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Elizabeth gains veterans memorial Wall in cemetery displays plaques for military branches By Rhonda Moore
rmoore@ourcoloradonews.com Board members of the Elizabeth Veterans Memorial plan a grand opening celebration Memorial Day weekend to unveil the memorial wall installed in the Elizabeth Cemetery. The husband and wife teams of Bill Mansell, Diana Robins-Mansell and Lance and Norma Homer began planning the memorial wall in the fall of 2012 in hopes of meeting a 2013 deadline. The memorial wall was installed in the northeast corner of the cemetery, visible to passers-by, with a series of flagpoles that will fly the American, Colorado and POW/ MIA flags. The wall is made of concrete covered in stucco, about 6 feet high and 36 feet long, with permanent plaques for the five branches of the military. Construction of
the memorial wall came from donations of labor and material from building supply companies in Elizabeth, Parker and Castle Rock, Robins-Mansell said. “This was a long time in the making,” she said. “This has been a real community effort.” The board will celebrate its grand opening at 9 a.m. May 27 with the help of American Legion Post 82 and local Boy Scout Troop 636. The Boy Scouts will conduct a presentation on the proper care, folding and retirement of the American flag. The troop will accept American flags slated for retirement and conduct a retirement ceremony in keeping with protocol, Robins-Mansell said. The flag retirement ceremony will take place at a later date. The memorial wall dedication will include a 21-gun salute, taps, a prayer from a Navy chaplain and a celebration the board hopes becomes an annual tradition. “There are so many veterans buried in this cemetery,” Robins-Mansell said. “We have always tried to support veterans and veterans’ activities. The whole veteran community loves this.” Personalized bricks to honor service
Diana Robins-Mansell, left, her husband Bill Mansell, center, and fellow board member Lance Homer gather at the Elizabeth Veterans Memorial, under construction at the Elizabeth Cemetery. Photo by Rhonda Moore members are available for purchase and permanent installation at the memorial wall. The bricks are $150 each and available
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New laws get tails wagging Protection act, focus on shelter pets become law By Vic Vela
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Bill Sneed, president of the Elizabeth Stampede board, stands at his property overlooking Elizabeth. The Stampede was named the Mid Size Rodeo of the Year in 2012 by the Mountain States Circuit. Photo by Rhonda Moore
Stampede lassos another honor Renowned rodeo adds mid-size recognition to awards collection By Rhonda Moore
rmoore@ourcoloradonews.com The Elizabeth Stampede is ready for another year of small-town rodeo, with a recognition that bumped its status up a notch. POSTAL ADDRESS
The Stampede in 2012 was named Mid Size Rodeo of the Year by the Mountain States Circuit, a circuit comprising Colorado and Wyoming. The recognition as the top mid-size rodeo on the circuit came after the Stampede’s numbers became too large to call it a small rodeo. In addition, the Stampede made a national mark in the last two years as the Pro Rodeo Cowboy Association’s top national small rodeo for 2011 and 2012. While the Stampede was recognized in years past as the circuit’s top small rodeo
of the year, recognition on a national level from the PRCA is a “very big deal,” said Bill Sneed, president of the Stampede board. “In the circuit, Elizabeth is the role model for small market rodeos,” Sneed said. “We are huge innovators in enhancing the spectator experience and the treatment of contestants. And we just keep growing.” The growth of the Stampede resulted in a purse large enough to bump its rank in the Mountain States Circuit from a small to a mid-size rodeo, Sneed said. The size of the purse — the amount of prize money awarded contestants — determines where rodeos land in the categories, Sneed said. In 2012, the Elizabeth Stampede RoPrinted on recycled newsprint. Please deo purse was more than $46,000 and the recycle this copy. one-night Elizabeth Stampede Xtreme Bulls purse was more than $15,000, according to the Stampede’s online report of 2012 rodeo winners. The purse comes from sponsorships Stampede continues on Page 12
Dogs had their day in Denver as Gov. John Hickenlooper signed two pieces of legislation that led to some serious tailwagging from our four-legged friends. The governor — who brought his dog Sky to a bill-signing at the Denver Animal Shelter — put his signature on a bill aimed at protecting dogs whenever police are called to their owners’ homes, and another that designates dogs — and cats — that are adopted from animal shelters as the state pets. “These pets become a huge part of people’s lives,” Hickenlooper said at the bill signing on May 13. Each bill received support from Democrats and Republicans in the General Assembly this legislative session. “This is a bi- Report partisan day for dogs,” said Sen. David Balmer, R-Centennial, who was flanked by Democratic lawmakers, Sen. Lucia Guzman and Rep. Lois Court, both of Denver. The three co-sponsored Senate Bill 226, known as the “Dog Protection Act.” The bill requires law enforcement agencies to put in place training, and to adopt policies and procedures that officers would be required to adhere to whenever they respond to homes where there are dogs. The measure allows dog owners the opportunity to put their pets outside or into another room whenever police come to the home for calls involving non-violent situations. The bill calls for the creation of a volunteer task force that will outline officer
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No book? There’s an app for that As we move into the summer season, maybe you have a trip or two planned. I look forward to long car trips, mostly because I can listen to an audiobook with fewer interruptions that I have on my daily, 10-minute commute to the office. Whether you’re traveling with kids or it’s just adults in the car, the library has an audiobook suited for your audience. You can listen to the book together and then discuss when you arrive at your destination — what a great way to share the joys of reading with the whole family! So, let’s say you go on vacation, and you think you’ve packed enough reading material to get you through the trip, or downloaded the latest best-seller to read on your Kindle or other e-reading device. Except that that next book you brought along turns out to be a dud. If you have Internet access, a smartphone, or an Apple or android device, you’re in luck! The library has access to hundreds — even thousands — of audio
and electronic books that you can download anytime, anywhere! Elbert County Library District provides access to downloadable audio books, eBooks, music, and video through the Overdrive Across Colorado Digital Consortium collection. On our website, www.elbertcountylibrary.org, you can locate Overdrive on the left-hand side of the page. To download audio to an MP3 device, you need to download the Overdrive Media Console to your computer. To download eBooks, you
Coyote Creek Concerts’ 10th anniversary concert series presents Acoustic Eidolon from 7:30-10:30 p.m. May 25 at the Casey Jones Park pavilion, 4189 Highway 86 in Elizabeth. More information about May’s featured artist is available online at www. acousticeidolon.com. Ticket prices are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. For more information about Coyote Creek Concerts or to purchase season tickets, visit www. coyotecreekconcerts.com.
Clubs to hold dog show
The Colorado Classic “Libby” Graham Memorial Day Weekend dog show will be held May 25-28 at the Elbert County Fairgrounds, 95 Ute Ave. in Kiowa. The Southern Colorado Australian Shepherd Club, Colorado Australian Shepherd Association, High Plains Australian Shepherd Club and the All Around
Read” of the book Four Corners of the Sky by Mark Malone. Libraries around the world will provide free, unlimited access to this book from May 15-June 1. It is a novel of love, secrets, and the mysterious bonds of families. Download the book and read it with thousands of readers around the globe! I know the steps sound complex, but I think once you give it a try, you’ll find that the steps are actually pretty straightforward. But if you are not sure how to start, stop in your local branch library, and one of our staff members will be happy to help show you how to get set up. And once you do, you will have access to a variety of library materials, anytime, any day, anywhere. Kari May lives in Elizabeth and is the director of the Elbert County Library District. She can be contacted through the library at director@elbertcountylibrary.org. Visit the library at www.elbertcountylibrary.org.
State’s unemployment rate drops
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must install Adobe Digital Editions and obtain an ID from Adobe. Don’t worry — there is a handy help feature to help walk you through the steps to download either software. If you have a smartphone, you can install the free Overdrive app to your device. Once you have installed the app, click on the “get books” icon, search for one of the Elbert County Library branches, and add the Across Colorado Digital Consortium to your list of libraries you can get materials from. Once you have added our collection, you can browse titles and download files directly to your smartphone. You can be reading or listening to a book within minutes! With over 3,000 fiction and 1,200 nonfiction books to choose from, you’re sure to find at least one eBook you want to read. We also have almost 2,000 audiobooks to choose from, from kids’ titles to new bestsellers to popular nonfiction. This month, Overdrive is piloting a “Big
Australian Shepherd club are presenting the show. The show includes six conformation shows, three obedience trials, five stock trials, three rally trials and three agility trials. For more information visit www.colo aussies.org/info/Memorial_Weekend_ Premium(3).pdf.
Libaries host story time
The Elbert County Library District will present Building Readers Story Time at 10:30 a.m. May 24 at the Kiowa branch, 331 Comanche St., and at 10 a.m. May 29 at the Elizabeth branch, 651 W. Beverly St. Building Readers helps develop early literacy skills in an interactive environment. Building Readers includes reading stories, talking about books and doing a hands-on activity. For more information, visit the calendar listings at www.elbertcounty library.org.
Associated Press Colorado unemployment fell to 6.9 percent in April, the first time the rate has been below 7 percent since January 2009, state labor officials said last week. The state added 11,600 nonfarm payroll jobs from March to April, compared with just 500 from February to March, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment said. The largest gains were in professional and business services and leisure and hospitality. Government jobs were unchanged. The unemployment rate was 7.1 percent in March. The number of jobs statewide is now just 800 below the May 2008 peak. Though there were concerns in March that federal government spending cuts might stall Colorado’s employment gains, chief state economist Alexandra Hall said it appears other activities are making up for any impacts.
Most encouraging, Hall said, is that unemployment is declining at an accelerating rate. It’s unclear if that trend will continue, however, particularly because as the rate falls, more people return to the labor force, Hall said. If the size of the labor force continues to grow, it’s unclear if the number of jobs will keep pace. “If we have more people come into the labor market than jobs we are creating from month to month, we could actually see the unemployment rate reverse and start rising again, even while we have an improving economy,” Hall said. “It doesn’t mean the economy is getting worse, it means we have more people moving into the labor market than we can absorb,” she said. Hall said the labor force is larger now than it was at its peak prior to the Great Recession.
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Senator talks about energy independence Udall says innovation, investments are key By Deborah Grigsby
dgrigsby@ourcoloradonews.com When it comes to energy independence, U.S. Sen. Mark Udall admits there’s no silver bullet. But there is “silver buckshot,” he said. Udall, who was in Centennial on May 10 at the South Metro Chamber, said one of Colorado’s most promising areas of growth will be energy, and not just in fossil fuels. However, according to the second-generation Democratic statesman, in order to seize the opportunities that come with energy, the government must first eliminate economic barriers that hinder new product and job development. For Udall, those barriers are immigration reform and a balanced budget. Although statistics show unemployment is down and housing starts are up, Udall said it’s not enough, and Colorado’s diverse energy landscape may be the key to keeping the economy growing. “Colorado is truly a balanced model for a national energy policy,” Udall said. “Just think about it — we’ve got solar in the San Luis Valley, we’ve got wind towers on the Eastern Slope of the state, we’ve got natural gas and coal and oil on the Western Slope. We’ve got it all and we’re showing the showing the nation — and literally the world — how to achieve energy independence.” An advocate for renewable energy, Udall went on to explain that innovation will play a role in maintaining balance between energy production and the environment. “One success story is a methane capture project in Somerset, Colo.,” said Udall. “And what this project does is take a waste product — which is methane — and turns it into electricity.” The project is a collaboration between Aspen Skiing Co. and Oxbow Mining LLC to explore the untapped potential of coal bed methane. Udall pointed out that methane gas is either burned off or vented away from the mine. “This waste product now powers all of Aspen’s four ski areas, 13 restaurants and three hotels,” he said. “And this is all because members of the private sector decided to come together and find an innovative job-creating solution.” While Udall cites the Oxbow model as an example of success, he also points out that the transition to renewable resources must come gradually. “We will eventually get there,” he said. “When you think about it, fossil fuels are finite.” But in the meantime, Udall said the state should continue responsible development of more traditional energy resources.
Using the tail of an aircraft as a solid surface to write, Gov. John Hickenlooper, center, puts a pen to Senate Bill 13-060 on May 13 at Centennial Airport. Joined by state Rep. Frank McNulty, left, and state Sen. Mark Scheffel, Hickenlooper signed the bill into law, creating a special license plate for the Civil Air Patrol. Hickenlooper also signed two other laws related to aviation and aerospace in Colorado. Photo by Deborah Grigsby U.S. Sen Mark Udall speaks about energy independence on May 10 in Centennial. Photo by Deborah Grigsby “We in Colorado have a tremendous opportunity to lead the world in oil and natural gas production,” he said. “Why? Because there have been innovations in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing and they will help fuel our economic recovery and make our nation more energy-independent.” But Udall admits development is moving closer and closer to residential areas. “I believe that oil and gas development is an industrial process, and it can be done safely when it’s done right,” he said. “But the public is raising some serious and legitimate concerns about the process, specifically hydraulic fracturing.” As many Colorado communities begin to define oil and gas exploration regulations, Udall acknowledge the heated debates are just the beginning of a longer conversation. “I know you all will agree that one well contaminated is one well too many,” he said. “I want the industry to do everything possible to be transparent with the public, especially with their efforts with hydraulic fracturing.” But that comes with a caveat. “The state has to be informed by science,” said Udall, listing a number of ongoing research projects on the topic. “No rhetoric, no speculation.” Overall, Udall thinks the state’s on the right track, but shouldn’t rest on its laurels. “We can’t wait until the next energy crisis, natural disaster or national tragedy forces Congress and all of us to act,” he said. “Investments in innovation by industry are essential to helping the United States transition to a more reliable, affordable and secure energy future.”
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Aviation laws take flight in Colorado Hickenlooper inks new legislation in appearance at Centennial Airport By Deborah Grigsby
dgrigsby@ourcoloradonews.com Three new aviation-related bills were signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper, two of which benefit Colorado’s growing aviation and aerospace industry. The bill-signing took place May 13 in the Denverjet Center lobby at Centennial Airport. One bill, known as the “Aviation Development Zone Act,” grants Colorado aircraft manufactures a $1,200 state tax credit for each new employee hired, another extends the Colorado job growth incentive tax credit by an additional five years, and the third creates a special license plate for the Civil Air Patrol. Hickenlooper lauded House Bills 131080 and 13-1287 as “huge job creators,” not just for Centennial, but for all airports around the state. “People often say I spend too much time trying to get companies to put their headquarters here,” Hickenlooper said. “The fact is, for every big company that locates here, there are several smaller companies that come in and feed off the new economic cluster created.” “That runway out there is not just a piece of concrete that connects Arapahoe
“It’s actually a portal to new opportunities.” Rep. Chris Holbert, R-Parker
and Douglas counties,” said Republican Rep. Chris Holbert of Parker, one of the HB 13-1080 sponsors. “It’s actually a portal to new opportunities.” House District 43 Republican Rep. Frank McNulty joked that SB 13-060 was not really a jobs bill, “unless you’re an inmate in Canon City.” The bill, sponsored by McNulty, creates a Civil Air Patrol license plate. “This is just a small way to recognize the tremendous work this organization does,” he said. Hickenlooper signed the license plate bill into law on the tail of a Civil Air Patrol plane, much to the delight of several uniformed CAP members in attendance. According to Airport Executive Director Robert Olislagers, who helped author major portions of the Aviation Development Zone Act, aviation in Colorado contributes an estimated $11 billion to the economy and supports more than 340,000 jobs. Centennial is currently home to several major aviation and aerospace companies, including Sierra Nevada Corp. and Jeppesen.
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District attorney reviews major cases F Here is a summary of the major cases we have prosecuted since Jan. 8, when I took office as your new district attorney. If you are wondering why we are not updating you on several of the major cases in your jurisdiction, it is because we are prevented from discussing them by pretrial media orders issued by the judges in each case.
some are truly heinous. Execution should remain a potential sentence for the very most culpable, calculated, and cold-blooded killers.” There has been a request for clemency from Mr. Dunlap’s defense team, which we have vigorously opposed.
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determination to prosecute cases that may have been left unsolved.” • Here is a chilling story of domestic violence. DeSean Owens was found guilty of six counts of violence against his former girlfriend. They included assault, kidnapping, menacing and violating a protection order. The events took place on April 3, 2011, in Aurora. In a series of violent acts against his former girlfriend, Owens pulled the victim out of her apartment at knifepoint, and severed most of her finger when the victim put her hands in front of her face and screamed for help. He forced her into his truck and then drove her to a park where she believed the defendant would kill her. She secretly dialed 911 and was rescued by the police. Mr. Owens has nine prior felony convictions and faces a potential sentence of from 1596 years in the Department of Corrections. • Nathan Dunlap has been sentenced to death for shooting five employees at a Chuck E. Cheese’s in Aurora in 1993. Four of the victims died and he severely injured another. Mr. Dunlap has been scheduled for execution in August. I have issued this statement: “While all murders are tragic,
• A DNA match enabled us to prosecute Daniel Lopez for the murder of Yong Soon Kirk, a 65-year-old widow, in her Aurora home in 2007. Lopez was convicted by a jury on three felony counts: murder in the first degree (after deliberation), murder in the first degree (felony murder) and firstdegree burglary. The homicide investigation, spearheaded by the Aurora Police Department Major Crime Unit, identified the genetic profile of the suspect early in the investigation. Detectives and analysts from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation eliminated more than 50 possible suspects over the course of two years. Detective Miller was notified in February 2009 that Lopez was a possible suspect after Lopez’s DNA was added to the statewide DNA database after a felony drug conviction. DNA, including blood on the victim’s underwear, and palm prints from the crime scene were later directly matched to Lopez. In reference to Mr. Lopez’s prosecution, I commented: “Justice means trying the most challenging cases that may have been forgotten. This conviction honors the memory of Mrs. Yong Soon Kirk and demonstrates our
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• Reese Slade was sentenced to 108 years in the Department of Corrections for assault in the first degree on Douglas County Sheriff Office Deputy Jason Jarrett, Attempted assault in the first degree on another officer and menacing on DCSO Deputy Kevin Nichols. He was also convicted of DUI, possession of methamphetamine and Oxycodone. At a prior hearing, he had been determined to be a habitual offender. On February 5, 2010, defendant Slade was pulled over pursuant to a REDDI report of a DUI and refused to comply with Deputy Jarrett’s repeated orders to get out of his car. Eventually, when Jarrett tried to pull him out, Slade resisted him and drove off with Deputy Jarrett hanging out of Slade’s car, and crashed into a fence. Then, defendant placed his car in reverse and drove backwards, with Jarrett still hanging out of the driver’s side door. Slade’s car crashed into a trailer and a fence, pinning Deputy Jarrett between the car door and the trailer. One of the officers and his K9 were also nearly struck by the car as Slade drove it in reverse. Eventually, the officers were able to place Slade under arrest. In a subsequent search of defendant’s car, they recovered a loaded handgun, a quarter-pound of methamphetamine and some Oxycodone. At the time of his arrest, Slade had several prior convictions including: felony possession with intent to distribute a Schedule I controlled substance (from 2006) and felony theft from the elderly (from 1995). • A warning to parents of children using smartphones with geolocators: We held a press conference to make a public safety announcement jointly with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. DCSO has discovered a disturbing trend of predatory adult behavior using smartphone apps with geolocator functions. Adults are texting and then meeting with children and having sex with them. Since these phone apps can be anonymously downloaded by anyone, anywhere, law enforcement can’t identify or catch the offenders. Often the children go onto the sites and pretend to be over 18 and meet with adults, sometimes without considering the potential health hazards of unprotected sexual
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activity. I have issued a statement warning predators: “We are watching you and will find you!” • In March 2012, Thomas Hild stole $480,000 worth of jewelry in Parker by digging a tunnel from the neighboring busi- B ness into the Apex jewelry store and then A drilling open their substantial safe. The evidence presented at trial included video surveillance footage of the defendantd . committing the theft. m Hild was convicted by a jury of theft, conspiracy to commit theft, second-degree r burglary, criminal mischief and conspiracy a 2 to commit second-degree burglary. His sentencing is set for June 14, and he will be w 1 sentenced as a habitual criminal.
t a • A tragic event in Elbert should serve as t a warning for teens to drive carefully and r without distractions. t A young man was sentenced to two t years’ probation for driving through a stop w sign. Another car hit the side of the youth’s car, killing his passenger in the front and t seriously injuring another in the back seat. o • In Elbert County a couple was cont victed of multiple counts of abuse. Up until e 2012, Christine O’Rourke and David Stant toine were licensed as an animal shelter by the State of Colorado. o In July 2012, after receiving reports h of dead and malnourished animals, the Elbert Court Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation . with other agencies, including Colorado l Humane Society, the American Society for a the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Denver Dumb Friends League, executed a search warrant of defendants’ property. The officers had veterinary help in assessing the animals. During that search, officers had to seize eight horses, two alpacas, two rabbits, five dogs and a potbellied pig due to neglect for medical and/or nutritional needs. Various animal carcasses were also located on the property. Defendants pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and were placed on probation. They have since been re-arrested on a similar offense. They are presumed innocent on this case unless and until proven guilty. In conclusion, I urge all members of the public to report any suspected criminal activity to local law enforcement and to contact the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office if they have questions or concerns about pending cases where they are victims of crime.
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George Brauchler is the district attorney for Colorado’s 18th Judicial District, which includes Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties.
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May 23, 2013
Feds push for .05 blood alcohol limit
States are expected to balk at proposal
By Joan Lowy
Associated Press
States should cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half — from a .08 percent blood alcohol level to .05 — matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries, a federal safety board recommended May 21. That’s about one drink for a woman weighing less than 120 pounds, two for a 160-pound man. More than 100 countries have adopted the .05 alcohol content standard or lower, according to a report by the staff of the National Transportation Safety Board. In Europe, the share of traffic deaths attributable to drunken driving was reduced by more than half within 10 years after the standard was dropped, the report said. NTSB officials said it wasn’t their intention to prevent drivers from having a glass of wine with dinner, but they acknowledged that under a threshold as low as .05 the safest thing for people who have only one or two drinks is not to drive at all. A drink is defined as 12 ounces of beer, 4 ounces of wine, or 1 ounce of 80-proof alcohol in most studies. Alcohol concentration levels as low as .01 have been associated with driving-related performance impairment, and levels as low as .05 have been associated with sig-
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nificantly increased risk of fatal crashes, the board said. New approaches are needed to combat drunken driving, which claims the lives of about a third of the more than 30,000 people killed each year on U.S highways — a level of carnage that that has remained stubbornly consistent for the past decade and a half, the board said. “Our goal is to get to zero deaths because each alcohol-impaired death is preventable,” NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman said. “Alcohol-impaired deaths are not accidents, they are crimes. They can and should be prevented. The tools exist. What is needed is the will.” An alcohol concentration threshold of .05 is likely to meet strong resistance from states, said Jonathan Adkins, an official with the Governors Highway Safety Association, which represents state highway safety offices. “It was very difficult to get .08 in most states so lowering it again won’t be popular,” Adkins said. “The focus in the states is on high (blood alcohol content) offenders as well as repeat offenders. We expect industry will also be very vocal about keeping the limit at .08.” Even safety groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and AAA declined to endorse NTSB’s call for a .05 threshold. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which sets national safety policy, stopped also short of endorsing the board’s recommendation. “NHTSA is always interested in reviewing new approaches that could reduce the
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number of drunk drivers on the road, and will work with any state that chooses to implement a .05 BAC law to gather further information on that approach,” the safety administration said in a statement. The board recommended NHTSA establish “incentive grants” designed to encourage states to adopt the lower threshold. A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has estimated that 7,082 deaths would have been prevented in 2010 if all drivers on the road had blood alcohol content below .08 percent. The lower threshold was one of nearly 20 recommendations made by the board, including that states adopt measures to ensure more widespread use of use of alcohol ignition interlock devices. Those require a driver to breathe into a tube, much like the breathalyzers police ask suspected drunken drivers to use. The board has previously recommended states require all convicted drunken drivers to install the interlock devices in their vehicles as a condition to resume driving. Currently, 17 states and two California counties require all convicted drivers to use the devices. However, only about a quarter of drivers ordered to use the devices actually end up doing so, the board said. Drivers use a variety of ways to evade using the devices, including claiming they won’t drive at all or don’t own a vehicle and therefore don’t need the devices, the board said. The board recommended the safety administration develop a program to encourage states to ensure all convicted drivers
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actually use the devices. The board also recommended that all suspected drunken drivers whose licenses are confiscated by police be required to install interlocks as a condition of getting their licenses reinstated even though they haven’t yet been convicted of a crime. Courts usually require drivers to pay for the devices, which cost about $50 to $100 to buy plus a $50 monthly fee to operate, staff said. The board has previously called on the safety administration and the auto industry to step up their research into technology for use in all vehicles that can detect whether a driver has elevated blood alcohol without the driver breathing into a tube or taking any other action. Drivers with elevated levels would be unable to start their cars. But the technology is still years away. Studies show more than 4 million people a year in the U.S. drive while intoxicated, but about half of the intoxicated drivers stopped by police escape detection, the NTSB report said. The board also recommended expanded use of passive alcohol devices by police. The devices are often contained in real flashlights or shaped to look like a cell phone that officers wear on their shirt pockets or belts. If an officer points the flashlight at a driver or the cell phone-like device comes in close proximity to an intoxicated driver, the devices will alert police who may not have any other reason to suspect drunken driving. The use of the devices currently is very limited, the report said.
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As the tassels turn, students punch their tickets The book “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss is often gift-wrapped by wellwishers and then unwrapped by graduates. The title is suitably upbeat for a celebration. After all, the line that follows “Oh, the places you’ll go!” is “There is fun to be done.” Later the story reads, “KID YOU’LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!” We appreciate the spirit of the season. Graduation commencements are so fun, and the rows of students all look so brilliant. “You won’t lag behind, because you’ll have the speed. You’ll pass the whole gang and you’ll soon take the lead,” the book assures us. But we take a moment to pause and remind the graduates — younger students take note — that the book also states, “You will come to a place where the streets are not marked,” and “When you are alone, there’s a very good chance you’ll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.” So students of all ages, tighten your
our view belts and prepare well. About 40 percent of Colorado’s high school class of 2011 needed remedial courses, although down from 41 percent the year before. And at four-year-level schools in the state, the retention rate for students not assigned to remediation was 79 percent, compared with 60 percent for those needing remediation. That’s not good, and it costs money — a lot of money. The estimated cost associated with remedial courses was about $58 million in 2011-12, with the state’s share at $19 million, according to the Colorado Department of Higher Education 2012 Legislative Report on Remedial Education executive summary. Critics can say by the time students
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What advice do you have for the graduates of 2013? Colorado Community Media surveyed four people at the Lone Tree Arts Center recently, among them businessman Charles R. Schwab, about the advice they’d give today’s high school and college graduates.
“Develop passion about whatever they want to do in life. Employers want kids that are deeply passionate … That really means serving somebody and loving doing it.” — Charles R. Schwab, Woodside, Calif. “Go out and fail. Take a chance. Take a risk. That’s when you learn the most. You’ll learn more from your failures than your successes.” — Larry Fullerton, Greenwood Village
“Absolutely follow your passion first. Second, pay attention to your world. We’re all much more connected … Third, always try to do the right thing. Don’t be motivated by power or greed.” — Charlene Sherwood, Denver “Look to your community and your friends for opportunities. Douglas County is filled with opportunities and growth. Reach out to the types of employers within your area of passion.” — David Gardner, Parker
Things that feel like drudgery might actually be the dream I was living the dream and didn’t even know it. The main reasons that I was missing it were because I had not identified my dream and I did not understand the process to fulfill it if I had known what it was. A couple of stories illustrate my dilemma. In the first chapter of my book, “Welcome to the Big Leagues — Every Man’s Journey to Significance,” the main character was playing in the big leagues on, arguably, the best baseball team to ever take the field. With Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine, Darrel Chaney played in four National League championship series and three World Series, including the classic seven-game, 1975 World Series with the Boston Red Sox. But he was living with the nagging frustration that his dream was unfulfilled because he was the utility player among superstars. Joseph is a key figure in rescuing and establishing God’s people during their difficult days in the captivity of Egypt.
have graduated from high school they have already gone a lot of “places” — academically — compared with other countries, such as China, where electives are fewer and core skills are stronger. The world doesn’t wait for everyone to be road ready or then provide a smooth ride. So to the students who have a good idea of a place they want to go, we encourage them to follow their ambitions without reservation. To the rest, don’t be swayed by the notion that there is this vast amusement park of career fields to sample after high school before committing. Instead consider making a choice with 4G speed, and don’t back away from your instincts by the idea that you might not want to stay in that chosen field for a lifetime. The somewhat questionable general statistic that the average American will experience seven careers in a lifetime can be comforting or disturbing — depending on your point of view. We say ignore it, dig
into a direction and dig in. Do your best to see that your courses are accountable to provide the training for the needed skill sets and the knowledge to understand the changing world. Learn as much as you can, and be competitive in earning door-opening good grades. So that’s our skinny to students on their journeys. And a final thought — in contrast to “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” which has the words “you” or “your” more than 100 times — the future can be less self-centric and involve a direction to help someone or to seek an important answer. The words of neurologist Viktor Frankl, author of “Man’s Search of Meaning,” sometimes find their way into some of our favorite commencement speeches. “Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual,” he wrote. Oh, the people you can help.
Bumper stickers bore, score You can learn a lot in a traffic jam. You can learn a lot about people when you’re parked on the freeway. You can find out where someone went to college, or where someone wishes they had gone to college, by their decals. Is it a misdemeanor to pretend you went to USC? I think it should be a misdemeanor to attend USC, but that’s because I went to UCLA. The Trojans are as lowlife as Chinese raccoons. I saw an “I Like Ike” sticker on a Corvair. I figured the driver would be a seniorsenior citizen. He wasn’t. It was a kid who was playing drums, or pretending to. I’m sure he was listening to The Who. The illegitimate son of Keith Moon. We like to use our cars to preach to many choirs. Our car signs reflect strong opinions about the government, specific politicians, the economy, jobs, firearms, immigration and same-sex marriages. I never see stickers that advocate drain cleaners or Q-tips. Now and then I see a fish on legs. A Sturgis sticker. You know what that means. There are also comic bumper stickers. Bumpers are a good place to show others that humor, wit and satire are much more difficult than most people realize. I have watched a few minutes of Craig Ferguson and I just stare. Our bumpers enable us to think that we are amusing by acquisition, rather than by fact. You can buy humor, you just can’t do it on your own. That’s why we have laff riot greeting cards. I return all laff riot cards to the senders. “I’m not 40. I’m 18 with 22 years of
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experience.” “Have an udderly wonderful birthday.” The card shows a picture of a cow. If that made you laugh, please put down this column and go put on an apron. Here are some of the funniest bumper stickers out there right now. I don’t know who voted. Shecky Greene? Red Buttons? Blue Moon Odom? “Hang on to something.” “Be nice to America or we’ll bring democracy to your country.” “Fat people are hard to kidnap.” “Don’t worry what people think. They don’t do it very often.” “Hang up and drive.” I guess that’s not really meant to be funny, is it? It’s just a hopeless hope of mine. “`Ewe were meant for me,’ the sheepherder said.” “My child is an honor student.” You knew there would be a backlash. “My zombie ate your honor student.” “My Brittany is smarter than your Brittany.” Marshall continues on Page 7
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email your letter to letters@ourcoloradonews.com The Bible narrative reveals that God put the dream in the boy Joseph but refined and focused the dream during the painful maturing process that included rejection, slavery, injustice and more rejection before the dream came true. During the decades of pain, I doubt Joseph would have said, “I’m living the dream,” even though his dream really was coming true. During this era of terrorism, a difficult economy plus relational and family chaos, Hettinger continues on Page 7
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There’s pith too. “If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.” “The one who loves least controls the relationship.” “Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.” Kierkegaard said that. “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” This beauty, attributed to Gandhi: “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” “Many a man in love with a dimple makes a mistake of marrying the whole girl.” If you know where this comes from, you’re one of us. “Vote for Pedro.” I have a personalized plate and that’s it. I don’t tattoo my car or myself. There are no magnets or anything else stuck to my
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refrigerator. When I meet someone, one of the first things I do is look at their refrigerator. If I see holograms of Jesus or squirrels, I excuse myself right away. If I see spell-out magnets I am gone. Letter magnets or word magnets are red flags. Post-its on a refrigerator annoy me. Remember “Baby on Board” signs? I despised those. They resembled highway caution signs. I guess I was supposed to drive more cautiously when I was close to a baby in a car. I always drive exactly the same way, no matter who is in the next car. I drive the same way if there’s a baby in the next car, or if there’s a zombie eating an honor student in the next car. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net
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it seems to me that many are giving up on the idea of a dream let alone the hope of it being fulfilled and the satisfaction of living in the process. When I was a boy, I remember wanting to be somebody who mattered — someone whose life made an impact on those around him. I was clueless what that meant but as I lived I tried to find it in many of the normal ways, usually ending up in disappointment. I like sports, but I was not a great athlete. I have a college degree but academics were a struggle for me. I went into ministry, but never had a large church. God has always provided for me but most of my life has been on the ragged financial edge. Now, with the perspective that almost six decades of living provides, I am beginning to see that my struggles have cultivated strength,
my interests have provided ideas, my relationships have nurtured empathy and my financial needs have deepened faith and a known dependency on God. All of that adds up to more skills and opportunities for me to serve others where my life really matters. Joseph’s dream came true when he interpreted and helped Pharaoh’s dream come true. God’s people were saved from starvation and became a great nation. After a pre-game conversation with the wise baseball manager, Sparky Anderson, Darrel discovered that his good work as a utility player helped the team be all everyone dreamed it could be. His job was to “be ready when the game came to him.” He was, and the Reds won that incredible World Series in 1975. Many times, as a hospice chaplain, I have stood at the bedside of a loved one who just passed from this life into the next and heard the family share the immeasurable impact of that life on theirs. Things as simple as the memory of a mom
singing while she fixed pancakes, a dad taking his daughters on dates to teach them how a man should treat them or the importance as the presence of a spouse who simply was there to endure the trials and share the joys were all important actions that influenced lives and left a lasting legacy of what life is all about and how it should be lived. I wonder if the person felt that their life mattered, knew their impact changed the world and realized that they were living the dream. When the churches of our town teach the story of Joseph and help people understand God’s strategy of love to make every life matter, we can all believe in our dream, welcome the process and dream even greater dreams. Dan Hettinger is director of pastoral services at Hospice of Saint John and president of The Jakin Group, a ministry of encouragement, especially to Christian workers. You can email him at dhettinger@hospiceofsaintjohn. org.
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Gun deaths take unrelenting toll Colorado Springs neighborhood has state’s worst numbers By Kevin Vaughan I-News Network
Tragedies like those at Columbine and Aurora drive the public debate about guns, but the truth in Colorado is that the state experienced an unremitting loss of life involving firearms — 6,258 deaths — over the 12 calendar years that fell between those mass shootings. That’s 10 gun deaths a week — every week — during that span. And the area that experienced the most gun deaths from 2000 through 2011 was not a gang-weary section of Denver or Aurora but a southeast Colorado Springs neighborhood of 1960s tract homes, apartments and schools where postcard-perfect views of Pikes Peak frame the skyline, an I-News analysis of health and census data found. The area is designated by the federal government as Census Tract 54.00, one of 1,249 geographically distinct districts in the state. And from 2000 through 2011, 24 of its residents died of gunshot wounds. The next deadliest census tract, with 20 deaths, was located in Grand Junction, and another in Denver had 19, I-News found. Five of the top six neighborhoods for gun homicides were in the Denver or Aurora, while the top four neighborhoods for gun suicides were in Grand Junction, Montrose or Mesa County. Over that span, 76 percent of the state’s gun deaths were suicides, 20 percent homicides. “It is a public health issue,” said state Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, the mother of a son murdered by gunfire. “We pay for it in the end. Society — we pay for the medical treatment, the loss of productivity. It’s a ripple effect. When someone gets murdered or harmed by gun violence, it affects the family, it affects the community — not just that one person.”
A graffiti-ridden Neighborhood Watch sign stands at the edge of Colorado Springs’ Census Tract 54:00, Colorado’s deadliest neighborhood during the 12 years that fell between the mass shooting tragedies at Columbine and Aurora. Photo by Joe Mahoney/I-News Network at Rocky Mountain PBS The death toll for residents of Census Tract 54.00, part of the Colorado Springs neighborhood known as Pikes Peak Park, included 12 homicides and 12 suicides. That made it an anomaly among the deadliest neighborhoods in that it had as many homicides as suicides. The second deadliest tract, in Grand Junction, had 17 suicides and three homicides. The tract in Denver’s Platte Park area that experienced 19 deaths had 10 suicides, eight homicides and one classified as “other” — a police shooting, accident or undetermined fatality. Four other tracts had 17 gun deaths during the 12-year span — three in Grand Junc-
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tion, Montrose and Teller County driven by suicides and one in Denver’s Montbello neighborhood driven by homicides. The I-News investigation of Colorado’s shooting deaths found a strong relationship between poverty and firearms homicides — and no discernible link between being poor and gun suicides. For example, the average poverty rate in 656 census tracts with no gun homicides was 10 percent. It jumped to 16 percent in neighborhoods with at least one gun homicide, to 22 percent in tracts with at least three, and to 24 percent in areas with at least four. It was vastly different with suicides: The
average poverty rate fluctuated around 12.7 percent in neighborhoods with no gun suicides and up to and including those with four or more. In that way, Census Tract 54.00 fell in line with homicide statistics and bucked suicide statistics. The area, developed in the 1960s, includes ranch and multi-level suburban homes, apartment complexes, a commercial district, and four schools. And its 5,615 residents face serious socio-economic challenges. The median family income Gun continues on Page 9
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was $29,313 in 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau — down significantly from 1980, when median family income was the equivalent of $40,010 in today’s dollars. More than 20 percent of families — and nearly 44 percent of children — live in poverty. The loss of life in Census Tract 54.00 was a mosaic: A father who shot his teenage son while trying to teach him gun safety. A gangland slaying. Solitary suicides. A jealous former boyfriend who fired blindly through a door. Four domestic violence murder-suicides. And an utterly random shooting carried out by a Fort Carsonbased U.S. Army soldier. “Some of them, they are domesticrelated and they are very personal, to the very random or motivated through drugs or through property crimes or through any number of things,” said Colorado Springs Police Cmdr. Kirk Wilson, whose division includes Census Tract 54.00. Joy Kelly-Blackwell, whose sister, Leslie Brown, was murdered in 2004 by a former boyfriend, grew up in south Colorado Springs and has a sober view of life there. “Where there’s poverty, there’s drugs — drugs and alcohol,” she said. “Where there’s drugs and alcohol, there will be guns. Therefore there will be crime.” Poverty and guns are definitely a part of life in Pikes Peak Park — and it is nothing new. “These children were at war,” said Rich Caruth, who managed an apartment complex in the neighborhood for years and initiated an anti-gang program. “When they’d go outside their house, they had to worry about a drive-by shooting. They had to worry about being robbed and losing their tennis shoes.” But the neighborhood’s problems aren’t only economic. Transience is a way of life — an I-News examination of property records found that nearly 30 percent of the 1,181 single-family homes are rentals, and the neighborhood includes 772 apartment units and 131 townhome and condominium units. People come and go often, tearing at the
GUN DEATHS BY COUNTY What the numbers say about gun deaths between 2000 and 2011 in the region covered by Colorado Community Media:
COUNTY
TOTAL
BY SUICIDE
BY HOMICIDE
TOTAL PER 100,000
ADAMS
503
342
149
10.4
ARAPAHOE 679
498
152
10.6
DENVER
831
437
342
12.1
DOUGLAS
207
170
30
7.0
EL PASO
804
596
180
11.6
ELBERT
29
27
2
10.9
JEFFERSON 624
526
77
9.9
52
6
24.0
TELLER
64
Totals include deaths by suicide, homicide, accidents and legal shootings by law enforcement officers, plus unexplained shootings. Source: I-News research
sense of “community” — the perception of belonging to a place and caring about it. Poverty, transience, and neighborhood violence confront the teachers and administrators at the four public schools in the tract — Centennial, Monterey and Pikes Peak elementary schools and Carmel Middle. There, the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced lunch is high — 81.5 at Carmel, 87.1 at Monterey, 90.5 at Centennial, 90.6 at Pikes Peak. Wendy Birhanzel, Centennial’s principal, and other educators in the area’s schools have a simple goal: Remove the obstacles between students and success. That means making sure they have backpacks and jackets, or even taking up a collection to help a family pay its utility bill. It also means monthly events — like “Science Night” or “Movie Night” — aimed at building relationship with families. And while data shows that the schools are safe places, they can’t escape the neighborhood around them. This spring, a student’s father was shot to death. “That is reality,” Birhanzel said. “Homicides and shootings are not just happening to people we don’t know.” Against that backdrop, thoughts on addressing gun deaths vary. “We have all these laws and proposals and whatever to try and handle what’s happening,” said Dr. Manish Sethi, an orthopedic trauma surgeon at Vanderbilt University
Medical Center in Tennessee who frequently operates on gunshot victims. “And I just feel like we need community solutions.” So he and a colleague won a small grant for a pilot program that teaches conflict
resolution strategies in schools. The initial results were encouraging, and now they are seeking money to extend the program. “Some of these children, once these things happen to them, their lives are over,” said Sethi. “They’re done, and the world that they knew is gone.” Fields, the state representative from Aurora, applauded that kind of work. But she also touted new laws — she sponsored a measure extending background checks to private gun sales. “I would agree that legislation is not the sole avenue … but I do think that legislation is one tool to help us address those that use guns when they’re committing crimes, and how they go about purchasing their guns, and how we regulate guns,” Fields said.
I-News senior reporter Burt Hubbard contributed data analysis and additional reporting. To read the narrative version of this story and to see additional components, please go to inewsnetwork.org. Contact Kevin Vaughan at 303-446-4936 or kvaughan@inewsnetwork.org.
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White Pavilion marks grand opening Hundreds attend event for sample of free ice cream By Rhonda Moore
rmoore@ourcoloradonews. com It was a record-setting effort when White Pavilion launched its first event in downtown Castle Rock — a free ice cream social open to the community. But truth be told, it was the ice cream that drew the crowds. The White Pavilion grand opening party was an ice cream social that aimed for the Guinness World Record as the largest of its kind. Whether the 435 people who attended make Guinness history remains to be seen as party organizers await word on their application. However, between the ice cream and the weather, the event was a crowd-pleaser, with or without a record. The White Pavilion is at Fourth and Perry streets in Castle Rock, site of the winter venue Rink at the Rock. The ice
Sierra Naughton, 8, of Castle Rock, goes for the chocolate at the White Pavilion ice cream social, the inaugural event for the venue. rink in the summer months will transform to a covered, open air venue, available to rent for parties, weddings and receptions, said Patty Moser, spokeswoman for the White Pavilion. The ice cream social was the inaugural event to introduce the pavilion to the community, Moser said. By all accounts, free ice cream, combined with the
warm weather, proved a huge success for the crowd. “This is great,” said Jen Bengston of Castle Rock. “What a great way to kick off summer. And who doesn’t like free ice cream?” Bengston brought her two children to the mid-day event May 15, where they were joined by a crowd that included a mix of downtown business owners,
local politicians and parents pushing strollers. With school still in session, the students at the private Woodland Academy spent their lunch hour at the social, packing brown bag lunches followed by free ice cream provided by Cold Stone Creamery in Castle Rock. “We want to have events for the season and see what works and what doesn’t,” said Tim White, owner of the White Pavilion. “I’d say this works. You have a huge selection of (demographics) here and that’s the definition of `community’ in my mind.” So far in its first season, the pavilion has been reserved for three events, Moser said. The pavilion will be available for reservations through October. “The way the town has embraced this has been impressive,” she said. “We’ll be submitting our application (to Guinness World Records) for consideration and we’ll know in about four to six weeks if we made the record.” For more information about the White Pavilion, visit www. thewhitepavilion.com.
Praise band to play in free show Three in One concert set for Littleton church By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com “We laugh and make music,” said Keri Thomas of the Three in One praise band she leads at South Suburban Christian Church. The band invites the community to a free concert at 7 p.m. May 31, followed by dessert and a chance to meet the musicians. Three in One has 14 members of all ages, Thomas said. At 29, she is the youngest. She plays the piano and leads songs and music. “We have started Bible study before rehearsal and become very close,” she adds happily. The church’s youth band, Levi’s House Band, will also perform. Thomas grew up in South Florida and
if you go South Suburban Christian Church is at 7275 S. Broadway, Littleton. The concert by the Three In One Praise Band will be at 7 p.m. May 31. Child care will be offered for children under 3, and older kids are welcome to the concert. There will be child supervision downstairs after the concert so the audience can enjoy dessert with the musicians. Admission is free, although a freewill offering will be welcome for the music ministry. For information, call 303-798-2406, or Thomas can be reached by email, keri.thomas@southsuburban.com. attended a performing arts high school, continued on that path through college and embarked on a professional career. But she carried with her a hidden history as an abuse survivor until she became a Christian four years ago and finally really understood the power of music to heal, she said. She accepted a job as worship leader at
South Suburban Christian Church in Littleton two years ago. Now, she wants to share her faith and help others who “are lonely, lost or hurting.” She hopes the concert offers people the chance to spend an evening feeling like they finally fit in. She hopes to raise awareness of abuse and “how one woman’s struggle became a completely new life through music and God.” She once started a company, Scarfone Productions, to provide musical summer camp experiences to aid victims of childhood sexual abuse and housed professional musical productions she directed and acted in. She plans to open the company in the future in Colorado. She works half time at the church, is mother to a 9-month-old daughter and has another little girl on the way, she says. Life is full — and happy.
“Platteville,” a mixed-media acrylic and collage painting by Parker artist Theresa Luego, will be included in a collection of her artwork exhibited at CORE New Art Space, 900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, from May 30 to June 16. There will be an artist’s reception from 6 to 9 p.m. May 31 and on First Friday, June 7. Luego, a member of Parker’s Arts Guild, is also a member of CORE Gallery. She has exhibited in Korea, California and Texas. Hours: Thursdays noon to 6 p.m.; Fridays noon to 9 p.m.; Saturdays noon to 6 p.m.; Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. 303-297-8428.
Ceramic art
Ceramic pieces by ThunderRidge art teacher Cathy Ormiston and elementary teacher Tracie Archibold are exhibited upstairs at the Highlands Ranch Library (by the stairs, behind the librarian and in the study areas). The library is at 9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd. Exhibit is in place only until June 1.
Calls for artists
• Stars for Douglas County, a nonprofit initiative to raise funds for county art students, seeks artists to design and paint seven large metal stars and five smaller stars to be exhibited in Castle Rock and auctioned at the organization’s 2013 Gala. Deadline is June 1 to apply. See stars4castlerock.com. Questions: Email starsfordouglascounty@ gmail.com. • Annual Kaleidoscope Juried Exhibition. Exhibition dates July 8-31. Submissions due 9 to 11 a.m. on July 6 at Colorado Gallery of the Arts, in the Arapahoe Community College Annex, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Jurying same day, 1 to 3 p.m. All media accepted. Submit actual work. $10 per entry, exact cash please. Questions: Trish Sangelo. Trish. Sangelo@arapahoe.edu.
Jazz on the Green
The Highlands Ranch Concert Band’s own big band group, Swing Shift, will perform a free concert, “Jazz on the Green: Swingin’ Into Summer” at 6:30 p.m. June 1 at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. hrconcertband.org.
Romero art
Littleton artist Ann Romero has paintings in the DeColores Art Show at Regis University’s Dayton Library through May 31.
Gold-medal art
Curtis Arts and Humanities Center, 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, has an exhibit featuring winners from the past five years of the All Colorado Art Show through June 7. Included artists: Kathryn Cole, Joellyn Duesberry, Robert Gratiot, Sharon Holsapple and Irene Delka McCray. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 303-797-1779.
Community art
The annual Community Education Art Show at Arapahoe Community College will be held from May 30 to June 27 in Colorado Gallery of the Arts in the Annex Building. The juror is Rachel Basye, Executive Director of Denver Art Students League. An artists reception will be 5 to 7 p.m. May 30. Admission is free. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
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May 23, 2013
Summer concerts fill air with music Plenty of shows set for south metro area By Sonya Ellingboe
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Early June means the start of outdoor summer concerts throughout the south area. Pack a picnic, gather up chairs or blankets and head out to the collection of pleasant south metro venues that have grown through the years. Some concerts are free, while others charge varying ticket prices — especially for big national acts. Listed are venues that have notified us. Note that you are not allowed by Colrorado law to bring alcoholic beverages into any of these venues. tHudson Gardens Hudson Gardens and Event Center is at 6115 S. aSanta Fe Drive, Littleton. Unless noted, gates open at 5 p.m. and concerts begin 6at 6:30 p.m. (The Gardens close early on these Sunday concert dates.) Ticket prices vary and can be purchased through TicketHorse.com. Information: 303-795-8565 ext. 316, hudsongardens. yorg. • June 2 — The Orches-tra, former members of the eElectric Light Orchestra, play “symphonic rock.” • June 9 — Nazareth, founded in Scotland in 1968 and on their first tour here in five years. British legends. • June 16 — Firefall, Boulder-based band gives a dRocky Mountain flavor to its wide range of styles. . • June 23 — War, dating from the late 1960s, part of pop culture’s landscape. • June 30 — 38 Special,
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Southern rock for over three decades. • July 3 — Super Diamond, Alternative Neil Diamond Experience. Fireworks at dusk. • July 7 — Little River Band, one of Australia’s most significant bands. • July 14 — Bret Michaels, formerly of the glam-metal band Poison, singer, songwriter, TV star. • July 21 — Kenny Loggins, featuring Blue Sky Riders. • July 28 — Boz Scaggs, blues, R&B, rock, jazz, American roots. • Aug. 4 — Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo. She’s an early female rock legend and he is a musician, producer and songwriter who considers his wife, Benatar, his muse. • Aug. 11 — Foreigner, founded in 1976 by lead guitarist Mick Jones. • Aug. 18 — Styx, began in Chicago in the 1970s. • Aug. 25—Three Dog Night, recorded 21 consecutive Top 40 hits.
Englewood
Englewood Sounds of Summer is a free concert series held on Thursdays at Englewood CityCenter Amphitheater, at the base of the light-rail station, next to Englewood Civic Center. In case of inclement weather, call 303-762-2598 for notice of postponement. • June 13 — Boomers, classic rock. • June 20 — Tumbling Dice, old and new country. • June 27 — Solar, alternative pop and rock. • July 11 — Willie and the Po Boys, rock, Motown, jazz, funk, blues. • July 18 — Bluzinators, jump blues, big-band swing, traditional blues. • July 25 — Better Than Biscuits, original, fun, con-
temporary folk. • Aug. 1 — Colorado Swing, big band and swing. • Aug. 8 — Off the Record, variety dance band.
Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch Community Association free concert series is on Thursdays at Highland Heritage Regional Park on South Quebec Street. Concerts run from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The title for the series is The New Classics. hrcaonline/ programs and activities. • June 6 — Margarita Brothers. • June 13 — Steve Thomas Band. • June 20 — The New Classics. • June 27 — Chris Daniels and the Kings. • July 11 — Tunisia. • July 18 — 6MDB. • July 25 — Forever in Blue Jeans.
Lone Tree
Lone Tree Arts Center Tunes on the Terrace. Ticket prices vary and are quoted
for chair (reserved — LTAS chairs only) and lawn seating (bring blankets). All concerts are at 8 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m. on Fridays or Saturdays. Ticket prices vary. See: LoneTreeArtsCenter.org. Address: 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. • June 22 — Barron’s Little Band, jazz from Frank Sinatra to Michael Buble, with vocals by Barron Steffen, backed by a seven piece “Little Band.” • June 29 — Tropical Coyotes, island music for all ages. • July 12 — Colorado Symphony’s Tribute to the Boston Pops. • July 27 — Sons and Brothers, Western swing, bluegrass and rockabilly. • Aug. 2 — Allan Harris Band, New York-based romantic jazz vocalist. • Aug. 16 — Soul X, Colorado party band, top pop and rock hits.
Parker
PACE Center Amphitheater concerts have vary-
ing ticket prices. The PACE Center is at 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. See PACEcenteronline.org for tickets. Time: 6 to 8 p.m. • June 27 — Rae Miller, blues, funk and rock and roll. • July 25 — Chris Daniels and the Kings, soul and horn-infused rock. • Aug. 22 — Phat Daddy, back by popular demand. O’Brien Park in Parker offers free Sunday afternoon concerts from 1 to 3 p.m. • Aug 4 — Big Candy, acoustic guitar trio. • Aug. 11 — Country Music Project, rockin’ country music. • Aug. 18—King Stan Band, rhythm and blues. *Aug. 25 — Fourever Fab, Beatles tribute band.
Littleton
Littleton Museum Summer Concert Series. Free concerts are held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday evenings on the Littleton Museum’s lawn, 6028 S. Gallup St., Lit-
tleton. Bring picnics, chairs, blankets. For information: 303-795-3950. Arrive early for nearby parking. Rain dates are Thursdays July 18 and 25. Call the museum for bands that may have been rescheduled. • June 5 — Dakota Blonde. • June 12 — Jon Chandler & Friends (Ernie Martinez and Dana Vernon). • June 19 — Jazz vocalist Camilla with the Peneplain Jazz Trio. • June 26 — Blue Canyon Boys. • July 3 — Willson and McKee. • July 10 — Six Foot Joe and the Red Hot Rhinos. • July 14 — Mile High Banjo Society. • July 24 — Denver Concert Band. • July 31 — After Midnight Jazz Band. • Aug. 11 (Saturday) — Western Welcome Week at the Museum from 1 to 5 p.m. Urban Island Steel Band plays from 3 to 4 p.m.
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and ticket sales that welcome nearly 10,000 visitors a year to Elizabeth, Sneed said. The Stampede board has never estimated the economic impact of the Stampede in Elbert County, but Sneed estimates that during and in advance of the event, the Stampede board spends more than $60,000 each year among local establishments and organiza-
tions. “The production of the rodeo is the biggest piece of the puzzle,” Sneed said. “It’s a business. It takes 12 months of planning and management and there is something new every year that keeps us moving forward, changing and improving.” Changes at the 2013 Stampede include new and expanded seating, a new exit from the parking lot onto County Road 17 and traffic control at Highway 86 and CR 17. For more information about the Elizabeth Stampede, which is June 7-9, visit elizabethstampede.com.
training guidelines. The bill was the result of recent headline-grabbing stories involving officer-related dog shootings around the state. Erie resident Brittany Moore’s German Shepard, Ava, was 4 years old when it was shot to death by a police officer there two years ago. “We’ll always miss her and she’ll always be in our hearts,” Moore said afterward. “But I think this was a huge deal, this bill. I think it’s going to help a lot of situations,” The bill received unanimous support from both legislative chambers this session. The same cannot be said about Senate Bill 201, which designates cats and dogs that have been adopted from state animal shelters and rescues as the state pets. The bill received criticism from animal breeder and retail groups, who felt that the legislation created a perception that it’s better to obtain pets from shelters and rescues, than from other places where pets
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Denver Botanic Gardens 2013 Summer Concert Series Announced Denver Botanic Gardens and Swallow Hill Music, the Gardens’ concert producing partner, have announce the 2013 Summer Concert Series lineup. Situated inside one of the nation’s top botanic gardens, the 2013 Summer Concert Series at Denver Botanic Gardens’ UMB Bank Amphitheater, named one of the “5 Best Outdoor Venues in Colorado” in 2012 by Westword, will offer an unrivaled ambience of thousands of blooming plants and the crystal clear music of some of the world’s most sought-after artists. Two concerts will also take place at Chatfield Green at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield. The concert schedule is: Monday, June 17 - Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell; Tuesday, June 18 & Wednesday, June 19 - Tony Bennett with Antonia Bennett; Sunday, July 14 - Arlo Guthrie with The Trishas; Thursday, July 18 - Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers; Wednesday, July 24 - Elephant Revival and Carolina Chocolate Drops; Sunday, Aug. 4 - The Indigo Girls with Von Grey;
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Tuesday, Aug. 6 Bruce Cockburn and Suzanne Vega; Monday, Aug. 12 - Josh Ritter & the Royal City Band; Wednesday, Aug. 28 - Michael McDonald with the Hazel Miller Band; Friday, Aug. 30 - Chris Isaak; The Denver Botanic Gardens Concert Series will again fill the gardens Tuesday, Sept. 3 with music this year. photo by Scott Dressel-Martin Melissa Etheridge All shows start per show allowed. Membership to the at 7 p.m.; gates open at 6 p.m. unless Gardens does not guarantee availotherwise noted. Ticket prices range ability of tickets. Ticket sale dates are from $45-$105. based upon Denver Botanic Gardens Concerts scheduled for Chatfield Membership Levels. For more inforGreen at Denver Botanic Gardens mation visit the Gardens’ web site at at Chatfield are: Saturday, July 13 www.botanicgardens.org. - David Byrne & St. Vincent; and Tickets can be purchased the folSaturday, July 20 - Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers featuring lowing ways: Online at concerts. botanicgardens.org (recommended Edie Brickell. These shows start at 7 method), phone – 1-877-435p.m. with gates opening at 5 p.m. Ticket sales for Denver Botanic Gar- 9849 (convenience fees apply), or dens members began on April 22 with walk-in to the box office at Swallow Hill Music, 71 East Yale Ave., Denver. a six tickets per membership limit,
Free Document-Shredding Event June 1st in Highlands Ranch By Jerry Brown, JerryBrownPR Do you have a big stack of personal or business documents that need to be shredded but don’t want to spend hours doing it yourself? You can bring up to two full file boxes of them to a free community shredding event between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 1, 2013, in the parking lot of 1745 Shea Center Drive, at the corner of Lucent Blvd. and Plaza Drive in Highlands Ranch. The event is being sponsored by 21 companies who are all members of the South Metro Denver Chamber’s LEADapalooza leads group and will benefit Boy Scout Troop 628. “We’ve done these in the past and they’ve been very popular,” said Cheryl Braunschweiger, mortgage professional with ALMC Mortgage and one of the event’s organizers. “It’s a safe, hassle-free, environmentally friendly way to get rid of those confidential personal and business documents that have been taking up space in your home or office. People love it.” Shred-It, a company that special-
izes in on-site document shredding, will provide a truck and security professionals who will do the shredding. The free shredding event is being sponsored by: 303 Denver Chiropractic, 5280 Drug Testing, ALMC Mortgage, Arrow B Architecture, Centennial Leasing & Sales, C Squared Computer Services, Dream Catcher Affinity Group, eTravel Unlimited, Experience Pros Radio Show, JerryBrownPR, Law offices of E.C. Lewis, Liberty Tax Services, Major Mom, Nexus Financial Services, Pearle
Vision SouthGlenn, PROformance Apparel, RE/MAX Professionals, RMK Cartridge, SG Associates, Shred It and Trinity Title. LEADapalooza is one of seven LEADs groups at the South Metro Denver Chamber and one of the oldest and most active. This tight-knit group meets weekly to share business leads and listen to a presentation by one of their members. For more information on the Chamber LEADs groups call 303-795-0142.
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can be adopted or purchased. At times, legislative committee hearing testimony, and debate inside the House and Senate, resulted in lengthy discussions. Democratic Sen. Andy Kerr of Lakewood, a bill sponsor, who brought his young son and his dog to the event, joked about the contentious nature of the legislation. Just before Kerr was about to speak, playful dogs behind the podium got their leashes tangled up, which caused the Colorado state flag to tip over. “Next time somebody brings me a bill and says this is a nice, easy little bill ...” quipped Kerr. “It’s kind of like taking your 3-year-old son and your dog to a bill-signing, and then trying to catch the Colorado flag at the same time.” Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Lakewood, also a sponsor of Senate Bill 201, said the challenges that surrounded the legislation were worth it, in the end. “These are our most vulnerable animals, who need homes,” she said. “And it’s about bringing awareness and the importance of adopting animals.”
For a complete calendar of South Metro Denver Chamber events and for more information, visit our web site at www.bestchamber.com or call 303-795-0142. Thursday, May 23rd Littleton Business Coalition Happy Hour Old Chicago, 7961 S. Broadway, Littleton Monday, May 27th Chamber Offices will be closed for Memorial Day Tuesday, May 28th Business Bible Study The Chamber Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial Speed Raceway is Back! Eat, Drink & Be Speedy! 8532 Concord Center Drive, Englewood Wednesday, May 29th Funding in Focus Education Forum University of Colorado School of Business, 1475 Lawrence St., Denver Creating Business Opportunities Here & Abroad The Chamber Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial Thursday, May 30th Celebrate our New, Neighboring Golf Investor! Southglenn Country Club, 1489 E. Easter Ave., Centennial Friday, May 31st President’s Leadership Forum The Chamber Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial Chamber Unplugged hosted by Human Resources Plus The Chamber Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial
Littleton’s Old Chicago restaurant has undergone a dramatic renovation and to celebrate, General Manager Jessica Spillman invited a crowd of fellow Chamber Dr. Jeffrey Schmidt joined with family, friends, clients and fellow Chamber Investors as the Investors to share in cutting a “pizza-dough ribbon.” traditional ribbon was cut in celebration of Schmidt Facial Plastic Surgery’s new space in DTC. The participants were treated to beverages and food The surgeon and his staff have a deep commitment to community through foundations helping samples featuring the restaurant’s new menu and beer wounded service members and abuse victims. www.schmidtplasticsurgery.com choices. www.oldchicago.com/locations/littleton
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Elbert County News 13 May 23, 2013
Cardinal takes silver in pole vault Elizabeth’s Peterson posts 12-foot effort at 4A state track By Scott Stocker
Special to Colorado Community Media Elizabeth’s Kimberly Peterson was up in the air and oh, so close to winning a gold medal in the May 18 Class 4A state track meet. As it turned out, Peterson, a junior, had to settle for the silver medal following her competition in the pole vault with her 12-foot effort. The winner was senior Addy Neibauer of Greeley Central who vaulted 12-6 for the gold. Yet it was a day in which Peterson could have hoped for much more from the Elizabeth track team this season. She was the only girl from the team to earn points for the Cardinals in the three-day meet, coached by Lori McCoin, held at Lakewood’s Jefferson County Stadium. The other qualifiers for the Elizabeth girls were Tegan Alexander in the 100, and Clare Nicolas in the 400 and the Sprint Medley relay team. Peterson, Alexander and Nicholas were joined by Danane Goldsberry on the relay team. However, all but Peterson failed to qualify for their finals. “I thought there was almost no way to make 12 foot today but I did by the grace of God,” Peterson said. “I went to a bigger pole than last week and I was really nervous. But it turned out to be good for me. My goal was to make 12 feet and I did that. “The competition was a lot of fun,” said Peterson, who won the silver based on the number of misses. “To make it to state is a step in the right direction and I’m hoping to improve and do much better next season. The biggest disappointment is that more of my teammates didn’t make it here.” The only state qualifiers for the Elizabeth boys were Gav Houston in the pole vault and the Cardinals’ 400 relay team composed of Ryan
White, Joel Thies, Jeff Stevens and Brody Oliver. What was also truly disappointing for Elizabeth is that the boys were the Colorado 7 League champions while the girls finished second in the league’s inaugural season. Vista Ridge, located in Colorado Springs, came through to win the 4A boys championship with 80 points, followed by Valor Christian of Highlands Ranch (68) and Coronado (53). Niwot was crowned the 4A girls team champion, scoring 70 points. The Cougars were followed by Sand Creek (56), also out of Colorado Springs, and Pueblo South (54.5). While Peterson felt there was probably no way she would vault 12 feet, the boys 400 relay team also had some doubts as to where they would finish. The Cardinals, by the way, came in as the number 16 seed, which is the last of the qualifiers. Yet the boys not only surprised themselves, but probably the rest of the field as they came through with a fourth-place finish with a time of :43.01, thought to be a new school record. Valor Christian was the winner (:41.48), followed by Cheyenne Mountain (:42.27) and Vista Ridge (:42.44). “I never felt better,” White said. “Our hand-offs were great and we were on. I think we surprised a lot of people, coming in seeded 16th and finishing fourth. We ran well in our qualifier, our best ever to that point. With our ranking, there was nothing to lose. We ran like it was our last race of the season and it turned out not to be.” And that adrenaline rush was felt all over. “Everything was good out there in this one and I don’t think anyone expected this from us,” Stevens said. “We just ran real good and had the hand-offs to improve our position. I don’t think we thought we could make the final, but we did.” “We ran fast,” continued Thies. “We knew what we had to do, but we also knew we were a ways down the list. It was just a case of going out, doing our job and hopTrack continues on Page 14
Elizabeth’s Kimberly Peterson, shown here competing in a regular-season meet, finished second in the pole vault at the state Class 4A track meet with a jump of 12 feet. Photo by Kevan Sheppard
Elbert athlete again wins 100-meter hurdles Franek also grabbed third place in the discus By Scott Stocker
‘I’m happy with the second as I barely made it to state last year.’
Special to Colorado Community Media Elbert’s Logan Franek had to go through a range of emotions during last week’s Class 1A girls state track meet at Lakewood’s Jefferson County Stadium. Afterall, Franek was able to win her third title in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of :16.29 seconds. She then came through with a third-place effort in the discus with a throw of 96 feet, 8 inches. The event was won by Kaylee Elliott of North Park (99-1). However, the low came in the 300 hurdles, where she finished eighth. What made this a difficult time was the fact that Franek was not only the defending champion in the 300’s, but the record holder in the event with a time of :48.1. The winner here was Dove Creek’s Corissa Guyness who ran :47.1 while Franek fell to :51.23. “I’m just grateful for the opportunity, but I’m not real happy with the time,” said Franek at the conclusion of the 100 hurdles. “But when you repeat you certainly can’t complain. I just wanted to keep my cool. I
Caleb Brown hit a couple of hurdles after my start and I just didn’t want to go down. It was a little stressful because of my position, but the competition was real good. It just feels good right now.” Shining Mountain Waldorf won the girls side with 74 points followed by Dove Creek (68) and Vail Christian (61). The Bulldogs scored 29 points to finish 15th. “I’m really proud that Logan won her third title in the 100 hurdles,” Elbert coach Andy Schafer said. “She has just stepped up her game. Now she’ll run in college at Colorado State. But I’m so proud of all the kids as we also were the only team in the top five boys, not to have a state champion. We sent 15 to state with the boys, the most ever.” Hannah Maben also came close to winning a title for the Elbert girls as she finished second in the long jump with a leap of 15 feet, 6 inches, just shy of Heidi Cogburn of Walsh and her winning 15-8 ¾. She
would also finish eighth in the 100 (:14.03), an event won by La Veta’s Ashton Rinker (:12.94). It was a solid weekend for the Elbert boys as they scored 69.5 points to finish fourth in the team standings. Heritage Christian won the title with 85 points followed by Bethune with 75.5 and McClave with 71. Caleb Brown and Blake Nicholas also came through with shinning performances in their events. Brown finished second in the discus (141-7) behind stellar Mathew Perry of Otis (158-2) and sixth in the shot (41-11 ½), an event also won by Perry (47-4 ½). He went on to finish 8th in the 400 (53.13). “I’m happy with second as I barely made it to state last year,” Brown said. “I had hoped to get first and had some pretty good throws, but Perry is great, too. I just wanted to stay with a level head. I struggled on my first two throw and scratched. I was able to calm down and did my job.”
Nicholas finished second in the 300 hurdles, placed third in both the triple and high jumps and fourth in the long jump. He lost to Justin Boldt of Lyons in the 300’s, who ran :39.69 to Nicholas’ :40.96. Cody Pranger and Dakota Hedger also came through with a pair of medals in their individual events. Pranger finished fifth in the triple jump (40-2 ½) and sixth in the 110 hurdles (:17.83) while Hedger was seventh in the 300 hurdles (:44.42) and ninth in the 110 hurdles (:18.48). “I could have done better in the triple, but I got my PR and I’m happy for that,” Pranger said. “I just did what coach wanted and that really helped, though. The hurdles were pretty good, but I did have a bad start out of the blocks and I needed to make up a lot of ground. This is only my first year of track and to qualify in three events is pretty good. I just need to focus and make up ground.” The Elbert boys relay teams finished fourth in the 3,200 relay (Ross Millard, Jake ZanDerlinden, Trevor Tncholas, Aloysius Zelney ) in 9:13.22. They were then fifth in the 1,600 relay (Dakota Hedger, Zelney, Millard and Caleb Brown) and seventh in the 400 relay (Santiago Cortaborria, Chapman Croskell, Noah Schafer, Cody Pranger) at :47.01.
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May 23, 2013
Simla hangs tough in leap to 2A track Erickson placed sixth in the 3,200 meters By Scott Stocker
Special to Colorado Community Media Moving up from Class 1A to 2A certainly proved to be a challenge for the Simla boys and girls track teams this season. Yet, the Cubs of coach Shane Zimmerman can still be pleased with their efforts in the May 18 state track meet at Lakewood’s Jefferson County Stadium. Lyons overwhelmed the boy’s competition scoring 142.5 points. Telluride finished second with 60 points, followed by Hotchkiss in third with 56. In the girls team competition, Paonia nipped runner-up Akron 87-86, while Hotchkiss once again finished in third with 79. Indeed, the competition was also tough on Kiowa, coached by Katie Trenda. As it turned out, the Simla girls scored 18 points while the boys only had eight. The Kiowa boys scored seven points, the girls only four and neither team was able to come away with an individual or relay championship. Helping to lead the way for Simla was Jake Erickson, who placed sixth in the 3,200 meters and eighth in the 1,600. Cody Norris led the Cubs in the field events with his eighth-place finish in the triple jump. “I think I did all right, but this is only the second meet I’ve had this year with this kind of competition,” said Erickson, who
‘It was tougher moving up this year from 1A to 2A, but the kids stepped up and did a fine job. I was really pleased and it’s been an interesting and testing season.’ Shane Zimmerman, coach ran 10:06 in his 3,200. “I love running in the morning and that helped today. I tried to keep up and kept on pace with my plan for the race, staying with the guy in second for a while. The leader just put too much distance between us. “This is the second meet all year that I’ve had this kind of competition, and we’ve had a lot of bad weather,” said Erickson, who ran 4:37.13 in his 1,600. “I was in the top six on the final leg and dropped off to my eighth-place finish. I got off hard and at first was surprised as fast I was going on the first two laps. I just tried to maintain on my position and to keep my pace and focus. I just didn’t want to give up.” A scratch on his fifth attempt in the triple jump cost Norris a higher finish. “It was fun being able to come to state and compete,” said Norris, who leaped 40 feet, 5 inches. “The key was to stay strong and stay tall in my jumps and use my speed to get to the board.” The coach was proud of his team. “It was tougher moving up this year from
1A to 2A, but the kids stepped up and did a fine job,” Zimmerman said. “Jake was strong in that tough field in his events and Kenzie Mitchell was also in a very strong field of competitors for the girls. I was really pleased and it’s been an interesting and testing season.” Jessica George was a key May 18 for the Simla girls. She finished fifth in the 100 meters with a time of :12.9 and helped pace the Cubs to a fourth-place finish in the 800 relay. She was joined on the relay quartet by Brett Smith, Kenzie Mitchell and Sam Kaatz as they ran 1:49.66. Smith also ran on both relays and felt pretty good with the overall efforts. The Cubs were also joined by Tanna Boyle in their 1,600 relay effort.
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It was a tough go for Kiowa on both sides, boys and girls. The Indians had their best finish in the girls competition from Beth Campbell in the 400 and Marcus Anthony
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ing to get that job done.” Added Oliver, “Really, I’m at a loss for words. I think we ran unbelievable. We just went out and focused on what we had to do and the adrenaline got us going.” The fleet finish by the Cardinals in their relay was something that coach Lori McCoin hoped would
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in the 300 hurdles. Campbell finished sixth with a time of :59.29 in the 400, a race won by record-setting Jennifer Celis of Hotchkiss in :56.34. “I’m just so happy to be here,” Campbell said. “I just had a great start and got my PR with my first race under one minute. I’m so glad that it finally happened and that I can stand on the winner plate form with all these wonderful athletes.” Anthony was also pleased with his visit to the winner’s podium. “I was excited more than really being nervous,” Anthony said. “My time was OK today, but there certainly is a lot of great competition here at state. I put in a lot of hard work and just making state was a confidence booster. The Kiowa boys were able to come through with a fifth in the 800 relay with a time of 1:34.88. The race was won by Lyons in 1:31.16. However, the Indians came up short in their attempt to reach the 1,600 relay final. Carrying the baton in the 800 was Joe Jantz, Ben Sherer, Anthony and Jack Thomas. The Kiowa girls finished 11th in the Sprint Medley relay qualifying, not making the final. It was an event eventually won by Wiley (1:56.09). The Indians were paced in the event by Madi Zelinski, Beth Campbell, Alicia Neighbors and Tabitha Miner. “It was really exciting and we came on strong,” Zelinski said. “But we would not have qualified had we run our best time of the season. All of us were nervous and wore out. This just took a lot of energy.”
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has been submitted to the Board of Education of Douglas County School District RE1, Douglas and Elbert Counties, Colorado, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and will be filed in the principal administrative offices of the School District, 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80104, where it will be available for public inspection during business hours or online on the Douglas County School District website at www.dcsdk12.org. Such proposed budget will be first considered for adoption at a regular meeting of the Board of Education at the principal administrative offices of the School District, 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80104 on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at 7:00 o'clock p.m.
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