 5. Performances: Wednesdays through Sundays. Call for tickets and information: 303-4496000, bdtstage.com.
On stage at Curious
“Detroit” plays at Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver, May 14 to June 19. Directed by Chip Walton. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: curioustheatre.org, 303623-0524.
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‘Van Gogh’ ballet set for Lakewood Ballet Ariel director Ilena Norton has created a new ballet to the music of Israeli composer Irena Scalerica. “Vincent Van Gogh” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. May 2 and 2 p.m. May 3 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Also on the program: the wedding scene from the classical ballet “Raymonda” and a contemporary Latin dance by Gregory Gonzales. Tickets start at $20, Lakewood.org/ Tickets, 303-987-7845.
2015 production of “La Traviata.” On May 15, a panel discussion featuring powerful women who work in non-traditional roles will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center, Social Hall, 350 S. Dahlia St. (use south entrance by the Wolf Theatre), Denver. Featured: Patty Calhoun, Susan Griffin, Melanie Rosa, Lisa Goodbee, Theresa Marchetta. Free and open to the public.
“Shrek the Musical” will be presented at 7 p.m. April 30, May 1, May 2 and 2 p.m. May 2, May 3 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Presented by Christian Youth Theatre, CYT, students ages 8 to 18. Tickets: $17 advance/$22 at the door: cytdenver.org/shows.
sponsored by the Healing Arts Program. The collection will be moved to the Parker and Porter Adventist Hospitals from May 6 to June 6 — 12 paintings at Parker, 9395 Crown Crest Blvd., and eight paintings at Denver’s Porter hospital, 2525 S. Downing St. Fourteen HFAG artists are represented. Selected pieces will remain at Parker Adventist’s Cancer Center through Aug. 5
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Nature-oriented paintings by members of the Heritage Fine Arts Guild have been hanging at Littleton Adventist Hospital,
Central City Opera is presenting a series of events called “The Power of Women (POW) Project,” focused on the CCO’s
Arapahoe Philharmonic
The Arapahoe Philharmonic’s “Beethoven’s Message” will include “Symphony No. 9” with the Cherry Creek Chorale and a new work, “The End of Humanism,” by composer in residence Edgar Girtain, commissioned by the orchestra. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. May 15 at Mission Hills Church, 620 Southpark Drive, Littleton. At 6:45 p.m., AP music director Devin Patrick Hughes will be joined by Cherry Creek Chorale director Brian Patrick Leatherman and Girtain for an exploration of the program, in Room M12 off the lobby.
Concert tickets: $25/$20/$5. 303-781-1892, arapahoe-phil.org or at the door.
Art at ACC
A “Multimedia, Graphic Design and Illustration Student Showcase” will be presented in Arapahoe Community College’s Colorado Galley of the Arts from April 30 to May 8. A reception is planned for May 1, 5-7 p.m. Gallery hours: noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, Tuesdays until 7 p.m. The gallery is on the first floor in the annex building of the Main Campus, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Information: John Hall, 303-797-5916, john.hall@arapahoe.edu.
Debut at workshop
New Nevada author Laura McBride will appear on May 7 at 5 p.m. at the Lighthouse Writer’s Workshop, 1515 Race St., Denver, to talk about her novel, “We Are Called to Rise.” Signing and Q&A. In the Fly-By Writer’s Project. Story about four Las Vegas families is interwoven. Open to the public.
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Four polished teenage winners of -individual club oratorical competitions -faced off in an annual Optimist Club sZone competition on April 20 at Bemis 0Library. The two April 20 top winners will ,go to the regional competition April 25 at -Belmar Library in Lakewood. Prizes included medals, certificates and checks. . Zone 7 winners were Dhivya Sentx hil Murugan, a ninth-grader from Rock a Canyon High School in Highlands ,Ranch, and Scott Spangler, a seventh-
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president and co-founder of Continuum Entertainment Group, a Los Angeles based creative agency. The event is free and open to the public, and copies of “We’re Just Not That Into You” will be available for purchase from Tattered Cover Denver Union Station.
Local authors’ toast to Italy
Denver dwellers Bryan Jansing and Paul Vismara, authors of “Italy Beer Country,” are bringing their expertise to six-day excursions through the best of the Italian craft beer breweries. Their flagship tour will run twice a month throughout the year. Each tour will lead beer aficionados, fans and foodies through the Italian countryside for an elite behind-the scenes experience to meet and greet notable leaders of Italy’s craft beer movement. As champions of the movement, Jansing and Vismara will also share their knowledge and insider secrets with each attendee. Cities visited throughout the tour
won in the earlier round: Hailey Mattox, a senior at Littleton High School. Littleton Breakfast Optimists, which meets at the Bistro at Aspen Grove, and a Littleton club that meets at Littleton United Methodist Church held preliminary competitions earlier, naming two winners each. Club members plus parents and grandparents filled the Bemis meeting room for this Zone 7 competition. Each student throughout the state had the same statement to launch with: “How my optimism will help me to press on to greater achievements in the future.” There are rules set by the Optimist clubs such as no props or costumes; a limited time; one must include the topic statement; one must cite the source of
any quotation used; and one cannot reveal his/her own name or name of their school in the speech. Regional and state winners will also receive checks that will presumably go into a college account. Despite including the same opening statement, each student offered a different message: Hopes for a future in science, examples of how optimism had helped with issues in the past years, interest in exploring the world, and optimism as a tool for conquering anxiety. Scott Spangler ended: “I am like a koi fish. They won’t grow in a bowl, but will grow bigger in a pond, proportionately for the environment … I will step out of my comfort zone.” Judges based scoring on manner, appearance, poise, content of speech and adherence to stated rules.
include: Milan, Parma, Tortona, Genoa, Piozzo, Torino and Chieri. Breweries visited include: Birrificio Italiano, Del Ducato, Toccalmatto, Montegioco, Maluas Faber, Baladin Brewery, Birrificia Rurale, Black Barrels Brewery, Grado Plato and Croce Di Malto. Accommodations are high end and subject to change, but are similar venues to Westin Milan, Hotel Verdi, Casa Baladin and others. Go to www.italybeertours.com for more information.
10 a.m. starting times: May 17: Yoga Kickoff Party at Ballpark; May 31; June 14; June 28; July 19; Aug. 2: Wear neon; Aug. 16; Aug. 30; Sept. 13: Wear Broncos colors; Sept 27. Centennial Yoga on the Green dates, 10 a.m. starting times: May 24: Memorial Day Weekend - Yoga Kickoff at Centennial; June 7; July 12: Wear neon; July 26; Aug. 9; Aug. 23; Sept. 6: Labor Day weekend - Wear your red, white and blue; Sept. 20.
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Strengthen your core and enjoy the warmer Colorado weather with free yoga classes at both ViewHouse locations on select Sundays throughout the summer. To get the stretching started, bring your own mat for the kickoff party at 10 a.m. May 17 for the first class at the Ballpark location. Stay after each class and get a complimentary bottomless mimosa or cold pressed juice with the purchase of brunch. All levels are welcome. ViewHouse is located at 7101 S. Clinton Street in Centennial and 2015 Market St. downtown. Find more information at www.viewhouse.com. Ballpark Yoga on the Green dates,
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“You want to make an impression! It’s not a competition, but you want to outdo yourself and do something big. That way the other person knows you care for them and that they’re important.” Felipe Prado
‘Promposal’ gets Old Spice’s attention Legend High School senior’s spoof goes viral By Chris Michlewicz
cmichlewicz@colorado communitymedia.com The evolution of the prom proposal has reached new heights in Parker. It was pretty high up, Felipe Prado recalls of sitting shirtless atop a horse for the first time. It was part of the Legend High School senior’s elaborate plan to ask his best friend, Kara Wachsmann, to the prom. Today’s “promposals,” as they are called, require a level of intricacy that can wow an audience. One Legend student asked his date by hiring a goat to wear a sign that said “Will you goat to prom with me?” Another student filmed a spoof of the hit TV show “The Office” to woo his date. Prado, 18, wanted to do something similarly clever and began researching ideas during a slow day at work on Easter Sunday. He found a teen in California who involved a horse. That got Prado to thinking about the Old Spice ads featuring actor Isaiah Mustafa doing manly things. He enlisted a group of friends to recreate a commercial in which Mustafa rides a horse backwards. Wachsmann knew Prado’s “promposal” was coming, but she didn’t have a clue how he was going to ask. “The horse surprised her a lot,” he says while telling the story hours before getting
ready for the April 24 prom at Infinity Park. He made a path out of dozens of Old Spice items that led her behind a barn and to a pasture. Wachsmann laughed uncontrollably as Prado presented flowers and a sign that read: “Although I’m not the Old Spice guy, going to prom would be fly.” She stopped laughing long enough to tell him yes. “You want to make an impression! It’s not a competition, but you want to outdo yourself and do something big,” he said. “That way the other person knows you care for them and that they’re important.” Prado then posted a photo on Twitter that got some quick attention. It had more than 1,100 favorites as of April 24 and got the attention of Old Spice, which offered to pay for the couple’s limo and dinner at The Broker. Since then, Prado has accepted numerous media requests for interviews and has become a sensation at Legend High School. He received a video message from Mustafa that was played during an assembly leading up to prom. Mustafa got into character to tell Prado that his “chivalrous deed has touched my handsome heart” and to offer the “chariot” ride to the dance. It’s a fresh-scented way for Prado to mark his first and last prom. “I never thought it would be this big,” he says of the idea. “My original goal was to get, like, 50 favorites from my friends. I wanted Old Spice to see it, but I never thought they would.”
Legend High School senior Felipe Prado used a little flair to ask his date to the prom. His clever spoof of an Old Spice ad got the company’s attention on social media, and it paid for his dinner and limo. Courtesy
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May 1, 2015
THINGS DO THEATER/SHOWS
Musical Comedy
Fine Arts Guild Spring Show
The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County will have its annual, juried spring art show from May 1-28 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Exhibit showcases watercolor, pencil, pastel, oil and acrylic artwork in realistic, stylized and abstract styles. The exhibit is free and open to the public. All works may be purchased directly from the artists. An artists reception is plan from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, May 4, at the library. Go to www.heritage-guild.com.
Stageflight Theatre presents the musical comedy “Murders of 1940” at 7 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, April 30 to May 2 at Mountain Vista High School, 10585 Mountain Vista Ridge, Highlands Ranch. The creative team responsible for a recent Broadway flop, in which three chorus girls were murdered by the mysterious Stage Door Slasher, assemble for a backer’s audition of their new show at the Westchester estate of a wealthy angel. The house is replete with sliding panels, secret passageways and a German maid who is apparently four different people - all of whom figure in the comic mayhem that follows when the Slasher makes his reappearance and strikes again, and again. StageFlight Theatre is the production company of Mountain Vista High School. Tickets are available at showtix4u.com or at the door. Magician, Showroom Star Theatre of Dreams presents Tony Clark, magician and casino showroom star, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2, at 735 Park St., Castle Rock. In June, the theater welcomes Jeff McBride at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June 6, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 7. Reservations required; buy tickets online at tickets. amazingshows.com or call 303-660-6799. Go to www.AmazingShows.com. Sounds of Music Dinner Theater St. Andrew United Methodist Church presents “The Sounds of Music,” a dinner theater presentation featuring selections from “The Sound of Music,”“Les Miserable,”“Phantom of the Opera,” and more. Celebrate Mother’s Day weekend as the Charles Wesley Choir, the hand bell choirs, St. Andrew Sisters and other musicians perform at 6 p.m. Friday, May 8, and at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 9, at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Tickets include a professionally catered meal and musical presentation. Tickets are available online only at www.st-andrew-umc.com, and are on sale until Monday, May 4.
MUSIC/CONCERTS
Deep Space Comedy
Computer, Electronics Recycling
Electronic components contain materials that are very harmful to our environment. , so we provide a safe way to recycle computer and electronic equipment. Additional charge for TVs up to 42 inches. Suggested donation of $20 to benefit the Highlands Ranch Cultural Affairs Association and the Community Scholarship Fund. Also relying on your personal shredder or using a regular waste disposal service may not ensure that confidential information is being safely destroyed and can be more expensive than you think. Machines break down. Paper jams. When confidential paper hits the Dumpster, what then? Recycling taken from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at 9285 Hepburn St., Highlands Ranch. Contact www.HRCAonline. org or 303-791-2500.
Club Miami Concert
Castle Rock Orchestra presents its Club Miami concert, a tribute to Latin American dance, at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at First United Methodist Church, 1200 South St., Castle Rock. Concert will feature several tangos, including the famous La Cumparsita. Dance music from Cuba, Argentina, Mexico and Brazil will be highlighted, including both popular Danzon pieces by composers Marquez and Copland. Visit www.CastleRockOrchestra.org.
John Denver: Man for the World
Award-winning storyteller and writer John Stansfield will shine light on John Denver in a multi-media presentation at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Few individuals will ever achieve the level of fame that John Denver knew. Almost two decades after his death, his name is well-known and his music is recorded and sung throughout the world. Following the presentation, the audience is invited to learn more about Denver in a question and answer session. Stansfield is the author of “John Denver: Man for the World,” the first biography of John Denver to be published in more than a decade. Call 303-795-3961.
Deep Space Theatre presents Comedy Night shows that feature improve, standup comedians, videos and more. Next show is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, May 1, at 11020 S. Pikes Peak Drive, Parker. For these shows, reserve a table for your party, and then you bring your own dinner (or order from a local restaurant). Water and soda will be available for purchase. Call 720-675-7932.
Parents in Douglas County will get some useful tools and techniques to help improve communication with their teen during a free presentation at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at Fire Station 45, 16801 Northgate Drive, Parker. Program is presented by Lori Kelman, veteran TV/radio news anchor and reporter who has spent much of her career coaching teens. The presentation is a sneak peek into the nationally acclaimed Enhancing Teen Communication program, which provides communication skills training to teens to prepare them for employment, college and beyond. The interactive program uses role-play and mock scenarios to teach teens resume writing, public speaking, interviewing, writing with impact, how to market themselves, body language, proper tone and inflection, verbal conflict resolution, and eye contact.
May Day Celebration Calvin Weatherall will perform for a May Day celebration at each of Castle Country Assisted Living’s three houses on Friday, May 1. Weatherall will perform at 11 a.m. at Cantril House, 221 Cantril St., Castle Rock; at 1 p.m. at Valley House, 255 S. Valley Drive, Castle Rock; and at 3 p.m. at Victorian House, 19600 Victorian Drive, Parker. Known as “The Hat Man” for his colorful array of silly hats, Weatherall is a skilled entertainer who engages audiences with his extensive repertoire and contagious energy. He plays guitar, bass, harmonica, ukulele and mandolin. This event is free and open to the public but space is limited. For information or to RSVP, call 303-482-5552. Castle Country Assisted Living is a nonprofit organization serving seniors in Douglas County. Roaring 20s Dinner, Fundraiser The Weston Masonic Temple Association preservation committee presents The Roaring 20s dinner and entertainment fundraiser Saturday, May 2, at 5718 S. Rapp St., Littleton. Dinner (herb-baked chicken with tarragon mushroom sauce) is served from 4-6:30 p.m. Entertainment is from 4-5:30 p.m. by the Encore Jazz Band, and the silent auction. For tickets and information, call 303-794-4192 or 303-875-6851. Guided History Tours
2 PHOTOS: 5.2 DC Lamb Spring 1: The Miksch-Helmer Cabin is the oldest-
standing structure in the Chatfield area. Built in the 1860s by Amos Miksch, the historic cabin will be among a pair of stops for history buffs on May 2. Photo courtesy of Douglas County. 5.2 DC Lamb Spring 2: Members of the Helmer family stand at the cabin circa 1910. Photo courtesy of the Douglas County History Research Center. A pair of free tours on Saturday, May 2 will give area history buffs the opportunity to learn about some of Douglas County’s first inhabitants, from the mammoths of prehistoric times to the pioneering homesteaders of the 1860s. The guided tours will visit the Lamb Spring Archeological Preserve as well as the Miksch-Helmer Cabin, the latter of which is the oldest-standing structure in the Chatfield area. Registration is required; RSVP at www. lambspring.org. Call 303-660-7460 for information. Tours begin at 9:30 a.m. Furry Scurry
Young Voices Spring Concert Young Voices of Colorado presents its annual spring concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts, on the University of Denver campus. Tickets available at www.newmantix.com. Young Voices is a premier children’s choir celebrating its 25th season in the metro area. Go to www.youngvoices.org. Music Arts Festival Vendors and artists are needed to set up booths at the 10 annual Highlands Ranch Music Arts Festival. Register now through Friday, May 8. The festival is Saturday and Sunday, May 16-17, at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Contact info@ hrmafestival.org or visit www.hrmafestival.org. th
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Quilt Festival The Denver National Quilt Festival is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 30, to Saturday, May 2, at the Denver Mart. The theme is “Attitude @ Altitude.” The festival includes more than 500 quilts, garments and works of textile art. The festival also presents workshops and lectures for beginners to advanced textile artists. Go to www. quiltfest.com. Featured Artists Sharon Chinn, Fredia Cox and Suzanne Maxwell will be the featured artists in May at Solid Grounds Coffee House, 6504 S. Broadway, Littleton. Show runs from May 1-29; hours are 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday; 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. A variety of sizes and mediums of art are featured. Also during the month, artists will paint at the coffee house and will be available to discuss their art. All three artists are members of the Littleton Paint Box Guild. Go to http://paintboxguildlittleton.org/ Paint_Box_Guild_Littleton/Welcome.html. Student Showcase Arapahoe Community College plans its annual Multimedia, Graphic Design and Illustration Student Showcase through Friday, May 8 at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts at ACC. The festivities will include a reception with light refreshments from 5-7 p.m. Friday, May 1. Admission is free and the exhibit is open to the public. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday (open until 7 p.m. Tuesdays). Gallery is closed Saturdays and Sundays. The Colorado Gallery of the Arts is on the first floor of the ACC Annex building. Contact John Hall at john.hall@arapahoe.edu or 303-797-5916. Art Guild Member Exhibitions
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servatory’s bird banding station, which is open from 7:30-11 a.m. through Sunday, May 31. An ornithologist (bird researcher) will attach bands onto the legs of wild birds to help track their migratory path throughout the United States and beyond. The center is at 11280 S. Waterton Road. Contact info@denveraudubon.org or call 303-973-9530.
Members of the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County will have their nature-inspired paintings featured in exhibits at Parker and Porter Adventist hospitals. Exhibits are sponsored by the Healing Arts Program of the Rocky Mountain Adventist Healthcare Foundation in support of the two hospitals. The framed images on display will be available for sale as unframed originals. The information desk and gift shop at each hospital will each have a price list and contact information for purchasing the pieces. The Parker hospital exhibit is open from Tuesday, May 5 to Sunday, July 5, and features 12 paintings. Select pieces will remain at the facility’s Cancer Center through Aug. 5. The Porter hospital exhibit is open from Wednesday, May 6, to Monday, July 6, and features eight paintings. Go to www.heritage-guild.com. Gardens Summer Exhibitions Denver Botanic Gardens presents “Broken: Horse-Riding Textiles” from Saturday, May 9 to Sunday, Aug. 9 in the Gates Garden Court Gallery. Exhibit presents weavings that developed as a result of horse culture. The Gardens’ 2015 outdoor exhibition is “Deborah Butterfield: The Nature of Horses,” which runs from Saturday, May 23 to Sunday, Oct. 18. Butterfield’s life-size horses made of cast bronze wood will be displayed throughout the gardens, 1007 York St., Denver. Go to www.botanicgardens.org.
EVENTS
Bird Observatory Open Visitors to the Audubon Nature Center in May can watch research in action while seeing warblers, sparrows, woodpeckers, thrushes and other songbirds at Rocky Mountain Bird Ob-
The Dumb Friends League plans its Furry Scurry dog walk Saturday, May 2, at Washington Park in Denver. Animal lovers and their dogs are invited to enjoy a beautiful spring day while participating in the two-mile walk, followed by refreshments, contests, demonstrations and more than 150 pet-related vendors and sponsors at the “Flealess Market.” Registration includes a Furry Scurry event T-shirt. Participants can register as an individual or get a group together to form a team. Registration can be completed online at FurryScurry.org, at one of the Dumb Friends League shelter locations, or on event day starting at 7 a.m. The walk begins at 9 a.m. Participants are encouraged to collect additional donations from friends, family and co-workers to help make an even bigger difference for homeless pets. Kentucky Derby Celebration A Kentucky Derby celebration is planned from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Cherokee Ranch & Castle, 6113 Daniels Park Road, Sedalia. Enjoy appetizers, cocktails, lawn games and photo opportunities with real horses while supporting the Cherokee Ranch and Castle Foundation. Bowties and hats encouraged. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ kentucky-derby-celebration-tickets-15897581093?ref=enivtefor001&invite=Nzc1NzU4 Ny9wcmVzc3JlbGVhc2VzQGNjbmV3c3BhcGVycy5jb20vMA%3D%3D&utm_source=eb_ email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=inviteformalv2&ref=enivtefor001&u tm_term=attend. Companion Planting Have you hear of the Three Sisters of the garden? According to the Iroquois legend, corn, beans and squash are three inseparable sisters that only thrive when planted together. Roses love garlic, and tomatoes love basil. There is usually more than one reason why. Learn the science and the lore, and make companion planting a natural part of your garden. Program runs from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday, May 3, at Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver. Go to www. botanicgardens.org. Farmers’ and Street Markets The Highlands Ranch Community Association’s farmers’ and street markets are open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays from May 3 to Oct. 25, at Town Center, 9288 Dorchester St., Highlands Ranch. For details, pick up a Colorado Farm Fresh Directory at any HRC recreational center or go to http://hrcaonline.org/Classes-Camps-Activities/Events/CalendarEvents/ctl/viewdetail/mid/5667/itemid/7479/d/20150503. Interlibrary Loans Join the Highlands Ranch Genealogical Society at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 at the James H. LaRue Library for a presentation by Douglas County Library District librarian Amy Pfieffer on “Interlibrary Loans.” Did you know you can borrow books from other libraries, even if they are not in the Douglas County Library catalogue? Learn how to use this valuable service of our local library, for free. The library is at 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Cinco de Mayo Party Castle Country Assisted Living will host a Cinco de Mayo party at each of its three houses at noon Tuesday, May 5. Join Castle Country residents, staff and friends for an afternoon of festive music and food. Cantril House is at 221 Cantril St., Castle Rock; Valley House is at 255 S. Valley Drive, Castle Rock; and Victorian House is located at 19600 Victorian Drive, Parker. This event is free and open to the public but space is limited. For more information or to RSVP, call 303-482-5552. Castle Country Assisted Living is a nonprofit organization serving seniors in Douglas County. New Fiction Titles Book lovers can hear all about new fiction titles from the experts at the Douglas County Libraries branch in Castle Pines, 7437 Village Square Drive, Unit 100. Program is at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, and will include door prizes. Individuals and book club members encouraged to attend. Register at 303-791-7323 or go to www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Legion Post Meeting The May general membership meeting of the George C. Evans American Legion Post 103 is Wednesday, May 6, at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Activities scheduled for Memorial Day, May 25, 2015, and member participation will be discussed, along with regular business. Calendar continues on Page 18
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Library Experience Adults with special needs will enjoy a special library experience at 1 p.m. Thursday. May 7, at the Douglas County Libraries branch in Parker, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive. Activities will be tailored to the audience, and may include library tours, read-aloud and story discussions, current events and lessons in technology. Register at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Spring Plant Sale, Preview Party Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver, presents its annual spring plant sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9. This year’s sale focuses on the importance of pollinators by offering more pollinator-attracting plants and a pre-designed garden layout themed for pollinators. Shoppers are encouraged to bring their own wagons, carts, wheelbarrow or boxes. Members get 10 percent off purchases; admission to the sale is free. A preview party for the sale is planned from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, May 7. Cost includes appetizers, wine and beer, along with early access to the plants. Go to www.botanicgardens. org. New DAR Chapter The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is looking to form a new chapter in Castle Rock. A prospective member workshop is Saturday, May 9, and will provide information on the mission and purpose of DAR, and will also provide methods and suggestions for tracing ancestors back to a Revolutionary War Patriot. All women who can document descent from a Revolutionary War Patriot are encouraged to consider the benefits of joining DAR. Volunteers can help with research to apply for membership. Go to www.DAR.org or contact state organizing secretary Paula Lasky at 303-690-5168 for information or to RSVP for one of the workshops. Elk Foundation Banquet The 14th annual Castle Rock Chapter Banquet for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at the Douglas County Events Center. Dinner will be served followed by a live auction, silent auction, raffle and prize drawings. Contact Beth Hassett at 303-470-8219 for information and tickets. Household Chemical Roundup The next Douglas County Household Chemical Roundup is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at the Parker Joint Services Center, 17801 E. Plaza Drive. To enter the site, turn right onto Plaza Drive from southbound Twenty Mile Road. Residents are encouraged to register in advance to decrease wait time. Go to http:// www.tchd.org/250/Home-Chemical-Waste for information and to register. Call 303-846-6249. Bird Banding Breakfast The Audubon Society of Greater Denver, 9308 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton, plans its Mother’s Day Bird Banding Breakfast on Sunday, May 10. Mothers are admitted free. See wild songbirds up close and personal while taking in the beauty of the Audubon Nature Center and Chatfield State Park. After a continental breakfast, enjoy a leisurely spring hike and a visit to our popular bird banding station. Contact 303-973-9530, www.denveraudubon.org or communityoutreach@denveraudubon.org.
HEALTH
Passive Solar Greenhouse Growing Penn and Cord Parmenter have been growing food in their passive solar sustainable greenhouse for 12 years. They will share their expertise from 1-3:30 p.m. Friday, May 1, at Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver. Matching appropriate plants to the microclimates in the greenhouse is crucial. Favorite foods, herbs and flowers are discussed, along with forcing plants for seed production, overwintering potted plants and succession planting for a yearround harvest. Go to www.botanicgardens.org. Super Small Space Container Gardening Apartment, condo and patio home dwellers who are short on outdoor space will learn about good container culture, soil, light, water, fertilizers, pesticides, frost protection, and how to create vertical support. Class runs from 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 2, at Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver. Class participants also will learn how to create mixed containers of vegetables, flowers and herbs. Go to www.botanicgardens.org. Health Alliance Meeting South Metro Health Alliance presents luncheons that include panel discussions, audience feedback and statistics of stigma reduction and learning. The next meeting is from 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7 in Highlands Rach, and from 6-8:30 p.m. Monday, May 11, at the University of Phoenix, 10004 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree. Go to www.SMHACO.org. Kill That 5k The GoRuck 5K provides the cardio of a 5K with the strength training of rucking with weights. Participants walk with a rucksack on their backs filled with sandbags in weights that correlate with their body type and fitness level. The GoRuck Kill That 5K is Saturday, May 9, at Cherokee Ranch and Castle in Sedalia. Onsite registration and event preparation will begin at 3 p.m., and the 5K begins at 5:30 p.m. Participants are required to bring their ruck, a.k.a. backpack, and weight (20 pounds for women, 30 pounds for men and 45 pounds for the elite men or women). Go to http://www. goruck.com/kill-that-5k/c/51 for details and to register. Healthier Living Colorado A program to help people face the challenges of living with an ongoing health condition such as heart disease, lung condition, diabetes or arthritis will meet from 1-3:30 p.m. Mondays, through May 18, at University Family Medicine, Park Meadows, 8080 E. Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree. The class is free and open to the community. For information and to register, contact Maripat Gallas, 303-984-1845 or maripat@coaw.org. Go to www. coaw.org. Pedaling 4 Parkinson The Pedaling 4 Parkinson’s bike ride is Saturday, June 13, at
May 1, 2015 Sweetwater Park in Lone Tree. The ride will have three routes: Century (100 miles), Metric Century (62 miles) and a 10-mile ride. The fundraiser will benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. The ride starts at 7 a.m. An expo will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Riders will be treated to lunch, a beer garden, live music, sponsor booths and activities. Live music will continue into the evening as Lone Tree presents the first show of its summer concert series. Registration is now open at www.pedaling4parkinsons.org
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American Legion Scholarship The American Legion’s George C. Evans Post 103 in Littleton will award six $500 scholarships to descendants (children, grandchildren, great grandchildren) of honorably discharged veterans. The descendant must live in the geographic area south of Hampden Avenue, north of C-470, west of I-25, and east of C-470. The applicant must be a high school senior (including home-schooled students) with a cumulative 2.5 grade-point average and who plans to enroll in an institution of higher learning. The scholarship must be used in one year. Application information can be found at www. legionpost103.org, or by calling Ed Piesch at 720-287-2108 or Fred Himmelsbach at 303-798-5034. Complete applications must be received by Friday, May 1. A panel of Post 103 family members will select winners based on their application package. Scholarship recipients will be notified by June 1 2015. Wildfire Mitigation, Prep Workshop Wildfire season has returned to Colorado, and Douglas County wants its residents to be prepared. A free workshop scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 2, at the Douglas County Events Center, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock, will provide information about wildfire hazard reduction techniques, community wildfire mitigation and preparedness efforts, evacuation planning and insurance needs. Coffee and snacks will be provided. RSVP to jalexand@ douglas.co.us by Friday, April 24. Go to http://www.douglas.co.us/ land/wildfire-mitigation/wildfirepreparedness/.
NORTHGLENN SOCCER REUNION Rec and Thunder players, coaches, referees, from the 1960’s and 70’s.
May 9 2015 at 5 pm
At the American Legion. 11081 Irma Dr. Potluck and Cash Bar
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Warriors top local teams at Liberty Bell
Entries from 57 schools competed in Littleton
By Tom Munds
tmunds@colorado communitymedia.com
Placing in the top six in an event and earning team points proved a major challenge since more than 1,000 athletes took part in the events at the Liberty Bell Invitational Track and Field Meet at Littleton Public Schools Stadium. The stadium floor became a riot of colors as uniformed athletes warmed up and competed April 24 and 25. Fort Collins won the girls division team title with 84 points. Arapahoe finished fourth with 38 points, and Heritage was 33rd with six points. The team total for the Warriors got a boost as Arapahoe’s Julia Hall took first place in the 200-meter dash and the 400-meter run. She also joined forces with Hannah Carlson, Emma Landen and Sarah Slack to win the 4 x 200-meter relay and the same team won the 4 x 400 relay. Fountain Fort Carson won the team title in the boys division with 94 points. Arapahoe was eighth with 31 points, Heritage finished 1oth with 26 points and Littleton was 11th with 25 points. Chris Delaney won the shot put event for Arapahoe with a throw of 52 feet, 4 inches while Austin Lienemann was third in the 300-meter hurdles. Littleton’s Noah Mcghee was second in the finals of the 100-meter dash and Littleton’s relay teams took fourth in the 4 x 100 and the 4 x 200 events. The Eagles team point total was boosted by a second place finish in the shot put by Weston Gardner and a fourth place finish by the Heritage 4 x 400-meter relay team. Hugo Ogilvie competed in the triple jump for Littleton. “I started competing in pole vault because dad did it,” he said. “Then I tried the jumps and found I really liked them. I only started doing triple jump a couple weeks ago because we needed someone to com-
Arapahoe 4 x 200 relay team member Nick Fisher passes the baton to Ray Haas during one of the event heat races at the April 25 Liberty Bell Invitational Track Meet. The Warriors’ time of 1:34.78 placed them 13th in the field of 25 relay teams. Photos by Tom Munds pete in the event. So my goal is to do well and try to set a personal best distance with every jump.” Heritage tack coaches Brian Runyon and Jill McCormick were directors for the Liberty Bell meet. “It takes a lot of time plus a lot of help from our more than 45 adults and from all the kids from our school helping with the event,” Runyon said. “I think the biggest challenge is organizing all the logistics so every thing moves smoothly.” McCormick agreed. “Being a meet director for an event like this presents a lot of challenges but it is made easier by all those who pitch in to help us,” she said. “I understand the Liberty Bell has grown in size and the number of schools participating. I think that is because this is a good time of year for a meet like this. We try to make sure all the activities run smoothly and just hope for good weather like we have today.”
Littleton’s Elizabeth Fawn has a short lead on Maddie Martinez of Heritage as they run the anchor leg in one of the sprint medley relay races at the April 25 Liberty Bell Invitational Track Meet. Martinez passed Fawn as the Eagles won the heat race. Heritage finished seventh and Littleton was eighth in the final standings for the 24 teams that competed in the event.
SPORTS ROUNDUP Girls Soccer
Cherry Creek 2, Arapahoe 1 (2OT) - For the second time in a week, No. 10 Arapahoe fell to a golden goal in the second extra-time, this loss coming at home to Cherry Creek on April 23. Danielle Babb scored the opening goal of the game for Arapahoe before Cherry Creek’s Libby Geraghty and Annie Grillo responded to first equalize and then win the match. Smoky Hill 2, Arapahoe 1 (2OT) Tenth-ranked Arapahoe allowed a secondhalf equalizer and the game-winner after 12 minutes of play in extra time to fall at home in league play to Smoky Hill on April 21. Freshman Haley Archuleta scored her first goal in the loss. ThunderRidge 2, Heritage 1 - The Eagles scored a second-half goal but could not pull the upset on No. 1 ThunderRidge on April 25. Heritage played the three top-ranked teams in Class 5A this week to s combined score line of 7-1 through the three matches. Mountain Vista 4, Heritage 0 - Heritage surrendered three goals in the first half and could not find the scoring column despite 10 shots in a league loss on April 23. Mountain Vista entered the contest ranked second in the Class 5A Girls Soccer rankings and riding a 12-game win streak. Rock Canyon 1, Heritage 0 -Heritage allowed a first-half goal and could not convert any of its 12 shots as the Eagles fell at home in league play on April 21. Rock Canyon entered the match ranked third in CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A Girls Soccer rankings. Littleton 1, D’Evelyn 0 - Littleton, ranked 10th in Class 4A Girls Soccer by CHSAAnow.com, held D’Evelyn off the score sheet to record its fifth-consecutive shutout win in league play on April 23. Freshman Sarah Gray provided the only goal, her sixth of the season. Littleton 7, Conifer 0 - Littleton’s
shutout on the road at Conifer on April 21 was the fourth-consecutive league shutout win for the Lions and Shayna Watkins has spent all 320 minutes of that streak in goal for Littleton. In the win over Conifer, the Lions got two goals from Laura Puchino and a goal apiece from Carli Murray, Anna Newby, Sam Sanson, Sarah Gray, and Caroline Montgomery. Cherry Creek 8, Overland 0 - The Bruins won their fifth-consecutive match with a win on the road over league opponent Overland on April 21. Emma Maloney, Allison Tuttle, Mallory Plachy, Claire Shrier, Libby Geraghty, Annie Grillo, and Gretta LaCouture each scored in the win. Cherry Creek 1, Columbine 0 - Cherry Creek defeated defending Class 5A State Champion Columbine at home in league play on April 20. Gretta LaCouture score the match’s only goal on an Alexa Groesser assist.
Boys Lacrosse
Cherry Creek 9, Arapahoe 6 - Cherry Creek, ranked atop CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A Boys Lacrosse rankings, stayed undefeated on the season by knocking off No. 5 Arapahoe at LPS Stadium on April 22. Max Tennant led the offense with four goals and two assists and Benton Adams set up a wall in net to record 11 saves. Brian Wilson led Arapahoe with a goal and two assists. Littleton 10, Pueblo West 9 - Littleton held off a 4-goal fourth quarter from Pueblo West to win on the road in league play on April 24. Donovan Crabtree scored three times and notched two assists and Will Gast scored four times in the win. Valor Christian 9, Littleton 8 - Littleton held a 5-3 halftime lead over undefeated, No. 1-ranked Valor but let the upset get away from them and were defeated on the road on April 22. Nathan Goddard scored three times and Donovan Crabtree scored twice as Joe Timm racked up five points
with a goal and four assists for Littleton. Heritage 11, Rangeview 2 - After beginning the season with 10 consecutive losses, the Eagles have responded with a threegame win streak after a win over Rangeview on April 23. Heritage did not allow a goal until the fourth quarter. Heritage 16, George Washington 3 Heritage backed up their first win of the season to win back-to-back games, this one coming in convincing fashion on the road on April 20. Keaton Komatz finished with four goals and three ground balls and Tristan Kellin added three goals, four ground balls, and two assists in the win. Joe Wilkins and Zachary Lacount combined to make five saves in goal.
Girls Lacrosse
Grandview 12, Heritage/Littleton 11 The Gryphons let a 6-4 lead at the halftime break disappear in a road loss against Grandview on April 24. Heritage/Littleton 16, Rangeview 2 - The Gryphons led 15-1 at the halftime intermission to cruise to the first win of the season at Rangeview on April 21. Arapahoe 20, Eaglecrest 1 - Arapahoe took out their frustration from a loss in their previous game with a demolition of Eaglecrest on the road in league play on April 24. Atlee Witt, Jenna Boh, Kienan Linhardt, and Caroline Brune each scored twice as 16 different Warriors scored in the win. Cherry Creek 14, Mullen 9 - Caroline Perry scored four goals and Eliza Radochonski scored three times as Cherry Creek remained undefeated against in-state opponents with a home win over Mullen on April 24. Cherry Creek 13, Arapahoe 11 - Topranked Cherry Creek defeated fifth-ranked Arapahoe at the Stutler Bowl on April 22. Caroline Perry led the Bruins attack to scored five goals and Eliza Radochonski
scored three goals and assisted two others. Arapahoe 14, Ralston Valley 12 - The Warriors secured a second-half comeback victory in a battle of top-1o teams at Arapahoe on April 20. Arapahoe, ranked fifth in CHSAANow.com’s Girls Lacrosse rankings, used six goals from Alexis Linhardt and four more from Kienan Linhardt to defeat No. 10 Ralston Valley. Samantha Thompson saved 12-of-24 shots on her goal.
Baseball
Cherry Creek 3, Eaglecrest 2 (8 innings) - The contest between Cherry Creek and Eaglecrest was scoreless until both teams scored twice in the seventh inning and Cherry Creek won in the eighth inning on April 25. Tanner O’Tremba hit a tworun home run in the seventh and Blake Benedetti drove in the winning run. Blake Goldsberry earned the win with eight strikeouts in seven innings and allowing two runs on two hits. Cody Wood struck out two in a scoreless eighth inning for the save. Cherry Creek 6, Mullen 5 - The Bruins scored twice in the top of the seventh and held off a three-run rally in the bottom of the inning to defeat Mullen in league play on April 24. Tanner O’Tremba struck out 10 over 6.2 innings of work to pick up the win and went 2-for-3 at the plate with a home run, double, and two RBIs. Parker Jax hit a solo home run in the win. Cherry Creek 12, Overland 1 - Nate Gill held Overland to an unearned run on four hits in 4.1 innings while recording six strikeouts to lift the Bruins to their sixthstraight win at home on April 23. Ten Bruins scored runs in the contest with Andre Chavez and Tanner O’Tremba the only two to score twice. Cherry Creek 6, Overland 2 - Aeneas Roundup continues on Page 21
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Bruins stave off Warriors Cherry Creek holds on for 13-11 victory By By Jim Benton
jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia. com Cherry Creek senior midfielder Caroline Perry didn’t like what was happening in the second half and did something about it to lead the Bruins to a 13-11 Centennial League victory over visiting Arapahoe on April 22. Creek, top-ranked in the CHSAANow. com Class 5A girls lacrosse poll, held a 10-6 lead over fifth-ranked Arapahoe at the intermission, but the Warriors made the game close in the second half.
Arapahoe pulled to within 10-8 when Perry scored with 11:26 remaining in the game. The Warriors got to within 11-10 on a Kienan Linhardt goal, but Perry answered with a goal at the 7:51 mark to keep the Bruins ahead by two goals. Arapahoe’s Elizabeth Pierpont pulled the Warriors once again to within a goal with 6:35 left to play, but Perry assisted on a goal by Lizzie Erickson less than two minutes later to seal the victory for Creek. “Second half we kind of let up a little bit,” said Perry. “We lost our momentum a bit but we knew towards the end we needed to keep our lead, then we stalled at the end to keep possession and make sure we could come through. We just wanted to pull through to get the job done.” Key moments: Cherry Creek was trail-
ing 5-4 in the first half and scored six unanswered goals in a span of 2:08. The Bruins scored four of those goals in 44 seconds. Perry, Eliza Radochonski and Audrey Hummel each had two goals during the sixgoal flurry. “We all just brought it together,” explained Perry. “We knew we could do the bam, bam, bam, pass, catch shoot, and we just figured it out.” Key players/statistics: Perry had five goals and Radochonski three for the Bruins, who lost to Arapahoe 12-11 during the regular season last year but beat the Warriors 11-10 in the state playoffs. Alexis Linhardt and Atlee Witt each had three goals for Arapahoe. They said it: “That was awesome,” Creek coach Kathryn Ames said of the Bru-
ins’ six-goal flurry near the end of the first half. “When our shooters are on we just light it up and just keep going, keep driving. That’s what we want to expand and just make that bigger and bigger and keep doing that longer in the game. That’s what we always talk about is to make those good periods longer.” “We beat them by a goal last year and they beat us by one goal in the playoffs,” said Arapahoe coach Stacy Birlson. “I’m sure we’ll see them again this season.” Going forward: Cherry Creek ends the regular season with a non-league game May 1 against Denver East. Arapahoe plays at Conifer April 30 and faces Heritage/Littleton May 1 in a pair on non-league tuneups for the state playoffs in which first round games must be completed by May 6.
Littleton’s fearsome foursome look for wins Playoffs not out of the question for the Lions By Scott Stocker
Special to Colorado Community Media It’s been an up-and-down season, to date, for the Littleton baseball team. The players and their coach want it to end on a high note. Littleton currently carries an 8-8 overall record and is 3-4 in the 4A Jefferson County League. The Lions, coached by Micah Bernhardt, have scored 105 runs while allowing 134. Their biggest victory came against Valor Christian, 17-7, while their biggest loss was to top-ranked D’Evelyn, 17-0. “We’ve played a lot of good teams with a lot of quality players,” Bernhardt said. “And, it’s been the quality teams that have beat us. We’ve been able to show up and we’ve had some good production from the boys, despite our losses.”
Littleton began the season with three straight wins against Rangeview, Vista Peak and Palmer. Then came the Lions’ first loss to Heritage, before they began a trip to Arizona. Littleton lost its first two games to their out-of-state Glendale foes, Kellis and Copper Canyon High Schools, before a win against Moon Valley, out of Phoenix. Helping to lead the way for Littleton this season has been the foursome of senior Joey Drennan, juniors Christian Corah and Daylan Nickless and sophomore Jarrod Dreiling. “Christian is our special designated hitter and a pitcher,” Bernhardt said. “He’s our leadoff hitter and he has been phenomenal. He has those great at-bats for us and he just goes out and does his part.” Corah was well pleased with the way the season got underway. “It has been a pretty good season and there is a lot of interaction among us,” Corah said. “We have good leadership and that’s helped all of us focus on what we
need to accomplish. Our confidence has helped us play a lot better.” First baseman Drennan has been a leader this season among the seniors. “He’s a quality batter and he is our power guy,” Bernhardt said. “He just does a good job putting the ball in play. He’s not always going to hit the home run, but he just seems to be good at placing the ball and getting it into play.” That’s just what Drennan strives to do. “This is our first year in 4A and our goal is to make the playoffs,” Drennan said. “We just want to stay focused and we’re trying to get to the playoffs. Most of us are multiple sport athletes and that’s helped us.” Nickless, a shortstop and pitcher, has come around strong for Littleton, much to the liking of his coach. “He just works hard to succeed and he makes us better. He is a kid that can also go out and lead,” Bernhardt said. Nickless also feels that Littleton is not out of the playoff picture, yet. “We’ve got a good chance to reach the
playoffs, and we’ve done a lot better this season than the past few,” Nickless said. We had a good trip to Arizona, and it was the first time in four seasons that we’ve been able to win a game there.” While only a sophomore, Dreiling, catcher for Littleton, has had a fine season to date. “Jarrod has been a force for us and he has learned a lot on the fly this season,” Bernhardt said. “He is our second-best hitter right now, and he just wants to put the ball in play.” The first season on the varsity has been emotionally uplifting for Dreiling. “It’s been an awesome first year for me and I just hope to be a leader on and off the field,” Dreiling said. “I think we’ve got a close knit group of guys. We hang out together and that’s helped us to build a strong unit. I like to bring energy, have fun and not stress out about everything. A lot of good stuff is helping us to have a good time this season.”
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Roberson led third-ranked Cherry Creek to a league t win on the road on April 21 by going 4-for-4 with two RBIs. t Carter Van Gytenbeek allowed two unearned runs on three - hits while striking out eight batters in six innings of work. d Cherry Creek 9, Mullen 6 - Third-ranked Cherry Creek p used a seven run opening inning to hand No. 7 Mullen its t first league loss on the season at Cherry Creek on April 20. d Tanner O’Tremba recorded three hits with a double and two RBIs as Aeneas Roberson and Parker Jax each drove in d two runs. ” Castle View 4, Heritage 2 - Heritage dropped a league m contest at home against Castle View on April 23 despite a strong performance on the mound and at the plate from e Dalton Thorpe. Thorpe allowed two runs on two hits, both y runs on a first-inning home run, in six innings on the t mound and drove a run in with a RBI single. Heritage 4, Chaparral 0 - Alex Null threw a complete game, three-hit shutout to lead Heritage to a win at home s over Chaparral in league play on April 20. Owen Reynolds d drove in two runs in a three-hit day for Heritage. Heritage 18, Ponderosa 14 - The Eagles snapped a five-game skid with a win in a slugfest at Class 4A No. 7 Ponderosa on April 20. Casey Opitz led the offense finishing 4-for-6 at the plate with a home run, five RBIs, and three runs scored. Dalton Thorpe homered, drove in three runs, and scored three times and Bill Moreland homered and drove in two runs. Arapahoe 10, Overland 1 - Jacob Goodman homered and doubled as part of a 2-for-3 day at the plate to drive in six runs in a win over Overland in league play on April 25. Aaron Baughman and Cole Nourse combined to allow only one run without allowing a hit in the seven-inning game. Arapahoe 13, Smoky Hill 1 - Arapahoe scored 13 runs in the first three innings of a five-inning league win at home over Smoky Hill on April 24. William Metherd drove in four runs and Jacob Goodman drove in three. Trevor Johnson allowed an unearned run on two hits over five innings on the mound for the win. Eaglecrest 4, Arapahoe 0 - The Warriors were limited to three hits in road shutout in league play at Eaglecrest on April 23. Max Whitehead, Clay Hanson, and Jack Berning recorded the hits for Arapahoe. Arapahoe 7, Eaglecrest 1 - Garrett Connor helped Arapahoe rebound from back-to-back league losses by tossing seven innings and allowing one run on five hits in a home, league win over Eaglecrest on April 21. Max Whitehead and Jacob Goodman each hit a solo home run and Clay Hanson drove in three runs for Arapahoe. Smoky Hill 6, Arapahoe 1 - Arapahoe was held to a single hit in a league loss on the road at Smoky Hill on April 20. The Warriors drew three walks as they were held four base runners in the loss. Littleton 18, Golden 4 - A 12-run third inning sparked
the Lions to a five-inning league win at home on April 25. Joe Drennan went 2-for-3 at the plate with a home run, a double, four RBIs, and two runs scored. Christian Corah finished 3-for-3 with three RBIs and four runs scored. Littleton 4, Conifer 3 - The Lions won their seventh game of the season, overcoming the total wins of the last three seasons combined, in a league win at home on Conifer on April 21. Christian Corah pitched two scoreless innings in relief and went 1-for-3 with a triple, a RBI, and a run scored. Joe Drennan hit a solo home run in the win. Evergreen 9, Littleton 3 - Littleton fell to CHSAANow. com’s Class 4A No. 2 Evergreen on the road on April 18. The Lions led 3-0 after two innings before Evergreen’s offense came alive. Christian Corah went 2-for-4 at the plate with two doubles, two RBIs, and a run scored. Jarod Drieling finished with two singles and a RBI.
Continental League at Plum Creek - Heritage - 4th Delaney Benson shot a 9-0ver-par 81 to finish in seventhplace as the top finisher for Heritage at the Continental League at Plum Creek on April 21. Glenmoor Invitational - Cherry Creek (10th), Arapahoe (14th), Heritage (18th) - Cherry Creek, Arapahoe, and Heritage took part in a Jeffco competition at the Glenmoor Invitational in a 24-team competition on April 20. Hannah Fey carded a 13-over-par 84 to finish in 12th place individually for Cherry Creek. Arapahoe’s low golfer McKenna Grigsby finished in 39th place.
Girls Tennis
Cherry Creek 7, Chatfield 0 - Cherry Creek swept each of the seven matches with Chatfield in straight sets on April 21 to improve to 12-1 in matches this season. Heritage 6, Ponderosa 1 - Heritage picked up two wins from its freshmen Singles players and swept the four Doubles matches to defeat Ponderosa on April 23. Heritage 4, Rock Canyon 3 - Heritage won two Doubles matches and two freshmen won Singles matches in a win over Rock Canyon on April 21. Caitlin Hearty improved to 7-2 on the season with a win in 2 Singles and Lauren Thomas matched Hearty’s season record at 7-2. Littleton 5, Arvada West 2 - The Lions won two Singles and three Doubles matches to defeat Arvada West on April 20. Anna Sonju and Lauren Sehgal won in Singles play for Littleton. Doubles wins came from tandems of Rachel Pearson/Madeline Hicks, Reganne Fornstrom/Tian McGuire, and Abbey Vankooten/Annalise Froelich.
Boys Track and Field
Jeffco Qualifier #4 - Littleton - 9th - The Lions’ Aron Pino finished as runner—up in the shot put and discus to lead Littleton at the Jeffco Qualifier #4 in Lakewood on April 21. Tyler Hatfield-Woodard finished in third place in the discus.
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Public Notices Public Trustees Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0123-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 3, 2015, 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) CAROL E. FOLTZ Original Beneficiary(ies) LIBERTY REVERSE MORTGAGE COMPANY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt ONEWEST BANK N.A. Date of Deed of Trust June 08, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 15, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6088581 Original Principal Amount $279,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $83,360.36 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. THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE SAID COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE AND STATE OF COLORADO, TO WIT: LOT 82, BLOCK 3, WOLHURST LANDING. Also known by street and number as: 2857 WEST ROWLAND AVENUE, LITTLETON, CO 80120. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 06/24/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 4/30/2015 Last Publication: 5/28/2015 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 Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 DATE: 03/03/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Kelly Murdock #46915 Eve M. Grina #43658 Courtney E Wright #45482 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 15-006692 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. 0123-2015 First Publication: 4/30/2015 Last Publication: 5/28/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS CRS 38-38-111(2.5b)(3a,b,d)(5) PUBLIC TRUSTEE SALE NO. 0786-2014 To: Record Owner of the property as of the recording of the Notice of Election and Demand or other person entitled. You are advised that there are overbid funds due you. This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust and Notice of Election and Demand: Name of Record Owner as evidenced on the Notice of Election and Demand or other person entitled Joseph A George Address of Record Owner as evidenced on the recorded instrument evidencing the owner's interest 7108 S Bryant Street, Littleton, CO 80120 Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 21, 2013 Recording Information D3034843 Recording Date of Notice of Election and Demand July 08, 2014 Recording Information of Notice of Election and Demand D4059662
Joseph A George Address of Record Owner as evidenced on the recorded instrument evidencing the owner's interest 7108 S Bryant Street, Littleton, CO 80120 Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 21, 2013 Recording Information D3034843 Recording Date of Notice of Election and Demand July 08, 2014 Recording Information of Notice of Election and Demand D4059662 Legal Description of Property LOT 82, BLOCK 1, WOLHURST LANDING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Street Address of Property 7108 S Bryant Street, Littleton, CO 80120
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NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS I sold at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on 1/14/15, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, to the highest and best bidder for cash, the real property described above. An overbid was realized from the sale and, unless the funds are claimed by the owner or other persons entitled thereto within five years from the date of sale, the funds due to you will be transferred to the general fund of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, or to the State Treasurer as part of the "Unclaimed Property Act", pursuant to Colorado law. First Publication: 4/2/15 Last Publication: 4/30/15 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Date: 2/23/15 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Diana Springfield, Chief Deputy, for Public Trustee ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 Legal Notice NO. 0786-2014 First Publication: 4/2/15 Last Publication: 4/30/15 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0058-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 6, 2015, 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) Paul E. Howald and Kathryn L. Howald Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BOJO, LLC Date of Deed of Trust August 31, 2004 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 09, 2004 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B4161260 Original Principal Amount $65,250.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $137,443.00 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 5, BLOCK 3, THE HIGHLANDS 460 FILING NO. 6 AMENDED, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 2844 E. Nichols Circle, 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, 05/27/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 4/2/2015 Last Publication: 4/30/2015 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 Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 DATE: 02/06/2015 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: Joseph A. Murr #14427 Murr Siler & Accomazzo, P.C. 410 17th St, #2400, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 5342277 Attorney File # 8460.002 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.: 0058-2015 First Publication: 4/2/2015 Last Publication: 4/30/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
Public Trustees Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0054-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 4, 2015, 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) MIGUEL J. PORRAS and SANDRA C. PORRAS Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR PINNACLE MORTGAGE GROUP, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Date of Deed of Trust March 12, 2007 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 23, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B7036908 Original Principal Amount $164,800.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $149,209.73 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 4, BLOCK 8, STARK BROTHERS WOODLAWN ADDITION, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 5636 SOUTH ELMWOOD STREET, LITTLETON, CO 80120. 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, 05/27/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 4/2/2015 Last Publication: 4/30/2015 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 Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 DATE: 02/04/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Kelly Murdock #46915 Eve M. Grina #43658 Courtney E Wright #45482 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 14-004410 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.: 0054-2015 First Publication: 4/2/2015 Last Publication: 4/30/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0084-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 18, 2015, 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) Ivan Leonard Fears Jr Original Beneficiary(ies) Liberty Savings Bank, F.S.B. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Liberty Savings Bank, F.S.B.. Date of Deed of Trust March 24, 2008 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 07, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B8040425 Original Principal Amount $79,100.00
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described Deed of Trust: On February 18, 2015, 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) Ivan Leonard Fears Jr Original Beneficiary(ies) Liberty Savings Bank, F.S.B. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Liberty Savings Bank, F.S.B.. Date of Deed of Trust March 24, 2008 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 07, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B8040425 Original Principal Amount $79,100.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $65,336.79
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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: 7110 S Gaylord St K04, 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, 06/10/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 4/16/2015 Last Publication: 5/14/2015 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 Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 DATE: 02/18/2015 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: Irvin Borenstein #10860 Michelle Tanner #19409 Borenstein & Associates, LLC 13111 East Briarwood Ave., Suite 340, Centennial, CO 80112 (303) 768-0200 Attorney File # 14-00490 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 0084-2015 Exhibit A SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. K-4, THE GLENN OAKS CONDOMINIUMS PHASE ONE ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION RECORDED JANUARY 28, 1980 IN THE BOOK 3161 AT PAGE 436, THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION RECORDED FEBRUARY 01, 1980 IN BOOK 3164 AT PAGE 454 AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED JANUARY 28, 1980 IN PLAT BOOK 43 AT PAGES 29 THROUGH 45, ARAPAHOE COUNTY RECORDS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Legal Notice NO.: 0084-2015 First Publication: 4/16/2015 Last Publication: 5/14/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0108-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 25, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s) TIMOTHY PEEPGRASS, HENRY F PEEPGRASS, and CHRISTINE D PEEPGRASS Original Beneficiary(ies) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust April 25, 2012 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 07, 2012 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D2049118 Original Principal Amount $255,697.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $245,087.66 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 9, BLOCK 26, FIRST AMENDED PLAT OF SOUTHWIND SUBDIVISION FILING NO, 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 7164 S PENNSYLVANIA ST, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN
Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 4/23/2015 THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE Last Publication: 5/21/2015 A FIRST LIEN. of Publication: Littleton Independent LOT 9, BLOCK 26, FIRST AMENDED To advertise your publicName call 303-566-4100 IFnotices THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO PLAT OF SOUTHWIND SUBDIVISION A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILING NO, 3, COUNTY OF ARFILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE APAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; Also known by street and number as: 7164 S PENNSYLVANIA ST, CENTENNIIF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A AL, CO 80122. LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLTHE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN ATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECOF THE DEED OF TRUST. TION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER NOTICE OF SALE MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANsecured by the Deed of Trust, described CIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FOREin said Deed of Trust. CLOSURE PROCESS. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. Colorado Attorney General on Wednesday, 06/17/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real propFederal Consumer Financial erty and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Protection Bureau Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for P.O. Box 4503 the purpose of paying the indebtedness Iowa City, Iowa 52244 provided in said Evidence of Debt se(855) 411-2372 cured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' DATE: 02/27/2015 fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purCynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for chaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorprovided by law. ado First Publication: 4/23/2015 By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee Last Publication: 5/21/2015 The name, address, business telephone Name of Publication: Littleton Independent number and bar registration number of the IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO attorney(s) representing the legal holder of A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO the indebtedness is: FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE Holly Shilliday #24423 BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; Iman Tehrani #44076 Joan Olson #28078 IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A Erin Robson #46557 LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLMcCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E ArATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A apahoe Road, Suite 150, Centennial, CO SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SEC80112 (877) 369-6122 TION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBIAttorney File # CO-14-654115-JS TION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECThe Attorney above is acting as a debt TION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER collector and is attempting to collect a MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE debt. Any information provided may be COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, used for that purpose. THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINAN©Public Trustees' Association CIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), of Colorado Revised 1/2015 OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORE0109-2015 Exhibit A CLOSURE PROCESS. CONDOMINIUM UNIT F-7, THE GLENN OAKS CONDOMINIUM PHASE THREE, Colorado Attorney General ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor RECORDED FEBRUARY 28, 1980 IN Denver, Colorado 80203 BOOK 3161 AT PAGE 436, THE FIRST (800) 222-4444 AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION RECORDED FEBRUARY 1, 1980 IN BOOK Federal Consumer Financial 3164 AT PAGE 454, SECOND AMENDProtection Bureau MENT TO DECLARATION RECORDED P.O. Box 4503 MARCH 27, 1950 IN BOOK 3293 AT Iowa City, Iowa 52244 PAGE 68, THIRD AMENDMENT TO DE(855) 411-2372 CLARATION RECORDED MAY 28, 1980 IN BOOK 3221 AT PAGE 762, AND DATE: 02/25/2015 SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO DECLARACynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for TION RECORDED MAY 28, 1980 IN the County of Arapahoe, State of ColorBOOK 3221 AT PAGE 777 AND THE ado MAP OF THE GLENN OAKS CONBy: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee DOMINIUM PHASE THREE RECORDED The name, address, business telephone MAY 28, 1980 IN BOOK 45 AT PAGE 21, number and bar registration number of the COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF attorney(s) representing the legal holder of COLORADO. APN #: 2077-26-4-25-007 the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Legal Notice No.: 0109-2015 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 First Publication: 4/23/2015 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Last Publication: 5/21/2015 David R. Doughty #40042 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Alison L Berry #34531 Kelly Murdock #46915 Eve M. Grina #43658 Courtney E Wright #45482 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 15-006245 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
$255,697.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $245,087.66 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.
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Legal Notice NO.: 0108-2015 First Publication: 4/23/2015 Last Publication: 5/21/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0109-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 27, 2015, 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) Patricia J. Mauro Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Financial Colorado, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Financial Colorado, Inc. Date of Deed of Trust March 19, 2008 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 09, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B8041145 Original Principal Amount $137,368.68 Outstanding Principal Balance $135,321.90 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. Please see the attached Exhibit A for the legal description. Also known by street and number as: 7165 S Gaylord St #F-7, 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, 06/17/2015, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 4/23/2015 Last Publication: 5/21/2015 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 VIOL-
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